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A HISTORY 


OF 

SCIOTO  COUNTY,  OHIO, 

TOGETHER  WITH  A 

PIONEER  RECORD 


SOUTHERN  OHIO, 

BY 


NELSON  W.  EVANS,  A.  M., 


Life  Member  of  the  The  Ohio  State  Archaeological  and  Historical  Society, 
Member  of  the  Virginia  Historical  Society,  and  of  the 
American  Historical  Association. 


PORTSMOUTH,  OHIO. 
PUBLISHED  BY  NELSON  W.  EVANS. 
1903. 


PREFACE. 


King  Solomon  who  wrote  the  wisest  words  and  performed  some  of  the 
most  foolish  acts  said  <B.  C.  977)  that  of  making  many  hooks  there  is  no  end 
and  because  he  left  that  record,  every  writer  succeeding  him  has  felt  it  in- 
cumbent on  himself  to  apologize  for  every  book  he  .offers  the  public.  This  of 
course  does  not  apply  to  Fiction  or  Poetry,  which  grows  like  weeds;  but  History 
Philosophy  and  Science  must  have  reasons  for  their  publication. 

The  editor  makes  his  bow  and  says  he  published  a History  of  Adams 
County  in  1900,  which  called  for  this  work.  While  engaged  on  the  History  of 
Adams  County  1898  to  1900,  he  secured  much  of  the  material  for  this  work. 

The  following  correspondence  will  explain  itself. 


Captain  Nelson  W.  Evans,  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Dear  Sir: — We  are  aware  that  you  have  on  hand  the  material  for  a His- 
tory of  Scioto  County,  which  you  have,  with  much  patience  and  great  labor, 
been  collecting  for  years.  We  believe  you  have  the  ability  to  prepare  a History 
of  this  County  which  will  certainly  be  equal,  if  not  superior,  to  any  county  his- 
tory ever  published  in  Ohio.  Such  a History  will  be  interesting  and  valuable, 
not  only  to  our  own  citizens,  but  to  the  people  of  the  whole  state. 

The  Pioneer  History  of  this  county  has  never  been  fully  and  accurately 
written;  it  should  be  preserved  in  durable  shape.  The  beginning  of  the  new 
century  is  a fit  time  to  record  in  permanent  form  the  lives  and  labors  of  our 
forefathers,  who,  at  great  sacrifice  laid  so  well  the  foundations  of  Our  Coun- 
try’s Prosperity. 

We  therefore  request  you,  not  only  on  behalf  of  ourselves,  but  on  behalf 
of  all  the  citizens  of  the  county,  to  undertake  the  publication  of  such  a History. 
In  this  important  work  we  can  assure  you  of  our  most  hearty  aid  and  co-oper- 


John  G.  Peebles,  George  D.  Selby,  Wm.  Moore,  Peter  F.  Boynton,  J.  W. 
Bannon,  Simon  Labold,  Leonidas  H.  Murphy,  Will  M.  Pursell,  A.  T.  Johnson, 
F.  Y.  Knauss,  C.  Gillilan,  H.  D.  Hibbs,  F.  C.  Searl,  Chas.  Kendall,  A.  R.  Morri- 
son, C.  A.  Goddard,  Wm.  Duis,  L.  Taylor,  Horace  Leet,  Levi  D.  York,  John  A. 
Winkler,  Samuel  Reed,  Geo.  E.  Kricker,  Geo.  M.  Appel,  Irving  Drew,  F.  B. 
Kehoe,  Anselm  T.  Holcomb,  Edward  T.  Reed,  Henry  Hall,  J.  J.  Spencer,  Frank 
B.  Finney,  Noah  J.  Dever,  John  K.  Duke,  J.  L.  Taylor,  M.  D.,  C.  J.  Moulton, 
P.  J.  Kline,  M.  D.,  S.  S.  Halderman,  M.  D.,  Harry  W.  Miller,  Augustus  M. 
Damarin,  W.  D.  Tremper,  John  B.  Warwick,  M.  D.,  Thomas  T.  Yeager,  J.  B. 
Tracy,  Ph.  Zoellner,  W.  O.  Feurt. 

To  the  foregoing  letter,  the  writer  gave  the  following  reply: 

To  M>essrs.  John  G.  Peebles,  William  Moore,  A.  T.  Holcomb  and  others. 

Gentlemen: — Your  letter  of  the  9th  inst.,  has  been  received  and  carefully 
considered.  With  your  endorsement,  your  aid,  and  sympathy,  I will  undertake 


Portsmouth,  Ohio,  May  9,  1901. 


at  ion. 


Respectfully, 


IV 


PREFACE. 


to  prepare,  edit  and  publish  a History  of  Scioto  County,  in  connection  with  a 
Pioneer  Record  of  Southern  Ohio.  The  success  of  a book  of  this  character  does 
not  depend  wholly  upon  the  editor.  To  make  it  a perfect  book  several  things 
must  combine.  There  must  be  financial  backing.  I should  have  750  good  or- 
ders to  begin  with.  Every  citizen  of  the  county  who  can  possibly  take  a book, 
should  do  so.  Every  citizen  should  acquaint  himself  fully  with  the  enterprise, 
speak  kindly  of  it.  and  favor  it  in  every  respect.  He  should  give  his  order 
promptly  when  the  subject  is  presented  to  him.  He  should  give  all  the  infor- 
mation he  possesses  which  would  be  valuable  in  the  book,  and  should  volunteer 
it.  He  should  give  the  addresses  of  all  the  former  citizens  of  the  county  resid- 
ing elsewhere,  who  can  furnish  information  for  the  work,  or  who  would  be  in- 
terested in  it.  With  such  general  interest  manifested  in  the  work,  there  could 
be  no  question  as  to  its  success.  I will  prepare  a Prospectus:  which  will  be  pub- 
lished in  connection  with  this  correspondence,  fully  describing  the  projected 
book,  and  in  case  I receive  the  requisite  number  of  orders  to  justify  the  publi- 
cation, Scioto  County  shall  have  a History  which  will  be  better  than  any  of  its 
class  heretofore  published. 

It  shall  be  a book  which  every  citizen  will  desire  to  read,  to  refer  to  con- 
stantly, and  no  citizen  of  the  county  will  ever  regret  that  he  gave  the  project 
his  endorsement.  Very  respectfully  yours, 

May  22,  1901.  NELSON  W.  EVANS. 

In  consequence  of  the  above  correspondence  the  editor  began  this  work. 
In  order  to  secure  additional  support  and  to  make  the  work  more  interesting, 
he  added  the  Pioneer  Record  of  Southern  Ohio.  During  the  progress  of  the 
work,  he  enlarged  its  scope  and  contents  and  has  published  a much  larger  vol- 
ume than  originally  contemplated.  He  flatters  himself  that  he  has  produced  a 
local  history  which  has  had  no  predecessors  in  the  field  he  sought  to  occupy. 
For  him  the  adventure  was  entirely  novel.  He  learned  much  and  formed  many 
delightful  acquaintances  in  the  progress  of  the  work,  but  would  not  consider  a 
repetition  of  it.  He  expresses  his  deep  obligations  to  each  and  all  of  his  pa- 
trons whose  support  was  essential  to  the  production  of  the  work.  He  desires  to 
acknowledge  his  obligations  to  his  faithful  assistants  who  worked  under  his 
direction  in  the  production  of  the  work,  but  special  commendation  is  due 
Thomas  L.  Bratten,  whose  careful,  diligent  and  thorough  labor  on  the  manu- 
script has  given  the  work  its  accuracy. 

The  editor  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  public  needs  to  be  much  better  taught 
and  educated,  as  to  the  importance  and  value  of  the  preservation  of  local  his- 
tory and  that  the  work  of  doing  this  should  be  taken  up  by  local  Boards  of 
Education,  and  Teachers  of  the  Public  Schools.  His  experience  has  satisfied 
him  that  a proper  work  of  this  character  should  be  edited  by  a citizen  of  the 
locality  of  which  he  writes  and  one  who  has  a love  for  the  work.  His  friends 
have  said  this  volume  will  be  his  monument.  He  trusts  that  it  does  and  shall 
reflect  credit  on  those,  who  by  their  financial  support  and  by  their  contributions 
of  valuable  matter  have  made  the  work  what  it  is.  If  the  editor  has  succeeded 
in  preserving  and  sending  down  to  posterity  the  memories  of  those  hardy  men 
and  noble  women  who  conquered  the  wilderness  and  who  have  conferred  upon 
us  our  exalted  civilization  he  considers  he  has  done  well. 


TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 


PART  I. 

HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Outline  Sketch  of  Scioto  County.  Boundaries,  Fauna,  Flora,  Geology,  etc...  3 

CHAPTER  II. 

Organization  of  the  County — The  Courts  1803  to  1810— County  Commission- 
ers’ Journals — Court  Houses  and  Jails — County  Officers 25 

CHAPTER  III. 

The  Courts  Under  the  two  Constitutions — Biographies  of  the  Judges....  53 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Scioto  County  in  the  Legislature — the  Senate,  Terms,  Districts  and  Poli- 
tics, Biographies  of  Senators — The  House,  Sessions,  Terms  and  Biog- 
raphies of  Members 94 

CHAPTER  V. 

Scioto  County  in  Congress — Apportionments — Tables  and  Biographies  of 

Members 164 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Military  History — Revolutionary  Soldiers — War  of  1812 — Mexican  War — 

Civil  War — Morgan’s  Raid — Spanish  War , 201 

CHAPTER  VII. 

The  Censuses  and  Tax  Duplicates  of  Scioto  County 258 

CHAPTER  VIII. 

Special  Legislation  and  Town  Plats 262 

CHAPTER  IX. 

The  Bar  of  Scioto  County — Biographies  of  Members 272 

CHAPTER  X. 

Miscellaneous — Early  Com^eyances — Early  Marriages — The  Ohio  Canal — 

Railroads — County  Elections,  etc 329 

CHAPTER  XI. 

Township  Sketches  of  all  the  Townships  in  the  County 358 

PART  II. 

THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 

CHAPTER  I. 

Abstracts  of  the  Acts  to  Incorporate  the  Town  of  Portsmouth The 

Council  Journal — Ordinances  of  the  Town  and  City — Society  Events, 
1872-1882 — Residents  of  Portsmouth,  1819  to  1821,  from  John  G.  Pee- 
bles’ Manuscript — Diary  of  John  G.  Peebles — Personal  Recollections 
of  the  late  John  G.  Peebles,  Written  by  Himself 

(v) 


423 


VI 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


CHAPTER  II. 

Special  Legislation — City  Plats — Budgets — Officers — Post  Office  and  Post- 
masters— Floods — Fires — The  Weather—  Temperatures  — Rainfall — 

Star  Shower  of  1833 — Great  Storm  of  1860 454 

CHAPTER  III. 

The  Schools — The  Press — The  Churches — The  City  Hospital — The  Park 

Hospital — The  Cemeteries — Memorial  Days 484 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Diseases  in  the  Early  History  of  Portsmouth  hy  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  M.  D. 

• — The  Physicians — The  Practice  of  Dentistry 541 

CHAPTER  V. 

The  Lodges,  Societies  and  Clubs — Public  Library — Carnegie  Library — Chil- 
dren’s Home — Aged  Women’s  Home — The  Board  of  Trade 582 

CHAPTER  VI. 

Hotels  and  Restaurants — Banks  and  Bankers — Building  Associations — Mer- 
chants— Manufactories — Twelfth  United  States  Census  of  Manufac- 
tures— The  Portsmouth  Telephone  Company — The  Portsmouth  Gas 
Company — Insurance  Agents 591 

CHAPTER  VII. 

Relics  of  Barbarism — A Black  Friday — A Slave  Coffle — The  First  Convey- 
ance of  Lots — Elections — Early  Reminiscences — The  Ohio  Rivex*— 

The  Bonanza  Bar — Bridges  Across  the  Scioto  at  Its  Mouth — Mili- 
tary Affairs — The  Crusade — Notable  Dates 612 

PART  III. 

PIONEER  SKETCHES 645 

PART  IV. 

BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 881 

PART  V. 

PIONEER  RECORD  OF  SOUTHERN  OHIO ..  1199 

CHAPTER  I. 

The  Virginia  Military  District  and  its  Surveyors — Congressional  Lands 
in  Southern  Ohio — Indian  Ti’ails,  Towns  Camps,  and  Pioneer  Traces 
in  the  Virginia  Military  District  in  South-western  Ohio,  the 
Governor  Lucas  Mansion  in  Pike  County — The  Arcadian  Mineral 
Springs  in  Adams  County — Revolutionai’y  Soldiers 1199 

CHAPTER  II. 

Sketches  of  Prominent  Families  in  Southern  Ohio 1220 

CHAPTER  III. 

Biographical  Sketches  of  Pioneers  of  Southern  Ohio 1255 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Biogi-aphical  Sketches  of  Prominent  Citizens  of  Southern  Ohio 1297 

Addenda 1300 

Corrigenda 1301 


ILLUSTRATIONS 


PORTRAITS. 


PAGE 


Anderson,  George  W 214 

Anderson,  Gen.  Richard  Clough — 1209 

Ashley,  John  Clinton 646 

Ashley,  Gov.  James  M. 288 

Bannon,  Judge  James  W. 81 

Barnes,  John  R.  T. 205 

Batterson,  Judge  Abijah 76 

Batterson,  Capt,  George  A 430 

Bentley,  Lynn 136 

Bing,  J.  P.,  M.  D 205 

Bolles,  Col.  William  M 90S 

Boynton,  William  L 656 

Briggs,  Forrest 256 

Briggs,  Samuel  C 656 

Brown,  Major  John,  Jr 661 

Brown,  Milton  Wesley 226,  915 

Brown,  Wesley 450 

Buchanan,  Henry. 656 

Burr,  Rev.  Erastus 666,  879 

Cadot.  Claudius.., 656 

Campbell,  Francis ■ 10 

Chapman,  Horace  L 92S 

Cleveland,  Capt.  Francis 676 

Clough,  Nathan  K 277 

Coates,  Gen.  Benjamin  F 116 

Coles,  Lt.  Thomas  Kip 252 

Cook,  Hugh 676 

Cook,  Capt.  John 248 

Cotton,  D.  B.,  M.  D 562 

Crain,  Martin 106 

Cranston,  Judge  Edward 16 

Currie,  Capt.  Samuel  A 252 

Damarin,  Charles  A.  M 676 

Davis,  John  Frost 947 

Damarin,  Louis  Charles 945 

Deletombe,  Edward 1261 

Devaeht,  Joseph  Winoux 36 

Devaeht,  Joseph  W.  Sr 36 

Devaeht,  Mrs.  Joseph  W..  Sr 36 

Dillon,  Rev.  John  William 951 

Dodge,  Daniel  H .' -256 

Dodds,  William  H 450 

Douglas,  Richard 10 

Draper,  Edgar  F 958 

Drew,  Irving 960 

Drouillard,  Joseph 53 

Duke,  John  K 962 

Duteil,  Andrew  J 964 

Eifort,  Col.  Sebastian 692 

Eifort.  Lt.  Col.  William  H 248 

Emmitt,  Hon.  James 116 

Evans,  Nelson  W.-1S64  224 

Evans,  Nelson  W 302 

Ewing,  Elmore  Ellis 973 

Farnham,  H.  W 108 

Feurt,  John  Davidson 694 

Finney,  Capt.  Andrew  J 43 

Finney,  Frank  B. 321 

Fryer,  Benjamin 676 


PAGE 


Gaylord,  Thomas  G 686 

Gharky,  David 704 

Gilbert,  Martin  Beebe 713 

Gillilan,  Capt.  Coleman 990 

Gilruth,  William 128 

Givens,  Judge  William 76 

Glidden,  Jefferson  W. 719 

Glover,  Elija  B 116 

Goddard,  Sergeant  Charles  A 286 

Goddard,  Charles  A 992 

Gould,  Orln  B.  Sr 726 

Gould,  Samuel 725 

Gregory,  John  Belli 997 

Gregory,  Moses 832 

Grimes,  Harry  S 998 

Hahn.  David 731 

Halderman,  S.  S.  M.D. 567 

Hayes,  Col.  Thomas...! 248 

Hayman,  Hon.  Richard  H 156 

Hayward,  Moses 128 

Helfenstein,  George  W 136 

Hempstead.  G.  S.  B.,  M.  D 548 

Herron,  Rev.  Joseph  D 1007 

Holcomb,  Hon.  Anselm  T 160 

Huston,  Capt.  Samuel 144 

Huston,  William 739 

Hyatt.  Cornelius  C 686 

Irwin,  Judge  Thomas 62 

Jackson,  William 128 

Johnson,  Hon.  W.  W S3 

Jones,  Col.  Henry  E 304 

Keller,  Capt.  Sylvester 266 

Ketter,  Fred  C 43 

Keyes,  James , 750 

King,  Edward 10 

Kinney,  Aaron 752 

Kinney  Sisters,  The  Seven 362 

Kinney,  Washington 686 

Kirker,  Gov.  Thomas 97 

Kline.  P.  J.  M.D 568 

Knittel,  Albert 460 

Lantz,  Capt.  Henry 214 

I.eClercq,  Maria  Louise  Cadot 53 

Leete,  Horace 214 

Livingstone,  Duncan 3n9 

Lloyd,  Charles  P 136 

Lloyd,  Thomas  G ; 765 

McDermott  Stone  Company,  Direc- 
tors of 400 

McFarland,  Albert,  Sr 1057 

McFarland.  Daniel 146 

McIntyre,  Lt.  Henry 252 

McKinney.  Lorenzo  Dow 870 

Malone,  Capt.  John  C 154 

Marting,  Col.  Plenry  Adam 1066 

Massie.  Major  Henry 777 

Mead,  Sergeant  Jonathan 266 

Melcher,  Benjamin 686 


(VII) 


VIII 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


PAGE 


Menager,  Mrs.  C.  R 36 

Millar,  John  W 128 

Miller,  John  T 1072 

Moore,  Judge  Joseph 76 

Morgan,  Moses 1296 

Morrison,  Albert  R 1079 

Morrison,  Henry  M 256 

Morrison,  James  H 1080 

Moulton,  Hon.  Chandler  J 163 

Musser,  Filmore 460 

Nash,  Gov  George  Iv 1270 

Nash,  Gen.  William  H 1084 

Neill,  John 1085 

Newsom,  Gen.  Lewis 53 

Noel,  Aaron 870 

Noel,  P.  W. 214 

Nonnen,  Rev.  Aloysius  528 

Norton,  A.  L.  M.D 116 

Oldfield,  Col.  William 141 

Patterson,  Elbert 256 

Patterson,  Thomas  M 460 

Peek.  Judge  William  Virgil 64 

Peebles.  John 802 

Peebles,  John  G 804 

Powers,  Ezekiel,  Sr 80S 

Preston,  Rev.  Tra  M 808 

Preston,  Nathaniel  W 80S 

Raynor,  Gen.  William  H 11 07 

Reed,  Joseph  G 136 

Reed,  Samuel 1.109 

Reed,  Judge  Samuel 68 

Reilly,  Capt.  William  W 1110 

Ricketts.  Edwin  S,  M.D 558 

Rickey,  James  S 1114 

Robey,  C.  F 450 

Robinson,  Maior  .7.  V 248 

Robinson,  ,T.  V.  Sr 832 

Ross,  George  K 1119 

Ross,  Samuel  Randall 821 

Russel.  Hon.  William 175 

Ryan,  Hon.  Daniel  J 158 

Safford,  Col.  Robert 53 


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Salladay,  George 80S 

Salladay,  John  Miller 823 

Selby,  George  D 1128 

Sheppard,  George  W 43 

Shumway,  Milton  PI 43 

Sill,  Gen.  Joshua  W 246 

Sikes,  Frank  Lee 1133 

Skelton,  Capt.  James 205 

Smith,  Gen.  Jacob  H 1140 

Spry,  Robert  N 205 

Stanton,  Michael 410 

Stevenson,  George 832 

Stimson,  Plon.  Rodney  M 410 

Taylor,  James  L.  M.D 1154 

Taylor,  Lafayette 1156 

Taylor.  Martvn,  M.  D 410 

Terry,  John  P 832 

Terry,  Lt.  Thomas  W 252 

Thomas,  .Tames  S 324 

Thomas,  Gen.  Samuel  R 1274 

Thompson,  Plon.  Albert  C 195 

Thompson,  Moses 844 

Towne,  Plon.  Henry  A 85 

Tracy,  Samuel  Miles 283 

Tripp,  Hon.  James 106 

Tripp.  TPon.  James  M 106 

Turner,  Charles  W 1165 

Turner,  John  R 846 

Vance,  Gen.  John  Luther 191 

Veach,  William 870 

Vinton,  Hon.  Samuel  F 10 

Waller,  Charles  C 1173 

Waller,  Clark  W 1173 

Waller,  Francis  M 1173 

Waller,  George  Allen 858 

Ward,  John  T, 860 

Wheeler,  William  H 1179 

White,  Emerson  E.,  LL.D 410 

Williamson,  George 1158 

Wood,  Gen.  Oliver 1192 

Wood,  Simeon 870 

Zoellner,  Philip 460 


VIEWS. 


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All  Saints'  Church,  Interior  of 524 

Bigelow  Church,  Old — 1834 521 

Children's  Home 590 

Court  House  and  Jail,  The  Scioto 

County 644 

Geological  Section  of  Scioto  County  880 

Government  Building,  The 422 

Indian  Trails,  Map  of 1215 

Lucas  Mansion,  The  Gov.,  East 

View 1254 

Lucas  Mansion,  The  Gov.,  Front 

or  South  View 1276 

Map  of  the  Mounds  About  Ports- 
mouth  355 

McDermott  Stone  Quarry.  The 336 

McDermott  Stone  Mill,  The 346 


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Nourse  Plome,  The  Old  Rebecca,  at 

Danvers,  Mass 1239 

Original  Map  of  Scioto  County — 1803  26 

Park  Hospital 536 

Portsmouth  Council  Chamber 1200 

Portsmouth,  Map  of — 1819 440 

Portsmouth,  Plat  of — 1803 424 

Portsmouth  Public  Library 420 

Soldiers’  Monument,  The  Tracy  Park  419 
Taylor  Stone  Saw  Mill  at  Rarden, 

Ohio 396 

Township  No.  2 and  Frac.  No.  1, 

A Sketch  of 882 

AVater  Works,  The  City 611 

AA^heeler  Academy,  The,  1819 486 


PART  I. 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY 


By  NELSON  W.  EVANS. 


I 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY 


THE  COUNTY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

OUTLINE:  Sketch  of  Title  - Boundaries  - Topography  Trees 

and  Plants  Grasses  and  Flowers  Animals  — Birds  — Ser- 
pents and  Fishes— Geology— Oil  and  Gas— Soils  and 
Forests— Formation  of  Hills  and  Valleys— 

Glacier  Period— Clays— Ores  and  Coals 
-Thomas  W.  Kinney’s 
Observations. 

The  name  “Scioto”  is  a Shawnee  Indian  name.  A number  of 
definitions  have  been  given  to  the  term  and  the  Editor  is  unable  to  de- 
termine which  is  the  correct  one.  “Falling  Water,”  “fresh  water”  and 
“hairy"  are  all  given  as  definitions  of  the  word.  The  Editor  is  more 
likely  to  believe  that  the  first  definition  is  the  correct  one.  The  Shaw- 
nee Indian  language  was  never  reduced  to  writing  and  is  now  among 
the  dead  languages,  of  no  use  or  value  whatever.  The  only  terms 
which  survive  are  certain  names  of  localities.  The  first  we  hear  of  this 
country  in  any  manuscript  is  in  the  Second  Charter  of  Virginia  issued 
by  King  James  of  England,  “the  wisest  fool  in  Christendom,”  May 
26,  1609.  In  that  document  there  are  about  10,000  words  of 
unnecessary  verbiage,  as  was  customary  in  those  times,  but  for  our 
purpose  it  is  sufficient  to  say  that  on  that  date  he  granted  certain  per- 
sons and  societies,  named  in  the  charter,  all  the  land  along  the  coast  of 
the  Atlantic  from  Old  Point  Comfort  two  hundred  miles  north  and 
from  the  same  point  two  hundred  miles  south  and  hence  west  and 
northwest  from  sea  to  sea.  In  other  words  the  north  and  south  lines 
of  this  grant  were  at  right  angles  to  the  general  trend  of  the  Atlantic 
coast.  This  language  included  all  of  Southern  Ohio  and  much  more 
country.  Augusta  County.  Virginia,  was  created  on  the  1st  day  of 
November,  1738,  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Colony  of  Virginia. 
It  was  named  for  the  Princess  Augusta,  wife  of  Frederick.  Prince  of 
Wales,  son  of  King  George  II  and  the  father  of  George  III.  Fred- 
erick County  was  created  the  same  year.  The  Act  separated  all  the 
territory  west  of  the  Blue  Ridge  and  extended  in  other  directions  to 
the  utmost  limits  of  Virginia.  It  is  said  in  Waddell’s  Annals  of  Au- 

(3) 


4 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


gaista  County,  Virginia,  to  include  nearly  all  of  the  states  of  Kentucky, 
Ohio,  Indiana,  West  Virginia,  Illinois,  and,  as  contended  by  Virgin- 
ians, a part  of  Western  Pennsylvania.  In  point  of  fact  the  country  was 
not  fully  organized  until  October  30,  1745,  when  the  Governor  issued 
a “Commission  of  the  Peace"  and  named  the  first  Magistrates  of  the 
County,  twenty-one  in  number.  The  first  of  them  was  James  Pat- 
ton, second,  John  Lewis,  and  amongst  others  Robert  Poage  and  Rob- 
ert Cunningham.  James  Patton  was  the  first  Sheriff  of  the  County, 
appointed  by  the  Governor.  The  Justices  met  December  9,  1745  and 
took  the  oath  of  office.  The  first  will  presented  in  Augusta  County 
was  that  of  Robert  Wilson.  It  was  executed  November  3,  1745  and 
was  proved  and  admitted  to  Probate  on  February  11,  1746.  The  first 
deed  recorded  was  that  of  Andrew  Pickens  to  William  McPheeters  for 
12 Jd  acres  of  land  for  five  shillings.  In  1749  Robert  McClanahan  was 
Sheriff  of  the  County  and  has  descendents  in  Adams  County  at  this 
time.  Prior  to  1751,  Colonel  Richard  Henderson  and  Company 
claimed  to  have  purchased  the  territory  embraced  now  in  Scioto  Coun- 
ty and  perhaps  a hundred  times  as  much  more  from  the  Shawnee  In- 
dians. Colonel  George  Croghan  was  at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto  river, 
at  Alexandria,  in  1752.  Adieu  he  learned  of  this  claim  he  communica- 
ted it  to  the  Governor  of  Virginia  and  the  General  Assembly  of  Vir- 
ginia passed  resolutions  to  investigate  it  and  did  so.  In  1777  a great 
deal  of  testimony  was  taken,  among  others  the  great  Patrick  Henry 
testified.  On  June  4,  [777,  Colonel  Henderson  wanted  to  take  him  in 
as  a partner  in  the  deal  and  also  Colonel  William  Byrd,  but  Patrick 
Henry,  Esq.,  as  he  was  then  styled,  declined  the  offer  because  the  land 
belonged  to  Virginia  and  as  usual  with  him,  replied  with  a great  deal 
of  eloquence.  Several  Indians  figured  in  the  deal  among  those  named 
are  Dragging  Canoe,  OconostOto,  Raven  Warrior  and  others.  While 
the  colony  took  a great  deal  of  interest  as  to  what  Colonel  Henderson 
would  say,  he  never  came  forward  to  substantiate  his  claim  and  hence 
the  matter  was  abandoned.  See  page  270  et  seq.  of  the  Virginia  State 
Papers,  1652  to  1784.  In  1769,  a new  County  was  created  in  Virginia 
known  as  Botetourt  and  then  it  was  that  the  territory  now  embraced 
in  Scioto  County  became  a part  of  Botetourt  County.  It  was  named  in 
honor  of  Norborne  Berkeley,  Lord  Botetourt.  He  was  Governor  ot 
\ irginia  in  1768.  Scioto  County  remained  a part  of  Botetourt  Coun- 
ty until  December  20,  1783.  It  is  said  there  are  deeds  on  record  in 
that  County  which  embrace  lands  in  Adams  and  Scioto  Counties.  On 
the  date  just  mentioned  Virginia  ceded  its  territory  north  of  the  Ohio 
river  to  the  United  States  and  appointed  Commissioners  to  execute 
the  deed  which  was  executed  by  the  Virginia  Commissioners  on  March 
1,  1784  On  July  13,  1787  Congress  passed  the  Ordinance  of  1787 
creating  the  Northwest  Territory.  July  27,  1788,  Washington  County 
was  proclaimed.  It  embraced  all  of  Scioto  County  east  of  the  Scioto 
river.  On  July  10,  1797  by  proclamation  of  Governor  St.  Clair,  Adams 


EARLY  HISTORY. 


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County  was  created.  It  embraced  within  its  limits  the  whole  of  Scioto 
County  and  from  that  date  until  May  10,  1803  the  territory  of  Scioto 
County  was  a part  of  Adams  County.  On  April  30,  1802,  Congress 
passed  a law  enabling  the  formation  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  and  by  an 
Act  of  February  19,  1803,  the  state  was  formally  recognized  by  Con- 
gress. The  first  legislature  of  Ohio  met  on  the  3d  day  of  March,  1803. 
On  the  24th  day  of  March,  1803,  the  Legislature  passed  an  Act  to 
create  the  County  of  Scioto  which  reads  as  follows : “Be  it  enacted, 
etc.,  That  all  that  tract  of  country  comprehended  in  the  following 
boundaries  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  erected  into  a county  by  the 
name  of  Scioto,  to-wit : Beginning  on  the  Ohio,  one  mile  on  a straight 
line  below  the  mouth  of  the  lower  Twin  Creek;  thence  north  to  the 
Ross  County  line;  thence  east  with  said  county  line  to  the  line  of 
Washington  County ; thence  south  with  said  line  to  the  Ohio ; thence 
with  the  Ohio  to  the  place  of  beginning.  That  all  actions,  suits  and 
prosecutions  now  pending  in  the  county  of  Adams  shall  be  determined 
in  the  said  court ; and  that  all  fines,  forfeitures  and  public  dues,  which 
have  incurred  to  or  which  are  due  and  owing  to  the  county  of  Adams 
shall  be  collected  by  the  sheriff  or  collector  of  said  county,  in  the  same 
manner  as  though  no  division  had  taken  place.  That  until  a permanent 
seat  of  justice  shall  be  fixed  in  the  county  of  Scioto,  by  commissioners 
for  that  purpose,  Alexandria  shall  he  the  temporary  seat  of  justice,  ana 
courts  held  at  the  house  of  John  Collins.  That  this  Act  shall  take 
effect  and  be  in  force  from  and  after  the  first  day  of  May  next. 
(Passed  March  24,  1803)."  On  the  6th  of  April  the  Legislature  ap- 
pointed for  Associate  Judges:  John  Collins  Joseph  Lucas  and  Thomas 
William  Swenney.  There  are  sketches  of  John  Collins  and  Joseph  Lu- 
cas herein,  but  oblivion  has  already  secured  Mr.  Swenney.  It  is  be- 
lieved that  he  left  the  County  soon  after  its  organization  to  go  west, 
but  whether  for  his  own  good,  or  that  of  his  neighbors  is  not  now 
known.  However  these  judges  did  meet  on  the  10th  day  of  May, 
1803,  and  organize  the  County  as  will  he  found  in  the  work  under  the 
title,  “Journal  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  of  Scioto  County  from 
1803  to  1810."  The  south  and  west  lines  of  the  County  have  never 
been  changed.  The  original  east  line  took  in  about  1-3  of  Lawrence 
County  and  from  1-4  to  1-6  of  Jackson  and  the  north  line  included 
more  than  half  of  Pike  County.  In  1804  at  the  Second  Session  of  the 
Legislature  the  east  line  of  Scioto  County  was  changed.  That  part  of 
Gallia  County  lying  west  of  the  seventeenth  range  of  townships  was 
placed  in  Scioto  County.  That  made  the  line  of  the  County  to  start 
from  opposite  Ashland,  Kentucky,  and  run  due  north  to  the  upper  line 
and  took  in  2-3  of  Jackson  County  and  retained  1-3  of  Lawrence.  In 
1815  Lawrence  County  was  created  and  the  boundaries  were  as  fol- 
fows : Beginning  on  the  Ohio  river,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  township 
number  2,  in  range  15  thence  west  to  the  southwest  corner  of  said 
township;  tlmce  north  to  the  northeast  corner  of  township  3,  range  16, 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


thence  west  to  the  northwest  corner  of  said  township,  thence  north  to 
the  northeast  corner  of  township  5,  in  range  17;  thence  west  to  the 
range  line  between  the  seventeenth  and  eighteenth  ranges ; thence 
north  to  the  northeast  corner  of  township  4,  range  18;  thence  west  to 
the  northeast  corner  of  section  5,  in  said  township;  thence  south  to 

the  northeast  corner  of  section  5,  in  said  township;  thence  south  to 

the  northeast  corner  of  section  number  29,  in  said  township ; thence 

west  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  27,  in  township  4,  range  19, 
thence  south  to  the  southwest  corner  of  section  34,  in  township  3 ; 
thence  west  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  3,  in  township  2 in  said 
range;  thence  south  to  the  French  Grant  line;  thence  southeastwardly 
to  the  east  corner  of  said  grant ; thence  southwestwardly  to  the  corner 
between  fractional  sections  numbers  3 and  4,  in  township  1 ; thence 
south  to  the  Ohio  river;  thence  with  the  meanders  up  the  river  to  the 
place  of  beginning."  This  west  boundary  included  the  southeast  ana 
east  sides  of  the  French  Grant  and  the  north  line  of  Elizabeth  Town- 
ship, Lawrence  County  to  the  southeast  corner  of  Section  36,  range  19, 
thence  the  line  was  west  and  north  of  Decatur  township,  Lawrence 
County  and  on  the  east  line  of  Washington  Township,  Lawrence 
County  as  shown  on  the  map. 

Topography. 

The  latitude  of  Scioto  County  is  38  degrees,  48  minutes  north, 
longitude  83  degrees  west.  The  whole  southern  border  of  the  County 
is  the  Ohio  river,  whose  course  from  Sciotoville  to  the  southeast  cornei 
is  east  of  southeast.  From  Sciotoville  to  Portsmouth,  the  river  runs 
a/most  east  to  west,  but  from  Portsmouth  to  the  southwest  part  or 
the  County  the  general  course  is  west  of  southwest.  The  result  of 
this  course  of  the  river  is  that  the  City  of  Portsmouth,  the  County 
Seat,  while  on  the  southern  border  of  the  County,  is  nearly  in  the  cen- 
ter. The  County  is  intersected  by  the  Scioto  river  which  empties  at 
Portsmouth  and  whose  course  from  Columbus  to  Portsmouth  is 
south.  The  main  watercourses  of  the  County,  tributaries  of  the 
Scioto  river,  are  Bear  Creek  which  rises  in  Pike  County  and  flows 
some  eight  or  ten  miles  and  empties  into  the  Scioto  about  three  miles 
below  the  Pike  County  line.  The  next  important  tributary  is  Brush 
Creek  which  empties  into  the  Scioto  about  eight  miles  north  of  Ports- 
mouth. The  principal  tributary  of  this  stream  rises  about  two  miles 
back  of  Rome,  in  Adams  County,  and  flows  south  for  several  miles 
and  then  east  until  it  strikes  the  Scioto  County  line,  near  the  village  ot 
Wamsleyville.  This  stream  flows  east  to  near  Otway,  where  it  is  joined 
by  the  waters  of  Rocky  Fork  coming  from  the  southeast.  At  Otway 
the  north  fork  of  the  Scioto  Brush  Creek  empties  into  the  south  fork. 
At  Rarden,  six  miles  northeast  of  Otway,  there  is  a small  stream  comes 
in  from  the  north  called  Rarden’s  Fork  which  rises  in  Pike  County  and 
from  the  south  a small  stream  empties  called  Dunlap,  but  the  most  im- 


EARLY  HISTORY. 


portant  stream  of  the  north  fork  comes  to  Rarden  from  the  northwest 
rises  in  Adams  County  not  far  from  Locust  Grove.  Below  the  mouth 
of  Scioto  Brush  Creek,  Pond  Creek,  a stream  six  miles  long,  empties 
into  the  Scioto  two  miles  south  of  Brush  Creek.  There  is  a small 
stream  called  Dry  Run  which  empties  into  the  Scioto  two  miles  north 
of  Portsmouth.  There  are  a few  streams  emptying  into  the  Ohio  be- 
tween the  w'est  line  and  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  There  is  first,  Lower 
Twin,  just  above  Buena  Vista  in  Nile  Township,  then  a mile  further. 
Upper  Twin,  a small  stream.  Then  Pond  Run  comes  in  nine  miles 
from  Portsmouth  and  flows  along  parallel  with  the  hills  for  some 
time  before  it  empties  into  the  Ohio  river.  Six  miles  from  Ports- 
mouth. is  Turkey  Creek,  which  empties  into  the  Ohio,  and  one  mile 
below  the  City  is  Carey’s  Run.  The  Scioto  has  but  few'  tributaries 
on  its  east  side  between  the  Pike  County  line  and  the  Ohio  river.  The 
principal  one  is  Miller’s  Run,  which  empties  into  the  Scioto  from  the 
east,  two  miles  above  Lucasville.  The  other  streams  south  of  that 
and  between  that  and  Portsmouth  are  too  insignificant  for  mention. 
Coming  up  the  Ohio  from  Portsmouth,  the  first  small  stream  is  Munn’s 
Run,  four  miles  from  Portsmouth,  named  for  the  Revolutionary  sol- 
dier, James  Munn.  At  Sciotoville  is  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto, 
which  comes  from  the  north  and  has  its  sources  in  Madison  Township 
of  Scioto  County  and  Hamilton  and  Scioto  Townships  of  Jackson 
County.  Long  Run  flows  easterly  for  some  five  miles  east  of  Harri- 
sonville  and  is  a tributary  of  the  Little  Scioto.  There  is  one  on  the 
east  side  of  Madison  Township,  another  on  the  west  side,  the  latter 
being  the  largest  tributary.  The  next  important  stream  emptying  in- 
to the  Ohio  in  Scioto  County,  is  Pine  Creek  which  has  its  sources  in 
Bloom  Township  and  flows  through  Vernon  and  Elizabeth  Town- 
ships, Lawrence  County,  back  into  Green  Township  and  empties  into 
the  Ohio  near  Wheelersburg.  There  are  no  other  streams  worthy  ot 
mention  in  the  County  except  Genat’s  Creek  which  flows  past  Ohio 
Furnace  and  empties  into  the  Ohio  about  two  miles  below  Haverhill. 
Some  of  the  roughest  lands  in  the  state  of  Ohio  are  found  in  Scioto 
County  and  west  of  the  Scioto  river.  Of  this  land  the  best  specimens 
are  found  in  the  upper  part  of  Nile  Township  and  in  the  lower  part 
of  Brush  Creek  Township.  The  lands  on  the  east  side  of  the  Scioto 
river  are  of  a very  different  character  from  those  on  the  west  side. 
The  hills  are  less  steep  and  rocky  and  more  susceptible  of  cultivation. 
The  whole  country  was  timbered  originally,  including  Scioto  County, 
which  timber  will  be  described  under  the  title  following: 

Timber. 

As  to  the  distribution  of  timber  on  the  mountains,  there  was,  pine, 
chestnut-oak  and  chestnut.  On  the  next  lower  bluffs,  grew  white-oak, 
red-oak,  black-oak,  cedar,  gray-ash,  blue-ash,  elm,  hickory  and  poplar. 
On  the  low  grounds  were  the  sycamore,  cotton-wood, walnut,  cher- 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


rv,  hack-berry,  buckeye,  linn  and  a few  beech  trees.  In  the  Fall  and 
Winter  the  line  of  the  white  limbs  and  bodies  of  the  sycamore  trees 
marked  the  course  of  the  streams,  and  anyone  standing  on  the  top  of  a 
hill  or  mountain  viewing  the  landscape  could  observe  the  course  and 
sinuosity  of  the  streams  by  the  white  branches  and  bodies  of  the  syca- 
more trees. 


Trees  and  Plants. 


The  following  plants  grew  in  Scioto  County  and  the  region  round 
when  the  first  settlement  was  made  by  white  men,  and  had  medicinal 
properties : 

POPULAR  NAME.  LINNEAN  NAME. 


Senna, 

Arsmart, 

Olivers,  or  Goose-grass, 
Lobelia,  several  sorts, 
Palma  Christa, 

Jame's  Town  Weed, 
Mallow, 

Syrian  Mallow, 


Indian  Mallow, 


Virginia  Marshmallow, 


Indian  Physic, 

Euphorbia  Ipecacuanha, 
Pleurisy  Root, 

Virginia  Snake  Root, 
Seneca  Rattle-Snake  Root, 
Valerian, 

Gentian, 

Ginseng, 

Angelica, 

Columbo  Root, 

Tobacco, 


Cassia  Ligustrina. 
Polygonum  Sagittarum. 
Galium  Spurium. 


Racinus. 

Datura  Stramonium. 
Malva  Rotundifolia. 
Hibiscus  Moschentos. 
Hibiscus  Virginicus. 
Sida  Rhombifolia. 

Sida  Abutilon. 

Napaea  Hermaphrodita. 
Napaea  Dioica. 
Spiraea  Trifoliata. 


Asclepias  Decumbens. 

Actaea  Racemosa. 

Polygala  Senega. 

Valeriana  locusta  radiata. 

Gentiana,  Saponaria,  Vellosa,  et  Centau- 
rium. 

Panax  Quinquefolium. 

Angelica  Sylvestris. 


Nicotiana. 


The  following  were  the  plants  and  trees  which  bore  fruit  suitable 
for  eating : 


Tuckahoe, 

Jerusalem  Artichoke, 
Granadellas, 

Panic, 

Indian  Millet, 

AYild  Oat, 

Wild  Pea, 

Lupine, 

Wild  Hop, 

Wild  Cherry, 

Cherokee  Plumb, 

Wild  Plum, 

Wild  Crab  Apple, 

Red  Mulberry, 
Persimmon, 

Sugar  Maple, 
Scaly-bark  Hickory, 
Common  Hickory, 
Pecan,  or  Illinois  Nut, 
Black  Walnut, 

White  Walnut, 
Chestnut, 

Chinquapin, 

Hazel  Nut, 

Grapes, 

Scarlet  Strawberries, 
Whortleberries, 

Wrild  Gooseberries, 
Cranberries, 

Black  Raspberries, 
Blackberries, 
Dewberries, 
Cloud-berries, 


Lycaperdon. 

Hebanthus  Tuberosus. 

Passiflora  Incarrata  . 

Panicum,  many  speciees. 

Holeus  Laxus. 

Zizania  Aqutica, 

Dolichos  of  Clayton. 

Lupinus  Perennis. 

Humulus  Lupulus. 

Prunus  Virginiana. 

Prunus  Sylvestris  fructu  majori. 

Prunus  Sylvestris  fructu  minori. 

Pyrus  C'oronaria. 

Morus  Rubra. 

Diospyros  Virginiana. 

Acer  Saccharinum. 

Juglans  Alba  cortice  Lyumoso.  C. 
Juglans  Alba,  fructu  minore  rancedo.  C. 
Unknown  to  Linnaeus. 

Juglans  Nigra. 

Juglans  Alba. 

Pagus  Castanea. 

Fagus  Pumila. 

Corvius  Avellana. 

Vitis  various  sorts. 

Fragaria  Virginiana. 

Vacceneum  Uliginosum. 

Ribes  Grossularia 
Rubus  Oxycoecos. 

Rubus  Occidentalis. 

Rubus  Fruiticosus. 

Rubus  Caesius. 

Rubus  Chamaemorus. 


PLANTS  AND  TREES. 


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POPULAR  NAME. 

LINNEAN  NAME. 

Maize, 

Trea  Mavs. 

Round  Potato, 

Solanum  Tuberosum. 

Pumpkins, 

Cucurbita  Pepo. 

Cymlings, 

Cucurbita  Verrucosa. 

Squashes, 

Cucurbita  Melopepo. 

The  following  trees 

and  shrub; 

; are  designated  as  ornamental 

ugh  many  are  also  useful : 

Plane  Tree, 

Platanus  Oecidentalis. 

Poplar, 

Black  Poplar 
Yellow  Poplar, 

Lerisdendron  Tulipifera. 
Populus  Nigra. 

Populus  Tremula. 

Aspen, 

Linden  or  Lime, 

Tilia  Americana. 

Red  Flowering  Maple, 

Acer  Rubrum. 

Horse  Chesnut. 

Aesculus  Pavia. 

Catalpa, 

Bignonia  Catalpa. 

Umbrella, 

Magnolia  Tripetala. 

Swamp  Laurel. 

Swamp  Laurel. 

Cucumber  Tree, 

Magnolia  Acuminata. 

Portugal  Bay, 

Laurus  Indica. 

Red  Bay, 

Laurus  Barbonia 

Dwarf-rose  Bay. 

Rhododendron  Maximum. 

Laurel  of  the  Western  Country. 

Many  Species 

Wild  Pimento, 

Laurus  Benzoin. 

Sassafras, 

Locust, 

Honey-locust, 

Dogwood, 

Snow  Drop, 

Barberry, 

Red  Bud,  or  Judas  Tree, 
Holly. 

Cockspur  Hawthorn, 
Spindle  Tree, 

Evergreen  Tree, 

Laurus  Sassafras. 
Robinia  Spuedo-acacia. 
Gleditsia. 

Cornus  Florida. 
Chionanthus  Virginica. 
Buberis  Vulgaris. 
Cercis  Canadensis, 
lies  Aquifolium. 
Crataegus  Coccenea. 
Euonimus  Europaus. 
Euondmus  Americanus. 

Itea  Virginica. 

Elder, 

Sambucus  Nigra. 

Papaw, 

Annona  Triloba. 

Candleberry  Myrtle, 

Mvrica  Cerifera. 

Dwarf  Laurel, 

Kalmia  Angustifolia. 

Ivv, 

Hedera  Quinquefolia. 

Trumpet  Honeysuckle, 

Lonieera  Sempervirens. 

Upright  Honeysuckle, 

Azalia  Nudiflora. 

Yellow  Jasmine, 

Bignonia  Sempervirens. 
Calyanthus  Floridus. 

American  Aloe, 

Agave  Virgigica. 

Sumach, 

Rhus,  manv  species. 

Poke, 

Phvtoloca  Decandra. 

'Long  Moss, 

Tellandsia  Usneoides. 

The  following  trees 

and  shrubs  are  classed  among  the  very  • 

Reed . 

Arundo  Phoagmitis. 

Virginia  Hemp, 

Acneda  Cannabina. 

Flax, 

Lenum  Vargineanum. 

Black,  or  Pitch  Pine, 

Pinus  Taeda. 

White  Pine, 

Pinus  Strobus. 

Yellow  Pine, 

Spruce  Pine, 

Hemlock  Spruce  Fir, 
Arbor  Vitae, 

Juniper, 

Cypress, 

White  Cedar, 

Red  Cedar, 

Pinus  Virginica. 

Pinus  Foliis  Sngularibus,  C. 
Pinus  Fobs  Singularibus  C. 
Thuya  Oecidentalis. 
Juniperus  Virginica. 

Cupussus  Disticha. 

Cupussus  Thyoides. 

Quercus  Nigra. 

Black  Oak, 

White  Oak, 

Quercus  Alba. 

Willow  Oak. 

Quercus  Rubra. 

Chestnut  Oak, 

Quercus  Phellos. 

Black  Jack  Oak, 

Quercus  Prinus. 

Ground  Oak, 

Quercus  Aquatica. 

Live  Oak, 

Quercus  Pumila. 

Black  Birch, 

Quercus  Virginiana. 

White  Birch, 

Betula  Nigra. 

Beach, 

Betula  Alba. 

Ash,  several  species. 

Fagus  Sylvatica. 

Elm, 

Fraxinus  Americana. 

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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


POPULAR  NAME. 
Willow,  several  species. 
Sweet  Gum, 

Black  Jack  Oak, 

Barren  Scrub  Oak, 

Black  Walnut, 

Butternut, 

Pecannut  Hickory, 

Butternut  Hickory, 

Shellbark  Hickory, 

Pignut  Hickory, 

White  Maple, 

Box  Elder, 

White  Flowering  Dogwood. 
Yellow  Flowering  Dogwood, 
Big'  Laurel, 

Small  Magnolia, 

Pawpaw, 

Button  wood,  or 
Sycamore,  two  species, 
Mountain  Laurel, 

Buckeye,  two  species. 


LINNEAN  NAME. 

L'lmus  Americana. 

Salix. 

Liquidambar  Styraoifera. 
yuereus  ferruginea. 

Quercus  eatesboei. 

Juglans  nigra. 

Juglans  eathartica. 

Juglans  olivoeformis. 

Juglans  amara. 

Juglans  squamosa. 

Juglans  myristicoe  porcinis. 
Acer  erocarnum  alba. 

Acer  negundo. 

Cornus  norida  alba. 

Cornus  Hava. 

Magnolia  grandiflora. 

Glauca. 

Annona  triloba. 

Platanus  occidentalis. 

Ivalmia  latifolis,  rare. 

Pavia  lutea. 


Native  Wild  Flowers. 


The  author  is  indebted  to  the  History  of  Ohio  by  Caleb  Atwater. 
A.  M.,  for  the  following  list  of  flowers  found  growing  wild  bv  the 
early  settlers.  This  list  was  prepared  by  R.  Buchanan  of  Cincinnati, 
in  1838. 


SCIENTIFIC  NAMES. 
Krginia  Bulbosa, 

Anemone  Thalictroides, 
Anemone  Virginiana, 
Erytheonium  albidum, 
Erytheonium  Americanum, 
Trillium  sessile, 

Trillium  pendalum. 

Trillium  grandiflorum. 
Delphinium  tricolored. 
Delphinium  exaltatum. 

Viola  Cucullaria. 

Viola  Canadensis, 

Viola  Pubescens, 

Eneneion  biternata, 
Monarda  didyma, 

Monarda  oblongata, 

Iris  versicolor, 

Commelina  Virginica, 
Houstonia  cerulea, 
Houstonia  purpurea, 
P.ulmonaria  Virginica, 
Dodecatheon  integrifolium, 
Spigelia  Marylandica, 

Phlox  divaricata, 

Phlox  anistata, 

Phlox  paniculata. 

Phlox  pyramidalis, 

Phlox  maculata, 

Phlox  reptans, 

Polemonium  reptans, 
Campanula  Americana, 
l.obelia  Cardinalis,, 
Claytonia  Virginica, 
Gentiana  saponaria, 
Gentiana  orchrolenea, 
fientiana  quinqueflora, 
Gentiana  crinita, 
Tradescantia  Virginica, 
Phalangium  esculentum, 
Lilium  canadensis, 

Lilium  superbum, 

Lilium  catesbei, 

Convallaria  racemosa, 
Convallaria  grandiiiora, 
Saururus  ceruleum, 
Oenothera  biennis. 

Oenothera  grandiflora, 
Cassia  Marylandica, 

Cassia  Chamachrista, 
Baptisia  cerulea, 


COMMON  NAME. 
Turkey  Pea. 

Rue  anemone. 

Thimble  weed. 

Dogstooth  violet,  white. 
Dogstooth  violet,  yellow. 
Wake  robin,  purple. 

Wake  robin,  w;hite] 

Wake  robin,  white. 

Larkspur,  ever  flowering 
Larkspur,  tall  late  flowering 
Blue  violet. 

Changeable  colored. 

Yellow  violet. 

Windflower. 

Bergamotte. 

Bergamotte. 

Blue  flag. 

Day  flower. 

Dwarf  pink. 

Dwarf  pink. 

Blue  bells. 

False  cowslip. 

Pink  Root. 

Early  sweet  william. 

Early  prairie  sweet  william. 
Pall  meadow  sweet  william. 
Tall  meadow  sweet  william] 
Spotted  stem  sweet  william 
Creeping  sweet  william. 

Greek  valerian. 

Bell  flower. 

Cardinal  flower,  scarlet. 
Spring  beauty. 

Blue  gentian. 

Marsh  gentian. 

Marsh  gentian. 

Fringed  gentian. 

Spider  wort. 

Wild  hyacinth. 

Meadow  lily. 

Superb  lily] 

Catesby’s  lily. 

Solomon’s  seal. 

Large  flowering. 

Lizard's  tail. 

Evening  rose. 

Large  primrose. 

Senna. 

Senna. 

Indigo  weed,  blue. 


FRANCIS  CAMPBELL. 
[Page  1258.] 


RICHARD  DOUGLAS. 
[Page  279.] 


EDWARD  KING. 
[Page  282.] 


SAMUEL  F.  VINTON. 
[Page  170.] 


PLANTS  AND  TREES. 


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SCIENTIFIC  NAME. 
Silene  Virginica, 

Silene  regia, 

Spirea  lobata, 

Spirea  aruneus, 

Gillenia  stipulacea, 

Gillenia  trifoliata, 

Rosa  parviflora, 

Rosa  rubiflora, 

Rosa  lucida, 

Rubus  odoratus, 

Sanguinaria  canadensis, 
Saracenia  purpurea, 

Nymphae  odorata, 

Naphar  advena, 

Aquiilegia  canadensis. 
Clematis  Virginica, 

Clematis  viorna, 

Caltha  palustris, 
Dracocephalum  Virginianum, 
Scutellaria  cordifolia, 
Euchroma  cocinea, 

Ruellie  strepens. 

Antirrhinum  linaruia, 
Collinsia  verna, 

Chelone  glabra, 

Martynia  proboscldea, 
Dentaria  laciniata, 

Geranium  maculatum, 
Hibiscus  militaris, 

Liatris  scariosa, 

Liatris  spicata, 

Eupatorium  coelstinum, 
Eupatorium, 

Aster  nova  anglica, 

Aster  shortii, 

Aster,  varous  species  of, 
Solidago,  various  species, 
Achillea  millefolium, 
Helianthus,  twenty  species, 
Rubeckia  purpurem, 
Rubeckia,  various  species  , 
Silphium  perfoliatum, 
ITabenaria  ineisa, 

Habenaria  psychoides. 

Orchis  spectabilis, 

Aplectrium  hyemale, 
Asclepias  tuberosa, 
Apoeinema  canabinum, 
Asarum  canadenis, 

Sweet  Buckeye, 


COMMON  NAME. 

Catch  fly,  scarlet  color. 

Catch  fly,  meadow  pink. 

Pride  of  the  meadow. 

Pride  of  the  meadow. 

Indian  physic. 

Indian  physic. 

Small  rose. 

Small  rose. 

Many  species. 

Rose  flowering  raspberry. 

Blood  root, 
side  saddle  plant. 

White  pond  lily. 

Yellow  water  lily. 

Wild  columbine. 

Virgin's  flower. 

Leather  flower. 

American  cowslip. 

Dragon  head. 

Scull  cap. 

Painted  cup. 
painted  cup. 

Snap  dragon. 

Snap  dragon. 

Shake  head. 

Unicorn  plant. 

Tooth  root. 

Crow  foot. 

Swamp  hibiscus. 

Blazing  star. 

Gay  feather. 

Blue  eupatorium. 

Various  species. 

New  England  Aster,  many  species. 
Star  wort. 

Star  wort. 

Golden  rod. 

Yarrow. 

Wild  sun  flower. 

Wild  sun  flower. 

Wild  sun  flower. 

Ragged  cap. 

Ragged  cap. 

Ragged  cap. 

Gay  orchis. 

Putty  root. 

Swallow  wort. 

Indian  hemp. 

Wild  ginger. 

Pavia  ohjensis. 


Pox  Grape, 

Sweet  Prarie  Grape, 
Hill  Grape, 

White  Grape, 

Red  Large  Grape, 
Frost  Grape, 


Vines. 

Vitis  Vulpina. 

Vitis  Sciotoensis. 

Vitis  Accumimatis. 

Vitis  Alba  maxima. 

Vitis  Rubia  maxima. 
Vitis  Bigantea  ohioensis. 


Grasses. 


Southern  Ohio  was  a great  grass  country,  especially,  along  the 
rivers  and  in  the  prairies  anti  barrens.  Even  in  the  woods,  in  many 
parts  of  the  country,  grasses  grew  abundantly.  On  the  prairies,  there 
were  grasses,  intermingled  with  flowers.  There  was  a clover,  called 
“buffalo  clover,"  but  the  original  native  grasses  have  disappeared  and 
the  imported  grasses  have  taken  their  place. 


Animals. 

The  following  animals  were  found  by  white  men  when  they  first 
explored  the  country:  Bison,  elk,  bear,  black  bear,  black  and  yellow 
wolf,  sometimes  called  the  gray  wolf,  the  panther,  black  and  gray 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


fox,  red  fox,  catamount,  wild  cat,  raccoon,  opossum,  polecat,  beaver, 
otter,  muskrat,  mink,  weasel,  gray  squirrel,  chipmunk,  fox,  squirrel 
and  hare. 


Birds  and  Fowls. 


The  following  is  a list  of  the  birds  and  fowls  found  in  the  coun- 
try when  first  visited  by  white  men.  The  common  name  is  given 
first  and  the  technical  name  is  given  second. 

SCIENTIFIC  NAME. 


Tyrant,  Field  Martin, 

Turkey  Buzzard, 

Bald  Eagle, 

Sparrow  Hawk, 

Pigeon  Hawk, 

Fork-tail  Hawk, 

Fishing  Hawk, 

Little  Owl, 

Blue  Jay, 

Baltimore  Bird, 

Black  Bird, 

White  Bill  Woodpecker, 

Larger  red-crested  Woodpecker, 
Red-headed  Woodpecker, 
Gold-winged  Woodpecker, 
Red-bellied  Woodpecker, 
Nuthatch.  Small  Nuthatch, 
Humming  Bird, 

Wild  Goose, 

Buffel’e  head  Duck, 

Summer  Duck, 

Largest  Crested  Heron. 

Crested  Bittern, 

Blue  Heron,  Crane, 

Brown  Bittern,  Indian  Hen, 
Wild  Turkey, 

American  Partridge,  Quail, 
Pheasant,  Mountain  Partridge, 
Ground  Dove, 

Pigeon  of  Passage,  Wild  Pigeon, 
Turtle  Dove, 

Lark,  Sky  Lark, 

Field  Lark, 

Red-winged  Starling,  or, 

Marsh  Blackbird, 

Red  Bird, 

Summer  Red  Bird, 

Cat  Bird, 

Black-cap  Fly  Catcher, 

Blue  Bird, 

Wren, 

Crested  Titmouse, 

American  Swallow-, 

Purple  Martin, 

Goat  Sucker, 

Bat. 

Whip-poor-will, 


COMMON  NAME. 
Lanius  Tyfannus. 

Vultur  Aura. 

Falco  Leucocephalus. 

Falco  Sparrerius. 

Falco  Columbarius. 

Falco  Furcatus. 


Strix  Asco. 

Corvus  Cristatus. 
Oriolus  Baltimorus. 


Picus  Principalis. 

Picus  Pileatus. 

Picus  Erythrocephalus. 
Picus  Auratus. 

Picus  Carolinus. 
Trochilus  Colubris. 
Trochilus  Colubris. 
Anas  Canadensis. 

Anas  Bucephala. 

Anas  Sponsa. 

Ardea  Herodea. 

Ardea  Violacea. 

Ardea  Caewlea. 


Meleagris  Gallopavo. 
Tetras  Virginaus. 


Columba  Passerina. 


Columba  Corolinemis. 
Alauda  Alpestris. 
Alauda  Magna. 


Virginia  Loxia  Cardenalis. 
Musicapa  Rubra. 

Musicapa  Caroliniensis. 


Motacilla  Sialis. 

Montacilla  Regulus. 

Parus  Becolor. 

Hirundo  Pelargia. 

Plirundo  Purpurea. 

Great  Caprimulgus  Europaeus. 


do  do 


Serpents. 

There  were  two  species  of  rattle  snakes  which  had  their  dens  in 
the  hills,  the  small  spotted  rattle  snake  and  the  large  black  rattle 
snakes ; two  or  three  species  of  black  snake ; water  snakes  of  several 
species  ; and  the  common  garter  snake,  copper-head  and  lizards. 


Fishes. 


The  fishes  in  the  waters  of  the  Ohio  river  were  as  follows:  black, 
yellow  and  white  perch ; spotted  perch,  pike,  trout,  buffalo,  several 
species  of  sucker,  two  species  of  sturgeon,  eels,  herrings,  garfish, 
chubs,  minnows,  and  catfisbes  of  two  species,  black  and  yellow. 


GEOLOGY. 


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Geology. 

By  the  Editor. 

To  make  an  extensive  chapter  on  this  topic  would  be  a fraud  upon 
our  patrons  and  readers,  because  we  would  necessarily  have  to  repro- 
duce something  already  written.  The  editor  of  this  work  is  not  a ge- 
ologist and  to  assume  to  be  one  would  be  to  quote  from  some  one  else. 
Instead  of  quoting  and  occupying  space  much  needed  for  other  sub- 
jects, it  is  best  to  refer  to  the  works  where  a good  descriptive  geology 
will  be  found.  The  article  on  the  Geography  and  Geology  of  Ohio, 
in  Howe's  Historical  Collection  of  Ohio,  published  in  1889,  in  two 
volumes,  contains  an  article  by  the  late  Professor  Edward  Orton, 
State  Geologist,  which  gives  the  subject  so  full  that  it  could  not  be 
quoted  here.  In  Geology,  only  the  latest  works  are  reliable  and  this 
is  about  the  latest.  No  complete  treatise  on  the  Geology  of  Scioto 
County  has  ever  been  written  and  the  editor  could  not  write  one  sole- 
ly for  this  work ; for  two  reasons : first,  he  is  not  fitted  tor  that  task, 
and  second,  if  he  were  it  would  not  pay  to  do  it  for  a work  of  this 
scope.  Professor  Orton’s  treatise  beginning  on  page  61  occupies  to 
page  89.  In  1836,  the  State  first  began  to  study  its  geological  forma- 
tions and  those  studies  have  been  pursued  ever  since.  In  1869.  the 
State  had  a second  geological  survey  and  again  in  1881.  The  rocks 
and  clavs  in  Ohio  erew,  or  were  stratified  in  water.  There  are  no 
igneous  or  metamorphic  rocks  in  the  State.  All  our  formations  grew 
in  the  sea.  One  time  the  waters  of  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  covered  our 
State.  The  waters  of  the  Gulf  extended  to  Lake  Erie  and  were  warm. 
On  page  64  of  the  work  referred  to  is  a g'ood  map  of  the  geological 
formation  of  Ohio.  On  the  opposite  page  is  a map  showing  in  what 
territories  the  various  outcroppings  exhibit  themselves  and  in  this  ar- 
ticle we  refer  to  those  maps  as  one  and  two.  One  has  the  vertical  sec- 
tion of  the  rocks  of  Ohio,  and  two  is  entitled  Geological  Map  of  Ohio. 
The  reader  will  please  place  those  maps  before  him  and  then  this  arti- 
cle will  be  readily  understood.  Scioto  County  is  in  the  Carboniferous 
Svstem,  nearest  the  top.  It  has  under  it  the  Devonian,  the  Upper 
Silurian  and  the  Lower  Silurian.  The  Carboniferous  System  is  divi- 
ded into  eight  parts  of  which  Scioto  County  belongs  to  the  Subcarbon- 
iferous  limestone.  It  lies  under  six  measures  and  has  eleven  under  it. 
The  lowest  rocks  in  the  state  No.  1,  Trenton  Limestone,  crop  out  at 
Point  Pleasant  in  Clermont  County  where  General  Grant  was  born. 
The  series  count  from  1 at  the  bottom  of  Map  1,  to  18  at  its  to]).  No. 
2 the  LItica  Shale,  shows  at  Findlay,  800  feet  below  the  surface.  No. 
3,  Hudson  river  series,  shows  at  Cincinnati.  No.  4,.  Medina  Shale, 
shows  at  many  points  in  South  Western  Ohio.  It  produces  the  gas  at 
Lancaster  1902  feet  below  the  surface.  It  crops  out  only  in  Southern 
Ohio.  No.  6,  the  Niagara  group,  is  in  Adams  County,  Clark,  Miami, 
Montgomery  and  Green.  The  Dayton  stone  comes  from  this  system. 
The  Hillsboro  sandstone  is  also  the  last  upward  element  in  this  group. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


No.  7,  the  Lower  Helderberg,  shows  up  at  Greenfield,  in  Highland 
County,  and  at  Lima  in  Allen  County  and  in  Lucas  and  Wood  Coun- 
ties. No.  8.  the  Upper  Helderberg,  yields  the  Columbus  and  Delaware 
limestone.  This  is  the  finest  limestone  in  Ohio.  No.  9,  is  the  Hamil- 
ton Shale.  No.  10,  is  the  Ohio  Shale,  found  in  Cleveland  and  in  Erie 
and  Huron  Counties.  No.  1 1 , the  Waverly  Group,  is  named  for  the 
sandstone  found  near  Waverly  in  Pike  County.  This  is  the  same 
stone  quarried  at  Buena  Vista,  by  the  Rarden  Stone  Company,  at  Rar- 
den,  Ohio,  and  the  Henley  Stone  Company,  at  Henley,  Ohio.  No.  12, 
the  Subcarboniferous  limestone  is  found  in  Scioto,  Jackson,  Hocking, 
Perry  and  Muskingum  Counties.  No.  13  to  17,  is  the  conglomerate 
and  coal  measures.  They  bear  the  coal,  fire  clay,  limestone  and  cement 
rock  found  in  Scioto  County.  All  the  seams  belong  to  the  bituminous 
division.  By  reason  of  these  coals,  Ohio  comes  only  second  to  Penn- 
sylvania in  the  production  of  coal.  The  coal  measures  contain  the 
iron  ore  and  fire  clay.  The  ore  seams  in  these  measures,  at  Hanging 
Rock,  are  not  over  twelve  inches  in  thickness.  The  clays  of  this  re- 
gion are  used  for  fire  brick,  stone  ware,  earthen  ware,  sewer  pipes  and 
paving  bricks.  Ohio  leads  all  other  states  in  the  industries  growing 
out  of  these  clays.  Ohio  is  first  in  its  production  from  stone  quarries. 
There  was  never  any  glacier  action  in  Scioto  County.  It  lies  south- 
east of  the  glacier  limit. 

Oil  and  Oas. 

In  some  remote  geological  period  there  was  an  upheaval  from 
the  workshops  of  Vulcan  in  the  center  of  the  earth,  under  Tennessee, 
Kentucky  and  Southern  Ohio,  and  this  created  the  Cincinnati  anticli- 
nal, or  arch.  The  Trenton  limestone  is  the  floor  of  the  formation  de- 
scribed. and  the  roof  of  the  anticlinal.  The  dip  is  thirty  feet  to  the 
mile  westward  in  our  locality.  Under  this  anticlinal  is  the  petroleum 
and  natural  gas.  The  shales  of  the  Waverly  sandstone  region  and  the 
Waverly  stone  itself  are  permeated  with  petroleum.  Petroleum  is  found 
in  paying  quantities  within  fifty  miles  southwest  of  Scioto  County,  in 
the  Bath  County,  Kentucky  oil  fields.  It  is  not  in  our  province  to  dis- 
cuss how  petroleum  and  natural  gas  are  formed  in  the  bowels  of  the 
earth,  or  the  various  qualities  of  each.  Newton  Robinson  distilled  the 
finest  of  oil,  from  the  oil  bearing  shales  at  Buena  Vista  ancl  would  have 
made  a fortune  at  it  but  the  discovery  of  petroleum  in  Pennsylvania 
ruined  his  enterprise.  There  must  be  a porous  rock  to  contain  the  oil 
and  an  impervious  or  nonporous  rock  to  hold  the  oil  down  as  a cover. 
This  condition  must  exist  before  oil  can  be  found  in  paying  quantities. 
Salt  water  is  always  found  in  connection  with  oil  and  gas.  To  find  oil 
there  must  be  the  source,  reservoir  and  cover.  The  cover  of  the  oil 
rock  is  usually  a fine  grained  impervious  clay  shale.  If  this  shale  is 
found  the  rock  underneath,  if  a sandstone,  or  limestone,  contains  oil. 
It  is  likely  to  be  found  at  the  surface  of  the  Trenton  limestone  or  at 


GEOLOGY. 


the  bottom  of  the  Ohio  shale,  No.  io,  in  the  series  given.  Oil  and  gas 
occur  in  all  rocks  which  have  a heavy  shale  cover.  The  oil  is  associated 
with  salt  water  in  the  stratum  which  contains  it.  The  oil  »is  pressed 
upward  by  gravity  until  it  reaches  the  cover  of  shale  which  holds' it 
down  ; when  that  is  penetrated  it  escapes.  Clav  is  an  agency  in  the 
primary  accumulation  of  petroleum.  This  is  true  in  eastern  Ohio, 
Pennsylvania  and  New  York.  Sandstone  rocks  are  sure  receptacles 
for  oil  and  it  is  sometimes  called  “oil  sand”  but  it  is  really  a sandstone 
rock.  In  the  Findlay  gas  and  Lima  oil  fields,  limestone  is  the  oil  sand, 
but  it  has  the  same  shale  cover  as  elsewhere  found.  The  pressure 
which  drives  the  gas  to  the  surface  with  such  a mighty  force,  when 
the  roof  of  the  gas  cover  is  penetrated  is  not  fully  explained  by  scien- 
tists. The  pressure  of  the  water  about  and  under  the  gas  reservoir  is 
the  best  theory  of  the  force  which  drives  the  gas  to  the  surface.  When 
gas  and  oil  wells  are  exhausted,  salt  water  follows  and  hence  it  is 
supposed  that  water  is  the  force  which  drives  the  gas  and  oil  to  the 
surface  with  such  great  force.  This  water  pressure  is  falsely  termed 
rock  pressure  and  the  term  has  been  adopted.  It  is  750  pounds  in  the 
Pennsylvania  wells  and  400  pounds  in  the  Findlay  wells. 

Sources  of  Gas  and  Oil  in  Ohio. 

'These  are  given  by  Professor  Orton  as  follows : 

1.  The  Berea  Grit  in  No.  it,  in  the  table,  in  Eastern  Ohio. 

2.  In  the  Ohio  shale  in  Northern  and  Central  Ohio.  This  is  in 
No.  10  in  the  table. 

3.  In  the  Clinton  limestone  in  Wood,  Hancock  and  Fairfield 
Counties.  This  is  in  No.  5 on  the  table. 

4.  In  the  Trenton  Limestone  in  Northwestern  Ohio.  No.  1 on 
the  bottom  in  the  table. 

In  Lancaster,  in  Southern  Ohio,  the  largest  pressure  of  gas  ex- 
ists. At  2,000  feet  wells  have  yielded  1,000,000  cubic  feet  of  gas  per 
day  when  first  struck,  but  wells  there  cannot  be  sunk  for  less  than 
$3,000  to  $4,000  each.  Gas  and  oil  were  discovered  at  Findlay,  in 
November  1884.  There  were  surface  indications  of  gas  and  oil  at 
Findlay  long  before  it  was  found'.  In  one  instance  the  gas  had  been 
used  to  light  a dwelling  for  forty  years  before  the  discovery.  The 
first  flow  was  at  1,100  feet,  but  the  great  find  was  in  November  1886, 
when  the  great  Karg  well  showed  a daily  yield  of  14,000,000  feet. 
In  the  Findlay  field,  oil  was  discovered  first  and  after  that  gas.  The 
substance  of  the  matter  is  that  in  14  of  the  North-western  Counties  ot 
Ohio,  under  the  black  swamp,  at  a distance  of  1.000  to  2,000  feet  be- 
low the  surface,  the  Trenton  limestone  has  a different  chemical  com- 
position from  what  generally  characterizes  that  stratum.  The  lime- 
stone is  of  a dolomite  character.  In  these  rocks  the  lime  is  50  to  60 
per  cent.  In  the  usual  and  ordinary  Trenton  formation  the  lime  is  80 
and  90  per  cent.  In  other  words,  in  the  latter  case,  the  rocks  are  unfit 


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for  the  storage  of  oil  and  it  will  not  be  found.  The  salt  water,  the 
remains  of  ancient  seas  which  covered  the  earth,  is  universal.  It  will 
he  found  everywhere  at  varying  depths.  The  gas  and  oil  are  above 
the  salt  water  and  in  the  arches  of  the  Trenton  rock.  Where  the  strata 
of  the  covering  rock  is  uniform,  oil  and  gas  will  not  be  found.  There 
must  be  a change  in  the  porous  rock  to  find  it.  Natural  gas  is  a stored 
power  and  nature  will  not  renew  it  as  rapidly  as  it  is  now  used.  Some 
dav  it  will  be  and  must  be  exhausted  and  by  that  time  we  shall  have  an 
artificial  substitute. 

The  A oils  and  Forests. 

The  soils  of  Ohio  are  divided  into  those  affected  by  glacial  action 
and  non  glacial.  A map  of  the  glacial  and  of  the  non  glacial  and  of 
Ohio  is  shown  on  page  91,  1st  Volume  of  Howe,  before  referred  to. 
In  this  map  Adams,  Pike,  Scioto,  Jackson  and  the  South-eastern  por- 
tion of  Ross  are  non  glacial.  Like  Neptune  they  rose  out  of  the  sea 
and  were  seaborn.  The  non  glacial  soils  are  especially  adapted  to  for- 
est growth,  and  in  the  primitive  state,  were  covered  with  dense  for- 
ests. The  forests  have  been  destroyed  to  an  almost  entire  extent  and 
it  seems  shameful  and  wasteful  to  find  how  the  forests  in  Clermont, 
Brown,  Adams,  Scioto,  Pike,  Jackson,  Lawrence  and  Gallia  Counties 
have  been  destroyed.  They  do  not  exist  and  have  disappeared 
in  the  past  fifty  years.  These  soils  are  fit  for  the  growth  of  lumber, 
for  rearing  sheep  and  cattle,  for  fruits  and  vegetables.  They  are  no 
longer,  generally,  fit  for  wheat  and  corn.  The  upland  clay  land  favors 
the  white  oak  tree.  White  oak  land  is  good,  but  requires  intelligent 
treatment.  The  hills  of  Southern  Ohio  should  never  have  been  denu- 
ded of  their  forests,  and  nature  will  take  terrible  revenge  for  this  for- 
est destruction.  The  generations  now  on  earth  wall  have  to  begin  for- 
est planting  and  keep  it  up.  First  class  land  in  Ohio  was  covered  by 
the  sugar  tree  and  walnut,  second  class,  by  white  oak,  and  third  class, 
the  swamps,  by  elm  and  red  maple.  The  last  class  when  drained  makes 
the  best  of  land. 

Geological  Report  of  1870. 

In  this  work  on  page  163,  chapter  V,  Scioto  County  is  treated 
of  specially,  but  the  examination  was  only  partial. 

Madison  Township  contains  iron  ore  and  coal. 

Harrison  Township  has  three  feet  of  fire  clay  and  two  layers  of 
iron  ore,  one  guinea  fowl,  18  inches  seam,  and  one  one  foot  seam.  It 
was  from  the  lands  of  Harrison  Furnace  that  the  clay  now  used  at 
Seiotoville  for  fire  bricks  was  first  used.  There  is  a vein  of  coal  one 
foot  four  inches  in  Harrison  Township. 

In  Bloom  Township  there  is  a vein  of  coal  eighteen  inches,  and 
three  feet  of  sandstone  containing  iron  ore,  and  three  feet  of  fire  clay 
on  the  Henning  farm.  It  is  of  good  quality  and  is  used  at  South  Web- 
ster. There  is  three  feet  of  fire  clay  in  Joseph  Spitnagle’s  place. 


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On  the  Scioto  Furnace  lands  there  were  ten  inches  of  cannel  coal, 
and  one  foot  two  inches  of  guinea  fowl  iron  ore. 

In  Porter  Township  the  principal  geological  deposit  is  fire  clay 
used  in  the  manufactories  at  Sciotoville.  There  is  a six  foot  vein  in 
the  township.  It  is  hard  and  of  a light  ash  color.  The  bricks  made 


are  in  high  repute  and  command  a ready  sale.  An  analysis  of  No.  i 
clay  from  this  Township  is  as  follows : 

Silicic  acid  61.90 

Alumina  with  trace  of  iron  22.80 

Lime  05 

Magnesia  70 

Water  12.90 

Potash  and  soda 90 


Total,  99. 2 5 


The  writer  then  compares  these  with  the  fire  clays  of  Europe  and 
Great  Britain,  and  comes  to  the  conclusion  that  the  Scioto  County  fire 
clays  will  compare  favorably  with  the  best  foreign  clays.  The  ideal 
in  a fire  clay  is  pure  silicate  of  alumina.  It  is  almost  infusible.  The 
per  cent  of  silica  in  the  Sciotoville  Fire  Clay  compares  favorably  with 
foreign  clays.  The  per  cent  of  impurities  is  small.  The  impurities, 
oxides  of  iron,  magnesia  and  alkalies,  which  can  be  present  without 
rendering  the  material  useless  for  its  finer  applications,  contain  from  2 
to  3^2  per  cent  of  these  bases.  Sciotoville  Fire  Clay  rises  from  .90  to 
2.90  per  cent,  of  these.  In  foreign  clays,  the  aggregates  are  larger. 

Clay  Township  has  two  feet  of  sandy  iron  ore.  It  has  a vein  of 
clay  one  foot  seven  inches  thick. 

In  Vernon  township  there  is  three  feet  of  a coal  vein,  a second  of 
the  same  and  a third  of  one  foot.  There  is  one  foot  of  red  black  ore 
and  another  ore  vein  of  six  inches. 

At  Clinton  Furnace  the  coal  vein  is  two  feet  two  inches  in  thick- 
ness. 

Empire  Furnace  has  an  eight  inch  vein  of  ore,  one  foot  and  ten 
inches  of  coal. 

Green  Township  has  a three  foot  vein  of  coal,  another  of  one  foot 
and  another  of  one  foot  and  three  inches. 

The  foregoing  are  the  only  Townships  of  Scioto  County  treated 
in  the  Geological  Report  of  1870. 

Formation  of  Hills  and  Valleys. 

By  Wilbur  Stout. 

As  we  look  at  the  broad  and  beautiful  valley  of  the  Ohio,  walled 
in  by  the  rugged  hills,  we  seldom  stop  to  think  of  the  powerful  forces 
that  nature  has  used  in  thus  carving  it  out.  This  region  at  one  time 
was  the  bed  of  the  ocean.  The  internal  forces  caused  it  to  rise  slowly, 
and  finally  it  became  land.  This  upheaving  with  periods  of  rest  and 


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sinking  continued  for  a great  period  of  time  but  finally  ceased  and  the 
land  has  remained  nearly  stationary  since.  From  the  time  the  land 
first  appeared  the  powerful  forces  of  weather  and  erosion  have  con- 
stantly eaten  away  at  the  land.  These  agencies  have  denuded  the  land 
from  a level  plain  to  its  present  irregular  form.  At  first  small  chan- 
nels and  streams  appeared  which  gradually  deepened  as  the  land  rose. 
Weathering  and  erosion  widened  and  deepened  these  channels  into  val- 
leys and  cut  down  and  rounded  their  banks  into  hills.  Our  hills  and 
valleys  are  the  result  of  these  forces.  They  were  not  formed  from 
foldings  of  the  earth's  crust  like  the  great  mountain  systems  along  the 
Atlantic  and  in  the  Western  part  of  the  United  States.  The  strata 
of  rock  in  this  country  are  not  distorted,  but  lie  in  approximately  level 
planes.  A stratum  occuring  in  a hill  on  one  side  of  a valley  occurs  in 
the  hill  on  the  opposite  side  and  it  will  be  in  the  same  plane.  Often 
the  strata  occurring  low  in  the  hills  can  be  traced  several  miles.  They 
do  not  at  any  place  vary  much  from  a plane,  but  slight  bends  or  rolls 
are  common  to  all  strata.  No  where  in  this  country  are  the  strata  bent 
to  conform  with  the  outline  of  the  hills  and  valleys.  Along  the  hills 
facing  the  river,  a certain  stratum  may  be  easily  traced  for  several 
miles.  However  there  is  a general  uniform  dip,  south  of  east.  This 
dip  has  not  been  accurately  measured  but  it  amounts  to  several  feet  to 
the  mile.  The  eastern  dip  is  greater  than  20  feet  to  the  mile  while 
the  southern  dip  is  not  more  than  10  feet  . Before  the  glacier  period, 
the  land  was  higher  and  the  valleys  deeper  than  at  present.  The  val- 
leys were  filled  up  by  the  debris  from  the  glacier.  So  the  denudation 
here  has  been  very  great  as  our  broad  valleys  and  sculptured  hills 
show.  There  is  evidence  that  the  tops  of  the  highest  hills  do  not  rep- 
resent the  surface  of  the  original  plain.  Strewn  about  on  the  top  of  a 
very  high  hill  near  Sciotoville  may  be  found  pieces  of  a conglomerate 
which  are  not  in  place  but  which  are  the  remains  of  a stratum  that 
when  in  place  was  above  the  hill  top.  The  surface  of  this  plain  was 
above  the  highest  hill  tops.  The  valleys  were  cut  from  it  and  many  01 
the  hills  have  been  worn  far  below  its  original  surface.  The  amount 
of  material  carried  away  has  been  very  great. 

Evidence  seems  to  point  to  the  fact  that  the  Ohio  river  at  one  time 
look  a different  route  from  its  present  one.  It  flowed  across  Dogwood 
Ridge,  up  what  is  now  the  Little  Scioto,  down  what  is  now  Beaver 
Creek  in  Pike  County.  The  large  nearly  level  tract  of  land  on  Dog- 
wood Ridge,  the  appearance  of  the  hills  on  either  side,  the  presence  ot 
boulders  of  foreign  materials,  the  kinds  of  clay,  the  size  of  the  Little 
Scioto  and  Beaver  Creek  valleys,  all  point  to  this  conclusion.  At  what 
period  or  for  what  length  of  time  the  river  took  this  course  is  not 
known,  but  the  valley  seems  to  be  very  old.  The  lapse  of  time  necessary 
to  have  produced  such  changes  must  have  been  very  great.  If  we  go 
to  some  high  cliff  and  look  at  the  large  amount  of  sand  and  fragments 
fallen  to  its  base,  our  ideas  of  time  fade  and  become  meaningless.  We 


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may  be  able  to  see  where  a few  fragments  have  fallen  off  in  the  last 
year  or  where  the  rocks  have  been  washed  bare  by  the  last  heavy  rains 
but  no  great  change  appears.  Where  the  rocks  are  protected  by  soil 
or  mold  the  changes  are  less  rapid.  Vegetation  gives  the  rock  a good 
protection  from  the  elements.  Only  percolating  water  and  roots  affect 
it  there.  In  a life  time,  the  changes  are  so  slight  they  furnish  no 
means  of  comparison  by  which  to  arrive  at  the  length  of  time  required 
to  form  such  valleys.  The  true  glacier  scarcely  touched  this  county. 
The  terminal  morain  lies  north  of  it.  Small  portions  of  the  glacier 
ice  may  have  crossed  into  the  county  in  the  northern  part,  as  we  find 
deposits  of  gravel  and  boulders  that  would  indicate  the  presence  ot 
ice.  The  most  marked  effect  was  on  the  water  ways.  The  general 
courses  were  not  changed  to  any  extent  but  the  beds  were  filled  up  from 
100  to  '200  feet  which  changed  them  from  narrow  to  broad,  fertile  and 
beautifully  terraced  valleys.  This  is  shown  from  the  facts  that  trunks 
of  trees,  leaf  beds,  charcoal  and  coal  are  mixed  with  the  deposits  of 
pebbles  and  sand.  The  presence  of  these  pebbles,  being  of  foreign  ma- 
terials, can  be  accounted  for  in  no  other  way.  The  formation  of  this 
deposit  in  this  country  was  accomplished  by  two  things,  one,  the  ice 
dam  across  the  Ohio  above  Cincinnati,  the  other,  the  washing  down  of 
material  from  the  glacier  ice  sheet.  The  material  was  carried  down  by 
the  water  from  the  melting  glacier.  The  Big  Scioto,  the  only  stream 
in  this  county  extending  past  the  terminal  morain,  was  filled  up  by  ma- 
terial direct  from  the  glacier  and  consequently  it  is  the  only  stream, 
excepting  the  Ohio,  containing  flint  gravel  in  any  quantities.  The  de- 
posit in  the  Ohio  was  carried  down  by  the  Scioto  and  other  large 
streams  east  of  here  which  take  their  rise  beyond  the  glacier  morain. 
'Phe  water  was  about  400  or  500  feet  deep  in  the  Ohio  valley.  This 
gave  the  smaller  streams  a way  to  fill  up.  The  material  in  them  was 
deposited  from  the  water  backed  up  from  the  Ohio.  The  soil  of  the 
Little  Scioto,  Pine  Creek,  and  Turkey  Creek  valleys  is  fine  sand  and 
clay  which  settled  from  the  still  water.  The  gravel  scattered  through 
this  clay  was  dropped  by  floating  ice.  The  terraces  on  these  streams 
were  formed  by  the  water  at  different  stages  of  height  subsequent  to 
the  highest  formation.  This  soil  was  eroded  by  the  water  of  the 
streams  during  the  last  stages  of  the  glacier  period.  The  flora  and 
fauna  were  confined  to  the  tops  of  the  hills  as  the  water  covered  all 
the  low  lands.  Only  the  plants  and  animals  that  could  withstand  the 
cold  existed ; the  others  either  became  extinct  or  retreated  south  to 
more  favorable  localities. 

Clays. 

The  clay  deposit  extends  over  the  eastern  part  of  the  county  from 
the  Scioto  river  to  the  eastern  line.  Near  the  Scioto  river  the  clay 
lies  high  up  on  the  hills  and  gradually  dips  south  of  east  till  in  the  eas- 
tern part  of  the  county  it  lies  low  down  near  the  base  of  the  hills. 
Along  its  western  outcrop  it  lies  only  on  the  highest  hills  and  only  in 


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small  quantities.  But  litttle  workable  clay  lies  east  of  Munirs  and 
Long  Run.  Some  good  clay  has  been  worked  west  of  these  runs,  but 
the  supply  is  nearly  exhausted.  The  region  from  these  runs  to  the 
Little  Scioto  has  furnished  the  most  good  clay.  This  section  was  well 
covered  with  fine  clay-  The  clay  of  this  region  is  of  a very  fine  qual- 
ity. It  is  a hard  flint  clay,  white  or  light  colored,  fine  grained,  and 
quite  free  from  impurities.  It  compares  favorably  or  even  outclasses 
the  finest  clay  from  Fayette,  Pa.,  Mount  Savage,  Maryland,  or  St. 
Louis,  Missouri.  It  ranks  high  with  the  best  German  and  English 
clays.  The  deposit  is  usually  from  ijj  to  n feet  thick  with  an  aver- 
age of  about  3E2  or  4 feet.  The  thick  deposits  from  6 to  11  feet  are 
confined  to  small  areas.  The  brick  works  at  Sciotoville  and  the  Star 
yard  get  their  supplies  from  this  region.  The  first  brick  plant  in  the 
county  was  at  Sciotoville.  Adams’  yard  at  Portsmouth  got  clay  from 
this  region  for  a number  of  years.  The  clay  on  the  front  hills  is  large- 
ly exhausted,  but  farther  back  there  are  large  undeveloped  deposits  of 
fire  clay  which  can  be  obtained  at  small  cost.  The  clay  directly  east  01 
the  Little  Scioto  is  usually  of  a blue  color  and  contains  much  sand. 
Some  deposits  contain  enough  iron  to  make  the  clay  worthless  for  fire 
brick.  Here  the  strata  is  lower  in  the  hills  and  consequently  there  is 
greater  clay  area.  Some  good  clav  has  been  taken  from  the  hills  near 
the  Ohio  river.  The  deposit  extends  over  the  whole  eastern  part  of  the 
county  and  outcrops  near  the  base  of  the  hills.  This  clay  is  usually 
high  in  sand  and  contains  too  much  mica  to  be  of  any  value  for  brick. 
It  is  of  a dark  blue  color  and  rather  soft,  having  lost  its  flinty  nature. 
Still  the  best  of  it  makes  good  fire  brick.  There  are  large  brick  plants 
at  Webster  and  Scioto  Furnace.  The  Webster  plant  makes  building 
brick  principally.  The  Scioto  Furnace  plant  makes  fine  brick  largely 
for  blast  furnace  purposes.  These  yards  get  their  clay  from  along  the 
Baltimore  & Ohio  railway  and  down  Frederick.  The  Webster  Blast 
Furnace  plant  at  Sciotoville  gets  clay  from  this  region.  They  make 
blast  furnace  brick  and  some  high  grade  fire  brick.  This  clay  region 
has  been  developed  only  along  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  track  and 
down  Frederick.  The  outcrop  is  low  on  the  hills,  making  it  easy  to 
get  by  railroads  as  it  is  run  from  the  bank  and  dumped  into  the  cars. 
This  makes  the  cost  of  hauling  very  low.  Along  the  Ohio  river,  it  out- 
crops near  the  base  of  the  hills.  It  can  be  traced  from  Franklin  Fur- 
nace to  the  Lawrence  County  line.  The  clay  is  very  sandy  and  con- 
tains a large  amount  of  mica.  It  is  blue  in  color  and  quite  soft  in  the 
outcrop.  This  region  has  never  been  developed.  On  Lick  Run  it  out- 
crops but  has  never  been  opened  to  determine  its  quality.  Out  crop- 
pings also  occur  at  Ohio  and  Junior  Furnaces.  Occuring  with  the 
hard  flint  clay  called  No.  t is  a soft  clay  called  No.  2.  This  clay  is 
very  soft  and  has  a fine  grain.  It  generally  lies  above  but  may  be  found 
under  or  between  two  strata  of  No.  1.  The  deposit  is  usually  larger 
than  that  of  the  No.  1.  It  occurs  from  a trace  to  30  or  even  more  feet. 


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This  is  used  as  a bonding  material  in  the  manufacture  of  fire  brick 
also  in  some  paving  and  building  brick.  In  the  fire  brick  a certain  part 
of  No.  2 is  mixed  with  the  No.  i to  make  it  plastic  enough  to  be 
moulded.  In  the  paving  brick  made  at  Sciotoville  and  the  building 
brick  at  South  Webster,  it  is  used  as  the  bonding  material.  It  alone 
will  not  make  fire  brick  as  it  fuses  easily  and  shrinks  too  much,  but  in 
paving'  brick  it  makes  them  more  vitrified  and  durable..  This  clay  is 
easily  dug,  consequently  it  is  obtained  at  a small  cost.  Clay  was 
formed  in  low,  wet  marshes.  In  fact  it  is  the  mud  of  these  old  swamps. 
Plants  growing  in  these  swamps  removed  from  this  mud  most  of  the 
minerals  which  would  have  spoiled  it  for  fire  brick.  Sodium  and  po- 
tassium were  the  principal  elements  removed.  The  clay  stratum  con- 
tains impressions  of  roots,  stems  and  leaves  of  carboniferous  plants. 
Above  the  clay  is  a small  deposit  of  coal  which  in  some  places  is  several 
feet  thick.  This  layer  of  coal  proves  conclusively  that  the  day  was 
the  bottom  of  a swampy  region  as  coal  is  only  deposited  in  low  wet 
ground  and  at  no  great  depth  as  the  plants  would  not  have  grown. 
The  clay  used  at  the  Oakes'  tile  works  at  Haverhill  and  the  Bell  works 
at  Wheelersburg  is  of  glacier  origin.  It  was  deposited  when  the  river 
valley  was  flooded  with  the  water  from  the  glacier.  The  day  was 
largelv  derived  of  foreign  material.  It  is  the  fine  sand  and  clayey 
material  brought  down  by  the  glacier  and  deposited  here  by  the 
water.  It  is  taken  from  the  low  bottom  land  near  the  Ohio.  The 
supply  is  abundant.  It  has  a mottled  appearance,  varying  in  color 
from  nearly  white  to  a dark  brown.  Its  general  appearance  is  a light 
blue,  when  ground  and  mixed.  It  is  fine  grained  and  free  from  coarse 
sand  and  contains  enough  iron  to  make  the  tile  and  brick  a dark  red 
color.  The  ware  is  solid,  durable  and  does  not  weather.  In  the  hills 
on  the  West  side  of  the  Scioto  west  of  Lucasville  is  a deposit  of  clay. 
This  clay  is  in  large  quantities  and  has  a fine  appearance,  being  light 
colored,  fine  grained  and  free  from  iron.  It  has  never  been  fully  test- 
ed and  resembles  potter’s  clay. 

Iron  Ores. 

The  iron  ores  are  in  the  lower  coal  measure.  The  ore  strata  are 
mostly  small  and  are  of  the  guinea  fowl  or  a block  type.  They  have  been 
worked  from  the  eastern  part  of  the  county  to  the  Scioto  river.  But 
little  is  mined  now  as  they  run  too  low  in  iron.  The  lime  ore  in  the 
eastern  part  has  been  worked  up  till  recently  at  Ohio  Furnace.  This 
ore  went  to  Hanging  Rock.  It  is  a better  ore  and  more  readily  con- 
verted into  iron  than  the  other  types  found  here,  as  it  contains  lime 
which  causes  it  to  flux  easily.  During  and  for  several  years  after  the 
Civil  War,  there  were  many  small  charcoal  furnaces  in  the  county, 
but  after  the  Lake  Superior  and  Missouri  fields  were  opened,  these 
furnaces  shut  down.  It  cost  too  much  to  make  the  iron  as  wood  be- 
came scarce  and  the  ores  ran  only  about  half  as  much  iron  as  the 
Superior  and  Missouri  ores. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Oil  and  Gas. 

The  Ohio  Black  Shale  which  underlies  this  county  furnishes  a 
large  part  of  the  oil  and  gas  obtained  in  Ohio.  The  shale  is  rich  in 
carboniferous  matter,  approximately  13  per  cent.  The  deposit  here 
is  about  500  feet  thick.  The  conditions  for  gas  or  oil  fields  are  a 
carboniferous  shale  capped  by  a dome  or  cup  shaped  layer  of  some  solid 
material  as  a heavy  clay  or  limestone  which  is  impervious  to  oil  or 
gas.  The  oil  and  gas  are  found  in  a stratum  of  sand,  or  coarse  grain- 
ed lime,  beneath  this  solid  impervious  layer.  Then  as  the  oil  and  gas 
are  distilled  by  the  internal  heat  from  the  shale  it  collects  beneath  these 
dome  shaped  layers  as  it  tends  to  rise  on  account  of  its  low  density. 
After  thousands  of  years,  these  cavities  become  filled  and  when  pierc- 
ed by  an  opening  furnish  the  flow  of  gas  and  oil.  In  this  county 
we  have  the  shale,  but  in  the  western  part  it  outcrops.  This  exposure 
allows  the  oil  and  gas  to  escape  as  fast  as  generated.  This  shale  out- 
crops on  Stony  Run,  Turkey  Creek  and  the  Scioto.  So  all  the  oil  and 
gas  deposits  derived  from  this  shale  in  this  county  must  be  very  small 
and  local.  The  flow  may  last  for  a long  time  or  continually,  but 
it  will  be  very  small.  A large  flow  may  be  obtained  for  a short  time 
from  some  local  deposit.  The  wells  put  down  to  this  shale  give  a 
small  flow  of  gas  and  oil.  The  wells  at  Munn’s  Run,  Sciotoville, 
Wheelersburg  and  near  Lucasville  show  gas. and  oil.  If  any  large  de- 
posits are  struck  here,  it  will  be  far  down  in  the  Silurian  rock. 

Places  for  Collectors  and  Observations. 

Fossil  ocean  shells  are  on  the  George  Arnold  farm  one  and  one  half 
miles  west  of  Rushtown.  They  are  found  in  an  old  quarry  northeast 
of  his  house.  This  is  one  of  the  best  places  in  the  county  for  research 
as  the  fossils  are  readily  obtained  and  moderately  well  preserved. 
Near  Sciotoville  on  the  rock  bar  in  the  Ohio,  above  the  mouth  of  the 
Little  Scioto  is  a good  location.  The  fossil  ocean  shells  occur  in  con- 
cretionary deposits  and  are  well  preserved,  making  good  specimens  for 
study.  They  consist  chiefly  of  brachiopods  (abundant),  lamelli- 
branchs,  crinoid  stems,  gasteropods,  cephalopods,  corals  (common) 
and  trilobites  (rare). 

For  plants,  Reitz's  quarry  is  a good  place  especially  for  fucoids. 
These  rocks  are  also  ripple  marked. The  coal  measure  plants  are  found 
in  the  clay  and  in  the  shale  above  the  clay.  Nearly  any  clay  deposit 
shows  them.  They  also  occur  in  the  conglomerate  which  lies  from 
5 to  15  feet  under  the  clay,  but  they  are  not  very  perfect,  being  derived 
from  drifted  plants.  In  a shaly  sand  above  the  clay  in  some  localities 
occur  conostichus  and  asterophycus  and  also  calamites.  These  plants 
may  be  found  on  the  Munn  Hill,  one  mile  north  of  Sciotoville.  These 
fossil  plants  are  abundant  in  many  localities  in  the  United  States. 
At  Patton’s  Run,  three  miles  east  of  Wheelersburg,  on  the  Ironton 
pike,  is  an  old  shore  deposit.  It  is  the  beach  of  the  old  Carboniferous 
sea.  Limestone  fossils  are  not  abundant  in  this  county.  A few 


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species  may  be  obtained  from  a chert  deposit  one  mile  south  of  Harri- 
son Furnace  and  also  on  Clinton  Ridge  near  Clinton  Furnace. 

Ohio  BlacK  Shale. 

The  Ohio  Black  Shale  is  the  lowest  strata  exposed  in  the  county. 
It  outcrops  in  the  western  part  at  Turkey  Creek,  Stony  Run  and  along 
the  Scioto.  It  is  a black  fine  grained  shale  high  in  carbon.  Some  being 
nearly  rich  enough  to  burn.  It  underlies  the  whole  county.  This  is 
one  of  the  great  oil  and  gas  producing  shales.  It  was  deposited  by 
a great  sargasso  sea  during  the  later  part  of  the  Devonian  age,  but 
it  may  he  said  to  mark  the  beginning  of  the  great  coal  deposit  which 
followed  in  the  next  age.  In  Kentucky  during  the  early  settlement 
•of  the  country,  kerosene  was  distilled  from  this  shale,  but  now  the 
products  distilled  by  nature  are  obtained  by  boring  and  pumping  the 
oil  from  the  rock.  It  is  then  refined  and  utilized.  The  fossils  are 
mostly  marine,  being  shells  and  fish.  Some  fossil  plants  can  be  de- 
tected. The  carbon  was  derived  from  floating  plants  from  the  shore 
and  small  marine  plants. 

Geological  Observations  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio. 

By  Tho  in  as  W . Kinney,  Esq. 

The  reader  of  this  article  is  supposed  to  have  before  him  Volume’ 
2 of  the  Geological  Surveys  of  Ohio,  open  to  pages  80  and  81,  which 
is  an  excellent  illustration  of  the  Geological  formation  of  the  State  in 
the  Carboniferous  district. 

There  is  a plain  line  of  demarcation  of  the  geological  formations 
of  Scioto  County,  at  the  Scioto  river.  The  fire  clay  is  the  first  direct 
evidence  of  the  carboniferous  system.  It  occupies  the  place  and  is 
closely  lined  to  coal  vein  No.  I,  which  is  Jackson  shaft.  All  measures 
in  this  district  dip  to  the  southeast,  fifty  to  sixty  feet  to  the  mile.  This 
dip  gives  us  in  the  southeast,  part  of  the  county  coal  veins  as  high  as 
No.  6.  They  are  numbered  from  bottom  to  top.  The  coal  more  par- 
ticularly worked  in  Scioto  County  is  No.  4,  known  as  limestone.  The 
next  above  that  is  No.  5.  These  coals  are  found  in  or  near  Bloom  and 
Pioneer  Furnaces  and  southeast  from  Webster.  The  deposit  of  lime 
lying  between  Nos.  4 and  5 veins  of  coal  measures  is  known  as  Put- 
nam Hill,  and  is  the  lime  being  worked  by  Moses  Morgan,  at  Eifort 
Switch.  A section  showing  these  coals  will  be  found  on  Page  80  and 
81  of  the  Geological  Surveys  of  Ohio,  Volume  2.  This  section  shows 
thirteen  coals.  The  Pittsburg  vein  is  coal  No.  8,  on  that  diagram, 
which  crosses  into  Ohio  in  many  points.  This  county  is  in  the  lower 
fertile  coal  measures  and  is  shown  in  the  diagram  right  below  the 
lower  barren  coal  measures. 

The  best  of  the  fire  clays  of  Scioto  County  are  found  in  a position 
underlying  coal  No.  1 in  the  diagram.  We  have  a very  good  fire  clay 
underlying  coal  No.  5.  This  clay  is  worked  at  Oak  Hill.  Jackson 
County,  Ohio.  The  fire  clays  in  Scioto  County  are  along  the  outcrop 


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of  coal  No.  i.  Where  the  fire  clays  are  found  of  commercial  value, 
there  is  barely  evidence  of  the  coal.  This  coal  was  all  formed  from 
plant  or  vegetable  life,  converted  into  coal  as  we  find  it.  The  fire  clay 
was  the  dirt  or  earth  in  which  the  vegetables,  which  formed  the  coal, 
grew.  It  is  noticable  that  where  there  are  large  bodies  of  coal,  the 
fire  clays  are  found  to  be  of  a soft  instead  of  a flinty  nature.  In  the 
eastern  part  of  the  County,  in  the  coal  measures  there  are  valuable 
ores,  as  at  Scioto,  Harrison  and  Bloom  Furnaces  . 

No.  5 coal  seam  in  Scioto  County,  in  many  places  is  four  feet. 
No.  4 is  three  and  three  and  one-half  feet.  When  the  coal  seam  is  un- 
der eighteen  inches  in  depth  it  is  impracticable  to  work  it  for  commer- 
cial purposes.  This  applies  to  bituminous  coals.  Cannel  coal  can  be 
worked  down  to  eighteen  inches.  It  bears  transportation  better  and  is 
used  abroad.  The  fire  clay  seams  in  Scioto  County  are  three  to  ten 
feet.  Only  two  of  them  are  of  any  practical  value,  No.  I and  No.  5. 
The  best  specimens  of  No.  1 are  in  the  water  sheds  of  Little  Scioto. 
The  best  specimens  of  No.  5 are  in  the  neighborhood  of  Bloom  Fur- 
nace. The  seams  in  Kentucky  are  one  and  the  same  as  those  in  Scioto 
County. 

In  regard  to  the  Waverly  sandstone  lying  west  of  the  Scioto  Riv- 
er, the  greatest  developements  of  it  for  commercial  purposes  are  along 
the  line  of  the  Cincinnati,  Portsmouth  & Virginia  Railroad.  The 
thickness  of  the  stratification  is  the  greatest  of  any  place  shown  in 
( )hio,  and  a greater  number  of  workable  seams  or  layers  appears.  At 
Otway,  some  of  the  seams  are  six  feet  thick. 


CHAPTER  II. 


Organization  of  the  County  The  Courts  from  1803  to  1810 
Journals  of  the  County  Commissioners- Court 
Houses  and  Jails  County  Officers. 

ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  COUNTY. 

On  the  9th  day  of  August,  1803,  at  the  house  of  John  Collins,  at 
the  town  of  Alexandria,  was  the  time  appointed  by  law  for  the  first 
meeting  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  The 
Hon.  Wylliss  Silliman  was  Presiding  Judge,  and  Joseph  Lucas,  John 
Collins  and  Thomas  William  Swinney  took  their  seats  as  Associate 
Judges.  A grand  jury  was  impanneled.  William  Masters  was  in- 
dicted for  assault  and  battery  on  Thomas  Davis,  in  Nile  Township  on 
the  information  of  John  Asa.  Stephen  Carey  was  foreman  of  the 
jury.  John  Masters  was  indicted  by  the  Smalls  for  selling  whisky. 
Process  was  issued  against  these  persons.  Thomas  Scott  was  appoint- 
ed Prosecuting  Attorney  on  behalf  of  the  state  for  that  term.  The 
Court  received  the  report  of  the  Commissioners,  David  Selby  and 
John  Chenoweth  appointed  to  fix  the  seat  of  Justice  in  the  County,  and 
fixed  the  proportion  of  jurors  as  follows: 

Union  Township,  20  grand  jurors;  31  petit  jurors. 

Nile  Township,  8 grand  jurors;  14  petit  jurors. 

Seal  Township,  6 grand  jurors;  10  petit  jurors. 

Upper  Township,  10  grand  jurors;  17  petit  jurors. 

On  the  10th  of  August,  1803,  there  was  a special  meeting  of  the 
Common  Pleas  Court.  Asa  Murphy  was  bound  an  apprentice  to 
HI i j a Glover  to  learn  the  art  of  hating,  so  spelled,  for  three  years  from 
the  17th  day  of  April  next. 

December  Term,  1803.  Wylliss  Silliman  was  Presiding  Judge 
and  Joseph  Lucas,  John  Collins  and  Thomas  William  Swinney  were 
Associate  Judges.  On  the  13th  of  December  1803,  Judge  Swinney  was 
given  a license  to  solemnize  marriages.  Robert  Lucas  was  appointed 
Surveyor  of  the  County.  William  Jackson  was  also  authorized  ro 
solemnize  marriages.  William  Russell  was  appointed  Clerk  of  the 
Court.  Joshua  Parrish  and  Philip  Moore  were  sureties  on  his  bond. 

July  31,  1804.  John  S.  Wills  was  appointed  Prosecuting  Attorn- 
ey of  the  County,  and  allowed  $15.00  for  the  term. 

August  17,  1804.  The  Associate  Judges  met  to  appoint  a clerk 
pro  tern,  in  place  of  William  Russell,  who  resigned.  They  appointed 
Samuel  G.  Jones,  Clerk  pro  tern. 

November  Term,  1804.  Levin  Belt  was  Presiding  Judge.  Jos- 
eph Lucas,  John  Collins  and  Samuel  Reed  were  Associate  Judges. 

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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Stephen  Carey,  was  foreman  of  the  grand  jury.  James  Norris  was  in- 
dicted for  assault  and  battery  on  Elijah  Glover,  on  Sept.  20,  1804, 
on  information  of  Stephen  Carey.  John  S.  Wills  was  allowed  $10.00 
as  Prosecuting  Attorney  at  the  November  term,  1804.  At  this  term 
Solomon  McCall  presented  a petition  for  specific  performance  of  a 
contract  with  one  Middleton  Harmon,  and  the  Court  ordered  the  ad- 
ministrator of  Middleton  Harmon  to  make  conveyance  in  accordance 
with  the  petition. 

April  6,  1805.  Robert  F.  Slaughter  was  Presiding  Judge.  Jos- 
eph Lucas  and  John  Collins  were  Associate  Judges.  Henry  Brush  was 
Prosecuting  Attorney  for  that  term,  and  was  allowed  $12.00  for  his 
services.  On  the  second  day  of  this  term,  the  Court  appointed  Alex- 
ander Curran  as  Clerk  in  place  of  Samuel  Jones,  resigned. 

June  Term,  1805.  Robert  F.  Slaughter  was  Presiding  Judge. 
Joseph  Lucas,  John  Collins  and  Samuel  Reed  were  Associate  Judges. 
Jessup  N.  Couch  was  appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  the  County 
of  Scioto  for  this  term.  William  Creighton  and  Henry  Brush  were 
attorneys,  practicing  in  the  County,  though  it  does  not  appear  that 
they  lived  there.  In  June  1805,  Michael  Baldwin  was  practicing  law 
in  Scioto  County. 

On  the  10th  of  May,  1803,  at  the  town  of  Alexandria,  at  the  house 
of  John  Collins,  there  was  a meeting  of  Associate  Judges  composed 
of  Joseph  Lucas,  John  Collins  and  Thomas  William  Swinney.  They 
took  their  seats  and  appointed  William  Russel  Clerk  pro  tern.  Then 
they  proceeded  to  lay  off  the  County  into  townships,  to-wit : Be- 

ginning on  the  Ohio  at  the  County  line;  thence  up  the  same  to  the 
mouth  of  Carey's  Run;  thence  with  the  same  to  the  dividing  ridge; 
thence  with  the  said  ridge  to  the  County  line;  thence  with  the  same 
to  the  beginning,  which  boundaries  shall  compose  Nile  Township,  and 
elections  for  the  same  shall  be  held  at  the  house  of  John  Thompson. 

The  next  Township  was  Union.  It  began  at  the  mouth  of  Carey’s 
Run  on  the  Ohio ; thence  up  the  same  to  the  mouth  of  Little  Scioto ; 
thence  up  the  same  to  include  old  Mr.  Monroe’s ; thence  westwardlv 
to  the  twelve  mile  tree  on  the  Big  Scioto;  thence  westwardly  until  it 
strikes  the  dividing  ridge  between  the  waters  of  Brush  and  Bear 
Creeks  with  the  same  including  all  the  waters  of  Brush  Creek  to  the 
County  line;  thence  with  the  same  to  the  dividing  ridge  between  the 
waters  of  the  Ohio  and  Brush  Creek ; thence  with  the  same  to  the  head 
of  Carey's  Run,  down  the  same  to  the  beginning,  which  boundaries 
composed  Union  Township  and  elections  for  the  same  shall  be  held 
at  the  house  of  William  Lucas,  Jr. 

Then  came  Upper  Township  described  as  follows : Beginning  at 
the  mouth  of  Little  Scioto;  thence  up  the  Ohio  to  the  County  line; 
thence  with  said  line  to  the  Ross  County  line;  thence  with  said  line 
to  opposite  the  main  branch  of  Little  Scioto ; down  the  same  to  the 
beginning,  which  boundaries  shall  compose  Upper  Township,  and  the 


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elections  shall  be  held  at  the  house  of  Peter  Reeshaws. 

Then  came  Seal  Township,  described  as  follows:  beginning  on 
the  Ross  County  line  opposite  the  head  of  the  main  branch  of  the  Lit- 
tle Scioto,  with  said  line  to  the  west  corner  of  Scioto  County;  thence 
south  to  the  dividing  ridge  and  Brush  and  Camp  Creeks;  thence  with 
the  same  to  include  the  waters  of  Camp  Creek  and  Bear  Creek  to  the 
twelve  mile  tree  on  the  Scioto : thence  eastwardly  to  the  main  fork  of 
Little  Scioto,  half  a mile  south  of  old  William  Monroe’s;  thence  up 
the  same  to  the  beginning,  which  boundaries  compose  Seal  Township. 
Elections  for  the  same  shall  be  held  at  the  house  of  old  Mr.  Downing. 
The  number  of  magistrates  for  Nile  Township  was  two;  Uniony 
three;  Upper,  two;  Seal,  two.  James  Edison  was  appointed  County 
Treasurer,  William  Russell  was  appointed  Recorder  of  Scioto  County. 

There  was  a Court  held  on  August  9,  1803.  Robert  Bennett 
was  granted  a tavern  license  for  $6.00.  John  Collins  obtained  a li- 
cense to  keep  tavern  in  the  town  of  Alexandria  for  one  year  at  $8.00. 
William  Russell  qualified  as  Recorder  of  the  County.  Thomas  Wal- 
ler was  appointed  Treasurer  to  succeed  James  Edison,  who  was  ap- 
pointed but  refused  to  serve.  Philip  Moore  was  appointed  Inspector 
of  the  County. 

On  the  1 8th  of  December  1803,  at  the  December  term,  Moses 
Monroe  took  a tavern  license  for  the  County  of  Scioto,  for  one  year  at 
$4.00.  Two  dollars  was  given  for  a full  grown  wolf  or  panther  and 
one  dollar  for  one  under  six  months.  John  Thompson  was  given  a 
tavern  license  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth,  for  one  year  at  $4.00. 
Philip  Moore  took  the  oath  of  office  as  inspector  with  William  Russell 
and  David  Gharky  as  sureties,  and  ordered  that  the  Inspector  furnish 
the  branding  iron  with  the  letters,  “S.  C.  S.” 

At  the  July  term,  John  Scott  obtained  a license  to  keep  tavern  in 
the  town  of  Alexandria,  for  one  year  at  the  rate  of  $9.00.  On  the 
4th  of  July,  1804,  Elijah  Glover  obtained  a license  to  keep  tavern  in 
the  town  of  Alexandria,  for  one  year  at  the  rate  of  $9.00.  William 
Lawson  was  allowed  $8.75  for  his  services  as  Commissioner  to  July 
4,  1804.  Samuel  Lucas  was  allowed  $10.50  for  his  services  as  Com- 
missioner. James  Edison  was  allowed  $8.75  for  his  services  as  Com- 
missioner to  July  4,  1804. 

At  the  November  term,  1804,  at  the  General  Quarter  Sessions, 
held  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  John  Collins  was  granted  a license  to  keep 
tavern  in  the  town  of  Alexandria,  for  one  year,  at  the  rate  of  $10.00. 
This  was  the  only  business  transacted  at  this  meeting. 

December,  1804.  At  a special  meeting  of  the  Associate  Judges, 
John  Collins  and  Joseph  Lucas,  it  was  ordered  that  $1.00  be  given 
for  a full  grown  wolf  or  panther  scalp  and  50  cents  for  one  under  six 
months.  James  Edison  was  allowed  $8.75  for  his  services  as  Com- 
missioner from  April  4,  1804  to  December  1804.  Samuel  Lucas  was 
allowed  $10.50  for  the  same  period.  William  Russell  was  granted  a 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


license  to  keep  tavern  in  the  town  of  Alexandria,  for  one  year  at  $9.00. 
William  Lucas  obtained  a license  to  keep  tavern  in  his  dwelling  for  one 
year  for  $5.00.  Uriah  Barber  obtained  a license  to  keep  a tavern  in 
the  town  of  Portsmouth  for  one  year  for  $5.00. 

At  the  April  term,  1805,  William  Baker  was  granted  a license  to 
keep  tavern  for  one  year  for  $5.00.  William  Lawson  was  allowed 
$7.00  for  services  as  Commissioner  from  the  4th  of  July  1804  to  July 
1805. 

On  October  30,  1805,  the  number  of  Justices  of  Union  Township 
was  increased  by  two. 

On  the  3rd  day  of  April,  1805,  Levin  Belt  was  Presiding  Judge, 
John  Collins,  Samuel  Reed  and  William  Kendall,  his  associates.  Sam- 
uel Gunn  was  foreman  of  the  grand  jury.  Henry  Brush  was  practic- 
ing law  in  Portsmouth  at  that  time  and  John  G.  Gervais  had  a suit. 

On  the  4th  day  of  April,  1805,  Levin  Belt  was  Presiding  Judge 
and  John  Collins,  Samuel  Reed  and  William  Kendall  were  Associate 
Judges.  Sa'muel  L.  Crawford  seems  to  have  been  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney at  that  time. 

On  the  17th  of  June,  1809,  there  was  a called  meeting  of  the 
Court.  James  Thompson  and  Christian  Bacus  were  charged  with 
assuming  authority  of  trustees  of  Green  Township.  John  Collins, 
Samuel  Reed  and  William  Kendall  were  the  Judges.  The  prisoners 
were  led  to  the  bar  in  the  custody  of  the  sheriff,  and  it  being  inquired 
of  them  whether  they  were  guilty,  whereupon  divers  witnesses  were 
sworn  and  examined  and  the  prisoners  heard  in  the  own  defence.  On 
consideration  whereof  and  of  the  circumstances  relating  to  the  crime, 
it  was  considered  by  the  court  that  the  said  James  Thompson  and 
Christian  Bacus  enter  into  recognizance  in  the  sum  of  $30.00  each, 
with  securities  in  the  same  amount,  or,  on  failure  that  the  said  James 
Thompson  and  Christian  Bacus  be  remanded  to  the  jail  of  said  Count- 
ty.  They  gave  bail  to  appear  at  the  next  term. 

On  the  28th  of  June,  1809,  John  Collins,  Samuel  Reed  and  Wil- 
liam Kendall  were  the  Associate  Judges. 

On  the  4th  of  September,  1809,  Levin  Belt  was  the  Presiding 
judge  and  John  Collins,  Samuel  Reed  and  William  Kendall  were  the 
Associate  Judges.  Samuel  Lucas  was  foreman  of  the  jury.  At  this 
term  Emanuel  Traxler  was  indicted  for  assault  and  battery  on  James 
Thompson.  He  was  fined  $5.00  and  costs. 

On  the  5th  of  September  1809,  Cynthia  Belli,  widow  of  John 
Belli,  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  was  granted  administration  on  her  hus- 
band's estate.  William  Kendall  and  Thomas  Waller  were  sureties  on 
her  bond  of  $5,000.00.  Cynthia  Belli,  administratrix  of  John 
Belli,  filed  her  petition  to  carry  out  a real  estate  contract  and  the  peti- 
tion was  granted. 

On  the  4th  of  December,  1809,  the  Court  was  held  with  Levin 
Belt,  Presiding  Judge,  and  John  Collins  and  Samuel  Reed  as  Associ- 


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rites.  William  Lawson  was  foreman  of  the  "grand  jury.  Jessup 
N.  Couch  was  appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney,  in  place  of  Samuel  F. 
Crawford,  resigned,  for  that  term.  Elijah  Glover  was  indicted  for  as- 
sault and  battery  and  pleaded  not  guilty.  He  was  tried  by  a jury  on 
which  Aaron  Kinney,  Samuel  Van  Hook,  John  Wright,  Samuel 
Gunn,  Benjamin  Fe-urt,  Henry  Rickart,  Henry  Hughes,  Uriah  Bar- 
ber, George  Sallady,  John  Brouse,  .John  Logan  and  Davis  Murphv 
were  jurymen.  The)'  found  him  guilty.  The  jury  was  polled  ano 
counsel  for  the  defendant  moved  in  arrest  of  judgment  because  of  er- 
rors and  defects  in  the  indictment.  The  Court  found  the  motion  good 
and  arrested  the  verdict  and  discharged  the  defendant.  John  Brown 
sued  Elijah  Glover  in  slander  and  by  agreement  of  the  parties,  the 
defendant  was  given  leave  to  give  any  evidence  that  would  be  in 
justification.  It  seems  that  Elijah  Glover  also  had  a slander  suit 
against  John  Brown. 

On  Monday,  April  16,  1810,  John  Thompson  was  the  Presiding 
Judge  with  William  Russell  and  Charles  E.  Mastin  as  Associates. 
Alexander  Curren  appeared  and  tendered  his  resignation  as  Clerk  and 
Havillah  Gunn  was  appointed  Clerk  pro  tern.  James  Edison  was 
foreman  of  the  grand  jury.  Jessup  N.  Couch  was  appointed  Prosecu- 
ting Attorney  for  the  term. 

On  the  25th  day  of  May,  1810,  there  was  a Court  held  with  John 
Collins,  William  Russell  and  Charles  Mastin  present.  The  meeting 
was  held  for  the  special  purpose  of  appointing  a Clerk  pro  tern  in  place 
of  Havillah  Gunn,  resigned.  James  Munn,  the  Coroner,  also  re- 
signed. John  R.  Turner  was  appointed  Clerk  pro  tern  and  took  the 
oaths  prescribed  by  law.  He  held  this  office  until  1855.  Alexander 
Curran  handed  in  his  resignation  as  Recorder  of  the  County.  It  was 
accepted  and  John  R.  Turner  was  appointed  Recorder  in  his  place. 
Whereupon  the  Court  dissolved,  signed,  “John  Collins.” 

\ 

The  Journals  of  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners 
of  Scioto  County.  Extracts  from. 

We  should  find  them  from  May  10,  1803,  but  none  are  to  be  found  in 
the  Court  House  earlier  than  June  8,  1812.  What  has  become  of  the  Journal 
between  May  3,  1802  and  June  8,  1812,  no  one  about  the  Court  House  could  tell, 
and  it  was  impossible  to  interest  the  Board  of  Commissioners  in  its  recovery. 

The  lost  Journal  contains  the  organization  of  all  the  townships  created 
in  the  first  nine  years  of  the  existence  of  the  County,  and  their  boundaries, 
but  that  information  is  forever  lost,  and  the  facts  which  would  appear  in  the 
lost  Journal  can  only  be  obtained  collaterally  if  at  all. 

It  appears  that  on  June  8,  1812,  George  Washington  Clingman  and  Jacob 
Noel  were  two  of  the  Commissioners,  and  as  such  had  a session. 

Clingman  was  referred  to  in  all  records  as  Washington  Clingman.  The 
Clingman  family  was  a large  one,  and  among  the  first  settlers.  This  particular 
Clingman  took  up  all  the  land  between  Cole’s  Hill  two  miles  from  the  Court 
House  in  Portsmouth  and  the  foot  of  Houston’s  Hill  and  between  the  Scioto 
lwiver  and  Martin  Punk’s  tract.  Houston’s  Hill  was  first  called  Clingman’s 
Hill  and  should  have  retained  the  name. 

This  Jacob  Noel,  who  is  recorded  in  the  first  journal,  was  Colonel  Jacob 
Noel.  He  was  a son  of  Phillip  Noel,  who  came  from  Virginia  with  a numer- 


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ous  progeny,  and  with  them  settled  the  Scioto  Valley  for  five  miles  north  of 
Portsmouth. 

Militia  Colonels  were  elected  by  their  commands,  and  so  this  particular 
Noel  must  have  been  well  thought  of  by  his  neighbors.  He  was  a commissioner 
of  the  County  for  fourteen  years,  the  longest  period  any  commissioner  of 
Scioto  County  ever  held  office,  but  he  was  born  in  Virginia,  and  that  is  all 
that  is  necessary  to  state  in  explanation  of  his  long  service  in  this  office. 

On  August  24,  1812,  the  Commissioners  met  and  appointed  Collectors  of 
taxes  for  the  several  Townships. 

The  following  appointments  were  made: 

Seal,  Thomas  Sappington;  Upper,  William  Carpenter;  Union,  William 
James;  Madison,  Thomas  Bennett;  Nile,  John  Russell;  Wayne,  Samuel  Burt; 
Franklin,  Tapley  White. 

When  we  reflect  that  Piketon  is  now  in  the  center  of  Seal  Township  and 
the  city  of  Ironton  is  Upper,  we  can  understand  how  much  larger  Scioto  Coun- 
ty was  territorially  in  1812,  than  it  is  now. 

Franklin  Township  has  disappeared  from  the  map. 

On  August  12,  1812,  Gen.  William  Kendall,  who  is  in  evidence  every- 
where in  the  early  records  of  Scioto  County,  was  allowed  $1.75  per  day  for  his 
services,  and  the  Associate  Judges  were  allowed  $3.00  per  day  at  that  time, 
although  soon  after,  their  per  diem  was  fixed  at  $2.00  per  day,  and  so  remained 
while  they  were  in  office. 

On  September  9,  1812,  Doctor  Thomas  Waller  is  mentioned  as  a Com- 
missioner. In  his  time  no  public  business  was  transacted  unless  he  was  con- 
sulted and  in  it.  He  was  not  only  consulted  about  the  physical  fils  or  the  peo- 
ple, but  advised  about  their  business  as  well.  He  was  worthy  of  every  trust 
imposed  upon  him,  and  one  of  the  best  citizens  any  County  could  boast  of. 

Some  of  the  acts  of  the  Commissioners  at  this  time  consisted  in  allow- 
ing for  wolf  scalps,  and  they  put  the  allowance  of  record  on  July  31,  1812  to 
Ignatius  Burriss  and  Anthony  Worley,  $1.50  for  three  scalps. 

On  September  9,  1812,  John  Russell  is  noted  as  a Commissioner. 

There  were  two  Russell  families  in  Scioto  County  in  the  pioneeer  days. 
This  particular  John  Russell  belonged  to  that  family  which  went  to  Illinois. 
There  has  been  no  representative  of  this  particular  Russell  family  in  the  Coun- 
ty, for  over  60  years. 

William  Russell,  Congressman,  the  founder  of  the  other  Russell  family, 
has  numerous  descendants  now  resident  in  Scioto  County. 

On  October  8,  1812,  the  Commissioners  took  a slice  off  Jefferson  Town- 
ship and  added  it  to  Madison.  This  was  a common  practice  fn  the  early  days, 
and  it  was  done  to  gratify  the  fancy  of  any  settler  on  the  border  of  a township 
who  imagined  he  would  rather  live  in  the  adjoining  Township,  than  the  one 
he  found  himself  in.  Then  if  he  wanted  to  be  a Township  officer,  in  the  Town- 
ship he  resided  in  and  could  not  be,  he  was  attached  to  another  township  where 
he  was  better  appreciated. 

On  June  13,  1813,  the  commissioners  allowed  Richard  Douglas,  Esq. 

$25. Oil  for  being  the  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Scioto  County  at  August  term 
1812.  This  Richard  Douglas  was  the  grandfather  of  the  Hon.  Cliff  Douglas, 
present  Common  Pleas  Judge  of  Ross  County  and  the  Hon.  Albert  Douglas  of 
1 he  same  County.  Richard  Douglas  at  that  time  practiced  in  Scioto  County. 
It  will  be  noticed  that  the  services  were  rendered  in  August  1812,  but  were  not 
allowed  for  till  January  1813.  This  was  the  custom  in  the  first  days.  Every- 
body was  honest  and  everybody  was  easy  in  the  collection  of  claims. 

At  the  same  time,  Levin  Belt,  another  Chillicothe  lawyer,  was  allowed 
$25.00  for  Prosecuting  Attorney  at  December  term,  1812.  Belt  was  not  the  law- 
yer Douglas  was.  In  the  language  of  Dickens  he  was  a “slow  coach.”  He  was 
born  an  Englishman,  but  learned  the  secret  of  obtaining  official  positon  of  the 
native  born  Virginians  and  practiced  it  as  well  as  they  did.  In  the  first  twenty 
years  of  the  history  of  Scioto  County,  Chillicothe  furnished  almost  all  its  legal 
talent,  and  could  do  so  at  the  present  time,  if  called  on.  Devin  Belt  has  a 
daughter  buried  in  the  oldest  part  of  Greenlawn  Cemetery.  She  was  the  first 
wife  of  Henry  Buchanan,  the  Banker. 

On  June  8th,  1813,  it  appears  that  horses  were  assessed  at  30  cents  per 
head,  cattle  at  10  cents  per  head  and  other  property  at  one-half  of  1 per  cent, 
ad  valorem.  These  were  halcyon  days  for  the  poor  afflicted  tax  bearer. 


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The  rate  for  taverns  in  Alexandria  in  1813  was  $9.00  and  that  of  Ports- 
mouth only  $5.00.  Think  of  the  fact  that  in  1813,  Alexandria  was  still  a more 
important  place  than  Portsmouth!  There  is  not  even  a vestige  or  it  in  exis- 
tence. The  taverns  on  the  Portsmouth  and  Chillicothe  road,  which  were 
Phillip  Noel’s  tavern  at  the  Aaron  Noel  place,  John  Lucas  tavern  at  Lticas- 
ville  and  Martin  Funk’s  on  the  Micklethwait  place,  were  taxed  at  $7.00,  two  dol- 
lars more  than  Portsmouth.  This  discloses  the  fact  that  the  wagoners  would 
not  remain  in  Portsmouth  over  night,  if  they  could  help  it  and  that  the  Country 
taverns  had  the  most  custom. 

The  wagoners  were  evidently  afraid  of  Portsmouth  malaria,  though 
there  was  at  that  time  plenty  of  good  corn  whiskey  to  neutralize  its  effects. 

At  this  session  ferry  rates  were  fixed  at  $4.00  per  year  each,  for  the 
Scioto  and  the  Ohio.  At  the  Scioto  river  ferry  the  charges  were  to  be 
614  cents  each  for  a single  person,  12!£  cents  for  a man  and  horse  and 
7t>  cents  for  a loaded  wagon  and  team.  Across  the  Ohio,  one  person  paid  10 
cents,  horses  and  cattle  614  cents,  loaded  team  $1.00.  A four  wheeled  car- 
riage or  empty  wagon  was  charged  75  cents,  horse  or  head  of  cattle  10  cents, 
sheep  or  hog  3 cents.  At  the  Little  Scioto  ferry,  the  rates  were  somewhat  less. 

The  fact  of  Uriah  Barber  being  coroner  in  1812  is  referred  to. 

He  was  coroner  of  the  County  most  of  that  time,  till  his  death  in  1846. 

In  June,  1814,  the  rate  for  tavern  license  in  Portsmouth  was  made 
$12.00  and  Alexandria  $6.00.  Evidently  the  importance  of  Portsmouth  has  ad- 
vanced. Taverns  on  the  Gallipolis  road  were  fixed  at  $9.00,  and  on  the 
Chillicothe  road  at  $8.00. 

At  the  June  session  1814,  collectors  of  taxes  for  the  several  Townships 
were  appointed.  Franklin,  Seal  and  Upper  are  still  named,  and  Bloom  first 
appears. 

On  December  6,  1814,  N.  K.  Clough  was  allowed  $33.33  as  Prosecuting 
Attorney.  This  was  his  first  appearance  in  the  Commissioner’s  Journals,  ana 
the  rate  of  allowance  was  $100.00  per  year,  which  was  the  usual  rate  at  that 
time  in  all  the  counties. 

On  June  4,  1816,  William  Kendall  was  allowed  $54.23  for  his  service  as 
Treasurer  for  the  year  past. 

In  that  time  he  received  and  disbursed  $1600.00.  At  the  same  time  John 
R.  Turner  was  allowed  as  clerk  for  the  Commissioners  for  six  months,  Novem- 
ber, 1815,  to  April  12,  1816,  $12.50.  Happy  tax  payers,  happy  people!  But  then 
John  R.  Turner  lived  out  of  and  off  of  his  garden  at  that  time,  and  Gen.  Ken- 
dall off  his  farm. 

At  the  same  session,  Thomas  Bennett  was  allowed  $5.00  for  listing  Bloom 
Township.  One  of  the  present  generation  of  Bennetts  living  there  now,  would 
be  allowed  about  $80.00  for  the  like  services. 

On  October  22,  1816,  William  Jones,  Portsmouth’s  first  school  teacner,  was 
allowed  $8.00  for  listing  Union  Township  which  then  covered  about  ten  times 
the  territory  of  the  present  Union  Township. 

In  1817  Nathan  Wheeler,  Sheriff,  was  collector  of  the  residents’  land  tax. 
The  duplicate  given  him  was  $1012.00,  and  his  commission  was  $60.72.  He  col- 
lected $892.50  and  returned  as  delinquent  $49.87.  He  was  a prominent  citizen  in 
his  time,  but  his  last  resting  place  is  utterly  unknown  to  the  present  genera- 
tion. though  he  died  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1823.  He  was  probably  buried 
where  the  Burgess  mill  formerly  stood,  and  his  remains  never  removed  in 
1829,  when  that  burial  ground  was  vacated. 

On  January  31st,  1817,  Gen.  William  Kendall  was  allowed  $25.95  for  mon- 
ey loaned  the  County,  while  John  Young  was  building  the  Court  House  which 
stood  on  Market  street. 

On  the  same  date  Samuel  Morrison  was  allowed  $1.00  for  a wolf  scalp, 
prior  to  this  the  price  had  been  50  cents. 

On  March  9th,  1817,  Reuben  Chaffin  was  allowed  for  listing  Green  Town- 
ship, $6.00. 

On  June  3rd,  1817,  Gen.  William  Kendall  was  allowed  $56.70  for  one 
year's  services  as  Treasurer,  four  percent,  on  $1417.50.  At  the  same  time 
Thomas  Itardin  was  exempted  from  County  tax  for  this  year. 

The  June  term  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  1817  was  in  session 
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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


On  December  27th,  1817,  Nathan  Wheeler,  collector  of  residents’  tax  ac- 
counted for  $1141.55.  His  commission,  was  $68.46.  The  defalcations  were  $188.07 
and  he  paid  over  $079.60%. 

His  bond  as  Sheriff  given  January  1st,  1817,  was  $4000.00. 

December  17th,  1817,  John  Smith  was  coroner.  He  gave  bond  in  $400.00. 

On  June  11th,  1819,  Nathan  Wheeler  reported  the  County  duplicate  at 
$994.54,  his  commission  $97.25.  Amount  collected  $875.34.  delinquent  $119.20. 

On  June  17th,  1819,  John  Noel,  a very  important  citizen  of  his  time,  was 
allowed  $9.00  for  listing  in  Wayne  Township,  which  then  extended  two-thirds 
of  the  way  to  Lucasville  and  very  near  to  Sciotoville. 

October  5th,  1819,  the  commissioners  sat  for  9 days.  They  were  then  al- 
lowed $2.25  per  day.  In  these  times  the  commissioners  met  in  March,  Decem- 
ber and  June,  three  times  each  year,  and  scarcely  ever  at  other  times. 

On  January  9th,  1820,  Nathan  Wheeler,  County  Collector  settled.  He  re- 
ported the  duplicate  $1085.52%,  his  commission  $83.31  and  he  collected  $962.58%. 

Robert  Reynolds  was  allowed  for  the  care  of  the  Court  House  for  one 
year  $50.00. 

William  Kendall  was  allowed  $9.00  for  surveying  several  lots  of  school 

land. 

On  May  4th,  1820,  the  allowance  of  the  Commissioners  from  December 
2nd  to  this  date  was  entered,  and  it  was  as  follows:  David  Jones,  $13.50;  Jacob 

Noel,  $13.50;  Samuel  B.  Burt,  five  days,  $11.25. 

"Happy  people  were  they  of  those  times,  who  had  such  light  burdens, 
and  when  the  public  expense  was  so  insignificant!” 

On  June  4th,  1821,  Dr.  Jacob  Offnere  was  appointed  treasurer.  His 
bond  was  only  $4000.00. 

On  December  5th,  1821,  the  commissioners  allowed  Robert  Reynolds  $40. uO 
per  year  for  taking  care  of  the  Court  House.  This  was  a reduction  or  $10.00 
per  year  from  the  two  preceding  years. 

At  this  time  Samuel  M.  Tracy  appears  on  the  records  as  Prosecuting  At- 
torney, which  office  he  held  continuously  till  January,  1850.  He  received  his 
first  allowance  on  June  21st  of  this  year,  at  the  rate  of  $100.00  per  year.  He 
began  in  May  term  1821. 

N.  K.  Clough  received  his  last  allowance  December  28th,  1821. 

On  .nine  3rd.  1822,  Simon  DeTong  began  his  long  career  as  a public-func- 
tionary. He  was  allowed  $6.00  as  lister  for  Wayne  Township,  and  William 
Lamb  was  allowed  $4.00  as  lister  for  Green. 

The  allowance  for  wolf  scalps  was  fixed  at  $1.00  for  those  under  6 months 
and  $2.00  for  those  over  that  age. 

Horses  to  be  assessed  at  25  cents  on  each  $100  value,  and  cattle  above 
three  years  at  10  cents.  Houses  in  towns  were  to  be  assessed  50  cents  on  each 
$100.00  valuation. 

On  June  12th  1822,  Jeremiah  Patton  was  allowed  $2.00  for  one  wolf 
scalp.  John  Noel,  collector  reported  the  duplicate  as  follows: 

Land  tax,  $1223.97;  state  tax,  $910.02;  road  tax,  $313.91;  county  levies, 
$1112.97. 

On  March  3rd  1823  Simon  D?  Long  was  allowed  $30.00  for  taking  care  of 
the  Court  House  from  Dec.  28th  1821  to  March  4th  1823. 

On  March  5th  1823  the  Commissioners  had  a fit  of  economy  and  ordered 
that  hereafter  only  $20.00,  payable  quarterly,  be  allowed  for  cleaning  the 
Court  House  for  one  year.  Simon  De  Long  was  given  the  job,  and  he  was 
to  be  responsible  for  all  damages  occasioned  by  his  neglect. 

At  the  same  session  David  Gharlcy  was  allowed  $130.00  for  his  services 
as  Auditor.  These  allowances  to  the  Auditor  were  usually  made  at  the  March, 
June  and  December  sessions  of  the  Commissioners. 

April  1st,  1823,  John  Noel  as  County  Collector,  reported  the  total  County 
levies  $1112.97,  delinquent  tax  in  Portsmouth  $22.48,  in  the  County  $18.20,  his 
compensation  $107.22. 

On  June  2nd,  1823,  Ph.  Boldman,  for  listing  Union  Township,  was  allowed 

$6.30. 

On  August  4th  1823,  the  state  and  road  tax  was  $1383.98,  County  levies 
$1399.97. 

David  Gharlcy  ordered  to  procure  a blank  road  record  and  have  it  made 
up. 


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David  Gharky,  Auditor,  was  allowed  for  65%  days  services  as  such,  from 
June  7th  to  December  3rd,  1823,  at  $1.50  per  day,  $97.87%. 

On  Dec.  8th  1823,  Charles  Rand  was  allowed  $1.75  for  repairs  to  the 
jail  and  dungeon. 

On  February  28th,  1824,  Paul  Stewart  was  allowed  $4.00  for  making  a coffin 
for  Thomas  Gibson,  murdered  in  Brush  Creek  Township. 

On  March  3rd  1824  David  Gharky,  Auditor,  was  allowed  from  Dec.  4th 

1823  to  March  4th,  1829,  for  services  as  Auditor,  39  days,  and  $1.50  postage, 
$40.50. 

William  Carey  and  James  Linn  were  paid  $1.50  for  transporting  A. 
Compton,  a horse  thief,  to  Chillieothe. 

Simon  De  Long  seems  to  have  been  jailer  at  Jhis  time,  as  he  was  al- 
lowed at  this  session  $22.75  for  boarding  this  horse  thief  89  days,  and  washing 
50  cents.  The  board  was  25  cents  per  day. 

April  1st,  1824,  Jesse  Cockerill  was  allowed  $2.00  for  killing  a wolf. 

On  May  29th,  1824,  John  Dawson  was  allowed  $4.00  for  killing  four  wolves. 

On  June  5th,  1824,  John  Noel,  Sheriff,  was  allowed  $5.00  for  the  horse 
thief,  A.  Compton,  whose  washing  in  89  days  had  only  been  50  cents. 

He  was  also  allowed  $128.11,  as  County  Collector,  for  collecting  $1281.11. 

Samuel  Dole  for  one  cord  of  wood  for  the  Court  House,  was  allowed 

$1.50. 

David  Gharky,  Auditor  was  allowed  $107.81%  for  making  up  the  road 
record  ordered. 

On  June  10th  1824  John  Peebles  was  appointed  to  keep  the  Standard 
Measures  for  the  County. 

Lawson  Drury,  late  Associate  Judge,  was  ordered  to  refund  $3.75  im- 
properly drawn  by  him  for  his  services. 

June  25th  1824  Simon  De  Long,  for  attending  the  Commissioners  at 
their  June  session,  was  allowed  $1.25.  On  the  16th  of  July  1823,  ne  was  al- 
lowed $6.00  for  Court  Constable  at  the  July  term  1824. 

John  Noel  was  allowed  $1.62%  for  washing  out  the  Court  House,  and 
for  11  lbs.  of  candles  18%  cents. 

August  10th,  1824,  Samuel  Atkinson  and  Samuel  F.  Vinton,  for  assisting 
the  Prosecuting  Attorney  at  July  term  1824,  were  allowed  $25.00. 

The  amount  of  state  tax  that  year  was  $842.90  and  road  tax  $349.76. 

Here  is  one  item  for  the  printers  to  read.  On  September  7th  1824,  John 
and  James  Carnahan  were  each  allowed  for  advertising  the  county  receipts  and 
disbursements  for  1823,  $7.87. 

John  R.  Turner,  Clerk,  for  stationery  at  July  term  1823,  was  allowed  $1.00 

On  November  1st  1824,  Uriah  Barber  was  back  in  the  Coroner’s  office. 

On  March  8th  1825,  David  Gharky,  Auditor,  was  allowed  from  Dec.  6th 

1824  to  March  8th  1825,  $118.04. 

On  April  23rd  1825,  Old  Peter  Weaver,  the  colored  man  appears  on  the 
scene.  A sketch  of  him  and  his  wife  appears  under  the  Pioneers  of  Scioto 
County.  His  faculty  was  “Waiting  on  de  Co’t”,  and  he  was  allowed  for  it  ai 
April  term  1825,  $3.00. 

On  May  23rd  1825,  William  Carey,  as  Sheriff,  was  allowed  for  six  months 
services  to  May  6th  1825,  $25.00. 

On  June  4th  1825,  George  Washington  Clingman,  Collector,  reported: 

Total  County  levies,  $1374.61;  delinquencies,  $115.08;  balance,  $1264.52. 

June  6th,  1825,  John  Squires,  lister  of  Green  Township,  was  allowed  $6.00. 

Thomas  Patton,  house  appraiser,  $1.50. 

John  Peebles,  as  house  appraiser,  was  allowed  $3.75. 

William  Kendall,  for  making  a map  of  Scioto  County,  was  allowed  $17.50;  11 
maps  for  each  township,  $33.00;  plats  of  the  towns  of  Portsmouth,  Alexandria, 
Lucasville  and  Concord,  each,  $2.00 — $8.00. 

On  June  7th,  1825,  Morgan  Township  was  established,  and  on  July  4th, 
it  first  elected  officers. 

June  8th,  1825,  Jacob  Clingman,  Treasurer,  settled  with  the  County  Com- 
missioners. The  duplicate  was  $2824.84%,  and  his  per  centum  was,  $100.00. 
His  bond  was  $4,000.00. 

At  this  session  in  1825,  horses  were  taxed  at  30  cents,  cattle  above  three 
years  at  10  cents;  and  other  property  at  one-half  of  1 per  cent  of  value. 


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On  June  9th,  1825,  David  Gharky,  as  Auditor,  was  allowed  $64.86  fo> 
services  from  March  to  June  session. 

On  June  9th,  1825,  James  W.  Huston  was  employed  to  repair  the  Court, 
House.  The  cupola  and  railings  around  it  were  repaired  and  painted  white, 
the  roof  was  painted  Spanish  hrown.  The  door  and  frames  were  painted  white, 
and  the  Venetian  blinds  were  painted  green.  The  bid  was  $78.8714  and  $39.00 
was  advanced  the  contractor. 

Ezra  Osborn  and  Eben  Corwine  were  sureties  in  the  contract. 

On  August  1st,  1825,  the  tax  duplicate  was  stated  as  follows: 

State  tax,  $1056.94;  road  tax,  $363.37;  total  land  tax,  $1420.31;  county  lev- 
ies, $1352.25. 

August  6th,  1825,  Simon  DeLong  was  allowed  for  attending  Court.  He 
was  employed  about  the"Court  House  most  of  the  time  till  about  1834  when  it 
is  said  he  died.  At  any  rate,  he  disappeared  from  the  public  records  about  that 
time. 

Peter  Weaver  was  allowed  $6.00  for  attending  the  Supreme  Court  for  six 
days.  No  one  could  wait  on  the  Court  like  old  Peter,  and  he  had  the  Job  as 
long  as  he  could  attend  to  it,  but  the  Commissioners  had  an  extra  helper  in 
August,  1825,  in  Samuel  G.  Jones,  who  also  attended-  the  Court  at  that  time. 

October  15th,  1825,  William  Kendall  finished  assessing  the  County.  He 
was  engaged  57  days  at  $2.00  per  day.  His  bill  was  $114.00  for  himself  and  $2.0o 

paid  a hand  to  assist  him  in  comparing  lists.  3 quires  of  paper  at  75  cents  and 

team  75  cents  were  used. 

At  the  same  time.  David  Gharky,  Auditor,  was  allowed  $84.10  for  ser- 
vices from  June  to  October,  and  $1.50  for  paper  and  sundries. 

James  McBride,  for  killing  a wolf,  was  allowed  $2.00. 

It  seems  that  at  this  time  Robin  Hood  was  a guest  of  the  Scioto  County 
Jail,  and  had  been  from  October  3rd  to  the  20th,  for  which  Samuel  G.  Jones, 

who  was  jailer,  was  allowed  $4.50  and  $1.00  witness  fee  in  the  case  of  the  State 

against  Robert  Hood. 

On  October  24th,  1825,  Samuel  G.  Jones  was  allowed  $1.87%  for  keeping 
five  criminals  on  bread  and  water  for  three  days. 

At  the  same  session  William  Lodwick  & Co.  were  allowed  $4.50  for  a 
ream  of  writing  paper  furnished  John  Turner,  Clerk,  and  $1.75  for  6 yards  of 
linen  at  the  jail. 

On  December  6th,  1825,  James  Lodwick  took  his  seat  as  Commissioner. 
His  associates  were  Daniel  McKinney  and  Charles  Crull. 

Samuel  M.  Tracy  was  appointed  Attorney  for  the  Commissioners  until 
further  order.  The  further  order  never  came  until  January  1850,  and  in  all 
this  period  not  one  official  act  was  performed  by  a County  officer  unless  Samuel 
M.  Tracy  had  advised  it,  and  said  it  was  legal.  The  County  officers  and  the 
general  public  had  the  most  complete  confidence  in  the  legal  ability  of  Mr. 
Tracy.  When  he  advised  anything  it  was  done,  and  if  advised  against  any- 
thing that  thing  was  dropped.  Many  of  the  wags  of  that  day  said  a County 
officer  would  not  turn  around  unless  he  had  Samuel  Tracy’s  permission  before 
hand.  There  was  more  truth  than  romance  in  this  remark. 

On  December  6th,  1825,  there  is  a solemn  entry  in  the  journal  that  Si- 
mon DeLong  was  appointed  to  take  care  of  the  Court  House,  to  keep  it  clean, 
to  attend  the  Commissioners  at  their  regular  and  extra  sessions,  to  fur- 
nish them  with  water,  and  to  keep  the  doors  and  windows  closed  when  Court 
was  not  in  session.  The  appointment  was  for  one  year  at  $4.40  per  quarter. 

The  generation  of  low  priced  janitors  died  with  DeLong.  None  of  them 
have  come  down  to  this  time. 

Peter  Noel  furnished  9 chairs  to  the  Commissioners  for  the  court  for  $9.00. 

Samuel  G.  Jones  was  jailer  at  this  time.  He  had  a gift  for  doing  any- 
thing required,  and  was  employed  to  put  a lock  on  the  dungeon  door  of  the 
jail.  William  Lodwick  was  paid  $6.75  for  the  lock. 

On  January  4th,  1826,  Jeremiah  Rice,  for  killing  three  grown  wolves  in 
1816,  was  allowed  $3.00. 

Evidently  the  wolf  killing  industry  needed  stimulation,  when  the  Com- 
missioners had  to  hunt  up  a bill  eleven  years  old.  and  pay  it. 

March  7th,  1826,  David  Gharky,  as  Auditor,  was  allowed  from  December 
4th,  1825,  to  March  4th,  1826,  $21.92  for  his  regular  services,  and  $12.00  for  ex- 
tra services. 


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On  May  22nd,  1826,  Humphry ' Wheaton  was  allowed,  for  killing  seven 
wolves,  $7.00. 

On  June  1st,  1826,  George  Washington  Clingman,  Collector,  made  settle- 
ment. 

The  whole  duplicate  was  $1352.25;  delinquent,  $128.24;  his  compensation, 

$73.74. 

On  June  5th,  1826,  the  Commissioners,  Auditor  and  Assessor  met  as  a 
Board  of  Equalization  and  concluded  the  business  in  one  day.  This  is  to  be 
read  by  the  present  County  Board  as  a suggestion. 

The  part  of  Lawrence  County  attached  to  Scioto  was  placed  in  Bloom 
Township. 

On  June  7th,  1826,  Clay  Township  was  set  off  from  Wayne. 

The  Auditor  reported  the  expenditures  for  one  year  $1878.92. 

The  Treasurer  reported  the  duplicate  collected  $1792.02.  His  commission 

$69.35. 

Jacob  Clingman  was  appointed  County  Treasurer  and  his  bond  fixed  at 
$6000.00. 

On  June  8th,  1826,  the  Auditor,  was  ordered  to  contract  for  three  tables, 
two  for  the  Court  and  one  for  the  Commissioners  and  to  sell  the  old  bar  table. 

John  R.  Turner  was  ordered  to  move  the  postoffice  out  of  the  Court 
House.  Charles  Crull,  one  of  the  Commissioners,  dissented  from  this  order. 

On  June,  24th,  1826,  John  Cockerill,  for  killing  three  wolves,  was  allowed 

$3.00. 

On  the,  same  day  Gen.  William  S.  Murphy,  of  Chillicothe,  for  defending 
Andrew  Compton,  was  allowed  by  the  Court  $10.00.  This  was  the  first  allow- 
ance for  defending  an  indigent  criminal  made  in  Scioto  County 

On  June  27th,  1826,  Thomas  Harris,  a colored  man,  for  attending 
the  Court  5 days,  was  allowed  $2.50.  Samuel  Kellerson,  for  killing  a wolf, 
was  allowed  $2.00. 

On  July  24th,  1826,  Samuel  G.  Jones,  for  making  2 tables  for  the  Court 
was  allowed  $6.75,  and  he  credited  the  bill  $1.00  for  old  bar  table. 

On  August  6th,  1826,  William  Carey,  collector,  reported,  state  tax,, 
$1336.87.8;  county  tax,  $2673.73.6;  school  tax,  $333.98;  total,  $4344.61.5. 

On  October  11th,  1826,  Moses  Gregory  was  appointed  Collector  in  place 
of  William  Carey,  deceased.  At  this  point  Moses  Gregory  began  that  long 
period  of  office  holding  which  only  ended  with  his  life.  He  gave  bond  with 
James  Lodwick,  John  McDonald  and  Murtaugh  Kehoe  sureties.  This  was 
Col.  John  M.  McDonald,  author  of  McDonald’s  sketches,  published  in  1838, 
who  at  that  time  was  a resident  of  Portsmouth. 

On  October  26th,  1826,  Maria  Lewis  of  Bloom  Township,  adjudged  insane, 
was  placed  in  the  care  of  Isaac  Hull  to  keep  her  for  $50.00  per  year,  payable 
quarterly. 

In  October  1826,  Peter  Weaver  was  himself  again.  He  was  at  the  old 
job  of  “Waiting  on  de  Co’t”,  and  received  his  stipend.  Samuel  G.  Jones  and 
Joseph  B.  Andrews  were  Court  constables  at  the  same  time. 

On  November  15th,  1826,  N.  R.  Clough,  for  defending  state  versus  David 
Vaughn  in  1824,  was  allowed  $8.00.  He  waited  a long  time  for  his  pay. 

On  Dec.  5th,  1826,  David  Gharky,  for  services  as  Auditor,  June  to  Decem- 
ber, was  allowed  $199.42%. 

On  January  12th,  1827,  Moses  Gregory  settled  as  Collector. 

He  accounted  for  $4344.61,  and  his  fees  were  $177.12.  At  that  time  the 
Kentucky  idea  prevailed  and  the  Sheriff  was  Collector  of  Taxes. 

March  7th,  1827,  the  Commissioners  ordered  a petition  to  be  circulated 
to  raise  funds  to  build  a bridge  at  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto.  Evidently 
they  felt  the  county  would  not  undertake  it. 

Col.  John  McDonald  was  appointed  Assessor  for  1827.  He  gave  bond  in 
$2000,  with  Samuel  Gunn  and  Murtaugh  Kehoe  as  sureties. 

The  Auditors  bond  at  that  time  was  $2000.  From  December  1826  to 
March  1827,  David  Gharky,  Auditor,  was  allowed  $40.60%  for  his  services. 

On  April  20th,  1827,  the  Commissioners  Were  at  the  mouth  of  the  Little 
Scioto  to  take  subscriptions  for  the  bridge.  Col.  John  McDonald  was  there 
on  the  part  of  the  County  to  receive  them. 

On  May  29th,  1827,  Abraham  McDowell,  for  killing  nine  wolves,  was  al- 
lowed $9.00.  He  killed  a whole  litter. 


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William  Carey,  the  Sheriff  of  the  County,  died  in  office,  October  4th,  1826, 
and  Uriah  Barber,  Coroner,  acted  as  Sheriff  from  October  16th  to  November 
15th,  1826. 

On  May  29th,  1827,  Zanthus  Kennedy,  for  killing  eight  wolves,  was  al- 
lowed $8.00.  He  found  a litter. 

June  4th,  1827,  David  Gharky,  Auditor,  allowed  from  March  3rd  to  June 
3rd,  1827,  $32.16%. 

On  June  5th,  1827,  the  Auditor  reported  the  amount  of  expenditures  for 
the  preceding  year  $1706.57%. 

On  the  same  day  Joseph  Woodring  was  relieved  from  payment  of  any 
taxes.  The  Treasurer  settled  from  June  26th  and  reported  receipts,  $2861.18; 
compensation,  $114.44. 

Here  is  an  item  for  the  publishers  of  the  newspapers  of  the  present  time 
to  read,  and  then  fall  on  their  knees  and  thank  God  they  did  not  live  then. 

On  July  2nd,  1827,  Julius  A.  Bingham,  publisher  of  the  Western  Times, 
was  allowed  $6.00  for  publishing  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  the  county. 

On  June  30th,  1827,  Jacob  Clingman,  County  Treasurer,  reported  state 
tax,  $2816.59;  county  school  tax,  $2887.81;  total,  $5704.49;  delinquencies,  $20.11%. 

On  August  15th,  1827,  Samuel  G.  Jones  made  a writing  desk  for  the  Com- 
missioners’ office,  and  was  allowed  $8.00  for  it. 

Here  is  another  item  to  make  the  editors  of  the  county  printing  be 
thankful  they  did  not  live  then. 

Julius  A.  Bingham  was  allowed,  for  publishing  the  delinquent  lands  in 
the  Western  Times,  37  squares,  $55.80. 

On  December  4th,  1827,  Moses  Gregory,  Sheriff,  was  allowed  his  yearly 
salary,  $30.54. 

On  December  5th,  1827,  James  Linn  purchased  two  brass  candlesticks  for 
the  Court,  and  one  pair  of  snuffers  for  $21.81. 

On  December  17th,  1827,  Jacob  Clingman  reported:  state  tax, 

$1891.94;  county  tax,  $2177.25;  school  tax,  $377.05;  total,  $4406.25. 

On  March  3rd,  1828,  the  Commissioners  ordered  a necessary  built  on  the 
ail  lot  for  the  convenience  of  the  public,  six  feet  square,  7 feet  high,  one  seat 
board  with  three  seats,  weather  boarded  and  covered  with  joint  shingles  with 
one  door  hung  and  fastened.  On  the  same  day,  the  one  pair  of  andirons  or- 
dered were  paid  for,  $1.25  to  William  Lodwick,  and  the  two  pair  to  James  Lod- 
wick  at  $3.00. 

On  March  11th,  1828,  Moses  Gregory  was  paid  for  wood  at  the  Court 
House,  $1.62%. 

On  March  27th,  1828,  the  commissioners  met  at  the  jail  to  consider  the 
situation  of  Allen  Moore,  adjudged  as  an  insane  person.  The  Board  investi- 
gated his  state  of  mind,  and  were  unanimous  that  a physician  would  be  of  no 
service,  and  that  from  the  letter  of  the  law  he  did  not  come  under  their  no- 
tice. They  charged  up  $2.00  each  and  went  about  their  business. 

On  April  29th,  1828,  Isaac  White,  for  killing  a full  grown  wolf  was  al- 
lowed $2.00. 

On  May  14th,  1829,  Humphrey  Wheaton  was  allower  $9.00  for  nine  wolf 
scalps. 

On  June  2nd,  1828,  the  Commissioners  ordered  that  when  the  public  well 
was  repaired,  a good  and  sufficient  pump  be  placed  in  it,  the  pump  stock  well 
banded,  and  the  spout  banded  and  strapped  with  iron,  the  County  would  pay 
$10.00  towards  the  repairs. 

On  June  4th,  1828,  John  Cockerill  was  paid  $2.00  for  killing  two  young 
wolves. 

On  June  19th,  1829,  Moses  Gregory,  Sheriff,  was  allowed  $30. 00  to  cover 
cost  in  cases  where  the  state  failed.  This  allowance  had  been  customary  for 
several  years. 

On  July  11th,  1828.  James  Waddle  for  the  necessary,  was  allowed  $10.00. 

On  August  2nd,  1828,  the  duplicate  was  turned  over  to  Havillah  Gunn, 
Treasurer.  It  was  $4701.45. 

On  September  13,  1828,  Simon  De  Long,  for  fetching  water  ana  making 
fires  at  the  Court  House  for  six  days,  was  allowed  $3.00.  William  Lucas,  John 
H.  Thompson  and  Hugh  Cook  were  Court  Constables  at  the  September  term 
of  Court. 


JOSEPH  WINOUX  DEVACHT. 
Father  of  Joseph  W.  Devacht,  Sr. 
[Page  1262.] 


MRS.  C.  R.  MENAGER. 
[Page  1268.] 


JOSEPH  W.  DEVACHT,  Sr. 
[Page  1262.1 


MRS  JOSEPH  W.  DEVACHT,  Sr. 
[Page  1262.] 


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January  10th,  1829,  in  the  duplicates  of  $4701.45  turned  over  to  him, 
Havillah  Gunn  collected  $4087.33. 

On  March  2nd  1829,  David  Gharky,  qualified  as  Auditor  for  two  years. 
His  bond  was  $2000,  with  James  Lodwick  and  Col.  John  McDonald  as  sureties. 

On  May  9th,  1829,  Samuel  Wall  was  allowed  $9.00  for  nine  wolf  scalps. 

On  May  16th,  1829,  Humphrey  Wheaton  was  allowed  for  four  scalps. 

On  June  2nd,  1829.  Havillah  Gunn,  Treasurer,  settled  and  accounted  for 
$3782.03. 

On  June  4th,  1829,  Charles  0.  Tracy  was  appointed  agent  of  the  Commis- 
sioners to  obtain  grounds  for  the  Public  Building.  This  was  the  first  move  to- 
wards the  new  Court  House  which  did  not  materialize  till  1837,  eight  years  later. 

July  2nd,  1829,  Julius  A.  Bingham  was  allowed  $14.00  for  publishing  the 
receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  Court. 

On  July  31st,  1829,  Havillah  Gunn,  Treasurer,  settled.  The  duplicate 
was  $5449.61. 

On  June  16th,  1830,  the  Common  Council  of  Portsmouth  was  granted 
a room  in  the  Court  House  on  condition  they  did  not  disturb  the  Court. 

On  February  7th,  1830,  the  Public  well  was  fixed,  and  Bliss  & Cutter  paid 

$10.00. 

On  March  6th,  1830,  David  Gharky  resigned  as  Auditor  and  Charles  O. 
Tracy  was  appointed  in  his  place. 

On  March  18th,  1830,  Thomas  Moore,  for  attending  the  Court  at  March 
term,  with  fire  and  water,  was  allowed  $3.00. 

Simon  DeLong,  Court  Constable  for  six  days,  was  allowed  $4.50. 

On  June  8th,  1830,  the  Lawyers  and  Doctors  were  assessed  for  the  first 
time,  though  the  law  passed  in  1828.  There  were  only  five  lawyers  assessed, 
N.  K.  Clough,  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  Charles  Tracy,  Edward  Hamilton,  and  Wil- 
liam V.  Peck.  Clough  ana  Samuel  Tracy  were  assessed  at  $500.00  each  and  the 
tax  on  each  was  $4.00.  The  others  were  assessed  at  $300.00  each  and  paid 
$2.40  each  tax.  This  tax  was  a good  one.  as  a Registry  tax,  although  it  real- 
ized only  $1S.20  that  year.  It  continued  each  year  until  1851  when  the  last 
assessment  was  made.  The  tax  was  never  complained  of.  If  too  high  it  was 
worth  the  tax  as  an  advertisement.  If  too  low,  the  lawyer  got  off  easily. 

The  same  was  true  of  the  Doctors.  There  were  six  taxed  in  the  County 
in  1830.  Three  of  them  were  in  Portsmouth,  N.  W.  Andrews,  G.  S.  B.  Hemp- 
stead and  Allen  Farquhar.  Their  incomes  ranged  from  $300  to  $600.  The  tax 
on  them  was  $21.33. 

On  August  16th,  1830,  Julius  A.  Bingham,  for  publishing  the  delinquent 
list,  was  allowed  $18.00. 

From  July  21st  to  December  6th,  1830,  Charles  Crull  served  as  Commis- 
sioner to  fill  a vacancy  caused  by  the  removal  of  Samuel  B.  Burt. 

On  December  6th,  1830,  Edward  Cranston  took  his  place  He  was  a man 
ot  the  strongest  will  of  any  one  who  ever  held  the  office  He  ruled  the 
Board  and  all  in  contact  with  him  and  did  it  well. 

On  December  25th,  1830,  the  Commissioners  held  a session.  This  fact 
ought  to  be  explained,  and  the  only  explanation  is  that  on  that  day  they  em- 
ployed Simon  De  Long  to  keep  Miahala  Murphy,  an  insane  person,  at  $5.00  per 
week,  (an  enormous  sum  then)  until  the  Auditor  could  find  some  one  to  do  it 
cheaper.  However,  she  did  not  trouble  the  public  long,  for  on  December  30th, 
following,  old  Peter  Weaver  was  paid  $1.00  by  the  County  for  digging  ner  grave. 

On  January  4th,  1831,  Peter  Noel,  the  Second,  and  Nathan  Hall  were 
each  paid  $2.00  for  killing  a grown  wolf. 

On  March  7th.  1831.  Moses  Gregory  became  Auditor  and  held  the  office 
for  10  years.  He  exercised  more  influence  in  County  affairs  than  any  Auditor 
before  or  since,  and  demonstrated  the  fact  that  that  office  is  the  most  import- 
ant in  the  County. 

Charles  O.  Tracy  in  retiring  from  the  office  was  allowed  $44.84  for  his 
services,  and  an  extra  compensation  of  $2.00  per  day  for  17  days,  $34.00,  be- 
cause the  statute  did  not  fix  a fair  compensation. 

On  March  9th,  1831.  a bridge  was  ordered  built  over  the  Little  Scioto  at 
its  mouth  and  Seymore  Pixley  directed  to  circulate  a petition  therefor. 

The  bridging  of  this  stream  at  this  point  caused  the  Board  more  trouble, 
required  more  attention  than  any  public  business  the  Commissioners  ever 
bad  on  hand. 


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COURT  HOUSES. 

The  First  Court  House 

was  built  in  1816  in  Portsmouth  by  John  Young.  The  Commissioners’ 
Journal  of  June  4,  1815  shows  he  was  allowed  $300.00  for  work  done 
in  the  inside  of  the  Court  House.  On  January  31,  1817,  he  was  allowed 
$300.00  on  building  and  $400  on  joiner’s  work.  General  Kendall  was 
allowed  $25.95  l]e  had  loaned  toward  the  erection  of  the  Court  House. 
On  June  3,  1817  the  new  Court  House  was  received  from  John  Young. 
This  is  all  we  find  in  the  Commisioners’  record  as  to  its  cost.  It  had  a 
foundation  of  stone  and  its  walls  were  brick.  It  was  forty  feet  square. 
The  foundation  came  two  feet  above  the  ground.  It  was  two  stories 
high  and  had  a tin  roof.  It  had  a cupola  12  feet  high  with  a figure 
of  the  Angel  Gabriel  cut  in  wood  on  the  spire.  The  entrance  was  on 
the  south  side  only.  It  had  four  windows  below  in  front  and  five 
above.  On  the  east  and  west,  it  had  four  windows  below  and  four 
above  on  each  side.  It  had  two  fire  places  on  the  north  on  each  side  of 
the  judge's  desk.  This  was  three  feet  above  the  floor.  The  Clerk’s 
desks  were  in  front  of  the  Judges’,  18  inches  above  the  floor.  It  had  a 
prisoner’s  box  3 feet  above  the  floor.  It  had  two  seats,  one  for  the 
guard  and  one  for  the  prisoner.  The  bar  was  eighten  feet  square. 
On  the  east  and  west  were  three  tiers  of  seats.  The  first  was  fifteen 
inches  above  the  floor  and  each  tier  was  15  inches  above  the  other.  The 
fronts  of  the  seats  had  panel  work.  There  were  rough  seats  between 
the  door  and  bar  enclosure.  The  prisoner’s  box  was  at  the  south  side 
of  the  bar.  The  stairway  was  in  the  southwest  corner.  The  lower 
room  was  nine  feet  high  and  the  upper  ten  feet.  The  floor  of  the  court 
room  was  paved  with  brick  eight  inches  square.  On  the  second  floor, 
the  Clerk’s  office  was  in  the  northwest  corner  and  the  Sheriff’s  office 
was  south  of  it.  The  east  part  had  petit  and  grand  jury  rooms.  This 
building  stood  until  1837,  when  it  was  torn  down.  Before  its  erection, 
the  courts  were  held  in  Gharky’s  cabinet  shop  near  the  Point.  After- 
wards in  the  Hamilton  Hotel,  on  the  site  where  B.  Augustine  now  re- 
sides, and  then  in  the  McDowell  building,  corner  of  Market  and  Front 
Streets.  It  is  said  this  first  Court  House  cost,  all  told,  $3,265.  The 
bids  for  it  were  received  as  early  as  June  7,  1814,  but  it  was  not  built 
until  1816.  In  1823  John  R.  Turner  had  charge  of  the  Court  House. 
Sunday  or  day  schools  were  forbidden  to  be  held  in  it.  Religious  so- 
cieties were  allowed  to  use  it  by  leaving  it  as  clean  as  they  found  it. 
This  Court  House  was  sold  October  15,  1836  for  $325.00  on  90  days 
time,  the  buyer  to  furnish  free  a place  to  hold  court,  November, 
1836,  and  the  first  Court  in  1837.  In  1821  the  corporation  election  was 
held  inthe  Court  House,  as  we  presume  it  was  before  and  after.  On 
December  3,  1827,  an  inventory  of  furniture  in  the  first  Court  House 
was  taken  and  placed  in  charge  of  Simon  Delong.  Here  are  the  items  : 
1 writing  desk,  2 square  tables,  1 set  Windsor  chairs,  1 set  split  bottom 
chairs,  5 split  bottomed  chairs  painted  red,  4 brass  candle  sticks,  1 pair 


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snuffers,  i tin  bucket,  I glass  tumbler.  Delong  was  ordered  to  procure 
two  sets  of  small  and  irons  and  one  large  and  take  charge  of  them  for 
the  use  of  the  Court  House  and  no  where  else. 

The  Commissioners  heated  this  Court  House  with  wood  till  De- 
cember 6,  1831,  when  they  changed  to  coal  but  spelled  it  “cole.”  They 
bought  fifty  cents  worth  of  Ruluff  Whitney.  Simon  Delong  took  care 
of  it  in  1831  for  $16  per  year  payable  quarterly. 

The  Second  Court  House. 

In  1829,  a move  was  made  for  a new  Court  House.  Charles  O. 
Tracy  was  appointed  by  the  Commissioners  to  receive  propositions  for 
a location.  He  published  an  invitation  for  offers  in  the  Western 

Times. 

On  June  26,  1833,  Henry  Brush  a lawyer  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio, 
donated  to  the  County,  inlot  380  on  which  the  Court  House  was  after- 
ward built. 

On  January  21,  1835,  the  Commissioners  resolved  to  apply  to  the 
Legislature  to  borrow  money  to  build  a new  Court  House. 

On  June  10,  1835-  C.  A.  M.  Damarin  was  authorized  to  borrow 
$10,000  to  complete  the  Court  House. 

O11  June  23,  1835,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin  reported  he  had  borrowed  of 
the  Ohio  Life  Insurance  and  Trust  Company,  $10,000  at  7 per  cent,  to 
be  repaid  in  5,  6,  7,  8,  and  9 years,  interest  to  be  paid  semi-annually. 
This  was  under  the  Act  of  March  7,  1835  to  authorize  the  Commission- 
ers to  borrow  money  to  build  a Court  House. 

On  September  10,  1835,  plans  of  the  Court  House  were  adopted 
and  bids  ordered.  The  building  was  to  be  finished  July  4,  1837. 

On  September  17,  1835  bids  were  opened  and  General  William 
Kendall's  bid  of  $12,650  was  the  lowest.  The  highest  was  $14,300. 

On  September  18,  1835,  the  Court  House  was  ordered  built  on 
lot  380,  16  feet  from  the  south  line  and  16  feet  from  the  west  line.  S. 
M.  Tracy  drew  the  contract.  William  Kendall  was  ordered  to  dig  a 
well  in  lot  369. 

On  October  16,  1835,  General  Kendall’s  bond  as  contractor  was 
approved  and  the  contract  signed.  The  plans  were  the  same  as  the 
Court  House  at  Ravenna,  Ohio.  $45.00  were  paid  for  the  plans  and 
specifications. 

On  January  10,  1837,  Gen.  Kendall  was  allowed  $1,000  and  on 
March  7,  1837,  he  was  given  $1,000.  On  May  22,  1837,  the  County 
borrowed  $7,119  out  of  the  Surplus  Fund  to  build  the  Court  House, 
at  6 per  cent  and  $3,000  was  loaned  General  Kendall  on  his  giving  a 
note  signed  by  J.  and  W.  G.  Whitney,  Stephen  Kendall,  Wilson 
Gates  and  Samuel  Dole. 

On  August  21,  1837,  the  County  borrowed  $1,860.10  more  of  the 
Surplus  Fund  for  the  Court  House  and  $700  was  paid  General  Kendall 
on  the  work. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


On  September  11,  1837  General  Kendall  notified  the  Commission- 
ers that  the  Court  House  would  be  ready  September  18.  They  ordered 
him  to  grade  and  macadamize  about  the  Court  House. 

On  October  14,  1837  the  Court  House  was  received  of  General 
Kendall,  except  the  roof  which  was  to  be  subject  to  tests  of  rains. 

November  13,  1837,  the  Commissioners  paid  Joshua  Barbee  for 
chairs  and  settees  for  the  Court  House  $121.  On  same  date  the  Com- 
missioners sent  a petition  to  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  to  make  reg- 
ulations for  the  Bar  in  the  use  of  the  Court  House. 

On  December  6,  1837,  Moses  Gregory  was  allowed  $150  for  Su- 
perintending the  Court  House  and  Oliver  Lindsey,  Sheriff,  ordered  to 
take  care  of  it  at  $25.00  per  year  and  allow  no  elections  or  public  meet- 
ings in  it. 

March  6,  1838,  Eben  Dole  was  paid  $22.75  f°r  paving  the  Court 
House  yard. 

June  6,  1838  James  Grimes  was  allowed  $200  for  furnishing 
stoves  and  grates  to  the  Court  blouse. 

June  8,  1838,  the  spire,  vane  and  ball  was  put  on  the  Court  House. 

November  18,  1837  the  new  Court  House  was  occupied.  The 
Tribune  said  that  it  was  the  most  complete  and  elegant  in  the  broad 
west.  It  faced  West  on  Court  street  68  feet  and  south  on  6th  street  45 
feet.  It  had  on  the  south  a pediment  front  supported  by  six  Ionic 
columns  of  polished  stone,  the  frieze  and  cornice  being  of  the  same 
material.  The  cupola  was  an  octagon,  pointed,  in  the  same  color  with 
base  pedestal.  The  first  story  had  four  rooms  for  the  principal  County 
officers,  a large  entrance  hall  and  two  flights  of  stairs,  one  of  which  was 
to  the  main  entrance  and  front  of  the  last  room  and  the  other  to  a priv- 
ate passage  back  of  the  Court  room  from  which  the  Judges  ascended  to 
their  seats  by  a few  steps.  The  clerk's  desk  was  one  step  above  the 
bar  floor  and  the  Judges’  seat  was  four  steps. 

The  Grand  Jury  in  their  report  expressed  their  satisfaction  with 
the  work.  This  same  Court  House  is  standing  to-day. 

On  May  15.  1882,  an  addition  was  ordered.  On  June  14,  1882, 
the  bid  for  the  addition  $4,407.25  was  accepted  and  August  14,  1882, 
$4,000  was  borrowed  to  pay  for  it.  This  addition  is  the  whole  part 
north  of  the  present  Treasurer’s  office  above  and  below,  and  embraces 
the  hall  above  and  below  and  the  Auditor’s  north  office,  the  Probate 
Judges’  office  on  the  first  floor  and  the  Clerk’s  office  and  the  jury 
rooms  above. 

In  September  1894  the  Court  House  was  provided  with  steam 
heating.  The  steamhouse,  pipes  and  radiators  cost  $2,228  of  which 
$658  was  for  the  boiler  house  and  $1,370  for  the  steam  heating. 

The  First  Jail  of  Scioto  County. 

The  first  jail  was  built  in  1805.  It  stood  on  Market  street  on 
the  West  side  between  Front  and  Second  streets,  where  the  Elk  res- 
taurant now  stands.  It  was  18  feet  square.  The  floor  and  foun- 


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41 


elation  was  of  hewed  logs.  It  was  eight  feet  high  and  had  a log 
ceiling.  The  door  was  made  of  puncheons  three  to  four  inches  thick 
and  12  inches  wide.  The  door  was  fastened  by  a padlock  and  chain. 
A man  and  his  wife  were  confined  there  charged  with  stealing  cloth- 
ing from  William  Huston.  They  were  tried,  convicted  and  sen- 
tenced to  whipping.  The  man  received  39  lashes  and  the  woman  18. 
Joshua  Parrish,  the  Sheriff,  did  the  whipping  and  it  was  on  their  bare 
backs.  Owing  to  the  loss  of  the  County  records  up  to  June  8,  1812, 
the  cost  of  the  jail  cannot  be  given. 

The  Second  Jail. 

was  built  of  stone  by  Elijah  Glover,  Senior.  It  stood  where 
Brunner’s  store  now  stands  on  the  Northeast  corner  of  Second  and 
Market  streets.  In  1808,  William  Peterson  confined  in  this  jail,  was 
found  guilty  of  larceny  and  sentenced  to  17  lashes.  He  was  stripped 
to  the  waist,  his  arms  recrossed  around  a beach  tree  in  front  of  the 
Market  streets.  In  1808,  William  Peterson  confined  in  this  jail,  was 
lashed  at  that  place.  The  whippings  brought  the  blood  and  welts 
were  raised  on  his  back  of  an  inch.  The  second  jail  had  one  dun- 
geon and  one  upstairs  room.  Thomas  Hatch  kept  the  jail  as  it  ad- 
joined his  residence. 

The  Third  Jail. 

was  ordered  built  on  June  7th,  1833.  It  was  to  stand  on  lot  369  and 
was  built  on  the  southeast  corner  of  the  present  Court  House  lot, 
across  the  alley  from  J.  B.  Nichols  present  residence.  The  Commis- 
sioners tried  to  obtain  the  lot  385  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Sixth 
and  Court  streets  but  failed  . On  December  12th,  1833,  ^ie  Com- 
missioners examined  plans  for  the  jail  and  offered  to  let  the  con- 
tract but  there  were  no  bidders.  They  had  advertised  for  bids  in 
the  Portsmouth  Courier.  On  December  27th,  1833,  the  jail  was  let 
to  Isaac  Noel,  for  $3,500.00,  to  be  completed  December  7th,  1843. 
On  March  5th,  1834,  Isaac  Noel  gave  bond  as  contractor  for  the  new 
jail,  with  Hugh  Cook  and  John  Noel  as  sureties.  September  1,  1834, 
the  Commissioners  had  a row  with  David  Gharky,  Treasurer,  as  to 
money  to  be  paid  Isaac  Noel  on  the  new  jail.  He  threatened  to  pay 
out  the  jail  fund  on  County  current  orders.  The  Commissioners  noti- 
fied him  that  \ l/2  mills  of  the  funds  he  had  was  for  the  County  jail, 
and  that  he  must  hold  it.  The  Commissioners  sold  John  Orm  a 
note  of  $141.00  on  John  Rouse  and  David  Jones  to  raise  funds  to 
build  the  jail.  On  December  nth,  1834,  the  Commissioners  bor- 
rowed $300  from  David  Gharky,  Treasurer,  to  pay  Isaac  Noel  on  the 
new  jail.  On  December  9th,  1835,  the  Commissioners  examined  the 
jail  and  found  it  unclean  and  unwholesome  and  ordered  it  cleaned. 
On  June  20th,  1836,  the  Commissioners  met  to  settle  with  Isaac  Noel 
for  building  the  jail.  On  June  25th,  1836,  William  H.  Peck,  ap- 
pointed by  the  Commissioners,  examined  Isaac  Noel's  accounts  and 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


allowed  him  $468,683^  for  extra  work.  This  jail  was  a stone  struc- 
hire  fronting  on  Sixth  Street,  on  the  corner  of  Pine  alley.  It  was 
never  a satisfactory  affair,  but  there  was  no  reflection  on  Isaac  Noel 
for  it.  He  seemed  to  stand  very  high  in  public  esteem,  at  the  time  he 
was  building  this  structure  and  was  a favorite  with  the  County  offi- 
cers. This  jail  had  to  have  an  outside  guard  at  times  to  keep  outsid- 
ers from  breaking  in  and  letting  the  prisoners  out.  Levi  Barker  was 
one  of  the  guards. 

The  Fourth  Jail. 

is  the  present  one.  On  December  9th,  1858,  the  Legislature  was  pe- 
titioned for  authority  to  build  a new  jail.  The  law  desired  was  pass- 
ed March  4th,  1859.  $20,000  was  allowed  but  not  more  than  $10,000 

was  to  be  raised  in  one  year.  Ohio  Laws  Vol.  241,  266.  On  March 
9th,  1859,  the  Commissioners  ordered  a vote  on  the  erection  of  the 
new  jail,  at  the  April  election.  No  record  of  the  vote  is  found  on 
the  Commissioners’  Journals,  but  it  must  have  been  favorable.  On 
March  8th,  i860,  the  Commissioners  bought  lots  370  and  379  of  a 
Mrs.  Custer  on  which  to  build  the  jail.  On  April  20th,  i860,  the 
old  stone  jail  was  ordered  vacated  so  that  the  material  could  be  used 
for  the  new.  The  prisoners  w'ere  sent  to  the  Pike  County  jail. 

Sheriffs. 

The  Constitution  of  1802,  Article  VI.,  Section  1,  provided  that 
there  should  be  elected  in  each  County  one  Sheriff  and  one  Coroner  at 
the  election  when  representatives  were  elected;  that  they  should  be 
elected  for  two  years  and  only  be  eligible  four  years  out  of  six.  No 
other  County  officers  were  named  in  the  Constitution  of  1802. 

The  Constitution  of  1851  provided  that  County  officers  should 
be  elected  for  terms  not  longer  than  three  years  and  provided  that  the 
Sheriff  should  not  hold  office  more  than  four  years  out  of  six.  Hence 
the  Legislature  cannot  tinker  with  this  office  or  County  Treasurer 
as  it  has  with  all  others.  The  Legislature  tried  to  extend  the  term 
of  Sheriffs  by  the  act  of  April  12,  1898,  Ohio  Laws,  Vol.  93,  page 
352,  but  the  Supreme  Court,  in  State  ex  rel.  Heffner  59  O.  S.  368 
held  the  Act  void. 

The  office  is  of  the  greatest  dignity  and  importance.  Under  the 
Constitution  of  1802,  the  Sheriff  was  usually  appointed  Collector  of 
Taxes  and  was  often  the  Assessor  of  the  County.  He  is  the  Chief 
Conservator  of  the  Peace  in  the  County. 

The  following  is  the  list  of  persons  who  have  occupied  the  office 
of  Sheriff  of  the  County : 

1803-1807— William  Parrish. 

1807-1810— John  Clark. 

1810-1814— Elijah  Clark. 

1814-1817— Philip  Moore. 

1817-1821— Nathan  Wheeler. 

1821-1825— John  Noel. 


CAPT.  ANDREW  J.  FINNEY, 

Clerk  op  Courts. 

[Page  977.] 


MILTON  H.  SHUMWAY, 
County  Auditor. 
[Page  1132.] 


GEORGE  W.  SHEPPARD, 
County  Recorder. 
[Page  1132.] 


FRED  C.  KETTER, 
County  Sheriff. 
[Page  1026.] 


COUNTY  OFFICERS. 


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1825- 1826 — William  Carey.  Died  October  4,  1826.  Succeeded  by  Uriah  Bar- 
ber, Coroner,  who  served  from  October  15,  till  November  15,  1826. 

1826- 1830 — Moses  Gregory. 

1830-1834 — Conrad  Overturf. 

1834-1836 — Mark  Bradburn. 

1836-1839 — Oliver  Lindsey.  Died  in  office.  Succeeded  by  John  H.  Thornton, 
Coroner. 

1840-1842 — John  H.  Thornton. 

1842-1844— John  Cook. 

1844-1846 — Isaac  H.  Wheeler. 

1846-1850 — Charles  Chandler. 

1850-1854 — Enos  Gunn. 

1854-1857 — George  W.  Coft'rin. 

1857-1859 — John  Cook. 

1859-1863 — John  L.  Ward. 

1863-1865 — Leroy  S.  Brown  or  Brunn. 

1865-1867 — Van  B.  Hibbs. 

1867-1871 — John  C.  Malone. 

1871-1875— John  W.  Lewis. 

1875-1879— Fred  Reiuiger. 

1879-1883 — Thomas  J.  Pursell. 

1S83-1887 — Andrew  J.  Finney. 

1887-1891 — Thomas  T.  Yeager. 

1891-1895 — Dustin  W.  Gustin. 

1895-1899 — James  S.  Rickey. 

1899-1903 — William  G.  Williamson. 

County  Auditors. 

The  duties  of  this  office  were  first  discharged  by  a Clerk  of  the 
Commissioners.  The  Commissioners’  records  of  Scioto  County  prior 
to  June  8,  1812,  are  missing  but  it  appears  that  John  R.  Turner  was 
the  Commissioners’  Clerk  in  1812,  and  he  so  continued  byappoint- 
ment from  year  to  year  until  1820.  The  Legislature  on  the  1 8th  of 
February,  1820,  (Chase  Vol.  2,  1102)  provided  for  the  appointment 
of  a County  Auditor  to  supervise  the  transfers  of  the  County.  The 
appointment  was  by  the  General  Assembly  by  joint  resolution  and 
the  appointee  in  each  County  was  to  have  $2.00  per  day  for  making 
the  tax  lists  and  $1.75  a day  for  recording.  Under  this  act,  General 
William  Kendall  was  appointed  Auditor  of  Scioto  County  and  served 
until  September  22,  1821,  when  he  resigned.  The  act  of  February  2, 
1821,  provided  for  the  election  of  Auditors  annually,  who  took  their 
office,  March  first  each  year.  (Chase  Vol.  2,  1188).  Under  this 
act  Mr.  David  Gharky  was  elected.  In  February  1824,  (Chase  Vol. 
2,  1176)  the  term  was  made  for  two  years  from  March  first.  Un- 
der the  former  act  and  this  act,  Mr.  David  Gharky  continued  Auditor 
of  Scioto  County  until  March  1,  1830,  when  he  resigned  and  Charles 
O.  Tracy  was  appointed  and  served  until  the  following  March.  In 
October  1830,  Moses  Gregory  rvas  elected  Auditor  and  took  the 
office  March  7th,  1831.  He  was  re-elected  1832,  1834,  1836  and 
1838.  On  March  28,  1877,  (O.  S.  Vol.  74,  381)  the  term  was  made 
three  years  instead  of  two,  and  the  Auditor  was  to  take  his  office  on 
the  second  Monday  after  his  election.  On  May  18,  1886,  by  an 
amendment  to  Section  1013  of  the  Revised  Statutes,  the  Auditor  was 
to  take  his  office  on  the  second  Monday  of  September  after  his  elec- 


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tion.  On  May  2,  1S94,  the  Auditor  was  to  take  office  on  the  third 
Monday  in  October,  and  stands  so  at  the  present  time.  The  con- 
pensation  of  the  office  was  first  by  allowance  made  bv  the  Commis- 
sioners, then  by  fees  and  allowance  both.  In  1877,  the  law  provided 
a salary  for  the  office  according  to  the  population  of  the  County. 
The  roster  of  the  Auditors  of  Scioto  County  from  the  beginning  is 
as  follows : 

1820 —  General  William  Kendall. 

1821 —  David  Gharky. 

1829 —  Charles  O.  Tracy. 

1831 — Moses  Gregory. 

1841 — Elijah  Glover. 

1847 — Stephen  Kendall. 

1849 -  George  A.  Waller. 

1855 —  George  H.  Gharky. 

1857 — Jesse  J.  Appier. 

1859 —  George  W.  Flanders. 

1863 —  Andrew  J.  Enslow. 

1865 — Philip  W.  Noel. 

1869 — James  Skelton. 

1873 — Frank  C.  Gibbs. 

1877 — William  H.  H.  Cadot. 

1880 — George  L.  Dodge. 

1893 — Joseph  T.  Tracy. 

1899 — Milton  H.  Shumway. 

County  Treasurers. 

This  office  was  created  August  1,  1792.  under  the  Northwest 
Territory.  He  was  appointed  by  the  Governor.  A new  Act  was 
put  in  force  December  19,  1799.  but  the  re-appointment  remained 
with  the  Governor.  Each  County  Treasurer  gave  bond  in  $3,000. 

By  Act  of  April  16,  1803,  the  County  Treasurer  was  appointed 
by  Associate  Judges  and  received  3 per  centum  of  moneys  received 
and  accounted  for. 

On  January  24,  1827,  Chase  Voh  3,  p.  1542,  the  office  was  made 
elective  under  the  Constitution  of  1802,  and  there  was  no  bar  to  a 
County  Treasurer  being  re-appointed,  or  re-elected  as  often  as  he  could 
obtain  the  office. 

The  following  is  a list  of  the  persons  who  have  held  the  office 
as  far  back  as  can  be  ascertained : 

1814- 1815 — James  Edison. 

1815- 1818 — General  William  Kendall. 

1818- 1819 — John  Brown. 

1819- 1823 — Jacob  Offnere. 

1823-1828 — Jacob  Clingman. 

1828-1830 — Havillah  Gunn. 

1830- 1834 — William  Waller. 

1834-1836 — David  Gharky. 

1836-1839 — Conrad  Overturf.  Resigned  August  14,  1839. 

1839- 1840— John  Walker.  ■ ' 

1840- 1850 — William  McColm.  Died  in  office  September  14,  1850. 

1850- 1851 — Charles  P.  Chandler. 

1851- 1856— John  Cook. 

1856- 1860 — Samuel  P.  Cummins. 

1860- 1864— Philip  W.  Noel. 

1864- 1868 — John  L.  Ward. 


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1868-1872 — Aaron  Noel. 

1872- 1873 — Charles  Slavens.  Resigned  October  20,  1873. 

1873- 1876 — John  N.  Royse. 

1876-1880 — Benjamin  R.  Miles. 

1880-1884 — Alfred  Boyer. 

1884-1888 — Charles  Kinney. 

1888-1892— Mark  B.  Wells. 

1892-1896 — William  C.  Draper. 

•1896-1900 — John  B.  Tracy. 

1900 — Lucius  Tatman. 

County  Recorders. 

On  June  i8th,  1795,  the  Governors  and  Judges  of  the  Northwest 
Territory  enacted  a law  taking  effect  August  1st,  1795,  and  establish- 
ing a Recorder's  office  in  each  county.  (Chase  Vol.  1,  167).  All 
deeds  and  conveyances  were  to  be  recorded.  Mortgages  were  to  be 
satisfied  of  record.  A Recorder  was  to  lie  appointed  in  each  County, 
and  give  bond.  The  appointment  was  to  be  by  the  Governor. 

April  16th,  1803.  (Chase  Vol.  1,  376),  the  Associate  Judges 
were  to  appoint  the  Recorder  for  seven  years.  This  law  took  effect 
October  1st,  1803. 

(Chase  Vol.  1,  664).  This  law  was  re-enacted  February  8, 
1810  and  the  Recorder  was  appointed  by  Associate  Judges  for  seven 
years. 

February  25th,  1831,  (Chase  Vol.  3,  1842),  the  office  was 
made  elective  for  three  years.  This  law  remained  in  force  until  1864 
when  it  was  amended  by  fixing  the  first  Monday  in  January  when 
they  should  take  their  offices.  This  law  on  this  subject  was  codified 
in  1880,  and  is  found  in  Sections  1 137  and  1 162.  In  1894  the  law  was 
changed  so  as  to  make  his  term  begin  the  first  Monday  of  September, 
after  his  election. 

Recorders  under  the  Territory  were  appointed  by  the  Governor 
at  his  pleasure.  In  September  1797  John  Belli  was  appointed  Re- 
corder of  Adams  County  and  served  as  such  until  October  1803. 
Scioto  County  was  part  of  Adams  County  from  July  10,  1797  until 
May  1803,  or  rather  until  August  9,  1803,  when  Scioto  County  was 
organized.  The  Recorders  were  appointed  by  the  Common  Pleas 
Court  from  1803  until  1829  when  the  office  became  elective.  Samuel 
G.  Jones  is  said  to  have  been  Recorder  of  the  County  from  its  or- 
ganization to  June  26th,  1805. 

Alexander  Curran  served  from  June  26th,  1805,  until  April  5th, 
181 1. 

John  R.  Turner  served  from  April  5th,  181 1 until  August  20th, 
1833. 

1803 — Samuel  G.  Jones. 

1805 — Alexander  Curran. 

1811 — John  R.  Turner. 

1838 — John  R.  Turner. 

1841 — Andrew  Crichton. 

1853 — Martin  Crain. 

1856 — B.  R.  Miles. 


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1862 — J.  T.  Douglas. 

1865 — Isaac  F.  Meade. 

1871 — Lewis  E.  Currie. 

1874 — Henry  A.  Towne. 

1877— William  H.  Williams. 

1883 — Wesley  Reddish. 

1886 — B.  F.  Harwood. 

1892 — Frank  L.  Sikes. 

1895 — James  J Spencer. 

1901 — George  W.  Sheppard. 

Prosecuting'  Attorneys. 

The  first  law  on  this  subject  was  that  of  April  13th,  1803,  which 
gave  the  appointment  of  these  officers  to  the  Supreme  Court.  The 
Act  of  February  21st,  1805  restored  it  to  the  Common  Pleas.  The 
Act  of  April  1 6th,  1803,  fixing  salaries,  allowed  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  to  fix  his  salary.  The  law  of  January  23rd,  1833  made  the 
office  elective  for  two  years.  This  continued  until  the  Act  of  April 
20th,  1881,  Vol.  78,  page  260,  when  the  term  was  made  three  years. 
'The  incumbents  of  the  office  prior  to  1833  are  ascertained  from  the 
Court  Journals.. 

From  1803  to  1814  a period  of  eleven  years,  the  Prosecuting 
Attorneys  were  lawyers,  non-residents  of  the  County  and  residents  of 
Ross  County,  which  joined  Scioto  County  on  the  north. 

The  first  Prosecuting  Attorneys  were  allowed  about  $100  per 
year.  The  office  at  present  pays  about  $1600. 

The  following  is  a list  of  those  who  have  occupied  the  office 
from  1803  to  the  present  time. 

1803- 1804 — Thomas  Scott,  appointed  by  the  Court. 

1804- 1805— John  S.  Wills. 

1805- 1808 — Jessup  N.  Couch. 

1808- 1809 — Samuel  T.  Crawford. 

1809- 1814 — Nathan  K.  Clough. 

1820-1850 — Samuel  M.  Tracy. 

1850-1854 — Edward  W.  Jordan. 

1854-1856 — George  Johnson. 

1856-1858 — Elijah  Glover. 

1858-1862 — Martin  Crain. 

1862-1864 — George  O.  Newman. 

1864-1869 — Andrew  J.  McFann. 

1864-1868 — John  J.  Harper.  Resigned  November  10,  1868. 

1868- 1869 — Andrew  J.  McFann. 

1869- 1869 — Robert  N.  Spry. 

1869-1874— Henry  E.  Jones. 

1874-1876— Robert  N.  Spry. 

1876-1880 — Homer  W.  Farnham. 

1880-1885 — Noah  J.  Dever.  Term  made  3 years  in  1881. 

1885-1891— Theo  K.  Funk. 

1891-1897 — John  C.  Milner. 

1897-1903— Harry  T.  Bannon. 

Probate  Judges. 

The  Probate  Court  was  created  by  the  Constitution  of  Ohio  of 
1851.  and  it  was  one  of  the  mistakes  of  the  Constitution  makers  of 
1851.  Its  jurisdiction  previous  to  that  time  was  exercised  by  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas.  Aside  from  its  Probate  Jurisdiction,  it  is 


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a Court  of  odds  and  ends.  It  has  all  kinds  of  miscellaneous  duties 
thrust  upon  it  by  the  Legislature.  The  office  is  usually  held  by 
young  lawyers. 

The  list  of  those  who  have  occupied  the  office  since  February 
9th.  1852,  is  as  follows: 

1852- 1853— Benjamin  Ramsey.  Resigned  November  2,  1853. 

1853- 1854— Jesse  J.  Appier. 

1854- 1858— John  W.  Collings. 

1858-1861— William  S.  Huston. 

1861-1870— Fernando  C.  Searl. 

1870-1873 — Albert  C.  Thompson. 

1873-1879 — Robert  A.  Calvert. 

1879-1885— Henry  Clay  Turley. 

1885-1891 — -James  M.  Dawson. 

1891-1897 — George  M.  Osborn. 

1897-  — Harry  Ball. 

Coroners. 

This  office  was  imported  originally  from  England.  It  never 
had  any  proper  place  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic,  but  was  simply  a 
heritage  from  England.  The  Northwest  Territoral  law  making  pow- 
er created  the  office  under  the  Acts  of  December  21st,  1788,  and  July 
16th,  1795,  which  provided  for  the  office  and  defined  its  duties.  Sec- 
tion 1,  Art.  VI,  of  the  Constitution  of  1802,  created  the  office  and 
made  it  elective  for  two  years,  and  one  was  elected  every  two  years 
from  1803  to  1851.  No  one  ever  took  any  interest  in  the  office  except 
Uriah  Barber  and  he  has  been  among  the  immortals  since  1846.  At 
the  present  time  the  office  is  given  to  a young  Doctor,  as  he  is  regard- 
ed as  a suitable  one  to  hold  post  mortems. 

We  give  a list  of  the  Coroners  of  the  County  so  far  as  we  are 
able  to  obtain  them,  but  we  are  utterly  unable  to  guarantee  its  cor- 
rectness prior  to  1853. 

1803-  — James  Munn. 

1810-1812 — Uriah  Barber. 

1812-1814— Uriah  Barber. 

1814-1816— Uriah  Barber. 

1816-1818— John  Smith. 

1818-1820 — Henry  Summer. 

1820-1830— Uriah  Barber. 


1837- 1838— Uriah  Barber. 

1838- 1840— John  H.  Thornton. 

1840-1849 

1849-1851 — John  Squires. 

1851-1854 — C.  F.  Reiniger. 

1853- 1854 — Nelson  Vigus  (resigned  February  4th,  1854.) 

1854- 1856 — Lucius  Reed. 

1856-1859 — Joseph  Glidden. 

1859-1861 — David  Scott. 

1861-1863 — -Levi  C.  Barker. 

1863-1866— Thomas  S.  Currie. 

1866-1868— F.  J.  Griffith. 

1868- 1869 — Thomas  S.  Currie,  (died  in  office.) 

1869- 1870 — Lewis  E.  Currie  appointed  to  succeed  his  father,  T.  S.  Currie. 

1870- 1874 — George  S.  Pur  sell. 

1874-1876— Charles  S.  Row. 


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1876-1878— George  S.  Pursell. 

1878-1880— Henry  Ribble. 

1880-1882 — William  Rashig,  M.  D. 

1884 Frank  L.  Stillman  (resigned  June  6tli,  1884),  M.  D. 

1884- 1893— Charles  C.  Fulton,  M.  D. 

1893-1899 — Theodore  F.  Davidson,  M.  D. 

1899-  — F.  M.  Edwards,  M.  D. 

County  Surveyors. 

John  Russell  was  appointed  in  1803.  Mathew  Curran  was  the 
next  Surveyor.  He  was  followed  by  Robert  Lucas.  The  list  is  as 
follows : 

1816 — William  Kendall. 

1818 —  Jeremiah  Abbot. 

1819 —  John  Kendall. 

1823 — Samuel  Dole. 

1835 — Abner  B.  Clingman. 

1838 —  Theophilus  R.  Wood. 

1839 —  Joseph  Riggs. 

1841 —  William  Kendall. 

1842 —  Joseph  Riggs. 

1846 — William  Brown. 

1848 — Moses  Gregory. 

1850— William  McColm. 

1850— Dr.  William  T.  Tyrrell. 

1852 —  Moses  Gregory. 

1853 —  William  Brown. 

1858 — John  B.  Gregory. 

1860 — Frank  C.  Gibbs. 

1862 — M.  G.  Nichols. 

1865 —  W.  H.  Angle. 

1866 —  Horace  Crain. 

1869— W.  H.  Angle. 

1872 — Robert  A.  Bryan. 

1875 — John  B.  Gregory. 

1880 — Charles  A.  Barton. 

1883 — R.  B.  Shumway. 

1885 —  Joseph  Smith. 

1891 — Lafayette  Fout. 

1897 — Lafayette  Jones. 

County  Commissioners. 

There  is  no  Commissioners'  Journal  to  be  found  in  the  Court 
I louse  prior  to  June  12th,  1812.  No  doubt  one  was  kept  and  borrow- 
ed out  and  carried  off.  From  the  best  that  can  now  be  obtained  it 
will  appear  that  in  1803,  William  Lawson  was  appointed  Commission- 
er for  one  year,  James  Edison  for  two  years,  and  Samuel  Lucas  for 
three  years.  In  1804  William  Lawson  was  re-elected,  also  in  1807. 
James  Edison  was  re-elected  in  1805,  and  Samuel  Lucas  in  1806. 

The  roster  is  as  follows : 

1804 —  William  Lawson. 

1805 —  James  Edison. 

1896 — Samuel  Lucas. 

1807 —  William  Lawson. 

1808 —  David  Gharky, 

1809 —  Jacob  Noel. 

1810 —  Thomas  Waller. 

1811 —  George  W.  Clingman. 


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1812 —  Jacob  Noel  and  William  Kendall  sat  as  Commissioners  in  June 
1812.  William  Kendall  and  George  W.  Clingman  resigned,  ana  in  September, 
1812,  Thomas  Waller  and  John  Russell  were  in  their  places.  On  December 
7,  1812,  Isaac  Bonser  came  in  succeeding  Thomas  Waller.  Bonser  and  Russell 
were  elected  in  1812  without  designating  terms.  They  cut  lots  and  Russell 
drew  the  three  years  term. 

1813 —  John  Russell. 

1814 —  Isaac  Bonser. 

1815—  John  Smith. 

1816 —  Jacob  Noel. 

1817 —  John  Smith  for  one  year.  Isaac  Bonser  re-elected. 

1818 —  Samuel  B.  Burt. 

1819 —  David  Jones. 

1820—  Jacob  Noel. 

1821 —  Samuel  B.  Burt. 

1822 —  William  Carey. 

1823 —  Charles  Crull. 

1824 —  Daniel  McKinney.  On  December  26,  1824.  Samuel  M.  Tracy  was 
appointed  by  the  Court  for  one  year. 

1825 —  James  Lodwick  was  elected  for  three  years.  He  was  elected  again 
in  1853  and  in  1874  each  time  for  a full  term. 

1826—  Samuel  B.  Burt. 

1827—  Peter  Noel. 

1828 —  William  Jackson.  1828  to  1834,  1837  to  1840. 

1830 — Charles  Crull.  Served  until  the  October  election. 

1830 — Edward  Cranston.  Elected  for  Burt’s  unexpired  term. 

1830 —  Charles  Crull.  Elected  for  3 years. 

1831 —  William  Jackson. 

1832 —  Edward  Cranston.  Served  until  1838.  6 years. 

1833 —  John  B.  Dodds. 

1834 —  Ebenezer  Corwine. 

1835 —  Edward  Cranston. 

1836 —  Peter  Noel,  jr. 

1837 —  Wiliam  Jackson. 

1838 —  -William  Salter. 

1839—  Peter  Noel. 

1840 —  William  L.  Boynton. 

1841 —  John  Barber. 

1842 —  Peter  Noel. 

1843 —  William  L.  Boynton. 

1844—  Silas  W.  Cole. 

1845 —  James  Andres.  Died  in  office,  December  6,  1846  and  John  B.  Dodds 
appointed  in  his  place. 

1846 —  Isaac  Fullerton.  Elected  for  3 years. 

1847 —  William  Waller.  Succeeded  Dodds. 

1848—  William  Lucas.  Succeeded  Waller. 

1849 —  Isaac  Fullerton.  Second  term. 

1850 —  L.  N.  Robinson. 

1851—  William  Lucas.  Second  term. 

1852 —  William  S.  Folsom. 

1852— James  Lodwick.  Second  term.  William  Lucas  died  March  16, 
1853,  in  office.  David  Noel  of  Morgan  Township  appointed  to  fill  his  place. 

1854 —  Peter  S.  Lindsey. 

1855—  William  Veach. 

1856 —  Joseph  Hudson. 

1857 —  James  Graham. 

1858 —  William  Veach.  Second  term. 

1859 —  Andrew  J.  Enslow. 

1861 —  Thomas  Burt. 

1862 —  James  S.  Connelly. 

1863 —  John  T.  Jackson. 

1864 —  Thomas  Burt. 


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1865 —  John  McDowell  elected  for  three  years.  John  Claudius  Cadot  elect- 
ed to  fill  a vacancy  for  one  year.  John  T.  Jackson  resigned  March  7,  1865,  A. 
P.  Osborn  was  appointed  in  his  place. 

1866 —  Isaac  H.  Wheeler. 

1867 —  Cornelius  F.  Bradford. 

1868 —  Henry  Rosenberg. 

1869 —  Isaac  Fullerton.  Third  term. 

1870 —  John  N.  Royse. 

1871 —  Wiliam  Kinney. 

1872—  Orin  B.  Gould. 

1873 —  Nicholas  Shackert. 

1874 —  James  Lodwick.  Third  term. 

1875—  John  Phillips. 

1876 —  William  Turner. 

1877 —  James  Skelton. 

1878—  William  H.  McCurdy. 

1879 —  William  Turner.  Second  term. 

1880 —  Charles  Winter. 

1881 —  Charles  A.  Goddard. 

1882—  Laban  W.  Elliot. 

1883 —  Charles  Winter.  Second  term. 

1884 —  Charles  A.  Goddard.  Second  term. 

1885 —  J.  Frank  Rickey.  C.  Winter  1 month. 

1886 —  John  Kaps. 

1887 —  Milton  W.  Brown.  September  5,  1887,  Henry  Holman  appointed  to 
succeed  Charles  A.  Goddard,  resigned.  He  was  elected  to  fill  out  Goddard's 
term  December  5,  1887.  He  was  appointed  for  one  month  to  January  2,  1888. 

1888—  Milton  W.  Brown. 

1889 —  J.  Frank  Rickey. 

1890 —  John  Kaps. 

1891 —  Milton  W.  Brown.  Second  term. 

1892 —  Joseph  W.  Smith. 

1893 —  John  M.  Stockham. 

1894—  H.  C.  Feurt. 

1895 —  Joseph  W.  Smith.  Second  term. 

1896 —  John  M.  Stockham.  January  6,  1896  to  September  21st. 

1897 —  H.  C.  Feurt.  January  11,  1897  to  September  20th. 

1898 —  John  Moeller. 

1899 —  Green  Neary. 

1900 —  William  A.  McGeorge. 

1901 —  John  Moeller. 

Clerks  of  the  Courts. 

The  Clerks  of  the  Courts  under  the  Constitution  of  1802,  were 
appointed  by  the  Courts  for  a term  of  seven  years,  but  before  his  ap- 
pointment, except  pro  tempore,  the  applicant  was  required  to  produce 
a certificate  from  a majority  of  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court 
that  he  was  well  qualified  to  execute  the  duties  of  the  office.  If  a 
vacancy  occurred  at  any  time,  the  appointment  was  made  pro  tempore 
until  the  proper  certificate  could  be  procured  and  filed. 

Under  the  Constitution  of  1851,  the  office  was  elective  for  three 
years,  and  the  term  began  the  second  Monday  in  February  trienniallv. 
On  March  2nd,  1893,  the  term  was  made  to  begin  the  first  Monday  in 
August  succeeding  the  election,  Vol.  90,  Ohio  Laws.  Frank  L.  Sikes 
filled  the  time  from  February  to  August,  1899. 

1803-  — William  Russell.  Resigned  August  17,  1804. 

1804-  —Samuel  G.  Jones.  Resigned  June  26,  1805. 

1805-  — Alexander  Curran.  Resigned  April  6,  1810. 

1810-  — Havillah  Gunn.  Pro  tern.  Resigned  March  29,  1810. 


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1810-  — John  R.  Turner  appointed  on  March  10,  1810,  and  served  by 

successive  appointments  until  February  9,  1852. 

1851-  — John  R .Turner  was  elected  in  October  and  served  until  Feb- 

ruary 9,  1855. 

1855-1858— R.  H.  Shannon. 

1858-1864 — B.  F.  Cunningham. 

1864-1873— S.  B.  Droulliard. 

1873-1879— Amos  B.  Cole. 

1879-1883 — Robert  Bell.  Died  in  office  December  2,  1883. 

1883-1885 — William  F.  Whitney. 

1885-1889 — John  H.  Simmons.  Resigned  July  9,  1889. 

1889-1896— William  F.  Whitney. 

1896-1899 — Frank  L.  Sikes. 

1899-  — Andrew  J.  Finney. 

Infirmary  Directors. 

The  first  Board  of  Poor  House  Directors  was  in  1846,  compos- 
ed of  Joseph  Riggs,  Moses  Gregory  and  Jacob  P.  Noel.  Their  terms 
of  service  were  as  follows : 

1846-1852— Joseph  Riggs. 

1846-  —Jacob  P.  Noel. 

1846-1848 — Moses  Gregory. 

1848-1854 — John  McDowell. 

1854- 1859 — Thomas  Hatch. 

1855- 1856 — Nathan  L.  Jones. 

1855-1856 — Jefferson  Kendall. 

1857-?  —William  Oldfield. 

1857-1859 — John  R.  Powers. 

1861-1862— John  P.  Wilhelm. 

1861-1862 — Henry  Bertram. 

1861-1869 — James  Richardson. 

1861-1862 — Cornelius  C.  Hyatt. 

1863- 1867 — David  P.  Jones. 

1864- 18  <2— Silas  W.  Cole. 

1865- 1871 — Valentine  Burkel. 

1870- 1873 — John  McDowell. 

1871- 1877 — William  M.  Vaughters. 

1873-1874 — Stephen  Brodbeck. 

18,3-1875— Nathaniel  F.  Smith. 

1875-1877— Fred  A.  Stearnes. 

1875-1878— Cornelius  F.  Bradford. 

1875-1876— Arch  F.  Haines. 

1877-1878— Christian  Helt. 

1879- 1880— Charles  Windel. 

1880- 1881 — Hiram  A.  Jordan. 

1880- 1884 — James  Graham. 

1881- 1887 — Leonidas  Pyles. 

1882- 1888— Fred  Brodbeck. 

1887- 1889 — Ross  Courtney. 

1888- 1893 — Charles  Haequard. 

1889- 1893 — Sam  J.  Williams. 

1890- 1895 — John  P.  Merrill. 

1895-  — William  R.  McDaniel. 

1895-1900 — Isaac  Woodruff. 

— Hiram  Adams. 

— John  L.  Dodds. 

County  Collectors. 

By  the  Act  of  December  19th,  1799,  (Chase  Vol.  277)  County 
Collectors  were  appointed  by  the  County  Commissioners.  The  Com- 
missioners of  each  County  were  to  appoint  County  Collectors  yearly, 
and  he  might  have  deputies.  He  was  to  take  an  oath  of  office.  He 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


was  to  settle  annually  with  the  Commissioners.  This  law  was  re- 
pealed February  19th,  1805.  (Chase  Vol.  1,  472)  and  -the  Lister 
of  each  Township  was  made  Collector. 

(Chase  Vol.  2,  771),  Act  of  February  nth,  1812.  The  Com- 
missioners at  their  meeting  on  the  first  Monday  in  June  each  year 
were  to  appoint  a Collector  of  County  levies,  or  they  could  appoint 
one  for  each  Township.  They  were  to  give  such  bond  as  the  Com- 
missioners would  fix  and  were  to  collect  the  taxes  before  January  1st, 
following.  They  were  to  sell  delinquent  lands,  etc. 

(Chase  Vol.  2,  1104).  The  Act  of  February  8th,  1820  provid- 
ed the  County  Commissioners  should  appoint  a County  Collector 
annually.  He  was  to  collect  duplicate  personally,  at  first,  and  after 
to  he  at  the  County  Seat.  Fie  was  to  have  6 per  cent  for  collecting. 

The  office  of  County  Collector  was  abolished  January  24,  1827. 
The  County  Treasurer  preformed  his  duties.  Township  Collectors 
were  provided  in  each  Township  hv  Act  of  June  19th,  1795,  appoint- 
ed bv  the  Commissioners  and  Assessors. 

County  Assessors. 

Township  Assessors  were  provided  for  in  the  Northwest  Ter- 
ritory by  Act  of  August  1st,  1792.  They  were  first  appointed  by  the 
Judges  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  (Chase.  Vol.  1,  119)  for  one 
year.  A refusal  to  serve  incurred  a fine  of  $20.00,  hut  no  one  was 
compelled  to  serve  more  than  one  year  in  every  three.  October  19th, 
1795  (Chase  Vol.  1.  169),  changed  this  and  made  Assessors  elected 
annually  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  November.  (Chase  Vol.  2,  1477). 
The  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  each  County  was  to  appoint  an  As- 
sessor till  March  1st.  1827.  He  could  not  appoint  one  or  more  de- 
puties. March  12th,  1831  an  Act  for  the  election  of  County  Assess- 
ors was  passed,  (Chase  Vol.  2,  1800).  They  were  to  be  elected 
biennially  in  each  County,  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  October,  for  two 
years.  They  were  to  give  bond  in  the  sum  of  $20,000.00,  and  to 
take  an  oath  of  office.  Vacancies  were  to  he  filled  by  the  County 
Commissioners.  The  Assessors  could  appoint  one  or  more  dupties. 
The  Assessor  was  allowed  $1.50  for  days  sworn  to.  This  Act  sup- 
erceded one  passed  January  1 6th,  1827,  and  one  of  February  10th, 
1829  (Swan’s  .Statutes  18*41.  page  1016).  By  the  Act  of  March 
20th,  1841,  this  office  was  abolished  and  the  duties  devolved  on  the 
Township  Assessors  provided  for  by  that  Act. 

The  list  who  held  the  office  in  Scioto  County,  is  as  follows : 

1827 — John  McDonald. 

1827 — Janies  Linn.  Elected  for  1828  and  1829. 

1829 — John  Noel.  In  place  of  James  Linn  who  had  been  absent  fifteen 
months. 

1832 — Conrad  Overturf. 

1835 — Wilson  Gates. 

1837 — William  Lucas. 

1837 — William  Jackson.  Appointed  in  place  of  William  Lucas. 

1841 — Jonah  Merrill. 


. 


' 


COL.  ROBERT  SAFFORD. 
[Page  1271.] 


GEN.  LEWIS  NEWSOM. 
[Page  1270.] 


MARIA  LOUISE  CADOT  Le  CLERCQ. 
[Page  1268.] 


JOSEPH  DROUILLARD 
[Page  1262.] 


CHAPTER  III. 


Common  Pleas  Circuits  under  the  Constitution  of  1802  Common 
Pleas  Districts  under  the  Constitution  of  1851— Table  of  all 
the  Common  Pleas  Judges  under  the  Two  Consti- 
tutions—Biographies  of  the  Judges. 


The  first  law  of  the  State  for  Judicial  Circuits  is  found  in  the 
ist  Volume  of  Chase,  page  356,  passed  April  15th,  1863.  The  Cir- 
cuits were  as  follows:  ist.  Hamilton,  Butler,  Montgomery,  Green, 

Warren  and  Clermont.  2nd.  Adams,  Scioto,  Ross,  Franklin,  Fair- 
field  and  Gallia.  3rd.  Washington,  Belmont,  Jefferson,  Columbiana 
and  Trumbull.  The  Judges  appointed  for  these  Circuits  were:  ist, 
Calvin  Pease;  2nd.  Wylliss  Silliman;  3rd.  Francis  Dunlary. 

Wylliss  Silliman  resigned  some  time  in  1804,  and  the  Gov- 
ernor appointed  Levin  Belt  of  Chillicothe,  in  his  place.  Legislature 
would  not,  however,  elect  Levin  Belt,  and  elected  Robert  F.  Slaugh- 
ter in  his  place.  This  was  done  February  7th,  1805.  On  January 
9th,  1807,  Robert  F.  Slaughter  was  removed,  after  a successful  im- 
peachment trial,  an  account  of  which  will  be  found  in  his  sketch 
herein,  and  Levin  Belt  was  elected  and  commissioned  February  7th, 
1807.  About  the  20th  of  February,  1810,  four  circuits  were  created, 
but  Scioto  County  remained  in  the  Second  Circuit. 

January  10th,  1811,  Chase  2,  737,  there  were  four  circuits  creat- 
ed, and  Scioto  County  was  placed  in  the  Second  Circuit  with  Ross. 
Pickaway,  Madison,  Fayette,  Highland,  Clermont,  Adams  and  Gal- 
lia ; and  it  was  made  unlawful  for  a Court  of  Common  Pleas  to  set 
more  than  twelve  judicial  days. 

On  February  27th,  1816,  Chase  691,  Volume  2,  six  circuits 
were  made.  The  Second  Circuit  was  Highland,  Adams,  Scioto,  Gal- 
lia, Pike  and  Ross.  This  act  was  amended  January  24th,  1817, 
Chase  101 1,  Vol.  2,  and  Lawrence  was  attached  to  the  Second  Circuit. 
The  Act  of  January  26th,  1818,  Chase  1033,  Vol.  2,  made  seven  cir- 
cuits of  Common  Pleas.  The  second  circuit  was  now  composed  of 
Highland,  Adams,  Pike,  Scioto,  Lawrence,  Jackson  and  Ross. 

February  8th,  1819,  Chase,  Vol.  2.  1063,  nine  circuits  were 
made.  The  Second  Circuit  was  composed  of  Hocking,  Pickaway. 
Fayette,  Highland,  Adams  and  Ross.  The  Eighth  Circuit  was  Pike, 
Jackson,  Athens,  Gallia,  Meigs,  Washington,  Lawrence  and  Scioto. 

The  Law  of  February  2nd,  1821,  Chase,  Vol.  2,  1191,  provided 
for  nine  circuits,  and  made  the  Eighth  Circuit  composed  of  Pike, 
Jackson,  Athens,  Morgan,  Washington,  Meigs,  Gallia,  Lawrence  and 
Scioto.  January  27th,  1823,  Chase,  Vol.  2,  1252,  the  Eighth  Cir- 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


cuit  was  composed  of  Scioto,  Pike,  Jackson,  Athens,  Morgan,  Wash- 
ington, Meigs,  Gallia  and  Lawrence. 

By  the  Law  of  January  28th,  1825,  Chase,  Vol.  2,  1455,  the 
Eighth  Circuit  remained  unchanged  as  above.  January  1 8th,  1826, 
Chase,  Vol.  3,  1514,  left  the  Eighth  Circuit  the  same  as  above,  as 
did  the  Law  of  January  30th,  1827,  Chase  Vol.  2,  1549,  also  the 
Law  of  February  9th,  1828,  Chase,  Vol.  3,  1595,  and  the  law  of 
January  13th,  1829,  Chase,  Vol.  2,  1616. 

On  February  9th,  1830,  Chase,  Vol.  3,  1643,  Fie  Eighth  Circuit 
was  left  intact  as  before,  and  the  same  circuit  was  left  February  9th, 
1831,  Chase,  Vol.  3,  1982,  and  January  31st,  1833,  Chase,  Vol.  3, 
W33- 

By  the  Law  of  January  24th,  1834,  Swan’s  Statutes,  1841,  page 
202,  the  Eighth  Circuit  was  composed  of  Scioto,  Lawrence,  Gallia, 
Meigs,  Athens,  Morgan  and  Washington. 

February  16th,  1839,  Swan’s  Statutes,  1841,  page  202,  there 
were  thirteen  circuits  made,  but  Scioto  remained  in  the  same  cir- 
cuit. In  1835,  ^ie  number  was  reduced  to  twelve  circuits.  The 
Eighth  circuit  was  composed  of : Scioto,  Lawrence,  Gallia,  Meigs, 
Athens,  Morgan  and  Washington.  These  circuits  remained  the 
same  from  1835  to  1848,  when  Jackson,  Pike,  Gallia,  Scioto,  and 
Lawrence  were  constituted  the  Seventeenth  Circuit,  the  ten  remain- 
ing as  before.  This  arrangement  remained  until  1851,  when  the 
new  constitution  took  effect.  Under  the  new  constitution,  Jackson, 
Vinton,  Pike,  Scioto  and  Lawrence  constituted  the  2nd  sub-division 
of  the  Seventh  Judicial  District.  These  sub-divisions  remained  the 
same  so  far  as  Scioto  County  was  concerned  until  April  21st,  1896, 
when  by  an  Act  of  that  date,  Vol.  92,  page  214,  Adams  County  was 
transferred  to  the  2nd  sub-division  of  the  Seventh  District.  The 
First  Sub-Division  of  the  Seventh  District  was  Fairfield,  Pickaway 
and  Hocking.  The  Second  has  already  been,  given,  Gallia, 
Meigs,  Athens  and  Washington  constitute  the  Third  Sub-division. 

When  the  new  constitution  took  effect,  September  1st,  1851, 
there  was  one  Judge  selected  for  each  Sub-division. 

On  May  9th,  1894,  by  an  Act  of  that  date,  Vinton  County  was 
taken  from  the  Second  Sub-division  of  the  Seventh  Judicial  District, 
and  transferred  to  the  Third  Sub-division  of  the  same,  so  that  at  pres- 
ent the  Second  Sub-division  of  the  Seventh  Judicial  District  is  com- 
posed of  Adams,  Scioto,  Lawrence,  Pike  and  Jackson  Counties,  five 
counties  with  three  judges.  A table  of  the  Common  Pleas  Judges  of 
Scioto  County,  Ohio,  from  the  foundation  of  the  State  to  the  pres- 
ent time  is  given  below.  Following  it  are  sketches  of  the  Judges, 
so  far  as  they  could  be  obtained,  in  the  order  in  which  they  served, 
giving  first  the  President  Common  Pleas  Judges,  then  the  Associate 
Judges  of  the  County  and  then  the  Common  Pleas  Judges  under  the 
Constitution  of  1851.  The  President  Judges  under  the  old  Consti- 


COMMON  PLEAS  JUDGES. 


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tution  received  a salary  from  the  formation  of  the  State  until  1824  of 
$750  per  annum.  From  that  date  until  1852,  their  salary  was  $1,000 
per  annum,  paid  quarterly.  The  Associate  Judges  were  allowed  $2.00 
per  day  for  each  day  the  Court  sat,  payable  out  of  the  County  Treas- 
ury. May  1st,  1852,  the  Common  Pleas  Judges  were  allowed  a sal- 
ary of  $1,500,  Swan's  Statutes,  1854,  page  827.  By  an  Act  of  Jan- 
uary 24th,  1867,  Swan’s  Statutes,  695,  the  salaries  of  the  Common 
Pleas  Judges  were  increased  to  $2500  per  annum,  and  remained  such 
until  the  present  time,  except  when  increased  in  the  Separate  Coun- 
ties by  special  legislation.  Judge  Martin  Crain  in  Scioto  County 
first  received  the  salary  of  $2500  prior  to  which  Judge  Johnson  and 
Judge  Peck  had  been  serving  for  $1500. 

Common  Pleas  Judges  of  Scioto  County,  1803-52. 

PRESIDENT  JUDGES. 

Wyllis  Silliman,  from  April  15,  1803,  to  June  8,  1804. 

Levin  Belt,  from  October,  1804,  to  February  7,  1805. 

Robert  F.  Slaughter,  from  February  7,  1805,  to  January  28,  1807. 

Levin  Belt,  from  January  31,  1807,  to  February  10,  18101 
John  Thompson,  from  February  10,  1810,  to  August  5,  1819. 

Ezra  Osborn,  from  August  5,  1819,  to  April,  1826. 

Thomas  Irvin,  from  April,  1826,  to  February  19,  1840. 

John  E.  Hanna,  from  February  19,  1840,  to  February  22,  1847. 

William  V.  Peck,  from  February  22,  1847,  to  February  9,  1852. 

ASSOCIATE  JUDGES. 

John  Collins,  from  April  6,  1803,  to  1824. 

Joseph  Lucas,  from  April  6,  1803,  to  1808. 

Thomas  M.  Sweeney,  April  6,  1803,  resigned,  1804. 

Samuel  Reed,  appointed  1804,  elected  February  7,  1805,  to  1810. 

William  Kendall,  from  February  7,  1809,  to  1811. 

William  Russell,  from  February  15,  1809,  to  1811. 

Charles  T.  Mastin,  from  February  15,  1810,  to  1817. 

Samuel  Crull,  from  February  6,  1813,  to  1827. 

Samuel  Crull,  from  1830,  to  1837. 

Samuel  Crull,  from  1848  to  1851. 

Lawson  Drury,  from  1817  to  1824. 

David  Mitchell,  from  1824  to  1831. 

William  Powers,  declined  the  office,  1824. 

John  Collins,  from  1825  to  1832. 

William  Oldfield,  from  January  27,  1827,  to  1834. 

William  Givens,  from  January,  1832  to  1839. 

Joseph  Moore,  from  January,  1834,  to  1841. 

Richard  H.  Tomlin,  from  January,  1837,  to  1844. 

Abijah  Batterson,  from  1839  to  1846. 

William  Salter,  from  1844  to  1857. 

Edward  Cranston,  from  1846  to  1851. 

Jacob  P.  Noel,  from  1850  to  1851. 

CONSTITUTIONAL  JUDGES. 

William  V.  Peck,  from  February  9,  1852,  to  February  9,  1859. 

John  P.  Plyley,  from  February  9,  1859,  to  February  9,  1872. 

John  J.  Harper,  from  February  9, 1872,  to  February  9,  1882. 

A.  C.  Thompson,  from  February  9, 1882,  to  February  9,  1884. 

E.  V.  Dean,  from  September  8,  1884,  to  October  24,  1884. 

J.  W.  Bannon,  from  October  24,  1884,  to  February  9,  1887. 

Noah  J.  Dever,  from  February  9,  1887,  to  February  9,  1897. 

John  C.  Milner,  from  February  9, 1897,  to  February  9,  1907. 

ADDITIONAL  JUDGES. 

On  April  12th,  1858,  a law  was  passed  creating  an  additional  Judge  in  the  Second  Sub- 
Division  of  the  Seventh  Common  Pleas  Judicial  District,  and  the  Judge  provided  for  was  elected 
in  1858  and  took  his  seat  on  February  9th,  1859. 

William  W.  Johnson,  from  February  9,  1859,  to  October  24,  1867. 

Martin  Crain,  from  October  24,  1867,  to  February  9,  1869. 

Henry  A.  Towne,  from  February  9,  1869,  to  March  8,  1870— resigned. 

William  W.  Johnson,  from  May  8,  1870.  to  March  28,  1872. 

William  K.  Hastings,  from  March  28,  1872,  to  February  9,  1874. 

Porter  Du  Hadway,  from  February  9,  1874,  to  February  9,  1879. 

James  Tripp,  from  February  9,  1879,  to  February  9,  1889. 

James  M.  Tripp,  from  February  9,  1889,  to  February  9,  1894. 

William  D.  James,  from  February  9,  1894,  to  February  9,  1899. 

William  H.  Middleton,  from  February  9,  1899,  to  February  9,  1904. 


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SECOND  ADDITIONAL  JUDGES. 

By  the  act  of  April  21st,  1896,  Volume  92,  Ohio  Laws,  Adams  county  was  taken  from  the 
First  Sub-Division  of  the  Fifth  Common  Pleas  District  and  placed  in  the  Second  Sub-Division 
of  the  Seventh  District.  An  additional  Judge  was  provided  ,fbr,  and  Judge  Henry  Collings  was 
elected  in  November,  1896,  and  took  his  seat  on  February  9,  1897. 

Henry  Codings,  from  February  9,  1897,  to  February  9,  1907. 

Wylliss  Silliman 

was  the  first  presiding  Common  Pleas  Judge  to  sit  in  Scioto  County 
after  the  State  was  organized.  He  occupied  the  bench  from  April. 
15th,  1803,  to  June,  1804.  He  was  born  in  Stratford,  Connecticut, 
October  8th,  1777,  and  died  in  Zanesville,  Ohio,  November  13th,  1842. 
Plis  wife  was  Dora  Webster  Cass,  daughter  of  Major  Cass,  and  sis- 
ter of  General  Wiliam  Lewis  Cass.  He  was  married  to  her  July  14th, 
j8o2.  When  a young  man  he  removed  to  western  Virginia,  and  in 
1800  edited  a paper  there.  He  was  a strong  Federalist  in  the  con- 
test between  Jefferson  and  Adams. 

The  struggle  was  too  much  for  him,  and  he  removed  to  Wash- 
ington County,  Ohio.  He  was  a member  of  the  first  Legislature  of 
Ohio  from  Washington  County.  In  that  body  he  was  elected  presid- 
ing judge  of  the  second  circuit,  composed  of  Adams,  Scioto,  Ross, 
Franklin,  Fairfield  and  Gallia.  It  was  too  humdrum  a place  for  him, 
and  he  resigned  in  1804  and  located  at  Zanesville,  and  was  the  first 
lawyer  there,  and  in  the  next  year,  Silliman,  Cass,  and  Herrick  were 
the  only  resident  lawyers.  In  1805,  he  was  appointed  register  of  the 
Zanesville  land  office,  and  held  that  until  1811.  In  1811,  he  was  on 
the  commission  to  select  the  State  Capitol. 

In  1824,  he  was  a candidate  for  United  States  Senator,  and  re- 
ceived 44  votes,  to  58  for  General  W.  H.  Harrison,  who  was  elected. 
In  1825  he  was  in  the  State  Senate  from  Muskingum  County  and 
served  one  term.  In  1826  he  was  again  a candidate  for  United  States 
Senator  and  received  45  votes,  to  54  for  Benjamin  Ruggles,  who  was 
elected.  He  was  a member  of  the  House  from  Muskingum  County  in 
1828  and  1829.  From  1832  to  1834  he  was  solicitor  of  the  Treasury, 
appointed  by  President  Jackson. 

He  was  a great  natural  orator,  but  his  early  education  was  de- 
fective. His  legal  attainments  were  not  of  a high  order.  He  was  a 
great  reader  and  read  everything  which  came  in  his  way.  Lie  was  of 
no  use  in  a case  until  it  came  to  be  argued.  He  did  not  examine  wit- 
nesses or  prepare  pleadings,  but  advocacy  was  his  forte.  He  was  in- 
different to  his  personal  appearance,  and  looked  as  though  his  clothes 
had  been  pitched  on  him.  He  was  as  sportive  and  playful  as  a boy. 
In  all  criminal  cases,  in  breach  of  promise  or  seduction  cases,  he  was 
uniformly  retained,  but  it  was  in  the  great  criminal  cases  where  his 
power  as  an  advocate  was  demonstrated.  He  was  stout  and  well 
formed,  above  medium  height.  He  had  two  sons  who  came  to  the 
bar,  and  he  had  a son-in-law,  C.  C.  Gilbert,  a lawyer  in  Zanesville.  He 
was  one  of  the  distinguished  figures  of  his  time. 


BIOGRAPHIES  OF  JUDGES. 


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Levin  Belt 

was  a practicing  lawyer  in  Chillicothe,  under  the  Territorial  Govern- 
ment. He  was  born  in  England,  but  the  date  of  his  birth  has  not 
been  preserved.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  law,  and  took  oath  of 
office  at  Washington,  Adams  County,  March  2nd,  1802.  He  was 
the  first  prosecuting  attorney  of  Ross  County,  and  was  allowed 
frcm  $15  to  $50  per  term  for  his  services.  In  June  1804,  he  was 
elected  presiding  judge  of  the  second  circuit,  in  place  of  Wyllis  Silli- 
man,  resigned.  He  served  until  February,  1805,  when  Robert  F. 
Slaughter  was  elected  to  succeed  him.  On  January  9th,  1807,  Robert  F. 
Slaughter  was  removed  by  impeachment,  and  Levin  Belt  was  elected 
and  succeeded  him  February  7th,  1807.  He  served  until  February  10th, 
1810,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  John  Thompson.  He  was  prosecut- 
ing attorney  of  Scioto  County  at  December  term  1812  and  received 
$25.00  for  his  services.  It  is  said  that  he  was  a reasonably  good  and  sat- 
isfactory judge  of  the  common  pleas,  but  that  he  failed  as  a practition- 
er at  the  bar.  From  the  bench  he  descended  to  the  mayoralty  of  Chil- 
licothe, and  in  that  office  and  in  that  of  Justice  of  the  Peace,  he  served 
many  years.  While  he  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace,  there  was  a statute 
in  force  forbidding  licensed  attorneys  to  appear  before  Justices  of  the 
Peace.  Soon  after  this,  Mr.  Richard  Douglas,  an  attorney  of  Chil  ■ 
licothe,  appeared  before  him  to  argue  a motion  to  dismiss  a case. 
Squire  Belt  said,  “Dick,  Dick,  don't  you  know  the  law  ? You  must 
not  appear  before  me.  Get  behind  me  and  make  your  speech.”  Doug- 
las complied  with  his  order,  and  got  behind  the  Justice  and  made  his 
speech. 

Mr.  Belt  was  tall,  broad-shouldered,  muscular,  without  surplus 
fiesh,  dark  brown  hair  only  sprinkled  with  gray,  and  somewhat  ruddy 
of  complexion.  His  presence  as  a justice  of  the  peace  in  the  exercise 
of  his  office  was  awe-inspiring.  He  removed  from  Chillicothe  to 
Washington  City  in  1828,  and  died  there  in  1845.  The  first  case  sub- 
mitted to  him  in  Muskingum  County  in  1804  was  Samuel  Conner, 
plaintiff,  against  James  Sprague,  defendant  in  slander.  Damages 
claimed  $500.  Verdict  for  the  plaintiff.  $300.  His  daughter  Eliza- 
beth was  the  second  wife  of  Henry  Buchanan,  banker  of  Portsmouth, 
married  to  him  March  22nd,  1837.  She  died  March  16th,  1838,  anti 
is  buried  in  Greenlawn  Cemetery  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  She  left  a 
daughter,  the  wife  of  Mr.  Lyman  Perrin  of  Ridgeway  Avenue,  Avon- 
dale, Cincinnati.  He  had  a son  who  was  a clerk  in  the  bank  of  Henry 
Buchanan  at  Portsmouth  for  several  years,  William  Spriggs  Belt. 
One  daughter,  Mrs.  Levina  Reynolds,  survived  him.  His  wife  was 
a widow,'  a Mrs.  Robinson,  with  two  children.  Her  maiden  name 
was  Vinton,  said  to  be  a sister  of  Plon.  Samuel  F.  Vinton. 

Robert  F.  Slaughter. 

Robert  F.  Slaughter  was  the  third  presiding  judge  of  Scioto 
County.  He  was  born  in  Culpepper  County,  Virginia,  in  1770.  Of 


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his  childhood  nothing  is  known,  but  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  came 
to  Kentucky  and  volunteered  as  an  Indian  fighter.  He  went  to  Chil- 
licothe  as  early  as  1796,  at  the  founding  of  the  city,  and  studied  law. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  in  1799,  and  began 
practice  there.  He  seemed  to  have  traded  and  trafficed  about  consider- 
able in  lands,  as  everyone  did  at  that  time,  but  was  a poor  manager.  In 
1800  he  purchased  a farm  about  one  and  one-half  miles  south  of 
Lancaster,  and  made  his  home  there  until  his  death.  He  was  a 
merchant  at  first,  but  gave  up  that  business  and  opened  a law  office  in 
Chillicothe. 

In  1802  he  was  a candidate  from  his  county  for  the  state  con- 
stitutional convention,  but  was  third  in  the  race. 

He  was  careless  about  his  obligations,  and  in  1803  and  1804  he 
was  sued  for  debts  many  times.  He  was  elected  presiding  judge  in 
1805.  He  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  1803-1805  from  Fairfield 
County,  February  7th,  in  place  of  Wylliss  Silliman,  resigned.  His 
circuit  was  very  large,  and  his  salary  very  small.  He  had  the  sec- 
ond circuit  and  had  to  ride  horseback  to  his  appointments.  The  sal- 
ary was  only  $750,  and  the  creeks  were  without  bridges.  There  were 
no  ferries,  and  the  swimming  was  risky.  The  judge  would  miss  his 
courts,  and  the  Legislature  determined  to  make  an  object  lesson  of 
him.  Legislatures  are  fond  of  displaying  their  power,  and  the  one 
of  1807  was  no  exception  to  the  rule.  January  8th,  1807,  charges 
were  filed  against  him  in  impeachment,  as  follows: 

1.  He  failed  to  attend  the  March  term,  1805,  in  Adams  County. 

2.  Failing  to  attend  the  same  term  in  Scioto  County. 

3.  Failing  to  attend  the  spring  term,  1805,  in  Gallia  County. 

4.  Failing  to  attend  the  July  term,  same  year  in  Franklin 

5.  Failing  to  attend  the  fall  term,  1805,  in  Scioto  County. 

6.  Failing  to  attend  the  fall  term,  1805,  Athens  County. 

7.  Failing  to  attend  the  spring  term,  1806,  in  Highland  County 

8.  Failing  to  punctually  attend  the  spring  term,  1806,  in  Adams 

9.  Failing  to  attend  the  spring  term,  1806,  in  Scioto  County. 

10.  Failing  to  attend  the  spring  term,  1806,  in  Gallia  County. 

11.  Failing  to  attend  summer  term,  1806,  in  Adams  County. 

12.  Failing  to  attend  summer  term,  1806,  in  Athens  County. 

13.  Failing  to  attend  summer  term,  in  Gallia  County. 

14.  Failing  to  punctually  attend  the  fall  term  in  Fairfield  Coun- 
ty in  1806. 

15.  Failing  to  attend  the  fall  term,  1806,  in  Franklin  County. 

Abraham  Shepherd,  as  Speaker  of  the  House,  signed  the  articles. 

On  January  9th,  1807,  Hough  and  McArthur  were  appointed  a com- 
mittee to  prepare  rules  to  govern  the  trial.  Slaughter  appeared 
in  person  and  asked  two  or  three  days  to  prepare  for  the  trial.  He 
was  granted  to  the  following  Monday  to  answer.  In  answer  he  al- 
leged he  was  not  charged  with  any  misdemeanor  and  could  not,  by 


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law,  be  bound  to  answer.  To  the  first  three  charges  he  pleaded  ill 
health.  He  denied  the  fourth,  and  said  he  did  punctually  attend.  To 
the  fifth,  he  said  that  after  attending  court  in  Adams  County,  he 
went  to  Paris,  Kentucky,  to  attend  to  some  business,  and  expected  to 
reach  Scioto  in  time  to  attend  court,  but  on  returning  to  the  Ohio 
River  at  Brook’s  Ferry,  could  net  cross.  That  he  went  two  miles  be- 
low to  be  ferried,  and,  being  impatient,  rode  into  the  corn  field  after 
the  ferryman,  and  this  unexpected  delay,  against  his  will,  prevented 
him  from  attending  the  court  until  the  second  day,  and  there  being 
little  business  to  be  done,  court  was  adjourned.  In  answer  to  the 
sixth,  he  said  he  was  well  acquainted  with  the  docket,  and  there  was 
no  civil  case  ready  for  trial,  and  not  more  than  one  or  two  being  im- 
prisoned in  the  County  for  misdemeanors,  and  the  court  would  be 
obliged  to  pardon  those  rather  than  expose  the  weakness  of  the  laws 
since  their  sentence  could  not  be  enforced.  That  he  had  applied  for 
a tract  of  land,  for  which  he  had  the  deposit  money,  and  was  com- 
pelled by  law  to  pay  the  fourth  installment  within  forty  days  or  forfeit 
his  application,  and  was  compelled  to  attend  to  it.  To  the  seventh, 
he  stated  that  he  started  from  Lancaster,  his  home,  but  that  his  horse 
became  foundered  at  Pickaway  Plains,  and  his  funds  and  his  salary 
were  not  sufficient  to  buy  another.  He  finally  borrowed  a horse  to 
ride  to  Adams  County.  He  answered  the  ninth  charge  that  he  had 
only  borrowed  the  horse  to  ride  to  Adams  County,  and  could  not 
procure  another  to  go  to  Scioto  County.  That  he  was  afflicted  with 
ill  health  in  the  spring,  and  had  the  pleurisy,  and  did  not  attend  the 
spring  term  in  Gallia  for  that  reason.  That  the  rivers  were  high,  and 
he  would  be  compelled  to  swim  some  creeks  and  ford  others,  and 
his  health  would  not  permit  it.  To  the  eleventh,  he  answered  that 
while  in  Highland  County,  his  horse  broke  out  of  the  pasture,  and 
he  could  not  be  found,  and  he  was  obliged  to  return  to  Chillicothe, 
supposing  his  horse  had  gone  that  way,  but  he  did  not,  and  he  pro- 
cured a horse  of  Joseph  Kerr,  to  ride  to  Scioto  County,  on  condi- 
tional purchase,  but  the  horse  was  not  able  to  carry  him  on  to  Gallia 
County,  if  it  were  to  save  him  from  ruin,  and  was  compelled  to  trade 
horses,  on  which  he  made  the  balance  of  the  circuit.  He  denied  the 
twelfth  charge.  His  answer  to  the  thirteenth  was  that  his  farm  was 
advertised  to  sell,  and  not  having  the  money  to  save  it,  was  obliged  to 
raise  it,  which  he  did  in  time  to  save  it.  He  denied  the  fourteenth 
charge.  To  the  fifteenth,  he  answered  that  he  attended  the  Franklin 
term  two  days,  and  then  obtained  the  Associates’  consent  to  be  absent 
the  remainder  of  the  term.  He  was  compelled  to  return  to  New  Lan- 
caster before  going  to  Ross  County  in  order  to  take  money  to  com- 
plete the  payment  for  his  land  before  the  court  in  Ross  County  would 
convene.  He  asked  for  a continuance  to  the  first  Monday  in  Decem- 
ber next  to  secure  Joseph  Kerr,  Doctor  Spencer  and  George  Shoemak- 
er, witnesses.  Four  only  voted  in  favor  of  this.  Mr.  Brush  was 


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admitted  as  counsel  for  respondent.  Henry  Brush,  Jessup  N.  Couch, 
Wm.  Creighton,  Joseph  Foos,  James  Kilbourn,  Wm.  Irwin  and  Lewis 
Cass,  witnesses  for  the  prosecution.  Respondent  read  the  deposition 
of  Samuel  Wilson.  Mr.  Beecher  was  counsel  to  the  State.  The 
trial  began  January  26th,  1807,  and  lasted  until  the  twenty-eighth. 
On  the  question  of  his  being  guilty  of  neglect  of  official  duty,  the  yea 
vote  was:  Claypool,  Corre,  Hempstead,  Hough,  Jewett,  McFarland, 
McArthur,  Sargeant,  Smith,  Wood  and  the  Speaker,  Thomas  Kirker. 
Mr.  Schofield  alone  voted  he  was  not  guilty.  On  January  29th,  the  re- 
spondent was  called,  but  made  no  answer,  though  three  times  solemnly 
called.  The  speaker  delivered  the  judgment  of  the  court,  that  he  had 
been  found  guilty  of  neglect  of  duty  and  should  be  removed  from 
office.  His  removal  did  not  seem  to  affect  his  health  or  spirits,  or 
his  standing  among  the  people  of  Fairfield  County,  where  he  resided. 
He  served  four  years  as  prosecuting  attorney.  He  was  elected  to  the 
Senate  in  1810,  from  Fairfield,  Knox,  and  Licking. 

He  was  elected  to  the  House  from  Fairfield  County  in  1817,  1819, 
and  1821.  In  1828  he  was  elected  to  the  Senate,  and  re-elected  in 
1830.  While  in  the  Legislature  he  voted  for  the  School  System  and 
the  Canal  System. 

He  was  eccentric  and  absent-minded,  and  the  story  is  told  of  him 
that  once  when  plowing,  it  became  time  for  him  to  go  to  the  Legisla- 
ture. Leaving  the  plow  in  the  middle  of  the  field,  mounting  his  horse, 
with  one  of  his  own  shoes  on  and  the  other  off,  he  rode  away.  He 
was  of  medium  height,  dressed  plainly,  and  always  wore  his  hair 
in  a queue.  He  was  a Democrat  of  the  old  school,  a man  of  great 
strength  of  character,  a bold  speaker,  and  a natural  orator,  and  in 
speaking  was  capable  of  making  deep  impressions  on  his  audience. 
His  public  record  was  clear,  notwithstanding  the  Legislature  under- 
took to  blacken  it.  He  once  said,  “The  best  rule  in  politics  is  to  wait 
until  the  other  party  declares  itself,  then  take  the  opposite  side.” 

He  married  a Miss  Bond,  who  was  devotedly  attached  to  the 
Methodist  church,  but  he  was  not  a member  of  any  church.  Their 
children  were  William,  Tercenia,  Ann,  Fields,  and  Frances,  all  de- 
ceased, and  two  surviving,  Mrs.  Mariah  Dennison,  of  Los  Angeles, 
California,  and  Thomas  S.  Slaughter,  of  Olanthe,  Missouri.  The 
judge  survived  until  October  24th,  1896,  when  he  died  at  the  age  of 
76  years.  He  is  interred  in  the  country  cemetery  near  his  home. 

In  view  of  the  record  of  the  Ohio  Legislature  in  the  matter  of 
impeachments  under  the  first  Constitution  of  the  State,  we  do  not  con- 
sider it  any  reflection  on  Judge  Slaughter  that  his  impeachment  was 
successful,  and  had  he  lived  in  our  day,  his  answer  to -the  impeach- 
ment articles  would  have  been  held  good,  and  any  Legislature  pre- 
senting articles  of  impeachment  against  him,  such  as  are  given  above, 
would  be  deemed  in  the  wrong. 


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John  Thompson 

was  the  Presiding  Common  Pleas  Judge  of  Scioto  County,  from  April 
9th.  1810,  to  March  29th,  1824.  He  was  a resident  of  Chillicothe. 
Ross  County,  Ohio.  He  located  there  in  1806  from  Chambersburg, 
Pennsylvania.  He  was  elected  Presiding  Judge  in  1810,  re-elected  in 
1817,  and  served  until  1824.  His  circuit  was  composed  of  Frank- 
lin, Madison,  Fayette,  Highland,  Adams,  Scioto,  Gallia  and  Ross. 
He  was  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  an  elder  in  it.  He 
was  also  a total  abstainer  from  alcholic  drinks.  He  was  an  acute 
lawyer,  but  narrow-minded,  firm  to  stubbornness,  of  considerable 
reading  and  of  much  readiness  in  the  application  of  learning,  much  in- 
fluenced by  his  likes  and  dislikes. 

In  1812,  he  was  impeached  by  the  House  and  tried  by  the  Sen- 
ate. The  following  were  the  charges  exhibited  against  him  : 

First:  Because  he  allowed  the  attorneys  but  ten  minutes  to  a side 
in  a larceny  case  in  Highland  County,  and  when  they  objected,  said 
that  if  they  did  not  take  it,  he  would  allow  them  but  five  minutes  to  a 
side. 

Second:  Because  he  refused  to  allow  an  attorney  to  testify  for  his 
client  in  a case  of  usurpation  in  office,  the  attorney  having  offered  to 
testify. 

Third  : Because  he  ordered  certain  court  constables  to  knock  down 
certain  bv-standers  with  their  staves  and  gave  no  reason  therefor. 

Fourth : Because  he  allowed  a bill  of  exceptions  contrary  to  the 
facts. 

Fifth  : Because  he  declared  in  an  assault  and  battery  case  that 
the  attorneys  had  no  right  to  argue  the  facts  to  a jury  except  with  the 
permission  of  the  Court,  and  then  when  overruled  by  his  associates, 
impatiently  told  the  jury  to  go  on. 

Sixth  : Because  in  a larceny  case  when  the  jury  came  back  into 
court  and  wanted  to  re-examine  the  witnesses  he  refused  them  and  sent 
them  back  telling  them  the  case  was  too  trifling  to  take  up  the  time  of 
the  Court. 

Seventh  : Because  he  ordered  a jury  to  be  sworn  in  a robbery 
case,  after  they  had  all  stood  up  and  said  they  had  made  up  their 
minds,  and  they  found  the  defendant  guilty  without  leaving  the  box. 

Eighth  : Because  he  said  publicly  the  people  were  their  own  worst 
enemies:  that  they  were  cursed  brutes,  and  worse  than  brutes. 

Ninth  : Because  at  Hillsboro,  he  had  refused  to  sign  a bill  of  excep- 
tions  and  had  refused  to  let  an  appeal  be  docketed. 

Tenth : Because  at  a trial  at  Gallipolis,  he  had  unjustly  and  ar- 
bitrarily allowed  an  attorney  but  twenty-five  minutes  for  an  argument 
to  the  jury,  and  then  when  the  limit  of  time  was  reached,  ordered  him 
to  sit  down  saying  the  jury  would  do  justice  in  the  case. 

Eleventh : Because  at  Gallipolis,  he  ordered  the  prosecuting  at- 
torney not  to  let  any  testimony  go  before  the  grand  jury  until  he 
knew  what  it  was. 


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Twelfth  : Because  he  said  to  the  grand  jury  at  Circleville  that  our 
government  was  the  most  corrupt  and  perfidious  in  the  world  and  the 
people  were  their  own  enemies.  That  they  were  devils  in  men’s  cloth- 
ing. 

The  trial  on  these  charges  took  nine  days  and  witnesses  were 
brought  from  each  County  where  the  transactions  occurred.  Henry 
Baldwin  and  Wylliss  Silliman  were  attorneys  for  the  State  and  Lewis 
Cass,  John  McLean  and  Samuel  Herrick,  for  the  defense.  He  was 
acquitted  on  all  of  the  charges  by  a large  majority  and  was  re-elected 
by  the  Legislature  in  1817.  In  1821  and  1823,  bilious  fever  prevailed 
at  Chil licothe  and  many  cases  were  fatal.  Many  thought  the  disease 
was  yellow  fever.  Judge  Thompson  had  a large  family  and  became 
quite  fearful  of  the  disease  attacking  them.  He  took  up  the  theory 
that  ammonia  destroyed  the  germs  of  this  fever.  Therefore,  he  ser- 
iously proposed  moving  his  whole  family  to  and  living  in  a tavern 
stable,  among  the  horses,  during  the  sickly  season.  Vigorous  pro- 
tests from  Mrs.  Thompson  resulted  in  a compromise,  by  which  the 
family  remained  in  the  mansion,  but  were  required  to  spend  an  hour 
each  morning  on  the  manure  pile,  to  inhale  the  fumes  which  arose 
from  it. 

Soon  after  removing  from  the  bench,  Judge  Thompson  removed 
to  Louisiana,  where  he  purchased  a plantation  and  some  negroes. 
There  he  died  in  1833,  near  Fort  Adams,  just  over  the  line  in  Miss- 
issippi. 

Thomas  Irvin 

was  born  in  Ablemarle  County,  Virginia,  in  1794.  Llis  father  was 
William  Irvin,  a Presbyterian  minister,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name 
was  Holt.  She  was  from  Kentucky,  and  Attorney-General  Holt  was 
her  cousin.  The  family  originally  came  from  the  town  of  Irvine,  in 
Scotland.  They  were  descendants  of  Irvine  of  Bonshaw,  in  the 
time  of  Robert  Bruce,  who  conferred  titles  and  lands  on  William  De 
Irvine,  an  ancestor  of  our  subject.  Our  subject’s  father  was  an  ex- 
tensive slave-holder.  Judge  Irvin’s , father  regarded  slavery  one  of 
the  greatest  temporal  curses,  and  so  wrote  to  his  eldest  son,  W.  W.  Ir- 
vin, in  1805.  He,  however,  treated  his  slaves  with  the  greatest  kind- 
ness. Our  subject  imbibed  anti-slavery  ideas  as  a boy,  and  they  re- 
mained with  him  all  his  life. 

He  was  a student  of  Washington  College,  at  Lexington,  Vir- 
ginia. He  afterwards  read  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Stan- 
ton, Va.  After  this  he  located  at  Lancastetr,  Ohio,  where  his  broth- 
er, Hon.  William  W.  Irvin,  resided.  On  February  9th,  1826,  he 
was  appointed  President  Judge  of  the  Eighth  Circuit,  and  served  two 
terms,  or  until  February  19th,  1840. 

In  1836  he  removed  to  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  where  he  resided  for 
twenty  vears.  In  December,  1837,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Russell 
Pomeroy,  daughter  of  Samuel  Willis  Pomeroy,  for  whom  the  town 


HONORABLE  THOMAS  IRVIN, 

President  Common  Pleas  Judge,  1826-1840. 
Born  1794 — Died  1881. 


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was  named.  In  1845  and  1846  he  represented  Athens  and  Meigs 
counties  in  the  Legislature.  Hon.  Rodney  M.  Stimson,  of  Marietta, 
Ohio,  who  knew  him  well,  said  of  him  : 

“He  was  tall,  (six  feet  high)  of  straight  figure;  a most  perfect 
gentleman ; a good  lawyer ; a general  reader ; of  great  common  sense ; 
prudent  and  careful." 

He  was  the  best  of  the  President  Common  Pleas  Judges  who 
ever  sat  in  Portsmouth,  except  Peck.  He  at  one  time  owmed  the  Cal- 
vert farm  in  Scioto  County,  and  was  a Director  of  a Portsmouth 
Bank.  Once,  during  his  Judgeship,  he  resided  almost  a year  in 
Portsmouth. 

In  Politics  he  was  a Whig  so  long  as  the  Whig  party  lasted, 
and  after  that  was  a Republican.  In  1855  his  health  gave  way  and  he 
determined  on  a rural  life.  He  bought  sixteen  acres  of  land  back 
of  Newport,  Ky.,  and  moved  there  in  1856.  He  resided  there  until 
his  death,  January  7th,  1869.  During  his  residence  in  Kentucky  he 
recovered  his  health,  and  devoted  himself  to  horticulture,  of  which 
he  was  passionately  fond.  He  called  his  Kentucky  home  Mt.  Vernon. 
He  was  reared  a Presbyterian,  but  on  May  20th,  1867,  was  confirmed 
in  the  Episcopal  Church,  at  Christ  Church,  in  Cincinnati,  by  the  Rt. 
Rev.  Bishop  Mcllvaine.  His  wife  survived  him  seven  years.  They 
had  an  only  child,  Ellen,  who  married  Jonathan  Chapman  of  Boston, 
Mass.  He  died  October  i8tb,  1881,  and  left  his  wife  and  an  only 
son,  Thomas  Irvin  Chapman.  Mrs.  Chapman  resides  at  Tokyo, 
Japan. 

Judge  Irvin  was  always  anti-slavery  in  his  views  and  during  the 
war  was  a staunch  adherent  to  the  cause  of  the  Union.  He  was 
noted  for  his  integrity.  He  was  a great  advocate  of  the  temperance 
cause,  and  opposed  to  licensing  the  liquor  traffic.  He  was  of  a gen- 
erous nature,  and  a most  agreeable  companion. 

John  E.  Hanna 

was  born  December  5th,  1805,  in  Westmoreland  County,  in  Pennsyl- 
vania. His  father  was  a saddler,  but  afterwards  became  a farmer. 
The  family  removed  to  Ohio  in  1815,  and  settled  at  Cadiz  in  Harrison 
County,  where  our  subject  attended  school  at  the  Academy.  He  com- 
menced the  study  of  law,  in  1823,  with  Chauncey  Dewey  of  Cadiz,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  September,  1825,  at  New  Philadelphia. 
He  began  the  practice  of  the  law,  in  1826,  at  McConnelsville,  in  Mor- 
gan County.  In  1829,  he  was  appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney  and 
served  till  1831,  when  the  office  became  elective.  He  held  it  by  elec- 
tion until  1838.  He  was  postmaster  at  McConnelsville  from  1831  to 
1833.  In  1834,  be  was  elected  a Brigadier  General  in  the  Ohio 
Militia,  and  served  as  such  until  1840,  when  he  resigned  to  go  on  the 
Common  Pleas  Bench. 


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He  was  elected  President  Common  Pleas  Judge  on  February 
1 8th,  1840,  for  the  Eighth  Circuit,  and  served  one  full  term  of  seven 
years. 

He  was  always  a Democrat  hut  was  in  favor  of  the  civil  war.  He 
was  married  June  7th,  1826,  to  Susannah  Robertson  and  had  six  chil- 
dren. After  her  death,  he  remarried.  He  represented  Morgan  Coun- 
ty in  the  Legislature  in  1838,  1839,  1840.  On  September  10th,  1854, 
he  was  appointed  by  the  Governor  as  a Common  Pleas  Judge  to  fill  a 
vacancy.  He  held  Court  in  Muskingum  County  three  days  and  at- 
tended a term  of  the  District  Court.  In  the  militia,  he  served  on  the 
staff  of  General  Alexander  McConnell.  Governor  Charles  Foster  ap- 
pointed him  a Trustee  of  Athens  Insane  Asylum.  He  had  a woman 
physician  appointed  for  the  female  wards,  the  first  in  the  State.  In 
1 886,  lie  was  appointed  by  President  Cleveland  as  Postmaster  at  Mc- 
Connelsville  and  held  the  office  four  years.  His  second  wife,  Sarah 
Swasey  died  August  30th,  1894.  His  first  wife  died  April  15th,  1865. 

He  was  honest,  generous,  religious,  patriotic  and  a model  citi- 
zen, hut  not  remarkable  as  a Judge. 

William  Virgil  Peck 

was  born  in  Cayuga,  New  York,  April  16th,  1804.  His  parents  were 
Virgil  and  Mary  (Wallace)  Peck  and  he  was  the  youngest  of  their 
three  children.  Both  of  his  parents  were  from  Litchfield,  Connecti- 
cut. They  settled  in  Cavuga,  New  York,  in  1804,  and  his  father,  a 
merchant,  died  there  in  September,  1804.  A month  after  his  death, 
his  widow  removed  with  the  three  children  to  Litchfield,  Connecticut, 
where  our  subject  was  reared.  In  1808,  his  mother  married  Doctor 
Abel  Catlin  of  Litchfield,  Connecticut.  She  resided  there  until  1856, 
when  Doctor  Catlin  died.  Then  she  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
where  she  made  her  home  with  her  son,  till  her  death  in  i860.  Our 
subject  obtained  a common  school  education,  then  studied  the  classics 
at  the  Pierce  Academy,  and  afterwards  at  the  South  Farms  Academy 
in  Litchfield.  In  1816,  he  went  to  Watertown,  New  York,  and  was 
a clerk  in  a store  for  three  years.  In  1819,  he  returned  to  Connecti- 
cut and  clerked  at  Winsted  until  1824,  when  he  entered  Judge  Gould’s 
world  famous  Law  School  at  Litchfield.  He  attended  this  school 
till  1826,  when  he  graduated  and  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
He  entered  the  office  of  Bellamy  Storer  as  a clerk.  He  located  in 
Portsmouth  in  1827.  His  income  as  a lawyer  was  estimated  by  the 
Assessor  as  follows:  1830,  $300;  1832,  $200;  1833,  $300;  1834,  $400: 
1836,  $600;  1812,  $1,000;  1844,  $1,250;  1847,  $1,600.  His  success 
was  the  best.  On  July  8th,  1830,  he  married  Mary  Ann  Cook,  daugh- 
ter of  Hugh  Cook  and  had  a large  family,  only  two  of  whom  are  now 
living  in  Portsmouth : Mrs.  Mary  C.  Damarin  and  Mrs.  Lou  Corson, 
wife  of  Ed.  J.  Corson.  Our  subject  was  very  scholarly  and  his  neigh- 
bors appreciated  it.  At  public  functions  he  was  put  forward  to  make 
addresses.  August  30th,  1828,  he  published  the  law  card  in  Ports- 


JUDGE  WILLIAM  VIRGIL  PECK. 


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mouth  for  the  first  time.  On  July  4th,  1831,  the  most  famous  celebra- 
tion of  the  clay  in  Portsmouth,  he  was  one  of  the  committee  on  toasts, 
in  October,  1832,  be  delivered  the  address  in  the  ceremonies  of  the 
opening  of  the  Ohio  Canal  at  Portsmouth.  In  December  of  the  same 
year,  he  was  advertising  lots  for  sale.  In  1831,  when  Moses  Greg- 
ory, Auditor,  thought  he  had  a sure  case  against  David  Gharky,  for- 
mer Auditor,  for  overcharging  in  making  out  the  Tax  Duplicates  from 
1827  to  1829,  he  and  the  Commissioners  employed  Sam  Tracy  as  the 
County  Attorney  and  thought  the  case  was  won.  Up  to  that  time 
Sam  Tracy  had  been  thought  to  be  invincible.  The  suit  was  for 
$1,000,  in  trespass  in  the  case.  The  shrewd  old  Dutchman  employed 
Peck.  The  case  was  tried  at  the  March  term,  1832,  and  resulted  in  a 
verdict  for  $278.47  for  Plaintiff.  Peck  took  the  case  to  the  Supreme 
Court  on  the  Circuit  and  it  was  tried  there  at  the  April  term,  1834, 
to  a jury,  and  the  verdict  was  for  the  defendant.  Peck  won  the  case 
on  the  charge  to  the  jury,  to  the  effect  that  Gharky  had  settled  with 
the  Commissioners  and  they  could  not  go  behind  their  settlement.  The 
amount  of  overcharges  was  $232.90.  This  suit  made  Peck’s  reputa- 
tion. Any  lawyer  who  could  defeat  Sam  Tracy,  before  a jury  in  Scioto 
County  was  first-class.  In  1839,  1841,  1842,  1845  and  1846,  our  sub- 
ject was  an  Examiner  and  visitor  of  the  Portsmouth  Public  Schools. 
In  1830,  he  was  elected  to  a seat  in  the  Council  to  fill  a vacancy,  but 
declined  it.  On  the  14th  of  November,  1843,  011  the  occasion  of  the 
visit  of  Ex-President  John  Quincy  Adams  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  Mr 
Peck  delivered  the  welcoming  address,  on  behalf  of  the  town,  in  the 
Methodist  Church  on  Second  street,  where  now  stands  the  Hibbs 
hardware  store.  On  February  16th,  1849,  he  was  on  the  Commit- 

tee to  meet  President-elect  Zachary  Taylor  on  his  way  to  Washington, 
to  be  inaugurated.  On  February  22nd,  1847,  he  took  his  seat  as 
President  Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  in  the  Circuit  of  which 
Scioto  County  was  a part.  He  served  under  this  appointment  until 
February  Qth,  1852,  when  he  took  his  seat  as  the  only  Common  Pleas 
Judge,  under  the  new  Constitution.  He  was  no  doubt  glad  to  get  rid 
of  the  three  Associates  in  each  County.  Once  they  overruled  him  in 
Scioto  County  and  he  was  very  much  disgusted.  Under  his  appointment 
by  the  Legislature,  he  served  at  a salary  of  $1,000,  per  annum,  paid 
quarterly.  He  rode  horseback  to  Gallipolis,  Jackson  and  other  points 
to  hold  bis  courts.  In  1856,  he  was  re-elected  Common  Pleas  Judge 
without  any  opposing  candidate.  In  ) 858,  he  was  elected  Supreme 
Judge  by  the  following  vote:  Peck,  182,  942  votes,  Thomas  W.  Bart- 
ley, 160,610,  majority  20,322.  In  his  own  County  the  vote  stood: 
Peck,  1912:  Bartley,  1470.  FTe  served  one  term  and  declined  a re- 
election.  When  he  returned  to  Portsmouth  in  February,  1864,  he 
gave  up  the  profession  of  law.  In  1873.  S°M  his  ^ne  home  to 
Thomas  P.  Brown  and  moved  to  a commodious  residence  near  the 
river.  ' There  his  wife  died  December  rith.  1877,  and  there  he  died 


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December  30th,  1877.  He  practiced  law  in  Portsmouth,  from  1828 
until  1847,  a period  of  nineteen  years,  but  he  was  undoubtedly  the 
best  Common  Pleas  Judge  who  ever  sat  on  the  bench  in  Portsmouth. 
When  he  decided  a case,  in  delivering  his  decision,  he  convinced  the 
losing  party  that  he  was  wrong,  and  the  Court  was  right.  His  per- 
ceptions were  clear  and  discriminating.  When  he  construed  a statute, 
it  looked  as  though  that  was  the  only  construction.  Tt  is  said  that 
while  he  was  on  the  Common  Pleas  Bench,  the  Supreme  Court  sitting 
in  his  District,  had  no  causes  for  consideration.  His  scholarship  was 
high  and  he  was  well  trained  as  a lawyer.  As  a lawyer,  when  he  pre- 
pared a case,  tried  it  on  his  own  theory,  and  the  facts  came  out  as 
he  anticipated,  he  was  invincible,  but  if  thrown  out  of  his  course,  he 
was  weak.  If  in  Court,  he  found  that  his  client  had  deceived  him  as 
to  the  facts,  he  was  utterly  broken  up  and  disgusted.  He  was  then 
without  resources.  When  the  facts  were  shown  as  he  expected,  he 
could  not  be  beaten.  But  as  a Judge,  he  was  as  happy  in  his  decisions 
as  Lord  Mansfield.  Plis  opinions  as  a Judge  commanded  universal 
respect,  and  were  generally  acquiesced  in.  On  the  Supreme  Bench, 
his  decisions  were  regarded  as  the  highest  authority.  The  Judge 
had  a great  deal  of  humor  about  him  and  many  anecdotes  are  current 
about  him.  In  June,  1839,  Edward  Hamilton  was  Mayor  and  Azel 
Glover  was  Marshal.  Hamilton  had  examined  a party  charged  with 
an  offense  and  fixed  his  bail.  The  culprit  was  red  headed  and  Glover 
would  not  give  him  any  time  to  obtain  bail,  but  dragged  him  off  to 
jail.  Mr.  Hamilton  was  highly  incensed  and  filed  charges  of  impeach- 
ment against  Glover,  who  was  notified  that  he  would  be  tried  by  Coun- 
cil in  a summary  way.  He  employed  Peck,  who  asked  and  obtained 
twenty-four  hours  respite.  At  the  end  of  that  time.  Peck  offered 
on  behalf  of  his  client  to  apologize  and  pay  the  costs,  if  the  charges 
were  dismissed.  The  offer  was  accepted.  A party  could  not  ob- 
tain a decree  of  divorce  from  Judge  Peck,  while  a Common  Pleas 
Judge  unless  he  made  a case  beyond  all  doubts  of  any  kind,  reasonable 
or  otherwise.  In  a cause  where  there  was  any  question  of  the  right 
to  divorce,  Judge  Peck  would  take  the  papers  and  after  several  days 
would  return  them  to  the  Clerk  and  announce  that  he  believed  the 
parties  could  live  together  and  therefore  a divorce  would  be  refused. 
It  is  said  that  the  Tudge  liked  to  cook  his  own  dinners  and  especially 
his  beef-steaks.  When  awav  from  home,  he  would  often  ask  the  priv- 
ilege to  cook  his  own  meals.  A story  is  told  that  once  he  and  Judge 
Welch  were  holding  the  Supreme  Court  in  Clermont  County,  and  that 
a countryman  came  in  to  see  the  Judges.  He  found  Judge  Peck  in 
the  kitchen,  asking  to  cook  his  own  dinner  and  Judge  Welch  in  the 
parlor  playing  the  fiddle.  When  asked  what  he  thought  of  the  Su- 
preme Judges,  he  said  he  did  not  think  much.  He  found  one  in  the 
kitchen  asking  to  cook  his  his  own  meals  and  the  other  he  found  play- 
ing a d — d old  fiddle.  After  the  Judges  retirement,  he  was  very  fond 


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of  reading  yellow  back  literature  and  amused  himself  that  way.  After 
he  came  off  the  Supreme  Bench,  he  would  not  go  near  the  Court  House 
and  disliked  to  be  called  there.  In  politics,  he  was  first  a Whig.  He 
cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for  John  Quincy  Adams  in  1828.  Af- 
ter the  passing  of  the  Whig  party,  he  became  a Republican.  Of  his 
co-temporaries  at  the  bar,  none  of  them  ever  spoke  of  him  as  a 
lawyer  and  a judge,  except  in  terms  of  highest  commendation. 
As  a Common  Pleas  Judge,  he  was  considered  the  superior  of  all  who 
came  before ; and  since  his  time  there  has  not  been  his  equal. 

John  Collins 

was  horn  at  Morgantown,  Va.,  October,  1754.  His  parents,  John 
and  Elizabeth  Collins,  lived  and  died  there.  He  obtained  such  educa- 
tion as  he  could  at  Morgantown.  He  married  twice,  first  to  Elizabeth 
Doherty,  daughter  of  Dr.  Doherty,  in  Morgantown,  W.  Va.  He  was 
42  years  of  age  when  he  landed  in  Scioto  County.  He  was  at  once 
a man  of  considerable  prominence.  In  1803,  be  was  appointed  one 
of  the  first  three  Associate  Judges,  and  served  by  re-appointment 
until  1832.  The  first  Court  held  in  the  County,  August  9th  and  10th, 
1803,  was  held  at  his  house  in  Alexandria. 

He  had  a handsome  daughter,  whom  everybody  admired.  Her 
name  was  Cynthia  and  she  married  Captain  Moses  Fuqua,  of  Vir- 
ginia. She  was  born  of  bis  first  wife  as  were  his  sons,  Thomas  and 
John.  His  daughter  Polly,  married  William  Roby;  Nancy  married 
William  Young;  and  Amelia  married  Philip  Moore.  There  was  a 
son  Enos.  All  these  were  of  his  first  marriage. 

The  second  wife  was  Jane  Lampson.  Her  children  were  Eliza- 
beth, married  Nehemiah  Beardsley;  Joseph,  William,  David  and  Su- 
san, married  to  William  Nottingham.  All  of  these  are  deceased,  but 
David,  who  lives  at  Blue  Creek,  Ohio.  John  Collins  was  an  old  fash- 
ioned Democrat,  without  variableness  or  shadow  of  turning.  There 
was  nothing  piebald  about  his  politics.  He  always  went  to  every 
election  and  voted  his  party  ticket  and  he  always  took  an  active 
part  in  every  political  canvas.  He  lived  to  vote  for  Andrew  Jack- 
son  in  1832  and  died  that  same  year.  While  a strict  partisan  in  poli- 
tics he  had  his  friends  in  the  other  party.  He  took  a great  fancy 
to  young  Sam  Tracy  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth.  Collins  was  the 
moving  spirit  in  having  him  appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney  by  the 
Court  and  declared  that,  so  long  as  he  sat  on  the  bench,  Sam  should 
have  the  office.  He  kept  his  word.  Collins  was  a large  fine  looking 
man  and  of  a positive  and  peremptory  turn,  but  he  soon  learned  that  an 
Associate  Judge  had  no  duty  but  to  concur  with  the  Presiding  Judge, 
and  he  followed  that  out.  Once  in  the  early  part  of  his  career  on 
the  bench,  the  presiding  Judge  was  absent,  and  on  that 
occasion  Collins  was  the  ruling  spirit.  A party  was  tried  and  con- 
victed of  hog  stealing.  Collins  pronounced  the  judgment  of  the 
Court  and  the  criminal  was  ordered  to  be  bound  hand  and  foot,  placed 


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in  a canoe  and  set  adrift  in  the  Ohio  River.  The  sentence  was  car- 
ried out.  Judge  Collins  was  a strict  Methodist  for  forty  years  and 
then  left  that  Church  and  went  to  the  New  Lights,  in  which  faith  he 
died.  He  was  buried  in  the  Carey’s  Run  cemetery  and  his  grave  is 
unmarked.  His  character  and  course  of  life  was  remarkably  fitted  to 
the  time  in  which  he  lived. 


Samuel  Reed. 

His  father  came  to  America  from  Ireland  about  the  year  1763, 
and  settled  in  New  Jersey.  He  was  married  to  Rebecca  Minor  about 
the  year  1772.  They  had  one  only  child  named  Samuel,  our  subject. 
Samuel,  the  father,  died  a short  time  after  the  birth  of  his  son,  and 
the  widow  married  Robert  Taylor.  Taylor  and  his  wife  raised  a 
large  family.  Our  subject  was  born  April  2nd,  1773.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-three  he  married  Elizabeth  Burr,  of  Baltimore,  January  26th. 
1797.  They  had  one  child,  Anna.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  Burr-Reed, 
died  soon  after  the  birth  of  her  child.  Samuel  Reed  moved  to  Vir- 
ginia, where  he  met  and  married  Rebecca  Lucas,  on  November  5th, 
1799,  at  Shepherdstown.  They  came  to  Ohio  in  1803,  and  settled  first 
in  Scioto  County,  but  afterwards  moved  to  Pike  county.  He  was  a 
carpenter  by  trade,  but  in  Ohio  never  followed  it.  He  was  a farmer. 
He  had  ten  children  by  his  second  wife — of  these,  five  lived  to  maturity 
and  married ; one  of  the  sons  was  William  Reed,  the  father  of  Samuel 
Reed,  the  Banker,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Our  subject  stood  very  high 
in  his  neighborhood  as  a citizen  and  business  man.  He  was  in  1804 
appointed  Associate  Judge  of  Scioto  County,  vice  Thomas  Sweeny, 
resigned.  He  was  elected  the  same  fall  and  served  till  1810.  He 
was  Associate  Judge  of  Pike  County  from  January  28th,  1817,  to  Aug- 
ust 27th,  1835,  and  again  from  June  28th,  1842,  until  February 

28th,  1849.  Rebecca  Lucas-Reed  died,  and  he  married  Mary  Hicks, 
November  nth,  1821.  He  was  seventy-eight  years  old  when  he 
married  Susanna  Jones,  March  30th,  1851.  Judge  Reed  was  a very 
strong  temperance  man.  It  was  the  custom,  when  he  went  to  Pike- 
ton  to  furnish  whiskey  to  the  men  helping  to  harvest  the  grain.  Judge 
Reed  said  he  would  not  give  whiskey  to  the  men.  His  neighbors  said 
he  could  get  no  men  to  work  for  him  if  he  did  not.  He  said  he  would 
let  the  grain  rot  in  the  field  before  he  would  give  them  whiskey.  So  all 
his  neighbors  who  were  temperance  men  came  to  his  rescue  and  har- 
vested his  grain  for  him,  and  thus  the  custom  of  furnishing  whiskey 
was  broken  up  in  that  vicinity.  He  was  a strong  Presbyterian.  Pie 
built  the  Ph'esbyterian  Church  in  Piketon.  He  died  in  1852  and  is 
buried  in  the  old  cemetery  at  Piketon. 

Charles  T.  Mastirs 

was  born  in  Virginia,  in  1772.  PTe  came  to  Scioto  County  as  early 
as  1806  and  located  the  John  Thomas  farm,  now  in  Valley  Township. 
He  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Wayne  Township  in  1809.  He  was 


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made  an  Associate  Judge,  in  1810,  and  served  seven  years.  He  was 
a good  citizen,  and  was  respected  by  his  neighbors.  In  1813,  he  was 
a Trustee  of  Wayne  Township.  He  died  on  the  30th  of  November, 
1842,  leaving  a large  family,  all  of  whom  have  left  Scioto  County  and 
none  of  whom  could  be  communicated  with  in  regard  to  him.  Mr. 
Mastin  was  an  extensive  dealer  in  real  estate  and  towns  lots,  as 
the  early  records  disclose. 

Samuel  Crull 

was  born  July  23rd,  1781,  near  Morgantown,  Virginia.  His  fath- 
er, David  Crull,  came  from  Heidelberg,  Germany,  at  the  age  of  ten 
years,  in  1763.  He  married  Nancy  Bennett  in  Virginia,  about  1787. 
The  whole  Crull  family  came  to  Ohio  in  1805.  They  came  on  a raft 
and  landed  at  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto.  The  children  of  David 
Crull  were:  William,  Samuel,  our  subject,  Jemima,  David,  Charles, 
Henry,  Susan  and  John.  All  came  to  Scioto  County  with  their 
father  David.  Afterwards  Charles,  Jemima,  Henry  and  Susan  mar- 
ried and  went  West.  The  others  remained  in  Scioto  County.  The 
original  form  of  the  name  in  Germany  was  Kroll.  Our  subject 
was  married  October  14th,  1802,  to  Jane  Howell  in  Virginia.  When, 
they  came  to  Ohio,  they  had  but  one  child,  William,  afterwards  Doctor 
William  Crull.  Eight  children  were  born  to  them,  but  four  sons  and 
three  daughters  reached  maturity.  Their  names  were  John,  Julia, 
Samuel,  Harriet,  David,  Martha  and  Jane.  David  was  the  father 
of  Mrs.  Emma  J.  Slattery.  Charles  Crull,  brother  of  our  subject, 
had  visited  Scioto  County  and  spied  out  the  land  before  the  others 
came.  Our  subject  purchased  a large  quantity  of  land  in  the  vi- 
cinity of  HarrisonviHe.  He  helped  to  locate  the  village  ancl  gave  a 
lot  and  $50  for  the  Methodist  Church  there.  When  Judge  Crull  lo- 
cated near  Harisonville,  his  nearest  neighbor  was  his  brother  Charles 
at  HarrisonviHe  and  his  next  nearest  Isaac  Bonser,  at  Dixon's  Mills. 
He  enlisted  in  the  war  of  1812  and  got  as  far  as  Sandusky,  when 
peace  was  declared.  Judge  Crull  was  a devoted  and  enthusiastic 
Methodist.  He  always  entertained  the  visiting  ministers  and  could 
not  do  too  much  for  the  church.  In  politics,  he  was  a Whig.  He 
was  an  active,  industrious  man.  He  built  a saw  mill  on  Long-  Run 
about  three-fourths  of  a mile  above  HarrisonviHe.  He  also  had  burrs 
for  grinding  corn.  It  was  run  by  water  power  and  was  the  first  mill  in 
that  part  of  the  country.  In  1827,  Isaac  Bonser,  Democrat,  and  Sam- 
uel Crull,  Whig,  were  candidates  for  the  Legislature.  Bonser  received 
the  certificate,  but  Crull  contested  and  was  awarded  the  seat.  He  was 
an  Associate  Judge  of  the  County  1813  to  1827,  1830  to  1837,  1848  to 
1851,  twenty-four  years.  He  bought  and  gave  each  of  his  sons  a 
farm.  At  his  own  home  on  his  farm,  he  delighted  in  entertaining  his 
friends  and  among  those  entertained  there,  were  those  great  Whig 
apostles,  Moses  Gregory,  John  R.  Turner  and  Colonel  Oscar  F. 


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Moore.  He  died  October  3rd,  1854,  aged  74  years,  2 months  and  ten 
days. 

■William  Givens. 

Judge  William  Givens  was  born  in  Mason  County,  Kentucky,  Sep- 
tember 1 8th,  1782.  His  father,  who  was  a farmer,  was  killed  by 
the  Indians  before  William  Givens  was  born.  He  was  living  in  Ma- 
son County,  Kentucky,  and  had  been  married  but  a short  time,  and 
had  gone  to  housekeeping.  One  morning  on  leaving  his  cabin  he 
was  shot  by  an  Indian.  This  was  about  the  time  that  seventy-five 
Wyandot  Indians  crossed  the  Kentucky  river  at  Boonesboro  and 
marched  North.  Then  ensued  a fierce  and  sanguinary  struggle  for 
possession  of  the  hunting  grounds,  in  which  many  settlers  lost  their 
lives,  and  many  others  emigrated  to  Ohio.  His  mother,  who  was  a 
sister  of  Judge  David  Mitchell,  afterwards  married  John  McBride, 
and  there  were  three  children  of  her  second  marriage.  William  Giv- 
ens subsequently  moved  to  Scioto  County,  afterwards  to  Jackson 
County,  and  later,  in  1826,  returned  to  Nile  Township,  Scioto  County, 
Ohio,  where  he  purchased  301  acres  out  of  the  Graham,  O’Bannon 
& Massie  survey  of  1550  acres,  dated,  June  20th,  and  July  3rd,  1795. 
This  survey  had  a frontage  of  three  and  one-third  miles  on  the  Ohio 
river,  the  Givens  tract  of  301  acres  lay  near  the  upper  part  of  the 
survey.  By  some  fault  or  defect  he  was  compelled  to  pay  for  this 
land  the  second  time.  The  land  purchased  by  him  was  covered  with  a 
dense  forest  and  he  and  his  elder  sons,  William,  David  and  John,  cut 
off  the  timber  to  clear  the  land  and  sold  the  wood  used  in  making  pay- 
ments on  the  farm.  At  that  time,  1827,  the  “Eliza”  was  a steamboat 
with  “walking  beams,”  that  being  the  only  class  of  boats  on  the  Ohio 
at  that  time  plying  between  Portsmouth  and  other  points.  Game  of 
every  description  was  plenty,  bear,  deer,  wild  turkey,  squirrels,  etc., 
while  the  wolves  kept  things  lively  in  their  well  known  manner.  While 
in  Jackson  County,  he  was  engaged  largely  in  the  manufacture  of  salt 
for  several  years,  that  point  being  the  great  center  for  the  supply  of 
this  product  to  the  settlers  for  many  miles  around. 

William  Givens  served  in  the  war  of  1812,  holding  the  posi- 
tion of  First  Sergeant  in  Captain  Jared  Strong's  Company,  Ohio  Mil- 
itia of  the  First  Odd  Battalion,  Second  Brigade,  Second  Division,  late 
in  the  service  of  the  United  States,  commanded  by  Major  Ben  Daniels 
from  the  29th  of  July,  1813,  to  the  19th  of  August,  1813,  inclusive. 
Service  performed  was  marching  into  the  Indian  country  for  the 
relief  of  Fort  Meigs,  then  beseiged.  William  Givens  was  elected  by 
the  Ohio  Legislature  as  Associate  Judge  of  the  Courts  of  Common 
Pleas  for  Jackson  County,  on  February  25th,  1816,  and  again  on 
January  22,  1823,  for  the  same  county,  and  afterwards  for  Scioto 
County  in  1832.  The  Counties  of  Pike  and  Jackson  constituted  a Leg- 
islative District  until  the  census  of  1820  was  taken.  In  1818  Judge 
William  Givens  was  elected  a member  of  the  House  of  Representatives 


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from  this  district  and  served  one  year.  On  February  7th,  1814,  an 
Act  was  passed  by  the  Ohio  Legislature  in  order  to  promote  the  dis- 
covery of  salt  and  to  encourage  the  manufacture  of  it  at  the  Scioto 
Salt  Works  and  to  foster  that  industry.  Salt  was  then  worth  from 
$4.00  to  $6.00  per  bushel  of  eighty  pounds,  and  the  larger  part  of  it 
was  brought  across  the  Alleghany  Mountains  on  the  backs  of  pack 
horses.  William  Givens  and  six  others  had  petitioned  for  assistance 
to  dig,  each,  a well,  they  to  bear  the  incidental  expenses,  and  in  re- 
turn to  have  exclusive  use  for  five  years.  LTnder  this  Act,  John  Nel- 
son, who  married  Judge  Givens’  half  sister.  Miss  Polly  McBride, 
sank  a well  to  the  depth  of  240  feet,  John  Wilson  to  the  depth  of  260 
feet,  and  Henry  Harman  to  the  depth  of  260  feet,  but  no  stronger 
brine  was  discovered.  An  Act  to  make  further  experiments  was 
passed  February  15th.  1815,  directing  William  Givens  to  sink  a well 
350  feet  deep,  and  to  be  two  and  one-fourth  inches  in  diameter  at  the 
bottom,  for  which  he  was  to  be  paid  $700.00,  the  water  to  be  strong 
enough  to  make  50  pounds  of  salt  for  250  gallons  of  brine,  a stronger 
water  than  was  obtained  in  Kanawha,  in  1810.  He  found  many  diffi- 
culties, and  on  February  24th,  1816,  an  Act  was  passed  extending  his 
time  to  April  1st,  1816,  to  finish  and  tube  his  well.  Mr.  Givens  exe- 
cuted his  work  faithfully  and  then  added  another  one  hundred  feet  to 
the  depth  at  his  own  expense.  At  this  depth  of  450  feet  the  boring 
ceased,  a stronger  water  was  obtained,  but  it  was  small  in  quantity 
and  did  not  rise  to  the  top  of  the  well.  Force  pumps  for  raising  wa- 
ter were  not  then  in  use  as  they  are  now.  No  less  than  fifteen  Acts 
were  passed  on  the  subject  of  the  Ohio  Salt  Works.  Givens’  experi- 
ment demonstrated  that  a brine  strong  enough  to  compete  with  that 
of  other  salines  could  not  be  secured  at  Jackson,  and  the  Ohio  Legis- 
lature passed  a resolution  on  January  3rd,  1818,  favoring  the  sale 
of  the  Ohio  Salt  Reserve.  The  Givens  salt  well  is  still  open.  It 
is  a few  hundred  feet  above  the  Baler  building  in  Jackson  and 
the  water  stands  the  year  round  in  the  well  pipe.  His  furnace  stood 
on  the  knoll  near  by  to  the  South,  and  its  remains  may  be  seen  when- 
ever the  ground  is  plowed.  The  small  creek  emptying  into  Salt  Creek 
a few  hundred  feet  below  bears  the  name  of  Givens’  Run,  and  thus 
his  name  survives  in  this  historic  spot.  Salt  at  that  time  was  meas- 
ured and  not  weighed.  The  manufacture  was  stopped  on  account  of 
the  scarcity  of  wood  and  the  failure  of  the  salt  wells.  Mr.  Givens 
prospered  at  the  Salt  Works.  He  erected  a two  story  log  mansion. 
The  house  was  built  of  logs  but  was  better  than  the  ordinary  log  house 
of  the  early  days,  in  that  it  had  two  stories.  The  lower  floor  con- 
sisted of  two  rooms,  while  the  upper  story  consisted  of  one  large  room, 
unceiled.  This  house  was  for  years  the  finest  residence  in  all  Jackson 
County.  It  stood  near  the  site  of  Fulton  Furnace,  and  was  the  first 
seat  of  Justice.  LTnder  an  Act  of  the  Ohio  Legislature,  passed  Jan- 
uary 1 2th,  1816,  to  erect  the  County  of  Jackson,  Sec.  5 reads  as  fol- 


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lows : “That  the  Courts  of  said  County  of  Jackson  shall  be  holden  at 
the  house  of  William  Givens,  within  the  reserved  Township,  at  the 
Scioto  Salt  Works,  until  the  permanent  seat  of  Justice  for  said  county 
shall  be  established.  This  Act  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force  from 
and  after  the  1st  day  of  March,  1816.’’  The  first  meeting  of  the 
County  Commissioners  was  held  at  his  house,  as  ordered  by  the  Leg- 
islature, the  record  of  which  meeting  is  now  lost.  The  first  Court 
of  Common  Pleas  was  held  at  his  house.  The  Court  opened  Monday, 
August  12th,  1816.  The  weather  was  very  warm  the  first  day,  an  ad- 
journment was  had  to  the  shade  of  a large  white  oak  tree  near  bv. 
When  the  grand  jury  was  organized  the  court  officers  led  it  away 
some  distance  from  the  tree,  where  it  held  its  meetings,  the  crowd  be- 
ing kept  out  of  hearing  by  the  constables. 

The  Presiding  Judge  was  the  Hon.  John  Thompson,  of  Ross 
County.  Judge  Thompson  was  the  guest  of  Hon.  William  Givens, 
whose  residence  was  the  seat  of  Justice.  His  associates  were  Hugh 
Poor,  David  Payne  and  William  Givens.  The  house  of  William  Giv- 
ens, where  the  Common  Pleas  Court  was  held  during  the  year  1816, 
was  situated  just  north  of  the  Court  House  in  the  City  of  Jackson. 
William  Givens,  whose  activity,  energy  and  influence  had  been  large- 
ly instrumental  in  securing  the  organization  of  Jackson  County,  was 
elected  by  the  Ohio  Legislature  on  February  24th,  1816,  as  one  of 
the  first  three  Associate  Judges  of  Jackson  County.  Judge  Givens 
was  head  and  judge  in  his  own  house,  like  the  Patriarchs  of  old.  At 
this  first  court  the  entire  male  population  of  the  County  was  said  to 
have  been  present,  viz.,  salt  boilers,  planters,  hunters,  trappers,  hermits 
and  squatters,  silent  men  with  coon-skin  caps  and  clothes  of  deer  skin. 
Judge  William  Givens  was  married  July  13th,  1809,  to  Susanna  An- 
derson, who  only  lived  a short  time,  leaving  no  children.  He  was 
married  the  second  time  on  October  24th,  1810,  to  Rachel  Stockham, 
who  was  the  sister  of  Mary  Stockham,  who  married  Judge  David 
Mitchell,  and  Anna  Stockham,  who  married  John  Bennett  of  Jackson, 
and  Ruth  Stockham,  the  wife  of  William  Crull,  and  had  brothers: 
Aaron,  Joseph,  John,  Payne  and  William  Stockham.  These  were  all 
children  of  William  Stockham,  who  was  a native  of  Wales  and  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States  in  1777,  and  settled  near  or  in  Trenton. 
New  Jersey,  where  he  married  Susannah  Payne,  and  in  1798  came  to 
Ohio  with  his  family  of  ten  children,  and  in  1803  he  settled  in  Madi- 
son Township,  Scioto  County.  He  died  at  an  advanced  age  in  1815, 
his  wife  dying  in  1835.  Rachel  Stockham  was  born  in  Trenton,  New' 
Jersey,  May  3rd,  1794,  and  married  William  Givens  as  above  stated. 
Eleven  children  were  born  to  them,  viz.,  William,  (see  sketch)  ; Dav- 
id. married  Cynthia  McCall ; he  died  and  his  widow  married  David 
W.  Murphy  (see  sketch);  John  .married  Eliza  Collier;  Samuel  and 
George  died  unmarried;  Allen  F.  (see  sketch);  James  Harvey,  mar- 
ried twice,  first  to  Margaret  Burriss,  who  died  February  20th,  1871, 


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and  afterwards  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  ( Royse)  Teeters;  Cynthia  A.  mar- 
ried John  McDermott;  Jane  and  Mary  died  young;  and  Thomas  J. 
married  Elizabeth  Leighton,  who  died  leaving  two  children.  He  af- 
terwards married  Emily  Bennett,  of  Jackson,  a daughter  of  John  Ben- 
nett, and  had  one  daughter.  Judge  Givens  was  always  a Whig  in 
politics  until  the  dissolution  of  that  party,  and  was  always  a Re- 
publican afterwards.,  He  was  a Methodist.  He  had  a fine  col- 
lection of  books  for  his  day.  It  was  composed  of  the  best  standard 
works  of  reference  in  encyclopedias , and  commentaries  on  Law  and 
the  Bible,  the  Bridgewater  Treatises,  historical  and  biographical  works, 
etc.,  all  of  which  bore  the  marks  of  having  been  well  read,  as  well  as 
well  cared  for.  He  was  a great  reader  of  current  events,  and  took 
the  same  untiring  interest  in  the  welfare  of  matters  of  state,  nation 
and  country,  township  and  neighboring  welfare,  that  he  had  previous- 
ly shown  in  Jackson  County.  He  died  June  26th,  1863,  at  the  home 
of  his  son,  Allen  F.,  in  Nile  township,  from  the  infirmities  of  old  age, 
aged  80  years,  9 months  and  8 days.  Rachel  ( Stockham ) Givens,  his 
wife,  died  February  18th,  1865,  while  visiting  at  the  home  of  her 
son,  William,  of  an  acute  attack  of  heart  disease,  aged  70  years,  9 
months  and  15  days.  The  descendants  of  Judge  Givens  are  now  scat- 
tered over  many  states.  His  name  was  so  intimately  associated  with 
the  Salt  Works  and  early  history  of  Jackson  County  and  the  organi- 
zation of  that  County,  that  a sketch  of  one  would  be  incomplete  with- 
out the  other.  At  this  writing,  March  1st,  1902,  only  one  of  his 
children  is  yet  alive,  viz.,  Allen  F.,  (see  his  sketch).  The  writer  of 
the  foregoing  (in  his  young  manhood)  knew  the  Judge  and  his  good 
wife  personally,  knew  their  rare  accomplishments,  had  the  honor  of 
their  society,  love  and  friendship,  and  was  many  times  made  welcome 
to  their  hearth  and  home.  , 

Joseph  Moore 

was  born  February  13th,  1790,  in  Hampshire  County,  Va.  In  the 
same  year  his  parents  came  down  the  Ohio  River  in  a flat-boat  and 
landed  at  Limestone,  Ky.  They  located  first  in  Mason  County,  Kv. 
Joseph  Moore,  the  father  of  our  subject  was  a local  Methodist  Min- 
ister. He  took  his  family  and  located  on  Ohio  Brush  Creek  in  Adams 
County  in  1797.  In  1797,  he  organized  a Methodist  society  there 
and  in  1800,  built  Moore’s  Chapel.  It  was  begun  in  the  winter  and 
finished  in  the  spring.  The  first  services  there  were  in  August,  1801. 
It  is  said  to  have  been  the  first  Methodist  meeting  house  in  Ohio.  Today 
there  stands  on  the  site  a frame  church,  successor  to  the  original  edi- 
fice. Joseph  Moore,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  also  a revolution- 
ary soldier  from  the  State  of  New  Jersey.  His  mother  was  Rebecca 
Foster,  also  from  New  Jersey.  His  father  died  in  1833.  Joseph  Moore 
saw  and  experienced  all  the  pioneer  hardships.  He  was  fond  of  re- 
lating how,  when  a boy  in  Kentucky,  he  rode  forty  miles  through 
the  wilderness  to  mill.  He  rode  the  horses  which  pulled  the  logs 


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to  erect  the  first  Moore’s  Chapel.  At  the  age  of  15,  he  was  placed 
as  an  apprentice  with  Job  Denning,  at  Killenstown,  Ohio,  to  learn 
the  stone  mason’s  trade,  and  he  learned  it  well.  He  aided  in  the  erection 
of  Judge  Denning's  stone  house  at  Killenstown,  and  helped  to 
build  a stone  store  house  on  the  present  site  of  the  Hood  Corner  in 
West  Union,  Ohio.  In  1814,  he  went  to  the  vicinity  of  Rockville  in 
Adams  County  and  purchased  the  present  Loughry  Lands,  of  General 
Nathaniel  Massie’s  heirs.  There  he  built  the  stone  house  which  is 
still  standing  midway  between  Rockville  and  Beuna  Vista.  He  also 
built  the  stone  house  which  formerly  stood  below  Rockville  on  the 
lands  of  the  Shale  Company.  He  built  the  stone  house  near  Upper 
Twin  Creek,  and  one  for  Levi  Moore,  which  stands  near  Hygean  Run 
in  Washington  Township,  Scioto  County,  lie  built  the  stack  for  the 
Brush  Creek  Furnace  on  Brush  Creek  in  Adams  County.  In  1812, 
he  was  working  for  William  Lawson  in  Scioto  County,  and  married 
his  daughter,  Mary.  He  was  out  in  the  general  call  in  the  war  of 
i8j2,  in  Captain  Wikoff’s  Company  and  received  a pension  on  account 
of  the  same  under  the  law  of  1878.  He  was  the  pioneer  in  the  stone 
business.  He  engaged  in  it  at  Rockville  form  1814  to  1830,  and  got 
out  much  stone.  He  shipped  it  to  Cincinnati  on  rafts  made  of  logs 
from  deadened  timber.  He  made  considerable  money  in  the  business 
and  in  1830,  invested  it  in  a good  farm  above  Upper  Twin  Creek  in 
Scioto  County,  where  he  continued  to  live  until  his  death.  His  father 
had  twelve  children  and  he  had  eleven  of  his  first  marriage. 
His  first  wife  died  July  24th,  1838,  and  on  August  6th,  1839,  he  mar- 
ried Isabella  Elliott.  She  died  May  30th,  1848,  and  on  February 
15th,  1849,  married  Sarah  Chenowith.  She  died  February  2nd, 
1878. 

He  joined  the  Methodist  Church  in  1812,  and  was  a faithful 
member  during  his  entire  life.  He  was  also  a true  and  loyal  Demo- 
crat, and  never  wavered.  His  first  Presidential  vote  was  cast  in  1814, 
for  President  Madison.  He  voted  for  Monroe  both  times  he  was 
elected,  and  for  General  Jackson  in  1824,  1828  and  1832.  He  never 
voted  any  ticket  but  the  Democrat,  and  he  never  used  liquors  or  tobac- 
co. He  never  belonged  to  any  secret  society.  He  served  the  Demo- 
cratic party  with  great  euthusiam.  He  was  always  ready  to  lead  the 
forlorn  hope  for  it,  at  any  time.  While  he  never  sought  office,  if  his 
name  was  needed  to  fill  out  the  ticket,  it  was  at  the  service  of  his  party. 
He  was  as  zealous  a Methodist  as  ever  lived.  He  was  a class  leader 
in  the  Methodist  Church  for  over  forty  years.  He  held  every  office 
in  the  local  church.  He  aided  in  building  McKendree  Chapel  on 
Upper  Twin  Creek,  and  laid  the  stone  foundation.  He  was  elected 
an  Associate  Judge  of  Scioto  County,  February  nth,  1834,  and  served 
one  term,  seven  years.  Ide  remembered  the  territorial  legislature  of 
1799,  and  the  admission  of  the  State  in  1802.  He  remembered  well 
when  the  first  lots  were  sold  in  Portsmouth.  lie  called  on  Dr.  Tho- 


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mas  Waller,  first  in  1800.  He  was  a noble  example  of  a firm  and  up- 
right life.  He  died  Oct.  28th,  1884,  in  his  95th  year. 

Richard  H.  Tomlin. 

The  derivation  of  the  name  signifies  judgment  or  power;  but  in  this 
case,  it  happened  to  he  a misnomer.  He  was  horn  in  1803,  and  the 
locality  of  his  birth  was  in  New  York.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in 
1 S3 1.  He  married  Eliza  Butler,  daughter  of  Samuel  Butler,  a tavern 
keeper,  hut  there  was  no  issue  of  the  marriage.  His  first  residence  in 
Portsmouth,  after  his  marriage,  was  the  house  where  Mrs.  George 
Wilhelm  now  resides  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Front  and  Chillicothe 
streets.  He  afterwards  bought  the  whole  square  hounded  by  Seventh 
and  Eighth,  and  Washington  and  Court  streets,  and  resided  there  at 
the  time  of  his  death. 

In  1838,  he  advertised  in  the  newspaper  as  being  engaged  in  the 
business  of  selling  whiskey  and  pork  in  Portsmouth,  and  for  a con- 
siderable part  of  his  time  was  a clerk  in  the  commission  house  of  G.  |. 
Leet.  He  at  one  time  kept  a hotel  on  Pig  Iron  Corner.  In  his 
political  faith,  he  was  a Jacksonian  Democrat,  and  seemed  to  be 
fond  of  political  office.  He  was  appointed  as  an  Associate  Judge  of 
Scioto  County  by  a Democratic  majority  in  the  legislature  for  seven 
years  from  February  16th,  1837-  He  succeeded  Samuel  Crull,  and 
was  succeeded  by  William  Salter.  He  first  occupied  the  bench  in 

Portsmouth  at  the  May  term,  1837,  and  he  last  sat  at  the  December 

term,  1843. 

Tomlin  was  the  first  mayor  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  He 
commenced  the  duties  of  his  office  in  March,  1837.  In  1836,  he  was 
elected  a member  of  the  town  council  for  three  years.  On  May  4th, 
1838,  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  committee  on  claims  of 

council,  and  thus  obtained  his  title  to  be  one  of  the  aristocrats  at 

Portsmouth,  they  being  persons  who  served  on  the  committee  of 
claims,  or  their  descendants.  On  March  27th,  1837,  was  the  first 
election  of  the  town  officers  by  the  people,  other  than  councilmen.  At 
this  election  Mr.  Tomlin  was  elected  mayor  of  the  town.  On  March 
15th,  1844,  he  was  re-elected  mayor  of  the  town  over  Oscar  F. 
Moore,  the  Whig  candidate.  Rumor  says  that  false  defamatory  cir- 
culars distributed  just  before  the  election  to  influence  the  voters 
against  Mr.  Moore  resulted  in  the  election  of  Tomlin.  The  town 
made  a sorry  choice,  for  on  April  28th,  1845,  council  passed  a resolu- 
tion that,  owing  to  ill-health  and  deafness,  the  mayor  was  inefficient 
and  that  a mayor  pro  tern  should  be  appointed.  Owing  to  legal  diffi- 
culties, that  action  was  not  consummated  until  February  20th,  1846, 
when  George  Johnson  was  appointed  mayor  pro  tern  on  the  ground 
that  Tomlin  was  sick  and  incapacitated.  At  the  next  election  March 
ioth,.i846,  George  Johnson  had  266  votes  for  mayor;  Isaac  Kirby, 
88;  and  Richard  Tomlin,  1. 


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On  June  16th,  J846,  Tomlin  died;  and  council  attended  the  fun- 
eral officially.  He  is  buried  near  the  Elijah  Glover  lot  at  Greenlawn 
cemetery,  Portsmouth,  O.,  and  his  grave  is  marked.  If  he  was  noted 
for  anything,  it  was  for  mediocrity  in  office.  His  widow  married 
again  and  left  Portsmouth. 

Abijah  Batterson 

was  born  January  8th,  1787,  in  Wyoming,  Luzerne  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  moved  to  Tioga  County,  New  York,  where  he  was  married 
April  1st,  j 8 1 7,  to  Sarah  Taylor,  who  was  born  February  7th,  1798,  in 
Canajoharie,  Montgomery  County,  New  York.  Their  son,  Frank- 
lin, was  born  April  12th,  1818,  and  on  October  13th,  1818,  they  with 
two  other  families  started  to  Ohio.  They  came  by  way  of  the  Ohio 
river  and  landed  at  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto  River,  December 
3rd,  1818.  Soon  after  his  arrival,  Abijah  Batterson  bought  the  farm 
on  the  Little  Scioto,  on  which  his  grandson,  Addison  Batterson  now 
resides,  and  moved  on  the  same  place  February  3rd,  1819.  There  his 
son,  Addison  Batterson,  was  born  February  27th,  1820.  Judge  Bat- 
terson had  no  other  children,  but  the  two  sons.  From  1839  to  1846 
he  was  one  of  the  Associate  Judges  of  Scioto  County.  He  was  a 1st 
Lieutenant  in  the  T.  H.  Ride  Company,  First  Regiment  of  Riflemen, 
Fourth  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Ohio  Militia,  appointed  September 
14th,  1844.  He  was  a respectable  citizen,  and  was  a strong  Demo- 
crat, time  tried  and  fire  tested,  and  never  fell  from  grace  with  his 
party.  His  son,  Franklin,  had  the  following  children;  John,  Addison, 
Aaron,  William,  George,  Charles,  Abijah  and  a daughter,  Sarah,  who 
never  married.  The  Judge’s  son,  Addison,  had  a son,  Oliver,  whose 
children  are  Arthur  R.,  Edith  M.,  Earl  T.  and  Beatrice  P. 

Edward  Cranston, 

One  of  the  most  forceful  characters  who  ever  occupied  the  stage  of  pub- 
lic affairs  in  Scioto  County  was  Edward  Cranston.  He  was  born 
February  2nd,  1790.  in  Rhode  Island.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  some- 
time prior  to  1820.  In  that  year  he  was  the  Captain  of  an  Artillery 
Company  in  Portsmouth,  which  held  its  meetings  at  the  Court  House, 
so  that  he  was  a leader  among  the  young  men  of  his  time.  It  seems  he 
worked  for  John  Thornton  in  his  blacksmith  shop  connected  with  his 
carding  mill,  where  now  stands  the  Elk  restaurant. 

One  Aaron  Jones  had  built  a carding  mill  in  1816,  which  ran 
with  a sweep.  In  1820,  he  decamped  in  the  night  with  what  effects 
he  could  carry  away  with  him  in  an  open  boat.  William  Lodwick 
a creditor  seized  and  sold  his  mill  and  it  was  bought  in  by  David 
Gbarky  and  Edward  Cranston,  who  became  partners  and  conducted  a 
carding  mill  in  Portsmouth  for  some  time  thereafter.  These  partners 
were  par  excellence  the  two  most  self-willed  persons  in  the  County, 
at  that  time,  or  at  any  other  time,  but  so  far  as  posterity  knows,  they 
got  along  pleasantly.  Cranston  knew  more  about  the  business  and  he 


WILLIAM  GIVENS. 
[Page  70.] 


JOSEPH  MOORE. 
[Page  73.] 


ABIJAH  BATTERSON. 
[Page  76.] 


EDWARD  CRANSTON. 
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tore  out  the  sweep  and  put  in  a large  inclined  wheel  to  operate  the 
mill.  This  was  before  the  day  of  steam  engines.  February  21st, 
1821.  Cranston  was  married  to  a Miss  Nancy  Cole  by  Phillip  Moore, 
Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  reared  a large  family.' 

He  moved  to  Wheelersburg  in  about  1828  and  continued  to  re- 
side there  the  remainder  of  his  life.  There  he  conducted  a carding 
business  and  a woolen  mill,  in  which  he  associated  his  sons  and 
which  has  been  conducted  to  the  present  time  by  members  of  his  fam- 
ily. 

On  June  21st,  1830,  he  became  Commissioner  of  Scioto  County, 
succeeding  to  the  unexpired  term  of  Samuel  B.  Burt,  who  had  left 
the  County.  He  was  re-elected  in  1832,  receiving  687  votes,  and 
without  opposition.  He  was  re-elected  in  1835,  and  served  until  1838, 
when  he  was  succeeded  by  William  Salter.  During  the  time  he  was 
Commissioner,  the  present  Court  House  was  built  by  Gen.  Wm.  Ken- 
dall. The  Little  Scioto  Bridge  was  let  out  June  17th,  1831,  to  Henry 
Jeffords,  but  was  not  completed  until  May  the  20th,  1834.  The  Court 
House  was  let  September  17th,  1835,  at  $12,650,  to  Gen.  William 
Kendall.  A new  Jail  was  also  built  while  he  was  Commissioner. 
October  14th,  1837,  the  Court  House  was  completed.  From  1846,  to 
1851,  he  was  an  Associate  Judge  of  Scioto  County.  He  was  in  the 
period  of  his  activity  one  of  the  principal  Whig  politicians  in  Scioto 
County. 

Jacob  P.  Noel. 

The  historian  of  Scioto  County  will  find  abundant  labor  and  trouble 
when  he  begins  to  investigate  the  Noel  family.  There  are  so  many 
of  them  and  the  earlier  ones  among  them  obeyed  the  eleventh  com- 
mandment so  assiduously  that  they  puzzle  the  historian. 

If  any  one  will  take  the  pains  to  read  all  about  the  Noels  in  this 
book,  they  will  find  that  the  subject  of  their  devotion  to  religion  or 
piety  is  elided.  While  good  citizens  they  were  not  as  a tribe  char- 
acterized by  religious  fervor.  Jacob  P.  Noel  has  long  since  gone  to 
his  reward  and  left  no  descendants,  and  if  we  should  attempt  to  find 
fault  with  his  life  or  character,  we  could  not  do  it  on  account  of  this.  He 
was  the  best  of  the  Noels,  beyond  any  question,  and  was  noted  for  his 
piety.  It  was  18  carats  fine  every  day  in  the  week.  To  speak  the  truth 
of  Jacob  P.  Noel,  no  one  could  speak  except  in  commendation.  He  was 
the  fourth  child  and  son  of  Philip  Noel,  who  was  born  in  Pennsyl- 
vania in  1765.  His  wife  Susannah  Putnam  was  born  in  Virginia  in 
1767.  After  his  marriage,  Phillip  Noel  located  in  Hampshire  County, 
Virginia,  and  there  on  December  20th,  1791,  our  subject  was  born. 
In  1798,  he  located  in  what  was  then  Adams  County,  and  engaged  in 
farming  and  also  kept  a hotel  for  thirty-four  years.  He  died  April 
12th,  1849.  He  had  thirteen  children,  ten  sons  and  three  daughters. 

Phillip  Noel  located  about  three  miles  north  of  Portsmouth  and 
cleared  the  first  land  in  the  Scioto  bottoms.  In  1806,  Jacob  P.  Noel 


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at  the  age  of  15  years,  was  in  Portsmouth  and  worked  in  Henry  Shee- 
lev's  brickyard,  at  off-hearing  brick.  In  1809,  he  was  apprenticed  to 
Elijah  Glover  to  learn  the  hatter’s  trade.  Apprenticeship  in  those  days 
meant  the  apprentice  to  live  in  the  family  of  the  Master.  Elijah 
Glover  had  a daughter  Ann,  and  the  usual  result  followed.  On  Sep- 
tember 1st,  1815,  our  subject  married  Ann  Glover.  He  served  his 
apprenticeship  with  Elijah  Glover  and  concluded  it  by  enlisting  in  the 
Company  of  Captain  David  Roup  to  go  into  the  war  of  1812.  There 
were  only  seven  Noels  in  the  Company,  Daniel  Noel,  Fourth  Corporal; 
John  Noel,  fifer;  John  Noel,  sr.,  Peter  Noel,  Nicholas  Noel,  Phillip 
Noel  and  our  subject.  Four  of  these,  Peter,  John,  Phillip  and  Jacob 
P.  were  brothers.  The  latter  was  mustered  in  this  company  May  7th, 
1812  and  was  in  Hull's  surrender.  They  were  out  five  months.  When 
Jacob  P.  Noel  returned  from  the  war,  he  set  up  a hat  shop  of  his 
own,  and  conducted  it  a number  of  years. 

T11  1819,  he  was  a member  of  the  Town  Council  and  in  the 
same  year  was  on  the  Committee  on  Streets  with  William  Kendall. 
I11  April,  1821,  he  was  elected  an  Overseer  of  the  Poor  of  Wayne 
Township.  In  June  of  the  same  year  he  was  elected  a Justice  of  the 
Peace  of  the  same  Township.  He  seemed  to  have  a fondness  for  that 
office  for  in  1843  and  1846,  he  again  held  it.  In  1824,  he  was  Super- 
visor of  the  westward,  and  again  in  1827.  In  1827  he  carried  on  a 
grocery  at  Jefferson  and  Front  streets,  and  for  a number  01  years  af- 
terward. He  and  his  nephew,  f ohn  Glover,  for  some  time  conducted 
a dry  goods  store  at  Franklin  Furnace.  In  1830,  he  and  Dr.  John 
Glover,  his  brother-in-law,  with  three  others  built  the  upper  rolling 
mill,  better  known  as  the  Gaylord  Mill. 

He  built  the  Sam  Tracy  home  on  Front  street  and  sold  it  to 
Mr.  Tracy.  Afterwards  he  built  the  house  where  Counselor  Frank 
Finney  now  resides  on  Sixth  Street.  Then  he  bought  three  acres  of 
land  where  the  Portsmouth  Range  Works  now  stands  and  resided 
there  for  some  time.  In  1834,  he  was  a Trustee  of  the  Methodist 
church  and  he  and  his  wife  were,  all  their  lives,  devoted  and  faithful 
members.  When  Methodism  was  first  organized  in  Portsmouth  in 
1813,  Ann  Glover  was  one  of  the  first  seven  to  enroll  their  names. 
Were  we  to  make  a roll  of  the  Methodists  of  old  time  in  Portsmouth, 
Father  McDowell  would  come  first  and  Jacob  P.  Noel  second. 

In  1846,  when  the  first  Poor  House  Directors  were  chosen,  Ja- 
cob P.  Noel  was  one  and  served  three  years.  In  1848,  he  was  a School 
Director  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  a Whig,  while  the  Whig  party 
lasted,  and  after  that  was  a Republican. 

In  1830,  he  was  elected  an  Associate  Judge  and  served  till  the 
Court  expired  in  September,  1851. 

In  1867,  he  was  elected  a Trustee  of  Wayne  Township,  and  in 
1868,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Council  as  one  of  the  three  City  In- 


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firmary  Directors.  From  1850,  he  lived  in  the  Country  for  several 
years,  but  tiring  of  rural  life  came  back  to  Portsmouth  and  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business.  He  was  a man  of  excellent  judgment  both 
in  public  and  private  affairs.  Everyone  had  confidence  in  his  honesty, 
integrity  and  Christianity.  His  old  age  was  filled  with  a conscious, 
ever  present  sense  of  duty  well  done,  and  his  memory  leaves  a sweet 
incense.  He  died  March  27th,  1872,  of  a cancer  of  the  face  leaving 
his  widow  surviving  him. 

John  James  Harper 

was  born  in  Fairfield  County,  Ohio,  July  6th,  1834.  Flis  father  was 
Alexander  Harper,  a native  of  Berkeley  County,  AVest  Virginia.  His 
mother  was  Jane  (Cunningham)  Harper,  a native  of  Fairfield  County, 
Ohio.  His  father  was  a farmer  and  for  some  time  a Justice  of  the 
Peace.  When  his  family  were  grown  he  moved  to  Peoria  County, 
Illinois,  where  he  died  in  1858  and  his  wife  died  in  1881.  Our  sub- 
ject received  a common  school  education  and  qualified  himself  for  a 
teacher,  which  vocation  he  followed  in  Fairfield  and  Pickaway  Coun- 
ties. In  1853,  he  purchased  an  interest  in  a photograph  outfit  with 
one  Horace  Ellis,  and  together  they  came  to  Portsmouth,  'where  Mr. 
Harper  continued  to  reside  until  1886.  Ellis  left  the  business  to  his 
partner  who  continued  alone  a few  years.  In  1856  Mr.  Harper  mar- 
ried Miss  Emily  Jones,  of  Portsmouth.  Their  four  sons  were  John 
Ellis,  who  is  a lawyer  in  Denver,  Colorado;  William  A.,  a resident 
of  Portsmouth ; Samuel  G.,  who  is  a Civil  Engineer  and  the  youngest 
Joseph  H.,  who  is  a lawyer  in  AVashington  C.  H.  Our  subject  be- 
gan the  study  of  law  in  Portsmouth,  in  1858,  under  Hutchins  and 
Gaffy  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  April  25th,  i860.  The  office  of 
Prosecuting  Attorney  in  Ohio  was  created  for  the  benefit  of  ambi- 
tious young  lawyers  and  Mr.  Harper  was  of  that  class.  He  began  his 
political  career  as  a Republican,  and  in  1861  was  the  nominee  for 
Prosecuting  Attorney  on  the  Republican  ticket.  His  opponent  was 
George  O.  Newman,  who  had  just  returned  from  three  months  mili- 
tary service  and  he  defeated  Mr.  Harper  by  a majority  of  183.  The 
vote  stood  George  O.  Newman,  Democrat,  1640,  Harper,  Republican, 
1457.  In  1863,  Mr.  Harper  was  again  a candidate  for  his  party  and 
Mr.  Newman  was  on  the  Democratic  ticket  at  that  time.  Judge 
Harper  was  on  the  War  ticket  and  Mr.  Newman’s  ticket  was  sup- 
porting Vallandigham  for  Governor.  The  vote  stood  Harper,  2208; 
Newman,  1795;  majority  413.  May  2nd,  1864,  our  subject  enlisted 
in  Company  G,  141st  O.  V.  T.  and  served  until  September  3,  of  the 
same  year.  In  1865,  he  was  again  the  candidate  of  his  party  for 
Prosecuting  Attorney.  This  time  against  Andrew  J.  McFann.  The 
vote  stood  Harper,  2116;  McFann,  1901;  majority  for  Harper,  215. 
On  January  3rd,  1867,  he  formed  a law  partnership  with  the  late 
Colonel  Henry  E.  Jones,  under  the  name  of  Harper  and  Jones,  which 
continued  until  February  9th,  1870.  In  January,  1868,  he  retired 


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form  the  office  of  Prosecuting  Attorney,  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year 
was  elected  Presidental  elector  for  his  party.  On  February  9th.  1870, 
he  formed  a law  partnership  with  F.  C.  Searl,  which  continued  until 
December  27th,  1871.  In  the  summer  of  1871,  he  was  nominated 
for  Common  Pleas  Judge,  and  was  elected  over  John  Plyley,  who  was 
on  the  Democratic  ticket.  He  received  the  phenomenal  majority  of 
1696  in  his  county  and  2168  in  his  district,  composed  of  Scioto,  Pike, 
Lawrence,  Jackson  and  Vinton  Counties.  He  was  re-nominated  and 
re-elected  in  1876.  and  served  until  February,  1882.  In  that  year,  he 
formed  a partnership  with  Hon.  John  K.  Richards,  now  Solicitor 
General  of  the  United  States,  which  continued  about  one  year.  In 
November,  1884,  he  formed  a partnership  with  John  C.  Milner  and 
F.  C.  Sear!  as  Harper,  Searl  and  Milner,  which  continued  until  1891. 
In  1874,  his  wife  died.  On  June  22nd,  1875,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Anna  Eliza  Robinson  of  Washington,  C.  H.  In  1886,  he  removed 
to  Washington,  C.  H.,  where  he  now  resides.  Soon  after  moving 
there,  he  formed  a partnership  with  Thomas  W.  Marchant,  which 
continued  until  1889.  In  1892,  his  son  Joseph,  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  was  at  once  associated  with  his  father  in  business,  under  the 
name  of  Harper  and  Harper.  Judge  Harper  was  always  a believer 
in  bimetalism.  In  1896,  he  supported  Bryan  and  Sewell,  and  in  1900, 
he  also  supported  Bryan,  for  the  Presidency,  and  has  since  been  a sup- 
porter of  the  Democratic  platform  of  1896.  As  a lawyer.  Judge  Har- 
per has  been  very  successful.  He  examines  his  cases  thoroughly,  ob- 
tains and  analizes  all  the  facts  and  informs  himself  of  all  the  law  bear- 
ing upon  it  and  when  he  presents  a case  to  a court  or  jury,  he  presents 
it  with  all  the  force  of  his  intense  nature.  He  is  noted  for  his  super- 
ior qualities  as  an  advocate.  He  is  a great  believer  in  the  ethics  of 
the  profession.  When  once  he  accepts  a case,  his  client  can  rest  as- 
sured of  his  best  effort  and  service  and  that  no  labor  or  pains  will  be 
spared  to  present  his  case  in  the  very  best  manner.  During  his  resi- 
dence in  Portsmouth,  he  was  frequently  employed  in  important  cases 
for  the  county  and  city,  and  once  he  was  employed  by  the  city  to  re- 
vise its  ordinances.  His  standing  is  among  the  ablest  lawyers  of  the 
state. 

In  personal  appearance  he  is  tall,  erect,  above  the  average  heig'ht 
of  fine  manly  and  gentlemanly  appearance.  He  always  wears  a silk 
hat  and  is  most  fastidious  in  his  dress  and  personal  appearance.  His 
linen  is  always  immaculate  and  his  clothing  of  the  best  and  most  fash- 
ionable. He  was  always  the  best  dressed  lawyer  at  the  Portsmouth 
Bar.  While  he  was  in  politics  he  always  had  the  support  of  his  county 
for  Congress,  and  might  have  been  in  Congress,  had  he  had  the  ability 
to  make  political  deals.  That  he  scorned  and  hence  he  missed  the  hon- 
or of  representing  his  District  in  the  National  Legislature.  He  enjoys 
the  respect  of  the  members  of  his  profession  throughout  the  state  for 
his  legal  attainments. 


HON.  JAMES  W.  BANNON. 


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James  William  Bannon 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  September  22nd,  1841.  His  father 
was  Edward  Bannon,  who  came  to  Portsmouth  April  7th,  1837,  a 
native  of  County,  West  Meath,  Ireland.  His  mother  was  Bridget 
Dervin,  a native  of  Dublin,  Ireland.  His  parents  were  married  in 
Ireland.  Pie  went  to  school  in  Portsmouth,  until  he  was  fifteen  years 
of  age.  Among  his  teachers  were  Miss  Rankin,  Prof.  Dodge,  James 
H.  Poe,  John  Bolton,  Jennie  Wheelock,  and  Prof.  E.  E.  White.  At 
the  age  of  fourteen,  he  went  into  the  employment  of  Emanuel  Miller, 
and  was  a boy  about  the  store.  Pie  remained  with  him  until  he  was 
twenty-one  years  of  age.  While  in  Mr.  Miller’s  employ  he  began  the 
study  of  law  under  the  direction  of  Judge  Peck,  then  on  the  Supreme 
Bench.  He  read  under  Judge  Peck  for  thirteen  months.  He  went 
into  Judge  Towne’s  office  January  1st,  1863,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar,  March  15th,  1864,  on  a certificate  signed  by  Judge  Wm.  V.  Peck 
and  H.  A.  Towne.  He  enlisted  in  Company  “E”,  140th,  Ohio  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  May  2nd,  1864,  for  one-hundred  days,  and  was  mus- 
tered out  September  3rd,  1864.  He  was  the  First  Sergeant  of  the 
Company.  After  he  came  back  from  the  war,  he  went  into  partnership 
with  Judge  H.  A.  Towne,  for  three  years,  until  February  9th,  1869, 
and  soon  after  formed  a partnership  with  T.  C.  Anderson,  under  the 
name  of  Bannon  and  Anderson,  which  continued  until  1878. 

He  was  Common  Pleas  Judge  of  his  subdivision  from  October, 
1884,  I'll  February,  1887.  and  administered  the  office  with  great  cred- 
it, but  declined  a re-election.  Pie  practiced  alone  until  1891,  when 
he  formed  a partnership  with  his  son,  Henry  T.  Bannon ; and  during 
that  same  year  his  son  Arthur  H.,  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  be- 
came a member  of  the  firm.  He  is  in  partnership  with  his  two  sons 
under  the  firm  name  of  Bannon  & Bannon.  He  was  a member  of  the 
City  School  Board  from  1874  to  1877.  He  has  been  President  of  the 
First  National  Bank  since  1893.  He  has  been  Counsel  in  Ohio  for 
the  Norfolk  & Western  Railroad  since  it  purchased  the  Scioto  Valley, 
and  held  the  same  position  for  the  Scioto  Valley  several  years  before. 
He  is  a Director  of  the  Portsmouth  & Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Company, 
and  in  the  Drew,  Selby  Company.  He  operates  a farm  of  1000 
acres,  and  is  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law  with  his  sons  as 
before  stated.  He  was  married  April  24th,  1866,  to  Mary  E.  Smith, 
daughter  of  Josephine  M.  G.  Smith.  His  sons  are:  Henry  Towne 
and  Arthur  Hurd,  who  are  his  law  partners ; a daughter,  Charlotte  a 
teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  High  School ; and  James  W.,  an  employe 
in  the  Drew,  Selby  Shoe  Factory. 

Judge  Bannon  has  been  remarkably  successful  in  his  career 
He  stands  at  the  head  of  his  profession  as  a lawyer,  and  has  been 
equally  successful  in  business  enterprises.  Any  orginization  in  which 
he  has  interested  himself  has  prospered.  He  is  generous  and  liberal 
to  every  worthy  cause.  He  has  always  taken  a great  interest  in  pol- 


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itics,  but  has  never  been  ambitious  for  himself.  Socially,  he  is  a 
most  charming  companion  and  his  delineations  of  Irish  character  and 
humor  are  true  to  life.  He  is  always  at  the  command  of  his  friends 
and  the  community  in  general  desires  to  be  in  that  class. 

Noah  J.  Dever 

was  born  August  15th,  1850,  in  Madison  Township,  Scioto 

County,  Ohio.  His  father  is  William  Dever  and  his  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Louisa  McDowell.  He  is  the  only  son  of  his  parents,  and 
the  first  born,  but  has  eight  sisters.  His  maternal  great  grand-father 
Bennett  was  a soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  His  father  was  and  is  a 
farmer,  and  he  was  reared  on  his  father’s  farm,  until  the  age  of  15 
years,  when  he  attended  the  Jackson  High  School.  In  1867,  he  began 
teaching  in  the  Common  Schools,  and  taught  and  attended  school  at 
Lebanon  alternately  until  1871.  In  that  year  he  took  a Commercial 
Course  in  the  Iron  City  Commercial  College  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.  In 
October,  1871,  he  began  the  study  of  the  law  in  the  office  of  Messrs. 
Harper  and  Searl,  in  Portsmouth,  and  read  law  under  their  instruc- 
tions until  October,  1872,  when  he  attended  the  Cincinnati  Law  School 
that  fall  and  winter.  In  April,  T873,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  by 
the  District  Court  of  Hamilton  County,  and  immediately  began  the 
practice  of  law  in  Portsmouth.  In  May,  1873,  he  was  appointed  one 
of  the  School  Examiners  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  and  held  the  office 
for  twelve  years.  He  was  prouder  of  this  appointment  than  any  with 
which  he  was  ever  honored,  because  it  was  his  first,  and  during  the 
whole  time  he  held  the  office,  he  was  associated  with  the  Reverend 
and  Venerable  Dr.  Burr,  as  one  of  his  colleagues  on  the  same  Board. 
It  was  a great  honor  for  anyone  to  be  associated,  officially,  or  other- 
wise with  Dr.  Burr,  and  so  Judge  Dever  regarded  it.  In  April,  1873, 
he  formed  a law  partnership  with  Judge  F.  C.  Searl,  as  Searl  & Dever, 
which  continued  until  January  1st,  1879. 

He  then  formed  a law  partnership  with  the  Hon.  Dan  J.  Ryan, 
as  Dever  & Ryan,  which  continued  until  February,  1881.  In  the  fall 
of  1879,  he  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio, 
for  the  period  of  two  years. 

At  his  first  election  his  majority  was  144.  During  his  first  term 
as  Prosecuting  Attorney,  the  term  was  made  three  years,  by  the  law  of 
April  20th,  1881,  Volume  780,  O.  L.  260.  In  October,  t88i,  he  was 
re-elected  by  a majority  of  1250  for  three  years.  He  discharged  the 
duties  of  the  office  with  ability  and  fidelity.  In  the  fall  of  1886,  he 
was  elected  a Common  Pleas  Judge  of  the  Second  sub-division  of  the 
Seventh  Judicial  District.  This  election,  in  the  fall  of  1886,  was  the 
first  state  election  held  in  Ohio,  in  November. 

On  April  21st,  1896,  the  County  of  Adams  was  taken  from  the 
first  sub-division  of  the  Fifth  Common  Pleas  Judicial  District  and 
placed  in  the  second  sub-division  of  the  Seventh  Common  Pleas  Jud- 
icial District.  This  law  took  effect  September  1st,  1896. 


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On  Feb.  8th,  1897,  Judge  Dever  retired  from  the  bench  at  the 
close  of  his  second  term  and  was  succeeded  by  Hon.  John  C.  Milner. 
Judge  Dever ’s  record  on  the  Common  Pleas  bench  compares  favorably 
with  a number  of  his  able  and  distinguished  predecessors.  He  pos- 
sessed great  executive  ability  and  as  a Judge,  kept  all  his  business  well 
in  hand.  He  never  allowed  his  dockets  to  get  behind.  Since  his  re- 
tirement from  the  bench  he  has  engaged  in  the  practice  of  the  law, 
with  great  success. 

On  July  27th,  1876,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lydia  Austin  of 
Ironton,  Ohio.  She  lived  but  a short  time  and  on  July  4th,  1878,  he 
married  Miss  Mattie  Gilliland  of  Jackson  County.  Of  this  marriage, 
three  daughters  have  been  born.  Louisa,  the  eldest  attended  the  Ohio 
State  University  from  1897  to  1899.  She  entered  Mt.  Holyoke 
(Mass.,)  Seminary  in  September  of  the  latter  year  and  was  graduated 
therefrom  in  1901.  She  is  at  present  employed  as  a teacher  in  the 
Portsmouth  High  School.  Martha,  the  second  daughter  is  a student 
in  the  Portsmouth  High  School,  and  Alice,  the  third  daughter,  is  in 
the  Grammar  School. 

'William  W.  Johnson 

was  born  August  17th,  1826,  in  Muskingum  County,  Ohio,  the 

son  of  Solomon  Johnson  and  Elizabeth  Wartenbe  Johnson,  his  wife. 
His  father  was  a native  of  Litchfield,  Conn.,  and  his  mother  of  Ohio 
County,  Virginia.  His  father  and  ancestors  had  been  farmers,  and 
so  our  subject  was  raised  on  a farm  in  Muskingum  County.  As  a 
boy  he  was  a diligent  student  and  a tireless  seeker  after  knowledge. 
He  attended  the  Muskingum  College  at  New  Concord,  one  term.  At 
the  age  of  seventeen  he  began  teaching,  and  continued  this  vocation 
at  intervals  until  he  was  twenty-three  years  of  age.  He  then  began 
the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Charles  C.  Convene  at  Zanesville;  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1852.  He  immediately  located  in  the 
city  of  Ironton  and  began  the  practice  of  law.  He  took  an  active  part 
in  the  formation  and  organization  of  the  Republican  party.  In  the  fall 
of  1858,  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  Common  Pleas  Judge,  the  first 
additional  Judge  in  the  Second  sub-division  of  the  Seventh  Judicial 
District.  He  served  until  October  24th,  1S67.  when,  owing  to  his 
resignation  on  account  of  the  salary  being  only  $1500,  he  was  defeated 
by  Martin  Crain,  in  the  Democratic  landslide  that  year.  He  was  re- 
appointed May  8th,  1870,  and  re-elected  that  fall  for  a term  to  expire 
February  9th,  1874.  His  election  was  unamious,  as  the  Democratic 
party  declined  to  put  any  candidate  against  him ; but  he  resigned  the 
office  on  March  28th,  1872,  on  account  of  ill  health.  In  1874,  he  was 
nominated  for  Supreme  Judge  by  his  party,  but  was  defeated.  In 
1876,  he  was  appointed  on  the  Supreme  Court  Commission  for  three 
years.  In  1879,  he  was  re-nominated  for  Supreme  Judge  and  elected. 
He  was  re-elected  in  1884,  and  resigned  on  account  of  failing  health 
November  9th,  1886.  On  October  24th,  1854,  he  was  married  to 


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Miss  Ella  Blocksom,  a daughter  of  Judge  Blocksom  of  Zanesville. 
They  had  two  sons : William,  born  March  3rd,  1865,  and  died  Octo- 
ber 6th,  1865;  Henry  Blandy  born  March  4th,  1867,  and  died  June 
2 1 st,  3883.  He  died  March  2nd,  1887,  at  fronton,  Ohio. 

The  editor  of  this  work  had  the  good  fortune  to  begin  practicing 
law  in  Scioto  County  under  Judge  Johnson;  and  entertained  for  him 
the  greatest  admiration  and  respect  for  his  judicial  abilities.  Judge 
Johnson  was  a natural  born  Judge.  He  had  all  those  qualities  which 
go  to  make  up  a learned  and  impartial  interpreter  of  the  law.  On 
one  occasion  when  he  was  about  to  enter  into  the  trial  of  an  impor- 
tant case,  and  was  opposed  on  the  other  side  by  counsel  of  not  long 
experience,  his  client  suggested  that  he  have  the  aid  of  older  counsel. 
The  writer  said  to  this  client  that  a case  would  try  itself  befor  Judge 
Johnson,  and  the  event  so  proved,  and  even  handed  justice  was  admin- 
istered in  the  decision  of  the  case,  though  the  plaintiff  was  represented 
by  a beginner  at  the  bar,  and  the  defendant  by  counsel  of  thirty  years 
experience.  In  the  choice  of  principles  which  govern  the  decision  of 
a case,  Judge  Johnson  had  the  happy  faculty  of  applying  those  which 
would  meet  the  judgment  of  the  ablest  of  his  profession.  Without 
any  exceptions,  he  was  as  able  a judge  as  ever  occupied  the  Common 
Pleas  Bench  in  Scioto  County.  The  following  additional  character 
estimate  has  been  furnished  by  the  Hon.  W.  T.  Spear,  one  of  the  pres- 
ent Supreme  Judges  of  Ohio,  with  whom  Judge  Johnson  was  associ- 
ated in  his  lifetime. 

It  was  my  good  fortune  to  serve  for  a time  with  Judge  Johnson 
in  the  Supreme  Court,  and  thus  I came  to  know  him  socially,  and  as  a 
jurist.  He  impressed  me  as  a widely  informed  man.  and  as  one  pos- 
sessing accurate  knowledge  on  many  subjects.  His  knowledge  of  law 
was  excellent.  The  underlying  principles  were  with  him  as  house- 
hold words,  and  he  was  inclined  to  determine  disputed  questions  more 
by  applying  to  them  the  test  of  principle  than  the  opinions  of  text 
writers  or  the  decisions  of  Courts. 

Governor  Hoadley,  than  whom  no  man  is  better  qualified  to 
judge,  once  spoke  of  Judge  Johnson  in  my  hearing  as  a “wise  Judge.” 
'l'lie  remark  was  eminently  just.  It  well  describes  Judge  Johnson’s 
judicial  character.  He  was  learned  in  the  law,  and  possessed  in  a 
high  degree  the  discernment  necessary  to  make  proper  use  of  that 
learning.  He  was  not  only  learned  but  he  was  sagacious.  Added  to 
these  qualities  was  a strong  sense  of  justice  and  an  independence  of 
judgment  which  inclined  him  to  stand  by  his  own  convictions,  deliber- 
ately formed,  whether  in  accord  with  the  views  of  others  or  not. 
Hence  he  was  a useful  force  in  all  relations  of  life. 

Judge  S.  N.  Owen,  who  served  many  years  with  Judge  Johnson, 
and  had  abundant  opportunity  to  form  a correct  opinion,  once  remark- 
ed that  “his  strength  as  a lawyer  was  more  apparent  in  the  consultation 
room  in  the  discussion  and  determination  of  difficult  legal  questions 


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than  in  his  written  opinions ; that  while  they  are  sound,  logical  and  able, 
many  of  them  found  in  the  State  Reports,  fail  to  do  him  justice;  fail 
to  adequately  reflect  his  real  learning  and  ability;  that  the  Judge’s  de- 
votion to  substance  and  indifference  to  form  sometimes  resulted  in  a 
want  of  order  and  finish,  and  a lack  of  detail,  which  he  was  abundantly 
able  to  give,  but  at  times  inclined,  from  a pressure  of  work  to  omit.” 
Judge  Johnson’s  opinions  are  replete  with  sterling  legal  substance  and 
indicate  a clear  comprehension  of  the  law  of  the  case.  Judge  Johnson 
was  a power  on  the  bench  and  served  his  State  and  his  time  faithfully 
and  well. 

Henry  Abner  Towne 

was  born  January  3th,  1826,  in  Litchfield,  Herkimer  County,  N.  Y. 
He  was  the  only  child  of  the  Rev.  Abner  Towne  and  Sarah  Eliza 
Vinton,  his  wife.  His  father  had  graduated  from  Union  College. 
Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  and  in  divinity  at  Andover,  Mass.  He  was  made 
the  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church  of  Litchfield,  N.  Y.,  July  18th, 
1825,  and  died  there  June  19th,  1826,  in  the  very  beginning  of  his 
usefulness,  and  when  our  subject  was  only  five  months  old.  His 
mother  was  a sister  of  the  Hon.  Samuel  F.  Vinton,  so  long  a member 
of  Congress  from  the  Portsmouth  District.  After  his  father’s  la- 
mentable death  his  mother  returned  to  Amherst,  Mass.  Three  years 
afterward  she  came  to  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  where  she  taught  school.  On 
May  28th,  1831,  she  was  married  to  Dr.  Robert  Safford  of  Putnam, 
Ohio,  now  a part  of  Zanesville.  Our  subject  entered  Marietta  col- 
lege at  the  age  of  fifteen  and  graduated  in  1845.  In  1846,  he  engaged 
in  teaching  at  Coshocton,  Ohio,  and  while  there  studied  law  under 
David  Spangler.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Cincinnati,  in  1849, 
and  went  to  Marietta,  Ohio.  Till  1854,  he  was  a partner  in  the  law 
business  with  William  A.  Whittlesey.  From  1854,  till  December  1st, 
1855,  he  was  in  partnership  with  Davis  Green.  December  1st,  1855, 
he  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  On  December  18th,  1856,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Harriet  Nye.  daughter  of  Judge  Arius  Nye.  She  was  a 
great-grand-daughter  of  Gen.  Benjamin  Tupper.  They  had  one  son, 
Robert  Safford  Towne,  who  has  had  a distinguished  career,  and  who 
has  a separate  sketch  herein.  Our  subject  practiced  alone  in  Ports- 
mouth till  September  28th,  1864,  when  he  formed  a partnership  with 
James  W.  Bannon,  as  Towne  & Bannon.  In  1859,  he  was  the  Re- 
publican candidate  for  prosecuting  attorney  and  was  defeated  by  a 
vote  as  follows:  Towne,  Republican,  1423;  Crain,  Democrat,  1611; 
majority,  188. 

In  1864  to  1867.  he  was  one  of  the  three  school  trustees  of 
Portsmouth.  His  partnership  with  Lion.  J.  W.  Bannon  continued 
until  February  9th,  1869,  when  he  went  on  the  bench  as  Common 
Pleas  Judge.  On  March  8th,  1870,  he  resigned  as  Judge  and  on  No- 
vember 6th,  1870,  formed  a partnership  with  H.  W.  Farnham,  which 
continued  until  April  30th,  1879,  when  the  firm  became  Towne,  Farn- 


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ham  and  Purdum.  On  July  28th,  1871,  he  was  elected  President  of 
the  Home  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and 
served  one  year. 

In  1873,  he  was  elected  County  Recorder  of  Scioto  County  on  the 
Democratic  ticket  though  he  was  always  a Republican.  Lewis  E.  Cur- 
rie had  been  the  Recorder  and  died  in  office.  Mrs.  Hannah  E.  Currie, 
his  mother,  had  lost  one  son,  Samuel,  in  the  service  of  his  Country 
and  there  was  great  sympathy  for  her.  Most  Republicans  of  the  City 
thought  some  one  ought  to  be  placed  on  the  ticket  to  hold  the  office 
for  her.  The  Republican  County  Convention  made  a nomination  and 
Judge  Towne  indicated  that  he  would  run  independent  for  Mrs.  Cur- 
rie’s benefit.  He  did  so  and  was  elected.  He  at  once  turned  the 
office  over  to  her  and  she  attended  to  all  the  duties  and  collected  all 
the  fees  for  three  years.  Judge  Towne  was  given  to  kind  acts  like 
this,  but  never  made  any  parade  about  it.  Lie  was  an  original  mem- 
ber of  the  Portsmouth  Library  Board  and  served  as  such  until  his 
death.  He  was  President  of  the  Board  most  of  the  time.  A life  size 
portrait  of  him  hangs  in  the  Library.  In  1879,  he  was  elected  Mayor 
of  the  City  of  Portsmouth  and  served  one  term.  In  1880,  he  was 
Supervisor  of  the  Federal  Census  for  his  Congressional  District.  In 
January,  1882,  he  went  to  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  served  as  Clerk  of 
the  Committee  for  the  District  of  Columbia  during  the  Forty-seventh 
Congress.  In  his  political  views  he  was  first  a Whig.  After  the  Re- 
publican party  was  organized  he  became  a Republican,  and  was  such 
during  his  life.  He  was  a stockholder  and  Director  in  the  Scioto 
Star  Fire  Brick  Works  and  a stockholder  in  the  Globe  Iron  Company 
at  Jackson,  Ohio.  He  was  a first-class  business  man  and  a business 
lawyer.  In  the  latter  capacity  he  had  the  confidence  of  the  entire 
community.  He  was  a communicant  and  vestryman  in  All  Saints 
Church.  Judge  Towne  was  a large  and  corpulent  man.  He  had  a 
head  and  features  like  the  pictures  of  Cicero.  He  was  entirely  bald  on 
the  top  of  his  head  but  had  a fringe  of  beautiful  brown  hair  below  his 
crown.  Until  he  retired  from  business  he  was  always  shaven  smooth 
and  had  fine  regular  features.  The  portrait  herein  was  taken  after 
he  began  to  wear  a beard.  The  duties  of  the  advocate  and  cross-ex- 
aminer were  distasteful  to  him,  but  as  a counselor  he  was  unexcelled. 

Lie  had  a complete  academical  and  legal  education.  As  a com- 
panion he  was  most  agreeable  and  entertaining.  His  entire  social  dis- 
course was  brimful  and  running  over  with  the  most  subtle  and  pleas- 
ing humor. 

After  the  adjournment  of  the  Forty-seventh  Congress,  he  was 
unable  to  transact  any  further  business.  He  went  to  Santa  Barbara, 
California,  where  he  died  February  13th,  1888.  His  remains  were 
brought  to  Portsmouth  and  a public  funeral  was  held  in  All  Saints 
Church.  His  body  was  taken  to  Marietta,  Ohio,  for  interment.  He 
deserved  no  enemies  and  probably  had  none.  Tie  was  a Humanitarian 


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in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  word,  was  always  ready  to  do  a kind  and 
gracious  act  for  the  benefit  of  any  human  being",  however  lowly,  and 
always  favored  and  aided  every  project  for  the  elevation  or  assistance 
of  mankind.  In  Portsmouth  his  memory  is  sacredly  cherished  by 
all  who  knew  him. 

"William  K.  Hastings 

was  born  on  the  sixteenth  day  of  October  1823,  in  Columbiana 
County,  Ohio.  He  was  the  second  of  eight  children,  whose  parents 
were  Isaac  Hastings  and  Jane  Woodside.  His  father,  a native  of 
Fayette  County,  Pennsylvania,  went  to  Columbiana  County  in  1814, 
and  followed,  in  the  main  through  life,  mechanical  and  agricultural 
pursuits,  dying  in  March,  1874,  on  his  farm  in  Columbiana  County,  at 
the  advanced  age  of  eighty-one  years.  The  mother  of  our  subject 
was  a native  of  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  Hastings  was  early  taught  to 
labor.  His  early  education  was  obtained  at  the  advanced  schools  of 
those  days.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  began  life  as  a school 
teacher,  and  followed  this  profession  about  six  years.  It  was  during 
his  leisure  hours  at  this  calling  that  he  read  law.  In  the  spring  of 
1852,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  1853,  he  went  to  Jackson  and 
taught  school  for  one  term.  In  the  spring  of  1854,  he  entered  on  the 
practice  of  law  in  Jackson.  He  was  mayor  of  Jackson  for  two  terms. 
He  was  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Jackson  County  from  1864 
to  1868,  serving  two  terms.  He  was  appointed  Judge  of  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas  of  the  Seventh  District,  Second  Sub-division,  March 
28th,  1872,  and  served  until  February  9th,  1874.  He  was  at  first  a 
Democrat  and  afterwards  a Republican  when  that  party  was  organ- 
ized. He  was  married  on  the  14th  of  May,  1857,  to  Mary  Ann  Nel- 
son, a native  of  this  county,  and  a daughter  of  John  Nelson,  merchant 
of  Jackson,  and  there  were  six  children  of  this  marriage.  He  died 
in  1876,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Porter  DuHadway, 

of  Jackson,  was  born  on  the  7th  day  of  April,  1828,  in  Jackson  County. 
He  was  the  sixth  of  eight  children,  whose  parents  were  Daniel  Du 
Hadway  and  Elizabeth  Porter.  His  father  was  a native  of  Paris, 
France,  and  came,  at  the  age  of  two  years,  with  his  parents  to  the  state 
of  Delaware,  where  they  lived  until  their  death,  near  Dover,  in  that 
State  , his  mother  living  to  the  advanced  age  of  one  hundred  and  four 
years.  His  father  was  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  at  its  conclusion 
went  to  Chillicothe.  He  remained  there  one  year,  and  then  located  in 
Jackson  County.  His  father  was  a shoemaker  and  a farmer.  The 
mother  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  a native  of  New  York,  and 
at  the  time  of  her  marriage,  was  living  in  Athens  County,  then  a 
portion  of  Jackson  County.  She  came  with  her  husband  to  Jackson 
County  at  an  early  date  of  its  existence,  and  died  in  1835,  her  husband 
dying  in  1875,  at  the  age  of  ninety-three  years.  Our  subject  lived  with 


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his  parents  until  the  death  of  his  mother.  After  this  event  his  father 
returned  to  France,  where  he  remained  for  several  years,  returning  in 
1844.  At  the  age  of  seventeen,  Mr.  Du  Hadway  began  the  shoe- 
maker trade.  This  occupation  confined  his  attention  for  the  greater 
part  of  his  time  until  1857.  in  1847,  he  came  to  Jackson  to  work  at 
his  trade  and  also  attended  school  under  the  Hon.  J.  W.  Longbon  for 
a period  of  two  years.  In  1855,  he  began  the  reading  of  law  under 
the  direction  of  Hon.  Levi  Dungan.  In  1857,  he  was  elected  Clerk 
of  the  Courts,  which  office  he  held  until  i860.  In  this  year  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar.  He  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Jackson,  and 
followed  this  profession  exclusively  up  to  1873.  In  the  fall  of  this 
year  he  was  elected  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  on  the  Dem- 
ocratic ticket  by  a majority  of  seven  hundred,  in  the  Second  Sub-divis- 
ion of  the  Seventh  Ohio  Judicial  District,  composed  of  Jackson,  Vin- 
ton, Pike,  Scioto,  and  Lawrence  Counties  and  served  one  term. 

He  was  married  on  the  tenth  day  of  September,  1850,  to  Mary 
Morse,  a daughter  of  Eli  Morse,  and  a native  of  Jackson  County. 
She  died  in  October,  1853,  leaving  two  children.  He  was  married 
a second  time  to  Mary  A.  Bennett,  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  Dec- 
ember, 1857,  by  whom  he  was  the  father  of  four  children.  He  was 
Mayor  of  Jackson  for  three  terms  and  City  Solicitor  for  two  terms. 
He  never  solicited  any  office  except  the  clerkship  of  court,  which  he 
held  in  1857.  Politically,  he  was  a Democrat  of  the  Jackson  school. 
FI  is  religious  views,  if  he  had  any,  are  unknown  to  the  writer.  lie 
died  November  9th,  1889. 

James  Tripp 

was  born  at  Canonsburg,  Washington  County,  Pennsylvania, October 
17th,  1824,  the  son  of  William  Tripp  and  Sarah  Hast,  his  wife,  both  of 
whom  were  natives  of  Eastern  Pennsylvania.  They  emigrated  to 
Western  Pennsylvania  in  1800,  and  were  married  there  in  1817.  Our 
subject  was  their  fourth  child.  In  1832,  his  parents  removed  to  Car- 
roll  County,  Ohio.  He  attended  school  near  Carrolton  for  ten  years 
of  winters,  and  spent  two  terms  at  Carrollton  Academy. 
He  read  law  with  his  brother,  John  Ii.  Tripp,  of  Carrollton,  in  1848 
and  1849.  He  was  married  June  7th,  1849,  to  Christina  Smeltz,  of 
Carroll  County,  Ohio.  They  removed  at  once  to  Jackson  County 
where  he  read  law  in  the  summer  and  taught  school  in  the  winter.  In 
1 855,  he  was  elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace  of  his  Township,  but  re- 
signed his  office  at  the  end  of  two  years.  In  1857,  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  and  moved  to  the  town  of  Jackson, where  he  has  since 
resided.  In  1858,  he  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Jackson 
County  and  re-elected  in  i860.  In  1863,  he  was  elected  to  the  Legis- 
lature and  re-elected  in  1865.  On  October  17th,  1864,  he  went  into 
the  military  service  of  the  United  States  in  the  Second  Independent 
Battery  of  Ohio  Volunteer  Light  Artillery  as  Senior  First  Lieutenant 
and  served  until  December  19th,  1864.  The  Company  guarded  rebel 


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officers  at  Johnson’s  Island  until  December  ist,  1865,  and  after  that 
was  in  Cleveland  the  remaining  twenty-five  days  of  its  service.  In 
1872,  he  was  elected  from  Jackson  County  to  the  Third  Constitutional 
Convention  of  Ohio.  I11  1878,  he  was  elected  Common  Pleas  Judge 
in  the  2nd  Subdivision  of  the  Seventh  Judicial  District  composed  of 
the  Counties  of  Scioto,  Pike,  Jackson,  Lawrence  and  Vinton.  He 
was  re-elected  in  1883  and  served  from  February  9th,  1879,  to  Feb- 
ruary 9th,  1889.  Judge  Tripp  has  had  nine  children:  William  L-. 
who  resides  at  Jackson ; Kate,  married  to  C.  H.  Worth,  a banker,  of 
Muscogee,  Indian  Territory;  Vinitia  F.  married  Frank  Crumit,  a bank- 
er, of  Jackson,  and  is  now  deceased;  James  M.,  deceased,  has  a sep- 
arate sketch  herein;  Mary  L.  Married  to  Thomas  Moore  of  Jackson; 
Minnie  Bell  married  to  James  C.  Poor,  a merchant  of  Jackson.  She 
is  now  deceasd.  Gertrude  married  Frank  R.  Stewart,  now  in  the 
employ  of  the  Government  and  residing  in  Arizona;  Elizabeth  Jane, 
died  in  infancy;  Stella,  single  and  resides' with  her  father.  Judge 
Tripp’s  wife  died  in  1882  and  he  never  remarried.  He  gave  up  the 
practice  of  the  law  in  the  fall  of  1894  and  is  living  a quiet  and  retired 
life,  enjoying  the  season  of  old  age.  He  has  all  his  faculties,  physical 
and  mental  and  takes  life  easy.  Judge  Tripp,  in  the  days  of  his 
activity,  was  one  of  the  most  forceful  lawyers  in  the  County.  He  has 
been  a member  of  the  Methodist  church,  since  1859,  and  lives  up  to  it. 
His  integrity  was  always  a tower  of  strength.  When  he  said  any- 
thing he  meant  it,  and  believed  in  it,  and  so  did  all  the  County.  When 
he  practiced,  he  stood  at  the  head  of  the  local  bar.  As  a lawyer  and 
a judge,  he  never  violated  his  own  conscience.  He  never  performed 
a duty  in  a half  hearted,  or  slipshod  way  in  all  his  life.  Whatever 
he  undertook  he  put  all  the  force  of  life  and  character  in  it  and  made  it 
go.  He  had  the  confidence  of  all  the  people  in  Jackson  County,  and 
has  it  yet.  He  was  always  careful  and  painstaking  and  got  out  of 
every  case  everything  in  it.  As  a judge,  he  investigated  every  case 
with  fairness  and  impartiality.  His  knowledge  of  the  law  was  thor- 
ough and  his  decisions  were  correct.  It  is  said  he  was  never  revers- 
ed by  the  Supreme  Court.  He  had  great  executive  and  administrative 
ability  and  as  the  result  business  never  lag'ged  in  his  court.  His  course 
in  controlling  the  court  and  in  pushing  business  saved  large  sums  of 
money  to  the  county.  He  dignified  and  honored  every  office  he  ever 
held,  and  was  faithful  to  every  trust  he  undertook.  He  was  always  a 
safe  and  true  counselor.  In  his  well  earned  and  honorable  retirement, 
he  enjoys  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  his  fellow  citizens. 

James  Madison  Tripp 

was  born  in  Jackson  County,  Ohio,  January  13th,  1857,  the  son  of 
the  Hon.  James  Tripp,  who  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  He  attend- 
ed the  public  schools  of  Jackson  until  June,  1873.  In  the  fall  of  that 
year,  he  entered  Ohio  University  and  graduated  in  the  Classical  Course 
in  June,  1876.  After  graduation  he  began  the  study  of  law  with  his 


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father  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  District  Court  of  Vinton 
County,  at  McArthur,  at  the  fall  term,  1878.  Directly  after,  he  began 
the  practice  of  law  in  Jackson.  In  1880,  he  delivered  the  Master’s 
oration  at  his  Alma  Mater.  It  was  pronounced  most  able.  He  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Jackson  Journal  in  1882.  In  1888,  he  was 
nominated  for  Common  Pleas  Judge  of  the  Second  Sub-division  of  the 
Fifth  Judicial  District  and  succeeded  his  father  in  that  office,  Febru- 
ary 9th,  1889.  He  served  the  term  of  five  years  with  credit  and  dis- 
tinction, but  declined  a re-nomination  and  election.  In  1894,  Gov- 
ernor McKinley  appointed  him  a Trustee  of  his  Alma  Mater,  Ohio 
University.  In  1889,  he  formed  a partnership  with  Hon.  David  Dav- 
is, lately  a Common  Pleas  Judge  in  Hamilton  County  and  together 
they  practiced  law  in  Hamilton  and  Jackson  Counties.  On  January 
23rd,  1878,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  A.,  daughter  of  Orlando 
C.  Miller,  deceased.  They  had  two  children : Homer  Floyd,  born 
November  9th,  1878,  was  educated  in  the  Jackson  Public  Schools. 
Ohio  University  at  Athens,  and  the  Columbian  University  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  He  is  now  a draughtsman  in  the  United  States  Geolo- 
ical  Survey  Office  at  Washington,  D.  C.  His  second  son,  James  Or- 
lando, born  December  6th,  1882,  was  graduated  from  the  Jackson 
High  School,  and  is  now  a student  of  the  Columbian  University  Law 
School  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Our  subject  was  a faithful  and  diligent 
student  of  law,  and  industrious  and  painstaking  in  all  his  business. 
As  a judge,  be  was  impartial  and  able. 

'William  Dow  James 

was  born  near  Piketon,  December  1st,  1853.  His  father  was  David 
James  and  his  mother,  Charlotte  Beauchamp.  His  first  ancestor  in 
this  country  came  over  from  Germany  in  1750,  and  located  in  Bed- 
ford County,  Virginia.  His  grandfather,  grand-son  of  the  immigrant, 
was  born  in  1785,  and  came  to  the  Northwest  Territory,  shortly  after 
1794,  with  his  parents  and  located  in  Gallia  County.  He  resided  with 
his  parents  in  Gallia  till  1805,  when  he  moved  to  Pike  County  in  the 
Beaver  Valley,  ten  miles  from  Piketon.  He  married  Miss  Allison, 
and  nine  sons  and  daughters  were  born  to  them.  Among  them  was 
David,  the  father  of  our  subject.  He  became  a prominent  and  suc- 
cessful farmer.  Our  subject  remained  at  home  attending  school  and 
receiving  instructions  privately  until  he  was  about  twenty  years  of 
age,  when  he  began  the  study  of  law  under  John  T.  Moore.  This  was 
continued  until  Mr.  Moore  located  in  Jackson  in  1875.  He  then  pro- 
secuted his  law  studies  with  George  D.  Cole,  teaching  school  in  winter 
and  reading  the  tex-books  in  summer.  This  course  he  followed  until 
1877,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  opened  a law  office  in  Pike- 
ton. Here  be  remained  four  years.  In  1879,  he  was  elected  Mayor 
of  Piketon  and  held  the  office  until  he  removed  to  Waverly.  He  con- 
tinued to  practice  in  Pike  and  the  adjoining  Counties  until  1893,  when 


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he  was  elected  Judge  of  th  Second  Sub-division  of  the  Seventh  Judi- 
cial District.  He  made  quite  a reputation  as  a trial  lawyer  and  ad- 
vocate while  at  the  bar,  and  his  reputation  as  a man  and  as  a citi- 
zen is  the  highest.  In  1882,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Terrena  F. 
Vulgamore.  At  the  close  of  his  first  term  on  the  bench,  he  could 
have  been  renominated  and  re-elected  without  opposition,  and  it  was 
much  regretted  by  the  lawyers  of  his  district  that  he  did  no  so  deter- 
mine, but  he  felt  that  he  had  made  all  the  reputation  he  desired  as  a 
judge,  and  he  peremptorily  declined  a renomination.  Immediately  on 
his  retirement,  and  he  peremptorily  declined  a renomination.  Imme- 
diately on  his  retirement,  he  removed  to  Cincinnati,  and  opened  a 
law  office  in  the  Blymyer  Building,  No.  514  Main  Street,  where  he  is 
acquiring  a large  clientage.  His  wife  tlied  May  13th,  1898,  and  he 
has  since  remarried  to  Miss  Louise  Adams,  of  Chicago,  Illinois. 

Judge  James  is  affable  in  his  manners,  both  on  and  off  the  bench. 
He  has  a clear  and  logical  mind.  His  mind  after  a survey  of  the 
facts,  grasps  the  points  in  a case,  and  his  correct  legal  training  en- 
ables him  quickly  to  make  the  application  of  the  law  to  the  facts.  He 
is  painstaking  in  the  preparation  and  trial  of  his  case.  On  the  bench, 
he  was  never  hurried  in  making  his  decisions,  but  when  announced  they 
showed  careful  and  though  consideration  of  the  questions  involved 
He  had  the  judicial  quality  to  withhold  judgment  till  he  had  fully  con- 
sidered the  case  and  until  he  was  satisfied  as  to  the  principles  governing 
it.  Once  satisfied,  his  decision  was  made  and  was  usually  sustained  in 
the  higher  Court.  As  a lawyer  he  was  always  careful  and  thorough 
and  his  client  could  be  sure  that  the  best  course  would  be  adopted  and 
the  best  results  obtained. 

A friend  speaking  of  Judge  James  says : “He  is  able  to  perform 
and  does  perform  exacting  labors.  He  is  a patient  reader  and  suc- 
ceeds in  ascertaining  the  results  of  what  he  needs.  He  is  affable  as  a 
man,  a citizen,  a lawyer  and  a judge.  As  a lawyer  he  was  connected 
with  all  the  important  cases  of  his  County.  As  a judge,  he  gave  great 
consideration  to  his  cases,  and  was  without  prejudice  or  partiality.” 

Another  friend  speaking  of  him  says:  “He  is  a man  of  affable, 
courteous  and  at  the  same  time,  dignified  manners,  and  is  very  popu- 
lar among  his  associates  by  reason  of  his  genial  and  social  manner. 
As  a lawyer  he  is  a fluent  speaker,  with  a clear,  clean,  logical  mind, 
quick  to  grasp  the  points  of  a case  and  to  use  them  to  his  advantage, 
and  his  power  before  a jury  is  widely  recognized.  As  a judge,  he  was 
noted  for  his  fairness  and  keen  love  of  justice,  and  with  his  thorough 
and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  law,  administered  the  complex 
and  onerous  duties  of  that  position  with  the  highest  credit  to  himself 
and  to  his  profession.” 

William  11 . Middleton 

was  born  at  Locust  Grove,  O.,  on  the  19th  of  July,  1864,  son  of  Rev. 
Wilder  H.  Middleton,  of  the  Ohio  M.  E.  Conference,  and  Cynthia 


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Bailey  Middleton,  daughter  of  Cornelius  Bailey,  one  of  the  pioneer 
residents  of  the  Scioto  Valley.  His  early  life  was  a roving  one,  his 
father's  calling  taking  him  to  various  towns  in  Southern  Ohio,  in  the 
public  schools  of  which  he  received  his  early  education.  Later  he  at- 
tended the  private  school  of  Professor  Poe,  of  Chillicothe,  and  the 
National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio. 

He  began  life  for  himself  at  fifteen  years  of  age  as  a teacher 
and  followed  that  work  for  several  years,  teaching  in  the  public 
schools  at  Piketon,  Waver ly  and  other  towns.  His  inclinations  drew 
him  to  the  law  and  in  1888  he  entered  the  law  office  of  Judge  W.  D. 
James,  at  Waverly.  In  1889,  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Collector  of  In- 
ternal Revenues  by  M.  Boggs,  which  office  he  held  until  his  admission 
to  the  bar  in  1891.  After  his  admission  to  the  bar,  he  continued  with 
his  preceptor  until  the  latter  was  elected  to  the  bench. 

In  1896,  he  was  nominated  and  after  one  of  the  hardest  political 
battles  ever  fought  in  the  county,  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney, 
receiving  192  votes  above  the  head  of  the  ticket.  He  continued  in  this 
office  until  his  election  to  the  bench  in  1898. 

On  the  24th  day  of  June,  1897,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Min- 
nie Howard,  and  one  child  has  blessed  the  union — Wilder  Howard, 
aged  one  year. 

He  is  a member  of  the  Orient  Lodge,  No.  321,  F.  & A.  M.,  Wav- 
erly, Ohio;  Chillicothe  Chapter,  No.  4,  R.  A.  M.  and  Niobe  Lodge,  No. 
370,  K.  of  P. 

Judge  Middleton  comes  of  a long  line  of  ministers;  hence,  in 
his  moral  and  mental  fibre,  he  is  possessed  of  that  conscious  sensibil- 
ity so  essential  to  an  upright  and  just  judge.  It  matters  not  how 
young  and  inexperienced  a judge  may  be,  or  how  old  and  learned  he 
may  be,  if  he  is  not  possessed  of  a natural,  moral  and  innate  honesty, 
he  cannot  make  a just  judge.  Honesty  of  purpose  supplants  all.  With- 
out it,  he  floats  a buoyant  pestilence  upon  the  great  ocean  of  truth.  A 
friends  says  of  him — “Having  an  intimate  acquaintance  with  Hon. 
William  H.  Hiddleton  from  his  youth  up,  as  a country  school-teach- 
er, as  a student  of  law  and  as  a practitioner,  I bear  witness  that  the 
bright  jewel  of  his  crown  is  honesty  and  integrity  of  purpose,  a man 
of  native  modesty,  but  possessed  of  a courage  in  the  exercise  of  his 
moral  and  intellectual  convictions.  Ever  dignified,  always  genial, 
and  at  all  times  agreeable..  We  bespeak  that  his  integrity  and  hon- 
esty and  never  failing  common  sense  and  cautious  sagacity,  his  powers 
of  analysis,  his  quickness  of  intuition  to  grasp  the  principles  of  law  as 
well  as  the  right  and  morality  of  a controversy,  shall  win  for  him  the 
approval  of  the  bench,  the  bar  and  the  people. 

Henry  Colling®, 

the  son  of  Hon.  George  Codings  and  Harriett  Conner,  his  wife,  was 
born  on  his  father’s  farm  in  Monroe  Township,  March  15th,  1853. 


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He  attended  school  in  Manchester  and  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Univer- 
sity at  Delaware,  Ohio,  in  1869,  1870  and  1871, when  lie  gave  np  his 
course.  He  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  fall  of  1872,  with  Colo- 
nel Oscar  F.  Moore,  of  Portsmouth,  and  was  admitted  in  April,  1874. 
He  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Manchester,  where  he  has  since  con- 
tinued to  reside.  He  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Adams 
County,  and  served  one  term.  In  the  fall  of  1891,  he  was  a candi- 
date for  Common  Pleas  Judge  in  the  First  Sub-division  of  the  Fifth 
Common  Pleas  district,  composed  of  Adams,  Brown  and  Clermont 
Counties,  when  there  was  a nominal  Democratic  majority  of  about 
1500.  He  had  800  majority  in  Adams  County  and  was  elected.  His 
county  was  taken  from  the  First  Sub-division  of  the  Fifth  District  by 
the  Legislature,  and  placed  in  the  Second  Suv-division  of  the  Seventh 
District,  and  in  the  latter  he  was  nominated  and  elected  Common 
Pleas  Judge  in  1896,  and  was  re-elected  in  1901  without  opposition 
Judge  Codings  has  always  been  a Republican  in  his  political  faith 
and  practice,  and  is  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

He  was  married  September  20th,  1882,  to  Alice  Gibson,  daugh- 
ter of  Rev.  T.  R.  Gibson.  There  are  two  children  of  this  marriage, 
Henry  Davis  and  Mary  King.  Judge  Codings  had  a reputation  as  an 
able  lawyer  before  he  went  on  the  bench,  and  has  more  than  sustained 
it.  He  is  wed  trained  as  a lawyer,  has  a clear  judicial  mind,  and 
in  his  investigations  groups  ad  the  essential  points  of  a case  and,  when 
he  has  determined  it,  the  opposing  party  is  satisfied  that  he  has  deter- 
mined it  impartially  and  according  to  his  conception  of  the  law.  In 
addition  to  his  excellent  qualities  as  a judge  he  has  a fine  sense  of  hu- 
mor, which  is  continually  asserting  itself  and  makes  Judge  Codings' 
intercourse  with  the  lawyers  and  his  best  friends  have  a spice  which 
is  most  entertaining  and  delightful.  But  as  he  inherited  this  most  en- 
tertaining quality  from  his  distinguished  father,  we  do  not  propose  to 
hold  him  responsible  for  it.  Judges,  like  poets,  are  born,  not  made. 
Our  subject  was  born  to  be  a judge,  has  found  the  vocation  for  which 
he  is  best  suited,  and  is  filling  his  destiny  to  the  satisfaction  of  ad 
who  have  business  in  his  Court.  It  is  a happy  fate  for  the  Judge  and 
happy  for  his  constituents  that  he  struck  the  job  for  which  he  was  best 
intended. 


CHAPTER  IV 


SCIOTO  COUNTY  IN  THE  LEGISLATURE. 


Table  of  State  Senators,  with  Sessions,  Terms,  Districts  and 
Politics  Biographies  of  Senators  Scioto  County  in  the 
Hou  se  of  Representatives -Table  of  Representa- 
tives, with  Sessions,  Terms,  Districts  and 
Politics-Biographies  of  Representatives. 


TABLE  OF  STATE  SENATORS. 


Session. 

Term. 

Name. 

District. 

1st 

1803 

Joseph  Darlington,  F 

Adams. 

2d— 7th 

1803—1809... 

Thomas  Kirker,  I) 

Adams  and  Scioto. 

8th  Kith 

1809—1812... 

John  P.  R.  Bureau,  D 

Gallia  and  Scioto. 

1 1 th  

1812—1813... 

Thomas  Rogers,  D 

Gallia  and  Scioto. 

12th 

1813—1814.. 

bewis  Bummer,  I) 

Gallia  and  Scioto. 

13th— 14th  .... 

1814—1816... 

Robert  Lucas,  1 > 

Gallia  and  Scioto. 

15th— 16th  .... 

1816—1818... 

Robert  Lucas,  D 

Gallia,  Scioto,  Pike  and  Jackson. 

17th— 18th  .... 

1818-1820... 

Robert  Lucas,  D 

Gallia,  Lawrence,  Scioto,  Pike,  Jackson. 

19th- 20th  .... 

1820—1822... 

Robert  Lucas,  D 

Pike,  Scioto  and  Lawrence. 

21st— 22d 

1822—1824.. 

William  Kendall,  Nat’l  R... 

Pike,  Scioto  and  Lawrence. 

23d— 26th  

1824—1828... 

Robert  Lucas,  D 

Pike,  Scioto  and  Lawrence. 

27th  

1828  1829... 

William  Kendall,  Nat’l  R 

Pike,  Scioto,  Lawrence  and  Jackson. 

28th 

1829—1830... 

Robert  Lucas,  D 

Pike,  Scioto,  Lawrence  and  Jackson. 

29th— 30th  .... 

1830—1832... 

David  Mitchell,  Nat'l  R 

Scioto.  Pike  and  Jackson. 

31st— 32d 

1832—1834... 

John  James,  Nat’l  R 

Dike,  Lawrence,  Scioto  and  Jackson. 

33d— 34th 

1834—1836... 

William  Kendall,  W 

Pike,  Lawrence,  Scioto  and  Jackson. 

35th  

1836—1837... 

John  Patterson,  D 

Adams,  Brown  and  Scioto. 

36  th— 37  th 

1837—1839... 

Charles  White,  I) 

Adams,  Brown  and  Scioto. 

38th— 39th 

1839—1841... 

John  Glover.  D 

Adams,  Brown  and  Scioto. 

40th— 41st 

1841—1843... 

Simeon  Nash,  W 

Gallia.  Lawrence  and  Scioto. 

42d— 43d 

1843—1845... 

Moses  Gregory,  W 

Gallia,  Lawrence  and  Scioto. 

44th— 45th 

1845—1847... 

•Joseph  J.  Coombs,  W 

Gallia,  Lawrence,  Scioto  and  Jackson. 

46th— 47th 

1847—1849... 

William  Kendall,  W 

Scioto,  Gallia,  Lawrence  and  Jackson. 

48th— 49  th 

1849—1851... 

William  Salter,  W 

Adams,  Pike,  Lawrence  and  Scioto. 

Under  Constitution  of  1851. 


50th 

51st 

52d 

53d 

54  th 

55th 

56th— 57th 

58  th— 59  th 

flOth— 61st 

62d 

63d 

64th— 65th 

66th— 67th 

68th— 69th 

70th — 71st 

72d— 73d 

74th 


1852—1853 . 
1854—1855.. 
1856—1857.. 
1858—1859.. 
1860—1861 .. 
1862-1863.. 
1861—1867.. 
1868—1871.. 
1872—1875.. 
1876—1877.. 
1878—1879.. 
1880—1883.. 
1884—1887.. 
1888—1891.. 
1892—1895 
1896—1899.. 
1900—190-.. 


Oscar  F.  Moore,  W 

Thomas  McCauslin,  D... 
Hezekiah  S.  Bundy,  R... 

George  Corwine,  D 

William  Newman,  D 

Benjamin  F.  Coates,  D... 

John  T.  Wilson,  R 

James  Emmitt,  D 

James  W.  Newman,  D... 

I.  T.  Monahan,  D 

Irvine  Dungan,  D 

John  K.  Pollard,  R 

John  W.  Gregg,  R 

Amos  B.  Cole,  R 

Dudley  B.  Phillips,  R 

Elias  Crandall,  R 

Samuel  L.  Patterson,  R. 


Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike. 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 
Adams,  Pike, 


Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jacksou  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 
Jackson  and 


Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto. 

Scioto 

Scioto. 


General  Joseph  Darlington 

was  born  July  19th,  1765,  within  four  miles  of  Winchester,  Virginia, 
on  a plantation  owned  by  his  father,  Meredith  Darlington.  It  was  a 
pleasant  home  with  delightful  surroundings,  as  the  writer  can  testify. 

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Pie  was  the  fourth  of  seven  children,  six  sons  and  a daughter.  He 
grew  up  on  his  father’s  farm,  getting  such  education  as  the  times  af- 
forded. He  was  too  young  to  have  been  a soldier  in  the  Revolution, 
hut  old  enough  to  imbibe  the  spirit  of  the  times.  When  he  was 
twelve  years  of  age.  six  hundred  of  the  prisoners,  British  and  Ples- 
sians,  taken  at  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne  at  Saratoga,  were  kept  on 
his  father’s  plantation,  from  that  time  until  the  close  of  the  war.  A 
part  of  them  were  lodged  in  his  father’s  barn  and  be  spent  much  of 
his  time  listening  to  their  wonderful  stories  of  travel  and  adventure. 
These  stories  filled  him  with  a desire  to  see  the  world  and  when  he 
was  twenty-one,  he  begged  his  father  to  give  him  money  that  he 
might  travel.  He  went  to  Philadelphia,  and  from  thence  took  a sea 
voyage  to  New  Orleans,  and  returned  by  way  of  the  Ohio  river.  He 
lived  very  extravagantly  and  spent  his  money  freely,  while  seeing 
the  world.  On  his  return  trip  from  New  Orleans,  he  met  Miss  Sarah 
Wilson,  at  Romney,  W.  Va.,  and  promptly  fell  in  love  with  her.  She 
was  an  heiress  and  owned  slaves  and  a great  deal  of  land.  She  had 
many  suitors,  but  Darlington  was  the  best  looking  and  won  the  lady. 
They  were  married  at  Romney,  March  i8th,  1790.  At  the  ceremony 
he  was  dressed  in  a ruffled  shirt,  coat,  waistcoat,  knee  breeches, 
silk  stockings,  great  shoe  buckles  and  bad  a wonderful  suit  of  hair, 
pomaded  and  powdered,  and  done  up  in  a cpieue  as  long  as  a man’s 
arm.  They  resided  in  Romney  until  about  the  close  of  1790  and 
then  went  to  Fayette  "County,  Pennsylvania,  where  his  wife  owned 
a farm.  There  they  united  with  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  there 
two  of  their  sons  were  born.  While  in  Fayette  County,  General  Dar- 
lington was  a County  Commissioner,  and  began  bis  long  career  of 
office  holding.  In  October,  1794,  he  and  his  wife  and  their  two  chil- 
dren came  to  Limestone,  Kentucky,  where  they  lived  until  1797.  He 
went  from  there  to  the  mouth  of  Cabin  Creek,  where  he  kept  a ferry. 
In  the  spring  of  1797,  believing  that  the  county  seat  would  be  at 
Washington,  below  the  mouth  of  Brush  Creek,  he  moved  there.  When 
the  county  was  organized  on  July  10th,  1797,  he  was  appointed 
its  Judge  of  Probate,  by  Governor  St.  Clair.  In  1803,  he  removed  to 
West  Union  and  built  a double  hewed  log  house  in  the  hill  opposite 
Cole's  spring.  He  was  a member  of  the  Legislature  from  Adams 
County  from  November  24th,  1799,  until  January  29th,  1801.  He 
also  represented  the  same  county  from  November  23rd,  1801,  until 
January  23rd,  1802.  He  was  one  of  the  three  members  from  Adams 
County  in  the  first  Constitutional  Convention  which  sat  from  No- 
vember 1st,  1802,  until  the  29th  of  the  same  month.  At  that  time 
he  was  a Republican  and  opposed  to  Governor  St.  Clair,  and,  on  No- 
vember 3rd,  be  voted  against  listening  to  a speech  from  Governor  St. 
Clair.  On  November  6th.  he  was  appointed  on  the  committee  to  pre- 
pare the  second  article  of  the  constitution,  and  on  the  8th  of  Novem- 
ber, be  presided  over  the  committee  of  the  whole.  He  was  on  the 


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committee  to  prepare  the  third  article  on  the  judiciary,  and  on  the 
committee  to  print  the  journal  of  the  convention.  He  was  present  at 
every  session  in  the  first  Legislature  of  the  state.  He  was  in  the  Sen-* 
ate  and  served  from  March  1st.  1803.  until  April  16th,  following,  at 
which  session  Scioto  County  was  organized  by  an  act  of  the  Legis- 
lature. On  the  1 6th  of  April,  1803,  he  was  elected  one  of  the  first 
three  Associate  Judges  of  Adams  County,  but  resigned  February  16th, 
1804,  as  the  work  was  too  slow  for  him.  On  September  10th,  1804, 
he  was  commissioned  by  the  Governor,  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  1st 
Regiment,  1st  Brigade-,  2nd  Division,  Ohio  Militia,  and  thus  became 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Darlington.  This  Brigade  was  commanded  by 
General  Wiliam  Lucas  of  Scioto  County,  who  departed  this  life,  Sep- 
tember 10th,  1805.  He  had  been  appointed  on  the  22nd  of  October, 
1804.  He  is  buried  in  the  Lucas  burying  ground  in  Rush  Township. 
March  17th,  1806,  Colonel  Darlington  was  made  a Brigadier  General 
to  take  the  place  of  Gen.  Lucas.  He  was  appointed  a Clerk  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Adams  Comity,  August  3rd,  1802,  and 
held  this  office  by  successive  appointments  until  August,  1847.  Fie 
was  appointed  Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  from  this  county  about  the 
same  time,  and  held  that  office  until  his  death  on  the  2nd  of  August, 
1851.  He  served  as  Recorder  of  Adams  County  from  1803  to  1810, 
and  again  from  September  1813  until  1834.  Any  one  examining  the 
old  records  in  the  Recorder’s  office  and  Clerk’s  office  of  Adams  Coun- 
ty will  find  whole  volumes  written  out  in  his  old-fashioned  copper  plate, 
style.  He  always  used  a quill  pen  and  a soft  piece  of  buckskin  for  a 
penwiper.  In  1885,  be  became  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  at 
West  Union  and  held  that  office  the  remainder  of  his  life.  His 
personal  appearance  would  attract  notice  anywhere.  He  was  above 
average  height,  somewhat  corpulent,  had  fine  regular  features,  dark 
brown  eyes  with  heavy  brows,  and  a large  head  and  forehead.  He  had 
a manly  bearing  which  impressed  all  who  knew  him.  The  business  of 
his  office  was  admirably  systematized  and  all  his  habits  of  daily  life 
were  regular  and  methodical.  It  is  said  of  him  that  he  did  the  same 
thing  every  day  and  at  the  same  hour  and  moment  for  fifty  years. 
His  neighbors  set  their  clocks  by  him,  as  he  went  and  returned  from 
his  office  with  such  exactness  as  to  time.  He  had  a habit  of  winding 
his  watch  at  a certain  hour  every  day,  and  while  writing  in  the  Clerk’s 
office,  he  would  lay  it  down  beside  him,  and  when  the  hands  pointed 
to  that  hour,  he  would  take  it  up  and  wind  it.  He  was  a man  of  ex- 
cellent judgment  and  many  matters  of  his  neighbors  were  submitted  to 
him,  and  when  he  decided,  his  disposition  was  acquiesced  in  as  satisfac- 
tory to  all  sides.  When  the  Whig  party  was  formed,  he  became  a 
Whig.  While  not  anti-slavery  in  his  views,  he  was  opposed  to  the 
war  with  Mexico.  He  was  an  entertaining  talker  and  always  had 
something  useful  and  instructive  to  say.  He  had  much  dignity,  his 
life  was  on  a plane  above  the  ordinary  and  the  people  who  knew  him 


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97 


well  felt  that  they  were  looking  up  to  him.  His  whole  soul,  con- 
science, principles,  opinions,  worldly  interests  and  everything  in  his 
life  was  made  subservient  to  his  religion.  His  life  made  all  who 
knew  him  feel  that  there  was  truth  and  reality  in  the  Christian  relig- 
ion, and  he  lived  it  every  day.  In  his  opinion  his  crowning  earthly 
honor  was  that  he  had  served  fifty  years  in  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
Four  years  before  his  death,  he  had  retired  from  all  public  business. 
All  his  life  he  had  had  a dread  of  the  Asiatic  cholera.  When  that 
pestilence  visited  West  Union  in  the  summer  of  1851,  the  first  victim 
died  June  26th.  By  some  irony  of  fate,  he  was  the  last  and  died  of 
the  dread  disease  on  the  last  day  it  prevailed,  August  2nd.  There  were 
but  four  persons  present  at  his  interment.  Had  he  died  of  any  ordi- 
nary disease,  the  whole  county  would  have  attended.  General  Dar- 
lington was  a fair  example  of  the  good  and  true  men,  who  built  well 
the  foundation  of  the  great  state  of  Ohio. 

Governor  Thomas  Kirker 

was  born  in  Ireland  in  1760,  and  lived  in  that  country  until  he  reach- 
ed the  age  of  nineteen.  His  father  then  emigrated  to  Lancaster  Coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania.  His  father  died  soon  after  their  removal  to  Amer- 
ica. He  remained  in  Lancaster  County  until  1790.  Nothing  is  found 
of  his  life  in  that  period,  but  in  that  year  he  married  Sarah  Smith  a 
young  woman  of  excellent  family  and  great  worth.  She  was  several 
years  his  junior.  Soon  after  his  marriage,  they  removed  to  Kentucky, 
running  the  gauntlet  of  Indian  hostilities  as  they  floated  down  the 
Ohio  river.  In  1794,  they  crossed  the  Ohio  and  settled  in  Manches- 
ter, Adams  County,  Ohio.  In  1796  he  removed  to  Liberty  Township, 
Adams  County.  At  that  time  he  had  a Avife  and  several  children. 
They  were  the  first  settlers  to  locate  in  the  county  outside  of  Manches- 
ter. He  was  a member  of  the  first  Court  of  Quarter  Sessions  held 
in  the  County  under  the  Territorial  Government  at  Manchester,  in 
September,  1797.  He  Avas  also  a County  Commissioner  under  the 
territorial  government.  He  Avas  the  leading  man  in  that  settlement 
and  Avas  usually  the  foremost  in  public  matters  of  all  kinds.  By 
common  consent  he  settled  quarrels  among  his  neighbors  who  looked 
to  him  for  counsel.  He  had  a reputation' for  good  judgment.  When 
delegates  Avere  elected  to  the  first  Constitutional  Convention  in  1802, 
he  Avas  sent  as  one  of  them.  He  Avas  a member  of  the  loAver  house  of 
the  Legislature  from  Adams  County  from  March  1st,  1803,  until 
April  1 6th,  1803.  He  entered  the  Ohio  Senate  at  the  second  leg- 
islate session,  closing  February,  and  sensed  in  that  body  continuous- 
ly until  the  thirteenth  legislative  session,  closing  February  16th, 
1815.  In  that  time  he  Avas  Speaker  in  the  Senate  in  the  fifth,  sixth, 
seventh,  ninth,  tenth,  eleventh  and  thirteenth  sessions.  From  No- 
vember 4th,  T807,  t°  December  12th,  1808,  he  was  acting  Governor 
of  the  State  by  reason  of  a vacancy  in  the  office  of  Governor  and  his 
then  being  Speaker  of  the  Senate.  At  the  fifteenth  legislative  ses- 


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sion  December  15th,  1816,  until  January  28.  1817,  he  was  a member 
of  the  House  and  its  Speaker.  At  the  twentieth  legislative  session, 
beginning  December  3rd,  1821,  he  was  again  in  the  Senate  form 
Adams  and  served  in  it  continuously  until  February  8th,  1825.  On 
January  17th,  1821,  he  was  appointed  an  Associate  Judge  from  Adams 
County,  and  served  until  October  30th,  1821,  when  he  resigned. 
In  1824,  he  was  presidental  elector  and  voted  for  Clay.  From  1808 
until  his  death,  he  was  a ruling  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 
West  Union,  O.,  and  his  son  William,  was  also  an  elder  in  the  same 
church  from  1826,  during  his  father’s  lifetime.  He  sat  in  the  Leg- 
islature longer  than  any  one  man  except  John  Bigger  of  Warren  Coun- 
ty, who  served  in  21  sessions.  Mr.  Kirker  was  not  a brilliant  man, 
but  he  was  honest,  conscientious  and  possessed  of  sound  judgment  and 
integrity  that  was  unselfish  and  incorruptible.  He  was  respected,  es- 
teemed, and  exerted  an  influence  that  was  felt  in  the  entire  circle  of  his 
acquaintance.  He  died  February  20th,  1837.  He  reared  a family 
of  thirteen  children,  and  has  a host  of  decendants,  in  different  parts  of 
the  United  States.  He  succeeded  Governor  Tiffin,  March  4th,  1807, 
when  he  resigned  to  enter  the  United  States  Senate  and  served  to  the 
end  of  his  term.  He  served  as  Governor  one  year,  or  until  December 
12th,  1808,  when  Samuel  Huntington  succeeded  him.  The  vote  stood 
Huntington,  7,293;  Worthington,  5,601;  Kirker,  3,397. 

Jean  Pierre  Roman  Bureau  (De  M ontrou 

was  born  at  Beton  Bazoche,  Canton  de  Villier,  St.  George  Arondise- 
ment  de  Provins,  Department  de  Seine  et  Marne,  March  21st,  1770. 
Roman  Grandjean  was  his  god-father  and  Francoise  nee  le  Vicaine 
(Fromonte),  was  his  god-mother.  Plis  father  was  an  officer  who 
served  with  distinction  in  the  army  under  the  reign  of  Louis  XV.,  re- 
turning home  only  to  have  a severe  quarrel  with  his  father.  He  left 
home,  and,  being  very  angry,  vowed  never  to  return  and  to  go  where 
he  would  never  be  heard  from.  His  mother's  maiden  name  was  Marie 
Romaine  Cruchet.  She  was  the  daughter  of  a distinguished  and 
wealthy  surgeon  of  Paris.  In  addition  to  one  brother,  Toussaint,  who 
was  in  the  army  and  died  an  old  bachelor,  he  had  four  sisters : An- 
gelique,  the  wife  of  M.  Clar's ; Genevieve,  the  wife  of  M.  Galbot ; Ro- 
maine, who  died  young;  and  Marie  Rose,  the  wife  of  Doctor  Naret. 
Playing  one  day  with  two  companions  young  Bureau  attempted  a high 
jump  from  a tree  and  paid  the  penalty  for  his  recklessness'  with  a 
fractured  hip.  Although  he  received  the  utmost  skill  that  love  and 
the  science  of  the  best  surgeons  of  Paris  could  bring  to  bear,  his  in- 
jury was  pronounced  a compound  one  and  hopelessly  incurable.  His 
mother,  a woman  of  great  piety  and  force  of  character,  was  not  dis- 
mayed; placing  the  suffering  lad  on  a well  padded  pillion  securely  fas- 
tened upon  the  hack  of  a sure-footed  ass,  this  valiant  woman  made,  on 
foot,  a pilgrimage  to  the  shrine  of  our  Lady  of  Liesse,  walking  beside 
her  stricken  son.  At  the  end  of  nine  days,  their  fervent  prayers  were 


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answered,  and  miraculously  cured,  the  boy  left  his  crutches  on  the  walls 
of  the  little  chapel  and  returned  to  Paris.  He  always  had  a slight 
lameness,  a reminder,  no  doubt,  of  the  favor  granted  him  by  Heaven. 
The  medal  given  the  lad  at  Liesse  after  his  cure  is  in  the  possession  of 
the  family  of  one  of  his  grand-daughters,  the  late  Mrs.  Madeline  Vin- 
ton Dahlgren.  Witnessing  with  dismay  some  of  the  excesses  of  that 
awful  French  Revolution,  young  Bureau  emigrated  to  America.  His 
passport  was  executed  and  delivered  February  14th,  1790,  and  was 
signed  by  Louis,  King  of  France,  and  the  Comte  de  Montmarin.  Em- 
barking February  19th,  1790,  he  arrived  at  Alexandria,  Virginia,  May 
3rd,  1790,  and  the  same  year  went  to  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  where  already 
a few  French  emigrants  had  settled.  Enduring  his  share  of  the  toils 
and  sufferings  incident  to  a new  settlement  but  not  having  the  phys- 
ical strength  nor  inclination  for  manual  labor  he  changed  his  location 
to  Marietta,  where  his  fine  education  enabled  him  to  open  a French 
school  for  the  youth  of  the  place,  which  he  conducted  with  great  suc- 
cess, giving  satisfaction  to  both  patrons  and  scholars.  In  December, 
1792,  he  returned  to  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  and  became 
a successful  merchant,  occupying  at  different  times  the  positions  of 
Clerk  of  the  Court,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  Postmaster,  etc.  Very  few 
men  filled  so  many  offices,  conferred  by  their  fellow-citizens,  with  so 
much  credit  to  themselves  and  so  much  satisfaction  to  their  consti- 
tuents, as  Mr.  Bureau.  He  Avas  Major  in  the  first  regiment  of  mil- 
itia organized  in  Gallia  County,  hence  his  title.  He  was  naturalized 
February  10th,  1806,  and  was  Postmaster  at  Gallipolis  from  Arpil  1st, 
1806,  to  October  3rd,  1807.  From  December  7th,  1807,  until  Febru- 
ary 22nd,  1808,  he  represented  Washington,  Muskingum,  Gallia  and 
Athens  Counties  in  the  House.  He  was  then  elected  to  represent  Gal- 
lia and  Scioto  Counties  in  the  Senate,  and  served  from  December  5th, 
1809,  to  February  12th,  1812,  during  the  eighth,  ninth  and  tenth 
sessions.  At  the  fourteenth  legislati\re  session,  from  December 
3rd,  1832,  until  March  9th,  1835,  he  represented  Gallia  and  Meigs 
Counties  in  the  House.  In  the  great  question  which  arose  at  that 
time  relative  to  the  right  of  the  Legislature  to  instruct  Senators  from 
Ohio  in  Congress,  Bureau  advocated  the  right  to  instruct  and  again 
showed  his  grasp  of  affairs,  and  that  he  possessed  a true  and  broad 
concepton  of  a Republican  form  of  Government.  He  retired  from 
public  life  and  engaged  in  the  business  of  merchandising,  which  he 
continued  as  long  as  he  had  the  physical  ability  to  attend  to  the  labors 
thereof.  When  salt  was  disowered  in  Virginia,  in  the  valley  of  the 
Kanawha,  he  at  once  commenced  borings  which  resulted  in  his  be- 
coming a very  successful  salt  manufacturer.  February  19th,  1799,  he 
married  Madeline  Francoise  Charlotte  Marret,  third  daughter  of  Jos- 
eph and  Madeline  Marret,  who  had  been  of  the  same  party  as  Bureau 
when,  in  1790,  he  fled  from  France,  and  had  also  gone  to  Gallipolis. 
She  was  at  the  time  of  her  marriage,  a pretty,  witty  and  vivacious 


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young  girl  of  fifteen,  slight,  of  medium  height,  with  dark  brown  eyes 
and  black  hair,  and  straight,  well-cut  features.  At  that  time  there  was 
no  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  that  part  of  Ohio,  and  being  obliged  to 
obtain  one  from  Point  Pleasant,  the  ceremony  was  performed  in  a 
boat  on  the  Ohio  river  so  as  to  be  within  the  jurisdiction  of  Virginia. 
She  died  on  June  22nd,  1834.  The  children  of  this  marriage  were: 
Madeleine  Romaine,  born  November  20th,  1799,  married  Doctor  Fran- 
cis Julius  Le  Moyne  of  Washington,  Pennsylvania;  Romaine  Made- 
leine, born  January  6th,  1802,  became  the  wife  of  the  Hon.  Samuel 
Finley  Vinton,  one  of  Ohio’s  most  distinguished  men  and  whose 
daughter  was  the  late  Mrs.  M.  V.  Dahlgren ; Marie,  born  February 
26th,  1810,  and  died  April  2nd,  1810;  and  Charles  Louis  Valcoulon, 
born  August  25th,  1812.  The  latter  spent  some  years  in  Athens  Col- 
lege, Ohio,  and  later,  studied  medicine  and  practised  his  profession. 
Major  Bureau’s  daughters  were  given  every  educational  advantage  at 
that  time  to  be  obtained,  going  to  school  in  Chillicothe,  Gallipolis,  and 
finally  to  Mme.  Grileau’s  French  boarding  school  in  Philadelphia. 
The  journey  to  the  latter  place  was  made  by  the  young  girls  on  horse- 
back from  Wheeling,  accompanied  by  their  father  and  the  negro  man 
servant  following  in  a wagon  with  the  baggage.  Major  Bureau  died 
in  Gallipolis,  December  31st,  1854,  aged  81  years  and  10  months. 
He  was  buried  in  the  same  enclosure  with  his  wife,  daughter  Mary, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  F.  Vinton  and  their  son,  John,  in  the  old  graveyard 
at  Gallipolis.  He  was  of  medium  height,  broad  shouldered  and  very 
strong.  He  teas  fair,  and  had  blue  eyes,  rather  heavy  eyebrows  and 
close  trimmed  hair  and  beard,  full  forehead  and  head.  He  had  all  the 
quick  wit  and  observation  of  a Frenchman,  and  was  exceedingly  vi- 
vacious and  polished  in  manner  and  bearing.  He  was  a devoted  and 
generous  parent,  husband  and  friend.  He  made  money  and,  al- 
though he  spent  it  freely,  he  left  quite  a large  property.  He  was  one 
of  the  most  esteemed,  popular  and  useful  men  of  Gallia  County  and 
respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  It  may  well  be  said  of  Mr.  Bureau 
that  he  was  well  fitted  to  be  a leader  to  bis  countrymen,  and  in  no  in- 
stance was  he  ever  known  to  betray  the  confidence  reposed  in  him.  To 
such  men,  its  founders,  the  State  of  Ohio  owes  much.  By  their  hard- 
ships and  bravery  it  was  reclaimed  from  the  wilderness  and  savages, 
and  their  wisdom  and  untiring  zeal  gave  it  the  solid  foundation  upon 
which  its  greatness  and  stability  now  depend. 

Governor  Robert  Lucas 

was  born  at  Shepherdstown,  Jefferson  County,  Virginia,  April  1st, 
1781.  His  father  was  William  Lucas,  born  in  1742,  in  Virginia. 
He  was  a Revolutionary  soldier.  He  enlisted  February  13th,  1777, 
for  three  years  in  Captain  Nathaniel  Welch’s  Company,  also  known  as 
Captain  Taliaferros’  Company  and  as  Captain  Thomas  Minor's  Com- 
pany in  the  Second  Virginia  Regiment  commanded  by  Colonel  Wil- 


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liam  Brent  and  also  by  Colonel  Gregory  Smith.  His  name  last  ap- 
pears in  1770.  His  wife  Susannah  was  horn  in  1745. 

He  is  said  to  have  owned  lands  and  negroes,  but  to  have  been 
hostile  to  the  institution  of  slavery.  He  had  five  sons  and  three 
daughters.  His  sons  were  Joseph,  Robert,  John,  William  and  Samuel. 
William  and  John  came  to  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto  in  1796,  and  lo- 
cated land  at  the  mouth  of  Pond  Creek.  Their  father  voted  for  Jef- 
ferson, in  Virginia,  for  President  in  1800,  and  at  once  started  for 
Adams  County  in  the  Northwest  Territory.  He  located  near  Lu- 
casvill<4  His  wife  died  May  4th,  1809,  and  he  died  in  July,  1814. 
Both  are  buried  at  Lucasville  and  their  graves  marked.  His  daugh- 
ters all  married,  one  a Buckles,  one  a Creamer,  and  one  a Sternberger. 
Joseph  Lucas,  through  a daughter,  is  an  ancestor  of  the  Hibbs  fam- 
ily. Robert  Lucas,  our  subject,  was  the  most  distinguished  of  the 
family.  He  was  but  nine  years  old  when  he  came  to  the  Northwest 
Territory.  He  had  a private  tutor  who  taught  him  mathematics  and 
surveying,  and  he  was  an  excellent  surveyor  before  his  majority. 
That  occupation  enabled  him  to  keep  busy  and  make  money.  He  was 
Surveyor  of  Scioto  County  in  1805,  and  was  Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
1806.  On  April  4th,  1810,  he  married  Eliza  Brown,  daughter  of 
John  Brown,  the  first  citizen  of  Portsmouth.  The  ceremony  was 
said  by  William  Crull,  Justice  of  the  Peace.  She  died  in  two  years, 
leaving  an  infant  daughter.  On  March  7th,  1816,  he  married  Miss 
Friendly  A.  Sumner,  the  ceremony  being  performed  by  William  Pow- 
er, Justice  of  the  Peace.  Robert  Lucas  had  a great  deal  of  military 
spirit  and  soon  became  prominent  in  the  Ohio  Militia.  As  early  as 
1804,  he  was  a Bridge  Inspector  with  the  rank  of  Major.  In  1807,  he 
had  a Militia  Company  in  Portsmouth  and  was  its  Captain.  In  1808, 
he  was  elected  to  the  House  as  Representative  of  Scioto  County.  In 
1811,  he  was  lister  of  Wayne  Township. 

He  went  to  the  War  of  1812  and  was  in  Hull’s  surrender.  He 
managed  to  escape  when  the  surrender  was  made  and  showed  such  mil- 
itary ability  that  he  was  made  a Captain  in  the  regular  army,  and  is 
said  to  have  been  made  a Colonel,  but  he  was  out  of  it  in  1814,  and  in 
that  fall  was  elected  to  the  Ohio  senate,  in  which  he  served  contin- 
uously until  1822.  In  1820,  he  appears  to  have  been  a Presidential 
elector  for  Monroe,  and  in  1828,  for  Jackson.  He  was  again  in  the 
Senate  from  1824  until  1830,  except  in  1829.  From  1832  to  1836, 
he  was  Governor  of  Ohio.  In  1832,  he  was  chairman  of  the  Demo- 
cratic National  Convention. 

In  1824,  he  removed  from  Scioto  to  Pike  County,  where  he  re- 
sided until  1838,  when  he  was  appointed  Governor  of  the  Territory  of 
Iowa  by  President  Van  Buren.  In  his  youth  he  was  a boisterous  fel- 
low, fond  of  all  kinds  of  mischief  and  deviltry,  but  when  he  reached 
Iowa  he  joined  the  church  and  favored  religion  and  morality.  He 
worked  for  temperance  and  against  gambling  and  associated  vices. 


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His  influence  is  said  to  have  made  Iowa  a prohibition  state.  In  1841. 
President  Tyler  removed  him,  and  he  took  up  his  residence  on  a 
farm  near  Iowa  City.  Pie  was  a member  of  the  Constitutional  Con- 
vention, which  met  in  Iowa  City  in  1844,  from  Johnson  County.  He 
was  made  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Executive  Department,  and 
a member  of  the  Committee  on  Boundaries.  He  was  the  first  gov- 
ernor of  Iowa  Territory.  He  was  the  first  Brigadier  General  of  Mil- 
itia in  Scioto  County.  He  delivered  the  oration  at  the  farmers’  cele- 
bration held  July  8th,  1808,  on  Major  Bonser’s  farm  on  Little  Scioto. 
His  private  secretary  in  Iowa,  Theodore  Parvin  wrote  and  published  a 
sketch  of  his  life  in  pamphlet  form. 

He  died  February  7th,  1853,  and  his  grave  is  suitably  marked  in 
the  cemetery  at  Iowa  City.  While  territorial  Governor  of  Iowa  no 
one  who  was  a gambler  or  drinking  man  could  receive  an  appointment 
from  him.  He  stood  for  all  that  was  good  and  true  with  all  the  ar- 
dour of  his  intense  nature.  Pie  was  a man,  very  much  the  same  kind 
as  General  Jackson  whom  he  admired  and  followed.  He  was  a, 
shrewd  politician  or  else  he  could  not  have  remained  in  the  Ohio  Sen- 
ate eight  years  successively  representing  such  counties  as  Pike,  Gallia, 
Scioto  and  Jackson,  and  from  1824  to  1828,  he  represented  Pike,  Scio- 
to and  Lawrence.  Pie  never  failed  to  make  the  most  of  a political  sit- 
uation, and  he  knew  when  to  be  silent,  a faculty  rare  in  political  life. 
Pie  was  a true  blue  Democrat  all  the  time  and  was  never  a trimmer 
or  changing.  When  he  once  adopted  a policy  he  would  go  through 
fire  and  water  to  carry  it  out.  Pie  resolved  to  stamp  out  intemper- 
ance and  gambling  in  Iowa  Territory  and  he  did  it.  In  that  territory 
he  became  a Methodist  exhorter  and  was  always  pleased  to  exercise 
his  functions. 

He  died  at  the  age  of  72,  but  his  work  was  done  and  well  done. 
It  will  reward  the  student  of  history  to  study  the  story  of  his  life  in 
a much  more  extended  form  than  can  be  given  in  this  work. 

General  'William  Kendall 

was  of  Revolutionary  stock.  His  father,  Jeremiah  Kendall  served  in 
the  Revolutionary  War  and  the  following  is  his  record  from  the  War 
Department:  “Was  a private  in  Captain  William  Washington’s  Com- 
pany, Third  Virginia  Regiment,  commanded  by  Colonel  Thomas  Mar- 
shall. He  enlisted  February  23rd,  T776,  to  serve  two  years.  He  was 
transferred  in  August,  1777,  to  Captain  S.  B.  Wallace’s  Company, 
same  Regiment.  Pie  was  wounded  at  Brandywine  and  was  discharg- 
ed on  January,  1778.”  His  wife  wras  Rhoda  Mclntire,  and  their  home 
was  in  Fauquier  County,  Virginia.  There  on  November  23rd,  1783, 
our  subject  was  born.  Idis  father  moved  to  a farm  in  Pennsylvania 
directly  after  the  close  of  the  war  of  the  Revolution. 

Jeremiah  Kendall  made  a trip  to  New  Orleans  on  a flat  boat  di- 
rectly after  his  arrival  in  Pennsylvania,  and  was  accompanied  by  Sam- 
uel Lewis  and  Lewis  Wetzel.  They  were  attacked  by  Indians  in  ca- 


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noes  below  Louisville,  but  they  drove  them  off  with  a blunderbuss 
loaded  with  36  rifle  balls.  He  served  with  General  Anthony  Wayne 
in  his  campaign  against  the  Indians  in  1794  and  was  wounded  sev- 
eral times  in  the  battles  and  skirmishes.  He  was  at  the  treaty  of 
Greenville. 

Our  subject  was  his  oldest  son  and  settled  on  Paint  Creek  in 
Ross  County,  but  visited  the  site  of  Portsmouth  and  was  there  with 
Henry  Massie,  before  the  town  was  laid  out.  He  stopped  with  Cap- 
tain John  Brown,  the  first  inn  keeper  in  Portsmouth  and  fell  in  love 
with  his  daughter  Rachel  and  married  her.  May  29th,  1806.  Robert 
Lucas,  a Justice  of  the  Peace,  who  had  married  another  daughter  of 
Captain  John  Brown,  performed  the  ceremony.  There  were  eight 
children  of  this  marriage. 

General  Kendall  kept  a dry  goods  store  in  Portsmouth,  the  first 
of  its  kind.  He  at  all  times  did  surveying  whenever  called  upon,  and 
during  almost  the  whole  of  his  life  in  Scioto  County,  was  deputy  sur- 
veyor of  that  part  of  the  Virginia  Military  District  in  Scioto  County, 
Ohio.  His  books  as  Deputy  Surveyor  are  still  extant  and  are  in  the 
possession  of  Mrs.  John  W.  Overturf.  In  1809,  he  was  appointed 
Associate  Judge,  but  the  place  was  too  slow  for  him. 

He  declined  the  honor.  I11  1812  his  public  career  began.  He 
took  a company  of  horse  into  the  war.  The  muster  roll  of  that  com- 
pany is  still  preserved.  The  same  fall  he  was  elected  to  the  Legisla- 
ture as' the  Representative  of  Scioto  County  and  was  re-elected  in 
1813.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  House  in  1821,  1825  and  1837.  He 
was  elected  to  the  Senate  in  1822,  1828,  1834  and  1847.  He  was  al- 
ways a Whig.  Lie  was  Treasurer  of  Scioto  County  from  1815  to 
18 1 8,  and  again  in  1841.  He  was  the  first  Auditor  of  Scioto  County, 
1820  and  1821.  He  was  one  of  the  first  nine  city  fathers  in  1815,  and 
drew  the  three  years  term.  He  was  re-elected  in  1818,  and  in  1821  and 
served  until  1824.  About  his  first  official  act  as  councilman  was  to  con- 
tract for  a public  school  house  in  1815.  In  the  same  year  he  was  on 
a committee  to  bring  in  a bill  on  executions.  In  1816,  he  was  allowed 
$9.00  for  printing  corporation  hills.  In  the  same  year  he  brought 
in  a bill  in  regard  to  keeping  hogs.  In  1819,  he  was  on  the  commit- 
tee on  streets.  In  1820,  he  was  appointed  town  surveyor.  He  served 
in  this  capacity  until  June  1st,  1838,  and  again  in  1849,  just  prior  to 
his  death. 

In  township  matters  he  was  prominent  and  useful.  He  was 
Township  Treasurer  in  1812.  In  1810,  he  was  Overseer  of  the  Poor. 
In  1845,  he  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace.  In  1831,  at  the  famous  4th  of 
July  celebration,  he  responded  to  a toast.  In  1835,  he  took  the  con- 
tract to  erect  the  present  court  house  of  Scioto  County  at  $12,650.00. 
He  began  it  September  18th,  1835,  and  finished  it  September  nth, 


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In  1825,  lie  made  a map  of  Scioto  County.  In  the  same  year 
he  assessed  the  entire  County  of  Scioto  in  57  days  at  $2.00  per  day. 
He  was  public  spirited  in  every  way. 

After  the  death  of  his  wife,  Rachel  Brown,  November  26th,  1820, 
he  married  Christina,  eldest  daughter  of  William  Lawson,  October 
1 2th,  1821,  and  by  her  he  had  seven  children,  or  fifteen  in  all.  His 
second  wife  died  August  2nd,  1840,  and  he  married  Mrs.  Ruth  Clay- 
pool  of  Chillicothe,  for  his  third  wife  and  she  survived  him. 

Serving  as  long  as  he  did  in  the  Legislature  he  could  not  escape 
the  fate  of  being  a Major  General  of  Militia  by  joint  resolution  of 
the  Legislature  and  he  was  compelled  to  take  this  title. 

Nothing  went  on,  in  or  about  Portsmouth,  unless  he  had  some- 
thing to  do  with  it.  He  had  a saw  mill  and  grist  mill  on  Brush  Creek 
and  built  steamboats  at  its  mouth.  He  was  Postmaster  in  Ports- 
mouth from  February,  1842,  to  September,  1845.  He  was  a direc- 
tor of  the  Commercial  Bank  for  several  years.  He  was  popular  and 
was  always  available  as  a candidate  for  office.  After  being  nomina- 
ted, he  took  care  to  be  elected.  He  was  a safe  and  sure  man.  Pie 
was  large  hearted  and  hospitable.  He  was  active  in  his  habits.  His 
disposition  was  mild  and  he  was  always  calm  and  deliberate.  He  nev- 
er sought  to  obtrude  his  views  on  any  one,  but  was  tolerant  of  the 
views  of  others  and  a good  listener.  He  had  uncommon  equanimity. 
He  was  seldom  disturbed  in  mind  or  conduct  and  possessed  a sound 
judgment.  He  was  tall  and  spare,  nearly  six  feet  high,  complexion 
between  light  and  dark,  blue  eyes,  and  active  in  his  movements. 

He  took  hold  of  many  enterprises  and  was  very  popular.  No 
more  active  or  energetic  citizen  ever  lived  in  Scioto  County,  and 
none  was  more  intimately  connected  with  public  affairs.  He  did  not 
profess  any  form  of  religion.  Ide  died  August  2nd,  1849,  of  con- 
sumption, but  held  office  and  served  the  public  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death. 

He  was  the  father  of  fifteen  children,  and  here  are  their  names, 
the  dates  of  their  births  and  whom  they  married,  if  married: 

Jefferson,  b.  May  1st,  1807;  m.  Elizabeth  Fenton,  December  9th, 
1830;  d.  September  16th,  1862. 

Rhoda,  b.  December  9th,  1808;  m.  Conrad  Overturf,  July  ^oth, 
1826. 

Stephen,  b.  February  27th,  1800;  m.  Rebecca  Riggs,  August  6th, 
1839;  d.  January  13th,  1877. 

Milton,  b.  June  16th,  1812;  m.  Ruth  Lawson,  the  sister  of  his 
father's  second  wife,  January  23rd,  1833;  d.  August  16th,  1882. 

Thomas,  b.  July  16th,  1814;  m.  Ann  Glover,  November  1 6th . 
1836;  d.  December  1 6th,  1889. 

Eliza,  b.  September  16th,  1816;  d.  October,  1823. 

William,  b.  January  2nd,  1819;  m.  August  26th,  1839. 


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Rachel,  b.  September  21st,  1820;  m.  Conrad  Overturf,  August 
23rd,  1838;  d.  October  30th,  1874. 

The  above  were  children  of  Rachel  Brown. 

The  following  were  children  of  Christian  Eawson. 

John,  b.  January  5th,  1823. 

Jeremiah,  b.  February  12th,  1825. 

Susannah,  b.  June  6th,  1827;  m.  Samuel  Baldridge. 

Maria,  b.  November  23rd,  1829;  m.  James  Salsbury,  1851;  d. 
March  nth,  1880. 

Joseph,  b.  October  20,  1832;  died  1851. 

Franklin,  b.  December  31st,  1834;  m.  Marietta  Hall. 

Lavinia,  b.  February  24th,  1837  ; m.  Louis  Dent  Adair.  . 

Joseph  died  of  yellow  fever  at  Rio  Janeiro,  Brazil,  while  on  his 
way  to  California. 

By  his  first  marriage  he  was  the  brother-in-law  of  General  Robert 
Lucas,  to  whom  he  was  unalterably  opposed  in  politics.  Kendall  was 
a Whig  and  Lucas  a Democrat.  They  often  contested  against  each 
other  for  the  Legislature.  Some  of  the  old  families  of  Portsmouth 
have  disappeared,  but  the  Kendall  family  is  still  well  represented  in  the 
third  and  fourth  generation  from  General  Kendall. 

David  Mitchell 

was  born  April  4th,  1774,  in  the  State  of  Pennsylvania.  His  father, 
David  Mitchell,  was  born  in  1733  and  was  a soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war.  He  or  his  father  came  from  the  north  of  Ireland  where 
his  ancestors  had  high  standing.  Flis  father's  record  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War  will  be  found  under  the  title  of  Revolutionary  Soldiers. 
He  came  to  the  Northwest  Territory  as  early  as  1797,  and  located  in 
what  is  Nile  Township,  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  In  1798,  he  was  a Col- 
lector of  Union  Township,  Adams  County,  Ohio,  appointed  by  the 
County  Commissioners,  for  Union  Township,  which  extended  on  the 
river  from  Salt  Creek  in  the  present  Adams  County  and  ran  up  the 
river  east  to  the  mouth  of  Little  Scioto  and  north  about  twenty  miles, 
the  same  width.  David  Mitchell,  Senior,  was  an  important  citizen  as 
early  as  1798.  His  wife  Sarah  Mitchell  died  September  19th,  1801, 
aged  sixty-eight  years.  He  died  November  1st,  1805.  Both  are 
buried  in  the  Mitchell  cemetery  on  the  Morrison  farm  in  Nile  Town- 
ship, Scioto  County,  Ohio.  The  following  can  be  said  of  the  chil- 
dren of  David  Mitchell,  Senior.  Sarah  named  for  her  mother,  mar- 
ried a Mr.  Tucker;  Mary,  married  a McBride.  His  son  David  mar- 
ried Mary  Stockham.  No  others  of  the  children  of  David  Mitchell, 
Senior,  can  now  be  given.  Judge  David  Mitchell,  our  subject,  must 
have  been  married  prior  to  coming  to  the  Northwest  Territory.  His 
wife  was  Mary  Stockham,  said  to  be  a sister  of  Colonel  Aaron 
Stockham.  It  is  said  he  went  to  the  Salt  Licks  at  Jackson,  Ohio,  and 
made  considerable  money  there,  but  if  he  remained  there  anytime,  it 
was  after  his  father  had  located  in  what  is  now  Nile  Township  in  Scio- 


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to  County,  Ohio.  From  December  5th,  1814,  to  February  27th, 
1816,  be  represented  Scioto  County  in  the  House.  In  1818  he  was 
a Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Nile  Township.  From  December  6th,  1819, 
to  February  26th,  1820,  he  represented  Scioto  and  Lawrence  in  the 
House.  From  December  4th,  1820,  until  February  23rd,  1821,  he 
represented  Scioto,  Pike  and  Lawrence  in  the  House.  On  February 
1 8th,  1820,  he  was  appointed  one  of  a commission  to  locate  the  County 
Seat  of  Meigs  County.  Elnathan  Scofield  of  Fairfield  County  and 
John  J.  Martin  of  Pike  County  were  his  associates.  After  this  he 
submitted  to  the  usual  fate  allotted  to  prominent  laymen  retiring  from 
the  Legislature.  In  1824,  he  was  made  an  Associate  Judge  of  Scioto 
County  and  served  until  1831.  In  1829,  on  July  18th,  General 
William  Kendall  resigned  from  the  Senate  on  account  of  private 
business.  On  August  15th,  David  Mitchell  became  a candidate  for 
the  Senate;  Doctor  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  also  became  a candidate. 
Each  thought  be  was  the  best  man  for  the  place,  and  neither  would 
give  up  for  the  other.  Both  were  Whigs  and  depended  on  Whig 
support  for  election.  The  district  was  composed  of  Lawrence,  Scioto, 
Pike  and  Jackson  Counties,  and  had  a Whig  majority.  Up  to  this 
time  the  contest  for  office  had  been  free  to  all.  There  had  been  no 
party  convention.  If  the  Whigs  had  but  one  candidate,  the  Demo- 
crats could  not  hope  to  elect.  There  was  a newspaper  controversy ; 
there  was  pulling  and  hauling,  but  neither  of  the  two  Whigs  would 
retire  for  the  other,  and  General  Robert  Lucas  stood  for  the  Demo- 
crats. The  following  was  the  vote : 


Scioto  County 

Lucas. 

311 

191 

Mitchell. 

280 

211 

Hempstead. 

233 

19 

323 

108 

153 

253 

281 

36 

Totals 

1078 

688 

441 

This  was  an  object  lesson  the  Whigs  never  forgot.  After  that 
the  candidates  were  nominated  by  the  Whig  Central  Committee,  or  a 
County  Convention.  Judge  Mitchell  had  a large  farm  in  Nile  Town- 
ship, lately  owned  by  Albert  R.  Morrison,  his  grandson,  and  resided 
there.  In  1831.  he  had  a great  craze  about  silk  culture,  and  published 
many  articles  in  the  newspapers  but  nothing  ever  came  of  it.  His 
daughter  Martha,  born  in  1813,  married  David  Morrison,  from  whom 
comes  the  well  known  Morrison  family  of  Nile  Township.  Judge 
Mitchell  died  November  19th,  1833,  aged  59  years,  8 months  and 
15  days.  He  is  buried  on  the  hill  overlooking  his  farm.  Judge 
Joseph  Moore  and  William  Givens,  also  Associate  Judges,  are  buried 
in  the  same  spot.  Judge  Mitchell’s  widow  survived  until  September 
5th,  1852,  when  she  died  in  her  73rd  year.  Judge  Mitchell  was  what 
the  late  Homer  C.  Jones  of  McArthur,  Ohio,  would  call  a “knowledge- 
able man.”  He  knew  a great  deal  more  than  his  neighbors,  and 
thought  he  knew  more  than  any  of  them.  He  was  an  investigator 


JAMES  TRIPP. 
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JAMES  M.  TRIPP. 
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MARTIN  CRAIN. 
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HOMER  WILSON  FARNHAM. 
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and  student  and  when  he  once  made  up  his  mind  on  any  subject,  he 
could  not  be  changed.  He  was  a Federalist  and  Whig  in  his  polit- 
ical views.  He  had  no  use  for  Democracy.  He  was  one  of  the 
charter  members  of  the  Sandy  Springs  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Green  Township,  Adams  County.  On  September  2nd,  1826,  when 
that  church  was  organized,  he  was  made  one  of  the  three  ruling  elders. 
He  was  a man  of  strong  will  power  and  great  force  of  character. 
The  same  traits  have  manifested  themselves  in  his  grandsons,  a most 
excellent  inheritance.  He  was  one  of  the  most  influential  men  of  his 
time.  He  liked  to  have  things  go  his  own  way,  and,  where  he  could 
control,  things  did  so.  He  was  a good  business  man  and  was  suc- 
cessful in  whatever  he  undertook. 

John  Patterson 

was  born  in  Pendleton  County,  Virginia,  November  23rd,  1793,  and 
died  in  Wilkins,  Union  County,  Ohio,  February  1st,  1859.  His  par- 
ents were  James  Augustine  Patterson,  of  English  descent,  and  Ann 
Elizabeth  Hull,  of  Dutch  descent.  The  family  lived  on  the  South 
Branch  of  the  Potomac  river.  Patterson  Creek  in  Mineral  and  Hamp- 
shire Counties,  West  Virginia,  is  named  for  the  Pattersons  original 
settlers  there.  James  A.  Patterson  removed  from  Alexandria,  Vir- 
ginia, to  land  now  in  the  heart  of  the  city  of  Pittsburg.  John  Patter- 
son was  but  eight  years  of  age  when  his  father  died,  in  1801,  and  in 
1804,  he  was  apprenticed  to  Z.  A.  Tannehill  for  a per- 
iod of  ten  years  to  learn  the  trade  of  watchmaker  and 
silversmith.  His  employer  died  in  1813,  leaving  his  ap- 
prentice on  his  own  resources.  He  enlisted  in  a Pittsburg 
infantry  regiment,  serving  in  General  Adamson  Tannehill’s 
Brigade  in  what  is  historically  known  as  the  “War  of  1812.”  He 
was  made  a corporal.  In  the  autumn  of  1817,  he  went  down  the 
Ohio  river  on  a keelboat  to  Manchester,  and  thence  overland  to  West 
Union.  Here  he  opened  a jewelry  store,  made  and  repaired  watches 
and  clocks  and  manufactured  articles  of  silverware.  He  afterwards 
established  a tannery,  and  then  one  of  the  first  wool-carding  and  comb- 
ing factories  erected  in  Southern  Ohio.  He  was  elected  a Justice  of 
the  Peace  for  Tiffin  Township,  Adams  County,  on  April  13th,  1820, 
and  served  for  nine  years.  He  was  a tax  collector  for  Adams  Coun- 
ty for  several  years.  In  1826,  he  was  elected  as  Representative  from 
Adams  County  to  the  twenty-fifth  General  Assembly;  in  1828,  to  the 
twenty-seventh;  in  1829,  to  be  joint  representative  with  Hosea  Moore 
in  the  twenty-eighth  General  Assembly.  He  was  always  an  ardent 
Democrat.  In  1833,  and  again  in  1834,  he  was  for  the  fifth  and  sixth 
times  elected  as  representative  in  the  Legislature.  In  1836,  he  was 
elected  as  State  Senator  from  Adams,  Brown  and  Scioto  Counties  to 
the  thirty-fifth  General  Assembly.  He  was  a member  of  the  Legis- 
lature longer  than  any  one  member  with  the  single  exception  of  Hon. 
Thomas  Ivirker.  He  was  a firm  friend  of  all  public  improvements. 


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and  heartily  supported  the  “National  Road"  and  all  the  various  ca- 
nal projects  which  were  before  the  Legislature  during  his  eight  terms 
of  service.  In  1834  he  was  one  of  the  three  commissioners  appointed 
by  Governor  Lucas  to  settle  the  boundary  between  Ohio  and  Michigan. 
On  March  21st,  1838,  he  was  appointed  United  States  Marshal  for  the 
state  of  Ohio,  to  succeed  John  Patterson,  of  Belmont  County,"  who, 
though  he  bore  the  same  name,  was  not  a relative.  He  served  until 
July  10th,  1841.  He  took  the  census  of  1840  and  1841.  He  return- 
ed to  Adams  County,  living  at  York  Township,  Union  County,  where 
he  lived  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  married  three  times. 
His  first  wife  was  Mary  Brown  Finley,  daughter  of  Major  Joseph 
Lewis  Finley.  His  second  wife  was  Celia  Prather,  daughter  of  Ma- 
jor John  Prather  of  West  Union.  His  daughter,  Matilda  Ann,  of 
his  first  marriage,  married  Mr.  John  Smith  and  is  the  mother  of  Mrs. 
C.  J.  Moulton,  of  Lucasville.  His  third  wife  was  Mary  Catherine 
McCrea,  a relative  of  Jane  McCrea,  whose  tragic  massacre  by  the  In- 
dians near  Saratoga,  N.  Y.,  is  narrated  in  the  annals  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. 

John  Glover 

was  the  oldest  son  of  Elijah  Glover,  Sr.,  and  Catharine  James  his 
wife.  He  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  about  1806,  and  was  the 
third  child  born  in  the  town.  As  he  grew  up  he  learned  the  hatter's 
trade  of  his  father,  and  followed  it  to  some  extent,  but  became  a deal- 
er in  furs  and  followed  that  business  extensively.  Lie  early  developed 
a liking  for  trade  and  merchandising.  He  had  four  brothers,  Sam- 
uel G.,  Elijah  B.,  Nathan  and  Azel.  In  1831,  he  owned  a lot  on 
Sixth  street  near  the  site  of  the  present  Court  House  and  was  asked 
to  donate  it  for  Court  House  purposes.  In  the  same  year  he  and 
Jacob  P.  Noel  were  conducting  a general  store  in  Portsmouth  and  in 
the  French  Grant.  In  1831  he  and  Jacob  Noel  undertook  to  build 
the  upper  rolling  mill.  They  completed  it  in  1833  and  carried  on  a 
foundry  in  connection  with  it.  It  did  not  prove  a successful  venture 
to  them  and  they  sold  it  out  in  1837  to  Thomas  Gaylord.  In  1836  he 
married  Miss  Eliza  Nourse  of  the  French  Grant  and  she  survived  him 
with  four  children,  three  daughters  and  one  son.  His  four  brothers 
were  all  Whigs,  but  he  became  a Democrat.  In  1836  he  was  elected 
to  the  Legislature  as  a Democrat  to  represent  Adams,  Brown  and 
Scioto  Counties  with  James  London  of  Brown.  The  vote  in  Scioto 
County  stood  Glover  488,  James  London  of  Brown,  599,  Whig,  Gen- 
eral William  Kendall  981,  James  Pilson  of  Brown  924.  Adams  and 
Brown  overcame  the  Whig  vote  of  Scioto.  In  1837,  he  was  defeated 
for  re-election  in  the  same  district  by  General  William  Kendall.  1837 
was  a year  of  disaster  to  the  Democracy.  General  Kendall  had  897 
votes  and  Nelson  Barrere  845  votes  in  Scioto  County  as  the  Whig 
candidates  and  General  James  London  427  and  Doctor  John  Glover 


BIOGRAPHIES  OF  STATE  SENATORS. 


109 


408  votes  as  the  Democratic  candidates  for  the  Legislature.  From 
1839  to  1841,  he  represented  the  same  counties  in  the  Senate.  In 
1855  he  went  to  Bennett.  Nebraska,  with,  his  family.  In  his  old  age 
he  lost  his  eyesight.  His  children  were  Mrs.  Cora  Lytle,  Mrs.  Anna 
B.  Stout  and  Eha  B.  Glover  all  of  Nebraska.  His  daughter,  Mrs. 
Kate  Mcllvann,  resides  at  West  Liberty,  Ohio.  He  died  June  10th, 
1885.  Mrs.  Stout  died  June  19th,  1887. 

He  studied  medicine  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  thereby  obtained 
the  title  of  Doctor,  but  he  never  practised  either  in  Scioto  County  or 
in  the  state  of  Nebraska.  He  said  medicine  was  a humbug  and  its 
practice  was  guess  work.  He  was  a man  of  fine  appearance,  tall  and 
slender,  over  six  feet  tall,  with  blue  eyes  and  dark  curly  hair.  As  a 
young  man  he  was  quite  a beau,  and  when  in  the  full  dress  of  his  time, 
with  cambric  ruffles,  edged  with  thread  lace  on  his  sleeves  and  ruffled 
shirt  and  all  other  parts  of  his  dress  in  the  highest  style,  he  was  the 
beau  of  the  town.  For  awhile  he  lived  the  life  of  a farmer  in  the 
French  Grant  but  it  palled  on  him  and  he  returned  to  town  life. 

Simeon  Nash 

was  born  at  South  Hadley,  Massachusetts,  September  21st,  1804.  In 
1825,  he  entered  Amherst  College  and  was  graudated  in  1829.  He 
studied  law  two  years  and,  in  1831.  located  in  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  at  the 
instance  of  the  Hon.  Samuel  F.  Vinton,  then  the  only  lawyer  resid- 
ing in  Gallipolis.  Mr.  Nash  completed  his  law  studies  under  the 
Hon.  Samuel  F.  Vinton,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1833.  He 
lived  in  Gallipolis  all  his  life.  He  was  a great  collector  of  the  books 
appertaining  to  his  profession.  He  was  two  years  in  the  State 
Senate,  from  1841  to  1843,  ancl  represented  Gallia,  Lawrence  and 
Scioto  Counties,  as  a Whig.  After  the  demise  of  the  Whig  party,  he 
became  a Republican.  He  was  a member  of  the  Constitutional  Con- 
vention of  1851.  and  occupied  the  Common  Pleas  bench  ten  years, 
February  9th,  1852  to  February  9th,  1862.  He  prepared  and  pub- 
lished Nash's  Pleadings  in  two  volumes  directly  after  the  adoption 
of  the  Civil  Code.  It  is  large  a criticism  on  the  Civil  Code  of  Ohio. 
He  also  prepared  a Digest  of  the  Ohio  Reports.  He  published  a 
work  on  “Morality  and  the  State,”  and  another  entitled  “Crime  and 
the  Family”.  He  was  a fine  French  scholar.  He  was  never  a mem- 
ber of  any  church  or  secret  society.  He  died  January  20th,  1879. 

Moses  Gregory. 

Moses  Greg'ory  was  one  of  the  most  active  citizens  who  ever 
resided  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  before  the  public  as  often  and  held 
as  many,  if  not  more,  offices  than  any  other  Portsmouth  citizen,  ex- 
cept John  R.  Turner. 

He  came  in  almost  with  the  century.  He  was  born  March  24th, 
1801,  near  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  and  never  knew  the  care  of  a father,  for 
the  latter,  David  Gregory  died  when  he  was  an  infant,  ancl  his  mother 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Elizabeth  Hays,  married  Henry  Sheeley.  He,  his  mother  and  step- 
father, came  to  Portsmouth  from  Ch i 11  icothe,  Ohio,  on  a keel  boat 
in  1805,  when  there  was  nothing  hut  log  houses  in  the  town. 

His  stepfather  was  a tailor  by  trade  and  the  first  of  the  craft  who 
located  in  the  place.  All  Moses  Gregory’s  youthful  ideas  were  acquir- 
ed in  Portsmouth.  As  soon  as  he  was  of  a suitable  age,  he  was  ap- 
prenticed to  Aaron  Kinney,  to  learn  the  tanner’s  trade.  However 
he  did  not  like  the  confinement  and  surroundings,  and  became  a keel- 
boat  man  and  boated  salt  from  the  Kanawha  Salt  Works  down  the 
Ohio  river. 

After  some  experience  in  this  line  he  ventured  and  took  cargoes 
to  New  Orleans.  In  1823,  he  was  hack  in  Portsmouth  and  carried  on 
the  butcher  business.  He  had  two  stalls  in  the  Portsmouth  Market 
House.  In  1825,  he  became  Deputy  Sheriff  under  William  Carey. 
In  1826,  William  Carey  died  three  days  before  the  October  election 
and  Gregory  became  a candidate  for  the  place.  He  distributed  his 
tickets  over  the  country  and  was  elected,  receiving  689  votes  to  234 
given  to  Washington  Clingman.  In  1828,  he  was  re-elected  without 
opposition,  receiving  887  votes. 

The  records  of  the  election  of  1830,  have  been  destroyed,  but  he 
was  then  elected  Auditor  of  Scioto  County,  and  re-elected  every  two 
years  thereafter  until  1840,  when  he  retired  from  the  office.  While 
this  period  was  the  beginning  of  the  county  lie  was  undoubtedly  the 
most  efficient  Auditor  the  County  ever  had,  as  an  inspection  of  his 
records  with  the  records  of  those  who  preceeded  and  followed  him  is 
convincing  proof.  That  the  people  of  his  time  thought  likewise  is 
shown  by  the  fact  that  he  held  the  office  longer  than  any  one  ever 
held  it,  before  or  since. 

In  December,  1841,  he  took  his  seat  in  the  Legislature  as  the 
representative  of  Gallia,  Lawrence  and  Scioto  Counties.  He  attended 
the  special  session  July  25th  to  August  12th,  1842,  and  was  one  of  the 
thirty  Whig  members  who  left  on  the  latter  date,  and  thereby  prevent- 
ed the  passage  of  the  congressional  districting  bill.  In  the  fall  of 
1 83  4,  he  was  elected  to  the  Senate,  from  the  district  composed  of  the 
same  counties  he  had  represented  in  the  House,  and  served  one  term 
of  two  years.  At  the  second  session  the  Senate  refused  the  repeal  of 
the  Black  Laws,  but  Air.  Gregory  did  not  concur. 

In  1846,  be  was  made  a member  of  the  First  Board  of  Infirmary 
Directors  of  Scioto  County,  and  served  two  years.  In  1849,  he  be~ 
came  a “forty-niner”,  and  went  to  California  for  gold.  He  returned 
in  a year,  but  had  not  made  a fortune.  In  1851,  he  took  the  contract 
to  build  several  sections  of  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Affilley  Railroad, 
but  owing  to  slow  and  partial  payments  by  the  company  was  very 
nearly  overtaken  by  financial  disaster.  After  this  venture  he  retired 
to  his  farm  on  Turkey  Creek,  and  resided  there  for  several  years.  But 
he  soon  tired  of  rustic  life  and  returned  to  Portsmouth.  But  we 


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Ill 


have  not  told  near  all  the  offices  held  by  Mr.  Gregory.  For  several 
years  he  was  a school  trustee  and  visitor  in  Portsmouth,  and  a most 
efficient  one.  He  was  an  active  and  consistent  member  of  the  Bigelow 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  was  one  of  its  Trustees  as  early  as 
1834.  He  was  for  several  years  a member  of  the  town  council  of 
Portsmouth,  and  one  of  the  Committee  on  Claims.  That  meant  that 
he  conducted  the  affairs  of  the  town,  and  he  seemed  to  have  done  it 
with  general  satisfaction.  He  was  Recorder  of  the  Town  from  April, 
1845  t°  April,  1846,  and  again  form  April,  1847  to  April,  1848. 

In  1843,  he  was  elected  fence  viewer  of  Wayne  Township.  This 
was  quite  a compliment  as  at  that  time  it  was  customary  to  elect  the 
most  prominent  citizen  to  that  office  to  remind  him  that  no  American 
Citizen  was  too  high  or  proud  to  accept  the  humblest  office. 

In  1834,  he  was  President  of  the  Town  Council  In  1829,  while 
Sheriff,  he  was  also  the  County  Assessor. 

From  1864  to  1870,  he  was  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Wayne  Town- 
ship. He  retired  at  the  end  of  the  second  term  on  account  of  failing 
health,  and  died  of  consumption  December  15th,  1871. 

In  Mr.  Gregory’s  case,  while  he  enjoyed  the  responsibilities  of 
public  office,  he  could  not  be  said  to  have  been  an  office  seeker.  He 
preformed  the  duties  of  every  office  he  held  on  his  conscience.  He 
was  faithful  to  every  trust.  He  was  as  fond  of  political  management 
as  a cat  is  of  cream,  and  injoyed  the  manipulations  of  politics.  He 
was  a zealous  and  ardent  Whig  and  never  flagged  in  his  devotion  to 
his  party. 

He  managed  to  leave  the  Legislature  without  being  made  an  As- 
sociate Judge  or  a Major  General  of  Militia,  the  usual  fate  of  retiring 
Legislators  under  the  Constitution  of  1802,  and  so  was  plain  Moses 
Gregory  all  his  life;  but  no  man  was  more  useful  than  he  in  the  many 
offices  he  held.  As  a member  of  the  community,  he  was  aways  in 
favor  of  progress  and  improvement.  He  was  a member  of  the  Com- 
mon Council  at  a time  when  all  the  aristocracy  and  chivalry  of  Ports- 
mouth either  held  Coffee  House  Licenses  or  were  in  favor  of  them, 
yet  he  and  Benjamin  Fryer  invariably  voted  against  each  and  every 
Coffee  House  License.  He  did  this  from  high  temperance  principles, 
and  lived  to  see  the  practice  of  issuing  these  licenses  abolished 
and  condemned. 

His  first  wife  was  a daughter  of  Major  John  Bell,  and  by  her  he 
was  the  father  of  Hon.  John  B.  Gregory  of  Fontana,  Ivy. 

Moses  Gregory  was  a remarkable  example  of  the  model  Ameri- 
can citizen ; always  ready  to  serve  the  State  in  any  way,  and  doing  it 
to  the  satisfaction  of  his  constituency. 

Mr.  Gregory  was  a member  of  the  Aurora  Mosonic  Lodge,"  and 
one  of  the  charter  members  of  Cavalry  Commandery  Knights-Temp- 
lar.  Among  the  Masons  he  is  esteemed  as  one  of  their  Saints,  with 
Drs.  Hempstead,  Offnere  and  Burr. 


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Joseph  J.  Combs 

was  burn  in  Clermont  County,  Ohio,  in  1805.  He  went  to  Gallia 
County  in  1826.  He  began  to  publish  the  Weekly  Journal  in  1831, 
and  in  1834,  took  in  Alexander  Vance  as  a partner.  He  was  Clerk 
of  the  House  of  Representatives  in  1830  and  1831.  In  1833,  he  be- 
gan the  practice  of  law.  In  the  Forty-second  General  Assembly,  Dec- 
ember. 4th,  1843  to  March  13th,  1844,  be  represented  Gallia,  Lawrence 
and  Scioto  Counties  in  the  House.  In  the  Forty-fourth  General  As- 
sebly,  December  1st,  1845,  1°  March  2nd,  1846,  he  represented  the 
same  Counties  in  the  Senate.  In  the  Forty-fifth  General  Assembly, 
December  7th.  1846  to  February  8th,  1847,  be  represented  the  same 
three  Counties  and  Jackson  in  the  Senate.  He  was  a Whig  in  politics. 
He  made  quite  a reputation  as  a lawyer  in  Gallia  County.  He  married 
a Miss  Lesby  at  Gallipolis  in  1846.  In  184.9,  be  went  to  Washington 
and  became  a clerk  in  the  Interior  Department  and  was  Chief  Clerk” 
under  Secretary  Thomas  Ewing.  In  Mr.  Lincoln’s  administration, 
he  became  a Patent  Examiner.  Hon.  S.  F.  Vinton  secured  him  the  ap- 
pointment of  Chief  Clerk  of  the  Interior  Department  under  General 
Taylor’s  administration,  aided  by  General  Thomas  Ewing.  He  died 
April  29th,  1886,  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  of  paralysis.  He  was  one 
of  the  best  and  most  successful  political  managers  ever  known.  His 
plain  practical  sense  and  honesty  captivated  the  people.  Hon.  Sam- 
uel F.  Vinton  had  the  utmost  confidence  in  his  political  management. 

'William  .Salter 

was  born  August  1st,  1786,  in  Fayette  County,  Penn.  So  many 
stories  are  told  about  him.  that  it  is  difficult  to  determine  the  truth. 
As  a young  man,  he  came  to  the  salt  works  of  Jackson  County  as 
agent  of  a company  at  Uniontown,  Pa.,  which  sold  salt  kettles.  He 
remained  long  enough  to  see  that  there  was  money  in  making  salt  and 
engaged  in  it.  Pie  was  a regular  devil,  as  a young  fellow.  Pie 
always  carried  a deck  of  cards  and  a bottle  of  whiskey  with  him  and 
was  very  fond  of  playing  cards  for  money.  He  was  usually  a winner. 
He  was  such  a constant  winner  that  the  men  with  whom  he  played 
suspected  unfairness  and  it  became  dangerous  for  him  to  remain  there. 
After  many  personal  encounters  and  hairbreadth  escapes,  the  place  be- 
came too  warm  for  him,  and  he  went  back  to  Pennsylvania.  There 
he  ventured  into  politics  and  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Fayette  County, 
at  a time  when  the  office  was  paid  in  fees,  and  when  fees  were  plenty. 
In  1829,  while  he  was  Sheriff,  he  escorted  Gen.  Jackson  through  the 
County.  The  General  was  traveling  in  his  own  carriage  on  the  way 
to  Washington  to  take  the  presidental  chair.  Sheriff  Salter  had  an 
escort  of  militia  along.  Each  County  through  which  the  President- 
elect passed,  showed  him  the  same  courtesy.  In  1831,  after  retiring 
from  the  Sheriff’s  Office  in  Fayette  County,  he  came  to  Portsmouth. 
Pie  invested  some  of  his  money  in  Scioto  Furnace.  He  was  a long 


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time  manager  there  and  was  very  successful.  He  was  County  Com- 
missioner from  1838  to  1841,  while  a resident  of  Scioto  Furnace.  He 
removed  to  Portsmouth  in  1847  and  built  a house  where  the  Bigelow 
Church  now  stands.  It  was  burned  down  before  he  occupied  it.  He 
then  owned  and  occupied  the  Eustace  Ball  residence.  After  that, 
he  bought  the  High  School  property  and  built  there.  In  December, 
1813,  he  married  Miss  Francis  Mason.  They  never  had  any  child- 
ren. She  died  May  27th,  1872.  Pie  became  a member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church  in  1839,  and  continued  such  during  his  life.  He  was 
always  a Whig. 

On  January  2nd,  1844,  he  was  elected  an  Associate  Judge  of  the 
County  and  served  until  1851.  From  December,  1849,  t°  March, 
1850,  he  was  in  the  State  Senate,  representing  Adams,  Pike,  Lawrence 
and  Scioto  Counties.  In  1842,  he  was  one  of  the  Commissioners  of 
the  Surplus  Fund  of  the  County,  and  in  1849,  be  was  a Commissioner 
of  Free  Turnpikes.  He  died  October  6th,  1876,  aged  90  years,  2 
months  and  5 days.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  had  $60,000.00  on 
deposit  in  one  of  the  City  Banks. 

He  made  a great  deal  of  money  in  the  period  of  his  activity.  He 
was  successful  in  all  of  his  undertakings,  and  kept  his  own  counsel. 
While  a man  of  great  decision  of  character,  he  was  a pleasant  and 
agreeable  neighbor.  His  talent  was  for  accumulation  of  wealth,  and 
he  exercised  it  well. 

Thomas  McCauslen 

was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Fie  was  a native  of  Jefferson  County. 
Ohio,  born  March  16th,  1891,  the  eldest  son  of  Hon.  William  Mc- 
Causlen, a Congressman  of  Ohio.  He  attended  the  district  schools 
of  his  home  and  Scott’s  Academy  at  Steubenville.  In  the  academy 
he  was  a good  student,  and  from  there  he  went  to  studying  law  in  the 
office  of  Hon.  Edwin  M.  Stanton,  afterwards  the  great  war  Secretary. 
In  1844,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Warren 
County,  and  located  at  West  Union  the  same  year.  He  was  liked  by 
the  young  people,  and  was  popular  with  all  classes.  As  a lawyer,  he 
was  diligent  and  attentive  to  business  and  a fluent  advocate.  He  filled 
the  office  of  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Adams  County,  for  three  terms, 
from  1845  t°  !85i,  and  did  it  with  great  credit  to  himself.  In  1853, 
he  was  elected  to  the  Ohio  Senate  from  the  Seventh  District,  compos- 
ed of  Adams,  Scioto,  Pike  and  Jackson  Counties,  and  served  one  term. 
He  participated  in  the  election  of  the  Hon.  George  E.  Pugh  to  the 
Senate.  During  his  term,  the  Supreme  Court  of  Cincinnati,  was 
created,  and  the  Judges’  salaries  were  fixed  at  $1,500,  and  the  circu- 
lation of  foreign  bank  bills  of  less  than  $10.00  was  forbidden  in  the 
State.  This  Legislature  must  have  had  a sweet  tooth,  for,  by  joint 
resolution,  it  asked  Congress  to  repeal  the  duty  on  sugar  and  molasses. 
It  also  favored  the  construction  of  a Pacific  Railway.  He  declined 


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to  be  a candidate  for  a second  term.  In  1856,  he  was  one  of  the  at- 
torneys who  defended  William  Milligan,  indicted  for  murder,  in  the 
first  degree.  Milligan  was  undoubtedly  guilty  as  charged,  but  the 
jury  brought  in  a verdict  of  murder  in  the  second  degree,  and  he  spent 
the  rest  of  his  life  in  the  penitentiary.  In  1857,  Mr.  McCauslen  remov- 
ed to  Portsmouth,  where  he  resided  and  practiced  law  until  1865,  when 
be  removed  to  his  native  county,  and  located  at  Steubenville.  He 
continued  in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  in  Steubenville  until 
1883,  when  he  retired.  He,  however,  left  his  business  to  his  eldest 
son,  William,  born  in  West  Union,  and  who  has  succeeded  him.  He 
was  married  in  West  Union  on  February  19th,  1851,  to  Mary  Jane 
Sparks,  daughter  of  John  Sparks,  the  banker  of  West  Union,  and 
neice  of  David  Sinton,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  At  his  present  home, 
within  one-half  mile  of  Steubenville,  he  spent  thirteen  years  of  dig- 
nified and  honorable  retirement  in  the  enjoyment  of  the  society  of 
his  family  and  his  friends.  He  had  four  sons  and  four  daughters,  all 
of  whom  grew  to  maturity.  He  died  February  10th,  1896.  As  a 
young  man,  Mr.  McCauslen  was  jolly,  good  natured,  and  fond  of 
outdoor  sports.  In  politics,  he  was  a staunch  Democrat,  but  with  no 
particular  taste  for  party  work.  In  religion  he  was  a Presbyterian. 
As  a lawyer  he  was  active  and  energetic  and  a fine  speaker  before  a 
jury.  He  enjoyed  a legal  contest,  and  would  throw  his  whole  soul 
into  it.  He  was  an  honorable  gentleman,  an  excellent  conversation- 
alist, and  a delightful  companion.  His  manners  were  uniformly  cor- 
dial, and  it  was  always  a pleasure  to  meet  and  converse  with  him. 
While  he  grew  old  in  years,  be  preserved  the  perennial  spirit  of  youth. 

“In  his  years  were  seen 

A youthful  vigor  and  an  autumnal  green.” 

George  Corwine 

was  born  near  Sharonville,  now  Omega,  Pike  County,  March  18th, 
]8i7-  His  parents  were  Samuel  Corwine  and  Mary  Wilson.  He 
was  raised  a farmer,  and  he  had  a common  school  education.  He  at- 
tended school  at  Dennison  University,  at  Granville,  Licking  County, 
Ohio.  He  was  Clerk  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  of  Pike  County, 
Ohio,  from  1843  to  1854.  He  was  a member  of  the  53rd  General 
Assembly  from  Pike,  representing  the  Seventh  Senatorial  District 
In  1858,  and  1859,  he  was  elected  as  a Democrat.  He  was  treasurer 
of  Pike  County,  Ohio,  from  i860  to  1864.  He  was  married  in  1844 
to  Lydia  McCollister,  daughter  of  Charles  McCollister,  an  associate 
Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  of  Pike  County.  He  removed  to 
Missouri  in  1871,  where  he  resided  on  a farm  until  his  death  in  1898. 
His  wife  and  seven  children  survive  him.  All  his  children  reside  at 
Carthage  and  Joplin,  Missouri. 

William  Newman 

was  born  at  Salem,  Roanoke  County,  Virginia,  on  the  19th  of  Jan- 


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nary,  1807,  the  son  of  William  and  Catherine  Ott  Newman,  who  had 
removed  from  Virginia  to  Pennsylvania. His  boyhood  years  were 
spent  at  Harrisonburg,  Virginia.  He  came  to  Ohio  in  1827,  and  cast 
his  first  vote  at  Newark,  Ohio,  for  Andrew  Jackson  for  President. 
He  returned  to  Virginia,  and  on  the  20th  day  of  February,  1834,  was 
married  to  Catherine  Ott  Williams  of  Woodstock,  Shenandoah  Coun- 
ty. They  resided  at  Staunton  until  1838,  where  Ann  M.  (now  Mrs. 
Joseph  G.  Reed),  and  George  O.,  were  born.  In  March  of  the  latter 
year,  they  came  to  Portsmouth,  where  they  resided  ever  after  with  the 
exception  of  a brief  period  of  residence  in  Highland  County  in  1841. 
Five  children  were  born  to  them  in  Ohio — Wm.  H.,  James  W.,  J. 
Rigdon,  Charles  H.,  and  Hervev  M.,  who  died  in  infancy.  The  others 
still  live,  except  Rev.  Charles  H.  Newman,  who  was  an  ordained  minis- 
ter of  the  Episcopal  Church.  He  was  sent  as  a missionary  to  Japan  in 
1873.  For  years  his  health  was  impaired;  he  retired  from  the  min- 
istry and  died  in  St.  Augustine,  Florida,  May  30th,  1887.  where  he 
had  gone  with  his  wife  to  try  the  effect  of  its  mild  climate 

William  Newman  was,  by  occupation  a contractor  and  builder. 
Many  of  the  larger  and  finer  buildings  erected  in  Portsmouth  from 
1840  to  1847,  were  his  work,  including  churches  and  school-houses. 
Among  these  are  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  All  Saints,  the  two 
Catholic  Churches,  the  Massie  Block,  the  George  Davis  residence  and 
many  others. 

Mr.  Newman  served  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of 
Portsmouth  several  terms  and  for  a number  of  years,  he  was  an  active 
member  of  the  city  council.  In  1847,  he  was  a Democratic  candidate 
for  the  State  Legislature  from  the  Lawrence-Scioto  district,  these 
two  counties  then  constituting  one  legislative  district.  In  1859,  he 
waselectedtotheOhioState Senate fromthe  Seventh  Senatorial  District, 
composed  of  Adams,  Scioto,  Pike  and  Jackson  Counties.  He  served 
in  the  same  Senate  with  Garfield,  who  afterward  became  illustrious 
in  the  Nation’s  annals,  and  although  different  radically  in  politics,  a 
warm  personal  friendship  sprang  up  between  those  two  men,  as  a 
correspondence  several  years  after  testified.  He  died  in  Portsmouth 
on  the  twenty-third  day  of  July,  1847,  aged  67  years. 

William  Newman  was  a man  of  strong  character  and  earnest  con- 
victions. To  any  cause  that  he  espoused,  he  stood  true  to  the  end. 
He  believed  in  the  principles  of  Jefferson,  Madison  and  George  Ma- 
son, of  his  native  state.  He  was  a Virginian  in  all  that  the  word  im- 
plies, and  the  doctrines  taught  by  its  early  statesmen  and  leaders  were 
planted  deep  in  his  heart.  Pie  was  noted  for  his  honesty.  Integrity 
was  the  very  corner  stone  of  his  character.  As  his  old  friend,  the 
well  known  editor,  Walter  C.  Hood,  once  wrote.  “William  Newman 
is  an  honest  man,  a strong  stocky  man  of  the  people.  He  would  rather 
stand  up,  assured  with  conscious  pride  alone,  than  err  with  millions 
on  his  side.’’ 


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General  Benjamlne  F.  Coates 

was  born  June  23rd,  1827,  near  Wilmington,  in  Clinton  County,  Ohio. 
His  father  was  Aquila  Coates,  born  in  1799,  in  Chester  County,  Penn- 
sylvania. His  mother  was  Rachel  Pidgeon,  born  in  1801,  near 
Lynchburg,  Va.  His  maternal  grandfather,  Isaac  Pidgeon,  was  the 
owner  of  1,600  acres  of  land,  about  five  miles  north  of  Winchester. 
Frederick  County,  Virginia,  which  he  divided  among  his  children. 
General  Coates’  father  and  mother,  and  his  grandfather  Pidgeon  were 
Friends,  and  were  married  according  to  the  formula  of  that  faith  at 
Hopewell  Meeting  House,  near  Winchester,  Virginia.  They  came  to 
Ohio  in  1823.  They  had  eight  children,  six  sons  and  two  daughters. 
General  Coates  was  reared  on  his  father’s  farm,  and  attended  the 
common  school  in  Clinton  County.  He  also  attended  an  Academy 
at  Wilmington,  conducted  by  Oliver  W.  Nixon.  He  studied  medi- 
cine with  Dr.  Aquila  Jones  at  Wilmington,  and  took  his  first  course 
of  lectures  at  the  Ohio  Medical  College,  of  Cincinnati.  His  second 
medical  course  was  taken  at  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.  He  began  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Mowrytown,  in 
Highland  County,  in  1815,  and  remained  there  two  and  one  half 
years.  He  located  in  West  Union,  Ohio,  in  1853.  In  1857,  he  was 
married  to  Elizabeth  J.  Patterson,  a daughter  of  John  Patterson,  a 
former  resident  of  Adams  County,  and  a prominent  politician.  In 
Adams  County,  General  Coates  was  a Democrat,  and  as  such  was 
elected  to  the  Ohio  Senate  in  1861,  to  represent  the  present  Seventh 
Senatorial  District.  George  A.  Waller,  of  Portsmouth,  was  his  op- 
ponent, and  Coates’  majority  was  twenty-three,  hi  the  Legislature  he 
found  himself  at  variance  with  his  party,  and  acted  with  the  Republi- 
cans on  all  questions  relating  to  the  Civil  War.  On  August  10th, 
1862,  he  entered  the  Volunteer  Army  as  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the 
91st  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  From  Jan.  6th,  until  April 
24th,  1863,  he  was  granted  a leave  of  absence  to  attend  the  ad- 
journed session  of  the  fiftv-fifth  General  Assembly.  He  was  wound- 
ed August  24th,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Halltown,  Virginia.  He  was 
promoted  to  the  Colonelcy  of  his  regiment  December  gth,  1864,  and 
was  brevetted  Brigadier-General  March  13th,  1865.  Lie  was  mus- 
tered out  of  service  June  24th,  1865.  He  made  an  excellent  offi- 
cer, and  was  highly  esteemed  for  his  ability  and  bravery  by  his  su- 
perior officers.  He  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  July  1st,  1865,  as  a 
physician.  On  July  1st,  1866,  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Collector  of 
Internal  Revenue,  under  Col.  John  Campbell,  of  Ifonton,  Ohio,  and 
on  October  1st,  1866,  was  appointed  Collector  in  the  eleventh  district 
of  Ohio,  in  place  of  John  Campbell,  and  held  the  office  until  July  1st, 
1881.  when  he  resigned.  Lie  was  a trustee  in  the  Ohio  Soldiers’ 
and  Sailors’  Orphans’  Home  from  1868  until  1871.  He  was  Receiver 
of  the  Cincinnati  & Eastern  Railway  Company  from  September  1st, 
1885,  to  February  1st,  1887,  and  as  special  Master  Commissioner,  sold 


JAMES  EMMITT. 
(Page  117.] 


ELIJAH  B.  GLOVER. 
[Page  153.] 


BENJAMIN  F.  COATES. 
[Page  116.] 


Dr.  A.  L.  NORTON. 
[Page  1089.] 


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the  road  to  the  Ohio  and  Northwestern  Company.  He  has  served  on 
the  Portsmouth  City  Board  of  Equlization  one  or  more  terms.  In 
1897  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  City  Board  of  Elections 
for  a term  of  four  years. 

Since  1862,  General  Coates  has  been  a Republican.  He  left  the 
Democratic  party,  on  account  of  war  questions.  During  the  time  he 
held  the  Collector’s  office,  he  was  the  leader  of  his  party  in  the  county 
and  congressional  district.  He  had  a wonderful  insight  of  human  na- 
ture, and  could  tell  before  hand  how  the  public  would  form  opinions 
of  men  and  measures.  He  had  great  executive  ability  and  always  had 
the  courage  of  his  opinions.  He  was  a pleasant  and  agreeable  com- 
panion, and  had  hosts  of  friends.  He  had  been  unwell  some  two 
weeks  prior  to  his  death.  On  Saturday  evening.  May  6th,  1899,  he 
went  to  the  Republican  primary  meeting  in  his  precinct  and  voted. 
On  returning  he  lay  down  for  a few  moments,  and  then  arose  and 
undertook  to  walk  to  his  chair.  He  sank  between  the  bed  and  the 
chair,  where  he  breathed  once  or  twice,  and  then  died  of  heart  fail- 
ure. He  left  a widow  and  three  children ; his  son,  Joseph,  and  daugh- 
ters Lillian  and  Sarah.  The  latter  is  engaged  in  Boston,  Mass.,  as  a 
teacher.  General  Coates  made  quite  a reputation  as  an  officer,  and 
his  memory  will  always  be  cherished  by  the  survivors  of  his  regiment 
and  by  all  who  knew  him. 

James  F. in  mitt. 

His  grandfather  came  from  Ireland  where  he  had  been  a merchant. 
He  and  his  wife  emigrated  to  this  country  during  the  Revolutionary 
War  from  Dublin.  He  settled  in  Armstrong  County,  Pennsylvania 
near  Kittaning.  His  grandfather  became  a miller  and  a merchant. 
His  father  George  Emmitt  was  born  in  1804,  and  when  nineteen  years 
old  married  Addie  Stanford,  the  daughter  of  a neighboring  farmer. 
James  Emmitt  our  subject  was  the  first  child,  born  November  6th. 
1806.  In  '1816,  five  families  started  from  the  Emmitt  settlement  to 
the  Ohio  Valley.  Abram  Stanford  and  wife  were  among  the  party, 
Mr.  Emmitt's  grandparents.  Emmitt,  then  fourteen  years  of  age. 
came  down  the  Ohio  on  a raft  with  the  party.  The  party  stopped  at 
Steubenville,  while  the  elder  Stanford  went  on  and  bought  160  acres 
of  land  near  Waverlv.  In  the  fall  the  party  left  Steubenville  and 
went  down  the  river.  They  encountered  a myriad  of  squirrels  on  the 
way  down.  The  party  landed  at  Portsmouth.  From  there  they  went 
to  their  land  by  wagons.  A road  was  made  for  them  in  advance 
of  the  wagons  by  cutting  trees  and  filling  ruts,  etc.  They  traveled 
four  miles  the  first  day  and  lodged  with  Colonel  Jacob  Noel,  all  of 
whose  family  had  the  ague.  Piketon  had  only  been  laid  out  in  1815, 
and  Abram  Stanford  met  them  there  and  took  them  to  two  log  cab- 
ins, two  miles  north  of  Waverly.  Panther,  deer  and  wild  turkeys 
were  abundant  and  their  nearest  neighbors  were  two  miles  away. 
Emmitt  became  a good  shot  with  the  rifle.  In  1819,  he  worked  out 


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at  $6.00  per  month  and  board.  He  wore  moccasins  in  the  winter 
and  went  barefoot  in  the  summer.  His  clothing  was  made  of  buck- 
skin. In  1820,  he  spent  five  weeks  in  learning  the  blacksmith’s  trade 
and  the  knowledge  thus  acquired  stood  him  well  the  remainder  of 
his  life.  In  1824,  he  was  employed  as  a wood  chopper  at  $4.00  per 
month.  In  1825,  he  became  a teamster  for  Hugh  Cook  at  $6.00  per 
month  between  Portsmouth  and  Chillicothe.  He  kept  at  this  till  Aug- 
ust 1828.  Freight  by  wagon  was  50  cents  per  hundred  and  a full 
load  from  Portsmouth  to  Chillicothe  made  Hugh  Cook  $15.00.  A 
round  trip  between  Portsmouth  and  Chillicothe  was  made  in  one 
week.  In  1828  he  had  the  ague  so  bad  he  quit  Cook’s  employ.  He 
saved  $10.00  in  the  three  years  he  worked  for  Cook,  became  a capitalist 
and  went  into  partnership  with  Henry  Jeffords  in  the  dry  goods  bus- 
iness at  Waverly.  The  store  was  burned  out  in  January  1849.  Jef- 
fords  was  a mail  carrier  at  that  time.  The  beginning  of  the  part- 
nership with  Henry  Jeffords  was  the  foundation  of  Mr.  Emmitt’s 
fortune.  Among  other  things  he  bought  shoes  of  Murtaugh  Kehoe 
which  had  been  made  by  hand,  in  Portsmouth.  Emmitt  bought  goods 
on  time  of  Josiah  Lawrence  in  Cincinnati.  They  were  sent  to  Ports- 
mouth by  boat  and  wagoned  to  Emmitt’s  store.  June  nth,  1829,  lie 
was  married  to  Miss  Louise  Martin,  daughter  of  Joseph  J.  Martin, 
Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Pike  County  from  1815  to  1822.  Mr.  Em- 
mitt’s house  built  in  what  is  now  Waverly  in  1829,  was  the  first 
house  there.  His  first  cooking  was  done  on  a fire  outside  of  the 
house.  In  1831,  he  was  made  the  first  Postmaster  at  Waverly.  He 
kept  a hotel  in  1831  and  1832  and  took  the  first  canal  boat  to  Ports- 
mouth. In  1832,  the  first  stages  were  run  between  Portsmouth  and 
Columbus  and  Emmitt  had  the  contract  to  board  the  drivers.  Neil, 
Moore  & Company  owned  the  line.  Mr.  Emmitt  called  his  hotel, 
“The  Coach  and  Four.”  It  was  on  the  site  of  “the  Grand”  in  Wav- 
erly. The  first  freight  shipped  by  canal  from  Chillicothe  was  a 
barrel  of  whiskey  for  Portsmouth.  Who  got  it  ? Mr.  Emmitt  went 
to  New  Orleans  with  a fleet  of  flat  boats  in  November,  1833.  In 
1837,  when  everyone  was  breaking  up,  Emmitt  made  $10,000  profits 
in  selling  corn  from  the  valley  in  Cleveland.  In  1845,  he  ar*d  Chris- 
tian Schultz  started  a distillery  at  Waverly.  He  very  nearly  ruined 
himself  in  this  venture,  not  understanding  the  business.  He  had  to 
pay  his  partner  $20,000  or  fail.  He  borrowed  the  money  of  James 
Davis  and  saved  himself,  though  at  this  time  he  owed  $80,000.  The 
firm  became  Emmitt  & Davis  and  made  money.  It  cleared  $100,000 
in  five  years  and  he  bought  out  his  partner  for  $100,000.  Mr.  Em- 
mitt first  traveled  on  a railroad  in  1843  from  Cumberland,  Maryland, 
to  Baltimore.  Robert  Montgomery  and  William  Hall  of  Portsmouth 
accompanied  him.  In  1856,  Mr.  Emmitt  purchased  the  distillery  just 
below  Chillicothe  and  while  operating  it,  contributed  $20,000  towards 
building  the  Marietta  and  Cincinnati  Railroad.  In  1861,  he  secured 


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the  removal  of  the  County  Seat  from  Piketon  to  Waverly.  In  the 
same  year  his  Chillicothe  distillery  burned  with  a loss  of- $80,000. 
He  rebuilt  the  distillery  in  sixty  days.  Before  the  war  tax,  whiskey 
sold  at  1 5 cents  per  gallon.  When  the  tax  was  to  be  put  on  the  dis- 
tillers got  a stay  for  60  days.  Emmitt’s  share  of  the  lobbying  to  se- 
cure this  was  $10,000.  Emmitt’s  distillery  ran  night  and  day,  dur- 
ing the  60  days  grace  and  had  a great  stock  of  liquors  on  hand 
when  the  tax  went  on.  In  1858  and  1859  was  the  great  County  Seat 
contest.  He  determined  the  County  Seat  should  be  moved  to  Wav- 
erly. He  offered  to  build  the  Court  House  and  jail  and  a road  to 
Waverly  and  donate  them  all  to  the  County.  His  petition  to  the 
Legislature  outnumbered  the  remonstrants.  Alex  Sands  lobbied 
for  the  bill.  William  Newman  then  in  the  Senate  from  Scioto  Coun- 
ty, favored  the  bill  as  did  Cockerill  from  Adams.  Will  H.  Reed, 
the  attorney  worked  for  Piketon,  but  his  opponents  took  advantage  of 
his  weakness  and  kept  him  out  of  the  way  most  of^  the  time.  Gen- 
eral Wells  S.  Jones  worked  for  Jasper.  Colonel  Higgins  also  work- 
ed for  Waverly.  When  the  bill  finally  passed,  the  campaign  was  a 
nine  days  wonder.  Emmitt  canvassed  the  County  with  a band  wag- 
on and  band  and  with  speakers  galore.  The  vote  of  the  people  gave 
309  majority  for  Waverly.  The  contest  cost  Mr.  Emmitt  at  least 
$40,000.  Mr.  Emmitt  built  up  Waverly.  He  built  the  Emmitt 
House,  organized  and  conducted  in  Waverly  a bank,  a sawmill  and 
grist  mill,  a furniture  factory,  a lumber  yard  and  a large  general 
store.  He  was  engaged  in  other  enterprises  in  Chillicothe  and  else- 
where. At  one  time  he  paid  1-3  of  the  taxes  of  Waverly  and  1-10 
of  Pike  County.  He  was  instrumental  in  the  building  of  the  Spring- 
field,  Jackson  & Pomeroy  Railroad  and  was  its  first  President.  He 
built  the  first  bridge  across  the  Scioto  river  in  Pike  County.  In  1865, 
he  took  a trip  to  Europe  and  was  gone  nine  months.  Mr.  Emmitt  in- 
vested $3,000  in  the  Muskingum  Valley  Railroad,  $6,000  in  the  Scioto 
Valley  Railway  and  $90,000  in  the  Springfield,  Jackson  and  Pome- 
roy Railway.  The  Beaver  pike  cost  him  $15,000  and  the  bridge 
across  the  Scioto  $20,000.  John  Morgan  burned  it.  He  built  six- 
teen miles  of  the  Waverly  and  Sunfish  turnpike,  at  a cost  of  $40,000. 
In  I867,  Mr.  Emmitt  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  from  the  Sev- 
enth District,  composed  of  Adams,  Pike,  Scioto  and  Jackson.  The 
vote  stood  as  follows  : 

James  Emmitt.  General  Wells  S.  Jones. 


Adams  County 2,309  1,979 

Pike  “ 1,780  951 

Jackson  “ 1,818  1,858 

Scioto  “ 2,538  2,815 


8,445  7,103 

Majority  for  Emmitt  1342.  Mr.  Emmitt  was  re-elected  to  the 
Senate  in  1869  defeating  Doctor  A.  B.  Monah'an  of  Jackson.  Em- 
mitt received  a majority  of  565  in  Adams  and  428  in  Pike.  Monahan 


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received  a majority  of  230  in  Scioto  and  310  in  Jackson.  Emmitt’s  ■> 
majority  in  the  District  was  453. 

Mr.  Emmitt  owned  over  7,000  acres  of  farm  land  in  Pike  County. 
He  owned  a great  deal  of  real  estate  in  Waverly,  Chillicothe  and 
elsewhere.  One  of  the  most  interesting  and  readable  books  ever  pub- 
lished is  the  “Life  and  Reminiscences  of  Hon.  James  Emmitt  as  re- 
viewed by  himself,”  by  M.  J.  Carrigan,  published  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio 
in  1888.  It  is  history  and  romance  happily  combined.  It  is  writ- 
ten in  pure  literary  style  and  the  interest  is  maintained  throughout. 
For  historical  reminiscences  of  the  Valley  nothing  equal  to  it  has  ever 
been  published.  As  to  books  and  literature  Mr.  Emmitt’s  knowledge 
was  like  the  darkness  of  Egypt,  but  in  seventy-five  years  from  now 
that  book  will  hand  him  over  to  posterity  as  a man  of  great  literary 
acquirements.  Mr.  Emmitt  knew  men  and  he  knew  business.  He 
had  wonderful  courage,  will  power  and  force  of  character,  and  that 
made  up  for  the  lack  of  early  advantages,  for  which  he  was  not  re- 
sponsible. While  the  ideas  in  the  book  are  Mr.  Emmitt’s,  they  are 
clothed  in  the  language  of  Mr.  Carrigan ; a happy  combination  mak- 
ing a book  of  local  history  priceless  in  value  and  interest.  Mr.  Em- 
mitt died  January  5th,  1895. 

James  W.  Newman, 

of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Highland  County,  Ohio,  March 
1 2th,  1841,  the  son  of  William  and  Catharine  Ott  Newman.  His 
father  has  a separate  sketch  herein. 

Soon  after  the  birth  of  our  subject,  his  parents  removed  to 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  was  educated  in 
the  Portsmouth  schools,  graduating  there  from  in  the  year  1855. 
Afterwards  he  attended  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware, 
where  he  graduated  in  July,  1861.  I11  November  of  that  year,  when 

but  twenty  years  of  age,  he  began  the  publication  of  the  “Portsmouth 
Times,”  which  he  continued  for  thirty  years,  and  his  talent  and  abil- 
ity, as  displayed  in  its  publication  and  management  brought  him  rep- 
utation and  fame.  That  newspaper  is  now  one  of  the  most  influential 
in  the  State  and  its  columns  in  the  thirty  years  he  managed  it  show 
Mr.  Newman’s  ability  as  a journalist.  In  1894,  the  “Times”  prop- 
erty was  turned  into  a corporation,  in  which  Mr.  Newman  still  re- 
tained an  interest. 

In  1867,  Mr.  Newman  was  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket  to 
represent  Scioto  County  in  the  Legislature,  defeating  Col.  John  R. 
Hurd,  the  Republican  candidate  for  that  office.  In  1869,  he  was  a 
candidate  for  re-election,  but  was  defeated  by  Hon.  Elijah  Glover,  by 
a majority  of  twenty-three  votes.  In  1871,  Mr.  Newman  was  a can- 
didate of  his  party  for  the  State  Senate  in  the  Seventh  Senatorial  Dis- 
trict, composed  of  Adams,  Scioto,  Pike  and  Jackson  Counties,  and  was 
elected  and  re-elected  over  the  late  Benjamin  B.  Gaylord,  to  the 
same  office  in  1873.  During  his  second  term  he  was  chairman  of  the 


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Committee  on  Finance,  and  also  of  Benevolent  Institutions,  and  con- 
ducted the  affairs  of  these  committees  with  recognized  ability.  In 
1882  he  was  elected  Secretary  of  State  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  by 
a majority  of  19,117  over  Major  Charles  Townsend,  of  Athens  Coun- 
ty. In  this  electon  he  came  within  forty-one  votes  of  carrying  his 
own  County,  strongly  Republican,  and  carried  Hamilton  County  by 
over  10,000  majority  In  1884,  he  was  defeated  for  re-election  as 
Secretary  of  State  by  General  James  S Robinson,  by  a majority  of 
11,242.  It  was  a memorable  campaign  year  in  which  Grover  Cleve- 
land was  first  elected  President.  Mr.  Newman  headed  the  State 
ticket  in  the  October  contest,  and  received  the  highest  vote  that  has 
ever  been  cast  for  a Democrat  in  Ohio.  In  his  first  annual  report,  as 
Secretary  of  State,  he  recommended  a system  for  taxing  corporations, 
in  the  granting  of  articles  of  incorporation,  and  drafted  the  bill  carry- 
ing out  his  ideas.  This  measure  was  that  winter  enacted  into  a law 
by  the  Legislature,  and  the  system  has  since  developed  until  it  now 
produces  a very  considerable  revenue  to  the  State.  On  June  20th, 
1885,  Mr.  Newman  was  appointed  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  for 
the  Eleventh  Collection  District  of  Ohio,  and  held  the  office  four  years. 

He  was  always  prominent  in  his  party,  served  on  its  stage,  central 
and  executive  committees,  and  aided  it  in  its  councils  and  on  the  stump 
in  every  campaign  for  the  past  thirty-five  years. 

He  was  a prominent  and  active  Elk,  and  served  two  terms  as  Ex- 
alted Ruler  of  the  Portsmouth  Lodge.  He  was  called  upon  to  deliv- 
er addresses  on  numerous  occasions  in  connection  with  that  body. 
He  was  a public  speaker  of  high  order,  and  his  addresses  on  these  oc- 
casions, as  well  as  on  others,  were  eloquent  and  well  received. 

In  1893,  he  aided  in  organizing  and  establishing  the  Central 
Savings  Bank  in  Portsmouth,  and  has  since  been  its  president. 

In  all  public  enterprises  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  Mr.  Newman 
took  a leading  and  prominent  part,  and  was  known  as  a public  spirited 
citizen.  He  was  fond  of  good  literature,  and  kept  well  informed  on 
all  current  topics. 

On  October  24th,  1871,  he  married  Miss  Kate  Moore,  a daughter 
of  Colonel  Oscar  F.  Moore,  who  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  They 
had  one  son,  Howard  Ott  Newman.  Mr.  Newman  died  Jan.  1st. 
1901. 

John  'William  Greg’g", 

one  of  the  principal  farmers  of  Pike  County,  was  born  July  13th,  1845, 
on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides.  His  father,  John  Gregg,  was  born 
October  15th,  1808,  in  Pennsylvania,  and  emigrated  to  Ohio  in  1818. 
He  came  to  Ohio  to  make  a fortune  and  succeeded.  He  worked  on 
the  canal  when  it  was  being  built  through  Pike  County.  Our  subject 
had  only  a common  school  education  and  was  reared  to  the  occupation 
of  farming  and  stock  raising. 


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He  was  married  November  8th,  1866,  to  Miss  Minnie  C.  Down- 
ing whose  parents  were  among  the  first  settlers  in  Pike  County. 
They  have  five  children,  John  W.,  aged  32,  who  is  the  Recorder  of 
Pike  County;  George  A.,  who  is  a book-keeper  at  Washington  Court 
House;  Edgar  M.,  who  is  a book-keeper  in  the  bank  at  Waverly, 
and  two  daughters,  Ada  Belle  and  Minnie  E.,  who  are  at  home  with 
their  parents. 

Mr.  Gregg  represented  Adams  County  as  a part  of  the  Seventh 
Senatorial  District  in  the  sixty-sixth  and  sixty-seventh  General  As- 
semblies, from  1884  to  1888  and  did  it  ably  and  well.  Mr.  Gregg 
was  in  the  dry  goods  business  in  Waverly  from  1864  to  1866  and,  with 
that  exception,  has  always  been  a farmer.  He  resides  in  Seal  Town- 
ship, two  and  one-half  miles  east  of  Waverly.  His  two  oldest  sons 
are  married  and  have  families.  He  has  always  been  a Republican, 
served  on  the  central  committee  of  his  county  many  times,  and  has 
often  been  a delegate  to  district  and  state  conventions. 

Mr.  Gregg  is  a man  of  generous  and  genial  disposition.  His  heart 
is  full  of  kindness  and  sympathy.  It  is  said  of  him  that  no  deserv- 
ing person  ever  applied  to  him  in  vain.  To  the  poor  he  has  always 
been  kind: 

In  politics  he  is  one  of  the  strongest  of  strong  partisans.  He 
never  fails  in  an  opportunity  to  aid  his  party  or  advance  its  in- 
terests as  he  sees  them. 

In  business  be  is  a man  of  the  highest  integrity  and  honor,  and 
for  those  qualities  he  enjoys  the  confidence  of  all  with  whom  he  has 
any  business  relations.  As  a legislator,  Mr.  Gregg  made  a most 
creditable  and  honorable  record. 

Captain  Amos  B.  Cole 

was  born  December  13th,  1827,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  was  reared 
on  a farm.  In  1846,  he  went  to  the  Mexican  War  and  served  until 
1848.  On  August  22nd,  1862,  he  became  Captain  of  Company  F. 
1st  Ohio  Heavy  Artillery,  and  served  until  December  19th,  1864, 
when  he  was  discharged  for  physical  disability.  After  leaving  the 
army  he  was  an  insurance  agent  with  James  Lodwick  and  W.  H. 
Bonsall.  He  was  Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  from 
1873  to  1879.  He  represented  Scioto  County  in  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives from  1880  to  1882.  He  was  in  the  State  Senate  from 
the  Seventh  District,  composed  of  Adams,  Pike,  Jackson  and  Scioto 
Counties,  from  1888  to  1892.  In  1851  he  married  Miss  Martha  E. 
Orme.  They  had  six  children : J.  Orme  Cole,  O.  V.  Cole,  Charles  C. 
Cole,  A.  Spencer  Cole,  Mrs.  Ida  Anderson  and  Mrs.  Lollie  L.  Du- 
duit.  Pie  was  a Republican  at  all  times.  He  was  raised  in  the 
Methodist  Church.  He  died  September  3rd,  1897,  and  was  buried  in 
Greenlawn  Cemetery. 


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Elias  Crandall 

was  born  in  Angelica,  Alleghany  Comity,  New  York,  May  25th,  1829. 
His  father  was  Lester  Crandall,  a native  of  Connecticut.  The  family 
removed  to  Warren  County,  Pennsylvania  and  later  to  Newport, 
Washington  County,  Ohio,  in  April,  1858.  Lester  Crandall  was  an 
old  line  Whig,  a Justice  of  the  Peace  for  a number  of  years  and  a 
soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  To  him  and  his  wife  seven  children  were 
born,  four  sons  and  three  daughters,,  of  whom  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  and  William  L.  of  Iowa,  are  the  only  survivors.  Elias’  moth- 
er's maiden  name  was  Mary  Tracy. 

Our  subject  attended  only  the  schools  in  the  district  where  he  re- 
sided until  the  age  of  sixteen  years  when  he  engaged  in  business  for 
himself.  He  was  a resident  of  Scioto  County  from  1853  to  1872. 
when  he  removed  to  Jackson  County,  where  he  has  since  resided. 
He  was  a part  owner  and  manager  of  Empire  Furnace  in  Scioto 
County,  from  1861  to  1872. 

On  the  6th  of  January,  1861,  he  was  married  to  Nancy  Ford 
Forsythe,  the  daughter  of  James  Forsythe,  one  of  the  proprietors  of 
Empire  Furnace.  Our  subject  was  the  first  store-keeper,  then  book- 
keeper and  then  manager  of  this  furnace.  Since  removing  to  the 
town  of  Jackson,  he  has  been  the  general  manager  of  the  Globe  Iron 
Works.  His  daughter,  Elizabeth,  married  Benjamin  Bentley,  a gro- 
cer in  Jackson ; his  daughter  Carrie,  married  Edward  McGee,  a book- 
keeper at  Globe  Furnace,  Ky. 

Mr.  Crandall  has  been  connected  with  the  iron  business  in  Scioto 
and  Jackson  Counties  for  forty-five  years.  When  he  first  went  to 
Jackson  he  bought  an  interest  in  Fulton  Furnace,  and  afterward  be- 
came a member  of  the  Globe  Iron  Company,  which  has  been  manu- 
facturing stone-coal  iron.  This  plant  has  a capacity  of  twenty  tons 
a day  and  is  one  of  the  leading  pig  iron  manufactures  in  the  Jackson 
iron  and  coal  fields.  Mr.  Crandall  is  one  of  the  principal  business 
men  in  his  section  of  the  State,  and  has  a wide  acquaintance  with  the 
commercial  as  well  as  the  political  world.  He  was  always  a Repub- 
lican. He  voted  for  Fremont  in  1856  and  has  voted  for  every  other 
Republican  candidate  for  President  from  that  time  since. 

In  1895,  he  was  the  Republican  candidate  for  Senator  against 
James  S.  Thomas,  Democrat,  and  was  elected  by  a plurality  of  4,189 
votes.  He  was  again  a candidate  and  was  re-elected  in  1897  by  a 
large  majority.  During  his  first  term  in  the  Senate  he  was  on  the 
Committee  on  Corporations,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Mines  and 
Mining.  He  was  also  on  the  Committees  of  Agriculture,  Medical 
Colleges  and  County  Affairs.  In  his  second  term,  he  was  chairman 
of  the  Fish  and  Game  Committee  and  of  County  Affairs,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Agricultural,  Medical  Colleges  and  Turn-pike  Com- 
mittees. In  his  own  County  he  has  been  on  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee many  years,  and  has  been  a delegate  to  the  State,  Congress- 


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ional,  Judicial  and  Senatorial  Conventions  in  many  years.  He  be- 
lieves in  protection,  reciprocity  and  the  gold  standard,  but  gives  most 
of  his  attention  to  his  extensive  business.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He  is  not  a fraternity  man,  not  be- 
longing to  any  lodges.  He  commands  the  confidence  and  respect  of 
every  one  who  is  acquainted  with  him. 

Samuel  Lincoln  Patterson, 

who  now  represents  the  Seventh  Senatorial  District,  is  a great-grand- 
son of  Judge  Joseph  Lucas,  who  represented  Adams  County  in  the 
First  Legislature  of  Ohio,  and  a sketch  of  whom  is  found  elsewhere 
in  this  book. 

He  was  born  September  7th,  i860,  at  Piketon,  Ohio,  son  of 
William  Patterson  and  wife,  Hannah  Brown,  who  was  a daughter  of 
John  R.  Brown  and  his  wife  Levisa  Lucas,  daughter  of  Judge  Joseph 
Lucas. 

Our  subject’s  father  was  horn  near  Philadelphia.  His  father 
Thomas,  died  when  his  son  William  was  quite  young.  The  father  of 
John  R.  Brown,  named  above  was  a Captain  in  the  Revolutionarv 
War  from  Virginia,  as  was  Major  William  Lucas,  father  of  Judge 
Joseph  Lucas.  Mr.  Patterson,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  a wagon 
maker  and  blacksmith.  His  wife  had  a farm  adjoining  Piketon  and 
he  operated  that  in  connection  with  his  trade.  He  died  June  nth, 
1879,  and  hs  widow  still  resides  in  Piketon.  Our  subject  attended 
school  in  Piketon  until  1879,  when  he  went  to  Lebanon.  He  began 
the  occupation  of  a school  teacher  in  1881,  and  followed  it  until 
1886.  In  Piketon,  he  taught  in  1884,  1885  and  1886,  having  the 
position  next  to  the  superintendent.  He  was  Mayor  of  the  village 
of  Piketon  from  1882  to  1890,  and  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  of 
Seal  Township  from  1883  to  1886.  He  was  a member  of  the  School 
Board  in  Piketon  from  1889  to  1897.  He  was  elected  State  Senator 
in  the  Seventh  Senatorial  District  composed  of  Adams,  Pike,  Jackson 
and  Scioto  in  the  fall  of  1899.  At  the  organization  of  the  Senate  he 
was  made  Chairman  of  Finance,  and  was  placed  second  on  the  Judi- 
ciary Committees  and  on  the  Committees  on  Public  Works  and  In- 
surance. In  1901  he  was  re-elected  to  the  Senate  in  the  same  district. 

He  was  married  May  18th,  1882,  to  Miss  Lizzie  M.  Bateman, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel  Bateman,  of  Piketon.  They  have  six  chil- 
ren,  two  boys  and  four  girls.  In  his  political  faith  Mr.  Patterson  is 
an  earnest  Republican,  and  was  chairman  of  the  Republican  Executive 
Committee  for  the  first  three  years  Pike  County  went  Republican. 

He  is  a man  of  strong  convictions,  but  cautious  and  conservative 
in  the  expression  of  them.  While  among  his  friends,  he  is  gentle 
and  reserved  in  his  manner,  at  the  same  time  he  is  one  of  the  most 
positive  men,  and  firm  in  his  purposes.  As  a lawyer ; the  longer  he 
devotes  himself  to  a cause ; the  stronger  he  becomes  in  it.  He  has 
great  reserve  force,  he  always  appears  to  have  something  reserved  for 


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125 


a denoument.He  has  rare  judgement  and  fine  discrimination.  Pie 
seldom  reaches  a false  conclusion.  As  a lawyer,  he  is  an  untiring 
worker.  In  taking  up  a case  he  masters  the  facts,  and  then  the  law, 
then  he  prepares  his  pleadings  which  are  models  of  accuracy.  He 
gives  great  promise  as  a lawyer.  As  a member  of  the  Ohio  Senate, 
he  has  already  taken  a high  position  amongst  his  fellow  Senators.  He 
bids  fair  to  make  an  enviable  reputation  as  a Legislator. 


A TABLE  OF  THE  STATE  REPRESENTATIVES. 


Leg. 

Sess. 

Met. 

Adjourned. 

1 

March  1,  1803... 

April  16,  1803... 

2 

Dec. 

5,  1803 

Feb.  17,  1804 

3 

Dec. 

3,  1804 

Feb.  22,  1805 

4 

Dec. 

2,  1805 

Jan.  27,  1806 

5 

1,  1806 

6 

Dec. 

7,  1807 

Feb.  22,  1808 

7 

Dec. 

5,  1808 

Feb.  21,  1808 

8 

Dec. 

4,  1809 

Feb.  22,  1870 

9 

Dec. 

3,  1810 

Jan.  30,  1811 

10 

Dec.  10,  1811 

Feb  21,  1812 

11 

Dec. 

7,  1812.... 

Feb.  9,  1813 

12 

Dec. 

6,  1813 

Feb.  11,  1814 

13 

Dec. 

5,  1814 

Feb.  16,  1815 

14 

Dec. 

5,  1815 

Feb.  27,  1816 

15 

Dec. 

2,  1816 

Jan.  28,  1817 

16 

Dec. 

1,  1817 

Jan.  30.  1818 

17 

Dec. 

5,  1818 

Feb.  9,  1819 

18 

Dec. 

6,  1819 

Feb . 26,  1820 

19  .... 

Dec. 

4,  1820 

Feb.  3,  1821 

20 

Dec. 

3,  1821 

Feb.  4,  1822 

21 

Dec. 

2,  1822 

Jan.  28,  1823 

22 

Dec. 

1,  1823 

Feb.  26.  1824 

23 

Dec. 

6,  1824 

Feb.  8,  1825 

Feb.  4.  1826 

24 

Dec. 

3,  1825 

25 

Dec. 

4,  1826 

Jan.  31,  1827 

26 

Dec. 

2,  1827 

Feb.  12,  1828 

27 

Dec-> 

1,  1828 

Feb.  12.  1829 

28 

Dec. 

2,  1829 

Feb.  23.  1830 

29 

Dec. 

7,  1830 

Mar.  14,  1831 

30 

Dec". 

5,  1831 

Feb.  13,  1832 

Feb.  25,  1833 

31 

Dec. 

3,  1832 

32 

Dec. 

2,  1833 

Mar.  3,  1834 

33 

Dec. 

1,  1834 

Mar.  9.  1835 

34 

Dec. 

5,  1835 

Mar.  14,  1836 

35 

Dec. 

6.  1836 

Apr.  8,  1837 

36 

Dec. 

1,  1837 

Mar.  19,  1838 

37 

Dec. 

6,  1838 

Mar.  18,  1840 

38 

Dec. 

2,  1839 

Mar.  23,  1840 

39 

Dec. 

7,  1840 

Mar.  29,  1841 

40 

Dec. 

6,  1841 

Mar.  7.  1842 

41 

Dec. 

6,  1842 

Mar.  18,  1843... 

42 

Dec. 

4,  1843 

Mar.  23,  1844 

43 

Dec. 

2,  1844 

Mar.  13,  1845 

44 

Dec. 

1,  1845 

Mar.  2,  1840 

45 

Dec. 

2,  1846 

Feb.  8,  1847 

46 

Dec. 

2,  1847 

Feb.  25,  1848.... 

47 

Dec. 

6,  1848 

Mar.  26,  18i9 

48 

Dec. 

6,  1849 

Mar.  28.  1850 

49 

Dec. 

2,  1850 

Mar.  28,  1851 

Names. 


Thomas  Kirker 4 

Joseph  Lucas  and -D 

William  Russell I 

Daniel  Collier 

Abraham  Shepherd  and...  . D 

John  Wright... 1 

Phillip  Lewis 4 

Thomas  Wall  and vD 

Abraham  Shepherd I 

Daniel  Collier ~1 

Abraham  Shepherd  and  ...  ~D 

Phillip  Lewis,  Jr \ 

Ph.  Lewis “) 

James  Scott  and -D 

Abraham  Shepherd I 

Alex.  Campbell 4 

Andrew  Ellison  and -D 

Phillip  Lewis,  Jr J 

Robert  Lucas,  D 

Daniel  McKinney,  D 


William  Kendall,  P 
David  Mitchell,  F... 
Ezra  Osborn,  F 


David  Mitchell,  F 

William  Miller,  F 

William  Kendall,  F 

John  Barnes,  F 

John  Davidson,  D 

William  Collings,  N.  R... 
William  Kendall,  N.  R... 

John  Davidson,  D 

"Isaac  Boneer.  D 

Joseph  Davidson,  N.  R 


James  Rogers,  “ 

William  Carpenter,  “ 
Edward  Hamilton.  W. 
William  Miller,  W 


John  Glover  and 1 y, 

James  Louden )" 

Nelson  Barrere  and  ....  l w 

William  Kendall i 

John  H.  Blair  and I y. 

John  H.  Blair  and 1 n 

Joseph  Leedom j u 

Daniel  Young.  W 

Moses  Gregory.  W 

Hiram  Campbell.  W 

Joseph  J.  Combs,  W 

William  Oldfield,  W 

Timothy  R.  Stanley.  W 

John  A.  Turley,  W 

Elias  Nigh,  W 

Joshua  Hambleton,W 

James  Rogers,  W 

Oscar  F.  Moore,  W 


District. 


Adams. 


Adams  and  Scioto. 


Scioto. 


Scioto  and  Lawrence. 
Lawrence,  Pike  and  Scioto. 


Lawrence  and  Scioto. 


Adams,  Scioto  and  Brown. 


Gallia,  Lawrence  and  Scioto 


Scioto  and  Lawrence. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Under  Constitution  of  1851* 


Gen. 

As. 

Met. 

Adjourned. 

50 

Jan.  5,  1852 

Mar.  3,  1852.. ) 

Nov.  6,  1852 

Mar.  3,  1853..  1 

51 

Jan.  2,  1854 

May  1,  1854 

52 

■Tan.  2,  1856 

Apr.  11,  1856..  ( 

Jan.  5,  1857 

Apr.  17,  1857..  | 

53 

Jan.  4,  1858 

Apr.  12,  1858..  1 

Jan.  2,  1859 

Apr.  6,  1859..  1 

54 

Jan.  2,  1860 

Mar.  26,  I860.. ) 

Jan.  7,  1861 

May  13,  1861..  I 

55 

Jan.  2,  1862 

May  1,  1862..  I 

Jan.  6,  1863 

Apr.  14,  1863..  t 

56 

Jan.  2,  1864 

Mar.  31,  1864..  | 

Jan.  3,  1865 

Apr.  18,  1865..  ( 

57 

Jan.  1,  1866 

Apr.  6,  1866..  \ 

Jan.  2,  1867 

Apr.  17,  1867..  1 

Jan.  6,  1868.,., 

May  18,  1868..') 

58 

Nov.  23,  1868 

Nov.  25,  1868.. 

>■ 

Jan.  5,  1869 

May  7,  1869.. 

59 

Jan.  3,  1870 

Apr.  18,  1870.. 

Jan.  3,  1871 

May  2,  1871.. 

60 

Jan.  1,1872 

Apr.  29,  1872.. 

Jan.  2,  1873 

May  6,  1873.. 

61 

Jan.  6,  1874 

Apr.  20,  1874.. 

1 

Dec.  1,1874 

Mar.  30,  1875.. 

62 

Jan,  3,  1876 

Apr.  12,  1876.. 

Jan.  2,  1877 

May  7,  1877.. 

63 

Jan.  7,  1878 

May  15,  1878.. 

Jan.  7,  1879 

J’ne  23,  1879.. 

64 

Jan.  4,  1880 

Apr.  20,  1880.. 

L 

Jan.  5,  1881 

Apr.  17,  1881.. 

65 

Jan.  2,  1882 

Apr.  17,  1882.. 

Jan.  7,  1883 

Apr.  19,  1883.. 

66 

Jan.  7,  1881 

Apr.  14,  1884.. 

•Jan.  6,  1885 

May  4,  1885.. 

. 

67 

Jan.  7,  1886 

May  10,  1886.. 

I 

Jan.  4,  1887 

Mar.  21,  1887.. 

68 

Jan.  2.  1888 

Apr  16,  1888.. 

Jan.  8,  1889 

Apr.  15,  1889.. 

. 

Jan.  6,  1890 

Apr.  28,  1890..'] 

69 

Jan.  2,  1891 

May  4,  1891.. 

8 

Oct.  4,1891 

Oct.  15,  1891.. 

70 

Jan.  2,  1892 

Apr.  8,  1891.. 

J an . 3,  1893 

Apr.  27,  189s.. 

71 

Jan.  3,  1894 

May  21 , 1894 

72 

Jan.  6,  1896 

Apr.  27,  1896 

73 

Jan.  3,  1898..... 

Apr.  25,  1898 

74 

Jan.  1,  1900 

Apr.  16,  1900... 
May  12,  1902... 

75 

Jan.  1,  1902 

Names. 


Wells  A.  Hutchins,  W 
Samuel  J.  Huston.  D.. 
Daniel  McFarland,  W 

Janies  B.  Ray,  D 

John  W.  Collings,  R... 

Martin  Crain,  R 

Elijah  Glover,  R 


James  W.  Newman,  D 

Elijah  Glover,  R 

John  C.  Malone,  R 

George  Johnson,  R 

John  P.  Sellards,  R 

R.  H.  Hayman,  D 

Amos  B.  Cole,  R 

Daniel  McFarland,  R.. 
Dan.  J.  Ryan,  R 


Joseph  P.  Coates,  R 


A.  T.  Holcomb,  R 

Charles  E.  Hard,  R. 

A.  F.  McCormick,  R. 
C.  J.  Moulton 


District. 


Scioto. 


■ Isaac  Bonser  was  elected.  Samuel  Crull  contested  his  seat  and  it  was  awarded  to  him. 


Joseph  Lucas 

was  born  in  Virginia,  in  1771.  His  father,  William  Lucas,  was  born 
in  1742,  and  served  throughout  the  Revolutionary  War,  raising  to  the 
rank  of  Captain  He  belonged  to  one  of  the  proud  families  of  Vir- 
ginia. He  owned  extensive  lands  and  negroes.  His  son,  Joseph, 
was  married  in  Virginia,  in  1792,  to  Hannah  Humphreys.  He  and 
his  brother,  William,  came  to  the  Northwest  Territory  in  1797,  to  lo- 
cate their  father’s  land  warrants.  They  located  at  the  mouth  of 
Pond  Creek  in  what  is  now  Rush  Township,  Scioto  County,  then 
Adams  County.  I11  1800,  Captain  William  Lucas,  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, sold  his  possessions  in  Virginia,  and  came  to  the  Northwest 
Territory,  and  joined  his  sons.  He  had  a son,  John,  who  laid  out 
the  town  of  Lucasville  in  Scioto  County,  and  his  son,  Robert,  was  Rep- 


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resentative  and  Senator  in  the  Ohio  Legislature  for  nineteen  years ; 
Governor  of  the  State  1832  to  1834;  and  Territorial  Governor  of  Iowa 
from  1838  to  1841. 

Joseph  Lucas  was  one  of  the  three  Representatives  from  Adams 
County,  in  the  First  Legislature  of  Ohio,  which  met  in  Chillicothe, 
March  1st,  1803,  and  continued  its  sessions  until  April  15th,  1803. 
This  is  the  Legislature  which  met  under  a sycamore  tree  on  the  bank 
of  the  Scioto  River. 

Joseph  Lucas  was  well  educated,  and  took  a prominent  part  in 
public  affairs.  His  colleagues  from  Adams  County  in  the  House 
were : William  Russell  and  Thomas  Kirker ; in  the  Senate  General 
Joseph  Darlington.  At  this  session,  Scioto  County  was  organized 
and  Joseph  Lucas  was  made  one  of  its  Associate  Judges,  in  which 
office  he  continued  until  his  death  in  1808.  In  politics  he  was  a fol- 
lower of  Thomas  Jefferson ; and  in  religion  he  was  a Presbyterian. 
Dying  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-seven,  a most  promising  career  was 
cut  short.  He  left  three  sons  and  three  daughters.  His  daughter. 
Rebecca,  married  Jacob  Hibbs,  Sr.,  and  was  the  mother  of  General 
Joseph  L.  Hibbs  and  Jacob  Hibbs  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  daugh- 
ter, Levisa,  married  Jacob  Brown,  of  Pike  County,  and  became  the 
mother  of  several  well  known  citizens  of  that  County.  His  sons. 
Joseph  and  Samuel,  located  in  Muscatine,  Iowa,  and  died  there. 
Harry  Hibbs,  of  the  firm  of  J.  C.  Hibbs  & Company,  of  Portsmouth. 
Ohio,  is  a great-grandson.  The  Hon.  S.  L.  Patterson,  of  Waverly, 
Senator  for  the  seventh  district,  is  his  great-grandson. 

Judge  Joseph  Lucas  was  one  of  the  active  characters  of  Adams 
County,  but  fell  a victim  to  the  untried  climate  which  the  pioneers 
found  in  their  first  settlement. 

Colonel  Daniel  Collier 

came  to  the  Northwest  Territory  in  1794.  He  was  born  in  January, 
1764,  and  died  on  his  large  farm  on  Ohio  Brush  Creek,  where  he  was 
buried,  April  17th,  1835.  Colonel  Collier  selected  the  site  of  his  fut- 
ure home  on  Ohio  Brush  Creek  while  surveying  in  that  region  with 
Nathaniel  Massie  and  others.  The  lands,  five  hundred  acres,  were 
purchased  from  General  William  Lytle,  who  held  militarv  warrants 
of  Jonathan  Tinsley,  John  Shaver  and  George  Shaver,  Virginia  Line, 
Continental  Establishment. 

Colonel  Collier  was  prominently  identified  with  the  public  affairs 
of  Adams  County  in  his  time.  The  Second  Legislative  Session  was 
from  December  5th,  1803,  to  February  17th,  1804.  The  General 
Assembly  was  the  Constitutional  term  for  the  Legislature,  and  met  on 
the  first  Monday  of  December  in  each  year.  At  this  session,  Daniel 
Collier,  of  Tiffin  Township,  John  Wright,  of  Sprigg,  and  Abraham 
Shepherd,  of  Byrd  Township,  represented  Adams  in  the  Lower  House 
At  the  fourth  legislative  session  under  the  second  appointment,  De- 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


cember  2nd,  1895,  to  January  27th,  1806,  Phillip  Lewis.  Daniel  Col- 
lier and  Abraham  Shepherd  were  representatives  from  Adams  and 
Scioto  Counties.  He  was  commissioned  Colonel  of  the  Third  Reg- 
iment, First  Brigade,  Second  Division,  of  Militia,  by  Governor  Sam- 
uel Huntington,  December  29th,  1809.  He  served  in  the  war  of 

1812,  and  was  in  the  engagement  at  Sandusky.  On  May  2nd,  1814, 
Acting  Governor  Otlmiel  Looker,  endorsed  Colonel  Collier’s  resig- 
nation as  follows:  “The  resignation  of  this  commission  is  accepted 

on  account  of  long  service,  advanced  age  and  bodily  infirmities.” 
Among  Colonel  Collier’s  old  tax  receipts  in  possession  of  on(  of  his 
grand  children,  is  one  dated  September  8th,  1801,  for  one  hundred 
and  seventy-five  cents,  his  land  tax  for  that  year  and  subscribed  by 
John  Lodwick,  Collector  for  Adams  County.  In  1811,  the  tax  on  the 
same  land  was  nine  dollars,  as  shown  by  the  receipt  of  Thomas  Mas- 
sie.  Collector.  His  wife  was  Elizabeth  Prather,  born  December  9th, 
1768,  and  died  August  4th,  1835.  He  had  twelve  children:  James, 
John,  Thomas,  Daniel,  Joseph,  Richard,  Isaac,  Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Kath- 
erine, Luther  and  Harriet. 

Abraham  Shepherd 

came  from  Virginia’s  best  blood.  Elis  grandfather  was  Captain 
Thomas  Shepherd;  and  his  grandmother  was  Elizabeth  Van  Meter, 
daughter  of  John  Van  Meter.  His  father  John  Shepherd  was  born 
in  1749;  and  in  1773  he  was  married  to  Martha  Nelson,  born  in  1750. 
They  had  seven  children,  six  of  whom  were  born  in  Shepherdstown, 
Virginia,  and  one  at  Wheeling  Creek,  Ohio.  Captain  Thomas  Shep- 
herd, his  grandfather,  died  in  1776:  and  among  other  property  he  left 
a mill,  which  fell  to  his  son,  John,  (father  of  our  subject),  who  was 
a soldier.  He  was  a private  in  Captain  William  Cherry’s  Company, 
4th  Virginia  Infantry,  from  April,  1777,  to  March,  1778.  The  regi- 
ment was  commanded  by  Colonel  Thomas  Elliott  and  Major  Isaac 
Beall.  His  brother,  Abraham,  was  a Captain  of  the  nth  Virginia 
Regulars.  Captain  Abraham  Shepherd  on  August  13th,  1787,  entered 
1,000  acres  of  land.  Entry  No.  1,060,  at  Red  Oak,  Brown  County,  Ohio 
on  Virginia  Military  Warrant,  290,  for  his  own  services.  This  was 
surveyed  November  3rd,  1791,  by  Nathaniel  Massie,  deputy  surveyor; 
Duncan  McKenzie  and  Robert  Smith  being  chain  carriers  and  Thom- 
as Stout,  marker.  Our  subject  was  born  August  13th,  1776,  at 
Shepherdstown,  now  Jefferson  County,  Virginia.  Next  year  his 
father  was  in  the  service  and  so  continued  most  of  the  time  during  the 
war.  Fraom  1781  to  1787,  his  father  operated  a flour  mill;  and  his 
son  Abraham  learned  something  of  the  business.  It  is  said  Abraham 
received  a liberal  education,  for  his  time  and  surroundings.  The  de- 
tails of  that  education  we  do  not  know ; but  we  do  know  that  he 
learned  the  operations  of  his  father’s  mill,  and  the  art  of  land  survey- 
ing. In  1793,  John  Shepherd  removed  to  Limestone.  Kentucky, 
where  he  remained  two  years.  In  1795,  he  removed  to  what  was  then 


WILLIAM  GILRUTH. 
[Page  716.] 


WILLIAM  JACKSON. 
[Page  743.] 


JOHN  W.  MILLAR. 
[Page  1236.] 


MOSES  HAYWARD. 
[Page  733.] 


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Adams  County,  Ohio,  but  what  is  now  Red  Oak,  in  Brown  County, 
located  on  the  tract  entered  by  his  brother,  Captain  Abraham  Shep- 
herd. In  1799,  our  subject  married  Margaret  Moore.  He  was  at 
that  time  living  at  Red  Oak.  Soon  after  this  he  bought  a part  of  Cap- 
tain Phillip  Slaughter’s  survey  No.  588  on  Eagle  Creek  and  built  a 
brick  house  on  it,  now  owned  by  Baker  Woods.  Here  he  also  built 
and  operated  the  mill  afterwards  known  as  Pilson’s  Mill.  I11  Octo- 
ber, 1803,  he  was  elected  one  of  the  three  representatives  of  Adams 
County  in  the  Lower  House,  and  took  his  seat  December  5th,  1803. 
He  continued  to  represent  Adams  County  in  the  House  by  successive 
re-elections  until  February  4th,  1807.  He  remained  out  till  Decem- 
ber 4th,  1809,  when  he  again  represented  Adams  County  and  contin- 
ued to  do  so  till  January  30th,  1811.  In  December,  1809,  he  received 
two  votes  for  U.  S.  Senator,  but  Alexander  Campbell  was  elected. 
From  December  1st,  1806,  to  February  4th.  1807,  he  was  Speaker  of 
the  House.  At  the  same  time  Thomas  Ivirker,  also  from  Adams 
County,  was  Speaker  of  the  Senate.  He  seems  to  have  dropped  out 
of  the  Legislature  from  January  30th,  1811,  to  December  4th,  1815. 
He  was  then  in  the  War  of  1812,  as  Captain  of  a Company,  and  had 
two  of  his  men  shot  by  Indians,  as  they  were  returning  borne  in  1812. 
In  1813,  he  was  Captain  of  a Company  in  Major  Edward’s  Battal- 
ion, 1st  Regiment,  1st  Brigade,  2nd  Division,  Ohio  Militia.  From 
December  4th,  1815,  to  February  27th,  1816,  he  was  a member  of  the 
Senate  from  Adams  County.  He  was  a member  of  the  Senate  from 
Adams  County  in  the  fifteenth  legislative  session ; and  was  Speaker 
at  the  same  time  Ex-Gov.  Ivirker  was  speaker  in  the  Llouse,  he  and 
Shepherd  having  exchanged  offices  from  the  fifth  legislative  session. 
In  1816,  he  was  one  of  the  eight  presidential  electors  of  Ohio,  and 
cast  his  vote  for  James  Monroe.  Brown  County  was  set  off  from 
Adams  and  Clermont  by  the  Legislature  December  27th,  1817;  and 
Abraham  Shepherd  procured  the  passage  of  the  act  in  the  Senate.  In 
1818,  the  first  court  was  held  in  Brown  County;  and  he  was  ap- 
pointed Clerk  and  served  for  seven  years.  In  1825,  he  was  sent 
back  to  the  Senate  from  Adams  and  Brown.  During  this  twenty- 
fourth  legislative  session,  from  December  8th,  1825,  to  February,  3rd, 
1826,  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  State  Board  of  Equiliza- 
tion  for  the  sixth  district,  the  first  State  Board  appointed.  From  De- 
cember 4th,  1826,  to  January  31st,  1827,  he  was  again  in  the  Senate  for 
Adams  and  Brown,  and  was  again  its  Speaker.  He  was  a Presbyterian 
in  faith  and  practice ; and  was  a ruling  elder  in  that  church.  The  rec- 
ords of  the  Chillicothe  Presbytery  show  that  he  attended,  as  a dele- 
gate, in  1823,  1830  and  1832.  He  was  a prominent  Mason  and  Mas- 
ter of  the  lodge  at  Ripley  in  1818.  In  1815,  he  built  and  operated  Pil- 
son’s Mills  on  Eagle  Creek  then  in  Adams  County,  now  in  Jefferson 
township,  Brown  County.  He  held  this  until  about  1817,  when  he  sold 
it  and  went  to  Ripley.  He  built  the  Buckeye  mill  on  Red  Oak,  and 


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operated  it  with  steam  as  early  as  1825.  While  engaged  in  this  he 
was  a pork  packer.  He  had  a pleasing  appearance,  and  was  large  and 
portly.  No  picture  of  him  was  preserved  or  can  be  obtained.  He  was 
popular  with  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  his  fellow  men.  He  was  pos- 
sessed of  unbounded  energy  and  wonderful  perseverance;  and  natur- 
ally became  a man  of  influence  and  importance  in  his  community.  As 
a legislator  and  as  presiding  officer  of  the  two  houses,  his  services 
commanded  the  respect  and  commendation  of  his  constituents  and  his 
fellow  members.  In  farming,  he  excelled  his  neighbors;  and  he  made 
more  mprovements  on  his  farmhand  did  it  more  rapidly  than  any  of 
them.  As  a miller,  he  did  more  business  than  his  competitors ; and 
the  same  is  true  of  his  pork  packing.  In  1834  he  met  with  financial 
reverses,  and  in  consequence  removed  to  Putnam  County,  Illinois 
where  he  lived  until  his  death,  on  January  16th,  1847.  When  the 
slavery  question  came  to  be  agitated,  he  became  strongly  anti-slavery. 
While  he  acted  with  the  Democratic  party  in  his  earlier  career,  he 
abandoned  it  later  on  account  of  slavery  and  became  an  Abolitionist. 
His  influence  was  always  on  the  side  of  justice  and  right. 

Daniel  McKinney,  Sr. 

was  born  in  Washington  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  the  year  1744.  He 
served  in  the  early  part  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  the  first  two  years 
in  the  Pennsylvania  Militia.  He  was  a locksmith  and  gunsmith  by 
trade,  and  as  such,  his  services  were  in  great  demand.  About  1778, 
while  he  was  burning  a coal  pit  near  his  home,  he  was  captured  by  the 
Indians.  He  had  left  his  coal  pit  to  go  past  some  brush  and  tim- 
ber to  his  potato  patch  to  gather  potatoes.  He  gathered  the  pota- 
toes and  was  returning  to  his  coal  pit  when  a party  of  fifteen  Indians, 
secreted  behind  a fallen  tree  top,  took  him  a prisoner.  They  took  him 
down  the  Ohio  River  to  the  mouth  of  the  Wabash  River,  and  up  that 
river  some  distance.  They  kept  him  with  them  about  a year,  and  then 
took  him  to  Detroit  and  sold  him  to  the  British.  He  was  kept  a 
prisoner  about  Detroit  for  some  time,  and  one  day  some  man  wanted 
a gun  lock  repaired.  There  was  a person  at  Detroit  who  pretended  to 
do  that  work  but  was  not  able  to  do  it,  well.  McKinney  saw  him  at 
work  and  offered  to  help.  It  was  then  discovered  that  McKinney  was 
a gunsmith ; and  the  British  then  required  him  to  make  guns  for  the 
Indians,  their  allies  in  fighting  the  Americans.  They  gave  him  $2.50 
a day  to  make  gun  barrels  and  to  finish  the  guns ; but  he  was  shut  lip 
in  prison  every  night.  He  made  the  guns ; but  he  spoiled  every  gun 
barrel  so  that  they  could  not  be  relied  upon  to  shoot  his  countrymen. 
It  is  supposed  that  he  made  about  250  guns  and  spoiled  them  all  but 
one.  There  was  one  Indian  who  knew  what  a good  gun  was,  and  he 
got  on  to  McKinney’s  scheme ; he  told  him  he  would  not  betray  him 
if  he  would  make  him  a perfect  gun  , which  McKinney  did.  Tt  is 
said,  that  the  Indians  used  one  of  McKinney’s  guns  and  shot  seventeen 


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times  at  Gen.  Washington,  but  could  not  hit  him  once.  McKinney 
remained  a prisoner  at  Detroit  until  about  1783  when  he  was  re- 
leased. He  went  back  to  Pennsylvania  and  was  married  to  Millie 
Doutheet.  They  had  the  following  children:  Theodore  born  1785; 
Daniel,  jr.,  born  1787;  and  Cynthia  born  1789,  who  married  Nathan- 
iel Skinner.  The  second  wife  of  Daniel  McKinney,  Sr.,  was  Mary 
Hodnett.  She  had  the  following  children,  Solomon,  James,  Thomas. 
Charles  and  Wiliam.  Daniel  McKinney,  Sr.,  was  a member  of  the 
Legislature  from  Scioto  County  from  December  4th,  1809,  until  Feb- 
ruary 2 1st,  1812.  He  was  a very  active,  energetic  man  and  citizen. 
He  died  June  17th,  1816.  Daniel  McKinney,  jr.,  his  son,  was  the 
father  of  Lorenzo  Dow  McKinney,  who  has  a separate  sketch  herein. 
Daniel  McKinney,  jr.,  was  married  June  25th,  1808.  to  Kate  Samp- 
son by  Thomas  Waller,  Justice  of  the  Peace.  They  had  the  follow- 
ing children:  Cynthia,  married  Jacob  P>ennett ; Randolph,' Benjamin 
Franklin,  Lorenzo  Dow.  born  June  17th,  1816,  and  Susannah,  his  twin 
sister,  who  married  David  Hahn,  a famous  stage  driver. 

Daniel  McKinney,  jr.,  was  a Commissioner  of  Scioto  County, 
from  1824  to  1827.  He  died  at  the  age  of  44,  but  his  wife  survived 
until  1875.  He  was  a farmer  all  his  life.  He  was  buried  in  the 
Squires  graveyard  in  Madison  Township. 

Ezra  Osborn. 

The  date  of  his  arrival  in  Portsmouth  is  not  precisely  known,  but  it 
was  probably  about  1810.  He  was  a native  of  Vermont  and  came  to 
Portsmouth,  already  married.  He  never  had  any  children.  His 
wife  Abigail,  died  in  advanced  life,  February  6th,  1838,  as  the  papers 
stated,  after  a lingering  illness.  His  first  official  appearance  in  Ports- 
mouth was  in  1813,  when  he  was  elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
Wayne  Township. 

In  1816,  he  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  and  re-elected  in  1818 
and  1819.  On  August  5th,  1819,  he  was  appointed  President  Judge 
of  the  Common  Pleas  and  served  until  February  6th,  1820,  when  he 
was  elected  by  the  Legislature.  February  9th,  1826,  he  retired  and  in 
March,  1826,  he  was  elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Wayne  Town- 
ship, and  was  re-elected,  and  served  continuously  until  his  death  in 
1840.  In  the  fall  of  1826,  he  was  a candidate  for  the  Legislature,  but 
did  not  reach  the  office. 

He  was  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  a leader  in 
it.  He  was  a faithful  Sunday  school  teacher.  He  must  have  been  a 
man  of  property  and  substance,  since  he  was  often  received  as  surety 
on  Treasurers’  bonds.  His  home  was  on  the  south  side  of  Second 
street,  where  the  Adams  Express  office  stands.  When  elected  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  in  1826,  he  had  71  votes  and  John  Brown  had  48. 
In  1829,  when  re-elected,  he  had  27  votes,  all  that  were  cast.  In  1830 
he  was  an  Overseer  of  the  Poor  in  Wayne  Township.  On  February 


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28th,  1830,  he  presided  at  the  meeting  when  the  Scioto  County  Bible 
Society  was  organized. 

In  1830,  he  was  a fence  viewer  of  Wayne  Township.  In  1831, 
he  was  Deputy  Auditor  of  Scioto  County  and  President  of  the  Coun- 
cil. 

In  1837-,  lie  was  Deputy  Treasurer.  In  1816,  he  was  allowed 
$4.00  for  listing  the  property  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  a short  fleshy 
man,  of  an  easy  temperament,  and,  in  his  personal  appearance,  he  much 
resembled  Judge  Towne. 

In  politics,  he  was  a Whig.  He  was  born  about  1773  and  conse- 
quently, was  about  37  years  of  age  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth. 

As  a lawyer  he  had  no  particular  ability ; but  he  was  a good  citi- 
zen, and  a consistent  Christian.  His  tastes  and  inclinations  were  all 
for  the  humbler  duties  of  the  profession.  He  was  probably  better 
suited  for  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace,  than  that  of  President 
Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas. 

He  had  a stroke  of  paralysis  in  the  fall  of  1839,  which  disabled 
him.  He  survived  till  April  18th,  1840,  when  he  died.  His  burial 
place  is  unknown.  William  Hall  was  his  administrator  and  settled 
his  estate. 


'William  Collings 

was  born  in  Maryland,  on  December  nth,  1780.  He  was  the  eldest  son 
of  James  Codings,  a Revolutionary  soldier,  whose  record,  as  such,  is 
given  herein.  His  mother’s  name  was  Christian  Davis,  of  the  same 
family  as  the  Honorable  Henry  Winter  Davis.  They  were  mar-  1 
ried  February  20th,  1780.  His  father  emigrated  to  Ohio  and  bought 
400  acres  of  land  just  south  of  West  Union,  O.,  where  he  died  in  1802 
at  the  early  age  of  fortv-eight : He  is  interred  in  the  Codings  Ceme- 

tery just  south  of  the  village.  William  moved  to  Scioto  County,  soon 
after  his  father’s  death  and  located  in  that  part  afterwards  set  off  to 
Pike.  He  at  once  took  a prominent  position  in  Pike  County ; and 
was  its  first  Sheriff,  1815  to  1818.  In  1824,  he  was  elected  a mem- 
ber of  the  House  of  Representatives  to  represent  the  Distrct  compos- 
ed of  Lawrence,  Scioto  and  Pike  Counties.  During  his  membership, 
William  Henry  Harrison  was  elected  United  State  Senator.  Mr. 
Codings  was  in  the  war  of  1812  with  a horse  company  under  Col. 
Barnes.  He  was  wed  informed  and  was  a thorough  business  man. 
He  was  a Federalist  and  later  a Whig.  Plis  home  was  on  a farm 
three  miles  south  of  Piketon.  It  is  still  known  as  the  Codings  farm. 
William  Vulgamore  resides  on  it.  Our  subject  was  married  to  Pris- 
cilla Guthery,  a daughter  of  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Pike  County. 
He  had  three  daughters  and  one  son.  His  daughter,  Lydia  married 
John  Chestnut  and  left  issue,  William  Chestnut,  who  resides  in  Cleve- 
land. His  daughter,  Louisa,  married  William  Sargeant  and  left  no 
issue.  His  daughter,  Minerva  married  Charles  Sargeant,  and  left  no 


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issue.  His  son,  James  Collings,  was  born  in  1815  and  married  Ada 
jane  Cole,  daughter  of  James  Cole.  He  died  in  1856,  and  she  resides 
in  Piketon.  They  had  children,  Guthery,  and  William  Cole;  a son 
died  in  infancy,  a daughter,  Kate  Ellen,  married  J.  W.  Lang  and 
resides  in  Waverly;  a daughter,  Nancy,  married  Lorenzo  Dow  Philips 
and  resides  in  Piketon.  William  Collings  died,  March  nth,  1826, 
aged  forty-five  years  and  three  months.  His  wife  was  born  July  16th. 
1777,  and  died  October  21st,  1878,  aged  ninety-five  years,  nine  months 
and  five  days. 

Colonel  Isaac  Bonser 

was  born  in  1767.  In  his  childhood  he  was  on  the  frontier  in  Pennsyl- 
vania and  was  accustomed  to  assist  the  men  who  were  protecting  the 
mills  against  the  Indians,  during  the  Revolutionary  War  He  had  a 
taste  for  hunting  and  back  woods  life,  and  became  a very  expert  hun- 
ter and  woodsman.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  was  employed  as  a 
guide  and  hunter  for  a surveying  party  in  the  back  woods  of  Penn- 
sylvania. He  became  such  an  expert  hunter  and  woodsman  that  he 
could  no  more  be  lost  in  the  forest  than  an  Indian.  In  the  spring  of 
1795,  he  was  selected  by  a party  of  would  be  emigrants  to  visit  the 
Northwest  Territory  and  select  a location  for  settlement.  He  went 
alone,  on  foot,  with  nothing  but  his  rifle,  blanket  and  such  equipment 
as  he  could  carry.  He  crossed  the  Ohio  river  and  wandered  along 
the  north  bank  of  the  river,  until  he  reached  the  east  bank  of  the 
Little  Scioto  river.  He  had  marked  out  a piece  of  ground  with  his 
tomahawk,  supposing  that  he  would  be  entitled  to  it  by  priority  of 
discovery  and  locality,  and  by  marking  it  out.  At  that  time  there 
was  no  settlement  on  the  north  side  of  the  river  between  Gallipolis 
ind  Manchester.  Bonser  camped  out  alone  on  this  trip.  When  he 
was  ready  to  start  back,  he  met  the  surveying  party  under  Mr.  Martin 
who  had  just  finished  surveying  the  French  Grant  lots.  They  were 
returning  to  Marietta  in  a canoe.  Mr.  Bonser  found  them  in  a 
bad  predicament.  They  had  exhausted  their  stock  of  provisions, 
their  powder  had  become  damp,  and  they  were  in  danger  of  starving. 
Air.  Bonser  took  in  the  situation  at  a glance.  Pie  proposed  to  them 
that  as  he  was  going  up  into  Pennsylvania,  if  they  would  take  his 
baggage  into  their  canoe,  he  would  travel  on  shore,  with  nothing  but 
his  rifle  to  carry,  and  supply  them  with  all  the  game  they  needed. 
He  would  kill  a deer  or  turkey,  bear  or  buffalo  as  occasion  offered, 
and  they  could  carry  the  game  in  the  canoe  The  first  night  they 
were  together  Bonser  examined  their  powder,  and  showed  them  how 
to  dry  it  out.  He  dried  it  out  by  sticking  a forked  stick  in  the  ground 
a safe  distance  from  the  fire,  on  which  he  hung  the  powder  horn, 
after  taking  out  the  stopper,  and  let  the  steam  from  the  powder  pass 
out  slowly.  He  left  the  powder  horn  in  that  postion  until  morning, 
when  the  heat  of  the  fire  had  completely  dried  it  out. 


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The  party  traveled  in  this  manner  to  Marietta  where  Mr.  Martin 
reported  to  General  Putnam ; and  Bonser  continued  his  trip  to  Penn- 
sylvania. Isaac  Bonser  was  the  first  white  man  to  visit  Scioto  County 
with  the  view  of  settlement.  He  saw  the  whole  country  before  the 
banks  of  the  river  had  been  disturbed,  or  any  timber  cut  down  by 
white  men.  The  next  year  the  five  families,  for  whom  he  had  made 
the  trip,  set  out  to  locate  in  Scioto  County.  They  went  to  the  Mo- 
nongahela  river,  and  built  a boat  large  enough  for  them  and  their 
families.  They  arrived  at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto,  August  ioth,  1796. 
and  took  possession  of  the  ground  Bonser  had  staked  out  the  year 
before.  The  men  in  the  party  were  Isaac  Bonser,  Uriah  Barber, 
John  Beaty,  William  Ward,  and  Ephriam  Adams.  They  found  two 
families  ahead  of  them,  Samuel  Marshall  and  John  Lindsey,  who  had 
moved  up  from  Manchester  a few  months  before.  Isaac  Bonser  lo- 
cated above  the  mouth  of  the  creek  and  built  the  third  cabin  in  Scioto 
County.  He  cleared  a field  and  fenced  it,  preparatory  to  raising  a 
crop  the  following  season.  He  had  a field  of  eight  or  ten  acres  prepared 
in  which  he  planted  corn  and  such  other  vegetables  as  were  needed. 
This  was  the  first  attempt  to  cultivate  the  soil  in  Scioto  County.  He 
built  a water-mill  one  mile  from  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto,  in 
1798,  at  the  mouth  of  Bonser’s  Run.  In  the  summer  of  1798,  when 
the  Ohio  River  was  very  low  and  he  was  engaged  in  building  his  mill, 
having  all  the  men  from  the  settlement  helping  him,  five  bears  came 
to  the  settlement  where  the  women  were  at  work.  They  made  it  so 
hot  for  the  bears  that  they  took  to  the  trees,  and  Barney  Monroe 
came  along  and  shot  all  five  of  them.  As  soon  as  the  land  office  was 
opened  in  Chillicothe  in  1801,  Isaac  Bonser  secured  the  land  on 
which  his  mill  was  built  and  kept  a mill  there  until  his  death. 

The  land  was  said  to  have  sold  for  $2.00  per  acre,  being 
congress  lands,  and  sold  for  cash  only. 

Bonser  built  a house  and  planted  an  orchard.  Some  of  the  ap- 
ple trees  he  planted  out  are  still  living.  In  1803,  Bonser  and  Uriah 
Barber  and  another  party  took  a contract  to  make  a wagon  road  to 
Gallipolis  from  Portsmouth.  In  June,  1804,  he  was  a grand  juror. 
On  July  4th,  1808,  there  was  a great  celebration  on  the  farm  of  Major 
Bonser.  It  had  been  announced  before  hand  and  parties  came  from 
Gallipolis,  West'  Union,  and  other  points.  For  want  of  a cannon, 
they  bored  out  a log"  and  banded  it  with  iron  but  it  burst  during  the 
firing.  Robert  Lucas  read  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 

Mr.  Bonser  took  an  active  part  in  organizing  the  militia  of  this 
county.  There  were  ten  companies  and  he  was  elected  a Major  of  the 
Militia.  I11  1813,  he  went  out  in  the  general  call  as  Major  of  the 
Militia  and  went  as  far  as  Sandusky.  He  was  County  Commissioner 
from  1814  to  1820.  In  1817,  he  built  an  overshot  mill,  the  only  one 
of  the  kind  ever  built  in  Scioto  County.  He  was  a member  of  the 
Legislature  from  1826  to  1828.  Lie  was  very  fond  of  tinkering  with 


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mills.  This  mill  he  kept  until  his  death.  He  had  some  peculiar  ideas. 
He  thought  the  price  of  wheat  and  corn  should  never  vary,  and  corn 
should  sell  at  twenty-five  cents  and  wheat  at  fifty  cents  per  bushel.  He 
was  a very  industrious  man,  and  worked  diligently,  no  matter  what 
the  condition  of  the  weather  was,  whether  cold  or  warm.  He  worked 
at  his  mill  until  he  was  upwards  of  eighty  years  of  age,  and  his  last 
sickness  lasted  but  a week.  He  died  in  Scioto  County  in  1849,  aged 
eighty-three  years.  While  he1  was  fond  of  hunting,  he  would  not  kill 
game  for  sport.  He  would  only  do  so  when  it  was  required  for 
meat;  and  it  was  a common  thing  for  him,  on  account  of  his  being 
such  an  expert  hunter,  to  hunt  for  other  families  as  well  as  his  own. 
In  his  politics  he  was  always  a Democrat.  He  voted  for  Jackson,  in 
1824,  when  there  were  few  men  of  his  kind  in  the  county.  He  was 
never  a member  of  any  church,  but  bis  wife  was  a Baptist.  Her  name 
was  Abigail  Burt.  She  was  born  in  New  Jersey  in  1770.  They 
had  four  children  before  they  came  to  Ohio.  Their  oldest  son,  Jos- 
eph, was  killed  by  the  premature  discharge  of  a cannon,  in  1836,  when 
he  was  attempting  to  fire  a salute  in  honor  of  General  Jackson.  She 
died  in  1853,  near  Sciotoville,  in  her  eighty-third  year. 

The  four  children  born  in  Pennsylvania  were : Joseph,  Jane, 

Hannah  and  Samuel.  The  six  born  in  Ohio  were:  Isaac,  Sally,  Jacob, 
Uriah;  John  and  Nathaniel. 

James  Rogers 

was  born  in  Cumberland  County,  Pa.,  Dec.  7th,  1787,  the  only  son 
of  Andrew  and  Mary  Duncan  Rogers.  His  father  emigrated  from 
County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  at  the  close  of  the  Revolution.  When  James 
was  a child,  his  father  removed  to  Washington  Co.,  Pa.  At  sixteen 
our  subject  was  apprenticed  to  John  Rhodes  to  learn  the  trade  of  a 
millwright;  and  he  served  his  time  till  the  age  of  twenty-one.  Pie 
then  took  a fiat  boat  of  merchandise  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  in  the  fall 
of  1799,  and  wintered  there.  He  returned  to  Pennsylvania  and  work- 
ed at  his  trade  with  the  Pittsburg  Steam  Engine  Co.  In  May  1813, 
that  Company  sent  him  to  attach  steam  power  to  the  Brush  Creek 
Furnace  in  Adams  County,  which  he  did ; and  that  was  the  first  at- 
tempt to  blow  a blast  furnace  by  steam  in  this  country.  His  next 
work  was  to  put  up  a steam  engine,  for  a saw  and  grist  mill,  at  New 
Albany,  Ind.  He  built  Steam  Furnace  in  Adams  County,  in  1816, 
and  with  Andrew  Ellison  and  the  Pittsburg  Steam  Engine  Co.,  as 
partners  under  the  name  of  James  Rogers  & Co.,  he  run  it  until  1826. 
In  that  year  he  went  prospecting  in  Lawrence  County,  and  as  a result, 
on  the  4th  of  July  of  that  year,  he  began  the  erection  of  Union  Fur- 
nace, the  firm  again  being  James  Rogers  & Co.,  but  composed  of  him- 
self, John  Sparks  and  Valentine  Fear.  This  was  the  first  blast  fur- 
nace in  Lawrence  County.  He  represented  Adams  County  in  the  Leg- 
islature, in  1825,  and  1826,  with  Col.  John  Means  as  his  colleague. 


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From  1830  and  1832,  he  represented  Scioto  and  Lawrence  Coun- 
ties in  the  House.  In  1837  to  1839,  he  represented  Athens,  Meigs, 
Gallia  and  Lawrence  in  the  Senate.  In  1849,  and  1850,  he  again  rep- 
resented Scioto  and  Lawrence  in  the  House. 

He  was  married  three  times.  He  was  a Presbyterian  in  his 
religious  faith.  His  funeral  was  June  9th,  i860,  conducted  by  Rev. 
Dan  Young.  He  was  buried  first  at  Hanging  Rock  and  afterwards 
at  Spring  Grove,  Cincinnati.  He  was>  a son  of  Oliver  Rogers,  who 
lives  in  Lincoln,  Nebraska. 

Gen.  Edward  Hamilton 

was  the  Chevalier  Bayard  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  a gentleman  by 
instinct  and  hv  culture,  and  was  always  self-possessed.  As  a lawyer, 
he  was  not  eminent,  hut  as  a citizen  and  a patriot,  he  was  pre-eminent. 
He  was  a citizen  of  Portsmouth  from  June,  1826  to  October,  1849,  a 
period  of  twenty-three  years.  The  date  or  place  of  his  birth  is  not 
known;  hut  he  came  from  Wheeling  to  Portsmouth,  and  was  married 
after  coming  here.  He  first  published  his  card  June  18th,  1826,  in  the 
Western  Times.  In  his  day,  Justices  of  the  Peace  were  usually  elected 
at  special  elections.  On  December  20th,  1826,  he  was  elected  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Wayne  Township.  112  votes  were  cast.  He 
had  59,  while  John  Noel  had  51.  January  1st,  1831,  he  became  the 
editor  of  the  Portsmouth  Courier.  Elijah  Glover  being  the  publisher. 
He  remained  the  editor  one  year.  July  4th,  1831,  at  the  famous  cele- 
bration of  the  day,  he  delivered  the  oration.  In  1833  and  1834,  he 
represented  Scioto  County  in  the  legislature. 

December  6th,  1836,  he  began  the  publication  of  the  Scioto  Trib- 
une, having  purchased  the  Courier  of  Mr.  E.  Glover.  In  1839,  Sil- 
man  Clark  took  an  interest  in  the  paper  and  the  name  was  changed  to 
the  Portsmouth  Tribune.  February  14th,  1840,  he  and  Silman  Clark 
retired  from  the  Tribune,  and  were  succeeded  by  Hutchins  and  Blinn. 

From  1838  to  1842,  he  was  Mayor  of  the  Town  of  Portsmouth. 
On  August  1 2th,  1842,  he  announced  that  he  would  thereafter  devote 
himself  exclusively  to  the  practice  of  the  law ; but  he  did  not  stick 
to  his  promise;  for  in  a short  time  he  returned  to  the  Tribune  as  its 
editor,  and  continued  to  be  such  until  he  went  into  the  Mexican  War. 

In  1842,  he  built  the  Judge  Towne  residence  on  Court  street,  just 
south  of  Captain  William  Moore’s  residence.  A door  entered 
the  dining  room  from  the  alley.  This  room  he  used  for  an  office  for 
sometime.  That  door  has  long  since  been  bricked  up,  but  its  location 
can  be  noticed. 

In  1840,  he  was  Examiner  of  the  Public  Schools.  When  he  was 
elected  Mayor  in  1840,  he  received  125  votes  and  L.  C.  Goff  5 1. 
From  1843  t°  1847,  he  was  President  of  the  Council.  Feb.  20th, 
1846,  he  formed  a law  partnership  with  E-  W.  Jordan,  as  Hamilton 
and  Jordan.  He  resigned  July  6th,  1846,  to  go  into  the  Mexican 
War.  He  was  a strong  Whig;  yet  he  raised  a Company  to  go  into 


GEORGE  W.  HELFENSTEIN. 
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JOSEPH  G.  REED. 
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LYNN  BENTLEY. 
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CHARLES  P.  LLOYD. 
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the  Mexican  War.  It  was  Co.,  D.  ist  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry.  Edward  Hamilton  was  appointed  Captain,  June  ist,  1846. 
May  2nd,  1846,  he  was  a Major  General  of  the  Ohio  Miltia.  His 
Company  was  made  up  almost  entirely  from  the  County  and  about 
the  furnaces.  The  regiment  was  in  the  battle  of  Monterey,  Septem- 
ber 2 ist,  1846,  and  saw  some  hard  service.  It  lost  66  men  by  death, 
24  killed  and  42  died  of  disease.  From  October  15th,  1847,  to  Oc- 
tober  6th,  1849,  he  was  Town  Clerk.  On  February  16th,  1849, 
was  one  of  the  committee  of  Council  to  receive  and  welcome  General 
Taylor,  on  his  way  up  the  river  to  Washington  to  be  inaugurated 
President. 

General  Taylor,  who  remembered  him  in  Mexico,  gave  him  a 
most  cordial  welcome  and  had  him  remain  on  the  boat  and  go  up  the 
river  with  him  some  distance.  It  is  believed  that,  on  this  trip,  he 
promised  Mr.  Hamilton  the  office  which  he  gave  him  the  next  Octo- 
ber. 

In  August,  1849,  he  was  appointed  examiner  of  the  Public 
Schools.  October  14th,  1849,  he  resigned  as  Town  Clerk,  on  ac- 
count of  his  removal. 

President  Taylor  had  appointed  him  Secretary  of  the  Territory 
of  Oregon  and  he  had  accepted.  He  left  with  the  Council  the  flag  he 
had  carried  through  the  Mexican  War;  and  the  Council  accepted  it 
by  proper  resolution. 

Mr.  Hamilton  possessed  excellent  literary  tastes.  He  frequently 
gave  public  lectures  on  educational  subjects.  He  was  never  promin- 
ent as  a lawyer.  FI  is  income  as  such  in  1830  was  rated  at  $300.00, 
and  never  above  $800.00.  He  preferred  the  quieter  walks  of  the 
profession.  He  was  a communicant  of  All  Saints  Church  and  he 
and  Mr.  Burr  were  great  friends.  When  Monterey  was  captured, 
Gen.  Taylor  appointed  him  Military  Governor  of  the  place;  and  in 
discharge  of  his  duties,  he  greatly  pleased  the  General.  It  was  a 
Red  Letter  day  in  Portsmouth,  when  he  and  his  Company  returned 
from  the  Mexican  War.  They  were  given  a public  welcome.  Those 
who  knew  him  best,  say  he  was  entitled  to  better  success  as  a lawyer 
than  he  obtained ; that  he  was  too  high  toned  to  obtain  much  practice. 

When  he  began  as  a Justice  of  the  Peace,  some  of  the  members 
of  the  bar  thought  to  make  a guy  of  him.  They  got  up  a sham  law- 
suit. One  of  them  sued  Wm.  V.  Peck,  in  trover,  for  the  conversion 
of  a pen  knife.  A very  strongly  contested  law  suit  was  held  before 
Esq.  Hamilton.  He  presided  with  great  dignity.  Witnesses  were 
examined  and  arguments  made.  The  value  of  the  knife  was  taxed  at 
$1.50  and  Peck  was  found  guilty  and  adjudged  to  pay  the  value  of  the 
knife  and  costs.  The  lawyers  left  the  Court  in  high  glee,  thinking 
they  had  perpetuated  a great  joke.  Soon  after,  Hamilton  issued  ex- 
ecution; and  Lawyer  Peck  had  to  pay  the  judgement  and  costs  in  full. 


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Prior  to  1842,  Mr.  Hamilton  resided  in  a frame  house  on  the 
Judge  Towne  lot.  It  was  destroyed  by  fire.  The  citizens  raised  a 
fund  and  tendered  him,  but  he  declined  it.  He  had  a daughter,  who 
was  grown  in  1849.  He  and  his  wife  and  daughter  left  New  York 
for  Oregon  in  a sailing  vessel,  the  “Supply,”  around  Cape  Horn. 
Aaron  Kinney,  who  was  in  love  with  the  daughter,  went  along.  On 
hoard  there  was  an  Army  Officer  who  fell  in  love  with  this  daughter, 
Genevieve,  on  the  long  voyage ; and  afterwards  married  her.  Aaron 
Kinney  remained  a bachelor.  After  Oregon  became  a State,  Hamilton 
is  said  to  have  been  a Supreme  Judge  and  to  have  made  quite  a Jud- 
icial reputation.  He  is  said  to  have  lived  to  about  the  age  of  80,  but 
his  life  after  leaving  Portsmouth  is  mere  tradition  and  we  have  been 
unable  to  communicate  with  his  family. 

He  was  slender,  fine  appearing,  and  carried  himself  with  great 
dignity.  His  father  lived  with  him  in  Portsmouth  and  wore  the  old 
style  apparel.  He  had  his  hair  braided  in  a queue,  and  always  wore 
it  that  way. 

Governor  Hamilton  while  a resident  of  Portsmouth,  was  poor 
in  pocket,  but  rich  in  integrity.  He  was  a gentleman  from  every 
point  and  is  affectionately  remembered  by  all  who  knew  him. 

Nelson  Barrere 

was  born  near  Newmarket,  Highland  County,  Ohio,  April  1st,  1808, 
and  was  the  seventh  of  twelve  children.  His  father  was  George  W. 
Barrere,  a very  prominent  citizen  of  Highland  County.  He  was  a 
deputy  surveyor.  Justice  of  the  Peace,  member  of  the  Ohio  Senate 
nine  years,  and  an  Associate  Judge  of  Highland  County  for  fourteen 
years.  He  fought  in  the  Indian  War,  and  participated  in  St.  Clair’s 
defeat  and  Wayne’s  victory.  He  was  also  in  the  War  of  1812  at 
Hull’s  surrender,  and  was  in  every  public  enterprise  in  Highland  Coun- 
ty until  his  death  in  1839.  His  son  Nelson,  lived  on  the  farm  until 
eighteen  years  of  age  and  attended  school  in  the  winters.  He  spent 
a year  in  the  Hillsboro  High  School,  and  in  1827,  entered  the  Fresh- 
man class  at  Augusta  College.  He  graduated  from  there  in  1830,  fin- 
ishing a four  years  course  in  three  and  one  half  years. 

In  1831,  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  Hillsboro  with  Judge  John 
W.  Price  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  on  December  23rd,  1833.  Pie 
opened  an  office  in  Hillsboro  and  remained  there  nine  months.  He  lo- 
cated in  West  Union  in  1834,  forming  a partnership  with  Samuel 
Brush.  This  partnership  continued  for  a year.  He  remained  in 
West  Union  eleven  years  altogether,  and  had  a large  and  lucrative 
practice.  He  had  the  confidence  of  the  people.  He  represented  Adams 
Scioto  and  Brown  Counties  in  the  Lower  House  of  the  Legislature 
at  the  thirty-sixth  Legislative  session  from  December  44th,  1837,  to 
March  ,'th,  1853.  In  1853,  he  was  the  Whig  candidate  for  Gover- 
nor, but  was  defeated,  receiving  85,847  votes,  while  his  competitor, 


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William  Medill  received  147,663.  When  the  Whig  party  dissolved, 
he  went  over  to  the  Democratic  party,  in  which  he  remained  during 
the  remainder  of  his  life;  but  during  the  Civil  War  he  supported  the 
Republican  administration.  In  1870,  he  was  a candidate  for  Congress 
on  the  Democratic  ticket,  but  was  defeated.  He  was  the  Democratic 
candidate  from  Highland  County  for  member  of  the  Constitutional 
Convention,  in  1875,  and  was  defeated  by  one  vote.  He  never  mar- 
ried. He  continued  in  the  active  practice  of  law  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  August  20th,  1883. 

In  Adams  County,  during  his  residence  there,  he  was  very  popu- 
lar. He  was  always  conspicuous  for  his  public  spirit.  As  a lawyer 
he  was  energetic  and  industrious.  He  was  a safe  and  reliable  coun- 
selor, and  an  eloquent  and  successful  advocate.  Pie  was  always 
agreeable  and  courteous  in  his  manners.  In  West  Union,  he  formed 
many  warm  friendships,  and  he,  Joseph  Allen  Wilson,  Davis  Dar- 
lington; and  others  had  a club  at  Darlington's  store  to  which  they  re- 
sorted of  evenings  and  spent  many  pleasant  hours.  Joseph  West 
Lafferty  and  John  Fisher,  of  Cedar  Mills,  were  two  of  his  most 
particular  friends  in  Adams  County.  The  author  of  this  work  re- 
ceived his  name  Nelson,  in  honor  of  Mr.  Barrere. 

Dan  Young 

was  born  April  7th,  1783,  in  Grafton  County,  New  Hampshire. 
His  father  was  Jesse  Young,  an  officer  from  Massachusetts  in  the  Rev- 
olutionary War,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  Massachusetts.  His 
mother,  Ruby  Richardson  was  a native  of  Connecticut.  His  ances- 
tors on  both  sides  were  from  England.  Dan  Young  was  the  third 
child  of  his  parents.  He  first  heard  of  Methodism  when  he  heard  Rev. 
Jesse  Lee  in  1798.  When  twenty-one  he  was  a school  teacher, 
and  soon  after  became  a local  preacher  in  the  M.  E.  Church.  In  his 
twenty-second  year,  he  was  admitted  to  the  New  England  Confer- 
ence of  the  M.  E.  Church ; and  went  to  the  New  Grantham  Circuit 
as  Junior  preacher.  In  1806,  he  was  sent  to  Barre  Circuit,  in  Ver- 
mont. The  same  year  he  began  the  study  of  Latin.  In  1807,  he 
was  assigned  to  Athens  Circuit,  Vermont.  In  1808,  he  went  to  Plan- 
over  Circuit,  New  Hampshire  and  while  there  studied  Hebrew  at 
Dartmouth  College.  In  1809,  he  attended  Conference  at  New  Lon- 
don, Conn.,  where  he  and  his  brother  James  were  ordained  elders. 
He  was  sent  to  Lynn,  Massachusetts.  He  was  in  the  Legislature  of 
New  Hampshire  from  1812  to  1813.  At  that  time  it  was  customary 
to  treat  the  electors  to  whiskey.  Dan  Young  refused  to  do  this  and 
gave  the  money  to  the  School  Fund.  After  election  he  introduced  a 
bill  to  suppress  the  custom,  and  it  became  a law.  He  was  in  the 
Senate  of  New  Hampshire  from  1816  to  1821.  He  introduced  a bill 
in  the  Senate  to  forbid  the  levying  of  taxes  for  the  support  of  the 
State  Church.  At  the  first  session  it  failed  to  pass  and  received  but 


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two  votes,  one  besides  his  own.  He  introduced  it  four  times  before 
it  passed.  In  1820,  he  formed  a company  and  started  for  Ohio. 
He  was  a member,  of  the  New  Hampshire  Senate  and  resigned.  His 
company  went  to  the  Alleghany  River  in  wagons,  thence  down  the 
river  in  flat  boats  from  Orlean,  New  York.  They  landed  at  Hayport 
and  located  at  what  is  now  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  Dan  Young  call- 
ed it  Concord,  for  the  capital  of  his  native  State.  He  built  a cotton 
factory  there  and  sent  his  brother  South  to  buy  cotton  to  manufacture. 
October  29th,  1824,  he  preached  the  funeral  of  Daniel  Corwine,  at 
the  Presbyterian  Meeting  House  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In  March, 
1825,  Dan  and  James  Young  were  engaged  in  wool  carding  at  Wheel- 
ersburg, Ohio.  Soon  after  Dan  Young  located  at  Concord,  he  learned 
there  was  iron  in  the  hills  northeast  of  there,  and  he  determined  to 
utilize  it.  He  organized  the  Ohio  Iron  Company.  It  was  incorpor- 
ated by  special  act  of  the  Legislature,  passed  February  18th,  1830, 
Vol.  28,  O.  L.,  p.  106.  Fie  was  President  of  the  Company.  The 
capital  stock  was  $100,000  and  shares  were  $500  each.  He  built 
Franklin  Furnace  in  1827.  He,  John  Young,  Jesse  Y.  Whitcomb, 
Josiah  Merrill,  John  Hurd,  Martin  Ruter,  all  from  New'  Hampshire, 
were  proprietors.  It  was  the  first  blast  furnace  in  Scioto  County.  It 
ceased  operation  in  i860.  Dan  Young  went  to  Franklin  to  reside. 
He  and  his  Company  built  Junior  Furnace  also.  In  1828,  he  was  Sec- 
retary of  the  Sunday  School  Union  of  the  County.  In  1832,  he  was 
a candidate  for  State  Senator.  That  year  Franklin  and  Junior  Fur- 
naces made  $300  worth  of  iron  per  day.  Franklin  Furnace  burned 
in  1836,  and  the  stack  at  Junior  gave  away.  These  two  furnaces 
made  from  10  to  20  tons  of  iron  per  day;  but  one  would  out  sell 
the  other  and  the  Company  broke  up.  In  1840,  and  1841,  he  repre- 
sented the  Counties  of  Gallia,  Lawrence  and  Scioto  in  the  Ohio  House 
of  Representatives.  In  1809,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Clough  of 
Northfield,  New  Hampshire.  The  children  of  this  marriage  were: 
Maria,  wife  of  Doctor  George  B.  Crane;  Flora,  Jesse  and  Charles 
G.,  who  became  distinguished  as  a Railroad  President  in  Texas,  and 
was  killed  in  a railroad  accident,  leaving  a large  family;  Electa,  the  wife 
of  Doctor  Pryor  of  Missouri ; Dan ; Martin  became  a lawyer  and  died 
in  Shreveport,  Louisiana;  John;  Eliza,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Glidden; 
Augustus,  died  young  of  consumption ; and  Catharine  married  her 
cousin,  Jefferson  W.  Glidden.  In  1832,  Dan  Young  went  back  to 
New  Hampshire  and  married  his  second  wdfe,  a Miss  Clough,  a sister 
of  his  first  wife.  His  daughter  Flora,  the  widow  of  a Mr.  Clough 
returned  with  him.  She  had  two  sons,  nearly  grown,  and  three  daugh- 
ters, two  of  whom  were  young  women.  The  canal  at  that  time  was 
only  finished  to  Chillicothe;  and  Mr.  Young  hired  carriages  there  and 
took  his  party  home  with  him.  At  Chillicothe  on  this  occasion,  he 
met  Doctor  George  B.  Crane,  who  afterwards  married  one  of  his 
daughters.  He  married  a third  wife  and  raised  a half  dozen  more 


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children.  Mrs.  Clough  had  two  sons  and  four  daughters  when  she 
married  Dan  Young.  Jesse  Young  married  one  of  them,  Mary 
Clough.  Dan  Young  died  March  30th,  1867. 

In  his  pilgrimage  to  Ohio,  he  came  from  Lisbon,  New  Hamp- 
shire in  wagons.  With  the  party  were  Sophia  Ely,  Rub}'  Whitcomb 
and  Narcissa  Whitcomb.  The  three  girls  rode  horseback  from  Wheel- 
ing to  Wheelersburg  landing.  It  took  a week.  In  the  party  were 
Dan  Young-,  his  brother  John  Young,  Josiah  Merrill,  the  widow 
Preston  with  her  two  sons,  Nathaniel  and  Ira,  Nathaniel  Whitcomb 
and  Mrs.  Sarah  Smith,  a widow. 

Colonel  'William  Oldfield. 

Right  at  the  outset  we  are  called  upon  to  determine  which  is  the 
highest  title  Colonel  of  the  Militia,  or  Associate  Judge.  As  the 
editor  of  this  work  is  the  Tribunal,  he  unhesitatingly  gives  the  pre- 
ference to  Colonel  over  Judge.  Our  subject  was  both  a Militia  Col- 
onel and  an  Associate  Judge,  and  was  entitled  to  either  title.  He  was 
born  December  30th,  1790,  in  the  State  of  New  York.  He  came  to 
Portsmouth,  in  1814.  The  first  we  have  on  record  of  him  in  Ports- 
mouth was  in  1816,  when  he  was  married  to  Maria  Hempstead,  No- 
vember 1 6th,  1816. 

In  1820,  he  was  a candidate  for  Sheriff.  It  was  before  the  day 
of  conventions  and  the  race  was  free  for  all.  The  vote  stood  John 
Noel,  229;  Elizah  Mclnteer,  170;  Marcus  Bosworth,  128;  Elijah 
Glover,  100;  William  Oldfield,  96;  Joseph  Bonser,  9. 

In  1823,  he  was  a Trustee  of  Wayne  Township  and  the  same  year 
on  July  4th,  was  elected  to  the  Town  Council  to  fill  a vacancy.  On 
the  23rd  of  October,  1823,  he  was  one  of  the  committee  appointed  by 
the  Council  to  go  to  law  about  the  front  of  the  Town.  In  1824,  he 
was  one  of  the  committee  to  print  twenty-five  copies  of  the  ordinances 
of  the  Town.  In  the  same  year  on  August  7th,  he  was  elected  a Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  of  Wayne  Township,  but  resigned  October  12th, 
1826. 

In  1826,  he  was  appointed  Associate  Judge  to  fill  a vacancy. 
He  was  elected  by  the  Legislature  on  January  22nd,  1827,  for  seven 
years.  He  succeeded  David  Mitchell,  who  resigned  and  was  succeed- 
ed by  Joseph  Moore. 

In  1829,  on  February  6th,  he  was  appointed  with  Kennedy 
Lodwick  as  a committee  to ' select  a new  Cemetery.  It  was  pur- 
chased May  6th,  following.  On  July  4th,  1831,  he  presided  at  one 
of  the  greatest  celebrations  ever  held  in  the  county.  October  13th. 
1832,  he  was  Marshal  on  the  occasion  of  the  opening  of  the  canal. 

In  1839,  he  was  Colonel  of  the  Militia.  In  1844,  and  1845,  he 
represented  Scioto  and  Lawrence  Counties  in  the  Legislature.  During 
the  one  session  he  served,  the  State  Bank  of  Ohio  was  incorporated 
and  Thomas  Corwin  was  elected  U.  S.  Senator.  In  1851,  he  was  a 


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candidate  for  Mayor,  when  Benjamin  Ramsey  was  elected.  He  and 
Cornelius  McCoy  were  candidates.  The  vote  stood  Oldfield,  387; 
McCoy,  203.  In  1857,  he  was  appointed  Infirmary  Director  and 
served  a few  months. 

He  at  one  time  owned  three  acres  of  land  on  the  south-west 
corner  of  Sixth  and  Chillicothe  streets,  and  had  a distillery  there. 
He  then  put  up  a mill  near  the  Salladav  place  on  the  Chillicothe 
road  and  operated  it  a long-  time.  Then  he  built  the  residence  on 
Sixth  street  now  owned  by  Robert  Richardson,  and  occupied  by  John 
T.  Breece.  He  resided  there  until  his  death,  September  30th,  1861. 

He  was  a communicant  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and  in  politics 
was  always  a Whig. 

Colonel  John  A.  Turley 

was  born  June  1st,  1816,  at  Moorefield,  Hardy  County,  Virginia. 
His  father  was  Doctor  Charles  A.  Turley,  and  his  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Fannie  Harness.  For  twelve  years  he  attended  school  and 
studied  Latin  under  Professor  Alexander  Wallace.  His  father  was  a 
graduate  of  William  and  Mary  College.  Our  subject  inherited  the 
Davis  farm  in  Valley  Township.  He  came  to  Ohio,  in  1836,  and  lo- 
cated near  Chillicothe.  In  1838,  he  came  to  Scioto  County  and  lo- 
cated in  Clay  Township.  From  1840  to  1843,  was  a Justice  of  the 
Peace  in  that  Township.  From  December  2nd,  1846  to  February 
8th,  1847,  lie  represented  Scioto  and  Lawrence  Counties  in  the  House, 
being  elected  as  a Whig  over  Judge  Batterson.  He  remained  on  his 
farm  until  1856.  He  was  appointed  Assessor  of  the  United  States 
Internal  Revenue  by  President  Johnson,  but  the  appointment  was  not 
confirmed.  He  organized  the  first  School  Board  in  Clay  Township 
in  1851.  On  April  27th,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  G.,  22nd  O. 
V.  I.,  for  three  months  service,  and  was  made  Captain  of  the  Com- 
pany, at  the  age  of  forty-five.  May  8th,  1861,  he  had  a third  Com- 
pany ready  for  the  war.  He  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant  Colonel 
May  23rd,  1861,  and  mustered  out  with  the  regiment  August  19th, 

1861.  Lie  was  appointed  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  81st  O.  V.  1 
August  19th,  1861  ; and  resigned  December  9th,  1861.  August  22nd, 

1862,  he  was  appointed  Colonel  of  the  91st  O.  V.  I.,  and  was  dis- 

charged November  4th,  1864,  for  wounds  received  June  17th,  1864, 
in  the  battle  of  Lynchburg,  Virginia.  He  was  breveted  Brigadier 
General  March  13th,  1865,  for  gallant  conduct  in  battle.  He 

has  been  a member  of  the  School  Board  in  Portsmouth,  a member 
of  the  City  Council,  Assessor  of  the  United  States  Internal  Revenue 
for  seven  months.  In  j868,  he  ran  as  a candidate  for  Assessor  in 
the  Third  Ward  on  the  Democratic  ticket  and  was  defeated.  In  1872, 
he  was  a candidate  for  Sheriff  on  the  Republican  ticket,  and  was  de- 
feated by  John  W.  Lewis,  by  207  votes,  he  being  the  only  Republican 
defeated.  From  1871  to  1873,  and  from  1887  to  1889,  he  was  May- 


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or  of  the  City  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  married  to  Charlotte  E.  Rob- 
inson January  2nd,  1843,  by  Rev-  C.  Brooks.  He  died  March  19th, 
1900. 

His  sons  were  Augustus  R.  Turley,  Hon.  Henry  Clay  Turley 
and  Leslie  C.  Turley.  The  two  latter  have  sketches  herein.  His  onlv 
daughter,  Charlotte,  married  Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson,  Judge  of  the 
United  States  District  Court  of  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio.  Colo- 
nel Turley  was  born  rich ; and  at  one  time  owned  one  of  the  finest 
farms  in  the  Scioto  Valley,  but  lost  all  before  his  death.  He  was  a 
good  friend,  but  sometimes  tried  his  friends  by  bis  ungovernable  tem- 
per. He  was  a Whig  while  that  party  lasted  and  after  that  was  a 
Republican.  He  was  a patriot  in  the  intensest  sense  of  the  term.  He 
loved  his  country  and  would  have  sacrificed  his  all  for  it.  He  was  a 
brave  man  and  never  knew  what  fear  was.  His  temperament  made 
him  an  ideal  soldier ; but  his  age  was  against  him ; and  his  wound 
disqualified  him  for  further  service.  He  was  a great  sportsman,  and 
dearly  loved  hunting  and  fishing.  In  the  last  fifteen  years  of  his  life, 
he  had  retired  from  all  business  or  employments  and  tooT  life  easy. 
His  wife  survives  him,  the  last  survivor  of  the  children  of  Joshua  V. 
Robinson. 

Colonel  Elias  Nigh 

was  born  in  Lancaster,  Ohio,  in  1815,  and  grew  up  there.  Llis  par- 
ents were  of  German  ancestry.  His  grandfather  was  one  of  the  ear- 
ly settlers  of  Connecticut.  His  father  was  Samuel  Nigh.  He  was 
raised  as  a boy  with  William  Tecumseh  and  John  Sherman,  and  was 
always  on  the  most  intimate  terms  with  them.  He  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools  at  Lancaster  and  studied  law  with  the  Hon 
Thomas  Ewing.  He  located  in  Lawrence  County  in  1845,  M Bur- 
lington, Ohio,  to  practice  law,  and  there  he  married  Miss  Alice  Hen- 
shaw.  He  was  a Whig  as  long  as  that  party  was  in  existence  and  then 
became  a Republican.  In  October,  1847,  be  was  elected  a member 
of  the  46th  General  Assembly  to  represent  the  Counties  of  Scioto 
and  Lawrence,  and  attended  the  Legislature  from  December  6th,  1847, 
to  February  25th,  1848.  In  the  fall  of  1859,  he  was  elected  a mem- 
ber of  the  54th  General  Assembly  as  representative  from  Lawrence 
County,  and  served  from  January  2nd,  i860,  until  May  3rd,  1861. 
In  the  fall  of  1875,  he  was  elected  a member  of  the  62nd  General  As- 
sembly to  represent  Lawrence  County  and  served  from  January  3rd, 
1876,  until  May  7th,  1877.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war,  he  was 
appointed  Captain  and  Acting  Quartermaster.  United  States  Vol- 
unteers, August  5th,  1861,  and  was  assigned  to  the  Department  of 
Ohio,  Louisville,  Kentucky.  He  was  appointed  Chief  Quartermas- 
ter by  General  Buell,  and  was  afterwards  appointed  Inspector  Gener- 
al, Department  of  the  Army  of  the  Ohio,  General  Wright  Command- 
ing. January  1st,  1863,  he  was  assigned  Chief  Quartermaster  of  the 
1 6th  Army  Corps,  with  the  rank  of  Lieutenant  Colonel.  ' On  March 


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i /th,  1S64,  he  was  commissioned  Captain  and  Assistant  Quarter- 
master in  the  regular  army.  He  resigned  both  commissions  June  28th 
1864.  He  supplied  General  Thomas’  expedition  to  Mill  Springs  by 
wagons,  from  Lebanon,  Kentucky.  He  was  with  Buell  in  the  march 
to  Pittsburg  Landing;  and  had  charge  of  the  transportation  of  his 
troops  from  Savannah  to  Pittsburg  Landing.  When  Buell’s  army 
retreated  to  Louisville,  he  was  in  charge  of  the  Quartermaster’s  De- 
partment. He  built  bridges  and  removed  stores  across  the  Ohio  river. 
After  Rosecrans  succeeded  General  Buell,  he  served  as  Inspector  Gen- 
eral of  the  Army  of  the  Ohio,  until  January  1st,  1863,  when  he  was 
promoted  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  and  was  assigned  Chief  Quarter- 
master of  the  1 6th  Army  Corps.  During  the  time  of  his  last  serving 
in  the  Legislature,  he  was  greatly  interested  in  the  Ohio  State  Uni- 
versity and  had  a bill  introduced  and  made  law  to  teach  civil  engineer- 
ing in  that  institution.  He  was  always  prominent  in  the  General  As- 
sembly. He  removed  to  Ironton  from  Burlington  in  1851.  After 
the  war,  he  began,  in  connection  with  Colonel  Kingsbury,  the  Sheri- 
dan Coal  Works  in  Lawrence  County,  Ohio.  From  March  20th,  1867, 
to  May  20th,  1873,  he  was  Assessor  of  Internal  Revenue  for  the  nth 
District  of  Ohio.  In  all  his  views  and  conduct,  Colonel  Nigh  was 
conservative.  He  considered  every  subject  carefully  and  acted  only 
after  the  gravest  consideration.  Jle  was  a great  friend  of  the  col- 
ored race  and  did  much  for  its  advancement.  After  the  war,  he 
brought  many  of  the  colored  families  to  the  North  and  found  them 
homes  and  employment.  Fie  had  seven  children:  Reese,  Samuel  H., 
Julia,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Alice  and  William.  Lie  died  in  Ironton,  Ohio, 
February  3rd,  1899,  and  is  buried  in  Woodland  Cemetery,  near  that 
city. 

Captain  Samuel  Huston 


was  born  at  Winchester,  Va.,  on  September  2nd,  1801.  His  father. 
William  Huston,  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Portsmouth  and  mov- 
ed into  Wayne  Township  in  1802.  William  Huston  built  the  fourth 
cabin  in  Portsmouth.  When  that  Township  was  organized  in  1809, 
he  was  one  of  the  Trustees-  In  t8it,  our  subject  saw  the  first  steam- 
boat pass  down  the  Ohio  river;  and  he  saw  the  Aaron  Burr  expedition 
go  down  on  bateaux.  He  also  saw  the  Lewis  and  Clark  expeditions 
go  down  in  boats.  In  1823,  he  married  Elizabeth  Leonard,  daughter 
of  Adam  Leonard. 

In  1824,  he  voted  for  General  Jackson  and  was  always  a Demo- 
crat. As  a youth,  he  learned  the  trade  of  making  spinning  wheels  and 
worked  at  it  several  years. 

T11  1831,  he  kept  a coffee  house  and  grocery  in  Portsmouth.  In 
1832,  he  began  building  steamboats  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  contin- 
ued the  business  till  1848.  He  built  the  following  steamboats,  “Trans- 
it,” “Sylph,”  “Eighth  of  January,”  “Belvidere,”  “Drana,”  “Irene.” 
“Eureka”  and  “Home.”  Some  he  built  and  sold;  and  some  he  built 


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for  Dowell  and  Davis.  He  also  ran  a number  of  years,  as  Master, 
on  steamboats  on  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers  in  the  “Golden 
Days"  of  steamboating.  He  made  a great  deal  of  money  in  steam- 
boating and  kept  it.  He  built  the  fine  home,  which  stood  on  the 
southwest  corner  of  Second  and  Court  streets ; and  maintained  a gen- 
erous hospitality  there  for  years.  The  leaders  of  his  party  were  en- 
tertained there,  whenever  they  came  to  Portsmouth. 

111,1833,  he  was  supervisor  of  the  East  ward  in  Portsmouth.  In 
1838,  he  was  a town  Councilman,  and  in  1841,  was  elected  as  Council- 
man from  the  Third  ward.  In  1847,  be  built  and  ran  a saw  mill  for 
some  time. 

In  1852  to  1854,  he  was  wharfmaster  of  Portsmouth,  and  in  1854 
to  1856,  he  represented  Scioto  County  in  the  State  Legislature.  In 
1856  to  1857,  he  was  City  Treasurer  of  Portsmouth. 

In  1840,  he  was  Captain  of  the  crack  militia  company  of  Ports- 
mouth. He  had  it  out  on  the  Fourth  of  July  and  was  Marshal  of 
the  procession. 

In  i860,  he  took  part  in  the  Union  Meeting,  and  was  strong  for 
the  war.  His  wife  reared  James  M.  Ashley  and  was  the  founder  of 
his  fortunes.  He  was  the  father  of  fourteen  children.  Plis  son,  James 
was  a naval  cadet,  and  died  in  1864.  His  son,  William  S.  attain- 
ed prominence  as  a lawyer,  and  at  the  bar,  and  died  comparatively 
young. 

His  daughter,  Maria,  married  Col.  S.  E.  Varner.  Mr.  Huston 
was  a good  citizen,  public  spirited,  upright  and  the  soul  of  honor. 

His  daughter.  Miss  Irene,  who  cared  for  him  and  made  his  last 
years  comfortable  and  happy,  still  resides  at  the  old  homestead  on 
the  Chillicothe  Pike,  endeared  to  all  her  friends  by  her  most  generous 
hospitality.  His  wife  died  January  14th,  1873  and  he  survived  until 
February  27th,  1893.  In  his  years  of  activity,  he  was  one  of  the 
most  active  men  of  Portsmouth.  He  never  feared  to  make  a busi- 
ness venture  and  his  business  career  was  crowned  with  success.  Dur- 
ing the  war  he  retired  from  all  business  and  lived  in  dignified,  honor- 
able retirement  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Daniel  McFarland 

was  born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  September  3rd,  1825.  His  father 
was  Daniel  McFarland  and  his  mother  Rachel  Owen.  They  emi- 
grated to  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  1832,  where  our  subject  was  raised.  The 
father  was  a shoemaker.  Our  subject  had  a brother,  Albert, 
and  a sister,  Mary,  who  married  Jonathan  Siler.  Albert  learn- 
ed the  trade  of  a printer,  and  went  to  Circleville  and  ran  a newspaper 
there.  Daniel  served  three  years  in  Columbus  learning  the  carpen- 
ter’s trade,  and  worked  for  his  board  and  clothes.  A.  C.  Tyler  was 
his  employer.  September  9th,  1853,  John  Hanna  sold  the  Tribune  to 
A.  McFarland  who  continued  to  publish  it  up  to  April  1st,  1854, 


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when  lie  associated  with  him  in  business  his  brother,  Daniel  McFar- 
land. The  Tribune  was  a Whig  paper,  and  was  issued  over  L.  D. 
Bishop’s  store  on  Front  street.  He  represented  Scioto  County  in 
the  Legislature  from  January  2nd,  1856,  to  April  17th,  1857.  He 
was  elected  as  a Know  Nothing  and  the  paper  was  a Know  Nothing 
while  that  party  lasted.  In  1857,  Dan  McFarland  went  to  Brown 
County,  Kansas,  then  a territory,  and  was  there  until  1859.  He  pre- 
empted lands  and  built  a Court  House  on  a town  site.  He  lost  his 
time  and  money  in  trying  to  secure  a county  seat  at  Parsons.  Hiawatha 
finally  secured  it.  He  was  broken  down  by  sickness  and  misfortune, 
and  then  returned  to  Ohio.  When  he  came  back  he  went  to  work  for 
his  brother  as  a printer.  Just  before  the  war  broke  out,  Albert,  his 
brother,  secured  an  appointment  to  Washington  as  Secretary  to  Sher- 
man. In  1861,  Daniel  McFarland  bought  the  entire  paper  from  his 
brother,  who,  since  the  dissolution  in  1857,  had  been  sole  editor  and 
proprietor  of  the  daily  and  weekly  Tribune.  At  this  time  the  daily 
was  discontinued.  In  June,  1867,  the  office  was  sold  to  H.  R.  W. 
Smith  and  David  Elick.  Our  subject  was  appointed  Assessor  of  In- 
ternal Revenue  and  served  all  of  President  Lincoln’s  term  for  the  nth 
Congressional  District.  It  was  worth  $2,000  per  year  and  McFar- 
land had  it  for  four  years.  After  the  death  of  President  Lincoln  Mr. 
McFarland  refused  to  Johnsonize  and  was  succeeded  by  a man  who 
had  no  such  scruples.  November  20th,  1868,  W.  A.  Hutchins,  Thom- 
as Dugan  and  Dan  McFarland  were  appointed  a Committee  to  go  to 
Columbus  and  lobby  for  a new  penitentiary. 

On  July  10th,  1872,  Dan  McFarland  was  serenaded  at  his  home 
on  East  Second  street,  and  declared  for  Greeley  and  Gratz  Brown.  He 
told  the  crowd  they  had  not  mistaken  the  place;  that  he  would  vote 
for  Greeley  if  they  would  vote  for  the  Railroad  question  under  the 
Boesel  law.  He  was  agent  for  the  Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  Company 
for  twenty  years.  He  had  500  acres  of  land  in  his  charge  to  at- 
tend to  and  cultivate  for  twenty  years.  There  was  enough  sold  to 
satisfy  the  mortgage  by  the  company;  and  ido  acres  were  left  after 
closing  the  mortgage.  Captain  Riley  was  President'  of  the  Company 
and  John  O’Brien  was  secretary.  Mr.  McFarland  took  charge  of  the 
land  in  1861.  He  was  Canal  Collector  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  for 
twenty-one  years,  commencing  in  1861.  He  again  represented  Scio- 
to County  in  the  Legislature  from  January  2nd,  1882,  until  April 
19th,  1883.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  the  Board  of 
Public  Works  and  did  much  to  prevent  the  canals  from  being  appro- 
priated by  private  corporations.  He  was  married  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 
in  1849,  1°  Lydia  McCulloch.  He  died  June  1st,  1900.  He  has  one 
son  Charles,  a prominent  attorney  at  Los  Angeles,  California.  Mr. 
McFarland  was  a philosopher.  After  he  returned  from  the  Legisla- 
ture in  1883,  he  lived  a life  of  retirement.  He  was  very  fond  of  fish- 
ing, and  would  spend  many  days  successively  in  fishing  camps.  No 


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one  ever  enjoyed  the  ease  and  retirement  of  old  age  more  than  Mr. 
McFarland.  He  took  all  things  easy  and  never  permitted  anything 
to  worry  him.  He  was  just  and  punctual  in  all  his  dealings.  As  a 
citizen,  lie  was  always  in  favor  of  public  improvements.  He  did  more 
to  secure  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  than  any  citizen  of  Portsmouth. 
Pie  was  active  in  securing  the  car  shops  of  that  railroad  at  Ports- 
mouth. He  gave  a large  and  liberal  subscription  to  the  Portsmouth 
Hotel  Company  which  built  the  Washington  Hotel  and  directed  its 
payment  in'  his  last  illness,  when  he  knew  it  would  never  do  him  any 
good,  and  he  would  not  live  to  see  its  completion.  Pie  was  as  public 
spirited  and  liberal  a citizen  as  ever  lived  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth. 
He  was  a good  public  speaker  and  in  a political  campaign  could  not 
be  excelled.  While  he  was  in  politics,  he  seemed  to  enjoy  its  ex- 
citement, turmoil  and  clash.  While  engaged  in  the  political  field, 
among  the  people,  he  was  known  as  “Black  Dan,”  on  account  of  his 
very  dark  complexion.  The  name  was  given  to  him  by  one  in  one 
of  his  audiences  at  Scioto  Furnace,  in  an  exciting  political  campaign. 
The  name  stuck  to  him  and  was  adopted  generally.  As  a promoter 
of  public  enterprises  or  a politician,  he  could  always  reach  the  hearts 
of  the  people  and  without  any  apparent  effort. 

Mr.  McFarland  suffered  much  in  his  last  illness  but  as  he  had 
always  done  his  best,  he  met  the  last  enemy  without  any  regrets  or 
repinings.  He  knew  his  time  had  come  and  submitted  to  the  inevi- 
table like  the  philosopher  he  was. 

James  Boone  May,  Sr.,  M.  E>., 

was  born  June  12th,  1815,  in  Washington  County,  Pennsylvania.  His 
father  was  James  Ray  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Phebe 
Johnson.  They  were  both  born  in  Washington  County,  Pennsylva- 
nia. His  father,  James  Ray,  was  a miller  and  distiller.  Our  subject 
had  two  brothers  and  seven  sisters.  Idis  middle  name,  Boone  is 
for  the  redoubtable  Daniel.  When  he  was  seven  years  of  age,  his  par- 
ents came  to  Ohio  and  located  near  Salem,  in  Jefferson  County.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  there  and  then  follow- 
ed the  occupation  of  a country  school  teacher.  He  began  the  study 
of  medicine  in  that  county  under  Doctor  Matthew  Crawford.  He 
came  first  to  Jackson,  but  remained  there  but  two  weeks.  He  visitej 
Portsmouth  in  1843,  and  stopped  at  the  McCoy  tavern.  He  met  Doc- 
tor Vogelsong  and  declined  a partnership.  In  1844,  he  located  at 
Harrisonville  and  that  winter  attended  lectures  at  Starling  Medical 
College,  in  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  practised  medicine  in  Harrisonville 
for  a few  years  and  then  retired.  He  represented  Scioto  County  in  the 
Legislature  from  January  4th,  1858,  to  April  6th,  1859.  April  30th, 
1844,  he  was  married  to  Hannah  Dunlavy,  daughter  of  Andrew  Dun- 
lavy  in  Steubenville,  Ohio.  They  had  six  children.  Doctor  James 
B.  Ray,  jr.,  at  Harrisonville  was  the  eldest.  They  lost  three  in  child- 
hood. Their  son  William,  lived  to  be  a young  man  and  died  while  a 


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law  student  in  Cncinnati,  Ohio.  Their  youngest  daughter,  Jennie  is 
the  wife  of  J.  H.  Wyatt  of  Bell  Center,  Logan  County,  Ohio.  Doc- 
tor Ray  is  a believer  in  the  Christian  religion,  but  is  not  a member  of 
any  church.  He  is  a Democrat  and  always  has  been.  He  cast  his 
first  vote  for  Martin  Van  Buren,  in  1836,  and  from  that  time  to  the 
present,  has  voted  for  every  Democratic  candidate  for  President.  He 
died  May  26th,  1901. 

John  Wesley  Collings. 

His  father,  Elijah  Collings,  was  born  March  5th,  1786,  in  Mary- 
land. His  father,  James  Collings  came  from  Maryland  in  1794  and 
located  in  Adams  County,  first  in  the  stockade  in  Manchester,  and  in 
about  1796,  on  a tract  of  400  acres  of  land  just  south  of  West  Un- 
ion, where  he  died  in  1802,  at  the  age  of  48  years.  He  served  three 
years  in  the  Revolutionary  War  from  1777  to  1780.  Elijah  Collings, 
his  father,  died  March  16th,  1865.  Our  subject  was  born  in  Monroe 
Township  in  Adams  County,  April  6th,  1824.  He  was  reared  on  his 
father's  farm  and  knew  all  about  poverty  and  hard  work.  He  was 
at  one  time,  in  his  youth,  a cledk  hand,  on  steamboats ; and  he  never 
got  entirely  away  from  the  profanity  and  uncouth  manners  he  learn- 
ed in  that  occupation.  He  had  only  a common  school  education  and 
his  want  of  a better  one  was  a draw  back  to  him  all  his  life.  He 
studied  law  in  Adams  County,  Ohio,  under  the  late  Edward  P.  Evans, 
from  1851  to  1853,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  came  to 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  to  practice. 

He  was  reared  a Democrat  and  that  was  the  political  faith  he 
fell  back  on,  when  he  grew  tired  of  others.  He  was  a Democrat,  a 
Whig,  a Know  Nothing,  a Republican,  and  at  last  a Democrat.  In 
1857,  he  was  the  candidate  for  Probate  Judge  as  an  American,  though 
the  Republicans  and  Americans  ran  a fusion  ticket. 

In  1859,  he  was  elected  Representative  from  Scioto  County,  as 
the  Republican  candidate.  He  had  1,858  votes  to  1,349  for  Stephen 
Smith.  He  went  over  to  Bell  and  Everett  in  i860.  While  in  the 
Legislature,  Governor  Chase  was  elected  to  the  United  States  Sen- 
ate; and  his  constituents  expected  Collings  to  vote  for  him:  but  he 
voted  for  Thomas  Corwin,  as  did  Col.  Moore,  who  was  then  in  the 
Senate  from  Scioto  County.  This  was  the  mistake  of  his  life.  In 
1862,  he  appeared  in  the  celebrated  Cat  Case,  an  account  of  which  is 
herein  given  elsewhere.  In  1863,  in  April,  he  was  elected  City  So- 
licitor as  a Democrat,  defeating  Henry  A.  Towne,  who  ran  as  the 
Union  and  Republican  candidate.  The  vote  stood  Collings  583. 
Towne  433.  The  salary  during  his  one  term  was  $50.00  per  year. 
In  the  fall  of  that  year,  he  supported  Vallandigham  for  Governor  and 
made  speeches  for  him,  though  in  1859,  he  had  addressed  Republi- 
can meetings  throughout  the  County  and  declared  his  undying  hostil- 
ity to  the  Democracy.  He  had  an  iron  constitution  and  was  a man 


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of  fine  presence.  He  always  wore  a black  suit,  with  a dress  coat 
and  a silk  hat ; and  presented  a fine  appearance  in  public.  He  was 
much  given  to  the  use  of  expletives,  and  was  often  abrupt  and  un- 
couth in  his  manners.  He  was  not  a brilliant  lawyer.  Judge  Mar- 
tin Crain  was  fond  of  telling  anecdotes  illustrative  of  his  peculiarities 
of  speech.  No  doubt  Crain  invented  many  details  of  the  anecdotes, 
but  they  fitted  Codings,  and  were  just  what  Codings  would  likely 
have  said.  Crain  was  the  wit  and  humorist  of  the  bar.  He  exercised 
his  humor  on  ad  the  members  of  the  bar,  but  Codings  was  his  best 
subject.  The  following  is  told  by  Crain  when  Codings  was  on  the 
Probate  Court  bench  and  had  jurisdiction  of  minor  criminal  offenses. 
A party  named  Currie  was  tried  for  stealing  chickens  and  was  found 
guilty  by  the  Jury.  The  moment  the  verdict  was  announced.  Codings 
said,  “Stand  up,  chicken  thief,  and  receive  your  sentence.  You  have 
been  charged  with  the  meanest  offense  known  to  the  law,  that  of 
stealing  your  neighbor’s  chickens,  when  he  was  asleep  in  the.  peace  of 
God,  and  entitled  to  the  full  protection  of  the  law,  in  his  innocent 
slumbers ; yet  you  violated  the  sanctity  of  his  chicken  coop,  and  ap- 
propriated his  feathered  chattels  to  your  own  use.  This  deserves  the 
severest  condemnation.  You  have  been  tried  by  a jury  of  your  peers 
and  found  guilty.  On  inquiry  by  the  Court,  you  have  offered  noth- 
ing in  palliation.  It  is  the  sentence  of  this  Court  that  you  be  taken 
hence  to  the  County  Jail,  and  there  be  confined  for  a period  of  thirty 
days,  ten  of  which  shad  be  in  the  dungeon.  While  in  the  dungeon, 
you  shad  be  fed  on  bread  and  water.  You  shad  pay  a fine  of  $5.00 
and  costs;  and  may  God  have  mercy  on  your  soul,  this  Court  won’t. 
If  you  are  ever  brought  before  this  Court  again  and  found  guilty  of 
the  same  offense,  it  will  hang  you,  G — d d — m you.”  Here  is  an- 
other. A party  had  been  charged  with  an  assault  on  Blash  Lodwick. 
The  assault  consisted  in  trying  to  cut  him  with  a knife,  in  the  abdo- 
men. Codings  was  assisting  to  prosecute  and  in  arguing  to  the  jury, 
said,  ^ “The  defendant's  conduct  has  been  most  reprehensible 
He  was  trying  to  carve  Blash  Lodwick’s  belly,  and  only  failed  because 
he  was  prevented ; but  the  evidence  shows  he  intended  to  do  it.  Such 
an  offense  deserves  the  highest  sentence  of  the  law,  and  ought  to  re- 
ceive it.  If  his  conduct  receives  the  slightest  approval,  this  town  will 
be  full  of  guts  from  end  to  end ; and  the  Court  should  express  its 
disapproval  in  the  strongest  terms  the  law  will  permit.” 

Judge  Codings  was  never  married.  He  said  he  knew  that  each 
lawyer  had  the  right  to  starve  one  woman  to  death,  but  he  did  not  pro- 
pose to  exercise  his  privilege. 

About  four  years  prior  to  his  death,  he  was  in  the  habit  of  sleep- 
ing in  his  office  in  the  Massie  Block.  The  windows  reached  to  the 
floor  from  the  ceiling  and  he  had  them  open.  He  was  a sleep  walker 
and  one  summer  night,  in  his  sleep,  he  walked  out  of  a window  and 
fed  to  the  pavement,  sixteen  feet  below.  His  jaw,  his  hip  and  legs 


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were  fractured  and  he  was  otherwise  fearfully  injured.  Owing  to  his 
wonderful  constitution,  he  recovered.  But  the  after  result  was  con- 
sumption, of  which  he  died.  When  he  saw  death  inevitable,  he  retired 
to  Adams  County,  and  there  died  July  16th,  1872,  at  the  age  of  48. 
Had  he  properly  taken  care  of  himself,  he  would  have  lived  to  be  90 
years  old  and  upwards.  He  was  interred  in  the  Fenton  Cemetery  in 
Monroe  Township,  among  his  own  people.  In  his  will  of  record 
in  Scioto  County,  he  made  a bequest  to  a sister  and  it  reads  about 

like  this,  “To  my  sister, , married  to  an  infernal 

scoundrel  by  the  name  of , I give  and  bequeath, 

etc.,’’  Codings  knew  well  enough  that  this  record  would  be  perpetual, 
but  he  was  willing  it  should  be  so.  One  day  when  visiting  another 
sister,  she  was  showing  him  her  baby  and  said,  “John  don’t  you  think 
this  is  the  finest  baby  you  ever  saw?”  Codings  replied,  “Oh  Chrissy, 
don’t  bother  me  about  babies,  they  ad  look  alike  to  me.” 

Codings  was  an  agnostic.  He  said  he  did  not  believe  a man  had 
any  more  of  a soul  than  a horse  or  cow ; and  that  when  he  died  that 
was  the  end  of  him,  and  he  died  so  professing.  He  disliked  an  elective 
judiciary;  and  condemned  it  in  the  most  severe  terms.  He  said  the 
elected  judges  were  ad  politicians  and  he  did  not  like  to  practise  before 
them.  Had  he  made  a suitable  marriage,  and  taken  due  care  of  his 
health,  he  might  have  lived  to  a great  age ; and  his  career  might  have 
been  more  successful.  In  politics  he  was  a failure  because  he  changed 
too  often.  To  make  a political  success  one  must  stick  to  one  party. 
His  father  was  a Democrat,  but  his  uncle,  the  Hon.  George  Codings, 
was  a Whig  and  Republican.  He  had  a great  admiration  for  his  un- 
cle George,  as  the  latter  wed  deserved.  Raised  a Democrat,  but  ad- 
miring and  believing  in  his  uncle,  he  might  wed  hesitate  in  opinion 
btween  the  two  leading  parties.  There  is  no  doubt  that  when  Judge 
Codings  identified  himself  with  the  Republicans,  had  he  remained 
there,  he  might  have  had  any  political  preferment  he  desired,  but  he 
was  raised  to  pro-slavery  views  and,  apparently,  could  not  get  away 
from  them.  Whatever  he  professed  he  was  candid  about,  some- 
times brutally  so.  He  died  in  poverty,  and,  after  his  injuries  from 
his  fad,  life  turned  to  bitterness  for  him. 

The  lesson  of  his  life  is : that  a man  had  better  marry  at  a suit- 
able age ; and  that  he  had  best  cast  his  fortunes  with  one  political  par- 
ty and  remain  with  it. 

Colonel  Martin  Crain. 

At  the  outset  we  are  called  on  again  to  determine  whether  the 
title  of  Colonel  or  Judge  is  the  highest.  It  is  our  rule  to  give  each 
subject  the  title  of  the  highest  office  he  attained,  and  as  in  the  case  of 
William  Oldfield,  we  gave  the  military  title  the  preference,  we  shad 
do  so  here.  Our  subject  was  born  Sept.  22nd,  1822,  in  Alexandria, 
of  an  old  family,  noted  for  their  integrity  and  steady  habits,  and  for 


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being  the  swarthiest  family  in  Scioto  County.  Martin  Crain  was  as 
dark  as  an  Indian,  with  deep  set  black  eyes,  and  very  dark  hair.  He 
was  a large  man,  broad  shouldered,  over  average  height,  and  with  con- 
siderable embonpoint.  As  a boy,  he  was  active  and  mischievous.  He 
had  only  such  education  as  the  common  schools  afforded ; but  became 
a teacher  of  common  schools  and  taught  several  years.  He  made  a 
number  of  trips  down  the  Mississippi  River.  In  1848,  he  entered 
public  life  as  a Constable  of  Wayne  Township.  One  year  of  that 
office  satisfied  him.  He  was  reared  as  a Whig,  and  as  such,  at 
thirty  years  of  age,  entered  the  office  of  Andrew  Crichton,  Recorder, 
as  a clerk.  He  remained  there  until  the  next  year,  when  he  was  a 
candidate  for  the  same  office  on  the  Whig  ticket.  His  opponent  on  the 
Democratic  ticket  was  B.  F.  Cunningham.  Crain  received  1,275, 
votes  to  1,169,  f°r  Cunningham. 

On  May  1st,  1854,  he  married  Ellen  Gibbs,  sister  of  Captain 
Frank  C.  Gibbs,  and  she  died  the  following  year.  On  January  8th. 
1857,  he  married  Miss  Maria  Hall,  daughter  of  Octavo  Hall,  and  by 
her  eight  children.  In  May,  1856,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and 
began  practicing  law  in  October,  following. 

In  1854,  the  Whig  party  dissolved,  and  Recorder  Crain  trimmed 
his  sails  for  a Democratic  breeze.  In  1857,  he  ran  on  the  Democratic 
ticket  for  Prosecuting  Attorney  and  was  elected.  ' As  the  election- 
returns  for  that  year  have  been  destroyed,  the  vote  cannot  be  given. 
In  1859,  he  was  a candidate  for  a second  term  and  was  elected.  The 
vote  stood  Henry  A.  Towne,  Republican,  1,423;  Crain,  1,61 1,  ma- 
jority, 188.  In  1861,  he  felt  the  need  of  a change  in  his  political  as- 
sociates and  went  into  the  Republican  camp.  The  Republicans  nomi- 
nated him  for  representative  and  he  was  elected.  The  vote  stood, 
Crain,  1,676,  Uri  Nurse,  Democrat,  1.359,  majority,  317.  In  1862, 
Colonel  Crain  received  the  title  of  Colonel  by  reason  of  being  made 
Commandant  at  Camp  Morrow.  He  was  a great  advocate  of  the 
war.  While  a member  of  the  Legislature,  he  spent  much  of  his  time 
writing  to  the  newspapers  for  the  instruction  and  amusement  of  his 
constituents.  In  1863,  his  war  fever  had  abated,  and  he  was  back 
in  the  bosom  of  Democracy.  He  went  over  the  County  and  made 
speeches  for  the  Democracy.  In  a speech  made  at  Lucasville,  in 
1863,  he  said  he  had  been  deluded  into  joining  the  war  party.  But 
Colonel  Crain  made  the  great  mistake  of  decrying  a popular  war.  If 
a young  man  has  political  ambition,  he  must  always  join  the  war 
party.  In  1867,  the  Democrats  put  him  on  their  ticket  for  Common 
Pleas  Judge.  Hon.  W.  W.  Johnson  of  Ironton  had  resigned  because 
he  was  the  only  Judge  in  the  State  receiving  $1,500,  while  all  the 
others  were  receiving  $2,500.  He  was  a candidate  for  re-election  for 
the  fractional  term,  expected  to  be  elected  and  ordinarily  would  have 
been.  The  Democrats  put  Crain  on  their  ticket,  not  expecting  him, 
or  anyone  on  their  ticket  to  be  elected.  He  received  2,542  votes  in 


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the  County  and  Johnson,  2,312.  The  Negro  Amendment  to  the 
State  Constitution  defeated  the  Republicans  and  made  the  Democrats 
victorious.  In  December,  1870,  John  J.  Glidden  resigned  as  City 
Solicitor  and  a special  election  was  held.  There  was  no  other  candi- 
date but  Crain  and  he  was  elected.  He  held  the  office  until  the  April 
election  following.  He  was  a candidate  for  the  full  term,  but  was 
defeated  by  N.  W.  Evans.  The  vote  stood  Evans,  970,  Crain,  806. 
This  was  the  last  time  he  was  a candidate  for  a public  office.  Crain 
had  a great  penchant  for  partners  in  the  practice  of  law.  In  i860, 
he  was  a partner  of  John  J.  Glidden.  The  firm  was  Crain  and  Glidden. 

In  1866,  it  was  Crain  and  Thompson,  (Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson,  Fed- 
eral Judge.)  In  1870,  it  was  Crain  and  Pursell,  (F.  S.  Pursell  of 
Logan).  In  1874,  it  was  Crain  and  Fullerton,  (H.  H.  Fullerton). 

In  1879,  it  was  Crain  and  Huston,  (Samuel  J.  Huston).  In  1870, 
it  was  Crain  and  Haney. 

On  May  22nd,  1882,  he  fell  dead  of  apoplexy  at  his  own  door. 
He  was  a free  liver  and  died  poor.  He  was  a good  mixer,  and  could 
be  agreeable  with  the  hoi  polloi,  to  their  entire  satisfaction.  He  was 
a great  reader  of  standard  and  classic  romance,  and  remembered  all 
he  read.  He  was  the  'greatest  wit  and  humorist  ever  at  the  Ports- 
mouth bar.  He  could  tell  humorous  anecdotes  better  than  any  of 
his  cotemporaries.  If  it  lacked  detail's,  when  it  reached  him,  he  al- 
ways furnished  them.  He  had  fancy  names  for  all  the  members  of  the 
bar.  The  firm  of  Moore,  Johnson  and  Newman,  was  “Quirk,  Gam- 
mon and  Snap”.  Harper  and  Searl  were  “Dodson  and  Fogg.” 
Towne  and  Farnham,  were  “Sampson,  Brass  and  Sally.”  Searl,  was 
“Cockle  Burr.”  N.  W.  Evans,  was  “My  learned  friend”  and  the 
“Chancellor.”  Duncan  Livingstone,  was  “The  Scotch  Thistle,”  and 
the  “Duke  of  Argyle.”  William  LI.  Reed,  was  “Hiawatha”  and 
“Mudgekewis.” 

Once  he  had  a suit  before  Squire  Samuel  P.  Nicholls  and  N. 
W.  Evans,  was  on  the  other  side.  Mr.  Evans  quoted  some  Latin  in  his 
argument  to  the  Justice  and  Crain  complained  that  he  had  no  show, 
because  Evans  and  the  Squire  talked  Latin  to  each  other,  and  he  did 
not  understand  it.  Crain  was  a man  of  generous  impulse  and  was 
popular,  but  he  never  understood  what  the  term  of  political  consis- 
tency meant.  He  had  an  inexhaustible  fund  of  anecdotes,  and  never 
tired  of  telling  them.  He  could  always  entertain  and  amuse  a jury 
or  an  audience.  It  has  been  said  of  him ; that,  when  any  county  Dem- 
ocratic speaker  was  to  make  his  first  political  speech,  he  was  put  in 
charge  of  Crain,  and  sent  to  Brush  Creek  Township.  If  the  fledgling- 
orator  made  any  mistake,  it  would  not  lose  any  votes  in  that  Town-  , 
ship;  and,  if  he  failed,  Crain  always  made  the  closing  speech,  and 
when  he  was  through  the  audience  was  in  such  a laughing  mood,  that 
it  had  forgotten  the  blunders  of  the  fledgling.  If  any  acquaintance  of 
Crain  had  any  peculiarities  or  eccentricity,  Crain  could  illustrate  them 


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in  the  most  humorous  manner.  The  lawyers  all  liked  him,  and  he 
was  “good  friends”  with  them  all. 

Elijah  Barnes  Glover 

was  born  May  nth.  1 8 1 1 , in  Portsmouth,  the  son  of  Elijah  Glover 
and  Catharine  Jones,  his  wife.  He  had  only  such  education  as  the 
common  schools  afforded.  From  the  age  of  sixteen  he  was  a great 
reader.  At  twenty-one  he  began  life,  as  the  editor  of  the  Ports- 
mouth Courier,  an  organ  of  the  Whig  party.  He  conducted  that  jour- 
nal six  years.  For  a few  years  subsequent  he  conducted  the  book  bus- 
iness in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In  1839,  he  published  an  Elementary 
Spelling-book.  On  January  17th,  1833,  he  married  Sarah  J.  Offnere. 
daughter  of  George  Offnere,  and  that  was  the  best  thing  he  ever  did 
for  himself  in  all  his  life,  as  he  often  admitted  himself.  In  1840, 
he  was  elected  County  Auditor  on  the  Whig  ticket  and  was  re-elected 
twice  and  held  the  office  six  years.  During  this  time  he  read  law 
with  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  and  in  1847,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 
In  1849,  his  practice  was  assessed  at  $800.00,  in  1850  and  1851,  at 
$1,000.00.  In  1853,  he  was  defeated  for  State  Senator  by  Thomas 
McCauslen.  The  vote  in  the  County  stood,  McCauslen,  1,622,  Glover, 
708.  From  1864  to  1867,  he  represented  Scioto  County  in  the  Leg- 
islature. While  there  he  obtained  the  passage  of  the  Acts  for  free 
turnpikes  in  Scioto  County,  and  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on 
Finance  at  one  session. 

On  March  29th,  1867,  he  was  appointed  Register  in  Bankruptcy 
for  the  Eleventh  Congressional  District  of  Ohio,  and  served  until 
January,  1870,  when  he  resigned  to  take  his  seat  in  the  Legislature. 
After  returning  from  the  Legislature,  in  1871,  he  held  no  public 
office. 

On  March  6th,  1869,  he  was  struck  from  behind  while  walking 
up  Second  street  on  his  way  home  in  the  evening,  at  a point  opposite 
■John  P.  Terry's  home,  and  was  robbed.  He  never  fully  recovered 
from  the  injury,  and  the  perpetrators  were  never  discovered.  If  Mr. 
Glover  had  one  hobby,  it  was  temperance.  He  was  a member  of  all 
the  temperance  societies  which  were  organized,  in  his  time,  in  Ports- 
mouth. For  a time  he  published  a temperance  paper,  called  the 
“Life  Boat.”  As  a public  speaker  on  temperance,  he  was  always  in 
demand  and  never  excelled,  and  yet  owing  to  a disease  of  the  skin  of 
his  face,  he  would  have  been  taken  for  the  worst  toper  in  the  land.  He 
was  very  fond  of  telling  stories  on  himself,  on  account  of  this  peculi- 
arity of  his  appearance ; and  some  of  them  will  appear  under  the  title 
of  “The  Bar  of  the  County.”  Writing  biographical  sketches  is  a 
serious  matter  and  they  cannot  appear  here. 

In  1870  and  1871,  he  was  a member  of  the  59th  General  As- 
sembly. The  vote  at  this  election  stood  Glover  2,312,  James  W. 
Newman,  2,289,  majority,  23.  In  politics  Mr.  Glover  was  first  .a 
Whig.  He  cast  his  first  Presidential  vote  for  Henry  Clay,  in  1832, 


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and  remained  a Whig  as  long  as  that  party  lasted.  He  then  became 
a Republican  and  continued  such  all  his  life.  As  a campaign  speaker, 
Mr.  Glover  was  in  great  demand.  He  could  amuse  and  entertain  an 
audience  second  only  to  Thomas  Corwine ; and  the  less  preparation 
he  had  the  better  speech  he  made.  The  reason  of  this,  was  that  he 
was  a great  reader ; and  when  he  got  on  his  feet  to  speak,  all  he  ever 
read  was  at  his  tongue's  end ; and  he  had  the  full  command  of  it.  If 
he  attempted  to  arrange  his  speech,  he  failed  to  do  his  best.  He  had 
an  unlimited  command  of  language;  and  of  anecdotes  and  repartee, 
he  had  an  unlimited  supply.  He  never  indulged  in  personal  abuse, 
but  pleased  and  instructed  his  audience.  Rev.  Dr.  Pratt  said  of  him  ; 
“He  is  one  of  the  readiest  man  for  a speech,  on  any  subject,  I ever 
knew.  1 have  heard  him  called  on,  on  different  occasions,  in  political, 
moral  and  literary  questions,  and  I never  knew  him  to  make  a failure. 
His  stock  of  knowledge  was  always  at  his  command.”  Mr.  Glover  nev- 
er made  a dollar  in  the  sense  of  saving  it,  or  accumulated  anything,  but 
always  lived  well,  enjoyed  himself,  and  was  a highly  respected  citizen. 
In  his  life  he  always  stood  for  purity  and  decency.  He  never  com- 
promised with  the  liquor  interest  or  any  form  of  public  vice,  but 
always  stood  for  morality.  He  was  not  an  eminent  or  prominent 
lawyer,  but  succeeded  well  in  what  he  undertook.  He  died  Septem- 
ber 17th,  1880.  He  belonged  to  one  of  the  first  families  of  Portsmouth 
as  did  his  wife,  who  survived  him  until  April  12th,  1889.  She  was 
born  in  Winchester,  Virginia,  in  1816,  a daughter  of  George  Offnere, 
who  was  a brother  of  Dr.  Jacob  Offnere.  She  was  the  mother  of 
seven  children.  They  were:  Mrs.  Uaura  E.  Watkins,  wife  of  J.  L. 
Watkins;  Samuel  C.  Glover,  of  Grand  Haven,  Michigan;  Mrs.  Mary 
L.  Hope;  Mrs.  Lizzie  Ross;  Mrs.  Plarriet  Taylor,  wife  of  Rev.  Al- 
fred R.  Taylor  of  Marion,  Ohio;  and  Frank  C.  Glover,  who  died  a 
young  man  in  South  America.  The  Old  Glover  homestead  stood  on 
the  property  Mrs.  Glover  inherited  from  her  father,  George  Offnere, 
who  died  comparatively  young;  and  there  a generous  hospitality  was 
extended  to  their  friends  through  a course  of  many  years.  It  was  a 
delightful  place  to  visit,  either  for  the  young  or  the  old.  Many  of 
those  on  the  shady  side  of  fifty  have  pleasant  memories  of  the  young 
people  who  met  there ; and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glover  both  contributed  to 
the  young  folks'  enjoyment,  as  they  were  always  young  in  spirit. 

John  C.  Malone 

was  born  in  Vernon  Township,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  November  5th, 
1832.  His  father  was  Isaac  Malone,  born  June  5th,  1802,  and  his 
mother's  maiden  name  was  Mary  Perry,  daughter  of  Samuel  Perry. 
His  grand-father,  was  Richard  Malone,  born  in  the  year  of  1776,  in 
Loudon  County,  Virginia.  He  was  married  in  1797,  to  Susannah 
Weaver,  of  German  ancestry.  They  moved  from  Loudon  County, 
Virginia,  to  Greenbriar  County,  Virginia,  where  Isaac  Malone,  the 
father  of  our  subject  was  born.  Richard  Malone's  father  came  from 


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Ireland.  In  1803,  the  family  of  Richard  Malone  removed  to  the 
mouth  of  Pine  Creek.  In  1804,  they  located  in  Vernon  Township. 

Our  subject  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  his 
township.  Plis  practical  education  was  on  the  farm,  in  the  ore-banks 
and  coal  mines  of  Scioto  County.  He  was  piously  disposed ; and  at 
the  age  of  eighteen  years,  became  a member  of  the  Vernon  Baptist 
Church.  In  the  Spring  following  his  majority,  he  was  elected  As- 
sessor of  Vernon  Township,  and  was  re-elected  again  the  next  year. 

In  the  Fall  of  1856,  he  was  married  to  Eunice  Chaffin,  daughter 
of  Reuben  and  Sarah  Chaffin.  There  were  seven  children  of  this 
marriage:  Cynthia  C.,  William  L.,  John  E.,  Lency  E.,  of  Tacoma, 
Washington;  Charles  S.,  of  Otway,  Ohio;  Eunice  A.  and  Ernest,  both 
deceased. 

In  the  Fall  of  1856,  our  subject  moved  to  Warren  County,  Iowa, 
and  remained  there  for  five  years.  In  1857  he  was  elected  Justice 
of  the  Peace  in  Iowa  and  from  1858  to  i860,  he  was  Township  Clerk. 
He  was  a member  of  the  militia  of  the  State  of  Ohio  from  1862  to 
1864  and  was  engaged  in  the  pursuit  of  the  rebel  General  John  Mor- 
gan when  he  invaded  Ohio,  but  did  not  capture  him. 

In  the  Spring  of  1863,  he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  of 
Vernon  Townshp  and  was  also  postmaster  at  Lyra,  Ohio. 

On  August  5th,  1864,  our  subject  enlisted  in  Co.  D.,  173rd  O.  V. 
I.  and  was  made  a Captain  September  17th,  1864.  The  Company  was 
mustered  cut  on  June  26th,  1865. 

I11  the  Fall  of  1866, he  was  nominated  and  elected  Sheriff  of  Scio- 
to County,  Ohio,  on  the  Republican  ticket,  and  was  re-elected  in  1868. 
In  1866,  the  vote  stood  2,600  for  himself  and  2,148  for  John  J.  Mc- 
Farlan,  Democrat.  His  majority  was  452.  In  1868,  the  vote  was 
2,817  for  himself  to  2,325  for  John  J.  McFarlan,  his  Democrat  op- 
ponent. Mr.  Malone’s  majority  was  492. 

In  1871,  he  was  a candidate  on  the  Republican  ticket  for  Rep- 
resentative and  was  elected  by  a vote  of  2,518  for  himself  to  2,407  for 
Robert  N.  Spry,  Democrat.  His  majority  was  ill. 

In  1877,  Mr.  Malone's  first  wife  died,  and  in  1878,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Mrs.  Sarah  Ervin,  daughter  of  John  C.  Stewart,  of  Lawrence 
County. 

In  1880,  our  subject  removed  to  Granville,  Ohio,  where  he 
has  since  resided.  He  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Granville  for 
twelve  years. 

In  1886,  his  second  wife  died,  and  in  1897,  he  married  Mrs.  Inez 
C.  Ellis,  daughter  of  Nathan  P.  and  Mary  Caldwell,  of  Seneca  Coun- 
ty, Ohio,  who  survives. 

From  1890  to  1894,  he  was  postmaster  at  Granville.  He  was 
the  Republican  candidate  for  Sheriff  of  Licking  County,  in  1888,  but 
the  County  was  Democratic  and  he  was  defeated.  He  ran  210  votes 
ahead  of  his  ticket. 


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Captain  Malone  began  his  career  as  a Republican.  His  first  vote 
was  cast  for  Salmon  P.  Chase  for  Governor  in  1855.  He  voted  twice 
for  the  immortal  Lincoln,  twice  for  Grant,  Hayes,  Garfield,  Blaine 
and  Harrison,  and  was  a McKinley  man  up  to  the  . St.  Louis  Conven- 
tion in  1896,  when  he  left  the  party  and  voted  for  Bryan.  He  also 
voted  for  Bryan  in  1900.  Lie  was  a candidate  for  the  nomination  as 
member  of  the  State  Board  of  Equalization  before  a Democratic  con- 
vention at  Zanesville  in  1900,  hut  was  defeated.  He  received  94 
votes  and  97  was  necessary  to  elect  him.  Mr.  Malone  is  and  always 
has  been  a religious  man.  He  has  had  his  ups  and  downs  in  business 
and  in  politics,  hut  in  all  of  his  life  he  has  been  a consistent  pillar  in 
the  Baptist  church.  He  has  always  been  a good  citizen. 

George  Johnson 

was  born  in  Washington  County,  Pa.,  August  7th,  1815,  and  died 
at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  April  14th,  1875.  He  graduated  at  Jefferson 
College,  Cannonsburg,  Pa.,  in  1834.  He  read  law  with  Russell 
Marsh  at  Steubenville,  Ohio,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1837. 
He  began  first  at  Steubenville,  but  went  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1841. 
He  was  alone  till  November  4th,  1855,  when  he  formed  a partnership 
with  Col.  Moore,  which  continued  during  his  life.  He  was  a Whig 
and  in  1844,  was  Secretary  of  the  Clay  Club.  In  1846  to  1850,  he 
was  Mayor  of  the  town.  At  his  first  election  in  1846,  he  had  266 
votes  and  Isaac  Kirby,  88.  In  his  second  election  in  1848,  he  had 
372  votes  and  William  P.  Camden,  5. 

He  was  taxed  as  a lawyer  in  1844  at  $500,  and  rose  to  $1,000  in 
1849.  From  1854  to  1856,  he  was  Prosecuting  Attorney.  He  was 
a candidate  for  a second  term  in  1855  as  Independent  and  the  vote 
stood  E.  Glover,  1,200;  George  Johnson,  Independent,  1,167;  major- 
ity 39- 

In  1864,  1865  and  1866,  he  was  president  of  the  City  Council. 
I11  1874  and  1875,  lie  was  a member  of  the  Legislature,  as  a Re- 
publican. He  was  a Director  in  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank  and 
its  predecessor  for  over  twenty-eight  years.  He  was  president  of  the 
bank  at  the  time  of  his  death  and  had  been  for  several  years.  He  was 
married  August  24th,  1847,  to  Mary  R.,  daughter  of  Samuel  M. 
Tracy,  and  had  four  children.  Mrs.  Emma  Jennings,  widow  of  San- 
ford B.  Jennings,  Samuel  Miles,  a lawyer  in  Portsmouth,  Albert  Tra- 
cy, manufacturer  of  fire  brick  and  Tracy  Bradford,  a member  of  the 
firm  of  C.  P.  Tracy  & Co. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  a good  business  man,  a good  neighbor  and  re- 
liable in  every  respect. 

Richard  Henry  Hayman 

was  born  in  Newport,  Kentucky,  June  6th,  1826.  His  father  was 
Isaiah  Tilden  Hayman  and  his.  mother  was  Elizabeth  (Tarvin)  Hay- 
man,  the  daughter  of  Richard  Tarvin.  He  attended  school  in  New- 


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port  and  Covington  and  finished  his  course  in  Covington  in  1843.  His 
father  had  been  a dry  goods  merchant  in  Newport;  and  when  he  was 
seventeen,  his  father  started  him  in  business  in  Letart  Falls,  Meigs 
County,  Ohio.  He  was  there  eighteen  months,  then  his  father  started 
him  a dry  goods  store  in  Missouri  and  he  was  there  eighteen  months, 
but  he  could  not  stand  the  climate  and  had  to  come  home.  He  was 
sick  for  a year  and  then  he  took  three  fiat  boats  and  went  to  New 
Orleans.  Two  of  the  boats  sank  on  the  way.  They  were  loaded  with 
whiskey.  In  June,  1847,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Fair- 
man,  daughter  of  Doctor  Loyal  Fairman.  He  then  went 

into  the  dry  goods  business  for  himself  in  1847;  and  was  in 
it  in  Newport  for  eighteen  years.  His  health  failed  and  he  sold  out 
and  came  to  Scioto  County  with  his  family.  He  had  been  very  suc- 
cessful in  the  18  years  in  the  dry  goods  business,  and  made  lots  of 
money.  He  bought  the  Cole  farm  and  resided  on  it  until  1871,  when 
he  removed  to  Portsmouth.  In  1882,  he  built  a commodious  resi- 
dence near  Kinney’s  Lane.  His  first  wife  died  May  9th,  1863.  He 
married  Mrs.  Ellen  Sharpless.  She  died  June  3rd,  1890.  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Bierly  was  her  daughter.  Mr.  Havman  had  four  children; 
Alary,  the  wife  of  Dr.  William  I).  Tremper;  Floyd,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  twenty-two,  and  two  boys  who  died  in  infancy.  Our  subject 
was  always  a Democrat.  He  is  not  a member  of  any  church.  He  was 
a City  Clerk  while  in  Newport ; and  a member  of  the  City  Council 
there  for  two  years.  He  was  a member  of  the  Legislature  of  Ohio 
for  Scioto  County  at  the  sixty-third  session.  In  the  election  of  1877, 
John  T.  Sellards  was  on  the  Republican  ticket  and  our  subject  on 
the  Democratic.  The  vote  stood  as  follows ; Hayman,  2,923 ; Sel- 
lards, 2,586;  Hayman's  majority,  337.  In  1879,  he  was  a candidate 
for  re-election,  but  was  defeated  by  Amos  B.  Cole.  Cole  received 
3,321  votes  to  Hayman’s  3,071,  majority  250.  In  1893,  he  was  again 
the  candidate  for  his  party  against  Charles  E.  Hard  and  was  defeated. 
The  vote  stood  4,253  for  Hard  and  3,242  for  Hayman,  majority 
toil.  Air.  Hayman  ran  away  ahead  of  all  his  party  associates  on  the 
ticket.  While  he  was  a member  of  the  Legislature,  he  procured  the 
passage  of  the  bill  for  the  Portsmouth  Library  Board.  He  origi- 
nated the  bill  and  deserves  great  credit  in  connection  with  the  found- 
ing of  the  Library.  The  acts  creating  and  regulating  the  Public  Li- 
brary in  Portsmouth  will  be  found  in  the  City  Legislative  Article.  Mr. 
Hayman  was  the  author  of  the  measure  creating  the  Tax  Commis- 
sioner for  Scioto  County.  He  was  originally  appointed  on  the 
board,  and  has  been  on  it  ever  since  the  law  passed.  The  law  will  be 
found  on  another  page  of  this  work.  Mr.  Hayman  is  highly  esteem- 
ed for  his  honor  and  integrity.  He  has  the  confidence  of  the  entire 
community. 

Daniel  J.  Ryan 

was  born  at  Cincinnati,  January  1st,  1855.  His  father,  John  Ryan 


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and  his  mother,  Honora  Ryan,  were  born  in  Ireland  and  came  to  this 
country  about  1850,  and  settled  in  Cincinnati.  They  afterwards  re- 
moved to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where  young  Ryan  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools,  passing  through  all  the  grades.  He  was  grad- 
uated from  the  high  school  in  1875.  For  a Year  before  leaving 
school  he  was  entered  as  a law  student  in  the  office  of  Judge  James 
\\  . Bannon,  where  he  continued  his  studies  after  graduating.  In 
February,  1877,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  at 
Columbus.  He  at  once  commenced  practice  alone  at  Portsmouth,  and 
in  the  following  April  was  elected  City  Solicitor;  was  re-elected  in 
1879,  serving  until  the  spring  of  1881.  In  1883  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Ohio  House  of  Representatives,  and  was  re-elected  in 
1885.  During  this  service  he  was  speaker  pro  tem.  and  chairman  of 
the  committee  on  public  works.  At  the  expiration  of  his  legislative 
duties  he  resumed  practice.  In  1888  he  was  elected  secretary  of  State 
of  Ohio,  and  in  1890  was  re-elected  for  a second  term.  Pie  resigned 
this  office,  however,  in  1892  to  accept  the  appointment  of  commissioner 
in  chief  for  Ohio  of  the  World’s  Columbian  Exposition,  the  duties  of 
which  required  his  services  until  May,  1894.  While  secretary  of  State 
he  assisted  in  the  compilation  of  Smith  & Benedict’s  edition  of  the 
Revised  Statutes  of  Ohio.  He  has  since  been  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  at  Columbus.  Pie  has  always  been  a Republican;  was  the 
first  president  of  the  Ohio  Republican.  League,  and  presided  at  New 
York  over  the  first  convention  of  the  National  League  of  Republican 
Clubs  which  met  in  1887.  For  ten  years  Mr.  Ryan  has  been  one  of 
the  trustees  of  the  Ohio  Historical  Society.  He  was  appointed  by  the 
Exhibitors’  Association  at  the  World’s  Fair  as  one  of  the  commission- 
ers to  the  Antwerp  Exposition  in  1894.  He  was  appointed  by  Gov- 
ernor McKinley  as  delegate  to  the  National  Water  Ways  Conven- 
tion which  met  at  Vicksburg  in  1894.  At  the  present  time  he  is 
president  of  the  Ohio  Canal  Association.  Mr.  Ryan  is  well  and  fav- 
orably known  throughout  the  State  as  a man  of  high  character  and  a 
lawyer  of  ability.  He  has  been  identified  with  many  important  cases 
in  Ohio  which  have  attracted  general  attention  both  in  and  out  of  the 
State,  among  which  might  be  mentioned  the  case  touching  the  con- 
stitutionality of  the  abandonment  of  the  Hocking  canal,  and  litiga- 
tion relating  to  the  food  department  of  the  State.  On  the  10th  day  of 
January,  1884.  Mr.  Ryan  was  married  to  Myra  L-  Kerr,  of  Ports- 
mouth, and  by  this  union  five  children  were  born,  two  of  whom  are 
living,  Julia  E.  and  Elinor. 

Joseph  Pancoast  Coates, 

son  of  Benjamin  E.  Coates  and  Elizabeth  (Patterson)  Coates,  is  a 
native  of  West  Union,  Adams  County,  Ohio.  During  infancy,  to- 
gether with  his  parents,  he  became  a resident  of  Portsmouth,  ■where  he 
has  since  almost  continuously  resided.  His  education  was  obtained  in 
the  public  schools  of  his  home  city,  and  at  Kenyon  College,  of 


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which  latter  institution  he  is  a graduate.  He  subsequently  taught  in 
the  High  School,  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio  .Upon  abandoning  the  profes- 
sion of  teaching  and  returning  to  Portsmouth,  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio.  He  has  served  as  a member  of 
the  Scioto  County  Board  of  School  Examiners.  He  was  elected  as  a 
Republican  to  represent  Scioto  County  in  the  68th  and  69th  General 
Assemblies,  of  Ohio,  his  last  terms  as  such  expiring  in  1892. 
Since  that  time,  he  has  held  no  public  office  and  has  resided  in  Ports- 
mouth, engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 

Anselm  Tupper  Holcomb 

was  born  November  19th,  1846,  a son  of  John  Ewing  and  Mary  Ma- 
thews Holcomb,  at  Vinton,  Gallia  County,  Ohio.  His  mother  was  a 
daughter  of  Colonel  Phineas  Mathews.  His  paternal  grandfather  was 
General  Samuel  R.  Holcomb.  His  grand-parents  on  both  sides  set- 
tled in  Gallia  County  as  early  as  1800.  He  attended  the  schools  at 
Vinton  and  Ewington.  He  assisted  his  father  in  a country  store.  He 
entered  Ohio  University  in  1863  and  graduated  in  1867.  While  at- 
tending the  University,  he  studied  law  with  the  Honorable  Reed  Gol- 
den, at  Athens,  Ohio.  Directly  after  the  Civil  War,  his  parents  re- 
moved to  Butler,  Bates  County,  Missouri.  After  his  graduation  in 
1867,  Mr.  Holcomb  continued  the  study  of  law  with  his  uncle,  General 
Anselm  Tupper  Holcomb.  In  this  period  he  taught  school  at  Vinton 
and  Rodney,  in  Gallia  County  and  at  Moorefield,  Kentucky.  In  1870 
he  went  to  Bates  County,  Missouri  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He 
formed  a partnership  with  Hon.  William  Page  and  practiced  law  in  Bates 
County  till  1875  when  the  firm  of  Page  & Holcomb  was  dissolved  and 
our  subject  associated  himself  in  the  practice  of  law  at  the  same  place 
with  his  brother,  Phineas  with  whom  he  remained  until  the 
summer  of  1878,  when  he  cam  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  formed  a 
law  partnership  with  the  Hon.  Albert  C.  Thompson  as  Thompson  and 
Holcomb.  This  terminated  in  1881,  when  his  partner  was  elected 
Common  Pleas  Judge.  In  September,  1884,  Judge  Thompson  resign- 
ed as  Common  Pleas  Judge  and  the  partnership  was  resumed.  James 
Madison  McGillivray  was  made  a third  partner  in  the  firm  and  it  had 
offices  both  in  Ironton  and  Portsmouth.  In  about  one  year  Mr.  Hol- 
comb resided  at  Ironton.  From  1886  to  1891  Mr.  Holcomb  practic- 
ed alone.  In  the  latter  year  he  formed  a partnership  with  James  M. 
Dawson  (who  had  just  retired  from  the  office  of  Probate  Judge)  as 
Holcomb  and  Dawson  which  continued  until  1894.  In  1891  he  was 
elected  to  represent  Scioto  County  as  a member  of  the  Seventieth  Gen- 
eral Assembly.  He  was  a member  of  the  Judiciary  Committee  and 
that  on  Municipalities  and  he  served  with  ability  and  distinction.  He 
declined  a second  term.  In  1893,  be  became  one  of  the  assignees  of 
the  Citizen’s  Savings  bank,  one  of  the  most  complex  trusts  ever  ad- 
ministered in  Ohio.  In  1894,  he  became  Administrator  of  the  estate 


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of  the  late  George  Davis,  another  intricate  trust.  On  June  ist,  1897, 
he  formed  a partnership  with  Frank  B.  Finney,  as  Holcomb  and  Fin- 
ney, which  continued  until  just  2 years  later  since  which  time  he  has 
practiced  law  alone.  He  is  a man  of  wonderful  energy  and  activity. 
W hile  practicing  law  in  Bates  County,  Missouri,  he  completed  an  ab- 
stract of  title  of  all  the  lands  and  town  lots  in  the  county.  Since  his 
residence  in  Portsmouth  he  has  been  connected  with  almost  every  new 
business  enterprise  organized.  He  has  been  President  of  the  Ports- 
mouth Board  of  Trade  and  while  holding  that  position  the  Board  of 
Trade  addition  was  made  to  the  city  which  brought  the  Portsmouth 
Stove  and  Range  Works,  the  Wait  Furniture  Company  and  Harsha  & 
Caskey  into  business  in  the  east  end  of  the  city.  He  induced  the 
building  of  the  Portsmouth  Street  Railroad  and  the  Portsmouth  opera 
house  and  is  now  one  of  the  four  owners  in  the  latter.  He  is  Presi- 
dent of  the  Raccoon  Coal  and  Fuel  Company  which  is  building  a 
branch  railroad  of  three  miles  to  connect  with  the  Hocking  Valley 
Railroad.  He  bought  the  Scioto  Furnace  Lands  and  is  opening  coal 
mines  on  the  same.  He  is  one  of  the  original  stockholders  and  pro- 
moters of  the  Buckeye  Fire  Brick  Company.  He  is  one  of  the  largest 
stockholders,  a Vice  President  and  Director  of  the  Portsmouth  Shoe 
Company.  Pie  is  President  of  the  Portsmouth  Veneer  and  Panel 
Company.  He  is  a stockholder  in  The  Washington  Hotel  and  in  the 
Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company.  He  is  Secretary  of  the  Fluhart  Coal 
and  Mining  Company  of  Wellston,  Ohio.  He  is  engaged  in  the 
coal  business  in  Missouri.  He  was  an  original  stockholder  in  the 
Portsmouth  Fire  Brick  Company  and  the  Portsmouth  Wagon  Stock 
Company.  He  and  Mr.  Leonidas  H.  Murphy  were  more  than  any 
other  citizens  of  Portsmouth,  instrumental  in  inducing  the  Editor  of 
this  work  to  undertake  it,  and  if  it  should  be  approved  by  the  public, 
for  whom  it  is  intended,  the  credit  will  be  largely  due  to  him  and  Mr. 
Murphy.  Mr.  Holcomb  not  only  has  a taste  for  promoting  business 
enterprises,  but  he  is  a fraternity  man  as  well.  He  is  one  of  the  charter 
members  of  the  Portsmouth  Commercial  Club.  For  fifteen  years  he 
has  been  a member  of  Massie  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  a 
Blue  Lodge,  Chapter  Council  and  Knights  Templar  Mason,  and  an 
Elk. 

When  one  of  his  friends  persuades  himself  he  is  an  enemy,  Mr. 
Holcomb  can  only  express  himself  like  Ceasar  did  when  exclaimed, 
“et  tu  Brute”,  There  is  one  part  in  Mr.  Holcomb’s  character  above 
all  praise,  persons  may  cherish  enmity  to  him  but  he  holds  none  in  re- 
turn. He  has  a good  feeling  for  those  who  believe  themselves  his 
enemies,  as  well  as  for  his  friends.  So  far  as  Mr.  Holcomb  himself 
is  concerned,  he  has  no  enemies,  though  there  are  some  who  regard 
themselves  as  such.  This  quality  he  possesses,  above  all  men  known 
to  the  writer,  and  had  he  lived  in  the  days  of  the  Early  Christian 
Saints  it  would  have  qualified  him  as  one,  but  living  in  these  days, 


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when  all  men  are  sinners,  his  benign  disposition,  shines  out  like  a 
beacon  light.  Mr.  Holcomb  is  the  soul  of  power  in  all  his  dealings 
George  Washington  could  not  be  and  Mr.  Holcomb  could  not  be 
guilty  of  anything  dishonorable.  To  do  so  he  would  have  to  deny 
the  record  of  a long  line  of  honorable  ancestry  and  violate  the  intui- 
tion of  his  own  soul,  which  he  could  not  do. 

It  is  commonplace  to  say  that  Mr.  Holcomb  is  a good  lawyer. 
He  is  much  more.  Pie  is  a fluent  and  able  advocate.  He  is  cour- 
teous with  all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact  and  is  willing  to  accord 
to  every  man  all  he  is  entitled  to. 

He  is  kind  hearted  and  sympathetic,  and  these  traits  in  him  are 
often  taken  advantage  of.  He  is  wonderfully  enthusiastic  in  every- 
thing he  undertakes.  He  is  ever  courageous  and  hopeful.  No  more 
public  spirited  citizen  ever  resided  in  Portsmouth.  He  favors  every 
project  for  the  public  good.  He  possesses  confidence  in  everything 
he  undertakes,  and  inspires  it  in  others. 

He  is  a Republican  without  guile.  He  is  true  to  his  party  regard- 
less of  himself.  He  has  always  taken  a prominent  position  in  his  par- 
ty councils.  In  1876  in  Missouri  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican 
National  Convention  for  his  Congressional  District.  He  has  been  a 
delegate  to  the  Convention  in  his  district  in  Ohio  almost  every  year. 
Twice  he  has  been  presented  by  his  County  for  Congress,  but  other 
combinations  prevented  his  nomination.  He  was  married  October 
14th,  1876,  to  Miss  Grace  L.  Breare,  of  Gallia  County,  Ohio,  and 
has  two  sons  Anselm  Tupper,  Jr.,  and  Robinson  Breare.  His  eldest 
son  is  a student  at  the  University  of  Virginia  and  will  graduate  in 
1903. 

Charles  Ellsworths  Hard, 

the  son  of  William  and  Trvphena  (McMullen)  Hard,  was  born  at 
Haverhill,  Ohio,  January  21st,  1864.  His  parents  removed  to  Ports- 
mouth in  1869.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  graduating 
with  one  of  the  honors  in  the  Class  of  1882.  He  engaged  in  book- 
keeping under  George  D.  Selby  and  J.  T.  Rardin  until  1888,  when  he 
entered  the  law  office  of  Judge  J.  W.  Bannon.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1889,  he  soon  after  became  a partner  with  Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson, 
now  United  States  District  Judge,  in  the  firm  of  Thompson  and  Hard. 
He  served  as  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade  for  two  years.  In  1892, 
he  was  appointed  United  States  Commissioner  by  Judge  Taft.  He  or- 
ganized Company  “H”,  Fourteenth  (later  Fourth)  Infantry,  O.  N. 
G.,  serving  as  First  Lieutenant  and  Captain.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Elks  and  a charter  member  of  Magnolia  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias. 
In  1893,  he  was  elected  Representative  from  this  County  on  the  Repub- 
lican ticket,  defeating  Hon.  R.  H.  Havman  by  a majority  of  1,01 1.  In 
1895,  he  was  re-elected,  defeating  Edward  K.  Walsh  by  a majority 
of  2,274.  He  was  the  author  of  the  Collateral  Inheritance  Tax  Law, 
Express  Company  Excise  Tax  Law,  Foreign  Corporation  Franchise 


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Fee  Law,  and  aided  materially  in  solving  the  financial  and  taxation 
problems,  then  before  the  State,  by  his  service  on  the  Finance  and 
Taxation  committees.  He  was  the  author  of  many  other  important 
measures,  one  making  many  needed  improvements  in  the  Australian 
ballot  law,  giving  the  franchise  practically  an  educational  qualifica- 
tion. Lie  also  secured  the  passage  of  a resolution  declaring  for  the 
election  of  United  States  Senators,  by  direct  vote  of  the  people.  Of 
Mr.  Hard’s  legislative  service,  Governor  McKinley,  among  other  com- 
plimentary things,  in  the  campaign  of  1895,  in  the  last  speech  he  ever 
delivered  in  Portsmouth,  said:  “I  watched  him  in  his  first  term  in  the 
City  of  Columbus,  and  I want  to  say  to  his  friends  and  neighbors  and 
constituents  that  no  more  earnest,  faithful,  honest  and  painstaking  leg- 
islator was  in  our  legislative  counsels  at  Columbus.” 

He  was  a member  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee 
in  1895,  ar*d  'ts  Secretary  in  1896.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Repub- 
lican County  Committee  in  both  the  McKinley  presidential  campaigns 
of  1896  and  1900  when  the  record  breaking  votes  in  Scioto  County 
of  5,496  and  5,756  were  gotten  out.  In  January,  1897,  Mr.  Hard  re- 
tired from  the  legal  profession  and  became  editor  of  the  Portsmouth 
Blade,  which  underwent  a complete  reorganization  at  that  time.  He 
has  since  conducted  it  with  gratifying  success,  leading  in  the  move- 
ment which  has  resulted  in  eliminating  personal  journalism  from  the 
local  press  and  placing  it  upon  its  high  and  proper  plane.  Since  the 
expiration  of  his  legislative  terms  he  has  sought  no  other  office  for 
himself,  but  few  men  have  been  more  active  and  successful  in  politics 
for  the  advancement  of  the  welfare  of  their  friends. 

Hon.  A . Floyd  McCormick 

was  born  October  5th,  1861,  in  Nile  Township,  Scioto  County,  Ohio. 
His  father  was  George  S.  McCormick,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name 
was  Nancy  Fleak.  His  grandfather,  James  McCormick,  was  a na- 
tive of  Pennsylvania.  Our  subject  spent  two  years  at  the  National 
Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  afterwards,  four  years  at 
the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware,  Ohio.  After  the  com- 
pletion of  his  college  course,  he  became  a law  student  of  the  Hon. 
Thomas  E.  Powell,  of  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  graduated  from  the  Cin- 
cinnati Law  School  in  1886.  While  studying  law  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  he  was  in  the  office  of  Cowen  and  Ferris,  Attorneys, 
the  Ferris  being  Judge  Howard  Ferris,  of  the  Probate  Court  of  Ham- 
ilton County.  Mr.  McCormick  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1886, 
and  removed  to  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  where  he  became  manager  of 
the  R.  G.  Dun  & Company,  Commercial  Agency.  He  continued  his 
employment  and  resided  there  seven  years.  He  removed  to  Ports- 
mouth, Scioto  County,  Ohio,  in  January,  1895.  He  was  elected,  as  a 
Republican,  in  1897,  to  represent  Scioto  County  in  the  House  of 
Representatives,  and  served  from  January  2nd,  1897  to  April  8th,  1898. 


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He  was  re-elected  in  1899  anc^  served  from  January  3rd.  1900,  to  April 
27th,  1901.  In  the  House,  he  served  on  the  Committees  on  Municipal 
Affairs,  Corporations,  Military  Affairs,  and  Public  Works.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Anne  Corrille  Scarlett,  daughter  of  Joseph  A.  Scar- 
lett, manager  of  R.  G.  Dun’s  Commercial  Agency  in  Cincinnati,  on  the 
31st  of  December,  1885.  They  have  one  daughter,  Corrille,  now  a 
student  in  St.  Mary’s  School  in  Columbus.  Mr.  McCormick  had 
been  a Democrat  until  1897.  but  then  became  a Republican  of  the  stal- 
wart type.  He  is  a man  of  liberal  views  and  ideas.  He  is  an  excel- 
lent lawyer,  and  his  friends  think  he  ought  to  eschew  politics  and  con- 
fine himself  to  the  law.  However,  as  a politician,  he  has  been  quite 
successful,  and  bids  fair  to  be  one  of  the  prominent  men  of  the  State. 
He  is  one  of  the  handsomest  men  of  the  state.  He  is  very  active 
and  energetic  in  anything  he  undertakes. 

Chandler  Julius  Moulton  > 

was  born  December  26th,  1839,  at  Randolph,  Orange  County,  Ver- 
mont. His  father’s  name  was  Norman  Moulton,  and  his  mother's 
maiden  name  was  Mary  Belknap.  His  grandfather's  name  was  John 
Moulton,  who  was  a Revolutionary  Soldier.  Our  subject  came  to- 
Scioto  County  in  March,  1848,  by  way  of  the  Erie  Canal.  His  par- 
ents came  with  him  and  located  at  Lucasville,  and  he  has  been  there 
ever  since.  He  had  a common  school  education.  In  1857  and  1858. 

he  attended  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  College  at  Delaware.  He  then  spent 
six  or  seven  years  in  agricultural  pursuits.  In  1867,  he  went  into 
the  mercantile  business,  which  he  has  been  engaged  in  ever  since.  In 
September  1876,  he  married  Miss  Mary  Celia  Smith,  daughter  of  the 
late  Judge  John  M.  Smith,  of  West  Union,  Ohio.  They  have  had  the 
following  children:  Frank,  a graduate  of  the  Ohio  University  at  Ath- 
ens, and  of  the  Cincinnati  Law  School : he  is  now  practising  law 
with  N.  W.  Evans,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio : Arthur,  in  the  mercantile 
business  with  his  father:  Mabel  and  Jennie  at  home;  John  attending 
school  at  Kenyon  Military  Academy ; and  Earl.  Mr.  Moulton  has 
always  been  a Republican.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Republican 
County  Executive  Committee  twice;  the  last  time  being  in  1896.  He 
has  been  a member  of  the  Republican  County  Central  Committee  for 
six  or  eight  years,  at  different  times.  He  was  elected  Representative 
of  the  County  in  the  Legislature  in  1900,  by  a vote  of  4,352  to  2,405 
for  Doctor  James  B.  Ray,  his  opponent.  He  has  been  a successful 
merchant  and  his  integrity,  perseverance  and  industry  has  secured  him 
a high  position  in  the  community  of  his  residence.  He  is  a member 
of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  a Mason  and  Knight  Templar.  He  is  a 
man  of  commanding  influence  in  business  and  in  politics  in  his  town- 
ship, and  county ; and  his  advice  is  sought  and  followed  on  those  sub- 
jects. He  has  no  sharp  corners,  and  is  liked  by  all  his  neighbors.  He 
takes  everything  easy  and  does  not  worry  about  anything.  Job  could 
have  taken  lessons  of  him  and  improved  his  book. 


CHAPTER  V 


SCIOTO  COUNTY  IN  CONGRESS. 


Congressional  Apportionments  A Table  of  Congressmen  Rio- 
graphies  of  Congressmen  in  their  Order. 


Apportionments. 


Date. 


Dist. 


Territory  Embraced. 


1803... 

Feb. 

1, 

1812... 

May 

20, 

1822... 

June 

14, 

1832... 

July 

25, 

1842... 

Mar. 

12, 

1845... 

Apr. 

13, 

1852... 

Apr. 

25, 

1862... 

Apr. 

27, 

1872... 

May 

5, 

1878... 

Apr. 

17, 

1882... 

Feb. 

14, 

1884... 

May 

18, 

1886... 

Mar. 

Hi 

1800... 

Mar. 

31, 

1892... 

1 

3 

7 

7 

12 

8 
10 
11 
1 1 
12 
11 
12 
11 
12 
10 


Whole  State. 

Ross,  Gallia,  Athens,  Washington,  Scioto,  Pickaway. 

Scioto,  Pike,  Lawrence,  Jackson,  Gallia,  Meigs,  Athens,  Washington. 
Scioto,  Jackson,  Pike,  Ross,  Fayette. 

Scioto,  Lawrence,  Gallia,  Meigs",  Athens. 

Scioto,  Pike,  Jackson,  Hocking,  Ross. 

Scioto,  Lawrence,  Jackson,  Pike,  Ross. 

Scioto,  Adams,  Lawrence,  Gallia,  Jackson,  Vinton. 

Scioto,  Lawrence,  Gallia,  Hocking,  Vinton,  Jackson. 

Scioto,  Pike,  Ross,  Jackson,  Lawrence. 

Scioto,  Adams,  Lawrence,  Gallia,  Jackson,  Vinton. 

Scioto,  Lawrence,  Vinton,  Pike,  Jackson. 

Scioto,  Adams,  Lawrence,  Gallia,  Jackson,  Vinton. 

Scioto,  Lawrence,  Gallia,  Meigs,  Athens. 

Scioto,  Pike,  Jackson,  Gallia,  Lawrence. 


A Table  of  United  States  Representatives. 


Date. 

No.  Congress. 

Dist 

Name. 

County. 

1803—1813... 

8th  to  12th 

1 

Jeremiah  Morrow 

Warren. 

1813—1815... 

13th 

3 

Duncan  McArthur,  resigned  April  5th, 
1813;  Wm.  Creighton,  Jr.,  resigned 
December  14tli,  1814 

Ross. 

1815—1817... 

14th 

3 

William  Creighton,  Jr 

Ross. 

1817—1819... 

15th 

3 

Levi  Barber 

Washington. 

1819—1821... 

16  th 

3 

Henry  Brush 

Ross. 

1821—1823... 

17th 

3 

Levi  Barber 

Washington. 

1823  -1833... 

18th  to  22d 

7 

Samuel  F.  Vinton,  W 

Gallia. 

1833—1835... 

23rd 

7 

William  Allen,  D 

Ross. 

1835-1841... 

24th  to  26th 

7 

William  Key  Bond,  W 

Ross. 

1841—1843... 

27th 

7 

William  Russell,  W 

Scioto. 

1843—1847... 

28th  to  29th 

12 

Samuel  F.  Vinton,  W 

Gallia. 

1847—1853... 

30th  to  32d 

8 

John  L.  Taylor,  W 

Ross. 

1853—1855... 

33d  

10 

1855—1857... 

34th 

10 

Oscar  F.  Moore,  W 

Scioto. 

1857—1859... 

35th  

10 

Joseph  Miller,  D 

Ross. 

1859—1861... 

36th 

10 

Carey  F.  Trimble,  R 

Ross. 

1861—1863... 

37  th  

10 

1863—1865... 

38th  

11 

Wells  A.  Hutchins,  D 

Scioto. 

1865—1867... 

39th  

11 

Hezekiah  S.  Bundy,  R 

Jackson. 

1867—1873... 

40th  to  42d 

11 

John  T.  Wilson,  R 

Adams. 

1873—1875... 

43d 

11 

Hezekiah  S.  Bundy,  R 

Jackson. 

1875—1877... 

44th  

11 

John  L.  Vance.  D 

Gallia. 

1877—1879... 

45th 

11 

Henry  S.  Neal,  R 

Lawrence. 

1879. ..1881... 

46th 

12 

Lawrence. 

1881—1883... 

47th 

11 

u << 

Lawrence. 

1883—1885... 

48th  

11 

John  W.  McCormick,  R 

Gallia. 

1885—1887... 
1887—1891... 
l891— 1893... 

49th 

12 

Scioto. 

11 

Scioto. 

52d  

12 

W.  H.  Enochs,  R 

Lawrence. 

1893— 

53d  

10 

W.  H.  Enochs,  died  July  13th,  1893 

Lawrence. 

1893—1895... 

53d  

10 

H.  S.  Bundy,  R 

Jackson. 

1895—1899... 

54t.h  to  55th 

10 

Lucien  J.  Fenton,  R 

Adams. 

1899—1903... 

56th  to  57th 

10 

Stephen  Morgan,  R 

Jackson, 

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Jeremiah  Morrow 

was  the  first  congressman  from  Ohio.  He  was  born  in  Gettysburg. 
Adams  County,  Pennsylvania,  October  6th,  1771.  His  father  was  a 
farmer,  and  he  was  brought  up  on  the  farm.  He  attended  a private 
school  at  Gettysburg,  and  was  especially  bright  in  mathematics  and 
surveying,  which  were  his  favorite  studies.  In  1795,  he  emigrated 
to  the  Northwest  Territory,  and  settled  at  Columbia,  near  Cincinnati. 
At  Columbia  he  taught  school,  did  surveying,  and  worked  on  the 
farm.  Having  saved  some  money,  he  went  to  Warren  County,  bought 
a large  farm  and  erected  a log  house.  In  the  spring  of  1799,  he 
married  Miss  Mary  Packhill  of  Columbia. 

In  1801,  he  was  elected  to  the  territorial  legislature.  He  was 
a delegate  to  the  Constitutional  convention  in  1802.  In  March,  1803, 
he  was  elected  to  the  Ohio  Senate,  and  in  June,  1803,  he  was  elected 
to  Congress,  and  re-elected  ten  times.  While  in  Congress  'he  was 
chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Public  lands.  In  1813,  he  was  elected 
to  the  United  States  Senate,  and  was  made  Chairman  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Public  Lands.  In  1814,  he  was  appointed  Indian  Commis- 
sioner. At  the  close  of  his  term  he  retired  to  his  farm. 

In  early  life  he  became  a member  of  the  United  Presbyterian 
Church,  and  devoted  himself  to  its  welfare  all  his  life 

In  1820,  he  was  a candidate  for  governor,  and  received  9,476 
votes,  to  34,836  for  Ethan  A Brown,  who  was  elected.  In  1822,  he 
was  elected  governor  by  26,059  votes,  to  22,889  for  Allen  Trimble 
and  11,150  for  William  W.  Irvin,  and  re-elected  in  1824  by  the  fol- 
lowing vote:  39,526  for  him,  and  37,108  for  Allen  Trimble.  Dur- 
ing his  service  as  governor,  the  canal  system  of  Ohio  was  inaugurated, 
and  Lafayettte’s  visit  to  the  state  took  place.  On  the  Fourth  of  July, 
1839,  he  laid  the  corner  stone  of  the  capital  at  Columbus.  In  1840 
he  was  re-elected  to  congress  to  fill  a vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of 
Thomas  Corwin,  and  was  re-elected.  He  was  a deep  thinker,  a de- 
lightful social  companion,  had  a wonderful  retentive  memory,  bound- 
less kindness  of  heart  and  endowed  with  much  vivacity  and  cheerful- 
ness of  spirit.  He  died  March  22nd,  1853. 

Duncan  McArthur 

As  the  name  indicates,  Duncan  McArthur  was  of  Scotch  descent,  but 
was  a native  of  America,  born  in  Duchess  County,  New  York,  in 
1772.  When  but  eight  years  old  his  father  moved  into  the  frontier 
wilderness  of  Pennsylvania,  and  as  the  lad  grew  up  he  hired  out 
as  a laborer  to  assist  in  rearing  the  family.  Only  the  most  meagre  op- 
portunities offered  to  secure  an  education,  but  these  he  utilized,  until 
he  was  able  to  master  the  rudiments. 

Tiring  of  his  humdrum  occupation,  he  volunteered  under  General 
Harmar  in  1790,  and  accompanied  him  on  his  Indian  campaign  of  that 
year.  In  1792,  he  was  a private  in  Captain  William  Enoch’s  com- 


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pany  of  volunteers  and  in  the  battle  of  Captina  conducted  himself  with 
gallantry  and  bravery  as  to  win  the  admiration  of  his  back  woods’  as- 
sociates, who  saw  in  him  both  the  present  soldier  and  the  future 
leader. 

Drifting  to  Maysville  in  1793,  he  became  a common  laborer 
at  the  salt  works  being  operated  there.  Later  he  assisted  General  Na- 
thaniel Massie  in  making  a series  of  surveys  in  the  Scioto  Valley  and 
acted  as  a spy  among  the  Indians,  meeting  with  numerous  and  excit- 
ing adventures.  He  early  determined  to  make  Chillicothe  and  Ross 
County  his  home.  The  lull  which  followed  the  treaty  of  Greenville, 
opened  an  opportunity  for  him  to  acquire  property.  Acting  as  as- 
sistant to  General  Massie,  he  surveyed  the  town  of  Chillicothe,  and  be- 
ing put  in  charge  of  the  sale  of  many  tracts  and  bodies  of  land,  he  ac- 
cumulated a handsome  fortune. 

He  was  elected  to  and  served  as  representative  in  the  Third,  Six- 
teenth and  Twenty-fifth  General  Assemblies,  and  in  the  Senate  in 
the  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  Ninth,  Tenth,  Eleventh, 
Twentieth,  Twenty-first  and  Twenty-eighth.  He  was  speaker  of  the 
senate  in  1809-10,  and  speaker  of  the  house  in  1817-18. 

He  was  largely  instrumental  in  the  organization  of  the  militia 
during  the  early  years  of  the  state’s  history.  In  1805,  he  became  a 
colonel  in  the  local  military  force,  and  in  1808  a major  general. 
When  war  was  declared  against  England  in  1812,  McArthur  raised 
a regiment  of  volunteers  which  was  tendered  to  the  government,  ac- 
cepted, and  he  was  commissioned  its  colonel.  With  his  command  he 
marched  at  once  to  the  relief  of  Detroit,  arriving  there  only  to  find 
himself  and  his  command  prisoners  of  war,  as  they  had  been  included 
by  Gen.  Hull  in  the  surrender,  although  not  within  communicating  dis- 
tance when  the  protocol  was  signed. 

Fie  came  home  under  a parole,  and  the  Democrats  elected  him  by 
an  overwhelming  majority  to  the  Thirteenth  Congress  from  the 
Third  district,  composed  of  Ross,  Gallia,  Athens,  Washington,  Pick- 
away and  Scioto  Counties,  in  recognition  of  his  bravery  and  his  sol- 
diery protest  against  the  base  surrender  of  Detroit.  He  did  not  take 
his  seat  in  Congress.  In  March,  1813,  he  was  regularly  exchanged, 
and  at  once  commissioned  a Brigadier  -General ; he  resigned  his 
seat  and  entered  the  field  on  the  northern  and  northwestern  frontier. 
He  was  placed  over  the  Ohio  Volunteers,  given  command  of  Ft.  Meigs, 
and  directed  all  the  military  operations  in  that  quarter,  successfully  in- 
vading Canada,  defeating  the  English  forces,  capturing  prisoners  and 
destroying  public  stores. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  his  home  and  again  enter- 
ed the  arena  of  politics,  being  repeatedly  elected  as  above  stated  to 
the  Legislature.  In  1822,  he  was  elected  to  the  Eighteenth  Congress 
from  the  Sixth  District,  composed  of  Ross,  Fayette,  Pickaway  and 
Hocking.  He  was  a candidate  in  the  twenty-third  congress,  but  was 


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defeated  by  William  Allen,  who  won  by  a single  vote.  Allen  subse- 
quently married  McArthur’s  daughter. 

General  McArthur  ceased  to  act  with  the  Democratic  party  in 
1818,  on  the  issue  of  the  Bank  of  the  United  States,  he  advocating 
its  extension  and  the  other  Democratic  leaders  being  in  pronounced 
opposition  to  the  bank  under  all  circumstances.  He  retired  from  pub- 
lic life  after  his  defeat  for  Congress,  and  enjoyed  the  felicities  which 
naturally  waited  upon  the  fortune  which  he  had  so  honorably  won. 
He  died  in  1840,  at  the  age  of  68. 

'William  Creighton,  Jr., 

was  born  in  Berkley  county,  Va.,  Oct.  29th,  1778.  He  graduated  from 
Dickerson  College,  Pa.,  with  distinction  in  1795,  and  studied  law 
at  Martinsburg,  Va.  In  1797  he  visited  the  Northwest  territory.  He 
emigrated  to  Chillicothe  in  1799  and  was  admitted  to  practice  the 
same  year.  The  first  office  he  held  here  was  Secretary  of  State,  of 
Ohio.  He  was  elected  by  the  general  assembly  in  joint  session. 
March  5th,  1803,  and  held  the  office,  being  re-elected  in  1805  until  he 
resigned  on  December  8th,  1808  He  received  the  salary  of  $400.00 
per  year. 

He  was  married  at  Chaumiere,  Jessamine  County,  Ivy.,  on  Sep- 
tember 5th,  1805,  to  Elizabeth  Meade,  the  third  and  youngest  daugh- 
ter of  Col.  David  Meade.  His  wife  was  born  in  Maycox,  Prince 
George  County,  Va.,  on  March  29th,  1784;  consequently  Mr.  Creigh- 
ton was  27  and  his  wife  21  at  the  time  of  their  marriage. 

Mr.  Creighton  resigned  the  office  of  Secretary  of  State  to  accept 
that  of  United  States  Attorney,  for  the  district  of  Ohio  to  which  he 
was  appointed  in  1808,  and  which  he  held  in  1809,  1810,  and  a part 
of  1811,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Samuel  Heinch.  I11  1813  he  was 
elected  to  the  13th  congress,  to  succeed  McArthur  resigned,  and  was 
re-elected  to  the  14th  in  1814  serving  from  May  24th,  1814,  to  March 
3rd,  1817.  In  1826  he  was  elected  to  the  20th  congress  receiving  a ma- 
jority of  1,572  over  John  Thompson  and  was  re-elected  as  an  Adams 
man  to  the  21st  defeating  C.  Wallace,  Jacksonian,  and  to  the  22nd  serv- 
ing from  December  3rd,  1827,  to  March  3rd,  1833.  He  was  a Whig 
and  one  of  the  great  admirers  and  friends  of  Henry  Clay.  The  lat- 
ter reposed  especial  and  great  confidence  in  him.  By  his  marriage  he 
was  the  brother-in-law  of  General  Nathaniel  Massie  and  of  Judge 
Charles  Willing  Byrd. 

As  secretary  of  the  State  of  Ohio  he  was  the  designer  of  its  great 
seal.  As  a lawyer  he  seems  to  have  been  eminent,  for  in  all  the  im- 
portant cases  in  the  early  history  of  the  state,  he  was  counsel  on  one 
side  or  the  other.  He  was  counsel  for  the  defendants  in  the  great  case 
of  Jackson  vs.  Clark,  1st  Peters,  666.  His  practice  of  the  law  ex- 
tended over  a period  of  50  years.  He  was  diligent  and  industrious  and 
applied  himself  to  the  interests  of  his  clients  assiduously.  He  rode 
the  circuit  from  county  to  county,  when  the  law  was  practiced  in  the 


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old  fashioned  way.  At  one  time  he  was  considered  the  first  jury  law- 
yer in  the  country.  He  had  a wonderful  knowledge  of  human  nature 
and  knew  how  to  reach  it  in  the  jury  box.  He  knew  what  subject  to 
dwell  upon  and  what  to  avoid  before  a jury.  Fie  was  mild,  amiable,  and 
courteous  and  had  a wonderful  firmness  of  purpose.  He  knew  how  to 
keep  his  temper,  an  invaluable  trait  in  a lawyer.  If  a young  man 
wanted  a model,  Mr.  Creighton  would  have  served  for  one.  His 
popularity  was  unbounded,  the  more  because  he  never  sought  after  it. 
He  was  held  in  universal  esteem,  because  his  temper  was  so  agreeable 
and  his  disposition  so  obliging.  He  had  a fund  of  humor  much  like 
that  of  Thomas  Corwin. 

In  social  life  he  made  his  house  the  place  of  elegant  hospitality. 
He  gave  sumptuous  dinners  and  elegant  evening  entertainments,  where 
gathered  the  beauty,  fashion  and  distinction  of  the  state.  His  manners 
in  his  own  house  were  such  as  to  please  and  charm  his  guests.  His 
personal  appearance  was  good.  He  was  over  six  feet  in  height,,  large 
frame,  weighed  over  200  pounds,  and  had  a slight  stoop  in  his  carriage. 
His  eyebrows  were  dark  and  his  twinkling  eye  of  deep  grey. 

Until  lately  their  old  home  was  standing  on  the  corner  of  High 
and  Water  streets  in  Chillicothe,  and  was  built  by  Mr.  Creighton. 

He  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and 
many  a time  Dr.  Burr  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  has  been  entertained  at 
their  pleasant  home  at  Chillicothe.  Dr.  Burr  likes  to  refer  to  the  de- 
lightful qualities  of  Mrs.  Creighton,  as  a hostess,  when  he  was  in 
Chillicothe  on  ecclesiastical  affairs,  and  was  often  her  guest. 

When  Judge  Byrd  died  in  August,  1828,  John  Quincy  Adams  was 
President,  and  he  sent  the  name  of  Wm.  Creighton,  jr.,  to  the  Senate, 
and  it  was  not  confirmed.  He  held  court  from  November  1st,  1828,  to 
December  31st,  1828. 

The  reason  Judge  Creighton  failed  to  have  his  appointment  as 
United  States  District  Judge  confirmed  by  the  Senate  was  two  fold  : 
the  Senate  was  Democratc  and  he  was  a Whig,  and  the  interference  of 
Mr.  Douglas,  who  had  been  offended  by  Mr.  Creighton’s  course  in 
curing  defective  titles  it  is  believed  led  to  his  rejection. 

It  was  a singular  feature  of  Mr.  Creighton’s  practice  of  law,  that 
he  would  not  accept  a fee  from  a woman,  especially  if  that  woman  was 
a widow. 

Judge  Creighton  and  Col.  William  Key  Bond  were  law  partners 
in  Chillicothe  from  1813  to  1841,  and  all  that  time  were  the  most  de- 
voted friends  and  the  utmost  harmony  existed  between  them. 

Judge  Creighton  was  an  unsuccessful  candidate  for  United  States 
Senator  in  1815. 

He  died  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  October  8th,  1851. 

Hon.  Levy  Barber 

was  born  in  Simsbury,  Hartford  County,  Connecticut,  October  16th, 


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1777.  He  came  to  Marietta,  Ohio,  about  1800.  In  1803  he  married 
Elizabeth  Rouse  of  Belpre,  who  came  to  that  place  with  her  father’s 
family,  in  the  fall  of  1788.  They  lived  on  the  north  side  of  the  public 
square,  in  Harmar,  the  house  fronting  the  Muskingum  at  the  mouth, 
wth  a beautiful  view  up  the  Ohio  Five  children  were  born  to  them 
there.  The  youngest  was  Captain  Levi  Barber,  born  November  1st, 
1814.  He  became  a well  known  citizen  of  Washington  County.  He 
died  in  1887,  aged  seventy-three  years.  The  homestead  is  still  in  the 
family  and  is  occupied  by  Mrs.  Lucy  Barber  Cole,  daughter  of  the 
late  Levi,  and  granddaughter  of  our  subject,  also  known  as  Colonel 
Levi  Barber.  Colonel  Barber  became  a public  man  soon  after  reach- 
ing Marietta.  He  was  at  one  time  a United  States  Surveyor  of  Lands ; 
Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Washington  County;  Aide  to  Governor  R.  J. 
Meigs,  jr.,  in  the  war  of  1812;  Receiver  of  the  United  States  Land 
Office  at  Marietta.  He  was  elected  a Representative  from  Ohio  in 
the  Fifteenth  Congress,  serving  from  December  1st,  1817,  to  March 
3rd,  1819;  was  defeated  as  a candidate  for  the  Sixteenth  Congress, 
receiving  1,803  votes  against  2,727  for  Henry  Brush,  and  1,954  for 
Edward  Tupper ; was  again  elected  to  Seventeenth  Congress,  defeating 
Henry  Brush  and  serving  from  December  3rd,  1821,  to  March  3rd, 
1823.  Retiring  from  Congress  in  1823,  he  lived  in  Harmar  during 
the  last  ten  years  of  his  life.  He  died  April  23rd,  1833  in  his  fifty- 
sixth  year. 

Henry  Bond 

was  born  in  Duchess  County,  New  York,  in  the  year  1778.  He  locat- 
ed in  Chillicothe  in  1803.  He  did  not  acquire  practice  very  rapidly 
although  after  1812  and  for  twenty  years  his  practice  was  very  good. 
During  this  year,  one  or  two  partners  he  had  were  men  of  legal  ability. 
Brush  himself  did  not  rank  very  high  as  a lawyer  of  learning.  He  was 
Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Ross  County  in  1808  and  1809,  and  a member 
of  the  legislature  in  1810.  He  was  also  a member  of  the  Ohio  Senate 
in  1814,  and  of  Congress  from  1819  to  1821.  In  August,  1812,  he 
marched  in  command  of  a Company  of  Ross  County  Volunteers,  to 
re-enforce  General  Hull’s  command,  then  on  the  northern  frontier,  and 
in  the  presence  of  the  British  and  Indian  Army.  Brush  and  his  com- 
pany reached  a point  so  near  Hull’s  position,  as  to  be  included  in  the 
terms  of  that  deplorable  “surrender” ; but  having  no  taste  for  the  role 
of  prisoners  of  war,  his  company  turned  southward  and  escaped.  An- 
ticipating pursuit  by  the  Indians,  Brush  caused  the  head  of  a barrel  of 
whiskey  to  be  knocked  out,  scattering  tin  cups  on  the  ground,  and  left 
the  “fire-water”  in  his  abandoned  camp,  rightly  conjecturing  that  his 
pursuers  would  speedily  become  so  drunk  as  to  be  unable  to  keep  up 
the  chase  The  strategem  was  successful  and  having  destroyed  wagons, 
supplies,  and  all  other  impedimenta,  the  volunteers  reached  home  with- 
out the  lose  of  a man,  although  they  endured  considerable  hardship  in 
the  retreat.  Colonel  Brush,  (this  rank  being  afterward  attained  by 


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him  in  the  militia  organization),  was  tall  and  thin  and  of  dark  com- 
plexion; he  had  a high  Roman  nose  and  thin  grey  hair;  he  had  a cat- 
aract which  destroyed  the  sight  of  his  left  eye,  and  was  of  a ner- 
vous temperament.  In  June,  1831,  he  tendered  the  County  Commis- 
sioners a lot  on  which  to  build  the  court  house  at  Portsmouth.  It  was 
lot  380,  and  he  required  that  the  court  house  he  built  within  three 
years.  The  Commissioners  bought  lot  369  for  which  they  paid  $300. 
Afterward  the  court  was  built  on  lot  380,  and  the  jail  on  369.  In 
1828,  he  was  elected  one  of  the  supreme  judges  of  the  State  of  Ohio, 
and  filled  the  office  with  distinction,  but  served  less  than  one  year.  In 
1838,  he  abandoned  the  practice  of  law  and  for  a year  or  two  lived  up- 
on a farm  he  had  bought  in  Union  Township,  Ross  County.  He 
finally  sold  this  farm  to  George  Butler  and  purchased  a large  tract  of 
land  in  Madison  County,  which  he  owned  until  his  death.  He  died 
in  Chillicothe,  January  19th,  1855. 

.Samuel  Finley  Vinton 

enjoyed  the  distinction  of  having  served  fourteen  years  as  a member 
of  Congress  from  Ohio  and  all  of  that  period  Scioto  County  was  one 
of  the  Counties  of  his  District.  He  entered  the  Eighteenth  Congress, 
March  4th,  1825,  and  served  until  March  4th,  1833,  when  he  retired. 
He  re-entered  Congress  March  4th,  1843,  and  retired  of  his  own  will 
March  4th,  1847.  He  might  have  remained  a member  all  of  his 
life,  had  he  so  willed.  His  ancestors  in  the  sixth  generation  preced- 
ing him,  appeared  in  Lynn,  Mass.,  in  1648.  The  name  is  supposed 
to  be  French,  De  Vintonne,  and  that  the  original  Vinton,  who  came 
to  England  was  a Huguenot.  His  father  was  Abraham  Vinton.  He 
was  named  for  Dr.  Samuel  Finley  Vinton,  a grand-uncle,  who  was  “a 
minute  man”  at  Lexington  in  April,  1775.  His  mother  was  Sarah  Day 
of  South  Lladley,  Mass.,  and  he  was  the  eldest  of  seven  children.  He 
was  born  September  25th,  1792  He  graduated  at  Williams  College, 
Mass.,  in  1814,  and  in  1816,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Connecticut. 
He  located  in  Gallipolis  soon  after.  In  1824,  he  was  nominated  for 
Congress  without  having  solicited,  or  expected  the  nomination  and 
was  elected.  He  was  re-elected  for  six  more  terms,  without  any  solic- 
itation on  his  part.  In  all  that  period,  he  was  an  eminent  and  success- 
ful lawyer  and  traveled  the  Circuit  when  not  in  Congress.  Scioto 
County  was  one  of  the  Counties  of  his  district,  where  he  was  employed 
in  important  cases  from  time  to  time.  In  1838,  he  was  a member  of 
the  Ohio  Canal  Commission.  During  his  latter  services  in  Congress 
he  was  on  the  Committee  on  ways  and  means ; and  his  financial  ability 
was  of  great  service  during  the  Mexican  War.  He  was  author  of  the 
law  creating  the  Department  of  the  Interior.  He  was  a Whig  during 
his  entire  Congressional  service.  John  Quincy  Adams  said  of  him, 
that  very  few  men  were  his  superiors.  Alex.  H.  Stephens,  said  he 
was  the  most  prominent  leader  on  the  Whig  side.  In  1851,  he  was  the 


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Whig  Candidate  for  Governor  of  Ohio,  and  was  defeated.  The  vote 
stood,  Reuben  Wood,  145,654,  Samuel  F.  Vinton,  119,548,  Samuel 
Lewis,  16,918. 

In  1853,  he  was  President  of  the  Cleveland  & Toledo  Railroad, 
and  held  it  one  year.  In  1854,  he  took  up  his  residence  in  the  city  of 
Washington,  D.  C.,  and  continued  there  until  his  death,  May  nth, 
1862.  In  this  period  he  occasionally  presented  a case  in  the  Supreme 
Court  and  argued  it.  His  success  as  a lawyer  was  thought  to  be  due 
to  his  habits  of  patient  investigation  and  clear  analysis.  He  exhaust- 
ed every  subject  he  discussed.  He  was  remarkably  lucid  in  his  state- 
ments. He  was  a master  of  the  English  language.  He  dignified 
every  subject  he  discussed.  His  argument  on  the  boundary  line  be- 
twen  Ohio  and  Virginia,  is  a monument  of  his  legal  learning;  and  it 
placed  him  at  the  head  of  the  legal  profession.  He  was  married  in  1824 
to  Romaine  Madeline  Bureau,  a daughter  of  John  P.  R.  Bureau.  Sbe 
left  two  children,  John  Bureau  and  Madeline  Vinton  Dahlgren. 

John  Bureau  his  son,  died  when  quite  young.  Mrs.  Dahlgren  is 
now  deceased.  She  has  a daughter,  Mrs.  Pierce,  now  residing  in 
Washington,  D.  C.  Mr.  Vinton  was  of  a slight  frame,  but  of  great 
dignity  of  presence.  He  had  a mild  clear  blue  eye,  and  his  thin  com- 
pressed lips  showed  the  determination  of  his  character.  His  manner 
was  composed,  but  sweet  and  gentle,  scarcely  indicating  his  great  firm- 
ness. Thomas  Ewing,  the  elder,  said  of  him,  on  being  informed  of  his 
death,  that  “for  ten  or  fifteen  years  he  had  more  influence  in  Congress 
than  any  man  in  it.  He  was  a wise,  sagacious  statesman,  almost 
unerring  in  his  perception  of  right,  bold  in  pursuing  and  skillful  in 
sustaining  his  opinions.  He  had  always  a large  control  over  the 
minds  of  those  with  whom  he  acted.  Within  the  range  of  my  ac- 
quaintance, he  has  hardly  left  a peer  behind  him.” 

At  his  own  request,  he  was  interred  in  the  Cemetery  at  Gallipolis, 
beside  his  wife,  who  died  in  1831. 

'William  Allen  of  Ross  County. 

William  Allen  was  born  in  Edenton,  N.  C.  in  1806.  He  emigrated  to 
Ross  County,  Ohio,  in  1823,  and  studied  law.  In  1827,  although  a 
minor,  he  was  admitted  to  the  practice  of  law.  In  1832,  he  was  elect- 
ed a representative  as  a Jackson  Democrat,  by  a single  vote  over  Gen- 
eral Duncan  McArthur,  Clay  Democrat,  serving  from  Dec.  2nd,  1833, 
to  March  3rd,  1835.  In  1837.  he  was  elected  to  the  United  States 
Senate  in  place  of  Thomas  Ewing,  Whig;  in  1843,  he  was  re-elected 
to  the  same  position.  In  1873,  he  was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio  over 
General  Edward  F.  Noyes,  receiving  214,654  votes  while  his  compet- 
otor  received  213,837.  In  1875,  he  was  defeated  for  governor  by  Gen- 
eral Rutherford  Hayes,  who  received  297,817,  while  292,273,  were  cast 
for  Allen.  In  1876,  he  was  candidate  for  the  presidential  nomination 
before  the  Democratic  National  convention  at  St.  Louis,  which  nomin- 


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ated  Samuel  J.  Tilden,  of  New  York.  He  died  at  Fruit  Hill,  his  man- 
orial residence,  near  Chillicothe,  in  1879. 

His  parents  died  in  his  infancy,  and  he  became  the  ward  of  his 
aunt,  Mrs.  Thurman,  the  mother  of  Judge  Allen  G.  Thurman,  who 
resided  in  Virginia.  In  1821,  the  parents  of  the  latter  gentleman  emi- 
grated from  Virginia  to  Chillicothe.  Young  Allen  was  at  that  time  a 
student  in  the  Lynchburg,  Va.  academy,  where  he  remained  for  two 
years,  and  then  joined  the  Thurmans  in  their  new  home. 

His  education  was  finished  in  a private  school  in  Chillicothe, 
after  which  he  began  the  study  of  law  with  Thomas  Scott,  the  eminent 
jurist,  who  after  a long  series  of  years  graced  the  supreme  bench  of 
Ohio,  being  the  chief  justice  of  that  court  during  a considerable  portion 
of  his  judicial  services. 

In  1827,  he  was  admitted  to  practice,  while  still  below  the 
legal  age,  through  a special  rule,  and  in  recognition  of  his  ability  and 
erudition.  He  entered  at  once  into  partnership  with  Colonel  Edward 
King,  under  whose  tuition  he  completed  his  legal  studies.  His  career 
in  his  profession  was  brilliant  and  successful. 

He  entered  politics  in  1832,  rather  against  his  natural  bent  and 
inclinations,  and  was  elected  to  the  national  house  of  representatives  by 
a single  vote  over  General  Duncan  McArthur,  whose  daughter,  Mrs. 
Effie  McArthur  Coons,  he  married  in  1845.  Mrs.  Allen  inherited 
Fruit  Hill  from  her  father,  and  there  the  distinguished  senator  and 
future  governor  resided  during  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Just  preceding  the  meeting  of  the  legislature  in  1837,  which 
chose  a successor  to  Thomas  Ewing  in  the  United  States  Senate,  Mr. 
Allen  was  the  orator  of  the  day  at  a Democrat  banquet  at  Columbus, 
and  delivered  a speech  so  pregnant  with  eloquence  and  so  pertinent  to 
the  great  and  exciting  issues  of  the  hour,  that  it  won  him  the  Support 
of  his  friends  and  the  members  of  his  party  in  the  legislature  in  the 
close  and  exciting  contest  which  followed. 

The  election  took  place  on  the  18th  of  January,  1837,  and  13  bal- 
lots were  taken,  108  votes  being  cast,  and  55  were  necessary  to  elect.  On 
the  thirteenth  ballot  he  received  the  required  55,  Thomas  Ewing  receiv- 
ing 52,  one  marked  scattering  and  one  not  voting,  so  that  he  reached 
the  senatorship  by  a single  vote.  In  1843  he  was  re-elected  by  63  votes 
to  44  for  Mr.  Ewing  and  one  blank. 

In  the  Senate  he  distinguished  himself  for  his  great  forensic 
ability  no  less  than  for  his  strong  and  aggressive  views  on  all  great 
questions.  During  the  Oregon  boundary  dispute  the  American  claim 
extended  to  54  degrees  40  minutes  of  north  latitude,  which  was  disput- 
ed by  the  English  diplomates  and  statesmen.  In  a speech  in  the  senate 
when  this  question  was  under  consideration  Allen  said : “I  am  here  to 
declare  for  54  40  or  fight.”  In  the  presidential  campaign  of  1844, 
this  expression  became  the  Democratic  battle  cry  throughout  the 
country.  During  his  whole  senatorial  career  he  was  the  champion  of  a 


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vigorous  foreign  policy  and  the  unrelenting  foe  of  the  Bank  of  the 
United  States. 

An  intense  Democrat  he  took  an  active  part  in  all  the  political 
campaigns  from  1832  to  1845.  Of  gigantic  frame  and  mold,  and  a 
voice  like  Stentor's,  he  gained  the  sobriquet  of  “The  Fog  Horn”,  after 
he  had  drowned  the  noise  of  a steam  whistle  which  was  being  blown  in 
the  vicinity  of  a Democratic  mass  meeting  to  prevent  his  auditors 
from  hearing  him. 

In  1845.  he  retired  from  public  life,  and  devoted  himself  to  the 
graces  of  literature  and  scientific  research.  He  became  an  expert  in 
botany  and  geology,  was  an  enthusiastic  patron  of  art  and  literature, 
and  nothing  so  delighted  him  as  to  have  his  friends,  old  and  young, 
throng  his  stately  mansion  and  talk  with  him  on  his  favorite  topics. 

Many  and  strenuous  efforts  were  made  by  his  friends  to  recall  him 
to  public  life,  but  he  put  them  all  aside  until  1873,  almost  forty  years 
after  his  retiracy,  and  then  re-entered  public  life  under  the  most  pecu- 
liar circumstances. 

In  that  year  the  leaders  of  the  Democratic  party  were  anxiously 
scanning  the  horizon  for  some  one  who  could  retrieve  the  disastrous 
defeats  of  nearly  a score  of  fruitless  campaigns.  Many  distinguished 
names  were  canvassed,  but  Allen’s  was  not  on  the  list  because  of  his 
many  declinations.  Then  it  was  that  Mr.  Murat  Halstead,  the  bril- 
liant editor  of  the  chief  Republican  Journal  in  the  State,  “The  Cincin- 
nati Commercial,”  paraphrazed  an  ancient  popular  melody  as  follows, 
indicative  of  the  sore  straits  of  the  Ohio  Democracy : 

“Come,  rise  up,  William  Allen, 

And  go  along  with  me, 

And  I will  make  you  governor 
Of  Ohio’s  fair  countree.” 

A copy  of  the  Commercial  containing  this  ditty  was  shown  to 
Senator  Allen,  by  Colonel  John  A.  Cockrill,  the  afterward  renowned 
journalist,  then  a young  man  representing  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer. 

The  clear,  grey  blue  eye  of  the  sage  of  Fruit  Hill  twinkled  with 
merriment  as  he  listened  to  the  jingle  of  the  lines.  He  stretched  him- 
self to  his  full  height,  walked  to  and  fro  on  the  broad  veranda  for  a few 
moments,  and  then  stopping  in  front  of  his  young  friend  said : 

“John,  you  will  do  me  the  kindness  to  say  in  the  Enquirer  in  the 
morning  that  I cannot  resist  Mr.  Halstead’s  kind  invitation,  and  that 
I will  accept  the  Democratic  nomination  if  it  is  tendered  to  me,  and 
more  than  that  I will  be  elected  governor  by  the  people.” 

That  message,  when  it  appeared  in  the  press  of  the  state  the  next 
day  in  a much  more  elaborate  form,  electrified  the  party  in  the  state, 
and  when  the  Democratic  state  convention  met,  it  unanimously  nomin- 
ated the  Sage  of  Fruit  Hill,  in  the  midst  of  the  wildest  enthusiasm. 
He  took  the  stump  with  all  the  ardor  of  youth,  and  although  the  Re- 
publican committee,  scenting  the  danger,  covered  the  state  with  the  abl- 


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est  orators  from  all  parts  of  the  Union,  he  was  elected  by  a plurality 
of  817.  The  remainder  of  the  Democratic  state  ticket  was  defeated  by 
pluralities  ranging  from  176  to  633.  President  Grant  had  carried  the 
state  on  the  Republican  ticket  at  the  preceding  election  by  over  37. 
000. 

The  marble  statue  of  William  Allen  adorns  the  rotunda  of  the 
National  Capital  as  one  of  the  Ohioans  of  the  nineteenth  century 
deemed  worthy  of  that  honor  by  the  general  assembly  of  the  state. 

William  Key  Bond 

was  born  in  1792,  in  St.  Mary’s,  Maryland.  He  received  his  education 
at  Litchfield,  Connecticut.  He  went  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  in  1812,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  there.  He  was  a partner  with  William  Creigh- 
ton from  1813  to  1841.  He  was  a Colonel  in  the  Militia.  He  served 
in  the  24th,  25th  and  26th  Congresses.  He  left  Chillicothe  in  1841, 
and  located  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  was  appointed  Surveyor  of 
that  port,  by  President  Fillmore,  which  office  he  held  for  several  years. 
He  was  also  interested  in  Railways,  from  1850  to  i860.  He  was  a 
business  man  above  all  things.  Colonel  Bond  was  an  active  partisan  in 
politics,  upon  the  Whig  side.  In  those  days  there  was  as  potent  a 
“Virginia  Ring”  as  there  is  now;  but  then  the  Virginians  and  immedi- 
ate descendants  of  Virginians  were  nearly  all  Whigs;  and  it  was  only 
when  the  issues  growing  out  of  slavery  caused  the  dissolution  of  the 
Whig  party,  and  the  organization  of  the  Republican  party,  that  num- 
erous and  influential  class  of  our  people  went  over  to  the  Democracy, 
and  the  “ring”  was  transferred.  Bond  was  the  favorite  of  that  ring; 
and  it  was  because  neither  he  nor  they  would  tolerate  the  election  of 
a born  Yankee  to  Congress,  that  the  nomination  of  Douglas  for  that 
office  was  nullified,  in  1831.  Colonel  Bond  occupied  a prominent  part 
in  the  debates  and  business  in  the  House  of  Representatives.  “Bond’s 
eight  day  speech”,  so  styled  because  its  delivery  occupied  one  hour  of 
eig'ht  consecutive  days,  was  much  commented  upon  by  the  political 
papers  of  forty  years  ago.  Bond’s  opponents  insisted  on  calling  him 
an  aristocrat  and  swearing  that  he  wore  silk  stockings.  Yet,  with  all 
his  suavity,  he  could  and  would  resent  insult  with  promptitude  and 
spirit.  The  writer,  (Col.  W.  E.  Gilmore,)  witnessed  an  instance  of 
this.  Colonel  Brush  was  adversely  engaged  to  Bond  in  the  trial  of 
a cause,  and  repeatedly  interrupted  the  latter’s  argument,  though  re 
repeatedly  requested  to  desist.  Finally,  a fourth  interruption,  accompan- 
ied hv  some  offensive  ennuendo,  overcame  Bond’s  self-control  and  re- 
spect for  the  court.  He  rushed  across  the  room,  seized  with  his  thumb 
and  forefinger  the  very  prominent  nose  of  the  offender  and  wrung  it 
until  blood  flowed,  then  spat  in  Brush’s  face.  Having  inflicted  this 
punishment  upon  the  offender.  Bond  walked  back  to  his  place  and  re- 
sumed his  argument.  He  was  not  further  interrupted.  But  after 
the  conclusion  of  the  case,  he  was  fined  fifteen  dollars  for  contempt  of 
court  and  no  more  serious  result  followed,  although  some  anticipated 


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a bloody  result  from  Brush.  In  1844,  he  was  severely,  almost  fatally 
hurt,  by  being  struck  when  going  aboard  a steamboat,  by  a timber  of 
a hoisting  derrick,  employed  in  loading  the  vessel.  This  injury,  per- 
haps, and  the  death  of  his  wife,  afterwards,  certainly  hastened  his  dis- 
solution. He  died  greatly  respected,  as  it  was  proper  such  a man 
should  be,  on  February  17th,  1864. 

'William  Russell 

was  born  in  Ireland,  in  1782.  He  was  left  an  orphan  at  an  early 
age.  He  came  to  the  United  States  alone,  in  1796,  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen. He  remained  a short  time  in  Philadelphia,  and  while  there  began 
to  learn  a trade,  that  of  a hatter.  He  went  from  Philadelphia  to  Mays- 
ville,  Kentucky,  took  up  hat  making  and  followed  it.  While  there  he 
married  Sarah  Tribbey.  They  had  one  child  but  she  and  it  died 
shortly  after  it  was  born.  He  moved  to  Adams  County,  Ohio,  in 
1802.  He  represented  Adams  county  in  the  first  legislature  of  the 
new  state  which  sat  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  March  1,  to  April  16,  1803. 
Thomas  Ivirker  and  Joseph  Lucas  were  his  colleagues.  He  was  the 
first  clerk  of  the  courts  of  Scioto  County,  having  been  appointed  De- 
cember 1803.  It  seems  that  the  office  did  not  suit  his  tastes  and  he 
resigned  in  June,  1804.  In  the  eighth  legislative  session,  December  4, 
1809,  to  February  22,  1810,  he  was  a member  from  Adams  county  at 
the  munificent  salary  of  two  dollars  per  day.  He  had  Dr.  Alexander 
Campbell  afterwards  LTnited  States  senator  as  a colleague.  On  the 
fifteenth  day  of  February  1810,  he  was  appointed  an  associate  judge 
for  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  This  office  did  not  suit  his  tastes  and  he  re- 
signed it  in  1812. 

At  the  tenth  legislative  session,  December  10,  1811,  to  February 
21,  1812,  he  was  a member  of  the  house  from  Adams  county,  with 
John  Ellison  as  a colleague.  This  legislature  sat  at  Zanesville,  Ohio. 
The  house  impeached  John  Thompson,  a president  judge  of  the  com- 
mon pleas,  but  on  trial  in  the  senate,  he  was  acquitted.  At  this  ses- 
sion Columbus  was  made  the  capital  of  the  state,  and  the  legislature 
provided  for  the  military  equipment  of  the  Ohio  militia.  It  also  in- 
corporated a number  of  libraries  in  the  state.  At  the  eleventh  leg- 
islative session,  December  7th,  1812,  to  February  9th.  1813.  William 
Russell  was  a member  from  Adams  county  with  John  Ellison  as  a col- 
league. This  legislature  provided  for  the  care  of  women  who  had 
been  abandoned  by  their  husbands  (an  epidemic  in  those  days),  and 
made  the  property  of  the  absconder  liable  for  the  wife’s  maintenance. 
Strong  measures  were  adopted  to  require  every  able  bodied  man  to  re- 
spond to  the  call  to  arms,  but  the  legislature,  by  special  resolution,  ex- 
cused Jacob  Woodring,  of  Scioto  County,  from  military  duty,  because 
his  father  was  blind,  lame,  absolutely  helpless  and  had  two  blind  chil- 
dren. No  one  else  was  excused.  From  1813  to  1819,  he. dropped  out 
of  the  legislature,  but  not  out  of  public  employment. 


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At  the  eighteenth  legislative  session  from  December  5th,  1819, 
to  February  26th,  1820,  he  was  a member  of  the  Senate  from  Adams 
County.  The  House  amused  itself  by  impeaching  two  judges  on  the 
grounds  of  deciding  an  election  contest  contrary  to  the  evidence,  but 
the  Senate  unanimously  acquitted  them.  The  Senate  spent  a great 
deal  of  time  in  discussing  the  Missouri  Compromise  and  the  question 
of  slavery. 

At  the  nineteenth  legislative  session,  December  4,  1820,  to  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1821,  William  Russell  again  represented  Adams  County  in 
the  Senate.  The  question  of  a canal  system  occupied  much  attention; 
also  that  of  attacking  branches  of  the  United  States  bank.  This  legis- 
lature placed  the  United  States  Bank  without  the  pale  of  Ohio  laws 
and  forbade  the  officers  of  the  courts  to  recognize  it  in  any  way.  Jus- 
tices and  judges  were  forbidden  to  entertain  any  case  for  it;  sheriffs  to 
arrest  any  one  at  its  instance,  or  notaries  to  protest  notes  for  it,  or  take 
any  acknowledgement  for  it.  Justices  and  judges  were  to  be  fined 
$500.00  if  they  entertained  a suit  for  it,  and  sheriffs  $200.00  for  put- 
ting any  one  in  jail  at  its  instance.  From  this  time,  1812  to  1829, 
William  Russell  was  out  of  public  employment.  In  the  fall  of  1826, 
he  was  elected  to  Congress  as  a Democrat,  and  re-elected  for  two 
succeeding  terms.  During  all  this  time  he  was  a resident  of  Adams 
County  and  a merchant  at  West  Union.  After  his  third  term  in  con- 
gress expired,  March  4,  1833,  he  removed  to  near  Rushtown,  Ohio,  in 
Scioto  County  and  engaged  in  forging  har  iron.  In  this  enterprise  he 
was  unsuccessful  and  is  said  to  have  lost  $30,000.  He  was  elected 
to  the  twenty-seventh  Congress  in  1841  as  a Whig  and  served  one 
term.  At  the  end  of  his  first  term,  March  4,  1843,  he  returned  to 
his  farm  on  Scioto  Brush  Creek,  where  he  continued  to  reside  until  his 
death,  September  28,  1845,  a*  the  affe  °f  63.  When  at  Portsmouth  in 
1803,  he  was  a Presbyterian,  but  returning  to  West  Union,  he  became 
a Methodist.  In  1809  to  1820,  he  was  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church  in  West  Union,  Ohio,  and  aided  in  the  erection 
of  the  first  church  there,  and  all  his  life  after,  he  was  a faithful,  devot- 
ed and  devout  Methodist.  He  was  a student  and  self  educated.  He 
was  a fluent  and  pleasant  speaker  and  had  extensive  conversational 
powers.  He  was  liked  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  had  a 
remarkable  popularity,  largely  owing' to  his  even  temper.  As  a mer- 
chant he  was  strict  and  honorable  in  all  his  dealings,  and  maintained 
the  highest  credit. 

His  public  career  began  at  the  age  of  twenty-one,  when  elected  to 
the  first  legislature  of  Ohio.  He  was  a legislator,  clerk  of  court,  state 
senator  and  congressman  and  filled  each  and  every  office  with  credit  to 
himself  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  his  constituents.  In  private  life  he 
was  a successful  merchant,  an  honored  member  of  the  Methodist 
church  and  an  upright  citizen.  In  this  case  the  office  sought  the  man. 
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activities?  Comparing  him  to  the  men  of  his  time,  we  find  he  held 
office  in  two  counties,  and  all  he  lacked  was  that  he  was  not  made  a 
militia  general.  Every  legislator  of  prominence,  under  the  constitu- 
tion of  1802,  was  either  made  an  associate  judge  or  a major-general 
of  militia.  William  Russell  obtained  the  judgeship  but  missed  the 
generalship.  However,  his  career  in  congress  gave  him  more  distinc- 
tion than  the  military  title  could  have  done. 

In  1802,  he  married  Nancy  Wood  and  had  seven  children,  six 
sons  and  a daughter.  One  of  the  sons  lived  near  Rush  town  during  his 
life.  Another,  Win.  B.  married  Rebecca  Lucas  and  became  the  father 
of  six  children,  three  sons  and  three  daughters.  A grandson,  James 
Russell,  resides  near  Lucasville,  Ohio,  and  another,  George  Russell,  in 
Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

John  L.  Taylor. 

General  John  L.  Taylor,  a prominent  citizen  of  Ross  County,  Was 
elected  four  times  to  congress.  He  was  first  elected  in  1864  from 
the  eighth  district,  composed  of  Ross,  Pike,  Jackson  and  Scioto  Coun- 
ties ; was  re-elected  to  the  Thirty-first  in  1848 ; and  in  1850  to  the  Thir- 
ty-second in  the  same  district.  In  1852  he  rvas  elected  to  the  Thirty- 
third  congress  from  the  tenth  district,  embracing  Ross,  Scioto,  Law- 
rence, Pike  and  Jackson. 

He  was  born  in  Stafford  County,  Virginia,  March  7th,  1805,  and 
came  to  Chllicothe  in  1825,  and  was  for  many  years  a major-general 
of  militia.  After  his  service  in  congress  he  was  given  an  important 
position  in  the  department  of  interior.  He  died  in  Washington,  D.  C.. 
September  6,  1870. 

Colonel  Oscar  Fitzallen  Moore 

was  born  January  27th,  1815,  near  Steubenville,  Ohio,  the  son  of 
James  H.  Moore  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Stull.  His  maternal  grandfath- 
er, Daniel  Stull  was  a Captain  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  grad- 
uated at  Washington  College,  Pennsylvania,  in  the  class  of  1836.  Di- 
rectly after  he  began  the  study  of  law  under  D.  L.  Collier  then  May- 
or of  Steubenville.  He  attended  one  session  of  the  Cincinnati  law  school 
and  was  admitted  to  practice  by  the  Supreme  Court  in  session  at 
Steubenville,  in  October,  1838.  In  April,  1839,  he  located  at  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  and  remained  there  the  remainder  of  his  life.  From 
that  date  until  1852,  there  was  a law  that  lawyers  should  pay  taxes 
on  their  incomes  to  the  State.  They  made  no  returns  of  income  and 
the  Assessor  guessed  them  off. 

If  he  guessed  under,  as  was  usually  the  case,  no  complaints  were 
made.  If  he  guessed  over,  it  was  a good'  advertisement  for  the  law- 
yer, worth  all  the  tax  as  an  advertisement  and  no  complaints  were 
made.  This  is  the  way  the  Assessors  guessed  off  Col.  Moore,  1839, 
$100;  1842,  $300;  1843,  $500;  1845,  $800;  1847,  $1,000;  1849, 
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In  the  fall  of  1839,  he  announced  himself  as  a candidate  for  Prose- 
cuting Attorney  against  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  but  before  the  election,  he 
withdrew,  and  Mr.  Tracy  was  elected  unanimously. 

In  1840,  July  4,  he  delivered  the  oration  at  a celebration  of  the 
day  by  the  Franklin  Institute  of  which  he  was  a member,  and  of  which 
he  was  the  Vice-President  in  1842.  The  Franklin  Institute  had  a cele- 
bration of  its  own  that  day,  there  being  another  public  one  in  the  town. 

In  1843,  on  September  19,  he  was  married  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio, 
to  Martha  B.  Scott,  daughter  of  Judge  Thomas  Scott,  of  Chillicothe, 
Ohio,  who  was  the  first  prosecuting  attorney  for  Scioto  County  and 
the  father  of  fifteen  children.  Three  of  Judge  Scott’s  daughters  were 
married  in  Portsmouth,  one  to  Howells,  a merchant,  one  to  Col.  T.  J. 
Graham  and  one  to  Col.  O.  F.  Moore. 

Col.  Moore  was  a most  ardent  and  enthusiastic  Whig.  He  was 
consequently  a great  admirer  of  Henry  Clay,  and  when  his  first  child 
was  born,  he  hoped  it  would  be  a boy  so  he  might  name  it  for  Henry 
Clay,  whom  it  might  be  said  he  worshiped.  The  first  born  proved  to 
be  a girl  and  he  named  her  Clay.  She  is  now  the  wife  of  Mr.  George 
O.  Newman  and  a grandmother.  His  second  daughter  is  Mrs.  Kate 
Newman,  the  wife  of  Hon.  James  W.  Newman. 

In  1844,  he  was  a candidate  for  Mayor  of  Portsmouth  and  to  the 
lasting  disgrace  of  the  town,  was  defeated.  The  vote  stood  Moore, 
146;  Richard  H.  Tomlin,  177.  Before  the  term  was  out,  council  was 
trying  to  rid  itself  of  Tomlin,  because  of  inefficiency.  In  the  same 
year  Mr.  Moore  served  on  the  Whig  Central  Committee. 

From  1853  to  1855,  he  was  City  Solicitor  at  a salary  of  $100.00 
per  year.  In  1850,  he  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives  of 
the  State  as  a Whig,  for  Scioto  and  Lawrence  Counties.  He  had 
1,326  votes  and  his  opponent  Johnston  had  430,  majority  839.  In 
1851,  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  over  Francis  Cleveland,  Demo- 
crat. The  vote  stood  in  Scioto  County,  Moore  1,309,  Cleveland  888, 
Moore’s  majority  421. 

In  1854,  he  was  a candidate  for  Congress  and  carried  the  Coun- 
ty by  1,200  majority.  1111835,  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican  State 
Convention.  In  1856,  he  ran  for  Congressman  on  the  American  ticket. 
R.  C.  Hoffman  ran  on  the  Republican  ticket  and  Joseph  Miller  on  the 
Democrat ; Miller  was  elected.  The  vote  of  Scioto  County  was  Moore, 
1,343;  Miller,  1,309;  Hoffman,  532.  In  the  whole  District  the  vote 
stood  Joseph  Miller,  Democratic,  7,403 ; Richard  C.  Hoffman,  Re- 
publican, 5,633 ; Oscar  F.  Moore,  American,  4,325. 

In  1859,  in  the  Spring,  he  declared  he  believed  he  was  a Demo- 
crat, but  in  the  campaign,  he  addressed  Republican  meetings.  He 
professed  himself  pleased  with  the  nomination  of  Lincoln  for  Presi- 
dent in  i860,  and  determined  to  vote  for  him,  but  on  July  7th,  i860, 
he  declared  himself  for  Bell  and  Everett. 


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On  July  31st,  1861,  he  entered  the  33rd  O.  V.  I.  as  its  Lieutenant 
Colonel.  The  original  Colonel  was  Joshua  Sill  and  he  was  promoted 
to  Brigadier-General.  Moore  was  made  Colonel  July  16,  1862. 

At  the  battle  of  Perryville,  Ky.,  October  8,  1862,  he  was  se- 
verely wounded,  captured  and  paroled  by  the  enemy.  He  was  not  ex- 
changed till  February,  1863.  Fie  was  really  unfit  for  duty  after  his 
wound,  but  he  still  remained  in  the  service.  He  commanded  his  regi- 
ment at  the  two  days  battle  at  Chickamauga,  where  it  lost  so  heavily  in 
killed  and  wounded.  He  served  in  Court  Martials  at  Nashville  Term 
in  1863  and  1864.  July  20th,  1864,  he  resigned  and  came  home. 

In  1864,  he  supported  McClellan  for  the  Presidency  and  from  that 
date  continued  to  be  a Democrat. 

In  1866,  he  was  the  Democratic  nominee  for  Congress  and  was 
defeated.  The  vote  in  the  District  composed  of  Adams,  Gallia,  Jack- 
son,  Lawrence,  Scioto  and  Vinton  was  Wilson,  12,783;  O.  F.  Moore, 
9,945.  In  Scioto  County  the  vote  was  Wilson,  2,621  ; Moore,  2,120. 
While  he  was  always  at  the  service  of  his  party  for  campaign  speeches, 
he  was  not  again  a candidate  before  the  people  until  1881,  when  he  was 
a candidate  for  Common  Pleas  Judge  on  the  Democratic  ticket.  The 
majorities  in  the  District  were  Moore,  797,  A.  C.  Thompson  2,407, 
net  majority  for  Thompson,  1,620.  In  the  County  the  vote  stood 
Thompson,  2,407;  Moore,  2,113.  Thompson’s  majority,  284.  This 
was  the  lowest  majority  on  the  ticket,  the  highest  being  1,252.  This 
closed  Colonel  Moore’s  political  career.  He  died  June  24th,  1885,  at 
Waverlv,  Ohio,  while  in  attendance  on  the  court  there.  He  practiced 
law  from  1839  until  1885,  a period  of  forty-six  years.  He  acquired 
great  eminence  in  his  profession  and  was  employed  in  all  important 
suits  in  his  own  County  and  many  in  the  surrounding  Counties.  He 
was  not  a member  of  any  Church,  but  was  a constant  attendant  on  the 
services  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  at  Portsmouth.  He  had 
been  such  a devoted  Whig  that  when  that  party  was  dissolved,  he  knew 
not  where  to  turn.  He  was  zealous  in  his  support  of  the  American 
party  while  it  lasted,  but  his  education  and  training  as  a Whig,  and 
his  conservatism  prevented  him  from  being  at  home  in  the  Republi- 
can party.  Fie  had  never  been  anti-slavery  and  believed  in  the  guar- 
antees of  the  Constitution  as  to  slavery  and  when  such  rank  abolition- 
ists, as  Milton  Kennedy,  Joseph  Ashton  and  F.  C.  Searl  were  in  the 
front  ranks  of  the  Republican  party,  he  felt  that  he  was  not  at  home 
there.  He  had  many  warm  friends — more  of  them  out  of  his  party 
than  in  it.  He  was  liberal  in  his  views  and  extremely  charitable.  His 
ability  as  a lawyer,  whether  with  the  Court  or  jury  was  the  very  high- 
est. He  was  a great  student  in  his  profession  and  always  came  out 
strongest  in  a close  case.  As  a politician,  he  was  a failure,  because  of 
his  extreme  conservatism,  due  to  his  legal  training.  No  great  lawyer 
ever  made  a successful  politician;  and  Col.  Moore  was  no  exception  to 
the  rule.  Flis  Republican  friends  thought  if,  when  the  Republican 


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party  was  formed,  he  had  remained  in  it,  he  would  have  made  a signal 
success,  and  no  doubt,  if  he  had,  he  could  have  had  any  offices  he 
desired. 

His  relations  to  his  professional  brethren  were  very  cordial.  He 
will  long  be  remembered  as  one  of  the  most  brilliant  lawyers  of 
Southern  Ohio. 


Joseph  Miller 

was  born  in  Chillicothe,  in  September,  1819,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1841.  He  was  Prosecuting  Attorney  in  1845-46,  and  as  such 
prosecuted  Henry  Thomas  for  the  murder  of  Frederick  Edwards.  In 
1856,  he  was  elected  by  the  Democratic  party,  to  represent  this  district 
in  the  35th  Congress ; and  to  this  day,  he  has  been  the  only  man  born 
in  Ross  County,  who  ever  represented  a district,  of  which  Ross  Coun- 
ty formed  a part,  in  the  Congress  of  the  United  States.  During  his 
term  the  contest  for  and  against  the  extension  of  slavery  into  Kan- 
sas and  Nebraska  was  raging.  Miller  voted  with  the  south  on  this 
subject;  and  as  a considerable  number  of  his  party  had,  by  this  time, 
become  heartily  tired  of  pro-slavery  pretension  and  arrogance,  his  re- 
election  became  obviously  impossible.  But  after  he  had  been  defeated 
President  Buchanan,  in  March  1859  appointed  him  as  Chief  Justice  of 
Nebraska  Territory.  In  t86i,  his  successor  was  appointed  by  Presi- 
dent Lincoln ; and  Mr.  Miller  returned  to  Ohio,  in  very  bad  health,  and 
died  May  27th,  1862. 

Carey  A.  Trimble 

was  born  in  Hillsboro,  Ohio,  April  t 3 , 1813.  He  was  the  fourth  son 
of  Governor  Allen  Trimble.  He  received  a classical  education  and 
graduated  at  the  Ohio  University  in  1833,  and  from  the  Cincinnati 
Medical  College  in  1836.  and  was  demonstrater  of  anatomy  in  that  in- 
stitution from  1837  until  1841.  His  health  failing,  he  retired  from  his 
profession  and  devoted  himself  to  farming.  He  was  elected  to  the 
Thirty-sixth  Congress  in  1858  from  the  Tenth  District,  composed  of 
Ross,  Pike,  Jackson,  Scioto  and  Lawrence  Counties.  He  was  re- 
elected to  the  Thirty-seventh,  in  t86o,  from  the  same  District.  He 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  Governor  McArthur.  They  had  one 
daughter,  Nancy,  who  married  W.  M.  Madeira.  His  first  wife  died 
and  he  was  married  the  second  time  to  Ann  P.  Thompson  of  Harrods- 
burg,  Kentucky,  and  they  went  there  to  reside.  The  date  of  his  de- 
mise is  not  known. 

Hon.  Wells  A . Hutchins 

was  born  October  7,  1818,  in  Trumbull  County,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
Asa  Hutchins  and  his  mother  was  Hannah  Bushnell,  both  from  Con- 
necticut. Consequently  he  was  a Yankee.  His  father  was  a Colonel 
in  the  war  of  1812,  but  died  at  the  early  age  of  forty-five,  leaving  his 
widow  with  eight  children  to  face  this  cruel  world.  Our  subject  was 


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then  twelve  years  of  age.  In  1831,  he  worked  on  a farm  for  $25.00, 
for  his  entire  year’s  services,  and  from  that  time  was  entirely  dependent 
on  himself.  His  mind  was  quick  and  active  and  he  never  failed  to 
make  the  best  of  the  situation  about  him.  At  eighteen,  he  had  qualified 
himself  for  a teacher.  He  went  to  Corydon,  Ind.,  and  taught  in  a se- 
lect school  for  eight  months.  With  true  Yankee  thrift  he  saved  $900 
from  his  teaching.  He  took  it  home  and  used  it  in  payment  of  his 
expenses  while  studying  law. 

He  read  law  at  Warren,  Ohio,  with  the  Honorables  John  Hutch- 
ins and  John  Crowell  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1841.  In  the 
Spring  of  1842,  he  came  to  Portsmouth.  He  had  been  at  Steubenville, 
and  was  on  a steamboat  on  his  way  down  the  river  to  go  further  west. 
On  the  steamboat  he  met  L.  N.  Robinson  and  his  brother  J.  V.  They 
persuaded  him  to  get  off  at  Portsmouth  and  he  did  so.  He  went  into 
Squire  Lorenzo  C.  Goff’s  court  and  liked  the  way  he  saw  justice  ad- 
ministered. The  first  Sunday  he  was  in  Portsmouth,  he  went  to  the 
Methodist  Church  where  Hibbs’  Hardware  store  now  stands.  He  ac- 
companied his  friends,  L.  N.  and  J.  V.  Robinson.  The  men  and  wo- 
men sat  apart  and  he  noticed  a pretty,  back  eyed,  black  haired  girl  in 
“the  amen  corner’ ' He  asked  who  she  was,  but  his  friends  the  Robin- 
sons passed  the  question  and  when  the  services  were  over  the  Robinsons 
waited  near  the  door  with  young  Hutchins  and  as  the  pretty  girl  came 
near,  they  introduced  Hutchins  to  her  as  their  sister,  Cornelia.  Mr. 
Hutchins  married  her  February  23,  1843.  The  vestigia  of  Mr.  Hutc- 
hins in  Portsmouth  are  numerous.  The  first  official  record  we  have 
of  him  was  in  the  Spring  of  1842.  The  tax  assessor  guessed  off  his 
income  at  $100.00.  He  must  have  risen  in  public  esteem  very  rapid- 
ly for  the  next  year  it  was  guessed  off  at  $500.00.  In  1845,  it  was 
$800.00,  in  1847,  $1,000,  and  in  1849,  $1,500.00.  In  1842  and  1844, 
he  was  on  the  Whig  Central  Committee.  In  1843,  lie  leased  his  office 
of  the  city  for  $32.00  per  year. 

In  1851,  he  was  the  Whig  candidate  for  the  Legislature  and  was 
elected  receiving  1,348  votes  to  923  for  Judge  Joseph  Moore.  He  sat 
in  the  first  General  Assembly  under  the  new  Constitution.  In  1855, 
he  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican  State  Convention  from  Scioto 
County.  Lucins  V.  Robinson,  George  A.  Waller  and  Milton  Kennedy 
were  the  others.  In  1856,  he  went  over  to  the  Democrats.  He  was 
elected  City  Solicitor,  in  1857,  and  served  until  1859,  at  $100,  per 
year.  In  1859,  he  was  re-elected  and  served  until  1861,  at  a salary 
of  $150,  per  year. 

In  i860,  he  was  a candidate  for  Congress  on  the  Democratic 
ticket  in  the  Tenth  District  and  was  defeated.  The  vote  stood  Carev 
A.  Trimble,  Republican,  11,593,  Hutchins,  Democrat,  11,025,  major- 
ity, 568.  The  vote  in  his  County  was  Trimble,  2,210,  Hutchins,  2,148. 

In  June,  1861,  he  was  one  of  the  committee  to  buy  $5,000.00  in 
arms  for  the  County.  On  August  7,  1861,  when  Company  G.  came 


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home,  he  made  the  welcoming  speech.  On  October  16,  1861,  he  was 
one  of  the  Military  Committee  of  the  County. 

In  1862,  in  the  Spring,  he  went  to  Washington  with  a Committee 
to  secure  a government  armory  at  Portsmouth.  On  June  16,  1862, 
he  was  tendered  the  Colonelcy  of  the  91st  O.  V.  I.,  but  declined.  In 
the  summer  of  1862,  he  declared  for  a more  vigorous  prosecution  of 
the  war  and  was  nominated  for  Congress  on  that  issue.  The  vote  in 
the  district  stood ; Hutchins  8,605,  Bundy  6,702,  Hutchins  plurality 
1,903.  In  Scioto  County  the  vote  stood;  Bundy,  Republican,  1,165; 
Hutchins,  Democrat,  2,004.  .In  September,  1862,  he  was  Provost 
Marshal  of  the  City,  at  the  time  of  the  expedition  to  Vanceburg  to 
suppress  a suppositious  rebel  raid. 

In  1863,  he  changed  his  views  about  the  war;  and  on  July  27, 

1863,  he  made  a speech  in  Jackson,  in  which  he  stated  that  he  thought 
the  South  could  not  be  subdued ; and  that  the  Country  was  about  to 
become  a military  despotism.  He  denounced  the  arrest  of  Vallandig- 
ham.  In  1865,  in  Congress,  he  voted  for  the  repeal  of  slavery  in  the 
District  of  Columbia;  and  in  February  of  that  year,  he  voted  for  the 
thirteenth  amendment  abolishing  slavery.  Sam  Pike  who  had  a news- 
paper in  Chillicothe  denounced  him  for  this,  in  unmeasured  terms. 
Pike  said  Hutchins  had  never  been  a Democrat  and  that  from  1861,  he 
had  been  a Republican  in  disguise.  The  article  was  a long  one  and  was 
published  in  the  Portsmouth  Times,  without  note  or  comment.  In 

1864,  he  ran  for  a second  term  for  Congress  and  was  defeated  by  Mr. 
Bundy  by  the  following  vote  in  the  District;  Hutchins,  Democrat, 
7,793;  Bundy,  Republican,  11,732.  In  Scioto  County  the  vote  stood: 
Bundy,  1,930;  Hutchins,  1,759. 

In  1867,  the  Democrats  nominated  him  for  City  Solicitor  against 
Robert  N.  Spry,  then  a Republican.  It  was  said  at  the  time,  that  Mr. 
Hutchins  did  not  know  that  he  was  on  the  ticket  until  after  the  elec- 
tion. The  vote  stood:  Spry,  732;  Hutchins,  651  ; a majority  of  81 
for  Spry.  In  the  same  year  he  and  W .K.  Thompson  were  the  only 
Democrats  in  Scioto  County  who  voted  for  the  amendment  to  the 
State  Constitution,  conferring  suffrage  on  the  negroes.  While  Mr. 
Hutchins  acted  with  the  Whig  party  during  its  existence,  he  was  in 
reality  always  an  old  time  abolitionist.  When  in  Congress,  it  was 
therefore  no  wonder  that  he  voted  for  the  abolition  of  slavery  in  the 
District  of  Columbia  and  for  the  Thirteenth  Amendment  to  the  Con- 
stitution of  the  United  States. 

In  1868,  he  was  appointed  as  one  of  a Committee  to  go  to  Co- 
lumbus and  lobby  for  a new  penitentiary  to  be  established  at  Ports- 
mouth. The  City  appropriated  $1,000.00,  for  this  purpose  and  asked 
the  County  to  appropriate  as  much  more. 

In  1870,  the  Council  appointed  him  a Hospital  Commsisioner,  but 
he  declined.  In  1875,  he  was  a Trustee  of  the  Portsmouth  Young 
Ladies’  Seminary  and  a Director  of  the  Scioto  Valley  Railway.  In 


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1887,  he  was  a Director  of  the  Ohio  and  North  Western  Railroad.  In 
1880,  he  was  a candidate  for  Congress  for  the  last  time.  Henry  S. 
Neal,  Republican,  was  his  opponent.  The  vote  in  Scioto  County  was 
Neal,  3,287;  Hutchins,  3,378;  Hutchins'  majority  was  91  votes. 

In  the  District  the  vote  stood  Henry  S.  Neal,  17,208;  Hutchins, 
15,080;  Republican  majority  2,128. 

He  died  January  22,  1895,  of  a disease  of  the  kidneys.  Up  to  a 
few  weeks  prior  to  his  death  lie  had  enjoyed  excellent  health  and  when 
taken  sick,  lie  expected  to  recover.  When,  however,  his  malady  took  a 
fatal  character,  he  faced  the  inevitable,  without  a word.  He  had  the 
most  superb  courage  of  any  man  who  ever  lived  in  Portsmouth,  but 
it  was  not  of  the  boastful  kind.  No  matter  what  unexpected  happened, 
he  never  expressed  any  consciousness  of  surprise  or  consternation.  He 
was  never  perturbed.  He  was  always  calm  and  collected  and  never  lost 
his  equipoise.  As  a public  speaker,  he  was  slow,  clear  and  logical.  He 
had  a pleasant  voice  and  agreeable  manner.  He  was  employed  in  all 
important  litigation  in  southern  Ohio.  For  twenty-one  years  he  car- 
ried on  the  litigation  against  the  furnaces  on  the  Branch  road ; and  it 
is  said  the  fees  in  these  were  $65,000.  In  the  Scioto  Valley  case,  he 
and  Judge  Olds  had  a fee  of  $40,000,  allowed  out  of  the  fund,  but  what 
they  received  directly  from  their  clients  is  not  known.  The  Hunting- 
ton  claim  of  $750,000,  was  worthless  when  the  litigation  began ; but 
before  it  closed,  they  made  it. good,  dollar  for  dollar,  with  interest. 

In  the  case  of  Olive  Applegate  vs.  W.  Kinney  & Co.,  where  an 
attempt  was  made  to  hold  certain  citizens  as  quasi  partners,  growing 
out  of  the  failure  of  the  Kinney  Bank,  in  the  argument,  Col.  Moore 
spoke  three  days.  Mr.  Hutchins  closed  to  the  jury  and  spoke  one  hour. 
He  carried  the  jury  with  him  and  won  the  case.  That  case  was  prob- 
ably the  greatest  of  his  legal  victories. 

Mr.  Hutchins  was  intuitively  a lawyer.  While  others  had  to  get 
out  their  points  by  long  and  close  study,  his  came  to  him  intuitively. 
He  could  look  into  a case  and  say  at  once  what  principles  would  deter- 
mine it.  His  plan  was  to  take  the  governing  principle  in  a case, 
which  would  determine  it  in  his  favor  and  urge  that  strongly  to  the 
Court  or  Jury.  But  one  thing  he  could  not  do.  When  he  was  on  the 
wrong  side  of  a case,  he  could  not  conceal  his  consciousness  of  the 
fact  from  the  Court  and  his  fellow  members  of  the  bar.  The  result 
of  this  peculiarity  was,  that  when  he  was  on  the  right  side  of  a case, 
he  was  irresistible. 

He  was  the  best  illustration  of  a self  composed,  self  contained, 
self  reliant  man  ever  known  to  the  writer.  No  matter  with  what  he 
was  confronted,  he  expressed  no  surprise  and  treated  it  as  though  he 
had  been  studying  it  and  had  expected  it  for  ten  years  He  had  his 
private  griefs  enough  to  have  crushed  many  men,  but  he  never  gave  the 
slightest  indication  of  their  burden  to  the  public.  He  never  preached 
any  philosophy,  but  his  philosophy  far  exceeded  that  of  any  of  the 


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ancient  schools.  He  never  speculated  why  he  came  into  the  world,  nor 
concerned  himself  about  his  going  out.  He  undertook  to  meet  every 
situation  as  it  came  to  him  and  to  make  the  best  of  it. 

He  was  never  known  to  lose  his  equipoise.  When  confronted  with 
death,  he  met  it  with  the  utmost  composure;  and  never  undertook  to 
give  a single  direction  on  account  of  it.  While  his  Republican  neigh- 
bors did  not  like  his  political  course,  they  were  all  his  friends.  He 
was  a man  of  great  liberality.  He  would  have  given  away  his  last  dol- 
lar in  charity.  He  was  always  in  favor  of  public  improvements  and 
public  enterprises. 

Socially  he  was  courteous  to  all  and  liked  by  all.  Although  a 
very  positive  man,  he  was  positive  in  a way  which  gave  no  offense. 
He  was  a gentleman  of  the  old  school.  He  was  always  at  his  best 
before  the  world.  He  scorned  an  ignoble  action.  He  was  not  a 
user  of  tobacco  or  liquors.  He  belonged  to  a class  of  gentlemen  which 
has  forever  passed  away,- — an  admirable  type  of  lawyer,  man  and  citi- 
zen ; one  whose  life  was  an  inspiration  to  those  about  him. 

Hezekiah  Sanford  Bundy 

was  born  August  15,  1817,  in  Marietta,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Nathan 
Bundy,  a native  of  Hartford,  Conn.  His  mother  was  Ada  M.  Nichol- 
son, of  Duchess  County,  New  York,  where  they  were  married.  In 
1816,  they  removed  to  Marietta,  Ohio.  Two  years  later,  Mr.  Bundy’s 
father  settled  near  Athens  where  he  leased  college  land  and  cleared  and 
improved  it.  His  title,  however,  proved  invalid.  He  was  killed  in 
1832  by  tire  falling  of  a tree.  In  1880,  his  wife  died  at  the  age  of 
eighty-one  years.  Of  their  three  children,  our  subject  is  the  only  one 
who  reached  maturity.  In  1834,  he  located  in  McArthur,  and  in  1837, 
went  to  Wilkesville,  where  he  married  Lucinda,  daughter  of  Zimri 
Wells.  In  1839,  he  moved  back  to  McArthur,  where  his  wife  died 
in  December,  1842,  leaving  three  children;  William  Sanford,  Sarah 
A.,  wife  of  Major  B.  F.  Stearns,  of  Washington,  D.  C. ; and  Lucy,  now 
Mrs.  J.  C.  H.  Cobb,  of  Jackson  County. 

From  1839  to  1846,  Mr.  Bundy  was  engaged  in  merchandising 
in  McArthur,  Ohio.  In  1844,  he  married  Caroline,  daughter  of 
Judge  Payne,  of  Jackson  County,  and  in  1846,  moved  to  the  old  home 
of  his  father-in-law,  which  he  afterwards  purchased  and  where  he  con- 
tinued to  reside  until  his  death.  His  second  wife  died  in  1868,  leaving 
two  daughter’s;  Julia  P.,  now  the  wife  of  Senator  Joseph  B.  Foraker, 
of  Ohio,  and  Eliza  M.,  wife  of  Harvey  Wells,  the  founder  of  Wellston. 
Mr.  Bundy  was  again  married  in  1876  to  Mary  M.  Miller,  who  surviv- 
ed and  still  occupies  the  old  home. 

In  his  early  life,  he  attended  for  a short  time  a private  school 
under  the  charge  of  David  Pratt,  of  Athens,  but  bis  schooling  ceased 
when  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age.  In  1846,  he  commenced  the  study 
of  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1850.  In  the  fall  of  1848,  he 


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was  elected  to  the  legislature  from  Jackson  and  Gallia  Counties  and 
voted  to  repeal  the  Black  Laws.  In  1850,  he  was  elected  to  represent 
Jackson,  Athens,  Gallia  and  Meigs  Counties  in  the  House.  In  1855, 
lie  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  to  represent  the  present  seventh  sen- 
atorial district.  In  i860,  he  was  a presidential  elector  from  his  con- 
gressional district  and  voted  for  Abraham  Lincoln.  In  1862,  he  was 
the  Republican  candidate  for  congress  from  the  eleventh  district  of 
Ohio,  but  was  defeated  by  the  Hon.  Wells  A.  Hutchins  by  1,900  votes. 
Two  years  later  he  was  a candidate  against  Mr.  Hutchins  and  defeated 
him  by  a majority  of  4,000.  In  1872,  he  was  a candidate  for  the 
43rd  congress  in  the  same  district  and  defeated  Samuel  A.  Nash  by  a 
large  majority.  In  1874,  he  was  again  a candidate,  but  was  defeated 
by  Hon.  John  L.  Vance,  of  Gallipolis.  In  1893,  he  was  a candidate 
for  congress  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Gen.  Wm.  H. 
Enochs,  and  was  elected.  LTpon  Mr.  Bundy’s  retirement  in  March, 
1895,  he  was  given  a banquet  and  reception  at  Jackson,  Ohio,  which 
was  attended  by  Gov.  McKinley,  and  State  officers,  Senator  Foraker, 
Ex-Governor  Foster,  General  Iveifer,  General  Grosvenor,  and  many 
others  of  national  prominence ; and  to  Mr.  Bundy  on  that  occasion  was 
given  one  of  the  grandest  tributes  ever  witnessed  in  Ohio.  He  repre- 
sented Scioto  County  in  the  State  Senate  and  in  his  three  terms  in  con- 
gress. 

In  1843,  he  became  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
and  was  one  of  the  first  lay  delegates  from  Ohio  to  the  general  con- 
ference. In  1848,  he  bought  the  farm  where  he  died  and  since  then 
was  largely  engaged  in  the  iron  and  coal  interests  in  Jackson  County, 
Ohio,  and  owned  Latrobe  and  Keystone  Furnaces.  He  also  at  one 
time  owned  Eliza  Furnace. 

His  son,  Wm.  S.  Bundy,  served  in  the  18th  O.  V.  I.  during  the 
first  three  months  of  the  civil  war.  He  then  enlisted  in  Company  G. 
of  the  7th  Ohio  Volunteer  Cavalry,  and  was  wounded  Sept.  20,  1863, 
at  Beans  Station  in  Tennessee.  In  January,  1864,  he  was  sent  home 
on  account  of  his  disability  and  on  March  22,  1864,  discharged  for  the 
same  reason.  After  his  return  from  the  army  he  married  Kate  Thomp- 
son, and  had  one  child,  the  present  Wm.  E.  Bundy,  United  States 
Attorney  for  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio.  He  died  from  the  results 
of  his  wound  January  27,  1867,  and  his  wife  was  killed  in  December 
1868,  by  being  thrown  from  a horse. 

Hezekiah  S.  Bundy  was  always  remarkably  popular  among  the 
furnace-men  of  his  county  and  district.  They  were  for  Bundy  for  con- 
gress at  any  time  and  at  all  times.  He  was  an  excellent  campaigner. 
While  he  was  not  trained  and  never  sought  to  train  himself  in  the  arts 
of  oratory,  yet  he  was  an  entertaining  and  effective  speaker  The  peo- 
ple came  to  hear  him  and  were  always  pleased  and  instructed.  Mr. 
Bundy  was  well  informed  in  every  detail  of  public  affairs,  and  had  a 
good  memory.  Fie  had  a remarkable  treasure  of  illustrative  anecdotes 


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from  which  he  could  draw  at  any  time.  His  reminiscences  were  always 
delightful  He  thoroughly  understood  human  nature,  and  always  kept 
in  close  touch  with  the  common  people.  On  the  floor  of  the  House, 
or  in  committee,  he  was  familiar  with  the  public  business,  and  always 
performed  his  duties  creditably  to  himself  and  acceptably  to  his  con- 
stituents. On  all  public  questions  in  congress  while  he  was  a member, 
he  was  usually  in  advance  of  the  march  of  public  sentiment,  especially 
was  this  true  of  reconstruction  measures.  As  a business  man  he  did 
much  to  develop  the  iron  and  coal  industries  in  the  region  where  he 
lived.  He  enjoyed  to  a remarkable  extent  the  confidence  and  esteem  of 
all  who  knew  him  and  was  universally  mourned  when  he  died  at  his 
home  in  Wellston,  Ohio,  December,  12,  1895. 

John  X.  Wilson. 

The  words  of  Miss  Edna  Dean  Proctor’s  poem  are  ringing  in  my 
ears.  She  inquires  whether  the  heroes  are  all  dead ; whether  they  lived 
only  in  the  times  of  Homer  and  whether  none  of  the  race  survive  in 
these  times?  The  refrain  of  the  poem  is;  “Mother  Earth,  are  the 
heroes  dead?”  And  then  she  proceeds  to  answer  it  in  her  own  way, 
and  answers  it  thus  : 

“Gone?  In  a grander  form  they  rise. 

Dead?  We  may  clasp  their  hands  in  awe.’’ 

Then  comparing  our  modern  heroes  with  those  of  Homeric  days. 
Jason,  Orpheus,  Hercules,  Priam,  Archilles,  Hector,  Theseus  and  Nes- 
tor, she  continues : 

“For  their  armor  rings  on  a fairer  field 
Than  the  Greek  and  the  Trojan  fiercely  trod: 

For  freedom’s  sword  is  the  blade  they  wield, 

And  the  light  above  is  the  smile  of  God.” 

We  have  heroes  in  these,  our  days,  who  will  compare  more  than 
favorably  with  those  of  the  Homeric,  or  any  subsequent  times:  but 
having  known  them  as  neighbors  and  friends,  and  having  associated 
with  them  from  day  to  day,  we  do  not  appreciate  them  until  death 
has  sealed  their  characters,  and  then  as  we  begin  to  study  them  it  be- 
gins to  dawn  on  us  that  they  too  have  done  things  which  canonize  them 
heroes. 

Till  since  his  death,  we  believe  the  public  has  not  fully  appreciat- 
ed the  character  of  PI011.  John  T.  Wilson,  a former  congressman  of  the 
tenth  ( Ohio ) district,  though  it  is  his  record  as  a patriot,  and  not  as 
a congressman  that  we  propose  especially  to  discuss. 

He  was  a hero  of  native  growth.  He  was  born  April  16,  1811, 
in  Highland  County,  Ohio,  and  lived  the  most  of  his  life  and  died  with- 
in ten  miles  of  his  birthplace.  His  span  of  life  extended  until  the  sixth 
of  October,  1891,  eighty-five  years,  five  months,  and  twenty  days, 
and  in  that  time  his  manner  of  life  was  known  to  his  neighbors  as  an 
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In  that  time,  living  as  a country  store-keeper  and  farmer,  and 
resisting  all  temptations  to  be  swallowed  up  in  city  life,  if  such  temp- 
tations ever  came  to  him,  he  accumulated  a fortune  of  about  a half  a 
million  of  dollars,  which,  before,  his  death,  was  devoted  principally  to 
charitable  work..  ' • 

' To  attempt  to  sum  up  his  life  in  the  fewest  words,  it  consisted  in 
trying  to  do  the  duty  nearest  him.  He  was  never  a resident  of  a city 
except  when  attending  to  public  official  duties,  and  to  expect  a hero  to 
come  from  the  remote  country  region  about  tranquility  in  Adams  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  was  as  preposterious  as  looking  for  a prophet  from  the  reg- 
ion of  Nazareth  in  the  year  one;  yet  the  unexpected  happened  in  this 
instance. 

Until  the  age  of  fifty,  he  had  been  a quiet  unobtrusive  citizen  of 
his  remote  country  home,  seeking  only  to  follow  his  vocation  as  a 
country  merchant  and  to  do  his  duty  as  a citizen ; but  it  was  when  the 
war  broke  out  that  the  soul  which  was  in  him  was  disclosed  to  the 
world.  He  showed  himself  an  ardent  patriot.  When  government 
bonds  were  first  offered,  there  were  great  doubts  as  to  whether  the 
war  would  be  successful,  and  whether  the  government  would  ever  pay 
them. 

No  doubt  ever  occured  to  Mr.  Wilson.  He  invested  every  dollar 
he  had  in  them  and  advised  his  neighbors  to  do  the  same.  He  said  if 
the  country  went  down,  his  property  would  go  with  it,  and  he  did  not 
care  to  survive  it ; and  if  the  war  was  successful,  the  bonds  would  be 
all  right.  As  fast  as  he  made  any  money  to  spare,  he  continued  to  in- 
vest it  in  government  securities.  In  the  summer  of  1861,  he  heard 
that  Captain  E M.  DeBruin  now,  in  Hillsboro,  Ohio,  was  organizng 
a company  for  the  Thirty-third  Ohio  Infantry  Regiment,  and  he  went 
over  to  Winchester  and  arranged  with  Rev.  I.  H.  DeBruin,  now  of 
Hillsboro,  Ohio,  that  his  only  son  and  child,  Spencer  H.  Wilson,  then 
19  years  of  age,  should  enlist  in  the  company,  which  he  did,  and  was 
its  first  sergeant,  and  died  in  the  service  at  Louisville,  Ivy.,  March  4, 
1862. 

In  the  summer  of  1861,  Mr.  Wilson  determined  that  Adams  Coun- 
ty should  raise  a regiment  for  the  service.  He  did  not  want  to  under- 
take it  himself,  but  he  believed  that  if  Colonel  Cockerill,  of  West  Union, 
Ohio,  would  lead  the  movement  it  could  be  done  and  he  sent  Dr. 
John  Campbell,  now  of  Delhi,  Ohio,  to  secure  the  co-operatioil  of  Col. 
Cockerill. 

This  was  not  difficult  to  do  as  Col.  Cockerill  felt  about  it  as  Mr 
Wilson.  It  was  determined  to  ask  Brown  County  to  co-operate,  and 
Col.  D.  W.  C.  Loudon,  of  Brown,  was  taken  into  the  plan,  and  the 
Seventieth  Ohio  Infantry  was  organized  in  the  fall  of  1861.  Mr. 
Wilson  undertook  to  raise  a company  for  the  regiment  and  did  so,  and 
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The  Captain,  the  Hon,  John  T.  Wilson,  was  then  fifty  years  of 
age,  and  he  had  in  the  company  three  privates,  each  of  the  same  age, 
and  one  of  the  age  of  fifty-five,  so  that  the  ages  of  the  five  members  of 
that  company  aggregated  225  years.  Hugh  J.  McSurely  was  the  pri- 
vate who  was  past  fifty-five  years  of  age  when  he  enlisted  in  Capt.  Wil- 
son's company.  He  is  the  father  of  Rev.  Wm.  J.  McSurely,  D.  D. 
late  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Hillsboro,  Ohio. 

Capt.  Wilson's  company  was  much  like  Cromwell’s  troop  of 
Ironsides,  it  was  made  up  of  staid  old  Scotch  and  Scotch-Irish  Pres- 
byterians, who  went  in  from  a sense  of  duty.  Col.  Loudon,  of  the 
Seventieth  O.  V.  I.  says  that  Capt.  Wilson  did  more  to  organize  the 
Seventieth  Ohio  Infantry  than  anyone  else.  At  the  time  he  went  into 
the  service,  he  was  physically  unfit,  and  could  not  have  passed  medical 
examination  as  an  enlisted  man.  He  had  an  injury  to  his  leg,  from  the 
kick  of  a horse  years  before,  that  greatly  disabled  him,  but  he  wanted 
to  go  and  felt  that  he  owed  it  to  his  friends  and  his  country  to  go. 
He  would  consider  his  own  physical  unfitness. 

He  led  his  company  into  the  sanguinary  battle  of  Shiloh.  His 
personal  coolness  and  self  possession  inspired  his  company,  and  he 
held  it  together  during  the  entire  two  days  battle. 

During  the  march  to  Corinth,  after  Shiloh,  he  was  taken  down  with 
the  fever,  and  by  order  of  the  surgeon  was  sent  north.  At,  Ripley. 
Ohio,  he  was  taken  much  worse,  and  lay  there  for  weeks,  delirious  and 
unconscious,  hovering  between  life  and  death.  Owing  to  the  most 
careful  nursing,  he  recovered.  He  was  not  able  to  rejoin  his  regiment 
until  September,  1862,  at  Memphis,  Tenn. 

Col.  Cockerill  was  in  command  of  the  brigade,  and  made  him 
brigade  quarter-master,  so  he  would  not  have  to  walk;  but  it  was  ap- 
parent that  he  was  not  fit  for  service ; and  it  was  imperiling  his  life  for 
naught.  Col.  Cockerill  and  Lieut.  Col.  Loudon  both  told  him  he 
could  serve  his  country  better  at  home  than  in  the  army,  and  insisted 
on  his  resigning  and  going  home.  He  resigned  Nov.  27,  1862.  Col. 
Loudon  says  his  record  was  without  a stain,  and  none  were  more  loyal 
than  he. 

Capt.  Wilson  was  married  in  1841,  to  Miss  Hadassah  G.  Dryden. 
There  was  one  son  of  this  marriage,  Spencer  H.  Wilson,  born  Sept. 
13,  1842,  and  whom  he  gave  to  his  country,  as  before  stated.  Captain 
Wilson’s  wife  died  March  23,  1849,  and  he  nev^r  re-married. 

Capt..  Wilson  not  only  invested  his  fortune  in  the  war  securities 
and  sent  his  only  son  and  child  to  war,  but  went  himself  and  served  as 
long  as  he  could.  Could  any  one  have  done  more? 

In  the  summer  of  1863,  he  was  nominated  by  the  Republicans  of 
the  seventh  senatorial  district  of  Ohio,  to  the  State  Senate  without  be- 
ing a candidate,  and  without  his  knowledge  or  consent  he  was  elected. 
In  1865,  he  was  re-nominated  and  re-elected  to  the  same  office,  and 


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served  his  constituency  with  great  credit  and  satisfaction.  In  1866, 
he  was  nominated  by  the  Republicans  of  the  Eleventh  Ohio  District 
for  a member  of  Congress,  and  was  re-nominated  and  re-elected  in 
1868  and  in  1870;  though  just  before  his  congressional  service,  and 
just  after  it,  the  district  was  carried  by  the  Democracy. 

When  Mr.  Wilson  was  first  nominated  for  congress,  it  was  not 
supposed  that  he  was  a speaker,  or  that  he  could  canvass  the  district, 
but  he  made  appointments  for  speaking  all  over  the  district,  and  filled 
them  to  the  satisfaction  of  every  one.  He  made  a most  effective  speak- 
er, and  moreover,  the  farmers  all  over  the  district  believed  what  he  said, 
and  were  justified  in  doing  it.  He  was  never  present  at  a convention 
which  nominated  or  renominated  him  for  office,  and  never  in  the 
slightest  way  solicited  a nomination  or  a re-nomination. 

He  was  the  most  satisfactory  congressman  ever  sent  from  his  „ 
district.  Every  constituent  who  ever  wrote  him,  got  an  answer  in 
Mr.  Wilson’s  own  hand  writing,  which  was  as  uniform  and  as  plain 
as  copperplate  The  letter  told  the  constituent  just  what  he  wanted 
to  know,  and  was  a model  of  perspicuity  and  brevity.  Those  letters 
are  now  precious  relics  to  any  one  who  has  one  of  them,  and  they  are 
models  of  what  letters  should  be. 

If  a constituent  wrote  for  an  office,  he  was  sure  to  get  an  answer 
which  would  tell  him  whether  he  could  get  an  office  or  not,  and 
if  Mr.  Wilson  told  him  he  could  get  an  office,  and  that  he  would  as- 
sist him,  he  was  sure  of  it.  Mr.  Wilson  had  the  confidence  of  the  Pres- 
ident and  of  all  the  appointing  officers,  and  if  he  asked  for  an  office 
inside  of  the  district,  he  usually  obtained  it,  because  he  made  it  a rule 
never  to  ask  for  an  office  unless  he  thought  he  was  entitled  to  it,  and 
that  it  would  be  granted  him. 

Mr.  Wilson  retired  from  Congress  at  the  end  of  his  third  term 
with  the  good  will  of  his  entire  district,  and  with  the  feeling  that  he 
had  served  to  their  entire  satisfaction. 

On  March  6,  1882,  he  gave  Adams  County,  Ohio,  $46,667.03  to- 
ward the  erection  of  a Children’s  Home.  The  gift  was  really  $50,000, 
but  was  subject  to  certain  reductions,  which  netted  it  as  the  sum  first 
named.  As  the  county  built  the  Home,  he  issued  his  own  checks  in 
payment  for  it,  until  the  entire  gift  was  made.  That  Home  is  now 
one  of  the  finest  and  best  built  institutions  of  the  kind  in  the  state. 
By  his  last  will  and  testament,  he  gave  to  the  Children’s  Home  an  en- 
dowment of  $35,000  and  $15,000  in  farming  lands.  He  also  gave 
$5,000  toward  the  erection  of  a soldier's  monument  to  the  memory 
of  the  Adams  County  soldiers  who  had  died  or  been  killed  during 
the  Civil  War  This  monument  has  been  erected  in  the  grounds  of 
the  Wilson  Children’s  Home,  and  occupies  a site  overlooking  the  sur- 
rounding country. 

Mr.  Wilson  made  many  private  bequests  in  his  will,  which  it  is 
not  within  the  scope  of  this  article  to  mention;  but  to  show  his  kindlv 


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disposition  we  mention  that  he  gave  $1,000  to  a church  in  which  he  was 
reared  and  held  his  membership,  and  $1,000  to  the  church  at  Tranquil- 
ity, where  he  resided  His  house  keeper,  a faithful  woman,  he  made 
independent  for  life.  As  a residuary  bequest,  he  gave  to  the  com- 
missioners of  Adams  County,  $150,000  to  be  expended  in  the  support 
of  the  worthy  poor. 

It  is  to  the  interest  of  the  state  that  every  citizen  shall  be  law  abid- 
ing; that  be  shall  faithfully  follow  some  occupation  and  support  him- 
self and  those  dependent  upon  him;  that  he  shall  accumulate  and  hold 
property  to  guarantee  his  own  independence  and  that  of  his  family,  and 
that  he  shall  he  able  to  contribute  to  the  needs  of  the  state. 

It  is  also  to  the  interest  of  the  state  that,  in  case  of  war,  its 
citizens  shall  place  their  entire  property  and  their  personal  services  fully 
at  its  disposal.  A citizen  who  performs  all  these  obligations  is  said 
to  be  patriotic,  and  the  virtues  of  patriotism  are  more  admired  than  any 
other,  because  what  is  given  in  that  direction  is  given  for  the  com- 
mon good  of  all  the  people  of  the  country. 

One  may  take  the  entire  list  of  patriots,  from  Leonidas,  the  Spar- 
tan down  to  Lincoln,  the  great  war  president,  or  in  our  country,  from 
General  Warren  down  to  the  last  man  who  fell  at  Appomattox,  and 
none  can  be  found  who  did  more  work  for  his  own  country  than  the 
Hon.  John  T.  Wilson. 

He  periled  his  entire  fortune;  he  gave  the  life  of  his  only  son, 
and  he  freely  offered  his  own.  What  more  could  he  have  done? 

Patriotism  is  and  must  be  measured  by  the  station  of  life  which 
a man  occupies  when  his  opportunity  comes. 

If  each  man  does  all  he  can,  and  offers  and  gives  all  he  can,  he 
is  as  great  a patriot  as  any  one  can  be.  Measured  by  the  standard, 
Capt.  John  T.  Wilson,  filled  the  full  measure  of  patriotism. 

When  he  came  to  the  last  of  earth,  he  not  only  remembered  those 
upon  whom  the  law  would  have  cast  his  estate,  but  he  devoted  the 
greater  part  of  it  to  public  benefactions  and  especially  to  the  relief  of 
the  innocent  unfortunates  who  were  not  responsible  for  their  own  mis- 
fortunes. 

In  his  public  duties  as  captain  of  the  line,  as  brigade  quartermas- 
ter, and  as  a representative  in  Congress,  he  performed  every  duty  ap- 
parent to  him,  honestly  and  conscientiously,  and  in  the  very  best  man- 
ner in  which  it  could  be  done.  His  entire  life  consisted  in  the  per- 
formance of  each  and  every  duty  as  he  saw  it  at  the  time.  He  never 
did  anything  for  effect  or  for  show,  or  to  be  spoken  of  or  praised  by 
his  fellow  men. 

In  size,  he  was  like  Saul,  head  and  shoulders  above  his  fellows, 
over  six  feet  high,  but  with  a most  kindly  disposition.  His  features 
were  attractive  and  commanding.  He  was  willing  to  meet  every  man, 
to  estimate  him  according  to  his  manhood,  and  to  bid  him  God-speed, 
if  he  deserved  it. 


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He  never  tried  to  do  anything  great,  but  his  punctuality  to  every 
duty  before  him,  from  day  to  day,  made  him  known  of  all  men.  He 
simply  tried  to  do  right,  and  this  simple  devotion  to  duty  in  war  and 
peace,  in  public  office  and  as  a private  citizen,  caused  his  memory  to  be 
revered  as  a perfect  patriot  so  long  as  his  good  deeds  shall  he  remem- 
bered. 

General  John  Luther  Vance 

was  born  in  the  City  of  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  July  19,  1839,  the  eldest  child 
of  Alexander  Vance  and  Eliza  A.  Shepard,  his  wife.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Gallipolis  and  Gallia  Academy.  He  entered  his 
father’s  printing  office  at  eleven  years  of  age.  At  seventeen  years 
of  age,  he  was  a teacher  in  the  public  schools  adjoining  Gallipolis.  At 
eighteen,  he  was  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Gallia  County.  Ele 
entered  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  in  the  fall  of  t86o  and  took  the 
course  that  winter.  In  1860,  he  was  appointed  on  the  staff  of  General 
Constable  of  the  Ohio  Militia.  The  day  after  he  graduated  from  the 
Cincinnati  Law  School,  in  April,  1861,  he  was  ordered  to  report  at 
Gallipolis  for  military  duty.  He  recruited  and  organized  the  first 
troops  in  Gallia  County.  On  June  3,  1861,  he  began  recruiting  a 
three  years’  company.  He  was  mustered  in  as  Captain  of  Company 
B,  4th  Virginia  Infantry,  on  July  5,  1861.  On  April  28,  1863,  he 
was  mustered  as  Major  of  the  regiment,  to  date  from  March  26,  1863  ; 
on  May  31,  1863,  he  was  mustered  as  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  same 
regiment,  to  date  from  May  18,  1863.  Through  nearly  all  of  the 
last  year  of  the  service  of  the  regiment.  Colonel  Vance  was  in  command 
of  the  regiment,  but  could  not  be  mustered  as  Colonel  because  the  regi- 
ment was  so  reduced  in  number  as  to  prevent  it.  He  was  mustered 
out  of  the  service  November  11,  1864,  at  Wheeling,  West  Virginia. 
From  muster  in  until  January  1,  1863,  he  served  in  West  Virginia 
and  Kentucky.  He  was  in  the  battles  of  Fayetteville,  Cotton  Hill, 
Loup  Creek  and  Charleston,  and  a number  of  skirmishes.  The  regi- 
ment started  south  January  1,  1863,  and  was  made  part  of  “Sherman’s 
Division  at  Young's  Point,  La.,  and  later,  part  of  the  15th  Corps,  Army 
of  Tennessee.  He  served  with  that  Corps  until  March,  1864,  when 
the  regiment,  then  under  his  command,  veteranized  and  he  came  home 
with  his  regiment  on  30  days  leave.  Upon  expiration  of  veteran 
leave  the  regiment  was  reorganized  and  ordered  to  join  the  Army  of 
West  Virginia;  served  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley  and  adjoining  parts 
of  the  country  under  Generals  Hunter,  Crook  and  Sheridan  until  mus- 
tered out.  Our  subject  was  in  the  battles  of  the  Vicksburg  campaign, 
Raymond,  Champion  Hills  charges  at  Vicksburg,  and  seige,  and  in 
battle  at  Jackson,  Mississippi ; in  battle  of  Mission  Ridge,  and  in  ac- 
tions in  getting  there  on  march  from  Memphis  to  Chattanooga,  to- 
wit;  Cherokee  Station,  Tuscumbia,  at  point  near  Florence,  and  skir- 
mishes ; after  Mission  Ridge,  was  with  Sherman  to  relieve  Burnside 
at  Knoxville;  and,  in  Virginia,  was  in  the  battle  of  Lynchburg  and 


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actions  getting  there  and  retreating  therefrom  : New  Hope  Church,  Sa- 
lem and  many  smaller  contests ; latter,  in  battles  at  Winchester,  Cedar 
Creek,  Snicker’s  Ford,  Berryville,  Hall  Town,  Monocacy,  Bolivar 
Heights.  His  regiment  as  a whole  or  part  of  it,  participated  in  forty- 
seven  battles  and  skirmishes  during  its  service.  In  the  last  year  of 
his  service  he  commanded  the  regiment.  He  served  on  various  courts 
martial  and  other  details,  but  was  not  detached  from  his  regiment. 
When  stationed  at  Larkinsville,  Alabama,  he  was  Provost  Marshal  of 
the  Division,  but  still  remained  with  his  regiment.  He  was  tendered 
an  appointment  in  the  regular  army  at  the  close  of  his  service  in  the 
volunteer  army,  hut  declined  it.  Colonel  Vance  was  severely  wounded 
in  one  of  the  charges  at  Vicksburg,  and  received  five  other  wounds 
which  were  not  regarded  as  serious  by  him.  After  retiring  from  the 
army,  he  engaged  in  steamboating  and  was  blown  up  on  the  steamer 
Cottage  on  the  Kanawha  and  was  severely  injured.  In  1867,  he  began 
publication  of  the  Gallipolis  Bulletin,  and  continued  in  charge  of  it 
until  August,  1900,  when  he  sold  out  to  Mr.  M.  F.  Merriman.  It 
was  a successful  venture  and  always  made  money.  In  1865,  he  was 
a candidate  for  Representative  on  the  Democratic  ticket  in  Gallia 
County,  but  was  defeated.  When  it  is  stated  that  the  vote  for  Govern- 
or in  that  year  in  that  county  for  General  Cox  was  2,053  and  for 
General  Morgan  was  1,038,  his  defeat  is  sufficiently  explained.  In 
1869,  he  was  a candidate  for  State  Senator  in  the  Eighth  District, 
composed  of  the  Counties  of  Gallia,  Lawrence,  Meigs  and  Vinton. 
The  district  was  thoroughly  Republican.  His  competitor,  Homer 
C.  Jones,  received  a vote  of  8,852  and  he  received  a vote  of  6,659.  In 
1874,  he  was  nominated  by  his  party  for  Congress  in  the  nth  Dis- 
trict, composed  then  of  Gallia,  Hocking,  Jackson,  Lawrence,  Scioto 
and  Vinton  Counties,  and  was  opposed  by  the  Hon.  H.  S.  Bundy. 
The  vote  in  his  own  County  stood:  1,847  f°r  Vance  and  1,860  for 
Bundy.  The  vote  in  the  District  was  12,437  for  Vance  and  10,496  for 
Bundy.  He  was  a candidate  for  re-election  the  second  time  in  1876 
and  was  defeated,  but  at  that  time  the  vote  in  the  District  stood  14,639 
for  Vance  and  15,213  for  H.  S.  Neal, — a very  complimentary  vote 
for  Colonel  Vance. 

In  1884,  he  was  constrained  to  be  a candidate  for  his  party  in  the 
14th  District,  composed  of  Perry*  Morgan,  Athens,  Meigs  and  Gallia 
Counties.  His  candidacy  was  at  the  urgent  request  of  the  National 
and  State  Committees  of  his  party.  He  was  at  that  time  opposed  by 
the  Hon.  Charles  H.  Grosvenor,  and  the  vote  stood  17,008  for  Gros- 
venor,  11,281  for  Vance,  386  for  Thomas  Peden  and  1,689  f°r  Chris- 
topher Evans.  In  1872,  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Democratic  National 
Convention  and  has  represented  his  county  in  nearly  every  State  Con- 
vention since  the  war.  He  was  a member  of  the  Democratic  State 
Central  and  Executive  Committees  for  years.  In  1877,  he  was  urged 
for  Governor  by  members  of  his  party  and  received  a large  vote  in  the 


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State  Convention.  In  1889.  Governor  Campbell  appointed  him  Quar- 
termaster General  and  Commissary  General  of  Subsistence,  with  the 
rank  of  Brigadier-General.  While  in  Congress  he  was  appointed  and 
served  as  Chairman  of  the  Joint  Committee  on  Printing,  and  also 
served  on  the  Committee  to  investigate  Louisiana  affairs,  and  also  was 
a member  of  the  Committee  to  investigate  the  so-called  de  Golyer  pav- 
ing frauds.  He  was  one  of  the  18  Democrats  who  voted  against  the 
Electoral  Commission  bill.  In  1889,  he  began  the  agitation  of  the 
question  of  erecting  a Hospital  in  Ohio  for  Epileptics.  He  secured  the 
passage  of  the  bill  by  the  Legislature  and  was  appointed  a member  of 
the  Commission  to  select  a site  and  prepare  plans  in  conformity  with 
the  provisions  of  the  law.  He  was  elected  President  of  the  Commis- 
sion when  it  was  organized,  and  secured  the  location  at  Gallipolis.  One 
of  the  greatest  public  works  in  which  he  has  ever  been  engaged  is 
that  of  providing  the  Ohiq  river  with  a series  of  locks  and  dams  to 
secure  six  feet  of  water  in  the  channel  at  low  water,  the  year  around. 
In  1895,  he  was  elected  President  of  the  Ohio  Valley  Improvement  As- 
sociation, at  its  organization,  and  has  been  re-elected  every  year  since 
Since  the  organization  of  this  Association,  appropriations  reaching 
twenty  million  dollars  have  been  made  by  Congress  for  the  Ohio  and 
its  tributaries.  The  continuous  contract  system  has  been  adopted  bv 
Congress,  locks  and  dams  are  in  process  of  construction  at  many  points, 
and  it  will  be  but  a few  years  until  a six  foot  stage  of  water  will  be  had 
from  Pittsburg  to  Cairo. 

General  Vance  takes  a great  interest  in  everything  connected  with 
the  Civil  War  and  the  G.  A.  R.  He  is  a member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  post 
of  Gallipolis  and  several  times  has  been  its  Commandant.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  While  he  has  never  practised  law,  he 
was  admitted  to  practise  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States 
and  of  the  State  of  New  York.  He  acted  as  Referee  in  a case  of  im- 
portance under  an  appointment  from  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  York. 
For  years  he  has  been  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce. For  twelve  years  he  served  as  President  of  the  Gallipolis  Board 
of  Trade.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Gal- 
lipolis Centennial  celebration  in  1890,  and  occupied  the  same  position 
at  the  great  Soldiers’  Reunion  in  1888.  In  1891-92  he  was  made  Pres- 
ident of  the  Ohio  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  and 
is  a life  member  of  the  Ohio  State  Archaeological  and  Historical  Socie- 
ty. He  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  Order  of  Elks  at  Galli- 
polis. He  is  a Knight  Templar  and  a 33d  degree  Mason.  He  was  a Di- 
rector of  the  Ohio  and  Northwestern  Railroad  Company.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Rio  Grande  College  for  seven 
years.  He  was  made  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Boys’ 
Industrial  Home  at  Lancaster  by  Governor  Bushnell  in  1896,  and  was 
re-appointed  by  Governor  Nash,  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 


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Hocking  and  Ohio  Valley  Editorial  Association  and  was  for  many 
years  its  President. 

He  was  married  October  4,  1866.  to  his  first  cousin,  Emily  Shep- 
ard, a daughter  of  the  late  John  C.  Shepard  and  his  wife,  Marie  Louise 
Creuzet  Shepard.  Mrs.  Vance's  father  was  a son  of  Col.  Luther 
Shepard  and  Margaret,  his  wife;  and  her  mother,  Marie  Louise 
Creuzet,  was  a daughter  of  Charles  Creuzet  and  Genevieve  Pistor,  his 
wife — both  born  in  France.  By  his  marriage.  General  Vance  is  iden- 
tified with  the  old  French  of  Gallipolis.  Mr.  Creuzet  was  one  of  the 
prominent  merchants  of  Gallipolis  in  the,  early  days,  and  later  large- 
ly engaged  in  manufacturing.  General  Vance  has  three  sons,  as  fol- 
lows: Creuzet,  United  States  Immigrant  Inspector  at  New  York; 
John  L.  Vance,  jr..  President  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Gallipolis. 
and  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Ohio  Trust  Coinpany,  of  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio;  and  Frank  R.  Vance,  engaged  in  the  manufacturing 
business  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  No  one  had  a more  brilliant  Civil  War 
record  than  General  Vance,  and  no  one  has  a more  patriotic  record 
among  his  ancestors  than  he.  As  a speaker,  he  is  always  interesting 
and  instructive,  and  is  constantly  in  demand  to  make  addresses  at  pub- 
lic functions,  especially  those  connected  with  Memorial  Day  and  with 
the  G.  A.  R.  He  has  always  been  very  active  in  public  matters  for  the 
benefit  of  the  people.  He  is  one  of  the  most  genial  men,  and  is  cour- 
teous to  all  who  call  on  him.  He  is  a gentleman  in  every  sense  of  the 
word,  and  wherever  he  makes  an  acquaintance,  he  makes  a friend,  and 
a friend  who  remains  such.  He  is  entitled  to  be  called  a public  bene- 
factor, for  no  citizen  of  Southern  Ohio  has  projected  or  accomplished 
more  than  he  for  the  benefit  of  his  section  of  the  State. 

Henry  S.  Neal. 

Henry  S.  Neal,  of  Ironton,  Lawrence  County,  was  born  in  Gallipolis, 
Ohio,  August  25,  1828.  He  graduated  from  Marietta  College  in  1847. 
He  then  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1851,  and  soon 
came  into  an  extensive  practice. 

He  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  in  1861,  and  was  re-elected 
in  1863.  He  was  appointed  United  States  Consul  to  Lisbon,  Portu- 
gal. in  1869,  and  became  charge  dc' affairs  upon  the  resignation  of  the 
American  minister.  In  1870  he  returned  to  the  United  States.  He 
was  a member  of  the  constitutional  convention  of  1873. 

In  1876  he  was  elected  to  the  Forty-fifth  congress  from  the 
Twelfth  district  Lawrence,  Ross,  Scioto,  Pike  and  Jackson  counties, 
and  elected  from  the  same  district,  in  1878,  to  the  Forty-sixth  Con- 
gress, and  in  1880  was  elected  to  the  Forty-seventh  from  the  Elev- 
enth district,  Lawrence,  Adams,  Scioto,  Gallia,  Jackson  and  Vinton. 
He  was  a congressman  of  marked  ability,  and  was  a strong  debater 
and  a fluent  orator.  During  his  political  career  he  was  a Republican, 
but  left  that  party  in  1896  because  of  the  money  question,  he  fav- 


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oring  the  Democratic  idea  of  the  equal  coinage  of  both  gold  and  sil- 
ver. 

John  W.  McCormicK, 

of  Gallipolis,  represented  in  the  forty-eighth  congress,  the  district  con- 
sisting of  Adams,  Gallia,  Jackson,  Lawrence,  Scioto  and  Vinton  coun- 
ties. He  was  born  in  Gallia  County,  Ohio,  on  December  20,  1831. 
He  was  brought  up  on  a farm  and  educated  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity at  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  at  the  Ohio  University  at  Athens,  Ohio. 
On  leaving  school,  he  engaged  in  farming,  was  elected  delegate  to  the 
Ohio  constitutional  convention  in  1873  and  to  the  forty-eighth  con- 
gress as  a Republican,  receiving  15,288  votes  against  13,037  votes  for 
John  P.  Leedom,  Democrat. 

Albert  C.  Thompson 

was  born  in  Brookville,  Jefferson  County,  state  of  Pennsylvania,  Jan- 
uary 23,  1842.  He  was  two  years  at  Jefferson  College,  Cannonsburg, 
Pennslyvania,  his  course  ending  with  the  freshman  year.  He  was  a 
student  at  law  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out.  On  April  23,  1861,  he 
enlisted  in  the  Union  Army,  and  served  as  second  sergeant  of  Company 
I of  the  Eighth  Pennsylvania,  three  months  troops.  The  regiment  serv- 
ed in  Maryland  and  Virginia  under  General  Patterson.  On  the 
twenty-seventh  of  August,  1861,  he  enlisted  for  three  years  in  Comp- 
any B,  105th  Pennsylvania  Infantry.  Pie  was  made  orderly  sergeant, 
of  the  company,  and  in  October.  1861,  was  promoted  to  second  lieu- 
tenant on  the  twenty-eighth  of  November,  1861,  he  was  transferred 
to  Company  K,  and  promoted  to  the  captaincy  of  that  regiment.  On 
the  twenty-first  of  May,  1862,  he  was  severely  wounded  at  the  battle 
of  Fair  Oaks,  and  was  again  wounded  on  the  twenty-ninth  of  August, 
1861,  at  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run.  The  last  wound  was  a serious 
one.  A musket  ball  entered  his  right  breast,  fracturing  his  second 
and  third  ribs,  and  lodging  in  the  lungs  where  it  remained.  He  was 
confined  to  his  bed  by  this  wound  for  ten  months.  In  June,  1863,  he 
entered  the  invalid  corps,  but  resigned  n December,  1863,  and  resumed 
the  study  of  law.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  in  Pennsylvania  on  the 
thirteenth  of  December,  1864.  In  1865  he  removed  to  Portsmouth, 
Ohio.  In  1869  he  was  elected  probate  judge  of  Scioto  County,  and 
served  from  February  9,  1870,  to  February  9,  1873,  and  was  not  a can- 
didate for  re-election.  In  the  fall  of  1881  he  was  elected  one  of  the 
common  pleas  judges  of  the  second  subdivision  of  the  seventh  judicial 
district  of  Ohio,  and  served  until  September,  1884,  when  he  resigned 
to  accept  the  nomination  of  his  party  as  a candidate  for  congress  to 
which  he  was  elected  and  served  as  above  stated.  After  he  retired 
from  congress  he  was  appointed  by  Gov.  McKinley,  chairman  of  the 
Ohio  Tax  Commission  which  made  its  report  in  December,  1893.  He 
was  chosen  a delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Convention  at  St. 


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Louis  in  1896.  I11  January,  1897.  lie  was  appointed  chairman  of  a 

commission  created  by  congress  to  revise  and  codify  the  criminal  and 
penal  laws  of  the  United  States,  and  served  as  such  until  he  was  ap- 
pointed by  President  McKinley,  United  States  District  Judge  for  the 
southern  district  of  Ohio.  He  entered  upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties 
as  District  Judge  on  the  twenty-second  day  of  September,  1898.  After 
his  appointment  as  United  States  District  Judge  he  removed  to  Cincin- 
nati, where  he  has  resided  since  the  first  of  November,  1898. 

During  Judge  Thompson’s  first  term  in  congress  he  was  a member 
of  the  committee  on  private  land  claims  of  which  committee  he  was  a 
valuable  member.  In  the  fiftieth  congress  he  served  upon  the  invalid 
pension  committee,  and  in  the  fifty-first  congress  upon  two  of  the 
most  prominent  and  important  committees,  namely,  judiciary  and  fore- 
ign affairs.  As  a member  of  the  first  committee  the  judge  was  made 
chairman  of  the  sub-committee  to  investigate  the  United  States  Courts 
in  various  parts  of  the  country.  The  report  which  he  submitted  to 
congress  as  chairman  of  that  sub-committee  was  among  the  most  val- 
uable of  the  session.  It  was  during  the  fifty-first  congress  that  the 
famous  McKinley  Tariff  Bill  was  formed,  and  in  the  construction  of 
that  important  measure  Judge  Thompson  took  no  inconsiderable  part, 
being  frequently  called  into  the  councils  of  his  party.  Judge  Thomp- 
son’s career  in  congress  was  of  material  benefit  to  his  adopted  city, 
as  it  was  through  his  efforts  that  a public  building  was  erected  in 
Portsmouth,  costing  $75,000.  The  bill  providing  for  this  building 
was  vetoed  by  President  Cleveland  in  the  fiftieth  congress,  but  became 
a law  by  the  President’s  sufferance  in  the  fifty-first  congress.  A dike, 
known  as  the  Bonanza  dike,  built  in  the  Ohio  just  about  that  time,  was 
also  provided  for  through  the  same  instrumentality,  at  a cost  of 
$75,000,  and  three  ice  piers  built  just  below,  were  added  at  a cost  of 
$7,500  apiece.  The  city  of  Portsmouth  also  received  the  boon  of  free 
mail  delivery  through  the  same  source. 

As  a member  of  the  Ohio  Tax  Commission  he  took  a conspicuous 
part  in  its  labors,  and  its  work  is  now  bearing  fruit  in  the  legislation 
of  the  state  on  this  subject.  The  report  of  this  committee  received  the 
highest  praise  from  contemporaneous  journals  of  political  science. 

As  a lawyer  Tudge  Thompson  was  well  read  in  his  profession,  and 
was  a diligent  and  constant  student.  He  was  painstaking,  industrious, 
and  energetic.  He  brought  out  of  any  case  all  that  was  in  it,  both  of 
fact  and  law.  His  opponent  in  any  case  could  expect  to  meet  all  the 
points  which  could  be  made  against  him,  and  would  not  be  disappointed 
in  this  respect. 

As  a common  pleas  judge  he  gave  general  satisfaction  to  the  bar 
and  public.  He  was  one  of  the  ablest  who  ever  occupied  the  common 
pleas  bench  in  Ohio,  and  there  was  universal  regret  when  he  left  the 
bench  for  Congress.  As  a federal  judge,  he  has  received  many  compli- 
ments, and  it  is  believed  by  those  who  know  him  best,  that  he  will 


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make  a reputation  as  such  equal  to  any  who  have  occupied  that  position 
in  our  state. 

He  was  married  December  25,  1867,  to  Miss  Ella  A.  Turley, 
daughter  of  Col.  John  A.  Turley.  His  eldest  daughter  Chari  is  the 
wife  of  Oscar  W.  Newman,  who  has  a sketch  herein.  His  daughters, 
Sara  and  Ruth  are  unmarried.  His  daughter  Amy  is  the  wife  of  Ray- 
mond D.  York,  of  Portsmouth.  His  son,  Albert  Clifton,  is  a lieuten- 
ant in  the  United  States  Artillery  stationed  in  Cuba.  He  has  a son, 
Guy,  attending  the  Franklin  School  in  Cincinnati,  but  who  will  enter 
Yale  College  in  September,  1902. 

Gen.  'William  H . Enochs 

is  a good  example  of  what  the  ambitious  American  boy  can  make  of 
himself.  He  was  born  in  Noble  County,  Ohio,  March  29,  1842.  His 
parents  were  Henry  and  Jane  Miller  Enochs.  They  removed  to 
Lawrence  County  when  he  was  a child. 

He  had  the  advantage  of  a common  school  education  and  was  at- 
tending the  Ohio  University  at  Athens  when  Fort  Sumpter  was  fired 
on.  He  at  once  enlisted  in  Co.  B,  22nd  Ohio  Volunteers  for  three 
months  and  was  made  a sergeant.  Col.  William  E.  Gilmore,  of  Chilli- 
cothe,  was  colonel  of  this  regiment.  Hon.  Thaddeus  A.  Minshall. 
now  Supreme  Judge  of  Ohio,  was  its  Sergeant-major.  Judge  Guthrie, 
of  Athens,  was  Captain  of  the  company  and  W.  H.  H.  Minturn,  of 
Gallipolis,  the  banker,  its  First  Sergeant.  This  regiment  was  muster- 
ed in  April  27,  1861,  and  mustered  out  August  19,  1861.  Young 
Enochs  was  afraid  the  war  would  be  over  before  he  could  get  in  again, 
so  he  swam  the  Ohio  River  and  enlisted  in  the  5th  Virginia  Infantry. 
At  that  time  he  did  not  believe  that  he  could  get  into  an  Ohio  Regi- 
ment, so  he  enlisted  in  Virginia.  In  October,  he  was  elected  Captain  of 
his  company,  but  owing  to  his  youth,  his  Colonel  refused  to  issue  the 
commission  and  made  him  a First  Lieutenant.  He  was  recommended  to 
be  Major  of  the  Regiment  in  1862,  but  owing  to  his  youth,  was  com- 
missioned a Captain.  As  such,  he  was  in  the  battles  of  Moorfield  and 
.McDowell,  and  of  Cross  Keys.  He  was  in  Cedar  Mountain  and  the 
second  Manassas,  and  at  the  latter  had  command  of  his  regiment,  al- 
though junior  Captain.  He  was  also  in  the  battle  of  Chantilly.  In 
1863,  the  regiment  was  transferred  to  West  Virginia.  On  August 
17,  1863,  Captain  Enochs  was  commissioned  Lieutenant-Colonel.  His 
regiment  was  in  the  Lynchburg  Raid,  which  was  a campaign  of 
“marching,  starving  and  fighting.”  In  1864,  his  regiment  was  in 
the  battles  of  Bunker  Hill,  Carter’s  Farm  and  Winchester,  Halltown 
and  Berryville.  At  the  battle  of  Winchester.  September  19,  1864, 
Colonel  Enochs  was  severely  wounded  by  being  struck  on  the  head 
by  a musket  ball,  and  was  supposed,  at  first,  to  have  been  killed  instant- 
ly. At  Fisher's  Hill,  September  22nd,  1864,  he  displaved  great  brav- 
ery in  leading  his  regiment  to  the  attack,  and  for  this,  was  brevetted 


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Brigadier-General.  His  regiment  and  the  Ninth  Virginia  were  con- 
solidated and  made  the  ist  West  Virginia  Infantry.  Near  the  close 
of  the  war,  his  regiment  was  sent  to  Cumberland,  Maryland,  where  he 
was  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  troops  in  that  part  of  Maryland. 
In  the  fall  and  winter  of  1865  and  1866,  he  studied  law  in  Ironton  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  April,  1866.  He  located  at  Ceredo,  West 
Virginia.  After  remaining  there  a year  or  more  he  removed  to  Iron- 
ton.  He  at  once  acquired  a large  and  lucrative  practice.  For  a long 
time  he  was  general  counsel  for  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  Company. 

In  1871  and  1872,  he  represented  Lawrence  County  in  the  house 
of  representatives  of  the  Ohio  Legislature.  In  1875,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Annis  Hamilton,  of  Ironton.  They  had  one  son,  Berkley, 
who  was  educated  at  West  Point  and  is  now  a First  Lieutenant  in  the 
25th  U.  S.  Infantry,  and  is  with  his  regiment  in  the  Philippines.  Dur- 
ing the  Spanish  War,  he  served  with  his  regiment  in  Cuba. 

Gen.  Enochs  always  had  an  ambition  to  represent  his  district  in 
Congress.  This  desire  was  gratified  when,  in  1890,  he  was  elected  to 
Congress  from  the  twelfth  district,  composed  of  Athens,  Meigs,  Gallia, 
Lawrence  and  Scioto.  In  1892,  he  was  re-elected  to  Congress  from 
the  tenth  district  composed  of  Adams,  Pike,  Scioto,  Jackson,  Law- 
rence and  Gallia.  On  the  morning  of  July  13,  1893,  he  was  found 
dead  in  his  bed  from  an  attack  of  apoplexy.  A most  promising  career 
was  cut  short.  He  was  the  idol  of  the  people  of  the  county  and  re- 
spected, honored  and  beloved  by  the  people  throughout  his  district. 

In  the  spring  of  1893,  he  was  full  of  projects  for  the  benefit  of 
his  district  and  particularly  for  the  improvement  of  the  Ohio  River. 
Had  he  lived,  he  would  doubtless  have  had  as  many  terms  in  Congress 
as  he  desired  and  would  likely  have  been  governor  of  the  state.  He 
had  the  happy  faculty  of  making  all  whom  he  met  feel  that  he  was 
their  friend. 

He  had  some  subtle  unknown  charm,  of  which  he  was  uncon- 
scious, but  which  made  him  friends  everywhere  and  attached  them  to 
him  by  indissolvable  bonds.  His  patriotism  during  the  war  was  ar- 
dent, and  never  failed.  It  was  just  as  strong  in  peace.  All  he 
achieved,  all  he  accomplished  in  his  brief  career  was  his  own.  Pie  had 
no  rich  or  powerful  family  friends ; he  had  no  aid  or  assistance  what- 
ever and  his  friends  were  all  made  on  his  own  merits.  He  was  gen- 
erous beyond  all  precedents,  and  any  one  deserving  sympathy  re- 
ceived the  greatest  measure  from  him.  Once  your  friend,  he  was 
always  such,  and  he  made  you  feel  he  could  not  do  too  much  for  you. 
He  believed  in  the  brotherhood  of  man.  His  death  at  the  time  was 
a public  calamity.  He  received  a public  congressional  funeral  and 
persons  attended  from  all  parts  of  the  surrounding  country.  His  fun- 
eral was  the  largest  ever  held  in  Ironton  He  left  the  memory  of  a ca- 
reer of  which  every  young  American  can  feel  proud  and  be  glad  that 


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a countryman  of  his  had  so  distinguished  himself  in  the  Civil  War,  at 
the  bar  and  in  the  National  Congress. 

Lucien  J.  Kenton 

was  horn  on  his  father’s  farm  near  Winchester,  May  7,  1844.  The 
family  was  of  English  ancestry  Mr.  Fenton’s  great-grandfather, 
Jeremiah  Fenton,  emigrated  from  Yorkshire,  England,  in  the  early 
part  of  the  eighteenth  century.  He  was  a prominent  and  active  pa- 
triot during  the  Revolutionary  period.  His  son,  also  named  Jeremiah 
Fenton,  was  born  in  Frederick  County,  Virginia,  and  died  in  Adams 
County,  in  1841,  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven  years.  Benjamin  Fenton, 
the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  near  Winchester,  August  31,  1810. 
and  died  August  13,  1870.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  Smith,  was  born  in 
Pennsylvania,  December  19,  1813,  and  died  at  Winchester,  Ohio,  No-  ' 
vember  4th,  1892. 

Mr.  Fenton  was  a student  at  Winchester  when  the  war  broke 
out.  On  the  eleventh  of  August,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  I,  91st 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  with  his  regiment  until  September 
19,  1864.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Opequan  Creek,  Virginia, 
the  ball  lodging  in  his  shoulder  He  was  sent  to  the  hospital  at  York, 
Pennsylvania,  and  was  not  discharged  until  May,  1865.  He  returned 
home  in  the  fall  and  began  a Normal  course  at  the  Lebanon  school, 
where  he  remained  for  three  terms.  He  taught  school  for  several 
years.  In  1869,  he  entered  the  Ohio  University  at  Athens,  and  took  a 
Latin-Scientific  course,  leaving  that  institution  one  year  before  he 
would  have  graduated,  in  order  to  accept  the  principalship  of  the  Win- 
chester schools,  which  position  he  held  for  two  years.  He  then  con- 
ducted the  West  Lhiion  schools  for  one  year  and  the  Manchester 
schools  for  five  years,  but  he  resigned  in  1880,  and  was  appointed 
clerk  in  the  custom  house  at  New  Orleans.  He  was  transferred,  at  his 
own  request,  from  the  Custom  House  at  New  Orleans  to  the  treasury 
department  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  March  15,  1881,  to  the  office  of 
the  supervising  architect.  He  remained  in  government  service  until 
October  18,  1884,  when  he  resigned  and  returned  home.  The  Win- 
chester Bank  was  organized  at  that  time,  and  its  original  officers,  were 
as  follows:  George  Baird,  president;  J.  W.Rothrock,  vice  president; 
and  L.  J.  Fenton,  cashier  Mr.  Fenton  is  still  cashier  of  the  bank. 

Mr.  Fenton  is  a trustee  of  the  Ohio  University  at  Athens.  In 
1892,  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Convention  at  Min- 
neapolis. In  1894,  he  was  elected  to  the  Fifty-fourth  Congress  and  in 
1896,  was  re-elected  to  the  Fifty-fifth  Congress  by  over  10,000  plural- 
ity. He  was  a member  of  the  house  committee  on  military  affairs 
during  the  Spanish-American  war. 

On  May  22,  1872,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sarah  B.  Manker. 
They  have  three  children,  Alberta  F.,  Clifton  L.,  who  was  a captain 
in  the  Spanish-American  war  and  Mary  E. 


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He  served  on  the  staff  of  the  Ohio  Department  Commander  of 
the  G.  A.  R.  in  1893,  and  on  the  staff  of  the  National  Commander  of 
the  G.  A.  R.  in  1896. 

As  a soldier  and  patriot,  Mr.  Fenton  has  an  honorable  record. 
As  a teacher,  he  won  and  held  the  high  esteem  of  all  the  teachers  of 
this  County ; as  a banker  and  business  man,  he  has  shown  a high  degree 
of  ability  and  has  the  confidence  of  the  community;  as  a citizen  he  has 
the  respect  of  all  who  know  him.  He  is  an  excellent  example  of  what 
the  ambitious  young  American  may  attain. 

Stephen  Morgan 

was  born  in  Jackson  County,  Ohio,  January  25,  1854,  the  eldest  son 
of  Thomas  and  Mary  Morgan,  both  natives  of  Wales  His  father 
settled  at  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  where  he  spent  seven  years  as  a coal  miner. 
He  then  took  up  the  mason’s  trade  and  helped  to  build  several  fur- 
naces in  Jackson  County.  He  died  August  18,  1894.  Our  subject 
spent  his  early  years  working  on  a farm.  He  attended  the  common 
schools  of  his  neighborhood  and  prepared  himself  for  the  profession  of 
teaching.  After  passing  through  the  common  schools,  he  attended  the 
University  at  Worthington,  Ohio,  and  the  Normal  University  at 
Lebanon,  Ohio.  He  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  Jackson  County 
for  a number  of  years.  He  was  principal  of  the  Oak  Hill  Academy 
of  Jackson  County,  for  fifteen  years  and  was  school  examiner  of  Jack- 
son  County  for  nine  years. He  was  a candidate  for  State  Senator  of  the 
7th  District  m 1891  and  lacked  but  one  vote  of  nomination.  He  was 
a candidate  for  Congress  in  1896.  He  was  elected,  as  a Republican 
in  1898,  to  the  Fifty-sixth  Congress  from  the  Tenth  District,  com- 
posed of  the  Counties  of  Adams,  Scioto,  Lawrence,  Gallia,  Pike  and 
Jackson.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  Fifty-seventh  Congress  and  re- 
ceived 26,224  votes  to  17,369  for  his  opponent,  James  Iv.  McClung, 
Democrat.  He  is  re-nominated  for  his  third  term  in  Congress  by  his 
party  and  will  be  elected.  Pie  is  a forcible  interesting  speaker.  Plis 
discourse  abounds  in  valuable  thoughts.  He  is  plain  and  simple 
in  all  his  tastes,  and  has  risen  to  the  position  he  holds  by  sheer  merit. 
The  people  of  his  district  have  confidence  in  him  and  he  represents 
them  to  their  satisfaction. 


CHAPTER  VI. 


MILITARY  HISTORY. 


Revolutionary  Soldiers  who  Resided  in  Scioto  County,  or  who 
have  Descendants  Therein,  or  'Whose  Descendants  are  Inter- 
terested  in  this  WorR  Scioto  County  in  the  War  of  1812  In 
the  Mexican  'War— In  the  Civil  'War— Journal  of  the  Civil 

■War— Morgan’s  Raid— Biographies  of  Officers  and  Sold- 
iers who  host  their  Lives  in  the  Service  Scioto  Coun- 
ty in  the  Spanish  War  of  1808  Tour  Young  Pa- 
triots who  Sacrificed  their  Lives. 

Henry  Aldred  was  a native  of  Germany.  The  name  is  sometimes  spelled 
Aldridge.  He  enlisted  as  a private  in  Captain  John  Smith’s  Company,  4th  Vir- 
ginia regiment,  commanded  by  Colonel  Robert  Lawson,  Revolutionary  War. 
He  enlisted  September  7,  1877,  to  serve  three  years.  He  was  transferred  about 
October,  1778,  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  Robert  Ballard’s  Company,  and  about  May, 
1779,  to  Captain  John  Steed’s  Company,  same  regiment.  His  name  last  appears 
on  the  muster  roll  of  the  last  mentioned  company,  dated  December  9,  1779,  with- 
out special  remark  as  to  his  service.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  on  Brush 
Creek,  Adams  County,  before  the  creation  of  Scioto  County.  He  died  in  1835, 
and  is  buried  in  the  McColm  Cemetery  on  Brush  Creek.  He  has  numerous 
descendants  living  in  Adams  County  and  Mr.  Harvey  O.  Lindsey,  of  Portsmouth, 
0.,  is  also  a descendant. 

Amasiah  Ainsworth,  was  a private  in  Colonel  Wyman’s  Regiment,  New 
Hampshire,  1776,  a private  in  Colonel  Bellow’s  Regiment  in  1777,  which  went  to 
re-inforce  General  Gates  at  Saratoga.  He  was  the  great-grandfather  of  Hon. 
Chandler  J.  Moulton,  of  Lucasvlle,  Ohio. 

Major  Joseph  Ashton  was  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  His 
Revolutionary  record  from  the  archives  of  Pennsylvania  is  as  follows: 

Second  Lieutenant,  Second  Regiment  of  Artillery,  Colonel  John  Lamb; 
January  23,  1777,  he  was  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant;  May  1, 
1778,  transferred  to  the  Pennsylvania  Artillery  Regiment,  Colonel  Thomas  Proc- 
tor, April  19.  1781,  promoted  to  Captain-Lieutenant,  January  1,  1783,  he  was 
pay  master.  His  military  services  did  not  cease  with  the  Revolutionary  War. 
He  was  Sergeant  in  Captain  Lamb’s  Company  and  a Lieutenant  in  the  Fourth 
Continental  Corps  of  Artillery.  He  was  a Captain  in  the  First  Infantry,  Sep- 
tember 29,  1789.  He  was  a Major  in  the  Second  Infantry,  December  29,  1791, 
and  resigned  November  27,  1792  He  was  with  Arnold  on  his  march  to  Quebec 
and  was  taken  prisoner  He  also  served  in  the  Indian  War  in  the  Northwest 
Territory.  He  was  in  Harmar’s  and  St.  Clair’s  defeats.  He  died  in  1816. 

Joseph  Ashton,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  was  his  son;  and  his  descendants 
known  to  the  editor  are  Mrs.  Pauline  McKeown,  her  son  Emmett  and  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam Walker  of  Portsmouth  and  E.  Percy  Ashton,  of  Detroit,  Michigan.  Other 
descendants  of  Major  Joseph  Ashton  are  Mrs.  Mattie  M.  Gall,  of  Sinking  Springs, 
Highland  County,  Ohio,  (a  granddaughter)  her  son,  Joseph  E.  Gall,  living  on  the 
West  Side  near  Portsmouth,  three  daughters  of  Mrs.  Gall,  Mrs  Tillie  Swisshelm 
and  Miss  Bessie  Gall,  of  No.  305  Gallia  street,  Portsmouth  Ohio,  and  Mrs. 
Clara  Frost,  of  Adams  County,  Ohio. 

Uriah  Barber  enlisted  April  1778  for  three  months  as  a private  in  Cap- 
tain Champlin’s  Company,  Col.  Hosterman  from  Pennsylvania.  He  enlisted 
again  in  1778,  for  eight  months  as  a private  in  Captain  Morrow’s  Company, 
Col.  Hartley  from  Pennsylvania,  again  in  1779  for  six  months  as  a private  in 
Captain  (name  not  stated),  Sol.  Hunter,  Pennsylvania  regiment,  again  in  1779, 
he  enlisted  for  six  months  in  Captain  Grove’s  Company,  Col.  Hunter  of  Penn- 
sylvania. He  was  engaged  in  Indian  skirmishes.  At  the  time  of  his  enlist- 

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ment  he  resided  at  North  Cumberland  County,  Pennsylvania.  He  applied  for 
pension  September  7,  1832,  then  a resident  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  and  was  71 
years  of  age  wnen  he  applied.  His  pension  was  granted.  The  Barbers  of 
Portsmouth  and  vicinity  are  his  descendants.  His  descendants  interested  in  this 
book  are  William  H.  Briggs,  Mrs.  Wellington  R.  Kinney,  Mrs.  Ida  McColm  and 
Miss  Emma  Barber,  of  No.  309  Gallia  street. 

Rev.  William  Baldridge  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
February  26,  1761.  His  parents  were  natives  of  Ireland  and  the  year  after  his 
birth  removed  to  the  banks  of  the  Catawba  river  in  North  Carolina  In  1776, 
he  joined  a Cavalry  company  and  served  as  a soldier  during  the  Revolutionary 
War.  After  his  return  from  the  war,  he  prepared  for  college  and  attended  Dick- 
inson College  in  Pennsylvania,  where  he  graduated  in  1790.  He  studied  theology 
and  became  a minister  in  1792.  In  the  same  year,  he  was  married  to  Rebecca 
Agnew.  On  October  18,  1793,  he  became  a minister  to  two  churches  in  Rock- 
bridge County,  Virginia.  In  1809,  he  became  a minister  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Adams  County,  and  resided  there  until  his  death  on  October  26,  1830. 
The  wife  of  the  Hon.  Joseph  Riggs,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  Rebecca  Riggs  was  his 
daughter  as  was  the  late  Mrs.  John  Waller,  well  known  in  Portsmouth. 

John  Barnes,  of  Virginia,  was  a private  in  a Virginia  regiment,  February, 
1776;  an  Ensign  of  the  11th  Virginia,  December  13,  1776;  Regimental  Quarter- 
master from  1777  to  1779.  He  was  Second  Lieutenant  March  7,  1777,  and  was 
transferred  to  the  7th  Virginia  September  14,  1778.  He  was  First  Lieutenant 
May  13,  1779,  and  retired  February  12,  1781. 

He  was  the  ancestor  of  John  R.  T.  Barnes,  deceased,  of  T.  N.  Barnes,  of 
Waverly,  Ohio,  and  of  Captain  James  Q.  Barnes  of  Salem,  Oregon. 

Thaddeus  Bennett  was  a private  in  Captain  Wm.  Blain’s  Company,  Col. 
John  Hathornes’  Regiment  of  Orange  County,  N.  Y.,  militia  He  entered  the 
service  October  12,  1777,  and  served  until  November  5,  1777.  His  descendants 
are  Col.  Thaddeus  Bennett  formerly  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  but  later  of  Green- 
up County,  Kentucky,  and  Col.  Frank  Bennett  of  Greenup  County,  Kentucky, 
and  Henry  Lantz,  of  Scioto,  Ohio. 

Jonathan  Bliss,  served  in  Col.  Hale’s  regiment  of  New  Hampshire  Militia, 
Revolutionary  War.  His  name  appears  on  a receipt  roll  of  that  regiment,  dated 
August  10,  1778,  under  the  following  heading;  “We,  the  subscribers  severally, 
have  received  of  Jonathan  Blanchard  by  order  of  the  selectmen  of  Petersbor- 
ough,  in  the  State  of  New  Hampshire,  agreeable  to  the  directions  of  the  Hon- 
orable Mars  Ware,  Esq,,  President  of  the  Committee  of  Safety  for  said  State, 
Ten  Pounds  sterling,  being  so  much  advanced,  for  our  going  to  Rhode  Island  to 
join  Gen.  Sullivan  in  the  Defense  of  the  American  States.” 

He  is  an  ancestor  of  Frank  B.  Enslow,  of  Huntington,  W.  Va. 

John  Briggs  served  in  Captain  James  Ross’  Company,  3rd  Pennsylvania 
Battalion  of  Lancaster  County  Militia,  Col.  Thomas  Porter,  Revolutionary  war. 
His  name  was  on  the  rolls  from  December  12  to  the  24,  1776.  John  Briggs  also 
served  in  Captain  Scull’s  Company,  4th  Pennsylvania  regiment  commanded  by 
Major  Lamar,  Revolutionary  War.  He  was  on  the  roll  from  March  1,  to  April  1, 
1777.  John  Briggs  was  a Sergeant  in  Captain  John  Churties  Company,  Col. 
Thomas  Craig.  His  name  was  on  the  roll  December  10,  1778,  showing  his  enlist- 
ment to  have  been  for  the  war.  This  John  Briggs  is  the  ancestor  of  the 
Bi’iggs  family  in  Scioto  County,  descendants  of  Samuel  C.  Briggs,  who  will  be 
found  in  the  pioneer  sketches  herein. 

John  Brison  or  Bryson,  (spelled  both  ways,)  was  1st  Lieutenant  in  the 
7th  Pennsylvania  regiment,  Revolutionary  War.  His  name  appears  on  the 
list  of  Pennsylvania  officers  appointed  by  council  of  safety  pursuant  to  a resolu- 
tion of  Congress  dated  September  16,  1776.  His  commission  was  dated  April 
10,  1777.  He  was  a prisoner  of  war  on  Long  Island,  August  15,  1778.  It  is 
noted  he  was  taken  at  Palamos.  He  is  an  ancestor  of  Mrs.  George  N.  Biggs,  of 
Huntington,  West  Virginia. 

Asa  Boynton,  of  Rowley,  Essex  Company,  was  a private  in  Capt.  Rich- 
ard Peabody’s  Company,  Col.  Edward  Wrigglesworth’s  regiment,  pay  abstract 
for  travel  allowance  from  Ticonderoga  home  in  1776.  He  is  an  ancestor  of 
A.  W.  Boynton  of  the  French  Grdnt,  who  located  there  in  1810. 

Benjamin  Burt  who  was  buried  at  the  east  end  of  the  bridge  over  the 
Little  Scioto,  was  a Revolutionary  Soldier.  He  enlisted  May,  1777,  and  served 
nearly  three  years  as  an  artificer  under  Colonel  Baldwin,  Captain  Peter  Mills  in 


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the  Massachusetts  Artillery  He  enlisted  again  in  May,  1810,  and  served  near- 
ly two  years  as  an  artificer  in  Captain  Thomas  Patton’s  company,  Col.  Lamb, 
2nd  New  York  Artillery.  He  was  discharged  in  1782  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.  He 
was  at  Yorktown  at  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis.  When  he  enlisted  he  was  a 
resident  of  Sussex  County,  N.  J.  He  applied  for  a pension  Nov.  17,  1824,  then 
a resident  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  He  was  then  at  the  age  of  63  years.  He  died 
at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  March  1,  1849  His  surviving  children  at  that  time  were 
Benjamin,  Samuel  B.  and  Munsell  Burt  and  Mehitable  Bonser.  He  is  the  ances- 
tor of  Benjamin  Burt,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  of  Dr.  George  M.  Marshall,  of 
Ashland,  Kentucky. 

Lawrence  Byrn  enlisted  in  1776,  a private  in  Captain  Alexander  Graydon’s 
Company,  Third  Regiment  of  Pennsylvania  troops  and  served  until  1777.  Pie 
enlisted  again  in  that  year  as  a private  of  Colonel  John  Shay’s  Regiment.  He 
was  in  the  battles  of  Brandywine,  Germantown,  Monmouth,  Jamestown  and 
Yorktown.  He  was  captured  at  Fort  Washington,  November  16,  1776.  He  re- 
cieved  a wound  in  a fight  with  the  Indians  near  Savannah.  He  resided  at  Phila- 
delphia, Pennsylvania  at  the  time  of  enlistment.  He  secured  a Revolutionary 
pension.  He  made  his  application  May  27,  1819,  aged  sixty-three  years.  His 
claim  was  allowed.  His  residence  was  in  Clermont  County,  Ohio.  He  married  > 
Elizabeth  Baker  about  1788  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  and  died  in  Cler- 
mont County,  Ohio,  July  15,  1832.  He  is  the  ancestor  of  Mr  C.  C.  Brown,  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

John  Clark,  1st  Lieutenant  of  the  2nd  Battalion  of  Miles'  Pennsylvania 
Rifle  Regiment,  March  15,  1776;  appointed  aide-de-camp  to  General  Greene, 
January  14,  1777;  Captain  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Regiment.  February  20, 
1777 ; Regiment  was  designated  the  13th  Pennsylvania,  November  12,  1777 ; 
transferred  to  8th  Pennsylvania,  July  1st,  1778;  transferred  to  1st  Pennsyl- 
vania, January  17,  1781;  transferred  to  3rd  Pennsylvania,  January  1st,  1783,  and 
served  until  June  3,  1783.  He  died  December  27,  1783.  He  is  an  ancestor  of 
Mrs.  Laura  Jane  Bentley  Lloyd,  wife  of  Charles  Perry  Lloyd,  of  Portsmouth, 
Ohio. 

John  Michael  Clingman  was  born  in  October,  1734.  He  was  a Captain  in  a 
Pennsylvania  Company  in  1778  and  it  is  said  he  served  during  the  remainder 
of  the  war.  Nothing  further  is  known  of  his  service.  He  died  in  Ohio.  January 
26,  1716,  and  is  buried  in  the  Kinney  Cemetery  on  the  Aaron  Kinney  homestead. 
He  was  the  father  of  Mary  Clingman,  wife  of  Aaron  Kinney  and  ancestor  of 
the  well  known  Kinney  family  of  Portsmouth. 

Jeremiah  Clough,  of  Canterbury,  N.  H.,  was  Captain  in  the  Second  New 
Hampshire  Regiment,  Col  Enoch  Poor,  from  May  24th,  1775  to  December,  1775. 
He  was  Captain  in  the  8th  Continental  Infantry  from  January  1,  1776,  to  De- 
cember 1,  1776.  He  is  an  ancestor  of  Mrs.  Suttie  Williams  and  the  late  Jacob 
Clough  of  Poi’tsmouth. 

Samuel  Cross,  a Revolutionary  Soldier,  enlisted  July  1,  1776,  for  six 
months  as  a private  in  Captain  Wm.  Huston’s  Company,  Colonel  not  stated,  from 
the  State  of  Pennsylvania  He  enlisted  again  August  1,  1777.  for  two  months 
as  a private  in  Captain  Rogers  Company,  Colonel  not  stated,  from  Pennsylvania. 
He  enlisted  a third  time  June  1,  1779,  as  a private,  time  of  service  not 
stated  in  Captain  Johnstone’s  Company,  Colonel  not  stated,  from  Pennsylvania. 
He  was  engaged  in  the  battle  of  Brandywine  and  Germantown.  He  enlisted  as 
a soldier  from  Franklin  County,  Pennsylvania.  He  made  application  for  pen- 
sion when  he  was  77  years  old.  His  pension  was  allowed.  He  has  descend- 
ants in  both  Adams  and  Scioto  County. 

Ephriam  Cole,  father  of  James  M.,  Leonard,  and  Allaniah  Cole,  and 
grandfather  of  George  D.,  Alfred  E.,  and  Allaniah  B.  Cole,  was  born  in  Mary- 
land. He  enlisted  November  16,  1777,  in  Captain  Jonathan  Drown’s  Company, 
Col.  Wm.  Lee’s  regiment  of  Maryland  troops,  for  three  years.  During  his 
service  he  undertook  to  act  as  a spy,  and  got  inside  the  British  lines.  He 
accomplished  his  errand  and  was  leaving,  when  he  was  arrested.  He  man- 
aged to  create  doubt  in  the  minds  of  his  captors  as  to  his  real  character,  and 
showed  up  his  masonry.  There  being  Free  Masons  among  his  captors,  he  was 
given  the  benefit  of  the  doubt,  and  he  was  released  and  sent  out  of  the  lines. 
So  we  are  spared  a Captain  Nathan  Hale’s  story,  which,  but  for  his  Masonry, 
Ephriam  Cole’s  would  have  been.  He  was  buried  in  the  Colling’s  Cemetery, 
south  of  West  Union.  He  is  the  ancestor  of  the  late  James  Madison  Cole 


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and  the  late  Allaniah  Cole  of  Scioto  County,  Mrs.  Val  Simmons  and  the  late 
Mrs.  John  H.  Simmons  were  his  granddaughters.  Hon.  Henry  Collings  of  Man- 
chester, is  a great  grandson. 

James  Collings,  was  a private  in  Captain  John  Lynch’s  Company,  5th  Mary- 
land regiment,  commanded  by  Col.  Richardson.  He  served  from  January  18, 
1777,  until  August  16,  1780.  He  removed  to  Adams  County  in  1794,  died  in  1802, 
and  is  buried  in  the  Colling’s  Cemetery,  east  of  West  Union.  He  is  the  grand- 
father of  Hon.  Henry  Collings  of  Manchester,  Ohio. 

Joseph  Conklin  made  a declaration  to  be  placed  on  the  Pension  List,  under 
the  act  of  Congress,  March  18,  1818.  He  enlisted  in  October,  1775,  in  a company 
commanded  by  Captain  William  Shute,  Colonel  Maxwell,  Lieutenant  Colonel 
Shreve,  and  Major  Ray,  State  of  New  Jersey.  He  afterwards  enlisted  in  the 
14th  Massachusetts.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Three  Rivers,  Lower  Canada,  June 
8,  1776.  The  regiment  retreated  from  there  to  Crown  Point  and  Saratoga.  He 
was  discharged  at  Albany,  New  York.  The  following  statements  are  taken 
from  his  declaration  for  pension.  In  pursuance  of  the  act  of  May  1,  1820,  he 
swears  he  was  a resident  of  the  United  States,  March  1,  1818.  That  he  has  not 
disposed  of  his  property,  etc.  He  has  sixty  acres  of  land,  worth  about  $2.00, 
two  old  horses  worth  $10.00  each,  three  head  of  cattle,  $20.00,  four  sheep  worth 
$14.00,  farming  utensils,  $10.00,  household  furniture,  $26.00,  total  $209.00.  His 
family,  himself  aged  seventy-seven  years,  a wife  aged  seventy  years  are  all 
infirm  and  unable  to  labor.  Sworn  March  11,  1830. 

Manasseh  Cutler,  Chaplain  in  the  11th  Massachusetts,  1st  of  January,  1777, 
to  June,  1779.  Died  the  28th  of  July,  1823.  He  is  the  ancestor  of  Margaret 
Cutler  Fulton,  M.  D.,  and  Edith  Holman  Fulton.  His  life,  journals  and  corres- 
pondence were  published  in  1888,  by  Robert  Clarke  & Co.,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
in  two  volumes,  edited  by  the  late  Hon.  Wm.  Parker  Cutler  and  Julia  Parker. 
He  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished  men  of  his  time  or  any  other  time,  and 
retained  the  right  to  be  styled  the  founder  of  the  States  created  from  the  North- 
west Territory. 

Daniel  Deming,  appears  on  a list  of  names  of  members  of  Colonel  Robert 
Van  Rensselaer’s  Regiment  of  New  York  Militia.  He  served  one  month  from 
January  1,1778, inaCompany  from  Massachusetts,  from  May,  1779  for  four  months 
in  Capt.  Noble’s  Company,  Col.  Vrooman,  from  New  York.  From  October,  1779 
for  three  months  in  Capt.  Cady’s  Company,  Col.  Waterman  from  New  York.  In 
June,  1780,  he  served  three  weeks  in  Capt.  Gilbert’s  Company,  colonel  not  stated 
from  New  York.  At  his  first  enlistment  he  resided  at  Sandisfield,  Mass.,  at  his 
second  at  New  Lebanon,  New  York.  He  applied  for  a pension  October  21,  1832, 
at  which  time  he  resided  at  Stockton,  N.Y.  He  was  born  March  28,  1762,  at 
Worthington,  Conn.  He  was  granted  a pension.  He  is  a grandfather  of  George 
W.  Rhodes,  and  Mrs.  James  A.  Maxwell,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Ebenezer  Dean,  was  a private  in  the  7th  Massachusetts  Regiment  com- 
manded by  Col.  Ichabold  Allen,  Revolutionary  War.  He  enlisted  February  8, 
1777,  to  serve  three  years  and  was  killed  in  battle  Oct.  7,  1777.  He  was  of  the 
same  family  of  the  Deans  who  formerly  resided  in  the  vicinity  of  Wheelersburg. 

There  was  another  Ebenezer  Dean,  who  was  a Lieutenant  Colonel  in 
William  Heath’s  regiment,  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  in  1775.  He  was  also  in  the 
36th  Continental  Regiment  of  foot,  commanded  by  Joel  John  Greaton. 

The  first  named  Ebenezer  Dean,  was  an  ancestor  of  Judge  Frank  Powers 
of  Grayson,  Ky..  and  of  Frank  B.  Enslow,  of  Huntington,  W.  Va. 

Jacob  Drake,  Member  of  Committee  of  Observation,  Morris  County,  New 
Jersey,  January  23,  1775;  Delegate  for  said  County  to  raise  men,  money  and  arms 
for  the  common  defense,  May  1,  1775;  Deputy  in  the  Provincial  Congress  of 
New  Jersey,  held  at  New  Brunswick,  January  31,  1776;  Deputy  in  the  Convention 
of  New  Jersey,  begun  at  Burlington,  June  10,  1776;  Colonel  “Western  Battalion.” 
New  Jersey  Militia,  1776;  Member  State  Council  of  Safety,  1778.  He  is  the 
great-grandfather  of  George  Drake  Scudder  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Peter  Dickerson,  Member  of  the  Committee  of  Correspondence,  Morris 
County,  New  Jersey,  January  23,  1775;  Deputy  from  Morris  County  in  the  Prov- 
incial Congress  of  New  Jersey,  May  23,  1775;  Captain,  Third  Battalion,  First 
Establishment,  February  7,  1776;  Captain,  Third  Battalion,  Second  Establishment 
November  29,  1776,  New  Jersey  line;  retired  September  26,  1780.  He  is  the  great- 
great-grandfather  of  George  Drake  Scudder,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 


CAPT.  JAMES  SKELTON. 
[Page  1137.] 


ROBERT  N.  SPRY. 
[Page  301.] 


Dr.  J.  P.  BING. 
[Page  555.] 


JOHN  R.  T.  BARNES. 
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Richard  Douglas,  served  as  Second  Lieutenant,  First  Lieutenant,  Captain- 
Lieutenant  and  Captain  of  a Company  of  the  First  Connecticut  Regiment  He 
was  commissioned  Second  Lieutenant,  January  1,  1777;  First  Lieutenant,  July 
1,  1780;  Captain,  August  22,  1780.  He  was  transferred  as  follows: — January, 
1781,  to  the  Fifth  Connecticut  Regiment,  and  in  May  or  June,  1783,  to  the 
Fifth  Company  of  Col.  Swift’s  Connecticut  Regiment.  He  was  the  great-grand- 
father of  Hon.  Albert  Douglas  and  Judge  J.  C.  Douglas,  of  Chillicothe.  Ohio. 

Edward  Evans  was  a private  in  Capt.  Samuel  Dawson’s  company,  11th 
Pennsylvania  Regiment,  commanded  by  Colonel  Richard  Humpton.  He  was  in 
the  Battle  of  Brandywine,  September  11,  1777,  Paoli,  September  20,  1777,  and 
Germantown,  October  4,  1777.  He  was  near  the  battle  of  Monmouth  on  that 
memorable  hot  Sunday,  June  28,  1778.  He  was  on  the  sick  list,  hut  wanted  to 
go  into  the  fight.  His  Captain  refused  him  permission,  and  detailed  him  as  a 
guard  to  the  wagon  train.He  was  one  of  a detail  of  twelve  who  threw  the  de- 
bris off  the  bridge  under  the  British  musketry  fire  and  the  Continentals  im- 
mediately charged  over  it.  After  the  Revolutionary  War  he  located  in  Brown 
County,  Ohio,  where  he  died  November  3.  1843.  and  was  buried  in  the  public 
cemetery  at  Russellville.  Brown  Countly,  O.  He  was  the  great-grandfather  of 
the  Editor  of  this  work. 

Hugh  Evans,  served  as  a private  in  Captain  Nathaniel  Vansandt’s  Com- 
pany, 5th  Pennslyvania  Battalion,  Continental  forces,  commanded  by  Colonel 
Robert  Magan.  He  enlisted  January  26,  1776,  and  served  two  months  and  6 days. 
He  was  a school  teacher  and  taught  school  in  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania  and 
while  there  “Mad  Anthony  Wayne.”  who  was  twelve  years  of  age,  was  one  of  his 
pupils  and  was  the  worst  boy  in  school  for  pranks  and  mischief.  Hugh  Evans 
was  the  great-great-grandfather  of  the  Editor  of  this  work. 

John  Elmore  was  a Corporal  in  Captain  Charles  West’s  Company,  3rd 
Virginia  Regiment,  commanded  by  Col.  Thomas  Marshall,  the  father  of  the 
Chief  Justice  Marshall.  He  enlisted  Dec.  1,  1776,  to  serve  three  years,  was  pro- 
moted to  Sergeant  in  December,  1777,  and  his  name  appears  on  the  role 
for  November,  1779. 

There  was  another  John  Elmore  who  enlisted  in  the  Revolutionary  War 
in  1776,  for  two  years  service,  as  a private  in  Charles  West’s  Company  and  in 
Col.  Weedon’s  Regiment,  from  the  State  of  Virginia.  He  engaged  in  the  battles 
at  Harden,  Brandywine,  Germantown,  Trenton  and  Monmouth.  At  the  time 
of  his  enlistment,  he  resided  in  Loudon  Co.,  Virginia.  He  made  an  application 
for  pension  Sept.  4,  1818  and  his  pension  was  allowed.  He  is  an  ancestor  of 
Captain  Mahlon  Urton  of  Adams  County,  also  of  the  Elmores  who  formerly  re- 
sided on  the  west  side  of  the  Scioto  near  Dry  Run. 

Major  Joseph  L.  Finley,  was  born  February  20,  1753,  near  Greensburg, 
Westmoreland  County,  Pennsylvania.  He  was  a graduate  of  Princeton  College 
in  the  class  of  1775.  He  entered  the  Revolutionary  War  on  the  first  day  of 
April,  1776,  as  a Second  Lieutenant  in  Captain  Moorehead’s  Company,  of  Miles’ 
Pennsylvania  Rifle  Regiment,  organized  under  a resolution  of  Congress  on 
July  15,  1776.  He  was  made  Captain  on  the  twentieth  day  of  October,  1777.  and 
his  regiment  was  designated  as  the  13th  Pennsylvania.  He  was  transferred  to 
the  8th  Pennsylvania,  July  1,  1778.  and  was  made  a Major  July  20.  1780.  He 
served  until  November,  1783,  more  than  two  years  after  the  surrender  of  Corn- 
wallis, and  he  was  seven  years  and  seven  months  in  service  in  defense  of  his 
country.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Long  Island  on  the  twenty-seventh  of  Aug- 
ust, 1776,  and  that  of  White  Plains,  the  September  following.  He  was  at  the 
battle  of  Brandywine  in  September,  1777;  at  Germantown,  in  October  of  the 
same  year,  and  he  was  in  the  battle  of  Monmouth  on  that  memorable  hot  Sun- 
day, June  28,  1778  After  that,  he  was  sent  with  Gen.  Broadhead  to  the  western 
part  of  Pennsylvania  in  his  expedition  against  the  Indians  He  subsequently 
saw  much  hard  fighting.  He  lost  his  eye  in  the  service  and  was  otherwise 
much  disabled. 

He  emigrated  to  Adams  County  in  1815  and  settled,  first  on  Gift  Ridge, 
and  afterwards  moved  to  the  foot  of  the  hill  west  of  West  Union,  and  died  there. 
His  wife  was  a daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel  Blair,  a noted  Presbyterian  minister 
in  the  early  part  of  the  history  of  that  church  in  this  country.  She  was  a wo- 
man of  much  beauty  of  person  and  nobility  of  character,  and  their  daughters 
were  likewise  well  educated  and  handsome.  She  was  an  aunt  of  Francis  P. 


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Blair,  the  famous  editor  of  the  Globe,  of  Washington,  D.  C.  She  was  a spright- 
ly woman,  full  of  energy,  and  while  small  was  considered  very  handsome.  She 
had  the  blackest  of  black  eyes;  she  wrote  poetry  for  the  newspapers,  and  wrote 
several  touching  tributes  to  the  memory  of  deceased  friends.  She  has  been 
particularly  described  to  me  and  if  I were  to  choose  one  of  her  descendants  who 
resembled  her  as  a young  woman,  I would  choose  Mrs.  Dudley  B.  Hutchins,  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  her  great-granddaughter.  Major  Finley  and  his  wife  were 
both  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  West  Union.  He  was  a man  of 
small  stature,  and  in  his  old  age  his  hair  was  silvery  white.  When  he  and  his 
wife  attended  church  at  West  Union,  during  the  sermon  he  always  sat  on  the 
pulpit  steps,  as  he  was  somewhat  deaf. 

He  had  three  daughters  and  two  sons.  His 'daughter,  Hannah  Finley,  was 
the  second  wife  of  Col.  John  Lodwick,  and  the  mother  of  a numerous  family. 
Among  her  sons  were  Captain  John  P.,  Joseph,  Pressley  and  Lyle  Lodwick,  and 
among  her  daughters  were  Mrs.  Nancy  McCabe,  Mrs.  Eli  Kinney  and  Mrs.  J. 
Scott  Peebles.  She  died  in  1827,  twelve  years  beijore  her  father.  He  is  an  an- 
cestor of  Mrs.  Dudley  B.  Hutchins,  Mrs.  Jennie  Corson  of  Portsmouth  and  Mr. 
C.  Ross  Lodwick,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Adam  Fisher,  enlisted  near  Hagarstown,  Maryland,  and  fought  in  the 
Revolutionary  War,  eighteen  months,  about  1775,  1776  or  1777.  He  was  the  an- 
cestor of  C.  C.  Brown  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Job  Foster,  was  residing,  November,  1819,  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  at 
which  date  he  applied  for  pension.  His  age  was  stated  in  July,  1824,  as  sixty- 
four  years;  in  May,  1827,  as  seventy-one  years;  and  in  September,  1832,  as 
seventy-six  years,  then  living  in  Scioto  County.  About  the  1st  of  October,  1780, 
he  enlisted  for  eighteen  months  under  Captain  Simeon  Morgan  in  the  9th  Vir- 
ginia Regiment,  commanded  by  Col.  Richard  Campbell.  The  regiment  assembled 
and  passed  the  winter  at  Winchester,  Frederick  County,  Va.  In  March,  1781, 
it  proceeded  to  Fredericksburg,  Spottylvania  County,  Va. ; thence  to  Petersburg, 
Chesterfield,  C.  H.  and  to  Guilford,  Guilford  County,  N.  C.  He  joined  the  army 
commanded  by  General  Greene,  two  days  after  the  battle,  (March  15th,  1781,) 
and  was  in  pursuit  of  the  enemy  under  Lord  Cornwallis  as  far  as  Deep  River, 
from  thence  going  to  Camden,  S.  C,  at  which  place  he  was  in  the  battle  (April 
15,  1781)  and  was  driven  back  twelve  miles.  The  British,  however,  evacuated 
Camden  (May  10th,  1781)  and  he  was  ordered  to  the  high  hills  of  the  Santee  in 
South  Carolina,  where  he  remained  three  months;  then  he  went  to  Fort  Thomp- 
son for  a short  time,  from  thence  going  to  the  Fort  “96”  in  South  Carolina, 
where  he  became  engaged  in  a number  of  skirmishes  and  was  discharged  at 
Salisbury,  North  Carolina  in  January,  1782.  He  is  an  ancestor  of  Mrs.  Agnes 
Roe,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Nathaniel  Foster  enlisted  July  or  August,  1776  for  one  month  as  a pri- 
vate in  Captain  Ten  Brook’s  Company,  Colonel  not  stated,  from  New  Jersey. 
In  1777  he  enlisted  for  two  months  as  a private  in  Captain  Duloan’s  Company, 
Colonel  Moore  from  Pennsylvania.  April,  1781,  he  enlisted  for  two  months  in 
Captain  Thomas  Anderson’s  Company,  Colonel  not  stated,  from  Virginia.  The 
same  year  he  served  two  months  in  Captain  McCarly’s  Company,  Col.  not  stated, 
from  Virginia.  The  same  year  he  served  two  months  in  Captain  Isaac  Parson’s 
Company,  Col.  not  stated,  from  Virginia.  He  was  not  in  any  battles.  He  re- 
sided at  his  enlistment,  in  Hudson  County,  New  Jersey,  Buchs  County.  Pen- 
nsylvania and  Hampshire  County,  Virginia.  He  applied  for  a pension  Oct.  25, 
1832,  while  a resident  of  Adams  County,  at  72  years  of  age.  He  was  born  in 
Morris  County,  New  Jersey,  Feb.  9,  1760,  removed  to  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania 
in  1776  and  to  Hampshire  County,  Virginia  in  1780.  He  is  an  ancestor  of  Dr. 
Ezekiel  M.  Foster,  of  Portsmouth,  who  has  a sketch  herein. 

Martin  Funk  enlisted  June,  1776,  for  two  months  as  a private  in  Captain 
Williams’  Company,  Colonel  not  stated,  Pennsylvania  regiment.  He  enlisted 
September  1776,  as  a private  for  two  months  in  Captain  Alexander  Barr’s  Com- 
pany, Pennsylvania  Regiment,  Colonel  not  stated.  In  December,  1776,  he  en- 
listed as  a private  for  four  months  in  Captain  John  Pomeroy’s  Company,  Colo- 
nel Loughry,  Pennsylvania  Regiment.  In  September,  1777,  he  enlisted  for  one 
year  as  a private  in  Captain  John  Hopkins’  Company,  Pennsylvania  Regiment, 
Colonel  not  stated.  Battles  engaged  in,  skirmishes  with  the  Indians  near  Pitts- 
burg, Pa.  Residence  at  enlistment,  Westmoreland  County,  Pa.  He  received  a 
pension.  He  was  the  ancestor  of  Mrs.  Frank  Hills  (nee  Mary  Timmonds)  of  Mt. 


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Vernon,  New  York,  of  Eugene  Melvin  Funk  and  Doctor  William  Dever  Mick- 
lethwait  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Charles  Glidden  was  born  in  Maine  May  29,  1744,  and  died  in  New  Hamp- 
shire August  11,  1811.  He  was  a sergeant  in  Captain  Jeremiah  Clough’s  Com- 
pany, Col.  Enoch  Poor’s  regiment.  He  enlisted  May  27,  1775,  and  served  two 
months  and  eleven  days.  His  wife  was  Alice  Mills  and  they  had  a daughter, 
Betsy,  who  married  Jeremiah  Smith.  They  had  a son,  Joseph  Smith.  He  mar- 
ried Charlotte  Maria  Hurd  and  their  children  were:  Joseph  Warren,  Mrs.  Mary 
H.  Bannon  and  Mrs.  Josephine  Murfin,  widow  of  James  O.  Murfin. 

Samuel  Gould,  was  in  the  Lexington  Alarm  Infantry  of  Captain  Reuben 
Butterfield’s  Company,  Col.  David  Green’s  Middlesex  Regiment,  which  marched 
on  the  alarm  of  April  19th,  1775,  from  Dunstable  to  Cambridge.  Length  of 
service  seven  days.  He  appears  with  grade  of  private  in  Captain  Zaccheus 
Wright’s  Company,  Col.  Brook’s  Regiment  dated  “Camp  at  White  Plains,”  Oc- 
tober 31,  1776,  residence  Dunstable,  reported  as  having  lost  articles  in  battle. 
He  is  an  ancestor  of  the  late  Orin  B.  Gould  of  Scioto  County. 

Thomas  Grosvenor  enlisted  May  3,  1775,  2nd  Lieutenant,  3rd  Connecticut, 
wounded  at  Bunker  Hill,  June  17,  1775;  Captain  20th  Continental  Infantry.  Jan- 
uary 1,  1776;  Major  3rd  Connecticut,  January  1,  1777;  Lieutenant-Colonel,  March 
13,  1778;  transferred  to  1st  Connecticut,  January  1,  1781;  Lieutenant-Colonel 
Commandant,  May  29,  1882;  retired  1st  of  January,  1783.  Mrs.  Louise  Grosven- 
or Leete,  wife  of  Phelps  Chapman  Leete,  of  Portsmouth,  is  a descendant  of 
this  soldier. 

Samuel  Goddard  served  as  a Sergeant  in  a Light  Infantry  Company  in 
Colonel  Henry  Jackson’s  Regiment  from  May  21,  1777  to  May  22,  1780,  from  the 
town  of  Boston.  Captain  Gawen  Brown’s  Company.  He  also  was  in  Lieutenant 
Thomas  Turner’s  Company  and  Captain  William  Scott’s  Company  of  the  same 
regiment.  It  is  recorded  that  he  discharged  his  duties  as  became  a soldier  and 
had  not  been  absent  without  permission.  He  was  promoted  to  Sergeant  July 
10,  1777.  His  age  is  given  as  29  years  on  July  8.  1780;  stature  5 feet  6 inches 
complexion  light.  He  had  a son,  Samuel  Goddard.  Junior,  who  was  born  in  Sut- 
ton, Massachusetts,  about  1774  and  died  at  Norwich,  Vermont,  in  1844.  The 
latter  left  a son,  Henry  Goddard,  born  in  Concord,  Vermont,  in  1812  and  died 
at  Norwich,  Vermont,-  in  1890.  The. last  named  is  the  father  of  Charles  A. 
Goddard  of  Franklin  Furnace,  Ohio. 

George  Hammitt  enlisted  in  the  summer  of  July  or  August,  1775,  for  one 
year  as  a private  in  Captain  William  McClanahan’s  Company,  Col.  Stevens  from 
Virginia.  Abraham  Bluford  was  also  Captain  of  this  Company  for  a time.  He 
enlisted  again  in  1777,  for  three  months  in  Captain  McClanahan’s  Company,  Col. 
not  stated,  in  the  Virginia  Militia.  He  enlisted  in  1781  for  two  months  in  Capt. 
Reuben  Slaughter's  Company,  Col.  Alcock  of  Virginia.  He  was  engaged  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Great  Bridge.  He  resided  at  Culpeper,  Virginia,  at  the  time  of  his  en- 
listment. He  applied  for  a pension  November  20.  1834,  at  which  time  he  was 
a resident  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  He  was  born  January  13,  1756,  in  Fauquier 
County,  Pennsylvania.  He  was  the  owner  of  160  acres  of  land  on  Lovers  Lane 
in  Clay  Township  on  which  he  died  in  1836.  He  is  an  ancestor  of  Wm.  Burt 
and  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Barton,  of  Portsmouth.  O. 

Hallam  Hempstead,  the  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Hannah  (Booth)  Hemp- 
stead, was  born  at  New  London,  Connecticut,  June  1.  1763.  He  served  in  the  1st 
Company.  3rd  Regiment,  Connecticut  Militia.  The  Company  was  organized  May 
1777.  The  officers  of  the  Company  were:  Captain  John  Hempstead,  Lieutenant. 
Even  Douglas,  Ensign  Jophet  Mason.  He  was  married  to  Polly  Barron  and 
emigrated  to  Marietta,  Ohio,  with  his  brother  Giles,  in  August,  1802.  His  wife 
died  at  Marietta,  November  15,  1806.  He  then  removed  to  Maysville,  Kentucky, 
where  he  resided  for  a short  time,  then  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  with  his 
four  surviving  children,  one  son  and  three  daughters,  of  a family  of  eleven. 
His  son,  Hallam,  became  a resident  of  Pike  County,  his  eldest  daughter  Clarissa 
married  Nathan  K.  Clough  Maria  married  William  Oldfield  and  Jane  married 
James  Lodwick  and  many  of  their  descendants  are  still  living  in  Scioto  County. 
Hallam  Hempstead  died  July  25.  1833,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  is  buried  in 
Greenlawn,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  was  the  great  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Mary 
Clough  Dunham  Pursell,  Mrs.  Marinette  Gharky  Rice  and  of  Mrs.  Jennie  Hemp- 
stead Corson. 


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Josiah  Hoskinson  enlisted  June,  1778,  for  one  year  and  was  Sergeant 
Major  in  Captain  Beal’s  Company,  Col.  Rawlings  from  the  State  of  Maryland. 
He  resided  at  Fort  Frederick,  Maryland,  at  the  time  of  his  enlistment.  He  ap- 
plied for  a pension  June  27,  1818,  and  was  then  a resident  of  Washington  Town- 
ship, Scioto  County,  Ohio.  He  was  63  years  of  age  when  he  applied  for  a pen- 
sion and  his  wife’s  name  was  Margaret.  He  was  an  ancestor  of  Judge  Robert 
A.  Calvert  and  Thomas  Calvert. 

Robert  Hunter  served  as  Ensign  and  2nd  Lieutenant  in  Colonel  Wil- 
liam Malcolm’s  Continental  Regiment,  Revolutionary  War.  He  was  appointed 
Ensign  November  1,  1777,  and  commissioned  2nd  Lieutenant,  March  15,  1778. 
His  command  was  at  White  Plains,  March  3,  1779,  and  he  retired  from  the  army 
April  22,  1779.  He  was  the  grandfather  of  the  late  Robert  Bell  and  of  Miss 
Emma  Bell  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Wiliam  Huston,  of  Pennsylvania,  was  an  ensign  of  Hartley’s  Additional 
Continental  Regiment,  May,  1777.  He  was  Second  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant  on 
the  2nd  of  June,  1778.  The  regiment  was  designated  the  11th  Pennsylvania  on 
the  16th  of  December,  1778.  He  was  First  Lieutenant  February  24,  1780,  and 
was  transferred  to  the  Sixth  Pennsylvania  January  17,  1781,  transferred  to  the 
Second  Pennsylvania  January  1,  1783,  and  served  in  this  until  June  3,  1783. 
Time  of  service  six  years.  He  was  the  lather  of  William  Huston  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  Portsmouth  and  the  grandfather  of  Samuel  J.  Huston  and  the 
great-grandfather  of  Miss  Irene  Huston  of  Portsmouth  and  the  great-grand- 
father of  Mrs.  Frank  L.  Brown  of  Youngstown,  Ohio,  J.  Huston  Varner 
and  Mrs.  Anna  Varner  Sanford  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Salma  Keyes  served  as  a private  in  Captain  Adam  Bailey’s  Company,  Sec- 
ond Massachusetts  Regiment,  commanded  by  Lieutenant-Colonel  E.  Sproat,  Rev- 
olutionary War.  He  enlisted  January  23,  1781,  to  serve  three  years,  and  his 
name  last  appears  on  the  roll  for  December,  1781,  dated  at  West  Point,  January 
1,  1782,  with  remark,  “Coaling.”  This  soldier  is  the  ancestor  of  Col.  Thomas 
Sikes  of  Huntington,  W.  Va.,  Frank  L.  Sikes  and  Milford  Keyes  of  Portsmouth, 
Ohio. 

Jeremiah  Kendall,  the  father  of  Gen.  Wm.  Kendall,  served  as  a private 
in  Captain  William  Washington’s  Company,  3rd  Virginia  Regiment.  Revolution- 
ary war,  commanded  by  Colonel  Thomas  .Marshall,  father  of  the  Chief  Justice. 
He  enlisted  February  23,  1776.  to  serve  two  years,  was  transferred  in  August 
1777,  to  Captain  G.  B.  Wallace’s  Company,  same  regiment;  was  wounded  in  Sep- 
tember. 1777,  and  was  discharged  in  January,  1778.  Charles  Kendall,  Frank 
Kendall,  Mrs.  Lavina  Adair,  Mrs.  John  W.  Overturf  are  his  living  representa- 
tives. Col.  Thomas  Marshall,  his  colonel,  is  buried  three  miles  hack  of  Mays- 
ville,  Ky..  near  the  town  of  Washington.  The  Editor  has  visited  his  grave. 

Peter  Kinney,  the  father  of  Aaron  Kinney,  one  of  the  early  settlers  of 
Scioto  County,  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  in  Captain  Van  Swearingen’s 
Company,  8th  Pennsylvania  regiment.  He  enlisted  June  24,  1779,  and  servgd  out 
the  war.  He  never  came  to  Scioto  County  hut  died  in  the  state  of  Pennsylvania. 

Thomas  Lawson  served  as  a member  of  Capt.  John  William’s  Company. 
4th  Pennsylvania  Regiment,  Revolutionary  War.  The  rolls  show  he  served 
from  November  1 1777,  to  the  last  of  March.  1779,  and  the  sum  due  him  for 
November  1777,  21b  10s,  December,  1777,  lib  13s  4d,  and  March,  1779,  4tb  3s  4d. 
It  does  not  appear  that  he  ever  drew  this  money  and  was  absent,  sick  or  a pri- 
soner these  months.  He  was  the  father  of  William  Lawson,  the  first  settler  of 
Portsmouth.  Among  his  descendants  are  Mrs.  Will  Gates  and  the  late  Wil- 
liam Lawson,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  Mrs.  George  N.  Biggs  of  Huntington,  W. 
Va.,  Mrs.  Mary  Timmonds  Hills  of  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  Mrs.  Charles  E.  Molster, 
of  Washington,  D.  C.,  Mrs.  Catherine  C.  Witherow,  wife  of  William  S.  Witherow, 
of  Greenup  Coiinty,  Kentucky. 

Christopher  Lauman  was  1st  Lieutenant  in  December,  1776,  Third  Bat- 
talion of  Association  of  York  County  Pennsylvania.  He  served  during  the 
War  of  the  Revolution  in  the  capacity  of  Ensign,  2nd  Lieutenant,  and  1st  Lieu- 
tenant of  the  Pennsylvania  Militia,  1775-6-7.  and  was  at  Trenton  and  Princeton. 
He  commanded  the  Fourth  Company  of  the  Third  Battalion,  Colonel  David 
Jamison,  his  commission  bearing  date  of  April  5.  1778,  and  was  in  actual  service 
in  the  neighborhood  of  Philadelphia  that  year.  He  is  an  ancestor  of  Frank  Gor- 
don Lauman,  of  Bear  Creek,  Scioto  County,  Ohio. 


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Elias  Langham  was  a Revolutionary  soldier.He  enlisted  February  19,  1777, 
under  Lieutenant  Richard  C.  Waters,  1st  regiment  of  Artillery,  Colonel  Charles 
Harrison.  He  was  a private  and  matross.  He  went  into  Captain  Drury  Rag- 
dales’  Company  and  served  part  of  his  time  with  the  Northern  Army,  under 
Captain  Anthony  Singleton  of  the  2nd  regiment,  and  for  a part  of  the  time  under 
Captain  John  Danridge.  He  served  at  different  stations  of  which  he  was  proud. 
He  was  a Bombardier,  Sergeant,  Quarter  Master  Sergeant,  and  Conductor  of 
Military  Stores,  of  all  of  which  he  states  he  was  proud.  He  was  appointed  1st 
Lieutenant  of  the  1st  Artillery  by  General  Nathaniel  Green,  by  a letter  which  he 
filed  in  his  application  for  pension.  These  statements  are  all  taken  from  his  own 
application  for  pension.  He  says  that  he  last  served  in  Captain  Ambrose  Bo- 
hannon’s Company  of  said  regiment,  but  never  rec-ieved  his  commission.  After 
the  war,  he  received  five  years  full  pay  in  lieu  of  1-2  pay  for  life.  He  received  a 
diploma  in  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati,  signed  by  his  illustrious  chief,  George 
Washington.  That  he  is  unwilling  to  admit  his  own  poverty,  but  acknowledges 
that  the  amount  allowed  by  law  of  March  18,  1818,  will  be  useful  and  convenient 
to  him.  He  states  that  from  his  enlistment  to  November  23,  1783,  he  was  in 
continuous  service,  and  at  that  date  the  army  was  completely  discharged  by 
proclamation.  He  made  oath  for  his  pension  before  L.  Baskerville  Associate 
Judge  of  Union  County,  April  30,  1818.  He  gave  his  inventory  as  1 horse,  saddle 
and  bridle,  $25.00,  all  other  property  $10.00,  making  a total  of  $35.00.  He  stated 
that  his  occupation  was  surveyor,  but  that  he  was  unable  to  follow  it.  He  states 
that  he  had  six  children,  but  none  were  living  with  him.  He  made  oath  to  the 
latter  statement  May  11,  1821.  He  was  the  surveyor  who  made  the  plat  of  the 
town  of  Alexandria  and  is  supposed  to  have  made  the  town  plat  for  Portsmouth 
or  assisted  in  it.  He  was  a member  of  the  Second  Legislature  from  Ross  County, 
December  5,  1803  to  February  17,  1804,  and  was  Speaker  of  the  House.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Fourth  Legislature,  December  2,  1805  to  January  27,  1806,  from 
Ross  and  Franklin  Counties.  He  was  a member  of  the  Sixth  Legislature,  De- 
cember 7,  1807  to  February  27,  1808,  from  Franklin,  Ross  and  Highland  Counties 
and  had  one  vote  for  Speaker.  He  was  frequently  in  the  vicinity  of  the  City  of 
Portsmouth  from  1779  to  1803,  but  whether  he  was  a prominent  citizen  or  not, 
is  not  known  but  it  is  known  that  he  did  much  surveying  in  the  vicinity  of  what 
is  now  Portsmouth.  It  is  believed  he  was  a resident  of  Union,  County,  Ohio,  at 
the  time  of  his  death. 

Parsons  Lummis,  served  as  a private  in  Captain  Richard  Howell’s  com- 
pany, 2nd  New  Jersey  Regiment,  Revolutionary  War.  He  enlisted  November 
7,  1775,  and  his  name  appears  on  the  rolls  of  that  organization  to  January  17, 
1776.  He  is  a great-grandfather  of  Shadrack  C Lummis  and  Jacob  W.  Lummis, 
who  have  sketches  herein,  and  a grandfather  of  John  W.  Lummis,  deceased, 
who  has  a sketch  herein. 

William  Lucas  was  a private  in  Captain  Nathaniel  Welch’s  Company 
known  also  as  Captain  Philip  Taliaferro’s  Company  and  as  Captain  Thomas 
Minor’s  Company,  2nd  Virginia  Regiment,  commanded  at  different  times  by 
Colonel  William  Brent  and  Colonel  Gregory  Smith,  Revolutionary  War.  He 
eniisted  February  13,  1777  for  three  years  and  his  name  last  appears  on  the  roll 
November  1779,  without  rsmark.He  died  July,  1814,  in  the  72nd  year  of  his 
age,  and  he  was  interred,  with  military  honors,  in  the  Lucasville  Cemetery. 
His  grave  is  marked  and  his  tombstone  will  be  found  in  the  oldest  part  of  that 
Cemetery.  He  was  a native  of  Virginia.  He  had  five  sons  and  three  daughters. 
His  sons  were  Judge  Joseph  Lucas,  Gov.  Lobert  Lucas,  John  Lucas,  the  hotel 
keeper,  at  Lucasville,  William  and  Samuel  Lucas.  C.  E.  Brown  of  East  Third 
street,  and  Harry  D.  Hibbs,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  Hon.  Samuel  L.  Patterson 
of  Waverly  are  among  his  descendants. 

Samuel  Marshall,  senior,  was  a private  in  Captain  David  Marshall’s  3rd 
Company,  3rd  Battalion,  Cumberland  County  Associates.  Lieutenant  Mitchell, 
1780.  This  is  taken  from  the  Pennsylvania  Archives,  3rd  series,  Volume  23, 
page  714.  He  and  his  wife  and  four  children  were  the  first  to  make  a settle- 
ment permanently  in  Scioto'  County.  They  left  Pittsburg  in  the  summer  of  1795, 
and  went  to  Manchester  where  they  remained  until  after  Wayne’s  Treaty.  He 
then  took  the  same  boat  in  which  he  came  down  the  river  and  went  up  the 
river  and  settled  opposite  the  mouth  of  Tygart,  Kentucky,  west  of  Lawson’s  run. 
There  he  built  a log  cabin,  the  first  in  the  County.  His  family  consisted  of 


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himself,  his  wife  Nancy,  and  his  children:  Nancy,  born  Oct.  21,  1773,  married 
a Wm.  Rawlins;  Hetty,  born  April  22,  1776,  married;  Jemima,  born  May  1,  1778, 
Mary  born  Feb.  9,  1780,  married  a Lindsey;  William,  born  Feb.  7,  1782;  Jesse, 
born  June  4,  1784;  Elizabeth,  born  Oct.  3,  1781;  Samuel,  born  June  29,  1789; 
Sabina,  born 'June  4,  1792,  and  Fannie,  born  Feb.  6,1796.  The  latter  was  said  to 
have  been  the  first  white  child  born  in  Scioto  County.  She  married  George 
Shonkwiler.  Polly  Marshall,  wife  of  the  Revolutionary  soldier  was  a Hazel- 
rigg,  an  aunt  to  Judge  Hazelrigg  of  the  Court  of  Appeals  of  Kentucky.  His 
cabin  was  built  in  February,  1796  two  miles  east  of  Portsmouth.  When  he  came 
down  the  river  he  had  $10,000  in  continental  money.  His  daughter  Nancy,  was 
married  in  Pennsylvania.  Hetty  married  a Washburn  in  Manchester  and  Je- 
mima, married  Thomas  McDonald  a brother  of  Col.  John  McDonald.  Mary 
married  John  H.  Lindsey.  Samuel  Marshall,  Senior  was  born  in  1750  or  1751, 
and  married  Nancy  Hazelrigg,  aunt  of  Judge  Hazelrigg  who  lived  at  Mt. 
Sterling,  Kentucky.  She  was  the  great  aunt  of  the  present  Judge  Hazel- 
rigg of  the  Court  of  Appeals.  Nancy  Rawlins  died  at  South  Webster  in  1870 
or  1871,  aged  96  or  97.  George  W.  Sallady  of  Sciotoville,  Ohio,  is  her  grandson. 
She  had  all  her  faculties  and  her  vision  and  hearing  were  unimpaired  until  she 
was  95.  Samuel  Marshall,  Senior  came  to  Scioto  County  in  1796  and  died  in  1816. 
He  was  well  educated  for  his  time.  He  was  a devout  Presbyterian.  In  politics 
he  was  a Federalist. 

He  is  the  ancestor  of  Miss  Ella  R.  Price,  of  Wait’s  Station,  Mrs.  Filmore 
Musser,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  Mr.  Oscar  Oakes,  of  Haverhill.  Ohio,  Mr.  H.  B. 
Shonkwiler,  of  Nairn,  Ohio,  Dr.  George  M.  Marshall,  of  Ashland,  Kentucky,  and 
Doctor  Walter  Ranchous,  of  Columbus,  Ohio. 

David  Mitchell,  was  a Revolutionary  Soldier.  He  was  born  in  1733,  and 
died  Nov.  1,  1805.  He  was  the  father  of  Judge  David  Mitchell  of  Nile  Township, 
Scioto  County,  O.  He  was  a private  in  Captain  Erwin’s  Company,  2nd  Batta- 
lion, Cumberland  County  Militia,  Pa.  He  enlisted  December  6,  1776,  and  served 
until  December  24,  1776.  He  also  appears  as  a private  in  Capt.  James  Morrison’s 
Company,  Col.  Thomas  Porter’s  Battalion,  mustered  in  Lancaster,  Aug.  15,  1776. 
He  is  the  great-grandfather  of  Albert  R.,  and  James  H.  Morrison,  lately  deceased 
in  Scioto  County,  Ohio. 

James  Miller  was  born  in  County  Tyrone  in  Ireland,  in  1740.  He  emigrat- 
ed to  this  country  just  before  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  served  throughout 
the  whole  of  it.  He  was  six  feet,  two  inches  tall,  without  shoes.  He  served  in 
the  artillery.  He  was  never  taken  a prisoner  or  wounded.  He  never  applied 
for  a pension,  said  he  fought  for  liberty  and  obtained  it,  and  that  was  all  he 
wanted.  He  was  a member  of  Captain  Thomas  Clark’s  artillery  company,  con- 
tinental troop,  commanded  by  General  Henry  Knox,  and  Col.  Thomas  Lamb. 
He  enlisted  as  a private  December  25,  1776,  for  three  years,  was  a driver,  May, 
1777,  and  was  Matross  in  June,  1777.  The  last  record  of  him  on  the  rolls  is 
January  3,  1780.  He  is  the  great-grandfather  of  Miss  Mary  Stevenson,  of  Beas- 
ley’s Fork,  Adams  County,  and  is  also  the  great-grandfather  of  Charles  E. 
Oppy,  of  Otway,  Ohio. 

Andrew  Macfarlane  was  First  Lieutenant  of  Moorhead’s  Company,  guard- 
ing stores  at  Kittanning,  Pennsylvania,  January  22,  1777,  and  served  to 

. Miss  Anna  Randall  Ross  is  the  great  grand-daughter  of  Andrew 

Macfarlane.  He  was  also  the  ancestor  of  Mrs.  Ella  Kinney  Reed,  wife  of  Samuel 
Reed. 

Moses  McFarland  was  Captain  of  Nixon’s  Massachusetts  regiment  from 
May  to  December,  1775.  He  was  Captain  of  the  4th  Continental  Infantry  from 
January  1st  to  December  31,  1776;  Captain  of  the  Sixth  Massachusetts  on  the 
1st  of  January,  1777  and  transferred  to  the  Invalid  Regiment  March  16.  1779. 
and  served  until  June,  1783.  He  died  March,  1790. 

James  McMullan  Served  in  the  2nd  New  Castle  Regiment  of  Delaware 
Militia,  Revolutionary  War.  His  name  appears  on  the  rolls  Jan.  14,  1778,  also 
on  Oct.  31,  1778.  He  was  the  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Tryphena  Hard,  120  Gallia 
street,  Portsmouth.  Ohio. 

Alexander  Parker’s,  Revolutionary  Record.  Ensign  2nd  Va.,  Sept.,  1775. 
2nd  Lieutenant,  January  24,  1776.  1st  Lieutenant,  December  25,  1776.  Captain. 
June  1,  1777.  Taken  prisoner  at  Charleston,  May  12.  1780,  served  till  the  close 
of  the  War.  Colonel  5th  U.  S.  Infantry  3rd  of  May.  1808  .resigned,  Dec.  1,  1809. 


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Thomas  Parker’s  Revolutionary  Record.  1st  Lieutenant.  9th  Va.,  July  4, 
1776.  Captain  of  same  April  23,  1778,  transferred  to  the  5th  11a.  Feb.  12,  1781, 
and  served  to  the  close  of  the  War.  Lieutenant-Colonel  8th  U.  S.  Infantry,  Jan. 

9,  1799,  discharged,  June  15,  1800.  Colonel  12th  U.  S.  Infantry,  March  12.  1812. 
Brigadier  General  12th  of  March,  1813.  Resigned  Nov.  1,  1814.  Died  January 
24,  1820. 

William  Peebles,  father  of  John  Peebles,  and  grandfather  of  John  G. 
Peebles,  late  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Scotland,  in  the  shire  near  the 
Town  of  Peebles,  two  miles  south  of  Edinboro.  His  father  shortly  afterwards 
moved  to  the  north  part  of  Ireland.  While  yet  a young  man,  he  in  company  with 
two  young  men,  left  Ireland  and  came  to  America,  and  settled  in  Cumberland 
County,  Pennsylvania.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  at  the 
age  of  thirty-one  years,  he  raised  a Company  of  soldiers,  at  his  own  expense, 
for  said  War,  at  a cost  of  four  hundred  (400)  pounds.  He  was  wounded  at  the 
Battle  of  Flat  Bush,  on  Long  Island,  by  the  Hessians,  August  28,  1776,  and  died 
of  his  wounds,  September  5,  1776,  and  was  buried  in  some  cemetery  in  Long 
Island.  After  his  death,  the  United  States  re-imbursed  his  family  in  Continental 
money,  for  said  expenditure,  the  family  also  received  from  the  Government 
two  thousands, 000)  acres  of  land,  which  was  not  considered  of  much  value. 
He  left  a wife  and  three  children,  whose  circumstances  were  such  that  it 
was  necessary  to  dispose  of  same  at  a comparatively  low  price  to  meet  the  needs 
of  the  family. 

John  Potter  was  Captain  of  the  First  Regiment,  Essex,  New  Jersey, 
Revolutionary  War.  His  father,  Samuel  Potter,  was  Colonel  of  the  same  regi- 
ment. John  Potter  was  the  great-grandfather  of  Judge  D.  W.  Jones,  of  Galli- 
polis,  Ohio. 

Israel  Putman,  Lieutenant-Colonel  in  the  Lexington  Alarm,  April,  1775, 
Colonel  3rd  Connecticut,  May  1,  1775;  Major-General  Continental  Army,  June 
19,  1775;  retired  June  3,  1783.  Died  May  19,  1790.  He  is  the  ancestor  of  Col. 
Douglas  Putnam,  of  Ashland,  Ky.  His  record  is  too  well  known  to  require  any 
statement  of  it  here,  or  any  comment.  His  record  in  the  Revolutionary  War, 
won  him  death  less  fame. 

Piram  Ripley  was  born  in  Duxbury,  Plymouth  County,  Massachusetts, 
November  22,  1762.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  he  engaged  on  the  frigate  Oli- 
ver Cromwell,  and  was  soon  afterwards  engaged  in  a naval  encounter.  He  was 
married  in  17  85,  to  Miss  Hannah  Plum,  and  had  a large  family. 

He  was  a man  of  extensive  reading  and  had  an  excellent  memory,  and 
was  a man  of  most  interesting  conversation. 

He  was  a faithful  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  He  died  in  Cattarau- 
gus County,  New  York,  March  23,  1843.  His  son,  William  Plum  Ripley 
married  Miss  Cynthia  Spencer.  Mrs.  Hannah  Caroline  Vigus,  the  wife  of  Jor- 
dan Yigus  of  Portsmouth,  was  their  eldest  child. 

John  Rhodes  served  from  March  20,  1777,  for  nine  months  as  a private  in 
Capt.  John  Gray’s  Company.  He  served  a second  time  in  May,  1778,  for  six 
months  in  Capt.  Job  Wright’s  Company.  He  served  for  two  months  in  the 
summer  of  1779  in  Captain  Ephriam  Woodworth’s  Company  and  two  months  in 
Captain  Stim’s  Company.  All  these  were  militia  companies  and  apparently  in- 
dependent as  no  Colonels  are  stated.  He  was  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Still- 
water and  Saratoga.  At  enlistment  he  was  a resident  of  Easton,  N.  Y.  He 
applied  for  pension  September  7.  1832.  at  which  time  he  was  a resident  of  Edin- 
burg, N.  Y.  He  was  born  August  4,  1763,  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  He  was  pen- 
sioned under  the  law  of  1832.  He  was  the  grandfather  of  George  W.  Rhodes  of 
No.  558  East  Eighth  street,  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  of  Mrs.  James  A.  Max- 
well. 

Robert  Rose  was  a Surgeon  in  the  1st  Continental  Dragoons  December 

10,  1776.  He  was  transferred  to  Baylor’s  Consolidated  Regiment  of  Dragoons 
November  9,  1782,  and  served  to  November,  1783.  He  is  the  ancestor  of  Doctor 
T.  H.  McCann,  of  Harrisonville,  Scioto  County,  Ohio. 

Ebenezer  Seeley  enlisted  at  Fairfield,  Connecticut,  1778,  and  was  discharged 
in  1780.  He  served  under  Captain  Benajah  Bennett,  Hodges  and  Col.  Sher- 
man. Shortly  after  the  burning  of  Fairfield,  he  took  part  in  a skirmish  in 
which  one  man  was  killed.  On  July  23,  1832,  when  he  applied  for  a pension 
he  was  a resident  of  Weston,  Conn.,  and  seventy-one  years  of  age.  He  was 
born  in  Fairfield,  Conn.,  January  10,  1761.  He  died  at  Weston,  Conn.,  March 


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21,  1842.  His  wife  was  Anna  Coley.  He  was  allowed  a pension  for  nine  months 
and  six  days  actual  service.  He  is  the  ancestor  of  Orin  B.  Gould  of  Wellston 
and  Mrs.  Winnie  Gould  McBride. 

Joseph  Spencer,  Colonel  in  the  Lexington  Alarm,  April,  1775;  Colonel  2nd 
Connecticut,  May  1,  1775;  Brigadier-General  Continental  Army,  June  22,  1775; 
Major-General,  August  9,  1776;  resigned  January  13,  1778;  died  January  13, 
1789.  He  is  the  ancestor  of  Miss  Grace  Cotton,  Miss  Mary  Hannah  Cotton,  N.  Y. 
and  Mrs.  Ethel  Cotton  Schwartz,  wife  of  Wm.  F.  Schwartz. 

John  Jones  Sikes  served  as  a private  in  Captain  Gideon  Burt’s  Company 
of  Guards,  Massachusetts  Militia,  of  the  Counties  of  Hampshire  and  Worces- 
ter, Revolutionary  War.  The  pay  roll  of  the  Company  is  dated  September  1, 
1777,  to  January  1,  1778.  The  time  of  service  was  four  months.  He  was  from 
the  town  of  Wilbraham.  He  also  served  as  a private  in  Capt.  Abel  Holden’s 
Company  of  Light  Infantry,  6th  Massachusetts  Regiment  commanded  by  Col. 
Thomas  Nixon,  Revolutionary  War.  He  enlisted  July  3,  1780,  for  six  months, 
and  was  discharged  September  17,  1780,  the  time  of  service  five  months,  sixteen 
days.  He  was  the  father  of  Levi  Sikes,  and  grandfather  of  Col.  Thomas  Sikes, 
of  Huntington,  W.  Va.,  and  great-grandfather  of  Frank  L.  Sikes,  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio.  He  came  to  Ohio  in  1804.  His  widow  Sarah  survived  until  1858 
and  was  a pensioner  of  the  Revolution.  She  applied  for  a pension  October  20, 
1851,  then  a resident  of  Scioto  County,  O.,  at  the  age  of  eighty-one.  She  was 
married  to  the  soldier  January  18,  1787,  at  Westfield,  Mass.  He  died  in  Mason 
County,  Ky.,  in  1807.  His  services  as  stated  by  her  were  as  follows:  Enlisted 
September  18,  1779,  and  served  one  month,  eleven  days  as  a private  in  Capt. 
Caleb  Keep’s  Company,  Col.  Chapin,  Massachusetts.  He  enlisted  July  3,  1780, 
and  served  six  months  and  three  days  as  a private  in  Captain  Halden’s  Com- 
pany, Massachusetts,  Colonel  not  stated.  He  enlisted  April  4,  1782,  for  three 
years  as  a private,  but  it  does  not  appear  how  long  he  served.  He  is  the  an- 
scestor  of  Col.  Thomas  Sikes  of  Huntington,  W.  Va.,  of  Frank  L.  Sikes  and  Mil- 
ford Keyes  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Godfrey  Smith  was  born  near  the  village  of  Redstone,  Pennsylvania,  in 
the  year  1752.  This  village  was  built  about  the  year  1752,  on  the  Monongahela 
river,  at  the  mouth  of  Redstone  Creek.  It  consisted  of  a few  block-houses  and 
a stockade,  and  was  built  to  protect  the  settlers  against  the  Indians.  “Old  Red- 
stone” was  quite  an  important  place  in  those  days,  when  settlements  were  few 
and  far  between.  It  was  then  in  Westmoreland  County;  the  county  was  after- 
wards divided,  and  the  village,  now  called  Brownsville,  is  now  in  Fayette 
County.  In  the  Autumn  of  1779,  Godfrey  Smith  enlisted  in  Shenandoah  Coun- 
ty, Virginia,  for  a term  of  eighteen  months  in  the  Patriot  army,  in  a regiment 
commanded  by  Colonel  Buford.  During  the  following  Winter,  the  regiment  lay 
at  Petersburg,  Virginia,  and  in  the  spring  of  1780,  before  his  term  had  expired, 
he  re-enlisted  for  “during  the  war.”  He  served  in  Colonel  Buford’s  Regi- 
ment xintil  its  defeat  at  the  battle  of  Hanging  Rock,  South  Carolina,  August 
6,  1780.  He  was  also  in  the  battle  of  Camden.  S.  C.,  August  16,  1780.  He  then 
returned  to  Petersburg,  and  was  placed  in  Captain  Triplett’s  Company,  of  Col- 
onel Hawes’  Regiment.  From  this  regiment  he  was  transferred  to  Major  Lee’s 
Corps  of  Light  Infantry,  commonly  called  Lee’s  Legion,  and  was  in  Captain  Ru- 
dolph’s Company.  He  was  with  the  Legion  at  the  battle  of  Eutaw  Springs,  S.  C. 
in  1781,  and  continued  in  this  branch  of  the  service  until  the  end  of  the  war. 
He  served,  in  all,  about  five  years  in  the  Continental  army,  and  was  not  disabled. 
When  the  Legion  was  disbanded,  at  Georgetown,  South  Carolina,  he  was  sick 
with  measles.  As  soon  as  he  was  able  to  travel,  however,  (about  four  weeks 
later),  he  returned  to  his  home  in  Pennsylvania.  Soon  aftter  the  war,  he  mar- 
eird  Margaret  Hoover.  Six  sons  and  three  daughters  were  born  to  them,  of 
whom  Jacob,  the  oldest,  was  born  in  the  year  1785.  They  lived  in  Pennsylvania 
until,  probably,  about  the  year  1810.  when  they  moved  to  Greenup  County,  Ken- 
tucky, going  down  the  Ohio  river  in  flatboats.  Tn  October,  1819,  Godfrey 
Smith,  “being  a resident  of  Greenup  County,  Kentucky,”  applied  for  a Revolu- 
tionary soldier’s  pension,  and  the  following  year  he  was  granted  a pension  of 
eight  dollars  per  month,  beginning  October  27.  1819,  and  continuing  to  his 
death.  Mrs.  Smith  died  in  1844,  but  the  aged  soldier  lived  until  the  year  1847. 
when  he  died  in  Greenup  County,  aged  eighty-five  years.  He  is  an  ancestor 
of  Smith  S.  Littlejohn  who  has  a sketch  herein. 


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Joseph  Stillwell,  Ensign,  First  Regiment,  Monmouth;  Captain,  First 
Regiment,  Monmouth;  Captain  Commanding  Guard  at  Sandy  Hook,  June,  1776; 
Captain,  Colonel  Forman’s  Battalion,  “Detached  Militia,”  July  18,  1776,  New  Jer- 
sey Militia.  He  was  the  great  great-grandfather  of  George  Drake  Scudder  ol 
Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Reuben  Shumway  served  in  Captain  McFarland’s  Company  of  Worcester 
from  the  14th  of  February  to  the  25th  of  December,  1760,  whole  time  35 
weeks,  amount  received  15 lb  15s.  5d.  His  name  appears  on  the  roll  of  Captain 
Moses  Montague’s  Company,  Colonel  Israel  Chapin’s  regiment  to  re-inforce  Con- 
tinental Army  three  months,  October,  November  and  December,  1779.  Reuben 
Shumway  120  miles,  21b  8d. 

A roll  of  Captain  Elijah  Dwight’s  Company  in  Elisha  Porter’s  regiment 
from  Hampshire  County,  Masschusetts,  for  pay  allowed  in  addition  to  Con- 
tinental nay  for  services  at  New  London,  Connecticut.  Reuben  Shumway  85 
mdes.  1779. 

A pay  roll  for  six  months  men  which  were  detached  from  Beleherstown 
to  serve  as  soldiers  in  the  Continental  army  in  the  year  1780,  Reuben  Shumway 
4th  Infantry,  1780.  Dismissed  December,  1781,  miles  away  150,  pay,  101b  17s. 
4d.  List  of  nine  months  men  from  Worcester  County  from  the  arrival  at  Fish- 
kill,  New  York,  Captain  Bard’s  Company,  Colonel  Elisha  Porter’s  regiment. 
Reuben  Shumway,  aged  18,  5 feet  6 inches  in  height.  Light.  He  was  also  in 
the  old  10th  regiment. 

Eliphalet  Taylor,  rank  not  stated,  served  in  the  2nd  Regiment  of  New 
Hampshire  Troops,  commanded  by  Colonel  Thomas  Tash,  Revolutionary  War. 
His  name  appears  on  a list  dated  September  16,  1776,  of  men  who  voluntarily 
enlisted  as  soldiers  in  a battalion  to  be  raised  in  the  State  of  New  Hampshire 
out  of  the  militia  to  re-enforce  the  army,  in  the  United  States  of  America  at  New 
York,  and  his  name  also  appears  on  a muster  and  pay-roll  dated  Oct.  23,  1776, 
of  the  officers  and  soldiers  raised,  mustered  and  paid  by  Stephen  Evans  in  the 
Second  Regiment,  in  the  State  of  New  Hampshire,  to  join  the  Continental  Army 
in  New  York,  without  special  remark  relative  to  his  service.  It  is  also  shown 
by  the  records  that  in  1783,  Eliphalet  Taylor  was  one  of  the  selectment  for  the 
town  of  Lee,  New  Hampshire.  He  is  the  ancestor  of  Addison  Taylor,  of  Scioto- 
ville. 

Othneil  Taylor  was  Second  Lieutenant  in  the  10th  Massachusetts  on  the 
1st  of  January,  1777;  First  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant  March  2,  1779.  He  was 
Captain  October  30,  1780,  and  retired  January  1.  1783.  He  died  on  the  15th  of 
August.  1819.  He  was  the  ancestor  of  Mrs.  Ada  Barnard  Harsha,  wife  of  Paul 
Howard  Harsha. 

Jacob  Van  Voorheis,  was  a private  in  Capt.  D.  Vrooms  Company,  2nd 
Battalion,  New  Jersey  Militia.  Also  he  was  a private  in  Capt.  Conrad  Ten 
Eyck’s  Company,  same  Battalion,  during  Revolutionary  War.  This  soldier  was 
the  great-grandfather  of  Miss  Isabelle  O.  Whitney,  now  of  Circleville,  but  late- 
ly of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Peter  Varner  served  in  Captain  Fishburn’s  Company,  4th  Pennsylvania 
Regiment,  commanded  by  Colonel  William  Butler,  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 
He  is  the  great  great-grandfather  of  Mrs.  Frank  L.  Brown  of  Youngstown,  Ohio, 
J.  Huston  Varner  and  Mrs.  Anna  Varner  Sanford  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Benjamin  Wait,  Captain  of  Hoisingbon’s  Battalion  of  Rangers,  6th  of 
August,  1776,  and  later  served  as  Major.  He  is  the  ancestor  of  Miss  Bertha. 
Wait,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Robert  Wells  was  a soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War  from  Virginia.  Af- 
ter the  war  he  moved  to  Bracken  County,  Kentucky,  and  in  1806  to  Clermoni 
County,  Ohio,  whei'e  he  died  about  1827,  at  the  age  of  eighty-four.  He  is  the  an- 
cestor of  Dr.  Wells  Teachnor,  formerly  of  Sciotoville,  but  now  of  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Isaac  Wheeler  enlisted  November,  1778  and  served  until  June  8,  1783.  Be 
was  a drummer  in  Captain  Van  Rensellears’  Company,  Colonel  Goose  Van 
Schaick,  of  New  York.  He  was  at  the  siege  and  capture  of  Yorktown.  His 
residence  at  enlistment  was  Johnson,  New  York.  He  applied  for  a pension, 
June  11,  1819,  then  residing  at  Bradford,  Pennsylvania.  He  was  then  55  years 
of  age.  He  drew  his  pension  while  a resident  of  Scioto  County. 

Nathan  Wheeler  was  born  at  Royalstown,  New  Hampshire,  in  1751.  He 
was  reared  a farmer.  In  April,  1775,  he  entered  the  first  Massachusetts  In- 
fantry as  a private  and  served  eight  months.  He  was  then  made  a sergeant. 


214  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


After  eighteen  month’s  service,  he  re-enlisted  for  three  years.  In  May,  1799  he 
was  made  Ensign.  He  participated  in  the  Battles  of  Bunker  Hill,  Trenton, 
Princeton  and  Woodbridge.  He  served  five  years  continuously  and  was  dis- 
charged at  Tappan,  New  York,  September,  1780.  After  that  he  located  at 
Bethlehem,  New  York,  and  while  there  applied  for  a pension  and  obtained  the 
same.  His  application  for  pension  was  made  at  Graffton,  New  York  on  the  16th 
of  August,  1819,  before  Ezra  Bartlett,  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  says  that  he 
enlisted  April,  1775,  for  eight  months  in  Captain  Abel  Wilder’s  Co.  Colonel 
Dolittle’s  regiment  and  served  that  time.  Immediately  after  the  expiration  of 
his  time,  and  before  he  returned  home,  he  enlisted  again  in  the  Revolutionary 
army  as  a Sergeant  in  Captain  Gleason’s  Company,  in  Col.  John  Dixon’s  Regi- 
ment, 6th  Massachusetts,  which  time  he  faithfully  served.  Immediately  on  the 
expiration  of  his  time,  he  enlisted  as  a Quartermaster  Sergeant  for  three 


years 

in 

Colonel 

John 

Nixon's  regiment 

which  regiment 

for 

three 

years 

he 

served 

faithfully,  and  from 

January  1780, 

a 

period 

before 

his 

first 

three 

years  expired  he 

continued  to 

serve 

and 

do  duty  until  the  5th  day  of  October  1780,  when  he  was  discharged  at  Tap- 
pan,  New  York.  He  further  says  that  during  the  last  three  years’  service,  he 
was  appointed  and  received  an  Ensign’s  commission  in  November,  1779,  but 
it  bore  date  six  months  previous  to  that  date;  that  he  did  the  duty  of  Ensign 
for  eighteen  months  or  more  previous  to  October  1780,  when  he  was  dis- 
charged. He  says  that  in  the  first  six  months  service  he  was  in  the  battle 
of  Bunker  Hill  and  that  in  the  other  service  he  was  in  the  battles  of  Trenton, 
Princeton  and  Woodbridge.  He  states  that  he  was  in  indigent  circumstances 
and  needed  the  assistance  of  his  country  for  support.  It  appears  that  he  was 
transferred  from  New  Hampshire  to  Ohio  on  the  20th  of  March,  1822.  He 
only  lived  in  Scioto  County  until  the  15th  day  of  July,  1823.  The  place  of  his 
burial  is  not  known.  His  children  were  Nathan  Wheeler,  Jr.,  Levi,  Luther  and 
Elmira  Chaffin. 

Among  his  descendants  in  Scioto  County  are:  Mrs.  William  H.  McCurdy, 
Sr.,  of  Wheelersburg;  Mrs.  Lillian  C.  Finney,  wife  of  Prof.  J.  H.  Finney,  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Mrs.  Nettie  Davis  of  Scioto vllle  and  Mrs.  Ida  Friel,  wife  of 
G.  Frank  Friel  of  Ashland,  Kentucky;  and  George  Wheeler  of  American  P.  O., 
Wheeler’s  Mills,  Ohio. 

Amos  Wheeler  enlisted  January,  1776,  for  one  year  as  a musician  under 
Captain  Winship,  Col.  John  Nixon,  from  Massachusetts.  January,  1777,  he  en- 
listed for  three  years  as  a musician  under  Captain  Adam  Wheeler,  Col.  Thomas 
Nixon,  from  Massachusetts.  In  January  1780  he  enlisted  for  nine  months  as  a 
musician  under  Captain  Chambers,  Col.  Thomas  Nixon  from  Massachusetts.  He 
was  engaged  in  the  battle  of  Saratoga,  and  applied  for  a pension  July  17,  1818, 
from  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  He  enlisted  at  Acton,  Mass.  He  was  59  years  of 
age,  when  he  applied  for  a pension.  His  claim  was  allowed.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Snow,  November  11,  1788  at  Bath  New  Hampshire,  and  died  March  4,  1827. 
She  was  pensioned  as  his  widow. 

Henry  Williamson  enlisted  on  September  2,  1775,  for  eighteen  months. 
He  was  a private  in  Captain  Polhemus’  Company,  Col.  Winds’  Regiment  from 
New  Jersey.  He  was  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Three  Rivers,  Germantown,  Mor- 
ristown, Trenton  and  Princeton.  He  was  a resident  of  Scioto  County.  On  July 
15,  1818,  he  made  an  application  for  pension  under  the  law  of  1818.  His  age 
at  that  date  was  67  years.  His  pensibn  was  allowed  He  died  in  Jasper 
County,  Illinois,  May  4,  1832,  and  Anna  his  widow  was  pensioned. 

James  Williams  was  born  on  the  twenty-second  day  of  February,  1759, 
in  Chester  County,  Pennsylvania.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Revolutionary  war  he 
resided  in  Washington  County,  Maryland.  In  the  fall  of  1777  he  enlisted  in 
Captain  Jacob  Loader's  company  of  the  state  of  Maryland,  for  a term  of  four 
months  The  colonel  of  this  regiment  is  not  stated.  In  the  term  of  1778 
he  removed  to  Washington  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  in  October,  1780,  he  en- 
listed as  a private  for  two  months  in  Captain  Eleazer  Williamson’s  Company; 
Col.  David  Williamson,  from  Pennsylvania.  He  enlisted  a third  time  May, 
1781,  for  four  months  as  a private  in  Captain  Timothy  Downing’s  company; 
Col.  William  Crawford,  state  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  with  Crawford  against 
the  Indians  on  the  Sandusky  River.  This  is  the  same  Col.  Crawford  who  was 
burned  by  the  Indians  at  the  stake,  June,  1782.  He  lived  in  Washington  Coun- 


HORACE  LEETE. 
[Page  1042.] 


P.  W.  NOEL. 
[Page  797.] 


GEORGE  W.  ANDERSON. 
[Page  887.] 


CAPT.  HENRY  LANTZ. 
[Page  1039.] 


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ty,  Pennsylvania,  for  three  years,  when  he  removed  to  Ohio  County,  West  Vir- 
ginia, and  resided  there  until  1793,  when  he  removed  to  Adams  County,  Ohio. 
He  applied  for  pension  on  the  twenty-fifth  of  October,  1832,  and  it  was  granted 
the  following  year. 

William  Williamson  was  born  September  23,  1762,  near  Greenville,  North 
Carolina.  He  enlisted  in  the  army  and  served  under  General  Gates  in  the  hard 
campaign  in  the  summer  of  1780.  He  was  forced  to  undergo  long  marches  in 
the  great  heat  and  was  often  half  starved.  After  the  war  was  over,  he  studied 
for  the  ministry  and  moved  to  Ohio  in  1805,  arid  located  in  Adams  County, 
where  he  died  November  29,  1839,  aged  77  years.  He  is  buried  in  the  old  ceme- 
tery near  the  Presbyterian  church  in  Manchester,  Ohio.  He  is  the  grandfather 
of  Mrs.  Hugh  Means  of  Ashland,  Kentucky,  and  of  Mrs.  Ironton  Kelley,  of 
Ironton,  Ohio,  and  of  Mrs.  Margaret  Bedwell  of  No.  1234  Bryden  Road,  Colum- 
bus. Ohio. 

Richard  Woodworth  served  in  Captain  Wm.  Gray’s  Company,  4th  Penn- 
sylvania Regiment  for  the  month  of  March,  1777,  as  shown  by  a roll  dated  at 
Morristown,  April  20,  1777,  which  also  shows  that  he  received  2 pounds  10 
shillings.  His  name  appears  on  the  same  roll,  dated  at  Pine  Town,  March  25, 
cash  at  Princetown,  1 pound,  17  shillings,  6 pence,  cash  by  Lient.  Gray,  2 pounds 
10  shillings,  total  6 pounds,  17  shillings  and  6 pence.  His  name  appears  in  a 
book  with  the  rank  of  Corporal,  compiled  from  the  rolls  of  the  same  regiment 
under  the  head  of  “State  of  Pennsylvania  against  the  United  States  for  depre- 
ciation in  pay  of  the  army”  which  book  bears  sum  charged,  86  pounds,  15  shil- 
lings, 9 pence,  February  13,  1777.  This  information  as  to  Richard  Woodworth 
was  obtained  from  Gen.  Ainsworth  The  following  additional  information  ap- 
pears from  the  Commissioner  of  Pensions. 

Richard  Woodworth  enlisted  February,  1777,  and  served  four  years  as 
a private  in  Captain  William  Gray’s  Company,  Col.  William  Butler  from  the 
state  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was.  in  the  battles  of  Brandywine,  Germantown  and 
Monmouth.  He  applied  for  pension  May  9,  1818,  then  residing  in  Adams  Coun- 
ty, Ohio,  and  was  then  63  years  of  age.  His  claim  was  allowed.  He  was  born 
in  Ireland  in  1758.  He  married  in  Adams  County  in  1802,  Sarah  Ann  Robin- 
son. His  children  were:  Laban,  Mary,  wife  of  J.  N.  Timmonds;  Wheeler: 
Nellie,  wife  of  William  Gilges;  William,  James,  Richard,  Sarah,  wife  of  Samuel 
Shaw;  Rebecca,  wife  of  John  Sparks.  He  has  a grandson,  George  Sparks,  at 
Rome,  two  granddaughters  at  Little,  Ky..  Mrs.  Harriet  A.  Little  and  Mrs. 
H.  C.  McCoy,  and  others  in  Kansas  and  Illinois.  He  died  in  1841  or  1842  and 
is  buried  on  Blue  Creek. 

Andrew  Yingling  was  a private  in  Captain  Gameline’s  Company,  Col. 
Moses  Hazens  Regiment,  Continental  Troops.  He  enlisted  October  14.  1782,  but 
the  date  of  his  discharge  from  the  service  is  not  shown.  This  regiment  was 
known  as  “Llazen’s  Regiment  of  Canadians,”  "The  Independent  Canadian  Regi- 
ment” and  as  “Congress’s  own  Regiment.”  It  was  composed  of  men  from 
Pennsylvania,  New  York  and  the  New  England  States.  Mr.  Yingling  was  a 
resident  of  Pennsylvania,  and  came  to  Ohio  and  settled  just  below  Hanging 
Rock  in  1798.  He  is  the  grandfather  of  James  H.  Yingling  of  the  French 
Grant. 

Jesse  Young  was  born  January  14,  1751  and  died  September  2,  1804.  He 
was  in  Col.  Timothy  Bedel’s  Company  of  rangers  from  the  colony  of  New 
Hampshire.  He  enlisted  June  19,  1775.  In  the  expedition  against  Canada  in 
1777  and  1778  he  was  a Lieutenant.  He  entered  this  service  December  15,  1777 
in  Captain  Wm.  Tarlton’s  Company,  Col.  Timothy  Bedel.  The  regiment  was 
raised  by  resolution  of  Congress.  As  a war  commissioned  officer,  he  served  five 
months  and  two  days.  He  was  discharged  as  Lieutenant  March  31,  1778.  He 
served  in  Captain  Luther  Richardson’s  Company,  Col.  Timothy  Bedel,  from 
April  4,  1778,  for  eleven  months  and  27  days.  He  had  a daughter  Mary  who 
married  John  Hurd  and  a daughter  Charlotte  Maria,  who  married  Joseph  Mills 
Glidden  Smith.  Mrs.  Mary  H.  Bannon,  wife  of  Hon.  James  W.  Bannon,  Mrs. 
Josephine  Murfin  of  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  Joseph  Warren  Smith  of  Los  Angel- 
es, Cal.,  and  Gen.  Jacob  H.  Smith  of  the  Regular  Army  are  descendants  of  this 
soldier. 

George  Yost  served  for  three  years  in  Lieutenant  William  Beatty’s  Com- 
pany, the  7th  Maryland  regiment,  commanded  by  Colonel  John  Gunby,  in  the 


216 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Revolutionary  War.  He  is  the  great  great-grandfather  of  Mrs.  Frank  L.  Brown 
of  Youngstown,  Ohio,  J.  Huston  Varner  and  Mrs.  Anna  Varner  Sanford  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  the  Varner  side. 

As  to  Revolutionary  pensions.  The  act  of  September  29,  1789,  gave  to 
the  wounded  and  disabled  soldiers  the  pensions  granted  by  the  several 
states,  for  a period  of  one  year. 

On  July  16,  1790,  Congress  provided  that  the  pensions  paid  by  the  states 
to  wounded  and  disabled  soldiers  should  be  paid  by  the  United  States  for  one 
year. 

The  act  of  March  23,  1792,  required  the  soldiers  to  go  before  a court  and 
produce  a certificate  from  an  onicer  of  the  regiment  or  company  in  which  he 
served,  that  he  was  disabled,  or  he  had  to  produce  two  witnesses  to  that  effect. 
Also  he  had  to  have  the  evidence  of  two  free  holders  of  his  vicinity  as  to  his 
mode  of  life  and  employment  and  means  of  support  of  the  twelve  months  pre- 
ceding. fine  court  was  required  to  examine  and  report  his  disability  to  the 
preceding.  The  court  was  required  to  examine  and  report  his  disability  to  the 
secretary  of  the  war. 

The  act  of  February  28,  1793,  required  two  surgeons  to  examine  and  report 
the  disability.  The  judge  of  the  court  was  required  to  make  a recommendation 
in  each  case. 

The  act  of  March  3,  1803,  gave  pensions  to  officers,  soldiers,  and  sailors, 
disabled  by  wounds,  and  also  to  those  who  did  not  desert  the  service.  The 
district  judge  took  the  evidence  and  forwarded  it.  The  act  was  enlarged  March 
3,  1805.  April  10,  1806,  another  act  was  passed  for  those  wounded  in  the  ser- 
vice. The  procedure  was  the  same  as  under  the  former  acts,  but  expired  in  six 
years.  The  pension  was  $5.00  per  month  to  a private  and  half  pay1  to  an  officer. 

The  act  of  March  18,  1818,  gave  to  every  officer  and  soldier  who  served 
nine  months  or  longer  and  who  was  in  need  of  assistance  from  his  county, 
$8.00  per  month  for  a private  and  $20.00  for  an  officer  for  life.  So  many  claims 
were  made  under  this  act  that  on  May  1,  1820,  Congress  passed  “the  Alarm 
Act”  (a  standing  disgrace  to  our  country),  by  which  each  person  receiving  a 
pension  under  its  provisions  was  required  to  go  before  a court  and  take  an 
oath  as  to  his  estate  and  income,  and  that  he  had  not  given  aWay  his  property  to 
bring  himself  within  the  act  of  1818,  and  the  pension  was  to  be  dropped,  if 
this  was  not  done.  After  the  pensioner  forwarded  his  evidence,  the  Secretary 
of  War  was  required  to  revise  the  lists  and  drop  all  he  did  not  deem  indigent. 
This  did  not  apply  to  any  who  had  been  wounded. 

The  act  of  June  7,  1832,  granted  pensions  to  all  the  officers  and  soldiers 
who  had  served  for  one  or  more  terms,  a period  of  two  years,  whether  in  the 
continental  line  or  militia.  In  the  list  herein  given  all  whose  pension  certifi- 
cates were  dated  prior  to  June  7,  1832,  were  pensioned  unde(r  the  act  of  March 
18,  1818,  and  those  who  were  placed  on  the  pension  roll  at  a'  date  subsequent  to 
June  7,  1832,  received  pensions  under  the  law  of  that  date. 

The  celebrations  of  Independence  Day  for  the  first  twenty-five  years  after 
the  Revolutionary  war  were  solemn  and  imposing  affairs.  At  these  the  sur- 
vivors of  the  Revolutionary  war  were  honored  by  important  places  in  the 
parades,  processions,  and  in  the  seats  at  the  public  dinners. 

Whenever  it  was  practicable,  the  soldiers,  of  the  Revolution  were  buried 
with  military  honors  conducted  by  the  nearest  militia  orginization.  The 
last  surviving  Revolutionary  soldier  of  Scioto  County  passed  away  November 
2,  1856.  The  last  surviving  in  the  whole  country  died  in  1869. 

The  generations  which  knew  them  hardly  appreciated  their  service.  Now 
that  the  last  of  them  has  been  dead  for  forty-six  years,  and  that  we  begin  to 
understand  the  greatness  of  our  country,  we  appreciate  their  services.  It  is  to 
be  hoped  that  the  people  of  Scioto  County  will  see  that  the  grave  of  every 
one  of  them  is  properly  marked,  preserved,  and  honored,  once  a year,  on  Me- 
morial Day,  so  long  as  our  Republic  shall  continue. 


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CAPTAIN  DAVID  ROOF'S  COMPANY. 

Muster  Roll  of  Captan  David  Roop’s  Company  in  the  First  Regiment  of 
Ohio  Volunteers,  commanded  by  Colonel  Duncan  McArthur  in  the  service  of  the 
United  States,  whose  term  of  enlistment  commenced  October  1,  1812,  and  ex- 
pired May  7,  1813. 


No. 

Names. 

Rank. 

Remarks. 

1 

Roop,  David 

Captain 

2 

3 

McDougal,  Richard 

Ensign 

4 

Wilcoxen,  George  W 

First  Sergeant 

5 

6 

Rankins,  Benj 

Third  Sergeant 

7 

Noel,  Daniel 

Fourth  Sergeant 

8 

Zarley,  Reason 

First  Corporal 

9 

Carey,  John 

Second  Corporal 

10 

Bevins,  Thomas 

Third  Corporal 

11 

Rardon,  Daniel 

Fourth  Corporal 

In  U.  S.  A. 

12 

Noel,  John 

Fifer 

13 

14 

Brewer,  Richard 

Private 

15 

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16 

it 

17 

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Drew  no  pay  at  Dayton. 

18 

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19 

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20 

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26 

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27 

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28 

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29 

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30 

31 

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32 

33 

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34 

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35 

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36 

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In  U.  S.  A. 

37 

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38 

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39 

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40 

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42 

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43 

Wilcoxen,  Walter 

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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


CAPTAIN  WILLIAM  KENDALL’S  COMPANY. 

Pay  Roll  of  Captain  Kendall’s  Troop  of  Horse  in  the  Brigade  of  Militia 
commanded  by  Brigadier  General  Robert  Lucas,  in  the  service  of  the  United 
States,  under  the  command  of  His  Excellency,  Return  J.  Meigs,  Governor  of 
Ohio,  being  called  into  actual  service  upon  the  requisition  of  Major  General 
William  H.  Harrison,  Commandant  of  the  Eighth  United  States  Military  District. 


No. 

Names. 

Rank. 

Ain’t 

Received 

Remarks. 

1 

Kendall,  William 

Captain 

$64  41 

, 

‘2 

Clingman,  George  W 

1st  Lieutenant 

47  20.5 

3 

Moore,  Allen 

2d 

47  20.5 

1 

40  32 

5 

Glover,  Nathan 

1st  Sergeant 

24  15 

6 

24  15 

3rd  “ 

24  15 

8 

Boynten,  Joseph 

4th  “ 

24  15 

9 

Boynton,  Charles  C 

1st  Corporal 

23  12 

10 

2d  “ 

23  12 

11 

Clingman,  John 

3rd  “ 

23  12 

1'2 

4th  “ 

23  12 

18 

Lowery,  William 

Musician 

22  08 

Paid  to  his  father. 

14 

Lloyd,  Jolinstin  

Farrier 

23  12 

15 

Adams,  Frances 

Private 

14  48 

Discharged  at  Sandusky. 

16 

Brady  Samuel 

21  05 

17 

21  05 

18 

19  08 

H << 

19 

21  05 

Paid  to  R.  Buckels. 

20 

21  05 

21 

Barger,  Jacob 

Byerly,  Michael 

19  74 

Discharged  at  Sandusky. 

22 

19  08 

23 

21  05 

24 

21  05 

25 

Curtis,  Joseph 

21  05 

26 

16  45 

27 

21  05 

28 

Glover,  Elijah 

19  08 

“ “ 

29 

Gharkey,  David 

21  05 

30 

21  05 

31 

21  05 

32 

21  05 

33 

21  05 

34 

King,  John 

21  05 

35 

21  05 

36 

Musgrove,  Abner 

21  05 

37 

McKinney,  Solomon 

19  74 

38 

21  05 

39 

19  74 

t<  U 

40 

21  05 

41 

Philips.  James 

11  18.5 

Joined  Company  at  Sandusky. 

42 

21  05 

43 

21  05 

44 

21  05 

45 

Sheely,  Henry 

21  05 

46 

21  05 

47 

Sappington,  Thomas 

14  48 

Discharged  at  Sandusky. 

48 

21  05 

49 

16  45 

((  ti 

50 

21  05 

51 

19  74 

it  (( 

52 

Young,  Samuel 

21  05 

There  were  no  newspapers  published  in  Scioto  County  during  the  war  and 
no  public  record  of  any  matters  connected.  At  that  time  the  total  population  of 
the  County  was  only  about  3,500.  The  city  of  Portsmouth  was  only  a locality, 
having  no  legal  existence  until  March  1,  1815,  after  the  war  was  over.  The 
total  population  of  Wayne  Township,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war,  was  about 
but  400.  The  men  of  military  age  in  the  County  were  not,  all  told,  over  649;  so 

Scioto  County  did  not  figure  much  in  the  war.  Of  the  general  call  for  the 

militia  no  record  whatever  has  been  preserved.  The  men  rendezvoused  at  Mar- 
tin Funk’s  home  in  the  latter  part  of  July,  1813,  and  went  to  Sandusky  and  re- 
turned. There  was  a general  call  in  August,  1812,  the  year  before  but  no  rec- 


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219 


ord  has  been  preserved.  All  that  has  been  preserved  as  to  the  war  of  1812,  is 
the  muster  roll  of  Captain  David  Roop’s  Company  of  42  persons  who  were  in 
the  service  from  May  1,  1812,  until  May  7,  1813.  The  Company  went  to  Detroit, 
but  does  not  appear  to  have  been  in  any  battles.  It  was  in  Hall’s  Surrender, 
August  15,  1812  and  was  paroled.  It  was  in  some  skirmishes  with  the  Indians 
but  no  one  was  killed.  There  were  seven  Noels  in  the  Company.  Daniel  Noel 
was  Fourth  Sergeant  of  the  Company.  He  survived  until  1852,  when  he  died 
and  was  buried  in  Greenlawn.  His  wife  put  up  a monument  to  him  which  reads, 
“My  husband  Daniel  Noel,”  and  has  a marble  coffin  figured  on  top  of  it.  She 
survived  until  December  13,  1893  and  died  in  her  ninety-sixth  year.  She  drew 
a pension  under  the  act  of  March,  1878,  as  his  widow  until  her  death. 

John  Noel  was  a fifer  in  this  Company.  Jacob  P.  Noel,  the  best  of  the 
Noels,  was  in  this  Company. 

The  roll  of  the  Company  is  given  on  page  218. 

In  August,  1813,  General  William  Kendall  was  Captain  of  a Troop  of 
Horse  which  entered  the  service  July  28,  1813,  and  served  until  August  28,  1813. 
Each  man  was  paid  40  cents  per  day  for  his  horse  and  most  of  them  were  paid 
for  more  than  one  month  and  one  day.  Some  never  paid  for  17,  22,  25,  29  and 
30  days  respectively.  Of  those  whose  names  are  found  on  the  roll,  William 
Kendall,  William  Jones,  the  first  school  teacher,  Nathan  Glover,  Sam- 
uel G.  Jones,  John  Brown,  Elijah  Glover,  David  Gharky,  and  Benjamin 
Feiirt,  have  sketches  herein.  James  Munn  of  this  Company,  was  the  Revolu- 
tionary soldier,  Henry  Sheely  and  Uriah  White  are  well  known  to  the  columns 
of  this  work.  The  pay  per  month  of  the  Company  was  Captain,  $50.00;  Lieu- 
tenants, $33.33;  Cornets,  $26.66;  Sergeants,  $10.00;  Corporals,  $10.00;  Musicians, 
$t/.00;  Farrier,  $10.00;  Privates,  $8.00. 

THE  MEXICAN  WAR. 

In  the  times  of  the  Whig  party,  Scioto  County  was  Whig,  and  did  not  take 
much  interest  in  the  Mexican  War.  Edward  Hamilton,  a popular  young  lawyer 
and  a Whig,  undertook  to  raise  a Company  for  the  Mexican  War,  and  did  so. 
He  raised  Company  D of  the  First  Regiment  of  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  Alex- 
ander W.  Mitchell  was  Colonel,  John  B.  Weller  was  Lieutenant  Colonel,  and 
Thomas  L.  Hamer,  Major,  succeeded  by  Luther  Giddings.  The  Company  was 
mustered  in,  June  1,  1846,  to  serve  one  year.  Edward  Hamilton  was  Captain, 
John  K.  Kidd  was  First  Lieutenant,  and  John  W.  Maben  Second  Lieutenant, 
Charles  Boyle  and  Cassander  Hall  were  also  Second  Lieutenants.  The  men 
were  mostly  recruited  from  the  furnaces  and  their  names  would  now  sound 
strange  to  the  people  of  Scioto  County.  The  Company  was  in  two  battles,  Mon- 
terey, Mexico,  September  21,  1846,  and  Ceralvo,  Mexico,  March  7,  1847.  The  regi- 
men had  24  killed,  42  died  of  disease,  total  loss  66.  Of  Company  D,  Tim- 
othy Boyle  was  killed,  September  6,  1846,  in  battle,  James  Davids  was  killed  No- 
vember 25,  1846,  by  accidental  discharge  of  a gun.  John  W.  Hewlett  was  killed 
September  21,  1846,  at  the  battle  of  Monterey.  William  H.  H.  Canley,  John 
Estes,  Alexander  McHenry,  William  E.  Stephens,  Robei't  Walters  and  Hiram 
Wilson,  died  in  the  service  Andrew  J.  Canley,  Alfred  Donaghue,  Daniel  Estes, 
Thomas  Fought,  David  Fuller,  Martin  Hickle,  Edward  Reed,  Henry  Rice,  Law- 
rence Rowley,  John  H.  Slater,  George  D.  Smith,  Griffin  Soward,  Burrill  Ste- 
phens, Thomas  W.  Sullivan  and  George  W.  Wooten  were  discharged  for  dis- 
ability during  the  year  for  which  the  Company  was  enlisted.  The  roster  of  the 
Company  will  be  found  on  pages  394  and  395  of  Vol.  11,  Ohio  Roster.  The 
regiment  was  organized  June  23,  1846,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Captain  Hamil- 
ton’s Company  was  organized  June  1,  1846,  the  second  completed  in  the  regi- 
ment. He  marched  his  men  about  Portsmouth  aftetr  rendezvous  and  they  were 
laughed  at  for  their  awkwardness.  On  June  11,  1846,  the  Scioto  and  Lawrence 
County  Volunteers  were  encamped  on  the  “common”  near  the  town.  On  Wed- 
nesday, June  10,  the  Ross  County  Volunteers,  86  in  number,  left  on  the  steamer, 
Ashland,  for  Fort  Washington.  On  June  18,  1846,  the  Stark  County  Rangers 
were  in  Portsmouth.  They  came  down  by  canal  from  Massilon.  James  Allen 
was  then  Captain. 

The  Portsmouth  Company  was  Jo  leave  June  18.  Five  companies  went 
away  from  Portsmouth  on  the  steamboat.  New  World.  They  stopped  near 
Henderson,  Ky.,  and  went  into  a grove  and  celebrated  the  Fourth  of  July. 
At  the  celebration,  Major  Hamer  and  Captain  Hamilton  were  two  of  the  ora- 


220 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


toi's.  After  the  celebration  was  over,  the  soldiers  bathed  in  the  Ohio  River. 
On  July  18,  1846,  the  Portsmouth  Company  of  the  First  Regiment  was  on  the 
Mexican  soil.  On  the  12th  of  November,  1846,  they  were  at  Monterey,  Mexico. 
After  the  battle  of  Monterey,  during  the  war  there  was  a Company  of  Ports- 
mouth Guards  organized.  Colonel  Peter  Kinney  was  captain,  John  Cook  was 
First  Lieutenant,  L.  N.  Robinson  was  Second  Lieutenant,  Colonel  O.  F.  Moore 
was  Third  Lieutenant,  John  Fryer  and  Colonel  J.  J.  Appier  were  both  Lieuten- 
ants at  different  times.  Colonel  S.  E.  Varner,  John  L.  Ward,  Charles  C.  Row, 
Uriah  McCloud,  John  Barker,  L.  C.  Damarin,  George  W.  White,  A.  W.  Bus- 
kirk,  Martin  Molster,  Leonard  C.  Heaton,  Joseph  C.  Gilbert  and  George  W. 
Brown  were  also  members  of  the  company.  It  paraded  80  men.  The  men  had 
dark  blue  swallow  tail  coats  faced  with  white,  with  stars,  on  the  tails  and  face, 
of  the  coats.  Their  trousers  were  dark  blue, with  white  stripes  down  the 
seams.  They  had  white  waist  and  shoulder  belts,  bell  crowned  caps,  with 
metal  plates  in  front  with  white  cord  behind,  looped  under  the  chin,  and  with 
a drooping  white  plume.  They  were  drilled  by  Captain  John  Scott,  a West 
Point  graduate  and  afterwards  by  Lieutenant  Ernst,  then  stationed  in  Ports- 
mouth as  a recruiting  officer.  L.  P.  N.  Smith  was  ensign  and  carried  the  ban- 
ner. Lieutenant  William  Peck  and  Frank  McCoy  were  filers.  Alexander 
Weatherwax  was  drummer. 

During  the  Mexican  War  the  total  population  of  Wayne  Township  was 
not  much  over  2,000  and  the  County  about  15,000.  The  males  of  military  age  in 
Scioto  County,  during  the  Mexican  War  were  not  over  1,200,  consequently  the 
amount  of  enthusiasm,  can  be  figured  from  the  above  statements  General  Ed- 
ward Hamilton,  for  he  was  general  of  the  militia,  was  the  central  figure  in 
Portsmouth  during  this  war.  In  July,  1846,  he  resigned  as  a member  of  the  Town 
Council  on  account  of  going  to  war.  The  town  presented  him  the  flag  for  his 
Company,  at  the  time  he  went  into  the  war,  President  Zachary  Taylor,  who 
made  his  acquaintance  during  the  Mexican  War,  appointed  him  Secretary  of  the 
Territory  of  Oregon  and  on  October  19,  1849,  he  resigned  as  Town  Clerk  on 
account  of  his  intended  removal.  He  left  with  the  council  the  flag  his  Com- 
pany carried  through  the  Mexican  War.  He  also  resigned  as  Examiner  of  the 
public  schools.  E.  W.  Jordan  was  elected  Town  Clerk.  Mr.  Currie  introduced 
a resolution  to  the  effect  that  the  Council  would  with  pleasure  accept  the 
trust  of  the  flag,  which  waved  over  the  battlefield  of  Monterey.  Peter  Kinney, 
John  L.  Ward  and  James  Malcomb  were  appointed  to  receive  the  flag.  They 
reported  they  had  received  it,  and  placed  it  on  the  armory  of  the  Portsmouth 
Guards.  The  editor  of  this  work  was  unable  to  learn  what  finally  became  of 
this  flag. 


CIVIL  WAR.. 

Company  G,  1st  O.  V.  I.— Three  Months’  Service. 

At  the  opening  of  the  War  of  1861,  there  existed  in  Portsmouth  an  or- 
ganization known  as  Company  A of  the  15th  Ohio  Volunteer  Militia.  The  Cap- 
tain was  George  B.  Bailey,  the  First  Lieutenant,  William  H.  Raynor.  There 
was  a vacancy  in  the  Second  Lieutenancy,  and  the  Third  Lieutenant  was  George 
W.  Brown  The  first  Sergeant  was  George  O.  Newman,  the  Fourth,  Henry  E. 
Jones;  the  First  Corporal  was  Thomas  E.  Sikes.  Among  the  members  of  this 
Company  were:  Charles  A.  Barton,  Silas  G.  Losee,  H.  C.  Doddridge,  Thomas 
Lawson,  J.  J.  Musser,  Thomas  Yeager,  Alfred  Kinney,  Henry  W.  Long,  Thomas 
B.  Lawson,  John  Micklethwait,  Charles  Soule,  jr.,  Samuel  Baird,  Pat  Pendergast, 
F.  C.  Gibbs,  John  J.  Glidden,  John  F.  Molster  and  John  Kaps.  This  Com- 
pany became  Company  G,  First  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  three  months  men. 

On  the  17th  day  of  April,  1861,  this  Company  was  ordered  to  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.,  and  left  on  the  “Bostona.”  The  Colonel  of  this  First  O.  V.  I.  was 
Alexander  McDowell  McCook.  On  muster  into  service,  the  officers  of  Com- 
pany G were  George  Bailey,  Captain;  William  H.  Raynor,  First  Lieutenant; 
Alfred  Kinney,  Second  Lieutenant;  George  O.  Newman,  First  Sergeant;  and 
the  other  sergeants  were  Charles  A.  Barton,  Henry  E.  Jones  and  Henry  S. 
Cox.  The  Corporals  were  Thomas  Sikes,  Pat  Pendergast,  William  S.  With- 
erow,  John  J.  Glidden,  John  F Molster  and  John  Kaps.  Thomas  J.  Cochran, 
David  C Gates,  Frank  C.  Gibbs,  Van  B.  Hibbs,  John  Kaps,  Pat  Kendrick,  William 


THE  CIVIL  WAR. 


221 


Keer,  David  B.  Lodwick,  Daniel  R.  Shriver,  William  Stokely,  Timothy  Sullivan 
and  Thomas  Yeager  were  among  the  privates. 

The  regiment  was  organized  at  Columbus,  on  the  18th  day  of  April,  1861. 
It  was  ordered  to  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  left  Columbus  on  the  morning  of 
April  19th.  It  was  mustered  into  the  United  States  service,  April  29,  at  Lan- 
caster, Pennsylvania,  and  on  its  arrival  in  Washington  was  assigned  to  General 
Schenck’s  Brigade  of  General  Tyler’s  Division.  It  was  engaged  in  the  battle 
of  Vienna,  June  17,  1861,  with  the  loss  of  nine  killed  and  three  wounded.  It  was 
engaged  in  the  battle  of  Bull  Run,  July  21,  1861,  with  a loss  of  three  killed,  two 
wounded  and  two  missing.  It  was  mustered  out  August  1,  1861. 

Of  the  casualties  of  Company  G,  Lieutenant  William  H.  Raynor  (now 
General  William  H.  Raynor  of  Toledo)  was  wounded  and  captured  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Bull  Run  but  escaped  from  the  Richmond  prison  two  months  later. 
John  R.  T.  Barnes,  Eugene  G.  Burke,  Thomas  C.  Finton,  Joseph  C.  Smith,  Phil- 
ip Stroad  and  Daniel  Sullivan  were  all  killed  at  the  battle  of  Vienna,  Virginia,  on 
the  17th  day  of  June,  1861.  David  Gates  and  John  Vollmer  were  wounded  at 
the  same  battle. 

Companies  D and  G,  22nd  O.  V.  I.  First  Three  Months’  Service. 

On  the  17th  of  April,  1861,  Jesse  J.  Appier  was  raising  a Company  of 
three  months’  men,  which  afterwards  became  Company  D,  22nd  O.  V I.  It  was 
mustered  into  service  April  22,  1861.  The  Captain  was  Jesse  J.  Appier,  then 
at  the  age  of  48.  Oliver  Wood  was  First  Lieutenant,  John  C Collins.,  Second 
Lieutenant. 

John  A.  Turley  as  Captain,  then  at  the  age  of  forty-eight,  raised  Com- 
pany G,  of  the  same  regiment.  This  Company  was  organized  and  mustered  into 
service  on  the  27th  day  of  April,  1861.  The  Company  was  composed  of  John  A. 
Turley,  original  Captain,  but  made  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  same  regiment 
May  23,  1861,  at  which  time  George  Wilhelm  became  Captain;  Benjamin  F.  Fry- 
er, First  Lieutenant,  Francis  M.  Miles,  Second  Lieutenant,  Benjamin  Wood 
was  a private  in  this  Company.  Colonel  William  E.  Gilmore,  of  Chillicothe, 
was  the  Colonel  of  the  regiment,  John  A.  Turley,  Lieutenant  Colonel  and  Jul- 
ius A.,  Penn,  Major;  Thaddeus  A.  Minshall,  lately  Supreme  Judge  of  Ohio,  was 
Sergeant-Major.  It  was  mustered  into  the  service  at  different  times.  The  reg- 
iment was  first  seiit  to  Parkersburg,  W.  Virginia.  On  the  way  from  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio,  to  Raysville,  Vinton  County,  there  was  a railroad  accident  in 
which  four  men  lost  their  lives  and  fourteen  others  were  so  badly  injured  that 
they  were  never  able  to  join  the  regiment.  At  Parkersburg,  they  preceded  to 
erect  fortifications.  They  marched  from  there  to  Three  Locks  and  scattered  a 
body  of  the  enemy.  The  regiment  had  several  small  skirmishes  with  the  ene- 
my during  its  term  of  service.  It  was  mustered  out  August  19,  1861. 

Company  F,  2nd  Kentucky  Volunteer  Infantry. 

On  May  15,  1861,  Captain  John  R.  Hurd’s  Company  of  Kentuckians,  which 
afterwards  became  Company  F,  of  the  Second  Kentucky  Volunteer  Infantry, 
left  on  the  “Bostona”  for  Camp  Clay.  This  Company  was  officered  as  follows: 
John  R.  Hurd,  Captain,  who  was  promoted  to  Major.  January  25.  1862,  and 
Jacob  H.  Smith,  now  a General  of  the  regular  army  in  the  Philippines,  the 
original  First  Lieutenant,  was  made  Captain.  John  Milton  Blair  was  also  Cap- 
tain before  the  Company  was  mustered  out.  Jesse  C.  Hurd  was  the  First  Lieu- 
tenant, and  Cyrenius  J.  Coe,  also,  and  James  K.  Miller  were  Second  Lieutenants, 
James  H.  Forsythe  was  First  Sergeant.  Stephen  G.  Losee  was  a private  in  this 
Company,  as  was  LaFayette  Vancyoc.  The  regiment  was  organized  at  Camp 
Clay,  Kentucky,  and  was  mustered  into  the  United  States  service  for  three 
years,  on  the  13th  of  June,  1861.  The  regiment  was  composed  entirely  of 
Ohio  men.  It  operated  first  in  West  Virginia  and  afterwards,  in  Kentucky. 
Tennessee  and  Alabama.  It  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  June  19,  1864.  It 
had  foi’ty-eight  killed  in  battle,  twenty-seven  died  of  wounds  and  forty-nine  died 
of  disease. 

The  following  is  a list  of  the  battles  in  which  this  Company  partici- 
pated; Barber  Falls,  W.  Va.,  July  12,  1861;  Scarytown,  Va.,  July  17,  1861; 
Gauley  Bridge,  W.  Va.,  November  10,  1861;  Shiloh,  Tenn.,  April  6-7,  1862;  Bridge 
Creek,  Miss.,  May  28,  1862;  Nashville,  Tenn.,  July  21,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss.,  Oct. 


; 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


3-4,  1862;  Stone  River,  Tenn„  December  31,  1862;  Cripple  Creek,  Tennessee,  May 

16,  1863,  and  Chickamauga,  Ga.,  September  19-20,  1863. 

The  2 2nd  Regiment  O.  V.  1. — Three  Years*  Service. 

This  regiment  was  originally  known  as  the  13th  Missouri  and  was  organ- 
ized at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  April  9,  to  November  5,  1861,  to  serve  three  years.  On 
May  29,  1862,  the  Secretary  of  War,  by  order,  changed  it  to  the  22nd  O.  V.  I. 

It  was  made  up  from  Ohio.  Oliver  Wood  of  Portsmouth  was  its  second 
Colonel.  He  entered  it  August  21,  1861,  at  the  age  of  thirty-six  as  Captain  of 
Company  B.  He  was  promoted  to  Major,  May  9.  1862  and  to  Colonel,  September 

18,  1862.  He  was  mustered  out  November  18,  1864. 

Company  B.  was  recruited  from  Scioto  County,  Ohio. 

Col.  Charles  A.  Barton  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant.  He  resigned 
April  18,  1862  on  Surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability.  John  W.  Wallace  was  the 
original  Second  Lieutenant  and  John  R.  Foster  was  a Corporal. 

Daniel  Rodmer,  Henry  H.  Cuppett,  Noah  Dixon,  George  H.  Finney,  Abra- 
ham Miller,  Joseph  and  Craddock  Phillips,  Hugh  D.  Stewart  and  Albert  H. 
Willis  were  privates  in  this  company. 

Company  B had  eighteen  to  die  in  the  service  of  whom  five  were  killed  in 

battle. 

The  regiment  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Fort  Donelson,  Tenn. 
February  14-16,  1862;  Shiloh,  Tenn.,  April  6-7,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss.,  (seige  of) 
April  30  to  May  30,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss., (battle  of)  October  3-4,  1862;  Trenton, 
Tenn,  December  26,  1862  and  Little  Rock,  Ark.  (Occupation  of)  September  10, 
1863. 

Company  I,  26th  O.  V.  I. 

July  17,  1861,  Captain  W.  C.  Appier  left  Portsmouth  with  sixty  Volun- 
teers, on  the  Bostona,  to  join  the  26th  Regiment.  These  were  afterwards 
mustered  into  Company  I,  of  the  26th  O.  V.  I.  The  officers  of  that  Company 
were:  Captain,  Washington  C.  Appier,  mustered  in  July  20,  1861,  resigned  October 
30,  1861.  The  subsequent  Captains  were  Emilius  A.  Heck,  who  resigned  July 

19,  1862,  and  Louis  D.  Adair,  who  served  his  whole  three  years.  The  originial 
First  Lieutenant  was  William  Ross,  who  was  promoted  to  be  Captain  of  Com- 
pany C,  April  11,  1862.  He  was  succeeded  by  Slamuel  H.  Hamilton,  who  was 
promoted  to  Captain  of  Company  H,  April  6,  1863.  Benjamin  F.  Grafton  was 
the  third  holding  this  office;  he  resigned  November  6,  1864.  Edmund  C.  Miller 
was  the  First  Lieutenant  of  the  Company  to  muster  out  on  October  21,  1865. 
Wiliam  Colvin  was  the  original  Second  Lieutenant  and  resigned  March  16,  1862. 
William  M.  Young  was  the  next,  and  was  transferred  to  Company  D,  May  24, 
1863.  James  A.  Barr  was  the  third  holding  the  office,  and  he  was  made  First 
Lieutenant  and  Quarter  master  June  15,  1862.  Jacob  Mathias  was  made  Second 
Lieutenant  April  1,  1863,  and  resigned  November  6,  1864. 

There  were  in  this  Company,  of  persons  who  would  be  remembered  at 
this  time  in  Scioto  County.— Charles  S.  Cessna,  Andrew  B.  McCall,  Francis  M. 
S.  Purcell,  musician,  Louis  Barbee,  Robert  L.  Hibbs,  Christian  Hockenheimer, 
William  Lightner,  Jacob  Nestler,  Philip  Rigrish  and  George  B.  Winkler. 

This  regiment  was  organized  June  10,  1861,  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  At  the  ex- 
piration of  its  three  years,  the  members  of  the  97th  regiment,  whose  terms  of 
service  had  not  expired,  were  transferred  to  it.  The  organization,  composed  of 
veterans  and  recruits,  was  retained  in  the  service  until  October  21,  1865.  The 
original  Colonel  was  Edward  P.  Fife.  Ephraim  R.  Eckley  was  the  original 
Lieutenant  Colonel.  John  T.  Raper,  of  Chillieothe,  who  entered  the  service  June 

17,  1861,  as  a private,  was  mustered  out  October  21,  1865,  as  Adjutant. 

The  regiment  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Shiloh,  Tenn.,  April 
6-7,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss.,  (occupation  of)  May  30,  1862;  Perryville,  Ky.,  October 
8,  1862;  Stone  River,  Tenn.,  Dec.  31  and  Jan.,  1-2,  1863;  Chickamauga.  Ga.. 
Mission  Ridge ( Ga.,  Sept.  19-20,  1863;  Rocky  Ridge,  Ga.,  May  5-9,  1864;  Resaca. 
Ga.:  May  13-16,  1864,  Adairsville,  Ga.,  May  17-18,  1864;  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25  to 
June  4,  1864;  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga.,  June  9-30,  1864;  Kenesaw  Mt.,  general 
assault,  June  27.  1864:  Peachtree  Creek,  Ga.,  July  20,  1864;  Atlanta,  Ga.,  July 
22,  1864;  Jonesboro, ( Ga.,  August  31  and  September  1,  1864;  Spring  Hill,  Tenn., 
Nov.  29,  1864;  Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30,  1864  and  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Dec. 
lo-16,  1864. 


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The  27th  Regiment,  O.  V.  I. 

This  regiment  was  organized  at  Camp  Chase,  Ohio,  in  July  and  August, 
1861.  John  W.  Fuller  was  the  first  Colonel  and  was  made  Brigadier  General 
May  22,  1864. 

Mendal  Churchill,  brother  of  Mrs.  Elisha  Barton  Green  of  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  was  the  second  Colonel.  He  went  out  as  Captain  of  Company  E.  He  was 
made  Major  November  2,  1862;  Lieutenant-Colonel  March  19,  1864;  Colonel, 
June  27,  1864  and  discharged  September  15,  1864.  Henry  G.  Kennett,  the  original 
Lieutenant-Colonel  was  made  Colonel  of  the  79th  O.  V.  I.  November  2,  1862. 

Isaac  N.  Gilruth  of  the  French  Grant  went  out  as  Second  Lieutenant  of 
Company  F.  February  6,  1862  he  was  made  Lieutenant  of  Company  K,  Captain 
of  Company  F.  April  13,  1864,  Major,  January  28,  1865,  Lieutenant-Colonel,  May 
29,  1865,  and  Colonel,  May  31.  1865,  but  not  mustered.  He  was  mustered  out 
July  11,  1865. 

William  R.  Thrall,  afterwards  Uuited  States  Marshal,  Southern  District 
of  Ohio,  was  the  original  Surgeon  of  the  regiment. 

James  Skelton  was  enlisted  as  a private,  was  made  4th  Sergeant  and  was 
made  Sergeant  Major  of  the  Regiment  in  the  spring  of  1864.  On  June  27,  1864 
he  was  made  Second  Lieutenant  and  the  same  day  he  lost  his  right  leg  at  the 
battle  of  Kenesaw  Mountain. 

Company  E was  from  Jackson,  Lawrence  and  Gallia  Counties.,  Mendal 
Churchill  was  the  first  Captain.  General  Samuel  Thomas  of  New  York  City  was 
the  original  First  Lieutenant.  He  was  promoted  to  Captain  of  Company  H, 
March  31,  L862  and  to  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  64th  United  States  Colored 
Troops,  October  9,  1863. 

Charles  W.  Green  of  Portsmouth  was  the  original  Second  Lieutenant  of 
Company  E.  He  was  made  First  Lieutenant  March  27.  1862  and  discharged  Sep- 
tember 4,  1864  on  account  of  wounds  received.  Captain  James  Skelton  has  a 
separate  sketch  herein. 

Company  F had  William  Wirt  Culberston  for  its  original  Captain.  He  re- 
signed March  28,  1864.  Isaac  N.  Gilruth  was  the  second  Captain  and  R.  H. 
Worth  was  the  third.  William  H.  Winters  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant. 
He  became  Captain  of  Company  I,  June  16,  1862.  James  Boynton,  James  Skel- 
ton and  Isaac  R.  Lacroix  were  Sergeants  in  the  Company.  Hamilton  Harparee, 
after  the  War  tried  for  murder,  was  a Corporal. 

Henry  Hush,  Andrew  Hoppis,  Demetrius  H.  McFann,  Marcellus  Nurse,  Smith 
Price,  James  Perry  and  Alvey  Reamy  were  privates  in  this  Company. 

Demetrius  McFann  was  promoted  from  a private  to  First  Lieutenant  of 
Company  G,  March  31,  1862  and  Captain  of  Company  I.  November  2.  1864.  He 
resigned  June  3,  1865. 

Company  F lost  nineteen  by  death  of  whom  five  were  killed  in  battle. 

Company  E lost  eighteen  by  death  of  whom  four  were  killed  in  battle 
or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle. 

The  following  are  the  battles  in  which  the  regiment  participated:  Black- 
water,  Mo.,  December  18,  1861;  New  Madrid,  Mo.,  March  13,  1862;  Island  Number 
10,  Tenn.,  April  8,  1862;  Farmington.  Miss.,  May  3,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss.,  May 
28,  1862;  Iuka.  Miss.,  September  19-20,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss.,  October  3-4,  1862; 
Parker’s  Cross  Roads.  Tenn.,  December  30.  1862;  Tuscumbia.  Ala..  April  24.  1863; 
Resaca,  Ga.,  May  13-16.  1864;  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25  to  June4.  1864;  Kenesaw  Moun- 
tain, Ga.,  June  9-30.  1864;  Kenesaw  Mountain.  (General  Assault)  June  27,  1864; 
Nickajack  Creek,  Ga..  July  2-5,  1864;  Ruff's  Mills,  Ga.,  July  4,  1864;  Atlanta. 
Ga..  (Hood’s  First  Sortie).  July  22.  1864;  Atlanta,  Ga.,  (Ezra  Chapel  or  Second 
Sortie),  July  28,  1864;  Savannah,  Ga.,  (Siege  of),  December  10-21.  1864;  River’s 
Bridge,  S.  C.,  February  3-9  1865;  Cheraw,  S.  C..  March  2-3,  1865;  Bentonville,  N. 
C„  March  19-21.  1865,  and  Raleigh.  N.  C..  April  13,  1865. 

The  30th  Regiment,  O.  V.  I. 

This  regiment  was  organized  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  August,  1861. 

Company  A was  from  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  William  W.  Reilly  was  the  orig- 
inal Captain.  He  entered  the  service  August  2.  1861,  at  the  age  of  thirty-six 
years  and  resigned  December  20,  1861.  Thomas  Hayes  was  the  second  Captain. 
He  was  promoted  from  First  Lieutenant  March  17,  1862,  and  was  killed  May  22, 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


1863,  in  batttle  near  Vicksburg,  Miss.  He  was  much  beloved  and  admired  as  a 
soldier  and  his  ashes  repose  in  Greenlawn,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Cyrus  A Earnest 
was  the  third  captain  and  was  promoted  from  First  Lieutenant  and  adjutant  May 
22,  1863.  He  was  made  Major  May  31,  1865,  and  breveted  Lieutenant-Colonel 
March  13,  1865. 

Jeremiah  Hall  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant.  He  resigned  August  24, 

1864.  William  B.  Todd  was  the  original  Second  Lieutenant  and  Henry  McIntyre, 
of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  was  the  original  First  Sergeant  He  was  made  First  Lieu- 
tenant and  Adjutant  April  27,  1863.  John  H.  Peck  was  a Sergeant  in  this  Com- 
pany and  Jonah  Jeffords  was  a Corporal. 

Jesse  Purdy,  George  Sowers,  John  C.  Sowers  and  Gilbert  D.  Waite  were 
privates  in  this  company. 

The  Company  lost  twenty-two  by  death  in  the  service,  of  whom  nine  were 
killed  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle. 

The  regiment  was  in  the  following  engagements:  Carnifax  Ferry,  W.  Va., 

September  10,  1861;  South  Mountain,  Md.,  September  14,  1862;  Antietam,  Md., 
September  17,  1862;  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  (Siege  of  and  Assaults),  May  18  to  July  4, 
1863;  Jackson,  Miss.,  July  9-16,  1863;  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25  to  June  4,  1864,  Kene- 
saw  Mountain,  Ga,  June  9-30,  1864;  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga.,  (General  Assault), 
June  27,  1864;  Nickajack  Creek,  Ga.,  July  2-5,  1864;  Atlanta,  Ga.,  (Hood’s  First 
Sortie)  July  22,  1864;  Atlanta,  Ga.,  (Ezra  Chapel,  or  Second  Sortie)  July  28,  1864; 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  (Siege  of),  July  28  to  September  2,  1864;  Jonesboro,  Ga.,  August 
31  to  September  1,  1864;  Fort  McAllister,  Ga.,  December  13,  1864,  and  Benton- 
ville.  N.  C.,  March  19-21,  1865. 

Companies  A and  E,  33d  O.  V.  I. 

On  July  31,  1861,  Captain  Samuel  A.  Currie  had  fifty  names  for  a Company 
of  infantry  who  went  into  Company  A of  the  33d  Regiment,  O.  V.  I.;  this  regi- 
ment was  organized  at  Portsmouth,  O.  Joshua  W.  Sill  was  the  first  Colonel,  and 
he  was  promoted  to  Brigadier  General,  July  16,  1862.  Oscar  F.  Moore  was  the 
original  Lieutenant  Colonel,  and  he  was  promotetd  to  Colonel  July  16,  1862. 
and  resigned  July  20,  1864.  .Joshua  V.  Robinson  was  the  original  Major; 
he  entered  the  service  August  1,  1861,,  and  died  March  23,  1862,  at 
the  nattle  of  Chickamauga.  Benjamin  F.  Barger,  was  the  third  Major.  He  was 
promoted  from  Captain  of  Company  G.  September  20,  1863.  Thomas  Sikes,  now 
of  Huntington.  W.  Va.,  was  the  fourth  Major;  he  was  promoted  from  Captain 
of  Company  E,  May  13,  1865.  F.  B.  Mussey  of  Cincinnati  was  the  original  sur- 
geon; he  resigned  October  24,  1862.  John  Mills  Kendrick  was  the  original  Ad- 
jutant. He  is  now  a Bishop  in  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  Oj.  the  United 
States,  Albert  G.  Byers,  was  the  original  Chaplain  of  this  regiment;  he  resigned 
September  16,  1862.  Louis  Terry  was  Commissary  Sergeant. 

Company  A,  was  a Portsmouth  Company.  Samuel  A.  Currie  was  the 
Captain.  He  was  mustered  in  August  5,  1861  and  died  April  16,  1862  at  Shelby- 
ville,  Tennessee.  The  second  Captain  was  George  P.  Singer,  who  served  until 
the  end  of  ihe  war.  John  M.  Higgins  was  the  First  Lieutenant,  promoted  from 
Second  Lieutenant  April  16,  1862.  Sylvester  Kellar  was  also  a First  Lieutenant, 
appointed  Sergeant  from  private  Sept.  20,  1863,  First  Sergeant,  August  26,  1864, 
promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  January  26,  1865,  Captain,  May  3,  1865,  but  not 
mustered;  mustered  out  June  27,  1865,  as  a veteran. 

George  W.  Roby  was  Second  Lieutenant,  promoted  from  First  Sergeant  of 
Company  G,  August  11,  1864.  John  Hogan  was  the  Sergeant  of  this  Company,  as 
was  also  Isaac  N.  Winkler  and  Louis  Terry. 

Company  A lost  thirty-two  by  death  in  the  service,  of  whom  eighteen  were 
killed  in  battle,  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle  and  the  remainder  died  of 
disease. 

Company  E of  this  regiment  was  also  a Scioto  County  Company.  Van  B. 
Hibbs  was  the  original  Captain;  he  was  discharged  March  2,  1863,  for  disability, 
and  was  succeeded  by  Thomas  Sikes,  who  was  promoted  from  First  Lieutenant 
March  5,  1863.  George  W.  Roby  was  also  a Captain,  promoted  from  First  Lieu- 
tenant of  Company  G.  May  18.  1865.  George  C.  Winkler  was  a First  Lieutenant, 
promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  from  Sergeant  December  8,  1861;  First  Lieutenant 
March  2,  1863;  Captain  of  Company  I,  August  11,  1864.  Milton  C.  Peters  was 


THE  EDITOR  OP  THIS  WORK  AS  A SOLDIER 
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the  original  Second  Lieutenant,  resigned  December  5,  1861.  Reuben  Slavens 
was  a Sergeant.  Luther  R.  Jones  was  a Corporal  and  Joseph  N.  Murray  was  a 
private.  Samuel  Slavens  was  a member  of  this  Company  and  was  executed  June 
18,  1862,  by  the  rebels  at  Atlanta,  Ga.  Van  B.  Hibbs  became  a Colonel  in  an- 
other regiment  and  died  November  10,  1869  at  the  age  of  thirty  years.  He  is 
buried  at  Hillsboro,  Ohio.  • 

Company  E lost  thirty-two  by  death  in  the  service,  of  whom  nineteen  were 
killed  in  battle,  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle,  and  the  remainder  died 
of  disease. 

The  33rd  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  participated  in  the  following  battles: 
Perryville,  Ky.,  October  8,  1862;  Chickamauga,  Ga.,  Sept.  19-20,  1863;  Lookout 
Mountain,  Tenn.,  November  24,  1863;  Mission  Ridge,  Tenn.,  November  25,  1863; 
Resaca,  Ga.,  May  13-16,  1864;  Cassville,  Ga.,  May  19-20,  1864;  Kenesaw  Mt., 
Georgia,  June  9-30,  1864;  Peachtree  Creek,  Ga.,  July  20,  1864;  Jonesboro,  Ga., 
August  31  to  September  1,  1864;  Atlanta,  Ga.,  (with  siege)  July  28-Sept,ember  2, 
1864;  Averysboro,  N,  C.,  March  16,  1865;  Bentonville,  N.  C.,  March  19-21,  1865 
and  Goldsboro,  N.  C.,  March  21,  1865;  Hoover’s  Gap,  also  numerous  minor  en- 
gagements; marched  with  Sherman  to  the  Sea  and  through  the  Carolinas, 
ending  up  with  the  Grand  Review  at  Washington  City. 

Company  A,  39th  O.  V.  I. 

On  July  17,  1861,  Henry  T.  McDowell  had  recruited  a Company,  which 
afterwards  became  Company  A of  the  39th  O.  V.  I.  He  was  the  original  Captain 
and  was  promoted  to  Major  on  July  8,  1862,  and  afterwards  to  Lieutenant  Colo- 
nel on  October  1,  1862.  He  was  mustered  out  July  28.  1865.  John  D.  White, 
John  R.  Connell,  Henry  A Babbett,  Oscar  A.  Carr  and  William  H.  Williams 
were  also  Captains  of  the  same  Company.  John  C.  Musser  was  the  original 
First  Lieutenant.  He  became  Captain  of  Company  B,  February  8,  1862.  Ben- 
nett Davis  was  also  a First  Lieutenant  as  well  as  Silas  O.  Losee,  Henry  L.  Cole- 
grove  and  Peter  Thompson.  Louis  Sontag  was  the  original  Second  Lieutenant. 
He  resigned  February  22,  1862.  William  H.  Newman  succeeded  him  as  Second 
Lieutenant,  and  served  until  his  resignation.  He  became  Captain  of  Company 
C.  October  1,  1862,  and  resigned  August  20,  1864.  Elijah  B.  Fairchild,  Addison 
H.  Bowser,  Homer  Montgomery  and  Robert  S.  Pomeroy  were  also  Second  Lieu- 
tenants in  this  Company.  Jonathan  M.  Mead,  who  entered  this  Company  on 
July  16,  1861,  became  First  Sergeant,  and  was  mustered  out  July  9,  1865.  Jona- 
than Rockwell,  Homer  Montgomery  and  Daniel  H.  Mead  were  also  Sergeants. 
William  H.  Williams  was  a Corporal  and  served  the  entire  time. 

Henry  H.  Bostwick,  George  L.  Dodge,  William  Dixon,  Samuel  C.  Glover, 
John  M.  McCurdy,  Isaac  F.  Mead,  Calvin  Slattery,  and  Charles  H.  Walden  were 
privates  in  this  Company. 

The  39th  Regiment,  O.  V.  I.  was  organized  at  Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  to 
serve  three  years.  The  following  is  a list  of  the  battles  in  which  it  participat- 
ed: New  Madrid,  Mo.,  March  3-5 , 1862;  New  Madrid,  Mo.,  March  13,  1862;  Is- 
land No.  10,  Tenn.,  April  8,  1862;  Farmington,  Miss.,  May  28,  1862;  Iuka,  Miss., 
September  19-20,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss.,  October  3,  1862;  Parker’s  Cross  Roads. 
Tenn.,  December  30,  1862;  Atlanta  Campaign,  May  5 to  September  8,  1864; 
Resaca,  Ga.,  May  13-16,  1864;  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga.,  June  9-30.  1864;  Nickajack 
Creek,  Ga.,  July  2-5,  1864;  Chattahoochee  River,  Ga.,  July  6-10,  1864;  Peach 
Tree  Creek,  Ga.,  July  20,  1864;  Atlanta,  Ga.,  (Hood’s  1st  sortie)  July  22,  1864; 
Ezra  Chapel,  July  28,  1864;  Jonesboro,  Ga.,  August  31  and  September  1,  1864; 
Lovejoy  Station,  Ga.,  Sept.  2-6,  1864;  River  Bridge,  S.  C.,  February  3-9,  1865; 
Cheraw,  S.  C.,  March  2-3,  1865;  Bentonville,  N.  C.,  March  19-21,  1865. 

The  39th  O.  V.  I.  had  more  re-enlisted  Veterans  than  any  other  regiment 
from  Ohio  The  number  was  530.  This  regiment  saw  as  much  hard  service, 
if  not  more,  and  was  in  more  battles  than  any  regiment  which  was  ever  formed 
in  Scioto  County. 

The  following  are  the  killed  in  Company  A.  39th  O.  V.  I.:  Barney  Hol- 
berg,  July  22,  1864,  at  Atlanta,  Ga. ; Jesse  Johnson,  June  23,  1864,  at  Kenesaw 
Mountain,  Ga. ; James  M.  Lindsay.  May  14,  1864.  at  Resaca,  Ga. ; Elias  J.  Mar- 
shall, July  22,  1864,  at  Atlanta,  Ga. ; and  Daniel  Nye,  July  4,  1864,  at  Nickajack 
Creek.  Ga. 

The  following  died  in  the  service:  William  Urquhart,  May  5,  1863,  Co- 
rinth, Miss.;  Robert  Allen,  July  3,  1863,  Memphis,  Tenn.;  William  Brush,  July 


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22,  1864,  Rome,  Ga. ; Ira  Colegrove,  August  12,  1864,  of  wounds  received  July  22, 
1864,  at  the  battle  of  Atlanta,  Ga. ; Isom  Dawson,  January  11,  1862,  Palmyra,  Mo.; 
William  Dixon,  April  27,  1862,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  William  Ernest,  June  7,  1862, 
St.  Louis,  Mo.;  John  Ferrell,  February  15,  1864,  Memphis,  Tenn. ; Fred  Findeis, 
August  24,  1864,  Marietta,  Ga. ; George  Hopkins,  June  3,  1862,  of  wounds  re- 
ceived in  battle  May  28,  1862,  near  Corinth,  Miss.;  Nelson  B.  Hurley,  November 
18,  1862,  Grand  Junction,  Tenn.;  Jeremiah  Lightner,  April  20,  1862;  Mound  City, 
111.;  Charles  Montgomery,  Jan.  26.  1865,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.;  George  W.  Mont- 
gomery, May  31,  1865,  Washington,  D.  C.;  Thomas  McNelly,  March  31,  1864, 
Athens,  Ohio;  John  Purtee,  September  26,  1864,  Marietta,  Ga.,  of  wounds  re- 
ceived July  22,  1864,  in  the  battle  of  Atlanta,  Ga. ; Christian  Schaffer,  August  7, 

1863,  Cairo,  111.;  Charles  Siefort,  July  11,  1862,  Commerce,  Mo.;  Daniel  H.  Mead, 
August  22,  1864,  Rome,  Ga.,  of  wounds  received  August  15,  1864,  in  action  near 
Atlanta,  Ga. ; Joseph  Music;  Tvilson  G.  Squires,  January,  1864,  at  home  on  Vet- 
eran Furlough;  and  Henry  Corwine,  1865,  at  Camp  Denison,  after  serving  four, 
years  and  his  discharge  papers  were  made  out. 

The  following  were  wounded:  William  Dresseler,  July  22,  1864,  Atlanta, 
Ga. ; Archibald  Henderson,  October  4,  1862,  Corinth,  Miss.;  Lt.  Silas  O.  Losee, 
July  22,  1864;  George  Beck,  October  4,  1862;  L.  D.  Saunders,  June,  1864;  John 
Comer,  July  22,  1864;  Giles  Dawson;  John  Schoonover,  Bentonville,  N.  C. , March 
21,  1865;  John  Ferrill,  October  4,  1862,  Corinth,  Miss.;  Alex.  Pitman,  July  22, 
1864;  Johnathan  Rockwell,  July  22,  1864;  John  Quirk,  July  4,  1864,  Ruff’s  Mills: 
James  W.  Perry,  March  3,  1865,  Cheraw,  S.  C. : and  James  Andrews.  The  same 
bullet  that  killed  James  M.  Lindsay  on 'May  14,  1864,  at  Resaca,  Ga.,  wounded 
Isaac  F.  Mead  and  Frank  Dawson. 

There  were  four  Dawson  brothers  in  Company  A,  39th  O.  V.  I.  William 
H.  Williams,  Isaac  F.  Mead  and  Calvin  Slattery  have  sketches  herein. 

53rd  Regiment,  O.  V.  I.  Field  and  Staff. 

A history  of  this  regiment  has  been  written  by  Mr.  John  K.  Duke,  pri- 
vate in  Company  F,  and  this  makes  the  task  of  the  historian  easy.  This  work 
was  published  in  1890,  and  is  a most  excellent  history. 

The  regiment  began  to  be  organized  in  September,  1861,  and  its  organ- 
ization was  completed  February  6.  1862.  Jesse  J.  Appier,  of  Portsmouth,  was 
the  original  Colonel.  He  entered  the  service  September  6,  1861,  at  the  age 
of  thirty  years,  and  was  discharged  April  28,  1862. 

General  Wells  S.  Jones  entered  the  service  as  Captain  of  Company  A 
and  was  made  Colonel  April  18,  1862;  he  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Fort 
McAllister,  Ga.,  December  13,  1864.  He  was  made  Brevet  Brigadier  General 
March  13,  1865,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  regiment  August  11,  1865. 

Robert  A.  Fulton  was  the  original  Lieutenant  Colonel.  He  entered  the 
service  at  the  age  of  flfty-two,  September  6.  1861.  He  served  his  full  three 
years  and  was  mustered  out  December  10.  1864. 

Preston  R.  Galloway  was  the  original  Captain  of  Company  K.  He  was 
made  Major,  March  18,  1865,  Lieutenant  Colonel  June  20,  1865,  and  was  mus- 
tered out  with  the  regiment  August  11,  1865. 

The  late  Ephriam  C.  Dawes  was  the  original  Adjutant  of  the  Regiment 
He  was  promoted  to  be  Major  November  1,  1862.  He  was  wounded  in  the 
mouth  at  the  battle  of  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  17,  1864,  and  was  discharged  October 
25,  1864. 

John  A.  Lair  was  an  assistant  Surgeon.  He  was  promoted  to  be  Surgeon 
November  17,  1864,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  regiment  August  11,  1865. 
James  P.  Bing  was  also  an  assistant  Surgeon.  He  entered  the  service  October 
3,  1861  and  resigned  August  31,  1862. 

William  B.  Stephenson  was  a private  in  Company  E.  He  entered  the 
service  January  9,  1862.  He  was  promoted  to  Sergeant-Major  January  10,  1862 
and  to  First  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant  November  1,  1862.  He  resigned  May  14, 

1864. 

George  W.  Cavitt  of  Jackson  entered  the  regiment  as  a private  in  Com- 
pany F.  He  was  made  Second  Lieutenant  January  1,  1862;  First  Lieutenant, 
April  28,  1862;  appointed  Adjutant  May  22,  1864,  and  was  mustered  out  December 
31,  1864. 


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Dr.  Joseph  W.  Fulton  was  the  original  Regimental  Quartermaster.  He 
entered  the  service  September  6,  1861  at  the  age  of  forty-eight  years  and  re- 
signed December  11,  1862. 

Thomas  McIntyre  was  the  original  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  F and 
was  made  Chaplain  December  13,  1861.  He  resigned  May  20,  1862. 

Frederick  J.  Griffith  entered  the  service  October  4,  1861,  at  the  age  of 
forty-one  years  as  Captain  of  Company  C.  He  was  appointed  Chaplain  July 
8,  1862,  and  resigned  September  15,  1864. 

Colonel  George  N.  Gray,  of  Ironton,  Ohio,  entered  tne  service  November 
19,  1861,  at  the  age  of  twenty-three  as  a private  in  Company  D.  He  was  ap- 
pointed Sergeant  November  21,  1861,  and  promoted  to  Sergeant  Major  Decem- 
ber 5,  1861.  He  was  made  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  I,  January  9,  1862  and 
resigned  January  9,  1863. 

Company  A from  this  regiment  was  from  Pike  County;  Company  B, 
commanded  by  Captain  John  I.  Parrill  was  from  Athens  County  and  Company 
C was  raised  from  Scioto  and  Lawrence  Counties. 

The  following  names  will  be  remembered  by  the  older  citizens  of  the  Coun- 
ty; Kendall  D.  Lindsey,  First  Lieutenant,  died  November  1,  1863,  James  R.  Feurt, 
Hardin  Courtney,  I.  N.  Wheeler  and  I.  N.  Long  were  among  the  Sergeants. 
Benjamin  Allard,  Corporal  and  Henry  Allard,  Clay  Byrn,  Thomas  W.  Crain, 
Benjamin  F.  Colegrove,  Jacob  Cline,  Thomas  Deaver,  Benjamin  F.  Gifford. 
Robert  Hood  and  Matthias  Rowley  were  privates. 

Companjr  E was  originally  commanded  by  Samuel  W.  Baird.  William  W. 
Gilbert  was  the  Second  Captain  of  the  Company.  Eustace  H.  Ball  was  the  First 
Lieutenant  of  the  Company.  He  entered  the  service  October  12,  1861  and  resign- 
ed April  15,  1864.  Owen  Shannon,  John  McCall,  Robert  Elliott  and  Thomas 
McFarland  were  Sergeants  in  mis  Company. 

Company  F had  for  its  original  Captain,  James  R.  Percy.  He  was  killed 
August  18,  1864  at  the  battle  of  Atlanta,  Ga.  Joshua  E.  Baily  was  the  Second 
Captain.  He  was  promoted  from  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  K.  November  18, 
1864  and  mustered  out  with  the  Company  August  11,  1865. 

Charles  K.  Crumit,  George  W.  Cavett,  John  D.  Moore  and  David  Lasley 
were  successively  First  Lieutenants  of  this  Company.  Thomas  McIntyre  was  the 
original  Second  Lieutenant  of  the  Company,  Hallam  H.  Cissna  was  a private 
in  this  Company  as  was  Arthur  W.  Chenoweth  and  John  K.  Duke.  There  were 
three  persons  by  the  name  of  Sampson,  four  Smiths,  and  three  Welles  in  this 
Company. 

Robert  A.  Starkey  entered  Company  A as  a private  September  16,  1861, 
was  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  October  4,  1861,  and  to  Captain  April  18, 
1864.  He  was  mustered  out  witlj  the  Company  August  11,  1865. 

General  W.  S.  Jones  distinguished  himself  by  his  services  in  this  regi- 
ment, as  did  Major  E.  Cutler  Dawes.  Their  records  are  familiar  to  the  citizens 
of  Scioto  County  and  Southern  Ohio.  Lieutenants  E.  H.  Ball,  Robert  A.  Starkey 
and  William  B.  Stevenson  were  known  for  their  gallant  service. 

Captain  Jacob  W.  Davis  of  Company  C was  killed  on  the  picket  line 
August  11,  1864.  He  is  buried  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  his  home  at  the  opening 
of  the  war.  He  was  a born  disciplinarian  and  the  idol  of  his  command. 

Dr.  J.  W.  Fulton,  named  for  General  Joseph  Warren,  the  patriot,  of  Bos- 
ton, who  lost  his  life  in  the  battle  of  Lexington,  has  a separate  sketch  herein. 

Colonel  George  N.  Gray  had  a distinguished  military  record.  He  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Shiloh  and  thereafter  rendered  unfit  for  active  service, 
but  became  a member  of  the  signal  corps.  He  lost  a son,  Charles  S.  Gray  in  the 
Spanish  war  September  3,  1898. 

This  regiment  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Shiloh,  Tenn.,  April 
6-7,  1862;  Monterey,  Tenn.,  April  28,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss.,  (siege  of)  April  30, 
1862;  Chickasaw.  Bayou,  Miss,  December  28-29,  1862;  Black  River.  Miss.,  July 
1-2,  1863;  Jackson,  Miss.,  July  9-16,  1863;  Mission  Ridge,  Tenn.,  November  25, 
1863;  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  13-16,  1864;  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25  to  June  4,  1864;  Kenesaw 
Mt.,  Ga.,  June  27,  1864;  Ruffs’  Mills,  Ga,,  July  3,  1864;  Atlanta,  Ga.,  (Hood's 
First  Sortie),  July  22,  1864;  Ezra  Chapel,  (Atlanta,  Ga.,)  July  28,  1864;  to  Sep- 
tember 2,  1864;  Jonesboro,  Ga.,  August  31  to  Sept.  1.  1864;  Fort  McAllister,  Ga.. 
December  13,  1864  and  North  Edisto  River,  S.  C.,  February  12,  1865. 


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56th  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 

This  was  the  par  excellence  the  Scioto  County  Regiment.  Captain 
Charles  F.  Reiniger  was  the  original  Captain  of  Company  B.  All  the  men  in 
this  Company  were  of  German  birth  or  parentage.  About  one  half  of  Company 
C was  recruited  from  Scioto  County  and  the  remainder  from  Jackson.  The  origi- 
nal Captain,  William  B.  Williams,  was  for  a long  time  city  marshal  of  Ports- 
mouth. Company  D was  recruited  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  David  B.  Lodwick  was 
the  Captain.  There  was  a fine  squad  of  men  from  Gallia  County  in  this  Com- 
pany. Company  F was  recruited  largely  from  Scioto  County.  George  Wilhelm 
was  the  original  Captain.  Company  G was  a Scioto  County  Company.  Isaac 
Fullerton  was  the  original  Captain.  Company  H was  recruited  mostly  from 
the  country  and  about  the  furnaces.  Company  I was  from  Pike  County  and 
Company  K was  from  Jackson  and  Scioto  with  John  Cook  as  original  Captain. 

Field  and  Staff. 

Peter  Kinney  was  the  original  Colonel.  He  entered  the  service  Septem- 
ber 11,  1861,  at  the  age  of  fifty-six  and  resigned  April  3,  1863. 

William  H.  Raynor  was  the  original  Lieutenant  Colonel.  He  entered  the 
service  September  28,  1861,  and  was  made  Colonel  April  2,  1863.  He  was 
wounded  and  captured  May  5,  1864,  on  the  steamer  John  Warner  on  Red  River. 
He  was  discharged  October  27,  1864,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Sampson  E.  Varner  was  the  original  Major.  He  was  appointed  Lieuten- 
ant Colonel  April  6,  1863  and  discharged  November  14,  1864,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

Henry  E.  Jones  was  the  original  Adjutant.  He  was  promoted  to  Captain 
of  Company  A February  6,  1863.  He  was  transferred  to  Company  D August  8. 

1863.  He  was  detached  on  Brigade  and  Division  Staff  until  May  8,  1864,  and 
was  made  Lieutenant  Colonel  January  18,  1865.  He  was  made  Colonel  April 
2,  1866  and  mustered  out  with  the  regiment  April  25,  1866. 

Charles  F.  Reiniger,  original  Captain  of  Company  B,  was  promoted  to 
Major  April  2,  1863,  and  discharged  October  27,  1864,  by  order  of  the  War  De- 
partment. 

William  S.  Pluston  was  the  original  Regimental  Quartermaster.  He  en- 
tered the  service  October  18,  1861,  and  resigned  December  17,  1862. 

Jonathan  E.  Thomas  was  Chaplain.  He  was  promoted  from  a private  of 
Company  C September  9,  1862,  and  discharged  November  5,  1864,  by  order  of 
the  War  Department. 

Thomas  W.  Kinney  was  originally  a private  in  Company  G.  He  was 
made  Sergeant-Major  October  30,  1861,  and  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  H 
June  10,  1862.  He  was  made  Filst  Lieutenant  December  27,  1862,  and  Captain 
February  14,  1863.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  November  15,  1864,  at 
New  Orleans  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

John  H.  Morris  was  an  original  Sergeant  of  Company  C.  He  was  made 
Sergeant-Major  February  5,  1865.  He  was  made  Second  Lieutenant  May  31, 
1865,  but  not  mustered  and  was  discharged  November  25,  1865,  by  order  of 
the  War  Department. 

Erastus  Gates  was  originally  a private  in  Company  H.  He  was  promoted 
Quarter-Master  Sergeant  December  9,  1861,  and  to  Second  Lieutenant  of  Com- 
pany G September  5,  1862.  He  was  made  First  Lieutenant  April  2,  1863,  and 
resigned  July  26,  1863. 

Thomas  J.  Williams  was  originally  a Corporal  in  Company  G.  He  en- 
tered the  service  October  17,  1861,  and  was  promoted  to  Quarter  Master  Ser- 
geant July  4.  1863,  and  was  made  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  B January 
18,  1865.  Since  the  war  he  has  resided  in  the  village  of  Jackson  and  has  been 
Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Jackson  County  and  a member  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He 
wrote  a history  of  the  56t.h  O.  V.  I.  which  was  published  in  1899. 

Henry  Sehump  was  the  Commissary  Sergeant  of  this  regiment.  He  was 
promoted  from  Corporal  of  Company  C November  1,  1862,  and  made  Second 
Lieutenant  of  Company  I March  17,  1863.  He  was  mustered  out  November  11, 

1864. 

Company-  A,  56th  O.  V.  I. 

This  Company  was  recruited  from  6allia  and  Jackson  Counties.  Maschil 
Manring  was  the  original  Captain  and  Henry  E.  Jones  of  Portsmouth  and  Ben- 


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jamin  Roberts  were  the  second  and  third  Captains.  Captain  Gillilan  was  the 
original  Second  Lieutenant  of  this  Company.  He  entered  the  service  Novem- 
ber 8,  1861  and  was  discharged  July  31,  1862,  on  Surgeon’s  certificate  of  disabil- 
ity. he  was  Captain  of  Company  C, 173rd  Regiment  0.  V.  1.  Christian  H. 
Shafer  was  the  second  Second  Lieutenant  of  this  Company.  He  was  promoted 
from  First  Sergeant,  Company  D May  16,  1863,  and  to  First  Lieutenant  Company 
C January  18,  1865.  Harvey  N.  Bridwell  was  First  Sergeant  transferred  from 
Company  D January  26,  1864.  Oliver  Nurse  was  a member  of  this  Company  as 
well  as  James  Odle. 

This  Company  lost  twenty  by  death  in  the  service  of  whom  seven  were 
killed  in  battle  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle  and  the  remainder  died 
of  disease. 

Company  B,  56th  O . V.  I. 

The  original  Captain  of  this  Company  was  Charles  F.  Reiniger  who  en- 
tered the  service  August  7,  1861,  at  the  age  of  fifty-five  and  has  a separate 
sketch  herein.  James  C.  Stimmel,  a Portsmouth  citizen  who  was  the  original 
First  Lieutenant  of  Company  G was  the  third  Captain  and  served  until  April 
25,  1866.  He  married  Rose  Wlliamson,  daughter  of  Captain  Alden  W.  Wil- 
liamson, after  the  war  Charles  Seifer  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant  of  this 
Company.  Benjamin  Roberts  was  the  second  in  order  for  that  office  and 
Thomas  J.  Williams  the  third. 

Peter  Brown,  Daniel  L.  Bondurant,  Nathan  N.  Kent,  John  Dimler,  Henry 
Seiclt,  Jacob  Petry,  Henry  Dunlap,  Robert  H.  Fulton,  Francis  M.  Seth,  Samuel 
Nichols,  Lewis  Comer,  James  V.  Dement,  George  Reiniger,  John  Rockwell, 
George  W.  Salladgy,  Henry  Schweinberg,  LaFayette  Sickles,  August  Weehle  and 
John  Welty  were  all  original  members  of  this  Company. 

This  Company  lost  fourteen  by  death  in  the  service  of  whom  five  were 
killed  in  battle  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle  and  the  remainder  died  of 
disease. 

Company  C,  56th  O.  V.  I. 

William  B.  Williams,  a resident  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth  and  for  many 
years  its  City  Marshal  was  the  original  Captain  of  this  Company,  and  served 
until  until  November  14,  1864,  when  he  was  discharged  by  order  of  the  War  de- 
partment. William  G.  Snyder  from  Company  K was  the  second  Captain  of  the 
Company.  Jeremiah  P.  Wood  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant.  He  enter- 
ed the  service  November  7,  1861,  and  died  September  17,  1863,  at  Portsmouth. 
Ohio.  Moses  Rife  succeeded  him  as  First  Lieutenant  from  Company  E.  Chris- 
tian H.  Schaffer  was  the  third  in  order.  Benjamin  Roberts,  James  Vander- 
vort  and  Harvey  N.  Bridwell  were  Second  Lieutenants  successively.  Henry 
Kugelman,  John  H.  Morris  and  William  H.  Wait  were  among  the  Sergeants. 
Henry  Schump  and  Thomas  J.  Williams  were  among  the  Corporals.  Thomas 
G.  Adamson,  Thomas  J.  Burt,  Charles  Cole,  Thomas  J.  and  Elias  Corriell  and 
William  Crabtree  were  members  of  this  Company.  There  were  seven  privates 
by  the  name  of  Davis.  David  Gates,  Edward  Goudy,  Daniel  Gephart,  James 
C.  Hall  and  Thomas  Harwood,  were  privates  of  the  Company. 

This  Company  lost  twenty-one  by  death  in  the  service,  of  whom  seven 
were  killed  in  battle  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle  and  the  remainder 
died  of  disease. 

Company  D,  56th  O.  V.  I. 

Company  D had  for  its  original  Captain  David  B.  Lodwick.  He  entered 
the  service  August  11,  1861,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  and  resigned  July  27, 
1863.  Colonel  Henry  E.  Jones  was  the  second  Captain  and  Levi  M.  Willits 
the  third.  Charles  M.  Yeatch  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant  succeeded  by 
William  L.  Porter,  Orry  H.  Wadsworth  and  James  Vandervort  in  their  order. 
Murty  W.  Lodwick  was  the  original  Second  Lieutenant.  He  entered  the  ser- 
vice October  8.  1861  and  was  mustered  out  September  3,  1862  by  order  of  the 
War  Department.  Christian  H.  Schafer,  Harvey  N.  Bridwell  and  Thomas  S. 
Bennett  were  First  Sergeants  in  their  order.  Three  of  the  Cleffords  from  the 
West  Side  were  in  this  Company.  John  Stockham,  Charles  V.  Storer,  George 
W.,  John  E.  and  Francis  Veach  and  Benjamin  F.  Wyatt  were  members  in  this 
Company. 


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Of  this  Company  twenty-three  died  in  the  service,  of  whom  ten  were 
killed  in  battle  or  died  of  wounds  and  the  remainder  died  of  disease. 

Company  E,  56th  O.  V.  I. 

Company  E was  from  Gallia  County  but  had  a number  of  Jackson  Coun- 
ty men  in  it.  The  original  Captain  was  John  Herbert  Evans.  The  original 
First  Lieutenant  was  Moses  Rife  and  the  original  Second  Lieutenant  was  James 
K.  Campbell.  There  were  no  less  than  eight  Evanes  in  this  Company,  and 
five  Joneses.  This  Company  lost  twenty  by  death  in  the  service,  of  whom  six 
were  killed  in  battle  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle  and  the  remainder 
died  of  disease. 


Company  K,  56th  O.  V.  I. 

Company  F had  for  its  original  Captain,  George  Wilhelm.  He  was 
wounded  and  captured  May  16,  1863,  at  the  battle  of  Champion  Hill.  He  escap- 
ed his  guard  and  returned  to  the  Union  lines.  Henry  Lance  was  the  original 
First  Lieutenant  and  J.  F.  Morton  the  original  Second  Lieutenant.  The 
famous  Tim  Sullivan  was  a member  of  this  Company  and  there  is  a blank  oppo- 
site his  name  in  the  official  roster.  Benjamin  Woods  and  Levi  Lindsay  were 
members  of  this  Company,  the  latter  was  discharged  on  Surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability. 

This  Company  lost  twenty  by  death  in  the  service  of  whom  four  were 
killed  in  battle,  or  died  of  wounds,  and  the  remainder  died  of  disease. 

Company-  G,  56th  Q . V.  I. 

Company  G was  a Scioto  County  Company.  Isaac  Fullerton  was  the 
original  Captain.  He  entered  the  service  August  25,  1861,  at  the  age  of  fifty- 
two  and  resigned  February  14,  1863.  He  was  succeeded  by  James  C.  Stim- 
mel  who  was  promoted  from  First  Lieutenant  May  16,  1863.  He  was  captured 
May  1,  1864  on  the  Red  River  expedition  and  escaped  May  16,  1864,  at  Mar- 
shall, Texas.  He  reached  the  Union  lines  on  the  Mississippi  river  June  7,  1864, 
having  traveled  600  miles.  He  was  a veteran  and  served  until  the  end  of  the 
war.  Erastus  Gates  was  the  second  First  Lieutenant  of  this  Company.  He 
entered  the  service  December  9,  1861,  at  the  age  of  32.  He  was  promoted  Sec- 
ond Lieutenant  from  Quartermaster  Sergeant  September  5,  1862  and  to  First 
Lieutenant  April  2,  1863.  He  resigned  July  26,  1863.  Benjamin  F.  Bennett  was 
a Sergeant  in  this  Company.  He  enlisted  September  12,  1861,  for  three  years  and 
was  discharged  July  — , 1862  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  Surgeon’s  certificate  of 
disability.  Henry  F.  Kline  was  a member  of  this  Company  as  well  as  Martin 
Downey,  Nathan  M.  Kent,  John  and  George  W.  Rockwell,  Isaac  Bonser,  Lew- 
is Comer,  John  Fullerton,  James  Galford,  Thomas  C.  and  Dennis  Giles,  Eman- 
uel and  Oliver  Kent,  Ebenezer  Mead,  Samuel  Nickels,  Benjamin  Overly,  Isaac 
M.  Rickey,  John  and  Benjamin  Rockwell,  John  W.  Slavens,  Green  B.  Vangor- 
der,  Richard  Wells  and  John  C.  and  William  Titus. 

This  Company  lost  nineteen  by  death  in  the  service  of  whom  seven  were 
killed  in  battle,  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle  and  the  remainder  died  of 
disease. 

Company  H,  56tH  O.  V.  I. 

Company  H had  for  its  original  Captain  Lansing  V.  Applegate.  He  en- 
tered the  service  October  16,  1861,  and  resigned  February  6,  1863.  He  was  suc- 
ceded  by  Thomas  W.  Kinney  who  entered  the  regiment  as  a private.  Charles 
Soule,  Jr.,  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant.  He  entered  the  service  October 
16,  1861,  and  resigned  June  10,  1862.  He  was  a descendant  of  the  Soule  who  was 
a passenger  on  the  Mayflower.  Thomas  Brown  was  the  original  Second  Lieu- 
tenant. He  was  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  June  20,  1862,  and  resigned  June 
20,  1863.  Clarence  P.  Bliss  was  a Sergeant  in  the  Company.  Peter  Brown  was 
a Corporal.  Charles  Ludgate  was  a member  of  this  Company  but  was  dis- 
charged February  11,  1862,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  by  civil  authority.  There 
were  four  privates  by  the  name  of  Haines,  three  by  the  name  of  Perry  and 
three  Phillips.  George  W.  Salladay  was  originally  a member  of  this  Company 
as  was  Lafayette  F.  Sickles. 


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This  Company  lost  twenty-five  by  death  in  the  service,  of  whom  five 
were  killed  in  battle,  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle  and  the  remainder 
died  of  disease. 

Company  I,  56th  O.  V.  I. 

Company  I was  recruited  from  Pike  County.  Edwin  Kinney  was  the 
original  Captain.  He  entered  the  service  October  10,  1861,  and  resigned  October 
3.  1862.  He  was  succeeded  by  Absalom  L.  Chenoworth.  Thomas  Lowery  was 
the  original  First  Lieutenant  He  entered  the  service  October  20,  1861,  at  the 
age  of  42  and  resigned  October  3,  1862.  He  was  succeded  by  John  D.  Niswon- 
ger.  Henry  Schump  was  the  original  Second  Lieutenant. 

This  Company  lost  twenty  by  death  in  the  service  of  whom  four  were 
killed  in  battle,  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle  and  the  remainder  died  of 
disease. 

Company  K , 56th  O.  V.  I. 

Company  K was  composed  of  Jacnson  and  Scioto  County  men.  John 
Cook,  the  original  Captain,  entered  the  service  at  the  age  of  forty-four  and  died 
May  22,  1863,  of  wounds  received  at  the  battle  of  Champion  Hills,  Miss.  He 
was  succeeded  by  William  G.  Snyder  who  was  promoted  from  First  Lieuten- 
ant Company  A.  Martin  Owens  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant.  He  was 
wounded  May  16,  1863,  at  the  battle  of  Champion  Hills,  Miss.,  and  resigned  July 
22,  1863.  He  was  succeeded  by  Joseph  S.  Patterson.  William  H.  Palmer  was 
the  original  Second  Lieutenant.  He  resigned  July  24,  1862.  Daniel  Gephart, 
James  Gilmore  and  George  M.  Gordy  were  members  of  this  Company. 

This  Company  lost  twelve  by  death  in  the  service,  of  whom  one  was 
wounded  in  battle  and  the  remainder  died  of  disease. 

General  Remarks  on  the  56th  O . V.  I. 

This  Regiment  lost  by  death  in  the  service  two  hundred  and  five  of 
whom  sixty-six  were  killed  in  battle  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle  and 
the  remainder  died  of  disease. 

The  Regiment  participated  in  the  following  battles,  Pittsburg  Landing, 
Tenn.,  April  6-7,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss.,  October  3-4,  1862;  Port  Gibson,  Miss., 
May  1,  1863;  Champion  Hills,  Miss.,  May  16,  1863;  Big  Sand  Run,  Miss.,  May 
18,  1863;  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  (Siege  of)  May  18  to  July  4,  1863;  Jackson,  Miss., 
July  9-16,  1863;  Carrion  Crow  Bayou,  La.,  November  3,  1863;  New  Iberia,  La., 
November  18,  1863;  Sabine  Cross  Roads,  La.,  April  8,  1864;  Monettis  Ferry,  La., 
April  23,  1864;  Snaggy  Point,  La.,  May  3,  1864,  and  Dunn’s  Bayou,  La.,  May  5, 
1864. 

After  November,  1864,  the  regiment  was  composed  of  a battalion  of  three 
Companies  and  a new  Company  D was  organized.  The  second  Company  D 
was  mustered  out  November  2,  1865,  and  the  remaining  three  companies  re- 
mained in  the  service  until  April  25,  1866. 

The  81st  Regiment,  O . V.  I.— Field  and  Staff. 

A portion  of  this  regiment  was  from  Scioto  County.  John  A.  Turley  was 
the  original  Lieutenant  Colonel.  He  was  appointed  August  19,  1861,  and  re- 
signed December  9,  1861. 

W.  Clay  Henry  of  Buena  Vista  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant  of  Com- 
pany F and  a portion  of  his  Company  was  from  Scioto  County.  He  was  made 
Captain  of  Company  H July  24,  1862  and  Major,  October  10,  1864.  He  was  mus- 
tered out  July  13.  1865. 

William  M.  Murphy,  an  elder  brother  of  Leonidas  H.  Murphy  of  Ports- 
mouth, was  the  First  Sergeant  of  Company  F.  July  1,  1864,  he  was  made 
Sergeant-Major  of  the  Regiment  and  August  9,  1864,  was  made  Second  Lieuten- 
ant of  Company  F. 

Companies  A and  B were  from  Lima.  Ohio.  Company  C was  from  Green- 
field, but  James  T.  Pitts,  now  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  was  wagoner  of  the  Com- 
pany. Company  D was  from  Upper  Sandusky,  Company  E was  from  Lima, 
Company  F is  recorded  as  being  from  Cincinnati,  but  was  raised  about  Buena 
Vista  in  Scioto  and  Adams  Counties  by  Ozro  J.  Dodds,  the  original  Captain. 
Company  G was  recruited  from  Allen,  Auglaize  and  Putman  Counties.  Com- 
pany H was  recruited  from  Scioto  and  Adams  Counties  by  W.  Clay  Henry,  the 


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second  Captain.  Robert  E.  Roney  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant.  Henry 
C.  Doddridge  was  a Sergeant  in  the  Company.  Miles  P.  Thompson,  of  Young, 
Ohio,  was  a Corporal.  He  entered  the  service  August  30,  1862,  and  was  ap- 
pointed Corporal  July  1,  1864,  Sergeant  Major  of  the  Regiment  May  1,  1865,  and 
was  mustered  out  July  13,  1865. 

Ro^s  Courtney  was  a private  in  this  Company,  serving  from  September 
3,  1862  until  July  12,  1865. 

Captain  David  A.  Murphy,  brother  of  Leonidas  H.,  of  Portsmouth,  was 
a private  in  this  Company  serving  from  September  1,  1862,  until  February  10, 
1865.  During  the  service  he  wrote  a series  of,  letters  to  the  Portsmouth  Tri- 
bune of  the  most  wonderful  interest.  He  was  made  Adjutant  of  the  184th  O.  V. 
I.  February  18,  1865,  and  was  mustered  out  September  20,  1865. 

This  Company  had  two  brothers  Christopher  and  William  Oppy,  both 
of  whom  died  in  the  service.  It  had  three  brothers  named  Monk  and  six 
Thompsons,  three  of  whom  were  brothers. 

Company  I was  from  Greenfield,  Ohio.  Dr.  Peter  J.  Kline  of  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  was  a Sergeant.  He  entered  the  service  August  7,  1862,  and  was  made 
a Corporal  and  then  a Sergeant.  He  was  discharged  June  16,  1865. 

Company  K was  organized  about  Gallion,  Ohio. 

The  Regiment  lost  by  death  in  the  service,  one  hundred  and  ninety-two,  of 
whom  sixty-three  were  killed  in  battle  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle. 

This  Regiment  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Shiloh,  Tenn.,  April 
6-7,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss,  (Siege  of),  April  30  to  May  15,  1862;  Corinth,  Miss.,  Oc- 
tober 3-4,  1862;  Tuscumbia,  Ala.,  April  24,  1863;  Town  Creek,  Ala.,  April  28, 
1863;  Ley’s  Ferry,  Ga.,  May  14-15,  1863;  Rome  Cross  Roads,  Ga.,  May  16,  1864; 
Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25  to  June  4,  1864; Atlanta  Ga.,  (Hood’s  First  Sortie)  July  22, 
1864;  Atlanta  Ga.,  (Hood’s  Second  Sortie)  July  28,  1864;  Atlanta,  Ga.,  (Siege  of) 
July  28  to  September  2,  1864;  Jonesboro,  Ga.,  August  31,  to  September  1,  1864; 
Lovejoy  Station,  Ga.,  September  2-6,  1864;  Savannah,  Ga.,  (Siege  of)  December 
10-21,  1864;  Bentonville,  N.  C.,  March  19-21,  1865,  Sherman’s  March  to  the  Sea. 

To  speak  of  the  81st  Regiment,  O.  V.  I.  thirty-six  years  after  the  War 
is  to  call  to  mind  Dr.  Peter  J.  Kline,  one  of  the  most  prominent  physicians  in 
the  state.  He  is  well  known  for  his  high  professional  standing  and  love  for 
the  soldiers  of  the  Civil  War  and  devotion  to  their  interests.  His  record  as  a 
soldier  was  of  the  best.  He  never  failed  in  a single  duty  and  was  always  at 
the  front.  The  same  as  to  his  qualities  as  a soldier  may  be  said  of  Captain 
David  A.  Murphy. 

The  following  has  been  furnished  in  regard  to  the  81st  Ohio  by  one 
who  was  with  it  through  its  entire  service.  “The  81st  Ohio  Regiment  had  its 
first  experience  on  the  firing  line  when  it  carried  its  colors  into  the  smoke  of 
battle  at  Pittsburg  Landing  on  that  memorable  and  bloody  Sabbath  morning, 
April,  1862.” 

“Amid  the  crash  and  din  of  this  fight  it  was  given  a position  in  the  Army 
of  Tennessee,  remaining  ever  afterward  in  this  gallant  and  historic  army  until 
the  close  of  the  war,  three  years  later,  when,  with  thinned  ranks  and  those  col- 
ors, so  bright  and  new  on  that  Sabbath  morning,  now  tattered  and  battle  scar- 
red, it  stood  at  the  battle  of  Bentonville,  N.  C.,  more  than  one  thousand  miles 
from  the  scene  of  its  first  action.  By  its  gallantry  in  action  and  patient  en- 
durance on  the  march,  it  had  added  in  no  small  degree  to  the  brilliant  history 
of  General  Sherman’s  favorite  army  corps,  led  by  his  most  beloved  Lieutenant, 
General,  James  B.  McPherson,  who  fell  while  gallantly  leading  his  men  on  the 
22nd  of  July,  1864,  in  front  of  Atlanta  and  only  a short  distance  from  the  line 
of  the  81st  Ohio.  On  the  afternoon  of  the  same  day,  together  with  the  rest 
of  the  Brigade  to  which  it  belonged,  it  took  part  on  a charge  on  the  left  of  the 
Fifteenth  Army  Corps,  retaking  the  works  out  of  which  Gen.  Morgan  L.  Smith’s 
division  had  been  driven,  and  at  the  same . time  recapturing  the  famous  De 
Grasses  Battery  of  four  twenty  pound  Parrots  which  had  fallen  into  the 
hands  of  the  enemy.  On  this  charge  they  were  led  by  Dr.  C.  P.  Dennis  of 
Portsmouth,  then  a member  of  General  Morgan  L.  Smith’s  staff.  Early  in  May, 
1864,  this  regiment  marched  across  the  little  wooden  bridge  which  spans 
Chickamauga  Creek  at  Lee  and  Gordon’s  Mills,  with  nine  hundred  bright  mus- 
kets in  its  ranks.” 

“Three  months  later  only  three  hundred  guns  were  stacked  by  this  com- 
mand in  the  streets  in  Atlanta,  This  was  the  mute  eloquence  of  the  gallantry 


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of  this  regiment  from  Resaca  to  the  Gate  City  of  the  South.  By  a strange 
coincident,  it  furnished  the  first  man  killed  in  the  army  of  Tennessee,  Thomas 
D.  Crossby,  at  Resaca;  and  also  the  last  one  killed  in  the  campaign  at  At- 
lanta, John  M.  Cowman.  After  the  capture  of  Atlanta,  together  with  its  bri- 
gade, it  was  transferred  to  the  Fourth  Division  of  he  Fifteenth  Army  Corps, 
and  became  a part  of  General  John  M.  Corse’s  command,  of  Altoona  fame.  It 
participated  in  Sherman's  March  to  the  Sea  and  was  present  at  the  capture 
of  Savannah,  Georgia,  December  21,  1864.” 

‘‘Turning  northward,  unflinchingly  and  uncomplainingly,  it  took  up  that 
terrible  five  hundred  miles  march;  through  swamps,  across  rivers,  and  over  all 
obstacles  a determined  and  desperate  enemy  could  place  in  its  way.  Together 
wth  the  rest  of  Sherman’s  army,  it  joined  in  the  Union  cheer,  carried  the  last 
earth  works  and  for  the  last  time  met  armed  resistance  to  the  Union  cause  at 
Gouldsborough,  N.  C.,  March  21,  1865.  From  here  it  marched  three  hundred 
and  fifty  miles,  reaching  Washington  City;  and  together  with  the  rest  of  Sher- 
man’s army  passed  in  review  May  24,  1865.” 

The  writer  of  this  work  has  very  precious  recollections  of  the  Regiment. 
General  Robert  N.  Adams  was  the  second  Colonel.  He  was  a student  of  Miami 
University  and  known  to  the  writer  as  a schoolmate.  Frank  Evans,  second 
Major  and  William  H.  Chamberlain,  third  Major  were  known  to  the  writer  as 
Miami  students.  This  was  also  true  of  John  R.  Hunt,  Adjutant  of  the  Regi- 
ment and  O.  A.  Dodds,  the  original  Captain  of  Company  F.  A history  of  this 
regiment  was  furnished  by  Major  William  H.  Chamberlain  who  for  so  many 
years  was  connected  with  the  Cincinnati  Gazette.  The  Dook  was  published  in 
1865  and  from  the  stand  point  of  a soldier  of  the  Civil  War  is  wonderfully  in- 
teresting. 


91st  Regiment,  O.  V.  I. 

The  91st  Regiment  was  organized  in  Ironton,  Ohio,  September  7,  1862, 
to  serve  three  years  and  did  serve  until  June  24th,  1865.  John  A.  Turley  of 
Scioto  County  was  the  original  Colonel;  Benjamin  F.  Coates,  of  Adams  County 
was  the  original  Lieutenant-Colonel;  Lemuel  Z.  Cadot  was  the  second  Lieuten- 
ant-Colonel and  John  R.  Blessing  of  Gallia  County  was  the  original  Major. 
Samuel  F.  Neal  of  Gallia  County  was  the  second  Major.  Dr.  John  B.  War- 
wick of  Lucasville  was  an  original  assistant  Surgeon,  and  was  promoted  to  Sur- 
geon May  23,  1863,  and  mustered  out  with  the  regiment  June  24,  1865.  John 
W.  Longbon,  of  Jackson  County,  was  the  original  Adjutant.  Alexander  H. 
Ricker  was  the  original  Regimental  Quartermaster.  Newton  R.  Warwick  was 
originally  a private  in  Company  C.  He  was  made  Commissary  Sergeant  Octo- 
ber 22,  1862,  and  was  made  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  D January  4,  1864. 
Dr.  Milton  S.  Pixley  who  entered  the  service  as  a private  in  Company  F was 
promoted  to  Hospital  Steward,  August  29,  1863,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the 
regiment  June  24,  1865. 

Company  A was  from  Gallipolis;  Company  B was  from  Ironton  and  Com- 
pany C was  from  Scioto  County.  Jacob  Caldwell  was  the  original  Captain  of 
Company  C.  He  entered  the  service  July  16,  1862.  He  was  the  father  of 
Smiley  A.  Caldwell  who  has  a sketch  herein.  He  died  August  9,  1864,  at  Fred- 
erick, Md.  John  Kaps  was  the  second  Captain.  He  was  promoted  from  First 
Lieutenant  June  14,  1864.  He  was  transferred  to  Company  D June  6,  1864, 
transferred  back. to  Company  C August  31,  1864,  and  mustered  out  with  the 
Company  June  24,  1865.  William  A.  Donohoe  was  the  First  Lieutenant  of  the 
Company.  Thomas  K.  Coles  was  the  second  First  Lieutenant,  he  was  promot- 
ed from  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  G October  12,  1864.  He  was  killed  No- 
vember 18,  1864,  in  the  battle  of  Myerstown,  Va.,  before  muster  in  as  First 
Lieutenant.  John  W.  Rockhold  of  Scioto  County  was  a First  Lieutenant  in  this 
Company.  Charles  O.  Cole  was  a Second  Lieutenant  as  well  as  Isaac  H.  Noel. 

Company  D was  from  Lawrence  County.  James  E.  Thomas  was  the 
original  Captain,  John  T.  Irwin  was  First  Lieutenant.  Company  E was  from 
Adams  County.  Company  F was  from  Lawrence  and  Scioto  Counties.  Ken- 
nedy R.  Culbertson  was  the  First  Captain.  John  W.  Overturf  of  Columbus  was 
the  First  Lieutenant.  He  entered  the  service  July  28,  1862,  and  was  mustered 
out  with  the  Company  June  24,  1865. 


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Company  H was  from  Lawrence  County;  Company  I was  from  Adams 
County  and  Company  K was  from  Gallia  County.  Alva  F.  Kendall  was  the  third 
Captain  promoted  irorn  First  Lieutenant,  Company  D March  29,  1865,  and  mus- 
tered out  October  16,  1865,  by  order  of  the  War  Department. 

Company  H had  Simeon  Crossley  for  its  first  Captain,  Lawrence  K. 
Stroup  for  its  second  and  Samuel  P.  Baldridge  for  its  third.  William  W.  Kirk- 
er  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant.  He  resigned  February  8,  1863.  Alex- 
ander H.  Ricker,  Charles  O.  Cole,  Alva  F.  Kendall  and  Edward  S.  Wilson 
were  in  succession  First  Lieutenants.  Thomas  K.  Coles  was  a Second  Lieu- 
tenant as  was  Eugene  B.  Williard  of  Hanging  Rock  and  Henry  B.  Woodrow  of 
Cincinnati. 

This  Regiment  was  as  fine  a one  in  the  physical  condition  of  the  men  in 
it  as  any  that  entered  the  service  and  it  performed  many  deeds  of  valor. 

The  following  are  the  battles  in  which  it  participated:  Buffalo,  W.  Va., 

September  26,  1862;  Fayetteville,  W.  Va.,  May  19,  1863;  Blake’s  Farm,  W.  Va., 
May  21,  1863;  Cloyd’s  Mountain,  Va.,  May  19,  1864;  New  River  Bridge,  Va.,  May 
10.  1864;  Cow  Pasture  River,  Va.,  June  5,  1864;  Lynchburg,  Va.,  June  17-18,  1864; 
Stevenson’s  Depot,  Va.,  (near  Winchester)  July  20,  1864;  Winchester,  Va., 
July  24-25,  1864;  Halltown,  Va.,  (near  Charlestown)  August  24-26,  1864;  Mar- 
tinsburg,  Va.,  September  18,  1864;  Opequan,  Va.,  September  19,  1864;  Fisher’s 
Hall,  Va.,  (Woodstock)  September  22,  1864;  Cedar  Creek,  Va.,  October  19,  1864, 
and  Myerstown,  Va.,  November  18,  1864. 

The  Regiment  lost  one  hundred  and  forty-eight  men  by  death  in  the 
service,  of  whom  sixty-seven  were  killed  in  battle,  or  died  of  wounds  received 
in  battle. 

140th  Regiment,  O.  V.  I. 

This  Regiment  was  organized  at  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  to  serve  one  hundred 
days  from  May  10,  1864.  A part  of  the  20th  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guards 
from  Scioto  County  was  in  it.  It  was  sent  to  Charleston,  West  Virginia  and 
spent  a part  of  its  time  guarding  army  stores  along  the  Kanawha  and  Gauley 
rivers  and  was  mustered  out  September  3,  1864,  on  expiration  of  term  of  ser- 
vice, at  Gallipolis,  Ohio. 

Van  B.  Hibbs  was  the  Lieutenant  Colonel.  He  entered  the  service  May 
2,  1864.  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  and  was  mustered  out  September  3,  1864. 
James  H.  Poe  was  Quartermaster  Sergeant  promoted  from  a private  of  Com- 
pany E May  10,  1864.  Companies  E and  F were  from  Scioto  County. 

Company  E had  for  its  original  officers:  Charles  Soule,  Captain,  William 
Kinney,  First  Lieutenant;  Henry  R.  Tracy,  Second  Lieutenant;  James  W.  Ban- 
non,  First  Sergeant;  Robert  N.  Spry,  Second  Sergeant;  Cornelius  H.  Barbee, 
Third  Sergeant;  M.  F.  Micklethwait,  Fourth  Sergeant;  John  W.  Lewis,  Fifth 
Sergeant  and  Samuel  L.  Gilbert,  First  Corporal.  Jefferson  W.  Glidden,  Daniel 
Wear.  Samuel  Stevenson,  Oscar  F.  Waterhouse,  Robert  Baker  and  Philip  Ca- 
hill were  the  other  Corporals. 

Charles  M.  Burr,  Frank  Coriell,  David  E.  Davis,  Albert  Debo,  Frederick 
Gephart,  Joseph  Jefferson,  Richard  M.  Lloyd,  William  H.  C.  McFarlin,  William 
H.  H.  Montgomery,  Hiram  Murray,  D.  Perkins  Pratt,  Nathaniel  Searl,  James 
Stephenson,  Albert  B.  Voorhies  and  William  F.  Whitney  were  privates. 

Company  F.  had  for  its  Captain  Louis  Sonntag,  First  Lieutenant,  Fer- 
nando C.  Searl,  Second  Lieutenant,  Hiram  Adams,  First  Sergeant,  James  B.  Ray; 
David  W.  Crull,  John  Tracy,  Edward  W.  Richardson,  Isaac  McCann  and  George 
Suter  were  also  Sergeants.  The  Corporals  were:  Hugh  Fulton,  Daniel  Titus, 
John  Warner,  James  Q.  Grady,  Rufus  P.  Dodge,  John  Miller,  Andrew  Demer  and 
Reuben  B.  Shumway.  Samuel  Slattery  and  Caleb  B.  Crull  were  musicians. 

Levi  Brown,  Daniel  Pool,  Jesse  M.  Pyle,  Jacob  B.  Rickey,  Henry  Stock- 
ham,  Isaac  Rickey,  Lewis  Vangorder,  Richard  Wells  and  Frederick  Winters 
were  among  the  privates. 

Company  I also  had  a number  of  Scioto  County  men  in  it.  Charles  Blain 
was  the  Captain;  Joseph  Hock,  First  Lieutenant;  Andrew  L.  Cavender,  Second 
Lieutenant;  William  C.  Brooks,  First  Sergeant;  Elliott  Nurse,  John  W.  Artis, 
John  W.  Thompson  and  Edwin  T.  Sexton  were  the  other  Sergeants.  Wil- 
liam Larkin.  Charles  W.  Hamilton,  William  L.  Cook,  Charles  Haquard,  Henry 
Hallback,  Jacob  Hock,  William  McMullen  and  Milton  G.  Peters  were  the  Cor- 
porals. 


THETIVIL  WAR. 


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Anson  Allard,  Ezra  Bradford,  Alexander  Cole,  William  H.  H.  Emory,  S. 
J.  Humble,  D.  V.  Larkin,  William  McNelley,  Samuel  Monroe,  John  A.  Purdy, 
Henry  Shumberg,  William  Temple,  William  Veach  and  George  Williamson  were 
among  the  privates. 

There  were  but  two  deaths  in  this  regiment  during  the  service.  Peter 
Lefler,  private  in  Company  I was  drowned  near  Charleston,  West  Virginia.  Ed- 
ward W.  Richardson,  Sergeant  of  Company  F died  May  25,  1864,  at  his  home 
in  Scioto  County,  Ohio. 


141st  Regiment,  O.  V.  I. 

This  regiment  was  organized  at  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  from  the  11th  to  the  14th 
of  May,  1864.  Its  period  of  service  was  one  hundred  days.  Its  entire  service 
was  guard  duty  at  Charleston,  West  Virginia.  It  was  mustered  out  September 
3,  1864. 

Company  G was  from  Scioto  County.  The  other  Companies  were  from 
Adams,  Athens  and  uallia  Counties. 

Of  Company  G,  William  W.  Reilly  was  Captain,  Thomas  J.  Pursell  was 
First  Lieutenant,  William  H.  Clark,  Second  Lieutenant  and  William  A.  Thomas 
was  First  Sergeant.  John  McCathron,  James  Matthers,  Thomas  Dupler  and 
Alexander  Ward  were  the  other  Sergeants.  William  Fryer  was  a musician  and 
Samuel  P.  Drake,  James  F.  Ellis,  Aaron  Musser,  Herman  Wessel  and  Philip 
Young  were  among  the  privates. 

There  were  no  deaths  or  casualties  in  the  Company. 

There  were  four  deaths  in  the  regiment  during  its  service. 

173rd  Regiment,  O.  V.  I. 

This  regiment  was  organized  at  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  in  September,  1864,  to 
serve  one  year.  Immediately  after  its  muster  in,  it  was  sent  to  Nashville  where 
it  formed  a part  of  the  garrison.  It  engaged  in  the  battle  of  Nashville  and 
was  employed  in  guarding  the  prisoners  for  two  weeks  afterwards.  On  Feb- 
ruary 25,  1865,  it  was  ordered  to  Columbia,  Tenn.,  and  from  there  to  Johnson- 
ville.  where  it  did  police  and  guard  duty  until  June  26,  1865,  when  it  was  mus- 
tered out. 

John  R.  Hurd  was  the  original  Colonel,  Calvin  A.  Shepard  was  Lieuten- 
ant Colonel,  Jeremiah  Davidson  was  Major  and  James  C.  Marr  was  Surgeon. 
Joseph  Morris  and  George  Wyman  were  assistant  Surgeons. 

Nelson  W.  Evans,  the  editor  of  this  work  was  the  original  Adjutant  of 
this  regiment.  He  was  promoted  to  Captain  of  Company  K December  14,  1864 
and  was  succeeded  by  George  W.  Helfeinstein  who  served  until  May  15,  1865, 
when  he  was  discharged  on  Surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability.  Luther  M.  Be- 
man  was  the  original  Regimental  Quartermaster;  George  W.  Isaminger  was 
Chaplain  and  Moses  Morgan  was  First  Sergeant  Major  but  was  promoted  to  Sec- 
ond Lieutenant  of  Company  K December  16,  1864.  He  was  succeeded  by  John 
W.  Lawell. 

Company  A was  from  Gallia  and  Lawrence  Counties.  The  Captain  was 
John  W.  Fuson,  First  Lieutenant,  Andrew  J.  Booth;  he  was  succeeded  by  Elisha 
T.  Edwards  who  was  promoted  from  Second  Lieutenant  December  6,  1864.  He 
was  the  father  of  Dr.  Edwards  of  Portsmouth. 

Company  B was  from  Lallia  County;  Company  C was  from  Gallia  and 
Jackson  Counties.  Coleman  Gillilan  was  Captain  of  Company  C,  Charles  Hunt 
was  First  Lieutenant  and  Joseph  C.  Coffman  was  Second  Lieutenant. 

Company  D was  from  Scioto  County.  John  C.  Malone  was  Captain.  George 
W.  Helfenstein  was  First  Lieutenant  and  was  succeeded  by  Albert  R.  Morrison. 
Asa  R.  O.  Thomas  was  Second  Lieutenant  and  Alva  K.  Finton  was  First  Ser- 
geant. Henry  C.  Gilruth  was  also  a Sergeant  in  this  Company.  Fielding  B. 
Ham  and  Thomas  Deaver  were  Corporals.  James  Metz  was  a musician. 

John  D.  Weaver,  Lafayette  Hiner,  Willard  Lamb,  Horace  T.  Lindsav, 
William  K.  McCall,  Henry  M.  Parr,  Charles  W.  Walker,  William  W.  Walker,  A. 
C.  Wells,  James  O.  Winkler  and  William  Witherow  were  among  the  privates  in 
the  Company. 

Company  G was  from  Scioto  and  Pike  Counties.  Charles  Slavens  was 
the  Captain,  John  T.  Brady,  First  Lieutenant;  William  T.  Shades,  Second  Lieu- 
tenant; Louis  E.  Booth,  First  Sergeant;  John  J.  Baldwin,  John  W.  Chamberlin 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


and  Benjamin  F.  Bennett  were  also  Sergeants.  Isaac  Donohoe,  Isaac  J.  Dewey 
and  David  Shoop  were  among  the  Corporals. 

Lewis  Deamer,  Hiram  Fitch,  Frederick,  Jacob  Kronk,  Augustus  Lamb, 
James  D.  Moss,,  William  Pool,  Joseph  Rogers  and  George  W.  Shriver  were 
among  the  privates. 

Nelson  W.  Evans,  the  original  Adjutant,  was  promoted  to  Captain  of 
Company  K September  8,  1864.  Moses  Morgan  was  the  second  Second  Lieu- 
tenant of  this  Company,  succeeding  J.  H.  Parker  who  was  promoted  to  First 
Lieutenant  of  Company  I. 

Ninety-three  of  this  regiment  died  in  the  service,  of  whom  forty-eight 
are  buried  in  National  Cemeteries,  most  of  them  in  the  National  Cemetery  at 
Nashvlle,  Tennessee.  Of  this  number  Company  D lost  three  by  death  and 
Company  G lost  two  by  death. 

18C>th  Regiment,  O.  V.  1. 

This  was  another  one  year  regiment  in  which  Scioto  County  was  repre- 
sented. It  was  organized  at  Camp  Chase,  Ohio  in  February,  1865,  to  serve  for 
one  year.  It  left  Camp  Chase  March  2,  for  Nashville,  Tennessee.  It  left  on 
March  8th  for  Murfreesboro  and  went  into  camp  at  Cleveland,  Tennessee  and 
moved  on  in  a short  time  to  Chattanooga.  It  was  mustered  out  September  18, 
1865. 

Thomas  W.  Wildes  was  the  Colonel,  George  Wilhelm,  First  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  and  Wesley  L.  Patterson,  Major. 

This  regiment  lost  forty-four  by  death  in  the  service,  nearly  all  of  whom 
are  buried  in  National  Cemeteries,  the  most  being  buried  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

7th  Ohio  Volunteer  Calvary. 

This  regiment  was  known  as  the  River  Regiment.  It  was  mustered  into 
the  service  from  September  12,  to  November  8,  1862  from  various  points  in 
Ohio.  At  the  time  of  organization  it  numbered  1204  men  and  it  mustered  out 
840  men.  It  was  mustered  out  July  4,  1865.  Company  G was  from  Portsmouth 
and  was  mustered  in  September  28,  1862.  John  D.  Kinney  was  the  original 
Captain.  He  entered  the  service  September  1,  1862  and  resigned  December  26, 
1862.  John  A.  Ashbury  succeeded  him  and  served  until  mustered  out. 

Roswell  C.  Nichols  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant.  He  entered  the 
service  September  1,  1862  and  resigned  February  23,  1864.  He  was  succeeded  by 
Benjamin  Trago  who  was  appointed  Second  Lieutenant  September  1,  1862,  and 
promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  April  2,  1864. 

Thomas  J.  Williams  was  the  original  Second  Lieutenant.  David  Goddard 
was  First  Sergeant  and  Sanford  B.  Jennings  was  Com.  Sergeant. 

Nathaniel  Rice  was  a private.  He  entered  the  service  September  9,  1862, 
and  died  March  7,  1876  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio. 

William  S.  Bundy,  father  of  William  E.  Bundy,  the  United  States  Attor- 
ney for  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio,  was  a member  of  this  Company.  He 
entered  the  service  September  21,  1862  at  the  age  of  twenty  years  and  was 
mustered  out  March  22,  1864  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  died  soon  after  from 
wounds  received  in  the  service. 

This  Company  lost  eight  by  death  in  the  service,  of  whom  two  were  killed 
in  battle. 

The  regiment  lost  two  hundred  and  sixteen  in  the  service,  of  whom  fifty- 
three  were  killed  in  battle  or  died  of  wounds. 

The  regiment  participated  in  the  following  battles: 

(1)  Carter’s  Station,  Tenn.  December  30,  1862;  Mt.  Sterling,  Ky.,  March  24, 
1863;  Dutton  Hill,  Ky.,  March  30,  1863;  Monticello,  Ky.,  May  1,  1863;  Rocky  Gap, 
Ky.,  June  9,  1863;  Buffington  Island,  O.,  July  19,  1863;  Cumberland  Gap, 

Term.,  September  9,  1863;  (2)  Carter’s  Station,  Tenn.,  September  22,  1863; 

Ollicoffer,  Tenn.,  September  24,  1863;  Blue  Springs,  Tenn.,  October  10,  1863; 
Rodgersville,  Tenn.,  November  6,  1863;  Seige  of  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  November  17 
to  December  44,  1863;  Bean  Station,  Tenn.,  December  14,  1863;  Blain’s  Cross 
Roads,  Tenn.,  December  16,  1863;  New  Market,  Tenn.,  December  23,  1863;  Fail- 
Garden,  Tenn.,  January  27,  1864;  Cynthiana,  Ky.,  June  11,  1864;  Siege  of  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  July  28  to  September  2,  1864;  Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30,  1864;  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  December  15-16,  1864;  Pulaski,  Tenn.,  December  25,  1864;  Plantersville, 
Ala.,  April  1,  1865  and  Selma,  Ala.,  April  2,  1865. 


THE  CIVIL  WAR. 


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9th  Volunteer  Calvary. 

Scioto  County  was  represented  in  this  regiment  by  the  Surgeon.  Cyrus 
M.  Finch  who  entered  the  service  October  5.  1863  and  was  mustered  out  with 
the  regiment  July  20.  1865,  also  by  George  Fisher,  the  druggist,  of  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  who  entered  the  serviee  October  11,  1863  and  served  until  July  20,  1865,  as 
the  Regimental  Hospital  Steward. 

Battery  L— 1st  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  Light  Artillery. 

Battery  L was  mostly  from  Scioto  County.  The  battery  was  mustered  into 
the  service  December  3,  1861  at  Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  to  serve  three  years. 

Lucius  N.  Robinson  was  the  original  Captain.  He  entered  the  service  Oct- 
ober 8,  1861,  at  the  age  of  forty-four  and  resigned  November  12,  1862,  on  ac- 
count of  disability.  Frank  C.  Gibbs  was  the  Second  Captain.  He  entered  the 
service  at  the  age  of  twenty-six,  October  31,  1861,  and  was  promoted  from  First 
Lieutenant  November  12,  1862.  He  was  wounded  October  19,  1864.  at  the  battle 
of  Cedar  Creek,  Va.,  and  mustered  out  with  the  battery  July  4,  1865. 

Frederick  Dorries  of  I awrence  County  was  an  original  First  Lieutenant. 
He  was  killed  May  3,  1863,  in  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va. 

Charles  H.  Robinson,  Second  Lieutenant,  entered  the  service  October  31, 
1861.  He  was  a son  of  the  Captain.  He  was  captured  at  the  battle  of  Port  Re- 
public, Va.,  June  8,  1862  and  exchanged  August  5,  1862.  He  was  promoted  from 
Second  Lieutenant,  November  12,  1862  and  resigned  March  13,  1863  on  account 
of  disability. 

William  Walworth  of  Cleveland,  was  a First  Lieutenant.  He  entered  the 
service  November  19,  1861,  he  was  appointed  Second  Lieutenant  January  7,  1862, 
and  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  March  13.  1863.  He  died  May  9,  1864  at  Camp 
Barry,  D.  C. 

Herbert  F.  Guthrie  was  a First  Lieutenant.  He  entered  the  service  No- 
vember 1,  1861,  he  was  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  from  First  Sergeant  No- 
vember 12,  1862.  and  to  First  Lieutenant  May  6,  1863. 

Otho  D.  Foster,  also  a First  Lieutenant  entered  the  service  Octo- 
ber 22,  1861,  he  was  appointed  First  Sergeant  October  18,  1864,  and  promoted 
to  First  Lieutenant  February  10,  1865. 

James  Gildea  was  originally  Quarter-master  Sergeant.  He  entered  the 
service  October  11,  1861.  He  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va., 
June  8,  1862.  He  was  appointed  First  Sergeant  from  Quarter-master  Sergeant, 
December  22,  1862;  promoted  to  Second  T ieutenant.  May  6,  1863  and  to  First 
Lieutenant,  May  25,  1864.  but  not  mustered. 

Philip  Hauser  wa=  the  second  Second  Lieutenant.  He  entered  the  ser- 
vice October  11.  1861.  He  was  appointed  Quarter-master  Sergeant  from  Ser- 
geant October  18,  1864,  and  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant.  February  10,  1865. 
He  was  mustered  out  with  the  battery  July  4.  1865. 

Lee  T.  Beatty  was  a Quarter-Master  Sergeant  as  was  Frank  W.  Buskirk. 
Thomas  B.  Kirker  was  a Sergeant  of  this  Company.  He  entered  the  service 
October  30,  1861  and  was  discharged  September  27,  1862,  on  Surgeon’s  Certifi- 
cate of  disability.  Benjamin  Butterfield  was  also  a Sergeant  in  this  Companv. 
He  is  now  doing  business  in  Ironton.  Ohio.  He  entered  the  service  October  30. 
1861  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven  and  mustered  out  October  30.  1864.  John  W. 
Craig  was  also  a Sergeant.  He  entered  the  service  November  5.  1861  and  served 
until  July  4,  1865. 

Leondias  Piles,  James  S.  Kehoe,  John  M.  Morris,  and  William  Carey  were 
among  the  Corporals.  Daniel  Pursell  was  a bugler. 

Among  the  privates;  were  Henry  Fitch.  David  Ford.  William  S.  Foster, 
Joseph  Hornung,  Jefferson  Kendall,  Murty  W.  Lodwick,  Harrison  Massie  and 
Francis  M.  Temple. 

Battery  L was  engaged  in  the  following  battles;  Bloomery  Gap.  W.  Va., 
Feb.,  29,  1862;  Winchester.  Va..  March  23,  1862;  Front  Royal.  Va.,  May  30,  1862; 
Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  8.  1862;  Chantilly,  Va..  August  29,  1862;  Antietam.  Md., 
September  17,  1862:  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  December  11  to  16,  1862;  Chanc°llors- 
ville  Va.,  Mayl-4,  1863:  Gettysburg,  Pa..  July  2-3.  1863;  Wapping  Heights,  Va., 
July  14.  1863;  Bristoe  Station  Va..  October  14,  1863:  Rappahannock  Ford.  Va. 
November  7,  1863;  New  Hope  Church,  Va.,  Nov.  26,  1863;  Mine  Run.  Va..  Novem- 
ber 26-28,  1863;  Fort  Reno,  July  12,  1864;  Fort  Stevens,  D.  C..  July  12,  1864; 


238  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Snicker’s  Gap,  Va.,  July  18,  1864;  Winchester,  Va.,  September  19,  1864;  Fish- 
er’s Hill,  Va.,  September  22,  1864,  and  Cedar  Creek,  Va.,  October  19,  1864. 

This  Company  lost  twenty  by  death  in  the  service,  of  whom  six  were 
killed  in  battle,  or  died  of  wounds  received  in  battle. 

1st  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  Heavy  Artillery. 

This  regiment  was  mustered  into  the  service  as  the  117th  regiment  O.  V. 
I.,  in  September,  1862,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  its  eight  companies  aggregating  796 
men.  In  October,  1862,  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  Kentucky,  where,  for  the 
succeeding  seven  months,  it  was  engaged  in  guard  duty  and  expeditions  against 
guerrillas.  In  May,  1863,  it  was  changed  into  the  First  Regiment,  Heavy  Ar- 
tillery, Ohio  Volunteers,  and  on  August  12,  1863,  it  was  re-organized  with  twelve 
companies,  aggregating  1,839  officers  and  men.  During  the  process  of  reorgani- 
zation the  Regiment  constructed  the  fortifications  around  Covington  and  New- 
port. In  the  fall  and  winter  of  1863-64  it  was  engaged  in  guard  duty  at  var- 
ious points  in  Kentucky.  On  February  19,  1864,  it  started  to  Knoxville,  Ten- 
nessee. Until  the  following  September,  the  Regiment  was  engaged  in  guard- 
ing the  railroads  in  Tennessee.  During  the  winter  of  1864-65  it  was  engaged 
in  foraging  and  fighting  guerrillas  throughout  East  Tennessee  and  North  Caro- 
lina. Forming  a part  of  the  First  Brigade,  Fourth  Division,  Army  of  the  Cum- 
berland, it  was  engaged  in  guai’ding  mountain  points.  After  the  surrender  of 
Dee  and  Johnson,  the  Regiment  was  engaged  in  North  Carolina,  South  Caro- 
lina, Georgia  and  Tennessee.  On  July  25,  1865,  it  was  mustered  out  of  service 
at  Knoxville,  Tennessee.  The  original  Colonel  was  Chauncey  D.  Hawley,  For- 
dyce  M.  Keith,  Lieutenant-Colonel  and  William  G.  Dickson  was  the  original  Ma- 
jor. Robert  W.  Caldwell  was  the  second  Major,  Timothy  S.  Matthews,  the  third 
Major  and  Henry  L.  Barnes,  the  fourth  Major.  John  L.  Firestone  was  the  orig- 
inal Surgeon.  Nelson  B.  Lafferty  was  an  Assistant  Surgeon  and  also  Henry  C. 
Beard  afterwards  of  Lucasville,  Ohio.  Company  A was  from  Jackson  County, 
Captain,  Robert  W.  Caldwell.  Company  B was  from  Ross  and  Pike  Counties, 
Captain,  William  C.  Hayes.  Company  C was  from  Pike  County,  Captain,  Leon- 
idas C.  Heaton.  Company  D was  from  Scioto  and  Jackson  Counties,  Henry 
L.  Barnes  was  the  original  Captain  and  Benjamin  F.  Holman  the  second  Cap- 
tain. Alexander  F.  McMillan  was  the  original  First  Lieutenant,  Skees  S. 
Forester,  the  second  First  Lieutenant  and  Thomas  M.  James,  the  third  First 
Lieutenant.  John  W.  Wallace  was  Second  Lieutenant  and  so  were  William  H. 
Bonsall  and  James  W.  Tarlton.  John  Jones,  the  plumber  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
was  a member  of  this  Company  and  so  was  Samuel  McElhaney,  one  of  the  letter 
carriers  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Company  E was  from  Adams  County,  com- 
manded by  James  A.  Murphy,  Jacob  M.  Tener  was  the  original  First  Lieu- 
tenant. Company  F was  from  Scioto  County,  commanded  by  Captain  Amos  B. 
Cole,  who  was  succeeded  by  James  C.  Cadot.  Benjamin  F.  Holman  was  First 
T ieutenant,  as  was  John  Q.  Shumway  and  John  W.  Wallace.  Samuel  B.  Vio- 
let was  Second  Lieutenant  and  was  afterwards  made  First  Lieutenant.  David 

C.  Howard  and  John  Dascomb  were  also  SecondLieu tenants  John  S.  Armstrong 
was  First  Sergeant.  Bennett  Titus,  Warren  Dever  and  Jacob  Deemer  were 
Corporals.  William  H.  Bonsall  enlisted  in  this  Company  as  a private.  Joseph 

D.  Stockham,  of  Wallace  Mills,  was  a private  in  this  Company.  Company  G 
was  from  Gallia  County,  James  W.  Gatewood  was  Captain.  Francis  Walter  was 
First  Lieutenant  originally.  Washington  C.  Appier  was  the  second,  First 
Lieutenant.  Samuel  Drummond  was  the  original  Second  Lieutenant  and  John 
S.  Hutsinpiller  and  Hilborn  C.  Miller  were  also  Second  Lieutenants.  Company 
H was  from  Jackson  County,  William  J.  Evans  was  the  original  Captain,  -James 
C.  Cadot,  First  Lieutenant.  Lot  Davis  was  one  of  the  Second  Lieutenants. 
Companies  I,  L,  K and  M were  from  the  northern  part  of  the  state  and  were 
placed  in  the  regiment  when  it  was  organized  from  Infantry  into  Heavy  Artil- 
lery. 

Benjamin  L.  Fryer,  a private  of  Company  G,  died  April  7,  1865,  at  Cleve- 
land, Tennessee  and  was  buried  originally  at  Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  but  af- 
terwards removed  to  Greenlawn,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  is  the  father  of  Wil- 
liam Fryer  of  11th  street,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Isaac  Rickey,  a private  of  Com- 
pany F,  died  December  4,  1863,  at  his  home  in  Scioto  County.  Thomas  Waller 
Terry,  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  I,  died  March  3,  1864,  at  Camp  Burn- 
side, Kentucky.  He  has  a separate  sketch  herein. 


THE  Cl  VIE  WAR. 


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2nd  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  Heavy  Artillery. 

was  organized  at  Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  from  June  to  September,  1863,  to 
serve  three  years,  and  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  August  25,  1865.  The 
Companies  were  during  service  mostly  separated  from  each  other.  Horatio 

G.  Gibson  was  the  Colonel,  Martin  B.  Ewing,  Lieutenant-Colonel.  William  S. 
Irwin,  Daniel  W.  Hoffman,  Layfette  Hammond,  Lemon  S.  Powell  were  the  Ma- 
jors. John  Q.  Gibson  was  the  Chaplain,  appointed  from  First  Lieutenant  of 
Company  F,  December  28,  1864. 

Company  B was  from  Adams  County,  Philip  Rothrock  was  the  original 
Captain.  Samuel  Coleman  was  the  second  Captain  and  James  B.  Doney  was  the 
third  Captain. 

Company  F was  from  Gallia  and  Scioto  Counties.  Edward  S.  Aleshire  was 
the  Captain.  James  S.  Hebard  was  the  First  Lieutenant  as  was  John  Q.  Gib- 
son and  John  D.  Vandeman.  The  Company  was  mustered  in  September  23,  1863, 
at  Covington,  Kentucky.  On  the  11th  of  October,  it  removed  to  Bowling  Green, 
Kentucky,  where  it  remained  until  May  26,  1864,  when  it  removed  to  Charles- 
ton, Tennessee.  On  the  29th  of  December,  1864,  it  returned  to  Knoxville,  and 
on  January  11,  1865,  moved  to  Loudon,  Tennessee,  where  it  remained  until  Aug- 
ust 20,  1865,  when  it  was  taken  to  Nashville,  and  was  mustered  out  August 
23,  1865,  at  Nashville. 

Sth  Independent  Company,  Ohio  Volunteer  Sharpshooters. 

The  recruits  composing  this  organization  were  enrolled  by  Captain 
Charles  A.  Barton  October  9,  1862.  at  Camp  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  On  January  7, 
1863,  the  company  was  ordered  by  Governor  Tod  to  Camp  Dennison,  where  it 
arrived  two  days  later.  On  June  16,  1863,  it  was  ordered  to  the  command  of 
Colonel  Wallace  to  suppress  an  insurrection  of  Butternuts  in  Holmes  County, 
returning  June  23,  1863.  On  July  12,  1863,  it  was  ordered  to  Cincinnati,  and 
participated  with  other  troops  in  repelling  Morgan’s  raid.  It  performed  picket 
duty  west  of  the  city  until  July  17,  1863,  and  then  returned  to  the  city  and 
performed  guard  duty.  It  was  mustered  into  the  United  States  service  March 
9 and  August  22,  1863,  at  Camp  Dennison.  Ohio.  November  10,  1863.  it  was 
ordered  by  Major  General  Grant  to  proceed  to  Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  at  which 
place  it  arrived  November  25,  1863,  and  was  attached  to  a temporary  organiza- 
tion composed  of  the  Fifth,  Sixth  and  Seventh  Companies  of  Ohio  Sharpshoot- 
ers. Under  command  of  Captain  Gershen  M.  Barber,  of  the  Fifth  Independent 
Company,  it  performed  duty  as  headquarters  guard  to  Major  General  Thomas. 
It  was  mustered  out  of  service  July  19.  1865',  at  Nashville  Tennessee,  by  Wil- 
liam S.  Wilson,  Captain  71st  O.  V.  I.,  Mustering  Officer.  The  company’s  loss 
during  its  term  of  service  was  three  men  died  of  disease,  and  one  drowned  in 
Cumberland  River.  Charles  A.  Barton  was  Captain;  Cyrus  B.  Moores  First 
Lieutenant;  David  N.  Long,  Second  Lieutenant;  Andrew  J.  Finney  was  First 
Sergeant;  Cicero  S.  Cadot  was  also  a Sergeant.  Levi  N.  Hyatt  was  a member 
of  this  Company. 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  WAR  OF  1861. 

Extracts  from  Portsmouth  Newspapers  Published  During 
the  C ivil  War. 

Company  A,  15th  O.  V.  I.  Militia,  was  ordered  to  Washington  and  left  on 
the  Bostona.  April  17,  1861.  Captain,  George  S.  Bailey;  First  Lieutenant,  W. 

H.  Raynor;  Second  Lieutenant,  vacancy:  Third  Lieutenant,  George  W.  Brown: 
First  Sergeant,  George  O.  Newman;  Fourth  Sergeant,  Henry  E.  Jones  and 
First  Corporal,  Thomas  E.  Sikes. 

April  19,  1861,  there  was  a Union  meeting  at  the  Biggs  House.  Colonel 
John  Row  was  the  Chairman  and  A.  M.  McFarland.  Secretary.  The  Commit- 
tee on  Resolutions  was  Thomas  McCauslin,  E.  Glover,  A.  M.  McFarland,  W.  A. 
Hutchins  and  F.  C.  Searl. 

Company  A was  made  Company  G,  First  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 

J.  J.  Appier  raised  a Company  and  had  them  drilling. 

April  19,  1861,  Company  G left  Columbus  for  Washington  City.  April  24. 
1861,  the  Portsmouth  Company  was  at  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania.  April  28,  1861, 
the  Portsmouth  Company  was  at  Harrisburg  and  then  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Frank  C.  Gibbs  and  Charles  Soule,  jr.,  wrote  to  the  Tribune,  glowing  letters 
chuck  full  and  running  over  with  patriotism. 

May  1,  1861,  the  Portsmouth  Zouaves  were  organized.  W.  W.  Reilley 
was  Captain;  L.  Goldrich,  First  Lieutenant;  S.  B.  Riggs,  Second  Lieutenant; 
John  Fawn,  Jr.,  Third  Lieutenant;  Thomas  McCauslin,  Ensign;  George  H. 
Gaffey,  First  Sergeant;  Henry  Hall,  Second  Sergeant;  Thomas  Hall,  Third  Ser- 
geant; and  J.  C.  Trotter,  Fourth  Sergeant;  H.  C.  Lodwick,  First  Corporal;  Wil- 
liam Pendergast,  Second  Corporal;  A.  Cramer,  Third  Corporal;  Thomas  Hayes, 
Fourth  Corporal.  H.  E.  Brown  was  Bugler. 

May  8,  1861,  John  A.  Turley  had  a Third  Company  ready  for  the  war. 
T.  J.  Cochran.  Dr.  A.  J.  Shope,  Thomas  P.  Terry  and  S.  P.  Simpson  left  to  join 
Captain  Bailey’s  Company. 

May  12,  1861,  Company  G was  in  Philadelphia.  Captain  J.  J.  Appier’s 
Company  D and  Captain  John  A.  Turley’s  Company  G,  22nd  O.  V.  I.  went  to  Co- 
lumbus by  way  of  Cincinnati.  They  were  drawn  up  on  Market  street  and  ad- 
dressed by  Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt,  Captain  Appier,  Rev.  Taft  and  others.  Each  sol- 
dier was  presented  with  a red  shirt.  The  school  children  sang  and  the  Com- 
pany fired  a number  of  salutes. 

May  15,  1861,  Captain  John  A.  Turley’s  Company  and  J.  J.  Appier’s  Com- 
pany were  encamped  on  the  Fair  Ground. 

Captain  John  R.  Hurd  raised  a Company  of  Kentuckians  and  they  left 
on  the  Bostona  for  Camp  Clay. 

May  22,  1861,  Captain  Reilley’s  Zouaves  drilled  daily  at  three  P.  M.  There 
were  in  the  city,  the  Kinney  Light  Guards,  Lieutenant  Earl;  Portsmouth  Rifles, 
Captain  Hope;  Third  Ward  Home  Guards,  Captain  S.  E.  Varner;  and  the  Sil- 
ver Greys,  Captain  John  McDowell.  They  all  drilled  at  the  Fair  Grounds. 

May  29,  Captain  John  A.  Turley  was  made  Lieutenant  Colonel  22nd  O. 

V.  I. 

June  3,  1861,  George  A.  Waller  went  east  to  buy  arms  for  the  Home 
Guards.  The  town  had  a military  guard  every  night. 

June  12,  1861,  the  22nd  O.  V.  I.  encamped  at  Athens,  Ohio. 

June  17,  1861.  Henry  T.  McDowell  was  recruiting  Company  A,  39th  O.  V.  I. 
The  same  date  Captain  Appier  left  with  sixty  volunteers  on  the  Bostona  for  the 
26th  Regiment.  Only  a few  names  are  given  from  the  muster  roll  of  Henry  T. 
McDowell:  William  H.  Newman,  S.  C.  Glover,  John  C.  Musser,  W.  H.  Williams. 
Henry  Bostwick,  Isaac  Mead,  Jonathan  Mead  and  Charles  H.  Walden. 

July  31,  1861,  Captain  Reilley  was  organizing  a Company,  also  Captain  S. 
A.  Currie.  The  latter  had  fifty  names. 

August  7.  1861,  the  33rd  Regiment  was  raised  at  Portsmouth.  Joseph  W.  Still 
was  Colonel,  O.  F.  Moore,  Lieutenant-Colonel,  J.  V.  Robinson,  Jr.  Major. 

Captain  Reilley’s  Company  became  Company  A of  the  30th  Regiment. 

August  7.  1861,  Company  H,  26th  O.  V.  I.  went  up  the  river  with  the 
Regiment.  Company  G,  returned  at  three  A.  M.  the  same  date.  They  had  a 
reception  at  the  Fair  Grounds.  W.  A.  Hutchins  made  the  reception  speech. 
When  they  arrived  everybody  met  them  and  they  paraded  on  Market  Street. 
Sergeant  George  O.  Newman  replied  to  the  reception  address. 

August  14,  1861.  Captain  W.  W.  Culbertson  took  a Company  in  the  27th 
O.  V.  I.  Captain  Samuel  Currie  took  his  Company  in  the  33rd  O.  V.  I.  Lieu- 
tenant William  H.  Raynor  was  a prisoner  in  Libby  Prison.  The  same  date  the 
33rd  Regiment  was  encamped  at  Camp  Morrow. 

August  21,  1861,  Captain  W.  W.  Reilley  of  Company  A,  30th  O.  V.  I.  was  at 
home  recruiting.  At  Camp  Morrow  were  Captain  Ellis’  Company,  of  the  33rd 
from  Adams  County,  Captain  Lock’s  from  Waverly,  Captain  William  Denglar’s 
from  Chilicothe,  and  Captain  McFadden’s  from  Ironton. 

September  18,  1861,  Colonel  Peter  Kinney  had  begun  to  raise  the  56th 
O.  V.  I.  Captain  Oliver  Wood  left  with  one  hundred  men  for  Missouri.  Cap 
tain  George  Wilhelm  was  recruiting  a Company  for  the  56th  O.  V.  I.  Captain 
Bayer  came  from  Ross  County  with  a Company  for  the  33rd  O.  V.  I. 

Theo.  Treat  had  his  right  arm  severed  from  his  body  while  firing  a salute 
at  the  time  Captain  Oliver  Wood’s  Company  was  leaving.  At  this  same  date 
Lieutenant  W.  H.  Raynor  and  J.  R.  Hurd  escaped  from  Libby  prison. 

September  26.  1861,  D.  B,  Lodwick  was  recruiting  a Company  for  the  56th 
Regiment,  0.  V.  I.  Hamilton  and  Spalding  were  Lieutenants. 


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Captain  Oliver  Wood  was  made  Captain  of  Company  B.  22nd  O.  V.  I. 
John  McColum,  First  Lieutenant,  William  H.  Bradey,  Second  Lieutenant. 

October  16,  1861,  Charles  A.  Barton  was  elected  First  Lieutenant  of  Com- 
pany B,  22nd  0.  V.  I.  L.  N.  Robinson  was  raising  an  Artillery  Company.  This 
was  afterwards  Battery  L,  1st  Ohio  Light  Artillery. 

October  14,  1861,  the  33rd  O.  V.  I.  left  Portsmouth  on  the  two  “Bostonas” 
amid  the  thunder  of  cannon.  They  were  drawn  up  in  rank  on  the  river  front 
and  reached  from  Jefferson  street  to  Market.  Here  they  bade  their  friends 
good-bye. 

The  military  committee  of  Scioto  County  was  F.  C.  Searl,  W.  A.  Hutchins, 
John  P.  Terry,  A.  W.  Buskirk  and  M.  B.  Gilbert. 

Captain  Henry  McDowell  had  a Portsmouth  Company  in  Missouri.  George 
Wilhelm,  B.  Lodwick,  C.  W.  Yeach,  F.  Renniger,  Isaac  Fullerton,  William  Wil- 
liams and  L.  V.  Applegate  were  granted  recruiting  commissions. 

November  6,  1861,  L.  D.  Page  of  Company  D,  56th  O.  V.  I.  killed  David 
Lacey  of  Company  C by  shooting  him  with  a pistol. 

November  13,  1861,  the  corpse  of  Lieut.  Col.  Bailey  was  brought  to 
Portsmouth.  He  was  killed  at  Guyandotte.  He  was  buried  November  20,  at 
Aberdeen,  Ohio.  Appier  commanded  Company  I,  26th  O.  V.  I.;  this  Company 
was  raised  in  Scioto  County. 

January  22,  1862,  Battery  L,  First  Ohio  Light  Artillery,  spent  a half  day 
at  Portsmouth  on  their  way  up  the  river  to  Parkersburg. 

January  25,  1862,  Company  L,  First  Ohio  Light  Artillery  passed  by  Ports- 
mouth on  the  steamboat,  “Jacob  Strader,”  on  their  way  to  Romney,  Va. 

February  1,  1862,  Company  A,  39th  0.  V.  I.  sent  home  $2,847.50. 

March  5,  1862,  J.  P.  Bing  was  assistant  Surgeon  of  the  53rd  0.  V.  I._  He 
entered  the  service  as  second  assistant  Surgeon  October  3,  1861,  and  res’igned 
August  31',  1862. 

March  18,  1862,  Captain  Sanmel  Currie’s  Company,  33rd  O.  V.  I.,  sent  home 
$1,034.  It  was  to  be  distributed  by  T.  S.  Currie.  Captain  Van  B.  Hibb’s  Com- 
pany sent  home  $2,185  to  J.  L.  Hibbs.  April  2,  1862,  the  53rd  sent  home  $4,167 
and  the  56th,  $33,074.  April  16,  1862,  $1,400  was  received  from  the  33rd  O.  V.  I. 

April  23,  1862.  Captain  Jacob  Smith  was  brought  home  wounded  and 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Raynor  was  brought  back  home  sick.  At  the  same  time, 
Captain  L.  N.  Robinson,  of  Battery  L was  at  home. 

June  25th,  1862,  Colonel  O.  F.  Moore  was  at  home  on  a visit  and  James 
Glidden  of  Battery  L,  was  at  home  wounded. 

June  28,  1862,  Colonel  O.  F.  Moore  was  at  home  and  wanted  to  take  hack 
recruits.  Major  Oliver  Wood  was  also  at  home. 

July  2,  1862,  Colonel  Peter  Kinney  was  reported  to  have  been  taken  a 
prisoner,  but  escaped. 

July  3.  1862,  $2,800  was  received  from  the  33rd  O.  V.  I.  by  Gen.  Hibhs. 

July  5,  1862,  Company  A,  39th  O.  V.  I.  sent  home  $1,000  Captain  John  A. 
Turley  was  recruiting  under  a new  call  for  300,000  more  troops. 

July  16,  1862,  the  91st  O.  V.  I.  was  being  organized.  W.  A.  Hutchins  de- 
clined the  position  of  Colonel.  Mrs.  Bailey,  widow  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Bailey 
was  allowed  a pension  of  $30  per  month  by  act  of  Congress. 

July  18,  1862,  there  was  a meeting  of  the  Military  Committee  at  Ports- 
mouth. Ohio,  for  the  Second  District.  W.  W.  Johnson  of  Ironton,  was  Chair- 
man, D.  Macklay  of  Jackson  was  Secretary.  E.  P.  Evans  represented  Adams. 

July  10,  1862,  W.  H.  McCurdy  was  at  home  recruiting  for  the  39th  O.  V.  I. 
Captain  Newton  Robinson  was  recruiting  men  for  Battery  L.  The  91st  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry  was  being  organized  at  this  time.  George  O.  Newman  and 
J.  C.  Gilbert  were  appointed  a Board  of  Military  Affairs  by  the  Council  and  Mil- 
itary Committee. 

There  was  a great  war  meeting  in  Portsmouth,  August  6,  1862.  H.  S. 
Bundy,  Captain  L.  N.  Robinson,  J.  M.  G.  Smith,  W.  A.  Hutchins,  E.  Glover 
and  Captain  J.  R.  Hurd  made  speeches.  Martin  Crain  was  made  Post  Com- 
mander at  Camp  Portsmouth  with  the  rank  of  Colonel.  W.  A.  Hutchins  and 
Thomas  McCauslen  were  making  speeches  in  Adams  County.  This  same  date 
drafting  began. 


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August  13,  1862,  Battery  L had  a dinner  at  Henry  Jeffords  in  Washing- 
ton Township.  Henry  Jeffords,  Sergeant  Jackson  and  J.  M.  G.  Smith  made 

speeches. 

August  17,  1862,  the  117th  O.  V.  I.  was  being  raised.  William  Coleman 
of  Adams  County  was  proposed  for  Chaplain. 

August  20,  1862,  the  enrollment  of  Militia  from  Scioto  County  was  4,700 
between  the  ages  of  eighteen  and  forty-five.  There  were  1,200  men  at  Camp 
Portsmouth  commanded  by  Colonel  Crain.  On  the  enrollment  of  Millitia  1,342 
were  in  the  service  and  3,457  liable  to  draft.  Up  to  August  27,  1862,  the  total 
enlistments  were  1,999.  414  enlisted  from  July  2 to  August  23,  1862.  Colonel 
Peter  Kinney  was  home  on  a visit  at  this  time,  also  Lieutenant  Charles  Robin- 
son. 

September  3.  1862,  635  applications  for  exemption  from  military  service 
were  made.  Camp  Portsmouth  was  at  Munn’s  Run.  There  were  1,000  men 
there. 

September  6,  1862,  six  to  seven  hundred  men  of  the  117th  O.  V.  I.  were 
at  Camp  Portsmouth.  Five  Companies  of  the  91st  O.  V.  I.  were  ordered  to 
Ironton.  Forty  recruits  for  the  81st  O.  V.  I.  came  from  Brush  Creek  Township. 
In  Company  H were  four  brothers  named  Riley  and  four  named  Thompson. 

September  10,  1862,  Dr.  Mussey,  Surgeon  of  the  33rd  O.  V.  I.  was  home 
on  a visit.  At  four  P.  M.  every  day,  but  Sunday,  a gun  was  fired  on  the  grade 
and  all  business  closed  and  the  militia  then  drilled  until  six  P.  M.  There  was 
a Company  for  each  ward  and  two  independent  Companies. 

September  13,  1862,  an  artillery  Company  was  organized  at  Portsmouth. 
John  J.  McFarlin  was  Captain;  Pat  Pendergast,  First  Lieutenant  and  Dr.  George 
Washington,  Second  Lieutenant.  Captain  John  D.  Kinney  had  fifty  men  for  Bor- 
der Rangers.  Bonds  were  required  of  persons  leaving  the  state. 

On  September  14,  1862,  Sunday,  a rebel  raid  was  reported  in  Vanceburg, 
Kentucky.  General  Hibbs  had  two  Companies  from  Camp  Portsmouth  take 
possession  of  the  Kentucky  Hills.  A gun  and  gun  squad  was  placed  at  a point 
commanding  the  suspension  bridge.  Pickets  were  thrown  out  below  town 
At  one  o’clock  Monday  morning  an  alarm  bell  rang  and  every  one  turned  out. 
It  was  reported  there  were  1,200  rebels  three  miles  below  the  city  and 
coming.  Four  Companies  of  Militia  and  one  Company,  Captain  Churchhill’s, 
from  Camp  Portsmouth,  were  sent  to  Vanceburg.  Colonel  Barton  command- 
ed. At  Buena  Vista,  one  hundred  and  fifty  more  men  under  Captain  Alexander 
Elliot  got  aboard.  The  boat  dropped  her  curtains  and  steamed  to  Vanceburg 
where  they  took  possession  of  the  hills.  The  rebel  raid  was  twenty  cavalrymen 
who  entered  the  village  the  evening  before  and  had  taken  supper  in  the  town. 
Seven  prisoners  were  brought  to  Portsmouth.  The  same  date  the  117th  O.  V.  1. 
was  camped  at  Portsmouth.  There  was  no  draft  in  Scioto  County  at  this  time. 
Her  quota  was  full.  At  this  time  the  Militia  of  the  County  elected  Charles  A. 
Barton,  Colonel  and  W.  W.  Reilley,  Lieutenant  Colonel. 

September  15,  1862,  the  117th  O.  V.  I.  was  mustered  into  the  United  States 
service. 

September  20,  1862,  Captain  John  D.  Kinney’s  Company  of  Cavalry  reach- 
ed one  hundred.  They  went  to  Camp  Portsmouth. 

September  24,  1862,  J.  L.  Hibbs  was  Brigadier  General,  Second  Brigade, 
Seventh  Division.  Ohio  Militia. 

September  27,  1862,  Camp  Portsmouth  contained  the  117th  O.  V.  I.  Kinney’s 
Cavalry  and  the  27th  O.  V.  I.  There  was  dress  parade  every  Monday,  Wednes- 
day and  Saturday  evenings 

October  1,  1862,  the  daily  drill  was  discontinued  and  it  was  made  weekly 
at  three  P.  M.  on  Saturdays.  At  this  time  Lieutenant  J.  F.  Morton  was  at 
home  on  a visit.  He  was  transferred  to  the  naval  service. 

October  3,  1862,  General  George  W.  Morgan’s  army  was  at  Greenupsburg. 
On  Saturday  and  Sunday  visitors  from  Portsmouth  went  to  Greenupsburg.  The 
army  was  sent  to  Gallipolis. 

On  October  22,  1862,  there  were  fourteen  sick  soldiers  in  the  hospital  at 
Portsmouth.  At  this  time  Captain  L.  N.  Robinson  was  at  home. 

October  29,  1862,  D.  N.  Murray  brought  his  son  Joseph  home.  He  had  been 
wounded  at  Perryville.  On  the  smae  date  the  117th  Regiment  departed  for  East- 


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era  Kentucky.  They  marched  to  Franklin  Furnace  on  Saturday  and  camped 
there.  On  Sunday  they  marched  to  Greenup. 

November  1,  1862,  Captain  Barton’s  Company  of  fifty  men  were  in  camp 
at  Portsmouth.  This  was  the  only  Company  of  sharpshooters  in  the  camp. 

November  5,  1862,  Company  A,  33rd  O.  V.  I.  sent  home  $915.  At  this  time 
Major  Varner  of  the  56th  was  at  home. 

November  15,  1862,  Oliver  Wood  was  made  Colonel  of  the  22nd  O.  V.  I. 

November  22,  1862,  Captain  D.  B.  Lodwick  was  in  town,  also  Sergeant  Hen- 
ry McIntyre  of  the  30th  O.  V.  I. 

January  24,  1863,  Major  John  Hurd  was  in  town. 

February  11,  1863,  Colonel  Peter  Kinney  resigned,  also  Major  Varner. 
The  same  date  a flag  was  made  to  be  presented  to  the  33rd  O.  V.  I.  It  cost 
$65.00.  Colonel  Moore,  who  was  at  home,  was  to  take  it  to  the  regiment.  At 
this  time  Company  D,  117th  O.  V.  I.  sent  $2,758.35  home. 

March  14,  1863,  Captain  F.  C.  Gibbs  was  at  home,  also  Colonel  Oliver 
Wood  of  the  22nd  O.  V.  I. 

April  1,  1863,  Captain  J.  W.  Davis’  Company,  the  53rd  O.  V.  I.,  sent  home 
$1,359.00. 

May  7,  1863,  Captain  Thomas  Hayes  was  killed  near  Vicksburg.  At  this 
time  John  L.  Ward  and  Daniel  McIntyre  went  to  the  56th  O.  V.  I. 

May  16,  1863,  the  11th  O.  V.  I.  was  transferred  to  Heavy  Artillery.  W, 
C.  Appier  was  recruiting  for  it. 

May  29,  1863,  Company  G,  of  the  53rd  Regiment  sent  $3,267  to  J.  H.  Johnson 
and  the  27th  sent  $4,230.  At  this  time  Charles  Soule  and  Joseph  E.  Riggs  were 
raising  a Company  of  six  months’  men.  A squad  was  sent  to  Camp  Dennison. 

June  13,  1863,  Captain  George  Wilhelm  came  home  wounded. 

June  21,  1863,  the  56th  O.  V.  I.  sent  a vote  of  thanks  for  supplies  sent  them 
by  John  L.  Ward  and  Daniel  McIntyre.  They  sent  the  city  the  flag  of  the  23rd 
Alabama,  captured  at  Port  Gibson,  May  1,  1863.  The  resolutions  were  signed 
by  J.  Herbert  Evans,  Lieutenant  M.  Rife  and  Lieutenant  J.  C.  Stimmel. 

September  13,  1863,  C.  M.  Finch  was  elected  Colonel,  Vinton  Price,  Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel, and  Radford  Hudson,  Major  of  the  First  Regiment,  and  W.  A. 
Frizzel,  Colonel,  A.  J.  Snyder,  Lieutenant-Colonel  and  Michael  Freeman,  Major 
of  the  Second  Regiment. 

October  24,  1863,  Company  D of  the  91st  O.  V.  I.,  gave  thirty-six  votes  for 
Brough  and  nineteen  for  Vallandigham.  The  81st  gave  Vallandigham  one 
hundred  and  five.  Company  K gave  Vallandigham  a majority  of  four  votes 
Battery  L gave  Brough  sixty  votes  and  Vallandigham  ten.  November  7,  1863, 
in  the  56th  O.  V.  I.  Brough  had  one  hundred  and  sixty-five  and  Vallandigham 
fifty-one.  Glover,  Republican,  for  Representative,  fifty  nine  and  Varner,  his  op- 
ponent, fifty-seven.  Company  B gave  Brough  four  votes  and  Vallandigham 
thirteen.  Company  D gave  Brough  five  votes  and  Vallandigham  eight 

October  26,  1863,  the  votes  of  the  Ohio  regiments  stood  as  follows:  70th 

O.  V.  I.,  Brough,  three  hundred,  Vallandigham  twenty-five;  81st  O.  V.  I., 
Brough,  four  hundred  thirty-five,  Vallandigham,  one  hundred  five:  27th  O.  V. 
I.,  Brough,  four  hundred  sixty-three,1  Vallandigham,  twenty-eight;  39th  O.  V.  I., 
Brough,  five  hundred  thirty-nine,  Vallandigham,  nine;  53rd  O.  V.  I..  Brough, 
one  hundred  ninety-one  Vallandigham,  three;  Battery  L,  Brough  sixty,  Val- 
landigham, ten;  56th  O.  V.  I.,  Brough,  one  hundred  sixty-five,  Vallandigham, 
fifty-one. 

The  total  army  vote  in  Scioto  Counay  was,  Brough,  seven  hundred  twenty- 
four,  Vallandigham,  sixty-seven.  Wilson,  six  hundred  twenty-two  and  Dugan, 
seventy-three.  Glover,  six  hundred  forty-three  and  Varner,  thirty-seven. 

December  12,  1863,  there  was  a war  meeting  at  the  Court  House,  addressed 
by  Colonel  O.  F.  Moore,  who  was  raising  recruits.  $100  local  bounty  was  offered 
and  $300  government,  of  which  $175  was  paid  in  advance  on  enlistment. 

December  19,  1863,  Colonel  O.  F.  Moore  had  a long  advertisement  in  the 
Times  asking  for  Volunteers. 

January  9,  1864,  re-enlisted  veterans  were  returning  home  on  veteran’s  fur- 
lough. 

February  3,  1864,  Captain  C.  W.  Greene  and  Lieutenant  I.  N.  Gilruth  were 
recruiting  for  the  28th  O.  V.  I.  At  the  same  time  Captain  J.  W.  Davis  and  Lieu- 


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tenant  I.  N.  Long  of  the  53rd  O.  V I.  opened  a recruiting  office  in  Johnson’s  hat 
store. 

February  13,  1864,  F.  C.  Searl  ardvertised  as  recruiting  agent  for  Scioto 
County.  February  17,  1864,  Captain  Adair  of  the  26th  O.  V.  I.  was  recruiting 
for  that  regiment. 

February  27,  1864,  Samuel  C.  Glover,  who  had  gone  out  in  the  39th  O V., 
was  recruiting  for  a new  regiment. 

Company  B,  140th.  O.  V.  I.,  Captain  Charles  Soule,  Jr.,  Company  F,  140th 
O.  V.  I.,  Captain  Lewis  Sontag,  Company  I,  140th  O.  V.  I.,  Captain,  Charles  Blain, 
and  Company  G,  141st  O.  V.  I.,  Captain  W.  W.  Reilley,  went  to  Gallipolis  in 
one  hundred  days  service. 

April  19,  1864,  Colonel  Oliver  Wood  was  presented  with  a gold  watch. 
Lieutenant  Henry  A.  Wolf,  3rd  Virginia  Cavalry,  died  February  20,  1864.  While 
on  duty  he  was  shot  by  a party  of  “bush  whackers.”  His  body  was  brought  to 
Portsmouth  and  he  was  buried  from  the  Swan  Hotel.  A sword,  sword  belt,  sash, 
and  revolver  was  presented  to  Lieutenant  W.  H.  Williams  at  Connolley’s  Hall. 
At  this  time  Captain  Jerry  Hall  of  the  30th  O.  V.  I.,  was  at  home.  May  21,  1864, 
the  list  of  men  drafted  in  Scioto  County  was  published.  At  this  time  Lieutenant 
F.  C.  Searl  was  home  for  two  weeks 

June  8,  1864,  the  veterans  of  the  56th  O.  V.  I.  were  at  home  on  furlough. 
June  15,  1864,  one  hundred  and  sixty  colored  recruits  came  down  from  Greenup 
County,  Kentucky.  J.  C.  Malone,  George  Helfenstein  and  Charles  Slavens  were 
recruiting  for  the  173rd  O.  V I. 

August  30,  1864,  Lieutenant  W.  H.  Williams  of  the  39th  O.  V.  I.  came  home 
from  the  war. 

September  20,  1864,  the  183rd  O.  V.  I.  passed  down  from  Gallipolis  on  three 
steamers.  Captain  John  R.  Hurd  had  been  nominated  Sheriff  but  having  gone 
into  the  service,  Van  B.  Hibbs  was  placed  on  the  ticket  by  the  committee. 

October  5,  1864,  J.  W.  Tracy  had  his  horse  shot  from  under  him  while  en- 
rolling for  the  draft  in  Brush  Creek  Township.  It  was  supposed  parties  by  the 
name  of  Ralstin  did  it.  On  Monday,  October  3rd,  a scmad  (twenty- five)  of  the 
192nd  Pennsylvania  went  out  to  Brush  Creek  Township  to  enforce  the  draft. 
They  came  from  Ironton. 

October  8,  1864,  James  W.  Tracy,  draft  commissioner,  had  his  horse  shot 
in  Brush  Creek  Township,  came  to  town  and  soldiers  were  sent  out. 

October  22,  1864  Christopher  Oppy  of  the  81st  O.  V.  I.  died  in  the  hospital 
at  Atlanta. 

November  20,  1864,  the  Military  Commissioners  of  Scioto  County  were  F. 
C.  Searl,  J.  P.  Terry,  A.  W.  Buskirk,  M.  B.  Gilbert  and  R.  S.  Maklem. 

November  30,  1864,  Colonel  S.  E.  Varner  was  at  home.  His  term  of  ser- 
vice had  expired. 

December  7,  1864,  Captain  William  B.  Williams  and  George  Wilhelm  of 
the  56th  and  Lieutenant  Jacob  Mathias  of  the  26th  O.  V.  I.  came  home,  their 
terms  of  service  having  expired. 

December  10,  1864,  Colonel  Oliver  Wood  was  appointed  Deputy  Provost 
Marshal  for  Scioto  County. 

December  28,  1864,  the  173  O.  V.  I.  was  presented  a flag  by  the  ladies  of 
Gallipolis.  They  sent  the  flag  to  the  regiment  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  there- 
upon the  regiment  passed  suitable  resolutions  which  were  signed  Jeremiah  Da- 
vidson. Chairman,  N.  W.  Evans,  Secretary. 

The  soldiers  vote  in  Scioto  County  for  1864  was:  William  H.  Smith, 
Secretary  of  State,  Republican,  479;  W.  W.  Armstrong,  Democrat,  125.  Congress- 
man. H.  S.  Bundy,  Republican.  468;  W.  A.  Hutchins.  Democrat.  111.  Sheriff, 
Van  B.  Hibbs,  Republican,  299;  L.  S.  Brown,  Democrat,  106.  Auditor,  P.  H.  Noel, 
Republican,  437,  A.  J.  Enslow,  Democrat,  113.  Commissioner,  Thomas  Burt  Re- 
Republican,  465;  A J.  Enslow,  Democrat.  113.  Infirmary  Director,  S.  W.  Cole. 
Republican,  461;  Henry  Burton,  Democrat,  104.  Coroner,  L.  C.  Barker,  Republi- 
can, 466;  and  T.  S.  Currie,  Democrat,  108. 

The  total  vote  in  Ohio  was  Republican,  32,887;  Democrat,  4,366. 

January  4,  1865,  Colonel  Oliver  Wood  was  made  a Colonel  in  the  Han- 
cock corps.  January  25,  1865,  David  Murphy  of  the  81st  O.  V.  I.  was  at  home. 

February  8,  1865,  Lieutenant  T.  D.  Davis  was  recruiting  a Company  for 
the  186th  O.  V.  I.  Thomas  F.  Wildes  was  Colonel,  and  George  Wilhelm  was 


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Lieutenant-Colonel.  Captain  Charles  Blain  was  recruiting  for  this  regiment. 

February  26,  1865,  the  Provost  Marshal’s  office  was  moved  to  Portsmouth. 
March  8,  1865,  Lieutenant  George  W.  Helfenstein  was  at  home  on  sick  furlough. 
There  was  a great  rejoicing  in  Portsmouth  April  8,  1865  over  the  surrender  of 
Lee.  April  26,  1865,  the  remains  of  Benjamin  Fryer  were  brought  from  the 
South  for  interment.  He  died  in  Knoxville. 

June  21,  1865,  for  two  weeks  troops  had  been  passing  down  the  river 
to  Louisville,  Kentucky.  Fifteen  to  twenty  boats  passed  down  every  day  loaded 
with  soldiers.  Each  boat  which  landed  was  boarded  by  members  of  the  Aid 
Society  and  supplies  tendered.  The  same  date  Lieutenant-Colonel  George  Wil- 
helm was  at  Chattanooga 

June  26,  1865,  the  91st  O.  V.  I.  were  en  route  home,  passing  Portsmouth, 
to  Camp  Dennison. 

THE  MORGAN  RAID. 

July  13,  1863,  a dispatch  was  received  by  Colonel  Kinney  that  Morgan 
was  ten  miles  back  of  Cincinnati  and  coming  east.  Tuesday’s  dispatches  an- 
nounced that  he  had  crossed  the  Little  Miami  below  Lebanon  with  4,000  men. 
Tuesday  evening  a public  meeting  was  held  to  prepare  for  defenses.  Scouts 
were  sent  out  and  Militia  Companies  were  stationed  near  the  city.  On  Wed- 
nesday Morgan  was  reported  to  be  near  Georgetown,  Ohio.  It  was  reported  that 
he  was  pursued  by  8,000  cavalry.  Thursday  evening  five  gunboats  arrived  at 
Portsmouth.  A force  of  twenty-four  transports,  with  three  regiments  of  caval- 
ry went  out  Thursday  evening  on  the  Gallipolis  road.  The  Infantry  reamined  at 
Portsmouth.  Wednesday  noon  Morgan  was  at  Georgetown  and  that  night  camp- 
ed near  Jacktown.  Thursday  his  force  moved  to  Jasper  and  thence  to  Jackson. 

The  militia  was  under  Captain  Varner.  Three  Companies,  Captain  Hope’s, 
Reilley’s  nd  Terry’s  moved  out  on  the  Galena  road  Thursday  noon  and  were 
stationed  at  night  above  the  Buck  Horn  tannery.  This  force  returned  at  nine  a. 
m.  Friday.  Thursday  morning  Colonel  Kinney  declared  martial  law.  All  busi- 
ness was  suspended  and  those  not  bearing  arms  were  ordered  to  work  on  the 
entrenchments  near  the  city.  A large  number  of  Militia  Companies  came  Wed- 
nesday and  Thursday  and  were  in  Camp  Portsmouth,  many  of  them  were  arm- 
ed and  equipped.  A party  came  down  from  Gallipolis  on  “Victor  Number 
Three”  and  scuttled  all  river  craft. 

Governor  Todd  appointed  Colonel  Peter  Kinney  commandant  at  Ports- 
mouth. The  Rifle  Company  met  at  the  Court  Street  Engine  House.  E.  W. 
Hope  was  Captain,  William  Kinney  was  First  Lieutenant  and  John  Faun,  Sec- 
ond Lieutenant. 

Captain  W.  W.  Reilley’s  Company  met  at  the  Third  Ward  Engine  House. 
Benjamin  L.  Fryer  was  First  Lieutenant  and  William  Wilson,  Second  Lieuten- 
ant. 

Wednesday  at  six  p.  m.  Captain  Hope’s  Company  was  sent  to  the  West 
Side  and  divided.  Part  went  on  the  Union  mill  road  and  part  to  Turkey  Creek. 
Captin  Reilley’s  Company  was  sent  out  on  the  Chillicothe  turnpike  and  Gilbert’s 
Battery  was  sent  to  the  bridge.  Another  Company  was  organized  under  Cap- 
tain Carson  and  went  Thursday  night  to  Pond  Creek.  About  one  a.  m.  the  Fed- 
eral Cavalry  from  the  gunboats  and  transports  went  up  the  road  past  Buckhorn 
tannery.  All  roads  to  the  city  were  blockaded  by  parties  sent  out  for  that  pur- 
pose At  three  p.  m.  the  gunboats  and  transports  arrived.  The  cavalry  land- 
ed and  started  in  pursuit  of  Morgan.  The  Infantry  under  General  Mason  re- 
mained waiting  orders.  The  force  was  about  12,000.  For  three  days  and 
nights  the  women  of  Portsmouth  fed  the  soldiers.  All  kinds  of  rumors  were 
abroad  and  the  Provost  guard  patrolled  everywhere.  Morgan  had  5,000  men  and 
five  pieces  of  artillery.  At  Dunkinsville  they  robbed  Thompson  and  Collier's 
store  of  $1,500  and  Phillips  store  at  Dunbarton  of  the  same  amount.  At  Jas- 
per they  burned  the  bridge  over  the  Canal,  several  houses,  a saw  mill,  and 
rifled  two  stores.  The  loss  was  estimated  at  $20,000.  A Lieutenant  and  Pri- 
vate were  captured  and  brought  to  Portsmouth  on  the  canal  packet.  The  bridge 
over  the  Scioto  at  Piketon  was  burned,  loss  $15,000.  At  Jackson  the  railroad 
track  was  torn  up  for  three  miles  and  seven  railroad  bridges  were  burned  be- 
tween Berlin  and  Jackson.  They  robbed  the  stores  and  put  ribbons  on  their 
horses’  manes  and  tails.  On  Monday  martial  law  was  declared  off.  Colonel 
Sontag  with  five  hundred  militia  surrendered  to  Morgan  at  Ewington,  Gallia 


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County,  Ohio.  This  was  unnecessary.  If  they  had  stood  firm  they  could  have 
captured  their  captors.  Fifty-four  of  Morgan’s  men  surrendered  to  John  T. 
Miller  and  were  brought  to  Portsmouth. 

Ladies’  Aid  Society. 

The  Ladies  Aid  Society  was  formed  in  1862.  The  officers  were:  Mrs. 
Amanda  Pursell,  President;  Mrs.  Capt.  John  N.  Lodwick,  Vice  President;  Mrs. 
L.  N.  Robinson,  Secretary,  followed  by  Mrs.  E.  B.  Greene  and  Mrs.  Laura  Wat- 
kins and  Mrs.  B.  B.  Gaylord,  Treasurer. 

It  received  and  distributed  about  $20,000  during  the  war,  and  at  its  close, 
had  on  hand  $2,000,  which  they  disbursed  to  the  soldiers’  families. 

April  2,  1862,  there  was  a lecture  at  Massie  Hall  by  M.  J.  Beacher. 

June  24,  1863,  there  was  a lecture  by  Rev.  P.  P.  Ingalls.  Money  sub- 
scribed at  lecture,  $574.55,  subscribed  since  $268.80,  total,  $843.35.  There  were 


about  thirty  regular  attending  members.  Laura  E.  Watkins,  Secretary. 

February  3,  1864,  the  proceeds  of  the  “Sanitary  Fair’’  were  $3,226.36.  It 
lasted  a whole 'week. 

Nov.  2,  1864,  whole  amount  received  since  organization. $ 5,156  69 

Expenses  4,425  94 

Balance  in  Treasury  730  75 

Money  received  April  1 to  October  7,  1864 1,516  16 

July  19,  report  for  nine  months  ending  July  6,  1865, 

Whole  amount  received  7,552  69 

Whole  amount  expended  5,119  36 

Balance  in  treasury  2,433  33 

Laura  E.  Watkins,  Secretary.  Margaret  J.  Gaylord,  Treasurer. 

Report  March  20,  1867.  Total  membership  45,  regular  attendance  25. 

Total  value  of  goods  shipped  7,958  15 

Total  value  of  donation  2,039  59 

Total  value  for  sick  soldiers  700  00 

Support  of  soldiers’  families,  total  13,447  74 

Whole  amount  received  and  disbursed  during  the  war. . 7,632  79 


June  5,  1869,  the  society  met  to  disband,  and  then  it  was  decided  to  erect 
the  monument  They  took  subscriptions,  but  on  May  10,  1870,  had  tableau  en- 
tertainments. 

May  19,  1876,  the  Ladies  Relief  Association  asked  the  Council  to  take  part 
in  the  Memorial  Day  services  on  May  30th.  The  invitation  was  accepted.  The 
Times  of  May  3,  1890,  gives  an  account  of  the  Twenty-third  Anniversary  of  the 
Soldiers’  Relief  Circle. 

The  Times  of  May  26,  1898,  says  of  the  Society,  twelve  are  living,  Mrs. 
J.  L.  Watkins,  Mrs.  Charles  S.  Smith,  Mrs.  B.  B.  Gaylord,  Mrs.  Albert  McFar- 
land, Mrs.  Henry  A.  Towne,  Mrs.  John  M.  Merrill,  Mrs.  J.  K.  Lodwick,  Mrs.  T.  J. 
Graham,  Mrs.  Samuel  Reed,  Miss  Emma  Bell  and  Mrs.  Dan  McFarland,  still 
living  in  this  city.  On  May  25,  1898,  there  was  a meeting  at  the  home  of  Mrs. 
Merrill.  She  will  celebrate  her  91st  birthday  in  June,  and  she  has  never  missed 
participating  in  Memorial  Day.  At  this  meeting  it  was  resolved  to  elect  the 
oldest  daughter  or  sister  of  original  members,  deceased,  to  carry  on  the  work. 
The  list  elected  was,  Mrs.  Oscar  Rupel  for  Mrs.  Amanda  Pursell,  Mrs.  J.  B. 
Nichols,  Mrs.  Geo.  O.  Newman  for  Mrs.  O.  F.  Moore,  Miss  Jennie  Fawn,  Mrs. 
Levi  D.  York,  Mrs.  Emma  J.  Jennings,  Miss  Sarah  Firmstone,  Mrs.  F.  B.  M. 
Corson,  Miss  Mary  K.  Reed. 

The  deceased  members  buried  in  Greenlawn  are,  Mrs.  Amanda  Pursell. 
Mrs.  E.  P.  Pratt,  Mrs.  James  Martin.  Mrs.  O.  F.  Moore,  Mrs.  Robert  Lewis,  Mrs. 
John  Elden,  Mrs.  Eli  Glover,  Miss  Lizzie  Glover,  Miss  Marion  Firmstone,  Mrs. 
Erastus  Burr,  Mrs.  L.  N.  Robinson,  Mrs.  Robert  Bell,  Mrs.  George  Johnson 
and  Mrs.  James  Stephenson. 

BIOGRAPHIES  OF  OFFICERS  AND  SOLDIERS  WHO  LOST 
THEIR  LIVES  IN  THE  SERVICE. 

General  Joshua  "W.  Sill 

was  born  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  December  6,  1831.  His  father,  Joseph  Sill,  a law- 
yer of  distinction,  was  an  early  settler  of  that  place,  and  died  there  some 
years  after  the  war.  His  mother  died  while  he  was  very  young,  and  he  was 


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reared  and  educated  at  home  under  the  eye  of  his  father.  He  had  a taste  for 
literature  and  science,  which  was  fostered  and  developed.  In  1850,  he  was  ap- 
pointed a cadet  at  West  Point,  graduating  third  in  his  class,  in  1853,  and  being 
at  once  appointed  second  lieutenant  of  ordnance  of  Watervliet  arsenal.  Or- 
dered back  to  the  academy  as  instructor,  he  remained  there  until  the  next  year, 
when  he  was  sent  to  Oregon  to  superintend  the  construction  of  magazines  and 
fortifications.  During  the  Indian  war  in  Oregon,  he  was  chief  of  ordnance  to 
General  Harney,  and  performed  his  duties  with  energy  and  efficiency.  Obtain- 
ing an  exchange,  in  the  fall  of  1859,  he  was  again  at  Watervliet.  Ordered  from 
there  to  Fort  Leavenworth,  he  remained  at  that  point  until  the  spring  of  1860, 
when  he  resigned  his  commission  to  accept  the  professorship  of  mathematics  and 
engineering  in  the  Polytechnic  College,  at  Brooklyn,  New  York..  At  the  open- 
ing of  the  war  he  was  offered  the  colonelcy  of  several  New  York  regiments,  but 
chose  to  return  to  his  native  state,  where  he  entered  the  adjutant  general’s  of- 
fice, and  assisted  in  organizing  and  equipping  Ohio  regiments  until  the  summer 
of  1861,  when  he  took  command  of  the  Thirty-third  Infantry,  and  accompanied 
McClellan  to  the  Kanawha  Valley,  in  West  Virginia.  From  this  time  until  his 
death  in  the  field,  he  was  constantly  in  active  service;  under  Nelson  and  Thom- 
as, in  eastern  Kentucky;  Mitchell  in  Alabama;  and  Buel  and  Rosecrans  in  Ten- 
nessee and  Kentucky.  In  every  sphere  of  military  duty  he  proved  himself  a 
skillful  soldier  and  an  honorable  gentleman.  Although  but  a Colonel  in  rank, 
at  the  outset  he  commanded  a brigade,  and  he  was  made  a Brigadier-general 
in  the  winter  of  1861.  This  promotion  was  for  “gallant  and  meritorious  conduct 
in  the  field.”  On  the  organization  of  Buell’s  army  at  Bardstown,  he  was  placed 
in  command  of  a division  in  McCook’s  corps,  which  he  held  until  death  relieved 
him.  He  fell  at  the  battle  of  Stone  River,  December  31,  1862,  while  leading 
a brilliant  charge  upon  the  enemy,  under  an  order  from  General  Sheridan  In 
appearance,  General  Sill  was  of  light  build,  with  a mild  and  pleasing  address. 
He  was  a man  of  scholarship  and  refinement,  and  of  great  simplicity  and  kind- 
ness of  manner.  Such  was  the  charm  and  magnetism  of  his  pure  and  spotless 
life,  that  he  was  loved  by  all  who  knew  him,  and  especially  was  he  idolized  by 
his  soldiers.  The  State  of  Ohio  has  been  honored  by  men  more  known  to  fame, 
but  she  never  sent  forth  a braver  man  to  battle  for  his  country.  But  his  mem- 
ory and  his  fame  rest  not  alone  in  the  hearts  of  those  whose  privilege  it  was  to 
know  and  to  love  him,  nor  with  the  great  state,  to  whose  galaxy  of  heroes  his 
name  has  added  a new  luster;  but,  in  a peculiar  sense,  does  all  that  is  pure  and 
lofty  in  the  character  of  those  she  delights  to  call  her  sons,  belong  to  the  city 
of  their  birth.  Chillicothe  claims  as  a sacred  heritage  the  name  and  fame  of 
Joshua  W.  Sill;  cut  off,  as  he  was,  in  his  early  manhood,  that  he  might  with 
the  greater  power  teach  the  lesson  which  the  young  men  of  our  times  need 
so  much  to  learn. 


Col.  George  Bartlett  Bailey 

was  born  June  29,  1821,  at  Bridgewater,  the  first  county  seat  of  Brown  County, 
Ohio,  on  Straight  Creek,  about  four  miles  east  of  Georgetown,  the  present  coun- 
ty seat  of  Brown  County.  His  father,  George  Bartlett  Bailey,  was  form  Penn- 
sylvania, and  a physician  by  profession.  He  removed  to  Georgetown,  Ohio,  in 
the  year  1823,  and  there  began  the  practice  of  medicine  and  continued  it  at  the 
same  place  until  his  death,  in  1867.  He  acquired  a great  reputation  in  his 
profession  and  was  known  as  an  eminent  physician  in  all  the  counties  near 
his  own. 

The  subject  of  our  sketch  attended  school  in  Georgetown  in  his  child- 
hood and  boyhood,  and  later  on  studied  under  a private  tutor.  In  1837  he  re- 
ceived the  appointment  of  Cadet  at  the  United  States  Military  Academy,  at 
West  Point,  accepted  it  and  was  admitted  there.  In  1838,  becoming  satisfied 
that  the  life  of  a regular  army  officer  would  not  be  suitable  to  his  taste,  he  re- 
signed and  returned  to  his  father’s  home  at  Georgetown.  He  was  succeeded 
at  West  Point  by  Ulysses  S.  Grant. 

After  his  return  to  Georgetown  he  studied  medicine  with  his  father  and 
attended  medical  lectures  at  Jefferson  College,  Philadelphia,  where  he  received 
his  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1844.  He  practiced  medicine  for  a short  time  with  his 
father,  and  then  removed  to  Aberdeen,  Ohio,  where  he  began  and  continued  the 
practice  of  his  profession,  until  his  removal  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 


248  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


While  a resident  of  Aberdeen,  he  married  Miss  Margaret  Davidson  of  that 
place.  Seven  children  were  born  of  this  marriage,  six  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy or  childhood,  and  but  one,  a daughter,  grew  to  maturity.  She  is  now 
Mrs.  Charles  Scheiscz,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

While  Doctor  Bailey  had,  in  leaving  West  Point,  abandoned  the  idea  of 
military  life  as  a profession,  yet  he  always  had  considerable  taste  for  some  of 
its  features,  and  while  in  Aberdeen  organized  a Militia  Company  there  and 
called  it  the  “Aberdeen  Rangers.’’  He  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1857, 
and  continued  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  also  engaged  in  the  drug- 
business  in  the  building  formerly  occupied  by  the  First  National  Bank.  In  I860 
he  organized  the  “Kinney  Light  Guards,”  a State  Militia  Company. 

When  the  first  gun  was  fired  on  Fort  Sumpter,  April  12,  1861,  he  sought 
to  organize  the  “Kinney  Light  Guards”  into  a company  to  respond  to  the  call 
for  75,000  for  ninety  days.  Thirty-five  members  of  the  Kinney  Light  Guards 
went  into  a company  organized  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  under  this  call,  which  af- 
terwards became  Company  G.,  1st  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  Doctor 
Bailey  was  commissioned  as  Captain  of  this  company,  which  was  enrolled  on 
April  16,  1861.  With  this  company  he  participated  in  the  engagement  at  Vien- 
na, Va.,  June  17,  1861,  and  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  July  21,  1861.  The  time  of 
the  company  expired  July  31,  1861,  and  it  was  then  mustered  out. 

Captain  Bailey  returned  to  Portsmouth.  He  was  still  determined  to  serve 
his  country  and  accepted  the  appointment  of  Major  of  the  Ninth  Virginia  In- 
fantry, which  was  to  be  recruited  at  Guyandotte,  Va.  Captain  Bailey  accepted 
his  appointment  and  went  to  Guyandotte  to  recruit  and  organize  this  regiment. 
While  engaged  in  this  work,  the  position  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  same  regi- 
ment fell  vacant  and  it  was  tendered  to  Major  Bailey,  who  accepted  it,  but 
was  never  mustered. 

On  November  10,  1861,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Bailey  had  with  him  three 
hundred  men  of  his  regiment  at  Guyandotte. 

The  Rebel  General  Jenkins  made  a raid  on  the  place  with  twelve  hun- 
dred cavalry  on  the  night  of  November  10,  1861.  In  the  fight  Colonel  Bailey 
was  on  the  bridge  over  Guyandotte  river,  and  in  the  darkness  was  shot  or 
struck  and  fell  into  the  water  below,  where  his  body  was  found  the  next  morn- 
ing. His  remains  were  taken  to  Aberdeen,  Ohio,  where  he  was  interred  with 
military  honors. 

He  was  among  the  first  of  the  citizens  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  to  give  his 
life  for  his  country,  and  when  the  G.  A.  R.  Post  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  was  or- 
ganized in  1881,  it  was  named  in  his  honor.  He  was  a kind  husband  and  fath- 
er, a quiet  and  unobstrusive  citizen  and  a man  of  fine  sensibilities.  His  widow 
was  granted  a pension  as  of  his  rank  of  Lieutenant-Colonel,  by  a special  act  of 
Congress,  but  has  long  since  joined  her  husband  on  the  other  shore. 

Those  who  knew  Colonel  Bailey,  say  that  the  language  of  Marc  An- 
thony in  Shakespeare’s  Julius  Caesar  might  be  well  applied  to  him. 

“His  life  was  gentle  and  the  elements  so  mixed  in  him 
That  Nature  might  stand  up  and  say  to  all  the  world, 

This  was  a man.” 

Lieutenant-Colonel  -William  Henry  Effort 

was  a son  of  Sebastian  Eifort,  Esq.,  and  Rachel  Jackson  Eifort,  of  Hunnewell, 
Kentucky.  He  was  born  at  Jackson  Furnace,  Jackson  County,  Ohio,  December 
26,  1842.  He  was  brought  up  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  where  his.  father  was  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  iron.  In  his  thirteenth  year,  his  father  moved  to 
Carter  County,  Kentucky,  where  he  built  Boone  Furnace.  Here  his  son  Henry 
was  engaged  as  clerk  and  storekeeper,  with  the  exception  of  the  time  spent  in 
school.  In  the  Spring  of  1859,  he  came  to  Marietta,  and  entered  the  Prepara- 
tory Department.  He  was  distinguished  there  for  a peculiarly  bold  and  generous 
spirit,  impulsive  and  frank  in  a degree.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war,  he 
found  himself  in  a state  which  assumed  the  attitude  of  neutrality,  but  he  was 
too  straight-forward  and  too  spirited  a youth  to  be  beguiled  into  any  imagin- 
ary path  between  loyalty  and  disloyalty.  He  promptly  espoused  the  cause  of 
the  government,  and  with  two  or  three  friends  of  like  spirit,  attempted  to  raise 
volunteers  for  the  Union  Army.  It  was  a perilous  undertaking;  they  found 
that  “neutrality”  meant  war  upon  all  who  should  dare  to  rally  men  to  the 


LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  WM.  H.  EIFORT. 
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MAJOR  J.  V.  ROBINSON. 
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CAPT.  JOHN  COOK. 
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CAPT.  THOMAS  HAYES. 
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old  flag  on  the  soil  of  Kentucky.  Their  lives  were  threatened,  and  they  were 
targets  for  the  rifle  and  revolver  as  they  rode  through  the  country.  But  Eifort 
was  one  of  those  bold  spirits  who  seem  insensible  to  fear.  Danger  only  roused 
him  to  his  best.  He  and  his  friend  raised  a Company,  which,  on  its  organiza- 
tion, chose  him  First  Lieutenant,  his  friend  Thomas  being  made  Captain.  At 
this  time  Lieutenant  Eifort  was  but  eighteen  years  of  age.  The  company  could 
not  camp  on  neutral  soil,  but  crossed  to  Indiana  to  Camp  Joe  Holt,  where  they 
were  mustered  into  the  United  States  service,  July  18,  1861.  Enlisting  first  as 
Infantry,  they  were  invited  to  change  their  organization,  which  they  did, 
forming  a company  of  the  Second  Kentucky  Cavalry.  The  Regiment  was  un- 
der Sherman  in  his  first  campaign  in  Kentucky,  in  the  Fall  of  1861,  and  served 
in  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland  through  the  war.  It  fought  many  battles,  and 
almost  numberless  skirmishes.  Everywhere  Eifort  was  conspicuous  for  his 
courage,  continually  getting  in  advance  of  his  men  when  there  was  an  enemy  in 
front.  He  attempted  exploits  which  were  almost  unheard  of  even  in  cavalry 
charges;  not  from  vanity  or  ambition,  nor  as  the  result  of  stimulants,  being 
strictly  temperate  in  his  habits.  He  never  seemed  to  appreciate  his  own  personal 
danger,  but  fixing  his  eye  on  the  end  to  he  reached,  forgot  himself  till  success 
was  assured.  An  instance  of  thiscourage  occurred  just  before  the  battle  of  Shiloh, 
in  the  Spring  of  1862.  He  with  a detachment  of  thirty  men  was  sent  for- 
ward on  the  pike  near  Franklin,  Tennessee,  when  the  rebels  in  their  retreat 
were  burning  bridges  behind  them.  Coming  in  sight  of  a bridge  which  they  had 
just  fired  and  fled  from,  Eifort  spurred  on  ahead  of  his  men,  blind  to  danger 
or  impossibility,  plunged  into  the  smoke  and  flames  with  his  thirty  men  after 
him,  crossed  it  as  by  a miracle,  and  suddenly  appeared  among  the  astonished 
rebel  pickets,  whom  he  made  prisoners.  In  a few  moments  after  crossing,  the 
bridge  was  a mass  of  fire.  Eifort  rose  steadily  through  the  grades  of  promotion, 
being  made  Captain,  April  26,  1862;  Major,  December  14,  1863;  and  Lieutenant- 
Colonel,  June  22,  1864,  when  he  was  but  twenty-two  years  old.  His  extreme  dar- 
ing cost  him  his  life.  This  occurred  in  a skirmish  at  Triune,  a small  village 
between  Murfreesboro  and  Franklin,  Tenn.,  September  4,  1864.  In  this  engage- 
ment his  zeal  and  daring  led  him  many  yards  in  advance  of  his  men,  when  he  was 
mortally  wounded,  living  a few  hours,  and  sending  home  a message  that  “he 
had  died  as  a soldier  ought”,  that  “he  was  the  first  man  in,  and  the  last  man  out 
of  the  charge.”  His  body  is  buried  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  by  the  side  of  his  grand- 
father, who  was  for  fifteen  years  a commissioned  officer  in  the  French  and 
German  wars  of  Napoleon 

Major  Joshua  Vanzandt  Robinson,  Jr. 

was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  February  18,  1820  He  was  the  second  son  of 
Joshua  Vanzandt  Robinson,  Sr.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Hannah  Cooper. 
Two  or  three  years  later,  his  parents  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  There, 
young  Robinson  attended  the  public  schools,  until  he  was  twelve  years  of  age. 
At  that  time,  his  father,  took  him  with  his  older  brother,  Lucien  Newton,  to 
Marietta  College,  where  he  remained  until  his  graduation,  eight  years  later. 
When  he  returned  from  college,  he  chose  Law  as  a profession,  and  entered  the 
office  of  Hon.  William  V.  Peck,  as  a student.  After  his  admission  to  the  bar, 
Mr.  Peck  retained  him  as  a junior  partner.  He  gave  promise  of  becoming  a fine 
lawyer  in  time,  but  a serious  failure  in  health  occurred  in  his  third  year  in  the 
office  work,  and  his  physician  recommended  an  open  air  life,  as  necessary  to 
his  restoration.  His  father  owned  a steamboat,  the  Resort,  which  plied  be- 
tween Portsmouth  and  the  up-river  towns,  and  he  was  given  the  post  of  Master. 
This  he  held  for  two  years,  until  his  health  was  completely  restored.  Our  sub- 
ject was  married  to  Malvina  M.  Scott,  October  17.  1843.  They  had  four  children: 
Louis  Allen,  died  January  22,  1848;  Estelle,  died  January  8,  1876;  Joshua  Van- 
zandt, died  October,  1874;  Malvina,  died  May  17,  1851.  His  wife  died  January 

I,  1851.  He  married  Martha  Riggs  March  10,  1853.  He  had  two  children  by  this 
marriage:  Allen,  who  died  September  4,  1855  and  Genevieve  Hamilton,  who  is 
still  living  with  her  mother  in  Florida.  After  Robinson  was  restored  to  health, 
his  father  offered  to  make  him  a partner  in  the  firm  of  J.  V.  Robinson  & Sons, 
which  he  accepted.  The  firm  consisted  of  J.  V.  Robinson,  Sr.,  L.  N.  Robinson, 

J.  V.  Robinson,  Jr.,  and  L C.  Robinson.  J.  V.  Robinson,  Jr.  was  given  the  work 
of  business  traveler  and  remained  in  the  firm  until  his  death  in  1862.  In  the 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


summer  of  1861,  when  President  Lincoln  issued  the  call  for  the  first  three  hun- 
dred thousand  soldiers,  Robinson  united  with  Oscar  P.  Moore  in  raising  a reg- 
iment in  Scioto  County.  Realizing  their  own  ignorance  of  military  tactics  and 
wishing  to  place  a well  prepared  regiment  in  the  field,  they  asked  Lieutenant 
Sill  of  Chillicothe  to  accept  the  office  of  Colonel,  which  he  did.  They  drew  lots 
for  the  two  remaining  field  offices.  O.  F.  Moore  drew  the  lucky  straw,  and  the 
Majorship  went  to  Robinson,  who  was  mustered  in  August  1,  1861.  This  regi- 
ment was  mustered  in  as  the  33rd,  O.  V.  I.,  and  was  the  first  regiment  raised  in 
that  part  of  Ohio.  Unfortunately  for  active  work  it  was  united  to  Gen.  Buell’s 
command  and  the  33rd  with  others  was  compelled  to  lie  for  months  on  the  no- 
toriously malarious  Green  River,  Kentucky,  awaiting  transportation.  The  men 
of  the  regiment  became  ill  of  malaria  fever— all  but  two  hundred  and  fifty  men 
at  one  time,  being  in  the  hospitals — Major  Robinson  among  the  number.  He 
was  impatient  and  unwilling  to  take  sufficient  time  to  recover.  He  applied  to 
the  Brigade  Surgeon  stationed  at  Louisville,  for  an  order  to  go  to  the  front,  as  the 
army  had  been  ordered  to  move  toward  Murfreesboro,  but  the  Surgeon  re- 
fused him  on  the  score  of  want  of  strength,  and  instead,  he  was  given  cnarge  of 
the  convalescent  camp  at  Elizabeth,  Kentucky.  Drilling  was  almost  impossible 
on  account  of  the  heavy  and  continuous  rains,  but  he  with  the  Lieutenant,  did 
all  that  could  be  done  to  get  his  half-sick  men  ready  for  the  field  again.  He 
contracted  a heavy  cold  from  exposure  to  rain  and  returned  home  FeDruary  26, 
1862,  where  he  died  March  23,  1862.  He  was  brave  and  generous;  a warm  friend, 
kind  husband  and  father,  and  his  country  lost  a patriotic  citizen,  when  he  died. 
He  was  a warm  Republican.  He  had  been  sent  as  a delegate  from  his  district 
to  the  National  Convention,  which  nominated  President  Lincoln  for  his  first  term 
and  he  served  on  the  committee  of  the  party  in  his  District  in  that  Campaign. 
He  did  active  work  in  politics  in  every  canvass.  As  a business  man,  he  was 
prompt  and  diligent  and  in  every  respect,  honorable. 

Captain  John  CooR 

was  born  Sept.  13,  1811,  in  Wheeling,  West  Virginia.  He  was  the  oldest  son  of 
Hugh  Cook.  In  1822,  he  fell  in  the  Public  Well  one  Sunday,  and  dropped  about 
forty  feet,  but  was  rescued  uninjured.  His  business  in  Portsmouth  was  shipping 
produce  to  New  Orleans;  and  one  winter  he  shipped  as  high  as  one-hundred 
flat  boats  of  flour,  whiskey,  and  country  produce  to  New  Orleans.  He  made  the 
last  run  in  seventeen  days,  which  was  the  quickest  run  ever  known  by  flat  boats. 
He  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Scioto  County  on  the  Democratic  ticket  in  1843.  The 
vote  stood:  John  H.  Thornton,  880,  John  Cook,  920.  He  was  the  only  Democrat 
elected  at  that  time,  and  his' election  was  a surprise  to  everbody.  He  was  a 
candidate  for  re-election  in  1844,  but  was  defeated.  The  vote  stood  Isaac  H. 
Wheeler,  1,384,  Cook,  1,147.  He  was  a candidate  for  Treasurer  on  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket  in  1851,  and  was  elected.  His  opponent  on  the  Whig  ticket  was 
George  H.  Gharky.  The  vote  stood:  John  Cook,  1,238  and  George  H.  Gharky, 
973,  Cook’s  majority  365.  At  the  same  election,  John  R.  Turner  beat 
George  W.  Flanders  as  Clerk  by  one  vote;  Turner,  1,034,  Flanders,  1,033. 
At  the  same  election  O.  F.  Moore  on  the  Whig  ticket,  defeated  Francis  Cleveland 
on  the  Democratic  ticket,  for  State  Senator.  At  this  election,  W.  A.  Hutchins  on 
the  Whig  ticket  for  Representative  defeated  Judge  Joseph  Moore  on  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket.  Hutchins,  1,348,  Joseph  Moore,  928.  Mr.  Cook  was  the  Democratic 
candidate  for  Treasurer  in  1853,  and  had  two  opponents,  Hurd  and  John  Mc- 
Dowell. The  vote  stood:  John  Cook,  1,586,  Hurd,  712,  John  McDowell,  114.  Mr. 
Cook’s  popularity  may  be  judged  from  that  vote.  He  was  re-elected  Sheriff  of 
Scioto  County  in  October,  1856  on  the  Democratic  ticket  by  the  following  vote: 
John  Cook,  1,616,  George  W Crawford,  1,571.  John  Cook  learned  the  carpenter’s 
trade,  and  traveled  on  the  Mississippi  River  as  ship  carpenter.  He  was  built 
for  strength,  and  weighed  190  pounds.  He  was  all  muscle,  and  could  pick  up  a 
barrel  of  flour  by  the  edges.  There  was  never  a more  popular  man  lived  in  the 
county;,  and  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out  he  organized  Company  “K”  of  the 
56th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  went  out  as  its  Captain  on  November  9, 
1861.  He  was  with  the  Regiment  right  along  until  May  16,  1863,  when  he  was 
wounded  in  the  ankle  in  the  charge  at  Champion  Hill,  and  his  leg  was  ampu- 
tated immediately.  He  lived  until  May  22,  1863,  when  he  died  in  the  ambulance 
on  the  way  to  the  hospital.  A braver  man  never  lived,  a true  friend,  liberal 


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and  warm  hearted.  He  was  married  first  to  Miss  Lydia  Critzer.  They  had  two 
daughters.  His  first  wife  died,  and  he  married  Sarah  McCoy,  daughter  of  Cor- 
nelius McCoy.  By  this  marriage  they  had  two  daughters  and  a son. 

Captain  Thomas  Mayes 

was  born  in  Ireland  in  1839,  the  youngest  of  eight  children.  He  attended  the 
schools  of  Ireland  and  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  when  he  was 
fourteen  years  of  age.  The  family  located  near  Delaware,  Ohio,  where  he  worked 
on  a farm  for  three  years,  attending  school  in  the  evenings  and  in  the  winter. 
He  then  came  to  Portsmouth  and  engaged  in  contracting  with  Philip  Kelley,  who 
married  one  of  his  sisters.  When  the  War  broke  out,  he  was  preparing  to  enter 
College  at  St.  Louis.  His  patriotism  and  sense  of  duty  overcame  the  desire  for 
an  education,  and  he  decided  to  enlist  and  did  so  in  Company  “A”,  30th  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry,  which  was  then  being  organized  by  Capt.  Wm.  W.  Reilley, 
who  had  been  a soldier  in  the  Mexican  War.  Capt.  Thos.  Hayes  was  one  of  the 
very  first  to  enlist  and  to  use  his  influence  to  induce  others.  The  company  left 
Portsmouth  on  Capt.  A.  W.  Williamson’s  steam  canal  packet  and  went  to  Col- 
umbus to  Camp  Chase.  It  was  mustered  in  on  the  14th  of  August,  1861  and,  at 
the  organization,  young  Hayes  was  made  First  Lieutenant.  The  regiment  was 
sent  at  once  to  West  Virginia,  and  its  first  battle  was  Carnifax  Ferry,  Sept.  10, 
1861.  Young  Hayes  was  made  Captain,  March  17,  1762,  and  on  September  14, 
and  17,  1862  at  the  bloody  battles  of  South  Mountain  and  Antietam,  he  led  his 
company  to  victory  and  proved  his  valor  on  the  hotly  contested  fields. 

In  the  winter  following  he  and  his  men  were  working  to  construct  a 
canal  across  Young’s  Point  not  far  from  Vicksburg.  In  these  arduous  labors 
Capt.  Hayes  showed  his  genial  disposition  and  kind  consideration  for  the  men 
under  his  care.  Spring  came  and  with  it  new  plans  for  the  capture  of  Vicksburg. 
We  do  not  repeat  the  details  up  to  the  19th  of  May,  but  several  assaults  were 
made  on  the  works  in  front  of  Vicksburg  prior  to  the  22nd.  On  the  22nd  of  May, 
1863,  a general  attack  was  planned  to  be  simultaneous,  and,  by  one  grand  effort, 
possibly  succeed.  Ten  o’clock  was  the  hour  named.  The  30th  Ohio  was  placed 
in  the  head  of  a ravine  near  where  the  “Graveyard  Road”  passes  into  the  City, 
and  across  which  a strong  earth  works  was  built,  with  a deep  ditch,  heavy  abatis 
and  all  conceivable  obstructions  were  placed  in  the  most  scientific  manner.  A 
storming  party  of  fifty  men,  with  scaling  ladders,  planks  and  other  helps  were 
to  be  used  in  making  an  entrance.  Following  these,  the  Thirtieth  Ohio  was 
to  advance  in  column  down  the  road  with  Company  A in  the  lead.  A few  mo- 
ments before  the  attack,  General  Ewing  came  up  and  informed  the  Captain 
and  those  about  him  that  they  had  just  ten  minutes  to  pray. 

Captain  Hayes  turning  to  his  men,  encouraged  every  one  to  do  his  duty 
and  if  successful  in  entering  the  city,  that  no  soldier  of  his  company  should  do 
an  act  unbecoming  a gentleman.  These  were  about  his  last  words,  for  a signal 
was  soon  given,  the  terrible  onslaught  commenced  and  Captain  Hayes  fell 
pierced  with  several  balls.  The  storming  party  finding  it  impossible  to  get 
through  'the  abatis,  and  over  the  ditch,  the  road  became  blockaded,  no  further 
advance  could  be  made,  the  troops  fell  back  as  best  they  could  from  the  enfi- 
lading and  flank  fires  which  were  fast  decimating  the  ranks,  as  more  than  one- 
third  of  the  company  were  killed  in  the  attack. 

The  death  of  Captain  Hayes  was  sincerely  mourned.  He  was  genial  in  his 
disposition,  kind  as  a commander,  a true  gentleman  and  Christian,  loyal  and 
brave.  He  had  endeared  himself  to  all.  He  fell  at  his  post  with  his  face  to 
the  emeny,  and  a grateful,  country  attests  his  worth,  by  annually  decorating 
the  mound  at  Greenlawn  where  he  so  peacefully  sleeps. 

“Rest  Soldier,  rest,  thy  race  is  run, 

Thy  welcome  plaudit  is  well  done; 

Peaceful  sleep  the  true  and  brave, 

We’ll  crown  with  flowers  the  Soldier’s  grave.” 

Captain  Samuel  A.  Currie 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1841.  He  was  educated  in  the  Portsmouth 
schools,  and  assisted  his  father,  Thomas  S.  Currie  in  business  until  he  entered 
the  service.  He  was  a very  popular  young  man,  and  raised  a Company  in  the 


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summer  of  1861,  which  afterwards  became  Company  A,  of  the  thirty-third  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  mustered  in  as  Captain  of  the  Company,  August 
5,  1861,  and  died  April  16,  1862,  at  Shelbyville,  Tennessee.  He  was  as  popular 
in  his  Company  as  he  was  at  his  home.  His  remains  were  brought  home.  He 
was  given  a public  funeral,  befitting  a soldier,  and  was  buried  in  Greenlawn. 

Lieutenant  Henry  McIntyre 

was  the  oldest  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  McIntyre.  He  was  born  on  the  27th  day 
of  August,  1841,  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  He  received  a common  school  edu- 
cation in  the  Portsmouth  schools,  and  fitted  himself  for  clerical  work,  for  which 
he  had  talent.  When  the  general  call  to  Arms  came  in  ’61,  after  the  defeat 
of  “Bull  Run”,  young  McIntyre  was  the  first  to  enlist.  He  joined  the  Company 
being  raised  by  Captain  W.  W.  Rielley,  which  afterwards  became  Company  A, 
of  the  30th  O.  V.  I.  When  the  Company  was  organized  at  Camp  Chase,  he  was 
made  First  Sergeant,  and  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant,  Sept.  27,  1826.  He 
proved  himself  capable  and  energetic,  and  was  made  First  Lieutenant  and  Ad- 
jutant, April  27,  1863.  He  served  in  the  Army  of  W.  Va.,  under  General  Cox,  un- 
til the  defeat  of  General  McClellan  in  the  Peninsula,  and  when  the  Kanawha 
Division  was  called  to  the  /Army  of  the  Potomac,  where  the  great  battles  of 
“South  Mountain”  and  “Antietam”  were  fought,  in  which  Lieutenant  McIntyre 
was  conspicuous  for  his  bravery.  After  this  campaign  closed,  his  Division  was 
returned  to  W.  Va.,  and  later  it  was  transferred  to  the  South,  and  joined  the 
15th  Army  Corps  under  General  Sherman.  In  the  terrible  assaults  on  Vicksburg 
on  May  19,  and  22,  1863,  Lieutenant  McIntyre  was  mentioned  in  the  official  re- 
ports for  gallantry  by  his  Commanding  General.  The  Army  of  the  Tennessee 
was  afterwards  sent  to  the  relief  of  Chattanooga,  and  took  part  in  the  battle 
of  Missionary  Ridge.  In  the  following  spring,  his  regiment  followed  General 
Sherman  on  the  way  to  Atlanta  taking  part  in  most  of  the  skirmishes  and  bat- 
tles, until  at  the  storming  of  Kenesaw  Mountain  on  the  27th  day  of  June,  he  re- 
ceived a mortal  wound  through  his  chest  and  one  arm  which  terminated  fatally 
on  the  5th  of  July,  1864.  He  bore  his  sufferings  like  a hero.  He  was  a true 
patriot  and  knew  no  fear  in  the  face  of  the  enemy.  He  was  buried  at  Altoona 
Pass,  Ga. 


Lieutenant  Thomas  Hipp  Coles, 

the  eldest  son  of  Capt.  Samuel  Coles  of  Hanging  Rock,  Ohio,  was  born  Dec. 
25,  1844,  near  Portsmouth,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  where  he  spent  the  first  ten 
years  of  his  life.  He  enlisted  as  a privte  in  Company  “H”,  91st  Regiment,  O.  V. 
I.,  August  22,  1862.  He  was  made  a Sergeant  of  that  Company,  and  was  promot- 
ed to  Second  Lieutenant  Feb.  19,  1863.  He  was  transferred  to  Company  “G”,  July 
6,  1864,  and  was  transferred  to  Company  “C”,  First  Lieutenant,  Oct.  12,  1864. 
He  was  killed  Nov.  18,  1864  in  the  battle  of  Myerstown,  Virginia,  before  his  mus- 
ter as  First  Lieutenant.  This  is  his  Official  Record  in  the  Civil  War.  He  went 
through  the  severe  campaign  with  the  Army  of  “West  Virginia”,  under  Gen. 
Crook.  He  was  at  the  battle  of  Cloyd  Mountain,  and  in  the  desperate  charge 
near  Lynchburg  in  which  Col.  Turley  fell  dangerously  wounded,  bravely  lighting 
at  the  head  of  his  Regiment.  He  went  through  the  severe  battles  and  shared  in 
the  glorious  victories  under  Gen.  Sheridan  in  the  Valley  of  Virginia,  from  the 
19th  of  September  to  the  19th  of  October,  everywhere  in  the  thickest 
of  the  fight,  the  “bravest  of  the  brave.”  Amid  all  these  perils 
and  dangers,  and  through  some  six  or  seven  battles  he  passed  un- 
scratched. A short  time  before  his  death  he  volunteered  and  was 
selected  to  join  a Company  of  scouts  under  Capt.  Blazer  to  fight  against 
Mosby  and  his  gang  of  guerillas  and  outlaws,  who  were  constantly  interrupting 
our  lines  of  communication,  and  committing  unheard  of  cruelities  upon  peace- 
able Union  citizens  and  Union  soldiers  who  fell  into  their  hands.  He  met  his 
death  by  a rebel  bullet,  which  entered  his  left  side  and  came  out  under  his  right 
shoulder.  He  also  received  another  wound  in  the  neck  after  he  fell,  and  lived 
but  a few  minutes  after  he  was  shot.  His  body  was  buried  by  some  Union  family 
who  lived  near  by,  and  who  were  personally  acquainted  with  him  and  had  seen 
him  fall.  By  the  aid  of  Rev.  Joseph,  Chaplain  of  the  5th  Virginia  In- 
fantry, and  Col.  Charles  Kingsbury,  A.  A.  G.,  under  Gen.  Sheridan,  the  body  was 


CAPT.  SAMUEL  A.  CURRIE. 
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LIEUTENANT  HENRY  McINTYRE. 
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LIEUTENANT  THOMAS  KIP  COLES. 
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LIEUTENANT  THOMAS  W.  TERRY. 
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recovered  and  afterwards  embalmed,  and  restored  to  his  friends  where  it  re- 
ceived a Christian  burial.  The  funeral  took  place  on  the  30th  of  November 
1864,  from  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Hanging  Rock,  Ohio.  The  day  was  one 
of  those  sweetly  sad  autumn  days,  clear,  but  mild  and  hazy,  so  entirely  in  har- 
mony with  the  occasion.  A large  concourse  of  sympathizing  friends  attended  his 
funeral,  among  whom  were  several  soldiers  and  officers  of  the  Civil  War.  Brig. 
Gen.  Powell,  commander  of  one  of  the  divisions  of  cavalry  under  General  Sher- 
idan, was  present.  Lieutenant  Coles  was  borne  to  his  grave  by  his  companions 
in  arms,  with  some  of  whom  he  had  fought  on  many  a bloody  field,  and  under 
the  starry  flag  which  he  so  dearly  loved,  and  which  he  laid  down  his  young 
life  to  defend.  Afterwards  his  body  was  disinterred  and  re-interred  in  the 
family  lot  in  Greenlawn  cemetery  in  Portsmouth,  where  it  was  left  to  its  fi- 
nal resting  place. 

Lieutenant  Coles  was  of  a noble  character.  He  was  always  ready  to  go 
where  duty  called,  regardless  of  danger  or  consequences.  He  was  of  a most 
courteous,  affectionate  disposition;  and  his  memory  will  long  be  cherished  in 
the  neart  of  hearts  of  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  as  brave  and  chivalrous  a sol- 
died  as  ever  wore  the  blue.  It  seems  a pity  that  his  generous  young  life  should 
be  extinguished  under  such  painful  circumstances. 

Thomas  Waller  "Ferry 

was  born  at  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  February  9,  1841,  and  died  at  Camp  Burnside, 
Kentucky,  March  3,  1864.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rebellion,  he  was  a stu- 
dent at  Marietta  College.  He  was  under  age,  but  felt  that  call  of  patriotism 
which  stirred  in  the  breasts  of  so  many  of  our  noble  sons,  to  serve  his  country 
in  her  hour  of  need.  Like  a dutiful  son,  he  telegraphed  to  his  father,  "The  boys 
are  going;  may  I go  too.  ’ The  answer  flashed  back  instantly,  “Go,  but  don’t 
get  shot  in  the  back.”  He  volunteered  in  Company  G,  First  O.  V.  Infantry,  April 
16,  1861.  After  serving  till  June  11,  1861,  he  was  discharged  to  receive  an  ap- 
pointment as  Cadet  in  the  Military  Academy  at  West  Point,  and  entered  at  once 
upon  the  duties  that  he  might  the  better  be  fitted  to  serve  his  country. 

After  having  been  there  nearly  two  years,  he  wrote  to  his  father  asking 
his  consent  to  resign,  and  return  to  active  service  in  the  army.  He  was  urged 
to  remain  and  graduate,  but  he  still  insisted  on  resigning. 

In  one  of  his  letters  to  his  father,  he  says:  ‘‘Father,  I wish  you  to  give 
me  your  consent  to  resign,  as  I cannot  study  here  while  I know  my  country 
needs  my  services  in  the  field,  and  I think  it  is  my  duty  to  go,  as  it  is  every 
other  young  man’s.  While  I write,  our  very  Capitol  is  being  threatened  by 
rebels,  and  I wish  to  be  one  who  can  say  in  after  years  with  pride,  ‘I  helped 
to  defend  it.’  I must  go.” 

He  left  West  Point  in  June,  1863,  and  came  home.  There  not  being  any 
new  regiment  forming  in  this  state  at  the  time,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  I the  First 
Ohio  Volunteer  Heavy  Artillery,  as  a private  October  20,,  1863.  He  was.  on 
November  23,  1863,  made  Second  I ieutenant  The  command  was  ordered  in 
January,  1864,  to  move  from  Camp  Nelson,  Ky.,  to  Camp  Burnside,  Ky. , imme- 
diately. The  commanding  General  S.  S.  Fry  appointed  him  Acting  Assistant 
Quartermaster,  and  placed  him  upon  his  staff.  He  drew  his  mules,  som°  five 
hundred,  part  of  which  had  been  broken  and  the  remainder  young  and  un- 
broken. The  drivers  too  were  about  as  green  as  the  mules.  He  loaded  up  and 
left  the  second  day  after  receiving  the  order.  The  weather  was  cold  and  wet, 
but  he  put  his  command  through  much  sooner  than  was  expected,  and  was  high- 
ly complimented  by  the  General  commanding.  The  supplies  being  very  short, 
he  was  compelled  to  return  for  more.  He  made  three  trips  through  the  mud. 
rain  and  snow,  on  the  last  of  which  he  was  sick  all  the  way  with  a very 
severe  cold.  Typhoid  fever  set  in,  and  he  breathed  his  last  in  a neat  ce- 
dar cabin,  built  by  the  officers  and  the  men  expressly  for  him,  on  the  banks  of 
the  Cumberland  River,  March  3.  1864.  His  last  words  were:  “Forward,  March!” 
showing  that  he  thought  he  was  at  the  post  of  duty,  and  ready  to  go  forward 
in  the  service  of  his  country.  He  loved  his  country  more  than  he  loved  his 
life.  His  remains  were  sent  home  and  interred  in  the  family  lot  in  Ports- 
mouth’s Greenlawn.  Tim  regiment  of  which  he  had  been  a member  passed  reso- 
lutions highly  honorable  to  him  as  a soldier  and  an  officer.  So  did  the  officers 
of  the  Division  with  which  he  was  connected.  They  say:  “His  -efficiency  and 


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energy  as  an  officer,  his  social  and  genial  disposition,  his  honorable  deport- 
ment, integrity  and  patriotism,  made  him  a much-loved  favorite  in  this  com- 
mand. The  patriotism  which  caused  him  to  leave  West  Point  before  graduat- 
ing, to  enter  the  service  of  his  country  and  die  thus  early  in  life,  affords  an  ex- 
ample of  disinterested  patriotism  worthy  of  emulation.”  This  was  signed  by 
Brigadier-General  S.  S.  Fry.  His  classmates  at  West  Point  passed  complimen- 
tary resolutions.  They  say  that  by  his  “gentlemanly  bearing,  and  many  social 
qualities,  he  had  won  the  respect  of  all  his  companions;”  and  that  “had  he 
lived,  he  would  have  made  one  of  the  brightest  ornaments  of  his  profes- 
sion.” His  classmate  and  roommate  at  West  Point,  in  sending  the  resolutions 
of  the  class,  and  their  determination  to  erect  a monument  to  his  memory,  thus 
expresses  himself:  “I  was  his  roommate  and  intimate  friend  for  a year,  and 
during  the  whole  of  that  time,  I always  found  him  high  toned,  honorable,  and 
generous  to  a fault.  1 could  not  have  loved  a brother  better  than  I loved  him.” 
Much  more  might  be  quoted  from  resolutions  and  letters,  testifying  to  his  high 
and  honorable  character,  his  integrity  and  patriotism,  and  fidelity  to  duty.  We 
will  close  this  imperfect  sketch  by  a brief  quotation  from  a letter  written  by 
his  bereaved  father  to  his  classmate  at  West  Point,  soon  after  his  death.  “Thus 
passed  from  earth,  and  I hope  and  trust  to  heaven,  a true  patriot,  a true 
friend,  and  a beloved  son,  one  that  thought  more  of  his  country  than  he  did 
of  his  own  life.” 

Jolhiir»  K,.  X.  Barnes 

was  born  near  Waverly,  Ohio,  May  17.  1830.  His  father  was  William  Barnes 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Nancy  Ann  Talbott.  His  father  was  an 
Adjutant  in  the  war  of  1812  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1846  was  a Major- 
General  of  The  Ohio  Militia,  appointed  by  the  Legislature.  His  grand-father, 
John  Barnes,  was  a soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  held  a Lieutenant’s 
commission  in  the  7th  Virginia.  The  family  lived  on  a farm  one  mile  south 
of  Waverly  at  the  time  of  John  R.’s  birth,  and  till  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age. 
when  his  parents  took  up  their  residence  in  that  village.  As  a boy,  he  worked 
on  a farm,  hunted  or  fished  as  boys  of  the  time  did.  He  had  a common 
school  education  only.  His  parents  were  devout  members  of  the  Methodist 
Church  and  he  was  a member  of  the  same,  from  boyhood.  His  mother 
died  January  5,  1846,  and  his  father  the  day  following.  John  entered  the 
store  of  his  elder  brother,  William  T.  Barnes  as  a clerk.  He  became  a part- 
ner in  1842  and  remained  in  the  business  ten  years  when  he  sold  out  to  his 
brother,  William,  and  went  to  Chillicothe,  where  he  clerked  for  William  Car- 
son  for  some  six  years. 

In  1858,  he  went  to  Portsmouth  and  became  a clerk  for  William  Elden. 
Here  he  formed  many  fast  friendships  among  the  men  of  his  own  age.  In 
Portsmouth,  he  had  connected  with  the  Presbyterian  church  and  lived  up  to 
his  profession.  When  the  war  broke  out.  he  was  fired  with  the  war  fever  and 
on  April  16,  1861,  enlisted  in  Company  G First  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, for  three  months.  He  wanted  some  of  his  young  friends  to  go  with 
him  and  went  to  Waverly  and  secured  as  volunteers  with  him  Abisha  Downing 
who  afterwards  become  Major  in  the  73rd  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry:  Asa  F. 
Couch  who  afterwards  became  a Captain  in  the  73rd  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry; 
Gordon  F.  Lauman,  severely  wounded  at  Vienna,  Virginia.  With  these  young 
men  he  followed  the  Company  to  Cincinnati  where  he  and  they  joined  it.  They 
were  sent  to  Alexandria,  Va..  and  by  oversight,  or  a blunder,  of  the  commanding 
officers,  a train  was  sent  forward  on  the  Orange  & Alexandria  Railroad  in- 
stead of  having  the  country  scoured  by  scouts  to  develop  the  enemy.  Near 
Vienna,  the  train  of  flat  cars  loaded  with  soldiers,  moving  in  advance  of  skir- 
mishers, in  rounding  a curve,  was  shot  into  by  a rebel  battery,  in  ambush, 
in  Company  G alone,  six  were  killed  besides  those  killed  from  other  companies. 
Barnes  was  mortally  wounded.  His  left  elbow  was  shot  away  and  he  received 
internal  injuries.  He  was  sent  back  on  a flat  car  and  died  in  one  half  hour  af- 
ter reaching  camp.  His  life  was  needlessly  sacrificed,  as  were  those  of  the 
others  killed  in  the  same  encounter.  He  and  his  companions  who  lost  their 
lives  at  the  same  time,  were  first  buried  in  a field  by  the  roadside  between 
Washington  and  Alexandria,  near  a little  bay  just  where  the  Orange  and 
Alexandria  Railroad  bears  away  from  the  Potomac,  toward  Orange  C.  H.  The 
official  record  says  he  was  interred  at  Camp  Lincoln,  on  the  Loudon  and  Hamp- 


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shire  Railroad.  He  was  buried  in  a coffin,  the  only  one  which  could  be  obtained 
in  Alexandria.  The  others  were  buried  in  their  blankets  His  brother,  James 
Q.  Barnes,  after  the  death  of  his  brother,  went  on  and  joined  Company  G and 
served  with  it,  until  it  was  mustered  out,  in  place  of  his  brother,  without  being 
enlisted,  or  mustered,  and  without  pay.  He  was  in  the  Battle  of  Bull  Run, 
July  21,  1861.  This  same  brother  became  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  D,  73rd 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  and  was  made  Captain  of  Company  I same  regiment, 
September  25,  1862.  he  was  wounded  October  29,  1863,  in  the  battle  of  Lookout 
Valley  and  was  mustered  out  December  31,  1864. 

Thus  perished  in  his  youth,  one  of  the  most  noble  hearted  of  the  young 
men  of  our  country.  He  was  of  honorable  ancestry,  of  pure  morals,  and  led  a 

correct,  upright  life.  He  was  a model  among  young  men..  The  figure  of  the 

soldier  on  the  top  of  the  Soldiers’  Monument  in  Tracy  Square,  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
was  intended  to  represent  him.  His  life  was  lost  by  the  want  of  military 
knowledge,  on  the  part  of  his  commander,  like  thousands  of  others  in  the  same 
war,  and  in  other  wars,  but  it  cannot  be  said  to  have  been  wasted,  because  his 
noble  example  and  those  of  his  companions  who  met  a like  fate  will  be  remem- 
bered while  the  Republic  lasts. 

Walter  P.  Stewart 

was  one  of  the  young  men  of  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  whose  life  was  sacrificed  for 

his  country.  He  was  the  son  of  William  Stewart  and  Jeannette  Bryden,  his 

wife,  horn  in  1845,  near  Raven  Rock  in  Washington  Township.  He  spent  his 
whole  life  in  the  vicinity  of  Portsmouth.  He  enlisted  in  Battery  L.  First  Ohio 
Light  Artillery,  August  21,  1863.  at  the  age  of  eighteen.  He  was  in  all  the 
battles  in  which  that  battery  participated  until  October  8,  1864,  when  he  was 
captured  near  Harrisonburg,  Virginia,  and  taken  to  Libby  Prison.  He  was  ex- 
changed April  11,  1865,  but  his  confinement  in  prison  ruined  his  health,  and 
his  father  procured  his  discharge  June  26,  1865,  at  New  Creek,  West  Virginia., 
and  took  him  home,  but  only  to  die  there.  The  whole  battery  was  discharged 
and  mustered  out  July  4,  1865.  He  died  July  9.  1865,  only  five  days  after  the 
battery  was  mustered  out.  He  was,  at  enlistment,  a handsome  youth,  fair,  florid 
and  pleasant  to  look  upon,  and  his  life  and  character  were  as  attractive  as  his 
personal  appearance.  The  grief  of  his  aged  father  at  his  untimely  death,  when 
all  were  rejoicing  on  the  return  of  the  soldiers,  was  pathetic.  He  visited  his 
grave  daily  and  kept  it  in  order  as  long  as  he  lived.  The  memory  of  this  hand- 
some and  brave  young  soldier  is  precious  to  all  who  remember  him.  and  to  the 
coming  generation  who  will  read  this  work.  The  writer,  who  was  a soldier 
of  the  civil  war.  himself,  commends  the  example  of  this  noble  youth  who  gave 
his  life,  a sacrifice  to  his  country.  John  R.  T.  Barnes  was  the  first  man  to  die 
in  the  service  of  his  country  from  Scioto  County  June  17,  1801  and  Walter  P. 
Stewart  was  the  last.  The  memory  of  his  life  will  be  cherished  while  the  Re- 
public endures. 

SPANISH  WAR.,  1808. 

Company  H,  4th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 

Company  organized  at  Portsmouth.  Ohio.  Called  into  service  by  Governor 
of  Ohio,  April  25,  1898.  Marched  to  Camp  Bushnell.  Columbus,  Ohio.  April  28. 
1898.  Mustered  in  U.  S.  service,  May  9.  1898.  Left  Camp  Bushnell  Mav  14, 
1898,  via  Big  Four  R.  R.  en  route  for  Camp  Geo.  H.  Thomas,  Chickamauga  Park, 
Ga.  Arrived  at  Camp  Geo.  H.  Thomas,  May  17,  1898.  Left  Camp  Geo.  H.  Thom- 
as, Ga.,  for  Newport  News.  Va..  July  21,  1898  via  C.  & 0.  Railroad.  .Arrived  at 
Newport  News,  Va.,  July  25.  1898.  Embarked  from  dock  at  Newport  N°ws,  Va.. 
on  lighter,  July  28,  1898  for  U.  S.  Transport  St.  Paul.  Boarded  U.  S.  Transport 
St.  Paul  at  5 p.  m.,  July  28,  1898.  Left  harbor  at  Ft.  Monroe,  Va.,  July  29,  1898, 
at  6 a.  m.,  en  route  for  Island  of  Puerto  Rico.  Arrived  off  coast  at  Arroyo  Aug- 
ust 2,  1898,  at  4 p.  m.  Embarked  on  lighter  for  shore  August  4,  1898,  at  6 p. 
m..  landing  at  Arroyo.  Occupied  Guayama  from  August  5.  1898.  to  October  5. 
1898;  Caguas,  October  7,  1898  to  October  27,  1898.  Embarked  for  U.  S.  from  San 
Juan,  October  29,  1898  on  U.  S.  Transport  Chester.  Arrived  at  New  York.  N.  Y., 
November  4,  1898.  Left  New  York  same  date,  via  B.  & O.  R.  R.,  for  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  Arrived  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  November  5,  1898,  10  a.  m.  Received 
by  President  McKinley  1 p.  m.  Left  Washington,  D.  C.,  4 p.  m.  of  same  date  via 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


B.  & O.  R.  R.,  for  Columbus,  Ohio.  Arrived  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  November  5, 

1898,  at  11  a.  m.  Oral  furlough  granted  from  November  6,  1898  to  January  4. 

1899,  was  Telegraphic  instructions  A.  G.  O.  by  Melvin  W.  Rowell,  1st  Lieut. 
5th  U.  S’.  Cavalry,  Chief  Mustering  Office,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

The  following  is  a list  of  officers  and  privates  when  the  company  was 
called  into  United  States  service: 

R.  S.  Prichard,  Captain;  J.  W.  Smith,  Second  Lieutenant;  Forest  Briggs, 
First  Sergeant;  C.  C.  Wilhelm,  Second  Sergeant;  Andrew  Foster,  Third  Ser- 
geant; W.  Trimmer,  Fourth  Sergeant;  R.  C.  Newman,  Fifth  Sergeant;  Charles 
McGuire,  Corporal;  George  Oldfield,  Corporal;  Joseph  Bratt,  Corporal;-  C.  M. 
Searl,  Corporal;  Harvey  Wills,  Corporal:  Charles  Reed,  Corporal;  E.  L.  Pat- 
terson, Corporal;  John  Getz,  Musician;  Sam  Williams,  Musician;  B.  J.  Alger, 
Frank  Alger,  Preston  Anderson,  B.  S.  Andre,  Perry  Adams.  Fred  Armstrong, 
Harry  Adams.  Mont  Bybee,  A1  Barber,  E.  M.  Bumgardner,  John  Birmingham, 
E.  S.  Boren,  Charles  J.  Bush,  Matt  Bush,  Francis  Bush,  Charles  Barr,  David 
Armstrong,  George  A.  Batterson,  William  Cooper,  Joseph  Crull,  R.  W.  Calvert, 
W.  L.  Cole,  Caswell  Chapman,  V.  A.  Cunningham,  H.  W.  Donaldson,  R.  M.  Dav- 
idson, L.  E.  Distel,  Asberry  Davidson,  Daniel  H.  Dodge.  D.  C.  Davis.  Mitchell 
Evans,  Kinney  Funk,  Robert  George,  O.  B.  Gilbert,  Ed  Hicks,  Evans  Harris,  J. 
Haubert,  Charles  E.  Hood,  George  E.  Hood,  S.  E.  Johnson,  William  Johnson. 
David  Johnson.  Wells  H.  Jones,  C.  M.  Kinney,  J.  W.  Kinney,  William  Kelley, 
Ike  Krick,  E.  K.  McKeown,  Ned  McGuire,  Henry  Morrison,  J.  L.  McMonagle,  W. 
D.  McMonagle,  H.  D.  Mole,  Alex.  Meade,  Charles  E-  Molster,  Harry  W.  Mathiott, 
A.  M.  Messer,  G.  B.  Moore,  R.  N.  Matthews,  W.  A.  Masters,  J.  E.  Monk,  George 
Mann,  James  McDaniel,  Charles  Noel,  William  Peebles,  W.  P.  Reed,  A.  G.  Rein- 
ert, C.  E.  Reinert,  Oscar  Rodgers,  George  E.  Rowe,  Joseph  Redman,  J.  B.  Scott, 
W.  C.  Sturgill,  Byron  Schriver,  Walter  Stone,  J.  F.  Stewart,  J.  W.  Shela,  James 
Skelton,  M.  W.  Thompson,  Floyd  Thurman.  Charles  Taylor,  Joseph  Turner,  W. 
E Thomas,  Edward  Wells,  Henry  Winter,  Charles  Whitman,  E.  R.  Wheeler, 
John  Youngman,  Edward  Zeek. 

The  following  were  the  promotions  during  the  service  of  the  Company: 
James  W.  Smith,  Captain;  Kinney  P.  Funk,  First  Lieutenant;  Russell  C.  New- 
man, First  Sergeant;  Samuel  A.  Williams,  Sergeant;  George  G.  Oldfield,  Ser- 
geant; Denver  Crull,  Corporal;  George  A.  Batterson,  Corporal;  Asherry  W. 
Davidson,  Corporal;  John  L.  McMonagle,  Corporal;  Byron  D.  Schriver,  Cor- 
poral; William  P.  Reed,  Corporal;  Charles  S.  Noel,  Corporal;  Floyd  E.  Thur- 
man, Corporal:  Roy  N.  Matthews,  Artificer;  Fred  M.  Armstrong,  Musician:  Wil- 
liam D.  McMonagle,  Wagoner.  Those  who  died  in  the  service  were:  Daniel 
H.  Dodge,  Elbert  L.  Patterson,  Henry  M.  Morrison,  Kurt  Sparks  and  Forrest 
Briggs. 

Daniel  Hezekiah  Dodge, 

the  son  of  George  Lyons  Dodge  and  Sarah  Louise  (Tibbs)  Dodge,  was  horn  De- 
cember 24,  1875.  on  the  Dodge  homestead  farm  in  Madison  Township,  Scioto 
County,  Ohio.  He  grew  up  in  the  County  and  attended  the  common  schools. 
He  entered  the  employ  of  Peter  Brushart  as  Assistant  Manager  of  his  company 
store  in  Pike  County,  Kentucky  and  remained  there  until  the  fall  of  1897, 
when  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  entered  a local  business  college  and  left  his 
studies  there  to  respond  to  his  country’s  call. 

He  enlisted  in  the  4th  O.  V.  I.  Spanish  War  and  died  in  Guyama,  Porto 
Rico,  August  10,  1898.  His  remains  were  brought  home  and  interred  in  Green- 
lawn  October  31,  1898. 

Elbert  Lee  Patterson 

was  born  near  McConnelsville,  Morgan  County,  Ohio,  January  15,  1881.  His 
father  was  James  L.  Patterson,  at  one  time  “Editor  of  the  Times”  at  Ports- 
mouth Ohio.  His  mother  died  when  he  was  three  years  old.  He  came  to 
Portsmouth  in  1893,  when  his  father  took  charge  of  the  “Portsmouth  Times.” 
He  graduated  from  the  Portsmouth  High  School  at  the  age  of  16,  and  for  one 
year  was  an  efficient  reporter  on  his  father’s  paper,  “The  Daily  Times.”  Elbert 
Patterson  was  a member  of  Co.  H 14th  Regiment  “Ohio  National  Guard’  and 
when  the  Company  was  called  into  the  Spanish  War,  he  left  Portsmouth  with 
it  April  26,  1898  He  went  with  the  regiment  to  Camp  Chickamaugua  and  af- 
terward embarked  with  it  from  Newport  News  for  Porto  Rico,  where  his  regi- 


DANIEL  H.  DODGE. 
[Page  256.] 


FORREST  BRIGGS. 
[Page  257.] 


HENRY  M.  MORRISON. 
[Page  257.] 


ELBERT  PATTERSON. 
[Page  256.] 


MEMBERS  OF  CO.  E,  4TH  O.  V.  I.,  SPANISH-AMERICAN  WAR 
LOST  THEIR  LIVES  IN  THE  SERVICE. 


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ment  arrived  August  1,  1898.  He  was  taken  sick  and  it  was  apparent  that  he 
would  not  live  to  return  home.  His  father  was  notified,  left  at  once  for 
Puerto  Rico,  and  reached  Ponce,  the  morning  of  his  death,  just  40  miles  from 
Guyama  where  he  was  lying.  His  father  did  not  arrive  until  after  his  death, 
but  brought  his  body  home.  Elbert  Patterson  was  a young  man  of  excellent 
morals  and  beloved  and  respected  by  >all  who  knew  him.  He  died  October  16, 
1898,  at  Guyama,  Puerto  Rico. 

Henry  McCall  Morrison 

was  born  January  19.  1879,  on  the  Morrison  farm  in  Nile  Township.  He  was 
the  eldest  child  of  James  Hiner  Morrison  and  Ara  McCall,  his  wife.  He  ob- 
tained his  education  at  the  Elm  Tree  school.  His  parents  moved  to'  Portsmouth 
in  March,  1895.  He  worked  awhile  in  one  of  the  shoe  factories  and  then  sold 
merchandise  for  a Cincinnati  house.  He  enlisted  in  Company  H,  14th  O.  N.  G., 
in  February,  1896.  When  the  Spanish-American  War  broke  out.  he  with  his 
Company  enlisted  in  Company  H,  4th  O.  V.  I.  for  two  years.  He  left  Ports- 
mouth, April  26,  1898.  The  regiment  went  first  to  Chickamauga  and  then  to 
Puerto  Rico.  He  was  in  excellent  health  until  September  17,  when  he  was 
taken  with  typhoid  fever  and  went  to  the  hospital.  He  left  Puerto  Rico  Oc- 
tober 21,  1898,  on  the  hospital  ship.  Missouri,  and  died  at  two  o’clock  p.  m.  on 
the  26th  of  October,  1898,  and  was  buried  at  sea,  at  8 p.  m.  His  physician 
informed  him  he  would  die.  He  took  the  announcement  most  calmly  and  hero- 
ically and  gave  the  physician  the  address  of  his  parents  and  friends  and  passed 
away.  He  was  a youth  of  great  promise,  admired  and  loved  by  all  who  knew 
him. 

Forrest  Cecil  Briggs, 

the  son  of  Joseph  and  Ermina  (Thurman)  Briggs,  was  horn  in  Clay  Township, 
Scioto  County,  Ohio,  July  21,  1872.  He  was  the  eldest  child,  and  had  two  sis- 
ters, Cora  and  Aletha.  He  was  reared  on  the  Briggs  home  farm,  attended 
school  in  the  country  until  he  was  eleven  years  of  age  and  worked  with  his 
father  on  the  farm  during  vacation.  He  then  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools 
for  five  years.  He  did  not  complete  the  High  School  course,  hut  entered  the 
River  City  Business  College  in  1885,  and  completed  a course  in  bookkeeping  and 
stenography,  after  which  he  was  employed  in  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Rail- 
way Office.  He  became  a member  of  Company  “H”,  14th  Ohio  National  Guards 
July  2 and  served  five  years.  He  was  with  the  Regiment  as  First  Sergeant  dur- 
ing the  Logan  County  Riots.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Spanish-American 
War  he  was  mustered  in  the  United  States  service  with  his  Company  as  First 
Sergeant.  He  was  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  August  2,  1898,  on  merits. 
His  Company  was  transferred  at  once  to  Chickamauga,  where  his  health  be- 
gan failing.  It  was  soon  ordered  to  Puerto  Rico  where  the  service  and  climate 
bore  heavily  upon  his  weak  constitution.  He  was  taken  sick  October  27.  with 
typhoid  fever,  and  was  transferred  to  Fort  Hamilton,  New  York,  where  he  died 
November  10,  1898.  His  father  reached  him  three  days  before  his  death,  and  in 
his  delirium  he  was  performing  his  duties  as  an  officer.  ‘ His  commission  as 
Second  Lieutenant  was  sent  him  on  the  2nd  of  August,  hut  was  never  presented 
to  him.  His  body  was  brought  to  Portsmouth,  and  he  was  buried  with  mili- 
tary honors  on  Sunday  afternoon  November  13,  1898,  in  Greenlawn  Cemetery. 
He  seemed  to  have  an  inborn  taste  for  a soldier’s  life,  for  when  a hoy  he  took 
great  interest  in  the  Portsmouth  High  School  Cadets.  He  had  been  a member 
of  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  Church  since  the  age  of  fourteen,  and  attended 
the  Sabbath  School  of  that  Church  regularly. 

He  was  a young  man  with  a most  kindly  and  generous  disposition,  al- 
ways seeking  to  do  something  for  others.  He  was  a model  youth  in  every 
respect,  and  died  a Christian  soldier.  He  had  the  affection  and  respect  of  all  of 
his  comrades.  His  funeral  was  one  of  the  largest  ever  held  in  Scioto  County. 


CHAPTER  VII 


THE.  CENSUSES  AND  TAX  DUPLICATES  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Population  of  Scioto  County.  Ohio,  by  Minor  Civil  Divisions 

1810  to  1900. 


Townships,  Villages 
and  Wards. 

1800 

1810 

1 820 

1830 

3,399 

5,750 

8,740 

640 

205 

288 

174 

484 

507 

582 

965 

258 

469 

566 

307 

591 

837 

369 

396 

524 

725 

879 

917 

88 

541 

322 

674 

317 

542 

505 

690 

398 

1,068 

527 

1,157 

1,063 

Fourth  “ 

Fifth  “ 

Sixth  “ 

Seventh  “ 

Franklin  Township.. 
Seal^  “ 

117 

379 

Upper# 

Sciotolf  “ 

496 

1840 

1 850 

1860 

1870 

1880 

1890 

1900 

11,192 

913 

18,428 

1,648 

24,297 

1,751 

29,302 

2,203 

200 

1,410 

33,511 

2,211 

35,377 

2,337 

323 

2,948 

40,981 

2,158 

445 

1,667 

274 

1,764 

401 

650 

1,094 

2.093 

696 

872 

896 

927 

1,148 

1,102 

974 

2,345 

2,513 

1,486 

1,227 

1,583 

686 

1,176 

1,882 

1,935 

1,751 

1,332 

686 

578 

830 

265 

860 

1,102 

840 

1,367 

280 

1,004 

1,032 

559 

1,578 

758 

1.473 

1,325 

919 

1,852 

1,019 

1,905 

1,340 

1,008 

1,608 

934 

2,018 

1,269 

915 

1,664 

1,035 

1,862 

354 

2,274 

1,015 

1,674 

1,873 

1,965 

480 

358 

2,401 

2,500 

504 

494 

1,583 

443 

1,032 

1,104 

296 

939 

1,282 

638 

552 

778 

1,168 

575 

605 

1,070 

724 

951 

1,018 

1,039 

902 

653 

1,844 

1,105 

706 

4,230 

4,011 

1,554 

956 

6,432 

6,268 

1,924 
1,085 
10,592 
10,592 
2,240 
2,252 
1,760 
2 405 
1,935 

1,481 

1,131 

11,321 

11,321 

1,773 

2,309 

1,552 

2,437 

2,013 

1,074 

1,223 

12,394 

12,394 

1,688 

2,050 

1,476 

1,764 

2,479 

2,937 

918 

1,269 

17,870 

17,870 

1,719 

2,112 

1,412 

1,924 

2,727 

4,023 

3,953 

1,554 

* Formed  from  Brush  Creek  Township  since  1890. 
f Formed  from  Union  Township  186V. 

I Formed  from  Jefferson  Township  1860. 

5 Part  to  Brush  Creek  Township,  and  balance  to  Pike  County. 

!l  Part  to  Upper  tier  of  Townships  in  Scioto  County,  and  balance  to  Lawrence  County. 
If  Probably  Vernon,  and  entered  there  in  this  table. 

(258) 


TAX  DUPLICATES. 


259 


Tables  Showing  Total  Population  and  Increase. 


Scioto  County. 


Census 

year. 

Population. 

Increase. 

Number. 

Per  cent. 

1810 

3,339 

1820 

5,740 

2,411 

72.2 

1830 

8,740 

2,990 

52.0 

1840 

11,192 

2,452 

28.1 

1850 

18,428 

7,236 

64.7 

1860 

24,297 

5,869 

31.9 

1870 

29,302 

5,005 

20.6 

1880 

33,511 

4,209 

14.4 

1890 

35,377 

1,866 

5.6 

1900 

40,981 

5,604 

15.8 

Portsmouth. 


Census 

year. 

Population. 

Increase. 

Number. 

Per  cent. 

1810 

Not  shown 

1820 

527 

1830 

1,063 

536 

101.7 

’>1840 

1,844 

781 

73.0 

1850 

4,011 

2,167 

117  5 

1860 

6,268 

2,257 

56.3 

1870 

10,592 

4,324 

68.0 

1880 

11,321 

729 

6.9 

1890 

12,394 

1,073 

9.5 

1900 

17,870 

5,476 

44.2 

,;  Not  shown  separately  from  Wayne  Township. 


Increase— Urban  and  Suburban 


Total  Urban  and  Suburban 
Population. 


Census 

year. 

County. 

Portsmouth. 

Balance  of 
county. 

1820 

2.411 

527 

1,884 

1830 

2,990 

536 

2,454 

1840 

2,452 

781 

1,671 

1850 

7,236 

2,167 

5,069 

1860 

5,869 

2.257 

3,612 

1870 

5,005 

4,324 

681 

1880 

4,209 

729 

3,480 

1890 

1,866 

1,073 

793 

1900 

5.604 

5,476 

128 

Cens. 

y’r. 

County. 

Portsmouth. 

Per. 

Cent. 

Bal. 

Co. 

Per 

Ct. 

1810 

3,339 

3,339 

100. 

1820 

5,740 

527 

9.2 

5,223 

90.8 

1830 

8,740 

1,063 

12.2 

7,677 

87.8 

1840 

11,192 

1,844 

16.4 

9,348 

83.6 

1850 

18,428 

4,011 

21.8 

14,417 

78.2 

1860 

24,297 

6,268 

25.8 

18,029 

74.2 

1870 

29,302 

10,592 

36.2 

18,710 

63.8 

1880 

33,511 

11,321 

33.8 

22,190 

66.2 

1890 

35,377 

12,394 

35.0 

22,983 

65. 

1900 

40,981 

17,870 

43.6 

23,111 

56.4 

Tax  Duplicates  of  the  Town  of  Portsmouth  Between  the  Years 

1815  and  1840. 

It  is  believed  in  the  first  years  of  the  town  it  had  its  own  duplicate,  or  was  represented  in 
the  Tax  Duplicate  of  Wayne  township. 

In  1825  the  town  taxes  collected  were  8205.48.  The  only  information  bearing  on  this  subject 
will  be  the  Budgets  of  the  town  and  city  of  Portsmouth,  to  which  reference  is  had. 

Tax  Duplicates  of  Scioto  County  Prior  to  1840. 

No  copies  of  the  Tax  Duplicates  of  Scioto  county  prior  to  1840  can  be  found.  There  are 
none  m the  State  Auditor’s  office,  and  none  in  the  office  of  the  County  Auditor.  Doubtless  they 
were  sold  for  waste  paper.  We  can  now  learn  nothing  in  regard  to  them  except  what  can  be  found 
m the  Commissioners’  Journals. 

In  1816  the  amount  of  the  County  Tax  Duplicate  collected  was  $1,600. 

In  1817  the  Tax  Duplicate  was  $1,012,  of  which  $892.50  was  collected.  General  Kendall,  as 
Treasurer,  collected  $1,417.50.  Part  of  it  was  no  doubt  special  taxes. 

In  1819  the  County  Duplicate  was  $994.54,  of  which  $875.34  was  collected. 

In  1820  the  Duplicate  was  $1,085.52%,  of  which  amount  $962.58%  was  collected. 

The  Duplicate  of  1821  has  not  been  preserved. 

In  1822  the  Tax  Duplicate  was  $3,560.93. 

In  1823  it  was  $2,783.86. 

In  1824  the  total  Duplicate  is  not  given,  but  State  tax  was  $842.90,  and  Road  tax  $349.76. 

In  1825  the  County  levies  were  $1,374.61,  of  which  $1,264.52  was  collected.  In  1825  the  total 
duplicate  was  $4,193.11. 

In  1826  the  Duplicate  is  stated  at  $2,352.25,  but  that  must  have  included  nothing  but  County 
levies.  The  Duplicate  collected  was  $1,792.02.  The  county  expenditures  that  year  wrere  $1,878.92. 

In  1826  the  total  Duplicate  was  $4,344.61,  and  Moses  Gregory,  the  Collector,  collected  every 
dollar  of  it. 

In  1827  the  county  expenditures  were  $1,706.57%.  The  Tax  Duplicate  was  $4,406.25. 

In  1828  the  Tax  Duplicate  was  $4,701.45. 

In  1829  it  was  $5,449.61. 

The  Duplicate  of  1830  was  not  found,  but  the  Treasurer  collected  on  it  $8,741.52. 

In  1831  the  Duplicate  is  not  given,  but  the  Treasurer  collected  $10,690.94. 

In  1832  the  Duplicate  is  not  given,  but  the  Treasurer  collected  $10,974.07. 

In  1833  the  Duplicate  is  not  given,  but  the  Treasurer  collected  $10,784.15. 


260 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


The  Duplicates  between  1833  and  1837  were  not  found,  but  in  1837  Conrad  Overturf,  Treas- 
urer, accounted  for  $13,123.44. 

For  1839  the  Treasurer  settled  $21,627.49. 

The  foregoing  is  all  that  can  now  be  obtained  in  regard  to  the  Tax  Duplicates  of  Scioto 
county  between  1803  and  1840. 


Tax  Duplicates  of  Scioto  County,  Wayne  Township  and 
Portsmouth  from  1840  to  1900. 


Year. 


1840 — Wayne  township 

County 

1841  -Wayne  township 

County 

1842 —  Wayne  township 

County 

1843—  Wayne  township 

County 

1844—  Wayne  township 

County 

1845—  Wayne  township 

County 

1846 —  Wayne  township 

County 

1847 —  Wayne  township 

County 

1848 —  Wayne  township 

.County 

1849 —  Wayne  township 

County 

1850 —  Wayne  township 

County 

1851—  Wayne  township 

County 

1852 —  Wayne  township 

County 

1853 —  Portsmouth 

County 

1854—  Wayne  township 

County 

Including  values  in  towns  and 
villages  amounting  to 

1855 —  Portsm  outh 

County 

1856—  Portsmouth 

County 

1857 —  Portsmouth 

County 

1858—  Portsmouth 

County 

1859 —  Portsmouth 

County 

1860—  Portsmouth 

County 

1861—  Portsmouth 

County 

1862—  Portsmouth 

County 

1 863 —  Portsm  outh 

County 

1864—  Wayne  township  and  city 


County 

1865 — Wayne  township  and  city. 


County 

1866— Wayne  township  and  city. 


County 

1867 — Wayne  township  and  city. 


County 

1868 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1869 —  Portsmouth. 

County 


Total  Property 
Value. 

Corporation 

Tax. 

$ 422,037 

ct.  m. 

1,035,334 

473,226 

$ 2,569  40.4 

1,106,806 

447,690 

2,409  73 

1,121,245 

455,272 

2,447  97.6 

1,126,298 

448,490 

2,402  07 

1,148,029 

486,828 

2,580  79.2 

1,222,785 

* 533,739 

1,303,435 

1,044,754 

3,098,295 

1,097,969 

3,220,529 

1,157,985 

3,343,087 

1,268,685 

3,493,342 

1,346,960 

3,759,382 

1,536,133 

3,877,162 

2,014,725 

4,830,913 

2,380,354 

6,312,959 

1,116,252 

2,926,205 

3,552,532 

2,306,003 

6,543,897 

2,447,624 

6,876,324 

2,347,088 

6,796,468 

2,333,063 

6,714,086 

2,255,793 

7,116,949 

2,233,441 

6,987,791 

2,294,131 

6,833,559 

2,528,510 

7,243,110 

2,971.227 

8,419,191 

3,338,311 

8,772,682 

3,613,878 

9,065,826 

3,862,590 

9,246,746 

3,937,261 

9,386,111 

4,207,200 

9,636,953 

Total 
Tax  Levy. 


ct.  m. 

$ 8,286  39  534 

16,127  68.3 
9,076  81.1% 
19,103  23.6% 
8,900  23.5 
18,703  78.1% 
9,959  96.4 
20,908  49.1 
9.802  16.4 
22,059  54.9 
11,100  28.2 
24,328  95.4 
12,445  11 
23,838  92 
11,268  95.7 
26,710  81.9 
11,425  56.3 
28,813  02  6 
16,296  62.7 
36,690  34.2 
15,187  86.3 
34,421  83.8 
27,705  44.1 
54,971  72.6 
27,982  09 
55,489  19  7 
38,484  72.8 
74,356  09 
34,454  06.6 
63,743  24.1 
Inc.  towns  & cities 


of.. .19, 350 

10.5 

60,461 

98.1 

104,404 

04.7 

39,994 

98.7 

81 ,833 

99.8 

60,431 

92.0 

109.873 

19.0 

56.298 

99.6 

107,754 

04 

62.399 

39.5 

126,525 

20.3 

53,402 

73 

118,330 

51 

61,080 

99 

134,327 

89 

50,959 

98 

112,586 

27 

56,599 

50 

126,891 

50 

82,931 

23 

Of  the  city- 

31,197  89 
181,976  17 
82,334  82 

Including  city  of— 
30,879  37 
208,048  27 
96,792  50  5 

Inc.  towns  & city- 
30, 879  37 
208,175  93 
117,085  26 

Inc.  towns  & city- 
38, 625  90 
227,828  23 
120,260  68 
231,962  89 
132,763  21 
255,124  09 


TAX  DUPLICATES 


261 


Tax  Duplicates— Continued. 


Year. 


1870—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1871 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1872 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1873 —  Portsmouth.. 

County 

1874—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1875 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1876—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1877 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1878—  Portsmouth. 

- County 

1879—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1880 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1881 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1882 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1883—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1884 —  Portsmouth. 

County...:. 

1885 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1886—  Portsmouth . 

County 

1887—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1888 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1889—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1890 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1891—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1892—  Port  s m outh. 

County 

1893—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1894  Portsmouth. 
County 

1895 —  Portsmouth. 

County 

1896—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1897—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1898—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1899—  Portsmouth. 

County 

1900 —  Portsmouth. 

County 


Total  Property 
Value. 

Corporation 

Tax. 

Total 
Tax  Levy. 

$ 4,325,017 

$ 142,065  82 

9,836,834 

266,443  67 

5,131,850 

160,230  42 

11,379,781 

280,193  71 

5,152,167 

164,376  30 

11.363,206 

287,108  85 

5,607,213 

167,466  90 

11,817,732 

286,100  22 

5,759.738 

172,458  35 

12,102,294 

301,970  50 

5,698,738 

170,962  14 

12,023,(83 

287,691  92 

5,453.816 

153,797  61 

11,476,913 

282,339  40 

5,367,939 

147,619  26 

11,351 ,588 

287,441  16 

4,846,042 

146.377  15 

10,752,081 

270,251  01 

4,694,617 

134,996  04 

10,414,621 

264,168  67 

4,725,744 

137,991  73 

10,648,703 

260,425  32 

4,669,525 

134,015  37 

10,657,941 

264,975  35 

4,820,164 

150,871  13 

10,808.747 

290,162  96 

4,866,698 

147,947  62 

10,971,408 

285,944  94 

4,570,347 

122,230  40 

10,680,665 

260,895  71 

4,368,142 

127,549  75 

10,412,133 

268,000  40 

4,408,360 

126,960  77 

10,367,232 

271,501  06 

4,376,885 

123,428  16 

10,416,850 

269,073  18 

4,414,813 

127,146  60 

10,571,078 

279,972  21 

4,409,026 

128,743  56 

10,505,186 

279.993  12 

4,630,114 

135,199  32 

10,822,686 

289,065  16 

4.523,488 

132,538  21 

9.851,935 

274,654  90 

4,779,867 

141.962  04 

10,195,008 

283,759  02 

5,037,810 

149,119  17 

10.488,924 

291,510  42 

4,956,330 

152,654  95 

10,259,362 

301,086  82 

5,036,660 

150,596  15 

10,318,030 

301,137  53 

4,986,090 

149,882  90 

10,140,531 

300,009  37 

5,062,182 

151,865  46 

10,146,913 

294,920  73 

5,156,590 

154,697  70 

10,302,328 

297,804  02 

5,210,542 

156,316  26 

10,525,169 

299,062  18 

5,503,663 

165,109  89 

10,974,844 

300,148  42 

CHAPTER  VIII. 


SPECIAL  LEGISLATION  AMD  TOWM  PLATS. 


Legislation  for  Scioto  County— Town  Plats  in  Scioto  County,  Out. 
si«i©  of  tlxs*  City  of  Portsmouth, 

The  County  Established Vol.  1,  page  8,  March  24,  1803.  The  act  is  given 
in  full  elsewhere. 

County  Line  Between  Gallia  and  Scioto  Counties,— Vol.  3,  page  294,  De- 
cember 9,  1804.  West  of  the  17th  Range  of  Townships  was  given  to  Scioto 
County.  This  was  a straight  line  from  opposite  Ashland,  Kentucky  north  to 
the  Ross  County  line. 

Draining  a Pond  in  the  French  Grant,— Vol  6,  page  142,  February  17,  1808 
Thomas  Patton,  William  Montgomery  and  William  Duduit  were  appointed  a com- 
mittee to  view  the  pond  situated  on  French  Grant  lots,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20  and 
21  and  make  return  to  the  commissioners  who  should  provide  for  digging  a 
ditch. 

Lawrence  County  Established.— Vol.  14,  page  22,  December  21,  1815.  This 
county  was  wholly  made  from  Gallia  and  Scioto. 

Pike  County. — Vol.  13,  page  52,  January  14,  1815.  Part  of  Scioto  County 
was  taken  to  form  the  County  of  Pike. 

Lawrence  County, — Vol.  16,  page  77,  January  20,  1818.  An  act  to  attach 
a part  of  Lawrence  County  to  Scioto.  The  substance  of  this  act  is  given  else- 
where. 

Scioto  River.— Vol.  17,  page  165,  February  18,  1819.  An  act  to  open  and 
secure  the  navigation  of  the  Scioto  River. 

Salt  Works, — -Vol.  18,  page  60,  February  13,  1820,  to  authorize  Thomas 
Baccus  and  Ebenezer  Richards  to  dig  for  salt  water  in  the  Scioto  River. 

The  Ohio  Canal. — Vol.  18,  page  147,  February  23,  1820,  provided  for  a 
commission  to  select  a route  for  a canal  from  Lake  Erie  to  the  Ohio  River,  as 
near  as  possible  to  Columbus. 

Joint  Resolutions  for  Roads. — Vol.  18,  pages  119-123,  February  26,  1820. 
To  appoint  a commission  to  open  certain  roads.  One,  beginning  at  Samuel  Ma- 
lone’s on  Hale’s  Creek  passing  Samuel  Crull’s  and  crossing  the  Scioto  river  at 
Lucas  Ferry  (Lucasville)  to  the  Adams  County  line,  Samuel  Crull,  Commissioner. 
Two,  from  the  mouth  of  Little  Sandy  by  Henry  Summers’  mill  on  Hale’s  Creek  to 
Jackson,  Moses  Hayward,  Commissioner.  Three,  Piketon  to  Portsmouth,  John 
Lucas,  Commissioner.  Four,  Portsmouth  to  Jackson,  James  Chapman,  Com- 
missioner. Five,  on  the  Ohio  River  road  from  Portsmouth  down  the  river, 
David  Storer,  Commissioner.  Sixth,  on  the  road  from  Turkey  Creek  to  West 
Union,  Ezra  Bradford,  Commissioner.  These  were  to  be  built  from  the  three 
percent  funds  granted  by  Congress. 

William  Kendall,  County  Auditor. — Vol.  19,  page  217,  February  2,  1821 
William  Kendall  appointed  County  Auditor  by  joint  resolution  of  the  Legisla- 
ture. 

Ohio  Canal  Projected. — Vol.  22,  page  98,  February  23,  1824.  Commissioners 
to  examine  into  the  most  practicable  route  to  connect  Lake  Erie  with  the 
Ohio  were  to  continue  their  work,  determining  best  locations,  estimating  cost 
to  employ  engineer  to  make  surveys  -and  aid  in  the  work. 

Lawrence  County  Line  Changed. — Vol.  24,  page  76,  January  31,  1826.  A 
portion  of  Lawrence  described  was  attached  to  Scioto. 

Portsmouth  and  Vanceburg  State  Road. — Vol.  25,  page  5,  January  9,  1827. 
To  change  a road  leading  from  Portsmouth  to  Vanceburg.  The  alteration  was 
to  take  place  altogether  on  the  farm  of  Elijah  Anderson  and  to  be  at  his  and 
his  heirs’  expense.  Joseph  Moore  of  Nile  Township  was  appointed  commissioner 
to  oversee  the  work. 

(262) 


SPECIAL  LEGISLATION. 


263 


Bridges  in  Pike  and  Scioto  Counties. — Vol.  25,  page  22.  January  16.  1827. 
Applies  money  in  the  Treasury  of  the  two  Counties  to  the  erection  of  bridges. 

William  Coberly. — Vol.  28,  page  17,  January  11,  1830.  An  act  for  the 
relief  of  William  Coberly  of  Scioto  County  and  for  other  purposes.  Dissolved  a 
marriage. 

Ohio  Iron  Company. — Vol.  28,  page  106,  February  18,  1830.  Dan  Young, 
John  Young,  and  Jesse  Y.  Whitcomb  and  associates  are  created  “The  Ohio  Iron 
Company”  to  be  located  at  Franklin  Furnace.  Capital  $100,000.00  divided  into 
500  shares. 

Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike. — Vol.  30,  page  54,  January  25,  1832. 
Amending  act  incorporating  Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike  Company.  To 
permit  directions  or  commence  building  where  there  was  sufficient  sum  subscrib- 
ed to  justify  it.  To  commence  anywhere  in  Portsmouth  or  at  any  other  point. 
Stock  shall  be  divided  into  shares  of  $10.00  each. 

State  Road  from  Portsmouth  North  Along  the  Canal. — Vol.  30,  page  116, 
February  6,  1832,  established.  Geo.  Herod  and  Wm.  Lucas,  Sr.,  Commission- 
ers. The  road  to  go  from  Portsmouth  to  Waverly. 

Ohio  Turnpike  Company. — Vol.  30,  page  298,  February  11,  1832.  To  build 
a turnpike  from  Cincinnati  to  Portsmouth,  incorporated. 

Concord  Changed  to  Wheelersburg. — Vol.  31,  page  68,  February  6,  1833. 
Name  of  the  town,  Concord,  changed  to  Wheelersburg. 

Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike  Company. — Vol.  31,  page  176,  Febru- 
ary 21,  1833.  Allowed  until  October  1,  1835,  to  complete  ten  miles  of  turnpike. 

Equalization  for  Taxation. — Vol.  31,  page  246,  February  25,  1833.  An  Act 
to  authorize  the  County  Commissioners  to  equalize  or  reduce  the  assessment  on 
the  two  iron  furnaces  of  the  Ohio  Iron  Company. 

Pine  Creek  Iron  Company. — Vol.  32,  page  341,  March  3,  1834.  Samuel  M. 
Tracy,  Darius  B.  Holbrook,  William  Kendall,  William  V.  Peck,  Stephen  Kendall 
and  S.  R.  M.  Holbrook  are  incorporated  as  “The  Pine  Creek  Iron  Company.” 
1,000  shares  of  $100.00  each.  For  the  manufacture  of  iron  and  kindred  manu- 
factures. 

Aaron  Stockham,  Act  for  the  Relief  of. — Vol.  32,  page  379,  March  3,  1834 
An  act  passed  for  the  relief  of  Aaron  Stockham  because  of  the  taxes  imposed  on 
“liberty  Forge.”  The  commissioners  of  the  County  were  authorized  to  give 
relief. 

John  Loughry,  Act  for  Relief  of. — Vol.  33,  page  56,  February  16,  1835. 
John  Loughry  was  a contractor  to  build  part  of  Miami  Canal  and  finished  his 
work,  sustaining  a heavy  loss.  By  this  act  the  Canal  Commissioners  were 
authorized  to  settle  with  him  for  his  work  on  principles  of  equity  and  justice. 

Court  House  Bonds. — Vol.  33,  page  285,  March  7,  1835.  Authorizing  county 
commissioners  to  borrow  $10,000  at  eight  percent  to  pay  balance  due  on  Court 
House. 

Enumeration,  Quadrennial. — Vol.  34,  page  522,  March  14,  1836,  authorizing 
the  County  Commissioners  to  take  a re-enumeration  and  to  pay  the  expenses 
thereof. 

Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike. — Vol.  35,  page  59,  January  30,  1837, 
was  an  act  to  extend  and  amend  the  original  act  of  incorporation. 

Portsmouth  and  Hanging  Rock  Turnpike  Company,  Incorporated. — Vol.  35, 
page  404,  April  1,  1837.  This  company  was  incorporated  by  this  act.  Dan 
Young,  Resin  Enslow,  Thomas  G.  Gaylord,  William  Kendall  and  Samuel  M. 
Tracy  were  incorporators.  Capital,  $150,000.00. 

' Jackson  State  Road.— Vol.  36,  page  3,  December  16.  1837.  Joseph  Thomp- 
son and  others  appointed  commissioners  to  lay  out  and  establish  a road  from 
Jackson  to  Portsmouth. 

Hillsboro  State  Road.— Vol.  36,  page  9,  December  28,  1837.  Charles  O. 
Tracy,  of  Scioto  County,  and  others  of  Adams  and  Highland  to  lay  out  and  es- 
tablish a road  from  Portsmouth  crossing  Scioto  River  at  Crain's  defeat,  the  Ohio 
canal  at  George  Greaves,  to  the  mouth  of  west  fork  of  Scioto  Brush  Creek,  Lo- 
cust Grove  and  to  Hillsboro. 

Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike  Company. — Vol.  36,  page  366,  March 
16,  1838,  authorizing  the  commissioners  of  Scioto  County  and  other  counties 
to  subscribe  certain  turnpike  stock,  to  borrow  money,  etc.  Scioto  County  was 
authorized  to  subscribe  $30,000.00. 


2G4 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Guyandotte  and  Piketon  State  Road. — Vol.  37,  page  71,  February  25,  1839. 
John  Bennett  of  Scioto  County,  and  others  of  Lawrence  County,  to  run  a road 
from  below  the  mouth  of  Big  Guyandotte  river,  thence  to  James  Buffington’s 
house  thence  to  How  and  Earl’s  Mills,  thence  to  Langdon’s  Mills,  thence  to  the 
Salt  Well  on  Symmes  Creek,  thence  to  Jonathan  Denison’s,  thence  to  Mar- 
ion, thence  to  Fishborn's  Mills,  thence  to  Walter  Hall’s  of  John’s  Creek,  thence 
to  Mount  Vernon,  Bloom  and  Jackson  Furnaces,  to  the  Piketon  state  road  in 
the  direction  of  Corwin’s. 

Cord  Wood. — Vol.  37,  page  137,  March  9,  1839,  providing  for  Measurers  and 
Inspectors  of  Cord  Wood  for  Scioto  and  other  counties.  This  act  was  amended 
Vol.  37,  page  280,  March  13,  1839. 

Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  and  Steamboat  Basin  Company,  Incorporated. — Vol. 
37,  page  150,  March  9,  1839,  capital  stock  $200,000.  $250.00  was  a share.  Silas 
M.  Stillwell,  James  Curtis,  John  Jacob  Astor,  Thomas  L.  Gervais  and  Edward 
Hamilton  were  the  incorporators. 

Hanging  Rock  Turnpike  Extended  to  Guyandotte. — Vol.  37,  page  280,  March 
16,  1830.  To  extend  the  turnpike  to  be  built  by  the  Portsmouth  and  Hanging 
Rock  Turnpike  Company  from  Hanging  Rock  to  the  Ohio  River  opposite  Guy- 
andotte, in  Virginia.  William  Salter  and  John  Hurd  appointed  from  Scioto 
County  and  the  capital  stock  increased  $50,000.00. 

Adams  County  Line,  Joint  Resolution  as  to. — Vol.  37,  page  411,  March  18, 
1839.  Resolution  providing  for  running  and  permanently  establishing  the  line 
between  Adams  and  Scioto  Counties. 

Hanging  Rock  State  Road. — Vol.  38,  page  20,  January  17,  1840.  Isaac 
Bonser,  Peter  P.  Lindsey,  of  Scioto  County,  and  one  Jones  of  Lawrence  County 
appointed  commissioners  to  lay  out  and  establish  a state  road  from  Hanging 
Rock  in  Lawrence  County  thence  by  Center  Furnace  to  Bloom  Furnace  in 
Scioto  County. 

State  Road. — Vol.  38,  page  83,  February  29,  1840,  establishing  a state  road 
from  Quaker  Bottom  in  Lawrence  County  to  Corwin’s  store,  in  Scioto  County. 

Mechanics  Lien. — Vol.  38,  page  115,  March  12,  1840.  Act  which  ex- 
tended the  right  of  mechanic’s  lien  in  Scioto  County. 

Portsmouth  and  Marietta  Turnpike. — Vol.  39,  page  161,  March  29,  1841.  C4 
McCoy,  Charles  O.  Tracy,  John  Clingman,  A.  Cole,  and  William  Salters  of 
Scioto  County  and  others  of  Gallia,  Meigs  and  Washington  Counties  were  in- 
corporated to  build  a turnpike  from  Portsmouth  through  Gallipolis  to  Marietta. 

Special  Terms  of  Common  Pleas. — Vol.  40,  page  104,  March  5,  1842.  Pro- 
viding for  special  terms  of  the  Common  Pleas  in  Scioto  County. 

Bethany  Baptist  Church. — Vol.  40,  page  152,  March  7,  1842,  incorporated. 
George  Hereodh,  Thomas  Morgan,  Isaac  Gale,  William  D.  Gale,  Levi  Gale,  James 
Rankin,  George  Dayton,  Abraham  B.  Banes  were  the  incorporators. 

Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  and  Steamboat  Basin  Company. — Vol.  40,  page  202, 
March  7,  1842.  The  time  within  which  the  Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  and  Steam- 
boat Basin  Company  shall  begin  building  its  bridge  is  extended  until  four  years 
after  June  1,  1842.  It  is  in  the  meantime  to  maintain  its  ferry.  It  must 
within  two  years  expend  $10,000.00  on  materials,  etc.  Certain  land  belonging  to 
the  Company  is  removed  from  under  the  corporate  authority  of  the  town. 

Vernon  Baptist  Church.— Vol.  41,  page  203,  March  11,  1843.  Joseph 
Thompson,  William  Figgs  and  John  Baccus  were  the  incorporators  under  the 
style  of  the  “Vernon  Baptist  Church  of  Scioto  County.” 

State  Road,  Oak  Hill,  in  Jackson  County  to  Bloom  Furnace,  in  Scioto 
County.— Vol.  42,  page  5,  January  13,  1844,  established. 

Criminal  Sentences.— Vol.  42,  page  104,  February  26,  1844.  This  act  pro- 
vides that  in  case  of  the  conviction  of  any  person  in  Scioto  County  for  petit 
larceny,  the  court  might  at  its  discretion,  in  addition  to  the  penalties  imposed 
by  former  acts,  sentence  the  person  to  six  months  hard  labor  under  the  discre- 
tion of  the  county  commissioners. 

Sale  of  School  Lands.— Vol.  42,  page  190,  March  12,  1844,  authorizes  sale 
of  school  lands  granted  by  Congress  to  the  inhabitants  of  the  French  Grant. 

Free  Turnpike  to  Union  Mills.— Vol.  44,  page  16,  January  7,  1846.  Roswell 
Crain,  James  Lodwick  and  Joshua  Nurse  by  name  of  the  Scioto  Free  Turnpike 
Commissioners  were  appointed  to  lay  out  and  establish  a free  turnpike,  begin- 
ning at  the  ferry  at  the  lower  end  of  Portsmouth  running  to  Alexandria  then  to 


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Tempevale  and  to  the  intersection  of  the  Portsmouth  and  Hillsboro  state  road 
at  a point  near  a crossing  of  Bear  Creek. 

Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike  Company. — Vol.  44,  page  24,  January 
13,  1846.  Authorized  the  commissioners  of  Franklin  County  to  subscribe  to 
the  stock  of  Columbus  and  Portsmouth  Turnpike  Company;  also  gave  like  au- 
thority to  the  commissioners  of  Scioto  County. 

Liquor  Traffic. — Vol.  44,  page  64,  February  9,  1846.  This  act  prohibited 
the  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors  within  three  miles  of  any  iron  furnace  forge,  or 
foundry,  in  the  counties  of  Scioto,  Lawrence  or  Jackson  except  in  Portsmouth. 
The  legislature  thought  the  people  of  Portsmouth,  on  account  of  miasmatic 
vapors  in  the  atmosphere,  could  not  get  along  without  corn  whiskey,  and  all 
other  residents  of  the  three  counties  might  get  their  liquors  at  that  place. 

Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  and  Steamboat  Basin  Company,  Charter  Amended. 
— Vol.  44,  page  105,  February  14,  1846.  Amending  previous  acts  in  regard  to 
Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  and  Steamboat  Basin  Company  by  extending  the  time 
to  January  1,  1847,  within  which  it  should  have  the  privilege  of  constructing  a 
bridge  over  the  Scioto  River. 

Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike  Company,  made  in  Two  Divisions 
North  and  South. — Vol.  44,  page  115,  February  16,  1846.  This  act  divided  the 
Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike  into  two  divisions  and  called  them  the 
Columbus  and  Portsmouth  Turnpike  Company,  North,  and  Columbus  and  Ports- 
mouth Turnpike  Company,  South,  Chillicothe  being  the  point  of  division. 

Green  Township  School  Lands. — Vol.  44,  page  253,  March  2,  1846.  An 
act  to  revive  the  act  to  authorize  the  sale  of  school  lands  belonging  to  Green 
Township. 

Jackson  Free  Turnpike. — Vol.  45,  page  3,  January  6,  1847.  William  Salter, 
Samuel  Crull  and  William  Noland  of  Scioto  County,  with  persons  from  Jack- 
son  County,  were  appointed  to  lay  out  and  establish  a free  turnpike  from  Jack- 
son  to  Portsmouth. 

Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  and  Steamboat  Basin  Company.— Vol.  45.  page  4, 
January  11,  1847.  Time  extended  in  which  the  Company  shall  bridge  the  Scioto 
river  to  January  1,  1848.  Capital  stock  increased  to  2,000  shares. 

Hillsboro  State  Road. — Vol.  45,  page  50.  February  5,  1847.  William  Wal- 
ter and  Peter  Noel  of  Scioto  County,  and  Samuel  R.  Wood  of  Adams  County 
were  to  lay  out  and  establish  a road  from  Portsmouth  to  Hillsboro  running  up 
the  “heel  path”  of  the  canal  to  Pond  Creek,  etc. 

Sewers. — Vol.  46,  page  10,  January  5,  1848.  That  an  act  passed  March  26, 
1841,  providing  for  the  appointment  of  commissioners  of  sewers  is  hereby  ex- 
tended to  Preble  and  Scioto  Counties. 

School  Land  Bloom  Township. — Vol.  46,  page  35,  January  28,  1848.  School 
section  16,  in  township  4.  range  19,  in  Bloom  Township  is  authorized  to  be 
sold  at  not  less  than  $2.50  per  acre. 

Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  and  Steamboat  Basin  Company. — Vol.  46,  page  50, 
January  29,  1848.  Amending  the  Charter  of  that  Company. 

Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike  Company. — Vol.  46,  page  116,  Feb- 
ruary 11.  1848.  Time  to  complete  extended  to  July  1854. 

Haverhill  and  Coal  Grove  State  Road. — Vol.  46,  page  189,  February  18. 

1848.  William  Boynton  of  Scioto  County  was  appointed  one  commissioner  to 
act  with  others  in  establishing  a State  road  from  Haverhill  to  Coal  Grove. 

Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley,  Incorporated. — Vol.  47,  page  151,  February  20. 

1849.  An  act  incorporating  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad  Company. 
B.  F.  Conway,  Joshua  V.  Robinson,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  Peter  Kinney  and  John 
McDowell  were  incorporators  from  Scioto  County.  The  capital  stock  was  not 
to  exceed  $2,000,000.00. 

Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  and  Steamboat  Basin  Company. — Vol.  47,  page 
337,  February  23,  1849.  Time  to  build  bridge  extended  to  August  1,  1849.  Again 
in  Volume  48,  page  559,  March  22,  1850.  Capital  stock  increased  to  $500,000,  de- 
crease of  shares  from  $250.00  to  $100.00.  Volume  49,  page  301,  March  7,  1851. 
Par  value  of  shares  reduced  to  $100.00. 

Scioto  County  Suscription  to  Railroad.— Vol.  47,  page  175,  March  15,  1849. 
To  authorize  the  commissioners  of  Scioto  County  to  subscribe  to  the  stock  of 
the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad  Company  in  an  amount  not  exceeding 
one  hundredthousand  dollars. 


206  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Haverhill  and  Jackson  State  Road.— Vol.  48,  page  326,  March  1,  1850. 
William  Gilruth  and  James  S.  Folsom  made  commissioners  to  change  this 
road,  to  go  by  Empire  Furnace. 

Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad.— Vol.  49,  page  490,  December  13,  1850. 
To  authorize  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad  Company  to  negotiate 
bonds. 

Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad  Bonds.— Vol.49,  page  480,  December  23, 
1850.  Their  negotiation  authorized. 

Brush  Creek  Bridge  Authorized.— Vol.  49,  page  31,  March  7,  1851.  Com- 
missioners of  Scioto  County  authorized  to  construct  a bridge  over  Brush  Creek. 

Porter  Baptist  Church,  Incorporated.— Vol.  49,  page  55,  March  7,  1851. 
Jacob  S.  Porter,  Benjamin  F.  Wait,  Miles  Clark  and  H.  C.  Edgington  were  the 
incorporators. 

Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad.— Vol.  49,  page  487,  March  25,  1851. 
Charter  amended. 

School  Lands. — Vol.  51,  page  528,  February  15,  1853.  French  Grant  school 
lands  ordered  sold.  In  Vol.  55,  page  183,  April  12,  1858  the  Trustees  of  Green 
Township  (the  French  Grant)  were  authorized  to  bring  and  prosecute  action  for 
trespass  on  lands  in  Lawrence  County  which  have  been  set  apart  for  the  sup- 
port of  the  schools. 

Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike  Company. — Vol.  54,  page  247,  March 
6,  1857.  The  road  divided  into  three  parts.  According  to  the  Counties  of  Ross, 
Pike  and  Scioto.  Each  division  is  controlled  by  officers  chosen  by  those  stock- 
holders owning  stock  which  shall  have  been  applied  to  making  that  section 
of  the  road,  and  the  profits  of  each  section  are  divided  among  the  stockholders 
of  that  section. 

The  Portsmouth  Bridge  Company. — An  act  to  authorize  the  Portsmouth 
Bridge  Company  to ; connect  its  bridge  with  the  towing  path  of  the  Ohio 
Canal.  Vol.  54,  page  255,  March  28,  1857.  This  act  authorized  the  County  Com- 
missioners to  build  what  is  known  as  the  “tow  path”  of  the  Ohio  Canal  be- 
tween the  Scioto  River  Bridge  at  Portsmouth  and  Union  Mills.  The  Bridge 
was  to  connect  with  the  “tow  path,”  and  the  Bridge  was  to  be  free  to  persons 
and  teams  engaged  in  the  navigation  of  the  canal.  The  Commissioners  were 
to  levy  two  mills  to  build  the  road,  and  the  Board  of  Public  Works  were  to 
give  the  Bridge  Company  six  hundred  dollars  per  year. 

Green  Township  School  Lands. — Vol.  55,  page  183,  April  12,  1858.  The 
trustees  of  Green  Township  are  authorized  to  bring  and  prosecte  civil  actions 
for  trespass  on  lands  in  Lawrence  County  which  have  been  set  apart  for  the 
support  of  the  schools  of  the  French  Grant. 

Probate  Court  Jurisdiction  in  Scioto  County  in  Criminal  Cases. — Vol.  55, 
page  186,  April  12,  1858.  Criminal  Jurisdiction  in  misdemeanors  was  conferred. 

County  Jail. — Vol.  56,  page  966,  March  4,  1859  was  passed  an  act  to  author- 
ize the  Commissioners  to  purchase  ground  and  pi’ovide  for  the  election  of  a coun- 
ty jail.  It  authorized  the  levying  and  collecting  of  $20,000  for  the  purpose, 
$10,000  a year,  for  two  years. 

Bridges. — Vol.  57,  page  136.  March  17,  1860,  the  county  commissioners  were 
authorized  to  levy  a tax  for  bridge  purposes,  two  mills  on  the  dollar,  not  over 
one  mill,  in  any  one  year,  to  make  bridges  on  the  turnpike. 

Paupers. — Vol.  60,  page  124.  March  31,  1863,  the  Infirmary  Directors  of 
Scioto  County  were  authorized  to  borrow  $3,000.00  at  six  per  cent  to  carry  on 
the  Infirmary.  A bond  of  the  County  was  to  be  issued  payable  on  or  before 
January  1,  1864. 

Free  Turnpikes. — Vol.  63.  page  207.  April  5,  1866,  was  the  act  author- 
izing the  building  of  free  turnpikes  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  The  roads  were  to 
be  60  feet  wide,  thirty  feet  cleared,  sixteen  feet  turnpiked.  Four  mills  on  the 
dollar  were  to  be  levied  each  year.  The  roads  were  all  to  begin  at  the  county 
seat  and  be  built  from  it.  It  was  under  this  law,  the  Free  Turnpike  system  of 
Scioto  County  was  begun  and  about  two  miles  were  built  on  each  road  each  year. 

Free  Turnpikes. — Vcl.  66,  page  365.  March  1,  1869,  was  an  act  supple- 
mentary to  the  above.  The  original  act  was  very  popular  and  this  act  provided 
for  the  erection  of  branch  turnpikes  from  the  main  lines. 


MILTON  W.  BROWN, 
Corporal  Company  G,  91st  O.  V.  I. 
[Page  915.] 


JONATHAN  MEAD, 
Sergeant  Company  A,  39th  O.  V.  I. 


CHARLES  A.  GODDARD, 

Sergeant  Company  B,  6th  Vermont  Infantry. 
[Page  992.] 


SYLVESTER  KELLER, 
Captain  Company  A,  33rd  O.  V.  I. 
[Page  1019.] 


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Free  Turnpikes. — Vol.  66,  page  387.  April  30,  1869,  was  an  amendment  of 
the  act  of  1866  and  provided  for  a levy  of  four  mills  on  the  dollar  for  free 
turnpikes.  The  people  could  not  get  them  fast  enough. 

Deficiencies. — Vol.  68,  page  194.  May  11,  1871,  was  an  act  to  provide  for 
a deficiency  of  $20,000  in  the  County  Current  fund  of  Scioto  County.  The  act 
provided  for  an  extra  mill  on  the  dollar  for  1871  and  1872  to  make  up  the  de- 
ficiency. The  law  also  provided  for  a re-imbursement  of  the  County  Current 
from  other  funds. 

Turnpike  Bonds. — $200,000.00.  Vol.  69,  page  254.  April  19,  1872.  The 
people  of  the  county  demanded  that  the  county  go  into  debt  and  complete  all 
the  turnpikes  at  once,  instead  of  building  from  an  annual  levy  each  year.  This 
law  was  passed  to  satisfy  that  demand.  It  was  supplemental  to  the  act  of  1866, 
and  provided  for  the  issue  of  $200,000  in  bonds  at  eight  per  cent  semi-annually. 
The  commissioners  were  to  determine  the  amount  to  be  issued  and  they  were  to 
be  issued  1-8  payable  in  four  years,  1-8  in  seven  years,  1-4  in  twelve  years,  1-4 
in  sixteen  years,  1-4  in  twenty  years.  Two  mills  on  the  dollar  per  year  was  to 
be  levied  to  pay  the  bonds  and  interest.  The  Commissioners  determined  to  issue 
the  full  $200,000  and  it  was  submitted  to  a vote  of  the  electors  of  the  County  at 
the  fall  election.  The  measure  carried.  There  were  4,721  votes  for  the 

loan  and  181  against  it.  It  was  one  of  the  best  measures  ever  adopted.  The 
turnpikes  were  built  and  the  loan  has  been  paid  off. 

Nile  Township. — Vol.  70,  page  383.  May  5,  1873,  the  Board  of  Education  of 
Nile  Township  was  authorized  to  issue  bonds  for  $2,500.00  to  pay  a school 
debt. 

County  Current  Fund. — Vol.  71,  page  198.  April  20,  1874,  the  County 
Commissioners  were  authorized  to  levy  one-half  or  one  mill  for  1874  and  1875 
to  pay  the  overdraft  of  the  County  Current  Fund. 

Porter  Township. — Special  school  district  was  created.  Vol.  71,  page  173. 
March  21,  1874  by  a special  act.  Sub-district  number  6 (Wheelersburg)  was 
created  a special  district.  A vote  was  to  be  taken  on  the  act  and  if  favorable  the 
district  was  to  be  established.  The  vote  was  taken  and  was  favorable. 

Bond  Issue. — Vol.  73,  page  313,  April  11,  1876.  The  County  Commissioners 
were  authorized  to  issue  $30,000  bonds  at  six  per  cent,  redeemable  in  one  to  five 
years  at  the  pleasure  of  the  Commissioners  on  ninety  days  notice,  to  take  up  the 
floating  turnpike  orders.  The  issuing  of  the  bonds  was  to  be  voted  on 
at  the  fall  election. 

Sinking  and  Turnpike  Funds. — Vol.  73,  page  318,  April  11,  1876.  The  Coun- 
ty Commissioners  were  authorized  to  transfer  $25,000  of  Sinking  Fund  to  turn- 
pike fund  to  pay  off  turnpike  bonds  falling  due  January  1,  1877. 

Bond  Issue. — Vol.  74,  page  422,  Sections  1 and  2 of  the  act  passed  April  11, 
1876,  Vol.  73,  page  131,  were  amended  and  provided  for  a vote  of  the  election  of 
the  County  in  taking  up  $30,000  of  floating  turnpike  orders  by  bonds.  The  vote 
was  not  taken  till  October  9,  1877.  2,699  votes  for  the  act  and  1,104  against  it. 

Purchase  of  the  Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike. — Vol.  74,  page  422. 
April  21,  1877  the  act  authorized  the  purchase  of  that  part  of  the  Portsmouth  and 
Columbus  Turnpike  in  Scioto  County.  The  act  was  to  be  submitted  to  a vote 
and  was  voted  on  at  the  election,  October  9,  1877.  The  vote  for  the  purchase 
was  2,039  for  and  against  1,651.  The  total  vote  was  5.550. 

Extra  Term  of  District  Court. — Vol.  74,  page  491.  April  30,  1877,  provides 
for  a special  term  of  the  District  Court  August  14,  1877. 

Special  Turnpike. — Vol.  75,  page  1,101.  April  6,  1878.  the  County  Commis- 
sioners were  authorized  to  build  a turnpike  from  Portsmouth  to  the  Catholic 
Cemetery  in  Clay  Township,  for  $1,500.00.  The  road  was  built  and  the  Cemetery 
has  since  been  abandoned. 

Floating  Turnpike  Orders. — Vol.  75,  page  1,131.  The  County  Commissioners 
were  authorized  to  issue  $40,000  county  bonds  to  take  up  floating  turnpike  orders. 
Tax  therefor  to  be  levied  until  1882. 

Emmitt’s  Turnpike. — Vol.  78,  page  225.  March  26,  1879.  The  Commis- 
sioners were  authorized  to  buy  that  part  of  the  Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turn- 
pike in  Scioto  County  and  levy  a tax  of  1-2  mill  for  the  same. 

Bear  Creek  and  Mount  Joy  Turnpike. — Vol.  77,  page  321.  Feburary  6,  1880. 
The  Commissioners  were  authorized  to  levy  one  mill  on  the  dollar  in  1880  and 


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1881  to  build  the  turnpike  named,  and  to  use  the  balance,  if  any,  for  the  turn- 
pike from  Portsmouth  to  the  Catholic  Cemetery  in  Clay  Township. 

Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike. — Vol.  77,  page  334.  March  9,  1880, 
authorized  the  purchase  of  the  turnpike  named  at  $8,000.00  and  to  levy  one- 
half  mill  to  pay  for  the  same.  The  turnpike  was  purchased. 

Dog  Tax. — Vol.  77,  page  361.  March  30,  1880,  The  dog  tax  in  excess  of 
31,000.00  after  paying  for  sheep  killed  was  authorized  to  be  distributed  to  the 
Townships. 

Completion  of  Turnpikes. — Vol.  77,  page  390,  April  13,  1880,  the  Com- 
missioners were  authorized  to  complete  Duck  Run  turnpike  for  $4,000.00;  the 
Catholic  Cemetery  Turnpike  for  $900.00  and  the  Bear  Creek  Turnpike  for  $1,500. 

County  Current  Funds. — Vol.  78,  page  314  Feburary  3,  1881.  This  act  pro- 
vided for  an  issue  of  $30,000  of  bonds  to  be  paid  in  six  years,  to  cover  a de- 
ficiency in  the  County  Current  Fund.  The  levy  of  8-10  of  a mill  was  provided 
for  to  pay  the  bonds. 

Local  Turnpikes. — Vol.  78,  page  318,  February  15,  1881,  authorized  the  Com- 
missioners to  complete  certain  turnpikes  from  Otway  to  Wamsleyville;  Higgins' 
Free  Turnpike,  Munn’s  Run  Free  Turnpike  from  Adam  Orte’s  to  Blue  Run 
Church;  Bear  Creek,  to  the  county  line;  and  Buena  Vista  Free  Turnpike  to  the 
Adams  County  line.  None  of  these  were  completed. 

Free  Turnpikes. — Voly.  78,  page  335,  March  31,  1881,  authorized  a tax  to 
complete  three  turnpikes;  Bloom  Switch  to  Chafrm’s  Mills,  five  miles;  Bloom 
Switch  up  Hale’s  Creek  to  the  Lawrence  County  line,  five  miles;  Bloom  Switch 
to  Bloom  Furnace  and  to  the  Lawrence  County  line. 

Joseph  W.  Blair. — Vol.  78,  page  375,  April  15,  1881  was  to  relieve  Mr.  Blair 
as  Treasurer  of  Bloom  Township  from  the  payment  of  $937.00  township  funds 
stolen  from  him.  He  had  paid  the  money,  and  304  voters  of  the  tov/nship  pe- 
tetioned  for  the  bill.  The  law  was  to  be  approved  by  a vote  of  the  township  at 
a special  election,  three-fifths  to  carry. 

W.  C.  Bakins. — Vol.  78,  page  377,  April  16,  1881  was  an  act  to  relieve  Mr. 
Bakins,  Treasurer  of  Green  Township  from  the  payment  of  $1,800.00  lost  in  the 
Banking  House  of  Thomas  Dugan  & Company.  Fifty-seven  tax  payers  petitioned 
for  his  relief.  A vote  was  to  be  taken  on  the  bill  at  a special  election,  a nfa- 
jority  to  carry. 

Dog  Tax. — Vol.  78,  April  16,  1881  was  an  act  to  give  the  surplus  dog  tax 
to  the  Agriculture  Society. 

Railroad  Right  of  Way. — Vol.  78,  page  391,  April  18,  1881,  was  to  give  the 
Cincinnati  & Eastern  Railway  Company  the  right  to  build  its  road  on  the  “berme 
bank”  of  the  Ohio  Canal  from  Rushtown  to  Wharton. 

Free  Turnpikes. — Vol.  78,  page  412,  April  18,  1881  was  to  authorize  the  Com- 
missioners to  build  free  turnpikes,  Powellsville  branch,  Rickey,  Sherer  and  Pool 
Branch,  Haverhill  to  Ohio  Furnace,  Jeanguenots  to  Throckmorton’s  in  Brush 
Township,  West  Union  route  in  Nile  to  Adams  County  line. 

Wheelersburg  Cemetery. — Vol.  79,  page  165,  March  14,  1882  was  to  author- 
ize a bond  for  $500.00  to  enlarge  the  cemetery. 

Board  of  Control. — Vol.  81,  page  149,  April  12,  1884  provided  for  a Board 
of  Control  in  Scioto  County.  This  law  proved  moonshine.  It  was  never  carried 
into  effect. 

Turnpike  Bonds. — Vol.  81,  page  264,  March  19,  1884  was  a law  to  refund 
$50,000  turnpike  bonds  issued  under  the  act  of  April  19,  1874  and  falling  due 
January  1,  1885.  The  re-funding  was  at  six  per  cent. 

Porter  Township  Election  Precincts. — Vol.  81,  page  321.  April  10.  1884. 
made  two  election  precincts,  Wheelersburg  and  Sciotoville. 

Brush  Creek  Township. — Vol.  81,  page  368,  April  14,  1884,  was  divided  into 
two  election  precincts. 

Tax  Commission. — Vol.  82,  page  224,  May  2,  1885  provided  for  the  Scioto 
County  Tax  Commission,  Tribunes  of  the  people  to  stop  extravagance. 

Peter  F.  Boynton.— Vol.  82,  page  386,  April  29,  1885,  was  to  relieve  Peter 
F.  Boynton  form  $390.87  belonging  to  Haverhill  School  District  lost  by  deposit 
in  the  Wm.  Kinney  Company  Bank.  The  act  was  to  be  voted  on. 

Wheelersburg  School  House. — Vol.  83,  page  384,  May  18,  1886,  to  rent  the 
school  house  during  the  summer,  for  summer  schools,  etc. 


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269 


Refunding  Bonds. — Vol.  85,  page  397,  March  8,  1888  authorized  the  Com- 
missioners to  refund  $50,000  turnpike  bonds  under  the  act  of  April  16,  1878,  fall- 
ing due  January  1,  1889,  at  six  per  cent  to  he  paid  from  to  January  1,  1893. 

State  Extravagances. — Vol.  85,  page  551,  April  16,  1888,  to  authorize  the 
court  to  spend  $1,000.00  for  an  exhibit  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  September  4,  1888, 
at  the  State  Fair.  The  County  did  not  spend  the  money. 

South  Webster  Cemetery. — Vol.  86,  page  561  March  28,  1889,  the  village  is 
authorized  to  levy  $100.00  for  the  purchasing  of  a cemetery. 

Buena  Vista  School. — Vol.  87,  page  411,  February  27,  1890,  to  authorize 
the  district  to  levy  three  mills  for  school  purposes. 

County  Funds. — Vol.  87,  page  613,  April  2,  1890,  to  authorize  Scioto  County 
to  levy  3-10  of  a mill  for  county  expenses. 

Broad  Tire  Wagons. — Vol.  88,  page  354,  February  13,  1891,  to  regulate 
burdens  on  wagons,  and  width  of  tires. 

County  Depository. — Vol.  88,  pages  124  to  130,  March  17,  1891,  creating  a 
county  depository. 

Lovers’  Lane. — Vol.  88,  page  643,  February  13,  1891,  authorizing  $3,000.00 
to  build  a turnpike  on  Lovers’  Lane. 

Rarden  School  District. — Vol.  88,  page  708,  March  16,  1891,  three  mills  tax 
authorized  extra. 

Barren  Idealty  Turnpike. — Vol.  88,  page  725,  March  20.  1891.  authorized  a 
turnpike  to  be  built  from  Elbow  Lock  to  hill  midway  between  Carey’s  Run  and 
Union  Mills,  to  be  50  feet  above  the  low  water.  The  road  was  never  built,  but 
the  law  was  repealed  in  Vol.  89,  page  654,  April  15,  1892. 

Pond  Run,  New  Mouth, — Vol.  88,  page  731,  March  20,  1891  authorized  the 
Commissioners  to  make  a new  mouth  for  Pond  Run  over  the  land  of  Henry 
Lockland. 

Harrison  and  Madison  Township,  Joint  High  School  District. — Vol.  88. 
page  768,  April  2,  1891.  Two  mills  extra  levy  authorized.  Vote  for  levy  to  be 

had. 

Wide  Tires. — Vol.  89,  page  316,  April  15,  1892  made  regulations  as  to  wide 

tires. 

Refunding  Turnpike  Bonds. — Vol.  89,  page  498,  March  1,  1892,  authorized 
$50,000  bonds  under  act  of  April  19,  1872,  refunded  at  six  per  cent  in  bonds  pay- 
able prior  to  January  1,  1897. 

Rarden  School  District. — Vol.  89,  page  552,  March  24,  1892,  levy  of  three 
mills  extra  authorized  for  school  house. 

Dog  Tax  and  Mount  Joy  Fair. — Vol.  89,  page  617,  April  12,  1892.  Gave 
$500.00  dog  tax  to  the  Mount  Joy  Fair. 

Madison  Township. — Vol.  90,  page  442,  April  25,  1893,  authorized  to  levy 
four  mills  extra  to  pay  a school  debt  of  $1,200.00. 

Wide  Tires. — Vol.  91,  page  501.  March  6,  1894,  regulates  the  burdens  and 
tires  of  vehicles. 

Rush  Township. — Vol.  91,  page  727.  May  9,  1894,  authorizes  the  township 
trustees  to  build  a road  and  bridge  and  issue  bonds  for  $500.00. 

Charles  W.  Warwick. — Vol.  92,  page  535,  April  1,  1896  was  an  act  for  the 
relief  of  Mr.  Warwick  for  the  loss  of  $654.69  in  the  Citizens’  Savings  Bank. 

Extra  Levies. — Vol.  92.  page  558,  April  16,  .1896,  provides  for  extra  levies 
from  1896  to  1901  of  one  to  six-tenths  mills  to  pay  off  bonded  indebtedness. 

Transfer  of  Funds. — Vol.  94,  page  659,  April  16,  1900,  $8,000.00  transferred 
from  Sinking  Fund  to  General  Fund. 

Leonidas  Pyles,  Act  for  Relief  of. — Vol.  94.  page  715,  April  16,  1900,  au- 
thorized a vote  to  relieve  the  bondsmen  of  Leonidas  Pyles  as  Township  Treasurer. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY 


A Table  of  the  Town  Plats  and  Additions  Thereto  Outside  of 
Portsmouth,  in  Scioto  County. 


When  Recorded. 

Proprietor. 

Acr’s  Platt’d.. 

Place  and  Descrip- 
tion. 

No.  In-Lots... 

Num’d 

serially 

No.  Out-Lots. 

Num’d 

serially 

Recorded  in... 

From.. 

o 

From.. 

►3 

o 

V. 

P 

1799,  June  4th 

Thomas  Parker,  of 

104.50 

Alexandria 

88 

1 

88 

35 

1 

35 

K 

589 

Scioto 

Frederick  countv,  Va. 

1851,  Nov.  22d.  .. 

1819,  Aug.  7th 

88 

74 

1 

74 

32 

1 

32 

E 

180 

1824,  Oct.  8th 

Dan  Young ) 

14 

Concord — 

John  Young j 

(Wheelersburg) 

42 

1 

42 

E 

526 

1838,  July  11th.. 

4.22 

19 

1 

19 

I 

578 

3.25 

(South  Webster)... 

13 

1 

13 

K 

466 

1840,  M’ch  7th 

7 

32 

] 

32 

K 

489 

1841,  Feb.  18th.... 

7.50 

25 

1 

25 

L 

76 

James  Taylor V 

Charles  Moore ) 

1841,  M’ch  17th  .. 

8 

23 

26 

48 

L 

93 

Addition  2 by  Mad- 

ison  Price. 

1842,  M’ch  21st... 

1.80 

7 

1 

7 

L 

495 

Enslow’s  Addition. 

1848,  July  15th... 

3:63 

21 

1 

21 

P 

409 

John  Irwin [- 

Washington  Irwin...  ) 

1849,  Feb  14th.  . 

5.60 

13 

1 

13 

Q 

186 

1849,  Nov.  23rd... 

Thaddeus  Bennett 

4.60 

Harrisonville 

23 

56 

78 

R 

110 

2d  Addition. 

John  McCall 

18 

79 

1 

79 

1 

14 

Part  Surveys  2459  and 

2558. 

1850,  Oct.  10th 

B.  Edwards,  Aaron") 

12 

Galena  (now  Rarden).. 

45 

1 

45 

1 

18 

Moore  and  heirs  of  I 

Part  Surveys  7808,  2850 

Jesse  Edwards j 

and  2345. 

1851,  M’ch  27th... 

8 

34 

1 

34 

1 

21 

Mary  E.  Shoemaker,  f 

( Shoemaker’s  Ad- 

dition  in  sw  34  Sec.  5, 

Tp.  2,  R.  20.) 

37 

80 

1 

66 

1 

43 

John  B.  Richardt...  | 

Part  sw  34  of  sw  34, 

71 

84 

John  Camp | 

and  pt  nw  % of  sw  34 

John  Clingman f 

Sec.  14 ; and  part  of  se 

Jacob  Steece | 

34  of  se  34,  and  part  ne 

Wm.  S.  Tyrrell J 

*4  of  se  34  Sec.  15, 

Tp.  4,  R.  19. 

1856,  Apr.  30th 

6 

24 

1 

24 

1 

60 

16.82 

70 

1 

70 

1 

65 

7.25 

41 

1 

41 

1 

67 

1859,  Aug.  23d 

30.50 

105 

1 

105 

1 

71 

1859  Aug.  24th 

21.50 

25 

1 

25 

1 

73 

1868  Apr.  10th 

4.50 

Sciotoville 

26 

1 

26 

1 

95 

1868,  Dec.  19th.  .. 

William  Corwine 

.50 

Corwine’s  Addition  to 

Sciotoville 

5 

1 

5 

1 

102 

35 

1 

35 

1 

110 

H.  A.  Towne | 

McConnell  & Towne 

Addition. 

1871,  Jan.  28th 

4.50 

Sciotoville 

23 

1 

23 

1 

119 

Corwine’s  2d  Addi- 

tion,  pt  sw  34  Sec-  5, 

Tp.  2,  R.  20. 

1873,  IVTch  6th 

4.50 

21 

1 

21 

1 

127 

William  Caden 

Loughry  & Caden’s 

John  G.  Loughry 1 

Addition,  pt  of  Sur- 

veys  2459  and  2558. 

1880,  Feb.  21st 

2.87 

10 

1 

10 

1 

145 

Thomas’  Addition. 

1883,  July  5th 

E.  D.  L.  Morgan | 

2.22 

Galena  (now  Rarden).. 

6 

60 

65 

1 

177 

Grafton  Windle I 

3.60 

Morgan,  Newman  & 

8 

66 

73 

1 

177 

Thomas  Newman f 

4.69 

Windle’s  Addition. 

12 

46 

59 

1 

177 

John  Williams J 

.34 

2 

47 

48 

1 

177 

1884,  M’ch  29th... 

Margaret  Freeman..  | 

4.87 

Otway,  Ohio 

21 

1 

21 

1 

183 

James  Freeman f 

1886,  July  26th.. .. 

3 

15 

1 

15 

1 

190 

J.  M.  Crockett’s  Ad.  pt 

Surv.  2459  and  2558. 

TOWN  PLATS, 


271 


Table  of  Town  Plats  Continued. 


When  Recorded 


Proprietor. 


Acr’s  Platt’d.. 

Place  and  Descrip- 
tion. 

No.  In-Lots... 

1.38 

Otwav.. 

Millie  E.  Freeman’s 
Addition. 

9 

2 89 

Webster 

Bennett’s  Addition. 

8 

2.25 

Otway 

Margaret  & Millie  E. 
Freeman’s  Addition. 

10 

39.80 

South  Webster 

105 

9 

Pt  O.  S U.  lot  31  near 

Holcomb  City 

56 

3.15 

Otway,  Ohio 

Ralstin  Addition. 

9 

2.26 

Otway,  Ohio 

Margaret  & Millie  E. 
Freeman’s  2d  Addi- 
tion, part  of  Survey 
2803. 

12 

106.49 

Otway 

7 

Rarden 

26 

.90 

Otway 

Oursler’s  Addition,  pt 
Survey  2803. 

9 

3.1 

Lucasville 

Thomas’  2d  Addition. 

11 

27 

McDermott 

Pt  of  Survey  7630 

113 

71 

Yorktown 

Pt,  Sec.  11,  T.  1,  R.l 

384 

3 

Wheelersburg 

J.  B.  Mackoy's  Ad- 
dition, part  of  Crich- 
ton farm. 

9 

3.44 

Sciotoville 

C.  W.  Turner  et  al. 
Addition,  ptof  Frac. 
Sec.  8,  Tp.  2,  R.  20. 

57 

7 

Stewartville 

Pt  Sec.  2,  Tp.  1,  R.  21. 

41 

13.90 

Rapp’s  Suburban  Ad- 
dition (Washington 

Tp.)  pt  Survey  486... 

60 

46.89 

Pt  Secs.  20,  21 , 28  and 

29,  Town  4,  Range  19. 

111 

Num’d 

serially 

No.  Out-Lots.. 

Num’d 

serially 

<T> 

O 

O 

From.. 

o 

3 

o 

o 

• 

<D 

a 

! 22 

30 

V.l  P. 
1 191 

85 

92 

1 

198 

32 

41 

1 

204 

1 

105 

1 

214 

1 

56 

1 

223 

63 

71 

1 

235 

51 

62 

1 

239 

1 

250 

74 

99 

1 

254 

42 

50 

1 

261 

ii 

21 

2 

48 

1 

113 

2 

53 

192 

575 

2 

55 

2 

10 

2 

56 

1 

12 

2 

57 

576 

616 

2 

66 

1 

60 

2 

69 

1 

111 

2 

75 

1886,  July  30th.. 

1887,  Aug.  5th... 


1887,  Sept.  27th.. 

1887,  Dec.  19th... 

1889,  July  19th... 

1890,  Feb.  13th.... 
1890,  Feb.  28th.. 


1890,  Oct.  31st... 

1891,  Apr.  14th.. 
1895.  M’ch  11th. 


1898,  Jan.  26th... 
1898,  July  28th.. 

1898,  Sept.  24th. 

1898,  Oct.  26th.  . 

1899,  June  13th. 


1900,  Oct.  23d... 
1900,  Dec.  31st.. 


Millie  E.  Freeman...') 
Margaret  Freeman.  ■ 
James  G.  Freeman. 

John  Bennett 

J.  A.  Walker 

P.  B.  Cross 

P.  R.  Hitt 

Levi  Allen 

George  Edmunds..., 
Margaret  Freeman. 
James  G.  Freeman. 
Millie  E.  Freeman. 
For  purpose  of  Incor- 
poration  

Lewis  & Amy  Jenkins 

George  Ralstin 1 

Joanna  Ralstin f 

Marg’t  E.  Freeman..') 
Millie  E.  Freeman...  > 
James  G.  Freeman..  J 


Plat  of  Incorporation 
Amos  & Ella  Jenkins. 

James  Oursler 1 

E.  K.  Walsh - 

Levi  Barker ) 

Charles  W.  Thomas.  1 

Nellie  L.  Thomas j 

The  McDermott  Stone 

Company J 

James  Barker - 

Honor  Barker ) 

L.  D.  & Alice  M.  York. 

Jas.  B.  Mackoy 1 

Ella  J.  Mackoy j 


C.  W.  Turner  & wife 
Jno.  Essman&wife 

Ira  C.  Farney 

W.  L.  Hitchcock  & 

wife 

Thos.  Brock  & wife.. 
Andrew  Daum  & 

wife 

Adam  Ault  & wife... 
Melv.  Moore  & wife. 
M.  T.  Stewart 


1902,  June  12th . 


John  S.  Rapp 1 

Elizabeth  Rapp ) 

A.  T.  Holcomb 1 

Grace  L.  Holcomb...  ( 


Note. — Volumes  indicated  by  letters  are  Deed  Books. 
Plat  Books. 


Volumes  indicated  by  numbers  are 


CHAPTER  IX. 


THE  BAR.  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


General  Observations  Table  of  the  Attorneys  now  Practising 
Law  in  Portsmouth- Resolutions  as  to  Judge  Samuel  Crull  — 

Bar  Meeting  of  November  21,  1885-Biographies  of 
Members  of  the  Bar  who  were  not  Congressmen, 

Judges  or  Legislators,  from  1810  to  the 
Present  Time. 

The  first  lawyers  who  practiced  in  the  county  were  Thomas  Scott  of  Chil- 
licothe,  and  John  S.  Wills.  Judge  Scott  has  a sketch  elsewhere.  He  prac- 
ticed in  Scioto  County  as  late  as  1840  although  he  never  resided  in  the  county. 
Thomas  Scott  and  son  maintained  an  office  in  Scioto  County  for  several  years. 
Judge  Scott  had  four  daughters  out  of  his  fifteen  children  residents  of  Ports- 
mouth, Mrs.  Howells,  the  first  Mrs  Col.  Graham,  Mrs.  0.  F.  Moore  and  a Miss 
Kate  Scott,  who  never  married.  He  attended  the  courts  in  Adams  county  and 
in  fact  traveled  the  circuit.  He  practised  before  the  Supreme  Court  in  Wash- 
ington and  traveled  back  and  forth  on  horse  back. 

John  S.  Wills  was  also  one  of  the  first  lawyers.  He  was  Prosecuting  At- 
torney in  1804.  He  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1793  and  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1804.  He  located  first  in  Cincinnati,  then  practised  in  Adams  County 
under  the  Territorial  Government.  He  never  lived  in  Scioto  County  though 
he  attended  its  terms  of  court.  He  was  living  in  Ross  County  in  1798.  He  was 
clerk  of  the  Territorial  Court  in  Adams  County  a short  time.  In  1809  he  re- 
moved to  Franklinton  in  Franklin  County,  and  resided  there  until  Brown  Coun- 
ty was  organized  in  1817,  and  he  moved  first  into  Ripley  and  afterwards  to 
Georgetown  where  he  died  in  1829.  He  was  prosecutor  of  Ross  County  in  1807- 
1808. 

Jessup  N.  Couch,  of  Ross  County,  was  prosecutor  of  Scioto  County  in  1805. 
He  acted  as  prosecutor  of  Scioto  County  as  late  as  1810  at  the  August  term, 
and  at  the  December  term  resigned.  He  was  born  August  3,  1778,  at  Reading, 
Fonn.,  and  graduated  at  Yale  in  1802.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1805. 
He  was  of  literary  tastes.  He  was  appointed  Supreme  Judge  in  1816  and  served 
until  1821  when  he  died  in  office,  at  the  age  of  43,  a bachelor.  He  was  an  uncle  of 
Mrs.  Dr.  Burr,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  law  library  he  bequeathed  to  his  friend 
Judge  John  Thompson,  of  Chillicothe,  and  his  general  library  to  Mrs.  Burr,  of 
Portsmouth. 

Nathan  K.  Clough,  located  in  Portsmouth  in  1808.  He  was  Prosecuting 
Attorney  from  1810  to  1821.  He  has  a separate  sketch. 

February  19.  1819,  Samuel  M.  Tracy  hung  his  banner  on  the  outer  walls. 
He  announced  that  he  had  succeeded  to  the  business  of  Judge  Osborn,  who  had 
at  that  time  begun  a seven  years  term  as  President  Common  Pleas  Judge. 
Samuel  Miles  Tracv  practised  at  the  Portsmouth  bar  thirty-seven  years  and  in 
that  period  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  tthe  public  to  a greater  extent  than  any 
other  lawyer  who  has  ever  practiced  in  Portsmouth.  For  years  no  public  busi- 
ness was  transacted  by  the  city  or  county  except  under  his  advice.  The  juries 
in  Scioto  County  believed  in  him  implicitly.  Whatever  bore  his  stamp  went 
as  law,  both  with  courts  and  juries.  ,No  important  case  was  ever  presented  to 
the  courts  at  Portsmouth  while  he  was  at  the  bar  unless  he  was  on  one  side  or 
the  other.  Yet  he  never  aspired  to  any  office  higher  than  that  of  Prosecuting 
Attorney.  He  never  sought  any  legislative  office,  although  his  ability  would 
have  suggested  it.  He  was  a high  toned  gentleman,  reserved  and  dignified. 
His  manner  warded  people  away  from  him  and  yet  he  was  the  most  successful 
lawyer  in  the  county,  in  his  time,  or  at  any  time  subsequent. 

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Ezra  Osborn  came  to  Portsmouth  about  1813.  He  was  from  Vermont.  He 
was  a good  man,  a good  citizen  and  a good  Christian,  but  a very  indifferent  law- 
yer. After  being  the  President  Common  Pleas  Judge  for  seven  years  he  accept- 
ed the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  held  it  for  a number  of  years,  and 
seemed  to  be  more  at  home  in  that  office  than  on  the  bench.  He  died  in  1840 
and  left  no  descendants. 

Joseph  Sill  of  Chillicothe,  practised  in  Portsmouth  in  1821.  It  is  not 
known  whether  he  had  an  office  in  Portsmouth,  but  he  never  resided  in  the 
town. 

In  1824,  Clough  & Osborn  were  partners.  Henry  Brush  of  Chillicothe,  prac- 
tised in  Portsmouth  but  never  resided  in  the  town.  On  May  9,  1826,  Ezra  Osborn 
announced  in  the  “Western  Times”  that  he  had  recommenced  the  practice  of  law 
and  that  he  would  attend  to  the  business  of  N.  K.  Clough  when  the  latter  was 
absent  in  the  circuit. 

June  18,  1826,  Edward  Hamilton  made  his  bow  to  the  public.  As  we  have 
told  all  the  good  things  about  him  in  his  sketch,  we  will  not  repeat  them 
here.  He  was  a high  toned  gentleman  above  all  things.  He  was  too  sensitive 
for  the  contests  of  the  court  room.  His  fine  nature  shrunk  from  it  and  he  fol- 
lowed the  quieter  walks  of  the  profession,  but  he,  knew  the  law. 

The  lawyers  were,  when  he  came,  inclined  to  under  estimate  his  ability. 
They  had  him  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  made  up  .a  fictitious  case — one  of 
them  sued  Peck  in  trover  and  conversion  for  the  value  of  a pocket  knife.  All 
the  lawyers  were  in  the  case,  either  as  counsel  or  witnesses.  An  effort  was 
made  to  turn  the  case  into  ridicule,  but  Justice  Hamilton  would  not  permit  it. 
He  conducted  the  case  with  *the  utmost  decorum  and  gravest  dignity,  and  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  trial  found  Peck  guilty,  and  fixed  the  value  of  the  property  at 
$1.50.  The  lawyers  were  in  high  glee  and  had  lots  of  fun.  Ten  days  after  the 
trial  the  Justice  presented  Peck  with  a formidable  bill  of  costs.  Peck  pleaded  it 
was  all  in  fun,  but  the  Justice  was  in  earnest  and  made  him  pay  the  whole  bill, 
damages  and  costs.  Whether  the  bar  called  for  their  witness  fees  is  not  related, 
they  probably  did  not,  but  Hamilton  collected  them.  After  that,  the  bar  tried 
no  more  experiments  on  Hamilton. 

In  1827,  Theodore  H.  Burrows  was  a lawyer  in  Portsmouth,  but  he  seems 
to  have  been  a bird  of  passage  and  did  not  remain  long. 

August  30.  1828  was  when  William  V.  Peck  first  appeared  in  Portsmouth. 
He  was  only  at  the  bar  19  years,  but  was  as  able  a lawyer  as  was  ever  in 
Portsmouth.  While  he  resided  in  Portsmouth  50  years,  the  remainder  of  his 
time,  over  19  years,  was  spent  on  the  Common  Pleas  or  Supreme  Court  Bench, 
or  in  retirement.  Peck  taught  the  public  in  Portsmouth  that  there  were  other 
lawyers  of  equal  ability  to  Sam  Tracy.  When  the  commissioners  sued  David 
Gharky,  ex-auditor,  for  overcharges,  they  employed  Sam  Tracy,  and  thought 
the  case  won.  Gharky,  the  shrewd  old  German,  employed  Peck,  who  lost  in  the 
lower  court  but  won  out  in  the  Supreme  Court  and  got  his  client  off  free. 
Then  the  county  officers  for  the  first  time  appreciated  the  fact  that  there  were 
other  lawyers  than  Sam  Tracy. 

In  1829,  Ezra  Osborn  gave  public  notice  in  the  newspapers  that  he  had 
been  appointed  by  the  court  to  audit  administrators,  executors  and  guardians 
accounts,  and  that  no  accounts  would  be  considered  unless  they  had  been  aud- 
ited by  him. 

February  25.  1830,  N ,K.  Clough  published  that  he  had  removed  to  Front 
street  and  that  he  had  $2,000  to  $3,000  standing  out  and  wanted  the  money.  , At 
that  time  he  was  building  the  residence  lately  occupied  by  Dr.  Arthur  Moore 
on  Fourth  street. 

In  1832  both  Peck  and  Hamilton  advertised  lots  for  sale.  In  the  same 
year  Joseph  W.  McCormick  hung  out  his  shingle  in  Portsmouth  but  did  not 
remain  over  six  months.  His  father  was  Adam  McCormick  of  Adams  County, 
an  Irishman,  and  his  mother  was  Margaret  Ellison,  daughter  of  Andrew  Elli- 
son, one  of  the  pioneers  of  Adams  County.  He  was  a magnificent  specimen  of 
physical  manhood,  an  Apollo  Belvidere.  He  left  Portsmouth  and  went  to  Cin- 
cinnati and  from  there  to  West  Union.  He  was  the  second  Attorney  General  of 
Ohio,  serving  a few  months  by  appointment  in  May  1831.  He  was  prosecuting 
attorney  for  Adams  County  after  he  left  Portsmouth  and  was  a member  of  the 


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Constitutional  convention  of  1851.  In  1857  he  left  Adams  County  and  went  to 
California  where  he  died  in  1879. 

Benjamin  Ramsey  came  to  Scioto  County  in  1838.  He  was  a bachelor  and 
so  remained  while  in  Portsmouth.  He  has  a sketch  herein.  He  was  a lazy 
man  and  left  Portsmouth  in  1858  to  rest  oh  a farm  in  Pennsylvania. 

In  1838  McCormick  was  back  in  the  county  for  a few  months. 

In  1838  Col.  0.  F.  Moore  came  to  Portsmouth. 

In  1842  Wells  A.  Hutchins  came  and  formed  a partnership  with  one  Blinn. 
On  June  3,  1842,  the  partnership  was  dissolved  by  Hutchins,  instanter,  and  so 
announced  in  the  papers,  and  then  Ramsey  and  Hutchins  were  partners. 

October  21,  1842,  George  Johnson  advertised  as  a lawyer. 

In  1846  Hamilton  and  Jordan  advertised  as  partners.  Hamilton  after- 
wards became  Secretary  of  the  Territory  of  Oregon,  and  Jordan  solicitor  of  the 
Treasury. 

In  1846  Ramsey  and  Barr  were  partners.  This  was  Sterret  Barr,  son  of 
John  T.  Barr. 

In  1852,  John  T.  Flint  advertised  as  a lawyer  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  a 
northern  man  by  birth,  but  went  to  Texas,  where  he  became  a southerner,  and 
a Confederate  and  died  there  after  the  Civil  War.  He  married  Lavinia  Feurt, 
daughter  of  Gabriel  Feurt  of  Scioto  County. 

In  1853  James  W.  .Davis  was  a lawyer  in  Portsmouth.  He  afterwards  re- 
moved to  Greenbrier  County,  Virginia,  and  is  living  there. 

January  4,  1854,  Elijah  Glover  began  his  career  as  a lawyer  in  Portsmouth. 

On  February  28,  1854,  George  Fitzgerald  came  as  a lawyer  to  Portsmouth 
he  remained  but  a short  time,  and  so  far  as  Portsmouth  is  concerned,  oblivion 
has  claimed  him  for  his  own. 

On  April  5,  1854,  John  W.  Collings  came  to  Portsmouth.  He  advertised 
as  Collings  and  Collings,  Attorney.  The  senior  Collings  was  his  uncle,  George, 
former  Common  Pleas  Judge  in  Scioto  County,  but  whose  connection  with  the 
business  was  merely  nominal. 

On  November  14,  1855,  Whitney  and  Whitney  advertised  as  attorneys-at- 
law.  They  were  brothers,  George  and  John  R. ; George  only  remained  a few 
months,  John  R.  remained  several  years  and  then  went  to  Warren  County, 
where  he  has  since  resided. 

In  1858  Jordan  and  McCauslen  advertised  as  attorneys;  McCauslen  had 
removed  from  Adams  County  in  1857.  He  removed  to  Steubenville  in  1865  where 
he  resided  until  his  death  in  1876. 

Edward  F.  Jordan,  his  partner  located  in  Portsmouth  about  1847.  In 
1861  he  was  appointed  Solicitor  of  the  Treasury  and  held  the  office  eight  years. 
He  then  located  in  New  York  City  where  he  remained  until  his  death. 

In  1858  John  Vanmeter  was  an  attorney-at-law  in  Portsmouth.  He  re- 
mained long  enough  to  be  Mayor  of  the  town  and  then  left.  He  is  now  living  at 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

In  1859,  Hutchins  and  Guffey  were  in  partnership.  Guffey  was  in  Ports- 
mouth a number  of  years.  He  was  its  Town  Clerk  a number  of  times.  He  left 
Portsmouth  during  the  war  and  came  back  afterwards,  but  did  not  remain  long. 

In  1859  Joseph  M.  Glidden  advertised  as  an  attorney-at-law.  He  had  his 
office  at  the  corner  of  the  Gallia  turnpike  by  the  B.  & O.  Ry. 

On  April  25,  1860,  John  J.  Harper  became  a lawyer  in  Portsmouth. 

On  August  6,  1860,  Geo.  O.  Newman  became  a lawyer  in  Portsmouth. 

January  23,  1861,  Henry  T.  McDowell,  advertised  as  an  attorney-at-law 
in  Portsmouth. 

In  1862,  Martin  Crain  and  John  J.  Glidden  were  in  partnership. 

In  1863  Robert  N.  Spry  was  reading  law;  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
the  following  year. 

On  May  8,  1863,  Fernando  C.  Searl  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 

Wm.  S.  Huston  was  also  advertising  as  a lawyer  in  1863-1864. 

On  April  30,  1864,  Robert  N.  Spry  and  James  W.  Bannon  were  admitted  to 
the  bar;  and  on  Sept.  24,  1864,  McCauslen  and  Spry  advertised  as  partners. 

In  1865,  Dunham  and  Spry  advertised  as  partners.  Perry  J.  Dunham  is 
now  residing  at  New  Richmond,  Ohio,  in  honorable  retirement. 

On  Sept.  28,  1864,  Towne  and  Bannon  advertised  as  partners. 


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On  April  8,  1865,  a bar  supper  was  given  Thomas  McCauslen  on  account 
of  his  removal  to  Steubenville. 

On  Oct.  7,  1865,  Crain  & Thompson  advertised  as  partners. 

On  Jan.  16,  1866,  Hutchins  and  Guffey  dissolved. 

August  1,  1866,  Nelson  W.  Evans  located  in  Portsmouth  and  formed  a 
partnership  with  Elijah  Glover,  as  Glover  and  Evans. 

December  16,  1866,  John  J.  Glidden  advertised  as  practising  alone. 

On  January  23,  1867,  the  firm  of  Harper  and  Jones  advertised  and  in  April, 
1867,  Nelson  W.  Evans  was  practising  alone.  On  November  27,  1867,  he  was  ap- 
pointed United  States  Commissioner  and  held  the  office  until  June  30,  1897. 

On  December  28,  1867,  A.  J.  McFan  was  a practising  attorney. 

January  2,  1869,  J.  L.  Treuthart  advertised  as  an  attorney,  and  on  May  1, 
1869,  Henry  D.  Baker  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 

On  March  31,  1869.  Crain  and  Pursell  were  partners. 

On  February  3,  1869,  the  firm  of  Reed  and  Pollitt  was  announced. 

May  26,  1869,  Homer  W.  Farnham  made  his  bow  to  the  public. 

On  January  14,  1870,  Nelson  W.  Evans  was  appointed  Register  in  Bank- 
ruptcy and  held  the  office  until  September  1,  1878. 

On  January  26,  1870,  James  Culbertson  advertised  as  a lawyer. 

On  January  27,  1870,  Evans  and  Farnham  advertised  as  attorneys. 

June  8,  1870,  George  H.  Guffey  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  advertised  as 
an  attorney.  He  did  not  remain  long. 

July  29.  1870,  Harper  and  Searl  advertised  as  attorneys. 

On  November  8,  1870,  Charles  H.  McFarland  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  Nov. 
16,  1870,  Towne  and  Farnham  advertised  as  partners. 

December  6,  1781,  William  B.  Gricq,  advertised  as  an  attorney. 

On  December  27,  1871,  F.  C.  Searl  was  practising  alone. 

April  5,  1872,  William  Waller  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 

On  May  4,  1873,  there  was  a bar  supper.  Judges  Guthrie,  Loomis  and  Hast- 
ings were  present. 

June  4,  1873,  Searl  and  Dever  advertised  as  attorneys. 

July  4,  1873,  the  firm  of  Jones  and  Thompson  was  announced.  It  was  com- 
posed of  Col.  Henry  E.  Jones  and  Judge  A.  C.  Thompson. 

August  27,  1873  Theodore  K.  Funk,  advertised  as  an  attorney-at-law. 

May  20,  1874,  Karl  F.  Thieme  was  a lawyer  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  first 
a professor  at  the  Young  Ladies’  Seminary,  then  a lawyer,  and  afterwards  a 
clergyman.  He  is  still  living  and  preaching  the  gospel.  He  has  a large  and  in- 
teresting family. 

Crain  and  Fullerton  advertised  as  lawyers  on  June  17,  1874. 

September  23,  1874.  Evans  and  Livingstone  advertised. 

January  20,  1875,  Bannon  and  Anderson  advertised  as  partners. 

April  26,  1876,  the  firm  of  Thompson  and  Turley  was  announced,  com- 
posed of  the  Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson.  Federal  Judge  and  his  brother-in-law,  Henry 
Clay  Turley  now  postmaster  at  Natchez,  Mississippi. 

February  9,  1877,  Dan  J.  Ryan  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 

January  17,  1877  George  H.  Jones  was  advertising  as  a lawyer. 

February  14,  1877,  Samuel  G.  McCullough  advertised  as  a lawyer. 

February  28.  1877,  Searl  and  Dever  advertised  as  attorneys. 

March  13,  1878  James  P.  Purdum  advertised  as  an  attorney. 

October  31,  1877  Charles  H.  McFarland  advertises. 

November  14,  1877  J.  C.  Fullerton  advertised  as  an  attorney. 

Thompson  and  Holcomb  advertised  as  attorneys. 

January  18,  1879,  Crain  and  Haney  were  in  partnership. 

January  12,  1879  Dever  and  Ryan  advertise  as  partners,  also  McCullough 
and  Huston. 

June  21,  1879,  Joseph  W.  Fulton  advertised  as  an  attorney. 

July  16,  1879.  John  L.  Harper  advertised  as  an  attorney. 

April  30.  1879.  Towne.  Farnham  and  Purdum  advertise  as  attorneys. 

December  3.  1881,  Andrew  J.  Dever  began  to  practice  law  in  Portsmouth. 

June  27,  1882,  A.  T.  Holcomb  advertised  alone. 

September  8,  1880,  the  firm  of  Searl  and  Briggs  was  formed,  composed  of 
F.  C.  Searl  and  Wm.  Briggs. 

January  6,  1881,  Dan.  J.  Ryan  was  practicing  alone. 


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September  3,  1882,  the  firm  of  Harper  and  Richards  was  formed.  It  was 
composed  of  John  J.  Harper  and  John  K.  Richards,  the  present  Solicitor  Gen- 
eral of  the  United  States. 

February  27,  1884,  Alexander  C.  Woodrow  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  be- 
gan practice. 

July  30,  1884,  Volney  R.  Row  began  practice  in  Portsmouth. 

February  27,  1883,  Andrew  C.  Richardson  advertised  as  an  attorney. 

December  26,  1883,  Evans  and  Dawson  advertised  as  partners. 

July  9,  1884,  Searl  and  Milner  were  partners. 

November  26,  1884,  James  M.  McGillivray  moved  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
and  went  into  the  firm  of  Thompson,  McGillivray  and  Holcomb.  The  latter 
moved  to  Ironton. 

November  26,  1884,  the  firm  of  Harper,  Searl  and  Milner  was  formed. 

December  31,  1884,  Dever  and  Ryan  were  partners. 

The  foregoing  is  taken  from  the  several  newspapers  published  in  Ports- 
mouth. It  is  published  merely  to  show  when  lawyers  located  or  first  advertis- 
ed in  Portsmouth.  Every  lawyer  of  the  slightest  consequence  dead,  or  living, 
has  a notice  or  a sketch  in  the  part  of  this  chapter  following. 

The  Portsmouth  Bar  never  had  any  permanent  association  and  never 
maintained  a library  till  1901,  both  of  which  facts  are  to  be  much  regretted. 
The  bar  of  Scioto  County  has  furnished  three  Congressmen,  one  secretary  of  a 
territory,  one  Territorial  Judge,  one  Solicitor  of  the  Treasury,  one  Solicitor 
General  of  the  United  States,  one  Supreme  Judge,  seven  Common  Pleas  judges, 
and  one  U.  S.  District  Judge  (Thompson)  and  its  capacity  for  this  is  only  lim- 
ited by  the  number  of  the  members. 

Present  Members  of  Scioto  County  Bar. 


Attorneys. 

Admitted. 

Located  in  Portsmouth. 

Anderson,  Thomas  C 

April  14th,  1874 

August  14th,  1874. 

Anderson,  Clifford  B 

June  9th,  1899 

June  9th.  1899. 

Ball,  Harry 

March  1st,  1887 

March  1st,  1887. 

Ban  non.  James  W 

April  30th,  1864 

Aoril  30th,  1864. 

Bannon,  Henry  T 

March  6th,  1891 

March  6th,  1891. 

Ban  non.  Arthur  H 

December  6th,  1892..., 

December  6th,  1892. 

Beatty,  Thomas  C 

December  7th,  1894 

December  7th,  1894. 

Calvert,  R A 

October  8th,  1868 

October  8th,  1868. 

Daehler.  Edward  J 

June  22d,  1900 

June  22d.  1900. 

Dever,  Noah  J 

April,  1873 

April,  1873. 

Evans,  Nelson  W 

April.  1866 

April,  1866. 

Finney-  Frank  B 

June  1st,  1893 

June,  1st  1897. 

Funk,  Theodore  K 

January  30th.  1873 

1873. 

Gilliland,  Nathan  B 

Grice,  Wm.  B 

March  Sth,  1898 

September  21st,  1871... 

September  21st,  1871. 

1877 

1 893. 

November,  1869. 
May  10th,  1886. 

Hughes,  John  R 

Johnson,  Sam  M 

May  10th,  1886 

October  9th,  1890 

January,  1900. 

Livingstone,  Duncan 

December  2d,  1873 

December  2d,  1873. 

June,  1893 

June,  1894. 

June  17th,  1898. 

Miller,  Cecil  S 

June  17th,  1898 

Millar,  Edgar  G 

June  11th,  1901 

August  12th,  1901. 

Milner,  John  C 

Fall  1883 

August  9th,  1884. 

Moulton,  Frank  W 

June  12th,  1902 

•September  1st.  1902. 

Myers,  R.  C 

June,  1892 

June  23rd,  1898. 

Newman,  George  O 

August  6th,  1860 

August  6th,  1860. 

Newman,  Oscar  W 

October,  1891 

October  1891. 

Osborn,  George  M 

June  11th.  1887 

June  11th,  1887. 

Purdum,  James  P 

March  4th,  1878 

March  4th,  1878. 

Row,  Volney  R 

October  3rd,  1883 

October  3rd,  1883. 

Sprague.  William  R 

December  7th,  1901. 

December.  1901. 

Searl,  Fernando  C 

May  8th,  1863 

February  9th.  1870. 

Searl,  Clinton  M 

June  13th,  1902 

.June  20th,  1902. 

Scudder,  George  D 

June,  1879 

January  1st,  1896. 

Thomas,  James  S 

May  31st,  1895 

July  1st.  1895. 

Walsh,  Edward  K 

December  1891 

April  4th,  1895. 

Williams,  Guy  V 

October  14th,  1898 

October  14th.  1898. 

Woodrow,  Alex.  W 

June  5th,  1883 

June  5th,  1883. 

NATHAN  K.  CHOUGH. 


Member  of  the  First  Town  Council.  Prosecuting 
Attorney,  1814-1821.  Born  1778— Died  1852. 


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Resolutions  of  the  Sar  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  at  the  hast 
Court  Under  the  Old  Constitution,  September,  1851- 


S.  M.  Tracy  moved  the  Court  that  the  following  be  entered  upon  the 
Journal  of  the  Court  as  the  last  act  of  the  Court. 

To  the  Honorable  William  V.  Peck,  President  Judge,  Samuel  Crull,  Ed- 
ward Cranston  and  Jacob  P.  Noel,  associate  Judges  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  of  Scioto  County. 

The  undersigned  members  of  the  Bar  and  officers  of  said  Court,  respect- 
fully request,  in  view  of  the  final  adjournment  of  this  Court  and  of  the  ter- 
mination of  the  present  Judicial  system,  to  put  upon  your  Records  an  expres- 
sion of  our  sentiments.  i I 

Judge  Crull  has  with  short  intervals  been  upon  the  Bench  for  forty-three 
years.  He  has  servedwith  every  President  Judge  except  one.  His  early  breth- 
ren are  all  gone.  Few  of  the  lawyers  who  first  practiced  before  him  are  now 
alive.  Not  one  of  them  is  here.  When  he  looks  at  the  present  Bar,  he  sees  a 
majority  who  do  not  number  as  many  years  of  life  as  he  does  of  official  ser- 
vice. The  other  members  of  the  Bench  have  served  comparatively  a short  time. 

With  each  of  you  the  most  friendly  relations  have  ever  existed.  The 
Bench  under  your  administration  has  enjoyed  our-  full  confidence,  and  that  con- 
fidence has  enabled  us  to  discharge  harmoniously  and  satisfactorily  the  various 
and  complicated  duties  growing  out  of  our  official  and  professional  relations 
and  each  individual  member  of  the  Court  retires  from  the  Bench  with  our  hearty 
approbation  of  his  judicious  course  and  our  warmest  wish  for  his  welfare  and 
happiness. 

Charles  Oscar  Tracy,  R.  Ramsey, 

S.  M.  Tracy,  E.  Glover, 

W.  A.  Hutchins,  E.  W.  Jordan, 

A.  Crichton,  Jr.,  George  Johnson, 

George  Turner,  O.  F.  Moore. 


J.  R.  Turner,  Clerk, 

C.  P.  Chandler,  Ex-Sheriff, 
Enos  Gunn,  Sheriff, 
George  O.  Newman. 


And  thereupon  the  foregoing  is  by  the  Court  ordered  to  be  entered  upon 
the  Journal  Record.  And  it  is  further  ordered  that  this  Court  adjourn  without 
day. 

On  November  21,  1885,  at  a bar  meeting  on  account  of  the  death  of  Col. 
0.  F.  Moore,  Mr.  Hutchins  said.  “I  located  in  Portsmouth  December  21,  1841.  At 
that  time  John  E.  Hanna  was  presiding  judge,  Richard  Tomlin,  Samuel  Crull, 
Abijah  Batterson  were  Associate  Judges.  The  members  of  the  bar  were  Samuel 
M.  and  Charles  O.  Tracy,  Wm.  V.  Peck.  Edward  Hamilton,  Archibald  Hamilton, 
Richard  H.  Tomlin,  Major  D.  F.  Heaton,  H.  Goodwin  Blinn,  Benjamin  Ramsey, 
Oscar  F.  Moore,  and  myself.  Since  that  time  there  became  members  of  the  bar, 
Geo.  Johnson,  E.  B.  Cone,  Cyrill  H.  Bracket,  J.  M.  Nelson,  B.  F.  Conway,  J.  V. 
Robinson,  Jr.,  Joseph  M.  Glidden,  Elijah  Glover,  J.  M.  Whitney,  John  W.  Col- 
lings,  Wm.  H.  Reed,  Wm.  S.  Huston,  Martin  Crain,  Henry  E.  Jones.  George  H. 
Gaffey,  E.  Jeffords,  George  Turner,  Robert  N.  Spry  and  James  S.  Pollitt,  none 
of  whom  are  now  living.  Those  who  became  members  of  the  bar  but  removed 
from  Portsmouth  and  are  still  living  are:  Edward  F.  Jordan,  Thos.  McCauslen, 
James  W.  Davis,  Joseph  McDowell,  W.  A.  Whitney,  John  W.  Glidden.  James 
T.  Douglas,  Perry  J.  Dunham,  J.  C.  Hughes,  James  Culbertson,  John  E.  Harper, 
George  H.  Jones  and  A.  T.  Holcomb.” 

“When  I made  my  first  speech  in  court  twenty-two  of  the  present  mem- 
bers of  the  bar  had  not  been  born,  and  the  judge  on  the  bench  was  but  thre* 
years  old.” 


BIOGRAPHIES  OF  MEMBERS  OF  THE  BAR. 

Nathan  Kimball  Clough 

was  born  in  1778  in  Francistown,  N.  H.  The  name  was  originally 
Cluffe.  The  first  one  of  the  family  to  emigrate  was  John  Cluffe, 
who  came  over  in  the  ship  “Elizabeth"  in  1635.  He  settled  in  Salis- 
bury, Mass,  hie  had  two  brothers  who  came  over  soon  after.  The 
familv  is  Welsh  and  can  be  traced  to  the  Twelfth  Centurv,  to  a 


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Knight,  from  whom  the  title  descended.  Their  coats  of  arms  was  a 
lion  rampant,  a lion  couchant  with  a sword  in  the  right  paw,  with  a 
Latin  motto,  which  translated  reads,  “Purity  without  spot  or  blem- 
ish,” and  the  family  lived  up  to  it.  The  Cloughs  were  well  known 
in  New  England  for  their  integrity.  Nathan  K.  Clough  attended 
Dartmouth  College  and  graduated  in  1806.  His  diploma  of  gradu- 
ation is  in  the  posession  of  his  grand-daughter,  Mrs.  H.  P.  Pursell, 
of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  studied  law  after  his  graduation  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  England.  He  located  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  in  1810,  at  the  age  of  32  years.  He  soon  married  Clarissa 
Hempstead,  daughter  of  Hallam  Hempstead,  Sr.,  and  sister  of  Mrs. 
James  Lodwick  and  Mrs.  William  Oldfield.  He  was  the  Prosecuting 
Attorney  of  the  county  from  December,  1814  to  July,  1821,  when  he 
was  succeeded  by  Samuel  M.  Tracy. 

On  March  15th,  1815,  he  was  elected  one  of  the  nine  first 
councilmen  of  Portsmouth.  The  nine  were  elected  without  reference 
to  terms  and  then  they  were  to  draw  for  classes,  three  for  one  year, 
three  for  two  years  and  three  for  three  years.  He  drew  one  of  the 
three  years’  terms  and  was  re-elected  in  1818  and  1821.  On  March 
14,  1823,  he  resigned  from  the  Council.  He  was  elected  the  first 
Recorder  of  the  town  and  re-elected  annually  until  February  4,  1820, 
when  he  resigned  and  was  succeeded  by  Jacob  Clingman.  While 
Prosecuting  Attorney,  he  received  allowances  to  the  amount  of  $100.00 
per  year.  In  1830,  his  professional  income  was  estimated  at  $500, 
per  year  and  his  tax  on  it  was  $4.00. 

His  first  residence  in  Portsmouth  was  on  Second  street  where 
Steindam’s  three  story  brick  building  now  stands  and  his  office  stood 
on  the  site  of  the  Zoellner  building  now  occupied  by  A.  M.  Glockner. 
In  1830,  he  moved  his  office  to  Front  street.  In  1820,  he  had  a 
partner  in  the  law  business  by  the  name  of  Wilkinson.  In  1818  he 

was  a School  Trustee  in  Portsmouth.  The  school  was  conducted  in 

<? 

the  Methodist  Church  and  seems  to  have  been  a private  enterprise. 
In  1830,  he  built  the  residence  on  Fourth  street  recently  occupied  by 
Dr.  Arthur  Moore  as  an  office.  At  that  time  he  advertised  he  had 
out  $2,000  to  $3,000,  and  wanted  payment. 

In  1826,  the  county  allowed  him  $8.00  for  defending  the  defend- 
ant in  State  vs.  David  Vaughn.  The  services  had  been  rendered  in 
1824,  and  he  waited  two  years  to  obtain  payment  of  his  bill.  As  to 
his  history  in  the  town  Council,  we  have  a few  traces.  In  1815,  he 
was  on  a Committee  to  lease  school  lands.  In  1816,  he  was  on  a 
Committee  to  report  regulations  for  the  wagoners  for  using  the 
streets  and  alleys  with  their  wagons.  On  August  20th,  he  was  fined 
for  leaving  Council  without  permission.  At  the  same  meeting  John 
R.  Turner  and  David  Gharky  were  fined  for  being  late.  On  Septem- 
ber 1 7,  1822,  he  and  Daniel  Corwine  were  on  a Committee  to  buy 


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a town  bull  of  John  H.  Thornton.  In  1825,  he  was  one  of  the  health 
officers  of  the  town. 

In  1831,  he  was  one  of  the  Commissioners  to  organize  the  Ports- 
mouth and  Columbus  turnpike.  In  the  fall  of  1833,  he  removed  to 
Piketon,  Ohio,  where  he  continued  to  reside  until  his  death  in  June 
1853.  He  made  the  Portsmouth  Town  duplicate  in  1817,  and  received 
$4.00  for  his  service. 

He  was  a Presbyterian  in  his  religious  faith  and  was  at  the 
meeting,  when  that  church  was  organized  in  Portsmouth.  Mrs. 
Mary  Barrow  Clough,  wife  of  our  subject,  died  in  1869  in  Piketon. 
She  was  a cousin  of  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  and  traced  her  ancestry 
to  Sir  Robert  Hempstead,  who  came  to  this  Country  in  1820,  and  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  New  London,  Connecticut. 

Our  subject  had  five  children,  three  of  whom  lived  to  maturity. 
Dr.  G.  W.  A.  Clough  of  Chillicothe;  Jane  who  married  John  Wesley 
Dunham,  long  a citizen  of  Portsmouth,  and  a daughter  Mary,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  twenty-three  years,  unmarried. 

In  his  political  views,  Mr.  Clough  was  a Whig.  As  a lawyer,  he 
was  well  read  and  did  a great  amount  of  business,  but  was  prolix  and 
tedious  in  his  arguments.  He  was  a safe  and  good  counselor  and  pos- 
sessed the  confidence  of  the  community. 

Richard  Douglas 

was  born  at  New  London,  Connecticut,  in  September,  1785.  and  came 
to  Ohio  in  the  winter  of  1808-9,  on  an  intended  voyage  to  New  Or- 
leans. On  reaching  Chillicothe  he  came  to  the  conclusion  to  remain 
there  and  he  finished  a course  of  law  reading,  which  he  had  begun  in 
Connecticut,  in  the  office  of  Colonel  Plenry  Brush.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1809,  and  immediately  published  his  professional  card 
i;i  the  Scioto  Gazette,  of  December  23,  1809,  as  follows: 

DOUGLAS 

“Intends  practicing  law  in  Chillicothe,  if  he  can  get  anything  to  do. 

He  intends  to  be  honest,  likewise.” 

He  got  something  to  do.  In  fact,  he  did  a great  deal  before  he 
ceased  to  practice  law.  Mr.  Douglas  stuck  closely  to  his  professional 
work.  We  know  of  only  two  or  three  times  in  his  life  in  which  his 
practice  was  in  any  degree  interrupted.  In  1812,  he  went  for  a few 
months  into  the  military  service  under  General  McArthur,  and  held 
the  rank  of  Lieutenant,  performing  the  duties  of  quartermaster  and 
chaplain  of  the  First  Regiment  of  Ohio  Volunteers.  He  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  Eleventh  Legislature,  which  met  December  7,  1812,  and 
adjourned  February  19,  1813.  Fie  represented  Ross  and  Pickaway 
Counties.  While  a member  of  this  Legislature  he  participated  in  the 
election  of  Jeremiah  Morrow  to  the  United  States  Senate.  In  1831. 
he  was  nominated  by  the  Whigs  for  Congress,  but  William  Key  Bond 


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and  his  personal  friends  claimed  that  Douglas’  nomination  was  un- 
fairly and  irregularly  made,  and  Bond  announced  himself  as  a candi- 
date also.  As  this  would  mean  defeat  to  the  Whigs,  Bond  and  Doug- 
las withdrew,  and  Governor  McArthur  was  adopted  as  a Whig  can- 
didate, and  was  defeated  by  William  Allen,  who  afterwards  was  his 
father-in-law.  During  his  youth  Mr.  Douglas  spent  six  years  as  a 
sailor  in  the  whaling  trade,  and  studied  law  one  year  before  he  came  to 
Chillicothe.  Colonel  Wm.  E.  Gilmore  says  that  he  possessed  such 
an  extraordinary  gift  of  seeming  to  know  anything  and  everything, 
that  no  mortal  man  was  able  to  gauge'  his  real  attainments.  He  was 
a great  reader  and  had  a wonderful  memory,  and  was  able  to  quote 
from  all  current  literature  and  all  the  classics,  both  English  and 
Latin.  Colonel  Gilmore  relates  having  heard  him  in  a temperance  ad- 
dress to  a hill-top  audience,  quote  a page  and  a half  of  the  seventh 
book  of  “Paradise  Lost,’’  beginning  with  the  first  of  the  book,  to  reach 
the  lines: 

“But  drive  far  off  the  barbarous  dissonance 
Of  Bacchus  and  his  revellers.” 

He  had  a wonderful  fund  of  humor,  and  could  assume  the  style  of 
most  any  of  the  well  known  poets  or  essayists;  and  in  making  addresses 
could  use  long  paragraphs  apparently  quoted  from  English  classics. 
His  wonderful  knowledge  of  the  titles  of  real  estate  in  the  Virginia 
Military  district  gave  vast  trouble  to  many  a land  owner  among  his 
contemporaries.  It  is  reported  that  some  timid  ones  would  not  purchase 
any  land  unless  the  conveyances  included  a quit-claim  deed  from  Doug- 
las. He  was  a life  long  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  In  his  per- 
sonal appearance,  he  was  short  and  stout.  His  eyes  were  gray,  small 
and  deep  set  in  his  fleshy  face;  and  always  twinkled  with  merriment. 
Elis  brow  and  upper  head  were  large,  well  arched  and  suggestive  of 
intellect. 

He  died  in  February,  1852. 

Joseph  Sill 

was  born  in  Grandville,  New  York,  in  1784.  He  graduated  from 
Middlebury  College,  Vermont,  and  entered  upon  the  study  of  law, 
which  he  completed  by  graduating  from  the  Philadelphia  law  school. 

He  came  to  Chillicothe  in  1810  and  after  the  completion  of  one 
year's  residence  in  Ohio,  began  the  practice  of  law  which  he  continued 
for  half  a century,  although  he  survived  a number  of  years  after  having 
relinquished  his  business. 

Mr.  Sill  was  an  accomplished  scholar.  He  ranked  second  to  B. 
G.  Leonard,  of  all  the  men  who  have  practiced  at  Chillicothe,  in  his 
attainments  in  history,  mathematics  and  the  classics ; although  in  law- 
learning a number  have  equalled  and  some  excelled  him.  It  was  his 
habit  throughout  his  very  long  life,  to  review  daily  some  parts  of  his 


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Latin  an  Greek  literature,  and  work  some  of  the  propositions  in  higher 
mathematics. 

A marked  deficiency  in  Mr.  Sill's  make  up  was  his  want  of  confi- 
dence in  his  own  powers.  He  would  scarcely  ever  try  a case  unless 
forced  to  do  so  and  then  would  seek  the  assistance  of  other  lawyers 
much  inferior  to  himself  in  learning  and  ability. 

His  conversation  was  often  strikingly  brilliant  with  genuine  wit. 
and  his  frankness  in  the  expression  of  his  opinions  was  in  marked  con- 
trast to  his  timidity  in  his  practice  in  the  courts. 

Mr.  Sill  was  very  frequently  appointed  prosecuting  attorney  by 
the  court,  under  the  old  constitution,  and  was  elected  prosecutor  once 
after  the  adoption  of  the  present  constitution.  He  declined  a re-nom- 
ination. He  practiced  law  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio  in  1821. 

He  was  elected  to  the  legislature  in  1818  and  in  January  1819, 
offered  a series  of  resolutions,  which  were  adopted  by  the  general  as- 
sembly, and  were  the  real  initiative  of  the  system  of  canals  afterwards 
constructed  in  Ohio.  He  was  an  enthusiastic  Whig  in  politics,  and  a 
zealous  Republican  and  Union  man  after  the  Whig  party  became  dis- 
organized ; but  we  believe  he  never  sought  political  preferment  from 
either  party. 

He  saved  a small  competence  only  from  his  large  practice ; and 
when  he  became  very  old  he  exhibited  a little,  but  only  a little,  of  the 
avarice  which  is  said  to  be  the  “vice  of  age.’’  A notorious  old  dead 
beat  who  never  paid  any  body  anything,  but  was  unknown  to  Mr.  Sill, 
applied  to  him  to  rent  one  of  his  little  tenements,  and  inquired  what  the 
rent  would  be.  “Four  dollars  and  a half  per  month  in  advance,”  said 
Mr.  Sill.  Dead  Beat  reflected  for  a while  and  replied,  “I  can’t  afford 
it  sir.  I will  give  you  four  dollars  and  a shilling,  sir,  and  no  more.” 

“Sir,  you  shall  have  the  house,”  responded  Mr.  Sill ; and  he  after- 
wards told  his  wife,  he  certainly  was  an  honest  tenant,  whom  he  could 
depend  on ; for  he  counted  so  accurately  what  he  could  and  could  not 
afford  to  pay  as  rent.  That  shilling  did  the  business.  Dead  Beat  got 
in  and  staid  six  months,  for  which  Mr.  Sill,  of  course  did  not  get  one 
cent,  besides  having  the  expense  of  a “forcible  detainer”  case  to  incur. 

Mr.  Sill  lived  to  the  very  great  age  of  ninety-one;  and  died  Nov. 
25.  1875. 

He  was  rather  under  medium  size  and  weight.  He  had  regular 
and  pleasant  features  and  expression  of  face.  His  eyes  were  dark 
hazel  in  color,  and  he  had  a curious  habit  of  closing  them  while  talking 
to  any  person.  His  hair  was  originally  very  dark,  but  began  to  turn 
gray  at  forty  years  before  his  death.  He  began  dying  his  hair  and  kept 
it  up  the  remainder  of  his  life,  and  sometimes  with  ill  success,  almost 
equal  to  that  of  “Tittlebat  Titmouse.” 

But  he  was  an  excellent  and  honest  man ; and  may  ill  fare  the  one 
who  wrongs  the  memory  of  Father  Joseph  Sill. 


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Edward  King, 

fourth  son  of  Hon.  Rufus  King,  of  New  York,  minister  of  the  United 
States  at  the  court  of  St. ' James, United  States  Senator,  and  Federal 
Candidate  for  the  Presidency  in  1804,  1808  and  1816.  He  was  born 
in  Albany,  New  York,  March  13,  1795.  He  spent  his  early  boyhood 
with  his  father  in  London,  England.  Upon  his  return  to  this  country, 
after  proper  preparation  in  a grammar  school,  he  graduated  from 
Columbia  College.  He  finished  his  professional  studies  in  a law  school 
at  Litchfield,  Connecticut.  In  1815  he  came  to  Ohio  and  established 
himself  at  Chillicothe  where  in  1815  he  was  admitted  to  practice.  In 
the  same  year  he  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Hon.  Thomas  Worthing- 
ton, Governor  of  Ohio.  He  was  a member  of  the  House  in  1823,  1824, 
1825,  1826  and  1827  and  was  Speaker  at  the  last  session.  In  1827, 
1828  and  1829  he  was  again  in  the  House  and  at  the  last  session  was 
again  Speaker.  In  1830  and  1831  he  was  Senator  from  Ross  County, 
but  only  served  one  session  from  December  6,  1830  to  March  14,  183 t. 
After  his  location  in  Chillicothe  he  soon  acquired  business  and  was 
very  popular  with  all  classes  of  the  people.  “Ned”  King  is  yet  spoken 
of  by  all  of  the  citizens  of  Chillicothe,  who  were  old  enough  to  have 
known  him  personally,  with  positive  affection.  He  did  the  first  legal 
work  ever  performed  by  an  attorney  for  the  town  of  Portsmouth. 
This  was  on  March  14,  1823  and  the  services  were  rendered  in  a suit 
of  the  Corporation  against  one  Moore.  He  attended  the  Courts  of 
Scioto  County  while  a resident  of  Chillicothe.  In  1831,  he  removed 
to  Cincinnati,  where  he  remained  until  his  death  and  obtained  a good 
practice  in  his  new  theatre  of  action,  very  steadily,  and  retained  it  as 
long  as  his  health  permitted  him  to  attend  to  professional  duties.  In 
1833,  in  connection  with  three  other  gentlemen  of  Cincinnati,  he  was 
efficient  in  organizing  a law  school,  and  was  one  of  the  lecturers  in  it 
the  following  winter;  and  upon  the  establishment  of  the  Cincinnati 
College  in  1835,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Trustees  to  a chair  in  the 
Law  Department,  but  ill  health  prevented  him  from  assuming  this  posi- 
tion. He  was  the  father  of  Hon.  Rufus  King,  who  became  a promin- 
ent lawyer  of  Cincinnati  and  lived  to  a good  old  age  As  early  as 
October  1834,  be  was  attacked  by  a dropsical  disease;  in  the  following- 
winter  he  went  to  the  South,  in  hope  that  the  change  would  benefit 
him,  but  he  did  not  realize  any  advantage  from  the  journey.  He  re- 
turned greatly  depressed,  and  thence  forward  grew  feebler  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  on  the  6th  day  of  February,  1836.  There  was  a 
great  deal  to  admire  in  Edward  King’s  ability  and  a great  deal  to  love 
in  his  character.  He  was  quick  and  acute  in  perception,  of  active  and 
vivid  imagination,  abounded  in  good  natural  wit,  was  fluent  and  pleas- 
ant in  speech,  graceful  and  often  forcible  in  declamation  and  always 
gentle  and  polished  in  manners.  He  was  generous  to  a fault,  if  that 
be  possible;  cheerful,  frank,  cordial  to  all  acquaintances,  high  or  low, 
learned  or  ignorant,  rich  or  poor.  No  wonder  then  “that  his  praise 


SAMUEL  MILES  TRACY, 

Prosecuting  Attorney  Scioto  County,  1821-1850. 
Born  1798— Died  1856. 


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was  in  all  men's  months.”  One  little  anecdote  of  him  before  we  quit 
this  sketch;  “Joe!  Joe!"  called  out  King,  one  day  in  the  court  room; 
meaning  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  very  venerable  Joseph  Sill. 
“Well,  what  is  it  Ned?"  replied  Mr.  Sill.  “Ned?” — who  the  devil 
authorized  you  to  call  me  Ned?”  tartly  replied  King. 

Samuel  Miles  Tracy 

was  born  in  Chenango'  County,  N.  Y.,  1798.  He  graduated  at 
Hamilton  College  in  1815.  He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  in 
1818,  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year  visited  Portsmouth,  traveling  horse- 
back. He  was  looking  for  a location  to  practice  law.  He  had  rela- 
tives in  Portsmouth,  and  made  a lengthy  visit.  He  had  it  in  his 
mind  to  ride  on  to  Lafayette,  Ind.  He  lingered  about  Portsmouth, 
visiting  all  the  shops,  stores,  etc.  One  William  Dailey  kept  a store 
in  Portsmouth  at  that  time,  and  had  a pretty  grown  up  daughter  who 
assisted  in  the  store  part  of  the  time. 

Tracy  found  himself  visiting  that  store  oftener  than  any  other 
place,  but  he  could  not  just  tell  why.  However,  he  had  made  his  visit 
in  Portsmouth  as  long  as  he  felt  it  proper  and  thought  he  must  be  mov- 
ing on.  So  he  mounted  his  horse  and  started  for  Lafayette,  Ind. 

Along  the  way,  every  day,  he  kept  thinking  of  that  attractive  Miss 

Dailey.  He  could  not  drive  her  image  out  of  his  mind,  though  he 
made  no  particular  effort  in  that  direction.  Every  day  he  rode  west 
the  remembrance  of  Miss  Dailey  grew  stronger.  Finally,  when  he  was 
a few  days’  ride  west  of  Cincinnati,  he  made  up  his  mind  he  was  in  love 
with  Miss  Dailey  and  would  return  to  Portsmouth,  locate  there  and 
marry  her.  Once  he  formed  the  purpose  he  returned  to  Portsmouth. 

On  February  19,  1819,  he  published  his  card  in  the  papers,  and 
stated  he  would  be  happy  to  attend  to  any  business  entrusted  to  his 
care.  He  announced  that  he  had  succeeded  to  the  business  of  Judge 
Osborn,  who  became  presiding  Judge  February  6,  1820,  and  served  one 
term.  Until  he  was  married,  Mr.  Tracy  boarded  at  the  Portsmouth 

Hotel,  of  which  John  Peebles  was  the  landlord.  He  was  married  to 

Miss  Mary  Dailey  October  13,  1822.  She  died  November  5.  1845. 

John  Collins  was  an  Associate  Judge  of  Scioto  County  from  1803 
to  1832.  He  took  a great  fancy  to  young  Tracy,  and  had  him  ap- 
pointed Prosecuting  Attorney.  We  find  he  drew  his  first  pay  in  this 
office  June  22,  1821,  when  he  was  allowed  $33.33,  or  at  the  rate 
of  $100.00  per  year.  Judge  Collins  was  so  strong  a friend  of  Tracy 
that  he  declared  that  he,  Tracy,  should  be  Prosecuting  Attorney  as 
long  as  he  sat  on  the  bench,  and  he  kept  his  word.  Collins  retired 
in  1832,  and  Tracy  held  the  office  as  Prosecutor  until  January,  1850, 
He  was  appointed  by  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  until  1833,  when 
the  office  became  elective  for  two  years,  and  he  was  elected  every 
two  years  from  that  time  until  October,  1849.  No  record  of  the 
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have  been  preserved,  and  we  can  give  no  figure,  but  we  are  told  he 
was  elected  without  opposition.  In  1849  Mr.  Tracy  received  the 
regular  Whig  nomination  as  usual  Many  felt  jealous  of  him,  and 
this  encouraged  E.  W.  Jordan,  then  a young  lawyer  and  a Democrat, 
to  stand  against  him.  Jordan  hesitated,  but,  being  encouraged,  finally 
concluded  to  run,  and,  at  the  election,  Mr.  Tracy  received  933  votes 
to  961  for  Jordan.  The  Whig  majority  was  350,  and  Mr.  Tracy  was 
the  only  candidate  on  the  ticket  defeated.  Mr.  Tracy  was  again  a 
candidate  for  the  same  office  as  the  regular  Whig  nominee  in  1851. 
and  was  again  defeated.  This  time  the  vote  stood — E.  W.  Jordan, 
1,434;  Tracy,  731  ; Jordan’s  majority,  703.  The  Whig  majority  was 
about  400.  Mr.  Tracy  felt  much  chagrined  at  this  result,  and  justly 
so,  for  he  had  made  a most  efficient  officer.  In  1833,  at  Tracy’s  first 
election,  he  received  seventy-eight  votes  in  Wayne  township,  to  forty- 
three  for  Ransom  Odie,  a seng-digger  in  the  hills  of  the  West  Side. 
The  persons  who  voted  for  Odle  had  sons  who  had  stolen  bee-hives 
and  were  prosecuted  by  Mr.  Tracy. 

In  1830  Mr.  Tracy’s  income  was  estimated  at  $500;  in  1833,  $600; 
in  1842,  $1,000;  in  1843,  $1,250;  in  1847,  $1,600;  in  1849,  $2,000; 
fie  was  Recorder  of  the  town  from  May  12,  1823,  until  April  4,  1834, 
when  he  resigned.  In  1833  his  compensation  as  Recorder  was  $36.00 
for  the  entire  year. 

The  lawyers'  incomes  were  estimated  from  1830  to  1851,  and 
they  were  taxed  on  them. 

In  1839  and  1840  he  was  Corporation  Counsel  at  $50.00  per 
year.  In  1837  he  was  a School  Visitor,  and  served  as  such  most  of 
the  time  till  1853. 

He  became  a Councilman  in  the  town  in  1823,  and  served  till 
1834.  In  1824  he  was  authorized  to  print  twenty-five  copies  of  the 
Ordinances. 

In  1827  he  was  Trustee  of  Wayne  Township,  and  was  elected  to 
the  same  position  in  1828. 

In  1827  he  was  employed  in  the  celebrated  controversy  about  the 
Front  of  the  Town,  and  perpetuated  the  testimony  in  relation  thereto. 
In  1829  he  and  Washington  Kinney  were  a committee  to  purchase  the 
Front  of  the  Town  from  Henry  Massie.  In  1839  he  was  a Director 
of  the  Commercial  Bank,  and  in  1843,  became  one  of  its  Assignees. 

In  1842  he  was  a Commissioner  in  Bankruptcy,  under  the  law  of 
1841. 

The  old  Tracy  homestead  on  Front  street  was  built  in  1833  by 
lacob  P.  Noel,  -who  sold  it  to  Mr.  Tracy,  who  resided  there  until  his 
death,  on  December  25,  1856,  of  consumption.  Mr.  Tracy  was  marri- 
ed twice.  His  second  wife  was  Mrs.  Thurston. 

Mr.  Tracy  was  a gentleman  very  proud  and  always  on  his  dig- 
nity. He  was  perhaps  the  best  lawyer  who  ever  practiced  in  Ports- 
mouth. That  was  the  opinion  of  the  lawyers  who  were  contempo- 


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rary  with  him  and  of  the  business  men  of  his  period  of  active  life. 
He  had  an  influence  in  the  county  possessed  by  no  other  lawyer  before 
or  since.  The  juries  always  believed  in  him  and  he  never  failed  to 
convict  a defendant  when  he  made  up  his  mind  to  do  it.  The  Countv 
Officers,  during  the  time  he  was  Prosecuting  Attorney  would  take  no 
action  without  his  advise  and  would  follow  the  latter  in  every  respect. 
With  the  County  Commissioners,  whatever  Sam  Tracy  said,  they  did. 
He  was  engaged  in  all  the  principal  litigation  of  his  time.  Captain 
Tames  W.  Davis,  one  of  the  leading  business  men  of  Portsmouth,  said 
Samuel  M.  Tracy  was  the  best  lawyer  he  ever  knew  or  heard  of. 

He  had  three  daughters  and  one  son  by  his  first  marriage.  His 
daughter,  Mary  R.,  married  George  Johnson.  Another  daughter 
'married  M.  B.  Ross,  and  the  third,  Emily,  married  Mr.  Tillius  C. 
Guthrie.  His  son,  Samuel,  died  a young  man. 

It  seems  Mr.  Tracy  never  had  any  ambition  to  be  a Judge  or  a 
Congressman,  but  was  content  with  being  the  leader  of  the  bar  to 
which  he  belonged.  We  doubt  if  there  ever  was  another  instance  in 
the  State  of  Ohio  of  the  same  lawyer  holding  the  office  of  Prosecuting 
Attorney  for  29  consecutive  years. 

Charles  Oscar  Tracy 

was  a younger  brother  of  Samuel  M.  Tracy.  He  was  born  August  4, 
1804  at  Oxford,  N.  Y.  He  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio  in  1826  and  lo- 
cated as  a lawyer.  He  married  Dec.  20,  1827  to  Maria  Kinney,  a 
daughter  of  Aaron  Kinney  and  had  a family  of  two  sons  and  three 
daughters.  His  son,  Uri  Tracv  is  living  in  Columbus.  His  son.  Van 
Der  Lvn  Tracy,  born  in  1829,  died  a young  married  man.  His  daugh- 
ters are  Mrs.  Frank  Oakes,  Mrs.  Mary  Camnitz  of  Goshen.  Ohio  and 
Mrs.  Alice  Hurd,  wife  of  Colonel  John  R.  Hurd  of  Colorado.  In  1830, 
he  built  the  home  on  Washington  street  just  south  of  the  German  M. 
E.  Church  and  resided  there  until  his  death. 

In  1830.  his  income  as  a lawyer  was  estimated  at  $300.00  and 
arose  to  as  high  as  $1500.00  in  1851.  From  March  6,  1830,  until 
March  7,  1831,  he  served  as  Auditor  of  Scioto  County.  Ohio  bv  ap- 
pointment, but  never  was  a candidate  for  any  office.  He  left  all  of  that 
to  his  brother,  Samuel.  In  1833,  he  was  the  Supervisor  of  the  East 
ward  in  Portsmouth  and  received  $3.25  for  one  year’s  services.  He 
was  an  eloquent  advocate,  but  a lazv  lawyer.  It  took  considerable  to 
rouse  him  up,  but  once  aroused,  he  was  as  good  a lawyer  as  any  at  the 
bar.  He  was  witty,  eloquent,  courteous  and  kind  to  every  one.  As  an 
advocate  he  was  clear,  logical  and  cogent.  He  was  fond  of  hunting 
and  fishing  and  never  was  happier  than  when  with  a hunting  or  fishing 
party,  and  a three  weeks  hunt  or  fish  was  the  acme  of  his  enjoyment. 

He  often  said  that  the  onlv  meat  fit  to  eat  was  that  killed  and  dress- 
ed in  the  woods,  and  eaten  there.  He  had  a fund  of  anecdotes  ap- 
parently inexhaustible.  PTon.  James  W.  Ashley,  afterwards  Con- 


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gressman  from  the  Toledo  District,  was  a law  student  under  him. 

As  a companion,  Charles  Oscar  Tracy  was  one  of  the  most  agree- 
able and  entertaining  of  men. 

Benjamin  Ramsey 

must  have  come  to  Portsmouth  in  1837.  The  first  notice  we  have  of 
him  in  Portsmouth  was  in  1838,  when  the  Ward  Assessor  found  him 
and  listed  his  income  as  a lawyer  at  .$300.  The  next  three  years  he 
dropped  $100  off  that  and  in  1843,  'ie  went  up  to  $500,  in  1847  to 
$800  and  in  1851  to  $1,000,  which  was  the  high  water  mark  with  him. 
March  1 1 , 1851,  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Portsmouth  and  served 
two  years,  defeating  James  M.  Ashley.  In  [851,  he  was  elected  Pro- 
bate Judge,  the  first  elected.  He  took  his  set  February  9,  1852,  and 
served  till  November,  1853,  when  he  resigned.  He  then  got  on  to  a 
stage  coach  and  went  to  Western  Pennsylvania,  where  he  came  from. 
He  was  a bachelor  while  he  lived  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  a Whig  but 
would  not  join  the  “Know  Nothings.”  If  he  ever  had  any  religion, 
it  never  materialized.  As  a lawyer,  he  was  only  moderately  success- 
ful. He  was  a large  man,  lazy  and  indolent.  In  1838,  he  was  in 
partnership  with  one  William  S.  Murphy,  as  Murphy  and  Ramsey.  In 
1842,  he  was  in  partnership  with  Hon.  Wells  A.  Hutchins,  in  his  first 
year  in  Portsmouth.  The  firm  was  Ramsey  and  Hutchins.  In  1846  he 
was  in  partnership  with  Sterret  Barr  as  Ramsey  and  Barr.  In  1842, 
he  delivered  a lecture  to  the  Franklin  Institute.  These  are  all  the 
vestigia  he  left  in  Portsmouth.  He  pulled  out  November  8,  1853. 

Andrew  Crichton 

was  born  August  8,  1819  in  Perthshire,  Scotland.  With  his  father’s 
family  he  emigrated  to  this  country  in  1833  a t the  age  of  fourteen. 
.Most  of  his  education  was  acquired  at  Perthshire,  where  the  schools — 
like  those  in  Scotland  generally — were  good.  At  an  early  age  he  as- 
sisted in  the  Clerk's  office  in  Portsmouth  and  remained  there  for  many 
years  with  John  R.  Turner.  In  1841  he  was  elected  County  Recorder 
on  the  Whig  ticket.  He  had  1.459  votes  and  his  opponent,  Daniels, 
1,058.  He  was  re-elected  in  1847  and  again  in  1850.  In  1853  he 
went  on  the  bond  of  Martin  Crain  as  Recorder.  He  was  a lawyer  in 
1845  and  was  taxed  as  such  011  an  income  of  $500,  in  1851  he  was 
taxed  on  $T,ooo,  his  income  varying  between  these  two  dates  from 
$250  to  $1,000.  He  was  a practicing  attorney  in  this  county  until  he 

died  on  March  14,  1855.  In  he  married  Virginia 

McCoy  bv  whom  he  had  four  children : Miss  Kate  Crichton  of  Ports- 
mouth being  the  only  survivor.  The  work  by  which  Mr.  Crichton  was 
best  known  among  this  people  was  the  admirable  methods  employed 
by  him  in  the  Recorder’s  office.  Everthing  there  under  his  care  was 
a model  of  neatness  and  order.  Any  point  which  the  records  were  de- 
signed to  show  could  be  found  in  a moment,  and  the  information  was 
always  accurate  and  reliable.  For  many  years  after  bis  incumbency, 


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it  was  common  for  the  older  attorneys  to  refer  to  the  methodical  ac- 
curacy which  characterized  everything  committed  to  the  care  of  the 
Recorder's  office  under  Andrew  Chrichton. 

Edward  Jordan 

was  born  in  Messina,  St.  Lawrence  County,  New  York,  October  6, 
1820.  His  father  was  Elijah  Jordan  and  his  mother  Betsey  (Frazee) 
Jordan.  His  father  was  a Baptist  minister  of  repute  for  unusual  elo- 
quence, with  a talent  for  many  useful  things  such  as  cooper,  watch- 
maker, carpenter,  flute  player  and  verse  maker,  by  turns.  As  a boy, 
Edward  Jordan  had  an  unquenchable  thirst  for  knowledge  and  was 
a great  book  reader.  He  at  one  time  tried  to  leard  the  blacksmith 
trade,  but  found  that  he  had  no  taste  for  the  work.  Having  received 
the  rudiments  of  an  education,  he  concluded  that  the  next  best  thing 
for  him  to  do  was  to  teach  school,  and  he  started  out  on  a career  for 
himself.  ' He  was  very  fastidious  in  his  personal  habits  and  was  always 
neatly  dressed.  He  had  fine  black  hair  and  black  eyes.  He  was  always 
close  shaved,  and  his  linen  was  always  immaculate.  At  that  time  fie 
had  a taste  for  athletics,  being  a good  horseman,  an  excellent  shot,  and 
could  row  and  manage  a sail  boat.  As  a youth,  he  never  smoked  or 
drank,  and  refused  to  gather  with  men  in  saloons,  but  was  very  fond 
of  attending  picnics,  political  gatherings,  torchlight  processions,  bar- 
becues, and  demonstrations  of  that  character.  He  was  a young  man  of 
great  personal  courage.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1844  and  entered 
himself  as  a law  student  with  Samuel  M.  Tracy.  He  was  an  inti- 
mate friend  of  Ralph  Leete,  who  was  a pupil  of  Judge  \Y.  Y.  Peck. 
He  maintained  himself  by  teaching  school.  He  taught  at  the  old 
Red  School  House  near  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

He  and  Leete  were  great  friends  and  use  to  spend  their  Sunday 
afternoons  together  in  Jordan’s  office,  reading  and  criticising  one  an- 
other. James  M.  Ashley  was  with  them  part  of  the  time.  Mr.  Jor- 
dan was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1846  and  immediately  formed  a partner- 
ship with  Edward  Hamilton  which  dated  from  the  15th  of  February, 
1846.  In  1845,  'ie  was  rated  as  a practicing  lawyer  in  Scioto  County 
and  his  income  was  assessed  at  $500.  He  and  James,  M.  Ashley  at 
one  time  edited  and  conducted  a Democratic  newspaper  in  Portsmouth. 
Iu  1847,  his  practice  was  assessed  at  $400,  in  1848,  at  $600,  in  1849, 
at  $800,  in  1850,  $1,000.  In  1849,  he  was  elected  Prosecuting  At- 
torney of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  being  the  only 
Democrat  elected.  He  had  961  votes  and  Samuel  M.  Tracy  936.  The 
Whig  majority  that  year  was  549.  Mr.  Jordan  had  no  expectation  of 
election.  Samuel  M.  Tracy  had  been  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  the 
County  for  twenty-nine  consecutive  years  and  some  one  induced  Mr. 
Jordan  to  place  his  name  on  the  Democratic  ticket  merely  to  see  what 
could  be  done.  In  1851,  he  was  re-elected  against  the  same  competitor, 
receiving  1,434  votes  to  731  for  Mr  Tracy.  His  majority  was  703. 


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April  26,  1851,  he  was  elected  City  Clerk.  He  had  223  votes  to  207 
for  J.  L.  Watkins.  In  1856,  he  changed  his  politics,  before  that  he 
had  been  a Democrat,  but  became  a Republican  on  account  of  his  anti- 
slavery ideas.  Between  1856  and  1860  he  became  an  intimate  friend 
of  Salmon  P.  Chase,  and  this  friendship  caused  his  appointment  in 
Washington,  hereafter  mentioned. 

He  removed  to  Lawrence  County  in  1854  and  was  Prosecuting 
Attorney  of  that  county  from  1856  to  1858.  He  took  an  active  part  in 
the  campaign  of  President  Lincoln  and  after  his  cabinet  was  formed, 
he  was  made  Solicitor  of  the  Treasury  and  held  that  office  for  eight 
years,  serving  from  t86t  to  T869.  At  the  close  of  his  term  of  service 
as  Solicitor  of  the  Treasury,  he  took  his  family  to  Flushing,  Long 
Island,  where  he  lived  until  1872,  while  practicing  law  in  New  York 
city.  His  partners  in  New  York  were:  Grosvenor  P.  Lowry,  William 
Mellen,  Daniel  G.  Thompson.  He  was  a member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  while  in  Portsmouth.  During  Cleveland’s  administration,  he 
left  the  Republican  party  and  became  a Democrat  again.  This  was 
largely  on  account  of  the  tariff  question. 

He  was  patient  and  deliberate  and  nothing  could  hurry  him.  Ralph 
Leete  says  he  could  control  his  temper  better  than  any  man  he  ever 
knew.  He  was  industrious  and  energetic  in  his  profession.  He  was 
courteous  to  all  and  a good  advocate  He  was  slow  to  form  his  pur- 
poses, but  sure  to  carry  them  out.  He  had  great  force  of  character  and 
good  judgment  in  legal  matters.  On  October  27.  1852,  he  was  married 
to  Augusta  Ricker,  at  Franklin  Furnace,  Ohio.  Their  children  were: 
Mary  Augusta,  Professor  of  English,  Smith  College,  Northampton, 
Massachusetts;  Susan  Elizabeth,  now  Mrs.  George  Dimock  of  Eliza- 
beth, New  Jersey  ;Emily,  now  Mrs.  Henry  C.  Folger  of  Brooklyn,  New 
York;  and  Francis  who  married  Harriet  F.  Abbott,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Lyman  Abbott  of  Brooklyn,  New  York.  Our  subject  retired  in  1872 
to  Elizabeth,  New  Jersey,  where  he  made  his  home  with  his  daughter, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Dimock  until  his  death  on  September  22,  1899,  survi- 
ving his  wife  eighteen  years.  He  and  his  wife  are  buried  in  Woodland 
Cemetery  near  Ironton,  Ohio. 

James  M.  Ashley 

was  born  in  a suburb  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Nov.  24,  1822,  son  of  John 
Clinton  and  Mary  Ann  ( Kirkpatrick!  Ashley.  His  colonial  ancestor 
was  Capt.  Tohn  Ashley  of  London,  England,  whose  name  appears  in 
the  second  Virginia  charter  of  1707.  His  great  grandfather,  William, 
was  master’s  mnte  in  the  navy  during  the  Revolution.  His  grand- 
father. Rev.  Benjamin  Ashley,  was  a Baptist  minister,  and  his  father 
fb.  1800,  d.  1833)  was  also  an  itinerant  minister  and  a follower  of 
Alexander  Campbell.  His  mother  was  born  in  Alleghany  City,  Penn., 
in  1800,  and  died  in  Matamoras,  Ohio,  in  1861.  The  family,  then  con- 
sisting of  husband,  wife  and  three  children,  removed  to  Portsmouth. 


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Ohio,  in  the  spring  of  1826.  James  M.  Ashley  was  educated  at  home 
under  the  stern  discipline  of  his  father,  whose  rigor  clashed  with  the 
spirited  and  fun-loving  nature  of  the  youth,  so  that  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen he  left  home.  He  never  received  much  school-education.  His 
mother  sympathized  with  her  spirited  son,  and  her  letters  followed 
him  in  all  his  wanderings.  After  leaving  home  he  became  a common 
laborer  on  a flat-boat,  then  cabin  boy,  then  clerk  of  a river  steamer. 
He  later  engaged  in  freighting  on  the  Ohio,  with  a flat  boat  of  his 
own.  During  his  first  voyage  down  the  Mississippi  he  left  the  steamer 
at  Memphis,  to  call  on  his  boyish  hero.  General  Jackson,  at  the  “Her- 
mitage,” where  he  was  received  very  kindly. 

I11  February  1841,  he  visited  Washington  to  witness  the  inaugu- 
ration of  President  Harrison,  and  while  there  Col.  Richard  M.  John- 
son, the  retiring  vice-president,  introduced  him  to  President  V an  Bu- 
ren  and  other  distinguished  men.  Some  years  after,  he  again  visited 
Washington,  and  was  introduced  to  President  Tyler  and  John  C.  Cal- 
houn, whom  he  found  personally  a very  pleasing  man.  He  attend- 
ed the  Democratic  convention  at  Baltimore  in  1844,  and  through  Col- 
onel Johnson  had  a seat  on  the  floor  of  the  house  with  the  Kentucky 
delegation.  Beginning  active  systematic  work  as  an  abolitionist  when 
but  eighteen,  he  spared  neither  time  nor  labor  to  understand  the  posi- 
tion and  tendency  of  every  public  man  of  prominence  in  the  South, 
and  also  the  exact  status  of  as  many  of  the  men  of  intellect  in  that 
section  who  were  not  in  public  life  as  could  be  induced  to  answer  his 
letters.  These  facts  show  how,  through  correspondence  and  personal 
acquaintance  he  was  enabled  later  clearly  to  comprehend  the  power  and 
purpose  of  those  who  menaced  the  national  life.  During  his  life  on 
the  river  he  saw  much  that  horrified  him  with  the  slave  system.  In 
later  years  he  used  to  relate  how  free  negroes  employed  to  work  on 
the  same  steamer  with  himself  would  be  kidnapped.  At  landing  places 
where  the  steamer  would  stop  to  take  on  freight  they  would  go  ashore 
to  help  with  the  work,  and  would  be  arrested  on  the  charge  of  being 
runaway  slaves,  and  being  unable,  without  money  or  friends,  to  make  a 
defense,  and  no  owner  appearing,  would  finally  be  sold  to  pay  the 
expenses  of  apprehending  them.  Returning  to  Portsmouth  while  still 
young  he  studied  medicine  for  a time,  and  then  drifted  into  the  news- 
paper business,  conducting  a Democratic  newspaper  for  a time. 

The  Democratic  Inquirer  was  started  in  Portsmouth  by  James 
M.  Ashley  and  Edward  Jordan,  two  prominent  Democrats.  The  first 
publication  of  the  paper  was  April  6,  1848.  They  published  another 
issue  April  13th,  and  then  the  enterprise  broke  down.  Neither  of 
them  had  a cent  of  capital.  Captain  Francis  Cleveland  bought  them 
out  and  continued  the  Inquirer  as  a Democratic  paper,  gotten  out  ev- 
ery week  until  1849,  when  it  became  a daily  paper.  After  the  failure 
of  the  newspaper,  young  Ashley  began  the  study  of  law  with  Charles 
O.  Tracy  and  in  1849  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  January  1851, 


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he  was  assessed  as  a lawyer  upon  an  income  of  $1,000  but  it  is  doubt- 
ful if  he  earned  that  amount  of  money.  However  as  the  tax  was 
only  $5.00.  Mr.  Ashley,  rather  than  admit  that  he  had  not  earned 
it,  paid  it.  On  April  7,  1851,  our  subject  was  a candidate  for  Mayor 
as  a Democrat  against  Benjamin  Ramsey  as  a Whig  and  he  was  de- 
feated. The  vote  stood:  Benjamin  Ramsey,  Whig,  261,  James  M. 
Ashley  201,  William  Oldfield  97.  If  Judge  Oldfield  had  kept  out 
of  the  race  Ashley  might  have  been  elected  and  his  wonderful  career 
belonged  to  the  Portsmouth  instead  of  the  Toledo  District.  But  it 
was  “kismet"  that  the  electors  of  Portsmouth  were  to  make  this  mis- 
take. If  the  citizens  of  Portsmouth  had  known  of  what  greatness  and 
talent  Mr.  Ashley  was  possessed,  probably  this  would  not  have  occurred 
as  Ramsey  was  a man  who  attained  no  distinction  whatever  and  he 
was  too  lazy  to  live.  But  this  discouraged  young  Ashley  with  Ports- 
mouth and  justly  so. 

While  in  Portsmouth  he  became  connected  with  the  “underground 
railway,”  and  at  great  risk  to  himself  assisted  a number  of  runaway 
slaves  in  their  flight  to  Canada.  In  those  days  it  was.  of  course,  very 
necessary  to  be  secretive  about  this ; otherwise,  with  the  state  of  senti- 
ment that  then  prevailed  along  the  Ohio  Valley,  he  would  have  been 
sent  to  the  penitentiary.  At  one  time  he  met  a Quaker  on  the  street 
who  said  to  him,  “James,  T think  thee  needs  this,”  at  the  same  time 
handing  him  $20.00.  Knowing  that  the  Quaker  was  of  anti-slavery 
sentiments  he  came  to  the  conclusion  that  this  money  was  given  him. 
to  aid  in  the  operation  of  the  underground  railway,  and  thinking  that 
if  the  Quaker  knew  of  his  activity  in  that  direction  many  others  must, 
he  decided  to  leave  Portsmouth  and  in  1831  removed  to  Toledo,  Ohio, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  drug  business.  From  the  first  he 
was  very  active  in  politics.  In  1852  he  at  first  supported  Franklin 
Pierce,  but  later  seeing  the  pro-slavery  drift  of  the  Pierce  campaign, 
he  changed  his  mind  and  voted  for  Hale  and  Julian.  In  1854  he  par- 
ticipated in  the  first  Republican  Convention  of  Lucas  County  held  in 
the  Court  House  at  Maumee.  During  the  Fremont-Buehanan  cam- 
paign of  1853  he  delivered  many  speeches  of  remarkable  abilitv 
and  boldness,  declaring  among  other  things,  “that  there  was 
no  escape  from  a revolution  that  must  end  either  in  the  destruction  of 
the  Union,  or  in  the  abolition  of  slavery” — thus  anticipating  Lincoln’s 
celebrated  declaration  “that  a house  divided  against  itself  cannot 
stand.” 

In  1858  he  was  elected  a representative  to  Congress  from  the  To- 
ledo district,  being  re-elected  until  1868.  Mr.  Ashley  made  a trip 
to  Illinois  and  at  Alton  first  met  Mr.  Lincoln  and  heard  his  last  speech 
in  the  famous  Lincoln-Douglas  debate.  A very  warm  friendship  fol- 
lowed, which  lasted  until  Mr.  Lincoln’s  death.  Mr.  Ashlev  soon 
became  a prominent  figure  in  the  Republican  ranks,  acting  with  the 
most  radical  Abolitionists,  many  of  whom  he  had  long  known.  Dur- 


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mg  the  first  session  of  Congress,  after  Mr.  Lincoln  became  president, 
he  introduced  a bill  for  the  abolition  of  slavery  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  which  met  with  no  support  and  was  finally  replaced  by  an- 
other bill,  the  joint  work  of  Mr.  Ashley  and  Hon.  Lot  M.  Morrill, 
which  was  finally  passed  April  n,  1862.  It  appropriated  $1,000,000 
with  which  to  compensate  the  owners  for  their  slaves,  but  was  sup- 
ported by  Ashley  and  his  friends  as  the  precursor  to  emancipation.  He 
had  no  faith  in  compromises,  but  from  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War 
believed  that  the  Union  would  be  preserved.  To  that  end  his  first 
re-construction  bill  was  prepared  in  June,  1861,  before  leaving  home 
to  attend  the  extra  session  of  Congress,  convened  by  President  Lin- 
coln July  4th  of  that  year;  but  his  colleagues  were  not  prepared  for  if. 

At  the  regular  session.  December  23,  1861,  he  introduced  a suc- 
cessful resolution  instructing  the  Committee  on  Territories,  of  which 
he  was  chairman,  to  inquire  into  the  legality  and  expediency  of  estab- 
lishing territorial  governments  within  the  limits  of  disloyal  states.  On 
March  12,  1862,  a majority  of  the  committee  reported  his  bill,  but  it 
was  laid  on  the  table.  Mr.  Ashley  introduced  a bill  for  the  or- 
ganization of  the  Territory  of  Arizona,  and  aided  in  securing  a law 
prohibiting  slavery  in  the  territories.  On  December  14,  1863,  he  in- 
troduced a proposition  to  amend  the  Constitution  of  the  LTnited  States, 
abolishing  slavery,  but  on  Tune  15,  1864.  this  proposition  was  defeated 
in  the  house.  On  his  motion  to  reconsider  Mr.  Ashley  succeeded  in 
converting  twenty-four  border-state  and  northern  Democrats 
and  secured  the  passage  of  the  measure.  On  January  31. 
1865,  the  13th  Constitutional  Amendment  was  passed  and  of 
this  vote  Mr.  Ashley  said  later : “I  knew  that  the  hour  was  at 
hand  when  the  world  would  witness  the  complete  triumph  of  a cause, 
which  at  the  beginning  of  my  political  life  I had  not  hoped  to 
live  long  enough  to  see.”  On  his  re-election  to  Congress  in  1864.  Mr. 
Ashley  was  tendered  a banquet,  at  which.  Hon.  Salmon  P.  Chase  said: 
“To  him,  more  than  to  any  other  man.  do  we  owe  the  consecration  of 
all  the  new  states  to  liberty  by  irrepealable  provisions  of  fundamental 
law.”  March  7,  1867,  Mr.  Ashley  introduced  the  resolution  for  the 
impeachment  of  President  Johnson,  and  on  May  2Q,  1868,  a constitu- 
tional amendment  proposing  the  election  of  president  by  direct  vote 
of  the  people.  In  1869  he  was  appointed  territorial  governor  of  Mon- 
tana, which  territory,  with  Arizona  and  Idaho,  he  had  organized  and 
named  while  chairman  of  the  committee  on  territories,  but  he  re- 
mained only  about  a year  on  account  of  a difference  with  President 
Grant.  In  the  presidential  campaign  of  1872,  Mr.  Ashley  supported 
Horace  Greeley  and  favored  the  restoration  of  all  rights,  dignities  and 
privileges  forfeited  by  the  rebellion,  claiming  that  by  so  doing  the 
republic  would  be  elevated  toward  heights  of  moral  grandeur. 

Mr.  Ashley  has  consecrated  his  life  to  the  cause  of  a race  from 
whom  he  could  not  expect  any  reward  save  the  gratitude  and  appre- 


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ciation  which  lie  received  The  colored  people  did  everything  in  their 
power  to  honor  him  while  living  and  to  perpetuate  his  memory  when 
dead,  making  a souvenir  volume  of  his  addresses.  He  left  public  life 
in  1870  with  depleted  finances,  but  observing  that  a railroad  extending 
north  from  Toledo,  across  the  peninsula  of  Michigan  would  furnish  an 
outlet  for  about  300  miles  of  country,  then  largelv  without  such  facili- 
ties, he  purchased  valuable  terminals  at  Toledo  entirely  on  credit  and 
proceeded  to  build  the  road  north  to  Lake  Michigan;  there,  with  his 
eldest  son,  J.  M.  Ashley,  Jr.,  constructed  a fleet  of  train-carrying  ferry 
boats,  operating  them  to  and  from  Gladstone,  Wis., — the  first  vessels 
to  carry  trains  across  so  wide  a body  of  water.  This  made  the  To- 
ledo, Ann  Arbor  and  North  Michigan  an  important  line.  In  connec- 
tion with  this  great  enterprise,  Mr.  Ashley  again  indulged  his  philan- 
thropic impulses  by  schemes  of  industrial  profit-sharing. 

When  the  disciples  of  John  Brown,  who  had  encouraged  him  to 
make  his  raid  on  Harper’s  Ferry,  all  deserted  him,  Mr.  Ashley  had  the 
courage  to  go  into  the  midst  of  the  angered  south  and  visit  the 
friendless  old  man  in  his  prison,  procured  permission  for  the  wife  to 
visit  the  husband,  and  the  tragedy  over,  asked  for  the  body  of  the 
dead  martyr  and  sent  it  north  among  the  Adirondack  hills.  Meeting 
the  stricken  wife  he  said,  with  tears  streaming  down  his  face;  “Dear 
Madam,  Virginia  has  hung  your  husband,  but  Virginia  will,  some 
day,  erect  a monument  to  his  memory,  and  his  name  will  live  among 
the  martyrs  of  freedom  and  the  race  when  all  the  rest  of  us  are  for- 
gotten.” Mr.  Ashlev  was  married  in  1851  to  Emma  J.  Smith,  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio.  They  had  three  sons,  fames  M.,  Henry  W.,  and 
Charles  S.,  and  one  daughter,  Mary,  wife  of  Edward  Ringwood  Hew- 
itt of  New  York  City.  To  his  family  he  was  remarkably  kind  and 
liberal,  giving  all  his  children  college  educations  at  a time  when  the  fi- 
nancial strain  was  hard  to  bear ; and  in  every  other  way  he  was  kind 
and  indulgent  to  an  unusual  degree.  Governor  Ashley  died  Septem- 
ber t6,  1896. 

Gov.  Ashley  always  considered  that  his  want  of  education  was 
a very  great  handicap  to  his  success  in  life.  He  never  learned  in 
school  how  to  spell  well  or  to  express  himself  with  perfect  grammatical 
correctness.  His  mind  was  so  made  that  while  capable  of  long  and  in- 
tense labor  on  matters  that  interested  him,  he  found  it  very  difficult 
to  do  dry  detail  work  of  uninteresting  sort,  and  for  this  reason  he 
never  made  up  the  deficiencies  of  his  early  training.  This  character- 
istic followed  him  in  business  and  in  politics.  His  methods  of  busi- 
ness, while  characterized  by  great  foresight,  and  a large  ability  in 
appreciating  the  factors  of  enterprises  of  magnitude,  seriously  lacked 
carefulness  of  detail.  He  was  extremely  good  at  working  out  his  own 
ideas,  but  had  small  inclination  to  put  much  time  or  studv  upon  the 
suggestions  of  others.  When  putting  up  buildings  he  would  plan  them 
himself  rather  than  invite  the  best  skill  of  an  architect.  When  moving 


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the  impeachment  of  Andrew  Johnson  in  1867,  he  put  no  time  or 
study  upon  a precedent.  It  is  quite  in  accordance  with  this  general 
trait  that  he  is  reported  to  have  been  somewhat  averse  to  manual  labor 
when  he  was  a young  man.  although  considered  very  bright  mentally. 

Perhaps  his  most  remarkable  quality  was  the  extraordinary  cour- 
age with  which  he  would  pursue  his  designs  regardless  of  serious  ob- 
stacles. His  railroad  enterprise  was  prosecuted  and  over  $6,000,000 
obtained  and  expended  by  him  on  a very  slender  private  capital. 
This  involved  him  in  very  heavy  liabilities  and  for  fourteen  years  he 
was  under  a continuous  financial  strain.  The  failure  of  the  railroad 
he  had  built  with  so  much  effort,  after  he  had  ceased  from  active  con- 
trol of  it,  was  a very  great  grief  to  his  last  years,  although  he  uttered 
no  word  of  complaint.  In  social  life  he  was  a delightful  recontcur 
having  a very  large  appreciation  of  humor  and  loving  to  entertain  his 
friends  with  stories  and  narratives  that  interested  himself.  If  these 
had  been  preserved  they  would  make  no  small  addition  to  the  history  of 
the  period  in  which  he  lived. 

Joseph  Mills  Glidden 

was  born  June  1,  1808,  near  Northfield,  New  Hampshire.  His  fath- 
er Charles  Mills  Glidden  was  a successful  stock  raiser  in  this  state. 
He  moved  with  his  family  to  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  about  1820; 
where  he  followed  the  same  vocation  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
a few  years  later.  Joseph  Glidden  was  one  of  a family  of  seven  sons : 
John,  who  died  in  young  manhood,  Mills,  Jefferson,  Obadiah,  Galusha 
and  Dan,  all  of  whom  were  successful  iron  furnacemen.  Our  subject 
graduated  with  high  honors  at  Dartmouth  College  in  1829  and  wreck- 
ed his  health  by  hard  study  in  his  course.  Directly  after  he  graduat- 
ed, he  took  a three  years  voyage  in  a whaling  vessel  and  came  home 
a well  man  physically,  but  his  mind  was  never  what  it  was  before  his 
arduous  study  at  college.  He  studied  law  at  Portsmouth  with  Judge 
Peck,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Scioto  County,  but  practiced  but  lit- 
tle. In  1845,  Mr.  Glidden  was  elected  Marshal  of  Portsmouth,  but 
resigned  December  5,  1845.  He  was  at  one  time  a Justice  of  the 
Peace  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  married  first  to  Mary  Donaldson  of 
Highland  County  about  1835.  She  died  and  left  one  child,  Charles 
Henry,  now  living  at  Lincoln,  Illinois.  In  1844,  be  married  Eliza 
Emory  Young,  daughter  of  Rev.  Dan  Young,  who  was  so  prominentlv 
identified  with  early  Methodism  in  Scioto  County.  Eliza  Young,  his 
wife,  was  born  near  Northfield,  New  Hampshire,  October  3,  1819, 
and  came  with  her  parents,  when  a babe,  to  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  She 
was  one  of  a very  numerous  family  of  sons  and  daughters.  At  the 
age  of  sixteen,  she  taught  a country  district  school.  After  that  she 
taught  in  a private  family,  the  Pogue's  in  Kentucky.  She  began 
teaching  in  the  Portsmouth  schools  in  1839  at  the  age  of  twenty  and 
taught  till  her  marriage  in  1844.  She  began  teaching  again  in  1852 


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and  taught  continuously  till  June  1878.  She  taught  the  colored  schools 
a part  of  the  time.  She  had  the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  best 
teachers  in  Portsmouth.  Of  this  last  marriage  there  were  three  chil- 
dren: Jefferson,  Kate  and  Flora,  now  Mrs.  John  E.  Williams,  all  res- 
idents of  Williamson,  West  Virginia.  Joseph  Glidden  died  May  7, 
1865,  at  Portsmouth.  His  wife  died  September  29,  1881,  at  the  home 
of  her  daughter,  Mrs.  John  E.  Williams,  at  Syracuse,  Meigs  County, 
Ohio. 


William  11 . Reed 

was  born  on  the  South  Branch  of  the  Potomac  River  in  Virginia,  about 
1810.  His  father  and  mother  brought  their  family,  a large  one  to 
Adams  County  and  they  settled  near  Loudon.  There  Mr.  Reed  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools.  After  he  came  of  age,  he  went  to 
Sinking  Springs  and  engaged  in  merchandising.  He  concluded  law 
was  best  for  him  and  studied  law  in  West  Union  under  Nelson  Barrere. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1846,  and  located  in  Piketon,  where  he 
very  soon  attained  distinction  in  his  profession.  Pie  was  on  one  side 
of  every  case  of  importance  in  Pike  County  for  years,  even  after  he 
left  there  and  located  in  Portsmouth,  which  was  in  1863.  He  was 
most  highly  esteemed  as  a lawyer  in  Pike  County.  Every  one  had 
confidence  in  him  and  believed  in  him.  As  a lawyer,  he  was  dis- 
posed to  be  technical.  He  could  always  make  a good  argument  to 
the  Court  or  jury.  While  in  Pike  County,  he  was  a partner  in  the 
banking  business  of  T.  Sergeant  & Co.,  which  failed.  He  also  took 
an  interest  in  Pioneer  Furnace,  which  turned  out  badly.  May  17, 
1849,  he  married  Mrs  Catharine  Penn,  a daughter  of  Judge  Johnson 
of  Hillsboro.  They  had  one  child,  Charles  A.,  who  grew  to  manhood, 
graduated  at  Marietta  College  and  studied  law.  His  health  failed  and 
he  went  to  Iowa,  where  he  died  August  2,  1878.  Mr.  Reed  never  ob- 
tained the  confidence  of  the  people  of  Scioto  County,  or  Adams,  to  the 
extent  he  had  obtained  that  of  the  people  of  Pike  County.  That  was  not 
however,  because  it  was  not  deserved.  Mr.  Reed  was  not  of  a pushing 
disposition.  He  never  went  after  business,  but  let  it  come  to  him. 
Judge  W.  W.  Johnson  of  Ironton  passed  a high  compliment  on  him. 
He  told  of  him  that  when  a certain  enterprise  he  was  in  failed  and 
the  partners  were  sued  and  judgments  were  obtained,  others  sought 
to  conceal  and  dispose  of  their  property,  but  he  never  tried  to  avoid 
the  payment  of  any  obligation  and  let  his  property  be  seized  and  ap- 
plied to  the  debts  of  the  concern. 

Mr.  Reed  became  addicted  to  the  drink  habit  in  Pike  County  and 
it  ruined  his  life.  He  had  enough  troubles  to  drive  one  to  drink.  He 
never  told  them  himself,  or  talked  of  them,  but  his  acquaintances  did. 
He  died  at  about  the  age  of  68  and  was  interred  at  Loudon  in  Adams 
County,  where  his  grave  is  unmarked.  He  was  an  honorable  man  and 
a faithful,  able  and  honorable  attorney.  Pie  was  no  man’s  enemy  but 


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his  own.  In  personal  appearance,  he  was  tall  and  slender,  but  much 
stooped  in  his  shoulders.  The  top  of  his  head  was  bald  and  around 
the  sides  of  his  head  he  had  a fringe  of  brown  hair,  as  fine  as  silk, 
and  which  never  turned  gray.  His  voice  had  a squeak  in  it,  owing  to 
an  injury  to  his  palate  in  middle  life.  Had  he  sat  for  Renan’s  pen 
picture  of  St.  Paul  in  the  latter’s  life  of  the  Great  Apostle,  the  descrip- 
tion would  not  have  been  more  true  to  himself.  Mr.  Reed  was  a 
Whig,  while  the  Whig  party  was  in  existence.  He  afterwards  became 
a Republican.  He  was  never  a candidate  for  any  public  office.  His 
great  strength  lay  in  defending  a case.  It  was  customary  with  him  to 
file  a general  denial  whenever  it  would  lie  and  to  require  the  plaintiff 
to  make  full  proof.  If  he  failed  to  prove  any  necessary  fact,  then  Reed 
demanded  a non-suit.  He  was  never  a member  of  any  Church,  at  least, 
not  in  his  latter  days.  His  religion  consisted  of  his  honesty  and  in- 
tegrity. 

'William  5.  Huston 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  January  21,  1824,  the  eldest  son  and 
child  of  Captain  Samuel  J.  and  Elizabeth  (Leonard)  Huston.  He  was 
reared  in  Portsmouth  and  received  his  education  in  its  public  schools. 
He  was  of  a precocious  mind  and  early  developed  a judgment  in  ad- 
vance of  his  years.  He  was  noted  for  his  filial  affection.  Pie  devel- 
oped early  a faculty  for  making  and  saving  money.  The  first  hundred 
dollars  he  earned  and  saved  he  presented  to  his  mother  as  an  evidence 
of  his  tender  affection  for  her.  He  studied  law  with  Mr.  George 
Johnson,  and  was  admitted- to  the  bar. 

He  was  City  Treasurer  in  1854.  He  was  practicing  in  1856  and 
continued  until  his  death  except  the  period  he  was  Probate  Judge.  He 
was  elected  Probate  Judge  in  1857  on  the  Democratic  ticket  and  serv- 
ed one  term,  February  9,  1858,  to  February  9,  1861.  He  was  appoint- 
ed Regimental  Quartermaster  of  the  56th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  Oc- 
tober 18,  1861,  and  served  until  , December  17,  1862,  when  he  re- 
signed. In  1863  and  1864  he  was  practicing  law  in  Portsmouth. 
His  health  was  never  strong  and  he  died  August  27,  1863,  at  the  age 
of  forty-one  years.  Mr.  Huston  had  great  ability  as  a financier  and 
had  he  lived  he  would  have  acquired  a great  fortune.  The  great  and 
overpowering  characteristic  of  his  life  was  his  devotion  to  his  family, 
his  father  and  mother,  and  their  children.  He  could  never  do  too 
much  for  them,  and  he  was  entirely  devoted  to  their  interest.  As 
a business  lawyer  he  had  no  superior ; but  by  natural  taste  he  preferred 
the  quieter  walks  of  the  profession. 

George  Ott  Newman* 

was  born  in  Stanton,  Virginia,  November  9,  1836,  the  eldest  of  six 
children  of  his  parents,  Hon.  William  Newman  and  his  wife,  Cather- 
ine Ott.  In  1839,  his  parents  came  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  has  ever 
since  resided.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  and  in 


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1853,  entered  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  and 
graduated  in  1858.  He  entered  the  office  of  Moore  and  Johnson  as  a 
law  student  directly  after  his  graduation.  On  August  1,  i860,  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  District  Court  of  Morrow  County, 
Ohio,  and  began  practice  in  Portsmouth.  In  April,  [861,  he  was  First 
Sergeant  of  Company  A,  15th  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Militia. 
This  Company  responded  to  the  first  call  for  75,000  troops  in  the 
Civil  War  and  became  Company  G,  1st  O.  V.  1.  It  served  from  April 
16,  1861,  until  August  1,  1861.  It  reached  home  3 a.  m.  August  16. 
1861,  and  every  one  was  out  to  welcome  it.  lion.  Wells  A.  Hutch- 
ins delivered  the  welcoming  address.  Mr.  Newman  replied  for  the 
Company.  Mr.  Newman  was  elected  in  1861  Prosecuting  Attorney  on 
the  Democratic  ticket,  J.  J.  Harper  being  the  Republican  candidate. 
In  1863,  the  same  two  were  opposed  for  the  same  office  and  Harper 
was  elected.  In  1868,  Mr.  Newman  was  the  candidate  of  his  party 
for  Common  Pleas  Judge  but  was  defeated.  Mr.  Newman  was  mar- 
ried September  1,  1866,  to  Miss  Clay  B.,  eldest  daughter  of  Colonel 
O.  F.  Moore.  Their  children  are  Oscar  William,  a member  of  the 
Portsmouth  Bar ; Mrs.  Kate  Alger,  wife  of  Edwin  N.  Alger  of  Hun- 
tington, W.  Va. ; Mrs.  Fannie  Shaw,  wife  of  Edward  H 
Shaw,  and  Charles  Russell.  Mr.  Newman  is  a good  and  well  read 
lawyer.  He  is  uniformly  correct  in  preparing  all  legal  instruments,  a 
wise  and  prudent  counsellor,  and  always  takes  the  safe  side.  He  has 
been  President  of  the  Portsmouth  Library  Board  since  its  creation  and 
has  been  a member  of  the  Board  of  City  Elections  since  1889,  its  first 
organization.  In  politics,  he  has  always  been  a Democrat.  He  is 
not  a member  of  any  Church,  but  prefers  the  Episcopal.  He  has  fine 
literary  tastes,  and  is  popular  with  all  who  know  him.  He  carries  his 
years  lightly.  In  1870,  he  became  a member  of  the  firm  of  Moore 
and  Johnson  and  Newman.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Johnson  in  1873, 
the  firm  continued  Moore  and  Newman,  until  the  death  of  Colonel 
Moore  in  1885.  Since  then  Mr.  Newman  has  practised  alone.  In 
September,  1901,  at  the  organization  of  the  Portsmouth  Bar  and  Law 
Library  Association,  he  was  made  its  President. 

John  Jefferson  Glidden 

was  born  September  19,  1840,  at  Junior  Furnace.  His  father  was 
Jefferson  Wadlev  Glidden  and  his  mother,  Catherine  Wolfe  Young. 
His  grandfather,  Charles  Glidden,  came  from  New  Hampshire  in  1820 
and  his  father  in  1826.  There  were  ten  children  in  his  father’s  fam- 
ilv,  although  but  three  lived  to  maturity,  John,  Carlos  and  Mrs.  Anna 
Houts.  His  father  built  the  Goddard  house  at  Junior  Furnace  in 
1844.  There  stands  a magnolia  tree  in  the  yard  which  was  planted 
there  by  our  subject’s  mother  in  1844.  In  1850,  his  father  removed 
to  Dayton,  Ohio,  on  account  of  the  schools  and  lived  there  three  years. 
In  1854,  be  built  the  present  Peebles  residence  on  the  north-east  cor- 


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ner  of  Second  and  Washington  streets,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His 
father  lived  there  until  1858  when  his  wife  died  of  consumption  at 
the  age  of  48.  In  1858,  his  father  went  to  Junior  Furnace  and  made 
his  home  with  Jesse  Young  until  his  death  in  March  1863. 

In  1856,  our  subject  attended  the  Collegiate  and  Commercial  In- 
stitute at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  for  two  or  three  years.  In  the  fall 
of  1851,  he  went  into  the  law  office  of  the  Hon.  Wells  A.  Hutchins  in 
the  Massie  Block,  as  a law  student.  He  entered  the  Cincinnati  Law 
School  in  1859  and  graduated  in  i860.  As  he  was  not  then  of  age, 
he  took  a post-graduate  course  in  i860  and  1861. 

On  April  16,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  “G,”  1st  Ohio  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  three  months  men.  He  was  made  a Corporal  April 
29,  1861,  and  mustered  out  August  i,  1861.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1861  in  Columbus  and  located  in  Portsmouth.  He  formed  a 
partnership  with  Martin  Crain,  the  firm  being  known  as  Crain  & 
Glidden,  which  continued  for  two  years.  After  that  time  he  prac- 
ticed alone.  In  the  Spring  of  1869,  he  was  elected  City  Solicitor  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio.  The  vote  stood,  John  Glidden,  Republican,  787; 
Robert  N.  Spry,  Democrat,  736;  majority,  51  votes.  In  regard  to 
his  election  Mr.  Glidden  said  that  he  did  not  ask  anyone  to  vote  for 
him  and  did  not  expect  to  be  elected.  In  December,  1870,  he  re- 
signed his  office  as  City  Solicitor  and  located  in  La  Porte,  Indiana, 
and  remained  there  until  March,  1872,  when  he  removed  to  Cin- 
cinnati and  began  the  practice  of  law  and  has  continued  it  ever  since. 
He  is  located  in  the  Atlas  Bank  Building  on  Walnut  Street.  He  has 
always  been  a Republican. 

He  was  married  to  Mary  A.  Bell,  daughter  of  Robert  Bell,  Esq. 
in  October,  1862.  They  had  three  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy. His  son,  Bruce,  of  this  marriage,  is  now  a prominent  lawyer  in 
Denver,  Colorado  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Montgomery,  and 
they -have  one  child.  Mr.  Glidden,  our  subject,  was  married  a sec- 
ond time  to  Miss  Ruth  Hall  Glidden,  daughter  of  Obadiah  Glidden, 
December  20,  1870.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are  Ellen,  the 
wife  of  Walter  W.  Clippenger,  an  attorney  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio ; Hope 
S.,  who  graduates  this  Spring  in  the  Cincinnati  Medical  College,  and 
Ruth,  who  resides  in  Brooklyn  and  has  charge  of  a kindergarten. 
Mr.  Glidden  has  had  distinguished  success  in  his  chosen  profession  of 
the  law.  He  has  assiduously  devoted  himself  to  it  and  has  been  con- 
nected with  some  of  the  most  important  litigation  in  the  courts,  and 
his  reputation  could  safely  rest  on  his  conduct  of  two  or  more  im- 
portant cases.  His  ability  in  these  shown  has  sufficiently  fixed  and  es- 
tablished his  reputation  as  a most  able  lawyer. 

James  Severn  Pollitt 

was  born  at  Tolesboro,  Lewis  County,  Kentucky,  October  14,  1839, 
son  of  Alexander  and  Elenor  Pollitt.  He  had  scarcely  any  educa- 


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tion,  but  always  thirsted  for  one.  At  the  age  of  twenty,  he  went  to 
Maysville,  Kentucky  and  studied  law  with  the  Hon.  Wm.  H.  Wads- 
worth for  whom  he  always  professed  and  expressed  the  greatest  ad- 
miration and  friendship.  At  22  years  of  age,  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  located  at  Clarksburg,  in  Lewis  County.  He  afterwards  mov- 
ed to  Vanceburg,  the  County  seat,  and  was  elected  County  Judge,  July 
3,  1865,  to  succeed  Socrates  Holbrook  who  had  resigned.  August  24, 
1866  he  was  elected  for  a term  of  four  years,  to  the  same  office.  He 
resigned  October  20,  1868  and  came  to  Portsmouth  and  formed  a 
partnership  with  William  H.  Reed  which  continued  until  1871.  He 
was  madly  fond  of  politics.  Nothing  made  him  happier  than  to  be  in 
a political  contest.  In  1873,  be  received  the  Republican  nomination 
for  Mayor.  He  defeated  George  W.  Flanders  in  the  convention.  Flan- 
ders ran  independent  and  beat  him  before  the  people.  The  vote  stood : 
Flanders  972,  Pollitt  867.  In  1873,  he  was  a candidate' for  City  So- 
licitor on  the  Republican  ticket  and  defeated  by  Duncan  Livingstone. 
The  vote  stood,  Livingstone  1,061,  Pollitt  1,039.  In  1881,  he  was  a 
candidate  for  Common  Pleas  Judge  and  carried  the  County,  but  it 
was  taken  away  from  him.  In  1883,  he  was  again  Republican  candi- 
date for  Mayor  against  John  J.  McFarlin,  Democrat,  and  was  defeat- 
ed by  the  following  vote:  McFarlin  1,361,  Pollitt  1,129,  majority  232. 
These  votes  in  which  he  was  defeated  are  given  to  show  that  he  stood 
well  with  his  own  friends  and  that  he  was  never  discouraged  or  ap- 
palled by  defeat. 

His  Republicanism  was  of  the  purest  and  most  zealous  kind.  He 
never  sulked  in  his  tent.  No  matter  about  bis  misfortunes,  he  always 
supported  the  ticket.  He  always  controlled  the  negro  vote.  They 
were  his  friends  and  stood  by  him.  He  had  an  extensive  practice  in 
Scioto  County,  and  was  something  of  an  orator.  ' He  believed  in  ex- 
ercising his  gifts  as  an  advocate,  and  did  so.  He  was  a thin,  slender 
man  of  very  dark  complexion,  black  full  beard  and  long  black  hair, 
and  was  a typical  Kentuckian.  He  never  could  tolerate  anything  Dem- 
ocratic. When  the  Cincinnati  Daily  Gazette  and  the  Commercial  were 
printed  as  separate  papers,  he  regarded  the  Gazette  as  Orthodox  and 
the  Commercial  heterodox.  He  never  could  bear  to  see  a Republican 
read  the  Commercial.  He  was  fond  of  talking  of  his  fixed  principles. 
While  he  never  swore  a profane  oath,  his  favorite,  so  called  oath  was 
“Dod  burn  it.”  His  enthusiasm  for  his  party  never  flagged,  and  he 
could  not  tolerate  political  luke-warmness  in  others. 

He  was  honest  to  the  core.  He  was  a victim  of  consumption.  A 
week  before  he  died  he  proposed  to  go  to  Florida  and  take  his  son 
Orville  with  him,  hut  when  it  was  apparent  that  he  must  die,  he  called 
Orville  to  him  and  told  him  that  he  would  take  a longer  and  farther 
journey  and  go  alone.  He  was  married  June  26,  1865  to  Miss  Lucy  C. 
Parker  of  Vanceburg,  Ky.  They  had  two  children:  Arthur  Wads- 
worth, born  June  4,  1869,  died  June  28,  1871  and  Orville  Preston,  born 


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September  18,  1871,  now  County  Clerk  of  Lewis  County,  Kentucky. 
He  died  November  2,  1885,  with  the  greatest  calmness  and  composure. 
He  was  buried  at  Hill  Crest  Cemetery,  just  west  of  Vanceburg,  Ken- 
tucky, and  Ins  widow  and  her  son  took  up  their  residence  in  Vanceburg, 
Kentucky,  where  they  have  remained  since.  James  S.  Pollitt’s  ambi- 
tions were  not  great,  but  they  were  very  dear  to  him,  and  yet  he  was 
thwarted  in  them  all,  and  compelled,  when  but  46  years  of  age,  to  de- 
part to  the  land  of  spirits,  but  in  all  his  reverses  and  disappointments 
he  acted  the  part  of  a man.  His  was  a noble  soul  in  a frail  casket,  but 
his  memory  is  honored  by  all  who  knew  him  well. 

Judge  Fernando  Cortes  .Searl. 

Here  is  a subject  whose  father,  a great  reader  of  Prescott’s  Con- 
quest of  Mexico,  compelled  him  to  bear  the  name  of  a Spanish  general 
all  his  life  and  yet  he  has  done  well  and  prospered  and  in  the  course 
of  his  long  life  has  demonstrated  what  the  Spanish  General  ought  to 
have  been.  Then  our  ideas  of  Spaniards  in  the  course  of  years  have 
changed.  While  we  admired  the  characters  portrayed  by  Prescott,  when 
his  books  were  new,  now  that  the  doctrine  of  humanity  has  forged  to 
the  front,  the  characters  of  the  Spaniards  have  been  relegated  to  the 
background.  The  name  of  our  subject  in  its  origin,  in  the  far  misty  past 
was  of  Scandinavian  origin.  The  Searls  went  from  Sweden  to  Nor- 
mandy several  generations  before  William  the  Conqueror,  and  when 
he  went  over  to  England  on  his  free-booting  expedition,  they  packed 
their  traps  and  went  along,  ready  for  fighting  or  plunder,  or  both.  Our 
subject’s  great-grandfather  came  from  England  with  a brother,  Gid- 
eon. His  son,  Reuben  was  born  in  New  England.  His  son,  Nathan- 
iel, father  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Middleton,  Rutland  County,  Ver- 
mont, February,  1788.  The  same  year  the  Searl  family  moved  out  of 
the  house  where  Nathaniel  was  born  and  the  White  family  moved  in 
and  Rebecca  White,  afterwards  the  wife  of  Nathaniel  Searl,  was  born 
there  in  1797.  Her  father,  Abel  White  was  a Revolutionary  soldier 
from  Steuben  County,  New  York.  He  and  his  wife,  Comfort,  died  in 
Scioto  County,  Ohio. 

Nathaniel  Searl  and  his  wife  Rebecca  were  married  in  Steuben 
County,  New  York,  March  26,  1806,  and  had  eight  children.  Miran- 
da was  the  eldest  of  the  family  and  was  seventeen  years  older  than  our 
subject.  The  family  moved  to  Scioto  County  in  1813,  from  New  York, 
prior  to  the  birth  of  our  subject,  who  was  born  July  18,  1825,  on  the 
Searl  farm,  in  sight  of  Chaffin's  Mills,  Vernon  Township.  He  was  a 
thinker  and  reasoner  from  boyhood.  He  would  discuss  matters  with 
his  father  at  the  early  age  of  eight  years.  So  persistent  was  he  that  to 
get  rid  of  him  his  father  would  send  him  to  bed,  as  evening  was  always 
their  time  for  discussing.  His  father  was  pro-slavery  and  young  Searl 
would  take  the  side  of  anti-slavery.  He  was  an  abolitionist  at  eight 
years  and  had  reasoned  the  matter  out  for  himself.  He  went  to  school 


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but  little  till  the  age  of  fourteen,  when  he  attended  for  three 
months.  At  fifteen  years  of  age,  he  went  to  school  for  five  months. 
He  was  very  industrious  and  had  a knack  of  doing  anything.  He 
could  he  a carpenter,  blacksmith  or  machinist  as  occasion  required.  At 
the  age  of  sixteen,  he  became  a teacher  in  the  public  schools  and  began 
by  teaching  in  a district  in  Madison  Township,  where  his  uncle  John 
White  lived.  At  the  age  of  eight  he  read  an  account  of  the  murder  of 
Lovejoy  in  Illinois  which  confirmed  his  views  as  an  abolitionist.  He 
was  not  slow  to  announce  his  opinions,  formed  when  a child,  and  there 
was  an  effort  made  to  deprive  him  of  his  school  on  account  of  his  anti- 
slavery opinions.  He  continued  to  teach  from  time  to  time  until  he 
was  thirty-five  years  of  age.  He  taught  in  South  Webster  from  1853 
to  1859.  In  1855,  he  tackled  Kansas.  He  took  a pre-emption  claim 
but  came  home  for  his  wife  and  never  went  back.  He  was  an  Asses- 
sor in  Vernon  Township  for  several  years.  He  was  Justice  of  the 
Peace  in  Vernon  Township  from  1849  to  1852,  and  afterwards  in 
Bloom.  In  1855,  he  began  the  study  of  law  under  Jordan  and  McCaus- 
len.  He  had  canvassed  the  County  with  Jordan  for  the  Republican 
ticket.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1858,  to  accept  the  position  of 
Deputy  Sheriff  under  John  L.  Ward,  who  was  Sheriff  from  1859  to 
1863.  John  L.  Ward  thought  to  make  a politician  of  him,  but  he  was 
born  one,  and  the  pupil  was  more  apt  than  his  teacher.  In  1859, 
Deputy  Sheriff  Searl  tried  his  virgin  hand  on  politics.  He  was  a candi- 
date for  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Wayne  Township  and  defeated  Cor- 
nelius McCoy  by  65  majority.  Squire  McCoy  was  an  easy  subject 
but  Searl's  victory  made  him  eager  for  more.  In  i860,  the  Repub- 
lican party  was  a weak  and  wobbly  affair,  but  young  Searl  was  one  of 
them.  The  American  party  had  been  all  powerful  and  held  sway  in 
Scioto  County.  Searl,  Joseph  Ashton  and  Milton  Kennedy  had  stood 
for  the  Republican  party  when  none  others  would.  Searl  was  placed 
on  the  ticket  for  Probate  Judge  against  William  S.  Huston,  a popular 
Democrat  and  Searl  was  elected  by  a majority  of  57  votes.  The  poll 
was,  Searl  2,186  and  Huston  2,129.  John  L.  Ward,  his  political  god- 
father was  on  the  ticket  too  and  was  re-elected  for  Sheriff.  On  April 
19,  1861,  there  was  a great  Union  meeting  at  the  Biggs  House  and 
Searl  was  one  of  the  speakers.  His  devotion  to  the  Union  never 
waivered.  In  1862,  he  was  a Commissioner  of  the  Draft.  On  May  8, 
1863,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  1863,  Searl  was  re-nominated 
Probate  Judge  and  the  vote  stood,  Searl  2,273,  Franklin  Patterson 
1.743,  Searl's  majority  530.  In  1866,  he  was  a candidate  for  a third 
term  and  was  elected.  The  vote  stood  Searl  2,615,  J.  T.  Douglas 
2,158,  Searl’s  majority  457.  He  was  Deputy  Sheriff^  under  John  L. 
Ward  for  two  years  and  in  that  time  was  a member  of  the  County 
Board  of  School  Examiners  and  its  clerk.  In  February,  1864,  he  went 
into  the  140th  O.  V.  I.,  as  First  Lieutenant  of  Co.  F,  and  served  until 
September  2nd.  He  was  at  home  three  weeks  of  the  time  to  attend  to 


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business  of  the  Probate  Office  and  while  with  his  regiment  served  as 
Judge  Advocate  on  Court  Martial.  During  the  war  he  was  Chairman 
of  the  Military  Committee  of  the  County  and  had  powers  equal  to  that 
of  a dictator.  He  supervised  the  enlistment  of  volunteers  and  as  a 
friend  of  the  negroes,  he  believed  in  recruiting  them  for  service  and  did 
so.  He  put  them  into  the  service  and  secured  them  bounties  from  $150 
for  single  men  to  $250  for  married  men.  He  was  a member  of  the 
City  Council  for  four  years  and  its  President  in  1876.  In  1865  and 
for  several  years,  he  acted  as  a Goverment  Claim  Agent.  Pie  began 
the  practice  of  law  in  1870  to  1872  in  the  partnership  of  Harper  and 
Searl.  From  1873  to  1880,  the  firm  was  Searl  and  Dever  and  in  1880 
it  was  Searl  and  Briggs.  In  1884,  the  partnersip  was  Searl  and  Mil- 
ner and  the  same  year  became,  Harper,  Searl  and  Milner.  Afterwards 
in  1890,  it  was  dissolved  and  since  then  Judge  Searl  has  practised  alone. 
He  was  married  March  12,  1884,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  to  Julia 
Schoonover,  and  had  one  son  and  three  daughters.  His  eldest  daughter 
Minta,  is  the  wife  of  Rev.  J.  C.  Vananda  of  Morganhill,  California. 
Helen  is  the  wife  of  a Mr.  Fleming  and  resides  at  Cheny  near  Wichita, 
Kansas.  His  daughter,  Mrs.  Morton  is  deceased  and  his  son,  Orpheus 
A.,  is  the  postmaster  at  Sciotoville.  His  wife  died  August  1,  1876.  In 
1878,  he  married  Catherine  A.  Shoemaker,  and  has  four  children  : Clin- 
ton M.,  a lawyer  in  Portsmouth;  Bertha  M.  Loyston,  aged  twenty- 
one,  Beecher  aged  sixteen  and  Katie  aged  fourteen.  Judge  Searl  is 
not  aware  of  it  but  be  is  a man  of  many  idiosyncrasies.  He  is  a first- 
class  poet.  He  wrote  the  “Shanghai  Rebellion,’’  “Ukawabbewein,” 
“The  Story  of  the  Bald  Crag  in  Kentucky,”  and  many  others.  He  can 
write  poetry  on  any  subject.  He  is  a man  of  extraordinary  good  com- 
mon sense  and  judgment  and  that  is  the  Yankee  part  of  him.  He 
never  belonged  to  any  secret  order  but  the  Sons  of  Temperance  which 
maintained  its  organization  but  a short  time.  In  a newspaper  con- 
troversy he  is  sure  to  get  the  best  of  his  opponent.  There  is  one  re- 
markable characteristic  of  Judge  Searl  and  that  is,  that  he  has  always 
acted  on  his  convictions.  He  was  a Whig  until  the  Republican  party 
was  formed  and  then  he  joined  that  and  has  adhered  to  it  all  his  life. 
He  never  went  off  after  strange  political  gods  at  any  time,  and  his  strict 
adherence  to  one  party  made  him  a political  success.  His  excellent 
business  sense  has  enabled  him  to  acnuire  a fortune  which  he  knows 
how  to  take  care  off.  He,  John  L.  Ward  and  Thomas  T.  Yeager  are 
the  only  ones  who  ever  went  into  politics  and  at  the  same  time  succeed- 
ed in  business ; but  they  would  have  succeeded  in  anything. 

Robert  Newton  Spry 

was  born  at  Norwich,  New  York.  March  10,  1840.  His  father  was 
Richard  Spry,  who  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  July  27,  1844.  He 
attended  the  Portsmouth  schools  and  graduated  in  the  Portsmouth 
Fligh  School.  He  then,  attended  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at 


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Delaware,  O , for  two  years,  but  owing  to  defective  eyesight,  gave  up 
his  course.  He  enlisted  in  Captain  John  R.  Hurd’s  Company  in  the 
Second  Kentucky  Volunteer  Infantry,  but  was  rejected  for  imperfect 
vision.  In  1862,  he  began  reading  law  with  Hon.  Thomas  McCauslen, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  April,  1864.  He  was  Second  Ser- 
geant of  Company  E,  140th  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  and 
served  from  May  2,  to  September  3,  1864.  In  the  Spring  of  1865,  he 
was  elected  City  Solicitor  of  Portsmouth,  as  a Republican,  over  George 
H.  Gaffey,  Democrat,  by  the  following  vote.  Gaffey,  468;  Spry,  55  r, 
majority,  82.  In  1867,  he  was  re-elected  to  the  same  office  on  the  Re- 
publican ticket.  Tbe  vote  stood  Spry,  Republican  732;  Hutchins, 
Democrat.  651  ; majority  81.  In  1869,  he  became  a Democrat.  On 
November  10.  1868,  be  was  appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney  in  place 
of  A.  J.  McFan,  resigned,  and  served  till  October,  1869.  In  1869,  he 
was  the  Democratic  candidate  for  Solicitor  and  was  defeated.  The 
vote  stood:  John  J.  Glidden,  Republican,  787,  Sprv,  736,  majority,  51, 
In  October,  1869,  he  was  on  the  Democratic  ticket  for  Prosecuting  At- 
torney against  Colonel  H.  E.  Jones.  The  vote  stood  Jones,  2,440, 
Spry,  2,212,  majority  228.  We  give  these  votes  to  show  Mr.  Spry’s 
popularity  where  he  was  known.  On  June  29,  1870,  he  married  Miss 
B.  Inez  Davis,  who  survived  him.  They  had  one  daughter,  Roberta, 
now  the  wife  of  Edward  Whitelaw  of  106  Cannon  street,  Charleston, 
South  Carolina.  In  1871,  he  was  the  Democratic  candidate  for  Repre- 
sentative. and  was  defeated  by  John  C.  Malone;  the  vote  stood ; John  C. 
Malone,  2,518,  Spry,  2,407,  majority,  tit.  Tn  1873,  defeated 
William  B.  Grice,  Republican,  for  Prosecuting  Attorney.  Tbe  vote 
stood:  Spry,  2,534,  Grice,  2,271,  majority,  263.  In  1875,  H.  W. 
Farnham  defeated  him  for  a second  term  for  Prosecuting  Attornev, 
by  the  following  vote:  Spry,  3,044.;  Farnham,  3,213,  majority,  169. 
Mr.  Spry  was  a well  read  lawyer.  His  pleadings  were  always  carefully 
prepared  and  were  scarcely  ever  open  to  motion  or  demurrer.  For  a 
lawyer,  he  wrote  a readable  hand.  Mr.  Spry’s  whole  life  was  tinged 
with  sadness.  From  his  manhood  he  felt  “the  sword  of  Damocles,”  in 
the  shape  of  consumption,  hanging  over  him.  He  resisted  its  inroads 
for  years,  but  at  last  succumbed  June  10,  1877.  M the  age  of  thirty- 
seven.  He  was  much  liked  by  all  who  knew  him  intimately  and  well. 
He  was  of  a retiring  disposition,  but  there  was  no  more  agreeable  com- 
panion than  he.  To  all  the  lawyers  who  knew  him,  his  memory  is  ever 
fragrant.  He  was  a lover  of  music  and  his  soul  was  attuned  to  its 
harmonies.  He  had  a fine  sense  of  honor  and  was  uniformly  true 
to  his  friends.  The  latter  were  alwavs  ready  to  do  anything  for  him. 
Tf  any  one  ever  possessed  more  of  the  manly  or  heroic  virtues,  the 
editor  never  knew  them. 

Nelson  "Wiley  Evans, 

the  editor  of  this  work,  was  born  June  4.  1842,  at  Sardinia,  Brown 
County,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Edward  Patton  Evans,  who  was  then 


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a lawyer  practicing  in  Brown  and  Highland  Counties.  His  mother 
was  Amanda  Jane  King,  born  June  20,  1824.  His  father  resided  in 
Sardinia  until  April,  1847,  when  he  removed  to  West  Union,  Adams 
County,  to  practice  his  profession.  Our  subject  resided  in  West 
Union  from  that  time  until  the  fall  of  i860.  He  went  through 
the  usual  experiences  of  boyhood,  enjoyed  all  its  pleasures  and  en- 
dured its  sorrows.  As  a schoolboy  he  showed  a disposition  to  take 
life  seriously,  which  has  followed  him  ever  since.  In  the  fall  of 
i860,  he  attended  the  North  Liberty  Academy,  and  in  January  1861,  he 
entered  the  Freshman  class  of  Miami  University,  half  advanced.  He 
remained  in  that  school  until  Tune,  1863,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  129th 
O.  V.  I. 

He  was  made  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  G in  that  regiment, 
and  with  it  marched  to  Cumberland  Gap,  which  was  taken  by  capit- 
ulation from  the  Rebel  General  Frazier  on  September  9,  1863.  His 
regiment  was  attached  to  the  Second  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Ninth 
Army  Corps,  under  General  Ambrose  E.  Burnside.  He  participated 
in  the  campaign  in  East  Tennessee  against  Longstreet.  On  March  4, 
1864,  the  regiment  was  mustered  out,  and  he  returned  to  Miami  Uni- 
versity, where  he  was  graduated  in  June,  1864.  On  the  eighteenth  of 
September.  1864,  he  was  appointed  Adjutant  of  the  173rd  O.  V.  I. 
and  joined  his  regiment  at  Nashville.  Tennessee.  The  regiment  per- 
formed duty  about  Nashville  until  the  time  of  the  battle,  when  it  was 
placed  in  the  second  line  for  the  attack  on  Montgomery  Hill.  Owing 
to  the  first  line  moving  the  rebels,  his  command  was  only  exposed  to 
a dropping  fire.  Prior  to  the  battle  of  Nashville,  Mr.  Evans  was  pro- 
moted to  a Captaincy  in  his  regiment,  and  during  the  seige  of  Nashville 
by  Gen.  Hood,  and  during  the  battle,  was  Adjutant  of  a brigade.  Af- 
ter the  battle  of  Nashville,  his  regiment  was  sent  to  Columbia,  Ten- 
nessee. and  from  there  to  Johnsonville,  Tennessee,  where  it  performed 
the  duty  of  gathering  stragglers  from  the  Rebel  army,  and  taking 
them  to  Nashville  as  prisoners  of  war.  During  the  time  the  regiment 
was  at  Johnsonville,  Captain  E^ans  was  detailed  as  Acting  Assistant- 
Ad  jutant-General. 

At  the  close  of  the  war,  he  resumed  his  studies  of  the  law  and  in 
October,  1865,  he  entered  the  Cincinnati  Law  School.  Lie  remained 
there  until  April.  1866,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Dis- 
trict Court  of  Hamilton  County.  He  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
on  August  1,  1866,  and  has  remained  there  ever  since.  On  September 
9.  t868,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie  Henderson,  of  Middletown, 
Ohio.  He  was  a School  Examiner  of  the  county  for  two  and  a half 
years  from  1867.  He  was  a City  Solicitor  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  from 
1871  to  1875,  Register  in  Bankruptcy  of  the  Eleventh  District  of 
Ohio  from  1870  to  1878.  and  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education 
of  the  city  of  Portsmouth  for  tep  years.  He  is  one  of  the  Trustees  of 
the  Miami  University,  and  a vestryman  of  All  Saints  Episcopal  Church. 


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For  nine  years  lie  has  been  a Trustee  of  the  Children’s  Hospital  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  at  Cincinnati.  He  has  two  daughters, 
Gladys  and  Muriel.  In  politics,  he  is  and  always  has  been  a Repub- 
lican. A friend  who  has  known  Mr.  Evans  since  1871,  speaks  of 
him  as  follows:  “Captain  Evans  is  one  of  the  foremost  attorneys  at 
the  Portsmouth  bar,  and  has  a large  and  lucrative  practice.  He  is  an 
indefatigable  worker  and  in  the  preparation  of  his  cases  for  trial, 
makes  himself  thoroughly  familiar  with  every  detail  and  fights  to  the 
last  in  the  interest  of  those  he  represents.  Pie  is  a good  counsellor, 
a safe  and  a careful  business  and  commercial  lawyer.  In  his  inter- 
course with  his  fellow  men  he  is  frank,  open,  courteous,  accommoda- 
ting and  always  true  to  his  friends.  His  intimate  associates  like 
him  best.  Socially  be  stands  high  and  his  honesty  and  integrity  make 
him  respected  by  all.’’ 

Col.  Henry  Ewinp  Jones 

was  born  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  September  28,  1836.  His  father,  David 
D.  Jones  moved  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  when  he  was  seven  months'  old. 
He  was  educated  in  the  Portsmouth  schools  and  then  attended  Denni- 
son FTniversity  at  Granville,  Ohio,  where  he  graduated  in  i860.  He 
then  took  up  the  study  of  law  with  Hon.  Wells  A.  Hutchins.  In  i860, 
he  was  First  Sergeant  in  a Militia  Company  at  Portsmouth,  belonging 
to  the  15th  Regiment,  O.  V.  M.  In  1861,  be  volunteered  in  Companv 
G.  First  Ohio  Regiment  of  Volunteer  Infantry  and  was  made  Second 
Sergeant.  He  entered  that  regiment  April  16,  1861,  at  the  age  of  24 
years  and  was  mustered  out  January  1,  i86t.  September  18,  i86t. 
he  entered  the  56th  O.  V.  I.  as  Adjutant.  He  was  made  Captain  of 
Co.  A,  February  6,  1863.  He  was  transferred  to  Co.  D,  August  8, 

1863.  He  was  detached  on  Brigade  and  Division  Staff  until  May  8, 

1864,  and  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant-Colonel  January  18,  1865.  He 
was  not  mustered  out  till  April  25,  1866.  He  was  appointed  Colonel 
May  25,  1866,  but  not  mustered.  He  was  wounded  in  the  first  three 
months  service,  at  Vienna  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1866  and 
January  23,  1867,  formed  a partnership  with  Hon.  J.  J.  Harper  as 
Harper  & Jones.  In  1867,  he  was  a candidate  for  Prosecuting  Attorney 
on  the  Republican  ticket,  but  in  that  year  of  Republican  disaster,  he 
was  defeated  by  A.  J.  McFan.  The  vote  stood  McFan,  2,560;  Jones, 
2,440.  In  1869,  he  was  again  elected.  The  vote  stood  Jones,  2,440; 
Spry,  2,212;  majority  228.  In  1871,  he  was  re-elected.  The  vote 
stood  Tones,  2,542:  Huston,  2,365;  majority  177.  On  July  9,  1873, 
be  formed  a partnership  with  Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson  as  Jones  and 
Thompson.  He  was  a well  read  lawyer,  a pleasing  speaker  and  an 
excellent  advocate  He  married  Miss  Harriet  Timbrooks  and  they  had 
four  children,  Edith,  Gertrude.  Henrv  and  Wells,  who  was  in  the 
Spanish  war.  Col.  Jones,  died  September  13,  1876,  of  apoplexy.  His 
widow  and  one  son,  Henry  have  since  died. 


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No  man  in  Scioto  County  gave  more  to  his  Country  than  he,  and 
he  was  as  true  a patriot  as  ever  breathed.  In  every  position  he  held 
whether  military  or  civil,  he  discharged  his  duties  with  great  ability 
and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  public  and  those  concerned.  He  had  a 
constitution  which  would  ordinarily  have  lasted  him  till  the  age  of 
ninety.  He  was  a large  man,  physically,  and  of  great  strength.  Had 
he  lived  he,  no  doubt,  would  have  attained  as  much  distinction  in  civil 
life  as  he  did  in  his  military  career,  which  was  most  brilliant  as  the 
history  of  his  regiment  discloses. 

Samuel  Gardner  McCulloch 

was  born  March  6,  1839,  at  Bellefontaine,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Noah 
Zane  McCulloch  and  was  the  first  white  child  born  in  Zanesville,  Ohio. 
His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Psyche  Shuffleton.  He  attended  the 
common  schools  in  Bellefontaine  and  graduated  in  the  High  School  in 
1857.  He  went  to  Circleville  in  the  same  year.  He  worked  there  for 
five  years  as  bookkeeper  for  W.  W.  Bierce.  Before  leaving  Bellefon- 
taine, he  commenced  reading  law  with  Judge  Lawrence  and  kept  it  up. 
He  left  Circleville  in  1862,  to  accept  an  appointment  in  the  Quarter- 
master Department.  He  served  for  a short  time  with  the  army  of  the 
Potomac.  He  was  sent  to  Clarksburg,  Virginia  and  served  there  from 
December,  1862  until  February  1864,  then  he  served  at  Harper's  Ferry 
from  February.  1864  to  October,  1864  and  went  from  there  to  Ha- 
gerstown, Maryland  and  from  there  to  Martinsburg  thence  to  Cumber- 
land, Maryland,  and  then  to  Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  where  he  was 
discharged.  In  August,  1866,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Belle- 
fontaine. In  October,  1866,  he  located  at  Clarksburg.  West  Virginia 
and  practiced  law  there  one  year  and  removed  to  Spencer,  Roane  Coun- 
ty, West  Virginia,  and  practiced  in  that  and  surrounding  Counties  un- 
til September,  1876,  when  he  removed  to  Portsmouth.  Ohio. 
While  a resident  in  Roane  County,  he  was  Prosecuting  Attorney  and 
he  was  Deputy  United  States  Assessor  and  Collector  at  that  place  for 
four  years  from  1871  to  1873.  Fie  was  one  of  the  five  Commissioners 
of  the  state  of  West  Virginia  to  the  Centennial  Celebration  at  Phil- 
adelphia. in  1876.  Tn  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  he  began  the  practice  of 
law.  He  was  City  Clerk  in  Portsmouth  from  May  1.  1881,  to 
Tune  1.  1893.  He  was  elected  Secretarv  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works 
February  12,  1901  and  removed  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  now  re- 
sides at  364.  Oak  street.  He  was  married  May  13,  1866,  in  Balti- 
more. Maryland,  to  Mary  Ellen  Middleton,  daughter  of  Henry  C. 
Middleton  of  Buckhannon,  West  Virginia.  His  wife  is  a lineal  de- 
scendant of  Charles  Carroll  of  Carrollton,  Maryland,  one  of  the 
signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  Her  grandfather  was 
Henry  O.  Middleton  of  Fredricksburg,  Maryland.  He  moved  from 
there  to  Clarksburg,  Virginia.  He  has  two  children  : Samuel  L.  who 
resides  in  Portsmouth  and  Grace  Carroll  in  Columbus  with  her  fath- 


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er.  Mr.  McCulloch  is  a Republican  and  a member  of  the  Episcopal 
Church.  He  is  a Blue  Lodge  Mason. 

Robert  Allen  Calvert 

was  the  second  son  of  George  Washington  Calvert  and  was  born  in 
Scioto  County,  June  17,  1837.  He  passed  his  minority  on  his  father's 
farm.  He  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  Witten- 
berg Academy  at  Springfield,  Ohio,  from  which  institution  he  grad- 
uated. Directly  after  his  graduation  he  embarked  in  the  grocery 
business  with  his  brother,  Frank  W.  Calvert  and  continued  it  four 
years.  He  bought  out  his  brother  at  that  time  and  continued  the 
business  for  three  years  longer.  He  concluded  to  take  up  law  as  a 
profession  and  conducted  his  reading  in  the  office  of  the  late  John  W. 
Codings,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  West 
Union,  Adams  County,  Ohio,  on  October  8,  1868.  He  at  once  began 
the  practice  of  law  at  Portsmouth  where  he  has  since  resided. 

On  June  17,  1862,  he  was  married  to  Martha  Jane,  daughter  of 
John  D.  Clark,  of  Clark  County,  Ohio.  They  had  five  children: 
Cosette,  the  wife  of  W.  S.  Todd  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Robert  Emer- 
son, Ralph  Waldo,  Bertha  and  Forest  W.,  who  died  at  the  age  of 
eight  and  one-half  years. 

In  the  fall  of  1872,  he  was  elected  Probate  Judge  of  Scioto  Coun- 
ty and  re-elected  in  1873  and  served  six  years. 

In  politics,  Judge  Calvert  is  a Republican.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Homer  'Wilson  Farnham 

was  born  September  18,  1844,  in  Kingsville,  Ashtabula  County,  Ohio. 
His  father  was  Homer  Wilson  Farnham  and  his  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Clarice  Griswold.  They  were  married  August  22,  1843. 
Tde  attended  school  at  Kingsville,  Ashtabula  County,  Ohio,  and  at 
Ann  Arbor,  Michigan.  He  enlisted  in  Company  “F,”  98th  Regiment 
of  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  April  8,  1863,  for  one  year.  He  was  hon- 
orably discharged  June  29,  1863,  with  his  company  near  Washington, 
D.  C.  Directly  after  his  return  in  the  fall  of  1863,  he  came  to  Hav- 
erhill, and  began  teaching  in  the  Public  Schools,  and  taught  there  un- 
til 186S.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  February,  1868,  and  entered  N. 
W.  Evans’  law  office  as  a student  of  law.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  May,  1869.  He  became  a partner  with  his  preceptor,  N.  W. 
Evans,  immediately  after  his  admission  to  the  bar,  and  remained  with 
him  as  such  until  November,  T870,  when  he  formed  a partnership  with 
Judge  Towne,  under  the  name  of  Towne  & Farnham.  He  was  ap- 
pointed School  Examiner  in  place  of  John  Bolton,  December  it.  1872, 
and  served  for  a period  of  eight  years.  He  was  elected  Prosecuting 
Attorney  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  October  12,  1873.  The  vote  stood 
Farnham,  Republican,  3,213:  Robert  N.  Spry,  Democrat,  3,044;  Farn- 
ham’s  majority,  169.  He  was  re-elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of 


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Scioto  County,  O.,  in  1877.  The  vote  stood  Farnham,  Republican, 
2,722;  William  Waller,  Democrat,  2,691;  Farnham’s  majority  31. 
He  remained  in  partnership  with  Judge  Towne,  and  part  of  the  time 
with  Mr.  Purdum  until  1880,  when  he  formed  a partnership  with  Ryan 
& Ball.  The  firm  became  Farnham,  Ryan  & Ball. 

He  was  married  November  28,  1870,  to  Miss  Carrie  Boynton, 
daughter  of  Peter  Boynton,  of  Haverhill,  Ohio.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren : Claire,  wife  of  Lawrence  S.  Robertson  and  Claude  Cadot  who 
is  now  residing  in  Louisville,  Kentucky.  Mr.  Farnham  died  August 
15,  1896.  He  was  a good  collector,  a well  read  lawyer  and  a humorist. 
He  excelled  in  the  criminal  law.  His  wit  was  bright  and  sparkling 
and  he  was  always  genial. 

Charles  Henry  McFarland 

was  born  September  26,  1849,  a*  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
Daniel  McFarland,  who  has  a separate  sketch  herein ; and  his  mother's 
maiden  name  was  Lydia  McCulloch.  He  was  brought  to  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  with  his  parents  when  he  was  five  years  of  age.  In  1863  he  rvas 
a carrier  for  the  Tribune.  In  1866  he  was  sent  to  the  Military  school 
at  Dayton,  Ohio,  for  3 years.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  began  read- 
ing law  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  with  Judge  Bannon ; and  attended  school 
at  Lexington,  Kentucky.  He  was  a student  there  for  one  year,  study- 
ing law.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  November  9,  1870.  He  began 
practice  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  remained  in  Portsmouth  until  the 
fall  of  1886,  when  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  California,  where  he 
has  since  resided.  April  20,  1880,  he  was  appointed  on  the  Decennial 
Board  of  Equalization  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  was  elected  City 
Solicitor  in  April,  1885,  and  served  until  November  6,  1886,  when  he 
resigned.  He  was  married  July  28,  1877  to  Miss  Lily  D.  Larkins, 
daughter  of  D.  V.  Larkins.  He  was  City  Attorney  in  Los  Angeles  for 
three  terms,  or  six  years,  from  1890  to  1896.  He  has  a good  practice 
and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  ablest  lawyers  at  the  bar.  He  has  two 
sons,  Daniel,  born  Sept.  6,  1879,  and  Hugh,  born  January  1,  1882. 
His  son  Daniel  is  employed  at  a railroad  office  in  Santa  Ana,  Cali- 
fornia, and  LIugh  is  a school  boy  at  home. 

Willi  am  “Waller,  Jr. 

was  born  March  3,  1849  in  Portsmouth.  Ohio.  He  obtained  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  and  studied  law  with  Colonel 
O.  F.  Moore.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  April  25,  1872.  He  prac- 
ticed law  all  his  life,  with  the  exception  of  four  years  he  spent  with  his 
father  in  the  hardware  business  and  four  years  as  a clerk  in  the  Post 
Office  under  W.  K.  Thompson,  Postmaster.  In  1874,  when  the  School 
Board  of  two  from  each  ward  was  organized,  he  was  made  its  first 
Clerk  and  served  till  1879.  March  15,  1875,  the  Kinney  Guards  were 
organized  and  he  was  made  First  Sergeant.  Tn  1877,  he  was  a candi- 
date for  Prosecuting  Attorney  on  the  Democratic  ticket  and  was  de- 


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featecl  by  only  31  votes.  The  vote  stood  : H.  W.  Farnham,  2,722,  Wil- 
liam Waller,  2,691.  He  was  defeated  by  the  treachery  of  bis  own  par- 
ty because  of  his  temperance  principles.  He  was  a candidate  for  the 
same  office  in  1890  ami  was  defeated  by  John  C.  Milner.  The  vote 
stood  3,825  for  Milner  and  2,495  f°r  Waller,  making  a majority  of 
1,330.  Soon  after  that  he  changed  his  party  relations,  becoming  a 
Republican,  and  on  April  9,  1805,  he  was  elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace 
in  the  city  of  Portsmouth  hv  the  Republicans  He  was  reared  in  All 
Saints  Church.  He  was  Superintendent  of  Christ  Church  Sunday 
School  for  a long  time  and  for  some  time  prior  to  his  death 
had  been  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School  at  St.  Thomas  Chapel, 
a mission  maintained  by  All  Saints  Church.  He  was  a faithful  mem- 
ber of  the  Portsmouth  Reading  Club.  He  was  stricken  with  paraly- 
sis on  the  evening  of  June  9,  1896.  His  left  side  was  first  affected  and 
then  his  whole  body.  He  only  spoke  once  or  twice.  He  appeared  to 
suffer  much  and  died  at  1 A.  M.  June  10th.  Fie  possessed  fine  liter- 
ary taste  and  was  most  companionable.  He  was  a good  friend.  He 
was  a strong  church  man  and  took  great  interest  in  historical  mat- 
ters. While  he  was  not  ambitious,  he  was  a most  useful  citizen. 

Theodore  K . FunK 

was  horn  January  30,  1848,  on  a farm  in  Champaign  County,  Ohio. 
His  father  was  Jacob  Funk,  a native  of  Champaign  County, 
where  he  lived  until  1897,  to  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-two  years. 
His  father  was  a farmer  and  in  the  early  politics  of  the  state  was 
quite  prominent.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Long.  He 
attended  the  district  schools  and  afterwards  attended  the  Collegiate  In- 
stitute at  Urbana,  Ohio.  In  the  fall  of  1866  he  entered  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan University  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  graduated  in  1871,  taking  a 
classical  course.  On  leaving  college,  Mr.  Funk  became  a law  student 
in  the  law  office  of  Judge  William  Lawrence  of  Bellefontaine,  Ohio, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  practice  of  law  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio 
in  1873.  In  the  same  year,  he  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where  he 
has  practised  ever  since.  In  1884,  lie  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attor- 
nev  of  Scioto  County  on  the  Republican  ticket,  receiving  a vote  of 
4,123  to  a vote  of  3,192  for  A.  J.  Dever.  making  his  majority  931.  In 
1887,  he  was  re-elected  to  the  same  office  against  the  same  opponent 
by  a vote  of  3,512  to  2,289  in  favor  of  his  opponent,  his  majority  being 
1,223.  He  was  elected  Presidential  Elector  in  1892  for  his  congres- 
sional district  and  cast  his  vote  for  Benjamin  Harrison.  In  1893.  he 
was  a candidate  for  Congress  in  his  district  to  fill  the  unexpired  term 
of  General  Enochs  of  Ironton,  and  again  in  1894,  and  though  he 
received  the  support  of  his  County,  he  failed  to  receive  the  nomination 
in  both  cases.  LTe  takes  an  active  part  in  Republican  League  work 
and  has  canvassed  his  Countv  and  District  during  the  campaigns  for 
many  years.  He  was  married  in  1874  to  Miss  Emma  Kinney,  daugh- 


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ter  of  Peter  Kinney,  first  Colonel  of  the  56th  O.  V.  I.  He  has  five 
children.  He  is  a Republican  of  pronounced  character  and  is  very 
prominent  in  state  politics.  In  his  profession  he  has  been  remarkably 
successful  and  enjoys  a lucrative  practice.  He  devotes  much  time  to 
criminal  practice  and  has  engaged  in  many  important  murder  trials. 
He  is  an  eloquent  speaker,  an  able  advocate  and  a safe  counsellor. 

Duncan  Livingstone 

was  born  January  22,  1850,  at  Clinton  Furnace,  Vernon  Township. 
Scioto  County,  Ohio.  His  father’s  name  was  Angus  Livingstone,  a 
native  of  Barr,  Morven,  Argyleshire,  Scotland,  and  was  born  January 
16,  1808.  His  mother  was  also  a Livingstone  by  birth  and  her  name 
was  Margaret.  She  was  born  at  Fort  William,  Invernesshire,  Decem- 
ber 15,  1807.  They  were  married  in  New  York  City,  Septetmber  5, 
1849.  Mr.  Livingstone’s  ancestors  originally  came  from  Achnacre- 
more  in  Benderlpch  and  settled  at  Savary  in  the  Parish  of  Morven 
the  year  1600.  His  ancestors  on  both  sides  were  staunch  Jacobites 
and  took  an  active  part  in  the  romantic  rising  of  1745  for  Bonnie 
Prince  Charlie  famed  in  history,  poetry  and  song.  The  Livingstones 
were  a sept  of  the  clan  Stewart  of  Appin  and  quite  a number  of 
them  were  killed  at  the  battle  of  Colloden.  There,  one  of  his  ances- 
tors, Donald  Livingstone,  rescued  the  flag  of  his  clan  by  tearing  it  from 
its  staff  and  wrapping  it  around  his  body.  It  is  the  only  flag  now  in 
existence  that  was  borne  in  the  army  of  the  unfortunate  Chevalier. 
Angus  Livingstone  came  to  the  United  States  in  1842,  and  his  wife 
in  1848.  They  were  engaged  to  be  married  long  before  they  came  to 
this  country.  Angus  Livingstone  on  landing  at  New  York  City  went 
to  his  uncle,  John  Livingstone,  residing  near  Waterville,  Oneida  Coun- 
ty, New  York.  From  there  he  went  to  Cleveland  where  he  sent  for 
his  mother  and  two  brothers,  John  and  Duncan.  From  Cleveland  the 
whole  party  went  to  Junior  Furnace  where  they  located  in  1845.  The 
men  went  to  working  at  the  Furnace.  Angus  Livingstone  had  been 
a furnaceman  in  Scotland,  having  worked  seven  years  at  the  Gartsher- 
rie  Ironworks,  Lanarkshire.  The  brothers  went  from  Junior  to  Ohio 
Furnace  when  David  Simon  was  there.  From  there  they  went  to 
Olive,  where  Angus  was  located  when  married.  The  whole  party  af- 
terwards went  to  Clinton  Furnace  in  1849.  They  remained  at  Clinton 
until  March,  1853,  when  they  located  on  Dogwood  Ridge  on  a farm 
where  they  afterwards  resided.  Our  subject  obtained  his  education  in 
the  schools  of  Wheelersburg  from  1855  until  1868.  From  1868  to 
1871,  he  was  a farmer.  He  came  to  Portsmouth,  July  31.  1871,  and 
entered  as  a law  student  with  the  late  Martin  Crain.  On  October  1, 
1871  he  changed  his  preceptor  from  Martin  Crain  to  Nelson  W.  Evans, 
at  the  request  of  the  latter,  and  with  the  consent  of  his  first  preceptor. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  December  2,  1873,  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Ohio.  He  remained  with  his  preceptor,  practicing  law  till  June  1, 


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1876;  then  he  practised  alone  till  1885,  when  he  returned  to  Nelson 
W.  Evans’  office  where  he  has  been  since.  He  was  City  Solicitor  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  from  1875  to  1877,  elected  by  the  Democrats,  and 
has  never  held  any  other  public  office.  He  was  a Democrat  until  1885 
when  he  became  a Republican.  In  the  summer  of  1899,  he  visited  the 
land  of  his  forefathers,  remaining  there  about  three  months ; and  while 
abroad,  also  visited  Ireland.  On  the  maternal  line  direct,  he  is  a great- 
grand  nephew  of  Ewen  MacLachlan,  the  celebrated  Gaelic  poet  and 
scholar. 

Though  born  and  raised  in  a non-Gaelic  speaking  community,  he 
is  master  of  that  language,  can  speak  and  read  it  as  fluently  as  he 
can  the  English  and  takes  a great  delight  in  the  language  and  litera- 
ture of  the  mountain  tongue.  He  is  one  of  the  first  lawyers  at  the 
Portsmouth  bar,  and  his  advice  and  counsel  in  law  matters  are  re- 
garded as  the  best.  He  was  never  married.  He  has  a wonderful  fac- 
ulty of  making  friends  wherever  he  is  known  and  does  it  without  ef- 
fort  on  his  part. 

Henry  Clay  Turley 

was  born  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  January  10,  1852,  the  second  son  of 
Col.  John  A.  Turley,  who  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  Portsmouth  Public  Schools.  At  the  age  of  sixteen,  he  be- 
gan his  business  career  as  a clerk.  At  seventeen,  he  went  to  Kansas 
where  he  was  engaged  as  a farmhand  and  cowboy  for  four  years.  He 
returned  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  read  law  under  Jones  & Thomp- 
son of  that  city.  He  attended  lectures  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  College 
and  graduated  with  honor  in  the  Spring  of  1876,  when  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  Cincinnati.  Pie  became  the  partner  of  his  precep- 
tor, Judge  Albert  C.  Thompson  and  remained  such  until  the  fall  of 
1868,  when  he  was  elected  Probate  Judge  of  Scioto  County.  The  vote 
stood:  3,303  for  Turley  against  2,856  for  Jura  C.  Fullerton.  He  was 
re-elected  in  1881,  and  the  vote  was  3,445  to  2,359  for  Hon.  John  M 
Lynn.  In  1885,  he  moved  to  Mississippi  and  settled  on  a plantation 
in  Adams  County,  near  Natchez. 

In  1895,  he  moved  to  Natchez  and  in  1897  was  appointed  Post- 
master of  that  City,  by  President  McKinley,  receiving  the  strongest 
endorsement  for  appointment  ever  sent  to  Washington  from  Natchez. 
In  1901,  he  received  a spontaneous  endorsement  for  re-appointment, 
signed  by  practically  every  business  man  in  Natchez  and  the  petition 
was  circulated  by  an  old  Confederate  veteran,  though  Turley  was  ever 
a Republican,  but  he  declined  re-appointment  and  accepted  the  position 
of  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  for  the  Pearl  River  District  of  Mis- 
sissippi. In  1898  and  again  in  1900,  he  was  the  nominee  of  the  Re- 
publican party  as  its  candidate  for  Congress,  in  the  Sixth  Mississippi 
District,  making  an  excellent  showing  in  each  campaign  and  receiving 


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almost  twice  as  many  votes  as  the  next  highest  candidate  for  Congress 
on  the  Republican  ticket,  but  as  the  negroes  were  not  permitted  to  vote, 
the  odds  were  as  five  to  one  against  the  Republicans  and  he  was  de- 
feated by  very  large  majorities. 

He  was  elected  Republican  National  Committeeman  for  Mississip- 
pi in  1900  and  was  also  a member  of  the  State  Executive  and  State 
Central  Committees  and  was  by  unanimous  resolution  of  the  State 
Central  Committee,  made  sole  Referee  of  Federal  appointments  in  that 
State.  In  February  1902,  he  resigned  the  office  of  Collector  and  di- 
rected his  attention  to  his  private  business  affairs. 

James  Martin  Dawson 

was  born  in  Madison  Township,  September  4,  1842.  He  obtained  a 
common  school  education.  He  taught  in  the  counry  schools.  In  Sep- 
tember 1874,  he  entered  the  law  as  a student.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1876.  The  same  year  he  entered  into  a partnership  with  Nel- 
son W.  Evans  as  Evans  & Dawson.  This  partnership  continued  until 
the  fall  of  1884,  When  Mr.  Dawson  was  elected  Probate  Judge.  The 
vote  stood  : James  M.  Dawson,  Republican,  4,076,  Henry  McCall,  Dem- 
ocrat. 3,243,  majority  833.  He  was  re-elected  in  1887,  receiving  3,454 
votes  to  2,327  for  his  opponent,  John  R Hughes,  his  majority  being 
1,127.  I'1  189 1 , on  retiring  from  the  Probate  office,  he  formed  a 

partnership  with  A.  T.  Holcomb  as  Holcomb  & Dawson.  This  con- 
tinued until  1894,  when  the  firm  dissolved  and  Judge  Dawson  practic- 
ed alone.  May  18.  1883,  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  City  Board 
of  Equalization  in  place  of  Charles  A.  Barton.  From  1893  until  his 
death  he  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education.  April  18,  1880, 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Wood,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Wood.  They  had  seven  children,  six  sons  and  a daughter.  He 

died  April  6,  1898.  His  children  are  Norborne,  Earl,  James  M., 

Wiley  Evans,  Kline,  Paul  Henderson  and  Vinnie. 

George  Hereodh  Jones 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  June  9,  1855,  the  youngest  son  of 
David  D Jones  and  Margaret  Griffith,  his  wife.  He  attended  the 
Portsmouth  public  schools  until  1874,  when  he  went  into  his  brother 
Henry’s  office  as  a law  student.  Then  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  and  at- 
tended the  Cincinnati  Law  School  in  1875  and  1876  and  graduated  in 
April,  1876.  He  was  admitted  in  July,  1876,  and  began  the  practice  as 
a partner  of  his  brother  Colonel  H.  E.  Jones  in  Portsmouth.  His 

brother  died  on  September  13,  1876.  In  1879,  he  located  in  Hunting- 

ton,  Indiana  and  took  charge  of  the  office  of  Judge  James  R.  Slack,  and 
was  there  until  1881.  He  was  then  appointed  Lhiited  States  Inspec- 
tor of  Customs  at  Port  Townsend,  Washington.  On  his  arrival  there 
in  the  fall  of  1881,  he  was  appointed  United  States  Shipping 
Commissioner  for  the  Puget  Sound  Collection  District.  He  held  this 


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position  for  one  year  and  resigned  to  form  a partnership  with  Hon. 
Charles  N.  Bradshaw  of  Port  Townsend,  Washington. 

He  was  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  all  the  northwest  Counties  of  the 
Territory  of  Washington.  He  was  City  Attorney  of  Port  Townsend 
from  1885  to  1887.  He  was  in  politics  all  the  time  he  was  in  the 
state,  as  a Republican,  and  was  in  all  the  conventions  of  his  County 
and  District.  In  1887  and  1888,  he  was  a member  of  the  convention 
organized  to  secure  the  admission  of  the  state  and  on  the  Executive 
Committee  of  that  convention.  In  1888,  he  was  elected  a memebr  of 
the  Constitutional  Convention  of  the  Territory  of  Washington.  He 
represented  the  Counties  of  Jefferson,  Island,  Clallam  and  San  Juan 
and  was  on  the  Judiciary  Committee  of  the  convention  and  several 
others.  In  that  convention,  he  advocated  the  public  ownership  of  land 
on  the  Sound  and  got  the  name  of  “Riparian  Jones.”  A number  of 
the  articles  incorporated  in  the  Constitution  were  prepared  by  him. 
He  was  a member  of  the  School  Board  of  Port  Townsend  for  three 
years  from  1891  to  1894,  and  its  President  for  one  year. 

He  was  Captain  and  Major  in  the  State  Militia  and  served  in  the 
field  on  several  occasions.  He  was  Major  of  the  Uniformed  Knights 
of  Pythias.  Pie  was  tendered  the  nomination  for  Superior  Judge  of 
Jefferson  County,  Washington,  by  the  Republicans  and  the  Democrats 
offered  to  endorse  it.  He  declined  the  office  because  he  considered 
himself  too  young.  All  the  time  he  was  in  the  state  of  Washington, 
he  was  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Cen- 
tral and  Executive  Committees  of  Port  Townsend  and  the  County  of 
Jefferson  for  several  years.  Ide  called  the  convention  to  nominate 
William  McKinley  for  President.  He  was  a delegate  to  the  St.  Louis 
National  Republican  Convention  in  1896.  In  February,  1898,  he  was 
appointed  Special  United  States  Attorney  in  the  Department  of  Jus- 
tice to  represent  the  government  in  taking  evidence  of  claims  against 
it  on  account  of  Indian  depredations  on  all  the  territory  west  of  the 
Mississippi.  He  completed  the  work  March,  1899. 

He  was  offered  inducements  to  settle  in  his  native  state  and  in  the 
Spring  of  1900,  established  himself  in  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  has  his 
office  at  519  Spahr  building.  In  June  1901,  he  formed  a partnership 
with  Hon.  Charles  Kinney  lately  Secretary  of  State  as  Jones  and  Kin- 
ney. Pie  was  married  October  25,  1883,  to  Ada  B.  Finch,  daughter 
of  Doctor  C.  M.  Finch  and  Mary  E.  Bruner,  his  wife.  He  is  General 
Counsel  of  the  Mercantile  Assurance  Company  whose  principal  office 
is  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  is  Special  Counsel  for  the  Columbus,  New 
Albany  and  Johnstown  Traction  Company.  He  has  one  of  the  best 
minds  for  the  legal  profession,  the  editor  ever  became  familiar  with. 
He  is  instinctively  a lawyer.  His  great  forte  is  the  investigation  of 
facts.  He  does  that  thoroughly  and  completely  and  when  done  he 
has  sure  judgment  as  to  the  remedy  to  be  applied.  He  is  a hard  work- 
er and  never  tires  when  he  has  concluded  the  investigation  of  a case  he 


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knows  all  there  is  in  it  for  his  side  and  for  the  other  side  too.  He  is 
a safe  and  wise  counsel  and  a clear  and  forceful  advocate. 

Isaac  Jefferson  Haney 

was  born  1848,  in  Harrison  Township,  Scioto  County.  His  father 
was  Isaac  Haney,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Rebecca  Procter. 
Both  were  natives  of  Kanawha  County,  W.  Va.  His  grandfather 
Haney  came  from  Germany.  His  father  could  not  speak  English 
until  after  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  His  parents  emigrated  to 
Scioto' County  and  settled  on  Long  Run,  two  miles  west  of  Harrison- 
ville.  Our  subject  had  only  a common  school  education.  At  the  age 
of  seventeen  he  quit  school  and  worked  on  the  farm  for  four  years. 
He  then  attended  school  for  six  months  and  began  teaching.  He  taught 
for  six  years,  and  worked  on  his  father’s  farm  during  the  summers. 
At  the  age  of  twenty-seven,  he  began  the  study  of  law  with  Ex-Judge 
Martin  Crain.  He  studied  with  him  one  year  and  then  returned  to 
farming,  but  kept  up  his  studies  of  law  at  home.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1877,  at  Jackson,  Ohio.  Most  of  his  education  was  ob- 
tained at  home,  both  in  school  books  and  in  law.  He  began  the  prac- 
tice of  law  in  1877  with  Martin  Crain.  He  practiced  for  three  years, 
and  then  went  home  and  practiced  law  as  opportunity  afforded.  He 
remained  on  the  farm  until  1892.  He  then  removed  to  Harrisonville 
and  lived  there  one  year.  In  1893,  he  removed  to  Portsmouth,  where 
he  has  since  resided.  He  resides  at  No.  1,453  Summit  Street,  and 
has  his  office  there.  He  was  married  October  29,  1885,  to  Addie  Bow- 
yer,  daughter  of  Wesley  Bowyer.  They  have  one  child,  Grace,  aged 
fourteen  years.  He  was  a Democrat  until  1855,  when  he  became  a 
Republican  on  account  of  the  tariff  question.  He  was  elected  Justice 
of  the  Peace  of  Clay  Township  in  1898,  and  served  one  year,  when  the 
territory  in  which  he  resided  was  annexed  to  Portsmouth  and  he  gave 
up  his  office.  When  he  was  six  years  old,  he  fell  from  a fence  and 
injured  his  hip.  He  walked  with  crutches  until  he  was  fourteen  years 
of  age,  and  since  then  has  been  permanently  lame. 

James  Pursell  Purduin 

was  born  September  24,  1856,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
John  W.  Purdum,  a native  of  Cumberland  County,  Maryland,  but  a 
resident  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  from  1832  until  his  death  in  1900;  his 
mother  was  Sarah  Pursell,  a native  of  England  and  daughter  of  Charles 
Pursell. 

His  education  was  acquired  in  the  Public  Schools  of  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  and  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware,  Ohio.  He  be- 
gan the  study  of  law  in  1876,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  March  4,  1878.  He  commenced  the  practice 
of  his  profession  in  Portsmouth  at  once,  and  went  into  the  firm  of 
Towne,  Farnham  & Purdum  where  he  remained  until  September,  1881 ; 


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since  which  time  he  has  practiced  alone.  He  was  Clerk  of  the  Board 
of  Education  from  1878  to  1881  and  City  Solicitor  from  1881  to  1885. 
He  has  held  no  other  office  except  that  of  Clerk  of  the  City  Board  of 
Elections,  1889  and  1890,  to  which  he  was  appointed  by  Governor 
Foraker.  He  is  a Republican  in  politics;  a member  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian Church,  and  a Mason  and  Knight  Templar.  He  was  married 
May  11,  1887,  to  Miss  Louise  Davey,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Plenry)  Davey,  (both  deceased),  of  fronton,  Ohio.  He  has  the 
following  children : Helen,  Sarah,  Mary  Louise,  Margaret  Cornelia, 
Mildred,  Alice  and  John  W. 

George  D rake  Scudder 

was  born  January  17,  1856  in  Trenton,  New  Jersey.  He  was  the  son 
of  Edward  Wallace  Scudder  and  Mary  Louisa  (Drake)  Scudder,  his 
wife.  The  Scudder  family  came  to  this  country  at  or  near  the  time  of 
the  landing  from  the  Mayflower  and  settled  in  Massachusetts,  where 
many  of  the  family  still  reside.  Subsequently  a part  of  the  family  re- 
moved to  Long  Island,  and  from  there  Richard  Scudder  the  ancestor 
of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  moved  about  1730  to  a farm  on  the  banks 
of  the  Delaware  river,  a few  miles  north  of  Trenton.  A paternal  an- 
cestor of  George  D.  Scudder  acted  as  guide  to  Washington’s  army  the 
night  before  the  battle  of  Trenton.  Edward  W.  Scudder  the  father, 
was  a member  of  the  Senate  of  New  Jersey,  President  of  that  body  for 
one  year,  and  in  1869  was  appointed  a Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  New  Jersey,  which  position  he  held  until  the  day  of  his  death  in 
1893. 

Mary  Louisa  Drake  was  the  daughter  of  George  K.  Drake,  who 
was  also  a Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  Jersey  for  seven  years. 
The  mother  of  Mary  Louisa  Drake  was  a Halsey.  The  old  Halsey 
homestead  is  still  standing  in  the  southern  part  of  England,  and  the 
head  of  the  family,  Mr.  Thomas  Halsey  is  now,  and  has  been  for  many 
years,  a member  of  the  House  of  Commons. 

George  D.  Scudder  received  his  early  education  at  the  State  Model 
School,  Trenton,  New  Jersey.  In  the  fall  of  1872,  he  entered  Princeton 
College,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1876  with  the  de- 
gree of  A.  B.  In  1879  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  the  same 
institution.  He  began  the  study  of  law  in  1876,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  New  Jersey  in  1879  as  an  attorney-at-law  and  in  1882,  upon 
examination,  was  admitted  to  the  degree  of  counsellor  at  law.  He  prac- 
ticed law  in  the  City  of  Trenton,  New  Jersey  from  1879  until  1893. 
November  20,  1879,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  he  was  married  to  Harriet 
Helen,  daughter  of  Charles  A.  M.  Damarin  and  Harriet  Caroline  Dam- 
arin  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  They  have  one  child,  a son,  Charles  Dam- 
arin Scudder.  The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  for  two  years  a mem- 
ber of  the  Common  Council  of  the  Borough  of  Chambersburg,  a sub- 
urb of  the  City  of  Trenton,  New  Jersey.  He  was  nominated  in  the 


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Spring  of  1886  by  the  Democrats  as  their  candidate  for  Mayor  of  that 
Borough,  but  was  defeated.  In  the  fall  of  1886,  he  was  nominated 
and  elected  as  a member  of  the  House  of  Assembly  of  the  Legislature 
of  New  Jersey.  He  served  one  term  and  declined  a re-nomination.  Af- 
terwards, by  appointment  of  the  Court,  he  served  for  a short  time  as 
Prosecuting  Attorney  of  the  County  of  Mercer,  New  Jersey.  Owing 
to  ill  health,  he  was  obliged  to  give  up  business  in  1893,  an<J  after  spend- 
ing some  months  traveling  in  Europe,  settled  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
where  he  has  since  resided.  He  was  admitted  to  the  practice  of  law  in 
Ohio  in  1897.  At  the  time  of  the  nomination  of  Mr.  Bryan  for 
the  Presidency,  Mr.  Scudder,  being  opposed  to  free  silver,  withdrew 
from  the  Democratic  party,  and  became  a Republican,  although  not 
taking  any  active  part  in  politics.  At  the  age  of  twenty,  Mr.  Scudder 
became  a member  of  the  Third  Presbyterian  Church  of  Trenton.  In 
1886,  he  helped  to  organize  a new  church  in  the  outskirts  of  Trenton, 
called  the  Bethany  Presbyterian  Church,  of  which  he  was  a trustee  and 
a ruling  elder  until  his  removal  to  Ohio,  in  1893.  On  coming  to  Ohio, 
he,  with  his  family  united  with  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  at 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  he  was  shortly  afterwards  elected  an  elder  of 
that  church.  He  is  also  Superintendent  of  the  Sabbath  School.  Mr. 
Scudder  has  twice  represented  his  Presbytery  in  the  General  Assembly 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

John  Kelvey  Richards 

was  born  at  Ironton,  Lawrence  County,  Ohio,  March  15,  1856.  His 
father  was  Samuel  Richards,  born  near  Valley  Forge,  Pennsylvania, 
February  6,  1814,  and  died  at  Ironton,  Ohio,  June  30,  1891.  His 
father  located  in  Jefferson  County,  Ohio,  in  1824,  and  Lawrence  Coun- 
ty in  1840.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Ironton,  being  for  near- 
ly thirty  years  the  Secretary  and  General  Manager  of  the  Ohio  Iron 
and  Coal  Company  and  the  Iron  Railroad  Company,  the  two  corpora- 
tions which  laid  out  and  built  up  that  town.  His  mother's  maiden 
name  was  Sarah  Ann  Kelvey,  who  was  born  in  West  Union,  Adams 
County,  Ohio,  October  9,  1827.  She  married  Samuel  Richards  at  Bur- 
lington, Ohio,  September  15,  1852,  and  died  at  Ironton,  Ohio,  Septem- 
ber 1,  1863.  She  was  the  granddaughter  of  Thomas  Kelvey,  who  was 
born  October  1,  1763,  married  (July  18,  1785)  Ann  Seeker,  said  to 
be  a niece  of  Thomas  Seeker,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  and  who 
came  to  America  about  1801.  Thomas  Kelvey  was  of  Scottish  ori- 
gin, the  name  being  originally  McKelvev.  Thomas  Kelvey  was  a man 
of  education  and  means.  Fie  located  in  West  Union  in  1831,  and  in 
Burlington,  Lawrence  County,  in  1838. 

Mr.  Richards  graduated  from  the  Swarthmore  College,  Pennsyl- 
vania in  1875;  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  1877;  studied  law 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  October,  1879.  He  was  Prosecuting  At- 
torney of  Lawrence  County  from  1880  to  1882.  He  was  City  Solid- 


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tor  of  Ironton  from  1885  to  1889;  Master  Commissioner  in  the  Cincin- 
nati & Eastern  Railway  case  in  1885.  In  1882  and  1883  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  law  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  as  a partner  of  Hon. 
J.  J.  Harper.  The  style  of  the  firm  was  Harper  & Richards.  Mr. 
Richards  during  his  residence  in  Portsmouth  satisfied  the  members  of 
the  local  bar  that  he  was  one  of  the  ablest  lawyers  of  his  age  in  the 
State.  He  was  State  Senator  from  the  Eighth  Ohio  District,  compos- 
ed of  Lawrence,  Gallia,  Meigs  and  Vinton  Counties,  from  1890  to 
1892;  Attorney  General  of  Ohio  during  Governor  McKinley’s  admin- 
istration, 1892  to  1896;  a member  of  the  Commission  to  Codify  the 
Insurance  Laws  of  Ohio,  1895  to  1896;  of  the  Second  General  As- 
sembly of  Ohio,  in  1896;  Special  Counsel  of  the  State  Board  of  Ap- 
praisers and  Assessors  of  Ohio,  1896  to  1898;  General  Counsel  of  the 
State  Board  of  Medical  Registrations  and  Examination  of  Ohio,  1896 
to  1898.  Solicitor  General  of  the  Lhfited  States  from  July  1,  1897, 
to  the  present  time.  He  was  married  June  12,  1890,  to  Anna  Willard 
Steece,  of  Ironton,  Ohio.  They  have  two  children:  John  Ivelvey,  j r. , 
born  at  Ironton,  April  20,  1891,  and  Anna  Christine,  born  at  Colum- 
bus, September  29,  1894. 

Mr.  Richards  is  an  ardent  Republican  and  has  taken  an  active  part 
in  politics  since  leaving  college.  He  has  been  a member  of  Ward,  City, 
District  and  State  Committees  engaged  in  the  active  organization  and 
conduct  of  campaigns.  He  has  been  a delegate  to  City,  County,  Dis- 
trict, State  and  National  Conventions.  He  has  spoken  for  the  Re- 
publican party  throughout  Ohio  and  in  other  states.  On  becoming 
State  Senator,  he  made  a study  of  taxation  in  Ohio,  with  special  ref- 
erence to  constitutional  limitations.  The  accepted  opinion  was  then 
that,  under  the  Constitution  of  Ohio,  as  it  stood,  nothing  but  property 
could  be  taxed  for  general  revenue.  Accordingly  when  several  unsuc- 
cessful attempts,  at  great  expense,  has  been  made  to  amend  the  Con- 
stitution and  enlarge  the  taxing  power,  he  took  the  position  thaf  no 
amendment  was  required,  that  rights,  privileges,  franchises  and  occu- 
pations could  be  taxed  under  the  Constitution  as  it  stood.  These  views 
have  since  been  embodied  in  our  tax  laws,  which  have  added  largely  to 
the  revenues  of  the  State  and  have  been  sustained  by  the  highest  courts. 
Among  these  are  the  laws  levying  taxes  upon  foreign  corporations, 
upon  telegraph,  telephone  and  express  companies,  upon  railroad,  street 
railway,  electric  light,  gas,  water,  pipe  line  and  similar  corporations, 
upon  sleeping  car  companies,  upon  freight  line  and  equipment  com- 
panies, in  fact  practically  upon  all  corporations,  foreign  and  domestic, 
of  a quasi  public  nature,  enjoying  peculiar  franchises. 

In  addition  to  drafting  and  sustaining  these  laws,  Mr.  Richards 
drafted  the  present  election  laws  of  Ohio,  a modification  of  the  Aus- 
tralian ballot  system  and  sustained  them  in  the  courts.  He  drew  the 
present  law  relating  to  the  practice  of  medicine  in  Ohio,  and  as  the 
counsel  of  the  State  Medical  Board  maintained  its  validity  in  the  .courts. 


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He  sustained  the  constitutionality  of  the  Compulsory  Education  law 
of  Ohio  in  the  Supreme  Court,  and  subsequently  redrafted  the  law, 
putting  it  in  its  present  form.  As  Solicitor  General,  he  is  the  represen- 
tative of  the  Government  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  and  has  argued  the  more  important  cases  which  have  been  sub- 
mitted to  that  court  during  the  present  administration.  In  doing  this, 
he  has  had  to  meet  the  leaders  of  the  bar  from  every  section  of  the 
country,  but  has  been  no  less  fortunate  in  the  results,  than  he  was  as 
Attorney  General  of  Ohio. 

Notable  among  these  cases  are  the  Joint  Traffic  Association  case 
(171  U.  S.  505)  argued  for  the  railroad  by  Mr.  Carter,  the  leader  of 
the  New  York  bar,  Mr  Phelps,  Ex-Minister  to  England,  and  Ex- 
Senator  Edmunds,  of  Vermont ; the  case  of  Nichol  v.  Anns  ( 173  U.  S. 
509),  involving  the  validity  of  the  Federal  Tax  on  sales  at  exchange, 
and  board  of  trade,  in  which  Ex-Secretary  Carlisle  and  Mr.  Robbins, 
of  Chicago,  presented  the  opposition  to  the  law,  and  the  Addyston 
pipe  case  in  December,  1899,  in  which  the  Sherman  anti-trust  was 
first  applied  to  an  industrial  combination. 

Volney  Reeves  Row 

was  born  September  17,  1859,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  the  house 
in  which  he  now  resides.  He  is  a son  of  Charles  Cavalier  Row  and 
Lucina  L Squires,  his  wife.  She  was  a daughter  of  John  Squires. 
Our  subject  graduated  from  the  Portsmouth  High  School.  June,  1876. 
He  served  a time  as  Clerk  in  the  post  office  and  for  the  Mayor.  He 
began  the  study  of  law  in  1876  under  Moore  & Newman,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  October  3,  1883.  Pie  has  practised  in  Portsmouth 
ever  since.  He  was  appointed  City  Solicitor  November  6,  1886,  to 
fill  a vacancy  by  the  removal  of  Charles  McFarland.  The  next  Spring 
he  was  elected  without  opposition,  receiving  1,386  votes.  He  was  re- 
elected in  1889  without  opposition,  receiving  1,342  votes.  He  was 
Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Wayne  Township  from  1891  to  1894.  He 
was  re-elected  in  Julv,  1894,  but  resigned  April  1,  1895.  He  was 
elected  Mayor  of  Portsmouth  on  the  Republican  ticket,  in  April. 
1895,  receiving  1,686  votes  against  667  for  J.  B.  Carter.  He  was 
defeated  for  the  same  office  in  1897  bv  Charles  C.  Glidden  by  a vote 
of  1,477  for  himself  and  1,742  for  Glidden.  Since  that  time  he  has 
devoted  his  time  to  the  practice  of  law.  He  was  married  September 
15,  188^  to  Miss  Caroline  E.  Doerr.  They  had  one  daughter.  Mary 
L.,  and  one  son,  Fred,  who  died  at  the  age  of  ten  years.  Mr  Row’s 
law  office  is  at  No.  311  Chillicothe  street.  He  is  a Republican,  a 
Knight  of  Pythias  and  a 32nd  degree  Mason.  He  is  a member  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth. 

John  R.  Hughes, 

Attornev-at-law,  was  born  near  Wakefield,  Pike.  County,  Ohio,  the 
son  of  Samuel  Hughes  and  Martha  Ann  (Sturgeon)  Hughes.  His 


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boyhood  clays  were  spent  upon  the  farm.  In  the  fall  of  1878.  he 
matriculated  in  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  and 
was  graduated  therefrom  in  the  Scientific  Course  in  1883.  In  the 
fall  of  the  same  year,  he  began  the  study  of  law  under  Bannon  & An- 
derson at  Portsmouth,  Ohio  and  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  in  1886. 
On  the  20th  day  of  May,  1883,  be  was  united  in  marriage  to  Jennie 
C.  Chapman,  daughter  of  Nathan  A.  and  Grace  Chapman  of  Twins- 
burg,  Ohio.  Three  children  were  born  to  them.  The  eldest  died  at 
the  age  of  eight  and  the  two  living  are  Grace  Eloise  and  Gladys  New- 
ell. Mr.  Hughes  is  a well  read  lawyer.  As  a counsellor  there  is 
none  better.  He  is  prudent  and  cautious  in  all  ventures  and  makes  it 
a rule  to  take  the  safe  side.  He  is  a business  and  commercial  law- 
yer. In  his  political  views  he  has  been  a Democrat,  but  being  in 
favor  of  a Gold  Standard  he  is  not  sure  if  his  party  is  with  him,  but 
he  is  certain  of  his  own  views.  He  is  a good  neighbor  and  a good 
citizen.  He  enjoys  the  distinction  of  having  given  the  first  order  for 
this  work  when  its  canvas  began. 

Harry  Ball 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  September  5,  1861.  He  is  the  son  of 
the  late  W.  H.  Ball  and  Sarah  A.  Ball,  nee  Barbee.  His  ancestors  on 
his  father’s  side  came  from  Scoharie  County,  New  York,  his  father’s 
brother  having  been  born  there,  but  bis  father  was  born  at  Ironton, 
Ohio.  On  his  mother’s  side  he  comes  from  the  Barbees  of  Vir- 
ginia, his  mother’s  people  having  lived  in  Culpepper  County.  His  boy- 
hood and  youth  were  uneventful.  He  was  educated  in  the  Ports- 
mouth Public  Schools,  being  a graduate  of  the  class  of  1881  of  the 
High  School.  His  father  was  a teamster  and  young  Ball  spent  much 
of  his  spare  time  upon  a wagon,  working  as  few  young  men  of  this 
city  ever  worked  even  up  to  the  day  of  his  graduation.  After  com- 
pleting his  course  in  the  High  School,  he  spent  some  five  years  teach- 
ing school  in  Scioto  County,  and  in  the  public  night  schools  of  the 
city.  He  read  law  with  Judge  Noah  J.  Dever  and  Hon.  Daniel  J. 
Ryan  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  March  1,  1887.  He  was  Clerk  of 
the  Board  of  Education  of  the  City  of  Portsmouth.  In  1891,  he  was 
elected  Citv  Solicitor  by  the  Republicans,  and  re-elected  in  1893.  As 
the  Solicitor  of  the  City,  he  discharged  his  duties  fearlessly,  success- 
fully, prosecuting  several  injunction  suits  to  establish  opinions  that 
he  had  given  the  city  council  that  it  did  not  follow.  In  1896,  he  was 
elected  Probate  Tudge  of  Scioto  County  and  re-elected  in  1899,  for  a 
second  term  of  three  years.  In  politics.  Judge  Ball  has  always  been 
an  ardent  Republican,  and  began  work  in  1884  in  the  famous  Blaine 
campaign.  He  has  taken  an  active  part  in  nearly  all  campaigns  since. 
Religiously  be  is  a Methodist  and  for  twenty-five  years  has  been  a 
member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  Church.  On  August  30,  1893,  be  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Nora  Morris,  the  youngest  daughter  of 


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the  late  Stout  Morris  of  Union  Mills.  Her  mother,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Josephine  McQuiston,  is  still  living  at  the  old  homestead. 
To  Judge  Ball  and  wife  have  been  born  four  children  : Margaret  M., 
Emily  Hortense,  Harry  Morris  and  Richard  Morris.  The  last  died 
on  the  24th  day  of  October,  1901,  aged  about  seven  months. 

George  Merrill  Osborn 

was  born  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  October  7,  1858.  His  father,  Arthur 
Patterson  Osborn,  was  a native  of  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania, 
born  September  2,  1814  and  died  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  September  18, 
1887.  His  father  was  a tanner  by  trade  and  moved  in  1840  to  Spring- 
field,  Ohio,  and  in  1847  moved  to  Pond  Creek.  Scioto  County,  where  he 
built  a tannery  for  Smith  and  Davis  and  was  employed  there  as  Su- 
perintendent for  several  years.  In  1858,  he  moved  to  Wheelersburg, 
where  our  subject  was  born,  and  took  charge  of  the  tannery  of  George 
W.  Flanders.  Soon  after  this  Mr.  Flanders  was  elected  Auditor  of 
Scioto  County.  Mr.  Osborn  bought  the  tannery  and  remained  in  that 
until  1880  when  he  retired  from  business.  Our  subject’s  mother, 
Elizabeth  Way,  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Pennsylvania,  Septem- 
ber 3,  1813,  the  daughter  of  Michael  and  Susan  Way.  Arthur  Patter- 
son Osborn  and  Elizabeth  Way  were  married  February  25,  1833. 
Their  surviving  children  are : Stephen,  Lewellyn,  Arthur  Patterson 
and  our  subject.  There  are  seven  deceased.  Arthur  Patterson  Osborn 
enlisted  in  Company  M,  7th  Ohio  Cavalry  when  only  sixteen  years  of 
age,  and  served  eighteen  months.  He  then  received  an  appointment 
to  the  Naval  Academy  through  Hon.  H.  S.  Bundy  and  graduated  in 
1869..  He  served  on  various  vessels  for  a number  of  years  and  retired 
December  8,  1898  on  account  of  bad  health.  George  M.  Osborn  at- 
tended the  public  schools  at  Wheelersburg  and  took  a course  in  the  Iron 
City  Business  College  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  which  he  finished  in 
1875.  He  taught  school  ten  consecutive  years.  In  1873,  he  read 
law  with  Hon.  A.  T.  Holcomb  for  one  year.  In  1877,  he  returned  to 
Portsmouth  and  read  law  with  T.  C.  Anderson  and  was  admitted  in 
June,  1887.  He  was  appointed  Countv  School  Examiner  in  188^  and 
served  until  1891.  He  served  five  years  as  a Trustee  of  Porter  Town- 
ship from  1886  to  189T,  and  was  a member  of  the  AA’heelersburg  School 
Board  for  three  years,  from  1888  to  1891.  He  was  a member  of  the 
Portsmouth  City  Council  from  1896  to  1898  and  again  from  1900  to- 
1902:  a member  of  the  City  Board  of  Health  from  1894  to  1896:  a 
member  of  the  City  Board  of  School  Examiners  since  1895,  and  of  the 
City  Hospital  Board,  since  1897. 

After  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  he  formed  a partnership  with 
Mr.  T.  C.  Anderson,  which  continued  until  he  was  elected  Probate 
Judge  and  took  the  office  in  Februarv.  1891.  He  was  re-elected  in  1893, 
and  served  until  February,  1847.  He  was  married,  June  4,  1890,  to 
Carrie  E.  Feurt,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Mary  Feurt.  He  is  a member 


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of  the  Masonic  lodge,  the  Mystic  Shrine,  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the 
Elks.  He  is  a Republican. 

Samuel  Miles  Johnson 

was  born  November  14,  1853.  He  is  the  son  of  Hon.  George  Johnson, 
a member  of  the  Portsmouth  bar  and  Mary  Ruth  Tracy,  his  wife,  a 
daughter  of  Samuel  Miles  Tracy.  He  was  the  second  son  and  third 
child  of  their  marriage.  He  attended  the  Portsmouth  public  schools 
until  he  completed  the  B course  in  the  High  School  in  1871.  He 
then  went  to  Kenyon  College  and  entered  the  preparatory  class.  He 
entered  the  Freshman  class  in  September,  1872,  and  was  advanced  until 
March,  1875  when  he  came  home  and  began  the  study  of  law.  He 
studied  one  month  and  then  went  into  the  United  States,  revenue  office 
with  General  B.  F.  Coates,  Collector  and  remained  there  until  1880. 
From  1880  to  1884,  he  was  a Deputy  under  Marcus  Boggs,  U.  S.  Col- 
lector. In  1882,  he  went  into  the  insurance  business  with  General 
Benjamin  F.  Coates,  the  firm  being  Coates  & Johnson  and  they  con- 
tinued in  this  until  1886,  when  he  sold  out  to  John  K.  Duke.  He 
had  studied  law  for  one  year  prior  to  his  father’s  death  and  began 
studying  law  again  and  was  admitted  October  9,  1890.  In  1898,  he 
was  appointed  Referee  in  Bankruptcy  in  Scioto  County.  He  served 
until  September,  1901.  At  the  latter  date,  he  was  appointed  Deputy 
Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  for  the  nth  District  of  Ohio.  He  was 
a member  of  Council  of  Portsmouth  from  the  Second  Ward  from 
1882  to  1881.  December  a,  1884,  he  was  married  to  Noreh  Heron 
of  Connersville.  Indiana.  Thev  have  five  children:  Emma  Katherine, 
PTeron  Miles,  Sherrard  McCarty,  Kenyon  Monroe  and  Karoleene.  He 
is  a Republican,  a Knight  Templar,  a 32nd  degree  Mason,  and  a 
member  of  the  First  Presbvterian  Church  of  Portsmouth. 

Henry  X.  Bannon 

was  born  June  5.  1867,  ’n  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Hon.  James 
W.  Bannon  and  Mary  (Smith)  Bannon.  He  attended  the  Ports 
mouth  public  schools  until  the  fall  of  1883.  He  was  a student  at  the 
Ohio  State  University  during  the  ensuing  vear.  In  1886,  he  entered 
the  University  of  Michigan,  taking  the  literary  course,  and  grad- 
uated in  1880.  During  his  college  davs,  he  was  a member  of  the 
Phi  Kappa  Psi  fraternity.  After  graduation  he  studied  law  under  his 
father  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  March,  i8qi.  He  went  into 
partnership  with  his  father  under  the  firm  name  of  Bannon  & Bannon. 
He  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  for  three  years  and  was  its 
President  in  t8q3.  He  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  in  1896  and 
re-elected  in  1809.  Ho  was  married  May  23,  1893,  1°  Miss  Jessie 
Damarin,  daughter  of  F.  C.  Damarin.  Thev  have  two  children  : Eliz- 
abeth and  Louis  Damarin.  He  is  a Republican.  He  is  a most  in- 
defatiguable  worker  and  aims  to  bring  out  of  his  cases  all  that  is 


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in  them.  When  he  does  not  win  his  case  it  is  altogether  the  fault  of 
the  court  in  not  being  able  to  see  it  as  Mr.  Bannon  does.  He  knows 
everybody  and  is  very  popular. 

Oscar  'William  Newman, 

son  of  George  O.  and  Mrs.  Clay  B.  Newman,  was  born  at  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  June  14,  1867.  He  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools  for  the 
course  of  twelve  years  and  graduated  from  the  High  School,  June, 
1884.  He  then  attended  Kenyon  College  and  remained  till  the  close 
of  his  junior  year  in  1887.  He  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  Fall  of 
1889,  under  his  father  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  October,  1891 
He  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  alone  and  so  con- 
tinued it  until  September,  1893,  when  he  formed  a partnership  with  the 
Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson.  This  continued  until  November,  1898,  when 
it  was  dissolved  by  the  appointment  of  Judge  Thompson  as  Judge  of 
the  United  States  District  Court  for  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio. 
Since  then,  he  has  continued  his  law  practice  in  Portsmouth  alone. 
On  June  18,  1894,  he  was  married  to  Judge  Thompson’s  eldest  daugh- 
ter, Chari.  He  has  one  daughter  Katharine  L.  In  politics,  Mr. 
Newman  is  a Democrat,  and  in  religion,  an  Episcopalian.  He  is 
highly  esteemed  as  an  excellent  young  lawyer  and  bids  fair  to  establish 
a distinguished  reputation  in  his  profession. 

Arthur  Hurd  B a nnon 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  on  August  16,  1868.  the  son  of  the 
Hon.  James  W.  Bannon  and  Mary  Smith,  his  wife.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  until  1884,  studied  under  Prof.  J.  A.  I.  Lowes  for  two 
years,  and  in  September,  1886,  entered  the  Michigan  University  in 
the  Philosophy  course.  He  graduated  in  1890.  He  studied  law 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1892.  He  is  a member  of  the  firm  of 
Bannon  & Bannon,  attorneys-at-law.  He  was  a member  of  the  Board 
of  Education  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  from  1895  to  1901.  He  has  laid 
off  ten  acres  in  the  Brushart  Addition  and  subsequently  laid  off  the 
Lincoln  Addition  of  six  and  one-half  acres,  and  has  been  engaged  in 
selling  lots  as  well  as  practicing  law.  Lie  is  an  active,  energetic  young 
lawyer. 

Frank  B.  Kinney 

was  born  November  10,  1869,  in  Vernon  Township,  Scioto  County, 
Ohio.  His  father  is  Capt.  Andrew  J.  Finney,  and  his  mother's  maid- 
en name  is  Levina  Wait,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Franklin  Wait.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  country  schools  until  he  was  twelve  years 
of  age.  He  then  attended  school  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  until  he 
was  sixteen  years  of  age.  At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  went  to 
work  in  a railroad  and  insurance  office  where  he  remained 
one  year.  He  then  worked  two  years  as  bookkeeper  for 
C.  P.  Tracy  & Company,  Wholesale  Boot  & Shoe  House. 


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He  then  went  to  Lebanon,  Ohio,  to  attend  the  National  Normal  Uni- 
versity, was  there  two  years  and  graduated  in  June,  1891,  in  the  scien- 
tific course.  In  October,  1891,  he  entered  the  Cincinnati  Law  School, 
and  graduated  on  the  31st  of  May,  1893,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio  on  the  1st  of  June,  1893.  He 
received  a prize  of  $75.00  in  the  Law  School  for  the  best  essay  writ- 
ten in  a Class  of  one  hundred.  Directly  after  admission  to  the  bar 
he  practiced  there  four  years  until  1897,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth 
and  entered  into  partnership  with  the  Hon.  A.  T.  Holcomb.  This 
continued  for  two  years,  when  he  opened  an  office  of  his  own,  which  is 
located  at  rooms  9 and  10,  Damarin  Building.  He  was  married 
July  it,  1895,  to  Miss  Belle  Burnham,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Jennie 
Burnham  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  has  one  child,  Frank  Burnham, 
born  December  22,  1899.  He  served  on  the  Republican  Executive 
Committee  of  Cincinnati  from  1894  to  1897.  He  ’s  a Republican  in 
his  political  affiliations,  and  a member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Lie 
is  a member  of  the  Elks,  Knights  of  Pythias,  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen,  and  the  Modern  Woodmen. 

Mr.  Einney  is  one  of-  the  most  energetic,  industrious,  tireless 
members  of  the  Portsmouth  bar.  When  he  undertakes  any  task  he 
will  not  fail  in  it,  unless  his  failure  is  due  to  outside  causes  he  cannot 
control  and  cannot  anticipate.  Lie  is  a diligent  student  and  keeps 
himself  well  informed  in  all  the  literature  of  the  law.  He  possesses  ex- 
cellent judgment  of  men  and  of  the  motives  which  control  their  ac- 
tion. He  comes  of  a long  line  of  honorable  revolutionary  ancestry  and 
has  inherited  the  good  qualities  of  every  generation  of  them  since  the 
Seventeenth  Century.  Lie  is  an  excellent  trial  lawyer,  bright,  quick  and 
resourceful.  Lie  is  a forceful  advocate  and  if  he  lives  and  has  his 
health  his  ultimate  position  in  his  profession  will  be  at  the  top.  It 
is  not  safe  to  predict  what  Mr.  Einney  may  accomplish,  for  he  is 
likelv  to  exceed  the  expectations  of  his  most  enthusiastic  friends,  and 
no  one  has  any  more  than  he. 

Harry  Ward  Miller 

was  born  March  24,  1869,  the  son  of  Captain  Isaac  and  Ellen  (Ward) 
Miller.  His  mother  was  the  daughter  of  John  L.  Ward.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  until  1886.  He  then  at- 
tended Prof.  Lowes’  school  for  two  years.  After  that  he  spent  eigh- 
teen months  in  the  office  of  Colonel  Floyd  Smith  and  eighteen  months 
in  Florida  as  private  secretary  to  the  Superintendent  of  a railroad.  In 
1891,  he  commenced  reading  law  with  Harper,  Searl  and  Milner  and 
was  admitted  in  June,  1893.  He  went  to  practicing  and  in  January 
1894  formed  a partnership  with  E.  C.  Searl  under  the  firm  name  of 
Searl  and  Miller.  This  continued  until  1900.  He  then  began  practis- 
ing alone  and  has  an  office  with  Judge  Dever.  He  was  City  Solicitor 
from  1897  to  1899  and  a member  of  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth 


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from  1900  to  1902.  In  the  Spring  of  1902,  he  was  nominated  by  the 
Republican  party  for  the  office  of  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Scioto 
County.  He  will  no  doubt  be  elected  if  he  lives.  He  was  married 
January  3,  1901  to  Miss  Anna  McLaughlin,  daughter  of  Robert  Mc- 
Laughlin of  California,  Ohio.  They  have  one  child,  a son,  Ward  Mc- 
Laughlin. He  resides  at  360  East  Fifth  street,  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
Mr.  Miller  is  well  read  in  his  profession.  He  is  careful,  prudent  and 
conservative  in  the  management  of  all  business  and  bids  fair  to  be  one 
of  the  most  prominent  business  men  of  Portsmouth  as  well  as  to  at- 
tain one  of  the  highest  positions  in  his  profession.  The  foregoing  is 
from  the  editor  of  this  work.  The  following  is  from  another  of  his 
colleagues  at  the  bar,  who  has  had  the  opportunity  to  know  what  he 
speaks. 

“Harry  Ward  Miller  has  succeeded  and  will  continue  to  succeed, 
as  well  because  of  his  intense  earnestness,  great  industry  and  strict  in- 
tegrity. as  because  of  his  great  natural  abilities.  Both  physical  and 
mental  he  is  the  prototype  of  his  honored  grandfather,  John  L. 
Ward.  With  Mr.  Miller  there  is  no  hesitation,  evasion  or  equivoca- 
tion. It  is  either  so  or  not  so.  He  does  not  go  to  extremes.  He  is 
one  of  the  safest  of  men.  You  can  always  tell  where  to  find  him.  He 
never  goes  off  on  a tangent.  In  the  language  of  the  turf  he  is  the  kind 
that  describes  the  safest  and  most  trusty  horse,  “He  can  be  left  unhitch- 
ed and  found  when  wanted.”  True  as  steel  to  his  trust,  to  his  duties 
and  his  friends,  firm  as  a rock,  yet  as  mild  mannered  and  pleasant  in 
his  address  as  a Chesterfield,  using  on  all  occasions  choice  and  force- 
ful language;  generous  to  all,  he  is  a man  who  could  well  serve  as  a 
model  to  his  fellows  and  his  friends  so  regard  him.” 

Thomas  Carlysle  Beatty 

was  born  December  7,  1868  at  Powellsville,  Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of 
Robert  Beatty  and  Armina  (Remy)  Beatty.  His  paternal  grandfather 
was  Reinard  Beatty  from  Pennsylvania.  His  grandfather  Thomas 
Remy  was  from  France.  Our  subject  is  the  oldest  of  three  children. 
His  father  moved  to  Howard  Furnace  when  he  was  three  years  old 
and  worked  in  the  mines  there.  At  the  age  of  ten,  young  Thomas 
went  to  work  in  the  clay  mines  and  worked  there  until  he  was  twenty 
years  of  age.  He  had  three  months  school  out  of  each  year  but  stud- 
ied at  home,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  he  obtained  a certificate  to 
teach.  He  taught  school  first  at  Bonser’s  Run,  two  years  at  Friend- 
ship, two  years  at  Sugar  Grove  and  one  year  at  Hogan’s.  He  attended 
the  National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  in  1891  and  1892. 
In  1891  he  began  reading  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  December 
7,  1894.  He  taught  till  May,  1895  and  commenced  practice  in  Ports- 
mouth. He  was  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Portsmouth  in 
1898  and  1899  and  was  elected  Solicitor  in  1901.  He  is  a Republican 
and  a member  of  the  Sixth  Street  M.  E.  Church.  He  was  married 


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February  27.  1896  to  Margaret  Appel,  daughter  of  Theodore  Appel 
and  Mary  Brant,  his  wife.  They  have  two  children : Charles  Edwin, 
aged  five  and  Howard  Holcomb,  aged  two.  Mr.  Beatty  is  one  of  the 
hardest  workers  at  the  bar.  There  is  no  limit  to  his  industry  or  dili- 
gence in  his  chosen  business.  He  avoids  every  hindrance  to  success 
and  will  no  doubt  achieve  it.  He  has  a wide  acquaintance  in  the 
county  and  has  the  capacity  and  ability  to  accomplish  the  most  difficult 
tasks  in  his  profession. 

James  Sheridan  Thomas 

was  born  in  Meigs  Township,  Adams  County,  Ohio,  one  of  the  young- 
est sons  of  George  A.  Thomas  and  Sarah  J.  Wittenmeyer,  his  wife. 
He  has  a twin  brother,  Professor  Stephen  S.  Thomas,  of  Bloomfield, 
Missouri.  He  attended  school  in  the  district  of  his  home  and  labored 
on  his  father's  farm  until  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age,  when  he  at- 
tended North  Liberty  Academy  for  one  year.  In  1889  and  1890,  he 
attended  the  National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  where  he 
graduated  in  the  Scientific  course  in  1890.  From  the  fall  of  1890 
until  Spring  of  1892,  he  taught  school  at  Otway,  Ohio.  From  the 
Fall  of  1892  till  the  Spring  of  1894,  he  had  charge  of  the  schools  at 
Sciotoville.  In  1893,  he  taught  a summer  school  at  Wheelersburg. 
He  began  the  study  of  law  with  the  Hon.  Ulric  Sloane  at  Winchester 
in  the  summer  of  1892,  and  kept  it  up  until  the  Fall  of  1894,  when  he 
entered  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  and  attended  that  during  the  Fall, 
Winter  and  Spring  of  1894  and  1895.  He  stood  fifth  in  a class  of 
one  hundred  and  fifteen  in  his  studies. 

He  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  May  31,  1895,  on  his  twenty-fifth 
birthday.  On  July  1,  1895,  he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  the  city 
of  Portsmouth,  where  he  has  since  resided.  In  politics,  he  is  a Demo- 
crat, and  has  always  taken  an  active  part  in  political  contests.  In 
1895,  he  was  the  candidate  of  his  party  for  State  Senator  in  the  Sev- 
enth Senatorial  District,  hut  was  defeated  by  Elias  Crandall,  the  Re- 
publican candidate.  He  canvassed  the  district  in  the  interest  of  his 
party.  In  the  Spring  of  1899,  there  was  a special  election  to  vote  on 
the  adoption  of  a new  charter  for  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  This  oc- 
curred about  three  weeks  before  the  regular  municipal  election.  He 
took  strong  grounds  against  the  charter,  and  spoke  against  it  in  pub- 
lic meetings.  The  charter  was  defeated  and  its  defeat  resulted  in  his 
election  to  the  office  of  City  Solicitor  in  the  strong  Republican  city  of 
Portsmouth,  where  a Democratic  City  Solicitor  had  not  been  elected 
since  1875.  He  defeated  one  of  the  very  best  young  Republicans  of 
the  city,  Harry  Miller,  who  was  a candidate  for  re-election.  He  was 
married  August  17,  1900,  to  Bertha  LeFevre.  As  a lawyer,  Mr. 
Thomas  is  very  active  and  industrious.  He  is  careful  and  painstak- 
ing, and  bids  fair  to  make  his  mark  high  up  in  his  profession. 


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Nathan  B.  Gilliland 

was  born  November  7,  1859.  in  Harrison  Township.  He  is  a son  of 
Jacob  G.  and  Mary  (Baker)  Gilliland.  His  grandfather,  Samuel  Gil- 
liland, was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Jackson  County,  Ohio,  and  was 
of  Irish  descent.  Mr.' Gilliland  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools  and  fitted  himself  to  teach,  which  occupation  he  followed  for 
five  years,  from  1878  to  1884.  He  studied  law  at  home  while  farm- 
ing and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1898.  He  was  appointed  Deputy 
Probate  Clerk  February  9.  1897,  by  Judge  Harry  Ball  and  is  still  serv- 
ing in  that  capacity.  He  served  as  Clerk  of  Harrison  Township  three 
terms,  from  1882  to  1884,  and  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  from  1887  to 
1890.  Mr.  Gilliland  is  a strong  Republican  and  takes  a very  active 
part  in  local  politics.  He  is  a member  of  the  Sixth  Street  M.  E. 
church.  He  was  married  November  19,  1884  to  Sina  Monroe,  daugh- 
ter of  Leonard  Monroe.  They  have  had  five  children,  as  follows : 
Mary  E.,  deceased;  Chloe  E.,  aged  fifteen;  Firman  B.,  aged  eleven; 
Evan  R.,  age  seven  and  Hazel  J..  aged  three. 

Cecil  See  Miller 

was  born  July  10,  1870  at  Millersport,  Lawrence  County,  Ohio,  the 
youngest  son  of  Anderson  Miller  and  Elizabeth  Wickline  Miller.  His 
father,  Anderson  Miller,  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  He  attended 
the  schools  of  Millersport  until  he  was  17  years  of  age.  He  then  at- 
tended the  Normal  School  at  South  Bend,  Indiana  and  the  Ada  Normal 
School  for  a short  time.  He  then  attended  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  LTni- 
versity  and  was  graduated  in  1896  taking  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts.  He  then  attended  the  Law  Department  of  the  University  of 
Cincinnati,  graduating  therefrom  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws. 
In  1899  he  received  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  from  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan University.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  June  17,  1898,  and  lo- 
cated in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1898.  where  he  has  since  been  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 

Politically  Mr.  Miller  is  a Republican.  He  is  a member  and 
Trustee  of  Sixth  Street  M.  E.  church  of  Portsmouth. 

Edward  Jacob  Daehler 

was  born  December  29,  1876,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Fred- 
erick C.  Daehler  and  Margaret  Leichner,  his  wife.  He  attended  the 
Portsmouth  schools  till  1895  when  he  graduated  from  the  Ports- 
mouth High  School.  In  the  fall  of  1895  he  entered  the  Ohio  State 
University  at  Columbus,  and  was  there  two  years  in  the  F.nglish- 
Philosophv  course.  In  the  fall  of  1897,  he  entered  the  University  of 
Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor,  and  took  up  the  study  of  law  exclusively. 
He  remained  there  till  June,  1900,  when  he  graduated  in  the  law  course 
and  received  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  was  admitted  to 
practice  law  in  Michigan  and  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio  by  the  Su- 
preme Court  in  June  1900.  He  opened  an  office  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 


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July  i,  1900,  in  the  Spry  Building  and  afterwards  removed  his  office 
to  the  Damarin  Building,  103  West  Second  street.  He  is  a Republi- 
can and  a member  of  the  German  Evangelical  Church.  In  April  1902, 
he  was  elected  a member  of  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth  and  in  its 
organization  was  made  Chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee.  Here  is 
what  his  most  intimate  business  associate,  Hon.  Frank  Finney  says  of 
him,  “I  have  known  Edward  J.  Daehler  from  boyhood.  Have  been 
closely  associated  with  him  for  some  time,  and  he  has  been  in  my  of- 
fice for  the  past  two  years.  He  is  a young  man  of  correct  habits,  high- 
est moral  character,  sterling  integrity,  and  a forceful  and  wide-awake 
young  man  of  superior  intelligence,  of  genial,  clever  disposition,  and 
possesses  qualities  eminently  fitting  him  for  any  position  of  trust,  pub- 
lic or  private.  He  is  aggressive,  and  though  pleasant,  always  firm  in 
the  performance  of  that  which  he  thinks  is  right.” 

Edward  Garfield  Millar 

was  born  May  17,  1877.  His  father  was  George  Bliss  Millar.  His 
mother  was  Ann  E.  Carre,  daughter  of  Thomas  W.  Carre.  He  at- 
tended school  at  Lucasville  and  at  the  Ohio  University  in  the  years, 
1892  and  1893.  Fi  *893  to  -1898  he  spent  his  time  on  his  father’s 
farm  and  in  the  fall  of  1898  he  began  studying  law  with  A.  T.  Hol- 
comb. He  attended  law  school  at  Cincinnati  in  the  fall  and  winter 
of  1899  and  1900  and  graduated  from  the  law  school  in  the  spring  of 
1901.  Pie  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio,  June  11,  1901.  He  lo- 
cated in  Portsmouth,  August  12,  1901,  and  went  into  partnership 
with  A.  T.  Holcomb,  as  Holcomb  and  Millar. 

William  Ralpli  Sprague 

was  born  October  17,  1875,  in  Licking  County,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
Austin  E.  Sprague,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Bailey. 
He  attended  the  district  school,  including  the  Reynoldsburg  High 
School,  and  attended  the  Ohio  State  University  from  1892  to  1895. 
From  1895  to  1897  he  was  engaged  in  farming,  and  from  1897  to  1901 
he  finished  his  philosophical  course  at  the  Ohio  State  University. 
From  1899  to  1901  he  studied  law  in  that  institution  and  for  six 
months  practised  it.  He  was  admitted  December  7,  1901.  He  was 
engaged  in  the  law  office  of  G.  J.  Marriott,  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  He 
located  in  Portsmouth  in  December  1901,  and  has  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law  ever  since  in  the  same  office  with  Noah  J.  Dever  and 
Harry  Miller. 

Frank  Warwick  Moulton 

was  born  in  Lucasville,  Ohio,  February  14,  1877,  the  son  of  Hon. 
Chandler  J.  Moulton  and  Mary  C.  Smith,  his  wife.  He  attended  the 
schools  of  Lucasville  till  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  Then  he  entered  the 
Ohio  University  at  Athens  and  graduated  in  1897.  In  September 
1897,  he  was  appointed  to  a clerkship  of  the  United  States  Commission 


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to  the  Paris  Exposition  of  1900.  He  served  at  Chicago  from  Septem- 
ber, 1897  to  February  1900.  While  in  Chicago,  he  studied  law,  in 
the  winters  of  1898  and  1899,  and  part  of  the  winter  of  1899  and  1900. 
Then  he  went  to  Paris,  France,  and  was  there  till  October  1,  1900.  At 
that  time,  he  resigned  and  entered  the  Cincinnati  law  schools.  He  at- 
tended the  Law  School  till  June  1902,  when  he  graduated.  He  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio,  June  12,  1902.  On  September  1,  1902. 
he  formed  a partnership  with  Nelson  W.  Evans,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
in  the  law  business,  as  Evans  and  Moulton,  and  is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  the  law  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Clinton  Miranda  fearl 

was  born  May  7,  1879.  He  is  the  son  of  Fernando  C.  Searl  and  Car- 
oline Shoemaker,  his  wife.  He  attended  the  Public  Schools  of  Ports- 
mouth until  he  was  nine  years  of  age,  when  his  parents  moved  to 
Wheelersburg.  He  attended  the  schools  there  until  he  graduated  in 
1898.  He  was  a member  of  Company  H,  14th  O.  N.  G.,  and  enlisted 
in  Company  H,  4th  O.  V.  I.  for  the  Spanish  War  April  1898  and  was 
made  a Corporal.  He  was  discharged  in  October,  1898.  In  the  win- 
ter of  1898  and  1899,  he  attended  the  Portsmouth  High  School  and 
took  a special  course.  In  the  fall  of  1899,  he  entered  the  University 
of  Michigan  and  began  the  study  of  law.  He  graduated  June  19, 
1902,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Ohio,  June  13,  1902.  He  located  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  for  the 
practice  of  law  June  .20,  1902.  He  is  a Sergeant  in  Companv  K,  7th 
O.  N-.  G. 

Alexander  Carson  'Woodrow 

was  born  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  November  9,  1857.  His  parents  were 
Nathan  A.  and  Margaret  Jane  ( Kissick)  Woodrow.  His  father  was 
of  English  and  his  mother  of  Scotch  Irish  descent.  Nathan  A. 
Woodrow,  his  father,  enlisted  in  Company  E,  91st  O.  Y.  I.  August  9, 
1862,  for  three  years.  He  was  wounded  May  9.  1864.  in  the  battle 
of  Clovd’s  Mountain.  Virginia,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  Com- 
pany June  24,  1865.  While  he  was  in  the  army,  his  family  resided 
at  West  Union.  They  remained  there  until  1868,  when  they  came 
to  Portsmouth.  Our  subject  attended  school  at  West  Union  and  then 
at  Portsmouth  until  he  was  in  the  Second  year  of  the  High  School. 
After  leaving  school,  he  was  employed  for  two  years  as  shipping 
clerk  with  the  Portsmouth  Shoe  Manufacturing  Company.  In  1879, 
he  entered  the  office  of  Captain  Nelson  W.  Evans  as  a clerk.  At 
the  same  time  he  studied  law  with  Duncan  Livingstone  and  Captain 
Evans.  He  was  admitted  June  5,  1883,  and  has  practiced  law  ever 
since.  November  1,  1887,  he  left  Captain  Evans’  office  and  was  as- 
sociated with  Homer  W.  Farnham  for  the  next  ten  years.  On  Sep- 
tember 6,  1880,  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Surveyor  of  Customs  for 


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the  city  and  served  during  Colonel  James  E.  Wharton’s  term.  He 
was  City  Solicitor  from  1895  to  1897.  He  is  a Republican.  Mr. 
Woodrow  is  noted  for  the  correctness  of  all  his  papers  in  the  course 
of  his  practice  of  the  law.  Everything  he  does  in  the  legal  way  is 
precise  and  exact.  He  is  of  a genial  disposition  and  liked  by  all  who 
know  him. 


CHAPTER  X. 


MISCELLANEOUS  SUBJECTS. 


Early  Conveyances— Early  Marriages- The  Portsmouth  and  Co- 
lumbus TumpiKe  Company— The  Ohio  Canal— Railroads  in 

Scioto  County-County  Elections— Independence  Lays 
in  Scioto  County-Notable  Trials-The  Scioto  Coun- 
ty Bible  Society-Bibliography  of  the  County 
—Accidents  and  Sudden  Deaths-The 
Mound  Builders  of  Scioto  County. 

1.  The  first  deed  recorded  in  the  County  was  from  John  Gabriel  Gervais 
to  Peter  Stephen  Duponceau,  both  Frenchmen.  The  land  was  200  acres  of  the 
Gervais  tract  and  the  consideration  was  $600.00.  Both  of  the  parties  to  this 
deed  have  sketches  herein.  Duponceau  was  a Philadelphia  lawyer,  and  no 
doubt  this  conveyance  was  for  bis  fee  in  lobbying  the  bill  for  the  French  Grant 
through  Congress  in  1795.  The  deed  was  executed  September  3,  1803,  at  Burrs- 
burg,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  now  Haverhill,  before  Kimber  Barton,  Justice  of 
the  Peace.  Francis  LeClercq  and  Peter  Romaine  Bureau  were  the  witnesses. 
Duponceau  held  on  to  the  tract  until  February  20,  1833,  when  be  sold  it  to 
Thayer  D.  White  for  $1,000  in  silver. 

2.  The  second  is  a conveyance  from  John  Beasley  and  Sally,  his  wife,  to 
Samuel  Van  Hook.  The  consideration  was  $100.00.  It  conveyed  fifty  acres  on 
Turkey  Creek,  part  of  a tract  of  400  acres  patented  to  John  Beasley.  The  num- 
ber of  the  survey  is  not  given.  January  29,  1803,  is  the  date  of  the  deed,  and 
it  was  acknowledged  before  John  Ellison,  a Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Adams 
County,  Ohio.  The  month  is  spelled  Genuwary  and  the  word  hickory  is  spelled 
hycory. 

3.  The  third  deed  of  record  is  dated  January  29,  1803,  from  John  Beas- 
ley and  wife  to  William  Corns,  Sr.  It  recited  that  Beasley  was  from  Adams 
County  of  the  Northwest  Territory.  The  consideration  was  $100.00;  and  con- 
veyed fifty  acres  out  of  the  same  tract  mentioned  on  the  first  date.  The  deed 
had  but  one  witness,  John  Ellison,  and  was  not  acknowledged  until  May  10, 
1803. 

4.  The  fourth  deed  is  from  Joseph  Lucas  and  wife  to  John  Hamilton. 
The  consideration  was  $200;  and  conveyed  116  1-2  acres  on  Pond  Creek.  The 
number  of  the  survey  is  not  given.  The  deed  is  dated  October  3,  ISOSj  and 
was  acknowledged  before  William  Lucas,  Justice  of  the  Peace.  November  2, 
1803. 

5.  The  fifth  conveyance  is  from  Joseph  Lucas  and  wife  to  Benjamin 
Feurt,  dated  November  1,  1803.  The  consideration  was  $20.00,  and  conveyed 
nine  acres  on  the  West  Side  of  Pond  Creek.  The  number  of  the  survey  is  not 
given.  William  Lucas  was  the  Justice  of  the  Peace  who  took  the  acknowledge- 
ment. 

6.  The  sixth  conveyance  was  from  William  Lucas,  Sr.,  and  Susannah,  his 
wife, — he  being  a Revolutionary  soldier, — to  Samuel  Reed,  grandfather  of 
Samuel  Reed,  of  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank,  of  Portsmouth,  O.  The  date 
is  November  20,  1803,  the  quantity  is  100  acres  on  the  Scioto  Brush  Creek  for 
$50.00.  The  survey  is  not  given,  and  the  acknowledgement  was  before  Joseph 
Lucas,  Associate  Judge. 

7.  The  seventh  conveyance  is  from  William  Lucas,  jr.,  and  Elizabeth 
his  wife,  to  Samuel  Reed,  the  same  as  mentioned  in  Number  6.  It  is  dated 
August  24,  1803.  The  consideration  was  $125.00,  and  conveyed  eighty-eight 
acres  on  the  Scioto  Brush  Creek.  Joseph  Lucas,  Associate  Judge,  took  the 
acknowledgement. 


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8.  On  August  1,  1803,  William  Lucas,  jr. , and  wife,  conveyed  100  acres 
for  $300.00  on  the  Scioto  Brush  Creek,  to  William  Lucas,  Senior.  The  survey 
is  not  named.  Joseph  Lucas,  Associate  Judge,  took  the  acknowledgement. 

9.  The  ninth  conveyance  is  of  outlots  5 and  6 in  Alexandria  by  Thomas 
Parker  and  wife  by  John  Belli,  attorney,  for  $100.00.  The  deed  is  dated  No- 
vember 6,  1803,  and  the  acknowledgement  was  before  Thomas  Waller,  Justice 
of  the  Peace.  On  the  same  day  out  lot  7 of  Alexandria  was  conveyed  between 
the  same  parties  for  $45.00. 

10.  The  tenth  deed  is  from  John  Beasley  and  wife  to  James  Edison.  The 
consideration  is  $300.00,  and  conveyed  120  acres  of  land  on  Turkey  Creek.  It 
is  dated  August  5,  1803,  and  acknowledged  before  John  Ellison,  Justice  of  the 
Peace  of  Adams  County,  Ohio. 

Early  Marriages. 

February  19,  1805 — Philip  Lewi^,  Sr.,  to  Elizabeth  McBrides,  Joseph 
Moore,  J.  P. 

July  — , 1805 — Joshua  Parrish  to  Elizabeth  Marshall,  William  Jackson, 

J.  P. 

May  29,  1806 — William  Kendall  to  Rachel  Brown,  Robert  Lucas,  J.  P. 
July  1,  1806 — Samuel  Salladay  to  Sarah  Gilhumis,  Thomas  Waller,  J.  P. 
July  12,  1806 — John  Moore  to  Nancy  Jackson,  James  Quinn,  Elder  M.  E. 
Church. 

October  23,  1806 — Peter  Noel  to  Susannah  Feul’t,  Benjamin  Feurt,  J.  P. 
December  10,  1806 — Uriah  Barber  to  Rachel  Beard,  John  Brown,  J.  P. 
November  3,  1807 — Joshua  Parrish  to  Catherine  Miller,  Thomas  Waller, 

J.  P. 

November  17,  1807 — Jacob  Noel  to  Lucretia  Hitchcock,  Benjamin  Feurt, 

J.  P. 

December  28,  1807 — James  Graham  to  Polly  Lauderback,  Emanuel  Traxler, 

J.  P. 

June  6,  1808 — Joshua  Stockham  to  Hannah  Bennett,  Robert  Lucas,  J.  P. 
June  28,  1808 — Daniel  McKinney  to  Kate  Sampson,  Thomas  Waller,  J.  P. 
July  11,  1808 — Nathan  Glover  to  Polly  Jones,  Thomas  Waller,  J.  P. 

July  17,  1808 — Uriah  White  to  Mary  Huston,  Robert  Lucas,  J.  P. 
August  27,  1808 — Francis  Valloday  to  Nancy  Slater,  John  Fitzer,  J.  P. 
July  13,  1809 — William  Givens  to  Susanna  Anderson,  D.  McKinney,  J.  P. 
August  17,  1809 — Jacob  Utt  to  Jemima  Crull,  Robert  Lucas,  J.  P. 
September  18,  1809 — John  H.  Thornton  to  Sarah  Glover,  Charles  T.  Mas- 
tin,  J.  P. 

October  21,  1809 — Francis  Le  Clercq  to  Mary  Louise  Cadot,  William 
Montgomery,  J.  P. 

March  19,  1810 — John  Clark  to  Abigail  Louis,  William  Crull,  J.  P. 

April  4,  1810 — Robert  Lucas  to  Eliza  Brown,  William  Crull,  J.  P. 

October  24,  1810 — William  Givens  to  Rachel  Stockham,  Emanuel  Traxler, 

J.  P. 

April  15,  1811 — Philip  Moore  to  Amelia  Collins,  Eskridge  Hall,  M.  M.  G. 
January  10,  1812 — Philip  Moore  to  Cynthia  Belli,  Eskridge  Hall,  M.  M.  G. 
January  26,  1812 — Benjamin  Feurt  to  Mary  Dever,  David  Gharky,  J.  P. 
February  13,  1812 — Gabriel  Feurt  to  Lydia  Hitchcock,  David  Gharky, 

J.  P. 

May  3,  1812 — Nathan  Wheeler,  Jr.,  to  Nancy  Chamberlin,  John  Taylor, 

J.  P. 

May  19,  1812 — George  Salladay  to  Phoebe  Chaffin,  George  Guthrie,  J.  P. 

September  28,  1812 — John  Smith  to  Mary  Stratton, 

January  8,  1813— Joseph  Boynton  to  Elizabeth  Wheeler,  George  Guthrie, 

J.  P. 

December  30,  1813— Ezekiel  Day  to  Rebecca  Bowen,  William  Poneed,  J.  P. 
January  24,  1814— William  McFadgen  to  Priscilla  Hammett,  George 
Guthrie,  J.  P. 

February  10,  1814— John  Smith  to  Nancy  Compton,  Benjamin  Feurt,  J.  P- 
March  3,  1814 — Charles  Boynton  to  Rhoda  Sumner,  P.  J.  Pearse,  J.  P. 
September  13,  1814— William  Turner  to  Elizabeth  Fleming,  Thomas  Se- 
bring,  J.  P. 


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November  8,  1814— Jesse  Martin  to  Mary  Ann  Bowen,  Tapley  White,  J P. 
December  29,  1814 — Levi  Moore  to  Amanda  Gunn,  Allen  Moore,  J.  P. 
January  15,  1815— David  McDonald  to  Nancy  Munn,  Tapley  White,  J.  P. 
April  3,  1815 — John  Noel  to  Margaret  Lowery,  Benjamin  Davis,  J.  P. 
June  1,  1815 — John  Funk  to  Margaret  Glover,  Jesse  Hitchcock,  J.  P. 
September  1,  1S15 — Jacob  Noel  to  Ann  Glover,  Robert  Lucas,  J.  P. 
November  12,  1815 — James  B.  Prescott  to  Lydia  Boynton,  Robert  Lucas, 

J.  P. 

1815 — Joseph  Guthrie  to  Hannah  Dever,  William  Collins, 

J.  P. 

February  22,  1816 — Jonathan  B.  Hard  to  Sophronia  White,  George  Guthrie, 

J.  P. 

March  7,  1816 — General  Robert  Lucas,  to  Friendly  0.  Sumner,  William 
Power,  J.  P. 

March  14,  1816 — Abraham  McConnell  to  Elizabeth  Ferguson,  Benjamin 
Feurt,  J.  P. 

September  5,  1816 — John  Barber  to  Violet  Swords,  Ezra  Osborn,  J.  P. 
October  31,  1816 — John  Noel  to  Anna  Hammett,  Ezra  Osborn,  J P. 
November  16,  1816 — William  Oldfield  to  Maria  Hempstead,  Ezra  Osborn, 

J.  P. 

November  30,  1816 — Stephen  Masters  to  Malinda  Martin,  William  Bush, 

J.  P. 

January  1,  1817 — John  Collins  to  Cassander  Moore,  Allen  Moore,  J.  P. 
February  27,  1817 — Benjamin  Barklow  to  Margaret  Foster,  Jesse  Hitch- 
cock, J.  P. 

March  21-,  1817 — James  Munn  to  Filissa  Oliver,  Jacob  Noel,  J.  P. 

May  — , 1817 — Isaac  Brown,  Jr.,  to  Mahittable  Burt,  Benjamin  Wait,  J.  P. 
June  1,  1817 — John  Olliver,  to  Patty  Munn,  Benjamin  Burt,  J.  P. 

June  6,  1817 — Peter  Brown  to  Sarah  Cole,  Allen  Moore,  J.  P. 

July  3,  1817 — William  Duduit  to  Faire  La  Croix,  William  Power,  J.  P. 
October  19,  1817 — Benjamin  Melcher  to  Nancy  Loyd,  Stephen  Lindsey, 
V.  D.  M. 

January  16,  1818 — William  Carey  to  Vine  Harrison,  Allen  Moore,  J.  P. 
January  18,  1818 — John  Groninger  to  Eleanor  Munn,  Allen  Moore,  J.  P. 
March  22,  1818 — Reuben  Kennedy  to  Hannah  Enslow,  Thompson  Sebring, 

J.  P. 

March  22,  1818 — Richard  Sill  to  Polly  Funk,  Jesse  Hitchcock,  J.  P. 
March  25,  1818 — Jesse  White  to  Polly  Campbell  Ezra  Osborn,  J,  P. 
March  29,  1818 — Joseph  Wheeler  tc  Lydia  Skelton,  Ezra  Osborn,  J.  P. 
July  16,  1818 — James  Linn  to  Rachel  Jones,  Stephen  Lindsey,  V.  D.  M. 
August  19,  1818 — Stephen  Smith  to  Sarah  Mills,  Rufus  Chaney,  M.  G. 
September  14,  1818 — David  Stockham  to  Martha  Wells,  John  Bennett, 

J.  P. 

September  30,  1818 — David  Dudley  to  Elizabeth  Boynton,  Rufus  Chaney, 

M.  G. 

October  20,  1818 — Nathan  Sears  to  Grace  Newkirk,  Silas  Cole,  J.  P. 
November  12,  1818 — Henry  Utt  to  Nancy  Bennett,  John  Bennett,  J.  P. 
December  7,  1818 — Jacob  Clingman  to  Jane  Bacom,  Jesse  Hitchcock,  J.  P. 
February  19,  1819 — Samuel  Lindsey  to  Maria  Pierce,  John  H.  Lindsey, 

J.  P. 

March  3,  1819 — Stephen  Chandler  to  Mary  Lamb,  Henry  Baker,  Elder, 
M.  E.  Ch. 

March  6,  1819 — James  Batterson  to  Polly  Squires,  Benjamin  Burt,  J.  P. 
May  15,  1819 — Shadrack  Chaffin  to  Sally  Salladay,  William  M.  Burt,  J.  P. 
June  14,  1819 — Benjamin  Butterfield  to  Nancy  Powell,  Ezra  Hard,  J.  ,P. 
October  14,  1819 — James  Lodwick  to  Elizabeth  Hempstead,  Stephen  Lind- 
sey, V.  D.  M. 

October  19,  1819— Cornelius  McCoy  to  Eleanor  Patton,  Stephen  Lindsey, 
V.  D.  M. 

October  28,  1819 — Southey  Copes  to  Ruth  Hutton,  David  Mitchell,  J.  P. 


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j p ^ecemt5er  10,  1819  Claudius  Cadot  to  Nancy  Ball,  Thompson  Sebring, 

December  16,  1819 — William  Peck  to  Mary  Hicky,  John  Smith,  J.  P. 

December  19,  1819  James  Salsbury  to  Nancy  Kehoe,  Stephen  Lindsey 
V.  D.  M. 

j p '^anuai’lr  1820  Jesse  Marshall  to  Mary  Carteren,  Thompson  Sebring, 

( February  7,  1820— Joseph  Bonser  to  Rebecca  Patton,  John  H.  Lindsey, 

April  2,  1820— Thaddeus  Bennett  to  Abigail  Wait,  John  Smith,  J.  P. 

May  22,  1820 — Peter  Lindsey  to  Abigail  Wheeler,  John  H.  Lindsey,  J.  P. 
May  22,  1820— Rezin  Enslow  to  Mary  Sebring,  William  M.  Burt,  J.  P. 
July  3,  1820 — Daniel  Corwine  to  Eliza  Dale,  John  Smith,  J.  P. 

August  27,  1820 — John  Brown  to  Susannah  Nelson,  Thomas  Brown,  J.  P. 
October  28,  1820— Ruben  Chaffin  to  Sarah  Smith,  Rufus  Chaney,  M.  G. 
November  30,  1820— Wilson  Bates  to  Elizabeth  Kinney,  Stephen  Lind- 
sey, V.  D.  M. 

December  4,  1820 — Washington  Kinney  to  Mary  Waller,  Stephen  Lindsey, 
V.  D.  M. 

February  18,  1821— Edward  Cranston  to  Nabby  Cole,  Philip  Moore,  J.  P. 
February  22,  1821 — Marcus  Bosworth  to  Sarah  Dole,  Stephen  Lindsey, 
V.  D.  M. 

March  21,  1821 — Phineas  Chaffin  to  Armina  Wheeler,  Rufus  Chaney,  J.  P. 
March  27,  1821 — Solomon  Noel  to  Fanny  Johnson,  Jacob  Noel,  J.  P. 

April  11,  1821 — Giles  S.  B.  Hempstead  to  Elizabeth  Peebles,  Stephen  Lind- 
sey, V.  D.  M. 

October  11,  1821 — William  Kendall  to  Christina  Lawson,  Stephen  Lindsey, 
V.  D.  M. 

November  5,  1821 — Zina  Gunn  to  Clarissa  Haumer,  Philip  Moore,  J.  P. 
December  20,  1821,  William  Lucas  to  Elizabeth  Tripp,  Jesse  Hitchcock, 

J.  P. 

January  1,  1822 — William  Boynton  to  Nancy  Beloat,  Samuel  G.  Jones, 

J.  P. 

February  6,  1822 — Nathan  Quin  to  Margaret  Noel,  J.  P.  Noel,  J.  P. 
March  22,  1822 — Abner  C.  Clingman  to  Sarah  Woolever,  Rufus  Chaney, 

J.  P. 

March  30,  1822 — John  Squires  to  Louisa  Lamb,  Jacob  Delay,  J.  P. 
September  4,  1822 — Manasseh  Lawson  to  Agate  Valodin,  Rufus  Chaney, 

J.  P. 

October  8,  1822 — Hugh  Cook  to  Mercy  Smith,  W.  M.  Oldfield,  M.  G. 

October  13,  1822 — Samuel  M.  Tracy  to  Mary  Daly,  J.  E.  B.  Kellog,  M.  G. 

October  21,  1822 — John  Ashley  to  Matilda  Lauderback,  James  Thompson, 

J.  P. 

December  12,  1822 — Stephen  Kent  to  Ruby  Whitcomb,  Dan  Young,  J.  P. 
January  30,  1823 — Isaac  Noel  to  Mary  Ann  Orm,  J.  P.  Noel,  J.  P. 

January  30,  1823 — James  Daum  to  Hannah  Goble,  Samuel  B.  Burt,  J.  P. 

April  10,  1823 — Solomon  Noel  to  Mary  Huston,  J.  P.  Noel,  J.  P. 

April  11,  1823 — Xanthus  Cannaday  to  Celia  Scott,  Thomas  Brown,  J.  P. 
May  21,  1823 — Levi  Barker  to  Nancy  Leonard,  Stephen  Lindsey,  V.  D.  M. 
May  28,  1823 — Samuel  J.  Huston  to  Elizabeth  Leonard,  Stephen  Lindsey, 

J.  P. 

October  24,  1823 — Henry  Cox  to  Vicy  Utt,  Samuel  G.  Jones,  J.  P. 

December  25,  1823 — John  Stockham  to  Hannah  Bennight,  Daniel  McKin- 
ney, J.  P. 

February  25.  1824 — John  W.  Veach  to  Ann  Plummer,  Thomas  Coale,  J.  P. 
April  25,  1824 — Eben  Dole  to  Elizabeth  Carril,  Stephen  Lindsey,  V.  M.  D. 
May  11,  1824 — David  D.  Cady  to  Ann  Eliza  Kinney,  William  Oldfield, 

J.  P. 

July  1,  1824 — Samuel  C.  Briggs  to  Elizabeth  Smith,  J.  P.  Noel,  J.  P. 

July  25,  1824 — Francis  Valloday  to  Temperance  Burt,  William  Oldfield, 

J.  P. 

December  11,  1824,  Azel  Glover  to  Elizabeth  Deering,  Havillah  Gunn,  J.  P. 
January  3,  1825 — Chester  P.  Hard  to  Sarah  Kimball,  John  James,  J.  P. 


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January  12,  1825 — Kennedy  Lodwiek  to  Caroline  Wood,  Havillah  Gunn, 

J.  P. 

February  1,  1825 — Hannibal  G.  Hamlin  to  Mary  Whitney,  William  Old- 
field. J.  P. 

May  4,  1825 — Thayer  D.  White  to  Eliza  Kimball,  Lawson  Drury,  J.  P. 
June  16,  1825 — Daniel  Y.  Whitcomb  to  Susannah  Vincent,  William  Burt, 

J.  P. 

October  13,  1825 — Stephen  Chandler  to  Louisa  Lucas,  William  M.  Burt, 

J.  P. 

December  30,  1825 — Samuel  C.  Briggs  to  Rebecca  Timbrook,  John  James, 

P.  G. 

February  29,  1826 — William  Duduit  to  Lucy  Flanders,  Lawson  Drury, 

J.  P. 

July  30,  1826 — Conrad  Overturf  to  Rhoda  Kendall,  J.  Wood,  V.  D.  M. 
November  23,  1826 — Moses  Gregory  to  Eliza  Belli,  Ruben  Wait,  J.  P. 
May  27,  1827 — Robert  Wood  to  Jane  F.  Peebles. 

September  20,  1827 — Enos  Gunn  to  Nancy  McDonald,  Ezra  Osborn,  J.  P. 
December  18,  1827 — Charles  Oscar  Tracy  to  Maria  Kinney,  Ezra  Osborn, 

J.  P. 

, 1827 — Simon  De  Long  to  Carthine  Moore,  John  Noel,  J.  P. 

June  11,  1828 — Arthur  Davis  to  Margaret  Leonard. 

April  21,  1831 — James  Keyes  to  Catherine  Jones. 

November  14,  1832 — John  Terry  to  SusaD  Waller,  Rev.  E.  Brainard. 
March  28,  1837 — Henry  Buchanan  to  Elizabeth  Belt,  daughter  of  Judge 
Levin  Belt  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

April  20,  1837 — Arthur  Davis  to  Susannah  Leonard. 

July  26,  1837 — John  Waller  to  Mary  Jane  Baldridge. 

August,  23,  1837 — Eliphaz  Hayward  to  Mary  Cadot. 

September  3.  1837 — Landon  Taylor  to  Jane  Vincent,  Rev.  Dan  Young. 
May  13,  1838 — Moses  Gregory  to  Phoebe  Tillow,  at  Sharonville,  Ohio. 
January  20,  1839 — Robert  Hamilton  to  Rachel  Peebles. 

July  2,  1839 — John  D.  Feurt  to  Maria  Jane  Oldfield,  Rev.  E.  Burr. 

October  10,  1839 — L.  P.  N.  Smith  to  Rebecca  Peebles,  Rev.  A.  Brown. 
March  15,  1842 — Sebastian  Eifort  to  Rachel  Jackson. 

May  14,  1842 — James  Murfin  to  Eliza  Rogers. 

January  2,  1843 — John  A.  Turley  to  Charlotte  Robinson. 

The  Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike  Company. 

was  incorporated  by  a special  act  passed  February  7,  1831.  There  were  twenty- 
five  incorporates  named  in  the  act,  five  of  whom  were  from  Scioto  County. 
They  were:  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  William  Kendall,  Ezra  Osborn,  John  Peebles, 
Nathan  K.  Clough  and  John  Noel.  John  J.  Vanmeter.  James  B.  Turner,  Wil- 
liam Blackstone  and  Robert  Lucas  were  of  Pike  County.  Lincoln  Goodale.  Sam- 
uel Parsons,  Robert  W.  McCoy  and  Joel  Buttles  were  from  Franklin  County. 
James  T.  Worthington,  David  Crause,  Thomas  J.  McArthur,  Thomas  James, 
George  Renick  and  Anthony  Walke  were  of  Ross  County.  Andrew  Huston. 
G.  W.  Doan,  George  Crook  and  John  Cochran  were  of  Pickaway  County.  The 
Capital  stock  was  $250,000.  Books  were  to  be  opened  at  Portsmouth,  Chillico- 
the,  Circleville  and  Columbus.  Shares  were  $100  each.  When  400  shares  were 
subscribed  there  was  to  be  a meeting  of  the  stockholders.  The  road  was  to 
begin  at  the  Court . House  in  Portsmouth  then  on  Market  street  between  Sec- 
ond and  Front,  and  to  enter  Columbus  at  the  Southern  termination  of  High 
Street.  The  road  was  to  be  op°ned,  not  exceeding  100  feet  wide,  thirty  of 
which  was  to  be  roadway.  No  grade  was  to  be  higher  than  four  degrees.  The 
first  ten  miles  were  to  be  built  from  Portsmouth.  Toll  gates  were  to  be  erect- 
ed every  ten  miles.  The  rates  of  toll  were  fixed  for  every  ten  miles. 
Four-wheeled  carriages  with  two  horses  or  oxen  25  cents.  Two 
wheeled  carriages  drawn  by  two  horses  or  oxen  18%  cents:  sled  or  sleigh,  two 
horses,  12%  cents;  horse  and  rider  6%  cents,  led  horses  3 cents,  cattle  25  cents 
for  twenty,  sheep  or  hogs  12%  cents  for  twenty.  Four  wheeled  pleasure  car- 
riage drawn  by  two  horses  37%  cents;  each  additional  horse,  12%  cents.  Two 
wheeled  carriage  and  one  horse,  25  cents,  four  wheeled  carriage  drawn  by  one 


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horse  18%  cents.  Going  to  Church  on  Stinday,  militia  men  going  and  return- 
ing from  musters  and  funerals  were  free.  The  Legislature  might  alter  these 
rates  by  fifty  per  cent  after  ten  years  after  the  road  was  completed.  The 
Company  was  required  to  put  up  mile  stones  with  the  distance  from  Columbus 
and  Portsmouth  thereon,  and  rates  of  toll  were  to  be  posted  at  the  gates. 
The  Company  was  to  keep  an  account  of  the  expense  of  the  construction  of 
the  road  and  its  revenues  and  expenses,  and  the  State  had  a right  to  buy  the 
same  at  a fixed  price  or  the  Commissioners  of  the  Counties,  the  parts  in  their 
respective  counties,  and  make  the  road  free. 

On  January  25,  1832,  this  act  was  amended  by  allowing  the  road  bed 
to  be  twenty  feet  wide  outside  the  mile  at  the  beginning  in  the  City  of  Ports- 
mouth. The  stock  was  made  $10.00  per  share  and  when  one  hundred  shares 
were  subscribed,  the  Company  could  organize. 

On  February  21,  1833,  the  Legislature  gave  the  Company  till  October  1 
to  complete  ten  miles  of  their  road  without  forfeiture.  The  by  laws  of  the 
Company  had  a Treasurer  for  each  County.  All  elections  were  to  be  held  at 
the  Court  House  in  Chillicothe,  and  no  stock  was  to  be  transferred  until  fully 
paid  up.  The  general  plan  of  the  road  was,  the  road  was  to  be  opened  one 
hundred  feet  wide,  cleared  within  twenty  feet  of  center.  The  road  bed  was 
to  be  33  feet  wide,  with  the  center  18  inches  above  the  sides  by  regular  curve; 
no  grade  above  four  degrees.  All  slopes  one-half  to  one  inch,  embankment. 
Excavations  were  one  foot  rise  to  one  foot  base.  There  was  to  be  twenty 
feet  road  bed  in  the  center,  broken  limestone  macadamized.  Gravel  was  to  be 
nine  inches  thick.  The  Treasurer  was  allowed  two  per  cent-  in  moneys  col- 
lected from  stock  holders,  and  one  per  cent  in  moneys  from  the  State  or 
Counties.  One  and  one-half, per  cent  for  disbursing  moneys  coming  from  his 
predecessor.  Directors  were  allowed  $2.00  a day  for  the  time  engaged  superin- 
tending or  otherwise. 

The  Ohio  Canal. 

As  this  is  not  a history  of  the  Canal  as  such,  only  such  notice  of  it  will 
be  given  as  affects  Scioto  County.  June  4,  1825,  the  Canal  was  begun  at  the 
Licking  Summit.  It  was  the  intention  to  work  it  both  ways.  Governor  Mor- 
row and  his  aids,  the  Canal  Commissioner,  the  Commissioners  of  the  Canal 
Fund,  Governor  Clinton  of  New  York  and  General  Van  Reissellear  were  pres- 
ent. Rev.  Jenks  of  Granville  officiated  as  Chaplain.  Governor  Clinton  address- 
ed the  people.  The  Militia  was  out  in  force  with  all  their  tinsel.  Mr.  Kelley 
of  the  Canal  Commissioners,  presented  two  spades  to  Judge  Minor,  President 
of  the  Board.  He  gave  them  to  Governors  Clinton  and  Morrow.  Each  Govern- 
or used  a spade  and  a great  shout  went  up.  Then  each  of  the  officials  of 
the  Canal  used  a spade.  There  was  a public  dinner,  after  which  a number 
of  toasts  were  drunk.  About  8,000  persons  were  present.  At  the  same  time 
it  was  announced  that  the  commissioners  by  unanimous  vote  had  decided  to 
come  from  Chillicothe  down  the  west  side  of  the  Scioto,  because  it  would  cost 
$36,000  less.  On  September  2,  1825,  1200  laborers  were  employed  at  Licking 
Summit.  They  were  paid  $8.00  per  month.  July  6,  1826,  the  line  between 
Piketon  and  Portsmouth  had  not  been  determined.  At  this  time  2,000  la- 
borers and  3,000  teams  were  at  work  between  Licking  Summit  and  Cleveland. 
In  that  distance  44  locks  were  required.  There  was  a fall  of  395  feet  between 
those  points.  August  10,  1826,  the  Canal  Commissioners  borrowed  $1,000,000 
at  six  per  cent.  January  28,  1827,  Governor  Worthington  was  a canal  com- 
missioner. It  was  expected  the  work  in  the  Scioto  Valley  would  be  put  under 
contract  the  following  season.  March  8,  1827,  the  surveys  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Scioto  were  completed  and  the  surveys  on  the  east  side  from  Piketon  to 
Portsmouth  were  to  be  made.  July  5,  1827,  the  canal  was  expected  to  be 
opened  from  Akron  to  Cleveland.  July  19,  1828,  the  location  of  the  canal  in 
Scioto  County  was  fixed  by  the  Canal  Commissioners.  The  town  took  a boom. 
The  Times,  not  the  present  Times,  but  a paper  called  the  Western  Times, 
was  filled  with  advertisements,  August  2,  1828,  many  of  the  citizens  of  Pike 
and  Scioto  County  protested  against  the  location  of  the  canal  on  the  west  side. 
That  portion  of  land  between  the  present  Scioto  Bridge  and  the  old  mouth 
of  the  Scioto  was  then  called  the  “Isthmus,”  and  on  January  7.  1829,  the  canal 
commissioners  resolved  to  cut  a way  through  the  “Isthmus”  between  the  Ohio 


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and  Scioto  rivers  and  make  the  mouth  of  the  canal  at  the  lower  end  of  Ports- 
mouth. February  21,  1829,  it  was  announced  that  the  “Isthmus”  at  the  west 
end  of  Portsmouth  was  to  be  cut  through  and  aqueducts  would  be  built  at 
Pee  Pee,  Camp  Creek,  and  Brush  Creek. 

June  6,  1829,  proposals  for  parts  of  the  canal  were  published  in  the  Wes- 
tern Times.  On  June  15th  and  20th,  lettings  on  the  Ohio  canal  were  made. 
Section  83,  was  Brush  Creek  Aqueduct,  Section  90  was  Pond  Creek  Aqueduct, 
Section  97  was  Three  Locks  near  Portsmouth  and  Section  98  was  through  the 
low  bottoms.  George  W.  Darlington  had  sections  55  and  56.  Section  99  was 
a dam  across  the  Scioto  and  section  100  was  the  cutting  through  the  “Isthmus.” 
Eads  and  McGregor  had  the  three  locks  at  Union  Mills.  November  21,  1829, 
proposals  for  darning  the  Scioto  and  cutting  through  the  “Isthmus”  were  ad- 
vertised to  be  let  December  7,  1829.  Lemuel  Moss  of  Franklin,  obtained  the 
contract.  August  19,  1831,  the  plans  at  the  east  end  of  the  canal  were 
changed.  The  canal  was  to  end  on  the  west  side  of  the  Scioto.  It  could 
not  be  completed  before  the  summer  of  1832.  October  7,  1831,  the  canal  was 
opened  from  Cleveland  to  Chillicothe,  250  miles.  September  15,  1832,  the  ca- 
nal was  opened  to  Waverly.  Boats  arrived  and  there  was  a public  celebration. 
October  13.  1832,  the  opening  of  the  canal  to  Portsmouth  was  to  be  celebrated. 
Col.  William  Oldfield  was  to  be  Marshal,  Dr.  Hempstead  was  to  receive  the 
guests  and  William  V.  Peck  was  to  deliver  the  oration.  All  Revolutionary 
Soldiers  were  invited  to  join  in  the  ceremony. 

October  20,  1832,  owing  to  the  prevalence  of  cholera,  the  celebration  was 
deferred.  December  1,  1832,  the  canal  was  completed.  April  1.  1837,  G.  J.  Leet 
had  a line  of  packets  to  Columbus  which  went  through  in  twenty-four  hours. 
June  3,  1837,  there  was  a line  of  boats  running  through  to  Cleveland.  Sep- 
tember 23,  1837,  the  flood  destroyed  the  culvert  at  Camp  Creek  and  the  canal 
was  broken.  Extra  stages  were  put  on  and  teams  employed  to  handle  pas- 
sengers and  goods.  January  2,  1838,  navigation  was  closed,  and  the  new  ac- 
queduct  at  Camp  Creek  was  not  finished.  January  23,  1838,  navigation  was  re- 
sumed. Between  January  6th  and  21st  there  arrived  at  Portsmouth  8,031  bar- 
rels of  poi'k,  5,571  barrels  of  flour,  561  barrels  of  whiskey,  176  barrels  of  lard, 
butter  108  kegs,  cheese  141  casks.  Two  or  three  large  steamboats  were  freight- 
ed for  New  Orleans.  July  10,  1838,  the  project  of  the  lateral  canal  was  dis- 
cussed in  the  Scioto  Tribune.  In  the  Scioto  Tribune  of  June  30,  1838.  there 
was  an  account  of  the  public  meeting  held  in  the  interest  of  the  Lateral  Canal. 
The  vote  of  the  town  on  subscribing  to  the  stock  was  161  for  and  37  against. 
This  vote  was  taken  on  July  24,  1838,  but  this  project  never  materialized.  Ed- 
ward Hamilton  was  chairman  of  this  meeting,  Moses  Gregory  and  G.  S.  B. 
Hempstead  were  Secretaries.  July  31,  1838,  notice  was  published  of  a basin  to 
be  constructed  at  the  town  of  Alexandria.  The  legislature  was  to  be  applied 
to.  At  a public  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Portsmouth  held  December  29,  1838. 
it  was  decided  to  petition  the  legLlature  to  subscribe  one-third  of  the  stock 
of  the  Ohio  Canal  and  Manufacturing  Company  and  build  a canal  on  the  east 
side  of  the  Scioto.  Edward  Hamilton  was  chairman  of  the  meeting  and  S.  M. 
Tracy  was  Secretary.  John  R.  Turner.  Joseph  Riggs  and  E.  Glover  were  ap- 
pointed to  bring  the  matter,  before  the  legislature.  March  15,  1839,  a resolu- 
tion was  passed  by  the  legislature  to  construct  a canal  from  Bear  Creek  to 
Portsmouth  crossing  the  Scioto  at  Bear  Creek.  The  Ohio  Canal  and  Manufac- 
turing Company  were  to  give  up  their  rights.  The  news  reached  Portsmouth 
March  19.  Four  days  later.  White  and  Rogers  of  the  Senate  and  Donally  and 
Ripley  of  the  House  were  met  by  a cavalcade  and  escorted  to  the  United  States 
Hotel  where  they  spent  the  evening.  On  that  evening  the  town  was  illumi- 
nated. March  29th,  1839,  the  canal  was  closed  for  repairs  but  was  expected  to  be 
open  by  April  10th.  November  15,  1839,  the  canal  was  closed  from  Brush  Creek 
down  for  repairs.  November  29,  1839,  goods  were  brought  to  Brush  Creek  by 
canal  and  thence  wagoned  to  Portsmouth.  February  24,  1840,  200  delegates 
went  from  Portsmouth  to  the  Whig  State  Convention  by  canal.  They  were 
from  Hamilton,  Brown.  Lawrence,  Adams  and  Scioto  Counties.  February  28. 
1840,  the  Bear  Creek  culvert*  fell  in.  The  tolls  on  the  Ohio  Canal  for  1837  were 
$433,699,  for  1838,  $382,135,  expenses  of  repairing  $214,581. 

August  27,  1846,  survey  was  being  made  by  the  State  down  the  east 
side  of  the  Scioto  for  a canal.  July  18,  1855,  the  canal  was  in  a deplorable  con- 


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dition.  March  31,  1858,  there  was  a tri-weekly  packet  line  to  Columbus.  The 
boats  left  Portsmouth  Mondays,  Wednesdays  and  Fridays  at  11  a.  m.  and 
returned  on  alternate  days.  February  29,  1860,  the  tolls  for  the  quarter  end- 
ing February  15,  1859,  were  $10,824.65;  for  the  quarter  ending  February  15,  1860, 
were  $7,150.11;  for  the  quarter  ending  May  15,  $9,926.15;  for  the  quarter 
ending  May  15,  1859,  were  $17,477.34;  for  the  quarter  ending  May  15,  1860,  were 
$10,568.93. 

December  29,  1860,  Barton  and  Thompson  made  a canal  propeller  and 
tried  it  on  the  waters  of  the  canal.  March  1.  1865,  navigation  opened,  the 
canal  had  been  closed  two  months.  November  14,  1866,  the  first  canal  boat 
for  many  months  came  through  from  Cleveland.  Captain  A.  W.  Williamson’s 
Evening  Star  was  making  through  trips  to  Chillicothe  tri-weekly.  February 
23,  1867,  there  was  a break  in  the  canal  at  Sharonville  which  took  two  weeks 
to  repair.  The  Ohio  Canal  from  Cleveland  to  Portsmouth  is  306  miles  long, 
with  feeder  11  miles,  total  length  317  miles.  It  cost  $4,695,203.  Licking  County 
reservoir  covers  3,600  acres.  November  13,  1887,  the  extension  of  the  Ohio 
canal  to  the  Ohio  river  was  celebrated.  It  cost  $10,000  and  only  one  boat  ever 
went  through  it. 

Railroads  in  thie  County. 

On  January  18,  1849,  a Railroad  through  Chillicothe  and  Lancaster  to 
Newark  was  talked  of.  On  January  22,  1849,  there  was  a Railroad  charter 
granted  by  the  legislature  to  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  Company.  On  March 
13,  1849,  there  was  a railroad  meeting  at  Portsmouth  of  which  Wm.  Oldfield  was 
President  and  E.  W.  Jordan  was  secretary.  On  March  24,  1849,  the  town  vot- 
ed on  $100,000  Railroad  subscription;  there  were  320  ayes  and  3 noes.  On 
April  5,  1849,  there  was  $23,000  to  $24,000  private  subscriptions  given  to  the 
Railroad  at  Portsmouth.  On  May  26,  1849,  the  Company  voted  on  railroad  sub- 
scriptions for  $25,000.  The  stockholders  of  the  Scioto  & Hocking  Valley  Rail- 
road Company  met  at  Chillicothe  May  9,  to  elect  seven  directors.  The  vote  to 
be  held  on  the  Railroad  subscription  was  postponed  on  May  17  on  account  of 
cholera.  On  May  24,  1849,  at  a meeting  at  Chillicothe  C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  J.  V. 
Robinson,  B.  F.  Conway  were  elected  directors  for  Portsmouth,  and  J.  V. 
Robinson  was  elected  president  of  the  board.  This  was  the  first  organization. 
On  June  14,  1849,  the  directors  issued  an  appeal  to  voters  of  the  county  for  a 
subscription  to  the  Railroad.  The  vote  was  cast  Oct.  11,  1849.  There  were  503 
votes  for  the  Railroad  and  one  against  it  in  the  city  but  the  county  told  a 
different  story.  In  the  whole  county  there  were  930  votes  in  favor  of  the 
Railroad  subscription  and  937  against  it,  thus  the  proposition  was  lost  by 
seven  votes.  Ross  County  voted  a.t  the  same  time;  the  vote  stood  2,128  for 
the  Railroad  subscription  and  2,098  against  it.  Pickaway  county  voted  1,810 
for  a subscription  and  984  against  it.  majority  826  for  the  subscription.  There 
was  another  election  called  for  May  25,  1850,  and  in  the  city  the  vote  was  715 
for  and  2 against  it.  Clay  township  voted  73  for  and  11  against.  The  vote  in 
the  county  was  1,234  for  and  284  against;  there  was  no  vote  in  Morgan  or 
Brush  Creek  township. 

July  15,  1850,  the  stockholders  of  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad 
met  at  Portsmouth  and  elected  directors.  J.  V.  Robinson,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  J. 
L.  McVey  and  Peter  Kinney  of  Scioto  County  were  chosen.  J.  V.  Robinson 
was  elected  President,  John  McDowell  secretary  and  Peter  Kinney  treasurer. 

November  23,  1850,  proposals  for  building  the  first  twenty  miles  of  this 
Railroad  were  invited,  which  was  to  be  let  January  1,  1851,  and  work  began 
on  it  February  31,  1851.  On  January  9,  1851,  there  were  19  miles  between  Hales 
Creek  and  Jackson,  C.  H.  let.  This  put  the  road  under  contract  all  the  way 
to  Jackson. 

May  28,  1852,  the  directors  of  the  Scioto  & Hocking  Valley  Railroad 
elected  were  J.  V.  Robinson,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  Peter  Kinney,  J.  L.  McVey  and 
Joseph  Riggs  from  Portsmouth.  On  the  9th  day  of  July,  1852,  the  first  ties 
were  laid  on  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad  in  Scioto  County.  On 
September  10,  1852,  the  first  locomotive  appeared  in  Portsmouth  and  it  ran  four 
miles  out  the  track.  On  November  12,  1852,  the  Railroad  was  completed  14 
miles  out  of  the  city.  On  December  24,  1852,  there  was  an  excursion  to  Scioto 
Furnace,  25  cents  for  the  round  trip.  It  left  at  2 p.  m. 


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On  March  25,  1853,  the  road  was  completed  to  South  Webster.  October 
5,  1853,  trains  ran  to  Jackson  leaving  at  9 a.  m.,  and  returning  left  Jackson 
at  2 p.  m.  C.  A.  M.  Damarin  was  Superintendent  of  the  road.  On  October  12, 
1853  James  Connelly  was  made  Superintendent  of  the  road. 

The  earnings  of  the  Railroad  for  March,  1854,  were  $7,180.  At  that  time 
the  company  had  two  locomotives  and  45  miles  of  road  were  operated.  The 
earnings  for  June,  1854,  were  $8,183.25.  August  16,  1854,  J.  W.  Webb  was 
superintendent  of  the  road. 

May  16,  1855,  at  the  annual  election  of  directors,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  J. 
Riggs  and  Wm.  Hall  of  Scioto  County  were  elected.  The  stock  represented 
was  $644,700.  The  report  from  May  1,  1854,  to  May  1,  1855,  showed  the  earn- 
ings of  the  road  to  be  $84,068.60,  of  which  $58,074.14  were  for  freight  and 
$25,994.46  for  passengers;  the  operating  expenses  were  $25,220.58.  4,633 

through  passengers  had  been  carried  in  the  year  and  39,207  way  passengers. 
17,461  tons  of  pig  iron  had  been  hauled;  12,098  tons  of  iron  ore,  66,993  bushels 
of  coal  and  93,524  bushels  of  corn.  On  September  19,  1855,  the  same  Railroad 
was  being  built  from  Jackson  to  Berlin.  November  28,  1855,  trains  began  to 
run  from  Chillicothe  to  Cincinnati  and  from  Chillicothe  to  Hamden  on  the 
Marietta  and  Cincinnati  Railroad. 

March  26,  1856,  the  train  was  first  run  through  to  Hamden. 

May  20,  1857,  at  the  election  of  directors  of  the  Scioto  & Hocking  Val- 
ley Railroad  C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  George  Johnson,  John  P.  Terry  and  George 
A.  Waller  were  elected  from  Scioto  County. 

E.  A.  Spruce  of  Perry  County  was  president,  J.  P.  Terry  was  made  vice 
president,  George  A.  Waller  was  treasurer  and  J.  W.  Collins  was  secretary. 

On  January  20,  1858,  H.  B.  Green  was  superintendent  The  receipts  for 
April,  1858,  were ' $10,400.12;  the  expenses  were  $4,774.09  May  26,  1858,  the 
Directors  elected  from  Scioto  County  were  C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  J.  V.  Robinson, 
Sr.,  George  A.  Waller,  Wm.  Newman  and  E.  B.  Lodwick.  The  following  state- 
ment was  published; 

1858 —  Receipts  for  June,  $10,008.75.  Expenses  for  June,  $5,149.04.  Re- 
ceipts for  July,  $10,058.88.  Expenses  for  July,  $5,721.63.  Receipts  for  August, 
$9,479.74.  Expenses  for  August,  $4,618.40.  Net  Earnings,  $3,857.07. 

1859 —  Receipts  for  January.  $8,022.50.  Expenses  for  January,  $6,469.70. 
Net  earnings,  $15,082.80.  Receipts  for  March,  $9,712.33.  Expenses  for  March, 
$4,044.00.  Receipts  for  September,  $9,470.35.  Expenses  for  September,  $4,711.00. 
Receipts  for  November,  $8,496.68.  Expenses  for  November,  $4,003.75.  Receipts 
for  December,  $8,457.57.  Expenses  for  December,  $4,132.02.  Net  earnings,  $4,- 
325.55. 

It  seems  that  on  January  6,  1860,  the  road  was  in  the  hands  of  a re- 
ceiver. 

1860 —  February  receipts,  $7,305.34.  February  expenses,  $4,084.89.  Net 
earnings,  $3,220.45. 

This  receivership  seems  to  have  taken  place  on  November  2,  1859;  J.  W. 
Webb  was  the  receiver.  In  June,  1859,  an  order  of  sale  was  made.  June  24, 
a motion  was  argued  to  set  aside  the  order.  A.  G.  Thurman  and  O.  F.  Moore 
supported  the  motion;  Henry  Stansberry,  V.  Worthington,  Hunter  and  Daugh- 
erty were  against  it.  The  motion  was  sustained  on  the  ground  the  Com- 
pany could  not  mortgage  its  franchises.  The  order  was  set  aside  and  the  road 
left  in  the  hands  of  a receiver.  In  October,  1859,  the  receipts  were  given  as 
$8,815.30,  the  expenses  were  $4,669.87,  net  receipts  $4,155.43. 

January,  1860,  the  receipts  were  $6,197.76,  expenses  $3,537.88,  net  receipts 
$2,659.68. 

On  April  6,  1860,  Alex  Boyer  fell  between  the  cars  in  passing  from  one 
to  another  and  was  killed  He  left  a wife  and  three  children.  This  is  the 
first  accident  recorded  on  the  road. 

April  30,  1862,  the  receipts  for  the  year  previous  were  published  as 
$67,338.01,  expenses,  $41,202.03. 

May  27,  1863,  the  Scioto  & Hocking  Valley  Railroad  sold  for  $411,100  to 
a company  from  Providence,  R.  I.,  for  the  second  mortgage  bond  holders. 
All  the  stock  was  lost.  The  name  was  changed  to  the  Portsmouth  and  New- 
ark Railroad. 


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Jan.  20,  1864,  the  latter  corporation  sold  out  to  the  Marietta  and  Cin- 
cinnati Railroad,  and  thereafter  the  road  was  known  as  the  Portsmouth  branch 
of  the  Marietta  and  Cincinnati  Railroad.  April  9,  1864,  the  road  organized  as 
the  Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Railroad,  capital  stock  $1,500,000.00 

Ex.  Governor  Dennison,  H.  D.  Payne,  L.  M.  Hubbard,  Amassa  Stone,  Jr. 
and  W.  H.  Clements  were  incorporators.  The  books  were  to  be  opened  in 
Columbus  May  10,  following.  This  ship  passed  in  the  night. 

Feb.  26,  1866  the  gauge  of  the  Portsmouth  branch  of  the  M.  &.  C.  Railroad 
was  changed  to  correspond  with  that  of  the  main  line. 

April  20,  1870,  the  Ironton,  Portsmouth  and  Cincinnati  Railroad  was  or- 
ganized. Col.  P.  Kinney,  was  President,  D.  W.  C.  Loudon,  Secretary,  E P. 
Evans,  Treasurer.  This  road  was  a day  dream;  it  made  a survey  and  died. 

On  July  26,  1870,  the  first  train  from  Portsmouth  to  Columbus  by  way  of 
Hamden  and  Athens  was  run.  The  train  left  Portsmouth  at  9 a.  m.,  reaching 
Columbus  at  5:20  p.  m.,  being  8 hours  and  20  minutes  on  the  road.  The  fare 
was  $5.90.  This  was  $2.00  cheaper  than  by  the  way  of  Loveland  and  $4.00  cheap- 
er than  by  way  of  stage  through  Chillicothe.  The  estimate  of  building  the 
Ironton,  Portsmouth  and  Cincinnati  railroad  was  published  Sept.  22,  1871,  and 
as  it  is  a curiosity  it  is  given  in  full: 


Excavations,  Etc. 

Hamilton. 

Clermont. 

Brown. 

Adams. 

Scioto. 

Excavations 

$124,530 

$ 49,340 

$190,150 

$137,100 

$nn,ooo 

73.980 

213,000 

33,500 

147,000 

234,000 

60,000 

Bridges 

152,800 

30,316 

350,000 

1431-540 

420^000 

Culverts 

4,500 

4,120 

5,750 

6,960 

3,960 

Iron 

75,758 

182,121 

205,568 

316,572 

172,524 

Ballast 

15,152 

36,124 

41,114 

63,314 

34,451 

Ties 

6,399 

15.386 

17,366 

26,743 

14,551 

Notes — Total  cost,  $3,717,719.  Two  tunnels  in  Adams  1,000  and  2,500  feet.  Two  in  Scioto 
1,600  and  800  feet. 

Made  by  Paul  Mohr,  Jr.,  E.  P.  Evans,  of  Adams ; E.  B.  Lodwick,  of  Scioto  ; D.  W.  C.  Lou- 
den, of  Brown,  and  two  others. 

May  13,  1871,  there  was  an  excursion  to  Columbus  and  back  in  one  day 
for  $5.00  by  the  Marietta  & Cincinnati  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad.  The  train 
left  Portsmouth  at  4 a.  m.  to  reach  Columbus  at  10:50,  and  returning  left 
Columbus  at  6 p.  m. 

July  15,  1872,  the  county  voted  on  building  a Railroad.  The  vote  in  the 
city  was  2,002  for,  and  21  against.  The  total  vote  of  the  county  was  3,472  for 
and  603  against;  all  the  opposition  came  from  the  country.  The  law  was  af- 
terwards held  unconstitutional  and  the  vote  amounted  to  nothing.  It  was  on 
the  21st  of  May,  1873,  when  the  law  called  “the  Boesel  law”  was  declared  un- 
constitutional. 

November  10,  1872,  the  Marietta  & Cincinnati  Railroad,  began  erecting 
a telegraph  line  along  its  line.  This  was  the  first  time  a telegraph  line  was 
operated  along  the  branch. 

On  September  17,  1873.  the  citizens  of  Portsmouth  petitioned  the  M.  & C. 
Ry.  to  put  on  a train  leaving  Hamden  in  the  morning  and  returning  in  the 
evening.  November  5,  1873,  this  train  was  put  on  arriving  at  10:20  a.  m.  and 
leaving  at  2 p.  m.  October  1,  1870,  the  fare  to  the  Cincinnati  Exposition  was 
$5.00  for  the  round  trip;  the  train  left  Portsmouth  at  6:30  a.  m.  and  arrived  at 
Cincinnati  2:30  p.  m.  Tuesday.  It  left  Cincinnati  Wednesday  evening  and  ar- 
rived at  Portsmouth  at  6 a.  m.  Thursday. 

On  March  3,  1875,  $115,520  was  subscribed  by  Portsmouth  to  the  Michigan 
and  Ohio  Railroad;  the  Tribune  of  March  3,  1875,  has  a list  of  the  subscribers. 
April  28,  1875,  Geo.  D.  Chapman  appeared  in  Portsmouth  for  the  first,  time. 
His  mission  was  to  build  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad.  He  had  come  from  Kan- 
sas for  that  purpose.  He  professed  to  be  a man  of  great  resources  and  backed 
by  fabulous  wealth.  He  proposed  to  take  and  pay  down  $150,000  stock  in  the 
Railroad  and  to  require  no  money  until  the  road  was  done.  The  effect  of  his 


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enterprise  was  to  paralyze  the  Michigan  and  Ohio  Railroad  and  kill  that  pro- 
ject. 

August  8,  1865,  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  was  put  under  contract  from 
Columbus  to  Chillicothe. 

April  12,  1876,  the  Cincinnati,  Batavia  and  Portsmouth  Narrow  Gauge 
Railroad  was  first  heard  of  in  Portsmouth,  May,  3,  1876,  the  Board  of  Trade 
appointed  a committee  to  visit  Batavia  and  learn  as  to  the  Narrow  Gauge  Road. 
This  committee  was  composed  of  Dr.  J.  W.  Puller,  F.  C.  Searl,  J.  P.  McAndrew, 
John  G.  Peebles  and  N.  W.  Evans.  August  23,  1876,  Col.  Samuel  Woodward, 
(the  Col.  being  purely  ornamental),  wrote  to  S.  S.  Jones  at  Rarden,  that  the 
Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  was  graded  to  Williamsburg,  and  track  laying 
was  to  be  begun  that  week,  and  Portsmouth  was  the  ultimate  destination. 

On  the  same  day  an  excursion  left  Portsmouth  for  Columbus  by  the  way 
of  Hamden  and  Chillicothe  by  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad,  for  $3.00  for  the 
round  trip.  The  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  had  been  completed  from  Columbus  to 
Chillicothe  June  3,  1876. 

March  31,  1877,  nearly  $100,000  had  been  raised  for  the  Scioto  Valley  Rail- 
road. April  21,  1877  work  began  grading  for  this  road  in  Scioto  County.  John 
B.  Gregory  had  the  contract  for  grading  the  sixteen  miles  in  Scioto  County. 

May  5,  1877.  three  hundred  men  were  at  work  grading  on  the  Scioto  Val- 
ley Railroad.  May  31,  1877,  Col.  S.  Woodward  and  Major  Byrne  were  in  Ports- 
mouth in  the  interest  of  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad.  The  meeting 
was  held  at  the  court  house  and  W.  B.  Grice  was  secretary.  Speeches  were 
made  by  Col.  Woodward,  Major  Byrne,  N.  W.  Evans,  F.  C.  Searl,  L.  C.  Damarin, 
D.  W Murray,  Col  Peter  Kinney,  Dr.  J.  W.  Fulton  and  Col.  J.  E.  Wharton.  June 
2,  1877  the  road  was  opened  to  Sardinia  with  appropriate  ceremonies.  The  com- 
pany asked  Portsmouth  $2,000  per  mile  to  aid  in  building  the  road.  On  June 
5,  1877,  Portsmouth  voted  on  purchasing  the  Agriculture  works  for  car  shops, 
the  vote  stood  743  for  and  97  against,  majority  651.  On  August  4,  1877  the 
Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  entered  Winchester.  There  was  a great  cele- 
bration over  the  event  at  that  place.  The  company  had  two  locomotives,  one 
was  named  the  Stephen  Feike  and  the  other  Dick  Thompson,  and  those  two 
gentlemen  came  riding  into  Winchester  on  the  pilots,  and  the  locomotives  were 
covered  with  flowers.  All  of  Adams  County  was  gathered  there  on  that  occa- 
sion, as  this  was  the  first  Railroad,  and  so  far  has  been  the  only  one,  to  enter 
the  borders  of  the  county. 

January  17,  1877  the  subscribers  of  the  Ohio  and  Michigan  Railroad  were 
turned  over  to  the  Scioto  Valley  road  and  on  March  11,  1877  the  people  of 
Portsmouth  were  called  on  to  extend  their  subscription  to  the  Scioto  Valley 
Railroad  for  90  days.  April  10,  1877,  at  two  o’clock,  ground  was  broken  on  the 
city  hospital  grounds  for  the  construction  of  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad.  $115, 
000  had  been  raised  and  Geo.  D.  Chapman  subscribed  $5,000  more,  making 
$120,000.  There  were  2,000  people  on  the  grounds.  J.  B.  Gregory  and  R.  A. 
Bryan  laid  off  the  ground  and  Dan  McFarland  made  the  address,  then  the  fol- 
lowing persons  each  threw  a spade  full  off  earth:  Col.  Peter  Kinney,  Dr.  G.  S. 

B.  Hempstead,  Jas.  Lodwick,  James  O.  Johnson,  John  P.  Terry,  Aaron  Noel, 

John  G.  Peebles,  and  Col.  John  A.  Turley.  The  Kinney  guards  fired  a salute 
until  twenty  rounds  had  been  fired.  Hon.  W.  A.  Hutchins  made  the  address  of 
the  occasion. 

April  25.  1877,  Col.  J.  E.  Wharton  was  soliciting  in  Adams  County  to  se- 
cure rights  of  way  for  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  Company.  May 

2,  1877,  the  legislature  passed  and  enacted  a law  authorizing  the  city  of  Ports- 
mouth to  purchase  ground  and  erect  a depot.  This  ship  passed  in  the  night. 
The  legislature  also  passed  a joint  resolution  to  authorize  the  Scioto  Valley 
Railroad  to  occupy  part  of  the  eastern  bank  of  the  canal  in  Ross  County.  The 
lessees  of  the  public  works  asked  the  Railroad  Company  $30,000  for  one  of  the 
tow  paths  and  the  project  was  given  up.  This  applied  only  to  Ross  County. 
October  1,  1877,  Geo.  D.  Chapman  failed  to  complete  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad 
by  October  1,  as  he  had  agreed  and  all  subscriptions  were  forfeited,  but  as  all 
had  paid  in  advance,  he  was  not  worried  about  his  failure.  When  he  let  the 
grading  to  J.  B.  Gregory  the  work  was  not  to  be  paid  for  in  money,  but  5n 
certificates  of  indebtedness  to  the  contractors.  These  certificates  of  indebtedness 
had  an  endorsement  to  the  effect  that  they  would  be  received  at  par  to  pay 


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subscriptions  of  stock  to  the  Railroad  Company.  This  compelled  the  con- 
tractors to  go  to  the  subscribers  and  sell  these  certificates  at  once.  They  were 
sold  at  first  at  a discount  of  15  per  cent  and  afterwards  went  down  as  low  as 
50  per  cent,  and  the  result  was  that  the  subscriptions  were  paid  in  advance 
in  this  manner  before  the  day  that  the  road  was  to  be  completed.  November  4, 
1877,  at  3 p.  m.,  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  was  completed  between  Portsmouth 
and  Columbus.  November  5,  1877,  Monday,  6 p.  m.,  the  first  passenger  ear  ar- 
rived from  Columbus  at  Portsmouth,  time  four  hours.  December  28,  1877,  there 
was  an  excursion  given  by  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  Company  to  the  sub- 
scribers. It  was  tendered  by  Geo.  D.  Chapman  and  made  up  of  directors  cars 
only.  Invitations  were  issued  to  subscribers  and  refreshments  were  provided; 
125  persons  went  upon  the  excursion.  Geo.  D.  Chapman,  B.  Wilhoff  Banker, 
Mr.  Peters  and  E.  K.  Stewart,  a Columbus  banker,  were  the  hosts.  The  day 
following  there  was  a return  excursion  from  Columbus  for  the  Railroad  and 
Business  men.  The  people  of  Columbus  gave  the  people  going  on  the  excursion 
from  Portsmouth  free  rides  about  the  city  and  tickets  to  the  theaters.  On  the 
return  excursion  the  Portsmouth  People  gave  to  the  excursionists  a free  dinner 
at  the  Biggs. 

On  August  14,  1878,  the  contract  for  the  construction  of  the  Cincinnati  and 
Eastern  Railroad  between  Winchester  and  Galena  was  let  to  Albert  Hill. 

May  1,  1880,  a Railroad  to  Ashland,  Ky.  was  agitated,  and  a law  was, 
passed  allowing  cities  to  build  railroads.  May  6,  1880,  a great  Railroad  meeting 
was  held  at  Portsmouth,  it  was  addressed  by  N.  W.  Evans,  Dan  J.  Ryan  and 
others.  May  8,  1880,  there  was  a vote  in  the  city  for  building  a Railroad  to  Ash- 
land, Ky.  There  were  1,122  for  and  648  against  the  project,  majority  473.  May 
15,  1880,  Jos.  Robinson  became  superintendent  of  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad. 
May  29,  1880,  J.  J.  Harper  appointed  Wells  A.  Hutchins,  L.  C.  Damarin,  James 
Y.  Gordon,  D.  N.  Murray  and  Wm.  Bolles  trustees  of  the  Railroad  to  Ashland, 
Ky.  This  ship  passed  in  the  night.  Sept.  18,  1880,  work  was  begun  on  the 
Railroad  between  Ironton  and  Portsmouth,  known  as  the  Scioto  Valley  Ex- 
tension; the  road  was  built  from  Portsmouth  eastward  and  it  was  expected 
to  be  completed  in  November.  December  22,  1880,  the  track  for  the  Scioto  Val- 
ley Extension  to  Ironton  was  laid  to  a point  just  beyond  Franklin  Furnace. 

January  18,  1881,  Portsmouth  and  Ironton  were  first  connected  by  rail. 
February  12,  1881.  the  Board  of  Trade  asked  the  legislature  to  give  the  Cin- 
cinnati and  Eastern  Railroad  the  use  of  the  canal  between  Scioto  Brush  Creek 
and  Davis’  Distillery. 

March  18,1882,  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  was  let  from  Otway 
to  the  Scioto  River.  May  11,  1882,  the  bill  authorizing  the  Cincinnati  and  East- 
ern Railroad  to  occupy  the  tow  path  of  the  Ohio  Canal  from  Brush  Creek  to 
Davis’  Distillery  passed  the  house  by  72  to  0,  and  became  a law,  having^  previ- 
ously passed  the  Senate.  September  23,  1882,  the  contract  was  let  to  build  the 
Scioto  River  bridge  for  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  to  Col.  J.  C.  Dewey. 
It  was  to  be  1,000  feet  long,  40  feet  high,  and  to  have  seven  piers.  There  was 
to  be  2,000  feet  of  grade  between  the  bridge  and  he  canal,  and  100,000  cubic 
feet  of  earth  were  to  be  moved. 

February  ,9  1881,  the  first  train  arrived  in  Ironton  over  the  Scioto  Valley 
Extension  carrying  100  passengers. 

April  22,  1883,  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  went  into  the  hands 
of  a receiver,  Samuel  Woodward.  October  13,  1883,  Judge  Loudon  ordered  the 
Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  completed  to  Portsmouth.  Receiver’s  certif- 
icates to  the  amount  of  $250,000  were  ordered  issued,  and  the  road  was  ordered 
to  be  changed  to  a standard  gauge  from  Batavia  Junction.  At  that  time  it 
had  out  its  first  mortgage  bonds  $500,000,  $257,500  the  second  mortgage  bonds 
and  $704,900  the  third  mortgage  bonds.  The  floating  debt  secured  by  three- 
mortgage  deeds  was  $162,879.79,  and  there  had  been  an  additional  floating  debt, 
not  secured,  of  $176,539.58,  and  of  this  debt  $24,061.56  was  due  to 
the  operation  of  the  road.  At  that  time  the  company  had  86.5  miles  of  track 
on  the  main  line  and  14.3  on  the  branch  line.  The  cost  of  construction  to 
Portsmouth  was  estimated  to  be  $157,427.54,  and  of  widening  the  gauge.  $83- 
000  total  $235  427.54.  The  receiver’s  certificates  were  to  run  three  years  and 
to  be  redeemable  in  six  months.  July  25,  1883,  the  road  was  completed  to  Hen- 
ley and  a new  mail  route  established  to  Portsmouth  from  Henley,  by  hacks.  At 


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the  same  time  the  Belt  Road  project  appeared  in  Portsmouth.  It  was  an- 
other ship  which  passed  in  the  night.  The  directors  were  James  Y.  Gordon,  C. 
A.  M.  Damarin,  John  G.  Peebles,  Geo.  Davis,  W.  Q.  Adams,  H.  R.  Tracy,  J.  P. 
Towell  and  W.  A.  Hutchins.  On  December  5,  1883,  the  death  of  the  belt  line  was 
announced  in  the  Portsmouth  Tribune,  with  black  lines. 

January  16,  1884,  the  new  C.  W.  & B.  depot  was  built.  4t  was  52  feet 

long,  22  feet  wide,  with  two  waiting  rooms  and  a ticket  office;  it  is  still  in  use. 

May  21,  1884,  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  had  reached  Rushtown.  June 
30,  1884,  it  had  reached  Wharton.  July  9,  1884,  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  tried 
to  prevent  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  from  crossing  its  track  and 
elevated  the  track  six  feet  at  the  point  of  crossing.  August  25,  1884,  the  Cincin- 
nati and  Eastern  Railroad  was  opened  to  Portsmouth.  December  8,  1884,  the 
roof  of  the  Arion  tunnel  caved  in.  May  23,  1884,  the  council  granted  the  Cin- 
cinnati and  Eastern  the  right  of  way  over  the  streets  and  alleys  from  16th  to 
10th  streets,  between  North  Waller  and  Offnere  Sts. 

July  2,  1884,  W,  R.  McGill,  president  of  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Rail- 
road, fell  out  of  a baggage  car  door  over  the  trestle  near  Winchester,  and  was 

instantly  killed.  August  3,  1884,  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  track  crossed  the 

Scioto  Valley  Railroad.  August  16,  1884,  the  track  of  the  road  was  laid  to  the 
Barbee  trestle,  and  regular  trains  were  run  to  Wharton.  May  6,  1884,  John  R. 
McLean  was  made  Receiver  of  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad.  It  was 
stated  that  the  road  was  to  be  made  standard  gauge  at  once. 

May  29,  1885,  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  went  into  the  hands  of  a receiver, 
Joseph  Robinson.  On  September  1,  1885,  Gen.  B.  F.  Coates  was  appointed  re- 
ceiver of  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroa.d,  in  place  of  John  R.  McLean, 
resigned. 

May  25,  1886,  the  construction  of  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Railroad  be- 
tween Ashland  and  Cincinnati  was  begun  opposite  Portsmouth.  February  24, 

1886,  the  Ohio  and  Northwestern  Railroad  was  proposed  to  come  to  Portsmouth. 
April  8,  1886,  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  shops  were  moved  to  Ports- 
mouth. September,  1886,  the  earnings  of  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad 
were  $19,874.64. 

January  25,  1887,  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  was  sold  for 
$1,000,000.00,  and  it  was  purchased  by  the  Ohio  and  Northwestern  Railroad 
Company.  On  April  11,  1887,  the  former  employees  of  the  Cincinnati  and  East- 
ern Railroad  presented  Gen.  Coates  with  a set  of  silverware.  November  9, 

1887,  the  Ohio  and  Northwestern  was  made  standard  gauge  all  the  way  to  Ports- 
mouth. May  14,  1887,  the  Ohio  and  Northwestern  Railroad  built  a track  from 
Portsmouth  to  Scioto ville.  August  20,  1887,  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  laid 
its  tracks  on  Tenth  street  for  its  junction  with  the  C.  W.  & B.  and  to  its  shops. 
November  7,  .1887,  the  Ohio  and  Northwestern  Railroad  was  made  standard 
gauge  from  Portsmouth  to  Cincinnati. 

May  2,  1888,  the  locomotive  first  appeared  in  Springville,  Ky.,  a cannon 
was  fired  at  Portsmouth  and  was  answered  by  a scream  of  the  locomotive  from 
the  other  side.  The  track  layers  were  working  from  Ashland  down;  62  pound 
steel  rails  were  laid.  June  16,  1888,  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Railroad  track 
was  laid  13  miles  below  Maysville;  the  work  progressed  at  the  rate  of  one 
mile  per  day.  June  15,  1888,  the  Ohio  and  Northwestern  Railroad  went  into  the 
hands  of  a receiver,  Samuel  Hunt. 

August  8,  1888,  Samuel  Hunt,  Receiver,  asked  for  $325,000  Receiver  cer- 
tificates to  complete  the  Railroad,  $100,000  to  purchase  leased  rolling  stock. 
$35,000  to  build  the  road  from  Portsmouth  to  Sciotoville,  $47,243,18,  to  pay  for 
cross  ties  and  timber  furnished  already,  $111,924  for  improving  the  road  bed 
and  trestles. 

January  5,  1889,  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Railroad  began  to  run  regular 
trains  on  the  South  Shore  road,  and  trains  from  Huntington  to  Cincinnati  were 
arranged  for.  January  8th,  it  began  to  run  local  trains,  but  through  trains  were 
not  to  go  on  until  March  1st.  The  passenger  train  from  the  west  came  in  at 
12:05  p.  m.,  from  the  east,  3:26  p.  m.,  arid  went  only  to  Covington,  Ky.  January 
2,  1889,  at  Philadelphia,  $600,000  Ohio  and  Northwestern  bonds  sold,  one  block 
at  60  cents  and  one  at  57  cents  with  coupons  from  July,  1887,  attached.  May  13, 
1889,  the  “F.  F.  V.”  train  passed  through  Portsmouth  at  1:30  p.  m.  on  the  C. 
& 0.  R.  R.  December  4,  1889,  the  Scioto  Valley  began  to  run  a sleeper  to  Chi- 


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cago.  December  25,  1889,  the  C.  W.  & B.  R.  R.  was  sold  out  and  transferred  to 
the  B.  &.  O.  South  Western. 

January  21,  1890,  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  was  sold  to  a Reorganiza- 
tion Committee  for  $3,265,200.  The  indebtedness  on  it  was  $44,231,955.79  in- 
cluding all  expenses.  The  Central  Trust  Company  from  New  York  were  the 
buyers  for  reorganization.  The  new  organization  was  called  the  Scioto  Valley 
and  New  England  Railroad,  and  mortgaged  the  road  for  $15,000,000.  .Tune  21, 
1890,  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Railroad  bought  the  Scioto  Valley  Railroad  foi- 
ls,000, 000,  and  the  assumption  of  bonded  indebtedness. 

June  11,  1891,  the  Ohio  and  Northwestern  Railroad  ceased  to  exist  and 
became  the  Cincinnati,  Portsmouth  and  Virginia  Railroad,  with  a capital  stock 
of  $2,160,000. 

February  6,  1895,  a receiver  was  appointed  for  the  Norfolk  and  Western 
Railroad  at  Philadelphia.  The  order  was  made  by  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court  for  the  Eastern  Division  of  Virginia.  F.  J.  Kimball  and  Henry  Fink 
were  the  Receivers.  November  20,  1895,  the  Cincinnati,  Portsmouth  and  Vir- 
ginia Railroad  mortgaged  its  road  for  $500,000. 

November  11,  1895,  the  Scioto  Division  of  the  Norfolk  and  Western' 
Railroad  sold  for  $110,000.  It  was  sold  subject  to  at  $5,000,000  mortgage.  The 
sale  was  at  the  Portsmouth  Station. 

January  24,  1899,  the  Portsmouth  and  Ohio  Valley  Railroad  was  incorpo- 
rated to  build  a Railroad  from  Wharton  to  Reitz  Stone  Quarries.  Ignatius  Reitz, 
Albert  Reitz,  Henry  Bannon,  George  E.  Kricker  and  William  Turner  were  in- 
corporators. July  11,  1899,  the  Cincinnati,  Portsmouth  and  Virginia  Railroad 
bought  the  old  Harty  Spring  works  property  for  $21,100.  November  1,  1899, 
through  train  service  from  Cincinnati  to  Pittsburg  began  by  the  C.  P.  & V. 
Ry.  from  Cincinnati  to  Portsmouth,  the  N.  & W.  to  Kenova  and  the  Ohio  River 
Railroad  the  remainder  of  the  way.  There  was  one  train  a day  each  way. 

March  1,  1901,  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Railroad  purchased  the  Cincin- 
nati, Portsmouth  and  Virginia  Railroad. 

County  Elections. 

It  is  absolutely  impossible  to  find  any  records  of  the  elections  in  Scioto 
County  prior  to  the  year  1818.  They  were  preserved  on  loose  sheets  of  paper 
and  filed  away  for  a period  of  time  and  then  destroyed.  None  are  on  file  or 
preserved  prior  to  1876.  The  election  returns  given  here  are  taken  from  old 
files  of  newspapers,  or  from  some  other  sources.  The  first  newspaper  ever 
published  in  Scioto  County  was  published  on  August  5,  1818.  The  returns  for 
the  years  1821,  1822,  1823,  1830,  1833,  1834,  1835,  1841,  1843,  1847  and  1857  the 
Editor  was  unable  to  find.  The  following  is  the  vote  for  1818: 

For  Governor,  Ethan  Allen  Brown  received  269  votes;  James  Dunlap, 
189.  For  Congress,  Henry  Brush  received  415  votes;  Levi  Barber,  30.  State 
Senator,  Edward  Tupper  received  25  votes;  Robert  Lucas,  345;  Jesse  Hitchcock, 
70.  For  Representative,  John  James  received  41  votes;  Ezra  Osborn,  347; 
Caleb  Hitchcock,  122.  For  Commissioner,  Samuel  B.  Burt  received  178  votes; 
John  Smith,  177;  and  Gabriel  Feurt,  80  votes.  For  Sheriff,  Nathan  Wheeler  re- 
ceived 389  votes;  John  Noel,  80.  For  Coroner,  Henry  Sumner  received  174 
votes;  Seth  Graham,  124  and  John  H.  Thornton,  56. 

In  the  year  1820,  the  vote  is  given  below.  There  were  no  nominations 
for  county  officers  and  each  one  seemed  to  run  on  his  own  motion: 

For  Governor,  Ethan  Allen  Brown,  635  votes;  Jeremiah  Morrow,  8.  For 
Congress,  Henry  Brush,  (Chillicothe) , 436  votes;  Thomas  Scott,  (Chillicothe), 
211  votes;  Levi  Barber,  (Marietta),  75  votes.  State  Senator,  Robert  Lucas, 
394  votes:  no  opposition.  Representative,  Nathan  Wheeler,  465  votes;  Ca- 
leb Hitchcock,  431;  David  Mitchell,  200;  William  Miller,  151;  William  Collins, 
66  votes.  Commissioners,  Jacob  Noel,  287  votes;  Joseph  Moore,  233;  Wm.  M. 
Burk  210.  For  Sheriff,  John  Noel,  229  votes;  Elijah  Mclnter,  170  votes; 
Marcus  Bosworth,  123;  Elijah  Glover,  100;  Wm.  Oldfield,  96;  Joseph  Bonser, 
9.  For  Coroner,  Uriah  Barber,  411  votes;  Ebenezer  Corwine,  213;  H.  Sumner, 
68  votes.  ; 

There  are  no  records  between  1820  and  1824. 

1824  was  a presidential  year  and  the  following  is  the  statement  of  the 
vote  in  that  year  in  the  county: 


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For  Senator,  Robert  Lucas,  1,062  votes;  John  Noel,  525  votes;  Jacob  Noel, 
294.  Representative,  John  Lucas,  974  votes;  William  Collins,  755;  John  Da- 
visson. 681;  Roswell  Craine,  653;  Thomas  Kerr,  2/7;  Francis  Adams,  5.  For 
Sheriff,  William  Carey,  382;  Samuel  B.  Burt,  270;  Daniel  Corwine,  263;  Jacob 
Anderson,  1.  Commissioners,  William  Lodwick,  424;  Daniel  McKinney,  265; 
Jesse  Marsall,  258;  Charles  P.  Hatton,  203;  John  Clingman,  200;  John  Brown, 
122;  John  Chapman,  121;  Samuel  R.  Nourse,  19;  Thomas  W.  Burt,  19.  For 
Auditor,  David  Gharky,  593;  Ebenezer  Corwine,  342.  For  Congress,  S.  F.  Vin- 
ton, 604;  Levi  Barber,  190. 

Robert  Lucas  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  and  John  Lucas  and  Wil- 
liam Collins  to  the  House.  William  Carey  was  elected  Sheriff,  William  Lod- 
wick and  Daniel  McKinney,  Commissioners,  and  David  Gharky,  Auditor. 

To  give  the  elections  from  year  to  year  such  as  have  been  preserved  to 
the  present  time  would  occupy  the  space  of  the  book.  These  elections  are  not 
profitable  except  for  the  purpose  of  showing  the  increase  in  the  vote  lor  the 
several  years. 

1828  being  a presidential  year  the  vote  on  the  various  county  offices  is 
given  below: 

For  Governor,  Allen  Trimble,  670;  John  W.  Campbell,  352.  For  Con- 
gress, Samuel  F.  Vinton,  346;  George  House  346.  For  Senator,  William  Ken- 
dall, 670;  Robert  Lucas,  341.  For  Representative,  Joseph  Lodwick,  637:  John 
Davisson,  390.  For  Commissioner,  William  Jackson,  522;  Peter  T.  Lindsey, 
394.  Auditor,  David  Gharky,  564;  Ezra  Osborn,  405.  For  Sheriff,  Moses  Greg- 
ory. 

The  election  of  1829  was  a famous  one  on  account  of  the  Senatorial 
race  between  Robert  Lucas,  David  Mitchell  and  Dr.  Giles  S.  B.  Hempstead. 
The  following  is  the  vote  on  these  in  the  county: 


Lucas.  Mitchell.  Hempstead. 

Scioto 311  280  233 

Lawrence 191  211  19 

Pike 323  108  153 

Jackson 253  281  36 


1,078  880  441 

In  this  election,  George  Hammit,  a Revolutionary  soldier  was  a candi- 
date for  Commissioner  and  received  212  votes  to  442  for  Samuel  B.  Burt.  The 
result  of  this  election  to  the  Whigs  caused  nominations  to  be  thereafter  ef- 
fected by_  nominating  conventions. 

In  the  election  of  1831,  there  were  four  candidates  for  Sheriff  and  three 
for  Coroner.  What  they  all  wanted  to  run  for  those  offices  at  that  time,  no 
one  can  now  tell,  but  the  vote  stood  as  follows: 

Commissioner,  William  Jackson,  458;  John  B.  Dodds,  252;  Thomas  Al- 
dridge, 49;  N.  Littlejohn,  71.  Coroner,  Uriah  Barber,  360;  David  Enslow,  147; 
Samuel  Gould,  88. 

In  1832,  Robert  Lucas  was  a candidate  for  Governor.  He  received  453 
votes  in  Scioto  County  to  778  for  his  opponent,  Darius  Lyman.  This  would  in- 
dicate that  Scioto  County  was  strongly  Whig.  In  this  year  there  was  a three- 
sided  fight  for  Congress.  In  Scioto  County,  the  vote  stood.  General  Duncan 
McArthur,  753  votes;  Wm.  Allen,  453;  Gen.  Wm.  S.  Murphy,  22.  Allen’s  ma- 
jority, in  the  District  was  one.  Judge  Mitchell  was  a candidate  for  State 
Senator.  He  had  766  votes  in  the  county  to  437  for  John  Thomas,  but  Thomas’ 
majority  in  the  District  was  97.  Moses  Gregory  was  elected  Auditor  without 
opposition,  receiving  766  votes.  For  Assessor,  Conrad  Overturf  received  706 
votes  and  Seymour  Pixley,  437.  Edward  Cranston  had  no  opposition  for  Com- 
missioner and  his  vote  was  687.  There  was  a three-cornered  race  for  Re- 
corder. John  R.  Turner  had  78  votes;  Samuel  Nixon,  317  and  Havillah  Gunn, 
78. 

In  1836,  Joseph  Vance  for  Governor  received  977  votes  to  Eli  Baldwin, 
550.  William  Key  Bond  and  William  Allen  were  the  candidates  for  Congress 
and  Bond  had  914  votes  and  Allen  579.  There  were  two  representatives  to  be 
elected  in  the  joint  district  of  Scioto,  Brown  and  Adams  County.  William 
Kendall  and  James  Pilson  were  the  Whig  candidates  and  received  981  and 
920  votes  respectively.  John  Glover  and  James  Loudon,  of  Brown,  were  the 
Democrat  candidates  and  received  respectively  488  and  599  votes.  Moses 


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Gregory,  candidate  for  Auditor,  had  1,949  votes.  He  was  opposed  by  John  Pee- 
bles, father  of  John  G.  Peebles,  who  received  398  votes.  Peter  Noel  had  997 
votes  for  Commissioner,  and  R.  B.  Alfred,  358.  The  Congressional  District  in- 
cluded Scioto,  Ross,  Pike,  Fayette  and  Jackson  Counties.  William  Key  Bond’s 
majority  in  the  District  was  536.  In  the  year,  1834,  William  Allen  was  beaten 
in  the  district  by  315  votes. 

In  1837,  Oliver  Lindsey  was  the  Whig  candidate  for  Sheriff  and  Mark 
Bradburn,  the  Democratic  candidate.  Lindsey’s  vote  was  657  to  622  for  Brad- 
burn.  For  Commissioner,  William  Jackson  was  the  Whig  candidate  and  re- 
ceived 744  votes  to  472  for  Abijah  Batterson  on  the  Democratic  ticket.  There 
were  four  candidates  for  Assessor,  Azel  Glover,  Whig,  234  votes;  John  C.  Ash- 
ley, Democrat,  154;  John  Peebles,  Independent,  40,  and  James  Kinnison,  Inde- 
pendent, 109. 

The  race  for  Coroner  was  between  William  Jones,  the  old  school  teacher, 
who  received  210  votes,  and  Uriah  Barber,  the  Revolutionary  soldier,  who  re- 
ceived 351  votes.  Barber  was  the  only  Democrat  on  the  ticket  who  was  elected. 

For  the  Legislature,  William  Kendall  had  897  votes,  and  his  opponent, 
John  Glover,  Democrat,  408. 

For  State  Senator,  Charles  White,  Whig,  had  865  votes,  and  John  Patter- 
son, Democrat,  435  votes.  This  vote  represented  the  strength  of  the  Whig  and 
Democrats  in  the  county.  There  was  only  one  candidate  for  Prosecuting  At- 
torney, Samuel  M.  Tracy.  He  received  1,053  votes. 

In  1838,  Governor  Vance  on  the  Whig  ticket,  had  880  votes,  and  Shannon, 
Democrat,  had  603.  For  Congress,  Bond  on  the  Whig  ticket,  had  853  votes, 
and  Latham  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  605.  For  Commissioner,  ffm.  Salter 
had  1,015  votes  and  one  C.  V.  Folen  had  32  votes.  John  R.  Turner  was  a candi- 
date for  Recorder  and  received  778  votes.  He  was  opposed  by  Wm.  Jones,  our 
old  friend,  the  school  teacher,  who  had  227  votes. 

In  1839,  for  Commissioner,  Peter  Noel  had  756  votes  and  Thayer  D. 
White,  his  opponent,  619  votes.  The  parties’  strength  was  represented  on  the 
vote  for  Senator.  George  Edwards  of  Brown,  Whig,  received  755  votes,  and 
John  Glover,  of  Scioto,  Democrat,  690  votes. 

In  1840,  in  the  race  for  Governor,  Corwine  had  1,421  votes  and  Shannon, 
790.  William  Russell  for  Congress,  had  1,884  votes  and  Allen  Latham  779. 
Russell’s  majority  in  the  district  was  1,700.  Daniel  Young  for  Representative, 
had  1,357  votes  and  his  opponent,  Tieran  had  785.  Wm.  L.  Boynton,  was 
elected  commissioner  by  1,334  votes  to  792  for  Thayer  D.  White.  For  Sheriff. 
John  H.  Thornton,  had  1,356  votes  and  his  opponent,  Clark,  781. 

In  1842,  Corwine  for  Governor  had  1,073  votes  and  Shannon,  his  Demo- 
cratic opponent  had  780.  For  Sheriff,  John  H.  Thornton  had  880  votes  and 
John  Cook.  920.  This  was  the  time  John  Cook  stole  a march  on  the  Whigs  and 
defeated  their  candidate  for  Sheriff.  Everybody  was  suprised  at  this  result 
except  John  Cook,  who  knew  how  it  was  done. 

In  1844.  Bartley,  Whig,  for  Governor,  had  1,451  votes  and  Todd,  Demo- 
crat, 1,087:  Vinton,  for  Congress,  had  1,454  and  Mr.  Morgan,  his  opponent,  had 
1,069.  This  year  Isaac  H.  Wheeler  was  elected  Sheriff.  He  had  1,384  votes  to 
1,147  for  John  Cook. 

In  1846,  the  Whig  candidate  for  Congress  had  989  votes  and  Byington, 
Democrat,  had  754.  For  Representative,  John  A.  Turley  had  1,064  votes , 
and  Abijah  Batterson,  771. 

In  1848,  J.  L.  Taylor  for  Congress  had  1,530  and  Francis  Cleveland,  Demo- 
crat, had  1,064.  Moses  Gregory,  as  Surveyor  had  no  opposition.  For  Infirmary 
Director,  John  McDowell,  Whig  candidate,  had  1,501  votes,  and  Samuel  J. 
Huston,  Democrat,  1,067  votes.  » 

In  1849,  Wm.  L.  Salter,  Republican  candidate,  for  Senator,  received  1,192 
votes  and  Joseph  McCormick,  Democrat,  643  votes.  For  Representative,  James 
Rodgers,  Republican,  received  1,162  votes  and  Wm.  Newman,  Democrat,  695 
votes.  This  was  the  year  in  which  Edward  Jordan  defeated  Samuel  M.  Tracy 
for  Prosecuting  Attorney.  He  received  961  votes  to  936  for  Tracy.  Wm.  Conk- 
lin, Whig,  defeated  Abijah  Batterson,  Democrat,  for  Treasurer  by  a vote  of 
1,198  to  709. 

In  1850,  J.  L.  Taylor,  Whig  candidate  for  Congress,  carried  the  county 
by  receiving  1,126  votes  to  654  for  McCormick.  In  that  year,  Col.  Moore,  Whig, 


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defeated  Johnson,  Democrat.  Moore  had  1,326  votes  to  430  for  Johnson. 

In  1851,  Col.  O.  F.  Moore  received  for  Senator,  1,309  votes  to  888  for 
Francis  Cleveland,  Democrat.  W.  A.  Hutchins,  Whig  Candidate,  for  Representa- 
tive, received  1,348  votes  against  Joseph  Moore,  Democrat,  who  received  928 
votes.  This  was  the  year  in  which  John  R.  Turner  was  elected  Clerk  of  the 
Courts  for  that  term  by  a vote  of  1,134,  to  1,133  for  George  H.  Flanders,  only 
1 vote  majority.  For  Treasurer  John  Cook  received  1,278  to  793  for  George  H. 
Gharky.  For  Prosecuting  Attorney,  Edward  A.  Jordan,  Democrat,  received 
1,334  votes  to  731  for  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  Whig.  The  vote  on  Coroner  was  the 
closest  fight.  John  Squires,  Whig  candidate  received  823  votes;  C.  F.  Reiniger, 
862.  For  Infirmary  Director,  Joseph  Riggs  received  1,186  votes.  James  Lod- 
wick,  Democrat,  986  votes. 

In  1852,  the  Whigs  made  a clean  sweep.  For  Congress,  Taylor  had  1,419 
votes  and  Sherer,  Democrat,  had  1,083.  George  A.  Waller,  Whig,  received 
1,326  votes  for  Auditor  to  1,145  for  Thomas  Kendall. 

In  1853,  Nelson  Barrere  for  Governor,  (Highland  County,)  received  1,077 
votes  to  1,260  for  Wm.  Medill,  Democrat.  One  Lewis,  a third  candidate,  received 
129  votes.  In  this  year  the  Democrats  seemed  to  have  swept  everything.  There 
was  a Democrat  re-action. 

Thomas  McCauslen,  for  Senator,  received  1,622  votes,  Elijah  Glover  708. 
Joseph  Riggs,  candidate  for  State  Board  of  Equalization,  received  1,103  votes 
and  one  Anderson,  the  Democratic  candidate,  1,331.  George  Herod  for  Repre- 
sentative, received  738  votes.  One  Hudson,  had  1,072  and  Cassidy  had  635.  Mar- 
tin Crain  was  a Whig  candidate  for  Recorder.  He  received  1,275  votes  to  1,169 
for  B.  F.  Cunningham. 

In  1855,  on  the  vote  for  Governor,  Salmon  P.  Chase  had  1,042  and  Medill 
1,050,  Trimble,  1,740.  On  the  vote  for  Senator,  H.  S.  Bundy  had  482  votes  to 
1,067  for  Westphall.  For  Representative,  Daniel  McFarland  received  1.145 
votes  to  1,049  for  Hempstead,  Democrat.  For  Prosecuting  Attorney,  Glover  re- 
ceived 1,206  votes  and  George  Johnson,  Independent,  1,167. 

In  1856,  Col.  Moore  for  Congress  on  the  American  ticket  had  1,343  votes 
and  Miller,  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  had  1,309.  Hoffman,  Republican,  533. 
Coffrin,  American,  1,571  votes  and  John  Cook,  Democrat,  1,616.  The  Democrats 
elected  their  Auditor,  J.  J.  Appier  by  a vote  of  1,395  to  1.294  for  George  W. 
Flanders,  American.  Judge  Searl,  candidate  for  Auditor,  had  483.  He  was  on 
the  Republican  ticket.  Benjamin  Miles  was  the  American  candidate  for  Re- 
corder. He  had  1,501  votes.  McCrum,  Democratic  candidate  for  the  same  office 
had  1,375.  Cole,  Republican,  374.  Joseph  Riggs  was  the  Republican  candidate 
for  Commissioner  and  had  473  votes.  Tracy,  on  the  American  ticket,  for 
Commissioner  had  1,363  votes  and  Hudson,  Democrat,  had  1,391.  Thomas  Keys, 
Republican  candidate  for  Surveyor  had  473  votes.  Brown,  Democrat,  1,508; 
Gregory,  American,  1,142. 

The  returns  for  1857  were  not  found. 

In  1858,  the  race  was  a straight  one  between  the  Republicans  and  Demo- 
crats. Carey  A.  Trimble,  Republican  candidate  for  Congress,  had  1,870  votes; 
Joseph  Miller,  Democrat,  1,489.  For  Common  Pleas  Judge,  W.  W.  Johnson, 
Republican,  had  1,785  and  E.  F.  Bingham,  Democrat,  1,543.  On  the  vote  for 
Commissioner,  Wm.  Veach,  Republican,  had  1,764  votes  and  Joseph  Moore, 
Democrat,  1,599.  At  this  election,  Johnson  for  Judge  had  307  majority  in  the 
five  counties.  Trimble,  candidate  for  Congress,  had  939  majority. 

In  1859,  the  political  vote  in  the  county  was  Governor,  Wm.  Dennison. 
Republican.  1,808  votes;  Rufus  P.  Ranney,  Democrat,  1,324;  the  Republicans 
carried  the  county  for  State  Board  of  Equalization,  State  Senator,  Common 
Pleas  Judge,  Treasurer,  Prosecuting  Attorney  and  Recorder.  The  Democrats 
won  on  Commissioner,  Andrew  J.  Enslow  had  1,529  votes  and  Joseph  Jackson, 
Republican,  1,486.  The  vote  on  Treasurer  was  Philip  Noel,,  Republican,  1,598 
votes,  Jesse  Appier,  Democrat,  1,541.  For  Representative,  John  W.  Collins,  Re- 
publican, 1,658  and  Stephen  Smith,  Democrat,  1,349.  There  was  a vote  in  the 
County  on  annual  sessions  of  the  Legislature.  Scioto  County  voted  220  for  it 
to  828  against  it. 

We  have  given  a short  statement  of  the  elections  returns  of  the  County 
for  the  first  fifty-seven  years.  For  further  particulars  on  this  subject,  we  re- 
fer to  the  State  publications,  or  to  the  bound  volumes  of  newspapers  published 
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A law  should  be  passed  requiring  the  annual  county  elections  to  be  re- 
corded and  preserved  in  permanent  form.  All  prior  to  1876  have  been  destroy- 
ed by  the  County  Officers. 

Independence  Days. 

The  first  record  we  have  of  any  celebration  in  the  new  County  of  Scioto 
was  on  the  4th  of  July,  1808.  Isaac  Bonser,  who  lived  on  Bonser’s  Run,  gave  a 
great  celebration.  He  cut  his  wheat  and  took  it  to  Maysville,  and  had  it  ground 
to  make  bread.  At  that  time  it  took  him  two  days  to  go  to  Maysville  in  a canoe. 
It  is  reported  that  he  pushed  the  canoe  hack  up  the  river  in  one  day.  By  some 
means  the  notice  of  this  celebration,  became  noised  abroad,  and  people  came 
from  West  Union,  Maysville,  Chillicothe,  and  Gallipolis.  There  were  300  pres- 
ent. They  were  mostly  hunters,  which  means  that  they  were  persons  intimate 
and  well  acquainted  with  Isaac  Bonser,  who  was  a great  hunter  himself.  The 
parties  at  the  celebration  bored  out  a log  and  banded  it  with  iron  to  make  a 
cannon,  but  it  bursted.  Robert  Lucas  read  “the  Declaration’’  and  made  a 
speech.  Fresh  meat  was  baked  over  a pit  of  hickory  coals.  An  old  Virginia 
negro  was  cook.  Some  of  the  party  remained  several  days.  General  Tupper  of 
Marietta  was  present.  Whiskey  .was  plenty.  John  Campbell  was  the  gunner  of 
that  day  and  when  he  touched  the  gun  off  he  dodged  behind  a poplar  tree,  and 
it  is  said  to  have  bursted  at  the  sixth  discharge. 

July  4,  1825  was  a great  day  in  Union  Township.  There  was  a celebration 
there  by  Captain  Peter  Noel’s  Rifle  Company.  There  was  a free  dinner  and 
sixteen  toasts  were  proposed  and  responded  to.  Among  them  were  John  Q. 
Adams,  Henry  Clay,  The  Ohio  Canal  and  the  State  of  Ohio. 

July  4,  1827  was  celebrated  in  Portsmouth,  the  first  we  have  of  any  re- 
cord. A procession  was  formed  in  front  of  the  Court  House,  then  on  Market 
street  there  were  two  companies  of  Militia  in  uniform,  that  marched  to  the 
Presbyterian  meeting  house  on  Second  street,  just  east  of  Lynn's  livery  stable. 
The  ceremonies  opened  with  prayer.  Edward  Hamilton  read  the  Declaration 
of  Independence,  and  an  oration  was  pronounced  by  Charles  O.  Tracy.  The 
procession  marched  back  and  sat  down  to  dinner  on  the  river  bank.  Thir- 
teen toasts  were  offered.  Of  the  volunteer  toasts,  John  Noel  responded  to 
“the  Patriots  of  1776.”  John  H.  Thornton,  John  R.  Turner,  Dr.  N.  W.  An- 
drews and  Samuel  Dole  all  responded  to  toasts.  The  Light  Infantry.  Captain 
John  McDowell,  dined  at  Colonel  McDonald’s.  That  Company  also  had  thir- 
teen regular  toasts.  Captain  Kennedy  Lodwick’s  Artillery  Company  also  cele- 
brated the  day  at  a public  dinner  at  Peebles’  tavern. 

July  4,  1829,  there  was  a proper  celebration  of  the  day  in  Portsmouth.  The 
notice  of  the  arrangements  was  published  as  early  as  June  6.  At  a meeting 
on  June  13th,  Samuel  M.  Tracy  was  chairman  and  M.  B.  Ross  Secretary  of  the 
meeting.  The  Committee  to  take  charge  of  the  celebration  was:  Col.  John 
McDonald,  Dr.  Andrews,  Dr.  Hempstead  and  Samuel  M.  Tracy. 

Perhaps  the  greatest  celebration  ever  in  the  history  of  Portsmouth  was 
on  July  4,  1831.  The  citizens  assembled  at  the  Court  House  at  11  o’clock  A. 
M.  Rev.  E.  Brainard  opened  with  prayer.  Francis  Cleveland  read  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence.  Then  there  were  salvos  of  Artillery,  which  were  al- 
ways fired  directly  after  the  reading  of  “the  Declaration,”  a defiance  to  old 
King  George.  Edward  Hamilton  delivered  the  oration.  John  H.  Thornton  and 
Henry  Jeffords  marshalled  the  procession,  and  they  marched  to  a grove  just 
south  of  the  late  residence  of  John  P.  Terry.  Cornelius  McCoy  furnished  the 
dinner.  William  Oldfield  and  Roswell  Crain  presided  by  turns.  There  were 
120  at  the  table,  among  them  were  several  Revolutionary  Soldiers  and  some 
strangers.  There  was  an  amateur  choir  and  ladies  were  present.  There  were 
thirteen  regular  toasts  and  24  volunteer  toasts.  Among  those  who  partici- 
pated in  the  dinner  were,  Azel  Glover,  James  W.  Davis,  M.  B.  Ross,  J.  L.  Mc- 
Vey,  George  Corwine,  John  Lawson,  R.  R.  Peebles,  brother  of  John  G.,  Gen. 
Wm.  Kendall,  M.  O.  Reeves,  E.  Gunn,  Robert  Montgomery,  Jacob  Offnere 
Francis  Cleveland,  Henry  Cooper,  Elijah  Glover,  John  R.  Turner,  James  Young, 
Z.  P.  Flower,  George  McCague,  who  each  and  all  responded  to  volunteer 
toasts.  Five  of  these  were  in  honor  of  Henry  Clay.  There  were  many  refer- 
ences afterwards  to  this  celebration,  and  future  generations  in  Portsmouth, 
regarded  it  as  the  greatest  celebration  which  had  ever  taken  place. 


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July  4,  1838,  the  62nd  anniversary  of  the  Independence  of  the  United 
States,  was  duly  celebrated  in  Portsmouth.  The  people  met  at  10:30  at  the 
Court  House.  This  was  the  present  Court  House.  Rev.  Nairn  prayed.  Cap- 
tain Cleveland  read  the  Declaration,  and  Benjamin  Ramsey  delivered  the  ora- 
tion. Colonel  John  Row  marshaled  the  procession  to  Waller’s  Woods.  The 
dinner  was  prepared  by  John  Watson,  and  as  usual  there  were  thirteen  regular 
toasts.  The  volunteer  toasts  were  by  William  Oldfield,  George  Corwine,  Wil- 
liam V.  Peck,  B.  Kepner,  C.  O.  Tracy,  Edward  Hamilton,  Benjamin  Ramsey, 
Thomas  Sterne.  Elijah  Glover,  R.  H.  Patillo,  W.  P.  Camden  and  W.  S.  Belt, 
a son  of  Judge  Levin  Belt,  a teller  in  the  bank.  Mr.  Ramsey’s  oration  was 
published  in  the  Tribune  of  July  10th,  by  request. 

July  4,  1839,  the  Sunday  Schools  celebrated  Independence  Day  in  Ports- 
mouth. Addresses  were  made  by  Rev.  A.  Brown,  Rev.  E.  Burr  and  Rev.  W. 
Simmons.  Edward  Hamilton  read  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  There  was 
a basket  dinner  for  the  first  time  in  Portsmouth  John  Kennedy  Lodwick, 
John  B.  Davis  and  James  McDowell,  who  were  then  lads,  carried  the  banner 
in  the  procession. 

July  4.  1840,  there  were  two  celebrations,  one  by  “the  Franklin  Institute’’ 
at  the  Court  Plouse,  where  O.  F.  Moore  delivered  an  oration;  and  the  other 
by  “the  Mechanics.”  The  latter  formed  a procession  at  the  Market  House  un- 
der charge  of  Captain  Samuel  Huston,  Marshal  and  Elihu  Cook,  assistant;  and 
with  the  Portsmouth  band  went  to  Waller’s  Woods,  where  A.  C.  Davis  read 
the  Declaration  and  W.  R.  Holmes  delivered  the  oration.  Thomas  Lloyd  of 
the  Exchange  furnished  the  dinner. 

July  4,  1842,  the  Sunday  Schools  again  celebrated  the  day.  They  assem- 
bled at  the  Methodist  Church  and  marched  to  the  woods,  where  the  Declaration 
was  read  by  A.  C.  Davis,  and  William  E.  Williams  delivered  the  oration.  Wil- 
liam Newman  presided  and  there  were  thirteen  toasts  as  usual. 

July  4,  1846,  there  was  firing  of  guns  all  day.  The  Portsmouth  Guards, 
Captain  P.  Kinney  went  to  the  woods  in  the  forenoon,  returned  to  the  U.  S. 
hotel  and  listened  to  an  oration  by  Col.  O.  F.  Moore;  they  also  had  a dinner 
prepared  by  Colonel  Graham.  At  6 P.  M.  they  went  to  L.  N.  Robinson’s,  where 
the  ladies  of  the  town  had  an  entertainment.  There  were  speeches,  rockets, 
fire  balloons,  etc.  The  Washington  Guards,  Captain  Reiniger,  drilled  during 
the  day  and  went  to  a ball  in  the  evening  at  the  National  Hotel.  The  Washing- 
ton Dragoons,  a horse  company,  paraded  during  the  day.  A Rifle  Company 
from  Lucasville  under  Captain  Morgan  was  in  town.  There  were  800  to  1,000 
people  in  the  town  from  adjoining  towns.  One  young  man  got  drunk  and  was 
sent  to  whac  was  called  “the  Cowhorn  tavern,”  a substitute  of  that  day,  for  the 
County  jail. 

July  4,  1849,  the  people  of  Portsmouth  were  holding  their  breath  on  ac- 
count of  cholera,  and  there  was  no  public  celebration.  The  Washington 
Guards  turned  out  and  paraded  and  so  did  Captain  Clark’s  Company  of  Horses. 

July  4,  1850,  the  Portsmouth  Guards  paraded  and  marched  to  Morgan’s 
Grove,  where  the  Declaration  was  read  by  Samuel  Riggs.  An  address  was 
made  by  Lieutenant  O.  F.  Moore.  A collation  was  spread  and  toasts  were 
drank  with  lemonade.  There  was  platoon  firing,  and  the  ladies  were  present. 
On  returning  the  ladies  were  invited  to  march  to  town  inside  of  a hollow 
square,  formed  by  the  Guards.  The  invitation  was  accepted  by  several  and 
one  lady  carried  a musket.  Her  name  has  not  been  preserved.  In  the  after- 
noon the  Sunday  Schools  met  at  the  Methodist  Church  where  addresses  were 
delivered  and  afterwards  the  children  went  to  the  Kentucky  hills.  The  steam- 
ers “Whiteman”  and  “Resort,”  with  a band  on  the  former,  brought  down  a 
party  of  Kentuckians,  who  took  dinner  at  the  Franklin  House.  Between  4 and 
5 P.  M.  “the  Raging  Tads,”  a party  of  maskers  arranged  in  fantastic  style,  pa- 
raded east  of  the  U.  S.  Hotel.  The  roll  of  this  organization,  composed  of  aw- 
fur  names,  was  called.  They  shouted  “We  eat  all  we  kill,”  and  pretended  to 
be  Cannibals.  At  this  remote  period,  it  will  be  proper  to  say  that  Squire  Hall, 
then  a youth,  was  the  leading  spirit  in  the  organization. 

July  4,  1851,  began  the  fashion  of  basket  picnics  in  the  Country  on  In- 
dependence Day,  and  many  parties  went  out  picnicing  on  that  day.  The  Ports- 
mouth Guards  paraded.  They  marched  down  town  and  took  dinner  at  Hus- 
ton’s Hotel.  Lieutenant  O.  F.  Moore  and  John  R.  Turner  made  addresses. 


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The  Washington  Guards,  a German  Company,  Captain  C.  F.  Reiniger,  Sr., 
paraded  and  drilled.  In  the  afternoon  the  “Earthquakes”  turned  out  in'  gro- 
tesque costumes.  Preparatory  to  the  celebration  of  the  4th  of  July,  1858,  the 
soldiers  of  the  Revolution  were  invited  to  unite  in  the  82nd  anniversary  on 
the  4th  of  July  next.  Whether  this  was  intended  as  ironical  or  not,  we  do  not 
know,  as  we  are  not  aware  of  any  who  were  living  at  that  time. 

July  4,  1858,  came  on  Sunday,  and  Saturday  was  observed.  There  was  a 
grand  celebration.  On  Friday  evening,  July  2nd,  a delegation  came  from 
Chillicothe  with  some  of  their  firemen.  Mayor  Kerr  welcofned  them,  and  Col. 
W.  E.  Gilmore  of  Chillicothe  responded.  Saturday,  the  3rd  of  July,  was  a 
beautiful  day.  It  was  ushered  in  by  salvos  of  artillery.  Fire  Company  No. 
1 marched  to  Mr.  Malcomb’s  in  the  morning  and  received  a present  of  a flag 
from  the  ^ ladies.  Mrs.  Stone  presented  the  flag.  W.  S.  Huston  responded. 
The  No.  2’s  went  to  P.  C.  Kinney’s,  Fourth  and  Court,  where  a banner  was  pre- 
sented to  them.  Mrs.  P.  C.  Kinney  presented  it.  James  A.  Farden  respond- 
ed. A procession  was  formed  on  Market  and  Second  streets,  as  follows: 

1.  The  Mayor  and  Councilmen  of  Chillicothe  and  Portsmouth. 

2.  The  Clergymen  and  the  Press. 

3.  The  Portsmouth  Light  Artillery. 

4.  Washington  Guards,  John  A.  Turley,  Marshal  and  Staff. 

5.  Citizens  and  strangers. 

6.  The  Chillicothe  firemen. 

7.  The  Portsmouth  firemen,  of  four  companies.  John  L.  Ward,  Chief 
Marshal. 

The  route  of  the  march  was  from  Market  to  Sixth,  Sixth  to  Court,  up 
Court  to  Seventh,  up  Seventh  to  Chillicothe,  Chillicothe  to  Front,  Front  to 
Madison,  Madison  to  Second,  and  from  Second  to  “the  Fair  Grounds.”  There 
was  an  arch  on  Second  street  where  there  were  thirteen  Misses,  representing 
the  thirteen  original  states,  and  Miss  Irene  Huston  representing  the  Goddess 
of  Liberty.  At  “the  Fair  Grounds”  there  was  prayer  by  Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt.  R. 
H.  Shannon  read  the  Declaration.  The  Light  Artillery  then  fired  33  guns  one 
for  each  state,  then  music,  then  an  oration  by  George  Turner,  followed  by 
music.  An  address  was  read  to  the  Firemen,  by  John  Locke.  It  was  written 

by  Henry  Hope  and  was  a poem.  Then  there  was  a public  dinner.  Jim 

Hannahs  was  the  cook.  Plates  were  set  for  1,500.  There  were*  thirteen  regu- 
lar toasts  and  four  volunteer  toasts,  responded  to  by  W.  E.  Gilmore,  L.  N. 
Robinson,  W.  C.  Hood,  and  others.  The  Fire  Companies  and  Councilmen 

footed  the  bill.  Department,  No.  1,  $83.00;  No.  2,  $223;  No.  3,  $100.00;  No. 

4,  $52.00;  City  Council,  $400.  Total,  $858. 

It  was  the  greatest  celebration  of  the  day  ever  held  in  Portsmouth.  500 
pounds  of  roast  beef,  45  pounds  of  boiled  ham,  10  roast  pigs,  2 roast  sheep, 
200  pounds  of  baked  fresh  fish,  700  loaves  of  bread,  500  pies,  200  pounds  of 
cheese,  50  pounds  of  cakes,  and  2,000  sugar  cakes  were  consumed.  It  is 
said  that  the  uniforms  of  the  firemen  and  the  military  men  were  perfectly 
dazzling.  The  girls  of  the  day  have  not  recovered  from  that  celebration  yet. 
It  is  now  related  that  Jim  Hannahs  ate  so  much  that  day  that  he  has  not  been 
hungry  since. 

July  4,  1861,  there  was  a grand  military  parade  in  the  forenoon,  under 
Brigadier-General  Peter  Kinney.  “The  Dragoons”  were  commanded  by  Cap- 
tain Joe  Vern,  the  Artillery  by  Captain  Martin  Molster,  the  Kinney  Light 
Guards  by  Captain  Earl,  the  Third  Ward  Home  Guards  by  Captain  Sampson 
E.  Varner,  Steuben  Guards  by  Captain  C.  F.  Reiniger,  the  Independent  Rifles 
by  Captain  Brunner,  the  Fourth  Ward  Home  Guards  by  Captain  Bentley,  Hus- 
ton’s Company,  by  Captain  Bill  Huston,  the  Portsmouth  Zouaves  by  Lieu- 
tenant Goldrick,  the  Portsmouth  Rifles  by  Captain  Hope,  the  Junior  Zouaves 
by  Captain  Huston  and  the  Portsmouth  Cadets  by  Captain  Jack  Lewis.  They 
numbered  abut  600  and  paraded  the  streets,  and  then  on  Front  street  they  en- 
gaged in  firing.  The  day  was  clear  and  beautiful  throughout. 

July  4,  1862,  Portsmouth  tried  to  have  a celebration  but  failed.  Lucas- 
ville  had  a great  one  at  Dugan’s  Grove.  There  was  an  address  by  Lieut.-Colo- 
nel  Moore  and  also  by  Henry  Jeffords.  There  were  bands  of  music,  dancing, 
etc.,  and  a number  of  Sunday  Schools  were  present. 

There  is  no  account  of  any  celebration  on  the  4th  of  July,  1863. 


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July  4.  1864,  was  celebrated  by  a dinner  to  the  returned  soldiers  of  the 
36th  0.  V.  I.  at  Massie  Hall  This  was  a public  dinner  and  reception.  The 
returning  veterans  paraded  the  street.  A great  many  people  came  down  on 
the  noon  train,  on  the  Marietta  & Cincinnati  Railroad.  They  assembled  at 
the  lower  Market  House.  Cononel  Kinney  presided,  and  speeches  were  made 
by  Hon.  Eli  Glover,  Col.  J.  R.  Hurd  and  Dan  McFarland.  Then  they  went  to 
Massie  Hall  and  had  dinner,  which  was  gotten  up  by  John  Vetter.  There  were 
two  saloon  fights  on  account  of  war  feeling,  while  the  dinner  was  going  on. 
William  Lloyd  beat  up  a countryman  named  Slocum  and  Frank  Wear  struck 
Lieutenant  H.  Lantz  of  the  56th  Ohio,  with  a sling  shot.  John  L.  Ward,  acting 
marshal  undertook  to  arrest  them  and  he  was  struck  with  a stone.  The  poli- 
tical feeling  was  high.  The  56th  O.  V.  I.  left  the  Massie  Hall  and  put  an  end 
to  the  disorder.  Captain  Henry  E.  Jones  made  a speech  at  the  56th  O.  V.  I. 
dinner. 

July  4,  1871,  cannon  were  fired  at  midnight.  There  was  a band  of  music 
paraded  the  streets  at  5 ,A.  M.,  at  which  time  the  City  firemen  paraded.  It 
rained  most  of  the  day  and  the  firemen  occupied  Wilhelm's  Hall  or  Opera 
House,  all  day  for  their  pleasure. 

July  4,  1876,  was  the  hundredth  anniversary  of  Independence  Day  and  the 
Centennial  Fourth  was  celebrated  in  Music  Hall,  a temporary  structure  on 
Chillicothe  street.  The  following  was  the  program:  Music,  prayer  by  Rev. 

E.  P.  Pratt,  Patriotic  Ode,  Introductory  Adress,  N.  W.  Evans,  Introductory 
Address  in  German  by  Prof.  Carl  Huber.  Music,  Reading  of  the  Declaration, 
W.  W.  Monroe,  Centennial  Poem;  J.  W.  Fulton,  Oration,  Hon.  Wells  A.  Hutch- 
ins, Music,  Historical  Address,  Rev.  J.  T.  Franklin,  Music,  History  of  the 
County,  Elijah  Glover,  Doxology,  Benediction  by  Rev.  C.  W.  Bethauser.  The 
programme  was  carried  out  to  the  letter,  but  the  attendance  was  not  as  it  should 
have  been  for  the  hundredth  anniversary.  The  people  who  ought  to  have  been 
there  were  picnicing  in  the  country,  but  those  who  were  present  were  brimful 
and  running  over  with  patriotism,  and  those  attending  made  up  for  those  who 
were  absent. 

July  4,  1890,  was  formally  celebrated  in  Portsmouth.  At  5 P.  M.  gun  firing 
began  and  42  guns  were  fired  at  intervals  of  five  minutes.  There  was  a par- 
ade at  9 in  the  morning  in  seven  divisions: 

1.  The  City  Police,  Civic  Band,  River  City  Dragoons,  with  Creed  Mil- 
stead,  Grand  Marshal. 

2.  The  Soldiers  of  the  Civil  War  under  Captain  Cole  Gillilan. 

3.  The  Sons  of  Veterans  under  Filmore  Musser,  Colonel. 

4.  The  uniformed  secret  societies  preceded  by  the  Jackson  band,  A.  L. 
Sanford,  Colonel. 

5.  The  Winchester  band  followed  by  non-uniformed  secret  societies, 
W.  A.  Connelley,  Colonel. 

6.  Division,  State  troops  under  Col.  A.  C.  Thompson. 

7.  This  Division  was  commanded  by  Colonel  Stanton,  embracing  the 
City  and  County  officials,  members  of  the  Press,  visitors  and  citizens. 

The  parade  extended  to  the  Fair  Grounds  on  Robinson  Avenue.  On  the 
Fair  Grounds  there  were  prize  drills,  potato  race,  chasing  of  greased  pigs, 
sack  race  and  wheelbarrow  race.  In  the  evening  there  were  fire  works,  and  a 
company  of  Zouaves  from  Cincinnati  were  present,  also  the  Champion  City 
Guards  of  Springfield  and  the  Ohio  State  University  Cadets. 

July  4-,  1892,  the  government  building  was  dedicated  in  the  City  of  Ports- 
mouth. At  sunrise  44  guns  were  fired.  At  9:30  in  the  morning  there  was  a pro- 
cession from  the  lower  Market  space  to  the  government  building,  military, 
labor  and  civil  societies,  fire  department,  city  authorities,  etc.  At  the  govern- 
ment. huilding  there  was  a patriotic  song,  followed  by  prayer  by  the  Rev.  D. 
S.  Tappan.  D.  D.,  an  address  of  welcome  by  Mayor  Henry  Hall,  an  address  by 
Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson,  music  Declaration  of  Independence  read  by  Hon.  J.  W. 
Newman,  music,  address  by  Hon.  Charles  PI.  Grosvenor.  The  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic,  the  Sons  of  Veterans,  Company  H.,  were  in  the  procession.  There 
were  fire  works  at  night  on  the  river  front,  not  less  than  thirty  pieces.  In  the 
afternoon  there  was  a balloon  ascension  and  fire  works. 

July  4,  1896,  the  day  was  fully  observed.  The  fire  department  paraded 
at  8:30  in  the  morning.  At  10  A.  M.  the  grand  parade  started  from  Market 


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street.  One  hundred  wheelmen  with  decorated  wheels  headed  the  parade. 
This  included  the  Portsmouth  Cycling  Club,  the  Scioto  Club  of  ladies  and  vis- 
iting wheelmen.  Then  the  Marshal  walking  and  the  City  Police,  the  River 
City  band,  Company  H.,  14th  O.  V.  I.,  Alcazar  Temple,  D.  O.  K.  K.  The 
Tenth  Regiment  Uniformed  Knights  of  Pythias  with  a band  of  field  officers, 
Knights  cf  St.  John,  Junior  order  of  Americans,  Mechanics  with  a float,  the 
Engineers,  machinists,  cigar  makers,  bricklayers  and  carpenters  followed,  with 
a band,  the  City  Officials  were  in  carriages,  followed  by  citizens  in  carriages. 
After  the  parade  Hon.  James  W.  Newman  delivered  an  address  at  the  Gallia 
street  plaza.  In  the  afternoon  there  were  games  at  the  ball  park  and  fair 
grounds,  and  band  music  at  Tracy  Park,  Gallia  street  plaza  and  at  tfie  Market 
street  esplanade.  At  5 P.  M.  all  the  bands  met  at  the  Gallia  street  plaza  and 
marched  to  the  esplanade  where  they  played  Sousa’s  grand  march.  At  6:30 
P.  M.  the  firemen  made  a run  to  Second  and  Chillicothe  street.  At  7 P.  M. 
there  was  a band  concert  on  Market  street,  when  the  Uniformed  Knights  of 
Pythias  gave  their  silent  drill.  At  8 P.  M.  there  were  fire  works  on  the  river 
front,  “Welcome  to  Portsmouth,”  “The  Bicycle  Rider”  and  “Good  Night”  were 
given. 

July  4,  1898,  was  ushered  in  by  the  ringing  of  bells,  firing  of  cannons 
and  by  bonfires  at  York  Place.  “Little  Mac”  the  cannon  was  kept  going  all 
day  and  seven  kegs  of  powder  were  used  up.  Early  in  the  morning  the  four 
Portsmouth  bands  played  in  different  parts  of  the  City,  and  at  9:30  in  the 
morning  they  met  at  the  lower  Market  space.  At  10:30  there  was  a public 
meeting  at  Tracy  Square.  W.  F.  Genheimer  read  the  Declaration  of  Independ- 
ence and  Theodore  F.  Davidson  delivered  the  oration.  There  were  excursions 
frm  adjacent  towns.-  In  the  afternoon  news  was  received  of  Admiral  Samp- 
son’s victory  over  the  Spanish  Admiral,  Cervera  and  the  town  went  wild.  At 
6:30  there  was  a procession  of  five  bands,  the  police  and  the  Uniformed  Red 
Men  in  honor  of  Sampson’s  Victory.  There -were  fireworks  in  the  evening. 
One  of  the  set  pieces  was  a picture  of  Admiral  Dewey,  another  the  American 
Eagle,  and  the  last  was  the  bombardment  of  Manila. 

Notable  Trials. 

The  issue  of  the  Portsmouth  Times  of  April  25,  1850,  gives  an  account 
of  Samuel  Morgan,  of  this  county,  who  murdered  his  wife  May  5,  1857.  Mor- 
gan was  a tough  citizen  who  lived  a mile  or  two  above  Franklin  Furnace,  up 
the  branch.  Morgan  was  forty-five,  a brute  and  a bully.  He  was  wretchedly 
poor  and  a great  fighter.  He  liked  to  fight  those  who  offended  him.  When 
the  news  of  the  murder  was  out,  the  body  of  his  wife  was  found  in  an  out 
bouse,  with  her  head  beaten  to  a jelly  and  covered  with  blood.  He  had  come 
home,  drunk,  beaten  his  wife  with  a club,  and  after  killing  her,  dragged  her 
body  with  a log  chain  to  a fire  and  tried  to  burn  it  and  then  left  it  in  an  out 
house  and  went  away.  Morgan  was  arrested  and  brought  before  Squire  Samuel 
Gould,  father  of  Orin  B.  Gould.  At  the  next  term,  Morgan  was  indicted.  Owing 
to  the  feeling  against  him  it  was  difficult  to  obtain  a jury.  The  jury  was  as- 
follows:  1.  Garrett  Newman.  2nd.  Jesse  Vulgamore.  3rd.  Alex  Oliver.  4th. 

Francis  Henry.  5th.  Jonathan  Tracy.  6th.  John  Hazelbaker.  7th.  Joab  Free- 
man. 8th.  William  Holt.  9th.  Robert  H.  Thompson.  10t.h.  Nicholas  Nail.  11th. 
Fred  J.  Griffith.  12th.  John  Basham.  John  Cook  was  sheriff  and  the  jury 
was  boarded  at  the  Franklin  House.  Martin  Crain  was  prosecutor,  assisted 
by  Colonel  O.  F.  Moore.  Edward  W.  Jordan,  John  W.  Collings  and  Thomas 
McCauslen  defended.  Honorable  W.  V.  Peck  was  judge.  The  court  house  was 
crowded  and  the  ladies  attended  The  trial  was  ably  conducted  on  both  sides. 
Ed.  Jordan  referred  to  the  thirst  for  the  prisoner’s  blood  and  said  that  this  same 
feeling  controlled  by  reason  was  responsible  for  the  Sam  Morgan’s  of  society. 
The  jury  was  out  but  a short  time  and  returned  with  a verdict  of  .guilty  of 
murder  in  the  first  degree.  A motion  for  a new  trial  was  overruled.  The 
judge  sentenced  him  to  be  hung  September  24,  1858,  between  nine  A.  M.  and 
four  P.  M.  The  Portsmouth  Artillery  Company,  Captain  W.  C.  Appier  guarded 
the  jail.  Morgan  hung  himself  in  jail.  Squire  Henry  Hall  and  John  J.  Mc- 
Farlin  took  him  down. 

February  12,  1862,  William  P.  Martin  replevined  a cat  of  Giles  Gilbert. 
The  case  was  tried  before  the  mayor  and  a jury;  C.  C.  Hyatt,  John  Neill,  Wash- 


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ington  Kinney,  William  Newman  and  Philip  Kelley.  Henry  A.  Towne  for 
Plaintiff.  John  W.  Collings  for  Defendant.  The  cat  was  brought  into  court. 
The  witnesses  for  plaintiff  were  Lewis  C.  Barber,  John  Reider.  John  Sullivan, 
and  William  Stewart.  All  testified  the  cat  belonged  to  Martin.  Giles  Gilbert, 
Jr.,  William  Gilbert,  John  P.  Terry,  William  McFarland,  C.  E.  Rase,  John 
Suter,  John  McFarlin,  J.  C.  Gilbert  witnesses  for  defendant  were  all  sure  the 
cat  belonged  to  Gilbert.  The  cat  was  appraised  at  ten  dollars.  The  costs 
were  thirty-four  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents.  February  19,  1862,  the  Tri- 
bune gave  an  account  of  the  Cat  Case:  The  Cat  really  belonged  to  Gilbert. 
Martin’s  cat  had  “absquatulated.”  John  T.  Miller  was  a clerk  for  Martin  and 
occupied  a column  in  the  Times  about  the  case.  McFarland  came  back  with 
the  cat  in  the  Tribune  of  February  26th.  The  case  is  said  to  have  cost  Wil- 
liam P.  Martin  $97.00.  Giles  Gilbert  stated  that  the  cat  was  worth  ten  dol- 
lars and  the  jury  awarded  that  sum.  Gilbert  did  not  intend  to  defend  the 
suit,  but  on  persuasion  from  John  W.  Collings,  did  so.  After  the  trial  the 
cat  came  back  to  Gilbert’s  and  remained.  Martin  did  not  try  to  reclaim  it. 
He  remained  on  good  terms  with  Gilbert  after  the  suit.  An  account  of  the 
trial  was  published  in  the  London  Times.  Gilbert  raised  the  cat.  Martin’s 
cat  had  been  gone  six  months  before  the  suit.  The  Times  in  its  article 
about  the  case  was  very  funny  and  closed  its  piece  with  the  word — “Scat!” 

April  2,  ' 1862 — State  vs.  W.  S.  McLean,  murder  in  the  first  degree. 
Those  on  the  jury  were:  James  M.  Oliver,  Peter  H.  Brown,  M.  G.  Nichols,  Jo- 
seph Throckmorton,  Thomas  Brown,  Matthew  Burris,  Joseph  Pearce,  Debo  V. 
Larkin,  Joseph  Tracy,  James  .J.  Densmore,  Aaron  Noel,  John  Thomas.  A.  J. 
Enslow,  Nathaniel  Rice,  Dr.  C.  M.  Finch,  Mary  Cooper,  W.  D.  Wilcox,  J.  D. 
Merrill,  Susan  Mc.Neal,  Sidney  Patton,  John  H.  Lee,  Andy  Henler,  John  Wolf, 
Uriah  White  and  George  Sturdy  were  among  the  witnesses  for  the  State. 
Those  for  the  defense  were:  Doctor  Tyrrel,  Judge  Cranston,  Eli  McLean,  Anna 
McLean  and  Henry  McLean.  The  jury  returned  a verdict  of  “not  guilty.”  The 
accused  was  about  twenty-four  years  old.  Silas  D.  Powell  and  two  children 
were  blown  up  and  killed. 

March  11,  1874 — Daniel  Pursell  vs  Doctor  William  J.  McDowell.  Malprac- 
tice. $5,000.00  damages  for  not  setting  the  plaintiff’s  shoulder  properly.  The 
plaintiff’s  snoulder  properly.  The  plaintiff  claimed  he  was  treated  for  a frac- 
tured arm  when  it  was  dislocation  of  the  shoulder.  The  defendant  claimed 
that  the  result  was  due  to  the  plaintiff’s  disregard  of  directions  while  the  heal- 
ing process  was  going  on.  The  verdict  was  $5.00  for  the  plaintiff.  This  is 
remarkable  as  the  verdict  should  have  been  for  some  considerable  sum  or  for 
the  defendant.  July  1,  1874,  Doctor  McDowell  moved  for  a new  trial.  It  was 
refused.  He  then  took  a.  second  trial  under  the  statute  and  it  was  had  at 
June  1,  1874,  and  resulted  in  a verdict  for  $359.00  which  he  paid.  Doctor  Mc- 
Dowell claimed  he  was  Doctor  Finch’s  patient  and  Doctor  Finch  denied  it. 
Doctor  McDowell  also  claimed  that  at  the  time  Pursell  came  to  him,  it  was 
impossible  to  determine  the  injury  and  the  treatment  and  that  Pursell  dis- 
obeyed directions  and  brought  about  the  result. 

Olive  Applegate  vs  W.  Kinney  & Company,  on  a certificate  of  deposit 
with  W.  Kinney  & Company,  to  hold  as  quasi  partners  twenty  persons  former- 
ly stockholders  in  the  Iron  National  Bank.  Many  like  suits  were  depending  on 
this.  The  plaintiff  sued  on  a certificate  of  deposit  for  $424.  Hutchins  and 
Bannon  for  the  plaintiff.  Thompson,  Searl,  Evans  and  O.  F.  Moore  for  the 
defendant.  The  case  was  tried  at  great  length-  Colonel  Moore  argued  three 
full  days  for  the  defendant.  The  case  resulted  in  a verdict  for  the  plaintiff 
for  the  full  amount  claimed  against  all  the  defendants.  Afterwards  these  de- 
fendants raised  and  paid  $20,000.00  for  the  creditors  and  were  released  from 
all  claims. 

January  31,  1880 — -'Before  Nelson  W.  Evans,  United  States  Commission- 
er. The  United  States  vs.  Andrew  Pieron  for  violation  of  the  civil  rights  law 
in  refusing  to  furnish  Pharaoh  L.  McDaniels  a meal  in  his  restaurant. 

The  Scioto  County  Bible  Society 

was  organized  February  18,  1830,  at  the  Presbyterian  Meeting  House.  At 
the  meeting  for  organization,  Ezra  Osborn  was  President  of  the  meeting 
and  John  Peebles  Secretary.  Samuel  Gunn,  John  C.  Ashley  and  Ezra  Osborn 


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were  appointed  a Committee  to  draft  a Constitution  and  report  at  an  adjourned 
meeting  on  the  first  Monday  in  March. 

November  26,  1854,  the  Society  met.  John  McDowell  was  President. 
Rev.  J.  P.  Roberts  addressed  the  meeting,  also  Rev.  Mabee,  Rev.  W.  N.  Spahr 
and  Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt.  The  collection  was  $97.44,  of  which  $30.00  was  to  make 
Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt,  a life  member.  Rev.  Erastus  Burr,  D.  D.  was  made  Presi- 
dent. This  was  the  first  time  he  Was  referred  to  as  D.  D.  in  the  newspapers. 
The  following  were  elected:  Vice  Presidents — George  Herod,  James  S.  Ful- 
ler, Josiah  Merril,  B.  B.  Gaylord  and  John  B.  Dodds.  Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt  was 
Secretary  and  John  McDowell,  Treasurer  and  Depository. 

On  June  26,  1864,  Dr.  Burr  was  still  President  and  Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt,  Secre- 
tary. S.  S.  Hard  was  County  Assessor.  At  this  time,  it  was  resolved  to  have  a 
Depository  in  every  Township. 

On  May  28,  1882,  the  Society  celebrated  its  forty-fifth  anniversary,  so 
stated,  which  would  date  its  organization  to  1837.  Dr.  Burr  was  President 
and  Dr.  Pratt,  Secretary.  Rev.  J.  W.  Dillon  addressed  the  meeting. 

Bibliography. 

"The  Autobiography  of  Dan  Young,  a New  England  Preacher  of  the 
Olden  Time,”  was  edited  by  W.  P.  Strickland,  and  published  in  1860,  by  Carl- 
ton and  Porter,  200  Mulberry  street.  New  York.  Rev.  Dan  Young  located  in 
Scioto  County  in  1820.  He  leaves  out  of  his  book  what  would  most  interest 
persons  of  this  time,  and  it  is  largely  an  account  of  his  feelings,  his  emotions, 
his  fears  and  hopes,  from  a religious  point  of  view.  He  could  have  told  of 
the  early  developments  of  the  County  and  its  people,  but  he  gives  but  very  lit- 
tle of  that.  He  was  an  interesting  character  for  his  time,  and  was  a power 
in  the  community  and  the  church.  He  has  a sketch  in  this  work. 

In  1868.  E.  E.  Ewing  issued  the  “Story  of  the  Ninety-first.”  It  was  a 
poem  of  25  pages  read  at  a re-union  of  the  Ninety-first  O.  V.  I.,  held  at  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  April  8.  1868. 

"Religion  and  the  Reign  of  Terror,  or  the  Church  During  the  French 
Revolution.”  Prepared  from  the  French  of  M.  Edmond  De  Pressense,  au- 
thor of  "Jesus  Christ,  son  temps,  sa  vie,  son  ocurve,”  and  “Editor  of  La  Revue 
Chretienne,”  by  Rev.  John  P.  Lacroix,  A.  M.  “God  is  as  necessary  as  liberty 
to  the  French  people.” — Mirabeau.  “Free  Church,  Free  State.” — Cavour.  New 
York:  Carlton  & Lanahan.  Cincinnati:  Hitchcock  & Walden,  1869. 

"The  Problem  of  Evil.”  Translated  from  the  French  of  M.  Ernest  Na- 
ville,  by  John  P.  LaCroix,  Professor  in  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University.  New 
York,  Carlton  & Lanahan.  San  Francisco,  E.  Thomas.  Cincinnati,  Hitch- 
cock & Walden,  1871. 

“William  the  Taciturn.”  Translated  by  J.  P.  LaCroix.  From  the  French 
of  L.  Abelous.  “No  man,  not  even  Washington,  has  ever  been  inspired  by  a 
purer  patriotism.” — Motley.  New  York:  Nelson  & Phillips.  Cincinnati:  Hitch- 
cock & Walden.  1872. 

“The  Life  of  Rudolf  Stier.”  (From  German  Sources)  by  John  P.  La- 
Croix. “The  best  home  for  the  soul  is  in  that  church  where  there  is  the  least 
talk  of  the  church,  and  the  most  of  Christ.”  (p.  296).  New  York,  Nelson  & 
Phillips.  Cincinnati,  Hitchcock  & Walden,  1874. 

"Antiquities  of  Portsmouth  and  Vicinity,  with  Some  Speculations  upon 
the  Origin  and  Destiny  of  the  Mound  Builders,”  by  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  A.  M.. 
M.  D.,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  McFarland  & Elick,  1875.  8vo.  pp.  19.  (Only  two 
hundred  copies  printed.  The  author  surveyed  and  platted  all  the  works  in 
the  vicinity  of  Portsmouth  as  early  as  1835,  and  had  been  an  interested  student 
of  the  mound  builders  and  their  works  since  1812.) 

“The  Topography  and  Diseases  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,”  by  G.  S.  B. 
Hempstead.  8vo.  pp.  36.  (no  pi.,  no  date.) 

“Christian  Ethics,”  by  Dr.  Adolf  Wuttke,  Late  Professor  of  Theology  at 
Halle.  With  a special  preface  by  Dr.  Riehm,  Editor  of  the  “Studien  und  Krit- 
iken.”  Translated  by  John  P.  LaCroix.  Volume  I.  History  of  Ethics.  New 
York,  Nelson  & Phillips.  Cincinnti,  Hitchcock  & Walden,  1876. 

“Christian  Ethics,”  by  Dr.  Adolf  Wuttke,  late  Professor  of  Theology  at 
Halle.  With  an  introduction  by  Dr.  W.  F.  Warren  of  the  Boston  University. 


BIBLIOGRAPHY. 


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Translated  by  John  P.  LaCroix.  Volume  II.  Pure  Ethics.  New  York,  Nel- 
son & Phillips.  Cincinnati,  Hitchcock  & Walden,  1876. 

“Outlines  of  Christian  Ethics,”  by  John  P.  LaCroix,  Professor  in  the 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University.  New  York,  Phillips  & Hunt.  Cincinnti,  Hitchcock 
& Walden,  1879. 

September  10,  1879,  the  venerable  Doctor  Hempstead  had  just  complet- 
ed a pamphlet  entitled  “History  and  Development  of  the  American  Continent.” 
It  was  published  as  a serial  by  the  Portsmouth  Tribune.  It  began  Sep- 
tember 17,  1879. 

April  3,  1880,  James  Keyes  published  a small  book  of  121  pages,  entitled, 
“Pioneers  of  Scioto  County,”  being  a short  Biographical  sketch  of  some  of  the 
First  Settlers  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  comprising  such  historical  matter  and 
anecdotes  of  the  early  settlement  of  the  County  as  could  be  collected  at  the 
present  time.  He  sold  it  at  25  cents  per  copy.  The  Volume  is  in  double  col- 
umn and  was  originally  published  in  the  Portsmouth  Republican,  in  the  period 
from  1875  to  1880.  The  writer  could  not  find  any  bound  volumes  of  that  pa- 
per anywhere,  nor  copies  for  that  matter.  The  sketches  of  the  French  Set- 
tlers in  Green  and  Porter  Townships  in  the  French  Grant  used  by  Mr.  Keyes 
were  first  published  in  the  Ironton  Register,  in  1855,  and  as  to  these  he  ad- 
mits he  copied  from  Prof.  J.  P.  LaCroix.  Mr.  Keyes  admits  that  our  of  re- 
spect to  the  feelings  of  the  surviving  children  and  friends  much  had  to  be  sup- 
pressed. Mr.  Keyes’  book  is  invaluable  as  he  has  preserved  many  facts  which 
otherwise  at  this  time  would  be  utterly  lost.  It  is  a great  pity  Mr.  Keyes  did 
not  write  up  all  the  pioneers  of  Scioto  County.  Had  he  done  so,  much  inter- 
esting matter  now  lost,  would  have  been  preserved. 

“The  Battlefield  Reviewed”  was  published  in  1883,  at  Chicago,  by  the 
author  Rev.  Landon  Taylor,  a minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  It 
contains  a narrative  of  his  life,  which  included  a ministry  of  forty  years,  four 
years  of  which  was  in  Southern  Ohio.  It  is  full  of  readable  reminiscences  and 
the  account  he  gives  of  his  life  and  experience  in  Scioto  County  is  quite  inter- 
esting. He  located  in  Scioto  County  in  1834.  He  was  the  father  of  Doctor 
James  L.  Taylor,  of  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  and  his  mortal  part  rests  in  the 
Wheelersburg  Cemetery. 

“Arbitration  between  Capital  and  Labor,  a History  and  an  Argument,” 
by  Daniel  J Ryan  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  published  by  A.  H.  Smythe,  in  1885. 

“A  Life  History  Consisting  of  Incidents  and  Experiences  in  the  Life  of 
George  B.  Crane  with  Comments  on  a Variety  of  Topics.”  Written  by  himself 
for  the  information  and  entertainment  of  his  family  and  descendants.  San 
Jose,  Mercury  Print,  1886.  Dr.  Crane  once  practiced  medicine  in  Lucasville  and 
afterwards  at  Wheelersburg. 

“A  History  of  Ohio,  with  Biographical  Sketches  of  her  Governors  and 
the  Ordinance  of  1787,”  by  Daniel  J.  Ryan,  was  published  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 
in  1888,  by  A.  H.  Smythe. 

“The  Scioto  Company  and  its  Purchase.”  An  address  by  Daniel  J. 
Ryan,  at  the  Centennial  of  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  October  19,  1890,  was  published 
in  Volume  3,  Ohio  Archaeological  Society,  pp.  109  to  140. 

“History  of  the  Second  Regiment  West  Virginia  Cavalry  Volunteers 
during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,”  by  J.  J.  Sutton  late  a private  of  the  Regi- 
ment. Portsmouth,  Ohio,  1892. 

“The  Milliad  (1,000  verses) — A Poem  of  Justice  and  .Liberty,  an  Epic  of 
the  Ages  as  also  of  the  United  States,”  by  James  L.  Treuthart.  B.  L.  “Ye 
shall  know  the  truth,  and  the  truth  shall  make  you  free.”  Published  for  the 
author  by  The  Argyle  Press,  1894. 

In  October,  1895,  Nelson  W.  Evans  published  “General  Putnam’s  Wolf 
Hunt.”  It  appeared  in  Putnam’s  Magazine.  Volume  5,  Number  10,  published 
at  Salem,  Mass. 

June  4.  1898.  Doctor  James  L.  Taylor,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,  of  Wheelersburg,  read 
before  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine,  a paper  entitled  “The  Amount  of 
Work  the  Growing  Brain  Should  Undertake.”  It  was  printed  in  the  Bulletin 
of  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine.  Volume  3,  Number  9.  It  has  been 
reprinted  in  a pamphlet  of  14  pages. 

In  1899,  E.  E.  Ewing  published  “Bugles  and  Bells  or  Stories  told  Again” 
including  the  story  of  the  Ninety-first,  Reunion  Poems  and  Sacred  Tributes. 
Curts  & Jennings  of  Cincinnati  were  the  publishers. 


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“Typhoid  Fever,  a Quarter  of  a Century’s  Experience  Therewith,”  with 
reference  to  some  unsolved  problems,  by  James  L.  Taylor,  M.  D.,  of  Wheelers- 
burg,  Ohio,  was  reprinted  from  the  Journal  of  the  American  Medical  Asso- 
ciation, September  2,  1899,  and  also  by  the  Chicago  Medical  Associa- 
tion Press,  1899. 

In  December,  1900,  Nelson  W.  Evans  issued  his  “History  of  Adams 
County,  Ohio.”  It  had  a joint  editorship  Hon.  Emmons  B.  Stivers,  of  Brown 
County,  Ohio,  being  associated  with  him  in  the  work.  The  volume  is  of  946 
pages  and  has  100  illustrations.  The  edition  was  limited  to  541  copies. 

“The  Expansion  of  the  American  People,  Social  and  Territorial,”  by 
Professor  Edwin  Erie  Sparks,  Ph.  D.,  Assistant  Professor  of  American  His- 
tory in  the  University  of  Chicago,  was  published  in  1900,  in  Chicago. 

“History  of  the  53rd  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry”  during  the 
War  of  the  Rebellion  1861  to  1865,  together  with  more  than  thirty  personal 
sketches  of  officers  and  men,  by  John  K.  Duke,  Company  F,  53rd  O.  V.  I. 
The  Blade  Printing  Company,  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  were  the  publishers,  1900. 

“Nullification  in  Ohio,”  an  essay  by  Hon.  Dan  J.  Ryan,  was  published  in 
1900,  in  Volume  2,  p.  413,  of  the  publication  of  the  Ohio  Archaeological  and 
Historical  Society. 

Professor  Edwin  Erie  Sparks  also  published  another  book  in  1901.  entitled 
“The  Men  Who  Made  The  Nation.”  The  MacMillan  Company  of  New  York  and 
London,  were  the  publishers. 

In  the  December  (1901)  number  of  the  Bulletin  of  the  American  Acad- 
emy of  Medicine,  Dr.  James  L.  Taylor  of  Wheelersburg,  has  an  article  entitled, 
“A  Suppressed  Educational  Problem.”  It  occupies  eight  pages. 

Louis  N.  Bishop,  a native  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  but  now  a citizen  of  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  is  the  author  of  the  “Modern  Designer”,  a book  showing  the 
natural  way  of  producing  garments  which  are  perfectly  balanced,  stylish  and 
graceful.  The  book  is  protected  by  copyright.  Mr.  Bishop  has  been  a designer 
of  men’s  and  boys’  clothing  for  some  time.  He  has  made  quite  a reputation  in 
his  art.  and  is  giving  instructions  in  designing.  His  book  is  purely  and  en- 
tirely technical,  and  for  the  use  only  of  those  who  design  and  cut  garments, 
but  it  is  unique  in  its  way.  Nothing  of  the  kind  has  heretofore  appeared,  and 
it  has  been  favorably  received  by  the  trade.  Mr.  Bishop  is  at  present  connected 
with  the  house  of  Sanford,  Storrs  & Varner,  Third  and  Race  streets,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  but  his  skill  and  ability  bid  fair  to  give  him  a National  reputation  in 
his  business. 

“From  Charter  to  Constitution,”  by  Hon.  Dan  J.  Ryan,  was  published  in 
Volume  5,  of  the  Ohio  Archaeological  Society,  pp.,  7 to  13. 

Rev.  J.  D.  Herron  has  composed  and  published  the  following  music: 
Two  Christmas  Carols:  “I  Know,  I Know,”  and  “O  Ring,  Glad  Bells.”  They 
were  published  by  W.  A.  Pond  & Company  of  New  York.  “Communion  Service, 
in  A,  Flat,”  was  published  by  Church  & Company  of  New  York.  “Benedicte,  1 
and  2”,  were  published  by  himself. 


Accidental  and  Sudden  Deaths. 


1.  Whole  number 282 

2.  Persons  under  age 104 

3.  Persons  of  full  age 136 

4.  Persons  of  unknown  age 136 

5.  Died  in  the  City  of  Portsmouth 83 

6.  Died  in  the  county  (outside  of  Ports- 

mouth)   197 

7.  Drownings 32 

8.  Suicides  23 

9.  Deaths  by  explosions 14 

10.  Children  burned 15 

11.  Deaths  by  careless  handling  of  fire 

arms 18 

12.  Murders  9 

13.  Deaths  due  to  operation  of  steam  rail- 

roads   43 

14.  Deaths  due  to  horse  cars 1 


15.  Deaths  due  to  electric  cars 5 

16.  Deaths  due  to  intoxication 5 

17.  Number  of  males  killed 223 

18.  Number  of  females  killed 59 

19.  Deaths  due  to  horses 13 

20.  Deaths  due  to  cattle 0 

21.  Drownings  in  the  Ohio 43 

22.  “ “ Scioto 16 

23.  “ “ Little  Scioto 3 

24.  “ in  Pine  Creek 3 

25.  “ in  Brush  Creek 1 

26.  “ in  the  Canal  3 

27.  Adults  burned 1 

28.  Killed  by  bicycle 1 

29.  Killed  by  machinery 2 

30.  Deaths  due  to  poison 2 


The  editor  prepared  a list  of  the  deaths  of  this  description  from  June 
1865  to  November  9,  1801,  made  up  from  the  newspapers  in  Scioto  County,  giv- 
ing the  particulars  in  each  case,  but  when  the  article  was  completed  it  was  so 


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grewsome  he  suppressed  it,  and  has  only  given  the  statistics  tabulated  from  it. 
The  article  if  published  would  have  been  in  exceedingly  bad  taste  and  would 
have  harrowed  up  the  feelings  of  many  of  the  readers  of  the  Book.  It  was  a 
record  of  pitiful  suicides,  of  children  neglected  and  exposed  to  the  perils  of  fire 
and  of  the  rivers  surrounding  the  city  and  through  and  adjoining  the  county, 
of  inexcusable  recklessness  in  the  handling  of  fire  arms  and  machinery.  It  was 
projected  with  the  idea  that  its  puolication  would  tend  to  guard  against  and 
prevent  similar  catastrophes,  but  the  editor  has  come  to  the  conclusion,  that 
if  Saint  Lazarus  himself,  would  come  back  and  warn  the  people,  it  would  have 
no  effect,  and  having  worried  with  the  printers  in  getting  out  this  work  till  he 
has  lost  a temper  as  serene  as  Lazarus  was  supposed  to  have  had,  he  has  con- 
cluded his  warnings  would  be  of  no  use.  From  now  till  the  end  of  the  world 
children  will  be  left  alone  and  burned  up,  small  boys  will  steal  away  from  home 
and  be  drowned,  muzzles  of  guns  and  pistols,  supposed  to  be  unloaded,  will  be 
pointed  in  fun  and  deal  a death  discharge  in  earnest.  Men  and  women  will  be 
careless  with  rapid  and  powerful  machinery,  young  girls  will  continue  to  pour 
coal  oil  from  filled  cans  on  lighted  fires  and  the  electric  cars  will  make  their 
usual  slaughtering  of  the  innocents.  As  yet  the  automobile  has  not  done 
its  deadly  work  in  the  county,  but  its  time  is  at  hand.  The  one  person  who 
owed  his  death  to  horse  cars  was  Charles  Good,  aged  nine  years,  run  over  Oc- 
tober 13,  1882. 


The  Mound  Builders. 

The  following  are  extracts  from  a pamphlet  published  in  1888  by  Dr.  G.  S. 
B.  Hempstead,  entitled  “The  Mound  Builders.”  A particular  and  minute  de- 
scription of  the  ancient  earthworks  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  by  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hemp- 
stead, M.  D.,  April,  1883.  Printed  by  the  Blade  Publishing  Co.,  1883,  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio. 

No  earth  works  like  those  in  the  Ohio  Valley  are  found  in  any  other 
part  of  the  known  world.  The  mounds  which  stood  on  the  site  of  the  Chil- 
dren’s Home  with  the  parallel  mounds  to  the  southeast  and  southwest  and 
to  the  northwest  may  be  designated  as  follows:  The  works,  designated  for 

convenience  as  the  Citadel,  are  located — partly  on  the  ground  of  the  Children’s 
Home  and  partly  on  the  grounds  west  and  north.  The  Citadel  is  surrounded 
by  an  earthen  wall,  three  feet  high  with  four  openings  or  gateways,  northeast, 
northwest,  southeast  and  southwest.  This  circle  is  six  hundred  feet  in  diam- 
eter and  incloses  four  horseshoe  mounds.  The  two  larger  are  parallel  to  each 
other  and  the  two  smaller  located  on  either  side  of  the  gateway,  to  the  south- 
east. The  eastern  large  horseshoe  mound  in  the  Children’s  Home  grounds  is 
well  preserved.  The  western  large  horseshoe  mound  has  been  plowed  down. 
The  two  larger  horseshoe  mounds  are  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  across  the 
heel  of  the  shoe  and  from  heel  to  toe  about  one  hundred  and  sixty  feet 
and  twelve  feet  high.  The  two  smaller  are  ten  feet  across 
the  heel,  twelve  feet  from  heel  to  toe  and  three  feet  high  with  the  toe 
placed  close  to  the  inside  of  the  surrounding  wall  on  either  side  of  the  south- 
east opening.  It  is  supposed  that  the  horse  shoe  mounds  were  foundations  of 
buildings  of  some  sort,  forming  a tent  or  tabernacle  opening  to  the  south. 
The  smaller  mounds  were  probably  sentry  boxes  to  prevent  improper  persons 
from  entering.  To  the  southeast  were  parallel  wall  mounds,  extending  to  the 
Temple  mound  across  the  Ohio  river,  in  Kentucky.  The  Temple  mound  in 
Kentucky  was  at  the  end  of  the  parallel  mounds  on  walls  extending  from  the 
Citadel.  It  was  twenty  feet  high,  surrounded  by  segments  of  three  circles 
with  an  inner  ditch,  continuous  except  at  the  main  entrance  on  the  west  side. 
Three  entrance  ways  go  in  at  right  angles  to  the  inner  ditch  which  keep  all 
intruders  out  except  from  the  west  side.  The  level  within  the  ditch  and 
around  the  mound  is  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  inside.  This  mound  was  sur- 
veyed and  platted  by  Captain  Francis  Cleveland  and  was  then  in  a good  state 
of  preservation.  The  mound  and  surroundings  are  nearly  destroyed.  The 
mound  itself  is  but  six  feet  high  and  the  segments  are  nearly  destroyed,  bare- 
ly traceable.  There  was  a graded  way  around  the  mound  by  easy  ascent  to  the 
top.  The  mound  is  not  round,  but  truncated,  longest  east  and  west.  There  is 
a mound  west  of  the  Temple  mound,  in  a good  state  of  preservation.  The 
ditch  about  it  is  fifteen  feet  wide,  from  the  bottom  to  the  top  of  the  outside 


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wall,  which  surrounds  it,  and  which  is  three  feet  high.  The  mound  is  six  feet 
high  and  approached  from  a gateway  to  the  south.  West  of  this  mound  is  a 
six-sided  figure  nearly  destroyed.  There  is  a mound  west  of  the  six- 
sided  figure  which  is  in  the  forest  and  is  well  preserved.  The  parallels 
from  the  Citadel  to  the  Temple  mound  have  no  breach  except  the  Ohio  River. 
The  Children’s  Home  stands  on  an  elevation  of  twelve  feet,  the  work  of  the 
Mound  Builders,  which  has  one  fourth  of  an  acre  level  on  top.  One  arm  ex- 
tends from  this  elevation  to  the  east,  in  a circle,  and  extends  to  the  Kendall 
mound  which  has  neither  ditch  nor  embankments.  North  of  the  Citadel  mound 
is  a circle  consisting  of  a ditch  and  embankments,  the  ditch  on  the  inside,  and 
embankment  three  feet  high  with  an  opening  to  the  north.  The  circle  is  three 
feet  m diameter.  Southwest  of  the  Citadel  is  a graded  way  from  the  second 
to  the  third  terrace.  Parallels  extend  from  the  Citadel  to  the  high  bank  of  the 
Scioto  River.  The  north  wall  commences  six  hundred  yards  west  of  the  Cit- 
adel in  a circular  ending  which  terminates  in  a small  mound. 

This  north  wall  passes  along  the  elevation  containing  the  Kinney  Grave 
yard  and  on  to  the  Chillicothe  road  near  the  Briggs  Homestead,  and  here  ter- 
minates in  a circle  and  large  flat  mound,  near  the  home,  and  on  the  north  side 
of  the  Spring  branch.  The  southwest  parallels  run  back  to  the  mound  six 
hundred  yards,  west  of  the  Citadel,  and  then  sweep  around  to  the  southwest 
till  near  Gallia  street,  where  it  goes  nearly  southwest  to  the  Scioto  River  and 
to  the  north  of  the  parallels  leading  from  the  Citadel  to  the  Pleasure  mound,  in 
Kentucky.  On  the  south  side  of  the  Ohio  it  appears  and  continues  to  the  old 
Fort  which  we  call  the  Pleasure  Grounds.  On  the  west  side  of  Madison  street 
is  the  usual  circle  and  mound.  From  the  east  side  of  Madison  street  the  south- 
ern parallel  begins  and  runs  to  the  place  of  beginning  in  Greenlawn  Cemetery. 
In  the  elbow  of  these  southwest  parallels  stood  the  Waller  mound,  now  de- 
stroyed, but  which  stood  near  the  residence  of  G.  H.  Heinish.  This  mound  had 
no  ditch  or  embankment,  and  a large  elm  tree  grew  on  the  top  of  it.  There 
were  several  large  and  fine  springs  in  the  vicinity  of  this  mound.  There  was 
one  in  a well  in  front  of  George  Davis’  residence,  one  across  the  street  from 
Irving  Drew’s  residence,  and  one  in  front  of  the  George  Ball  residence,  now 
owned  by  W.  A.  Connolley.  William  Salter  had  a well  near  his  residence  and 
one  existed  on  the  premises  of  J.  B.  Green.  Back  of  the  Salter  property  the 
parallels  circled  from  each  other  leaving  six  rods  between  embankments  and. 
then  approached  to  two  rods  and  had  two  small  mounds.  The  parallels  at  most 
places  were  three  rods  apart.  At  the  first  alley  west  of  Chillicothe  street  and 
parallel  to  it  was  a square  of  half  an  acre  with  which  the  walls  of  the  paral- 
lels unite.  This  square  connected  with  the  parallels  by  gate  ways  and  had  an 
opening  at  the  south  side.  The  parallels  ran  from  there  crossing 
Market  street  near  the  Catholic  Church,  through  the  B.  & O.  depot  grounds 
and  Captain  Moore’s  Machine  Wrorks  to  the  Scioto  River,  when  they  disappear- 
ed. They  had  an  elbow  washed  away  but  which  reappeared  on  each  side  of 
Madison  street  and  ran  to  the  Ohio  River  where  were  two  mounds.  The 
only  gate  way  in  these  parallels  from  the  Citadel  to  the  river  was  on  the  north 
side  of  the  square  west  of  Chillicothe  street.  There  was  a burying  ground  at 
the  end  of  the  northwest  parallels  and  also  on  John  D.  Feurt’s  farm,  where 
many  bones  have  been  dug  up.  The  old  Fort  which  we  shall  designate  as 
Pleasure  Grounds  consists  of  an  irregular  square,  having  two  acute  and  two 
obtuse  angles  and  containing  seventeen  acres.  It  has  two  arms  or  wings  of 
parallel  embankments  extending  from  the  main  square  northeast  and  south- 
west one  half  mile,  containing  about  ten  acres  each.  These  parallels  are  four 
rods  apart  and  three  feet  high,  and  have  a base  of  thirty  feet.  These  works 
were  not  defensive.  At  the  south  corner  on  the  outside  wall  the  embankment 
is  only  two  feet  high  on  the  outside  and  twenty-five  feet  in  the  inside.  Wild 

animals  would  be  driven  into  the  square  and  killed.  The  wings  would  afford 

good  courses  for  foot  races.  In  the  great  square  could  be  animal  fights.  It 
was  evidently  a pleasure  or  hunting  ground.  There  is  an  animal  mound  on 

the  third  terrace  on  R.  H.  Hayrnan’s  place,  circular  embankments  and  a 

square.  It  is  impossible  to  determine  their  uses  unless  it  were  a place  to  store 
provisions.  Mica  was  discovered  when  they  were  excavating  for  the  Ohio 
Canal.  In  the  corners  of  the  square  were  discovered  evidences  of  fires.  There 
were  mounds  and  works  south  to  Unionville  but  they  were  destroyed  before 


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surveyed.  There  is  a high  mound  south  of  Hygean.  It  is  225  feet  high  and  ob- 
long from  east  to  west;  the  south  and  west  sides  are  abrupt  and  the  east  and 
north  are  of  easy  grade.  The  top  is  truncated  and  level.  This  was  a signal 
station,  for  from  its  top  all  earth  works  can  be  seen  from  the  Scioto  Valley. 
There  is  a like  mound  due  east  across  the  Scioto.  There  is  an  important  earth 
work  at  Turkey  Creek,  on  the  farm  of  Mitchell  Evans.  It  commences  at  the 
river  hill  north  of  the  Pyles  residence  and  extends  diagonally  across  the  Tur- 
key Creek  and  Ohio  Valleys  to  within  a few  rods  of  the  bank  of  the  Ohio  river. 
It  is  two  miles  in  length,  twenty  to  twenty-five  feet  high  and  six  rods  wide.  It 
is  symmetrical  on  both  sides,  from  either  end  and  except  midway  on  the  north 
side  where  are  two  indentations,  half  circular,  into  the  side  of  the  bank.  On  the 
west  end  of  the  southwestern  indentation  is  a large  mound  standing  on  the  top 
of  the  embankment.  This  embankment  was  an  apparent  protection  from  floods 
or  animals.  The  farm  buildings  of  Mr.  Evans  are  on  it  and  were  above  the 
flood  of  1883,  seven  feet.  Kinney  Hill  and  Bitter  Sweet  Hill  were  also  supposed 
to  have  been  signal  stations.  All  of  these  were  artificial  constructions.  These 
two  hills  and  Unionville  hill  contain  no  rock  strata  and  their  outlines  indicate 
artificial  construction.  The  soil  is  different  from  the  hills  on  the  same  level. 
These  three  hills  are  supposed  to  have  been  erected  for  burial  purposes  or  to 
secure  treasures.  Dr.  Hempstead  thought  their  displays  in  angles,  squares 
and  circles  were  evidence  of  scientific  knowledge  and  their  work  evidence  of  a 
variety  of  acquirements  and  adopted  to  the  uses  intended,  but  we  did  not  know 
the  use.  He  thought  if  a shaft  were  sunk  in  Kinney  Hill,  there  would  be  a re- 
markable find. 

[NOTE — This  article  was  submitted  to  Gerard  Fowke,  author  of  “Ar- 
chaeological History  of  Ohio,”  for  suggestions  and  corrections.  The  Editor  is 
indebted  to  him  for  the  following: 

“The  Temple  mound  is  still  about  15  feet  high,  though  much  reduced  by 
cultivation.  The  graded  way  to  the  top  seems  to  have  gone  directly  up  on  the 
south  side  of  the  mound.” 

“The  terms  ‘Citadel,’  ‘Pleasure  Ground,’  and  the  like  are  to  be  consider- 
ed only  convenient  terms.  Archaeologists  are  not  ready,  yet,  to  assign  such 
names  as  indicative  of  known  usages.” 

“The  so-called  ‘mounds’  at  Hygean,  Kinney’s  Hill  and  Bittersweet  Hill, 
are  entirely  natural  formations,  though  they  may  have  been  slightly  dress- 
ed off  at  the  summits  to  subserve  some  purpose  of  the  builders  of  the  mounds 
and  walls  in  the  vicinity.  Stratified  rock  is  to  be  found  in  all  these  hills; 
that  is,  if  they  are  hills  which  have  been  pointed  out  to  me  as  bearing  these 
names.  The  largest  mound  in  Ohio,  at  Miamisburg,  measures  68  feet  high.” 

“The  embankment  at  Turkey  Creek  is  a natural  formation;  the  two 
“indentations”  are  artificial,  however,  as  is  the  mound  mentioned.” — Gerard 
Fowke.] 


CHAPTER  XI. 


The  Townships  A Separate  and  Complete  History  of  Each  from 
its  Organization  to  the  Present. 


BLOOM  TOWNSHIP. 

was  organized  August  25,  1812.  It  was  formed  from  Green,  Lick  and  Madison 
Townships,  but  no  part  of  the  French  Grant  was  to  be  included  in  it.  The 
origin  of  the  name  cannot  be  learned. 

The  boundary  of  the  township  at  first  was  as  follows:  Beginning  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  township  No.  3,  range  18;  thence  running  north  to  the 
northeast  corner  of  township  No.  3,  range  18;  thence  west  to  the  southwest 
corner  of  township  No.  3,  range- 19;  thence  south  to  the  southwest  corner  of 
township  No.  3,  range  19;  thence  east  to  the  place  of  beginning.  A 
poi'tion  of  Lawrence  County’s  Territory  was  added  to  Scioto  County,  and  the 
territory  thus  received  was  given  to  Bloom  Township,  to-wit:  Beginning  at 

the  northeast  corner  of  section  29,  township  4,  range  18:  thence  west  to  the 
southwest  corner  of  section  6,  in  township  and  range  aforesaid. 

Among  the  first  settlers,  were  Samuel  Baker,  Samuel  Bennett,  Ben- 
jamin Bennett,  Jr.,  Joshua  Gilman,  Edgar  Malone  and  others. 

Bloom  township  has  an  area  of  30,786  acres.  It  ranks  third  in  area,  sec- 
ond in  population,  outside  of  Wayne,  fifth  in  value  of  real  estate,  fourth  in 
personal  property,  and  fifth  in  the  total  of  both  real  estate  and  personal  prop.- 
erty. 

Surface,  Drainage  and  Products. 

The  surface  in  general  is  hilly,  but  most  of  it  is  tillable.  The  bottom 
land  farms  of  Hale’s  and  Pine  Creek  are  very  productive.  The  hills  are  used 
for  grazing  and  for  orchards. 

This  township  is  well  watered  by  small  streams.  The  most  important 
ones  are  Hale’s  Creek  which  rises  in  Jackson  County  and  flows  in  a general 
southerly  direction  and  empties  into  Pine  Creek  which  waters  the  Eastern  part 
of  the  Township.  Frederick  Creek  waters  the  western  part  of  the  Township 
and  empties  into  the  Little  Sciotp  river.  There  is  not  much  bottom  land  in 
the  Frederick  Valley,  but  the  hills  bordering  on  its  banks  are  famous  the 
world  over  for  the  immense  banks  of  fire  clay  in  them. 

Large  crops  of  corn,  wheat,  potatoes,  oats,  hay,  and  pumpkins  are  rais- 
ed and  small  crops  of  all  things  raised  in  Southern  Ohio.  The  hills  in  partic- 
ular afford  fine  orchards  of  peaches  and  apples.  Some  cherries  are  grown  as 
well  as  small  quantities  of  other  fruits.  The  farmers  keep  their  farms  well 
supplied  with  stock, — horses,  cattle  and  sheep. 

The  people  are  of  mixed  origin,  but  most  of  them  are  of  German  extrac- 
tion. Irish,  Welsh  and  English  are  numerous,  however. 

Industries. 

The  Lime  Coal  Works  at  Eifort  employ  about  100  men;  the  brick  plant 
at  South  Webster  near  200  men  and  the  Clay  mines  on  Frederick  75  men;  the 
Buckeye  brick  yard  at  Scioto  Furnace  75  men  and  Bloom  Furnace  100  men. 

Bloom  Furnace  located  in  the  northwestern  part  of  Bloom  Township 
was  built  in  1830  by  Christian  Benner  and  two  sons,  Joshua  and  John.  It 
was  operated  by  different  parties  till  1874,  when  it  went  out  of  blast.  In  1879, 
J.  H.  Simmons  and  Oliver  Lyons  bought  the  property  and  started  the  furnace. 
Simmons  sold  his  interest  to  Clare  and  the  Furnace  has  since  been  run  under 
the  name  of  The  Clare  Iron  Company.  It  is  now  in  a prosperous  condition 

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for  a charcoal  furnace.  Thomas  McConnell  is  assistant  manager  and  book- 
keeper for  the  Company.  Eugene  H.  Clare  is  chief  owner  and  manager. 

Scioto  Furnace  was  erected  in  1828  by  General  William  Kendall.  It 
went  into  blast  that  year  and  was  run  by  him  for  twelve  months.  He  sold  it 
to  Salter  and  Dempsey,  and  they  sold  it  to  Harkness  & Voorhees  of  Cincinnati. 
The  last  named  firm  kept  it  in  blast  till  1846.  In  that  year  Voorhees  sold  his 
interest  to  J.  M.  G.  Smith.  Harkness  & Smith  ran  it  till  1852  when  Smith  sold 
to  J.  W.  Glidden  and  J.  V.  Robinson.  The  firm  was  called  Robinson,  Glidden  & 
Company.  This  firm  ran  it  until  1862  when  the  name  was  changed  to  Robinson 
& Company.  The  next  change  was  to  L.  C.  Robinson  & Company,  at  the 
death  of  J.  V.  Robinson.  Later  Robinson  sold  a part  of  his  share  to  Andrew 
Crawford  and  George  S.  Williams.  This  Company  operated  it  until  1880  when 
Robinson  failed  and  his  interests  went  to  Crawford.  Williams  and  Wells  A. 
Hutchins.  In  1883,  Crawford  and  Charles  Leonard  came  into  possession  of  the 
furnace  and  continued  to  operate  it  till  1892,  when  it  made  its  last  blast.  The 
furnace  lay  idle  from  1884  to  1886.  It  was  dismantled  in  1896  and  A.  T.  Hol- 
comb is  owner  of  the  site. 

Churches. 

The  Bloom  Baptist  Church  located  at  South  Webster  was  organized  in 
1830  at  Bloom  Switch,  Ohio.  Its  present  structure  was  built  in  1859  on  the 
corner  of  Tyrrel  and  Pearl  streets.  Its  present  pastor  is  Rev.  R.  R.  Denny  of 
Bidwell,  Gallia  County,  Ohio.  The  building  is  worth  $600.00.  The  member- 
ship is  75. 

The  M.  E.  Church  was  organized  in  1826  by  Rev.  John  R.  Turner  and  Asa 
Ballinger.  In  1853,  its  first  building  in  South  Webster  was  erected.  Its  large 
new  building  cost  $2,000.00.  The  pastor  is  Rev.  H.  K.  Wishon,  who  is  traveling 
this  circuit  for  the  third  year. 

The  German  Evangelical  Church  was  organized  in  1879  and  its  building 
was  erected  in  1880.  Its  first  pastor  was  Rev.  T.  H.  Yeager.  Its  pastor  in  1902 
is  Rev.  E.  Kuensler. 

The  South  Webster  United  Brethern  Church  was  organized  with  30  mem- 
bers and  its  building  was  erected  in  1880.  Its  present  pastor  is  Rev.  Hauffman 
and  its  first  pastor  was  Rev.  G.  W Tuttle.1 

Schools. 

The  Township  schools  are  divided  into  11  districts.  The  first  school  in 
the  Township  was  taught  by  Lyman  Daniels  in  a small  house  near  the  South 
Webster  Cemetery.  He  was  from  New  England  and  had  twelve  or  fifteen  pu- 
pils. 

There  is  but  one  Special,  District,  thatof  South  Webster,  which  is  mention- 
ed under  that  topic.  Bloom  Township  has  had  seven  months  schools  for  many 
years  and  has  paid  each  teacher  $35.00  per  month.  The  enumeration  of  the 
Township  is  close  to  1,000. 

South  "Webster 

was  one  of  the  first  places  settled  in  the  Township.  It  was  platted  by  John 
Bennett  anl  surveyed  in  1853  by  George  S.  Walton  and  William  Tyrrell.  Its 
population  by  census  in  1900  was  441.  Its  manufactures  are  the  Webster  Fire 
Brick  and  Coal  Company,  as  it  was  originally  called,  but  now  a part  of  the 
Portsmouth  and  Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Company;  and  a Flour  Mill  owned  by 
H.  Pieper  & Company.  The  Webster  Fire  Brick  Company  was  organized  in  the 
fall  of  1869. 


BRUSH  CREEK  TOWNSHIP. 


Organization  and  Boundary. 

Though  formerly  next  to  the  largest  it  has  been  curtailed  until  it,  at 
present,  takes  fourth  rank  among  the  townships  in  size,  cantaining  30,766 
acres.  It  was  organized  in  1820  from  a part  of  Union  Township.  There  have 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


been  a number  of  minor  changes  in  its  boundary,  but  the  most  sweeping  changes 
were  made  in  1878  and  on  January  10,  1891.  On  the  former  date  all  that  part 
of  Union,  west  of  a line  following  the  meanders  of  the  East  Fork  of  McCul- 
lough, Brush  Creek  and  Bear  Creek  was  cut  off  from  Brush  Creek  and  included 
in  Union.  On  the  latter  date  Rarden  Township  was  organized  from  its  terri- 
tory. It  is  the  most  irregular  township  and  from  the  southwest  to  the  north- 
east corners  is  a distance  of  fifteen  miles.  The  narrowest  place  is  about  two 
miles.  The  records  of  the  township  have  twice  been  destroyed  by  fire,  the  first 
time  in  1867  and  the  last  in  1883. 

Officers. 

Trustees,  John  Walsh,  T.  H.  B.  Jones,  Taylor  Cook;  Clerk,  John  Hockaden; 
Treasurer,  Thomas  Breslau;  Justices  of  the  Peace,  J.  G.  Freeman  and  R.  K. 
Day. 

The  valuation  of  its  property  in  1900  was:  Real  estate,  $109,580;  personal, 
$10,699;  total,  $180,329.  Its  ranks  among  the  townships  outside  of  Wayne 
was:  Real  estate,  12th;  personal,  9th;  total,  11th. 

Brush  Creek  received  its  first  inhabitants  probably  before  1800.  Among 
the  first  settlers  were  Christopher  Oppy,  John  Liston,  Perry  Liston,  Henry 
Caraway,  James  Jones,  James  Wilson,  William  White,  Joseph  and  James 
Walker,  Zanthus  Kennedy  and  Peter  Randall.  Other  of  the  early  settlers  may 
be  found  under  Rarden  Township.  All  that  might  be  said  about  the  charac- 
ter of  its  surface  and  its  products  has  already  been  said  under  Rarden  and  Un- 
ion Townships  and  will  not  be  repeated  here.  It  is  drained  by  Brush  Creek 
and  its  tributaries,  the  principal  of  which  is  Rocky  Fork,  which  has  its  begin- 
ning in  the  northwest  part  of  Nile  Township  and  enters  this  township  at  the 
southwest  corner.  Most  of  the  township  lies  within  its  basin. 

Otway. 

Otway  is  a village  of  274  people  situated  on  the  Portsmouth  and  Galena 
turnpike  and  on  the  line  of  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Railroad.  Brush  Creek 
flows  immediately  west  of  it.  The  first  house  built  in  Otway  was  a log  house, 
since  removed,  which  stood  just  north  of  the  brick  house  still  standing,  built 
by  Moses  Freeman  in  1841.  A post  office  was  established  in  1847,  and  Moses 
Freeman  was  the  first  postmaster.  The  office  was  abolished  about  1850  and 
re-established  about  1858.  Freeman’s  house  was  a midway  point  between 
north  Adams  County  and  Portsmouth  and  many  persons  stopped  there  for  the 
night. 

Up  to  the  time  of  the  building  of  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad 
there  was  not  even  a hamlet  here.  But  on  the  advent  of  the  railroad,  it  be- 
came a station,  and  soon  after  a shipping  point  for  the  lumber  products.  Mar- 
garet and  James  Freeman  platted  the  town  and  the  plat  was  recorded  March 
29,  1884.  It  included  4.87  acres  and  contained  twenty-one  lots.  July  30,  1886, 
Millie  E.,  Margaret  and  James  G.  Freeman  platted  a new  addition  of  nine 
lots,  numbered  from  22  to  30.  This  addition  contained  1.38  acres  and  is  known 
as  Millie  Freeman’s  Addition.  September  27,  1887,  the  same  parties  platted  a 
second  addition  containing  2.25  acres  and  known  as  the  Margaret  and  Millie  E. 
Freeman’s  Addition.  It  contained  ten  lots  numbered  from  32  to  41.  The  next 
addition  was  platted  by  James  Oursler,  E.  K.  Walsh  and  Levi  Barker  and  is 
known  as  the  Oursler  Addition.  The  plat  was  recorded  March  11,  1895  and 
contains  nine-tenths  of  an  acre,  sub-divided  into  9 lots,  numbered  from  42  to 
50.  The  next  addition  was  platted  by  Margaret  and  Millie  E.  and  James  G. 
Freeman,  and  is  known  as  Margaret  and  Millie  E.  Freeman’s  Second  Addi- 
tion. The  plat  was  recorded  February  28,  1890  and  contained  2.26  acres  sub- 
divided into  12  lots  numbered  from  51  to  62.  The  Ralstin  Addition  was  platted 
by  George  and  Joanna  Ralstin.  The  plat  was  recorded  February  13,  1890,  and 
contained  3.15  acres  sub-divided  into  9 lots,  numbered  from  63  to  71. 

The  plat  of  Incorporation  was  made  and  recorded  October  31,  1890,  and 
included  besides  Otway  proper,  106.49  acres  of  farm  land. 

The  first  officers  of  the  place  were  Mayor  J.  G.  Hazelbaker;  Clerk,  John 
S.  Smith.  The  present  officers  are:  Mayor,  R.  K.  Day;  Clerk,  Charles  Nort; 

Marshal,  Simon  Crow;  Council,  James  Walsh,  George  Ralstin,  John  Pieper, 
J.  F.  Gordon,  G.  W.  Chabot,  Levi  Plummer;  Treasurer,  Thomas  Breslau. 


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Mills. 

L.  Pieper  & Co.,  Flouring  Mill,  was  built  in  1896  by  Pieper  and  Whistler. 
This  mill  is  fitted  up  with  four  double  stands  of  Barnard  and  Lease  rollers  and 
has  the  Plan  Sifter  and  bolting  system.  It  has  a grist-mill  attached  and  all 
is  run  by  steam. 

Pieper  and  Paeltz  own  and  operate  a large  saw-mill  which  they  built  in 
1900.  It  stands  on  the  same  site  as  the  stone  mill  formerly  stood  and  the 
same  building  is  used.  They  manufactured  all  kinds  of  quartered  and  plain 
lumber,  rim  strips,  chair  and  table  stuffs,  etc.  The  only  lodge  in  this  place 
is  Smith  Lodge,  K.  of  P.  No.  387. 

Churches. 

The  Methodist  Church  was  organized  in  1896  and  a tasteful  edifice  was 
erected  in  1898  at  a total  cost  of  $2,200.  The  first  pastor  was  Rev.  Wayne 
Runyan.  The  present  trustees  are:  J.  J.  Pieper,  Joel  Gillett,  Dr.  J.  F.  Gordon, 
James  Moon,  Joseph  Smith  and  Vance  Davis.  It  has  90  members  and  an  aver- 
age attendance  of  45  in  the  Sunday  School.  J.  J.  Pieper  is  Superintendent. 
Rev.  Mitchell  Phillips  is  the  pastor. 

The  Christian  Union  Church  was  organized  in  1867,  and  held  its  meetings 
in  the  Dry  Run  school  house.  In  1869,  a church  was  erected.  This  stood 
until  1899,  when  a new  and  modern  structure  costing  $2,500  was  erected.  The 
church  has  grown  from  12  to  125  members.  The  Sunda)r  school  averages  70. 
The  pastor  is  Rev.  R.  A.  M.  Johnson. 

Holcomb  City, 

situated  on  the  line  of  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Railroad  and  midway  be- 
tween Rarden  and  Otway,  was  platted  April  17,  1894,  by  M.  O.  Maddy.  Thir- 
ty-one acres  were  included  in  the  plat  and  there  were  151  lots  numbered  from 
1 to  151.  A great  effort  was  made  to  boom  the  place  but  it  has  not  succeeded. 
The  postoffice  is  Young. 

What  is  known  as  the  Dry  Run  Church  stands  about  three  hundred  yards 
east  of  this  hamlet.  The  organization  has  been  in  existence  for  probably  sev- 
enty-five years.  The  present  frame  structure  was  erected  in  1888.  The 

membership  numbers  35  and  the  Sunday  School  averages  25.  Miles  P. 
Thompson  is  Superintendent  and  Rev.  Mitchell  Phillips  is  the  pastor. 

Other  churches  in  this  township  are  the  Oswego  Baptist  and  the  Oswego 
Methodist  churches  and  the  Berea  Methodist  Church  near  Pink  postoffice  on 
Rocky  Fork. 

.Schools. 

The  first  school  house  in  the  township  stood  one  mile  south  of  Otway 
where  George  Hazelbaker’s  dwelling  now  stands.  It  was  a log  house  and  was 
abondoned  about  1830.  Before  the  division  of  Brush  Creek  to  create  Rarden 
Township  there  were  thirteen  sub-districts.  At  present  there  are  eight.  A 
uniform  salary  of  $30  per  month  is  paid  to  the  teachers.  The  term  of  school  is 
five  months  in  the  year. 

The  first  school  in  Otway  was  taught  by  James  G.  Freeman  in  1870  in  a 
small  building  owned  by  him.  It  later  became  sub-district  No.  12,  in  Brush 
Creek  Township  and  finally  a special  district  in  1890.  A new  two  room  build- 
ing was  erected  that  year  at  a cost  of  $1,200.  In  1900  another  room  was  added. 
The  teachers  in  1902-3  and  their  salaries  were  R.  K.  Day,  $45;  Lora  Sprad- 
dling, $35;  Mattie  Boynton,  $35. 

Cemeteries. 

One  of  the  oldest  cemeteries  in  this  locality  is  the  Dry  Run  Cemetery 
near  Young  Station.  It  dates  back  to  1818  and  contains  the  remains  of  a 
number  of  the  early  pioneers.  It  is  a part  of  Survey  No.  2,802  owned  by 
Thomas  Rarden.  When  he  sold  his  land  he  reserved  this  spot  for  burial  pur- 
poses. 

The  Garvin  Cemetery  is  located  one  and  a half  miles  from  Otway  on  the 
road  to  Henley. 

The  Smith  Cemetery  is  one  and  a half  miles  from  Otway  on  the  bank  of 
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Organization  and  Boundary. 

This  township  was  organized  June  7,  1826,  and  was  cut  off  from  the 
north  and  east  parts  of  Wayne  township.  The  original  boundary  was  as  fol- 
lows: Beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  section  17,  in  township  1,  and 

range  21;  thence  east  with  the  line  of  Massie’s  original  surveys  to  the  north- 
west corner  of  William  Lawson’s  survey;  thence  south  with  Lawson’s  line  to 

the  run  called  Lawson’s  Run;  thence  with  the  meanders  of  said  run  to  the 

Ohio;  thence  up  said  river  to  the  southwest  corner  of  fraction  12;  thence  north 
with  Porter  township  line  to  the  southwest  corner  of  section  13,  in  township 
2 and  range  21;  thence  east  one  mile;  thence  north  one  mile;  thence  west  with 
the  section  line  to  the  Scioto  river;  thence  down  said  river,  with  the  meanders 
thereof,  to  the  place  of  beginning.  The  boundary  was  changed  June  7,  1832,  so 
as  to  include  all  of  section  13,  township  2,  range  21,  which  formerly  consti- 
tuted a part  of  Harrison.  There  have  been  seventeen  additions  to  the  city 
of  Portsmouth  taken  from  the  territory  of  Clay  township,  and  the  boundary 
line  between  Portsmouth  and  Clay  at  present  is  approximately  as  follows: 
Beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  section  17,  township  1,  range  21;  thence 
east  with  the  section  line  to  the  southwest  corner  of  the  Wilson  addition; 
thence  north  and  east  with  the  lines  of  said  addition  to  the  Chillicothe  turn- 
pike; thence  north  with  said  turnpike  to  Kinney’s  Lane;  thence  with  Kinney’s 
lane  to  the  northeast  corner  of  the  German  Catholic  Cemetery  in  the  section 
line  between  sections  8 and  9 of  township  1,  range  21;  thence  south  with  said 
section  line  to  the  southwest  corner  of  section  9;  thence  east  with  south  line 
of  said  section  to  the  northeast  corner  of  William  F.  Lawson’s  15.80  acre 
tract  near  Lawson’s  run;  thence  southerly  following  the  east  line  of  Mary  A. 
Young’s  farm  and  the  meanders  of  said  run  by  straight  lines  to  the  north  side 
of  the  Portsmouth  and  Haverhill  turnpike;  thence  west  along  the  north  line 
of  said  turnpike  to  Vinton  Street;  thence  crossing  to  the  south  side  of  said 
turnpike;  thence  east  with  the  south  side  of  said  turnpike  to  the  west  line  of 
the  Peebles’  farm;  thence  south  with  said  west  line  of  said  farm  to  what  was 
formerly  known  as  Queen’s  Run;  thence  with  the  meanders  of  said  run  to  where 
it  joins  with  Lawson’s  Run;  thence  with  Lawson’s  Run  to  its  mouth. 

Rank,  Officers,  Etc. 

The  township  lies  just  north  of  Wayne  and  the  eastern  two  thirds  bord- 
ers on  the  Ohio.  The  Scioto  bounds  it  on  the  west.  Valley  and  Jefferson 
border  it  on  the  north  and  Harrison  and  Porter  lie  on  the  east  of  it.  It  is 
eleventh  in  size  and  contains  17,585  acres.  The  population  by  the  census  of 
1900  was  1,764  and  its  rank  is  fourth.  It  takes  first  place  among  the  town- 
ships in  the  valuation  of  its  real  estate;  second  place  in  the  valuation  of  its 
personal  property;  and  first  in  the  grand  total  of  valuation  of  property  of  all 
kinds.  The  valuation  of  property  as  taken  from  the  Auditor’s  duplicate  for  the 
year  1901  is  as  follows:  real  estate,  $555,620;  personal  property,  $225,294;  total 
of  real  and  personal.  $780,914.  In  pursuance  of  the  call  for  an  election  for  the 
choosing  of  officers,  the  voters  of  the  township  assembled  at  Clough’s  Mill, 
June  23,  1826,  and  elected  the  following  officers:  Trustees,  Gabriel  Feurt,  Asa 
A.  Andrews  and  Enoch  Lawson;  Clerk,  Turner  M.  Mastin;  Treasurer,  Dennis 
Smith;  Justice  of  the  Peace,  Jacob  Noel;  Constable,  Jonathan  Cutler.  The 
present  officers  are:  Trustees,  Peter  Somer,  John  Hogan  and  Philip  Emmert; 
Clerk,  Albert  C.  Feurt;  Assessor,  George  McDaniel;  Constable,  William  Alber- 
son;  Justices  of  the  Peace,  Thomas  C.  Lantz  and  William  Harper.  The  town- 
ship is  divided  into  two  precincts  for  voting  purposes.  The  voting  place  in 
Precinct  A is  at  the  school  house  in  Sub-district  No.  3 near  the  residence  of 
Philip  Bobst.  Precinct  B is  at  New  Boston  and  a building  was  erected  here  in 
1896  at  a cost  of  $174.50,  for  voting  purposes  and  township  use. 

Surface,  Drainage  and  Products. 

From  the  location  of  this  township,  bordering  as  it  does  on  the  Scioto 
and  Ohio  rivers,  it  possesses  much  good  farming  lands.  The  Scioto  bottoms 


Mrs.  Rachel  Bickley.  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Renshavv.  Mrs.  Eliza  Cady. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Hall.  Mrs.  Nancy  Walker.  Mrs.  Maria  Tracy.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Gates. 


THE  SEVEN  DAUGHTERS  OF  AARON  KINNEY. 


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extend  entirely  along  its  western  side  and  are  from  one  half  to  two  miles  wide. 
Each  year  the  Ohio  floods  inundate  much  of  this  territory  and  a deposit  of  rich 
sediment  is  left  upon  its  surface,  renewing  its  fertility  annually.  Nothing 
but  corn  is  grown  in  these  lowlands  and  they  are  admirably  adapted  to  this 
product.  No  richer  corn  land  could  be  found  in  the  state.  Back  from  the  riv- 
ers, the  land  is  hilly,  yet  it  affords  some  excellent  upland  farms.  The  original 
timber  has  almost  disappeared,  and  a scant  second  growth  has  taken  its  place. 
On  the  south  hill  sides  peach  and  apple  orchards  are  planted  and  much  small 
fruit  is  raised,  such  as  strawberries,  raspberries,  grapes,  etc. 

The  mineral  wealth  of  the  township  is  mostly  in  its  shale  which  is  used 
in  the  manufacture  of  paving  brick.  The  Portsmouth  Paving  Brick  Company 
has  a mine  about  two  and  a half  miles  north  of  Portsmouth  and  a new  mine 
is  being  opened  about  two  miles  east  of  Portsmouth  by  the  Peebles  Paving 
Brick  Company.  At  New  Boston  this  stratum  of  shale  is  about  150  feet  thick 
and  the  supply  is  unlimited.  It  increases  in  thickness  going  west  and  under- 
lies the  whole  township.  Above  this  there  is  some  little  fire-clay  but  not  in 
paying  quantities.  A very  thin  layer  of  coal  can  be  traced  along  the  face  of  the 
Ohio  river  hills  but  it  is  not  of  any  value.  About  one  mile  north  of  Portsmouth 
on  the  farm  of  W.  R.  Kinney,  there  is  a bank  of  red  sand  of  very  fine  quality 
for  moulding  purposes.  Much  of  this  is  shipped  to  Waverly  and  Columbus 
and  there  is  an  almost  inexhaustible  quanity  of  it.  The  township  is  well  water- 
ed by  small  tributaries  of  the  Ohio  and  Scioto  rivers.  Munn’s  Run  and  Long 
Run  have  their  sources  in  the  northeastern  part  of  the  township.  The  former 
flows  to  the  southeast  and  empties  in  the  Ohio  just  above  New  Boston,  and 
forms  a narrow  but  productive  valley  which  is  inhabited  principally  by  Germans 
and  their  descendants.  The  same  may  be  said  of  Long  Run  which  flows  to  the 
northeast  and  leaves  the  township  west  of  the  northeast  corner.  Lawson's 
Run  takes  its  rise  in  the  river  hills  and  courses  down  just  east  of  Portsmouth 
and  forms  a part  of  the  boundary  between  the  corporation  of  Portsmouth  and 
Clay  township. 

Schools. 

As  soon  as  the  township  was  organized  provisions  were  made  at  once 
for  schools.  The  township  was  sub-divided  into  four  sub-districts  aud  were 
numbered  serially  from  1 to  4,  commencing  on  the  north  along  the  Scioto  and 
following  down  the  valley,  thence  up  the  Ohio.  No.  1 school  building  is  lo- 
cated on  the  George  Davis  farm.  No.  2,  on  the  farm  of  M.  J.  Noel.  No.  3,  on 
the  Hannah  Briggs  farm,  and  No.  4,  on  the  Jacob  Offnere  farm  east  of 
Portsmouth.  The  first  three  are  on  the  Portsmouth  and  Columbus  turnpike. 
No.  4,  was  commonly  known  as  the  “Red  School  House.”  In  1855,  a new  dis- 
trict was  added  and  numbered  5.  The  same  year  new  houses  were  erected  in 
Districts  Nos.  1,  2,  3,  and  5.  The  first  three  cost  $500  each,  and  the  cost  of  the 
building  in  the  newly  constituted  district  was  $350.  In  1855  the  township  ap- 
propriated $100  to  purchase  bookcases  for  each  sub-district  and  each  school  had 
a collection  of  from  20  to  30  volumes.  A new  school  house  was  built  in  sub- 
district No.  5,  in  1875,  at  a cost  of  $459.95.  Sub-district  No.  6,  wes  established 
from  a portion  of  the  territory  in  sub-district  No.  4.  A building  was  erected 
at  a cost  of  $525.  In  1881,  a new  building  was  put  up  in  sub-district  No.  4,  cost, 
$737.  A new  school  house  was  built  in  sub-district  No.  3,  in  1885,  at  a cost  of 
$700.  In  1887,  a new  building  was  erected  in  sub-district  No.  2.  The  Board 
of  Education  established  sub-district  No.  7,  in  1892,  from  sub-districts  Nos. 

3 and  4,  and  erected  a house  at  a cost  of  $660.  A new  building  was  furnished 
for  sub-district  No.  1,  in  1889,  cost  $645.  Sub-district  No.  8,  or  what  was  known 
as  the  Lawson  Heights  district  was  set  apart  in  1893  and  was  formerly  parts  of 
sub-districts  4 and  7.  A new  school  house  was  constructed,  costing  $753.  The 
growth  of  this  suburb  of  Portsmouth  made  it  necessary  in  1897  to  rent  a build- 
ing for  school  purposes  and  three  teachers  were  employed  and  the  schools 
were  graded  into  three  departments.  Another  building  was  rented  in  1899. 
The  schools  were  transferred  to  and  became  a part  of  the  Portsmouth  school 
system,  April  19,  1901.  The  rapid  growth  of  New  Boston  made  it  necessary 
to  establish  a school  there  in  1895.  A room  was  rented  for  school  purposes. 
On  May  9,  1896,  a new  building  was  ordered  for  New  Boston  and  the  “Red 
School  House”  was  ordered  moved  to  Earlytown.  A new  sub-district.  No.  9, 
was  instituted  for  Earlytown  in  1897  and  New  Boston  became  No.  4.  The  build- 


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ing  at  New  Boston  is  a frame  structure  and  was  built  strong  enough  to  support 
a second  story.  Three  teachers  were  employed  here  for  a year  or  two,  and  rooms 
were  rented  for  school  use.  At  present  there  are  two  schools.  A second  room 
was  rented  in  Earlytown  in  1898,  to  accomodate  the  increased  number  of  school 
youths,  and  two  teachers  were  employed.  The  Earlytown  schools  or  sub-div- 
trict  No.  9,  were  transferred  to  Portsmouth  with  the  Lawson  Heights  schools, 
April  19,  1901.  The  teachers  in  the  schools  of  the  township  are  among  the  best 
best  in  the  county.  A uniform  salary  of  $42  per  month  is  paid  in  all  sub- 
districts, and  the  term  of  school  lasts  from  eight  to  nine  months.  Pupils 
passing  the  Boxwell  examinations  are  sent  to  the  Portsmouth  High  School. 

New  Boston 

was  platted  February  17,  1891,  by  James  Skelton,  A.  T.  Holcomb  and  M.  Stan- 
ton. The  plat  contains  thirty-seven  acres  of  the  John  Rhodes  farm.  There 
are  191  lots,  numbered  from  1 to  191. 

The  Yorktown  Addition  was  platted  September  24,  1898,  by  Levi  D.  and 
Alice  M.  York.  It  is  a part  of  Section  11,  Township  1,  Range  21.  The  plat 
contains  384  lots,  numbered  serially  from  192  to  575.  The  whole  plat  con- 
tains 71  acres. 

The  Stewartville  Addition  was  platted  October  23,  1900,  by  M.  T.  Stewart. 
It  is  part  of  Section  2,  township  1,  range  21.  The  plat  contains  seven  acres 
sub-divided  into  41  lots,  numbered  serially  from  576  to  616. 

This  constitutes  New  Boston,  a suburb  of  Portsmouth  and  is  connected 
with  it  by  the  Portsmouth  Electric  line,  by  the  Norfolk  and  Western,  and 
Baltimore  and  Ohio  S.-W.  railroads. 

The  Peebles  Paving  Brick  Company  was  incorporated  in  1902  with  a cap- 
ital stock  of  $50,000,  all  of  which  is  paid  up.  This  Company  has  erected  a pav- 
ing brick  plant  on  the  Peebles  farm  about  one  mile  west  of  New  Boston  on  the 
Norfolk  and  Western,  and  Baltimore  and  Ohio  S-W.  railroads.  The  plant  was 
completed  and  put  in  operation  in  June,  1902,  with  a capacity  of  60,000  paving 
brick  per  day.  The  officers  of  the  corporation  are:  John  Peebles,  President  and 
Treasurer:  Samuel  Reed,  Secretary;  and  Adam  Buch,  Vice-president.  The 
capital  stock  will  shortly  be  increased  to  $75,000. 

The  Burgess  Steel  and  Iron  Works, 

located  here,  were  built  in  1898-9  by  the  Burgess  Steel  and  Iron  Company,  or- 
ganized and  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  Ohio  in  1872,  with  a capital  stock 
of  $150,000  which  has  been  steadily  increased  up  to  the  present  time.  The  in- 
corporators were:  John  R.  Williams,  Charles  Burgess,  B.  F.  Perregrin.  M.  H 
Ball,  Fred  Thompson,  W.  E.  Williams  and  T.  B.  Ball.  The  mill  as  first  operated 
stood  at  the  juncture  of  Third  and  Madison  streets,  and  had  a capacity  of  but 
3,500  tons  the  first  year.  The  capacity  was  gradually  increased  up  to  1898,  when 
its  annual  output  reached  50,000  tons  per  annum.  On  June  7,  of  this  year,  the 
plant  was  destroyed  by  fire.  The  officers  of  the  Company  at  this  time  were: 
Levi  D.  York,  President  and  General  Manager;  J.  E.  Jones,  Vice  President; 
B.  F.  Vincent,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  A movement  to  re-build  was  imme- 
diately set  on  foot.  By  agreement  the  site  of  Yorktown  was  purchased  and 
platted  by  Levi  D.  York  and  these  lots  were  subscribed  for  and  drawn  by  lot 
by  private  parties,  who  thus  indirectly  donated,  collectively,  about  $30,000  to 
the  construction  of  a new  Burgess  plant.  This  new  plant  was  erected  in  1898-9, 
and  was  at  once  put  in  operation.  About  three  acres  are  covered  by 
the  buildings  which  are  constructed  wholly  of  steel  and  iron.  While  owned 
and  managed  by  this  Company  the  plant  consisted  of  a department  of  four 
open  hearth  basic  furnaces  of  30  tons  capacity  each.  In  this  department  the 
iron  is  melted  and  cast  into  ingots.  The  next  is  the  blooming  department, 
which  consists  of  two  four  hole  soaking-pit  furnaces,  a 28  inch  bloomer,  a 
large  pair  of  hydraulic  shears,  a large  plate  mill,  a small  plate  mill,  an  18  inch 
mill,  a bar  mill  and  a guide  mill,  all  run  by  a large  24x36  engine.  In  this  de- 
partment the  ingots  are  heated  and  bloomed  or  rolled  out  into  6x6  and  8x8 
blooms,  4x4  billets,  2x15  slabs,  and  sheet  bars,  which  afterward  go  to  the 
shears  and  plate  mills.  The  next  is  the  finishing  department,  where  the  product 
of  the  blooming  department  is  converted  into  any  desirable  shape  or  size.  An- 


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other  adjunct  to  the  plant  is  the  Machine  Shops,  where  almost  any  conceivable 
piece  of  machinery  can  be  manufactured.  Another  department  is  the  gas  pro- 
ducing plant,  which  consists  of  twelve  gas  producers,  nine  of  which  supply  heat 
to  the  furnaces  and  three  to  the  soaking-pits.  The  power  plant  consists  of 
twenty-two  100  horse  power  boilers,  two  250  horse  power  engines  and  a 200 
horse  power  dynamo. 

In  1900,  the  plant  was  sold  to  the  Crucible  Steel  Company  of  America, 

and  was  closed  down.  In  1902,  it  was  purchased  by  the  Portsmouth  Steel 

Company,  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  Ohio,  the  same  year  with  W.  L 
Glessner,  President;  N.  E.  Whittaker,  Vice  President;  and  B.  F.  Vincent. 
Secretary-  Henry  Thomas  is  General  Manager. 

The  mill  is  now  being  overhauled  and  refitted  and  when  completed  will 
have  a capacity  of  300  tons  of  steel  per  day.  The  first  carload  of  its  produc- 
tion since  being  remodeled,  was  shipped  to  the  Cleveland  Rolling  Mills,  June 

18,  1902. 

Churches. 

The  Union  Church  was  built  by  the  United  Baptist  Organization  under 
the  supervision  of  Rev.  Benjamin  Porter,  in  1896.  This  organization  occupied 
the  building  until  1900,  when  it  was  sold  to  the  First  and  Second  Presbyterian 
Churches  of  Portsmouth. 

Elias  Patton  Baptist  Chapel 

was  built  under  the  leadership  of  Rev.  Thomas  Peden  in  1897.  The  Sunday 
School  averages  about  50.  There  is  no  regular  church  organization  but  those 
who  hold  meetings  call  themselves  Baptists.  Rev.  Benjamin  Porter  and  J.  B. 
Carter  conduct  the  meetings. 

Rice  M.  E.  Church 

is  located  on  Long  Run  and  was  organized  in  1877  by  Rev.  Pillsbury.  A neat 
church  edifice  was  erected  in  1880  at  a cost  of  about  $800.  The  church  flourish- 
ed for  a number  of  years  when  the  membership  reached  100,  but  now  there  are 
about  25  active  members.  The  pastor  is  Rev.  Comer  Hughes. 

The  German  U.  B.  Church, 

also  on  Long  Run  and  no  great  distance  from^the  Rice  M.  E.  Church,  was 
built  in  1872  at  a cost  of  about  $800.  For  a time  the  church  was  prosperous 
with  a large  and  active  membership,  but  at  present  the  membership  numbbrs 
only  fifteen  and  services  are  held  every  two  weeks.  Rev.  William  Widener,  is 
the  pastor. 

Valley  M.  E.  Chapel 

is  locally  known  as  the  “Five  Mile”  Church  as  it  is  about  five  miles  from 
Portsmouth.  It  was  organized  in  1859  and  a brick  edifice  was  built.  Among 
the  first  members  were  A.  B.  Cole  and  wife,  J.  M.  Salladay  and  wife  M.  W. 
Thompson  and  wife,  John  Thomas  and  Miss  Mary  Noel.  Its  first  pastor  was 
a Rev.  Loft.  There  are  now  about  fifty  members  and  the  Sunday  School  aver- 
ages 50.  Rev.  Morgan  was  the  last  pastor. 


Cemeteries. 

This  township,  being  one  of  the  earliest  settled,  contains  some  very  old 
burial  grounds  in  which  have  been  interred  some  of  the  first  settlers  of  the 
county.  They  are  mostly  located  on  the  elevated  knobs  and  ridges  where  they 
are  free,  from  water  and  floods.  While  there  are  many  private  burial  grounds, 
there  has  been  but  one  public  or  'township  cemetery  established.  This  is 
known  as  the  Ormes  Valley  Cemetery  and  it  was  surveyed  and  platted  October 
20,  1896,  into  128  lots,  17  feet  square,  and  8 strips,  17  by  16.19  feet  wide  and  con- 
taining in  all  two  acres. 

The  Kinney  ancj  Briggs  Cemeteries  situated  back  of  the  Briggs  homestead 
near  each  other  are  among  the  oldest  in  the  county. 

The  Kendall-Lawson  Cemetery  situated  back  of  the  Briggs  homestead 
pike,  just  east  of  Portsmouth. 


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The  Feurt  Cemetery  is  back  of  the  Valley  Church,  eight  miles  north  of 
Portsmouth. 

Other  Cemeteries  in  this  Township  are:  the  Catholic,  near  Micklethwaite’s 
on  the  Boulevard  and  the  Long  Run  Cemeteries. 


GREEN  TOWNSHIP. 


Organization  and  Boundary. 

The  records  of  the  county  from  1803  to  1811  inclusive  have  been  lost. 
There  is  uncertainty  as  to  the  time  of  organization  of  some  of  the  townships 
organized  from  1803  to  1812.  From  the  best  data  obtainable  there  had  been  ten 
townships  organized  prior  to  1812,  viz:  Seal,  Upper,  Lick,  Green,  Union,  Madi- 
son, Nile,  Jefferson,  Franklin  and  Wayne.  Green  Township  was  carved  from 
Upper  Township  and  received  its  name  for  Griffin  Green  one  of  the  Ohio 
Company  associates. 

Although  its  original  boundaries  are  not  definitely  known,  it  is  certain 
that  its  southwestern  boundary  began  at  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto  and 
followed  the  Ohio  river  up  to  a point  about  a mile  below  Haverhill,  not  in- 
cluding all  of  the  French  Grant.  In  1815,  its  northwestern  end  was  cut  off 
and  made  a part  of  Porter  which  was  formed  that  year. 

It  was  ordered  by  the  Commissioners,  December  6,  1814,  “That  all  that 
part  of  Upper  Township  included  in  the  following  bounds  be  attached  to  the 
township  of  Green,  to-wit:  Beginning  at  the  upper  corner  of  Green,  on  the 

river;  thence  up  the  river  to  the  upper  corner  of  French  Grant;  thence  with 
the  upper  line  of  the  Grant  to  the  upper  back  corner;  thence  with  the  back 
line  of  the  Grant  to  the  corner  of  Green  township;  thence  with  the  fine  of 
Green  to  the  place  of  beginning.  On  August  25,  1812,  a portion  of  Green  was 

taken  to  form  Bloom  which  was  laid  out  that  year. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Commissioners,  March  2,  1824,  for  the  purpose  of 
fixing  the  boundaries  of  the  townships  of  the  county,  the  lines  of  Green  were 
established  as  follows:  “Beginning  at  the  mouth  of  Hale’s  Creek  (now  Pine 

Creek)  on  the  Ohio  river,  then  up  said  river  to  the  Lawrence  County  line,  then 
with  said  line  to  where  said  line  leaves  the  back  line  of  the  French  Grant; 
thence  westerly  to  the  corner  between  lots  Nos.  58,  59,  71  and  70;  thence  north- 
westerly to  the  corner  between  lots  Nos.  63.  64,  75  and  76;  thence  southwest 
with  the  line  of  lot  No.  64  to  the  line  between  lots  Nos.  51  and  64;  thence  north- 
westerly with  the  division  lines  of  the  lots  to  the  lower  line  of  French  Grant; 
thence  to  the  southeast  corner  of  Section  No.  22,  in  Range  20,  Township  No. 
2;  thence  north  one  mile  to  the  northeast  corner  of  said  section:  thence  west 
to  Hale’s  Creek;  thence  down  said  creek  to  the  place  of  beginning,  which  boun- 
daries sail  constitute  Green  Township.”  On  March  2,  1832,  Green’s  territory 
was  curtailed  to  form  a part  of  Harrison  organized  that  year.  In  1836,  the 

farm  of  William  Montgomery  was  taken  from  Green  and  included  in  Porter. 

In  1841,  the  boundary  was  changed  so  as  to  include  that  portion  of  the  French 
Grant  which  had  been  within  the  boundary  of  Vernon  since  1824.  On  June  10, 
1843,  the  boundary  on  the  northwest  was  established  as  it  stands  at  present 
with  the  exception  of  a farm  of  forty  acres,  belonging  to  L.  Benton  which 
has  since  been  transferred  to  Porter. 

Statistics. 

Green  Township  lies  in  the  southeastern  corner  of  the  County  and  bor- 
ders on  Lawrence  County  and  the  Ohio  river.  Porter  and  Vernon  border  it 
on  the  northwest  and  northeast  respectfully.  The  Township  is  sixth  in  size 
and  contains  24,583  acres.  It  ranks  third  among  the  Townships  in  the  valua- 
tion of  real  and  personal  property,  and  also  third  in  the  total  valuation,  hav- 
ing a grapd  total  of  over  half  a million  dollars  of  property  listed  for  taxa- 


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tion.  The  valuation  of  property,  real  and  personal,  in  the  Township  in  1901, 
is  as  follows: 


Real.  Personal.  Total. 

Green  Township §231,710  $182,445  $414,155 

Haverhill  S.  S.  D 64,250  22,898  87,148 

Totals 295,960  205,343  501,303 


The  population  as  given  by  the  successive  censuses  commencing  with 
1810  is  as  follows:  1810,  507:  1820,  582;  1830,  965;  1840,  974;  1850,  2,345;  1860, 
2,513;  1870,  1,882;  1880,  1,935;  1890,  1,751;  1900,  1,332.  It  will  be  noticed  that 
the  population  steadily  increased  after  the  furnaces  were  built  until  they  be- 
gan to  close  down  between  1850  and  1860.  Since  1860  there  has  been  a cor- 
responding decrease  and  in  1900  there  was  an  excess  of  only  358  over  the  pop- 
ulation in  1840.  It  now  ranks  eighth  among  the  townships  in  population. 


Surface,  Drainage,  Etc. 

On  the  western  side  of  the  township  is  the  broad  and  fertile  Ohio  Val- 
ley, from  a half  to  two  miles  wide  and  extending  the  whole  length  of  the 
township.  Immediately  to  the  east  the  river  hills  slope  precipitously  to  the 
valley  and  form,  as  it  were,  a sort  of  wall,  with  here  and  there,  projecting  from 
the  crest  great  cliffs,  some  with  a perpendicular  height  of  eighty  feet  and  at  an 
altitude  of  300  to  400  feet  above  the  valley  below,  suggesting  the  towers  on 
the  walls  of  ancient  cities.  One  of  these,  the  "High  Rock.”  is  known  for 
miles  around  and  when  the  weather  is  favorable,  hundreds  of  people  flock  to 
this  place  to  breathe  the  fresh  air  and  take  in  the  delightful  view  of  the  sur- 
rounding country.  Pine  Creek  enters  the  Township  towards  the  southeast  cor- 
ner, from  Lawrence  County,  and  winds  a tortuous  course  across  the  northeas- 
tern part,  forming  a wide  valley  of  productive  farm  land.  The  rest  of  the 
township  is  very  much  broken  up  into  sharp  ridges  and  flat  topped  hills  by 
the  tributaries  of  Pine  Creek  and  some  of  the  small  affluents  of  the  Ohio  riv- 
er. Some  of  the  table  lands  and  the  gentler  slopes  are  farmed  and  are  fairly 
productive. 

The  whole  Township  was  originally  densely  wooded  with  trees  indi- 
genous to  this  section,  but  all  the  primitive  forest  has  disappeared  before  the 
ax  of  the  charcoaler  and  has  been  consumed  by  the  furnaces  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  iron.  The  roughest  portions  of  the  Township  are  now  covered  with  a 
scattered  second  growth  of  timber  and  scrubby  undergrowth. 

The  population  along  the  Ohio  Valley  is  chiefly  descended  from  the 
early  immigrants  from  New  England  and  the  Middle  States,  though  there  are 
still  a few  descendants  of  the  early  French  inhabitants.  The  eastern  portion  of 
the  Township  is  inhabited  by  German  families  who  immigrated  after  1830, 
and  were  compelled  to  purchase  land  in  the  back  portion  of  the  Township,  as 
the  choice  land  on  the  river  had  already  been  occupied. 

The  French  Grant 

embraces  23,934  acres  in  Green  Township.  It  is  all  of  Green  Township,  except 
about  120  acres.  The  act  providing  for  the  Grant  was  approved  March  3, 

1795.  Vol.  1.  U.  S.  Statutes  at  Large,  page  442.  It  authorizes  a grant  of  land 

to  the  French  inhabitants  of  Gallipolis.  It  was  to  front  eight  miles  on  the 
Ohio  river  beginning  one  and  one-half  miles  above  the  mouth  of  the  Little 
Sandy  River  and  thence  down  the  river  and  extending  back  at  right  angles 
to  include  24,000  acres.  The  French  settlers  of  Gallipolis  were  to  be  ascertain- 
ed, males  above  eighteen  years  and  widows,  on  November  1,  1795.  John 

Gabriel  Gervais  was  to  have  4,000  acres  opposite  Little  Sandy,  but  the  grant 
was  to  be  void  if  he,  or  his  heirs  should  not  personally  settle  on  the  tract 
within  three  years  and  remain  there  .three  years. 

The  Gervais  tract  extended  from  the  river  to  the  back  line  of  the  Grant 
and  was  376.17  chains  on  the  eastern  line,  416.17  chains  on  the  west  line  and 
100.11  chains  on  the  back  line. 

The  French  settlers,  males  above  eighteen  years  and  widows,  were  to 
have  each  a lot  of  the  20,000  acres  surveyed  and  set  off  to  them  and  they  were 
to  have  patents  in  severalty,  but  they  were  each  to  settle  on  the  lands  within 
five  years  and  remain  five  years  on  the  grant  or  the  patents  were  to  be  void 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


and  the  act  was  not  to  impair  the  settler’s  claims  against  others  on  account  ot 
previous  contract. 

This  Grant  was  surveyed  on  April  9,  1796,  by  Absalom  Martin  and  34 
lots  of  217.39  acres  each  fronted  on  the  Ohio  River.  Lots  one  to  four  lay 
southeast  of  the  Gervais  tract  and  lots  5 to  34  northeast  of  it  on  the  Ohio 
River.  The  remaining  lots  were  rectangular,  217.39  acres  each.  The  back 
lots  38,  42,  55,  67  and  91  lay  southeast  of  the  Gervais  tract  and  the  remaining 
square  lots  up  to  92  lay  northeast  of  the  Gervais  tract. 

The  assignment  of  the  lots  was  made  in  Gallipolis  on  November  1. 
1795,  by  lot.  A list  of  the  92  persons  who  drew  their  lots  is  given  below.  Of 
this  number  not  over  ten  settled  in  the  Grant. 

Soon  after  the  allotment,  it  was  discovered  that  eight  persons  who 
should  have  received  lots,  had  been  left  out  and  on  June  25,  1798,  an  act  was 
passed  for  their  benefit,  Vol.  6 General  Statutes  page  35.  This  Grant  was  for 
1,200  acres  adjoining  the  southwest  corner  of  the  First  French  Grant,  640  poles 
on  the  Ohio  River,  and  thence  back  from  the  river  to  include  the  quantity.  The 
Grantees  of  the  Second  Grant  were:  Stephen  Monot,  Louis  Anthony  Carpenter, 
Louis  Vimont,  Francis  Valton,  Lewis  Philip,  A.  Fishon,  Anthony  Magnet, 
Margaret  G.  C.  Champaigne,  wife  of  Peter  LaForge  and  Maria  J.  Dalliez,  wife 
of  Peter  Luc.  The  lots  were  assigned  as  follows: 

1.  Francis  Valton. 

2.  Louis  Vimont. 

3.  Lewis  Phillip — A.Fiehon. 

4.  Margaret  G.  C.  Champaigne,  wife  of  Peter  LaForge. 

5.  Anthony  Magnet 

6.  Stephen  Monot. 

7.  Maria  J.  Dalliez. 

8.  Louis  Anthony  Carpenter. 

Letters  patent  were  to  be  issued  to  these  and  they  were  to  hold  in  sev- 
eralty. 

On  February  21,  1806,  General  Statutes,  Vol.  2.  350.  The  fourth  section 
of  the  Act  for  the  original  Grant  was  repealed.  This  waived  the  conditions 
requiring  settlement  and  residence  for  a specified  time. 


Original  Owners  of  the  French  Grant  hots. 


Lot  Names  Drawn  Against. 

1 Matthew  Berthelot,  Sr. 

2 Nicholas  Thevenin. 

3 John  Baudot. 

4 Peter  Matthew  Chaudivert. 

5 Francis  Valodin. 

6 William  Duduit. 

7 Nicholas  Hurteaux. 

8 Peter  Lewis  LeClere,  Jr. 

9 Peter  Marret,  Sr. 

10  Michael  Mazure. 

11  Louis  Ambrose  Lacour. 
li  Louis  Berthe. 

13  John  Baptist  Ginat. 

14  Louis  Anthony  Francis  Cei. 

15  Andrew  Lacrouix. 

16  John  Baptist  Berthone  (Bertrand). 

17  Francis  Davous. 

18  Anthony  Bartholomew  Due. 

19  Philip  Augustus  Pithoud. 

20  Stephen  Bastide. 

21  John  Parmantier. 

22  Martinus  Vandenbemden  (now  Vanden). 

23  Nicholas  Prioux. 

24  Francis  Alexander  Larquilhon. 

25  Nicholas  Questel. 

26  Christopher  Etienne. 

27  Francis  Duverger. 

28  Claudius  Chartier  Dufligne. 

29  Nicholas  Petit. 

30  John  Baptist  Letailleur. 

31  Claudius  Berthelot. 

32  Francis  Charles  Duteil. 

33  John  Peter  Romain  Bureau. 

34  James  Francis  Laurent. 

35  John  Bantist  Gobeau. 


Lot  Names  Drawn  Against. 

47  Anthony  Henry  Meriguy. 

48  Louis  Peter  LeClere,  Sr. 

49  Mary  Magdalen  Brunier  (widow) 

50  Remy  Thierry  QuifFe. 

51  Peter  Magnier. 

52  Matthew  Ibert. 

52  John  Baptist  Nicholas  Tillage. 

54  Anthony  Claudius  Vincent. 

55  John  Gilbert  Petit. 

56  Louis  Augustin  Lemoyne. 

57  Basil  Joseph  Marret. 

58  J ohn  Michau. 

59  Joseph  Dazet. 

60  Michael  Crawsaz. 

61  Francis  D’hebecourt. 

62  John  Francis  Pervey. 

63  Claudius  Romaine  Menager. 

64  Peter  Richon. 

65  Peter  Matry. 

66  Peter  Serve. 

67  Francis  Marion. 

68  Peter  Marret,  Jr. 

69  Francis  Winox  Joseph  Devacht. 

70  Nicholas  Charles  Visinier. 

71  Augustus  Waldemand  Mentelle. 

72  Stephen  Chaudivert. 

73  Peter  Robert  Magnet. 

74  Stephen  Villenni. 

75  John  Baptist  Ferard. 

76  Francis  Alexander  Dubois. 

77  John  Louis  Malden. 

78  Francis  Mennepier. 

79  Peter  Serrot. 

80  Anthony  Francis  Saugrain. 

81  Joachim  Pignolet. 


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Original  Owners  of  the  French  Grant  Lots-  Cont’d 

Lot  Names  Drawn  Against.  Lot  Names  Drawn  'Against. 


36  John  Julius  Lemoyne. 

37  Peter  Duteil. 

38  Louis  Joiteau. 

39  Agnotus  Chereau. 

40  Peter  John  Desnoyers. 

41  Marin  Duport. 

42  Augustin  Leclercq,  Sr. 

43  Nicholas  Lambert. 

44  John  Brouin. 

45  Augustin  Leclercq,  Jr. 

46  Anthony  Philipeau. 


82  Anthony  Vibert. 

83  John  Louis  Violette. 

84  Peter  Laffiillard. 

85  Peter  Chabot. 

86  Peter  Thomas  Thomas. 

87  Michael  Chanterel. 

88  Francis  Carteron. 

89  Claudius  Cadot. 

90  Louis  Victor  Vonschriltz. 

9L  Peter  Francis  Augustin  Leclercq. 
92  Peter  Ferard. 


As  will  be  seen  by  reading  the  sketches  of  Jean  Gabriel  Gervais,  Sam- 
uel Hunt,  and  Asa  Boynton,  the  French  Grant  was  sold  out  to  New  Hampshire 
Yankees,  and  what  was  expected  to  be  a French  settlement  became  a Now  Eng- 
land one.  Of  the  names  of  the  original  100  French  Emigrants,  the  only  ones 
now  known  in  this  county  are:  Yalodin,  Duduit,  Duteil,  Chabot  and  Cadot,  five 
in  number.  Descendants  of  LeClercq,  LaCroix,  Bertrand,  Bureau,  Vincent, 
Menager,  Devacht,  Magnet,  Serrol,  Sandgram  and  Le  Moyne  are  known  to  the 
editor,  but  they  are  descendants  in  the  maternal  line.  Of  the  remaining  76 
out  of  100  not  a trace  is  known  to  the  writer. 

Claudius  Cadot  who  has  a picture  and  a sketch  herein  was  the  last  dis- 
tinctive survivor  of  the  old  French.  He  was  the  son  of  the  Claudius  in  whose 
name  lot  89  was  drawn. 

In  regard  to  the  bill  for  the  French  Grant  introduced  into  Congress  on 
March  24,  1794,  the  Attorney  General  to  whom  it  had  been  referred  reported 
on  it. 

William  Bradford  was  the  Attorney  General  and  he  filed  an  exhaustive 
report  over  all  the  facts.  He  recommended  the  Grant  on  April  30,  1794,  when 
the  bill  was  read  in  the  Senate  and  referred  to  Senators  Brown,  Burr.  Taylor. 
King  and  Potts.  On  June  13,  1795,  Senator  Brown  laid  before  the  Senate  the 
petition  of  John  Gabriel  Gervais  for  the  bill  and  it  was  referred.  On  February 
8,  1795,  the  bill  was  reported  and  on  February  24  and  25,  1795,  it  was  debated. 
On  motion  to  strike  out  the  first  section,  the  vote  was  yeas  9,  nays  15.  and  the 
names  are  given.  The  bill  was  referred  to  Messrs.  Potts,  Burr  and  King  to  re- 
port. On  February  28,  it  was  read  the  third  time,  and  amended  in  two  partic- 
ulars. On  the  passage  of  the  bill  the  yeas  were  14,  the  nays  8,  and  the  names 
are  given.  Burr  voted  aye.  In  the  House  on  the  same  day  the  bill  was  read 
and  referred  to  a committee  of  three,  named.  On  March  2,  1795,  it  was  re- 
ported back  and  passed  and  the  vote  not  given.  It  was  approved  the  next  day. 


is  the  site  of  the  first  settlement  in  the  township  and  was  the  fourth  settle- 
ment above  Cincinnati  on  the  Ohio  river.  The  place  was  settled  by  Jean  G. 
Gervais  in  1797,  as  the  most  favorable  spot  on  his  4,000  acres  for  a town.  He 
gave  it  the  name  of  Burrsburg,  in  honor  of  Aaron  Burr,  who  was  chairman  of 
the  Senate  Committee  to  which  was  referred  the  report  of  the  Attorney  General 
on  the  Memorial  of  the  French  inhabitants  of  Gallipolis.  Taylor  and  Ells- 
worth were  the  other  two  members  of  this  committee.  The  report  was  re- 
ferred to  the  committee  March  24,  1794  and  on  April  29,  1794,  Mr.  Burr,  its 
Chairman,  reported  a bill  for  their  relief.  He  afterwards  used  his  influence  for 
its  passage.  When  the  emigrants  from  New  England  came  they  gave  the  set- 
tlement the  name  of  Haverhill  for  their  native  town  in  New  Hampshire.  No 
plat  of  Burrsburg  can  be  found  on  the  records  and  it  is  safe  to  assume  that 
none  was  ever  made  as  the  town  was  only  a cluster  of  half  a dozen  cabins  for 
twenty-five  or  thirty  years  after  settlement.  The  first  plat  of  the  town  was 
made  by  Thomas  Davisson  and  was  recorded  April  27.  1848.  There  were  13  in- 
lots in  this  plat.  It  was  surveyed  again,  June  16,  1859,  into  25  inlots  and  the 
plat  was  recorded  August  24,  1859.  Lawson  Drury  was  the  first  Postmaster 
and  the  first  ferryman.  A Mrs.  Naylor,  who  sold  dry  goods,  was  one  of  the 
first  to  carry  on  business.'  The  town  was  once  the  shipping  point  for  the  iron 
made  at  Ohio  furnace;  and  charcoal  and  ore  were  brought  across  from  Ken- 
tucky for  this  furnace.  The  population  is  about  a hundred.  Haverhill  station 


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on  the  Norfolk  & Western  Railroad  is  a mile  and  a half  distant  and  Greenup, 
Kentucky,  is  just  across  the  river.  Ironton  is  nine  miles  up  the  river  and 
Portsmouth  twenty  miles  down  the  river.  There  is  but  one  church  in  the 
place,  the  Methodist  Episcopal.  This  organization  has  been  in  existence  since 
1815  and  the  Rev.  Thomas  Gilruth  was  its  first  pastor.  The  present  brick 
structure  was  erected  in  1870,  at  a cost  of  $4,500.  The  church  has  a large 
membership  and  the  Sabbath  school  numbers  140.  One  might  search  the  state 
over  and  he  would  not  find  a more  sociable  or  more  religious  people  than  can 
be  found  in  the  membership  of  this  church.  Reverend  Henry  S.  Alkire  is  the 
present  pastor  and  Malcomb  Clay  is  Superintendent  of  the  Sabbath  School. 
The  trustees  are:  George  C.  Winkler,  Evan  Yandervort,  Peter  Boynton,  Wil- 
liam Brush  and  Samuel  Crickenberger.  In  1892  a parsonage  was  built  near  the 
church. 

The  Antioch  Baptist  Church  is  two  miles  north  of  Haverhill  on  the  Hav- 
erhill and  Portsmouth  turnpike  and  was  built  in  1878.  Its  first  minister  was  a 
Reverend  Kirkpatrick  and  its  last  minister  was  V.  N.  Murphy.  It  is  not  used 
at  present. 

The  Gervais  House 

was  a hewed  log  house,  weather  boarded.  It  was  forty  feet  square  and  the 
lower  story  twelve  feet  square  and  the  upper  story  ten.  A large  chimney 
stood  in  the  center,  which  had  four  fire  places.  One  room  upstairs  was  a ball- 
room, 18x10.  The  floor  was  tongued  and  grooved.  It  had  a single  chimney. 
This  house  was  built  by  Jean  Gabriel  Gervais.  It  was  torn  down  by  Asa  Boyn- 
ton, Jr.,  and  the  logs  used  for  fire  wood.  It  stood  in  front,  just  above  where 
Joe  Boynton  now  lives,  between  him  and  the  river. 

Powellsville. 

This  hamlet  is  situated  on  the  eastern  edge  of  the  township,  midway  of 
the  boundary  between  French  Grant  lots  85  and  86.-  Poplar  Fork,  a small 
branch  of  Pine  Creek,  flows  through  its  edge.  Pine  Creek  is  only  a mile  away. 
It  was  laid  out  by  William  Powell,  John  and  Washington  Irwin  and  was  named 
for  Powell.  The  business  of  the  town  was  in  its  early  days  conducted  by  the 
sons  of  Powell:  William.  Peter  and  Jacob.  They  conducted  a tannery,  a shoe 
shop  and  a store.  The  first  survey  for  town  plat  was  made  July  31,  1846,  and 
recorded  July  15,  1848.  This  survey  was  made  for  Powell'  and  his  associates, 
and  the  plat  consisted  of  21  inlots. 

Churches. 

The  German  Lutheran  Church  has  the  largest  membership  and  it  is  made 
up  from  the  German  population  on  Pine  Creek.  The  church  is  about  half  a 
mile  west  of  the  town  and  was  built  in  1875.  The  congregation  has  a very 
large  Sabbath  School  and  a day  school  is  conducted  two  days  in  the  week  by 
the  minister,  August  Busse,  in  the  German  language. 

The  Powellsville  Free-Will  Baptists  hold  their  meetings  and  Sabbath 
school  in  an  old  school  house  in  the  center  of  the  village.  This  church  was 
organized  August  16,  1841,  and  a church  was  built,  but  since  destroyed.  Wil- 
liam Lane  was  the  last  minister. 

The  Pine  Creek  Free-Will  Baptist  Church  was  organized  in  1872.  The 
church  is  located  two  and  a half  miles  northwest  of  Powellsville  on  the 
Powellsville  Branch  turnpike.  The  last  minister  was  William  Lane,  but  no 
meetings  have  been  held  for  several  months.  All  the  trustees  have  died  and  no 
successors  have  been  elected. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  this  place  is  the  old  organization 
which  formerly  held  its  meetings  at  Empire  Furnace,  Cartright’s  Mills  and  in 
the  Baptist  Church  and  School  house.  It  now  has  a large  edifice,  built  in  1875, 
to  the  southeast  of  the  village  one-half  mile.  It  has  a Sabbath  school,  but  no 
minister,  and  no  trustees. 

The  United  Brethern  organization  holds  its  meetings  in  the  Pine  Creek 
school  house.  This  organization  dates  from  1850.  William  Wagner  is  the  min- 
ister. 


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Furnaces. 

Franklin  Furnace  was  built  in  1826  and  went  into  blast  in  1827.  It  was 
built  by  the  natives  of  New  Hampshire:  Daniel  Young,  Jesse  Y.  Whitcomb, 
Joshia  Merrill,  John  Hurd ' and  Martin  Ruter  on  lot  22  of  French  Grant, 
about  a half  mile  from  the  Ohio  river.  Franklin  Furnace  Station  on  the 
Norfolk  & Western  railroad  is  located  near  the  site  of  the  Furnace.  The 
builders  operated  the  furnace  for  some  years  and  it  then  passed  into  the 
hands  of  John  Young  and  a Van  Horn  who  either  sold  or  rented  it  to  A.  Q. 
Rogers  & Company.  Rogers  was  a man  who  drank  and  gambled  and  soon 
lost  out  and  the  furnace  was  sold  to  John  Gould.  Jacob  Hurd  and  Jesse  Hurd. 
They  did  well,  but  Gould  and  the  Hurds  did  not  get  on  together  so  Gould  bought 
the  Hurds  out,  and  during  the  Mexican  War,  when  all  furnaces  flourished  he 
made  a small  fortune.  Not  caring  for  the  furnace  any  farther,  he  gave  it  to 
his  brother.  O.  B.  Gould.  It  blew  out  in  1860.  The  site  and  lands  are  now 
owned  by  O.  B.  Gould,  Jr. 

Junior  Furnace  was  built  in  1828,  by  the  same  Company  which  built 
Franklin  and  it  was  called  “Franklin  Junior  Furnace”  having  been  built  after 
Franklin.  It  passed  into  the  hands  of  John  Young  who  sold  it  to  Jefferson  W. 
Glidden.  When  it  blew  out  in  1865,  it  was  owned  by  O.  B.  Gould,  Jesse  Young, 
John  J.  Glidden  and  Wells  Hutchins.  Almost  all  traces  of  it  are  gone.  The 
property  is  now  owned  by  Charles  A.  Goddard. 

Union  Furnace  was  built  in  1826  by  a company  composed  of  James  Rog- 
ers, John  Means,  John  Sparks  and  Valentine  Fear.  It  went  into  blast  in  1827. 
When  it  blew  out  in  1851  or  2,  it  was  owned  by  David  Sinton  and  Thomas  W. 
Means.  David  Sinton  became  manager  of  Union,  at  the  age  of  nineteen.  This 
furnace  was  located  on  the  eastern  border  of  Green  Township,  but  nothing  re- 
mains of  it  now. 

Ohio  Furnace  was  located  about  three  miles  from  the  Ohio  river,  was 
built  in  1824,  and  went  into  blast  the  following  year  with  John  T.  Woodrow 
as  Superintendent  with  a force  of  fourteen  men.  It  was  built  by  Thomas  W. 
Means  and  David  Sinton  and  it  was  continued  in  blast  until  February  24,  1882, 
without  a break  except  for  repairs.  It  passed  into  the  hands  of  Means,  Kyle 
& Company,  who  still  own  the  grounds  and  land  belonging  to  the  furnace. 
Some'  traces  of  the  furnace  remain.  A large  quantity  of  coal  and  iron  ore 
are  mined  on  the  furnace  lands.  The  ore  is  used  in  Hamilton  Furnace  at 
Hanging  Rock.  The  ore  is  taken  to  a place  near  Union  landing  by  means  of 
a tramway  and  is  there  loaded  on  Norfolk  & Western  cars.  The  furnace  site, 
and  all  the  land  which  belonged  to  Means,  Kyle  & Company,  was  sold  to  Rog- 
ers, Brown  & Company,  in  1900. 

Schools. 

The  schools  of  Green  Township  are  among  the  best  in  the  County.  The 
people  pay  their  teachers  liberally  and  usually  have  the  best  teachers  to  be  had. 
For  several  years  the  length  of  the  term  has  been  eight  months.  It  ranges  from 
seven  to  nine.  The  first  vote  for  a school  tax  was  taken  in  1841,  but  met  with 
little  encouragement.  The  next  year  the  vote  stood  20  for  and  64  against. 
In  1843,  the  vote  was  59  for  and  76  against.  In  1844  for  the  first  time  a special 
levy  was  made  for  school  purposes,  by  a vote  of  94  to  40.  In  1829,  there  were 
four  districts  in  the  Township.  On  March  1,  1829,  the  trustees  re-districted  the 
Township  adding  District  No.  5.  On  June  12,  1830,  District  No.  6 was  added. 
On  March  2,  1840,  No.  7 was  added.  On  March  7,  1842,  No.  8 was  added,  also 
No.  3,  which  was  taken  from  Vernon  Township.  Since  then  there  have  been 
three  more  added,  No.  10,  No.  11.  and  No.  12. 

District  No.  1 is  now  the  Haverhill  Special  District.  The  first  school 
building  was  a frame  one  and  stood  opposite  where  the  Methodist  Church 
now  stands.  About  1850,  ihe  brick  building,  which  is  now  used,  was  erected. 
The  township  built  the  lower  rooms  and-  the  Sons  of  Temperance,  the  upper. 
Both  are  now  owned  by  the  Special  School  District  and  the  upper  is  used  for  a 
hall.  This  school  was  formerly  large  and  two  teachers  were  employed,  but 
only  one  teacher  is  employed  now.  John  Warren  has  taught  this  school  for 
thirteen  years.  The  district  is  the  wealthiest  in  the  Township. 

District  No.  2,  has  a two  room  modern  style  building  which  cost  $1,800, 
built  in  1894.  This  was  intended  for  high  school  purposes  but  as  yet  no  high 


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school  has  been  established.  A brick  school  house  which  stood  on  the  same 
site,  was  burned  in  1893.  It  was  built  in  1873  and  Ruby  Feurt  was  the  first 
teacher.  Wilber  Stout  is  the  present  teacher  at  a salary  of  $45.00  per  month. 

District  No.  3,  or  the  Franklin  Furnace  School  has  a new  frame  building- 
put  up  in  1890.  There  was  an  older  one  which  stood  just  across  the  road  from 
the  new  one  on  O.  B.  Gould’s  land.  This  was  built  in  1853  and  the  first 
teacher  was  James  Palmer.  There  was  an  old  school  house  and  church  built  by 
the  Furnace  Company  in  1827.  A Mr.  Taylor  was  the  first  teacher. 

District  No.  4,  commonly  called  the  “Ball  school  house”  is  located  on  the 
Portsmouth  pike  about  a mile  and  a half  north  of  Franklin  Furnace.  This 
house  was  built  in  1846. 

District  No.  5,  or  the  “Buckeye  Grove  School”  is  situated  about  a mile 
and  a half  from  Haverhill  and  a quarter  of  a mile  from  Haverhill  station  on 
the  Norkolk  & Western  Railroad. 

District  No.  6 is  located  at  Ohio  Furnace.  The  building  was  erected  in 
1845.  This  school  occupied  two  departments  when  the  furnace  was  in  blast 
and  also  for  several  years  after. 

District  No.  7.  This  school  had  its  beginning  in  1829  and  was  cut  off 
from  District  No.  2 in  1840  and  made  a separate  district.  The  school  is  about 
the  smallest  in  the  township. 

District  No.  8,  is  known  as  the  “Pine  Creek  Bridge”  school.  The  house 
was  built  in  1852. 

District  No.  9,  or  the  Powellsville  school  was  inaugurated  in  the  win- 
ter of  1858-9.  The  old  building  has  been  abandoned  and  a new  one  was  built 
in  1886,  seats  and  all  costing  $672.95.  It  is  in  the  center  of  the  village. 

District  No.  10,  was  instituted  in  1881.  It  is  a very  large  district  and 
has  the  largest  enrollment  in  the  Township.  John  Lee  was  the  first 
teacher. 

District  No.  11  is  known  as  the  “Dark  Lick”  school.  There  was  an  old 
house  which  was  given  up  for  a new  one  in  1878.  The  new  house  was  built  on 
the  hill  near  where  it  now  stands,  but  was  moved  to  its  present  site  in  1895. 
It  enumerates  under  forty  pupils  of  school  age.  It  is  sometimes  called  the 
Hubbard  school. 

District  No.  12  is  located  at  Union  Furnace  and  the  pupils  were  partly 
from  Lawrence  County.  The  house  was  built  in  1884.  costing  $572. 

In  the  spring  of  1899  a vote  was  taken  in  the  township  on  the  question 
of  establishing  a Township  High  School.  The  measure  was  defeated,  with  the 
result  that  four  of  the  more  progressive  citizens,  anxious  for  a more  complete 
education  for  their  children,  took  it  upon  themselves  to  institute  a school  of 
this  character  at  their  own  expense  and  employed  Mr.  Charles  E.  Davis,  of  Rio 
Grande,  Ohio,  to  take  charge  of  it.  The  school  has  flourished,  notwithstanding 
there  was  a great  amount  of  opposition,  and  has  so  far  won  in  popularity, 
that  the  Haverhill  Special  School  District,  is  at  present  bearing  half  the  ex- 
pense while  the  other  half  is  paid  by  private  subscriptions.  Miss  Mayme  Bat- 
terson  is  at  present  teacher.  The  originators  of  the  school  were:  James  H. 
Yingling,  Henry  Folsom,  Joshua  Oakes  and  Charles  A.  Goddard.  Much  credit 
is  due  them  both  for  the  public  spirit  and  the  sacrifice  incidental  to  it. 

Haverhill  Grange,  No.  *>4-7 

was  chartered  March,  1873:  There  were  thirty-five  charter  members.  The  or- 
ganization lapsed  twice,  but  was  reorganized  each  time,  the  last  time,  in  May, 
1888.  Since  then  it  has  beeD  in  existence  continuously.  For  some  years  the 
Grange  met  in  the  hall  in  the  school  house  at  Haverhill,  but  in  the  last  three 
or  four  years  its  meetings  have  been  held  at  the  homes  of  the  members.  Its 
membership  now  numbers  about  forty.  This  is  the  only  Grange  in  the  County. 

Cemeteries. 

There  are  numerous  private  burial  grounds  in  this  Township,  besides  four 
Township  Cemeteries.  The  oldest  burial  found  is  that  of  Samuel  Hunt,  who 
died  July  27,  1807,  and  was  buried  in  the  edge  of  Haverhill  near  the  bank  of 
the  river.  The  next  oldest  is  the  Boynton  burial  ground,  located  north  of 
Haverhill.  This  is  private,  hut  others  may  use  it  with  the  consent  of  the 
owner,  Malcom  Clay. 


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Another  of  the  oldest  is  located  near  Franklin  Furnace,  on  the  property 
of  0.  B.  Gould. 

Another  is  the  old  Feurt  graveyard,  located  a mile  south  of  Franklin 
near  the  old  Feurt  homestead.  Peter  Feurt,  one  of  the  first  inhabitants  of 
Scioto  County,  is  buried  here. 

The  Pine  Creek  Cemetery  is  located  about  two  and  a half  miles  north- 
west of  Powellsville  near  the  Pine  Creek  Baptist  Church.  It  was  originally  a 
private  burial  ground,  but  is  now  a Township  Cemetery. 

The  Lamb  or  Franklin  Furnace  Cemetery,  is  located  about  one  and  one 
half  miles  north  of  Franklin  Furnace  on  the  Portsmouth  Turnpike,  and  it  con- 
tains two  acres,  only  one  of  which  is  fenced  in.  The  Township  purchased  this 
cemetery  from  Horace  and  Ira  Lamb  in  1875.  It  was  originally  a private  burial 
ground. 

The  Powellsville  Cemetery  is  located  near  the  edge  of  Powellsville,  and 
was  a private  burial  ground  until  1860,  when  it  was  given  to  the  Township  by 
Joseph  Hudson.  It  contains  an  acre  of  ground. 

The  Ohio  Furnace  Cemetery  is  located  about  halfway  between  Haverhill 
Station  and  Ohio  Furnace.  It  was  formerly  a private  burial  ground,  but  was 
transferred  to  the  Township  about  1880. 

The  German  Lutheran  Cemetery  is  near  Powellsville,  about  a half  mile 
to  the  west.  In  it  stands  the  Lutheran  Church.  -It  was  opened  in  1875,  and  it 
is  the  neatest  cemetery  in  the  Township. 


HARRISON  TOWNSHIP. 


It  was  named  for  General  William  Harrison  and  was  formed  from  land, 
first  part  of  Union  and  Upper  Townships,  but  afterwards  Madison  and  Porter. 
The  Commissioners  met  March  6,  1832,  and  established  Harrison  Township. 
See  Commissioners’  Journal  of  above  date,  page  32.  On  June  7,  1832,  the  boun- 
dary was  changed.  See  Commissioners’  Journal  of  that  date,  page  40.  On 
June  7,  1861,  another  change  was  made.  See  Commissioners’  Journal  of  that 
date,  page  283.  The  Township  is  bounded  north  by  Madison,  east  by  Bloom, 
south  by  Porter,  and  west  by  Clay  and  Jefferson. 

Surface,  Productions,  Rank,  E.tc. 

The  whole  Township  with  the  exception  of  Little  Scioto  and  Long  Run 
Valleys  is  hilly,  but  more  than  three-fourths  of  the  land  is  tillable.  The 
hills  are  not  high  but  have  moderate  slopes  and  round  tops.  The  Little  Scioto 
enters  Harrison  Township  near  the  northeast  corner  and  leaves  it  near  the 
middle  of  the  southern  boundary  to  enter  and  leave  again  1V2  miles  west  of 
this  point.  The  valley  is  tortuous  but  wide  and  contains  some  of  The  best 
farm  lands  in  the  County.  The  soil  of  the  valleys  is  soft  and  sandy  adapted 
to  corn,  while  the  uplands  have  clay  subsoil  and  are  good  wheat  lands.  Some 
attention  is  given  to  fruit  culture.  The  hill  soil  contains  all  required  for  the 
growth  of  peaches,  apples,  strawberries,  etc.  Harrison  is  an  agricultural 
Township,  there  being  but  few  mills  or  factories.  Its  area  is  23,687  acres. 

The  value  of  its  real  estate  is  $160,330.  The  value  of  its  personal  prop- 
erty is  $100,262.  In  Harrisonville  Special  School  District,  the  real  estate  value 
is  $25,550  and  the  value  of  the  personal  property  is  $23,161,  making  a total  val- 
uation of  $309,303  for  the  Township.  It  ranks  seventh  in  area,  ninth  in  popu- 
lation, sixth  in  value  of  personal  property,  ninth  in  value  of  real  estate  and 
seventh  in  value  of  both.  The  Township  was  first  settled  near  its  southern 
border  on  Little  Scioto  river.  The  early  settlers  were:  John  Snyder,  Simeon 
Wood,  Thomas  Feurt,  Daniel  White,  Samuel  Crull,  James  Haney,  Solomon 
Monroe.  Joseph  Bennett,  Jacob  Barr,  John  and  Calvin  Hatch,  Franklin  Batter- 
son  and  Emanuel  Traxler. 


Harrisonville. 

Harrisonville  is  situated  on  the  northern  line  of  the  Township  about  the 
middle  point  from  east  to  west.  It  was  named  for  General  William  Henry 


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Harrison.  In  1836  Gen.  Harrison  passed  through  the  village  when  there  were 
a few  log  cabins  erected.  The  town  site  was  then  owned  by  Joseph  Bennett, 
an  ardent  Whig,  with  whom  General  Harrison  lodged.  The  town  was  platted 
by  Deputy  County  Surveyor,  Prank  C.  Gibbs,  May  24,  1859,  and  recorded  Aug- 
ust 22,  1859.  It  had  been  platted  in  1832  by  Moses  Gregory  but  no  record  was 
made.  Harrisonville  has  been  a business  point  since  about  1823,  when  Peter 
Tagore  built  a blacksmith  shop,  near  the  corner  where  B.  F.  Lantz’s  store 
now  stands.  He  also  built  the  frame  house  now  owned  by  Captain  Henry 
Lantz  (then  in  Madison  Township)  which  is  the  oldest  building  in  Harrison- 
ville and  the  oldest  frame  house  in  the  Township!  The  post  office  is  named 
Scioto.  The  first  Postmaster  was  Ephriam  Rockwell.  There  are  three  good 
general  stores  in  the  village.  There  is  a blacksmith  shop  and  an  undertaking 
establishment,  also  a harness  shop.  Henry  Lantz  has  an  apiary.  Jacob 
Eckhart  is  the  postmaster.  The  physicians  are:  Dr.  James  B.  Ray,  and  son, 
and  T.  H.  McCann.  The  present  population  is  about  200. 

The  Harrisonville  school  is  taught  by  Miss  Bertha  A.  Coburn,  who 
teaches  for  seven  months  at  $35  per  month.  There  are  37  pupils.  This  special 
district  was  established  in  1878. 


Schools. 

In  1806,  the  first  school  house  in  Harrison  Township  was  built.  It 
was  about  16  feet  square,  of  rough  logs,  with  puncheon  floor  and  seats  made  of 
half  logs  with  the  flat  sides  up,  with  four  legs  made  of  oak  pins.  The  windows 
were  made  by  leaving  out  a log  on  each  side  of  the  house,  which  space  was 
filled  with  greased  paper.  The  room  was  heated  by  a large  fireplace,  the  chim- 
ney was  of  sticks,  plastered  with  mud.  The  first  teacher  was  Robert  Finley. 
The  present  school  system  was  established  in  1853.  There  were  eight  sub-dis- 
tricts with  a larger  attendance  than  at  present,  although  the  number  of  dis- 
tricts is  greater  and  the  population  more  numerous  now.  The  value  of  the 
school  property  is  about  $5,000.  The  schools  and  teachers  are  nine  in  number. 

Each  of  the  schools  from  No.  1 to  9 is  conducted  for  six  months  and  the 
teacher  paid  $30.00  per  month. 

Officers. 

The  first  election  in  the  Township  was  held  at  the  home  of  Daniel  White 
on  the  first  Monday  of  May,  1832.  The  first  Township  officers  were:  Treasurer, 
Abner  Wood;  Clerk,  Abijah  Batterson;  Trustees,  Thomas  Hatch,  Daniel  White, 
and  Sylvanus  Shumway;  Overseers  of  the  Poor,  Henry  Bonser  and  Simeon 
Wood;  Constables,  George  Scott  and  R.  T.  Collis;  Justices,  T.  R.  Wood  and 
Luther  Wheeler.  The  present  officers  are:  Clerk,  Charles  Brisker;  Treasurer, 
William  Jenkins;  Tustees,  Frank  Coles,  F.  C.  Whitt  and  John  Shump;  Jus- 
tices, Henderson  Clark,  W.  L.  Webb  and  Andrew  Purtee;  Constables,  L.  Fen- 
ner and  William  Smith. 

Harrison  Furnace 

was  built  in  1853,  by  Boston  Eifort  and  Henry  Spellman.  It  went  into  blast 
in  1853  and  continued  seven  years.  The  Company  failed  and  Daniel  Sommers 
and  Samuel  McConnell  bought  the  property  and  continued  the  business  until 
1872.  They  failed,  the  furnace  blew  out,  John  Lodwick,  as  receiver,  sold  all 
the  property,  the  land  became  farms,  part  of  the  employees  moved  out  of  the 
Township,  others  bought  farms  and  still  remain.  Most  of  these  were 
Germans  who  had  saved  some  money  by  working  at  the  furnace. 

Mills. 

In  1812,  Samuel  Crull,  father  of  Doctor  William  Crull,  and  grandfather 
of  Ira  Crull,  built  a saw  and  grist  mill  which  still  stands  on  Long 
Run  on  the  farm  of  G.  S.  Neary.  It  was  owned  and  operated  by  the  Crull  fam- 
ily until  about  1880. 

The  Scioto  Mill  was  built  by  Joseph  Bennett  and  Henry  Power  in  1828. 
In  1831,  Bower  became  sole  owner.  It  has  been  owned  by  a number  of  per- 
sons since.  Levi  Wheeler  sold  it  to  John  T.  Miller  and  William  H.  Wheeler 
in  1881.  Miller  soon  sold  out  to  Wheeler.  It  is  now  in  the  possession  of 
George  Wheeler  who  has  added  a great  deal  of  machinery  of  the  best  and  most 


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modern  patterns.  This  is  the  finest  mill  seat  in  the  County.  Mr.  Wheeler 
recently  added  a fine  engine  and  saw  mill  which  insures  a steady  run  the  year 
around. 

Dixon  Mill.  In  1804,  Emanuel  Traxler  built  the  first  mill  on  the  pres- 
ent site  of  Dixon  Mill.  Others  beside  Benjamin  Scott  owned  the  mill  before 
1836.  Silas  Dixon  bought  it  of  Joseph  Smith  in  1850.  In  1866,  George  and 
Noah  Dixon  became  the  owners  and  made  great  improvements  in  the  machin- 
ery. It  has  been  owned  by  Noah  Dixon  since  1880.  It  is  now  one  of  the  best 
mills  in  the  County  and  contains  a good  saw  mill  besides  all  the  modern  ma- 
chinery for  making  flour. 

Churches, 

The  Methodist  Protestant  Church  was  organized  May,  1858,  by  Rev.  Jacob 
Nichols.  The  first  services  were  held  in  the  Free  Will  Baptist  Church  at  the 
Glade.  Some  of  the  first  members  were:  M.  W.  Brown  and  wife,  James  Sam- 
son, J.  Q.  Shumway,  John  Smith  and  wife.  Charles  Hopkins,  Richard  King, 
Samuel  McGee  and  C.  H.  Ketter.  In  1872,  the  Church  now  standing  was  built 
at  a cost  of  about  $600.  The  pastor  is  W.  W.  Gadd.  The  Trustees  are:  M. 
W.  Brown,  James.  Samson,  Edward  Samson,  James  Q.  Shumway,  John  Shum- 
way and  Edgar  Brown.  The  membership  of  the  Church  is  about  30,  and  the 
Sunday  School  about  45. 

Harrisonville  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  organized  in  1837.  The 
first  services  were  held  in  a log  church  at  the  northern  end  of  Harrisonville. 
Another  Church  was  built  in  1856.  Rev.  S.  Parker  was  the  pastor.  J.  M. 
Violet,  John  Crull,  James  R.  Taylor  and  William  Slattery  were  the  Trustees. 
The  present  building  was  erected  in  1873  at  a cost  of  about  $800.  The  pastor 
is  Rev.  G.  E.  Hughes.  Harrisonville  has  two  Sunday  Schools,  one  is  a Baptist 
School  and  has  about  60  pupils.  The  other  is  held  by  the  Methodists,  pupils 
about  50. 

Harrison  Mills  United  Brethren  Church  was  organized  in  1902.  It  has 
23  members.  Rev.  Charles  B.  Tuttle  is  the  pastor. 

The  Tick  Ridge  Catholic  Church  was  erected  in  1861.  The  first  priest 
was  Father  L.  Shriver,  the  Trustees,  Benedict  Seidel,  Lawrence  Cordell  and 
Joseph  Spitznogel.  The  congregation  numbered  45.  The  membership  now  is 
about  60.  The  incumbent  priest  is  Rev.  Father  James  T.  Banahan. 

The  German  Lutheran  Church  was  organized  in  1880  by  Rev.  Theodore 
Yeager  who  became  the  first  pastor.  The  incumbent  pastor  is  Rev.  Henry 
Schenk.  The  Church  has  about  25  members  and  the  Sunday  School  about  20 
pupils. 


Lodges. 

Ives  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias  was  instituted  in  February,  1890.  with 
about  20  charter  members.  There  are  now  about  100  members.  Soon  after 
the  institution  the  lodge  built  a large  two  story  hall.  The  hall,  fixtures  and 
paraphernalia  cost  about  $1,800.  The  lodge  is  free  from  debt  and  is  in  a flour- 
isning  condition. 

Scioto  Post,  No.  287,  G.  A.  R.  was  established  about  1880. 

Lois  Camp,  Sons  of  Veterans,  No.  16,  was  established  about  1880.  It  is 
in  a flourishing  condition  and  enjoys  second  rank  in  the  state,  being  the 
oldest  but  one.  Scioto  Post,  and  its  auxiliary,  Lois  Camp  have  for  years  con- 
ducted an  annual  reunion,  which  occurs  on  August  17th. 

The  Origin  of  the  Great  Harrisonville  Reunion  in 
the  Summer  of  18G5- 

At  the  close  of  the  war,  everybody  felt  rich  and  happy.  The  patriotic 
fever  was  at  white  heat.  Everyone  felt  that  there  should  be  a grand  re- 
union of  the  returned  soldiers.  At  a meeting  in  Dugan’s  Grove  on  July  4, 
1865,  it  was  resolved  to  have  a Grand  Soldier’s  Reunion  and  Peace  Jubilee.  It 
was  to  be  an  affair  of  the  two  Counties  of  Pike  and  Scioto.  Abram  F.  Mil- 
lar, Thomas  Dugan  and  John  L.  Ward  were  the  master  spirits  in  the  move- 
ment Many  committees  were  appointed  in  Portsmouth  and  a grand  time  was 
arranged  for;  the  time  fixed  was  August  17.  Dugan's  Grove  was  then  three 


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times  the  extent  at  present,  and  was  not  marred  by  a railroad.  ' It  was  one  of 
the  most  delightful  spots  in  the  County.  The  day  was  an  ideal  one.  There 
were  two  entrances  to  the  grove.  Over  one  appeared  the  motto,  “Victory  at 
Last,”  over  the  other,  “Welcome  to  the  Soldiers.” 

There  was  a free  dinner,  with  two  tables  each  over  a thousand  feet  in 
length.  At  one  was  a banner  inscribed,  “We  honor  the  private  soldier.”  At 
the  other  at  each  end  were  banners  bearing  the  names  “Logan,”  “Thomas,” 
"Rosecrans.”  In  the  center  were  banners  bearing  the  names,  “Grant,”  “Sher- 
man,” "Sheridan.”  On  the  speaker’s  stand  was  a banner  reading,  “The  War 
was  not  a Failure.”  Five  thousand  people  took  dinner.  Colonel  John  R.  Hurd 
made  the  opening  speech.  Colonel  T.  W.  Higgins  spoke  as  did  General  Rob- 
ert Schenk  who  was  the  orator  of  the  day.  Hon.  Eli  Glover  made  the  clos- 
ing speech.  There  was  dancing  in  the  afternoon  and  the  band  of  the  73rd  O. 
V.  I.  furnisned  the  music. 

Lucasville  failed  to  keep  up  the  function  and  August  17,  1880,  the  day 
began  to  be  observed  by  the  people  of  Harrisonville  and  vicinity  and  since 
then  Harrisonville  reunion  has  become  an  institution.  It  is  now  managed  by 
the  Sons  of  Veterans.  That  organization  rents  a grove  and  sells  out  the 
privileges  for  all  maimer  of  restaurants,  candy  stands,  etc.  The  Reunion 
is  always  held  on  the  17th  of  August  unless  that  day  falls  on  a Sunday.  Every- 
body within  a radius  of  twenty  miles  turns  out  and  the  day  is  a general  holi- 
day. It  is  understood  to  be  a general  meeting  place.  One  can  there  see  friends 
he  has  not  seen  for  twenty  years.  Portsmouth  is  a great  contributor  to  the 
crowd  and  on  that  day  every  buggy,  carriage  or  conveyance  is  in  demand.  The 
crowd  assembled  varies  from  5,000  to  7,000. 

The  affair  has  lost  its  distinctive  feature  as  a soldiers’  reunion  and  has 
become  a clearing  house  for  old  acquaintances. 

Cemeteries. 

Rodger’s  Cemetery  is  situated  one  half  mile  northwest  of  the  Glade 
schoolhouse  and  contains  about  one  half  acre,  but  it  has  some  very  old  graves. 

Shumway  Cemetery  lies  back  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church.  Some 
of  the  inscriptions  are  as  follows:  Abner  Wood  died  August  25,  1824,  aged  58 
years.  Rebecca  Wood  died  April  18,  1853,  in  the  80th  year  of  her  age.  Lucella, 
consort  of  Jacob  Gilliland  and  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  White,  died 
June  24,  1855,  aged  23  years,  8 months  and  3 days.  Jacob  Gilliland  born  April 
28,  1827,  died  February  25,  1875,  aged  47  years,  9 months  and  29  days.  Daniel 
White  died  June  8,  1857,  aged  64  years,  8 months  and  14  days.  Sarah,  wife 
of  Daniel  White,  died  May,  1851,  aged  54  years,  8 months  and  23  days. 

Batterson  Cemetery  contains  about  one  acre  and  is  one  of  the  best  kept 
in  the  Township.  It  is  a Township  burying  ground.  The  following  are  some 
of  the  inscriptions:  Elias  C.  Cjoriell  died  December  13,  1862,  aged  81  years,  9 
months  and  2 days.  Lucretia,  his  wife,  died  September  13,  1858,  aged  79  years, 
6 months  and  15  days.  John  C.  Colgrove  died  December  4,  1865,  aged  61  years, 
2 months  and  4 days.  Franklin  Batterson  born  April  12,  1818,  died  May  5, 
1887.  Ira  C.  Coriell  born  July  29,  1812,  died  June  5,  1899.  V.  B.  Farney  died 
November  5,  1872,  aged  36  years,  7 months  and  15  days. 


JEFFERSON  TOWNSHIP. 


Organization  and  Settlement. 

Jefferson  was  a township  prior  to  1810,  but  the  exact  date  of  its  organiza- 
tion is  unknown.  It  included  Valley  Township  until  1860,  when  the  township 
was  divided,  the  eastern  part  retaining  the  name  of  Jefferson  and  the  western 
part  becoming  Valley  Township.  Jefferson  Township  was  formerly  part  of 
Seal  and  Union  Townships.  . 

The  present  Jefferson  Township  was  settled  first  on  Long  Run  m the 
southeast  corner  of  the  township  in  1808.  Some  of  the  earliest  settlers  were 
James  "Painter”  Wilson,  Joshua  Tritt,  J.  H.  Munn,  James  Haney,  Jesse 


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Rice,  Rodney  Marshall,  Samuel  Farmer,  Jacob  Crouse,  Richard  Grimshaw, 
Jared  Spriggs,  Abner  Field,  Aaron  Gee,  Daniel  Conkell,  Daniel  McLaughlin, 
Thomas  Carlisle  and  Solomon  Munn.  The  original  Jefferson  Township  set- 
tlements were  on  the  Scioto  River  in.  what  is  now  Valley  Township. 

Boundary,  Area  and  Valuation. 

The  boundary  of  Jefferson  Township  was  first  changed  December  5.  1826, 
as  follows:  The  east  half  of  the  southeast  quarter  of  section  25,  township  3, 
range  21  taken  from  Jefferson  and  attached  to  Madison.  There  have  been 
other  small  changes  for  the  accommodation  of  certain  residents,  but  none  are 
of  much  importance.  The  township  records  are  very  incomplete.  Nothing  of 
consequence  is  recorded  prior  to  1838,  when  Leonard  Groninger  was  clerk. 
The  present  boundary  is  north  by  Pike  County,  east  by  Madison  and  Harrison' 
Townships,  south  by  Clay  and  west  by  Valley  Township. 

The  area  of  Jefferson  Township  is  14,940  acres.  The  value  of  the  real 
estate  is  $49,660;  personal  property,  $25,013,  making  a total  valuation  of 
$74,673.  It  ranks  14th  in  area,  15th  in  population,  (smallest),  16th  in  real  es- 
tate, 16th  in  personal  property  and  16th  in  total  of  both. 

Topography. 

Jefferson  contains  very  hilly  and  rough  land,  but  also  some  very  good 
farm  land.  In  the  southeast  corner,  the  Valley  of  Long  Run  contains  good 
farms.  Southwest  of  the  center  and  extending  to  the  eastern  boundary  of 
Valley  Township  is  a strip  of  bottom  land  on  Marsh’s  Run,  that  is  very  produc- 
tive farm  land.  On  Blue  Run  are  found  the  widest  fertile  bottoms,  but  in  the 
region  called  “Flat  Wood”  is  a large  area  of  level  high  land  that  produces  well, 
both  grain  and  fruits.  Fallen  Timber  Valley,  in  the  north-east  corner,  is 
narrow  but  it  contains  some  good  farms.  Jefferson  has  a great  many  hills 
but  all  of  them  can  be  profitably  cultivated  in  berries,  peaches  and  other  fruits. 
Except  Vernon,  Jefferson  is  the  roughest  township  east  of  the  Scioto  river. 

Officers. 

The  township  officers  in  1851  were:  Treasurer,  James  L.  Thomas;  Clerk, 
Leonard  Groniger;  Justices  of  the  Peace,  Mark  Snyder  and  Isaac  N.  Johnson; 
Constables,  Thomas  Carlisle,  John  Stewart  and  O.  B.  Murphy.  The  present 
township  officers  are:  Clerk,  T.  Frank  Craig;  Treasurer,  P.  H.  Reinoehl; 
Trustees,  John  Shuman,  Jerry  Field  and  W.'  L.  McCain;  Justices  of  the  Peace, 
James  McWilliams  and  Jared  Spriggs;  Constable,  Stephen  Keller. 

Jefferson  Township  has  no  furnaces  nor  factories,  and  never  has  had  but 
three  mills,  one  water  power,  one  horse  power  and  one  steam  power. 

Schools. 

There  are  few  townships  but  have  a better  school  system  than  Jefferson. 
In  1851,  Jefferson  had  eight  schools,  one  special  and  7 sub-districts.  The  fol- 
lowing is  copied  from  its  first  records.  District  Number  1,  78  youth,  $64.13 
school  fund:  District  No.  2,  67  youth,  $55.08  school  fund;  District  No.  3,  71 
youth.  $58.38  school  fund;  District  No.  4.  39  youth,  $32.06  school  fund;  District 
No.  5,  63  youth,  $51.80  school  fund;  District  No.  6,  60  youth,  $49.35  school  fund; 
District  No  7,  34  youth,  $27.96  school  fund;  Special  District,  54  youth,  $48.91 
school  fund.  The  township  fund  for  the  same  year  was  $69.81. 

Jeffei’son  Township  at  present  has  five  schools,  as  follows:  District 

1,  Munn’s  School,  41  pupils;  District  2,  Flat  Woods,  39  pupils;  District  3, 
Black  Run,  36  pupils;  District  4,  Blue  Run,  39  pupils;  District  5,  Fallen  Timber, 
60  pupils.  The  term  is  seven  months  and  the  teachers’  wages  are  $30.00  per 
mouth.  Two  of  the  school  buildings.  Flat  Woods  and  Fallen  Timber,  are 
nearly  new.  The  average  value  of  each  school  house  and  site  is  about  $500. 

Churches. 

Blue  Run  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  organized,  and  a church  built 
in  1859.  Rev.  Harrison  Willis  was  the  first  pastor.  The  first  trustees  were: 
James  Varner,  Milton  Deselen  and  John  Morgan.  The  original  members  were: 
John  Morgan  and  wife;  Abner  Field  and  wife;  Samuel  Miller  and  wife;  Jared 


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Spriggs  and  wife;  Eliza  Varner,  James  Varner  and  wife  and  Mrs.  Nancy  Mar- 
shall. The  pastor  is  Rev.  G.  E.  Hughes. 

Fallen  Timber  Christian  Church  was  organized  in  1865.  The  first  pastor 
was  Itev.  Asa  Eblin.  The  membership  of  the  church  is  nearly  100  and  the  Sun- 
day School  is  large.  Edward  McWilliams  is  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
School. 

Flat  Woods  Methodist  Protestant  Church  was  organized  in  1876.  The 
first  pastor  was  Rev.  Perry  Orr  and  the  trustees  were:  Hamilton  Myers,  Nich- 
olas Fuqk  and  Jared  Spriggs.  The  original  members  were  David  Crull  and 
wife;  William  Porter  and  wife;  Henry  Bricker  and  wife;  Abigail  Crull,  Cath- 
erine Farmer  and  Rachel  Ralphsnider.  The  pastor  is  Rev.  W.  W.  Gadd.  The 
church  has  about  fifty  members  and  a large  Sunday  School. 

Cemeteries. 

Jefferson  Township  Cemeteries  are  fenced  and  kept  at  the  expense  of  the 
township.  The  Morgan  Cemetery  is  located  on  the  high  hill  back  of  the  Blue 
Run  Church.  Here  are  buried  some  of  the  oldest  pioneers  of  Jefferson,  but 
few  if  any  of  their  graves  have  record  stones  from  which  data  can  be  obtained. 

The  Jacobs  Cemetery  is  located  on  Fallen  Timber  Run.  None  of  the 
old  pioneers’  graves  can  be  found  in  this. 

Flat  Woods  Cemetery  is  near  the  Flat  Woods  Church  on  Stony  Hill. 

The  Hickman  Cemetery  is  on  the  farm  of  Jacob  Hickman. 

Perhaps  the  most  noteworthy  grave  in  Jefferson  Township  is  that  of 
Major  James  Munn,  who  was  buried  on  top  of  the  hill  near  Oertel  Corner,  on 
the  Portsmouth  and  Harrisonville  turnpike.  It  is  well  cared  for  and  the 
grave  can  be  seen  from  the  road  near  the  Oertel  homestead.  While  it  has  no 
stone,  it  is  well  known. 


MADISON  TOWNSHIP 


was  named  for  James  Madison,  the  fourth  President.  It  was  originally  part 
of  Union  and  Seal  Townships.  In  1810,  Madison  was  one  of  the  ten  Town- 
ships of  the  County.  March  2,  1840;  Sections  13  and  14  were  taken  from  Jeffer- 
son Township  and  attached  to  Madison.  See  Commissioners’  Journal  of  that 
date,  page  231. 

Topography. 

Madison  Township  is  very  hilly,  but  it  has  a large  area  of  level  high 
land  extending  from  Pike  County  nearly  to  Harrison  Township  on  a line  south 
from  California,  Pike  County.  This  region  known  as  “The  Flats,’’  averages 
three  miles  wide  and  contains  good  farm  lands.  West  of  this  is  the  Rocky 
Fork  Valley  separated  from  the  “Flats”  by  a range  of  low  hills.  This  valley  is 
not  wide  but  contains  some  very  fertile  land.  To  the  east  of  the  “Flats”  are 
several  ranges  of  hills,  some  high  ones,  which  extend  to  the  valley  of  Brushy 
Fork,  or  the  largest  branch  of  the  Little  Scioto.  Here  also  are  first  rate  farm 
lands.  Although  more  than  half  of  Madison  is  hilly,  at  least  seven-eights  of  it 
are  tillable  and  productive  land.  Most  of  the  hills  can  be  cultivated. 

Old  Settlers. 

Madison  Township  was  settled  as  early  as  1797,  on  Rocky  and  Brushy 
forks  of  Little  Scioto  river.  The  first  persons  born  in  the  Township  of  whom 
a record  has  been  preserved  were  Thomas  Bennett  born  June,  1800  and  Wil- 
liam Bennett  born  July,  1802.  Some  of  the  oldest  settlers  are:  John,  Thaddeus, 
Robert  and  Caleb  Bennett,  Jacob  and  Joseph  Rickey,  Edward  Dawson,  Absa- 
lom Pyles,  Daniel  Dodge,  Aaron  Miller,  Joseph,  Benjamin  and  Ephriam  Rock- 
well, Peter  Lagore,  Moses  Mault,  George  Adams,  George  and  William  Dever. 
Moses  Barnabus,  Solomon,  Aaron  and  Jesse  Monroe  and  Daniel  McKinney. 
Of  the  early  settlers,  but  two  are  living:  Ephriam  Rickey,  aged  82  and  L.  D. 
McKinney,  aged  86.  The  Bennets  were  about  the  first  settlers,  some  were 


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Yankees  from  New  York  and  New  England  and  some  were  from  Virginia. 
The  Browns  came  from  New  England  and  the  Maults  from  South  Carolina. 

The  exact  area  of  Madison  Township  is  32,322  acres.  The  value  of  its 
real  estate  was  $231,990,  and  its  personal  property  was  $82,684  making  a total 
valuation  of  $314,674. 

Mills. 

Madison  is  a purely  agricultural  Township.  It  has  no  factories  nor  fur- 
naces. It  has  had  eight  mills,  two  of  which  still  stand  but  they  are  almost 
abandoned.  The  following  are  noted: 

In  1807,  Martin  Collings  built  a grist  mill  on  Brushy  Fork  at  the  same 
place  where  Martin’s  Mill  now  stands.  In  1812,  it  was  abandoned. 

In  1824,  John  Higgins  built  a grist  mill  on  the  farm  of  John 
Wilson.  It  was  the  only  horse  power  mill  in  the  Township.  He  built  it  by 
subscriptions  of  work  and  when  the  timber  was  all  ready  the  mill-wright,  E. 
B.  Marritt,  agreed  to  start  the  mill  for  a young  horse  which  Mr.  Higgins  own- 
ed. It  ran  until  1839. 

In  1831,  Ebenezer  Corwin  built  a saw  and  grist  mill  on  Rocky  Fork, 
near  what  is  called  the  Dodge  Corners.  Corwin  ran  it  six  years  and  sold  it 
to  Lyons  Dodge.  Dodge  ran  it  five  years  and  the  creek  washed  around  the 
dam  and  the  mill  was  abandoned. 

Wallace  Mill  is  in  the  southeast  corner  of  the  Township  on  Rocky  Fork, 
a branch  of  Little  Scioto  river.  It  was  built  in  1840,  by  John  White  and  af- 
terwards became  the  property  of  Isaac  Wheeler  who  sold  it  to  William  Wheel- 
er. In  1870,  Samuel  Wallace  bought  the  mill,  hence  its  name.  It  is  now  the 
property  of  Joseph  Stockham.  As  a flour  mill  its  day  of  usefulness  is  past. 

Churches. 

Madison  Baptist  Church  was  the  first  in  the  Township.  It  was  founded 
in  1825  by  Thaddeus  Bennett.  Among  the  first  members  were  Thaddeus  Ben- 
nett and  wife,  William  Crawford  and  wife,  Jacob  Rickey  and  wife.  The  first 
services  were  held  in  private  houses,  but  in  1836  a log  church  was  built.  In 
1868,  this  was  replaced  by  a frame  church  which  was  destroyed  by  fire  ten 
years  later.  A new  church  was  built  about  1890  and  is  still  standing.  The 
present  membership  is  about  35.  No  regular  minister  is  employed.  The  last 
services  were  conducted  by  Rev.  J.  B.  Carter,  of  Portsmouth.  The  Sunday 
School  numbers  about  40. 

Fairview  Free-Will  Baptist  Church  was  organized  in  1880.  It  has  a 
membership  of  about  75.  The  church  stands  northwest  of  the  Noble  school 
house.  The  minister  is  Rev.  William  Rissinger.  The  Sunday  School  has 
about  50  pupils. 

The  United  Brethren  Church  was  organized  in  1867.  A church  was 
built  which  stood  nearly  20  years.  A new  and  better  church  was  built  about 
1887  which  still  stands. 

Harrison  Union  Church.  In  1874,  the  Free-Will  Baptist  and  the  United 
Brethren  Societies  built  a church  near  the  southern  line  of  Madison  Township 
on  the  Dever  pike  about  2 miles  east  of  Harrisonville.  This  church  was  free 
for  all  denominations,  when  not  used  by  the  Free-Will  Baptists,  and  the  Unit- 
ed Brethren.  The  United  Brethren  Society  was  organized  by  Rev.  Jesse  Mc- 
Cann. The  Free-Will  Baptist  Society  was  organized  by  Samuel  Erwin  and 
wife. 

Hamilton  Free-Will  Baptist  Church  is  near  the  eastern  edge  of  the 
Township.  The  church  was  organized  and  the  building  completed  in  1881.  It 
had  thirty  members  at  organization.  The  pastor  is  Rev.  Alva  Crabtree. 

Glendale  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  organized  and  the  house  built 
in  1894.  The  pastor  is  Rev.  G.  E.  Hughes. 

Pleasant  Grove  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  organized  and  the 
building  erected  about  1880.  The  pastor  is  Rev.  G.  E.  Hughes. 

White  Gravel  United  Brethren  Church  was  organized  at  Mt.  Carmel  in 
1860.  The  building  stood  near  the  Mt.  Carmel  Cemetery.  It  was  destroyed 
by  fire  in  1863.  The  present  building  at  White  Gravel  was  erected  about  1869. 
The  pastor  is  ReV.  Hoffman. 


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Officers. 

The  officers  of  Madison  Township  for  the  year  1902  are:  Treasurer, 
Thomas  M.  Kent;  Clerk,  J.  M.  Mohat;  Assessor,  John  Alexander;  Justices  of 
the  Peace,  John  L.  Samson  and  J.  W.  Jackson;  Trustees,  J.  B.  Bennett,  Allen 
Stockham  and  Samson  Sherer;  Constable,  J H.  Dewey. 

Schools. 

Madison  Township  has  eleven  schools  (Mohat’s  school  No.  9 is  aban- 
doned) as  follows: 

No.  1.  Adams,  54  pupils.  No.  2.  Fairview,  50  pupils.  No.  3.  “Hard 
Scrabble,”  24  pupils.  No.  4.  Stockhams,  47  pupils.  No.  5.  Mt.  Carmel,  42 

pupils.  No.  6.  Dewey,  44  pupils.  No.  7.  Glade,  40  pupils.  No.  8.  Salem,  53 
pupils.  No.  10.  White.  66  pupils.  No.  11.  White  Gravel,  35  pupils.  No.  12. 
Oak  Grove,  35  pupils. 

The  term  of  school  is  seven  months.  Numbers  1,  2,  4,  10  and  12  pay  $35 
per  month;  Nos.  3 and  11,  $30  per  month  and  5,  6,  7 and  8,  $33  per  month. 

The  schools  of  Madison  Township  have  made  a marked  improvement  in 
the  past  year  which  is  due  to  the  earnest  efforts  of  the  Madison  Township 
Teacher’s  Association  and  the  co-operation  of  the  Board  of  Education.  Al- 
though the  wages  are  small,  the,  schools  are  among  the  best  of  Scioto  County. 
The  value  of  her  school  property  is  about  $6,000. 

Cemeteries. 

Kronk  Cemetery  on  Jacob  Kronk’s  farm  and  enclosing  about  1 acre,  is 
not  one  of  the  oldest  but  one  of  the  best  kept  of  all  the  Madison  Township 
burial  grounds.  It  is  not  a family  cemetery,  but  is  used  by  the  public,  al- 
though not  a Township  cemetery. 

Martin’s  Cemetery  is  in  the  western  part  of  the  Township  near  James  S. 
Rickey’s  farm.  It  contains  some  very  old  graves,  but  the  oldest  legible  re- 
cord is  “James  S.  Rockwell,  died  February  15,  1835,  aged  71  years,  11  months, 
9 days.”  It  covers  about  one  acre  of  land  and  is  open  to  the  public,  but  is  not 
controlled  by  the  Township. 

The  Carmel  Cemetery  is  near  Mt.  Carmel  school  house  and  contains 
about  one  acre.  The  following  is  the  oldest  inscription:  George  W.  Swaim, 
died  March  9,  1862,  aged  45  years,  5 months  and  16  days. 

Bennett’s  Cemetery  is  situated  1-4  mile  south  of  Fairview  Church,  and 
contains  about  3-4  of  an  acre.  The  following  is  the  oldest  inscription:  Ellinor 
Bennett,  died  January  26,  1834,  in  her  61st  year. 

Bennett’s  Cemetery  is  situated  1-4  mile  northeast  of  Harrisonville,  on 
the  farm  of  Thomas  Bennett.  It  contains  about  3-4  of  an  acre.  The  oldest 
inscription  is:  John  Bennett,  died  June  4,  1845,  in  the  79th  year  of  his  age. 

Glendale  Cemetery  contains  about  1 1-2  acres  in  the  southwest  corner  of 
the  Township.  It  is  the  old  Presbyterian  Churchyard.  The  oldest  grave  is 
that  of  Robert  Anderson,  Senior,  who  died  June  17,  1855,  at  the  age  of  83. 

The  Adams  Cemetery  on  the  farm  of  William  Adams  in  the  northwest 
corner  of  the  Township  contains  about  1-2  acre.  The  oldest  inscription  is: 
Catherine,  wife  of  Nathan  Gilliland,  died  January  2,  1850,  aged  24  years,  7 
months  and  7 days. 

Hamilton  or  Jenkins  Cemetery  is  situated  near  the  eastern  edge  of  the 
Township. 

Squires  Cemetery  located  one  mile  north  of  Harrisonville,  contains  5 
acres.  The  following  are  some  of  the  inscriptions:  M.  Bennett,  died  1815,  at 
the  age  of  83,  11  children,  68  grandchildren,  and  71  great-grandchildren. 
William  Stockham,  died  1815,  at  the  age  of  67  years.  Hon.  Samuel  Crull  born 
July  24,  1780,  died  October  3,  1854.  Daniel  McKinney,  born  May  17, 

1787,  died  June  3,  1831.  Catherine,  wife  of  Daniel  McKinney,  born  February 

9,  1789,  died  September  4,  1875.  L.  D.  McKinney,  born  June  17,  1816,  died  . 

Icybinda,  his  wife,  born  February  26,  1819,  died  June  29,  1886.  William  Slat- 
tery, born  March  2,  1809,  died  February  12,  1881.  William  Slattery,  died  March 
1.  1847,  in  the  76th  year  of  his  age.  Samuel  Crull,  died  November  19,  1872, 
aged  62  years,  11  months.  Joseph  Stockham,  died  July  7,  1833,  aged  49  years 
hhd  12  days. 


MORGAN  TOWNSHIP. 


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MORGAN  TOWNSHIP. 

Organization,  Boundary,  Etc. 

It  was  formerly  parts  of  Seal  and  Union,  and  was  organized  June  7,  1825. 
It  was  named  for  Thomas  Morgan,  an  early  settler.  It  was  first  settled  on 
the  Scioto  river  and  on  Bear  Creek  near  its  mouth,  about  1800. 

Some  of  the  first  settlers  were:  John  and  William  Devers,  Thomas  Mor- 
gan, Abraham  Glaze,  Isaac  Glaze,  David  Shelpman,  Spicer  Shelpman,  Pliny 
Cutler,  Joshua  Cutler,  Aaron  Noel.  There  was  also  a settlement  of  Murphys, 
Walls,  McCullochs  and  Corbleys. 

The  boundaries  were:  Beginning  at  John  Dever’s  lower  line  on  the  Scioto 
river,  following  said  line  to  the  west  end  thereof;  thence  in  a direct  line  to 
Comstock’s  cabin  on  McCulloch  Creek;  thence  in  a direct  line  to  the  County 
line  between  Scioto  and  Pike  Counties,  so  as  to  include  twenty-two  square 
miles  for  said  township;  thence  with  said  County  line  to  the  Scioto  river; 
ihence  with  the  meanders  of  the  said  river  to  the  place  of  beginning.  There 
have  been  no  important  changes  in  the  boundary. 

The  value  of  the  Township  real  estate  is  $107,500;  personal  property, 
$35,190,  and  the  total  valuation  is  $142,694.  Among  the  Townships,  it  ranks 
twelfth  in  population;  thirteenth  in  value  of  real  estate;  fifteenth  in  the  value 
of  personal  property  and  thirteenth  in  total  value  of  both.  It  is  tenth  in  size 
and  contains  18,369  acres. 

The  electors  of  Madison  Township  met  on  the  4th  of  July,  1825,  at  the 
house  of  Cornelius  Shelton  and  elected  their  first  Township  officers.  The  first 
Justice  of  the  Peace  was  William  DeVers.  The  records  are  lost,  so  none  other 
of  the  first  officers  are  known.  Nothing  of  consequence  is  recorded  prior  to 
1880. 

Topography. 

Bear  Creek  flows  from  northwest  to  southeast  across  the  Township  north 
of  the  center.  The  surface  is  broken  and  contains  some  very  rough  lands  but 
the  valleys  of  the  Scioto  river  and  Lower  Bear  Creek  are  excellent  farm  lands. 
No  better  land  is  found  in  the  county  than  the  strip  of  bottom  bordering  the 
Scioto.  Perhaps  three  fourths  of  all  the  land  can  be  profitably  cultivated. 
There  is  yet  some  timber  and  quite  an  important  part  of  the  business  of  the 
Township  consists  of  trading  in  lumber  and  cross  ties.  Morgan  Township 
has  some  minerals,  and  petroleum  springs  are  found  at  different  places.  At 
three  places  in  the  Township,  natural  gas  was  found  while  boring  tor  oil. 
There  are  also  a number  of  mineral  springs,  similiar  to  the  Blue  Lick  Springs 
of  Kentucky.  Some  free  stone  is  quarried  in  this  Township,  and  small  quan- 
tities of  coal  have  been  mined.  The  main  crop  is  corn.  The  high  lands  produce 
good  crops  of  wheat.  The  hills  make  excellent  fruit  lands. 

Churches. 

Sedan  Baptist  Church  was  organized  on  Upper  Bear  Creek  in  1879.  Rev. 
A.  K.  Murphy,  pastor.  The  church  now  has  about  fifty  members. 

The  Macedonia  Christian  Church  at  Sedan  was  organizeed  about  1865. 
It  held  its  first  services  in  the  Upper  Bear  Creek  school  house,  but  now  has  a 
good  building  which  cost  about  $500. 

Lower  Bear  Creek  United  Brethern  Church  was  organized  in  1845.  It 
was  the  first  church  in  the  Township.  Rev.  Kretzinger  was  the  first  pastor. 
The  services  were  held  in  the  school  house.  The  first  members  were:  Abraham, 
Socrates  and  Jonathan  Glaze,  William,  Thomas  and  Miss  Maria  Shelpman. 
The  building  is  perhaps  fifty  years  old.  The  church  has  about  seventy-five 
members  and  a large  Sunday  School.  The  pastor  is  Rev.  William  Rowe. 

Schools. 

The  first  school  in  Morgan  Township  was  taught  in  a log  school  house 
near  the  mouth  of  Bear  Creek  in  1823,  by  A.  B.  Banes,  who  continued  to  teach 
here  until  1830.  There  are  now  six  schools. 


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District  No.  1,  pupils,  fifty-one.  District  No.  2,  pupils,  thirty-three. 
District  No.  3,  pupils,  sixty-six.  District  No.  4,  pupils,  forty-seven.  District 
No.  5,  pupils,  eigh'ty-one.  District'  No.  G,  pupils  thirty-one.  The  wages  pain 
teachers  is  $30.00,  and  the  term  is  six  months.  The  school  property  of  the 
Township  is  worth  about  $3,000. 


Cemeteries. 

There  are  five  Township  Cemeteries:  Glaze,  or  Bear  Creek  Cemetery, 
Booten,  Rimby,  Mead’s  and  Martin’s.  There  are  also  two  more  public,  but  not 
Township,  the  Rockwell,  and  the  Crabtree  Cemeteries.  The  first  four  are  on 
Bear  Creek.  Crabtree  Cemetery  is  on  what  is  known  as  the  Divide.  All  three 
of  the  latter  are  in  the  southwestern  corner  of  the  Township.  The  most  im- 
portant in  the  Township  is  the  Glaze  Cemetery. 


NILE  TOWNSHIP. 


Nile  Township  has  the  distinction  of  being  the  largest  township  in  the 
County.  It  is  one  of  the  four  original  townships  and  has  retained  its  original 
shape  much  more  than  any  of  the  others.  When  it  was  organized,  August  9, 
1803,  the  boundary  was  as  follows:  On  the  west  by  the  county  line,  on  the 

south  by  the  Ohio  river,  on  the  east  by  Carey’s  Run  and  on  the  north  by  the 
top  of  the  dividing  ridge  between  Pond  Creek  and  Scioto  Brush  Creek  and  the 
Ohio  River.  But  two  changes  have  been  made  since  that  time.  The  eastern 
boundary  was  changed  from  Carey’s  Run  to  Stony  Run,  when  Washington 
Township  was  created  in  1814.  The  north-western  corner  was  enlarged  by 
adding  to  it  the  region  at  the  head  of  Rocky  Fork. 

The  area  at  present  is  51,438  acres.  The  assessed  value  of  real  estate 
in  1902  was  $240,030;  personal  property,  $61,780;  total,  $302,810.  It  ranks 
third  in  population,  sixth  in  value  of  real  estate,  eleventh  in  value  of  personal 
property,  eighth  in  value  of  property  of  all  kinds. 

The  beautiful  and  fertile  Ohio  Valley  extends  the  entire  length  of  the 
township  and  makes  one  of  the  most  productive  farming  regions  in  the  county. 
Some  valuable  farm  land  lies  along  Turkey  Creek,  Pond  Run  and  Twin  Creek. 
The  Creek  and  Valley  region  contains  the  population  and  very  little  farming  is 
done  elsewhere.  The  creeks  named  take  their  beginning  within  the  northern 
border  of  the  township,  and  have  a rapid  fall  to  the  Ohio  Valley.  The  hills  de- 
scend precipitously  to  the  valley  below  and  present  a long  line  of  rocky  prom- 
inences. The  country  back  from  the  river  and  away  from  the  above  named 
creeks  is  very  rough  and  broken,  and  not  adapted  to  tillage.  Recently  a drove 
of  three  hundred  Angora  goats  was  turned  loose  in  this  region  as  an  experi- 
ment. 

In  the  wildest  portions  of  the  township  there  are,  wild  cats,  foxes,  minks, 
raccoons,  opossums,  skunks  and  weasels. 

Among  the  pioneers  of  this  township  were:  David  Morrison,  David 

Mitchell,  George  M.  Kinney,  John  Tucker,  David  McCall,  George  Hutton,  Abra- 
ham Tucker,  Sr.,  Jesse  Williams,  Solomon  McCall,  John  Calloway,  Thomas 
Cooper  and  Middleton  Harmon.  Their  first  settlements  were  along  the  Ohio 
Valley.  Later  they  ascended  the  streams  and  built  their  cabins  there.  The 
first  lands  located  in  the  county  lie  in  this  township,  Survey  Number  453,  enter- 
ed in  the  name  of  James  Culbertson,  August  2,  1787,  and  surveyed,  March  27, 
1788.  The  largest  part  is  now  owned  by  George  A.  Vaughters. 

The  records  of  the  Township  prior  to  1870  seem  to  have  been  lost  and 
consequently  nothing  is  known  of  the  early  officers  of  the  township.  In  1870, 
the  trustees  were:  W.  P.  Williams,  A.  F.  Givens  and  George  Hoobler;  Clerk, 
H.  McCall;  Treasurer,  Mitchell  Evans;  Justices  of  the  Peace,  L.  W.  Elliot, 
William  H.  Williams.  In  1902,  the  Trustees  were:  Alex.  Cole,  S.  C.  Compton, 
John  T.  Sullivan;  Clerk,  Albert  Turner;  Treasurer,  Henry  Cuppett;  Justices 
of  the  Peace.  Henry  Lockhart,  James  M.  Piatt,  Solomon  P.  Mershon. 


NILE  TOWNSHIP. 


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The  first  school  taught  in  the  township  was  taught  about  1814.  Now 
there  are  nine  districts  in  the  township,  outside  of  Buena  Vista.  They  were 
laid  out  in  1840.  No.  1,  is  known  as  the  Friendship  school  and  has  a two  room 
frame  building.  Two  teachers  are  employed,  salaries  of  $40  and  $35  per  month. 
No.  2,  is  the  Pond  Run  School.  The  salary  of  the  teacher  is  $37.50  per-  month. 
No.  3,  is  known  as  the  Leatherwood  School.  The  salary  of  the  teacher  is  $37 
.50  per  month.  No.  4,  is  known  as  the  Elm  Tree.  It  has  a modern  two-story 
frame  building  with  a beautiful  spreading  elm  standing  in  front.  The  salaries 
of  the  teachers  are  $40  and  $35  per  month. 

All  the  above  named  schools  are  along  the  border  of  the  hills.  The  re- 
maining ones  are  up  the  creeks,  and  all  pay  $37.50  per  month. 

No.  5,  Middle  Turkey  Creek.  No.  6,  Twin  Creek.  No.  7,  Odle  Creek. 
No.  8,  Brushy  Fork.  No.  9,  Upper  Turkey  Creek. 

Buena  Vista. 

Beuna  Vista  lies  in  a bend  of  the  Ohio  River  in  the  southeast  corner 
of  the  county.  The  valley  on  the  Ohio  is  narrow  and  the  hills  rise  back  of  the 
village  abruptly.  It  was  quite  a thriving  place  once,  when  the  stone  business 
was  at  its  best,  but  it  has  since  become  a very  restful  place.  The  village  was. 
first  platted  by  John  McCall,  September  3,  1850.  The  plat  contains  eighteen 
acres,  sub-divided  into  79  lots.  Loughry  and  Caden’s  Addition  was  platted 
March  6,  1873,  by  W.  L.  and  William  Caden  and  John  C.  Loughry.  This  ad- 
dition contained  four  and  a half  acres,  sub-divided  into  twenty-one  lots.  A 
third  addition  was  platted  by  J.  M.  Crockett,  July  6,  1873.  The  plat  contained 
three  acres,  sub-divided  into  15  lots. 

The  first  store  in  this  place  was  opened  by  G.  S.  McCormick  in  1848.  The 
first  post-master  was  D.  W.  Murphy. 

Buena  Vista  Special  District. 

The  schools  of  Buena  Vista  are  on  a par  with  the  other  schools  of  the 
county.  It  has  from  six  to  seven  months  of  school,  and  pays  its  two  teachers 
$50  and  $35  per  month  respectively.  The  present  modern  frame  building  was 
erected  in  1875  at  a cost  of  $1,500.  Three  teachers  were  formerly  employed, 
but  now  there  are  but  two. 

Churches. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  this  place  was  organized  in  1857. 
The  society  built  a church  edifice  the  following  year  and  Rev.  Daniel  Tracy  was 
the  first  minister.  The  first  trustees  of  this  church  were:  Dr.  W.  A.  Frizell, 
Joseph  Smith  and  Jesse  Williams.  Among  the  members  of  the  organization 
were:  D.  W.  Murphy  and  wife;  Joseph  Smith  and  wife;  Jesse  Williams  and 

wife;  Thomas  Williams  and  wife;  David  McDermott  and  wife;  Mrs.  S.  B.  Mc- 
Call. The  membership  numbers  65  and  the  Sunday  School  averages  60.  Its 
pastor  is  Rev.  S.  A.  McNeilan,  and  Miss  Mary  Sidell  is  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  School. 

German  Presbyterian  Church.  This  church  was  organized  in  1856  and 
its  edifice  was  erected  in  1871.  Rev.  Wiley  was  the  first  pastor.  It  has  40  ac- 
tive members  and  its  Sunday  School  averages  40.  Fred  Weghorst  is  superin- 
tendent of  the  Sunday  School,  and  Rev.  T.  M.  Patterson.  Jr.,  is  the  pastor. 
The  church  cost  $4,500. 

The  Roman  Catholic  Church  was  organized  in  1859  and  its  first  meetings 
were  held  in  the  same  building  which  it  uses  today.  It  was  formerly  an  old 
store  room,  but  was  afterwards  fitted  up  for  church  purposes.  Rev.  Bernard 
is  the  Priest,  and  services  are  held  about  once  a month.  It  has  30  to  40  com- 
municants and  a Sunday  School  of  15. 

Friendship. 

Friendship  is  a small  settlement  on  Turkey  Creek,  a quarter  of  a mile 
above  the  exit  of  the  stream  from  the  hills.  For  a number  of  years  there 
were  cooper  shops  in  this  place,  owned  by  Andrew  Angele,  John  Royse  and 

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Churches. 

McKendree  Chapel,  M.  E.  Church  was  built  in  1884.  It  is  located  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Portsmouth  and  Buena  Vista  turnpike,  near  McGaw.  The 
church  is  prosperous  and  growing.  Rev.  S.  A.  McNeilan  is  pastor.  The 
trustees  are:  A.  F.  Givens,  William  Stockham,  Lafayette  Jones,  Samuel  Thatch- 
er and  David  Metzger.  It  has  70  members  and  the  Sunday  School  averages  60. 
A.  F.  Givens^  is  serving  his  twenty-seventh  year  as  superintendent. 

Asbury  Chapel  M.  E.  Church  is  located  on  Pond  Run  and  has  a mem- 
bership of  60,  an  average  attendance  at  Sunday  School  of  30.  Services  are 
held  every  two  weeks. 

Wesley  Chapel,  M.  E.  Church  at  Friendship  was  built  in  1897,  at  a cost 
of  $2,500.  It  is  a modern  frame  structure  with  a capacity  of  about  2,000  sittings. 
The  Trustees  are:  C.  E.  Worley,  Mitchell  Evans,  James  Pyles,  Henry  Cuppett 
and  George  Vaughters.  Rev.  John  C.  Chandler  is  the  minister.  Its  mem- 
bership numbers  60,  and  its  Sunday  School  averages  35.  Mitchell  Evans  is 
superintendent. 

Cemeteries. 

There  are  three  township  cemeteries  in  Nile  Township.  The  Friend- 
ship Cemetery  contains  two  acres,  purchased  of  George  Vaughters. 

The  Mitchell  Cemetery  is  on  the  Morrison  Farm,  and  is  noted  for  con- 
taining the  remains  of  three  of  the  old  Associate  Common  Pleas  Judges, 
Mitchell,  Moore  and  Givens.  Hon.  Joseph  Moore  died  October  28,  1884,  aged 
95  years;  David  Mitchell,  Sr.,  died  November,  1805,  aged  72  years;  David 
Mitchell,  Jr.,  died  November  19,  1883,  aged  59  years,  8 months,  15  days;  David 
Morrison,  died  March  23,  1863,  aged  55  years,  6 months,  7 days;  Martha,  wife 
of  David  Morrison,  died  March  18,  1886;  aged  73  years,  27  days;  Sarah  Mitch- 
ell, died  September  19,  1801,  aged  68  years;  William  Givens,  died  June  26,  1863, 
aged  80  years,  9 months,  8 days. 

Loughry  Lands. 

These  lands  embrace  745  acres  in  one  body,  lying  partly  in  Scioto  and 
partly  in  Adams  counties  in  the  state  of  Ohio.  There  are  254  acres  in  Scioto 
County  and  the  remaining  491  acres  are  in  Adams  County.  The  bract  is  made 
up  of  no  less  than  12  surveys  and  parts  of  surveys  in  the  Virginia  Military  Dis- 
trict of  the  state  of  Ohio,  numbered  as  follows; 

Survey  No.  1,623,  containing  (part)  168.75  acres;  survey  No.  14,249,  con- 
taining (whole)  35  acres;  survey  No.  13,103,  containing  (whole)  10  acres;  sur- 
vey No.  9,689  containing  (whole)  12  acres;  survey  No.  10,846  containing  (whole) 
21  acres;  survey  No.  14,890  containing  (whole)  40  acres;  survey  No.  15,584  con- 
taining (part)  30  acres:  survey  No.  15,521  (part)  33  acres;  survey  No.  15,871 — 
15,881  containing  (part)  10  acres;  survey  No.  13.119  containing  (part)  120 
acres;  survey  No.  2,459 — 2,558  containing  (part)  145.33  acres;  survey  No.  15,- 
572 — 15,633  containing  (part)  124  acres;  total,  745  acres. 

These  lands  are  now  described,  conveyed  and  embraced  in  two  tracts 
(formerly  described  in  twelve  tracts)  of  which  168.75  acres  in  survey  No. 
1623  is  the  first  tract  and  the  remainder  is  the  second  tract,  and  contains  576.33 
acres.  The  entire  two  tracts  as  one  body,  front  for  about  one  mile  along  the 
Ohio  river  on  the  north  or  right  bank,  beginning  at  the  western  line  of  the 
village  of  Buena  Vista  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  and  extending  thence  westerly 
to  the  village  of  Rockville  in  Adams  County,  Ohio.  The  steamboat  landing 
for  the  village  of  Buena  Vista  is  upon  this  land  and  parties  using  it  pay  the 
present  proprietor  a rental.  There  is  deep  and  good  water  along  the  entire 
river  bank  and  between  that  and  the  foot  of  the  hill. 

The  bottom  land  varies  from  6 to  20  rods  in  width,  and  is  separated 
from  the  hills  by  a county  road,  leading  from  Buena  Vista  in  Scioto  County,  to 
Rome  in  Adams  County. 

Three  small  streams  form  in  the  hills  and  pass  through  the  bottom 
lands  to  the  Ohio  river.  First  of  these  is  Flat  Run  which  flows  along  at  a 
height  of  375  feet  above  the  river  to  the  brow  of  the  hill  just  in  the  rear  of 
Buena  Vista,  is  precipitated  300  feet  down  the  hillside  to  the  bottoms  and  then 
flows  gently  to  the  river.  A broad  valley  extends  from  either  side  as  it  flows 


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through  the  hills  which  rise  200  feet  above  it.  A half  mile  west  of  Flat  Run, 
a smaller  stream.  Grog  Run,  tumbles  over  the  face  of  the  hill,  after  finding  its 
way  through  the  hill  which  runs  parallel  with  the  river  and  having  its  source 
in  two  small  forks  which  form  in  the  valley  to  the  rear  of  the  hill.  A quarter 
of  a mile  further  on  we  come  to  what  is  known  as  Rock  Run,  and  this  is  the 
largest  of  the  three  streams.  It  heads  in  the  hills  to  the  north  of  the  Lougliry 
property,  tumbles  down  as  it  flows  on  this  property  over  300  feet  and  winds 
through  a deep  gorge  a distance  of  two  or  three  miles  before  emerging  finally 
on  the  broad  bottom  land  just  east  of  the  village  of  Rockville. 

The  portion  of  these  lands  on  the  river  front  were  located  first  as  early 
as  1801  by  General  Nathaniel  Massie.  The  late  Judge  Joseph  Moore,  in  early 
life,  was  a stone  cutter  and  he  purchased  two  of  the  tracts  on  the  river  from 
Massie,  prior  to  1814,  and  in  that  year  he  built  the  famous  stone  house  pre- 
viously mentioned.  He  resided  on  these  lands  until  1830,  and  between  1814  and 
1830  he  made  rafts  of  deadened  poplar  trees,  loaded  them  with  freestone  from 
the  foot  of  the  hills  and  shipped  them  to  Cincinnati  for  building  stone,  where 
was  then  and  ever  since  has  been  a good  market.  There  has  not  been  a year 
since  1814  to  the  present  that  the  Waverly  stone  has  not  been  shipped  from  these 
lands  or  from  adjoining  lands  to  the  Cincinnati  market.  The  late  John 
I.oughry  went  to  Rockville  in  1831,  Judge  Moore  having  retired  to  his  farm 
four  miles  above  Buena  Vista  in  1870.  Mr.  Loughry  brought  with  him  16 
yoke  of  oxen  and  60  or  70  men  to  get  out  stone  with  which  he  built  ten  locks 
in  the  Miami  canal  at  Cincinnati. 

Judge  Moore  got  his  stone  from  the  bottom  of  the  hill,  from  those  that 
had  broken  off  in  ages  past,  but  John  Loughry  began  his  work  at  the  top  of  the 
hill  and  there  got  his  stone  for  the  canal  locks  which  he  built,  and  which  are 
perfect  to  this  day  and  have  stood  the  test  of  water,  air  and  frosts  for  sixty 
years  without  any  signs  of  disintegration.  The  foundation  of  the  house  he  re- 
sided in,  built  of  this  same  stone,  is  as  perfect  this  day  as  it  was  59  years  ago 
when  it  was  built, /and  the  marks  of  the  bush  hammer  upon  the  stone  are  as 
fresh  as  though  made  but  yesterday.  Cincinnati  is  full  of  business  and  dwelling 
house  fronts  made  of  this  stone  and  is  largely  used,  when  properly  sawed,  for 
paving  sidewalks,  for  making  steps  and  for  window  caps  and  sills,  and  for  the 
latter  purposes,  in  brick  houses,  its  use  in  Cincinnati  and  surrounding  cities  is 
universal.  Loughry  first  dragged  the  stone  with  ox  teams  to  the  river,  after- 
wards built  immense  skids  or  chutes  on  the  hill  sides,  down  which  the  stone 
was  run  to  the  bottom  of  the  hill,  but  finally  built  well  graded  roads  down  the 
hillsides  and  hauled  the  stone  down  on  wagons.  In  more  recent  years,  how- 
ever, an  incline  railway  was  built  near  Buena  Vista  and  locomotives  were  em- 
ployed to  haul  stone  from  the  quarries  to  the  top  of  the  incline  and  they  were 
lowered  to  the  bottom  by  endless  cables,  the  loaded  cars  hauling  up  the  empty 
ones.  Stones  were  first  loaded  on  decked  scows  by  means  of  rollers  and  crow- 
bars, but  later  great  hoisting  machines  capable  of  lifting  the  largest  stone  were 
built  in  such  a manner  as  to  carry  the  stone  from  the  land  to  the  barges, 
greatly  facilitating  and  cheapening  the  output.  The  decked  barge  for  trans- 
porting stone  down  the  river  was  a great  stride  above  Judge  Moore’s  log  raft 
and  these  went  down  the  river  never  to  return,  being  sold  to  produce  merchants 
at  Cincinnati,  and  then  after  being  loaded  with  produce  were  run  to  Louisville 
and  New  Orleafis  markets.  Timber,  however,  got  to  be  scarce  and  towboats 
were  brought  into  use,  towing  loaded  barges  to  Cincinnati  and  returning 
the  empties  to  be  again  loaded. 

A certain  ledge  of  stone  seemed  more  popular  with  the  stone  workers 
o'f  Cincinnati  than  the  others,  because  of  the  evenness  of  color  and  the  ease  with 
which  it  could  be  worked,  and  to  this  ledge  John  Loughry  gave  the  name  “City 
Ledge”  and  by  this  name  it  is  known  to  the  present  day  throughout  all  mar- 
kets where  this  stone  is  sold. 

The  “City  Ledge”  is  a light  drab  or  gray  in  color.  For  special  orders, 
stone  containing  300  cubic  feet  and  weighing  about  22  to  24  tons  have  been 
quarried  and  shipped  away,  but  ordinarily  blocks  containing  50  to  70  feet  are 
quarried.  John  Loughry  in  his  day  did  not  confine  his  work  to  any  single 
ledge,  but  quarried  ledges  above  and  below  the  “City  Ledge;”  but  since  1843, 
the  work  has  been  principally  confined  to  the  “City  Ledge.”  For  the  con- 
struction of  the  locks  in  the  canal  at  Cincinnati,  Loughry  used  the  yellow  ledge 


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on  the  top  of  the  hill,  and  when  the  Trust  Company  Bank  was  built  at  the 
southwest  corner  of  Third  and  Main  streets  in  Cincinnati,  a fine  white  ledge 
below  the  “City  Ledge”  was  selected,  and  to  this  was  given  the  name  “Trust 
Company  Ledge.”  Twenty-five  years  ago  the  old  Trust  Company  building  was 
pulled  down  to  make  way  for  a larger  and  more  modern  building,  and  when  the 
new  building  was  constructed  the  famous  “City  Ledge”  was  used.  However, 
the  stone  taken  out  of  the  old  building  was  in  excellent  state  of  preservation 
and  the  Trust  Co.  Ledge  is  really  harder  and  more  durable  than  the  City  Ledge, 
being  older  and  having  been  subject  to  a greater  pressure  than  the  City  Ledge! 
which  lies  some  distance  above  it. 

John  Loughry  died  in  1862,  and  is  buried  in  the  Sandy  Springs  church- 
yard, three  miles  from  the  family  residence,  in  what  is  known  as  the  Irish 
Bottom.  For  his  monument,  three  great  blocks  of  stone  were  taken  out  of  as 
many  different  ledges,  were  dressed  and  placed  one  on  the  other,  making  a 
lasting  and  appropriate  monument  to  the  memory  of  one  who  developed  the 
stone  industry  here. 

John  Loughry  retired  from  active  work  in  1856,  and  was  succeeded  by  his 
son,  John  C.  Loughry,  who  continued  the  work  up  to  1861,  when  the  civil  war 
came  on  and  quarrying  ceased.  It  commenced  again  in  1863  and  John  C.  Lough- 
ry continued  to  work  the  quarries  until  1865,  taking  out  the  stone  for  John  M. 
Mueller  to  be  used  in  the  piers  of  the  suspension  bridge  at  Cincinnati.  In  this 
year,  1865,  he  sold  out  to  the  Caden  Brothers  who  continued  the  work  on  a 
very  large  scale  up  to  1873,  at  which  time  Mr.  Loughry  re-purchased  the  tract. 

We  find  no  less  than  60  ledges  of  stone  ranging  in  thickness  from  eight 
inches  to  five  feet.  Twenty-two  of  these  are  below  the  “City  Ledge,”  the 
lowest  of  which  is  200  feet  above  the  level  of  the  bottom  lands,  thus  being  high 
enough  to  afford  dump  ground  for  all  stripping  and  refuse  matter.  They  are 
of  an  excellent  quality,  harder  and  finer  grain  than  those  above  the  “City 
Ledge.”  All  these  can  be  worked  for  more  than  a mile  along  the  hills  fronting 
on  the  river,  and  on  both  sides  of  Rock  Run  for  two  or  three  miles  up  that 
stream,  the  wide  deep  valley  of  that  latter  stream  affords  plenty  of  dump 
ground  for  all  refuse  matter. 

This  stone  has  been  in  demand  for  77  years  and  there  is  no  apparent 
indication  of  that  demand  lessening,  on  the  contrary,  it  seems  on  the  increase 
and  the  many  industries  springing  up  wherever  the  stone  is  found  and  where 
railroads  have  penetrated,  can  but  strengthen  that  belief. 

Not  the  least  valuable  features  of  this  tract,  are  the  clays  found  therein. 
These  are  as  follows:  200  feet  of  black  shale  or  clay  extending  from  the  level 

of  the  bottom  land  up  to  the  lowest  ledge  of  stone.  This  shale  was  formerly 
distilled  (before  the  discovery  of  petroleum)  for  lubricating  and  illuminating 
oils.  Lying  above  and  on  the  city  ledge  is  a stratum  of  blue  clay  which  burns 
to  a color  of  the  famous  Milwaukee  brick  and  immediately  below  the  city  ledge 
is  another  vien  of  ten  feet  of  the  same  blue  clay  lying  on  a sixteen  foot  stratum 
of  black  shale  and  all  of  these  clays  make  an  excellent  grade  of  sewer  pipe. 

Sixteen  feet  above  the  city  ledge  and  between  a twelve  inch  ledge  of 
stone  on  the  bottom  and  a thirty  inch  ledge  of  stone  on  top,  is  a vein  of  ten 
feet  of  red  clay  which  has  gained  some  fame  among  lovers  of  pottery,  on  ac- 
count of  the  beautiful  vases  and  other  articles  made  from  it.  It  burns  to  a 
rich  red-brown  and  stands  fire  better  than  any  red  clay  that  has  been  used  at 
Rookwood  Pottery  in  Cincinnati.  Beautiful  building  brick  have  also  been  made 
from  it,  and  in  this  probably  lies  its  chief  value. 

A two  inch  cube  burned  from  this  clay,  on  a test  at  the  Smithsonian 
Institute,  withstood  a pressure  of  110,000  pounds.  This  clay  is  adapted  to  the 
use  in  Art  Pottery,  for  building  handsome  house  fronts,  and  burned  a little 
harder,  in  paving  streets. 

In  this  connection  it  might  be  mentioned  that  several  articles  of  pottery 
made  and  decorated  by  Mrs.  Bellamy  Storer,  from  clay  taken  from  these  lands 
and  burned  at  Rookwood  Pot'tery.  took  a distinguished  prize  at  the  recent 
Paris  Exposition,  and  Mrs.  John  C.  Loughry  has  some  very  fine  specimens  of 
pottery  made  from  the  red  clay. 


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Buckhorn  Cottage. 

In  1855,  just  before  the  war,  under  the  magic  of  money,  a curious  struct- 
ure arose  on  the  hills  near  the  lines  of  Adams  and  Scioto  Counties.  It  was 
in  a beautiful  country,  some  little  way  back  of  Buena  Vista.  The  cottage  was 
of  peeled  white  poplar  logs,  resin-varnished  and  mortar-daubed,  it  was  there- 
fore peculiar.  It  was  seventy-four  feet  long  by  twenty-two  feet  broad:  in  two 
parts,  on  the  plan  of  the  ordinary  double  cabin,  with  a seventeen-foot-wide 
floored  and  roofed  space  between  them.  A stone  kitchen  in  the  rear  is  out 
of  the  view.  The  chimneys  were  also  of  stone.  Vines  were  placed  to  climb 
over  it,  which  they  accomplished  in  profusion;  the  summer  breezes  fluttered 
their  leaves  and  the  autumnal  frosts  put  on  them  a blush. 

In  the  Buckhorn  lived  for  a term  its  owner  and  architect,  Honorable 
William  J.  Flagg,  and  wife,  a daughter  of  the  late  Nicholas  Longworth,  of 
Cincinnati,  with  occasional  guests  to  share  the  romance  of  their  solitude.  On 
writing  to  him  as  an  old  friend  and  schoolmate,  how  he  came  to  build  it,  and 
what  he  did  when  there,  he  gave  this  characteristic  reply:  “In  1852,  I bought 

a fifty  acre  tract  of  hill  land  near  Buena  Vista,  on  the  Ohio,  through  which  the 
line  runs  that  divides  Adams  and  Scioto  Counties,  bought  it  because  I supposed 


BUCKHORN  COTTAGE. 

there,  was  valuable  stone  in  it.  This  purchase  led,  step  by  step,  to  the  acqui- 
sition of  something  over  9,000  acres  adjacent.  I cleared  off  woods  and  planted 
orchards  and  vineyards  to  the  extent  of  more  than  100  acres;  opened  a quarry; 
built  a tramway,  until  my  operations  culminated  in  a log  house  on  a hill-top, 
a mile  east  of  the  county  line  and  a half  mile  from  the  river,  where  in  different 
broken  periods  of  the  time  from  ’56  till  ’68,  we  spent  about  five  years.  It  was 
mighty  like  being  out  of  the  world,  but  none  the  worse  for  that.  In  that 
heritage  we  managed  to  lodge  as  comfortably  as  in  a palace,  and  feed  better 
than  at  Delmonico’s.  Our  society,  too,  was  excellent.  William  Shakespeare 
was  a frequent  visitor;  Francis  of  Verulam  was  another,  he  was  a nobleman, 
you  know,  a baron,  so  were  others;  Viscount  Montesquieu,  for  instance,  and 
Sir  Charles  Grandison.  To  prove  how  agreeable  these  made  themselves,  I 
will  mention  that  the  two  packs  of  cards  I provided  myself  with  to  pass  away 


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the  time,  were  never  cut  or  shuffled  but  for  two  games  in  the  whole  five  years. 
Buckhorn,  as  we  called  the  place,  after  the  form  of  the  hill  and  its  branching 
spurs,  was  indeed  an  ideal  retreat.  I have  never  found  a climate  equal  to  it. 
But  even  souls  at  rest  in  Buddha’s  Deveghan,  after  a certain  stay  there, 
feel  a desire  to  live  again,  and  so  did  we,  and  we  returned  to  earth.  Two  years 
later  the  cabin  went  up  in  flames.  I am  glad  it  did.  No  insurance.” 

Mr.  Flagg  is  the  author  of  several  books,  as  “A  Good  Investment”, 
“Three  Seasons  in  European  Vineyards”,  “Wall  Street  and  the  Woods”,  etc.’ 
This  last  is  a novel  description  of  the  wild  hill  country  in  the  regions  back 
of  Buckhorn,  while  the  characters  are  mainly  drawn  from  the  very  primitive 
inhabitants  who  dwell  there,  made  so  because  of  the  inaccessibility  of  their 
homes,  little  or  no  intercourse  being  had  with  the  outer  world,  not  even  in  the 
way  of  books  and  newspapers;  while  from  the  slender  area  of  land  for  tillage, 
and  the  want  of  other  industrial  occupation,  there  is  abundant  leisure  for 
meditation  and  the  practice  of  a wisdom  and  morality  peculiarly  their  own. 


PORTER  TOWNSHIP. 


This  township  has  the  honor  of  being  the  first  settled  in  Scioto  County. 
In  the  month  of  February,  1796,  Samuel  Marshall  came  from  Manchester,  Adams 
County,  and  built  a small  cabin  just  above  where  New  Boston  now  stands, 
and  within  the  present  limits  of  Porter  Township.  In  the  following  month 
John  Lindsey  also  moved  from  Manchester,  to  a point  on  the  Ohio  near  the 
mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto  river.  The  first  white  person  born  within  the  limits 
of  Porter  Township,  as  well  as  the  first  in  Scioto  County,  was  Fanny  Marshall, 
one  of  the  younger  daughters  of  Samuel  Marshall;  and  the  first  person  mar- 
ried within  the  County  and  township  was  a daughter  of  Mr.  Marshall  to  John 
H.  Lindsey,  son  of  John  Lindsey.  John  H.  Lindsey  afterward  became  Captain 
of  the  first  rifle  company  organized  in  the  county  and  was  afterward  known  as 
Captain  John  Lindsey.  The  graves  of  these  two  pioneers,  Samuel  Marshall 
and  John  Lindsey,  are  side  by  side  near  where  Scioto  Furnace  formerly  stood. 
In  the  previous  year,  1795,  came  Isaac  Bonser,  who  had  been  sent  out  by  a num- 
ber of  persons  living  in  Northumberland  County,  Pennsylvania,  to  select  a 
site  for  a home  in  the  North-west  Territory.  The  next  Spring,  five  families, 
those  of  Isaac  Bonser,  Uriah  Barber,  John  Beatty,  William  Ward  and  Ephriam 
Thomas  set  out  to  settle  on  the  site  selected  by  Mr.  Bonser,  the  year  before. 
It  is  claimed  by  some  to  be  the  first  attempt  at  settlement  in  Porter  Township 
for  the  reason  that  Mr.  Bonser  selected  his  place  of  settlement  before  Marshall 
and  Lindsey  came  from  Manchester  in  Adams  County. 

Porter  Township  was  organized  December  6,  1814,  the  part  east  of  the 
Little  Scioto  was  taken  from  Green,  and  the  part  west,  from  Wayne  Township. 
The  order  for  forming  it  is  as  follows:  “Ordered  that  the  petition  for  a new 

township  by  sundry  persons  of  Wayne  and  Green  Townships  be  granted  and 
that  the  following  be  the  bounds:  To  begin  at  Ira  Hitchcock’s  upper  corner; 

thence  on  the  river  up  the  Ohio  to  the  mouth  of  the  creek;  thence  up  Hale’s 
Creek  so  far  that  a due  west  line  will  strike  the  lower  back  corner  of  the 
Grant;  thence  with  the  line  of  Bloom  Township  and  Madison  Township  so  far 
as  to  strike  a due  north  line  drawn  from  the  place  of  beginning,  called  Porter 
Township.” 

Later  a petition  for  a change  was  presented  to  the  County  Commission- 
ers and  the  following  order  was  made  as  to  boundaries:  Beginning  at  the 

mouth  of  Hale’s  Creek;  thence  up  the  creek  with  the  meanders  to  where  it 
strikes  the  French  Grant,  lots  Nos.  54  and  66;  thence  a northeast  course  on 
the  line  of  the  French  Grant  to  lots  78  and  90  to  the  southeast  corner  of 
fractional  section  21,  range  20  in  township  2;  thence  north  with  the  originai 
surveyed  township  line  to  the  northeast  corner  of  section  36,  range  20  and 
township  3;  thence  west  with  the  original  section  line  to  the  northwest  corner 
of  section  36,  range  21  township  2;  thence  south  to  the  Ohio  River;  thence  up 
the  Ohio  River  with  the  meanders  to  the  beginning  of  the  boundaries  of  Porter 
Township.” 


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The  Commissioners  ordered  another  change  made  in  the  boundar- 
ies in  1836:  “Whereas  William  Montgomery  having  made  application  to  be 

attached  to  the  township  of  Porter,  upon  examination  of  the  said  application 
and  upon  due  consideration  of  the  same,  it  is  ordered,  that  the  said  William 
Montgomery  be  attached  to  the  township  of  Porter  beginning  on  the  line  be- 
tween sections  23  and  26  in  township  2,  range  20  where  Hale’s  Creek  crosses 
said  line;  thence  up  the  creek  with  the  meanders  thereof  until  it  strikes  said 
line  mentioned  so  as  to  include  within  the  limits  of  Porter  Township  the  said 
William  Montgomery.”  December  7,  1836. 

Valuation  and  Rank. 

Porter  received  its  name  from  Porter  Wheeler,  son  of  Major  Porter 
Wheeler.  Porter  Township  ranks  as  follows  among  the  townships  outside  of 
Wayne;  twelfth  in  area;  first  in  population;  second  in  real  estate;  first  in  per- 
sonal property;  second  in  total  of  both  real  and  personal  property;  the  valua- 
tion of  real  estate  in  1900  was  $382,800;  personal  property,  $315,292;  of  both 
$698,092.  The  area  is  15,709  acres. 

Surface,  Drainage  and  Productions. 

The  surface  of  Porter  Township  is  very  diversified.  Most  of  the  low- 
lands lie  between  the  Portsmouth  and  Haverhill  Free  Turnpike  and  the  Ohio 
River.  This  belt  of  lowlands  in  the  west  portion  of  the  township  is  about 
one-fourth  of  a mile  in  width,  while  in  the  south  it  is  almost  a mile  wide  and 
constitutes  the  most  fertile  agricultural  region  in  the  township.  About  two 
thousand  acres  of  the  fertile  valley  of  the  Little  Scioto  lie  within  the  limits 
of  Porter  Township.  The  portion  southeast  of  the  Portsmouth  and  Webster 
free  turnpike  and  included  in  sections  1,  2,  10,  11,  14,  15,  and  parts  of  sec- 
tions 3,  9 and  12,  comprise  what  is  known  as  “Dogwood  Ridge,”  and  is  one  of 
the  best  wheat  producing  sections  in  the  county.  Considerable  attention  is 
given  to  dairying  on  Dogwood  Ridge,  and  many  of  the  farmers  own  cream 
separators. 

The  hills  about  Sciotoville  contain  valuable  clays  for  the  manufacture 
of  fire' and  paving  brick.  Some  coal  is  found  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town- 
ship though  not  in  paying  quantities.  The  principal  streams  of  Porter  Town- 
ship are  Pine  Creek,  which  flows  in  a tortuous  course  across  the  southern  por- 
tion and  the  Little  Scioto  River,  which  enters  the  township  from  the  north  and 
flows  in  a southeasterly  direction  through  to  the  Ohio  at  Sciotoville.  The 
smaller  streams  are  Lick  Run,  Wheeler’s  Run,  Ward’s  Run  and  Munn’s  Run 
All  of  Porter  Township  except  the  hilly  region  about  Sciotoville  is  well 
adapted  to  farming  and  dairying.  The  Pine  Creek  and  Little  Scioto  valleys 
are  each  very  wide.  They  are  easily  cultivated  and  yield  a bountiful  har- 
vest. Considerable  attention  is  given  to  fruit  growing  and  gardening.  Many 
herds  of  fine  Jersey  cows  may  be  found  on  Dogwood  Ridge,  where  dairying 
is  an  important  industry.  Much  of  the  milk  supply  of  Portsmouth  comes  from 
Dogwood  Ridge. 

The  population  of  Porter  is  of  English,  German,  French  and  Irish  de- 
scent. Many  of  its  inhabitants  are  of  foreign  birth. 

Wheelersburg 

is  located  near  the  center  of  the  township  and  is  the  oldest  village  within  its 
boundary.  It  was  first  settled  in  1820  and  was  called  Concord.  It  was  laid 
out  by  Rev.  Dan  Young  and  John  Young,  October  8,  1824,  and  the  survey  was 
made  June  15,  of  the  same  year  by  Samuel  Cole.  The  plat  consists  of  forty- 
two  lots  covering  an  area  of  14  acres.  After  two  years  the  name  was  changed 
to  Wheelersburg  in  honor  of  Major  Porter  Wheeler,  an  early  settler,  a noted 
Indian  fighter  and  a soldier  of  the  war  of  1812. 

Plats,  Industries,  E.tc. 

On  March  21,  1842,  Reizin  Enslow  platted  an  addition  of  seven  lots  con- 
taining 1 4-5  acres.  On  August  23,  1859,  Wheelersburg  was  re-platted  for  the 
purpose  of  taxation  into  105  lots  and  the  total  number  of  acres  in  the  whole 
was  30  1-2.  On  March  26,  1898,  J.-  B.  and  Ella  McCoy  platted  an  addition  of 
nine  inlots,  numbered  from  2 to  10  and  covering  three  acres. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


The  machinery  for  a cotton  factory  was  removed  from  Greenupsburg, 
Kentucky,  to  Wheelersburg  in  1822  by  Dan  and  John  Young.  They  erected 
the  factory  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Broadway  and  Center  streets.  This 
factory  was  sold  by  the  Youngs  to  Edward  Cranston  in  1835  and  removed  to 
where  the  flour  mill  now  stands,  and  changed  to  a woolen  mill.  Here  it  was 
operated  by  the  Cranstons  until  1897  when  Benjamin  Cranston  removed  the 
machinery  and  put  in  a flour  mill.  This  flour  mill  has  a daily  capacity  of  50 
barrels. 

Another  important  industry  at  Wheelersburg  is  the  Fertilizer  Factory. 
A drain  tile  factory  was  in  operation  here  from  1871  to  1902,  when  it  was  re- 
moved to  Wellston,  Ohio. 

Wheelersburg  has  three  churches,  three  general  stores,  one  drugstore, 
one  undertaker,  one  blacksmith,  one  shoemaker,  one  harness  dealer,  two  phy- 
sicians and  one  contracting  carpenter. 

Churches. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  organized  in  1822.  Among  its 
original  members  were:  Rev.  Dan  Young,  John  Young,  Hannah  Gould,  Josiah 

Merrill  and  wife,  John  Hurd  and  wife.  Services  were  held  at  the  homes  of  the 
members  until  1838,  when  the  first  church  was  erected.  In  1844  this  building 
was  replaced  by  a new  one  at  an  expense  of  $4,000.  Rev.  Dan  Young  was  the 
first  minister.  Rev.  Patrick  Henry  is  the  present  pastor.  The  membership  is 
175.  The  church  auxiliaries  are  the  Epworth  League  and  Junior  League.  The 
trustees  are  J.  N.  Hudson,  Thomas  Hartman,  William  Duis,  J.  C.  Cadot  and 
George  Reif. 

The  Baptist  Church  was  organized  in  1879  by  J.  N.  Clark.  The  first 
minister  was  J.  A.  Roberts.  For  the  past  ten  years  there  have  been  no  regu- 
lar services. 

St.  Peter’s  Roman  Catholic  Church. 

Among  the  first  settlers  in  the  Ohio  valley  between  Ironton  and  Ports- 
mouth, there  were  a number  of  Catholics.  The  work  about  the  iron  furnaces 
of  Scioto  County,  attracted  Catholic  immigrants  from  Germany.  The  Catho- 
lics of  Wheelersburg  were  attended  in  the  early  days  by  priests  from  Cin- 
cinnati, who  made  regular  trips  up  the  Ohio  Valley  as  far  as  Steubenville. 
Among  those  whose  names  are  known  are  those  of  Rev.  Emmanuel  Thien- 
pont  and  Rev.  Father  Hengehold.  Religious  services  were  held  in  private 
houses.  When  a church  was  built  at  Portsmouth,  Catholics  of  Wheelersburg 
attended  services  there. 

By  1850  eleven  Catholic  families  had  gathered  at  Lick  Run.  The  names 
of  some  of  the  pioneer  Catholics  were  Eberhard  Frische,  Henry  Lipker,  Michael 
Delabar,  John  Mossman,  Christopher  Flanagan,  Louis  Deutremont,  Mrs.  Abi- 
gail Cranston,  Gerhard  Rolf,  John  H.  Riepenhoff  and  John  Kundel.  With  the 
aid  of  these  men,  the  Rev.  Emmanuel  Thienpont  built  a log  church  on  Lick 
Run.  It  was  placed  on  the  top  of  a hill  on  the  farm  of  Eberhard  Frische.  Ser- 
vices were  held  at  intervals  by  priests  who  came  from  Portsmouth  or  Pine 
Grove. 

Rev.  D.  M.  Winands  erected  a parsonage  in  the  autumn  of  1863  and  in 
November  of  the  same  year,  the  Rev.  Louis  J.  Schrieber  arrived  and  became 
the  first  resident  pastor. 

Father  Schrieber  remained  three  years.  After  him  there  came  the  fol- 
lowing pastors:  Rev.  H.  H.  Mayrose,  Charles  F.  Schelhamer,  John  B.  Gamben 
Aloysius  Nonnen,  F.  Karge,  Alexander  Istwann,  F.  Albert,  J.  Neumayer,  Pet- 
er i.  Weisenberger,  Philip  Kuemmert  and'P.  F.  Thurheimer,  who  lived  at  Lick 
Run  for  shorter  or  longer  periods  ranging,  from  a few  months  to  several  years. 

When  Rev.  John  B.  Ritter  assumed  charge  in  March,'  1880,  he  found  the 
log  church  too  small,  the  location  bad  and  the  road  to  it  impassable.  He  took 
measures  to  build  a new  church  on  a better  site.  A frame  church  costing 
$3,000.00  dollars  was  built  on  the  turnpike  on  Dogwood  Ridge,  a mile  from 
Wheelersburg.  It  was  dedicated  by  Bishop  Watterson  in  November  of  1885. 
The  old  parsonage  at  Lick  Run  was  removed  to  the  new  location. 

Rev.  Joseph  M.  Wehrle  succeeded  Father  Ritter  in  1889.  He  was  pas- 
tor for  six  years  and  improved  greatly  the  parsonage  and  church  yard.  In 
January,  1895,  Rev.  T.  A.  Goebel  assumed  charge.  During  the  seven  years  of 


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his  administration  the  interior  of  the  church  was  much  improved  and  beauti- 
fied. In  January,  1902,  Rev.  James  T.  Banahan  was  appointed  to  succeed 
Father  Goebel.  He  is  the  present  pastor. 

Schools. 

The  first  school  house  in  Wheelersburg  was  built  in  1822  and  John 
Young  was  the  first  teacher.  When  the  township  system  of  schools  was  inau- 
gurated, Wheelersburg  was  sub-district  No.  6 of  Porter  Township.  Jesse  Y. 
Whitcomb  was  elected  teacher  in  1845.  He  was  a New  Englander  and  had  ad- 
vanced ideas  regarding  education  and  the  management  of  schools.  He  thor- 
oughly organized  the  Wheelersburg  District  and  so  stimulated  the  people  that 
two  years  later  they  built  their  present  brick  building  of  four  rooms.  It  is 
now  a special  district.  The  teachers  at  present  are  W.  S.  Dean.  Superintend- 
ent, $80  per  month;  W.  H.  Grady.  Grammar.  $50;  Miss  Anna  Stout,  interme- 
diate, $45;  Miss  Jennie  Camp,  primary,  $45. 

Lodges. 

The  Western  Sun  Lodge  No.  91,  F.  & A.  M.  located  here  is  the  oldest 
Masonic  lodge  in  the  County.  In  1901,  it  erected  a fine  two  story  brick  build- 
ing at  a cost  of  $4,500. 

A Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge  was  organized  in  1890  with  26  charter  mem- 
bers. 

Sciotoville. 

This  is  the  largest  town  in  the  county  outside  of  Portsmouth,  and  lies 
just  west  of  the  Little  Scioto  on  the  Ohio  river.  The  Norfolk  and  Western 
and  Baltimore  and  Ohio  South-western  railroads  pass  through  it.  The  first 
house  built  on  the  present  site  of  Sciotoville  was  by  William  Brown  in  the 
year  1835.  The  town  was  laid  out  in  1841  by  Joseph  Riggs  for  Madison  Price, 
James  Taylor  and  Charles  Moore.  The  plat  consists  of  25  lots  covering  7% 
acres. 

Additional  Plats. 

In  1841,  Madison  Price  platted  an  addition  of  23  lots,  numbered  from  26 
to  148,  consisting  of  eight  acres.  In  1851,  John  Shoemaker  platted  an  addi- 
tion of  34  lots,  consisting  of  eight  acres.  April  10,  1868,  the  Wilcox  addition 
of  26  lots  was  platted.  December  19,  1868,  Wm.  Corwine  platted  an  addi- 
tion of  5 lots,  containing  iy2  acres.  In  1870,  Samuel  McConnell  and  H.  A. 
Towne  platted  an  addition  of  35  lots  containing  six  acres.  On  January  2S, 
1871,  William  Corwine  platted  an  addition  of  4 y2  acres,  sub-divided  into  23  lots. 
June  13.  1889,  C.  W.  Turner  and  wife,  John  S.  Mann  and  wife,  Ira  S.  Farney, 
W.  L.  Hitchcock  and  wife,  Thomas  Brock  and  wife,  Andrew  Damn  and  wife, 
Adam  Ault  and  wife,  Melvin  Moore  and  wife  platted  an  addition  containing 
6.44  acres,  sub-divided  into  12  lots. 

Manufactures. 

The  manufacturing  interest  of  Sciotoville  began  in  1847  when  Taylor, 
Decker  & Co.  operated  a foundry  on  the  present  site  of  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick 
Works.  This  was  destroyed  later  by  fire.  In  1881,  Elias  Marshall  erected 
and  operated  a flour  mill  and  edge-tool  factory.  Sciotoville  has  always  been 
a busy  town,  having  had  at  different  times  a number  of  mills,  all  of  which 
have  been  destroyed  by  fire,  but  the  different  manufacturing  industries  and 
the  one  on  which  it  has  largely  depended  for  the  past  thirty  years  and  for 
which  it  has  held  more  than  a national  reputation  is  that  of  its  clay  industry, 
which  had  its  inception  about  1863.  That  year  Reece  Thomas  took  from 
Powers  Hill  two  barrels  of  fire  clay.  It  was  taken  to  Ashland  and  converted 
into  fire  brick  as  an  experiment.  The  clay  proved  to  be  of  an  excellent  quality 
for  this  purpose,  and  shortly  after,  two  men  by  the  name  of  Taylor,  brothers, 
from  a brick  manufactory  at  Ashland,  came  to  Sciotoville  and  opened  clay 
mines,  the  output  of  which  was  shipped  to  Ashland  to  be  manufactured  into 
fire  brick.  In  1864  or  the  Spring  of  1865,  Thomas  & Taylor  moved  their  brick 
plant  from  Ashland  to  Sciotoville  and  began  at  once  the  manufacture  of  fire 
brick.  This  plant  stood  where  the  Blast  Furnace  Fire  Brick  yard  now  stands. 
In  1866,  the  name  of  this  firm  was  changed  to  Taylor,  Connell  & Company. 


392  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


In  1865,  McConnell,  Porter  & Company  erected  a brick  yard  where  now 
stands  the  plant  of  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company.  In  1869,  Farney,  Murray 
& Company  built  a yard  near  where  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  depot  now  stands. 
This  was  generally  known  as  the  Salamander  yard.  In  1873,  the  three  compa- 
nies above  mentioned  were  consolidated  and  incorporated  into  the  Scioto  ‘Fire 
Brick  Company  with  Daniel  F.  Connell  as  manager.  In  1873,  W.  Q.  Adams 
was  chosen  in  Mr.  Connell’s  place,  and  served  until  1876,  when  C.  P.  Lloyd 
was  made  President  and  Superintendent.  No  change  was  made  until  1888, 
when  Mr.  C.  W.  Turner  was  elected  Superintendent.  Mr.  Lloyd  was  retained 
as  president  until  his  death  in  1893.  Mr.  Theodore  Doty  was  elected  to  fill 
the  vacancy,  but  resigned  in  1894,  and  was  succeeded  by  John  Peebles,  who 
was  succeeded  by  C.  W.  Turner  in  1901.  Mr.  Turner  has  been  Treasurer  of  the 
Company  since  1894,  and  is  now  superintendent.  The  other  officers  are:  Ira  C. 
Farney,  Assistant  Superintendent,  Samuel  Reed,  Secretary.  This  company 
manufactured  fire  brick  exclusively  until  1894,  when  they  erected  a plant  for 
the  manufacture  of  paving  brick.  They  employ  about  100  men  and  make  all 
shapes,  styles  and  sizes  of  fire  brick.  The  capacity  is  16,000  fire  brick  per  day, 
and  the  paving  brick  plant  has  about  the  same  capacity. 

In  1871,  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company  was  organized  by  Samuel  Mc- 
Connell, Judge  H.  A.  Towne,  R.  A.  Mitchell,  M.  B.  Williams  and  T.  J.  Pursell, 
for  the  manufacture  of  fire  brick.  It  built  what  is  known  as  the  “Star  Yard”, 
one  mile  west  of  Sciotoville.  Samuel  McConnell  was  the  first  president  and 
treasurer,  R.  A.  Mitchell  the  first  superintendent.  The  capacity  of  this  yard 
at  present  is  20,000  per  day.  It  also  manufactures  paving  brick  in  the  same 
plant  for  two  or  three  months  in  each  year.  The  capacity  of  the  paving  plant 
is  16,000  per  day  and  it  employs  100  men.  This  company  was  incorporated 
under  the  laws  of  Ohio  recently,  with  Simon  Labold,  President  and  Treasurer, 
Addison  Taylor,  Secretary. 

In  1898,  the  Blast  Furnace  Fire  Brick  Company  was  organized  and 
incorporated  under  the  laws  of  Ohio,  with  J.  W.  Bannon,  President;  D.  B. 
Hutchins,  Vice-President  and  Treasurer,  William  L.  Hitchcock,  Superinten- 
dent. It  put  in  operation  what  was  known  as  the  old  Blast  Furnace  Brick 
Yard.  The  capacity  of  this  plant  is  12,000  per  day.  It  manufactures  fire  brick 
exclusively. 

Churches. 

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The  Christian  Church  was  organized  in  1867  and  during  the  first  fifteen 
years  of  its  existence  services  were  held  in  the  old  Marshall  Hall.  The  present 
church  edifice  was  erected  in  1881  and  dedicated  in  September  of  that  year. 
S.  S.  Doyle  was  one  of  its  early  ministers.  The  present  minister  is  Rev.  T.  P. 
Degman.  Its  membership  numbers  125,  and  the  Sunday  School  has  an  average 
attendance  of  85.  Ira  C.  Farney  is  the  Superintendent. 

The  Free-Will  Baptist  Church  was  organized  in  1878  by  Isaac  Fullerton 
and  Uriah  Chabot.  The  first  minister  was  Rev.  Isaac  Fullerton.  The  first 
meetings  were  held  in  the  Marshall  Hall.  There  are  68  members  at  present 
under  the  pastoral  care  of  Rev.  Reissinger.  The  Sunday  School  numbers  30. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  organized  about  1840  and  soon  after- 
ward the  church  building  was  erected.  In  1838,  a revival  was  held  in  Scioto- 
ville, in  which  200  persons  were  converted  to  the  Methodist  faith,  which  re- 
sulted in  the  above  organization.  The  lot  upon  which  the  church  stands  was 
donated  by  Madison  Price.  In  1866,  this  house  was  removed  to  a lot  in  the 
rear  of  where  it  was  then  standing  and  is  now  known  as  Marshall’s  Hall. 
A new  church  edifice  was  erected  in  1868  and  consecrated  by  Bishop  Merrill. 
The  old  circuit  embraced  Wheelersburg,  Sciotoville,  Howard  Furnace.  Wait’s 
Station,  Olive  Furnace,  Vernon  and  Webster,  with  the  parsonage  at  Webster. 
Some  of  the  early  members  were  Uriah  and  Jacob  Bonser,  Garrett  Kirkendall, 
Ephriam  Yost  and  Rev.  Taylor.  Their  present  minister  is  Rev.  Patrick  Henry. 
There  are  90  members  and  the  Sunday  School  averages  100. 

The  United  Brethern  Church  was  organized  in  the  year  1851.  This 
church  is  one  mile  east  of  Sciotoville.  Its  present  minister  is  Rev.  William 
Wegner. 


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The  Porter  Free-Will  Baptist  Church  was  organized  in  1817.  Rufus 
Chaney  was  the  leading  spirit  in  the  organization  and  was  also  the  first 
minister.  The  present  minister  is  Rev.  T.  S.  Arthur. 

The  German  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  on  Dogwood  Ridge,  was  organ- 
ized in  1855.  Its  first  minister  was  Rev.  John  Phetzing.  Their  first  church  was 
huilt  in  1858  and  was  dedicated  the  same  year  by  Rev.  John  Bier.  Its  mem- 
bership numbers  about  100,  with  an  average  attendance  at  Sunday  School  of 
60.  It  has  also  an  Epworth  League. 

Schools  and  Lodges. 

The  Township  has  long  terms  of  school,  has  the  best  teachers  and  pays 
them  good  wages.  There  are  at  present,  seven  districts  outside  of  Wheelers- 
burg  Special  District.  District  No.  1,  includes  the  schools  of  Sciotoville. 
The  building  is  a two  story  brick  structure  containing  six  rooms,  situated  on 
Market  street.  The  principal  of  this  school,  and  principal  of  the  Porter 
Township  High  School,  is  Thomas  Sikes.  There  are  five  other  teachers.  The 
first  school  house  erected  within  the  limits  of  the  district  was  a one  story 
frame,  which  is  still  in  existence,  and  is  used  as  a dwelling.  The  next  building 
was  one  of  two  rooms,  and  was  built  of  brick.  Both  of  these  buildings  stood 
near  the  present  school  house. 

Sub-district  No.  2,  is  on  the  Powellsville  Pike  two  miles  southeast  of 
Wheelersburg;  Sub-district  No.  3,  is  situated  on  the  Ohio  river  and  is  known 
as  the  Hayport  School.  Fred  Brown  is  the  teacher;  Sub-district  No.  4,  is 
near  Wait’s  Station,  on  the  Webster  Turnpike.  John  A.  Stout  is  the  teacher; 
Sub-district  No.  5,  is  on  Dogwood  Ridge,  about  one  mile  from  Wheelersburg. 
M.  G.  Chandler  is  the  teacher;  Sub-district  No.  7,  is  about  two  and  a half  miles 
from  Wheelersburg  on  the  Chaffin’s  Mill  turnpike.  L.  Finney  is  the  teacher; 
Sub-district  No.  8,  is  one  mile  west  of  Sciotoville  and  known  as  the  Star  Yard 
School.  Everett  Ault  is  the  teacher. 

The  I.  O.  O.  F.  Lodge  now  situated  at  Sciotoville,  was  organized  at 
Wheelersburg  in  1858  and  was  removed  to  Sciotoville  in  1890. 

The  K.  of  P.  Lodge  was  instituted  May  1,  1890,  with  30  charter  members. 

Cemeteries. 

Porter  Township  being  one  of  the  oldest  townships  in  the  county,  and 
one  of  the  first  settled  has  many  old  burying  grounds  in  which  are  interred 
some  of  the  earliest  pioneers. 

Price’s  Cemetery  is  situated  near  Wait’s  Station.  It  is  sometimes  known 
as  the  old  Marshall  burying  ground.  Some  of  the  burials  are:  Jesse  Marshall, 
died  December  17,  1866,  aged  82  years,  6 months;  Mary  G.,  wife  of  Jesse  Mar- 
shall, died  August  24,  1855,  aged  64  years;  Clinton  Marshall,  died  September 
16,  1862,  at  the  age  of  38  years;  Julia  Ann,  wife  of  Clinton  M.,  died  January  15. 
1856  at  the  age  of  31  years.' 

Slocum’s  Cemetery  is  near  Slocum’s  Station.  Some  of  the  interments 
are  Mary  Slocum,  died  Nov.  15,  1832  at  the  age  of  40;  Lydia  Slocum,  died 
September  8,  1834  at  the  age  of  13;  Cyrus  Slocum,  died  July  16,  1851  at  the  age 
of  35;  Archibald  Slocum,  died  Nov.  27,  1842  at  the  age  of  24  years;  Joseph 
Turner,  died  in  1898  at  the  age  of  74  years;  Clarissa  Jones,  died  April  5,  1885 
at  the  age  of  61  years. 

In  Dogwood  Ridge  Cemetery  at  the  German  M.  E.  Church,  lie  the  remains 
of  many  persons  who  were  born  in  Germany. 

St.  Peter’s  Cemetery  at  St.  Peter’s  Church  is  one-half  mile  east  of  Wheel- 
ersburg, and  was  laid  out  in  1886. 

Another  Catholic  Cemetery  is  about  two  miles  east  of  Wheelersburg. 

The  principal  cemetery  of  the  township  is  at  Wheelersburg,  and  is  located 
on  a low  hill  one-eighth  of  a mile  north  of  the  village. 

The  Hartley  Cemetery  is  in  the  northeast  part  of  the  township  in  which 
are  buried  the  older  Hartleys. 

There  is  also  a small  cemetery  on  the  Hasting’s  farm  about  half  way 
between  Wheelersburg  and  Sciotoville,  known  as  the  Rowley  Cemetery. 

On  the  farm  now  owned  by  Mr.  Egbert  is  the  Beloat  Cemetery,  in  which 
are  buried  the  members  of  the  Beloat  family  and  the  McNeal  family. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Perhaps  the  oldest  buring  ground  in  the  township  is  just  above  the 
mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto  river.  This  cemetery  contains  the  graves  of  some 
of  the  pioneers  of  the  township. 


RARDEN  TOWNSHIP. 


Organization  and  First  Settlers. 

The  youngest  of  all  the  townships  was  organized  from  a portion  of  Brush 
Creek,  January  10,  1891,  and  contains  19,688  acres,  ranking  ninth  in  area  out- 
side of  Wayne.  Although  the  last  organized,  it  received  its  first  inhabitants 
shortly  after  1800.  Among  those  who  settled  on  Rarden  Creek  were  John 
Smith,  James  and  Oliver  Jones,  Charles  Ross,  Isaac  Gifford,  John  and  Matthew 
Williams  and  Enos  Mustard.  Among  those  on  Mt.  Joy  were:  Willis  Bull. 
Nathaniel  Newman,  Hugh  Brown,  Johathan  Boyd  and  James  Scott.  On  Dunlap 
were:  Isaac  Newman,  Benjamin  and  Joseph  Walker.  The  first  settler  to 
take  up  land  near  the  town  of  Rarden,  was  Jesse  Edwards.  His  brother  came  at 
the  same  time  and  Christopher  Newman  settled  near  the  line  in  Adams  County. 
Others  who  settled  in  and  about  Rarden  were:  William  and  Thomas  Thompson 
Thornton  Kendall.  John  McCann,  Joshua  Armstrong,  Paul  K.  Stewart,  Thomas 
Rarden,  Thomas  Brown,  Aaron  Armstrong,  James  Nelson  and  Shelton  Ken- 
dall. 

Boundary  and  Valuation. 

Rarden  Township  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Pike  County,  on  the  east 
by  Morgan  and  Brush  Creek,  on  the  south  by  Brush  Creek,  and  on  the  west  by 
Adams  County.  No  changes  of  any  consequence  have  been  made  in  the  bound- 
ary since  its  organization.  The  assessed  value  of  its  personal  property  in 
1900  was  $61,798,  and  it  ranked  10th;  value  of  real  estate,  $80,470;  rank  15th; 
the  total  valuation  of  property  of  all  kinds  was  $142,268,  and  its  rank  was 
14th. 

Surface,  Drainage  and  Products. 

It  is  watered  by  Brush  Creek  which  enters  from  Adams  County  and  cross- 
es the  southwest  corner,  and  by  its  tributaries:  Rarden  Creek  which  rises  in 
the  northern  part  of  the  township  and  joins  Brush  Creek  west  of  Rarden; 
Dunlap,  which  flows  from  the  southwestern  part  and  joins  Brush  Creek  at 
Rarden;  Dry  Run,  which  courses  along  just  west  of  the  southeastern  boundary 
and  joins  Brush  Creek  near  Young.  Besides  these  there  are  numerous  other 
small  affluents. 

The  surface  is  very  much  broken  and  much  of  it  is  very  stony.  The 
northeastern  portion  known  as  Mt.  Joy,  is  a high  table  land  of  about  2,000  acres, 
well  situated  for  agricultural  purposes.  The  soil  is  rather  gravelly  and  of  aver- 
age fertility.  Large  quantities  of  corn,  wheat,  oats,  hay,  potatoes,  etc.,  are 
raised.  This  region  is  admirably  adapted  to  fruit  growing  and  the  annual  crop 
is  very  large.  Being  high  and  dry,  it  is  well  fitted  for  stock  raising,  especially 
for  sheep  raising.  In  the  southern  end  of  the  township  is  another  region 
similar  to  the  Mt.  Joy  region,  much  smaller  in  extent,  but  similar  in  most 
other  respects. 

There  are  many  small,  narrow  valleys  that  are  farmed  and  would  prob- 
ably produce  well  if  properly  cared  for  and  improved;  but  the  most  produc- 
tive portion  of  this  township  lies  along  Brush  Creek  and  extends  throughout 
its  course  through  the  township.  It  is  from  a quarter  to  a half  a mile  in 
width.  Many  of  the  slopes  of  this  valley  are  farmed  also.  Much  of  the  valley 
is  flooded  each  year,  and  where  the  current  is  not  too  swift,  a liberal  deposit 
of  sediment  is  left  to  enrich  the  land.  This  valley  produces  well  in  cereals  and 
tobacco. 

Progress  and  Development. 

Prior  to  1850,  there  seems  to  have  been  but  little  progress  among  the  in- 
habitants of  all  the  region  west  of  the  Scioto  Valley.  In  fact  if  we  are  to  be- 


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lieve  the  stories  told  us  by  persons  who  lived  in  this  section  at  that  time,  and 
by  persons  who  travelled  through  it,  there  must  have  been  a decided  retrograde. 
The  country  was  one  vast  expanse  of  forest  with  foot  paths  and  bridle  paths 
leading  through  it.  Small  farms  were  cleared  up  here  and  there  and  log  cab- 
ins housed  the  inhabitants.  Churches  and  schools  were  very  scarce;  yet  there 
were  a few  log  school  houses  prior  to  1830.  A "dirt  road”  lead  from  north- 
ern Adams  County  and  southern  Highland  County  down  Brush  Creek  to  Ports- 
mouth which  was  the  nearest  market  for  this  region.  Over  this  road,  since 
converted  into  a turnpike,  were  hauled  great  loads. of  corn,  wheat,  and  other 
farm  prducts  from  Adams  and  Highland  Counties  in  the  large  old  fashioned 
wagons,  pulled  by  four  strong  horses.  This  farm  produce  was  exchanged  at 
Portsmouth  for  groceries,  dry  goods  and  the  thousand  and  one  things  that  add 
to  the  comfort  of  man,  and  these  articles  were  taken  back  to  stock  up  the 
country  stores  and  to  be  used  by  the  farmers  and  tradesmen.  Prom  northern 
Adams  County  to  Portsmouth  was  two  days’  travel  and  at  Moses  Freeman’s 
brick  farm  house  on  the  site  of  Otway  was  the  middle  point  and  stopping  place 
for  the  night. 

When  the  early  settlers  from  Pennsylvania  began  coming  into  this  re- 
gion along  in  the  forties,  they  found  a people,  who,  partly  from  their  isolation, 
and  partly  from  necessity,  had  adopted  primitive  ways  of  living  and  had  pat- 
terned much  after  the  Indians,  in  their  mode  of  dress.  They  farmed  in  a way 

and  hunted  much  more,  getting  much  of  their  living  in  this  way.  The  men 

wore  moccasins  of  buckskin,  and  hunting  shirts,  such  as  the  Indians  had  worn. 
They  carried  their  rifles  with  them  when  they  went  abroad,  that  they  might  take 
a shot  at  any  game  they  might  see.  Whiskey  was  sold  at  houses  here  and  there 
and  on  special  occasions  a crowd  of  natives  would  collect  in  on  horseback  from 
the  surrounding  .country  and  after  a thorough  carousal,  would  gallop  off  to- 
gether yelling  and  howling  like  a mob  of  Indians.  For  all  these  peculiar  traits 
the  Pennsylvanians  called  them  "Pottawattomies,”  and  the  region  about 
Rarden  they  called  "Moccasin.”  Progress  in  this  region  was  slow 
until  the  advent  of  the  railroad,  which  opened  up  its  resources  and  gave  op- 
portunity for  mingling  with  the  outside  world.  With  the  railroad,  came  sa- 

loons, and  following  saloons,  as  a natural  sequence,  came  fights  and  drunken 
brawls  in  which  a large  number  of  fatalities  occurred. 

The  past  fifteen  years  have  witnessed  the  disappearance  of  much  of  this 
eruptive  influence.  The  people  have  entered  upon  a life  of  real  progress,  and 
to  one  who  had  travelled  in  this  country  fifty  years  ago  and  had  beheld  the 
rude  manners  and  customs,  it  would  seem  that  the  day  of  miracles  had  not 
yet  passed.  He  would  gaze  upon  a country  all  but  stripped  of  its  wealth  of 
timber,  the.  destruction  of  which  gave  employment  to  its  people  and  added 
comfort  to  their  homes,  and  all  the  tillable  portion  converted  into  productive 
and  well  kept  farms.  He  would  see  its  small  settlements  grown  to  good  sized 
villages  alive  with  enterprise  and  industry.  He  would  contemplate  that  of 
which  the  most  optimistic  had  never  dreamed,  the  lifting  from  its  hills  of  their 
mighty  blocks  of  stone  to  be  transported  to  foreign  parts  and  transformed 
into  massive  walls  and  beautiful  homes  for  the  abode  of  man,  a great  industry 
but  now  in  its  infancy  and  a Golconda  for  future  capitalists. 

Officers. 

The  first  officers  of  this  township  were:  Trustees,  S.  S.  Blosser,  Milton 
Mustard  and  William  Keese;  Clerk,  D.  A.  Gardner;  Treasurer,  William  New- 
man; Constables,  William  M.  Burnett  and  William  Hackworth;  Justices  of 
the  Peace,  A.  B.  McBride  and  J.  N.  Kates;  Assessor,  T.  F.  Freeman.  The 
present  officers,  1902,  are;  Trustees,  Martin  B.  Wharff,  T.  S.  Riley  and  Charles 
Freeman;  Clerk,  George  B Coakly;  Treasurer,  D.  T.  Blackburn;  Constable, 
John  W.  Newman;  Assessor,  William  J.  Thompson;  Justices  of  the  Peace, 
J.  N.  Kates  and  O.  E.  Foster. 


Rarden. 

As  above  stated  this  place  was  given  the  name  of  “Moccasin”  by  the 
early  Pennsylvania  settlers.  It  is  located  on  the  north  side  of  the  Brush 
Creek  Valley  near  where  it  receives  the  waters  of  Rarden  and  Dunlap  Creeks, 
and  about  one  and  a half  miles  from  the  Adams  County  line.  The  first  store 


396  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


was  opened  by  Asa  L.  Williams  about  1846.  Later  came  Aaron  Moore,  William 
Brooks,  Eli  Rigdon  and  Philip  Leighly.  Orville  Grant,  brother  of  Ulysses  S., 
Andrew  Montgomery  and  Milton  Morrison  built  a tanyard  here  before  1850. 
During  the  war  they  made  cavalry  saddles  for  the  government.  Grant  and 
Williams  became  the  owners,  about  1865.  After  four  or  five  years  they  sold 
to  S.  S.  Jones,  who  operated  it  until  1878  when  it  was  turned  into  a pump  fac- 
tory. It  burned  about  1885. 

Orville  Grant  gave  the  place  the  name  of  •'Galena”  for  his  former  home 
in  Galena,  Illinois.  This  name  was  adopted  when  the  first  plat  of  the  town 
was  made  October  10,  1850.  This  plat  contained  12  acres,  taken  from  surveys, 
7,808,  2,850  and  2,345,  owned  by  B.  Edwards,  Aaron  Moore  and  the  heirs  of 
Jesse  Edwards.  There  were  forty-five  lots  in  the  plat  numbered  from  1 to  45. 
Four  additions  were  made  July  5,  1883:  lots  46  and  49  to  59,  by  Thomas  New- 
man; lots  47  and  48,  by  John  Williams;  lots  60  to  65,  by  E.  D.  L.  Morgan; 
lots  66  to  73,  by  Grafton  Windle.  These  additions  aggregate  a little  over  ten 
acres.  On  April  14,  1891,  Amos  and  Ella  Jenkins  platted  an  addition  contain- 
ing 7 acres.  The  lots  were  numbered  74  to  79  and  were  part  of  Survey  7,808. 
The  town  was  incorporated  in  1886  and  the  first  officers  were  Michael  Free- 
man, Mayor;  D.  A.  Gardner,  Clerk;  R.  W.  McNeal,  Solicitor;  and  Scott  Fos- 
ter. Marshall.  Its  present  officers  are:  J.  J.  Forsythe,  Mayor;  J.  M.  Wikoff. 
Clerk;  D.  T.  Blackburn,  Treasurer.  The  members  of  the  council  are-  L.  A. 
Scott,  John  W.  Newman,  Bert  Scott,  William  Burnett,  Clark  W.  Waller  and 
F.  W.  Ballangee. 

The  assessed  value  of  real  estate  in  Rarden  Corporation  in  1900  was 
$20,990;  personal  property,  $21,522;  total,  $42,512.  The  value  of  real  estate  in 
the  Special  School  District  outside  of  Rarden  Corporation  was  $18,390;  per- 
sonal property,  $10,064;  total,  $28,454. 

The  town  received  the  name  Rarden  after  Thomas  Rarden,  one  of  the 
earliest  settlers  in  that  vicinity. 

The  business  is  at  present  done  by  the  following:  L.  Taylor,  D.  T.  Black- 
burn & Son,  William  T.  Hackworth.  General  Merchants;  Bert  Scott,  Black- 
smith; Ed.  Abbott,  Livery  and  Feed  Stable;  Sarah  Abbott  and  Mrs.  D.  M. 
Stewart,  Hotels;  Doctors,  J.  H.  Windle  and  H.  F.  Clark. 

The  Rarden  Stone  Company. 

This  is  one  of  the  representative'  firms  of  stone  industry  of  the  county. 
Their  quarries  are  located  about  one  mile  west  of  Rarden  on  the  Norfolk  and 
Western  Railway,  and  are  equipped  with  all  the  latest  improved  machinery  for 
handling  earth,  quarrying  and  handling  stone  rapidly  at  a minimum  expense. 
It  uses  a Barnhardt  Steam  Shovel  and  a large  traveling  crane  designed  by 
Kaltenbach  and  Greiss  of  Cleveland,  in  uncovering  stone.  It  uses  the  Inger- 
soll-Sergeant  Drill  Company’s  steam  drills  and  the  Knox  system  of  drilling  and 
blasting  in  quarrying  stone.  Its  machinery  is  so  far  perfected  that  it  splits 
stone  either  with  or  across  the  grain,  as  evenly  as  wood. 

The  present  capacity  of  the  Company,  while  greatly  hampered  on  ac- 
count of  the  inability  of  the  Railroad  Company  to  furnish  sufficient  equip- 
ment to  handle  its  output,  is  from  fifteen  to  twenty  thousand  cubic  yards  per 
year. 

The  stone  produced  by  this  company  quarried  from  two  ledges  sixty  and 
sixty-six  inches  respectively,  is  a sand  stone  locally  known  as  freestone,  and 
is  of  a light  buff  color.  It  is  used  for  building,  paving  and  bridge  purposes. 
It  is  free  from  iron  or  alkali,  and  does  not  disintegrate  from  extreme  exposure. 

The  Company  commenced  business  in  1895  and  consisted  of  C.  C.,  F.  M. 
and  C.  W.  Waller,  who  came  to  this  county  from  Fairfield  County,  Ohio,  where 
they  had  operated  a sandstone  quarry,  and  on  finding  a suitable  location  for 
a quarry  interested  Mr.  L.  Taylor  in  the  enterprise,  who  purchased  the  land 
on  which  the  quarry  was  located  and  with  the  Waller  Brothers  organized  and 
incorporated  The  Rarden  Stone  Company  in  July,  1895. 

The  officers  of  the  Company  are:  V.  E.  Taylor,  President;  C.  W.  Waller, 
Vice-president;  F.  M.  Waller,  Secretary;  L.  Taylor,  Treasurer  and  C.  C.  Wal- 
ler, Superintendent. 

The  success  of  the  business  since  its  organization  has  been  remarkable. 
It  has  most  encouraging  prospects  for  the  future  and  the  management  is  fully 
able  to  take  care  of  it. 


THE  TAYLOR  STONE  SAW  MILL,  RARDEN,  OHIO. 


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The  Forsythe  Quarry 

was  the  first  quarry  opened  at  Rarden  about  twelve  years  ago,  and  is  now 
lying  idle.  It  produces  the  same  quality  of  stone  as  that  of  The  Rarden  Stone 
Company,  and  a great  quantity  of  rough  stone  was  formerly  shipped  from  this 
quarry.  It  is  owned  by  Abraham  Forsythe. 

The  Cooper  Shops 

are  owned  and  operated  by  The  Taylor  Cooperage  Company.  These  shops 
were  established  shortly  after  the  railroad  was  built  and  were  at  first  merely 
a stave  mill  owned  by  Guilford  Marr.  Later  the  manufacture  of  barrels  was 
begun.  During  its  existence  it  has  been  destroyed  by  fire  and  rebuilt  three 
times.  It  has  been  very  much  enlarged  and  is  the  only  establishment  of  the 
kind  in  the  county.  It  manufactures  all  kinds  of  tight  cooperage  and  its  out- 
put is  40,000  packages,  worth  from  $30,00  to  $40,000  annually.  L.  Taylor  and 
Charles  S.  Brown  are  owners  and  Mr.  Brown  is  manager. 

Schools,  Churches  and  Lodges. 

The  first  school  house  stood  back  of  the  Red  Men's  Hall  and  was  built 
of  logs.  Another  was  built  on  the  same  spot  and  was  burned  in  1886.  This 
year  a two-story  frame  building  was  erected.  There  are  four  departments  and 
the  schools  are  among  the  best  in  the  county. 

The  Rarden  M.  E.  Church  was  begun  in  1887  and  completed  in  1897. 
This  church  dates  its  organization  back  as  far  as  1820.  The  church  cost  $2,000. 
The  minister  is  Rev.  Phillips.  The  membership  is  75  and  average  attendance 
at  Sunday  School  is  70.  The  present  trustees  are:  A.  B.  McBride,  Charles  C. 
Waller,  Alex.  Mullen,  G.  M.  Wikoff  and  Charles  S.  Freeman. 

The  Rarden  Christian  Church  was  organized  May  6,  1902,  with  16  mem- 
bers and  a Sunday  School  of  70.  Its  minister  is  Henry  Canter.  The  congre- 
gation has  not  yet  built  an  edifice  but  holds  its  meetings  in  the  Red  Men's 
Hall. 

The  lodges  are  No.  159  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men  and  Lodge  No.  562, 
G.  A.  R. 

Mt.  Joy. 

The  region  known  as  Mt.  Joy  received  its  name  for  Thomas  Mt.  Joy,  an 
early  land  speculator  who  located  about  2,000  acres  covering  this  locality.  Mt. 
Joy  never  lived  here,  but  iived  near  Maysville,  Kentucky.  He  made  yearly 
visits  to  collect  his  rents  and  to  look  after  his  land.  The  name  is  also  ap- 
plied to  a small  settlement  in  the  north-eastern  part  of  this  tract  at  the  head 
of  Bear  Creek.  The  post  office  has  this  name  also,  and  O.  E.  Davis  is  post- 
master. The  business  of  this  place  is  carried  on  by  H.  Adams  & Son  and  O. 
E.  Davis,  general  merchants. 

The  Scioto  County  Agricultural  Society, 

formerly  known  as  the  Mt.  Joy  Fair,  was  inaugurated  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Mt.  Joy  Farmers’  Institute.  The  first  fair  was  held  August  26  and  27, 
1895.  Its  first  officers  were  W.  A.  McGeorge,  President:  D.  T.  Blackburn.  Sec- 
retary and  Treasurer  and  they  have  continued  as  such  since.  The  name  was 
changed  the  following  year  to  the  Tri-County  Fair  Association.  The  old  Sci- 
oto County  Agricultural  Society  having  become  disorganized,  by  application  of 
the  managing  board,  to  the  State  Agricultural  Board,  this  Association  was 
recognized  as  the  Scioto  County  Agricultural  Society  in  1899. 

Churches. 

The  United  Presbyterian  Church  is  about  a quarter  of  a mile  due  west 
of  Mt.  Joy  post  office,  and  was  built  about  1855.  Its  first  minister  was  Rev. 
Bonner.  The  church  was  once  destroyed  by  fire  hut  was  afterwards  rebuilt. 
It  formerly  had  a very  large  membership,  but  of  late  years  it  has  only  about 
forty,  and  services  are  conducted  by  Rev.  Joseph  C.  Hamilton,  of  Peebles. 
The  trustees  are  W.  J.  Shannon.  M.  L.  Bonner  and  W.  A.  McGeorge. 

The  Christian  Church. — This  organization  dates  its  existence  from  1854. 
Meetings  were  first  held  in  the  Mt.  Joy  school  house  and  Rev.  Matthew  Gard- 
ner was  its  first  minister.  In  1867  a log  church  was  built,  which  is  still 


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standing  and  in  use,  but  has  been  weather-boarded.  It  stands  on  west  Mt. 
.Joy,  about  three  miles  from  Rarden  and  the  same  distance  from  Mt.  Joy.  The 
first  minister  to  preach  in  this  church  was  Rev.  John  Shelton.  Its  members 
number  125  and  its  Sunday  School  has  an  average  attendance  of  50.  Rev. 
Henry  Canter  is  the  pastor  and  David  Day  is  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
School. 

The  United  Baptist  Church,  is  known  as  the  “Hackworth”  church.  The 
organization  was  effected  about  1884  and  a church  was  erected  the  following 
year  on  west  Mt.  Joy.  The  members  number  forty  and  the  Sunday  School 
averages  about  fifty.  John  Carry  is  Superintendent,  Rev.  Breech  is  the  min- 
ister. 

Harmon  Christian  Church,  situated  in  the  northwestern  part  of  the 
township  at  the  head  of  Rarden  Creek,  was  built  of  logs  about  1875  by  an  or- 
ganization of  Protestant  Methodists.  This  organization  ceased  to  exist  about 
1887  and  by  permission  the  Christian  organization  uses  it.  Its  minister  is 
John  Q.  Law.  It  has  about  75  members  and  a Sunday  School  of  100. 

bnited  Baptist  Church. — There  are  two  organizations  in  the  southern 
part  of  the  township,  one  on  Hoffer’s  Hill  and  one  on  Dunlap  Creek.  The 
former  was  organized  in  1884  and  the  latter  in  1901.  They  each  have  about 
forty  members  and  a Sunday  School  of  about  50.  They  hold  their  meetings  in 
school  houses  and  Rev.  Breech  is  their  minister. 

Schools. 

When  the  township  was  taken  from  Brush  Creek  in  1891  the  school 
districts  were  re-numbered.  The  first  meeting  of  the  board  was  held  at  the 
Dry  Run  school-house  and  Nos.  1,  3,  5,  6,  7,  and  13  were  represented.  There 
are  seven  districts  well  distributed  over  the  township  and  the  term  of  school 
averages  only  three  months  and  one-half  yearly.  The  salary  paid  the  teachers 
is  uniform,  each  district  paying  $35  per  month.  There  are  309  pupils  enum- 
erated in  1902.  Sub-district  No.  1 is  on  East  Mt.  Joy.  No.  2 is  on  West 
Mt.  Joy.  No.  3 is  up  Rarden  Creek.  No.  4 is  up  Dunlap  Creek  and  the  house 
was  built  in  1899.  No.  5 is  on  Hoffer’s  Hill,  but  was  not  used  last  year.  A new 
house  is  being  erected  this  year.  No.  6 is  up  Rarden.  No.  7 is  southwest  of  Mt. 
Joy. 

Cemeteries. 

The  only  township  cemetery  is  the  one  near  what  is  known  as  the  Log 
Church  on  West  Mt.  Joy.  It  is  about  three  miles  northeast  of  Rarden  and 
contains  one-half  an  acre,  a part  of  the  James  M.  Scott  farm.  It  is  a com- 
manding spot,  high  above  the  surrounding  country,  from  which,  in  summer, 
the  succession  of  green  hills  melt  away  in  the  distance  enwrapt  in  a misty 
haze.  In  this  spot  and  in  the  one  on  East  Mt.  Joy  rest  the  mortal  remains  of 
more  soldiers  of  the  civil  war  than  are  found  in  all  the  other  cemeteries  in 
Brush  Creek  and  Rarden  Townships. 

The  Newman  Cemetery  situated  about  one  and  a half  miles  west  of  Rar- 
den in  Adams  County  is  one  of  the  oldest  burial  grounds  in  this  locality.  It 
was  made  a joint  cemetery  in  1899.  Franklin  Township,  in  Adams  County, 
and  this  township  each  pay  half  the  expense  of  keeping  it  in  condition.  It 
contains  two  acres  and  was  formerly  a part  of  Garrett  Newman’s  farm.  A 
number  of  the  early  pioneers  are  buried  here. 

The  Duke  Cemetery  is  up  the  dry  fork  of  Rarden  Creek  and  about  three 
miles  from  Rarden. 

Besides  the  above  named  cemeteries  there  is  one  on  Mt.  Joy  which 
contains  the  remains  of  many  of  the  earliest  settlers.  A new  cemetery  has 
recently  been  opened  on  Hoffer’s  Hill. 


RUSH  TOWNSHIP. 


Rush  Township  is  the  youngest  of  all  the  townships  but  two,  and  was 
organized  from  a part  of  the  territory  of  Union,  June  3,  1867.  A petition  was 


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presented  by  Levi  Kirkendall  and  others  to  the  Commissioners  praying  for 
the  formation  of  a new  township  from  the  territory  of  Union.  Another  peti- 
tion or  remonstrance  was  presented  by  Milburn  Coe  and  others  against  this 
procedure.  The  Commissioners  after  due  consideration  found  that  the  peti- 
tion for  forming  a new  township  had  been  signed  by  a majority  of  the  house- 
holders of  Union  Township;  that  the  territory  proposed  for  a new  township 
contained  22  square  miles;  that  the  territory  of  Union  after  such  division  was 
22  square  miles;  and  that  it  was  necessary  and  expedient  to  form  a new 
township,  so  it  was  ‘‘Ordered,  That  a new  Township  be,  and  the  same  is,  here- 
by laid  off  designated  from  the  territory  of  said  Union  Township  as  prayed 
for  in  said  petition;  and  it  is  further  ordered,  that  said  new  township  be 
known  by  the  name  of  ‘Rush.’  And  it  is  further  ordered,  that  the  County 
Surveyor,  or  other  competent  surveyor  proceed  immediately  to  survey  and 
establish  the  line  dividing  the  said  new  from  the  said  old  township  as 
nearly  in  accordance  with  the  prayers  of  the  petitioners  as  practica- 
ble, and  forthwith  report  the  boundaries  of  said  new  township  to  this  board 
and  that  the  same  be  recorded  in  a book  kept  for  that  purpose,  and  it  is  fur- 
ther ordered,  that  an  election  be  held  at  the  school  house  near  the  mouth  of 
Brush  Creek  in  said  new  township  on  the  17th  day  of  June,  1807,  for  the  elec- 
tion of  township  officers  for  said  new  township  of  ‘Rush.’  ’’The  Commission- 
ers appointed  James  Boldman.  Surveyor,  in  accordance  with  the  foregoing  or- 
der and  further  ordered  that  the  Auditor  issue  an  order  to  James  Boldman  di- 
recting him  to  make  said  survey.  June  3,  1867. 

The  township  as  it  now  stands,  and  no  changes  of  any  consequence  have 
been  made  since  the  organization,  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Morgan,  on  the 
east  by  the  Scioto,  on  the  south  by  Washington  and  on  the  west  by  Union 
Township. 

Surface,  Drainage,  Etc. 

This  township  has  much  valuable  farming  land  most  of  which  lies 
along  the  Scioto  River.  Other  farm  land,  though  not  so  productive,  lies  along 
Brush  Creek,  Pond  Creek  and  Duck  Run.  Besides  this  there  is  some  terrace 
land  along  the  Scioto  Valley  that  produces  well  for  upland.  That  part  of  the 
township  south  of  Brush  Creek  is  very  hilly,  while  there  is  much  rolling  land 
in  the  northern  part,  affording  excellent  upland  farms.  Though  the  whole 
township  was  formerly  well  wooded,  the  timber  has  practically  disappeared. 
Much  of  it  had  been  shipped  on  the  Canal  previous  to  the  building  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati and  Eastern  Railroad.  Since  that  it  has  disappeared  very  rapidly. 

Brush  Creek  crosses  the  middle  of  the  township  from  west  to  east. 
Pond  Creek  enters  toward  the  southwest  corner  and  flows  across  the  southern 
end  and  empties  its  waters  at  the  north  end  of  the  Big  Island  into  the  Scioto 
River.  Duck  Run  enters  the  township  from  Morgan  and  flows  southeasterly 
and  empties  into  Brush  Creek  at  Rushtown.  The  Ohio  Canal  crosses  it  from 
north  to  south  following  the  border  of  the  hills.  The  Norfolk  & Western  R. 
R.  crosses  the  township  along  the  valley  of  Brush  Creek  and  the  Ohio  Canal 
and  has  three  stations  within  the  township,  to-wit:  McDermott,  Rushtown  and 
Wharton. 


Early  Settlers. 

The  township  was  named  for  Dr.  Benjamin  Rush.  The  first  settlement 
must  have  been  about  1796  or  1797  by  Abraham  Wykoff,  who  died  in  the  town- 
ship “August  11,  1799,  aged  thirty-eight  years.”  His  tombstone  with  this  in- 
scription on  it  is  found  on  the  river  bank  about  three  hundred  yards  north  of 
the  Bethany  Brick  Church.  Gen.  William  Kendall  built  boats  and  ran  a mill 
near  the  mouth  of  Brush  Creek.  The  first  boat  ever  built  inland  was  con- 
structed here  in  1818  by  William  Lodwic-k.  The  Utts  came  in  1797.  Later 
came  Samuel  G.  .Tones,  George  Heroedh,  Thomas  Arnold,  James  Wallace, 
Thomas  Jones,  William  Russell,  John  Shultz  and  Daniel  Kirkendall. 

Summer  Resorts. 

Creighton  Inn  is  near  the  station  on  the  Norfolk  and  Western  at  Rush- 
town  and  is  beautifully  located  in  a quiet,  shady  and  secluded  spot  overlook- 
ing the  Scioto  Valley. 


400  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Camps  Arion  and  McCulloch  are  equally  attractive  in  their  rustic  sur- 
roundings and  are  ideal  resorts  for  summer  outings. 

Valuation,  Area  and  Ranh,. 

The  assessed  value  of  real  estate  in  1902  was  $142,540;  personal  property, 
$59,134;  total,  $201,674.  The  rank  among  the  townships  outside  of  Wayne  in 
each  respective  valuation,  is  tenth,  twelfth  and  tenth.  It  contains  14,300  acres 
and  ranks  fifteenth  outside  of  Wayne  in  size. 

McDermott 

was  platted  July  28,  1898,  by  the  McDermott  Stone  Company,  James  Barker 
and  Honor  Barker.  The  plat  contained  27  acres  sub-divided  into  113  lots  num- 
bered serially  from  1 to  113,  and  is  a part  of  Survey  No.  7,630.  The  chief  busi- 
ness enterprise  here  is  the  McDermott  Stone  Company. 

The  McDermott  Stone  Company. 

The  general  offices,  mills  and  quarries  of  this  Company  are  at  McDer- 
mott, a thriving  town  on  the  Cincinnati  division  of  the  Norfolk  & Western 
Railway,  ten  miles  northwest  of  Portsmouth.  The  properties  owned  by  The 
McDermott  Stone  Co.  a large  acreage  underlaid  with  Ohio’s  best  sandstone  de- 
posit, had  been  operated  separately,  and  on  a small  scale  for  more  than  forty 
years,  until  the  year  1897  when  they  were  presented  to  the  attention  of  Wil- 
liam and  Michael  McDermott,  two  successful  and  expert  quarry  operators  of 
National  reputation.  After  a thorough  investigation,  they  decided  to  pur- 
chase the  different  properties  and  organize  them  info  one  Company,  equipped 
with  modern  facilities,  so  that  the  Stone  could  be  produced  promptly  and 
shipped  in  large  quantities.  As  a basis  for  carrying  out  this  plan,  the  lands 
were  purchased,  in  the  year  1897,  the  mills  were  erected  and  the  standard 
gauge  railroad  tracks  were  built,  connecting  the  various  quarries  with  the 
main  line  of  the  Norfolk  & Western  Railway.  The  property  was  then  taken 
over  by  the  McDermott  Stone  Company,  which  was  organized  and  incorporated 
under  the  laws  of  Ohio,  March  23,  1898,  with  an  authorized  and  paid  up  capi- 
tal stock  of  $100,000.00.  The  improvements  in  methods  and  equipment  have 
continued  under  the  management  of  R.  B.  Eglin,  President;  George  A.  Dick- 
ens, Vice  President  and  John  S.  Smith,  Superintendent,  until  at  the  present 
time  this  Company  and  its  product  ranks  among  the  highest  in  the  building 
and  architectural  trade.  The  mills  are  equipped  with  a special  idea  of  quick 
and  accurate  work,  all  material  being  handled  automatically  into  and  out  of 
the  mills  and  loaded  on  the  cars  ready  for  shipment  to  the  most  distant 
points. 

The  gangs  which  do  the  sawing  are  screw  feed  and  pipe  sides  of  the 
latest  designs.  The  sand  and  water  for  cutting  the  stone  are  distributed  by  a 
sand  pump  and  conducted  to  their  proper  position  for  doing  the  work  under 
the  steel  saws  without  human  assistance.  The  property  is  also  equipped  with 
an  electric  light  plant  so  that  sawing  and  shipping  are  carried  on  constantly 
night  and  day,  throughout  the  entire  season.  The  branch  railroad  which  is 
owned  and  equipped  by  the  Company  consists  of  over  three  miles  or  standard 
gauge  railroad  track  built  of  56  pound  rails,  with  rock  ballasted  road  bed 
throughout  its  entire  length.  It  is  a perfect  sample  of  railroad  construction. 
The  motive  power  employed  is  a standard,  ten  wheel,  Brooks  locomotive,  and 
the  equipment  consists  of  numerous  flat  cars  and  side  dump  cars.  In  the 
quarries,  the  same  complete  manner  of  equipment  is  followed,  all  derricks 
are  operated  by  steam  hoisters  from  a central  power  station,  and  all  are  of 
thirty  ton  capacity,  very  heavily  guyed  to  insure  strength  and  safety.  Steam 
drills  and  channeling  machines  are  employed  in  quarrying  the  rock  from  its 
natural  formation.  A steam  shovel  is  used  in  removing  the  top  soil  which  over- 
lays the  stone.  Owing  to  the  large  amount  of  machinery  used  by  them  they 
have  now  established  a model  machine  and  blacksmith  shop  at  the  plant  for 
their  own  use,  which  is  prepared  to  do  all  classes  of  work  in  that  line.  The 
Company  employs  a very  large  force  of  men,  a majority  of  whom  have  acquir- 
ed their  own  property  and  built  homes  at  or  near  the  town  of  McDermott, 
giving  the  place  a very  active  and  thriving  appearance. 


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Since  the  quarries  have  been  operated  by  this  Company,  the  stone  is 
known  and  sold  from  Boston  to  the  Missouri  River  and  from  Canada  to  the 
Gulf  of  Mexico.  The  Company  has  salesmen  on  the  road  constantly,  visiting 
new  territory  and  increasing  the  demand  for  the  McDermott  Stone  which  has 
secured  an  enviable  reputation  and  has  become  recognized  as  a standard  mater- 
ial for  building  and  sidewalk  work.  It  is  greatly  admired  for  its  durability 
and  attractive  appearance.  Many  buildings  both  public  and  private  have  been 
built  or  trimmed  from  it,  a few  of  which  may  be  mentioned  as  follows:  The 
Court  House  at  Williamson,  West  Virginia;  The  Kentwood  Bank,  Kentwood, 
Louisiana:  St.  Mary’s  Home,  Green  Bay,  Wisconsin:  City  Hall,  Whitewater, 
Wisconsin;  Baptist  Church,  Portsmouth,  Virginia;  Insane  Asylum,  Topeka, 
Kansas;  and  many  others  of  equal  importance.  The  quarries  present  a re- 
markably interesting  appearance  to  the  visitor,  the  stone  being  formed  in 
natural  ledges,  varying  in  thickness  up  to  five  feet,  all  of  which  is  overlaid  by 
a covering  of  earth  averaging  from  ten  to  twelve  feet  in  depth.  The  heav- 
ier ledges  are  sawed  to  size,  for  steps,  caps,  sills,  etc.,  or  shipped  in  rough  di- 
mension blocks  to  destination  where  it  is  prepared  by  the  stone  cutters  for  its 
final  position  in  the  building.  The  few  thin  ledges  in  the  quarry,  known  to 
the  trade  as  Flat  Rock,  are  used  for  footing  stone  and  similar  work.  The 
flat  rock  used  for  the  footings  in  the  Neave  Building  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  upon 
which  the  weight  of  the  ten  story  walls  rest,  came  from  these  quarries.  Over 
three  hundred  cars  of  flat  rock  used  in  the  stone  retaining  walls  of 
the  Miami  Canal  when  it  was  rebuilt  through  the  city  of  Cincinnati  in  1901, 
came  from  McDermott.  The  stone  is  used  for  bridge  abutments  and  piers  at 
various  places  along  the  line  of  the  Norfolk  & Western  Railway  between  Cin- 
cinnati. Columbus  and  Norfolk,  Virginia.  It  has  also  been  used  extensively  by 
the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  & Dayton  and  the  Pennsylvania  Railroads. 

Churches. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at  McDermott  was  organized  in  1899  and 
a church  building  was  erected.  The  membership  is  25  and  the  average  at- 
tendance of  the  Sunday  School  is  40.  Rev.  W.  Phillips  is  the  pastor.  F.  C. 
Smith  is  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School.  The  trustees  are  Mrs.  C.  C. 
Hulett,  Miss  Magnolia  Smith  and  Miss  Emma  Dodds.  In  this  place  the  wo- 
men, as  elsewhere,  have  a monopoly  of  religious  affairs. 

A suspension  foot  bridge  was  constructed  across  Brush  Creek  near  the 
Arnold  school  house  for  school  purposes  in  1884  at  an  expense  of  $495.  James 
M.  Russell  was  the  contractor.  The  bridge  is  312  feet  long  and  4 feet  wide. 

The  organization  of  Bethany  Baptist  Church  dates  its  existence  from 
November  30,  1834.  Mr.  George  Heroedh  built  the  brick  church  and  donated 
it  to  the  society.  It  was  incorporated  this  year  with  127  members.  Mr. 
Heroedh  was  the  first  Clerk.  Elder  Burnett  was  the  first  regular  preacher. 
In  1898  Rev.  A.  K.  Murphy  led  a movement  to  build  a new  church.  A beauti- 
ful and  modern  structure  was  soon  completed  and  dedicated  on  the  second 
Sunday  of  May,  1900,  costing  $3,000.  The  Rev.  Willis  is  pastor. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at  Rushtown  was  organized  in  1868.  J. 
D.  Baker  was  the  fisrt  pastor.  The  organization  remained  intact  until  1895  and 
during  that  time  the  following  is  a list  of  the  pastors:  E.  V.  Bing,  Samuel 
Bateman,  C.  M.  Pryor,  C.  B.  Lewis,  Thomas  Leslie.  W.  F.  Filler,  S.  A. 
Crossley,  William  Donelson  and  H.  Burkstresser,  J.  H.  Rogers,  Thomas  Hass, 
J.  W.  Blair,  Rev.  Kling  and  W.  A.  Hunter.  The  charge  was  discontinued  in 
1895. 


Schools. 

There  were  originally  five  school  districts  in  Rush  Township  when  it 
was  created,  and  there  are  now  seven.  The  different  school  houses  are  located 
as  follows:  No.  1 is  on  Pond  Creek;  No.  2 is  on  Duck  Run  near  the  old  R.  M. 

Owen  place,  on  the  Rickey  farm;  No.  3 is  the  Upper  Pond  Creek  school;  No. 
4 is  the  Kirkendall  place;  No.  5 is  on  Brush  Creek  on  the  George  Arnold  place; 
No.  6 is  on  Upper  Duck  Run  close  to  the  Inskeep  Stone  Mill,  called  the  Han- 
nah School  House;  No.  7 was  originally  located  on  Dever’s  Run,  but  now 
stands  on  the  Doll  farm,  close  to  the  Lucasville  bridge. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Cemeteries. 

The  Heroedh  burial  ground  became  a township  cemetery  April  13,  1881. 
It  is  near  the  mouth  of  Brush  Creek  on  an  elevated  piece  of  ground.  George 
Heroedh  and  William  Russell  located  it  and  the  latter  was  to  be  the  first 
interred  therein.  Russell  and  his  son  Robert  died  September  25,  1845,  and  were 
both  interred  in  the  same  grave.  From  this  time  on  it  became  a general  bury- 
ing ground.  ^ It  contains  1.68  acres  and  was  donated  to  the  township  by  Levi 
and  Sarah  Kirkendall.  On  July  14,  1899,  Mrs.  Kirkendall  deeded  one  additional 
acre  to  this  cemetery  for  a consideration  of  $200. 

The  Hayman  or  Lucas  graveyard  is  on  Pond  Creek.  Some  of  the  burials 
are:  William  Lucas,  Jr.,  died  October  23,  1837,  aged  31  years,  7 months  and 
14  days;  Gen.  William  Lucas,  died  September  10,  1805,  in  the  32nd  year  of  his 
age;  Joseph  Lucas,  (Associate  Judge),  died  August  12,  1808,  aged  37  years; 
Hannah  Lucas,  (his  wife,)  died  April  8.  1857.  aged  82  years,  10  months  and  18 
days;  Elizabeth  Lucas,  consort  of  William  Lucas,  died  August  16,  1835,  aged 
37  years;  William  Lucas,  born  November  20,  1799,  died  March  15,  1854;  Sam- 
uel Lucas,  died  April  4,  1885,  aged  55  years,  7 months  and  24  days;  Sarah  Noel, 
consort  of  Andrew  Noel,  died  January  21,  1841,  aged  32  years,  2 days.  This 
burial  ground  is  no  longer  used. 

At  the  Brick  Church  is  another  burial  ground. 

There  are  three  burial  grounds  on  the  Wilson  farm  now  owned  by  the 
Crow  Brothers. 


UNION  TOWNSHIP. 


Organization  and  Boundary. 

Union  Township  was  one  of  the  four  original  townships  laid  out  at 
the  house  of  Judge  John  Collins  in  Alexandria  on  August  9,  1803.  It  was 
then  the  second  largest  township  in  the  county  and  included  all  that  territory 
now  belonging  to  the  following  townships;  Brush  Creek,  Rarden,  Union. 
Wayne  and  Clay,  and  portions  of  Morgan,  Nile,  Jefferson,  Valley,  Madison, 
Harrison  and  Porter,  Its  boundary  was  as  follows: — Beginning  at  the  mouth 
of  Feurt’s,  now  Carey’s  Run,  thence  up  the  Ohio  river  to  the  mouth  of  the 
Little  Scioto;  thence  up  said  river  to  old  Mr.  Monroe’s;  thence  west  to  the 
twelve  mile  tree  on  the  Big  Scioto;  thence  in  a westerly  direction  to  strike 
the  dividing  ridge  between  Brush  Creek  and  Bear  Creek;  thence  including  all 
the  water  of  Brush  Creek  to  the  county  line;  thence  south  with  said  county  line 
to  the  dividing  ridge  between  the  Ohio  river  and  Brush  Creek;  thence  with 
said  ridge  to  the  head  of  Carey’s  Run;  thence  down  the  said  Run  to  the  Ohio 
river. 

By  reference  to  the  separate  histories  of  each  of  the  above  townships, 
knowledge  can  be  had  of  the  successive  and  frequent  changes  in  its  boundary 
and  tne  curtailment  of  its  territory.  From  one  of  the  largest  it  has  shrunk  in 
size  from  the  second  rank  to  the  fifth  and  contains  at  present  29,918  acres. 
Portsmouth  was  in  Union  Township  until  1812  when  it  was  first  divided.  On 
November  6,  1814,  a part  of  Seal  Township  was  attached  to  Union.  Prior  to 
1878,  the  eastern  and  southern  boundaries  of  the  township  were  as  at  present 
and  the  northern  and  western  boundaries  were  the  east  fork  of  McCullough, 
Brush  Creek  and  Bear  Creek  and  it  contained  19.118  acres.  On  September  26, 
1898,  a portion  was  taken  from  Brush  Creek  Township  and  Union  became  as 
it  is  at  present.  Numerous  slight  changes  have  been  made  to  accommodate 
persons  along  the  border,  for  school  purposes  and  various  other  reasons.  It 
is  now  bounded  by  Rush,  Washington,  Nile  and  Brush  Creek.  Assessed  value 
of  real  estate,  $85,390,  rank  fourteenth;  personal  property,  $37,361,  rank  four- 
teenth; total,  $122,751,  rank  fifteenth. 

Officers. 

In  1809  the  trustees  were  Perry  Liston,  James  Norris  and  Peter  Noel; 
Clerk,  S.  G.  James;  1810,  Trustees,  James  Norris,  Peter  Noel  and  Benjamin 


UNION  TOWNSHIP. 


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Rankin;  Treasurer,  Benjamin  Feurt;  Clerk,  S.  G.  James;  Overseers  of  the 
Poor,  Philip  Moore  and  John  White;  Fence  Viewers,  John  R.  Turner  and 
Warren  Johnston;  Constable,  William  Howell. 

The  above  are  not  the  first  officers  but  are  the  first  that  could  be  found 
as  all  the  early  records  up  to  1873  have  been  lost  or  destroyed. 

Surface,  Drainage  and  Productions. 

The  surface  is  very  much  cut  up  by  Brush  Creek  and  its  tributaries. 
This  creek  passes  by  a winding-  course  from  west  to  east  through  the  town- 
ship and  receives  Bear  Creek  from  the  South,  near  Henley,  and  McCullough 
Creek  from  the  north.  Before  leaving  the  township,  it  makes  a tortuous  bend 
to  the  north,  then  to  the  southeast  and  then  to  the  southwest.  This  is  called 
the  “horse-shoe  bend.’’  Bear  Creek  takes  its  rise  in  the  southwest  and  flows 
northeast.  McCullough  enters  the  township  from  the  north  by  two  branches 
called  the  east  and  west  forks  and  flows  south.  These  tributaries  flow  through 
narrow  valleys  and  have  in  many  places  very  rapid  descents.  The  land  along 
them  is  of  average  productiveness  and  most  of  it  is  farmed.  The  chief  farming 
region  of  the  township  is  the  Brush  Creek  Valley  which  has  an  average  width 
of  about  a quarter  of  a mile,  passing  entirely  across  the  township.  All  this 
valley  has  been  cleared  up  and  converted  into  farms.  The  soil  is  gravelly  and 
loose  and  produces  abundantly  of  corn,  wheat,  oats,  potatoes,  hay,  tobacco, 
etc.  There  is  a region  of  good  farm  land  about  Lombardville  known  as  the 
“flats”  which  was  the  first  portion  of  the  township  settled.  This  is  a high 
region,  shut  in  by  hills  on  all  sides  and  drained  by  Pine  Creek,  a small  tribu- 
tary to  Bear  Creek.  Scattered  over  the  township  are  good  hill  farms  which 
are  well  adapted  to  fruit  raising. 

Twenty-five  years  ago  this  region  was  almost  a wilderness  of  forest,  and 
even  up  to  the  time  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  was  built  there  were  thous- 
ands of  acres  that  had  scarcely  been  touched  by  the  woodman’s  axe.  The 
same  can  be  said  of  all  the  region  watered  by  Brush  Creek,  west  of  the  Scioto. 
The  terminal  of  the  Cincinnati  and  Eastern  Railroad  was  at  Henley  in  1883; 
and  the  years  following  this  witnessed  the  conversion  of  the  forests  into  lum- 
ber of  all  descriptions  and  its  shipment  to  foreign  parts.  There  yet  remain 
a few  tracts  of  good  timber  in  different  parts  of  the  township,  the  largest  of 
which  is  known  as  tne  “Peebles  Tract,”  and  lies  in  the  southwest  corner  at 
the  head  waters  of  Bear  Creek. 

The  great  industry  for  the  future  in  this  region,  which  is  now  but  in 
its  infancy,  is  the  stone  business.  The  whole  township  is  underlaid  with  fine 
sandstone  suitable  for  building  purposes,  and  only  lies  waiting  the  advent  of 
capitalists  to  open  up  the  numerous  quarry  sites,  many  of  which  are  conven- 
ient to  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Railroad.  For  many  years  this  stone  has 
been  used  for  local  building  purposes  but  not  until  1890  was  any  extended  ef- 
fort made  to  open  up  a large  quarry.  This  year  the  Henley  Stone  Company 
was  organized.  It  was  composed  of  the  following:  John  Peebles,  Robert  Pee- 
bles, Richard  Peebles,  President;  T.  N.  Martin,  Secretary  and  Charles  Mc- 
Donough. The  quarry  was  opened  the  same  year  and  continued  in  operation 
until  1898,  when  the  company  suspended  work  on  account  of  the  failing 
health  of  Richard  Peebles,  its  manager. 

The  Wellmann  Stone  Company, 

composed  of  A.  J.  Wellmann,  President  and  Manager;  E.  M.  Wellmann,  Secre- 
tary and  Treasurer;  Henry  Wellmann,  Edward  Grieve  and  John  Baron,  was  or- 
ganized and  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  Ohio  in  February,  1901,  with  a capi- 
tal stock  of  $25,000.  This  company  immediately  purchased  stone  land  and  open- 
ed up  two  quarries  northeast  of  Henley,  about  a quarter  of  a mile.  Though  just 
beginning,  it  is  working  twenty  ledges,  ranging  from  one  to  six  feet  in  thick- 
ness, and  is  shipping  very  rapidly.  Its  channelers,  drills,  etc.,  are  manufactur- 
ed by  the  Ingersoll-Sargeant  Company,  and  all  the  latest  and  up-to-date  meth- 
ods are  used  in  quarring.  It  has  for  hoisting  purposes,  large  steam  derricks, 
controlled  wholly  by  the  engineer.  This  point  promises  to  have  one  of  the 
largest  stone  industries  in  the  county. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Henley 

is  located  near  the  junction  of  Bear  Creek  with  Brush  Creek,, and  is  on  the  line 
of  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Ry.  Since  the  construction  of  the  railroad  it 
has  been  the  shipping  point  for  lumber  and  timber  products  of  all  kinds. 

The  first  store  was  conducted  by  J.  W.  O’Brien  in  1882.  The  same  year 
Peebles,  Terry  & Co.,  came  and  opened  up  a general  store,  and  dealt  jn 
lumber.  Deitrich  & Co.  came  at  the  same  time,  and  had  a general  merchan- 
dise store.  The  post  office  was  established  in  1883,  and  J.  W.  O’Brien  is  post- 
master. 


Lombardville. 

The  first  settler  in  this  vicinity  was  Benjamin  Feurt,  who  built  a still  at 
a place  called  Stony  Hill,  and  the  country  around  was  called  “Feurt’s  Flats.” 
This  was  about  1802.  William  Drake  entered  this  land.  Among  the  first 
settlers  here  were  John  McConnell  and  William  Jewett.  The  place  received  its 
present  name  from  Francis  Lombard,  who  located  there  about  1862.  The 
post-office  was  established  in  1868.  Julius  Johnly  built  a cooper  shop  about 
1870  and  ran  it  for  sixteen  years.  The  place  was  settled  along  in  the  sixties 
by  French  and  Swiss  people.  Julius  Johnly  is  the  present  postmaster. 

Other  postoffices  in  the  township  are  Crabtree,  Comstock,  Free- 
stone and  Arion.  Glen  Hunt,  McCullough  and  Arion  are  camping  sites. 

Churches. 

As  late  as  1883  there  were  no  churches  or  church  organizations  in  the 
township,  and  the  only  meetings  were  held  at  residences  mostly  by  local 
preachers.  At  present  there  are  five  churches  in  the  township  and  several  oth- 
er organizations  have  risen  and  declined  in  that  time. 

St.  Patrick’s  Roman  Catholic  Church  was  built  in  1902  at  a cost  of  $800. 
It  is  situated  on  the  west  fork  of  McCullough  and  is  about  four  miles  from 
Henley.  There  was  a former  church  erected  in  1876  on  the  same  site.  This 
church  has  110  communicants  and  services  are  held  three  Sundays  each  month 
and  Sunday  School  each  Sunday.  Rev.  Joseph  Mertian  is  the  Priest. 

Holy  Trinity  Roman  Catholic  Church  was  built  in  1854.  Ferrole  Levrey 
donated  an  acre  of  land  for  the  location  of  the  church  and  other  members  do- 
nated money.  The  house  is  a frame  to  which  has  been  added  two  additions. 
Its  value  is  about  $700.00.  For  twenty  years  it  had  no  regular  minister.  It 
is  visited  by  a priest  from  Portsmouth,  once  a month  during  the  summer  sea- 
son, and  sometimes  by  priests  travelling.  The  incumbent  priest  is  Father 
Joseph  Mertian,  who  resides  at  McCullough.  The  membership  now  is  about 
twenty-four  families,  about  one-half  what  it  was  twenty  years  ago,  the  others 
having  moved  to  the  City,  or  gone  West,  principally  to  Illinois.  The  Sunday 
School  is  under  the  supervision  of  the  church  directors,  who  appoint  a teacher 
to  teach  the  children.  The  trustees  are  Eugene  Cattee,  Julius  Simon  and  T.  J. 
Vernier. 

Singer  Chapel,  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  built  by  Rev.  A.  D. 
Singer  in  1889  at  a cost  of  $450.  The  church  is  about  three-fourths  of  a mile 
from  Crabtree.  The  organization  was  effected  in  1884.  Rev.  Singer  was  the 
first  and  last  pastor.  The  membership  was  at  one  time  thirty  members. 

Lombardville  Methodist  Episcopal  Church — The  building  now  used  by 
this  organization  was  built  by  the  Brothers  of  Liberty,  and  was  later  used  by 
the  Farmer’s  Alliance  and  G.  A.  R.  It  was  bought  for  church  purposes  in 
1899.  The  first  trustees  were  John  Oney,  David  M.  Jetvett  and  A.  J.  Cooper. 
A.  D.  Singer  is  pastor  and  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School.  The  mem- 
bership numbers  43  and  the  average  attendance  of  Sunday  School  is  about  30. 

The  Baptist  (Jhurch  on  Pond  Creek,  organized  about  1880  under  the 
leadership  of  visiting  ministers,  built  a church  on  the  farm  of  John  C.  Swords 
in  1891.  The  minister  at  that  time  and  for  about  five  years  was  Rev.  Hack- 
worth.  The  building  is  a box  frame  in  a fine  location,  put  up  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  congregation,  some  furnishing  lumber  and  money  and  others  do- 
ing the  work.  It  cost  six  hundred  dollars.  The  present  minister  is  Rev.  A.  J. 
Holly. 


VALLEY  TOWNSHIP. 


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Schools. 

There  are  seven  school  districts  in  the  township  all  with  good  school 
houses.  The  term  of  school  averages  about  six  months  in  each  year  and  a uni- 
form salary  of  $35  per  month  is  paid  its  teachers.  The  districts  are  No.  1, 
Pleasant  Hill;  No.  2,  Arion;  No.  3,  Lombardville;  No.  4,  Pond  Creek;  No.  5, 
Henley,  having  the  finest  building  in  the  township,  costing  about  $1,000.  No. 
6,  Comstock;  No.  7,  Laurel  Point. 

Cemeteries. 

The  only  township  cemetery  is  about  one  mile  north  of  Lombardville  on 
the  Thomas  Garvin  larm  and  was  given  to  the  township  by  Mary  Garvin.  It 
is  probably  the  oldest  burial  ground  in  the  township  and  has  interred  in  it 
some  of  the  earliest  settlers,  most  of  whom  have  only  rough  slabs  to  mark 
their  graves. 

The  Thornton  cemetery  is  on  Bear  Creek,  one  mile  southeast  of  Henley. 

Other  cemeteries  are  the  Sword,  Mershon  and  the  Catholic  Cemetery  on 
Pond  Creek.  Most  of  the  earliest  burials  on  Pond  Creek  have  no  headstones 
and  are  forgotten  or  unknown  by  those  living  there  now. 

In  the  Mershon  cemetery  are  interred  Henry  Mershon,  one  of  the  pion- 
eers of  Pond  Creek,  his  son,  Samuel,  a soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  and  Robert 
Morehouse,  an  Englishman  and  a soldier  of  the  Civil  War. 

The  Holy  Trinity  cemetery  is  near  the  church  of  that  name. 


VALLEY  TOWNSHIP. 


Organization  and  Boundary. 

It  was  formed  June  4,  1860,  from  Jefferson  Township  and  was  so  named  on 
account  of  its  location.  Its  territory  was  originally  a part  of  Seal  Township. 
In  1815,  Seal  disappeared  from  the  map  of  Scioto  County.  On  June  4,  1860, 
a petition  was  presented  to  the  Commissioners  favoring  a separate  Township 
to  be  called  "Valley.”  The  question  had  been  voted  on  in  the  Spring  election 
and  the  ticket  favoring  separation  had  carried,  therefore  on  presentation  of 
the  petition  by  A.  F.  Miller,  the  following  action  was  taken; 

“It  is  now  ordered.  That  a new  Township  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby 
laid  off  and  designated  from  the  territory  of  the  said  Jefferson  Township  as 
prayed  for  in  said  application.  And  it  is  further  ordered.  That  the  said  new 
Township  be  known  by  the  name  of  and  called  “Valley.”  And  it  is  further 
ordered,  That  the  boundaries  of  the  said  new  Township  be  recorded  in  the 
book  kept  for  that  purpose.  And  it  is  also  further  ordered.  That  an  election 
be  held  at  the  tavern  of  John  McCown,  in  the  town  of  Lucasville,  in  said  Town- 
ship, on  Saturday,  June  16,  1860,  for  the  election  of  Township  officers  for  the 
said  Township  of  Valley.” 

The  boundaries  were:  Beginning  at  the  Scioto  river  where  the  County 
line  between  Scioto  and  Pike  Counties  strikes  the  said  river;  thence  east  on 
said  County  line  between  said  two  Counties  to  the  section  line  between  sec- 
tions 3 and  4 in  Township  3 in  said  Scioto  County;  thence  south  on  said  line 
between  sections  3 and  4 and  between  sections  15  and  16  to  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  section  16;  thence  west  on  the  south  line  of  said  section  16,  to  the 
splitting  corner  on  the  south  line  of  said  section  16;  thence  south  on  the 
north  and  south  splitting  line  of  sections  21,  28  and  33,  in  said  township  3 and 
of  sections  4 and  9,  in  said  township  2 to  the  south  line  of  said  section  9; 
thence  west  with  the  south  line  of  said  sections  9,  8 and  7 to  the  Scioto  river; 
thence  north  running  with  the  meanders  of  the  Scioto  river  to  the  place  of 
beginning. 


Topography. 

Lying  as  it  does  almost  entirely  in  the  Scioto  Valley,  it  is  without  doubt 
the  best  of  all  the  townships  for  agriculture.  There  are  no  large  streams 


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except  the  Scioto  which  hounds  it  on  the  west.  Millar’s  Run  crosses  it  from 
northeast  to  southwest  near  the  center.  Marsh's  Run  and  Davis’s  Run  crosses 
the  township  near  the  southern  end.  The  eastern  border  is  rough  and  some 
of  the  hillsides  are  too  steep  for  cultivation,  hut  the  proportion  of  rough  lands 
is  smaller  than  in  any  other  township  in  the  county.  The  Scioto  Valley  con- 
tains the  best  corn  land  in  the  county,  and  seven-eights  of  Valley  Township 
is  of  this  quality  of  land. 

The  value  of  the  Township  real  estate  is  $283,550;  personal  property, 
$175,601,  and  the  total  valuation  is  $459,151.  Among  the  Townships  it  ranks 
eleventh  in  population;  fourth  in  value  of  real  estate;  fifth  in  personal  prop- 
erty; and  fourth  in  total  value  of  both.  It  is  thirteenth  in  size  and  has  an 
area  of  15,560  acres. 

Early  Settlers. 

Hezekiah  Merritt  was  the  first  settler  in  Valley  Township.  He  raised  a 
crop  of  corn  in  the  summer  of  1796.  He  was  the  first  Justice  of  the  Peace,  in 
Valley,  (then  a part  of  Seal),  Township  in  1804.  Jacob  Groniger  came  in  1798. 
Some  others  who  followed  in  the  next  five  years  were:  James  O.  and  Isaac  N. 

Johnson,  William  Marsh,  A.  P.  Millar,  Mark  Snyder,  Henry  Spangler.  Some 
other  old  settlers  were:  Leonard  Groniger,  James  D.  Thomas,  Joseph  Brant, 

Sr.,  Jonh  L.  Jones,  David  Jones,  Captain  John  Lucas,  Charles  T.  Mastin,  Reason 
Rouse,  Benjamin  Thomas,  Jacob  Thomas,  Joseph  Corns,  Abraham  Miller, 
Doctor  Finley,  Adron  Lucas,  Robert  Buckles,  Henry  Jeffords,  Dennis  Hill  (col- 
ored) and  John  Lancaster. 


Lucasville. 

In  the  first  few  years  after  its  beginning,  Lucasville  promised  to  be  a 
large  town,  thence  the  population  dwindled  until  it  was  predicted  that  the 
place  would  be  abandoned.  This  was  at  the  time  when  the  inhabitants  were 
disappointed  and  disgusted  at  the  canal  being  built  on  the  west  side  of  the 
river.  Lucasville  is  now  one  of  the  best  business  locations  in  the  County. 
Great  quantities  of  lumber  and  cross  ties  are  shipped  from  it,  while  the  ex- 
cellent farming  country  around  furnishes  a good  healthy  trade  for  the  mer- 
chants. l.ucasville  has  an  elevator  owned  by  H.  S.  Grimes  of  Portsmouth, 
a steam  flour  mill  and  four  general  stores:  Joseph  Brant’s,  C.  ,1.  Moulton’s, 
Martindale  & Edmunds’  and  P.  T.  McClelland’s.  Mr.  Brant  has  a stock  of 
drugs  besides  his  general  stock  and  Mr.  McClelland  keeps  the  Post  Office. 
There  are  two  livery  stables.  W.  J.  Thomas  keeps  a hotel.  It  has  two  black- 
smiths. and  two  wagon  makers,  and  one  undertaker.  The  physicians  are  J.  B. 
and  C.  M.  Warwick  and  M.  J.  Beard.  Lucasville  was  platted  in  June,  1819,  by 
Colonel  John  Lucas  from  whom  it  received  its  name.  The  plat  was  recorded 
August  7,  1819.  There  were  several  houses  and  some  business  was  done  here 
before  the  town  was  platted.  Colonel  John  Lucas  lived  here  until  his  death, 
of  a surfeit  of  green  corn,  July  31,  1825.  The  original  plat  contained  74  lots 
and  32  out  lots,  in  all  88  acres.  The  James  D.  Thomas  Addition  made  in  1880, 
contains  10  lots  or  2 87-100  acres.  The  Charles  W.  Thomas  Addition  made  In 
1898,  contains  11  lots  or  3 1-10  acres. 

The  first  officers  of  Valley  Township  were:  Treasurer,  W.  A.  Marsh; 
Clerk,  Leonard  Groniger;  Justices  of  the  Peace,  John  Wallace  and  A.  F.  Millar; 
Trustees,  Clark  Galligher,  Mark  Snyder;  Constables,  A.  C.  Turner  and  John 
Stewart.  The  first  Board  of  Education  was:  Leonard  Groniger,  A.  F.  Millar, 
Mark  Snyder,  and  James  D.  Thomas.  The  present  officers  are:  Treasurer, 
Charles  Martindale;  Clerk,  W.  J.  Thomas;  Justices  of  the  Peace,  Adonijah 
Crain  and  Adam  Turner;  Trustees,  Joseph  Rockwell,  James  Appel,  J.  Bern- 
tholdt;  Constables,  James  Crain  and  Charles  Schoonover. 

Churches. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Lucasville  was  organized  in  October. 
1849,  by  Rev.  Sheldon  Parker  and  Rev.  L.  A.  Atkinson,  and  a brick  church 
built  the  same  year.  The  lot  on  which  the  church  was  built  was  the  gift  of 
Doctor  D.  A.  Belknap.  His  wife  started  the  subscription  for  the  building  and 
secured  most  of  the  funds.  The  original  Trustees  were:  William  Marsh.  James 
O.  Johnson,  and  William  Miller.  The  first  Sunday  School  was  organized  in 


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Lucasville  in  1850.  Mrs.  Mary  Moulton  secured  the  money  for  the  library,  and 
was  the  first  Sunday  School  Superintendent.  The  present  trustees  of  the 
Methodist  Church  are:  J.  C.  McKinley,  J.  W.  Rockwell,  J.  H.  Finney,  J.  B. 
Warwick,  C.  J.  Moulton  and  J.  H.  Brant.  The  membership  is  about  50.  The 
pastor  is  Rev.  John  W.  Morgan. 

Schools. 

Valley  Township  schools  are  among  the  best  in  the  County.  It  pays  fair 
wages  to  its  teachers  and  has  from  8 to  10  months  school.  The  Lucasville 
school  is  a sub-district  but  arrangements  are  made  by  which  the  principal  re- 
ceives better  wages  than  the  other  teachers  of  the  Township.  Pupils  from 
districts  near  attend  the  Lucasville  school  after  finishing  the  shorter  terms 
elsewhere,  and  the  class  is  quite  large  for  two  or  three  months  in  the  spring, 
in  1860,  there  were  four  organized  school  districts.  In  1878,  another  was  added. 
The  schools  are  as  follows:  Sub-district  No.  1,  Johnson  School;  sub-district 
No.  2,  Lucasville:  sub-district  No.  3,  Cockrell  School;  sub-district  No.  4,  Marsh 
School;  sub-district.  No.  5,  Millar’s  Run  School.  The  principal,  C.  D.  Walden, 
receives  $82.50  per  month,  the  other  male  teachers  receives  $40.00  and  the  fe- 
males $35.00  per  month.  The  average  attendance  is  30  pupils  for  each  school. 
The  school  property  is  worth  about  $4,000. 

Lodges. 

Lucasville  Lodge,  No.  465,  F.  and  A.  M.  was  organized  October  16,  1872. 
The  charter  members  were: Leonard  Groniger,  A.  L.  Groniger,  Isaac  Fullerton, 
W.  M.  Thomas,  Charles  E.  Wolf,  J.  Johnson,  J.  W.  Wakefield,  Jacob  Fisher, 
John  B.  Warwick,  M.  J.  Noel  and  Nathan  James.  The  first  officers  were: 
Thomas  J.  Pursell.  W.  M.;  A.  L.  Groniger,  S.  W.;  J.  W.  Wakefield,  J.  W.;  W. 
M.  Thomas,  Secretary  and  John  B.  Warwick,  Treasurer.  The  first  meetings  of 
the  lodge  were  held  in  a room  over  W.  J.  Thomas’s  store.  In  1883,  a two  story 
hall  was  erected.  The  lower  story  is  owned  and  used  by  Valley  Township  as 
a townhouse.  The  upper  story  was  fitted  up  for  a lodge  room  at  a cost  of 
$2,700.  The  membership  is  about  80.  The  officers  :R.  J.  Smith,  W.  M. ; Charles 
Wolf,  S.  W. ; Milton  Martin,  J.  W. ; G.  L.  Bricker,  Secretary;  Joseph  Rockwell, 
Treasurer;  C.  M.  Warwick,  S.  D.;  Jesse  Pyles,  J.  D. ; Tyler,  L.  J.  Wood. 

Reminiscences. 

Charles  F.  Mastin  kept  a store  in  Lucasville  in  1813.  Peter  Logan  had  a 
blacksmith  shop  in  Lucasville  in  1815.  In  1813,  Dennis  Hill  had  a large  tan- 
yard  in  Lucasville.  Colonel  John  Lucas  kept  tavern  in  Lucasville  from  1819 
to  1825.  In  1824,  Reason  Rouse  kept  tavern  and  sold  liquor  in  Lucasville. 
Abraham  Miller  & Son,  in  1824,  started  a large  general  store  which  was  for  a 
time  the  best  in  the  County.  In  1825-6  Joseph  Corns  kept  a store  and  sold  li- 
quor. From  1820  to  1826  Henry  Jeffords  conducted  the  stage  line  and  kept 
tavern  at  Scioto  Inn  near  Lucasville.  In  1824,  David  Jones  kept  tavern  in 
Lucasville.  He  also  had  a collection  of  fast  horses,  and  a race  track  was  built 
and  regular  races  were  had  for  several  years.  John  Lancaster,  in  1829,  ran  a 
carding  machine  in  Lucasville. 

John  Dever  from  the  west  side,  in  1824,  rode  to  Lucasville  and  spent 
the  day  at  the  tavern.  During  the  day  the  Scioto  river  rose  rapidly.  Mem- 
bers of  his  family  went  to  the  ford  in  the  evening  and  waited  for  him  to  come. 
When  he  arrived  they  warned  him  not  to  venture.  He  said  that  his  horse 
could  jump  Big  Scioto  any  time,  and  he  plunged  into  the  water  when  he  and 
the  horse  disappeared.  The  horse  rose  to  the  surface  and  swam  out,  when 
Dever’s  dead  body  was  seen  hanging  by  one  foot  to  the  stirrup  of  the  saddle 
on  his  horse. 

In  1821,  a man  by  the  name  of  Robert  Buckles  got  into  a dispute  with 
Doctor  Finley  at  Rouse’s  Tavern.  Buckles  had  been  drinking  and  Finley  be- 
ing quick  tempered  struck  him  with  a chair  and  followed  up  the  blows  after 
he  had  fallen,  until  his  head  was  crushed  to  jelly.  Finley  was  charged  with 
murder,  arrested  and  bound  over  to  appear  at  the  next  term  of  court  to  answer 
the  charge.  J.  O.  Johnson  and  others  were  bondsmen  for  him.  When  released 
on  bail  he  went  to  Texas,  leaving  his  bondsmen  to  settle  the  score. 


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Before  1824,  Abraham  Miller  and  John  Miller  were  engaged  rather  exten- 
sively in  the  distilling  business  near  Lucasville. 

In  1842,  Mrs.  Thomas,  mother  of  James  L.,  John  and  Jacob  Thomas, 
was  burned  to  death  at  her  home  below  Lucasville.  When  the  fire  was  dis- 
covered, all  the  family  left  the  building.  Mrs.  Thomas,  thinking  of  some  mon- 
ey which  was  kept  upstairs,  returned  intending  to  save  it.  The  fire  cut  off  her 
retreat  by  destroying  the  stairway  and  it  was  impossible  to  rescue  her.  Near 
ner  charred  remains  in  the  wreck  of  the  building,  was  found  a mass  of  melted 
silver  weighing  28  pounds.  A monument  marks  the  spot  where  she  met  her 
death.  It  stands  near  the  railroad  and  to  the  right  of  the  pike  going  north  to 
Lucasville. 

Lucasville  Cemetery. 

A few  of  the  inscriptions  taken  from  the  gravestones  are  as  follows:  “In 
memory  of  Colonel  John  Lucas,  who  died  1825,  aged  38  years.”  Was  Colonel 
in  the  war  of  1812.  “In  memory  of  Captain  William  Lucas,  who  departed  this 
life,  July  A.  D.  1814,  in  the  72d  year  of  his  age.”  (A  Revolutionary  Soldier.) 
“Susannah  Lucas,  wife  of  William  Lucas,  who  departed  this  life  May  A.  D. 
1809,  aged  G4  years.”  “Rachel  Kendall,  wife  of  General  William  Kendall,  de- 
parted this  life  in  1820.” 

A Remarkable  Tree. 

On  the  south  bank  of  Millar’s  Run  and  immediately  on  the  east  side 
of  the  Norfolk  & Western  Railroad  track,  at  the  point  where  it  crosses  this 
Run,  there  stood  at  the  incoming  of  the  nineteenth  century,  a sycamore  of 
probably  two  centuries  growth.  One  might  probably  have  searched  in  vain 
for  another  of  such  immense  proportions  east  of  the  Sierras  and  the  Cascades, 
“the  land  of  the  monster  sequoia.”  When  first  discovered  by  white  men,  this 
tree  was  in  a state  of  decay,  with  an  immense  cavity  in  the  trunk  extending 
from  the  root  up  into  the  diverging  forks.  It  measured  at  the  base  twenty- 
one  feet  in  diameter  and  sixty  feet  in  circumference,  and  tapered  abruptly  up- 
ward. At  a point  five  feet  from  the  ground  it  measured  forty-two  feet  in  cir- 
cumference. The  opening  of  the  cavity  at  the  base  was  ten  feet  wide,  at  the 
height  of  five  feet  it  was  seven  feet  wide,  and  the  top  of  the  opening  was  nine 
and  one-half  feet  above  the  ground.  The  fork  was  about  eight  feet  from  the 
ground.  This  enormous  tree  stood  on  the  farm  originally  owned  by  Abraham 
Miller,  later  by  Thomas  Dugan,  and  at  a point  about  two  hundred  yards  above 
what  is  known  as  Dugan’s  Grove.  It  was  a natural  curiosity  often  visited  by 
travellers  and  was  the  wonder  and  admiration  of  all  the  surrounding  country. 
Many  visitors  inclined  to  literary  diversion  wrote  accounts  and  descriptions 
of  it  for  publication.  One  of  these  articles  published  in  an  old  Cincinnati  Al- 
manac in  1810  tells  of  a party  of  fourteen  on  horseback  making  a visit  to  this 
prodigy  of  nature  and  testing  the  capacity  of  its  cavernous  trunk,  by  all  at- 
tempting to  ride  within.  One  after  another  rode  in  until  it  came  the  turn  of 
the  last  of  the  fourteen.  .It  was  said  that  he  could  have  found  room,  but  his 
horse,  being  a little  capricious,  could  not  be  induced  to  enter.  This  took 
place  June  5,  1808.  Those  who  composed  the  company  were:  E.  W.  Hall  and 
wife,  William  Trimmer  and  wife,  William  Headley,  Elizabeth  Miller,  John 
Hayes  and  wife  and  Cornelius  Millar.  James  Lane  remained  outside  the  tree 
with  his  skittish  horse.  The  rest  of  the  party  were  children  who  came  with 
their  parents.  This  tree  stood  until  the  farm  fell  into  Thomas  Dugan’s  hands. 
One  of  the  large  forks  was  broken  off  at  the  time  of  the  incident  related  above. 
Dugan  had  it  chopped  down  and  a few  years  afterwards  had  the  stump  re- 
moved. 


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is  in  the  southeastern  part  of  the  County.  It  was  organized  in  1818,  from  land 
which  had  formerly  been  Upper  Township.  It  is  bounded  on  the  north  by 
Bloom  Township,  on  the  east  by  Bloom  Township  and  Lawrence  County,  on 
the  south  by  Lawrence  County  and  Green  Township,  and  on  the  west  by  Green 


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and  Porter  Townships.  The  first  settlements  were  in  Pine  Creek  Valley. 
Some  of  the  first  settlers  were  Shadraek  Chaffin,  David  Salladay,  Reuben 
Chaffin,  Nathan  Searl,  Reuben  Smith,  Lemuel  Cadot,  Claudius  Cadot,  Timothy 
S.  Hayward,  Richard  Malone,  Edward  Barklow,  Francis  Duteil,  James  Thomp- 
son and  Lawrence  DeLouder. 


Offi  cers. 

The  first  Township  officers  were:  Clerk,  Reuben  Smith;  Treasurer.  Moses 
Hayward;  Justice  of  the  Peace,  James  Thompson;  Trustees,  Edward  Barklow, 
Reuben  Smith  and  James  Thompson;  Supervisors,  Richard  Malone,  William 
Munyon  and  Richard  Sheldon;  Constables,  William  Smith  and  Lawrence  De- 
Louder; Overseer  of  the  Poor  and  Fence  Viewer,  Richard  Sheldon  and  Robert 
Thompson;  Lister,  William  Smith. 

Surface,  Drainage,  Etc. 

The  Township  has  considerable  mineral  wealth,  but  it  is  undeveloped. 
More  than  two-thirds  of  the  land  is  tillable  although  the  greater  part  of  the 
township  is  hilly.  Pine  Creek  enters  the  township  from  Bloom  and  runs 
nearly  south  across  it  east  of  the  center.  In  the  valley  are  found  some  fine 
farm  lands,  equal  to  any  in  the  County.  There  are  also  some  good  farms  in 
Lick  Run  and  Turkey  Foot  Valleys. 

Area,  Valuation  and  Rank. 

The  area  of  the  township  is  22,026  acres.  The  value  of  real  estate  is  $114, 
930,  the  value  of  personal  property  is  $43,015,  and  the  total  valuation  is  $157,- 
945.  It  ranks  eighth  in  area,  fourteenth  in  population,  eleventh  in  real  es- 
tate, thirteenth  in  personal  property  and  twelfth  in  total  value  of  both. 

Schools. 

Amazah  Welcher  taught  the  first  school  in  Vernon  Township  in  a log 
school  house  near  Chaffin’s  Mill  before  1817.  The  school  house  had  slab  seats, 
puncheon  floors  and  greased  paper  windows.  Vernon  Township  has  at  pres- 
ent six  schools  with  an  average  attendance  of  forty  pupils,  and  the  term  of 

school  is  six  months,  and  the  salary  of  the  teachers  is  $35  per  month.  The 
schools  are  as  follows; — District  No.  1,  Chaffin’s  School;  District  No.  2,  Vernon 
School;  District  No.  3,  Clinton  Furnace  School;  District  No.  4.  Empire  Furnace 

School,  District  No.  5,  6 and  7 are  abandoned;  District  No.  8,  Kettle’s  School; 

District  No.  9,  Upper  Lick  Run  School. 

Churches. 

Rufus  Chaney  preached  at  Vernon  in  December,  1818.  Eli  Chesley  also 
preached  there  the  same  winter.  Cadot  Church,  (the  old  Howard  Furnace  M.  E. 
Ghurch)  was  orgainzed  by  Henry  Berkstresser  in  1880.  It  has  a membership 
of  about  twenty-five.  The  pastor  is  Rev,  H.  K.  Wishon. 

The  Chaffin’s  Mills  Free  Will  Baptist  Church  (Antioch  Chapel)  was  or- 
ganized in  1875  by  Revs.  Searl,  Chabot  and  Swain.  It  has  a membership  of 
about  seventy-five.  Rev.  John  Sheppard  is  the  pastor. 

The  Union  Free  Will  Baptist  Church  was  organized  September  19.  1857, 
by  Revs.  David  Topping  and  Jordan  Nye.  It  has  a membership  of  about  fifty. 
The  pastor  is  Rev.  John  Sheppard. 

The  Vernon  Regular  Baptist  Church  was  organized  in  1841  by  Rev.  John 
Kelley  and  J.  Bennett.  It  has  a membership  of  about  twenty-five.  Rev.  Wil- 
son is  the  pastor. 

The  Mt.  Hope  Free  Will  Baptist  Church  was  organizeed  in  1864,  by 
Revs.  Jordan  Nye  and  Isaac  Fullerton.  It  has  a membership  of  about  100. 
Rev.  Isaiah  Smith  is  the  pastor. 

St.  John  the  Baptist  Church.  The  Catholic  people,  who  lived  at  Harri- 
son, Scioto  and  Bloom  Furnace,  with  Rev.  Father  Karge  of  Portsmouth  as 
pastor,  in  1861,  built  a frame  church  costing  $800.00.  It  was  located  on  Tick 
Ridge  on  the  farm  of  Mr.  Philip  Dill.  Ten  years  after,  a parsonage  was  built 
beside  the  church.  The  members  of  the  building  committee  were  Xavier 
Shepherd,  Benedict  Seidel,  Lawrence  Karl  and  Josph  Spitznagel.  This  Church 


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which  is  called  that  of  St  John  the  Baptist,  Lilly,  P.  O..  had  a resident  pastor 
a few  years.  It  has  been  and  is  now  attended  by  the  priest  from  Wheelers- 
burg. 


Mills  and  Furnaces. 

John  Shope  built  the  first,  mill  in  1816,  which  remains  standing  to  the 
present  time.  It  was  owned  by  Henry  Summer  in  1819,  by  Thomas  Burke  in 
1820,  by  Timothy  S.  Hayward  in  1823  and  Reuben  Chaffin  in  1830  and  remain- 
ed in  his  possession  for  thirty-three  years,  hence  its  name.  It  passed  to  Dear- 
born Emory,  Willis  Newland,  Aaron  Hollenshed,  Jacob  Newland,  J.  C.  Cadot, 
and  is  now  owned  by  the  widow  of  Dearborn  Emery. 

The  old  Clinton  Furnace  Company  started  the  first  store  in  1832.  There 
are  no  public  works  or  factories  in  the  township. 

Cemeteries. 

The  Turkey  Foot  Township  Cemetery  is  well  cared  for.  The  first  inter- 
ment here  was  Mrs.  Lucinda  Perry,  died  April  27,  1840,  aged  35  years,  7 
months. 

The  Cadot  private  Cemetery  lies  west  of  the  Cadot  homestead,  while 
south  of  it  are  five  cemeteries,  (Clinton,  Patton,  Mt.  Hope,  Duteil  and  Cable.) 
The  Newland  Cemetery  also  lies  near  the  Cadot  farm.  This  farm  alone  has 
four  cemeteries. 

Mt.  Hope  Cemetery  contains  about  one  acre.  It  is  public,  but  not  a 
township  cemetery. 

Duteil  Cemetery  contains  one  acre  and  is  about  one-half  mile  from  Mt. 
Hope  Church. 

Patton  Cemetery  contains  aboue  one  acre,  and  is  in  sight  of  Duteil  and 
Cable  cemeteries. 

Cadot  Cemetery.  Some  of  the  burials  are:  Cinthian,  wife  of  Claudius 
Cadot,  died  May  21,  1841,  aged  25  years;  Nancy,  died  August  25,  1827,  aged  5 
years;  Nancy  B.  wife  of  Claudius  Cadot,  died  June  9,  1835,  aged  36  years;  Juliet 
Cadot,  daughter  of  Claudius  Cadot  and  Nancy  Cadot,  died  November  6,  1858; 
Sophronia  Cadot,  died  August  26,  1827 ; Claudius  Cadot  a soldier  of  1812,  died 
May  16,  1875,  aged  82  years,  4 months. 

Newland  or  Hayward  Cemetery  is  abandoned,  but  many  graves  are  to  be 
seen  and  some  of  the  stones  are  standing.  Several  old  pioneers  are  buried  here. 
The  only  records  are:  Moses  Hayward,  died  Nov.  30,  1838,  aged  39  years,  1 mo; 
Moses  Hayward,  senior,  died  October  2,  1862,  aged  94  years,  4 days;  Moses  Hay- 
ward. died  1840,  aged  1 year,  5 months;  Lucy  Hayward,  died  November  21,  1835; 
Hannah,  wife  of  Moses  Hayward,  died  August  2,  1834,  aged  63  years,  3 months, 
3 days;  Horace,  son  of  Moses  Hayward,  died  October  6,  1882,  aged  15  years  2 
months;  Orange  Hayward  died  October  1,  1822;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Philip  S. 
Hayward,  died  January  21,  1827,  aged  20  years,  1 month. 


WASHINGTON  TOWNSHIP. 


Organization  and  Boundary. 

Though  not  organized  until  1814,  Wellington  was  one  of  the  first  town- 
ships settled.  Alexandria  was  one  of  the  first  three  settlements  in  the  county 
and  among  the  first  along  the  Ohio.  There  is  only  a few  months  between  the 
settlements  at  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto,  the  French  Grant  settlement 
and  this  one. 

A petition  for  a new  township  to  be  formed  from  parts  of  Nile  and 
Union  came  before  the  Commissioners  in  August,  1814.  The  petition  was 
granted  and  it  was  ordered  that  the  new  township  be  bounded  as  follows; 
“Beginning  at  the  mouth  of  Turkey  Creek;  thence  up  the  Ohio  river  with  the 
meanderings  thereof  to  the  mouth  ot  the  Scioto  River;  thence  up  the  Scioto  riv- 
er to  the  mouth  of  Pond  Creek;  thence  a westerly  course  with  Thomas  Wil- 


E.  E.  WHITE,  LL.  D. 
[Page  498.] 


HON.  RODNEY  M.  STIMSON. 
[Page  1298.] 


MARTYN  TAYLOR.  M.  D. 
[Page  1158.] 


MICHAEL  STANTON. 
[Page  1146.] 


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coxon’s  line  to  the  dividing  line  between  Pond  Creek  and  Carey’s  Run  and  fol- 
lowing said  ridge  to  the  head  of  Stony  Creek;  thence  down  said  creek  to  Tur- 
key Creek;  thence  down  Turkey  Creek  to  the  Ohio  river;  and  it  is  further 
ordered  that  said  township  be  called  Washington.” 

When  the  Ohio  canal  was  constructed  it  was  found  necessary  to  change 
the  mouth  of  the  Scioto  up  the  river  about  a mile.  This  alteration  threw  a 
part  of  Wayne  Township  on  the  west  side  of  the  Scioto  and  there  being  no 
bridge  between  the  two  parts,  the  land  owners  so  cut  off,  asked  to  be  included 
in  Washington  Township,  which  was  granted  by  the  following  order  of  the 
County  Commissioners: 

“It  is  therefore  ordered  that  the  boundaries  of  Washington  Township 
be  so  changed  that  all  the  portion  of  territory  lying  west  of  the  present  termi- 
nation of  the  Ohio  canal  and  east  of  the  old  mouth  of  the  Scioto  river,  and  be- 
tween the  old  bed  of  said  Scioto  river  and  the  present  course  of  said  river, 
be  stricken  off  from  the  township  of  Wayne,  and  attached  to  the  township  of 
Washington,  and  that  the  Auditor  of  this  county  issue  a copy  of  this  order  to 
the  Clerks  of  each  of  the  townships  aforesaid,  and  make  the  necessary  record 
thereof  in  his  office.”  December  6,  1842. 

Valuation,  Area  and  Ranh. 

Though  the  smallest  among  the  townships  outside  of  Wayne,  it  takes 
eighth  rank  in  the  separate  valuation  of  its  real  and  of  its  personal  property, 
and  holds  ninth  place  in  the  aggregate  of  both.  The  value  of  the  real  estate 
in  1901,  was  $223,460 ; of  personal  property,  $77,234;  total,  $300,694.  It  in- 
cludes within  its  territory  14,235  acres,  with  a population  of  1,269,  the  same  as 
Harrison  Township,  which  has  almost  twice  the  .area. 

Surface,  Drainage,  Productions,  Etc. 

Situated  as  it  is,  at  the  juncture  of  the  Scioto  with  the  Ohio,  it  contains 
a large  expanse  of  valuable  bottom  land.  There  are  no  streams  of  any  consider- 
able size  in  the  township,  except  Carey’s  Run,  which  has  its  source  in  the 
northwest  corner,  and  flows  in  a southeasterly  direction  down  a narrow  valley 
to  the  Ohio. 

The  Ohio  and  Scioto  valleys  are  from  a mile  to  two  miles  broad  and 
much  of  the  land  is  inundated  each  year  by  the  annual  floods  which  leave  a 
heavy  deposit  of  alluvium.  The  hilly  portion  of  the  township  is  very  rough 
and  stony  and  not  suited  to  cultivation.  Some  terrace  land  along  the  border 
of  the  Scioto  valley  affords  good  upland  farms  and  a pleasant  locality  for  resi- 
dences. The  whole  Scioto  valley  is  planted  with  corn  each  year  and  when 
the  flood  does  not  come  at  the  wrong  time  the  harvest  is  bounteous.  The  Ohio 
valley  is  not  flooded  so  much  as  the  Scioto  and  excellent  wheat  crops  are  grown 
as  well  as  corn.  For  several  weeks  each  winter  and  spring  the  “west  side,” 
as  this  is  commonly  called,  is  cut  off  from  the  east  side  of  the  Scioto,  by  an 
expanse  of  water  reaching  from  hill  to  hill,  from  two  to  three  miles  wide  and 
twenty  to  thirty  feet  deep.  During  these  times  the  inhabitants  of  the  west 
side,  who  make  many  and  frequent  trips  to  Portsmouth,  are  compelled  to  take 
to  boats. 

The  first  tract  of  land  entered  in  the  township  was  by  Larkin  Smith, 
number  475,  August  3,  1787.  The  survey  was  made  November  21,  1787.  The 
tract  lay  just  above  the  mouth  of  Turkey  Creek  and  was  afterward  owned  by 
Major  John  Belli. 

Alexandria. 

The  tract  upon  which  Alexandria  was  platted  was  Survey  Number  508, 
containing  six  hundred  acres,  located  by  Alexander  Parker  for  his  brother, 
Col.  Thomas  Parker,  of  Frederick  County,  Virginia,  August  3,  1787.  The  sur- 
vey was  made  by  John  O’Bannon,  Deputy  Surveyor,  John  Williams  and  Syl- 
vester Murroney,  Chainmen;  Thomas  Parker,  Marker.  It  is  said  that  a part 
of  the  land  on  which  Alexandria  was  laid  out  had  been  partly  cleared  and  cul- 
tivated in  corn  by  the  Indians.  The  site  seems  to  have  been  chosen  for  a 
town  some  time  before  the  town  was  platted  and  named  Alexandria  for  Alex- 
andria, Va.  Benjamin  Feurt  said  that  when  his  father  landed  there  it  was 
called  Alexandria.  Just  when  the  lots  were  surveyed  and  sold  is  somewhat  un- 
certain. All  we  find  of  record  on  that  point  is  in  the  following: 


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“I  hereby  certify  that  this  plat  contains  the  in  and  out  lots  in  the  town 
of  Alexandria,  laid  out  by  me,  and  laid  down  by  a scale  of  twenty  poles  to  an 
inch,  done  by  order  of  Col.  Thomas  Parker  of  Frederick  County,  Virginia. — B. 
Langham.  Alexandria,  June  3,  1799.” 

We  find  on  the  same  plat  the  following:  “I  do  hereby  certify  that  the 
plan  contains  the  in  and  out  lots  in  the  town  of  Alexandria,  which  I sold  as 
such,  for  Col.  Thomas  Parker,  of  Frederick  County,  Virginia,  situated  in  the 
County  of  Adams  in  the  Territory  northwest  of  the  Ohio. — A.  Parker.” 

“Sale  of  the  lots  in  Alexandria  will  commence  at  12  o’clock,  at  the  cor- 
ner on  the  river,  of  Thomas  Street,  lot  No.  19. 

“Filed  in  the  Recorder’s  office,  June  4,  1799. — John  Belli,  Recorder.” 
When  and  by  whom  the  first  settlements  were  made  by  permanent  in- 
habitants here  is  uncertain,  hut  that  it  was  settled  before  the  above  dates  is 
beyond  all  doubt.  There  were  eighty-eight  lots,  numbered  serially  from  1 to 
88  and  35  out-lots  numbered  from  1 to  35.  A copy  of  this  plat  is  recorded  in 
Plat  Book  1,  page  33,  Scioto  County  Record  of  Plats.  The  streets  running  back 
from  the  river  ran  north  58  degrees  west  and  were  named,  beginning  on  the  north- 
east side  and  going  down  the  river:  Scioto,  Thomas,  Middle  and  South  Streets. 
Those  running  at  right  angles  and  with  the  Ohio  river  were  Water,  Second. 
Third,  Fourth,  Fifth  and  Sixth.  There  was  a tier  of  twenty  lots  along  the 
river  front  and  another  tier  of  lots  numbered  from  69  to  88  back  of  Sixth 
street.  The  remaining  lots  were  arranged  in  a double  tier  on  the  northeast 
side  of  Thomas  street,  with  an  alley  between  them,  and  another  double  tier 
on  the  southwest  side  of  Thomas  street,  with  no  alley  between  them.  This  last 
group  was  in  the  eastern  corner  of  the  town  and  between  Second  and  Fourth 
streets.  All  the  rest  of  the  town  was  outlots. 

First  Inhabitants. 

Among  the  first  inhabitants  in  Alexandria  were  Judge  John  Collins,  Wil- 
liam Russell,  John  Russell,  Joseph  Parrish,  John  Logan,  William  Lowry, 
Stephen  Smith,  James  Munn  and  William  Brady.  These  settled  in  the  town 
and  James  Edison,  James  Hamilton,  John  Worley,  Anthony  Worley,  John 
West,  Philip  Moore,  Peter  Noel  and  Martin  Funk  landed  at  Alexandria  and 
located  within  eight  miles  of  the  place. 

Between  1801  and  1804,  David  Gharky,  John  Simpson,  Elijah  Glover,  Wil- 
liam Jones  and  Samuel  G.  Jones  settled  in  the  place.  Dr.  Thomas  Waller,  John 
Simpson,  Stephen  Carey,  William  Carey,  Patrick  Timmonds,  and  Samuel  Gunn, 
settled  in  the  township  between  the  same  dates. 

Growth  and  Decay. 

When  the  town  flourished  at  its  height  those  who  owned  houses  were: 
David  Gharky,  who  owned  a two-story  house  with  a cabinet  shop  attached, 
Fletcher  had  a dwelling  house  and  blacksmith  shop;  this  was  burned  in  1806; 
Stephen  Smith  built  and  owned  a stone  house  completed  in  1815;  E.  Langham 
owned  a one-story  frame  house  afterwards  converted  into  a warehouse;  Judge 
John  Collins  kept  a place  of  entertainment  and  accommodated  travellers;  Si- 
las Cole  owned  a two-story  double  log  house;  Captain  Samuel  Gunn  owned  a 
two-story  frame  dwelling.  The  school  house  stood  hack  of  Alexandria  at  the 
foot  of  the  hill.  Barlow  Aldrich  owned  a two-story  wooden  building;  Patrick 
Timmonds  lived  in  a large  two-story  house,  before  which  he  hung  out  a sign 
with  a green  tree  painted  on  it.  Here  he  kept  a hotel.  There  were  a few  other 
buildings  but  these  were  the  most  prominent. 

Up  to  the  time  Portsmouth  was  laid  out  and  for  some  time  after,  Alex- 
andria held  the  undisputed  claim  of  being  the  business  center  of  the  county. 
Here  the  first  court  was  held.  The  first  county-seat  and  the  first  postoffiee 
were  here.  The  post  office  was  established  in  1805  and  William  Russell  was  the 
first  postmaster.  His  first  report  was  dated  June  30,  1805.  Three  years  after- 
ward, the  post  office  was  abandoned  and  one  was  established  at  Portsmouth. 
John  Collins,  one  of  the  first  Associate  Judges,  lived  here.  The  last  Indian  was 
killed  by  John  McDonald,  or  his  brother,  near  John  Craig’s,  a mile  below  this 
place.  One  of  the  first,  if  not  the  first,  grist  mill  built  and  put  in  service  was 
built  by  Stephen  Carey  on  Carey’s  Run.  Vats  were  afterward  sunk  and  some 
tanning  was  done.  This  was  the  first  tannery  in  the  county. 


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The  first  ferry  was  established  across  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto  in  1809 
by  Stephen  Smith.  On  Christmas  Day,  1808,  the  water  was  37  inches  deep  in 
the  houses,  making  two  floods  in  that  month. 

From  the  first  and  in  the  very  nature  of  things  the  fate  of  the  place  was 
sealed,  its  destiny  was  manifest.  The  floods  came  up  each  year  and  invaded 
the  settlers’  houses,  compelling  the  inmates  to  flee  to  the  hills.  After  a few 
repetitions  of  this  ordeal,  it  was  seen  to  be  impossible  for  a town  to  grow  and 
prosper  under  such  conditions  and  one  by  one,  they  moved  over  to  Henry  Mas- 
sie’s  town,  now  Portsmouth,  a mile  above  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto,  until  by 
1810,  Portsmouth  had  gained  the  ascendancy  and  Alexandria  gradually 
dwindled  away,  until  not  a vestige  of  it  is  left  at  the  present  day. 

Mill  and  Distillery. 

The  grist  mill  at  Union  Mills  was  built  in  1834  by  Lemuel  Moss;  William 
Waller  and  Samuel  Coles  rented  it  and  operated  it  until  1838  when  it  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire.  They  rebuilt  it  near  the  old  site  and  continued  to  manage  it 
until  about  1851,  when  it  was  sold  to  L.  N.  Robinson,  who  conducted  the  busi- 
ness until  1860.  Then  George  Davis  became  proprietor  and  owned  and  operated 
it  till  his  death.  Since  then  it  has  been  destroyed. 

The  distillery  at  this  place  was  built  in  1857  by  David  Gibson,  L.  N. 
Robinson,  Louis  Robinson,  Joshua  Robinson  and  Joseph  Cheesman,  who 
operated  it  until  1859,  when  it  was  purchased  by  George  Davis.  He  owned  and 
operated  it,  in  connection  with  the  mill  and  cooper  shops,  until  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Cattle  Feeders’  Trust. 

Stone  Industry. 

The  site  of  the  first  stone  quarry  is  disputed.  From  a quarry  on  the 
land  originally  owned  by  Levi  Moore,  but  now  owned  by  Michael  Gazele,  was 
furnished  stone  for  the  construction  of  the  canal.  Soon  afterwards  another 
was  opened  on  Hygean  Run,  the  stone  from  which  was  used  for  the  same 
purpose.  Another  early  quarry  on  the  land  owned  by  W.  C.  Brouse  furnished 
stone  for  building  a dam  in  the  Licking  River.  From  the  same  stone  quarry, 
stone  was  used  in  the  construction  of  one  of  the  court  houses  in  Cincinnati. 
It  was  opened  by  Joshua  and  Silas  Phillips.  At  present  the  Carey’s  Run  Free- 
stone Company  supplies  building  and  paving  stone  for  a good  portion  of  Ohio, 
Indiana,  Kentucky  and  West  Virginia.  In  the  years  1898  and  1899  about  50,000 
cubic  yards  of  stone  were  sent  from  these  quarries  to  be  used  in  the  construc- 
tion of  the  Cincinnati  Water  Works.  The  quarries  are  situated  up  Carey’s  Run 
and  yield  as  good  stone  as  is  found  in  the  County.  Their  flagging  and  dimen- 
sion stone  are  sawed  at  the  Reitz  Mill  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  The  whole  town- 
ship is  underlaid  with  this  sandstone. 

Tempevale 

is  more  of  a name  than  a town,  although  there  have  been  two  additions  made 
to  it.  It  is  located  on  lower  Carey’s  Run  and  was  first  platted  by  Roswell  and 
Ora  Crain  January  28;  1834.  The  plat  contained  38.1  acres,  sub-divided  into 
eight  lots  and  three  outlots.  The  first  addition  was  platted  by  Roswell  Crain 
February  25,  1848.  This  plat  contained  3.23  acres  sub-divided  into  eight  lots. 
The  third  addition  was  platted  by  Crane,  April  14,  1851,  and  contained  4.9  acres 
sub-divided  into  12  lots.  There  are  a few  houses  here  but  no  business  is  car- 
ried on. 


The  Davis  and  Nauvoo  Tract 

was  platted  May  8,  1895,  by  A.  T.  Holcomb,  Administrator  of  George  Davis,  de- 
ceased, by  an  order  of  the  Probate  Court  of  Scioto  County.  The  plat  contained 
29  lots.  This  is  a little  hamlet  of  about  seventy- five  souls,  and  lies  just  back 
of  Bertha  postoffice.  Cornelius  H.  Barbee  is  the  post-master. 

An  addition  called  Rapp’s  Addition  was  platted  by  John  S.  and  Eliza- 
beth Rapp  December  31,  1900.  The  plat  contains  60  lots  and  1.39  acres. 

The  Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  and  Steamboat  Basin  Company.  isS.il 

The  Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  and  Steamboat  Basin  Company  opened  its 
books  at  No.  5,  Pine  street,  New  York,  May  20,  1839,  at  11  a.  m.  The  Ports- 


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mouth  directors  were  John  Craighead,  John  Glover,  Thomas  Gibbons,  James 
Lodwick  and  E.  Hamilton.  It  was  organized  for  trading  purposes  and  a large 
warehouse  was  built  near  the  Cotton  Woods,  which  stood  until  the  war.  A 
town  was  platted  containing  7.1  acres  sub-divided  into  S3  lots.  The  company 
built  a wooden  bridge  across  the  Scioto  which  was  later  blown  down. 

The  Great  Fraud  of  Scioto  Heig'hts. 

Platted  June  3,  1890,  by  George  A Slough,  consisted  of  two  plats.  The 
first  consisting  of  911  lots  numbered  serially  from  1 to  911.  The  second  con- 
tained 351.  The  land  platted  is  a part  of  Survey  No.  13,513  and  contains  166.9 
acres.  The  name  “Scioto  Heights”  has  become  proverbial  and  synonymous 
with  the  word  “swindle.”  A veritable  Eden  for  “suckers”  and  “land  sharks,” 
and  an  inevitable  disappointment  to  the  purchaser  in  good  faith.  The  site  is 
a wilderness  and  so  high  that  those  who  should  so  far  lose  their  mental 
equilibrium  as  to  ever  build  there  would  be  compelled  to  use  a balloon  and 
parachute  to  get  to  and  away  from  their  retreat!  Both  sides  of  the  town  could 
be  farmed,  as  it  stands  on  edge — the  economy  of  nature!  A house  built  there 
would  have  to  be  anchored  to  prevent  its  tumbling  down  the  hill.  Many  per- 
sons from  other  parts  have  been  induced  to  buy  here  by  unprincipled  land 
agents. 


Churches. 

The  Old  Town  M.  E.  Church  organization  dates  its  existence  back  to 
1837  when  the  first  edifice  was  erected.  The  first  board  of  trustees  were: 
George  Graves,  John  D.  Smith,  Philip  Moore,  Isaiah  Smith,  Charles  Hunt, 
Thomas  Williamson  and  Isaac  Williams.  The  building  was  destroyed  by  fire 
in  1853,  and  a new  building  was  erected  that  year  an  dedicated  by  Bishop 
Clark.  The  church  was  remodeled  in  1897.  John  M.  Chandler  is  the  pastor 
and  the  board  of  trustees  is  as  follows:  George  Williamson,  Leroy  Smith, 

George  Salladay,  Dr.  G.  W.  Osborne  and  David  Lewis. 

The  Bethel  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  dates  its  beginning  in  1870,  and 
the  first  pastor  was  Rev.  William  Bateman.  A new  edifice  was  constructed 
in  1897  and  dedicated  by  Rev.  H.  S.  Alkire.  The  pastor  is  John  M.  Chandler. 
The  trustees  are  John  M.  Vaughters,  W.  C.  Brouse,  John  R.  Foster,  Charles 
H.  Morris,  and  Frederick  Becker. 

Morris  Chapel  is  a Mission  Station  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Ports- 
mouth and  was  built  in  1894.  It  is  situated  at  Union  Mills  and  cost  $1,500.  It 
was  remodeled  in  1902  and  has  a seating  capacity  of  225.  It  is  a model  country 
church  building  with  excellent  baptistry  and  disrobing  rooms.  Sunday  School 
and  church  services  are  held  on  Sunday  afternoons.  The  membership  num- 
bers fifty  and  the  Sunday  School  averages  75.  Rev.  W.  C.  Stevenson,  Pastor  of 
the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Portsmouth  has  charge  of  it. 

Schools. 

The  Washington  Township  schools  are  among  the  best  in  the  county. 
It  employs  the  best  teachers  and  pays  them  well.  The  term  of  school  aver- 
ages eight  months  in  the  year.  The  township  enjoys  the  distinction  of  having 
had  a school  within  its  borders  so  early  as  1800.  This  was  taught  by  one  Wil- 
liam Jones.  Capt.  Samuel  Green  taught  a school  back  of  Alexandria,  at  the 
foot  of  the  hill,  shortly  after  this.  Other  early  teachers  who  followed  them 
were  Andrew  McClaren,  Samuel  Williamson,  Traverse  Reed,  Joshua  Nurse  and 
Abraham  Barnes. 

Sub-district  No.  1 is  known  as  the  Dry  Run  school.  The  first  building 
erected  here  was  about  1839  on  a lot  purchased  of  Joseph  Williamson.  This 
lot  was  exchanged  for  a new  one  and  a two-roomed  building  was  constructed 
on  it  in  1890.  There  are  two  teachers  with  salaries  of  $45  and  $40  per  month 
respectively.  Enrollment  75. 

Sub-district  No.  2 is  known  as  the  Hygean  School  from  its  location. 
This  is  a commodious  two-room  building  erected  on  land  purchased  from 
George  Davis  in  1869.  The  teachers  have  salaries  of  $45  and  $40  per  month. 
Enrollment  75. 

Sub-district  No.  3 is  on  Lower  Carey’s  Run.  A school  lot  was  was  pur- 
chased of  Roswell  Crane  in  Tempevale,  March  7,  1834.  The  present  building 


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recently  erected  stands  on  a lot  bought  of  Anna  Becker,  August  3,  1895.  The 
teacher  has  a salary  of  $45  per  month.  Enrollment  31. 

Sub-district  No.  4,  commonly  known  as  "Sugar  Grove”  is  in  the  lower 
end  of  the  township  near  the  river  The  first  house  was  built  in  1854  on  land 
donated  by  Andrew  Brouse.  A new  and  modern  structure  was  built  in  1895. 
Thomas  L.  Bratten  was  the  first  teacher  in  this  building.  The  teacher  has  a 
salary  of  $45  per  month.  The  enrollment  is  35. 

Sub-District  No.  5,  known  as  Upper  Carey’s  Run  erected  a building  on 
land  purchased  of  James  And  rev/s  in  1839.  A new  stone  house  was  construct- 
ed in  1893  on  land  bought  of  Chris  Grumme.  This  is  the  only  stone  school 
house  in  the  county.  The  salary  of  the  teacher  is  $45  per  month. 

Cemeteries. 

This  locality  being  the  most  ancient  in  the  county  naturally  contains 
some  of  the  most  ancient  burial  grounds.  There  are  three  township  cemeteries, 
all  of  which  have  some  of  the  early  notables  interred  in  them,  as  a glance  over 
the  following  will  show. 

The  Carey’s  Run  Cemetery  was  given  to  the  township  by  Alexander 
Parker  April  8,  1816,  and  it  is  situated  on  a point  near  the  Infirmary.  The 
following  are  some  of  the  inscriptions:  William  Pyles,  born  Sept.  27,  1802, 

died  March  11,  1853;  Roswell  Crain,  born  Oct.  3,  1816,  died  March  2,  1853;  Hor- 
ace Crain,  Born  Oct.  3,  1816,  died  May  15,  1892;  John  G.  Gharky,  born  May  27, 
1808,  died  April  26,  1889;  David  Gharky,  born  February  13,  1775,  died  Aug.  9, 
1850;  William  Journey,  died  August  1,  1883,  aged  73  years,  2 months,  2 days; 
Thomas  Waller,  born  September  17,  1774,  died  July  19,  1823;  John  F.  Smith 
died  August  21,  1846,  aged  53  years,  6 months,  2 days;  Stephen  Smith 
died  October  22,  1861,  aged  43  years,  6 days;  Otho  D.  Foster,  born  August  18, 
1836,  died  December  16,  1894. 

Vaughters’  Cemetery.  The  Vaughters  Cemetery  was  bought  of  William 
Vaughters  August  15,  1878.  It  is  located  near  the  residence  of  J.  M.  Vaughters. 
The  following  are  some  of  the  inscriptions:  James  Edison,  died  January  21, 
1828,  aged  87  years;  Aaron  Hall,  died  Oct.  16,  1845,  aged  53  years,  7 months; 
Isaac  Worley,  born  April  16,  1792,  died  March  29,  1839;  John  Worley,  died  Jan- 
uary 16,  1840;  aged  72  years,  4 months;  Joshua  Nourse,  died  August  10,  1823. 
aged  79  years;  Samuel  R.  Nourse,  died  July  29,  1845,  aged  75  years;  John  A. 
Brouse,  died  May  10,  1858;  aged  68  years,  3 months,  1 day;  William  H.  Vaugh- 
ters, born  August  9,  1817,  died  July  26,  1880. 

Turner’s  Cemetery  near  Union  Mills  was  a private  burial  ground  until 
1884,  when  it  was  bought  of  William  Turner  for  $110.  The  following  are  some 
of  the  inscriptions:  Hugh  B.  Calvert,  born  June  22,  1808;  died  August  1,  1879; 

Caleb  Wilcoxon,  died  July  9,  1849,  aged  59  years,  3 months,  13  days;  Philip 
Moore,  died  September  4,  1823,  aged  62  years.  On  this  grave  stands  a twenty 
inch  locust  tree;  Jemima  Moore,  died  December  26,  1826,  aged  62  years. 

In  addition  to  these  there  are  a number  of  soldiers  of  the  Civil  War 
buried  here.  Besides  the  above  named  township  cemeteries  there  are  a number 
of  private  burial  grounds.  One  of  these  is  on  the  Infirmary  farm;  another  is 
on  the  farm  of  George  Williamson,  and  has  been  used  since  1849.  Another  is 
on  the  east  bank  of  the  canal  near  Dry  Run.  Among  those  buried  here  are: 
Ruth  Wilcoxon,  wife  of  John  Wilcoxon.  born  January  21,  1770,  died  August 
21,  1828;  Rebecca  M.  Smith,  died  February  19,  1849,  aged  69  years,  2 months, 
25  days;  William  P.  Oard,  died  October  9,  1845,  aged  39  years,  8 months; 
Thomas  H.  Wilcoxon,  died  June  17,  1824,  at  New  Orleans,  was  interred  there 
and  afterward  re-interred  here  April  22,  A.  D.  1828,  aged  34  years,  8 months, 
2 days;  Sarah,  wife  of  Thomas  H.  Wilcoxon,  died  December  27.  1828,  aged  29 
years,  8 months,  21  days;  Joseph  Oard,  died  March  29,  1838,  aged  57  years,  1 
month,  12  days;  Joel  W.  Smith,  died  February  4.  1826,  aged  49  years;  Joseph 
Williamson,  died  September  16,  1812,-  aged  47  years. 

A Remarkable  Prize  FigHt. 

George  Beedle  Mershon  was  born  May  1,  1825,  in  Adams  County  near 
Locust  Grove.  His  father’s  name  was  Henry  Mershon,  born  in  Flemingsburg, 
Kentucky.  His  grandfatner  was  Timothy  Mershon.  His  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Cassie  Ann  Hibhs. 


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On  the  8th  of  April,  1853,  Mr.  Mershon  fought  with  Larkin  Hammond, 
who  was  from  Kentucky,  for  one  hundred  dollars  at  the  old  stone  house.  Ham- 
mond weighed  177  pounds  and  Mershon  weighed  188.  They  stripped  to  the 
waist,  greased  their  bodies  with  butter,  and  fought  for  fifteen  minutes.  Mer- 
shon won,  hut  Hammond  gouged  his  left  eye  until  it  fell  out  on  his  cheek. 
Captain  Smith  put  it  back,  but  he  has  never  been  able  to  see  out  of  it  since. 
Mershon  chewed  all  Of  Hammond’s  fingers  off  and  also  tore  his  eye  out. 
Three  hundred  people  witnessed  the  scene. 


WAYNE  TOWNSHIP. 


This  is  the  richest  and  most  densely  populated  Township  in  the  County, 
since  it  contains  the  City  of  Portsmouth.  It  was  organized  in  April,  1809. 
It  was  bounded  on  the  south  by  the  Ohio  river,  on  the  north  by  the  present 
north  line  of  Clay  Township  and  on  the  east  by  the  present  line  of  Porter  Town- 
ship. Its  years  of  importance  were  from  1809  to  March  1,  1815,  when  the  town 
of  Portsmouth  had  no  existence. 

First  Officers. 

The  trustees  elected  at  its  organization  were  William  Huston,  Uriah 
Barber  and  Josiah  Barbee,  Trustees;  Elijah  Glover,  Lister;  Isaac  Overaker, 
House  Appraiser;  Aaron  Kinney  and  William  Lawson,  Overseers  of  the  Poor; 
John  Brown,  William  Price,  Caleb  Hitchcock  and  George  Bowers,  Supervisors; 
William  Brady  and  Martin  Punk,  Fence  Viewers;  Jacob  Offnere,  Treasurer  and 
George  W.  Clingman,  Clerk.  James  Black,  Caleb  Hitchcock  and  Charles  T. 
Mastin  were  Justices  of  the  Peace. 

Extracts  from  Clerk’s  Record. 

The  first  meeting  of  the  trustees  was  held  April  15,  1809.  $112.92  was 
levied  at  that  meeting  for  roads.  Jacob  Moore,  James  Dawson  and  William 
McDonald  were  the  first  Constables. 

The  Trustees  met  March  5,  1810,  and  found  they  had  expended  in  the 
previous  year  $664.57. 

At  the  spring  election  in  1810,  Capt.  Josiah  Shackford,  John  Simpson, 
grandfather  of  Mrs.  T.  T.  Yeager  and  Isaac  Bonser  were  elected  Trustees. 
The  Supervisors  were  Isaac  Noel,  Jesse  Hitchcock  and  Samuel  Burt.  The 
Lister  was  Elijah  Glover  and  the  House  Appraiser,  Thomas  Morgan;  William 
Lawson  and  Aaron  Kinney  were  elected  Overseers  of  the  Poor,  quite  an  im- 
portant office  in  those  days,  as  there  was  no  County  Poor  House  and  they  had  to 
warn  all  objectionable  people  out  of  the  Township.  It  required  men  of  nerve 
and  good  sense  to  exercise  that  office,  and  hence,  they  were  selected.  Jacob 
Offnere  was  re-elected  Treasurer,  but  refused  to  serve,  and  General  Kendall  was 
appointed  in  his  place.  Nathan  Glover  was  elected  Clerk,  and  the  Fence  View- 
ers were  John  Brown  and  James  Cochran.  John  Brown  is  well  known  to  local 
fame  in  Portsmouth,  a small  man,  with  a fiery  temper,  who  married  his  two 
daughters  to  Militia  Generals.  Oblivion  has  secured  Thomas  Cochran.  The 
Township  spent  $26.05  this  year. 

In  1811,  the  Trustees  levied  $64.22%  and  spent  $34.95%.  The  April  elec- 
tion was  held  at  the  house  of  Martin  Funk,  where  all  the  early  elections  were 
held.  This  was  on  the  site  of  the  brick  residence  near  the  William  Mickleth- 
wait  home. 

In  this  year  Robert  Lucas,  the  doughty  Militia  General  and  Great  Apostle 
of  Jacksonian  Democracy,  was  elected  Lister.  Thomas  Morgan,  the  old 
keel-boat  man,  was  still  after  the  job  of  House  Appraiser  and  got  it.  Martin 
Funk  and  Sanders  Darby  were  the  Fence  Viewers.  William  Kendall  was  elect- 
ed Treasurer.  John  Brown,  Isaac  Bonser  and  Philip  Noel  were  Supervisors. 

In  1813,  the  township  election  was  held  at  the  home  of  Martin  Funk. 
Hugh  Cook  was  elected  House  Appraiser,  but  this  year  there  were  two  and 
William  Swords  was  the  other.  Captain  Josiah  Shackford  was  elected  Treas- 
urer and  Ezra  Osborne,  Justice  of  the  Peace.  Ezra  Osborne  was  fond  of  that 
office  and  liked  it  better  than  Presiding  Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court, 


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which  he  afterwards  held  for  seven  years.  Salma  Keyes  ancestor  of  Mil- 
ford Keys,  was  one  of  the  Supervisors  that  year. 

On  May  4,  1813,  the  first  road  in  the  Township  was  laid  out.  William 
Lawson,  Aaron  Kinney  and  Samuel  B.  Burt  were  the  viewers.  John  Buck 
was  petitioner  and  John  Russell,  surveyor.  Prior  to  this  roads  were  made  by 
those  who  wanted  them,  or  by  general  consent.  The  road  was  one  mile  and 
six  rods  long  and  led  to  two  fractional  sections  in  the  Big  Island. 

March  7,  1814,  the  Trustees  met  at  the  home  of  Martin  Funk  for  the 
last  time.  After  that,  they  met  at  the  house  of  Henry  Sheeley,  in  Portsmouth. 
He  Was  the  step-father  of  Moses  Gregory.  Martin  Funk  was  elected  Fence 
Viewer,  as  usual.  He  was  the  only  one  ever  elected  to  that  office  who  per- 
formed its  duties  and  took  an  earnest  view  of  it. 

Aaron  Kinney  refused  to  serve  as  Overseer  of  the  Poor  this  year  and 
John  H.  Thornton  was  elected  in  his  place. 

In  1815,  David  Gharky  was  made  a Trustee,  and  no  doubt  he  made  it  in- 
teresting for  his  associates,  Samuel  B.  Burt  and  George  W.  Clingman.  Jacob 
Offnere,  John  Brown  and  Jacob  Noel,  three  of  the  best  citizens,  were  Super- 
visors. The  road  tax  levied  this  year  was  $144.32. 

In  1816,  Gabriel  Feurt  appears  as  a Trustee;  Nathan  Wheeler  as  Clerk; 
and  William  Lodwick  as  Treasurer.  Martin  Funk  was  still  Fence  Viewer,  and 
was  one  of  the  most  useful  men  in  the  Township.  John  Simpson  was  his  as- 
sociate. 

In  1817,  John  Noel  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace,  John  Brown,  Ga- 
briel Feurt  and  Samuel  B.  Burt  were  elected  Trustees.  Jacob  Offnere  was  con- 
tinued as  Supervisor,  because  he  believed  in  good  roads.  Ezra  Osborne  who 
was  always  on  the  lookout  for  a little  job,  took  that  of  House  Appraiser. 
The  road  tax  levied  this  year  was  $174.85.  Jesse  Hitchcock  was  elected  Justice 
of  the  Peace. 

In  1818,  Jacob  Abbott  and  Ezra  Osborne  tied  on  the  vote  for  House 
Appraiser.  It  does  not  appear  how  the  matter  was  settled. 

In  1819,  Jacob  Offnere  was  Township  Clerk,  and  Captain  Shackford, 
Treasurer.  John  Smith  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace.  In  this  year  the 
lot  owners  of  Portsmouth  were  first  taxed  on  their  lots  for  township  pur- 
poses. From  1815  to  1819  only  53  township  orders  had  been  issued. 

In  1820,  Hugh  Cook  was  elected  Overseer  of  the  Poor  and  refused  to 
serve,  for  which  he  was  fined.  William  Lawson  was  elected  Fence  Viewer,  re- 
fused to  serve  and  was  fined.  Only  nine  orders  were  issued  in  this  year  and 
they  amounted  to  $45.66. 

In  1821,  88  voters  participated  in  the  Township  election.  Simon  De- 
Long  was  elected  Constable.  This  was  his  first  appearance  in  public  office,  for 
which  he  appeared  to  hunger  and  thirst.  He  also  carried  off  the  office  of 
Lister.  William  Kendall  was  elected  Township  Treasurer  and  gave  bond  in 
the  sum  of  $500.  William  Oldfield  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  July  7, 
1821.  John  Smith,  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  Township  Trustee,  died  August 
16,  1821.  He  was  the  father  of  L.  P.  N.  Smith  and  Charles  S.  Smith.  On 
August  21,  1821,  Constable  James  B.  Andrews  was  ordered  to  warn  Thomas 
Ireland  out  of  the  Township.  This  was  a favorite  amusement  at  that  time. 
If  any  one  did  not  like  his  neighbor,  he  had  him  warned  out  of  the  Township. 
The  theory  was  the  person  warned  might  become  a township  charge,  but  the 
fact  was,  this  was  done  to  show  ill  will  and  spite.  The  expenditures  of  the 
township  for  the  year  1821  were  $222.42%. 

In  1822,  there  were  122  electors  at  the  Township  election.  Daniel  Cor- 
wine  and  John  Peebles  were  elected  Overseers  of  the  Poor.  Simon  DeLong  was 
remembered  and  secured  the  office  of  Lister.  At  this  election  83  persons 
voted  for  a Special  School  District  and  9 against  it.  As  ,a  consequence  on 
April  12,  1822,  Wayne  Township  was  divided  into  two  school  districts. 

In  1823,  there  were  132  votes  cast  at  the  Township  election.  Jacob  Off- 
nere was  elected  Township  Treasurer  and  re-elected  in  1825,  and  every  year 
thereafter  until  1835.  In  1835,  Havillah  Gunn  had  32  votes  for  that  office  and 
Jacob  Offnere,  28.  In  1836,  John  Smith  had  71  votes  for  Treasurer  and  Jacob 
Offnere  15.  In  1837  the  Township  electors  regained  their  senses  and  re-elected 
Jacob  Offnere  Treasurer,  and  re-elected  him  in  1838,  1839,  1840  and  1841,  when 
he  refused  to  serve  any  longer.  In  1842,  William  G.  Whitney  was  elected  to 


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that  office.  Dr.  Offnere  was  a very  useful  man. — more  reliable  than  the  bank 
of  England,  and  was  in  great  demand  for  an  office  like  Treasurer. 

In  1824,  James  Lodwick  was  elected  a Trustee.  This  was  his  first  ap- 
pearance in  his  long  career  before  the  public  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  a good 
Democrat  and  always  ready  to  hold  any  public  office. 

He  was  not  a native  born  Virginian  but  came  very  near  being.  His  sis- 
ter next  older  than  he,  was  born  in  Virginia,  but  he  inherited  the  Virginia 
taste  for  office  from  his  father,  Col.  John  Lodwick. 

In  1826,  129  persons  voted  at  the  Township  election.  Cornelius  McCoy 
appeared  on  the  scene,  for  the  first  time,  and  was  elected  Overseer  of  the  Poor. 
John  Peebles  was  elected  House  Appraiser  and-  John  H.  Thornton,  Lister.  A 
township  duplicate  was  made  each  year.  In  this  year  the  township  taxes  were 
$288. 92y2.  William  Lodwick  was  the  largest  land  owner  in  the  Township,  and 
Henry  Massie  next. 

In  1826,  113  votes  were  cast  at  the  Township  election.  The  receipts  of 
the  township  for  the  previous  year  were  $161.40%.  John  M.  McDowell  appears, 
officially,  this  year  as  an  Overseer  of  the  Poor,  as  was  John  Peebles.  Wil- 
liam Peebles  and  John  R.  Turner  were  elected  Fence  Viewers.  This  shows  that 
at  that  time  they  were  regarded  as  the  principal  citizens  of  the  Town- 
ship. 

On  May  20,  1826,  our  friend,  John  Brown,  Senior,  tried  for  the  office 
of  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  had  48  votes,  but  Ezra  Osborn  who  was  always 
ready  for  an  office,  received  71  votes  and  was  elected. 

On  June  26,  1826,  John  Peebles  and  Samuel  M.  Tracy  were  appointed 
Township  Trustees  in  place  of  Asa  A.  Andrews  and  Gabriel  Feurt  who  had 
been  set  off  into  Clay  Township.  Samuel  G.  Jones  was  made  Supervisor  in 
place  of  Samuel  C.  Briggs,  set  off  into  the  new  township  of  Clay. 

In  1827,  there  were  three  school  districts  with  householders  as  follows: 
first,  38;  second,  43;  third,  13.  In  this  year,  Giles  S.  B.  Hempstead  was  made 
Supervisor.  Silas  W.  Cole  and  Levi  C.  Barker  were  Overseers  of  the  Poor. 

In  1828,  there  were  87  electors  at  the  Township  election.  Samuel  M. 
Tracy,  John  Peebles  and  Havillah  Gunn  were  elected  Trustees.  On  December 
28,  1828,  Edward  Hamilton  was  elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace.  There  were 
110  votes  cast,  Hamilton  had  59  and  John  Noel,  51. 

On  April  6,  1829,  69  votes  were  cast  at  the  election.  Wm.  Hall  and 
Enos  Gunn  were  elected  Fence  Viewers.  This  was  simply  to  remind  them 
that  they  were  mortal.  This  office,  except  in  the  case  of  Martin  Funk,  was  al- 
ways conferred  on  some  one  who  did  not  want  it  and  would  not  have  it.  In 
1830,  John  H.  Thornton  and  Ezra  Osborn  had  it;  in  1831,  M.  B.  Ross  and 
Samuel  Huston;  in  1834,  Henry  Buchanan  had  it;  in  1837,  John  Waller,  and 
B.  F.  Conway;  in  1838,  Joseph  Riggs  and  Elias  Barber. 

In  1830,  John  Peebles,  Samuel  M.  Tracy  and  Washington  Kinney  were 
elected  Trustees.  They  served  a number  of  years  before  and  after  that. 

In  1831,  89  votes  were  cast.  Simon  DeLong  was  elected  Constable  this 
year  and  a number  of  times  before  and  after.  He  liked  the  office  and  was 
fitted  for  it.  He  was  a butcher  by  trade  and  never  failed  to  make  an  arrest. 

In  1835,  the  township  expenditures  were  $320. 

In  1836,  132  votes  were  cast. 

In  1837,  John  C.  Ashley,  who  has  a picture  and  sketch  herein,  was  elected 
a Trustee.  William  Jones,  the  first  school  teacher,  was  elected  Clerk. 

In  1837,  John  C.  Ashley  and  Jacob  P.  Noel  were  elected  Justices  of  the 
Peace.  The  budget  for  this  year  was  $873.65. 

In  1838,  our  old  Irish  friend,  Lorenzo  C.  Goff,  was  elected  Justice  of 
the  Peace.  It  was  a specimen  of  his  mode  of  administering  justice  which 
induced  Hon.  W.  A.  Hutchins  to  locate  in  Portsmouth. 

In  1839,  there  were  four  school  districts  in  Wayne  Township.  The  budget 
was  $1,225.97. 

In  1840,  George  H.  Gharky  and  Thomas  Burt  were  elected  Constables. 
They  refused  to  serve  and  were  fined  $2.00  each.  J.  V.  Robinson  was  one  of 
the  trustees  elected  at  this  election. 

In  1841,  the  Budget  was  $717.66. 

In  1842,  Robert  Montgomery,  Wilson  Gates  and  L.  C.  Goff  were  elected 
Trustees.  Joseph  W.  Glidden  was  elected  Supervisor  and  John  Armstrong,  As- 


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sessor.  John  P.  Terry  and  Cornelius  McCoy  were  elected  Fence  Viewers. 
The  latter  were  elected  simply  to  remind  them  they  should  honor  the  lowest 
office  in  the  land. 

In  1843,  Cornelius  McCoy  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  the  first 
time.  This  was  the  beginning  of  his  long  career  in  that  office.  He  was 
enamoured  of  the  office  and  was  a candidate  for  it  at  all  times. 

In  1845,  the  budget  was  $901.61.  In  this  year  William  Kendall  was 
elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  the  Township  and  John  L.  Ward  ^nd  Thomas 
Kendall,  two  of  the  trustees. 

In  1846,  Cornelius  McCoy  was  re-elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace.  In  this 
year  there  were  three  Assessors  elected  in  Portsmouth  for  three  wards, 
James  Lodwick,  Washington  Kinney  and  Isaac  Kirby. 

In  1847,  the  budget  was  $1,092.11.  There  were  358  men  of  military  age 
in  the  Township. 

In  1848,  the  township  election  took  two  days  Cornelius  McCoy  again 
secured  the  place  of  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

In  1850,  the  budget  was  573.96.  John  L.  Ward.  S.  S.  Fuller  and  R.  B. 
Alford  were  elected  Trustees.  Conrad  Overturf  was  Assessor  and  Wash 
White  and  Giles  Gilbert,  Jr.,  were  elected  Constables. 

In  1851,  the  budget  was  $1,353.56.  \ 

In  1855,  Moses  Thompson  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace.  On  July 
18,  1855,  Cornelius  McCoy  was  elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace  at  a special 
election. 

In  1858,  Wm.  H.  Raynor  was  elected  Treasurer  and  Henry  Hope,  Clerk. 
The  latter  resigned  June  26.  1858. 

As  Portsmouth  had  become  a City  in  1851  and  had  about  absorbed 
Wayne  Township,  the  latter’s  affairs  became  uninteresting.  Fernando  C. 
Searl  was  elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace  October  19,  1859.  He  resigned  Feb- 
ruary 4,  1861,  to  accept  the  Probate  Judge’s  office.  On  April  6,  1868,  all  of 
Wayne  Township  was  annexed  to  the  City  of  Portsmouth  by  a vote  of  1,370 
for,  to  20  against. 


The  SOLDIERS’  MONUMENT — TRACY  PARK. 


PORTSMOUTH  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 


PART  II. 


THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


the;  government  building. 


THE  CITY  OP  PORTSMOUTH 


CHAPTER  I. 


Abstracts  of  the  Acts  to  Incorporate  the  Town  of  Portsmouth 
The  Council  Journal  Ordinances  of  the  Town  and  City 

■Society  Events,  1872-1882  — Residents  of  Portsmouth, 

1810  to  1821,  from  John  G.  Peebles’  Manuscript- 
Diary  of  John  G.  Peebles— Personal  Recollec- 
tions of  the  hate  John  G.  Peebles,  "Writ- 
ten by  Himself. 

ACTS  OF  INCORPORATION. 

The  town  plat  of  Portsmouth  was  made  by  Major  Henry  Massie  in  April, 
1803.  He  was  the  original  proprietor  of  the  entire  town  site,  that  is,  the  land 
was  patented  to  him  by  the  Government;  but  he  had  purchased  entries  made  by 
others,  William  Lawson,  Nathaniel  Willis,  Jeremiah  McClain  and  Gen.  Thomas 
Parker,  who  had  made  entries  of  portions  of  the  site  of  Portsmouth  before 
Massie,  but  who  had  not  carried  their  titles  into  patent  before  they  sold  out  to 
Massie.  It  is  said  that  the  name  of  the  town  was  given  it  by  Massie  at  the 
request  of  Captain  Josiah  Shackford,  who  was  on  the  ground  when  Massie 
made  his  purchase.  He  requested  Massie  to  name  it  for  Portsmouth.  N.  H., 
and  promised  in  case  Massie  did,  he  would  help  build  up  the  town.  Massie  ac- 
cepted his  proposition  and  gave  it  the  name.  Massie  had  a great  deal  of  dif- 
ficulty to  make  his  town  go.  It  was  a mere  locality  until  the  1st  of  March. 
1815.  He  aimed  to  sell  the  land  in  bulk,  and  the  outlots  adjoining  at  $10.00 
per  acre,  and  then  complained  that  the  sale  was  slow  at  that. 

Dec.  29,  1814,  the  Legislature  passed  an  act  to  incorporate  the  Town  of 
Portsmouth  in  the  County  of  Scioto.  The  taking  effect  of  this  act  was  post- 
poned until  the  1st  of  March,  1815.  It  contained  14  Sections.  Section  2,  provid- 
ed that  the  white  male  free-holders  and  house-keepers  should  meet  on  the 
second  Monday  of  March,  and  choose  nine  persons  as  President,  Recorder  and 
Common  Councilmen  of  the  town.  The  nine  elected  were  to  choose  among  them- 
selves a President,  a Recorder  and  Treasurer,  and  three  were  to  retire  each 
year,  and  three  to  be  elected  each  year.  Section  3,  gave  the  nine  Councilmen 
corporate  succession,  and  all  of  them  were  required  to  take  an  oath  of  office. 
Section  5,  provided  that  they  should  appoint  an  Assessor,  a Town  Marshal, 
and  a Clerk  of  the  Market,  and  such  other  officers  as  they  might  deem  neces- 
sary, and  they  might  fine  persons  refusing  to  accept  offices.  Section  6,  gave  the 
Council  the  right  to  lay  a tax,  but  no  tax  on  real  property  was  to  be  over  one 
per  cent  on  its  value.  This  provision  unhappily  has  not  survived  until  the  pres- 
ent time.  Section  7,  gave  the  Council  power  to  erect  wharves  to  make  laws 
and  ordinances,  but  they  were  to  pass  no  laws  subjecting  hogs,  cattle  or  sheep, 
not  belonging  to  the  town,  to  be  abused  therein  or  sold  for  coming  into  the 
corporation.  No  person  was  to  be  imprisoned  over  24  hours.  This  liberal 
provision  has  not  survived.  Section  8,  made  the  Town  Marshal  collector  of 
the  town  taxes,  and  gave  him  authority  to  sell  lands  for  non-payment.  Section 
10,  provided  that  anyone  aggrieved  at  the  action  of  the  Town  Council  could  ap- 
pear to  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  but  no  such  appeal  was  ever  heard  of. 
Section  11,  required  an  annual  election  to  be  held  on  the  second  Monday  in 
March  each  year  between  ten  in  the  morning  and  four  in  the  afternoon.  Sec- 
tion 14,  gave  the  use  of  the  County  jail  to  the  corporation.  This  law  was 
amended  on  January  23,  1823.  Section  1 of  the  amendatory  law  gave  the 

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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


President  of  Council  the  powers  of  a Justice  of  the  Peace.  Section  2 conferred 
the  power  to  pass  ordinances,  etc.,  but  excepted  the  country  cattle,  hogs  and 
sheep  from  the  jurisdiction  of  the  town.  Evidently  the  Legislature  feared  that 
the  town  authorities  wanted  to  confiscate  the  cattle,  hogs  and  sheep  of  the 
country  people.  Section  4 provided  for  an  appeal  from  the  decision  of  the 
members  of  the  Council  to  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  Section  5 required 
every  able  bodied  male  and  house-holder  or  land-holder  to  work  the  roads 
two  days,  and  authorized  a tax  on  dogs  and  other  property. 

In  March,  1838,  the  original  act  to  incorporate  the  town  was  amended  by 
an  act  of  23  Sections.  Section  2 provided  for  the  election  of  the  Mayor  on  the 
second  Monday  of  March,  1838,  and  prescribed  his  duties.  His  term  was  two 
years.  Section  3 provided  for  the  election  of  the  Town  Marshal  for  one  year, 
and  the  Town  Treasurer  for  two  years.  Section  5 provided  for  the  President  of 
the  Town  Council  also  a Recorder  and  Town  Clerk.  Section  8 provided  for 
licensing  taverns,  coffee  houses,  and  ferries  across  the  Scioto  and  Ohio  rivers. 
Section  9,  provides  for  three  wards  and  each  ward  was  to  elect  three  council- 
men.  Section  10  provided  for  authority  for  the  town  to  borrow  $100,000  at 
not  over  7 per  cent,  and  to  borrow  $10,000  without  public  vote.  Section  11 
required  six  weeks  newspaper  notice  of  improving  the  property  of  non-resi- 
dents. Section  12  provided  for  lighting  the  town.  Section  13  provided  for  va- 
cancies in  office.  Section  14  provided  for  Common  Schools.  Section 
15  provided  for  purchasing  sites  for  a school  house  in  each  district.  Sec- 
tion 16  provided  for  taxation,  for  school  trustees  and  management.  Section 
19  provided  for  a Board  of  five  School  Examiners  and  Visitors.  Section  22  pro- 
vided for  leasing  school  lots.  Section  24  provided  for  fire  companies.  Sec- 
tion 25  authorized  subscription  to  stock  of  Turnpike  or  Canal  Companies.  Sec- 
tion 26  provided  for  labor  on  the  streets. 

In  1838,  there  was  a public  pamphlet  of  79  pages,  containing  the  fore- 
going laws  of  the  town  ordinances  at  that  time.  John  R.  Turner  was  Presi- 
dent of  the  Council  and  Joseph  Riggs,  Recorder.  On  May  4,  1838,  three  wards 
were  established,  and  an  ordinance  June  19,  1838,  provided  for  a street  com- 
missioner. The  ordinance  of  September  21,  1838,  provided  for  three  school 
districts. 

TOWN  COUNCIL  JOURNAL-1815-1835- 

The  first  Journal  of  the  Common  Council  of  the  Town  of  Portsmouth, 
is  found  in  an  old  book,  not  paged,  but  containing  about  150  pages,  not  ruled, 
and  yellow  with  age.  It  opens  the  “Journal”  with  the  proceedings  of  the 
President  and  Common  Council  of  the  Town  of  Portsmouth. 

The  first  meeting  was  held  at  the  Court  House  March  15,  1815.  Thomas 
Waller,  Nathan  Clover,  John  Brown,  David  Gharky,  Samuel  B.  Burt,  Wil- 
liam Huston,  William  Kendall,  Nathan  K.  Clough  and  Josiah  Shackford,  nine 
in  all  were  the  first  City  Fathers.  They  organized  by  electing  Thomas  Waller, 
President,  Nathan  K.  Clough,  Recorder  and  David  Gharky,  Treasurer.  They 
drew  lots  for  terms,  and  Thomas  Waller,  Josiah  Shackford  and  Nathan  Glover 
drew  the  one  year  term.  John  Brown,  William  Huston  and  David  Gharky  drew 
the  two  year  term.  Samuel  B.  Burt,  William  Kendall  and  Nathan  K.  Clough 
were  appointed  a committee  to  draft  rules.  William  Swords  was  elected  Marshal. 
They  adjourned  until  May  1,  1815.  At  that  time,  William  Kendall  and  Samuel 
B.  Burt  were  appointed  a Committee  to  bring  in  a bill  on  executions.  David 
Gharky  and  Nathan  Glover  were  appointed  a committee  to  levy  a corporation 
tax.  Samuel  B.  Burt  and  Josiah  Shackford  were  appointed  a committee  to 
bring  in  a bill  to  tax  shows.  They  adjourned  until  the  next  day  at  the  house 
of  Henry  Sheeley.  On  that  date,  they  passed  an  ordinance  in  regard  to  streets, 
stud  horses,  indecent  conduct  of  boatmen  and  others,  to  regulate  the  objects  of 
taxation,  creating  the  office  of  Supervisor,  in  regard  to  the  duties  of  Marshal 
and  regulating  shows.  The  Council  met  the  third  day  and  finished  up  their 
business  in  passing  ordinances,  regulating  taxation,  executions  and  removing 
nuisances.  A bill  was  ordered  brought  in  for  draining  non-residents’  lots,  and 
the  Council  then  adjourned  until  the  second  Monday  in  June.  Two  orders 
were  issued  at  this  meeting.  It  was  agreed  that  all  orders  should  be  signed  by 
the  President  and  Recorder.  There  was  no  meeting  in  June;  but  in  July  the 
Council  met  and  resolved  to  build  a school  house.  On  July  8,  at  a meeting, 


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425 


N.  K.  Clough  was  allowed  $2.00  for  copying  laws,  and  Henry  Sheeley  $2.50  for 
the  use  of  his  house.  On  the  same  date,  William  Kendall  and  William  Huston 
were  ordered  to  contract  with  Samuel  B.  Burt  for  a school  house. 

July  14,  1815,  the  Council  met  and  resolved  to  manage  the  school  and 
school  lands;  and  at  this  time,  Council  also  resolved  to  build  a Market  House. 

July  28,  1815,  at  9 o’clock  in  the  morning  the  Council  met  at  the  house 
of  Henry  Sheeley,  but  adjourned  until  the  5th  day  of  August  at  2 P.  M„  with- 
out doing  any  business.  Leases  were  ordered  made  of  the  school  lots  in  or- 
der to  raise  money  to  build  the  school  house.  John  Brown  and  Nathan  K. 
Clough  were  appointed  a committee  to  lease  school  lands.  The  contract  was 
made  with  John  Brown  for  the  Market  House. 

August  11,  1815,  they  met  at  3 o’clock  in  the  afternoon,  but  it  does  not 
appear  what  they  did. 

On  Monday,  September  11,  1815,  a committee  was  appointed  to  bring 
in  a bill  in  regard  to  keeping  dogs,  also  a bill  respecting  fires.  The  tax 
question  seemed  very  important  at  that  time,  for  on  the  10th  of  November, 
1815,  the  committee  on  the  keeping  of  dogs,  asked  for  more  time  and  for 
another  member  of  the  committee,  making  three,  which  request  was  granted. 

December  29,  1815,  John  Young  was  elected  in  place  of  Nathan  Glover, 
who  had  removed,  and  several  bills  were  introduced,  read  and  passed  the  next 
meeting. 

January  5,  1816,  an  ordinance  to  prevent  the  keeping  of  dogs  was  pass- 
ed also  the  ordinances  in  respect  to  the  streets,  to  prevent  making  fires  in  the 
streets,  in  regard  to  issuing  bills.  The  Council  then  adjourned  until  the  19th 
of  January,  1816,  to  the  house  of  John  Brown.  It  does  not  appear  what  was 
done  at  this  meeting. 

February  16,  1816,  it  was  resolved  to  push  the  building  of  the  Market 
House.  Josiah  Shackford  and  John  Young  were  appointed  a committee  to 
bring  in  a bill  regulating  the  public  well. 

March  1,  1816,  David  Jones  was  allowed  $35.00  balance,  for  building  the 
Market  House.  This  was  the  lower  Market  House. 

March  15,  1816,  Thomas  Waller,  John  R.  Turner,  William  Lodwick,  came 
in  as  the  new  Councilmen.  Thomas  Waller  was  elected  President;  John 
Thornton,  Supervisor;  and  Jacob  Moore,  Marshal.  An  ordinance  was  passed 
to  drain  the  slough.  This  was  Third  street  from  Chillieothe  to  the  west  end  of 
the  street. 

May  1,  1816,  Council  met  at  the  house  of  John  Brown,  William  Hus- 
ton’s seat  was  declared  vacant  because  he  failed  to  attend,  and  Philip  Moore 
was  elected  in  his  place.  On  the  same  date,  Thomas  Waller  was  appointed 
Town  Surveyor,  the  first  one.  This  was  the  beginning  of  the  office  of  City 
Civil  Engineer.  A bill  for  the  surveying  of  lumber  was  ordered  to  be 
brought  in  by  a committee  appointed  for  that  purpose,  also  a bill  to  regulate 
Markets. 

May  10,  1816,  Ezra  Osborn  was  allowed  $4.00  for  assessing  the  property 
in  Portsmouth.  An  ordinance  for  the  measuring  of  lumber  was  made  a law, 
and  the  Town  bought  a plow  and  scraper.  Usually  a special  committee  was  ap- 
pointed to  bring  in  each  bill  and  all  were  introduced  as  reports.  An  ordi- 
nance was  passed  to  prevent  the  improper  use  of  water  from  the  public  wells, 
and  also  creating  a Town  Supervisor.  John  Young  was  appointed  Surveyor 
of  lumber.  Samuel  Wilson  was  allowed  $63.00  in  balance  for  building  the 
market  house. 

June  10,  1816,  a bill  regulating  the  Market  was  read  and  passed.  This 
bill  provided  for  a Clerk  of  the  Market,  and  Jacob  Moore  was  elected  to  that 
office.  William  Kendall  was  allowed  $9.00  for  printing  the  corporation  bills. 
John  R Turner,  William  Kendall  and  N.  K.  Clough  were  appointed  a com- 
mitee  to  report  regulations  as  to  wagoners  putting  their  wagons  on  streets 
and  alleys. 

September  27,  1816,  William  Kendall  and  David  Gharky  were  ordered  to 
report  a bill  in  regard  to  keeping  hogs,  and  Jacob  Moore  was  allowed  $3.00 
for  his  services  as  Clerk  of  the  Market. 

January  10,  1817,  John  Brown,  Jr.,  was  elected  a member  of  the  Coun- 
cil in  place  of  Samuel  B.  Burt  removed.  The  Committee  on  hogs  asked  for 
further  time,  the  subject  being  very  weighty. 


426 


THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


March  10,  1817,  at  the  corporation  election,  John  Brown,  Sr.,  David 
Gharky  and  Philip  Moore  were  elected  Councilmen  for  three  years.  David 
Gharky  was  elected  Treasurer,  Ezra  Osborn  Assessor,  and  John  Noel  (spelled 
Nowell)  was  elected  Town  Marshal,  and  John  Brown  Supervisor. 

March  14,  1817,  an  ordinance  to  prevent  hogs  from  running  at  large, 
was  passed. 

May  14,  1817,  Nathan  Wheeler  was  elected  Councilman  in  place  of  JohD 
Brown,  Sr.,  resigned.  There  were  no  records  of  any  meeting  between  July  1(5, 
1817  and  April  1818.  The  Council  evidently  let  the  town  take  care  of  it- 
self. 

April  8,  1818,  it  was  noted  in  the  Journal  that  no  election  had  been 
held  of  Councilmen. 

In  March,  1818,  N.  K.  Clough,  William  Kendall  and  John  Brown,  Jr., 
were  elected  Councilmen  by  the  other  members  of  the  Council.  N.  K.  Clough 
was  elected  Recorder,  and  John  Noel,  Town  Marshal.  On  the  same  date,  a 
survey  and  plat  of  the  town  was  ordered.  N.  K.  Clough  was  allowed  $4.00  for 
making  out  a duplicate  of  the  town  for  1817. 

May  22,  1818,  a bill  was  passed  to  prevent  the  spread  of  small  pox. 
Drs.  Thomas  Waller  and  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  were  ordered  to  attend  the  house 
of  David  McCann  and  to  prevent  infection.  There  is  no  record  of  any  further 
meetings  until  the  8th  of  March,  1819,  when  Thomas  Waller,  William  Lodwick 
and  John  R.  Tinner  were  elected  Councilmen  for  three  years.  Cornelius  Mc- 
Coy was  elected  in  place  of  John  Brown  removed.  Jacob  P.  Noel  was  chosen 
in  place  of  Philip  Moore  removed.  Thomas  Waller  was  elected  President; 
John  Noel,  Marshal,  and  Hugh  Cook  was  elected  Supervisor,  but  declined.  Na- 
than Wheeler  was  appointed  in  his  place. 

March  12,  1819,  David  Gharky  was  allowed,  for  the  use  of  his  oxen  and 
a hand,  $1.50.  He  was  allowed  as  Treasurer  for  1818,  $30.00. 

May  14,  1819,  John  H.  Thornton  was  allowed,  as  Supervisor  for  his  ser- 
vices in  1817,  $30.50. 

May  21,  1819,  the  ordinance  regulating  hogs  was  repealed. 

October  1,  1819,  Jacob  P.  Noel,  William  Kendall  and  William  Lodwick 
were  appointed  a committee  to  inspect  the  streets  and  alleys  and  to  direct 
the  Supervisors  who  were  to  work  on  the  same.  This  was  the  first  Committee 
on  streets  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth. 

February  4,  1820,  a bill  was  passed  to  compel  members  to  attend  the 
Council.  N.  K.  Clough,  Recorder,  resigned. 

February  9,  1820,  John  R.  Turner,  William  Lodwick  and  Jacob  P.  Noel 
were  a committee  to  contract  with  some  one  to  enclose  the  burial  grounds. 

March  13,  1820,  David  Gharky,  Jacob  P.  Noel  and  Jacob  Clingman  were 
elected  Councilmen  for  three  years. 

March  14,  1820,  Samuel  Gunn  was  elected  Councilman  in  place  of  Wil- 
liam Kendall,  resigned.  On  the  same  date,  Jacob  Clingman  was  elected  Re- 
corder, John  Noel,  Marshal,  David  Gharky  was  elected  Treasurer  and  Jacob 
Clingman,  Supervisor. 

August  12,  1820,  William  Kendall  was  appointed  Surveyor  in  place  of 
Thomas  Waller  resigned. 

August  14,  1820,  an  ordinance  to  prevent  tires,  was  passed.  Cornelius 
McCoy  asked  to  burn  brick  on  lot  No.  175.  The  request  was  referred  to  the 
committee. 

August  25,  1820,  N.  K.  Clough  was  fined  for  leaving  Council  without  per- 
mission and  John  R.  Turner  and  David  Gharky  for  non-attendance. 

March  12,  1821,  a corporation  election  was  held  at  the  Court  House. 
William  Kendall,  Samuel  Gunn  and  N.  K.  Clough  were  elected  Councilmen. 
John  Noel  was  elected  Marshal,  and  William  Lodwick  Supervisor.  There  is 
no  record  of  any  other  meeting  until  March  11,  1822,  when  three  Councilmen 
were  elected  and  the  following  votes  were  cast,  William  Lodwick  44,  Daniel 
Corwin  40,  James  B.  Prescott  32. 

March  14,  1822,  Thomas  Waller  retired  from  the  Council.  John  R.  Tur- 
ner was  elected  President,  Simon  DeLong  was  elected  Town  Marshal,  Wil- 
liam Lodwick  Supervisor,  and  John  Hatch,  Clerk  of  the  Market. 

March  25,  1822,  John  Noel  was  allowed  50c  a meeting  for  attending 
Council  meetings  for  two  years.  The  amount  allowed  $7.00, 


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March  15,  1822,  a committee  of  Council  reported  that  $502.00  in  tickets 
of  corporation,  were  in  circulation,  and  the  Treasurer  was  accountable  for 
$725.00. 

March  25,  1822,  the  Council  adjourned  to  meet  at  the  Court  House  by 
early  candle-light. 

March  26,  1822,  it  is  solemnly  entered  that  Simon  DeLong,  Marshal, 
being  unwell,  had  leave  to  go  home. 

April  6,  1822,  David  Gharky,  Treasurer,  was  removed  by  a unanimous  vote 
of  the  Council  for  squandering  the  circulating  medium  of  the  Town.  (Corpor- 
ation tickets.)  Samuel  Gunn  was  elected  in  his  place. 

April  8,  1822,  $25.00  was  appropriated  for  fire  hooks. 

April  24,  1822,  the  Council  met  at  William  Lodwick’s  accounting  room. 
An  ordinance,  to  compel  the  citizens  to  keep  fire  buckets,  was  passed.  Wil- 
liam Lodwick  was  allowed  to  keep  a wood  yard  under  the  bank  in  front  of  his 
store;  and  to  bring  the  wood  up  on  the  first  bank  in  case  of  high  water. 
He  was  to  pay  one-half  of  one  per  cent  on  the  wood  sold,  and  there  was  a 
tax  of  that  amount  levied  on  the  property. 

.May  29,  1822,  $50.00  was  appropriated  to  fence  the  graveyard,  and  a Com- 
mittee appointed  to  attend  to  it.  David  Gharky  was  then  a member  of  the 
Council.  $100.00  was  appropriated  to  repair  the  Market  House. 

June  13,  1822,  four  pillars  were  added  to  the  Market  House.  David 
Gharky  entered  his  solemn  protest  against  spending  $50.00  to  fence  the  grave- 
yard. It  seems  he  did  this  because  the  proposed  fencing  did  not  enclose  the 
entire  graveyard,  but  left  some  graves  out.  At  the  next  meeting  the  bodies  in 
these  graves  were  ordered  taken  up  and  buried  in  the  enclosure. 

Sept.  17,  1822,  Nathan  K.  Clough  and  Daniel  Corwin  were  appointed  a 
Committee  to  wait  on  John  H.  Thornton,  and  purchase  a Bull  for  the  town. 

Sept.  26,  1822,  $68.00  was  ordered  paid  John  H.  Thornton  for  the  Town 
Bull,  less  subscriptions.  He  was  to  keep  it  for  $50.00  a year  for  his  services. 
No  other  meeting  was  recorded  till  January  8,  1823. 

Jan.  8,  1823,  a public  meeting  was  called  on  Jan.  9,  1823.  A Committee 
was  appointed  to  protest  against  Henry  Massie,  selling  the  front  of  the  Town. 

March  10,  1823,  the  corporation  election  was  held.  Samuel  M.  Tracy, 
John  Noel  and  Murtaugh  Kehoe  were  elected  Councilmen. 

March  14,  1823,  Jacob  Clingman  was  elected  Councilman  in  place  of  N. 
K.  Clough,  resigned.  John  H.  Thornton  was  elected  Town  Marshal.  Daniel 
Corwin,  Supervisor  and  Jacob  Clingman,  Recorder.  Samuel  M.  Tracy  and 
Daniel  Corwin  were  appointed  a committee  to  write  to  Henry  Massie.  Edward 
King,  lawyer  from  Chillicothe,  was  allowed  an  attorney  fee  in  this  case  of  the 
Corporation  against  Moore.  This  is  the  first  record  of  any  services  performed 
by  an  Attorney  for  the  Town  of  Portsmouth. 

March  21,  1823,  Ilrs.  Waller,  Offnere  and  Hempstead  were  appointed  a 
Committee  to  report  on  the  slaughter  houses  in  the  Corporation,  as  affecting 
the  public  health.  A committee  was  also  appointed  to  revise  the  rules  and  or- 
dinances, composed  of  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  John  Noel  and  Daniel  Corwin. 

May  5,  1823,  William  Carey  was  elected  Councilman  in  place  of  James 
B.  Prescott,  removed  from  town.  $19.00  had  been  subscribed  for  the  Town 
Bull,  and  $11.00  paid.  Ordered  that  the  subscription  paper  be  sent  around  at 
1 p.  m.  Adjourned  until  4 p.  m.,  when  a number  of  ordinances  were  read. 

May  12,  1823,  Jacob  Clingman  resigned  as  Recorder  and  member  of  the 
Council.  Samuel  M.  Tracy  was  elected  Recorder  in  his  place.  A resolution 
was  passed,  stating  that  Henry  Massie  had  only  put  locust  stakes  at  lot 
corners,  and  that  survey  be  made,  and  stone  planted  on  Market  street.  First 
East,  Second  East,  West  street,  and  First  West  street.  Kehoe  and  Corwin  were 
appointed  a committee  to  clean  and  repair  the  public  well.  The  town  was  di- 
vided into  two  wards,  East  and  West.  All  below  Market  street  was  the  West 
Ward,  and  all  above  was  the  East  Ward.  This  was  only  for  street  purposes. 
Daniel  Corwin  was  appointed  Surveyor  of  the  West  Ward,  and  John  Noel 
or  the  East  Ward. 

May  19,  1823,  Council  went  into  a Committee  of  the  whole  to  consider  the 
purchase  of  fire  ladders  at  $22.50.  On  the  same  date,  a Committee  was  a- 
pointed  to  lease  the  school  lots.  William  Lodwick  was  allowed  $16.00  as  Su- 


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pervisor  for  1821  and  1822.  Alexander  Caldwell  was  elected  Assessor.  John 
H.  Thornton  was  allowed  $33.33  for  keeping  the  Town  Bull. 

May  2G  1823,  Simon  DeLong  was  allowed,  as  Marshal  in  1822,  $8.00. 
James  Lodwick  was  a member  of  the  Council  at  this  time. 

June  6,  1823,  John  H.  Thornton  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Market. 

June  16,  1823,  he  was  allowed  $1.25  for  a copy  of  the  Cincinnati  ordi- 
nances, which  he  had  purchased. 

July  4,  1823,  William  Lodwick  resigned  as  Councilman.  Jacob  Offnere 
was  elected  in  his  place.  He  refused  to  serve.  Daniel  Corwin  also  resigned. 
Elijah  Glover  and  William  Oldfield  were  elected  in  their  places.  Elijah 
Glover  was  elected  Supervisor  of  the  West  Ward. 

August  4,  1823,  the  committee  on  Markets  was  allowed  $3.33.  At  this 
same  time,  Elijah  Glover,  James  Lodwick  and  John  Noel  were  appointed  a 
street  committee  for  1823. 

Sept.  12,  1823,  John  R.  Turner  resigned  as  President  of  the  Council,  and 
as  a member.  Jacob  Clingman  was  elected  President  of  the  Council.  At  this 
time,  Moses  Gregory  had  two  butcher  stalls  in  the  Market. 

Sept.  19,  1823,  the  Committee  on  the  front  of  the  town  reported  that 
Henry  Massie  did  not  answer  their  letter. 

October  3,  1823,  a committee  was  appointed  to  secure  the  front  of  the 
town,  and  to  go  to  law  about  it.  John  Noel,  William  Oldfield  and  Elijah 
Glover  were  the  Committee. 

January  2,  1824,  James  Lodwick  resigned  as  a member  of  the  Council, 
and  Wilson  Gates  was  elected  in  his  place.  John  Thornton  agreed  to  keep 
the  Town  Bull  until  the  1st  of  May  next  for  $17.00. 

February  1,  1824,  Murtaugh  Kehoe  resigned  as  a member  of  the  Council, 
and  Charles  Rand  was  elected  in  his  place.  Alexander  Caldwell  was  allowed 
$4.00  as  Assessor  for  1823. 

March  8,  1824,  a corporation  election  was  held  between  the  hours  of  11 
A.  M.  and  4 P.  M.  Samuel  Gunn  and  Wilson  Gates  each  thirteen  votes,  and 
Jacob  Clingman,  twelve;  and  they  were  all  elected. 

May  29,  1824,  John  H.  Thornton  was  appointed  Clerk  of  the  Market. 

June  4,  1824,  John  H.  Thornton  was  allowed  $17.00  for  keeping  the  Town 
Bull.  Wilson  Gates  resigned  as  Councilman,  and  Jacob  P.  Noel  was  elected 
in  his  place. 

June  11,  1824,  John  H.  Thornton  was  elected  Supervisor  of  the  West 
Ward.  The  Council  directed  an  ordinance  prepared  for  the  Health  Board. 
Samuel  M.  Tracy,  John  Noel  and  Samuel  Gunn  were  appointed  to  bring  it  in. 
This  was  the  first  move  for  a Board  of  Health  in  Portsmouth. 

August  13,  1824,  an  ordinance  creating  the  Board  of  Health,  was  pass- 
ed. It  was  composed  of  Jacob  Offnere,  John  Peebles  and  Ebenezer  Corwin. 

November  18,  1824,  William  Oldfield  and  Samuel  Tracy  were  appointed 
a committee  to  print  twenty-five  copies  of  the  ordinances.  Charles  Rand  and 
John  Noel  was  appointed  a committee  to  sell  the  Town  Bull.  This  is  the 
last  of  the  Town  Bull.  He  was  sold  to  Clinton  Furnace. 

March  14.  1825,  the  Corporation  election  was  held.  Ebenezer  Corwin 
had  37  votes,  William  Oldfield  26,  and  Samuel  G.  Jones  21.  All  were  elected. 

May  6,  1825,  John  Peebles  was  elected  Assessor.  The  taxes  collected  in 
1824  were  $205.48. 

June  3,  1825,  .John  H.  Thornton  resigned  as  Town  Marshal.  Samuel  G. 
Jones  resigned  as  Councilman  and  was  elected  Marshal.  John  R.  Turner  was 
elected  to  Council  in  his  place.  Charles  Rand  resigned  as  Councilman,  and  G. 
S.  B.  Hempstead  was  elected  in  his  place.  This  is  Dr.  Hempstead’s  first  ap- 
pearance in  public  office  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth.  Jacob  Clingman  re- 
signed as  President  of  the  Council,  and  John  R.  Turner  was  elected  in  his 
place.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  and  Ebenezer  Corwin  were  appointed  a Commit- 
tee to  allow  persons  to  work  out  the  Corporation  tax. 

June  10,  1825,  Nathaniel  W.  Andrews  was  appointed  Health  Officer. 

June  14,  1825,  Samuel  G.  Jones  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Market.  There 
is  no  record  of  any  election  in  March,  1826.  None  was  probably  held. 

May  12,  1826,  three  members  of  the  Council  were  elected  by  the  others. 
William  Peebles.  Ebenezer  Corwin  and  John  Noel  were  elected  a Committee 
on  pavements.  John  Noel  and  Ebenezer  Corwin  were  appointed  a committee 


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to  buy  five  acres  for  the  new  burying  ground.  John  Peebles  was  allowed  $4.00 
as  Assessor  in  1825. 

June  22,  1826,  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  John  Noel  and  Samuel  M.  Tracy  were 
appointed  a committee  to  revise  the  laws  and  ordinances  in  the  Corporation. 
Samuel  M.  Tracy  was  ordered  to  perpetuate  testimony  in  regard  to  the  claim 
of  the  land  in  front  of  the  Town. 

July  19,  1826  an  ordinance  was  passed  to  require  all  hay  sold  in  the 
town  to  be  weighed  on  the  town  scales. 

March  12,  1827,  at  the  Corporation  election,  three  Councilmen  were 
elected  by  the  following  votes,  Samuel  Gunn  41,  John  McDonald  27  and  James 
Lodwick  23. 

March  19,  1827,  Silas  W.  Cole,  David  Gharky  and  Havillah  Gunn  were 
elected  Health  Officers.  No  meeting  was  held  from  this  date  until  July  26,  1827, 
when  Zina  Gunn  was  elected  Health  Officer  in  place  of  David  Gharky.  declined 
to  serve. 

July  26,  1827,  Silas  W.  Cole  was  allowed  $6.00  in  payment  for  his  service 
as  Supervisor  of  the  East  Ward  for  1827.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  and  John  Mc- 
Donald were  the  Street  Committee. 

From  this  date  until  Dec.  14,  1827,  no  meeting  was  recorded.  At  that 
date,  Kennedy  Lodwick  was  elected  Councilman  in  place  of  Ebenezer  Corwin. 
James  Lodwick  was  appointed  to  go  to  Louisville.  Kentucky,  to  serve 
notice  on  Henry  Massie  to  perpetuate  testimony  in  regard  to  the  front  of  the 
town.  John  R.  Turner,  Jacob  P.  Noel.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  and  Samuel  M. 
Tracy  were  appointed  a Committee  to  attend  to  perpetuating  the  testimony. 

In  March,  1828,  no  election  was  held,  but  on  April  4,  1828,  the  Council 
elected  Kennedy  Lodwick,  John  R.  Turner  and  William  Oldfield  to  succeed 
themselves  Nathaniel  W.  Andrews,  Havillah  Gunn  and  Silas  W.  Cole  were 
elected  Health  Officers.  The  Supervisors  were  ordered  to  ascertain  the  cost 
of  reparing  the  public  well,  and  to  put  in  a pump. 

April  18,  1828,  the  Committee  on  repairing  of  the  public  well,  reported 
it  would  take  $25.00  to  $30.00  to  repair  it,  and  the  Council  resolved  to  ask  the 
Commissioners  to  help;  and  a Committee  was  appointed  to  raise  the  sub- 
subscriptions. John  McDonald,  Kennedy  Lodwick  and  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  were 
the  Committee.  Simon  De  Long  was  allowed  $76.27  for  services  as  Town 
Marshal  and  Clerk  of  the  Market  in  1826  and  1827. 

Feb.  6,  1829,  William  Oldfield  and  Kennedy  Lodwick  were  appointed  a 
Committee  on  the  new  Cemetery  to  report  at  next  meeting.  The  old  Commitee 
having  done  nothing  was  discharged. 

March  9,  1829,  ground  for  the  graveyard  was  bought.  That  is,  ground 
for  the  beginning  of  the  present  Greenlawn  Cemetery. 

March  9,  1829,  at  the  Corporation  election,  John  Noel.  G.  S.  B.  Hemp- 
stead and  Samuel  M.  Tracy  were  elected  Councilmen  for  three  years.  The 
Health  Officers,  were  Thomas  Strong,  Wilson  Gates  and  Allen  Farquhar. 
Samuel  G.  Jones  was  allowed  $12.00  for  Clerk  of  the  Market,  in  1829. 

April  21,  1829,  a pump  was  put  in  the  public  well  at  a cost  of  $25.00 
The  County  Commissioners  were  to  pay  $10.00. 

May  1,  1829,  the  laws  and  ordinances  were  ordered  to  be  printed  when 
revised. 

May  11,  1829,  a number  of  ordinances  were  passed. 

June  5,  1829,  Julius  A.  Bingham  was  allowed  $25.00  for  printing  two- 
hundred  copies  of  the  ordinances.  C.  O.  Tracy  was  allowed  $7.50  for  copying 
ordinances  for  printing. 

June  10,  1829,  it  was  ordered  that  no  tax  be  collected  this  year,  because 
the  Assessor  had  failed  to  make  proper  returns,  Dut  this  order  was  reconsidered 
on  July  3,  1829,  and  an  ordinance  passed  as  to  objects  of  taxation. 

July  19,  1829,  a Committee  of  three  on  the  front  of  the  Town  was  ap- 
pointed. Noel,  Hempstead  and  Tracy  were  the  Committee.  John  Noel  and 
Dr.  Hempstead  were  also  appointed  a Committee  to  lay  out  the  burying  ground. 

July  22,  1829,  Samuel  M.  Tracy  and  Washington  Kinney  were  appointed 
a Committee  to  wait  on  Henry  Massie  as  to  the  river  front  etc.  They  per- 
formed their  duty,  and  reported  he  would  sell  his  entire  interest  in  the  town 
of  Portsmouth  for  $18,000  and  $6,000  for  his  interest  in  the  wharfage,  $3,000 
down  and  $3,000  in  ten  years,  excepting  that  heretofore  sold  to  William  Lod- 


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wick  and  another  part  to  William  Kendall.  John  R.  Turner  and  John  Noel 
were  appointed  a Committee  to  see  on  what  terms  the  interest  of  William  Lod- 
wick  could  be  purchased  from  him.  He  offered  to  sell  his  interest  for  $2,000. 
His  was  Massie’s  addition  to  the  Town  plat  of  lots  189  and  289,  and  he  offered 
to  lend  $3,000  to  pay  Massie  and  to  take  the  Town  scrip.  $6,000  was  borrowed 
of  Lodwick,  and  notes  given  in  gales,  and  the  wharfage  pledged  to  secure  the 
same. 

August  7.  1829,  the  Committee  to  close  with  Massie,  John  R.  Turner, 
Samuel  M.  Tracy  and  John  Noel,  reported  that  they  had  done  so  and  had  agreed 
to  pay  him  $3,000,  and  had  given  him  a note  for  the  same  amount  due  in  ten 
years,  and  that  Massie  had  made  a deed  to  the  President  of  the  Common  Coun- 
cil of  Portsmouth,  for  the  tract  of  land  lying  east  of  Second  East  street  and 
west  of  lands  owned  by  Thomas  Waller  between  Water  street,  now  Front  street, 
and  low  water  mark,  except  cross  streets.  Also  another  tract  adjoining  the 
first  one  on  the  west,  running  down  the  river,  fifteen  rods  to  Gharky’s  field  and 
from  low  water  mark,  north  to  the  top  of  the  grade,  for  landing  and  grade. 
He  also  conveyed  the  lots  from  Water  street  to  low  water  mark,  excepting  what, 
he  had  sold  to  William  Lodwick  and  William  Kendall.  The  deed  was  left 
with  William  V.  Peck,  and  the  mortgage  was  to  be  executed  to  secure  the 
purchase  money.  The  action  of  the  committee  was  approved  by  a resolution. 

September  2,  1829,  Washington  Kinney  and  Samuel  Gunn  were  ap- 
pointed a Committee  to  procure  two  floating  wharves,  sixty  feet  long. 

Nov.  28,  1829,  William  Hall  was  elected  Councilman  in  place  of  John  Mc- 
Donald. Henry  Massie  made  a deed  to  the  City  of  the  old  graveyard.  John 
Noel  was  appointed  a Committee  of  one  to  clear  the  new  graveyard. 

March  8,  1830,  Jacob  P.  Noel,  George  D.  H.  Wilcoxon  and  Nathaniel  W. 
Andrews  were  elected  Councilmen. 

April  14,  1830,  the  Health  Officers  were  Levi  C.  Barker,  Ruloff  Whitney, 
and  Murtaugh  Kehoe.  John  Peebles,  Inspector  of  Whiskey,  and  Robert  Mont- 
gomery of  Flour. 

March  7,  1831,  Wilson  Gates,  Ezra  Osborn  and  Silas  W.  Cole  were  elect- 
ed Councilmen.  The  Health  Officers  were  Hylam  Rawson,  Moses  Gregory  and 
James  Salsbury.  The  Health  Officers  were  allowed  $1.00  a year.  Samuel  M. 
Tracy  was  allowed  $48.00  for  four  years  service  as  Recorder  from  1826  to  1830. 
Havillah  Gunn  was  appointed  Assessor.  John  Noel  was  allowed  $5.00  as  As- 
sessor for  1830.  Simon  DeLong  had  been  Town  Marshal  since  1827,  and  was 
allowed  $32.72  for  his  service  from  that  time  to  the  present.  The  old  grave- 
yard was  sold  for  $3,500  to  John  T.  Barr. 

June  3,  1831,  Havillah  Gunn  was  allowed  $5.00  as  Assessor  for  1831. 

March  12,  1832,  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  and  William  V. 
Peck  were  elected  Councilmen.  The  Health  Officers  were  John  Musser,  Oliver 
C.  Thoroman  and  Richard  Lloyd. 

April  6,  1832.  there  was  a grant  made  to  McCollough  and  Roap  for  a 
site  for  the  Water  Works. 

May  19,  1832,  John  Noel  was  elected  Assessor.  On  the  same  date,  G.  S. 
B.  Hempstead  was  allowed  $4.50  for  services  as  Supervisor  of  the  East  Ward 
for  1832,  and  William  Hall  was  allowed  the  same  amount  for  the  West  Ward. 

July  6,  1832,  Simon  DeLong  was  Clerk  of  the  Market,  Marshal  and  Jail- 
er. Preparations  were  made  for  the  Cholera.  Cleanliness  and  temperance 
were  enjoined.  A free  dispensary  for  Cholera  patients  was  provided  for.  Hugh 
Cook,  Silas  W.  Cole,  Jacob  Offnere,  Robert  Wood.  Thomas  Strong  and  Ben- 
jamin Friar  were  added  to  the  Board  of  Health,  and  the  graveyard  was  ordered 
staked  out  in  lots. 

Oct.  5,  1832,  the  Grocers’  Licenses  were  $37.50  per  annum,  which  included 
liquors.  Peter  Kinney,  Richard  Lloyd.  Benjamin  Melcher  and  Hugh  Cook  each 
had  one. 

Nov.  2,  1832,  a special  Committee  was  appointed  on  Cholera  and  a special 
Board  of  Health  Officers,  composed  of  Drs.  Andrews,  Farquhar,  Pattillo  and 
Rodgers. 

March  1,  1833,  grocery  license  issued  to  Robert  Montgomery.  On  the 
same  date,  the  Budget  from  March  1,  1832  to  Feb.  28,  1833  was  $3,060.54.  The 
wharfage  made  $838.00  and  the  grocery  licenses  made  $419.38.  The  duplicate 


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of  1832  was  $434.06y2,  of  1831,  $226.17,  of  1830,  $30.95.  The  Councilmen  were 
paid  for  their  services.  The  largest  expenditures  were  on  the  wharves  about 
$1,600.  The  Public  Well  in  front  of  the  Court  House  was  still  maintained.  On 
the  same  date,  at  the  Corporation  election  John  Noel,  Isaac  Noel  and  Moses 
Gregory  were  elected  Councilmen. 

April  5,  1833,  the  Health  Officers  were,  Samuel  J.  Huston.  Ruloff  Whitney 
and  James  Salsbury.  John  Noel,  Silas  W.  Cole  and  Moses  Gregory  were  the 
Committee  on  Claims  to  rule  the  Council.  Charles  W.  Tracy  was  allowed 
$3.25  for  one  years  service  as  Supervisor  of  the  East  Ward. 

May  3,  1833,  Samuel  M.  Tracy  was  allowed  $36.00  for  service  as  Recorder, 
and  James  C.  Davis  was  allowed  $3.25  for  Supervisor  of  the  West  Ward  for  1832. 
Hugh  Cook  was  allowed  $73.92  for  Clerk  of  the  Market  and  Town  Marshal  for 

1832. 

August  2,  1833,  John  Noel  was  allowed  for  his  service  as  Assessor  for 

1833,  $6.00. 

Sept.  6,  1833,  Elijah  Glover  was  allowed  $25.00  for  one  year’s  advertising 
for  the  City. 

Dec.  6,  1833,  Thomas  Lawson  was  issued  a grocer’s  license.  A Town 
meeting  of  Portsmouth  was  called  in  relation  to  the  termination  of  the  Ohio 
Canal.  John  Noel  and  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  were  appointed  a Committee  to 
attend  the  Legislature  to  secure  legislation  as  to  the  termination.  $50.00  was 
appropriated. 

March  7,  1834,  the  Budget  was  presented.  The  amount  was  $3,723.67  for 
the  year  ending  Feb.  28,  1834.  Of  this  $659.16  was  the  duplicate  of  1833. 
$354.17  was  the  duplicate  of  1831  and  1832.  $557.12  was  retail  licenses.  $779.35 
was  wharfage.  Of  the  expenditures,  $1,637.00  was  for  Health  Officers,  $360.00 
for  hose  and  engine,  $1,445.75  was  expended  on  the  wharves,  $131.00  was  paid 
for  the  services  of  Councilmen,  $36.00  to  the  Recorder,  $2.20  to  the  jailer  and 
$1,756.02  were  spent  in  repairing  the  engine  house. 

March  10,  1834,  at  the  Corporation  election,  Wilson  Gates.  Silas  W.  Cole 
and  Havillah  Gunn  were  elected  Councilmen. 

April  4,  1834,  the  Health  Officers  were  Peter  Kinney,  Ruloff  Whitney  and 
Jacob  Anderson.  Ruloff  Whitney  declined  to  act  and  David  Scott  was  elected. 
William  Hall  was  elected  Inspector  of  Whiskey.  The  Committee  on 
Claims  were  John  Noel,  Havillah  Gunn  and  Silas  W.  Cole.  They  were  allowed 
$9.00  for  their  services  in  1833.  On  the  same  date,  Samuel  M.  Tracy  resigned, 
as  Recorder  and  Havillah  Gunn  wTas  elected  in  his  place.  A fire  engine  was 
bought  of  G.  Stevenson  for  $475.00. 

May  2,  1834,  the  Committee  was  appointed  to  correspond  with  the  Legis- 
lature in  regard  to  the  mouth  of  the  Ohio  Canal. 

Sept.  5,  1834,  Havillah  Gunn  resigned  as  Recorder.  M:  B.  Ross  was 
elected  in  his  place. 

Dec.  22,  1834,  Levi  C.  Barker  was  elected  Town  Marshal.  Washington 
Kinney  was  elected  Assessor.  His  compensation  was  $6.00. 

March  6,  1835,  the  Town  Budget  was  $3,532.80,  of  which  $996.00  was  from 
wharfage  and  $490.29  from  grocery  license. 

March  9,  1835,  at  the  Corporation  election  Conrad  Overturf,  Mathias  B. 
Ross  and  Peter  Kinney  were  elected  Councilmen. 

April  3,  1835.  the  Committee  on  Claims  was  John  Noel,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin 
and  Conrad  Overturf.  The  Health  Officers  were  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  Jacob 
Anderson  and  Zina  Gunn.  The  Councilmen  were  paid  $38.00  for  their  year’s 
services. 

May  1,  1835,  J.  B.  Clingman  was  licensed  to  retail  cider,  beer,  ale  and 
porter  rye  for  one  year. 

June  5,  1835,  a bier  was  ordered  for  the  public  graveyard. 

Aug.  5,  1835,  licenses  were  issued  to  R.  Lloyd  to  keep  a grocery  and  sell 
liquors. 

Sept.  4,  1835,  there  was  a lease  made  Thomas  G.  Gaylord,  and  terms 
prescribed  for  30  years. 

Dec.  4,  1835,  a Committe  was  appointed  in  regard  to  the  termination 
of  the  Ohio  Canal;  Isaac  Noel,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin  and  M.  B.  Ross. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


TOWN  ORDINANCES. 

Among  the  old  publications  of  city  laws  which  have  survived  is  a copy 
of  the  laws  of  Incorporation  and  Ordinances  of  the  town  of  Portsmouth.  It 
was  published  in  1829  by  the  authority  of  the  Council. 

On  May  12,  1823,  an  ordinance  was  passed  authorizing  the  President  of 
the  Council  to  call  extra  or  special  meetings.  Any  member  not  attending  was 
to  be  fined  $1.00.  Committees  neglecting  or  refusing  to  report  were  to  be  dis- 
missed. 

On  the  same  date,  an  ordinance  was  passed  defining  the  duties  of  Town 
Marshal.  He  was  to  attend  all  meetings  of  the  Council  and  be  at  the  President’s 
office  during  all  trials,  to  collect  all  fines,  etc.,  and  to  be  fined  not  more  than 
$20.00  and  not  less  than  $1.00  for  any  neglect  of  official  duty. 

It  seems  that  in  the  dawn  of  Portsmouth,  boatmen  were  a source  of 
trouble  to  the  town.  An  ordinance  was  passed,  May  11,  1829,  to  prevent  inde- 
cent conduct  of  Boatmen.  Misconduct  on  their  part  was  to  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  $2.00  to  $10.00.  Any  person,  over  ten  years  of  age,  divesting  themselves 
of  clothing  to  go  in  bathing,  inside  the  Corporation,  was  to  be  fined  from  $1.00 
to  $10.00.  On  May  19,  1823,  an  ordinance  was  passed  to  prevent  swine  from 
running  at  large.  Ducks,  geese,  game,  or  dung  hill  fowls  were  to  be  kept  up 
from  April  1 to  August  31.  Evidently  the  townsmen  believed  in  gardens  and 
proposed  to  protect  them. 

The  fathers  evidently  looked  after  Showmen. 

On  May  11,  1829,  an  ordinance  was  passed  requiring  a show  license  of 
$5.00  to  $26.00.  The  fine  for  showing  without  license  was  $75.00,  but  theatrical 
performances  by  citizens  of  the  town  for  their  own  amusement  were  to  be 
free.  On  May  11,  1829,  an  ordinance  was  passed  forbidding  the  keeping  of 
any  female  dog  in  the  town,  except  by  butchers.  This  was  special  legislation 
with  a vengeance.  The  penalty  was  $5.00  every  twenty-four  hours  if  such 
animal  was  kept.  Why  the  butchers  were  so  privileged  does  not  now  appear. 

August  13,  1824,  an  ordinance  to  create  Health  Officers  was  passed. 
There  were  three  persons,  and  they  were  to  inspect  the  streets  and  alleys  once 
a week  from  April  1 to  October  1,  and  as  much  oftener  as  they  thought  fit. 
Each  Health  Officer  was  to  be  sworn  and  each  person  who  was  appointed  such 
and  refused  to  serve  was  to  pay  $5.00  fine.  Their  duties  were  otherwise  such 
as  are  now  performed  by  the  Sanitary  Police. 

May  11,  1829,  an  ordinance  was  passed  for  the  protection  of  the  public 
wells.  The  water  from  them  was  not  to  be  used  for  washing  clothes,  or  water- 
ing horses  or  cattle. 

On  the  same  date,  an  ordinance  was  passed  regulating  the  Market  in  the 
town  of  Portsmouth.  Wednesday  and  Saturday  were  Market  days.  Daylight 
to  10  a.  m.  were  Market  hours.  The  Clerk  of  the  Market  was  to  ring  a bell 
at  the  opening  and  closing.  Articles  of  marketing  were  not  to  be  sold  during 
market  hours  at  any  place  in  the  town  outside  of  market,  under  a penalty  of 
$.50  to  $2.00.  Buyers  of  marketing,  outside  of  market,  during  market  hours, 
were  to  be  fined  $1.00  to  $5.00.  Hence,  it  was  a greater  offense  to  buy  than 
to  sell.  The  Clerk  of  the  Market  was  to  furnish  measures  and  weights,  and 
to  use  them  in  case  of  dispute.  Butcher's  stalls  were  rented  at  $8.00  per  year. 
$6.00  for  six  months,  or  50  cents  per  market  day;  and  no  one  was  allowed  to 
sell  fresh  meat  in  the  market  except  from  a butcher  stall.  An  ordinance  in 
relation  to  nuisances  was  passed  May  11,  1829.  Slaughter  houses  were  forbid- 
den in  the  town.  Tan  yards  were  required  to  observe  certain  regulations, 
and  throwing  refuse  on  the  streets  and  alleys  was  forbidden.  The  streets 
and  alleys  were  protected  by  an  ordinance  of  May  11,  1829.  Racing  in  the 
streets  was  forbidden.  Driving  faster  than  a walk  or  trot  was  forbidden.  Al- 
lowing a team  to  run  off  was  a fine  of  $1.00  to  $10.00.  Shooting  at  a mark  or 
discharging  firearms  was  an  offense.  Fires  in  the  streets  of  any  kind  were 
forbidden.  Brick  or  lime  kilns  were  forbidden  in  the  town  and  to  ride  or 
drive  a horse  on  a pavement  was  a fine  of  20c  to  $1.00.  The  Fathers  were 
particular  as  to  their  eating  and  drinking.  They  had  an  Inspector  of  Domestic 
Spirits  and  of  Flour.  He  was  appointed  by  the  Council  and  sworn.  The  ordin- 
ance was  passed  May  18,  1829,  and  the  Inspector  was  paid  for  by  fees.  The  sell- 
ing of  liquors  and  flour  without  inspection  was  not  penal. 


ORDINANCES. 


433 


An  ordinance  of  May  18.  1829,  created  the  office  of  Supervisor.  There 
were  to  be  two  or  more  appointed  by  the  Council  annually.  They  were  to  be 
sworn  and  to  be  fined  $5.00  each  if  they  refused  to  serve.  They  were  to  be  paid 
in  April  each  year  for  the  year  past.  They  were  to  require  all  the  men  above 
21  to  work  the  streets.  Lot  owners  were  compelled  to  fill  up  or  drain  their 
lots.  If  they  failed  to  do  so,  the  Supervisors  could  have  it  done. 

An  ordinance  of  date  May  18,  1829,  created  the  office  of  Wood  Measurer. 
He  was  paid  by  fees,  but  it  was  not  obligatory  on  parties  to  call  him. 

On  May  18,  1829,  Council  passed  an  ordinance  designating  the  objects  of 
taxation.  All  property  and  dogs  were  declared  the  objects  of  taxation,  but  all 
mills,  all  woolen  and  cotton  manufactures  and  all  manufactures  of  iron  or 
glass  were  exempted  from  taxation.  Horses  and  cattle  were  separately  taxed. 
The  property  tax  on  land  and  mercantile  capital  was  one-fourth  of  one  per- 
cent. Horses  were  taxed  at  15  cents  each,  cattle  at  5 cents  each,  dogs  at  25 
cents  each. 

The  Town  Recorder  made  out  the  tax  duplicates  and  gave  them  to  the 
Town  Marshal. 

On  May  18,  1829.  the  Council  passed  an  ordinance  in  regard  to  pavements. 
Pavements  on  Front  street  were  to  be  12  feet  wide.  The  other  side  walks 
were  10  feet  wide.  Alley  sidewalks  were  2%  feet  wide.  Projecting  steps  and 
cellar  doors  in  the  pavement  were  regulated.  Any  one  paving  his  own  side 
could  have  one-fourth  of  the  cost  refunded  by  the  city. 

The  foregoing  comprised  the  publication  of  1829.  In  the  publication 
of  the  ordinances  in  1838,  the  Committee  on  Claims  demands  attention.  There 
were  three  in  number  elected  by  the  Council.  They  met  once  a month.  They 
audited  all  accounts,  and  had  a general  supervision  of  the  city  finances.  They 
were  to  see  to  it  that  all  claims  due  the  City  were  collected.  They  prepared  the 
budget  each  year.  They  allowed  the  per  diems  to  Councilmen,  and  were  paid 
$1.00  per  day  each  for  their  services.  A Coffee  House  ordinance  was  passed. 
May  4,  1838.  It  included  groceries,  and  nearly  all  groceries  at  that  time  sold 
liquors.  Twelve  householders  had  to  recommend  the  license.  Notice  of  the  ap- 
plication had  to  be  published.  A license  cost  $50.00,  Coffee  Houses  could  not 
open  on  Sundays  and  were  required  to  keep  order  on  other  days  and  could  not 
sell  to  minors. 

On  May  4,  1838,  the  names  of  the  streets  were  changed  by  ordinance. 
Water  street  was  changed  to  Front.  Front  street  was  changed  to  Second,  Sec- 
ond to  Third,  Third  to  Fourth,  and  Fourth  to  Fifth,  and  so  on  till  Ninth  street. 
East  street  to  Court,  First  East  to  Washington,  Second  East  to  Chillieothe, 
West  Street  was  changed  to  Jefferson.  First  West  to  Madison,  and  Second  West 
to  Massie  street.  Scioto  and  Market  streets  remained  unchanged.  The  al- 
leys were  also  named  but  it  is  not  worth  while  to  mention  them.  The  publi- 
cations of  1838  and  1844  contained  the  usual  and  necessary  ordinances,  and 
only  peculiar  features  will  he  noticed. 

There  was  an  ordinance  to  prevent  indecent  conduct,  passed  July  14,  1838. 
An  ordinance  to  establish  a general  system  of  wharfage  was  passed  July  21, 
1838.  Steamboats  under  200  tons  were  to  pay  $2.00  for  a landing,  and  those 
over.  $3.00  per  landing,  except  regular  packets  which  might  pay  $1.00  per 
landing.  Canal  boats  paid  50  cents.  Barges  paid  50  cents,  except  boats  loaded 
with  firewood.  Rafts  paid  25  cents  per  1,000  feet,  and  rafts, of  logs  12%  cents 
per  log.  An  ordinance  passed  August  17,  1838,  for  preventing  and  extinguish- 
ing fires  shows  that  there  were  two  Volunteer  Fire  Companies  in  Portsmouth, 
the  Fire  Dispatch  Engine  and  Neptune  Hose  Companies.  There  were  two  Fire 
Wardens  in  each  ward,  appointed  by  the  Council  yearly.  Their  duties  were 
in  the  nature  of  Inspectors  for  the  prevention  of  fires.  The  building  of 
hearths  and  flues  was  regulated  by  this  ordinance. 

An  ordinance  of  September  21,  1838,  divided  the  town  of  Portsmouth 
into  three  school  districts,  according  to  the  three  wards  then  in  existence,  in 
each  of  which  a School  Trustee  was  elected  annually  on  the  third  Friday  of 
September.  The  Markets  were  regulated  by  an  ordinance  of  October  19,  1838. 
Markets  were  held  Tuesdays,  Thursdays  and  Saturdays  from  daylight  till  9 
a.  m.,  from  September  to  April  and  the  remainder  of  the  year  on  the  same 
mornings,  but  closed  at  8 a.  m.  Only  white  persons  were  allowed  to  rent  Mar- 
ket stalls. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


Cuffee  was  not  yet  recognized  as  a man  and  brother.  The  Market  or- 
dinance in  other  respects  was  like  the  original  one  first  passed  and  which  this 
superseded.  Dogs  were  forbidden  in  the  Market. 

August  17,  1838,  was  the  date  of  a ferry  ordinance.  Ferries  were  re- 
quired to  be  licensed  by  the  Council,  which  fixed  ferry  rates,  and  the  ferry  was 
required  to  be  kept  in  operation  from  daylight  until  dark.  The  license  was  to 
be  annual.  The  rates  were  high,  one  horse  vehicle  50  cents,  two  to  four 
horses  75  cents,  four  or  more  horses  $1.00.  A riding  or  led  horse  was  25  cents 
and  a foot  passenger  10  cents.  These  rates  were  for  crossing  the  Ohio  river. 
The  ferry  rates  for  the  Scioto  were  one-half  of  the  foregoing. 

On  July  5.  1839,  the  Council  passed  a Savage  Dog  ordinance.  Each  per- 
son was  allowed  to  keep  one  dog  by  paying  a tax  of  $1.00.  If  he  or  she  wanted 
to  keep  a second  dog  as  company  for  the  first,  the  cruel  hearted  Councilmen  re- 
quired an  annual  tax  of  $5.00,  and  to  keep  a female  dog  was  $8.00. 

The  Marshal  was  charged  with  the  collection  of  the  tax  and  he  found 
it  a very  important  measure.  The  people  of  Portsmouth  were  never  opposed 
to  dogs,  except  theoretically.  This  dog  ordinance  was  never  enforced  to  any 
extent,  and  neither  has  any  before  or  since. 

The  fathers  were  very  much  opposed  to  horse  racing,  at  least  within 
the  limits  of  the  town.  On  the  3rd  of  July,  1840,  an  ordinance  was  passed 
to  prevent  horse  racing  within  the  limits  of  the  town  of  Portsmouth,  and  no 
race  track  or  course  could  be  established  within  the  town  or  run  upon  any 
course  within  the  town  or  in  any  part  of  the  town.  The  penalty  was  a for- 
feiture $.25  to  $1.00  for  each  offense. 

On  the  6th  of  May,  1841,  Council  passed  an  ordinance  regulating  taverns. 
The  sale  of  liquors  of  any  kind  to  minors  was  forbidden  to  any  taverns  and 
sales  on  Sunday.  Games  were  also  forbidden  at  the  taverns,  except  athletic 
exercises.  Keepers  of  Coffee  Houses  or  taverns  were  forbidden  to  sell  liquors 
to  be  drunk,  which  were  sold  in  a less  quantity  than  one  quart. 

On  the  10th  of  October,  1842,  by  a proper  ordinance,  canal  boats  were 
freed  from  wharfage. 

On  October  i4,  1842,  a new  ordinance  was  passed  as  to  ferries,  and  the 
rates  of  ferriage  were  changed,  5 cents  for  foot  passengers,  13  cents  for  horse 
and  rider.  One  horse  conveyance  20  cents  and  up  to  four  horses  was  30  cents. 
More  than  four  or  more  horses  was  50  cents.  The  ferriage  across  the  Scioto 
was  3 cents,  for  a person  and  5 cents  for  a horse  and  rider.  For  led  animals 
5 cents  each,  10  cents  for  one  horse  conveyance,  15  cents  for  two,  four  horses  or 
more  25  cents. 

By  an  ordinance  passed  March  15,  1844,  horses  and  cattle  and  hogs  were 
forbidden  to  run  at  large  in  the  City  of  Portsmouth,  and  the  Coffee  House  or- 
dinance was  repealed  and  re-enacted. 

April  5,  1845,  the  rates  for  keeping  Coffee  Houses  were,  below  Market 
street,  $50.00,  between  Market  and  Madison  $60.00,  Madison  and  Jefferson  $75.00, 
Jefferson  and  Court  $100.00,  between  Court  and  Washington  streets  $75.00,  be- 
tween Washington  and  the  east  limits  of  the  town,  $50.00.  All  games  and 
Sunday  selling  were  forbidden,  as  well  as  selling  to  minors. 

April  17,  1845,  an  ordinance  was  passed  for  the  appointment  of  Town 
Guards  and  night  watch.  There  was  a Town  Guard  in  each  ward.  He  was 
sworn  to  support  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  and  the  State  of  Ohio 
and  faithfully  perform  the  duties  of  his  office.  The  Town  Guards  were  required 
to  go  through  the  town  at  night  and  notice  whether  the  night  watchmen  per- 
formed their  duties  or  not.  They  were  Inspectors  of  the  Police  with  Police 
powers.  / 

On  the  1st  of  May,  1846,  Council  passed  an  ordinance  licensing  hackney 
coaches,  wagons,  carts,  drays  and  vehicles.  The  hackney  coaches,  $3.00;  drays 
or  carts,  $5.00  each;  two  or  four  horse  wagon  $2.00;  every  four  wheeled  vehicle 
$2.00.  Licenses  were  issued  on  the  first  day  of  June  for  the  year. 

SOME.  SOCIETY  EVENTS- 1872-1882. 

April  18,  1872,  the  Biggs  House  had  a formal  opening.  There  were  eight 
hundred  to  a thousand  persons  present.  A gold  headed  cane  was  presented 
to  Mr.  William  Biggs.  Mr.  A.  McFarland  made  the  presentation.  A Cin- 
cinnati band  was  present.  After  supper  the  dining  room  was  cleared  for  danc- 


MR.  PEEBLES’  JOURNALS.  435 

ing.  The  following  persons  danced  the  Virginia  Reel.  The  ages  of  the  gentle- 
men are  given. 

John  Wright,  age  58  and  Miss  Maria  Montgomery.  ' 

George  Johnson,  age  56  and  Mrs.  O.  F.  Moore. 

Thomas  Dugan,  age  47  and  Mrs.  George  Johnson. 

F.  B.  Cleveland,  age  75  and  Miss  N.  Montgomery. 

T.  J.  Graham,  age  62  and  Mrs.  Dan  McFarland. 

John  P.  Terry,  age  65  and  Mrs.  A.  McFarland. 

O.  F.  Moore,  age  55  and  Mrs.  P.  C.  Kinney. 

John  Wright  and  Miss  Maria  Montgomery  had  led  the  dance  at  the  open- 
ing of  the  Watson  House  on  the  same  ground  in  1836. 

May  1,  1872,  Thomas  Dugan  gave  a May  party  at  Dugan’s  Grove,  twelve 
miles  north  of  Portsmouth.  Miss  Lida  Adams,  now  Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Kinney, 
was  crowned  Queen  of  May.  They  danced  on  a platform  in  the  grove  and  had 
dinner  in  the  barn.  Currier’s  Band  of  Cincinnati,  was  present. 

May  16,  1872,  Colonel  P.  Kinney  and  wife  gave  a party  to  the  young  folks. 
It  was  an  outdoor  party  and  the  time  was  spent  in  rolling  ten  pins  and  walking 
in  the  moonlight.  It  was  a beautiful  moonlight  night.  Mrs.  Col.  P.  Kinney 
and  daughter,  now  Mrs.  Theo.  K.  Funk,  started  to  Europe.  Also  John  G. 
Peebles,  wife,  two  daughters  and  son  Richard. 

June  12,  1872,  Ohio  Medical  Convention  held  at  Portsmouth.  Festival 
or  reception  given  at  the  Court  House. 

August  24,  1872,  George  Johnson  and  wife  celebrated  their  silver  wed- 
ding at  Mt.  Mullen.  About  240  guests  were  invited.  Supper  was  served  un- 
der the  trees  at  four  o’clock  p.  m.  After  supper,  the  young  folks  danced  till 
9 p.  m.  The  affair  is  a pleasant  memory  to  every  survivor. 

October  2,  1872,  Mrs.  Col.  P.  Kinney  and  daughter  returned  from  Europe. 

May  1,  1873,  Levi  C.  Barker  and  wife  celebrated  their  golden  wedding. 

May  8,  1873,  Thomas  G.  Lloyd  and  wife  celebrated  the  fortieth  anniver- 
sary of  their  wedding. 

May  6,  1873,  John  G.  Peebles  and  family  arrived  in  New  York  from 
their  European  tour. 

November  17,  1873,  J.  D.  Clare  located  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  He 
occupied  the  residence  now  occupied  by  Theo.  Doty. 

December  26,  1874,  There  was  a “Great  Hop”  at  the  Biggs  House.  The 
following  ladies  were  mentioned:  Miss  Fanny  Kinney  of  Cincinnati,  Miss  Nigh 
of  Marietta,  Miss  Sallie  Ireland  of  Ashland,  Miss  Minnie  Campbell  of  Ironton, 
Miss  Lillie  Smith  of  Hillsboro,  the  Misses  Nye  of  Chillicothe,  Miss  Frank  Kirk- 
er  of  Ironton,  Miss  Allie  Willard,  Miss  Alice  Gilruth,  Miss  Jennie  Cole,  of  Iron- 
ton,  Mrs.  Howard  Dunlap  of  Emporia,  Kansas,  Misses  Emma  Johnson.  Clara 
Waller,  Genie  Robinson,  Mame  Rhoads,  Jennie  McFarland,  Kate  Hull,  Ada 
Dunlap,  Emma  Murray,  Alice  Burligh,  Hattie  Damarin,  Emma  Davis,  Nan 
Bonsall.  Jennie  Tewksbury,  Jennie  Lodwick,  Misses  Yoakley,  Rhoda  Nicholls, 
Nan  Musser,  Martha  Green,  Anna  Ross,  Anna  Ware,  Jennie  Gharlcy,  Helen 
Owens.  Mrs.  Thomas  Kinney,  Mrs.  A.  C.  Davis,  Mrs.  James  W.  Newman,  Mrs. 
P.  Prendergast,  Miss  Alice  Bonsall. 

November  3,  1875,  Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt,  D.  D.,  who  had  been  in  Europe  since 
July,  returned. 

December  30,  1879,  Grand  ball  at  the  Biggs  House. 

February  13,  1880,  Judge  Joseph  E.  Moore  celebrated  his  ninetieth  an- 
niversary of  his  birth. 

January  11,  1881,  The  young  married  folks  gave  a bal  masque. 

January  16,  1881.  Bal  masque  at  Colonel  Bolles’  residence. 

April  17,  1882,  The  forty-fifth  anniversary  of  the  wedding  of  Aaron 
Clark  and  Eliza  J.  Orm  was  celebrated.  It  was  called  the  “silk  wedding.” 

RESIDENTS  OF  PORTSMOUTH,  1810-1821. 

This  was  made  out  by  the  late  John  G.  Peebles,  about  the  year  1892, 
to  accompany  a map  prepared  by  him,  based  on  the  plat  prepared  by  Henry 
Massie,  in  June,  1807.  When  Henry  Massie  made  his  first  plat  in  1803,  he  cal- 
culated that  the  town  would  extend  back  as  far  north  as  Fifth  street  and  as 
far  east  as  Chillicothe  street,  but  June,  1807,  his  hopes  were  blasted,  and  he 
vacated  his  former  plat,  from  the  rear  of  the  lots  fronting  on  the  north  side 


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of  Second  street  back  to  Fifth  street  and  in  the  place  of  which  in-lots,  made 
out-lots  of  about  three  acres  each.  At  that  time,  there  were  practically  but 
two  streets  in  Portsmouth.  Front  street  which  was  then  called  Water  street 
and  Back  street  now  called  Second.  Where  Third  street  now  is  was  “a  swail” 
and  all  back  of  that  was  woods,  and  east  of  Chillicothe  was  woods. 

This  article  of  Mr.  Peebles  should  be  used  with  reference  to  his  map. 
Each  building  is  marked  with  a black  square  and  where  there  is  a well  it  is 
marked  with  a black  dot. 

In-lot,  No.  280,  lies  on  the  west  side  of  Scioto  street,  between  Front  and 
Second  streets.  It  had  a blacksmith  shop  which  was  owned  and  operated  by 
Richard  McDougal,  a brother  of  Mrs.  Thomas  Morgan. 

In-lots,  Nos.  281,  282,  283  and  284,  were  owned  by  David  Gharky.  Lot 
284  of  these  was  used  as  his  residence  and  was  convenient  to  the  ferry  which 
he  maintained  across  the  Scioto  at  this  point.  His  upper  ferry  was  at  the 
north  end  of  Scioto  street.  The  place  of  his  lower  ferry  is  now  in  the  chan- 
nel of  the  Scioto  river  where  it  meets  the  Ohio.  There  stood  a big  sycamore 
tree  which  was  hollow  and  used  by  the  boys  for  shelter  in  times  of  storm  and 
cold  weather. 

In-lot,  No.  279,  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Second  and  Scioto  streets, 
was  a two  story  log  house  built  by  Uriah  Barber.  It  was  the  original  house 
used  by  John  Brown,  Sr.  It  was  used  by  Patrick  Timmonds,  who  had  a son, 
Andrew  whose  principal  occupation  was  fishing  and  street  promenading. 

In-lot,  No.  274.  which  adjoined  279  on  the  east,  was  occupied  by  John 
Brown,  Jr.,  and  used  by  him  as  a boarding  house.  He  was  married  at  that 
time  but  had  no  children  though  a number  were  born  afterwards. 

In-lot,  No.  273,  adjoining  John  Brown,  Jr.,  was  occupied  by  Elijah 
Glover  who  kept  a boarding  house.  His  wife  was  a sister  of  William  and 
Samuel  G.  Jones.  He  had  a family  of  eight  children,  seven  boys  and  one  girl. 
Mr.  Glover  at  that  time  owned  lot  188  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Jefferson 
and  Front  streets,  on  which  he  was  building  a house  for  a hotel. 

In-lot,  No.  273,  also  had  a house  which  was  occupied  by  William  Byers, 
a baker. 

In-lot,  No.  267,  next  east  of  273,  had  a row  of  long  one  story  buildings,  oc- 
cupied by  Samuel  Gunn,  the  cooper,  of  whom  there  is  a separate  sketch  in  the 
book. 

In-lot,  No.  259,  which  was  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Massie  and  Front 
streets,  had  a two  story  brick  house,  occupied  by  a man  by  the  name  of  Henry 
Core,  son-in-law  of  Col.  John  McDonald,  who  kept  a tavern.  This  tavern  was 
sold  to  John  Peebles,  in  April,  1819,  and  he  kept  a hotel  there  until  the  Glover 
building  was  finished  on  lot  188.  Mr.  Peebles  moved  to  the  building  on  lot  188 
in  1820. 

In-lot,  No.  258,  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Massie  and  Front  streets,  had 
a small  brick  store  house  on  the  corner,  which  was  occupied  by  William  Dailey 
as  a mercantile  store.  On  the  east  part  of  the  same  lot  was  a two  story  log 
house  which  he  used  as  a residence.  His  daughter  Mary,  married  Samuel  M. 
Tracy. 

In-lot,  No.  249,  next  east  of  258.  had  a house  on  the  east  side,  which  was  oc- 
cupied by  Doctor  Thomas  Hersey,  who  had  a specialty  in  his  practice.  It  was 
curing  the  itch  and  he  made  and  sold  an  itch  ointment. 

In-lot,  No.  248,  next  east  of  249,  was  occupied  by  Henry  Sheeley,  a team- 
ster, who  hauled  goods  up  and  down  the  river  bank  on  a sled.  He  was  the 
step-father  of  Moses  Gregory. 

In-lot,  No.  239,  next  east  of  248,  was  used  by  Jacob  Noel  as  a residence 
and  hatter  shop.  His  brother  David  Noel  was  one  of  his  apprentices  and  so 
was  Azel  Glover.  On  the  same  lot  was  a small  cabin  in  which  Cornelius  Mc- 
Coy kept  a tailor  shop.  Jacob  Leonard  lea,rned  the  trade  under  him. 

In-lot,  No.  238,  was  used  by  John  Peebles  for  the  manufacture  of  cut 
nails.  The  east  side  of  this  lot  had  a small  frame  house,  in  which  Marcus 
Bosworth  resided.  He  was  a brickmaker  and  had  a brickyard  in  out  lot  No.  4, 
as  shown  on  the  map.  He  was  an  uncle  of  Mark  B.  Wells,  who  was  named  for 
him. 

In-lot,  No.  229,  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Jefferson  and  Front  streets, 
was  occupied  by  Hugh  Cook  as  a residence. 


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437 


In-lot,  No.  228,  is  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Second  and  Jefferson  streets. 
William  Lodwick  had  a store  on  this  corner  with  a ware  house  and  stable. 
It  was  the  largest  house  in  the  lower  valley  of  the  Scioto.  He  married  Eliza, 
a daughter  of  Benjamin  Wood.  He  had  as  clerks,  his  brother  James  Lod- 
wick and  William  Wood  and  Robert  Wood,  his  brother-in-law.  He  had  a 
residence  on  the  same  lot,  which  also  contained  a frame  house  in  which  Samuel 
Tracy  and  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  had  their  offices. 

In-lot,  No.  217,  “Old  Smoking  Johnnie  Smith”  had  a cabinet  maker’s 
shop  here.  On  the  east  part  of  the  lot,  Peter  Kehoe,  father  of  Murtaugh,  had 
a shoe  maker  shop,  in  which  Thomas  Burt,  father  of  William,  learned  his  trade. 

In-lot,  No.  202,  had  a one  story  building  in  which  Allen  Moore  kept  a 
general  retail  store. 

In-lot,  No.  189,  had  a brick  house,  the  brick  from  which  it  was  built  was 
brought  from  Maysville.  It  was  built  by  Jacob  Clingman  but  occupied  by 
Daniel  Corwin  as  a residence.  On  the  remainder  of  the  lot,  Corwin  had  a re- 
tail dry  goods  and  grocery  store  He  was  married  twice,  his  wives  were  sisters 
of  James  Hammitt.  He  had  a bakery  back  of  his  brick  house,  conducted  by 
William  Burt,  to  whom  Robert  Montgomery  was  an  apprentice.  On  the  rear 
of  the  lot  was  a soap  and  candle  factory,  conducted  by  a man  by  the  name  of 
Cairns.  He  was  an  old  batchelor,  intimate  with  Martin  Funk,  who  called  him 
the  “Soap  Biler.” 

In-lot,  No.  175,  had  a small  frame  building  in  which  Peter  Cunningham 
had  a shoe  shop. 

In-lot,  No.  188,  was  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Jefferson  and  Front  streets 
and  had  a house  built  and  furnished  by  Elijah  Glover  for  a hotel.  John  Peebles 
occupied  it  as  such  from  1820.  He  opened  the  Portsmouth  Hotel  there  and  con- 
ducted it  until  1830. 

In-lot,  No.  174,  had  a small  one  story  frame  house,  where  David  Knight 
Cady  moved  his  school.  The  school  had  previously  been  conducted  in  Samuel 
Gunn’s  house  on  lot  No.  267. 

In-lot,  No.  161,  was  east  of  174  and  had  a large  two  story  house  owned  by 
Joseph  Waddle,  in  which  was  kept  a dry  goods  store.  He  had  an  adopted 
daughter,  Anna  Boline,  who  married  Thomas  McConnell. 

In-lot,  No.  160,  had  a two  story  frame  house  occupied  by  William  Kendall 
in  which  he  kept  a dj-y  goods  and  grocery  store.  In  the  second  story  was  the 
Commercial  Bank  of  Scioto,  of  which  Thomas  Waller  was  President  and  Jacob 
Clingman,  was  cashier.  On  the  east  side  of  the  lot,  was  a one  story  frame  house 
in  which  Charles  Hopkins  conducted  the  Portsmouth  Gazette,  and  a man  by 
the  name  of  De  Carteret  established  a book  store  and  bindery. 

In-lot,  No.  145,  is  now  occupied  and  covered  by  the  present  Biggs  House. 
On  the  west  side  of  this  lot,  John  Thornton  built  a two  story  log  house  and 
ihe  building  extended  to  the  rear  end  of  the  lot.  In  that  he  conducted  a card- 
ing machine  and  fulling  mill.  He  had  Seymore  Pixley  as  a Manager  and  John 
Lancaster  and  Southey  Copes  as  helpers.  Afterwards  Seymore  Pixley  went  to 
Wheelersburg  and  worked  in  the  Young’s  factory.  On  this  same  in-lot  145,  was 
a dry  goods  store.  Opposite  this  same  in-lot  in  the  center  of  Market  street 
stood  the  court  house,  about  a hundred  feet  south  of  it  was  a public  well,  thirty 
feet  deep. 

In-lot,  No.  1,  was  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Front  and  Market  streets 
and  is  known  as  the  McDowell  corner.  On  this  lot,  John  Smith  had  a small 
log  house  about  where  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank  stands.  He  was  the 
father  of  Charles  S,  Luke  P.  N.  and  Joseph  W.  Smith.  In  1820,  he  built  a large 
three  story  brick  house  on  the  corner  to  be  used  as  a hotel.  He  died  before  the 
house  was  completed.  The  house  was  completed  by  Abraham  Hall  and  James 
Marsh.  On  this  same  lot  was  a small  brick  house  built  by  Aaron  Kinney,  for 
his  son-in-law  and  was  used  as  a residence. 

In-lot,  No.  16,  adjoined  No.  1,  on  the  east.  Jacob  Offnere  lived  in  a small 
frame  house  on  the  east  part  of  the  lot  where  Reed  & Jordan  now  have  a store. 
Some  time  afterwards,  he  built  a two  story  brick  on  the  west  side  of  the  lot 
and  used  it  as  a residence,  until  after  his  wife  died. 

In-lot,  No.  17,  was  on  Front  street  just  east  of  the  first  alley  above  Mar- 
ket and  was  the  residence  of  Captain  Josiah  Shackford. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


In-lot,  No.  32,  east  of  Shackford’s  lot  was  owned  by  Johnson  Lloyd,  a 
batter.  He  had  his  hat  shop  on  the  same  lot  and  his  shop  and  residence  were 
both  built  of  logs. 

In-lot,  No.  33,  next  east  of  in-lot  No.  32,  bad  a large  two  story  house 
built  by  Dr.  James  B.  Prescott,  and  used  by  Nathaniel  Head  as  a hotel.  The 
sign  was  a big  tin  ball.  In  the  same  lot  Alexander  Caldwell  had  a residence. 
The  Prescott  House  was  the  most  noted  in  the  city,  it  had  in  front  of  it  a large 
elm  tree.  Around  it  was  the  place  for  the  militia  to  meet.  In  1823,  John 
Peebles  removed  from  the  Glover  House  to  the  Prescott  House  and  kept  it  un- 
til 1830  as  a hotel.  In  this  hotel  Dr.  Richard  Peebles  lost  his  left  eye,  in  1827. 

In-lot,  No.  49,  was  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Court  and  Front  streets 
and  had  a two-story  house  built  by  the  father  of  John  and  Samuel  McCon- 
nell, in  which  John  Hamilton  kept  a hotel  and  boarding  house. 

In-lot,  No.  65,  east  of  the  first  alley  east  of  Court  street  was  occupied 
by  William  Huston  and  he  built  his  log  cabin  on  this  lot.  His  wife  was  a great 
weaver.  His  three  daughters  were  married  respectively  to  Uriah  White,  Ja- 
c.ob  Anderson  and  Silas  W.  Cole.  His  sons  were  James  Marcus,  John,  Samuel 
J.,  Uriah  and  Sidney. 

In-lot,  No.  80,  adjoining  No.  65,  was  the  original  residence  of  Dr. 
Thomas  Waller  in  the  city. 

In-lot,  No.  96,  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Washington  and  Front  streets 
was  owned  by  Sanders  Darby,  he  also  owned  No.  95  north  of  it.  He  had  a two 
story  log  house  on  each.  On  the  one  fronting  on  Front  street,  he  used  to  make 
boat  poles  and  oars  for  keel  boats,  and  on  lot  No.  95,  now  occupied  by  the 
Gilbert  Grocery  Co.,  he  resided.  He  also  owned  lot  No.  94,  where  Anderson’s 
store  now  is. 

In-lot,  No.  113,  was  the  residence  of  John  R.  Turner,  an  account  of 
which  will  be  found  in  his  sketch. 

In-lot,  No.  128,  east  of  113,  was  occupied  by  John  Noel,  who  married 
Amanda  Hammitt.  A sketch  of  John  Noel  is  found  herein. 

In-lot,  No.  129,  east  of  128,  was  occupied  by  Thomas  Morgan,  who  mar- 
ried Miss  McDougall.  i 

In-lot,  No.  144,  which  was  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Second  and  Front 
was  occupied  by  Uriah  White,  who  had  a frame  house.  His  wife  was  Mary 
Huston,  to  whom  he  was  married  July  8,  1808.  He  had  four  children,  two  sons 
and  one  daughter.  One  of  his  daughters  married  John  Butt,  a printer  who 
worked  in  the  Western  Times  office.  His  sons  were  Jefferson  and  Israel.  He 
had  a blacksmith  shop  on  in-lot  No.  67,  on  the  north  side  of  Second  street 
between  Court  and  Washington. 

In-lot,  No.  114,  is  the  George  O.  Newman  residence.  Eli  Kelsey  lived 
here  and  had  a wife  and  four  children.  His  daughter  Mary  Jane  married  Rich- 
ard C.  Slaughter,  a clerk  for  J.  V.  Robinson.  His  sons  were  Fitch,  Edson  and 
Eli  B.  Kelsey. 

In-lot,  No.  Ill,  where  Mrs.  Ann  Reed  now  resides,  was  a small  log  cabin 
where  Jacob  Moore  lived. 

In-lot,  No.  98,  was  directly  opposite  the  Peebles  residence,  occupied  by 
Robert  Scott,  a hatter. 

In-lot,  No.  95,  was  occupied  by  Sanders  Darby. 

In-lot,  No.  82,  on  Second  street,  now  occupied  by  the  Peebles  and  Ham- 
ilton Reading  Room,  was  occupied  by  the  Rev.  Stephen  Lindsley,  pastor  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church. 

In-lot,  No.  79,  is  the  one  on  which  is  situated  the  building  of  C.  P.  Tracy, 
on  the  east  side  was  a shop  occupied  by  Levi  J.  McDowell  as  a wheel  wright 
in  which'  Samuel  Huston  learned  his  trade.  On  the  west  part  of  this  lot 
Samuel  J.  McCloud  and  H.  H.  Parker  had  a wagon-maker’s  shop  and  paint 
shop.  On  part  of  lot  No.  66,  was  Wilson  Gates’  residence.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Kinney  on  November  30,  1820. 

In-lot,  No.  63,  where  stands  the  Daehler  Furniture  Co.  had  a two  story 
house  built  by  Elijah  Mclnteer,  first  Cashier  of  the  Commercial  Bank.  He 
died  on  the  21st  of  August,  1827,  aged  fifty-eight,  and  was  buried  in  the  Funk 
Cemetery.  He  was  never  married.  This  residence  was  also  occupied  by  the 
family  of  Ruloff  Whitney,  a sketch  of  whom  appears  elsewhere  in  this  book. 


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In-lot,  No.  63,  on  the  west  half  of  this  lot  resided  Judge  Ezra  Osborn 
and  wife. 

In-lot,  No.  50,  which  is  where  John  M.  Stockham  now  conducts  his  bus- 
iness as  feed  store,  lived  Mrs.  Tomlinson,  the  mother  of  Jacob,  George  W.  and 
John  Clingman  and  Mrs.  Aaron  Kinney. 

In-lot,  No.  47,  was  unoccupied  between  1819  and  1821.  On  this  corner 
the  Elk  Building  stands. 

In-lot,  No.  34,  next  west  was  a small  frame  house  in  which  James  Ab- 
bott lived.  He  built  where  John  Neill  resides  on  the  corner  of  Third  and 
Market  and  sold  it  to  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  in  1823.  On  part  of  this  same 
lot  was  kept  a school  by  James  G.  Hamlin,  a brother  of  Hannibal  G.  Hamlin. 
He  was  the  second  school  teacher  of  Mr.  John  G.  Peebles.  He  studied  medicine 
with  Dr.  Hempstead  and  died  in  Gallipolis,  on  August  4,  1844. 

In-lot,  No.  31,  is  the  Brodbeck  property,  now  occupied  by  Storck  & 
Hopkins.  It  was  occupied  by  different  persons.  One  Joseph  Johnson,  a bar- 
ber and  a dog  trainer,  held  forth  there.  He  usually  performed  with  his 
dogs  when  court  was  in  session  for  the  pleasure  of  the  judges.  On  the  west 
half  of  this  lot  was  a one  story  brick  house,  owned  and  occupied  by  Charles 
Rand.  He  was  the  finest  skater  in  the  town  of  Portsmuth  and  could  write 
his  name  on  the  ice.  He  removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

In-lot,  No.  18,  where  the  Gerlach  property  now  is,  had  a brick  and  wooden 
house,  occupied  by  Arnold  Sargeant. 

In-lots,  Nos.  2 and  15,  where  the  Hotel  Washington  now  stands,  were 
unoccupied. 

In-lot,  No.  159,  was  a building  just  east  of  Lynn’s  livery  stable. 

In-lot,  No.  162,  where  Lynn’s  stable  now  stands,  was  a swamp,  which  had 
a large  Elm  growing  in  it,  which  is  marked  on  Mr.  Peebles’  map.  There  was 
a pond  where  Dice’s  Carriage  Factory  now  stands,  it  was  used  by  all  the 
neighbors  for  watering  their  stock  and  was  alive  with  mussel  shells. 

In-lot,  No.  176,  had  a shop  used  by  James  Lynn  as  a cabinet  maker’s 
shop.  He  was  a brother-in-law  of  Elijah  Glover,  Sr.,  having  married  a sister 
of  William  and  Samuel  G.  Jones.  On  this  lot  a school  was  kept  by  a man  by 
the  name  of  Brown.  Mr.  Peebles  attended  this  school. 

In-lot,  No.  201,  on  the  south  side  of  Second  street,  west  of  Jefferson  had 
a two  story  frame  house  built  by  Allen  Moore  and  used  as  a residence.  It 
was  afterwards  occupied  by  Mrs.  Montgomery,  who  kept  a boarding  house. 
Her  daughter  Hettie  married  George  Stevenson.  The  next  occupant  was  Dr. 
N.  W.  Andrews.  James  L.  McVey  was  married  to  his  daughter  Emily  there. 
Dr.  Andrews  died  in  that  house. 

In-lot,  No.  215,  was  used  by  William  Lodwick  for  a stable  in  connection 
with  lots  216,  in  front  of  it  on  Front  street,  and  203  and  204. 

In-lot,  No.  218,  belonged  to  “Old  Smoking  Johnnie  Smith”  and  was  used 
as  a stable  and  store  house.  His  dwelling  was  on  lot  No.  217  in  front. 

In-lot,  No.  227,  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Madison  and  Second  streets, 
had  a small  brick  house  in  which  James  Salsbury  lived  after  his  marriage  to 
Nancy  Kehoe. 

In-lot,  No.  230,  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Madison  and  Second  streets, 
was  a small  frame  house  in  which  Ezekiel  Blue  lived  and  was  associated  with 
John  Clough  in  the  blacksmith  business. 

In-lot,  No.  237,  was  a blacksmith’s  shop  and  residence  occupied  by  John 
Clough.  He  had  an  apprentice  by  the  name  of  Uriah  Slack,  and  had  the  prin- 
cipal blacksmith  shop  in  the  town. 

In-lot,  No.  240,  resided  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Leonard,  the  mother  of  two  sons, 
Adam  and  Jacob,  and  six  daughters:  Polly,  Nancy,  Betsy,  Margaret,  Susan  and 
Sarah.  They  resided  here  until  1824.  Nancy  married  Levi  Barker,  Betsy  mar- 
ried Samuel  J.  Huston.  Margaret  and  Susan  married  Arthur  C.  Davis;  Sarah 
married  James  G.  Caldwell. 

In-lot,  No.  257,  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Madison  and  Massie,  was  a 
cabin  in  which  Nathan  Wheeler,  the  Sheriff  of  the  County  lived.  On  the  south 
part  of  the  same  lot  was  a cabin  in  which  Peter  Kehoe,  father  of  Murtaugh 
Kehoe  lived. 

In-lot,  No.  272,  this  was  a lot  which  was  given  by  Henry  Massie  to  Wil- 
liam Jones,  for  services  in  carrying  the  chain  in  laying  out  the  town.  Wil- 


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liam  Jones  sold  it  in  1806,  and  at  the  time  we  are  describing  the  town  of  Ports- 
mouth, David  Gharky  and  Edward  Cranston  had  a carding  machine,  which  was 
afterward  sold  to  John  and  Dan  Young  and  taken  to  Wheelersburg.  Mr.  Ed- 
ward Cranston  was  interested  in  it  at  Wheelersburg.  The  Youngs  sold  out 
their  interest  and  built  Franklin  Furnace.  Pixley  married  Major  Smith’s 
daughter  and  went  to  farming.  Cranston  continued  the  woolen  business  until 
his  death. 

In-lots,  Nos.  269,  271,  276  and  277,  on  the  north  side  of  the  street,  lying 
four  together,  were  occupied  by  John  Waddle  and  Amaziah  Davidson.  On 
lot  No.  269,  they  had  a large  butcher  shop,  where  hogs  were  butchered  and 
shipped  to  New  Orleans.  General  Worthington,  afterwards  Governor,  was  a 
large  operator  in  that  business  and  spent  several  winters  in  Portsmouth, 
boarding  at  the  Peebles  Hotel.  Lots  No.  271,  276  and  277  were  used  to  keep 
the  hogs  in  until  butchered.  These  lots  are  now  in  the  Scioto  river.  In 
this  slaughter  house,  James  Davis,  uncle  of  George  Davis,  cut  and  quartered 
the  hogs.  He  received  $1.25  a day,  which  was  regarded  as  extra  large  com- 
pensation. 

In-lot,  No.  271,  was  owned  by  Captain  Samuel  Gunn,  a cooper.  He  had 
a large  cooper  shop.  Three  of  his  sons  were  coopers:  Zina,  Enos  and  Bela 
and  he  employed  three  others,  Perin  Bachelor,  Ezekiel  Powers  and  a Scotch- 
man by  the  name  of  Burns.  He  also  had  two  apprentices:  J.  Smith  Folsom 
and  Elias  DeLong,  a son  of  the  old  Jailer.  Mr.  Gunn  manufactured  the  entire 
cooperage  of  the  lower  end  of  the  Scioto  Valley. 

In-lot,  No.  251,  was  a small  frame  house  occupied  by  .a  widow  named 
Lydia  Lewis,  whose  husband  was  a butcher. 

In-lot,  No.  246,  was  a small  house  occupied  by  the  widow  Slack,  who 
had  a son  Uriah,  a blacksmith  who  worked  with  John  Clough. 

In-lot,  No.  241,  was  a small  house  occupied  by  two  women  by  the  name 
of  Lewis. 

In-lot,  No.  236,  had  a Story  and  a half  house  in  which  John  Timmonds 
resided.  He  married  a daughter  of  Martin  Funk.  He  was  a butcher  and  a 
teamster.  He  had  four  children,  Martin,  James,  Maria  and  Samuel.  Mr.  Tim- 
monds was  an  honest,  hard  working  man,  but  not  a financier.  He  died  leaving 
his  children  helpless,  with  but  one  old  white  horse,  with  which  at  the  suggestion 
of  Mr.  Peebles,  his  son,  Martin  made  a small  sled  and  put  a barrel  on  it,  in 
which  he  and  his  brother  James  conducted  the  water  supply  for  a number  of 
families,  who  had  no  wells.  He  charged  for  each  barrel  a “fip”  and  with  the 
receipts  of  the  same,  the  family  was  raised  honorably.  At  the  death  of  her 
father,  Martin  Funk,  Mrs.  Timmonds’  share  of  the  estate  made  her  comfort- 
able for  life.  Martin  Timmonds  learned  the  trade  of  baking  from  James  Lod- 
wick  and  Robert  Montgomery,  and  made  a fortune. 

In-lot,  No.  226,  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Madison  and  Second  streets, 
had  a two  story  frame  house  built  by  Eben  Abbott,  a carpenter.  He  removed 
to  Cincinnati,  at  the  instance  of  William  Lodwick,  in  1824. 

In-lot,  No.  214,  was  occupied  by  a tannery,  built  by  Aaron  Kinney.  It 
was  situated  where  the  Gas  Works  are  now.  Washington  Kinney  bought  it  of 
his  father  and  paid  for  the  lot  and  tannery  out  of  his  profits.  Mr.  Washington 
Kinney  made  quite  a sum  of  money  out  of  the  business  conducted  on  this 
lot. 

In-lot,  No.  205,  was  unoccupied. 

In-lot,  No.  200,  was  the  residence  of  Samuel  G.  Jones.  He  had  five  chil- 
dren; three  sons:  Nathan.  Samuel  and  Elijah  and  two  daughters. 

In-lot,  No.  191,  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Jefferson  and  Second  streets, 
was  a brick  house  occupied  by  George  Tolston,  a tailor,  who  married  a daugh- 
ter of  George  Hammitt. 

In-lot,  No.  186,  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Second  and  Jefferson  streets, 
had  a small  brick  house,  in  which  Washington  Kinney  lived  after  his  marriage 
to  Mary  Waller,  on  December  14,  1820.  He  lived  there  until  1823,  when  he 
built  on  the  same  lot  a one-story  house  as  a residence  and  lived  there  until 
1830,  when  he  built  the  brick  house  on  lot  No.  172,  in  which  he  died.  A 
sketch  of  Mr.  Kinney  will  be  found  in  the  book. 

In-lot,  No.  177,  was  a frame  house  which  was  not  entirely  finished.  In 
it  resided  the  family  of  William  Montgomery.  He  had  a wife  and  four  chil- 


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aren,  one  soil  Robert  and  three  daughters:  Hester,  Nancy  and  Maria.  In 
1819,  Robert’s  principal  accomplishment  was  fishing.  He  married  Harriet 
Long  in  1827.  Hettie  married  George  Stephenson.  Nancy  and  Maria  lived  to 
be  very  old,  and  never  married. 

In-lot,  No.  163,  contained  a small  one  story  house,  of  which  Dr.  Hemp- 
stead was  the  first  occupant.  On  the  east  half  of  the  same  lot,  was  a two  story 
frame  house,  in  which  Jacob  Clingman,  Cashier  of  the  Commercial  Bank,  lived. 
He  had  no  children.  He  left  Portsmouth  under  unpleasant  circumstances. 

In-lot,  No.  147,  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Front  and  Second  streets, 
was  given  by  Henry  Massie  to  the  town,  and  at  the  time  covered  by  this  nar- 
rative, was  used  as  a store  house  for  a small  six  pound  cannon,  which  was  kept 
in  a small  frame  house  on  this  lot. 

In-lot,  No.  3,  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Second  and  Market,  was  given 
by  the  County  to  be  used  as  a Jail,  and  was  used  as  the  Jail  lot  for  fifteen 
years.  Simon  DeLong  was  the  Jailer.  He  was  a very  muscular  man  and  a 
butcher  by  trade.  He  had  a large  family  of  children,  three  of  whom  were  boys. 

In-lot,  No.  14,  on  this  lot  was  a one  story  frame  house,  in  which  John 
Hatch,  Sr.,  lived.  He  had  three  sons:  Thomas,  John  and  Calvin,  and  two  daugh- 
ters. On  the  east  half  of  this  lot  was  a two  story  brick  house  occupied  by  Na- 
than K.  Clough,  a lawyer. 

In-lot,  No.  19,  had  two  small  houses,  in  one  of  which  a Mr.  Brooks  lived. 

In-lot,  No.  30,  had  a small  brick  house  which  stood  back  some  distance 
from  the  front,  in  which  James  Hammitt  lived  and  had  a silversmith  and 
tin  shop. 

In-lot,  No.  35,  had  a double  log  house,  in  which  William  Oldfield  lived. 

In-lot,  No.  46,  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Court  and  Second  streets,  had 
a small  frame  house,  owned  and  occupied  by  Dr.  Jacob  Offnere  as  a nail  fac- 
tory, but  not  used  as  such  very  long  as  the  business  did  not  pay.  On  the  same 
lot  were  two  other  buildings,  one  was  us^d  as  a blacksmith  shop  by  Wesley 
Goodwin.  In  a two  story  log  house  on  this  corner  John  G.  Peebles  finished  his 
education  under  the  tuition  of  Eben  Corwin. 

In-lot,  No.  51,  on  the  west  corner  of  this  lot  Eben  Corwin  lived.  Also 
on  this  lot  wer£  two  frame  houses  in  one  of  which,  William  Shaw  lived. 

In-lot,  No.  62,  was  occupied  by  a small  frame  house  in  which  resided  Wil- 
liam Jones,  the  first  school  teacher  of  Portsmouth.  He  had  three  daughters: 
Emily,  Patience  and  Mary.  Emily  married  John  Hatch.  Patience  married 
Dudley  Day,  and  Mary  married  Daniel  Mclntire. 

ln-lots,  Nos.  67,  78,  83,  94,  99  and  110,  were  not  occupied  at  the  date 
covered  by  this  narrative. 

In-lot,  No.  115,  had  a two  story  frame  house,  in  which  Benjamin  Melcher 
resided.  He  did  a large  shoe  business,  had  journeymen  and  apprentices, 
among  the  latter  were  John  McConnell,  Isaac  Coriell,  Richard  and  Thomas 
Lloyd.  He  was  highly  respected  and  well  thought  of,  but  was  not  successful 
in  business. 

In-lot,  No.  126,  had  a frame  house  occupied  by  Abraham  Hall,  a brick 
and  stone  mason. 

In-lot,  No.  131,  where  the  Cycle  and  Seel’s  buildings  stand  was  occu- 
pied by  Isaac  Evans,  a well  digger. 

Out-lot,  No.  27,  belonged  to  Thomas  Morgan. 

Out-lot,  No.  26,  belonged  to  Mrs.  Mary  McConnell  and  she  resided  on  it. 
On  this  lot  was  a swamp  which  furnished  all  the  flag  which  the  coopers  needed 
in  making  tight  barrels. 

Out-lot,  No.  23,  was  a brick  house  built  by  John  Brown,  Sr.,  and  used  for 
a hotel.  Tnis  was  where  the  Post  Office  now  stands. 

Out-lot,  No.  22,  where  the  Sixth  Street  Church  now  stands,  was  used  by 
John  Brown  as  a horse  mill.  Peter  Weaver,  a noted  colored  man  had  a resi- 
dence on  this  lot. 

Out-lot,  No.  29,  had  a cabin  occupied  by  William  Degear  & Sons,  well 
diggers.  They  were  good  customers  of  the  product  of  Mr.  Oldfield’s  Distillery. 
In  -front  of  Degear’s  cabin,  was  a large  pond  situated  on  the  north  side  of 
Gallia  street,  east  of  Gay,  and  between  Gay  and  the  High  School.  There  was  a 
pottery  on  the  opposite  side  of  Gallia  street,  above  the  High  School  alley.  It 
was  conducted  by  a Mr.  Dennis,  who  married  a daughter  of  George  Hammitt. 


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He  died  and  his  widow  married  Isaac  Barber.  They  had  two  children:  I.  N. 
Barber  and  Hannah  Amanda,  the  widow  of  Washington  White. 

On  the  Waller  tract  of  one  hundred  acres,  extending  from  the  first  alley 
crossing  Third  street,  east  of  Gay,  to  Union  street,  and  from  Eighth  street 
to  the  Ohio  river,  there  were  two  cabins,  one  was  south  of  the  Gallipolis  Road 
and  used  by  tenants  of  the  tract. 

George  Offnere  Tract.  Of  twenty-five  acres,  which  is  now  the  Glover 
Addition.  There  was  a two  story  log  house  in  which  he  resided.  His  daugh- 
ter Sarah  Jane  married  Eli  Glover. 

William  Kendall  Tract.  Of  eighty-four  acres,  as  marked  on  the  map. 
There  was  a small  cabin  on  Gallia  street,  where  a colored  man  by  the  name 
of  Henry  Brown  lived. 

Martin  Funk  Tract, — Of  twenty-five  acres,  had  a small  cabin  occupied 
by  Jack  Funk.  He  was  a fifer  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  had  but  two  tunes  in 
his  repertory:  “Yankee  Doodle”  and  “Duncan  Davy”,  but  these  two  tunes  gave 
him  the  position  of  Fife  Major.  After  holding  it  awhile,  he  wanted  to  resign 
his  commission  and  was  premitted  to  do  so. 

A.  Kinney  Tract, — Of  104  acres,  was,  at  the  time  of  which  we  write,  en- 
tirely covered  with  timber. 

Uriah  Barber  Tract, — was  also  timber.  His  son  John  resided  on  it  and 
the  whole  family  were  keel  boat  men. 

Waller  Tract, — Of  1.00  acres,  was  mostly  heavy  timbered.  It  had  a small 
creek  on  it  which  was  called  Waller’s  Gut,  and  was  used  by  the  boys  as  a 
swimming  pond. 

Out-lot,  No.  49,  which  is  now  about  the  corner  of  Fourth  and  Market. 
There  was  a two  story  house,  built  and  occupied  by  Greenleaf  Dole,  a son  of 
Ivies.  Nabby  Dole.  The  Dr.  Hempstead  homestead  was  a part  of  this  out-lot.. 

Out-lot,  No.  14,  was  owned  by  John  H.  Thornton  and  James  March.  The 
north  part  of  it  was  owned  by  Thornton  and  the  south  part  by  March.  Mr. 
March  was  a brickmason,  and  he  sold  his  part  to  John  McDowell  and  Fryer. 
Afterwards  it  was  sold  by  McDowell  to  Hugh  Cook. 

Out-lot,  No.  4,  was  owned  by  Charles  Rand,  the  north  part,  and  the 
south  part  by  Samuel  Dole  and  Marcus  Bosworth,  which  was  used  as  a brick- 
yard. This  would  he  on  Market  street,  about  Sixth  street. 

Out-lots,  Nos.  40  and  41,  were  owned  by  William  Lodwick,  and  are 
now  the  yards  of  the  B.  & 6.  Railroad.  There  was  an  extensive  swamp,  and 
it  was  unoccupied  for  a long  time,  but  was  afterwards  acquired  by  the  Scioto 
& Hocking  Valley  Railroad. 

Out-lot,  No.  48,  was  owned  by  John  H.  Thornton.  On  the  northeast  part 
of  this  lot  was  built  what  was  called  Wheeler’s  Academy.  It  was  sold  to  the 
Methodist  Church,  and  was  used  as  a house  of  worship  until  they  built  the 
Bigelow  Church,  on  Second  street,  where  Hibbs’  Hardware  store  now  stands. 

The  land  marked  “Old  Grave  Yard”  was  used  as  such  until  1829,  when 
the  town  purchased  ground  for  the  beginning  of  Green  Lawn,  and  the  bodies 
were  removed  to  the  new  cemetery. 

The  names  of  the  owners  of  the  other  out-lots,  and  parts  of  out-lots  ap- 
pear upon  them. 

The  entire  front  of  the  town,  except  that  portion  in  front  of  203  and  216, 
to  the  river,  belonged  to  Henry  Massie.  In  front  of  203  and  216,  the  river  front 
belonged  to  William  Lodwick,  and  he  had  made  a grade  and  wharf  as  a public 
landing. 

The  first  public  well  will  be  seen  in  front  of  lots  Nos.  273  and  274. 

DIARY  OF  JOHN  G.  PEEBLES. 

1820. 

July  1, — Daniel  Corwin  married  to  Mrs.  Eliza  Dowell,  mother  of  John 
Dowell. 

July  21, — Attended  the  first  camp  meeting  on  the  Lawson  farm  now 
owned  by  Mrs.  Peebles.  Being  Sunday. 

June  14, — William  Wood,  brother  of  Robert  and  James  Wood,  died,  at 
Natchez,  Miss.  Aged  23  years. 

September  19, — John  McDowell  was  married  at  Chillicothe,  to  Mary  W. 
Jefferson,  by  Rev.  James  Quinn. 


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November  23, — James  Hammitt,  husband  of  the  late  Margaret  Dole, 
commenced  the  business  of  silversmithing  and  tinning. 

November  16, — James  McCoy  was  married  to  Judith  Morton,  by  Rev. 
Dan  Young. 

November  19, — Mrs.  Rachel  Kendall,  wife  of  General  William  Kendall 
and  mother  of  Jefferson  Kendall,  died  at  Portsmouth,  aged  32  years. 

November  30, — Wilson  Gates  married  to  Elizabeth  Kinney,  by  Rev.  Ste- 
phen Lindsley. 

December  14, — Washington  Kinney  was  married  to  Mary  Waller,  by  Rev. 
Stephen  Lindsley. 

1821. 

January  10, — Harriet  Stratton,  aunt  of  Chas.  Smith,  died  aged  18  years. 

February  1, — Jacob  Clingman  was  married  to  Susannah  Frontair,  at 
Piketon,  by  Rev.  Eskridge  Hall. 

February  22, — Marcus  Bosworth  was  married  to  Sarah  Dole,  by  Rev. 
Stephen  Lindsley. 

February  18, — Edward  Cranston  was  married  to  Nabby  Cole,  by  Philip 
Moore,  Esq. 

March  4, — A flat  boat  loaded  with  missionaries  for  the  Choctaw  Nation 
arrived,  among  whom  were  the  father  and  mother  of  Rev.  Augustus  Bridwell, 
who  in  the  year  1842,  became  the  Presbyterian  preacher  at  Pine  Grove  Furnace. 
On  the  following  morning,  I found  a pen  knife  and  the  river  being  high,  Sandy 
dugouts  came  with  the  flood,  and  in  my  travels  along  the  bank  I espied 
Dennison  Shaw  in  a small  dugout.  I proposed  to  give  him  my  knife  for  the 
dugout,  which  he  accepted.  We  both  got  into  it  and  made  our  way  up  the  river, 
to  the  front  of  our  house.  Pig  Iron  Corner,  where  we  landed  at  the  head  of  a log 
raft,  above  a flat  boat.  I stepped  out  on  a log  and  it  turned.  I went  into  the 
river  and  Robert  Montgomery,  who  was  a fisherman,  was  coming  along  with 
his  canoe.  He  grabbed  me  and  gave  both  Shaw  and  myself  a few  spanks  in  the 
rear,  and  pushed  my  dugout  into  the  stream,  thus  putting  my  boating  career  to 
an  end,  with  the  loss  of  pen  knife  and  dugout. 

April  11, — G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  married  to  Elizabeth  Peebles,  by  Rev. 
Stephen  Lindsley. 

"Why  man,  she  is  my  own, 

And  I as  rich,  in  having  such  a jewel, 

As  twenty  seas,  if  all  their  sands  were  pearls. 

The  water  nectar,  and  the  rocks  pure  gold.” 

May  27, — A sermon  preached  by  Dan  Young,  at  the  house  of  Thomas  B, 
King,  of  Kentucky,  on  the  death  of  Benjamin  Mead,  of  Virginia,  who  died  April 
19,  1821.  Father  of  Armstead  Mead  of  Greenup  County,  Kentucky. 

June  9, — Heavy  rain.  Turkey  Creek  higher  than  ever  known  before, 
was  fifteen  feet  in  less  than  two  hours,  overflowing  all  the  farms,  destroying 
three  mills  belonging  to  John  West  and  the  dwelling  house  of  Thomas  Nichols. 

June  27, — Jack  Lancaster  was  married  to  Anna  Copes  at  the  house  of 
John  H.  Thornton,  by  John  Smith,  Esquire. 

June  30, — Hon.  Jasper  N.  Clough,  uncle  of  Mrs.  Rev.  E.  Burr,  D.  D., 
died  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  He  was  one  of  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court,  in 
the  forty-second  or  forty-third  year  of  his  age. 

July  27, — John  S.  Smith,  father  of  Charles  S.,  P.  N.,  and  Joseph  W. 
Smith,  died,  aged  forty-one  years.  He  was  buried  by  Aurora  Lodge,  No.  48. 

August  10, — Ezekiel,  son  of  Elijah  Glover  died,  aged  seventeen  years. 
On  the  same  evening,  at  her  residence,  two  miles  from  town,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Funk,  wife  of  Martin  Funk  and  grandmother  of  Martin  F.  Timmonds. 

1824. 

July  22, — At  the  yard  of  Kendall  and  Herod,  the  steamboat  “Herald,” 
was  launched,  afterward  named  “Ohio,”  built  under  the  directions  of  Captain 
Stephen  Butler. 

July  24, — Benjamin  Wood,  father  of  James  L.  Wood,  died  aged  fifty-six 

years. 

August  13, — Preparations  being  made  for  the  reception  of  General  La 
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December  24, — The  Steamboat  "Belvidere”  was  launched  at  the  yard  of 
Kendall  and  Herod  built  under  the  direction  of  Captain  Rogers,  and  owned  by 
Lodwick  & Company. 

December  30, — Azel  Glover  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Deering,  at  the 
house  of  George  Offnere,  by  Squire  Gunn. 

1825. 

February  1, — Hannibal  G.  Hamlin  was  married  to  Mary  Whitney, 
daughter  of  Ruloff  Whitney,  by  William  Oldfield,  Esquire. 

February  27, — The  first  Methodist  Sabbath  School  was  commenced  in  the 
Methodist  Church,  known  as  Wheeler’s  Academy  on  Fourth  and  Market. 

March  1, — Samuel  R.  Nurse,  of  French  Grant,  was  married  to  Phebe 
Burdick,  of  this  place,  by  Reuben  Wait,  Esquire,  of  Washington  Township. 

March  25, — The  steamboat  “Belvidere”  made  her  first  trip.  Made  the  trip 
from  Louisville  in  two  days,  with  ninety  tons  freight,  seventy  cabin  and  one 
hundred  and  five  deck  passengers.  She  had  the  largest  number  of  ladies  and 
gentlemen  passengers  which  ever  arrived  here  on  a boat  bound  eastward.  She 
was  built  at  Kendall’s  Mills,  near  the  mouth  of  Brush  Creek,  she  was  com- 
menced July  and  launched  in  December.  She  was  built  of  clear  locust  timbers, 
and  had  an  iron  fastened  cabin  built  at  Cincinnati,  by  James  and  Eben  Abbot. 

May  8, — John  McConnell  was  married  to  Sophia  Oard,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Oard,  of  Washington  Township. 

May  19, — General  La  Fayette  arrived  at  Cincinnati,  escorted  by  Governor 
Desha  and  a number  of  other  citizens  of  Kentucky.  On  Friday  20th  at  11 
o’clock,  a giand  procession  was  formed  and  marched  through  the  streets  to  the 
open  plain  in  the  rear  of  the  town,  where  was  erected  a grand  pavilion,  decor- 
ated with  flowers  and  evergreens.  After  the  General  was  seated,  and  the  crowd 
silenced,  the  “Marseilles  Hymn”  was  sung,  by  Mr.  Samuel  M.  Lee. 

June  23, — The  steamboat  “Velocipede”  sank  on  Buffalo  Log,  below  the 
mouth  of  Scioto.  No  lives  were  lost  in  transferring  the  passengers  to  the 
shore.  $1,000.00  which  was  in  paper  and  silver,  was  thrown  from  the  boat  to 
the  yawl,  fell  into  the  river,  but  was  found  afterwards  by  divers. 

June  19, — Harriet  Corwin,  wife  of  Eben  Corwin,  died,  aged  thirty-three 
years  and  twenty-five  days. 

July  4, — The  great  work  of  the  Ohio  Canal  was  commenced,  at  the 
Licking  Summit  and  the  first  shovel  of  clay  was  thrown  by  Governor  De  Witt 
Clinton,  of  New  York,  followed  by  Governor  Morrow,  of  Ohio.  Oration  by 
Thomas  Ewing.  Two  spades  were  handed  by  Judge  Minor,  the  President  of 
the  Board  and  Commissioners,  to  Governors  Clinton  and  Morrow,  desiring 
them  in  the  name  of  the  Commissioners  and  the  people  of  Ohio,  to  commence 
the  work,  which  was  done,  and  as  soon  as  done,  was  received  by  a shout,  that 
might  be  heard  above  the  roar  of  the  artillery. 

July  5, — John  Young  was  suspended  for  three  years  from  the  benefits 
and  privileges  of  Masonry  for  unmasonic  conduct.  Aurora  Lodge,  Number  48. 
John  D.  Weaver,  Secretary  Pro  tem. 

September  12, — Sanders  Darby  died,  aged  fifty-nine  years. 

1826. 

March  9, — John  Hatch  married  to  Emily  W.  Jones,  by  Rev.  Dan  Young. 

April  26, — Thomas  Burt,  of  Greenupsburgh,  Kentucky,  was  married  to 
Cornelia  Ann  Buffington,  by  John  Noel,  Esquire. 

March  14, — A boat  load  of  pork  and  lard  belonging  to  John  McCoy,  of 
Chillicothe,  Ohio,  was  sunk  in  the  Scioto  river,  at  the  cut  off,  being  insured 
by  the  Travelers  Insurance  Co.,  of  New  York.  J.  and  W.  Peebles,  Commission 
Merchants,  were  authorized  to  pay  75  cents  for  each  barrel  of  pork  and  50  cents 
for  each  keg  of  lard.  A large  proportion  of  the  same  was  delivered  to  them. 
The  balance  drifted  down  the  river  and  was  lost  or  buried  in  the  sand.  Strange 
to  tell,  about  fifty  years  afterwards,  a barrel  of  this  identical  pork  was  found 
buried  in  the  sand  bar,  some  where  near  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto  Mill  Race, 
but  the  contents  were  not  merchantable. 

June  18— Edward  Hamilton,  Attorney  at  Law,  hung  out  his  sign  as  an 
Attorney  at  Law.  Office  two  doors  west  of  C.  McCoy’s  Hotel. 

July  4— Thomas  Jefferson  and  John  Adams  died  within  a few  hours  of 
each  other.  Mr.  Adams  aged  ninety-orie  years. 


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August  15, — Robert,  a son  of  John  Noel,  was  drowned  in  the  Scioto  river, 
a little  above  Gharky’s  Ferry,  aged  nine  years. 

August  28, — A man  by  the  name  of  John  Smith,  stopped  at  our  Hotel, 
and  brought  with  him  a horse.  He  was  sick  when  he  came,  grew  worse  and 
died  September  4,  and  was  buried  September  5.  Aged  thirty-live  years.  He 
came  from  Louisville.  His  horse  was  kept  by  us  until  its  keeping  and  the 
expenses  of  his  sickness  amounted  to  the  value  of  the  horse,  which  was  kept  by 
my  brother  William.  After  keeping  it  for  some  time,  he  sold  it  to  Henry 
Massie,  for  $100.00.  The  amount  being  one  of  the  payments  on  lot  No.  48,  of 
said  Massie. 

October  19, — Advertisement  of  Moses  Gregory,  Sheriff,  calling  the  people 
as  collector  to  pay  their  taxes.  The  taxes  were  then  collected  by  the  Sheriff, 
there  being  no  Treasurer. 

December  2, — The  steamboat  “Merchant”  arrived  here,  having  in  tow,  an 
elegant  and  commodious  barge,  fitted  up  as  a safety  barge,  with  a cabin  the 
entire  length  of  the  barge,  and  to  accomodate  one  hundred  passengers.  It  was 
made  as  an  experiment,  and  commanded  by  Captain  Robert  Wallace,  father-in- 
law  of  John  Shillito  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  It  was  found  that  it  was  inexpedient 
and  difficult  to  manage  in  storms  and  landings,  and  was  abandoned  the  first 
trip  down. 

During  the  year  1826,  Hall  & Thomas  and  S.  Nixon  & Co.,  opened  stores 
in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  The  former  in  Allen  Morris’  old  store  house,  Damarin’s 
upper  store  room,  and  Nixon’s  in  George  Clark’s  store  house,  corner  of  Market 
and  Front,  where  the  Biggs  House  now  stands. 

July  4,  1827 — Had  a public  dinner,  under  the  Old  Elm  Tree,  furnished  by 
William  Peebles.  Declaration  read  by  Edward  Hamilton  and  address  by 
Charles  Oscar  Tracy,  in  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

March  28,  1829 — J.  V.  Robinson  opened  his  first  store  in  the  house  for- 
merly occupied  by  J.  P.  Noel  near  corner  of  Jefferson  and  Front. 

April  4,  1829 — David  Scott  commenced  the  cabinet  business  on  the  lot 
now  owned  and  occupied  by  T.  M.  Lynn  as  a livery  stable. 

December  6,  1848 — The  steamboat  “Relief”,  Captain  William  F.  Davidson, 
left  here  for  Tomlinson’s  dam,  four 'miles  below  Chillicothe,  with  sixty  tons 
freight  and  several  passengers.  She  left  here  at  one  o'clock  P.  M.  The  princi- 
pal part  of  the  freight  was  for  Messrs.  J.  R.  and  C.  Brown. 

PERSONAL  RECOLLECTIONS  OF  THE  LATE  JOHN  C. 

PEEBLES,  WRITTEN  BY  HIMSELF. 

In  order  that  the  life  and  history  of  the  Peebles  family  of  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  as  to  their  origin  and  past  history,  may  be  better  understoood.  I have 
thought  proper  and  it  may  prove  advantageous  to  give  an  account  of  their  rise 
and  progress  to  the  present,  and  in  giving  an  account  of  this  family  from  my 
earliest  recollections  of  each  and  every  member  of  same,  in  order  to  give  char- 
acter to  same,  I may  deviate  from  a close  and  connected  account  of  the  ages, 
connections  and  daily  lives  of  each,  and  connect  with  it  a more  particular  ac- 
count of  their  history  after  their  arrival  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  together  with 
such  memorandums  of  various  births,  marriages  and  deaths,  and  also  of  many 
notices  of  important  matters  which  occurred  during  the  time  which  probably 
may  be  forgotten  by  some,  and  unknown  by  many  of  those  who  are  now  living 
here.  Having  a fond  recollection  of  the  past,  and  having  in  my  possession  doc- 
umentary evidence  of  what  I shall  relate  and  not  relying  on  my  own  memory 
exclusively  for  dates,  facts,  etc.,  I will  try  to  give  such  an  account  as  ought  to 
be  considered  valuable  without  egotistical  embellishments. 

Commencing  with  the  history  of  my  parents  and  their  offspring. — My 
father,  John  Peebles,  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Peebles,  was  born  in  Cum- 
berland County.  Pennsylvania.  November  20,  1769.  My  mother,  Margaret  Rod- 
gers, daughter  of  Richard  and  Rachel  Rodgers,  was  born  in  the  same  County, 
May  13,  1777.  They  were  married  in  said  County,  by  the  Rev.  Doctor  Cooper, 
November  17,  1795.  William  Peebles,  my  .grandfather,  was  wounded  in  the 
battle  of  Long  Island  or  Flat  Bush  and  died  of  the  wound  September  5,  1776. 
The  increase  of  my  father’s  family  was  as  follows:  William  Peebles  was  born 
in  Shippensburg,  Cumberland  County.  Pa.,  on  November  16,  1796.  Rachel 
Rodgers  Peebles,  born  same  place  July  18,  1798.  Betsy  Peebles,  born  same 


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place,  September  1,  1800.  Fanny  Denny  Peebles,  born  same  place,  July  3,  1803 
and  died  November  11,  1804,  aged  11  months,  48  days,  was  buried  in  Middle- 
spring Cemetery,  Cumberland  County,  Pennsylvania.  Jane  Frisby  Peebles, 
born  same  place,  February  23,  1806.  During  the  month  of  May,  1807,  my  father 
with  his  family  started  from  Shippensburg,  Pennsylvania,  for  what  was  called 
the  far  west  (Ohio)  and  came  as  far  as  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania,  in  wagons, 
(bringing  with  him  his  sister  Jane  McCracken,)  where  he  purchased  a small' 
flat  boat  and  put  all  his  household  goods  and  family  in  it  and  came  as  far  as 
Pittsburg.  Some  of  the  family  were  sick,  so  he  remained  there  until  they 
were  in  a situation  to  travel.  During  hip  stay  there,  he  became  acquainted 
with  a man  by  the  name  of  Andrews,  (father  of  the  late  Hon.  Watt  An- 
drews). A merchant  from  Mt.  Sterling,  Kentucky,  who  had  his  goods  in  a 
flat  boat,  and  my  father  lashed  his  boat  to  Mr.  Andrew’s  boat,  and  they  came 
to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  the  forepart  of  June,  1807,  where  my  father  stopped 
and  put  his  household  goods  and  family  in  wagons  and  started  for  Chillicothe, 
Ohio,  arriving  there  after  three  days  hard  travel. 

My  father  was  a cabinet  maker  by  trade  and  he  practised  his  trade  for 
five  years.  While  here,  he  bought  land  now  occupied  as  a cemetery  near 
Paint  Creek.  Here  he  built  a distillery,  which  was  not  a success  and  later 
burned  down.  At  this  place  my  brother  Richard  Rodgers  Peebles  was  born 
January  10,  1810.  After  this  loss  of  the  distillery,  he  removed  to  town  and 
lived  in  a house  on  Paint  street,  across  the  alley  from  what  was  then  known 
as  the  Fitch  tavern,  now  Valley  House.  In  this  house  my  sister,  Margaret 
Rodgers  Peebles  was  born  November  10,  1811.  Not  being  satisfied,  but  of  a 
restless  disposition,  he  bought  a small  farm  some  five  or  six  miles  from  Chil- 
licothe, Ohio,  on  Lick  Run,  which  was  heavily  timbered,  it  had  a large  quan- 
tity of  walnut  and  cherry  timber  on  it  together  with  an  uncertain  supply  of 
water  in  the  creek.  He  built  a saw  mill  and  started  off  to  manufacture  furni- 
ture largely.  Not  being  very  successful  in  this  business  he  concluded  to 
build  another  distillery,  which  was  not  successful  and  burned  down. 

Miss  Jane  McCracken,  who  came  with  my  father  from  Shippensburg, 
Pennsylvania,  was  not  long  in  Chillicothe,  before  she  married  Mr.  John  Mc- 
Coy, a prominent  merchant.  Three  of  their  children:  Mrs.  Dr.  - Foulke,  Mrs. 
Dr.  Waddle  and  Judge  Samuel  F.  McCoy  are  still  in  Chillicothe  and  William 
McCoy  and  John  L.  McCoy  are  in  Independence,  Missouri. 

At  this  place,  1 was  born  November  30,  1813.  We  did  not  live  long  on 
the  farm  and  my  father  traded  it  to  Daniel  W.  Hearn  for  the  house  situated 
on  Second  street  and  adjoining  (east)  the  house  now  owned  and  occupied  by 
Dr.  William  Waddle.  In  this  house,  my  brother,  Joseph  Scott  Peebles  was 
born  June  19,  1817.  After  living  in  this  house  for  three  or  four  years,  he  sold 
it  to  William  Creighton,  Sr.,  and  moved  into  a house  on  said  Second  street,  east 
of  Paint  street,  about  opposite  to  the  old  Bank  and  Masonic  Lodge  house, 
where  he  lived  until  he  became  restless  again. 

With  the  persuasion  of  Doctor  McDowell,  father  of  John  McDowell,  and 
a man  by  the  name  of  Haines,  who  had  considerable  property  in  the  town  of 
Mount  Carmel,  Illinois,  he  was  persuaded  to  pack  his  household  goods  to  go  to 
Mount  Carmel.  My  mother  was  not  favorably  disposed  towards  the  expedi- 
tion hut  concluded  to  leave  Chillicothe  and  go  to  some  place  where  there  would 
not  be  so  many  attractive  speculations  offered.  The  Scioto  river  was  then 
navigable  for  keel  boats  with  a moderate  stage  of  water.  It  was  decided  to 
put  the  household  goods  in  a keel  boat  which  was  owned  by  a man  by  the 
name  of  Pangburn  and  piloted  or  steered  by  Caleb  Armitage  of  Scioto  Coun- 
ty, Ohio. 

On  Friday  morning,  April  2,  1819,  we  left  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  in  the  keel- 
boat.  Miss  Jane  Douglas,  sister  of  William  H.  Douglas,  a prominent  mer- 
chant, came  with  us  to  Portsmouth.  It  was  understood  by  my  mother,  that, 
if  she  were  pleased  with  Portsmouth,  they  would  go  no  farther.  Mr.  Francis 
Campbell  and  James  Culbertson  accompanied  us  as  far  as  Kilgour’s  Mill.  The 
river  was  high  and  the  boat  went  rapidly  along.  We  stopped  in  the  evening 
at  Piketon,  laid  all  night,  and  were  visited  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fitch  who  were 
then  living  there.  They  brought  a good  warm  supper  to  the  boat  for  us.  We 
started  early  the  next  morning  and  made  a speedy  run,  being  the  first  boat 
that  ever  passed  through  the  “cut-off”,  and  in  passing  through  it,  the  steering 


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oar  struck  a snag,  which  threw  Mr.  Armitage  overboard;  but  he  was  soon  on 
board  again  and  at  his  position. 

We  landed  at  Gharky’s  lower  ferry  landing  about  three  o’clock,  Satur- 
day afternoon.  Shortly  after  our  arrival,  we  all  went  up  into  town  to  a hotel 
on  the  corner  of  Front  and  Massie  streets,  kept  by  Henry  Core.  We  had  not 
been  there  long  until  my  father  had  made  an  arrangement  with  Mr.  Core  to 
take  the  hotel  on  Monday  morning.  The  house  was  a brick  structure,  two 
stories  high,  with  two  rooms  below  and  two  above,  and  had  a good  sized  one 
and  one  half  story  house  in  the  rear.  The  lower  story  was  used  as  a dining 
room  and  kitchen  and  the  upper  part  was  used  as  a sleeping  department.  It 
was  occupied  by  our  family  until  Monday  morning. 

During  the  Sabbath,  we  children  stayed  in  that  department  all  day;  and 
the  time  was  spent  principally  in  learning  and  saying  the  Shorter  Catechism. 
Father  and  mother  attended  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  Court  House  which 
was  located  in  the  middle  of  Market  street  about  half  way  between  Front  and 
Back  street  (now  Second  street).  My  father  having  determined  to  stay  here, 
presented  his  and  mother’s  letters  to  the  church.  Stephen  Lindsley  was  the 
pastor.  On  the  next  Sabbath,  we  children  attended  a Sabbath  School  which 
was  kept  in  the  middle  room  of  a house  owned  and  occupied  by  Samuel  Gunn. 
The  teachers  were  Samuel  Gunn,  James  Abbott,  Dr.  Hersey  and  Dr.  Thos. 
Waller.  Elijah  Glover  was  keeping  a Hotel  on  the  same  street,  a short  dis- 
tance below  ours.  William  Byers  was  a baker  and  we  obtained  our  first  sup- 
ply of  bread  from  him. 

Our  schoolmaster  was  David  Knight  Cady,  and  he  kept  his  school  for 
a short  time  in  one  of  the  rooms  of  the  Gunn  mansion  and  removed  later  to 
a small  frame  house  on  the  lot  above  where  C.  McCoy  afterwards  built  a brick 
house  which  he  turned  into  a hotel.  This  school  was  kept  in  this 
house  about  one  year,  when  he  moved  into  what  was  called  Wheeler’s  Acad- 
emy, situated  on  Thornton’s  out  lot  on  the  extension  of  Market  street.  He 
kept  there  but  a short  time  and  quit  keeping  school.  As  there  are  some  still 
living  who  went  to  school  in  that  house  under  the  tutorship  of  Mr.  Cady,  and 
others  who  will  often  hear  the  name  of  Wheeler’s  Academy  mentioned,  I will 
give  a short  description  of  the  building  taken  from  an  advertisement  in  the 
Portsmouth  Gazette,  August  19,  1820,  which  says  that  “the  house  is  as  well 
lighted  and  well  calculated  and  finished  for  the  convenience  of  scholars  as  any 
where,  and  large  enough  to  accommodate  150  scholars  at  a time.  It  is  hand- 
somely situated  on  Market  street,  about  thirty  perches  north  of  the  Court 
House’’  (which  then  stood  in  the  middle  of  Market  street,  half  way  between 
Front  and  Second  street)  “adjoining  the  open  fields,  embracing  the  free  cir- 
culation of  air,  and  retired  from  the  noise  and  temptations  incident  to  a town, 
calculated  to  draw  the  attention  of  scholars  from  their  studies;  and  free  also 
from  the  dangers  to  which  small  scholars  are  exposed  from  being  near  the 
water  of  the  Ohio  river  during  the  intermissions  of  school.” 

My  father  had  business  capacity  but  lacked  in  judgment  and  skill  in 
selecting  and  managing  outside  investments.  He  was  easily  led  into  outside 
speculations  which  generally  proved  unsuccessful,  but  being  of  a mechanical 
turn  he  delighted  in  manufacturing  enterprises  and  before  he  left  Chillicothe, 
he  bought  from  Isaac  Cook,  the  machinery  of  a nail  factory,  which  had  not 
proved  to  be  a success  in  Chillicothe,  but  which  he  thought  could  be  successful- 
ly operated  in  Portsmouth.  He  brought  with  him  a man  by  the  name  of 
Thomas  Tipton,  to  operate  it.  The  iron  to  make  the  nails  had  to  come  from 
Pittsburg. 

The  process  of  making  nails  then  was  all  done  by  man  power.  The  pro- 
duct was  small  and  the  expense  of  making  them  was  large,  compared  with 
what  it  is  now.  The  stock  used  to  make  them  was  Juniata  Hoop  Iron,  the 
width  of  same  was  such,  that  when  cut  into  nail  shape  it  would  make  the 
various  sizes  from  3’s  to  10’s.  The  Hoop  Iron  had  to  be  heated  and  then 
pushed  through  a shear  worked  by  hand  and  reversed  so  as  to  make  head  and 
point.  They  did  not  turn  the  plate  as  the  feeders  do  now,  but  moved  the 
hand  that  held  the  Hoop  Iron  just  enough  to  make  the  bevel  of  the  nail,  hav- 
ing a guide  on  each  side  so  as  to  make  the  bevel  and  side  alike.  This  was  a 
slow  process.  The  worst  operation  was  to  head  them  which  was  done  in  a 
spring  vise  operated  by  the  tramp  of  the  foot.  The  nail  was  held  in  the 


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fingers  of  the  nailer  and  dropped  into  the  vise,  having  enough  outside  to  make 
the  head  and  the  heading  was  done  by  a lick  of  hammer  in  the  hands  of  a nail- 
er. It  was  a drop,  a move  of  the  foot  and  a blow  of  the  hammer,  that  made  a 
nail;  and  from  this  process,  the  phrase  of  “hit  the  nail  on  the  head”  originated. 
The  work  of  a man  and  machine  was  about  25  pounds  a day  and  the  price  of 
them  ranged  from  50  to  75  cents  per  pound.  This  manufactory  was  started  in 
a small  house  that  stood  just  above  where  the  old  James  Lodwick  building 
stands,  but  the  manufactory  did  not  last  long  as  it  was  not  profitable.  This 
was  the  first  and  the  last  nail  factory  of  that  kind  in  the  Ohio  Valley. 

Portsmouth  being  the  point  where  all  the  merchandise  sold  in  the  Scioto 
Valley  as  far  as  Columbus  was  landed,  to  be  hauled  or  boated  up  to  Chillicothe, 
Circleville  and  Columbus,  my  father  was  induced  to  open  a commission  house 
for  storage,  which  business  was  more  remunerative  than  any  of  his  previous 
operations.  There  being  at  that  time  no  warehouses  for  the  storage  of  goods, 
we  had  to  use  stables  and  vacant  houses  for  that  purpose. 

In  the  spring  of  1819,  I saw  a steamboat,  for  the  first  time.  The  name  of 
it  was  “Basil  Wells,”  named  after  a prominent  man  who  lived  in  Steubenville, 
Ohio.  The  boat  did  not  land  or  come  to  shore,  but  anchored  out  in  the  stream 
opposite  the  Elm  Tree.  The  Captain  was  afraid  of  the  natives.  He  came  to 
our  Hotel  and  was  received  so  kindly  that  he  invited  our  family  to  come  on 
board  and  see  the  boat.  None  of  them  had  ever  seen  a steamboat.  My  father 
engaged  Mr.  Gharky  to  bring  his  ferry  flat  around.  The  mouth  of  the  Scioto 
was  then  at  Alexandria,  and  the  flat  had  to  come  around  and  go  up  to  the  boat. 
I was  small  and  my  feet  had  an  unusual  amount  of  dirt  on  them,  so  that  the 
colored  Steward,  as  soon  as  I set  my  feet  on  the  boat,  picked  me  up  and  set 
me  back  in  the  flat.  I was  deprived  of  seeing  that  boat. 

We  remained  in  the  Core  house  until  the  fall  of  1820,  when  we  moved 
into  a large  frame  house  which  was  built  during  that  year  and  owned  by 
Elijah  Glover.  This  house  was  situated  on  the  corner  of  Front  and  First 
West  Street  (now  Jefferson),  in  which  house  my  sister  Betsy,  was  married 
on  the  11  th  day  of  April,  1821,  to  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead.  Margaret  Jane 
Hempstead  (now  Gaylord),  was  born  in  this  house,  January  22,  1822  and  my 
sister  Margaret  Rodgers  Peebles  died  in  this  house,  September  27,  1822,  and 
was  buried  in  the  graveyard,  then  situated  where  the  Burgess  Iron  and  Steel 
Works  was  afterwards  located.  Dr.  Hempstead  was  absent  from  home  at  the 
time  of  the  birth  of  his  daughter,  attending  a course  of  lectures,  at  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  and  shorty  after  his  return,  he  moved  into  a one-story  house  on  Back 
street  (now  Second  street)  owned  by  Jacob  Clingman.  The  same  house  was 
afterward  occupied  by  Mrs.  Wertz.  He  removed  in  the  spring  of  1823,  to  the 
Daily  House  on  Front  Street,  now  occupied  by  Mr.  Eberhardt,  where  on  June 
18,  1823,  Samuel  B.  Hempstead  was  born. 

On  the  next  day,  19th,  the  steamboat  “Scioto,”  which  was  built  by  Wil- 
liam Lodwick  and  others,  superintended  by  Captain  Stephen  Butler,  made  a 
trial  trip  to  Greenupsburgh,  Kentucky,  loaded  with  castings  from  the  Old 
Steam  Furnace,  (Shreve  &Co.)  for  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  My  father  took  my  broth- 
er Richard  and  myself  along  on  that  trip.  On  the  return  of  the  boat  to  this 
place,  David  K.  Cady,  and  wife  moved  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Mr.  Cady  was 
clerk  of  the  boat.  My  sisters,  Rachel  and  Jane  went  on  the  boat  to  visit  Mr. 
and  Mrs.*  William  Barr  and  John  F.  Keys. 

In  the  early  part  of  1822,  Melanchthon  Rodgers,  a sharp,  keen  Yankee, 
came  out  from  Vermont,  and  was  employed  as  a school  teacher,  boarding  at 
our  house.  The  younger  children:  Richard,  Margaret,  myself  and  Joseph  went 
to  his  school.  He  was  our  teacher  for  two  or  three  years,  during  which  time 
he  studied  Medicine  with  Doctor  Hempstead,  attended  a course  of  Lectures  at 
Cincinnati,  and  afterwards  removed  to  Cincinnati  and  became  one  of  the  most 
skillful  and  prominent  dentists. 

In  the  spring  of  1823,  we  moved  from  the  Glover  House  up  to  the  Pres- 
cott house  on  Front  street,  which  was  situated  on  the  alley  below  First  East 
street  (now  Court),  and  in  front  of  the  “old  elm  tree”.  This  Hotel  had  pre- 
viously been  kept  by  Nathan  Head,  “Sign  of  the  Golden  Ball  . Soon  after  we 
moved  into  the  Prescott  House  in  the  spring  of  1823,  James  Hamlin,  a brother- 
in-law  of  Alexander  Caldwell,  who  lived  in  the  east  end  of  the  house,  (this 
same  house  is  now  owned  and  the  residence  of  H.  Vincent  on  Sixth  street), 


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opened  a school  in  a small  one-story  frame  house  situated  in  the  rear  of  our 
hotel,  on  the  lot  on  which  the  Adams  Express  office  is  at  present  located.  In 
this  house  James  Abbot  lived  until  in  1822,  when  he  built  the  house  situated 
on  the  Shackford  out  lot,  which  he  sold  to  Doctor  Hempstead  and  is  the  same 
afterwards  owned  and  occupied  by  John  Neill.  I went  to  this  school  for  about 
a year  when  it  was  closed,  as  Mr.  Hamlin  concluded  to  study  medicine  with 
Doctor  Hempstead  which  he  did.  He  attended  a course  of  lectures  at  Cincin- 
nati, graduated  and  settled  in  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  where  during  the  year  1824,  he 
died.  My  next  schoolmaster  was  a Mr.  Brown,  who  kept  school  in  a one 
story  house  on  Second  street,  which  was  the  residence  of  John  Hatch,  Sr.,  and 
was  situated  about  where  Mr.  Glockner’s  hardware  store  now  stands.  My 
next  school  master  was  the  Rev.  Joseph  Wood,  then  the  Presbyterian  preacher, 
who  taught  in  a small  brick  house  that  stood  about  where  E.  Miller’s  store 
now  stands.  We  frequently  had  itinerant  school  teachers  who  came,  and  for 
a short  time  taught  Grammar  and  writing  schools.  The  first  of  this  class 
taught  a special  Grammar  class  composed  of  pupils  ranking  from  twelve  to 
twenty-six  years  old.  I was  the  youngest  scholar  admitted,  on  account  of  the 
teacher  boarding  at  our  house.  This  school  was  taught  in  the  then  Masonic 
Lodge,  situated  in  the  Smith  building  (now  McDowell  Corner)  and  in  the  Pres- 
byterian Church,  which  stood  on  Second  or  Back  street,  on  the  lot  west  of  the 
Massie  building.  The  next  teacher  was  a man  by  the  name  of  Noble,  who 
taught  a writing  school.  His  system  was  what  was  called  the  running  hand 
system.  He  had  a large  class  of  pupils,  taking  in  all  the  young  and  aged 
ladies  and  gentlemen.  I was  the  youngest  and  Murtaugh  Kehoe  was  the 
oldest.  I was  favored  on  account  of  the  teacher  boarding  at  our  hotel. 

The  years  1822,  1823  and  1824  were  termed  the  sickly  years.  Fever 
and  ague  and  all  other  kinds  of  fevers  prevailed  to  a large  extent  and  busi- 
ness was  exceedingly  dull,  not  much  building  nor  increase  of  population,  but 
on  the  other  hand,  the  business  of  the  grave  diggers  was  very  prosperous, 
and  the  undergrowth  of  jimson  and  dog  fennel  was  very  luxuriant,  so  much 
so,  that  it  was  deemed  advisable  by  the  physicians  that  these  luxuriant  plants 
be  cut  down.  The  Council  met  and  posted  an  order,  that  the  dog  fennel  and 
jimson  must  be  mowed  down,  which  was  done,  by  a colored  man  by  the  name 
of  Simon  Grass  (he  had  been  a slave  of  Elijah  Glover’s)  who  then  lived  with 
us  as  stable  boy,  etc.  The  Council  also  passed  an  ordinance  creating  a Board 
of  Health.  My  father,  Jacob  Offnere  and  Eben  Corwin  were  said  Board,  and 
they  were  authorized  to  drain  the  town,  which  had  to  he  done  by  taking  lev- 
els, and  as  there  were  no  spirit  levels  or  theodolites  in  the  town,  they  had  to 
make  a level.  My  father  being  a mechanic,  he  undertook  the  job  and  made  one 
that  answered  the  purpose.  It  was  a somewhat  crude  three  legged  stand. 
Across  the  upright  center  post  was  a two  inch  cross  piece  of  hoard  two  inches 
thick,  being  in  the  center  so  as  to  vibrate  to  make  a level,  and  in  the  upper  edge 
of  the  cross  piece  was  a groove  which  was  filled  with  water  and  when  the 
groove  was  full  of  water  from  end  to  end,  it  was  supposed  to  be  level.  On 
each  end  of  this  cross  piece  was  a piece  of  tin  tacked  with  holes  in  them  to 
sight  through.  My  father  was  engineer  and  had  the  pleasure  of  carrying  the 
instrument.  Mr.  Corwin  was  Rodman,  and  Doctor  Offnere  projected  the  move- 
ment and  carried  the  material  to  supply  the  groove,  which  was  a tin  coffee 
pot  of  water.  This  board  was  a very  efficient  one  and  their  labors  were  some- 
what more  laborious  than  an  ordinary  corps  of  Engineers,  but  gave  good  sat- 
isfaction. Money  was  scarce  and  labor  cheap,  so  they  dug  ditches  and  drain- 
ed the  ponds,  as  the  greater  part  of  the  land  from  Market  street  to  Gay  street 
and  from  Third  to  Fourth  was  what  was  called  a “slash.”  There  was  a small 
ridge  running  from  Market  street  up  to  Chillicothe  road  or  street  which  was 
dry,  but  the  land  from  Madison  to  Chillicothe,  between  Fifth  and  Sixth 
streets  was  at  times  a pond  of  water  and  during  the  winter  or  wet  season 
Chillicothe  street  was  at  times  impassable.  The  work  done  by  the  Board  of 
Health  proved  successful,  and  we  had  not  a return  the  next  year  of  the  for- 
mer prevailing  fevers.  I will  say,  that,  in  the  winter,  Chillicothe  street 
and  Back  street,  now  Second  street,  was  the  main  thoroughfare  for  the  driv- 
ing of  hogs  to  the  slaughter  house  at  the  lower  end  of  Second  street.  This 
was  the  place  for  butchering  hogs  from  the  Scioto  valley  as  far  north 
as  Columbus.  It  was  considered  cheapest  to  drive  the  hogs  here  and  butcher 


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them.  From  here  the  product  could  be  shipped  direct  to  New  Orleans,  the 
principal  market  for  a number  of  years.  Waddle  and  Davidson  and  Governor 
Worthington,  were  the  butchers  and  packers;  and  Samuel  Gunn  & Sons  made 
the  cooperage.  It  was  in  these  slaughter  houses  that  James  Davis,  uncle  of 
our  George  Davis,  got  his  first  start  in  business.  He  came  down  one  winter 
and  worked  in  the  slaughter  house.  Being  a very  competent  hand,  he  had 
charge  of  the  cleaver  and  his  wages  were  more  than  any  other  hand.  He  got 
$1.25  a day  while  others  got  from  75  cents  to  $1.00^  My  father  continued  hotel 
keeping  and  the  commission  business,  and  it  was  in  this  hotel,  a short  time 
before  Christmas  1826,  that  my  brother  Richard  lost  his  eye  by  an  explosion 
of  a bottle  of  Aqua  fortis,  while  dissolving  some  quick  silver  for  the  purpose 
of  making  fulminating  or  explosive  crackers.  The  burn  was  so  deep  that  he 
was  laid  up  all  winter.  I had  the  same  material  to  practice  on  but  preferred 
to  let  Dr.  Hempstead  attend  to  the  dissolving  process. 

The  winter  of  1826  and  1827  was  very  long  and  cold.  There  was  a 
great  deal  of  snow  that  winter  as  well  as  ice  and  the  river  closed  early.  The 
ice  stopped  running  on  Sunday  afternoon,  during  the  time  my  father  was  en- 
gaged in  hearing  us  answer  the  Shorter  Catechism.  There  was  a great  rejoic- 
ing by  us  children  to  see  that  the  ice  had  stopped  for  then  the  asking  of 
questions  stopped  also.  We  were  in  a room  up  stairs  in  the  back  part  of  the 
house  and  could  see  and  give  more  attention  to  the  stoppage  of  the  ice  than  we 
did  to  answering  the  questions  correctly. 

This  was  the  year  that  William  Hall  came  here.  He  was  a very  active 
man  and  was  fond  of  skating  and  sleighing.  It  was  not  long  after  the  icc 
stopped  until  Mr.  Hall,  C.  Oscar  Tracy.  Edward  Hamilton  and  a man  by  the 
name  of  Hazleton,  who  was  boarding  at  our  house,  got  a long  pole  and  made 
a hole  in  the  ice  and  shoved  it  down  to  the  bottom  of  the  river,  letting  it  stick 
about  four  or  five  feet  above  the  ice.  On  it  they  put  a long  sweep  pole,  with 
a rope  to  one  end  of  it,  to  which  they  attached  a sleigh  and  loaded  it  with 
girls.  The  young  men  at  the  other  end  of  the  sweep,  acted  as  motive  power 
to  make  the  sleigh  describe  the  circle.  For  several  days  and  nights  this 
whirligig  preformance  was  kept  up. 

During  the  freeze  up  my  father  and  John  H.  Thornton  measured  the 
width  of  the  river,  which  was  653  feet,  at  a low  stage.  It  was  during  this 
time  that  the  accident  to  my  brother  Richard  happened.  After  he  got  well, 
he  concluded  to  study  medicine  with  Dr.  Hempstead  and  had  an  easy  time 
from  that  time  until  he  finished  his  course  of  study. 

It  was  in  the  house  that  my  sister  Jane  F.  Peebles  was  married  to 
Robert  Wood,  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Wood,  a Presbyterian  minister  who  succeed- 
ed Rev.  Stephen  Lindsley,  which  occurred  on  the  16th  day  of  May  1827.  The 
next  evening  there  was  an  infair  given  to  the  newly  married  couple,  at  the 
house  of  Kennedy  and  Caroline  Lodwick,  the  latter  a sister  of  the  groom. 
The  next  day  the  new  couple  in  company  with  several  others  started  on  horse- 
back for  their  new  home,  Piketon,  Ohio. 

Having  gone  to  all  the  various  schools  that  had  been  taught  in  the  town 
from  1819  to  1827,  my  oldest  brother,  William,  thought  that  I was  not  suffi- 
ciently competent  in  the  studies  of  Arithmetic  and  Writing  to  fit  me  for  a suc- 
cessful business  life,  and  as  a man  by  the  name  of  Eben  Corwin  was  keeping 
a school,  in  a log  house  that  stood  on  the  corner  of  First  East  or  Court  street 
and  Second  street,  I was  sent  to  him  to  be  taught  exclusively  the  branches  of 
Writing  and  Arithmetic.  Mr.  Corwin  was  a good  penman.  I,  like  all  the  boys 
of  my  age,  had  considerable  vanity,  particularly  as  to  my  qualificatons  in  pen- 
manship, but  I had  not  seated  myself  long  at  the  writing  desk  until  all  that 
vanity  was  taken  out  of  me.  My  brother  had  given  him  particular  instructions 
as  to  my  writing.  The  teacher  soon  saw  that  I needed  to  go  back  to  first 
principles.  He  took  my  copy  book  away  from  me  and  he  gave  me  a copy  of 
what  was  called  straight  marks,  rather  humiliating  to  me,  but  I had  to  stand 
it.  My  next  copy  was  right  and  left  curves.  I was  kept  at  that  copy  for  some 
time,  when  after  some  days,  he  was  standing  behind  me  watching  my  progress, 
he  discovered  that  I had  succeeded  in  obtaining  the  art.  He  snatched  up  my 
copy  book  and  set  me  a regular  copy,  in  what  was  called  large  hand.  I 
soon  satisfied  him  that  I had  not  only  obtained  the  art  he  possessed,  but  he 
acknowledged  that  I was  the  master  writer. 


WM.  H.  DODDS. 
[Pace  955.] 


CAPT.  GEORGE  A.  BATTERSON. 
[Page  898-] 


C.  F.  ROBEY. 
[Page  1118.] 


WESLEY  BROWN. 
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I will  here  say  that  I learned  more  in  those  short  lessons  of  straight 
marks  and  curves,  or  as  they  were  called  in  that  day  “pot  hooks,”  than  I did 
in  all  the  former  schools,  and  I am  still  of  the  opinion  that  not  enough  at- 
tention is,  or  has  been  given  by  teachers  to  the  rudiments  of  writing;  hence 
the  cause  of  so  many  poor  writers  not  only  in  pupils  but  in  teachers.  The 
art  is  somewhat  mechanical,  but  mechanics  who  are  suffered  to  cut,  bore, 
hammer,  saw  or  plane,  without  having  sufficient  teaching  will  not  succeed,  or 
become  good  workmen.  I have  dwelt  longer  on  this  last  schooling  of  mine 
than  I had  intended  but  as  it  was  the  closing  of  my  school  career,  I love  to 
think  of  it  and  would  say  to  all  young  men  who  expect  to  go  out  into  the 
world  to  make  a living  for  themselves  and  provide  for  others,  pay  particular 
attention  to  the  rudiments,  particularly  Writing  and  Arithmetic.  Do  not  be 
too  anxious  to  take  outside  studies.  These  studies  are  the  most  important  as 
to  a business  education.  Other  branches  you  will  learn  in  the  course  of  busi- 
ness. 

Having  graduated  at  this  log  school  house  with  slab  seats,  long  writing 
desks  attached  to  the  wall  by  a pin  driven  into  an  auger  hole  in  the  wall,  the 
light  obtained  by  greased  paper  substituted  for  a missing  log,  I soon  after 
learned  that  this  last  schooling  was  to  prepare  me  for  a mercantile  life.  My 
uncle,  John  McCoy,  who  lived  in  Chillicothe  and  was  regarded  as  one  of  the 
best  and  most  successful  merchants,  kindly  agreed  to  take  me  into  the 
store,  and  I was  provided  with  an  outfit  of  clothing  and  sent  up  to  Chillicothe 
in  the  month  of  April,  1828.  Arriving  at  Chillicothe  in  the  evening,  I spent 
that  evening  in  looking  around  the  store.  The  next  morning,  I commenced 
work  and  my  first  work  towards  keeping  store  was  to  make  a fire  and  sweep 
out  the  store.  After  breakfast,  the  cost  and  selling  mark  was  given  to  me  to 
learn,  and  it  was  not  long  until  I had  it  thoroughly,  and  I have  used  that 
mark  in  all  the  stores  I have  kept  and  run  since.  I staid  in  Chillicothe  until 
the  fall  of  1829. 

My  brother,  William  Peebles,  who  had  been  sick  for  a number  of  years 
with  a pulmonary  disease,  contracted  by  overwork  while  learning  his  trade 
(cabinet  maker)  and  working  in  a saw  mill  and  distillery,  died  at  the  house 
of  Dr.  Hempstead  on  the  corner  of  Third  and  Market  streets,  on  Friday,  July 
24,  1829,  aged  32  years  8 months  and  28  days,  and  was  taken  to  the  Hotel, 
where  on  Sunday  the  29th,  the  funeral  services  were  performed  by  the  Rev.  E. 
Brainard,  who  was  then  the  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  was  bur- 
ied in  lot  number  1 of  the  new  cemetery,  now  called  Green  Lawn.  This 
ground  was  purchased  a short  time  before  his  death  and  he  was  very  active 
in  locating  and  laying  off  the  lots.  He  solicited  this  lot  and  he  was  the 
first  person  buried  in  that  cemetery.  The  next  person  buried  in  there  was 
Captain  Josiah  Shackford  and  the  third  was  James  Marcus  Huston.  During 
the  sickness  of  my  brother,  William,  the  letting  of  the  contracts  for  the 
building  of  the  lower  division  of  the  Ohio  Canal  was  made,  which  made  it 
necessary  to  move  my  brother  to  Dr.  Hempstead’s,  the  hotel  being  full  of  con- 
tractors, etc. 

Shortly  after  his  death,  or  in  the  fall  of  1829,  it  was  thought  necessary 
for  me  to  return  home,  to  assist  my  father  in  the  business  of  keeping  the  hotel 
and  the  Commission  business.  After  the  letting  of  the  contracts,  for  the  build- 
ing of  the  Ohio  Canal,  the  location  of  our  hotel  was  considered  out  of  the 
way;  and  my  father  concluded  to  remove  to  the  Glover  House  again,  which 
change  was  made  in  the  fall  of  1829. 

I will  say  here  that  my  sister  Jane  F.  Wood  did  not  stay  long  at  Pike- 
ton.  There  was  so  much  fever  and  ague  there  that  Mr.  Wood  concluded  to 
move  away.  He  put  his  stock  of  goods  in  a boat  and  went  down  the  Scioto 
and  coasted  along  the  Ohio,  as  far  as  Rockport,  Indiana.  When  he  wanted  to 
sell  out  and  return,  he  put  his  goods  in  a store  house  in  Rockport  and  proposed 
to  stay  and  pack  pork  and  buy  products  of  all  kinds,  much  to  the  annoyance 
of  merchants  there.  This  scheme  was  successful  in  finding  a customer  to  buy 
him  out.  He  came  back  and  opened  a store  in  Dayton,  but  did  not  stay  long 
there.  He  removed  to  Cincinnati,  and  opened  a store  there  on  Lower  Mar- 
ket street.  While  living  there,  he  had  an  addition  to  his  family,  a son,  named 
William  Benjamin  Wood,  born  January  29,  1830.  I think  he  sold  out  his  in- 
terest in  the  store  to  William  Lodwick;  and  he  returned  to  Portsmouth  and 
went  into  partnership  with  my  father  in  the  commission  business. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


In  the  year  1830,  my  father  was  appointed  Deputy  Marshal  and  took 
the  census,  which  made  it  necessary  to  employ  some  additional  help  to  keep 
the  hotel.  A man  by  the  name  of  Parker  was  boarding  with  us  at  that  time, 
and  he  was  employed  to  superintend  the  hotel,  which  he  did  until  the  spring 
of  1831,  when  my  father  sold  out  the  hotel  lease  and  furniture  to  Mr.  Parker. 

In  the  summer  of  1831,  I went  on  the  steamboat  “Hermit,”  as  clerk,  along 
with  Captain  Stewart  Irwin  and  quit  the  boat  December  11,  1831.  On  the  12th 
day  of  said  month,  I went  into  the  employ  of  A.  B.  Ellison,  Agent  for  John 
T.  Barr,  in  the  big  saw  mill  situated  east  of  Madison  street.  The  ground  is 
now  occupied  as  Third  street.  I remained  in  the  employ  of  Ellison  until  the 
spring  of  1833.  My  next  employment  was  with  Charles  Scarborough,  a nephew 
of  Elijah  Pearson,  who  proceeded  Mr.  Ellison  in  the  mill  until  August  20,  1831. 
Mr.  Scarborough  kept  a wholesale  grocery  in  the  house  built  by  Pearson,  sit- 
uated on  lot  No.  202,  Front  street.  Mr.  i Scarborough  and  his  wife,  had 
not  been  here  long  until  they  were  taken  sick,  and  Mrs.  Scarborough 
died.  I remained  with  him  until  the  midsummer,  being  out  of  a situation.  1 
spent  the  summer  looking  around.  My  brother,  Richard,  quit  the  practice  of 
Medicine  and  got  employment  at  Hanging  Rock  as  keeper  of  the  Pine  Grove 
Furnace  Landing,  during  which  time  I was  offered  a clerkship  at  Pine  Grove 
Furnace,  and  for  sundry  reasons  I declined  the  situation.  On  November  4, 
1833,  I went  to  live  with  Lemuel  Moss  as  clerk  and  manager  at  the  Quarry 
Mills,  in  the  manufacture  of  flour  and  sawing  free  stone.  On  the  10th  day  of 
June,  1835,  I was  married  by  the  Rev.  E.  Brainard,  to  Miss  Martha  Steele, 
daughter  of  Robert  and  Martha  Rose  Steele,  and  in  the  latter  part  of  May  and 
fore  part  of  June,  1836,  I loaded  two  flat  boats  with  sawed  stone  at  the  mill, 
and  on  the  5th  of  June,  started  with  these  boats  for  New  Orleans.  Isaac  Bar- 
ber was  my  pilot.  After  my  return,  I remained  in  the  employ  of  Lemuel  Moss 
until  October,  1836,  when  Capt.  Francis  Cleveland  and  I started  a store  on  the 
lands  formerly  owned  by  Levi  Moore,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Scioto  River, 
which  we  kept  until  the  panic  of  1837.  when  all  the  banks  and  the  business 
operations  of  the  New  York  Company  suspended,  so  that  I concluded  to  put  my 
goods  in  a flat  boat  and  close  out  the  stock.  On  the  5th  day  of  May,  1837,  our 
first  child,  William  Peebles  was  born,  and  being  feeble,  it  was  thought  prudent 
and  best  to  leave  the  child  in  the  care  of  my  mother  and  not  take  it  on  the 
boat.  On  the  3rd  day  of  September,  1837,  it  died  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  and 
was  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  I continued  trading  on  the 
river,  my  wife  being  along  until  we  came  to  Evansville,  Ind.  From  there  she 
went  back  to  Portsmouth  and  on  the  15th  day  of  April,  1838,  another  son  was 
born,  but  only  lived  twelve  hours.  I went  on  from  Evansville,  Indiana,  to  Pa- 
ducah, Kentucky,  where  I packed  the  remnant  of  my  goods  and  returned  to 
Portsmouth.  In  the  fore  part  of  July  of  the  same  year,  I was  employed 
by  Colonel  John  Row  to  take  charge  of  his  commission  business,  while  he  made 
a business  trip  to  New  York.  On  his  return  from  said  trip,  he  concluded  to 
retain  me  as  permanent  assistant  in  the  management  of  his  business.  I re- 
mained in  his  employ  until  July,  1842. 

At  the  request  of  Mr.  Robert  Hamilton,  my  brother-in-law,  I went  up  to 
Pine  Grove  Furnace  and  worked  at  the  carpenter  business,  building  houses 
and  gaining  insight  in  the  business  of  the  management  of  the  Furnace.  The 
business  and  location  suited  my  inclinations  and  my  services  being  accepta- 
ble to  him,  I concluded  to  remove  my  family  to  the  Furnace,  which  I did  on 
February  9,  1843,  and  continued  the  carpenter  business  until  January  1.  1844. 
when  I was  employed  as  General  Manager  of  the  Furnace.  My  first  business 
was  the  rebuilding  of  a new  stack,  and  the  repairing  and  remodeling  of  the 
Furnace  generally,  which  was  completed  December  20,  1844.  , The  Furnace 

started  on  that  day.  Having  had  considerable  difficulty  in  getting  the  pump 
to  work  for  the  supply  of  water  and  the  weather  being  extremely  cold  and 
the  burden  being  on  the  furnace  for  eight  or  ten  days  without  letting  out 
iron,  it  was  not  deemed  prudent  to  stop  up  the  Furnace  on  the  first  Sunday, 
but  every  Sunday  after  that  the  furnace  was  stopped.  I may  say  here  that  in 
order  to  make  the  stopping  of  the  Furnace  a success,  difficulties  of  many 
kinds  were  thrown  in  the  way,  if  possible,  to  deter  Mr.  Hamilton  from  car- 
rying out  his  determination,  but  having  watched  the  business  and  workings  of 
the  furnace  very  attentively,  I assured  Mr.  Hamilton  that  there  were  no  diffi- 
culties but  what  could  be  overcome.  His  determination  to  do  it  put  an  end 


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to  the  obstacles  thrown  in  the  way  by  the  hands  and  their  outside  advisers. 
It  was  not  long  afterwards  until  other  furnaces  adopted  the  plan  of  stopping. 
The  stoppage  of  this  furnace  on  the  Sabbath  was  not  only  a moral  success 
but  it  proved  a financial  success. 

Having  proved  myself  capable  of  managing  the  Furnace,  Mr.  Hamilton 
concluded  on  the  1st  of  January;  to  rent  the  Furnace  to  John  F.  Steele  and 
Samuel  B.  Hempstead  and  myself  for  the  term  of  three  years,  at  an  annual 
rent  of  $5,000.00  per  year.  At  the  end  of  the  first  year,  John  F.  Steele  died, 
and  the  partnership  was  continued  by  the  remaining  partners  until  April  1, 
1854,  when  Mr.  Hamilton  sold,  Samuel  Coles  and  Joseph  S.  Peebles  and  me,  an 
equal  one-half  of  the  Pine  Grove  Furnace  and  the  Hanging  Rock  Coal  Works, 
which  partnership  continued  for  ten  years  or  until  April  1,  1864,  myself  owning 
one-fourth  and  Samuel  Coles  and  J.  S.  Peebles  one-eighth  each.  The  business 
of  the  Furnace  during  my  continuance  with  it  proved  very  successful.  In  1864, 
G.  W.  Norton,  F.  D.  Norton  and  L.  T.  Brown  came  down  from  Wheeling  and 
purchased  the  Star  Nail  Works,  now  Belfont.  My  brother,  Joseph  S.  Peebles 
and  I bought  $25,000  of  the  stock  which  proved  a very  profitable  investment. 
My  share  of  the  stock  was  at  the  start  $12,500.00  and  it  increased  largely,  not 
only  in  paying  dividends  but  in  increase  of  stock  until  it  invoiced  to  myself 
and  family  over  $100,000.00. 

On  April  1,  1864,  I left  Pine  Grove  Furnace,  having  sold  it  to  Thomas  W. 
Means  and  others.  In  July,  1864,  I in  company  with  Samuel  Coles,  J.  S.  Pee- 
bles, B.  B.  Gaylord,  A.  S.  Winslow,  Lewis  Worthington,  J.  C.  Butler,  John 
Means  and  William  Biggs  purchased  the  charter  and  franchise  of  the  Lexing- 
ton & Big  Sandy  Railroad,  from  Grayson  to  Catlettsburg,  for  the  sum  of 
$70,000.00.  We  entered  into  a joint  partnership  and  increased  the  capital  stock 
to  $300,000.00.  $80,000  of  which  I took.  After  having  organized  and  contin- 

ued under  a joint  partnership  for  about  six  months,  it  was  thought  advisable  to 
apply  to  the  Legislature  of  Kentucky  for  a charter,  which  was  granted  to  said 
parties  January  26,  1865.  My  stock  in  same  with  the  exception  of  $500.00  was 
transferred  to  Robert  Peebles,  to  be  held  by  him  during  my  natural  life  and 
any  profit  derived  from  same  to  be  paid  over  to  me  and  for  my  special  use. 

My  business  connections  with  the  Belfont  and  Ashland  Company  has 
been  very  satisfactory.  In  1860,  I was  elected  President  of  the  Iron  Bank  of 
Ironton,  to  fill  a vacancy  occasioned  by  the  death  of  James  Rogers.  I held 
this  position  until  the  First  National  Bank  of  Ironton  was  established,  the 
Presidency  of  which  I held  until  my  removal  or  return  to  Portsmouth,  O.,  Aug. 
28,  1865,  retaining  my  interests  in  the  bank,  Belfont,  and  Ashland  Coal  and 
Iron  Company.  In  1867,  I in  connection  with  Sherman  G.  Johnson  and  Ben- 
jamin B.  Gaylord  built  the  Hub  and  Spoke  Factory,  which  we  ran  until  1872, 
when  Mr.  Gaylord  and  myself  sold  our  interest  in  same  to  Sherman  G.  John- 
son and  Josiah  H.  Roads.  Shortly  after  my  sale  of  the  Hub  and  Spoke  Fac- 
tory, myself,  wife  and  daughters,  Margaret  and  Mary,  and  son,  Richard,  made 
a tour  through  Ireland,  Scotland,  Wales,  England,  France,  Switzerland,  Prus- 
sia, Denmark,  Germany,  Austria  and  Italy,  being  absent  eleven  months. 
Theodore  H.  Nevin,  wife  and  daughter  accompanied  us.  Mr.  Nevin  and  my- 
self were  delegates  appointed  by  the  states  of  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio  to  attend 
an  International  Prison  Convention,  which  assembled  in  the  Temple  Bar  Hall, 
at  London.  July  4,  1872. 

[Note. — Within  a week  before  the  unfortunate  and  awful  ac- 
cidental death  of  Mr.  Peebles,  he  furnished  the  Editor  with  the  manuscript 
of  the  three  last  named  topics  of  this  Chapter.  The  Editor  thought  at  first 
to  abbreviate  the  last  topic  and  attempted  to  do  so,  but  gave  it  up.  It  is  a 
pity  that  there  are  not  more  persons  like  Mr.  Peebles.  There  is  more  real, 
interesting  local  history  in  his  personal  recollections  than  in  any  part  of  this  ■ 
work.  For  a few  weeks  prior  to  his  death,  he  had  taken  a most  wonderful 
interest  in  this  work,  and  had  called  on  the  Editor  almost  daily.  He  had 
looked  forward  to  its  appearance  with  great  interest  and  pleasure,  but  was 
destined  never  to  read  its  pages.  To  his  young  readers,  the  Editor  specially 
commends  what  Mr.  Peebles  has  written.  There  is  no  more  praiseworthy  task 
than  to  preserve  one’s  experiences  for  posterity.  Mr.  Peebles  believed  in  doing 
this  and  did  it  in  the  most  interesting  manner.] 


CHAPTER  II. 


Special  Legislation  City  Plats  Budgets  — Officers— Post  Office  and 
Postmasters  Floods— Fires  The  Weather  Temperatures 
Rainfall  — Star  A'hower  of  1833— Great  Storm  of  1860. 

SPECIAL  LEGISLATION. 

The  Town  Plat. — Vol.  5,  page  103,  February  3,  1807.  Authorized  the  pro- 
prietor of  the  Town  of  Portsmouth  to  change  a part  of  the  in-lots  into  out-lots. 
The  reason  of  this  law  is  fully  shown  in  the  chapter  on  the  organization  of 
the  Town. 

The  Original  Charter  of  Portsmouth. — Vol.  13,  page  35.  An  act  to  in- 
corporate the  Town  of  Portsmouth  in  the  County  of  Scioto. 

The  Commercial  Bank  of  Scioto. — Vol.  16,  page  6,  December  16,  1817.  An 
act  to  incorporate  the  Commercial  Bank  of  Scioto.  Its  time  limit  was  set  at 
January  1,  1843.  Its  capital  was  $100,000  with  shares  of  $50.00  each.  Wil- 
liam Kendall,  William  Lodwick,  Thomas  Walter,  John  Brown,  Junior,  Jacob 
Offnere,  Joseph  Waddle,  Josiah  Shackford,  Nathan  K.  Clough,  John  H.  Thorn- 
ton, William  Daley  and  John  R.  Turner  were  special  commissioners. 

First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Portsmouth. — An  act  to  incorporate  the 
First  Presbyterian  Society  in  the  Town  of  Portsmouth,  County  of  Scioto.  The 
following  were  named  as  the  incorporators:  David  Mitchell,  John  Peebles,  Dan- 
iel Corwin,  Nathan  K.  Clough  and  Alexander  F.  Caldwell. 

Town  of  Portsmouth. — Vol.  21,  page  43,  January  25,  1823.  An  act  to 
amend  the  act  to  incorporate  the  Town  of  Portsmouth  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio. 

Amendments  of  the  Town  Charter. — Vol.  23,  page  287,  November  6,  1835, 
was  an  act  amending  the  town  charter  of  December  29,  1814. 

The  Front  of  the  Town. — Vol.  30,  page  22,  January  5,  1831.  An  act  to 
exempt  a certain  strip  of  land  in  front  of  the  Town  of  Portsmouth,  in  the 
County  of  Scioto,  from  taxation. 

Portsmouth  Iron  Company,  Incorporated. — Vol.  30,  page  25,  December  31, 
1831.  John  Glover,  Jacob  P.  Noel,  John  H.  Thornton  incorporated  as  “The 
Portsmouth  Iron  Company.’’  Capital,  $100,000,  divided  into  500  shares,  lo- 
cated in  Scioto  County  and  object  manufacturing  iron. 

Portsmouth  Charter  Amendments. — Vol.  33,  page  287,  March  6,  1835.  To 
amend  the  act  entitled,  “An  act  to  incorporate  the  Town  of  Portsmouth,’’ 
which  authorized  Portsmouth  to  borrow  money  for  town  purposes,  and  not 
to  allow  a greater  rate  of  interest  than  eight  per  cent. 

Ohio  Commercial  and  Manufacturing  Company. — Vol.  34,  page  264,  March 
4,  1836.  To  incorporate  the  Ohio  Commercial  and  Manufacturing  Company  by 
Allen  Farquhar,  Joshua  V.  Robinson  and  George  Corwin,  to  construct  a canal 
from  Bear  Creek  to  Portsmouth. 

Portsmouth  Charter  Amended — Vol.  35,  page  138,  March  6,  1837,  was 
an  act  amending  the  charter  of  Portsmouth. 

Dispatch  Engine  Company. — Vol.  35,  page  205,  March  13,  1837.  An  act 
to  incorporate  the  Dispatch  Fire  Engine  and  Hose  Company  No.  1,  of  the 
Town  of  Portsmouth. 

Charter  Amendment,  Town  of  Portsmouth, — Vol.  35,  page  138,  May  6, 
1837,  was  an  act  amending  the  charter  of  Portsmouth. 

Amending  the  Portsmouth  Charter. — Vol.  36,  page  329,  March  16,  1836. 
An  act  amending  the  act  incorporating  the  Town  of  Portsmouth. 

Ohio  and  Commercial  Manufacturing  Company.- — Vol.  36,  page  321, 
March  16,  1838.  Ohio  Commercial  and  Manufacturing  Company  shall  have  un- 
til March  4,  1841,  to  commence  and  five  years  thereafter  to  complete  their 
work. 

Dry  Dock  and  Steamboat  Basin  Company. — Vol.  37,  page  150,  March  9, 
1839,  was  an  act  incorporating  this  company. 


SPECIAL  LEGISLATION. 


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Portsmouth  Charter  Amended. — Vol.  37,  page  38,  February  13,  1839,  was 
an  act  amending  the  town  charter. 

All  Saints  Church. — Vol.  37,  page  201,  March  12,  1839,  was  an  act  to 
incorporate  All  Saints  Church.  The  following  were  the  incorporators:  Aaron 
Kinney,  Edward  Hamilton,  Henry  Buchanan,  Washington  Kinney,  Wilson 
Gates,  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  James  Lodwick  and  Enos  Gunn. 

Public  Library. — Vol.  38,  page  45,  February  7,  1840.  Portsmouth  Library 
Company  incorporated  by  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  John  Rose, 
Benjamin  F.  Conway,  Bernard  Kepner,  Thomas  Charles,  John  H.  Thornton, 
Luke  P.  N.  Smith  and  Edward  Hamilton. 

Portsmouth  Mechanics’  Institute,  Incorporated. — Vol.  40,  page  122,  March 
7,  1842.  John  Speer,  Samuel  A.  Williams,  William  McCarrell,  Erasin  Hart, 
John  H.  Garrison,  Samuel  L.  Swords  and  Benjamin  Work  are  incorporated 
"The  Portsmouth  Mechanics’  Institute  and  Mechanics’  Library  Association.’’ 

Coffee  Houses. — Vol.  43,  page  352,  March  10,  1845.  This  act  provided 
that  the  Common  Counci  might  license  the  selling  of  spirtuous  liquors,  beers, 
etc.  Fee  not  to  be  less  than  $50.00  nor  more  than  $100.00  That  they  may  pass 
ordinances  for  the  regulation  of  the  sales. 

Ohio  Canal,  New  Mouth  of. — Vol.  44,  page  239,  February  28,  1846.  To  au- 
thorize the  Town  of  Portsmouth  to  construct  a termination  to  the  Ohio  Canal, 
on  the  eastern  side  of  the  Scioto  River.  To  construct  a lateral  canal  from  the 
mouth  of  Bear  Creek  to  Portsmouth  that  the  town  might  issue  bonds  to  the 
amount  of  $220,000,  $100.00  each.  That  all  taxes  for  canal  purposes  levied 
in  the  Township  of  Wayne  and  Clay  shall  go  to  Portsmouth  for  the  purpose 
of  building  the  canal. 

School  Tax  Authorized. — Vol.  46,  page  37,  January  28,  1848.  To  autnorize 
the  Common  Council,  of  Portsmouth  to  levy  a school  tax  not  to  exceed  two 
mills  on  a dollar  per  annum. 

Portsmouth  Bridge  Company. — Vol.  46,  page  150,  February  18,  1848.  Wil- 
liam Hall,  James  Lodwick,  James  W.  Davis  and  James  L.  Vey  and  associates 
are  created  "The  Portsmouth  Bridge  Company’’  with  powers  to  build  a toll 
bridge  over  the  Scioto  River  at  the  west  end  of  Second  street. 

Corporate  Limits  of  Portsmouth  Extended. — Vol.  47,  page  223,  March  22, 

1849.  To  extend  the  corporate  limits  of  Portsmouth  by  beginning  at  the 
present  corporation  line,  where  the  Gallipolis  road  crosses  said  line;  thence 
with  the  north  side  of  said  road,  easterly  to  the  line  of  Murtaugh  Kehoe’s 
land;  thence  with  Kehoe’s  west  line  south  to  his  southwest  corner;  thence 
west  3 Vz  poles  to  the  northwest  corner  of  S.  DeLong’s  land;  thence  with  De- 
Long’s  line  south  to  the  Ohio  river;  thence  down  the  river  to  the  line  of  the 
corporation;  thence  with  said  corporation  line  north  to  the  beginning. 

First  tsapt.ist  Church,  Portsmouth,  Ohio. — Vol.  48,  page  613,  March  19, 

1850.  An  act  to  incorporate  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Portsmouth.  David 
D.  Jones.  John  H.  Walden.  John  Lionbarger,  William  B.  Wolf  and  David  H. 
Minard,  were  the  incorporators. 

Town  Bonds,  Negotiation  of. — Vol.  49,  page  697,  January  20,  1851.  The 
President  and  Common  Council  of  the  town  of  Portsmouth  are  empowered  to 
negotiate  all  bonds  of  the  town  that  have  been  issued,  or  may  be  issued. 

Portsmouth’s  New  Charter. — Vol.  49,  page  86,  March  6,  1851.  An  act  to 
incorporate  the  City  of  Portsmouth.  This  was  a voluminous  act  creating 
Portsmouth  a City.  It  was  adopted  by  a vote  of  the  citizens  but  only  lasted 
until  September  1,  1851,  when  the  constitution  of  1851,  took  effect  and  under 
the  legislation  following,  Portsmouth  went  under  the  general  law  as  to  cities. 

Portsmouth’s  New  .Charter. — Vol.  49,  page  117,  March  17,  1851.  An 
amendment  to  the  act  incorporating  the  City  of  Portsmouth  perpetuating  all 
ordinances  of  the  Town  of  Portsmouth  not  inconsistent  with  the  act  of  in- 
corporation. 

School  House. — Vol.  09,  page  265,  April  25,  1872,  authorized  the  Board 
of  Education  of  Portsmouth  to  borrow  $20,000  to  erect  a school  house.  Bonds 
were  to  run  four  years. 

Hospital. — Vol.  72,  page  204,  February  26,  1875.  City  Council  was  au- 
thorized to  transfer  the  Hospital  Fund  $5,142.85  to  the  Current  Fund  of  the 
city. 


45G 


THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


School  House,  Portsmouth. — Vol.  74,  page  420,  March  20,  1877.  The 
Board  of  Education  was  authorized  to  borrow  $25,000  at  eight  per  cent  to  be 
paid  in  fifteen  years.  A vote  was  to  be  taken  on  the  act. 

The  Agricultural  Works  Purchased  for  Railroad  Shops.— Vol.  74,  page 
479,  April  27,  1877.  This  act  authorized  $20,000  in  bonds  to  purchase  depots 
or  car  shops  for  railroads.  The  Railroad  Company  was  to  pay  rent  not 
exceeding  eight  per  centum  of  the  purchase  money  and  all  taxes  and  assess- 
ments on  the  property.  The  city  was  to  vote  on  the  act. 

Portsmouth  Public  Library  Established. — Vol.  75,  page  541,  May  14,  1878. 

Railroad. — Vol.  77,  page  131,  April  7,  1880,  was  an  act  to  authorize  the 
City  of  Portsmouth  to  build  a railroad.  It  was  declared  unconstitutional  in 
the  case  of  Wyscaver  vs.  Atkinson.  This  act  was  amended  Vol.  78,  page  152, 
April  15,  1881,  but  the  whole  proved  but  a day  dream. 

City  Library. — Vol.  78,  page  176,  April  18,  1881.  An  amendment  of  Sec- 
ton  4,006,  Revised  Statutes,  provided  two-tenths  of  a mill  levy  for  the  Public 
Library. 

Sewers. — Vol.  79,  page  221,  April  15,  1882.  The  city  was  authorized  to 
construct  a sewer  on  Union,  Waller  and  Mill  streets  and  issue  $15,000  in 
bonds  payable  in  fifteen  years  and  to  levy  one  mill  to  pay  for  the  same. 

Transfer  of  Gas  Fund  to  General  Light  Fund. — Authorized  in  October  in 
Vol.  82,  page  325,  March  24,  1885. 

Electric  Light  Plant. — Vol.  83,  page  307,  April  9,  1886,  authorized  the 
city  to  erect  or  purchase  an  electric  light  plant  at  not  over  $17,000.  Bids  to 
be  invited. 

Scioto  Valley  Fire  Brick  Company  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. — Vol.  83,  page 
380,  May  18,  1886  name  changed  to  the  “Black  Diamond  Fire  Brick  Company.’’ 

The  Post  Office. — Vol.  86,  page  289,  March  12,  1889.  The  Legislature  con- 
sents to  the  United  States  purchasing  post  office  site  in  Portsmouth. 

Water  Works  Bonds. — Vol.  88,  page  661,  February  26,  1891,  $35,000  bonds 
authorized  to  extend  water  mains.  Six-tenths  of  a mill  levy  to  pay  the  same 
authorized. 

Public  Library. — Vol.  88,  page  762,  March  31,  1891,  to  transfer  from 
Building  Fund  to  Library  Fund  two-tenths  of  a mill. 

New  School  House. — Vol.  88,  page  785,  April  2,  1891,  $12,000  authorized  in 
bonds  to  run  ten  years. 

City  Board  of  Equalization. — Vol.  88,  page  320,  April  17,  1891.  City 
Board  extended  to  second  Monday  of  July  in  each  year. 

New  Sewer.— Vol.  90,  page  441,  April  21,  1893.  A trunk  sewer  in  the 
northeast  part  of  the  city  was  authorized  and  $35,000  in  bonds  providede  for. 

New  Streets— Vol.  90,  page  441,  April  21,  1893,  $15,000  authorized  for 
opening  and  extending  streets. 

Class  and  Grade  of  Portsmouth— Vol.  91,  page  58,  March  18,  1894. 

Public  Library.— Vol.  92,  page  309,  April  24,  1896.  Amendment  of  Section 
4,006,  Revised  Statutes,  increases  levy  for  public  money  to  three-tenths  of  one 
mill. 

Ripper  Bill.— Vol.  93,  page  601  to  623  was  the  famous  or  infamous,  (take 
your  choice)  “ripper  bill”  of  Portsmouth.  It  put  the  city  in  a trust.  The 
citizens  voted  on  it  on  March  17,  1899.  It  received  795  votes  for  and  1,874 
against  and  reposes  in  the  tombs  of  the  Capulets.  Inasmuch  as  the  people 
condemned  it,  everybody  is  at  liberty  to  damn  it. 

Sewer  Bonds.— Vol.  94,  page  407,  January  10,  1900,  authorized  $20,000 
sewer  bonds. 


CITY  PTATS 


457 


PLATS  WITHIN  THE.  CITY. 


> 

2 

Serial 

Rec’rd’d 

Date  Recorded. 

Proprietor. 

CO* 

Name  and  Description. 

Nos. 

in 

f 

*3 

H 

< 

o 

o 

o 

P 

n> 

Qj 

c n 

P 

9 

1803,  June  23rd... 

136.85 

This  plat  contains  also  6 out- 
lots  numbered  from  1 to  3,  and 

112 

175 

286 

*A  B C 

4 

from  11  to  13. 

1807  

(<  a 

200.80 

This  plat  contained  also  54  out- 
lots  numbered  from  1 to  54. 

136 

1 

136 

’•"'A  B C 

143 

1822,  Nov.  25th... 

u “ 

a.  (?) 

136 

287 

316 

*E 

409 

(River  front.) 

1826,  Jan.  20th.  .. 

2.86 

Glover  Sub-division  of  Out- 

Lot  51 

9 

52 

54 

:F  1 

61 

59 

61 

68 

70 

1829,  Apr.  23rd.  .. 

49.18 

273 

3 

475 

:F  ] 

399 

Outlots— 45,  50,  53,  40,  41,  42, 
43,  5,  6,  17,  37,  38,  52,  7,  35, 

R.  W.  Lodvvick 

John  McDowell 

36,  54  and  land. 

Jacob  Clingman 

H.  Brush 

Wm.  Oldfield 

1829,  Sept.  30th  .. 

N.  W.  Andrews 

2.86 

9 

169 

171 

Lot  47 

178 

180 

F 2 

514 

183 

185 

1830,  March  9th.. 

6 

18 

288 

290 

:’:F  2 

616 

299 

301 

304 

306 

315 

317 

320 

322 

331 

333 

1831,  Sept.  10th... 

104.50 

5 

1 

5 

901 

No.  1 

“ 2 

“ 8 

W.  Hall...." 

“ 4 

C.  0.  Tracy 

“ 5 

1833,  Oct.  21st 

6 

24 

387 

394 

371 

403 

410 

419 

426 

1833,  Oct.  21st 

1.53 

6 

232 

235 

372 

(Third  and  Madison.) 

Point  Addition  to  the  Town  of 

476 

477 

1833,  Oct.  21st 

Eleazer  Lord 

12.50 

100 

1 

100 

373 

(Below  new  mouth  of  Scioto) 

1833,  Oct.  21st 

33.50 

Out-Lots  21,  22,  23,  28,  29,  30  and 
land ; 18  acres  in  Out-Lots, 
and  1 5 1 <>  acres  land;  this  was 

63 

489 

695 

400 

laid  out  into  60  In-Lots  and 
14  Out-Lots ; the  latter  were 
numbered  from  55  to  68. 

1833,  Dec.  24th.... 

Moses  Thomson,  of 

27 

88 

1 

88 

409 

1834,  March 5th... 

1.77 

Shackford  Addition 

5 

4 

457 

Nathan ’1  Shackford. 

East  and  South  part  of  Out- 

13 

Martha  Cooper 

Lot  49. 

20 

22 

Elizabeth  Walker 

Susannah  Nutter 

1834,  Nov.  24th... 

3 

10 

482 

483 

*H 

80 

Thomas  McConnell.. 

Out-Lot  26. 

508 

509 

Susan’h  McConnell. 

513 

514 

Samuel  McConnell  . 

540 

541 

Heirs  of  John  Me- 

546 

547 

1834,  Nov 

53.93 

9 

1 

9 

fE 

::H 

601 

1836,  May  19th 

6 

6 

1 

494 

Francis  Campbell 

3 

7 

1836,  May  26th 

Jacob  Albert 

84 

24 

1 

24 

*H 

517 

Francis  Campbell.  .. 

1837,  April  3rd 

George  Clingman 

65 

Farm  lands  Frac.  Secs.  7 and  8, 

Tp.  1.  R.  21 

19 

1 

19 

*1 

251 

4.58 


THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH 


City  Plats— Continued. 


Date  Recorded. 


Proprietor. 


1838,  June  4th 


1839,  Aug.  13th... 

1839,  Oct.  21st 

1839,  Oct.  21st 

1840,  Jan.  13th... 
1840,  June  29th... 


1843,  May  15th 

1843,  Sept.  18th... 
1846,  Oct.  27th 


Helen  Massie  Martin.. 

J.  L.  Martin 

Martin  Funk’s  heirs... 

Town  of  Portsmouth.. 

Conrad  Cook 

Geo.  W.  Barber 

Isaac  Barber 

Wm.  Raynor 

Mary  Raynor 

George  Corwine 

Jacob  Offnere 

David  D.  Jones 

Elizabeth  Waller 


1847,  June  9th. 
1847,  July  31  st. 


1847,  Aug.  10th... 


1848,  May  24th. 


Wm.  Poynlz  

Nathaniel  Poyntz... 

W m.  V.  Peck 

Wm.  Key  Bond 

David  Sinton 

Joseph  Riggs 

William  V.  Peck 

Geo.  Johnson 

Christian  Shultz 

Nat.  Poyntz 

Wm.  M.  Poyntz 

W.  A Elmore 

W.  Key  Bond 

David  Sinton 

Oliver  M.  Spencer 


1848,  Nov.  26th.. 


1850,  May  Term.. 
1850,  May  Term.. 
1850,  Sept,  18th.. 


1850,  Sept.  18th... 


Henry  G.  Thornton... 

Peter  Yeager 

Giles  S.  Thornton... 
rhos.  Morgan’s  heirs.. 

Almena  King 

Widow  R I.  King, 
Sani’l  N.,  Mary  E.. 
David,  Sarah  D.  and 
Almena  C.  King, 
heirs  of  David  King, 

deceased 

same  


1851,  June  3rd....  Thomas  G.  Gaylord... 
1851,  Nov.  28th...  John  Clugston 


1852,  Jan.  14th. 


1853,  Dec.  6th 


1859,  March  1,5th.. 

1860,  Apr.  23rd.... 


Simon  DeLong 

Katharine  DeLong.. 
Mariah  L.  Mathias... 

Mary  F.  DeLong 

Lewis  Wilson 

Sarah  Ann  Wilson... 

M.  Kehoe 

J.  P.  Terry 

Hannah  Waller 

John  W.  Varner 

John  Row 

C.  C.  Row 

Thos.  Burt 

Susan  Turner.. 

Almena  C.  King 


1861,  July  9tli. 


E.  Glover  et  al 


1866,  March  6th... 


S.  E.  Varner 

John  W.  Varner. 


Acr’s  Platted. 

1 

Name  and  Description. 

No.  In-Lots... 

Serial 

Nos. 

RecTd’d 

in. 

From.. 

h 

o 

Vol 

1 Page.. 

.75 

Sub-division  of  In-Lots  3,  146 

and  147 

23 

1 

23 

*1 

550 

6.65 

Mill  Street 

*K 

307 

160 

Sw  x/i  Sec.  9,  Tp  1,  It.  21 

6 

1 

6 

*K 

394 

49 

On  Ohio  River 

4 

1 

4 

*K 

394 

2.86 

Sub-division  of  School  Lot  39... 

30 

1 

30 

•:K 

461 

27.50 

Sub-division  of  estate  of  Joseph 

Barber 

5 

*K 

561 

1.80 

Corwine  & Offnere  Addition 

4 

1 

4 

:':M 

60 

(Front,  Cliillicothe  and  Mill.) 

.30 

Part  of  Out-Lot  No.  51 

1 

52 

*M 

150 

8.55 

Being  Lot  No.  2,  Thos.  Waller 

Partition 

24 

1 

24 

*o 

4 

1.50 

Part  Out-Lot  No.  16 

12 

1 

12 

:':o 

301 

50.7 

Peck,  Bond  & Sinton  Ad- 

dition 

94 

1 

94 

*0 

3S0 

15 

Out-Lots  24,  25,  31,  32  and  33 

61 

484 

616 

*0 

409 

96.50 

Barr  Addition 

350 

1 

287 

*p 

298 

There  are  63  lots  numbered 

•294 

621 

between  294  and  621  which  con- 

form  to  original  scheme  for 

the  Town. 

2.86 

Out-Lot  48 

16 

1 

16 

tE 

119 

23.25 

17 

1 

17 

tE 

427 

3 

Out-Lot  27 

16 

1 

16 

*E 

418 

3 

Out- Lot  No.  20 

7 

291 

293 

P B 1 

17 

Seventh,  Eighth  and  Chilli- 

296 

297 

cothe  streets. 

307 

308 

.22 

In-Lot  No.  4 

5 

1 

5 

P B 1 

17 

Market  and  Third. 

3.56 

Gaylord  Addition 

28 

1 

28 

P B 1 

25 

3 

( ) ut-  Lot  No.  19 

10 

312 

314 

P B 1 

27 

324 

330 

5 

DeLong  Addition 

23 

1 

23 

P B 1 

39 

.82 

Extension  of  Second  street, 

Waller  to  Union 

P B 1 

44 

3 

Out-Lot  No.  18 

7 

1 

7 

P B 1 

63 

.87 

Part  of  In-Lots  291,  292,  293,  296 

and  308 

7 

1 

7 

P B 1 

75 

3.80 

Extension  Third  and  Fourth 

Sts.  from  Sinton  to  Olfnere 

St.,  66  feet  wide 

P B 4 

364 

1.93 

Lot  7 of  Morgan  Sub-division... 

24 

i 

24 

* 1 

86 

CITY  PLATS 


459 


City  Plats  Continued. 


> 

3 

Serial 

Rec’rd’d 

-i 

Nos. 

in. 

When  Recorded. 

Proprietor. 

V) 

Name  and  Description. 

r 

*1 

H 

< 

-d 

0 

O 

0 

p 

a 

Hi 

3 

<y 

2.69 

Lots  6 and  11  of  Morgan  Sub- 

28 

25 

52 

P B 1 

88 

1867,  March  1st ... 

Amaziah  & Margaret 

2.40 

Lots  4 and  13  of  Morgan  Sub- 

28 

53 

80 

P B 1 

89 

1868,  March  9th 

2.39 

11 

1 

11 

P B 1 

93 

1868,  March  14th. 

2.75 

19 

1 

19 

P B 1 

94 

1868,  July  11th.  .. 

10 

92 

1 

92 

P B 1 

96 

C.  M.  Hutchins 

F.  C.  Searl 

2 

9 

81 

89 

P B 1 

99 

Lot  3 of  Morgan  Sub-divis- 

ion. 

1869,  Aug  2d  .. 

“ u 

3.96 

18 

81 

98 

P B 1 

104 

Lots  3 and  2 of  Morgan  Sub- 

division. 

1869,  Nov.  27th... 

David  Noel’s  estate.... 

3.13 

Lots  5,  12  and  16  of  Morgan 

fc  P 2 

19 

90 

108 

282 

1870,  March  16th. 

5.78 

Noel  & McElhaney  Addition... 
Lots  3 and  4 Albert  and 

43 

1 

43 

P B 1 

105 

Marsh'll  MoElhaney 

Campbell  Sub-division. 

Charles  ().  Cole 

1.56 

10 

1 

10 

P B 1 

106 

Part  of  Lots  10  and  11,  Kin- 

nev  Addition. 

6.57 

7 

1 

7 

P B 1 

108 

1870,  July  18th.... 

2 

Lot  1 Morgan  Tract,  Johnson 

21 

99 

1 

119 

P B 1 

114 

1870,  Aug.  4th 

3.12 

McFarland  Addition 

17 

17 

P B 1 

115 

Lot  10  of  Albert  and  Campbell 

Sub-division. 

1872,  March  30th. 

1.85 

16 

1 

16 

P B 1 

121 

F.  C.  Gibbs 

1872,  Oct.  22d 

1.38 

19 

4 

22 

P B 1 

123 

Part  of  Lots  1 and  2 of  Albert 
& Campbell  Sub-division. 

1873,  Apr.  19th.... 

H.  R.  Kinney 

12 

H.  R.  Kinney  Sub-division 

18 

1 

18 

P B 1 

128 

1878,  July  9th 

Ports.  Real  Est.  Co 

13.30 

Portsmouth  Real  Estate  Co.’s 

61 

1 

61 

P B 1 

134 

1878,  Dec.  26th... 

30.72 

211 

1 

211 

P B 1 

136 

Nannie  Kinney 

Lots  6 and  7 of  Aaron  Kinney 

Emma  K.  Funk 

Theo.  K.  Funk 

Sub-division. 

1879,  Apr.  15th.... 

4.35 

22 

1 

22 

P B 1 

139 

by  T.  J.  Pursell, 

Lots  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  18 

Sheriff. 

and  19  of  Out-Lot  66  ; and  also 
Out-Lots  83,  84  and  85  of  Peck, 
Bond  & Sinton  Addition. 

1880,  Jan.  30th 

3.39 

Supplemental  Plat 

5 

11 

15 

P B 1 

142 

by  Sheriff. 

Lots  5,  12  and  16  of  the  Green 
Addition. 

1880,  Mar.  15th... 

26.50 

Lots  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  23 
and  24,  Albert  & Campbell 

Sub-division 

17 

R 

P B 1 

147 

1880,  Aug.  13th... 

Rachel  S.  Long  et  al... 
by  Com’rs  Common 

3.39 

-Lots  5,  12,  16  of  Morgan  Tract... 

17 

1 

17 

P B 1 

142 

Common  Pleas  Court  Record 

Pleas  Court. 

2,  page  282,  Oct.  9,  1869. 

1880,  Oct.  30t.h 

Elizabeth  Kinney 

.40 

Elizabeth  Kinney  Sub-division. 

6 

1 

6 

P B 1 

150 

Lots  294  and  295  of  Barr  Ad- 
dition. 

1881,  Feb.  8th 

.87 

24 

90 

113 

P B 1 

153 

Lot  8 of  Morgan  Tract. 

1881,  Nov.  12th... 

6.60 

Lots  8 and  9 Albert  & Camp- 

10 

1 

10 

|cp  20 

P B 1 

37 

1882,  Apr.  3rd.,... 

William  Lawson 

5.33 

20 

1 

20 

154 

Pt  Sec.  15,  Tp  1,  R.  21. 

1882,  Apr.  7th 

2.70 

24 

1 

24 

P B 1 

158 

1882,  Oct.  10th 

11.44 

49 

1 

49 

P B 1 

162 

1882,  Dec.  18th.... 

Laura  E.  Watkins... 

.52 

6 

1 

6 

P B 1 

166 

Mary  A.  Rardin 

Part  of  Lot  9 Albert  & Camp- 

bell  Sub-division. 

460 


THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH 


City  Pliits  Continued. 


When  Recorded. 

Proprietor. 

> 

o 

Name  and  Description. 

3 

o 

Serial 

Nos. 

Rec’rd’d 

in. 

2 

p 

t-< 

o 

w 

From.. 

o 

Vol 

T5 

P 

o<? 

ro 

1883,  June  2d 

Charles  O.  Cole 

Sarah  A.  Cole 

1.56 

Chas.  O.  Cole  Addition 

[See  P.  B.  1,  page  106.  April 
22d,  1870.] 

10 

1 

10 

P B 1 

171 

1883,  Sept.  2d 

R.  Lloyd 

Anna  Lloyd 

W.  Q.  Adams 

Julia  A.  Adams 

Uri  Tracy 

H.  E.  Tracy 

4.40 

Richard  Lloyd  2d  Addition 

Part  Lots  1 and  '2  Albert  & 
Campbell  Sub-division. 

46 

23 

68 

P B 1 

178 

1884,  Mar.  8th 

1885,  June  3rd 

Estate  M.  Kehoe 

J.  Y.  Gordon,  Ex’t’r. 
Hannah  Waller 

2.22 

4.30 

Kehoe  Addition 

Part  Lot  4 Thomas  Waller 
estate  

13 

16 

1 

1 

13 

16 

P B 1 

fcp  26 

181 

336 

1886,  July  20th. ... 

James  S.  Marsh 

Nan.  L.  Marsh 

R.  J.  Chatfield 

A.  A.  Faivre 

Fred  K.  Walker 

Andrew  Angle 

Louisa  Weber 

P.  J.  Weber 

Fred  B.  Shy 

.78 

Lot  15  Morgan  Tract 

10 

1 

10 

P B 1 

186 

1888,  June  7th 

S.  B.  McKerrihan 

Florence  H.  McKer- 
rihan  

Christ  Uhl 

Elizabeth  S.  Uhl 

2.80 

Salter  Addition 

13 

1 

13 

P B 1 

218 

1888,  Nov.  27th... 

1889,  July  22d 

James  Skelton 

Mary  E.  Skelton 

First  National  Bank 

3.24 

James  Skelton  Addition 

Lots  5 and  6 of  Sub-division 
of  James  Forsythe  estate. 

41 

1 

41 

P B 1 

221 

of  Portsmouth  .... 

4 

First  National  Bank  Addition.. 

30 

1 

30 

P B 1 

227 

1889,  July  22d 

A.  M.  Damarin 

H.  H.  Scudder 

Geo.  D.  Scudder 

M.  E.  Damarin 

5 

Damarin  Addition 

29 

1 

29 

P B 1 

229 

1889,  Nov.  8th 

R.  A.  Bryan,  Trustee... 

3.24 

Skelton  Ad.,  Amended  Plat 

38 

1 

16 

28 

13 

26 

41 

P B 1 

231 

1890,  June  10th. 

A.  T.  Holcomb 

Grace  L.  Holcomb... 

12 

Holcomb  Sub-division 

Lots  1,  2,  3 and  4,  of  Jas.  For- 
sythe Sub-division. 

54 

1 

54 

P B 1 

244 

1890,  June  13t.h... 

Vincent  Brodbeck 

Peter  Brodbeck 

Elenora  Brodbeck... 

3.94 

Brodbeck  Addition 

8 

1 

8 

P B 1 

242 

1890,  Oct.  8th 

1890,  Oct.  25th 

W.  D.  Horr 

Ida  M.  Horr 

H.  S.  Grimes 

Mary  C.  Grimes 

Persis  M.  Tracy 

1.57 

8.05 

Grimes  <fe  Horr  Addition 

10 

1 

10 

P B 1 

247 

Grace  L.  Holcomb... 

ion,  Sec.  15,  Tp.  1,  R.  21 

51 

1 

51 

P B 1 

249 

1890,  Dec.  4th 

35.60 

250 

1 

250 

8 

1890,  Dec.  4th 

Amanda  Pursell 

B.  Ball 

Samuel  Reed 

Ellen  K.  Reed 

Isabella  M.  Tracy 

13.05 

Mrs.  A.  Pursell  Addition 

Lots  6, 11,  12  and  part  of  13  and 
5 of  Albert  & Campbell  Sub- 
division, and  Lot  “R”  Bell 
Sub-division. 

81 

1 

81 

P B 2 

9 

1891,  Peb.  26th.... 

W.  F.  Lawson 

Abigail  Lawson 

18.88 

Lawson  Sub-division 

Parts  of  Lots  1 and  2 estate  of 
Wm.  Lawson,  deceased 

83 

21 

103 

P B 2 

n 

1891,  Mar.  23rd... 

Wm.  Q.  Adams 

Julia  A.  Adams 

3.98 

Adams  Centennial  Addition, 
No.  2 

24 

25 

48 

P B 2 

12 

1891,  Mar.  23rd... 

Ph.  Zoellner 

Mary  Zoellner 

2.88 

Ph.  Zoellner  Addition 

North  end  Lot  7 Albert  & 
Campbell  Sub-division. 

9 

1 

9 

P B 2 

13 

1891,  Apr.  16th.... 

B.  F.  Harwood 

Kate  Harwood 

Philo.  S.  Clark 

Lucy  M.  Clark 

2.55 

Harwood  & Clark  Sub-division. 
Part  Lot  7 Albert  & Camp- 
bell Sub-division. 

14 

1 

14 

P B 2 

15 

1891,  Apr.  17th.... 

A.  M.  Damarin 

Mary  E.  Damarin.... 
Harriet  H.  Scudder. 
George  D.  Scudder.. 

4.90 

Damarin  Addition,  No.  2 

24 

30 

53 

P B 2 

14 

PHILIP  ZOELLNER. 
[Page  119V.| 


FILMORE  MUSSER. 
[Page  1082.] 


ALBERT  KNITTEL. 
[Page  1300.] 


THOMAS  M.  PATTERSON. 
[Page  1095.] 


CITY  PLATS 


461 


City  Plats  Continued. 


> 

2 

Serial 

Rec’rd’d 

When  Recorded. 

Proprietor. 

in 

Name  and  Description. 

Nos. 

in. 

2 

& 

o 

2 

o 

o 

p 

OQ 

d 

? 

1891,  July  22d 

W.  D.  Horr 

1.38 

Horr  & ltovse  Sub-division...  . 

13 

i 

13 

P B 1 

256 

Ida  M.  Horr 

Part  Lot  8 Wm.  Lawson  Sub- 

B.  F.  Royse 

division  in  Sec.  15,  Tp.  1, 
R.  21. 

1891,  Sept.  11th... 

3.13 

14 

A 

M 

P B 1 

258 

Abigail  Lawson 

Lots  91  to  97  of  W.  F.  Law- 

son  Sub-division. 

1891,  Dec.  23rd. 

W.  Q.  Adams  and  14 

Centennial  Addition — 

P B 2 

16 

others 

As  surveyed  July,  1876. 
Lots  not  shown. 

1892.  Feb.  18th.  .. 

William  Q.  Adams 

2.80 

Adams  Centennial  Addition, 

No.  3 

10 

49 

58 

P B 2 

18 

1892,  Apr.  28t.h 

2.75 

17 

1 

17 

P B 2 

19 

Part  Lot  5 estate  of  Thomas 
Waller. 

1892,  May  10th 

13.38 

64 

1 

64 

P B 2 

20 

Maggie  M.  Crawford 

1892,  June  10th... 

Thos.  J.  Cochrane 

1.08 

Cochrane  Centennial  Addition 

9 

1 

9 

P B 2 

22 

1892,  June  30th... 

Eliza.  B.  Cochrane... 

15.36 

79 

344 

422 

P B 2 

23 

Lot  5 estate  of  A.  Kinney. 

1892,  July  16th... 

15.33 

84 

1 

84 

P B 2 

25 

Trustee 

Part  Lots  6 and  8 of  Sub- 
division of  Wm.  Lawson 
estate. 

1892,  Sept.  22d 

Amanda  Purseil  

3.70 

Purseil  & McClain  Centennial 

Sarah  A.  McClain... 

Addition 

24 

1 

24 

P B 2 

27 

1894,  Apr.  30th.... 

3.40 

30 

1 

30 

P B 2 

30 

1894,  Sept.  17th  ... 

John  W.  Overturf, 

5.70 

Sub-division  of  Out-Lot  2,  Ken- 

dall 

23 

85 

1 

107 

29 

1895,  June  12th... 

Catharine  A.  Connell.. 

5.77 

Connell  Centennial  Addition... 

42 

42 

P B 2 

31 

1895,  Aug.  9th 

8.16 

63 

1 

63 

P B 2 

33 

Charlotte  E.  Turlev. 

Lot  2 Sub-division  J.  V.  Rob- 

A.  C.  Thompson 

Ella  A.  Thompson... 
L.  C.  Turley 

inson  estate. 

Retta  R.  Turlev 

W.  K.  Thompson 

1895,  Aug.  15th  ... 

Flora  A.  McConnell 

3.50 

Towne  & McConnell  Addition.. 

28 

1 

28 

P B 2 

34 

Harriet  N.  Towne... 

1895,  Oct.  17th 

6 

1 

6 

37 

1895,  Nov.  4th 

1.50 

18 

1 

18 

P B 2 

38 

1896,  May  16th 

Cornelia  M.  Hutchins 

2.50 

Sub-division  in  case  Nora  H. 

nelia  M.  Hutchins  vs  Cornelia 

6 

39 

1896,  May  21st 

Nora  H.  Franklin, 

7.30 

Lot  3 J.  V.  Robinson  estate 

49 

93 

141 

P B 2 

40 

G'rd’n  Cornelia  M. 
Hutchins. 

1896,  June  13th  . 

A.  T.  Holcomb,  Adm’r 

2.60 

Sub-division  George  Davis 

Homestead,  Part  Lot  7 estate 
of  Thos.  Waller 

9 

1 

9 

P B 2 

41 

1896,  June  30th... 

James  Skelton 

4.20 

Marv  E.  Skelton  

Lot  2,  Part  Out-Lot  2 

36 

108 

143 

P B 2 

42 

1897.  Apr.  14th.... 

Wm.  A.  C’onnolley 

1.52 

Connolley  & Haldeman  Ad- 

A.  A.  Haldeman 

dition.  Lot  9 estate  of  Thos. 

13 

1 

1 

13 

P B 2 

45 

1894,  Mar.  24th... 

8.10 

70 

70 

P B 2 

46 

Seva  E.  Brushart 

Part  Sec.  15,  Tp.  1,  R.  21. 

1897,  Dec.  28th... 

Simon  Labold 

Lena  R.  Labold 

Jonathan  S.  Do.dge  . 
Marv  E.  Dodge 

Nora  il.  Franklin 

7.30 

Hutchins  2d  Addition 

52 

93 

144 

P B 2 

47 

D.  B.  Hutchins 

Amended  Plat  Lot  3 estate 

Wells  A.  Hutchins.. 

J.  V.  Robinson. 

1898,  May  20th 

Henrv  H.  Bannon 

4.74 

Bannon  Place 

12 

1 

12 

P B 2 

49 

Jessie  D.  Bannon... 

Lot  “H"  Bell  Addition. 

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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


City  Plats  Concluded. 


When  Recorded. 

Proprietor. 

> 

o 

C/3* 

Name  and  Description. 

3 

o 

Serial 

Nos. 

Rec’rd’d 

in. 

2 

p 

e-P 

d 

tr 

o 

2 

6 

3 

o 

Vol .... 

art? 

9 

1898,  June  9th 

1898,  June  15t.h... 

W.  A.  Connolley 

L.  P.  Haldeman 

A.  A.  Haldeman 

Sarah  A.  Renshaw 

5.06 

3.78 

Connolley  & Haldeman  Ad- 
dition, No.  2... 

Sarah  A.  Renshaw  Sub-division 
Part  Lot  4 of  Aaron  Kinney 
Sub-division 

47 

16 

1 

l 

47 

16 

P B 2 
P B 2 

50 

51 

1898,  June  20t.h ... 

George  G.  Green 

Angie  L.  Green 

10.17 

G.  G.  Green  Centennial  Ad 

Lot  2 and  west  % 3 of  Aaron 
Kinney  Sub-division. 

83 

1 

83 

P B 2 

52 

1898,  July  30th... 

John  F.  Brushart 

Seva  E.  Brushart 

Simon  Labold 

Lena  R.  Labold 

A.  H.  Bannon 

J.  Ij.  Dodge 

Mary  A.  Dodge 

3 

Brushart  Second  Addition 

22 

71 

92 

P B 2 

54 

1899,  Feb.  1st 

Wm.  D.  Horr 

1 

W.  D.  Horr  Addition 

8 

1 

8 

P B 2 

58 

1899,  May  16th.... 

Sol.  D.  Noel 

1 

Sol.  D.  Noel  Sub-division 

Part  Lot  12  estate  of  Solomon 
Noel,  deceased. 

4 

1 

4 

P B 2 

59 

1900,  June  6th 

1900,  July  6th 

J.  W.  Bannon  & wife. 
B.  H.  Dillon  & wife.. 
J.  W.  Dillon  & wife.. 
By  M.  H.  Shumway, 

1.23 

Dillon  Sub-division 

Lots  1 and  2 Holcomb  Ad 

12 

A 

L 

P B 2 

61 

County  Auditor... 

3 

Sub-division  of  Out-Lot  34 

16 

623 

638 

P B 2 

62 

1900,  Sept.  10th... 

Minnie  C.  Welch 

Chas.  E.  Welch 

.50 

Welch  Addition 

Part  Catharine  Connell  land 
in  Sec.  15,  Tp.  1,  R.  21. 

8 

1 

8 

P B 2 

65 

1900,  Oct.  25th 

Arthur  H.  Bannon 

8.40 

Lincoln  Addition 

Part  Lots  13  and  20  Albert  & 
Campbell  Sub-division— 
afterwards  Lots  B and  C 
Bell  Addition,  and  also  part 
ofLot.No.  1 estateofj.  V. 
Robinson. 

50 

1 

50 

P B 2 

67 

1900,  Nov.  17th... 

Jas.  Armstronget  al ... 

12 

Armstrong  Suburban  Ad 

Part  Sec.  15.  Tp.  1,  R.  21 

32 

1 

A 

28 

D 

P B 2 

68 

1901.  May  20th.... 

Augustus  M.  Damarin 

H.H.  Scudder 

George  D.  Scudder.. 
Mary  E.  Voorheis.... 
A.  B.  Voorheis 

5.33 

Damarin  Addition  No.  3 

41 

54 

94 

P B 2 

70 

1901,  June  1st 

Philo.  S.  Clark 

Wells  A.  Hutchins... 
Dudley  B.  Hutchins 

34.45 

Highland  Addition 

Part  Lots  2 and  3 estateofj. 
V.  Robinson. 

165 

1 

165 

P B 2 

71 

1901 , June  26th . . 

Ella  S.  Wilson 

Wm.  M.  Wilson 

2.50 

Ella  S.  Wilson  Addition 

(In  Centennial)  Part  Sec.  15, 
Tp.  1,  R.  21. 

23 

1 

23 

P B 2 

72 

1901,  July  23rd... 

Ellen  Ward-Miller 

Margaret  M.  Miller.. 

Harry  W.  Miller 

Annis  M.  Miller 

.63 

John  L.  Ward  Addition 

10 

1 

10 

P B 2 

73 

1902,  July  28th... 

Carrie  A.  Hyatt 

Lee  N.  Hyatt 

Louisa  McCov 

J.  Murray  McCoy 

Henry  Wright 

Thomas  Jones 

4.45 

Originally  a part  of  Lot  No.  1 
of  the  J.  V.  Robinson  est. 

22 

1 

22 

P B 2 

76 

Note— (*)  Record  of  Deeds,  (f)  Common  Pleas  Records.  (J:)  Chancery  Records. 
(P.  B.)  Plat  Book. 


THE  BUDGETS. 

By  the  term  Budget,  we  refer  to  the  annual  statements  of  receipts  and 
expenditures,  of  the  town  and  city.  The  revenues  of  the  town  were  from 
wharfage,  coffee  houses,  other  licenses,  rents  of  city  property  and  the  tax  dupli- 


BUDGETS. 


463 


c-ate.  The  Annual  Revenue  governed  the  annual  tax  expenditures,  except  in 
cases  of  Bond  issues. 

The  first  city  Budget  of  which  we  find  any  mention  in  the  Council 
Journals  was  in: 

1834.  — The  amount  was  $3,723.  Of  this  $659.16  was  in  the  duplicate  of 
1833.  $354.17  was  in  the  duplicate  of  1831  and  1832.  $557.12  was  retail  licenses. 
$779.35  was  for  wharfage.  Of  the  expenditures,  $1,637  was  for  Health  Officers, 
$360  for  hose  and  engine,  $1,445.75  was  expended  on  wharves,  $131  for  Council- 
men,  $36  to  the  Recorder,  $2.20  to  the  Jailer  and  $1,756.02  for  repairing  the 
Engine  House. 

1835.  — The  Budget  was  $3,532.80  of  which  $996  was  from  Wharfage  and 
$429.39  from  grocery  licenses. 

1836.  — The  Budget  was  $13,401.61.  $1,301.47  was  from  grocery  licenses. 

$4,987.35  was  from  wharfage.  $?  480.32  was  from  loans.  $2,545.00  was  from 
small  bills  issued.  $1,365.00  was  from  the  tax  duplicate. 

The  expenditures  the  same  year  were  $12,598.93.  $2,599.79  was  for  work 

on  the  grade,  $219  was  for  per  diems  to  members  of  Council,  $1,911.50  was  spent 
on  the  streets  and  $250  for  the  Street  Commissioners.  $1,263.81  of  corporation 
tickets  were  burned  this  year. 

1839. — The  Budget  was  $11,584.98.  $4,043.12  was  received  and  spent  for 

a school  house.  This  was  the  first  school  house  on  lower  Fourth.  $2,498.90 
was  received  for  schools  and  $2,408.99  expended.  $1,177.52  was  received  for 
road  purposes.  $2,551.12  was  received  from  wharfage  and  $883.12  from  coffee 
houses.  $1,650.17  was  expended  for  building  a new  market  house.  Council 
issued  $4,000  in  scrip  running  6,  9,  12,  and  15  months.  $249  was  paid  Council- 
men.  $3,399.05  was  for  work  on  the  grade. 

1839  to  1840. — The  total  receipts  for  corporation  and  roads  was  $16,011.40. 
For  school  house  $1,322.24.  Maintenance  of  schools,  $1,126.73.  The  expenses 
of  the  corporation  and  roads  were  $12,247.96.  The  expenses  of  school  houses, 
$2,817.52.  Expenses  for  support  of  schools,  $958.01.  Total,  $16,023.49.  In  this 
year  the  corporation  had  small  bills  issued,  $3,195.31.  Redeemed  $2,825.46.  Re- 
ceipts from  wharf,  $3,263.64.  From  coffee  houses,  $764.09,  Corporation  scrip, 
$3,450,  Loans,  $6,011.35,  expenditures  on  grade,  $7,300.05,  expenditures  on  turn- 
pike, $2,600. 

1841  to  1842. — The  expenditures  were  $6,843.85.  For  schools,  $1,919.33. 
The  receipts  were  $13,370.52,  and  the  expenditures  were  $727.16  less.  There 
was  a city  indebtedness  at  that  time  of  $16,706. 

For  March  20,  1843  to  March  20,  1844. — The  receipts  were  $11,764.  Ex- 
penses the  same.  The  schools  had  $1,913.33,  expended.  The  indebtedness  of  the 
town  was  $15,712.61.  City  expenses  were  $4,628.58. 

1855. — The  receipts  were  $47,924.39.  The  expenses,  $44,286.73.  Balance. 
$3,163.44.  School  fund  receipts  $6,598,44.  School  expenditures,  $5,280.32.  Paid 
teachers,  $4,557.55. 

1858.  — The  year  ending  April  1st.  The  receipts  were  $46,406.62.  Balance 
on  hand,  $4,743.08.  The  difference  representing  the  expenditures  and  assets 
of  the  city  at  that  time  were  $126,047.41.  The  liabilities  were  $138,483.  The 
general  fund,  $9,895.15.  The  sewer  fund  was  $19,425.41.  Interest  fund.  $16,198- 
.63.  Balance  on  hand  this  year,  $5,343.98.  Common  school  fund,  $1,862.09. 

1859.  — Year  ending  April  1,  1859.  County  Treasury  receipts,  $28,022.02. 
City  Treasurer  receipts  $4,821.68.  Making  a total  of  $32,843.70.  The  liabilities 
were  $137,600  and  the  assets  were  $127,394.03.  Of  these  $96,750  were  Scioto 
and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad  bonds.  Of  the  assets,  $100,000  was  stock  of  same 
company  and  $30,000  Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Railroad  stock. 

Year  to  April  1,  1860. — The  receipts  were  $33,933.12.  The  general  fund 
was  $15,310.21.  The  police  were  paid,  $3,125.78,  and  the  fire  department, 
$2,911.28.  The  assets  were  $132,191.64  and  the  liabilities  were  $135,000. 

1860.  — The  receipts  were  $33,776.27%,  and  the  expenses  were  the  same. 
There  was  a balance  of  $8,199.35%  on  expenses.  The  general  fund  was  $17.- 
327.17.  The  Police  fund.  $3,500.83.  Fire  fund,  $3,747.27.  The  interest  fund  was 
$14,099.90.  The  liabilities  were  $131,300. 

1862. — The  year  ending  April  1st.  The  receipts  were  $35,034.39.  The  gen- 
eral fund  expenses  were  $16,685.76.  Of  this  $6,549.38  was  on  account  of  the  war. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


$7,923.85  was  interest.  $2,252.02  was  paid  to  the  police  and  $4,567.16  was  the 
balance  on  hand. 

1863. — The  year  ending  April  1st.  The  receipts  were  $34,295.07.  The 
expenditures,  $21,515.84.  Balance.  $12,779.23. 

1865. — The  year  ending  April  1st.  The  total  account  for  $54,038.42.  Bal- 
ance from  former  year,  $17,430.84  Received  $41,607.58.  Expenditures,  $40,- 
109.77.  Balance  $18,328.65. 

From  March  1,  1869  to  March  1,  1870. — The  receipts  were  $70,980.45.  There 
was  $13,334.15  on  hand.  The  indebtedness  was  $93,813.74. 

Mayors. 

When  the  town  was  organized,  the  President  of  the  Council  was  the  head 
of  the  Corporation,  and  ex-officio  Mayor.  We  are  unable,  however  to  ascertain 
that  he  exercised  Judicial  Powers.  Doctor  Thomas  Waller  was  one  of  the  nine 
Councilmen  elected  March  15,  1815,  and  at  that  date  was  elected  President. 
The  list  is  as  follows: 

March  15,  1815— Thomas  Waller,  M.  D. 

March  14,  1822 — John  R.  Turner. 

September  12,  1823 — Jacob  Clingman. 

June  3.  1825 — John  R.  Turner. 

April  14,  1830 — Haviilah  Gunn. 

March  7,  1831 — Ezra  Osborne. 

April  4,  1834 — Moses  Gregory. 

April  3,  1835— Silas  W.  Cole. 

April  1.  1836 — John  R.  Turner. 

On  March  27,  1837,  was  the  first  election  of  town  officers  by  the  people. 
Richard  H.  Tomlin  was  elected  Mayor,  March  27,  1837,  and  after  that  date, 
the  list  of  Mayors  is  as  follows: 

March  27,  1837 — Richard  H.  Tomlin. 

April  7.  1838 — Edward  Hamilton. 

March  14,  1842 — John  McDowell. 

April  15,  1844 — Richard  H.  Tomlin. 

April  6,  1846— George  Johnson. 

March  11,  1850 — Benjamin  Ramsey. 

April  5,  1852 — William  Oldfield. 

April  11,  1853 — Adam  Kerr. 

April  9.  1855 — John  R.  Turner. 

April  13.  1857 — John  Vanmeter.  Resigned  March  4,  1858. 

April  12,  1858 — Adam  Kerr. 

April  24,  1865 — John  Wilson. 

April  8,  1867 — John  M.  Lynn. 

April  21,  1871 — John  A.  Turley. 

April  21,  1873 — George  W.  Flanders. 

April  16,  1875 — Samuel  P.  Nickells. 

April  20.  1877 — John  M.  Lynn. 

April  18.  1879 — Henry  A.  Towne. 

April  20,  1881 — George  W.  Crawford. 

April  21,  1883 — John  J.  McFarlin. 

April  21,  1885 — John  A.  Turley. 

April  21,  1889 — George  A.  Waller. 

April  21,  1891 — Henry  Hall. 

April  2.  1895 — Volney  R.  Row. 

April  5,  1897 — Charles  C.  Glidden. 

April  5,  1899 — Charles  C.  Glidden. 

April  5.  1901 — Cread  Milstead. 

Marshals. 

March  15,  1815— William  Swords. 

March  15.  1816— Jacob  Moore. 

April  8,  1818 — John  Noel. 

March  14,  1822 — Simon  DeLong. 

March  14,  1823 — John  H.  Thornton. 

June  3,  1825 — Samuel  G.  Jones. 


OFFICERS. 


465 


April  4,  1828 — Simon  DeLong. 

March  2.  1834 — Levi  C.  Barker. 

April  3,  1835 — Jacob  Anderson. 

March  27,  1837 — Anthony  Miller. 

April  7,  1838 — Azel  Glover.  Resigned.  John  H.  Thornton,  appointed. 
March  9,  1840 — Levi  C.  Barker. 

March  8,  1841 — John  Renshaw. 

March  15,  1844 — Levi  C.  Barker. 

March  12,  1845— Ralph  St.  John. 

May  2,  1845 — Joseph  M.  Glidden. 

December  13,  1845 — J.  B.  Merrill.  Resigned. 

December  13,  1845 — R.  B.  Alford. 

March  10,  1846 — John  Squires. 

September  19,  1853 — Nelson  Yigus. 

April  12,  1858 — Timothy  Sullivan. 

April  23,  1860 — Uriah  White. 

May  4,  1860 — Jeremiah  Hall. 

May  4,  1862 — Nelson  Vigus. 

May  23,  1864 — Azel  Glover.  Resigned.  Asa  Andrews  appointed. 
January  6,  1865 — Asa  Andrews. 

April  28,  1865 — Calvin  J.  Stevens. 

April  9,  1866 — William  B.  Williams. 

April  21,  1871 — William  Martin. 

April  21,  1873— William  B.  Williams. 

April  1,  1883 — John  W.  Lewis. 

April  1,  1889 — Fred  Schmidt. 

April  2,  1895 — Frank  Watkins. 

April  5,  1897 — Fred  Schmidt. 

April  4,  1899— Fred  Schmidt. 

April  4,  1901 — Dustin  W.  Gustin. 

Recorders,  Town  and  City  Clerks. 

The  office  of  Recorder  was  created  by  the  Charter  passed  December  29, 
1814,  and  took  effect  March  1,  1815.  The  Recorder  was  to  keep  a record  of 
every  law  and  ordinance  and  of  all  the  Council  proceedings. 

The  amendment  to  the  Charter  of  March,  1838,  provided  the  Council 
might  appoint  a Town  Clerk  to  keep  the  journal  of  the  Council  and  perform 
such  other  duties  as  might  be  ordained  by  ordinances.  The  list  is  as  follows: 

Recorders. 

March  15,  1815 — Nathan  K.  Clough. 

March  14,  1820 — Jacob  Clingman. 

May  12,  1823 — Samuel  M.  Tracy. 

April  4,  1834 — Havillah  Gunn.  ' 

September  5,  1834 — M.  B.  Row. 

March  29,  1849 — Joseph  Riggs. 

March  15.  1844 — Henry  Buchanan. 

April  4,  1845 — Moses  Gregory. 

March  10,  1846 — Henry  Buchanan. 

April  2,  1847 — Moses  Gregory. 

March  17,  1848 — Joseph  Riggs. 

March  16,  1849 — James  Malcom. 

March  29,  1849 — Joseph  Riggs. 

April  16,  1851 — Francis  Cleveland. 

Town  Clerks. 

October  15,  1847 — Edward  Hamilton.  Resigned  on  account  of  removal. 
October  19,  1849 — Edward  W.  Jordan. 

City  Clerks. 

April  5,  1852 — Sidney  H.  Holmes. 

April  9,  1855 — George  Turner. 


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April  14,  1856— George  H.  Gaffy. 

April  24,  1865 — Francis  Cleveland. 

November  6,  1872 — Joseph  B.  Irwin. 

April  21,  1873 — B.  P.  Hoomes. 

April  17,  1874 — George  H.  Gharky. 

April  16,  1875 — James  P.  Jack. 

April  21,  1876 — Cyrus  E.  Irwin. 

April  20,  1877 — Thomas  J,  Pursell.  Resigned  December  26,  1878. 

December  20,  1878 — Samuel  F.  Reber. 

April  18,  1879— Frank  C.  Kricker. 

April  21,  1881— Samuel  G.  McCulloch. 

April  19,  1893— Richard  M.  Kricker. 

March  17,  1895 — James  C.  Adams. 

April  19,  1899— Ed.  K.  Walsh. 

April  21,  1901— Frank  L.  Sikes. 

City  Treasurers. 

1815,  March  1 — David  Gharky. 

1822 — David  Gharky  was  removed  April  1,  1822. 

1822 — Samuel  Gunn. 

1830 — Wilson  Gates. 

1836 — William  Waller. 

1838 — John  Waller. 

1840 — Joshua  V.  Robinson. 

1842 — James  Lodwick. 

1851 — George  Johnson. 

1854 —  William  S.  Huston. 

1855 —  William  L.  Wood. 

1856 —  Samuel  J.  Huston. 

1858 —  John  L.  Ward. 

1859 —  George  D.  Wilhelm.  Removed  September  3,  1862. 

1862 — Horace  L.  Chapman. 

1864 — C.  P.  Chandler. 

1867 — Samuel  P.  Drake. 

1870— W.  T.  Cook. 

Since  then  the  County  Treasurer  has  been  City  Treasurer  ex  officio. 

Town  and  City  Solicitors. 

The  first  legal  services  rendered  the  town  were  on  March  14,  1823,  when 
Edward  King  was  allowed  an  attorney’s  fee.  In  April,  1823,  Samuel  M. 
Tracy  became  Recorder  and  it  is  believed  he  attended  to  the  legal  business 
of  the  city.  In  that  year,  he  had  charge  of  the  cases  of  the  City  vs.  Henry 
Massie  and  was  engaged  in  it  until  1826.  On  January  4,  1839,  Samuel  M.  Tracy 
was  appointed  Corporation  Counsel  at  $50.00  per  year.  June  26,  1840,  this 
employment  was  renewed.  This  arrangement  appears  to  have  been  continued 
until  April  16,  1847,  when  Council  resolved  it  would  not  employ  any  lawyer 
by  the  year.  The  town  either  sponged  its  law,  or  paid  for  it  on  the  instal- 
ment plan.  On  April  18,  1851,  Captain  Cleveland,  who  had  more  sense  than 
any  man  who  ever  sat  in  council  and  was  given  a certificate  to  that  effect  by 
council  in  November,  1872,  introduced  an  ordinance  to  provide  for  a City  So- 
licitor at  $100.00  per  annum.  This  ordinance  was  passed  at  once.  There  is  no 
record  of  the  several  City  Solicitors,  but  Colonel  O.  F.  Moore  is  believed  to 
have  been  the  first.  He  was  allowed  $100.00  per  year,  as  City  Solicitor  in 
1853  and  1855.  In  1857,  Wells  A.  Hutchins  was  elected  City  Solicitor,  and  was 
re-elected  in  1859.  Those  who  followed  were: 

April  8,  1861 — Martin  Crain. 

April  13,  1863 — John  W.  Pollings. 

April,  1865 — Robert  N.  Spry. ' 

April,  1869 — John  G.  Glidden. 

April,  1871 — Nelson  W.  Evans. 

April,  1875 — Duncan  Livingstone. 

April,  1877 — Daniel  J.  Ryan. 


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467 


April,  1881 — James  P.  Purdum. 

April,  1885 — Charles  McFarland. 

April,  1887 — Voiney  R.  Row. 

April,  1891 — Harry  Ball. 

April,  1895— Alexander  C.  Woodrow. 

April,  1897 — Harry  W.  Miller. 

April,  1899 — James  S.  Thomas. 

April,  1901 — Thomas  C.  Beatty. 

Street  Commissioners. 

March  15,  1816 — John  H.  Thornton  was  elected  Supervisor. 

March  10,  1817 — John  Brown. 

March  8,  1819 — Hugh  Cook. 

March  14,  1820 — John  Clingman. 

March  12,  1821 — John  Lodwick. 

March  14,  1823 — Daniel  Corwine. 

The  town  was  divided  into  two  wards,  for  street  purposes  only. 

May  10,  1824 — William  Peebles,  East  Ward;  Jacob  P.  Noel,  West  Ward. 
June  11,  1824 — John  Thornton  elected  Supervisor  of  the  West  Ward. 
March  25,  1825 — Jacob  Offnere,  East  Ward;  Samuel  G.  Jones,  West  Ward. 
May  12,  1826— Silas  W.  Cole,  East  Ward;  Samuel  G.  Jones,  West  Wrard. 
March  19,  1827 — Jacob  P.  Noel,  West  Ward;  William  Swords,  East  Ward. 
April  4,.  1828 — James  Lodwick,  West  Ward;  John  Noel,  East  Ward. 

April  3,  1829 — William  Swords,  East  Ward;  Zina  Gunn,  West  Ward. 
April  14,  1830 — Thomas  Morgan,  East  Ward;  Enos  Gunn,  West  Ward. 
March  7,  1831 — G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  East  Ward;  Elijah  Pierce,  West  Ward. 
March  7,  1832 — G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  East  Ward;  William  Hall,  West  Ward. 
April  5,  1833 — Samuel  J.  Huston,  East  Ward;  George  McCague,  West  Ward. 
There  was  but  one  Supervisor  from  1833  to  1837. 

1834 —  Ruloff  Whitney. 

1835 —  John  Musser. 

1836 —  Robert  Montgomery. 

1837 —  William  G.  Whitney. 

March  27,  1837— Silas  W.  Cole. 

March  15,  1839 — John  P.  Terry. 

April  3,  1840— William  G.  Whitney. 

April  5,  1844 — James  Salsbury. 

April  3,  1846 — Benjamin  Ball.  Resigned. 

July  2,  1847 — James  Salsbury. 

April  4,  1848 — David  Scott. 

March  2,  1849 — C.  F.  Reiniger,  Senior. 

April  18,  1850 — David  Scott.  ' 

April  26,  1851 — John  Jeffords. 

April  5,  1852— Alfred  A.  Wilson. 

1853 — Thomas  Burt. 

April  14,  1856 — Robert  Sims. 

April  12,  1858 — Nelson  Vigus. 

April  10,  1859 — Stephen  Edmonds. 

April,  1861 — C.  F Reiniger,  Jr. 

April,  14.  1862 — Charles  E.  Rose. 

May  23,  1864 — Thomas  Lord. 

April  28.  1865— William  W.  Jones. 

April  9,  1866 — John  McNeal. 

April  8,  1868 — Charles  C.  Row. 

April  12,  1869 — William  W.  Jones.  Resigned. 

October  12,  1870 — C.  F.  Reiniger,  Jr. 

1875 — Henry  Scott. 

April  3,  1877 — Jacob  Oehlschiager. 

April  7,  1879 — Martin  Molster. 

April  5,  1880 — William  Harris. 

April  5,  1881 — Jonah  Barlow. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


April  5,  1885 — Jonah  Johnson. 

April  4,  1887 — William  J.  Bennett. 

April  4,  1891 — Joseph  Hinkle. 

April  3,  1893 — John  Richter. 

April  5,  1897 — Charles  Craigmiles. 

April  4,  1899 — John  Barlow. 

April  4,  1901 — John  Barlow. 

Presidents  of  Council. 

1815 — Thomas  Waller. 

1822 —  John  R.  Turner. 

1823 —  Jacob  Clingman. 

1825 — John  R.  Turner. 

1830 —  Havillah  Gunn. 

1831 —  Ezra  Osborn. 

1834 —  Moses  Gregory. 

1835—  Silas  W.  Cole. 

1836 —  John  R.  Turner. 

1837 —  Richard  H.  Tomlin. 

1838 —  John  R.  Turner. 

1842 —  George  Corwine. 

1843 —  Edward  Hamilton. 

1847 — James  S.  McVey. 

1852— Colonel  P.  Kinney. 

1854 — James  S.  McVey. 

1856 —  Asa  R.  Cassaday. 

1857 —  William  E.  Williams. 

1859 — George  Stevenson. 

1862 — Thomas  Dugan. 

1864 — George  Johnson. 

1867 — Joseph  Riggs.  Resigned  July  5.  1867. 

1867 —  Henry  Bertram.  Resigned  April  3,  1868. 

1868 —  James  F.  Towell. 

1870— William  W.  Little. 

1874—  John  T.  Miller. 

1875—  Milton  S.  Pixley. 

1876 —  Fernando  C.  Searl. 

1877—  William  W.  Little. 

1879— John  T.  Miller. 

1881 —  Charles  A.  Barton. 

1882—  R.  S.  Silcox. 

1883 —  W.  C.  Draper. 

1885 —  Jacob  Metzger. 

1886 —  Charles  Burt. 

1887—  Enoch  J.  Salt. 

1889 — Henry  Amberg. 

1891— W.  A.  Connolley. 

1894 —  Wesley  Ridenour. 

1895 —  Henry  T.  Bannon. 

1896 —  Leslie  C.  Turley. 

1899 —  John  Jones. 

1900 —  George  E.  Mathews. 

1901 —  George  E.  Mathews. 

Wh  arfmasters. 

Who  discharged  the  duties  of  this  office  prior  to  1837  is  not  now  known. 
In  March,  1837,  the  first  election  by  the  people  of  the  town  officers,  other  than 
Councilmen,  was  held.  John  Clark  was  elected.  The  list  is  as  follows: 
March  27,  1837— John  Clark. 

May  4,  1838 — Charles  S.  Smith. 

May  1,  1839 — John  Brown. 

April  3,  1840 — George  H.  Gharky. 

May  6,  1842 — John  Rose. 


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469 


May  6,  1843 — Martin  B.  Gilbert. 

April  5.  1844 — Thomas  Burt. 

April  5,  1852 — Samuel  J.  Preston. 

April  5,  1854 — John  H.  Bentley. 

April  9,  1855 — Thomas  Burt. 

December  1,  1855 — Thomas  Burt  resigned. 

April  14,  1856 — John  N.  Lodwick. 

April  13,  1863 — Thomas  T.  Yeager. 

April  9,  1866 — David  C.  Gates. 

April  8,  1867— T.  T.  Yeager. 

April  19,  1872 — Thomas  A.  Simpson. 

April  5,  1880 — Finley  D.  Chalt'ant. 

April  7,  1884 — Henry  Potter,  who  has  held  the  office  by  successive  elec- 
tions ever  since. 

Water  Works  Trustees. 

On  January  5,  1871,  three  Trustees  were  elected  at  a special  election. 
They  were,  Philip  H.  Kelley  for  three  years,  L.  C.  Robinson  for  two  years,  and 
Charles  S.  Green  for  one  year. 

1872 — John  J.  McFarland.  Resigned. 

1872 —  Andrew  O'Neill. 

1873 —  William  K.  Thompson. 

1873 —  Charles  A.  Barton. 

1874 —  Jesse  J.  Appier. 

1875 —  Charles  A.  Barton. 

1876 —  J.  P.  Albert  Cramer. 

1877 —  James  Evans. 

1878—  William  Maddock. 

1879 —  J.  P.  Albert  Cramer. 

1880 —  William  Burt. 

1880 —  James  G.  Whitney. 

1881 —  John  I.  Mercer. 

1882 —  George  H.  Stillman. 

1883 —  William  Burt. 

1884 —  John  I.  Mercer. 

1885 —  George  H.  Stillman. 

1886 —  Fred  Schmidt. 

1887 —  William  Burt. 

1888 —  LeGrand  B.  Smith. 

1889—  C.  S.  Cadot. 

1890 —  W.  H.  Angle. 

1891 —  LeGrand  B.  Smith. 

1892—  C.  S.  Cadot. 

1893—  Ed.  K.  McAleer.* 

1894 —  John  M.  Williams.  3 years. 

1894 —  John  Dice.  2 years. 

1895 —  Louis  Blomeyer. 

1896 —  John  Dice. 

1897 —  John  C.  Homer. 

1898 —  Louis  Blomeyer. 

1899 —  George  Brandau. 

1900—  D.  L.  Webb. 

1901—  Jacob  Yost. 

1902 —  Paul  Esselborn. 

*Ed.  K.  McAleer  was  elected  to  the  office,  but  was  accidentally  killed,  be- 
fore qualifying.  John  Dice  was  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy  and  was  elected 
in  1894  to  complete  the  term. 

Water  Works  Clerks. 

Augustus  R.  Turley, — 1870  to  1872. 

Samuel  F.  Reber, — Dec.  5,  1872  to  April  22,  1873. 

Benjamin  F.  Holmes, — May  1,  1873  to  May  28,  1873. 

George  H.  Gharky, — June  1,  1873  to  May  1.  1875. 

Henry  Hall, — May  1,  1875  to  May  2,  1876. 


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Capt.  James  P.  Jack, — May  2,  1876  to  May  17,  1882. 

W.  H.  Pixley, — May  17,  1882  to  June  13,  1885. 

William  A.  Harper, — June  13,  1885  to  June  14,  1888. 

George  A.  Waller, — June  14,  1888  to  April  19,  1889. 

L.  C.  Robinson, — April  19,  1889  to  May  16,  1889. 

James  Ricker, — May  16,  1889  to  June  31,  1894. 

Thomas  S.  Hall, — June  31,  1894  to  June  7,  1898. 

Floyd  L.  Smith, — June  7,  1898  to  April  15,  1899. 

Thomas  S.  Hall, — June  31,  1894  to  June  7,  1898. 

Frank  L.  Sikes, — August  8,  1899  to  September  7,  1900. 

Henry  H.  Winter, — September  7,  1900  to  May  7,  1901. 

Henry  Scott  Jr., — May  7,  1901  to  

Town  Surveyors  and  City  Civil  Engineers. 

On  May  1,  1816,  Doctor  Thomas  Waller  one  of  the  original  nine  council- 
men  was  appointed  Town  Surveyor,  by  the  Council.  On  April  8,  1818  a survey 
and  plat  of  the  town  was  ordered.  Doctor  Waller  held  the  office  until  August 
12,  1820,  when  he  resigned  and  William  Kendall  was  appointed.  No  other  ap- 
pointment was  made  until  June  1,  1838,  when  John  P.  Terry  was  appointed. 
He  was  allowed  $50.00  per  year.  On  December  6,  1844,  Moses  Gregory  was 
appointed.  He  resigned  November  7,  1845,  and  Joseph  Riggs  was  appointed. 
The  list  is  as  follows: 

May  1,  1816 — Thomas  Waller,  M.  D. 

August  12,  1820 — William  Kendall. 

June  1,  1838 — John  P.  Terry. 

December  6,  1844 — Moses  Gregory. 

November  7,  1845 — Joseph  Riggs. 

May  7,  1849 — William  Kendall. 

April  15,  1850 — Francis  Cleveland. 

April  5,  1852 — Joseph  Riggs. 

April  13,  1854 — Francis  Cleveland. 

April  9,  1860 — Frank  C.  Gibbs.  In  the  army.  Cleveland  appointed. 

June  24,  1861 — Francis  Cleveland. 

April  13,  1863 — Mahlon  G.  Nichols.  Resigned. 

January  1,  1865 — Francis  Cleveland. 

May  5,  1871— Frank  C.  Gibbs. 

November  7,  1873 — R.  A.  Bryan. 

May  7,  1875 — George  C.  Dickinson. 

April,  1876 — John  B.  Gregory. 

April  21,  1880 — R.  A.  Bryan.  Resigned  May  1,  1893. 

May  20,  1896 — Ben  C.  Bratt. 

1899 — J.  I.  Hudson.  Resigned  January  3,  1900. 

R.  A.  Bryan.  Appointed  in  place  of  J.  I.  Hudson. 

July  17,  1901— Ben  C.  Bratt. 

Cemetery  Trustees. 

In  1870  three  Trustees  were  elected  by  the  people. — John  B.  Nichols,  for 
one  year.  James  F.  Towell,  for  two  years.  Robert  Bell,  for  three  years. 

1871 —  John  B.  Nichols.  Re-elected. 

1872 —  James  F.  Towell. 

1873 —  Robert  Bell. 

1874 —  George  Yeamens. 

1875 —  Gustav  Weyl. 

1876 —  Peter  Monaghan.  Re-elected  in  1879  and  1882. 

1877 —  Robert  Bell  foi  three  years. 

1877 — Henry  Richman.  Re-elected  in  1878. 

187.9— J.  D.  Clare. 

1880 —  E.  E..  Ewing.  Re-elected  in  1884  and  1886. 

1881 —  Meyer  Echelstein. 

1883 —  William  R.  Wilson. 

1884 —  Cicero  S.  Cadot.  Re-elected  in  1888. 

1884 —  William  Moore. 

1885—  Mark  B.  Wells. 


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471 


1887 — John  O’Conner.  Re-elected  in  1890,  1893,  1896,  1899  and  1902. 

1889 — Harry  S.  Grimes.  Re-elected  in  1892,  1895,  1898  and  1901. 

1891 — W.  H.  H.  Montgomery.  Re-elected  in  1894. 

1896 — Samuel  Beatty.  Re-elected  in  1897. 

1900— T.  J.  Purse]]. 

Clerks  of  Cemetery  Board. 

May  7,  1870 — Francis  Cleveland. 

December.  1872 — Joseph  B.  Irwin. 

May  29,  1873 — B.  P.  Hoomes. 

July  7,  1873 — George  H.  Gharky. 

June  2,  1875 — James  P.  Jack. 

February  12,  1900 — W.  L.  B.  Jack. 

August,  1902 — T.  J.  Pursell. 

Post  Offices  and  Postmasters. 

The  first  Postmaster  in  Portsmouth  was  John  Brown,  Sr.  He  was  com- 
missioned July  1,  1808,  and  served  until  March  7,  1812.  Previous  to  that  there 
had  been  a Post  Office  at  Alexandria.  John  Brown  was  succeeded  by  Thomas 
Waller,  M.  D.  who  kept  the  office  on  Front  street  where  Mr.  Burt  now  resides. 
He  kept  the  Post  Office,  a drug  store  and  his  residence  all  under  one  roof. 
He  was  a Whig.  He  died  holding  the  office. 

John  R.  Turner,  his  successor,  kept  rhe  office  where  Mr.  Waller  had  it 
most  of  the  time  and  after  in  his  office  on  Front  street.  His  salary  was  $150.00 
per  year.  He  was  removed  without  cause  by  President  Jackson.  The  Western 
Times  of  July  11,  1829,  makes  a great  deal  of  comment  about  it. 

James  Lodwick  was  then  appointed  Postmaster.  He  removed  the  office 
to  the  Buckeye  House  on  Front  street.  Mr.  Lodwick  began  the  box  system 
with  38  boxes.  There  were  no  stamps  and  no  envelopes.  Postage  was  cash 
from  5 to  25  cents.  Letters  were  sealed  with  sealing  wax. 

General  William  Kendall  was  appointed  by  President  Tyler.  He  moved 
the  office  to  Second  and  Market  streets  in  a building  which  had  been  a Market 
House.  There  was  no  river  mail  in  his  time.  Mails  to  Columbus,  Gallipolis, 
Jackson  and  West  Union  were  carried  overland. 

The  Portsmouth  Post  Office  became  Presidential,  June  30,  1856. 

William  P.  Camden  was  appointed  under  President  Polk  and  held  the 
office  until  his  death.  His  wife,  Margaret  Camden  was  then  appointed  and 
held  the  office  until  April  17,  1861.  Under  Mrs.  Camden,  Leroy  S.  Brunn,  a 
son  of  Mrs.  Camden  by  a former  marriage,  attended  the  Post  Office.  Mrs.  Doc 
Hurd,  then  Ann  Brunn,  assisted  in  the  office. 

From  Second  and  Market  the  Post  Office  was  removed  to  where  Straus 
now  has  his  clothing  store,  133  West  Second  street.  This  was  while  the  Massie 
Block  was  being  built,  after  that  it  went  back  to  Massie  Block. 

Max  J.  Becker  was  appointed  by  President  Lincoln,  and  was  the  first 
Republican  Postmaster.  He  was  a comparative  stranger  in  Portsmouth  and 
was  the  Engineer  who  supervised  the  building  of  the  “Suspension  bridge.”  He 
kept  the  office  in  the  Tracy  Building  133  West  Second  street.  He  resigned 
January  14,  1863. 

Colonel  John  Row  was  appointed  January  14,  1863,  and  served  until 
November  13,  1866,  when  the  office  was  “Johnsonized.”  He  kept  the  office  in 
a frame  building  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Court  and  Second  streets. 

William  R.  Smith  was  appointed  by  Andrew  Johnson  but  was  not  con- 
firmed. 

Oliver  Wood  was  appointed  to  succeed  him  and  served  until  December 
10,  1873.  He  removed  the  office  to  the  Little  Building,  afterwards  bought  by 
George  Davis.  It  was  kept  there  until  it  was  removed  to  the  Government 
Building  on  Sixth  and  Chillic-othe  streets.  The  first  boat  to  carry  mail  was  the 
steamer  “Guyandotte”  between  Cincinnati  and  Guyandotte.  Horace  Crain  car- 
ried mail  between  Portsmouth  and  Carey’s  Run  and  took  his  pay  in  postage 
which  he  collected. 


472  THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


The  following  is  the  roster  of  Portsmouth  Postmasters  with  dates  of 
their  appointments: 

July  1,  1808 — John  Brown,  Sr. 

March  7,  1812 — Thomas  Waller. 

August  12,  1823— John  R.  Turner. 

June  23,  1829 — James  Lodwick. 

February  9,  1842— William  Kendall. 

September  23,  1845— William  P.  Camden. 

June  5,  1857 — Margaret  P.  Camden. 

April  17,  1861 — Max  J.  Becker. 

January  14,  1863 — John  Row. 

November  13,  1866— William  R.  Smith. 

March  1,  1867 — Oliver  Wood. 

December  10,  1873 — Lavinia  Adair. 

March  6,  1878 — Frank  C.  Gibbs. 

March  15,  1882 — Louis  C.  Damarin. 

May  5,  1886 — William  K.  Thompson. 

February  2,  1898— Philo  S.  Clark. 

February  28,  1894 — John  Jones. 

February  2,  1898 — Philo  S.  Clark. 

March  14,  1902— Philo  S.  Clark. 

The  Floods. 

Every  valley  is  bound  to  be  flooded  at  sometime  and  the  Ohio  valley  is 
no  exception. 

1772. 

There  was  a great  flood  in  the  Ohio  in  this  year,  in  February.  No  ac- 
count of  it  has  been  preserved  except  at  Wheeling.  From  the  height  at 
Wheeling  it  equaled  the  1884  flood  at  Portsmouth. 

1797. 

In  April  of  this  year  there  was  a great  flood  in  the  Ohio.  It  came  sud- 
denly from  very  heavy  rains. 

1805. 

There  was  a flood  in  this  year  which  covered  Alexandria,  an  account  of 
which  was  preserved  by  David  Gharky. 

1807. 

In  March  of  this  year,  Alexandria  experienced  another  flood  which  set- 
tled its  fate. 

1808. 

On  Christmas,  1808,  the  stables  and  outbuildings  in  Alexandria  suffered. 

1809. 

In  January  of  this  year,  Alexandria  was  flooded  and  the  “hegira”  to 
Portsmouth  began. 

1823. 

In  the  Fall,  the  water  was  quite  high  in  Portsmouth,  but  the  depth  has 
not  been  preserved. 

1832. 

In  this  year  there  was  not  over  1,100  people  in  the  village  of  Ports- 
mouth and  it  had  only  been  incorporated  for  16  years.  There  was  3 inches  of 
rainfall  in  January,  1832,  and  4 inches  in  February.  The  mean  annual  tem- 
perature of  January  was  31.8  and  of  February  41,7.  It  was  the  “January  thaw” 
which  brought  on  the  flood  of  1832.  The  highest  stage  of  water  was  reached 
February  17,  1832,  61  feet  8 inches.  It  was  21%  inches  deep  on  the  first  floor 
of  McCoy’s  Tavern.  The  accounts  of  this  flood  are  very  meagre. 

1847. 

This  is  the  only  December  flood  on  record.  The  water  reached  its 
height  on  December  18,  1847,  61  feet  1%  inches.  At  this  time  Portsmouth  had 
a population  of  about  4,000.  The  water  on  the  floor  of  McCoy’s  Tavern  at 
its  height  was  1414  inches  deep.  The  rainfall  in  November,  1847,  was  6.38 
inches.  In  December,  1847,  it  was  5.44  inches.  Mr.  S.  R.  Ross  had  been  mov- 
ed into  his  new  residence  just  south  of  All  Saints  Church  on  Court  street  but 
two  weeks  when  the  water  invaded  his  home,  and  was  about  three  feet  deep. 


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1875. 

On  August  5,  1875,  the  river  reached  55  feet  6 inches.  This  is  the  only 
summer  flood  which  has  occurred  in  the  history  of  Portsmouth.  All  the 
growing  corn  on  the  Scioto  low  bottoms  was  destroyed.  Beyond  the  destruc- 
tion of  crops,  but  little  damage  was  done.  The  rainfall  in  June,  1875,  was 
5.81  inches.  In  July,  1875,  it  was  8.7G  inches,  the  highest  for  any  month  of 
July  from  1830  to  1887.  July,  1837,  was  8.20  inches  and  July,  1849,  8.75  inches. 
Had  the  same  height  of  water  occurred  in  March  or  April  it  would  not  have 
been  regarded  as  a flood. 

1883. 

This  flood  was  caused  by  a general  precipitation  over  the  Ohio  valley 
when  its  surface  was  entirely  ice  bound.  The  precipitation  in  January  was 
3.54  inches.  In  February  it  was  8.03  inches,  the  greatest  rainfall  in  that 
month  in  the  57  years  from  1830  to  1887.  All  this  rain  fell  between  February  6 
and  12.  The  height  was  reached  on  February  12,  when  the  water  was  60  feet 
and  6 inches  deep.  On  February  7,  1883,  the  Ohio  was  rising  a foot  an  hour. 
This  was  on  Wednesday.  On  Thursday  it  rose,  first  9 inches,  and  then  6 inches 
per  hour.  On  Friday  it  rose  an  inch  an  hour.  On  February  8,  at  10  a.  m.  the 
water  works  shut  down.  200  families  were  driven  out  of  their  homes  and  the 
school  houses  and  engine  houses  opened.  All  factories  suspended  operations. 
On  Saturday,  February  10,  the  waters  were  receding.  It  began  to  rain  Satur- 
day noon  and  at  midnight  Saturday  night,  the  river  began  to  rise  and  it  raised 
until  Tuesday  morning,  when  it  came  to  a stand.  From  Saturday  until  Wed- 
nesday the  city  had  no  mails.  $1,304.80  was  raised  for  relief.  Chillicothe  of- 
fered $500  for  the  relief  of  flood  sufferers,  but  it  was  declined. 

1884. 

This  was  the  greatest  flood  in  the  Ohio  Valley  since  it  had  been  settled 
by  white  men.  There  had  been  five  snows  one  after  another  in  January  and 
they  went  off  with  seven  rains  one  after  another.  The  precipitation  in  January, 
1884,  was  5.34  inches  and  in  February  it  was  6.11  inches.  Wednesday,  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1884,  the  river  began  to  show  signs  of  getting  out  of  its  banks. 
Alarming  dispatches  were  received  from  up  the  river.  At  noon  the  river  pass- 
ed the  forty  foot  mark.  By  evening  it  was  over  Slabtown.  Skiffs,  John- 
boats  and  gum  boots  appeared  everywhere. 

Thursday,  February  7,  1884.  The  river  rose  three  inches  per  hour.  At 
4 o’clock  Thursday  evening,  it  began  to  rise  five  inches  per  hour.  In  the 
evening  it  covered  Front  street  and  was  in  the  gutters  on  Third  street.  The 
second  rise  was  due  to  the  Scioto  which  was  the  highest  ever  known. 

Friday,  February  8,  1884,  the  water  was  over  Third  street  and  ferries 
were  established.  The  gas  was  turned  off.  At  9 P.  M.  sixty  feet  was  reached. 
Thursday  forenoon  at  10:30  A.  M.  the  water  works  shut  down.  52  feet  6 
inches  shut  the  water  works  down. 

Sunday,  February  10,  1884.  A rain  set  in.  The  water  was  rising  at  % 
of  an  inch  an  hour  and  Monday  morning,  February  11th,  it  was  still  rising. 
Monday  morning  the  water  was  on  Second  street  up  to  Washington  and  down 
to  Gay.  Horses,  cows  and  mules  were  made  to  swim  to  Sixth  street.  Sixth 
street  was  out  of  water  from  Court  to  Gay.  On  Monday  morning,  it  was  the 
only  part  of  the  city  out  of  water  except  a part  of  the  ridge  about  George 
Davis’  and  W.  A.  Hutchins’  residences,  now  the  High  School  and  Irving  Drew’s 
residence.  Sixth  street  from  Court  to  Gay  had  water  in  the  gutters  and  the 
center  of  it  was  a sea  of  mud.  The  intersections  of  Court,  Washington,  Chil- 
licothe and  Gay  streets  were  crowded  with  boats.  Sunday  morning  the  great 
cry  was  for  nails  and  candle  wick  to  make  boats.  The  Steam  Fire  Engine  was  on 
a flat  moored  at  Washington  and  Sixth  streets.  Tuesday,  February  12,  1884, 
the  flood  reached  its  height.  In  the  morning  it  was  66  feet,  4 feet  and  2 
inches  higher  than  J832,  4 feet  8 inches  more  than  1847,  and  5 feet  4 inches 
more  than  1883.  On  Monday  evening,  Sixth  street  was  the  only  part  of  the 
city  out  of  water.  The  Court  House  yard  was  filled  with  wagons,  horses, 
cattle,  men  and  women.  On  February  8th,  John  J.  McFarlin,  Mayor,  telegraph- 
ed to  the  Mayor  of  New  York  asking  relief,  also  to  Chillicothe.  The  school 
houses,  engine  houses  and  Court  House  were  thrown  open  and  were  filled  by 
families  driven  from  their  homes.  Box  cars  on  the  railroad  tracks  were  also 
used  for  places  of  shelter.  Chillicothe  appropriated  $500  for  Portsmouth.  On 
the  evening  of  February  6th,  the  mail  train  on  the  C.  W.  & B.  came  in  on 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


time,  but  went  back  to  Sciotoville.  The  Scioto  Valley  trains  were  abandoned 
Monday  owing  to  the  bridge  over  Paint  Creek  being  down,  and  the  Scioto 
bridge  at  Chillicothe  being  injured.  Wednesday  morning  all  trains  on  the  C. 
& E.  were  abandoned  on  account  of  high  water  between  Batavia  Junction 
and  Newtown. 

Tuesday,  February  12,  1884,  the  weather  tinned  bitterly  cold  and  the 
water  came  to  a stand. 

On  February  18,  1884,  there  was  a citizens’  meeting  at  the  Court  House. 
Hon.  J.  J.  Harper  presided  and  N.  W.  Evans  was  Secretary.  Losses  were  re- 
ported amounting  to  $527,384,  but  the  “Tribune”  said  this  was  not  half. 
Clothing  and  money  were  sent  from  all  parts  of  the  country.  Chillicothe  sent 
a car  load  of  provisions.  A list  of  contributions  of  money  is  as  follows: 


Masonic  Lodge,  Jackson § 25  00 

City  Council,  Portsmouth BOO  00 

Cavalry  Commandery,  Portsmouth 50  00 

Marcus  Boggs,  Chillicothe 50  00 

Relief  Committee,  Philadelphia 500  00 

City  of  Chillicothe 500  00 

West  Liberty,  Ohio 100  00 

Union  Shoe  Company,  Chillicothe 68  50 

H.  C.  Maddox,  New  York 300  00 

N.  N.  Lehman,  Mansfield 100  00 

Bridgeport,  Connecticut 500  00 

Hartford,  Connecticut 500  00 

Masonic  Lodge,  Newark,  Ohio 100  00 

Baltimore,  Maryland 300  00 

Boston,  Massachusetts 1,000  00 

Northern  Bank,  Chicago 500  00 

Senator  Sherman  100  00 

Citizens  of  Columbus 17  50 


Knights  Templar,  Mt.  Vernon 75  00 

John  H.  Kempel,  Richmond,  Va 10  00 

Will  Higgins,  Cincinnati 5 00 

School  children,  Prospect,  Ohio 27  52 

Haverhill,  Massachusetts 1,000  00 

Drexel,  Philadelphia 500  00 

Relief  Fund,  Albany,  N.  Y 250  00 

Harvard  Nat’l  Bank,  Boston,  Mass 1,000  00 

City  Clerk,  Washington,  C.  H 150  00 

Citizens  of  “ “ 150  00 

Washington  Furnace  citizens 25  00 

N.  S.  Cutler,  Greenfield,  Mass 75  25 

School  children,  Wilmington , Ohio..  ..  11  22 

John  W.  Port,  Cliicokee,  Mass 10  00 

Hon.  Robert  Lincoln,  Sec’y  of  War 2,000  00 


$10,479  99 


The  above  report  was  till  10  A.  M.  Monday,  the  18th  of  February  and 
more  came  in  after.  The  issue  of  the  Tribune  of  February  20th  had  a list  of 
losses  and  the  names  of  each  person,  making  up  the  total  of  $527,384.  It  oc- 
cupied over  four  columns.  On  February  27,  1884,  the  relief  fund  amounted  to 
$15,876.67.  Detroit,  Mich.,  sent  $250,  Akron  $20(1,  Trenton,  New  Jersey  $325, 
Lynn,  Mass.,  $500,  Utica,  New  York,  $735,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  $500,  Albany, 
New  York,  $250.  September  24,  1884,  the  Relief  Committee  published  their 
report  in  the  Tribune.  They  expended  $19,979.12.  Dr.  T.  F.  Davidson,  John  N. 
Lodwick,  John  M.  Lynn,  and  M.  Stanton  were  the  committee. 


Rise  of  the  Flood. 


Wednesday,  February  6, 
Thursday,  February  7, 
Friday.  February  8. 
Saturday,  February  9. 
Sunday,  February  10, 
Monday,  February  11, 
Monday,  February  11, 
Tuesday.  February  12, 
This  was  the  summit, 
away  as  the  flood  receded. 


9:30  P.  M. 
9:05  P.  M. 
5:30  P.  M. 
3:40  P.  M. 
10:50  A.  M. 
1:10  P.  M. 
Midnight. 
10:00  A.  M. 


50  feet 
56  feet 
59  feet 

61  feet 

62  feet 

63  feet 

65  feet 

66  feet 


6 inches. 

4 y2  inches. 
9 y2  inches. 

10  inches. 

11  y2  inches. 
9V2  inches. 
8 inches. 

8 inches. 


The  old  stone  house  at  Alexandria  crumbled 


FIRES  IN  CITY  AND  COUNTY. 


1833. — A fire  consumed  the  houses  where  the  Biggs  House  stands  and 
then  down  to  M.  B.  Gilbert’s  old  stand. 

September  2,  1860, — Gaylord  Mill  was  partly  burned.  The  frame  work 
of  the  manufacturing  portion  was  burned.  Loss  $12,000. 

July  5,  1864, — Lower  Rolling  Mill  burned.  Loss  $30,000  to  $40,000. 

December  9,  1866, — On  Sunday  morning  the  M.  & C.  R.  R.,  (now  the 
B.  & O.  R.  R. ) passenger  and  freight  depots  on  Fourth  and  Market  streets 
burned.  It  was  a total  loss.  W.  P.  Cutler  was  Vice  President  and  Superin- 
tendent. 

March  16,  1867, — Bigelow  Church  burned  down. 

October  21,  1868, — Bryson  & Son’s  Steam  Flour  Mill  burned  down,  on 
Fourth  street. 

September  24,  1869, — George  Davis’  bonded  warehouse  burned.  Loss 

$35,000.  Whiskey  $25,000  and  building  $10,000.  No  insurance. 


FIRES. 


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March  6,  1871, — The  Biggs  House,  Massie  Block  and  other  buildings  burn- 
ed. Total  loss  on  all  buildings  $200,000.  Insurance  $39,600.  Lynn’s  Livery 
and  Timmond’s  bakery  were  included.  Pat  Kendrick,  proprietor  of  the  Tay- 
lor House,  loss  $10,000. 

Taylor  House,  loss  $30,000.  No  insurance. 

Massie  Block,  loss  $25,000.  $5,000  insurance. 

Oliver  Oakes,  loss  $3,000.  No  insurance. 

Oliver  Oakes,  loss  $300.  No  insurance. 

M.  & S.  Timmonds,  loss  $12,000.  $6,000  insurance. 

E.  Ward,  loss  $2,000.  $1,500  insurance. 

H.  Vincent,  loss  $3,000.  No  insurance. 

T.  M.  Lynn,  loss  $1,000.  No  insurance. 

Mrs.  Quillen,  loss  $500.  No  insurance. 

The  above  was  in  buildings.  The  losses  of  chattel  property  were: 

M.  & S.  Timmonds,  $10,000.  Insurance  $3,500. 

J.  W.  Newman,  Times,  loss,  $6,000.  Insurance,  $2,000. 

Valley  Book  Store,  loss,  unknown.  Insurance,  $9,500. 

John  Yoakley,  loss,  light.  Insurance,  $2,000. 

J.  N.  Murray,  loss,  $350.  Fully  insured. 

Flanders  & Morgan,  loss,  $1,200.  No  insurance. 

H.  Eberhardt  & Co.,  loss,  $15,000.  No  insurance. 

E.  Ward,  loss.  $4,000.  No  insurance.' 

Thos.  Dugan  & Co.,  loss,  $600. 

N.  Reinhart,  loss,  $3,500.  Insurance,  $2,500. 

Jos.  Behlman,  loss,  $200.  No  insurance. 

Pat  Prendergast,  loss,  $10,000.  Insurance,  $2,400. 

Eisman  & Bro.,  loss,  $4,000.  Insurance,  $1,500. 

D.  Strohm,  loss,  $200.  No  insurance. 

Martin  Fitzgerald,  loss,  $1,500.  No  insurance. 

Robert  Munn,  loss  $2,000.  Insurance,  $1,500. 

E.  H.  Clark.  Jeweler,  loss,  $2,000. 

June  9,  1871, — Leete’s  Planing  Mill  op  Fifth  street  burned  up.  Loss,  $4,000. 
Sheridan  House  damaged. 

January  23,  1874, — The  Watch  House  burned.  William  Dunn  fell  thirty 
feet  from  the  roof  of  his  father’s  house  next  door  and  struck  on  his  breast  and 
face.  He  was  paralyzed  from  his  breast  down.  He  died  February  7,  1900. 

October  28,  1874, — Residence  of  Mrs.  W.  H.  McDonald  on  the  Haverhill 
turnpike  destroyed  by  fire. 

March  21,  1878, — The  Miller  residence  in  Valley  township  burned.  The 
house  was  built  in  1847,  by  C.  C.  Hyatt  and  contained  many  relics  brought  by 
the  father  of  A.  F.  Miller  from  Virginia  in  1800. 

April  26,  1880, — House  of  James  C.  Cadot  burned  in  Vernon  Township.  It 
was  built  in  1832,  by  Lemuel  Cadot.  It  burned  at  noon.  Loss,  $3,000. 

June  1,  1880, — Carmack  & Salzer  stave  factory  near  the  Scioto  Valley 
station  burned  up.  Loss  not  given. 

January  2,  1881, — On  Sunday  at  noon,  the  residence  of  S.  S.  Jones  at  Ga- 
lena was  totally  destroyed  by  fire.  Loss,  probably  $1,500. 

June  17,  1881, — The  old  Thompson  saw  mill  owned  by  Carter.  French 
& Company  was  destroyed  by  fire.  Loss,  about  $7,000  and  insurance  for  $3,000. 

July  20,  1882, — The  main  building  on  the  Infirmary  Farm  burned.  It 
broke  out  on  the  roof  about  2 P.  M.  and  was  soon  beyond  control.  A half  witted 
pauper  had  filled  a flue  with  paper  and  set  it  on  fire.  Loss,  from  $5,000  to 
$7,000.  No  insurance. 

June  22,  1883, — George  J.  Schirrmann’s  livery  stable  and  carriage  factory 
were  burned  at  noon.  Sparks  from  Herder’s  blacksmith  shop  supposed  to  be 
the  origin.  Loss  not  stated. 

September  29,  1883, — The  Buckeye  Mills  located  on  Fifth  street  between 
Chillicothe  and  Washington,  burned  up.  They  were  the  property  of  Yeager  & 
Anderson.  Loss,  $8,500  and  insurance,  $7,000.  Miss  Nellie  Finley  (Mrs.  Charles 
E.  Molster)  had  her  home  damaged  $1,000.  Insurance,  $500.  German  Evangeli- 
cal Church  partial  loss,  $3,000. 

Deceniber  23,  1883, — David  L.  William’s  Hat  store  burned.  Loss,  $3,000. 
Insurance,  $2,000.  Judge  Pollitt’s  law  office,  above  the  hat  store.  Loss,  $250. 


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Charles  H.  McFarland  lost  $300  in  law  hooks.  No  insurance.  Evans  & Daw- 
son, loss,  $600.  Insurance,  $500.  T.  M.  Patterson’s  bindery  and  box  factory  par- 
tially destroyed.  Loss,  $3,500.  Insured  fully.  D.  McFarland,  owner  of  the 
buildings,  lost  $2,500.  Insurance,  $1,500.  Adams  Express  Company,  no  loss. 

February  10,  1884, — Spry’s  drug  store  and  Green’s  feed  store  found  to  be 
on  fire  at  5 A.  M.  This  was  during  the  flood  of  1884,  and  the  gas  and  water 
were  turned  off.  The  fire  engine  was  put  on  a flat  boat  and  taken  there. 
The  water  was  three  feet  deep  on  Second  street.  Dan  Spry’s  loss  was  $6,000. 
W.  H.  Elliott,  dry  goods  store,  loss,  $6,000.  Judge  Harper’s  law  office,  Har- 
per & Tremper’s  insurance  office  and  the  telephone  exchange  were  burned. 

March  30,  1884, — Dr.  T.  G.  Vaughter’s  residence  was  burned  to  the  ground. 
The  loss  was  $1,500. 

September  1,  1884, — E.  J.  Salt  & Company,  woolen  mill,  burned  down, 
fire  caused  by  spontaneous  combustion.  Loss,  $6,500. 

December  25,  1884, — Walker  Marsh’s  store  at  Eifort  burned.  Jacob  S. 
Cole  was  sleeping  in  the  store,  and  he  was  so  badly  burned  that  he  died  De- 
cember 27th  following. 

April  30,  1885, — Johnson  Hub  and  Spoke  Factory  caught  from  a spark 
in  the  blacksmith  shop  flying  into  the  drying  room  and  burned.  Loss,  $25,500. 
Insurance,  $17,000. 

August  28,  1886, — Thomas  L.  Bell’s  saw  mill,  which  stood  below  the 
Mussetter  Mill  on  the  river  bank,  burned  up.  Loss,  $25,000  and  insurance, 
$16,000. 

January  12,  1887, — The  Huston  corner  burned.  Loss,  $6,000.  A.  Lor- 
berg,  loss,  $3,500.  Insurance,  $2,000.  J.  A.  Banning,  saloon,  loss,  $900.  Mrs. 
McCloud,  restaurant,  loss,  $400.  John  D.  Wilhelm,  loss,  $400. 

November  1,  1887, — The  Stave  Factory  at  Rarden,  owned  by  the  Twelve 
Pole  Lumber  Company,  burned.  Loss  not  stated. 

December  6,  1887, — The  Buckeye  Mills,  on  Fourth  street  below  Market, 
burned.  In  the  falling  of  a wall  William  Simpson  a fireman,  was  instantly 
killed.  M.  H.  Anderson,  one  of  the  proprietors,  was  so  injured  that  he  died  in 
a few  hours. 

April  21,  1889, — Captain  W.  W.  Reilly’s  book  store  in  the  Massie  Block 
was  burned  out.  Insurance,  $6,500. 

June  20,  1889, — Wait’s  Factory  was  burned.  Loss,  $10,000.  Insurance, 

$7,500. 

March  24,  1890, — There  was  a fire  in  the  alley  of  the  center  block  on  the 
south  side  of  Second  street  between  Court  and  Market.  Fuller  Bros,  lost 
$3,800.  Micklethwait  Bros.,  lost  $1,250  on  building.  Huston  estate,  lost  $5,100 
on  two  buildings.  C.  Gerlach,  building,  $1,600.  Cadot  & Lowry,  $6,500,  on 
stock.  John  Jones,  Plummer,  $1,600,  on  stock. 

November  2,  1891, — The  Fourth  Street  School  House  burned.  Loss, 
$15,000. 

November  3,  1891, — The  Damarin  Building  occupied  by  the  Ohio  Military 
Academy  burned.  Loss,  $10,000. 

August  20,  1892,- A fire  in  the  Damarin  Building  on  the  northwest  corner 
of  Second  and  Court  streets,  destroyed  the  millinery  stock  of  Miss  B.  Robinson. 
Also  the  stock  of  B.  Guiterman  was  injured  by  smoke  and  water.  Loss  to  the 
building,  $2,000. 

August  23,  1892,— The  C.  P.  & V.  R.  R.  shops  burned.  Loss,  $5,000. 

September  7,  1892,-7,000,000  feet  of  lumber  were  burned  at  the  Little 
Kanawaha  Lumber  Company’s  plant  at  New  Boston.  Also  the  planing  mill 
and  dry  house.  Eight  loaded  cars  of  lumber  were  burned.  The  mill 
was  saved.  Loss,  $100,000. 

January  15,  1893,— The  interior  of  the  All  Saint’s  Church  was  burned  out. 
The  organ  was  destroyed.  The  fire  occurred  after  the  morning  services.  Loss, 
$7,000.  Insurance,  $6,300. 

January  29,  1893  — The  Portsmouth  Wheel  Works  burned  up.  Also  three 
dwellings  across  Eleventh  street,  belonging  to  Henry  Teeters,  Dan  Biggs  and 
George  Youngman.  Insurance  on  the  Wheel  Works,  $70,000.  I oss,  total. 

May  27,  1893, — The  old  ice  house  at  the  brewery  burned.  Loss,  $2,000. 

July  21,  1893,— The  Rarden  Stave  Factory  burned.  Taylor  and  Marr 
were  the  proprietors.  Loss,  $8,000. 


FIRES. 


477 


September  30,  1894, — I.  N.  Johnson  had  a barn  burned,  with  40  tons  of 
hay,  200  bushels  of  wheat,  2 tons  of  feed,  2 buggies,  2 wagons,  harness  and 
other  property.  Loss,  $2,500;  and  insurance,  $800. 

February  13,  1895, — Sciotoville  had  a fire.  The  post  office,  Mehaffey’s 
drug  store  and  H.  E.  Walden’s  feed  store  were  burned  out.  Also  the  residence 
of  Mrs.  Westwood.  Loss  not  stated. 

June  9,  1895, — The  Second  Presbyterian  Church  was  partially  burned. 
Loss,  $7,667,  or  more. 

November  2,  1895, — The  Scioto  Star  Paving  Plant  went  up  in  fire  and 
smoke.  Loss,  $10,000  to  $16,000. 

December  4,  1895, — The  Nichol’s  furniture  store  had  a fire  causing  a loss 
of  $2,000.  Fully  insured.  Brodbeck  Bros,  had  a fire.  Loss,  $200. 

October  6,  1896, — The  Scioto  Star  Paving  Brick  Plant  near  Sciotoville, 
was  partially  destroyed  by  fire.  Loss,  $2,000  to  $2,500. 

December  21,  1896, — Buddy  Wertz’s  Elk  Hotel  burned  out.  Loss  to 
Wertz,  $6,000.  Insurance,  $4,000.  Loss  on  the  building  not  estimated,  but 
fully  insured. 

April  1,  1897, — The  old  McDermott  homestead,  near  Buena  Vista,  was 
burned  to  the  ground.  It  was  the  property  of  Lafayette  Jones.  Loss,  $2,000. 
No  insurance. 

July  29,  1897, — A.  W.  Thompson’s  saw  mill  at  Sciotoville  burned.  Loss, 
$6,000.  Insurance,  $3,000. 

April  14,  1898, — Andrew  Hyland's  store  at  Franklin  Furnace  burned  up. 
Both  building  and  goods.  The  building  had  been  erected  when  the  Furnace 
was  started.  Loss  not  stated. 

May  2,  1S98, — Fire  in  the  First  Ward  burned  J.  T.  Miller’s  residence. 
Loss,  $2,000.  Will  Sparks’  house  and  Curley  Rhodes’  house.  Also  Peter 
Schmidt’s  and  Martin  Clean’s.  James  Beles  and  many  others  were  injured. 
Total  loss  in  those  wholly  and  partially  destroyed  was  estimated  at.  $2,500. 
The  locality  was  in  the  square  northwest  of  Second  and  Jefferson  Streets. 

June  7,  1898, — The  Burgess  Steel  & Iron  Works  were  burned  up.  Loss  on 
building,  furnace  and  machinery,  $250,000.  On  contracts  unfilled,  the  same 
sum.  Loss  to  building  adjusted,  $107,787.58.  Insurance,  $125,000.  500  men 
thrown  out  of  employment.  Pay  roll,  $4,000  per  week. 

June  15,  1898, — Wise’s  clothing  store  was  burned  out. 

August  13,  1898, — Heinish’s  third  floor  burned  out. 

November  17,  1898, — Dice’s  Stables,  Farmer’s  Hotel,  George  Rogers’  resi- 
dence and  the  Imperial  Mills  were  burned.  The  fire  originated  in  the  stable 
of  the  Farmer’s  Hotel. 

Adam  Frick  Imperial  Mills,  loss,  $8,000.  Insurance,  $7,500. 

Stahler  Bros.,  loss  on  building,  $100,  on  stock,  $500. 

Dice’s  Stable,  loss,  $2,500.  Insurance,  $2,000. 

George  Rogers,  loss,  $1,500.  Insurance,  1,600. 

Farmer’s  Hotel,  loss,  $4,000.  Insurance,  $3,500. 

Goods,  loss,  $500;  and  insurance  $1,000. 

John  Dice,  livery,  loss,  $2,000. 

June  23,  1899, — Cuppett  & Webb’s  mill  destroyed  by  fire.  Loss,  $10,000 
to  $12,000. 

October  29,  1899, — At  New  Boston,  Conley’s  saloon,  the  Heel  Factory, 
Rev.  Porter’s  residence  and  the  Standard  Shoe  Building  all  burned. 

Pat  Conley,  loss,  $6,000.  Insurance,  $3,000. 

Heel  Co.  building,  loss,  $3,000.  Insurance,  $2,000. 

Heel  Co.,  loss,  $8,000  to  $10,000.  Insurance,  $5,000  to  $6,000. 

Standard  Shoe  Co.  in  the  same  building,  loss,  $6,000.  Insurance,  $1,000. 

Standard  Shoe  Co.  building,  loss,  $2,000.  Insurance,  $2,000. 

November  1,  1899, — J.  H.  Farmer’s  feed  store  in  the  east  end  burned. 
Loss,  $2,500.  Insurance,  $1,000.  W.  D.  Horr’s  feed  store  also  was  injured. 
Loss,  $700.  Fully  insured. 

January  31,  1900. — John  Jones’  hat  store  at  W.  Second  street,  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire.  Loss  to  Jones,  $2,500.  Insurance,  $2,000.  Loss  to  the  building 
slight.  v 

May  13,  1900, — Mrs.  Boluss’  millinery  store  burned.  Loss,  $3,000.  Loss 
to  building,  owned  by  Judge  Ball,  $500. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


November  1,  1900, — There  was  a great  fire  at  Wheelersburg.  The  Hotel 
kept  by  J.  F.  Stewart  caught  fire  from  a defective  flue  and  was  consumed. 
Loss,  $1,500.  Insurance,  $1,200.  Mrs.  Marion  Sikes’  residence  burned.  Loss, 
$800.  No  insurance.  The  Adventist  Church  burned.  Loss  $1,000.  In- 
surance, $600.  L.  L.  Hacquard’s  business  house  burned.  Loss,  $1,000. 
Insurance,  $600.  His  stock  of  goods  was  partly  lost,  value,  $1,500.  Insurance, 
$1,000.  The  fire  started  at  2 p.  m.  and  was  not  under  control  until  4 p.  m. 
The  Grand  Army  Hall  was  destroyed  to  prevent  further  conflagration.  Loss, 
$300. 

Total  loss  in  Portsmouth  and  Scioto  County,  $1,308,129.56.  Total  insur- 
ance, $339,500. 


THE  WEATHER. 

Table  of  Lowest  Temperatures  .Since  1830. 


Date. 

Degrees. 

Date. 

Degrees. 

1830,  December  22d 

2° 

below 

1873, 

January  30t.h 

3° 

below 

1832,  January  26th 

6' 

below 

1874, 

January  10th 

7° 

above 

January  27t,h 

3 

below 

1875, 

January  9th 

9%° 

below 

1835,  February  7th 

5 

below 

1876, 

December  8th 

8° 

above 

February  8th 

6' 

below 

1877, 

December  0th 

2 

below 

February  9th 

5° 

below 

1878, 

January  8th 

1° 

below 

1836,  February  2d 

zero. 

1879, 

January  9th 

12 

below 

February  3d 

zero. 

1880, 

February  5th 

8° 

above 

February  5th 

zero. 

1881, 

January  5th 

5° 

below 

1858,  February  21st 

4" 

below 

1884, 

January  5th 

11 

below 

February  22d 

2° 

below 

January  6t,h 

14° 

below 

December  30th 

2 

below 

January  7th 

2 

below 

December  31st 

4 

below 

January  25th 

13° 

below 

1840,  January  2d 

5° 

below 

December  19th 

2° 

below 

January  19th 

2" 

below 

December  26th 

4° 

below 

February  2d 

zero. 

1885, 

January  22d 

3" 

below 

1841,  January  18th 

1 

below 

February  11th 

2° 

below 

1852,  January  19t.h 

2° 

below 

February  20th 

4 

below 

January  20th 

16 

below 

February  21st 

5° 

below 

1857,  January  12th 

1 

below 

February  22d 

3 

below 

January  19th 

10 

below 

February  23d 

2° 

below 

January  22d 

6 

below 

1886, 

January  10th 

2° 

below 

January  23rd 

16° 

below 

January  11th 

8° 

below 

1858,  March  7th 

zero. 

January  12th 

10 

below 

1859,  December  8th 

4° 

above 

February  5th 

7° 

below 

1800,  January  2d 

4° 

below 

1893, 

January  10th 

zero. 

1860,  November  10th 

10° 

above 

January  11th 

ii 

below 

1861,  February  15th 

15° 

above 

•lanuary  14th 

1° 

below 

1862,  January  18th 

9° 

above 

January  15th 

7° 

below 

1863,  January  2d 

2° 

below 

January  16th 

9° 

below 

1864.  February  19th 

4° 

above 

1894, 

January  25th 

1° 

above 

1865,  January  25th 

9° 

above 

1895, 

February  8th 

6' 

below 

1866,  February  15th 

2° 

below 

1896, 

February  21st 

above 

1867,  January  30th 

4° 

above 

1897, 

January  21st 

6° 

below 

1868,  December  12th 

4° 

above 

1898, 

February  3d 

zero. 

1869,  February  21st 

4° 

above 

1899, 

January  2d 

i° 

above 

1870,  December  26t.h 

1° 

below 

1900, 

February  25th 

2° 

below 

1871,  December  21st 

7 

below 

1901, 

December  16th  and  21st... 

2° 

below 

1872,  December  24th 

3° 

below 

1902, 

February  4th 

3° 

above 

Doctor  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead’s  report  from  1830  to  1858,  and  Doctor  D.  B.  Cotton’s  report 
from  that  time  to  the  present.  , 


In  the  winter  of  1855  and  1856  the  river  remained  frozen  over  forty-seven 
days.  In  December  the  thermometer  fell  to  2 or  3 deg.  below  zero.  On  Decem- 
ber 24,  1855,  the  river  closed  and  from  that  time  for  forty-seven  days,  it  was 
as  if  there  were  no  river.  There  was  a regular  roadway  for  sleighs  and  teams 
across  the  ice  and  skating  was  excellent.  For  weeks  befor  the  ice  broke,  the 
weather  was  warm  and  springlike.  Many  attempts  were  made  to  start,  the  ice. 
Blasting  was  used  but  to  no  effect.  The  Bostona  was  frozen  in  at  the  foot  of 
Jefferson  street.  She  got  up  steam  and  undertook  to  start  the  ice  but  only 
cracked  it.  The  river  was  open  below  the  Scioto,  and  the  Bostona  cut  a channel 
and  backed  to  Indian  Run.  The  ice  was  frozen  to  the  bottom  of  her  keel.  She 
came  back  before  the  break  up  which  was  on  the  9th  of  February  1856.  The 
remarkable  feature  of  that  winter  was  the  ice  remaining  during  the  mild 
weather. 


THE  WEATHER. 


479 


In  1883  and  1884,  the  thermometer  was  below  zero  six  days  in  January, 
and  yet  the  river  was  open  from  Pittsburg  to  Cairo. 

September  19,  1884, — At  2:45  p.  m.  there  was  an  earthquake  in  Ports- 
mouth. It  lasted  five  seconds. 

July  4,  1897, — Was  the  hottest  day  in  Portsmouth  for  sixty-seven  years. 
The  thermometer  reached  105  1-5  deg.  Fahrenheit.  The  record  had  been  kept 
since  1830.  From  July  9th  to  the  18th,  1859,  there  was  a long  hot  spell,  when 
it  ranged  from  92  deg.  to  103  deg.,  having  the  latter  figure  for  two  days.  The 
observing  station  in  Portsmouth  is  the  second  oldest  in  the  United  States,  and 
there  are  but  two  older  stations  in  the  world.  It  was  established 
in  1830,  two  years  after  the  station  in  Philadelphia.  All  the  above  from  Doc- 
tor D.  B.  Cotton.  July  16,  1879  and  July  18,  1887  were  the  next  hottest  days, 
the  mercury  going  to  101  deg.  The  following  are  recent  ones: 

1893,  June  19, — 100  degrees. 

1894,  June  23, — 102  degrees. 

1895,  June  23, — 102  degrees. 

1896,  July  29, — 100  degrees. 

1897,  July  4, — 105  1-5  degrees. 

1898,  July  2 and  3,-101  degrees  each. 

1899,  June  23, — 98  degrees. 

1900,  July  15, — 99  3-4  degrees. 

1901,  July  22, — 102  degrees. 

February  9,  1899, — The  thermometer  was  10  degrees  below  zero. 

February  10,  1899, — The  thermometer  was  17%  degrees  below  zero. 

February  11,  1899, — The  thermometer  was  4 degrees  below  zero. 

February  12,  1899, — The  thermometer  was  11  degrees  below  zero. 

Rainfall. 

July  20,  1896, — 3.27  inches  of  rain  fell  in  Portsmouth  in  twenty-four 
hours,  the  greatest  rainfall  ever  known  in  the  meteorological  history  of  the 
county.  It  began  the  afternoon  of  the  20th.  From  11  p.  m.  on  the  20th 

until  6 a.  m.  on  the  21st  it  poured.  Chillicothe  street  was  full  of  water  from 

curb  to  curb.  The  Third  street  sewer  could  not  carry  off  the  water.  Carey’s 
Run  broke  all  records.  Turkey  Creek  and  Pond  Creek  were  out  of  their 
bonds.  The  east  end  was  all  under  water.  The  canal  was  broken  in  a dozen 

places.  There  were  washouts  on  the  C.  & O.  and  C.  P.  & V.  Railroads. 

February  22,  1897. — For  twenty-four  hours  previous  to  7 a.  m.  this  day  2.42 
inches  of  rain  fell.  The  river  rose  twenty  feet  from  7 p.  m.  on  the  21st  to 
daylight  on  the  22nd. 

February  23,  1897, — The  river  was  53  feet  and  9 inches  high. 

February  24,  1897, — The  river  was  58  feet  and  9 inches. 

February  25,  1897, — The  river  reached  59  feet  and  stopped. 

March  26,  1898,— The  river  at  3:30  p.  m.  was  56  feet  3 inches. 

March  28,  1898, — It  reached  57  feet  and  9 inches,  the  highest  point. 

March  16,  1899,— The  river  was  53  feet  and  8 inches. 

April  28.  1899, — Electric  storm  and  cloud  burst  at  Lucasville.  There 
was  a high  wind,  a great  down  pour  of  rain  and  hail  stones,  some  were  as 
large  as  a hen’s  egg.  Lightning  struck  a former  house  of  John  Kline  and  it 
was  fired  and  burned  down.  The  families  occupying  it  escaped.  The  con- 
tents were  burned.  George  Cook  was  struck  by  lightning  at  home  and  was 
unconscious  for  an  hour.  While  hailing,  the  thermometer  dropped  30  de- 
grees and  overcoats  were  in  demand.  Creeks  all  rose  and  bridges  and  tres- 
tles near  by  were  swept  out. 

[The  above  data  is  intended  to  supplement  that  found  under  the  tables  of 
temperature  and  rainfall  on  the  pages  preceding  and  following  this.] 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH 


Rainfall,  in  Inches  and  Hundredths,  at  Portsmouth,  from  Ob- 
servations Furnished  by  D.  B.  Cotton,  M.  D. 


Year. 

January. 

February. 

March. 

April. 

May. 

June. 

July. 

August. 

September. 

October. 

November. 

December. 

Annual, 

1830 

1.10 

1.40 

6.00 

1.10 

2.50 

3.80 

0.30 

0.90 

2.90 

0.10 

4.10 

0.10 

24.30 

1831 

0.30 

1.80 

3.90 

1.00 

3.30 

6.60 

9.40 

4.70 

2.70 

3.40 

0.40 

1.90 

39.40 

1832 

3.00 

4.00 

1.80 

5.80 

2.20 

2.30 

4.50 

7.30 

3.30 

3.20 

2.00 

6.20 

45.60 

1833 

2.65 

3.20 

2.05 

1.40 

3.10 

7.00 

3.10 

0.30 

3.10 

3.10 

2.80 

3,55 

35.35 

1834 

6.70 

1.60 

2.60 

2.20 

1.20 

4.10 

1.40 

1.05 

1.40 

3.70 

4.30 

3.20 

33.45 

1835 

2.50 

1.50 

1.90 

3.00 

2-90 

2.60 

2.90 

2.60 

2.80 

3.60 

6.10 

2.10 

34,50 

1836 

1.30 

3.15 

4.20 

3.10 

6.80 

2.70 

3.10 

6.00 

3.80 

2.00 

2.20 

2.20 

40.55 

1837 

0.96 

3.65 

2.50 

1.10 

4.70 

8.60 

8.20 

3.90 

5.90 

4,80 

1.70 

3.28 

49.29 

1838 

1.50 

3.20 

3.20 

4.50 

5.10 

5.12 

5.00 

1.80 

1.10 

3.50 

3.10 

1.60 

38.72 

1839 

2.20 

1.90 

2.60 

2.22 

3.12 

3.00 

0.60 

1.10 

4.91 

0.30 

2.90 

0.97 

25.82 

1840 

2.02 

2.75 

2.34 

5.50 

6.40 

10.66 

1.35 

3.15 

2.20 

3.30 

0.30 

2.12 

42.09 

1841 

5.04 

1.70 

3.52 

5.62 

6.30 

2.42 

4.00 

2.70 

2.52 

5.20 

5,50 

3.42 

47.94 

1842 

4.30 

3.04 

2.94 

4.20 

6.02 

8.20 

3.14 

2.21 

0.90 

1.20 

3.85 

2.32 

42.32 

1843 

3.54 

1.22 

3.47 

6.00 

4.04 

6.38 

6.70 

2.85 

5.07 

4.74 

5.20 

2.37 

51.58 

1844 

2.92 

0.20 

2.57 

1.64 

5.21 

4.00 

4.60 

4.00 

2.80 

3.00 

2.60 

0.64 

34.18 

1845 

1.94 

1.60 

2.24 

1.30 

5.10 

5.85 

2.92 

5.30 

3.80 

3.00 

3.80 

3.20 

40.05 

1846 

3.25 

1.51 

4.25 

4.31 

5.06 

3.81 

3.25 

5.44 

2.00 

0.69 

6.38 

5.44 

45.39 

1847 

2.85 

2.62 

5.55 

1.12 

3.12 

3.06 

4.19 

2.06 

4.94 

6.19 

1.50 

11.10 

48.30 

1848 

3.91 

2.38 

2.75 

0.25 

6.81 

3.25 

6.94 

5.06 

0.25 

2.56 

1.50 

5.48 

41.14 

1849 

4.38 

3.76 

5.38 

1.74 

2.00 

3.50 

8.75 

2.50 

0.50 

4.25 

1.75 

5.05 

43.26 

1850 

8.22 

3.56 

8.96 

3.60 

3.81 

3.52 

4.00 

8.00 

0.75 

2.62 

2.75 

8.12 

57.20 

1851  

0.50 

6.78 

1.50 

1.69 

3.75 

2.50 

3.00 

2.12 

[2.75] 

1.31 

2.15 

3.00 

[30.97] 

1852 

2.00 

4.12 

3.75 

5.56 

2.44 

6.19 

1.12 

2.88 

1.88 

1.56 

2.62 

5,50 

39.62 

1853 

1.32 

4.08 

1.50 

5.19 

1.00 

2.00 

1.50 

1.88 

3.00 

5.12 

1.75 

0.40 

28.74 

1854 

7.25 

2.69 

4.75 

2.00 

0.25 

1.00 

2.00 

1.50 

0.56 

3.56 

3.19 

2.58 

31.33 

1855 

0.75 

0.20 

3.00 

1.25 

2.94 

7.31 

4.94 

7.44 

4.56 

9.81 

2.81 

[3,50] 

[45.51] 

1856 

2.80 

1857 

0.95 

0.75 

0.15 

1.00 

2.12 

3.62 

1.00 

0.25 

2.00 

1858 

0.35 

0.20 

5.75 

2.69 

2.44 

0.44 

1.81 

1.64 

5.75 

1859 

2.33 

7.20 

3.09 

8.34 

1.43 

4.21 

1.22 

6.70 

1.29 

2.32 

2.09 

6.15 

46.37 

1860 

3.94 

1.05 

1.01 

4.24 

3.59 

1.90 

3.96 

2.57 

3.18 

1.58 

4.64 

2.25 

33.91 

1861 

3.10 

2.60 

1.81 

5.35 

6.99 

2.15 

1.40 

5.45 

3.19 

3.40 

5.86 

1.64 

41.94 

1862 

7.41 

4.48 

4.98 

6.15 

1.56 

3.34 

1.81 

2.50 

1.16 

1.50 

2.26 

2.80 

39.95 

1863 

6.42 

3.48 

4.43 

2.02 

1.37 

1.76 

4.32 

4.15 

1.52 

3.16 

2.14 

2.24 

37.01 

1864 

2.32 

1.45 

2.69 

2.26 

3.29 

2.94 

1.00 

4.11 

2.35 

3.05 

5.62 

4.69 

35.77 

1865 

2.65 

3.55 

5.90 

3.95 

10  59 

4.30 

6.17 

2.00 

6.03 

1.15 

1.15 

6.53 

53.97 

1866 

4.61 

3.02 

3.69 

2.82 

1.33 

2.93 

4.72 

2.82 

9.29 

3.41 

4.82 

1,51 

44.97 

1867 

3.23 

5.96 

7.11 

1.37 

4.64 

1.46 

4 34 

4.32 

0.72 

5.57 

2.10 

4.47 

45.29 

1868 

1.81 

0.95 

3.83 

4.71 

6.26 

4.40 

2.97 

4.45 

9.00 

1.64 

1.85 

3.20 

45.07 

1869 

2.82 

2.52 

4.57 

4.22 

3.86 

4.70 

4.20 

2.21 

3.48 

2.28 

3.82 

3.16 

41.84 

1870 

4.92 

3.68 

3.87 

3.48 

1.34 

3.17 

7.54 

4.95 

0.75 

2.99 

2.18 

2.04 

40.91 

1871 

2.57 

3.96 

2.50 

2.69 

1.80 

2.59 

3.66 

2.26 

1.32 

2,59 

2.02 

2.70 

30.66 

1872 

0.78 

2.25 

1.14 

8.37 

3.08 

1.89 

6.10 

1.81 

1.32 

1.20 

1.18 

2.01 

31.13 

1873 

1.60 

4.87 

3.01 

1.97 

4.75 

3.48 

7.12 

4.98 

2.58 

4.95 

1.94 

4.94 

46.19 

1874 

4.63 

3.71 

2.62 

5.38 

1.18 

3.46 

6.22 

1.94 

2.50 

0.24 

3.64 

2.80 

38.32 

1875 

2.12 

1.52 

5.36 

1.99 

3.50 

5.81 

8.76 

3.28 

1.73 

2.26 

5.06 

4.33 

45.72 

1876 

4.25 

2.47 

4.45 

2.53 

1.00 

3.69 

6.75 

3.54 

5.60 

1.82 

3.67 

1.45 

41.22 

1877 

5.16 

0.36 

5.16 

2.59 

1.97 

3.60 

5.11 

1.39 

2.20 

1.79 

2.44 

3.24 

35.01 

1878 

2.96 

1.36 

3.90 

1.37 

1.96 

2.39 

1.42 

2.92 

2.73 

2.06 

3.16 

3.66 

29.89 

1879 

3.19 

2.73 

3.29 

0.42 

3.14 

4.31 

1.25 

4.79 

2.41 

1.49 

1.53 

7.01 

35.56 

1880 

4.05 

5.80 

4.56 

5.94 

2.03 

4.65 

2.85 

5.54 

3.99 

2.90 

3.05 

3.62 

48.98 

1881 

4.32 

2.41 

3.82 

3.23 

1.76 

3.60 

3.80 

2.06 

2.45 

4.47 

3.70 

5.17 

40.79 

1882 

8.82 

6.28 

4.19 

3.09 

8.49 

6.85 

3.44 

6.69 

3.66 

1.72 

1,30 

1.68 

56.21 

1883 

3.54 

8.03 

3.40 

4.50 

3.59 

4.15 

4.13 

0.82 

1.46 

6.47 

3.08 

5.36 

48  53 

1884 

5.34 

6.11 

5.55 

3.90 

4.90 

3.47 

2.45 

1.35 

1.87 

1.22 

1,16 

4.70 

42.32 

1885 

6.41 

2.41 

1.02 

4.04 

3.72 

2.39 

2.12 

5.52 

2.40 

3.70 

1.71 

1.85 

37.29 

1886 

3.70 

1.82 

3.88 

3.28 

5.22 

6.75 

3.82 

3.98 

3.99 

1.25 

5.22 

2.42 

45.33 

1887 

2.84 

9.28 

1.94 

6.01 

1.76 

3.46 

4.12 

1.75 

2.09 

0.72 

2.47 

4.24 

40.68 

Mean 

3.38 

3.05 

3.49 

3.33 

3.56 

4.06 

3.93 

3.39 

2.76 

2.85 

2.93 

3.50 

40.23 

V 


THE  WEATHER 


481 


Monthly  and  Annual  Mean  Temperatures  in  Degrees  Fahr.,  at 
Portsmouth,  from  Observations  Furnished  by 
D.  B.  Cotton,  M.  D. 


Year. 

>> 

U 

d 

P 

d 

February. 

March. 

| 

April. 

May. 

June. 

July. 

August. 

j September. 

October. 

November. 

December. 

Annual. 

1830 

34.6 

37.9 

49.0 

59.5 

62.4 

70.8 

77.0 

76.0 

68.5 

60.9 

50.7 

36.9 

57.0 

1831 

24.4 

32.2 

47.2 

55.6 

61  1 

71.6 

73.2 

71.3 

64.3 

57.1 

42.6 

22.9 

52.0 

1832 

31.8 

41.7 

45.4 

54.6 

62.5 

69.2 

72.4 

68.7 

62.0 

56.2 

45.7 

38  0 

54.0 

1833 

38.5 

39.6 

43.6 

57.9 

68.3 

70.1 

75.8 

69.6 

68.5 

51.8 

43.9 

39.0 

55.6 

1834 

34.8 

46.2 

48.7 

58.1 

63.2 

74  1 

79.1 

77.3 

65.4 

54.5 

46.0 

39.3 

57.2 

1835 

36.9 

27.6 

42.4 

52.9 

66.0 

72.1 

74.1 

71.9 

62.6 

58.6 

48.4 

38  2 

54.3 

1836 

35.6 

34.3 

40.5 

56.9 

67.8 

70.8 

74.9 

72.7 

70.8 

52.1 

42.1 

36.4 

54.6 

1837 

34.8 

41.0 

45.4 

50-2 

63.5 

69.7 

75-8 

73.6 

66.8 

57.3 

50.2 

40  3 

55.7 

1838 

40.6 

26.5 

46.8 

51-2 

56.8 

73.6 

78-8 

78.2 

66.1 

50.2 

39.1 

29.3 

53.1 

1839 

37.9 

37.2 

44.8 

58.8 

67.8 

70.3 

76.7 

73.4 

62.7 

60.5 

39.0 

33.1 

55.2 

1840 

28.3 

43.2 

48.3 

59.0 

64.7 

72  1 

75.0 

74.9 

62  7 

55.8 

42.4 

34.1 

55.0 

1841 

32.7 

34.3 

45.1 

52.9 

62.5 

76.6 

77.7 

74.5 

69  3 

52.0 

45.9 

38.4 

55.2 

1842 

41.4 

40.8 

56.3 

61.7 

63.4 

68.0 

74.7 

71.4 

69.5 

59.0 

40.0 

38.9 

57.1 

1843 

41.4 

31.2 

33.0 

55.0 

63.6 

72.0 

77.2 

73.8 

72.9 

52.7 

44.9 

38  7 

54.7 

1844 

34.3 

39.5 

47.6 

66.1 

69.2 

73.5 

80.1 

75.0 

69.0 

54.8 

48.2 

38.7 

58.0 

1845 

42.0 

43.5 

48.2 

64.0 

64.4 

74.6 

78.9 

77.7 

68.8 

55.0 

45.1 

29.8 

57.7 

1846 

39.3 

37.3 

48.4 

60.5 

68.4 

71.4 

76.3 

78.0 

73.7 

56.1 

50.2 

44.2 

58.6 

1847 

37.4 

41.5 

45.1 

59.9 

65.2 

71.3 

76.0 

73.2 

67.2 

56.1 

48.2 

39.8 

56.7 

1848 

41.6 

39.8 

46.4 

57.1 

68.7 

72.4 

74.8 

74.4 

64.0 

56.5 

44.3 

46.5 

57.2 

1849 

34.5 

34.3 

50.6 

55.9 

66.5 

77.7 

76-4 

76.4 

69.1 

55.8 

51.9 

36.5 

57,1 

1850 

39.4 

39.3 

43.9 

53.3 

61.5 

75.2 

81.8 

78.4 

69.3 

56.1 

42.6 

38.7 

56.6 

1851 

38.6 

47  2 

49.5 

56.4 

68.1 

73.2 

79.0 

76.4 

72.1 

56.7 

44.7 

32.6 

57.9 

1852 

29.7 

41.0 

49.3 

53.2 

67.8 

71.6 

79.1 

74.4 

68.7 

62  6 

45  0 

43.0 

57.1 

1853 

37.6 

38.8 

45.7 

56.4 

65.8 

79.2 

77.9 

76.7 

70.1 

53.1 

50.2 

35.6 

57  3 

1854 

34.7 

42.5 

48.3 

55.3 

68.1 

75.3 

83.0 

81.3 

77.9 

62.7 

44.9 

38.1 

59.3 

1855 

37.0 

29.0 

41.1 

60.1 

66.4 

70.7 

79.2 

76.2 

74.2 

56.0 

52.1 

44.1 

57.2 

1856 

31.3 

1857 

22.2 

46.6 

42.5 

46.6 

60.3 

71.0 

74.3 

74.6 

70  6 

53.9 

40.9 

43.3 

53.9 

1858 

44.5 

30.7 

44.5 

58.1 

64.4 

74.5 

77.6 

76.4 

68.2 

61.9 

44.0 

44.5 

57.4 

1859 

32.9 

40.1 

51.0 

53.7 

69.3 

72.1 

78.3 

73.4 

66.8 

52.6 

46.6 

31.1 

55.7 

1860 

36.9 

37.7 

46.8 

57.9 

69.0 

71.0 

77.3 

73.7 

65.3 

57.8 

42.0 

33.2 

55.7 

1861 

35.2 

40.5 

44.8 

56.4 

61.4 

73.7 

71.7 

74.3 

64.8 

55.4 

43.5 

37.4 

54.9 

1862 

37.1 

36.5 

43.5 

54-9 

66.0 

71.2 

78.2 

77.6 

71.4 

57.4 

44  8 

40.5 

56.6 

1863 

39.5 

40.4 

42.0 

54.0 

72.3 

69.7 

75.7 

74.3 

63.9 

52.9 

45.8 

39.9 

55.7 

1864 

32.9 

38.3 

42.7 

52.3 

63.8 

69  6 

78.2 

75.8 

67.8 

51.5 

47.3 

36.9 

54.8 

1865 

29.7 

38.6 

49.1 

57.7 

62.6 

73.2 

73.5 

70.6 

71  2 

53.9 

43.2 

39.0 

55.2 

1866 

33.0 

34.2 

43.0 

59.9 

60.8 

71.9 

77.2 

67.2 

65.5 

56.6 

44.2 

31.6 

53.8 

1867 

24.7 

40.7 

39.1 

57.1 

59.7 

75.5 

76.8 

73.8 

70.6 

55.5 

45.9 

35.5 

54.6 

1868 

29.4 

33.9 

50.0 

52.0 

61.5 

71.2 

79.9 

72.0 

63.8 

54  5 

43.6 

31.7 

53.6 

1869 

38.3 

38.9 

40.1 

52.5 

61.4 

68.8 

74.2 

75.1 

66.5 

46.3 

39.9 

37.1 

53.3 

1870 

37.5 

35.4 

39.6 

53.7 

66.9 

72.1 

77.1 

75.0 

69  5 

58.1 

45.4 

28.3 

54.9 

1871 

37.7 

38.7 

51.7 

60.3 

65.6 

75.2 

75.2 

76.5 

65.0 

52.2 

35.8 

32.0 

55.5 

1872 

30.5 

32.3 

37.2 

57.5 

66.6 

72.8 

77  6 

76.2 

66.1 

53.2 

40.9 

26.2 

53.1 

1873 

30.2 

34.4 

39.8 

52.6 

65.3 

75.0 

76.6 

72.9 

68.5 

51.6 

43.4 

43.4 

54.5 

1874 

39.2 

41.3 

46.8 

52.0 

68.4 

78.2 

77.7 

75.2 

71.0 

57.1 

45.8 

41.6 

57.9 

1875 

29.2 

31.4 

45.2 

53.6 

66.8 

74.5 

78  9 

74.5 

66.8 

54.2 

46.6 

48.4 

55.8 

1876 

44.6 

40.7 

45.9 

57.7 

68.8 

76.0 

79.3 

77.8 

68.2 

50.7 

43.0 

26.2 

56.6 

1877 

33.4 

42.5 

42.9 

58.2 

63.8 

74.3 

78.8 

76.1 

68.9 

60.0 

47.4 

47  4 

57.8 

1878 

37.4 

40.8 

52.9 

53.6 

65.0 

71.1 

82.9 

78.8 

65.0 

56.7 

46.9 

31.1 

56.8 

1879 

32.3 

37.1 

48.0 

56.3 

69  3 

74.7 

81.6 

73.8 

64.9 

63.9 

48.7 

44.6 

57.9 

1880 

50.1 

43.6 

46.8 

58.8 

71.6 

75.5 

76.8 

76.6 

66.6 

55  4 

39.8 

30.7 

57.7 

1881 

31.6 

34.4 

40.0 

50.8 

67.1 

71.0 

77.5 

75.2 

73.9 

60.9 

44.8 

41.1 

55.7 

1882 

34.8 

42.6 

47.4 

51.6 

59.9 

69.0 

74.8 

71.2 

66.1 

58.6 

43.1 

33.3 

54.4 

1883 

30.4 

38.7 

38.3 

55.0 

61.1 

69.7 

73.2 

69.8 

64.6 

57.5 

46.6 

36.4 

53.4 

1884 

23.3 

40.9 

42.5 

51.6 

62.0 

71.1 

72.2 

71.5 

69.3 

58.1 

42.4 

33.9 

53.2 

1885 

29.2 

26.1 

35.0 

52.6 

62.0 

69.0 

75.3 

71.8 

63.6 

51.5 

41.7 

35.8 

51.1 

1886 

27.7 

32.3 

42.6 

55.3 

64.5 

68.8 

72.8 

71.8 

66.9 

53.5 

42.5 

30.4 

52.4 

1887 

33.0 

42.0 

42.3 

52.5 

67.8 

71.4 

78.0 

72  2 

65.2 

51.6 

42.5 

35.6 

54.5 

Mean 

35.1 

37.9 

45.0 

57.5 

65.1 

72.5 

76.9 

74.4 

67.8 

55.7 

44.7 

36.2 

55.7 

482 


THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


THE  STAR  SHOWER.  OF  NOVEMBER  13,  1833. 

By  Abraham  G.  Noel. 

Dr.  Andrews  and  Charley  Tracy  (a  lawyer)  of  Portsmouth,  my  father 
and  myself,  went  out  hunting  the  first  week  in  November.  The  hunt  lasted 
a week  or  ten  days.  We  took  a wagon  with  a tent,  provisions,  etc.  My  home 
was  about  six  miles  northwest  of  Portsmouth,  and  we  went  about  twelve 
miles  west  of  my  home  to  a place  near  the  “Copperas  Rock,”  (a  great  rocky 
bluff.)  This  was  at  the  headwaters  of  I.ong  Run,  a branch  of  Bear  Creek, 
which  is  a branch  of  Brush  Creek.  The  weather  was  bright  and  clear,  with 
cool  nights.  We  kept  a fire  all  night  in  front  of  the  tent.  We  hunted  in  the 
daytime,  killing  in  all,  twenty-two  deer.  The  deer  seemed  stupid  during  the 
whole  time  that  we  were  out.  We  cooked  for  ourselves,  having  the  heartiest 
meals  in  the  morning  and  evening.  Father  roasted  the  meat,  Tracy  roasted 
the  potatoes,  the  Doctor  made  the  coffee,  and  I got  water  and  wood  and  kept 
the  fire  going. 

There  was  nothing  unusual  about  the  weather  the  day  and  evening  be- 
fore the  star  shower.  On  the  third  or  fourth  night  of  the  hunt,  I got  up 
before  three  o’clock  to  make  a fire,  and  saw  a number  of  meteors  falling.  I 
called  up  the  other  men  to  see  the  display.  At  first,  when  there  were  only 
a few  meteors  falling,  we  could  see  them  at  a great  height.  They  fell  appar- 
ently to  within  thirty  or  forty  feet  of  the  earth,  then  seemed  to  burst  and 
fragments  flew  in  all  directions.  The  shower  rapidly  increased  until,  in  a few 
minutes,  the  whole  atmosphere  was  full  of  them,  and  they  fell  or  flew  in  all 
directions  like  sparks  from  a burning  hickory  log.  The  word  “millions” 
would  not  tell  the  number.  This  lasted  until  four  o’clock,  but  after  that,  a 
few  meteors  continued  to  fall  until  daylight.  We  could  hear  them  making  a 
crackling  sound  on  the  leaves  and  grass,  and  the  next  morning,  we  found 
little  balls  sticking  to  the  leaves,  which  when  crushed  resembled  a mixture  of 
ashes  and  iron-rust.  Between  three  and  four  o’clock  it  was  so  light  that  a 
man  could  see  to  shoot  squirrels  with  a rifle.  We  were  not  frightened.  Dr. 
Andrews  was  a learned  man  and  he  explained  the  phenomenon,  saying  that 
it  occurred  at  regular  periods  of  time. 

Some  of  the  people  in  the  settlements  near  by,  were  so  frightened 
that  they  prayed  all  the  next  day.  They  thought  the  end  of  the  world  was 
at  hand.  The  day  following,  a heavy  snow  began  at  nine  o’clock  and  contin- 
ued till  twelve.  The  snow  was  in  balls  from  the  size  of  a marble  to  a hulled 
walnut.  It  was  soft  and  soon  melted.  All  the  afternoon  there  was  an  occa- 
sional light  fall  of  snow.  After  that  we  had  bright  weather. 

[Note. — The  above  was  written  by  Mr.  Abraham  G.  Noel  from  personal 
recollection.  He  dictated  the  above  in  his  ninety-third  year.  He  died  Febru- 
ary 5,  1902,  at  Joliet,  Ills.  He  has  a sketch  herein.] 

Description  by  James  Ernmitt. 

It  was  a chilly  night  in  the  early  winter  of  1833.  To  be  exact,  it  was 
on  the  evening  of  November  13,  1833,  and  our  flat  boat  was  ungracefully  slip- 
ping down  the  Ohio  river  to  Madison,  Ind.  At  the  particular  hour  in  ques- 
tion, the  boat  was  just  passing  the  point  where  the  little  Miami  river  empties 
its  amber  flood  into  the  Ohio. 

The  night  was  clear  and  frosty.  Suddenly  a great  flood  of  light  envel- 
oped the  earth  to  the  uttermost  bounds  of  the  boatmen’s  vision.  Earth  and 
sky  and  river  were  lurid.  The  world  was  ablaze  with  a wonderful  glory.  And 
a moment  later  the  whole  firmanent  was  filled  with  a terrible  display — a de- 
luge of  falling  stars,  that  came  down  to  the  earth,  or  traversed  the  flaming 
atmosphere  from  north  to  south,  from  west  to  east,  from  south  to  north,  and 
from  east  to  west  They  fell  in  sheets  of  glorious  flames;  in  groups  of  hun- 
dreds, in  clouds  of  thousands.  Their  light  was  so  intense  and  glaring  that  the 
river  seemed  a surging  tide  of  blood;  the  boatmen  like  chief  ferrymen  on  one 
of  the  main  seething-hot  rivers  of  hell.  No  man  spoke. 

It  was  an  hour  of  terror,  and  knees  quaked  and  tongues  clave  to  the 
roof  of  the  mouth.  The  “oldest  inhabitant,”  seized  with  a terrible  fear  that 
the  hour  of  deserved  retribution  had  come  to  him,  opened  not  reminiscent 
head,  and  related  naught  of  what  occurred  “when  I was  a boy,”  to  the  dis- 


GREAT  STORM. 


483 


paragement  of  the  magnificent,  but  terrorizing  spectacle.  It  was  a pyrotechnic- 
al  display  of  appalling  magnitude,  of  blinding  brilliancy,  and  astounding 
characteristics.  At  times  the  air  seemed  absolutely  crowded  with  gyrating  and 
descending  sky  rockets.  Then  there  would  be  a magnificent  and  dazzling 
burst  of  light — so  bright  that  it  was  impossible  to  look  heavenward.  Then 
would  come  hundreds  of  luminous  stars,  chasing  others  that  had  gone  before 
them,  and  streams  of  rolling  fire,  that  illuminated  the  northern  hemisphere. 

And  during  it  all — during  one  of  the  greatest  meteorological  displays 
that  ever  startled  the  world,  Emmitt’s  flat  boat,  with  its  alarmed  crew,  floated 
down  the  broad  bosom  of  the  Ohio. 

THE  GREAT  STORM  OF  MAY  21,  1860. 

At  four  P.  M.  a black  cloud  was  seen  coming  from  the  southwest. 
There  was  thunder,  but  nothing  unusual  was  anticipated.  It  came  all  of  a 
sudden  with  the  wind.  Houses  were  unroofed,  walls  blown  down,  chimneys 
toppled  over  and  trees  prostrated.  The  air  was  filled  with  leaves,  torn  from 
the  trees  by  the  force  of  the  wind,  with  shingles,  pieces  of  roof,  brickbats, 
etc.  The  streets  and  valleys  were  filled  with  rubbish  torn  from  the  buildings, 
and  trees.  The  steeple  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  with  the  bell  and 
clock  tower  in  it,  were  thrown  across  the  street  between  two  houses  and  the 
roof  of  the  church  was  nearly  stripped  off.  Jefferson  and  Kepner’s  large  brick 
store  house  just  about  completed,  was  wrecked,  the  wind  got  into  it  and 
crushed  down  every  floor  with  bricks  from  near  the  roof.  A part  of  the 
east  wall  was  thrown  on  the  Brown  residence,  next  east,  occupied  by  E.  Jones 
and  family,  from  Elmira,  New  York.  A little  girl,  a daughter  of  four  years, 
was  crushed  beneath  the  falling  walls  and  instantly  killed.  The  upper  floors 
of  the  house  were  crushed  through,  destroying  all  the  furniture.  Men  were 
working  to  finish  the  Jefferson  building  and  one  Henry  McCallister  was 
caught  in  the  wreck  and  killed.  The  others  escaped.  David  Price,  a dray- 
man, with  his  horse,  was  killed  in  front  of  Mr.  Tewksbury’s  residence,  by  the 
roof  of  the  Blake  building  being  thrown  on  his  horse  and  dray.  The  whole 
mass  of  the  roof  fell  on  him,  his  horse  and  dray,  while  the  wheel  of  his  dray 
was  caught  on  a hitching  post.  A moment  more  and  he  would  have  es- 
caped. Henry  Davis’s  frame  machine  shop  on  Mill  street,  was  totally  demol- 
ished. Many  roofs  were  torn  off  and  the  damages  were  quite  extensive. 
Scarcely  a house  escaped  without  more  or  less  damage.  William  McKinney, 
on  the  west  side  north  of  the  distillery,  was  returning  home  when  the  storm 
overtook  him.  He  was  killed  by  a tree  falling  and  crushing  him.  Everywhere 
the  timber  was  prostrated  and  the  roads  were  blocked  with  it.  On  this  ac- 
count, the  Chillicothe  coach,  due  that  evening,  did  not  arrive  until  the  next 
day  at  10  o’clock  in  the  morning. 


CHAPTER  III. 


The  Schools-The  Press  The  Churches  The  City  Hospital  The 
ParK  Hospital  The  Cemeteries  Memorial  Hays. 


THE.  SCHOOLS. 

There  were  no  schools  in  Portsmouth  supported  by  the  public  prior  to 
1839.  That  is  really  the  beginning  of  the  school  history  of  Portsmouth. 
What  occurred  before  that  date  is  largely  tradition.  There  are  no  public  rec- 
ords to  show  what  the  Historian  would  like  most  to  know.  The  charter  of 
the  town  in  1814  said  nothing  about  schools.  It  was  not  until  March,  1838, 
the  Legislature  authorized  the  town  council  to  provide  for  the  support  of  the 
common  schools,  to  create  school  districts,  to  build  houses  and  to  borrow 
money  for  that  purpose.  The  same  act  authorized  a levy  of  two  mills  on  the 
dollar  for  school  purposes.  The  Council  was  authorized  to  create  the  office 
of  Trustee  and  Visitor  of  the  common  schools  for  one  year.  The  Council  was 
also  to  appoint  five  persons  as  Examiners  and  Inspectors  of  common  schools 
for  two  years  who  granted  certificates  to  teachers  and  examined  the  schools. 

Pursuant  to  this  law,  the  town  council  made  three  school  districts,  one 
of  each  of  the  three  wards  constituting  a district.  The  electors  were  to  meet 
on  the  second  Friday  of  November,  1838,  and  the  third  Friday  in  September 
each  year  after  and  elect  three  Trustees  and  Visitors  of  Common  Schools. 
The  Treasurer  of  the  town  was  to  take  charge  of  the  school  funds  and  the 
Recorder  of  the  town  to  keep  the  school  accounts.  The  first  Trustees  and 
Visitors  of  common  schools  were  elected  November  9,  1838.  They  were:  First 
ward,  James  Lodwick;  Second  ward,  Washington  Kinney;  Third  ward,  J.  V. 
Robinson.  This  was  the  beginning  of  public  schools  in  Portsmouth.  We 
have  first  to  deal  with  the  period  prior  to  1839.  There  was  a public  school 
house  built  in  Portsmouth  in  1806  by  John  Brown,  senior,  but  whether  it  was 
built  by  a public  tax,  or  by  voluntary  contributions  is  matter  of  conjecture. 
Wayne  Township  had  no  existence  until  1809  and  the  records  of  Union  Town- 
ship from  1803  to  1809  are  lost.  They  are  not  even  known  to  be  in  exist- 
ence. The  probability  is,  that  the  school  house  built  by  John  Brown 
was  built  by  voluntary  labor  and  contributions.  It  stood  where  the  “Buckeye 
House”  now  stands,  or  on  the  same  lot. 

Henry  Massie  in  platting  the  town  of  Portsmouth,  dedicated  lots  130 
and  143  to  schools.  These  are  the  lots  where  the  Second  Street  School  House 
now  stands.  He  also  donated  out-lot  39  which  embraces  three  hundred  and 
fifty-five  feet  on  Court  street  and  four  hundred  and  forty-five  feet  on  Fourth. 

The  Fourth  Street  School  House  was  built  on  a part  of  this  lot  and  the 
remainder  of  it  was  leased  out  perpetually.  Lots  130  and  143  were  first  rented 
out  and  Clark  Smith  taught  a school  in  a log  house  there  in  1823.  The 
benches  were  of  slabs,  with  riven  legs,  and  no  backs.  The  desks  were  rude 
boards  attached  to  the  walls.  The  house  was  heated  by  a fire-place.  The 
books  were  Webster’s  Spelling  Book,  Introduction  to  English  Reader,  Pike's 
Arithmetic,  Sequel  to  English  Reader  and  Murray’s  English  Grammar.  In  1829 
George  Ross  Kelsey  taught  the  first  public  free  school  in  the  Philip  Young 
property,  on  Third  near  Washington  street.  It  was  continued  only  three 
months  and  paid  for  by  the  sale  of  Section  16;  and  in  three  months  the  funds 
were  exhausted.  In  1834  a public  school  house  was  erected  on  Lot  215  on  Jeffer- 
son street.  In  1836  Mr.  Mears  taught  a pay  school,  and  in  the  same  year  Wil- 
liam S.  Morrell  taught  a free  school.  In  1836  the  school  youth  were  four  hun- 
dred and  fifty-four.  In  1837  the  value  of  the  school  building  was  five  hundred 
dollars.  They  consisted  of  a frame  shell  on  Jefferson  and  a log  building  on 
Second  street.  In  1837  the  enumeration  was  five  hundred  and  forty-five. — two 
hundred  and  seventy-eight  males,  two  hundred  and  sixty-nine  females.  School 
funds  were  $529.80  of  which  $277  was  paid  teachers.  In  1838  the  sums  paid 


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teachers  per  month  were:  W.  K.  Scott  $37.50,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Wilcox  $29.16,  Miss 
Thankful  Graves  $16.33,  Miss  Harriet  Ratcliff  $16.33. 

William  Jones  was  the  first  teacher  in  Portsmouth  and  he  continued  to 
teach  from  1806,  the  year  he  began,  until  1828.  He  was  paid  by  the  parents 
or  guardians,  a stipulated  sum  per  quarter  and  with  all  due  respect  to  the 
forefathers,  he  had  a hard  time  to  collect  that.  He  often  gave  public  notice  that 
the  tuition  due  him  should  and  must  be  paid.  All  the  schools  in  Portsmouth 
from  1806  to  1839  were  conducted  in  this  manner.  The  law  of  January  22,  1821, 
provided  that  Township  Trustees  were  to  create  districts  in  their  townships, 
of  twelve  to  forty  householders;  a school  committee  of  nine  was  to  be  elected 
on  the  first  Monday  in  May  in  each  year  and  a collector,  who  should  act  as 
Treasurer.  The  committee  was  to  erect  a school  house  and  employ  a teacher 
and  the  expense  was  to  be  assessed  on  the  parents  of  the  pupils  sent.  The 
school  committee  was  to  have  its  share  of  the  proceeds  of  school  funds.  There 
is  no  record  to  show  that  Portsmouth,  or  Wayne  Township,  ever  acted  under 
this  law,  though  the  Township,  or  Town,  may  have  done  so.  The  act  of  Febru- 
ary 5,  1825  provided  for  a state  levy  of  one-half  mill  on  the  dollar  for  a school 
fund.  Three  directors  were  to  be  elected  in  each  district  and  to  employ  a 
teacher.  This  law  also  provided  for  school  examiners.  The  act  of  March  10, 
1831,  undertook  to  make  a complete  system  of  common  schools.  The  school 
fund  was  three-fourths  of  a mill  but  not  to  be  levied  on  the  property  of 
blacks  or  mulattoes.  This  act  added  a district  clerk  and  treasurer,  and  the 
school  meetings  were  to  be  the  third  Tuesday  in  October.  By  the  act  of  March 
7,  1838,  the  school  fund  was  made  two  mills  on  the  dollar,  district  elections 
were  to  be  held  the  third  Friday  in  September,  and  there  were  to  be  three 
directors  elected  each  year.  The  act  of  March  16,  1839,  made  the  school  age 
from  four  to  twenty-one.  “Cuffee”  was  still  an  outlaw  and  only  white  chil- 
dren were  to  be  admitted  to  the  schools.  It  was  not  until  under  the  act  of 
March  14,  1853,  that  the  three  local  directors  began  to  be  elected  in  April  of 
each  year,  one  in  each  year  and  for  three  years’  term.  This  act  provided  for 
Township  Boards  of  Education  and  central  High  Schools. 

William  Jones,  the  first  teacher  in  Portsmouth,  was  born  in  Maryland 
in  1775.  He  secured  a good  education  for  his  time  and  his  father  emigrated  to 
Kentucky  in  1793,  coming  down  the  Ohio  River.  William  Jones  made  a trip 
to  New  Orleans  in  1799,  with  his  brother  Samuel  Griffith  Jones,  who  is 
sketched  among  the  pioneers.  In  1800,  William  Jones  married  and  located  in 
Alexandria,  purchasing  a lot  there.  He  assisted  Major  Henry  Massie  in  lay- 
ing out  the  town  of  Portsmouth,  and  was  given  lot  272  in  the  town  for  his 
services.  It  was  on  Second  street  near  Scioto.  He  sold  it  to  Charles  T. 
Mastin  for  $220.  He  reared  a large  family,  one  son  and  a number  of  daugh- 
ters. He  first  taught  at  Alexandria  and  in  the  vicinity.  He  began  teaching 
in  Portsmouth  in  1806  and  kept  it  up  until  1829.  On  December  14,  1839,  he 
was  commissioned  a Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Wayne  Township  and  served  one 
term.  His  only  son,  Thomas,  became  a steamboat  captain  and  owner.  Mrs. 
Daniel  Mclntire  was  one  of  his  daughters.  His  wife  died  in  1819.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Method- 
ism in  Portsmouth.  In  1837,  he  was  Deputy  Auditor  of  the  county.  He  lived 
until  1860  and  died  at  the  ripe  age  of  eighty-five,  at  the  home  of  Dudley  Day, 
his  son-in-law.  He  was  a fine  penman  and  clerk  and  was  often  employed  to 
perform  clerical  duties  He  taught  thirteen  weeks  for  two  dollars  and  a half 
per  pupil.  On  July  26,  1826,  he  advertised  in  the  newspaper  for  those  owing 
him  for  tuition  to  settle  up  or  he  would  place  the  bills  in  the  hands  of  offi- 
cers. Here  is  his  advertisement  in  the  Western  Times  of  May  3,  1828: 

NOTICE. 

I again  offer  my  services  as  a teacher  of  youth  for  the  town  of  Ports- 
mouth and  its  vicinity.  Those  who  will  entrust  me  with  the  tuition  of  their 
children  may  rest  assured  that  every  attention  will  be  paid  to  their  literary 
and  moral  improvement,  within  the  compass  of  my  ability.  The  branches  I 
propose  to  teach  are,  orthography,  reading,  penmanship  and  arithmetic, 
which  I will  teach  for  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  quarter  of  thirteen 
weeks.  Good  school  accommodations  will  be  furnished.  The  school  to  com- 
mence about  the  first  or  second  Monday  of  next  month. 

WILLIAM  JONES. 


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THE  WHEELER  ACADEMY,  1819. — FOURTH  AND  MARKET. 

On  November  4,  1818,  Joseph  Wheeler  advertised  the  Portsmouth  Acad- 
emy in  the  “Portsmouth  Gazette,”  the  tuition  was  two  dollars  and  a half  per 
quarter,  Latin  and  Greek  being  taught.  “The  Academy”  was  on  Market  street 
north  of  the  Court  House  and  adjoined  open  fields.  In  the  same  month  and 
year  there  was  a school  conducted  in  the  Methodist  Meeting  House.  General 
William  Kendall,  John  R.  Turner,  Reverend  Stephen  Lindsley,  Doctor  Thomas 
Waller  and  N.  K.  Clough  were  Trustees.  In  1827  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wood  con- 
ducted an  academy  for  males  and  females  in  Portsmouth.  They  referred  to 
Ezra  Osborn,  N.  K.  Clough  and  Doctors  Offnere  and  Hempstead.  In  the  same 
year  Mrs.  Ashley  advertised  a seminary  for  young  ladies,  where  drawing  and 
needle  work  were  taught.  In  September,  1828,  J.  L.  Dupuy  advertised  the 
opening  of  a school.  On  May  16,  1829,  Miss  Dupuy  opened  a school  at  her 
mother’s  residence;  ornamental  needle  work  and  velvet  painting  being  taught. 
March  13,  1831,  Miss  Harriet  Goodspead  advertised  a young  ladies’  school,  at 
the  same  time  Guy  C.  Kelsey  advertised  an  academy.  In  1833,  there  was  a 
public  school  taught  in  a two  story  frame  building  on  the  east  side  of  Jeffer- 
son street,  between  Second  and  Third  by  Miss  Eliza  Ratcliff,  afterward  Mrs. 
John  W.  Purdum. 

In  1836,  a school  was  built  on  the  site  now  occupied  by  All  Saints 
Church.  It  was  a one  story  frame  building  and  remained  in  use  as  a school 
building  until  the  completion  of  the  Fourth  Street  school  house  in  1839.  It 
then  became  the  residence  of  Dr.  E.  Burr  and  in  1850  was  removed.  August 
11,  1832,  Davis  and  Archbold  advertised  the  “Portsmouth  Institute  of  Educa- 
tion.” It  was  conducted  in  the  Methodist  Church.  Common  branches  were 
taught  and  also  Latin  and  Greek.  In  November,  1832,  Mary  Sharp  advertised 
a Young  Ladies’  Seminary  to  begin  November  26  in  the  room  formerly  occu- 
pied by  Mrs.  Kelsey.  In  1836  Robert  Scott  advertised  a night  school.  May 
1,  1838,  Miss  M.  Cummings  opened  a school  in  the  basement  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  She  charged  four  dollars  for  -twelve  weeks  in  the  common  branches. 


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The  year  1838  marked  a new  departure  in  the  schools.  Then  and  there- 
after the  public  took  the  matter  in  charge.  Then  the  three  director  plan, 
one  each  year,  was  adopted  which  continued  until  1874,  a period  of  thirty-six 
years.  We  give  below  the  directors  elected  in  September  each  year  from 
1838  to  1852  except  1840,  1842,  1843,  which  could  not  be  found.  In  the  lat- 
ter year  they  were  first  elected  at  the  April  election. 


Year. 

First  Ward. 

Second  Ward 

Third  Ward. 

1838 

James  Lodwiek 

Washington  Kinney 

J.  V.  Robinson 

183H 

Gideon  J.  Leet 

Washington  Kinney 

J.  V.  Robinson 

1841 

Gideon  J.  Leet  

Washington  Kinney 

George  Corwin 

1844 

1845 

John  L.  McVey 

George  Stephenson 

Moses  Gregory 

1816  

Thomas  Lawson 

Wells  A.  Hutchins 

John  Row  

1847 

John  Craighead 

Samuel  J.  Huston 

Jacob  Jones 

1848 

Thomas  S Currie 

John  M«  l)owell 

Jacob  P.  Noel 

1849 

John  L McVey 

Peter  Kinney 

D.  N.  Murray 

1850 

John  L.  McVey 

William  Hall 

David  D.  Jones 

1851 

William  Hall 

Samuel  Cole 

Richard  Llovd 

1852 

John  L McVey 

The  examiners  and  visitors  in  the  same  period  were  as  follows,  as  far 
as  they  can  be  found: 

1839 — G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  Edward  Hamilton,  John  McDowell,  William 
V.  Peck,  Samuel  M.  Tracy.  1842 — G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  William  V.  Peck,  Rev. 
E.  Burr,  Rev.  Aaron  Williams,  John  R.  Turner.  1846 — G.  S.  B.  Hempstead, 
William  V.  Peck,  Rev.  E.  Burr,  Rev.  C.  W.  Sears.  On  December  4,  1846, 
Rev.  Sears  left  town  and  Dr.  William  J.  McDowell  was  appointed  in  his  place. 
1848 — Rev.  E.  Burr,  P.  P.  Ingalls,  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  Francis  Cleveland,  Edward 
Hamilton.  1851 — Samuel  M.  Tracy,  Francis  Cleveland,  Rev.  John  W.  White, 
Rev.  E.  Burr,  Rev.  Marcus  Hicks.  1853 — Rev.  R.  P.  Roberts.  1855 — Rev.  E.  P. 
Pratt,  Rev.  J.  Roberts,  Rev.  B.  Spahr.  The  latter  resigned  and  Rev.  E.  Burr 
was  appointed  in  his  place. 

In  1839, — The  Fourth  Street  School  House  was  built.  It  cost  $6,600. 
Ratcliff  and  Schultz  were  the  contractors  and  Joseph  Riggs,  Conrad  Overturf, 
and  Gideon  J.  Leet  superintended  the  building.  The  schools  were  organized 
in  August,  1839,  with  two  weeks  vacation  in  Summer  and  two  in  Winter, 
The  boys  and  girls  were  taught  separate.  There  were  three  grades.  Non- 
residents were  charged  $1.00  and  $1.25  tuition  per  month.  There  were 
one  hundred  and  fifty-one  boys  and  one  hundred  and  fifteen  girls,  total, 
two  hundred  and  sixty-six.  The  teachers  were  A.  L.  Child,  Superintendent: 
Miss  Thankful  Graves  (afterwards  Mrs.  Gray),  Miss  H.  Ratcliff,  Mrs.  A.  H. 
Wilcox,  Principal  of  female  department,  Miss  E.  Waller,  Misses  E.  Young  (af- 
terwards Mrs.  Joe  Glidden),  Miss  E.  M.  Connell.  The  receipts  for  school  pur- 
poses were  $6,615.03  and  the  si  teachers  were  paid  $1,690.05.  In  August,  1839, 
the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  public  schools  were  published  in  the  “Tribune” 
and  occupied  three  columns.  There  were  nineteen  rules  as  to  the  conduct  of 
the  schools  and  twelve  as  to  the  conduct  of  the  pupils.  The  school  age  was 
from  four  to  twenty.  The  hours  in  summer  were  eight  to  twelve  and  two  to 
five.  In  winter  the  hours  were  from  nine  to  twelve  and  one  to  four.  Recess 
was  fifteen  minutes  in  the  morning  and  the  same  in  the  afternoon.  There 
were  examinations  in  June  and  December.  Every  Saturday  was  a holi- 
day as  well  as  Christmas,  New  Year,  Thanksgiving  and  fast  days.  Among  the 
rules  were  those  which  required  clean  hands,  faces  and  clothes  and  that  the  pu- 
pils should  always  speak  the  truth.  In  1840  there  was  a male  seminary  in 
Portsmouth  conducted  by  William  McKendree  Scott  assisted  by  his  brother, 
an  eastern  graduate.  They  had  four  terms  of  eleven  weeks  each  and  their  terms 
of  tuition  were  four  dollars  to  five  dollars  per  term.  Rev.  E.  Burr,  Rev. 
Alexander  B.  Brown,  and  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  were  the  examiners.  In 
1842  there  was  started  a Portsmouth  Seminary  for  young  ladies;  A.  Williams 
was  Superintendent  and  Miss  Cowles  assistant.  July  29,  1842,  the  school  trus- 
tees reported  to  the  council  in  three  columns  of  the  “Tribune.”  It  stated  that 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


tlie  Fourth  street  school  house  was  three  stories  high,  had  six  rooms,  and 
could  accommodate  eight  hundred  pupils.  There  were  two  departments,  male 
and  female,  and  three  grades.  The  third  grade  course  was,  Alphabet  and  Read- 
ing; the  second  grade  was,  Reading,  Geography  and  Writing;  the  first  grade,  fe- 
male was,  Grammar,  Composition,  Natural  and  Moral  Philosophy,  Chemistry, 
Ancient  and  Modern  History,  Botany,  and  Map  Drawing.  The  third  grade,  male’ 
was,  Grammar,  Composition,  Declamation,  Book-keeping,  Natural  Philosophy, 
Chemistry,  Astronomy,  Algebra,  Surveying  and  Latin.  Males  enrolled,  two 
hundred  and  forty-five;  females,  two  hundred  and  twenty-three;  daily  attend- 
ance, males,  one  hundred  and  thirty;  females,  eighty-nine,  average  per  teacher, 
males,  forty-three;  females,  thirty-six.  The  teachers  were  A.  L.  Child,  Superin- 
tendent; Mrs.  T.  Graves,  (afterwards  Mrs.  Gray),  Miss  H.  Ratcliff,  Mrs.  M.  A. 
Wilcox,  Miss  E.  Waller.  The  next  year  Miss  E.  Young  (afterward  Mrs.  Joe  Glid- 
den)was  to  take  the  place  of  Mrs.  Graves.  From  August,  1849,  until  July  1,  1842, 
the  school  receipts  were  $6,615.03.  In  the  same  time  the  expenses  were  $5,- 
502.66  leaving  a surplus  of  $1,112.37.  The  expenses  for  the  year  ending  June 
24,  1842,  were  $1,768.21  of  which  $1,690.05  were  paid  for  tuition,  cost  per  pupil, 
$7.52.  For  the  year  ending  June  25,  1843,  the  receipts  were  $3,566.3314,  and  the 
expenses,  $1,532.44,  leaving  a balance  of  $2,033.89(4.  From  July  14,  1843,  to 
June  28,  1844,  Mr.  A.  L.  Child  was  Superintendent  and  teacher  of  the  first  male 
department,  Mr.  W.  C.  Roberts  of  the  second  male  department,  and  Mrs.  S. 
M.  Carrel,  of  the  third  male  department.  Miss  M.  A.  Smith  was  teacher  of  the 
first  female  department,  Miss  E.  B.  Glover  of  the  second  and  Miss  S.  Dole  of 
the  third.  During  the  year  Miss  Caroline  H.  Fuller  was  employed  to  take 
charge  of  the  fourth  male  department.  Miss  L.  L.  Squires,  (now  Mrs.  C.  C.  Row) 
was  employed  during  the  year  and  Miss  C.  C.  Austin,  Miss  Snull  and  Mrs. 
Carrell  resigned. 

The  total  enrollment  was  five  hundred  and  eighty-eight,  average  at- 
tendance, two  hundred  and  sixty-five,  average  per  teacher  thirty-eight.  The 
receipts  were  this  year  $4,202.08(4,  expenses  $1,844.73,  balance  $2,337.35(4, 
Average  cost  per  pupil,  $4.69.  August  3,  1844,  to  July  4,  1845,  A.  L.  Child 
had  resigned  and  A.  J.  Rikoff  became  Superintendent  and  teacher  of  the  first 
male  department,  W.  C.  Roberts  second  male  department,  Miss  C.  H.  Fuller 
third  male  department,  Miss  R.  A.  Varner  fourth  male  department.  Miss 
E.  B.  Glover  was  the  teacher  of  the  first  female  department,  Miss  L.  L.  Squires 
of  the  second  and  Miss  S.  Dole  of  the  third.  Receipts  for  the  year,  $4,531.88%, 
expenses  $1,785.59,  balance  in  treasury  $2,745.99(4.  Number  enrolled  four  hun- 
dred and  eighty-one,  average  attendance,  two  hundred  and  eighty-five,  average 
per  teacher,  forty-one.  In  that  year  the  text  books  used  were  Webster’s  Spell- 
ing-book, McGuffey’s  Reader,  Smith’s  Grammar,  Mitchell’s  Geography,  Ray’s 
Arithmetic,  Dane’s  Algebra,  Geometry  and  Trigonometry,  Comstock’s  Natural 
Philosophy,  Mrs.  Willard’s  History  of  the  United  States,  Mansfield’s  Political 
Geography,  the  Bible  without  note  or  comment. 

1845—1846. 

The  salaries  paid  per  month  were  A.  J.  Rikoff,  Superintendent,  $45; 
W.  C.  Roberts,  $20;  Miss  C.  H.  Fuller,  $15;  Miss  R.  A.  Varner,  $12;  Miss  E.  B. 
Glover,  $528;  Miss  L.  L.  Squires,  $16;  Miss  S.  Dole,  $15.  Total  enrollment,  six 
hundred  and  twenty-four,  average  attendance,  three  hundred  and  seventy-two 
and  a half,  average  per  teacher  forty-one  and  one-third.  In  this  year  Mrs. 
R.  A.  Silcox  became  teacher  of  the  second  male  department  at  twenty-five  dol- 
lars per  month.  Miss  F.  M.  Moxley  of  the  fourth  male  department  at  $14  per 
month,  Mrs.  E.  B.  Rikoff  of  the  male  and  female  department  at  $14  per  month 
and  Mary  Kerr  of  the  male  and  female  department  at  $12  per  month. 

Receipts,  $4,945.64(4;  expenses,  $2,283.80;  balance,  $2,661.85. 

This  year  the  Fourth  street  building  was  overflowed. 

On  March  29,  1844,  A.  Williams  advertised  a Portsmouth  Female  Semi- 
nary to  open  April  2nd,  at  a school  room  on  Front  street.  Mrs.  M.  A.  Wilcox 
advertised  to  open  a female  school,  April  22,  1844.  On  October  31,  1844,  J.  Lane 
advertised  a day  and  evening  school  to  be  under  the  Methodist  Church  on  Second 
street,  formerly  occupied  by  Colonel  Potter.  Miss  Isabelle  McDermotte  also 
advertised  a female  seminary. 

Of  the  teachers  who  taught  in  1846,  Miss  Fuller  became  Mrs.  Comstock 
and  Miss  R.  A.  Varner,  Mrs.  R.  S.  Silcox.  Mr.  Rikoff  served  at  $45  per  month 


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until  1849.  He  was  then  sent  away,  and  went  to  Cleveland  at  $4,000  per  an- 
num. Mr.  Silcox  left  the  schools  in  1850  for  commercial  pursuits.  Miss 
Squires  became  Mrs.  C.  C.  Row  and  still  resides  in  Portsmouth,  Miss  Glover 
went  to  West  Liberty.  Ohio,  but  has  since  died  and  is  buried  in  Greenlawn, 
among  her  people.  Miss  E.  W.  Rankin  became  a teacher  in  1846  and  contin- 
ued for  several  years.  She  afterwards  married  Alexander  LaCroix  of  the 
French  Grant  and  is  now  deceased. 

1849— 1850. 

Michael  P.  Wilson  became  Superintendent  for  one  year.  The  Second 
street  building  was  erected  at  a cost  of  $7,184.  William  Newman  and  John 
W.  Purdum  were  the  builders. 

1850— 1851. 

A.  J.  Buell  became  Superintendent  at  $600  per  year.  On  March  1,  1851. 
Portsmouth  became  a city  and  the  school  board  consisted  of  one  from  each 
ward  and  there  were  five  examiners  and  inspectors  chosen  by  the  council. 

1852— 1853. 

The  High  School  was  instituted  January  3,  1853.  In  1852,  Mr.  James 
H.  Poe  came  into  the  Portsmouth  schools  from  Chillicothe  as  a teacher  and 
principal  of  the  Fourth  Street  building.  He  had  that  until  July,  1867,  when 
he  resigned  and  returned  to  Chillicothe,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  Mr.  Buell  was  succeeded  by  Edgar  C.  Selfridge,  who  died  in  February. 
1852.  He  was  succeeded  by  John  Rolfe,  at  a salary  of  $800.  His  work  ended 
December,  1852.  His  successor  was  Samuel  Heslet  of  Washington,  Pa.,  who 
remained  until  the  summer  of  1856. 

1853— 1854. 

There  were  fourteen  teachers.  These  were  paid  two  hundred  and  sixty-one 
dollars  per  month.  J.  H.  Poe  was  paid  $38.00  the  highest  rate.  The  lowest 
was  $14,00  per  month.  Samuel  Heslet,  the  Superintendent,  got  sixty  dollars 
per  month.  The  enrollment  was  1,070  and  average  attendance  531.  J.  H.  Poe 
was  employed  to  teach  Latin  and  Greek.  In  this  year,  the  Portsmouth  school 
board  first  recognized  the  man  and  brother,  with  a black  face.  The  first  col- 
ored school  was  taught  by  Mrs.  E.  E.  Glidden  in  the  one  story  brick  still 
standing,  just  west  of  the  Portsmouth  Public  Library. 

In  1855,  John  Bolton  came  into  the  schools.  He  was  appointed  a teach- 
er and  principal  of  the  Second  street  building.  In  1863,  Mr.  Bolton  was  paid 
$750  and  the  High  school  was  assigned  to  him.  In  July,  1864,  his  salary  was 
increased  to  $1,000  and  he  and  Mr.  Poe  were  made  Superintendents  of  dis- 
tricts. In  July,  1867,  Mr.  Poe  left  the  schools  and  Mr.  Bolton  was  made  Su- 
perintendent. He  remained  until  1872,  when  he  was  forced  out  by  a pressure 
which  would  have  caused  any  honorable  man  to  retire. 

1856— 1857. 

In  November,  1856,  Emerson  E.  White,  of  Cleveland,  became  Superin- 
tendent at  $1,200  per  year  and  continued  until  August,  1860.  In  1857,  Mr. 
J.  H.  Poe  was  principal  of  the  Fourth  street  building.  In  that  building 
Mrs.  Glidden  had  the  infant  boys  and  Miss  Gunn  the  infant  girls.  Miss  Var- 
ner had  the  secondary  girls,  Miss  White,  the  secondary  boys,  and  Miss  Ban- 
non  had  the  primary  girls. 

In  the  Second  street  building,  Miss  Blakeslee  had  the  infant  boys  and 
Miss  Jones  the  infant  girls;  Miss  Gunn  had  the  secondary  boys;  Miss  Tim- 
brook  the  secondary  girls;  and  Miss  Allgood  had  the  primary  boys  and  girls. 

On  April  2,  1857,  the  school  law  of  1853  was  adopted  by  the  city  and 
council  appointed  the  first  school  board.  The  course  of  study  was  re-arranged 
and  the  schools  were  graded.  The  City  Board  of  Examiners  was  legislated 
out  of  office  and  thereafter  until  1874,  the  County  Board  of  Examiners  exam- 
ined the  city  teachers. 

1857— 1858. 

Under  E.  E.  White  the  schools  were  arranged  as  follows:  One  High 
School,  two  teachers;  two  Grammar  Schools,  four  teachers;  four  Intermediate 
Schools,  four  teachers;  four  Secondary  Schools,  four  teachers;  four  Primary 
Schools,  four  teachers;  one  Colored  School,  one  teacher;  total,  sixteen  schools, 
nineteen  teachers. 

In  the  fall  of  1856,  the  High  School  was  organized  in  two  departments. 
The  girls  were  on  Fourth  street  with  Miss  Rankin  and  the  boys  on  Second 


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street  under  Mr.  John  Bolton.  In  1858  Mr.  Sabin  taught  the  High  School.  In 
the  Grammar  Schools  were  Mr.  Bolton,  Miss  Silcox,  Mr.  Poe  and  Miss  Say- 
ler.  The  Intermediate  teachers  were  Mrs.  Blakeslee,  Miss  Jones,  Mrs.  Glid- 
den.  Miss  Gunn;  Secondary,  Miss  F.  Gunn,  Miss  Timbroolt,  Miss  Varner,  Miss 
White;  Primary,  Misses  Williams,  Allgood  and  Wheeler. 

1858— 1859. 

Miss  Nichols  was  a new  teacher  in  the  High  School.  In  the  Interme- 
diate Miss  Sarah  Rigdon  and  Miss  Sprague  were  new  teachers.  In  the  sec- 
ondary Miss  B.  S.  Rigdon  and  Miss  Dobbin  were  new  teachers.  In  the  Pri- 
mary, Misses  Stone,  Williams,  Bannon,  Wheeler  and  Lionbarger,  were  the  teach- 
ers. The  whole  number  of  pupils  was  nine  hundred  and  seventy-eight.  In 
this  year,  John  Bolton  and  James  H.  Poe  were  employed  in  the  Grammar 
school  at  $750  each.  In  the  fall,  Miss  Nichols  was  employed  in  the  High 
School  at  $550  per  annum.  On  March  2,  1859,  Miss  Jackson  was  appointed 
teacher  of  the  colored  school  at  $25  per  month. 

1859— 1860. 

At  the  beginning  of  this  year  Mr.  White,  the  Superintendent,  was  ex- 
cused from  teaching.  From  this  period  the  Superintendent  ceased  to  teach. 
Before  that  he  had  been  one  of  the  teachers.  In  June,  1859,  Miss  Nichols’  sal- 
ary in  the  High  School  was  advanced  to  $600  per  year.  There  was  trouble  in 
the  Board  in  the  winter  of  1860  and  all  of  the  members  resigned  and  an  en- 
tirely new  board  was  elected.  The  Spencerian  system  of  penmanship  was 
adopted  at  this  time.  Up  to  this  time  the  Clerk  did  the  buisness  of  the 
Board  but  that  system  had  its  abuses.  The  Board  met  monthly  and  allowed 
the  bills  and  made  a record  of  it.  Before  that  the  Clerk  paid  the  bills  at  any 
time  and  the  Board  approved  them  afterwards.  In  February,  1860,  the  whole 
enrollment  was  1,091  and  the  daily  attendance  was  767.  A Mr.  Harrison 
taught  in  the  High  School,  in  1859  and  until  December,  1860,  when  he  was  dis- 
charged. The  Grammar  schools  were  taught  by  Messrs.  Poe  and  Bolton, 
Misses  Bard  and  Silcox.  The  Intermediate  schools  by  Mrs.  Glidden,  and  the 
Misses  F.  Gunn,  E.  Gunn  and  Jones.  The  Secondary  by  Misses  Varner,  Wil- 
liams Rigdon  and  Bannon,  the  Primary  by  Miss  Stone,  Mrs.  Bolton  and  the 
Misses  A.  Bonde,  Archard  and  Wheeler,  the  colored  schools  by  Mrs.  Weaver. 
Until  April,  1857,  the  school  funds  had  been  under  the  control  of  the  Council. 
Then  the  schools  came  directly  under  the  state  law  and  the  school  year  ended 
August  1 each  year.  The  school  receipts  for  1857,  1858  and  1859  were  as  fol- 
lows; 1857,  $8,408.28;  1858,  $10,954.30;  1859,  $9,911.50.  Expenses,  1857,  $8,428.08; 
1858,  $8,030.91;  1859,  $8,105.72.  On  June  29,  1860,  the  first  class  was  graduated 
from  the  Portsmouth  High  School.  They  were  Lewis  Terry,  Frances  Wait, 
George  H.  Bell,  Emma  P Hunter,  and  James  Kehoe.  Superintendent  E.  E. 
White  delivered  the  diplomas  and  Rev.  E.  Burr,  D.  D.  delivered  an  address. 

1860— 1861. 

In  June,  I860,  the  following  teachers  were  elected  at  the  salaries  des- 
ignated. John  Bolton  and  J.  H.  Poe  each  at  $750  per  annum;  Mrs.  E.  Glidden 
and  F.  C.  Gunn  at  $250;  Mrs.  Bolton  and  Mrs.  Leverett,  Misses  E.  M.  Clark,  M. 
Wheeler,  Emma  Walter,  Mary  L.  Keough  at  $20  per  month;  Mrs.  S.  E.  Stone, 
Misses  A.  J.  Jones,  Eliza  Varner,  C.  A.  Williams  and  Mary  Bannon,  each  at 
$24  per  month.  Colonel  John  H.  Allen  of  Chillicothe,  a West  Point  graduate, 
became  Superintendent  at  $1,200.  Mrs.  T.  J.  Cochrane  was  elected  in  the  High 
School  at  $60  per  month,  but  resigned  in  December.  He  was  succeeded  by 
Mrs.  M.  A.  Cook,  who  in  April,  1861,  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  S.  D.  Tompkins. 
In  the  fall  of  1860  Mr.  E.  E.  White  taught  a Classical  School  in  Portsmouth  in 
the  Jefferson  Block.  He  had  a public  examination  on  December  21,  1860. 
Mr.  T.  J.  Cochrane  and  Miss  Sabin  were  his  assistants. 

1860 — Enumeration,  2.286;  pupils  enrolled,  1,177;  average  daily  attend- 
ance, 940;  number  of  schools,  18;  average  for  each  school,  45. 

Colored  schools — pupils  enrolled,  63.  Average  daily  attendance,  33. 

1861—1862.. 

There  was  great  commercial  depression  owing  to  the  prophecy  of  war 
and  the  teachers  were  made  to  suffer  in  their  salaries.  Colonel  J.  H.  Allen. 
Superintendent,  was  cut  from  $1,200  to  $900;  Messrs.  Poe,  Bolton  and  J.  B. 
Valodin  were  cut  to  $60  per  month;  Misses  Jennie  Silcox  and  M.  A.  Bannon.  to 
$25  per  month;  Mrs.  Susan  E.  Stone  and  Mrs.  E.  E.  Glidden  each  to  $23  per 


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month;  Misses  M.  J.  Gunn,  Eliza  Varner,  Alice  Davis  and  Mrs.  Bolton  each  to 
$20  per  month;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Williams  and  M.  E.  Lionbarger  each  to  $17.50  per 
month.  The  salaries  for  the  year  were  $14,195. 

1862— 1863. 

Colonel  Allen  was  retained  as  Superintendent.  October  17,  1863,  Rev. 
William  J.  Clarke  advertised  a female  seminary.  In  July,  1863,  the  position  of 
superintendent  was  left  vacant.  John  McElheny  one  of  the  Board  was  made 
manager  of  the  schools.  Mr.  Poe  was  made  principal  of  the  Fourth  and  Fifth 
street  school  houses  and  Mr.  Bolton  of  the  Second  street  and  Colored  school 
houses  and  each  was  allowed  $10  extra  per  month  for  acting  in  such  capacity. 
Mr.  Powell  was  appointed  teacher  in  the  High  School,  but  did  not  stay  long. 
Soon  after  the  opening  of  the  schools  he  was  succeeded  by  J.  A.  Rich. 
Mason’s  Pnysical  Exercises  were  introduced  during  the  year. 

1863— 1864. 

In  the  Spring  of  1864  Mr.  Poe  went  into  the  “one  hundred  days  service” 
and  was  given  a leave  of  absence  while  so  gone.  The  women  teachers  asked  for 
an  increase  of  salary  and  obtained  it. 

1864— 1865. 

In  June,  1865,  Messrs.  Poe  and  Bolton  were  re-employed  at  $1,000  per 
year  each.  On  October  3,  1864,  the  Portsmouth  Female  Seminary  was  opened. 

1865— 1866. 

In  October,  1865,  Mr.  E.  E.  Ewing  was  employed  in  the  High  School  at 
$80  per  month.  From  1860  to  1867  no  classes  were  graduated  in  the  High 
School. 

1866— 1867. 

Middleton  S.  Campbell  came  in  the  High  School  at  $90  per  month.  In 
August,  1866,  the  building  at  Ninth  and  Washington  was  contracted  for.  It 
was  to  cost  $2,260.  Messrs.  Hard  and  Conway  were  the  contractors.  In  June, 
1876,  the  Salter  property  on  Gallia  street  was  bought  for  $20,000  and  improv- 
ed to  the  amount  of  $4,600.  There  was  a vote  of  the  people  on  the  purchase  of 
the  Salter  property,  four  hundred  and  forty  voting  for  it  and  twenty  against 
it.  In  July,  1867,  Mr.  Poe  retired  and  Mr.  Bolton  was  employed  Superintend- 
ent at  $1,400  and  allowed  to  live  in  the  Salter  building.  The  pupils  of  the 
Fourth  street  school  presented  Mr.  Poe  with  a gold  watch  and  chain.  The 
enumeration  in  1867  was  2,693;  the  enrollment  was  1,401;  average  daily  at- 
tendance, 980;  number  of  schools,  20;  average  to  each  school,  53;  colored 
schools,  enrollment,  125;  daily  attendance,  70. 

1867— 1868. 

In  January,  1868,  the  Salter  building  was  used  as  a High  School  The 
High  School  was  conducted  by  Messrs.  Bolton  and  Campbell  with  two  assist- 
ants. The  list  of  teachers  in  August,  1867,  was: 


Second  Street  Building. 


Grammar Miss  E.  Varner 

Sub-Grammar Miss  M Phillips 

Boys’  Intermediate Miss  Minta  Searl 

Girls’  Intermediate Miss  A P.  Mather 

Boys’  Secondary Miss  Jennie  Mclntire 

Girls’  Secondary Miss  A.  L.  Green 

Boys’  Second  Primary Miss  Anna  Varner 

Girls’  Second  Primary Miss  Emma  Bell 

Mixed  Second  Primary Miss  Augusta  Varner 

Boys’  First  Primary. Mrs.  T.  Ashton 

Girls’  First  Primary Miss  A.  Chase 


Fourth  Street  Building. 


Grammar  School Mis^  Mary  Hannon 

Sub-Grammar  School Miss  C.  Jackson 

Boys’  Intermediate Miss  Jennie  Moran 

Girls’  Intermediate Miss  M.  F Wheeler 

Boys’  Secondary Miss  Alice  Hayes 

Girls’  Secondary Miss  B.  J.  Davis 

Mixed  Second  Primary Miss  EmmaMcFarlin 

Boys’  First  Primary Mi«s  Mary  E.  Rutter 

Girls’  First  Primary Mrs.  E.  E.  Glidden 


In  August,  1867,  O.  M.  Atwood  was  made  principal  of  the  colored 
schools  at  $500  per  year. 

1868—1869. 

John  Bolton  was  Superintendent  at  $1,400  and  M.  S.  Campbell  in  the 
High  School  at  $1,000.  S.  P.  Petrie  was  employed  to  teach  German  at  $900. 
Mrs.  Mulligan  and  Miss  E.  Varner  taught  the  A Grammar  at  $60  per  month. 
The  other  grades  were  $50  down  to  $25.  In  June,  1869,  the  west  wing  was 


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added  to  the  Salter  building  at  a cost  of  $4,040.  James  M.  Nichols  was  the 
contractor.  White’s  Graded  School  Register  was  adopted  at  the  same  time. 
In  June,  1869,  the  enrollment  of  pupils  was  1,560.  There  was  no  class  gradua- 
ted in  1868,  but  one  graduated  in  1869  and  thereafter  each  year.  In  1869,  plates 
for  diplomas  were  first  purchased.  This  year  in  Scioto  County  the  total  re- 
ceipts for  schools  were  $83,221.37,  total  expense  $63,246.28,  of  which  $41,106.26 
was  paid  teachers.  Four  German  Schools  were  authorized  this  year  and  they 
were  begun  by  Simon  Peter  Petrie  at  $60  per  month.  He  conducted  the  German 
until  1872.  In  September,  1869,  William  H.  Holland  was  made  principal  of  the 
colored  schools  at  $500  per  year.  In  1870,  the  salary  was  raised  to  $550,  and  in 
1871  to  $600. 

1869— 1870. 

John  Bolton  was  superintendent  at  $1,800.  M.  S.  Campbell  in  the  High 
School  at  $1,200.  S.  P.  Petrie  German  teacher  at  $75.  W.  H.  Holland  had 
charge  of  the  colored  schools  at  $50  per  month.  Miss  Charlotte  M.  Lewis 
first  appeared  as  a teacher  this  year.  She  is  still  teaching.  The  enumeration 
in  1870  was  3,403,  1,547  white  males,  1,635  white  females,  102  colored  males, 
and  119  colored  females. 

1870— 1871. 

In  June,  1871,  the  High  School  building  was  contracted  for  to  cost  $10,215. 
William  Newman  was  the  contractor  for  the  brick  work,  James  M.  Nichols  for 
the  carpenter  work. 

1871— 1872. 

John  Bolton  was  re-elected  in  July  1871,  but  resigned  November  1,  1871, 
owing  to  a difficulty  between  him  and  Mr.  Campbell,  in  which  Mr.  Bolton  was 
right  — Campbell  and  the  Board  wrong.  In  January,  1872,  it  was  resolved  to 
tear  down  the  old  Fourth  Street  building  erected  in  1839  and  replace  it  by  a 
new  one.  The  new  building  was  let  to  Robert  Baker  for  $23,200,  and  be  allow- 
ed $650  for  the  old  building.  The  plans  were  prepared  by  Isaac  H.  Hobbs  & 
Son  of  Philadelphia.  The  High  School  building  was  first  occupied  in  January, 

1872.  In  that  school  was  taught  Mathematics,  Science  and  Literature.  In  the 
Grammar  schools  were  taught  the  common  branches.  United  States  History, 
Physics  and  Botany.  In  the  Primary,  Reading,  Spelling,  Writing,  Arithemtic 
and  Geography. 

In  July,  1872,  Mr.  .1.  F.  Lukens  of  Kent,  Ohio,  was  elected  Superintendent 
at  $1,800.  Mr.  Petrie  the  German  teacher  resigned.  A new  B Grammar  was 
created  and  Miss  M.  J.  Gunn  appointed  at  $70  per  month.  In  January,  1873, 
Mr.  Gilbert  resigned  and  Hiram  Myers  was  appointed.  In  February,  1873, 
William  B.  Ferguson  became  principal  of  the  colored  schools. 

1872— 1873. 

This  year  marks  a new  era  in  the  Portsmouth  schools  and  one  which  has 
lasted  until  the  present  time.  The  first  era  was  from  1806  to  1839,  a period 
of  thirty-three  years.  The  second  period  was  from  1839  to  1874,  a period  of 
thirty-five  years,  in  which  the  Board  of  three  ruled;  and  the  third  period  was 
from  1874,  until  the  present  time,  1901,  a period  of  twenty-seven  years.  In  June, 

1873,  Mr.  Lukens  was  re-elected.  Karl  Hermes  was  made  German  teacher  at  $75 
per  month  and  Louisa  Knoble  at  $50  per  month.  George  Campbell  was  made  an 
assistant  in  the  High  School  at  $75  per  month.  A new  school  law  was  passed 
May  1,  1873,  by  which  at  the  next  election  in  cities,  like  Portsmouth,  the 
school  board  was  to  consist  of  two  members  from  each  ward,  elected  for  one 
and  two  years,  at  first,  and  thereafter  half  the  board  to  be  elected  annualy. 
At  the  April  election,  1874,  the  following  School  Board  was  elected: 


Wards. 

Members. 

Term. 

Wards. 

Members. 

Term. 

First  Ward 

John  M.  Lynn 

2 years 

Fourth  Ward.. 

John  Q.  Weaver 

2 years 

“ “ 

J.  M.  Herder 

1 year 

“ “ 

George  A.  Waller 

1 year 

Second  Ward.. 

Horace  Leet 

2 years 

Fifth  Ward 

G.  S.  B.  Hempstead... 

2 years 

U “ 

Henry  T.  Vincent 

l year 

“ “ 

Jacob  Zottmann 

1 year 

Third  Ward 

W.  T.  Cook 

2 years 

Sixth  Ward 

Alfred  L.  Norton 

2 years 

John  Q.  Gibson 

1 year 

John  T.  Miller 

1 year 

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The  Board  organized  April  20,  1874,  by  electing  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead, 
President,  William  Waller,  Clerk,  and  John  Q.  Gibson.  Treasurer,  and  appointed 
standing  committees  on  Finance,  Discipline,  Repairs,  German  Schools,  Colored 
School  and  Library.  The  new  Board  rented  the  Council  chamber  and  on  May 
7,  1874,  appointed  as  examiners  of  the  city  schools,  Rev.  J.  T.  Franklin  for 
three  years,  Philip  Zoellner  for  two  years  and  Rev.  Heber  A.  Ketchum  for 
one  year.  Mr.  Zoellner  resigned,  and  Karl  F.  Thieme  was  appointed  in  his 
place.  July,  1874,  Carl  Huber  was  elected  German  teacher,  at  $1,100.  He  is 
still  in  the  schools.  July.  1874,  the  library  was  moved  from  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  to 
the  High  School  building  and  John  Row  made  Librarian  at  $50  per  year. 
J.  H.  Brown  was  appointed  teacher  in  the  High  School  in  place  of  George 
Campbell,  resigned. 

1874— 1875. 

In  September,  1874,  a lot  was  purchased  of  F.  C.  Searl,  at  the  corner 
of  Eleventh  and  John  streets  on  which  to  erect  a School  House  for  colored 
pupils.  The  price  paid  was  $2,500. 

On  March  11,  1875,  the  course  of  study  was  made  twelve  years.  There 
were  three  grades,  Primary,  Grammar  and  High  School,  with  four  years  in 
each  grade.  The  four  years  in  each  grade  were  lettered  D,  C,  B,  and  A,  re- 
spectively. 

In  July,  1875,  A.  J.  Rikoff,  John  Bolton,  both  former  Superintendents, 
Mrs.  Mary  T.  Ashton,  Miss  Sue  Whitney,  Miss  Anna  Chase  and  Miss  Relda 
Martin,  former  teachers  of  the  Portsmouth  Schools,  , were  employed  in  the 
Cleveland  Schools. 

In  July,  1875,  M.  S.  Campbell  was  elected  Superintendent  of  the  schools. 
The  vote  stood  seven  for  Campbell  and  five  for  Lukens.  Those  voting  for 
Campbell  were.  Gibson.  Lynn,  Leet,  Norton.  Reiniger,  Waller  and  Zottman. 
Those  for  Lukens  were.  Cook,  Davidson,  Hempstead,  Stacy  and  Weaver. 

Mr.  William  M.  Friesner  was  made  Principal  of  the  High  School,  and 
Miss  Mary  D.  Campbell,  assistant.  Dr.  Hempstead  resigned  from  the  Board 
and  E.  E.  Ewing  was  appointed  in  his  place. 

On  May  27,  1875,  the  Board  purchased  the  Union  street  School  Ground 
from  Hannah  Waller  for  $10,076.  In  April,  1875,  Mr.  R.  S.  Silcox  was  made  a 
school  examiner  for  three  years. 

1875— 1876. 

On  August  8,  1875,  the  erection  of  the  colored  school  house  on  Eleventh 
and  John  streets  was  authorized.  Mr.  Campbell  was  paid  $1,800  per  year,  and 
Mr.  Friesner  and  Miss  Campbell  each  $90.00  per  month.  Carl  Huber,  German 
teacher,  was  paid  $110.00  per  month.  The  total  number  of  teachers  including 
the  Superintendent  was  thirty-eight. 

On  September  16,  1835,  the  Board  contracted  for  the  Eleventh  Street 
colored  school  house  at  $8,067.  I.  Hobbs  & Son  of  Philidelphia  were  the 
architects.  In  December,  1875,  Karl  F.  Thieme  resigned  as  examiner,  and 
James  L.  Treuthart,  was  appointed  to  take  his  place. 

The  late  E.  E.  Ewing  prepared  a paper  on  the  public  schools  up  to  1876, 
and  we  have  freely  quoted  from  it.  He  said  that  in  1836  the  school  youth  in 
Portsmouth  were  454.  in  1876,  they  numbered  4,000.  The  value  of  school 
property  in  1836  was  $500.00,  and  in  1876,  it  was  $153,000.  In  1836,  there  were 
two  teachers;  in  1876,  forty  teachers.  He  attributed  the  high  standard  of  the 
Public  Schools  to  E.  E.  White,  still  living  on  Broad  street,  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 
and  whose  son  is  Governor  of  West  Virginia. 

The  schools  in  Portsmouth  cost  $19,276.31  for  the  first  half  of  the  year; 
and  the  remainder  of  the  county,  $43,077.08.  Cost  in  the  city  per  pupil,  $4.91, 
county,  $3.70. 

1876— 1877. 

From  1871  to  1875  only  forty  nine  per  cent  of  those  enrolled  were  in  at- 
tendance. On  March  8,  1876,  Mr.  Ewing  published  his  history  of  the  Public 
Schools.  It  was  published  in  book  form  by  the  State,  and  is  a most  valuable 
contribution  to  the  History  of  the  State. 

1877— 1878. 

On  September  12.  1877,  the  building  of  the  Union  Street  School  was 
authorized.  It  cost  $25,356.68.  Captain  A.  B.  Alger  was  the  architect.  The 
enumeration  in  1877  was;  white  boys,  1,799,  girls,  1,822,  total,  3621.  Colored 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


boys,  184,  girls,  163,  total,  347.  Whole  number  between  six  and  twenty-one, 
3,968,  of  which  1,171,  were  between  sixteen  and  twenty-one.  On  December 
26,  1877,  the  Union  Street  Building  was  completed.  M.  S.  Campbell  yas  Super- 
intendent, William  M.  Friesner,  Principal  of  the  High  School,  and  Mary  D. 
Campbell  and  Minta  Searl  teachers. 

1878—1879. 

During  this  year  the  Superintendent  and  High  School  teachers  remained 
as  in  the  previous  year.  On  July  9,  1879,  M.  S.  Campbell  resigned  to  take  a 
position  at  Youngstown,  Ohio,  and  on  the  same  day,  William  M.  Friesner  was 
elected  Superintendent  at  $1,300  per  year.  Miss  Mary  D.  Campbell  was  employed 
in  the  High  School  at  $90.00,  and  Miss  Minta  Searl  at  $80.00  per  month. 

1880—1881. 

William  M.  Friesner  was  elected  Sup°rintendent  at  $1,500,  Miss  Mary 
D.  Campbell  in  the  High  School  at  $1,000,  Miss  Minta  Searl  at  $800.00,  and 
George  Long  at  $800.00.  The  schools  received  and  disbursed  this  year  $32,- 
526.74.  The  school  property  was  valued  at  $189,000. 

On  July  10.  1881,  William  M.  Friesner  resigned  as  Superintendent  to 
take  a like  position  at  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa.  Miss  Mary  D.  Campbell  of  the 
High  School  and  Miss  Eliza  P.  Varner  of  the  Grammar  Schools  resigned,  both 
of  them  to  be  married.  Miss  Campbell  married  Robert  McLauchlan,  a gen- 
tleman from  Cleveland,  and  Miss  Varner  became  Mrs.  F.  E.  Duduit.  The 
enumeration  this  year  was,  white  males,  1,439,  females,  1,574;  colored  males, 
121,  females,  134. 

1881—1882. 

Prof.  J.  A.  I.  Lowes  of  New  Richmond,  Ohio,  was  elected  Superintendent 
and  William  G.  Moler  was  in  the  High  School,  also  Prof.  Mougey,  the  lat- 
er at  $900.00,  the  former  at  $850.00. 

1883— 1884. 

Prof.  E.  S.  Cox  was  elected  Superintendent,  and  remained  five  years. 
In  the  High  School,  J.  W.  Mougey  was  Principal  at  $900.00,  and  Miss  Alice 
Ross  at  $700.00,  and  William  G.  Moler  at  $850.00. 

1884— 1885. 

Prof.  E.  S.  Cox  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $1,700.  J.  W.  Mou- 
gey, Principal  of  the  High  School  at  $85.00  per  month.  Walter  Miller,  teach- 
er at  $85.00  per  month,  William  G.  Moler,  teacher,  at  $85.00  per  month.  At 
the  end  of  this  year  Prof.  Mougey  resigned. 

1885— 1886. 

Prof.  E.  S.  Cox  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $1,700.  Walter  M. 

Miller,  Principal  of  the  High  School,  at  $1,000  per  year.  Ed.  E.  Sparks, 

$800.00,  Miss  Emily  Ball,  $700.00. 

1887— 1888. 

Prof.  E.  S.  Cox  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $1,700.  W.  M.  Mil- 
ler, Principal  of  the  High  School,  at  $1,000  a year;  E.  E.  Sparks,  $900.00, 

Emily  Ball,  $760.00. 

1888— 1889. 

Thomas  J.  Vickers  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $1,800.00.  W.  A. 
Connell,  $900.00;  Miss  Emily  Ball.  $760. 

1889— 1890. 

Thomas  J.  Vickers  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $1,800.00  W.  A. 
Connell,  Principal  of  the  High  School,  at  $1,000  a year,  Emily  Ball,  $900.00. 

1890— 1891. 

Thos.  J.  Vickers  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $1,800.  Miss  Emily 
Ball,  Principal  of  the  High  School,  at  $950.00  a year,  H.  P.  Smith  $900.00,  John 
A.  Long  $900.00,  Lucy  Hall  $750.00. 

1891— 1892. 

Thos.  J.  Vickers  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $1,800.00.  Miss 
Emily  Ball,  Principal  of  the  High  School,  at  $950.00  a year;  Horace  P.  Smith 
$900.00;  John  A.  Long,  $900.00;  Lucy  Hall,  $900.00. 

1892— 1893. 

Thos.  J.  Vickers,  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $2,000.00.  Emily 
Ball  was  Principal  of  the  High  School,  at  $950.00  a year;  Lucy  Hall,  $900.00; 
Mr.  H.  P.  Smith,  $900.00;  Mr.  J.  A.  Long,  $900.00. 


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495 


1893— 1894. 

Thos.  J.  Vickers,  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $2,000.00.  Emily  Ball  was 
Principal  of  the  High  School,  at  $950.00  a year;  H.  P.  Smith,  $900.00;  Lucy  Hall, 
$900.00. 

1894— 1895. 

Thos.  J.  Vickers  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $2,000.00.  Mr.  D. 

P.  Pratt,  was  Principal  of  the  High  School,  at  $900.00  a year;  Emily  Ball 
$900. Ot);  Bessie  M.  Hall,  900.00;  Lucy  Hall,  $900.00;  German,  B.  A.  Eisenlohr, 
$800.00;  Music,  A.  M.  Straub,  $70.00  per  month. 

1895— 1896. 

Thos.  J.  Vickers  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $2,000.00.  D.  P. 

Pratt,  Principal  of  the  High  School,  at  $900.00  a year;  Emily  Ball,  $900.00; 

Bessie  M.  Hall.  $900.00:  Lucy  Hall,  $900.00;  German,  B.  A.  Eisenlohr,  $800.00; 

Music,  A.  M.  Straub,  $70.00  per  month. 


1896—1897. 


Thos.  J.  Vickers  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $2,000.00.  Prof.  J. 
I.  Hudson,  Principal  of  the  High  School,  at  $1,000.00;  Emily  Ball,  $900.00;  Bes- 
sie M.  Hall,  $900.00;  Lucy  W.  Hall,  $900.00;  German.  Charlotte  Bannon,  $700; 
Music.  A.  M.  Straub,  $70.00  per  month. 

In  1896  the  enumeration  in  the  County  was;  males,  6.673;  females.  6,200; 
In  Portsmouth  the  enumeration  was;  males,  2,213;  females,  2,263;  total,  4,576. 
Total  value  of  school  property  in  the  county,  $272,116. 

Expenditures  in  Portsmouth,  $36,393.38.  Tuition,  $32,672.30. 

Receipts  from  all  sources  $128,587.32. 

Cost  of  instruction  in  the  Portsmouth  High  School,  $31.78  per  capita. 
Jefferson  Township,  $3.64  per  capita.  Green  Township  $8.50,  Clay  in  1895, 
$15.88.  In  the  Primary  grades  in  Portsmouth  it  costs  $14.06  per  capita.  Clay 
Township  paid  teachers  $3,653.80;  Green,  $3,407;  Rarden,  the  lowest,  paid  in 
1895,  $847.91.  The  average  monthly  pay  for  men  teachers  is  $44.00;  women, 
$37.00.  Total  teachers  in  the  county.  203;  men,  91;  women,  104.  Five  men 
and  three  women  were  employed  in  the  High  Schools. 

April  7,  1897,  the  Portsmouth  School  Board  bought  the  George  Davis 
property  for  $9,999. 

Teachers  in  the  High  School  and  their  respective  salaries  for  these  two 
years  were  as  follows: 


1897-8 

J.  I.  Hudson,  Principal  $1,000  00 

Emily  Ball  900  00 

Lucy  W.  Hall  900  00 

Charlotte  Bannon  800  00 

Albert  Streich  700  00 

Miss  Emma  Cramer  


1898-9. 
$1,100  00 
900  00 
900  00 
900  00 
800  00 
700  00 


July  8,  1899,  the  Campbell  Avenue  school  building  was  let  for  $2,617.25. 


1899—1900. 

Thos.  J.  Vickers  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $2,000.  .J.  I.  Hud- 
son was  Principal  of  the  High  School  at  $1,200.00  a year;  Emily  Ball,  $900.00; 
Lucy  W.  Hall,  $900.00;  Charlotte  Bannon,  $900.00;  A.  C.  Streich,  $900.00;  Em- 
ma Cramer,  $900.00. 


1900—1901. 


Thos.  J.  Vickers  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $2,000.  J.  I.  Hud- 
son was  Principal  of  the  High  School  at  $1,200.00  a year;  Emily  Ball,  $900.00; 
Lucy  W.  Hall,  $900.00;  Charlotte  Bannon,  $900.00;  A.  C.  Streich.  $900.00;  Em- 
ma Cramer,  $900.00. 

1901—1902. 


Prof.  J.  I.  Hudson  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $2,000.00.  Emily 
Ball,  Principal  of  the  High  School  at  $1,000.00  a year;  Lucy  W.  Hall,  $900.00; 
Emma  M.  Cramer,  $900.00;  Charlotte  Bannon,  $900.00;  Louise  Dever,  $700.00; 
Margaret  T.  Ricker,  $700.00. 

1902—1903. 

Prof.  J.  I.  Hudson  was  Superintendent  at  a salary  of  $2,000.00.  Emily 
Ball,  Principal  of  the  High  School  at  a salary  of  $1,100.00  a year;  Lucy  W. 
Hall,  $900.00;  Charlotte  Bannon.  $900.00;  Emma  Cramer,  $900.00;  Margaret  T. 
Ricker,  $800.00;  Louise  Dever,  $800.00. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


A Grammar.  Misses  C.  M.  Lewis,  A.  F.  Burriss  and  Mrs.  P.  A.  McKeown. 

B Grammar.  Misses  Mattie  Lynn,  Carrie  Zottman,  Kate  Comins  and 
Mrs.  Frank  McColm. 

C Grammar.  Misses  Effie  L.  Angle,  Kate  B.  Williams,  Edith  G.  Jones, 
Clara  B.  Simpson,  and  Mrs.  Fannie  C.  Lowes. 

D Grammar.  Misses  Nellie  F.  Schwartz,  (teacher  of  German),  Lizzie 
Gatterman,  Edith  Royse,  Adelle  Long,  Philippine  Yost,  (teacher  of  German), 
Nettie  C.  Noel  and  Kate  L.  Vigus. 

A Primary.  Misses  Mamie  S.  Faivre,  Gertrude  Henderson,  Alice  C. 
Treuthart,  Kate  J.  Armstrong,  Alice  Edwards,  May  St.  Clair,  Cora  Amberg, 
Virginia  Jones  and  Elizabeth  Smith. 

B Primary.  Misses  Emma  Tracy,  Maud  Rockwell,  Phillipine  Schmitt, 
Leta  Watkins,  Armena  Pettingall,  Elsie  Boynton,  Eliza  Hanes  and  Lucy  Gra- 
ham. 

C Primary.  Misses  Elizabeth  Williams,  Elizabeth  Rockwell,  Mina  Sny- 
der. Kate  Beehler,  Mary  J.  Lancaster,  Esther  Salser,  Rosa  Faivre,  Margaret 
Cole,  Bertha  Wilhelm,  Mary  Farmer  and  Gertrude  Davidson. 

D Primary.  Misses  Nellie  Fawn,  Minnie  Brookhart,  Ella  Keifer,  Jen- 
nie McElmurray,  Mary  Bryan,  E.  Grace  Cross,  Henrietta  Lahmering,  Blanche 
P.  Noel,  Martha  H.  Padan,  Eva  Amberg,  Maud  Moore,  Edith  Staten  and  Mrs. 
Nannie  Cookes. 

Ungraded  School.  Mrs.  Ella  Gable. 

Eleventh  Street  School.  Robert  Hurd,  B and  C Grammar;  Miss  Nora  Lu- 
cas, D Grammar  and  A Primary;  Miss  Carr,  B and  C Primary;  Miss  Louise  D. 
Parker,  D Primary. 

Carl  Huber,  teacher  of  German;  Mrs.  Nannie  M.  Kinney,  teacher  of 
Music;  Miss  Blanche  Stokely,  Clerk  of  Superintendent. 

School  Property. 

The  Board  of  Education  is  now  engaged  in  building  a new  High  School 
on  the  Davis  property.  The  original  building  is  utilized  and  the  building  add- 
ed to  it  is  to  cost  $18,000.  The  building  when  complete  will  have,  in  the  new 
part,  four  rooms  below  and  one  above.  In  the  old  part  there  will  be  four 
rooms  and  a Superintendent’s  office. 

The  Highland  building  now  being  erected  near  the  Children’s  Home, 
will  accommodate  eight  schools  and  will  cost  $18,000. 

Portsmouth  will  then  have  twelve  school  buildings  and  the  original 
cost  of  all  the  buildings  can  be  statpd  as  follows:  Fourth  street,  $22,550;  Sec- 
ond street,  $7,184;  Ninth  street,  $2,260;  Sixth  street,  $24,600;  High  School. 
$10,215;  Eleventh  street,  $8,067:  Union  street,  $25,356.68;  George  Davis  prop- 
erty. $27,999;  Offn°re  street,  $14,000;  Earlytown,  $600;  Campbell  Avenue,  $2,- 
617.25.  Total,  $145,448.93. 

perirntendents  1839-1902. 

A.  L.  Child,  1839-1844;  A.  J..  Rikoff,  1844-1849;  M.  P.  Wilson.  1849-1850; 
A.  J.  Buell,  1850-1851;  E.  C.  Selfridgp,  1851— died  February.  1852:  J'.  H.  Rolfe. 
to  December,  1852;  S.  M.  Heslet,  1853-1856;  E.  E.  White,  1856-1860;  J.  H.  Al- 
len, 1860-1863;  (Vacant),  1863-1867;  John  Bolton,  1867-1872;  J.  F.  I ukens,  1872- 
1875;  M.  S.  Campbell,  1875-1879;  W.  M.  Friesner,  1879-1881;  J.  A.  I.  Lowes, 
1881-1883;  E.  S.  Cox,  1883-1888;  Thomas  Vickers,  1888-1901;  J.  I.  Hudson,  1901. 

SKETCHES  OF  SUPERINTENDENTS  AND  TEACHERS. 

Andrew  JacRson  RiKoff 

was  born  near  Newhope,  New  Jersey,  August  23,  1824.  It  is  a small 
village  between  Trenton  and  New  Brunswick.  His  parents  removed 
to  Cincinnati  when  be  was  but  six  years  old.  Here  he  attended  Wood- 
ward High  School  and  Woodward  College.  He  completed  the  High 
School  course,  and  commenced  the  collegiate  course  but  withdrew  to 
enter  the  career  of  a teacher.  He  continued  his  studies  however, 


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and  completed  his  education  when  not  engaged  in  teaching,  and  in  this 
way  won  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  at  the  Ohio  University  at  Ath- 
ens. He  had  a very  strong  constitution,  and  during  his  student  life 
only  allowed  himself  six  hours  of  sleep.  He  began  teaching  in  1840, 
in  and  around  Cincinnati.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1844,  as  Su- 
perintendent of  the  schools,  and  remained  there  five  years,  when  he 
returned  to  Cincinnati.  He  then  accepted  the  principalship  of  the 
school  in  which  he  had  taught  in  Cincinnati  for  two  years.  He  held 
that  place  five  years.  He  then  conducted  a private  school  from  1858 
to  1867.  He  was  again  elected  Superintendent  of  the  Cincinnati 
Schools  but  declined  it.  Soon  afterward  he  was  elected  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Cleveland  Schools  at  a salary  of  $4,000  per  year ; and 
he  held  this  position  for  fifteen  years.  In  1855,  he  was  President  of 
the  Ohio  Teachers’  Association,  and  was  also  a member  of  the  Nat- 
ional Teachers’  Association,  and  was  elected  its  president,  presiding 
at  the  meeting  held  at  Washington,  I).  C.  in  i860.  After  leaving 
Cleveland  he  taught  at  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  He  reorganized  the  schools 
of  Cincinnati  and  Cleveland,  and  his  ideas  in  conducting  schools 
have  been  largely  adopted  in  the  north  and  west.  In  the  course  of 
his  life  he  gave  a great  deal  of  study  to  school  architecture,  and  es- 
pecially to  warming  and  ventilating  the  school  rooms,  and  some  of 
the  school  buildings  in  Cincinnati  were  constructed  according  to  his 
ideas.  He  had  on  exhibit  at  the  Centennial  in  Philadelphia  in  1876. 
his  plan  of  teaching  and  of  school  architecture.  The  English  Com- 
missioners commended  his  system  as  superior  to  any  in  the  PTnited 
States.  The  French  Commissioners  pronounced  his  designs  for 
school  buildings  as  the  best  in  the  country,  and  he  received  a medal 
at  the  close  of  the  Centennial,  as  the  designer  of  the  best  plans  for 
school  buildings. 

In  1880,  he  was  elected  a member  of  the  National  Council  of 
Education  whose  membership  is  limited  to  fifty-two — -all  representa- 
tive men. 

He  was  a member  of  the  Round  Table  Convention,  composed  of 
five  or  six  educational  men  who  met  at  stated  times  to  discuss  the 
problems  of  education  more  fully  than  could  be  done  at  large  meet- 
ings. 

In  connection  with  Dr.  Harris,  he  prepared  a series  of  school 
readers  for  D.  Appleton  & Company,  and  within  four  years  after 
their  presentation  to  the  public,  their  sale  had  reached  nearly  three 
thousand  copies.  In  this  work  he  was  ably  assisted  by  his  wife, 
Mrs.  Rebecca  Rikoff. 

For  a time  after  1888  he  had  charge  of  the  Felix  Alders’ 
school  at  Yonkers,  New  York. 

Samuel  M.  Heslet 

was  born  July  29,  1826,  at  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania.  He  was  the 
son  of  John  and  Eliza  Heslet.  He  graduated  from  Washington 


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College,  Washington,  Pa.,  in  the  class  of  1853.  He  was  Superinten- 
dent of  the  schools  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio  from  1853  to  1856.  He  en- 
listed in  the  army,  during  the  Civil  War.  Pie  was  Captain  of  Co. 
“C",  104th  regiment,  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry  from  August  27, 
1862  to  March  11,  1863,  when  he  resigned.  He  served  one  term 
in  the  Illinois  Legislature.  He  was  married  July  11,  1855,  to  Mary 
M.  Stewart.  Our  subject  taught  school  in  Mendota,  111.  in  1889. 
He  died  November  21,  1898.  The  foregoing  particulars  are  furnish- 
ed by  a daughter.  He  recommended  Prof.  John  P»olton  to  the 
Public  Schools  of  Portsmouth,  and  induced  him  to  locate  in  Ports- 
mouth. 

Emerson  E.  White,  LL.  D., 

was  born  January  10,  1829,  in  Mantua,  Portage  County,  Ohio,  and 
spent  his  boyhood  on  his  father's  farm.  His  father,  Jonas  White, 
was  a descendant  of  Captain  Thomas  White,  who  settled  at  Wey- 
mouth, Mass.,  and  whose  father  was  a member  of  the  Long  Parlia- 
ment, in  England. 

From  five  to  ten  years  of  age  he  attended  the  district  school  three 
months  in  the  summer  and  three  months  in  the  winter,  and  from  ten 
to  sixteen,  three  months  in  winter.  At  seventeen,  he  taught  a winter 
school  in  a neighboring  district;  attended  the  Twinsburg  Academy 
the  following  autumn,  and  taught  a district  school  in  Mantua  the  next 
winter.  In  the  spring  he  returned  to  the  Academy  to  prepare  for 
college.  He  paid  his  way  by  teaching,  hut  stepped  one  year  to  take 
charge  of  the  academy  in  Mt.  Union,  Ohio,  now  Mt.  Union  College. 

He  entered  the  Cleveland  University  under  President  Mahan, 
and  soon  took  extra  work  as  an  instructor  in  mathematics.  Early 
in  his  senior  year  he  was  induced  to  take  charge  of  one  of  the  Cleve- 
land Grammar  schools  for  two  months,  in  place  of  the  Principal  who 
was  ill.  He  undertook  the  double  work  of  teaching  a city  school, 
and  also  two  University  classes  out  of  school  hours.  At  the  close  of 
his  services  he  was  appointed  as  Principal  of  a new  Grammar  school 
to  he  opened  in  February.  He  accepted  this  position,  but  resigned 
it  at  the  close  of  his  third  year,  hut  was  at  once  appointed  Principal 
of  the  Central  High  School  at  an  increased  salary.  He  had  enter- 
tained the  idea  of  studying  law,  but  gave  it  up  at  this  point  and  con- 
tinued in  the  Grammar  schools  of  Cleveland,  in  which  he  introduced 
new  and  effective  methods  of  teaching  which  awakened  interest  and 
secured  rapid  progress. 

In  18^6,  he  resigned  his  position  in  the  Cleveland  High  School 
to  accept  the  Superintendencv  of  the  Public  Schools  of  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  a position  which  he  filled  with  ability  and  success.  He  intro- 
duced reforms  in  teaching  years  in  advance  of  prevailing  methods. 
He  accepted  this  position  on  the  expressed  condition  that  he  was  to 
be  intrusted  with  the  internal  management  of  the  schools,  including 
the  assignment  of  teachers,  the  course  of  study,  the  grading  and 


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promotion  of  pupils,  etc.,  and  that  he  should  not  be  subject  to  the 
annoyance  of  an  annual  election.  The  schools  were  thoroughly  and 
wisely  reorganized.  But  the  Board  of  i860,  did  not  appreciate  his 
labors,  and  early  in  1861,  he  removed  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  took 
charge  of  the  Ohio  Educational  Monthly,  which  he  purchased.  He 
conducted  the  journal  for  fifteen  years,  making  it  the  leading  educa- 
tional journal  of  the  country.  In  1870,  he  published  a national  edi- 
tion of  the  monthly  with  the  title  of  National  Teacher,  a journal  of 
wide  circulation  and  great  influence. 

In  1863,  Mr.  White  was  appointed  State  Commissioner  of  Com- 
mon Schools  of  Ohio.  During  the  period  he  held  this  office  he  was 
instrumental  in  securing  important  legislation  for  the  improvement 
of  the  schools.  The  more  notable  measures  were  the  law  which 
created  the  existing  institute  system  of  Ohio,  the  law  creating  the 
State  Board  of  Examiners,  and  the  provision  requiring  all  teachers 
to  possess  an  adequate  knowledge  of  the  theory  and  practice  of 
teaching. 

In  1865,  he  prepared  a codified  edition  of  the  school  law,  with 
opinions,  directions,  etc.,  the  whole  constituting  a valuable  manual 
for  school  officers.  His  last  service  as  State  School  Commissioner 
was  to  recommend  a plan  of  organizing  the  teachers  of  the  State  for 
Normal  training. 

He  retired  from  the  Commissionership  in  1866,  and  the  suc- 
ceeding ten  years  were  spent  in  conducting  his  two  educational  jour- 
nals, and  in  lecturing  in  teachers’  institutes  in  Ohio  and  other  states. 

In  1876,  he  was  called  to  the  Presidency  of  Purdue  University, 
Lafayette,  Indiana,  and  continued  in  this  position  seven  years,  dur- 
ing which  time  the  number  of  students  increased  seven  fold. 

He  resigned  in  1883,  and  removed  to  Cincinnati  and  has  since 
been  engaged  in  literary  work.  He  now  resides  in  Columbus. 

Dr.  White  has  been  prominent  for  many  years  in  State  and  Na- 
tional Educational  Associations.  He  was  president  of  the  Ohio 
Teachers'  Association  in  1863;  of  the  National  Superintendents’  As- 
sociation in  1868;  of  the  National  Educational  Association  in  1872; 
and  of  the  National  Council  of  Education  in  1884  and  1885. 

He  has  taken  high  rank  as  a writer,  especially  on  education,  and 
has  made  some  of  the  ablest  addresses  on  that  subject.  He  had  also 
written  a number  of  text  books  for  the  schools.  In  Cleveland  he  pre- 
pared a “Class  Book  on  Geography,’’  which  had  a large  sale.  At 
the  age  of  twenty-eight  he  wrote  the  “Bryant  and  Stratton  Commer- 
cial Arithmetic,”  and  in  1870,  issued  school  arithmetics.  The  “New 
Century  Edition”  of  this  arithmetic  brings  these  books  up  to  the  best 
present  practice.  In  1894,  he  edited  the  “Elements  of  Geometry”, 
and  in  1896,  prepared  his  “School  Algebra”.  His  ‘“Elements  of 
Pedagogy,”  issued  in  1886,  was  received  with  great  favor,  being  de- 


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dared  by  competent  judges  to  be  ‘“tbe  ablest  treatise  on  the  subject 
written  by  an  American.” 

His  work  on  School  Management,  issued  in  1893,  was  at  once 
recognized  as  a work  of  the  highest  practical  value.  He  has  just 
completed  a new  work  on  the  “Art  of  Teaching”. 

He  is  the  man  who  suggested  the  establishment  of  a National 
Bureau  of  Education  at  Washington. 

In  1890,  he  prepared  for  the  National  Bureau  of  Education  a 
monograph  on  “Promotions  and  Examinations  in  the  Graded 
Schools.”  A second  edition  was  issued  in  1898. 

He  was  a prominent  layman  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  He 
was  sent  in  1877  and  again  in  1896,  as  a lay  delegate  to  the  World's 
Presbyterian  Council  held  respectively  in  Edinburg  and  Glasgow, 
Scotland,  and  in  1890,  be  was  appointed  by  the  General  Assembly 
a member  of  the  committee  to  revise  “the  confession  of  faith.”  He 
has  been  for  years  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Lane 
Theological  Seminary,  Cincinnati. 

He  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  the  Western  Reserve 
University,  and  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  was  conferred  on  him  by  the 
Indiana  State  University. 

He  married  in  1853  to  Mary  Ann  Sabin  of  Hudson,  Ohio,  bv 
whom  be  had  five  children.  His  son,  Albert  E.,  is  now  governor  of 
West  Virginia. 

Ilis  life  has  been  a succession  of  high  achievements  and  hon- 
ors. 

John  Bolton 

was  born,  November  4,  1820,  near  Hagerstown,  Maryland.  His 
father’s  name  was  John  Bolton,  Sr.  His  grandfather  came  from 
Ireland,  and  served  in  the  Navy  of  the  Colonies  during  the  Revolu- 
tion. His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Eve  Eisaminger  of  German 
descent.  She  died  when  our  subject  was  about  two  years  old. 
About  1827  or  1828  he  came,  with  his  father  and  brother  William, 
west  and  settled  near  Connellsville,  Pa.,  which  place  he  has  always 
looked  upon  as  his  home.  His  earlv  advantages  for  education  were 
limited,  as  there  were  no  public  schools  and  few  private  schools.  It 
was  necessary  for  him  at  an  early  age  to  make  his  own  living,  which 
he  did  by  working  in  a wool  factory  on  the  farm,  and  finally  at  the 
saddler’s  trade  at  which  he  served  the  regular  time  as  an  apprentice, 
according  to  the  customs  of  the  time.  Wishing  to  fit  himself  for 
common  business,  when  he  was  twenty-two  years  old,  he  attended  a 
private  school.  His  object  was  to  improve  himself  in  the  common 
branches  and  especially  in  arithmetic,  in  which  he  felt  himself  very 
deficient.  This  he  did  in  a term  of  three  months.  His  curiosity  to 
know  something  more  of  the  higher  branches  led  him  to  go  to  school 
for  four  months  more  in  which  time  he  studied  Algebra,  Geometry, 
Trigonometry,  etc.  This  completed  his  schooling,  which  amounted 


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to  not  more  than  two  years.  He  worked  at  his  trade  and  studied 
his  books  until  1850,  when  books  and  leather  parted  company,  and  he 
went  to  teaching  in  New  Haven  and  Connellsville  earning  $20  to  $30 
per  month.  In  December,  1855,  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  at 
a salary  of  $600  a year,  and  it  was  through  the  recommendation  of 
his  friend  Samuel  Heslett  who  had  hailed  from  the  same  region,  and 
who  was  then  Superintendent  of  the  Portsmouth  schools.  Here  our 
subject  taught  until  1863,  when  he  became  Superintendent  and  serv- 
ed in  this  capacity  until  September,  1872.  In  November,  1872,  he 
went  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  as  a teacher  of  Chemistry  and  Physics  in 
the  Old  Central  High  School.  In  1876,  he  was  transferred  to  the 
West  High  School  in  which  he  has  been  ever  since.  Before  he  came 
to  Ohio  he  had  lost  but  three  weeks  by  sickness ; and  never  lost  a sin- 
gle day  in  the  seventeen  years  he  was  engaged  in  Portsmouth  by 
sickness,  and  only  four  weeks  since  going  to  Cleveland  yet  he 
never  had  a rugged  constitution.  Those  who  knew  him  at  twenty 
never  supposed  he  would  live  to  be  thirty.  He  has  taught  almost 
without  interruption  for  over  fifty  years.  He  has  had  great  success  in 
teaching;  and  has  always  held  situations  on  account  of  his  merit, 
and  not  on  account  of  any  pull.  He  was  married  in  March,  1852, 
to  Martha  Russell  McCune,  a daughter  of  a well-to-do  farmer  near 
Connellsville,  Pa.  A teacher  in  his  82nd  year  in  a Cleveland  High 
School  does  not  require  a character  estimate  from  any  one.  Mr. 
Bolton  is  revered  and  loved  by  his  old  friends  in  Portsmouth  and  they 
will  be  glad  to  know  he  is  as  highly  esteemed  in  Cleveland  as  he  was 
in  Portsmouth. 

Joseph  F.  Luhens 

was  born  at  Upper  Falls,  Baltimore  County,  Maryland.  December 
1 1,  1838.  His  father  was  Benjamin  C.  Lukens.  His  mother’s 
maiden  name  was  Louisa  Smith.  His  father  came  to  Ohio  in  1839. 
and  the  boyhood  and  youth  of  his  son,  Joseph,  were  spent  in  Noble 
County,  Ohio.  He  had  a good  common  school  education.  He  en- 
listed as  a private  soldier  in  Company  D,  85th  Ohio  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, June  5,  1862,  for  a period  of  three  months,  and  was  trans- 
ferred to  Company  K 87th,  July  22,  1862.  He  was  mustered  out 
with  the  Company,  October  3,  1862.  He  was  in  the  engagement  at 
Harper’s  Ferry  during  his  service.  He  cast  his  first  vote  in  i860, 
at  Athens,  Ohio,  for  Valentine  B.  Horton  for  Congress,  and  for 
Abraham  Lincoln  for  President.  He  took  a college  course  at  the 
Ohio  University  at  Athens,  and  graduated  in  1866.  He  received  a 
High  School  State  Certificate  in  1867  and  in  1869  received  the  de- 
gree of  A.  M.  from  Ohio  University.  In  1877,  he  was  admitted  to 
the  Bar  of  Ohio,  at  Akron.  In  the  same  year  he  was  a Republican 
candidate  for  State  Commissioner  of  Common  Schools,  but  was  de- 
feated with  the  entire  state  ticket.  He  is  a member  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church,  and  a ruling  Elder.  He  was  married  near  Craw- 


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fordsville,  Indiana,  August  3,  1868,  to  Miss  Eliza  Trout.  He  has 
one  son,  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1872,  who  is  now  First  Lieu- 
tenant of  the  46th  United  States  Infantry  and  detailed  a professor 
in  the  Manila  Normal  School,  where  he  serves  under  the  Civil  Com- 
mission. He  was  Superintendent  of  Schools  at  Wooster,  Ohio,  for 
one  year  in  1866.  From  1867  to  1872,  he  was  Superintendent  of 
Schools  at  Kent,  Ohio.  From  1872  to  1875,  he  was  Superintendent 
of  the  Portsmouth  Schools  and  from  1875  to  1891,  he  was  Superin- 
tendent of  the  schools  at  Lebanon,  Ohio.  From  1899  to  1901,  he 
was  Principal  of  the  Normal  Department  of  the  Collegiate  Institute, 
at  Jackson,  Kentucky.  He  is  now  manager  of  the  Warren  County 
Record. 

Middleton  Summerfield  Campbell 

was  born  in  Virginia,  August  4,  1838,  and  died  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
April  19,  1889.  He  came  to  Ohio  in  1841  and  remained  a resident 
of  this  state  until  his  death.  He  attended  the  district  schools  and 
spent  his  youth  on  his  father’s  farm.  He  attended  the  Ohio  Uni- 
versity, at  Athens  and  graduated  in  1865.  He  received  the  degree 
of  A.  M.  from  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  in  1871.  He  entered 
at  once  upon  the  profession  of  a teacher.  He  filled  the  following 
positions : Public  Schools  at  Circleville,  Ohio,  one  year ; Principal 
of  the  High  School  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  from  1866  to  1875;  Super- 
intendent of  the  Public  Schools  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  from  1875  to 
1879;  Principal  of  the  Youngstown  High  School  from  1879  to 
1883;  Principal  of  the  Central  High  School,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  from 
1883  to  his  death.  In  all  these  positions  he  achieved  success.  He 
was  entirely  devoted  to  his  profession,  very  enthusiastic  in  it  and  in 
the  judgment  of  all  his  contemporaries  was  successful.  He  was  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Methodist  Church  both  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  and  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  has  a memorial  window  in  the  Ep- 
worth  Church  on  Wilson  Avenue,  in  Cleveland. 

'William  Miller  Friesner 

was  born  January  21,  1851,  near  North  Berne,  Fairfield  County, 
Ohio.  Llis  parents  were  Abraham  Setz  Friesner  and  Eliza  Jane 
Miller.  They  died  when  he  was  young  and  he  was  reared  by  his 
grand-parents  near  Lancaster.  As  a boy  and  youth,  he  worked  on 
a farm  and  attended  the  district  school  of  the  neighborhood  until  he 
was  eighteen  years  of  age.  He  entered  an  academy  at  Pleasantville 
where  he  fitted  himself  for  college,  teaching  school  during  each  win- 
ter and  thus  paying  his  way.  He  entered  the  Junior  class  of  the  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware,  in  September  1873  and  graduated 
in  1875,  with  honors.  During  a portion  of  his  senior  year,  he  held 
a position  as  Tutor.  In  July,  1875,  he  was  elected  Principal  of  the 
High  School,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  in  1879,  was  elected  Super- 
intendent and  served  as  such  until  1881.  He  was  Superintendent 


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of  Schools  in  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  from  1881  to  1885.  In  1885,  he 
was  elected  Superintendent  of  Schools  in  Los  Angeles,  California, 
which  position  he  held  until  1893,  when  he  resigned  on  account  of 
loss  of  his  health.  He  was  married  December  16,  1886,  to  Miss 
Addie  Belle  Towell,  daughter  of  James  F.  Towell,  at  that  time  a res- 
ident of  Los  Angeles.  They  had  two  children ; Esther,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  two  years,  and  James  Towell  Friesner.  Mr.  Friesner 
died  August  1,  1894.  He  was  a man  of  high  Masonic  standing,  hav- 
ing reached  the  32  degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite,  and  a Knight  Templar. 
The  anniversary  of  his  birthday,  January  21,  1895,  was  observed  by 
12,000  children  and  400  teachers  of  the  public  schools  of  Los  Angeles, 
as  a memorial  of  their  teacher  and  friend.  The  great  hall  where  the 
teachers  and  friends  assembled  in  the  evening  was  decorated  by  the 
children  with  thousands  of  calla  lilies,  roses  and  smilax.  Addresses 
were  delivered  by  many  of  his  Principals  who  had  served  under  him, 
by  teachers,  and  members  of  the  School  Board.  Letters  of  condol- 
ence from  old  friends,  among  whom  were  these,  his  classmates : 
Rev.  F.  W.  Gunsaulus,  President  of  the  Armour  Institute,  Chicago, 
and  Rev.  John  C.  Jackson,  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  The  proceedings, 
with  all  the  addresses  and  letters,  were  published  in  a handsome  Me- 
morial Volume  for  distribution  among  his  teachers  and  friends. 

James  Andrew  Irwin  Lowes 

was  born  September  3,  1816,  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  graduated 
at  Miami  University  in  1841,  and  directly  after  that  studied  for  the 
ministry  in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  was  licensed  as  such  in 
1843.  I’1  IS46,  he  located  at  South  Salem,  Ross  County,  Ohio,  and 

conducted  the  celebrated  Academy  at  that  place  for  twenty-one  years, 
until  1867,  in  which  year  he  went  to  Oxford  and  remained  there  as  a 
teacher  in  the  preparatory  school  until  1872.  After  that  he  went  to 
Ripley,  Ohio,  where  he  was  a teacher  and  minister  to  the  Presbyterian 
Church.  In  1879  1°  1881,  he  was  Superintendent  of  schools  at  New 
Richmond,  Ohio.  From  1881  to  1883,  he  was  Superintendent  of 
the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  thereafter  during  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  resided  in  Portsmouth. 

Prof.  Lowes  was  three  times  married,  but  was  a widower  at  the 
time  he  came  to  Portsmouth.  On  January  30,  1882,  he  was  married 
<0  Miss  Fanny  Gertrude  Switzer,  who  survives  him.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  City  Board  of  School  Examiners  for  a number,  of 
years. 

In  politics.  Prof.  Lowes  was  a Whig  and  afterwards  a Repub- 
lican. He  was  a Representative  Presbyterian,  both  as  a member  of 
the  Church  and  as  a minister.  Pie  was  a master  of  the  Latin  tongue 
and  had  as  extensive  a knowledge  of  that  language  and  its  literature 
as  any  of  his  co-temporaries. 

Prof.  Lowes  believed  in  maintaining  the  dignity  of  his  profes- 
sion as  teacher  and  minister  and  did  so.  As  a gentleman,  scholar 


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and  a model  citizen  he  was  respected  by  all  who  had  the  honor  of  his 
acquaintance. 

THomas  Vickers,  B.  D., 

was  born  in  Otley,  Yorkshire,  England.  His  father,  Joseph  Vick- 
ers, and  his  mother,  Grace  Chaffer,  were  both  natives  of  the  same 
town.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Jacob,  and  his  great-grandfather, 
Thomas,  were  born  in  the  same  locality.  The  family  is  of  Danish 
origin,  and  its  history  runs  back  to  the  invasions  of  the  north  of 
England  by  the  Northmen  in  the  ninth  century.  The  more  imme- 
diate ancestors  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  were  farmers  and  shoe- 
makers. His  parents  came  to  this  country  in  1849,  when  he  was  a 
child.  He  received  his  early  education  in  the  Boston  public  schools; 
later  he  received  his  academic  and  theological  education  at  the  Uni- 
tarian Theological  School  at  Meadville,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  re- 
mained four  years  and  was  graduated.  He  then  went  to  Germany 
and  spent  four  years  at  the  University  of  Heidelberg  and  one  half 
year  at  the  University  of  Zuerich  in  Switzerland,  engaged  in  the 
study  of  philology,  philosophy,  history  and  educational  theory  and 
methods.  His  letters  of  introduction  to  some  of  the  most  eminent 
professors  in  Heidelberg,  procured  him  admission  to  their  families 
and  gave  him  a social  position  not  usual  among  students.  He  thus 
became  intimately  acquainted  with  Professor  Edward  Zeller,  the 
famous  historian  of  Greek  Philosophy,  Professor  George  Gottfried 
Gervinus,  the  author  of  the  best  known  history  of  German  Litera- 
ture, Professor  George  Weber,  the  Historian,  and  Rector  of  the 
Hoehere  Buergerschule,  and  Richard  Rothe,  the  most  eminent  the- 
ologian of  his  time.  Prof.  Vickers’  philological  and  linguistic 
studies  included  Greek,  Latin,  Hebrew,  German  including  the  Ger- 
man dialects,  Dutch,  Danish,  Swedish,  French,  Spanish,  Italian  and 
Portuguese.  He  has  a speaking  knowledge  of  the  principal  modern 
languages,  and  a reading  knowledge  of  them  all,  excepting  the  Sla- 
vonic tongues.  His  instructor  in  Hebrew  was  the  famous  oriental- 
ist, Weil,  who  spent  five  years  disguised  as  an  Arab  among  the 
Arabian  tribes  for  the  purpose  of  studying  their  language,  customs 
and  religion. 

A year  before  Prof.  Vickers  returned  from  Europe,  he  had  ac- 
cepted the  pastorate  of  the  First  Congregational  (Unitarian) 
Church  in  Cincinnati,  which,  beginning  with  January,  1867,  he  held 
for  seven  years.  In  the  last  year  of  this  pastorate  (1873)  he  was 
elected  Professor  of  the  German  Language  in  the  first  faculty  of 
the  University  of  Cincinnati,  and  afterward,  in  the  same  year.  Chief 
Librarian  of  the  Public  Library  of  Cincinnati.  He  entered  upon  his 
duties  as  Librarian,  January  1,  1874,  when  the  present  building  was 
nearing  completion.  The  task  fell  to  him  of  re-classifying  and  recat- 
aloguing the  entire  library,  and  of  re-organizing  it  in  accordance  with 
the  larger  demand  to  be  made  upon  it  both  by  scholars  and  students, 


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and  by  the  general  reading  public.  His  success  in  all  these  respects 
was  almost  phenomenal  and  attracted  attention  among  professional 
librarians  both  in  this  country  and  in  Europe.  Dr.  Richard  Garnett, 
the  Librarian  of  the  British  Museum,  took  especial  occasion,  at  the 
International  Congress  of  Librarians  held  in  London  in  1877,  to 
commend  Professor  Vickers’  system  of  departmental  catalogues  as 
“eminently  sensible  and  practical."  Until  his  resignation  of  the  of- 
fice of  Librarian,  he  was  unanimously  re-appointed  every  year,  and 
had  entire  control  of  more  than  fifty  assistants  and  of  all  purchases 
of  books.  He  was  twice  sent  to  Europe  by  the  Board  of  Managers 
in  the  interest  of  the  Library. 

O11  his  return  from  Europe  in  1877,  Professor  Vickers  was 
elected  acting  President  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati,  which  with 
the  consent  of  the  library  authorities,  he  accepted.  The  following- 
year,  1878,  he  was  elected  permanently  as  President  of  the  Univer- 
sity and  Professor  of  History.  By  an  agreement  between  the  two 
governing  boards,  he  accepted  the  university  position,  but  still  con- 
tinuerl,  the  work  of  supervision  in  the  library.  At  the  end  of  the 
following  year,  December  31,  1879,  having  found  the  duties  of  the 
two  positions  entirely  too  burdensome,  he  resigned  the  Librarian- 
ship.  While  in  charge  of  the  Cincinnati  Public  Library  he  insti- 
tuted many  reforms  in  the  management  and  was  one  of  the  origi- 
nators of  the  movement,  since  become  popular,  for  the  technical 
education  of  librarians.  The  “charging  system”  invented  by  Pro- 
fessor Vickers,  was  exhibited  at  the  World’s  Fair  in  Chicago  and 
pronounced  the  best  in  use. 

Professor  Vickers  took  up  the  University  work  with  the  en- 
thusiasm and  vigor  for  which  he  is  known,  doing  far  more  than  his 
share  of  the  actual  teaching  and  at  the  same  time  organizing  the 
courses  of  study  in  the  Academic  Department,  the  Art  School,  and 
the  Astronomical  Observatory.  In  the  two  latter  departments  there 
had  been  no  faculty,  which  had  occasioned  a good  deal  of  friction  be- 
tween the  teachers ; this  soon  disappeared  under  his  management. 
When  the  Art  School  was  separated  from  the  University  and  united 
with  the  Cincinnati  Art  Museum,  the  Hon.  M.  E.  Ingalls,  the  Pres- 
ident of  the  Art  School  Board,  said,  at  the  final  conference  with  the 
University  Directors,  that  they  would  be  thoroughly  satisfied  if  they 
succeeded  in  managing  the  schools  as  well  as  President  Vickers  had 
done. 

Besides  three  regular  courses  in  History,  the  teaching  of  Pro- 
fessor Vickers  in  the  University  embraced  at  various  times  lectures 
on  Pedagogy,  on  the  science  of  Government,  on  the  elements  of  juris- 
prudence, and  also  instruction  in  German,  Spanish,  and  Italian.  He 
was  also  at  one  time  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Board  of  Education, 
and  also,  for  many  years,  a member  of  the  Board  of  School  Examin- 
ers. 


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In  April,  1884,  Professor  Vickers  resigned  both  his  positions  in 
the  University  to  take  effect  at  the  end  of  the  academic  year.  For 
four  years  succeeding  he  was  mainly  occupied  with  literary  work.  In 
the  seventies  he  did  a great  deal  of  editorial  writing  for  the  Cincin- 
nati Commercial;  he  was  a contributor  to  the  New  York  Nation;  arid 
edited  the  department  of  foreign  literature  in  the  Christian  Quarterly 
Review,  which  the  New  York  Independent  characterized  as  fully 
equal  to  that  of  any  of  the  English  or  American  quarterlies.  In  1868. 
he  published  a life  of  Grant  in  German,  and  in  the  same  year  his  cele- 
brated controversy  with  Archbishop  Purcell,  which  called  forth  much 
comment  both  in  this  country  and  in  Germany,  appeared  in  hook 
form,  with  an  appendix  containing  the  famous  Encyclical  Letter  of 
Pius  IX  and  its  Syllabus  of  Modern  Errors,  in  Latin,  with  a par- 
allel English  translation  by  Professor  Vickers.  He  has  also  pub- 
lished a great  many  educational  addresses  both  in  English  and  Ger- 
man. 

I11  t888.  Professor  Vickers  came  to  Portsmouth  as  Superinten- 
dent of  Public  Schools,  which  office  he  retained  for  thirteen  years. 
For  a part  of  this  time,  he  was  a member  of  both  County  and  City 
Board  of  School  Examiners.  He  aimed  to  bring  the  schools  to  the 
highest  point  of  efficiency  and  succeeded.  He  reorganized  the  High 
School  and  made  it  one  of  the  best  in  the  state.  He  also  sought  by 
giving  instruction  to  the  teachers  in  various  languages  to  inspire 
them  with  a desire  for  wider  study  and  a more  general  culture.  His 
chief  aim,  however,  and  his  ambition,  was  to  keep  in  touch  with  the 
work  of  each  individual  child  from  the  moment  it  entered  school  until 
it  was  graduated  from  the  High  School,  or  had  withdrawn  before 
reaching  that  point.  He  was  able  to  do  this  by  means  of  an  adjust- 
able alphabetical  system  of  records  which  he  invented  and  copyright- 
ed. It  may  be  truly  said  that  Professor  Vickers  posssessed  more 
linguistic  accomplishments  than  any  other  who  was  ever  at  the  head 
of  the  Portsmouth  schools,  and  in  general  scholarship  and  efficiency 
he  led  them  all. 

In  1901,  Professor  Vickers  was  elected  Superintendent  of  the 
schools  in  Mansfield,  Ohio ; but  was  not  a candidate  for  re-election, 
in  1902.  He  still  retains  his  residence  in  Mansfield,  although  he 
owns  a fine  home  on  North  Waller  street  in  Portsmouth.  He  has 
been  twice  married,  the  first  time  while  he  was  still  a student  in 
Germany;  the  second  time  in  Cincinnati,  in  1884,  to  Leonora  Oppen- 
heimer.  The  children  of  the  first  marriage  were:  George  Theodore, 
at  present  Assistant  Prosecutor  of  the  Pleas  in  Jersey  City,  formerly 
an  attache  of  the  Harvard  Observatory  at  Arequipa,  South  America; 
Robert  Frederick,  who  holds  a clerical  position  in  New  York  City; 
Grace  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Wilhelm  Doering,  a well  known  artist 
in  Berlin,  Germany ; and  Victoria  Katharina,  who  also  lives  in  Berlin. 
The  children  of  the  second  marriage  were : Leonhard,  who  died  in 


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Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1892,  at  the  age  of  seven  years;  Helen  Judith, 
born  in  1888;  and  Alwyn,  born  in  1891. 

Professor  Vickers  was  an  old  time  abolitionist,  and  personally 
acquainted  with  William  Lloyd  Garrison,  Wendell  Phillips,  Samuel 
May,  Gerritt  Smith,  and  most  of  the  other  prominent  anti-slavery 
people.  When  he  went  to  Europe  to  study,  he  took  with  him  a 
circular  letter  from  William  Lloyd  Garrison  introducing  him  to  all 
the  leading  anti-slavery  men  and  women  in  England,  Ireland  and 
Scotland. 

The  parents  of  Professor  Vickers,  and  also  his  son  Leonhard,  are 
buried  in  Greenlawn  Cemetery,  Portsmouth,  Ohio ; his  father  having 
died  in  1892,  and  his  mother  in  1902. 

John  Imboden  Hudson 

was  born  in  Staunton,  Augusta  County,  Virginia,  April  17,  1863. 
He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  that  city  and  graduated 
from  the  High  School  in  1880.  Pie  entered  the  Virginia  Military 
Institute  at  Lexington,  Virginia,  in  September,  1881,  and  remained 
there  four  years.  He  was  graduated  from  that  Institution  July  4, 
1885,  as  Senior  Captain  of  the  Corps  of  Cadets  and  ranking  third  in 
a class  of  25.  He  took  service  with  the  Maysville  & Big  Sandy 
Railroad  (now  the  C.  &.  O.),  as  an  Assistant  Civil  Engineer  and  rose 
to  the  position  of  Resident  Engineer.  In  1887,  he  was  appointed 
Resident  Engineer  by  the  Ohio  & Northwestern  R.  R.  Co.  under  Col. 
John  D.  Letcher,  and  later  he  was  Resident  Engineer  of  the  Southern 
Railroad.  Prom  1890  to  1893,  he  taught  Civil  Engineering  and 
Military  Tactics  at  the  Ohio  Military  Institute  at  College  Hill,  Ohio. 
From  1893  to  1896,  he  was  with  the  Kentucky  Training  School  at 
Danville,  Ky.  He  entered  the  Portsmouth  High  School  as  Principal 
in  the  fall  of  1896,  and  held  that  position  until  April,  1901,  when  he 
was  chosen  Superintendent.  He  was  re-elected  for  1902  and  1903. 
He  was  City  Civil  Engineer  of  Portsmouth  for  a short  time,  and  a 
member  of  the  Flood  Defense  Committee.  He  has  received  the 
degrees  of  “Bachelor  of  Science"  and  “Civil  Engineering,"  and  has 
been  a member  of  the  City  Board  of  School  Examiners  for  five  years. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Doty,  daughter  of  Theodore  Doty, 
September  3,  1891,  and  their  children  are:  Edith  Mae,  George  Baird, 
Harold  Doty  (died  in  infancy),  John  Imboden  and  Howard  Doty. 
In  politics,  Mr.  Hudson  is  a Democrat.  As  Superintendent  of  the 
Portsmouth  Schools,  he  is  active,  energetic  and  progressive.  He  has 
managed  the  schools  with  as  great  efficiency  as  any  of  his  predeces- 
sors. 

James  M.  Poe 

was  born  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  June  6,  1822.  He  was  a descendant 
from  the  same  family  as  the  pioneers  Adam  and  Andrew  Poe.  His 
family  was  connected  with  that  of  the  poet,  Edgar  Allen  Poe.  In 


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1838  he  began  teaching  school  near  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  at  $8.50  per 
month  in  a rude  log  cabin,  and  he  taught  from  that  time  until  failing 
eyesight  compelled  him  to  cease. 

He  was  married  March  11,  1847,  to  Miss  Lucy  A.  Taylor, 
who  survived  him.  They  had  five  children,  of  whom  three  daugh- 
ters, Sadie,  Mattie  and  Ella  are  still  living.  In  1851  he  came  to 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  as  a teacher,  and  remained  until  1867.  I11  Ports- 

mouth, he  was  a District  Superintendent  and  had  charge  of  the  lowei 
Fourth  street  building. 

On  returning  to  Chillicothe  in  1867,  he  took  charge  of  the  east- 
ern building  and  held  it  till  1875,  as  Principal.  He  then  opened  a 
private  school  on  Hickory  street.  He  kept  that  up  until  compelled 
by  his  health  to  give  it  up.  He  then  taught  summer  review  schools 
in  the  summer  vacation  for  the  benefit  of  teachers.  He  was  school 
examiner  for  Ross  County  for  several  years.  He  died  February  21, 
1888.  He  possessed  the  ability  to  interest  his  pupils  in  their  work. 
He  had  a rare  faculty  of  imparting  instruction.  He  was  a man  of 
fine  physical  appearance  and  presence  until  broken  down  by  disease. 

Elona  'White  Rankin 

was  born  in  Littleton,  New  Hampshire,  about  1815.  Her  father 
was  Gen.  David  Rankin  and  her  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Pers'is 
Daniels.  The  family  consisted  of  seven  daughters  and  one  son. 
About  1843  the  family  came  to  the  French  Grant.  Miss  Rankin 
taught  school  in  Kentucky  two  years,  and  taught  in  the  public  schools 
of  the  town  of  Portsmouth  about  fourteen  years,  one  year  of  which 
was  in  a private  school.  She  married  Alexander  LaCroix,  father  of 
Professor  LaCroix.  She  died  in  1891,  at  the  age  of  seventy-six, 
and  is  interred  in  Woodland  Cemetery  at  Ironton,  Ohio.  Her 
father,  David  Rankin,  is  buried  at  the  Haverhill  burying  ground, 
also  her  mother.  Her  grandfather  Rankin  came  from  Scotland. 
She  was  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  of  Portsmouth  teachers  and 
taught  High  School  branches  for  many  years. 

Mrs.  Mary  Arxrx  Mulligan 

is  one  of  the  veteran  teachers  of  Portsmouth,  now  living  in  honored 
retirement,  waiting  for  the  better  country  out  of  sight.  She  was 
born  in  Portsmouth,  December  22,  1838,  and  has  never  lived  else- 
where. Her  father,  Edward  Bannon,  was  a native  of  Ireland,  as 
was  her  mother  whose  maiden  name  was  Bridget  Dervin. 

Our  subject  began  as  a pupil  in  the  Portsmouth  schools  in 
1845,  and  attended  there  until  1854.  The  last  four  years  in  school 
she  was  a pupil  of  Miss  Rankin,  a famous  teacher. 

In  1856,  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  she  became  a teacher  in  the 
publis  schools,  and  was  such  thereafter  until  1891,  a period  of 
thirty-five  years.  TIiq  best  part  of  her  life  she  gave  to  the  cause  of 
public  education.  She  was  born  with  a gift  for  teaching,  and  it 


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never  failed  her.  When  she  began  she  had  one  hundred  and  thir- 
teen pupils.  E.  E.  White,  Superintendent,  visited  her  room  when 
she  had  that  number,  and  supposed  she  could  do  nothing  but  keep 
order,  but  he  found  that  she  taught  them  and  did  it  well.  She  never 
had  any  trouble  with  her  pupils.  While  in  her  early  years  she  used 
the  rod,  but  she  did  it  with  such  judgment  that  her  pupils,  now 
men,  are  thankful  she  did.  In  no  case  of  discipline  did  she  ever 
have  to  call  in  the  Superintendent. 

She  began  her  teaching  in  the  Lower  Fourth  Street  Building, 
and  was  promoted  from  time  to  time,  without  any  solicitation  on  her 
part,  until  1867,  when  she  reached  the  “A”  Grammar,  in  which 
grade  she  taught  until  her  retirement. 

On  August  27,  1867,  she  married  Edward  Mulligan  and  fully 
intended  to  retire  from  the  schools.  Prof.  John  Bolton  had  just  ac- 
cepted the  Superintendency  of  the  Schools  and  felt  that  her  school 
would  be  disorganized  if  she  retired.  Pie  prevailed  on  her  to  re- 
main, and  she  did  so  at  his  urgent  entreaty.  She  remained  until 
June,  1891. 

All  those  who  have  been  her  pupils  have  an  affection  for  her 
amounting  to  reverence.  None  of  them  ever  speak  of  her  except 
in  terms  of  the  highest  regard.  She  always  had  the  highest  con- 
fidence and  regard  of  the  different  Superintendents  and  of  her  fel- 
low teachers. 

Her  husband  died  on  December  31,  1895,  much  regretted,  and 
since  then  she  has  lived  on  Gay  street  in  dignified  retirement,  honor- 
ed by  all  who  know  her. 

The  editor  of  this  work  is  glad  and  proud  that  it  is  his  privi- 
lege to  write  of  her  worth  as  a woman  and  a teacher,  though  he  has 
not  the  command  of  language  sufficient  to  do  the  subject  justice. 
Plis  only  son.  now  long  deceased,  was  one  of  her  pupils,  and  he 
speaks  from  his  heart. 

The  question  is  often  asked  “What  can  a woman  do?"  Mrs. 
Mulligan’s  whole  life  is  one  of  the  best  answers  to  that  question. 

The  greatest  work  any  one  can  do  is  for  the  young,  to  teach 
them  so  they  will  make  excellent  men  and  women.  W ho  has  given 
more  of  her  life  to  that  work  than  Mrs.  Mulligan? 

Mrs.  Mulligan  is  a devout  communicant  of  the  Church  of  the 
Holy  Redeemer,  and  the  writer  believes  she  is  as  true  and  devoted  a 
Christian  woman  as  has  ever  lived.  From  childhood  to  the  present 
day,  when  in  the  city  and  well,  she  has  attended  matins  at  the 
church  every  day  in  the  year,  and  expects  to  do  so  as  long  as  she 
lives.  She  has  lived  a life  of  usefulness  and  duty  and  her  history 
is  an  object  lesson  to  all  who  know  her. 

She  tells  many  interesting  reminiscences  of  her  early  days  of 
teaching.  During  the  early  part  of  the  civil  war.  Col.  J.  H.  Allen 
was  Superintendent  of  the  Schools.  He  was  a Union  man  but  his 


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wife  was  a rebel.  One  clay,  his  daughter,  a pupil  of  Mrs.  Mulli- 
gan’s, and  a most  beautiful  girl,  lovely  as  a dream  of  heaven,  came 
into  the  school  room,  with  a tiny  rebel  flag  pinned  to  her  breast. 
'The  other  girls  saw  it  at  a glance,  flew  at  her  and  tore  it  off.  She 
remembers  Deborah  Chandler  was  foremost  in  the  fray.  Mrs.  Mul- 
ligan relates  that  when  the  news  came  of  the  surrender  of  Vicks- 
burg, she  had  the  bell  of  the  Fourth  street  school  house  rung  con- 
tinuously all  day. 

When  she  entered  the  corps  of  teachers,  Mrs.  Eliza  Glidden 
was  still  among  them  as  well  as  Mrs.  Thompson,  mother  of  Mrs. 
Henry  Hall,  her  daughter,  Julia  and  Mrs.  Rigdon,  mother  of  Mrs. 
Thomas  S.  Hall,  and  grandmother  of  Miss  Lucy  W.  Hall,  a teacher 
in  the  High  School. 

Mrs.  Mulligan  has  lived  to  see  the  results  of  her  labors  in  the 
men  and  women  about  her,  and  long  may  she  enjoy  on  this  earth,  the 
satisfaction  and  comfort  of  all  duties  well  done. 

Mrs.  Mary  X.  Ashton. 

Her  maiden  name  was  Hartzoff,  and  her  native  place  was  New 
Castle,  Pa.  Her  husband  was  William  J.  Ashton,  a member  of  the 
rooth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  known  as  the  “Roundheads”  in  the 
Civil  War.  Soon  after  the  Civil  War,  he  went  South  and  died  there. 
His  father  was  Edwin  Ashton  of  Edinburg,  Pa.,  a brother  of  Joseph 
Ashton  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  a son  of  Major  Joseph  Ashton  of 
the  Revolutionary  War,  who  has  a sketch  herein. 

Mrs.  Ashton  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1863,  and  taught 
nine  years  in  the  Portsmouth  schools;  three  years  of  this  time,  she 
was  the  Principal  of  the  old  Second  street  school  building.  She 
went  to  Cleveland  in  1874,  and  was  made  Principal  of  the  building 
in  the  Iron  ward  of  that  city.  She  served  five  years  and  four  months 
in  that  position  and  accepted  the  work  of  training  teacher  in  connec- 
tion with  the  Normal  Training  School,  where  she  is  occupied  now, 
after  22  years  of  continuous  work.  Her  two  children  were  born  in 
Portsmouth,  and  were  ten  and  eight  years  of  age,  when  she  left 
there.  Her  daughter,  Martha  Bolton  died  when  28  years  of  age. 
and  her  son,  Edwin  Percy  Ashton,  is  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  in  an  exten- 
sive business  in  electric  supplies. 

One  of  the  Superintendents  of  the  Cleveland  Schools  says  this 
of  Mrs.  Ashton’s  work : “Mrs.  Mary  Ashton  has  been  in  Cleve- 
land public  schools  for  nearly  a quarter  of  a century.  Her  work  has 
been  strong,  broad  and  efficient.  Her  influence  on  her  pupils  and 
the  teachers  she  trains  is  elevating,  ennobling  and  lasting.  Mrs. 
Ashton  is  a woman  of  strong  and  positive  characteristics,  and  at  the 
same  time  her  heart  goes  out  in  love  and  tenderness  toward  all ; and 
especially  toward  children  who  are  fortunate  enough  to  be  in  the 
school  rooms  of  which  she  has  charge.  In  the  social  circles  of  the 


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city,  she  is  highly  esteemed  and  her  influence  here  is  far-reaching 
and  always  womanly.  She  stands  for  the  best  things  morally,  spir- 
itually, mentally  and  physically. 

Miss  Emma  McFarlin, 

now  of  Topeka,  Kansas,  was  one  of  the  most  efficient  of  Ports- 
mouth teachers.  She  began  teaching  in  the  fall  of  1868  in  the  “C” 
Primary  in  the  old  Library  Building  on  the  corner  of  Fifth  and 
Court.  She  was  promoted  about  the  middle  of  the  second  year 
following  to  the  “B"  Primary  in  the  Second  street  building.  The 
next  year  she  was  promoted  to  the  “A”  Primary.  She  taught  in 
that  grade  some  five  or  six  years  and  was  promoted  to  the  “D” 
Grammar.  From  the  “D"  Grammar  she  was  given  the  “D”  Pri- 
mary school  and  taught  that  until  she  went  to  Topeka,  Kansas,  in 
1885,  making  eighteen  years  continuous  service  in  the  public  schools. 
During  all  this  time,  her  relations  with  the  Superintendent,  the 
School  Board  and  her  fellow  teachers  were  the  most  cordial.  She 
was  very  successful  in  discipline,  in  teaching  and  in  the  promotion  of 
her  pupils. 

Miss  Emily  Ball 

is  a native  of  Portsmouth.  Her  father  was  Win.  Henry  Ball,  resi- 
dent on  Third  street.  She  entered  the  schools  as  a pupil  in  i860, 
and  graduated  in  1872.  For  two  and  one-half  months  she  taught 
as  a substitute  in  the  Portsmouth  schools  in  the  fall  of  1872;  and 
three  months  of  the  following  spring,  at  the  Red  School  House.  In 
the  fall  of  1873,  she  began  as  a teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  schools 
in  the  “C”  Primary  on  Fourth  street.  She  was  three  years  in  that 
grade,  then  was  promoted  to  the  “A”  Primary  on  Second  street,  in 
which  she  taught  the  English  branches  of  that  grade  and  the  Arith- 
metic of  the  “B"  Primary  for  two  years.  She  went  into  the  “D” 
Grammar  on  Union  street,  and  taught  there  three  years,  and  then 
one  year  in  the  “C”  Grammar.  She  was  promoted  to  the  “B”  Gram- 
mar, and  after  teaching  there  one  year  was  dropped  back  to  the  “C” 
Grammar,  on  account  of  the  dropping  of  an  extra  school.  She  re- 
mained in  this  grade  two  years  and  then  was  appointed  to  the  “B" 
Grammar  and  “A”  Grammar,  but  never  taught.  She  went  into  the 
High  School  in  the  fall  of  1885,  and  has  been  there  since.  She  was 
Principal  of  the  Union  street  building  from  1879  to  1885,  and 
Principal  of  the  High  School  three  years,  and  she  was  re-elected 
Principal  in  iqoi,  which  position  she  now  holds.  The  most  of  her 
labor  in  the  High  School  has  been  in  teaching  Mathematics  and  As- 
tronomy, but  she  has  taught  English  and  American  Literature,  En- 
glish Composition,  English  History  and  Civics.  When  she  began, 
there  were  three  teachers  in  the  High  School ; there  are  now  six. 
At  the  beginning  of  her  teaching  in  the  High  School,  she  taught  54 
pupils  out  of  108. 


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Miss  Ball  enjoys  the  distinction  of  holding  a High  School  Life 
Certificate  from  the  State,  and  at  present  the  only  one  in  the  corps 
of  teachers  having  such.  She  is  most  highly  esteemed  as  a teacher 
and  disciplinarian  and  enjoys  the  confidence  of  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion and  the  parents  of  her  pupils  to  the  highest  degree. 

Miss  Charlotte  M.  Lewis, 

one  of  the  most  successful  grammar  teachers  came  to  Portsmouth  in 
1854.  She  was  a native  of  the  State  of  New  York.  She  obtained 
her  entire  education  in  the  schools  of  Portsmouth.  She  besran 
teaching  thirty  years  ago  in  the  “C”  Primary.  She  was  promoted  to 
the  “B"  Primary  and  from  there  directly  to  the  “D”  Grammar, 
and  from  there  was  promoted  regularly  into  the  “A”  Grammar, 
where  she  is  now  teaching.  She  taught  one  year  under  Professor 
John  Bolton,  and  has  been  continually  in  the  schools  from  that  time; 
and  has  never  lost  more  than  a week,  and  that  on  account  of  sick  rela- 
tives. 

Mrs.  Pauline  Ashton  McKeown 

was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  near  Edenburg,  twenty-eight  miles  from 
Pittsburg.  Her  father  was  Joseph  Ashton,  well  known  in  Ports- 
mouth, the  son  of  Major  Joseph  Ashton,  of  the  Revolutionary  War 
who  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  Her  mother  was  Matilda  Kennedy, 
a sister  of  Milton  Kennedy,  a woman  of  strong  mind  and  active  piety. 
Our  subject  attended  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth,  beginning  as 
a pupil  under  Superintendent  E.  E.  White,  and  belonged  to  the  High 
School  class  which  graduated  in  i860.  Later  she  went  to  Parker's 
Academy  in  Clermont  County  and  finished  her  education.  She  took 
naturally  to  teaching  and  found  employment  in  the  schools  of  Pike, 
Scioto,  Ross  and  Highland  Counties  and  also  in  the  district  schools 
of  Franklin  County,  Indiana.  In  1874,  she  took  up  the  work,  of 
teaching  in  the  Public  Schools  of  Portsmouth  under  the  superin- 
tendency of  Prof.  J.  F.  Lukens.  From  that  time  to  the  present,  she 
has  been  employed  practically  continuously  in  the  Portsmouth 
schools,  which  fact  is  of  itself  a tribute  to  her  ability  as  a teacher. 
She  was  Principal  of  the  Second  street  building  from  1877  to  188.3 
and  of  the  Union  street  building  from  1882  to  1887.  From  1887 
to  1889,  she  was  in  the  latter  building  and  since  1889,  sbe  has  been 
Principal  of  the  Union  street  building.  She  succeeded  Mrs.  Mulli- 
gan in  the  “A”  Grammar  grade  in  1891,  when  the  latter  retired.  Mrs. 
McKeown  is  a good  disciplinarian  and  possesses  the  desirable  faculty 
of  being  able  to  get  out  of  a pupil  the  best  there  is  in  him.  She  is 
well  known  in  educational  circles  throughout  the  state  and  attends 
many  of  the  state  gatherings  and  has  submitted  papers  of  recognized 
value.  On  the  7th  of  March,  1873,  she  was  married  to  John  H.  Mc- 
Keown, of  Brookville,  Indiana.  He  died  April  2,  1891.  She  has 
a son,  Emmitt  McKeown,  a well  known  young  man  of  business,  and 


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with  a fine  record  as  a soldier  in  the  Spanish  War.  Mrs.  McKeown 
is  a member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  and  active  in  all 
movements,  social,  economical  and  religious,  that  look  to  the  uplift- 
ing and  betterment  of  the  race.  She  keeps  abreast  with  the  times. 
She  is  a reader  and  observer,  a careful  thinker,  an  interesting  con- 
versationalist and  her  opinions  are  sought  on  many  subjects.  While 
teaching  is  her  business,  while  she  loves  her  work  and  is  enthusiastic 
over  it,  she  does  not  permit  it  to  absorb  her  life.  She  is  interested  in 
much  outside  of  her  school  work,  in  short  in  everything  that  makes 
for  the  betterment  of  herself  and  all  about  her. 

Margaret  Tracy  Ricker 

graduated  from  the  Portsmouth  High  School  in  1889.  In  1889  and 
1890  she  was  a substitute  teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  public  schools. 
She  taught  the  “C”  Primary  for  one  year  from  September,  1890.  For 
ten  years  after  she  taught  in  the  “D”  Primary.  She  was  elected  a 
teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  High  School  to  take  effect  September, 
1901,  and  lias  taught  “D”  English,  “C”  History  and  German  and  “A” 
Arithmetic. 

Miss  Louise  Dever 

is  a graduate  of  Smith  College,  now  Holyoke,  North  Hampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts. In  June,  1901,  she  was  elected  teacher  in  the  Ports- 
mouth High  School  and  taught  Physics,  Chemistry  and  Civil  Gov- 
ernment. She  has  been  re-elected  for  1902-3. 

Mrs.  Ida  Frances  McColm, 

one  of  the  Portsmouth  corps  of  teachers  began  her  career  as  such 
in  the  Union  street  building  in  1887.  She  taught  two  years  each  in 
the  “B”  Primary  and  “A"’  Primary  and  “A”  Grammar.  She  taught 
three  years  in  the  “C”  Grammar  and  has  taught  to  the  present  time  six 
years  in  the  “B”  Grammar.  She  has  done  a great  deal  of  permanent 
valuable  work  in  the  schools,  and  is  highly  esteemed  for  her  qualities 
as  a teacher. 

M iss  Mattie  Lynn 

is  one  of  Portsmouth’s  most  experienced  teachers.  She  was  a grad- 
uate of  the  Portsmouth  High  School  in  1877,  and  entered  the  corps 
of  teachers  January,  1882,  beginning  in  the  “C”  Primary,  taking  the 
place  of  a teacher  who  was  married.  She  taught  in  this  grade  one 
year  and  a half,  in  the  “B"  Primary  two  years,  “A”  Primary  two 
years,  “D”  Grammar  two  years,  “C”  Grammar  three  years  and  has 
taught  eight  years  in  the  “B”  Grammar  where  she  is  now  engaged. 
She  has  taught  in  the.  lower  Fourth  street  building,  in  Second  street, 
in  the  Union  street  building  and  in  Sixth  street.  She  has  always 
been  successful  in  the  maintenance  of  discipline  and  inducing  her 
pupils  to  study,  and  has  quite  a record  in  grading  them  in  each  year. 
Her  per  centum  of  pupils  passed  each  year  has  been  as  high  as  any 
teacher  who  ever  taught  in  the  schools. 


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M iss  Hate  Comins 

is  a graduate  of  the  Portsmouth  High  School  in  the  year  1885.  She 
was  the  valedictorian  of  her  class.  After  her  graduation,  she 
taught  at  the  Children’s  Home  for  three  years,  then  after  that  she 
was  appointed  one  of  the  Portsmouth  corps  of  teachers,  beginning  in 
the  “B”  Primary,  where  she  spent  two  years.  She  taught  in  the  “D” 
Primary  two  years,  and  afterwards  in  the  “D”  Grammar  for  eighteen 
months.  The  test  of  a teacher’s  capacity  and  ability  is  in  an  un- 
graded school,  and  she  was  a teacher  in  them  for  some  time.  She 
spent  three  years  and  one-half  in  the  “C”  Grammar.  She  taught 
seven  months  in  the  High  School  in  1901,  and  is  at  present  teaching 
in  the  “B”  Grammar.  She  has  attended  the  training  school  for 
teachers  at  the  Normal  University  of  Michigan  and  at  the  Harvard 
University  at  Boston,  Mass.  She  is  a great  student  in  her  profession, 
and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  ablest  and  most  ambitious  teachers 
ever  in  the  city  schools. 

M iss  Iza  Abbott, 

now  Mrs.  William  H.  Dressier,  entered  the  Portsmouth  public  schools 
in  1889,  in  the  “C”  Primary  grade  and  remained  in  the  corps  eleven 
years,  and  at  the  time  when  she  left  the  schools  in  1891,  she  was 
teacher  in  the  “C”  Grammar.  She  was  regarded  as  one  of  the  most 
faithful  and  efficient  teachers  of  the  City.  She  was  married  January 
27,  1901,  and  has  one  son,  Donald. 

M iss  Hate  L.  Vigus 

is  a graduate  of  the  Portsmouth  High  Schools.  She  began  teaching 
in  the  “C”  Primary  grade  and  taught  there  from  two  to  three  years, 
She  was  promoted  until  she  reached  the  “D"  Grammar  grade  and 
taught  there  three  years,  and  was  assigned  to  the  “D”  Primary  where 
she  taught  until  1902,  when  she  was  transferred  to  the  “D”  Gram- 
mar. She  was  made  Principal  of  the  Fourth  Street  Building  in  1886, 
and  has  held  that  position  ever  since.  She  has  written  a number  of 
literary  articles  for  magazines  which  were  accepted  and  for  which  she 
was  paid.  She  is  the  author  of  two  Christmas  Cantatas,  “The 
Christmas  Waifs’’  and  the  “King’s  Message”  for  which  she  was  paid, 
and  which  have  been  published  in  book  form  with  other  Christmas 
matter. 

Miss  Nettie  C.  Noel 

graduated  from  the  Portsmouth  High  School  as  valedictorian  in 
1879.  She  was  first  employed  as  a teacher  in  the  “A”  Primary,  in 
1892.  She  taught  in  this  grade  for  seven  years  and  was  then  trans- 
ferred to  the  ungraded  schools  which  she  taught  for  two  years.  In 
1902,  she  was  transferred  to  the  “D”  Grammar  grade. 

M iss  E-clitl^  Royse 

graduated  from  the  Portsmouth  High  School  in  1896.  The  year 
after  she  served  as  clerk  in  th.e  office  of  the  Superintendent  of  the  City 


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schools.  In  1898,  she  taught  in  the  “B”  Primary,  in  1899,  in  the 
“A”  Primary,  and  in  1900,  1901  and  1902,  in  the  “D”  Grammar. 

M rs.  Nannie  Cookes 

was  educated  in  the  Portsmouth  schools,  to  the  third  grade  in  the 
High  School.  At  that  time  she  obtained  a certificate  to  teach  in 
Kentucky  in  the  year  1881,  and  taught  there  one  year.  From  1882 
to  1884,  she  taught  in  Plain  City,  Madison  County,  Ohio.  In  No- 
vember, 1884,  she  was  married  to  Charles  F.  Cookes.  In  1890,  she 
began  teaching  in  the  Portsmouth  Schools  with  the  “C”  Primary, 
and  has  taught  there  ever  since.  She  has  taught  the  “A”,  “B”,  “C” 
and  “D”  Primary,  and  for  the  last  five  years  has  taught  the  “D” 
Primary.  She  is  Principal  of  the  Offnere  Street  School  Building. 
In  her  methods  as  a teacher,  she  is  capable  and  thorough,  and  her 
services  are  highly  appreciated  by  the  Board  of  Education,  the  Su- 
perintendent and  by  the  parents  of  her  pupils. 

M iss  Mary  Bryan 

has  been  teaching  in  the  public  schools  since  September,  1894.  From 
1894  to  1897,  she  taught  the  “C”  Primary,  from  that  time  on  she  has 
been  a teacher  in  the  “B”  Primary.  She  resigned  in  1902. 

Mrs.  Ella  Gable, 

nee  Miss  Ella  Bishop,  graduated  from  the  Portsmouth  High  School 
in  1876.  She  taught  that  fall  in  Willard,  Kentucky.  In  1877  she 
became  a teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  schools,  entering  the  “C”  Pri- 
mary. From  that  time  until  1894  she  taught  in  Portsmouth.  In 
December,  1894,  she  was  married  to  Wm.  N.  Gable,  of  Hartford 
City,  Indiana.  In  three  years  she  was  left  a widow,  with  one  son 
Paul,  now  aged  six  years.  She  did  not  re-enter  the  schools  until 
1902,  when  she  served  as  a substitute.  She  has  recently  been  elect- 
ed to  the  ungraded  school  for  1902  and  1903.  From  1877  to  1885 
she  taught  in  all  of  the  Primary  grades  and  in  the  “D”  Grammar. 
She  taught  the  ungraded  school  for  the  four  years  previous  to  her 
marriage.  Mrs.  Gable  has  shown  herself  to  be  one  of  the  most  effi- 
cient and  able  teachers  in  the  corps,  and  has  been  so  regarded  by  all 
of  the  Superintendents  under  whom  she  has  served,  and  by  the  par- 
ents and  guardians  of  her  pupils. 

M iss  Ella  Kiefer 

is  among  the  most  efficient  and  successful  teachers.  She  graduated 
from  the  Portsmouth  High  School  in  June,  1889,  and  began  teach- 
ing in  September  following  in  the  “B”  Primary  grade,  where  she 
taught  two  years.  She  taught  in  the  “A”  Primary  two  years  when 
she  was  promoted  to  the  “D”  Primary  where  she  has  since  taught. 
Her  work  has  always  been  highly  commended  by  the  Superintend- 
ents under  whom  she  has  taught. 


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Presidents  and  Clerks  of  the  Board  of  Education. 


Year. 

Presidents. 

Clerks. 

1874  

G.  S.  B.  Hempstead 

William  Waller 

1875  

Elmer  E.  Ewing 

William  Waller 

1876  

Elmer  E.  Ewing 

W illiam  Waller 

1877  

George  W.  Stacy 

William  Waller 

1878  

E.  F.  Draper 

William  Waller 

1879  

John  J.  McFarlin 

1880  

Samuel  J.  Huston 

J.  P.  Purdum 

1881 

Samuel  J.  Huston 

1882  

1883  

Cyrus  M.  Finch 

...William  A.  Harper 

1884  

Theo.  F.  Davidson 

E.  F.  Draper 

1885  

Theo.  F.  Davidson 

E.  F.  Draper 

1886  

Theo.  F.  Davidson 

Harry  Ball 

1887  

John  W.  Overturf 

Harry  Ball 

1888  

■John  W.  Overturf 

E.  F.  Draper 

1890  

Nelson  W.  Evans 

E.  F.  Draper 

1892  

1894  

George  Padan 

E.  F.  Draper 

1895  

1896  

Milton  S.  Pixlev 

E.  F.  Draper 

1897  

1898  

B.  F.  Royse 

B.  Frank  Lynn 

1899  

B.  F.  Royse 

B.  Frank  Lynn 

1900  

M.  S.  Pixlev 

B.  Frank  Lvnn 

1901  

Henry  Amberg 

B.  Frank  Lynn 

1902  

Benjamin  C Bratt 

William  L.  Reed 

THE  PRESS. 

Early  Newspapers. 

THE  PORTSMOUTH  GAZETTE  was  the  first  newspaper  venture  in 
Portsmouth.  It  appeared  August  5,  1818.  It  was  published  by  Abott  & Chan- 
ey, and  continued  until  March  17,  1819. 

THE  PORTSMOUTH  GAZETTE  AND  LAWRENCE  ADVERTISER 
was  published  in  Portsmouth  on  July  30,  1824,  by  John  and  James  Carna- 
han. On  March  18,  1825,  they  took  in  Ebenezer  Corwin  as  a partner.  It  was 
published  under  the  name  of  Corwin  and  Carnahan.  Mr.  Corwin  was  not  a 
printer  by  profession,  but  he  was  a man  of  considerable  ability  and  good 
education.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1812,  and  located  on  the  Little  Scioto 
River,  but  afterwards  he  moved  to  Portsmouth.  It  appears  that  he  was  a 
school  teacher.  He  commenced  work  to  edit  the  paper  March  18,  1825,  and 
continued  it  about  six  months;  and  on  the  28th  of  October,  1825,  the  paper 
was  discontinued.  Mr.  Corwin  died  April  9,  1851,  in  the  53rd  year  of  his 
age  and  is  interred  in  the  Wheelersburg  Cemetery. 

THE  WESTERN  TIMES  was  started  April  18,  1826,  by  Ebenezer  Cor- 
win & Co.  The  “Co.”  was  probably  Julius  A.  Bingham.  The  paper  was  pub- 
lished a year  when  Mr.  Corwin  retired,  and  Julius  A.  Bingham  became  sole 
proprietor,  editor  and  printer. 

In  the  issue  of  this  paper  May  11,  1826,  Young  and  Whitcomb  adver- 
tised in  Concord  in  the  woolen  business. 

July  27,  1826,  in  this  issue  was  announced  the  deaths  of  Thomas  Jeffer- 
son and  John  Adams,  twenty-one  days  after  they  occurred.  The  paper  was 
in  mourning.  January  7,  1827,  the  paper  announced  that  there  was  ice  in 
the  Ohio  River  and  had  closed.  It  was  announced  in  the  paper  as  being  the 
first  closing  of  the  river  by  ice. 

Mr.  Bingham  continued  the  publication  of  the  Times  until  January 
20,  1S31,  nearly  four  years.  On  the  4th  of  July,  1830,  he  had  a difficulty  with 
Eli  Glover,  who  was  then  an  'apprentice  in  his  office.  He  determined  to  start 
another  paper  and  they  did  start  The  Portsmouth  Courier,  about  the  1st  of 
January,  1831.  Mr.  Glover  had  secured  the  county  printing  for  Jackson, 
Lawrence  and  Pike  Counties,  and  consequently  he  drove  Mr.  Bingham  out 
of  business  and  the  Western  Times  suspended.  The  Portsmouth  Courier  was 
edited  by  Edward  Hamilton,  the  first  year.  It  was  opposed  to  the  adminis- 


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(ration  of  General  Jackson.  At  the  end  of  the  first  year,  Mr.  Hamilton 
retired  from  the  editorial  control  of  the  Courier  and  Elijah  Glover  remained 
as  sole  proprietor,  editor  and  publisher.  He  took  in  his  brother,  S.  G.  Glov- 
er and  Wm.  P.  Camden  as  printer.  In  1832,  he  sold  out  to  these  parties  and 
retired  from  the  business,  hut  in  1834  he  bought  back  his  brother’s  interest 
and  remained  in  partnership  with  Camden  until  December,  1836,  when  they 
sold  out  to  Edward  Hamilton  and  changed  the  name  of  the  paper  to  “The 
Scioto  Tribune.” 

THE  SCIOTO  TRIBUNE  was  first  issued  Dec.  6,  1836,  Edward  Hamil- 
ton, editor  and  proprietor;  Wm.  P.  Camden,  printer.  The  name  was  adopted 
by  Mr.  Hamilton.  In  1839,  Silman  Clark  bought  an  interest  in  the  “Tribune” 
and  changed  the  name  to  “The  Portsmouth  Tribune.”  In  1842,  Hutchins 
and  Blinn  took  charge  of  the  editorial  department  and  published  it  for  a 
short  time.  Mr.  Hamilton  succeeded  them  in  that  charge  of  the  paper,  and 
continued  to  edit  it  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  Mexican  War  in  1846. 

On  November  8,  1837,  in  “The  Scioto  Tribune,”  E.  Glover  advertises  a 
boarding  house.  Nov.  18,  1837,  the  President  and  Common  Council  gave 
notice  that  they  would  apply  to  the  Legislature  for  a new  Charter  and  en- 
large the  boundaries  of  the  town.  April  24,  1838,  proposals  for  a Market 
House  was  asked,  45x125  feet.  May  23,  1838,  the  river  was  very  low,  nearly 
all  of  the  boats  stopped.  $1.00  per  hundred  on  goods  to  Cincinnati;  $10.00 
cabin  passage  and  $4.00  deck  passage.  Dec.  29.  1838,  it  was  announced  in 
“The  Portsmouth  Tribune,”  that  there  was  a meeting  of  the  citizens  to  con- 
sider a proposed  bill  for  a new  town  charter.  Jan.  26,  1839,  a meeting  to 
organize  a Public  Library  was  called  at  the  Mayor’s  Office.  March  14,  1839, 
a bill  to  incorporate  All  Saints  Church  was  passed.  May  17,  1839,  the  Epis- 
copal Church  Choir  was  called  to  meet  for  rehearsal.  Sept.  28,  1839,  it  was 
announced  that  Kiscadden  who  killed  - Bowman  was  convicted  of  the  murder. 
He  hung  himself  in  the  jail  Monday  morning,  the  3rd  of  September  before 
Court  convened.  April  15,  1841.  John  M.  Anderson  advertised  to  take  daguere- 
otypes  at  the  American  House.  July  22,  1842,  photographic  miniatures  ad- 
vertised by  T.  G.  Simons  and  A.  W.  Page  at  the  U.  S.  Hotel.  On  the  same 
date,  the  Mechanics  Institute  was  called  to  meet  on  the  19th  of  August,  1842, 
to  accept  or  reject  a Charter.  On  April  26,  1846,  James  Pursell  announced 
that  he  would  have  new  goods  brought  from  Philadelphia  in  seven  days.  July 
2,  1846,  the  New  York  Company  was  building  a bridge  over  the  Scioto  at 
Portsmouth.  April  20,  1846,  there  was  a great  sale  of  lots  advertised  in 
Portsmouth  by  Francis  Campbell. 

THE  SCIOTO  VALLEY  POST,  a Democratic  paper,  was  started  in  1840, 
by  Wm.  P.  Camden.  It  was  published  at  intervals  until  1845. 

THE  PORTSMOUTH  CLIPPER.— In  March,  1845,  Anthony  Drouillard 
commenced  the  publication  of  the  Portsmouth  Clipper.  Mr.  Drouillard  con- 
tinued until  August  26,  1845,  when  he  took  in  Stephen  P.  Drake  as  a partner 
in  the  enterprise.  Mr.  Drouillard  retired  at  the  end  of  six  months,  and  Mr. 
Drake  continued  it  for  three  years  longer. 

THE  SIMON  PURE,  was  issued  in  1844,  as  a campaign  paper  by  the 
Portsmouth  Tribune,  advocating  the  election  of  Henry  Clay  to  the  Presi- 
dency. The  principal  editors  were:  W.  A.  Hutchins  and  O.  F.  Moore.  Cop- 
ies of  it  are  still  in  existence. 

THE  TRIBUNE  and  CLIPPER  were  united  March  7,  1848,  by  Messrs. 
Clark  & Drake,  and  was  published  by  them  as  a partnership  until  Novem- 
ber 22,  1849,  when  it  was  sold  to  Mr.  John  Hanna,  who  published  the  pa- 
per till  November  22,  1850,  when  Stephen  P.  Drake  re-purchased  one-half  of 
the  Tribune  and  Clipper  and  formed  a partnership  under  the  name  of  Drake 
& Hanna.  December  9.  1850,  they  commenced  the  publication  of  the  daily 
and  weekly  Tribune  and  Clipper.  Its  publication  was  continued  by  them 
up  to  June  9,  1852,  when  John  Hanna  became  the  sole  proprietor.  Septem- 
ber 9,  1853,  he  sold  the  office  to  Albert  McFarland,  who  continued  to  pub- 
lish it  up  to  April  1,  1854,  when  Daniel  McFarland,  his  brother,  associated 
with  him.  This  continued  until  April,  1857,  when  Dan  McFarland  went  to 
Kansas.  In  1861,  Dan  McFarland  returned  from  the  West,  and  bought  the 
entire  paper  from  his  brother.  In  June,  1867,  he  sold  out  to  H.  R.  Smith  and 
David  Eliek.  The  firm  of  Smith  & Elick  continued  to  publish  the  paper  un- 


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til  1868,  when  A.  McFarland  bought  Mr.  Smith’s  half  interest  and  took  charge 
of  the  editorial  work.  The  paper  was  published  by  McFarland  & Blick  until 
January,  1876,  when  Mr.  H.  R.  W.  Smith  re-purchased  his  interest  in  the 
Tribune,  but  sold  out  again  in  August  to  A.  McFarland,  Jr. 

THE  SCIOTO  VALLEY  REPUBLICAN.— In  1852,  Stephen  P.  Drake 
started  the  Scioto  Valley  Republican.  It  was  continued  until  1863,  when  it 
was  stopped.  About  1866,  it  was  revived  as  a semi-weekly  by  Samuel  P. 
Drake  and  S.  F.  Wetmore,  but  sold  by  them  to  C.  E.  Irwin  in  1870  and 
continued  as  a weekly  until  1876.  In  that  year  it  was  purchased  by  A.  Mc- 
Farland, Jr.,  and  consolidated  with  the  Tribune,  and  the  firm  of  McFarland 
and  Elick  continued  until  October  1,  1877,  when  W.  H.  Bonsall  leased  the 
office  and  issued  the  paper  in  his  own  name  until  January  1,  1881.  At  that 
time  Mr.  Elick  sold  out  to  Mr.  A.  McFarland,  and  the  paper  was  continued 
by  him  until  January  1,  1883.  The  Tribune  was  disposed  of  to  the  Portsmouth 
Printing  Company  about  January  1,  1885.  They  in  turn  sold  out  to  Mr.  Fil- 
more  Musser  & Co.,  in  1893,  and  its  fortune  then  became  very  bad.  It  was 
sold  out  November  27,  1897  to  Henry  J.  Thomas  of  Manchester,  Ohio,  and 
since  then  has  been  conducted  as  a weekly  Democratic  paper.  It  was  origi- 
nally Whig,  afterwards  American,  afterwards  Republican  and  then  Demo- 
cratic. 

THE  DEMOCRATIC  ENQUIRER,  was  started  April  6,  1848,  by  James 
M.  Ashley  and  Edward  W.  Jordan.  They  published  two  issues  and  then  sold 
out  to  Captain  Cleveland.  It  was  continued  until  October,  1855.  Captain 
Cleveland  changed  its  name  to  the  Portsmouth  Enquirer. 

In  1857,  Mr.  Walter  C.  Hood  started  a paper  called  the  Portsmouth 
Times,  which  continued  until  about  1860,  when  it  suspended.  In  1871,  the 
present  Portsmouth  Times  was  started  by  Mr.  James  W.  Newman. 

The  Portsmouth  Times 

was  founded  in  1861,  by  James  W.  Newman,  a young  man  of  twenty-one.  It 
presents  an  exceptional  history  from  the  fact,  that  it  early  became  prosper- 
ous and  attained  a wide  influence  and  reputation.  For  full  thirty  years  under 
the  management  and  editorship  of  Mr.  Newman,  it  held  first  place  as  the 
leading  Ohio  weekly,  both  in  mechanical  appearance  and  the  high  quality  of 
its  literary  character.  In  December,  1891,  a half  interest  was  bought  in  the 
paper  by  Vallee  Harold,  who  took  sole  control.  In  February,  1893,  Mr.  Har- 
old sold  his  interest  to  J.  L.  Patterson,  who  assumed  the  entire  direction 
of  the  paper.  In  March,  1894,  a stock  company  was  formed,  at  the  head  of 
which  was  Mr.  Patterson,  and  the  publication  of  the  daily  begun.  Later 
the  latter  was  succeeded  by  Mr.  Harold  as  the  Editor  and  Manager  of  the  pa- 
per. In  over  forty  years  of  existence,  the  Times  has  enjoyed  the  singular 
distinction  of  having  had  but  three  Editors.  Of  these  the  two  latter  still 
live,  while  Mr.  Newman  died  on  the  1st  of  January,  1901.  So  far  as  circu- 
lation was  concerned  the  Daily  Times  bounded  into  almost  instantaneous 
popularity.  It  grew  at  a rate  that  may  well  be  accounted  phenomenal.  It 
asserts,  confidently,  that  its  circulation,  in  the  City  of  Portsmouth,  is,  in 
proportion  to  population,  greater  than  that  which  any  other  paper,  with  few 
exceptions,  can  claim  rightfully.  It  has  not  attained  this  success  by  or 
through  politics,  in  fact  its  politics  have  ever  been  opposed  to  that  of  the 
community,  as  it  is  and  has  always  been  a Democratic  paper.  It  has  won 
its  way  by  being  what  it  professes  to  be,  first,  a newspaper.  Its  aim  and 
its  end  is  to  print  news,  and  the  local  news  before  anything  else.  It  adds 
to  that  an  honest  effort  to  be  truthful  and  fair,  and  a disposition  to  make 
everyone  who  deals  with  it  feel  he  has  met  a friend,  who  wishes  him  well 
and  will  help  him  in  so  far  as  it  in  justice  can.  The  plant  of  The  Times  is 
a modern  one,  and  is  housed  in  its  own  building.  It  is  set  by  the  Mergan- 
thaler  machine  and  printed  on  a Cox  Duplex  press,  it  being  the  first  one  in 
use  between  Huntington  and  Cincinnati. 

The  Portsmouth  Tribune 

is  the  pioneer  in  Scioto  County  newspaperdom.  It  was  established  November 
23,  1836,  by  Edward  Hamilton. 


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During  all  of  the  struggles  of  Portsmouth,  the  Tribune  has  been  to 
the  front,  bearing  the  burdens  of  the  people,  fighting  for  the  advancement 
of  the  community  and  assisting  the  development  of  the  municipality. 

It  has  shared  in  the  ambitions  of  the  early  settlers,  and  lived  to  see 
realized  the  fondest  hopes  of  those  who  worked  in  the  pioneer  days  that  a city 
might  be  built  at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto. 

The  early  volumes  of  the  Tribune,  yet  in  a remarkable  state  of  preser- 
vation, bear  much  important  history  of  the  early  development  of  Scioto 
County,  and  the  editor  of  this  volume  has  drawn  considerable  upon  them  for 
data  and  information  which  entered  into  this  work.  To  this  he  was  heartily 
welcome,  for  it  seems  but  proper  that  volumes  of  so  great  value  from  a his- 
torical point,  should  belong  in  a measure  to  the  public. 

There  being  no  proper  place  wher  these  files  could  be  preserved,  free 
from  mutilation  of  vandals,  alone,  prevents  the  present  editor  of  the  Tri- 
bune from  making  a present  of  them  to  the  public.  They  bear  the  history 
of  early  encounters  with  wild  beasts  and  Indians,  and  tell  the  life  stories  of 
many  of  our  departed  worthies. 

There  are  numbers  of  families  in  Scioto  County  into  which  The  Tri- 
bune has  been  going  for  over  half  a century.  To  these  families  it  is  wel- 
comed not  as  political  or  partisan  paper,  but  as  an  old  friend  as  a weekly 
visitor  to  the  household  since  the  earliest  days. 

Since  January  13,  1898,  H.  J.  Thomas  has  owned,  and  R.  H.  Stevenson 
edited  and  managed  the  Tribune.  The  paper  is  Democratic,  since  that  date. 
It  was  originally  Whig,  then  American,  then  Republican  and  now  Democratic. 
It  has  run  the  gamut  of  all  political  parties. 

The  present  editor  is  proud  of  the  old,  pioneer  newspaper,  which  has 
furnished  the  reading  matter  upon  which  the  youth  of  Scioto  County  has 
nourished  its  brain  now  nearly  three  fourths  of  a century. 

The  Portsmouth  Blade. 

“The  Scioto  Valley  Republican'’  was  started  in  1852  by  Stephen  P. 
Drake.  Suspending  operations  during  a part  of  the  Civil  War,  its  owners  all 
having  volunteered,  it  was  revived  as  a semi-weekly  after  the  War  by  Sam- 
uel P.  Drake  and  I.  F.  Wetmore.  In  1870,  it  was  sold  to  C.  E.  Irwin  and 
continued  by  him  as  a “Weekly”  until  the  Centennial  year  when  it  was  pur- 
chased by  A.  McFarland  and  consolidated  with  the  Tribune.  Its  plant  and 
material  were  purchased  by  J.  E.  Valjean  in  September,  1876,  when  he  began 
the  publication  of  the  Valley  Blade,  and  from  this  time  the  history  of  the 
Blade  has  its  beginning.  In  1879,  a company  was  formed  and  the  name  of 
the  paper  changed  to  The  Portsmouth  Blade.  The  publication  of  the  Daily 
Blade  began  November  15,  1886.  The  Blade  Printing  Company  was  incorpor- 
ated with  a capital  stock  of  $20,000.  It  was  the  editorial  policy  of  Mr.  Val- 
.iean  to  make  the  paper  sensational,  and  during  the  twenty,  years  of  his 
editorial  career,  Portsmouth  was  cursed  with  personal  journalism.  He  in- 
creased his  enemies  until  his  removal  became  a public  necessity.  His  policy 
failed,  as  it  was  certain  to  do,  and  the  year  of  1896  found  the  paper  bad'ly 
involved  and  about  to  pass  into  the  hands  of  a receiver.  To  continue  the 
existence  of  the  paper,  the  Blade  passed  into  the  hands  of  a new  management, 
and  on  January  11,  1897,  Charles  E.  Hard  became  Editor  and  President;  W.  V. 
Simmons  continuing  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  Mr.  Valjean  promptly  se- 
cured the  control  of  the  Daily  Tribune  and  the  fiercest  newspaper  war  in  the 
history  of  Southern  Ohio,  was  fought  to  a finish,  quarter  being  neither  asked 
nor  given.  The  Blade  having  adopted  a policy  to  meet  public  approval, 
crushed  the  Tribune  under  Valjean,  leaving  itself  the  only  Republican  pa- 
per in  the  city  and  county  printed  in  the  English  language.  Valjean  disap- 
peared below  the  Portsmouth  horizon,  everyone  being  thankful.  Personal 
journalism  has  ceased  in  Portsmouth  and  for  this  desirable  thing  the  pres- 
ent management  of  the  Blade  is  entitled  to  the  greatest  credit.  Relieved  of 
its  incubus  of  Valjeanism,  the  Blade  has  prospered.  Its  increased  growth 
soon  made  its  place  of  business  at  the  corner  of  Court  and  Second,  where  it 
had  been  for  more  than  a quarter  of  a century,  too  small  for  it.  It  purchased 
the  large  three  story  building  on  Second  below  Court  once  occupied  by  the 
clothing  firm  of  Miller,  Cissna  & Company  and  changed  it  into  a model  news- 

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paper  home,  the  first  issue  of  the  paper  therefrom  was  June  2,  1902.  The 
Blade  has  now  the  most  complete  and  valuable  newspaper  and  job  plant  in 
Southern  Ohio,  including  its  costly  battery  of  linotypes,  array  of  presses 
and  printing  material  generally.  Its  circulation  daily  and  semi-weekly  is 
by  far  the  largest  in  its  history  and  with  its  extensive  advertising  patron- 
age, shows  the  hold  it  has  upon  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  the  people. 
The  conveniences  of  its  splendidly  arranged  new  home  and  large  increased 
equipment  will  enable  it  to  add  to  its  supremacy  in  the  newspaper  field. 

The  Portsmouth  Correspondent 

is  a German  Weekly.  It  was  started  in  1855,  by  Edward  Raine,  as  an  Inde- 
pendent paper  with  Democratic  tendencies.  He  conducted  the  paper  until  1873, 
when  he  sold  out  to  Julius  Bok.  Three  years  sufficed  for  Mr.  Bok,  when 
the  Sheriff  sold  him  out  and  John  T.  Miller  purchased  and  conducted  the  paper 
until  1880,  as  a Democratic  adjunct.  1880,  he  sold  out  to  George  Feuch- 
tinger.  The  latter  sold  out  to  Carl  Huber  in  1883,  who  changed  the  political 
complexion  of  the  paper  to  RepuPlican.  In  1899,  Louis  F.  Korth,  of  Cleveland, 
purchased  the  paper  of  Huber  and  is  now  conducting  it  as  a “Republican  Or- 
gan.” 

The  Portsmouth  Press 

was  started  in  1889  by  an  Incorporated  Company  known  as  the  Enterprise 
Publishing  Company.  It  was  a weekly  Republican  paper,  in  politics.  Later 
the  Company  sold  it  out  to  Leslie  M.  Mann  and  Gus  B.  Barlow.  Afterwards 
Mr.  Barlow  sold  out  to  Mr.  Mann  who  sold  out  to  Mr.  James  Skelton.  He 
sold  it  to  Carl  Huber  who  in  turn,  sold  i.t  to  the  Tribune.  Since  then,  it  has 
been  published  as  a Democratic  Weekly  by  the  “Tribune.” 

CHURCHES. 

fl i pi e low  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

The  first  society  dates  back  to  the  stone  house  of  Philip  Moore  on  the 
West  Side,  where  undoubtedly  the  first  Church  services  of  Methodism  were 
held  in  Scioto  County.  Those  who  meet  at  Philip  Moore’s  afterwards  became 
the  first  members  of  Bigelow.  Bishops  Asbury  and  McKendree  are  said  to 
have  preached  there.  The  Rev.  Henry  Bascon  received  his  license  and  preach- 
ed his  first  sermon  in  this  house  in  1813.  The  renowned  and  eccentric  Peter 
Cartwright  preached  there  also. 

The  first  circuit  preacher  visiting  Portsmouth  was  Rev.  Nelson  Spring, 
who  came  in  1814.  There  were  but  seven  members  in  this  society  when  it 
was  organized  in  that  year;  they  were  Esrich  Hall  and  wife,  Rachel  Barber, 
John  R.  Turner  and  wife,  Mary  Scarboro  and  Anna  Glover.  John  R.  Turner 
was  the  first  class-leader. 

In  1820,  the  Methodists  of  Portsmouth  purchased  and  remodeled  the 
academy  on  the  corner  of  Fourth  and  Market  streets,  for  which  they  paid 
?1,100,  partially  in  corn.  This  structure  was  heated  by  two  old  fashioned  fire 
places,  one  on  either  side  of  the  pulpit;  its  chandeliers  were  tallow  candles 
held  in  tin  candlesticks  on  the  wall. 

In  seven  years,  1814  to  1821,  this  organization  had  increased  from  seven 
members  to  sixty,  and  it  was  during  the  interim  of  those  seven  years  or  about 
1821,  that  Father  John  McDowell,  so  well  and  favorably  known  to  this  com- 
munity, was  made  a class  leader.  In  1821,  the  first  Sabbath  School  was  organ- 
ized, and  this  same  saint,  John  McDowell,  was  its  first  Superintendent;  he 
was  re-elected  to  that  office  for  over  forty  years,  continuously. 

During  the  year  of  1834,  while  the  Rev.  George  Crum  was  pastor,  the 
Church  purchased  a site  on  Second  street,  and  commenced  the  erection  of  a 
new  building  upon  the  ground  now  occupied  by  the  Hibbs  Hardware  Store. 
This  new  church  was  designated  as  “Bigelow”  and  this  name  has  remained 
unchanged  and  been  adopted  by  the  present  strong  and  flourshing  church. 
This  church  has  a remarkable  history;  it  has  always  been  a moral  power  in 
the  growing  city.  Some  of  the  most  gifted  men  in  the  Methodist  Church  serv- 
ed as  pastors.  In  the  year  1840,  Randolph  C.  Foster  was  pastor  of  this  church, 
and  in  subsequent  years,  became  one  of  the  noted  pillars  of  Methodism. 


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521 


During  the  years  of  his  pastorate  in  Bige- 
low, he  conducted  the  greatest  revival 
in  Portsmouth,  and  in  which  over  five 
hundred  souls  were  added  to  the  church. 
The  church  which  stood  on  Second  street 
was  forty  by  sixty  feet;  it  was  built  by 
the  late  C.  C.  Hyatt,  at  a cost  of  $2,700. 
It  was  completed  and  dedicated  by  the 
Presiding  Elder,  Rev.  James  B.  Findlay, 
in  the  year  1834.  The  Board  of  Trustees 
at  that  time  were  Jacob  Clingman, 
Jacob  P.  Noel,  John  Barker,  N.  W.  An- 
drews, C.  C.  Hyatt,  Joseph  Fennimore, 
Moses  Gregory,  John  R.  Turner  and  John 
McDowell.  During  the  time  of  the  oc- 
cupancy of  this  building,  the  church  grew 
wonderfully.  It  continued  10  grow  until 
the  congregation  had  become  too  numer- 
ous for  the  room  on  Second  street,  and 
a new  church  was  proposed  in  1853.  Rev. 
R.  A.  Spencer  donated  a lot  on  Seventh 
street  near  Chillieothe  street,  where  a 
frame  building  was  erected,  known  as 
"Spencer  Chapel”;  this  structure  is  now 
known  as  Allen  Chapel  of  the  African 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Part  of  the 
Congregation  of  "Old  Bigelow”  went  out 
to  form  the  Spencer  Chapel.  This  branch 
prospered  and  grew  into  the  present  Sixth 
Street  Church.  In  1858,  Bigelow  purchas- 
ed the  site  of  the  present  church  of 
Thomas  Dugan  and  erected  a church.  The 
Rev.  George  Brush  preached  the  dedica- 
tory sermon  for  the  chapel,  and  the  Rev. 
old  BIGELOW  chuech,  1834.  Edward  Thompson,  (afterwards  Bishop) 

dedicated  the  auditorium.  The  present 
"We  walked  into  the^ house  of  God  in  com-  building  has  twice  suffered  from  fire,  the 
p 5'  s-  • last  tjme  jn  March,  1867.  Nothing  was 

left  but  the  walls.  By  honorable  efforts  the  society  recovered  itself  from  its 
own  resources. 

Since  1828,  the  following  is  the  list  of  pastors:  1829,  A.  D.  Fox;  1830, 
.Tames  Callahan;  1831,  William  Heer;  1832.  Elijah  Truitt;  1833,  William 
Young;  1834-’35,  George  C.  Crum;  1836-’37,  Henry  Turner;  1838-’39,  William 
Simmons;  1840,  William  H.  Lawder;  1841,  R.  S.  Foster  (now  Bishop);  1842, 
Cyrus  Brooks;  1843,  Wesley  Rowe;  1844,  William  R.  Anderson;  1S45,  Clinton 
B.  Sears;  1846-’47,  David  Whitcomb;  1848-’49,  P.  P.  Ingalls;  1850,  John  W. 
White;  1851,  J.  W.  White  and  B.  St.  James  Fry;  1852,  B.  St.  James  Fry  and 

G.  W.  Brush;  1853,  A.  Brooks;  1854-’55,  B.  N.  Spahr;  1856,  H.  T.  Magill;  1857- 

’58,  A.  B.  See;  1859-’6(>,  J.  H.  Creighton;  1861,  S.  C.  Riker;  1862-’63,  T.  H. 
Phillips;  1864-’65-’66,  Isaac  Crook;  1867-’68,  E.  A.  Cranston;  1869-’70,  James 
Mitchell;  1871-'72-’73,  R.  W.  Manley;  1874-’75-’76,  J.  C.  Jackson;  1877-'78-’79. 
J.  W.  Peters;  1880,  S.  B.  Matthews,  who  died  in  June  after  his  appoinment; 
1881-’84,  J.  W.  Dillon;  1884-1887,  J.  C.  Jackson.  Jr.;  1887-1890,  W.  L.  Slutz; 
1890-1895,  B.  L.  McElroy;  1895-1897,  W.  V.  Dick;  1897-1898,  M.  W.  Acton; 
1898, -Henry  W.  Hargett,  who  is  now  serving  in  his  fourth  year. 

The  present  official  members  of  this  church  are:  Trustees,  George 

D.  Selby,  W.  M.  Pursell,  G.  D.  Wait,  John  Kaps,  E.  H.  Clare,  J.  P.  Caskey, 
W.  D.  Horr,  James  Wood  and  N.  J.  Dever.  Stewards:  George  Tittle,  W.  C. 
Draper,  John  K.  Duke,  L.  H.  Murphy,  James  A.  Maxwell,  A.  J.  Fuller,  J.  J. 

Rardin,  Judge  Harry  Ball,  J.  N.  George,  Edward  T.  Reed,  J.  M.  Graham  and 

R.  B.  Cunningham. 

Notable  among  the  early  pioneers  of  this  church  and  those  whose  mem- 
ories are  revered,  may  be  mentioned:  Job  Ledbetter,  Doctor  Offnere,  John  Mc- 
Dowell, Aunty  Tinner,  Thomas  Bassett  and  Doctor  William  McDowell. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


Since  1880,  the  membership  of  the  church  has»more  than  doubled  itself, 
which  speaks  volumes  in  behalf  of  its  zealous  membership.  The  Sabbath 
School,  likewise,  is  more  than  double  with  an  enrollment  of  four  hundred 
and  eighty,  and  with  an  average  attendance  of  three  hundred  and  fifty.  The 
Epworth  League,  for  the  past  five  years,  has  been  in  a very  flourshing  con- 
dition The  Charter  of  the  Epworth  League  of  Bigelow  Church  is  among  the 
very  first. 

The  other  organizations  of  the  church  are  keeping  pace  with  the  organ- 
izations mentioned  showing  activity,  spiritual  life,  etc. 

A new  parsonage  is  planned,  and  a sufficient  amount  has  been  subscrib- 
ed to  complete  the  same. 

During  the  pastorate  of  B.  L.  McElroy,  the  interior  of  the  church  was 
entirely  remodeled  at  an  expense  of  $17,000.00.  It  is  so  arranged  that  the 
Sabbath  School  room  can  be  thrown  into  the  Auditorium  which  gives  a seat- 
ing capacity  of  twelve  hundred. 

Among  the  many  enterprises  of  this  church  was  the  establishment  of 
Manley  Church  in  the  year  1892. 

First  Presbyterian  Church. 

The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  was  organized  by 
the  Rev.  Stephen  Lindsley,  May  24,  1817.  At  that  time  the  town  had  fifty 
dwellings,  and  from  250  to  300  people.  Rev.  William  Williamson,  Rev.  James 
Gilliland,  Rev.  Oaks,  and  others,  had  preached  in  the  town  prior  to  this  time. 
The  Church  was  organized  in  the  old  Court  House  on  Market  street,  with 
fourteen  members,  whose  names  were  Josiah  Morton.  Mrs.  Nancy  Morton, 
David  Mitchell,  William  Russell,  Ruth  Russell,  John  Galloway  and  wife, 
Moses  Baird,  Elizabeth  Emory,  James  Logan,  Mary  Williams,  James  Abbott, 
and  Nancy  Lindsley. 

Josiah  Morton,  David  Mitchell  and  William  Russell  were  elected  elders. 
The  elders  were  ordained  by  Rev.  Lindsley  July  13,  1817,  at  which  time  John 
Lawson,  who  had  been  an  elder  in  Mount  Bethel  Congregation,  Virginia,  was, 
by  an  unanimous  vote,  chosen  as  an  elder  of  this  church. 

The  congregation  worshiped  in  the  old  Court  House,  then  standing  in 
the  center  of  Market  Street,  between  Second  and  Front  Streets,  previous  to 
the  erection  of  a building  for  that  purpose. 

A small  frame  “Meeting  House,”  measuring  45  by  36  feet,  was  erected 
on  Second  Street,  west  of  Market  Street,  in  1822,  the  cost  of  which  was 
$1651.73.  This  was  the  first  church  of  any  kind  in  Portsmouth.  In  1840,  an 
addition  of  eighteen  feet  was  built. 

The  following  pastors  have  served  this  society:  Stephen  Lindsley,  1817- 
24;  J.  Wood,  Stated  Supply,  1825-28;  Eleazor  Brainard,  Stated  Supply,  1837- 
38;  Alex.  H.  Brown,  Stated  Supply,  1839-41;  Aaron  Williams,  Stated  Supply, 
1841-44;  Hiram  Bingham,  Stated  Supply,  1844-1846;  David  Cushing,  Stated  Sup- 
ply, 1846-49;  Marcus  Hicks,  Stated  Supply,  1849-52;  E.  P.  Pratt,  Pastor,  1852- 
86;  D.  P.  Putnam,  Assistant  Pastor,  1870-71;  H.  A.  Ketchum,  Associate  Pas- 
tor, 1872-75;  Rev.  J.  I.  Blackburn,  Pastor,  1886-89;  Rev.  David  S.  Tappan,  D. 
D.,  Pastor,  1890-99. 

Rev.  Frank  Arnold  commenced  his  ministry  in  this  church,  June  10, 
1900.  On  April  10,  1826.  the  male  members  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Society 
were  called  to  meet  Monday,  May  1,  to  elect  five  trustees.  Pews  were  offered 
for  sale  at  the  same  time.  Subscribers  could  have  the  amount  credited  in 
pew  rent.  Samuel  Dole  was  Clerk  at  this  time. 

The  present  house  of  worship  was  erected  on  the  south-west  corner  of 
Third  and  Court  streets  in  1851,  during  the  pastorate  of  Rev.  Marcus  Hicks. 
The  building  is  of  brick,  two-stories  in  height,  and  the  dimensions  are  100 
feet  by  56  feet.  The  original  cost  was  $16,000.  It  was  not  finished  upstairs 
until  1854.  In  1864  a new  cupola  was  placed  on  the  building.  In  1866  the 
Church  was  enlarged  16  feet  to  the  west,  and  otherwise  improved  at  a cost 
of  $10,000. 

On  the  first  floor  of  the  building  are  lecture  room,  (also  used  by  the 
Sunday  School),  class  rooms,  ladies’  parlor,  pastor’s  study,  and  on  the  second 
floor  is  the  main  audience  room  The  audience  room  will  seat  700,  and  the 
lecture  room  alone  300,  and  with  the  class  rooms  thrown  in  500. 


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523 


May  7,  1865 — 150  persons  united  with  the  church.  November  28,  1867, 
the  First  Church  celebrated  its  semi-centennial. 

On  January  31,  1871,  John  B.  Nichols,  having  been  church  chorister  28 
years,  was  presented  with  a silver  service,  and  a Family  Bible,  in  recognition 
of  his  services. 

In  1880  between  $5,000  and  $6,000  were  spent  in  re-fitting  and  re-furnish- 
ing  the  church.  On  December  11,  1892,  a new  organ  was  dedicated  costing 
$2,500. 

During  Dr.  Pratt’s  pastorate  of  thirty-four  years,  the  church  grew  rap- 
idly. With  a membership  of  119  in  1852,  it  steadily  increased  until  there  were 
586  enrolled  in  1875.  Within  that  year  the  parent  church  established  the  Sec- 
ond Presbyterian  church,  furnishing  the  building,  and  dismissing  in  one  day 
173  members  to  the  new  society.  Rev.  H.  A.  Ketchum  who  had  been  asso- 
ciate pastor  of  the  First  Church  became  the  first  pastor  of  the  Second  churc-h. 

On  the  24th  day  of  December,  1892,  the  First  Church  celebrated  its  sev- 
enty-fifth anniversary,  the  pastor  Rev.  David  S.  Tappan,  D.  D.,  preaching  the 
sermon.  The  actual  date  of  the  anniversary  was  May  24,  1892.  On  this  oc- 
casion the  statement  was  made  that  in  25  years  the  church  had  raised  and  ex- 
pended $182,000.  In  August,  1899,  Dr.  Tappan  resigned  the  pastorate,  in  order 
to  accept  the  Presidency  of  Miami  University,  Oxford,  Ohio. 

The  present  number  of  communicants  of  the  church  is  530.  The  offi- 
cers of  the  church  are  Pastor,  Rev.  Frank  S.  Arnold;  Ruling  Elders,  David 
B.  Cotton,  Enos  B.  Moore,  Frank  L.  Johnson,  Robert  A.  Mitchell,  Peter  ,1. 
Kline,  George  D.  Scudder,  Charles  P.  Dennis  and  Edwin  J.  Morgan.  Dea- 
cons: Rader  C.  Boyd,  William  B.  Grice,  David  B.  Cotton,  Charles  Molster  and 
Frederick  G.  Mills.  Trustees:  Charles  B.  Taylor,  Edwin  J.  Morgan,  Samuel 

M.  Johnson,  Robert  C.  Ricker,  Charles  L.  Storck  and  Harry  W.  Miller.  The 

number  enrolled  in  the  Sabbath  School  is  467.  The  officers  are:  Superintend- 

ent, George  D.  Scudder;  Assistant  Superintendent,  James  W.  Ricker;  Treas- 
urer, Samuel  M.  Johnson;  Secretary,  Robert  C.  Ricker;  Librarian,  Frederick 
J.  Baker;  Chorister,  Eugene  E.  Knox.  Teachers:  Misses  Grace  Cotton,  Emma 

Dellert,  Lucy  Knowles,  Marne  Knowles,  Sallie  Knowles,  Lizzie  Neill,  M.  E. 
Peebles,  M.  J.  Peebles,  Winifred  Smith,  Kate  Arnold,  Kate  Comins,  Mattie 
Cross,  Bertha  Gillilan,  Laura  Knowles,  Anna  L.  Mitchell,  Lucy  Moore,  Mary 
Y.  Moore,  Venetia  Ramsey,  Elizabeth  Ricker,  Emma  Bell,  Margaret  Ricker, 
Grace  Cross;  Madames  E.  B.  Moore,  Lydia  Lorey,  Emma  Reeder,  J.  W.  Rick- 
er, C.  Young,  S.  L.  Folsom;  Messrs.  F.  G.  Mills,  E.  J.  Morgan  and  Dr.  Charles 

P.  Dennis.  Miss  Emma  Bell  has  been  a teacher  in  the  Sabbath  School  for 

forty-seven  consecutive  years. 

All  faints  Church. 

The  parish  of  All  Saints  was  organized  on  June  23,  1819.  The  articles 
of  Association  were  signed  by  twenty-three  persons,  among  whom  were  Sam- 
uel Gunn,  Thomas  Waller  and  Aaron  Kinney.  A few  months  before  Rev.  In- 
trepid Morse  visited  the  place  and  held  services.  He  was  sent  by  Bishop 
Chase.  This  was  the  first  visit  of  an  Episcopal  Clergyman  to  the  town.  Bish- 
op Chase  made  his  first  visitation  June  23,  1819.  On  that  occasion  he  preach- 
ed several  times  and  baptized  Margaret  Waller  (Mrs.  Francis  Cleveland)  and 
Mary  Waller  (Mrs.  Washington  Kinney),  adults,  and  several  children.  He 
also  administered  the  rite  of  confirmation,  (the  second  time  after  his  conse- 
cration) to  eight  persons,  and  the  Lord’s  Supper  to  six  persons,  and  these  six 
were  the  first  communicants  in  All  Saints  Parish.  On  June  23,  1819,  Samuel 
Gunn  and  Thomas  Waller  were  selected  as  Wardens.  No  vestrymen  were 
then  chosen.  July  27,  1820,  was  Bishop  Chase’s  second  visitation.  He  bap- 
tized a number  of  adults  and  children,  confirmed  seven  and  administered  the 
Lord’s  Supper  to  nine. 

After  this  the  members  of  the  Parish  met  a number  of  times  at  the 
home  of  John  Smith  for  public  worship,  which  was  conducted  by  a lay  read- 
er, Mr.  Samuel  Gunn,  a vestryman,  distinguished  for  his  many  virtues  and 
a zealous  churchman.  Bishop  Chase  visited  the  Parish  again  in  December, 
1820.  On  December  9,  1820,  the  first  regular  vestry  was  elected,  two  Wardens 
and  five  vestrymen.  Samuel  Gunn  and  Thomas  Waller  were  the  wardens, 
and  Samuel  Wilkinson,  John  Smith,  John  Young  and  Ezra  Hard  were  the  ves- 
trymen. After  this  the  election  of  the  wardens  and  vestry  was  on  Easter 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


INTERIOR  OF  ALL  SAINTS  CHURCH. 

“This  is  none  other  but  the  house  of  God.” — Gen.  28:  17. 

Monday.  In  1822,  Rev.  Ezra  B.  Kellog  had  charge  of  this  Parish  and  of 
Chillicothe,  and  held  services  every  three  or  four  weeks.  The  church  had  no 
regular  services  until  June  19,  1831,  when  Rev.  Henry  Caswell  became  the  first, 
settled  Rector.  He  remained  until  1833,  in  May.  He  afterwards  obtained  the 
degree  of  Doctor  in  Divinity  and  Vicar  of  Fitzaldean  and  Prebendary  of  Salis- 
bury, England.  He  left  his  charge  there  to  visit  the  United  States,  and  died 
in  Franklin  Pa.,  December  17,  1870.  During  his  rectorship  the  congregation 
held  services  at  the  rooms  over  the  Commercial  Bank  on  Second  street,  the 
former  residence  of  M.  B.  Gilbert.  In  1831,  there  were  twenty  communicants, 
of  whom  four  were  additions  that  year.  The  ladies  of  the  Church  organized 
a sewing  society  that  year.  Rev.  Dexter  Potter  succeeded  the  Rev.  Henry 
Caswell.  In  that  summer  a church  was  erected  47x37  feet.  It  stood  where  the 
Chapel  now  stands.  It  was  dedicated  November  28,  1833,  by  Bishop  Chase. 
Rev.  Potter  remained  only  six  months,  and  the  rectorship  was  vacant  until 
September,  1834,  when  the  Rev.  J.  F.  Eaton  took  charge  and  remained  seven 
or  eight  months.  In  November,  1835,  the  Rev.  Abraham  Sanford  became  Rec- 
tor and  remained  about  two  years.  His  last  report  gave  31  as  the  number  of 
communicants.  On  November  9,  1838,  Rev.  Erastus  Burr  became  Rector  and 
remained  until  November  9,  1873,  a period  of  thirty-five  years.  Doctor  Burr’s 
Rectorship  was  the  beginning  of  the  Historical  period  in  All  Saints  Church 
and  of  its  life  and  progress.  The  Church  was  not  incorporated  under  the 
State  law  until  March  14,  1839,  when  a special  act  for  that  purpose  passed 
the  Legislature.  In  the  building  of  the  Church  in  1833,  Thomas  C.  Lewis  and 
Charles  O.  Tracy  were  vestrymen.  James  Lodwick,  Enos  Gunn  and  Wash- 
ington Kinney  were  a committee  to  contract  for  the  building.  Thomas  C. 
Lewis,  Havillah  Gunn  and  Wilson  Gates  were  a committee  to  procure  sub- 
scriptions. Hugh  Cook,  E.  Gunn,  Allen  Farquhar,  William  Hall,  Zina  Gunn, 
Aaron  Kinney  and  Peter  Kinney  were  other  members  of  the  vestry  present. 
In  1850,  the  present  Church  was  erected.  The  building  committee  for  the 
new  edifice  was  appointed  by  the  Vestry,  viz.,  Washington  Kinney,  James 
Lodwick  and  Samuel  S.  Fuller.  There  were  157  contributors  to  the  Building 


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Fund.  A Diocesan  Convention  was  held  in  1869  at  which  three  Clergymen 
were  ordained  to  the  Priesthood  and  five  Clergymen  were  ordained  as  Dea- 
cons. In  September,  1859,  Doctor  Burr  attended  the  General  Convention  of 
the  Church  in  Richmond,  Va.  On  November  9,  1859,  he  preached  his  twenty- 
first  anniversary  sermon.  On  November  9,  1863,  he  preached  his  twenty- 
fifth  anniversary  sermon.  In  1870,  the  wardens  and  vestry  were,  Charles  P. 
Tracy,  senior  warden;  James  F.  Towel],  junior  warden;  L.  C.  Damarln,  A. 
McFarland,  P.  S.  lams,  Robert  Baker,  William  P.  Martin,  P.  C.  Gunn,  W.  B. 
Dennis,  Martin  B.  Gilbert,  vestrymen. 

In  1871,  Robert  Baker  was  senior  warden,  P.  C.  Gunn,  junior  warden. 
L.  C.  Damarin,  J.  F.  Towell,  C.  P.  Tracy,  P.  S.  lams,  W.  B.  Dennis,  William 
P.  Martin,  M.  B.  Gilbert  and  A.  McFarland,  vestrymen.  In  1872.  Robert  Bak- 
er was  senior  warden,  and  O.  A.  Lodwiek.  junior  warden.  The  vestrymen  are 
the  same  as  1871,  but  W.  P.  Martin  dropped  out  and  Peter  Kinney  came  in. 
In  1873,  J.  F.  Towell  became  senior  warden  and  Robert  Baker,  junior  war- 
den. The  vestrymen  were  L.  C.  Damarin,  M.  B.  Gilbert,  C.  P.  Tracy,  William 
Moore.  B.  F.  Cunningham,  M.  S.  Pixley,  W.  A.  Connolley,  W.  Foote  Hall.  In 
1871,  Rev.  Horace  W.  Jones  had  become  Assistant  Rector  and  he  resigned  as 
such  Easter  Monday  1873.  Doctor  Burr  at  the  same  time,  resigned  as  Rec- 
tor. August  17  and  24.  1873,  Rev.  Isaac  Newton  Stanger  conducted  the  ser- 
vices at  All  Saints  Church,  and  on  August  25.  1873,  he  was  called  as  Rector. 

On  Easter  Monday,  1874,  J.  F.  Towell,  was  elected  senior  warden  and 

Robert  Baker,  junior  warden.  L.  C.  Damarin,  M.  B.  Gilbert,  B.  F.  Cun- 
ningham, Col.  Peter  Kinney,  William  Moore,  W.  Foote  Hall.  William  M. 
Bolles  and  P.  S.  Tams  were  vestrymen.  Col.  P.  Kinney,  J.  F.  Towell  and 
George  A.  Waller  were  delegates  to  the  Diocesan  Convention.  In  1875,  Sam- 
uel Reed  and  B.  F.  Richardson  came  into  the  vestry  in  place  of  W.  Foote 
Hall  and  B.  F.  Cunningham.  On  April  12,  1876,  Mrs.  Col.  P.  Kinney  present- 
ed the  Marble  Baptismal  Font  now  in  the  Church,  and  on  the  following  Sun- 
day it  was  used  in  the  baptism  of  her  grandson.  Kinney  Funk.  On  April  19, 
1876,  the  same  wardens  were  elected  as  in  1874,  and  S.  C.  Morrow  took  the 
place  of  Samuel  Reed,  as  vestryman. 

On  November  30,  1876,  Rev.  I.  N.  Stanger  preached  his  farewell  ser- 
mon. He  had  been  called  to  the  Christ  Church  at  Cincinnati.  April  1877, 

the  wardens  were  J.  F.  Towell.  senior  warden  and  Robert  Baker,  junior  war- 

den. The  vestrymen  were,  S.  C.  Morrow,  B.  F.  Richardson,  M.  B.  Gilbert,  L. 
C.  Damarin,  William  Moore,  William  H.  Barnell,  N.  W.  Evans,  and  P.  S.  lams. 
On  July  8,  1877,  Rev.  Henry  L.  Badger  conducted  the  services  at  All  Saints 
Church  for  the  first  time.  On  May  30,  1877,  John  Yoakley  who  had  been  or- 
ganist and  chorister  at  All  Saints  Church  for  33  years,  resigned.  In  1878,  the 
wardens  were,  J.  F.  Towell.  senior,  Robert  Baker,  junior,  and  the  vestrymen 
were,  L.  C.  Damarin,  M.  B.  Gilbert,  B.  F.  Richardson,  P.  S.  lams,  N.  W. 
Evans,  S.  C.  Morrow  and  R.  S.  Spry.  In  1879,  the  vestry  was  the  same  ex- 
cept that  R.  S.  Spry  and  PI.  A.  Towne  took  the  place  of  N.  W.  Evans  and  S. 
C.  Morrow.  The  following  vestry  were  elected  on  Easter  Monday  1885,  J.  F. 
Towell.  senior  warden;  Robert  Baker,  junior  warden;  M.  B.  Gilbert,  P.  S. 
lams,  Henry  Vincent,  Dr.  M.  S.  Pixley,  F.  B.  Kehoe,  E.  J.  Corson,  N.  W. 
Evans,  Wellington  Kinney.  On  April  13,  1887,  the  vestry  elected  was  M.  B. 
Gilbert,  senior  warden;  Robert  Baker,  junior  warden.  Vestrymen  were. 
Henry  Vincent,  N.  W.  Evans,  F.  B.  Kehoe,  W.  R.  Kinney,  E.  J.  Corson.  Dr. 
Pixley,  and  F.  B.  Corson.  On  November  13,  1883,  was  celebrated  the  5(Ph 
anniversary  of  Rev.  Dr.  Burr’s  pastorate  in  Portsmouth.  The  celebration 
was  in  the  Chapel.  The  Knights  Templar  were  present  in  a body,  and  Sam- 
uel Johnson  made  an  address  on  their  behalf.  May  13,  1893,  Rev.  Henry  L. 
Badger  resigned  as  Rector  to  take  effect  August  3,  1893.  He  expected  to  go 
to  Washington  State.  On  January  15,  1893,  the  interior  of  the  Church  was 
destroyed  by  fire.  July  5,  1893.  it  was  rebuilt,  re-furnished  with  new  inter- 
ior, carpet,  pews  and  organ.  December  23.  1893,  the  Rev.  Dallas  Tucker  be- 
came the  Rector  of  All  Saints  Church.  February  4,  1894,  a bronze  tablet  to 
the  memory  of  Dr.  Burr  and  wife  was  placed  in  the  AH  Saints  Church. 
The  Rev.  Dallas  Tucker  resigned  as  Rector  of  All  Saints  Church  to  locate  in 
Virginia. 

May  12,  1897,  Rev.  Joseph  D.  Herron  was  called  from  New  Castle,  Penn., 
and  he  has  remained  the  Rector  of  the  Church  since.  May  2,  1898,  the  vested 


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choir  was  introduced  into  the  Church.  September  21,  1898.  the  publication  of 
the  “Church  Echoes”  was  begun  May  17,  1899,  the  Diocesan  Convention  of 
the  Southern  Diocese  of  Ohio  was  held  in  All  Saints  Church. 

The  German  Evangelical  Church. 

The  German  Evangelical  Church  (Deutsche  Vereinigte  Evangelische 
Kirche)  was  organized  in  the  year,  1838.  Until  1851,  there  were  two  small 
congregations  (Pastors  Keberlen  and  Mayer,)  which  met  for  worship  in  the 
old  “Seminary,”  corner  Fifth  and  Court,  and  in  a hall  on  Market  street  be- 
tween Second  and  Third  streets.  The  two  congregations  were  united  in  1851 
under  Reverend  Dr.  Fisher  of  Chicago,  and  in  1853,  a church  was  built  on  the 
south  side  of  Fifth  street  between  Washington  and  Chillicothe  streets  at  a 
cost  of  $3,500.00.  This  building  (now  used  by  the  Sunday  School)  is  a plain 
brick  structure  with  a seating  capacity  of  about  three  hundred.  The  first 
church  council  ( Kirchenratli ) consisted  of  Messrs.  Doerr,  Kugelmann,  Lust, 
1 ayher,  Lang.  Metzger,  Nagel  and  Wilhelm.  In  1887,  the  new  church  building 
was  erected  at  a cost  of  $23,000.00.  a handsome  brick  edifice  with  a seating  ca- 
pacity of  about  seven  hundred.  In  1891,  the  parsonage  was  built  (on  Fifth 
street  next  east  of  the  church)  at  a cost  of  $3,700.00.  The  church  organ  is  an 
excellent  two  manual  instrument  built  by  the  Stein  Co.  The  present  choir 
consists  of  ten  female  and  eight  male  voices.  Mrs.  George  Kah  is  organist 
and  director.  The  present  vestry  consists  of  Messrs.  H.  Graf,  A.  Kuschke,  L. 
Knost,  J.  Stueber,  H.  Scott.  H.  Uhl,  Jr.,  and  C.  Windel.  The  Sunday  School 

numbers  one  hundred  and  fifty  pupils,  nineteen  teachers  and  officers.  Sup- 

erintendent Rev.  A.  Mallick.  The  list  of  Pastors,  who  have  served  in  this 
church  are:  Keberlen  and  Mayer,  1838-51;  Dr.  Fisher,  1851-52;  G.  Weihle,  1852- 
56:;  L.  Alberti,  1856-59;  H.  Veith,  1859-66;  J.  C.  Fleischhacker,  1866-69;  B.  T.  W. 
Sickel,  1869-71;  K.  J.  Zimmermann,  1871-75;  P.  Von  Scheliha,  1875-81;  C.  Haas, 
1881-83:  F.  Rahn,  1883-85;  F.  Baltzer,  1885-89;  J.  Dieterle,  1889-93;  Adolph  Mal- 
lick, 1893  to  the  present. 

The  German  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

In  1839,  the  Revs.  William  Nast,  D.  D.  and  John  Schwahlen,  German 
Methodist  preachers  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  visited  the  Germans  at  Portsmouth, 
Ohio.  In  1844  Rev.  Peter  Schmucker  visited  the  city  and  preached  to  the 
Germans  at  the  residence  of  Stephen  Brodbeck  on  the  evening  of  the  day  of 
his  arrival.  On  the  next  evening  he  preached  again  at  the  residence  of 

Daniel  Emrich.  The  class  which  was  formed  at  this  time  was  placed  in 

charge  of  Rev.  John  Hoppen;  regular  services  were  held  at  the  school  house 
on  Fourth  street.  The  first  quarterly  meeting  was  held  in  the  year  1844  to 
1845  (Church  year,  September  to  September.)  The  first  quarterly  confer- 
ence was  held  at  the  residence  of  Daniel  Emrich  and  was  attended  by  official 
members  from  West  Union,  Piketon  and  Beaver,  these  places  being  appoint- 
ments of  the  circuit,  to  which  Portsmouth  had  been  added.  The  records  of 
this  conference  were  lost.  At  this  time,  twelve  persons  joined  the  church, 
“on  probation."  Among  these  were:  Vincent  Brodbeck.  Stephen  Brodbeck, 
and  Daniel  Emrich.  Paul  Brodbeck  joined  by  letter  from  one  of  the  English 
churches.  In  the  fall  of  1847  Rev.  C.  H.  Doring  was  Presiding  Elder 
and  Rev.  John  Geyer  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  congregation.  The  circuit 
then  comprised  the  following  appointments:  Portsmouth.  Piketon,  Waverly, 
Beaver.  West  Union,  Ohio  and  Mavsville,  Kentucky.  On  May  2,  1846,  the 
quarterly  conference  resolved  to  build  a church.  A building  lot  was  secured 
on  the  south  side  of  Fourth  street,  west  of  Market.  The  trustees  were:  Vin- 
cent Brodbeck.  Daniel  Emrich,  Stephen  Brodbeck,  Conrad  Koch  and  David 
Ilch.  The  building  committee  was:  Rev.  J.  H.  Bahrenburg.  Daniel  Emrich 
and  Vincent  Brodbeck  The  building  was  30x40  feet  and  two  stories  in  height. 
The  first  floor  was  used  for  residence  for  the  pastor  and  the  Sunday  school 
rooms.  This  building  is  yet  standing  and  is  used  as  a residence.  This 
Church  was  dedicated  on  the  first  Sunday  in  April  1848,  by  Bishop  Hamline 
and  Rev.  William  Nast,  D.  D.  The  cost  of  the  building  was  about  $1,200.00 
exclusive  of  labor  and  material  furnished  by  members  of  the  church,  of  which 
no  record  was  preserved.  A lot  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Fourth  and 
Washington  streets  83x107  feet  was  purchased  in  1860.  The  foundation  of 
the  new  church  on  this  lot  was  laid  in  1866  and  the  new  church  building  was 


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finished  in  1867.  This  church  costing  $31,200  with  the  lot  ($1,700.00  for  the 
lot)  was  dedicated  July  18,  1869.  The  building  is  71x51  feet.  It  has  a large 
steeple  with  a belfry,  containing  two  bells,  it  is  a two-story  brick  building 
and  has  a seating  capacity  of  about  400,  though  500  can  be  seated  comfort- 
ably. The  pipe  organ  cost  about  $2,000.00  and  was  built  by  Telemacher  and 
Son  of  Erie,  Pennsylvania.  Mr.  Albert  Marting  is  chorister.  A mixed  choir 
of  eighteen  voices  leads  the  singing.  The  officers  of  the  church  are:  Presid- 
ing Elder,  Rev.  John  H.  Horst;  Pastor,  Rev.  Ernest  Werner;  Trustees,  F.  L. 
Marting,  J.  M.  Wendelken,  Louis  Blomeyer,  John  Gabler,  Vincent  P.  Brod- 
beck,  F.  C.  Herms,  John  P.  Ran,  Christ  Zinnecker  and  Louis  Clausing;  Stew- 
ards, Albert  F.  Marting,  Harry  Kiefer,  John  W.  Reissinger,  J.  Wesley  Johns, 
Carn  Boehnker,  Louis  Blomeyer  and  Ernest  Lammers;  class  leader,  Martin 
Reissinger;  organist.  Miss  Edna  Marting.  In  the  Sunday  School  there  are 
115  scholars  enrolled,  12  teachers,  7 officers,  F.  L.  Marting  is  Superintendent. 
Names  of  pastors  and  years  of  service  are  the  following:  Rev.  John  Hopper, 
1844;  Rev.  John  Geyer,  1845-46;  Rev.  Fred  Schimmelpfennig.  assistant; 
Rev.  J.  H.  Bahrenburg,  1846-48;  Rev.  John  Bier.  1848-49;  Valentine  Baldauf. 
assistant;  Rev.  Henry  Koch,  1849-1850;  Rev.  Louis  Heiss,  assistant;  Rev.  Karl 
Schelfer,  1850-51;  Rev.  Conrad  Bier,  assistant;  Rev.  George  Danker,  1851-52; 
Rev.  C.  F.  Heitmeyer,  1852-53;  Rev.  Christian  Vogel,  1853-54;  Rev.  George 
Weidmann,  1854-55;  Rev.  William  Kaetter,  1855-57:  Rev.  C.  G.  Tritsche,  sen- 

ior, 1857-59;  Rev.  E.  F.  Wunderlich,  1859-1860;  Rev.  X.  Wittenbaeh,  1860-62: 
Rev.  William  Dressier,  1862-64;  Rev.  John  Pfetzing,  1864-66;  Rev.  J.  C.  Weid- 
mann, 1866-69;  Rev.  C.  G.  Tritsche,  senior,  1869-70;  Rev.  Henry  G.  Lich,  1870- 
72;  Rev.  John  Schneider,  1872-74;  Rev.  Gottlob  Nachtrieh,  1874-77;  Rev.  E.  J. 
Wunderlich,  1877-80;  Rev.  Herman  Grentzenberg,  1880-82;  Rev.  Gottlob  Trefz, 
1882-83;  Rev.  Franz  L.  Nagler,  1883-85;  Rev.  John  H.  Horst.  1885-86;  Rev. 
William  Riechenmyer,  1886-88;  Rev.  Carl  Bozenhard.  1888-92;  Rev.  W.  A. 
Schraff,  1892-97;  Rev.  C.  B.  Koch,  1897-1901:  Rev.  E.  W.  Werner,  1901,  present 
pastor. 

Catholicity. 

Catholicity  in  Scioto  County  covers  a period  of  nearly  a hundred  years. 
The  first  mass  was  celebrated  in  Portsmouth  by  Rev.  Stephen  Baden,  the 
first  priest  ordained  in  the  United  States,  who  visited  Portsmouth  while  on 
his  way  from  Baltimore  to  Covington,  in  1812.  Rev.  Baden  was  ordained  on 
May  25,  1793,  by  Bishop  Carroll  of  Baltimore,  the  first  Bishop  in  the  LTnited 
States,  a brother  of  Charles  Carroll,  a signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independ- 
ence. From  1812  to  1842  mass  was  celebrated  at  various  times  and  places  in 
Portsmouth.  Father  Baden’s  last  visit  to  Portsmouth  was  in  1835.  A ten 
days  mission  was  held  here  by  Rev.  T.  R.  Butler  early  in  1842. 

The  Church  of  the  Nativity. 

The  first  organized  Catholic  Church  was  in  1842.  It  was  organized  by 
Rev.  Father  G.  O’Mealy  and  was  composed  of  English  and  German  speaking 
Catholics.  Mass  was  celebrated  in  the  humble  apartments  of  some  one  of 
the  congregation  or  in  public  halls  until  1844.  when  Father  O'Mealy  purchased 
grounds  on  Third  and  Madison  streets  and  built  a church  and  rectory  there- 
on. The  new  church  was  dedicated  on  Christmas  day  1844.  Prominent  Cath- 
olics of  this  day  were:  Messrs.  Saulsberry,  Grimes,  Toker,  Sherer,  Kehoe, 
Mires,  Hubbard,  Kricker,  Zimmerman,  Damarin,  Bannon,  Mrs.  Damarin,  Miss 
Tobin  and  Miss  Damarin.  Rev.  E.  Thienpont  succeeded  Rev.  O'Mealy  in  No- 
vember 1845.  Rev.  R.  Gilmour  succeeded  Rev.  Thienpont  in  1852.  During 
the  pastorate  of  Father  Gilmour  the  congregation  demanded  that  provision 
be  made  for  separate  churches,  one  for  the  English  and  one  for  the  German 
speaking  congregation,  and  accordingly  the  separation  was  made  and  Fath- 
er Gilmour  took  charge  of  the  English  speaking  congregation.  Rev.  F.  Karge 
of  the  German  or  St.  Mary’s  Church. 

The  Church  of  the  Holy  Redeemer. 

Rev.  Father  Gilmour  purchased  grounds  on  Sixth  Street  of  Mr.  Finley  at 
a cost  of  $900  and  here  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Redeemer  was  built  in  1853. 
While  this  Church  was  building,  mass  was  celebrated  in  the  old  Presbyterian 
Church  on  Second  street.  Rev.  James  Donahue  who  succeeded  Father  Gilmour 


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in  1856,  built  the  rectory  and  started  the  school.  Rev.  Michael  Ahern,  who 
succeeded  Father  Donahue  in  1866,  put  the  school  under  the  supervision  of 
the  Sisters  of  Charity  of  Cedar  Grove.  Rev.  John  Curley  succeeded  Father 
Ahern  in  August,  1867,  but  remained  only  a few  months  and  was  succeeded 
by  Rev.  O.  A.  Walker,  who  purchased  the  ground  where  the  present  school 
building  stands,  and  introduced  the  Dominican  Sisters  as  instructors.  Rev. 
Father  Goldschmidt  succeeded  to  the  pastorate  in  October  1873  and  dur- 
ing his  pastorate  the  Dominican  Sisters  were  recalled  and  the  Sisters 
of  St.  Francis  of  Joliet,  Illinois,  were  engaged.  Rev.  D.  B.  Cull,  the 
next  pastor,  built  the  school  on  the  land  bought  by  Father  Walker  and  se- 
cured the  Sisters  of  Charity  of  Nazareth,  Kentucky.  Father  Cull  was  succeed- 
ed in  July,  1878,  by  Rev.  Philip  Steyle  who  purchased  the  cemetery  and  di- 
vided it  into  lots.  The  Sisters  of  Charity  of  Nazareth,  Kentucky,  retired  and 
Father  Steyle  secured  the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis.  In  October,  1884,  Rev.  J.  J. 
Slevin  succeeded  to  the  pastorate  and  remained  here  until  September,  1886, 
when  Rev.  Joseph  Schmitt  succeeded  to  the  pastorate  which  he  held  until 
January  15,  1899.  The  Church  was  remodeled  and  painted  during  his  pas- 
torate. In  January,  1899,  Rev.  Father  McGuirk  was  appointed  rector  of  the 
Church  of  the  Holy  Redeemer  by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Watterson,  D.  D.  He  re- 
paired and  improved  the  church  and  rectory  and  paid  about  $3,000  of  debts 
of  long  standing.  Preparations  for  a new  church  building  are  being  made  and 
a large  sum  of  money  has  already  been  collected,  but  the  structure  will  not 
be  commenced  until  the  amount  necessary  to  complete  it  is  collected.  The 
following  are  some  of  the  societies  of  the  Church  of  the  Ploly  Redeemer: 
"The  Altar  and  Rosary,”  the  “Young  Ladies’  Sodality  of  the  Immaculate  Con- 
ception.” the  "Sacred  Heart  Sodality,”  the  “Apostleship  of  Prayer”  and  the 
“Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians.”  The  “Gibson  Literary  and  Social  Club  is  or- 
ganized from  both  parishes.  "The  Young  Men’s  Institute”  is  composed  also 
of  young  men  of  both  congregations. 


St.  Mary’s  Roman  Catholic  Church. 


The  German  Catholics  under  the 
leadership  of  Rev.  F.  Karge  in  1859, 
bought  a lot  on  the  corner  of  Fifth  and 
Market  streets  for  $2,520.  In  1864,  a 
fine  school  building  was  erected  at  a 
cost  of  $3,000,  and  the  foundation  of  the 
church  was  commenced.  The  corner 
stone  of  the  new  church  was  laid  by  the 
Rt.  Rev.  Rosecrans,  Bishop  of  Colum- 
bus, on  May  9,  1869.  The  new  church 
was  completed  at  a cost  of  $50,000  and 
was  dedicated  July  31,  1870.  Rev.  A. 
Nonnen  succeeded  to  the  pastorate 
April  25,  1871.  The  Church  experienced 
great  difficulties.  The  membership  was 
small,  they  had  no  rectory  and  were 
in  debt  to  the  amount  of  $28,367.  In 
face  of  this  they  went  to  work  and 
erected  a parsonage  in  the  fall  of  1871, 
at  a cost  of  $2,400  and  the  next  year, 
they  built  an  addition  to  the  school 
house  at  an  additional  cost  of  $1,100.  In 
1879,  they  purchased  a large  and  beauti- 
ful pipe  organ  at  a cost  of  $2,300,  and 
two  Gothic  altars  were  placed  in  the 
church  which  cost  $3,000.  In  1887,  the 
debt  had  been  reduced  $6,000,  but  a new 
school  building  was  erected  which 
cost  $16,000.  In  1889,  a parish  cemetery 
was  purchased  which  cost  $5,000. 
In  1892,  new  heating  apparatus  was  placed  in  the  church  at  a cost  of  $2,515. 
In  1893,  they  purchased  a house  on  the  east  side  of  the  school  building  which 
was  fitted  up  for  a Sister’s  Convent,  at  a whole  cost  of  $1,600.  In  1895,  at  a cost 


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of  $6,200,  they  erected  the  highest  and  most  beautiful  tower  in  the  city,  and 
frescoed  the  interior  of  the  church. 

The  African  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

It  has  been  almost  impossible  to  obtain  any  data  in  regard  to  this 
Church,  which  could  be  presented  to  the  readers  of  this  work.  The  Rev. 
Charleston  was  the  first  minister  of  this  organization  at  Portsmouth.  At  that 
time,  the  members  had  a small  church  on  Fifth  street,  between  Court  and 
Market  streets.  Later  the  organziation  had  a brick  church  on  the  corner  of 
Fourth  and  Market  streets.  Rev.  Henry  Adrisson  was  for  a time  pastor,  followed 
by  the  Rev.  Isaac  Dillon.  This  brick  church  on  Fifth  street  was  completed  in 
1846.  On  the  20th  of  July,  1868,  the  present  church  on  the  north  side  of  Seventh 
street,  east  of  Chillicothe  street,  was  bargained  for  and  on  the  19th  of  No- 
vember, 1868,  the  deed  for  the  same  was  executed  and  recorded.  The  purchase 
price  was  $3,500.  Among  the  early  trustees  of  the  church  on  Seventh  street 
were:  John  Cooper,  Toles  Moore  and  Granison  Holman.  Mr.  John  Q.  Weav- 
er has  always  been  prominent  and  efficient  in  the  church.  Among  those  who 
came  from  the  brick  church  on  Fifth  street  were:  Wesley  Benson,  William 
Thomas,  J.  Q.  Weaver,  Mrs.  Annie  Kearns,  Piety  Wilson,  Mrs.  C.  Williamson, 
Mrs.  H.  Cooper,  Mrs.  Weaver  and  others.  The  following  have  been  the  minis- 
ters of  the  church  in  the  past  27  years: 

Rev.  Philip  Tolliver,  1875-79;  Louis  Woodson.  1879-81;  J.  B.  Stansberry, 
1881-83;  Joseph  Nelson,  6 months  in  1883;  J.  H.  Bell,  1S83-85;  J.  H.  Cole,  1885- 
87;  H.  W.  Toney,  1887-89;  Grafton  Graham,  1889-90;  Jesse  Smith.  1890-92;  R. 
P.  Clark,  1892-1895;  John  Coleman,  1895-98:  J.  Allen  Viney,  1898-99;  J.  M.  Ross, 
1899-1900;  Andrew  B.  Morton,  1900—.  Perhaps  the  most  prominent  of  these  and 
the  one  who  has  left  his  impression  on  the  church  more  than  any  one  else 
is  the  Rev.  Philip  Tolliver.  The  church  property  is  valued  at  $5,000.  The 
parsonage  was  erected  by  the  side  of  the  church  between  1889  and  1892.  The 
church  is  40x60  feet  and  will  seat  500.  There  are  140  members. 

First  Baptist  Church 

was  organized  in  January,  1850.  The  founders  were  J.  H.  Waldon,  D.  D.  Jones, 
John  Lionbarger,  George  Hered.  The  first  board  of  trustees  were  David  D. 
Jones,  A.  R.  Cassidy,  Moses  C.  Wilson,  George  Hered  and  S.  H.  Worcester. 
Rev.  J.  H.  Waldon  became  the  church’s  first  pastor  in  1850,  serving  for  one 
year.  The  following  are  the  pastors  with  date  of  service. 

J.  T.  Roberts,  1851-55;  W.  Algood,  1855-57;  W.  W.  Wyeth,  1858-60;  I.  D. 
King,  1860-66;  W.  B.  Clark,  1867-70;  C.  H.  DeWolf,  1870-73;  T.  M.  lams,  1873- 
75;  I.  N.  Clark,  1875-78;  John  Hawker,  1880-82;  A.  L.  Lockert,  1882-90;  J.  A. 
Snodgrass,  1891-97;;  J.  B.  Tuttle,  1897-99;  W.  C.  Stevenson,  1899 — . 

The  house  in  which  the  Church  now  worships  was  built  in  1851,  costing 
about  $10,000.  It  has  a seating  capacity  of  350  sittings.  There  were  fourteen 
constituent  members,  all  of  whom  are  deceased.  From  this  small  beginning 
the  Church  has  greatly  increased  to  a present  membership  of  375.  The  choir 
of  the  Church  has  always  been  noted  for  its  musical  ability.  It  consists  now 
of  16  voices  assisted  by  the  pipe  organ,  all  under  the  leadership  of  Mrs.  A.  J. 
White.  The  present  officers  are  as  follows,  W.  C.  Stevenson,  pastor,  with  the 
following  persons  who  constitute  the  official  board:  George  Wymer,  Joseph 
Swander,  C.  C.  Jones,  Douglas  Miller,  Grant  Doll,  B.  F.  Richardson,  Truss 
Lynn,  Jr.,  U.  G.  Drake,  Harry  Morris,  E.  R.  Peebles,  Allan  Cook,  C.  B.  Rich- 
ardson, W.  C.  Roof,  Albert  Snider,  Frank  Littlefield  and  Mrs.  A.  J.  White. 

The  Sunday  school  has  a membership  of  185  scholars  with  20  officers  and 
teachers.  Allan  B.  Cook  is  the  Superintendent. 

The  Church  of  Christ 

is  located  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Gay  and  Third  streets.  It  is  also  known 
as  the  “Christian  Church,’’  and  those  familiar  with  the  work  of  the  Church  of- 
ten speak  of  it  as  “Dr.  Davis’  Church.”  The  congregation  was  organized  in 
1853.  John  Fox  and  Isaac  Willett  were  the  first  Elders.  The  succession  of 
ministers  in  the  church  were  as  follows:  Wm.  Nelson  served  from  1871-74;  Al- 
bert F.  Erb  from  1876-78;  Daniel  O.  Thomas  from  1878-81;  Gilbert  Ellis  from 
1883-85;  William  L.  Neal  from  1887-88;  Thomas  E.  White  from  1889-90;  Richard 


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S.  Groves  from  1891-93;  H.  N.  Allen  from  1893-94;  William  A.  Harp  from  Octo- 
ber 1894-October  1899;  George  P.  Taubman  came  in  November  1899. 

The  first  meeting  house  was  built  on  Chillicothe  street  opposite  Tracy 
Park  in  1859.  The  house  and  lot  cost  $1,500.  The  Church  had  a precarious 
existence  until  John  P.  Davis  moved  to  the  city,  took  an  interest  in  it  and  be- 
came a member.  The  building  was  then  moved  to  Third  and  Gay  streets  in 
1876  and  was  enlarged  in  1878.  It  was  rebuilt  in  1895.  The  present  structure 
cost  about  $22,000,  and  is  made  of  brick  with  a seating  capacity  of  1,200  when 
all  rooms  are  thrown  together.  There  are  forty-five  voices  in  the  choir  un- 
der the  direction  of  Prof.  D.  J.  Winston.  The  present  officers  of  the  church  are: 
Dr.  J.  F.  Davis,  Walter  Bagby  and  George  P.  Taubman,  Elders;  L.  G.  Tatman, 
Albert  Hales,  W.  W.  Smith,  E.  G.  Williams,  George  Davies,  Charles  Reinhard, 
A.  D.  McMurry,  Wm.  Cline,  Orin  Catlin,  Deacons;  A.  D.  McMurry,  J.  P.  Davis, 
L.  G.  Tatman,  Ezra  Jeffords  and  Edward  Bratt,  Trustees.  Some  of  the  early 
members  of  the  church  were:  John  Fox  and  wife,  Isaac  Willett  and  wife,  Moses 
Bratt  and  wife,  A.  Coriell,  Moses  Wilson,  John  McNeil,  John  M.  Lynn  and 
Mrs.  Thomas  Dugan.  Three  are  living:  Sarah  Jane  Barklow,  Sarah  Willett  and 
A.  Coriell.  In  the  Sunday  school  there  are  eighteen  officers,  forty  teachers 

and  850  pupils.  The  minister,  George  P.  Taubman,  is  Superintendent.  Moses 

McKoy  was  the  first  Evangelist  to  serve  the  congregation  and  he  was  follow- 
ed by  Benjamin  Franklin  and  a Mr.  Doyle.  The  first  meeting  place  was  on 
Fifth  and  Court  streets.  The  following  Evangelists  have  been  with  the  Con- 
gregation all  doing  efficient  work;  Robert  Moffitt,  Robert  Trimble,  Alanson  Wil- 
cox, A.  F.  McLean,  J.  A.  L.  Romig,  W.  J.  Wright,  J.  Y.  Updike,  S.  H.  Bartlett, 

and  S.  M.  Martin.  During  the  last  series  of  meetings  under  the  leadership  of 

S.  M.  Martin  there  were  added  to  the  church  289.  The  present  membership  is 
nearly  1,100.  It  has  three  Christian  Endeavor  Societies,  one  Woman’s  Mission- 
ary organization.  Dr.  John  Frost  Davis  of  this  city  is  entitled  to  the  credit 
for  the  success  of  the  work. 

SixtH  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Up  till  1853,  there  was  but  one  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Ports- 
mouth, "Bigelow”  and  the  church  stood  on  Second  street  on  the  location  of  the 
Hibbs  hardware  store.  There  was  a meeting  of  the  members  of  Bigelow  in 
1853  and  the  names  were  called.  Each  person  called  responded  as  to  whether 
they  would  go  into  the  new  church  or  remain  in  the  old.  The  following  elected 
to  go  into  the  new  church;  Samuel  Briggs  and  wife,  Benjamin  Fryer,  Richard 
Lloyd,  Dudley  Day,  Simon  Drouillard,  Aholihab  Bentley,  Wm.  Salter, 
Wm.  Russell,  C.  C.  Hyatt,  Silas  Cole,  Rev.  B.  L.  Jefferson,  Jacob  P.  Noel,  Mrs. 
Catharine  Timmonds,  Maria  Timmonds,  Mrs.  Barbara  Micklethwait,  Mrs.  Agate 
Lawson,  George  Yeamans  and  his  wife,  Mrs.  Parmelia  Montgomery,  the  Misses 
Hannah,  Josephine  and  Elizabeth  Montgomery,  Mrs.  Amanda  Wilhelm,  John 
H.  J.  Fryer  and  his  wife,  Jerome  Valodin  and  wife,  William  Barber. 

The  new  church  was  named  Spencer  Chapel  in  honor  of  Rev.  Oliver  M. 
Spencer,  a presiding  Elder  of  the  Portsmouth  District  who  donated  the  lot 
on  Seventh  street  on  which  the  Church  was  built.  The  Church  was  built  in 
1853,  a frame  building  of  a seating  capacity  of  450.  and  it  cost  $1,600. 

The  succession  of  Ministers  in  the  new  Church  was  as  follows:  1853. 
Zachariah  Wharton;  1854,  Edward  Mabee,  who  died  in  charge  June  25,  1855,  of 
cholera,  at  Ironton,  while  in  attendance  on  a Masonic  celebration;  1855,  Max- 
well P.  Gaddis  for  the  vacancy;  1855-56,  F.  H.  Brodbeck;  1856-57,  James  F. 
Green;  1857-58,  S.  M.  Merrill,  (Bishop  in  1872):  1858,  John  W.  Dillon,  (now  pre- 
siding Elder);  1859-61,  Lovett  Taft;  1861-63,  Joseph  F.  Williams,  1863-65,  John 

T.  Miller;  1865-66,  Charles  C.  McCabe,  (now  Bishop);  1866-67,  F.  F.  King;  1867- 
68,  A.  B.  See;  1868-71.  J.  H.  Gardner;  1871-74.  T.  W.  Stanley;  1874-77.  C.  W. 
Bethauser;  1877-78.  W.  H.  Sutherland;  1878-79.  Thomas  R.  Taylor;  1879-82.  R. 
H.  Wallace;  1882-84,  T.  DeWitt  Peake;  1884-86.  B.  F.  Stubbins;  1887-88,  F.  S. 
Davis;  1888-92,  Z.  W.  Fagans;  1892-96.  A.  E.  Johnson;  1896-98,  T.  S.  Robjent; 
1899-1901,  W.  H.  Miller;  1901,  B.  R.  Wilburn. 

In  1865  the  congregation  became  too  large  for  the  building  and  it  was 
proposed  to  build  a new  church.  Richard  Lloyd  and  wife  gave  the  lot  on  the 
northeast  corner  of  Sixth  and  Chillicothe  on  which  the  new  church  was  after- 
wards built.  It  was  eighty-five  feet  front  on  Sixth  Street  by  107  feet  deep  on 


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Chillicothe  street.  At  the  meeting  to  consider  the  matter,  the  resolution  to 
build  was  adopted  and  $2,100  subscribed.  The  Ladies  of  the  Church  did  a great 
work  in  raising  the  money  to  build.  The  Corner  Stone  of  the  new  church  was 
laid  on  June  14,  1866  with  Masonic  ceremonies.  C.  C.  Hyatt  obtained  the 
contract  for  the  brick  work  and  John  W.  Purdum  for  the  carpenter  work. 
The  church  was  to  cost  $30,000.  May  11.  1867,  the  Lecture  Room  was  dedicated. 
The  hell,  placed  in  the  tower,  weighed  3,500  pounds. 

The  church  itself  was  dedicated  August  21,  1870.  Subscriptions  to  the 
amount  of  $9,000  were  made  that  day.  The  total  cost  of  the  church  was  about 
$47,000.  The  building  and  grounds  are  estimated  at  $40,000,  organ  at  $1,700, 
furniture  and  fixtures  $2,000. 

The  following  persons  have  been  Superintendents  of  the  Sunday  School: 
Wm.  P.  Russell,  Wm.  H.  Watson,  Uri  Tracy,  Alexander  Calder,  T.  J.  Pursell, 
W.  W.  Donaldson,  J.  W.  March,  Henry  Amberg,  M.  H.  Ball,  Charles  O.  Tracy, 
Wm.  H.  Gibson,  Wm.  B.  Anderson,  the  present  Superintendent  The  Sunday 
school  has  an  enrollment  of  400  and  an  attendance  of  275.  On  December  15, 
1896,  the  organ  was  burned  and  much  damage  done  the  church.  Loss  $4,000, 
of  which  $3,200  was  covered  by  insurance.  The  membership  of  the  church  is 
650. 

Christ  Church 

was  organized  August  30,  1857.  Messrs.  Washington  and  Peter  Kinney,  mem- 
bers of  the  parish  of  All  Saints’,  assumed  the  expense  of  building  the  new 
house  of  public  wofship,  and  upon  its  completion,  gave  it,  free  of  all  cost  and 
debt  to  the  wardens  and  vestry  of  Christ  Church.  The  first  rector  was  the  Rev. 
Samuel  D.  Tompkins.  Since  the  ministrations  of  Mr.  Tompkins,  the  parish  has 
had  eleven  rectors.  The  following  are  the  list  of  clergymen  who  have  officia- 
ted in  Christ  Church:  Rev.  Samuel  D.  Tompkins,  from  September  1858  to  July 
1861;  Rev.  William  J.  Clark  from  April  1862  to  November  1864;  Rev.  Abner 
P.  Brush,  from  January  1865  to  September  1866;  Rev.  William  Henry  Watts, 
from  December  1,  1866,  to  March  1870;  Rev.  James  Taylor  Franklin,  April  11, 
1870  to  January  1,  1877;  Rev.  Francis  K.  Brooke,  from  August  25,  1877,  to  Sep- 
tember 1880;  Rev.  Henry  B:  Ensworth,  from  December  11,  1880  to  June  1881; 
Rev.  William  C.  McGuire,  from  December  1881  to  November  1886;  Rev.  Wil- 
liam Price,  from  June  1887  to  June  1888;  Rev.  J.  O.  Babin,  front.  September 
1888  to  September  1889;  Rev.  William  M.  Mix,  from  October  1889  to  April  1891; 
Rev  Alfred  R.  Taylor,  from  October  26,  1891  to  July  26,  1897;  Rev.  Tullius  C. 
Tupper,  D.  D.  from  May  1898  to  December  1898.  At  the  organization  of  the 
vestry,  Washington  Kinney  was  senior  warden  and  Peter  Kinney  was  junior 
warden.  In  1860,  S.  P.  Nickells,  Thomas  S.  Currie,  J.  L.  Watkins,  John  P. 
Terry  and  P.  C.  Kinney  were  vestrymen.  Of  those  who  have  served  as  ves- 
trymen in  addition  to  the  list  given  above  there  were:  Washington  Kinney, 
Van  Der  Lyn  Tracy,  Peter  Kinney,  Joseph  C.  Gilbert,  Thomas  E.  Tynes,  Wil- 
liam Kinney,  S.  R.  Ross,  Robert  S.  Drake,  P.  C.  Kinney,  Henry  Hall,  David 
L.  Moore,  G.  B.  Bailey,  Dr.  A.  B.  Jones,  Thomas  D.  Greene,  George  W.  Sullivan. 
Samuel  Reed,  Edward  W.  Hope,  Colonel  S.  E.  Varner.  N.  W.  Evans,  Thomas  S. 
Hall,  E.  H.  Hall,  Ira  J.  Secord,  J.  H.  Johnson,  Daniel  F.  Connell,  George  O. 
Newman,  W.  Q.  Adams,  A.  L.  Sanford,  David  K.  Ball,  Lodwick  Ulrich,  H.  S. 
Grimes,  Watkins  Kearns,  Levi  D.  York,  Charles  S.  Messer,  William  Waller, 
Theodore  F.  Davidson,  M.  D.,  William  Brent,  William  Parker,  J.  Leigh  Wat- 
kins, Fred  W.  Tynes,  L.  C.  Turley,  S.  P.  Baird,  C.  C.  Fulton,  C.  C.  Glidden  and 
Theodore  K.  Funk.  Since  December,  1898,  the  church  has  been  closed.  It 
has  had  no  rector  and  no  services  have  been  held.  The  church  edifice  was  built 
by  William  Newman,  and  the  chapel  was  built  three  years  later.  The 
church,  as  stated,  was  a present  from  Washington  and  Peter  Kinney.  The 
chapel  cost  $3,444.00. 

The  Hebrew  Congregation. 

The  Hebrew  congregation  of  Portsmouth,  known  by  its  Hebrew  name, 
“K’bal  Kodesh  Bene  Abraham”  (K.  K.  B.  A.)  or  its  English  equivalent  “The 
Holy  Congregation  of  the  Children  of  Abraham,”  was  founded  presumably  in 
the  early  part  of  the  fifties.  As  the  records  bearing  on  this  are  no  longer  ex- 
tant, it  is  impossible  to  ascertain  the  exact  date.  But  as  the  Congregation  was 
incorporated  in  1858,  it  may  safely  be  conjectured  that  a religious  body  of 


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Jews  must  have  been  in  existence  a few  years  prior  to  its  incorporation.  The 
tide  of  the  Jewish  immigration  from  Germany  to  the  United  States  became 
very  strong  during  and  immediately  after  the  memorable  year,  1848,  the  year 
of  European  Revolutions  and  very  many  of  those  Jewish  settlers  went  west- 
ward, making  the  large  cities  like  Cincinnati  and  Chicago,  their  principal  places 
of  residence,  but  settling  also  in  smaller  cities,  like  Dayton,  Zanesville  and 
Portsmouth. 

The  Jewish  cemetery  must  have  been  purchased  simultaneously  with  the 
organization  of  the  Congregation,  although  the  exact  date  of  that  purchase  is 
not  known.  In  this,  the  history  of  the  Portsmouth  Jewish  community,  sim- 
ply resembles  that  of  most  of  the  Jewish  Congregations  of  the  land,  when  the 
purchase  of  a cemetery  was  the  first  sign  of  life  on  the  part  of  the  Congrega- 
tion and  the  first  mark  of  its  activity.  It  is  only  after  their  cemetery  was 
secured  that  the  Jews  attended  to  their  other  spiritual  wants,  and  notably  those 
of  erecting  a synagogue  and  securing  the  services  of  a Rabbi. 

The  incorporation  of  the  Congregation  took  place  November  1,  1858. 
The  Board  of  Trustees  at  that  time  consisted  of  Louis  Levi,  Mayer  Eichelstein, 
Ludwig  Stern,  Isaac  Freiberg,  Jacob  Stern,  Mayer  Seeberger  and  Bernard  Drey- 
foos.  Up  to  1864,  the  Jewish  citizens  worshipped  either  in  a private  residence 
of  one  of  the  members,  or  in  a hall  rented  for  the  purpose.  In  1864,  Thomas 
Dugan  offered  to  sell  his  property  on  the  corner  of  Washington  and  Third 
streets.  After  due  deliberation  the  Congregation  decided  to  buy  the  building 
in  partnership  with  the  Masons;  the  Congregation  to  have  the  first  and  second 
floors,  the  Masons  the  third  floor.  For  this,  the  Congregation  paid  Dugan  the 
sum  of  two  thousand  dollars.  The  tide  of  church  reform  which  has  swept  away 
so  many  of  the  old  Jewish  religious  customs  during  the  latter  half  of  the  15th 
Century,  did  not  leave  intact  those  of  the  Portsmouth  community.  From  a 
strictly  Orthodox  Congregation,  at  its  beginning,  it  gradually  became  more  and 
more  a follower  of  the  reforms  instituted  and  promulgated  by  the  great  reform 
leaders,  Drs.  Einborn  of  Baltimore,  and  Wise  of  Cincinnati.  Yet,  unlike  most 
of  the  American  Jewish  congregations,  this  congregation  submitted  to  the  icon- 
oclastic influence  of  the  Jewish  reform  movement  without  the  least  perceptible 
reluctance  or  struggle,  regarding,  as  it  did,  all  the  changes  and  innovations 
as  God-sent  and  conformable  with  the  spirit  of  the  age  and  environments. 

The  first  minister  ever  formally  engaged  by  the  Congregation  was  Rabbi 
Wechsler,  who  served  from  1863  to  1864.  Following  is  the  list  of  Rabbis,  who 
have  served  the  congregation  ever  since; — Rabbi  Laser.  1864-1866;  Rabbi  Gab- 
richer.  1866-1868;  Rabbi  Eppstein,  1868-1870;  Rabbi  Weil,  1870-1871;  Rabbi 
Gerstman,  1871-1873;  Rabbi  Kaufman.  1873-1876;  Rabbi  Lasker,  1876-1877: 
Rabbi  Stempel,  1877-1879;  Rabbi  Eichelstein,  1879-1886;  Rabbi  Poliak,  1886-1887; 
Rabbi  Block,  1887-1888;  Rabbi  Schapiro,  1888-1901.  The  present  incumbent  of  the 
Temple  is  Rabbi  Max  Raisin,  an  alumnus  of  the  Hebrew  Union  College  and  the 
University  of  Cincinnati.  The  Jewish  citizens  of  Portsmouth  have  always  done 
their  utmost  to  live  in  peace  and  concord  with  their  Christian  fellow-citizens 
and  have  never  refused  their  contributions  towards  other  Congregations,  when 
called  upon.  Their  Christian  friends  always  reciprocate  these  feelings  of  friend- 
ship. On  the  occasion  of  the  dedication  of  the  Jewish  Temple,  September,  1864. 
the  choir  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  very  generously  assisted  at  the  services; 
and  to  this  day,  most  of  the  members  of  the  choir  at  the  Temple  are  also  mem- 
bers of  the  choir  of  the  Bigelow  M.  E.  Church. 

The  present  officers  of  the  Congregation  are:  President.  I.  Levi:  Vice 

President,  M.  Lehman;  Secretary.  F.  Haas;  Treasurer  S.  Schloss.  Other  bodies 
within  the  Congregation  are:  The  Ladies’  Temple  Aid  Society  and  the  Jewish 

Kaffee  Klatsch  "for  the  mutual  social  intercourse  between  the  members  of  the 
Congregation. 

Pleasant  Green  Baptist  Church 

was  organized  February,  1864.  by  Rev.  B.  Harper.  It  was  built  and  dedicated 
in  1865,  on  Findlay  and  Tenth  streets.  The  following  are  the  names  of  the 
members  that  were  in  the  organization:  James  Daverson  and  wife,  Alse  j 

Hunt,  John  Discerson  and  wife,  Jeff  Worlds,  Adison  Halv,  Mary  and  Rachel 
Cocks,  Mary  E.  Sands  and  daughter,  Fannie  Senton,  L.  Charity  and  wife  and 
two  daughters,  Martha  Spotts,  Martha  Tolbert,  Martha  Discerson,  John  Don- 


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son.  Names  of  pastors  and  years  of  service  are  the  following:  Rev.  B.  Har- 
per, 1864  to  1869;  Rev.  Zimmerman,  1869  to  1870;  Rev.  James  Severed,  six 
months;  Rev.  Merritt,  nine  months;  Rev.  W.  P.  Cradic,  six  months;  Rev.  Red- 
mon,  four  years;  Rev.  J.  M.  Meek,  six  months;  Rev.  W.  W.  Devan,  two  years; 
Rev.  R.  Meardeth,  three  years;  Rev.  C.  M.  Bools,  three  years;  Rev.  Dordth,  six 
months;  Rev.  Newson,  two  years;  Rev.  P.  Gyson,  six  months;  Rev.  Cradic, 
three  months;  Rev.  Cockran,  three  years;  Rev.  A.  Haly,  two  years;  Rev.  C.  W. 
Striding,  eighteen  months;  Rev.  Orner,  three  months;  present  pastor,  Rev.  J. 
L.  Murray.  It  is  his  fifth  year  and  under  his  administration,  the  members  have 
made  an  addition  to  the  old  church,  36x52,  which  cost  about  $1,500.00  when 
completed.  The  old  building  cost  $2,000.00.  There  are  twelve  voices  in  the 
choir,  three  male  voices  and  nine  females.  The  chorister  is  Cora  Carr.  The 
present  officers  of  the  church  are:  Frank  Washington,  John  Holiday,  Ped  Stan- 
field, George  Taylor,  James  Fleming  and  Oliver  Steel.  There  are  nine  teachers 
in  the  Sunday  school,  seventy-eight  pupils.  The  superintendent  is  P.  M. 
Stanfield. 

United  Brethren  Church, 

The  United  Brethren  church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio  was  organized  in  1865 
by  Rev.  George  Schmidt  who  lived  in  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

The  organization  consisted  of  sixteen  members,  viz:  Philip  Herder  and 
wife,  Fred  Voelker  and  wife,  George  Voelker  and  wife,  James  Voelker  and 
wife,  George  Herder  and  wife,  Mrs.  Catherine  Brandau,  Mrs.  Catherine  Gils- 
dorf,  Mrs.  Henry  Hast,  Mrs.  John  Gansley,  Mrs.  Christina  Staiger,  Mr.  Lewis 
Voelker. 

The  first  board  of  trustees  were  composed  of  the  following  members: 
Philip  Herder,  Fred  Voelker,  George  Voelker,  James  Voelker,  George  Herder. 

The  names  of  the  ministers  as  follows:  George  Schmidt,  1865  to  1867; 
Fred  Albright,  1867  to  1868;  S.  Schwab,  1868  to  1870;  Henry  Kumler,  1870  to 
1871;  Jacob  Ernest,  1871  to  1872;  Charles  Stumph,  1872  to  1873;  Valentine  As- 
sel,  1873  to  1875;  E.  S.  Lorenz,  1875  to  1878;  George  Schmidt,  1878  to  1881;  Cas- 
per Streich,  1881  to  1883;  A.  Kopittke,  1883  to  1886;  J.  T.  Mosshammer,  1886  to 
1889;  Casper  Streich,  1889  to  1892;  B.  F.  Fritz,  1892  to  1894;  ,J.  Floerke,  1894  to 
1895;  John  Schwab,  1895  to  1897;  J.  E.  Comer,  1897  to  present. 

At  one  time  the  Church  held  services  in  what  is  now  known  as  the  Con- 
nolley  Hall,  later  they  built  a small  church  on  the  corner  of  Seventh  and  Gay 
streets,  where  now  stands  the  present  church,  which  was  remodeled  some  years 
ago  at  a cost  of  $4,000.  The  building  and  lot  is  now  worth  $10,000.  The  church 
had  a struggle  to  exist,  the  old  were  dying,  the  younger  people  were  drifting 
into  other  churches.  This  was  discouraging  to  the  workers  and  they  realized 
that  the  time  had  come  for  action  and  the  adoption  of  the  English  language, 
so,  in  the  year  1897  the  change  was  made,  being  the  first  congregation  in  the  de- 
nomination to  make  so  radical  a change. 

October  15,  1897,  the  boundary  committee  of  Scioto  Conference  made  the 
following  report,  “That  the  German  United  Brethren  church  at  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  be  received  into  Scioto  Conference,”  which  report  was  adopted.  At  the 
close  of  the  conference  Rev.  J.  E.  Comer  was  assigned  as  Pastor.  J.  F.  Menke 
was  the  first  lay  delegate  to  represent  the  church  in  an  annual  conference. 
George  J.  Schmidt  and  Philip  M.  Streich  have  represented  the  church  in  the 
conference  of  1898,  1899,  1900,  1901. 

The  first  English  service  was  conducted  by  the  present  pastor,  October 
24,  1 897.  The  membership  at  that  time  was  seventy-five  (75),  the  Sunday  school 
attendance  was  thirty-seven  (37).  Since  that  time  the  success  of  the  church 
has  been  remarkable.  The  present  membership  is  two  hundred  and  seventy- 
eight  (278,)  an  average  increase  of  forty  per  year.  The  Sunday  School  has  an 
enrollment  of  three  hundred  and  eighty  (380)  with  an  average  attendance  of 
two  hundred  and  twenty-five  (225).  The  church  is  well  organized  with  a 
strong  board  of  trustees  composed  of  the  following:  George  Brandau,  Presi- 
dent; J.  F.  Menke,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  George  Schmidt,  John  Moeller, 
Lewis  Voelker.  Philip  M.  Streich,  John  Norman. 

George  J.  Schmidt  is  Sunday  School  Superintendent  with  a band  of  faith- 
ful officers  and  teachers;  Miss  Maud  Rockwell,  Secretary;  Philip  M.  Streich, 
Treasurer;  Fred  Reinhardt,  Librarian.  Teachers,  Mesdames  John  Prior.  Wil- 
liam Reed,  W.  S.  Haney  and  P.  M.  Streich,  Misses  Kate  Menke,  Cora  Frowein, 


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Marie  Chabot,  Eliza  Hanes,  Messrs.  Walter  McCarty,  D.  Y.  Coriell,  J.  P, 
Menke,  Philip  Emrich,  William  Smith,  George  Brandau,  John  Prior. 

Ladies  Aid  Society,  Mrs.  William  Reed,  President;  Mrs.  George  Schmidt, 
Secretary;  Mrs.  P.  M.  Streich,  Treasurer. 

Otterbein  Society,  Miss  Mattie  Kanouse,  President;  Eliza  Hanes,  Secre- 
tary; Bertha  Brandau,  Treasurer. 

Young  People’s  Christian  Union,  Arthur  Cox,  President;  Katie  Menke, 
Secretary;  John  Prior,  Treasurer. 

The  Junior  Y.  P.  C.  U.  have  Mrs.  W.  S.  Haney  as  Superintendent. 

Miss  Katie  Menke  is  the  organist  and  the  choir  is  composed  of  the  fol- 
lowing: Mamie  Emrich,  Anna  Smith,  Bertie  Staiger,  Mattie  Kanouse,  Edna 
Streich,  Eliza  Hanes,  Eva  Smith,  Deana  Herder,  Henry  Knost,  Fred  Reinhardt, 
Stephen  Holman. 

The  different  societies  are  working  with  a new  church  in  view  as  the 
present  building  is  too  small  for  the  growing  congregation.  The  church  raised 
last  year  for  all  purposes  $2,000.00. 

The  financial  part  of  the  church  is  looked  after  by  George  J.  Schmidt 
as  General  Steward,  J.  F.  Menke,  Secretary;  Lewis  Voelker,  Church  Treasurer; 
John  Moeller,  Philip  Bobst,  Conrad  Hast,  Emanuel  Oakes,  D.  V.  Coriell  as 
Church  Stewards. 

The  German  Presbyterian  Church 

of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  was  organized  on  the  29th  of  October,  1866.  It  was  origi- 
nally a branch  of  the  German  Evangelical  Church.  Under  the  services  of  the 
Rev.  H.  Veith  it  was  organized  at  the  above  mentioned  date  as  a Presbyterian 
church  by  the  Presbytery  of  Hocking.  But  few  of  the  charter  members  have 
survived.  Some  of  its  founders  are  Chris  Hehl,  Adam  Burkel,  J.  P.  Wilhelm. 
Valentine  Burkel,  Adam  Reeg,  Jacob  Hey,  Phil  Reeg,  Conrad  Gerlach,  John 
Iloerr,  Frederick  Hoesch,  Mrs.  W.  Bihlman,  William  Leichner,  Mrs.  M.  Laub- 
ley.  The  first  Board  of  Elders  consisted  of  the  following  persons:  Rev.  H.  Veith, 
Chairman,  Valentine  Burkel,  Phil  Reeg  and  J.  P.  Wilhelm.  The  names  of  the  pas- 
tors and  years  of  service  are  the  following;  Rev.  H.  Veith,  1866  to  1870;  Rev. 
John  Heckmann,  1870  to  1873;  Rev.  Elias  Benzing,  1874  to  1885;  Rev.  P.  W. 
Schwabe,  1885  to  1887;  Rev.  H.  C.  Guthe,  1887  to  1890;  Rev.  E.  A.  Ehlfeld,  1890  to 
1893;  Rev.  A.  Toensmeier,  1893  to  1901;  Rev.  H.  De  Beer,  1901  to  present  time. 
Until  1869,  the  congregation  worshiped  in  the  old  Connolley  Hall,  on  Fifth 
street,  near  Chillicothe.  In  1869  the  present  building  was  erected  on  the  cor- 
ner of  Seventh  and  Chillicothe  streets  at  a cost  of  about  $10,000.00  Its  seating 
capacity  is  about  500.  The  structure  is  a large  brick.  The  steeple  of  which 
has  never  been  completed.  The  congregation  was  organized  with  ninety-eight 
members,  and  although  it  has  passed  through  some  very  trying  periods,  it  has 
been  steadily  advancing,  and  has  a membership  of  250.  The  pipe  organ  cost 
about  $800.00.  The  choir  numbers  four  male  voices,  four  female  voices  and 
one  violinist.  Miss  Grace  Andres  is  the  organist.  The  original  German  Sun 
day  school  was  disbanded  some  two  years  ago,  and  an  English  Sunday  school 
has  been  organized,  which  has  today  an  enrollment  of  157,  with  four  officers  and 
seventeen  teachers.  The  present  superintendent  is  Bernhard  Heid;  the  sec- 
retary is  Walter  Kress  and  the  treasurer,  Ed.  Buchert.  The  Sunday  school  is 
in  a most  promising  condition,  with  a constant  growth.  The  present  officers 
of  the  church  are:  Rev.  H.  De  Beer,  pastor;  Elders,  Rev.  John  Heid,  Adam 
Young,  Chris  Hehl,  John  Grohmann  and  Henry  Kress;  Deacons,  John  Branded 
Jr.,  John  Linck  and  Charles  J.  Schmid;  Trustees,  John  Brandel,  Jr.,  President 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  Edward  Buchert,  Secretary,  William  Pressler,  Treasur- 
er, Charles  J.  Schmid,  George  Hoesch,  Valentine  Roth,  Leon  Stegman,  Bern- 
hard  Heid.  The  church  is  in  a very  prosperous  condition  and  every  branch 
of  the  congregation  shows  marked  signs  of  activity.  Some  $1,500.00  was  spent 
in  the  summer  of  1902  in  remodeling  and  renovating  the  church.  The  morning 
service  on  Sundays  is  conducted  in  German  and  the  Sunday  evening  service 
and  other  services  of  the  congregation  are  conducted  in  English. 

The  Second  Presbyterian  Church, 

located  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Eighth  and  North  Waller  streets,  was  com- 
pleted early  in  January,  1875. 


THE  CHURCHES. 


535 


The  need  aDd  desire  for  a Second  Presbyterian  Church  in  this  locality 
originated  with  the  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Dr.  E.  P.  Pratt 
and  his  congregation.  The  idea  had  been  entertained  by  them  t'or  some  years 
before,  that  Presbyterians  should  locate  a church  in  this  territory,  which  at 
that  time  was  well  to  the  northeast  of  the  more  populous  part  of  the  city,  and 
about  a mile  from  the  First  Church.  This  desire  found  expression  in  the  year 
1870  by  a memorial  thank  offering  of  $5,000.00  from  the  First  Church  for  the 
consummation  of  the  union  of  the  two  branches  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
which  was  used  for  the  purchase  of  the  lot  where  the  church  now  stands. 

The  foundation  of  the  Second  Church  was  laid  in  1872,  and  the  building 
finally  completed  at  a total  cost  of  $20,000.00. 

It  was  built  under  the  management  of  the  following  building  committee 
from  the  First  Church:  J.  L.  Hibbs,  J.  H.  Rhoades,  W.  K.  Thompson;  and  a fi- 
nance committee  consisting  of  E.  B.  Green,  A.  B.  Voorheis  and  others.  It  was 
dedicated  on  the  24th  day  of  January,  1875,  free  of  debt,  a generous  gift  of  the 
mother  church  to  the  hundred  and  seventy-two  charter  members  who  chose  to 
transfer  their  membership  from  the  old  to  the  new  church  and  enter  this  new 
field  of  Christian  work.  The  first  minister  was  Rev.  H.  A.  Ketcham,  D.  D., 
who  had  been  the  Associate  Pastor  of  the  First  Church,  and  served  the  Second 
Church  for  ten  years  from  its  organization.  The  division  to  create  the  Second 
church  was  entirely  harmonious,  and  purely  voluntary  as  to  those  who  elected 
to  go  or  remain  with  the  First  Church. 

The  dedication  sermon  was  preac-hedby  Rev.  H.  A.  Ketcham,  D.  D.,  from 
Psalms,  96-6,  “Honor  and  majesty  are  before  Him;  strength  and  beauty  are  in 
His  Sanctuary.”  On  the  9th  of  February  following,  the  Second  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  was  organized  by  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth. 

The  first  session  was  composed  of  the  following  persons:  Joseph  Riggs, 
George  W.  Weyer,  M.  D.,  J.  P.  Bing,  M.  D.,  O.  D.  McCall,  P.  J.  Kline,  M.  D.,  and 
Dr.  C.  P.  Dennis;  and  the  following  were  the  first  board  of  Trustees:  I.  R. 
Lane,  O.  C.  McCall,  R.  P.  Rifenberick,  Irving  Drew,  and  J.  H.  Brown.  On 
April  3.  1876,  the  first  board  of  Deacons  was  elected  as  follows:  T.  M.  Patterson. 
Irving  Drew,  J.  R.  Boal,  W.  S.  Green.  The  first  superintendent  of  the  Sabbath 
school  was  G.  W.  Weyer,  M.  D. , who  continued  his  services  for  several  years. 

There  have  served  the  church  as  pastors:  Rev.  H.  A.  Ketcham,  D.  D., 
1875  to  December,  1884;  Rev.  C.  L.  Work,  D.  D.,  July  1885  to  January  1890; 
Rev.  R.  K.  Porter,  May  1890  to  March  1892;  Rev.  Simeon  Gobiet,  June  1892  to 
June  1895;  Rev.  D.  R.  Francis  as  supply  during  parts  of  1895-1896,  and  the 
present  pastor,  Dr.  S.  B.  Alderson  since  November,  1896. 

The  original  church  structure  was  built  in  the  form  of  a cross  and  will 
seat  about  five  hundred  people.  In  1894  a two  story  addition,  costing  about 
$5,000.00,  was  built,  with  a primary  room  and  several  class  rooms  on  the  first 
floor  for  Sabbath  School  purposes,  and  a prayer  meeting  room  on  the  second 
floor  with  seating  capacity  of  two  hundred. 

The  original  structure  was  partially  destroyed  by  fire  June  9th,  1895.  It 
was  practically  covered  by  insurance,  and  was  at  once  rebuilt  and  re-dedicated 
December  1,  1895,  Dr.  D.  S.  Tappan  of  the  First  Church  preaching  the  re-dedi- 
cation sermon. 

The  present  membership  of  the  church  is  five  hundred  and  thirty-four. 
The  present  Board  of  Elders  are  A.  G.  Sellards,  M.  D.,  Irving  Drew,  C.  H. 
Towse,  W.  W.  Gates,  Jr.,  W.  H.  Smith,  John  E.  Williams,  H.  W.  Heer  and 
Lewis  Lowery.  The  Board  of  Deacons  consists  of  W.  G.  Williams.  C.  W.  Car- 
son,  Alonzo  Williams,  A.  Littlejohn,  W.  H.  Dressier  and  J.  Rinner.  The  Board 
of  Trustees  is  composed  of  John  Peebles,  John  Richardson,,  J.  M.  Wall, 
Philip  Bauer,  O.  W.  Blood,  G.  H.  Heiniseh,  Henry  Revare,  W.  S.  Kennedy  and 
H.  T.  Wilson. 

The  Sabbath  school  now  has  a membership  of  three  hundred  and  ninety- 
two  pupils,  thirty-nine  teachers  and  eight  officers;  W.  W.  Gates,  Jr.,  Superin- 
tendent. 

After  a lapse  of  twenty-seven  years  there  are  of  the  hundred  and  seven- 
ty-two charter  members  now  on  the  active  roll  but  twenty-four.  Many  have 
died,  some  changed  their  residences,  and  others  their  church  relations,  and  but 
two  of  the  officers  composing  the  first  boards  are  still  connected  with  the 

church. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


Manly  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 

was  organized  in  1892  under  the  auspices  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church.  The  church 
building  is  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Eleventh  and  Clay  streets.  The  origi- 
nal trustees  were  T.  J.  Buck,  J.  H.  Farmer,  G.  D.  Wait,  R.  A.  Cross,  J.  A. 
Maxwell  and  Milton  Monroe.  The  succession  of  ministers  is  as  follows: 

N.  D.  Bigelow,  July  3,  1892  to  October  1,  1892;  A.  Gilruth,  October  1, 
1892,  to  October  1,  1893;  James  F.  Steele,  October  1,  1893,  to  October  1,  1896; 
F.  M.  Swinehart,  October  1,  1896,  to  October  1,  1898;  H.  B.  Cooper,  October  1, 
1898,  to  October  1,  1899;  C.  A.  Fellows,  October  1,  1899,  to  the  present  time. 

The  church  was  built  in  1892  at  a cost  of  $2,500.  It  was  enlarged  in  1901 
at  a cost  of  $3,750.  The  seating  capacity  is  650.  The  main  room  is  65x30 
north  room  30x20,  south  room  15x20.  The  choir  consists  of  12  voices.  T.  J. 
Buck  is  the  chorister.  There  are  13  Stewards  and  eight  Trustees.  It  started 
with  37  members.  The  Sunday  School  has  15  teachers,  8 officers  and  340  pupils. 
John  Bridwell  is  the  Superintendent.  In  the  nine  years  it  has  grown  from  37  to 
400  members.  It  is  well  situated  to  minister  to  the  spiritual  wants  of  a large 
population. 

HOSPITALS. 

Park  Hospital. 

The  establishment  of  Park  Hospital  grew  out  of  a desire  on  the  part  of  a 
number  of  the  Physicians  in  this  community,  for  better  facilities  for  caring  for 
the  sick  and  injured  than  were  provided  for  at  the  building  used  by  the  city  for 
such  purposes.  It  is  a private  institution  owned  and  managed  by  Doctors  S.  S. 
Halderman  and  J.  S.  ,Rardin.  Dr.  H.  G.  Halderman  is  connected  with  the  in- 
stitution as  House  Physician.  It  is  conveniently  located  at  number  44  East 


PARK  HOSPITAL 

Ninth  street,  faeing  Tracy  Park  on  the  south.  The  building  is  large  and  com- 
modious and  equipped  with  modern  furnishings  throughout  and  has  capacity  for 
twenty  patients.  The  first  patient  was  admitted  on  May  12,  1902,  since  which 
it  has  received  the  patronage  of  quite  a number  of  very  sick  and  injured  people. 

The  Hospital  is  general  in  character  and  admits  for  treatment  patients 
of  both  medical  and  surgical  diseases  and  supplies  a want  long  felt  in  the  com- 
munity. 

The  City  Hospital. 

On  February  4,  1870,  the  city  of  Portsmouth  purchased  of  Thomas  Dugan  about 
3 1-2  acres  of  ground  just  north  of  the  Captain  Samuel  J.  Huston  property  on 
the  west  of  the  Chillicothe  Pike.  The  land  was  lots  1 and  5 of  a subdivision  of 
65  acres  in  Fractional  Sections  7 and  8 in  Township  1 Range  21.  The  divis- 
ion of  the  65  acres  was  made  April  1,  1837.  The  purchase  price  was  $5,000.00. 
There  was  on  the  property  a two  story  brick  house  built  by  Anthony  Miller,  a 


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butcher,  in  1835.  For  a long  time  before  the  city  bought  it,  it  had  the  reputa- 
tion of  being  haunted  and  no  one  would  live  in  it.  The  city  never  improved 
the  property  any  except  to  build  a small  frame  house  on  the  west  side  which  has 
been  used  as  a pest  house  for  small  pox  patients.  The  purchase  was  recom- 
mended on  July  21,  1870,  by  a committee  of  the  City  Council.  The  Council  or- 
dered the  Board  of  Health  to  take  charge?  of  it.  On  February  4,  1870  the 
City  Council  appointed  the  First  Board  of  City  Hospital  Commissioners.  They 
were  Wells  A.  Hutchins,  Benj.  F.  Coates,  Wm.  K.  Thompson  and  Thomas  Du- 
gan. On  February  18,  1870,  Wells  A.  Hutchins  declined  the  appointment  and 
Colonel  0.  F.  Moore  was  appointed  in  his  place.  On  June  19,  1874,  the  City 
Hospital  was  tendered  for  the  use  of  the  Children’s  Home  and  accepted.  The 
ladies  used  it  until  November  8,  1875,  when  they  moved  to  the  Home  provided 
by  the  County.  On  November  8,  1875,  Ph.  Zoellner  and  John  N.  Royse  were 
appointed  Hospital  Commissioners.  April  20,  1877,  Frank  F.  Varner  and  James 
Evans  were  appointed  on  the  Board.  April  19,  1878,  Dr.  Lewis  Schwab  was  ap- 
pointed. The  following  are  some  of  those  appointed  since:  May  17,  1878,  Dr. 
C.  M.  Finch;  April  19,  1879,  Samuel  J.  Huston,  Junior;  May  14,  1881,  William 
Stokely;  March  3,  1886,  Noah  J.  Dever.  On  May  5,  1886,  Council  passed  an  or- 
dinance to  abolish  the  Board.  On  June  6,  1889,  George  Fisher  was  appointed  a 
member  of  the  Board.  May  20,  1891,  Thomas  T.  Yeager  was  appointed.  On 
March  2,  1892,  Dr.  C.  P.  Dennis  was  appointed  to  take  the  place  of  J.  C.  McGin- 
ley,  deceased.  On  May  1,  1897,  George  Fisher,  F.  B.  Kehoe,  and  Dr.  W.  D. 
Tremper  were  appointed  on  the  board.  December  20,  1899,  George  E.  Kricker 
and  George  M.  Osborne  were  appointed  on  the  Board.  The  following  is  not  a 
complete  list  of  all  who  have  held  the  office,  but  the  names  above  are  given  so 
that  the  public  may  enquire  of  those  living  why  a new,  fine  and  modern  City 
Hospital  has  not  been  erected.  In  respect  to  this  feature  of  City  public  re- 
lief, Portsmouth  has  stood  still. 

CEMETERIES. 

The  first  Cemetery  in  Portsmouth  was  where  the  Burgess  mill  formerly 
stood.  There  the  first  inhabitants  of  the  village  of  Portsmouth  were  buried. 
This  plat  of  ground  was  deeded  by  Henry  Massie  to  the  President  of  the  Com- 
mon Council  of  Portsmouth,  October  1,  1819,  for  a consideration  of  $100.00  and 
is  found  recorded  in  Volume  E page  207  of  the  Record  of  Deeds  of  Scioto  Coun- 
ty, Ohio.  There  seemed  to  be  some  question  as  to  whether  the  deed  was 
made  in  trust  for  the  purpose  of  burying  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth  The 
quantity  of  ground  conveyed  was  2 194-1000  acres.  In  1829,  there  was  some 
question  as  to  the  title  and  Mr.  Massie  made  the  town  a second  deed  recorded 
in  Volume  F,  page  457,  June  3,  1829,  which  was  to  discharge  the  ground  of  the 
trust.  This  burial  spot  was  enclosed  in  1829.  The  word  “Cemetery”  was  not 
used  until  April  11,  1853.  Before  that  time  the  burial  spot  was  designated  as 
the  graveyard.  From  1821  to  1824,  this  old  burial  ground  filled  up  rapidly. 
These  were  the  sickly  years  in  Portsmouth.  On  February  9,  1820,  there  was  ap- 
pointed a committee  of  the  Common  Council  to  contract  with  some  one  to  en- 
close the  burial  ground.  The  inference  would  be  that  it  had  not  been  enclosed 
before.  John  R.  Turner,  William  Lodwick  and  Jacob  P.  Noel  were  appointed. 
On  May  29,  1822,  fifty  dollars  was  appropriated  by  the  Common  Council  to  fence 
the  graveyard,  and  a committee  was  appointed  to  attend  to  it.  On  January 
15,  1830,  the  Town  Council  ordered  the  old  graveyard  closed.  Most  of  the  bod- 
ies were  removed  to  the  new  graveyard,  though  when  the  Burgess  Steel  and 
Iron  Works  dug  pits  for  its  machinery,  it  often  dug  out  pieces  of  coffins  and 
disinterred  human  bones.  Sometimes  pieces  of  coffins  and  human  bones  were 
washed  out  by  the  Scioto  River,  in  flood  seasons,  when  it  caved  the  high  bank 
just  north  of  the  Rolling  Mill. 

On  May  12,  1826,  agitation  for  a new  cemetery  began.  John  Noel  and 
Ebenezer  Corwine  were  appointed  a committee  to  buy  three  to  five 
acres  for  a new  burying  ground.  This  committee  did  nothing  and  on  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1829,  William  Oldfield  and  Kennedy  Lodwick  were  appointed  a com- 
mittee to  buy  a new  burial  ground  and  they  were  to  report  at  the  next  meet- 
ing. On  March  9,  1829,  the  town  bought  five  acres  of  Nathaniel  Whitmore  for 
a graveyard.  The  price  paid  was  $250.  One-third  in  four  months,  one-third  in 
eight  months  and  one-thiid  in  one  year.  This  was  the  beginning  of  Green- 
lawn.  On  January  15,  1830,  John  Noel  was  ordered  to  clear  the  five  acres  of 


538  THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


timber  and  he  and  Dr.  Hempstead  were  appointed  to  lay  it  out  in  lots.  The 
original  five-acre  tract  is  described  as  follows:  Lying  and  being  in  the  county 

of  Scioto  and  State  of  Ohio  and  situate  in  Sections  Fifteen  and  Sixteen  of 
Township  1 and  Range  21  of  Langhorn’s  (Langham’s)  Survey,  and  on  the  west 
of  the  road  leading  from  Portsmouth  to  Martin  Funk’s  and  bounded  as  fol- 
lows, to-wit:  Beginning  at  a stable  at  the  north-west  corner  of  the  lot  from 

which  a sugar  tree  bears  south  80  degrees  east  31  links,  running  thence  east 
with  the  section  line  43  poles  to  a stake  at  the  road;  thence  by  said  road  south 
37  degrees  28  1-2  poles  to  a stake  from  which  a black  oak  bears  south  80  de- 
grees east  15  links;  thence  west  26  poles  to  a stake  in  the  west  line;  thence 
north  with  the  west  line  23  1-2  poles  to  the  place  of  beginning,  containing  five 
acres  more  or  less.  It  was  signed  March  4,  1829,  acknowledged  March  24,  1829 
and  recorded  March  31,  1829,  in  the  Record  of  Deeds  Volume  F.  1,  pages  381  and 
382. 

The  first  burial  in  this  Whitmore  tract  was  Captain  Josiah  Shackford  who 
died  July  6.  1829,  in  his  ninety-third  year.  His  grave  is  marked  and  has  never 
been  changed.  William  Peebles,  the  eldest  brother  of  the  late  John  G.  Peebles, 
was  the  second  burial  in  the  new  Cemetery.  He  died  at  the  house  of  Dr.  G. 
S.  B.  Hempstead,  his  brother-in-law  on  Friday,  July  24,  1829,  aged  thirty-two 
years,  eight  months  and  forty-eight  days.  His  body  was  taken  to  the  Peebles 
Hotel  and  his  funeral  occurred  July  29,  1829.  it  was  conducted  by  Rev.  E. 
Braiirerd,  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  was  buried  in  lot  number  one 
of  the  new  graveyard.  He  had  assisted  in  laying  out  the  lots  and  had  select- 
ed and  purchased  this  one.  His  was  the  second  interment  in  the  grave  yard. 
Afterwards,  when  Mr.  Peebles  purchased  the  lot  in  Evergreen  Cemetery,  south- 
west of  the  Whitmore  Purchase,  the  body  of  William  Peebles  was  removed  to 
the  present  Peebles  lot.  James  Marcus  Huston  is  said  to  have  been  the  third. 
The  next  burials  of  which  any  record  has  been  preserved  were  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Cross,  October  20,  1829,  and  Elijah  Glover,  Senior,  October  27,  1829.  On  the 
20th  of  April,  1835  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  bought  1 175-1000  acres  of 
Nathaniel  Whitmore  and  wife  for  a Cemetery.  It  is  described  as  follows:  Be- 
ginning at  the  southeast  corner  of  Corporation  Burying  Ground  running  west 
twenty-six  poles  to  a stake,  thence  eight  poles  south  to  a stake,  thence  twenty- 
one  poles  east  to  a stake,  thence  running  meandering  with  the  Chillicothe  road 
to  the  place  of  beginning. 

The  trustees  to  whom  the  deed  was  made  were:  John  R.  Turner,  John 
McDowell,  Moses  Gregory,  Jacob  P.  Noel,  Cornelius  C.  Hyatt,  Joseph  S.  Tim- 
mons, John  Barber,  Jacob  Offnere,  and  Nathaniel  W.  Andrews.  The  consider- 
ation was  $300.00.  The  deed  is  recorded  in  Volume  H,  page  361  of  the  Record 
of  Deeds  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  The  following  are  some  of  the  subscriptions 
to  the  purchase  money:  John  McDowell,  $10.00;  Jacob  P.  Noel,  $5.00;  John  R. 
Turner,  $5.00;  Nathaniel  W.  Andrews,  $6.00;  Lewis  C.  Barker,  $3.00;  John 
Barber,  $1.00;  George  Carraway,  $5.00;  Jacob  Clingman,  $5.00;  George  W. 
Clingman,  $2.00;  Thomas  McConnell,  $3.00;  John  Jennings,  $3.00;  Azel  Glover, 
$2.00:  George  Reeves,  $5.00;  Jacob  Offnere,  $5.00;  William  V.  Peck,  $1.00; 
Martin  Crain,  $2.00;  John  M.  White,  $2.00;  J.  V.  Robinson,  $4.00;  J.  B.  Cling- 
man. $2.00;  Southey  Copes,  $6.50.  This  Methodist  Cemetery  lies  directly  south 
of  the  purchase  by  the  town  of  Nathaniel  Whitmore,  in  1829  and  east  of  the 
Avenue  opening  into  Lincoln  street.  Of  the  twenty  subscribers  above  named, 
eleven  are  buried  in  that  plat  of  ground  J.  V.  Robinson  owned  the  property 
south  of  that,  and  on  December  22,  1853,  he  made  a plat  of  a part  of  it.  It 
embraced  eighteen  lots  together  with  the  eight  lots  for  the  Robinson  family. 
It  lay  immediately  south  of  the  purchase  made  by  the  Methodist  Cemetery. 
The  lots  were  numbered  up  to  eighteen  and  lot  R belonged  to  the  Robinson 
family.  It  was  fifty-three  feet  one  inch  by  forty-three  feet  ten  inches.  After- 
wards on  December  1,  1856,  Mr.  Robinson  made  a second  purchase  which  is 
found  in  Volume  1,  page  61.  It  embraced  lots  numbered  from  nineteen  to 
thirty-nine  laid  off  in  regular  squares.  It  lay  immediately  south  of  what  he  had 
previously  dedicated  for  cemetery  purposes.  Afterwards  on  July  15,  1857,  the 
unsold  lots  of  Robinson  Cemetery  were  deeded  by  Mr.  Robinson  to  Thomas  G. 
Lloyd,  consideration,  $300.00.  The  deed  is  found  in  Volume  1,  page  545.  It 
included  all  the  unsold  lots  in  the  two  Robinson  plats.  The  tract  east  of  the 
Robinson  Cemeteries,  now  the  Methodist  Cemetery  on  Offnere  street,  was  pur- 


MEMORIAL  DAYS. 


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chased  by  a Company  known  as  the  Evergreen  Cemetery  Company.  Its  deed 
cannot  be  found.  Its  purchase  amounted  to  about  6 acres.  John  G.  Peebles, 
Thomas  G.  Lloyd,  B.  B.  Gaylord  and  others  were  in  the  organization.  On 
October  4,  1872,  the  company  sold  out  its  holdings  to  the  City  of  Portsmouth 
and  the  plat  was  incorporated  into  “Greenlawn.”  Mr.  John  G.  Peebles  donated 
$1,200.00  of  holdings  in  Evergreen  Cemetery  to  the  City  for  the  purposes  of  a 
fountain.  On  January  13,  1873,  the  City  Council  by  resolution  changed  the 
name  of  Evergreen  Cemetery  to  “Greenlawn.”  On  December  18,  1868,  the  City 
of  Portsmouth  purchased  of  P.  Kelley  8 acres  of  land  north  of  the  “Evergreen 
Cemetery”  and  east  of  the  Whitmore  tract  for  $5,000.  It  was  originally  a part 
of  the  Aaron  Kinney  place.  On  December  5,  1857,  the  first  lodge  was  built  in 
the  cemetery. 

The  Cemetery  of  the  Holy  Redeemer  Church  is  east  of  Oft'nere  street 
and  north  of  the  Kelley  purchase.  It  was  deeded  by  Edward  Mulligan  and  wife 
to  the  Right  Rev.  John  Watterson,  Bishop  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  on  the  28th  of 
August,  1886,  and  the  record  of  the  deed  is  found  in  Vol.  46  page  535  in  Rec- 
ord of  Deeds  of  Scioto  County.  The  purchase  was  four  and  five-tenths  acres. 
It  was  originally  a part  of  the  Colonel  Peter  Kinney  place.  The  St.  Mary’s 
Church  Cemetery  lies  north  of  “Greenlawn.”  It  purchased  two  tracts.  The 
first  tract  was  purchased  of  Peter  Brodbeck,  found  recorded  in  Vol.  43,  page 
416,  January  25,  1889,  for  consideration  of  $920.00,  and  embraced  two  acres.  The 
second  tract  was  purchased  of  the  heirs  of  Stephen  Brodbeck  for  a considera- 
tion of  $1,380.00  January  11,  1889,  and  found  recorded  in  Vol.  46,  page  132,  and 
embraced  three  acres.  All  of  these  cemeteries  are  now  under  the  control  of 
the  city  of  Portsmouth  and  governed  by  a Board  of  three  cemetery  trustees, 
one  of  which  is  elected  every  municipal  election.  On  September  20,  1882,  the 
German  Catholic  Cemetery  was  opened.  The  Portsmouth  Tribune  of  Septem- 
ber 5,  1860,  gives  the  following  statistics  as  to  the  City  Cemetery.  There 
were  670  tombstones  on  which  the  age  was  given,  of  which  the  males  were 
355  and  females  315.  The  average  of  the  males  was  20  1-2  and  of  the  females 
20.  The  infants  were:  males  28,  females  27.  Under  five  years  of  age,  150  fe- 
males and  144  males.  Ages  between  20  and  40  years,  males  67  and  females  51. 

MEMORIAL  DAYS. 

The  first  observance  of  this  custom  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  was 
on  the  29th  day  of  May,  1869,  when  there  was  a public  observance!.  General 
Ppter  Kinney,  Captain  A.  C.  Thompson  and  Colonel  Henry  E.  Jones  were  the 
Marshals  of  the  day.  The  first  decoration  of  the  soldiers’  graves  was  done  by 
the  Ladies’  Relief  Circle  May  30,  1869.  In  June,  1869,  Colonel  O.  F.  Moore  was 
appointed  to  procure  wooden  markers  for  the  graves  of  the  soldiers  in  Green- 
lawn. 

May  30,  1870,  was  observed.  At  nine  o’clock  in  the  morning  the  proces- 
sion started  from  the  Court  House  to  the  Cemetery.  At  Tracy  Pai’k,  a Tem- 
porary Monument  was  erected  to  the  Deceased  Soldiers,  and  at  2 o’clock  P.  M. 
at  the  Court  House  General  J.  Warren  Keifer,  of  Springfield,  addressed  the 
people,  and  a banquet  was  held  at  the  Taylor  House  in  the  evening. 

May  30,  1875,  the  procession  started  at  4 P.  M.  at  Market  street,  with  the 
Portsmouth  Cadets,  the  German  Light  Infantry  and  the  Kinney  Guards.  Col. 
Peter  Kinney  was  in  command  in  his  Colonel  uniform.  The  following  girls 
were  in  two  carriages  appointed  to  do  the  decorating,  Rhoda  Nichols,  Mary 
Lodwick,  Marne  Reed,  Martha  Dinsmore,  Kate  Hull,  Mary  Gibbs,  Lizzie  Moore, 
Anna  Tracy,  Lillie  Yoakley,  Nannie  Musser,  Mary  Tewksbury,  Jeanette  Rob- 
inson, Ella  Stewart  and  Louie  Towell.  The  parade  marched  to  the  Cemetery, 
and  after  the  girls  had  decorated  the  graves  of  the  soldiers,  and  a few  remarks 
by  Colonel  Kinney,  they  were  dismissed. 

On  May  30,  1876,  Col.  H.  E.  Jones  was  Marshal  of  the  Day.  His  staff 
was  Captain  William  Wallace  Reilly,  R.  P.  Rifenberick,  A.  C.  Thompson,  H. 
W.  Farnham  followed  by  a Company  of  the  National  Guards.  The  Marshal  of 
the  First  Division  was  Col.  S.  E.  Varner.  His  assistants  were  James  Skelton, 
C.  S.  Cadot  and  E.  E.  Ewing.  In  the  first  division  were  the  soldiers  of  the  late 
war,  in  their  old  uniforms,  then  the  ladies  and  decorating  committees  and  city 
officers.  The  Marshal  of  the  Second  Division  was  Col.  Wm.  M.  Bolles  and  his 
assistants  were  A.  B.  Cole,  J.  B.  Warwick  and  J.  W.  Overturf.  The  Centennial 


540 


THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


Brass  Band  was  with  the  First  Division,  and  it  was  followed  by  the  Fire  De- 
partment, Harmonic  Society  and  German  Societies.  The  Third  Division  was 
commanded  by  Major  C.  F.  Reiniger.  His  assistants  were  J.  W.  Ricker  and 
N.  W.  Evans.  The  Third  Division  v/as  mounted.  The  procession  was  the  largest 
seen  in  the  city  and  the  best  handled.  They  marched  from  Second  to  Chillico- 
the,  thence  to  Ninth,  thence  to  the  Cemetery,  and  the  line  of  march  had  been 
sprinkled  the  night  before.  Rev.  I.  M.  Stanger  delivered  the  address. 

May  30,  1879,  the  soldier’s  monument  in  Tracy  Park  was  dedicated. 
Coi.  John  A.  Turley  was  the  General  Marshal.  Currier’s  Cornet  Band  from 
Cincinnati  was  present.  There  were  seven  divisions.  The  first  was  command- 
ed by  General  Wells  Jones.  His  assistants  were  John  W.  Overturf,  William  B. 
Williams,  F.  C.  Gibbs,  A.  B.  Alger,  James  Skelton,  William  H.  Bonsall.  Ex- 
Governor  Cumback  of  Indiana  delivered  the  address. 

May  30,  1883,  Gen.  Wells  S.  Jones  was  the  Grand  Marshal.  Col.  W.  J. 
Worthington  delivered  the  address.  Captain  William  Reilly  conducted  the 
exercises  of  the  day.  Miss  Ollie  Applegate  recited. 

May  30,  1884,  there  was  a procession  at  1:30  P.  M.  Col.  John  A.  Turley 
was  Grand  Marshal,  with  John  W.  Overturf,  C.  S.  Cadot  and  Creed  Milstead  as 
aides.  The  soldiers’  circle  was  formally  dedicated.  In  decorating  the  graves 
the  members  of  the  Relief  Circle  continued  until  1885,  when  they  turned  it  over 
to  the  members  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  Thereafter  the  Relief 
Circle  decorated  only  the  graves  of  their  own  members. 

May  30,  1890,  the  matter  of  the  observance  of  the  day  was  put  into  the 
hands  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans. 

To  the  patriotic  ladies  of  Portsmouth  is  due  the  credit  that  the'  sol- 
diers’ graves  in  Greenlawn  Cemetery  have  been  marked  with  Government 
stones.  Mrs.  Laura  E.  Watkins,  at  the  instance  of  the  City,  took  up  the  mat- 
ter. The  first  allowance  in  Greenlawn  Cemetery  was  for  thirty  stones.  After 
they  had  been  furnished,  one  of  the  government  officers  connected  with  the 
furnishing  of  the  stones  called  upon  Mrs.  Watkins  and  said  that  she  was  the 
only  woman  in  the  United  States  who  had  done  this  work. 

The  first  recognition  of  “Memorial  Day”  by  the  State  of  Ohio,  was  April 
8,  1884,  when  a law  was  passed,  Section  3177,  Revised  Statutes,  making  May  30, 
a Bank  Holiday  for  the  payment  of  Commercial  Paper.  No  other  or  further 
state  recognition  has  been  made. 

Congress  did  not  act  until  August  1,  1888,  when  by  a law  of  that  date,  the 
thirtieth  of  May,  “Decoration  Day,”  was  made  a public  holiday  in  the  District 
of  Columbia.  25  U.  S.  Statutes,  600. 

One  of  the  saddest  sights  on  Memorial  Day  is  to  see  the  procession  of 
old  soldiers  marching,  in  their  feebleness,  in  processions,  to  the  strains  of  mar- 
tial music,  which  stirred  their  youthful  hearts  more  than  forty  years  ago. 
Much  more  than  half  of  them  have  answered  their  last  bugle  call  and  their 
spirits  are  camping  in  the  “Elysian  Fields.”  It  is  pitiful  to  see  the  survivors’ 
attempts  at  marching,  but  when  called  on  to  honor  the  memory  of  their  com- 
rades who  fell  in  battle,  or  died  in  service,  they  forget  their  years,  the  spirit  of 
youth  returns  to  them,  and  fires  their  souls. 

But  the  saddest  of  all  to  an  old  soldier,  in  connection  with  the  day,  is 
to  observe  the  generations  born  since  the  war,  turn  the  day  into  one  of  sports 
and  games.  It  is  as  much  as  to  say  to  the  old  soldiers  “We  despise  the  mem- 
ory of  your  war  and  shall  turn  your  day  into  sport.”  Pagan  Rome  might  have 
games  on  funeral  occasions,  but  Christian  and  civilized  America  cannot  afford 
to  follow  that  example.  The  people  of  this  country  are  too  great  and  too  pow- 
erful to  refuse  to  give  one  day  to  the  memory  of  the  dead.  No  son,  or  daugh- 
ter, or  descendant  of  a soldier  of  the  Civil  War  should  ever,  on  that  day,  en- 
gage in  any  sports  or  games  or  be  found  elsewhere  than  with  those  celebrating 
the  day,  engage  in  any  sports  or  games  or  be  found  elsewhere  than  with  those 
celebrating  the  day.  if  the  day  cannot  be  observed  as  was  intended,  then  the 
laws  for  its  observance  should  be  repealed. 


CHAPTER  IV. 


Diseases  in  the  Early  History  of  Portsmouth  lay  Dr.  G.  5.  B. 

Hempstead  The  Physicians- The  Practice  of  Dentistry. 

EARLY  DISEASES. 

* 

“The  Practice  of  Medicine  and  the  Physician?  from  the  First  Settlement 
to  1867”  was  the  title  of  a lecture  by  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  delivered  in  the 
First  Presbyterian  church,  Portsmouth.  0.,  August  31,  1876.  The  lecture  was 
published  by  the  Scioto  County  Medical  Society,  and  these  extracts  are  from  it. 
Dr.  Hempstead  was  introduced  by  Dr.  A.  B.  Jones.  The  diseases  of  sixty  years 
ago  (1816),  were  almost  all  of  a miasmatic  character  and  were  all  reached  by 
periodicity.  All  the  forms  of  intermittent  diseases,  all  the  varieties  of  the 
Pontine  Marshes  as  defined  and  laid  down  by  Alibier  were  prevalent  in  the 
first  settlement  of  our  town  and  county.  The  diseases  were  principally  in  the 
vallevs.  On  the  hills  or  tablelands  was  typhoid  fever,  but  it  was  reached  by 
periodicity.  Pneumonia  and  pleurisy  occasionally  appeared,  and  if  the  depletion 
were  not  practised,  were  manageable  and  not  so  fatal,  as  at  this  time.  Acute 
rheumatism  was  common  and  lasted  as  long  as  now.  Croup  was  rare  and  apt  in 
families  where  there  was  a constitutional  predisposition.  Contagious  and  infec- 
tous  diseases  rarely  became  epidemic.  I think  malaria  prevented  their  spread. 
By  contagious  diseases  I mean  smallpox,  chickenpox,  whooping  cough,  mumps 
and  scarlet  fever.  The  year  1821  was  remarkable  for  the  general  prevalence  of 
autumnal  disease.  The  form  of  the  disease  was  remittent,  ushered  in  by  a 
slight  chill,  at  times  hardly  perceptible,  followed  by  a continuous  fever,  occur- 
ring in  paroxysms,  exerbating  and  remitting  until  it  ceased  spontaneously,  or 
by  medication  on  the  third,  fifth,  seventh,  ninth,  or  fourteenth  days,  attended 
by  profuse  perspiration  at  the  close  of  the  critical  paroxysm.  These  critical 
days  followed  the  rules  laid  down  by  Hypocrates  and  Galen  except  on  the  eighth, 
on  which  day  most  of  the  diseases  terminated  in  health.  If  they  passed  this 
day  without  a crisis  they  became  alarming  and  if  the  patient  had  sufficient 
tenacity  of  life  to  resist  the  disease  and  doctor,  he  might  go  into  the  seven- 
teenth, never  longer.  They  had  ague,  and  fever  and  ague,  with  the  former  they 
would  go  about  their  business,  between  chills,  with  the  two  they  were  in  bed, 
from  the  first  attack  to  the  close.  This  form  of  autumnal  fever  continued  till 
1858,  when  I retired  from  practise,  and  it  is  not  rare  at  the  present  time.  In 
1821,  the  disease  was  in  the  valley  out  of  the  town.  There  were  eight  hundred 
cases  inside  of  twelve  weeks.  The  epidemics  of  1822  and  1823  commenced  in 
July  and  lasted  to  October,  falling  upon  nearly  the  whole  population  outside 
the  town.  This  was  (he  jubilee  time  of  the  lancet  and  it  was  used  indiscrim- 
inately. At  that  time  my  view  was  against  blood  letting,  and  it  has  been  con- 
firmed by  the  subsequent  experience  of  the  profession.  In  1824.  the  epidemic 
began  in  July  and  seemed  confined  to  the  town.  The  town  physicians  did  not 
have  twenty  cases  of  fever  outside  of  the  town,  during  the  whole  season.  Out 
of  the  whole  population  but  twelve  adults  escaped  the  fever.  It  affected  all 
ages.  In  one  day  I saw  fifteen  cases  of  convulsions,  caused  in  children,  by  this 
disease.  The  mortality,  however,  from  1821  to  1824,  was  not  over  2 per  cent. 
The  treatment  was  to  relieve  the  stomach  and  bowels  of  offensive  matters,  to 
promote  perspiration,  and  save  the  strength  of  the  patient  as  much  as  possible: 
to  fulfill  the  first,  emetics  and  mild  cathartics  were  used:  and  to  fulfill  the 
last,  tonics.  From  1824  to  July.  1832,  no  epidemics  occurred.  In  July,  1832, 
there  were  three  cases  of  Asiatic  cholera  successfully  cured.  There  was  an- 
other in  October  also  cured.  From  the  thirteenth  to  the  twenty-fifth,  there 
were  three  cases  on  boats  brought  from  Cincinnati.  There  was  one  case  in 
July;  1833,  and  in  August  and  September,  a number  of  cases  of  diarrhoea  and 

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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


dysentery.  In  May,  3 834,  there  was  cholera  which  continued  to  July  20,  when 
it  ceased  and  the  usual  fever  appeared.  There  were  not  over  ten  cases  at  one 
lime,  hut  the  mortality  was  greater  than  ever  before  or  since.  There  were  a 
few  cases  of  smallpox  in  1837.  In  January,  1843,  typhoid  pneumonia  was  prev- 
alent, almost  an  epidemic,  and  continued  until  March.  It  was  almost  epidemic 
from  January  to  May,  1845.  From  May  10  to  November,  1845,  the  usual  mias- 
matic diseases  prevailed.  In  1846  and  1847,  the  people  were  quite  healthy,  ex- 
cept smallpox.  From  December,  1847,  till  in  1848,  scarlet  fever  prevailed.  In 
May,  1849,  cholera  and  cholera  morbus  appeared.  Cholera  began  May  15,  and 
continued  until  August  31.  and  then  diminished,  and  the  ordinary  fevers  pre- 
vailed. In  June,  1830,  cholera  and  cholera  morbus  became  epidemic,  and  con- 
tinued to  the  last  of  July.  From  this  time  till  the  spring  of  1858,  no  universal 
visitation  of  any  disease  appeared.  I have  known  epidemics  to  cease  in  a day. 
in  an  hour,  while  the  poison  was  in  full  force  and  abundant  material  to  work 
upon,  to  give  place  to  other  diseases  and  then  to  return  again.  Infectious  and 
contagious  diseases  are  less  prevalent  in  malarial  districts.  The  practice  of 
the  physicians  in  the  early  times  was  heroic.  In  1821  and  1822,  there  was  a 
disease  called  gangrenopis  or  oancrumous.  There  was  an  ulceration  and  slough- 
ing of  the  gums  and  lips.  The  teeth  came  out.  It  resembled  mercurial  saliva- 
tion, but  was  more  violent  and  deep-seated  It  was  attributed  to  .the  use  of  cal- 
omel. Many  recovered  with  disfigurements  and  some  died.  In  the  latter  class 
the  gangrene  extended  from  the  face  down  into  the  neck,  implicating  the  large 
blood  vessels.  The  first  symptom  was  the  picking  out  of  a tooth  with  the 
fingers.  It  occurred  among  children  almost  exclusively  Only  one  adult  had  it. 
The  lancet  began  to  be  disused  in  1821  and  1822.  .Talop  was  a favorite  medicine 
in  the  same  year.  Calomel  also  began  to  be  disused  in  this  time.  In  1811,  the 
legislature  passed  a law  to  regulate  the  practice  of  Physic  and  Surgery.  Scioto 
county  was  in  the  Fifth  district.  There  were  three  examiners  in  each  district, 
whose  duty  it  was  to  examine  all  applicants.  No  physician  could  practice  with- 
out a license  from  the  board  of  his  district.  The  penalty  for  violating  was  in- 
ability to  collect  his  debts.  The  law  was  repealed  and  another  enacted.  No 
censors  were  appointed  for  Scioto  county  under  either  law.  In  1877,  the  law 
was  amended  and  Dr.  Jacob  Offnere  appointed  censor.  This  was  the  first 
appointment  made  in  Scioto  county.  In  1830,  all  laws  on  the  subject  were  re- 
pealed. 

PHYSICIANS. 

It  is  alwavs  easv  to  name  the  first  physician  in  Portsmouth,  Dr.  Thomas 
Waller.  He  ha.d  the  field  all  to  himself  until  1816,  when  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hemp- 
stead came. 

Dr.  Jacob  OTnere  came  in  1805  or  1806.  but  located  and  practised  at  the 
mouth  of  the  T ittle  Scioto.  Pie  bought  the  present  Damarin  farm  of  the  United 
States  and  moved  on  it.  when  he  gave  up  the  practice  of  medicine  in  1816.  He 
then  went  into  the  practice  of  making  money,  in  which  he  was  very  successful. 

From  1811  to  1817  Dr.  Claudius  Dufligne  was  a resident  of  Portsmouth 
and  held  himself  out  as  a physician.  He  was  very  learned,  or  had  the  reputa- 
tion of  being  so  He  had  an  extensive  collection  of  medical  works  mostly  in 
the  French  language.  He  had  more  surgical  instruments  than  any  doctor  in 
Portsmouth,  but  whether  he  had  any  practice  of  consequence  is  not  known.  The 
medical  fraternity  of  his  time  regarded  him  as  a learned  physician. 

In  1818  there  was  a Dr.  De  St.  Leger.  He  advertised  as  a French  physi- 
cian, surgeon,  midwife  and  dentist.  He  was  a bird  of  passage,  and  did  not  re- 
main long.  Dr.  Thomas  Hersey  was  in  Portsmouth  in  1820,  and  for  some  years 
after.  In  1821  a Dr.  M.  Snow  was  associated  with  Dr.  Hersey.  The  latter 
pulled  out  in  1822. 

Dr.  James  B.  Prescott  was  one  of  the  early  physicians,  a very  respectable 
member  of  the  profession,  with  standing  sufficient  to  have  been  a member  of 
the  Hempstead  Academy  in  our  day.  had  he  lived  in  it.  Dr.  Prescott,  however, 
liked  hotel  keeping  better  than  the  practice  of  medicine. 

A Dr.  James  Ellis  came  in  1822,  but  soon  flitted  away.  Dr.  Nathaniel  An- 
drews came  in  1823,  and  remained  until  his  death  in  1841.  He  was  a good 
physician  and  an  excellent  citizen.  He  was  a devout  Methodist,  and  Dr.  Hemp- 


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stead  admired  him  very  much.  Dr.  Arthur  Farquhar  came,  in  1827,  but  soon 
engaged  in  other  pursuits. 

Dr.  Robert  Rogers  came  in  1832.  and  was  associated  with  Dr.  Hempstead 
for  two  years.  The  two  Doctors  Pattillo  came  in  1833.  They  were  from  “tide 
water”  Virginia.  The  older  doctor  did  not  practice  and  the  younger  one  was 
associated  with  Dr.  Hempstead  for  one  year. 

In  1837.  Drs.  Pattillo  and  Hall  were  in  partnership.  In  the  same  year 
there  located  a Dr.  Thomas  Sim. 

In  1838,  Dr.  G.  G.  Wood  advertised  himself  as  of  London,  England.  There 
was  also  a Dr.  Petrie  came  in  the  same  vear. 

In  1839,  Dr.  B.  Work  came  in;  he  was  of  the  Botanic  school. 

In  1842,  Dr.  Sonderegger  advertised.  On  February  4th,  1842,  Dr.  James 
M.  Shackelford  came.  In  the  same  year  Drs.  Pattillo  and  Voglesong  were  in 
partnership. 

In  1844,  Dr.  Joseph  Corson  came  to  Portmouth. 

In  1846,  Dr.  J.  W.  Dennis  located.  He  sometimes  practised  medicine  and 
sometimes  kept  a grocery. 

In  1845.  Dr.  William  .T.  McDowell  began  practice. 

On  November  7,  1847.  Dr.  T.  Garwood  began  practising.  He  was  a water 
doctor,  or  in  medical  phraseolog}',  a hydropath. 

In  1848,  Drs.  Hempstead  and  Corson  were  partners. 

On  May  26,  1851,  Dr.  Hiram  G.  Jones  located  in  Portsmouth.  He  con- 
ducted a drug  store  a part  of  the  time,  and  afterwards  went  to  Evansville,  Ind., 
where  he  died.  On  October  17,  1851,  Dr.  G.  St.  Clair  Hussey  located  in  Ports- 
mouth. the  first  homeopath. 

On  January  17.  1853.  Dr.  Henry  Edgar,  another  homeopathist,  located 
in  Portsmouth.  In  1853,  Dr.  Hiram  G.  and  Andrew  Barry  Jones  advertised  as 
physicians. 

On  November  8,  1854,  Dr.  E.  Seguin,  a French  physiman,  advertised. 

In  1855,  Drs.  Corson  and  Mussey  were  in  Portsmouth.  November  14,  1855, 
Dr.  J.  A.  Wakeman.  another  homeopathist,  located,  and  on  the  same  day  Drs.  Z. 
H.  Sanders,  Neel  and  Philo  advertised. 

August  17,  1859.  Dr.  E.  Arnold  advertised.  March  4.  1857,  Dr.  M.  L.  Barr 
published  his  card.  May  16.  1857.  Dr.  Dav'd  B.  Cotton  advertised.  He  stated 
that  his  office  and  lodging  were  with  Dr.  S.  B.  Hempstead. 

On  February  24.  1858  Drs.  Shackelford  and  McDowell  were  partners. 

On  October  19,  1859,  Dr.  St.  Leger  Rilley  advertised,  he  was  from  Dayton, 
O.  On  December  10,  1859.  Dr.  C.  C.  Bronson,  a homeopathist,  located  in  Ports- 
mouth. 

On  April  4.  1860,  Dr.  George  Washington  located  in  Portsmouth.  He 
married  a daughter  of  Captain  Samuel  J.  Huston,  and  went  to  Missouri.  He 
was  of  the  Botanic  School. 

On  June  4,  1861.  Dr.  F.  A.  Kneffner.  a homeopathist,  located. 

On  June  8,  1862.  Dr.  0.  J.  Hall  came  to  Portsmouth.  He  had  practised 
at  Wheelersburg  for  several  years.  On  August  18.  1860.  Dr.  George  B.  Bailey 
advertised.  He  came  from  Aberdeen,  O..  and  gave  his  life  for  his  country  in 
1861.  On  June  28.  1860.  Dr.  C.  C.  Brown,  another  homeopathist,  came  to  towm. 

On  December  5,  1863,  Dr.  Maurice  Kickback  came  to  town.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  Berlin  University,  and  was  top  heavy  with  learning.  January  16, 
1864.  Dr.  D.  C.  Mu.nn  advertised.  January  11,  1864,  Dr.  Lewis  Schwab  adver- 
tised as  a physician. 

Dr.  Benjamin  F.  Coates  located  in  Portsmouth  on  July  26,  1865.  He  had 
been  a successful  physician  in  West  Union.  O..  but  only  practised  about  one 
year  in  Portsmouth.  He  became  Collector  of  the  Internal  Revenue  and  gave 
up  his  profession.  He  preferred  the  practice  of  politics,  to  medicine,  and  was 
very  successful  in  the  former. 

August  4,  1866.  Dr.  J.  J.  Wood  located  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  from  Iron- 
ton.  . November  24,  1866,  Dr.  Cyrus  M.  Finch  located  in  Portsmouth.  He  had 
previously  practised  in  Wheelersburg. 

June  8,  1867,  Dr.  O.  J.  Wilson,  a homeopathist,  located.  He  left  soon. 
November  30,  1867,  Dr.  T.  T.  Garlic  began  practising  in  Portsmouth. 


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The  ten  who  signed  the  fee  bill  of  18(>7  were  A.  B.  Jones,  D.  B.  Cotton, 
J.  A.  1 air,  Wm,  J.  McDowell.  C.  M.  Finch,  J.  M.  Shackelford,  O.  J.  Hall,  B. 
F.  Coates,  L.  Schwab,  H.  McCorney;  all  now  (1901  ),  deceased,  but  Dr.  Cotton. 

On  December  25,  1867,  Dr.  James  Phelps  Bing  located  in  Portsmouth. 

On  May  13,  1868,  Dr.  J.  Haas  was  located  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  one 
of  God’s  “chosen  people,”  but  soon  departed  for  fairer  fields. 

On  December  30,  1868,  Dr.  M.  S.  Pixley  located  in  Portsmouth. 

On  May  15,  1870,  Dr.  John  R.  McClure  began  practice. 

November  13,  1827,  B.  A.  Taft,  and  eclectic  physician  located.  Also  L.  W. 
Taft,  a brother.  One  of  them  kept  an  eclectic  drug  store. 

May  28,  1873.  Dr.  Then.  F.  Davidson  came  to  Portsmouth  from  Greenup, 
Ivy.  He  remained  a number  of  years  and  then  went  to  Columbus. 

On  April  23,  1874.  Dr.  Peter  J.  Kline,  of  Ross  county,  located  in  Ports- 
mouth. On  June  3,  1874  Albert  L.  Mehaffey  a homeopath,  located.  He  re- 
mained but  a few  months. 

H.  T.  Wilson,  M.  D.,  located  in  1869.  Dr.  S.  M.  Garwood  located  in  1869, 
a botanic  and  eclectic,  but  death  soon  took  him,  November  10,  1870,  at  the  age 
of  thirty-four. 

February  11,  1874,  Dr.  H.  C.  Beard  advertised  as  a physician.  He  after- 
wards went  to  Lucasville,  O..  where  he  died  August  21,  1895. 

June  28,  1876,  Dr.  F.  C.  Peck  took  the  place  of  Dr.  David  Crees  as  a 
homeopath  but  did  not  stay  long. 

October  3.  1878,  Dr.  R.  M.  Gibson  advertised  as  a physician.  He  died  in 
1885,  at  the  outset  of  a promising  career.  On  December  7,  1878,  Dr.  Andrew  B 
Richardson  located.  In  1878  Drs.  Richardson  and  Cotton  advertised  as  part- 
ners. In  the  same  year  Dr.  George  W.  Weyer  took  up  the  practice  of  medicine, 
and  the  firm  was  Kline  & Weyer.  On  May  29,  187,8,  Dr  E.  S.  Ricketts  located  in 
Portsmouth,  and  afterwards  removed  to  Cincinnati. 

May  29,  1879,  Dr.  E.  P.  Cooke,  of  Marietta,  located  in  Portsmouth.  He 
remained  but  a few  years. 

On  June  4.  1879,  “petticoats”  first  invaded  the  ranks  of  the  profession 
in  Portsmouth.  Miss  Clara  E.  Aldrich,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  a homeopath,  located  in 
Portsmouth.  She  was  highly  edcuated  in  her  profession  and  well  received. 
She  took  cold  from  exposure;  consumption  resulted,  and  she  died  at  her  home  in 
Marlboro,  Mass.  November  6.  1881,  at  the  age  of  thirty. 

Dr.  John  N.  Crawford  graduated  in  medicine  in  1880,  and  at  once  located 
in  Portsmouth.  He  practised  there  until  April  1,  1895,  when  he  left  for  New 
Fork  city.  He  is  now  residing  in  the  city  cf  Philadelphia. 

October  22.  1881,  Dr.  George  M.  Marshall  advertised  at  Sciotoville.  He 
afterwards  came  to  Portsmouth,  and  went  from  here  to  Columbus.  At  the  same 
time  Dr.  Alexander  V.  Robinson  advertised.  He  afterwards  located  in  Beatrice, 
Neb. 

February  4.  1882,  Dr.  Arthur  Titus  returned  to  the  practice  of  medicine 
in  Portsmouth.  He  had  left  Wheelersburg  for  Missouri  about  1872. 

On  May  19,  1881,  Dr.  Andrew'  B.  Richardson  was  elected  Superintendent 
of  the  Athens  Asylum.  On  March  28,  1881,  Dr.  Sarah  Ellis,  a homeopath  lo- 
cated in  Portsmouth.  She  was  an  elderly  woman  (if  there  are  any  such),  and 
she  did  not  remain  long. 

May  24,  1884  Dr.  Frank  L.  Stillman,  who  had  been  practising  a short 
time  in  Portsmouth,  was  elected  Assistant.  Physician  at  the  Insane  Asylum  at. 
Columbus,  and  since  then  he  has  practised  in  Columbus. 

February  16,  1887,  Dr.  Charles  W.  Reeder  advertised  as  a physician.  He 
died  September  18,  1891. 

July  25,  1888,  Dr.  Edwin  M.  Ricketts  removed  to  Cincinnati. 

October  17,  1891,  Dr.  C.  L.  Hudgins  advertised. 

Dr.  Mary  H.  Cotton,  second  daughter  of  Dr.  D.  B.  Cotton,  practised  in 
Portsmouth,  O.,  from  April,  1894  to  1899,  when  she  removed  to  New  York  city, 
where  she  is  engaged  in  practice. 

June  11  1896,  Dr.  E.  M.  Foster  advertised. 


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Practicing;  Physicians. 


Physicians. 

Graduated. 

Located. 

Allard,  Lorenzo  D 

February  28th,  1879 

May  13th,  1896. 

Berndt,  Albert 

April  15th,  1896 

April  15th,  1896. 

Cotton,  David  B 

March  8th,  1856 

May  10th,  1857. 

Cook,  Clara  E 

March  28th,  1896 

February  1st,  1900. 

Dixon,  W.  S 

March,  1886 

April  3d,  1895 

July  1st,  1896. 
July  18th,  1895. 
July  7th,  1902. 

Ellis,  W.  C 

May  2d.  1899 

Fitch,  J.  W 

1893 

October  3d,  1901. 

Foster,  Ezekiel  M 

March  3d,  1892 

May  28th,  1895. 

Fulton,  Margaret 

April,  1900 

July,  1901. 

Gault,  William  E 

March  28th,  1897 

January  25th,  1898. 

Hall,  Lorin 

March  1st,  1880 

July  14th,  1896. 

Halderman,  Stephen  S 

March  1st,  1875 

February  18th,  1876. 

Ilalderman,  Henri  G 

May  7th,  1901 

May  8th,  1901. 

Hendrickson,  Joel  W 

May  26th,  1891 

May  26th,  1898. 

Hubert.  Enoch  W.  (colored) 

March,  1895 

November,  1896. 

Kline,  Peter  J 

March,  1871 

April  1st,  1874. 

I.ott ridge.  William  M 

March,  15th,  1880 

November  15th,  1892. 

Mickle thwait,  William  D 

May,  1901 

April,  1902. 

Moore.  Arthur  It 

March  28th,  1892 

May  6th,  1897. 

McCall,  E.  O 

March,  1890 

April  20th,  1902. 

McKerrihan,  Sample  B 

March,  1877 

June  1st,  1884. 

Pixley.  Milton  S 

March  1st,  1866 

July,  1867. 

Bardin,  Joseph  S 

March  6th,  1890 

April  1st,  1890. 

Sellards,  Abraham  G 

March  11th,  1868 

October  5th,  1893. 

Sellards,  Howard 

March  1st,  1891 

January  1st,  1900. 

Smith,  William  W 

March  14th,  1880 

May  1st,  1884. 

Sulzer,  Gustavus  A 

May  6th,  1892 

October  24th,  1898. 

Test,  A.  L 

July  1st,  1887 

November  16th,  1901. 

VanTine,  Cochran 

March  11th,  1890 

March  20th,  1890. 

Williams,  Frank  H 

March  1st,  1883 

October  2d,  1897. 

Watkins,  Frank  L 

April,  1901 

June,  1901. 

SKETCHES  OF  PHYSICIANS. 

Thomas  Waller 

was  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  Portsmouth,  during  the 
first  twenty  years  after  its  founding.  He  was  a citizen  whom  the 
people  delighted  to  honor,  and  in  whom  every  one  had  confidence. 
He  was  an  old  fashioned  Virginia  gentleman  in  the  strongest  sense 
of  the  term.  He  was  descended  from  Edward  Waller,  the  English 
poet.  On  his  mother’s  side  he  was  descended  from  the  great  English 
patriot,  John  Hampden.  He  was  born  September  14,  1774,  in  Staf- 
ford County,  Virginia.  He  received  his  education  at  William  and 
Mary  College  and  attended  Medical  lectures  at  Philadelphia,  at  Jef- 
ferson Medical  College,  under  the  great  Dr.  Rush.  After  one  course 
of  lectures  he  went  to  Bourbon  County,  Kentucky,  as  a physician. 
He  was  married  there,  June  14,  1800,  to  Elizabeth  MacFarlane,  and 
he  and  she  took  their  wedding  trip  on  horse  back  to  Cumberland  Co., 
Pennsylvania,  to  visit  her  relatives.  While  there.  Dr.  Waller  at- 
tended another  course  of  lectures  at  Jefferson  Medical  College.  They 
remained  in  the  east  a year  and  returned  on  horse  back  bringing  a 
baby  with  them.  They  reached  Alexandria,  June  21,  1801,  and 
determined  to  remain  there. 


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From  1803  to  1809,  he  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Union 
township,  and  conducted  his  court  with  the  highest  decorum.  His 
docket  is  still  in  existence.  On  November  21,  1803,  he  fined  John 
Meirs,  a school  teacher,  $2.00  for  using  two  profane  oaths.  In  1804, 
while  he  was  holding  court,  one  William  Bennett  swore  in  his  pres- 
ence and  was  immediately  fined  fifty  cents.. 

Dr.  Waller  was  first  in  every  thing  in  Portsmouth  and  in  Scioto 
County.  Fie  was  the  first  physician  to  locate  in  the  county.  Ide 
was  the  first  in  learning  and  scholarly  attainments  until  1816,  when 
Dr.  Flempstead  came  along,  then  there  were  two  college  bred  men 
in  the  town.  Fie  was  one  of  the  first  councilmen  of  the  town  when 
it  was  organized  March  15,  1815.  Fie  was  the  first  president  of  the 
town  council,  and  remained  such  continuously  until  March  15,  1822, 
when  he  declined  to  serve  any  longer.  Fie  was  undoubtedly  the  first 
citizen  of  the  town  in  the  estimation  of  his  fellow  citizens.  He  was 
the  first  warden  of  All  Saints. 

He  was  the  first  town  surveyor,  chosen,  May  1,  1816.  On 
September  3,  1818,  the  first  bank  was  organized  in  Portsmouth.  Fie 
was  its  president  and  continued  as  such  until  his  death.  Fie  was  the 
second  post  master  appointed,  March  7,  1812,  and  held  the  office  con- 
tinuously until  his  death.  He  kept  the  post  office,  his  physician’s  of- 
fice and  a drug  store  in  his  residence  on  Front  street.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Legislature,  the  first  which  met  after  Scioto  County 
was  organized.  It  remained  in  session  from  December  3,  1804,  to 
February  22,  1805.  Adams  and  Scioto  Counties  were  in  one  legisla- 
tive district,  and  there  were  three  representatives,  Abraham  Shepherd, 
who  lived  on  Eagle  Creek,  ten  miles  north  of  Ripley,  in  what  is  now 
Brown  County;  Philip  Lewis,  Jr.,  who  lived  in  what  is  now  Blue 
Creek  in  Adams  County,  and  he  was  the  third.  He  attended  but  a 
single  session.  Finding  that  it  interfered  with  his  practice  as  a phy- 
sician, he  declined  further  legislative  honors.  From  1810  to  1813,  he 
was  one  of  the  County  Commissioners  of  Scioto  County.  In  1818, 
he  was  a member  of  the  town  school  board,  and  while  holding  all  these 
offices  and  positions  of  trust,  he  practised  medicine  diligently  and 
found  time  to  raise  a large  family  of  sons  and  daughters ; and  he  raised 
them  well. 

On  June  5,  1811,  he  purchased  of  Henry  Massie,  104  acres  of 
land  for  $1,000.  The  north  line  was  Eighth  street,  the  west,  the  first 
alley  east  of  Gay,  at  Third  street,  and  the  east  line  was  Union  street. 
The  Peck,  Bond  and  Sinton  Addition  was  laid  out  on  the  west  side  of 
it;  and  the  east  side  was  partitioned  among  his  heirs  after  his  death 
It  was  in  earlier  times  known  as  “Dr.  Waller’s  farm,”  and  the  standing- 
timber  on  it  as  “Waller’s  woods.” 

Dr.  Waller  was  undoubtedly  the  most  useful  man  in  Portsmouth. 
Aside  from  his  services  as  a physician,  his  advice  was  sought  on  all 
sides  as  a neighbor,  friend  and  good  business  man.  To  be  the  family 


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physician  in  the  early  days  was  a great  honor.  He  not  only  cured 
all  the  family  of  their  physical  ills,  but  was  their  father  confessor, 
guide,  counsellor,  and  friend.  1822  and  1823  were  sickly  years  in 
Portsmouth.  The  doctor  did  not  spare  himself  in  the  services 
of  his  patients,  and  when  the  prevailing  disease  seized  him  in  June, 
1823,  he  did  not  have  the  strength  to  resist  it.  He  died  June  19, 
1823,  in  his  49th  year.  His  death  was  a shock  to  the  community, 
from  which  it  recovered  only  after  years.  It  is  said,  that  at  his  death 
he  had  more  friends  and  fewer  enemies  than  any  man  in  the  county. 
He  was  always  a Whig.  He  left  nine  children,  William,  John, 
Thomas  and  George  A.,  sons,  and  Mrs.  Washington  Kinney,  Han- 
nah, Elizabeth,  Mrs.  Francis  Cleveland  and  Mrs.  Susan  Terry,  daugh- 
ters survived  him. 

Claudius  Duflig'ne 

was  supposed  to  be  one  of  the  French  emigrants  in  1790,  but  it  is  al- 
together uncertain.  The  first  account  we  have,  he  was  conducting  a 
show  in  Philadelphia  with  a great  deal  of  success.  While  engaged  in 
the  occupation  he  became  acquainted  with  Claudius  Berthelot  and  he 
went  with  him  to  the  French  colony  at  Gallipolis  in  time  to  be  placed 
on  the  list  for  drawing  of  lots.  Pie  drew  lot  number  28,  one  of  the 
best,  fronting  on  the  river,  and  he  removed  his  residence  from  Gallipo- 
lis to  his  lot.  He  was  too  lazy  to  clear  his  lot  to  any  extent,  but  cleared 
it  sufficient  to  raise  a garden.  He  also  reared  fouls  and  sold  eggs  to 
the  boatmen,  and  raised  bees  and  sold  their  honey.  The  felling  of  the 
forest  was  entirely  too  much  for  his  energies.  He  lived  alone  a great 
deal  of  the  time  in  his  cabin,  and  was  famous  for  his  miserly  conduct. 
While  in  that  day  it  was  customary  to  give  meals  to  visitors,  he  would 
avoid  it  whenever  he  could,  and  would  be  guilty  of  all  manner  of 
meanness  to  get  out  of  doing  so.  While  living  in  the  French  Grant  he 
is  said  to  have  married  a woman  by  the  name  of  Peggy  Stump,  but 
she  could  not  indure  his  penurious  ways  and  soon  left  him.  He  ap- 
pears to  have  been  highly  educated  in  France.  He  possessed  quite  a 
number  of  French  medical  books  and  others,  and  spent  much  time 
reading:  He  also  had  a very  respectable  outfit  of  surgical  instru- 

ments for  that  time. 

On  Apirl  25,  1811,  he  purchased  of  Henry  Massie  for  $140.00, 
thirteen  acres  of  land  adjoining*  Portsmouth.  The  boundaries  may  be 
given  as  follows,  which  are  very  nearly  correct : On  the  east,  by  the 
premises  of  Mrs.  Julius  Esselborn ; on  the  south  by  Gallia  Street;  on 
the  west  by  the  alley  east  of  the  High  School  property,  and  on  the 
north  by  Seventh  Street,  but  in  fact  the  tract  extended  the  depth  of 
one  or  two  lots  north  of  Seventh  Street.  The  Drew-Selbv  Company 
and  Excelsior  Shoe  Factories  are  about  the  center  of  it.  The  Doctor 
sold  this  lot  to  John  Young,  March  13,  1812,  for  $240.00.  He  sold 
his  French  Grant  lot  on  March  1 1,  1816,  to  Reuben  Lamb,  at  that  time 


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a resident  in  Portsmouth.  William  Kendall  and  John  Brown  were 
witnesses  to  the  deed  ; consideration,  $800.00. 

He  died  shortly  prior  to  April  21,  1817.  Dr.  Jacob  Offnere, 
William  Swords  and  John  Noel  were  appraisers  of  the  estate,  and  the 
inventory  shows  that  he  possessed  quite  a number  of  French  medical 
books,  surgical  instruments  and  apparel.  Id  is  whole  property  was 
put  up  at  auction  and  realized  $248.00.  Doctors  Waller  and  Hemp- 
stead bought  the  medical  books  and  instruments.  It  does  not  appear 
what  disposition  was  made  of  his  estate,  though  Keyes  says  it  was 
escheated  to  the  state  for  want  of  heirs.  While  a resident  of  Ports- 
mouth, he  had  a second  wife;  but  she  could  not  endure  his  style  of 
living  and  left  him.  It  is  tradition  that  the  marriage  was  irregular, 
and  she  could  not  obtain  a part  of  his  estate  as  widow.  While  in 
Portsmouth,  he  did  very  little  in  the  way  of  practicing  medicine:  but 
spent  the  most  of  his  time  in  reading.  He  had  consumption,  and 
when  he  became  bedfast  he  was  taken  to  the  house  of  John  Brown, 
near  Portsmouth  and  died  there.  This  was  on  the  property  after- 
wards occupied  by  Milton  Kendall. 

Giles  5.  B.  Hempstead,  LL.  D., 

Was  the  son  of  Giles  and  Lucretia  Salstonstall  Hempstead,  born 
in  New  London  June  8th,  1794.  He  was  the  eighth  generation  di- 
rect from  Sir  Robert  Plempstead,  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  New  Lon- 
don, and  who  came  there  with  Governor  Winthrop.  He  with  two 
brothers  had  previously  settled  at  Hempstead  Plains,  Long  Island, 
New  York,  in  1630,  coming  direct  from  England.  The  brothers  re- 
turned to  England  and  Sir  Robert  went  to  Boston,  and  afterwards 
went  to  New  London. 

In  1798  and  1799,  our  subject  was  a pupil  of  Samuel  Belden  at 
Edgen  House  with  William  Ellery  Channing. 

From  1800  to  1802  he  attended  a school  kept  by  his  cousin 
[oshua  Hempstead.  In  the  latter  year,  his  father  and  Uncle  Hallam 
Hempstead,  with  their  families,  commenced  the  long  and  tedious 
journey  to  Marietta,  Ohio,  overland.  They  arrived  at  Marietta,  Aug- 
ust 6,  1802,  having  been  on  the  way  sixty-four  days.  The  company 
consisted  of  twenty-eight  persons.  They  had  twelve  horses,  four  for 
each  wagon,  two  wagons,  two  carriages  and  two  saddle  horses.  The 
habitations  along  the  way  were  so  scattered  they  had  to  camp  out  two- 
thirds  of  the  time.  Dr.  Hempstead  in  speaking  of  the  trip  in  after 
years,  said  he  enjoyed  it  very  much.  Fie  drove  a two  wheeled  chaise, 
and  had  his  mother  and  a sister  two  years  old  with  him,  and  he  had 
it  overturned  eighteen  times  on  the  way.  In  one  of  the  overturns  Ins 
sister  broke  her  arm,  but  his  father  acted  as  surgeon  and  set  it  at 
once. 

On  their  arrival  at  Marietta,  Giles  was  placed  in  the  Muskingum 
Academy  and  remained  there  until  1810,  when  he  became  a student 
of  law  under  Governor  Return  J.  Meigs.  He  studied  law  one  year 


GILES  S.  B.  HEMPSTEAD,  M.  D.  EL.  D. 


Pioneer  of  Portsmouth.  Born  1794— Died  1883. 


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and  then  gave  it  up  because  he  had  no  taste  for  it,  and  wanted  to 
study  medicine. 

In  181 1,  he  entered  the  Junior  class  at  the  Ohio  University  and 
graduated  in  1813,  the  first  literary  graduate  north  of  the  Ohio  river. 
He  had  a fondness  for  the  languages,  and  studied  French,  Spanish, 
Italian  and  Hebrew,  so  that  be  could  translate  from  them  with  ac- 
curacy and  freedom. 

After  his  graduation  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  at  Marietta, 
with  Dr.  John  B.  Reignier,  a native  of  Paris,  France,  and  a distin- 
guished physician. 

He  remained  with  Dr.  Reignier  until  1816  when  he  went  to  prac- 
tice at  Waterford,  in  Washington  County,  where  he  attended  many 
patients  with  the  cold  plague,  or  the  spotted  fever.  He  remained  here 
three  months,  lost  three  patients  and  cured  over  one  hundred  of  the 
epidemic. 

In  June,  1816,  he  visited  Portsmouth  with  a view  of  locating 
there  and  found  four  other  physicians  were  already  located.  He  was 
informed  there  was  no  room  for  him,  so  he  passed  on  and  visited  a 
number  of  other  places  seeking  a location.  After  visiting  many  towns 
he  returned  to  Portsmouth,  in  1816,  and  permanently  located  here. 

In  1818,  he  and  Dr.  Thomas  Waller  were  appointed  by  the  town 
to  take  charge  of  small-pox  cases. 

In  1819,  he  was  a charter  member  of  Aurora  Lodge  of  Free- 
masons, and  in  1829,  became  a charter  member  of  Mt.  Vernon  Chap- 
ter. In  the  same  year  he  was  confirmed  in  All  Saints  Church. 

In  1821,  he  graduated  from  the  Ohio  Medical  College,  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  and  received  the  deg‘ree  of  M.  D.  in  the  second  class  grad- 
uated from  that  school.  The  same  year  he  received  his  degree  as 
Master  of  Arts  from  the  Ohio  University. 

On  April  nth,  1821,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
John  Peebles. 

From  1821  to  1824,  was  a sickly  season  in  and  about  Portsmouth, 
and  he  scarcely  slept  in  bed  those  three  years.  He  often  rode  fifty 
miles  a day  in  visiting  patients  and  one  day  rode  seventy-two  miles. 

In  1824,  he  purchased  the  John  Neill  premises  and  removed 
there.  In  that  year  he  planted  the  great  elm  which  so  adorns  the  lot. 

June  3rd,  1825, -he  was  elected  a member  of  the  Town  Council. 
He  was  re-elected  in  May,  1826. 

In  1826,  be,  Samuel  M.  Tracy  and  John  Noel  revised  the  ordi- 
nances of  the  town,  and  two  hundred  copies  were  printed  Not  one 
copy  of  that  publication  is  now  known  to  be  in  existence. 

In  1827,  he  was  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Streets.  In  1827, 
he  was  on  a committee  to  repair  the  public  or  town  well,  which  was 
done  at  an  expense  of  $25.00,  of  which  the  county  paid  $10.00.  The 
same  year  he  was  township  overseer  of  the  poor. 


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In  1828  and  1829,  he  was  called  upon  by  the  county  to  deter- 
mine on  the  sanity  of  persons  confined  in  the  county  jail. 

Dr.  Hempstead  was  a Whig  and  so  was  Judge  David  Mitchell. 
General  William  Kendall  resigned  from  the  state  Senate  in  June, 
1829,  and  the  Doctor  thought  he  had  a call  to  go  to  the  Senate,  and 
so  did  Judge  Mitchell.  Each  thought  the  other  should  decline,  and 
each  was  too  stubborn  to  retire.  The  district  was  composed  of  Scioto, 
Lawrence,  Pike  and  Jackson,  and  was  Whig  beyond  question.  When 
it  was  apparent  that  both  would  stand,  Robert  Lucas  came  out  as  the 
Democratic  candidate,  and  his  party  being  too  shrewd  to  have  another 
candidate,  Lucas  was  elected.  The  vote  in  the  district  stood,  Lucas, 
1078;  Mitchell,  880;  and  Hempstead,  441.  In  Scioto  County,  the 
vote  was  Lucas,  31 1;  Mitchell,  280;  Hempstead,  233.  In  Jackson 
County  where  Mitchell  was  best  known,  the  vote  stood,  Lucas,  253 : 
Mitchell,  281  ; Hempstead  36.  This  campaign  cured  the  Doctor  of 
the  fever  of  political  ambition  and  was  an  object  lesson  to  the  Whigs. 
This  incident  caused  the  beginning  of  political  County  Conventions  in 
Scioto  County,  and  thereafter  there  was  no  free  for  all  political  race. 
The  County  Convention  or  Committee  became  the  arbiter  among  the 
candidates  and  has  since  remained.  The  same  year  the  Doctor,  John 
Noel  and  Samuel  M.  Tracy  were  a committee  to  lay  out  the  new 
Cemetery,  the  present  Greenlawn. 

In  1830,  the  law  taxing  physicians  on  their  supposed  income 
took  effect  in  Scioto  County,  and  Dr.  Hempstead  was  taxed  on  $600. 
He  and  all  the  other  physicians  were  taxed  in  the  same  manner  every 
year  until  1851,  when  the  law  was  repealed. 

In  1832,  he  was  raised  to  $800.00  and  in  1833,  to  $r,ooo. 

I11  1834,  he  evidently  “saw”  the  assessor  for  his  income  went 
down  to  $400.00,  and  all  the  other  doctors’  incomes  likewise. 

In  1835,  his  estimate  was  $600.00;  in  1842,  $800.00;  in  1843, 
$1,250;  in  1846,  $1,500;  in  1848,  $2,000;  and  in  1849,  $2,500. 

In  1831,  at  the  grand  Fourth  of  July  celebration  he  was  on  the 
committee  on  toasts. 

In  1832,  he  had  a drug  store  in  Portsmouth  in  partnership  with 
Dr.  Pattillo. 

In  1832,  he  was  Supervisor  of  the  East  Ward  in  Portsmouth,  an 
office  corresponding  to  Street  Commissioner,  and  for  his  service  re- 
ceived $4.50  for  the  entire  year. 

In  1832,  he  delivered  several  lectures  before  the  Portsmouth  Ly- 
ceum. 

In  1833,  he  was  sent  to  Columbus  to  lobby  for  the  Lateral  Canal 
and  the  town  appropriated  $50.00  for  bis  expenses. 

In  1835,  'ie  was  Health  Officer  in  Portsmouth. 

Dr.  Hempstead  was  not  only  a scholar,  but  a student.  He  was 
fond  of  public  functions,  and  delivered  a number  of  public  lectures. 
He  took  a great  interest  in  public  education. 


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In  1839,  he  was  made  School  Examiner  and  Visitor  in  Ports- 
mouth and  continued  in  that  position  until  1848. 

The  front  of  the  town  was  the  all  absorbing  question  in  1829; 
and  Dr.  Hempstead  was  on  a committee  of  the  Common  Council  on 
this  subject. 

From  1824  to  1849,  his  home  was  the  Neill  home  at  the  corner 
of  Third  and  Market  streets. 

In  1848,  he  built  the  R.  Bell  homestead,  and  moved  there  in 
1849.  He  owned  twenty-one  acres  of  land  there  and  resided  in  that 
house  until  1858,  when  he  retired  from  the  practice  of  medicine  in 
Portsmouth  and  removed  to  Hanging  Rock  until  1865  when  he  re- 
tired for  good,  and  devoted  himself  to  the  study  of  Natural  Science. 

In  1872,  he  returned  to  Portsmouth  where  he  continued  to  re- 
side the  remainder  of  his  life. 

In  1879.  he  published  a pamphlet  “History  and  Development  of 
the  American  Continent.” 

In  1879,  the  Ohio  University  gave  him  the  degree  of  LL.  D. 

In  1880.  he  was  made  a member  of  the  American  Association 
for  the  advancement  of  science  at  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  at  one  time 
president  of  the  Ohio  Medical  Society. 

In  1880,  he  delivered  a lecture  in  Portsmouth  on  “Puritan  In- 
tolerance and  Persecution.” 

His  wife  died  April  15,  1875;  they  had  two  daughters  and  one 
son.  His  daughter,  Margaret  J.  married  Benjamin  B.  Gaylord,  and 
his  daughter  Harriet  married  Gaylord  B.  Norton.  His  son.  Sam- 
uel B.  Hempstead,  was  widely  known  through  Southern  Ohio,  and 
died  in  1873,  leaving  a large  family. 

In  1874,  when  Portsmouth  elected  a Board  of  Education  by 
wards,  Dr.  Hempstead  was  elected  without  opposition  from  the 
Fifth  Ward,  and  was  the  first  President  of  the  new  Board.  He  re- 
signed in  1875. 

During  the  cholera  epidemics  in  1832,  1835,  T§49  ancl  1851, 
he  was  constantly  employed  in  combating  the  disease,  and  had  great 
success. 

In  1877,  lie  was  selected  to  participate  in  the  cememonies  of  be- 
ginning the  construction  of  the  Scioto  Valiev  Railroad  at  Ports- 
mouth. 

After  retiring  from  the  practice  of  medicine  he  devoted  a great 
portion  of  his  time  to  the  study  of  archaeology.  He  explored  all  the 
works  of  the  Mound  Builders  in  the  vicinity  of  Portsmouth  and 
made  drawings  and  maps.  His  writings  on  this  subject  and  bis 
maps  and  drawings  are  preserved  in  the  archives  of  the  public  schools, 
and  are  invaluable,  as  the  earthworks  have  been  destroyed. 

He  was  perhaps  the  most  learned  man  in  his  city ; and  he  was 
undoubtedly  the  greatest  student,  of  his  own  profession,  of  natural 
science  and  archaeology.  He  had  the  faculty  of  imparting  know- 


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ledge  in  the  most  interesting  and  entertaining  manner.  He  was  emi- 
nent in  his  profession  and  stood  at  the  head  of  it,  not  only  in  his  own 
town,  but  in  the  state.  He  was  public  spirited  and  benevolent.  He 
favored  every  enterprise  for  the  good  of  the  community.  He  was  a 
great  worker  in  whatever  interested  him,  and  he  never  tired. 

As  a public  lecturer  he  was  most  instructive  and  entertaining. 

He  presented  his  medical  library  to  the  Scioto  County  Medical 
Society,  and  in  his  honor,  it  changed  its  name  to  the  Hempstead 
Memorial  Academy  of  Medicine. 

When  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  it  was  a forest  and  wilderness, 
He  remembered  when  the  Scioto  Bottoms  stood  in  the  original  tim- 
ber, and  when  all  back  of  Third  street  in  Portsmouth  was  forest, 
with  the  low  ground  grown  up  with  horse  weeds. 

Dr.  Hempstead  endured  enough  hardship  and  exposure  in  the 
practice  of  medicine  to  have  killed  a dozen  men,  yet  he  survived,  hale 
and  hearty,  until  1883,  when  on  July  9,  he  died  of  a cancer  on  his  face. 

Joseph  Corson 

was  born  January  20th,  1821,  at  Plymouth  Meeting,  Pennsylvania,  a 
suburb  of  Philadelphia.  He  was  reared  a Quaker.  His  father  was 
Allen  Wright  Corson,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Eg- 
bert. He  was  educated  at  Swarthmore  College,  and  studied  medicine 
at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  Philadelphia.  He  graduated  in 
medicine  in  1841.  He  located  at  Plymouth  Meeting  and  practiced 
medicine  with  his  uncle,  Dr.  Hiram  Corson.  In  1843,  he  located  in 
Jasper,  Pike  County,  Ohio,  and  began  the  practice  of  medicine.  June 
29,  1843,  he  was  married  at  Jasper,  Ohio,  to  Martha  Hyde  Cutler, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Persis  Cutler.  He  removed  to  Philadelphia 
in  1845,  anh  returned  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1846,  where  he  formed 
a partnership  with  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead.  In  1861,  he  went  to  Vir- 
ginia and  attended  the  wounded  of  Company  “G”,  1st  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry..  At  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  he  was  in  the  Federal  hospital, 
attending  the  wounded,  when  the  hospital  was  surrounded  by  the  rebel 
Black  Horse  Cavalry.  He  practiced  medicine  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
until  his  death,  July  7,  1866.  He  was  a Blue  Lodge  Mason.  He  was 
a public  spirited,  patriotic  citizen,  always  ready  to  do  and  suffer  for 
others.  He  was  of  a most  generous  and  kindly  disposition.  He 
stood  high  among  his  professional  brethren,  and  was  regarded  among 
the  best  of  his  profession. 

William  Jefferson  McDowell 

was  born  September  14,  1821,  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  the 
son  of  Captain  John  McDowell  and  Mary  Whiting  Jefferson,  his  wife, 
a descendant  of  Thomas  Jefferson,  the  third  President.  His  father 
has  a separate  sketch  herein.  He  attended  the  Portsmouth  Public 
Schools  and  afterwards  Augusta  College,  Augusta,  Kentucky.  He 
attended  lectures  in  medicine,  first  at  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  after- 


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wards  at  Philadelphia.  He  began  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  in  the  spring  of  1845.  He  was  assessed  that  year  and 
the  following  at  $200.  In  1847,  he  was  assessed  at  $500,  in  1848  and 
1849,  at  $800,  and  in  1850,  at  $2,500.  In  1846,  he  was  elected  a trus- 
tee of  the  public  schools.  He  was  appointed  Pension  Examining 
Surgeon,  January  10,  1863,  and  was  county  jail  physician  in  1865, 
18C7  and  1869.  He  never  sought  or  held  any  public  offices  which 
would  trench  in  his  time  as  a physician.  He  was  wholly  devoted  to 
his  profession.  He  loved  it  because  it  gave  him  an  opportunity  to 
minister  to  his  fellow  men.  He  never  married,  and  his  profession  and 
his  church  were  wife  and  family  to  him.  As  a physician,  he  very  quick- 
ly rose  to  the  head  of  his  profession  and  remained  there.  As  a citi- 
zen, his  character  was  perfect.  All  sorts  and  conditions  of  the  men, 
women,  and  children  of  his  acquaintance,  admired  and  loved  him.  His 
religion  was  so  deep  and  earnest  that  in  his  visits  to  the  sick  and  dy- 
ing, he  ministered  to  their  spiritual  wants,  as  well  as  to  their  bodily 
diseases.  He  recognized  the  true  type  of  Christianity  wherever  he 
met  it;  and  his  type  of  Christianity  was  known  and  recognized  by  all 
who  knew  him,  saints  and  sinners  alike.  He  was  modest,  quiet,  and 
retiring  in  all  his  ways,  but  his  true  worth  was  quickly  known,  wher- 
ever he  was  met.  He  lived  the  fifty-seven  years  of  his  life  in  one  com- 
munity, without  a single  word  of  slander  or  calumny  ever  thought  of, 
or  uttered  against  him.  He  was  an  apostle  of  purity  known  and  read 
of  by  all  men.  When  he  lay  dead  in  his  home,  the  Roman  Catholic 
Sisters  knelt  by  his  open  coffin  and  prayed.  On  his  tombstone  are  cut 
the  words,  “The  Beloved  Physician”,  and  they  express  in  three  words 
just  how  he  stood  in  the  community.  His  life  was  not  long  in  years; 
but  was  full  of  good  deeds,  and  yields  a grateful  incense  to  all  who  re- 
member him. 

James  M.  Shackelford 

died  June  20,  1872,  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  of  brain  fever,  aged  about 
65  years.  He  removed  from  Kentucky  to  Portsmouth  in  the  winter 
of  1841  and  i8d2.  January  21,  1842,  is  the  first  mention  of  him  in 
Portsmouth,  in  the  Portsmouth  Tribune  of  that  date.  For  nearly  30 
years  he  was  a leading  and  popular  physician  in  Portsmouth.  During 
most  of  the  time  he  was  connected  with  a drug  store  on  Front  street. 
In  1869,  he  removed  to  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  where  he  owned  large 
property.  He  had  visited  Portsmouth  in  1872,  and  was  in  excellent 
health  and  spirits.  His  name  and  reputation  was  a household  word  in 
Portsmouth.  His  character  and  history  in  Portsmouth  is  deserving 
of  a much  more  extended  notice  than  this,  but  it  was  impossible  to  ob- 
tain anything  from  his  surviving  relatives  and  hence  the  paucity  of 
this  notice.  Dr.  Shackleford  was  an  old  fashioned  Southern  gentle- 
man. He  built  the  residence  now  occupied  by  Capt.  F.  B.  Moore  and 
it  was  his  family  home.  He  had  a custom,  a most  excellent  one,  of 
charging  his  patients  for  keeping  them  well. 


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Obadiah  Jackson  Hall 

was  born  in  Northfield,  New  Hampshire,  August  10,  1826,  the  young- 
est child  of  Obadiah  and  Hannah  (Forrest)  Hall.  His  grandfather, 
William  Forrest,  was  a Revolutionary  soldier,  whose  services  are  men- 
tioned in  the  Pioneer  Record  of  this  work.  Doctor  Hall’s  boyhood 
and  youth  were  spent  at  his  birthplace,  where  he  attended  the  public 
schools.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  he  went  to  Wolfboro,  New 
Hampshire,  and  studied  medicine  with  his  brother,  Doctor  J.  F.  Hall. 
From  there  he  entered  Dartmouth  College,  where  he  took  the  course 
in  medicine  and  graduated  in  1850.  In  1851,  he  began  the  practice 
of  medicine  in  Lancaster,  New  Hampshire;  but  on  account  of  the  se- 
verity of  the  climate,  he  came  to  Ohio,  and  for  ten  years  practised  at 
Empire  and  Junior  Furnaces.  In  1861,  for  a period  of  about  90  days, 
he  acted  as  substitute  for  F.  B.  Mussey,  surgeon  in  the  33rd  O.  V.  I. 
He  would  have  accepted  military  service,  but  owing  to  ill  health  was 
compelled  to  forego  it.  On  May  7,  1862,  he  was  married  at  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Boynton,  of  Laconia,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  practised  medicine  a short  time  thereafter  in  Portsmouth. 
He  then  went  to  Powellsville  and  practised  there  until  1865,  when  he 
returned  to  Portsmouth.  In  his  youth  he  was  a member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church,  but  after  his  marriage  he  and  his  wife  connected  with 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Portsmouth.  He  had  three  chil- 
dren. The  eldest,  Bessie  M.,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Portsmouth  and  taught  for  eleven  years,  from  1886  to  1893.  From 
1893  to  1895  she  was  in  Mt.  Hoyloke  College  preparing  for  work  as  a 
High  School  teacher.  From  1895  to  1898,  she  taught  in  the  High 
School  of  Portsmouth.  On  June  23,  1898,  she  was  married  to  Arthur 
F.  Titus  of  Portsmouth.  They  have  two  children:  Grace  Elizabeth 
and  Helen  Hall.  Doctor  O.  J.  Hall's  second  daughter,  Grace  For- 
rest, was  born  in  Portsmouth  and  educated  in  the  Portsmouth  public 
schools.  For  several  years,  she  has  made  her  home  in  New  York 
City.  Doctor  Hall  died  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  of  pulmonary  con- 
sumption May  30,  1868.  After  his  death,  his  widow  taught  in  the 
public  schools  and  was  one  of  the  most  efficient  teachers  Portsmouth 
ever  had.  She  was  a woman  of  fine  intellect,  quick  perception  and 
sturdy  New  England  worth.  Her  health  failed  in  1887  and  she  re- 
turned to  New  Hampshire,  hoping  to  be  benefited  thereby,  but  failed 
to  recuperate  and  returned  to  Portsmouth,  where  she  died  September 
1,  [889,  at  the  age  of  sixty-one. 

Cyrus  Myron  Finch 

was  born  April  14,  1831,  at  Dunbar,  Pennsylvania,  a son  of  John 
Finch,  who  was  a descendant  of  one  of  three  brothers,  who  came  to 
America  during  the  reign  of  Charles  II.  Llis  mother  was  Margaret 
Murphy  Finch.  He  received  his  literary  education  at  the  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant College,  in  the  medical  schools  of  Ohio,  and  in  Bellevue,  New 
York,  and  graduated  M.  D.  in  1862.  * 


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He  was  united  in  marriage  with  Mary  E.  Bruner,  daughter  of 
S.  N.  Bruner,  Esq.,  of  Wheelersburg,  in  1S57.  He  settled  first  at 
Wheelersburg,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  and  at  Portsmouth,  at  the  close 
of  the  war,  where  he  practiced  for  over  thirty  years.  At  the  outbreak 
of  the  Rebellion,  he  went  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  to  be  examined  as  a 
Surgeon  and  stood  the  highest  in  a class  of  one  hundred  and  forty. 
He  served  faithfully  and  efficiently  all  through  the  war,  traveling  over 
nearly  all  the  entire  South.  Doctor  Finch  was  Surgeon  of  the  9th 
Ohio  Cavalry  and  also  division  Surgeon  of  Kilpatrick’s  Cavalry.  He 
participated  in  the  Atlantic  Campaign,  “Sherman’s  March  to  the  Sea" 
and  through  the  Carolinas,  and  was  at  the  surrender  of  General  John- 
ston. After  the  war  he  identified  himself  with  the  great  societies 
which  were  organized  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  its  heroism  and 
hardships.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  “Bailey  Post"  and  a mem- 
ber of  the  “Loyal  Legion."  Doctor  Finch  served  as  Trustee  of  the 
State  Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum  at  Columbus  for  four  years  during  the 
administration  of  Governor  Charles  Foster.  In  April,  1884,  Gov- 
ernor Hoadley  appointed  him  Superintendent  of  the  Columbus  Insane 
Asylum  where  he  served  for  four  years. 

As  a physician  he  was  known  as  one  of  the  most  advanced  men 
in  Southern  Ohio,  and  as  a surgeon  he  had  no  equal.  He  was  pro- 
gressive and  kept  fully  abreast  of  the  times.  He  made  a special  study 
of  mental  and  nervous  diseases  and  was  widely  recognized  as  an  ex- 
pert in  insanity,  being  frequently  summoned  long  distances  to  give 
expert  testimony.  Doctor  Finch's  contributions  to  medical  litera- 
ture consisted  in  reports  of  cases  made  to  medical  journals  and  various 
articles  published  in  pamphlets.  He  died  at  his  residence  in  Ports- 
mouth, March  19,  1891.  The  story  of  his  illness  is  the  history  of  an 
iron  will  and  constitution  battling  against  the  steady  encroachment 
of  a fatal  malady,  from  a period  that  dates  back  to  the  war.  From 
the  time  he  left  the  army,  his  strength  sapped  by  the  fatigues  and 
hardships  of  that  long  conflict,  existence  to  him  was  one  battlefield, 
where  the  forces  of  life  and  death  were  constantly  arrayed  in  deadly 
warfare,  -and  where  every  onslaught  left  death's  ensign  planted  nearer 
the  mortal  battlements.  It  was  a brave  struggle  made  against  odds 
which  have  appalled  weaker  natures  and  death  may  well  plume  himself 
on  his  victory,  for  he  had  unhorsed  and  laid  in  the  dust  a gallant 
knight. 

James  Phelps  Bing 

was  born  in  Gallia  County,  Ohio,  September  14,  1822.  His  father, 
William  Bing,  was  a native  of  Augusta  County,  Virginia,  and  his 
mother,  Nancy  (Phelps)  Bing  came  from  New  Haven  Connecticut. 
The  elements  of  an  education  received  in  the  little  log-  school  house  of. 
that  day  were  not  satisfying  to  him,  and  he  went  to  the  Ohio  Universi- 
ty at  Athens,  Ohio.  After  this,  he  taught  school  in  Ohio,  Kentucky 
and  Louisiana.  In  1851,  he  received  his  degree  from  Starling  Medi- 


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cal  College  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  The  Doctor  practised  medicine  in 
I ronton,  Ohio,  eight  years,  in  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  ten  years,  exclusive  of 
the  first  and  last  years  of  the  Civil  War,  and  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
for  thirty-one  years.  From  October  3,  1861,  to  August  31,  1862,  he 
was  Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  53rd  O.  V.  I.  During  the  last  year 
of  the  war,  he  was  Surgeon  in  charge  of  Camp  Thomas,  near  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  the  station  of  the  18th,  U.  S.  I.  On  December  25,  1867, 
Doctor  Bing  located  in  Portsmouth  and  was  a prominent  figure  there 
until  his  death.  During  this  period  his  was  an  active  life.  He  was 
one  of  the  earliest  of  the  regularly  appointed  Insurance  Examiners. 
On  April  8,  1874,  he  was  elected  President  of  the  Ohio  Medical  So- 
ciety. He  was  jail  physician  for  thirteen  years  from  1886  to  1899. 
On  the  Hospital  Board,  he  served  continuously  from  May,  1888,  un- 
til his  resignation  July  8,  1897.  He  was  twice  a member  of  the  U. 
S.  Pension  Examining  Board.  While  in  Meigs  County,  he  was  elect- 
ed Coroner.  In  his  youth,  he  connected  himself  with  the  church  and 
was  a consistent  member  for  a long  lifetime.  At  the  time  of  his 
death,  he  was  the  only  Elder  in  active  service  of  the  original  session  of 
the  Second  Presbyterian  Church,  organized  in  1875.  Plis  practical 
Christianity  was  manifested  in  large  work  among  the  poor  for  which 
a physician  could  expect  no  compensation.  The  Doctor  was  married 
on  November  5,  1831,  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  to  Minerva  A.  Powers,  of 
that  city,  the  Rev.' William  Preston,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  officiat- 
ing. His  death  occurring  April  8,  1900,  was  the  peaceful  ending 
of  a Fong  and  useful  life.  The  widow  and  two  children : Augustus  O. 
Bing  of  Cincinnati  and  Mrs.  A.  S.  Dutton,  of  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  survive 
him. 

Henry  C.  Beard, 

Physician  and  Surgeon,  was  born  December  21,  1839,  near  Middle- 
brook,  Augusta  County,  Virginia,  the  youngest  son  of  William  Beard 
and  Jane  (Ewing)  Beard.  He  came  to  Ohio  in  October,  1859,  and 

located  at  Jasper  in  Pike  County.  He  soon  after  began  the  study 

of  medicine  and  took  his  first  course  of  lectures  at  the  Medical  Col- 
lege of  Ohio,  session  of  1860-61,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  On  August  11, 
1862,  at  the  age  of  twenty-four,  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  1st  Ohio 
Volunteer  Heavy  Artillery,  for  three  years.  Pie  was  promoted  to 
Hospital  Steward  January  1,  1863.  He  was  promoted  to  Assistant 

Surgeon,  January  4,  1865,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  regiment, 

July  25,  1863,  at  Knoxville,  Tennessee,  and  located  in  Lucasville, 
Ohio.  In  October,  1863,  be  located  at  California,  Pike  County,  Ohio, 
where  he  remained  for  four  years.  In  June,  1869,  he  graduated  from 
the  Cincinnati  Medical  College  of  Medicine  and  Surgery.  In  1869, 
he  removed  to  Portsmouth  and  engaged  in  the  drug  business ; but 
on  account  of  failing  health  abandoned  it  and  resumed  the  more  ac- 
tive duties  of  the  practice  of  medicine.  He  located  at  Lucasville, 
May  27,  1879,  and  was  actively  engaged  in  his  profession  until  his 


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death.  He  was  married  December  25,  i860,  to  Mary  Ellen  Noel, 
daughter  of  David  and  Nancy  Morgan  Noel  of  near  Portsmouth,  O. 
He  had  three  sons:  David  Francis,  employed  with  Martindale  & Ed- 
munds of  Lucasville;  Michael  Jacob,  a physician  in  Lucasville,  lately 
married  to  Catharine  Wheeler  Dever,  daughter  of  Joseph  Dever;  and 
Roscoe  Eugene,  employed  as  a clerk  in  a furniture  factory  at  St.  Jos- 
eph, Michigan.  Our  subject  was  elected  Vice  President  of  the  Scioto 
County  Medical  Society  in  1878,  was  one  of  the  Board  of  Censors  of 
the  Hempstead  Memorial  Academy  of  Medicine  in  1884,  and  was  also 
President  at  one  time.  He  was  made  a Master  Mason  in  Lucasville 
Lodge  E.  and  A.  M.  No.  365,  June  13,  1895.  Although  he  did  not 
belong  to  any  church,  he  took  great  interest  in  all  religious  move- 
ments. He  was  a friend  to  the  poor  as  well  as  the  rich.  His  motto 
was,  ‘‘Do  unto  others  as  you  wish  others  to  do  unto  you."  He 
died  August  21,  1895. 

Alonzo  Blair  Richardson 

was  born  near  Harrisonville,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  September  11, 
1852.  His  father’s  name  was  Edward  Warren  Richardson,  and  his 
mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Blair.  His  father  was  a farmer, 
and  died  May  25,  1864,  at  the  age  of  forty- four,  a member  of  Com- 
pany “F,”  140th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  enlisted  May  2, 
1862,  and  was  appointed  a Sergeant  of  the  Company.  His  widow  is 
now  living  at  the  age  of  eighty-three.  Dr.  Richardson  was  born  on 
a farm  and  educated  in  the  country  schools  until  the  age  of  sixteen, 
when  he  began  teaching.  Lie  taught  for  two  years  and  entered  Ohio 
University,  Athens,  Ohio,  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  where  he  remained 
two  years.  He  then  began  the  study  of  medicine  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  under  Dr.  David  Barnes  Cotton.  He  attended  the  first  course 
of  lectures  at  Ohio  Medical  College,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1874  and 
1875,  ai1d  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical 
College,  New  York  City  in  the  spring  of  1876.  He  was  appointed 
Assistant  physician  at  Athens  Asylum  for  Insane  immediately  on  his 
graduation  from  Bellevue.  Lie  resigned  in  May  of  1878.  He  was  in 
practice  in  Portsmouth  from  that  time  until  1881.  He  was  a partner 
with  Dr.  Cotton  in  1878,  and  was  the  City  Jail  physician  in  1879.  He 
was  appointed  Medical  Superintendent  of  Athens  Asylum  for  the  In- 
sane in  March,  1881,  and  resigned  in  May,  1890.  He  practised  medi- 
cine in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  until  April,  1892,  and  was  then  appointed 
Medical  Superintendent  of  the  Columbus  Asylum  for  the  Insane.  In 
the  spring  of  the  same  year  he  was  appointed  by  Gov.  McKinley  as 
member  of  the  Commission  to  locate  a new  Asylum  for  the  Insane  in 
the  eastern  part  of  the  State.  In  the  Spring  of  1893  he  was  appointed 
a five  year  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  build  the  new  asylum, 
which  the  commission  had  located  at  Massillon,  Ohio.  He  continued 
Superintendent  of  the  Columbus  State  Hospital  (Columbus  Asylum 


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for  the  Insane)  until  March,  1898.  He  was  then  elected  Superin- 
tender t of  the  Massillon  State  Hospital,  and  equipped  and  opened 
this  institution  in  August,.  1898.  He  resigned  the  superintendency  of 
the  hospital  in  October,  1899,  to  accept  the  superintendency  of  the 
Government  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  Washington,  D.  C.,  which  posi- 
tion he  still  holds.  In  his  political  views  he  has  always  been  a Repub- 
lican. He  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He  was 
married  October  26,  1876,  to  Miss  Julia  D.  Harris,  of  Athens,  Ohio. 
They  have  four  children,  William  W.,  born  at  Athens,  Ohio,  in  Oc- 
tober, 1877,  a graduate  of  the  Ohio  State  University  in  1899,  grad- 
uated from  the  Medical  Department,  University  of  Pennsylvania,  in 
June,  1902;  Mary  Bertha,  born  in  June,  1879,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
married  to  W.  G.  Neff,  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  June,  1901  ; Edith  H., 
born  at  Athens,  Ohio,  in  October  1881,  now  a student  at  Mt.  Holyoke 
College,  Mass.,  and  Helen,  born  in  1888  at  Athens,  Ohio. 

Dr.  Richardson  has  written  numerous  articles  on  subjects  relat- 
ed to  insanity  and  mental  pathology.  He  is  a member  of  the  Ohio 
State  Medical  Society,. The  American  Medical  Association,  the  Ameri- 
can Medico-Psychological  Association,  the  New  York  Medico-Legal 
Society  and  the  Cosmos  Club  of  Washington,  D.  C.  Dr.  Richardson 
stands  at  the  head  of  his  profession  as  an  expert  in  diseases  affecting 
the  mind  and  in  all  forms  of  insanity.  He  has  a life  position, — the 
highest  that  the  government  could  confer  on  one  of  his  profession. 
In  his  specialty  he  has  a national  reputation. 

Edwin  Sanders  Ricketts 

was  born  May  18,  1863  in  Rome,  Lawrence  County,  Ohio.  His 
father  was  Jerome  Robinson  Ricketts  and  bis  mother,  Rachael  Mc- 
Laughlin. There  were  three  sons  and  one  daughter  in  the  family. 
His  father  was  from  Front-Royal,  Va.,  and  his  mother  was  born  in 
Rome,  Lawrence  County,  Ohio.  Her  father,  Daniel  McLaughlin  was 
Scotch-Irish  and  came  from  Vermont  in  1818.  His  father’s  people 
were  Hugenots  originally.  They  went  to  Holland  to  escape  the  per- 
secutions of  the  French  Catholics  and  then  to  the  United  States. 
James  McLaughlin  of  New  Hampshire,  father  of  David  McLaughlin, 
was  a Captain  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  at  the  battle  of  Bunker 
Hill.  His  grand-father,  John  Ricketts  died  of  cholera  in  1833.  Our 
subject  attended  the  public  schools  of  Proctorsville  and  graduated  at 
Marshall  College  in  West  Virginia  in  1871.  He  was  a clerk  in  his 
father’s  store  from  1871  to  1873  ar|d  then  began  the  study  of  medi- 
cine. Lie  attended  Miami  Medical  College  and  graduated  in  October, 
1877.  He  located  in  Portsmouth  at  once  and  remained  there  until 
September,  1887.  He  then  went  to  Europe  for  one  year  and  was  a 
pupil  of  Dr.  Lawson,  of  Birmingham,  England.  He  studied  surgical 
diseases  of  women  and  abdominal  surgery.  He  studied  in  London, 
Vienna,  Berlin  and  Paris.  He  located  in  Cincinnati  and  began  to 


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practice  in  1888,  and  has  been  there  ever  since.  His  office  is  Num- 
ber 408,  Broadway.  His  specialties  are  abdominal  surgery  and  opera- 
tive gynecology.  He  is  a member  of  the  American  Medical  Asso- 
ciation, of  the  British  Gynecological  Society;  President  of  the  Ameri- 
can Association  of  Obstetrics  and  Gynecologists.  1902;  Ex-President 
of  the  Cincinnati  Obstetrical  Society;  member  of  the  Cincinnati  Acad- 
emy of  Medicine;  of  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Society;  of  the  Missis- 
sippi Valley  Medical  Society;  of  the  Tri-State  Medical  Society.  He  is 
an  honorary  member  of  the  Hempstead  Memorial  Academy  of  Medi- 
cine and  a member  of  the  Miami  Valley  Medical  Association.  His 
residence  is  at  Rose  Hill,  Avondale.  He  writes  a great  deal  on  med- 
ical subjects. 

He  first  married  Romaire  McCormick,  daughter  of  John  R.  Mc- 
Cormick, October  31,  1877.  There  was  one  child,  Holliday  M.  Rick- 
etts, now  16  years  of  age.  a student  of  Woodward  High  School,  Cin- 
cinnati. His  wife  died  January  17,  1886.  He  married  Miss  Anna  E. 
Pursell,  daughter  of  James  Pursell,  January  26,  1895. 

He  is  a Republican  in  his  political  views,  and  a member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  but  not  a member  of  anv  fraternity. 

Georg'e  Milton  Marshall 

was  born  at  Sciotoville,  Ohio,  June  2,  1850.  His  father  was  Elias 
Marshall.  His  mother  was  Ann  Eliza  Beloat,  daughter  of  Walter 
Beloat.  He  received  a common  school  education  and  attended  the 
Lebanon  Normal  School  in  1872,  and  the  Ohio  University,  at  Athens, 
Ohio,  from  1873  to  1873.  Pie  left  there  at  the  end  of  the  Junior  term 
and  began  the  study  of  medicine  with  Doctors  Jones  and  Kline  in 
Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  attended  the  lectures  at  the  Ohio  Medical 
College,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1876  and  1877.  He  practised  on  Duck 
Run,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  in  1877  and  1878.  In  1879  and  r88o,  he 
attended  Medical  College  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  In  1880  and  1882.  he 
practised  at  Sciotoville,  Ohio,  and  from  1882  to  1884,  at  Tolesboro, 
Kentucky.  In  the  fall  of  1884,  he  went  to  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical 
College  and  was  there  one  year.  He  received  the  ad  citndcm  degree 
there.  In  the  fall  of  1885,  he  went  to  Stephensport.  Kentucky,  and 
remained  there  until  July,  1890.  He  then  accepted  the  position  of 
House  Surgeon  of  the  Manhattan  Eye  and  Ear  Hospital,  New  York, 
and  remained  there  until  June,  1892,  when  his  health  broke  down.  In 
October,  1892,  he  began  practising  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  as  a special- 
ist for  the  eye,  ear,  nose  and  throat,  and  remained  there  until  June, 
1895,  when  he  went  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  was  there  for  five  years. 
In  January,  igoo,  he  went  to  Ashland,  Kentucky,  and  has  been  there 
ever  since.  Pie  was  a specialist  until  January  1,  1902,  when  he  began 
general  practice.  PTe  is  a member  of  the  New  York  Academy  of  Med- 
icine. He  was  married  December  24,  1809,  to  Miss  Adrian  Bowers, 
daughter  of  C.  C.  Bowers  of  Iron  ton,  Ohio.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Baptist  church  and  has  always  been  a Republican. 


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Doctor  Marshall  has  always  been  an  untiring  student  and  an  in- 
defatigable worker.  The  word  “can’t”  is  not  to  be  found  in  his  lexi- 
con. Starting  as  a boy  from  a small  country  town,  he  overcame  every 
obstacle  in  his  way,  some  that  to  a less  courageous  and  hopeful  tem- 
perament would  have  been  well  nigh  insurmountable.  By  hard  work, 
sheer  merit  and  dint  of  constant  application,  he  slowly  worked  his  way 
up  to  the  position  of  House  Surgeon  for  the  Manhattan  Eye  and  Ear 
Hospital  of  New  York  City.  While  there  he  made  such  men  as  Doctor 
1).  B.  St.  John  Roosa  and  Doctor  Webster  his  life  long  friends.  His 
work  in  his  specialty,  the  eye,  was  always  well  and  thoroughly  done. 
Many  there  are  who  thank  the  Doctor  for  the  priceless  privilege  of 
having  their  sight  restored,  passing  from  darkness  into  light.  He 
is  always  generous  to  a fault  and  nothing  he  has  is  too  good  for  his 
friends.  But  at  the  same  time,  he  resents  an  injury  or  a slight  and  is 
slow  to  forget  an  insult.  His  veneration  for  his  parents  amounted 
almost  to  worship.  He  is  an  extensive  reader  outside  of  his  medical 
studies  and  the  books  that  please  him  most  are  by  the  best  and  deepest 
thinkers,  Carlyle  being  an  especial  favorite. 

Arthur  Titus 

was  born  March  7,  1826,  at  Harrison  Furnace,  Scioto  County,  Ohio 
His  parents  were  Samuel  and  Clarisa  (Coryell)  Titus.  He  received 
his  education  in  the  country  schools  and  in  the  city  schools  of  Ports- 
mouth. From  the  age  of  16  he  paid  his  own  way  and  the  expenses 
of  his  education. 

He  pursued  the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  J.  B.  Ray,  Sr.,  at 
Harrisonville,  and  during  the  years  1849  and  attended  lectures 

at  the  Starling  Medical  College  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  began  the 
practice  of  medicine  at  Powellsville  in  1850,  and  after  practicing  some 
years,  attended  lectures  in  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Medicine  and 
Surgery,  where  he  took  his  degree  February  7,  t86i. 

On  the  nth  day  of  October,  .1849,  Dr.  Titus  was  married  to 
Harriet  S.  Chabot,  to  whom  was  born  two  sons:  Frank  H.  Titus,  M. 
D.,  who  is  now  a surgeon  with  the  U.  S.  Volunteers  in  the  Philippines 
and  Samuel  O.  Titus;  and  one  daughter,  Hattie  Titus,  who  died  in  in- 
fancy. His  first  wife  died  in  October  1880,  and  in  January,  1883.  he 
married  Mrs.  Martha  Mathews,  widow  of  Rev.  Sanford  B.  Mathews, 
who  survives  him. 

In  the  spring  of  1863  Dr.  Titus  removed  to  Cheshire,  Ohio, 
where  he  enlisted  in  June  of  that  year  in  Co.  A.  16th  Regiment  Ohio 
National  Guards.  In  March,  1864,  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Sur- 
geon in  the  First  Regiment  of  West  Virginia  Cavalry,  was  later  pro- 
moted to  Surgeon  of  the  Third  West  Virginia  Cavalry,  and  during 
the  latter  months  of  the  war,  served  as  acting  Brigade  Surgeon  of 
the  Third  Brigade,  Third  Division  of  Cavalry,  Custer’s  famous  “Red 
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Returning  home  at  the  close  of  the  war,  he  removed  to  Wheel- 
ersburg,  Ohio,  where  he  practiced  medicine  and  surgery  until  1872, 
when  he  sold  his  practice  to  Dr.  James  L.  Taylor  and  removed  to 
Sturgeon,  Mo.,  where  he  remained  until  1881.  While  in  Missouri 
he  served  two  years  on  the  U.  S.  Pension  Examining  Board.  He 
removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1881,  where  he  remained  in  the  ac- 
tive practice  of  his  profession  until  his  death.  He  served  on  the  U.  S. 
Pension  Examining  Board  for  Scioto  County  from  1885  to  1893. 
He  was  surgeon  for  the  C.  & O.  and  B.  & O.  Railroads,  and  Physician 
of  the  Scioto  County  Children’s  Home  for  many  years,  and  Surgeon 
for  the  United  Commercial  Travelers  from  its  organization  to  the 
time  of  his  death. 

Dr.  Titus  united  with  the  Eree  Will  Baptist  church  in  his  youth, 
and  remained  a member  of  that  church  until  he  came  to  Portsmouth, 
where,  there  being  no  church  of  that  denomination,  he  joined  the  Bige- 
low M.  E.  church  and  was  a faithful  member  until  his  death. 

He  was  a prominent  member  of  the  Hempstead  Academy  of 
Medicine,  a charter  member  of  the  Scioto  County  Medical  Society, 
and  a member  of  the  Knights  Templar. 

As  a Physician  and  Surgeon  Dr.  Titus  was  eminent  in  his  pro- 
fession, and  most  highly  esteemed  by  his  professional  brethren. 

He  was  a public  spirited  citizen,  enjoying  to  the  fullest  the  confi- 
dence and  respect  of  his  fellow  citizens. 

He  died  March  8th,  1902,  at  the  age  of  76  years  and  one  day,  and 
was  buried  in  the  village  cemetery  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio. 

Lorenzo  Dow  Allard. 

The  grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  Joseph  Allard,  was 
born  in  or  near  Sheffield,  England  and  was  married  to  Mary  Gardner. 
Their  son,  Thomas  Allard,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  near 
Sheffield,  January  27,  1829,  and  was  brought  to  the  United  States 
by  his  parents  in  1833.  He  was  married  to  Harriet  A.  Brown, 
daughter  of  Royal  and  Rachel  (Beauchamp)  Brown,  January  11, 
1852.  Royal  Brown  was  a minister  in  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church  of  Elat,  Ohio,  to  which  place  his  father,  David  Brown,  had 
come  from  New  York  in  1815.  Thomas  Brown  enlisted  in  Co.  H, 
176th  O.  V.  T.,  September  2,  1864,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the 
Company,  June  14,  1865.  Doctor  Allard  was  the  second  of  a family 
of  six  children  and  was  born  February  19,  1855.  near  Elat  in  Pike 
County,  Ohio.  He  was  raised  on  a farm  and  attended  the  country 
school  till  he  reached  the  age  of  15,  when  he  began  to  teach,  which 
profession  he  followed  till  his  twentieth  vear.  He  then  entered  on 
the  study  of  medicine  under  C.  M.  Finch,  M.  D.  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
He  matriculated  in  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio  at  Cincinnati,  in  1876, 
and  was  graduated  March  1.  1879.  He  located  immediately  in  Elat 
and  continued  to  practise  there  until  May  13,  1896,  when  he  removed 


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to  Portsmouth,  where  he  has  practised  ever  since.  He  has  a very 
pleasing  and  comfortable  residence  at  716  Gay  street.  In  1890,  lie 
took  a post-graduate  course  in  the  New  York  Polyclinic.  He  has  been 
a member  of  the  Hempstead  Memorial  Academy  of  Medicine,  since 
May,  1894.  He  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  Pike  County 
(Ohio)  Medical  Association.  In  May,  1894,  he  became  a member 
of  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Society  and  since  1895,  he  has  been  a mem- 
ber of  the  American  Medical  Association.  He  was  united  in  marriage 
July  20,  1880,  with  Miranda  Buckley,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Anna 
(Reed)  Buckley  of  Jackson,  Ohio.  Isaac  Buckley  was  a son  of  Wil- 
liam Buckley  who  came  to  Jackson  County  from  Maryland  and  was 
of  English  descent.  Mrs.  Allard’s  mother  was  a daughter  of  James 
Reed  of  Oak  Hill,  Ohio.  They  have  only  one  child,  Leonora,  now 
a school  girl  in  the  fifth  grade.  Doctor  Allard  has  always  been  a Re- 
publican and  was  formerly  a member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church,  but  is  now  a member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Portsmouth. 

Both  as  a professional  man  and  a citizen,  the  Doctor  fills  the  mea- 
sure of  a true  man.  His  naturally  cheery  and  hopeful  disposition 
carries  into  the  sick  room  an  elixir  that  cannot  be  found  in  drugs. 
Patient  and  painstaking  he  gives  to  his  patients  the  most  careful  and 
skilled  attention.  Full  of  faith  in  his  chosen  calling,  he  avails  him- 
self of  all  the  aids  to  advancement  in  the  way  of  books,  journals  and  all 
the  societies, — local,  state  and  national.  He  had  a varied  and  long  ex- 
perience in  country  practise  where  he  was  thrown  wholly'-  on  his  own- 
resources  in  many  difficult  cases.  This  training  has  -well  fitted  him 
to  meet  and  cope  successfully  with  the  most  severe  and  difficult  cases. 
In  the  practise  of  his  profession,  he  is  intensely'  practical,  and  in  his 
diagnoses,  never  rests  until  the  cause  of  the  disease  is  discovered.  He 
is  one  of  the  most  orderly  of  men.  In  the  language  of  a friend  of  his, 
and  a very  close  observer,  “Dr.  Allard  is  the  best  organized  man  I ever 
saw.  His  horse  and  buggy,  instruments,  all  physical  appliances,  books 
and  papers,  are  exactly  where  they'  should  be,  ready  for  instant  use." 
In  his  mental  characteristics  he  is  the  same.  He  is  an  extensive  and 
careful  reader,  a close  student  of  the  literature  of  his  profession,  and 
such  is  his  system,  that  information  gained  is  always  ready  for  imme- 
diate use.  and  the  greater  the  emergency,  the  more  available  are  his 
resources.  The  Doctor  is  a most  genial  and  companionable  man, 
one  of  those  sunny,  magnetic  dispositions  whose  very  presence  is  bet- 
ter than  stimulants. 

David  Barnes  Cotton 

was  born  at  Marietta,  Washington  County,  Ohio,  April  5,  1834. 
He  was  the  youngest  son  of  the  late  Dr.  John  Cotton,  who  graduated 
in  the  scientific  and  medical  departments  of  Harvard  College  in  1814, 
and  in  1813.  moved  to  Marietta,  Ohio,  where  he  practiced  his  pro- 
fession until  his  death.  He  was  a lineal  descendant  of  the  celebrated 


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Rev.  John  Cotton,  the  first  minister  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  who 
came  from  Boston,  England,  in  1^33.  The  distinguished  Cotton 
Mather  was  his  grandson.  Our  subject  has  two  brothers  who  are 
physicians,  and  his  two  sisters  are  wives  of  physicians.  He  was  ed- 
ucated at  Marietta  College,  where  he  graduated  in  the  Class  of  1853. 
He  studied  medicine  at  the  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia, 
in  1853  to  1856.  In  May,  1856,  he  commenced  the  practice  of 
medicine  in  Lyons,  Clinton  County,  Iowa,  where  he  remained  one 
year.  On  May  11,  1857,  he  settled  in  Portsmouth,  where  he  has  ever 
since  resided.  At  first  he  was  associated  in  business  with  the  late 
Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead.  He  was  one  of  the  society  young  men  of 
Portsmouth  from  1857  to  1861.  On  November  21,  1861,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Mary  C.  Slocomb,  of  Marietta,  Ohio.  Soon  after  his  mar- 
riage he  removed  to  the  northwest  corner  of  Third  and  Court  streets, 
where  he  has  resided  ever  since.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  medicine  continuously  from  that  time  until  the  present,  and  he  has 
been  most  successful.  No  one  stood  higher  as  a physician  than  he, 
and  he  stood  at  the  head  of  his  profession  in  Portsmouth,  until  sick- 
ness compelled  his  retirement.  He  has  enjoyed  much  distinction  in 
his  profession.  He  is  a member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Med- 
icine, the  American  Medical  Association,  the  Ohio  State  Medical 
Society,  the  Hempstead  Memorial  Academy  of  Medicine,  and  is  an 
honorary  member  of  the  California  State  Medical  Society,  tie  was  a 
delegate  to  the  American  Medical  Association  which  met  in  Louisville, 
Kentucky,  in  1859,  also  to  the  meeting  in  San  Francisco,  California. 
In  all  his  life  Dr.  Cotton  has  lived  out  the  habits  and  manner  of  thought 
of  his  Puritan  ancestors.  He  is  of  the  highest  integrity  in  business, 
in  his  church  and  in  his  profession.  Unlike  his  distinguished  father, 
he  never  had  any  taste  for  politics  and  kept  out  of  it.  He  has  had  six 
children,  one  son  and  five  daughters.  He  lost  his  oldest  daughter, 
Nellie,  at  the  age  of  thirteen  months,  and  his  son  John,  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  months.  His  surviving  children  are:  Miss  Grace  Gaylord, 
Dr.  Mary  Hannah,  of  New  York ; Mrs.  Kate  Bullard  Sparks,  wife 
of  Prof.  Edwin  Sparks,  Ph.  D.,  of  Chicago;  Ethel  Hamilton,  wife 
of  William  H.  Schwartz.  Dr.  Cotton  has  stood  at  the  head  of  his 
profession  in  Portsmouth  for  many  vears.  At  all  times  and  in  all 
places  he  is  a gentleman  of  the  most  refined  manners.  If  he  ever 
had  any  fault  professionally,  it  was  because  he  had  too  much  sympa- 
thy for  his  patients. 

Frank  Mott  Edwards. 

One  of  the  bright  young  physicians  of  Portsmouth,  was  born 
October  23,  1863,  at  South  Point  in  Lawrence  County,  Ohio,  the  son 
of  Elisha  T.  Edwards  and  Mary  Hastings,  his  wife.  He  has  a 
brother  and  sister  residing  in  Portsmouth  and  a brother  at  Athens, 
Ohio.  His  grandfather,  Leonard  Edwards  was  a native  of  North 
Carolina  and  emigrated  from  there  to  Lawrence  County.  The  fam- 


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ily  located  in  North  Carolina  from  Wales  before  the  Revolution  and 
our  subject's  great-great-granclfather,  William  Edwards,  was  a sol- 
dier in  the  Revolutionary  War  from  Virginia.  His  father  served  in 
the  Civil  War  in  the  ioth  Kentucky  Infantry  and  as  First  Lieuten- 
ant of  Co.  A.  173  O.  V.  I. 

Our  subject  attended  the  Indiana  State  Normal  School  at  Val- 
paraiso, Ind.  in  1888  and  1889.  He  took  a Commercial  and  Scien- 
tific course  there.  In  1892  he  took  up  the  study  of  Medicine  and  took 
a three  years  course  at  Miami  Medical  College,  graduating  in  1895. 
He  practiced  medicine  in  lronton  for  five  months  following  his  grad- 
uation. He  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  July  18,  1895,  and  has 
been  in  general  practice  ever  since.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Alberta 
M.  Ainsworth  of  Ironton,  Ohio,  on  June  30,  1897.  He  was  appoint- 
ed Coroner  in  1899,  to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  Dr.  Davidson.  He 
was  elected  to  that  office  in  1900  and  is  now  a candidate  for  re-elec- 
tion. 

'William  Clyde  Ellis 

was  born  in  Bentonville,  in  Adams  County,  Ohio,  January  10,  1875. 
His  father  was  John  Ellis,  and  his  mother  Keziah  Duncan,  daughter 
of  Abraham  Duncan.  Our  subject  was  the  oldest  of  nine  children. 
He  belongs  to  the  well  known  Ellis  family  of  Adams  and  Brown 
Counties.  He  attended  school  at  Bentonville,  and  Manchester  and 
W est  Union  till  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  Fie  began  the  study 
of  medicine  with  Dr.  O.  T.  Sproull,  of  Bentonville,  and  attended  the 
Medical  College  of  Ohio  from  1895  to  1899.  He  graduated  May 
2,  1899.  He  located,  at  once,  at  Sardinia  in  Brown  County  and  while 
there  was  the  local  Surgeon  for  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Railway 
Company.  On  July  7,  1902,  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and 
associated  himself  in  the  practice  of  medicine  with  Dr.  E.  M.  Foster, 
at  Ninth  and  Offnere  streets.  On  March  10,  1900,  he  was  married 
to  Bernice  Martin,  daughter  of  Edward  Martin,  of  Ripley,  Ohio. 
They  have  one  child,  Helen.  He  is  a Democrat  in  politics,  a Mason, 
an  Odd  Fellow,  and  a Modern  Woodman. 

James  "William  FitcH 

was  born  at  Ashland,  Kentucky,  October  12,  1865.  His  father  was 
George  Fitch,  a farmer  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Martin,  a daughter  of  John  Peebles  Martin.  Young  Fitch  attended 
school  at  Greenup,  Kentucky,  till  he  was  twenty-two  years  of  age. 
He  then  taught  school  in  Kentucky,  for  a period  of  five  years  and  in 
the  meantime  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  H.  H.  Warnock,  of  Green- 
upsburg.  He  attended  the  School  of  Medicine  at  Louisville,  Ken- 
tucky, and  graduated  in  1893.  He  located  at  Wurtland,  Kentucky, 
four  miles  above  Greenupsburg.  In  1894,  he  removed  to  Russell, 
Kentucky,  and  remained  there  until  October  3,  1901,  when  he  located 
at  16  West  Ninth  street  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  was  married 


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October  18,  1893,  to  Ellen  D.  McCarty,  of  Lucasville,  Ohio,  daughter 
of  Samuel  McCarty.  He  has  two  children,  Clyde  Marion  and  Ruth. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Bigelow  Methodist  Church,  a Republican,  a 
Knight  of  Pythias,  and  a Knight  of  the  Golden  Eagle.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Pension  Examining  Board  of  Greenup,  Kentucky, 
from  1897  until  his  location  in  Portsmouth.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Hempstead  Academy  of  Medicine  and  Examiner  of  the  Mutal  Life 
Insurance  Company  of  New  York. 

Dr.  Fitch  is  a man  of  exceptionally  good  habits  and  an  exem- 
plary. He  is  at  all  times  careful,  accurate  and  painstaking  in  his 
work.  As  a member  of  the  Pension  Examining  Board,  his  highest 
aim  has  been  to  do  justice  to  the  soldier  and  to  the  Government. 
Professionally  Dr.  Fitch  is  above  reproach. 

EzeKiel  Marion  Foster 

was  born  at  Manchester,  Adams  County,  Ohio,  December  7,  1868, 
the  son  of  Ezekiel  and  Martha  A.  (Copple)  Foster.  His  grand- 
father, Samuel  Foster,  was  a soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  His  grand- 
father, Henry  Copple,  was  a soldier  under  General  Scott,  in  the  Mex- 
ican War.  His  boyhood  and  youth  were  spent  on  a farm  in  Adams 
County.  He  attended  the  district  school  and  received  a common 
school  education.  He  commenced  teaching  school  in  1886  and  con- 
tinued two  years.  He  attended  the  North  Liberty  Normal  in  the 
summer  of  1886,  and  the  National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon, 
Ohio,  in  1887.  In  1888. die  read  medicine  with  Doctor  J.  W.  Guth- 
rie of  Manchester,  Ohio.  He  attended  the  Kentucky  School  of  Med- 
icine during  the  summer  of  1890,  and  the  Louisville  Medical  College 
during  the  winter,  and  in  the  summer  of  1891,  the  Kentucky  School 
of  Medicine  again,  and  the  Louisville  Medical  College  the  next  win- 
ter. In  the  Kentucky  School  of  Medicine,  he  took  the  regent’s 
medal  or  second  honor  for  the  first  year  class.  The  second  year  in 
the  Kentucky  School  of  Medicine,  he  took  the  gold  medal  for  best 
examination  in  Anatomy.  In  the  Louisville  Medical  College,  he 
took  special  prizes  for  the  best  examination  in  surgery,  and  grad- 
uated March  3,  1892,  taking  first  honors  in  a class  of  one  hundred. 
He  commenced  the  practice  of  medicine  in  1892,  at  Manchester,  Ohio. 
He  remained  there  three  years  and  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  May 
28,  1895,  an^  has  practised  medicine  there  ever  since.  He  is  a Re- 
publican and  a member  of  the  Sixth  Street  M.  E.  Church.  He  was 
married  to  Clara  Grimes,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Mary  (Perry) 
Grimes  of  Manchester,  Ohio,  October  4,  1892.  His  wife  is  a de- 
scendant of  Commodore  Oliver  Hazard  Perry.  The  Perrys  were 
of  Irish  descent,  but  came  from  London  to  this  country  and  located 
at  Maysville,  Kentucky.  Our  subject  has  one  child.  Jennie,  age 
nine.  The  Doctor  is  one  of  the  most  active  and  energetic  members  of 
his  profession.  He  has  high  ideas  as  a physician  and  a citizen  and  he 


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lives  up  to  them.  In  his  profession  he  is  a great  student  and  his 
devotion  and  application  to  his  chosen  work  is  remarkable.  This 
has  brought  him  deserved  success  and  obtained  for  him  the  confidence 
of  the  community. 

Margaret  Fulton 

is  one  of  the  practising  physicians  of  Portsmouth  of  the  Regular 
School.  She  studied  medicine  at  the  Laura  Memorial  College  at 
Cincinnatai  for  four  years,  and  graduated  in  April,  1900.  She  was 
a resident  physician  at  the  Presbyterian  Hospital  in  Cincinnati  for 
twelve  months.  After  her  graduation  she  located  in  Portsmouth, 
in  July,  1901,  for  the  practice  of  medicine,  and  has  her  office  at  the 
family  residence,  No.  192,  East  Second  sctreet.  Miss  Fulton  has, 
in  the  short  period  she  has  practised  her  profession,  shown  great 
proficiency  in  her  work  and  a natural  aptitude  for  it. 

Lorin  Hall, 

the  youngest  son  of  William  Hall  and  Margaret  (Kinney) Hall,  was 
born  August  23,  1854,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Portsmouth  till  he  was  fifteen ; then  his  father  died  and 
his  brother  Wyllys  became  his  guardian  and  they  removed  to  Piqua, 
Ohio.  He  attended  the  public  schools  there  until  he  was  nineteen, 
and  then  entered  Kenyon  College  from  which  he  graduated  in  four 
years  with  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  then  attended  the  Med- 
ical School  of  the  University  of  Michigan  for  two  years.  He  took 
his  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  later  at  Bellevue  Hospital  Med- 
ical College  of  New  York  City,  in  1880,  being  twenty-six  years  of 
age.  He  then  spent  six  months  abroad  visiting  the  medical  centers 
in  the  various  cities  of  the  continent.  When  he  returned,  he  was  ap- 
pointed Assistant  to  the  Professor  of  Diseases  of  Women  and  Chil- 
dren in  the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Michigan. 
This  position  he  held  for  three  years.  He  then  went  to  Salt  Lake 
City,  LTtah,  to  engage  in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  During  the 
nine  years  of  residence  there,  he  with  an  associate  had  charge  of  St. 
Mark’s  Hospital.  When  the  Gentiles  got  hold  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
he  was  appointed  hv  the  City  Council  to  the  Commissionership  of  the 
Board  of  Health,  which  existed  only  in  name.  Lie  wrote  an  ordin- 
ance comprising  a working  scheme  for  such  a department  which  was 
passed  by  the  city,  and  held  this  position  for  three  years  or  until  a 
change  of  politics  in  the  city’s  administration.  He  returned  to  Ports- 
mouth, in  1896,  and  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine 
ever  since.  He  is  a Republican  and  an  Episcopalian.  He  has  also 
a degree  ad  eundcm  of  Master  of  Arts  from  Kenyon  College. 

He  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mary  H.  Daniels,  daughter  of 
Thomas  L.  Daniels,,  of  Piqua,  Ohio,  September  21,  1886.  They  have 
two  children:  Margaret  Kate,  born  August  28,  1887;  and  Thomas 
L.  D.  Hall.  Both  were  born  at  Salt  Lake  City,  LTtah.  Doctor  Hall 


S.  S.  H AIvDERMAN,  M.  D. 


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stands  as  high  in  his  profession,  as  any  one  in  it.  He  has  been  re- 
markably successful  in  his  practice. 

Stephen  Simpson  Halderman 

was  born  in  Ross  County,  Ohio,  on  January  31,  1852.  His  father. 
Rev.  John  J.  Halderman,  was  a native  of  Beaver  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania.  His  grandfather,  Daniel  Halderman,  was  a native  of  Ger- 
many. His  mother,  Isabelle  Ivinnison,  was  a native  of  Greenbrier 
County,  Va.  Her  father  was  an  Englishman  by  birth. 

Our  subject  was  educated  in  the  common  schools.  He  began 
the  study  of  medicine  in  November,  1872,  and  graduated  from  the 
Medical  College  of  Ohio  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  March  1,  1875. 

He  was  married  to  Anna  Katherine  Gorath,  August  26,  1873, 
and  located  in  Sciotoville,  Feburary  18,  1876.  He  practiced  medi- 
cine there  14  years.  He  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  on  the  south- 
east corner  of  Ninth  and  Gay  streets  on  January  1,  1890,  and  has 
practiced  medicine  since  that  date.  He  is  a member  of  the  Hemp- 
stead Memorial  Academy  of  Medicine.  The  American  Medical  As- 
sociation, The  Ohio  State  Medical  Society  and  The  National  Asso- 
ciation of  Railway  Surgeons.  He  was  appointed  a member  of  the 
United  States  Board  of  Pension  Examining  Surgeons  in  July,  1885, 
and  served  until  July,  1889.  He  was  again  appointed  on  that  Board 
in  1893,  and  served  until  1897.  He  was  surgeon  for  the  Cincinnati, 
Portsmouth  & Virginia  Railway  Company  from  1890  to  1902.  He 
was  appointed  Surgeon  on  the  Norfolk  & Western  Railway  in  April, 
1895,  which  position  he  now  holds.  He  was  one  of  the  charter 
incorporators  of  the  Central  Savings  Bank  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

In  politics,  he  is  a Democrat,  but  in  1896,  he  supported  the  Gold- 
Democratic  ticket,  and  is  a believer  in  sound  money.  He  is  a com- 
municant of  All  Saints  Church  and  has  been  a Vestryman  for  the  past 
ten  years.  His  children  are:  Ruhama.  the  wife  of  Eugene  G.  Ander- 
son: Henri  G.,  a Doctor  of  Medicine  and  a graduate  of  the  Medical 
College  of  Ohio,  in  1901  ; Laura  and  Katherine,  daughters  at  home. 
He  is  a Knight  Templar  Mason. 

“By  dint  of  hard  and  honest  work,  continued  an  incessant  ap- 
plication and  the  improvement  of  every  and  all  opportunities,  Dr. 
Halderman  has  placed  himself  in  the  fore  front  of  his  calling.  He  is 
a hard,  earnest  worker  in  his  home,  state  and  national  Medical  So- 
cieties. His  idea  is  that  what  is  good  for  the  individual  is  good  for 
the  whole  profession,  and  that  one  can  accomplish  more  for  himself 
and  for  the  people  by  working  together  in  harmony  with  his  brothers. 
While  he  is  in  the  broadest  sense,  a general  practitioner,  he  likes  best 
and  succeeds  well  in  that  part  called  surgery,  for  which  his  tastes, 
inclinations  and  mechanical  ability  fit  him.  He  is  an  ardent  worker 
in  his  church,  and  aids  in  every  way  in  his  power  the  advancement 
and  betterment  of  his  city  and  its  people  intellectually,  physically  and 


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morally.  In  politics,  he  is  active  and  aggressive.  In  his  stay  in 
Portsmouth,  he  has  taken  front  rank  in  his  profession,  and  as  a citi- 
zen and  business  man,  he  is  second  to  none.” 

Joel  Dudley  HendricKson 

was  born  in  1865,  at  Tolesboro,  Lewis  County,  Kentucky.  His 
father  was  Daniel  Hendrickson  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was 
Elizabeth  Rummans.  She  was  a descendant  of  Daniel  Boone.  His 
great-grandfather,  O.  K.  Hendrickson,  was  a Hollander  and  was  a 
First  Lieutenant  in  the  Continental  Army,  Revolutionary  war. 
Daniel  Hendrickson,  his  father,  was  First  Lieutenant  in  the  45th 
Kentucky  Infantry  and  was  promoted  to  Captain.  He  lost  his  life 
in  the  Civil  war  and  is  supposed  to  have  been  drowned  in  Red  River, 
Louisiana.  Our  subject’s  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  at  Toles- 
boro, Kentucky.  At  the  age  of  twelve,  he  commenced  working  in 
a grocery  store  for  F.  M.  Carr.  Lie  studied  at  home  and  saved  his 
money.  At  the  age  of  fourteen,  he  took  a course  at  Lebanon  which 
prepared  him  to  teach  school.  He  taught  in  winter  and  went  to 
school  at  Lebanon  in  summer  until  he  graduated  in  the  scientific 
course.  He  then  commenced  studying  medicine  under  Doctor  W. 
H.  Campbell  of  Vanceburg,  Kentucky.  He  graduated  at  the  Ken- 
tucky school  of  Medicine  at  Louisville,  in  June,  1894.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Jefferson,  Indiana,  February  12,  1893,  to  Mattie  Clark  Bane. 
They  have  three  children : Lizzie  Leoto,  Henry  Fulton,  and  Cather- 
ine Gertrude.  He  came  to  Ohio  in  September,  1895,  and  commenc- 
ed practice  at  Friendship,  where  he  continued  until  the  spring  of 
1899.  He  then  removed  to  Portsmouth  and  practised  for  two  years, 
in  partnership  with  Doctor  S.  B.  McKerrihan.  He  graduated  from 
the  Illinois  School  of  Electro-Therapeutics,  August,  1901.  He  now 
conducts  the  Portsmouth  Electrical  Sanitarium  on  the  corner  of  Mar- 
ket and  Front  streets.  He  has  always  been  a strong  Republican;  in 
his  religious  belief  he  is  a Protestant.  Doctor  Hendrickson  is 
bright,  witty  and  vivacious.  He  is  among  the  first  in  his  profes- 
sion. Socially  he  is  a general  favorite.  He  is  a genuine  ‘‘Ken- 
tucky gentleman.” 

Peter  James  Kline 

was  born  in  Ross  County,  Ohio,  July  4,  1840,  the  son  of  Colonel 
Henry  L.  Kline  and  his  wife,  Mary  E.  McCreary,  a granddaughter 
of  General  James  H.  Menary.  He  attended  the  district  schools  of 
his  native  home  until  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age.  He  then  en- 
tered Salem  Academy  where  he  pursued  his  studies  until  1862.  He 
enlisted  August  7,  1862,  in  Company  I,  81st  O.  V.  i.  for  three  years. 
He  was  made  Corporal  June  27,  1864,  and  was  appointed  Ser- 
geant, November  10,  1864,  and  mustered  out  with  the  company,  July 
13,  1865.  Lie  was  in  all  the  battles  his  regiment  was  in  during  the 
war,  and  was  always  ready  for  rations  or  duty.  Lie  was  on  the 


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march  to  the  sea  and  thereafter  to  Washington.  He  marched  1,100 
miles  on  foot  and  never  missed  a duty.  On  his  return  from  the  ar- 
my, he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine,  under  Doctor  Samuel  C.  Ham- 
ilton and  attended  the  Miami  Medical  College  at  Cincinnati,  and 
was  graduated  March  i,  1871.  He  then  opened  an  office  in  South 
Salem.  In  1873  he  matriculated  in  the  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical 
College,  of  New  York,  where  he  graduated  in  1874.  He  located  in 
Portsmouth  April  23,  1874.  He  was  Treasurer  of  the  Hempstead 
Academy  of  Medicine  in  1881,  and  was  its  President  in  1883.  He 
was  Pension  Examiner  under  President  Hayes  and  under  President 
Harrison  and  was  re-appointed  under  President  McKinley  in  June, 
1897,  and  is  still  serving  in  that  position.  He  was  a member  of  the 
City  Board  of  Education  for  six  years,  between  1886  and  1895.  On 
April  19,  1878,  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Board  of  Health 
and  served  for  four  years.  He  is  a leading  member  of  Bailey  Post, 
No.  164,  G.  A.  R.,  of  which  he  has  served  as  Commander.  He  is 
also  a member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church.  March  2,  1871,  he 
was  married  to  Elida  E.  Pricer,  daughter  of  David  IT.  Pricer  and 
Amanda  Wilson  Pricer.  They  have  two  children : Lena,  the  wife 
of  Edward  S.  Reed,  a member  of  the  wholesale  dry  goods  firm  of 
Reed,  Jordan  & Company,  of  Portsmouth ; and  Charles  Flint,  a 
medical  student  at  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  College,  New  York. 

As  a physician,  Doctor  Kline  has  the  confidence  of  all  his  medi- 
cal brethren  and  of  the  public  generally.  He  stands  easily  at  the 
head  of  his  profession.  It  would  not  be  too  much  to  say  that  he  is 
the  most  popular  physician  and  man  in  Portsmouth.  Everyone 
likes  him.  He  can  always  be  found  at  the  front  in  every  project  for 
the  public  good.  Pie  possesses  a wonderful  store  of  human  sympa- 
thy, and  is  constantly  expressing  it.  Make  up  a full  catalogue  of  all 
the  civic  and  domestic  virtues,  and  he  possesses  them  all.  But  Doc- 
tor Kline  is  mortal,  like  the  rest  of  us.  He  has  some  weaknesses 
and,  in  justice  to  our  readers,  we  propose  to  tell  one  of  them.  Doctor 
Kline  can  be  induced  to  do  almost  anything  for  an  old  comrade  of  the 
Civil  War.  He  has  reason  to  be  proud  of  bis  own  record  in  that 
war;  but  just  let  an  old  soldier  ask  him  anything  and  the  Doctor  will 
do  it  at  once.  He  can  be  imposed  on  in  this  way  easier  than  any 
other. 

The  Doctor  is  a pleasant,  easy  and  entertaining  public  speak- 
er. He  is  on  good  terms  with  his  audience  at  all  times,  and  can  al- 
ways touch  a popular  chord,  but  on  the  occasion  of  Soldiers’  Reun- 
ions he  is  unexcelled.  He  is  always  at  home  at  a Soldiers’  Reunion. 
He  never  misses  one  in  fifty  miles  of  his  residence  and  one  is  seldom 
held  without  his  being  invited.  A camp-fire  fires  bis  heart  at  once, 
and  on  these  occasions,  while  he  is  speaking,  he  is  again  the  young 
soldier  of  1861  and  1865.  He  has  never  forgotten  the  enthusiasm  of 
his  youth,  and  he  can  bring  some  of  it  back  to  bis  old  comrades.  He 


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has  an  inexhaustible  fund  of  war  reminiscences  and  is  constantly 
adding  to  his  store.  He  has  forgotten  nothing  of  his  army  life,  and 
can  tell  of  it  so  that  his  hearers  feel  that  they  were  eye  witnesses. 
There  is  nothing  so  interesting  as  an  older  person  who  can  recall 
his  youth,  in  such  a way  as  to  make  his  hearers  feel  the  fire  of  it. 
While  the  Doctor  is  on  the  shady  side  of  sixty,  when  he  talks  to 
the  soldiers,  he  forgets  the  chasm  of  years  between  him  and  his 
youth,  and  causes  his  hearers  to  forget  them  too.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  the  Doctor  will  hold  the  spirit  of  his  youth  as  long  as  he  lives 
and  as  to  that,  his  friends  wish  he  may  rival  Methuselah. 

William  Dever  MicKlethwait 

was  born  November  2,  1875,  in  Clay  Township,  Scioto  County. 
Ohio.  His  parents  were  William  R.  Micklethwait  and  Abigail  Dev- 
er, his  wife.  He  received  his  early  education  in  the  Portsmouth  pub- 
lic schools  and  was  graduated  from  the  High  School  in  the  class  of 
1895.  He  attended  the  Ohio  State  University  at  Columbus,  Ohio, 
for  two  years  and  studied  pharmacy.  He  took  the  medical  course 
and  received  the  degree  of  M.  D.  at  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio  at 
Cincinnati.  He  was  House  Physician  of  Ensworth  Deaconess  Hos- 
pital, at  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  from  1900  to  1901.  He  then  went 
to  Atchison,  Kansas,  and  went  into  general  practice  and  at  the  same 
time  took  charge  of  the  Doctor  Allaman  Company’s  private  hospital 
of  that  city.  He  was  appointed  district  medical  examiner  for  Court 
of  Honor,  Atchison  Lodge,  No.  786.  He  remained  there  until 
April,  1902,  when  he  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  bought  property 
on  the  southwest  corner  of  Offnere  and  Eleventh  streets  where  he  is 
located  and  practises  his  profession  in  all  its  branches.  He  is  a Re- 
publican and  a member  of  Sixth  Street  M.  E.  church. 

Doctor  Micklethwait  is  a young  man  of  learning  and  ability  and 
much  force  of  character.  He  inherits  the  good  qualities  of  both 
sides  of  the  house.  On  the  maternal  side  he  is  the  great-grandson  of 
Solomon  Dever.  His  grandfather,  William  Dever,  for  whom  he  is 
named,  has  a sketch  herein.  These  two  were  far  above  the  average 
in  natural  ability,  both  physical  and  mental.  Upon  the  father’s  side, 
his  ancestry  are  of  equally  rugged  stock,  his  grandfather  having  im- 
migrated from  England  in  the  early  part  of  the  last  century. 

From  both  parents  he  has  inherited  a strong  vigorous  constitu- 
tion, a clear  head,  honesty  and  uprightness,  a strong  will  and  that 
persistency  of  purpose  and  capacity  for  constant  application  and  work 
that  must  inevitably  carry  him  to  the  upper  walks  of  his  profession. 

Arthur  Rembrandt  Moore 

was  born  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  January  2,  1871.  His  boyhood 
was  spent  at  Portsmouth.  His  parents  were  Samuel  G.  and  Mary 
E.  (Bradford)  Moore.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  Ports- 


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mouth  and  graduated  from  the  High  School  in  1889.  He  read  medi- 
cine with  Dr.  P.  J.  Kline  during  vacations.  He  spent  one  year  at 
the  Miami  Medical  College  and  three  and  one-half  years  at  Belle- 
vue Medical  College,  New  York,  graduating  in  1892.  He  practised 
medicine  at  Haverhill  in  this  county  two  years  and  then  went  to 
Europe  for  further  medical  study.  He  spent  one  and  one-half  years 
in  the  Hospitals  of  Vienna  and  Berlin  and  returned  to  practice  medi- 
cine in  Portsmouth,  where  he  has  been  ever  since.  He  is  a Republi- 
can ; a member  of  the  Bigelow  Methodist  Episcopal  Church ; a mem- 
ber of  Hempstead  Academy,  and  of  the  Modern  Woodmen.  He 
married  Miss  Gertrude  LaCroix,  daughter  of  the  late  John  P.  La- 
Croix,  Professor  of  Languages  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University 
at  Delaware,  June  19,  1901.  She  is  a grand-daughter  of  Andrew 
LaCroix  one  of  the  French  emigrants  of  1790,  to  whom  was  as- 
signed lot  15  in  the  French  Grant. 

Dr.  Moore  is  well  read  in  his  profession  and  possesses  that  high- 
ly sympathetic  nature  so  advantageous  and  so  necessary  to  one  of 
his  profession.  He  is  a constant  student  and  is  an  enthusiast  in  his 
devotion  to  medicine  and  surgery.  He  is  always  ready  to  adopt 
new  methods  and  stands  for  the  greatest  research  and  advancement. 
He  has  deserved  the  confidence  of  the  community  and  has  it.  He  al- 
so possesses  to  the  highest  degree  the  confidence  of  his  professional 
brethren. 

Sample  Bell  McKerrihan 

was  born  October  22,  1848,  in  Green  County,  Pennsylvania. 

His  father  was  Joseph  McKerrihan  a native  of  Ireland,  and  his 
mother’s  maiden  name  was  Eliza  Jane  Parker.  He  spent  his  boy- 
hood , in  W ashington,  Green  County,  Pennsylvania.  He  at- 
tended school  at  Waynesburg  College,  Waynesburg,  Pennsylvania. 
He  took  the  Classical  Course  for  two  years  and  then  he  pursued  a 
Normal  course  at  Haneytown  Normal  School  for  eighteen  months. 
In  June,  1869,  he  began  teaching  school  and  taught  twenty-two 
months  in  Cameron,  Marshall  County,  West  Virginia.  At  that 
place  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  under  Dr.  S.  B.  Steiger  and 
studied  with  him  for  four  years.  He  attended  the  Ohio  Medical 
College  at  Cincinnati  from  September  1,  1873  until  1877;  and  grad- 
uated from  that  institution  in  March,  1877.  From  1874  to  1879, 
he  practised  his  profession  at  Pleasant  Valley,  Marshall  County,  West 
Virginia.  In  March,  1879,  he  removed  to  Moundville,  West  Virginia 
and  practised  medicine  until  November,  1883.  At  that  time  he  took 
a post  graduate  course  at  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio,  and  attended 
the  hospital.  Lie  there  met  Dr.  Cyi'us  M.  Finch,  as  he  was  going 
to  Columbus  to  take  charge  of  the  Central  Insane  Asylum.  Dr.  Mc- 
Kerrihan came  to  Portsmouth  May  30,  1884,  and  has  been  here  ever 
since.  He  was  U.  S.  Pension  Examining  Surgeon  for  the  County 
from  July,  1885  to  1889;  and  again  from  September,  1893  to  July, 


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[897.  He  has  always  been  a Democrat.  He  was  married  October 
3,  1877,  to  Florence  H.  Crow  of  Marshall  County,  West  Virginia, 
and  has  five  children : Minta,  Mabel,  Russell,  Pearl  and  Howard. 

Milton  .Smith  Pixley 

was  born  June  2,  1842,  near  Wheelersburg,  Scioto  County,  Ohio. 
His  father  was  Seymour  Pixley.  His  mother  was  Elizabeth,  widow 
of  Nathan  Orm,  whose  maiden  name  was  Hayward.  He  was  rear- 
ed at  Wheelersburg  and  attended  school  there.  In  1859  and  i860, 
he  was  in  the  sophomore  class  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  University.  Doc- 
tor Pixley  began  the  study  of  medicine  in  the  fall  of  1861  with  Doc- 
tor Joseph  Corson,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  attended  the  Medical 
College  of  Ohio,  at  Cincinnati,  in  1861  and  1862.  He  read  medi- 
cine in  the  spring  and  summer  of  1862,  anti  up  to  August  18,  1863, 
when  he  entered  the  91st  O.  V.  I.  as  Hospital  Steward  and  served 
till  July  24,  1865.  On  returning  from  the  army,  he  practised  in 
Rome,  Adams  County,  in  the  fall  of  1865.  During  the  winter  of 
1865  and  1866  he  attended  the  Miami  Medical  College  and  graduated 
in  1866.  He  located  in  Catlettsburg,  Kentucky,  to  practice  medicine 
and  remained  there  one  year.  In  August,  1867,  he  located  in  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  and  has  been  there  ever  since.  He  has  been  City  Phy- 
sician, a member  of  the  Council,  and  a member  of  the  School  Board 
of  Portsmouth.  He  is  a communicant  of  All  Saints  Church  and  has 
been  a Vestryman  and  a Junior  Warden  and  is  such  now.  Pie  is  a 
member  of  the  Hempstead  Academy  of  Medicine,  and  was  Secretary 
of  the  Scioto  County  Medical  Society  during  its  existence.  Doctor 
Pixley  was  married,  June  30,  1875,  to  Miss  R.  Alice  Gilruth, 
daughter  of  William  Gilruth  of  Haverhill,  Ohio,  and  has  had  five 
children.  Earl  Gilruth,  the  oldest  son,  born  June  29,  1876,  was  kill- 
ed November  18,  1901,  at  Elizabeth,  New  Jersey  in  a railroad  acci- 
dent ; Charles  Austin  was  born  in  1 877  and  died  at  the  age  of  four 
years.  His  daughters  are  Bessie  and  Marie;  and  he  has  a son. 
William,  aged  thirteen,  Ij)octor  Pixley  is  a Republican  and  is  con- 
servative in  all  his  views.  He  was  Secretary  of  the  Hempstead  Me- 
morial Academy  of  Medicine  in  1886.  On  February  7,  1877,  he  locat- 
ed on  Ninth  street  where  he  has  since  resided.  In  1876,  he  and  John 
T.  Miller  secured  the  passage  of  a resolution  in  Council  to  buy  ten 
pairs  of  English  sparrows  at  $3.00  per  pair.  In  1886,  the  city  had 
sparrows  to  sell.  These  birds  have  become  a nuisance.  This  action 
of  Dr.  Pixley  as  to  English  Sparrows  is  the  only  blemish  on  his 
record.  It  only  shows  that  a good  physician  should  not  go  outside 
of  his  profession. 

Joseph  Spangler  Rardin 

was  born  in  Bern  Township,  Athens  County,  Ohio,  December  25, 
1862.  His  father  Levi  Rardin  owned  a large  farm  adjoining  that 
of  William  Rardin,  grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Wil- 


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Ham  Rardin  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  in  that  locality  in  1822,  his 
nearest  neighbor  being  three  miles  distant,  at  the  present  town  of 
Bartlett  in  Washington  County.  His  great-grandfather,  Henry 
Rardin,  came  down  the  Ohio  river  from  Georgetown,  Pennsylvania, 
in  1807.  His  great-great-grandfather,  Dennis  Rardin,  emigrated  to 
central  Pennsylvania  about  1750  from  Dublin,  Ireland,  in  company 
with,  at  least,  one  brother,  John.  They  were  Protestants  and  both 
left  large  families  which  drifted  throughout  the  United  States.  The 
records  of  Westmoreland  County  show  that  Dennis  Rardin  died  in 
1789,  and  that  his  son  Henry  settled  the  estate  prior  to  his  moving 
down  the  Ohio  into  the  then  great  Northwest  Territory.  He  land- 
ed at  Marietta,  Ohio,  afterwards  moving  into  Washington  County, 
where  he  died  October  17,  1856,  at  the  age  of  ninety-nine  years. 
William  Rardin,  grandfather,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  April  29, 
1797,  and  married  Elizabeth  Andres  about  1816.  They  began 
housekeeping  near  Bartlett  in  Bern  Township,  soon  after  their  mar- 
riage, where  he  died  December  11,  1876.  Levi  Rardin,  the  father, 
was  born  in  Bern  Township,  Athens  County,  Ohio,  January  12,  1823. 
He  died  011  the  farm  adjoining  that  of  his  birth  October  4,  1867, 
from  an  attack  of  acute  dysentery. 

Doctor  Rardin’s  mother  was  Miss  Fanny  Lorilla  Selby,  daugh- 
ter of  Dyar  and  Tabitha  Selby.  She  was  born  near  Bartlett,  Wash- 
ington County,  Ohio,  November  9,  1826,  and  is  still  living  on  the 
old  home  farm  in  Bern  Township,  Athens  County,  with  her  son, 
Williard.  Her  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Calhoun.  Dyar  Selby 
and  his  wife  came  down  the  Ohio  about  1817,  landing  at  Marietta, 
later  settling  near  Bartlett,  Ohio.  Doctor  Rardin  has  two  brothers 
living.  Jared  J.  Rardin  a sketch  of  whom  is  found  elsewhere  in  this 
book  and  Williard  W.  who  owns  the  old  homestead  in  Athens  Coun- 
ty, where  he  lives  with  their  mother.  Two  sisters  and  one  brother 
are  dead.  Eunice  E.,  wife  of  J.  M.  Graham,  died  March  5,  1883, 
at  the  age  of  twenty-nine,  Elizabeth  Emmeline  died  October  17,  1867, 
at  the  age  of  ten  years,  Charles  C.  died  September  16,  1867,  at  the 
age  of  sixteen. 

Doctor  Rardin  spent  his  boyhood  until  he  arrived  at  the  age  of 
nineteen  on  the  farm,  and  attended  the  district  school  in  winter.  He 
was  an  apt  pupil  and  began  to  teach  at  the  age  of  sixteen.  At  that 
age,  he  entered  Bartlett  Academy  which  he  attended  at  intervals  be- 
tween teaching  and  farming  until  1882,  when  he  entered  the  Ohio 
State  University  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  Here  he  took  a thorough  course 
in  the  sciences  and  continued  his  teaching  in  the  public  schools  of 
Franklin  and  Madison  Counties  until  1887,  when  he  entered  Star- 
ling Medical  College,  from  which  he  graduated  with  honors  in  1890 
in  a class  of  thirty-seven.  He  located  at  once  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
and  began  his  profession,  where  he  has  continued  to  practice  and  now 
resides.  In  1895,  he  spent  several  months  in  the  Hospitals  of  New 


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York  City,  furthering  his  professional  attainments,  being  a matricu- 
lant of  the  Post  Graduate  Medical  School  and  Hospital.  For  some 
years  past  in  connection  with  his  growing  practice,  he  has  done  a 
large  amount  of  surgical  work  and  has  achieved  some  reputation  in 
that  line.  He  is  largely  interested  in  a private  hospital,  fitted  after 
modern  ideas,  where  certain  classes  of  medical  and  surgical  cases 
can  he  better  treated.  He  was  married  January,  1896,  to  Miss  Car- 
oline, Kehoe,  daughter  of  the  late  Charles  T.  and  Eliza  D.  Kehoe,  well 
known  residents  of  Portsmouth  for  many  years  past.  Two  chil- 
dren have  been  born  to  them,  Helen  Lansing  and  Charles  Sanford. 
The  latter  died  April  31,  1902.  They  have  a very  comfortable  home 
at  108  Gallia  avenue,  which  they  enjoy  very  much,  and  at  which 
place  the  Doctor  also  has  his  office.  Doctor  Rardin  belongs  strictly 
to  the  class  of  self  made  men.  By  toiling  away  patiently  without 
support,  except  his  own  efforts,  he  has  reached  his  present  enviable 
position  in  his  chosen  profession.  He  is  a Republican  by  politics 
and  was  brought  up  in  the  U.  B.  Church,  but  since  living  in  Ports- 
mouth, he  has  been  an  active  member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  Church. 

The  Doctor’s  sterling  qualities  as  a student  and  tireless  worker 
have  given  him  a standing  among  his  colleagues  second  to  none.  Hav- 
ing special  fondness  and  fitness  for  surgery  he  has  availed  himself  of 
the  training  of  some  of  our  most  noted  surgeons  in  the  great  medical 
centers  of  learning  and  brings  to  his  patients  the  advantages  of  this 
experience  and  training.  Like  all  ardent  medical  students  he  is  a 
faithful  attendant  on  his  local,  state  and  national  medical  societies, 
ready  to  give  and  receive  through  papers  and  discussion  that  medical 
discipline  that  can  be  obtained  in  no  other  way.  His  quiet  and  unos- 
tentatious but  earnest  life  among  his  home  people  has  given  him  a 
high  place  in  the  respect  and  affection  of  all  who  know  him,  both  as  a 
friend  and  as  a doctor. 

Abram  Goebel  Sellards 

was  born  March  16,  1838,  in  Greenup  County,  Kentucky.  His 
father  was  Andrew  J.  Sellards  and  his  mother  Mary  G.  Hartley, 
daughter  of  John  Hartley.  His  father  was  a farmer.  He  had  a 
common  school  and  academical  education.  He  began  teaching  school 
at  the  age  of  twenty-one  and  taught  for  two  years.  He  enlisted  in 
the  loth  Kentucky  Cavalry  on  September  15,  T862,  for  one  year, 
and  was  made  a Sergeant.  He  served  out  his  time  and  was  in  two 
engagements.  From  1863  t°  1865  he  was  Deputy  Clerk  of  Greenup 
County.  In  1863,  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  with  Doctor  A. 
M.  Alexander  of  Burkeville,  Kentucky.  He  attended  lectures  at 
Miami  Medical  College  and  graduated  there  in  1868,  and  began  the 
practice  of  medicine  at  Powellsville,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  in  the  spring 
of  t868,  and  remained  there  until  the  fall  of  1871,  when  he  went  to 
lefferson  Medical  College,  in  Philadelphia,  and  graduated  there  in  the 
spring  of  1872.  He  then  located  in  Greenup  Kentucky,  and  remained 


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there  till  1893,  when  he  removed  to  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  where  he 
has  resided  ever  since.  He  is  eminently  successful  in  his  profession. 
He  was  a Pension  Examining  Surgeon  in  Greenup  for  ten  years  and  in 
Portsmouth  for  four  years.  He  was  married  March  22,  1865,  to  Em- 
ma E.  Woodrow,  daughter  of  William  G.  Woodrow  of  Greenup  Coun- 
ty, Kentucky.  He  has  the  following  children : Howard,  now  a phy- 
sician in  Portsmouth ; Margaret ; Ernest  Moxley,  a physician  in  Ash- 
land, Kentucky,  and  William  S.,  a pharmacist.  He  has  been  a member 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  since  1873,  and  he  is  an  elder  in  the  Sec- 
ond Presbyterian  Church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  is  and  always 
has  been  a Republican. 

Gustavus  Adolphus  Stilzer 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  the  eldest  of  the  five  children, — 
four  sons  and  a daughter, — of  Gustav  W.  F.  Sulzer  and  Christiana 
L.  Sulzer,  nee  Sulzer.  and  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  January  11, 
1869.  His  father  was  born  in  Strassburg,  Germany,  in  1847,  anc^ 
emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1866,  locating  at  Philadelphia. 
His  mother  was  born  at  Bristol,  Pennsylvania,  of  German  parents, 
October  22,  1850,  and  was  united  in  marriage  to  Gustav  W.  F.  Sul- 
zer, in  March,  1868.  The  early  education  of  our  subject  was  ob- 
tained in  the  public  schools  of  Philadelphia,  in  the  grades  below  the 
High  School.  On  completion  of  the  last  grade  of  the  Grammar  de- 
partment, he  entered  the  Spring  Garden  Institute  (Polytechnic  Col- 
lege) with  a view  to  becoming  a mechanical  engineer.  He  was  grad- 
uated in  1886,  after  three  years  of  study,  with  the  highest  honors  and 
the  college  gold  medal.  He  then  took  up  the  study  of  practical  me- 
chanics at  the  Baldwin  Locomotive  Works  at  Philadelphia.  After  a 
few  months  he  was  offered  the  position  of  draughtsman  and  superin- 
tendent of  construction  by  the  Keystone  Engine  Works,  of  Philadel- 
phia. He  accepted  and  immediately  entered  upon  his  duties  but  af- 
ter a few  months  he  resigned  the  position  and  took  up  the  interests 
of  his  father,  who  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  plumbers’ 
supplies.  Here  be  served  in  numerous  capacities  until  1889.  From 
1884  until  1887  he  attended  special  lectures  on  technical  subjects  in 
the  various  institutions  of  the  city  devoted  to  scientific  study  and 
research  among  which  are,  Wagner  Institute,  the  Academy  of  Nat- 
ural Sciences  and  Franklin  Institute.  He  matriculated  in  the  Medi- 
cal Department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1889  and  was 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1892.  While  a student  he  was 
a member  of  the  Guiteras  Medical  Society.  After  graduation,  he 
took  up  the  study  of  the  eye,  ear,  nose  and  throat  at  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Hospital  and  shortly  entered  private  practice  in  general  med- 
icine, still  continuing  his  special  work.  He  became  Assistant,  by  ap- 
pointment, at  the  Eve  Clinic  of  the  Pennsylvania  Hospital  in  1893, 
and  served  till  j8q8,  with  an  intermission  of  six  months,  when  he 
was  appointed  resident  physician  and  instructor  in  Physical  Science 


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in  the  Williamson  Mechanical  School  in  Delaware  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania. After  returning  from  his  service  at  the  latter  institution,  he 
received  the  following  appointments:  Assistant  at  the  Wills  Eye 

Hospital,  Ophthalmologist  to  the  Charity  Hospital  and  Assistant  to 
the  Pennsylvania  Institution  for  the  Blind,  all,  institutions  situated 
in  Philadelphia.  In  1897,  he  began  to  concentrate  his  studies  to  the 
eye  with  the  intention  of  making  the  practise  of  ophthalmology  his 
life  work. 

Thoroughly  equipped  by  comprehensive  study  and  wide  exper- 
ience for  the  responsible  profession  he  chose  to  exercise,  he  came  to 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1898,  and  opened  an  office  in  the  Damarin 
Building.  He  has  since  removed  to  East  Second  street. 

He  was  elected  to  membership  in  the  American  Medical  Asso- 
ciation in  1899,  and  in  the  Hempstead  Memorial  Academy  of  Med- 
icine the  same  year.  He  was  the  delegate  of  the  latter  body  to  the 
annual  session  of  the  former  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  1899,  and  again 
the  following  year,  at  its  session  held  at  Atlantic  City,  New  Jersey. 
The  desire  of  the  Scioto  County  Board  of  Pension  Examining  Sur- 
geons for  a special  expert  examiner  for  the  eye,  ear,  nose  and  throat, 
led  to  the  appointment  of  Dr.  Sulzer  to  that  position,  in  May,  1900, 
by  the  Commissioner  of  Pensions. 

He  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mabel  Edna  Munshower,  daughter 
of  Nathan  and  Jeanette  (Hopkins)  Munshower  of  Columbus,  Ohio. 
June  4,  1900.  They  have  one  child,  a daughter,  Christine  Jeanette, 
horn  April  15,  190T. 

Dr.  Sulzer  is  a believer  in  the  principles  and  doctrines  of  the  Re- 
publican party,  but  devotes  his  time  exclusively  to  his  practice. 

Although  but  recently  a citizen  of  Portsmouth,  Dr.  Sulzer  has 
nevertheless  attained  an  enviable  position  for  strict  integrity  and  hon- 
est endeavor.  His  work  among  his  patients  is  most  painstaking  and 
thorough.  No  minute  detail  is  omitted  nor  is  any  part  of  the  work 
overlooked  that  would  in  any  way  contribute  to  the  success  of  the 
undertaking  or  the  benefit  of  his  patient.  Having  had  a most  liberal 
and  extensive  training  in  the  great  medical  school  of  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  he  is  well  qualified  for  his  position.  His  social 
relations  are  of  the  most  pleasing  character  and  his  intercourse  with 
his  fellow  practitioners  is  frank,  cordial  and  courteous,  which  with 
his  eminent  success  has  well  earned  for  him  the  confidence  of  all  his 
professional  colleagues. 

Frank  Lauman  Watkins 

was  born  June  28,  1879,  at  Clifford,  Ohio,  the  son  of  George  H. 
Watkins  and  Lillie  I.  Glaze,  his  wife.  His  mother  was  the  daughter 
of  Jonathan  Glaze,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  His 
grandfather  Watkins,  was  a soldier  in  the  Civil  War.  He  died  and 
was  buried  at  Alexandria,  Virginia.  Our  subject’s  boyhood  and 


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youth  were  spent  at  Clifford  until  he  was  six  year  of  age,  when  his 
father  removed  to  Wakefield,  Pike  County,  where  he  attended  the 
common  schools  and  graduated  from  his  Township  High  School  in 
1 89s - He  taught  school  one  year  in  Pike  County.  He  took  up  the 
study  of  medicine  with  Doctor  O.  C.  Andre  of  Waverly.  He  enter- 
ed the  Ohio  Medical  University  at  Columbus  in  September,  1897,  and 
was  graduated  in  April,  1901.  The  last  year  of  his  course  he  served 
in  the  Protestant  Hospital  in  Columbus.  He  located  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  in  June,  1901,  and  has  his  office  at  169  East  Ninth  street.  He 
was  married  December  27,  1901,  to  Miss  Dolly  Dutton,  daughter  of 
Rasselas  and  Mary  (Walton)  Dutton  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  is  a 
Republican  in  his  political  views.  He  is  a Mason  and  an  Elk. 

Doctor  Watkins  has  equipped  himself  well  for  his  chosen  work 
bv  study  and  clinical  experience.  He  believes  in  and  carries  out  the 
most  modern  ideas  in  his  treatment.  He  gives  his  patients  the  ben- 
efit of  the  most  recent  methods.  He  has  taken  a course  approved  by 
his  brethern  in  medicine  and  his  attention  to  the  duties  of  his  pro- 
fession indicates  that  his  advancement  therein  will  be  rapid  and  sure. 

THE  PROFESSION  OF  DENTISTRY. 

We  find  no  notice  of  dentists  in  Portsmouth  in  the  public  prints  until 
December  20,  1836.  when  Dr.  J.  S.  Wood  was  advertised. 

On  July  3,  1838,  Dr.  Gustavius  Hills  advertised,  and  on  December  20, 
1839,  Dr.  C.  Walling  advertised.  He  opened  an  office  with  Dr.  Hempstead. 

On  May  27,  1842,  Dr.  Emil  Monciny  advertised.  It  was  said  he  was  a 

Dane. 

In  1850,  Dr.  John  W.  Spry  began  as  a dentist  in  Portsmouth  and  con- 
tinued until  his  death.  On  May  2,  1855,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Louisa  Davey 
by  Rev.  B.  H.  Spahr.  He  died  of  consumption,  February  21,  1868,  aged  45  years. 
His  widow  still  resides  on  Sixth  street  in  Portsmouth,  and  his  son,  Allen  Spry, 
is  one  of  the  mail  carriers. 

November  17,  1857,  Dr.  George  W.  Gibbs  began  the  practise  of  dentistry  in 
Portsmouth  and  continued  it  during  his  life.  He  died  September  22,  1873,  aged 
53  years.  He  has  been  a resident  of  the  city  twenty-eight  years.  He  was  as- 
sessed as  a physician  in  Portsmouth  in  1848.  He  was  married  to  Susan  Gil- 
bert, daughter  of  Giles  Gilbert,  May  4,  1851.  They  had  three  children,  Jesse 
Gilihs,  who  died  when  a young  man;  Ed  Gibbs,  the  postal  clerk,  and  Mrs.  W.  B. 
Hudson,  of  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Mrs.  Gibbs  died  August  13,  1887. 

Mav  30,  1860,  E.  M.  Williams  advertised  as  dental  surgeon. 

September  17,  1864,  Dr.  I.  M.  Wright  located  in  Portsmouth., 

May  21,  1865,  Dr.  E.  E.  March  located  in  Portsmouth.  He  remained  in 
Portsmouth  several  years,  and  then  went  to  Lawrence,  Kan.,  where,  on  Sep- 
tember 6,  1871,  he  killed  his  wife,  aged  37;  his  daughter,  aged  8,  and  himself, 
aged  34.  He  committed  the  two  murders  and  suicide  with  a razor. 

In  1874,  Dr.  C.  H.  Stephenson,  who  had  been  in  Portsmouth  two  or  three 
years,  sold  out  to  Dr.  Charles  P.  Dennis.  Dr.  Stephenson  removed  to  Ripley, 
0.  Dr.  Dennis  had  located  in  Portsmouth.  O..  December  12,  1873. 

In  1875,  Dr.  W.  W.  Moore  advertised.  He  practised  politics  as  well 
as  dentistry,  and  liked  politics  the  best.  He,  however,  soon  tired  of  the  field 
and  returned  to  West  Virginia.  Dr.  D.  M.  McBriar,  of  Columbus,  was  in  Ports- 
mouth at  the  same  time. 

On  May  20,  1876,  Dr.  D.  McBriar  sold  out  to  Dr.  T.  G.  Dennis. 

August  10,  1878,  Dr.  William  D.  Tremper  came  to  town. 


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Practicing  Dentists. 


Dentists. 

Graduated. 

Located. 

Charles  Parker  Dennis 

Ellsworth  Custer  Jackson 

Steward  Dana  Ruggles 

William  Davis  Tremper 

George  Howard  Williamson 

Perley  Lawrence  Dew 

March,  1873 

March  6th,  1895 

June  11th,  1896 

March,  1870 

April,  1898 

April,  1902 

October  16th,  1873. 
October  21st,  1895. 
Julv  1st,  1896. 

July  20th,  1878. 
October,  1898. 
June  16th,  1902. 

Charles  Parker  Dennis 

was  born  April  8,  1833,  near  Batavia,  in  Clermont  County,  Ohio. 
Plis  father,  James  Dennis,  was  a son  of  James  Dennis,  who  came  to 
Ohio  from  Pennsylvania  and  settled  near  Batavia.  The  wife  of 
his  grandfather,  James  Dennis,  was  Anna  Murray,  and  her  father 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  from  Pennsylvania.  He  was  a 
native  of  Ireland.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Brandywine,  and  was 
wounded  there.  Dr.  Dennis’  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  A. 
Parker,  a daughter  of  Isaac  and  Anna  Parker,  his  wife,  both  natives 
of  New  Jersey,  who  settled  in  Turkey  Bottoms,  Clermont  County, 
and  were  of  English  descent.  Doctor  Dennis  was  reared  on  his 
father’s  farm,  one  and  one-half  miles  from  Williamsburg  at  what 
was  called  Tunnel’s  Mill  in  Clermont  County’.  He  attended  the 
country  schools  and  afterwards  taught  school  for  two  years,  and  at- 
tended the  Miami  University  between  times  while  he  taught.  He 
was  Principal  of  the  Oxford  Public  Schools  in  1861.  Directly  with- 
in the  next  two  or  three  days  after  the  battle  of  Bull  Run,  he  enlist- 
ed sixty-three  men  in  the  village  of  Oxford.  With  them  he  enlisted 
in  Compan}^  “D”,  47th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  July  10,  1861,  as 
a private.  He  was  made  a Sergeant  on  the  organization  of  the 
company,  and  was  made  First  Sergeant,  August  7th,  1861.  He  was 
appointed  Sergeant  Major  October  20,  1861,  was  promoted  to  Sec- 
ond Lieutenant  of  Company  “D”,  December  21,  1861  ; to  First  Lieu- 
tenant of  Company  “B  ”,  December  15,  1862;  transferred  to  Com- 
pany *‘F”  December  21,  1863;  promoted  to  Captain  November  6, 
1864,  hut  not  mustered.  He  was  mustered  out  November  18,  1864, 
by  reason  of  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service.  He  took  part  in 
all  of  the  battles  in  which  the  47th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  partici- 
pated. The  skirmishes  in  which  he  took  part  are  not  mentioned, 
but  the  battles  are:  Carnifex  Ferry,  W.  Va.,  September  10,  1861: 
Lewisburg,  W.  Va..  May  23.  1862;  Jackson,  Miss.,  May  14-17,  T863 ; 
Vicksburg,  Miss.,  (seige  of)  May  18,  to  July  4,  1863;  Vicksburg, 
Miss.,  (assaults)  May  19-20,  1863;  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  13-16,  1864: 
Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25  to  June  4,  1864;  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga., 
(general  assault)  June  27.  1864:  Atlanta,  Ga.,  (Hoods  First  Sortie) 
July  22,  1864:  Atlanta,  Ga.,  (siege  of)  July  28,  to  September  2, 
1864;  Jonesboro,  Ga.,  August  31,  to  September  1,  1864.  Doctor 


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Dennis  was  wounded  four  times  in  the  service:  at  Miller’s  Ferry  in 
December,  1 86 1 : in  a skirmish  on  New  River  with  a minie  ball  in 
the  left  limb.  In  the  assault  on  Vicksburg  he  was  wounded  on  the 
igth  of  May,  1862,  with  a buckshot,  which  traversed  the  front  of  his 
body  from  side  to  side.  He  had  the  finger  ends  of  his  right  hand 
mangled  with  a minie  ball  at  Kenesaw  Mountain,  on  the  26th  of 
June,  1864. 

At  the  close  of  the  war,  he  located  in  New  Richmond.  He 
studied  dentistry  from  1870  to  1873,  aild  was  graduated  from  the 
Ohio  Dental  College  at  Cincinnati.  In  1873,  he  located  in  Ports- 
mouth on  West  Second  street  and  practised  his  profession  in  one 
place  for  twenty-eight  years,  retiring  from  practice  in  1901.  He  has 
always  been  a strong  Republican.  His  father  and  be  were  anti- 
slavery men,  and  were  familiar  with  that  portion  of  the  “under- 
ground railroad.”  He  assisted  many  a slave  to  escape  and  is  proud 
of  the  fact.  He  has  been  a Presbyterian  for  forty  years.  He  was 
a member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth  until  T875. 
when  he  became  one  of  the  charter  members  in  the  organization  of  the 
Second  church  and  was  made  an  elder  therein.  He  changed  his 
membership  back  to  tbe  First  church  a few  years  later  and  has  been 
an  elder  in  that  church  for  three  vears  past. 

He  was  married  to  Sarah  M.  Lane,  daughter  of  Herman  and 
Isabel  Lane,  of  Oxford,  Ohio,  December  12,  1861.  They  have  one 
child,  George  James,  a practising  physician  of  Chicago.  He  is  a 
graduate  of  the  Portsmouth  High  School  and  of  the  Dental  School  of 
the  University  of  Michigan.  He  has  also  received  the  Medical  De- 
gree from  the  Miami  Medical  College  at  Cincinnati  and  from  the 
Medical  School  of  the  Northwestern  University  at  Chicago,  Illinois. 
In  June,  1902,  our  subject  was  appointed  a member  of  the  City 
Board  of  Review  for  the  period  of  five  vears. 

He  is  a good  citizen  from  every  point  of  view.  He  abhors  and 
hates  all  that  is  dishonest  and  unfair.  He  is  zealous  and  faithful  in 
the  discharge  of  every  duty  in  every  social  relation. 

EllsworthXuster  Jackson 

was  born  in  South  Webster,  Ohio,  December  18,  1864.  tbe  son  of 
Samuel  and  Affier  (Allen)  Jackson.  His  grandfather  William 
Jackson  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  When  he  was  a child,  his  par- 
ents removed  to  Jackson  County,  Ohio,  where  his  boyhood  and 
youth  were  spent.  He  attended  the  public  schools  and  two  terms  at 
Oak  Hill  Academy.  He  taught  school  three  vears  in  Jackson  Coun- 
ty and  took  a one  year  literary  course  at  Antioch  College,  Yellow 
Springs,  Ohio.  He  spent  two  years  at  the  Ohio  Dental  College,  at 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  completed  his  course  "March  6,  1895,  and  be- 
gan practice  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  is  a Republican.  He  was 
married  December  25,  1896  to  Halev  M.  Ervin,  daughter  of  James 
and  Mira  Ervin.  He  has  one  child,  Le  Monne  E. 


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Stewart  Dana  Ruggles 

was  born  at  Henderson,  Henderson  County,  Kentucky,  on  February 
io,  1875.  His  father’s  name  is  Caleb  F.,  and  his  mother's  maiden 
name  was  Henrietta  Dixon.  Flis  grandfather  Ruggles  was  a native 
of  Massachusetts,  who  emigrated  to  Kentucky,  but  sent  his  son,  the 
Doctor’s  father,  to  Harvard  College  where  he  graduated.  The  Doc- 
tor attended  the  University  of  Arkansas,  at  Fayetteville,  in  that 
state,  for  two  years.  He  then  attended  the  Northwestern  University, 
at  Chicago,  and  took  up  the  study  of  dentistry.  He  was  graduated 
as  a Doctor  of  Dental  Surgery,  in  June,  1896.  He  located  in  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  July  1,  1896,  forming 
a partnership  with  Dr.  Charles  P.  Dennis,  as  Dennis  & Ruggles. 
This  continued  until  January  1,  1901,  when  Dr.  Dennis  retired  from 
practice  and  Dr.  Ruggles  continued  alone.  Fie  is  a member  of  the 
Delta  Sigma  Delta  fraternity,  and  an  Elk.  In  his  religious  views, 
be  is  a Presbyterian  and  is  a member  of  the  First  Church  of  Ports- 
mouth. 

'William  Davis  Tremper 

was  born  May  9.  1851,  in  New  Richmond,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
Johnson  Tremper  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Laura  Jeffries. 
He  was  the  fifth  of  his  father's  ten  children.  He  attended  the  High 
School  in  New  Richmond,  also  the  Ohio  University  from  1868  until 
1870.  Then  he  commenced  the  study  of  dentistry  under  Doctor 
Mollyneaux  of  New  Richmond  and  Doctor  J.  Taft  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  He  attended  the  Ohio  Dental  College  of  Cincinnati  and  was 
graduated  in  1872.  Fie  then  located  at  Ypsilanti,  Michigan,  and 
was  there  until  1878.  He  came  to  Portsmouth,  August  10,  1878, 
and  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Portsmouth  and  has  con- 
tinued it  ever  since.  On  December  6,  1880,  he  was  married  to  Mary 
Todd  Havman,  daughter  of  Hon.  R.  FI.  Havman.  His  children  are 
Richard  Hayman,  a student  in  the  Portsmouth  High  School ; Laura, 
a student  of  Oxford  College  for  Women  ; William  Johnson,  a school 
boy;  and  Hugh  Herrick.  The  Doctor  is  a Presbyterian  and  a Re- 
publican. He  is  a member  of  the  Elks  and  a Knight  Templar  Mason. 

George  Howard  Williamson, 

son  of  George  Williamson  and  Eliza  Catherine  (Givens)  William- 
son, was  born  September  24,  1876.  in  Washington  Township.  His 
maternal  grandfather  was  William  Givens  of  near  Buena  Vista.  In 
addition  to  a common  school  education,  he  attended  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan University  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  in  1894  and  1895,  completing 
the  sophomore  year  of  the  Scientific  course.  He  at  once  began  the 
study  of  dentistry  and  graduated  from  the  Ohio  College  of  Dental 
Surgery  at  Cincinnati,  in  1898.  He  worked  at  his  profession  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  from  April  till  October,  1898,  when  he  located  in 
Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Here  he  has  practised  every  since  with  excel- 


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lent  success.  Doctor  Williamson  is  a Republican,  though  not  an 
active  politician.  He  is  a member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church.  He  is 
also  a member  of  Aurora  Lodge  F.  and  A.  M.  and  of  the  Elks. 

Perley  Lawrence  Dew 

was  born  in  Nelsonville,  Athens  County,  Ohio,  August  7,  1876.  His 
father  was  Silas  Dew.  a merchant,  now  at  Athens.  His  mother’s 
maiden  name  was  Louise  Smith.  They  had  two  children,  our  sub- 
ject and  a daughter.  Young  Dew  went  to  the  public  schools  at  Nel- 
sonville and  graduated  in  1889.  In  September,  1891,  he  entered 
the  Ohio  University  and  remained  until  June,  1894,  when  he  en- 
tered the  University  of  Medicine  in  Baltimore  to  study  dentistry. 
Lie  remained  there  one  year  and  finished  at  the  Ohio  University  at 
Columbus,  graduating  in  April,  1902.  Lie  located  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  June  16,  1902,  where  he  obtained  an  office  in  the  Gilgen  build- 
ing on  Chillieothe  street.  He  is  a Republican  and  a member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  Here  is  what  Gen.  Charles  H.  Grosvenor  says 
of  him:  “Mr.  Dew  is  a young  man  noted  for  his  fine  development 

of  athletic  power;  has  won  fame  on  the  University  grounds  at  Athens 
as  a member  of  the  O.  U.  base  and  foot  ball  teams.  He  is  of  good 
habits,  gentlemanly  and  agreeable.  No  word  of  criticism  was  ever 
made  against  bis  character  or  conduct  in  his  life  here  in  Athens,  or 
any  where  else,  where  he  has  been.  He  is  of  agreeable  address,  has 
ambition  to  excel  in  his  profession,  and  is  worthy  of  the  esteem  of 
the  people  where  he  is  located." 


CHAPTER  V. 


The  Lodges,  Societies  and  Clubs  Public  Library  Carnegie  Li- 
brary—Children’s  Home  Aged  Women’s  Home  — 

The  Board  of  Trade. 

LODGES. 

Scioto  Lodge  No.  31,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows 

was  organized  June  the  4th.  1844,  with  five  members.  The  charter  members 
were:  James  Malcolm,  Thomas  S Currie,  William  Miller,  William  H.  Briggs 

and  Arthur  C.  Uavis.  The  first  officers  were:  James  Malcolm,  N.  G.;  Thomas 
S.  Currie,  Sec’y.;  W.lliam  Briggs,  Assistant  Sec’y.;  William  E.  Williams,  C.; 
William  H.  Watson,  I.  W.;  1.  Barber,  0.  G.;  William  Stillwell,  L.  H.  S.  S.;  H. 
D.  Zeigler,  L.  H.  D. ; James  Dunn,  L.  H.  D. ; William  Miller,  V.  G. ; A.  C.  Davis, 

Treas. ; Elihu  Cook,  S.  W.;  D.  McIntyre,  i.  G.;  I.  Hardwick,  R.  H.  S.  S.;  Geo. 

Johnson,  R.  H.  S. ; William  Clark,  R.  U.  S.  The  Board  of  Trustees  were  A.  C. 

Davis,  William  Miller  and  Thos.  S.  Currie.  Tne  present  urhcers  are:  John 

Sowers,  N.  G. ; James  Lynn,  Con.;  D.  L.  Webb,  Jr.,  Rec.  Secty. ; G.  H.  Staten, 
Treas.;  Ed  Guilky,  Jr.  I.  G. ; E.  P.  Rodgers,  L.  S.  N.  G. ; John  Martin,  L.  S.  S. ; 

H.  H.  Webb,  V.  G. : W.  C.  Morford,  Warden;  W.  H.  Rhodes,  F.  Sec’y.;  John  R. 
Buckley,  0.  G.;  G.  W.  Long,  R.  S.  N G. ; Geo.  Ackerman,  R.  S.  S.  On  January 

I,  1.902,  there  were  one  hundred  and  sixty  members.  This  lodge  has  never 
failed  to  have  a quorum,  and  always  meets  on  Tuesday  nights  at  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 
Temple,  on  the  corner  of  Fifth  and  Court  streets. 

Germania  Lodge  No.  135>  Deutch  Order  of  Harug'ari. 

was  organized  August  14th,  1866,  with  sixteen  members.  The  original  offi- 
cers were:  H.  Rosenberg,  O.  B. ; C.  C.  Bode,  U.  B. ; Christian  Hehl,  Rec.  Sec’y.; 
F.  C.  Daehler,  Phnance  Secretary;  John  A.  Henocks,  Treasurer.  At  present 
there  are  forty-five  members,  and 'the  present  officers  are:  Chas.  P.  Staum,  0. 
B. ; Julius  Ptortel,  U.  B. ; John  Herrman,  Rec.  Secretary;  John  Link,  Finance 
Secretary;  Valentine  Roth,  Treasurer.  It  meets  at  the  Harugari  Hall,  No.  28 
Gallia  street. 

Trinity  Lodge  No.  9,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  (Colored! 

was  established  August  21,  1872,  with  twelve  charter  members.  The  original 
officers  were:  John  J.  Minor,  Worshipful  Master;  John  Cooper,  Senior  Warden; 
Wesley  Benson,  Junior  Warden;  J.  Q.  Weaver,  Treasurer;  W.  H.  Holland,  Sec- 
retary; Joseph  Turned,  Senior  Deacon;  Dan  Briggs,  Junior  Deacon;  B.  S.  Free 
man,  Senior  Steward;  P.  L.  McDaniel,  Tyler.  The  present  officers  are:  John 
W.  Evans,  Worshipful  Master;  Joseph  Johnson,  Senior  Warden;  N.  J.  Dixon, 
Junior  Warden;  Benjamin  Johnson,  Treasurer;  Leroy  Johnson,  Secretary; 
Louis  Myers,  Senior  Deacon;  Joseph  Goins,  Junior  Deacon;  H.  C.  Johnson  and 
William  Harris,  Senior  Steward  and  J.  S.;  Frank  Washington,  Tyler.  There 
are  15  members. 

Massie  Lodge  No.  115>  Knights  of  Pythias 

was  organized  June  27,  1878,  with  21  charter  members.  The  original  officers 
were:  F.  A.  Stearns,  P.  C.;  M.  C.  Wesson,  C.  C.;  William  Waller,  V.  C. ; Dun- 
can Livingstone,  Prelate;  W.  H.  Williams.  K.  of  R.  and  S.:  Sam  J.  Huston,  Jr., 
M.  of  F. ; Charles  Kinney,  M.  of  Ex.;  J.  N.  Lutz,  M.  A. 

The  name  of  the  lodge  was  Dionysius,  No.  115,  and  was  known  as  such 
until  June  10,  1885,  when  the  name  was  changed  by  resolution  to  the  present 
name,  Massie,  for  Henry  Massie,  the  founder  of  Portsmouth.  The  lodge  used  the 

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hall  over  Amann’s  drug  store  on  the  east  side  of  Market  street,  until  the  spring 
of  1880,  when  it  moved  to  the  Vincent  Building,  on  the  southeast  corner  of 
Court  and  Second  streets.  About  April  1,  1885,  it  occupied  the  lodge  room  of 
Scioto  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Court  and  Fifth  streets. 
On  January  1,  1889,  the  lodge  moved  to  the  old  Wilhelm  opera  house,  on  the 
northeast  corner  of  Fourth  and  Court  streets.  On  January  1,  1898,  it  located 
in  the  Damarin  Block,  northwest  corner  of  Second  and  Court  streets.  There 
are  183  members.  The  present  officers  are:  S.  B.  Adams,  C.  C.;  Joseph  B. 
Craigmiles,  V.  C. ; William  Keller,  P;  Samuel  Schloss,  M.  at  A.;  Otho  Grin- 
shaw,  M.  of  W. ; Volney  R.  Row,  K.  of  R.  and  S. ; N.  T.  Moreland,  M.  of  E. ; 
George  L.  Gulker,  M of  F. ; Arthur  De  Voss,  I.  G. ; James  F.  Wanless,  O.  G. 
The  Trustees  are:  John  M.  Williams.  P.  ».  Revare  and  James  F.'  Wanless. 

M’Pherson  Council  No.  317,  Royal  Arcanum 

was  organized  May  2d,  1879..  with  sixteen  charter  members.  The  original 
officers  were:  Dr.  A.  B.  Richardson,  Past  Regent;  Capt.  N.  W.  Evans,  Regent; 
Geo.  D.  Selby,  Vice  Regent;  Capt.  E.  E.  Ewing,  Orator;  Jno.  K.  Duke,  Secretary; 
Dr.  C.  P.  Dennis,  Treasurer;  T.  Frank  Lloyd,  Collector;  Alex  Warner,  Chaplain; 
Albert  A.  Fuller,  Guide;  H.  P.  Pursell,  Warden;  J.  M.  Dawson,  Secretary;  Dr. 
A.  B.  Richardson  and  Dr.  R.  M.  Gibson,  Medical  Examiners.  There  are  two  hun- 
dred and  ten  members  at  present.  The  present  officers  are:  Jas.  N.  George 
Past  Regent:  C.  W.  Kessinger,  Regent;  Rev.  C.  A.  Fellows,  Vice  Regent;  Wm. 
C.  Knost.  Orator,  T.  A.  Russell,  Secretary;  D.  E.  Edwards,  Collector;  Jos.  W. 
Bratt,  Treasurer;  Wm.  C.  Roof,  Chaplain;  Jas.  H.  Wolff,  Guide;  H.  Reutinger, 
Warden;  J.  H.  Grim,  Secretary;  and  Dr.  P.  J.  Kline  and  Dr.  S.  S.  Halderman, 
Medical  Examiners.  The  council  meets  in  the  Odd  Fellow's  Hall,  corner  Court 
and  Second  street. 

Council  No.  lOl,  Knights  of  St.  George 

was  organized  January  11,  1882,  with  forty-seven  members.  The  first  officers 
were:  Jacob  A.  Yinger,  President;  Peter  Schropp,  Vice-President;  A.  M.  Straub, 
Corresponding  Secretary;  M.  A.  Haybert,  Finance  Secretary;  Simon  Balmert, 
Treasurer:  Adam  Buch,  George  Sommer  and  John  F.  Scherer  were  the  first 
trustees,  and  Rev.  A.  Nonnen  was  the  Spiritual  Advisor.  The  officers  of  the 
military  branch  were:  Frank  Kricker,  Captain;  Adam  Buch,  First  Lieutenant; 
Peter  Schropp,  Second  Lieutenant.  Mr.  Kricker  was  elected  captain,  but  died 
of  smallpox  before  taking  his  office,  and  then  the  following  officers  were  elected: 
Adam  Buch,  Captain;  Peter  Schropp,  F.rst  Lieutenant;  John  F.  Scherer,  Second 
Lieutenant.  The  present  officers  are:  John  W.  Snyder,  President;  Lee  Som- 
mer, First  Vice-President;  Frank  J.  Emmet.  Second  Vice-President;  George  A. 
Balmert,  Corresponding  Secretary;  Herman  Huels,  Jr.,  Finance  Secretary; 
George  Sommer,  Treasurer.  Rev.  A.  Nonnen  is  Spiritual  Adviser,  and  the 
Trustees  are:  George  A.  Goodman,  Albert  J.  Reitz  and  Jacob  A.  Yinger.  The 
military  branch  has  been  discontinued.  The  Council  meets  at  St.  Mary’s  Hall. 

Magnolia  Lodge  No.  390,  Knights  of  Pythias 

was  instituted  November  12,  1889,  with  forty  charter  members.  The  first  offi- 
cers were:  Past  Chancellor,  J.  S.  Bush;  Chancellor  Commander,  W.  B.  Ander- 
son; Vice  Chancellor,  Charles  C.  Seebohm;  Prelate,  Charles  E.  Hard;  K.  R.  and 
S..  T.  M.  Becker;  Master  of  Exchequer,  J.  M.  Stockham;  M.  of  F.,  Charles  W. 
Zell:  Master  at  Arms,  John  Brushart;  I.  G.,  George  B.  Chase;  O.  G.,  George 
Walters.  At  present  there  are  170  members  and  the  present  officers  are:  P.  C., 
George  J.  Hoesch : C.  C.,  Emerson  Marr;  V.  C..  Charles  J.  Pressler;  M.  at  A.,  Ar- 
thur Ridenour:  M.  of  W.,  Charles  E.  Debo;  Prelate,  Edward  E.  Knost;  K.  R. 
and  S.,  J.  C.  Kercheval;  1.  G.,  Wells  H.  Jones;  0.  G.,  N.  B.  Crabtree. 

Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  Portsmouth 
Lodge  No.  154. 

was  instituted  January  21st.  1890,  with  twenty-four  members.  The  charter 
members  were:  C.  f.  Barker,  J.  J,  Brushart,  Philo  S. -Clark,  J.  M.  Dawson,  John 
G,  Dillon,  C.  C.  Fulton,  G.  E.  Gibbs,  H.  S.  Grimes,  B.  F.  Harwood.  W.  A.  Hutch- 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


ins,  .Jr.,  Jas.  A.  Hager,  R.  W.  Lodwick,  Frank  Legler,  Jno.  W.  Lewis,  W.  A.  Mc- 
Farlin,  Geo.  M.  Osborn,  A.  L.  Sanford,  Flody  L.  Smith,  Adam  Seel,  J.  O.  Stan- 
ton, L.  C.  Turley,  T.  A.  Taylor,  L.  W.  Terry  and  J.  H.  Varner.  The  original 
officers  were:  C.  I.  Barker,  E.  R. ; W.  A.  McFarlin,  E.  L.  K. ; W.  A.  Hutchins, 
Jr.,  E.  L.  K.;  A.  L.  Sanford,  E.  L.  K.;  Geo.  M.  Osborn,  Sec'y.;  L.  W.  Terry, 
Treas. ; .J.  O.  Stanton,  Es. ; Philo  S.  Clark,  Chap.;  G.  E.  Gibbs,  I.  G. ; R.  W.  Lod- 
wick,  Tyler.  The  Trustees  were:  Floyd  L.  Smith,  H.  S.  Grimes,  J.  M.  Daw- 
son. There  are  now  one  hundred  and  four  members,  and  the  present  officers 
are:  H.  S.  Grimes,  Ex.  R.;  Paul  Esselborn,  E.  1..  K.;  P.  H.  Harsha,  E.  L.  K.; 
Howard  Williamson,  E.  L.  K. ; Flody  L.  Smith,  Sec’y.;  Geo.  E.  Kricker,  Treas.; 
Tlios.  B.  Nichols,  Tyler.  The  Trustees  are  Dr.  W.  D.  Tremper,  John  Heer,  Will 
M.  Pursell,  H.  S.  Grimes  and  George  M.  Osborn.  Its  meetings  are  held  at  their 
lodge  rooms,  corner  Second  and  Court  streets,  on  the  second  and  fourth 
Wednesdays. 

Court  RusK  No.  1085,  Independent  Order  of  Foresters 

was  organized  October  11th,  1894,  with  eighteen  members.  The  first  officers 
were:  C.  M.  Dressier,  Court  Deputy;  E.  K.  Woodrow,  C.  R.;  Geo.  D.  Bauer,  V. 
C.  R. ; R.  A.  Cross,  F.  Sec’y.;  Joseph  Tracy,  R.  Sec’y.;  J.  W.  Dodge,  Chaplain; 

B.  A.  Andries,  S.  W. ; Joseph  B.  Krouse,  S.  B.;  L.  C.  Peel,  P.  C.  R. ; E.  Coriell, 
Treas.;  T.  H.  Davidson,  C.  Phys. ; H.  T.  Fairtrace,  J.  W. ; L.  Huddleseon,  Jr.  B. 
At  present  there  are  one  hundred  and  sixty-four  members,  and  the  present  offi- 
cers are:  James  Zeigler,  C.  D.;  Charles  Flowers,  C.  R. ; Nathan  D.  Edwards,  V. 

C.  R.;  John  L.  Edwards,  F.  S.;  G.  H.  Staten,  R.  S. ; W.  C.  Yeager,  Orator;  August 
Arnold,  Treas. j Geo.  D.  Bauer,  Jr.  P.  C.  R. ; Dr.  F.  W.  Williams,  C.  Phys.;  Al- 
bert Aur,  S.  W. ; Frank  Wolf,  Jr.  W. ; Daniel  Steavens,  Sen.  B.;  Frank  Flowers. 
Jr.  B.  They  meet  at  Dice’s  Hall  on  Gallia  street. 

Bailey  Post  No.  164-.  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 

was  orgnized  November  28,  1881,  by  seventeen  soldiers  of  the  Civil  War. 

it  was  named  for  Lieutenant  Colonel  George  B.  Bailey  of  the  Ninth  Vir- 
ginia Infantry,  who  lost  his  life  November  10,  1861,  at  Guyandotte.  He  has  a 
sketch  on  page  247  of  this  work.  He  was  the  Captain  of  the  first  Company 
which  went  out  from  Portsmouth,  Ohio, — G,  1st  O.  V.  I.,  three  months  men. 

The  charter  members  of  the  Post  were:  C.  A.  Barton,  deceased,  L,  T. 
Beatty,  Fred  Coburn,  George  L.  Dodge,  C.  P.  Dennis,  John  K.  Duke,  P.  B. 
Dickison,  E.  E.  Ewing,  deceased,  C.  M.  Finch,  deceased,  A.  J.  Finney,  George 
Fisher,  John  D.  Jones,  Dr.  P.  J.  Kline,  T.  J.  Pursell,  W.  W.  Reilly,  deceased, 
Fred  Stearns,  George  D.  Selby,  George  Terry,  W.  F.  Whitney,  W.  B.  Wiliams. 
The  first  officers  were:  C.  P.  Dennis,  Commander;  W.  W.  Reilly,  Senior 
Vice  Commander;  P.  B.  Dickison,  Junior  Vice  Commander;  John  K.  Duke,  Ad- 
justant;  C.  M.  Finch,  Surgeon;  Rev.  J.  H.  Hawker,  Chaplain;  George  D.  Selby. 
Quartermaster;  John  D.  Jones,  Officer  of  the  Day;  John  K.  Duke,  Sergeant 
Major;  W.  F.  Whitney,  Quartermaster  Sergeant. 

The  present  officers  are:  Samuel  McElhaney,  Commander;  J.  J.  David- 

son, Senior  Vice  Commander;  D.  P.  Pratt,  Adjutant;  T.  J.  Pursell,  Quarter- 
master; Abram  Rogers,  Officer  of  the  Day;  Georg©  Brandau,  Chaplain;  Dr.  P. 
J.  Kline,  Surgeon;  W.  H.  H.  Montgomery,  Sergeant  Major. 

St.  Peter's  Benevolent  Society 

was  organized  July  2.  1873.  with  forty-two  charter  members.  The  original  offi- 
cers were:  Albert  Knittel,  Sr.,  President;  Adam  Weis,  Vice-President;  Anton 

Mateer,  First  Secretary;  John  Rottinghouse,  Second  Secretary;  Alexander 
Glooltner,  Treasurer.  At  present  there  are  fifty-six  members.  Their  present 
officers  are:  Herman  Huels,  President;  George  Sommers,  Vice-President;  Fred 
Schmidt,  First  Secretary;  Jacob  Semmelbeck,  Second  Secretary;  Leo  Gribble, 
Treasurer.  Jt  meets  at  St.  Mary's  Hall. 

CLUBS. 

The  Portsmouth  Reading  Club. 

In  the  autumn  of  1870,  Miss  Mary  E.  Switzer  invited  Misses  Anna  Glidden, 
Alice  Bonsall,  Maggie  Jones  and  Rev.  Mr.  J.  F.  Franklin  to  meet  at  her 


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585 


home,  the  residence  of  Rev.  Mr.  Mitchell,  to  discuss  the  advisability  of  organiz- 
ing a Reading  Club.  Preliminary  steps  were  taken  and  on  October  14,  1870,  the 
same  parties  with  the  addition  of  Miss  Lizzie  Glover,  Rev.  Hosea  Jones,  Messrs. 
Sherman  Johnson  and  E.  N.  Hope  met  at  the  home  of  Miss  Maggie  Jones  and 
organized  the  Portsmouth  Reading  Club.  Mr.  E.  E.  Ewing  was  the  first  chair- 
man, and  Miss  Switzer  the  first  secretary.  The  following  persons  were  enrolled 
the  first  year:  Miss  Bonsall  (Mrs.  Higgins),  Miss  Damarin  (Mrs.  A.  B.  Voor- 

heis),  Rev.  Mr.  Franklin,  Miss  Glidden  (Mrs.  Hou'ts),  Miss  Glover  (Mrs.  Henry 
Hess),  Miss  Jones  (Mrs.  George  Mason),  Miss  Rilda  Martin,  Miss  Morris  (Mrs. 
W.  M.  Pursell),  Miss  M.  J.  Peebles,  Miss  Switzer  (Mrs.  E.  B.  Moore),  Miss 
Kinney,  James  Newman,  S.  B.  Jenn.ngs,  E.  F.  Draper,  Sherman  Johnson  and  E. 
E.  Ewing.  The  programs  during  the  first  twenty  years  consisted  of  selections 
from  favorite  authors  recitations  and  music.  Of  late  years  it  has  become  quite 
a literary  club  with  programs  covering  a wide  scope,  original  papers,  poems, 
discussions  of  current  events,  historical,  political  and  scientific  topics.  Its  mem- 
bership is  limited  to  forty. 

The  tenth  anniversary  was  celebrated  with  a banquet  at  the  home  of 
Capt.  and  Mrs.  E.  B.  Moore;  the  fifteenth  at  the  home  of  Mr.  J.  F.  q’owell;  the 
twentieth,  at  the  home  of  Capt.  and  Mrs.  N.  IV.  Evans;  the  twenty-fifth  at  the 
home  of  Miss  Damarin,  and  the  thirtieth,  at  the  residence  of  Dr.  W.  D.  Tremp- 
er.  At  this  banquet  only  four  of  the  first  year  members  were  present,  Mrs. 
Moore,  Miss  Peebles,  Mrs.  Yoorheis,  Mrs,  E.  E.  Ewing  and  Mrs.  Mason.  Names 
of  members  retiring  from  the  club  are  placed  on  the  honorary  list,  which  now 
enrolls  366  names.  Twenty-three  members  have  died.  The  active  members  en- 
rolled at  this  date  are:  Mesdames  D.  B.  Cotton,  D.  B.  Dillion,  N.  W.  Evans,  H. 
Hibbs,  L.  Hall,  N.  Kinney,  H.  W.  Miller,  E.  B.  Moore,  J.  S.  Rardin,  George 
Scudder,  W.  Schwartz,  J.  S.  Thomas,  W.  D.  Tremper,  F.  Helfenstein,  Julia 
Turley,  Misses  Grace  G.  Cotton,  Alice  Duduit,  Gladys  Evans,  Lucy  Hall,  M.  Y. 
Moore,  M.  J.  Peebles,  Mary  Reed,  Anna  Ross,  Thyrza  Spry,  Clara  Waller, 
Messrs.  B.  H.  Dillon,  N.  W.  Evans,  H.  Hibbs,  H.  W.  Miller,  G.  D.  Scudder,  J. 
S.  Thomas,  W.  Schwartz,  Rev.  J.  D.  Herron,  Drs.  Lorin  Hall,  Arthur  Moore,  J. 
S.  Rardin,  S.  D.  Ruggles,  W.  D.  Tremper,  G.  H.  Williamson. 

The  Woman’s  Literary  Club 

was  organized  February  20,  1891,  by  a number  of  ladies,  a few  of  whom 
had  been  conducting  a History  Class  for  a period  of  fourteen  years.  On  April 
21,  1891,  it  was  admitted  to  the  National  Federation,  but  it  withdrew  in  1900. 
Its  membership  is  limited  to  sixty  active  and  twenty  associate  members. 
The  following  women  in  the  order  named  have  served  as  presidents:  Miss 
Grace  Cotton,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  H.  Evans,  Miss  Margaret  J Peebles,  Mrs.  Pauline 
Esselborn,  Mrs.  Julia  W.  Alger,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Draper,  Mrs.  Mary  S.  Cotton,  Mrs. 
Ella  Overturf,  Miss  Maggie  Firmstone,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Royse.  Mrs.  Alma  Caskey, 
(Vice  President  served  as  President  on  Mrs.  Overturf’s  removal  from  the  city.) 
Mrs.  Lena  Kline  Reed  is  the  President.  It  is  a charter  club  of  the  Ohio  State 
Federation  organized  at  Springfield  in  1894.  Mesdames  Mary  E.  Draper  and 
Mary  S.  Moore  have  served  on  the  State  Club  Extension  Committee.  The  de- 
ceased members  are:  Mesdames  A.  W.  Huber,  S.  B.  Tewksbury,  J.  H.  Beyerly, 
J.  W.  Alger,  Misses  B.  R.  Hall,  A.  E.  Purdum,  Kate  Taylor  and  Mrs.  S.  O.  Ti- 
tus. The  object  of  the  club  is  to  “Develope  and  improve  the  intellect  of  wo- 
men, create  a center  of  thought  and  action  for  the  promotion  of  literary,  scien- 
tific and  artistic  growth.” 

The  New  Century  Club 

was  organized  January  31,  1902,  by  the  Club  Extension  Committee  of  the  Wo- 
man’s Literary  Club,  composed  of  Mesdames  Mary  S.  Moore,  Lena  R.  Labold, 
Chari  T.  Newman.  The  following  officers  were  elected:  Mrs.  Clara  M.  Pursell, 
President;  Mrs.  Effie  M.  Walker,  Vice  President;  Mrs.  Emma  J.  Graham,  Secre- 
tary and  Mrs.  Agnes  C.  Ricker,  Treasurer.  Executive  Board:  Mesdames  Louise 
G.  Leete,  Sadie  W.  Hibbs  and  Miss  Kate  Reilly.  The  Club  joined  the  State  Fed- 
eration April  21,  1902.  The  object  of  the  Club  is  literary  study.  The  mem- 
bership is  limited  to  forty. 


586  THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


The  Clover  Club. 

The  Junior  Literary  Club  was  organized  in  1896  by  three  friends  who  read 
Shakespeare  together  on  Saturday  afternoons.  The  next  year,  through  the 
interest,  and  with  the  guidance  of  Mrs.  Edgar  F.  Diaper,  a member  of  the  State 
Committee  for  Club  Extension,  the  Junior  Literary  Club  adopted  the  name  of 
The  Clover  Club,  and,  with  a few  additional  members,  joined  the  State 
Federation  in  October,  1897. 

The  Clover  Club  programs  have  covered  current  events  and  the  history 
of  Ohio,  France,  Russia  and  England.  In  connection  with  the  study  of  Russia, 
the  Club  secured  the  services  of  Dr.  Crawford,  of  Cincinnati,  a former  consul 
to  that  country,  who  gave  an  illustrated  lecture  upon  Russia;  and  as  a courtesy 
to  the  Clubs  that  have  entertained  the  Clover  Club,  an  interesting  lecture  upon 
Holland  was  given  by  Miss  Perry,  also  of  Cincinnati.  Twice  a year  the  Club 
holds  an  "Open  Meeting,”  to  which  guests  are  bidden.  The  membership  is 
limited  to  twenty-five. 

The  Portsmouth  Cycling  Club 

Was  originally  formed  in  the  Spring  of  1893  with  about  fifteen  members.  Alex. 
M.  Glockner  was  Chairman  and  David  Stahler  Secretary.  It  was  reorganized 
in  the  Fall  of  1895.  and  incorporated  February  11th,  1896,  with  Fred.  N.  Tynes 
President  and  Dan  W.  Conroy  Secretary,  at  which  time  it  had  about  thirty-five 
members.  The  purpose  for  which  the  Club  was  formed  is  the  advancement  of 
the  general  interests  of  cycling,  to  ascertain,  protect  and  defend  the  rights 
and  privileges  of  members  in  good  standing  and  to  promote  friendly  and  social 
relations  among  the  members  thereof.  The  present  officers  are:  Oscar  W. 

Newman,  President;  Geo.  W.  Zottman,  Vice  President,  and  John  W.  Berndt, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer.  The  Club  Rooms  are  conveniently  located  at  15  West 
Second  Street,  the  old  William  Maddock  residence.  The  membership  has 
steadily  increased  since  its  organization,  and  is  now  more  than  two  hundred. 

The  Portsmouth  Commercial  Club 

Was  organized  in  October,  1899,  with  $5,000  stock.  There  were  104  stock-holding 
members  and  52  contributing  members.  The  original  officers  were;  Frank  V. 
Knauss,  President;  Harry  S.  Grimes,  First  Vice  President;  John  Heer,  Second 
Vice  President;  Simon  Labold,  Third  Vice  President;  Robert  C.  Myers.  Sec- 
retary, ami  Dan  W.  Conroy,  Treasurer.  The  first  Board  of  Directors  was  com- 
posed of  the  following:  Frank  V.  Knauss,  Harry  S.  Grimes,  Wells  A.  Hutchins, 

A.  .1.  Finney,  D.  C.  Williams,  Chris.  Heer,  and  Theo.  Doty.  The  present  officers 
are:  Harry  S.  Grimes,  President;  Floyd  L.  Smith,  Secretary,  and  Dan  W.  Conroy, 
Treasurer.  The  present  Directors  are:  H.  S.  Grimes,  George  Walters,  W.  G. 
Williamson.  F.  V.  Knauss,  Simon  Labold,  A.  T.  Johnson,  Theo.  Doty.  There  are 
156  members.  The  Club  Room  is  at  15  East  Second  Street. 

LIBRARIES. 

The  Public  Library. 

The  act  under  which  it  was  authorized  was  passed  May  14th,  1878,  and 
will  be  found  on  Page  541,  Volume  75,  of  the  Laws  of  Ohio.  The  same  law  is 
now  Sections  4003  to  4006,  Revised  Statutes.  This  bill  was  introduced  into  the 
Legislature  by  Honorable  R.  H.  Hayman,  on  March  23d,  1878.  On  October  2d, 

1878,  the  Board  of  Education,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  gave  the  building  in  the 
northwest  corner  of  Fifth  and  Court  Streets.  On  June  18th,  1879,  the  first 
library  committee  was  appointed,  consisting  of  George  O.  Newman,  President; 
H.  A.  Towne,  Secretary,  and  James  F.  Towell.  Mr.  Newman  still  remains 
President  of  the  Board.  The  committee  since  were:  Henry  Tracy,  who  suc- 
ceeded James  F.  Towell;  A.  B.  Alger,  who  succeeded  Henry  Tracy,  and  A.  T. 
Holcomb,  who  succeeded  H.  A.  Towne,  at  his  death.  Since  then  the  committee 
has  been  George  O.  Newman.  A.  B.  Alger,  and  A.  T.  Holcomb.  On  August  12th, 

1879,  the  Public  Library  was  opened,  and  OolonelJames  E.  Wharton  was  obtain- 
ing donations  of  books  from  every  source.  On  Janury  21st,  1880,  the  venerable 


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Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  delivered  a lecture  at  All  Saints  Chapel,  on  “Puritan 
intolerance  and  Persecution,’’  for  the  benefit  of  the  Public  Library.  On  Sep- 
tember 22d,  1880,  the  Library  had  3,9.53  volumes,  gathered  by  Colonel  Wharton. 
Up  to  this  date  the  Library  and  improvements  had  only  cost  $400.  On  Septem- 
ber 28th,  1881,  there  were  5,000  volumes  in  the  Library.  On  February  2,  1884, 
the  Times  published  an  article  to  the  effect  that  the  idea  of  the  Public  Library 
in  Portsmouth  had  originated  with  the  Honorable  R.  H.  Hayman.  On  September 
22d,  1888,  a new  Public  Library  Building,  to  cost  $3,000,  was  proposed,  and  the 
money  was  solicited  by  public  voluntary  subscriptions.  On  the  13th  of  April, 
1889,  the  new  building  was  about  complete.  It  cost  $3,300. 

There  was  levied  for  the  Public  Library,  when  the  law  first  went  into 
effect,  one-tenth  of  a mill,  and  it  produced,  the  first  year,  about  $400.  The  law 
was  amended  in  Volume  78,  Page  176,  April  18,  1881,  to  increase  the  levy  to 
two-tenths  of  a mill;  and  that  produced  about  $900  revenue.  Volume  92,  Page 
309,  April  24th,  1896,  the  levy  was  increased  to  three-tenths  of  a mill,  which 
produced  $1,600  to  $1,700  per  year.  The  number  of  books  in  the  Library  at  its 
opening  was  400.  The  number  of  books  at  present  are,  miscellaneous,  about 
12,000,  and  public  documents,  6000.  The  amount  expended  for  books  at  first  was 
about  $400  per  annum.  The  amount  now  expended  is  about  $1,200  per  annum. 
The  number  of  patrons  in  the  c.ty  is  about  4000 — adults,  3000,  and  children,  1000. 

The  following  notes  about  the  attempt  to  found  a library  in  Portsmouth 
were  taken  from  old  city  newspapers.  On  January  26th,  1839,  the  Portsmouth 
Library  Company  met  and  made  the  dues  $5  per  year.  The  subsequent  history  of 
the  Company  is  unknown.  February  25th,  1S39,  at  a meeting,  S.  M.  Tracy  was 
President  and  Henry  Bliss,  Secretary.  Articles  of  Association  were  adopted,  and 
nine  Directors  were  elected.  They  were:  B.  Kepner,  Edward  Hamilton,  John 
Rose,  S.  M.  Tracy,  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  John  F.  Thornton,  B.  F.  Conway, 
Thomas  Charles  and  Henry  Blake. 

On  July  19th,  1839,  the  Company  had  a collection  of  books  at  John 
Clark’s  room  on  Front  Street.  The.  Company  proposed  to  erect  a building.  On 
December  20th.  1839,  John  Clark  called  a meeting  of  the  Directors  for  December 
23d.  On  May  2d,  1840,  the  Company  met  and  organized  under  the  charter  from 
the  Legislature.  The  Library  Company,  on  February  11th,  1842,  was  addressed 
by  Colonel  O.  F.  Moore  and  Rev.  Dr.  Burr. 

On  May  11th,  1865,  there  was  another  effort  to  found  a Public  Library. 
A society  was  organized,  with  $5  per  year  membership.  On  June  25th,  1865,  the 
Company  elected  officers:  Rev.  E.  Burr,  President;  George  O.  Newman,  Vice 

President:  J.  W.  Bannon,  Secretary,  and  William  Kinney,  Treasurer.  It  is  not 
known  what  became  of  this  organization. 

The  Carnegie  Library. 

On  July  29th,  1901,  Mr.  Henry  Lorberg,  an  enterprising  young  man  con- 
nected with  the  press  in  Portsmouth  and  of  excellent  literary  taste,  interested 
himself  and  procured  from  Mr.  Andrew  Carnegie  the  offer  to  donate  $50,000 
to  the  erection  of  a Public  Library,  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  on  condition  that 
the  city  should  donate  and  expend  $5,000  per  year  for  its  support.  The  Board  of 
Trade  took  the  matter  up  and  approved  it.  The  proposition  was  accepted  by  the 
city  of  Portsmouth,  and  it  purchased  137  y2  feet  front  on  Gallia  Street,  between 
Waller  and  Offnere  Streets,  and  notified  Mr.  Carnegie  that  the  site  was  provided. 
It  also  appointed  a committee  on  the  erection  of  the  building  composed  of  three 
Councilmen — George  E.  Matthews,  Melvin  Funk,  and  Edward  Poffenberger ; and 
two  citizens — George  E.  Kricker  and  Charles  F.  Daehler.  At  this  time  no 
arrangements  have  been  made  to  merge  the  present  Public  Library,  under  the 
control  of  the  City  Board  of  Education,  with  the  Carnegie  Library,  under 
control  of  the  City  Council. 

HOMES. 

The  Children’s  Home. 

The  movement  for  this  institution  began  on  January  21,  1874,  at  a meet- 
ing of  the  ladies  at  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  to  consider  the  organization 


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of  such  an  institution.  Mrs.  William  Moore,  Mrs.  D.  B.  Cotton,  and  Mrs.  D.  N. 
Murray  addressed  the  meeting.  On  the  17th  of  February,  following,  Mrs.  D.  B. 
Cotton,  Mrs.  Francis  Hell'ensUin,  Mrs.  S.  R.  Ross,  Mrs.  J.  K.  Lodwick,  and  Mrs. 
Samuel  Reed  went  to  Marietta  to  obtain  information  in  regard  to  the  Children's 
Home  there.  Mrs.  Col.  P.  Kinney  offered  to  donate  two  lots  on  Third  Street  for 
the  building,  but  the  offer  was  not  accepted.  On  April  1st,  following,  a meeting 
was  held  at  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Judge  Henry  A.  Towne  presided.  Mr.  A. 
McFarland  was  Secretary.  Mr.  Murray  Shipley,  of  Cincinnati,  President  of  the 
Cincinnati  Children’s  Home,  was  there  and  made  an  address.  A subscription 
was  taken  up  and  $3,150  raised,  of  which  $1,000  was  subscribed  by  Mr.  John  G. 
Peebles,  $1,000  by  B.  B.  Gaylord,  $500  by  Mrs.  Rachel  Hamilton,  $150  by  James 
Y.  Gordon.  $100  each  by  Mrs.  Dunlap,  Robert  Bell,  Miss  Mary  Gaylord  and  Dr. 
Cotton. 

On  the  24th  of  June,  1874,  the  City  Council  gave  the  use  of  the  City 
Hospital  in  order  that  the  Home  might  be  started  at  once,  and  it  was  opened 
in  that  place  on  the  1st  of  October,  1874. 

On  February  13th,  1875,  there  was  a spelling  match  at  the  Sixth  Street 

M.  E.  Church  for  the  benefit  of  the  Home.  The  receipts  were  $70.  On  February 
29th,  $626.20  was  paid  for  plans  for  the  Home,  and  another  spelling  match 
was  held  on  the  13th  of  February  at  the  Court  House.  Mrs.  Dr.  Norton  won 
the  prize,  being  the  last  one  on  the  floor.  On  February  20th,  1875,  another 
spelling  match  was  held.  This  time  it  was  the  gentlemen  against  the  ladies. 

N.  W.  Evans  was  captain  for  the  ladies  and  John  Morris  for  the  men.  Col. 

O.  F.  Moore  and  L.  C.  Damarin  were  umpires,  and  E.  E.  Ewing  was  pronouncer. 
Captain  William  Moore  missed  the  first  word.  Miss  Alice  Hayes,  Miss  Jennir 
Smith,  of  West  Union;  Miss  Chattie  Lewis  and  Mss  Maggie  Fry  were  the  last 
four  ladies  on  the  floor.  George  Helfenstein  was  the  last  man,  and  Miss  Alice 
Hayes  the  last  lady.  Miss  Hayes  went  down  on  “confinable,”  and  Mr.  Helfen 
stein  won  the  prize — a call  bell.  Miss  Hayes  won  “Booten’s  Geographical 
Gazetter”  as  a second  prize.  The  receipts  were  $100. 

On  the  8th  of  June,  following,  the  Home  purchased  a lot  in  the  cemetery. 
On  the  19th  of  August,  1S75,  the  Commissioners  of  the  County,  James 
Lodwick,  O.  B.  Gould,  and  N.  Shakart,  sat  in  the  court-room  and  listened  to 
arguments  “pro  and  con”  in  regard  to  the  Commissioners  letting  the  build. ng 
of  the  Children’s  Home.  R.  N.  Spry,  the  Prosecuting  Attorney,  gave  it  as  his 
opinion  that  the  Commissioners  had  the  right  to  let  the  work.  Col.  O.  F, 
Moore,  H.  A.  Towne  and  N.  W.  Evans  favored  the  proposition,  and  A.  C. 
Thompson  and  J.  W.  Bannon  opposed  it. 

On  November  8,  1875,  the  contract  was  let  to  J.  W.  Purdum  for  $18,800. 
On  November  3d,  1875,  the  first  annual  report  was  published,  signed  by  Mrs. 
H.  A.  Towne,  Secretary.  The  Home  had  thirty-six  children  and  cared  for 
forty-eight  during  the  year. 

On  November  8th,  1875,  the  children  were  moved  to  the  old  Infirmary 
building,  and  the  City  Hospital  was  used  for  a pest  house. 

On  the  morning  of  the  19th  of  August,  1876,  the  Children’s  Home  was 
burned.  The  loss  was  $8,000.  On  the  23d  of  August,  1876,  Mr.  Purdum  refused 
to  rebuild.  The  Commissioners  ordered  $1,000  repairs  at  once.  On  September 
26th,  1876,  bids  for  repairing  were  accepted  by  the  Commissioners.  On  the  15th 
of  April,  following,  the  Commissioners  ordered  advertising  for  bids  for  the 
completion  of  Children’s  Home.  The  building  of  the  Home  was  completed  and 
turned  over  to  the  County.  It  was  kept  by  an  association  of  ladies  at  first, 
consisting  of  57  members,  and  during  the  period  of  one  year  51  meetings  were 
held.  In  April,  1875,  through  the  influence  of  Mrs.  Col.  O.  F.  Moore,  a Sunday- 
school  was  organized  in  the  Home.  Mr.  Sam  Reed  went  the  first  Sunday,  and 
Miss  Emma  Bell  and  Mrs.  Dan  Ryan  were  the  only  teachers.  Mrs.  John  B. 
Gregory  afterward  became  a teacher  and  superintendent  of  the  school.  Mrs. 
Belle  Tracy  and  her  daughter,  now  Mrs.  Mallory,  were  also  teachers,  as  were 
Miss  Jennie  Stewart  and  her  sisters.  Miss  Ella  and  Miss  Maggie.  Mr.  Wm. 
Rhodes  undertook  to  teach  the  children  to  sing. 

When  the  Home  was  first  started  everybody  seemed  to  desire  to  help  it. 
Dr.  Cotton  was  the  first  physician,  and  he  rendered  services  for  six  months 


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free  of  all  charges.  Afterward  Dr.  McDowell  was  the  physician.  During  the 
time  the  ladies  managed  the  Home,  the  Supply  Committee  consisted  of  Mrs. 
J.  K.  Lodwick,  Miss  Mary  Peebles,  Mrs.  George  Johnson,  Miss  Marion  Firmstone. 
The  ladies,  during  their  management,  received  and  disbursed  $1,129.32.  They 
also  received  many  donations  in  clothing  and  provisions. 

On  August  6th,  1S77,  the  County  Commissioners  turned  the  Home  over 
to  the  Trustees,  John  G.  Peebles.  James  Y.  Gordon  and  William  Kinney.  William 
Kinney  resigned  and  S.  C.  Morrow  was  appointed  in  his  place.  On  March  1st. 
1877,  the  following  appointments  were  made:  S.  C.  Morrow,  two  years:  James 

Y.  Gordon,  three  years;  John  G.  Peebles,  one  year.  Mr.  James  Y.  Gordon 

resigned  March  1,  1882,  and  was  succeeded  by  E.  E.  Ewing.  He  served  until 

March  1,  1890,  when  he  resigned,  and  Mr.  W.  K.  Thompson  was  appointed  in 
his  place  and  served  until  his  death  in  March,  1901.  Mr.  Frank  B.  Kehoe  suc- 
ceeded Mr.  Thompson.  Mr.  John  G.  Peebles  served  as  Trustee  until  March. 

I,  1901,  when  his  son,  John  Peebles,  was  appointed  to  succeed  him.  Mr. 

Morrow  resigned  December  1,  1882,  and  was  succeeded  by  Mr.  Samuel 

Heed,  who  served  until  May  5,  1895,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Mr.  George  D. 

Selby.  On  May  12,  1895,  the  Board  was  increased  to  four  members  and  Dr. 

J.  F.  Davis  was  appointed.  The  present  Board  is  as  follows:  Messrs.  G.  D. 

Selby,  Frank  B.  Kehoe,  John  Peebles  and  J.  F.  Davis. 

The  first  officers  among  the  ladies  who  managed  the  Home  were:  Presi- 
dent, Mrs.  D.  B.  Cotton:  Vice  President,  Mrs.  C.  P.  Lloyd;  Recording  Secretary, 
Mrs.  H.  A.  Towne:  Corresponding  Secretary,  Mrs.  E.  F.  Draper;  Treasurer,  Mrs. 
James  Y.  Gordon.  Mr.  Robert  Bell  was  the  first  Clerk  of  the  Board,  and 
served  until  his  death  in  December,  1883.  Since  that  time  Mr.  W.  C.  Silcox  has 
been  Clerk. 

The  cost  of  conducting  the  Home  at  the  present  time  is  $5,500  per  year, 
and  the  number  of  children  cared  for  is  50. 

Aged  Women’s  Home. 

May  7,  1882,  by  invitation  of  Mrs.  Cornelia  Hutchins,  the  ladies  met  to 
organize  an  association. 

September  16,  1882,  the  association  had  70  members,  $55.50  in  the 
treasury,  $300  subscribed,  and  a bequest  of  $500.  Mrs.  F.  E.  Duduit,  Treasurer; 
Essie  Towell,  Secretary. 

May  25,  1886,  election.  Mrs.  O.  C.  McCall,  President:  Mrs.  W.  A. 
Hutchins,  Vice  President,  Efirst;  Mrs.  T.  J.  Graham,  Vice  President,  Second; 
Mrs.  George  O.  Newman,  Secretary,  and  Mrs.  George  Helfenstein,  Treasurer. 

September  21,  1896,  the  corner-stone  for  the  new  Home  was  laid.  Dr. 
P.  J.  Kline  made  an  introductory  address.  Rev.  D.  S.  Tappan,  D.  D.,  the  prayer, 
and  Hoii.  James  W.  Newman  the  regular  address.  The  following  are  some  facts 
taken  from  Mr.  Newman’s  address:  Meeting  to  organize  was  held  May  7,  1882. 

Constitution  adopted  May  30,  1882,  and  its  first  officers  elected.  The  first  Home 
was  a small  house  on  Bond  Street.  The  first  inmate  received  November  6, 
1883.  In^July,  1884,  the  old  Clough  Homestead,  on  Fourth  Street,  was  pur- 
chased. From  the  beginning  there  has  been  nine  inmates.  Mrs.  Jane  Calvert 
made  a bequest  of  $500,  also  Mrs.  Rachel  Hamilton.  Hon.  John  T.  Wilson 
donated  the  ground  on  which  the  new  Home  will  stand.  The  lot  on  which  the 
new  Home  was  to  stand  was  sold  by  Henry  Massie,  the  founder  of  Portsmouth, 
to  Uriah  White.  He  married  Mary  Huston,  daughter  of  William  Huston,  and  a 
sister  of  Captain  Samuel  J.  Huston.  They  were  married  by  Robert  Lucas,  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace,  July  8,  1808.  This  information  was  put  in  the  corner-stone 
by  John  G.  Peebles,  whose  parents,  John  and  Margaret  Peebles,  came  to  Ports- 
moutn,  Ohio,  April  3,  1819.  The  number  of  the  lot  is  144.  The  new  Home  was 
to  contain  15  rooms. 

February  11,  1897,  the  Home  was  completed  and  thrown  open  to  the 
pumie. . It  cost  $4,220.08.  Subscribed  for  same.  $3,390.  Changes  were  made 
which  increased  the  cost  to  $6,446.51,  including  heating. 

The  Board  of  Trade 

was  organized  in  1869  and  re-organized  in  1901.  There  are  135  members,  and 
the  officers  are:  H.  S.  Grimes,  President;  George  D.  Selby,  First  Vice  President; 


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Frank  V.  Knauss,  Second  Vice  President;  Floyd  L.  Smith,  Secretary,  and 
George  E.  Kricker,  Treasurer.  The  Directors  are:  H.  S.  Grimes,  George  D. 

Selby,  F.  V.  Knauss,  J.  W.  Bannon,  George  M.  Appel,  Samuel  Reed,  A.  T.  John- 
son, John  Heer,  A.  T.  Holcomb,  Simon  Labold,  Frank  L.  Marting. 


children’s  home. 


CHAPTER  VI. 


Hotels  and  Restaurants  Banks  and  Bankers-  Building  Associa- 
tions Merchants  Manufactories  Twelfth  United  States 
Census  of  Manufactures— The  Portsmouth  Tele- 
phone Company  The  Portsmouth  Gas 
Company— Insurance  Agents. 


HOTELS  AND  RESTAURANTS. 


The  first  hotel  in  Portsmouth  was  kept  by  John  Brown,  the  first  citizen. 
It  was  a primitive  affair,  but  was  replete  with  good  cheer.  The  landlord  was 
popular,  and  so  were  his  daughters.  Two  ot  them  married  Generals  of  the 
Militia — General  Robert  Lucas  and  General  William  Kendall. 

Brown  opened  his  hotel  in  about  1806.  though  Keyes  says  it  was  about 
1804.  It  was  a two-story  log  affair  near  the  Point.  Brown  has  a sketch  in  this 
work. 

Elijah  Glover  started  a hotel  in  Portsmouth,  on  Pig  Iron  Corner,  some 
time  later.  He  built  on  Pig  Iron  Corner,  and  kept  there  till  shortly  before 
his  death. 

In  181S  there  was  an  Ohio  Hotel,  kept  by  Henry  Core,  which  he  sold 
out  to  John  Peebles  in  April,  1819. 

On  September  8,  1825,  ’Squire  Cornelius  McCoy  began  the  career  of  hotel 
keeping  at  the  “Golden  Lamb,”  where  the  Hotel  Portsmouth  now  stands. 

At  the  same  time,  William  Peebles  was  conducting  the  Portsmouth  Hotel. 

In  1830,  Peebles’  Hotel  was  advertised  by  John  Peebles,  and  he  had  the 
stage  office.  He  advertised  at  the  corner  of  West  and  Water  Streets,  now  Front 
and  Jefferson  Streets.  He  also  advertised  the  commission  business. 

In  1834,  C.  McCoy  had  leased  his  hotel  to  John  Watson,  of  Chillicothe, 
who  changed  the  name  to  the  Franklin  House.  In  1836,  John  Watson  built  a 
hotel  on  the  site  of  the  present  Biggs  House,  and  started  in  business  there.  His 
health  failed,  and  his  son,  William  H.  Watson,  and  John  Brown  took  the  hotel 
and  run  it  for  eighteen  months.  Then  John  Brown  run  it  eighteen  months 
longer.  On  March  1,  1839,  Col.  T.  J.  Graham  came  from  Chillicothe  and  took 
ehaige  and  run  it  till  1853,  under  the  name  of  the  United  Stales.  It  made  more 
money  and  entertained  more  distinguished  people  than  any  hotel  in  Ports- 
mouth, before  or  since.  The  Colonel  was  a society  man,  and  had  wonderful 
ability  as  a caterer  and  “boniface.”  McCoy  took  charge  of  his  hotel,  when 
Watson  left.,  and  called  it  the  Mansion  House  until  1840,  when  he  named  it 
the  American  Hotel.  In  1843,  A.  and  B.  J.  Van  Court  took  charge  of  it.  On 
TiT'f1'  ■ 18^4,  McCoy  announced  he  had  resumed  control  of  the  American 
Hotel  and  had  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tewksbury  to  assist  him.  He  stated  that  he  kept 
a reading-room,  and  that  the  stages  started  from  his  hotel.  In  1844,  Colonel 
branam  announced  that  he  had  livery  in  connection  with  the  United  States 
T„  ® Sent  carria§es  to  meet  the  steamboats  at  the  landings.  In 

M . r>A  1 he  National  Hotel  opened.  This  was  a disastrous  venture  of 
Wthow  , J?einiger-  William  H.  Briggs,  a brother-in-law  of  the  Major. 
w e ’ ^ never  pa  d,  and  it  broke  the  Major.  It  had  five  stories,  and 

. L,.  y~t!}ree  teet  front  and  sixty-five  feet  deep.  The  steamboat  landing  was  at 
front  of  the  hotel.  In  1846,  the  American  Hotel  was  conducted  by 
H ? , ’ .■?•  n Rus  same  year,  it  had  a financial  collapse,  and  was  adver- 

for  t bJh  D+aY-d  Ghar^y:  Trustee.  In  1848,  it  seems  E.  Coney  had  charge  of  it 
Strept  rr  -I'oTcf’  -Snd  in  tFle  same  year  bad  another,  the  Farmers’  on  Second 
V Robert  Montgomery  had  the  McCoy  Hotel,  and  changed  the 
ame  to  the  Franklin  House.  In  1850,  E.  Coney  had  passed  over  to  the 

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majority,  and  the  Farmers'  Hotel  was  conducted  by  Ann  Coney.  In  1851,  it  was 
given  up  by  her  and  was  conducted  by  B.  J.  Myers. 

In  IS53,  there  was  the  Railroad  Hotel,  on  Jefferson  Street,  conducted  by 
Samuel  Cl.  Ramsey. 

On  October  5,  1853,  Willis  & Ripley  advertised  the  Greyhound  Restaurant. 
This  is  the  first  time  a restaurant  was  advertised  in  Portsmouth. 

On  March  8,  1854,  the  Eagle  House,  between  Madison  and  Massie,  on 
Front,  was  advertised. 

On  October  11,  1854,  Varner  and  Lodwick  advertised  a restaurant. 

On  October  24,  1854,  the  name  Biggs  House  was  first  used.  It  was  for- 
merly the  United  States  Hotel,  and  Colonel  John  Row  succeeded  Colonel  T.  J. 
Graham.  It  seems  that  no  one  with  a less  rank  than  Colonel  could  conduct  that 
house. 

On  November  22,  1854,  Stephen  Edmunds  was  conducting  the  National 
Hotel.  He  advertised  stabling  for  thirty  two  horses. 

On  December  20,  1854,  the  Boyd  House  was  conducted  on  Jefferson  Street, 
between  Front  and  Second. 

In  1853,  the  Farmers’  Hotel  had  been  changed  to  the  Clinton  House. 

In  1S55,  John  W.  Varner  kept  the  Valley  Restaurant. 

In  185G,  D.  and  R.  L.  Dodge  conducted  the  Madison  House  at  Fifth  and 
Chillicothe  Streets. 

In  1858,  in  March,  the  Franklin  House  was  conducted  by  C.  W.  Higgins. 
He  changed  the  name  to  the  Higgins  House.  In  the  same  year  Henry  D.  Burton 
was  conducting  the  St.  Charles  Exchange.  Burton  conducted  it  until  1860,  when 
A.  L.  Martin  became  the  proprietor. 

In  1859,  the  Biggs  House  was  conducted  by  R.  Montgomery  and  Sons. 

In  1860,  Fred.  Degler  was  conducting  the  Eagle  Hotel,  on  Front  Street, 
between  Madison  and  Main.  He  had  stabling  for  fifty  horses  and  a wagon  yard. 
Fred.  Legler  kept  in  business  in  Portsmouth,  at  different  places  west  of  Market 
Street,  and  amassed  a modest  fortune. 

In  1862,  C.  W.  Higgins  was  keeping  the  Plymouth  House,  on  Front  Street, 
opposite  the  steamboat  landing. 

In  1863,  Colonel  T.  J.  Graham  again  ventured  into  business.  This  time 
he  kept  a restaurant,  on  Market  Street,  with  a bar.  He  was  not  successful. 

In  1864,  Fred.  Legler  was  conducting  the  White  Bear  Hotel,  and  made  it 
pay.  Everyone  liked  Fred,  and  he  was  a popular  landlord.  He  died  in  1880  at 
the  early  age  of  forty-seven. 

In  1864,  Amos  L.  Higgins  was  conducting  the  Eagle  Hotel,  on  Front  Street- 

On  April  12.  1865,  W.  H.  H.  Taylor,  better  known  as  Horseshoe  Taylor, 
took  the  Biggs  House.  He  had  the  Midas  touch,  when  it  came  to  the  hotel  busi- 
ness. He  changed  the  name  to  the  Taylor  House  and  made  $30,000  while  he 
ran  it.  The  main  point  in  his  conducting  the  hotel  was,  that  he  was  always  in 
the  dining-room  at  meals  and  carved  all  the  meat  at  a side  table.  He  kept  his 
eyes  on  the  waiters  all  the  time.  Another  good  quality,  he  never  forgot  to  put 
anything  in  the  bill  of  a departing  guest.  He  welcomed  his  guests  in  a manner 
which  was  delightful,  and  while  his  bills  were  always  all  they  could  be^r,  he 
made  every  departing  guest  feel  he  had  his  “money’s  worth.”  He  kept  a number 
of  old  horseshoes  in  sight,  about  his  desk,  and  he  made  out  all  the  bills. 

On  June  3,  1865,  George  Washington  Jones  bought  the  McCov  Hotel,  then 
known  as  the  Golden  Lamb,  and  changed  it  to  the  Jones  House.  He  wanted  to 
popularize  it. 

In  1865,  Lewis  H.  Young  was  conducting  an  eating  house  in  Portsmouth. 

In  1866.  Marshall  McElhaney  was  conducting  a hotel  on  the  southwest 
corner  of  Gallia  and  Chillicothe  Streets,  where  the  Post  Office  now  stands.  Henry 
Starks  was  keeping  the  White  Bear  at  the  same  time. 

The  Farmers’  Hotel,  at  the  corner  of  Third  and  Market,  was  kept  by 
Dennis  Ragan. 

In  1 S67,  The  Handley  House,  formerly  the  Higgins  House,  was  kept  on 
the  south  side  of  Second  Street,  between  Market  and  Court  J H Handley,  pro- 
prietor. 

In  1867,  D.  S.  Newman  kept  the  Grand  Hotel,  on  Front  Street. 


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On  September  28,  1867.  Pat  Kenrick  advertised  the  St.  Charles  Exchange 
j list  opened.  He  conducted  it  for  seventeen  years.  It  was  very  popular,  and  he 
made  and  saved  money  there. 

On  November  2 1867,  John  Wilson  opened  the  Sheridan  House,  on  Fifth 
Street,  next  the  St.  Mary’s  Parish  School.  The  venture  was  not  a success,  and 
when  he  died  the  house  -was  closed.  It  is  now  owned  by  the  Sisters. 

On  June  28.  1868,  Fred.  Legler  opened  the  Legler  House,  on  Front  Street, 
next  east  of  the  Hotel  Portsmouth,  and  conducted  it  until  his  death,  in  1880. 
After  his  death  his  family  conducted  the  house  for  a number  of  years. 

On  April  10,  1869,  W.  H.  H.  Taylor  sold  his  lease  on  the  Taylor  House  to 
Pat  Prendergast. 

On  June  19,  1869.  Michael  Goodman  took  charge  of  the  Germania  Hotel, 
on  the  southwest  corner  of  Gallia  and  Chillicothe  Streets. 

On  August  28,  1869,  Wash  Jones  sold  the  Jones  House  to  John  W.  Varner 
for  $9,000. 

On  May  25,  1870,  an  addition,  on  Market  Street  to  the  Taylor  House,  was 
being  erected.  It  took  the  place  of  an  old  frame  -which  formerly  stood  there.  It 
was  four  stories  high  and  cost  $15,200. 

On  August  3,  1870,  John  W.  Varner  was  rebuilding  his  hotel.  He  called 
it  the  Merchants’  Hotel. 

In  September,  1870,  Carter  & Co.  were  conducting  the  Europa  Hotel,  on 
the  south  side  of  Second  Street,  between  Market  and  Court. 

On  March  6,  1871,  occurred  the  great  fire  which  destroyed  the  Taylor 
or  Biggs  House;  an  account  of  it  will  be  found  elsewhere.  The  loss  to  the 
owner  of  the  Biggs  House  was  $30,000,  with  no  insurance.  The  loss  to  Pat 
Prendergast,  the  lessee,  was  $10,000.  Mr.  Biggs  had  been  solicited  to  insure 
the  house  the  day  before  the  fire  but  neglected  to  do  so.  His  new  addition, 
costing  $15,200  and  erected  in  1870,  was  destroyed.  The  Biggs  House  was 
immediately  rebuilt,  but  while  it  was  rebuilding,  John  W.  Varner  coined  money 
at  his  hotel. 

On  November  1,  1871,  the  name  Taylor  House  was  changed  to  Biggs 
House,  and  has  since  remained. 

On  March  27,  1872,  S.  B.  Jennings  purchased  an  interest  in  the  Biggs 
House  with  Pat  Prendergast,  and  the  firm  became  Prendergast  & Jennings.  The 
rebuilt  Biggs  House  was  not  reopened  till  April  18,  1872.  There  was  a formal 
opening,  and  800  to  1,000  persons  were  present.  A gold-headed  cane  was  pre- 
sented to  the  venerable  William  Biggs.  Mr.  Albert  McFarland  made  the  presen- 
tation speech.  There  was  a great  -supper.  Currier's  Band,  from  Cincinnati,  was 
present. 

In  1842,  Colonel  Graham  charged  $2.00  per  week  at  the  United  States 
Hotel.  Wheat  was  30  to  40  cents  per  bushel,  corn  10  cents  and  fresh  beef  3 
cents  per  pound.  Those  were  halcyon  days  for  the  hotel  boarder. 

May  28,  1873,  B.  F.  Coates  and  Phil  Kelley  bought  the  Varner  House  for 
$15,000.  Prendergast  & Jennings  leased  it  for  five  years. 

On  June  8,  1873,  the  Taylor  House  was  conducted,  at  Third  and  Market, 
by  William  H.  H.  Taylor  and  J.  A.  McDonald.  Taylor  did  not  have  the  ability 
of  his  father  and  the  enterprise  collapsed. 

On  July  2,  1873,  Prendergast  & Jennings  leased  the  old  Varner  House 
and  changed  the  name  to  the  Massie  House. 

On  November  10,  1870,  the  New  Merchants’  Hotel  was  opened  and  J.  W. 
Varner  was  Manager  and  William  H.  Taylor,  Clerk.  At  this  time  John  Wilson 
was  conducting  the  Newman  House,  on  Front  and  Massie  Streets.  On  February 
3.  1875.  Lester  E.  Wood  ws  conducting  the  Massie  House. 

February  3.  1875,  Augustine  Krauser  took  the  Central  Hotel,  Southwest 
corner  of  Third  and  Market  Streets. 

January  19,  1876.  George  W.  Todd,  of  Pomeroy,  leased  the  Massie  House. 

On  October  11,  1876,  Oliver  Wood  was  conducting  the  Arlington  House. 

On  February  28,  1877,  John  cooper,  colored,  was  conducting  a first-class 
restaurant  on  Second  Street. 

On  April  11,  1877,  R.  D.  Poor  had  taken  charge  of  the  Massie  House. 


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On  September  15,  1877,  Colonel  Oliver  Woods  leased  his  hotel  to  A.  C. 
Emory.  , 

On  July  18,  1877,  the  Biggs  House  was  taken  by  Jennings  and  Willliams, 
Mr.  Prendergast  retiring. 

Janies  Bagby  had  purchased  the  Massie  House,  leased  to  John  N.  Royse, 
and  was  conducting  it. 

On  May  5,  1880,  Hugh  L.  Reagan  had  purchased  the  Massie  House,  and 
was  conducting  it  as  the  St.  Nicholas  Hotel. 

December  10,  1881,  S.  B.  Jennings  sold  out  his  interest  in  the  Biggs  House 
to  William  H,  Williams,  his  partner. 

On  August  18,  1883,  Frank  Robinson  succeeded  William  H.  Williams  m 
the  Biggs  House. 

On  February  6,  1886,  the  name  of  the  St.  Nicholas  was  changed  to  tne 
Dever  House.  Dempsey  W.  Dever  owned  it,  and  A.  J.  Dever  and  wife  con- 
ducted it. 

On  May  28th,  1888,  Thomas  T.  Taylor  and  Fred.  D.  Brodbeck  purchased 
the  lease  of  the  Biggs  House  to  G.  W.  Babcock. 

November  1,  1893,  Samuel  L.  Gilbert  took  charge  of  the  Biggs  House,  and 
Thomas  T.  Taylor  retired. 

November  18,  1893,  the  Hotel  Portsmouth  changed  hands.  Mr.  Gross  gave 
it  up  and  Mr.  Mansard  took  it. 

On  January  21,  1899,  Nathaniel  L.  Bryan  took  charge  of  the  Biggs  House. 

On  September  8,  1900,  Mr.  Merriman  succeeded  N.  L.  Bryan  in  the  Biggs 
House.  He  conducted  it  until  March  6,  1900,  when  the  hotel  was  closed. 

On  January  1,  1902,  Mr.  Thomas  A.  King  re-opened  the  Biggs  House. 

The  Washington  Hotel 

was  built  by  the  Portsmouth  Hotel  Company,  incorporated  under  the  laws  of 
West  Virginia,  with  $100,000  capital,  in  1899.  The  first  President  was  Daniel 
McFarland,  now  deceased,  and  the  first  Secretary  and  Treasurer  was  Lon  Mc- 
Farlin,  also  deceased.  The  original  Directors  were:  L.  D.  York,  Philo  S.  Clark, 

A.  M.  Damarin,  George  M.  Appel,  A.  A.  Branch,  Charles  Daehler,  and  Alex.  M. 
Glockner.  The  Company  purchased  the  property  from  the  Whitney  Corner  to 
the  Portsmouth  National  Bank,  including  the  Micklewaite,  Maxwell,  First  Na- 
tional Bank,  J.  H.  Johnson,  and  Iron  National  Bank  Buildings,  tore  them  down 
and  erected  a five-story  building,  82 y2  feet  front  on  Second  Street  by  130  feet 
deep  oh  Market  Street,  five  stories  in  height,  with  a basement.  The  hotel  cost 
$100,000,  and  it  cost  $20,000  to  furnish  it.  It  has  eighty  five  sleeping  room?, 
twenty-two  with  baths.  It  opened  March  6,  1900.  It  has  telephones  and  electric 
lights  in  all  rooms,  cold  storage,  refrigerators,  filtering  systems,  steam  laundry, 
steam  cookers,  elevators,  etc.  It  has  every  up-to-date  improvement  and  con- 
venience, and  is  one  of  the  most  modern  hotels  in  Ohio.  The  landlord  has  the 
most  popular  name  in  the  world — ‘•Smith’’ — and  tries  to  live  up  to  it.  He  named 
the  hotel,  The  Washington,  for  the  father  of  his  country,  and  thought  “Wash- 
ington” and  “Smith”  a winning  combination,  which  it  has  proved  to  be.  The 
hotel  rate  is  $3.00  per  day,  and  it  is  worth  it.  Mr.  Smith  is  a very  popular  land- 
lord. He  does  all  he  can  to  please  the  traveling  and  general  public.  Mr.  Smith 
leases  the  real  estate,  owns  the  furnishings,  and  is  the  proprietor  of  the  hotel. 
The  hotel  is  a credit  to  the  city,  to  its  landlord,  and  to  the  Company  which 
built  and  owns  it. 


BANKS  AND  BANKERS. 

The  Commercial  Bank  of  Scioto. 

The  old  Commercial  Bank  of  Scioto  was  chartered  by  special  act  of  De- 
cember 16,  1817.  Its  capital  was  $100,000.  The  committee  to  organize  it  were: 
William  Kendall,  Will  Lodwick,  Thomas  Waller,  John  Brown,  Jr.,  Jacob  Offnere, 
Joseph  Waddel,  .Josiah  Shaekford,'  Nathan  K.  Clough,  John  H.  Thornton, 
William  Daley  and  John  R.  Turner.  On  December  17,  1817,  the  first  notice  of 
its  organization  appeared  in  the  Supporter  Gazette,  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio  Thomas 
Waller  was  the  first  President  and  Elijah  McIntyre  was  the  first  Cashier.  He 


BANKS. 


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served  until  1820,  and  was  succeeded  by  Jacob  Clingman,  who  served  until  1833. 
Thomas  Waller  died  July  12,  1823,  and  John  R.  Turner  succeeded  him  as  Presi- 
dent. When  organ,  zed  the  bank  opened  on  a second  floor  on  Front  Street,  on 
Poplar  Alley.  It  continued  there  until  1829,  when  it  moved  into  the  M.  B. 
Gilbert  Residence,  below  Lynn’s  livery  stable,  which  was  built  for  it.  In  1863 
Mr.  H.  Buchanan  became  Cashier.  Eli  Kinney  went  into  the  bank  as  a clerk  in 
1833,  and  remained  until  1835,  when  he  went  into  a bank  started  by  Peter 
Kinney  and  William  Hall.  A Mr.  Belt,  of  Chillicothe,  son  of  Levin  Belt,  and 
brother-in-law  of  Buchanan,  succeeded  him.  In  1839  he  was  succeeded  by  N.  W. 
Chapman,  a young  man  from  the  East. 

August  5,  1818,  the  Portsmouth  Gazette  of  this  date  advertises:  Directors 
to  be  elected,  September  3,  and  second  installments  ordered  paid  up.  Form  of 
proxy  given.  Thomas  Waller,  President,  and  N.  K.  Clough,  Cashier.  This  was 
the  first  issue  of  the  first  paper  in  Portsmouth. 

October  7,  1818,  the  bank  began  discounting. 

November  25,  1818,  election  of  Directors  called  the  first  Monday  in 
January,  1819.  Elijah  McIntyre,  Cashier. 

April  26,  1820,  this  bank  was  not  paying  specie,  neither  was  the  Bank  of 
West  Union.  The  Bank  of  Chillicothe  was. 

June  23,  1829,  installment  of  three  per  cent,  on  stock  called,  to  be  paid 
before  March  3. 

January  7,  1830,  the  Directors  elected  were:  G.  W.  Clingman,  Wash- 

ington Kinney,  Aaron  Kinney,  James  Lodwick,  John  McDowell,  Jacob  Offnere, 
Jacob  P.  Noel,  Ezra  Osborn,  N.  W.  Andrews,  Moses  Gregory,  Kennedy  Lodwick, 
J.  V.  Robinson,  and  William  Hall. 

May  20,  1831,  three  per  cent,  on  stock  called  by  May  25.  J.  Clingman, 
Cashier. 

October  7,  1831,  five  per  cent,  on  stock  called  for  November  26,  1831. 
Jacob  Clingman.  Cashier. 

March  21.  1832,  the  Board  called  for  an  assesment  of  five  per  cent,  bv  May 
S,  1832.  Jacob  Clingman,  Cashier. 

May  9,  1834,  dividend  of  three  and  one-half  per  cent.  H.  Buchanan. 
Cashier.  Thomas  Parker  advertised  ten  shares  fully  paid  up  for  sale. 

December  10,  1835,  ten  per  cent  assessment  called  by  January  1 1836  H 
Buchanan,  Cashier. 

t third  instalment  of  ten  per  cent  on  each  share  called  by 

June  3.  H.  Buchanan,  Cashier. 

raAiipSePtember  22’  1836,  ^10  per  share  called,  fourth  instalment.  H.  Buchanan, 


paid  Apr"?  H.  B™ CaliS*  *>  » “>■«  >°  »> 

Buchanan^  cUbiS.'  °'  t0Ur  aild  d"0-1’*1''  ««  declared.  H. 

H.  Bufhan^h^ashiel-837’  dividend  of  three  per  ceut  for  six  months  declared. 

B Ros^WhifJ'  w3,9,’  dil;ectors  elected:  J.  V.  Robinson,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  M. 

Tracy  Thoma?  Tv  ;T  ^0rg-e  McCasue-  James  M-  Davis.  Jacob  Offnere.  S.  M 

Joh^klrfieTd  vp  v Dlel  SaWy°r’  William  M-  Anderson.  John  Haney, 
jonn  iviarneld.  J.  V.  Robinson  was  President 

February  1,  1838,  first  public  statement- 
Notes  discounted 

Bills  of  exchange 

Hue  from  other  hanks ! 12  582B8 

Specie 15,265.00 

Real  estate 50,796.00 

Expenses.  17,900.00 

931.84 


Total  

Capital  stock  paid  in 
Notes  in  circulation. 


$446,781.76 

275.195.71 

128,236.00 


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Due  to  other  banks 
Due  to  depositors.  . 

Premiums 

Surplus  fund 


Total $446,781.76 

January  13,  1843,  the  bank  made  an  assignment  to  J.  V.  Robinson,  C.  A.  M. 
Damarin  and  S.  M.  Tracy. 

January  18,  1814,  the  Trustees  or  Assignees  reported  to  the  public  the 
trust.  The  assets’  were  $270,756.30;  ot'  this  $227,466.55  were  notes  and  $22,835.15 
real  estate  and  $13,710.19  undrawn  dividends. 

Of  the  circulation,  $34,605  was  out;  $20,882.33  certificates  unpaid.  Capital 
stock  was  reduced  to  $207,838.05.  The  liabilities  to  the  public  on  January  1, 
1844,  were  $55,261.99. 

February  16,  1844,  twelve  and  one-half  per  cent  dividend  paid  and  obli- 
gations reduced  to  $34,765.59. 

May  23,  1844,  fifth  dividend  of  twelve  and  one-half  per  cent  declared. 

October  10,  1844,  sixth  dividend  of  twelve  and  one-half  per  cent  paid  and 
statement  of  trust  fund  published.  Liabilities  to  the  public,  $22,456.08,  of  which 
$17,282.55  was  deposits. 

BANKERS  AND  BROKERS. 

The  following  is  taken  from  the  Portsmouth  papers; 

February  19,  1846,  H.  P.uchanan,  Banker  and  Exchange  Broker. 

April  27,  1848,  Buchanan  & Dugan,  Bankers  and  Brokers. 

April  27,  1848.  P.  Kinney  & Co..  Bankers  and  Brokers. 

January  4,  1849,  P.  C.  Kinney  and  Thomas  Dugan,  Exchange  Brokers. 

May  6.  1850,  Dugan  & McCoy,  Bankers  and  Brokers. 

June  10,  1850.  Kinney  & Tracy,  Bankers  and  Brokers. 

April  14,  1851,  Dugan,  Herod  & McCoy  dissolved.  George  Herod  retired 
and  Thomas  Dugan  and  McCoy  continued  the  business. 

November  6,  1853,  Dugan  & McCoy. 

October  21,  1854,  a run  on  Dugan  & McCoy’s  Bank,  but  it  only  lasted  a 
day,  Saturday. 

January  3.  1855,  E.  Kinney  elected  President  of  the  Portsmouth  Bank,  Ohio 
State  Bank;  William  Lodwick,  Cashier. 

February  1,  1855,  Dugan,  Means  & Hall,  Bankers.  Thomas  Dugan,  Thomas 
W.  Means.  William  Hall,  Hugh  Means,  William  Ellison,  William  Wurts,  Shack- 
elford & Crichton,  M.  R.  Tewksbury.  William  Means,  J.  L.  Watkins,  A.  B.  & J. 
Ellison,  George  Wurts  and  Moses  McCoy. 

December  2,  1857,  Thomas  Dugan  & Company.  Thomas  Dugan,  Wesley 
Claypool,  George  and  Charles  Davis  and  Jacob  Mace. 

December  2,  1857,  Thomas  Dugan  retired  from  Dugan,  Means,  Hall  & 
Company.  The  name  of  the  firm  was  changed  to  Means,  Hall  & Company,  and 
was  composed  of  Thomas  W.  Means,  William  Ellison,  J.  L.  Watkins,  William  V. 
Peck,  John  Ellison,  M.  R.  Tewksbury,  William  Hall,  William  Wurts,  William 
Means  and  A.  C.  Crichton. 

January  8,  1858,  P.  Kinney  & Company,  Bankers. 

May  12,  1858,  Kinney  & Waller,  Bankers,  dissolved  partnership,  and  it 
became  Kinney  & Lodwick,  Mr.  Eggleston  B.  Lodwick  and  Philander  C.  Ki-nney 
composing  the  new  firm.  • • 

December  28.  1861,  P.  Kinney  & Company.  Peter  and  William  Kinney. 

January  8,  1862,  James  & Gordon,  Bankers.  P.  S.  James  and  James  G. 
Gordon. 

November  8,  1862,  Kinney  & Raynor,  Bankers,  dissolve.  It  was  P.  C. 
Kinney  and  W.  H.  Raynor.  They  were  succeeded  by  Kinney  & Chapman.  P.  C. 
Kinney  and  H.  L.  Chapman. 

September  12,  1863,  W.  Kinney  & Company,  Bankers.  Washington  and 
William  Kinney. 

July  30,  1864,  Kinney  & Company.  Bankers;  P.  C.  Kinney  and  H.  L. 
Chapman.  W.  Kinney  & Company,  Bankers;  Washington  and  William  Kinney. 


14,260.40 

11,914.27 

4,886.14 

12,289.24 


BANKERS. 


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Thomas  Dugan  & Company,  Bankers;  Thomas  Dugan,  Wesley  Claypool,  George 
and  Charles  Davis  and  Jacob  Mace. 

February  18,  1865,  Kinney  & Chapman  changed  to  Kinney,  Lodwick  & 
Co.,  E B.  Lodwick  being  admitted.  P.  C.  Kinney,  E.  B.  Lodwick  and  H.  L. 


Chapman. 

April  21,  1866,  Thomas  Dugan  & Company  began  business  in  Portsmouth 
as  bankers.  John  W.  Overturf  began  with  them. 

December  23,  1866,  Lodwick,  Lampton  & Company  announced  as  bankers 
in  the  Portsmouth  Times. 

February  26,  1867,  Lodwick,  Lampton  & Company  advertised  as  bankers. 


April  20,  1870,  Colonel  Peter  Kinney,  William  Kinney  and  John  W. 
Kinney  organized  the  Bank  of  Portsmouth.  Capital  stock,  $25,000. 

July  13,  1870,  Scioto  County  Bank  started.  A.  Bentley,  President;  W.  B. 
Dennis,  Cashier.  It  succeeded  Lodwick,  Lampton  & Company. 

January  7,  1871,  P.  C.  Kinney  retired  from  the  firm  of  W.  Kinney  & 
Company 

January  10,  1872,  Thomas  Dugan  & Company  advertised  as  Bankers. 
Thomas  Dugan  and  Moses  McCoy. 

February  7,  1872,  Kinney  National  Bank  announced  under  Colonel  P. 
Kinney.  Capital.  $100,000. 

April,  1872,  The  Iron  National  Bank  was  organized.  Capital,  $100,000. 
It  succeeded  W.  Kinney  & Company.  George  A.  Waller  was  President  and 
William  Kinney.  Cashier. 

May  1,  1872,  The  Kinney  National  Bank  was  open  for  business.  It  was 
founded  by  Colonel  P.  Kinney,  who  commenced  in  1832  as  a private  banker.  It 
was  E.  Kinney  & Company  and  P.  Kinney  & Company.  In  1855  he  went  into  the 
State  Bank  and  continued  in  it  until  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank  was  or- 
ganized. In  1858  he  became  President  of  the  State  Bank.  In  1868  he  sold  his 
stock  in  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank.  In  1869  he  started  the  Bank  of 
Portsmouth,  and  in  April,  1827,  the  Kinney  National  Bank. 

June  19,  1875,  Citizens’  Savings  Bank  advertised.  D.  N.  Murray,  Presi- 
dent; John  W.  Overturf,  Cashier. 

February  23.  1876,  Iron- National  Bank  surrendered  its  charter  and  was 
succeeded  by  W.  Kinney  & Company. 

September  24,  1877,  the  Kinney  National  Bank  went  into  liquidation,  and 
was  succeeded  by  J.  W Kinney  & Company. 

November  17,  1877,  J.  W.  Kinney  & Company,  Bankers,  made  an  assign- 
ment to  P.  C.  Kinney  and  Frank  Kricker. 

Peter  Kinney’s  bank,  organized  in  1835.  was  kept  in  his  grocery  on  Front 
Street.  In  1843  it  was  moved  into  the  building  next  west  of  Gilbert’s  store. 
J.  V.  Robinson  and  Peter  Kinney  organized  the  Portsmouth  Branch  of  the  State 
Bank  of  Ohio.  This  did  business  in  the  McDowell  Block  until  1847,  when  it 
built  the  banking  house  on  Market  Street,  formerly  owned  by  the  Portsmouth 
National  Bank.  In  1846  the  State  Bank  was  organized  with  a capital  of  $100,000, 
largely  taken  by  nonresidents.  It  continued  business  until  1865,  when  it  was 
succeeded  by  the  Portsmouth  National,  which  began  April  20,  1865.  Peter 
Kinney  was  the  first  President  and  Samuel  Reed  was  the  first  Cashier. 

August  17.  1892,  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank  moved  to  the  southwest 
coiner  of  Court  and  Second  Streets,  in  the  Elk  Building.  John  G.  Peebles  was 
then  President  of  this  bank. 

June  20.  1893,  the  Citizens’  Savings  Bank  suspended  and  made  an  as- 
signment to  Holcomb  & Smith. 

July  24.  1S93,  it  reopened  for  business. 

January  11,  1894.  George  Davis,  President  of  the  Farmers’  National 
Bank,  died. 

January  20,  1894.  Mr.  Stanton  elected  in  his  place. 

January,  17,  1896,  the  Farmers’  National  Bank  failed. 

February  8,  1896,  David  Armstrong  appointed  receiver, 
r,  ,,  5'  the  stockholders  of  the  Farmers'  National  Bank  of  Ports- 

mouth. Ohio,  were  assessed  ninety-four  per  cent. 


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Jun ' 12,  1899,  Noah  J.  Dever  made  receiver  of  the  Farmers’  National 
Bank,  in  place  of  David  Armstrong,  deceased. 

The  Central  Savings  BanH 

began  business  June  5,  1893,  with  a capital  stock  of  $30,200.  It  organied  under 
the  State  law  of  Ohio.  Its  orig.nal  President  was  the  late  James  W.  Newman. 
After  his  death,  on  January  1,  1902,  Levi  D.  York  was  made  President.  Doctor 
George  Fisher  was  the  first  Vice  President,  succeeded  later  by  Doctor  S.  S. 
Halderman.  Mr.  George  E.  Kricker  has  been  Cashier  from  the  organ, zation. 
The  present  capital  stock  is  $50,000,  with  $15,000  surplus.  The  average  deposits 
are  $375,000. 

The  Portsmouth  National  Bank 

was  and  is  the  successor  to  the  Portsmouth  Branch  of  the  State  Bank  of  Ohio. 
1c  was  organized  April  19,  1865,  with  the  charter  Number  935.  The  original 
capital  was  $250,000.  The  original  officers  were  Colonel  Peter  Kinney,  President; 
George  Johnson,  Vice  President;  Samuel  Reed,  Cashier.  The  present  capital 
stock  is  $125,000,  and  the  present  officers  are  John  Peebles,  President;  Samuel 
Reed,  Vice  President;  Charles  B.  Tayor,  Cashier.  The  average  deposits  are 
$375,000  to  $400,000. 

The  First  National  Bank 

was  organized  August  8,  1863.  The  original  capital  stock  was  $200,000.  The 
original  live  directors  were:  Benjamin  B.  Gaylord,  Louis  C.  Damarin,  Percival 

S.  lams,  John  P.  Terry  and  James  Y.  Gordon.  The  original  officers  were: 
Percival  S.  lams,,  President,  and  James  Y.  Gordon,  Cashier.  The  serial  charter 
number  of  the  bank  is  68.  The  present  officers  are:  James  W.  Bannon,  Presi- 

dent; A.  1VI.  Damarin,  Vice  President;  Simond  Labold,  Cashier.  The  directors 
outside  of  the  bank  are  E.  J.  Kenrick  and  A.  T.  Johnson.  The  present  capital 
stock  is  $100,000,  and  the  average  deposits  are  $750,000. 

The  Second  Scioto  Building  and  Loan  Association 

was  organized  March  19,  1885.  The  original  officers  were:  President,  Enoch  J. 

Sait;  Vice  President,  H.  P.  Pursell;  Secretary,  Edward  Coriell;  Treasurer, 
Ernest  Herman;  Solicitor,  S.  G.  McColloch;  Directors,  I.  F.  Coriell,  S.  G.  McCol- 
loch,  Isaac-  F.  Mead,  H.  P.  Pursell,  W.  E.  Hancock,  Ernest  Herman,  Enoch  J. 
Salt,  A.  Lorberg  and  H.  A.  Reaves.  The  authorized  capital  stock  is  $3,000,000; 
the  assets  $141,000,  and  the  deposits  $125,000.  The  contingent  account  of  this 
association  is  $5540.  The  present  officers  are:  President  Ernest  Herman;  Vice 

President,  J.  J.  Brushart;  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  Edward  Coriell;  Solicitor, 
Thomas  C.  Beatty.  The  present  directors  are:  Ernest  Herman,  J.  J.  Brushart, 

Thomas  C.  Beatty,  Edward  Coriell,  Louis  Keller,  Charles  Craigmiles,  John  A. 
Ives  and  John  Vetter. 

The  Royal  Savings  and  Loan  Association  Company 

was  organized  February  8,  1890.  The  original  officers  were:  President,  L.  H. 

Murphy;  Vice  President,  Charles  P.  Dennis;  Treasurer,  John  W.  Overturf;  Sec- 
retary, John  K,  Duke.  The  original  directors  were:  L.  H.  Murphy,  Charles  P. 

Dennis.  John  W.  Overturf,  John  K.  Duke,  James  A.  Maxwell,  Frank  L.  Marting, 
W.  W.  Gates,  Jr.  A.  J.  Finney  and  E.  E.  Ewing.  The  authorized  capital  stock 
is  $2,000,000,  the  assets  $312,537.03,  and  the  deposits  $306,566.82.  The  contingent, 
account  of  the  association  is  $5,970.21.  The  present  officers  are:  Charles  P 

Dennis  President;  J.  J.  Rardin,  Vice  President;  John  K.  Duke,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer.  The  present  directors  are:  Charles  P.  Dennis,  J.  J.  Rardin,  John  K. 

Duke,  James  A.  Maxwell,  A.  J.  Finney,  W.  D.  Tremper,  J.  O.  Selby,  J.  M. 
Wendelken  and  George  A.  Goodman. 

Tke  Portsmouth  Saving's  and  Loan  Association  Company 

was  incorporated  February  21,  1891.  The  original  officers  were:  Dr.  George 

Fisher,  President;  A.  J.  Fuller,  Vice  President;  W.  C.  Silcox,  Treasurer;  Volney 
R.  Row,  Secretary,  and  J.  P.  Purdum,  Attorney.  The  original  directors  were: 


MERCHANTS. 


599 


Daniel  White,  W.  C.  Silcox,  3.  Labold,  J.  P.  Purdum,  John  Richardson.  Dr. 
George  Fisher,  H.  S.  Grimes,  A.  J.  Fuller  and  Yolney  R.  Row,  C.  W.  Padan  and 

B.  F.  Vincent.  The  authorized  capital  stock  is  $1,000,000,  assets  $59,500.  The 

present  officers  are:  H.  S.  Grimes.  President:  John  Richardson,  Vice  President; 

S.  Labold,  Treasurer;  T.  J.  Pursell.  Secretary,  and  J.  P.  Purdum,  Attorney. 
The  present  directors  are:  W.  H.  Doerr,  Dr.  George  Fisher,  H.  S.  Grimes,  S. 
Labold,  Sam  Levi,  J.  P.  Purdum,  T.  J.  Pursell,  John  Richardson,  W.  L.  Reed, 
Daniel  White  and  John  M.  Williams. 

The  Citizens  Savings  and  Loan  Association  Company 

was  organized  October  9,  1891.  The  original  officers  were:  A.  C.  Thompson, 
President,  Floyd  L.  Smith.  Vice  President;  W.  A.  McFarlin,  Secretary.  The 
orig.nal  directors  were:  C.  S.  Cadot,  Ed.  J.  Corson,  A.  J.  Fuller,  W.  A. 

Hutchins.  Jr.,  W.  A.  McFarlin,  Floyd  L.  Smith,  M.  Stanton,  A.  C.  Thompson, 
Thomas  A.  Taylor,  Charles  Wertz  and  H.  S.  Grimes.  The  authorized  capital 
stock  is  $1,000,000,  the  assets  $110,000.  The  cont.ngent  account  of  this  association 
is  $2359.40.  The  present  officers  are:  Ed  J.  Corson,  President;  W.  A.  Hutchins, 

Vice  President;  A.  L.  Hamm,  Secretary;  Fred  N.  Tynes,  Treasurer;  Oscar  W. 
Newman,  Solicitor.  The  present  directors  are:  A.  A.  Branch,  Fhilo  S.  Clark, 

A.  J.  Fuller.  A.  L.  Hamm,  W.  A.  Hutchins,  T.  B.  Johnson,  John  Jones,  Oscar  W. 
Newman,  George  P.  Roberts,  Fred  N.  Tynes  and  Ed  J.  Corson. 

The  Portsmouth  German  Building  and  Loan 
Association  Company 

was  organized  April  20,  1892.  The  original  officers  were:  F.  C.  Daehler,  Presi- 

dent; Herman  Huels,  Vice  President;  Edgar  F.  Draper,  Secretary  and  John  C. 
Milner,  Attorney.  The  original  directors  were.  J.  N.  W.  Crawford,  Albert 
Knittel,  Herman  Huels,  Edgar  F.  Draper,  William  Raschig,  John  W.  Snyder,  F. 

C.  Daehler,  Thomas  Vickers  and  John  C.  Milner.  The  authorized  capital  stock 

is  $800,000,  assets  $221,186.78,  and  the  deposits  $215,627.53.  The  contingent 
account  of  this  association  is  $5,444.25.  The  present  officers  are:  Philip  Zoell- 

ner,  President;  F.  C.  Daehler,  Vice  President;  Edgar  F.  Draper,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer;  Harry  W.  Miller,  Attorney.  The  present  directors  are:  F.  C. 

Daehler.  Edgar  F.  Draper,  Herman  Huels,  Harry  W.  Miller,  George  Padan, 
George  J.  Schmidt,  George  Sommer,  Charles  Winter  and  Philip  Zoellner. 

The  Commercial  Savings  and  Loan  Company 

was  organized  November  24,  1894.  The  original  officers  were:  Levi  D.  York, 

President;  Adam  Buch,  Vice  President;  H.  F.  Thompson,  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer; John  R.  Hughes,  Solicitor.  The  original  directors  were:  M.  Stanton. 

Levi  D.  York,  Adam  Buch,  H.  F.  Thompson,  John  R.  Hughes,  Will  M.  Pursell, 
E.  Herman,  Frank  Legler,  John  G.  Gerlach  J.  J.  Brushart  and  George  E.  Kricker. 
The  authorized  capital  stock  is  $800,000,  the  assets  $75,000,  and  the  deposits 
$70,000.  The  contingent  account  of  this  association  is  $900.  The  present  officers 
are:  P.  M.  Streich,  President;  Will  M.  Pursell,  Vice  President;  John  R.  Hughes, 

Solicitor,  and  George  E.  Kricker,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  The  present  di- 
rectors are:  Adam  Buch,  Will  M.  Pursell,  John  R.  Hughes,  Frank  Legler,  S.  S. 

Halderman,  Henry  Heer,  John  Lange,  W.  A.  Wurster,  P.  M.  Streich,  John  G. 
Gerlach  and  George  E.  Kricker. 

MERCHANTS  FROM  1818  TO  1868 
As  Noted  from  Old  Files  of  Newspapers. 

In  1818  A.  G Sargeant  was  conducting  a jewelry  establishment  in  Ports- 
mouth. In  1819  Daniel  Corwin  was  conducting  a grocery.  He  had  a sign, 
"Here  is  bread  and  butter.”  In  1818,  1819  and  1820  William  Lodwick  kept  a 
general  store  in  Portsmouth;  also,  Joseph  Waddle;  but  the  latter  quit  business 
September  4 ,1820.  July,  1820,  Corwin  and  Lodwick  went  into  partnership.  The 
hrm  was  Daniel  Corwin  and  James  Lodwick.  They  dissolved  September  12,  and 
James  Lodwick  continued  the  business  alone.  In  February,  1821,  C.  Hopkins 
conducted  a book  store,  and  James  Abbott  was  a manufacturer  of  lumber.  In 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


May,  1821,  Daniel  Corwin  conducted  a grocery  and  queensware  store.  June  28, 
1821,  John  McDowell  advertised  as  a merchant.  In  1824  William  Lodwick  & 
Company  were  conducting  a general  store  in  Portsmouth.  In  1825  Robert  Worth 
& Company  were  conducting  a general  store  in  Portsmouth,  and  so  was  George 
Fulston. 

In  April,  1826,  W.  T.  Lodwick  & Company  dissolved.  The  firm  was  com- 
posed of  William  Lodwick  and  John  T.  Barr.  April  27,  1826,  M.  Kehoe  adver- 
tised boots  and  shoes  and  grocer.es  and  cigars.  August  10,  1826,  James  Linn  ad- 
vertised a general  store.  November  16,  1826,  S.  Nixon  & Company  advertised  a 
general  store.  December  1,  1826,  Hall  & Thomas  advertised  a general  store;  at 
the  same  time  Mclntire  & Wood  advertised  a general  store.  February  2,  1828. 
William  and  Kennedy  Lodwick  were  conducting  a general  store  under  the  name 
of  W.  & K.  Lodwick.  July  19,  1828,  Havillah  Gunn  was  conducting  a genera! 
store  in  Portsmouth.  Gates  & Kinney,  S.  Nixon  & Company,  James  Lodwicit, 
Hall  & Thomas  and  W.  & K.  Lodwick  were  all  conducting  general  stores.  In 
1828  B.  F.  & N.  M.  Holton  and  M.  B.  Ross  were  conducting  general  stores.  This 
was  M.  B.  Ross’  first  appearance. 

March  28,  1829,  J.  V.  Robinson  advertised  a general  store.  This  was  his 
first  appearance  in  Portsmouth.  May  1,  1829,  W.  H.  Eads  advertised  a liquor 
store,  and  James  Lodwick,  lumber  and  shingles.  May,  1829,  F.  M.  Thompson  & 
Company  advertised  a general  store.  June  6,  1829,  Andrews  & Gunn  advertised 
as  druggists  and  at  the  same  time  J.  C.  Ashley  advertised  as  a dealer  in  ice. 
June  20,  1829,  George  McCague  & Company  advertised  a general  store.  This  was 
the.r  first  appearance.  They  advertised  wholesale  and  retail. 

January  28,  1830,  William  Hall  dissolved  with  his  partner  and  advertised 
alone.  January  28,  1830,  Kennedy  Lodwick  advertised  a general  store.  February 
11,  1830,  R.  D.  Lawson  advertised  a lumber  yard.  February  25,  1830,  William 
Anderson  advertised  ready-made  clothing.  January  1831,  A.  W.  McGregor  ad- 
vertised a coffee  house  and  liquors.  March  28,  1831,  Kennedy  Lodwick  adver- 
tised groceries.  May  20,  1831,  M.  L.  Lodwick  advertised  a hat  store.  The  same 
date  Lemuel  Moss  advertised  a general  store. 

May  31,  1831,  Glover  & Noel  advertised  a general  store  in  the  French 
Grant.  May  31,  1831,  George  Gassaway  advertised  a general  store.  June  17, 
1831.  Andrews  & Gunn  advertised  as  druggists,  and  in  July  M.  Kehoe  advertised 
groceries  and  liquors.  July  8,  1831,  Thomas  Lawson  advertised  boots  and  shoes 
and  whisky.  In  1831  Samuel  Huston  advertised  a coffee  house  and  groceries. 
September  2,  1831,  John  McDowell  and  J.  W.  Davis  advertised  a commission 
house.  The  same  date  Samuel  Huston  advertised  a coffee  house.  October  14 
Benjamin  Melcher  advertised  groceries,  and  December  2,  R.  C.  Slaughter  adver- 
tised a coffee  house.  December  16  William  Bartz  & Company  were  conducting  a 
wholesale  grocery.  August  15.  1832,  Sullivan  & Company  advertised  a general 
store,  and  M.  B.  Ross  advertised  books. 

September  29,  1832,  G.  & W.  B.  Hall  advertised  a general  store,  and 
McCabe  & Company  advertised  storage  and  commission.  October  20,  1832,  A.  B, 
Ellison  advertised  as  a lumber  agent.  December  29,  1834,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin 
advertised  groceries  and  liquors;  the  same  time  G.  T.  Leet  advertised  tobacco, 
and  E,  & S.  Dunn  a general  store.  December  16,  1835,  McDowell  & Dav.s  adver- 
tised as  commission  merchants.  The  same  date  Hempstead,  Pattillo  & Company 
advertised  as  druggists.  November  8,  1836,  Glover  & Kendall  advertised  a book 
store,  and  the  same  date  Conway  & Avery  advertised  a commission  store. 
January  27,  1836,  John  Peebles  advertised  as  a commission  merchant. 

April  27,  1836,  Gray  & McCabe  advertised  dry  goods.  The  same  date  M.  B. 
Ross  & Company  and  Hall  & Currie  advertised  general  stores.  January  27,  1837, 
Enos  and  Samuel  Gunn  dissolved  partnership,  and  Enos  continued  in  the 
business.  April  1,  1837,  Samuel  Gunn  advertised  a general  store.  May  22,  1837, 
Joseph  Riggs  and  R.  Montgomery  advertised  general  stores;  Kehoe  & Gray, 
boots  and  shoes;  E.  Glover,  a book  store,  and  Freeman  & Cox,  dry  goods  and 
hardware. 

May  25,  1837,  J.  H.  Wait  advertised  furniture.  This  was  his  advent. 
September  13,  1837,  Hoekaday  & Howell  advertised  a general  store.  November 
18,  1837,  Kendall,  Kepner  & Company  advertised  a general  store.  December  2, 


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1837,  John  Ross,  advertised  clothing,  and  McNairn  & Murray  advertised  hard- 
ware. Th.s  was  the  beginning  of  Mr.  D.  N.  Murray’s  business  career  in  Ports- 
mouth. January  9,  1838,  Brooks  & Farmer  advertised  as  druggists.  They  suc- 
ceeded N.  W.  Andrews  & Company.  April  28,  1838,  John  Row  & Company  ad- 
vertised as  commission  merchants.  James  Emmit  was  the  partner.  The  same 
date  R.  H.  Tomlin  advertised  whisky  and  pork.  May  22,  1838,  Andrews  & 
McVey  advertised  a whisky  store.  The  same  date  Thomas  Kendall  advertised  a 
drug  store.  April  9,  1838,  James  Pursell  & Company  advertised.  M.  B.  Ross 
was  the  partner.  This  was  the  advent  of  James  Pursell  in  Portsmouth. 

August  26,  1838,  Lloyd  & Terry  advertised  boots  and  shoes.  This  was 
Richard  Lloyd  and  John  P.  Terry.  September  4,  1838,  Craighead  & Aldrich  ad- 
vertised a commission  house.  January  11,  1839,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin  and  Charles 
Henking  advertised  groceries.  January  25,  1839,  Lloyd  & Terry  dissolved,  and 
were  succeeded  by  Murfin  & Terry.  The  same  date  Armstrong  & Gray  adver- 
tised as  ropemakers.  January  25,  1839,  McDowell,  Davis  & Company  succeeded 
McDowell  and  Davis.  L.  P.  N.  Smith  was  the  new  partner.  March  8,  1839, 
James  Pursell  advertised  a general  store.  March-  27,  1839,  Montgomery  & 
Stevenson  advertised  dry  goods.  April  5,  1839.  .1.  & T.  Clark  advertised  dry 
goods. 

November  29,  1839,  James  Pursell  advertised  wholesale  dry  goods.  Janu- 
ary, 1840,  McDowell,  Davis  & Company  dissolved  and  McDowell  retired.  The 
business  was  conducted  by  Davis  & Smith.  September  4,  1840,  M.  Willey  ad- 
vertised groceries.  November  13,  Waller  & McCabe  dissolved  partnership.  Jan 
uary  1,  1841,  C.  S.  Smith  advertised  as  a druggist,  and  February  4 Gray  & Terry 
advertised  wholesale  and  retail  boots  and  shoes.  The  same  date  Stewart  & 
Jones  advertised  wholesale  dry  goods.  March  15,  1842,  M.  & G.  Gilbert  adver- 
tised groceries,  &c.  This  was  their  first  appearance  in  Portsmouth.  April  22, 

1842,  Hall  & Currie  dissolved  partnership.  William  Hail  continued  the  business. 
June  24,  1842,  Hocaday  & Howell  went  into  bankruptcy.  November  4,  1842, 
William  Elden  & Company  advertised  dry  goods.  January  19,  1844,  Macy  & Still- 
well advertised  a general  .store  and  dry  goods.  January  28,  1844,  McNairn  & 
Murray  dissolved  partnership. 

January  29,  1844,  Joseph  Riggs  advertised  a general  store.  March  29, 
1844,  W.  P.  Gray  announced  his  intention  to  leave  town.  From  December  1, 

1843,  to  March  29,  1844,  Paul  Brodbeck  advertised  groceries.  April  12,  1844, 
John  Row  and  Ralph  St.  John  dissolved  partnership.  John  Row  continued  the 
business.  April  25,  1844,  D.  N.  Murray  advertised  a new  hardware  store.  May 
9,  1844,  J.  V.  Robinson  & Son  advertised  a general  store.  May  3,  1844,  Shackel- 
ford & Crichton  advertised  as  druggists.  August  1,  1844,  Conway  & Robinson 
advertised  groceries.  September  12,  1844,  M.  Kehoe  advertised  boots  and  shoes, 
wholesale  and  retail.  The  same  date  Michael  Btyerly  advertised  copper,  sheet 
iron,  etc.  The  same  date  A.  Doty  advertised  as  a saddler.  He  died  September 
17,  1844,  aged  42  years.  January  15,  1845,  Grown  & Finch  advertised  groceries: 
also,  S.  R.  Ross.  B.  F.  Conway  was  in  business  as  a commission  merchant.  Con- 
way & Robinson  had  dissolved. 

The  following  were  engaged  in  business  in  Portsmouth  in  1846:  D.  N. 

Murray,  hardware  store;  John  Row,  commission  merchant;  J.  Riggs,  general 
store;  J.  V.  Robinson  & Son  and  J.  W.  Means  & Company,  general  stores;  J.  L. 
McVey  & Company,  wholesale  and  retail  druggists,  William  L.  Wood  being  the 
partner;  R.  Lloyd  succeeded  the  firm  of  Lloyd  & Pressel,  dissolved;  Oaks  & 
Buskirk,  groceries;  Thomas  Dugan,  commission  merchant,  and  James  Pursell, 
queensware:  B.  F.  Cunningham,  commission  merchant,  and  A.  C.  Davis  and 
Stephen  D.  Bishop,  ready-made  clothing.  Those  advertising  in  1848  were:  L.  C. 
Heaton  & Company;  William  Hall,  Robert  Montgomery,  William  Elden  & Com- 
pany, T.  N.  Davey  & Company,  J.  Lodwick  & Son,  Jefferson  & Noel,  dry  goods; 
Henry  Lange,  ready-made  clothing;  John  H.  Bentley,  retail  tea  store;  James 
Pursell,  queensware;  B.  F.  Conway  & Company,  commission  merchants;  J.  Sals- 
bury  & Son,  saddlers;  M.  Kehoe,  shoes;  Davis  & Smith,  commission  merchants; 
Henry  R.  Kinney,  hardware;  C.  S.  Smith,  S.  R.  Ross,  W.  S.  Brown,  J.  B.  Mervill 
& Company  and  E.  Corwin,  grocers;  Wells,  book  store;  M.  & L.  Laucher,  watch- 
makers; Thomas  G.  Lloyd,  confections,  bakery,  ice  cream  parlor,  &c.;  Cunning- 


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ham  & Spry  were  also  in  the  same  business;  J.  Riggs  & Son,  general  store;  L.  G. 
Terry,  oysters;  Oaks  & Buskirk,  liquors;  John  B.  Nichols,  furniture;  L.  C. 
Heaton  and  James  Pursell,  partners,  and  B.  F.  Cunningham  and  Richard  Spry 
dissolved. 

Those  advertising  in  1849  were:  Musser  & Watson,  wholesale  grocers; 

B.  F.  Cunningham,  grocer,  fruit  and  produce  dealer;  M.  & G.  Gilbert,  grocers  and 
produce  dealers;  Whitney  & Huntington,  D.  Wells  and  J.  Stephenson  & Com- 
pany. book  stores;  J.  Lodwick  & Son,  general  store;  Mrs.  H.  E.  Currie,  millinery; 
Lee  & Horn,  grocers;  B.  L.  Jefferson,  dry  goods;  Davis,  Smith  & Company,  com- 
mission merchants. 

Those  advertising  in  1850  were:  John  K.  Oliver,  William  Elden  & Com- 

pany, B.  L.  Jefferson,  dry  goods;  J.  V.  Robinson  & Son,  wholesale  dry  goods; 
William  McComb,  hat  store:  B.  F.  Conway  & Company,  commission  merchants; 
William  E.  Williams,  furniture;  Dr.  J.  Corson,  drug  store;  John  McDowell,  Jr., 
commission  merchant;  Brian  & Jones,  iurniture,  and  Mrs.  E.  J.  Rickey,  milliner. 

Those  advertising  in  1851  were:  F.  Brian,  furniture  ware-room;  J.  N. 

Davey,  hardware;  Shackelford  & Crichton,  and  Corson  & Kendall,  druggists;  H. 
k R.  Leet,  dry  lumber;  Hempstead  & Lodwick,  coal  yards;  D.  Wolford,  hat  store; 
Brandish  & Deitsch,  clothing  store;  McFee  Brothers,  flint  glass;  Barber  & Smith, 
tin,  copper,  sheet  iron,  &c.;  William  Hall  & Son,  dry  goods,  and  E.  Strauss  & 
Brother,  clothing. 

Those  advertising  in  1852  were:  W.  S.  Cutler  & Company,  liquors;  W.  G. 

Whitney,  grocer:  William  Salter,  dry  goods;  Samuel  G.  Glover,  hat  store;  Ward, 
Murray  & Stevenson,  foundry;  H.  G.  & A.  B.  Jones,  druggists;  R.  Lloyd  & Com- 
pany, boots  and  shoes;  Kennedy  & Conway,  feed  store,  and  R.  Brunner,  dry 
goods.  This  was  his  first  appearance  in  Portsmouth. 

Those  advertising  in  1853  were:  William  Hall  & Son,  wheelbarrow  fac- 

tory; J.  F.  Towell  & Company,  and  F.  Carrel,  Jr.,  dry  goods;  McDowell  & 
Chandler,  commission  merchants;  O.  A.  Keyes,  city  book  store;  M.  Seidenbach, 
clothing;  : E.  Hewes  <&  Company  and  R.  Bell  & Company,  boots  and  shoes;  C.  A. 
M.  Damarin  & Company,  wholesale  grocers;  Star  & Myer,  clothing;  Joseph  W. 
Smith,  wholesale  grocery;  W.  P.  Martin,  M.  & S.  Timmonds  and  Bentley  & 
Turner,  grocers;;  J.  C.  Gilbert,  clothing;  William  McComb,  hat  store;  H.  R. 
Kinney,  hardware;  Jefferson  & Blair,  grocers;  Kennedy  & Turner,  feed  store; 
Hugh  Reilly,  liquor  store. 

Those  advertising  in  1854  were:  J.  B.  Ormsley,  liquors;  J.  Freshen, 
baker;  Hibbs  & Herod,  D.  N.  Murray  and  H.  R.  Kinney,  hardware;  C.  C.  Hyatt, 
provisions;  John  Tillow,  Henry  Maule  & Brother  and  P.  M.  Savage,  groceries; 
William  Hall  & Son,  James  Pursell,  dry  goods;  Prendergast  & Company;  boots 
and  shoes:  David  A.  Truax,  music  store-  Cook  & Watson,  confectionery;  John 
F.  Doerr,  tobacco  and  cigars;  P.  C.  Gunn  & Company,  grocers;  L.  B.  Day,  drug 
gists;  John  Hanna,  city  book  store;  A.  P.  Osborn,  leather  store;  B.  F.  Conway 
and  L.  W.  Tomlinson  made  an  assignment  for  creditors;  S.  B.  Cole,  clothing, 
and  C.  P.  Chandler  & Company,  grocers. 

Those  advertising  in  1855  were:  J.  W.  Tomlinson,  commission  merchant; 

J.  K.  Lodwick  & Brothers  succeed  James  Lodwick  & Sons  in  the  dry  goods  busi- 
ness; John  Pauli,  drugs;  H.  R.  Kinney  & Company  dissolve,  W.  J.  Shipman  re- 
tiring; C.  P.  Tracy  & Company,  boots  and  shoes;  E.  Miller,  ready-made  cloth- 
ing; D.  N.  Murray  & Company,  hardware;  Kennedy  & Ashton,  feed  store;  H.  E. 
Brown  & Company,  jewelers;  Buskirk  & Davis,  wholesale  grocers;  McKehoe  & 
Son,  shoes;  Turley  & Riggs  and  Tracy  & Davis,  commission  merchants;  Oaks  & 
Tracy  succeed  R.  Lloyd  & Company  in  boots  and  shoes. 

Those  advertising  in  1856  were:  John  Tillow,  grocer;  Smith  & Wood, 

druggists;  Densmore  & Company  dissolve,  Milton  Kennedy  retiring.  The  firm  is 
continued  under  the  name  of  PI.  Densmore  & Company.  H.  & R.  Leet  dissolve, 
Horace  Leet  continuing  the  business;  M.  B.  Gilbert  & Giles  Gilbert  dissolve, 
M.  B.  Gilbert  continues  the  business.  Giles  Gilbert  also  has  a grocery;  J.  C. 
Lewis,  notion  store;  R.  S.  Millard,  hat  store;  Cutler  & Brown,  liquors;  Gunn  & 
McColm,  commission  merchants;  Thomas  McNamara,  dry  goods,  and  Wilhelm  & 
Heron,  retail  grocers. 


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Those  advertising  in  1857  were:  J.  Ormsby  & Company,  liquors;  C.  C. 

Row  and  John  Tillow,  grocers;  Samuel  Gielselman,  dry  goods;  John  Yoakley, 
pianos  and  sheet  music;  Fuller  & Carre,  building  materials;  D.  D.  Rhodes,  plan- 
ing mill  and  lumber  yard;  J.  W.  Dennis,  grocer;  Hibbs  & Herod  and  Ward  & 
Waller,  hardware;  Pursell  & Gordon,  queensware,  and  Fritts  & Long,  hats,  &c. 

Those  advertising  in  185S  were:  W.  H.  Brown  & Brothers,  wholesale 

groceries  and  commission;  Dr.  G.  B.  Bailey,  Reed  & Spry,  Cutler  & Calvert, 
druggists;  Daniel  Purcell,  boots  and  shoes;  P.  H.  Murray  & Company,  hardware; 
J.  B.  Nichols  & Company,  furniture  and  undertaking;  B.  G.  Warwick  & Sons, 
drugs;  Leet  & Chapman,  lumber;  C.  P.  Chandler  & Company,  grocers;  S.  J.  John, 
furniture;  Washington  Kinney  and  Charles  Kinney  dissolve  partnership  in  the 
tannery  business,  Charley  Kinney  continhing  the  business.  George  A.  Waller 
bought  out  Ward's  interest  in  the  hardware  business;  D.  S.  Moore  & Company, 
lumber;  Reed  Brothers,  dry  goods;  Pursell  & Kaps,  grocers;  W.  W.  Reilly,  wall 
paper,  advertised  as  the  Valley  book  store;  S.  E.  & J.  W.  Varner,  family  grocery; 
Noel  & McDougal,  variety  store;  Wilhelm  & Leetinger,  grocers;  John  Wilhelm 
and  Joseph  Van  Meter,  grocers;  Vincent  & Johnson,  hat  store;  Pursell  & Gordon, 
queensware;  Gunn  & McColm,  grocers. 

Those  advertising  in  1859  were:  James  T.  Brown,  liquors;  John  Thomp 

son,  dealer  in  coal:  Meyer  & Brown,  hardware;  Daniel  Pursell,  shoe  dealer: 
Ph.  Zoellner,  jeweler;  Vincent  & Johnson  dissolve,  Vincent  retiring  and  Johnson 
continuing  the  business;  D.  Davis  & Sons,  feed  store;  J.  K.  and  H.  C.  Lodwick  & 
Company,  dry  goods;  O.  A.  Lodwick  & Company,  dry  goods;  S R.  Ross,  whole- 
sale grocery  and  commission;  Thomas  G.  Lloyd  sold  clocks;  Mrs.  Lawrence  ad- 
vertised millinery:  J.  C.  Hibbs  & Company,  hardware,  as  successors  to  Hibbs  & 
Hered;  George  A.  Waller  and  Myer  & Brown,  hardware;  R.  Brunner,  J.  K.  & H. 
Lodwick,  A.  O.  Lodwick  & Company.  Jefferson  & Company,  J.  F.  Towell,  dry 
goods;  Robinson,  Cheeseman  & Company  dissolve.  The  firm  was  composed  of 
L.  N.  Robinson,  David  Gibson  and  J.  W.  Cheeseman.  The  firm  of  L.  N.  Robin- 
son & Company  was  dissolved.  It  was  composed  of  J.  W.  Glidden,  D.  A.  Glidden, 
Charles  Glidden  and  L.  N.  Robinson.  Ic  was  succeeded  by  George  Davis  & Com- 
pany. L.  N.  Robinson,  George  Davis  and  Charles  Davis  bought  the  interests  of 
both  firms  and  organized  the  firm  of  George  Davis  & Company,  composed  of  the 
above.  Helfenstein  & Earl,  boots  and  shoes;  J.  H.  Johnson,  hats;  C.  P.  Tracy  & 
Company,  hats  and  leather;  Wilhelm  & Van  Meter,  grocers;  Murray  & McNeale, 
hardware;  Buskirk  & Davis,  grocers;  D.  Davis  & Son,  feed  store;  Curre  & Robin- 
son, planing  mill;  Leet  & Chapman,  lumber;  J.  B.  Nichols,  furniture  and  under- 
taking; M.  B.  Gilbert,  wholesale  grocer;  Giles  Gilbert,  wholesale  grocer;  Fitz- 
patrick & Brown,  liquors;  Shackelford  & Spry,  drugs,  and  IT.  Densmore  & Com- 
pany, liquors. 

Those  advertising  in  1860  were:  W.  P.  Martin,  F.  A.  Calvert,  grocers;  A. 

Lodwick  & Company;  The  Lodwick  Brothers,  C.  D.  Elder,  dry  goods;  Davis  & 
Bentley,  commission  merchants;  Reilly  & Brown.  Valley  Book  Store;  Thomas  T. 
Yeager,  bookbinders;  S.  E.  & J.  W.  Varner,  Nathan  S.  Jones  and  C.  C.  Hyatt, 
groceries;  John  M.  Herder,  furniture;  Shackelford  & Spry,  drugs;  Meyer  & 
Brown,  hardware;  .James  Stephenson,  book  store;  B.  L.  Jefferson  and  R.  Brun- 
ner, dry  goods;  Leet  & Chapman,  lumber;  Helfenstein  & Earl,  shoes;  J.  F. 
Towell,  wholesale  dry  goods  only;  C.  D.  Elden,  retail  dry  goods,  and  C.  C. 
Hyatt,  family  grocery. 

Those  advertising  in  1861  were:  H.  Densmore  & Company,  wholesale 

liquors,  b.  P.  Nichols,  coal;  C.  C.  Hyatt,  grocer;  W.  A.  Bentley,  commission 
merchant;  Henry  Wise,  clothing;  Little  & Hamilton,  coal;  C.  D.  Elden,  dry 
goods;  J.  Id.  Johnson,  hat  store;  John  Tillow,  grocery;  C.  P.  Chandler  & Com- 
pany, auction  house;  A.  W.  Buskirk,  wholesale  grocery;  F.  Engelbrecht,  grocery, 
and  William  Pendergast,  shoes. 

Those  advertising  in  1862  were:  C.  D.  Elden,  D.  Clemens,  successor  to  R. 

Brunner,  dry  goods;  Pursell  & Gordon  dissolve;  T.  J.  Pursell  conducts  the  busi- 
ness; Michael  Seeberger.  grocer;  Little  & Hamilton,  coal  dealers;  Mrs.  Bogen, 
mnimery;  Giles  Gilbert  and  A.  W.  Buskirk,  wholesale  grocers;  S.  W.  Cumming 
and  Cutler  & Brown,  liquors;  M.  B.  Gilbert,  wholesale  grocer;  Shackelford  & 
bpry,  drugs;  Thomas  Hall  & Company,  boat  office;  Shackelford  & Spry  dissolve 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


and  the  firm  becomes  Shackelford  & Son;  Thomas  S.  Hall  & Company  and  P.  C. 
Gunn,  coal  dealers;  T.  J.  Pursell  & Company,  queensware;  S.  J.  IVleyer,  hard- 
ware; J.  McQuaid,  liquors;  P.  E.  Hard  & Company,  family  grocery;  Thomas  L. 
Currie  & Son,  commission  and  grain  merchants,  and  William  Miller,  grocery. 

Those  advertising  in  1863  were:  Angle  & Biddle,  hoots  and  shoes;  W.  W. 

Little,  coal;  R.  Lloyd,  boots  and  shoes;  E.  Miller,  clothing;  George  A.  Waller, 
hardware;  Wilhelm  & Flanders,  grocers;  Thomas  Hall  & Company,  coal;  Leet  & 
Chapman  dissolve,  Chapman  retiring;  Daniel  R.  Spry,  drug  store;  Friedman  & 
Lisman,  dry  goods  and  clothing,  gents’  furnishing  goods;  Lodwick  Brothers,  dry 
goods;  Cohen  & Company,  boots  and  shoes. 

Those  advertising  in  1864  were:  Henry  Richman,  wholesale  clothing;  P. 

E.  Hard  & Company,  family  grocery,  W.  W.  & G.  W.  Thompson,  forwarding  and 
commission  merchants.;  F.  W.  Calvert,  wholesale  grocery;  Levi  & Flanders, 
clothing:  Ephraim  Ronsheim,  dry  goods,  lad.es  cloaks,  &c.;  Stephenson  & Pat 
terson,  book  sellers;  D.  N.  Murray,  hardware;  O.  A.  Lodwick  and  John  Iv.  & 
Henry  C.  Lodwick,  dry  goods;  H.  D.  Burton,  wholesale  liquor  dealer;  Martin  P. 
and  John  Micklethwait  purchased  the  grocery  stock  of  Mrs.  William  Miller; 
Hard  & Williams,  grocers;  Philip  E.  Hard.,  W.  PI.  Williams  & R.  A.  Calvert, 
wholesale  dealers  in  groceries  and  liquors. 

Those  advertising  in  1865  were:  Mrs.  Marsh  and  Mrs.  Vincent,  millinery; 

Peter  Brodbeck,  dry  goods;  George  and  James  Rumsey  and  Joseph  G.  Reed  go 
into  partnership  as  Rumsey  & Reed;  Pat  Prendergast  bought  out  the  interest  of 
W.  S.  Cutler  in  the  liquor  business;  Mclntire  & Giidden,  lumber  and  shingles; 
S.  J.  Eichelstein.  liquors;  Rumsey,  Reed  & Company,  wholesale  dry  goods;  Levi 
& Flanders,  clothing;  W.  W.  & G.  W.  Thompson,  forwarding  and  commission 
merchants;  M.  F.  & John  Micklethwait  succeeded  William  Miller  as  M.  F.  Mickle- 
thwait & Brother;  Albert  Knittel,  confectioner;  Eisman  & Company,  dry  goods 
and  clothing;  Hard  & Williams,  grocers;  The  Cabinet  Makers’  Union  advertised 

F.  C.  Daehier,  agent;  Julia  Salsbury,  millinery;  John  Uhl,  boots  and  shoes; 
Thomas  D.  Hall,  coal  agent;  Mrs.  William  Miller,  ladies’  variety  store;  W.  W. 
Little,  coal  office.  '‘Come  to  Stay;"  W.  L.  Sichies  retired  from  the  firm  of  F.  W. 
Calvert  & Company,  F.  W.  Calvert  continuing  the  business;  Hard  & Williams 
dissolved,  P.  H.  Hard  continued  the  business;  S.  P.  Nichols  & Company,  auction 
rooms;  Ripley  & Hurd,  wholesale  l.quors;  F.  C.  Gibbs  went  into  partnership 
w.th  R.  A.  Calvert  in  the  wholesale  grocery  and  liquor  business. 

Those  advertising  in  1866  were:  T.  J.  Pursell,  queensware;  J.  T.  Vincent 

bought  out  John  R.  Hurd’s  interest  in  the  liquor  business  with  Wm.  P.  Ripley, 
and  the  firm  was  Ripley  & Vincent;  John  Dice  and  Miles  Forbes  dissolve;  F.  W. 
Calvert  sold  his  grocery  to  Frank  Gilbert:  Chas.  A.  Barton  & Brother,  grocery: 
also.  Charles  A.  Barton,  D.  Barton  and  Thomas  P.  Brown,  O.  A.  Lodwick,  dry 
goods;  Giidden  & Mclntire,  lumber;  J.  & D.  Sullivan,  dealers  in  leather,  hides 
and  oil;  John  Yoakley,  pianos  and  organs;  Miss  E.  Compton  succeeded  Mrs.  Reed 
in  the  millinery  business;  Mrs.  J.  C.  Trotter,  millinery;  Washington  C.  Appier, 
drugs;  also,  Dr.  C.  M.  Finch;  George  A.  Rumsey  retired  from  Rumsey,  Reed  & 
Company:  Jonah  H.  Roads,  of  Chillieothe,  took  his  place;  J.  L.  Hibbs  took  J,  C. 
llibbs  and  E.  Fuller  in  the  hardware  business  with  him,  and  Hiram  McGuire 
had  a drug  store. 

Those  advertising  in  1867  were:  George  Davis  & Company,  feed  store; 

Lodwick  Brothers,  dry  goods;  C.  A-  M.  Damarin  & Company,  groceries;  T.  -I, 
Pursell  & Company,  queensware;  Miss  M.  Lloyd,  millinery. 

The  J.  F.  Davis  Drug  Company. 

The  wholesale  drug  business  owned  by  the  J.  F.  Davis  Drug  Company  was 
commenced  about  the  year  1844  by  Drs.  Shackelford  and  Andrew  Crichton,  on 
Front  Street,  below  Jefferson.  Here  they  did  business  until  about  the  year 
1849,  when  they  moved  to  123  West  Front  Street,  where  they  and  their  suc- 
cessors have  conducted  business  ever  since.  Daniel  R.  Spry  was  employed  by 
them  as  clerk  in  1851.  In  1856  Andrew  Crichton  sold  out  to  Mr.  Spry,  and  the 
firm  name  was  known  as  Shackleford  and  Spry.  In  1861  Mr.  Spry  sold  out  to 
Shackleford  & Son,  who  composed  the  firm  until  1867,  when  they  sold  out  to  the 
firm  of  Bartram,  Jones  & Company,  which  conducted  the  business  until  April, 


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1869,  when  J.  W.  Ricker  bought  out  all  partners  except  Mr.  David  Jones.  The 
lirm  then  became  Ricker  & Jones.  They  continued  the  business  until  August, 
1873,  when  Mr.  Ricker  sold  out  to  Dr.  J.  F.  Davis,  and  the  firm  became  Davis  & 
Jones  until  the  fall  of  1876.  Then  Dr.  Davis  bought  Mr.  Jones  out  and  became 
sole  owner  and  conducted  the  business  successfully  until  July  12,  1895,  when  he 
organized  a stock  company,  known  as  the  J.  F.  Davis  Drug  Company.  The 
incorporators  were:  Dr.  J.  F.  Davis,  J.  J.  Brandel,  William  Brandel,  J.  H. 

Holman,  and  W.  K.  Dupre,  who  were  elected  Directors  of  the  firm  for  one  year, 
and  they  elected  the  following  officers:  J.  F.  Davis,  President  and  General 

Manager;  J.  J.  Brandel,  Vice  President:  J.  H.  Holman,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
They  held  these  offices  until  March  10,  1900,  when  Dr.  Davis  sold  out.  Simon 
Labold  was  elected  Director  in  place  of  Dr.  Davis,  and  the  following  officers 
were  then  chosen:  W.  K.  Dupre,  President:  William  Brandel,  Vice  President; 

J.  J.  Brandel,  General  Manager.  J.  H.  Holman  remained  as  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer. J.  H.  Holman  died  July  8.  1901,  and  W.  K.  Dupre  took  his  place.  On 
August  5,  1901,  J.  J.  Brandel,  William  Brandel,  S.  Labold,  J.  W.  Bannon,  and  W. 

K.  Dupre  were  elected  as  Directors,  and  they  elected  the  following  officers:  J. 
J.  Brandel  President  and  General  Manager;  William  Brandel,  Vice  President, 
and  W.  K.  Dupre,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

The  Gilbert  Grocery  Company. 

The  wholesale  grocery  business  was  established  originally  in  1832  by 
Martin  B.  Gilbert,  who  opened  up  at  167  West  Front  Street.  He  conducted  the 
business  until  his  death  in  November  ,1887.  A month  later  the  firm  of  M.  B. 
Gilbert  & Co.  was  organized,  composed  of  M.  B.  Gilbert,  George  Appel  and 
George  A.  Goodman.  Messrs.  Appel  and  Goodman  themselves  began  at  the 
bottom.  Mr.  Appel  entered  the  house  in  May,  1878.  Mr.  Goodman  followed  him 
in  April,  1881.  Mr.  Appel  filled  every  position  in  the  house.  In  1883  he  became 
the  book-keeper  and  credit  man.  On  the  death  of  Mr.  Gilbert,  he  took  his 
place,  and  is  the  head  of  the  business.  Mr.  Goodman  has  filled  every  position 
in  the  house  from  the  lowest,  until  now  he  is  the  Assistant  Manager.  In 
November.  1890,  the  Cdmpany  bought  out  and  succeeded  in  the  business  of 
Damarin  & Co.,  one  of  'the  oldest  firms  in  Ohio.  Then  it  moved  to  199,  201  and 
203  West  Front  Street.  From  there  it  removed  in  1898  to  50.  52  and  54  West 
Second  Street,  into  a four-story  building,  erected  expressly  for  its  own  use,  with 
all  the  modern  facilities  for  the  transaction  of  business.  It  is  sixty  feet  front 
by  one  hundred  and  twenty-three  feet  deep.  The  officers  of  the  Company  are: 
George  Appel,  President;  George  A.  Goodman,  Vice  President;  John  Bauer, 
Secretary.  The  Directors  are:  W.  M.  Briggs,  Mrs.  M.  B.  Gilbert,  George  Appel 

and  George  A.  Goodman.  It  was  incorporated  January  1,  1900. 

MANUFACTORIES. 

As  there  were  no  newspapers  published  in  Portsmouth  prior  to  August  5, 
1818,  any  manufacturing  before  that  time  was  a matter  of  tradition. 

The  following  list  is  made  up  from  the  newspapers  of  the  town  and  city: 

Those  advertising  in  1818  were:  Benjamin  Melcher  and  Peter  Kehoe, 

boot  and  shoe  makers;  Parker  and  McCloud,  carriage  and  wagon  makers; 
Josiah  Shackford,  Daniel  Corson,  Wilson  Gates,  George  Clark,  John  H.  Thorn- 
ton, James  Abbott  and  A.  G.  Sergeant,  flour  mills,  and  James  Salsbury,  saddler 
and  harness  maker. 

Those  advertising  in  1820  were:  Wool  carding,  H.  H.  Parker  & Co.;  chair 
maker,  Daniel  Edwards;  nail  factory,  J.  Offnere. 

H.  H.  McCloud  advertised  as  a chair  maker  in  1821. 

Those  advertising  in  1826:  J.  H.  Hoskinson  & Co.,  hat  factory. 

, Those  advertising  in  1832:  Davis  & Stevenson,  post  coaches,  wagons  and 
plows;  Colwme  & Offnere,  millers,  and  Glover  & Noel,  foundry. 

c at  ^dvertisin&  in  1836  were:  Maddox  & Beyerly,  sheet  iron;  Stevenson 

& Maddock,  foundry,  and  James  Grimes,  stoves. 


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Those  advertising  in  1837  were:  Shewell  & Hopewell,  hat  factory;  Thomas 
O.  Gaylord  & Co.,  rolling  mill. 

In  1838,  J.  C.  Ashley  advertised  a soap  factory. 

Those  advertising  in  1840  were:  William  Ewing  & Co.,  conducting  Scioto 

furnace. 

In  1844,  William  Ewing  & Co.,  owners  of  Scioto  furnace,  dissolved.  They 
were  succeeded  by  Voorheis  & Musser. 

In  1840,  John  Hart  manufactured  candy  and  Benjamin  Wilson  chairs. 

Those  advertising  in  1850:  T.  G.  Gaylord  & Co.,  rolling  mill;  A.  Heck- 
inger  & Co.,  Scioto  Foundry;  D.  P.  Pareboom,  engines  and  machinery;  Jacob 
Burkel  & Co.,  wagon  and  carriage  makers,  and  R.  Bell  & Co.,  shoes. 

Those  advertising  in  1851  were:  The  Star  Flour  Mill.  This  mill  was 
built  on  the  corner  of  Front  and  Chillicothe  at  this  date. 

In  1852,  H.  S.  Commins  advertised  a foundry. 

In  1853  the  advertisers  were:  The  Scioto  Foundry,  Star  Mills,  Peters 

& Co.,  Washington  Furnace,  and  Robinson,  Glidden  & Co.,  Scioto  Furnace,  hot 
blast  pig  iron. 

Those  advertising  in  1855  were:  Grimes  & McElheney,  People’s  Foundry; 
Charles  E.  Rose,  soap  and  candle  factory;  J.  Riggs,  saw  mill;  Brown,  Reed  & 
Co.,  mineral  water;  Cutler  & Brown,  liquors,  August  22,  1855,  Ward,  Murray  & 
Stevenson  dissolves,  John  L.  Ward  retires,  and  Murray  & Stevenson  continue 
the  business.  Union  Tannery,  Robinson  & Son. 

Those  advertising  in  1857  were : Washington  McLean  & Co.,  boiler  makers, 
in  , Portsmouth,  also  in  Cincinnati;  July  29,  1857,  the  new  rolling  mill  was 
organized.  Peter  Kinney,  James  Murfin,  William  Hall  and  P.  C.  Kinney  were 
the  organizers.  It  was  to  be  known  as  James  Murfin  & Co.,  and  the  Franklin 
Iron  Works. 

Those  advertising  in  1858  were:  Neill  & Eberhart,  foundry,  and  J.  P. 
Purdum,  planing  mill. 

Those  advertising  in  1859  were:  Murray,  Stevenson  & Co.,  iron  and  brass 
foundry  and  machinists;  Metzger  & Co.,  buggy  manufacturers;  Washington 
McLean  & Co.,  boiler  makers,  Beyerly  & Gerlac-h,  tin  and  coppersmiths.  May  2, 
1559,  Portsmouth  had  two  rolling  m ils,  four  foundries,  two  machine  shops,  four 
chair  factories,  three  planing  mills,  two  sash  and  door  factories,  three  grist 
mills,  two  distilleries  and  two  barrel  factories. 

In  1860,  Gilbert  Stewart  & Son  advertised  sawed  stone,  and  C.  Powers  & 
Co.  advertised  marble  works. 

On  June  28,  1862,  Neill  & Eberhart  advertised  a stove  foundry. 

Those  advertising  in  1863  were:  Hunter  & Wilhelm,  tin,  copper  and  sheet 
iron  manufacturers;  B.  Schweitzer,  candy  maker.  November  23,  1863,  D.  N, 
Murray,  E.  B.  Moore  and  William  Moore  formed  a partnership  as  Murray, 
Moore  & Co.  Murray  & Stevenson  dissolved. 

October  19,  1864,  Gaylord  & Co.  were  building  a railroad  chair  factory 
just  below  the  rolling  mill. 

In  1865,  T.  W.  Carre  & Co.  advertised  a planing  mill  and  Arthur  & Ritchie 
a paper  mill.  Reitz  & Company,  freestone  works,  advertised. 

In  1866,  George  J.  Schirrman  advertised  a carriage  factory. 

July  27,  .1867,  the  Union  Iron  Company  was  organized,  with  a capital 
stock  of  $400,000. 

July  1,  1868.  Johnson,  Peebles  & Company  started  the  hub  factory. 

Those  advertising  in  1869  were:  J.  W.  Fulton,  Union  Mills,  flour,  corn- 
meal,  etc.:  J.  IV.  Wa'tson,  wheelbarrows,  and  R.  Bell  & Company,  shoe  factory. 

In  1870,  C.  S.  Smith  and  Daniel  Purisell  were  employed  in  making  wrap- 
ping paper.  The  agricultural  works  was  being  organized  August  31,  1870; 
$70,000  was  subscribed,  but  $150,000  was  wanted.  The  contracts  for  erection 
were  let  October  12,  1870.  October  19,  1870,  Dr.  J.  W.  Fulton  and  Son  purchased 
the  mill  at  the  corner  of  Front,  and  Chillicothe  Streets  from  Damarin  & Com- 
pany for  $9500.  Manufacture  of  fire  brick  began  at  Webster,  Ohio. 

March  1,  1871,  Johnson,  Peebles  & Company  employed  forty-five  hands 
and  paid  from  fifty  cents  to  three  dollars  per  day. 


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January  31,  1872,  the  Portsmouth  Planing  Mill  was  organized,  $40,000 
capital  stock.  Thomas  W.  Carre,  G.  B.  and  A.  F.  Miller  were  the  owners.  July 
24,  1872,  the  Burgess  Steel  and  Iron  Works  was  organized;  John  R.  Williams 
was  President;  L.  C.  Robinson,  Vice  President;  G.  W.  Weyer,  Secretary;  M.  H. 
Ball,  Treasurer,  and  C.  Burgess,  Superintendent.  The  above  officers  were  the 
Directors,  together  with  F.  Thompson,  William  E.  Williams  and  George  Davis. 
August  28,  1872,  Murray,  Moore  & Company  dissolve.  David  Murray  sold  his 
interest  for  $69,000  to  E.  B.  and  William  Moore.  October  20,  1872,  D.  N.  Murray 
took  charge  of  the  agricultural  works. 

April  20,  1873,  the  Scioto  Valley  Fire  Brick  Company  was  organized.  June 
11,  1873,  the  new  foundry  of  the  Ohio  Stove  Company  was  in  operation.  On 
July  17,  1873,  J.  B.  Green  took  charge  of  the  Gaylord  & Company  mill. 

January  28,  1874,  Cuppett  & Webb  advertised  the  Turkey  Creek  Saw  Mill, 
and  G.  W.  Mackey  was  city  agent  for  the  lumber  yard  above  Fulton’s  Mill. 

November  16,  1875,  the  Portsmouth  Agricultural  Works  sold  to  J.  B. 
Green  for  $23,000;  cost  $68,000.  It  was  sold  by  the  Gaylord  Rolling  Mill,  on 
execution,  for  $11,000. 

December  31,  1879,  Drew,  Selby  & Company  succeeded  Irving  Drew  & 
Company.  Frederick  Drew  retired  and  George  D.  Selby  went  into  the  firm. 

October  22,  1881,  the  Hocking  Valley  Fire  Brick  Works  was  to  go  into 
operation  in  two  weeks.  January  5,  1881,  Drew,  Selby  & Company  moved  their 
Shoe  factory  from  the  Huston  Building  to  the  Miller  Building,  Third  and  Gay 
Streets. 

May  6,  1882,  the  Portsmouth  Fire  Brick  Company  organized,  to  succeed 
the  Hocking  Valley  Fire  Brick  Company;  capital,  $50,000.  The  same  date  the 
Harty  Spring  Works  were  being  erected.  The  York  Manufacturing  Company 
advertised  street  and  road  scrapers. 

December  15,  1883,  Thomas  M.  Patterson  started  a box  factory  in  Ports- 
mouth for  the  manufacture  of  paper  boxes.  Eight  persons  were  employed  and 
four  thousand  boxes  were  turned  out  per  week.  There  were  two  shoe  factories 
in  Portsmouth  at  this  time,  and  they  used  two  hundred  thousand  boxes  per  year. 
Yeager  & Anderson  established  their  Hour  mills  in  Portsmouth. 

March  30,  1887,  the  Spring  Lane  Distillery  Company  began  business,  with 
a capital  stock  of  $50,000. 

SHOE.  FACTORIES. 

The  Drew-Selby  Company. 

This  company  is  successor  to  the  firm  of  Drew,  Selby  and  Company, 
which  was  organized  January  1,  1880.  It  was  composed  of  Irving  Drew, 
George  D.  Selby  and  Bernard  Damon.  The  capital  was  small  originally. 

The  members  of  the  firm  saved  their  salaries  and  put  in  outside  means  as  their 
business  grew  and  required  increase.  The  Company  began  manufacturing  in 
the  Huston  Stone  Front,  on  Second  Street.  In  the  first  year  the  Company  had 
50  people  employed  and  turned  out  100  pairs  of  misses’  and  women’s  shoes  per 
day.  The  next  move  was  to  the  northeast  corner  of  Third  and  Gay  Streets,  in 
1881.  The  Company  put  in  the  first  power  plant  in  Portsmouth  for  the  manu- 
facture of  shoes.  Before  that  all  the  machines  were  operated  by  foot  or  hand 
power.  Bernard  Damon  retired  from  the  firm  in  1883.  The  firm  remained  at 
Third  and  Gay  for  ten  years,  until  1891.  The  building  on  Third  and  Gay  was 
The  firm  erected  a factory  at  Seventh  and  John  Streets, 
j.00  by  165,  exclusive  of  boiler-room,  two  stories  high.  An  addition  was  made 
in  1895,  covering  78  by  127  feet,  three  stories  and  basement.  In  1898  the  original 
p ant  was  ra.sed  one  story  and  a new  part  added,  50  by  150,  three  stories  and 
asement.  Tn  1897  and  1899,  Drew,  Selby  & Company  erected  for  the  Excelsior 
k~ 10e  -oropany  a building  50  by  245,  four  stories  and  basement  and  furnishes 
power,  light  and  heat  to  them.  The  firm  name  has  not  changed,  but  the  fol- 
lowmg  members,  J.  M.  Graham,  William  W.  Gates,  Jr.,  and  Pearl  E.  Selby,  were 
mitted  as  members  of  the  firm  in  1892,  and  have  since  remained.  The  Com- 
pany is  now  doing  a business  of  over  $2,000,000  annually.  The  first  year  it  was 


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$70,000.  The  capital  is  ample  to  handle  the  business  in  the  most  economical 
and  practical  way.  The  number  of  persons  employed  is  1,400.  The  weekly  pay 
is  $12,000,  including  the  workmen,  office  force  and  salesmen.  The  firm  claims 
its  output  is  the  largest  of  any  factory,  selling  its  entire  product  directly  to  the 
retail  dealer.  The  members  of  this  firm  claim  that  their  uniform  success  and 
steady  progress  has  been  due  most  largely  to  maintaining  the  same  propor- 
tionate cost  and  the  same  selling  prices  to  all  on  their  goods  and  treating  all 
customers  alike.  The  firm  has  grown  until  its  business  is  the  largest  manu- 
facturing or  mercantile  which  has  ever  been  established  in  Portsmouth. 

The  Drew-Selby  Company,  a corporation  organized  under  the  laws  of  the 
State  of  Ohio,  succeeded  Drew,  Selby  & Company,  the  firm,  on  April  14,  1902. 
The  authorized  capital  of  the  new  firm  is  $1,000,000.  The  paid-up  capital  stock 
is  $700,000.  There  was  a satisfactory  adjustment  of  the  interests  of  Irving 
Drew  and  George  D.  Selby,  whereby  George  D.  Selby  acquired  a controlling 
interest  and  became  President  and  General  Manager  of  the  Company,  with 
Irving  Drew  as  First  Vice  President.  The  other  officers  and  Directors  of  the 
Company  are:  S.  P.  Selby,  Second  Vice  President;  Mark  W.  Selby,  Secretary; 

Jared  J.  Rardin.  Treasurer;  P.  E.  Selby,  Superintendent,  and  with  James  W. 
Bar.non,  Director,  constitute  the  Board  of  Directors. 

The  Excelsior  Shoe  Company 

was  organized  March,  1889.  The  first  officers  were:  F.  D.  Euth,  President;  W. 
G.  Williams,  Vice  President;  A.  T.  Holcomb,  Secretary;  J.  E.  Williams,  General 
Manager  and  Treasurer.  The  original  and  authorized  capital  of  the  Company 
was  $10,000.  The  present  paid-up  capital  stock  is  $150,000.  It  employs  800 
persons,  who  turn  out  2,500  pair  of  men’s,  boys’  and  youths’  shoes  per  day. 
It  does  an  annual  business  of  over  $1,000,000,  and  its  weekly  pay-roll  averages 
$5,000.  The  present  officers  are:  D.  C.  Davies,  President;  W.  G.  Williams,  Vice 
President;  D.  C.  Williams,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;  J.  E.  Williams,  Manager. 
Its  plant  is  located  on  Findlay  and  Gallia  Streets. 

The  Heer  .V hoe  Company 

was  organized  in  May,  1897.  The  first  officers  were:  Tracy  B.  Johnson,  Presi- 
dent: John  Jones,  Vice  President;  Chris.  Heer,  Secretary  Treasurer  and  Gen- 
eral Manager.  The  original  and  authorized  capital  was  $20,000.  The  present 
paid-up  capital  is  $100,000.  This  Company  employs  between  350  and  400  per- 
sons, and  makes  2,000  pairs  of  shoes  per  day.  They  make  ladies’  and  misses’ 
medium  and  fine  shoes,  The  weekly  pay-roll  averages  from  $2,500  to  $3,000. 
The  present  officers  are:  Chris.  Heer,  President  and  General  Manager;  L.'  D. 

York,  Vice  President,  and  H.  W.  Heer,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  It  does  an 
annual  business  of  $500,000.  Its  plant  is  situated  on  Tenth  and  Lincoln 
Streets  and  Hutchins  Avenue. 

The  Portsmouth  Shoe  Company 

was  organized  in  March,  1898.  The  original  and  authorized  capital  was  $25,000. 
The  first  officers  ware:  F.  V.  Knauss,  President;  B.  F.  Richardson,  Vice  Presi- 

dent: George  M.  Appel,  Treasurer,  and  C F.  Kendall,  Secretary.  The  present 
officers  are:  F.  V.  Knauss,  President;  A.  T.  Holcomb,  Vice  President:  George  M. 

Appel,  Treasurer,  and  C.  F.  Kendall,  Secretary.  The  present  capital,  paid-up,  is 
$25,000.  The  175  persons  employed  turn  out  900  pairs  of  infants’,  children’s 
and  misses’  shoes  per  day.  The  average  weekly  pay-roll  is  $900.  This  Company 
does  an  annual  business  of  $200  000.  Its  plant  is  located  at  127  West  Front 
Street. 

The  Irving  Drew  Company 

This  company  is  the  successor  to  the  Star  Shoe  Company,  which  was 
organized  January  16,  1894,  succeeding  to  the  business  of  Titus,  Heer  and 
Company,  which  firm  had  commenced  to  manufacture  children’s  shoes  in  May 
of  the  previous  year,  in  what  was  known  as  the  Gaylor  Rolling  Mill  Store 
Building,  near  the  corner  of  Washington  and  Front  Streets.  Those  composing 
the  firm  of  Titus,  Heer  & Company  were  Dr.  A.  Titus,  Mrs.  M.  A.  Titus,  S.  0. 


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Titus  and  Chris.  Heer.  They  had  purchased  the  outfit  for  making  children’s 
shoes  from  Drew.  Selby  & Company,  as  the  latter  business  had  grown  so  large 
they  were  willing  to  dispose  of  this  branch  of  it. 

The  first  Directors  ot'  The  Star  Shoe  Company  were:  J.  J.  Rardin,  Pres- 

ident: S.  0.  Titus,  Secretary,  Treasurer  and  General  Manager;  Chris.  Uhl,  Vice 
President;  A.  Titus  and  Irving  Drew.  These,  with  Mrs.  M.  A.  Titus  and  George 
D.  Selby,  were  the  stockholders. 

The  Company  continued  to  do  business  in  the  same  place  till  the  summer 
or  fall  of  1S96,  when  it  purchased  the  Padan  Brothers'  plant,  107  West  Front 
Street,  and  moved  into  it,  which  they  have  enlarged  and  have  been  doing  a 
large  increased  business. 

When  the  firm  of  Drew,  Selby  & Company  was  changed  into  a corporation, 
in  April,  1902,  Mr.  Irving  Drew  sold  enough  of  his  stock  to  give  Mr.  George  D. 
Selby  a controlling  interest,  and  has  since  been  less  active  in  the  management 
of  The  Drew-Selby  Company,  although  still  holding  a large  financial  interest 
there. 

Mr.  Drew  at  once  purchased  The  Star  Shoe  Company,  changed  its  name 
to  The  Irving  Drew  Company,  and  became  its  President,  with  W.  S.  Kennedy, 
Vice  President;  R.  I.  Drew,  Secretary,  and  W.  W.  Gates,  Jr.,  Treasurer,  who, 
with  \j.  T.  Spencer,  compose  the  Board  of  Directors  and  are  the  present  owners 
of  the  business  which  they  are  reorganizing  to  produce  another  line  of  ladies’ 
shoes,  for  which  Portsmouth  has  become  so  well  known,  and  in  which  the  Pres- 
ident of  this  Company,  Irving  Drew,  has  been  so  prominently  and  successfully 
connected. 


Twelfth  United  States  Census  of  Manufactures. 


Number  of  establishments 284 

Total  Capital 

Capital  in  land 

Capital  in  buildings 

Capital  in  machinery,  tools  and  implements 

Capital  in  cash  and  sundries 


Proprietors  and  firm  members 315 

Number  of  salaried  officials,  clerks,  etc 381 

Salaries  of  “ “ “ 

Average  number  of  wage-earners 4,586 

Total  wages  of  “ “ 

Average  number  of  wage-earners — males,  16  years  of  age  and  over 3,444 

Wages  of  “ “ ’ “ “ “ 

Average  number  of  wage-earners— females,  16  years  of  age  and  over 1,043 

Wages  of  “ “ “ “ “ 

Average  number  of  wage-earners— children  under  16  years  of  age 99 

Wacfts  nf  “ “ “ “ “ 


Total  miscellaneous  expenses 

Rent  of  works 

Taxes— Not  including  Internal  Revenue 

Rent  of  offices,  interest,  etc 

Contract  work 

Total  cost  of  materials  used 

Principal  materials— Including  mill  supplies  and  freight.. 

Fuel,  and  rent  of  power  and  heat 

Value  of  products— Including  custom  work  and  repairing 


§4,113,700 

355,576 

780,416 

1,025,636 

1,952,072 


310,355 

1,556,190 

1,347,575 

197,652 

10,963 

802,946 

22,820 

25.852 

710,000 

44,274 

3,824,093 

3,668.916 

155,177 

7,532,976 


The  Portsmouth  Telephone  Company 

was  organized  May  15,  1899,  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Ohio.  Capital 
stock,  $100,000.  Original  officers  were:  F.  B.  Finney,  President;  G.  B.  Selby, 

Vice  President;  George  E.  Kricker,  Secretary  and  Treasurer;-  Thos.  W.  Nnman, 
General  Manager.  The  present  officers  are:  Judge  James  M.  Thomas,  Presi- 

dent; John  Kellgofer,  Vice  President;  Eugene  E.  Knox,  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer; T homas  W.  Numan,  General  Manager.  The  subscription  list  July  1,  1902. 
is  as  follows:  Four  hundred  and  ninety-seven  business  telephones,  five  hundred 

and  ninety-five  residence  telephones,  and  three  pay  stations,  a total  of  one  thou- 
sand and  ninety-five.  In  conjunction  with  the  United  States  Telephone  Com- 
pany (independent)  The  Portsmouth  Telephone  Company  secures  long  distance 
connections  to  all  points. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


The  Portsmouth  Gras  Company 

was  organized  on  May  5,  1855,  when  the  capital  stock  was  $50,000 — one  thou- 
sand shares  at  $50  each.  The  incorporators  were:  Henry  V.  Barringer,  J.  W. 

Glidden,  A.  V.  Barringer,  S.  R.  Ross  and  J.  V.  Robinson,  Jr.  The  certificate  of 
incorporation  was  recorded  in  Volume  1,  Page  238,  in  Record  of  Incorporations, 
in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  State.  On  February  22,  1877,  the  capital  stock 
was  increased  to  $100,000,  the  shares  still  remaining  at  $50  each.  The  officers 
signing  the  certificate  of  increase  were:  L.  C.  Robinson,  President,  and  W. 

Kinney,  P.  S.  lams,  J.  Y.  Gordon  and  Samuel  Reed,  Directors.  The  certificate 
was  filed  February  28,  1877,  and  is  found  in  Volume  16,  Page  386,  in  the  Record 
of  Incorporations,  in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  State.  In  1886  the  Company 
changed  its  name  to  The  Portsmouth  Gas  and  Electric  Company.  The  total 
amount  of  gas  consumed  in  the  city  in  one  month  is  2,500.000  feet,  and  there 
are  sixteen  miles  of  mains.  The  present  corporators  are:  James  T.  Lynn,  of 

Detroit,  Michigan,  President;  Frank  B.  Kehoe,  Vice  President;  E.  T.  Lynch. 
Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

INSURANCE  AGENTS. 

December  16,  1835,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin  was  agent  for  the  Lancaster  Fire 
Insurance  Company. 

November  8,  1836,  John  Peebles  was  agent  for  the  Protection  Company 
of  Columbus.  Office  at  Dr.  Hempstead’s. 

December  31,  1836,  J.  V.  Robinson  was  the  agent  for  the  Protection  Com- 
pany. 

September  2,  1837.  J.  W.  Ross  was  an  insurance  agent. 

February  22,  1839,  B.  Kepner  was  an  agent  for  the  Protection  Insurance 
Company.  v 

February  28,  1842,  John  Peebles  was  an  agent  for  the  Columbus  Insurance 
Company. 

September  16,  1842,  John  McDowell  was  an  agent  for  the  Columbus  Insur- 
ance Company. 

October  21,  1842,  M.  B.  Ross  was  an  agent  for  the  Lexington  Fire,  Life 
and  Maine  Insurance  Company. 

January  19,  1842,  Davis  and  Smith  were  agents  for  the  Canal  Insurance 
Company  of  Columbus. 

January  15,  1846,  James  Pursell  was  an  agent  for  the  Delaware  Mutual 
Insurance  Company. 

February  12,  1846,  B.  F.  Conway  was  agent,  for  the  Protection  Insurance 
Company. 

All  the  foregoing  are  Fire  Insurance. 

April  2,  1846,  B.  F.  Conway  advertised  as  agent  of  the  Mutual  Benefit  Life 
Insurance  Company  of  Newark.  New  Jersey. 

April  20,  1848,  B.  F.  Conway  was  agent  for  the  Protection,  Hartford,  Conn, 

January  1,  1849,  S.  H.  Ross  was  agent  for  the  Protection  Insurance  Com- 
pany, New  Jersey. 

In  1849  H.  Buchanan  was  agent  for  the  Ohio  Mutual  Insurance  Company 

June  24,  1848,  Kinney  & Tracy  were  agents  of  the  Knox  Insurance  Com 
pany  of  Vincennes,  Indiana. 

May  1,  1850,  S.  R.  Ross  was  agent  of  the  City  Insurance  Company  of  Cin- 
cinnati. 

August  2,  1854,  J.  W.  Collings  was  agent  of  the  City  Insurance  Company  of 
Cleveland. 

November  12,  1859,  N.  Bingham  was  agent. 

October  12,  1853,  James  Lodwick  was  agent  of  the  Protection  Insurance 
Company. 

November  12.  1859  James  Lodwick  was  an  agent. 

May  26,  1850,  T.  M.  Patterson  was  agent  of  the  Kentucky  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Company. 

September  9,  1850,  S.  R.  Ross  was  agent  of  the  Hartford  Life  and  Health 
Insurance  Company. 


INSURANCE  AGENTS. 


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March  17,  1851,  John  McDowell  was  agent  of  the  Columbus  Insurance 
Company. 

July  10,  1851,  B.  F.  Conway  was  agent  of  the  Jefferson  Life  Insurance 
Company  of  Cincinnati. 

In  1851  S.  G.  Terry  was  agent  of  the  Kentucky  Mutual  Insurance  Com- 
pany (Life). 

August  9,  1865,  P.  C.  Gunn  was  an  agent. 

July  10,  18G7,  Hard  & Bonsall  were  agents. 

In  1867,  P.  C.  Gunn  was  sole  agent. 

December  22,  1866,  S.  H.  Holmes  advertised  as  insurance  agent. 

June  3,  1867,  Amos  B.  Cole,  James  Lodwi„ck  and  W.  H.  Bonsall  were  to- 
gether. 

B.  R.  Miles  was  an  agent  for  the  American  Life  Insurance  Company. 

October  12,  1870,  P.  E.  Hard  and  W.  H.  Bonsall  were  agents. 

March  6,  1871  — Insurance  agents  in  Portsmouth  at  the  time  of  the  Taylor 
House  Fire:  W.  H.  Bonsall,  James  Lodwick,  Hard  & Hall,  Grum  & Reber,  J.  W. 
Collins,  and  Mathias  Kricker. 

July  19,  1876,  J.  and  W.  T.  Lodwick  advertised  as  insurance  agents. 

January  26,  1876,  James  R.  Boal  went  in  with  McFarland  & Bonsall  as 
insurance  agents,  and  the  Arm  became  McFarland,  Boal  & Bonsall. 

March  29,  1875,  G.  W.  Flanders  and  S.  P.  Cummins  were  insurance  agents. 

February  28,  1877,  A.  O.  Bing  was  an  insurance  agent  (Fre). 

February  1,  1878,  Dunlap  & Boal  consolidated  their  insurance  agency  with 
J.  & W.  T.  Lodwick,  and  under  the  latter  name. 

March  1,  1879,  Mathias  and  F.  C.  Kricker  advertised  as  insurance  agents. 

The  fire  insurance  agents  now  doing  business  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  are: 
John  J.  Duke  & Son,  Edgar  F.  Draper,  Samuel  M.  Johnson,  Frank  Lloyd,  Miller 
& Gist,  Hutchins  & Hamm,  Dan  M.  Ryan,  Col.  Floyd  L.  Smith,  Coriell  & Strayer, 
Nathan  T.  Rickey,  Fillmore  Musser,  George  E.  Kricker,  T,  J.  Pursell,  W.  L. 
Reed,  and  Philo  S.  Clark. 


THE  CITY  WATER  WORKS. 


CHAPTER  VII. 


Relics  of  Barbarism  A.  B tack  Friday-A  Slave  Coffle  The  First 
Conveyance  of  Lots— Elections  — Early  Reminiscences 
The  Ohio  River— The  Bonanza  Bar  Bridges  Across 
the  Scioto  at  its  Month  Military  Affairs— 

The  Crusade  -Notable  Bates. 

RELICS  OF  BARBARISM. 

Fug'itive  Slave  Notices. 

These  were  usually  headed  “Runaway  Slaves,’’  and 
had  a rough  cut  of  a Negro,  with  a stick  across  his 
shoulder  and  a bundle  at  the  end  of  the  stick,  in  the  act 
of  running.  The  bloodhounds  and  the  human  dogs,  who 
made  a business  of  hunting  the  poor  creatures,  were 
not  inserted  in  the  picture.  The  following  notices  are 
all  of  the  kind,  thank  God,  which  ever  appeared  in  the 
Portsmouth  newspapers. 

Scioto  being  a border  county,  left  the  curse  of  slav- 
ery overshadowing  it.  The  fugitive  slaves  were  adver- 
tised in  the  Portsmouth  papers.  The  first  newspaper  in 
Scioto  County  appeared  on  August  5,  1818. 

The  first  notice  of  a runaway  slave  appeared  in  the 
Scioto  Telegraph,  of  April  4.  1820.  Thomas  B.  King  ad- 
vertised a runaway  Negro  from  his  place  four  miles  above 
Portsmouth.  The  slave’s  name  was  Gabriel,  and  he  was 
twenty-one  years  of  age.  A reward  of  $50  was  offered. 

On  June  22,  1826,  Tignal  Wommick  advertised  a Ne- 
gro man  named  Daniel,  and  a description  was  given. 

On  December  14,  1826,  Joseph  George  and  James  Bailey  advertised  three 
negro  men,  Jack,  Peter  and  Nelson,  and  gave  a description  of  each.  A reward 
of  $300  was  offered. 

On  January,  1828.  John  Aills,  by  John  Halbert,  offered  $20  reward  for  two 
Negroes,  one  a, woman,  Hannah,  aged  twenty-five  years,  and  her  son;  six  years 
of  age.  “They  were  at  the  McCoy’s  Tavern,  at  Portsmouth,  last  evening’”  states 
the  advertisement. 

August  25,  1831,  H.  Blake  offered  a reward  of  $50  for  a negro  boy,  Edward 
Ringo,  18  years  of  age,  escaped  from  the  Greenup  Iron  Works. 

December  22,  1832,  H.  Blake  & Co.  offered  a reward  of  $50  for  a negro 
man  named  Isaac,  six  feet  four  inches  high,  a light  mulatto,  thirty-five  years 
old.  The  reward  was  to  be  given  if  confined  in  the  Portsmouth  or  Chillicothe 
jail.  » 

On  November  18,  1836,  $50  reward  was  offered  by  James  Martin  for  a 
negro  man  named  William  Scott.  The  claimant  was  James  Martin,  of  Saline 
County,  Missouri. 

On  May  20,  1837,  $100  reward  was  offered  for  a negro  man,  Jim,  who  was 
twenty-five  years  old,  six  feet  high,  and  could  read  and  write.  The  advertise- 
ment was  signed  John  Todd. 

August  28,  1837,  Anderson  Woodford,  a negro  man  twenty  years  of  age, 
broke  jail  at  Paris,  Kentucky.  Fifty  dollars  reward  was  offered  for  him  by 
Shreve,  Pault  & Co. 

September  3,  1846,  Nat  Morton  advertised  a black  boy,  Sam,  nineteen 
years  of  age,  five  feet  nine  inches  high,  who  had  but  one  eye.  One  hundred 
dollars  reward  was  offered. 


(612) 


RELICS  OF  BARBARISM. 


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January  16,  1852,  John  Wollraan,  of  Catlettsburg,  Kentucky,  offered  $100 
reward  for  a negro  man,  Ben.  thirty  years  of  age,  and  five  feet  ten  inches 
high  etc. 

The  last  three  of  these  odious  advertisements  appeared  January  2,  1855. 
One  hundred  dollars  reward  for  George,  the  property  of  Mrs.  Hannah  Parker. 
He  was  twenty  years  of  age  and  five  feet  seven  inches  high  . The  notice  was 
signed  by  Moses  McCoy,  Greenup,  Kentucky,  whom,  it  appears,  was  a minister 
of  the  Christian  Church,  and  a man  of  the  highest  character. 

A Black  Friday. 

On  January  21,  1830,  all  the  colored  people  in  Portsmouth  were  forcibly 
deported  from  the  town.  They  were  not  only  warned  out,  but  they  were  driven 
out.  They  were  forced  to  leave  their  homes  and  belongings. 

Between  one  hundred  and  two  hundred  householders  had  signed  a paper 
to  the  effect  that  they  would  not  employ  any  black  person  who  had  not  com- 
plied with  the  law. 

The  town  authorities  had  been  worked  up  to  the  point  of  agreeing  to 
enforce  the  savage  and  brutal  “Black  Laws"  of  Ohio.  The  law  referred  to  had 
been  passed  January  19,  1804  (Chase,  Volume  1,  393).  It  forbade  any  black  or 
mulatto  person  to  reside  in  the  State  unless  they  had  a certificate  from  the 
Clerk  of  the  Court  that  they  were  free. 

Any  one  was  forbidden  to  hire  or  employ  any  black  or  mulatto  person 
without  such  certificate,  under  penalty  of  $10  to  $50,  one-half  of  which  went  to 
the  informer  and  other  half  to  the  State. 

Under  the  law  of  January  25,  1807  (Chase,  Volume  1,  556),  no  black  or 
mulatto  person  was  allowed  to  settle  in  the  State  without  giving  bond  in  $500 
for  good  behavior  and  against  becoming  a township^  charge.  If  such  bond  was 
not  given,  it  was  the  duty  of  the  Overseer  of  the  Poor,  of  the  respective  town- 
ships to  drive  them  out.  The  harboring,  employing  or  concealing  of  a Negro 
who  had  not  given  such  a bond  was  $100  penalty,  one-half  to  the  .nformer  and 
one  half  to  the  great  State  of  Ohio.  The  same  law  forbade  a Negro  to  be  a 
witness  against  a white  person. 

Just  think  of  it!  There  were  over  one  hundred  men  in  Portsmouth,  in 
1830.  who  determined  to  enforce  these  laws,  and  who  did  enforce  them,  and  then 
attended  the  great  Fourth  of  July  celebration  on  July  4,  1831,  listened  to  all 
the  crimes  imputed  to  poor,  old,  silly,  crazy  George  III.,  and  then  thanked  God 
they  had  never  done  anything  as  bad  as  that,  when  they  had  on  the  previous 
January  21,  1830,  done  much  worse. 

The  editor  does  not  know  the  names  of  the  one  hundred  or  two  hundred 
householders  in  Portsmouth  who  signed  that  infamous  paper,  and  hopes  he  may 
never  know,  and  that  the  paper  is  destroyed.  It  was  not  published  in  the  news- 
papers of  that  time. 

As  near  as  we  can  now  determine,  eighty  black  people  were  deported  by 
the  town  authorities  in  1830. 


A Slave  Coffle. 

In  about  1834  this  incident  occurred  on  the  public  landing,  in  the  town  of 
Portsmouth.  It  was  related  by  Col.  William  B.  Gilmore,  of  Chillicothe>,  Ohio, 
then  a boy,  ten  years  of  age,  on  a visit  to  Portsmouth: 

He  was  on  the  river  bank  and  a flatboat  had  just  landed.  His  attention 
was  arrested  by  loud  and  angry  cursing,  accompanied  by  blows.  Boylike,  he 
went  near  to  the  collection  of  people  and  saw  three  negro  men,  handcuffed  and 
tied  to  a rope,  one  negro  woman  and  four  negro  men  tied  to  a rope,  but  not 
handcuffed,  and  five  negro  girls,  from  twelve  to  fifteen  years  of  age,  following 
and  carrying  large  and  heavy  bundles  on  their  heads.  Three  white  men  were 
in  charge  of  the  party.  One  of  a respectable  appearance  carried  a double- 
barreled  shotgun.  The  other  two  were  the  usual  ruffians  and  white  brutes  who 
accompanied  processions  of  this  character.  They  each  carried  a horse  pistol 
and  a black-snake  whip.  One  of  the  white  brutes,  in  human  form,  was  cruelly 
heating  one  of  the  handcuffed  negroes  over  the  head  with  the  butt  end  of  his 
black-snake  whip,  accompanying  each  blow  with  an  oath.  This  proceeded  until 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


the  one  decent  appearing  white  man  in  charge  stopped  it,  saying,  “That  is 
enough  this  time,  but  if  you  catch  him  at  it  again,  knock  his  damned  head  in,” 
and,  turning  to  a negro  who  was  alongside  of  the  one  beaten,  but  was  not  one 
of  the  coffle,  said,  “If  I catch  any  of  you  free  negroes  talking  to  my  gang  I will 
put  a load  of  buckshot  into  your  black  hides.” 

This  slave  coffle  was  Confined  in  the  Portsmouth  Jail  that  night,  and  until 
they  could  proceed  further  down  the  river  on  a boat. 

This  scene  occurred  in  the  beautiful,  intelligent,  refined  and  cultured  city 
of  Portsmouth  only  sixty-seven  years  since.  It  was  all  done  with  the  sanction 
of  the  law,  the  organic  law  of  the  land.  It  occurred  with  the  passive  consent 
of  all  the  citizens,  and  without  a protest  or  objection.  Such  a scene  did  not 
occur  only  once.  It  occurred  frequently,  and  our  forefathers  tolerated  it  as  one 
of  the  compromises  of  the  Constitution  until  the  institution  was  wiped  out  by 
the  blood  of  their  sons. 

THE  FIRST  CONVEYANCE  OF  LOTS. 

1.  The  First  recorded  conveyance  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  Scioto 
County.  Ohio,  is  that  of  Henry  Massie,  the  original  proprietor,  to  James  Gilken 
son.  This  deed  reads,  as  did  all  the  early  deeds,  “This  indenture  made  between 
Henry  Massie,  of  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  and  James  Gilkenson,  of  the  same  county.” 
The  consideration  was  one  dollar,  and  conveyed  Hot  79,  where  the  Tracy  Shoe 
House  now  stands.  The  deed  was  made  October  27,  1806.  There  are  no  wit- 
nesses to  it,  and  the  acknowledgement  was  made  before  Alexander  Curran, 
Recorder  of  Scioto  County.  Mr.  Massie  had  entered  the  lots  on  which  Ports- 
mouth was  founded  on  the  29th  of  March,  1801,  but  he  had  never  obtained  a 
patent  for  them  until  August  4,  1806,  consequently,  all  his  sales  of  lots  in 
Portsmouth,  prior  to  the  issue  of  ‘the  patent,  were  by  title  bond;  and  it  seems  he 
did  not  begin  to  make  deeds  until  the  27th  of  October,  1806.  No  doubt,  he  then 
visited  Portsmouth  for  that  purpose  and  stopped  at  the  hotel  of  John  Brown, 
and  a number  of  conveyances  are  acknowledged  before  John  Brown,  Justice  of 
the  Peace. 

2.  On  the  same  date,  October  27,  1806,  Massie  made  a deed  of  indenture 
to  Samuel  Salladay.  The  consideration  was  left  blank.  There  are  no  witnesses, 
and  it  was  acknowledged  before  John  Brown,  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

3.  On  the  same  day  he  sold  Outlot  No.  9,  near  the  corner  of  Sixth  and 
Washington  Streets,  to  John  Gilkenson.  The  consideration  was  left  blank.  John 
Brown,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  took  the  acknowledgement.  No  doubt,  Gilkenson 
and  Salladay  had  rendered  Massie  services  in  the  laying  out  of  the  town,  and 
the  deeds  were  made  to  pay  for  services  rendered. 

4.  On  the  same  day,  Massie  deeded  Inlot  No.  272,  on  the  south  side  of 
Second  Street,  east  of  the  first  alley  above.  Scioto  Street,  to  William  Jones,  the 
first  school  teacher  in  Portsmouth.  The  consideration  recited  was  one  dollar; 
but  in  reality  the  deed  was  given  for  services  in  carrying  the  chain  in  surveying 
the  lots,  when  Portsmouth  was  surveyed  prior  to  April,  1803.  There  were  no 
witnesses  to  this  deed,  and  John  Brown,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  took  the  acknowl- 
edgement. 

The  first  four  conveyances  noted  recite  Massie  to  be  of  Scioto  County. 

5.  On  the  same  day,  October  27,  1806,  Massie  conveyed  Inlot  No.  16  to 
Francis  Adams,  on  Front  Street,  east  of  Market,  where  Rainey's  blacksmith  shop 
now  is.  Massie  recites  himself  to  be  of  Ross  County,  and  the  consideration  is 
one  dollar. 

6.  On  the  same  day,  he  conveyed  to  Henry  Sheeley  for  one  dollar  inlot 
No.  259  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Second  and  Massie  streets.  John  Brown,  Jus- 
tice of  tlie  Peace,  took  the  acknowledgement,  but  there  were  no  witnesses.  In 
this  Massie  states  himself  to  be  of  Ross  County. 

7.  On  the  same  day  he  conveyed  to  John  McConnell  inlot  No.  49,  on  the 
noitheast  corner  of  Court  and  Front  streets,  now  the  residence  of  B.  Augustine. 
The  consideration  was  one  dollar.  There  were  no  witnesses,  and  John  Brown 
was  the  Justice  of  the  Peace  who  took  the  acknowledgement. 


ELECTIONS. 


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8.  On  October  28,  1806,  Henry  Massie,  of  Ross  County,  for 

$35  00,  conveyed  inlot  No.  34,  where  the  Adams  Express  Company  was  so  long- 
located,  now  owned  by  the  estate  of  Daniel  McFarland,  to  Alexander  Curran. 
Just  after  the  recording  of  this  deed  is  found  the  plat  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  made 
by  Massie  in  1807.  in  which  he  vacated  all  the  inlots  north  of  the  tier,  facing 
Second  street  on  the  north  side. 

9.  On  May  18,  1807,  Henry  Massie,  of  Ross  County,  conveyed  inlot  17  to 
Josiah  Shackford  for  $50.00.  The  lot  is  now  occupied  by  the  Portsmouth  Shoe 
Company.  No  doubt  he  had  contracted  this  lot  to  Shackford  as  early  as  1803. 

10.  On  May  9,  1807,  Mass.e  conveyed  to  Samuel  Finley  inlot  No.  1;  on 
the  southeast  corner  of  Front  and  Market  streets,  now  occupied  by  the  Mc- 
Dowell building.  The  consideration  was  $50.00;  and  John  Hull,  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  of  Ross  County,  took  the  acknowledgement. 

The  foregoing  embrace  the  first  ten  conveyances  made  by  Henry  Massie  in 
the  City  of  Portsmouth  of  record  in  the  Recorder’s  office  of  Scioto  County. 

On  November  28,  1807,  Henry  Sheeley  conveyed  to  William  Huston  inlot 
No.  20  on  Third  Street,  now  owned  by  the  Spry  family,  and  one  walnut  bureau. 
This  was  conditioned  to  hold  Huston  harmless  on  a certain  bond,  wherein 
Hugh  Sloan  was  plaintiff  and  Henry  Sheeley  was  defendant.  The  witnesses  to 
this  deed  were  Elizabeth  Curran  and  Alexander  Curran.  John  Brown,  Justice 
of  the  Peace,  took  the  acknowledgment. 

All  of  the  conveyances  before  recited  cover  whole  lots,  and  all  of  the  inlots 
conveyed  were  8 2 Vi  feet  front  by  132  feet  deep.  The  outlots  were  three  acres. 

TOWN  AND  CITY  ELECTIONS. 

On  Monday,  March  15,  1816,  Thomas  Waller,  John  R.  Turner  and  William 
Lodwick  were  the  new  Councilmen  elected.  No  record  of  this  vote  has  been  pre- 
sered,  and  hereafter  where  no  figures  of  the  vote  are  given  none  were  preserved. 

On  March  16,  1817,  John  Brown,  Sr.,  David  Gharky  and  William  Lodwick 
were  elected  Councilmen. 

On  the  proper  day  in  March,  1818,  no  election  was  held,  and  afterward,  on 
the  8th  day  of  April,  1818,  the  six  Councilmen  holding  over  elected  Nathan  K. 
Clough,  William  Kendall  and  John  Brown,  Jr.,  Councilmen. 

On  March  18,  1819,  Thomas  Waller,  William  Lodwick  and  John  R.  Turner 
were  elected  Councilmen,  but  the  fact  is  merely  recorded. 

On  March  13,  1820,  David  Gharky,  Jacob  Noel  and  Jacob  Clingman  were 
elected  Councilmen  for  three  years. 

On  March  12,  1821,  the  election  was  held  at  the  Courthouse.  William 
Kendall,  Samuel  Gunn  and  Nathan  K.  Clough  were  elected  Councilmen.  There 
is  no  record  of  any  other  meetings  of  Council  until  March  11,  1822.  At  this 
time  three  Councilmen  were  elected,  as  was  required.  There  were  no  contests. 
William  Lodwick  had  44  votes,  Daniel  Corwine  had  40  and  James  B.  Prescott  22, 
and  all  were  declared  elected. 

On  March  10,  1823,  at  the  charter  election  of  the  town,  Samuel  M.  Tracy, 
John  Noe!  and  Murtaugh  Kehoe  were  elected. 

On  the  Sth  of  March,  1824,  there  was  an  election  held  at  the  Courthouse 
between  11  a.  m.  and  4 p.  m.,  and  three  Councilmen  were  elected.  There  seemed 
to  be  no  opposition.  Samuel  Gunn  -had  13  votes,  Wilson  Gates  had  13  and  Jacob 
Clingman  had  12,  and  all  were  declared  elected. 

On  March  14,  1825,  at  the  corporation  election  for  Councilmen,  Ebenezer 
Corwine  received  37  votes,  William  Oldfield  22  and  Samuel  G.  Jones  20,  and  all 
were  declared  elected. 

In  the  spring  of  1826,  the  electors  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth  were  afflicted 
with  that  tired  feeling  which  we  read  about  in  patent  medicine  advertisements, 
and  there  was  no  election.  They  forgot  it,  or  did  not  care  sufficiently  about  it  to 
attend  to  it. 

On  May  12,  1826,  the  hold-over  members  of  Council  elected  Samuel  M. 
Tracy,  John  Noel  and  Giles  S.  B.  Hempstead  as  Councilmen. 

On  March  12,  1827,  at  the  charter  election,  Samuel  Gunn  had  41  votes. 
Col.  John  McDonald  27  and  James  Lodwick  23.  This  was  the  first  appearance  of 


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Mr.  James  Lodwiek  in  municipal  affairs.  He  held  some  municipal  office  from 
that  time  until  his  death.  Col.  John  McDonald  is  the  author  of  “McDonald’s 
Sketches,”  and  has  a separate  sketch  herein,  as  has  each  of  the  other  three. 

In  March,  1828,  there  was  no  corporation  election  called  or  held,  and  on 
April  4,  1828,  the  Council  elected  Kennedy  Lodwiek,  John  R.  Turner  and  William 
Oldfield  to  succeed  themselves. 

On  March  9,  1829,  John  Noel,  Giles  S.  B.  Hempstead  and  Samuel  Tracy 
were  elected  members  of  Council  for  three  years. 

On  March  8,  1830.  Jacob  P.  Noel,  George  D.  H.  Wilcoxen  and  Nathaniel  W. 
Andrews  were  elected  Councilmen. 

On  March  17,  1831,  Wilson  Gates,  Ezra  Osborne  and  Silas  W.  Cole  were 
•elected. 

On  March  12,  1832,  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  Giles  S.  B.  Hempstead  and  William 
V.  Peck  were  elected. 

At  the  election  in  1833,  held  on  March  1,  John  Noel,  Isaac  Noel  and  Moses 
Gregory  were  elected  Councilmen. 

On  March  10,  1834,  Wilson  Gates,  Silas  Cole  and  Havillah  Gunn  were 
elected  Councilmen. 

On  March  9,  1835,  Conrad  Overturf,  Mathias  Ross  and  Peter  Kinney  were 
elected. 

On  March  4,  1836,  R.  H.  Tomlin,  William  Waller  and  John  R.  Turner  were 
elected  Councilmen. 

On  March,  3,  1837,  C.  A.  M.  Damarin  and  Moses  Gregory  were  elected. 

On  March  15,  1839,  the  corporation  election  was  held  by  wards.  N.  W. 
Andrews  was  elected  in  the  First  Ward,  James  Lodwiek  and  John  R.  Turner  in 
the  Second  Ward,  and  John  Musser  in  the  Third  Ward. 

In  1840,  at  the  city  election,  Edward  Hamilton  was  re-elected  Mayor, 
Lewis  C Parker  was  elected  Marshal  and  J.  V.  Robinson  Treasurer.  The 
Councilmen  elected  were  David  Gharky,  First  Ward;  Joseph  Riggs,  Second 
Ward;  Moses  Gregory,  Third  Ward. 

On  April  2,  1841,  there  was  one  Councilman  to  be  elected  in  the  First 
Ward,  but  there  were  two  contestants.  James  Lodwiek  had  33  votes,  and  was 
elected;  Thomas  Lawson  had  20  votes.  In  the  Second  Ward  there  were  two 
Councilmen  to  be  elected.  Washington  Kinney  had  67  votes  and  Samuel  J. 
Huston  had  57  votes,  and  both  were  elected.  In  the  Third  Ward  there  was  no 
election  held. 

On  March  14,  1842,  at  the  corporation  election,  Thomas  Lawson  had  his 
ambition  gratified.  He  was  elected  as  Councilman  from  the  First  Ward  without 
opposition.  George  Corwin  was  elected  for  one  year  from  the  Second  Ward, 
and  Octavius  Hall  for  two  years  and  Dudley  Day  for  three  years  from  the 
Third  Ward. 

On  March  15,  1843,  J.  L.  McVey  was  elected  Councilman  for  one  year,  and 
John  L.  Ward  for  three  years  from  the  First  Ward.  In  the  Second  Ward  Henry 
Buchanan  was  elected  for  one  year,  Peter  Kinney  for  two  years  and  Edward 
Hamilton  for  three  years.  In  the  Third  Ward  Moses  Gregory  was  elected.  His 
term  was  not  specified,  but  the  time  should  have  been  three  years. 

On  March  -15,  1844,  was  the  time  when  the  town  disgraced  itself  by  elect- 
ing R.  H.  Tomlin  Mayor  over  Col.  O.  F.  Moore.  Tomlin  had  177  votes  and  Col. 
Moore  had  146.  It  does  not  appear  who  were  elected  Councilmen  for  this  year. 

On  March  12,  1845,  Ralph  St.  John  was  elected  Town  Marshal.  It  does  not 
appear  who  were  elected  Councilmen. 

On  March  10,  1846,  at  the  corporation  election  for  Mayor,  George  Johnson 
had  266  votes,  Isaac  Kirby  had  88  and  R.  H.  Tomlin  1 vote.  For  Treasurer, 
James  Lodwiek  had  178  votes,  William  Kendall  had  171,  John  Row  had  1.  For 
Marshal,  John  Squires  had  120  votes,  R.  B.  Alfred  118  and  Valentine  Little- 
john 140. 

The  only  record  for  the  town  election  for  March  8,  1847,  is  that  John 
Squires  was  elected  Town  Marshal,  312  votes  being  cast. 

At  the  March  election,  1848,  George  Johnson  was  elected  Mayor  for  two 
years.  He  had  372  votes,  and  William  B.  Camden  had  15.  James  Lodwiek  was 
elected  Treasurer  for  two  years.  He  had  317  votes.  John  Squires  was  elected 


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Marshal.  He  had  212  votes  and  no  opposition.  The  names  of  the  Councilmen 
are  not  given. 

At  the  election  March  12,  1849,  John  Squires  was  elected  Town  Marshal. 
No  figures  were  given. 

On  March  11,  1850,  Ben  Ramsey  was  elected  Mayor.  John  Squires  was 
elected  Marshal,  and  James  Lodwiek  Treasurer.  No  figures  of  this  vote  are 
given. 

On  April  7,  1851,  the  following  are  the  votes  for  Mayor:  Benjamin  Ram 

sey,  261  votes;  James  M.  Ashley,  201;  William  Oldfield,  97.  For  Marshal:  John 

Squires  had  no  opposition.  For  Treasurer,  George  Johnson  had  295  votes  and 
John  Renshaw  had  256  votes.  William  Hall,  Samuel  Cole  and  Richard  Lloyd 
were  elected  School  Trustees.  Here  again  the  city  made  a grievous  mistake. 
Ashley,  disgusted  with  the  want  of  appreciation,  left  and  went  to  Toledo,  where 
he  made  a national  reputation.  Ramsey,  who  was  noted  for  naught  but  laziness, 
left  the  town  in  1857,  and  oblivion  has  claimed  him. 

On  April  5,  1852,  at  the  corporation  election,  W.lliam  Oldfield  had  387 
votes  for  Mayor  and  Cornelius  McCoy  203.  John  Squires  was  elected  Marshal 
without  opposition.  The  vote  on  the  other  city  offices  are  not  given. 

On  April  31,  1853,  the  corporation  election  was  held,  but  the  result  in  vote 
is  not  given. 

In  1854,  no  record  of  the  election  has  been  preserved. 

In  1855,  the  election  was  an  exciting  one.  There  were  two  tickets,  the 
American  Reform  ticket  and  the  People’s  ticket.  The  American  Reform  ticket 
won,  and  the  vote  was  as  follows:  For  Mayor,  John  R.  Turner  had  508  votes;  C. 

McCoy,  267;  majority,  241  votes.  Marshal,  S.  H.  Boynton  had  462  votes;  Nelson 
Vigus,  317;  majority,  145.  Treasurer,  William  L.  Wood  had  502  votes.  W.  H. 
Huston,  284;  majority,  218.  Wharf-master,  Thomas  Burt  had  505  votes,  Thomas 
S.  Currie,  283;  majority,  222.  Street  Commissioner,  Jordan  Vigus,  411  votes; 
Robert  Lewis,  368;  majority,  43.  Solicitor,  George  Turner  had  460  votes;  George 
Johnson  had  320;  majority,  140.  Clerk  of  the  Market,  James  Green  had  458 
votes;  Conrad  Baker  had  207;  majority,  251.  Francis  Cleveland  was  elected 
Councilman  in  the  First  Ward,  the  only  candidate  on  the  People’s  ticket  who 
was  elected. 

There  is  no  record  of  the  election  of  1S56  to  be  found. 

In  the  election  of  1857,  there  were  two  tickets  In  the  field,  the  Democratic 
ticket  and  (he  Independent.  The  following  is  a statement  of  the  vote  and  the 
majority:  Democrat,  Mayor,  Joseph  Van  Meter,  635;  Independent.  Jacob  P. 

Noel,  145;  majority,  490.  For  Marshal,  Democrat,  Nelson  Vigus,  339;  Inde- 
pendent, John  FI.  J,  Fryer,  290;  majority,  249.  For  Treasurer,  S.  J.  Huston, 
Democrat,  503;  Independent,  William  Wood,  302;  majority,  201.  For  City  So- 
licitor, W.  A.  Hutchins,  Democrat,  532;  Independent,  Henry  A.  Towne,  292; 
majority,  240.  , 

In  1853,  the  candidates  for  Mayor  were  Adam  Kerr,  who  received  309 
votes,  and  William  E.  Williams,  who  received  280  votes.  For  Marshal,  Nelson 
Vigus  received  491  votes  and  Timothy  Sullivan  received  449  votes.  For  Treas- 
urer, S.  -J.  Huston  received  348  and  John  L.  Ward  483  votes.  The  Democrats 
were  defeated  and  the  Independents  elected. 

In  1S59,  the  citjr  election,  there  were  three  candidates  for  Mayor.  Adam 
Kerr  had  632  votes,  T.  J.  Graham  had  246  and  Oliver  Wood  had  135  votes.  For 
Marshal,  Timothy  Sullivan  had  571  votes;  Joseph  B.  Watson  had  288  votes.  For 
Street  Comissioner,  Nelson  Vigus  had  124  votes,  Calvin  S.  Stephens  33.  For 
City  Treasurer,  George  Wilhelm  received  588  votes  and  J.  W.  Collings  422,  and 
W.  A.  Hutchins,  for  City  Solicitor,  had  no  opposition,  and  received  701  votes. 

In  1860,  at  the  city  election,  there  were  three  candidates  for  Marshal. 
Timothy  Sullivan  had  593  votes,  C.  Simpson,  316;  J.  W.  Smith,  88.  For  Treas- 
urer, George  Wilhelm  received  542  votes:  Henry  Lloyd,  337;  Richard  Good- 
heart,  112. 

In  1861,  at  the  city  election,  for  Mayor  Adam  Kerr  received  677  votes 
Joseph  Ashton,  425.  Martin  Crain,  for  City  Solicitor  had  no  opposition.  For 
City  Treasurer,  George  H.  Gaffey  had  583  votes;  John  Fawn,  531.  For  Marshal, 
there  -were  five  candidates,  and  the  vote  was  as  follows;  Jerry  Hall,  407;  George 
W.  White,  310;  Uriah  White,  242;  Caleb  Sprague,  104;  Jacob  Loughry,  57.  For 


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City  Treasurer,  there  were  four  candidates.  George  Wilhelm  had  543  votes;  T. 
W.  Hunter,  392;  John  Miller,  116;  J.  S.  T.  Vincent,  92.  For  Wharfmaster,  there 
were  three  candidates.  John  N.  Lodwick  had  624  votes;  W.lliam  S.  McColm, 
419;  John  Thompson,  74.  For  street  Commissioner,  Major  C,  F.  Reiniger  had 
384  votes;  C.  E.  Rose,  218;  Jordan  Vigus,  168,  and  A.  Hurt  had  108  votes. 

In  1862,  for  City  Treasurer,  Horace  L.  Chapman  had  584  votes;  John  H. 
Bentley  had  309.  For  Marshal,  there  were  four  candidates.  Nelson  Vigus  had 
527  votes;  T.  W.  Williams,  271;  James  Hannahs,  71;  Azel  Glover,  4.  There  were 
two  candidates  for  Wharfmaster.  John  N.  Lodwick  had  476  votes;  Thomas  T. 
Yeager  had  419.  For  Street  Commissioner,  there  were  four  candidates.  Charles 
E.  Rose  had  510;  Philip  Hummell,  260;  John  Wheeler,  95;  C.  W.  Wilson,  20. 

In  1863,  there  were  two  candidates  for  Mayor.  Adam  Kerr  received  555 
votes;  John  L.  Ward,  445.  For  Marshal,  George  W.  White,  Democrat,  received 
583  votes;  Azel  Glover,  Independent,  402.  For  Wharfmaster,  S.  H.  Shannon  had 
487  votes  and  Thomas  T.  Yeager  506.  For  Street  Commissioner,  Charles  E.  Rosej 
Democrat,  had  589,  and  Stephen  Edmunds,  Union,  had  381.  For  City  Solicitor, 
J.  W.  Collings,  Democrat,  had  538;  Henry  A.  Towne,  Union,  433. 

In  1864,  at  the  city  election,  Azel  Glover  was  the  Republican  candidate  for 
Marshal  against  Frank  Wear,  Democrat.  Glover  received  493  votes  and  Wear 
486.  For  Street  Commissioner,  Thomas  Law,  Republican,  had  512  votes,  and 
Charles  E.  Rose,  Democrat,  had  472.  For  Wharfmaster  Thomas  T.  Yeager,  Re- 
publican, had  619  votes,  and  D.  S.  Hall  365. 

In  1865,  at  the  city  election,  Adam  Kerr,  Democrat,  received  468  votes  for 
Mayor-  John  W.lson,  Republican,  546;  Joseph  Legler,  9.  For  Marshal,  Wm.  H. 
Miller  received  408  votes;  Calvin  J.  Stephens,  508;  John  Andrews,  98.  For 
Wharfmaster,  John  M.  Lynn,  Democrat,  received  497  votes;  Thomas  T.  Yeager. 
Republican,  573.  For  Street  Commissioner,  Thomas  Sanders,  Democrat,  had 
408  votes;  William  W.  Jones,  Republican,  had  536.  For  City  Solicitor,  Robert 
N.  Spry,  Republican,  had  551  votes;  George  H.  Gaffey,  Democrat,  468  votes. 

The  foregoing  is  the  best  resume  of  the  city  elections  for  the  first  fifty 
years  of  the  existence  of  the  town  and  city  of  Portsmouth.  From  that  time  on 
the  newspapers  were  published  regularly,  and  abstracts  of  the  elections  can  be 
found  in  the  bound  volumes,  and  for  this  reason  the  publications  of  the  city 
elections  from  1865  to  the  present  time  will  not  be  given. 

The  editor  begs  leave  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  records  of 
elections  are  only  preserved  on  loose  sheets  of  paper,  and  are  destroyed  from 
time  to  time,  and  the  only  method  of  preservation  of  the  records  of  elections  is 
through  the*  bound  volumes  of  the  newspapers.  There  ought  to  be  a State  law 
requiring  the  city  to  keep  a record  of  all  elections  and  figures  in  the  city 
election  should  be  recorded  and  permanently  preserved. 

EARLY  REMINISCENCES  OF  CITY  AND  COUNTY. 

John  Hatch  introduced  the  first  dray  in  Portsmouth.  He  lived  on  the 
east  corner  of  Front  and  Market  Streets,  in  a stone  house,  part  of  which  was 
used  as  a jail  until  1835.  The  jail  had  one  dungeon  and  one  upper  room. 

William  Huston,  Thomas  Morgan  and  Uriah  Barber  were  owners  and 
commanders  of  keel  boats.  They  went  to  Chillicothe  and  Circleville  when  the 
Scioto  was  high.  They  poled  and  warped  their  boats.  Sanders  Darby  made  the 
poles  and  oars. 

John  Brown's  well  was  used  until  1836,  when  a horse  backed  into  it,  and 
it  was  filled  up. 

The  above  appeared  in  the  Portsmouth  Times  of  September  19,  1868,  under 
the  name  of  "Shelawoy,”  who  was  John  Gharky.  “Scioto,”  who  wrote  about  the 
same  time,  was  Moses  Gregory. 

October  2,  1868 — The  Times:  Thomas  Morgan  was  the  first  wheelwright 
in  Portsmouth. 

John  Simpson,  father  of  James  Simpson,  was  one  of  the  first  carpenters 
in  Portsmouth.  He  had  sons,  Thomas  .William  and  James,  and  daughters.  His 
father  taught  school  in  Portsmouth  in  an  early  day.  A log  school  house,  two 
stories,  was  built  on  the  site  of  the  present  Second  Street  school  house,  and  it 


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blew  down.  It  was  rebuilt  one  story  after  the  storm.  Richard  Morecraft  taught 
there  as  well  as  Simpson.  He  also  taught  etiquette.  Joseph  Wheeler  taught 
school  at  Fourth  and  Market  Streets. 

Crane’s  Defeat  was  a point  on  the  Scioto  about  a mile  above  Portsmouth, 
where  a keel  boatman  named  Crane  attempted  to  take  up  a keel  boat  against  a 
heavy  current.  He  was  poleing  the  boat  and  lost  control  of  her,  and  she  struck 
a rock  and  sank.  Hence  Crane’s  Defeat. 

November  21,  1868 — “Shelawoy"  (John  Gharky),  in  The  Times,  says: 

The  first  cabin  was  built  in  Portsmouth  in  1795. 

Aaron  Kinney  established  the  first  tannery  in  Portsmouth. 

John  Hatch  had  the  first  dray  in  Portsmouth. 

Union  Township  was  divided  in  1812.  Portsmouth  was  in  it  prior  to  that. 
David  Gharky  landed  in  Portsmouth  in  1799. 

Stephen  Smith  had  the  first  ferry  across  the  Scioto  In  1805. 

William  Duprey  kept  the  first  ferry  over  the  Ohio  River  at  Portsmouth. 
He  used  a flatboat  40  feet  long  and  15  feet  wide.  Afterward  he  used  horse 
power. 

The  first  steamboat  in  the  county  was  built  by  William  Lodwick  at  George 
Herod’s.  The  first  keelboat  in  Portsmouth  was  built  by  Ben  and  John  Masters. 
Samuel  Montgomery,  father  of  Robert  Montgomery,  was  the  first  skiff  builder. 

John  H.  Thornton  dug  a pubilc  w7ell  in  1813,  in  lot  No.  31.  It  was  on 
Front  Street  in  the  center  of  Market  Street. 

January  2,  1869,  in  the  Scioto  Times,  Moses  Gregory  says:  The  first 

steamboat  was  built  by  William  Lodwick  and  was  named  the  “Scioto  Valley.” 
She  had  side  wheels,  a single  engine,  and  was  high  pressure.  She  was  finished 
in  the  summer  of  1824. 

In  1829  Richard  Lloyd  was  on  Front  Street,  the  first  alley  west  of  Massie, 
and  afterward  opened  a coffee  house  where  J.  P.  Wilhelm  formerly 
had  his  saddle  shop.  In  those  days  all  groceries  and  dry  goods  houses  sold 
liquors,  anl  all  customers  were  treated  to  whiskey  and  sugar. 

James  Lodwick  had  a general  store.  He  carried  on  a bakery  in  his  cellar 
and  made  soap  and  candles. 

Colonel  Peter  Kinney  kept  a grocery  and  bakery  where  the  Massie,  now 
the  Legler,  House  stands.  Ezra  Osborn  would  come  in  and  lunch.  Colonel 
Kinney  kept  an  account  of  his  meals  and  charged  two  cents  each.  When  the  bill 
was  presented,  amounting  to  several  dollars,  the  lunching  ceased. 

In  1815  there  was  a rivalry  between  Alexandria  and  Portsmouth  as  to 
which  was  best,  but  a flood  determined  it  in  favor  of  Portsmouth. 

In  1819  John  Smith,  who  was  born  near  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1779,  and  died 
in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  on  July  28,  1821,  the  father  of  L.  P.  N.  Smith,  built  a two- 
story  brick  where  the  McDowell  Building  now  stands,  but  did  not  finish  it. 

From  1814  to  1820  the  Scioto  was  navigated  by  keelboats.  Corn  was  ten 
cents  per  bushel,  and  Isaac  Johnson  paid  for  his  farm  in  corn  at  that  rate. 

John  F.  Smith  kept  a ferry  at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto. 

The  Barr  addition  was  Esquire  John  Brown’s  farm.  He  sold  it  to  William 
Lodwick. 

In  1824  the  voters  for  Jackson  for  President  in  Portsmouth  were:  S.  J. 

Huston,  Aaron  Kinney,  Martin  Funk,  William  Lawson,  Uriah  Barber,  Hugh 
Cook  and  James  Lodwick:  no  others. 

Henry  Sheeley  was  the  first  tailor  in  Portsmouth.  He  located  on  Front 
and  Massie  Streets.  He  opened  his  shop  in  the  year  1805.  He  failed  to  get 
support,  as  each  family  made  its  own  garments,  and  had  to  give  up  the  business. 
He  built  a house  and  undertook  to  keep  hotel.  He  sold  his  house  and  lot  in  the 
spring  of  1807  to  William  Swords,  who  kept  the  first  saddle  and  harness  shop  in 
Portsmouth. 

July  28,  1878. — John  B.  Clingman  was  visiting  in  Portsmouth.  His 
father,  George  W.  Clingman,  removed  from  Northumberland  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania to  Portsmouth  in  1804.  He  was  a brother  of  Mrs.  Aaron  Kinney.  The 
family  removed  in  1805  to  Clingman’s  Hill,  now  the  Mrs.  Zapli  property.  At 
at  there  was  no*  a store’  gristmill  or  bushel  of  wheat  in  the  county,  so 

a i!-nSmain  SayS'  His  fatller  sent  to  Pittsburg  for  a coffee  mill,  tea  kettle 
and  skillet.  The  people  lived  on  hominy  and  game.  A pen  was  built  at  Third  and 


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Market  to  trap  wild  turkeys.  Iu  1825  and  1827  he  collected  the  taxes  of  Scioto 
County,  and  rode  to  Columbus  on  horseback  to  settle  with  the  State  Treasurer. 
On  May  1,  1828,  he  married  Miss  Sarah  P.  Turner,  daughter  of  John  R.  Turner. 
He  removed  to  Illinois  in  1840,  and  at  this  date  was  in  his  seventy-sixth  year. 

January  14,  1879,  a deer  which  swam  the  Ohio  at  Lawson’s  Run  from 
Kentucky  was  shot  and  killed  by  Ambrose  Heidelberger. 

In  November.  1833,  George  H.  Gharky  built  a box  on  a ilatboat  bottom 
and  loaded  it  with  goods  for  Cincinnati  merchants.  He  made  four  trips  down 
and  three  back,  pushing  and  pulling  the  boat  along  shore  and  tying  up  at  night. 
She  carried  eleven  tons.  On  her  last  trip  he  sold  her  for  $75,  or  twice  what 
she  cost.  Captain  William  Ripley  was  chief  engineer,  cook,  bottle  washer  and 
mud  clerk.  He  was  a good  boy  to  work,  but  once  feli  overboard  and  took  the 
chills  as  a result.  The  dry  goods  Mr.  Gharky  handled  were  shipped  from  New 
York  to  Cleveland,  and  from  there  to  Portsmouth  by  canal. 

March  29,  1885,- a series  of  pioneer  reminiscences  is  begun  on  this  date 
in  the  Portsmouth  Tribune.  This  was  No.  5.  No.  4 is  in  the  same  of  March  4, 
1885;  No.  2 in  February  18,  1885;  No.  1 in  February  11,  1885,  and  No.  6 in  April 
15,  1 885. 

April  29,  1885.— In  this  issue  of  the  Tribune  George  Ball  writes  a letter 
from  California.  He  says  in  1837  Colonel  Kinney  kept  a livery  stable  in  Ports- 
mouth: that  Robert  Lucas’  wife  was  Friendly  Summer,  a sister  of  Henry  Sum- 
mer, of  Wheelersburg;  of  Mrs.  Charles  Boynton,  of  Mrs.  Dr.  Runnels  and  Mrs. 
Robert  S.  Wynn. 

Joseph  Riggs  & Co.  kept  a store  where  the  Biggs  House  now  stands. 
Conway  & Avery  had  an  office  just  above  where  Riggs’  store  stood.  They  after- 
ward built  Pig  Iron  Corner.  Mr.  Conway  was  prompt  pay  above  everything. 
He  would  pay  his  men  without  being  asked. 

James  Davis  had  three  children;  one  daughter  married  a son  of  C.  0. 
Tracy,  and  another  a son  of  A.  Bentley.  He  also  had  a.  son,  John.  He  thought 
Samuel  Tracy  the  ablest  lawyer  ever  in  Portsmouth.  In  the  same  article  he 
related  one  of  C.  O.  Tracy’s  anecdotes. 

November  21,  1803. — Thomas  Waller,  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Union  Town- 
ship, fined  John  Meirs,  a school  teacher  of  the  township,  $2  for  using  two 
profane  oaths.  James  Norris  was  a complainant. 

Uriah  Barber  was  bound  over  to  keep  the  peace  on  complaint  of  Joseph 

Lucas. 

May  4,  1804. — Nathan  Glover,  a hatter,  was  given  two  days’  work  on  the 
roads  for  swearing.  He  died  in  1823. 

Thomas  Waller’s  Justice  of  the  Peace  docket: 

William  Bennett  swore  in  the  presence  of  the  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and 
was  fined  fifty  cents. 

Thomas  Waller  in  one  of  his  account  books  gave  the  prices  of  his  wear- 
ing apparel.  His  hat  cost  $7.26;  stockings,  $2.10  per  pair;  shoes,  $1.32;  pewter 
buckles.  $3.04;  bandana  handkerchief,  $1.45. 

In  1801  calico  was  from  84  cents  to  $1.32  per  yard;  gingham,  $1.56;  tick- 
ing, $1.08  per  yard;  linen  handkerchiefs,  $1.44;  cotton  hose,  $2.52;  worsted, 
$2.10,  and  raw  silk,  $4.32  per  pair. 

John  Quincy  Adams  visited  Portsmouth  in  1843.  It  was  arranged  to  have 
him  stop  off  the  “Ben  Franklin  No.  6”  and  make  a brief  address.  The  schools 
were  given  a half  holiday.  The  scholars  were  formed  in  procession  and 
marched  to  Bigelow  Chapel,  on  Second  Street.  It  was  about  4 p.  m.  when  he 
arrived  in  the  church.  A cannon  on  the  boat  announced  his  coming.  Mr. 
Adams  made  an  address  in  the  chapel  and  shook  hands  with  each  of  the  school 
children  as  they  passed  out.  He  left  the  chapel  in  the  rain  and  was  escorted  to 
the  boat  with  a brass  band  and  a procession.  The  boat  fired  her  cannon  oppo- 
site Court  Street. 

September  10.  1887. — John  Gharky  in  The  Times: 

William  Carey  was  elected  Sheriff  in  1824.  He  was  a candidate  for  re- 
election  in  1826,  but  died  just  before  the  election.  Moses  Gregory  defeated 
Washington  Clingman  for  the  office. 


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The  sons  of  four  or  five  of  the  principal  citizens  stole  bee  hives  and 
Samuel  M.  Tracy  prosecuted  them.  Their  fathers  and  friends  brought  out 
Ransom  Odle  against  him  and  ran  him  for  Prosecuting  Attorney.  He  made  a 
living  by  digging  roots  for  the  druggists,  and  he  sometimes  preached  on  the 
streets. 

June  2,  1888. — Times:  James  Bmmit  brought  the  first  canal  boat  to  Ports- 
mouth in  the  fall  of  1882.  It  was  called  the  “Governor  Worthington.”  It  came 
only  to  the  Union  Mills,  as  that  was  before  the  canal  was  opened  for  traffic. 

November  30.  1889. — In  1825  squirrels  were  so  plentiful  they  were  a 
nuisance  and  a curse.  Hunts  were  made  to  destroy  them.  Usually  a day  was 
set  apart  and  everybody  went.  The  party  was  divided  into  two  sides  and  cap- 
tains chosen.  Bach  captain  selected  a man  till  all  were  chosen.  Then  each 
party  tried  to  kill  the  most  squirrels.  At  a fixed  hour  the  two  sides  met  and 
compared  their  game.  In  the  grand  hunt,  in  1825,  William  Dailey  was  captain 
of  one  side  and  Colonel  John  McDonald,  author  of  “McDonald’s  Sketches,”  of 
the  other.  When  the  sides  met  and  compared  notes  they  were  even,  but  one 
hunter  on  the  Dailey  side  was  out.  It  was  Washington  Kinney.  He  was  hailed 
and  reported  one  black  squirrel.  That  gave  the  championship  to  the  Dailey 
side.  That  night  they  had  a great  feast  in  a frame  building,  where  the  Biggs 
House  now  stands,  and  eggnogg  was  free. 

December  14,  1889. — The  Gaylord  Rolling  Mill  was  built  in  1832  by 
Glover.  Noel  & Company.  It  was  the  first  west  of  Pittsburg.  John  Glover,  John 

Noel, Greenough,  Basil  Waring  and  others  were  in  the  firm.  Thomas 

Lewis,  father  of  T.  C.  Lewis,  who  lived  at  Third  and  Washington  Streets,  was 
the  contractor.  He  came  from  Fayette  County,  Pennsylvania.  The  castings 
were  made  by  William  Maddock  at  the  old  foundry  at  the  corner  of  Fourth  and 
Ohillicothe  Streets.  Henry  Westwood,  Sr.,  and  Henry  Westwood,  Jr.,  were 
the  first  two  rollers.  Thomas  Thomas  was  the  first  heater.  The  mill  not  only 
made  bar  iron,  but  nails  as  well.  The  engine  was  put  up  by  Brenneman,  a 
Pittsburg  man.  When  the  flywheel  was  started,  being  made  on  sections  of  wood 
and  iron,  it  flew  to  pieces,  but  no  one  was  hurt.  The  company  failed  in  1837, 
and  Thomas  Gaylord,  then  of  Maysville,  Kentucky,  bought  it.  He  gave  for  it  a 
lot  of  mountain  land  in  Pennsylvania,  a stock  of  queensware  at  Maysville,  and  a 
four-horse  wagon  load  of  maps  of  the  United  States.  He  paid  no  money,  be- 
cause he  had  none.  Mr.  Gaylord  was  a plunger,  with  any  amount  of  nerve,  and 
never  hesitated  at  a venture.  The  purchasers  of  the  land  he  traded  brought 
suit  to  annul  the  contract,  on  the  ground  that  the  lands  were  worthless,  but  the 
suit  came  to  nothing.  Afterward  the  lands  were  found  to  be  in  the  oil  belt,  and 
were  very  valuable,  but  their  value  was  not  discovered  until  after  Gaylord's 
purchasers  had  parted  with  them.  Thomas  G.  Gaylord  greatly  improved  the  mill. 
New  boilers  were  put  in.  The  old-fashioned  knobling  furnaces  gave  place  to  the 
modern  puddling  furnaces,  and  the  hammers  gave  way  to  rolls.  In  1889  Thomas 
G.  Gaylord  gave  his  son,  Thomas  Gaylord,  a resident  of  Louisville,  a one-fourth 
interest,  and  promised  him  another  fourth  as  soon  as  he  could  pay  for  it,  which 
he  soon  did.  Benjamin  B.  Gaylord,  a cousin  of  Thomas  G.,  was  taken  into  the 
concern,  and  soon  made  his  personality  felt.  He  developed  wonderful  talents  for 
the  business,  and  under  his  management  it  prospered  as  it  has  never  before  or 
since.  Mr.  Gaylord  took  the  contract  to  make  gunboat  iron  during  the  war,  and 
made  a great  deal  of  money  at  it.  When  Benjamin  B.  Gaylord’s  health  began 
to  fail  Jared  B.  Green  was  put  in  charge,  and  he  made  inferior  iron,  and  the 
concern  went  into  bankruptcy.  After  Mr.  Green's  failure  Mr.  Lewis,  of  Pitts- 
burg; John  G.  Peebles,  John  T.  Terry  and  J.  Scott  Peebles  ran  the  mill  for 
a while. 

The  first  towboat  which  ever  passed  Portsmouth  was  the  “Condor,”  built 
by  the  Pomeroy  Coal  Company,  in  1835.  This  was  the  first  steamboat  on  the 
Ohio  River  used  for  towing  coal.  Pittsburg  coal  was  not  sent  down  the  Ohio 
River  by  steamboats  until  1845.  The  “Walter  Forward”  was  the  first  steamboat 
to  tow  coal  from  Pittsburg. 

Doctor  George  B.  Crane  located  at  Lucasville,  Ohio,  in  1832.  He  paid  $1.50 
a week  for  board  and  stable  room.  He  bought  a horse  of  a son  of  Doctor 
Waller  for  $50.  He  bought  corn  for  his  horse  at  62>/2  cents  per  barrel,  five 


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bushels  to  the  barrel.  Corn  was  then  eight  cents  per  bushel,  in  quantities. 
When  he  rode  to  Portsmouth  his  dinner  and  horse  feed  cost  him  37%,  cents.  A 
Doctor  Kendall  was  then  in  Concord  ( Wheeler sburg ) . He  left  in  1833,  and 
Doctor  Crane  located  there.  Doctor  Belnap  was  at  Franklin  Furnace,  but.  was 
dissipated.  He  was  an  excellent  physician  and  a good  friend  to  Doctor  Crane, 
but  killed  himself  by  the  drink  habit.  Doctor  Crane  lived  in  Wheelersburg,  or 
Concord,  from  November,  1833,  to  November,  1835. 

THE  OHIO  RIVER. 

On  November  8,  1839.  the  Ohio  River  was  very  low  and  had  been  for  a 
month. 

On  March  19,  184C,  the  river  was  at  the  top  of  its  banks. 

On  April  22,  1846,  the  Ohio  was  four  feet  at  the  stage. 

On  June  4,  1840,  it  was  measured  by  B.  F.  Conway,  R.  Arthurs  and  J. 
Murfin.  The  following  are  its  measurements:  From  the  curbstone  to  the 

water’s  edge,  256  feet;  water's  edge  to  water’s  edge,  990  feet;  water’s  edge  to 
the  foot,  of  the  Kentucky  bank,  162  feet;  from  the  foot  to  the  top  of  the  Ken 
tucky  bank,  30  feet.  This  made  a total  of  1438  feet. 

On  February  5.  1855,  it  was  measured  by  B.  F.  Conway,  J.  Tetlow  and 
J.  Hurd:  From  the  curb  to  the  water's  edge,  312  feet;  water’s  edge  to  water’s 

edge.  1031  feet;  from  the  water’s  edge  to  the  foot  of  the  Kentucky  bank,  192 
feet;  from  the  foot  to  the  top  of  the  Kentucky  bank,  36  feet.  Total,  1573  feet. 

Difference  in  wash  of  banks,  135  feet. 

On  February  11,  1857,  the  river  had  been  closed  with  ice  for  some  weeks. 
The  ice  gave  way  and  began  to  run. 

On  February  21.  1859,  the  river  was  52  feet  above  low  water.  Some  facts; 
Pittsburg  to  Cairo,  520  miles;  slope  on  north  side,  140  miles  wide;  on  the  south 
side,  200  miles  wide;  70,000  square  miles  drained  on  the  north  and  100,000  on 
the  south.  The  valley  of  the  Allegheny,  30.000  square  miles  drained.  Kanawha 
River  rises  on  the  western  slope  of  Blue  Ridge  and  cuts  through  the  Alle- 
gha.nies.  Winter  floods  usually  forty  to  forty-eight  feet  above  low  water.  May 
floods  usually  thirty  to  thirty-five  feet  above  low  water.  Extraordinary  floods 
are  fifty  to  sixty  feet  above  low  water.  On  April  15,  1815,  river  was  fifty-eight, 
feet  above  low  water.  February,  1832,  it  was  sixty-three  feet.  December.  1847, 
it  was  sixty-two  feet.  The  highest  land  in  Portsmouth  is  sixty-eight  feet  above 
lowr  water,  averaging  GO  feet.  Seventy  feet  may  be  considered  the  highest 
possible  rise,  with  one  chance  in  a thousand  above  that. 

At  this  date.  February  21.  1859,  21.000,000  cubic  feet  of  water,  weighing 
500,000  tons,  and  moving  with  the  energy  of  100,000-horse  power,  was  passing 
Portsmouth.  Current  at  flood,  four  miles  an  hour;  at  low  water,  two  miles  an 
hour.  Fall  from  Pittsburg  to  Portsmouth.  400  feet,  or  five  inches  to  the  mile. 
Marietta  to  Portsmouth,  six  inches  to  'the  mile:  Portsmouth  to  Cincinnati,  four 
inches.  Low  water  at  Portsmouth  is  ninety -eight  feet  below  Marietta,  ninety- 
six  feet  belowr  Lake  Erie  and  432  feet  above  the  sea  level. 

February  18,  I860,  Judge  Pollings  had  a watercraft  law  for  collection  of 
claims  passed. 

September  23.  1859.  wharfboat  was  being  completed  by  Croker  & Roxhy. 
It  W'as  for  Captain  J.  N.  Lodwiek. 

October  2,  1861.  there  was  a sudden  rise  in  the  Ohio,  twenty-four  feet  in 
twenty-four  hours.  The  corn  in  the  bottoms  was  destroyed. 

January  22.  1862,  the  river  was  three  to  five  feet  deep  in  Slabtown,  in  the 
Gaylord  Mill  and  over  parts  of  Third  Street. 

July  6.  1864,  very  heavy  ice  was  running  and  navigation  about  closed. 

January  27.  1864,  the  river  opened  up. 

May  25.  1864,  the  Scioto  bottoms  were  covered  with  water,  three  to  ten 
feet,  for  one  week. 

December  21,  1864,  Yeager  & McColm  had  a new  w'harfboat. 

January  8,  1865,  the  river  was  full  of  floating  ice,  and  there  was  skating 
on  the  backwaters. 


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March  8,  1865,  Mill  Street  was  submerged.  Also,  the  south  side  of  Third 
Street. 

May  3.  1865,  Mr.  Hunt's  new  ferry  boat  began  to  run. 

February  2,  1867,  the  Ohio  River  was  closed  by  ice  from  the  last  of  De- 
cember, 1866,  to  this  date. 

December  30.  1876,  the  river  was  closed  up  with  ice  at  Portsmouth. 

January  9,  1877,  the  ice  broke  and  at  once  gorged  again  below  town. 

January  3,  1879,  the  river  was  closed  with  ice.  Teams  were  crossing  on 
the  ice. 

January  11,  1879,  the  river  opened.  Many  barges  were  lost. 

January  6,  1 881,  the  ice  broke  at  Portsmouth.  Losses,  $30,000,  among 
which  was  the  S.  B.,  “Eldorado.” 

The  Bonanza  Bat*. 

Charles  Barton,  J.  F.  Towell,  Philip  Kelley,  Sam  Reed  and  William  Kinney 
are  responsible  for  it.  They  owned  the  land  from  Funk’s  Gut  to  the  sawmill. 
The  river  was  cutting  their  land  from  the  Gut  to  the  sawmill,  and  they  drove 
piling  between  those  points  to  protect  themselves.  There  had  been  no  bar  there 
before  that.  The  current,  changed  by  the  piling,  piled  up  sand  and  gravel  on 
the  Kentucky  side.  In  the  summer  of  1876  the  bar  had  begun  to  make  itself 
felt  in  extreme  low  water.  The  Bonanza  came  up  on  her  first  trip.  The  water 
was  rather  low  for  a boat  of  her  size,  but  she  came  up  light  all  right.  When 
ready  to  leave  she  wanted  to  show  off.  From  time  immemorial  Portsmouth 
boats  on  their  first  trips  had  steamed  above  town  and  then  steamed  down  past 
the  town  under  full  head  of  steam  to  show  off.  The  Bonanza  went  up  with  full 
steam  and  flags  flying,  intending  on  her  return  to  astonish  the  natives.  Before 
her  pilots  were  aware  she  had  climbed  on  top  of  the  Bonanza  Bar.  and  raised 
herself  out  of  the  water.  This  was  a revelation  to  her  pilots.  The  Bonanza 
pilots  were  strangers  to  it,  though  those  of  the  up-river  “dinkies”  knew  it.  The 
boat  was  full  of  passengers.  She  puffed  and  groaned  and  wallowed  around  on 
the  bar  a day  and  a half  before  she  got  off.  and  came  back  to  the  wharfboat  as 
meek  as  a lamb,  and  slipped  away  without  any  noise  or  ceremony.  Ever  since 
then  the  bar  has  been  known  as  “Bonanza  Bar.’’ 

BRIDGES  AT  THE  MOUTH  OF  THE  SCIOTO  RIVER. 


The  First  Bridge. 

The  first  bridge  was  built  after  1832  at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto  at  “Pop 
Corn  Point.”  It  "was  built  by  a private  company.  It  had  three  piers  and  two 
abutments.  It  was  a toll  bridge  and  kept  by  Isaiah  Clark,  father  of  Josiah 
Clark.  Pop  Corn  Point  is  made  ground,  and  was  made  to  ascend  and  descend 
from  the  end  of  the  bridge.  A spring  flood  came  up  and  covered  the  floor,  and 
one  night  it  fell.  It  had  been  up  only  a few  months. 

The  Second  Bridge. 

In  July,  1846,  the  New  York  Company  was  building  a bridge  over  the 
Scioto  River  at  “Pop  Corn  Point.”  It  was  completed  August  6,  1849.  It  was 
666  feet  long.  20  feet  wide  and  16%  feet  high.  It  had  a stone  abutment  at  each 
end  and  three  -stone  piers  between  the  abutments.  It  had  a trestle  at  the  west 
end.  It  was  a toll  bridge.  Soon  after  it  was  completed  a storm  blew  the  whole 
thing  into  the  river,  and  the  New  York  Company  w*as  discouraged  and  did  not 
build  again. 

The  Third  Bridge. 

was  built  by  a company  called  the  Portsmouth  Bridge  Company.  It  was  built 
across  the  Scioto  River  at  the  point  of  the  present  bridge.  The  county  spent 
$5000  to  make  the  elevated  road  from  the  east  end  of  the  bridge  to  Union  Mills. 
Of  this  $70  was  paid  to  Joseph  Riggs  for  engineering.  An  act  authorizing  the 
bridge  was  passed  March  28,  1857,  Yol.  54,  Page  254.  The  County  Commissioners 
were  authorized  by  this  act  to  establish  a county  road  on  the  towing  path  of 


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the  Ohio  Canal,  for  two  miles  north  from  the  east  end  of  the  bridge.  The  top  of 
the  towpath  of  the  canal  was  to  be  twenty-five  feet  wide.  Jefferson  W.  Glidden, 
Daniel  A.  Glidden,  Lucien  N.  Robinson,  Wells  A.  Hutchins  and  E.  P.  Gray  were 
in  the  company,  known  as  the  Portsmouth  Bridge  Company.  The  special  act 
required  the  freight  to  and  from  the  canal  should  pass  free,  until  a different 
provision  should  be  made  by  law.  The  bridge  company  was  to  receive  $600  per 
year  from  the  canal’,  or  rather  from  the  State. 

On  November  7,  1859,  the  pier  at  the  Portsmouth  end  fell,  and  the  whole 
structure  was  precipitated  in  the  river.  Two  men  were  on  the  bridge  when  it 
fell.  Their  names  were  William  Shawley  and  Stephen  Smith.  At  8 o’clock  that 
morning  it  was  discovered  that  the  pier  was  in  danger,  but  it  did  not  fall  for 
three  hours.  These  men  had  started  across  the  bridge  twice,  and  the  third  time 
the  bridge  fell,  and  they  were  engulfed.  This  made  the  third  bridge  which  went 
down  near  this  place. 

The  citizens  of  Portsmouth  subscribed  $5300  toward  rebuilding  this 
bridge,  and  the  citizens  of  the  West  Side  gave  $6000. 

On  February  22,  I860,  Stephen  Smith’s  body  was  found  near  Buena  Vista, 
and  William  Shawley 's  body  was  found  near  Vanceburg.  They  had  been  in  the 
water  three  months. 

The  Fourth  Bridge. 

On  November  24,  1860,  the  new  suspension  bridge  was  completed,  and  T. 
M.  Lynn  ran  a hack  to  Union  Mills.  Max  J.  Becker  came  to  Portsmouth  as  en- 
gineer to  rebuild  the  bridge  and  put  the  south  pier  on  high  ground,  and  it  stood, 
and  is  standing  today.  As  a reward  he  was  appointed  Postmaster  on  April  17, 
1861,  and  held  that  office  until  January  14,  1863.  This  bridge  was  soon  after- 
ward bought  from  George  Davis  on  July  8,  1873.  George  Davis  sold  this  bridge 
!o  the  county  for  $45,000.  Long  before  that  he  had  bought  up  all  the  other  in- 
terests in  it,  and  owned  all  the  stock  of  the  company.  The  Commissioners 
purchased  under  the  act  of  March  3,  1869,  as  amended  May  7,  1869,  Ohio  Laws, 
Vol.  66,  Page  338. 

May  24.  1884,  the  Suspension  Bridge  fell  at  11:30  a.  m.  Four  yoke  of  oxen 
with  a wagon  load  of  stone,  weighing  four  or  five  tons,  came  on  the  bridge. 
Charles  Barr  was  the  driver.  At  the  middle  of  the  bridge  he  stopped  and  sent 
two  yoke  of  oxen  across.  Mrs.  Charles  Fulwiler,  of  Union  Mills;  Tier  son  Sam, 
aged  six  years;  her  daughter  Zella,  three,  and  Earl,  her  baby  in  arms,  were 
going  over.  The  upper  cable  parted,  and  that  in  an  instant  threw  all  the 
weight  on  the  lower,  and  it  parted.  The  mother  and  three  children,  as  well  as 
Barr  and  the  oxen,  were  thrown  sixty  feet  below  in  the  wreck.  The  little  girl 
was  killed  by  the  fall,  the  babe  fell  out  of  the  mother’s  arms  and  was  drowned. 
The  mother  and  boy  and  Barr  were  rescued. 

After  the  fall  of  the  Suspension  Bridge,  in  1884,  the  county  determined 
not  to  rebuild  it,  but  build  a pier  bridge.  Scioto  County  undertook  to  rebuild 
the  bridge  and  the  contract  was  let  to  the  Canton  Bridge  Company.  The  mid- 
dle span  of  the  bridge  fell  on  January  2,  1885.  The  moving  out  of  the  ice 
took  away  the  fa.lce  work  before  the  superstructure  could  be  secured  on  the 
piers.  It  was  impossible  to  rest  the  span  on  the  piers  before  the  ice  took  out 
the  false  work.  The  loss  of  $5,000  fell  on  the  Canton  Bridge  Company.  The 
total  cost  of  the  entire  bridge  was  $28,466.40.  That  is  the  present  bridge  across 
the  Scioto  River  at  its  mouth. 

MILITARY  AFFAIRS. 

December  2,  1874,  there  was  a company  formed  of  which  Arthur  0. 
Davis  was  Captain,  and  John  W.  Kinney  was  First  Lieutenant.  It  was  called 
“The  Scioto  Greys.” 

March  15,  1875,  “The  Kinney  Guards”  were  organized.  John  W.  Kinney 
was  Captain  and  H'ram  Brown  was  First  Lieutenant.  William  Waller  was 
First  Sergeant  and  Frank  F.  Varner  was  Second  Sergeant.  The  company  had 
twenty-seven  members,  and  it  was  to  be  Infantry  and  Artillery.  Colonel 
Kinney  had  purchased  a howitzer  for  it.  The  same  now  stands  in  the  Soldiers’ 
lot  in  the  cemetery. 


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There  was  an  organization  called  the  “Gaylord  Guards.’’  The  Captain 
was  Arthur  Davis. 

May  5,  1875,  “The  German  Light  Guards”  were  organized.  The  Captain 
was  Charles  F.  Best,  the  First  Lieutenant  was  William  Koblens,  and  the 
Second  Lieutenant,  F.  A.  Stearns.  “The  Gaylord  Light  Guards”  had  three 
rows  of  buttons  on  their  suits.  The  High  School  Cadets  had  a company. 
“The  Kinney  Guards”  had  received  their  arms.  They  had  three  rows  of  but- 
tons on  their  dress  coats. 

May  19.  1875,  “The  High  School  Cadets”  changed  their  name  to  “The 
Davis  Cadets,”  for  George  Davis. 

May  28,  1875,  “The  Kinney  Guards”  had  a fancy  drill.  At  its  close  a fine 
flag  was  presented  to  the  company.  Miss  Nan  Musser  made  the  presentation. 
Then  a fine  sword  was  presented  to  the  Captain,  John  W.  K'nney.  It  had  two 
scabbards  and  a reversible  belt,  for  parade  and  undress  occasions.  It  was 
a complete  surprise  to  him,  and  cost  over  $50.00.  Then  there  was  a dance  in 
which  Captain  Kinney  led  with  Miss  Nan  Musser.  Will  Fryer  was  Drum 
Major;  William  Waller,  First  Sergeant;  F.  F.  Varner,  a Sergeant;  Huston 
Varner,  a Marker;  Masters  Julian,  McBryan  and  Weatherwax,  drummers; 
Theodore  Brushart,  fifer.  At  11  P.  M.  a supper  was  served  by  John  Cooper. 

June  7,  1875,  “The  Gaylord  Guards”  had  a reception.  Ed  Burke  was 
Drum  Major.  Frank  Ross,  Charles  Tracy  and  James  Drouillard,  drummers. 
The  reception  was  followed  by  a dance. 

June  23,  1875,  Captain  R.  A.  Starkey  was  made  Major  of  the  companies 
of  military  in  Portsmouth. 

September  24,  1875,  “The  Kinney  Guards”  gave  an  exhibition  drill.  Col- 
onel P.  Kinney,  Captain  A.  C.  Thompson  and  Dr.  D.  McBriar  were  on  the  stage. 
The  company  drilled  an  hour  and  a half,  and  then  remarks  were  made  by 
Colonel  P.  Kinney,  Captain  A.  C.  Thompson  and  Dr.  D.  McBriar.  The  visitors 
were  then  served  with  supper,  and  then  the  “Guards”  and  their  friends,  and 
then  there  was  a dance. 

October  13,  1875,  “The  Gaylord  Guards”  visited  Chillicothe  and  were 
entertained  by  the  “Campbell  Guards.”  The  following  is  the  roster  of  the 
Gaylords  who  wumt  to  Chillicothe:  Captain  A.  C.  Davis,  Lieutenant  L.  B. 
Smith.  Men:  William  Crichton.  F.  W.  Robinson,  Percy  Miller,  William  C.  Sil- 
cox,  William  Starks,  J.  C.  Singer,  Augustus  O.  Bing.  Henry  H.  Brushart,  J.  H. 
White,  E.  G.  Gibbs,  G.  H.  Gharky,  C.  Maddock,  F.  Royse,  A.  Clare,  Frank 
Glover,  Thomas  Overturf,  C.  Masters,  Sam  Johnson,  Ed  Kinney,  Charles  E. 
Jewell,  Charles  Kinney,  J.  Herrell,  Van  Cole,  Eg  Gates,  Charles  Glidden,  Maury 
Pursell,  Alexander  Robinson,  James  Connell,  Ed  R.  Burke,  Charles  McFarland, 
Ira  Cruli,  F.  Ross,  W.  Smith,  Charles  Tracy  and  James  Drouillard.  A number 
of  lady  visitors  went  along  and  there  was  a banquet.  W.  Edgar  Evans  made 
tho  welcome  address.  Dan  J.  Ryan  responded.  The  banquet  was  followed  by 
a dance.  Captain  John  W.  Kinney  and  Ensign  Foote  Hall,  of  the  Kinney 
Guards,  were  along.  General  Turley  and  wife,  Mrs.  Captain  Davis,  Jennie 
Tewksbury,  Rhoda  and  Ivy  Nichols,  Josie  Kinney,  Ang.  Sanford.  Harry  Robin- 
son, Frank  Hall,  Dan  McFarland,  Dan  J.  Ryan  and  Harry  Kinney  were  along. 
Frank  White  and  Sam  Turner,  colored,  had  charge  of  the  baggage.  Captain 
McKee  received  the  company  in  Chillicothe.  Both  “Gaylord”  and  “Kinney 
Guards”  were  parading  at  times,  cn  the  streets  of  Portsmouth  with  a brass 
band. 

November  3,  1875,  “The  Gaylord  Guards”  and  the  “German”  Company 
rented  Richardson’s  Hall  for  an  armory. 

May  10,  1876,  the  “Kinney  Guards”  had  minstrels.  The  object  was  to 
save  money  to  visit  the  Centennial. 

December  22,  1880,  the  Tribune  published  the  roll  of  a company  of  Home 
Guards  organized  in  1861,  in  April.  They  were  known  as  the  “Silver  Grays.” 
The  following  are  the  names  and  ages  of  some  of  them  when  enlisted.  Those 
marked  deceased,  were  so,  prior  to  December  22,  1880.  None  were  enlisted  un- 
der 45  years: 


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Roll  of  Silver  Grays. 


Name. 

Age. 

Died. 

Name. 

Age. 

Died. 

William  Hall 

60 

55 

Deceased. 

John  McDowell  

63 

50 

Benjamin  Fryer 

67 

67 

<( 

Conrad  Overturf 

60 

49 

David  Scott 

60 

u 

68 

Robert  Montgomery 

55 

63 

Deceased. 

Cornelius  C.  Hyatt 

56 

48 

Sam  McConnell 

45 

53 

Sept.  1863. 

William  Miller 

54 

Deceased. 

50 

Andrew  I.  Stroube 

54 

M.  R.  Tewksbury 

53 

John  P.  Terry 

54 

51 

Died,  1869. 

George  Johnson 

45 

Deceased. 

53 

John  Ratcliff. 

70 

Died  1864. 

48 

James  W.  Davis 

56 

Deceased. 

D.  N.  Murray 

46 

John  N.  Lodwick 

49 

45 1 

Edward  Bannon 

61 

Deceased. 

John  H.  Allen 

52  “ 

Milton  Kennedy 

50 

49 

T.  .1 . Graham 

51 

46 

45 

69 

Deceased. 

James  M.  Shackelford 

52 

Deceased. 

49 

67 

Died  18V5. 

Richard  Lloyd 

54 

69 

56 

59 

Deceased. 

54 

49 

50 

Sept.,  1880. 

53 

50 

60 

64 

May  1871. 

53 

Died  1878. 

Stephen  Norris 

78 

Deceased. 

64 

46 

52 

April,  1876. 

46 

53 

63 

Deceased. 

53 

60 

68 

49 

60 

56 

53 

75 

October,  1876. 

56 

50 

51 

48 

Died  in  1871. 

58 

49 

45 

67 

54 

48 

61 

65 

56 

56 

63 

49 

51 

52 

E.  B.  Green 

46 

46 

54 

73 

Sept.,  1877. 

Silas~W.  Cole 

64 

Deceased. 

In  I860  the  “Young  Men’s  Rifle  Company"  in  Portsmouth  was  organized. 
They  had  a gray  uniform  with  gold  lace  and  a black  braid,  frock  coat  and 
French  cap.  They  had  small  rifles  with  spring  bayonets.  They  had  white 
cross  belts  with  an  eagle  clasp.  The  company  was  independent.  E.  N.  Hope 
was  Captain;  Herny  R.  Tracy,  First  Lieutenant;  Matt  Wall,  Second  Lieuten- 
ant, and  D.  R.  Spry,  Third  Lieutenant.  The  third  floor  of  the  Masonic  Build- 
ing was  used  as  an  armory.  There  Colonel  Allen,  a West  Pointer  and  Super- 
intendent of  the  Schools,  drilled  the  company.  The  following  were  members  of 
the  company,  copied  from  the  books  of  Daniel  R.  Spry,  Ensign: 

James  M.  Brown,  Charles  M.  Burr,  James  Y.  Bryson,  Eustace  H.  Bali, 
Thomas  P.  Brown,  George  Bell,  A.  M.  Cunningham,  Samuel  A.  Currie,  William 
T.  Cook,  T.  J.  Cochran,  James  Culbertson,  David  Elick,  Lewis  Terry,  W.  Foote 
Hall,  James  Huston,  Thomas  W.  Kinney,  John  W.  Lewis,  James  Molster,  Gay- 
lord B.  Norton.  George  Oldfield,  Joseph  G.  Reed,  C.  J.  Shackelford,  David 
Stephenson,  A.  J.  Shope,  Henry  R.  Tracy,  James  Timbrook,  John  T.  Vincent, 
A.  M.  Damarin,  Charles  H.  Green,  John  M.  Higgins,  George  Helfenstein,  George 
Hubbard,  James  Kehoe,  William  M.  McComb,  Joseph  N.  Murray,  John  W. 
Overturf,  F.  M.  S.  Pursell,  Enos  Reed,  William  B.  Stephenson,  Robert  N.  Spry, 
A.  C.  Tompkins,  William  Timbrook,  Samuel  Timmonds  and  Daniel  R.  White. 

January  2,  1892,  a new  military  company  organized  in  Portsmouth. 
Ninety  young  men  signed  the  roll.  January  9,  1892,  Charles  W.  Blair  was 


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elected  Captain;  Charles  E.  Hard,  First  Lieutenant.  The  new  company  became 
Company  H.  Fourteenth  Ohio  National  Guards.  January  3,  1892,  Samuel  G. 
McCulloch  was  elected  Second  Lieutenant.  See  article  on  Spanish  War. 

Company  K,  Seventh  Infantry,  Ohio  National  Guard. 

This  company  was  organized  July  7,  1902.  It  was  mustered  in  for  the 
period  of  five  years.  It  went  into  service  with  the  regiment  at  Camp  William 
McKinley,  near  Newark,  Ohio,  on  August  4.  1902,  and  remained  in  Camp  of 
Instruction  eight  days.  The  Fourth,  Fifth  and  Eighth  Regiments  were  in  the 
same  camp  at  the  same  time.  The  following  is  a roster  of  the  company: 


Name. 

Rank. 

Name. 

Rank. 

George  A.  Batterson 

Captain. 

Evans,  George 

Private. 

William  C.  Stevenson 

1st  Lieutenant, 

Harman,  George  H 

“ 

Andrew  B.  Foster 

2d  “ 

Hartshorn.  William  H 

Thomas  L.  Bratten 

1st  Sergeant. 
Q„  M.  “ 

Hisel.  Omer 

Samuel  A.  Williams 

Herbert,  Elmer  H 

“ 

Clinton  M.  Searl 

Sergeant. 

Holland,  Arthur  G 

James  C.  Yeley 

“ 

Howell.  Arthur  F 

Adolph  Reinert 

“ 

Hurst,  Lewis  E 

Gilbert  L.  Fuller 

“ 

Jones,  Elmer  D 

Albert  F.  Marting 

Corporal. 

Liming,  Robert  R 

Ferd.  C.  Searl 

“ 

Lowry,  Edwin  E 

Charles  A.  Wishon 

“ 

Milstead.  Pearl 

Charles  K.  Swentzel 

“ 

Murphy,  Murton  T 

Charles  R.  Loomis 

“ 

Pirrung,  Edward 

Frank  Allen 

“ 

Pirrung,  William  H 

John  C.  Drown 

Musician. 

Reinhardt,  Harry  J 

Clemens  A.  Switalski 

“ 

Rice,  Dennis  O 

Ray  I.egan 

Artificer. 

Riel,  George  N 

Abbott,  Owen  M 

Private. 

Roof,  William  C 

Arthurs,  Thomas  E 

“ 

Rose,  Edward 

tt 

Behrens,  Charles 

“ 

Sampson,  Ora  G 

it 

Bennett,  Ernest  F 

“ 

Slattery,  Stephen 

it 

Bierlv,  Walter  W 

“ 

Stahler,  Charles  E 

it 

Boynton,  Arthur  C 

“ 

Stumpf,  Charles  W 

Brown,  Americus  E 

“ 

Tener,  George  H 

Bruce,  Alexander 

“ 

Thompson.  Kellie  N 

Buerling,  Paul  E 

“ 

Turner.  Chris 

Byrd,  Charles  W 

“ 

Whitman,  Charles  R 

“ 

Dawson,  James  M 

“ 

Youngman,  John 

Boyle,  John  P 

“ 

Woods,  John 

Cook. 

Eaves,  Cyrus  G 

Georgia,  John  S 

THE,  CRUSADE. 

January  21,  1874,  John  Jones,  the  plumber,  held  a prayer  meeting  in 
Dutch  Mike’s  saloon.  Rev.  Stanley,  John  McDowell,  D.  J.  .Johnson  and  David 
Ford  were  present.  After  the  meeting  Mike  was  persuaded  to  empty  his  liquor 
in  the  street.  Several  ladies  were  present. 

March  3,  1874,  meeting  at  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  regard  to  temper- 
ance. Rev.  Ketchum,  Presbyterian:  Rev.  Stanley,  Methodist,  and  Rev.  James, 
Baptist,  were  the  speakers. 

March  9,  1874,  temperance  meeting  at  the  Sixth  Street  M.  E.  Church. 
N.  W.  Evans,  John  McDowell  and  W.  B.  Grice  made  report  as  a committee. 
Rev.  Byers  delivered  an  address.  A committee  of  two  women  and  one  layman 
from  each  church  appointed. 

March  8,  1874,  Sunday,  Rev.  I.  N.  Stanger  delivered  a sermon  on  tem- 
perance. 

March  15,  1874,  Rev.  Ketchum,  at  the  Presbyterian  Church,  delivered  a 
sermon  on  temperance.  There  were  men’s  prayer  meetings  in  the  morning  in 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  women’s  prayer  meetings  in  the  afternoon,  and 
mass  meetings  Thursday  evening  in  All  Saint's  Church.  Rev.  Manley,  Judge 
Crain,  John  McDowell,  D.  S.  Johnson,  Rev.  Stanger  and  Rev.  Ketchum  took 
part.  A committee  of  twelve  ladies  visited  the  saloons,  wholesale  houses  and 
drug  stores.  There  were  public  meetings  almost  every  day. 


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THE  CITY  OF  PORTSMOUTH. 


March  19,  1874,  there  was  a great  audience  at  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
Mrs.  William  Hard  prayed.  Mrs.  Peebles  read  Scripture.  Rev.  Zimmerman 
addressed  the  meeting.  Mrs.  E.  E.  Glidden,  Mrs.  Tewksbury,  Mrs.  Harriet 
Dunlap  and  Mrs.  C.  S.  Smith  addressed  the  meeting.  Mrs.  M.  J.  Waller 
prayed.  Rev.  Stanger  made  an  address.  Bands  of  women  visited  the  saloons 
and  prayed.  They  would  hold  prayer  meetings  in  the  churches  and  then  in 
bands  go  to  the  saloons  and  pray  in  front  of  them.  At  most  of  the  saloons 
they  were  not  admitted,  but  sang  and  prayed  outside.  There  was  as  many 
as  sixty  at  one  time.  At  Densmore’s  liquor  store  they  were  invited  inside. 
They  prayed  in  front  of  Mike  Stanton’s,  the  Biggs  House  and  other  places  on 
Front  Street  where  liquor  was  sold.  The  Legler  House  agreed  to  quit  selling 
liquors.  W.  P.  Martin  invited  them  inside.  Services  were  held  inside  Thomas 
P.  Brown’s  store. 

All  the  foregoing  facts  are  from  the  Portsmouth  Tribune.  What  follows 
is  from  the  Portsmouth  Times: 

March  21,  1874,  the  Times  interviewed  all  the  saloon  keepers  and  gave 
their  views.  Some  of  them  were  ashamed  of  the  business  and  wanted  to  quit. 
Others  were  defiant  and  proposed  to  continue.  Others  were  willing  and  desir- 
ous to  quit,  if  they  could  get  into  other  business.  Nearly  all  interviewed  are 
now  deceased. 

March  25,  1874,  men’s  prayer  meetings  were  held  from  8 to  9 A.  M. 
Women’s  prayer  meetings  from  9 to  10  A.  M.  While  part  of  the  women  visited 
the  saloons  another  part  held  prayer  meeting  in  one  of  the  churches. 

April  1.  1874,  W.  B.  Grice,  N.  W.  Evans  and  John  McDowell  made  the 
following  report: 

Capital  invested  in  the  wholesale  liquor  business,  eight  houses,  $160,000. 

Capital  invested  in  retail  establishments,  $50,000. 

Capital  invested  in  distilleries.  $100,000. 

Biggs  House  Saloon,  receipts  $100  per  day;  rent  per  year,  $2,000. 

Massie  House,  saloon  rent  $1,000  per  year. 

Federal  taxes  on  liquors  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  in  1873,  $500,000. 

Business  done  in  liquors  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  in  1873,  $1,000,000. 

Grand  jury  expenses  per  term,  in  1873,  $800  in  all;  due  to  liquors,  $400. 

Expenses  of  each  term  as  to  crime,  in  1873,  $1,000;  due  to  liquors,  $500. 

1870,  value  of  all  property  in  Scioto  County  $19,624,631. 

Of  this  $2,000,000  was  invested  in  the  liquor  trade  or  used  for  it. 

Cost  of  supporting  prisoners,  $2,600;  due  to  liquors,  $1,300. 

Fines  assessed,  $1,245;  due  to  liquors,  $830.  There  were  49  saloons  and 
8 liquor  houses  in  the  city. 

Amount  retailed  each  day,  $74;  to  each  voter  $1.65. 

In  the  Infirmary  82  due  to  liquors.  Three-fourths  of  those  appointed  for 
relief  to  the  Poor  Board  due  to  intemperance. 

April  1,  1874,  mass  meeting  at  Sixth  Street  Church.  Mrs.  M.  J.  Waller 
opened  the  meeting.  Mr.  Ketchum  prayed.  Mr.  R.  Lloyd  addressed  the  meet- 
ing, as  also  did  John  G.  Peebles,  Rev.  Snyder  of  the  German  M.  E.  Church,  and 
Professor  Daniel. 

April  8,  1874,  for  a week  the  women  went  around  in  bands  and  prayed 
and  sang  before  the  saloons.  The  Gran  te  State  closed  its  bar.  The  Taylor 
House  and  Fred  Legler’s  bar  closed.  Three  saloons  closed  and  eight  drug- 
gists signed  the  druggists’  pledge.  Sixty  street  prayer  meetings  were  held  in 
one  week.  They  would  hold  prayer  meetings  in  the  churches  and  then  go  on 
the  streets. 

April  15,  1874,  men’s  meeting.  B.  B.  Gaylord,  President,  and  A.  McFar- 
land, Secretary.  Mr.  Gaylord  addressed  the  meeting,  also  Mrs.  H.  G.  Dunlap, 
C.  E.  Irwin,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Waller,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Fuller,  Dr.  Meyer,  Rev.  J.  O.  Gibson, 
Henry  Densmore  and  Rev.  M.  Stanley. 

April  6,  1874,  the  women  held  an  all  day  prayer  meeting.  Two  bands  of 
women  went  out  in  the  morning  and  three  in  the  afternoon.  Forty-three  places 
were  visited.  Wednesday  morning  one  band  was  out,  in  the  afternoon  three. 
Thirty  houses  were  visited.  Twelve  visits  were  made  Thursday.  Mr.  Living- 
ston gave  up  the  business.  Friday  two  bands  were  out  in  the  morning  and 


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three  in  the  afternoon.  On  Saturday  three  bands  were  out  in  the  morning  and 
two  in  the  afternoon.  Thirty-six  visits  were  made.  One  hundred  and  fifty-five 
visits  were  made  during  that  week  and  sixty  signed  the  pledge.  Tracts  were 
distributed. 

April  20,  1874,  the  work  had  been  going  on  five  weeks.  The  women  made 
297  visits  in  the  two  weeks  preceding.  In  the  five  weeks  over  700  street  serv 
ices  had  been  held,  and  800  to  900  had  signed  the  pledge. 

A County  Convention  was  called  for  May  1,  and  a Committee  of  Recep- 
tion appointed:  Mrs.  M.  R.  Tewksbury,  Robert  Bell,  Mrs.  Carrie  Hall,  Mrs.  J. 

R.  Williams,  B.  Puller,  Mrs.  Jacob  Johns,  Charles  Winter,  W.  H.  Watson,  Mrs. 
Uri  Tracy,  B.  E.  Ewing,  Mrs.  Manley,  N.  W.  Evans  and  Mrs.  Ella  K.  Reed. 

May  3,  1874,  Rev.  J.  T.  Franklin  delivered  a temperance  lecture  at 
Christ  Church  Sunday  evening.  He  was  opposed  to  the  Crusade. 

May  13,  1874,  seventeen  persons  quit  selling  liquors  since  January  1, 
1874.  Their  names  were  published  in  the  Tribune. 

May  17,  1874,  the  Law  and  Order  League  was  organized  at  the  Presby- 
terian Church.  J.  F.  Towell  was  made  Chairman  and  N.  W.  Evans,  Secretary. 
Rev.  Stanley,  Martin  Crain,  L.  C.  Damarin,  D.  N.  Murray  and  Samuel  Reed 
were>  the  Committee  on  Organization.  Milton  Kennedy,  Rev.  Chester,  Rev. 
Stanger  and  G.  W.  Weyer  made  remarks.  Joseph  G.  Reed,  J.  W.  Purdum  were 
appointed  a committee  to  perfect  organization.  The  following  organization 
was  perfected:  President,  John  G.  Peebles;  Vice  Presidents,  Martin  Crain 

and  William  W^atson;  Secretary,  J.  W.  March;  Treasurer,  L.  C.  Damarin. 
Executive  Committee:  J.  F.  Towell,  D.  N.  Murray,  G.  D.  Selby,  E.  Fuller, 
Smauel  Reed,  Louis  Blomeyer  and  N.  W.  Evans. 

Messrs.  Crain,  Evans  and  Glover  were  appointed  a committee  to  prepare 
and  publish  a synopsis  of  the  laws.  Two  hundred  and  twenty-eight  signed  the 
organization. 

May  30,  1874,  Benjamin  Woods  made  a protest  against  the  women  pray- 
ing in  front  of  his  premises.  It  was  from  the  facile  pen  of  George  H.  Gaffy, 
Esquire.  Wood  wanted  the  meetings  on  the  pavements  dispersed. 

June  1,  1874,  Theo.  K.  Funk  addressed  the  Law  and  Order  League.  Also 
Rev.  John  Schraeder,  Mrs  H.  L.  Dunlap  and  Rev.  J.  N.  Harper,  of  Pomeroy. 

June  17,  1874,  twenty-five  saloon  keepers  indicted. 

INTERESTING  ITEMS. 

Taken  from  Portsmouth  Papers. 

December  2,  1818,  “The  Portsmouth  Gazette,”  Volume  1,  No.  14.  George 
Offnere  advertised  to  sell  his  lands  near  Portsmouth  in  3-acre  lots.  This  is 
the  Glover  tract. 

December  2,  1818,  David  Mitchell  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Nile 
Township. 

December  2,  1818,  Doctor  T.  Hersey  advertised  an  itch  ointment.  The 
presumption  follows  there  was  much  itch  in  Portsmouth  at  this  date. 

January  21,  1819,  Caleb  Atwater  advertised  his  book.  144  columns. 

January  27,  1819,  Silas  Cole  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Washington 
Township. 

May  4,  182,0,  ‘‘The  Scioto  Telegraph”  began  and  published  Volume  1,  No. 
1.  It  was  published  by  C.  Hopkins  and  was  to  be  Republican;  $2.00  per  year. 

Doctor  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  advertised  drugs,  medicines  and  patent  medi- 
cines. 

Silas  Cole  and  Roswell  Craine  advertised  to  have  Alexandria  vacated. 

June  29,  1820,  E.  Cranston  advertised  as  Captain  of  Artillery  to  have  his 
company  meet  July  4,  at  9 A.  M.,  at  the  Court  House.  The  same  date  Rev.  John 
Collins  and  William  Westlake  advertised  a Camp  Meeting  at  Portsmouth. 

July  27,  1820,  Conner  & Lodwick  advertised  Old  Whisky  for  harvesters. 

David  Gharky  and  Edward  Cranston  advertised  wool  carding. 

September  7,  1820,  Dr.  Waller  advertised  as  a physician. 

September  14,  1820,  James  Lodwick  advertised  a general  store.  Also  a 
soap  and  candle  factory. 


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October  5,  1820,  “The  Scioto  Telegram”  and  the  “Lawrence  Gazette” 
combined;  published  m Portsmouth  on  Tuesday  and  in  Burlington  on  Friday. 

November  2,  1820,  G.  W.  Kinney  advertised  as  a tanner  and  currier.  This 
was  Washington  Kinney. 

November  30,  1820,  Wilson  Gates  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Kinney,  by 
Rev.  Stephen  Lindsey. 

December  14,  1820,  Washington  Kinney  was  married  to  M.ss  Mary  Wal- 
ler, by  Rev.  Stephen  Lindsey. 

January  4,  1821,  Stone  House  Tavern  at  Alexandria  advertised  to  let. 

February  5,  1821,  Hannah  Johnson  advertised  “Elopemen't.”  She  said 
that  her  husband.  Kindle  Johnson,  had  left  her  bed  and  board  eight  weeks 
before  without  just  cause.  She  offered  a reward  of  three  cents  and  a bundle  of 
rye  straw  and  no  thanks  to  anyone  who  should  return  him.  She  advertised 
tnat  she  would  not  pay  his  debts. 

July  13,  1821,  Richard  Johnson  died,  aged  99  years. 

August  10,  1821.  Elizabeth  bunk,  wife  of  Martin  Funk,  died. 

August  15,  1821,  James  Morrison,  of  Sandy  Springs,  died,  aged  70  years. 

December  14,  1824,  Steamer  Belvidere  was  launched.  Lodwick  & Com- 
pany owned  her. 

February  IS,  1825,  Portsmouth  Sunday  School  was  announced  to  begin 
February  27. 

February  24,  1825,  Mrs.  Hannah  Brown,  of  Lucasville,  died  in  her  80th 

year. 

May  20,  1825,  Dan  J.  Young  advertised  wool  carding  at  Concord  (Wheel- 
ersburg). 

June  3,  1825,  Lafayette  was  in  Cincinnati,  May  9.  He  came  from  Lexing- 
ton, Kentucky. 

“Western  Times”  published  Volume  1,  No.  1. 

Semptember  30,  1825,  John  Hurd  advertised  cloth  dressing  at  Concord, 
near  Young  & Whitcomb’s  factory. 

May  11,  1826,  Young  & Whitcomb  advertised  in  Concord. 

“The  Western  Times”  issued  Volume  1,  No.  4. 

July  27,  1826,  this  issue  announced  the  deaths  of  Thomas  Jefferson  and 
John  Adams,  twenty-one  days  after  they  occurred.  The  paper  was  in  mourning, 

January  27.  1827,  the  Ohio  River  was  crossed  at  Portsmouth  by  a man 
on  horseback.  This  was  the  first  time  the  river  was  ever  closed  at  Portsmouth 
on  account  of  ice. 

September  27,  1827,  Pixley  and  Keyes  advertised  cloth  dressing  at  Porter. 

October  23,  1827,  Jackson  meeting  called  at  Lucasville,  November  3.  In 
the  early  'lays  Lucasville  was  always  the  place  for  Democratic  meetings. 

May  31,  1828,  postoffice  established  at  Lucasville.  Postoffice  established 
at  Franklin  Furnace. 

July  5,  1828,  wool  carding  at  the  mill  four  miles  above  Portsmouth  on 
the  Chiliicothe  pike,  by  Clough,  Andrews  & Company,  advertised. 

October  4,  1828,  this  issue  of  “The  Western  Times”  had  an  article  about 
Governor  Lucas,  which  is  in  Keyes  book,  in  regard  to  the  “damned  rascals” 
who  robbed  him. 

November  1,  1828,  David  Gharky  had  a long  letter  addressed  to  George 
W.  Clingman  and  paid  for  as  an  advertisement. 

November  29,  1828,  General  Robert  Lucas  wrote  to  the  Ed. tor  of  “The 
Western  Times”  and  stopped  his  paper.  The  Editor  came  back  at  him  in  the 
way  the  Editors  always  do. 

June  G,  1829,  J.  V.  Robinson  advertised  an  insurance  office  in  Ports- 
mouth. This  was  the  first  ever  advertised  in  the  Town. 

June  13,  1829,  Council  voted  to  collect  no  city  taxes  this  year.  Samuel 
Gunn,  John  McDonald,  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  General  Kendall,  Dr.  Andrews,  and 
James  Lodwick  voted  yes;  Tracy  and  Turner  voted  no. 

June  24,  1829,  Abraham  Cunningham  advertised  he  was  forced  to  marry 
Eliza  Rogers  and  would  not  pay  her  debts  or  live  with  her. 

July  4,  1829,  John  R.  Turner  was  removed  from  the  Postoffice  and  Jamei 
Lodwick  appo  nted.  This  was  Jackson  reform.  On  the  same  date  the  “Lady 
Franklin”  was  launched  at  Lodwick’s  wharf. 


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August  15,  1829,  a card  was  published  from  Henry  lift,  that  Solomon  S. 
Mattocks,  a young  man  in  Union  Township,  had  told  an  absolute  lie  on  him 
and  he  could  prove  it. 

January  21,  1830,  “The  Portsmouth  Courier,”  Volume  1,  No.  4,  contained 
an  account  of  the  colored  people  being  driven  out  of  town.  An  account  of  which 
is  given  elsewhere. 

January  28,  1830,  Solomon  B.  McCall  advertised  town  lots  in  Rockville. 
February  4,  1830,  the  Ohio  River  was  crossed  on  the  ice. 

December  8,  1832,  Henry  Clay  passed  Portsmouth  on  the  “Lady  Wash- 
ington.” A number  of  citizens  called  on  him,  and  a salute  of  guns  was  fired. 

April  27,  1838,  John  Patterson,  of  Adams  County,  appointed  United  States 
Marshal  to  succeed  John  Patterson,  of  Belmont.  ,j 

May  23,  1838,  proceedings  of  Council  were  first  published  as  news. 
September  11,  1838,  river  was  very  low,  nparly  all  the  boats  stopped. 
Freight  was  $1.00  per  hundred  on  goods  to  Cincinnati;  $10.00  cabin  passage, 
and  $4.0u  deck  passage. 

September  18,  1838,  E.  Kinney  advertised  as  Exchange  Broker. 

January  18,  1839,  the  Surplus  Fund  Commissioners  published  a report; 
$11,530.31  reported.  Peter  Noel,  William  Salter,  William  Jackson,  Commis- 
sioners. 

March  1,  1839,  Portsmouth  Library  Company  elected  Directors.  B. 
Kepner,  Ed  Hamilton,  John  Rose,  S.  M.  Tracy,  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  J.  H. 
Thornton,  B.  F.  Conway,  Thomas  Charles  and  Henry  Blake. 

On  the  same  date  Colonel  Graham  advertised  the  United  States  Hotel, 
corner  Front  and  Market  streets,  with  a fine  view  of  the  river  and  Kentucky 
Mountains.  McCoy’s  Hotel  was  advertised  by  C.  McCoy. 

March  1,  1839,  W.  B.  Russell  advertised  Walnut  Forge,  nine  miles  from 
Portsmouth,  for  sale  with  1,400  acres  of  land. 

Cornelius  Moore  advertised  ia  runaway  apprentice,  “one  cent  reward  and 
no  thanks,  and  if  a small  man  brings  him  he  will  try  to  whip  the  man.” 

E.  Glover  was  trying  to  push  his  book  store  by  advertising  new  books. 
“McDonald’s  Sketches”  and  “Lady  Blessington’s  Confessions.”  “McDonald's 
Sketches”  sold  for  75  cents.  It  is  now  out  of  print,  and  a copy  will  bring  $5.00. 

March  8,  1839,  corporation  election  notified;  First  Ward  to  vote  in  W. 
Kinney’s  shop;  Second  Ward  at  Osborne’s  office,  and  Third  Ward  at  S.  M. 
Tracy’s  office. 

March  16,  1839,  it  was  announced  that  a mail  was  to  run  through  to 
Columbus  in  twenty-four  hours.  Now  it  goes  in  less  than  three. 

March  22,  1839,  resolution  passed  the  Legislature  to  build  the  Canal  down 
the  east  side  of  the  Scioto  from  Bear  Creek. 

May  10,  1839,  the  Portsmouth  Insurance  Company  declared  a dividend 
of  20  per  cent. 

E.  Glover  announced  the  publication  of  an  elementary  spelling  book. 
Kendall,  Kepner  & Company  advertised  spring  and  summer  goods.  Also 
James  Pursell  and  Hoekaday  & Howell  advertised  the  same. 

May  31,  1839,  canal  tolls  for  April,  1838.  were  reported  to  be  $3,631.15. 
For  April,  1839,  $5,647.52. 

July  12,  1839,  the  books  of  the  Columbus  & Portsmouth  Turnpike  Com- 
pany to  be  opened  July  22,  at  the  Mansion  House  of  C.  McCoy. 

July  19,  1839,  the  Portsmouth  Library  Company  opened  its  collection 
of  books. 

July  20,  1839,  $40,000  reported  subscribed  to  the  Valley  Turnpike. 

August  9,  1839,  city  ordinance  published  to  authorize  a loan  of  $20,000 
to  put  into  the  Portsmouth  and  Columbus  Turnpike. 

November  22,  1839,  William  Newman  announces  he  will  engage  in 
bricklaying.  Oliver  Lindsey,  Sheriff  of  the  county,  died  suddenly  of  con- 
gestive fever,  aged  26. 

January  10,  1840,  D.  Tallmadge  advertises  coach  lines. 

February  2,  1840,  enumeration  for  1835,  Adams  County,  2,337 ; Scioto 
County,  1,375.  In  1839,  enumeration  for  Adams  County,  2,483;  Scioto  Countv, 

2,287. 


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May  29,  1840,  Portsmouth  Male  Seminary  advertised  by  William  K.  Scott. 

June  12,  1840,  the  Scioto  Valley  Pos*t  started.  The  firm  of  Campbell, 
Ellison  & Co.  was  reorganized.  It  was  composed  of  John  Campbell,  William 
Ellison  and  George  Steece.  It  succeeded  R.  Hamilton  & Co.,  composed  of  the 
same  parties  and  Robert  Hamilton. 

June  25,  1840,  Colonel  John  Lodwick  publishes  a letter  containing  his 
opinion  of  General  Harrison  as  a military  leader.  It  is  very  flattering  to 

General  Harrison.  It  is  dated  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  June  12,  1840,  and  addressed 
to  C.  O.  Tracy,  G.  H.  G'harky,  A.  C.  Davis,  James  Murfin  and  John  L.  Ward. 

July,  3,  1840,  the  public  schools  closed  June  26,  1840,  and  had  a vaca- 
tion of  but  two  weeks. 

October  30,  1840,  Scioto  County  gave  1743  majority  for  Harrison  over 
Van  Buren.  Corw.ne  631  over  Shannon. 

December  1.1,  1840,  Thomas  Scott  & Son  advertise  as  attorneys-at-law, 
two  doors  west  of  the  Engine  House  on  Second  Street.  Thomas  Scott  was 
the  father  of  Mrs.  Col.  O.  F.  Moore. 

April  15,  1841,  John  M.  Anderson  advertised  to  take  daguerreotypes  at 
the  American  Hotel. 

January  21,  1842,  A.  Coriell  advertised  watch  repairing. 

January  21,  1842,  Gray  & Terry  advertised  a wholesale  and  retail  book 
store.  J.  Riggs  advertised  fall  and  winter  goods.  Davis  & Smith,  Commis- 
sioners, advertised  extensively. 

January  .28,  1842,  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead  addressed  the  Portsmouth  Library 
Association.  Hutchins  and  Blum  advertised  as  lawyers  in  the  “Tribune”  office. 

February  11,  1842,  the  Franklin  Institute  met  every  Saturday  evening 
at  the  Council  Chamber.  B.  Ramsey  was  President;  O.  F.  Moore,  Vice  Pres- 
ident; L.  P.  N.  Smith,  Treasurer;  J.  V.  Robinson,  Jr.,  Secretary.  One  topic 
for  discussion  was  ‘ Resolved,  that  the  Bankrupt  Law  was  judicious  and  ought 
not  to  be  repealed.” 

February  18,  1842,  B.  Ramsey's  address  before  the  Franklin  Institute 
wras  published.  It  was  delivered  February  12.  At  the  Whig  County  meeting 
General  William  Kendall  was  President  and  John  A.  Turley  Secretary.  Gen 
eral  William  Kendall,  Samuel  Cole,  Ed.  Hamilton,  E.  Cranston  and  W.  A. 
Hutchins  were  the  Whig  Central  Committee. 

April  15,  1842  John  M.  Anderson  advertises  the  taking  of  daguerreo- 
types. 

April  26,  1846,  James  Pursell  advertised  new  goods  from  Philadelphia 
in  seven  days. 

May  1,  1842,  J.  Riggs  gives  notice  of  town  election  on  March  14.  First 
Ward  votes  at  W.  K nney’s  currying  shop,  Second  Ward  votes  at  Council 
Chamber  and  Third  Ward  votes  at  Dudley  Day’s  house. 

June  10,  1842,  Francis  Cleveland  advertises  Berkshire  pigs  for  sale. 
Benjamin  Ramsey  and  Wells  A.  Hutchins  advertise  as  attorneys-at-law  as 
Ramsey  & Hutchins. 

July  2,  1846,  The  New  York  Company  was  building  a bridge  over  the 
Scioto  at  Portsmouth. 

July  8.  1842,  Jefferson  W,  Glidden  announced  the  purchase  of  Franklin 
Furnace  from  his  partner,  John  C.  Blair. 

July  15,  1842,  C.  C.  Hyatt  advertised  a lost  pocket  book,  F.  G.  Simmons 
and  A,  W.  Page  advertise  photogravure  miniatures  at  the  United  States  Hotel. 

December  9.  1842,  Washington  Kinney  advertised  sole  leather. 

November  2,  1844,  Clay  carried  Ohio  by  a majority  of  6,054. 

November  7,  1844,  Scioto  County  gave  428  Whig  majority  at  the  Novem- 
ber election. 

November  21,  1844,  lecture  on  stenography  by  A.  J.  Rikoff. 

November  28,  1844,  Thomas  Wilbahn  and  John  L.  Ward  dissolve  partner- 
ship in  the  blacksmith  business.  It  was  carried  on  by  John  L.  Ward. 

May  11,  1846,  John  Yoakley  advertised  a sacred  concert  at  the  Episcopal 
Church. 

July  22,  1846,  at  the  Whig  Congressional  Convention  at  Piketon,  Gen- 
eral John  F.  Taylor,  of  Ross  County,  was  nominated  for  Congress.  He 
received  183  votes  to  111  for  Nelson  Barrere,  of  Adams. 


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September  3,  1846,  George  Collings,  of  West  Union,  advertises  the  Rus- 
sell Forge  lands  for  sale,  1,112  acres. 

November  5,  1846,  John  Cooley  advertised  saddles  and  harness.  He  be- 
gan business  March  12,  1845. 

July  13,  1848,  daguerreotypes  advertised  by  Spangler  & Sheldon. 

February  16,  1849,  General  Taylor  passed  up  the  river  on  the  steamer 
“Telegraph  No.  2”  on  his  way  to  Washington.  His  coming  was  known  and 
the  militia  and  everybody  turned  out. 

Apr.l  5,  1849,  gold  hunters  started  from  Portsmouth  to  California. 

' March  17,  1851,  Adams  Express  Office  was  opened  in  Portsmouth,  J.  S. 
McDowell  agent.  This  was  the  first  express  office  in  Portsmouth. 

April  3,  1851,  the  use  of  sewing  machines  is  mentioned  as  a novelty. 

July  7,  1851,  bloomers  were  in  fashion. 

August  20,  1852,  Francis  Cleveland  left  the  “Inquirer”  after  four  years’ 
connection  with  it. 

September  2,  1852,  the  “Scioto  Valley  Republican”  began.  No  file  of  it 
was  in  existence  when  the  work  on  this  history  was  done. 

January  7,  1853,  the  new  bridge  over  the  Scioto  was  about  completed. 

September  21,  1853,  Eli  Glover  was  nominated  as  the  temperance  candi- 
date for  Senator,  and  Joseph  Moore  for  Representative. 

October  23,  1853,  the  “Tribune  and  Clipper”  sold  out  by  John  Hanna  to 
Albert  McFarland.  John  Hanna  had  published  it  for  four  years. 

April  12,  1854,  Dan  McFarland  came  into  the  “Tribune.” 

April  26,  1854,  Captain  John  N.  Lodwick  was  run  over  by  a locomotive 
in  Cincinnati.  He  was  badly  hurt  but  recovered.  The  locomotive  threw  him 
between  the  rails  and  then  passed  over  him,  dragging  him  some  distance. 
He  was  walking  on  the  track  reading  a newspaper.  This  occurred  on  the 
Little  Miami  Railroad,  and  he  was  taken  to  the  Broadway  Hotel. 

May  17,  1854,  public  meetings  were  held  about  the  tax  law  because  debts 
could  not  be  set  off  against  credits.  No  trouble  about  it  now. 

May  17,  1854,  first  court  report  appeared  in  the  newspapers.  This  is  the 
very  first  time  any  newspaper  ever  attempted  'to  report  the  courts. 

November  1-5,  1854,  the  Republican  party  was  first  mentioned  in  a local 
newspaper. 

November  16,  1854,  the  Scioto  County  B.ble  Society  met.  John  Mc- 
Dowell was  President.  Rev.  T.  J.  Robert  addressed  the  meeting.  Also  Rev. 
M.  Mabee,  Rev.  W.  N.  Spahr,  Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt.  The  collection  was  $97.44,  $30 
of  which  was  to  make  Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt  a life  member  of  the  society.  Rev. 
Erastus  Burr,  D.  D.,  was  made  President  (this  is  the  first  time  he  was  referred 
to  as  D.  D.),  George  Herod  was  Vice  President,  also  James  S.  Fuller,  Josiah 
Merrill,  B.  B.  Gaylord,  John  B.  Dodds.  Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt  was  Secretary  and 
John  McDowell  Treasurer  and  Depository. 

January  31,  1855,  there  was  great  demand  for  a bridge  over  the  Scioto. 

^February  28,  1855,  John  R.  Turner  retired  from  the  Clerk’s  office.  He 
had  served  45  years.  He  said  he  was  in  the  Clerk’s  office  from  1810.  He  was 
6?  years  of  age. 

May,  1855,  the  city  leased  the  ground  where  Massie  Block  stands  to 
Newman  & McIntyre  to  build  a three-story  brick  building  to  contain  Council 
Chamber  and  Mayor’s  office.  At  the  same  date  the  third  rolling  mill  project 
was  agitated. 

June  20,  1855,  E.  Fuller  conducted  an  intelligence  office. 

October  9,  1855,  the  Republican  party  carried  the  State  for  rhe  first  time. 

October  10,  1855,  a bridge  over  the  Scioto  was  about  to  be  built  to  cost 
$25,000. 

July  2,  1856,  “The  Tribune”  hoisted  the  names  of  Fillmore  and  Donelson 
at  the  head  of  its  columns.  In  this  it  made  the  mistake  of  its  whole  history. 
It  ought  to  have  supported  the  Republican  party. 

June  30,  1858,  grand  day  and  evening  picnic  with  dancing  at  Dugan’s 
place.  Willow  Brook. 

July  13,  1858,  Judge  Peck  was  nominated  for  Supreme  Judge. 

August  25,  1858,  Atlantic  cable  news  first  received.  Total  cost  of  cable, 
$1,258,250. 


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October  5,  1859,  John  B.  Gregory  was  on  the  State  ticket  for  Board  of 
Public  Works. 

October  12,  1859,  F C.  Searl  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Portsmouth 
over  C.  M.  McCoy.  65  majority. 

November  7,  1859,  John  Barber  fell  from  the  third  floor  of  the  Star  Mill 
on  Front  and  Chillicothe  Streets  and  was  instantly  killed.  He  was  55  years 
of  age  and  left  a wife  and  five  children.  He  was  repairing  a door,  lost  his 
balance,  and  fell. 

July  11,  1860,  I he  “Tribune”  had  a great  deal  to  say  as  to  Colonel  Oscar 
Moore’s  position  in  politics.  It  said:  “July  7th  he  announced  himself  as' a 

Bell  man.  He  had  previously  declared  his  intention  to  support  Lincoln.  He 
was  a delegate  to  the  Republican  State  Convention  in  1855.  In  1859  he 
declared  himself  a ‘loco  foco’  in  the  spring,  but  in  the  fall  supported  the 
opposition  ticket.  When  Lincoln  was  nominated  he  was  delighted. 

February  21,  1861,  great  ball  at  the  Biggs  House. 

August  28,  1861,  the  poem,  “Shanghai  Rebellion,”  was  published. 

September  11,  1861,  Gaylord  & Co.  were  making  plates  for  gunboats. 

November  23,  1861,  the  publication  of  “The  Times”  began  by  James  W. 
Newman  and  J.  Rigdon  Newman. 

March  5,  1862,  Hon.  Martin  Crain  was  writing  long  letters  to  the  Trib- 
une for  his  constituents.  He  wrote  under  the  name  of  “Scioto.” 

March  18,  1862,  Captain  Milton  Kennedy  had  the  steamboat  Piketon  run- 
ning under  Government  contract. 

April  30,  1862,  a National  day  of  fasting  and  prayer. 

April  30,  1862,  D.  N.  Murray  and  W.  A.  Hutchins  went  to  Washington 
to  raise  funds  to  establish  a Government  Armory  at  Portsmouth.  They  went 
on  behalf  of  the  city.  Thomas  Dugan  and  W.  J.  Clark  went  on  behalf  of  the 
county.  $500  was  raised  from  the  county. 

May  2,  1862,  Portsmouth  had  a gun  barrel  factory,  conducted  by  Messrs. 
Hall  and  Adams,  m the  old  red  mill  above  the  rolling  mill.  They  would 
turn  out  100  barrels  a day.  They  had  a contract  for  20,000  small  arms  and 
enough  work  for  two  years.  They  were  at  this  time  making  carbines  for 
cavalry  service. 

May  18,  1862,  there  was  a meeting  at  the  Court  House  in  regard  to  the 
National  Armory.  George  Stevenson  was  President;  Dan  McFarland,  Secre- 
tary; W.  J.  Clark,  W.  A.  Hutchins,  E.  Glover,  D.  N.  Murray  and  George  A. 
Waller  were  appointed  a committee.  The  bill  was  introduced  into  the  Senate 
July  16,  1862,  by  Senator  Sherman,  and  $500,000  was  appropx-iated.  It  was  to 
be  built  in  the  Hanging  Rock  region  between  the  Big  Sandy  and  Scioto  Rivers. 

September  10,  1862,  John  Campbell  was  appointed  Collector,  and  H.  S. 
Bundy  Assessor  of  the  Eleventh  Congressional  District. 

January  7,  1863,  Charles  H.  McFarland  had  a carrier’s  address  in  the 
“Tribune.”  The  prominent  attorney  of  Los  Angeles  is  hereby  reminded  of  his 
boyhood. 

January  12.  1863,  the  carrying  of  mails  by  coach  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  was 
discontinued. 

February  11,  1863,  “The  Tribune”  advised  the  tearing  down  of  the  old 
market  house  on  Market  Street. 

February  18,  1863,  the  Soldiers’  Fair  at  Massie  Hall  raised  $1,013. 

February  21,  1863,  the  Legislature  forbade  compensation  to  be  paid 
Couneilmen.  The  Councilmen  had  been  paid  $1.00  per  meeting  for  many 
years  prior  to  this  date. 

January  5,  1864,  Lower  rolling  mill  was  burned.  Loss,  $30,000  to  $40,000. 

February  6,  1864,  the  Democratic  women  of  Scioto  County  raised  $116.00 
for  the  support  of  Mr.  Vallandigham,  the  exile. 

June  8,  1864,  Alice  Kingsbury  played  “Fanchon,  the  Cricket,”  at  Massie 

Hall. 

July  2,  1864,  gold  touched  $2.60  in  Cincinnati  and  $2.45  in  New  York. 

October  29,  1864,  gold  closed  in  New  York  at  $2.16%. 

January  14,  1865,  gold  touched  $2.21%. 

February  4,  1865,  the  Times  censured  Mr.  Hutchins  for  his  vote  in  Con- 
gress on  the  Thirteenth  Amendment. 


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February  8,  1865,  Hon.  Wells  A.  Hutchins  voted  in  Congress  for  the 
amendment  abolishing  slavery. 

February  18,  1865,  the  Times  had  an  article  from  the  Columbus  Crisis, 
without  comment,  charging  Mr.  Hutchins  and  other  Democrats  with  betraying 
their  party,  constituents  and  country  in  voting  for  the  Thirteenth  Amendment. 
It  said  they  had  no  principles.  It  invited  them  to  do  as  Judas  did,  called 
them  traitors,  etc.  Sam  Pike  was  believed  to  be  As  author.  Time  has  abun- 
dantly justified  Mr.  Hutchins. 

February  22,  1865,  Sam  Pike  of  the  “Chillicothe  Advertiser,”  abused 
Mr.  Hutchins  for  his  vote  for  the  Thirteenth  Amendment,  it  said  he  never 
was  a Democrat,  and  that  since  1861  he  had  been  a Republican  in  disguise. 

April  14,  1865,  observed  as  a holiday  in  Portsmouth  on  account  of  the 
close  of  the  war. 

April  19,  1865,  the  "Weekly  Tribune”  appeared  in  mourning.  All  the 
inside  columns  had  black  double  heads  on  account  of  the  death  of  'President 
Lincoln. 

April  22,  1865,  “The  Times”  appeared  in  mourning  on  account  of  the 
death  of  President  Lincoln. 

April  24,  1865,  Captain  Jacob  H.  Smith  appointed  Captain  in  the  Regular 
Army  and  assigned  to  the  Thirteenth  Infantry.  He  is  now  General  Jacoo  H. 
Smith,  after  a long  and  honorable  career  in  the  army.  He  was  retired  from 
active  service  in  1902. 

May  6.  1865,  oil  was  being  bored  for  at  Munn’s  Run. 

June  14,  1865,  “Plutarch”  writes  a letter  in  this  issue  of  the  “Tribune,” 
giving  an  account  of  a show  in  Portsmouth,  in  1814,  having  a large  Bengal 
tiger,  captured  in  India  when  a cub,  and  then  full  grown.  The  admiss.on 
was  9 pence,  or  121/,  cents. 

July  26,  1865,  B.  F.  Coates  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

August  26,  1865,  the  Fifth  Ward  was  created. 

November  4,  1865,  the  Times  moved  into  the  Massie  Block. 

January  30,  1866,  the  steamer  “Missouri”  blew  up  at  ten  minutes  before 
2 a.  m.  near  Evansville,  Ind.  Captain  Jesse  Y.  Hurd  was  injured.  Mrs.  Hurd, 
his  wife,  was  instantly  killed.  Henry  Hurd  had  his  leg  broken  and  was 
injured.  Arthur  Hurd  had  his  right  arm  broken.  Lewis  Hurd  and  James 
Watkins  escaped  with  light  bruises.  Colonel  Graham  was  badly  injured. 
Warren  Lodwmk  was  killed. 

February  2,  1866,  the  steamer  “W.  R.  Carter”  was  blown  up  at  4 o’clock 
in  the  morning.  She  was  blown  up  and  burned  to  the  water’s  edge.  Captain 
Jacob  S.  Hurd,  brother  of  Jesse  Y.  Hurd  was  instantly  killed.  R.  W.  Lewis 
and  son  Fred,  of  Portsmouth,  were  among  the  lost. 

February  3,  1866,  Henry  Hurd,  son  of  Captain  Jesse  Y.  Hurd,  died  as  a 
result  of  his  injuries.  The  remains  of  his  mother  arrived  the  same  evening. 

February  7,  1866,  Henry  Hurd  died  February  3,  1866,  from  injuries 
received  from  being  blown  up  on  the  steamer  “Missouri.”  He  was  23  years 
and  8 months  old.  At  16,  he  commenced  his  career  as  a steamboat  pilot  and 
became  one  of  the  most  skillful  on  the  river.  He  was  a young  man  of  the 
best  qualities,  the  beau  ideal  of  a son.  He  endeared  himself  to  all  who  knew 
him.  His  mother  was  killed  in  the  explosion  on  the  30th,  and  her  remains 
were  brought  to  Portsmouth  and  interred.  Captain  Jacob  Hurd,  lost  on  the 
“Carter,”  was  born  in  New  Hampshire  and  raised  in  Scioto  County.  He  had 
three  sons,  John  R.,  Jacob  C.  and  Joseph.  R.  W.  Lewis  and  his  son  Fred 
perished  in  the  same  catastrophe. 

March  17,  1866,  -B.  F.  Coates  appointed  Deputy  United  States  Collector 
in  place  of  M.  R.  Tewksbury,  resigned,  to  take  effect  April  1,  i866. 

May  5,  1866,  P.  C.  Kinney  and  William  Kinney  started  to  Europe. 

August  1,  1866,  the  Mayor’s  office  was  removed  from  Massie  Block  to 
Court  Street,  where  it  has  since  been  located. 

August  15,  1866,  "Bostona  No.  3”  burned  August  8,  one  mile  below 
Maysville,  Ky.  Three  lives  lost.  Boat  and  cargo  a total  loss.  Valued  at 
$100,000  and  insured  for  $60,000.  She  was  owned  by  David  Gibson  & Co.,  of 
Cincinnati,  Press  Lodwick  and  Moore  & Bro.,  of  Portsmouth.  The  fire  was 
caused  by  a sheep  kicking  over  a lamp. 


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November  10,  1866,  Scioto  Rolling  Mill  to  be  rebuilt.  Estimated  $200,000. 
Cit.zens  subscribed  $4,000  to  $Y,000,  and  Oouncilmen  $6,000. 

November  12,  1S66,  E.  W.  Smith  located  in  Portsmouth  and  opened  his 
business  cojlege. 

January  1,  1867,  Rev,  Dr.  Burr  was  presented  with  $3,215  by  his  friends. 
A list  of  the  donors  was  signed  to  the  letter. 

January  26,  1867,  Judge  W.  W.  Johnson  resigned  on  account  of  the 
salary.  He  was  only  receiving  $1,500  when  he  resigned  and  was  re-appointed 
by  the  Governor  and  then  received  $2,500. 

February  2,  1867,  the  new  "Bostona'  reached  Portsmouth  at  3 p.  m.  She 
had  the  same  crew  on  her  as  the  former  boat  when  burned. 

April  1,  1867,  Press  Lodw.ck  sold  out  his  interest  in  the  “Bostona," 
and  Captain  Enos  Moore  took  his  place. 

May  8,  1867,  meeting  called  for  June  5,  1867,  to  undertake  the  erection 
of  a soldier’s  monument. 

May  29,  1867,  Eh  Glover  appointed  Register  in  Bankruptcy. 

May  5,  1867,  Dan  McFarland  retires  from  the  “Tribune.”  H.  R.  W. 
Smith  and  David  Elick  take  the  paper.  Dan  McFarland  had  been  with  the 
paper  for  12  years  and  for  5 y3  years  had  complete  control. 

June  15,  1867,  the  Times  was  enlarged  from  28  to  32  columns. 

July  6,  1867,  the  clock  in  front  of  Zoellner's  jewelry  store  was  put  up  and 
has  remained  a prominent  feature  on  Second  Street  in  Portsmouth  ever  since. 

July  12,  1867,  Judge  John  W.  Pollings  fell  from  a second-story  window 
in  the  Massie  Block  and  broke  his  arm  and  leg  and  otherwise  injured  himself. 

July  23,  1867,  “Victor  No.  .4“  sang  just  below  Sciotoville  in  six  feet  of 

water. 

September  14,  1867,  Portsmouth  was  to  have  a steam  fire  engine — the 
first  one. 

November  6,  1867,  Waller  Street  opened  from  Second  to  Tenth  Street. 
The  “Tribune’  said  it  was  not  necessary  to  do  so,  as  it  was  not,  needed. 

January  4,  1868,  the  steamer  “Harry  Dean”  exploded  her  boilers  below 
Gallipol.s.  Captain  George  W.  Norton,  of  Ironton;  R.  M.  Biggs,  of  Ashland, 
and  Major  J.  W.  Ryder,  of  Guyandotte,  were  all  instantly  killed,  and  their 
bodies  lost.  Four  others  were  killed  and  two  missing. 

April  19,  1868,  income  tax  published  as  follows:  John  G.  Peebles, 
$17,532;  George  Davis,  $17,097;  B.  B.  Gaylord,  $10,109;  L.  C.  Damarin,  $13,381; 
R.  R.  Hamilton,  $10,488. 

September  26,  1868,  H.  R.  W.  Smith  retired  from  the  “Portsmouth  Trib- 
une.” A.  McFarland,  Sr.,  took  his  place.  The  firm  was  McFarland  & Elick. 

October  31,  1868,  Lombardville  P.  O.  was  established. 

March  9,  1869,  Eli  Glover  was  assaulted  and  robbed  on  Second  Street 
opposite  Mrs.  Martin’s. 

May  22,  1869,  the  Welsh  Church  on  Third  Street  was  being  built.  It  was 
to  cost  $8,000. 

May  27,  1869,  S.  P.  Drake  was  appointed  Postmaster  at  Portsmouth  in 
place  of  Oliver  Wood. 

June  2 and  3,  1869,  the  Diocesan  Convention  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  was  held  in  Portsmouth. 

June  11,  1869,  Oliver  Wood  was  appointed  Postmaster  of  Portsmouth,  O. 

December  1,  1869,  a hunting  party  saw  a deer  on  Brush  Creek. 

December  17,  1869,  Bayard  Taylor  lectured  in  Portsmouth. 

March  30,  1870.  $1,200  was  raised  for  the  Soldiers’  Monument. 

April  13,  1870,  Women's  Suffrage  Society  organized.  Two  men  were 
present.  Mrs.  Dr.  Hall  was  President;  L.  C.  Robinson,  Vice  President;  Colonel 
William  Bolles,  Recording  Secretary;  Mrs.  L.  E.  Watkins,  Corresponding 
Secretary;  Mrs.  Kate  Gregory,  Treasurer.  Executive  Committee,  H.  R.  Tracy, 
E.  N.  Piope,  Emma  Young,  Anna  Glidden  and  Mary  Glover. 

May  24,  1870,  Truss  Lynn  was  kicked  by  a horse  and  badly  injured. 

July  10,  1872,  Dan  McFarla.nd,  Sr.,  was  serenaded  at  his  home  on 
Second  Street,  and  declared  for  Greeley,  Gratz  and  Brown.  He  told  the  crowd 
that  they  had  not  mistaken  the  place;  that  he  would  vote  for  Greeley  if  they 
would  vote  for  the  railroad  question  under  the  Boesel  law. 


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November  9,  1870,  six  deer  killed  below  Turkey  Creek  in  Scioto  County. 
The  same  date  the  “Tribune”  was  removed  from  over  the  Adams  Express  office 
to  the  Tribune  Building,  corner  Court  and  Second,  just  then  finished. 

December  7,  1870.  Council  passed  an  ordinance  for  a Board  of  Water 
Works. 

March  1,  1871,  there  was  an  election  held  for  Postmaster.  Oliver  Wood 
had  428  votes,  M.  Kennedy  385.  B.  P.  Holmes  69,  J.  P.  Jack  49,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Glid- 
den  42  and  C.  P.  Lloyd  19. 

March  15,  1871,  John  H.  Thornton,  who  owned  the  land  where  the  Biggs 
House  stood,  leased  it  to  Judge  W.  V.  Peck  for  99  years  at  $250  per  year,  to  be 
paid  George  Thornton  while  he  lived.  George  Thornton  sold  his  interest  to 
William  Biggs  for  $2,000. 

April  12,  1871,  the  building  of  the  Water  Works  of  Portsmouth  was  let, 
to  cost  $81,500  ready  to  throw  water.  The  machinery  and  all  did  cost  $115,500. 

May  10,  1871,  the  Odd  Fellows  were  budding  on  their  lot  at  the  corner 
of  Court  and  Fifth  streets.  The  building  was  estimated  to  cost  $25,000. 

June  28,  1871,  Portsmouth  “Light  Guards,”  colored,  was  organized.  Lloyd 
S.  Hanson,  Captain;  Dan  Biggs,  First  Lieutenant,  and  Frank  White,  Second 
Lieutenant. 

November  1,  1871.  Portsmouth  people  subscribed  $59,000  in  the  Andes 
Insurance  Company  of  Cincinnati.  The  money  was  afterward  lost.  Money  was 
plenty  in  Portsmouth  then. 

January  31,  1872,  $637,630  in  buildings  was  put  up  in  Portsmouth  in  1871. 

May  8.  1872.  the  Water  Works  Trustees  report  that  the  works  cost  $122,- 
663.  Trenching,  pipes,  hydrants,  etc.,  cost  $10,258.13.  Total  cost,  $132,291.13. 
There  were  8 23-52  miles  of  street  mains  and  16,114  feet  of  service  pipe.  The 
yearly  water  bills  were  $3,159.50,  payable  semi-annually. 

May  17,  1872,  the  City  Council  voted  to  tear  down  the  Market  House  and 
erect  a fountain.  The  people  were  afraid  the  Council  would  change  its  mind 
and  two  hours  after  the  vote  passed  the  Market  House  was  a heap  of  ruins. 

July  24,  1872,  ordinance  for  numbering  the  houses  passed. 

July  27,  1872,  Robert  A.  Bryan  had  become  a Republican  when  Greeley 
was  nominated.  The  Republicans  nominated  him  at  once  for  County  Sur- 
veyor and  “The  Times”  howled.  On  the  same  date  a Liberal  Republican  Club 
was  started.  H.  H.  Fullerton.  W.  C.  Appier,  John  Wilhelm,  Dr.  Louis  Schwab, 
Henry  Rosenberg,  Henry  Hall,  Charles  C.  Bode  and  Adam  Burkel  are  men- 
tioned as  members. 

August  24,  1872,  the  following  appeared  in  the  “Times”  of  this  date: 
.“Married  in  this  city  by  Charles  Slavens,  Treasurer  of  Scioto  County,  Mr. 
Robert  A.  Bryan  to  the  Gravel  party.  No  presents  tendered  but  the  Surveyor  s 
office.  The  “Times”  was  fearfully  pained  at  Mr.  Bryan  for  changing  his  polit- 
ical associates. 

November  9,  1872,  A.  D.  Miller  wheeled  Alf  Scott  the  length  of  Second 
street  attended  with  music.  The  result  of  an  election  bet. 

December  14,  1872,  at  the  Soldiers’  Monumental  Fair  a dressing  gown 
which  cost  $432  was  voted  to  the  Reverend  Doctor  Pratt. 

December  24,  1872,  the  Monumental  fund  realized  $2,500.  The  baby  cap 
was  voted  for  as  follows:  Jennie  Bonsall  307,  Richard  Rifenberick  401, 

Maggie  T.  Ricker  1,731,  Russel  Newman  141.  Maggie  Peebles  26,  Walter  Pur- 
sell  43,  Fannie  Brown  3,  Alice  B.  Higgins  1,581.  Amount  realized  $425.30. 

December  25,  1872,  Adams  Express  Company  drove  oxen  for  three  weeks. 

March  11,  1873,  the  Bar  presented  Simon  B.  Drouillard,  late  Clerk  of  the 
Courts,  with  a gold  watch  and  chain. 

March  24,  1873,  the  Portsmouth  Street  Railway  was  begun. 

May  24,  1873,  it  was  announced  that  the  first  fire  brick  made  in  Scioto 
County  was  in  1834,  by  William  H.  Peck. 

June  11,  1873.  James  Lodwick  had  a chair  brought  from  New  Hampshire 
by  his  father-in-law,  Hallam  Hempstead,  in  1804,  from  New  London. 

July  16,  1873,  the  Portsmouth  and  Gallia  turnpike  was  completed. 

October  8,  1873,  the  County  Treasurer  was  discovered  short  $28,019.04, 
represented  by  checks. 


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November  22,  1873,  the  Marshal’s  and  Mayor’s  offices  were  removed  up- 
stairs on  Court  street. 

December  31,  1873,  it  was  announced  that  the  large  elm  on  John  O’Neill’s 
lot  was  planted  by  Doctor  Hempstead  in  1824.  He  said  it  came  from  the  seed 
in  1820. 

April  S,  1874,  amount  collected  for  the  Soldiers’  Monument  was  $5,124.79; 
$2,390.91  in  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank  and  $2,733.88  in  the  First  National 
Bank. 

September  16,  1874,  the  Monumental  Cook  Book  was  published. 

December  29,  1875,  H.  R.  W.  Smith  took  charge  of  the  “Tribune.” 

January  25,  1876,  there  were  twenty-five  cases  of  smallpox  in  the  city  and 
the  names  of  the  patients  were  published. 

May  2.  1877,  there  was  a letter  published  in  the  “Tribune”  of  this  date 
from  Henry  Buchanan  at  Newport,  Kentucky.  He  said  that  he  gave  O.  F.  Moore 
his  first  case  as  a lawyer  in  1837.  He  said  he  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1833, 
when  the  population  was  about  1,300.  The  Commercial  Bank  had 
$200,000  capital.  $125,000  of  which  was  subscribed  in  New  York  City.  In  a 
previous  edition  of  the  paper  Buchanan  had  been  published  as  dead,  and  he 
wrote  to  contradict  the  report. 

.Tune  26.  1877,  contract  for  the  Soldiers’  Monument  let  to  Carpenter  & 
Raymond,  of  Dayton  Ohio,  for  $7,500.  The  base  to  be  9 feet  and  the  height  40 
feet.  It  was  to  be  done  in  eighteen  months. 

June  15,  1878,  the  first  Chinese  laundry  started  in  Portsmouth,  by  Sam 

Sing. 

October  25,  1879.  J.  D.  Clare  purchased  Bloom  Furnace  for  $45,000.  It 
had  7,000  acres  of  land. 

May  15,  1880,  the  first  telephone  connection  made  in  Portsmouth.  The 
capital  stock  of  the  company  was  $25,000,  the  shares  $100. 

June  5.  1880,  the  Telephone  Company  had  50  subscribers.  Miss  Addie 
Smith  operated  it  on  the  third  floor  of  Spry’s  Building. 

.Tune  30,  1881,  General  B.  F.  Coates  retired  from  the  office  of  Collector 
of  United  States  Internal  Revenue  after  14  years’  service.  He  was  presented 
with  a gold  headed  cane  by  the  employes  of  the  office.  Colonel  E.  Nigh,  of 
Ironton,  made  the  presentation  speech.  Coates  was  succeeded  by  Marcus 
Boggs. 

September  16,  1882,  Davis’  Distillery  shut  down  by  the  Trust,  stopped  for 
one  year.  Fifty  men  were  thrown  out  of  employment. 

November  27,  1882,  the  epizootic  broke  out  among  the  horses  in  Scioto 
County. 

December  29,  1882,  the  “Times”  discovered  an  aged  negress,  born  in 
Virginia  in  1768  Her  name  was  Maria  Warren.  She  remembered  the  soldiers 
coming  home  from  the  War  in  1782.  She  came  to  Greenup  County,  Kentucky, 
in  that  year  with  her  master,  one  Nichols.  She  claimed  to  have  known  Daniel 
Boone,  to  have  heard  Lorenzo  Dow  preach,  and  to  have  seen  and  heard  Johnny 
Anpleseed.  She  had  been  married  three  times  and  had  had  eight  children,  four 
of  whom  were  living.  She  lived  with  her  son.  Henry,  who  was  a slave  and  had 
been  sold  South,  but  returned  to  Greenup  after  the  War.  She  had  belonged  to 
six  masters  and  had  outlived  all  her  masters.  She  had  been  a slave  in 
Virginia,  Kentucky  and  Missouri.  Our  readers  are  advised  to  believe  as  much 
of  this  story  as  they  choose. 

June  10,  1883,  Chase  W.  Kennedy  graduated  from  West  Point. 

August  11.  1883,  the  new  German  Evangelical  Church  started  to  be  built 
on  the  Northeast  corner  of  Washington  and  Fifth  streets.  Cost  $20,000. 

December  1,  1883,  Lucasville  Masonic  Hall  completed.  Cost  $2,5000. 

July  26,  1884.  the  History  of  the  Lower  Scioto  Valley  appeared. 

December  6,  1884,  the  United  States  was  making  surveys  at  Portsmouth 
for  an  ice  harbor,  and  Grover  Brothers  were  digging  for  natural  gas  at 
Portsmouth. 

December  20,  1884,  the  Portsmouth  Electric  Light  Company  petitioned 
for  right  of  way  through  the  city. 

January  2,  1885,  the  middle  span  of  the  Scioto  River  Bridge  fell.  The 
moving  out  of  the  ice  took  away  the  false  work  before  the  superstructure 


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could  be  secured  on  the  press.  It  was  impossible  to  rest  the  span  on  the  press 
before  the  ice  took  out  the  false  work.  The  loss,  about  $5,000,  fell  on  the 
Canton  Bridge  Company. 

May  23,  1885,  Mike  Redinger  returned  from  Europe.  He  said  he  would 
not  give  fifteen  minutes  of  America  for  a life  time  in  Europe. 

September  19,  1885,  an  account  of  Company  G,  First  O.  V.  I.,  is  given  in 
this  issue  of  the  “Times.” 

September  30,  1885,  A.  McFarland,  Senior,  and  wife  left  for  California. 

October  3,  1885,  an  account  of  the  “Forty  Niners”  is  given  in  the  “Times.” 

October  24,  1885,  the  gas  well  in  Portsmouth  was  discharging  enough  salt 
Water  to  make  200  barrels  of  salt  per  day. 

October  31,  1885,  colored  pupils  admitted  to  the  High  School  for  the 
first  time. 

November  21,  1885,  the  gas  well  was  down  to  1870  feet.  The  contract 
was  for  2,000.  Grover  Brothers  say  they  must  go  2,700. 

March  20,  1886,  the  bill  for  the  Government  Building  had  been  intro- 
duced in  Congress  and  the  Committee  of  Public  Buildings  had  reported  favor- 
ably on  it. 

March  27,  1886,  Geodetic  survey  found  that  the  highest  point  on  the 
Kentucky  hills  opposite  Portsmouth  was  633  feet  above  low  water  in  the  river 
and  592  feet  above  the  floor  of  the  Biggs  House. 

April  12,  1886,  A.  McFarland  took  charge  of  the  “Los  Angeles  Times.” 

January  19,  1887,  the  Belt  Railroad  lacked  $7,500  of  enough  to  complete 
it.  and  $875  was  subscribed  at  a public  meeting  of  this  date.  The  gas  well  was 
discussed  and  $3,000  was  necessary  to  go  to  the  Trenton  rock,  and  $1,500  was 
raised. 

February  26,  1887,  President  Cleveland  vetoed  the  bill  for  a Government 
Building  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

April  2,  1887,  the  building  of  the  Spring  Lane  Distillery  was  begun. 

May  12,  1887,  the  Grand  Opera  House  was  completed.  The  first  play  was 
“Our  Angel.”  Miss  Lizzie  Evans  was  the  star.  The  drop  curtain  represented 
“The  Decline  of  Carthage.”  The  orchestra  .was  led  by  Prof.  Enoch  Salt, 
assisted  by  Prof.  Straub.  Lon  McFarlin  was  in  the  box  office. 

May  21,  1887,  oil  was  discovered  in  the  Micklethwait  well. 

June  11.  1887,  the  natural  well  on  the  Micklethwait  farm  was  shot  twice. 

May  14,  1888,  the  bill  for  a public  building  at  PortsmoutlT  became  a 

law. 

November  6,  1888,  Daniel  McIntyre  and  wife  celebrated  their  golden 
wedding.  They  were  married  November  6.  1858.  in  a frame  building  on  the 
Northeast  corner  of  Fourth  and  Court,  by  Rev.  Simmons,  a Methodist  minister. 
She  was  a daughter  of  William  Jones,  the  first  school  teacher  of  Portsmouth. 
Charles  S.  Smith,  L.  P.  N.  Smith  and  M.  B.  Gilbert  were  at  their  wedding. 

February  16,  1889.  the  “Goose  Nest”  was  selected  for  the  Government 
Building.  The  site  was  to  cost  $12,000.  The  “Goose  Nest”  was  an  old  hotel 
owned  by  a man  of  the  name  of  Geese. 

March  20,  1889,  the  Portsmouth  Street  Railway  was  sold  to  a syndicate, 
George  B.  Chase,  of  Warsaw,  New  York;  George  F.  Millen,  of  Fall  River,  Mass., 
and  H.  P>.  Wilson,  of  Ironton,  Ohio. 

April  20,  1889,  the  East  End  scheme  of  selling  200  lots  to  secure  certain 
industries  went  through. 

May  4,  1889,  when  the  Bast  End  scheme  is  done  the  Board  of  Trade  will 
have  $18,000  and  59  lots.  The  Portsmouth  Stove  and  Range  Works  gets  $8,000 
and  13  lots,  the  flour  mill  $3,000  and  ground,  the  grain  elevator  building  ground. 
After  this  the  Board  will  have  $9,000  and  30  lots  left. 

August  24,  1889,  the  Ohio  Military  Academy  was  about  to  be  started  in 
Portsmouth. 

August  30,  1889,  Harsha  & Caskey  were  putting  up  a flour  mill;  G.  D. 
Wait  a furniture  factory,  and  the  Portsmouth  Stove  and  Range  Works  a stove 
foundry. 

September  23,  1889,  the  Ohio  Military  Academy  opened  with  21  cadets, 
under  Colonel  Bressler.  J.  I.  Hudson  was  one  of  the  instructors;  Dr.  D.  B.  Cot- 


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ton  was  the  physician.  Rev.  H.  L.  Barger,  the  Chaplain,  and  Prof.  A.  M.  Straub 
was  Instructor  in  Music. 

December  7,  1889,  Captain  Enos  B.  Moore  retired  from  the  river. 

December  28,  1889,  the  Gaylord  Rolling  Mill  was  sold  to  the  Burgess 
Steel  and  Iron  Works. 

August  23,  1899,  the  “Times”  changed  to  an  eight-page,  seven-column 
paper  from  a four-page,  nine-column  paper. 

July  21,  1891,  the  last  horse  car  passed  over  the  Portsmouth  Street 
Railway. 

October  17,  1891,  the  Portsmouth  Street  Railway  and  Light  Company 
asked  the  City  Council  for  the  right  to  build  the  Street  Railroad. 

October  17,  1891,  the  Indian  rock  appeared  in  the  river.  G.  H.  Gharky 
saw  it  in  the  river  in  1841.  It  is  in  the  river  nearly  opposite  the  Water  Works. 

March  19,  1892,  Company  H,  Fourteenth  O.  N.  G.  was  fully  armed,  uni- 
formed and  eauipped. 

April  16,  1892,  John  Brushart  was  proposing  to  erect  an  Electric  Rail- 
way in  Portsmouth. 

September  24,  1892,  franchise  was  granted  to  Electric  Street  Railway  by 
City  Council. 

January  28,  1893,  Yallee  Harold  sold  out  his  interest  in  the  “Times”  to 
J.  L.  Patterson. 

June  20,  1893,  the  Citizen’s  Savings  Bank  suspended  and  made  an  assign- 
ment to  A.  T.  Holcomb  and  Frank  M.  Smith.  Reopened  July  24,  1893. 

July  20,  1893,  work  on  the  Portsmouth  Electric  Railway  was  begun. 

July  29,  1893,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  rented  Mrs.  Barton's  property  at  15  West 
Second  Street. 

January  20.  1894,  the  Portsmouth  Street  Railway  and  Light  Company 
obtained  the  contract  for  lighting  the  city  for  ten  years  for  $4,500  per  year. 

February  7,  1894.  the  City  Council  were  to  meet  at  the  Little  Building 
on  Court  Street  for  the  last  time.  Prior  to  1871  it  had  met -in  the  Massie 
Block.  From  1871  to  1873  it  met  in  the  Mayor’s  office.  From  1873  to  1894  it 
met  in  the  Little  Building  on  Court  Street.  From  1894  to  the  present  time  it 
has  occupied  the  Kricker  Building. 

March  26.  1894.  the  publication  of  the  “Daily  Times”  was  begun. 

June  8,  1894, 1 Company  H was  ordered  to  Cambridge,  Guernsey  County, 

Ohio. 

June  16,  1894,  Tracy  Park  was  to  be  beautified.  The  fence  was  to  come 
down  and  the  green  house  to  go  out. 

June  21,  1894,  Captain  N.  W.  Evans  took  a picnic  to  Buckeye  Station,  the 
oldest  house  in  Ohio. 

March  30,  1895,  the  women  registered  to  vote  for  the  first  time  in  Ohio. 

February  1.  1896,  the  new  Christian  Church,  on  the  Northwest  corner  of 
Third  and  Gay  streets,  was  completed  and  occupied. 

March  7,  1896,  the  “Times”  first  began  the  use  of  a typesetting  machine. 

May  22,  1896,  the  old  town  well  was  uncovered  in  the  paving  of  Market 
Street.  It  was  found  18  inches  below  the  surface  covered  with  a great  rock. 
It  had  not  been  filled  and  was  over  30  feet  deep.  It  was  dug  to  supply  tb° 
Jail  and  Court  House  with  water.  The  well  was  covered  over  in  1826.  John 
G.  Peebles  drank  out  of  it  before  that.  James  Hannahs  remembered  it  well.  It 
was  walled  with  brick  and  in  good  condition.  It  was  twenty  feet  from  the 
Southeast  corner  of  the  Biggs  House. 

July  9,  1896,  Council  resolved  to  build  a new  Engine  House  on  Seventh 
Street  to  cost  $2,800. 

August  2.  1896,  at  noon  Sunday,  Standard  time  went  into  effect  in  Ports- 
mouth. 

June  4,  1897,  there  were  64  saloons  in  Portsmouth  and  4 outside  of  the 
City  in  the  County.  The  Dow  tax  was  $23,800,  $350  each.  Of  this  amount  the 
state  received  $7,140,  the  County  $4,760,  and  the  City  $11,900. 

June  10,  1898,  at  Pine  Grove  Furnace,  in  a grove,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  G. 
Peebles  celebrated  the  sixty-second  anniversary  of  their  marriage. 


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June  21,  1897,  Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson  was  appointed  President  of  the  Com- 
mission to  revise  and  codify  the  penal  laws  of  the  United  States,  under  act  of 
June  4,  1897. 

August  11,  1897,  Captain  William  Moore  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Frances 
Smith,  celebrated  the  r golden  wedding.  They  were  married  at  the  old  stone 
house  in  Alexandria.  The  celebration  was  at  Henley,  the  home  of  their  son- 
in-law,  R.  R.  Peebles. 

September  2,  1897,  Portsmouth  had  long  distance  telephone  for  the  first 

time. 

February  22,  1898,  Mrs.  Katherine  Foley  died,  aged  98  years.  She  came 
from  Ireland  in  1850.  She  was  never  sick  and  never'took  a dose  of  medicine  in 
her  life.  She  spent  sixteeen  years  of  her  life  in  England  before  coming  to  the 
United  States. 

March  17,  1898,  James  A.  Cleaver  was  appointed  Court  Stenographer  for 
United  States  Courts  at  Cincinnati. 

April  26,  1898,  Company  H,  Fourteenth  0.  V.  I.,  left  for  Columbus.  It 
was  a solemn  day  in  Portsmouth.  Schools  were  dismissed  and  all  the  soldiers 
of  the  War  of  1861  escorted  them  to  the  Columbus  train.  Each  member  of  Com- 
pany I-I  carr  ed"  a bouquet  of  flowers.  They  came  down  from  their  armory  at 
9:20  A.  M.  The  City  Police  and  Uniformed  Kn  ghts  of  Pythias  were  in  the  pro- 
cession. Every  band  in  town  was  out  in  the  parade  and  the  line  of  march  was 
from  Market  Street  'to  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Station.  Six  of  the  Company 
never  returned,  but  died  in  the  service.  At  the  station.  Company  I,  of  the 
Seventeenth  O.  V.  I.,  of  Ironton,  was  on  the  train. 

May  10,  1898,  Company  H,  Fourteenth  O.  V.  I.,  was  mustered  into  the 
United  States  service  as  Companv  E.  Fourth  O.  V.  I. 

May  14,  1898.  the  Fourth  O.  V.  I.  was  sent  to  Cbickamauga  Park. 

June  10,  1898,  John  G.  Peebles  and  wife  celebrated  the  sixty-third 
anniversary  of  their  marriage. 

July  2,  1898,  Natural  gas  ordinance  was  passed,  but  the  parties  to  whom 
it  was  given  never  obtained  any  gas. 

July  13,  1898,  Joe  Shafer  caught  a 63-pound  cat  fish  in  Indian  Run, 
four  feet  two  inches  in  length. 

July  22,  189S,  Company  E,  Fourth  O.  V.  I.,  was  ordered  to  Newport  News 
to  embark  for  Porto  Rico. 

July  22,  1898,  L.  D.  York  was  to  build  a new  rolling  mill  on  the  Chick 

farm, 

August  7,  1898,  was  the  fortieth  anniversary  of  Miss  Emma  Bell  as  a 
teacher  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Sunday  School.  She  had  been  in  the  school 
forty-two  years,  two  years  as  a pupil  and  forty  years  as  a teacher.  Of  those 
present,  Sam  Johnson  was  her  oldest  pupil  .and  his  son  Kenyon,  age  three 
vears,  her  youngest.  Of  those  uresent  that  morning,  75  had  been  in  her  class. 
Sixteen  hundred  children  had  been  under  her  care  and  eleven  of  the  teachers 
had  been  in  her  class. 

September  16,  1898.  Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson  was  nominated  by  the  Presi 
dent  to  be  United  States  Judge.  Southern  District  of  Ohio,  in  place  of  Judge 
Sage,  retired.  He  took  the  oath  of  office  September  22,  1898. 

September  23,  1898,  the  Yorktown  lots  were  drawn  at  the  Opera  House 

November,  7.  1898,  Company  H,  which  left  April  26.  1898.  was  welcomed 
home.  Creed  Milstead  was  Chief  Marshal.  G.  A.  R with  drum  corps.  City 
ministers.  Young  Men’s  Institute,  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  High  School 
Cadets.  Excelsior  Band,  Uniformed  Knights  of  Pythias,  Fraternal  Div'sion  of 
Red  Men.  River  City  Band,  ex-members  of  Company  H,  Portsmouth  Cycle  Club, 
Fire  Department  and  City  Officials  in  carriages  welcomed  them  home. 

December  28,  1898,  Judge  A.  C.  Thompson  sworn  in  after  confirmation 
by  the  Senate. 

January  5,  1899.  Company  H ordered  to  Columbus  to  be  mustered  out. 

February  16,  1899,  Mrs.  Mitchell,  mother  of  R.  A.  Mitchell,  celebrated  her 
ninety-third  birthday. 

April  30,  1899,  the  German  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church  celebrated  its 
fiftieth  anniversary. 


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May  IS,  1899,  the  right  to  pipe  gas  to  the  City  of  Portsmouth  was  given 
to  the  Richland  Company. 

May  23,  1899,  the  “New”  or  Portsmouth  Telephone  Company  applied  for 
franchises  in  the  city. 

June  10,  1899,  John  G.  Peebles  and  wife  celebrated  the  sixty-fourth 
anniversary  of  their  wedding.  > 

June  17,  1899,  Company  G,  First  0.  V.  I.  had  its  annual  reunion.  Of  the 
35  out  of  90,  living,  13  were  present. 

August  1,  1899,  A.  C.  Thompson,  Jr.,  appointed  a F.rst  Lieutenant  of  the 
Thirteenth  Infantry. 

October  30,  1899,  the  spider  bridge  over  the  Little  Sc  oto  fell.  Charles 
Brown  was  in  it  with  a team  of  horses.  His  horses  were  killed  -and  he  was 
badly  injured.  The  bridge  was  a combination  of  wool  and  iron,  built  eighteen 
years  before. 

November  4,  1899,  the  Street  Railway  began  to  lay  a double  track  in  the 

City. 

January  17.  1900,  Dr.  J.  F.  Davis  presented  the  Christian  Church  with  a 
lot  costing  $900,  for  a parsonage. 

August  22,  1900,  the  Burgess  Steel  & Iron  Works  sold  out  to  the  Crucible 
Company. 

September  17,  1901,  There  was  a great  reunion  of  soldiers  at  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  for  two  days. 


SECOND  STREET  LOOKING  WEST  OK  COURT. 


PART  III. 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


SCIOTO  COUNTV  COURT  HOUSE  AND  JAII,. 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


John  Clinton  AsJKley 

was  born  May  14,  1800,  in  Norfolk,  Virginia.  His  father  was  Rev. 
Benjamin  Ashley,  a Baptist  minister,  ordained  by  the  Portsmouth, 
Virginia,  Association  in  1803.  Plis  grandfather  was  William  Ash- 
ley, who  was  master’s  mate  in  the  State  Navy  of  Virginia,  during  the 
Revolutionary  War.  These  were  all  descended  from  Captain  John 
Ashley  of  London,  England,  whose  name  appears  in  the  second 
charter  to  the  Virginia  Colony  in  1609,  and  whose  descendants  came 
to  Jamestown,  Virginia,  in  1635. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  a good  common  school  educa- 
tion. At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  removed  to  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  entered  as  an  apprentice  in  the  bookbinding  business.  After 
completing  his  apprenticeship,  he  continued  in  the  business  as  a jour- 
neyman till  the  spring  of  1826.  He  was  very  religious  in  his  nature, 
and  gave  much  time  to  the  study  of  the  scripture  and  to  religious 
work.  He  b'ecame  a member  of  the  Disciples  (Campbellite)  Church, 
and  was  one  of  the  eight  persons  who  organized  the  first  Disciples 
Church  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  in  1817.  He  decided  to  follow 
in  the  footsteps  of  his  father,  and  devoted  all  his  spare  time  in  study- 
ing for  the  ministry.  In  1820,  he  married  Miss  Mary  Ann  Kirk- 
patrick, of  Alleghany  City,  Pennsylvania,  (who  was  also  one  of  the 
eight  persons  who  assisted  in  organizing  the  first  Disciples  Church 
in*  Pittsburg,)  a young  lady  of  Scotch-Irish  descent,  born  October 
25,  j8oo,  died  October  26,  1861,  and  was  buried  in  the  cemetery 
near  Masterston,  Monroe  County,  Ohio,  by  the  side  of  her  daughter 
Mary.  She  was  a devoted  wife  and  mother  and  in  every  sense  of  the 
word  a help  to  her  husband.  In  the  spring  of  1826,  he  removed  with 
his  wife  and  three  children  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  established  a 
bookbinding  business  on  what  is  known  as  the  McDowell  Corner. 
In  1831,  he  established  the  first  soap  and  candle  manufactory  in 
Portsmouth,  in  which  he  was  passably  successful.  At  that  time 
candles  were  made  by  the  “dipping”  process.  In  1830,  he  was  pres- 
ent and  assisted  in  organizing  the  Scioto  County  Bible  Society,  and 
was  one  of  a committee  of  three  to  draft  by-laws  for  the  government 
of  the  Society.  In  John  C.  Ashley  was  a candidate  for  County 

Assessor  on  the  Democratic  ticket  and  was  second  in  the  race.  Azel 
Glover,  who  was  elected  had  234  votes  and  Ashley  154. 

In  1837,  he  was  elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Wayne  Town- 
ship; and  also  served  two  years  as  a Trustee  of  the  Township.  He 

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continued  his  studies  for  the  ministry,  studying  particularly  the  Greek 
language,  which  materially  assisted  him  in  his  work.  He  preached 
at  “McCoy’s,”  about  4 miles  north-east  of  Portsmouth,  at  “Elijah 
Musgrove’s,”  about  six  miles  above  Portsmouth ; also  in  a church  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto  river.  In  1842,  he  decided  to  give  all 
of  his  time  to  the  ministry,  and  received  letters  of  ordination  as  an 
elder  and  evangelist.  Elis  work  until  1850,  was  in  Meigs,  Athens, 
Washington  and  Monroe  Counties,  in  south-eastern  Ohio,  where  he 
established  a number  of  churches,  teaching  school  and  lecturing  on 
temperance  during  the  winter  months.  In  1850,  he  removed  to 
Illinois,  where  he  continued  his  ministerial  work  in  the  section  of 
country  from  Carmi  to  Walnut  Hill,  where  he  died’ in  August,  1855, 
and  was  buried  in  the  little  church  yard  cemetery  about  one  mile 
south-east  of  Walnut  Hill.  He  had  eight  children,  five  sons  and 
three  daughters,  viz : 

James  M.,  has  a sketch  in  this  volume.  John  K.,  born  in  Pitts- 
burg, July  4,  1824,  studied  medicine  with  Doctor  Carpenter  in  Athens, 
Ohio,  practiced  in  Masterston,  in  Monroe  County,  till  1852.  He 
moved  to  Illinois  in  that  year,  and  practiced  his  profession  in  Wayne 
City,  and  other  towns  in  that  vicinity,  and  is  now,  (1902),  practic- 
ing his  profession  in  Fairfield,  Illinois.  Benjamin,  was  born  in  Pitts- 
burg in  January,  1826.  Pie  learned  the  baking  and  candy  making 
business  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  established  a business  in  that  line 
in  McConnellsville,  Ohio,  where  he  died  in  1847.  William  was  born 
in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1828;  learned  the  cigar  business  in  St.  Louis; 
served  in  the  Mexican  War,  and  was  a U.  S.  deputy  surveyor  in  Col- 
orado from  1861  to  1880.  He  is  now  (1902)  living  on  a farm  near 
Hope,  Idaho.  Mary  Jane  was  born  in  Portsmouth  in  1831,  died  and 
was  buried  near  Masterston,  Monroe  County,  Ohio,  in  1849.  Eli 
M.  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  May  28,  1833,  was  educated  at 
the  Western  Liberal  Institute  at  Marietta,  Ohio;  engaged  in  the  drug 
business  in  Toledo,  Ohio,  from  1854  to  1861  ; removed  to  Colorado, 
, arriving  in  Denver  June  17,  1861 ; was  chief  clerk  of  the  U.  S.  Sur- 
veyor General’s  office  in  Colorado  for  seventeen  years,  was  President 
of  the  Denver  Board  of  Education  in  1875,  was  President  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  in  1887,  was  Chairman  of  the  Republican 
State  Committee  in  1891  and  1892.  In  1886, 'he  organized  the  Wes- 
tern Chemical  Company,  and  was  elected  its  President,  which  posi- 
tion he  holds  to  the  present  time  (1902).  John  Clinton  Ashley  was 
severely  strict  and  conscientious  in  his  ways.  His  religion  was  of  the 
old-fashioned  sort,  and  he  appeared  particularly  to  believe  in  the 
adage,  “spare  the  rod  and  spoil  the  child,”  in  his  manner  of  bringing 
up  his  children,  and  while  conscientious  and  unselfish,  would  now  be 
thought  extremely  strict.  Financially  he  was  always  in  moderate 
circumstances,  and  not  very  successful.  He  was  in  every  sense  of  the 
word  a “self-made  man”,  was  a “born  teacher”  and  very  successful 


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in  teaching  school,  in  preaching  and  in  temperance  work.  He  gave 
the  greater  part  of  his  life  to  the  cause  of  Christ,  “preaching  the  word”, 
and  baptising  in  “His  name,”  and  surely  deserved  the  plaudit  of 
“Well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant.” 

John  S.  Baccus. 

About  the  year  1805,  the  paternal  grandmother  of  our  subject, 
a widow  then  living  in  Pennsylvania,  sold  her  little  home  in  the 
Monongahela  hills,  and  with  the  proceeds  in  her  pocket,  set  out  for 
the  wilderness  of  Scioto  County.  She  came  down  the  Ohio  river  with 
a few  others,  bringing  her  horse  and  a light  outfit,  with  which,  after 
her  arrival  here,  she  made  a journey  on  horseback  to  the  Government 
Land  Office  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  and  entered  Section  23  in  Porter 
Township.  This  Section,  consisting  mostly  of  alluvial  Pine  Creek 
bottom  lands  above  Wheelersburg,  she  divided  between  her  four 
sons:  Peter,  Michael,  Christian  and  James,  the  father  of  our  subject. 
Here,  James  who  married  Nancy  Smith,  settled  in  1806  and  reared 
a large  family.  Elizabeth,  his  daughter  married  Jesse  Alford,  and 
went  West.  Catharine,  another  daughter  of  James,  married  Lemuel 
Cadot  and  reared  a large  family  near  Chaffin’s  Mill.  Susan,  the  third 
daughter  married  William  Finton.  Sarah  A.,  the  fourth  daughter 
married  Rev.  James  M.  Kelley,  now  living  in  Ironton,  Ohio.  Celin- 
da,  the  fifth  daughter  married  Martin  Beeson,  and  went  to  Metrop- 
olis, Illinois.  Samuel,  a son  died  in  this  county.  Isaiah,  another 
son,  moved  to  Massac  County,  Illinois.  John  S.,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  was  born  in  1811,  and  lived  and  died  on  his  farm  near  Wheel- 
ersburg  in  1897.  The  Baccus  family,  like  all  others  of  that  period 
who  remained  here,  possessed  the  true  pioneer  spirit.  Their  wants 
were  of  the  simplest  and  they  kenw  how  tg  do  with  a little.  The 
fact  that  stores  were  not  accessible ; that  they  were  compelled  to  make 
everything  they  required,  huts,  furniture,  wearing  apparel,  bedding, 
leather,  sugar,  salt,  meal,  wooden  ploughs  and  brush  harrows ; that 
there  were  no  markets  and  practically  no  money  except  what  they  had 
brought  with  them,  developed  a spirit  of  self-reliant  helpfulness  of 
which  the  present  generation  can  have  no  adequate  conception.  When 
a mill  was  erected  in  a pioneer  neighborhood,  it  was  an  occasion  for 
great  rejoicing.  The  opening  of  salt  works  at  Kanawha  led  to  the 
forming  of  small  caravans  with  camping  outfits  and  pack-mules, 
which  came  from  great  distances  to  lay  in  a supply  of  this  great  nec- 
essary of  life.  Every  man  and  every  woman  was  a fabricant  of  ne- 
cessity, there  being  almost  no  division  of  labor  in  those  sparsely  set- 
tled communities,  whereby  one  might  be  a carpenter,  another  a shoe- 
maker, a third  a butcher  and  so  on  for  the  others.  Hence  everyone  had 
a practical,  many  sided  training  bearing  directly  on  the  amelioration 
of  the  hard  conditions,  the  scanty  resources  of  pioneer  life.  Such 
were  the  experiences  that  fell  to  the  Baccus  family  in  common  with 


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other  pioneers,  and  through  this  many  sided  training  the  subject  of 
our  sketch  came  up.  Being  endowed  with  ingenuity  and  a quick 
mechanical  eye,  he  early  picked  up  a knowledge  of  carpentry  which 
he  pursued  exclusively  for  a few  years,  aild  was  of  practical  benefit 
to  him  all  through  life.  He  could  make  anything  he  needed  in  wood- 
work, from  erecting  houses  to  stocking  plows,  repairing  wagons 
or  fashioning  a gun  stock.  Stone-cutting,  bricklaying,  harness-mak- 
ing, and  innumerable  things  which  usually  call  for  expert  skill  he 
could  neatly  accomplish  in  less  time  often  than  the  trained  mechanic. 
His  powers  of  endurance  and  capacity  for  turning  out  work  were 
phenomenal.  He  sometimes  had  trouble  to  hire  help  because  when 
working  at  his  usual  pace,  men  thought  he  was  rushing  them.  One 
thing  he  never  learned  was  the  art  of  tanning,  for  when  a small  boy 
he  was  installed  in  a new  pair  of  domestic  buckskin  trousers  and  these 
having  got  thoroughly  wet  by  a fall  in  a creek,  he  never  forgot  the 
sorry  plight  in  which  the  shrunken  trousers  placed  him,  and  his  early 
disgust  for  domestic  leather  clung  to  him.  In  1836  he  married  Miss 
Emily  Vincent  of  the  French  Grant  and  soon  afterward  moved  to 
his  Dogwood  Ridge  farm,  then  covered  with  heavy  timber.  He 
borrowed  money  at  ten  per  cent  to  make  a start  and  then  began  clear- 
ing and  improving.  He  began  with  a horse  and  cart,  but  supplement- 
ed this  outfit  with  a yoke  of  cattle.  After  paying  off  his  first  and  only 
loan,  he  rigidly  avoided  debt,  and  in  a few  years  began  to  have  a 
bank  account.  His  plan  of  life  was  to  buy  nothing  that  he  could  pro- 
duce, but  to  always  have  something  to  sell.  His  motto'  was,  “Keep 
what  you’ve  got,  then  get  a little  more."  In  the  days  before  the  dog 
nuisance  prevented  farmers  from  keeping  sheep,  he  would  have  his 
wool  product  spun  in  the  house,  which  his  wife  would  knit  into  stock- 
ings, and  in  the  Spring,  sometimes  sell  fifty  pairs  at  a time,  the  out- 
put of  industrious  fingers  during  the  long  winter  evenings.  And  so 
he  continued  to  work  and  clear  land  and  improve  his  farm,  which  in 
the  meantime  became  a model  of  neatness  and  productiveness. 
He  took  pride  in  sending  nothing  to  market  but  the  best.  His  wheat 
must  be  the  cleanest,  his  ears  of  corn  the  largest,  his  hay  the  greenest 
and  brightest,  his  butter  the  yellowest  and  sweetest  that  could  be  pro- 
duced. And  for  fifty  years  he  toiled  and  prospered,  a conspicuous 
example  in  his  neighborhood  of  what  can  be  achieved  in  this  land 
of  opportunities,  by  ambition,  industry,  economy  and  a tenacious 
holding  on  to  a chosen  calling.  The  dominating  element  in  his  char- 
acter was  his  concentration  of  energy  to  the  accomplishment  of  the 
matter  in  hand,  whatever  that  might  be.  He  would  hardly  rest  day 
or  night  till  the  undertaking  was  in  shape  to  be  satisfactorily  com- 
pleted. This  trait  was  uppermost  and  controling  in  every  situation, 
even  in  arranging  some  pleasure  excursion.  Of  temperate  habits, 
strong  will,  honorable  principles,  honest  to  the  last  cent  in  dealing, 
of  strong  convictions,  just  as  positive  and  immovable  when  mistaken 


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as  when  right,  a good  story  teller,  with  a grain  of  conceit  that  was 
sometimes  amusing,  such  was  John  Baccus,  a fine  example  of  the 
kind  of  stuff  which  the  sturdy  pioneers  of  early  days  were  made  of. 

Major  Uriah  Barber 

was  born  in  1761,  in  Northumberland  County,  Pennsylvania.  In 
1778,  he  enlisted  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  the  official  record  of 
his'-service  will  be  found  under  the  title  of  Revolutionary  Soldiers. 
While  he  was  out  serving  in  the  militia  during  the  Revolution,  the 
Indians  surrounded  his  father's  cabin,  killed  him  and  his  family  and 
burned  the  cabin. 

In  1780,  he  was  married  in  Pennsylvania  to  Barbara  Cling- 
man,  daughter  of  John  Michael  Clingman.  The  children  born  of 
this  marriage  were:  Hannah,  born  February  10,  1783;  John,  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1785:  Samuel,  July  5,  1787;  Joseph,  October  6,  1789;  Na- 
thaniel, May  17,  1792;  Nancy,  March  23,  1794:  Isaac,  July  12,  1796. 
They  were  all  born  in  Philadelphia.  August  10,  1896,  he  landed  at 
the  mouth  of  Little  Scioto  and  from  there  went  on  to  Oldtown, 
where  he  resided  till  Portsmouth  was  laid  out  in  1803.  His  son, 
Janies  was  born  March  16,  1798.  Washington  and  Mary,  twins, 
were  born  June  2,  1803,  the  first  twin  children  ever  born  in 

Portsmouth.  His  son  John  was  eighteen  years  old  when  Portsmouth 
was  surveyed  off  in  lots  and  carried  a chain  for  Henry  Massie,  who 
gave  him  a lot  for  his  services.  John  traded  it  off  for  a pair  of 
boots.  Massie  offered  Uriah  Barber  a lot  in  Portsmouth,  if  he  would 
build  on  it  and  conduct  a hotel.  He  accepted  the  offer  and  built  a 
two  story  hewed  log  house  and  it  was  furnished  and  occupied  before 
June  2,  1803,  the  date  of  the  birth  of  his  twin  children,  Washington 
and  Mary.  This  house  was  built  on  lot  No.  279,  corner  of  Front 
and  Scioto  streets.  It  had  a shingle  roof  and  oak  and  clay  chim- 
neys. The  National  Hotel  was  afterwards  built  on  the  same  site.  On 
November  21,  1803,  on  complaint  of  Judge  Joseph  Lucas,  Uriah  Bar- 
ber was  bound  over  by  Thomas  Waller,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  to  keep 
the  peace. 

On  December  10,  1806,  he  married  Rachel  Beard  and  the  issue 
of  this  marriage  were:  Sarah,  born  July  15,  1808;  Maria,  March 

5,  1 8 1 1 : Michael,  February  13,  1813:  William  E.,  August  17,  1817; 
Nancy,  February  4,  1820;  Laura,  November  22,  1822:  Joseph,  No- 
vember 25,  1824.  Major  Barber  and  both  of  his  wives  believed  in 
the  eleventh  commandment  to  multiply  and  replenish  the  earth  and 
the  result  of  it  is,  that  one  can  hardly  throw  a stone  in  the.  city  of 
Portsmouth  now  without  hitting  one  of  his  descendants.  He  made 
considerable  money  in  keel  boating  and  purchased  50  acres  of  land, 
then  outside  of  Portsmouth,  but  now  in  it,  and  built  him  a home  on 
the  site  of  the  George  Ball  residence,  now  occupied  by  Mr.  Halder- 
man.  While  he  visited  Chillicothe,  he  became  acquainted  with  Thom- 
as Scott.  He  had  one  fault  which  we  will  tell,  even  if  he  has  been 


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dead  55  years.  He  was  too  easy  about  putting  his  name  on  the  notes 
of  others.  He  endorsed  for  Scott  and  lost  most  of  it,  but  not  all  of 
his  property.  He  became  a Major  in  the  Militia  and  hence  his  title 
was  such.  In  1809,  he  was  a trustee, of  Wayne  Township.  He  was 
out  in  the  general  call  in  1812,  hut  in  what  rank  we  are  not  advised. 
He  was.  a Jacksonian  Democrat  in  1824,  hut  afterwards  became  a 
Whig.  He  was  elected  Coroner  in  1812,  and  served  most  of  the  time 
until  1837.  In  the  election  of  1820,  when  elected,  he  had  41 1 votes. 
Ebenezer  Corwine,  213;  and  H.  Sumner,  68.  In  the  election  of  1825, 
he  had  140  votes  and  Kuloff  Whitney  15.  In  1827,  he  had  487,  all 
the  votes  cast.  In  1829,  he  had  559  votes,  no  others  cast.  In  1831, 
the  votes  on  this  office  stood  Barber  360,  David  Enslow,  147;  Sam- 
uel Gould,  88.  In  1837,  he  had  351  votes  and  William  Jones,  210. 

When  he  lost  his  fifty  acres  of  land,  now  the  Glover  and  Dam- 
arin  addition,  be  bought  some  land  east  of  Dawson,  now  adjoining 
Martin  Funk,  and  died  there.  He  died  Friday,  June  26,  1846,  and 
was  buried  in  the  Kinney  graveyard  the  following  Sunday,  with  the 
honors  of  war.  One  thousand  people  were  present.  Colonel  Peter 
Kinney,  then  a militia  Captain,  with  his  Company,  conducted  the  mil- 
itary ceremonies  of  the  funeral  and  three  volleys  were  fired  over  his 
grave.  This  was  the  first  military  funeral  in  Portsmouth.  We  have 
expressly  refrained  from  mentioning  his  descendants,  who  are  all 
respectable  good  people,  because  we  could  not  spare  the  space  neces- 
sary in  this  book.  Many  of  them  will  be  mentioned  in  their  own 
sketches. 

Joseph  Brant,  Senior, 

was  the  son  of  Christian  Brant  and  Elizabeth  Ritter,  both  from  Ger- 
many who  came  to  Columbiana  County,  Ohio,  in  1804,  from  Penn- 
svlvania.  Here  our  subject  was  born  January  13,  1813,  and  raised 
until  he  was  nineteen,  when  his  parents  brought  him  to  Scioto  County. 
His  father  was  a mill  wright  and  was  very  ingenious.  His  father  died 
in  1836  and  his  mother  died  in  1865,  aged  97  years.  She  had  recol- 
lections of  the  Revolutionary  War.  Joseph,  Senior,  was  the  first 
clerk  of  Valley  Township  and  was  a Jacksonian  Democrat. 

He  was  married  in  1836  to  Mary  Vannort,  by  whom  he  had  two 
children : Robert,  deceased,  and  Mary  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Theodore 
Appel  of  Clifford,  O.  The  first  wife  died  in  1838  and  he  was  married 
again  to  Susan  Wilson,  August  14,  1862,  by  whom  he  had  eight 
children,  as  follows:  William  A.,  resident  of  Chillicothe.  Missouri, 
was  a soldier  in  the  33rd  O.  V.  I.  and  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of 
Resaca ; Catherine,  deceased,  married  Isaac  Williams;  George  W. 
resides  at  May,  Woodward  County,  Oklahoma;  David,  married 
Josephine  McNeal  and  lives  near  Lucasville;  Sarah  C.,  married  Frank 
Winter;  Thomas  J.  resides  at  Haddam,  Kansas,  a farmer  and  married; 
Rachel  J.,  married  Benjamin  Yeager  and  lives  at  Lucasville;  and 
Joseph  H.,  a merchant  at  Lucasville,  who  has  a sketch  herein. 


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Joseph  Brant,  senior,  was  a farmer  most  of  his  life.  He  owned 
a small  farm  of  hill  land  and  several  lots  in  Lucasville.  At  one  time, 
in  the  forties  he  bought  the  old  tavern  at  Lucasville  and  conducted  it 
for  ten  years.  At  the  time  he  bought  this  tavern,  it  was  the  chief 
distributing  point,  in  Lucasville,  for  whiskey  and  other  intoxicating 
drinks,  when  Lucasville  was  seeing  its  “wild  and  woolly”  days  for 
which  it  had  gained  quite  a notoriety  throughout  the  lower  Scioto 
Valley.  The  sale  of  drinks  was  stopped  when  Mr.  Brant  took  charge 
and  immediately,  the  morals  of  Lncasville  began  to  improve  and  have 
continued  to  improve  up  to  this  day,  when  not  a drop  of  liquor  can  be 
bought ; and  it  is  largely  a community  of  Christian  and  law-abiding 
people.  In  the  latter  years  of  our  subject's  life,  he  lived  in  retire- 
ment and  died  October,  1893.  He  was  a man  of  low  stature,  weigh- 
ing about  200  pounds  and  seldom  was  troubled  with  ill  health.  He 
inherited  his  father’s  ingenious  nature  and  could  work  with  any  kind 
of  tools  and  sometimes  tinkered  at  blacksmithing  and  woodworking, 
as  a matter  of  pastime  and  accommodation  to  his  neighbors.  He  was 
liberal  to  a fault,  not  seeming  to  appreciate  the  value  of  money  and  was 
always  ready  to  assist  his  neighbors,  always  refusing  compensation. 
As  a companion  he  was  entertaining.  His  observations  and  anecdotes 
were  always  interesting.  He  had  a fund  of  stories  and  reminis- 
cences which  seemed  exhaustless  and  when  he  and  his  old  cronies  got 
together  to  swap  stories,  it  was  an  enjoyable  time  to  all  the  listeners. 
All  they  had  to  do  was  sit  still  and  be  entertained,  and  no  one  had 
to  be  requested  to  be  present  or  to  keep  order.  Uncle  Joe’s  stories 
never  lacked  spice  or  humor.  Since  his  death,  he  has  had  no  succes- 
sor in  this  direction,  and  Lucasville  has  been  more  of  a serious  place. 

Lyttleton  Bradford 

was  born  in  Norfolk,  Virginia,  in  1796,  the  son  of  Ezra  Bradford  and 
Sarah  Curtis,  his  wife.  Ezra  Bradford  was  the  owner  of  a plantation 
and  slaves  near  Norfolk,  but  had  a conscience.  He  thought  that 
slavery  was  wrong,  freed  his  slaves  and  removed  to  Ohio  in  1805.  He 
purchased  300  acres  of  land  on  Turkey  Creek  and  remained  there  un- 
til his  death.  His  son,  Lyttleton,  succeeded  to  his  father’s  land.  He 
married  Abigail  Samson,  daughter  of  David  Samson,  one  of  the  early 
settlers.  They  had  six  sons  and  three  daughters,  of  whom  three  sons 
still  survive.  They  are  Ezra,  William  and  Henry.  Lyttleton  died 
in  Scioto  County,  on  the  land  his  father  had  purchased.  He  named 
the  Post  Office,  at  Friendship,  and  the  land  he  formerly  owned  is  now 
owned  by  George  V aughters,  Leonidas  Pyles  and  Alex.  Cole.  He 
was  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Jean  Baptist  Bertrand 

was  the  last  male  survivor  of  the  French  emigrants.  He  was  born  in 
1761,  in  Champagne,  east  of  Paris.  He  was  left  an  orphan  when  a 


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child.  In  his  childhood,  he  was  a verger  and  bell  ringer  at  one  of  the 
French  churches.  He  had  a good  education  as  compared  with  his  fel- 
low emigrants.  While  he  was  one  of  the  French  Colony  in  1790,  he 
did  not  cross  the  ocean  with  the  emigrants.  He  drew  lot  16  of  the 
First  French  Grant,  but  on  the  record  his  name  is  entered  as  Jean 
Baptist  Berthone,  when  it  should  read  Bertrand.  Lot  16  was  pat- 
ented to  him  by  his  correct  name.  He  also  puschased  lot  10  French 
Grant  of  Michael  Mazure  on  the  31st  of  July,  1804,  for  the  consider 
ation  of  $434.00.  The  deed  recites  that  Michael  Mazure  was  one  of 
those  who  had  drawn  one  of  the  ninety-two  lots  of  the  first  French, 
Grant.  Our  subject  became  a miller  at  Gallipolis.  One  day  when  he 
was  requirdecl  to  be  absent  from  the  mill,  he  employed  a substitute. 
On  that  day,  the  Indians  made  a raid  and  killed'  his  friend,  and  his 
friend’s  body  was  found  mangled  in  the  grass  when  Bertrand  re- 
turned. 

He  lived  aolne  in  the  Grant  until  he  was  about  40  years  of  age, 
when  he  went  back  to  Gallipolis  and  brought  him  a young  wife.  She 
died  January  11,  1827.  His  eldest  son  John,  was  born  in  1804,  and 
the  others  were  Julie,  Felicite,  Henry,  Rosalie  and  William.  In  1811, 
be  built  a large  brick  residence  on  bis  lot  16.  Monsieur  Bertrand. was 
one  of  the  industrious  enterprising  and  energetic  Frenchmen.  His 
farm  was  covered  with  apple  trees  and  peach  trees,  from  which  he 
distilled  the  fruit.  He  was  very  jolly  in  his  nature,  was  always  court- 
eous and  in  a good  humor.  He  uniformly  greeted  his  friends  with  a 
low  bow  and  a pleasant  smile.  It  was  a great  pleasure  for  him  to  sit 
up  all  night  over  his  cups  with  his  French  associates,  very  often  to  the 
annoyance  of  his  family.  He  was  one  of  the  best  gardeners  in  the 
Grant.  In  the  language  of  Artemus  Ward,  gardening  was  his  forte. 
In  the  latter  years  of  his  life,  he  would  work  in  the  garden  of  mornings 
till  9 or  10  o’clock,  and  read  the  remainder  of  the  day.  In  all  his  long 
life  he  never  learned  to  speak  English.  He  was  one  of  the  few  French- 
men who  had  fixed  religious  beliefs  and  views.  He  was  an  earnest 
Catholic,  and  never  retired  without  saying  one  or  more  of  the  prayers 
which  he  had  learned  as  a child.  He  succeeded  in  all  his  business 
affairs.  He  was  temperate  and  regular  in  his  habits ; and  was  not  off 
his  feet  until  six  weeks  before  bis  death.  He  died  March  21,  1855, 
in  his  ninety-fourth  year. 

Major  John  Belli. 

John  Belli  was  a citizen  of  the  world.  His  father  was  a French- 
man, his  mother  a native  of  Holland,  and  he  was  born  in  Liverpool, 
England,  in  1760.  He  received  a good  education  in  England,  and  in 
military  school.  When  he  came  of  age,  he  was  in  Amsterdam,  Hol- 
land, and  received  his  coming  of  age  papers  from  the  estates  of  Hol- 
land and  West  Friesland.  When  he  conceived  the  idea  of  coming 
to  the  Lhiited  States,  he  was  in  Paris,  France.  He  had  been  study- 


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ine  about  the  United  States  and  had  become  filled  with  the  extreme 
Republican  notions  of  that  time.  In  the  theory  of  government,  he 
was  a rabid  republican ; in  his  own  personal  relations,  he  was  an 
aristocrat,  though  he  was  hardly  conscious  of  the  fact.  So  he  pro- 
cured a letter  of  recommendation  from  the  American  Minister,  John 
Jay,  who,  in  his  letter,  described  him  as  a young  man  worthy  of 
trust.  He  came  over  with  Mr.  Francis  Bowers,  of  Ostend,  a mer- 
chant who  was  bringing  over  goods.  His  letters  of  introduction 
were  to  Mr.  Josiah  Watson,  of  Alexandria,  Va.  He  came  alone, 
without  any  members  of  his  family,  and  landed  at  Alexandria,  Va., 
in  May  1783,  which  was  then  an  important  seaport.  He  engaged  in 
business  there,  first  as  a clerk,  and  afterwards  as  a merchant,  and  re- 
mained there  until  the  spring  of  1791.  a period  of  eight  years.  Of 
his  life  in  Alexandria,  we  have  no  account,  but  he  formed  a number 
of  valuable  and  important  acquaintances  in  that  time,  among  whom 
were  Col.  Alexander  Parker  and  Gen.  George  Washington. 

In  October,  1791.  Gen.  Knox,  then  Secretary  of  War,  sent  him 
to  the  Northwest  Territory  on  public  business.  What  his  functions 
were  does  not  clearly  appear,  but  they  were  of  a confidential  char- 
acter. 

On  April  18,  1792,  when  he  was  in  the  Northwest  Territory, 
President  George  Washington  sent  him  a commission  as  Deputy 
Quartermaster  on  the  General  Staff  of  Wayne’s  Legion.  This  com- 
mission is  in  the  hands  of  John  Belli  Gregory,  his  grandson,  at 
Fontana,  Kentucky.  It  is  on  parchment,  illustrated,  and  bears  the 
original  signature  of  President  Washington  and  Secretary  of  War, 
Henry  Knox.  The  commission  does  not  state  his  rank,  but  it  was 
that  of  Major,  hence  his  title.  He  went  by  wav  of  Pittsburg,  then 
called  Fort  Pitt,  and  down  the  Ohio  River  to  Fort  Washington. 
Gen.  Knox  gave  him  a letter,  dated  September  30,  1791,  directed 
to  the  Deputy  Quartermaster  at  Fort  Pitt,  stating  that  he  was  to 
have  transportation  down  the  Ohio  River,  as  he  was  on  public  busi- 
ness of  great  importance.  He  went  direct  to  Fort  Washington, 
where  it  appears  he  was  stationed  until  the  time  of  Wayne's  expedi- 
tion against  the  Indians. 

There  is  preserved  a list  of  the  Quartermaster's  stores  he  had 
on  hand  at  Fort  W ashington,  November  1st,  1783.  Mr.  Gregory 
also  has  in  his  possesion  a letter  addressed  to  Major  John  Belli  from 
Gen.  Anthony  Wavne,  in  answer  to  one  of  May  30,  1794,  preced- 
ing. Fie  tells  the  Major  that  he  is  glad  he  has  been  successful  in 
purchasing,  cattle ; that  300  per  month  will  be  required,  independent 
of  accident ; that  he  must  forward  those  on  hand  hv  first  escort. 
That  he  has  three  weeks'  supply  for  the  Legion,  nor  can  he  think  of 
advancing  with  less  than  600  or  800  cattle,  which  would  not  be  more 
than  ten  weeks’  supply,  should  they  all  arrive  safe.  He  stated  that 
the  wagons  would  set  out  from  Fort  Jefferson  the  next  morning  for 


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Fort  Washington  under  a good  escort,  commanded  by  Major  Hughes 
and  they  were  not  to  be  delayed  at  Fort  Washington  more  than  forty- 
eight  hours,  to  be  loaded  with  tents,  intrenching  tools  and  axes. 
Also  he  was  to  send  such  hospital  and  ordinance  stores  as  he  had 
been  provided  with,  together  with  all  the  hunting  shirts,  or  shirts 
and  tools  that  were  in  his  possession.  Also,  that  his  own  private 
stores  were  to  be  forwarded  under  a select  guard,  which  he  will 
request  Major  Hughes  to  furnish  from  his  department. 

He  was  directed  to  use  as  many  private  teams  as  could  be  ob- 
tained which,  with  the  use  of  the  water  transport,  when  a favorable 
rise  should  occur  in  the  Miami,  would  enable  him  to  forward  the 
grain  to  Fort  Hamilton,  which  the  Quartermaster  General  had  re- 
quired. He  was  not  to  lose  a moment  in  mounting  the  dragoons 
and  furnishing  all  the  necessary  accoutrements.  He  was  also  to  be 
furnished  with  $2,000  in  specie,  and  $8,000  in  good  bank  bills  to  be 
replaced  by  his  department.  He  was  told  that  every  arrangement 
would  be  made  by  his  department  for  a forward  move  by  the  first 
of  July.  He  wished  the  Major  every  success  in  his  purchase  and 
supplies  of  every  nature,  in  the  line  of  his  department  and  signed 
himself,  “I  am,  sir,  your  most  ob’dt  humble  serv’t,  Ant’y  Wayne.” 

As  soon  as  the  expedition  was  successful,  Major  Belli,  went 
east  and  settled  his  accounts  with  the  department.  He  returned 
with  some  $5,000  and  bought  one  thousand  acres  of  land  at  the 
mouth  of  Turkey  Creek  and  placed  a man  named  Wright  upon  it, 
who  cleared  up  a part  of  it.  built  a log  house  and  planted  an  orchard. 
This  was  the  first  settlement  in  Scioto  County,  though  the  historian, 
Tames  Keyes,  disputes  it,  and  says  the  first  settlement  was  near 
Sciotoville,  by  the  Bonsers  and  Burts. 

He  laid  out  the  town  of  Alexandria,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto 
River  and  gave  it  the  name  of  Alexandria,  for  that  city  in  Virginia, 
where  he  had  first  landed  in  this  country,  and  had  spent  eight  years. 
He  spent  considerable  time  in  and  about  Alexandria,  N.  W.  Territory, 
as  the  agent  of  Col.  Alexander  Parker,  for  whom  he  located  much  land 
in  Scioto  County.  In  Septemebr,  1797,  he  was  appointed  Recorder  of 
Adams  Countv.  and  held  the  office  until  October,  1803.  He  was  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Adams  County,  appointed  by  the  Judges  of 
the  General  Court,  April  28,  t8ot.  and  his  commission  is  in  existence. 

It  seems  he  spent  a great  part  of  his  time  in  Kentucky.  He 
evidently  did  not  and  could  not  attend  personally  to  the  duties  of  the 
office  of  Recorder  of  Adams  County. 

On  the  twenty-first  of  March,  t8oo,  he  concluded  some  very 
important  business  in  Kentucky,  for  on  that  date,  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Cynthia  Harrison,  a cousin  of  Gen.  Wm.  Henry  Harrison. 
Her  father,  Samuel  Harrison,  was  a prominent  man  in  Kentucky, 
and  a large  slave  holder.  He  owned  the  site  of  the  town  of  Cynthiana, 
Tvy.,  and  laid  it  out.  He  named  it  for  his  twin  daughters,  Cynthia 


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and  Anna,  born  just  before  the  town  was  platted.  On  his  marriage. 
Major  John  Belli  moved  to  his  land  at  the  mouth  of  Turkey  Creek. 
He  named  his  home,  “Belvidere,”  and  kept  a carriage  and  horses 
and  traveled  in  style.  In  every  county  of  the  territory,  there  was  a 
Colonel  of  the  Militia  and  a Major.  Nathaniel  Massie  was  the 
Colonel  of  the  Adams  County  Militia  and  John  Belli,  the  Major. 

On  August  29,  1804,  he  was  commissioned  by  Edward  Tiffin, 
Governor  of  Ohio,  Major  of  the  Second  Battalion,  Second  Regiment, 
First  Brigade,  Second  Division  Ohio  Militia. 

During  the  time  that  the  town  of  Washington  was  flourishing  as 
the  county  seat  of  Adams  County,  Major  Belli  was  not  there  much  of 
the  time.  When  he  was  absent  it  is  not  known  who  attended  to  the 
duties  of  his  office  as  Recorder,  but  very  likely  it  was  General  Dar- 
lington, who  was  always  ready  to  do  anything  to  accommodate  his 
neighbors. 

Major  Belli  had  five  children — four  daughters  and  a son.  His 
daughter,  Eliza,  was  born  December  3,  1809.  She  married  Moses 
Gregory,  October  20,  1826.  Her  son.  John  Belli  Gregory,  who  was 
a citizen  of  Scioto  County  for  many  years,  at  one  time  member  of 
the  Board  of  Public  Works  in  this  State,  and  afterwards  its  En- 
gineer, resided  at  Fontana,  Ky.,  and  kindly  loaned  the  editor  of 
this  work  the  papers  of  Major  Belli.  His  son,  Hiram  D.  Gregory, 
is  a lawyer  at  Covington,  Ky.  His  daughter.  Hattie,  is  the  widow 
of  Ariel  Barney,  and  resides  in  New  York  City. 

Major  Belli,  after  1803,  devoted  his  whole  time  to  the  improve- 
ment of  his  land  on  Turkey  Creek,  though  he  was  a land  owner  in 
many  places.  He  at  one  time  owned  a large  tract  near  New  Hope, 
in  Brown  County.  In.  1806,  he  built  him  a large  two-story  frame 
house  on  his  land  at  the  mouth  of  Turkey  Creek,  but  did  not  live  to 
enjoy  it.  In  October,  1809,  he  was  taken  with  one  of  those  fevers 
against  which  it  seems  the  pioneers  could  not  contend,  and  he  died 
and  was  buried  on  the  river  bank  near  his  home.  His  widow  con- 
tinued to  reside  there  until  1838,  when  her  home,  built  by  the  Major 
in  1 806,  was  accidentally  destroyed  by  fire.  She  removed  to  Illinois, 
where  she  died  in  1848.  In  18*63  the  Major’s  grave  was  washed  bv 
the  river,  and  Mr.  Gregory  had  his  remains  exhumed  and  reinterred 
in  the  cemetery  at  Friendship.  A picture  of  the  Major  is  in  the 
possession  of  Mr.  Gregory.  It  represents  him  with  powdered  wig 
and  a Continental  coat  faced  with  red.  A cut  from  this  picture  ap- 
pears herein. 

Major  Belli  was  a gentlemen  of  the  old  school.  He  never 

changed  his  dress  from  the  style  during  the  Revolution.  While  he 

lived  among  backwoodsmen,  he  always  had  his  wig  and  queue,  wore  a 
cocked  hat,  coat  with  facings,  waist  coat,  knee  breeches,  stockings 
and  shoe  buckles.  His  queue  was  carefully  braided  and  tied  with  a 
ribbon,  and  this  was  his  style  of  dress  at  all  times. 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


656 

While  lie  believed  himself  to  be  a Republican,  as  the  term  was 
understood  in  his  time,  he  had  pride  enough  for  all  the  aristocrats  in 
the  neighborhood.  He  was  a disbeliever  in  slavery,  and  it  is 
thought  his  location  in  the  Northwest  Territory  and  his  mainte- 
nance of  his  residence  here  was  on  account  of  his  repugnance  to  that 
peculiar  institution.  His  wife’s  slaves  were  brought  to  Ohio  and 
freed,  and  this  through  his  influence.  He  was  the  agent  of  Colonel 
Alexander  Parker  and  General  Thomas  Parker  in  making  their  loca- 
tion in  the  Virginia  Military  District. 

Colonel  Alexander  Parker  owned  Survey  455  on  Pond  Run — 
1 ,000  acres.  Survey  475  at  the  mouth  of  Turkey  Creeek,  was  the 
property  of  John  Belli.  Survey  408,  on  which  Alexandria  was  lo- 
cated, was  for  900  acres,  and  entered  for  Colonel  Alexander  Parker, 
of  Frederick  County,  Virginia. 

Samuel  Cling'man  Briggs 

was  born  near  Wilkesbarre,  Nescopeck  Township,  Luzerne  County, 
Pennsylvania,  May  25,  1794,  a son  of  John  and  Hannah  Clingman 
Briggs.  His  mother  was  a daughter  of  John  Michael  Clingman,  a 
Captain  in  the  Revolutionary  War  from  Pennsylvania  in  1778.  He 
is  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  book.  Our  subject  came  to  Ports- 
mouth at  the  age  of  twenty-one  and  made  his  home  with  his  Uncle 
Aaron  Kinney  for  seven  years.  On  June  23,  1817,  when  the  Parish 
of  All  Saints  Church  was  organized,  he  was  one  of  the  original  sign- 
ers of  the  Constitution.  July  27,  1820,  he  was  baptised  by  the  Rt. 
Rev.  Philander  Chase  and  confirmed  by  him  December  10,  1820.  He 
afterwards  left  the  Episcopal  Church  and  connected  himself  with  the 
Bigelow  M.  E.  Church,  rn  18=52,  he  assisted  to  organize  the  Spen- 
cer Chapel,  was  Stewart  and  Trustee  and  held  a prominent  place  in 
the  Church  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  purchased  'what  is 
known  as  the  Briggs  farm,  the  principal  part  of  which  is  now  owned 
by  John  Richardson.  July  1,  1824,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Smith,  a daughter  of  John  Smith,  by  Jacob  P.  Noel,  Justice  of  the 
Peace.  She  lived  only  a few  months.  On  Dec.  30,  1825,  he  mar- 
ried a Miss  Rebecca  Timbrook.  Their  children  are  as  follows:  John 
K.,  Aaron  K.,  William  H.,  Elizabeth,  Henry,  Mary  and  Hannah, 
now  Mrs.  Sweet  of  Shipman,  Illinois,  and  Rebecca,  wife  of  Telema- 
chus  P.  Noel  living  near  Spring  Lane  Distillery.  Of  the  daughters, 
Elizabeth  and  Mary  died  in  infancy.  Aaron  K.,  died  October  26, 
1871:  John  K..  died  November  27,  1893:  Henry  resides  in  Jameson, 
Missouri;  William  lives  in  Kansas.  In  T840,  Mr.  Briggs’  second 
wife  died,  and  he  married  Miss  Sarah  Barber,  who  died  suddenly  a 
few  months  after  the  marriage.  He  then  married  her  younger  sis- 
ter, Marinda  Barber,  December  27.  1843.  Their  children  are  Joseph 
C.,  living  near  the  old  home;  Sarah  Smith,  wife  of  Firman  Smith  of 
the  West  Side;  an  infant  son;  Louisa  Epworth  now  the  wife  of  Wei- 


HENRY  BUCHANAN. 
[Page  664.] 


SAMUEL  C.  BRIGGS. 
[Page  656.] 


WILLIAM  L.  BOYNTON. 
[Page  659.] 


CLAUDIUS  CADOT. 
[Page  669.] 


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lington  R.  Kinney,  who  resides  on  the  old  homestead.  July  I,  i860, 
Mr.  Briggs  died.  He  left  a fine  farm  of  over  200  acres  to  his  family. 
He  was  a man  of  the  strictest  honesty  and  integrity.  He  was  ener- 
getic and  industrious.  He  tried  to  fulfill  every  duty  in  every  rela- 
tion of  life.  He  was  highly  esteemed  by  his  church  people  and  all 
his  neighbors. 

John  Kinney  Briggs 

was  born  October  6,  1826,  the  son  of  Samuel  Clingman  Briggs,  and 
Rebecca  Timbrooks  Briggs,  his  wife.  He  was  born  at  the  old  Briggs 
Homestead  on  the  Chillicothe  Pike  now  occupied  by  Wellington  R. 
Kinney.  He  obtained  his  education  in  the  district  school  and  was 
brought  up  a farmer.  He  was  married  three  times,  first  in  1850,  to 
Miss  Mary  Miller.  The  children  of  that  marriage  were:  Louisa, 
who  died  in  childhood,  Laura,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  Aaron 
Anthony,  Charles  C..  and  Frank.  The  fourth  child  of  this  marriage 
was  Margaret,  now  the  wife  of  Dr.  George  W.  Osborne,  of  Dry  Run. 
The  fifth  child,  Anna  Bell,  died  at  the  age  of  two  years.  The  first, 
Mrs.  Briggs,  died  November  14,  1865,  and  on  December  6,  1867, 
our  subject  married  Miss  Melinda  Jane  Smith,  daughter  of  Hamlet 
Smith.  The  only  child  of  this  marriage  was  Bertha  A.,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  years.  Mr.  Briggs’  second  wife  died  November 
22,  1867,  and  he  married  her  sister,  Margaret  Smith,  July  17,  1870, 
who  survived  him.  On  March  4,  1861,  he  located  in  Washington 
Township,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  Mr.  Briggs 
was  noted  for  his  integrity  and  uprightness.  He  always  enjoyed 
the  confidence  of  his  neighbors.  He  was  Treasurer  of  his  Town- 
ship for  fourteen  years.  He  was  a Republican,  but  never  aspired 
to  a county  office,  and  had  no  political  ambitions.  He  was  a member 
of  Oldtown  M.  E.  Church.  He  died  November  27,  1893. 

Asa  Boynton,  Senior. 

John  Boynton,  the  three  times  great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  was 
born  at  Knapton,  Wistingham,'  East  Riding  of  Yorkshire,  England, 
in  1614,  and  came  to  Massachusetts  and  settled  at  Rowley  1630.  He 
was  a tailor  and  married  Helen  Pell  of  Boston.  He  died  February 
18,  1670.  and  was  the  father  of  eight  children,  one  of  whom,  was 
Captain  Joseph  Boynton.  He  was  born  in  1644  and  married  Sarah 
Swan  by  whom  he  had  eleven  children.  He  died  December  16, 
1730.  One  of  his  sons,  Sergeant  Richard  Boynton,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 11.  167;.  and  married  Sarah  Dressier  and  had  seven  children.  He 
died  December  2=;,  1732.  One  of  his  sons,  Nathaniel,  the  father  of 
our  subject,  was  born  August  18,  1712.  He  married  Mary  Stewart, 
1736,  by  whom  he  had  twelve  children  and  Asa  was  the  eleventh  in 
order  of  their  births. 

Asa  Boynton  was  born  March  4.  1760,  and  married  Mary, 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary  Edmunds,  of  Lynn,  Massaehu setts, 


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April  io,  1781.  She  was  born  in  Lynn,  August  9,  1762.  They  re- 
sided first  at  Lynn  and  then  moved  to  Grafton  County,  New  Hamp- 
shire at  Piermont.  In  1806,  he  came  to  the  French  Grant  for  the 
purpose  of  looking  out  a location.  He  went  back  to  New  Hamp- 
shire and  negotiated  the  purchase  of  3,800  acres  of  the  Gervais  Tract, 
and  650  acres  outside,  from  Rosewell  P.  Hunt,  brother  of  Samuel 
Hunt  and  executor  of  his  last  will  and  testament,  for  the  sum  of 
$9,000.  Samuel  Hunt  had  purchased  the  3,800  acres  of  John  G. 
Gervais  and  had  given  a mortgage  for  the  purchase  money.  The 
mortgage  was  assigned  to  Earl  Sproat.  Samuel  Hunt  died  July  27, 
1807.  The  mortgage  was  foreclosed  and  the  3,800  acres  were  sold 
to  Earl  Sproat  at  Sheriff’s  sale  for  $5,700,  April  18,  1810.  Boynton 
got  a warranty  deed  from  Rosewell  P.  Hunt,  dated  January  15,  1810. 
He  afterwards,  June  25,  1811,  received  a warranty  deed  from  Earl 
Sproat  for  the  same  premises,  the  consideration  being  $8,000.  From 
this  we  would  infer  that  he  paid  $8,000  for  the  Gervais  tract  and 
$1,000  for  the  other  650  acres.  In  1812,  he  deeded  the  650  acre 
tract  to  Lawson  Drury,  Senior,  Lawson  Drury,  Junior,  Ruth  Drury 
and  Charles  T.  Drury.  On  January  9,  1811,  he  deeded  850  acres  to 
Peter  White  for  $1,400.  About  the  same  time  he  conveyed  176 
acres  to  James  Abbott  for  $522.  On  July  17,  1812,  he  conveyed 
100  acres  to  Zelotes  Tucker.  On  January  13.  1812,  he  conveyed  131- 
V\  acres  to  Adam  Proebster  and  Jacob  Linch 
2,040  and  retained  T.759  acres  for  himself. 

Boynton  and  his  family  made  the  trip  overland  from  New  Hamp- 
shire to  their  new  home  in  1810.  They  traveled  in  the  family  car- 
riage and  wagons,  and  they  were  on  their  journey  for  six  weeks.  By 
his  marriage  with  Mary  Edmunds,  thirteen  children  were  born:  Mary, 
b.  December  17,  1781,  d.  May  4,  1797;  Asa,  b.  August  4,  1784,  d. 
August  30,  1802:  Lucy,  b.  July  6,  1787,  d.  November  29,  1787; 
Lydia,  b.  February  21,  1789,  m.  James  B.  Prescott  November  12,  1815, 
d.  February  23,  T825;  Joseph  E.,  b.  February  21,  1791,  m.  Betsey 
Wheeler,  January  18,  1813,  d.  August  17,  1817:  Charles  C.,  b.  De- 
cember 29,  1792,  m.  Roda,  daughter  of  Captain  Edward  C.  Sumner 
of  Peacham,  Vermont,  March  13,  181J-,  d.  August,  1837:  Cynthia, 
b.  June  13,  1795,  m.  Benjamin  Locke,  December  22,  1814;  Lucy,  b. 
November  22,  1797,  m.  George  Williams  November  30,  1818,  d.  No- 
vember 3,  1883;  William  L.,  "(See  Sketch)  : Mary,  b.  July  9,  1802,  m. 
Thomas  Rogers  June  1,  T822;  Jane  Ann.  b.  March  7,  1805,  m.  Thomas 
Whittier  December  T9,  1821,  d.  November  19,  1891  ; Asa,  b.  July  21, 
T807,  m.  Julia  Bertrand,  December  25,  1828,  d.  about  1880;  John  L-, 
b.  July  17,  1811,  m.  Felicite  Bertrand  February  13,  1836,  d.  August 
12,  1858. 

Mr.  Boynton  was  an  industrious  and  enterprising  man  and  did 
much  to  develop  the  new  country  and  toward  furnishing  the  neces- 
sary conveniences  for  his  friends  and  neighbors.  He  built  a mill 


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for  grinding  wheat  and  corn.  The  mill  was  run  by  horse  power 
and  the  bolt  was  turned  by  hand.  Often  those  who  came  to  get 
grinding  done  would  furnish  the  horse  power,  thereby  saving  toll. 
He  built  another  mill  back  of  where  Ironton  now  stands,  at  which 
both  grinding  and  sawing  were  done.  In  those  days  it  was  difficult 
to  get  money  for  market  products  and  upon  one  occasion,  Boynton 
built  a flat  boat  and  took  a cargo  of  produce  to  New  Orleans,  and 
came  back  on  the  Steamer  “Congress.”  He  was  successively  a Fed- 
eral, a National  Republican  and  a Whig.  He  was  treasurer  of  Green 
ToAvnship  during  1819  and  1820.  He  died  February  21,  1837  and 
his  wife  died  July  23,  1823. 

William  L.  Boynton 

son  of  Asa  Boynton  and  Mary  Edmunds,  his  wife,  was  born  in 
Piermont,  Grafton  County,  New  Hampshire,  in  1800,  and  came  with 
his  parents  to  French  Grant  in  1810.  His  boyhood  was  spent  on  his 
father’s  farm  and  his  education  was  meagre.  He  was  married  on 
January  1,  1822  to  Nancy  Feurt,  who  was  of  direct  French  lineage, 
and  whose  father  Peter  Feurt,  was  one  of  the  first  white  inhabitants 
of  Scioto  County,  having  come  to  Alexandria  shortly  after  it  was  laid 
out.  To  them  were  born  seven  children:  Mary,  (deceased),  married 
Doctor  Mussey;  Cynthia,  (deceased,)  married  Samuel  Skelton,  and  at 
his  death  married  Alva  Jaynes;  Peter,  married  Eliza  J.  Cadot ; Tames, 
deceased;  Henry,  lives  at  Powellsville,  Ohio:  Asa,  deceased,  and  Wil- 
liam who  lives  in  Florida.  His  father  gave  him  400  acres  of  land, 
a part  of  the  Gervais  tract  and  he  afterwards  added  several  hundred 
acres  to  this  on  Pine  Creek.  When  the  Furnaces  flourished  he  dealt 
a great  deal  in  live  stock  and  supplied  the  furnaces  with  meat. 

He  was  active  in  politics  and  was  a Whig  until  the  founding  of 
the  Republican  party  and  then  became  a Republican.  He  was  ap- 
pointed Township  Trustee  in  1839  to  take  the  place  of  Jacob  Andre 
and  was  elected  the  following  year  to  the  same  office.  He  was  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  from  1844  to  1847.  Fie  was  Commissioner  of  Sci- 
oto County  from  1840  to  i8j.6  and  was  a prominent  man  in  th# 
County.  He  was  not  a member  of  any  church  but  held  the  Uni- 
versal doctrine.  He  died  July  12,  1870. 

Peter  Feurt  Boynton 

was  born  near  Franklin  Furnace,  Ohio.  October  17,  1822.  He  is  the 
son  of  William  L.  Boynton  and  Nancy  Feurt,  his  wife.  His  father 
was  of  direct  English  lineage  and  his  mother  of  French  descent. 
He  was  quite  an  active  boy  and  liked  boyish  sports.  When  a young 
man  he  was  very  fond  of  dancing  and  many  a pleasant  evening  the 
Boyntons  spent  together  dancing  and  playing  the  old  fashioned 
games.  His  schooling  was  very  meagre  and  he  attended  one 
school  when  he  was  twenty-one.  He  offered  his  services  to  his  coun- 
try at  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War  but  was  rejected  on  ac- 


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count  of  a crippled  hand.  He  was  a Whig  and  is  now  a Republican. 
He  was  a trustee  of  Green  Township  in  1856-7  and  in  1858-9,  serv- 
ing two  terms. 

He  joined  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  when  he  was  thirty 
years  old  and  has  missed  but  three  quarterly  meetings  since.  He  has 
always  been  an  active  and  enthusiastic  worker  and  has  held  some 
office  in  the  church  all  the  time.  He  is  a member  of  the  Haverhill 
M.  E.  church. 

He  was  married  to  Eliza  J.  Cadot,  January  10,  1848.  She  was 
(he  daughter  of  Claudius  Cadot.  To  them  were  born  three  chil- 
dren; Orin,  (deceased),  married  Urania  Bush,  now  Mrs.  George  M. 
Clary,  of  Ironton,  Ohio;  Asa  of  Haverhill,  married  Margaret,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  and  Mary  A.  (Winkler)  Feurt;  and  Carrie  married  H. 
W.  Earnham.  After  he  was  married  he  bought  the  farm  just  south 
of  Haverhill  now  owned  by  Samuel  Krickenberger.  He  sold  this 
and  bought  a fourth  interest  in  Raccoon  Furnace  in  Greenup  County, 
Kentucky;  but  the  war  breaking  out  immediately  afterward,  he  sold 
this  and  resided  with  his  father  two  years.  He  then  rented  the 
Hamilton  farm  between  Hanging  Rock  and  Ironton.  Next  he  bought 
the  Ironton  ferry  and  conducted  it  for  a while.  He  then  moved  to 
Haverhill  and  bought  his  present  farm  in  1866.  Nearly  all  the  time 
since,  he  has  owned  and  run  a threshing  machine  in  addition  to  his 
farming.  He  has  been  a hard  worker  and  is  now  eighty  years  old 
and  is  as  straight  as  an  arrow  and  as  active  as  most  men  at  fifty. 
Mr.  Boynton  is  just  in  all  his  dealings.  He  is  a good  citizen  and 
a conscientious  Christian  and  is  respected  by  all  who  know  him. 

John  Brown,  Sr., 

was  the  first  man  to  leave  Alexandria  and  locate  in  Portsmouth. 
Uriah  Barber  had  built  a two  story  log  house  on  Front  street  on 
the  first  alley  above  Scioto  street,  and  intended  to  keep  hotel  in  it, 
but  his  wife  dying,  he  g'ave  up  the  idea,  and  induced  Mr.  Brown  to 
take  his  house  and  open  it  as  a tavern.  The  tavern  keepers  were  the 
aristocrats  of  those  early  days,  and  they  answered  all  the  purposes  of 
bankers,  as  they  obtained  all  the  currency  which  was  afloat.  John 
Brown  was  about  the  beginning  of  things  in  Portsmouth ; he  was 
first  in  almost  everything.  He  was  among  the  first  settlers,  he 
kept  the  first  tavern,  he  built  the  first  school  house,  the  first  grist  mill, 
(a  horse  mill),  the  first  ware  house,  and  he  was  the  first  Justice  of 
the  Peace  who  ever  administered  the  office  in  the  town  of  Ports- 
mouth. He  was  the  first  Postmaster  Portsmouth  ever  had,  and  he 
aided  in  digging  the  first  well.  He  opened  the  first  road  from  the 
top  of  the  bank  down  the  grade  to  the  river  edge,  opposite  the  Vin- 
cent Brodbeck  property  on  Front  street.  There  was  no  other  road 
down  the  river  bank  until  1810.  At  that  time  there  was  not  a wagon 
or  dray  in  Portsmouth,  and  the  goods  were  hauled  on  sleds,  pack 


MAJOR  JOHN  BROWN,  JR. 

Soldier  of  the  War  of  1812.  Town  Councilman, 
County  Treasurer.  Born  1793— Died  1865, 


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horses,  or  carried  on  men's  backs.  John  Brown  owned  and  used  the 
first  cart  ever  used  in  Portsmouth.  From  1807  until  1812,  he  was  the 
principal  citizen.  He  was  the  first  commission  merchant  who  ever  did 
business  in  Portsmouth.  He  appeared  to  have  performed  all  his  duties 
well.  The  first  court  held  in  the  town  was  held  at  his  house.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  nine  councilmen  of  Portsmouth,  and  was  one  of 
the  three  to  draw  a two  years  term.  On  March  10,  1817,  he  was 
elected  for  three  years,  and  that  same  year  was  the  town  supervisor. 
His  son,  John  Brown,  Jr.,  was  elected  councilman  in  1817  and  held 
that  office  for  two  years,  while  at  the  same  time  his  father  was  a 
councilman.  He  seemed  to  be  fond  of  pleasure,  as  balls  and  dances 
were  frequently  held  at  his  tavern.  He  was  a small  man,  and  slender, 
with  sharp  visage.  As  a Justice,  he  administered  his  office  with  se- 
verity. He  had  a rough  class  to  deal  with  and  he  dealt  with  them 
according  to  their  deserts.  Mr.  Brown  built  the  first  market  house 
in  Portsmouth.  On  one  occasion  when  he  was  administering  jus- 
tice one  John  Cutright,  was  brought  before  him.  As  soon  as  he  told 
his  name,  John  Brown,  said,  “Well,  John  Cutright,  you  have  cut 
wrong  this  time.”  When  a supervisor  of  the  road,  he  announced  that 
“God  willing”  they  would  work  the  road  Monday  and  Tuesday,  but 
they  would  work  it  on  Wednesday  anyway.  It  was  in  1806  that  he 
took  the  contract  to  build  the  first  school  house  in  Portsmouth. 

He  was  a native  of  dear  old  Ireland,  and  was  born  not  later  than 
1760.  He  stopped  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  long  enough  to  get  him  a wife, 
and  floated  down  the  Ohio  river  with  her,  the  same  as  everyone  else 
did  at  that  time.  We  know  his  wife's  name  was  Hannah,  but  her 
maiden  name  has  not  been  preserved.  He  had  one  son,  John  Brown, 
Jr.,  and  two  daughters:  Rachel,  who  married  General  William  Ken- 
dall, May  29,  1806,  the  ceremony  being  performed  by  Robert  Lucas, 
a Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  Eliza,  who  was  married  to  General  Robert 
Lucas,  April  4,  1810.  Both  of  them  raised  large  families,  as  did 
John  Brown,  Jr. 

Our  subject  was  a very  active  citizen;  he  was  connected  with 
almost  every  enterprise  started  in  Portsmouth  and  was  one  of  the 
charterers  of  the  Commercial  Bank.  He  owned  the  site  of  the  present 
post  office  in  Portsmouth,  where  his  son,  John  Brown,  Jr.,  kept  a 
tavern.  He  was  post  master  of  Portsmouth  from  July  1,  1808  to 
March  7,  1812,  and  was  succeeded  by  Dr.  Thomas  Waller. 

In  politics,  he  was  always  a democrat.  His  religious  affiliations 
are  not  known  to  the  writer,  but  he  was  a Protestant. 

Major  John  Brown,  Jr., 

was  born  December  9,  1783,  near  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania,  the  son 
of  John  Brown,  Sr.,  who  has  a sketch  herein.  His  father  and  his 
grandfather,  Adla  Brown,  were  natives  of  Ireland.  His  father  came 
to  the  United  States  and  located  near  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


There  he  married  his  wife,  Hannah,  whose  maiden  name  is  unknown. 
John  Brown,  Jr.  must  have  been  about  ten  years  old  when  he  came 
to  Portsmouth.  He  went  out  in  1813,  in  the  War  of  1812,  in  the 
troop  of  horse  commanded  by  his  brother-in-law,  William  Kendall, 
better  known  as  General  William  Kendall.  He  belonged  to  a brig- 
ade commanded  by  his  other  brother-in-law,  General  Robert  Lucas. 
His  name  is  numbered  seventeen  on  the  original  roll,  now  in  posses- 
sion of  Mrs.  John  W.  Overturf,  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  entered  the 
service  July  28,  1813,  and  served  one  month.  His  pay  was  $8.00  per 
month  for  himself,  and  40  cents  per  day  for  his  horse.  He  was  paid 
for  one  month  and  one  day,  $21.05.  His  age  was  put  down  as  eigh- 
teen on  the  muster  roll,  which  was  a mistake  of  two  years  too  young. 
While  stopping  at  Chillicothe  he  had  his  picture  painted  on  a board 
and  sent  to  his  mother.  It  is  now  in  possession  of  Mrs.  Charles  P. 
Kehoe,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  his  grand-daughter,  and  looks  as  well 
as  when  it  was  painted  seventy-eight  years  ago.  A cut  from  it  is 
shown  on  the  opposite  page. 

John  Brown,  Jr.,  was  a very  active  citizen.  He  was  elected 
a member  of  the  town  council,  in  1817,  to  fill  a vacancy,  and  for  two 
years  he  and  his  father  were  members  at  the  same  time.  Two  ninths 
of  the  town  Council  were  Brown.  In  1818,  he  was  re-elected  to 
Council,  but  in  1819  he  resigned  and  moved  out  to  the  William  Ken- 
dall place.  On  June  1,  1818,  he  was  appointed  County  Treasurer  for 
one  year  and  gave  bond  of  $4,000,  with  John  R.  Turner  and  William 
Kendall  as  sureties.  On  September  9,  1818,  he  had  an  advertisment 
in  the  only  newspaper  in  Portsmouth,  stating  that  “a  stitch  in  time 
saves  nine,”  and  calling  on  those  who  owned  him  to  come  and  settle, 
and  if  they  did  not,  on  October  1,  1818,  he  would  put  his  accounts 
in  the  hands  of  Ezra  Osborn,  J.  P.,  for  collection. 

He  was  once  notified  that  he  had  a large  estate  in  Ireland,  near 
Dublin,  which  he  could  enter  into  possession  of  by  swearing  allegiance 
to  the  then  king  of  England.  He  declared  he  would  not  do  that  for 
all  of  Ireland  for  an  inheritance. 

At  one  time  he  kept  a tavern  where  the  post  office  now  stands  in 
Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  also  conducted  a grist  mill  at  the  same  place. 

He  was  a Democrat  in  his  political  views,  and  a Methodist  in  re- 
ligion. In  1826  he  was  a candidate  for  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Wayne 
Township,  but  was  defeated.  The  vote  stood,  Ezra  Osborn,  71, 
John  Brown,  48.  He  married  Charity  Johnson,  of  Mason  County, 
Kentucky,  February  2,  1815.  She  was  born  August  19,  1793  in 
Hampshire  County,  Virginia.  Their  children  were:  1st,  Eliza,  born 
February  1,  1816,  married  John  F.  Day,  April  2,  1835;  2nd,  John 
Johnson,  born  August  5,  1817,  married  a Miss  Monroe  of  French 
Grant,  and  went  to  California;  3rd,  Hannah,  born  January  19,  1820, 
married  Franklin  Bliss,  df  Wheelersburg ; 4th,  Isaac  Brown,  born 


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April  15,  1S22,  married  Susan  Rickey,  of  Jackson,  C.  H. ; 5th,  Wil- 
liam Washington,  born  September  3,  1824,  died  in  1826;  6th,  Ben- 
jamin Franklin,  born  February  17,  1827,  married  Susan  Calvin,  and 
located  in  Greenup,  Kentucky;  7th,  James  Lawson,  born  September 
23,  1830,  married  Ann  Salisbury;  8th,  Thomas,  born  December  22, 
1823,  and  resides  in  Knoxville,  Tennessee. 

Our  subject  was  wharf-master  in  Portsmouth  in  1839,  and  real- 
estate  appraiser  in  1840.  As  the  latter  he  served  145  days  and  his 
compensation  was  $295.00. 

In  1834,  he  was  a partner  in  Watson’s  Hotel  with  William  Wat- 
son, Sr.,  for  eighteen  months.  He  attained  the  rank  of  Major  in  the 
State  Militia.  At  one  time  he  obtained  the  boot  hooks  of  General 
Anthony  Wayne ; they  are  now  in  possession  of  Mrs.  Charles  P.  Ke- 
hoe,  before  mentioned. 

His  wife  died  April  22,  1857.  He  survived  until  May  4,  1868, 
and  he  and  she  were  buried  at  Mount  Zion,  Kentucky. 

He  was  a useful  and  prominent  citizen,  but  in  obtaining  munic- 
ipal distinction  was  largely  overshadowed  by  his  father,  John 
Brown,  Sr.,  who  has  an  interesting  sketch  elsewhere. 

Royal  Brown 

was  born  April  11,  1811,  in  Vermont.  His  .father  was  David  Brown, 
a native  of  Massachusetts,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah 
Hubbard,  born  in  Connecticut,  daughter  of  Wm.  Hubbard.  Our 
subject  remained  in  Vermont  three  years,  and  in  1816,  came  to  Ports- 
mouth on  a flat  boat,  with  his  father  who  had  twenty-five  cents  in 
money  left  when  he  landed.  Royal  was  then  five  years  old.  His 
father  located  on  the  east  side  of  the  Scioto  river  above  Portsmouth. 
On  account  of  fever  and  ague  he  left  there  and  moved  in  Madison 
Township,  and  took  part  of  the  Dow  McKinney  farm  now  owned  by 
his  grandson.  After  residing  here  a few  years  he  sold  out,  and 
bought  lard  in  Marion  Township.  Pike  County,  Ohio.  He  survived 
his  wife.  He  was  a Whig,  and  a member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church.  He  was  a stock  dealer  as  well  as  a farmer  and  owned  a 200 
acre  farm.  He  lived  an  honorable  and  respectable  life,  but  never  made 
or  accumulated  money,  as  bis  sons,  who  made  their  own  way,  made 
money  and  became  substantial  farmers.  His  son.  Royal  Brown,  be- 
fore mentioned,  married  Rachel  Beauchamp,  August  18,  1833,  whose 
mother  was  a native  of  England,  but  of  French  ancestry,  daughter  ot 
John  Beauchamp  and  Elizabeth  Prettyman.  Royal  Brown  began  with 
a farm  of  eighty-three  acres  and  afterwards  acquired  more  land.  He 
was  a stone  cutter,  and  built  a great  many  chimneys  for  his  neighbors. 
He  was  an  ordained  preacher  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church 
and  very  active  in  his  work.  The  children  of  Royal  Brown  were  as 
follows ; Harriet,  married  Thomas  Allard,  father  of  Dr.  Allard,  of 
Portsmouth,  born  June  27,  1834;  Milton  Wesley,  born  September 


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2,  1836,  has  a separate  sketch  herein;  Francis  Asbury,  born  Nov.  5, 
1838,  a minister  in  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church;  Elizabeth,  born 
March  16,  1841,  died  in  infancy;  William,  horn  August  23,  1842,  died 
September  20,  i860;  John  Shepherd,  born  August  18,  1844,  resides  at 
Stockdale,  was  in  Company  “G"  91st  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry;  Roy- 
al Benton,  Born  Jan.  12,  1847,  resides  at  Stockdale;  David  Tipton, 
born  May  18,  1849,  lives  at  Stockdale;  William  Beauchamp,  born 
December  12,  i860,  also  lives  at  Stockdale;  Rachel  Ellen,  born  Jan- 
uary 28,  1848,  married  James  Wallace,  August  10,  1876.  Royal 
Brown  was  the  organizer  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church  at 
Stockdale.  He  was  a lover  of  mutual  rights,  and  claimed  that  the 
laity  in  every  church  should  have  the  same  privilege's  as  the  Clergy. 
He  died  December  31,  1894,  aged  83  years,  8 months  and  13  days. 

Benjamin  Brush 

was  born  in  Suffolk  County,  New  York,  April  1,  1817.  He  was  the 
son  of  Joseph  and  Amy  (Smith)  Brush.  Elis  father  was  a native 
of  New  York  and  his  mother  of  Connecticut.  His  parents  located  at 
Haverhill,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  in  1822.  Benjamin’s  early  life  was 
spent  on  the  farm  and  in  attending  a subscription  school,  where  he  re- 
ceived a meager  education.  He  worked  at  the  shoe  maker’s  trade  and 
earned  the  money  which  enabled  him  to  attend  Dennison  University, 
at  Granville,  in  Licking  County,  where  he  fitted  himself  for  a teacher. 
He  taught  school  several  years  but  finally  gave  it  up  and  began  farm- 
ing, which  occupation  he  followed  until  his  death,  November  5,  1893. 
He  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peach  six  years  and  as  Township  Cleric 
twenty-five  years.  Pie  was  a Republican  although  he  favored  Prohi- 
bition. He  was  a member  of  the  Methodist  Church  for  over  forty 
years.  In  1846,  he  married  Ellen  Butterfield,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Mary  Butterfield  of  Scioto  County.  He  has  live  children  living. 
Charles,  Amy,  Ida  and  William  A.,  of  Gervais  and  Benjamin  of  Du- 
rango, Mexico.  He  was  a just  man,  a good  Christian  and  a good 
citizen. 

Henry  Buchanan 

was  born  in  Kentucky,  of  Scotch  parents,  about  1800.  His  parents 
removed  to  Chi  1 1 icothe,  Ohio,  while  he  was  young.  He  received 
such  education  as  he  could  obtain  there.  His  elder  sister  married 
John  Woodbrige,  a banker  of  Chillicothe,  and  as  he  grew  up  he  ob- 
tained a position  in  Woodbridge’s  bank,  where  he  learned  the  business. 
In  1828,  he  married  a Miss  Woods,  and  removed  to  Portsmouth  to 
take  charge  of  the  Commercial  Bank  as  Cashier.  Plis  wife  died  at 
childbirth,  the  child,  John  Buchanan,  lived  to  be  fifty  years  of  age, 
and  died  at  Yellow  Bud,  Ross  County.  In  1834,  he  was  elected  a 
fence  viewer  of  Wayne  Township.  This  was  evidently  intended  as 
a joke  by  those  who  voted  for  him,  as  it  was  customary  to  elect  the 
most  prominent  men  of  the  Township  to  that  office.  None  of  the 


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fence  viewers  elected  were  ever  known  to  have  anything  to  do  except 
Martin  Funk. 

March  22,  1837,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Belt,  the  daughter 
of  Judge  Belt  of  Chillicothe  then  a resident  of  Washington  City.  She 
died  March  16,  1838,  aged  19  years,  9 months  and  17  days,  in  child- 
birth. Her  daughter  is  now  the  wife  of  Lyman  Perrin  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  This  second  wife  of  Mr.  Buchanan’s  is  buried  at  the  foot  of 
a large  tree  in  Greenlawn  cemetery,  and  the  growth  of  the  tree  has 
broken  the  slab  covering  her  grave.  In  1842,  he  married  the  third 
time  to  Maria  Louisa  Nixon  at  Mobile,  xMabama.  Her  parents  were 
Irish;  and  she  was  the  mother  of  six  children,  three  boys  and  three 
girls.  Of  the  sons,  Harry  and  Austin  are  deceased,  Frank  is  now 
living  at  Newport,  Kentucky.  Of  the  daughters,  xAIice  and  Kathleen 
are  deceased,  and  Florence  is  the  wife  of  one  Dewitt,  of  Baltimore. 
Mr.  Buchanan  was  prominently  connected  as  financial  agent  and  cor- 
respondent of  the  New  York  Company  through  the  Stetsons,  Bank- 
ers of  New  York.  He  attended  to  their  business  in  Portsmouth,  he 
also  took  quite  an  active  part  in  the  publication  of  a History  of  Ohio 
by  Caleb  Atwater,  of  whom  he  was  an  intimate  friend.  He  visited 
West  Union  and  other  places  with  the  author  in  the  interest  of  the 
work.  Mr.  Buchanan  was  connected  with  the  Commercial  Bank  of 
Portsmouth  during  its  existence,  and  afterwards  conducted  business 
as  a broker  in  Portsmouth.  In  1843,  he  was  Councilman  of  the 
town,  and  on  the  Committee  to  receive  Ex-President  John  Quincy 
Adams,  on  the  occasion  of  his  visit  to  Portsmouth.  He  was  Recorder 
of  the  town  from  November  15,  1844  t°  April  4,  1845.  He  was 
again  Recorder  of  the  town  from  March,  1846  to  April,  1847.  On 
July  20,  1849,  he  resigned  his  position  as  Councilman  and  left  the  city. 
He  was  always  honorable  in  all  his  dealings,  and  had  considerable 
property.  He  and  all  his  family  were  communicants  of  xAJl  Saints 
Church.  In  1849,  he  was  'n  partnership  with  Thomas  Dugan  for  a 
short  time,  as  Buchanan  & Dugan.  He  was  also  an  Insurance  x\gent, 
and  was  agent  of  the  Protection  Insurance  Company  of  Columbus. 
During  this  same  year,  he  returned  to  Ross  County  and  went  into 
partnership  with  John  Woodbridge,  his  brother-in-law,  then  a banker 
of  Chillicothe  and  owner  of  the  Rapid  Forge  Iron  Works,  to  further 
improve  the  Rapid  Forge  property;  but  after  failure  to  secure  a suf- 
ficient dam  across  the  Rocky  Fork,  a few  hundred  yards  above  the 
Rapid  Forge  dam  in  Paint  Creek,  the  enterprise  was  abandoned,  after 
the  loss  of  many  thousand  dollars.  In  1852,  Henry  Buchanan  with 
his  family  moved  to  Newport,  Kentucky,  and  took  charge  of  the  in- 
terests of  the  Ohio  Life  Insurance  and  Trust  Company  of  Cincinnati. 
When  this  institution  was  closed  under  the  State  Banking  Law,  Mr. 
Buchanan  was  elected  President  of  the  Newport  Safety  Fund  Bank, 
which  was  successfully  managed  by  him,  and  ceased  to  do  business 
only  after  the  U.  S.  Banking  Law  went  into  effect.  During  the  clos- 


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ing  years  of  his  life,  Mr.  Buchanan  with  his  sons,  Harry  and  Frank, 
managed  the  interests  of  the  Hartford  City  Life  Insurance  and  Trust 
Company  in  Kentucky  as  State  Agents.  He  died  in  1872  in  New- 
port, Kentucky,  and  is  buried  there.  He  left  a wife  and  five  children. 
He  was  a man  of  fine  personal  presence.  His  weight  was  seldom  less 
than  two  hundred  pounds.  He  was  six  feet  and  two  inches  high. 
I11  politics,  he  was  first  a Whig,  but  during  his  later  years  be  voted 
with  the  Democrats,  though  he  was  never  prominent  in  politics. 

Rev.  Erastus  Burr,  D.  D. 

Of  all  those  who  ever  lived  in  Portsmouth,  there  is  no  finer  or 
more  admirable  character  than  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  His  his- 
tory and  life  is  largely  the  history  and  life  of  the  community  in  which 
he  dwelt  and  spent  his  life.  If  ever  there  was  a life  spent  in  Ports- 
mouth which  was  illustrative  of  the  excellences  and  nobilities  of  hu- 
man character,  it  was  this  one.  It  makes  no  difference  from  what 
point  of  view  the  life  and  character  of  Doctor  Burr  be  viewed,  the  re- 
sult is  the  same;  there  is  ever  some  noble  element  to  call  out  admi- 
ration. And  yet  Doctor  Burr's  life  was  nothing  but  a round  of 
simple  every  day  duties,  which  every  clergman  is  called  on  to  observe 
and  perform,  but  be  elevated  and  ennobled  them.  Doctor  Burr  never 
made  any  show  of  goodness,  such  a thing  never  ocurred  to  him  in  the 
course  of  his  long  and  useful  life.  He  simply  lived  to  do  each  day 
what  was  before  him,  to  do  it  well  and  on  his  conscience.  He  was  a 
man  of  extensive  learning,  of  broad  scholarship,  but  he  never  attempt- 
ed to  display  it.  As  a matter  of  course  he  could  not  conceal  it,  for  it 
was  part  of  his  life.  Pie  was  a beacon  light  to  all  those  about  him.  He 
was  a man  of  most  excellent  judgment,  and  it  served  him  on  all  oc- 
casions. He  was  never  perturbed  or  excited.  There  was  nothing 
nervous  or  excitable  about  him,  and  he  always  said,  advised  and  did 
the  best  thing  to  be  advised,  said  or  done;  and  his  advice,  his  state- 
ments and  his  actions,  on  or  about  any  subject,  seemed  to  be  conclu- 
sive. His  diction  in  public  speaking  was  perfect.  He  never  violated 
the  rules  of  syntax,  never  used  slang  and  his  qualifying  words  of  every 
subject  of  which  he  spoke,  seemed  to  be  perfect.  While  his  delivery 
was  slow,  his  thoughts  and  ideas  were  always  instructive  and  inter- 
esting. At  the  conclusion  of  his  career,  when  the  memory  of  his  life 
was  most  vivid,  it  was  said  of  him,  that  the  loved  clergyman  and  citi- 
zen had  passed  away.  Pie  was  at  that  time  revered  and  respected 
above  any  citizen  of  Portsmouth.  When  discussing  goodness  and  ex- 
cellence in  the  community  he  was  always  placed  first.  He  was  a man 
of  broad  views  on  every  subject.  He  was  always  conservative,  never 
impetuous  or  inconsiderate.  Pie  was  never  carried  away  by  new  ideas 
or  notions,  never  adopted  extreme  views  or  followed  extreme  courses 
in  respect  to  any  subject.  He  was  wise  in  the  best  and  broadest  sense 
of  the  term.  Where  his  advice  was  sought  and  followed,  the  recip- 
ient always  found  he  had  adopted  the  very  best  course. 


REV.  ERASTUS  BURR 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


667 


He  was  born  at  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  April  15,  1805,  of  a long  line 
of  honorable  ancestry.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  his  father  settled  in 
Worthington,  Ohio,  and  here,  in  1820,  he  began  his  preparations  for 
college  under  Bishop  Philander  Chase.  He  attended  school  in  Worth- 
ington until  1825,  when  the  school  was  removed  to  Gambier,  Ohio. 
He  attended  the  school  there  until  1828,  when  he  entered  Trinity  Col- 
lege at  Hartford,  Conn.,  where  he  graduated  in  1830.  On  his  return 
from  Hartford,  he  went -to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  studied  theology, 
though  he  really  went  on  account  of  his  health.  On  January  6,  1833', 
at  Lexington,  Ky.,  he  was  ordered  deacon,  and  on  August  29,  1834, 
he  was  ordained  priest  by  Rev.  Dudley  Smith,  Bishop  of  Kentucky. 
This  was  Bishop  Smith’s  first  ordination  of  a priest.  In  April,  1833, 
Doctor  Burr  took  charge  of  the  St.  John’s  Church  at  Worthington, 
Ohio,  and  remained  there  until  he  came  to  Portsmouth.  On  Febru- 
ary 7,  1833,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Harriet  Griswold  at  Worthing- 
ton. On  November  9,  1838,  he  became  Rector  of  All  Saints  Church 
at  Portsmouth,  and  there  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  On 
November  9,  1873,  he  retired  froom  the  Rectorship  of  All  Saints 
Church,  and  on  that  occasion  preached  his  thirty-fifth  anniversary 
sermon.  The  writer  heard  it,  and  it  is  one  of  his  cherished  memories. 
Again  on  November  9,  1891,  fifty-three  years  after  taking  the  Rector- 
ship, and  at  the  ripe  age  of  86,  he  again  addressed  the  All  Saints  Con- 
gregation. He  stood  on  his  feet  and  spoke  for  one  hour  and  twenty 
minutes  and  no  one  was  restless.  He  held  the  strict  attention  of  all 
his  hearers,  and  his  mind  was  bright  and  clear  as  in  his  youth.  He 
desired  the  Congregation  to  consider  that  address  his  last  words, 
and  so  they  proved.  He  stood  on  the  brink  of  eternity  and  gave  his 
people  tender  and  affectionate  advice  and  counsel,  and  words  of  loving 
farewell. 

He  was  an  examiner  of  the  Public  Schools  of  the  city  from  1839 
most  of  his  life.  He  was  County  School  Examiner  for  forty  years 
continuously,  and  had  the  confidence,  respect  and  affection  of  the 
teachers.  In  the  duty  of  granting  certificates,  he  was  always  just, 
and  he  invariably  gave  the  teacher  the  benefit  of  the  doubt.  He  re- 
signed the  County  Examinership  in  1888,  but  held  the  City  Examin- 
ership  till  his  death,  because  his  colleagues  insisted  on  it.  In  the 
Councils  of  his  own  Church  no  clergyman  was  better  known  or 
more  highly  respected.  In  the  Convention  of  his  own  Diocese,  he 
was  always  on  the  most  important  Committees.  From  1856  to  1887, 
he  was  on  the  Committee  on  Canons,  which  dealt  with  the  laws  of 
the  Church  and  had  the  best  talent  and  learning  of  the  Convention. 
The  Bishop  frequently  called  on  him  as>  temporary  chairman,  and  he 
was  the  Bishop’s  own  counselor.  The  Bishop  always  sought  his 
advice  and  it  goes  without  saying,  followed  it.  In  the  discussion 
of  all  questions  in  the  Convention,  after  Dr.  Burr  spoke,  the  body  was 
ready  for  a vote,  and  his  views  were  nearly  always  adopted.  After  he 


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had  spoken  on  a question,  the  members  wondered  why  they  had  not 
seen  it  that  way  before.  Doctor  Burr’s  influence  in  his  own  church 
was  not  limited  to  the  Diocese.  He  was  a Trustee  of  Kenyon  Col- 
lege and  of  Bexley  Hall  for  48  years,  and  his  labors  on  those  Boards 
were  most  highly  appreciated  by  his  colleagues.  He  attended  each 
General  Convention  of  his  Church  from  1840  until  1877,  and  was 
most  favorably  known  in  that  body.  This  was  the  highest  honor 
his  Diocese  could  confer. 

In  his  prime,  he  could  have  been  a Bishop,  but  discouraged  all 
advances  of  that  kind.  All  the  honors  he  ever  held  came  to  him. 
He  sought  none.  He  had  very  few,  if  any  enemies,  and  yet  a man 
more  positive  in  his  convictions  never  lived.  He  had  a way  of  en- 
forcing his  ideas  on  all  subjects,  which  convinced  those  about  him 
that  he  was  right  and  his  way  was  best.  Everyone  conceded  he  was 
the  best  man  in  the  city.  His  life  was  pure  and  noble.  It  was  set 
to  high  ideals,  conscientiously  followed.  He  was  modest,  sincere, 
sympathetic,  and  his  type  of  Christianity  was  the  best.  He  died  in 
perfect  peace  December  19,  1891. 

Bishop  Boyd  Vincent  conducted  his  funeral,  and  the  Masonic 
bodies  and  the  teachers  of  the  Public  Schools  attended  in  a body. 

Samuel  B.  Burt 

was  a prominent  citizen  in  Scioto  County  in  the  early  times.  He  was 
a Supervisor  in  Wayne  Township  in  1810.  In  1812,  he  was  a Lister 
in  Wayne  Township,  and  in  1813,  1814  and  1815  a Trustee.  He  was 
one  of  the  first  nine  city  fathers  and  drew  a three  years’  term.  On 
May  1,  1815,  he  and  William  Kendall  were  on  a Committee  to  bring 
in  a bill  on  executions.  In  1815,  he  built  a school  house.  In  1817, 
he  removed  from  the  city  into  the  country  on  the  West  Side.  He 
was  elected  a County  Commissioner  in  1818,  1821  and  1826.  He 
was  a Lister  in  Nile  Township  in  1818.  In  1829,  he  was  elected 
County  Commissioner  for  three  years,  but  removed  from  the  County 
in  1830.  Nothing  further  is  known  of  him. 

Thomas  Burt 

was  born  in  1803  in  Scioto  County,  near  Sciotoville,  Ohio.  He  was 
a Health  Officer  of  Portsmouth  in  1836.  He  was  one  of  the  Execu- 
tive Committee  of  the  Portsmouth  Clay  Club  which  was  organized 
May  23,  1844.  He  was  elected  Wharfmaster  April  5,  1844  and  served 
until  December  1,  1855,  when  he  resigned.  He  was  County  Com- 
missioner from  1861  to  1867.  In  1826,  he  was  married  to  Ann  Buf- 
fington. She  was  born  at  White  Post,  Loudon  County,  Virginia, 
March  13,  1809.  She  came  to  Portsmouth  with  her  parents  in  1814. 
Thomas  Burt  had  six  sons  and  five  daughters.  The  four  surviving 
sons  are:  William,  John,  Charles  and  Henry.  Lewis  and  Thomas 
are  deceased.  Thomas  Burt  died  February  26,  1871,  in  Vicksburg, 


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Mississippi,  while  on  a visit  there.  His  wife  died  February  13,  1892, 
in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  at  the  residence  of  her  son,  Henry,  and  was 
brought  to  Portsmouth,  for  burial. 

Abraham  W.  Buskirk 

was  born  in  Bedford  County,  Virginia,  in  1820.  Pie  was  brought 
up  there  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age.  His  mother  was  a sis- 
ter of  Col.  T.  J.  Graham.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  came  to  Green- 
up County,  Kentucky,  and  became  a clerk  in  a store.  Pie  became  ac- 
quainted with  J.  V.  Robinson  there  and  by  him,  was  induced  to 
come  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  engaged  as  a clerk  for  him.  He  re- 
mained with  Mr.  Robinson  for  a number  of  years.  In  1846,  he  en- 
gaged in  the  wholesale  grocery  with  Frank  J.  Oakes  as  a partner, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Oakes  and  Buskirk.  This  firm  continued  un- 
til 1868  when  Frank  J.  Oakes  retired  and  George  Davis  took  his 
place  in  the  business.  Mr.  Buskirk  remained  with  Mr.  Davis  until  he 
sold  out  to  William  R.  Stricklett  in  1872.  Mr.  Buskirk  then  went  in 
partnership  with  Sam  Hempstead  at  Hanging  Rock.  In  1878,  he 
started  a Stove  and  Tinware  House  in  Portsmouth,  and  in  1883,  he 
retired  from  all  business.  He  was  married  to  Josephine  Oakes, 
June  4,  1845,  by  Rev.  Gould,  in  Gallipolis.  They  had  six  children. 
His  son,  Frank  Whitney,  was  born  March  24,  1846.  Harry  Hender- 
son was  born  May  22,  1848;  Floyd  Oakes,  born  May  1,  1850  and  died 
November  21,  1879.  They  had  one  daughter.  Aileen,  now  the  wife 
of  George  Gilliland,  of  Washington,  D.  C.  They  also  had  a son, 
Charles  Tracy,  who  died  when  he  was  about  thirty  years  of  age,  and 
Fred,  now  residing  in  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Buskirk  resided  in  Ports- 
mouth from  his  retirement  until  his  death  on  the  6th  of  July,  1898. 
His  wife  survived  until  August  4.  1891.  Mr.  Buskirk  was  a member 
of  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth  for  a number  of  years,  also 
a member  of  the  City  Board  of  Equalization,  and  had  been  for  sev- 
eral years  prior  to  his  death.  During  the  entire  Civil  War  he  was 
a member  of  the  County  Military  Committee.  In  his  business  ca- 
reer, he  was  noted  for  his  integrity  and  fair  dealings.  He  is  a val- 
uable citizen  and  highly  esteemed  in  every  relation  of  life. 

Claudius  Cadot 

was  born  February  17,  1793.  His  father  was  Claudius  Cadot,  and 
his  mother  Jane  Bastine,  both  of  France.  They  were  married  in 
Paris  in  1790.  Right  after  their  marriage  the}'  started  as  emi- 
grants to  Gallipolis.  They  arrived  there  in  the  fall  of  1790.  Three 
children  were  born  to  them.  The  first  was  Maria  Louise,  born  Jan- 
uary 28,  1791  she  married  Francis  LeClercq,  October  21.  1809. 
They  had  two  children,  a son  and  a daughter,  Claudius  Cadot,  our 
subject  was  the  second  child;  the  third  was  Lemuel  Cadot.  who  was 
born  two  years  subsequent  to  Claudius.  In  1795,  Claudius  Cadot, 
senior,  fell  a victim  to  the  climate  and  died.  In  three  months  his 


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widow  married  Francis  Charles  Duteil.  They  located  in  the  French 
Grant  in  1797.  Duteil  first  came  down  alone  to  the  Grant  and  built 
him  a pole  cabin,  on  lot  number  32  in  the  French  Grant  which  he  had 
drawn  as  one  of  the  emigrants.  Three  months  later  he  brought  his 
wife  and  step-children  down.  Young  Claudius  worked  on  his  step- 
father’s farm  and  learned  the  art  of  distilling  fruits  and  grains.  He 
had  altogether  about  eleven  months  schooling.  In  the  spring  of 
1812  he  volunteered  in  Capt.  John  Lucas’  Company  for  one  year  to  go 
into  the  war  of  1812.  He  went  as  far  as  Urbana,  and  there  his  Com- 
pany joined  Col.  Duncan  McArthur’s  Regiment,  1st  Ohio  Volunteers. 
General  Hull  took  command  of  the  army  and  marched  to  Detroit 
where  he  surrendered  on  the  1 6th  of  the  August  following.  Before 
Hull  surrendered  our  subject  was  engaged  in  the  battle  of  Brownsville 
and  after  the  surrender  he  and  his  companions  were  sent  to  Cleve- 
land. From  there  they  walked  to  near  Pittsburg,  and  then  floated  down 
the  Ohio  river.  Cadot  got  off  at  Gallipolis  to  visit  his  sister.  Af- 
ter that  he  engaged  in  keel  boating"  on  the  Ohio  river,  in  connection 
with  the  celebrated  Mike  Fink,  and  earned  about  50  cents  per  day 
at  first  and  afterwards  62  1-2  cents  per  day.  He  followed  this  four 
years  and  saved  enough  money  to  buy  a quarter  section  of  land.  On 
March  24,  1818,  he  had  patented  to  him  from  the  United  States,  the 
southwest  quarter,  Section  15,  Township  3,  Range  21,  and  after- 
wards bought  57  acres  out  of  the  northwest  part  of  the  northwest 
quarter  of  the  same  section,  township  and  range  from  his  brother 
Lemuel  for  $150.00. 

On  December  17.  1819,  he  married  Nancy  Ball  and  in  1820,  he 
moved  onto  his  land.  In  1820,  he  built  him  a commodious  frame 
house.  Tune  9,  1835,  he  lost  his  wife  who  was  born  December  30, 
1 799.  He  afterwards  married  Cynthia  Stockham  whom  he  survived. 
Vfter  the  death  of  his  second  wife,  he  broke  up  house-keeping  and 
resided  with  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  Hayward,  first  in  the  vicinity 
of  Wheel ersburg  and  afterwards  in  Wheelersburg.  He  was  the  last 
survivor  of  his  Company  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  drew  a pension 
under  the  lavr  of  1878. 

His  children  were,  Mary,  born  May  1,  1821,  married  Eliphaz 
Hayward,  and  is  now  his  widow;  Charles  F.,  born  October  12,  1822; 
Eliza  J.,  born  March  4,  1825,  married  Peter  F.  Boynton;  John  Claud- 
ius, born  June  20,  1828,  married  to  Mary  A.  Winkler,  who  died  July 
11,  T901  ; Sophronia,  born  July  27,  1829,  died  young;  Juliet,  born 
April  1,  1830;  Madeline,  born  May  i,  1832,  married  Asa  Boynton, 
and  is  deceased.  Ruhama,  youngest  daughter,  married  Charles  Pix- 
ley  of  I ron ton. 

The  following  is  an  estimate  of  Mr.  Cadot  from  one  who 
knew  him  best;  In  Claudius  Cadot  the  elements  wdiich  most  contrib- 
ute to  the  thrift  and  general  prosperity  of  the  French  people  as  a 
nation  "were  pre-eminently  united.  He  had  great  industry,  untiring 


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energy,  a rare  capacity  for  good  management,  and  the  ideas  of  fru- 
gality which  had  been  inbred  in  the  French  colonists  who  located  on 
the  Ohio.  These  qualities,  united  with  a frame  of  iron,  insured  for 
the  little  man  the  success  which  his  life  exemplified.  By  good  for- 
tune, too,  he  invested  the  hard  earnings  of  his  youth,  made  at  keel- 
boating and  other  laborious  pursuits,  in  land  located  near  the  iron  fur- 
naces of  the  Pine  Creek  country  in  the  Hanging  Rock  region,  and 
thus  realized  a ready  market  for  all  his  produce  and  Claudius  Cadot 
always  had  something  to  sell.  If  his  neighbors — who  also  lived  on 
farms — ran  short  of  feed,  or  fruit,  or  truck,  or  young  stock,  Cadot 
could  nearly  always  supply  them.  As  he  continued  to  prosper  he 
•added  to  his  holdings  until  his  farm  grew  to  comprise  hundreds  of 
acres.  He  was  prudent  and  cautious  withal — and  came  to  he  widely 
recognized  as  a solid,  safe,  substantial,  reliable  man.  At  the  end  of 
life,  when  his  surplus  securities  were  unrolled  and  were  found  to  net 
nearly  $60,000,  in  addition  to  his  real  estate  holdings,  it  presented  a 
valuable  object  lesson  as  to  what  the  young  man  in  this  country, 
starting  with  his  bare  hands,  and  working  without  speculative  meth- 
ods, may  achieve,  if  he  is  animated  by  the  right  spirit.  And  be- 
sides his  worldly  accumulations,  he  left  not  only  a worthy  example  to 
the  community,  but  the  record  of  a pure  life  and  honorable  name  to 
his  family. 

Lemuel  Cadot,  Sr., 

was  born  in  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  July  4,  1794,  the  son  of  Claudius  Cad- 
ot, one  of  the  500  French  who  formed  the  settlement  at  Gallipolis. 
His  father  died  in  1795  when  he  was  but  a year  old  and  his  mother 
took  him  and  his  brother  Claudius  and  his  sister  Mary  to  the  French 
Grant  to  live.  His  sister  who  afterwards  married  Francis  Le  Clercq 
was  the  first  child  born  in  Gallipolis.  When  a boy  our  subject  work- 
ed at  keel-boating.  From  1817  to  1827,  lie  was  thus  engaged  and 
would  go  with  a keel-boat  from  Pittsburg  to  Nashville,  Tennessee, 
and  sometimes  walk  back.  In  1827,  he  purchased  a farm  from  the 
government  and  followed  farming  until  he  died,  still  residing  on  his 
original  farm.  He  was  married  July  28,  1828,  to  Catherine  Baccus, 
daughter  of  James  S.  Baccus.  To  them  were  born  nine  children, 
six  sons  and  three  daughters.  Mary  Jane,  wife  of  Harrison  H.  Ful- 
lerton, died  in  1873.  One  daughter  died  in  infancy.  Nancy  M., 
wife  of  Dr.  Thomas  McGovney,  died  some  years  ago  at  Ironton,  O. : 
William  Henry  Harrison  and  C.  S.  Cadot  of  Portsmouth,  John  Ju- 
lius and  Lemuel  Zenas,  both  deceased ; Seymour  Sydney  of  Fred- 
ricksburg,  Virginia,  and  James  Claudius,  deceased.  Our  subject 
was  a township  officer  for  a number  of  vears,  but  held  no  other  of- 
fices. He  was  industrious  and  an  honorable  citizen,  a good  neigh- 
bor and  a careful  and  close  business  man.  In  charitable  matters  he 
was  liberal.  He  died  June  6,  1875. 


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George  Washington  Calvert 

was  born  in  Prince  William  County,  Virginia,  September  15,  180s. 
V hen  be  was  a child  his  father  died  and  his  mother  came  to  Ohio 
with  her  family  and  located  in  Scioto  County  in  the  vicinity  of  Ports- 
mouth. For  many  years  young  Calvert  was  in  the  employ  of  the  late 
Captain  Cleveland,  as  manager  of  his  farm,  now  known  as  the  “In- 
firmary Farm.”  Fie  was  also  engaged  for  a time  as  a contractor  on 
the  Ohio  canal,  having  charge  of  a section  between  Portsmouth  and 
Jasper.  When  the  canal  was  finished,  he  purchased  some  land  in  the 
neighborhood  of  Portsmouth,  to  which  he  afterwards  added  as  his 
circumstances  permitted  ; and  at  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  the 
owner  of  a very  large  and  valuable  farm  in  the  Scioto  Valley.  In' 
the  latter  part  of  his  life  he  was  engaged  in  farming. 

Our  subject’s  early  education  was  meager,  but  he  was  quite  a 
reader  and  student  and  acquired  a great  fund  of  general  knowledge. 

In  1833,  'ie  was  niarried  to  Miss  Mary  Emma  Dent  Hoskinson, 
daughter  of  the  Rev.  Josiah  Hoskinson,  of  Scioto  County,  but  for- 
merly of  Virginia.  Mrs.  Calvert  died  April  1,  1852,  of  lung  fever, 
at  which  time  Mr.  Calvert  was  very  sick  'with  the  same  disease. 
They  had  six  children,  five  of  whom  survived;  Frank  W.,  formerly 
a groeeryman  in  Portsmouth,  now  deceased;  Robert  A.,  attorney-at- 
law,  Portsmouth;  Thomas  E.,  farmer  of  Scioto  County,  and  Eva  A., 
wife  of  Silas  Clark. 

For  some  vears  prior  to  his  death,  Mr.  Calvert  married  a second 
time  to  Miss  Jane  E.  Reed,  who  survived  him.  PTe  died  August  5, 
1874. 

In  1868,  he  established  the  Calvert  dairy  farm  and  conducted 
it  until  the  spring  of  1874. 

Mr.  Calvert  was  a Whig  during,  the  time  of  that  party  and  after 
the  death  of  that  party,  he  became  a Democrat. 

Fie  was  an  advocate  of  progress  at  all  times  and  was  noted  for 
his  integrity  and  kindness  of  heart. 

Phineas  Bean  Chaffin 

was  born  December  7,  1823.  in  Porter  Township,  Scioto  County, 
Ohio.  His  father.  Phineas  P>.  Chaffin,  was  a brother  of  Shadrach. 
Reuben  and  Daniel  Chaffin.  His  father  came  from  New  Hampshire 
in  1812,  and  married  his  mother,  Almira  Wheeler  in  1820.  She  was 
a daughter  of  Nathaniel  Wheeler,  a Revolutionary  soldier,  whose  rec- 
ord as  such  will  be  found  in  the  article  on  Revolutionary  Soldiers  in 
this  work.  Levi  and  Luther  Wheeler,  and  Nathaniel  Wheeler,  Jr., 
well  known  in  Scioto  County,  were  her  brothers.  Of  the  children 
of  Phineas  Chaffin,  Sr.,  there  were:  Lovina  and  Vilena;  Lovina 
married  Reuben  Lamb  in  the  French  Grant  and  had  a family;  Vilena 
married  Horace  T.  FTall,  and  had  a family.  Phineas  B.,  our  sub- 
ject, was  the  next  child,  and  then  there  were  two  who  died  in  infancy. 


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He  had  a brother  John  who  married  Rebecca  Patton,  and  reared  a 
family.  Another  brother  Frances  M.,  married  Susan  Perry,  and 
reared  a family.  Another  brother,  William  Brackett,  married  and. 
has  two  sons  living  in  Huntington,  W.  Va.  Their  names  are  Clar- 
ence and  William.  Another  brother,  Thomas  B.,  is  married,  has  a 
family,  and  lives  in  Portsmouth,  and  George  a brother  also  lives  in 
Portsmouth,  and  has  a family.  Abigail,  a sister,  married  Francis 
Andre.  Both  are  deceased.  Another  sister,  Calphurnia  married  Au- 
gustus Andre,  and  lives  in  Huntington.  Our  subject  married  Persis 
Lamb,  January  18,  1848.  They  have  five  children  living,  two  sons 
and  three  daughters.  The  sons,  Albert  Byers  and  Frank  Morey,  re- 
side in  Morgan  Township.  Of  the  daughters,  Rub)'-  married 
Thomas  Hartman  and  resides  at  Wheelersburg ; Ida  May  and  Ina 
Belle  are  unmarried.  Our  subject  lived  on  the  Lamb  farm,  one  and 
one-half  mile  below  Franklin  Furnace,  from  1848  to  1875  : and  then 
bought  the  Montgomery  Mill  on  Pine  Creek  and  lived  there  until 
April  5,  1882,  and  then  moved  to  Crabtree,  Morgan  Township,  where 
he  has  since  resided.  He  was  a Whig  until  the  Republican  partv 
came  into  existence,  and  acted  with  them  until  1896,  wlien  he  voted 
for  Bryan.  He  learned  the  shoemakers  trade,  but  never  followed  it 
after  his  marriage.  The  Lamb  family  came  from  Vermont  and  the 
Chaffin  family  came  from  New  Hampshire.  His  wife  died  the  1st 
of  September,  1890. 

Aaron  ClarK 

was  born  at  Piketon,  Ohio,  Tune  18,  1808.  He  came  to  Scioto 
County  in  1834,  and  settled  in  Washington  Township,  where  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  married  April  3,  1836,  to 
Eliza  Orme,  daughter  of  John  Orme,  who  with  his  sons,  Silas  and 
John,  and  daughter,  Mrs.  Lovey  J.  Carlin  survive  him.  Lie  was  a 
Democrat  all  his  life.  At  one  time  he  was  was  worth  considerable 
money,  but  three  Scioto  floods  in  five  years  lost  him  all  he  had.  In 
1878,  he  was  the  candidate  of  his  party  for  sheriff,  and  was  defeated. 
He  died  June  13,  1899.  Uncle  Aaron,  as  he  was  generally  known, 
was  always  willing  to  do  everything  for  everybody,  even  to  the  neg- 
lect of  his  own  affairs.  He  was  an  easy  going  citizen  and  a good 
neighbor,  but  utterly  lacked  the  talent  of  accumulation.  His  widow, 
the  youngest  child  of  John  Orme  and  the  only  survivor  of  his  family 
is  living  near  Dan  Harwood’s  in  Morgan  Township.  She  was  born 
September  12,  1817,  in  a log  house  near  the  great  mound  which  for- 
merly stood  on  the  Heinisch  lot  on  Gallia  street. 


George  Crawford! 

was  born  in  Ireland,  County  Tvrone,  near  Fintona,  November  6, 
1829.  His  father’s  name  was  John  Crawford,  who  came  to  this 
country  in  1840,  landed  at  Manchester,  and  went  from  Manchester 


674  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 

to  West  Union.  He  bought  a little  farm  on  Brush  Creek  and  moved 
out  there.  He  resided  there  until  his  death,  August  23,  1873  at  the 
age  of  eighty-five.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Jane  McClung 
She  died  November  7,  1855,  aged  63  years.  His  parents  had  ten 
children,  all  of  whom  they  brought  to  the  United  States.  They 
came  over  in  the  ship,  Napier  to  Philadelphia,  and  were  six  weeks  on 
the  ocean.  The  young'est  child,  two  years  old,  died  on  the  ocean  and 
was  buried  at  sea. 

Our  subject  received  his  education  in  Ireland,  but  attended  pay 
schools  all  the  time,  as  they  had  no  free  schools  there  in  his  time.  He 
helped  to  build  the  Maysville  & Zanesville  Turnpike  through  West 
Union  to  Aberdeen.  His  father,  his  oldest  brother  Samuel  and  him- 
self worked  on  the  pike.  In  the  spring  of  1841,  his  brother  Samuel 
and  he  went  to  Bloom  Furnace  and  worked  there.  In  1842,  they 
went  to  Jackson  Furnace  and  part  of  the  time  at  Junior  Furnace. 
They  dug  ore  and  filled  the  furnaces.  In  the  spring  of  1843,  Joe 
Smith  put  him  in  the  store  at  Junior  Furnace,  as  storekeeper,  and  his 
brother  Samuel  worked  in  the  coal  mines.  In  addition  to  keeping 
the  store,  he  attended  to  taking  up  the  charcoal.  In  1844,  he  was 
put  in  the  office  at  Junior  Furnace,  as  book-keeper,  and  remained 
there  until  March  1,  1851.  He  was  married  December  26,  1849, 
Mary  Young  Glidden,  daughter  of  Samuel  Mills  Glidden.  They 
went  to  housekeeping  at  Junior  Furnace,  hut  moved  to  Clinton  Fur- 
nace in  March,  1851,  where  he  still  resides  and  expects  to  die. 

Joseph  W.,  Charles  N.,  O.  H.,  and  Daniel  FI.  Glidden,  fom' 
brothers,  bought  Clinton  Furnace  in  1848.  Our  subject  went  in  with 
them  first  as  a book-keeper.  Then  Stephen  Glidden,  his  brother-in- 
law  and  he  rented  the  Furnace,  and  operated  it  until  1834.  At  the 
end  of  three  years,  he  bought  the  interest  of  Stephen  Glidden  and 
bought  T-24  from  each  of  the  other  owners.  The  furnace  contin- 
ued under  the  firm  name  of  Glidden,  Crawford  & Co.,  until  the  fall 
of  1867,  when  Mr.  Crawford  bought  the  entire  property.  He  took 
in  with  him  Wm.  J.  Bell.  They  operated  the  Furnace  as  Crawford 
& Bell,  until  the  fall  of  1870,  when  he  sold  out  to  Wm.  J.  Bell,  who 
operated  the  Furnace  individually.  Our  subject  then  moved  to 
Portsmouth,  and  after  ten  years  lawing  about  the  title  of  the  Furnace, 
Mr.  Crawford  bought  it  back.  The  Furnace  went  out  of  blast  in 
the  fall  or  winter  of  1873  for  good.  There  were  5,000  acres  of  the 
Furnace  property  at  that  time.  Mr.  Crawford  sold  about  3,000  acres 
of  the  land  to  G.  W.  Kelley.  His  son  owns  2,500  acres  around  the 
whole  furnace  site  and  Mr.  Crawford  resides  there. 

His  wife  died  April  22,  1891.  Their  children  are  as  follows: 
Mary  Elba,  died  at  sixteen  months;  George  W.,  formerly  Mayor 
of  Portsmouth;  Charles  M.,  died  at  the  age  of  eight  years;  Dr.  John 
N.  W.,  residing  in  New  York  City;  Doctor  Mrs.  M.  A.  G.  Dwight,  at 
Boston. 


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Mr.  Crawford  was  a Whig  while  that  party  lasted,  and  since 
then  has  been  a Republican.  He  is  a typical  Irishman.  Though 
the  infirmities  of  age  have  worsted  him  somewhat,  he  is  hale  and 
hearty  for  his  years.  He  is  as  full  of  business  as  he  was  at  the  age  of 
twenty.  Care  acts  on  him  like  water  on  a duck’s  feathers.  Time  was 
when  he  was  in  a sea  of  troubles  in  the  business  world,  but  now  he  is 
a spectator  and  enjoys  seeing  the  procession  go  by.  He  has  outlived 
all  his  contemporaries  in  business,  but  yet  life  is  sweet  to  him  and 
he  disagrees  with  the  poet  who  wrote  the  hymn,  “f  would  not  live 
always.” 

Captain  Francis  Cleveland 

was  born  at  Norwich,  Conn.,  December  24,  1796.  He  was  a brother 
of  the  father  of  Ex-President  Cleveland.  He  received  a very  liberal 
education  and  when  it  was  complete,  he  went  to  New  York  City  and 
engaged  as  a Clerk  for  his  uncle.  In  1817,  he  went  to  Zanesville, 
O.,  where  he  taught  schoool  one  year.  Here  he  married  and  two  chil- 
dren were  born  to  him,  a son  and  a daughter.  His  wife  died  in  1823. 
His  sister,  Mrs.  Lewis  F.  Allen  of  Black  Fork,  New  York,  took  the  in- 
fant daughter  and  reared  her  till  she  was  fourteen  years  of  age,  when 
she  died.  His  son  Francis  lived  in  the  east  with  relatives  until  he  was 
eighteen  years  of  age,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  lived 
with  his  father  one  year  or  more.  He  went  from  Portsmouth,  Ohio 
to  Indiana.  From  there  he  went  to  California,  where  he  soon  after 
died. 

In  1832,  our  subject  went  into  business  in  Zanesville  with  one, 
Charles  Hill,  as  jewelers.  Thev  bought  a large  stock  of  high  priced 
goods  in  the  east  and  could  not  sell  them.  As  a result,  they  failed 
in  business.  This  was  in  1824,  and  he  obtained  work  on  the  Miami 
Canal  as  an  Assistant  Engineer.  He  developed  a talent  for  the  work 
and  in  1825  was  made  an  Engineer  on  the  Ohio  Canal. 

In  1828  and  1829,  he  located  on  the  Ohio  Canal  from  ten  miles 
north  of  Chillicothe  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Captain  Cleveland  had 
complete  charge  of  the  building  of  the  canal  for  this  distance.  He  was 
given  the  naming  of  the  new  town  to  he  located  in  Pike  County  and 
he  named  it  Waverlv,  for  Sir  Walter  Scott’s  “Waverlv."  The  Captain 
was  a great  reader  of  standard  fiction  and  was  especially  fond  of 
Scott.  He  possessed  excellent  literary  taste  and  was  a great  col- 
lector of  books.  When  he  located  in  Portsmouth,  in  1828,  he  was 
the  best  educated  person  in  the  town,  excepting  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hemp- 
stead. He  and  his  assistants  worked  all  winter  in  locating  the  canal 
and  the  wonder  is  he  did  not  die  from  the  effects  of  it.  From  the 
spring  of  1828  until  his  death,  his  home  was  in  Portsmouth.  On 
July  4.  1831,  Portsmouth  had  the  greatest  celebration  of  Independ- 
ence Day  in  its  history.  Captain  Cleveland  read  the  Declaration  of 
Independence,  after  which  a salvo  of  artillery  was  fired  as  a defiance 
to  King  George.  He  also  responded  to  one  of  the  toasts  at  the  pub- 


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lie  dinner  on  that  day.  In  1832,  he  was  one  of  the  lecturers  before 
the  Portsmouth  Lyceum.  In  1833,  he  was  overtaken  by  financial 
failure  a second  time  by  reason  of  this  connection  with  the  New  York 
Company.  In  1834,  he  married  Miss  Margaret  Waller,  the  daughter 
of  Dr.  Thomas  Waller.  In  1833,  he  went  to  Indiana  and  located  the 
Whitewater  Canal.  Soon  after  this  he  bought  what  is  now  the  In- 
firmary farm  and  built  the  stone  house  residence  where  he  resided 
for  some  time.  In  1845,  ha(I  a ferry  at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto 
river  for  which  he  paid  $25.00  per  annum.  In  1844,  he  edited  the 
Portsmouth  Enquirer  and  continued  that  till  1852,  when  he  sold  out. 
In  1848  he  was  the  Democratic  candidate  for  Congress  and  was  de- 
feated. J.  L.  Taylor  was  his  opponent.  In  Scioto  County,  Taylor 
received  1,530  votes  and  Cleveland  1,064.  In  1851.  he  was  the  Dem- 
ocratic candidate  for  State  Senator  in  the  new  Seventh  District, 
against  Col.  O.  F.  Moore  and  was  defeated.  The  vote  in  Scioto 
County  stood,  Moore  1,348,  Cleveland  928.  He  adhered  to  the  De- 
mocracy till  about  1861,  when  he  became  a Republican  and  remained 
as  such  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

On  October  26,  1848,  his  wife  died  leaving  no  issue.  He  never 
re-married.  In  1849  to  1851,  he  was  an  Examiner  and  Inspector  of 
the  public  schools.  From  1851  to  1853  he  was  City  Clerk.  He  was 
also  City  Clerk  from  April  24,  1865  until  November  6,  1872.  Pie 
was  Town  Surveyor  from  1854  to  i860.  In  1855.  as  a member  of 
the  City  Council,  he  offered  a resolution  to  build  the  first  sewer  in 
Portsmouth  and  it  carried.  In  1856,  he  was  appointed  engineer  to 
construct  the  Third  street  sewer  and  controlled  the  entire  work. 
From  1852  to  1872,  he  was  Secretary  of  the  Aurora  Lodge  of  Free 
Masons.  He  was  very  fond  of  Masonry  and  attained  the  33rd  de- 
gree. 

In  1870,  he  was  one  of  the  Infirmary  Directors  of  Portsmouth. 
Lie  was  the  most  efficient  City  Clerk  the  town  ever  had.  The  Com- 
mittee on  Claims  was  a great  power  in  its  time,  but  Captain  Cleveland 
was  equal  to  the  Committee  on  Claims,  and  the  whole  Council  be- 
sides. He  knew  every  detail  and  department  of  the  city’s  affairs. 
Pie  knew  the  city’s  financial  condition  all  the  time.  The  writer 
knew  of  his  work  from  April.  1871,  to  November  4,  1872.  On  Mon- 
day morning,  November  .4,  T872,  he  was  found  in  his  office  speech- 
less. He  seemed  to  be  as  well  as  usual  in  every  respect, 

but  his  voice  was  utterly  gone.  He  could  not  even  make  a 

sound,  though  he  could  see,  hear  and  understand  everything  said 
to  him  and  move  about  as  usual.  He  could  not  write,  and 
hence  was  cut  off  all  communication  with  his  fellows.  His  minutes 

from  October  were  all  complete  and  were  in  the  same  firm  hand  as 

he  always  wrote  in.  A few  days  after  his  affliction,  the  council  pass- 
ed resolutions  in  regard  to  his  official  career,  in  which  it  was  stated 
that  he  was  always  found  at  his  post  of  duty  and  ready  to  furnish  in- 


CAPT.  FRANCIS  CLEVELAND. 
[Page  675.] 


CHARLES  A.  M.  DAMARIN. 
[Page  686.] 


HUGH  COOK. 


[Page  682.] 


BENJAMIN  FRYER. 
[Page  699.] 


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formation  as  to  city  matters.  He  was  ever  watchful  of  the  city’s 
welfare  and  was  truthful  and  honest.  Council  resolved  it  had  lost 
the  best  and  most  efficient  clerk  it  ever  had,  and  that  he  had  the  sym- 
pathy of  the  council.  PI  is  salary  was  ordered  paid  him  to  date  and 
that  a copy  of  the  resolutions  be  given  him.  As  long  as  council 
had  the  election  of  clerk,  Captain  Cleveland  was  re-elected  unani- 
mously, regardless  of  the  political  complexion  of  council. 

Well  might  the  Council  have  spread  this  testimonial  on  its 
journal.  For  years  the  Captain  had  done  the  work  of  the  commit- 
tees of  Council  and  they  had  only  to  sign  their  names  to  a report. 
Moreover  when  Captain  Cleveland  did  this  work  for  the  members,  it 
was  done  better  than  they  could  have  done  it  themselves,  and  they 
knew  it.  His  mind  was  a most  perfect  repository  of  the  city’s  bus- 
iness. He  knew  every  document  and  every  book  in  his  office  and 
could  find  anything  called  for  at  once.  It  was  a good,  clean,  easy 
job  to  be  a councilman  while  Captain  Cleveland  was  clerk.  If  a 
councilman,  did  not  know  everything  about  city  affairs  (which  was 
usually  the  case)  all  he  had  to  do  was  to  ask  Captain  Cleveland  and 
he  was  informed  at  once. 

In  1869,  the  City  Clerkship  was  elective  by  the  people  for  once 
and  Captain  Cleveland  was  on  the  Republican  ticket  and  Thomas  G. 
Howell  on  the  Democratic.  The  vote  stood  Cleveland  893,  Howell 
663,  a majority  of  238,  the  largest  majority  of  any  one  elected. 

No  doubt  every  Democratic  Councilman  and  city  officer  voted 
for  the  Captain.  He  was  not  a religious  man.  All  his  religious 
emotions  evidenced  themselves  in  his  Masonry.  Pie  did  more  work 
for  the  City  of  Portsmouth  in  the  administration  of  its  affairs  than 
any  officer  who  ever  held  office  under  its  municipal  organization. 

As  City  Civil  Engineer,  he  was  the  best  qualified  who  ever  held 
the  office.  The  sewers  he  built  stand  as  well  today  as  when  he  fin- 
ished them.  The  Captain  was  very  fond  of  reading  standard  works 
on  science  and  literature.  He  wrote  out  the  manuscript  of  a scien- 
tific work  which  was  never  published.  It  is  in  the  possession  of  his 
niece,  Miss  Clara  Waller. 

He  survived  until  June  26,  1881,  more  than  eight  years  after  his 
stroke  of  paralysis,  but  he  never  recovered  his  power  of  speech  or 
ability  to  write.  He  could  see  and  could  go  about,  but  the  world 
was  dead  to  him  and  he  to  it.  When  stricken  with  paralysis  he  had 
been  making  his  home  with  Robert  Montgomery  and  he  continued 
his  home  here  until  his  death.  Plis  Masonic  brethren  and  his  wife’s 
relatives  looked  after  his  comfort,  but  it  seems  the  irony  of  fate  that 
he  should  be  compelled  to  live  over  eight  years  shut  off  from  the 
world.  No  more  useful  citizen  ever  lived  in  Portsmouth. 

Charles  Chick 

was  born  in  Gallia  County,  Ohio,  December  23,  1823.  He  was  the 
son  of  William  and  Nancy  (Skinner)  Chick.  William  Chick,  his 


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father,  was  born  in  Somerset,  England,  April  25,  1794.  He,  with 
two  brothers,  John  and  Charles,  came  to  this  country  in  1817  and  set- 
tled in  Gallia  County.  John  Chick  for  years  was  superintendent  of 
Mt.  Vernon  Furnace.  William  Chick  in  1828,  purchased  a farm  of 
five  or  six  hundred  acres  in  the  French  Grant  and  removed  his 
family  there.  He  built  the  stone  house  on  his  farm  which  stood  un- 
til 1900  when  it  was  destroyed  by  fire.  He  had  learned  the  trade  of 
stone  mason  at  the  Portsmouth,  England,  Navy  Yards.  He  also 
built  the  stone  church  near  Powellsville  which  was  torn  down  about 
1892.  He  was  baptized  in  the  Church  of  England,  but  there  was  no 
Episcopal  church  near  him  and  he  gave  his  strong  support  to  the 
Baptist  church,  which  he  built  on  his  farm  with  his  own  hands  and 
contributed  very  liberally  to  its  founding.  His  children  were:  John, 
who  died  on  “the  Isthmus”  while  on  his  way  to  California;  Charles, 
the  subject  of  this  sketch;  William,  aged  seventy-seven,  who  resides 
at  Walton,  Indiana;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Shope,  who  died  at  Pow- 
ellsville; Frank,  who  died  at  his  home  in  Illinois;  George,  aged  sev- 
enty-five, of  Newport,  California;  Hiram,  aged  seventy-three,  of  Sier- 
ra street,  Los  Angeles,  California,  and  Vashti,  aged  seventy-one,  the 
wife  of  James  Davis,  of  Walton,  Indiana.  William  Chick’s  wife  died 
in  1845  and  in  1846  he  purchased  the  farm  on  the  river  east  of  the 
city  which  is  now  the  site  of  the  Burgess  Mill  and  of  Yorktown. 
The  farm  contained  237  acres  for  which  he  paid  $5,000.  In  March, 
1847,  while  the  family  were  preparing  to  move  to  the  river  farm, 
he  was  taken  sick  and  died.  Charles  and  Vashti,  the  two  children 
who  were  still  at  home,  moved  to  the  new  farm.  Charles  bought  out 
the  other  heirs  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  there.  In  1854, 
he  was  married  to  Sarah  Lawson,  daughter  of  Squire  John  Lawson, 
oldest  son  of  William  Lawson,  pioneer  of  Scioto  County  and  oldest 
son  of  Thomas  Lawson  of  Hampshire  County,  Virginia,  who  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War.  Sarah  Lawson  was  also  the  great- 
granddaughter  of  Michael  Watson,  pioneer  of  Adams  County,  who 
was  born  in  Maryland  and  emigrated  to  Mason  County,  Kentucky,  in 
1790,  and  to  Adams  County,  Ohio,  in  1804. 

The  children  of  Charles  and  Sarah  Lawson  Chick  are : Eliza- 
beth, wife  of  Henry  Amberg,  Stephen  C.,  Ida  M.,  wife  of  W.  D, 
Horr,  Clara  B.,  John  W.,  Harriet,  wife  of  William  W.  Gates,  Jr., 
Ella  E.,  Laura  R.,  Walter  A.,  and  Pearl.  One  child  Henrietta  died 
when  three  years  of  age.  All  the  children  live  in  this  city  with  one 
exception,  John,  resides  on  the  Peebles  farm  at  New  Boston.  Charles 
Chick  died  June  8,  1877.  His  widow  resided  on  the  farm  until 
1898  when  she  sold  the  farm  and  moved  to  this  city.  She  had  lived 
in  the  same  house  for  forty-four  years,  having  gone  there  when  a 
bride.  She  and  four  children : Clara,  Ella,  Laura  and  Pearl  now 
reside  at  229  Gallia  street.  Charles  Chick  was  a man  of  sterling 
qualities  and  the  soul  of  honor;  ever  ready  to  lend  a helping  hand  or 


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do  a kindness  to  a neighbor ; he  was  honored  and  respected  by  all  who 
knew  him.  The  “Golden  Rule’’  was  the  rule  of  his  life  and  what- 
ever he  did  was  characterized  by  thoroughness.  His  farm  was  one 
of  the  model  farms  of  the  county. 

William  Crichton 

was  a native  of  Perthshire,  Scotland,  where  he  was  born  February  io, 
1821.  His  father  was  David  Crichton  and  his  mother's  maiden 
name  was  Elizabeth  MacFarland.  The  father  with  one  daughter 
came  to  Porter  Township  in  1832,  leaving  the  family  to  settle  up 
affairs  at  home  and  come  over  the  following  season.  When  the  moth- 
er and  children  arrived,  they  found  that  the  father  and  daughter  had 
lately -died,  and  they  were  thus  thrown  among  strangers  to  wage  life’s 
battle,  as  best  they  could. 

The  children  were:  John,  who  early  emigrated  to  the  Pacific 
coast  where  he  lived,  unmarried,  though  in  prosperous  circumstances ; 
Andrew,  a notice  of  whom  appears  in  this  volume;  James  who  be- 
came partner  in  Buckhorn  Furnace  with  Seeley,  Willard  & Company, 
married  Ruby  Whitcomb  and  left  two  children;  Ernest  and  James, 
the  former  a partner,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  a navigation  com- 
pany in  Portland,  Oregon  and  Amelia  who  married  a Presbyterian 
minister,  Rev.  Gamaliel  Beaman  and  lived  in  Croton,  Iowa,  whose  on- 
ly son  David  C.  Beaman  is  a practicing  attorney  in  Denver,  Colorado ; 
Elizabeth  who  married  Doctor  Josiah  Haines,  a practicing  physician 
in  Keokuk,  Iowa;  Janet  now  living  in  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  unmar- 
ried, and  William,  the  subject  of  this  .sketch,  who  died  unmarried  at 
the  old  home,  in  October,  1894. 

When  the  gold  fever  broke  out  in  1849  Mr.  Crichton  caught  it 
and  became  an  Argonaut.  He  went  overland  to  California  with  the 
party  made  up  at  Wheelersburg  and  a full  account  of  his  trip  will 
be  found  under  the  article  “Fortv-niners.”  While  in  California  Mr. 
Crichton  turned  to  the  carpenter’s  trade  and  worked  in  the  erection 
of  buildings  in  San  Francisco.  He  soon  tired  of  California  and  re- 
turned, by  the  Panama  route.  He  concluded  Scioto  County  was 
good  enough  for  him  and  settled  down  to  the  life  of  a farmer.  This 
occupation  was  to  him  a study,  a pleasure,  an  esthetic  recreation,  as 
well  as  a source  of  profit.  The  first  reaper  introduced  in  Porter 
township,  if  not  in  the  county,  was  one  of  the  old,  heavy  McCor- 
mick reapers  which  he  bought  soon  after  it  began  to  be  manufactured. 
His  tastes  ran  to  wheat  culture.  It  was  he  who  first  demonstrated, 
even  before  the  days  of  commercial  fertilizers,  that  there  was  money 
in  wheat  raising.  His  wheat  yields  ran  up  to  twenty,  twenty-five 
and  sometimes  thirty  bushels  an  acre,  in  favorable  seasons.  So  his 
neighbors  began  to  take  observations.  And  largely  through  Crich- 
ton's pioneer  work  in  this  direction,  this  section  has  become  one  of 
the  famous  wheat  producing  districts  of  the  State. 


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As  a man  he  was  far  above  the  average  in  culture  and  intelli- 
gence. His  reading  was  varied  and  extensive  and  few  subjects  came 
up  that  he  was  not  competent  to  discuss  intelligently.  In  1869, 
he  revisited  relatives  in  Scotland  and  made  a tour  on  the  continent. 
He  began  keeping  a diary  at  that  time,  in  which  he  made  entries  daily 
thereafter  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  so  that  on  referring  to  this  he 
could  tell  in  a moment  about  the  weather  and  seasons  and 
all  the  occurrences  of  any  importance  on  any  day  referred  to.  He 
was  a good  talker  and  a charming  companion.  A complete  file  of 
Harper’s  Magazine  from  the  first  number  issued  down  to  the  time 
of  his  death  had  a place  in  his  library.  Flowers  of  many  kinds,  gor- 
geous beds  of  them  in  season,  adorned  his  yard,  kept  fresh  by  a peren- 
nial spring  in  their  midst,  and  in  the  cultivation  of  these,  he  took 
great  pleasure  and  spent  a large  part  of  his  later  years.  And  withal 
he  wielded  a facile  pen  and,  on  occasion,  could  write  an  idyllic  sketch, 
or  an  ironic,  biting  screed.  Not  many  knew  that  an  occasional 
editorial  from  his  pen  would  sometimes  appear  unsigned  in  the  local 
press.  A fine  sense  of  honor,  to  those  who  knew  him,  formed  the 
ineradicable  substratum  of  his  character.  In  matters  of  principle  he 
was  uncompromising.  A trust  of  any  kind  was  absolutely  safe  in 
his  keeping.  When  abolitionism  was  a reproach  he  was  one  of  two 
in  his  township  who  voted  his  principles.  And  he  permitted  no  ques- 
tions of  expediency  to  dim  or  blur  his  perceptions  of  what  was  honor- 
able and  right.  Fie  was  a fair  type  of  the  Old  World  country  gen- 
tleman transplanted  to  the  New. 

Silas  W.  Cole 

was  born  in  Chenango  County,  New  York,  August  2,  1797.  He  re- 
ceived a common  school  education  and  in  1819  he  went  to  Harris- 
burg, Pennsylvania,  where  he  engaged  in  teaching  English  in  a 
German  school.  In  the  summer  of  that  year  he  walked  to  Pitts- 
burg. On  leaving  there  he  with  two  others  went  in  a skiff  to  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  where  he  landed  and  which  place  he  afterwards  made 
his  home.  As  a youth  he  had  been  brought  up  to  the  trade  of  wagon 
maker.  He  located  in  Washington  Township,  and  followed  that 
trade  there  and  in  Portsmouth  until  about  1825.  On  November  22, 
1822,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Huston,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Huston,  and  settled  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth,  on  the  south- 
west corner  of  Second  and  Court  streets.  He  continued  to  reside  in 
Portsmouth  until  1839,  and  from  that  year  until  1840,  he  lived  on  a 
small  farm  along  the  canal  on  the  West  Side.  In  1826,  he  was  Su- 
pervisor of  the  east  ward  of  Portsmouth,  and  the  same  year,  he  was 
Overseer  of  the  Poor  in  Wayne  Township.  In  1827,  he  was  one  of 
the  Health  Officers  of  the  Town,  and  in  1830,  he  was  the  Clerk  of 
Wayne  Township.  In  1832,  he  was  made  an  additional  member  of 
the  Board  of  Flealth,  in  Portsmouth,  on  account  of  the  cholera.  In 


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1833  and  1834,  he  was  a member  of  the  Town  Council  and  one  of 
the  committee  on  claims.  Thus  he  became  one  of  the  aristocrats  of 
the  town.  In  1835,  he  was  President  of  the  Council.  In  1836,  he 
was  allowed  $100.00  for  his  services,  caring  for  the  streets.  In  1837, 
he  was  elected  street  commissioner  of  the  town  of  Portsmouth,  when 
that  office  was  first  created.  Pie  served  in  the  same  office  the  fol- 
lowing year.  In  1844,  he  was  elected  a County  Commissioner  and 
served  one  term.  In  1837,  he  was  elected  County  Infirmary  Direc- 
tor. He  was  re-nominated  in  1867,  on  the  Republican  ticket;  but 
went  down  in  the  great  disaster  to  the  Republicans  in  that  year. 
However,  he  was  re-elected  in  1869  and  served  another  term.  In 
1861,  his  wife  died.  In  1864,  he  married  Mrs.  Antoinette  Squires, 
who  survived  him. 

The  following  were  the  children  of  his  first  marriage : George 
W.,  who  lives  at  Dry  Run,  this  county;  William  Crayton,  who  resides 
at  New  Windsor,  Illinois;  Charles  Oscar,  living  at  Cheshire,  Ohio; 
Amos  Burnham,  deceased;  Caroline,  the  widow  of  William  Barber, 
who  resides  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Joseph  H.  hereinafter  mentioned; 
Silas,  living  in  Washington  Township;  John,  who  lives  on  the  Gable 
farm  in  Clay  Township  and  James  Madison  of  Hulett,  Wyoming. 

In  politics,  he  was  a Whig  and  Republican.  He  was  a member 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  for  fifty  years  and  a consistent  one 
at  that.  His  son,  Joseph  H.  Cole,  entered  Co.  E of  the  33rd  Ohio 
as  a private,  and  was  appointed  Sergeant,  promoted  to  Second  Lieu- 
tenant in  1863,  and  on  September  19,  1863,  was  killed  at  the  battle 
of  Chickamauga. 

Mr.  Cole  was  a man  of  severe  manners  and  of  great  dignity. 
He  was  one  of  the  plain  Methodists.  Had  he  lived  in  the  time  of 
the  Puritans,  he  would  have  been  a Chief  among  them.  He  was  al- 
ways frugal  and  industrious.  He  was  regular  in  all  his  habits  and 
positive  in  his  opinions.  Sometimes  he  appeared  to  be  abrupt  and 
cold,  but  with  all  he  was  a most  excellent  man  and  citizen  and  a very 
earnest  Christian.  With  him  religion  was  no  loose  sentiment,  but 
a set  of  principles  to  be  lived  every  day.  He  held  many  times  the 
offices  of  Steward  and  Trustee  in  the  Church.  He  died  on  the  6th 
of  January,  1875,  honored  and  respected  by  the  entire  circle  of  his 
acquaintance. 

• Captain  Samuel  Cole, 

son  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah  Coles,  (Quakers)  was  born  at 
Glen  Cove,  Long  Island,  June  8,  1808.  His  father  was  a farmer, 
came  west  at  an  early  day,  settled  in  Rising  Sun  Indiana,  then  re- 
moved to  Franklin,  Ohio,  where  he  was  engaged  for  a time  in  build- 
ing a part  of  the  Ohio  canal.  In  1830,  he  went  to  Portsmouth, 
where  with  his  brother-in-law,  Lemuel  Moss,  he  superintended  the 
construction  of  the  terminus  of  the  canal ; and  also  the  excavations 
for  the  present  channel  of  the  Scioto  river  at  its  mouth.  In  1835, 


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lie  commanded  the  steamboat  “Fairy  Queen.”  Later  he  built  the 
steamboat  “Home”  and  ran  her  on  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers. 
He  was  married,  October  6,  1836,  to  Nancy  Ellen  Peebles,  a daugh- 
ter of  Robert  and  Jane  Peebles  of  Newville,  Penn.  She  came  to  Clril- 
licothe  with  her  mother  in  1828,  and  to  Portsmouth  with  her  sister, 
Mrs.  Lemuel  Moss.  From  1837  to  1849,,  he  was  one  of  the  owners 
of  Moss's  Mill  near  Portsmouth.  With  J.  V.  Robinson,  he  built 
the  tannery  at  Springville,  Kentucky,  opposite  Portsmouth ; also  in 
the  firm  of  Robinson,  Waller  & Coles,  carried  on  a commission  bus- 
iness for  many  years.  In  1854,  he  moved  to  Hanging  Rock,  hav- 
ing purchased  an  interest  in  Hanging  Rock  coal  works  and  Pine 
Grove  Furnace,  and  managed  the  coal  works.  In  1864,  in  company 
with  his  former  associates  and  others,  he  purchased  the  eastern  di- 
vision of  the  Lexington  and  Big  Sandy  R.  R.,  and  moved  to  Ashland. 
He  was  president  of  the  company  and  had  supervision  of  all  its  in- 
terests until  his  death.  He  was  stricken  with  paralysis  in  July,  1869, 
and  never  recovered.  He  died  March  8,  1871,  leaving  a wife  and  ten 
children.  His  son  Thomas  K.,  was  killed  November  19,  1864,  near 
Bunker  Hill,  Va.,  fighting  in  defense  of  the  flag  of  his  country.  His 
oldest  daughter,  Mrs.  Martha  M.  Derby,  died  at  Omaha,  December, 
1871.  His  wife  survived  him  fourteen  years.  She  was  a woman 
of  remarkable  character,  was  the  mother  of  thirteen  children,  of 
whom  one  son,  Col.  Frank  Coles,  and  eight  daughters  survive  her. 

H u f* h Cook 

was  born  at  Carlisle,  Pennsylvania,  March  13,  1785.  In  his  father's 
family  there  were  twelve  sons  and  one  daughter.  Our  subject  came 
to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  the  year  1811,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two.  He 
was  then  married,  but  the  name  of  his  first  wife  was  not  preserved. 
There  were  two  children  of  this  marriage;  John  and  Mary  Ann,  the 
wife  of  Judge  Wm.  V.  Peck.  Mr.  Cook’s  first  wife  died  May  29th. 
1822,  at  the  age  of  thirty-seven  years  and  twenty-nine  days.  He 
married  the  second  time  on  the  8th  of  October,  1822,  to  Mercy  Smith, 
the  widow  of  John  Smith,  and  the  mother  of  Luke  P.  N.  Smith, 
Charles  N.  Smith  and  Joseph  W.  Smith.  The  following  are  the 
children  of  the  second  marriage:  Alpheus;  Margaret,  married  Wm. 
Salter,  died  in  August,  1901  ; Wm.  Thaddeus,  born  October  15,  1828; 
Mercy,  married  Valklow,  and  Robert  Hugh.  Hugh  Cook  was  elect- 
ed Appraiser  of  Wayne  Township  in  1813  and  1816;  and  a Trustee  of 
the  Township  in  1818.  In  1819,  he  was  elected  Supervisor  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  but  declined  the  office,  and  Nathan  Wheeler  was  ap- 
pointed in  his  place.  From  1827  to  1830,  Mr.  Cook  carried  on  a 
very  extensive  teaming  business  between  Portsmouth  and  Chillico- 
the.  James  Emmitt  and  Samuel  C.  Briggs  were  among  his  drivers; 
and  James  Emmitt  claims  to  have  laid  the  foundation  of  his  fortune 
by  working  for  Hugh  Cook,  as  a driver  of  one  of  his  teams.  Mr. 


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Cook  was  engaged  in  this  business  very  extensively  and  must  have 
had  six  or  eight  teams.  In  1828,  1829  and  1830,  he  served  as  Court 
Constable.  He  was  market  master  of  the  city  in  1833.  He  was  a 
man  of  substance  and  standing  in  the  community,  as  he  was  accept- 
ed as  one  of  the  securities  on  Isaac  Noel’s  bond,  as  contractor  for 
the  jail  in  1834.  He  was  jailer  of  the  County  in  1843  and  1844.  and 
when  John  Cook  was  Treasurer  in  1852,  he  was  one  of  his  bondsmen. 
He  was  always  a Democrat,  and  was  one  of  the  seven  Democrats  in 
Scioto  who  voted  for  General  Jackson  in  1828.  He  was  a carpenter 
by  trade,  but  never  followed  it.  He  at  one  time  owned  the  McDowell 
building  on  Front  street,  and  afterwards  owned  property  near  the 
north  end  of  Market  street.  At  one  time,  he  owned  the  property  now 
occupied  by  the  J.  F.  Davis  Drug  Company.  He  owned  six  acres  on 
what  is  now  the  north  side  of  Gallia  street  in  the  vicinity  where  Wm. 
Connolley  now  resides.  He  also  owned  what  is  now  the  George  Ball 
Addition  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Gallia  and  Offnere. 

Mr.  Cook  died  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  August  25,  1858,  aged 
seventy-three  years,  five  months  and  twelve  days.  His  wife,  Mrs. 
Mercy  Cook,  survived  until  February  2,  1885,  when  she  died  at  Ham- 
den Furnace.  Her  maiden  name  was  Mercy  Stratton.  She  united 
with  the  All  Saints  Church  in  1822,  and  was  confirmed  by  Bishop 
Chase. 

H e n ry  Core 

was  born  on  Twin  creek,  Ross  County,  Ohio.  The  name  was  Ger- 
man originally,  Kohr.  He  married  Effie  McDonald,  daughter  of  Col- 
onel John  McDonald,  and  was  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  was  a Whig. 
He  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Methodist  Church  and  during 
the  old  circuit  riding  days,  his  home  was  the  minister’s  home.  He 
and  his  wife  had  six  children : Doctor  James  Core,  of  Homer,  Illi- 
nois, a prominent  physician  and  a member  of  the  Legislature  from  that 
district,  deceased  several  years  ago;  Catherine,  wife  of  James  A.  Gun- 
ning, died  in  1856,  she  was  the  mother  of  Mrs.  John  R.  Foster: 
Elizabeth,  widow  of  James  Steele,  formerly  of  Ross  County,  Ohio,  but 
for  many  years  resident  of  Marshall,  Missouri,  was  another  daughter. 
John  Core  died  long  since.  He  was  long  a resident  of  Red  Rock, 
Iowa.  Clay  Core,  another  son,  married  and  spent  a long  life  in  Il- 
linois and  Anna  Core,  still  living,  is  a resident  of  Tennessee.  Henry 
Core  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1817,  the  year  of  his  marriage.  He 
opened  a hotel  on  Front  street  called  the  Ohio  hotel.  It  was  said 
to  have  been  built  by  Colonel  McDonald.  From  Portsmouth,  he  re- 
moved to  Frankfort,  Ross  County,  Ohio,  in  November,  1829,  and  kept 
a hotel  there.  From  there  he  removed  to  Bloomingburg,  Fayette 
County,  Ohio,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and  dealing  in  horses. 
He  shipped  droves  of  horses  to  the  southern  markets.  In  1851,  he 
sold  his  Fayette  County  farm  and  removed  to  Ross  County  where  he 
I rented  a farm.  In  1853,  he  bought  a farm  near  Bourneville.  He 


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resided  here  until  1856,  when  he  sold  out  and  removed  to  Homer. 
Champaign  County,  Illinois. 

Abraham  Coriell 

was  a son  of  Elias  Coriell,  a native  of  New  Jersey,  who  came  to 
Scioto  County  in  1818.  His  wife  was  a Lucretia  Covert.  They  had 
nine  children : Isaac  was  the  eldest,  Daniel  was  the  second,  Eliza,  who 
married  Isaac  Schoonover,  the  third ; the  fourth  was  Celia ; the  fifth 
Peter;  the  sixth,  Ira;  the  seventh,  Fannie,  who  married  William 
Brown ; and  the  eighth  was  a daughter  drowned  at  the  age  of  two 
years  in  the  Alleghany  river,  as  the  family  were  emigrating  to  Ports- 
-mouth.  The  boat  in  which  they  were  traveling  sank  and  they  were 
unable  to  rescue  the  child.  Their  youngest  child  was  Abraham,  our 
subject,  horn  July  28,  1818,  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth,  on  From 
street.  Elias  Coriell  was  brought  up  to  the  trade  of  hatter,  but  never 
followed  it  for,  when  he  reached  Portsmouth,  he  concluded  that  there 
were  too  many  of  his  trade  in  the  town.  In  the  spring  of  1819,  he 
moved  to  the  country,  on  Little  Scioto,  where  our  subject  remained  un- 
til he  was  fourteen  years  of  age.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  went  into 
John  Clugsten’s  jewelry  store  and  served  there  as  an  apprentice  until 
he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  On  reaching  has  majority  he  went  to 
Chillicothe  and  worked  there  one  year  in  the  jewelry  store  of  A.  J. 
Clarke.  He  then  came  back  and  worked  with  Mr.  Clugsten  till  about 
1842,  when  he  started  up  in  business  for  himself  in  Portsmouth,  and 
continued  until  the  year  1896,  a period  of  fifty-four  years.  August 
5,  1892,  he  was  married  to  Mary  White,  a daughter  of  Daniel  White. 
From  the  time  of  his  marriage  he  resided  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth. 
Plis  children  were;  Electa  Ann,  wife  of  Peter  J.  Honaker,  died  in 
1886;  Henry  Otterbein,  died  at  the  age  of  eight  months;  Ira  Frank, 
died  in  1898;  Alice,  wife  of  William  Hancock;  and  his  son  Edward, 
is  Secretary  of  the  Scioto  Building  Association;  and  a daughter,  Ella 
died  at  the  age  of  five  years.  Mr.  Coriell  was  a Whig  as  long  as  the 
Whig  party  lasted,  and  then  became  a Republican.  In  his  earl)' 
life  he  was  a member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  but  about  1861,  he 
became  a member  of  the  Christian  Disciple  Church,  and  has  continued 
such  ever  since.  Plis  wife  died  May  17,  1895,  and  since  then  he  has 
made  his  home  with  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Hancock. 

Catharine  Murphy  Cox, 

widow  of  Martin  Cox,  was  born  October  18,  1815.  When  a girl  she 
attended  school  three  months  a year,  and  stated  that  the  teacher  did 
not  know  more  than  a ten  year  old  hoy  does  now.  The  school  house 
was  of  logs.  She  had  to  walk  through  wet  swampy  ground  and 
would  often  sit  with  cold  damp  feet  on  wooden  benches,  nothing 
more  than  a board  with  legs.  She  thinks  the  boys  and  girls  of  today 
could  not  stand  that.  The  teachers  of  her  childhood  whipped  their 
pupils  frequently,  and  the  girls  as  well  as  the  boys.  She  attended 


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church  about  once  a month  but  attended  Sunday  School  every  Sunday. 
Abner  Ewing  conducted  it.  Her  father,  Recompense  Murphy,  was 
not  a member  of  any  church  until  after  he  married  his  second  wife. 
Her  mother  was  an  old  school  Presbyterian. 

She  saw  the  second  steamboat  go  down  the  Ohio  river.  It  was 
named  the  “William  Putnam.”  When  she  was  a girl,  the  banks  of 
the  river  were  inclined  at  about  an  angle  of  forty-five  degrees,  and  did 
not  begin  to  cave  until  the  steamboats  began  to  run  regularly.  The 
waves  washed  the  sand  out  of  them  and  then  the  banks  began  to 
crumble  and  this  process  has  been  going  on  ever  since.  This  second 
boat  which  she  saw  was  a stern  wheeler. 

The  articles  of  table-ware  in  her  time  were  all  pewter.  She  re- 
lates that  her  father,  Recompense  Murphy,  walked  all  the  way  from 
Adams  County  to  New  Jersey  to  get  money  to  pay  for  his  lands.  He 
had  bought  six  hundred  acres  and  agreed  to  pay  one  dollar  an  acre 
for  it.  When  she  was  a child,  wolves  were  howling  around  her  fath- 
er’s house  every  night.  There  was  an  old  man  who  bought  six  hun- 
' dred  acres  of  land  back  of  Vanceburg,  in  the  hills  and  undertook  to 
start  a sheep  farm.  He  brought  hounds  with  him  and  these  hounds 
caused  the  wolves  to  leave  the  neighborhood.  One  night  her  father 
awakened  her  and  her  brothers  and  sisters  and  told  them  that  it  would 
be  the  last  time  they  would  hear  the  wolves,  and  so  it  proved.  The 
hounds  in  Kentucky  would  run  the  deer  into  the  Ohio  river,  and  the 
people  on  the  Ohio  side  would  take  them. 

There  was  a young  woman  in  the  neighborhood  named  Blakemore. 
When  she  was  about  sixteen  years  of  age,  she  left  her  home  in 
Kentucky,  crossed  the  Ohio  river  in  a canoe  and  walked  through  the 
i woods  from  the  landing  place  opposite  V anceburg.  to  the  cabin  which 
stood  where  James  McMasters  now  lives,  more  than  a mile.  She 
started  in  the  afternoon  to  return  home  with  a package  she  had  obtain- 
ed at  the  house  where  Simon  Smith  then  lived.  The  wolves  followed 
her  through  the  woods  and  she  was  compelled  to  undo  her  package 
and  throw  its  contents  on  the  ground,  and  afterwards,  her  bonnet  and 
shawl  and  apron  to  delay  the  wolves.  T-hev  would  stop  long  enough 
to  ascertain  what  was  thrown  down  and  to  tear  the  articles  up.  and 
I;  then  they  would  follow.  She  managed  to  get  to  the  river  before 
they  did  and  jumped  into  her  canoe  and  pushed  out  into  the  water. 
The  wolves  followed  as  far  as  they  could  wade,  but  went  back  rather 
than  swim. 

Mrs.  Cox’s  father  used  to  go  to  West  Union  to  buy  tea  when  it 
was  four  dollars  a pound.  She  was  married  November  tq,  1834, 
to  Martin  Cox.  In  that  year,  he  built  ninety  flat  boats  and  took  them 
to  Cincinnati.  These  boats  were  from  one  hundred  and  twenty  to 
one  hundred  and  twentv-two  feet  long,  and  five  to  six  feet  deep. 
They  were  taken  to  Cincinnati  where  they  were  loaded  and  taken  to 
New  Orleans.  There  they  were  broken  up  and  the  lumber  used  to 


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build  houses.  In  1834,  was  the  first  year  Martin  Cox  engaged  in  the 
building  of  fiat  boats;  and  he  continued  it  for  about  five  years,  and  then 
went  to  farming.  Martin  Cox  employed  eight  men  in  boat  building, 
and  sold  most  of  his  boats  to  Thomas  Redden. 

Charles  A.  M.  Damarin 

was  one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  his  time  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth. 
He  was  one  of  the  most  enterprising, — one  of  the  most  successful. 
He  was  a man  of  the  very  strongest  purpose.  He  never  undertook 
anything  execpt  he  had  carefully  considered  it  before  hand,  and  ap- 
proved it.  He  would  undertake  nothing  unreasonable,  nothing  he 
did  not  believe  he  could  accomplish,  and  when  he  undertook  it,  he 
succeeded.  The  word  “failure”  was  not  in  his  copy  of  the  dictionary. 
He  was  a Frenchman,  but  without  the  excitability  of  a Frenchman. 
He  was  always  calm,  cool  and  collected.  He  never  lost  his  presence 
nf  mind,  or  equipoise.  Fie  maintained  a supremacy  over  other  men 
in  business,  because  he  had  the  genius  and  talent  which  deserved  it. 
Fie  was  born  in  Paris,  France,  April  10,  1797.  His  father  was 
Antonins  M.  M.  Damarin  and  his  mother  was  Mary  Le  Brun.  He 
was  the  eldest  of  three  children.  He  received  a liberal  education  in 
France.  On  March  16,  1817,  he,  his  father  and  his  brother  conclud- 
ed to  come  to  the  United  States.  They  landed  in  New  York,  May 
2,  1817,  and  went  to  Gallipolis,  Ohio.  He  went  into  the  employment 
of  John  Peter  Romaine  Bureau,  as  a clerk  ; and  subsequently  he  became 
a partner  in  the  business. 

In  1830,  he  returned  to  France,  and  was  in  the  city  of  Paris  at 
the  time  when  Charles  X was  dethroned.  He  brought  back  his  moth- 
er and  sister  with  him.  Fie  felt  that  he  wanted  another  field  than  in 
Gallipolis,  and  in  1831,  located  in  Cincinnati,  and  engaged  in  business. 
In  1833,  he  was  induced  by  Captain  James  W.  Davis  to  locate  in 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  did  so.  He  embarked  in  the  grocery  business 
and  expanded  it  till  he  became  a wholesaler.  Part  of  the  time  he  had 
as  partner  Charles  Henking  of  Gallipolis.  He  took  the  lead  in  bis 
business  in  Portsmouth  and  maintained  it  all  his  life.  While  he  was 
in  active  business,  which  was  the  whole  of  his  life  in  Portsmouth  no 
enterprise  of  any  public  consequence  was  undertaken  unless  he  was 
in  it,  and  at  the  first  of  it.  Fie  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Com- 
mercial Bank  and  one  of  its  directors.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to 
start  the  Scioto  Rolling  Mill,  afterwards  the  Burgess  Steel  & Iron 
Works.  Tf  he  and  J.  V.  Robinson  had  not  endorsed  the  Scioto  & 
Hocking  Valley  Railroad,  it  would  never  have  been  built.  He  was 
also  in  the  Portsmouth  Insurance  Company  and  its  President. 

In  1853,  he  built  the  Hamden  Furnace.  To>show  the  character 
of  the  man,  in  1835.  when  he  had  only  been  in  Portsmouth  two  years, 
he  was  selected  to  obtain  a loan  of  $10,000  to  build  the  present  Court 
House.  The  Commissioners  left  the  money  with  him  and  checked 


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it  out  as  they  needed  it,  preferring  to  do  that  rather  than  trust  the 
County  Treasurer  on  his  bond  or  any  Bank.  Mr.  Damarin  amassed 
a fortune,  as  he  deserved  to.  He  had  four  sons,  and  three  daughters. 
Two  of  the  sons  died  in  infancy,  and  one  in  youth  and  one  is  sur- 
viving, Augustus  M.  Damarin.  Of  his  three  daughters,  two  survive, 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Voorheis,  wife  of  A.  B.  Voorheis  of  Cincinnati,  and 
Mrs.  Harriet,  wife  of  George  D.  Scudder  of  Portsmouth. 

Mr.  Damarin  wanted  a lateral  canal  to  Portsmouth,  a dam  at 
Bear  Creek  and  the  canal  on  the  east  side.  He  planned  for  a great 
basin,  or  canal  boat  harbor,  where  the  Burgess  Mill  stood  at  the  west 
end  of  the  city.  It  was  a wonderful  plan  and  had  it  succeeded,  Ports- 
mouth would  have  been  a city  of  75.000  people  todav.  But  it  was 
turned  over  to  the  State  and  dropped.  Had  it  been  turned  over  to 
Mr.  Damarin,  the  enterprise  would  have  been  carried  through.  Had 
he  lived  in  our  clay,  with  his  business  talent,  for  organization,  he 
would  have  found  ample  opportunity  for  their  employment.  He  had 
a strong  will,  great  powers'  of  endurance  both  mental  and  physical. 
His  integrity  shone  above  all  his  other  qualities.  He  was  public 
spirited  to  the  highest  degree,  and  his  energy  knew  no  limits  except 
time  in  which  to  act.  He  was  charitable  and  benevolent,  and  was 
pleased  with  opportunities  to  display  those  features  of  his  character. 
His  native  French  courtesy  made  him  courteous  to  all  whom  he  met. 
He  had  a wide  business  acquaintance  and  enjoyed  the  confidence  of 
its  entire  circle.  His  credit  was  as  good  away  from  home  as  at  home. 
Had  he  offered  to  buy  the  town  and  council  had  accepted  the  offer, 
he  would  have  been  ready  to  pay  the  money  down  at  the  time  appoint- 
ed. He  never  made  a business  proposition,  which  he  did  not  mean 
to  be  accepted,  and,  if  accepted,  he  always  had  the  means  to  comply 
with  it. 

He  did  as  much  as  any  man  who  ever  lived  in  Portsmouth  to 
contribute  to  its  growth  and  prosperity.  The  writer  and  no  one  else 
is  responsible  for  the  idea,  but  he  believes  that  C.  A.  M.  Damarin  and 
J.  V.  Robinson  made  Portsmouth  what  it  is;  that  they  laid  the 
foundation  for  the  town’s  prosperity  and  success. 

iVandrrs  Darby 

was  a fine  subject  for  the  story  tellers.  He  was  born  in  1788,  but 
where  is  now  unknown,  probably  in  Philadelphia.  He  was  one  of 
the  very  first  settlers  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth. 

He  bought  a whole  inlot.  No.  95,  82 y2  feet  front  on  the  corner 
where  the  Gilbert  Wholesale  Grocery  now  stands,  for  $50.00,  of 
Henrv  Massie  in  1809,  and  the  inlot  immediately  south  of  it.  front- 
ing the  same  width  on  Front  street.  No.  96,  for  $100.  He  built  a 
small  log  house  on  the  Front  street  lot  and  rented  it  out.  He  built 
a two  story  log  house  on  Second  street.  There  was  a door  toward 
Second  street,  but  no  windows  fronting  either  street.  Pie  had  an 


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opening  on  one  side  of  the  door  to  enable  him  to  observe  any  one 
who  approached.  At  the  same  time,  he  bought  an  outlot  on  the 
southwest  corner  of  Third  and  Chillicothe  streets,  No.  540,  for  $50.08, 
of  the  County  Commissioners.  It  contained  three  acres  and  he  used 
it  for  a cow  pasture.  He  owned  another  outlot  on  Third  and  Wash- 
ington streets.  It  also  contained  three  acres.  His  business  was 
making  oars  and  selling  poles  for  keel  boats  and  skiff  oars,  and  he 
was  kept  busy.  He  carried  on  his  business  in  the  lower  story  of  his 
log  house  on  Second  street.  His  Second  street  lot  he  had  fenced 
with  pickets  twelve  feet  high. 

He  was  a bachelor  and  his  own  cook  and  housekeeper.  He  was 
extremely  frugal  and  parsimonious  in  his  habits.  It  is  said  that 
he  once  fell  in  love  with  a widow,  who  had  two  children,  but  never 
declared  his  love.  He  at  one  time  prepared  a meal  and  set  his  table 
for  four.  He  helped  each  plate,  one  for  the  widow,  whom  he  imag- 
ined to  be  present,  and  one  for  each  of  the  two  children  and  one  for 
himself.  He  then  took  a survey  of  the  table  and  then  said  to  him- 
self, it  would  not  do,  that  he  could  not  afford  to  maintain  such  a fam- 
ily. He  gave  up  the  matrimonial  project  and  the  widow  never  heard 
his  declaration  of  love. 

After  rejecting  the  project,  he  lived  and  died  a bachelor  on  Sep- 
tember 16,  1825.  The  newspaper  announcing  his  death,  said  he  died 
of  a lingering*  disease,  and  of  the  infirmities  incident  to  old  age.  He 
was  59  years  old  when  he  died  and  yet  Captain  Shackford  who  came 
to  Portsmouth  at  the  age  of  68,  lived  twenty-five  years  afterward. 
He  never  held  any  office,  except  that  of  fence  viewer.  In  April,  1811, 
he  was  a fence  viewer  of  Wayne  Township  and  Martin  Funk  was 
his  colleague.  He  was  a member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  very  in- 
dustrious and  strictly  honest.  He  died  four  years  before  Greenlawn 
cemetery  was  opened  and  the  place  of  his  sepulchre  is  not  known. 
His  relatives  in  Philadelphia  obtained  his  property.  The  hermit  bus- 
iness was  much  overdone  in  the  pioneer  days.  It  was  then  out  ot 
place,  because  people  were  so  dependent  on  each  other : but  now  it 
would  be  a blessed  thing  if  a large  number  of  the  community  would 
seclude  themselves  from  their  fellows.  But  with  all  the  conve- 
niences, comforts  and  luxuries  of  modern  life,  the  hermit  business  has 
been  abandoned  and  there  are  no  more  Sanders  Darbys  to  write  about. 

Stephen  P.  Q rake 

was  born  near  Georgetown,  Brown  County,  Obio,  in  October,  1818. 
When  a boy  he  was  apprenticed  to  David  Ammen  and  learned  the 
printer’s  trade  on  the  “Castigator,”  published  in  Georgetown.  In 
the  office  was  Captain  Daniel  Ammen,  afterwards  Commodore  Dan- 
iel Ammen,  and  Reeder  W.  Clark,  afterwards  Congressman  from  that 
district.  After  finishing  his  apprenticeship,  he  worked  in  the  office 
of  the  “Western  Advertiser,”  at  Cincinnati,  as  a hand,  when  George 


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E.  Pugh,  afterwards  United  States  Senator,  was  employed,  in  the  of- 
fice. From  Cincinnati,  he  went  to  Hillsboro,  Ohio,  where  he  worked 
in  the  newspaper  offices  of  the  “Ohio  News"  and  “Hillsboro  Ga- 
zette.” From  Hillsboro,  he  removed  to  Wilmington,  Ohio,  where  he 
established  the  “Western  Whig,”  since  changed  to  the  “Clinton  Re- 
publican.” In  the  winter  of  1840  and  1841,  he  commenced  the  pub- 
lication of  the  “West  Union  Intelligencer,”  at  West  Union,  Ohio.  He 
published  this,  a Whig  paper,  until  the  winter  of  1845  and  1846, 
when  he  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  published  the  “Ports- 
mouth Clipper,”  in  which  he  purchased  a half  interest  of  Mr.  Drouil- 
lard.  He  afterward  purchased  the  other  half  of  the  “Clipper"  and 
united  it  with  the  “Tribune,”  then  owned  by  Silmon  Clark.  The 
new  paner  was  called  the  “Tribune  and  Clipper."  Afterwards  the 
word  “Clipper"  was  dropped.  He  and  Clark  sold  out  to  John  Hanna 
and  subsequently  he  bought  back  one  half  of  the  paper  from  Hanna  and 
they  started  the  “Daily  Evening  Tribune."  In  1852,  he  began  the 
publication  of  the  “Tribune."  In  1858,  he  removed  to  Jackson,  Ohio, 
and  was  connected  with  the  “Jackson  Standard”  for  one  year.  He 
then  removed  to  Madison,  Indiana,  and  published  a daily  and  week- 
ly paper  there.  In  i860,  he  began  the  publication  of  the  “Clipper,” 
at  Ironton,  Ohio,  and  continued  it  until  October,  1862.  when  he  en- 
listed as  a private  in  the  2nd  Virginia  Cavalry.  About  December  14, 
1864,  he  was  captured  and  murdered  by  his  captors.  He  left  a wife 
and  two  children,  Robert  and  Louisa. 

Simon  DeLong 

was  a well  known  character  in  Portsmouth  from  1821  to  1835.  We 
do  not  know  when  he  was  born  or  when  he  died  or  what  place  holds 
his  ashes.  We  know  that  he  was  a butcher  by  occupation.  He  lived 
in  that  part  of  the  city  near  South  Waller  and  Second;  that  he  gave 
his  name  to  one  of  the  additions  to  the  town:  and  that  he  had  a large 
family  of  sons  and  daughters,  none  of  whom  or  their  descendants 
are  now  in  Portsmouth. 

In  1821.  he  was  lister  in  Wayne  Township  and  was  allowed 
$6.00  for  his  services.  In  1822,  he  held  the  same  office.  In  1823, 
lie  had  charge  of  the  Court  House,  and  for  the  period  from  December 
28,  1821,  until  March  4,  1823,  fourteen  and  one-seventh  months,  he 
was  allowed  $30.00,  for  taking  care  of  it.  On  the  last  named  date, 
he  was  re-employed  for  one  year,  and  was  allowed  $5.00  per  quarter 
for  his  services.  In  1824,  he  was  the  jailer  and  was  allowed  $22.25, 
for  boarding  a horse  thief  (so  entered  on  the  Commissioners'  Rec- 
ord) for  89  days.  This  was  at  the  rate  of  twenty-five  c mts  per  day. 
In  the  same  period  he  charged  and  was  allowed-  fiftv  cents  for  wash- 
ing for  the  horse  thief.  In  1824,  at  the  July  term  he  was  allowed 
86.00  for  attending  the  term  as  Court  Constable.  The  term  lasted 
twelve  days  and  he  was  allowed  fiftv  cents  per  dav.  On  December 


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3,  1827.  an  inventory  of  the  Court  House  furniture  was  given  and 
among'  them  were:  four  brass  candlesticks,  one  pair  of  snuffers,  one 
tin  bucket,  one  glass  tumbler.  He  was  ordered  to  buy  two  sets  of 
small  andirons  and  one  set  of  large  ones  for  the  Court  House.  The 
Court  House  had  but  one  writing  desk,  two  tables  and  29  chairs. 

In  1825  and  1826,  he  was  Court  Constable  at  fifty  cents  per  day, 
and  in  1827  had  charge  of  the  Court  House.  In  1830,  he  was  jailer. 
Tn  1831,  he  took  charge  of  the  Court  House  for  $16.00  for  the  en- 
tire year,  payable  four  dollars  each  quarter.  He  was  Town  Marshal 
in  1822,  and  on  March  26,  it  is  recorded  on  the  Council  Journal  that 
Simon  De  Long,  being  sick,  asked  to  go  home.  He  was  Town  Mar- 
shal from  1828  to  1834.  In  1822,  he  served  as  Town  Marshal  the 
whole  year  for  $8.00. 

After  1834,  he  disappeared  from  the  public  records  and  we  have 
no  further  trace  of  him. 

William  Dever 

was  born  October  20,  1825  in  Hamilton  Township,  Jackson  County, 
Ohio.  His  father  was  Solomon  Dever  who  lived  to  the  ripe  age  of 
eighty-nine  years,  and  enjoyed  good  health  all  his  life.  His  mother's 
maiden  name  was  Chloe  Mault,  and  she  lived  to  the  age  of  eighty- 
eight  in  good  health.  His  grandfather  Mault,  lived  almost  to  the 
age  of  one  hundred  so  that  our  subject  was  born  with  4 most  excel- 
lent constitution.  He  was  one  of  a family  of  twelve  children,  the 
second  child.  He  was  reared  in  Jackson  County,  and  attended  first 
a subscription  school  and  afterwards  a public  school ; but  the  educa- 
tional facilities  in  his  boyhood  were  most  meager.  The  joys  of  his 
boyhood  were  chiefly  in  attending  the  general  musters  under  Coi. 
Aaron  Stockham.  He  was  married  in  March,  1848,  to  Louisa  Mc- 
Dowell and  has  had  twelve  children.  Three  of  them  died  in  infancy 
and  nine  are  surviving.  He  has  but  one  son  and  eight  daughters. 
His  children  in  order  of  their  ages  are  as  follows : Noah  J.,  a resi 
dent  of  Portsmouth,  Attornev-at-Law : Mary,  married  Samuel  Wade, 
residing  at  Chetopa,  Kansas;  Abigail,  married  William  R.  Mickle- 
thwait,  residing  in  the  suburbs  of  Portsmouth ; Ellen,  married 
Stephen  P>.  Kearns,  residing  at  Oak  Hill,  Jackson  County;  Elizabeth 
Emily,  married  William  Butcher,  living  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio; 
Louisa  Isabel,  married  Royal  William  Allard,  residing  in  Scioto 
County,  near  Flat  Postoffice;  Ida  Josephine,  married  Edwin  Stone, 
in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania;  Dolly  Alice,  married  Everett  E.  John- 
son, lives  in  Pike  County  near  Flat  Postoffice;  Jane,  married  Morton 
M.  Johnson,  and  resides  in  Jackson  County,  near  Flat  Postoffice  in 
Pike  County.  Mr.  Dever  lives  on  a farm  of  240  acres,  just  over  the 
line  of  Jackson  from  Scioto  County.  He  has  lived  there  twenty 
years,  since  April  10,  1881.  Prior  to  that  he  lived  in  Madison 
Township,  Scioto  County  from  the  time  of  his  marriage.  In  politi- 
cal views,  Mr.  Dever  was  first  a Whig,  afterwards  a Republican. 


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Always  aggressive  and  out-spoken.  He  is  not  a member  of  any 
church;  but  his  wife  is  a member  of  the  Free-Will  Baptist.  Wil- 
liam Dever’s  life  has  flown  along  in  smooth  currents  all  the  time.  He 
has  never  been  sick.  He  is  not  troubled  with  the  infirmities  of  age. 
He  was  never  in  politics.  He  never  sought  office.  He  was  never  in 
any  war.  He  never  had  any  exciting  or  wonderful  incidents  in  his 
life.  He  is  a plain  farmer  and  has  lived  in  the  same  neighborhood 
all  of  his  seventy-six  years  and  yet,  notwithstanding  all  that,  he  is 
a remarkable  man.  He  possesses  great  force  of  character.  He  has 
wonderful  will  power  and  when  it  is  complete,  good  judgment.  When 
one  comes  in  contact  with  him,  he  feels  his  will  power  and  personal 
force.  Mr.  Dever  was  never  a man  to  follow.  He  always  led. 
Living  all  his  life  in  a locality  poor  in  agricultural  resources,  he  has 
followed  farming  all  his  life  and  has  made  and  saved  a great  deal  of 
money;  and  besides  that  he  has  reared  a family  of  nine  children  and 
sent  them  out  in  the  world,  a credit  to  him  and  themselves.  How 
many  men  at  seventy-six  are  able  to  make  such  a showing?  His 
children  are  all  healthy  and  strong.  His  daughters  are  all  fine  look- 
ing women, — all  mothers;  and  his  grandchildren,  thirty-three  in  num- 
ber, are  all  in  the  enjoyment  of  as  fine  health  as  their  parents.  In 
the  evening  of  his  days  Mr.  Dever  is  taking  things  easy.  While  his 
home  is  on  his  farm  in  Jackson  County,  he  and  his  wife  visit  among 
their  children  much  of  their  time,  and,  though  old,  enjoy  life  as 
much  as  they  did  when  young.  They  have  grown  old  happily  and 
have  no  regrets.  Mr.  Dever  is  about  the  best  illustration  of  a sound 
mind  in  a sound  body,  that  could  be  found  anywhere.  If  there  are 
any  principles  he  has  lived  up  to  more  than  others,  they  are  these:  to 
be  just,  to  pay  his  debts,  to  keep  his  word  and  the  Bible  command, 
that  one  should  take  care  of  his  own, — the  latter  term  referring  to  the 
person  and  his  family.  Mr.  Dever  has  done  these  things  well.  He 
can  be  proud  of  his  fulfillment  of  his  duty  to  his  family,  and  so  can 
his  children  for  him. 

Abner  Doty 

was  born  in  Wheeling,  AVest  Virginia, 'in  1806.  His  wife  was  Lima 
Burris,  daughter  of  Horatio  Burris  of  Flemin'gsburg,  Kentucky. 
Our  subject  was  born  in  Virginia  and  spent  his  boyhood  there.  He 
came  to  Portsmouth  in  1829.  He  was  married  in  Portsmouth  in 
May,  1830.  He  kept  a harness  shop  on  Jefferson  street,  in  the 
Grimes  Building,  where  Harry  Grimes  was  born.  John  Cooley  and 
George  Metz  were  his  workmen.  The  latter  afterwards  became  a 
Representative  in  the  Legislature  of  Illinois.  AVilliam  Nixon  was 
also  in  his  employment.  His  children  were  Amanda  who  died  at 
five  years  of  age,  accidentally  burned  to  death  at  Mrs.  Ashley’s  school, 
the  first  day  she  attended;  Robert,  who  lives  at  number  2,  Taylor 
street,  Covington,  Ky. ; John,  who  died  in  1902  in  Chicago;  Benjamin 
F.,  died  in  1878  at  Hot  Springs,  Arkansas;  Mrs.  Anna  Daniel,  the 


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692 

wife  of  James  Daniel,  resides  at  7142  Harvard  avenue,  Chicago;  Mrs. 
Irene  Morrison,  the  wife  of  Armor  Morrison,  who  also  resides  in 
Chicago. 

Abner  Doty  died  in  September,  1844,  after  ten  days  illness  of  in- 
flammatory rheumatism.  His  widow  survived  until  April  6,  1885. 
She  died  in  Cincinnati.  They  are  both  buried  at  Greenlawn  Ceme- 
tery, with  other  members  of  the  family.  The  name  Doty  is  of 
French  origin. 

Colonel  Sebastian  E-ifort 

was  born  at  Neustadt,  near  Marburg,  Hesse,  in  Germany,  January 
t 2,  1817.  a son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  Fifort.  In  1832,  the  fam- 
ily left  Germany  and  settled  at  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  where  Se- 
bastian served  an  apprenticeship  in  a confectionery,  and  was  a fellow 
citizen  with  Thaddeus  Stevens  and  James  Buchanan.  He  left  for  the 
west  in  the  spring  of  1837  and  came  to  Massillon,  Stark  County, 
Ohio,  engaging  in  the  furnace  business,  making  castings  and  pig-iron. 
In  1839,  he  went  to  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  working  at  Jackson,  Scioto 
and  Bloom  Furnaces,  at  the  last  named  being  founder  and  manager. 
In  1842  he  married  Rachel  Jackson,  daughter  of  William  Jackson  of 
Scioto  County.  In  1852,  he,  with  others,  built  Harrison  furnace 
Scioto  County,  Ohio,  and  in  1855,  sold  his  interest  and  moved  the 
next  year  to  Carter  Count}',  Kentucky,  where  he  built  Boone  furnace 
and  successfully  managed  it  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  rebellion. 
Being  a strong  LTnion  man,  he  called  a meeting,  in  April  1861,  of 
the  citizens  of  Lewis,  Carter,  Boyd  and  Greenup  Counties  at  Boone 
Furnace,  where  the  old  flag  was  raised  and  speeches  made  by  ex- 
congressman, George  M.  Thomas,  and  others,  in  favor  of  supporting 
the  government.  Then  and  there  a plan  was  made  to  raise  a regi- 
ment of  Home  Guards  for  the  protection  of  property.  This  was  .ful- 
ly organized  during  the  summer  and  sworn  into  the  service  by  Mr. 
Eifort,  who  was  elected  Colonel.  In  1863.  he  was  sent  to  the  state 
legislature  where  his  strong  Union  sentiments  made  him  conspic- 
uous during  that  stormy  period  of  conflicting  opinions.  After  peace 
was  restored  in  1866,  he  sold  his  interest  in  Boone  furnace  and  in 
1869  became  manager  of  Hunnewell  furnace,  for  the  Eastern  Ken- 
tucky Railroad  Company,  where  he  remained  thirteen  years.  In  the 
meantime  he,  Mr.  Stoughton,  and  K.  B.  Grahn  bought  10,000  acres 
of  land  near  Olive  Hill,  Carter  County,  Kentucky,  intending  to  build 
a furnace,  but  pig-iron  becoming  very  low,  the  project  was  abandoned 
and  the  property  divided.  From  1882  until  1890,  he  lived  at  Olive 
Hill,  where  he,  assisted  by  his  son,  Joe,  mined  and  shipped  large 
quantities  of  a high  grade  of  fireclay  which  was  found  to  be  very 
abundant  on  his  land.  His  health  failing  he  retired  from  all  business 
and  with  his  wife  removed  to  Greenup,  Kentucky,  at  which  place  he 
died,  December  11,  1893.  His  remains  were  interred  in  Portsmouth. 


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He  was  a strong  Republican  in  politics  and  a Royal  Arch  Mason. 
His  widow  still  lives  in  Greenup.  Nine  children  were  born  to  them, 
three  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  William  Henry  whose  sketch  will 
be  found  in  this  book,  was  killed  in  the  Civil  War,  James  died  at  the 
age  of  twenty-eight,  and  Mrs.  Kate  Warnock  died  at  the  age  of 
fifty-four,  in  California.  Mamie,  wife  of  Charles  Hertel,  of  Green- 
up, Kentucky,  F.  S.  Eifort  and  Joe  B.  Eifort  of  Ashland  are  still 
living.  Colonel  Eifort  was  a citizen  of  great  force  of  character, 
strong  will  power  and'  superior  executive  ability.  He'  was  a born 
leader  and  manager.  His  convictions  on  any  subject  he  had  investi- 
gated were  strong  and,  when  required,  he  would  carry  them  out  at 
any  and  all  hazards. 

Andrew  JacHson  Enslow 

was  born  October  24,  1824,  near  Wheelersburg,  Scioto  County,  Ohio. 
His  father  was  Rezin  Enslow,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was 
Mary  Sebring,  a daughter  of  Thomas  Sebring.  His  grandfath- 
er, David  Enslow,  originally  settled  in  Scioto  County,  and 
purchased  a large  farm  near  Wheelersburg.  The  family 
originated  in  Flanders  before  the  time  of  William  the  Con- 
queror. An  ancestor  of  that  time  carried  a banner  in  the  army 
of  William  the  Conqueror,  on  which  was  emblazoned  the 
word  “ Onslow” , which  in  the  Norman  French  of  that  day  meant 
“to  hasten  slowly,”  the  same  as  the  Latin  term  “Fcstina  lente.”  Mr. 
Enslow  as  a boy  attended  the  common  schools  of  Porter  Township 
and , learned  “out”  there.  In  addition,  he  received  instructions  at 
Wheelersburg,  under  the  late  Hon.  Edward  W.  Jordan,  privately. 
The  latter  taught  school  at  Wheelersburg,  and  gave  young  Enslow 
lessons  in  the  advanced  branches.  Mr.  Enslow  became  a school 
teacher  himself ; and  afterwards  became  a book-keeper  at  a furnace  in 
Kentucky,  and  took  an  interest  in  it.  It  was  the  furnace  owned  by 
Seton,  and  he  was  engaged  in  this  furnace  two  years.  He  was  mar- 
ried December  3,  1846,  to  Nancy  Marie  Bliss,  daughter  of  Theodore 
Preston  Bliss,  a native  of  New  Hampshire,  who  came  to  Scioto  Coun- 
ty in  1819.  Her  mother  was  Nancy  Dunton  Dean,  a native  of  Maine. 
Our  subject  learned  the  cabinet  makers  trade  with  Stephen  Cameron. 
He  served  as  postmaster  at  Wheelersburg  many  years.  He  was  a 
County  Commissioner  of  Scioto  County  from  1859  to  1863,  and  was 
County  Auditor  from  1863  to  1865,  elected  each  time  on  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket.  In  1866,  he  was  a candidate  for  Auditor  on  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket,  hut  was  defeated  bv  Philip  W.  Noel.  The  vote  stood 
Noel  1,599,  Enslow  2,147.  After  leaving  the  Auditor's  office,  he 
became  manager  of  a furnace  in  Tennessee  for  Stephen  Glidden.  In 
1850,  he  went  to  California  and  was  there  two  years.  He  was  min- 
ing in  the  American  Valiev,  but  his  health  broke  down,  and  he  re- 
turned. He  was  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Porter  Township,  Scioto 
County,  Ohio,  from  April  14,  1870,  until  October  11,  1870.  He 


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moved  to  Huntington,  West  Virginia,  in  March,  1871,  and  while  there 
he  was  a magistrate  for  a number  of  years.  He  left  Huntington  in 
1878,  and  from  there  he  went  to  Cumberland  County,  Illinois,  and 
remained  there  until  1881.  Then  he  located  near  Richmond,  Vir- 
ginia, where  he  resided  for  ten  years,  and  from  there  he  went  to  Cali- 
fornia, where  he  died  in  1894,  on  October  27.  His  wife  resided  in 
California  with  her  daughter  until  1897,  and  has  since  resided  with 
her  son,  Frank  B.  Enslow,  of  Huntington,  West  Virginia.  Mr.  Ens- 
low’s  children  are:  Frank  Bliss,  born  August  4,  1853,  a prominent 
attorney  of  Huntington,  West  Virginia:  Edward  Bliss  born  May  ij, 
1858,  a resident  and  insurance  agent  of  Huntington,  West  Virginia; 
a daughter  Alice  born  July  23,  1849,  and  married  Richard  Peckham, 
of  Richmond,  Virginia,  March  23,  1877,  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth. 
She  died  in  California,  May  17,  1897.  Our  subject  also  has  a son, 
Linn  Bliss,  born  February  i,  i860,  who  resides  in  Richmond,  Vir- 
ginia, and  is  auditor  of  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  R.  R.  Mr.  Enslow 
was  a most  excellent  business  man,  a correct  book-keeper  and  ac- 
countant and  very  highly  esteemed  by  all  his  business  associates. 

John  Davidson  Fcurt 

was  born  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  March  2,  1816.  His  father  was 
Gabriel  Feurt  and  his  mother  Lydia  Hitchcock,  daughter  of  Jesse 
Hitchcock,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  the  County.  His  father  was 
born  in  1780  and  died  September,  1850.  His  mother  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1793  and  died  January  10,  1864.  (For  further  particulars, 
see  Feurt  Family  in  the  Pioneer  Record.)  His  father  was  out  in 
the  general  call  in  the  war  of  1812.  Mr.  Feurt  was  brought  up  a 
farmer  and  followed  it  all  his  life.  He  died  near  the  spot  where 
he  was  born  and  had  always  lived.  In  1839,  he  was  married  to 
Maria  Oldfield,  daughter  of  Judge  William  Oldfield.  They  had  a 
family  of  nine  children:  Caroline  C.,  wife  of  Henry  Clinton  Feurt, 
of  Franklin  Furnace;  Lydia,  wife  of  John  Lindsey:  Harriet  E.,  first 
married  to  William  H.  Peters  and  after  his  death  to  T.  J.  Brown; 
Nettie,  wife  of  George  M.  Salladay ; Frank  B.,  wife  of  John  F.  Noel; 
John  F.,  now  of  Canada;  and  William  Oldfield  who  resides  on  his 
home  farm.  Mr.  Feurt  was  a Whig  and  a Republican.  He  was 
a Justice  of  the  Peace  of  his  township  for  ten  years  and  held  other 
township  offices,  but  only  because  he  felt  it  a duty.  He  never  as- 
pired, but  sought  to  be  a good  citizen,  and  as  such  he  was  esteemed  by 
all  who  knew  him.  He  was  an  exemplification  of  all  the  civic  vir- 
tues. Lie  was  a good  father,  a good  neighbor,  a good  Christian  and 
to  sum  up  all,  a valuable  citizen. 

James  Smith  Folsom. 

From  the  published  Genealogical  Family  Record,  we  learn  that 
the  Folsom  family  originated  in  England,  the  earliest  known  progeni- 
tor being  Roger  Foullsam  who  lived  at  Necton,  County  of  Norfolk 


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and  whose  will  was  dated  in  1534.  For  five  generations  the  Foull- 
sams  appear  to  have  been  large  land  owners  there  in  Besthorpe, 
Windham,  Burwell,  Hackford  and  Hingham.  Coming  down  to 
1638,  John  Foullsam,  the  first  of  the  Anglo-American  line,  and  his 
wife  Anna  Gilman  emigrated  from  Hingham,  England  to  Hingham, 
Massachusetts.  The  immediate  cause  of  their  coming  to  America 
was  ecclesiastical  troubles  and  persecutions  at  home.  They  came  for 
conscience  sake,  selling  their  lands  at  half  their  value.  John  was  a 
sturdy  character,  well  fitted  to  stand  as  the  progenitor  of  the  many 
thousands  who  have  since  born  that  name,  or  sprung  from  that 
source  through  collateral  inheritance,  now  scattered  through  every 
part  of  the  United  States.  Every  Folsom  in  America,  except  one 
family  in  Georgia,  is  descended  from  this  John  of  whom  it  was  said. 
“He  was  enterprising,  courageous,  prominent  in  the  communities  in 
which  he  lived,  a leader  in  public  affairs,  determined  on  simplicity  in 
religious  worship  and  equity  in  the  State,  a solid,  independent,  right- 
eous and  true  man."  While  most  family  names  which  are  distinc- 
tive tend  to  disappear,  this  one  on  the  other  hand  has  multiplied  ex- 
ceedingly, until  it  embraces  all  manner  and  qualities  of  people,  from 
the  dead  level  of  humanity,  up  to  a great  body  of  useful  and  respect- 
able citizens,  including  members  of  all  the  learned  professions,  edi- 
tors, authors,  capitalists,  inventors,  railway  magnates,  naval  and  mili- 
tary officers,  legislators,  judges,  congressmen,  governors,  and  on  up 
to  Frances,  the  charming  wife  of  Grover  Cleveland.  The  emigrant 
John  was  an  officer,  and  the  Gilmans,  his  wife’s  people,  were  also 
prominent  military  men.  And  the  military  spirit  thus  prominent  in 
the  progenitors  has  been  faithfully  transmitted  to  all  succeeding  gen- 
erations, every  war  from  the  Indian  and  the  French  Wars  down  to 
the  late  Spanish  war,  having  enlisted  numerous  representatives  of 
this  family.  The  records  down  to  1882  show  more  than  700  differ- 
ent surnames,  other  than  Folsom,  derived  from  female  marriages 
into  other  families,  some  of  the  more  common  names  embracing  as 
many  as  forty  or  fifty  individuals.  Thus  does  the  stream  from  a 
prolific  stock  continue  to  widen  down  the  centuries. 

James  Smith,  the  subject  of  our  sketch,  appears  in  the  sixth  gen- 
eration in  the  line  of  descent  from  John,  having  been  born  at  Point 
Harmar,  Ohio,  April  1,  1804.  His  father  Samuel,  who  married 
Catnarine  Smith,  bought  the  home  in  French  Grant  in  1805,  moved 
down  on  a flat  boat  from  Marietta,  in  1806,  and  died  there  in  1813. 
Besides  James  S.  there  were  born  in  this  county,  Samuel,  Melissa- 
and  Mary,  all  of  whom  married  and  had  large  families.  James  S. 
married  Sarah  Bennett  of  Baltimore,  in  1827,  and  had  the  following 
children : William,  Catharine,  Melissa,  Mary,  Albert,  Minerva, 

Sarah  and  Henry.  All  his  life,  except  a brief  period  spent  at  Ports- 
mouth learning  the  cooper's  trade,  was  passed  at  the  old  home  farm 
which  he  bought  in  early  manhood.  Junior  and  Empire  furnaces, 


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located  a few  miles  back,  had  a tramroad  to  this  place,  and  for  many 
years  he  kept  their  landing,  shipping  iron,  caring  for  the  freight,  and 
doing  their  receiving  business.  At  the  same  time  he  farmed  and 
merchandised  and  prospered  apace.  During  the  Civil  War,  the  sales 
from  his  retail  store  became  so  large  that  he  was  required  to  take  out 
a wholesale  license.  Just  before  the  war  he  took  a large  quantity  of 
pig  iron  in  a settlement  with  the  furnace  companies  at  from  $14  to 
$15  a ton.  Later  he  disposed  of  it  at  $70.  Yet  he  was  not  given 
to  speculating.  His  favorite  way  of  investing  his  surplus  was  in 
buying  farms,  which  resulted  in  his  becoming  a large  land  owner. 
In  1852,  he  was  elected  a County  Commissioner  to  fill  a vacancy,  by 
a vote  of  1,407  to  1,069  f°r  his  opponent.  He  served  about  one 
year.  He  had  no  taste  for  politics  except  to  lie  conversant  with  the 
affairs  of  the  nation,  and  to  maintain  high  fealty  to  his  political 
party.  From  a previously  written  biographical  sketch  we  reproduce 
the  following  which  characterizes  him  suitably:  “The  one  predomi- 
nant trait  which  gave  form  and  texture  to  his  whole  character  was 
his  utter  detestation  of  everything  which  savored  of  insincerity.  Not 
a grain  of  dissimulation  infected  his  nature.  No  motives  of  worldly 
policy  could  induce  in  him  the  slightest  departure  from  an  honest 
conviction.  His  loyalty  to  truth  was  ingrained  and  incorruptible. 
He  would  face  the  whole  world  in  defense  of  bis  convictions.  How- 
ever much  one  might  differ  from  him  in  belief,  there  was  that  in  the 
man  which  proclaimed  that  in  his  inmost  heart  he  felt  himself  im- 
s pregnable  in  bis  position.  Hyppcrisy  or  shams  of  any  kind  or  what 
lie  believed  to  be  such,  he  would  denounce  before  all  mankind  if 
need  be.  And  his  clear  steadfast  eye  carried  the  strong  assurance 
that  here  at  least  was  a man  who  had  the  fullest  courage' of  his  con- 
victions. This  was  the  one  overmastering  trait  in  his  character 
which  commanded  the  respect  of  every  man  who  knew  him.  The 
other  prominent  characteristic  for  which  he  will  perhaps  be  longest 
remembered,  was  his  unfailing  readiness  to  help  the  poor.  No  one 
in  distress,  that  was  worthy,  ever  appealed  to  him  in  vain.  Flis  be- 
nevolence to  any  about  him  who  might  be  in  need  was  as  steady  as 
the  flow  of  an  unfailing  fountain.  Those  whom  he  befriended  will 
carry  the  remembrance  of  his  cheerful  acts  of  kindness  long  after 
the  fitful  fever  of  this  life  is  o'er.”  In  many  respects  he  was  a 
unique  character.  His  disregard  of  conventionality  not  always  dip- 
lomatic, was  sometimes  almost  suggestive  of  eccentricity.  Withal, 
his  perceptions  were  exceedingly  clear,  the  processes  of  his  mind  logi- 
cal, and  his  confidence  in  conclusions  arrived  at  was  immovable.  In 
all  business  transactions  be  was  the  soul  of  honor,  positive  in'  man- 
ner, truthful  in  statement,  energetic  in  action,  prompt  in  decision, 
the  possessor  of  executive  ability  in  a rare  degree.  Among  those  who 
knew  him  his  word  was  a guaranty,  without  future  quibble  or  eva- 
sion. And  in  possession  of  the  highest  respect  and  confidence  of  his 


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neighbors,  he  died  at  his  old  home  October  3,  1883,  in  the  eightieth 
year  of  his  age. 

Martin  Funk 

was  born  in  February,  1762,  at  Stephenson,  Frederick  County,  Vir- 
ginia. His  father  came  to  Pennsylvania  from  Germany  in  1712. 
and  afterwards  located  in  Virginia.  We  cannot  give  the  names  of 
his  parents,  but  believe  that  he  was  related  to  Ca'ptain  John 
Funk,  who  was  prominent  in  Frederick  County,  Virginia, 
eleven  years  before  his  birth;  and  also  to  Joseph  Funk, 
another  prominent  citizen  of  that  county.  Joseph  Funk,  on 
June  12,  1751,  entered  205  acres  on  the  river  of  Shenandoah  within 
Josh  Hite’s  claim.  Capt.  John  Funk,  on  November  10,  1751,  en- 
tered 341  acres  on  Cedar  Creek  and  150  acres  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Shenandoah  under  the  Three  Tops  mountains.  We  have  reasons 
to  believe  that  our  subject  was  of  the  same  family.  When  he  was  a 
year  and  one-half  old,  his  parents  moved  to  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 
At  the  age  of  nine  years,  they  moved  to  Westmoreland  County,  Pa. 
While  here  in  this  county,  he  performed  service  in  the  Revolution- 
ary war,  which  is  officially  given  under  the  title  of  Revolutionary  Sol- 
diers. During  his  two  months  service  he  was  a substitute  for  Robert 
Wallace.  In  his  four  months  service,  December,  1776,  he  was  in 
New  Jersey,  and  was  reviewed  by  General  Washington.  It  is  said 
that  on  the  review,  he  forgot  the  etiquette  of  the  occasion  and  per- 
sonally addressed  General  Washington  in  broken  English.  He  re- 
lates in  his  application  for  pension,  that  when  he  was  serving  in  New 
Jersey,  the  British  in  small  bands  were  traveling  through  the  coun- 
try robbing  the  people.  Fie  and  his  party  took  four  prisoners, 
a cart  and  horse,  and  two  dead  hogs,  which  the  British  had  taken 
from  the  people.  He  relates  that  in  1778,  while  scouting  he  was 
chased  by  seven  Indians  to  the  Fort.  Twenty-five  went  out  and 
fought  one  hundred  Indians,  and  nine  of  his  company  were  killed. 
Mr.  Funk  in  his  application  for  pension  gives  the  list  of  names  of 
those  killed  and  stated  that  the  survivors  had  to  fall  back  to  the  Fort. 
He  further  relates  that  in  October,  1778,  the  Fort  in  which  he  was 
then  stationed,  was  besieged  by  no  Indians  for  thirty  hours,  and 
forty-five  men,  the  garrison,  repelled  the  attack  of  the  Indians.  He 
was  married  in  1789,  in  Pennsylvania,  to  Elizabeth  Studebaker,  who 
was  born  in  1772.  He  emigrated  to  Oldtown  in  Scioto  County,  and 
arrived  there  June  25,  1798.  His  daughter,  Catharine,  was  born 
ten  days  after  their  arrival  at  Oldtown.  His  eldest  son,  John  Funk, 
was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1790.  He  married  Margaret  Glover,  a 
sister  of  Elijah  B.  Glover v and  raised  a large  family.  His  sons  were 
Thornton,  John,  Melvin  and  Melvira,  twins,  Azel  Glover,  Samuel 
Martin  and  Margaret.  Martin  Funk's  daughter  Mary  was  born  in 
1792,  his  son  Jacob,  in  1795.  His  daughter  Catharine,  married  John 
Timmonds,  October  16,  1817,  the  ceremony  was  performed  by  John 


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Brown,  Justice  of  the  Peace.  Martin  Funk  brought  considerable 
money  with  him.  In  1809,  he  bought  a quarter  section  of  land 
from  the  United  States,  now  the  Micklethwait,  Stewart  and  Tim- 
monds  lands  near  the  Children’s  Home.  In  1810,  he  bought  twenty- 
three  acres  along  Lawson’s  run  next  to  the  river,  and  in  1811,  twen- 
ty-five acres  adjoining'  it  on  the  east.  He  built  a log  cabin  near 
the  site  of  the  old  brick  Micklethwait  home  near  a fine  spring,  and 
started  a distillery.  Making  whiskey  was  the  only  way  of  turning 
corn,  selling  at  eight  and  ten  cents  per  bushel  into  cash,  and  Mr.  Funk 
was  not  behind  his  neighbors  in  this.  He  lived  on  the  old  Chil- 
licothe  road,  and  he  entertained  wagoners  to  and  from  Chillicothe, 
and  made  much  gain  in  that  way.  Llis  home  was  a general  stop- 
ping place.  In  1811,  there  was  a general  muster  on  the  portion  of 
his  place  now  owned  by  Gilbert  Stewart.  An  eclipse  occurred  during 
the  muster;  when  the  general  call  for  militia  was  made  in  1813,  the 
place  of  rendezvous  was  Funk’s.  James  Keyes  tells  of  that  meeting. 
All  were  there  at  twelve  noon  and  marched  away  at  two  o’clock  in  the 
afternoon. 

Me  tells  that  William  Lawson,  a neighbor,  became  much  incens- 
ed at  Mr.  Funk  and  one  morning  came  over  to  whip  him.  Mr. 
Funk  declined  to  fight  till  after  breakfast  and  Lawson  waited  in 
the  yard  until  Mr.  Funk  had  breakfast.  After  breakfast  Funk  came 
out  and  asked  Lawson,  if  nothing  but  a fight  would  do.  Lawson 
insisted  and  both  parties  stripped  to  the  waist.  At  it  they  went, 
and  Lawson  soon  cried  enough.  Funk  then  said,  “you  had  no  break- 
fast while  1 did  and  so  you  have  learned  the  folly  of  fighting  before 
breakfast.”  The  writer  does  not  place  the  fullest  confidence  in  this 
story.  Historian  Keyes  had  a vein  of  romance. 

Mr.  Funk  was  a man  of  great  strength  and  muscular  power. 
Ide  could  lift  a barrel  of  whiskey,  almost  as  easily  as  another  man 
could  lift  a jug. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Funk  was  an  excellent  cook  and  a most  efficient 
nurse  in  sickness.  Many  of  those  attacked  with  malaria  resorted  to 
her  home  and  remained  there  till  cured.  She,  however,  fell  a victim 
to  malaria  prevailing  in  1822,  and  died  that  year,  at  the  age  of  fifty 
years.  Pier  daughter  Barbara  married  Joseph  Micklethwait  an  En- 
glishman, and  lived  and  died  at  the  present  Micklethwait  homestead. 
She  was  born  in  1801. 

Martin  Funk  believed  in  attending  to  his  own  business  and  pros- 
pered by  doing  so.  He  never  held  any  office,  but  that  of  fence  view- 
er, and  he  was  elected  to  that  office  in  the  years  1809,  1811,  1813,  and 
'annually  until  1817.  There  were  always  two  and  he  had  as  asso- 
ciates, William  Brady,  Sanders  Darby,  George  Bowers,  Abraham 
Stock,  Aaron  Kinney,  John  Simpson.  Most  times,  persons  were 
elected  to  this  office  in  sport,  but  Martin  Funk  was  elected  in 


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earnest,  and  served  in  earnest.  It  was  an  office  never 
sought,  bnt  always  thrust  on  the  person  elected.  Mr.  Funk  left  val- 
uable real  estate  which  was  divided  among  his  heirs  and  afterwards 
made  them  rich.  He  died  October  16,  1838,  in  his  77th  year. 

Benjamin  Fryer 

was  born  in  1794,  but  the  place  of  his  birth  is  now  unknown.  He 
located  in  Chillicothe  about  1819.  He  was  married  August  18, 
1814,  to  Catharine  Jefferson,  a sister  of  Mrs.  John  McDowell  and 
Mrs.  Bernard  Kepner.  They  came  to  Portsmouth  about  the  same 
time  the  Jefferson  family  did.  Mr.  Fryer  had  no  regular  occupa- 
tion, but  did  whatever  he  could  find  to  do.  When  the  Gaylord  Roll- 
ing Mill  started,  he  became  a worker  in  it,  and  continued  as  such 
until  1846,  when  failing  health  compelled  him  to  give  up  all  manual 
labor. 

He  always  took  great  interest  in  town  and  municipal  affairs. 
In  1832,  he  was  a member  of  the  Portsmouth  Board  of  Health,  and 
again  in  1855.  During  the  time  the  coffee  houses  were  rampant 
in  Portsmouth,  he  was  a member  of  the  town  council  and  uniformly 
voted  against  each  and  every  one  of  them  which  applied  for  license. 
Moses  Gregory  and  William  Newman  voted  with  him  on  the  coffee 
bouses.  They  were  always  in  the  minority  but  they  voted  their 
principles  and  were  satisfied.  In  1858,  Mr.  Fryer  was  a Trustee  of 
Clay  Township.  In  1861.  he  was  First  Lieutenant  of  the  third 
ward  Home  Guards,  and  was  one  of  the  most  loyal  men  in  Ports- 
mouth. In  1867,  he  was  again  a Trustee  of  Wayne  Township. 

He  had  eight  children.  His  eldest  was  John  Hamilton.  Eliza, 
his  second  child,  married  Cornelius  Moore  of  the  French  Grant.  His 
daughter,  Mary,  died  single  at  the  age  of  thirty.  Benjamin,  his 
fourth  child,  born  in  1823,  enlisted  in  Company  G.  1st  O.  Id.  A.,  De- 
cember 15,  1863,  for  three  years.  He  died  at  Cleveland,  Tennessee, 
April  2,  1865.  Idis  widow,  Mrs.  Matilda  Fryer,  resides  on  east 
Eleventh  street.  Asbury  Walker  was  his  fifth  child.  He  became 
County  Judge  of  Lewis  County,  Kentucky.  He  died,  leaving  a son 
Grant,  who  has  a tannery  at  V anceburg,  and  two  daughters,  Mrs. 
Lewis  Stricklett  and  Mrs.  Elmer  Rowland. 

Mr.  Fryer  was  always  a devout  and  pious  member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church.  He  was  an  old  fashioned  shouting  Meth- 
odist. He  believed  in  the  discipline  of  the  church  and  lived  up  to 
it.  As  early  as  1834,  he  was  a member  of  the  official  board  of  old 
Bigelow,  and  was  always  a class  leader.  When  Spencer  Chapel  was 
formed  he  became  a member  of  it.  All  who  knew  him  believed  in 
him.  In  his  latter  years,  he  was  affectionately  and  reverently  called 
“Father”  Fryer,  and  in  the  Church  he  was  regarded  as  an  oracle  and 
a leader.  He  is  written  up  for  this  work  because  he  was  one  of  the 
truly  good  men  of  Portsmouth  and  if  his  spirit  and  those  of  Father 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


McDowell,  Jacob  P.  Noel,  and  Job  Ledbetter  can  be  located,  there 
is  Heaven. 

Wilson  Oates, 

the  father  of  Erastns  Gates,  had  a dry  goods  store  in  a frame  building 
on  the  corner  where  Brunners  are  now  located. 

Or,  November  30,  1820,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Kinney, 
daughter  of  Aaron  Kinney,  by  Rev.  Stephen  Lindsley. 

On  January  2,  1824,  he  was  a member  of  the  Council,  in  place 
of  James  Lodwick  who  resigned.  He  held  this  office  until  June  4, 
1824,  when  he  resigned.  April  3,  1829,  he  was  Health  Officer  of  the 
city  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  City  Treasurer  from  1830  to  1836. 

In  1832,  he  built  the  brick  residence  just  across  the  alley  from 
Daehler’s  furniture  store  and  resided  there  until  1843,  when  lie  sold 
his  home  to  Charles  Henking  and  removed  his  family  to  Memphis. 
Tennessee.  He  lived  there  until  1849,  when  he  returned  to  Ports- 
mouth. 

He  died,  July  29,  [849,  at  the  age  of  fifty-seven,  and  uras  buried 
in  the  Kinney  graveyard.  His  widow,  Elizabeth  Gates,  lived  do  see 
her  eighty-seventh  year  and  died  at  the  Dennison  House,  in  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  July  21,  1887. 

Wilson  Gates  was  a large,  fine  looking  man,  with  light  hair 
and  a portly  bearing.  Pie  was  an  active  citizen,  well  esteemed  by  his 
cotemporaries.  As  a merchant  he  had  to  encounter  reverses,  but  did 
so  in  a manly  way.  We  regret  we  were  able  to  obtain  so  little  of  him. 
but  from  what  we  could  learn,  he  was  one  of  the  forceful  characters 
of  his  time.  His  widow  survived  him  thirty-eight  years. 

Thomas  Gould  Gaylord. 

The  Gaylords  or  Gaillards  as  it  is  in  the  French,  were  among  the 
many  French  Hugenots  that  left  their  beloved  shores  of  France  to 
enjoy  the  freedom  of  religious  and  political  thought  and  action  that 
was  afforded  them  in  the  new  land  across  the  sea.  They  settled  with, 
others  in  the  old  Puritan  State  of  Connecticut  and  there  founded  the 
town  of  Gaylordsville.  In  time  they  branched  out,  some  going  south 
others  to  the  westward.  Silas  Gaylord,  the  father  of  the  subject 
settled  on  a farm  near  PItica,  New  York  and  there  married  Mary 
Gould.  He  was  very  religious  in  his  tendencies,  although  they  never 
carried  him  farther  in  the  service  of  our  Pord  than  a deaconship  and 
eldership  in  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

The  wife  and  mother  of  Thomas  was  a stately  commanding 
personage  of  great  dignity  and  decision  of  action.  From  her  Thomas 
got  what  proved  so  useful  to  him  in  his  business  life,  quick  percep- 
tion and  instant  action.  Silas  and  Mary  Gaylord  were  blessed  with 
two  children — both  boys — Thomas  and  Horace.  Thomas  being  more 
patterned  after  his  maternal  than  his  paternal — took  the  lead  in  every- 


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thing  and  being  an  ambitious  youth,  while  yet  in  his  teens,  after  get- 
ting a good  common  school  education,  and  after  teaching  a year  as 
was  the  custom  for  one  to  do,  before  one  was  considered  a thoroughly 
educated  man,  asked  his  father  to  aid  him  in  furthering  himself  in  the 
world  and  adopted  New  York  as  bis  initial  point  for  a start.  He 
was  employed  while  there  by  a Mr.  Greenfield,  who  was  a very  rich 
and  influential  queensware  merchant,  and  he  seeing  that  Thomas  was. 
ambitious  to  rise  above  the  ordinary  man  of  that  day,  determined  to 
aid  him  and  made  a proposition  to  him  to  start  a queensware  estab- 
lishment in  Pittsburg-,  and  place  him  at  the  head  of  it.  Thomas  read- 
ily accepted  and  moved  to  Pittsburg  and  opened  his  queensware  store. 
Before  leaving  however,  while  on  a trip  to  Johnstown,  New  York, 
he  met  and  fell  in  love  with  Angeline  Morrell,  daughter  of  Judge 
Morrell,  then  a very  eminent  and  respected  Judge  on  the  bench.  They 
were  married  and  Thomas  took  his  young  bride  to  Pittsburg.  Pie 
was  so  successful  in  the  queensware  store  that  he  soon  made  Mr. 
Greenfield  a proposition  to  buy  out  his  interest,  which  was  accepted 
and  he  carried  on  the  business  himself. 

About  this  time  he  set  his  brother  up  in  the  queensware  business 
in  Maysville,  Ivy.,  but  with  the  appearance  of  cholera  there  in  1836, 
which  carried  off  Horace  and  his  entire  family,  he  sold  his  store  in 
Maysville  and  concentrated  his  attention  to  bis  Pittsburg  house. 

In  1837,  Mr.  Gavlord  while  on  a visit  to  Portsmouth  traded  his 
queensware  house  and  some  mountain  land  in  Pennsvlvania  for  the 
Glover,  Noel  & Co.  rolling  mill  of  Portsmouth.  This  was  his  first 
appearance  in  the  business  community  of  Portsmouth.  He  moved 
his  family  there  and  set  to  work  to  re-model  and  modernize  the  mill 
and  to  build  up  a success  in  the  iron  business  such  as  was  his  in  the 
queensware  business.  New  boilers  were  put  in.  The  old  fashioned 
“knobbling”  furnaces  gave  place  to  the  “puddling"  furnaces  and  the 
“hammers"  gave  place  to  “rolls”  and  he  soon  had  one  of  the  most 
complete  and  modern  rolling  mills  of  the  West. 

In  18.16.  he  left  Portsmouth  and  moved  with  his  family  to  Cin- 
cinnati and  continued  in  the  iron  business  under  the  name  of  T.  G. 
Gaylord  & Son.  He  gave  his  son  Thomas  Greenfield  Gaylord,  whom 
he  had  named  for  his  friend  Mr.  Greenfield,  a quarter  interest  to  re- 
main in  the  business  and  promised  him  another  part,  as  soon  as  he 
could  pay  for  it  out  of  the  profits,  which  he  soon  did. 

In  1838,  while  on  a visit  to  New  York,  he  was  suddenly  taken 
with  a stroke  of  apoplexy  and  was  found  dead  on  the  street.  His 
remains  were  brought  to  Cincinnati  and  with  his  own  workmen,  who 
came  in  a body  from  Portsmouth  to  bring  their  last  tribute  to  their 
beloved  employer,  as  pall-hearers,  he  was  laid  away  for  his  eternal 
rest  in  the  Gaylord  lot  in  Spring  Grove  cemetery,  and  afterwards  his 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


body  was  placed  beside  his  wife  in  the  Gaylord  vault  in  Cincinnati, 
which  had  been  built  by  his  son  Thomas  G.  Gaylord,  Jr. 

Mr.  Gaylord  never  took  much  interest  in  politics  for  his  own  ad- 
vancement. He  was  a stanch  Whig'.  His  only  public  office  being 
one  of  a committee  of  three  including  James  Pursell,  and  Moses 
Gregory  as  fence  viewers  of  Wayne  Township.  Outside  of  his  mill- 
ing business  he  was  director  of  the  Portsmouth  Insurance  Co.  He 
left  what  would  be  considered  in  those  times  a large  estate. 

A man  of  great  personal  magnetism,  he  made  many  friends, 
while  his  perception  and  nerve  in  business  enabled  him  to  be  consid- 
ered among  the  foremost  citizens  of  Portsmouth.  He  left  a son, 
Thomas  Greenfield  Gaylord,  and  a daughter,  Emma  Gaylord.  The 
former  married  Miss  Grosbeck,  of  Cincinnati  who  died  shortly  after- 
wards. He  then  married  Miss  Pall  of  Philadelphia,  by  whom  he  had 
one  son,  J.  Pall  Gaylord,  now  living  in  Chicago.  His  second  wife 
died  a few  months  after  the  birth  of  her  child.  Mr.  Gaylord  then 
married  Miss  Alice  Brannin  a celebrated  beauty  of  Louisville,  by 
whom  he  had  three  children,  two  girls  and  a boy,  Elsie  Kilgour  Gay- 
lord, Edith  Pommeroy  Gaylord  and  Thomas  Gould  Gaylord.  Edith 
died  at  the  age  of  six  from  diphtheria. 

Emma,  the  daughter  of  Thomas,  married  E.  H.  Pendleton  of 
Cincinnati,  by  whom  she  had  eleven  children,  four  of  whom  are  liv- 
ing. Lucy,  the  oldest,  married  Ambrose  White  of  Cincinnati  E. 
H.  Pendleton,  Tr.,  married  Miss  Eckstein  of  Cincinnati;  N.  G.  Pendle- 
ton, married  Miss  Bessie  Johnson  of  Iowa,  and  Susie  G.  Pendleton 
married  Mr.  Nathan  Powell  of  Madison,  Indiana. 

Benjamin  Brayton  Gaylord 

was  born  in  Westernville.  Oneida  County,  New  York,  November  26, 
tSii.  His  fathjer  was  Dr.  Chester  Gaylord,  and  his  mother  was 
Lydia  Brayton.  When  he  was  a child,  his  parents  removed  to  Litch- 
field, Herkimer  County,  New  York.  There  at  the  age  of  15,  under 
the  preaching  of  Rev.  Abner  Towne,  father  of  Tudge  Henry  A.  Towne, 
of  Portsmouth,  Mr.  Gaylord  became  a member  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  and  continued  such  all  his  life.  In  the  year  1839,  he  came  to 
Portsmouth  and  was  employed  as  a clerk  for  several  years  by  his 
cousin,  the  late  T.  G.  Gaylord,  of  Cincinnati,  in  the  Gaylord  rolling 
mill  in  Portsmouth. 

In  1844,  be  became  manager  of  Clinton  Furnace  and  remain- 
ed such  four  years.  He  was  also  a stock-holder  in  the  same  furnace. 

Tn  184.5.  be  married  Margaret  Jane  Hempstead,  daughter  of  Dr. 
G.  S.  B.  Hempstead. 

Returning  to  Portsmouth  in  1848,  he  assumed  full  control  of 
the  Gaylord  Mill  and  remained  in  charge  until  December,  1874,  when, 
on  account  of  failing  health,  he  was  compelled  to  retire.  He  was 
an  incessant  worker,  a superior  financier.  He  had  the  faculty  of  be- 


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ing  able  to  attend  to  a great  many  things  at  once.  He  was  a man  of 
remarkable  foresight  and  would  anticipate  a coming  crisis  when 
others  would  fail  to  understand  the  situation.  He  was  an  eminently 
practical  man  and  gave  his  personal  attention  to  his  business.  He 
made  a specialty  of  the  manufacture  of  boiler  Hon  and  built  up  a 
reputation  in  this  line  second  to  none  in  the  country.  He  held  the 
love  and  affection  of  his  employes,  and  they  always  regarded  his 
interests  as  carefully  as  they  would  their  own.  He  had  but  one  strike 
in  all  his  business  career.  He  took  special  pains  to  encourage  econ- 
omy, and  exerted  his  influence  to  induce  his  employes  to  save  their 
money  and  obtain  homes  for  their  families.  In  this  way  he  gathered 
round  him  a class  of  steady,  industrious  laborers,  many  of  whom  be- 
came well-to-do  and  influential  citizens  of  Portsmouth.  To  assist 
those  who  were  willing  to  act  upon  his  advice,  he  advanced  them 
money  for  the  purchase  of  property,  anti  gave  them  convenient  pe- 
riod for  payment. 

When  the  civil  war  opened  out  and  the  Government  invited  pro- 
posals for  the  making  of  gun-boat  iron,  the  other  mills  along  the 
Ohio  river  were  afraid  to  undertake  to  make  the  iron  because  it  in- 
volved such  enormous  expenditures  and  such  expensive  changes  of 
machinery,  but  Mr.  Gaylord  accepted  a contract  with  the  Govern- 
ment to  make  the  iron  to  sheathe  the  gun  boats.  Plis  execution  of  the 
contracts  were  entirley  satisfactory  to  the  War  Department  and  he 
made  a very  large  sum  of  money  for  himself  and  for  those  in  busi- 
ness with  him. 

He  was  not  a graduate  of  any  college,  but  was  a self  educated 
man.  He  read  a great  deal  and  digested  what  he  read.  For  a great 
many  years  he  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Marietta 
College  and  contributed  several  thousand  dollars  towards  its  en- 
dowment. He  also  gave  liberally  to  the  Lane  Seminarv  at  Cincin- 
nati, and  in  many  instances,  assisted  young  men  in  acquiring  an  ed- 
ucation. His  benefactions  to  the  churches  and  other  parties  were  of 
the  most  liberal  character.  His  pastor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Pratt,  said  of 
him : 

“He  cared  for  the  poor  and  needy,  sending  coal  and  provisions 
often  to  their  homes  when  thev  knew  not  from  whence  they  came." 
Dr.  Pratt  also  said  of  him  that  if  every  one  who  had  received  a spe- 
cial favor  of  him,  were  to  bring  a spray  of  evergreen  and  throw  in  his 
grave,  he  believed  it  would  fill  it  to  the  top.  He  was  one  of  the  most 
upright  and  conscientious  men  in  the  community.  To  show  his  pe- 
culiarities of  conscience, — one  of  his  business  associates  had  employed 
a young  lawyer  to  collect  a bill  for  about  one-half  what  his  services 
were  worth.  Mr.  Gaylord  ascertained  the  circumstances  and  sent  the 
lawyer  a check  for  $50  more  to  make  his  fee  what  it  should  have  been. 
At  another  time,  he  bought  a lot  of  pig-iron  of  an  agent  for  the  fur- 
nace. The  bill  called  for  one  hundred  tons,  and  on  re-weighing 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


the  iron,  it  was  found  to  weigh  one  hundred  and  sixteen  tons.  Mr. 
Gaylord  settled  for  the  sixteen  'tons  extra,  although  it  was  billed  to 
him  at  one  hundred  tons.  He  bought  at  one  time  a lot  of  miscel- 
laneous bar  iron  from  the  old  rolling  mill  of  Means,  Flail  & Company. 
They  asked  $2,500  for  it,  but  he  offered  them  $2,000,  and  they  ac- 
cepted that  sum.  He  sold  it  in  St.  Louis  better  than  he  expected  to, 
and  on  his  return,  he  paid  Means  Hall  & Company  $500  additional. 

In  1873,  lie  was  a candidate  for  State  Senator  on  the  Republican 
ticket,  but  was  defeated  by  Hon.  James  \V.  Newman.  In  1862,  he 
was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Military  affairs  of  the  city  and  on 
the  Military  Committee  of  the  county. 

Mr.  Gaylord  was  for  many  years  a ruling  elder  in  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  had  a family  of  six 
children,  only  three  of  whom  survive;  Martha  B.,  Helen  and  Ben- 
jamin H.  After  his  death  on  September  1,  1880,  his  family  removed 
to  Riverside,  California,  where  they  now  reside.  The  employes 
of  the  Gaylord  rolling  mill  attended  his  funeral  in  a body,  and  no  man 
was  ever  more  deeply  mourned  than  he. 

David  GharKy 

was  one  of  the  most  interesting  characters  who  ever  took  part  in 
public  affairs  in  Portsmouth.  To  begin  with,  he  was  one  of  the 
first  nine  City  Fathers  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  he  continued  to  be 
a Councilman  of  the  town  of  Portsmouth  from  March  15,  1815, 
until  March,  1823.  He  was  Town  Treasurer  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
from  March  15,  1815,  until  April  1,  1822,  when  he  was  removed 
by  a unanimous  vote  for  squandering  the  circulating  medium  of  the 
town. 

The  town  at  that  ime  had  a currency  of  its  own,  and  the  Town 
Councilmen  of  1822  could  not  understand  David  Gharky’s  method 
of  keeping  accounts,  and  so  they  removed  him.  The  town  never 
sued  him,  nor  does  it  appear  he  was  brought  to  book  on  account  of 
the  circulating  medium ; nor  did  the  charge  seem  to  affect  his  health 
or  spirits;  nor  did  it  have  any  effect  to  modify  his  peculiar  charac- 
teristics. For  a plain  Dutchman.  Mr.  Gharky  could  give  the  Vir- 
ginians lessons  in  office-holding.  Here  is  an  inventory  of  the  various 
offices  held  by  him. 

1815  to  1823,  Town  Councilman. 

1815  to  1822,  Town  Treasurer. 

1808  to  1811,  County  Commissioner. 

1815  to  1816,  Trustee  of  Wayne  Township. 

1821  to  1829,  County  Auditor. 

1834  to  1836,  County  Treasurer. 

He  was  the  first  City  Treasurer,  and  the  second  County  Auditor. 
In  1840  he  was  Town  Councilman,  and  in  1827  elected  Health  Officer 
of  the  Town,  but  declined  to  serve. 


DAVID  GHARKY. 

Pioneer  of  Alexandria,  First  Councilman  of  Portsmouth,  First  Town 
Treasurer,  County  Commissioner,  Auditor  and 
Treasurer,  Born  1775,  Died  1850. 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


705 

He  was  born  February  13,  1775,  in  Stargard,  Prussia,  a sub- 
ject of  Frederick  the  Great.  His  father  was  a brewer  and  distiller; 
kept  an  Inn,  and  was  a man  of  consequence.  David  received  a good 
education  for  his  time.  His  mother  died  when  he  was  but  seven 
years  of  age,  and  his  father  soon  married  again.  His  step-mother 
was  of  the  traditional  kind — largely  emphasized.  Flis  father  was 
imbued  with  King  Solomon's  ideas  as  to  the  use  of  the  rod,  and  car- 
ried them  into  practice  on  his  son.  Fie  was  kept  in  school  and  sent 
to  church  regularly.  His  father  wanted  him  to  be  a Lutheran 
minister,  but  the  son  was  determined  otherwise,  and  learned  the  car- 
penter’s trade  in  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years.  He  then  traveled 
about  and  worked  at  his  trade,  tie  visited  many  towns  and  cities, 
and  ran  up  against  gamblers  and  sharpers.  After  five  years’  wan- 
dering he  returned  to  his  father’s  home,  but  he  soon  quarreled  with 
his  father  about  a matrimonial  venture  his  father  wished  him  to 
make,  and  left  home.  He  then  determined  to  emigrate  to  America, 
and  landed  in  Philadelphia  in  the  fall  of  1796.  He  was  disgusted 
and  about  to  return  home,  but  missed  his  vessel.  Then  he  started 
for  Pittsburg.  At  one  place  he  stopped  with  a Dutch  farmer  of  the 
name  of  Knappenberger.  He  had  an  attractive  daughter,  and  David 
Gharky,  who  never  did  anything  by  halves,  fell  in  love  with  her. 
When  her  father  found  out  the  state  of  facts  he  sent  young  Gharky 
away,  not  approving  his  proposition  for  the  position  of  son-in-law. 

David  Gharky  went  to  Pittsburg,  and  from  there  down  the 
river  in  a flat  boat,  with  a view  to  going  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  He 
landed  at  Alexandria  and  viewed  the  town  site.  He  went  on  to  Chil- 
licothe and  found  everybody  sick  with  the  fever  and  ague.  He 
could  obtain  no  work,  and  he  returned  to  Alexandria.  He  was  about 
to  start  down  the  river  when  Philip  Moore  g'ave  him  some  work  and 
he  remained.  When  it  was  known  that  he  was  a carpenter  and 
joiner,  he  obtained  all  the  work  he  could  do.  He  bought  lots  and 
built  him  a home,  and  in  the  spring  he  went  back  to  Pennsylvania 
and  married  Elizabeth  Knappenberger.  He  bought  in-lots  and  out- 
lots.  In  1803  he  was  elected  an  Assessor  of  Union  township,  when 
it  extended  east  from  Carev's  run  to  Little  Scioto,  and  north  to  the 
present  Pike  county  line. 

In  1803  Henry  Massie  tried  to  induce  him  to  abandon  Alexan- 
dria and  move  to  Portsmouth,  but,  with  his  usual  obstinacy,  he  de- 
clined, and  remained  in  Alexandria  till  1814,  and  then  only  left  be- 
cause the  floods  compelled  him.  He  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
Union  township  in  1810. 

When  Mr.  Gharky  was  compelled  to  move  to  Portsmouth,  in 
1814,  he  bought  four  lots  on  Scioto  street,  where  Vincent  Brodbeck 
kept  his  store  so  many  years,  and  established  a ferry,  which  was 
conducted  by  him  and  bis  sons.  He  built  a large  shop  on  the  lot  and 


706 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


carried  on  the  business  of  cabinet-making.  Up  till  1817  the  Courts 
were  sometimes  held  in  his  shop. 

In  1818  he  started  a carding  machine.  It  was  run  by  horse 
power  and  carried  on  by  Captain  Edward  Cranston,  who  was  a prac- 
tical machinist.  They  ran  it  several  years  when  it  was  purchased  by 
the  Youngs  of  Wheelersburg  and  removed  there.  However,  Mr. 
Gharky  kept  the  wool-carding  business  going  on  several  years  after 
that. 

While  he  was  auditor  of  Scioto  County  he  conducted  the  busi- 
ness at  his  cabinet  shop.  From  1830  to  1834,  he  was  in  Muncie, 
Indiana.  In  the  latter  year  he  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  became 
a candidate  for  County  Treasurer  and  was  elected  by  a plurality  of 
nine  votes. 

In  1836,  he  went  to  Muncie  and  was  there  for  some  time.  He 
returned  to  Portsmouth  in  1840.  and  was  in  the  Council.  He  went 
away  to  Muncie  after  that,  but  returned  in  1850,  took  sick  and  died 
at  Robert  Montgomery’s  hotel  in  the  75th  year  of  his  age.  He  was 
buried  in  the  Alexandria  graveyard  on  the  shelf  of  the  hill  over- 
looking Carey’s  Run. 

In  1831,  it  was  claimed  that  Mr.  Gharky,  while  Auditor,  in 
making  up  the  tax  duplicate  of  1826  to  1829  had  overcharged  for 
the  work.  Suit  for  the  overcharges  was  filed  July  2,  1831,  in  tres- 
pass in  the  case,  but  the  declaration  read  like  one  in  debt.  The 
narration  called  for  $1,000,  but  the  real  amount  claimed  was  $232.90, 
with  interest.  At  the  March  term,  1832,  it  was  tried  in  the  Com- 
mon Pleas  by  a iury  and  there  was  a verdict  for  plaintiff  for  $278.47. 
Mr.  Gharky  took  a Bill  of  Exceptions  and  appealed  to  the  Supreme 
Court  on  the  Circuit  and  the  verdict  was  for  the  defendant.  Samuel 
M.  Tracy  represented  the  Commissioners,  and  William  V.  Peck  the 
defendant.  It  is  reported  that  the  jury  verdict  in  the  Supreme 
court  turned  on  the  charge  of  the  court,  that  if  the  jury  found  there 
had  been  a settlement  between  the  parties  for  the  work,  the  county 
could  not  open  it  up. 

The  anecdotes  in  regard  to  Mr.  Gharkv's  peculiarities  are  nu- 
merous. Many  of  them  are  probably  apocryphal.  Mr.  Gharky  rvas 
a good  subject  to  fasten  a story  to  and  was  probably  used  for  that 
purpose  by  the  illustrators. 

In  June,  1835,  while  Treasurer,  he  was  in  the  habit  of  endors- 
ing orders  “not  paid  for  want  of  funds,”  and  thus  putting  them  on 
interest.  This  was  carried  so  far  that  the  Commissioners  in  a body 
called  on  Mr.  Gharky  and  demanded  to  examine  his  books.  The 
Commissioners  entered  the  transaction  on  their  journal  and  stated 
that  Mr.  Gharky  became  so  disorderly  that  nothing  could  be  done. 
The  Commissioners  ordered  suit  on  his  bond  and  he  then  agreed  to 
pay  the  orders. 


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George  A.  Waller  told  this  anecdote:  Mr.  Gharky,  the  Treas- 

urer. would  refuse  orders,  stating  there  were  no  funds  and  send  the 
holders  to  Jacob  Clingman,  the  banker,  who  would  buy  their  orders. 
If  the  person  receiving  the  order  were  a particular  friend  of  Gharky ’s, 
he  would  place  a circle  with  an  “X”  over  in  the  left  hand  corner  and 
then  Clingman  would  pay  it  without  question.  Once  Gharky  gave 
his  best  friend  in  the  County  an  order  to  take  to  Clingman,  but  forgot 
to  put  the  circle  and  “X”  on  it.  Clingman  examined  the  order  and 
said  he  had  no  money  to  pay,  but  would  discount.  The  friend 
brought  the  order  back  to  Gharky  very  indignant  at  being  refused 
payment. 

Gharky  then  said : “Did  old  Jake  Clingman  refuse  to  pay  that 
order?”  His  friend  answered  “yes.”  Then  Gharky  said:  “Let  me 
see  that  order.”  His  friend  handed  it  over  and  Gharky  saw  at  once 
that  the  circle  and  “X”  were  not  in  the  lower  left  hand  corner.  Gharky 
placed  them  there  and  returned  the  order  to  his  best  friend,  saying: 
“You  take  that  hack  to  old  Jake  Clingman  and  show  him  the  mark 
and  he  will  pay  you.”  Gharky’s  friend  took  the  order  back  and  gave 
it  to  Mr.  Clingman  without  pointing  out  Gharky’s  circle  and  cross. 
On  being  shown  the  mark,  he  apologized,  saying:  “I  did  not  see  that 
before,”  and  at  once  paid  the  order. 

As  soon  as  he  took  the  treasurer’s  office  in  1834,  he  announced 
that  he  would  pay  out  the  money  in  the  Treasury  raised  by  taxa- 
tion to  pay  for  a new  jail  on  Countv  current  orders  and  would  not 
deposit  it  in  the  Commercial  Bank  as  ordered  by  the  Commissioners. 
This  created  quite  a commotion  and  made  much  trouble. 

Mr.  Gharky  reared  quite  a family  of  sons  and  daughters.  He 
made  and  published  a small  book  for  the  benefit  of  his  family.  He 
preserved  all  the  early  newspapers  of  Portsmouth  and  they  are  now 
in  the  state  library. 

Mr.  Gharky  was  a man  of  the  most  decided  opinions  and  was 
obstinate  in  the  superlative  degree.  He  loved  to  be  in  opposition 
and  was  the  happiest  when  he  was. 

I11  1822,  he  entered  his  solemn  protest  in  Council  against  fenc- 
ing the  graveyard  then  on  the  old  site  of  the  Burgess  Mill.  He 
protested  because  the  proposed  fence  left  some  graves  out  and  he 
continued  to  protest  until  the  occupants  of  those  graves  were  disin- 
terred and  reinterred  inside  the  new  fence. 

Mr.  Gharky  was  a very  industrious  and  useful  citizen,  but  dread- 
fully abrupt  and  eccentric.  His  son,  Tohn,  was  in  many  respects  like 
him,  as  well  as  his  son  George  H.,  hut  neither  of  them  were  as  self- 
willed  and  obstinate  as  he.  With  his  peculiarities,  it  is  strange  he 
was  able  to  be  elected  to  public  office  as  often  as  he  was.  As  a modern 
politician  he  would  have  been  much  out  of  place.  He  was  not  a 
member  of  any  church,  hut  he  and  Dr.  Burr  were  always  good  friends 
in  spite  of  Mr.  Gharky’s  quarrelsome  disposition. 


708 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


George  Henry  GharKy 

was  born  in  Alexandria,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  May  17,  1813,  the 
son  of  David  Gharky,  who  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  His  father 
moved  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  from  Alexandria,  in  1814.  The  first 
eighteen  years  of  his  life  were  spent  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth.  At 
the  age  of  18,  he  went  to  Cincinnati  and  spent  six  months  learning  the 
carpenter's  trade.  He  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  worked  at  that 
for  four  years.  His  father  was  a cabinet  maker  and  carpenter  and 
George  worked  with  him.  In  November,  1833,  at  the  age  of  twenty, 
he  built  a box  house  on  a flat-boat,  loaded  it  with  goods  and  went  to 
Cincinnati.  He  made  four  trips  down  and  three  back,  pushing  and 
pulling  the  boat  along  the  shore  and  tying  up  at  night.  The  boat 
was  eleven  tons  burden,  and  on  the  last  trip  he  sold  her  for  $75  or 
twice  what  she  cost  him.  Captain  William  Ripley  was  chief  engi- 
neer, cook,  bottle  washer  and  mud  clerk.  The  dry  goods  which  Mr. 
Gharky  handled  in  this  venture  were  shipped  from  New  York  to 
Cleveland,  and  thence  to  Portsmouth  by  canal. 

In  1834,  he  built  a canal  boat  and  was  its  captain  for  one  year. 
He  named  the  boat  “William  Shakespeare.” 

In  1840,  he  was  wharfmaster  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

In  1843,  he  purchased  the  canal  boat  “Laurel”  and  had  in  opera- 
tion three  boats  making  weekly  trips  between  Columbus  and  Ports- 
mouth. He  continued  in  this  business  for  five  years.  He  learned 
the  business  of  river  pilot  and  followed  that  for  several  years. 

In  1847,  he  bought  the  steamboat,  “America”  and  took  her  lip 
the  Scioto  River  as  far  as  the  State  Dam,  six  miles  below  Chillico- 
the.  This  was  considered  quite  a feat  and  the  citizens  of  Chillicothe 
came  down  in  great  numbers  to  see  the  boat.  It  is  tradition  that 
they  took  Captain  Gharky  to  Chillicothe  and  initiated  him  into  the 
Ground  Hog  Club.  On  the  return  of  the  boat  to  Piketon,  it  gave  the 
people  of  that  village  an  excursion  to  Richmonddale. 

He  was  married  September  26,  1852,  to  Miss  Martha  Oldfield, 
daughter  of  Judge  Oldfield.  Immediately  after  this,  he  was  in  the 
shoe  business  with  Thomas  G.  Lloyd  for  a short  time. 

He  was  elected  Auditor  of  Scioto  County,  in  1854  over  John  Wal- 
ler. Lie  served  two  years  from  March  i,  1835. 

In  1857,  he  became  Deputy  Auditor  and  remained  such  until 
i860.  In  1863,  he  was  Deputy  Treasurer  for  one  year.  He  be- 
came book-keeper  for  the  First  National  bank  in  1864  and  served 
until  1868. 

On  Tune  6,  1873,  B.  P.  Holmes  resigned  as  City  Clerk  and  he 
was  appointed  in  his  place.  He  was  elected  by  the  Council  for  one 
year  from  April  17,  1874. 

From  1875  to  1879,  he  was  a member  of  the  City  Board  of 
Equalization. 

Llis  children  are  George  LI.,  who  died  in  1875  at  the  age  of  22 


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709 


years;  Miss  Jennie  L.  who  died  in  1879  at  the  age  of  39  years;  Sarah 
Elizabeth,  who  died  at  the  age  of  3 years ; Marinette,  the  wife  of 
Samuel  Rice  and  William  D.,  who  is  engaged  in  business  in  Phil- 
adelphia. 

Mr.  Gharky  was  a Whig  during  the  time  that  party  existed. 
He  afterwards  became  a Republican.  He  was  very  fond  of  reminis- 
cence and  of  conversing  about  the  early  history  of  Portsmouth.  He 
liked  a good  story  and  could  laugh  with  as  much  zest  as  any  one  who 
ever  resided  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  very  much  given  to  telling  peo- 
ple what  he  thought  of  them  and  his  extreme  candor  rendered  him 
unsuitable  for  a candidate  before  the  people.  All  his  duties  as  a pub- 
lic officer  were  performed  w ith  the  greatest  exactness  and  care.  He 
was  an  excellent  citizen,  but  as  arbitrary  as  Bismarck.  His  way  was 
always  the  best  way  and  the  only  way. 

Colonel  Troiltas  Jura  Graham 

always  signed  his  name  T.  J.  Graham  and  every  one  assumed  that 
these  initials  stood  for  Thomas  Jefferson  and  that  his  father  was  an 
admirer  of  the  great  Apostle  of  Democracy,  but  on  the  contrary, 
the  “T.  J.”  stood  for  the  name  above  given.  Like  most  of  our  dis- 
tinguished citizens,  he  was  born  in  Virginia.  His  birth  was  on  Jan- 
uary 22,  1810,  near  Snickers’  Gap,  in  Loudon  County.  He  attend- 
ed school  at  Bloomfield  Academy  and  at  Rockbridge  College.  In 
1827,  his  father  removed  to  Muskingum  County,  Ohio,  on  a farm 
where  our  subject  worked  until  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age.  He 
taught  school  two  terms.  He  then  went  to  Zanesville  and  clerked 
in  the  dry  goods  store  of  Robert  and  James  Golden  two  years. 

On  October  21,  1831,  he  went  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  and  put  up 
at  Watson’s  Hotel.  He  first  taught  a select  school  of  from  eighty 
to  one  hundred  pupils  and  then  went  into  the  clothing  store  of  White 
and  Douglas.  After  a time  he  became  a partner  in  the  business. 
On  October  30,  1836,  be  was  married  to  Miss  Harriet  Scott,  daugh- 
ter of  Judge  Thomas  Scott.  He  was  quite  a society  young  man  in 
Chillicothe  and  occupied  a prominent  position.  He  commanded  a 
fancy  military  company  in  the  city,  and  was  afterwards  made  Colonel 
of  the  County  Militia  in  Ross  County,  hence  his  title. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth  as  Colonel  Graham,  and  so  remained  all 
his  life.  In  1837  and  1838,  he  attended  the  legislature,  as  a lobby- 
ist, and  procured  the  passage  of  a new  militia  law  of  which  he  was 
the  author,  and  many  features  of  which  are  retained  to  this  day. 

While  visiting  in  Columbus  he  became  acquainted  with  Dr. 
John  Glover,  in  December,  1839.  The  latter  thought  he  would  make 
a good  hotel  keeper  and  induced  him  to  come  to  Portsmouth  and  take 
the  Watson  House,  as  Watson,  who  was  then  conducting  the  hotel, 
wished  to  return  to  Chillicothe.  He  landed  in  Portsmouth  Febru- 
ary 20,  1839.  The  steamboats,  the  canal  and  the  stage  line  were  all 
doing  a big  business  and  Portsmouth  w as  on  a boom.  Colonel  Gra- 


710 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


ham  remained  in  charge  of  the  hotel  eighteen  years  and  four  months, 
when  he  sold  out  to  John  Row  & Son.  The  Colonel  was  a model 
landlord  and  the  hotel  business  was  better  paying  in  the  time  he 
conducted  it  than  it  ever  was  before  or  has  been  since.  In  1842, 
he  charged  two  dollars  per  week  for  meals  and  board;  but  that  was 
when  wheat  was  thirty  to  forty  cents  per  bushel,  corn  ten  cents  per 
bushel,  and  fresh  beef  three  cents  per  pound.  Our  subject  was  active 
and  public  spirited  and  was  into  everything  which  went  on.  His 
was  the  best  hotel  in  the  place  and  he  entertained  all  the  distinguished 
men  who  visited  Portsmouth.  Henry  Clay,  John  J.  Crittenden,  Wil- 
liam Allen  and  Allen  W.  Thurman  were  among  his  guests.  Amin 
Bey  was  a guest,  as  was  John  Ouincy  Adams. 

His  wife  died  while  he  was  in  the  hotel  and  on  March  16,  1855, 
he  married  Miss  Eliza  Tobin.  They  took  their  wedding  trip  to 
Wheeling.  Directly  after  his  wedding  Governor  Chase  appointed 
him  canal  collector  and  inspector  and  he  gave  up  the  hotel. 

During  the  war  he  was  again  remembered  by  his  old  friend,  Sal- 
mon P.  Chase,  and  was  made  a treasury  agent  in  the  south.  He 
took  a cotton  plantation  and  planted  a crop,  but  lost  it  by  the  cotton 
worm.  He  left  Vicksburg  on  the  24th  of  January,  1866,  on  Captain 
Jesse  Hurd’s  illy-fated  steamboat,  the  ‘“Missouri.”  She  exploded 
her  boilers  in  the  night  of  January  30,  near  Smithland,  Kentucky, 
and  killed  and  wounded  many  people.  Colonel  Graham  was  in  his 
state-room  at  the  time  and  was  thrown  between  the  wheel-houses. 
He  was  badly  and  permanently  hurt  and  never  recovered  from  the  in- 
juries thus  received.  On  June  13,  1866,  he  took  the  agency  of  the 
National  Express  Company  at  Portsmouth  and  held  it  until  the  com- 
pany quit  business. 

On  May  25,  1869,  he  was  elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Ports- 
mouth, but  resigned  on  the  third  of  June,  following.  In  1874,  be 
took  charge  of  St.  James  Hotel  in  Cincinnati  and  conducted  it  for 
over  a year.  In  1876  he  returned  to  Portsmouth  for  good.  In  the 
same  year  the  City  Council  made  him  Infirmary  Director  and  he 
held  that  office  by  successive  annual  appointments,  until  his  death  on 
January  20,  1898.  He  had  been  a resident  of  Portsmouth  for  al- 
most forty-nine  years.  In  his  political  views,  he  was  first  a Whig 
and  afterwards  a Republican,  with  the  “know-nothings”  switched  in 
between.  In  1866,  after  recovering  from  his  dreadful  accident,  he 
was  confirmed  in  All  Saints  church.  He  was  a citizen  held  in  general 
esteem. 

Jean  Gabriel  Gervais. 

In  the  spring  of  1790,  five  hundred  French  families  land- 
ed at  Alexandria,  Virginia,  induced  to  emigrate  to  this  country  by 
the  Scioto  Land  Company,  on  promises  of  lands  which  that  Company 
was  unable  to  fulfill.  Some  of  them  returned  to  France  at  once, 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


711 


some  settled  in  seaboard  cities,  and  about  one  half  resolved  to  cross 
the  mountains  and  settle  in  the  wilderness.  They  went  across  the 
country  to  the  Monongahela  river,  at  Old  Redstone  Fort.  Here  they 
took  boats  and  floated  down  to  below  the  mouth  of  the  Great  Kanaw- 
ha, where  the  Scioto  Company’s  lands  were  said  to  be,  but  they  lo- 
cated in  the  Ohio  Company’s  purchase  at  Gallipolis.  It  is  said  that 
eighty  cabins  had  been  erected  for  them  on  the  site  of  Gallipolis,  and 
the  Scioto  Land  Company  supplied  them  with  provisions  for  a while. 
When  they  found  that  they  were  in  the  Ohio  Company's  purchase, 
many  of  them  left.  Those  who  remained  employed  Jean  Gabriel 
Gervais  to  procure  them  lands  from  Congress.  He  was  a gentleman 
of  means,  and  had  a great  sympathy  for  his  suffering  countrymen. 
He  was  well  bred,  of  hue  education  and  polished  manners.  He 
went  to  Philadelphia  and  employed  Peter  Stephen  Duponceau,  a Phil- 
adelphia lawyer  to  assist  him.  It  is  apparent  that  Gervais  made  the 
best  selection  of  an  attorney  to  put  his  scheme  through.  Duponceau 
was  born  on  the  Isle  of  Rhe  on  the  coast  of  France,  in  1760.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1777  with  Baron  Steuben,  whom  he 
served  as  secretary  and  aide-de-camp.  Pie  quit  the  army  in  1780,  on 
account  of  ill  health,  and  studied  law,  and  became  an  eminent  lawyer 
in  Philadelphia.  He  was  a voluminous  writer  of  essays  on  various 
subjects.  He  wrote  a book  on  the  “Jurisdiction  of  the  Courts,”  pub- 
lished in  1834.  He  received  a prize  from  the  French  Institute  for 
an  essay  on  the  “Indian  Languages  of  North  America.”  He  was 
for  some  years  President  of  the  American  Philosophic  Society.  He 
died  in  Philadelphia  in  1844. 

The  French  inhabitants  of  Gallipolis  had  agreed  to  give  Ger- 
vais 4,000  acres  of  the  grant  for  his  services  in  securing  the  neces- 
sary legislation.  Gervais  employed  Duponceau  and  “An  act  to  au- 
thorize a grant  of  lands  to  the  French  inhabitants  of  Gallipolis  and 
for  other  purposes  therein  mentioned"  was  passed  March  3,  1795, 
and  is  found  in  Volume  2,  page  503,  of  the  United  States  Statutes  at 
large.  Under  this  act,  24,000  acres  of  land  now  constituting  Green 
Township  in  Scioto  County,  was  surveyed  into  a tract  of  4,000  acres, 
and  92  lots  of  217  acres  each.  Each  inhabitant  was  to  draw  a lot, 
and  have  it  patented  to  him.  The  act  and  Gervais’  patent  required 
him  to  settle  on  the  tract  within  three  years  from  the  date  of  the 
patent,  and  to  live  on  the  land  three  years  after,  and  in  default  of  so 
doing  the  land  was  to  revert  to  the  United  States.  Each  of  the  other 
French  settlers  was  to  locate  on  his  lot  within  five  years  from  the 
date  of  his  patent,  and  reside  on  it  for  five  years,  and  in  default  of 
so  doing,  the  lot  was  to  revert  to  the  United  States.  However,  on 
February  21,  1806,  Congress  repealed  the  conditions  of  the  act  of 
March  3,  1795.  On  June  25,  1798,  (3rd  United  States  General 
Statutes)  Congress  made  the  additional  French  Grant  of  1,200  acres 
lying  just  west  of  the  first  grant,  and  fronting  on  the  Ohio  river  640 


712 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


rods,  and  extending  back  to  include  the  quantity.  There  were  eight 
persons  included  in  this  grant.  It  does  not  appear  that  Gervais  was 
concerned  in  obtaining  this  grant.  The  patent  to  Qervais  was  dated 
December  28,  1800,  and  is  recorded  in  Volume  A.  B.  C.,  page  84, 
Record  of  Deeds  of  Scioto  County.  Gervais  deeded  200  acres  of  the 
4,000  acre  tract  on  the  Ohio  river  to  Peter  Stephen  Duponceau,  the 
Philadelphia  lawyer  whom  he  had  employed.  The  consideration 
named  was  $600.00.  The  deed  was  dated  April  3,  1802.  In  the 
deed,  Gervais  is  recited  as  “Gentleman”  of  Upper  Township,  Scioto 
County,  Ohio.  The  deed  to  Duponceau  is  presumed  to  have  been  for 
his  services  to  Gervais.  It  is  found  in  Volume  A.  B.  C.,  page  2, 
and  in  1855  was  owned  by  Boynton  and  Lacroix.  On  May  6,  1806, 
Gervais  conveyed  the  remaining  3,800  acres  to  Samuel  Hunt,  of 
Charlestown,  Sullivan  County,  New  Hampshire.  The  consideration 
stated  was  $7,600.  The  deed  was  executed  May  26,  1806,  and  is 
found  in  Volume  A.  B.  C.,  page  85.  Hunt  gave  a mortgage  to  se- 
cure $5,600  of  the  purchase  money  payable  May  6,  1808.  He  did 
not  pay  the  money  and  the  land  was  sold  on  foreclosure,  December 
22,  1809,  to  Earl  Sproat  to  whom  Gervais  had  sold  the  mortgage. 
Roswell  Hunt  obtained  it  of  Sproat  and  sold  it  to  Asa  Boynton  for 
$9,000.  Roswell  Hunt  was  of  Charlestown,  New  Hampshire,  “Gen- 
tleman,” and  Asa  Boynton  is  recited  to  be  of  Piermont,  Grafton  Coun- 
ty, New  Hampshire,  “yeoman.”  The  deed  is  recorded  in  Volume  A. 
B.  C.,  page  303,  and  was  dated  Jan.  15,  1810.  Duponceau  held  on  to 
his  200  acres  until  February  20,  1830,  when  he  sold  them  to  Thayer 
D.  White  for  $1,000  silver  money.  Keyes  says  that  of  the  100 
French  who  drew  lots,  only  about  twenty  settled  on  them.  That 
the  others  remained  in  Gallipolis,  or  went  elsewhere.  Gervais  laid 
out  a town  on  his  land  and  called  it  Burrsburg.  There  were  never 
more  than  five  or  six  cabins  on  it.  It  is  said  he  had  estates  in  France 
and  had  moved  in  the  best  society  in  Paris;  that  he  was  a fine  dancer, 
and  fond  of  all  kinds  of  amusements.  Frontier  life  palled  on  him 
even  if  he  did  have  a two  story  double  log  house  in  Burrsburg.  He 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1790  and  in  1806,  he  sold  out  to  Samuel 
Hunt,  and  the  land  went  to  a colony  from  New  Hampshire  of  which 
Asa  Boynton  seemed  to  be  the  head. 

Then  Monsieur  Gervais  disappeared  below  our  horizon  and 
we  hear  of  him  no  more.  He  went  back  to  his  beloved  France,  in 
1817.  He  rode  all  the  way  from  Gallipolis  to  Philadelphia,  on  horse- 
back accompanied  by  E.  S.  Menager.  When  he  reached  Philadel 
phia,  he  gave  his  horse  to  Menager.  He  carried  bis  money  on  this 
trip  in  his  saddle  pockets.  He  was  never  married  but  resided  in 
Paris  with  his  sister.  He  died  in  1824,  at  the  age  of  sixty.  In 
leaving  Gallipolis,  he  presented  the  many  town  lots  he  owned  there 
to  his  friends. 


MARTIN  BEEBE  GILBERT 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


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Martin  Beebe  Gilbert 

was  born  September  16,  1816,  at  Canaan,  New  York,  the  son  of 
Giles  Gilbert,  Senior,  and  Effie  Beebe,  his  wife.  When  he  was  but 
two  years  of  age,  his  parents  located  in  Marietta  where  his'  father 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business  with  Colonel  Stone  at  Point  Harmar. 
The  family  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1830,  and  his  father  engaged  in 
the  same  business ; and  he  was  connected  with  it  as  clerk  and  partner 
until  1846,  when  his  father  went  out  of  it  and  it  was  changed  to  M. 
& G.  Gilbert,  our  subject  and  his  brother  Giles  Gilbert,  Jr.,  composing* 
the  firm.  Mr.  Gilbert  obtained  his  education  in  Marietta  and  in  the 
public  schools  at  Portsmouth ; but  the  greater  and  better  part  of  it 
was  his  business  education  in  the  counting  room  of  his  father.  Be- 
tween 1830  and  1850,  the  furnishing  of  supplies  to  the  steamboats 
plying  the  Ohio  river  was  a very  extensive  and  lucrative  business ; 
and  Portsmouth  was  a point  at  which  a great  many  of  the  supplies 
were  purchased.  Mr.  Gilbert  made  his  fortune  largely  from  the 
steamboat  and  river  craft  trade.  He  continued  in  the  wholesale  gro- 
cery business  from  1838  until  his  death,  and  was  uniformly  success- 
ful. He  was  a man  who  made  and  held  many  friends.  He  had  a 
wide  acquaintance  through  all  the  territory  tributary  to  Portsmouth ; 
and  had  the  confidence  of  the  entire  business  community.  He  was 
known  for  his  promptness  and  integrity  in  business.  He  was  a pub- 
lic spirited  and  liberal  minded  citizen.  No  enterprise  for  public  ben- 
efit was  ever  projected  in  the  community,  but  he  was  called  upon  for 
and  favored  it  with  a liberal  subscription  and  with  his  influence.  He 
was  a Whig  and  a Republican  in  his  political  views ; but  he  never 
sought  an  office  or  attempted  to  control  any  political  action.  He  was 
ambitious  only  for  business  success.  About  the  only  public  office 
he  ever  held  was  that  of  city  wharfmaster,  from  May  3,  1842,  until 
April  6,  1844;  but  this  was  directly  in  connection  with  his  business 
in  selling  boat  stores.  Mr.  Gilbert  was  one  of  the  most  patriotic  and 
loyal  citizens  of  the  County.  October  14,  1861,  he  was  made  one 
of  the  Military  Committee  of  Scioto  County.  This  was  an  office  of 
great  responsibility  but  without  emoluments.  His  associates  on  this 
committee  were  F.  C.  Searl,  W.  A.  Hutchins,  John  P.  Terry  and 
A.  W.  Buskirk.  He  served  on  this  committee  as  late  as  November 
20,  1864.  When  the  history  of  the  war  is  written,  the  arduous  du- 
ties that  were  performed  by  the  County  Military  Committee  will  be 
known.  It  had  arbitrary  power ; and  none  but  the  most  loyal  and 
self-sacrificing  men,  could,  or  would  accept  the  place.  Mr.  Gilbert 
performed  his  duties  on  this  committee  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  con- 
cerned. He  was  the  founder  of  one  of  the  most  substantial  and  ex- 
tensive businesses  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  now  conducted  by  the 
M.  B.  Gilbert  Grocery  Company.  During  his  life  and  until  the  1st 
of  January,  1900,  the  business  was  conducted  as  a partnership,  but 
since  that  tie  it  has  been  conducted  as  a corporation.  Since  his 


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death  his  estate  has  been  largely  interested  in  the  business.  Mr. 
Gilbert  was  not  only  an  honest  and  successful  business  man  during 
his  entire  life,  but  he  was  essentially  a religious  man.  For  thirty-five 
years,  he  was  a communicant  of  All  Saints  Church.  He  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  vestry  of  that  church  nearly  the  whole  of  that  time.  For 
some  years  prior  to  his  death  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  a 
Senior  Warden  of  the  church,  the  most  imporant  lay  office  in  the  or- 
ganization. May  12,  1840,  he  married  Laura  Virginia  Hancock. 
She  died  October  14,  1868.  Their  children  were:  Lucius  H.,  and 
Augustus  B.,  both  deceased  in  young  manhood;  Frank  L.,  and  Mar- 
tin B.  jr.,  deceased  in  middle  life.  On  the  15th  of  June,  1871,  he 
was  married  to  Mrs.  Caroline  Stockham,  widow  of  Thomas  Crull, 
who  survived  him.  They  had  one  daughter  Laura  Virginia,  the 
wife  of  Frank  Kendall.  Mr.  Gilbert  was  punctilious  in  carrying  out 
to  the  letter  all  of  his  obligations  whether  financial,  social  or  relig- 
ious. He  was  not  a user  of  liquors  or  tobacco  and  was  very  methodi- 
cal in  all  his  doings.  He  was  uniformly  courteous  and  obliging  to  all 
of  his  acquaintances.  He  was  a model  business  man  and  churchman. 
He  was  most  highly  esteemed  in  his  church  and  in  the  community, 
and  when  called  upon  to  part  with  this  world  he  had  no  regrets.  His 
life  and  conduct  were  more  valuable  than  a thousand  sermons  and  all 
those  who  remember  him,  recollect  the  words,  “He  being  dead  yet 
speaketh"  because  the  remembrance  of  his  honorable  Christian  life 
is  a precious  treasure  to  all  who'  knew  him. 

Marion  Ingalls  Gilruth, 

daughter  of  William  and  Grace  Ingalls  Gilruth,  was  born  Feb.  14, 
1776  in  the  city  of  Edinburg,  Scotland.  In  1784,  she  with  her  parents 
emigrated  to  the  United  States.  On  the  16th  of  March,  1787,  they 
settled  on  the  Ohio  river,  at  a place  called  Belleville  on  the  Virginia 
shore,  some  eighteen  miles  below  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Kanawha. 
During  the  Indian  War  which  followed  theyr  ran  many  risks  of  los- 
ing their  lives.  On  one  occasion  as  the  family  were  sitting  at  break- 
fast, they  heard  footsteps  of  men  running.  Marion  stepped  to  the 
door  to  see  what  it  meant.  As  she  opened  the  door,  she  heard  a 
scream  in  another  direction,  and  looked  to  ascertain  the  cause.  She 
saw  him,  who  afterwards  became  her  husband,  rush  into  his  house 
while  some  twenty  Indians  were  carrying  on  a work  of  death  within 
a few  yards  of  the  other  end  of  his  cabin.  Turning  she  saw  three 
Indians  within  fifteen  feet  of  her,  with  their  guns  pointed  at  her. 
She  looked  one  that  was  immediately  in  front  of  her  full  in  the  face, 
he  instantly  took  down  his  gun,  crying  out  “Ugh.”  In  the  meantime 
her  little  brother  had  come  out  and  advanced  nearly  half  way  to 
where  the  Indians  stood.-  She  sprang  forward,  caught  the  child, 
darted  into  the  house,  and  shut  the  door,  and  gave  the  alarm.  Fir- 
ing commenced  and  the  Indians  retreated,  having  killed  one  man, 
taken  a little  boy  prisoner  and  lost  their  chief.  In  March,  1792,  she 


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was  married  to  Thomas  Gilruth  by  whom  she  had  seven  children,  two 
of  whom  died  in  infancy.  John,  Jane,  James,  Mary  and  William 
are  yet  living.  Having  lost  their  possessions  at  Belleville  by  an 
older  claim,  the  Gilruth  family  settled  in  the  French  Grant,  Scioto 
County,  Ohio,  on  the  8th  day  of  April,  1^97.  Thomas  Gilruth  died 
March  19,  1826.  She  survived  until  April  14,  1847.  She  was  a 
mother  to  the  orphan,  a friend  to  the  poor,  and  a support  to  the 
church. 

James  Gilruth 

was  born  January  29,  1793,  at  Belleville,  Wood  County,  West  Vir- 
ginia. He  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Gilruth  and  Marion  Ingalls,  his 
wife.  His  parents  came  from  Scotland  shortly  after  the  close  of  the 
American  Revolution;  and  the  year  1792  found  them  in  southern 
Ohio,  then  the  theatre  of  an  Indian  war.  The  danger  of  assaults 
from  the  savages  caused  the  Gilruths  to  cross  the  Ohio  river  and  seek 
shelter  in,  or  near,  a fort  at  Belleville,  Va.  After  the  treaty  of  Green- 
ville the  Gilruths  concluded  to  seek  a permanent  home  in  Ohio.  April 
8'  1797,  they  settled  in  the  French  Grant. 

Our  subject  spent  his  youth  on  the  farm,  with  occasional  inter- 
ludes for  such  schooling  as  the  neighborhood  afforded.  In  1813,  he 
volunteered  with  a company  raised  in  his  region  for  service  in  the 
war  against  Great  Britain.  The  company  was  assigned  with  an 
Ohio  regiment,  and  saw  a great  deal  of  hard  service  on  the  northern 
frontier.  He  made  a good  record  and  was  sent  out  on  several 
scouting  expeditions. 

In  1816,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Hannah  Ivouns. 

In  the  winter  of  1818-9,  a great  revival  swept  through  southern 
Ohio;  and  in  February  of  the  latter  year,  our  subject  was,  as  he  him- 
self had  said  many  a time,  “powerfully  converted”  at  a Methodist 
meeting.  By  the  latter  part  of  March,  he  had  so  favorably  impressed 
his  Presiding  Elder  that  he  was  licensed  to  preach ; and  on  the  7th 
day  of  August,  following,  when  the  conference  met,  he  was  ordained 
as  a regular  minister.  He  continued  in  the  regular  ministry  in  the 
Ohio  Conference  for  thirty-two  years.  He  made  his  first  visit  to 
Iowa  in  1844;  and  in  that  year,  or  the  year  following,  entered  a 
quarter  section  of  land  two  miles  north  of  the  city  of  Davenport.  He 
returned  to  Ohio  and  remained  until  the  spring  of  1851  when  he  re- 
moved with  his  family  to  Davenport,  Iowa.  Fie  became  a member 
of  the  Iowa  Conference,  a relation  he  sustained  until  the  day  of  his 
death.  He  officiated  as  pastor  in  charge,  or  on  circuit,  whenever  ap- 
pointed, until  the  year  1863,  when  he  was  placed  upon  the  superan- 
nuated list.  Gilruth  Chapel  near  his  home  was  named  for  him.  In 
1853,  he  moved  his  family  onto  a farm  near  Davenport,  where  he  re- 
sided until  his  death. 

His  wife  died  in  1818.  September  25,  1823,  he  married  Miss 
Mary  Westlake,  daughter  of  a prominent  citizen  of  Gallipolis,  Ohio. 


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He  had  eight  children:  Harriet  and  Mary,  both  deceased;  Naomi 
M.,  the  wife  of  Sylvester  R.  Hayes;  Matilda,  the  wife  of  George  Car- 
penter; Panline,  who  married  A.  J.  Kynett;  Christina,  the  wife  of 
Augustus  R.  Logan  ; James  M.  and  Thomas  W.  He  died  June  n, 
1873. 

He  had  made  money,  became  quite  rich,  indeed,  but  be  never  lost 
the  respect  and  confidence  of  the  neighbors  nor  of  those  who  had  bus- 
iness transactions  with  him,  by  the  means  of  acquiring  it.  He  sus- 
tained his  Christian  integrity  in  business  as  well  as  in  the  pulpit. 
He  possessed  bright  intellect,  had  vivid  imagination,  and  a love  for 
the  beautiful  in  nature  and  literature.  His  memory  was  very  reten- 
tive, his  command  of  language  good.  He  was  a mighty  man  phys- 
ically, and  in  his  prirne,  his  weight  was  nearly  300  pounds. 

William  Gilruth 


was  born  May  24,  1797,  in  Adams  County  in  the  Northwest  Terri- 
tory. He  was  the  youngest  of  three  children  of  Thomas  and  Marion 
Ingalls  Gilruth,  who  emigrated  to  this  country  shortly  after  the  Revo- 
lutionary War  and  finally  settled  in  the  French  Grant. 

He  was  early  trained  in  the  use  of  rifle,  ax  and  fishing  rod,  the 
first  implements  of  those  days.  Schools,  there  were  none.  But  his 
mother  was  a woman  of  refinement ; and  having  brought  some  books 
from  Scotland,  her  children  were  given  the  rudiments  of  an  educa- 
tion, with  a taste  for  good  reading  which  they  improved  all  through 
life. 

He  was  married  to  Rebecca  Austin  of  Lawrence  County  in  May, 
1822.  Her  parents  came  from  Luray,  Shenandoah  Valley,  Virginia. 
His  wife  died  in  April,  i860,  leaving-  ten  children,  seven  sons  and 
three  daughters.  The  sons  were  Irwin  Malcomb,  Thomas,  James, 
Austin,  Isaac  Newton,  Henry  Clay,  Archibald.  All  the  sons  lived 
and  grew  to  manhood,  except  Henry  a boy  of  eighteen,  who  enlisted 
in  Co.  D.  173  O.  V.  I.,  August  25,  1864;  appointed  post  duty  ser- 
geant, September  16,  1864;  died  in  the  service  January  23,  1865. 
Only  two  sons  are  now  living,  one  of  them,  Austin,  is  the  owner  of  a 
Cattle  Ranch  near  Elko,  Nevada.  He  is  of  quiet,  reserved  disposi- 
tion, taking  pleasure  in  his  fine  stock,  his  books  and  papers.  Archi- 
bald, the  other  was  for  fourteen  years  a missionary  in  India.  He  is 
now  a member  of  the  Ohio  Conference,  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 
He  married  Miss  Agnes  Mulligan.  They  have  six  children.  The 
daughters  of  William  Gilruth  were:  Minerva,  married  Thomas  D. 
Kelly,  now  a widow,  living  in  Huntington,  West  Virginia;  Mary, 
married  A.  E.  Goddard,  lives  at  the  old  home  place,  near  Haverhill, 
Ohio;  Alice  married  M.  S.  Pixley,  M.  D.,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Wil- 
liam Gilruth  lived  four  score  years  on  a farm  on  which  he  was  born. 
He  died  June  2,  1879,  honored  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 


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Thomas  Gilru t h 

was  born  November  5,  1827,  at  the  old  Gilruth  homestead  in  Green 
Township  above  Haverhill,  Ohio.  He  was  the  second  son.  of  Wil- 
iam and  Rebecca  (Austin)  Gilruth.  His  grandfather  was  Thomas 
Gilruth,  born  in  Perthshire,  Scotland,  and  came  to  the  United  States 
in  17S3,  and  located  in  Virginia.  His  wife  was  Marion  (Ingalls') 
Gilruth,  daughter  of  William  and  Grace  Ingalls,  and  was  born  in 
Edinburg,  Scotland,  February  14,  1776. 

Our  subject  was  raised  on  a farm  and  got  his  meagre  education 
by  attending  three  months  subscription  schools  during  the  winter 
months.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  rebellion,  he  enlisted  October  3, 
1861,  in  Battery  F.,  First  O.  V.  Light  Artillery  and  was . transferred 
to  Co.  G.,  19th  regiment.  Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  April  28,  1864. 
He  was  mustered  out  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service,  No- 
vember q,  1864.  He  was  wounded  by  a piece  of  shell  on  the  right 
hand.  He  was  married  December  25,  1866,  to  Nancy  Coe,  daugh- 
ter of  Strander  and  Sophia  Coe.  They  ha\re  had  four  children, 
but  only  two  are  living:  Hattie  and  Addie  Bell,  who  reside 
with  their  mother.  Mr.  Gilruth  died  April  13,  1899,  and  is  buried 
in  the  family  graveyard  on  the  home  farm.  He  was  a Republican  in 
his  views,  a mart  of  integrity  and  honor  and  of  a quiet  and  retiring  na- 
ture. He  was  a great  reader  and  kept  well  informed  on  current 
events.  He  had  a special  weakness  for  fine  horses  and  had  a reputa- 
tion for  his  blooded  animals. 

‘William  Givens,  Jr., 

the  eldest  son  of  Judge  William  Givens  and  Rachel  (Stockham)  Giv- 
ens (see  their  sketch),  was  born  at  Poplar  Row,  now  Jackson,  the 
village  of  salt  boilers  in  Jackson  County,  Ohio.  July  31,  1811.  He 
attended  the  district  schools  and  the  subscription  schools  of  the  day, 
and  worked  with  his  father  at  the  salt  works  until  the  vear  1826, 
when  the  family  moved  to  Nile  Township,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  on 
the  farm  purchased  from  John  Graham,  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the 
Graham,  O Bannon  & Massie  Survey  Nos.  2,459  anc^  2'US.  Here 
be  assisted  bis  father  and  brothers  David  and  John  in  clearing  up  the 
land  and  cutting  wood  for  the  supply  of  such  steamboats  as  were 
then  plying  the  Ohio  river.  They  used  their  earnings  in  making 
payments  on  the  farm,  which  was  then  a wilderness.  He  was  en- 
gaged much  of  his  time  in  the  construction  of  keelboats  and  flathoats, 
for  which  there  was  a good  demand  for  freighting  to  all  points  on  the 
Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers  as  far  down  as  New  Orleans.  The  boats 
were  loaded  with  produce  and  floated  down  the  river  and  the  load 
sold  out.  Then  the  boat  would  be  sold,  and  the  enterprising  mariners 
would  frequently  walk  back.  He  was  connected  with  this  business 
more  or  less,  as  well  as  looking  after  and  cultivating  his  farm  and  or- 
chard, until  there  was  no  more  produce  of  the  forest  worth  looking 
after  in  his  neighborhood.  In  politics  he  was  a Whig  until  the  dis- 


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solution  of  that  party,  and  was  then  a Republican  the  remainder  of 
his  life,  taking  a very  active  part  in . recruiting  soldiers  for  the  Civif 
War,  and  in  assisting  in  caring  for  those  who  were  left  behind.  In  re- 
ligion, he  was  a Methodist  from  the  age  of  twenty-one,  and  his  home 
was  a haven  of  rest  for  the  circuit  rider  and  those  attending  the  quar- 
terly, and  other  meetings,  from  a distance.  He  was  a warm  hearted, 
friendly  man,  and  was  always  slow  to  believe  that  any  of  his  ac- 
quaintances could  go  wrong.  He  saw  nearly  three  generations  come 
and  go  in  his  neighborhood,  and  was  acquainted  with  all  the  men, 
women  and  children,  and  was  highly  respected.  William  Givens  was 
married  to  Elizabeth  Elliott  on  October  15,  1834.  She  was  the 
sister  of  Katharine,  who  married  Laban  Woodworth;  Nancy,  who 
married  John  Elliott,  and  Sarah,  who  married  Leroy  S.  Moore.  She 
had  four  brothers:  John,  Benjamin,  William  and  Alexander.  These 
were  all  children  of  Benjamin  Elliott  and  Isabella  (McCann)  Elliott. 
Both  families,  the  Elliotts  and  McCanns,  are  believed  to  have  emi- 
grated from  Scotland  and  Ireland  at  an  early  date  and  settled  in 
Adams  and  Scioto  Counties.  The  clan  of  Elliott  had  a separate 
tartan  of  plaid,  and  were  an  important  family  in  Scotland.  There 
was  also  an  important  English  family  by  the  name  of  Elliott,  be- 
longing to  Devon  and  Cornwall.  Elizabeth  Elliott  was  born  in  Scioto 
County,  Ohio,  February  12,  1814.  Children  were  born  to  them  as 
follows:  Cynthia  A.,  who  married  Washington  Cross,  and  now  lives 
at  Roseland,  La. ; Sarah  Ellen,  who  married  R.  A.  Bryan,  residing 
in  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Mary  Jane,  who  married  M.  Herdman,  resid- 
ing at  Elm  Tree,  in  Nile  Township;  Martha  Susan,  who  married 
Rev.  S.  M.  Donahoe  and  died  June  16,  t88i  ; Eliza  Catharine,  who 
married  George  Williamson  of  Dry  Run  and  died  March  28,  1887; 
Margaret  Isabel,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen  in  1862;  David 
Creighton,  who  married  Josephine  McDermott  and  resided  -in  Nile 
Township  until  recently,  when  he  with  his  family  emigrated  to 
Hampton,  Iowa ; William  Alexander,  who  married  Lucy  Murphy, 
daughter  of  Sherry  Murphy,  of  Adams  County,  and  now  resides  on 
the  old  Givens  farm.  The  married  life  of  William  and  Elizabeth 
Givens  extended  to  nearly  sixty-four  years.  Williams  Givens  died  at 
his  home  in  Nile  Township,  July  30,  1898,  from  the  infirmities  of  old 
age,  aged  eighty-seven  years.  Elizabeth  (Elliott)  Givens  died  Oc- 
tober 11,  1899,  from  the  same  cause  as  her  husband,  aged  eighty-five 
years,  seven  months  and  twenty-nine  days. 

Allen  Forsythe  Givens, 

the  sixth  son  of  William  Givens,  was  born  in  Jackson  County,  Ohio, 
April  22,  1820.  He  lived  in  Jackson  County  until  1827,  when  his 
father  removed  to  Scioto  County  and  located  312  acres  in  the  O'Ban- 
non,  Graham  and  Massie  survey  No.  2,459  and  2,558.  He  attended 
the  country  schools  for  three  months  in  the  year,  during  his  boyhood 
and  was  reared  a farmer.  He  lives  on  a farm  of  120  acres,  part  of 


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the  same  land  on  which  his  father  located,  and  has  lived  there  all 
his  life.  When  he  moved  there  his  father’s  purchase  was  nearly  all 
woods.  For  thirty  years,  our  subject  was  engaged  in  building  flat 
boats  and  in  flatboating  to  Cincinnati.  In  1880,  he  was  real  estate 
Appraiser  of  Nile  Township,  the  only  public  office  he  ever  held.  On 
June  10,  1841,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Smith,  daughter  of  James 
Smith,  a brother  of  John  F.  Smith,  the  old  ferryman.  His  children 
are:  John  W.,  living  in  Salina,  Kansas;  James  H.,  deceased,  leaving 
a widow  and  three  sons;  Rachel  Eliza,  the  wife  of  Augustus  Orcutt, 
now  living  in  Charleston,  West  Virginia;  Elizabeth,  married,  first,  to 
Marion  Coe  by  whom  she  has  two  children,  living  and  married : sec- 
ond, to  George  Williamson  of  Dry  Run;  Aurilla  F.,  married  to  Andy, 
Noel  and  has  died  leaving  five  children ; Victoria  Givens,  married  to 
Silas  Smith  and  died  leaving  two  children.  Mr.  Givens  lost  three  chil- 
dren in  infancy,  two  sons  and  one  daughter.  He  was  originally  a 
Whig  and  then  became  a Republican.  Since  1884,  he  has  been  a 
Prohibitionist.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  for  sixty-five  years.  He  has  been  a steward  of  the  church 
for  forty-five  years  and  Sunday  School  superintendent  for  twenty- 
six  years.  He  is  holding  both  offices  at  present.  His  wife  died 
November  8,  1900,  aged  seventy-eight.  No  citizen  of  Scioto  Coun- 
ty is  held  in  greater  regard  than  Mr.  Givens.  The  purity  of  his  life 
and  the  integrity  of  his  character  are  known  to  all  of  the  community 
where  he  dwells  arid  have  earned  him  the  high  place  he  has  in  the 
esteem  of  his  fellow  men. 

Jefferson  Wadley  Glidden 

was  born  at  Northfield,  New  Hampshire  in  1806.  His  father  was 
Charles  and  his  mother.  Ruth  (Hall)  Glidden.  She  lived  to  be  91 
years  old  and  died  in  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  He  learned  the  dyer’s 
trade  in  New  Hampshire.  His  father,  who  had  located  in  Franklin 
this  county,  in  1826,  is  buried  there.  Tefferson  Wadlev  Glidden  went 

into  the  woods  and  made  charcoal.  He  formed  a partnership  with 
John  Blair,  Obadiah  Glidden's  father-in-law.  He  began  chopping 
wood  at  $10  a month,  and  then  went  into  making  charcoal  for  Junior 
Furnace.  After  a few  years,  he  was  one  of  the  parties  who  bought 
the  furnace.  He  discovered  a spring  on  the  place  that  would  cure 
ague.  It  cured  him  and  all  of  his  neighbors.  It  turned  out  after- 
wards when  the  water  was  analyzed  that  it  was  impregnated  with 
arsenic.  He  was  a member  of  the  old  Ohio  Iron  Company  which 
built  Junior  and  Empire  Furnaces.  When  the  company  failed,  our 
subject  went  to  Texas  on  a trip.  He  afterwards  came  back  and 
bought  Junior  Furnace.  He  went  there  in  1840  and  remained  until 
1850.  He  owned  an  interest  in  the  Furnace  until  it  blew  out  in  1866. 
He  and  John  Blair  were  the  owners  and  were  partners.  It  was  then 
purchased  by  Glidden  & Company,  consisting  of  Jefferson  Wadley 
Glidden  and  Obadiah  his  brother.  After  that,  it  was  owned  by  Glid- 


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den,  Murfin  & Company,  composed  of  Jefferson  W.  Glidden,  Daniel 
A.  Glidden,  Obadiah  Glidden,  and  James  Murfin.  Glidden  & Muf- 
fin built  Empire  Furnace  in  1859.  In  1852,  the  firm  of  Glidden, 
Crawford  & Company  was  organized,  consisting  of  jefferson  YV., 
Obadiah,  Charles  Mills,  Stephen  S.  and  Daniel  A.  Glidden  and  George 
Crawford.  That  firm  purchased  and  operated  Clinton  Furnace.  Jef- 
ferson W.  Glidden  also  had  an  interest  in  Scioto  Furnace  under  the 
firm  name  of  Glidden,  Robinson  & Company.  Jefferson,  Glidden 
built  the  first  suspension  bridge  across  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto.  He 
organized  the  Gas  Company  at  Portsmouth  and  built  its  works  there. 

He  was  one  of  the  leading  spirits  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth  dur- 
ing his  residence  there.  At  one  time  he  was  interested  with  Mark  E. 
Reed  in  the  purchase  of  30,000  acres  of  land  in  La  Porte,  Indiana. 
He,  with  John  Lockwood,  bought  a large  tract  of  land  near  Milwau- 
kee and  laid  out  an  addition  to  the  city  known  as  the  Glidden  & 
Lockwood  Addition,  which  was  sub-divided  and  sold  during  his  life, 
and  after  his  death.  At  one  time  he  had  a judgment  of  $13,000  lev- 
ied on  his  house  as  a member  of  the  firm  of  Glidden,  Robinson  & 
Company,  be  being  the  only  solvent  member  of  the  firm.  Col.  Tur- 
ley had  the  judgment.  Adieu  Jefferson  Glidden  heard  of  the  levy, 
he  was  then  sick  in  bed  and  said  to  his  son,  John,  “Let  them  sell  the 
house,  I can't.”  John  Culbertson,  of  Ironton,  better  known  as 
“Black  Hawk,"  hearing  of  the  levy,  offered  him  $22,000  on  his  own 
note  at  6 per  cent.  He  declined  the  offer  and  paid  off  the  judgment 
from  his  own  resources.  Lie  died  March  16,  1863,  of  consumption. 

He  was  a Whig  and  Republican,  but  not  a member  of  any  church. 

He  was  a man  of  few  words,  clear  and  concise  in  his  expressions.  | 
Lie  had  immense  energy  and  great  kindness  of  heart.  At  one  time 
when  Judge  Searl,  then  a mere  boy  had  a coal  contract  for  Franklin, 
Furnace,  and  was  losing  money  right  along,  he  asked  to  be  relieved 
from  his  contract.  The  other  partners  refused.  The  matter  was 
brought  to  the  attention  of  Mr.  Jefferson  W.  Glidden.  He  investi- 
gated it  and  saw  that  if  Judge  Searl  completed  his  contract,  it  would 
ruin  him.  He  insisted  to  the  other  members  of  the  firm  that  it 
should  make  a new  contract  with  Judge  Searl,  who  was  then  plain 
F.  C.  Searl,  and  give  him  an  opportunity  to  make  something.  A 
new  contract  was  made  and  Mr.  Searl  came  out  all  right  under  the 
contract. 

Mr.  Glidden  was  a man  of  wonderful  nerve,  always  cool.  He 
was  a great  reader  and  a man  who  investigated  everything  thorough- 
ly. As  a business  man  he  was  invaluable  in  the  community. 

Elijah  Glover,  Sr. 

The  Glover  family  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  of  Scioto 
County  and  Portsmouth.  Their  American  ancestor,  John  Glover 
came  from  London,  England,  under  a grant  to  Lord  Baltimore.  He 


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was  of  mixed  Scotch  and  English  descent.  He  bought  land  in  Fred- 
erick County,  Maryland,  and  lived  near  what  was  known  as  Ellicott’s 
Mills.  His  children  were  Joshua,  Samuel  and  Sarah.  The  latter 
married,  in  Maryland,  a man  named  Basiman ; Samuel  married  Eliz- 
abeth Barnes  of  Cecil  County,  Maryland ; and  through  every  genera- 
tion of  the  Glover  family  until  the  present  time,  there  has  been  a 
Samuel  Glover  and  an  Elizabeth  Barnes  Glover.  Samuel  Glover 
and  family  emigrated  to  Kentucky  in  the  year  1795.  They  settled  on 
a farm  in  Mason  County  near  May’s  Lick.  They  had  thirteen  chil- 
dren: John,  named  for  the  grandfather,  Ezekiel,  Elijah,  Johusa,  Na- 
than, Joshua,  Sarah,  Samuel  Barnes,  Asa,  Anna,  Margaret,  Azel  and 
Elizabeth  Barnes.  The  last  named  died  in  early  girlhood,  the  re- 
maining twelve  lived  to  manhood  and  womanhood,  and  most  of  them 
to  old  age.  Elijah,  Johusa,  Nathan,  Sarah,  Anna,  Margaret  and 
Azel  lived  and  died  in  Portsmouth  or  vicnity. 

Elijah  Glover  was  born  May  6,  1782,  and  was  the  first  member 
of  the  Glover  family  to  locate  in  Ohio.  He  was  followed  by  his 
brothers  and  sisters  before  named.  He  was  the  third  child  of  Sam- 
uel Glover  and  was  in  his  fourteenth  year  when  his  father  left  Mary- 
land. His  first  visit  to  Ohio  was  in  1799,  when  he  came  to  buy  furs 
for  his  father's  hat  store  in  Kentucky.  In  company  with  a man  nam- 
ed Crane,  he  went  in  a pirogue  up  the  Scioto  river  as  far  as  Chilli- 
cothe.  On  their  way  back,  in  passing  through  the  old  ford,  at  the 
head  of  the  mill  race,  their  boat  struck  a snag,  turned  over  and  Crane 
lost  all  his  furs.  Ever  after,  during  the  keel  boat  navigation,  this  spot 
was  called  “Crane's  Defeat.” 

In  the  year  1800,  Elijah  Glover  and  Catherine  Tones  were  mar- 
ried in  Kentucky.  Her  father  Griffith  Jones  was  also  from  Mary- 
land and  lived  on  a farm,  about  five  miles  from  the  Glover  farm.  Sev- 
eral of  her  brothers  and  sisters  also  came  to  Ohio,  and  many  of  their 
descendants  are  still  residents  of  Portsmouth.  After  Elijah  Glov- 
er's marriage,  he  came  to  Ohio  and  settled  at  Alexandria.  Two  of 
his  children  were  born  there:  Samuel  and  John,  the  latter  in  1802, 
afterwards  known  as  Doctor  John  Glover.  The  subsequent  children: 
Ezekiel,  William,  Nathan,  Elijah  Barnes,  known  in  Portsmouth  as 
Eli,  Samuel  Griffith,  Elizabeth  Barnes  and  Anna  Maria,  were  all 
1 born  in  Portsmouth,  to  which  place  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glover  moved  in 
: 1804. 

They  built  a house  between  Scioto  and  Massie  streets.  He  fin- 
ished the  kitchen  first  and  moved  into  it.  The  same  year  they  com- 
pleted the  house  'and  opened  a tavern.  Mr.  Glover  also  opened  a 
hat  store,  running  both  at  the  same  time.  This  tavern  was  a log 
house,  weather  boarded  and  painted  red.  It  was  used  as  a tavern 
. many  years  by  different  parties,  among  them  Mr.  John  Peebles,  fath- 
er of  the  late  John  G.  Peebles.  Mr.  Glover  afterwards  built  a larger 
: house  on  the  corner  of  Tefferson  and  Front  streets,  which  is  now 


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known  as  “Pig  Iron  Corner."  This  house  was  for  several  years  the 
largest  house  in  Portsmouth,  the  ‘“Prescott  House"  built  soon  after, 
being  next  in  size. 

Elijah  Glover  was  appointed  sheriff  in  May,  1810.  John  Clark, 
the  sheriff,  resigned  rather  than  serve  a bastardy  warrant  on  General 
Robert  Lucas.  A volunteer  was  asked  to  accept  the  Sheriff’s  office 
and  served  the  warrant.  Elijah  Glover  volunteered,  was  appointed 
and  lodged  General  Robert  Lucas  in  jail.  He  was  elected  to  the  office 
that  fall,  and  served  until  1812.  He  was  re-elected  and  served  until 
1814.  There  was  bad  blood  between  the  Glovers  and  the  Lucases 
from  that  time  on  and  there  were  arrests  and  prosecutions  while  that 
generation  lived.  The  first  court  was  held  in  what  was  called  a bank 
stable.  The  room  for  horses  was  dug  out  of  the  bank  of  the  Scioto 
river,  and  the  room  where  court  was  held  was  above  it.  While  Mr. 
G1  over  was  Sheriff,  court  was  held  in  his  hat  store  and  in  the  Over- 
man house  which  stood  on  the  corner  of  Massie  street. 

Mr.  Glover  lived  on  the  corner  of  Jefferson  and  Front  streets 
until  his  death.  Three  of  his  sons : Samuel,  William  and  Nathan 
were  drowned  in  the  Ohio  river.  Ezekiel,  the  third  son,  died  in  1823, 
in  his  sixteenth  year,  of  a fever  which  then  prevailed  and  which  was 
almost  as  fatal  as  yellow  fever.  There  were  not  enough  well  to  care 
for  the  sick,  and  many  fell  victims  to  it.  Mr.  Glover  was  Councilman 
in  1823,  and  a member  of  the  committee  on  streets.  He  was  also  on 
the  Committee  to  improve  the  front  of  the  town.  He  owned  land  in 
Portsmouth  and  a farm  above  the  town  on  the  Ohio  river.  His  cows 
pastured  in  a lot  where  All  Saints  Episcopal  Church  now  stands. 

He  was  a man  of  quick  temper,  but  soon  over  it,  and  never  cher- 
ished ill  will,  but  forgot  and  forgave.  He  was  hospitable  and  his 
house  was  always  full  of  his  own  and  his  wife’s  relatives,  who  found 
a welcome  and  a home,  when  needed.  They  raised  several  of  their 
nieces  and  nephews.  He  never  turned  the  hungry  from  his  door 
Pie  was  intelligent,  beyond  the  time  in  which  he  lived.  Letters  still 
in  existence  show  him  to  have  been  a man  of  education  beyond  the 
average  of  that  day. 

On  October  23,  1829,  he  went  to  his  home  to  dinner,  and  laid 
down  on  a settee  to  rest  until  it  was  ready.  When  his  wife  went  to 
call  him  to  the  meal,  he  was  found  dead.  After  his  death,  his  widow 
moved  to  the  corner  of  Washington  and  Second  streets.  The  house- 
stood  on  the  allev  where  Knittel’ s bakery  now  stands,  and  the  grounds 
extended  to  Washington  street,  on  the  east,  and  to  Third  street  on  the 
north.  Many  of  our  older  citizens  will  remember  this  beautiful  gar- 
den with  its  flowers  and  shrubs  and  vines,  the  long  vine-covered  porch 
with  its  ample  settees,  where  the  society  belles  of  those  early  days  met 
to  talk  over  social  events. 

Mrs.  Glover  was  loved  bv  everyone.  She  had  a kind  word  for 
all  and  an  excuse  for  everybody's  faults.  She  was  far  in  advance  of 


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her  day  in  her  views  and  opinions.  After  her  children  married,  she 
moved  to  Fourth  street,  in  half  of  a brick  house  standing  next  to  the 
Baptist  Church.  She  leased  the  lot  on  the  corner  of  Front  and  Jeffer- 
son streets  about  1850,  to  Conway  & Tomlinson.  The  old  hotel  was 
divided  into  sections  and  moved  to  different  parts  of  the  town.  One 
portion  formed  the  Ben  Ball  house  on  Second  street.  Mrs.  Glover 
lived  wth  her  daughter  Elizabeth  many  years  in  the  Fourth  street 
house,  and  died  there  in  March,  1856,  aged  seventy-eight  years.  She 
made  no  outward  profession  of  religion,  though  a Methodist  in  early 
years,  but  she  lived  her  religion,  in  a pure,  loving,  blameless  life.  Rev. 
Doctor  Burr  often  said  he  enjoyed  conversing  with  her  more  than  with 
anyone  else  he  knew.  When  she  died,  he  came  to  the  house  and  re- 
quested them  to  bury  her  from  All  Saints  Church,  saying,  he  “knew 
of  no  one  more  worthy  to  be  taken  to  God’s  house,  for  she  lived  her 
religion,  seen  and  known  of  all  men.” 

Nathan  Glover, 

the  brother  of  Sheriff  Glover,  first  appears  in  the  court  of  Thomas 
Waller,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  on  May  4,  1814,  when  he  was  sentenced 
to  work  two  days  on  the  road  for  swearing.  He  did  not  seem  to  hold 
any  grudge  against  the  Squire  for  this,  for  on  June  11,  1808,  the 
latter  married  him  to  Polly  Jones.  In  1810,  he  was  Clerk  of  Wayne 
Township  and  in  the  same  year  he  participated  in  the  arrest  of  Gen. 
Robert  Lucas.  In  the  melee  he  threw  Squire  John  Brown  over  a 
fence  into  the  jimson  weeds.  Gen.  Lucas  wrote  of  him  that  he  was 
“one  of  the  damn  raskels  who  mobbed  him  and  put  him  in  jail.”  This 
was  before  Gen.  Lucas  became  pious. 

On  March  15,  1815,  Nathan  Glover  was  elected  one  of  the  first 
nine  city  fathers,  but  served  only  till  December  2 q,  1815,  when  he  left 
Portsmouth  and  John  Young  was  elected  in  his  place.  He  was  a man 
of  fine  appearance  and  great  physical  prowess.  He  was  the  Apollo 
Belvidere  of  the  Glover  family,  and  when  the  Sheriff  wanted  a 
posse,  he  was  always  called  on  and  could  he  the  posse  comitatus  all  by 
himself. 

Lie  died  on  the  20th  of  April,  1822,  aged  36  years  and  27  days. 
His  wife  Mary,  died  August  1,  1823,  in  the  33th  year  of  her  age. 
They  are  buried  in  Greenlawn,  victims  of  the  sickly  years  of  Ports- 
mouth’s history. 

Azel  Glover 

wqs  a brother  of  Elijah,  the  Sheriff,  and  was  born  Sept.  27,  1800, 
in  Maysville,  Ivv.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  about  1820.  His  wife 
was  Elizabeth  Deering.  She  was  born  in  Winchester,  Va.,  March  24, 
1809.  He  married  her  in  Scioto  County  on  December  11,  1824.  In 
1831,  he  attended  the  great  Fourth  of  July  celebration  and  responded 
to  a volunteer  toast.  In  1837,  be  was  elected  County  Assessor  and 
failed  to  qualify.  In  1838,  he  was  elected  Town  Marshal.  On  June 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


7,  1839,  Mayor  Hamilton  filed  charges  against  him  for  the  following 
reasons : The  mayor  had  heard  a State  case  and  had  ordered  defen- 

dant to  give  bond  or  to  go  to  jail.  Glover  undertook  to  take  the 
prisoner  to  jail  and  seized  him  by  bis  auburn  locks  and  proceeded  to 
drag  him  out  to  the  jail  at  once,  in  disregard  of  the  mayor’s  instruc- 
tions. 

On  June  21,  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  Corporation  Council  presented 
articles  of  impeachment  to  the  Council.  William  Y.  Peck  represent- 
ed Glover,  and  asked  24  hours  delay.  At  the  end  of  that  time,  Peck 
asked  that  his  client  be  allowed  to  apologize,  and  that  the  case  be 
dismissed  at  his  costs.  Council  accepted  the  terms.  On  July  7,  1839, 
'Squire  Cornelius  McCoy  presented  charges  against  Glover  for  mis- 
conduct in  office,  and  a committee  of  Council  was  appointed  to  in- 
vestigate. This  commitee  reported  Glover’s  resignation  and  asked  to 
be  discharged,  which  was  agreed  to.  In  1846,  he  sold  six  acres  of 
ground  where  the  children’s  home  now  stands  to  the  County  for  an 
Infirmary.  The  price  paid  was  $1,200. 

On  January  18,  1855,  he  was  elected  sexton  of  the  city  cemetery, 
and  served  until  November  20,  1865,  when  he  resigned.  From  1857 
to  1863,  he  was  market  master  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  Marshal  of 
the  city  from  May,  1864  to  July,  1865.  He  left  Portsmouth  in  1865, 
after  resigning  as  sexton  of  the  city  cemetery,  and  took  up  his  resi- 
dence in  Covington,  Ky.  He  died,  October  10,  1877,  and  is  interred 
in  Greenlawn  cemetery,  where  he  interred  so  many  others.  His 
wife  died  December  12,  1884,  and  is  buried  by  his  side. 

Elizabeth  Glover 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  July  29,  1813, — the  eldest  daughter 
of  Elijah  and  Catherine  Glover.  She  was  a welcome  child,  being  the 
first  girl  in  a family  of  six  boys.  She  often  said,  had  she  only  been  a 
boy,  she  would  have  come  to  honor  as  the  seventh  son.  She  finished 
her  education  at  Doctor  Lake’s  School  at  Cincinnati.  She  had  hosts 
of  friends  through  all  her  life.  She  was  very  popular  and  much 
sought  after  in  social  circles ; had  many  admirers  and  numerous  offers 
of  marriage;  but  lived  to  old  age  unmarried.  She  was  the  life  of 
many  social  gatherings,  always  surrounded  by  a circle  of  friends, 
whom  she  attracted  by  her  wit  and  brilliant  repartee.  She  had  al- 
ways an  anecdote  or  illustration  to  suit  the  topic  of  conversation. 
There  are  many  still  living  in  Portsmouth  who  will  remember  her 
wonderful  curls.  The  fashion  of  hair  dressing  never  changed  with 
her.  Her  curls  were  perennial  and  when  age  had  silvered  them,  they 
were  even  more  beautiful  than  the  original  color.  She  taught 
many  years  in  the  public  schools  and  her  pupils  loved  her.  She  was 
a member  of  All  Saints  Episcopal  Church  and  devoted  to  it.  She 
was  Chairman  and  Secretary  of  the  Business  Committee  of  the  Sol- 
dier’s Relief  Circle  and  served  one  year  as  Secretary  of  that  Associa- 


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tion.  Her  sister,  Mrs.  Kendall,  having  moved  to  West  Liberty,  Ohio, 
in  1866,  she  followed  her  and  resided  there  until  her  death.  Her 
heart  longed  for  her  church  and  many  friends  in  Portsmouth  to  the 
very  end,  and  her  love  for  them  never  grew  cold.  No  one  who  ever 
resided  in  Portsmouth  left  behind  more  friends  or  warmer  ones.  She 
was  the  most  popular  single  woman  who  ever  lived  in  Portsmouth. 
The  flag  she  loved  and  honored  is  placed  at  her  resting  place  each 
Memorial  Day,  and  covered  with  flowers  on  that  occasion.  At  the 
end  of  life  she  lost  her  sight  and  could  neither  read  nor  sew;  and  she 
who  had  cherished  so  many  friends,  spent  many  lonely  hours  in  her 
room,  with  no  companion  but  the  “memory  of  other  days.”  She 
passed  away  May  30,  1892,  and  was  brought  to  her  childhood’s  home, 
to  lie  in  beautiful  Greenlawn  among  those  she  loved  and  who  had 
loved  her. 

Samuel  Gould 

was  born  June  5,  1783,  at  Tvngsboro,  Massachusetts.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Mrs.  Hannah  Young  Ela  in  1811.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Jesse  Young  and  was  born  in  1780  and  died  in  1846.  Her  father, 
Jesse  Young  was  a Major  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Samuel  Gould 
emigrated  to  Ohio  with  the  Young  family,  about  1820,  and  resided 
there  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  of 
Green  Township,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  from  June  14,  1832  to  1834. 
He  held  the  office  again  from  June  20,  1849  to  1852,  and  from  1859 
to  1862.  He  was  Trustee  of  Green  Township  in  1849.  He  was 
post  master  at  Franklin  Furnace.  He  was  a carpenter  and  builder 
by  trade,  and  prominent  in  the  early  Masonic  circles  of  this  county. 
He  was  highly  respected  in  his  community.  He  died  February  11, 
1864,  aged  80,  and  was  bvfried  with  Masonic  honors.  The  funeral 
sermon  was  preached  by  Rev.  A.  G.  Byers. 

Orin  Barron  Gould,  Sr., 

was  born  in  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  November  20,  1818.  His 
father  was  Samuel  Gould  and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was  Hannah 
Young.  She  was  one  of  the  family  of  brothers  and  sisters  who  came 
from  New  Hampshire  to  Southern  Ohio  in  the  early  twenties.  Our 
subject  came  to  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  when  but  two  years  old.  His 
father  located  in  Wheelersburg  and  he  attended  the  district  schools 
there;  but  his  education  was  supplemented  and  continued  throughout 
life  by  wide  reading,  keen  observation  and  earnest  thinking. 

He  was  one  of  the  pioneer  furnacemen  of  the  Hanging  Rock 
region.  When  eighteen  years  of  age,  he  went  to  La  Grange  Furnace, 
Lawrence  County,  Ohio,  and  was  there  for  two  or  three  years,  con- 
nected with  the  management.  He  then  went  to  Peoria,  Illinois,  and 
remained  there  for  two  years.  He  came  back  to  Ohio  and  he  and 
his  brother,  John,  bought  Franklin  Furnace,  and  operated  it  as  J.  F. 
Gould  & Company.  The  furnace  ran  until  1858,  when  it  blew  out, 


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and  has  never  run  since.  Directly  after  the  furnace  closed,  Mr.  Orin 
B.  Gould  bought  his  brother’s  interest  in  the  Furnace  property  and 
thereafter  was  sole  owner. 

He  was  twenty-three  when  lie  first  came  to  Franklin  Furnace; 
and  he  lived  there  all  the  remainder  of  his  life.  After  the  furnace 
closed,  he  was  a farmer  till  his  death.  Strong  in  his  attachments 
and  taking  root  deeply,  he  could  not  bear  the  thought  of  giving  up 
his  old  home  and  entering  into  new  alliances  after  the  making  of  char- 
coal iron  in  his  neighborhood  was  no  longer  practicable.  He  clung 
to  the  old  scenes  and  faces  tenaciously: 

He  was  manager  of  the  Scioto  County  Agricultural  Society  in 
1868.  In  1872,  he  was  a candidate  for  Commissioner  on  the  Re- 
publican ticket.  Fie  received  2,895  votes  to  2,153  f°r  John  Violet, 
Democrat,  majority,  742.  Office  holding  did  not  suit  him  and  he 
declined  a second  term. 

In  1859,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Lavinia  Seeley,  widow  of 
Henry  S.  Willard,  who  was  a member  of  a New  England  family 
which  emigrated  early  to  Northern  Ohio.  Of  this  union  were  born 
two  children:  Orin  B.,  of  Wellston,  Ohio,  who  has  a sketch  herein, 

and  Mrs.  Winnie  FI.  McBride  of  Asbury  Park,  New  Jersey. 

While  not  a church  member,  he  had  deep  religious  convictions, 
studied  the  Bible  seriously,  and  reflected  earnestly  on  the  problems 
of  life  and  eternity.  To  the  Methodist  Church  and  its  ministers,  he 
was  notably  liberal,  without  ostentation,  as  many  yet  living  gladly 
bear  witness.  Politically,  Mr.  Gould  was  a Republican,  and  gave  to 
the  party  his  time  and  money  without  stint.  lie  was  a strong  par- 
tisan, and  not  tolerant  of  the  views  of  opponents.  What  he  felt  to 
be  right,  he  believed  in  without  shadow  of  turning.  In  politics,  as  in 
other  things,  he  was  unselfish,  that  is  not  self-seeking,  and  gave  his 
services  and  means,  without  thought  of  compensation,  to  promote  the 
principles  of  his  party  and  the  interests  of  his  friends.  The  only 
office  he  ever  held  was  that  of  County  Commissioner  from  1872  to 
1875.  He  was  many  times  a delegate  to  County  and  City  Conven- 
tions. Fie  was  a lover  of  fine  horses  and  had  a great  many  about  him. 
Through  church  and  political  associations,  he  made  a wide  acquain- 
tance and  established  many  enduring  friendships. 

To  know  him  well,  which  w7as  not  easy,  w'as  to  love  and  admire 
him;  and  his  friends  were  knit  to  him  with  links  of  steel.  Apparently 
abrupt  and  outwardly  austere,  his  nature  was  mostly  kindly,  warm  and 
unselfish.  Stern  of  countenance  and  often  harsh  of  expression,  his 
heart  was  overflowing  with  sweet  and  generous  impulses,  and  his  hand 
quick  to  do  noble  deeds.  FTe  was  a natural  leader  of  men,  and  led 
more  by  example  than  direction.  Fie  was  independent  in  thought 
and  action,  ignoring  all  conventionalities,  and  bordering  on  radical- 
ism. In  criticism,  he  w?as  bitter  and  fearless ; in  support  of  a friend, 
or  cause,  true,  staunch  and  loyal  to  the  core.  His  position  was  never 


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uncertain  or  equivocal.  He  was  usually  in  advance  of  the  sentiment 
of  the  day  upon  all  public  questions. 

Of  good  roads,  he  was  an  early  ardent  advocate,  urging  their  ef- 
ficacy as  a material  help  and  an  educational  influence.  He  was  a 
man  of  remarkable  energy,  wonderful  presistency  and  determined 
will.  He  delighted  in  physical  labor,  and  in  doing  things,  the  harder 
and  more  difficult  the  better,  the  more  adverse  and  rough  the  elements 
the  greater  his  pleasure,  and  many  instances  of  his  endurance  and  vigor 
are  well  remembered,  llis  nature  may  be  compared  to  an  uncut 
diamond, — a rough  exterior  covering  a gem  of  rare  purity  and  value. 
His  acts  of  kindness  and  helpfulness  were  as  the  sands  of  the  sea; 
and  his  left  hand  knew  not  what  the  right  hand  did.  He  died  at 
Franklin  Furnace,  March  20,  1890,  and  was  buried  in  Greenlawn 
Cemetery,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Hs  wife  survived  him  until  Decem- 
ber 2,  1900. 

Samuel  Gunn 

was  one  of  the  Saints  of  the  Lord  on  earth.  He  was  born  in  Con- 
necticut' in  1763  and  came  to  Alexandria  as  early  as  1805  with  his 
wife,  Joanna  Warner  and  family.  He  was  a school  teacher,  and 
taught  in  a log"  school  house  at  the  foot  of  the  hill  back  of  Alexandria. 
In  the  latter  place  he  had  a two  story  frame  residence.  He  moved 
to  Portsmouth  in  1816,  and  established  a cooper  shop. 

June  16,  1819,  he  took  part  in  the  organization  of  All  Saints 
church  and  was  one  of  the  two  wardens  selected, — Dr.  Thomas  Wal- 
ler being  the  other.  He  became  a lay^  reader  in  the  church  and,  as 
such,  conducted  services  for  twelve  years. 

In  1820,  he  was  elected  one  of  the  town  councilmen  to  fill  a va- 
cancy. In  1822,  when  David  Gharky  was  removed  as  town  treas- 
urer, he  was  appointed  to  succeed  him  and  served  until  April  14,  1830, 
when  he  was  succeeded  by  Wilson  Gates.  On  March  8,  1824,  he  was 
elected  to  the  town  council  by  13  votes, — all  that  were  cast.  On  June 
11,  1824,  he  was  appointed  to  bring  in  an  ordinance  to  establish  a 
Board  of  Health.  The  ordinance  was  brought  in  and  passed,  and 
under  it,  Portsmouth  had  its  first  Board  of  Health.  In  1827,  he  was 
re-elected  to  the  town  council  and  received  41  votes.  Colonel  John 
McDonald,  elected  at  the  same  time,  had  27  votes,  and  James  Lod- 
wick,  also  elected  at  the  same  time,  had  23  votes.  He  served  until 
1830.  In  1827  he  was  surety  on  several  official  bonds,  showing  him 
to  be  a man  of  substance.  In  1828  he  was  president  of  the  Sunday 
School  Society  of  the  town.  In  1829  he  and  Washington  Kinney 
were  appointed  a committee  of  the  Council  to  procure  two  floating 
wharves  six  feet  long.  On  the  18th  of  February,  1830,  he  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  the  Scioto  County  Bible  Society. 

August  27,  1832,  he  died  in  his  69th  year-  His  widow,  Joanna 
Gunn,  survived  until  August  21,  1858;  when  she  died  in  her  96th 
year.  He  had  four  sons,  Havillah,  Enos,  Zina  and  Bela.  He  had 


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two  daughters,  Martha,  who  married  Levi  Moore;  and  Pama,  who 
married  Philip  Moore.  Captains  William  and  Enos  Moore  are  sons 
of  Levi  Moore. 

Havillah  Gunn 

was  born  in  Connecticut  in  1786,  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Joanna 
Gunn,  and  came  to  Alexandria  with  his  father  and  mother.  In  1810, 
when  Alexander  Curran  resigned  as  Clerk  of  the  Courts,  he  was  ap- 
pointed pro  tempore  and  served  a month.  He  was  succeeded  by  John 
R.  Turner.  On  July  15,  1824,  he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  of 
Wayne  Township  and  served  till  January,  1826,  when  he  resigned. 
In  1825,  he  was  an  Overseer  of  the  Poor  of  Wayne  Township.  From 
1826  to  1828  he  was  a Trustee  of  Wayne  Township.  From  1832 
to  1835,  he  was  Clerk  of  Wayne  Township.  In  1826,  he  was  a can- 
didate for  Auditor  and  was  defeated.  David  Gharky  had  769  votes, 
and  he  had  140.  In  1828,  he  was  conducting  a general  store  in 
Portsmouth.  From  1828  to  1830,  he  was  County  Treasurer.  In 
1829,  he  was  a candidate  for  re-election  to  that  office  and  was  de- 
feated. Wm.  Waller  had  448  votes  and  Gunn  319.  At  that  time 
the  county  duplicate  was  $4,087.33.  In  1834,  he  served  as  Town 
Recorder,  April  4 to  September  5. 

He  does  not  appear  to  have  held  any  public  office  in  Scioto  Coun- 
ty after  1835,  but  went  to  Illinois.  He  died  in  Olney,  Ills.,  Septem- 
ber 8,  1867,  at  the  age  of  81. 

William  Hall, 

first  of  Colchester,  Connecticut,  and  afterwards  of  Groton,  in  the 
same  state,  was  married  to  Eunice  Foote,  August  12,  1787,  at  Col- 
chester, Conn.  William  Hall  died  in  Groton,  Connecticut,  August 
16,  1810.  His  widow  Mrs.  Eunice  Hall  died  in  Marietta,  Ohio,  July 
15,  1826.  To  them  were  born  six  children.  William  Hall,  late  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  their  fifth  child. 
He  was  born  at  Colchester,  Connecticut,  July  7,  1800. 

Of  his  early  childhood,  little  is  known.  He  attended  the  com- 
mon schools  of  the  “Nutmeg  State”  until  about  his  twelfth  year,  and 
as  the  necessities  of  the  family  required  it,  he  went  to  work  with  his 
elder  brothers  in  a bakery  that  they  were  then  carrying  on.  He 
worked  at  that  business  for  seven  years. 

The  war  of  1812  coming  on,  the  British  sent  a fleet  of  war  ves- 
sels to  blockade  the  port  of  New  London,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Thames 
river,  the  principal  port  for  sea  going  vessels  on  Long  Island  Sound. 
The  militia  of  the  state  and  neighboring  states  were  called  out  for 
the  defense  of  the  city.  Wyllys  Hall,  his  elder  brother,  was  in  com- 
mand of  a company  of  militia,  and  marched  his  company  from  Col- 
chester to  New  London  and  went  into  camp.  The  British  command- 
er sent  word  to  remove  all  non-combatants  from  the  city  within  a 
certified  time.  The  mother  and  the  girls  immediately  left  for  Col- 


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Chester,  twelve  miles  back,  and  for  their  sustenance  while  away,  Wil- 
liam loaded  up  a barrel  of  flour  on  a wheel  barrow  and  wheeled  it  the 
entire  distance. 

He  then  returned  to  camp,  and  his  brother  Wyllys  said  to  him, 
“Bill,  you  might  as  well  stay  in  my  tent  and  keep  things  in  order, 
black  my  shoes,  etc.,  and  I can  draw  pay  for  you  as  my  servant.” 
This  was  agreeable  to  Bill  and  he  entered  upon  his  duties.  Some 
brick  masons  were  at  work  near  the  camp  building  brick  ovens,  and 
William,  like  all  boys,  could  not  get  along  without  fun,  so  he  would 
call  out,  “mortar !”  or  “brick !”  and  run  off  and  hide  behind  the  tents. 
This  was  an  annoyance  to  the  workmen ; and  he  was  finally  caught 
and  put  in  the  Guard  House,  for  three  days. 

About  i860,  Wyllys  Hall,  while  visiting  bis  brother,  said  to  him, 
“Bill,  did  you  ever  get  a land  warrant  for  your  services  in  the  war 
of  1812?”  He  answered  him,  “No.”  He  told  him  he  was  entitled 
to  one  and  to  look  it  up.  He  did  so  and  much  to  his  surprise  found 
his  name  on  the  muster  roll  at  Washington  and  got  a warrant  for  160 
acres  of  land.  He  told  bis  children  that  be  thought  that  was  good 
pay  for  being  three  days  in  the  Guard  House. 

After  the  war  in  1812,  the  family  concluded  to  remove  to  Ohio, 
and  there  being  a Yankee  town  at  Marietta,  that  place  was  their  ob- 
jective point.  They  sold  out  their  little  property  and  started  overland 
with  one  horse,  “old  Charley,”  and  a wagon  to  carry  their  mother 
and  sisters,  the  boys  all  walking.  They  camped  out  at  night,  until 
they  arrived  at  Pittsburg,  where  the  boys  built  a flat  boat  and  floated 
down  the  Ohio  to  Marietta,  arriving  there  in  the  fall  of  1816.  The 
mother,  brothers  and  sisters  lived,  died,  and  are  buried  in  Marietta. 

William,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  worked  with  his  brother  in 
the  baking  business,  they  established  there,  serving  his  full  seven 
years’  apprenticeship. 

After  the  completion  of  his  term,  he  went  to  Cincinnati  and 
worked  as  a journeyman  baker  for  one  year.  Going  back  to  Marietta 
he  worked  for  a year  with  Weston  Thomas  and  had  saved  up  $500, 
when  Thomas  told  him  to  start  out  and  hunt  a location  and  he  would 
start  him  in  business.  He  left  home  in  search  of  a location,  visiting 
Gallipolis,  Greenupsburg,  Portsmouth  and  Maysville.  He  seemed  to 
think  more  of  Greenupsburg  than  of  the  other  towns ; and  went  home 
concluding  to  locate  there;  but  the  old  anti-slavery  doctrine  was 
strong  in  the  old  mother  and  she  opposed  it  very  strongly,  and  told 
him,  not  to  locate  in  a slave  state ; that  a blight  was  over  slave  states ; 

. that  Kentucky  was  far  behind  Ohio,  a much  younger  state ; and  that 
he  had  been  raised  to  believe  that  slavery  was  wrong.  So  he 
changed  his  mind  and  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1826. 

He  opened  out  his  stock  of  dry  goods  and  groceries  on  Front 
I street  on  part  of  the  lot  on  which  the  Biggs  House  stands.  Being  a 
violin  player  of  no  mean  merit,  he  soon  “caught  on,”  in  a social  way, 


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and  was  popular.  His  business  was  a success  from  the  start. 

November  30,  1828,  he  was  joined  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mar- 
garet Kinney,  daughter  of  Aaron  and  Mary  Kinney,  who  were  among 
the  first  settlers  of  Portsmouth. 

In  1820,  he  bought  the  lot  where  Webb’s  mill  was  lately  burned 
down,  and  built  a stone  house  and  residence  in  the  rear,  and  then  the 
firm  of  Hall  & Thomas  was  dissolved.  In  1834,  he  took  in  as  a 
partner,  Thomas  S.  Currie,  which  partnership  was  dissolved  in  1842. 
In  1838,  he  in  conjunction  with  Eli  Kinney  and  Peter  Kinney,  estab- 
lished the  banking  house  of  E.  Kinney  & Company,  which  proved 
very  profitable.  They  continued  in  business  until  1846,  when  E.  Kin- 
ney withdrew,  and  the  firm  name  changed  to  P.  Kinney  & Company. 
In  1850,  he  sold  his  interest  to  Peter  Kinney.  In  1854,  the  firm  of 
bankers  under  the  name  of  Dugan,  Means,  Hall  & Company  was  es- 
tablished and  continued  in  business  until  1862,  when  it  was  wound 
up.  I11  1855,  he  sold  out  his  stock  of  dry  goods  and  became  one  of 
the  original  builders  of  the  Scioto  Rolling  Mill  Company  (now  the 
Burgess  Steel  and  Iron  Works.) 

The  affairs  of  the  mill  company  were  closed  and  since  that  time 
he  was  not  engaged  in  any  business  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
took  place,  June  17,  1869.  His  wife  preceded  him  a few  years,  her 
death  taking  place  September  2T,  1864.  Both  died  at  the  homestead 
on  Rose  Ridge  and  were  buried  from  All  Saint’s  church  of  which 
they  were  members.  Their  children  are:  Henry,  born  October  11, 
1829;  William  Oscar,  born  September  10,  1831,  and  died  September 
1 1 , 1832;  Margaret  K.,  born  June  8,  1833;  Thomas  F.  C.,  born  Oc- 
tober 26,  1835;  Wyllys,  born  March  18,  1838;  Mary  Clingman, 
born  June  4,  1840;  William  Foote,  born  February  24,  1843;  Aaron 
Kinney,  born  May  10,  1845:  Eunice  Foote,  born  September  19,  1847: 
Faneuil,  deceased,  and  Loren.  Nine  of  the  eleven  children  are  now 
living  (1900.) 

Mr.  Hall  was  a man  of  affairs  while  in  Portsmouth.  In  1829 
and  1830,  he  was  elected  a fence  viewer  in  Wayne  Township.  Only 
the  most  prominent  men  in  town  were  elected  to  that  office.  He  was 
a Mason  and  a member  of  Aurora  Lodge.  In  1839,  he  was  elected 
town  treasurer.  In  1844,  he  was  a director  of  the  Portsmouth  In- 
surance Company.  In  1850,  he  was  a school  trustee  of  the  town. 
In  i860,  he  participated  in  the  great  Union  meeting  held  at  the  Biggs 
House  on  January  16.  He  was  a Whig  and  a Republican,  a first 
class  business  man  of  excellent  judgment  and  great  force  of  character. 

Octavo  V.  Hall 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  August  18,  1813.  Elis  occupation 
was  that  of  a brick  layer  and  plasterer.  He  was  one  of  a family  of 
three  sons  and  two  daughters.  He  built  the  John  Neill  house  on 
Third  and  Market  streets.  His  father  was  Abraham  Hall,  who 


DAVID  HAHN. 


The  Last  op  the  Stage  Drivers.  Born  1810— Died  1894. 


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built  a house  on  the  site  of  that  occupied  by  John  Dice  on  Second 
street,  the  timber  for  which  was  cut  in  the  rear  of  the  premises  on 
Fourth  street.  The  house  was  moved  away  many  years  ago  to  give 
place  to  the  present  residence  of  John  Dice.  Abraham  Hall  was  a 
stone  and  brick  mason,  and  made  headstones  and  monuments  for  the 
cemetery. 

Octavo  Hall  married  Rebecca  Sappington,  September  22,  1832. 
She  was  born  June  24,  1807,  and  died  February  18,  1887.  Her  fath- 
er was  James  Sappington  of  Maryland,  who  came  to  the  Northwest 
Territory  in  1795.  He  was  a ship  carpenter,  and  had  a wife,  three 
daughters,  and  two  sons, — Thomas  and  Elias.  Thomas  enlisted  in 
the  war  of  1812,  and  died  on  his  way  to  Sandusky.  He  was  a civil 
engineer.  Elias  died  while  living  in  Sandusky. 

James  S.  and  several  others  who  afterwards  became  prominent  as 
early  settlers  of  this  vicinity,  came  down  the  Ohio  river  in  keel  boats. 
They  floated  to  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto  river  and  then  cordelled  their 
boats  up  the  Scioto  to  one-half  mile  above  the  site  of  Piketon,  where 
they  located.  There  James  Sappington  entered  168  acres  of  land, 
and  in  1797  sold  it  to  Sargent  and  located  three  miles  below  Pike- 
ton.  The  children  of  Octavo  V.  Hall  and  Rebecca,  his  wife,  were : 
Mary  Francis,  deceased;  James  Hall,  deceased;  Marietta  Kendall; 
Josiah,  deceased ; Maria,  deceased,  wife  of  Judge  Martin  Crain ; Cor- 
nelia, deceased;  and  J.  Clark  Hall.  He  and  all  his  family  are  buried 
on  the  home  place  near  Piketon,  with  the  exception  of  Mrs.  Crain. 

He  was  a member  of  the  Whig  party,  and  a member  of  the  origi- 
nal Methodist  Congregation  of  Portsmouth.  On  June  19,  1838,  he 
was  appointed  Deputy  Town  Marshal.  In  1840,  he  was  an  Overseer 
of  the  Poor  in  Wayne  Township.  In  1841,  he  was  a Health  Officer 
for  the  Third  ward,  and  in  1842,  he  was  elected  a councilman  for 
three  years  from  the  Third  ward.  He  went  to  California  in  Febru- 
ary, 1850,  and  returned  in  1851.  He  died  February  6,  1851. 

David  Hahn 

was  born  April  4,  1810,  at  Woodstock,  Shenandoah  County,  Virgin- 
ia, a descendant  of  a German  family,  which  settled  there  before  the 
Revolution.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  left  home  and  being  large 
for  his  age  became  a stage  driver,  driving  four  horses  over  the  Al- 
leghany Mountains.  David  Hahn  was  a born  driver  and  drove  over 
ail  the  principal  lines  of  the  United  States.  He  had  a knack  of 
managing  horses — the  gift  of  nature.  The  horses  all  behaved  for 
him.  If  his  shade  could  come  back  and  mount  the  Seventh  street  fire 
engine  and  take  the  lines,  the  horses  would  go  off  like  Iambs.  He 
was  gifted  to  train  animals  and  did  the  training  for  the  famous  Van 
Amberg,  and  for  the  old  time  Stickney  circus.  He  was  a great 
friend  of  Dan  Rice  and  was  identified  with  the  floating  palaces  that  in 


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former  days  traversed  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers.  His  secret 
in  animal  training  was  in  their  diet  and  this  secret  went  to  the  grave 
with  him. 

David  Hahn  came  to  Portsmouth  when  a young  man,  and  be- 
came a driver  on  the  stage  line  between  Portsmouth  and  Columbus 
and  stuck  to  the  job  until  the  stage  line  was  discontinued.  He  was 
the  last  survivor  among  the  Jehus  of  the  old  stage  coaching  days  in 
Portsmouth.  Plis  stage  horn  has  waked  the  morning  echoes  many 
a morning  before  the  sign  of  the  “Golden  Lamb”  on  Front  street. 
But  David  Hahn  was  something  more  than  a stage  driver.  He  was 
a patriot.  June  20,  1862,  he  enlisted  as  a private  in  Battery  L 
First  Ohio  Light  Artillery.  He  gave  his  age  as  forty  years  when  in 
fact  he  was  fifty-two.  What  might  have  been  expected,  and  what 
usually  happens  in  such  cases,  happened  in  his  case.  December  4, 
1863,  he  was  discharged  on  account  of  physical  disability. 

At  the  age  of  forty-six  years  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Susan 
Clark,  widow  of  Joseph  Clark.  They  had  one  child,  Mrs.  Balser  H. 
Andres. 

On  June  19,  1869,  David  Hahn  was  appointed  driver  of  the  city 
fire  engine,  No.  1,  and  he  served  until  April,  1876.  The  city  never 
had  a more  faithful  servant.  He  died  on  August  6,  1894,  at  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  and  was  interred  in  Greenlawn  Cemetery.  His  death 
was  noticed  in  the  New  Mail  and  Express  and  in  all  the  big  dailies  of 
the  country  and  in  all  the  dramatic  papers,  and  it  was  stated  that  in 
driving  over  the  Alleghanies,  he  had  carried  General  Jackson,  Henry 
Clay,  Presidents  Harrison  and  Tyler.  When  last  he  drove  from  Co- 
lumbus, the  coaches  stopped  at  Pirn's  Hotel  on  the  site  of  the  present 
Sixth  street  M.  E.  Church. 

William  Hard 

was  born  September  9,  1820,  in  Green  Township,  Scioto  County, 
Ohio.  His  father  was  Ezra  Hard,  a native  of  Arlington,  Benning- 
ton County,  Vermont.  His  father  was  born  December  3,  1773,  anci 
came  to  Ohio  in  1812.  He  was  a communicant  of  the  Episcopal 
church.  Lie  died  December  22,  1867,  in  Green  Township.  He  was 
married  December  3,  1796,  to  Mary  Cook  Perkins,  a niece  of  Captain 
Cook,  the  explorer.  His  great-grandfather,  Elisha  Liard,  had  a son 
of  the  same  name.  His  grandmother  Hard’s  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Benedict.  His  mother’s  father  Moses  Perkins  was  a drummer  in  the 
Revolutionary  war.  For  record  see  Revolutionary  Soldiers  herein. 

Our  subject  attended  school  in  Green  Township.  Rev.  Landon 
Taylor  was  one  of  his  teachers.  He  left  school  at  the  age  of  seven- 
teen and  became  a farmer.  He  was  married  April  15,  1845,  t°  Try- 
phena  McMullen,  daughter  of  James  McMullen,  of  Greenup  County, 
Kentucky.  Their  children  were : Mary  Cook,  who  married  Henry 


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B.  Boynton,  both  deceased.  (She  died  September  13,  1883,  and  he 
died  July  17,  1887.)  He  has  a son  Frank  Lee  at  St.  Albans,  West 
Virginia.  Dora  E.  is  at  home.  William  Carroll  resides  in  Boise  City, 
Idaho.  A daughter,  Viola  Belle,  died  in  infancy,  and  Charles  Ells- 
worth is  the  editor  of  the  Portsmouth  Blade.  Mr.  Hard  lived  the 
life  of  a farmer  until  November  10,  1869,  when  he  came  to  Ports- 
mouth. The  family  lived  two  years  on  Ninth  and  Chillicothe  streets, 
and  then  purchased  the  lot  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Sinton  and  Gal- 
lia streets.  His  father  was  a Whig,  and  he  was  a Democrat  until  the 
war  broke  out,  when  he  became  a Republican.  He  has  been  a mem- 
ber of  the  M.  E.  church  since  1852,  and  attends  Bigelow.  He  never 
belonged  to  any  secret  orders,  except  the  Sons  of  Temperance.  He 
is  the  youngest  of  twelve  children  by  the  same  mother,  four  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  Of  these  there  were  eleven  sons  and  one  daughter. 
He  has  never  been  out  of  the  county  twelve  months  since  his  birth. 
He  keeps  a clear  conscience,  does  the  duty  nearest  him,  and  does  not 
allow  a wave  of  trouble  to  roll  across  his  mind. 

Mo  ses  Hayward 

was  born  in  Lebanon,  Connecticut  in  1766.  His  father,  Caleb  Hay- 
ward, came  from  Scotland,  in  1700,  and  located  in  Connecticut. 
His  father  was  a sea  captain  with  quite  a large  family  of  Children,  of 
whom  Moses  was  the  youngest  son.  His  father.  Caleb,  would  spend  a 
portion  of  his  time  on  the  sea,  and  a portion  on  his  farm.  When 
our  subject  was  twenty-one  years  of  age,  in  1787,  he  went  to  Ver- 
mont where  he  had  an  older  brother. 

He  married  Hannah  Smith  in  Norwich,  Vermont,  in  January, 
1793.  He  had  the  following  children:  Lora,  born  January  8,  1794, 
married  Joshua  Cutler,  and  has  one  son  living  in  Nebraska;  Rhoda, 
born  March  12,  1796,  married  Thomas  Brown  ; Betsev,  born  June  27, 
1798,  died  an  infant;  Moses,  born  October  30,  1799,  married  Julia 
Reynolds.  Our  subject  has  one  son  in  Iowa,  Horace;  Mrs.  Sophia 
Merril,  a daughter,  resides  in  Parsons,  Kansas;  Phillip  Smith,  born 
June  4,  1801,  married  Elizabeth  Keyes.  Thev  had  an  only  child, 
Sarah  Ann  Noel,  born  July  15,  1826,  and  married  to  John  Harrison 
Noel,  lately  residing  near  the  city  of  Portsmouth  on  the  Chillicothe 
Pike.  Her  mother,  Elizabeth  Keyes,  was  a sister  of  James  Keyes, 
and  she  married  John  Harrison  Noel,  August  1,  1852.  Moses  Hay- 
ward’s son  Orange  was  born  September  8,  1802,  and  died  October  1, 
1822,  unmarried.  His  son  Zenas  was  born  December  14.  1803,  and 
was  married  twice,  first  to  Rebecca  Ewing  and  then  to  Sarah  Mitchell, 
daughter  of  Judge  David  Mitchell.  Mrs.  Salome  McKinley,  widow 
of  James  McKinley,  was  a daughter.  He  also  had  two  sons,  Virgil 
and  Mitchell ; another  daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  Kenyon,  wife  of  Dan 
Kenyon,  lives  at  Santa  Clara,  California.  Moses  Hayward’s  son, 
Leonard,  was  born  January  16,  1805,  married  Mary  Ann  Mus- 


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grove  and  located  in  Jackson  County.  Their  grandchildren  only 
are  living. 

Our  subject  also  had  a daughter,  Betsy,  born  June  13,  1806, 
and  married  Lloyd  Orm.  They  had  a family  of  three  children : 
Mrs.  Condit  of  Kansas,  was  one  of  them.  She  married  Sey- 
more Pixley  and  had  children : C.  L.  Pixley,  Dr.  M.  S. 

Pixley  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Merril.  Moses  Hayward’s  daughter,  Phi- 
lura,  was  born  October  16,  1808  and  married  John  Orm.  She  was 
the  mother  of  Mrs.  A.  B.  Cole,  Mrs.  James  Richardson  and  Mrs. 
John  Richardson.  Eliphaz,  a son,  who  was  born  May  14,  1810,  and 
married  Mary  Cadot,  daughter  of  Claudius  Cadot.  Frank  Hayward 
of  Ironton  was  a son  of  this  marriage.  Another  daughter,  Sarah 
Ann,  was  born  September  17,  1811,  and  died  in  childhood  January 
27,  t8i6.  Another  son,  Hiram,  was  born  February  10,  1813,  and 
died  at  the  age  of  fourteen  days.  Moses  Hayward’s  daughter,  Mar- 
tha, was  born  February  9,  1814,  and  married  John  Miller  Salladay. 
Her  children  are  George  W.  Salladay  and  Mrs.  Lora  Bierley. 

Moses  Hayward  left  Vermont  in  1814  and  went  as  far  west  as 
Pittsburg  where  he  remained  two  years.  Lie  came  to  Scioto  County, 
in  1816.  and  located  in  Vernon  Township  at  Chaffin’s  Mill,  where 
he  bought  land.  A great  many  people  called  him  Howard,  instead 
of  Hayward. ; and  he  sold  the  land  on  which  the  Howard  Furnace  is 
built,  and  the  Furnace  was  named  for  him,  assuming  that  his  name 
was  Howard,  instead  of  Hayward.  He  had  sixteen  children,  all 
told,  ten  boys  and  six  girls  He  was  a very  energetic  man.  He  built 
roads,  churches  and  schools.  He  was  not  a member  of  any  church. 
At  one  time,  he  was  a Mason,  but  gave  it  up.  He  was  of  an  inven- 
tive turn.  At  one  time,  he  made  gun  powder,  at  another  time,  he 
manufactured  buckskin  gloves,  and  at  another  time,  he  had  a fad  for 
raising  hops.  There  was  no  experiment  he  was  not  willing  to  try. 
Shortly  before  his  death  he  had  $i  0,000  in  government  bonds.  He 
had  ten  surviving  children,  and  gave  $1,000  to  each  of  them.  His 
wife  died  August  2,  1834,  and  he  never  remarried.  At  one  time,  he 
was  also  a distiller,  and  distilled  corn.  Like  the  native  born  Yankee, 
there  was  nothing  he  could  not  do  when  he  tried  He  was  a success- 
ful farmer  and  a man  of  strong  character.  He  lived  to  be  ninety-four 
vears  of  age.  and  died  October  2,  i860. 

Eliphaz  Hayward 

was  born  May  14,  1810,  in  Windsor  County,  Vermont.  His  father 
was  Moses  Hayward,  and  Eliphaz  was  the  youngest  child.  He  was 
married  to  Mary  Cadot,  tire  oldest  daughter  of  Claudius  Cadot,  Aug. 
24,  1837.  They  had  six  children:  Claudius  Cadot  Hayward,  died 
single,  in  Santa  Clara,  California,  in  1893,  aged  fifty-four  years; 
Philura  Elizabeth  Hayward,  married  John  W.  Hatch,  a fanner  of 
Marion  County,  Illinois,  who  formerly  lived  near  the  old  Red  School 


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House  above  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  on  a farm  now  owned  by  Mr.  Peebles ; 
Charles  Eliphaz  and  Augusta  Ann  died  of  cholera  in  1S49;  Francis 
Edwin  resides  in  Ironton ; and  Mary  B.,  married  J.  B.  Fullerton,  of 
Wheelershurg,  Ohio,  a farmer  and  book-keeper.  Mr.  Hayward  died 
November  22,  1850.  near  Wheelersburg,  in  the  Lower  French  Grant. 

Patrick  James  Stuart  Hayes 

was  born  near  Dublin,  Ireland,  March  17,  1790.  His  father  was 
Richard  Hayes,  and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was  Anne  Cummins 
Stuart.  He  was  the  eldest  son.  When  about  ready  to  enter  college, 
having  been  prepared  for  that  purpose  by  a private  tutor,  his  father 
died  suddenly.  From  that  sense  of  duty,  which  always  controlled 
his  every  act,  be  gave  up  his  cherished  ideals  to  assist  his  mother  in 
the  rearing  of  his  younger  brothers  and  sisters.  Making  surveying 
and  kindred  subjects  his  professor),  he  was  successful.  Later,  when 
through  his  help,  those  younger  sisters  and  brothers,  according  to 
choice,  had  settled  on  the  Continent,  in  India  and  Australia,  he  travel- 
ed in  the  Orient,  finding  there  in  the  philosophy  of  the  Ancients’- 
“passing  race"  much  that  was  congenial  to  a meditative  mind.  Re- 
turning to  Ireland,  he  married  Alice  Fitzgerald,  and  then  came  to 
America,  the  home  of  the  “coming  race.”  Stopping  for  a time  in 
Canada  and  New  York,  hi.s  journey  ended  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In 
politics,  he  was  independent,  voting  locally  for  the  candidate  he  felt 
would  best  discharge  the  duties  of  the  position.  In  Federal  politics, 
he  recognized,  in  i860,  that  the  union  of  states  could  be  best 
preserved  through  the  supremaev  of  the  party  supporting  Abraham 
Lincoln,  and  voted  accordingly.  He  was  a devoted  member  of  the 
Catholic  Church,  and  there  was  nothing  cynical  in  his  view  of  life. 
He  could  see_  with  a hopeful  spirit,  the  pathos  and  the  pity  of  it, 
knowing  that  some  day  the  mystery  of  it  would  be  untangled.  He 
died  in  1870,  his  wife  having  preceded  him  by  many  years. 

George  Hereodh 

was  born  in  Green  County,  Pennsylvania,  January  24.  1789,  of  Ger- 
man parentage.  His  boyhood  was  spent  on  the  farm  and  he  learned 
the  carpenter's  trade.  His  educational  facilities  were  limited  to  the 
common  country  district  school,  and  as  is  prevalent  in  all  the  new 
countries,  the  school  term  was  generally  limited  to  the  winter  months, 
when  farm  work  was  slack.  Fie  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  under 
General  Harrison.  After  the  campaign  of  the  Miami  and  Maumee 
terminating  with  the  battle  of  Fort  Meigs,  he  was  detached  to  super- 
intend the  building  of  boats  to  transport  the  army  to  the  Ohio  river  at 
the  mouth  of  Big  Miami,  where  General  Harrison  finally  settled  and 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  life  excepting  time  served  as  President  at 
Washington.  After  the  War,  George  Hereodh  returned  to  his  home 
in  Pennsylvania,  and  in  1815,  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Kendall. 


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daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Rhoda  Kendall,  both  natives  of  Scotland. 
She  was  a sister  of  General  William  Kendall.  Elizabeth  Kendall 
was  born  in  Fayette  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  1796.  George  Hereodh 
had  six  children  four  of  whom  lived  to  maturity : Rhoda,  who  married 
William  B.  Russell;  Sarah,  who  married  Robert  Russell,  and  after 
his  death, . married  Levi  Kirkendall,  now  resides  on  the  Hereodh 
homestead  nine  miles  from  Portsmouth ; George  W.,  of  Chicago,  Il- 
linois; and  Emma,  the  wife  of  W.  A.  Marsh.  A few  years  previous 
to  the  building  of  the  Ohio  Canal,  he  removed  with  his  family 
to  Ohio  and  settled  in  the  Ohio  Valley,  nine  miles  from  Portsmouth. 
He  and  his  brother-in-law,  General  William  Kendall,  built  a mill  and 
saw  mill  at  the  lower  falls  of  Scioto  Brush  Creek,  and  built  two 
steamboats,  the  Diana  and  Belvidere.  When  work  commenced  on  the 
Ohio  Canal  in  1826,  Mr.  Hereodh  took  and  completed  several  con- 
tracts of  stone  work,  viz : the  Elbow  lock,  and  a lock  below  that  one, 
near  the  mouth  of  the  canal,  the  Hereodh  lock  and  the  Camp  creek 
culvert.  On  July  4,  1859,  Mr.  Plereoclh  suffered  a stroke  of  paraly- 
sis which  completely  paralyzed  his  left  side.  He  never  regained  the 
use  of  himself,  and  died  February  16,  1861,  from  an  attack  of  pneu- 
monia after  about  a week  of  sickness.  His  widow  died  February 
23,  1866.  In  politics,  he  was  a Whig,  as  long  as  that  party  was  in 
existence,  but  did  not  aspire  to  office ; and  never  held  a political  of- 
fice above  a township  office.  In  his  early  manhood  he  joined  the 
Methodist  Church,  but  after  his  marriage  he  joined  the  Baptist 
Church,  to  be  with  his  wife  in  her  religious  views.  After  complet- 
ing his  last  contract  on  the  Ohio  Canal,  he  burned  brick  and  had  a 
church  erected  on  his  farm,  in  fulfillment  of  a promise  that  he  had 
made  to  Mrs.  Hereodh,  before  he  went  into  contracting  on  the  canal. 
The  church  was  called  Bethany  and  was  of  the  regular  Baptist  de- 
nomination. He  was  generous  and  open  hearted  to  both  educational 
and  religious  institutions.  It  afforded  him  more  pleasure  to  give 
than  to  receive.  In  the  last  thirty  years  of  his  life  he  made  it  a 
point  to  give  one  half  of  his  income  to  charity.  The  world  was 
better  that  he  lived. 

Jacob  Hibbs,  Sr., 

was  born  November  5,  1793,  in  Pennsylvania.  His  father  was 
Aaron  Hibbs,  who  settled  near  Locust  Grove,  Adams  County,  Ohio, 
about  1800,  and  died  there  in  June,  1852,  in  the  sixty-sixth  year  of 
his  age.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Catharine  Humphreys, 
who  died  in  October,  1846,  in  her  seventy-seventh  year.  Our  sub- 
ject’s early  life  was  passed  in  helping  to  clear  a farm  in  the  woods 
and  his  educational  advantages  were  very  meager.  He  was  mar- 
ried March  3,  1814,  to  Rebecca  Lucas,  daughter  of  Judge  Joseph  Lu- 
cas. To  them  were  born  eleven  children:  Aaron,  born  February  15, 
1815,  died  unmarried  April  15,  1837;  Hannah  Humphreys  Lucas, 


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born  July  12,  1817,  married  Reason  Wilcoxen,  and  now  living  near 
Freeport,  111.;  Joseph  Lucas,  born  April  8,  1819;  George  C.,  born 
July  27,  1821,  died  unmarried;  Ursulina,  born  June  5,  1823,  died  un- 
married, October  6,  1855;  Rebecca  Lucas,  born  August  3,  1825, 
married  William  B.  Russell,  died  September  10,  1885;  John  A.  T., 
born  January  18,  1829,  was  never  married,  and  resides  at  Council 
Bluffs,  Iowa;  Jacob  C.,  born  April  3,  1830,  residing  at  Portsmouth; 
Robert  Lucas,  born  April  23,  1832,  died  near  Alexandria,  D.  C..  No- 
vember 11,  1862,  a member  of  the  Twelfth  United  States  Infantry, 
regular  army;  Sarah  C.,  born  June  26,  1834,  who  resides  in  Hills- 
boro, Highland  County,  Ohio;  Van  Buren,  born  January  13,  1839, 
served  through  the  entire  war  of  the  Rebellion ; was  private,  Cap- 
tain and  Lieutenant-Colonel,  and  died  in  Mattoon,  111.,  in  November. 
1869.  Our  subject  served  in  Captain  David  Roop’s  Company  at  the 
time  of  Hull’s  surrender,  in  the  war  of  1812.  Lie  took  an  active  part 
in  political  matters  from  1840  to  1848,  and  was  always  a strong 
Jackson  Democrat.  He  held  the  office  of  school  trustee  for  a num- 
ber of  years,  but  held  no  other  offices.  After  his  marriage  he  set- 
tled in  Union  Township,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  where  he  died  July 
12,  1852.  His  wife  died  October  20,  1853.  They  were  members 
of  the  Disciple  church.  Mr.  Hibbs  was  a man  of  great  firmness  and 
moral  courage;  and  was  noted  for  his  determination  and  positiveness 
of  character.  He  took  great  pride  in  the  education  of  his  children ; 
and  did  all  in  his  power  to  give  them  a good  start  in  life. 

Hon.  Samuel  Hunt,  Jr., 

was  born  July  8,  1765.  He  never  married.  Hon.  Samuel  Hunt,  as 
he  is  now  usually  called,  possessed  natural  abilities  of  a very  high  or- 
der, to  which,  what  he  accomplished  in  life, — though  he  attained  some 
eminence — was  hardly  proportionate.  Deciding  on  the  profession 
of  law,  he  entered  himself  as  a student  in  the  office  of  Beniamin  West, 
and,  in  1790,  was  admitted  to  practice.  He  established  an  office  at 
first  in  Alstead,  but  soon  removed  to  Keene  as  a more  suitable  loca- 
tion ; and  after  continuing  about  five  years  in  the  profession,  he  gave 
it  up ; for  what  reason  is  not  definitely  known ; but  it  is  usually  sup- 
posed that  it  was  on  account  of  the  many  details  which  are  essential 
to  a successful  practice  of  it.  and  to  which  he  had  a great  aversion. 
He  is  described  by  the  late  John  Prentiss  as  “an  eloquent  advocate 
who  early  retired  from  the  bar.”  His  talents  adapted  him  to  lit- 
erary pursuits,  and  his  inclination  led  him  also  in  that  direction.  He 
became,  therefore,  a contributor  to  the  famous  “Farmer’s  Museum,” 
which  had  been  established  by  Joseph  Dennie  at  Walpole.  Dennie 
was  afterwards  editor  of  the  “Port  Folio”  at  Philadelphia,  which  may 
be  said  to  have  been  the  first  popular  magazine  established  in  the 
country.  The  “Museum”  was  sustained  by  the  “Literary  Club,” 
which  consisted  of  the  following  persons,  all  of  whom  were  or  had 


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been  members  of  the  bar;  Joseph  Dennie  who  was  editor  of  the  “Mu- 
seum”; Royal  Tyler,  of  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  afterwards  Chief  Jus- 
tice of  Vermont ; Roger  V ose  of  Walpole,  who  also  became  Chief 
Justice;  Samued  Hunt,  whose  popular  talents  ultimately  secured  his 
election  to  Congress ; and  Samuel  West  of  Keene,  son  of  Rev.  Sam- 
uel West,  D.  D.,  of  Boston,'  and  nephew  of  Hon.  Benjamin  West,  of 
Charlestown,  a most  brilliant  advocate  and  eloquent  orator.  These 
were  all  men  of  fine  abilities,  keen  wit,  and  no  inconsiderable  culture, 
whose  superiors  have  not  probably  been  since  consolidated  in  the 
country.  The  combined  talents  of  the  club  produced  a paper  which 
became  exceedingly  popular,  and  which  was  taken  and  read  with  in- 
terest by  many  educated  persons  in  other  states. 

Mr.  Hunt,  soon  after  giving  up  his  profession,  went  abroad,  with 
the  double  purpose  of  improving  his  mind  and  benefiting  his  health. 
He  was  absent  nearly  three  years,  the  greater  part  of  which  time  was 
spent  in  France.  He  spent  considerable  time  at  Bordeaux.  From 
a letter  to  Dr.  Oliver  Hastings,  written  from  that  place  in  answer 
to  one  communicating  the  death  of  his  brother,  a promising  young 
lawyer  at  Windsor,  Vt.,  it  appears  that  he  was  in  very  low  spirits, 
and  without  any  plan  or  settled  purpose  for  the  future.  To  the  ques- 
tion, when  he  expected  to  return  to  America,  he  replies,  “Perhaps 
soon,  perhaps  never.’’  His  brother  had  been  very  dear  to  him,  and 
bis  death,  when  he  was  so  far  away  from  him,  in  connection  with 
some  sad  circumstances  which  had  transpired  previously  to  his  leav- 
ing Charlestown,  had  probably  at  that  time  produced  an  unusual  de- 
pression of  spirits.  He,  however,  after  an  absence  of  about  three 
years,  returned  home,  and  settled  down  in  Charlestown  to  the  busi- 
ness of  a gentleman  farmer.  In  this  he  continued,  engaging  moder- 
ately in  politics,  till  1802,  when  he  had  so  attracted  public  attention 
that  on  the  occurrence  of  a vacancy  in  the  state’s  representation  in 
Congress  by  the  resignation  of  Hon.  Joseph  Pierce  of  Alton,  he  was 
appointed  to  fill  his  place.  His  term  expiring  in  the  7th  Congress, 
be  was  re-elected  to  the  8th  in  1803.  At  the  close  of  this  term,  not 
desiring  a re-election,  as  he  had  business  in  view  that  would  wholly 
occupv  his  attenton,  he  was  succeeded  by  the  Hon  Caleb  Ellis  of 
Claremont.  The  business  referred  to  was  the  formaton  of  a colony 
for  the  settlement  of  a large  tract  of  land,  of  which  he  had  come 
into  possession  in  Ohio.  In  this  project  he  enlisted  some  dozen  or 
fifteen  persons  in  Charlestown,  by  holdng  out  to  them  the  inducement 
of  the  acquisition  of  a fortune  more  speedily  than  it  was  likely  to  be 
obtained  in  any  other  way.  Hunt  made  the  journey  to  Ohio  on 
horse-back,  accompanied  by  Miss  Cynthia  Rigg.  whom  he  had  en- 
gaged to  be  his  housekeeper,  while  the  others  sought  their  land  of 
promise  on  foot.  All  arrived  in  Ohio  in  safety,  and  commenced 
their  settlement  in  French  Grant,  as  the  place  was  called.  But  the  lo- 
cation proved  so  unhealthy  that  nearly  all  of  them  were  very  soon 


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prostrated  by  sickness,  and  it  is  related  that  at  one  time  there  was 
not  a person  in  the  company  able  to  wait  upon  the  rest,  and  that  all 
the  attention  and  nursing  they  had  was  from  one  Indian  squaw,  who 
did  little  more  than  to  bring  them  water  from  a distant  spring  with 
which  to  quench  their  thirst.  The  fever  proved  fatal  to  Mr.  Hunt, 
who  died  on  the  7th  of  July,  1807,  at  the  age  of  42,  and  was  buried 
on  the  bank  of  the  Ohio  a few  yards  from  Mrs.  Clay’s  house  at  Hav- 
erhill, Ohio.  The  colony  was  broken  up;  and  of  those  who  went  out 
to  it  from  Charlestown,  only  three  survived  to  return. 

He  appears  to  have  been  the  son  of  Colonel  Samuel  and  Esther 
(Strong)  Hunt,  and  to  have  been  born  in  Charlestown,  although  the 
genealogy  in  the  history  is  confused. 

Captain  Jacob  Sampson  Hurd 

was  born  December  25,  1816,  near  Concord,  New  Hampshire.  He 
was  the  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Young)  Hurd,  sister  of  Dan  Young. 
He  came  to  Ohio  when  a boy,  and  lived  in  the  French  Grant,  in  Scioto 
County,  Ohio.  His  education  was  obtained  in  the  country  schools. 
He  married  Miss  Sarah  E.  Clough,  daughter  of  Abner  Clough,  in 
1837,  and  they  had  children : Col.  John  R.  Hurd,  of  Pueblo,  Col. ; 
Jesse  C.,  of  Jackson  C.  FI.,  Ohio;  Mrs.  Alice  Riggs,  wife  of  Charles 
Riggs  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  Joseph  H.  Hurd,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Jacob  Hurd  was  a Whig,  during  the  existence  of  that  party  and 
afterwards  a Republican.  From  the  date  of  his  marriage,  until  about 
1851,  he  resided  in  the  Hanging  Rock  iron  region  and  was  interested 
in  several  'furnaces,  moving  from  Jackson  Furnace,  Jackson  County, 
to  Portsmouth,  January  t,  1852.  From  this  time  until  the  outbreak 
of  the  Civil  War,  he  commanded  several  different  steamers,  and  was 
engaged  in  boating  on  the  Mississippi  river  and  its  tributaries.  He 
was  master  of  the  “Susquehanna,”  “Clipper,”  “Zachary  Taylor.’’ 
“Boone,"  and  “Effie  Afton.”  From  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War, 
he,  with  his  youngest  son,  Joseph  H.  Hurd,  was  in  the  gunboat  ser- 
vice until  1864.  He  was  a master  on  the  “Lexington,”  while  in  the 
gunboat  service.  Following  his  retirement  from  the  navy,  he  re- 
sumed his  former  occupation  of  steam-boatman,  and  by  reason  of  an 
explosion  of  a boiler  on  the  “W.  R.  Carter”  on  February  2,  1866,  he 
lost  his  life.  The  explosion  took  place  at  4 a.  m.  at  the  mouth  of 
Green  river,  Ky.  He  was  asleep  in  the  Texas  and  was  never  seen 
after  he  retired  from  his  watch.  His  remains  were  lost  in  the  river 
and  never  recovered.  Some  sixty-five  persons  lost  their  lives  in  the 
same  disaster. 

William  Huston, 

one  of  the  pioneers  of  Portsmouth,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  on 
the  town  site.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  from  Virginia,  with  his  fath- 
er, William  Huston,  from  Frederick  County,  Virginia.  He  and  his 
brother  Joseph  were  located  at  Portsmouth,  but  William  Huston, 


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their  father,  went  to  Piqua  and  resided  there  until  his  death,  in  1822. 
The  members  of  one  branch  of  the  Huston  family  were  hereditary 
Barons  in  England.  An  uncle  of  William  Huston  was  knighted  in 
England  for  distinguished  bravery,  and  the  family  had  a coat  of 
arms.  It  represents  a greyhound  rampant  on  a broken  column,  an 
hour-glass  with  the  last  sand  running  out  and  the  motto,  “In  tem- 
pore:' The  John  Huston  who  was  knighted  for  bravery,  re-enforc- 
ed a broken  column,  marching  in  great  haste,  and  this  design  in  the 
coat  of  Arms  was  from  this  instance.  The  greyhound  rampant  indi- 
cates the  fleetness  of  his  coming  to  the  rescue,  and  the  last  sand  in  the 
hourglass  indicates  the  perilous  extremity  of  the  army,  to  whose  res- 
cue he  came.  The  motto  “In  tempore ” commemorated  his  coming 
at  the  proper  moment. 

William  Huston’s  wife’s  name  was  Susannah  Boyd,  born  in 
Maryland.  She  came  with  her  husband  to  Ohio,  in  1802.  They 
erected  a pole  cabin,  the  fourth,  on  the  site  of  Portsmouth.  Wil- 
liam Huston’s  wife  was  raised  a Quaker,  but  after  locating  in  Ports- 
mouth, became  a Presbyterian,  and  it  is  said,  she  was  the  first  person 
baptized  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  As 
a child  she  went  over  the  battlefield  of  Brandywine,  the  day  after  the 
battle. 

William  Huston  was  quite  prominent  in  the  early  history  of 
Scioto  County.  In  1809,  he  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  Wayne  Township,  at  the  organization  of  the  township.  He  was 
Overseer  of  the  Poor  in  Wayne  Township  in  1812.  He  was  one  of 
the  nine  city  fathers  of  Portsmouth  March  1,  t 8 1 5 ; but  the  position 
of  councilman  not  being  to  his  taste,  he  neglected  to  attend  its  meet- 
ings. So  on  May  1,  1816,  he  was  dropped  from  council  for  non- 
attendance;  and  his  place  was  filled  by  Philip  Moore.  He  forgot  the 
Huston  motto  and  was  not  at  the  council  “in  tempore.”  He  had  a 
taste  for  military  matters  and  was  Captain  of  a company  of  Light 
Horse.  He  served  in  the  war  of  1812. 

At  one  time,  he  was  engaged  in  keel  boating  on  the  Ohio  and 
Scioto  rivers,  and  he  took  much  specie  from  Chillicothe  to  Pittsburg. 
Afterwards  he  boated  considerable  on  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  riv- 
ers. His  last  trip  is  related  as  follows : He  brought  a boatload  of 

salt  from  the  Kanawha  and  went  down  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi 
rivers  to  New  Orleans.  He  was  then  engaged  by  emigrants  to  take 
them  to  Texas,  by  way  of  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  He  made  the  trip 
in  safetv,  but  on  returning,  his  vessel  encountered  a storm  in  the  Gulf 
and  the  boat  was  foundered.  He  managed  to  get  ashore  at  a deso- 
late island  and  died  of  starvation.  His  wife  was  born  in  1772,  and 
died  in  1854,  at  the  house  of  her  son.  Captain  Samuel  T.  Huston. 
Mr.  William  Huston  was  a man  of  great  energy  and  enterprise,  a 
family  characteristic : but  it  was  his  extreme1  daring  which  lost  him 
his  life,  in  the  zenith  of  his  physical  and  mental  powers. 


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Cornelius  Creed  Hyatt 

was  born  on  the  24th  of  August,  1804,  on  Long  Island,  New  York, 
four  miles  east  of  the  original  site  of  Brooklyn.  His  father  was  a 
farmer.  Eldred  Hyatt,  and  his  grandfather,  Thomas  Hyatt,  came 
over  from  England  before  the  Revolution.  He  had  a brother,  Sha- 
drach  Hyatt.  They  were  fifteen  and  seventeen  years  of  age,  respec- 
tively, when  they  landed  in  New  York.  They  by  some  means  be- 
came separated,  and  never  found  each  other  afterward. 

Our  subject  remembered  Brooklyn  when  there  were  but  three 
stores  in  the  place;  and  their  proprietors  were:  Bagby,  Ramsen  and 
Haggeman.  They  were  general  stores  and  were  on  Fulton  street. 
His  father  had  four  sons  and  two  daughters.  Cornelius  was  the 
youngest  son.  His  mother’s  name  was  Rebecca  Creed.  Thomas 
Hyatt,  his  grandfather,  was  a man  in  excellent  circumstances  and 
was  a Royalist  during  the  Revolution.  He  divided  his  land  among 
his  children  and  gave  Eldred  the  farm  of  sixty-five  acres,  which  he 
mortgaged  to  improve  it.  Mr.  Hyatt  remembers  having  walked  four 
miles  to  school,  and  every  quarter  was  paid  for  by  his  father.  He 
lived  on  a farm  until  the  age  of  eleven,  when  his  parents  moved  to 
New  York  city,  where  he  was  apprenticed  to  a bricklayer.  His  mas- 
ter was  Stephen  P.  Britton  who  had  twenty-one  other  apprentices. 
He  served  six  years.  After  completing  his  apprenticeship,  he  work- 
ed as  a journeyman  in  New  York  city.  He  worked  in  building  the 
Bowery  and  the  Park  theatres.  He  was  married  in  1825,  to  Miss 
Cornelia  Cynthia  Thompson  in  New  York  city.  He  determined  to 
try  his  fortune  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  because  his  wife  had  relatives 
there,  John  Thornton's  family.  One  Saturday  night,  he  quit  work 
and  the  next  Tuesday  he  and  his  wife  were  on  the  way  to  Albany, 
by  boat.  They  went  from  Albany  to  Buffalo  by  Erie  Canal,  from 
Buffalo  to  Cleveland  by  lake  steamer,  from  Cleveland  to  Newark  by 
the  Ohio  Canal,  from  Newark  to  Portsmouth,  they  drove  overland 
and  arrived  in  Portsmouth,  October  3,  1830.  The  first  person  they 
met  was  John  G.  Peebles.  When  they  arrived  in  Portsmouth,  it  had 
but  six  brick  houses.  The  corner  opposite  Pig  Iron  Corner  on  Front 
street,  the  McDowell  Building  on  Front  and  Market,  the  old  Clough 
house  on  Fourth  street,  the  McDowell  brick  above  the  corner,  a 
brick  on  the  corner  of  Fourth  and  Market  and  a brick  where  Dr. 
Kline’s  house  now  stands.  The  first  work  Mr.  Hyatt  did  in  Ports- 
mouth was  to  plaster  the  house  where  Captain  A.  W.  Williamson 
formerly  lived.  This  was  done  for  Charles  Oscar  Tracy. 

Plis  first  wife  died  in  1847.  He  had  three  children  who  died 
in  infancy  On  February  24,  1846,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Taylor,  of  Cincinnati,  and  she  was  the  mother  of  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Dukes,  afterwards  Mrs.  J.  R.  McClure.  The  foregoing  was  obtained 
from  Mr.  Hyatt  by  the  editor  of  this  work,  when  he  last  saw  him. 


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The  following  facts  are  taken  from  biographical  sketches  hereto- 
fore published.  Mr.  Hyatt  had  a longer  life  than  any  one  who  ever 
lived  in  Portsmouth.  From  August  29,  1804,  to  October,  20,  1901, 
is  ninety-seven  years  and  one  month  and  twenty-two  days.  Mr.  Hy- 
att was  a citizen  of  Portsmouth  from  October,  1830  to  November, 
1900,  a period  of  seventy  years,  less  one  year  spent  in  Cincinnati,  and 
four  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.  The  first  house  he  built  in  Portsmouth  was 
the  one  story  brick  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Front  and  Chillicothe 
streets,  for  George  Corwine.  He  built  the  first  All  Saints  Church  in 
1833,  which  stood  where  the  chapel  now  stands.  He  built  the  follow- 
ing  churches : St.  Mary’s,  on  Madison  street,  Bigelow,  the  German 
Lutheran  and  Sixth  Street.  He  built  the  first  school  house  in  Ports- 
mouth, the  lower  Fourth  street  in  1839.  He  built  the  United  States 
Hotel  in  1835.  He  built  the  Damarin  grocery  on  Front  street,  the 
Stephenson  residence  which  stood  where  Simon  Labold’s  residence 
now  does.  He  built  the  Moses  Gregory  residence  on  the  north  side 
of  Third  street.  In  1837,  he  started  a grocery  on  Fourth  and  Court 
streets.  While  in  business,  he  built  the  brick  business-house  on  the 
southeast  corner  of  Second  and  Chillicothe  streets,  where  T.  B.  Blake 
now  does  business.  It  was  built  three  stories,  but  the  top  story  was 
blown  off  by  the  storm  in  May,  1861.  In  this  year,  Mr.  Hyatt  sold 
out  and  went  to  Cincinnati  and  remained  about  one  year.  In  1886, 
he  sold  out  and  removed  to  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  where  his  son-in-law  was 
located.  On  February  25,  1870,  he  returned  from  St.  Paul  and  re- 
engaged in  the  grocery  business  and  kept  it  up  till  about  1886,  when 
he  retired. 

Mr.  Hyatt  was  honest  to  the  core, — too  honest  for  his  own  good 
He  trusted  out  goods  of  the  value  of  the  site  needed  for  the  Carnegie 
library  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  always  ready  to  take  every  man  at 
his  own  estimate,  and  he  lost  thousands  of  dollars  by  reason  of  his 
confidence.  In  1833.  he  united  with  the  Methodist  Church  and  lived 
a consistent  member  ever  after.  At  the  time  he  joined  the  church, 
the  services  were  held  in  the  old  Academy  on  Fourth  street.  John 
Waller  and  Richard  Lloyd  became  members  at  the  same  time.  Mr. 
Hyatt  was  an  old  fashioned  primitive  Christian.  He  believed  in  the 
discipline  of  the  Methodist  Church  just  as  it  reads,  without  being  con- 
strued. When  the  church  was  built  where  Hibbs’  hardware  store 
now  stands,  Mr.  Hyatt  was  made  a trustee  and  was  the  last  survivor, 
of  the  Board  elected  in  1834.  When  Spencer  Chapel  was  organized, 
Mr.  Hyatt  thought  Bigelow  Chapel  was  too  fashionable  and  he  went 
to  form  the  new  church,  with  a number  of  other  plain  people  who 
were  Puritans — among  their  Methodist  brethren.  Mr.  Hyatt  was 
always  a plain  spoken  man.  He  condemned  his  grandfather,  Thomas 
Hvatt  for  being  a tory ; and  his  father,  Eldred  for  being  a “ne’er  do 
well”  and  missing  all  his  opportunities.  He  was  one  of  the  pillars  in 
the  Sixth  street  church  for  years,  and  there  was  never  any  question  as 


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to  the  sincerity  of  his  religion  or  his  living  up  to  what  he  professed. 

In  1837,  he  was  one  of  the  health  officers  in  Portsmouth,  and 
in  1843  and  1844,  was  one  of  the  town  council.  In  1844,  he  worked 
on  the  grade  to  the  amount  of  $365  and  took  his  pay  in  town  scrip. 
He  was  one  of  the  committee  who  welcomed  Hon.  John  Quincy 
Adams,  Ex-President,  when  he  visited  Portsmouth  in  1843. 

He  had  one  daughter,  Ella,  who  married  YV.  H.  Dukes.  The 
latter  died  of  consumption  in  St.  Paul,  in  1870,  leaving  one  son, 
Harry,  a prosperous  young  man  located  in  Hemet,  California.  Mrs. 
Dukes  afterwards  married  Dr.  John  R.  McClure  and  survived  him. 
Mr.  Hyatt  loved  Portsmouth  and  would  have  preferred  to  have  ended 
his  days  there,  but  his  daughter  felt  it  her  duty  to  follow  her  son, 
Harry,  and  she  felt  her  father  must  go  with  her.  The  family  went 
to  Arkansas,  in  1900,  and  a few  months  later  to  Hemet,  California, 
where  he  died  on  October  20,  1901,  and  was  buried. 

Mr.  Hyatt  was  a man  of  pleasant  address,  always  cheerful  and 
always  gracious  to  every  one.  He  believed  everybody  was  honest  and 
good  and  was  often  shamefully  deceived ; but  the  deceptions  never 
changed  his  faith  in  humanity  or  soured  his  disposition.  He  was  al- 
ways the  same  genial  neighbor  and  kind  friend.  He  ever  spoke  well 
of  those  who  had  beaten  him  out  of  large  grocery  bills.  He  lived 
his  religion  every  day  and  was  a living  epistle  read  and  known  of  all 
men. 

'William  Jackson, 

the  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Scarlett)  Jackson,  was  born  May  30, 
1780,  at  Reading,  Pennsylvania.  His  father  died  when  he  was  very 
young.  He  learned  the  hatter’s  trade  with  his  brother,  John.  He 
travelled  through  Virginia  while  working  at  his  trade.  He  then 
went  into  business  as  a hatter  at  Berwick,  Pennsylvania.  There  he 
was  married  to  Rachel  Tomlinson,  January  15,  1808.  He  remained 
in  Berwick,  until  1816,  when  he  emigrated  to  Ohio,  crossing  the  Al- 
leghanies  in  a wagon  to  Pittsburg,  where  he  bought  a flat  boat  and 
floated  to  Portsmouth,  with  his  wagons,  horses  and  family.  He 
brought  his  hatter’s  outfit  with  him,  intending  to  follow  his  trade, 
but  there  was  a hatter  already  in  Portsmouth,  and  the  country  being 
thinly  populated,  one  was  sufficient.  He  went  twenty  miles  to  Bloom 
Township,  and  bought  some  land,  and  farmed  where  William  Jack- 
son,  Jr.,  now  livees.  Our  subject  was  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  that 
Township,  lie  was  County  Commissioner  from  1828  to  1834  and 
from  1837  to  1840.  He  was  Assessor  of  Scioto  County  from  1837 
to  1841.  He  was  in  the  militia,  but  his  Company  was  never  called 
out.  He  was  a Whig  and  was  very  prominent  in  politics.  He  was 
raised  a Quaker,  but  afterwards  became  a Methodist. 

He  had  the  following  children : Mary,  who  married  William 

Fout;  Joseph;  Sarah  Ann,  died  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years;  Isaac,  de- 
ceased, aged  twenty-five;  William,  who  resides  on  the  old  home  place; 


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Rachel,  married  to  Sebastian  Eifort  and  resides  in  Greenup,  Ken- 
tucky; Samuel;  James  T.  died  in  infancy;  John  T.  lives  in  Waukee, 
Iowa;  Hannah,  died  in  infancy.  John,  'William  and  Rachel  are  the 
only  surviving  children.  He  died  February  26,  1874,  in  his  94th 
year.  He  was  a distant  relative  of  Stonewall  Jackson,  and  strength 
of  will  and  purpose  was  a family  characteristic.  He  was  decided  in 
his  convictions  and  uncompromising  in  politics.  He  was  benevolent 
and  hospitable  He  would  never  charge  travelers  for  lodging,  or 
meals,  and  would  never  turn  anyone  away  from  his  home.  He  was 
plain  spoken,  candid  and  sincere  in  all  his  intercourse  with  his  fellow 
men.  He  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  figures  in  the  county  in 
his  time.  In  the  Whig  party,  he  was  always  a leader. 

James  OKey  Johnson 

was  born  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  February  28,  1808,  a son  of  Isaac 
and  Jane  (Clark)  Johnson,  natives  of  Hampshire  County,  Virginia, 
who  came  to  Ohio  in  1807  and  located  near  what  was  known  as 
Scioto  Inn,  the  land  having  been  entered  by  his  grandfather,  James 
Clark.  Eight  months  later  his  parents  removed  to  Ross  County, 
where  they  remained  two  years,  and  then  returned  to  Scioto  County. 
His  father  and  mother  were  married  February  28,  1805,  and  had  a 
family  of  six  children.  Isaac  Johnson,  his  father,  died  February  18, 
1832,  and  his  mother  died  July  11,  1845. 

James  O.  received  but  a meager  education,  the  most  of  his  time 
being  employed  on  the  farm.  On  March  10,  1833,  he  was  married 
to  Phoebe  Jeffords,  daughter  of  Henry  C.  Jeffords,  the  Scioto  Inn 
keeper.  She  was  born  June  17,  1817,  in  Warren  County,  Ohio. 
They  had  the  following  children : — Sarah  Jane  deceased  at  two 
years;  Mary  Ann,  the  wife  of  Wm.  T.  Carnahan,  resides  at  Emden, 
Illinois;  Isaac  Johnson,  resides  at  Washington  C.  H.,  Ohio;  Rebec- 
ca, the  wife  of  George  Taylor,  resides  near  Fmden,  Illinois;  Henry 
Johnson,  died  aged  one  year;  Eliza,  the  wife  of  C.  J.  Husband,  lives 
at  Grandin,  Florida;  Caroline,  the  wife  of  Newton  Austil,  of  Pike- 
ton  ; Emma,  the  wife  of  J.  G.  Rice  of  Rush  township ; Milton,  de- 
ceased ; Okey,  resides  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  William  G.  Johnson. 

At  the  time  of  his  marriage,  our  subject  was  farming  on  his 
father’s  land.  In  1838,  he  sold  out  his  interest  in  the  place  to  his 
brothers  and  emigrated  to  Jersey  County,  Illinois,  and  settled  four 
miles  from  Jerseyville.  He  raised  one  crop  there  and  sold  out  and 
returned  to  his  old  home  in  the  valley,  and  soon  after  bought  a farm 
below  Lucasville  from  Judge  Samuel  Reed  of  Piketon.  In  1849,  ^e 
sold  to  William  Marsh  and  leased  a farm  of  Thompson  W.  Cockerell, 
for  five  years.  In  three  years  he  purchased  it.  Once  in  his  life,  he 
narrowly  escaped  being  caught  in  the  mill  stream  of  politics.  In 
i860,  he  was  pressed  into  service  as  the  Republican  candidate  for 
Commissioner  against  John  M.  Violet,  and  was  defeated  by  a small 


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majority.  March  io,  1883,  he  and  his  wife  celebrated  their  golden 
wedding.  He  was  a very  successful  farmer  and  stock-dealer  and  at 
one  time  owned  1,300  acres  of  land.  In  the  latter  years  of  his  life, 
he  traveled  a great  deal,  visiting  all  parts  of  the  Union.  He  died 
August  3,  1883,  aged  75  years,  5 months  and  5 days.  His  widow 
continued  to  live  at  the  old  homestead  until  her  death,  November  17, 
1885,  aged  68  years,  5 months  and  16  days.  James  Okey  Johnson 
was  not  forgetful  to  entertain  strangers.  Pie  was  noted  for  his 
hospitality,  far  and  wide.  He  was  a neighbor  in  the  true  sense  of 
the  ter  in.  Pie  was  always  ready  to  do  a kind  and  generous  act.  If 
he  was  a friend  once,  he  was  a friend  always. 

Samuel  Griffith  Jones 

was  born  in  Maryland  in  1778,  and  received  a fair  education.  His 
father  and  family  removed  to  Kentucky  in  1793,  in  the  midst  of  the 
Indian  War.  They  came  down  the  Ohio  in  a boat,  but  had  the  good 
fortune  to  escape  all  Indian  encounters.  They  located  in  Kentucky. 
In  1799,  our  subject  made  a trip  to  New  Orleans  in  a flat-boat  for 
one  Samuel  Smith.  He  traded  his  cargo  for  sugar  and  took  the 
sugar  around  by  sea  to  Baltimore.  He  rode  from  Baltimore  to  Ken- 
tucky on  horseback.  He  married  Phebe  Coon  on  his  return,  and  in 
1803,  bought  a town  lot  in  Alexandria,  for  $100.  He  was  the  first 
Recorder  of  Scioto  County,  appointed  September  28,  1803,  and  serv- 
ed until  June  26th,  1805,  when  he  resigned  and  was  succeded  by 
Alexander  Curran.  He  was  also  Clerk  of  the  Courts  from  August 
6,  1804,  till  June  26,  1805,  when  he  resigned  and  was  succeeded  by 
Alexander  Curran.  At  this  remote  period,  his  reasons  for  resigning 
these  offices  can  only  be  conjectured.  There  was  but  little  to  do  in 
the  public  offices,  at  that  time  and  as  Jones  was  a cabinet  maker  and 
a genius  in  that  trade,  he  probably  resigned  to  give  his  whole  atten- 
tion to  his  trade. 

In  1810,  he  moved  to  the  mouth  of  Scioto  Brush  Creek,  and  be- 
came a farmer  This  proved  to  be  a great  mistake.  He  aided  in 
building  Gen.  Kendall’s  mills  there  in  1815,  two  saw  mills  and  a flour 
mill.  He  also  worked  there  in  boat  building.  He  had  the  ability 
to  take  up  any  trade  and  follow  it,  creditably.  He  was  regarded  as 
better  educated  than  most  men  of  his  time.  In  1821,  he  was  a Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  for  Pinion  Township.  In  the  same  year  he  and  his 
large  family  returned  to  Portsmouth.  In  1823,  he  was  clerk  of  the 
market  in  Portsmouth.  In  1825,  he  was  the  jailer  and  was  employ- 
ed to  put  a lock  on  the  dungeon.  In  the  same  year  he  was  elected  to 
the  town  council  by  21  votes,  and  the  council  made  him  supervisor 
of  the  East  ward.  From  1825  to  1828,  he  was  the  Town  Marshal 
and  in  1828  and  1829,  he  was  clerk  of  the  market.  In  1826,  he  was 
a candidate  for  Coroner.  In  1827,  he  was  employed  by  the  county  to 
make  a desk  for  the  Commissioners  and  received  $8.00  for  it.  While 


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jailer,  he  had  Robin  Hood  as  a prisoner.  When  he  fed  prisoners  on 
bread  and  water  he  received  i2l/2  cents  per  day  for  each  and  he  at 
one  time  had  five  on  bread  and  water  for  three  days.  From  1829 
to  1831,  he  worked  on  a contract  on  the  Ohio  canal,  and  when  the 
latter  was  completed  went  to  boating  on  it.  His  wife  died  of  the 
cholera  in  1834. 

In  the  fall  of  1840,  Mr.  Jones  took  a severe  cold  which  resulted 
in  consumption,  of  which  he  died  December  9,  1841.  He  was  strict- 
ly honest  in  all  his  dealings  and  his  word  could  always  be  relied  on. 
He  met  many  heavy  losses  in  business  by  trusting  that  every  one  was 
like  himself.  He  had  been  opposed  to  the  party  of  Jefferson  until 
1832,  when  he  went  over  to  the  Jackson  Democracy  on  account  of 
President  Jackson’s  action  as  to  the  U.  S.  Bank. 

Mr.  Jones,  had  he  lived  in  our  day,  would  have  been  deemed 
an  agnostic.  He  did  not  believe  in  revealed  religion.  He  had  been 
reared  a Methodist,  but  he  was  a great  reader  and  especially  of  “Free- 
thinkers’ ” works.  He  was  also  a Socialist  and  Communist.  He 
was  a great  reader  and  possessed  a mind  always  bent  on  investiga- 
tion. He  was  a good  neighbor,  but  used  liquors  to  excess.  The 
wife  of  Elijah  Glover,  senior,  was  his  sister.  Nathan  L.  Jones  at 
one  time  Infirmary  Director,  was  his  son.  One  of  his  daughters  mar- 
ried Ezra  Jeffords. 

Murtaugh  Kehoe 

was  born  in  Winchester,  Va,  December  9,  1797.  His  parents,  Peter 
Kehoe  and  Ann  Carey,  came  from  Ireland  in  youth,  and  were  mar- 
ried in  Virginia.  Peter  Kehoe  was  a shoemaker,  and  had  his  son 
learn  the  trade.  The  father  accumulated  and  owned  real  estate  in 
Winchester,  Va.  His  mother  died  in  Winchester  when  he  was  quite 
young.  In  1815,  Murtaugh  and  his  friend  Nicholas  Burwell,  both 
of  Winchester,  Va.,  and  both  shoemakers,  concluded  to  come  west. 
They  came  to  Portsmouth,  and  looked  the  town  over.  They  conclud- 
ed it  could  not  stand  two  shoemakers;  and  as  Kehoe  was  more  favor- 
ably impressed  with  Portsmouth,  he  remained  and  Burwell  went  to 
to  Maysville,  and  afterwards  to  West  Union.  Both  followed  the 
shoe  business  all  their  lives.  Kehoe  died  November  25,  1874,  worth 
$75,000  and  Burwell  died  July  1,  1879,  with  $750. 

Peter  Kehoe,  father  of  our  subject,  soon  after  came 
to  Portsmouth,  with  his  other  children  and  remained  un- 
til his  death,  October  19,  1838  at  the  age  of  74.  Peter  Kehoe  set  up 
a shoe  shop  in  Portsmouth  and,  in  1818,  advertised  as  a shoe  dealer 
in  the  first  newspaper  published  in  Portsmouth.  Murtaugh  Kehoe 
was  in  business  with  his  father  until  1826  when  he  engaged  in  busi- 
ness for  himself  with  a stock  of  boots  and  shoes,  groceries  and  li- 
quors. In  1831,  he  had  discontinued  the  shoe  business  and  confined 
himself  to  groceries  and  liquors.  In  1837,  he  was  again  in  the  shoe 
business  with  William  Gray,  made  the  firm  name,  Kehoe  & 


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Gray.  In  1828  young  Thomas  Waller  owned  a strip  of  ground  from 
Second  to  Gallia  street,  which  he  inherited  from  his  father.  It  con- 
tained about  six  acres.  Young  Waller  thought  the  town  would  go  to 
the  “demnition  bow-wows,”  and  wanted  to  sell  out,  so  he  sold  to  Ke- 
hoe  for  $300.  Kehoe  held  on  to  it  and  before  he  died  it  was  worth 
$50,000.  The  same  ground  now  with  the  improvements  is  not  worth 
less  than  $300,000. 

Mr.  Kehoe  was  born  with  good  business  talents  and  he  improv- 
ed them.  He  was  strong  in  his  likes  and  dislikes.  He  was  con- 
servative in  everything.  He  was  industrious  and  frugal,  and  al- 
ways strickly  honest.  He  retired  from  business  about  1862  and  lived 
a quiet  and  retired  life,  thereafter. 

Moses  Thompson  was  a prominent  citizen  of  Portsmouth,  who 
about  1829  had  five  handsome,  loveable  and  marriageable  daughters. 
He  furnished  the  same  number  of  wives  to  five  lucky  young  men  of 
Portsmouth.  Mr.  Kehoe  was  one  of  the  lucky  ones,  and  he  married 
Eliza  Thompson,  April  29,  1829.  They  had  eleven  children,  of 
whom  Charles  T.,  John  C.,  James  S.,  Caroline,  Ann  Eliza,  Ann  Carey 
and  Mary  Ellen  are  deceased.  James  S.  was  a soldier  in  the  Civil 
War,  in  Battery  L,  First  Ohio  Light  Artillery.  After  the  War,  he 
studied  medicine  and  became  an  excellent  physician.  He  died  in 
Clay  Center,  Kansas,  in  March,  1875,  leaving  a family.  Charles  T. 
Kehoe  was  a merchant  and  business  man  in  Portsmouth.  The  sur- 
viving children  of  our  subject  are:  Peter  Kehoe,  a merchant  of  Clay 
Center,  Kansas;  Frank  B.,  of  the  old  Tremper  Shoe  Company  of 
Portsmouth,  and  Murtaugh,  Jr.,  also  of  Portsmouth. 

Mr.  Kehoe  was  raised  in  the  Roman  Catholic  faith,  but  became 
an  Episcopalian.  He  was  originally  a Whig,  but  became  a Demo- 
crat. He  never  took  any  interest  in  politics.  In  1832,  he  was  an 
Overseer  of  the  Poor  in  Wayne  Township,  and  in  1842,  was  a school 
trustee.  He  was  an  ardent  supporter  of  the  Civil  War.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1861,  he  was  nominated  as  Infirmary  Director  on  the  Union 
ticket,  but  declined  to  run.  He  died  November  25,  1874.  He  was 
one  of  the  successful  men  of  Portsmouth ; but  quiet  and  unostenta- 
tious in  all  things.  In  all  respects  he  was  a useful  and  valuable  citi- 
zen. 

Jefferson  Kendall 

was  born  at  Xenia,  Ohio,  May  1,  1807.  His  father  had  the  contract 
for  erecting  the  first  Court  House  built  at  that  point,  and  was  re- 
siding there  temporarily.  He  was  the  oldest  son  of  William  and  Ra- 
chel (Brown)  Kendall.  He  spent  his  boyhood  in  Scioto  County, 
and  was  sent  to  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania,  to  his  grandfather,  Jere- 
miah Kendall’s  to  be  educated.  When  he  returned  to  Ohio,  he  was 
surveyor  for  a number  of  years.  He  married  Elizabeth  Fenton,  De- 
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He  assisted  his  father  in  the  building  of  Scioto,  Clinton  and 
Buckhorn  furnaces.  He  moved  to  Wheelersburg  in  1835,  where  he 
established  a general  store  of  drugs,  dry  goods  and  groceries.  He 
remained  there  until  1846,  when  he  loaded  his  goods  on  a flat  boat 
and  went  south  as  far  as  Memphis,  Tennessee,  closing  out  his  stock 
there.  He  moved  to  Portsmouth  in  1850,  locating  on  the  southeast 
corner  of  Seventh  and  Chillicothe  streets.  The  old  stage  line  be- 
tween Columbus  and  Portsmouth,  made  his  house  their  headquarters 
and  occupied  a large  frame  barn  once  used  by  his  grandfather,  John 
Brown,  as  a mill.  Here  he  again  engaged  in  surveying  for  a number 
of  years. 

When  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  broke  out,  although  fifty-four 
years  of  age,  he  enlisted  as  a private  in  Battery  L,  First  Ohio  Bight 
Artillery,  Captain  B.  N.  Robinson,  October  19,  1861.  He  served 
with  the  Battery  until  September  26,  1862,  when  he  died  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  He  is  buried  at  the  National  Cemetery  near  that  city. 
He  was  a life  long  Whig  until  i860,  when  he  voted  for  Abraham 
Rincoln. 

His  wife,  Elizabeth  Fenton,  was  born  in  Hector,  New  York, 
August  30,  i8c8.  She  was  the  daughter  of  John  and  Sallie  Bennett 
Fenton.  Her  father  took  a drove  of  horses  tQ  Philadelphia  to  sell, 
and  died  there,  after  a few  weeks  illness.  Her  mother  with  four  chil- 
dren then  came  to  Ohio  with  her  father,  Thaddeus  Bennett  and  a 
number  of  other  families  in  1818.  They  left  New  York  in  the  fall 
of  1817,  and  wintered  at  the  head  of  the  Alleghany  river,  where  they 
sawed  lumber  and  built  rafts.  Upon  these  they  placed  cabins,  and 
floating  down  the  Alleghany  and  Ohio  rivers  landed  at  the  mouth  of 
the  Bittle  Scioto  on  April  27,  1818.  They  lived  in  a schoolhouse  at 
Wait’s  Station  during  the  summer,  while  they  looked  around  for  a 
location.  Fever  and  ague  having  become  prevalent  along  the  rivers, 
they  settled  inland  in  Madison  township.  Elizabeth  Fenton  taught 
school  until  her  marriage  with  Jefferson  Kendall.  Five  children 
were  born  to  them,  three  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Of  the  two  who 
grew  to  maturity,  the  son,  Alva  Fenton  Kendall  of  Portsmouth  is 
deceased,  and  the  daughter,  Ella  Kendall  Overturf,  who  resides  in 
Columbus,  is  still  living. 

Milton  Kendall, 

son  of  General  Wiliam  Kendall  and  Rachel  Brown,  his  wife,  was 
born  June  16,  1812  in  Clay  Township.  He  spent  most  of  his  boyhood 
on  his  father’s  farm,  but  resided  with  relatives  in  Pennsylvania  for 
some  time.  He  became  a farmer  and  resided  near  the  city  of  Ports- 
mouth, and  gardened  for  the  market.  He  continued  at  this  work  most 
of  his  life.  He  was  a member  of  the  Whig  party  until  the  dissolution 
and  then  became  a Democrat.  He  was  united  in  marriage,  June  23, 
1833,  to  Ruth  Eawson,  youngest  sister  of  Christina  Bawson  who  was 
his  father’s  second  wife.  Ruth  Bawson  was  born  June  16,  1812  and 


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died  September  27,  1883.  To  this  marriage  were  ten  children  born: 
Thomas  L.,  William  H.,  Mary  J.,  George  W.,  Stephen,  Louisa,  Ra- 
chel, Milton,  Clara  B.,  and  Jeremiah. 

Mr.  Kendall  was  a member  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio.  He  was  a good  father,  a good  neighbor  and  was  well 
liked  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  died  August  6,  1882. 

Thomas  Kendall 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  July  6,  1814,  the  eldest  son  of  General 
William  Kendall  and  Rachel  Brown,  his  wife.  His  mother  died 
while  he  was  a child  and  he  was  taken  to  Pennsylvania  to  the  home 
of  his  paternal  grandfather,  where  he  spent  his  boyhood.  As  a youth, 
he  returned  to  Portsmouth,  and  became  a clerk  in  the  drug  store  of 
Andrews  & McVey,  and  subsequently  went  into  business  himself. 
In  1837,  and  in  1843,  was  Overseer  of  the  Poor  of  Wayne  Town- 
ship. In  1846,  he  was  a Trustee  of  Wayne  Township.  He  was 
Superintendent  of  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad  for  a 
number  of  years.  In  1856,  he  removed  to  West  Liberty,  Ohio,  and 
engaged  in  milling.  In  1874,  he  went  to  Cleveland  and  engaged  with 
the  Wilson  Sewing  Machine  Company.  In  September,  1888.  he  re- 
turned to  Portsmouth.  November  16,  1836,  he  married  to  Miss  Anne 
Glover  and  three  children  were  born  to  them:  Charles  Kendall,  Roda, 
the  wife  of  General  William  H.  Raynor  of  Toledo,  Ohio:  and  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Henderson,  deceased.  The  latter  left  three  children:  Annie, 
Jennie  and  Charles.  Our  subject  died  December  15,  1889,  of  a pa- 
ralysis of  the  muscles  of  the  throat. 

Milton  Kennedy 

was  born  May  7.  1811,  on  Wolf  Creek  in  Washington  County,  Ohio. 
His  parents  were  William  Kennedy,  son  of  a Revolutionary  Soldier 
and  Martha  Gray,  his  wife.  The  family  moved  to  Washington  County 
Pa.,  shortly  after  his  birth,  and  resided  there  until  he  was  eight  years 
old.  At  that  age  the  family  embarked  on  a family  boat  and  went  to 
New  Richmond,  Ohio.  Our  subject’s  father  was  a tobacconist,  and  the 
son  learned  the  business.  He  attended  school  but  six  months,  but 
studied  law  in  New  Richmond  with  Perry  J.  Dunham,  and  practiced 
before  the  magistrates  in  Clermont  County.  In  1848,  he  came  to 
Portsmouth  and  engaged  in  buying  and  selling  corn.  He  continued 
in  that  business  until  1856,  and  handled  as  much  as  $40,000  to  $50,000 
per  year.  In  1855,  he  met  with  financial  reverses,  from  which  he 
never  fully  recovered.  He  lost  $26,000. 

In  politics,  he  was  most  prominent  always.  In  1836,  he  voted 
for  Van  Buren.  In  i8_u,  he  voted  for  James  G.  Birney.  He  was 
the  first  member  of  the  Free  Soil  Partv  in  Scioto  County.  In  1852, 
he  voted  for  John  P.  Hale  and  he,  Wm.  Hicks  and  R.  S.  Silcox 
were  the  only  ones  in  Scioto  County,  who  so  voted.  He  held  the 
first  Free  Soil  meeting  in  Scioto  County  in  1852,  and  made  a speech 


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from  a wagon  in  front  of  the  White  Bear  Hotel.  The  same  year  he 
attempted  to  make  a Free  Soil  speech  at  Lucasville,  and  was  stoned 
and  rotten  egged.  He  joined  the  American  Party  when  it  was  form- 
ed, and,  in  1856,  was  a delegate  to  the  National  Republican  Conven- 
tion in  Philadelphia.  He  was  a first-class  politician,  and  one  of  the 
first  Apostles  of  the  Republican  Party,  when  many  wanted  to  act 
with  him  but  were  ashamed  to. 

He  was  a great  friend  and  admirer  of  Salmon  P.  Chase,  and 
named  a son  for  him.  That  son  was  educated  at  West  Point,  is 
now  an  officer  of  the  Regular  Army  and  has  a sketch  herein.  In 
i860,  Governor  Chase  made  him  Superintendent  of  the  Ohio  Canal, 
and  when  the  war  came  on,  Assistant  Treasurer  of  the  United  States 
at  Vicksburg.  In  the  earlier  part  of  the  war  he  commanded  the 
steamboat  Piketon  on  the  Sandy  river,  and  was  a captain  of  trans- 
ports on  the  Mississippi.  He  at  one  time  owned  the  Peytonia  and 
Reville — small  steamboats. 

He  married  Rosanna  Israel  February  4,  1830,  and  had  eight 
children.  October  20,  1849,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Josephine  B. 
Hutchinson,  of  Pittsburg,  and  they  had  ten  children.  He  was  a Con- 
stable in  Portsmouth  many  times.  He  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
Wayne  township  in  1858.  In  1871,  he  was  a candidate  for  Post- 
master, Oliver  Wood  got  428  votes  and  he  received  385.  In  1872, 
he  was  a Day  Policeman  in  Portsmouth.  In  1873,  he  was  appointed 
Sanitary  Policeman  He  was  a man  of  great  physical  powers  and 
intense  mental  energy.  He  became  addicted  to  the  drink  habit,  af- 
ter he  came  to  Portsmouth,  but  he  reformed  and  became  a great  ad- 
vocate of  temperance. 

James  Keyes 

was  born  in  Albemarle  County,  Virginia,  March  24,  1801.  His 
father's  name  was  Selma  Keyes,  a native  of  Massachusetts,  and  his 
mother’s  maiden  name  was  “Polly”  (Mary)  Andrews.  There  .is 
an  account  of  the  Keyes  family  elsewhere  in  this  book.  When 
our  subject  was  ten  years  old,  his  father  re-considered  the  idea  of 
residing  in  Virginia  and  moved  to  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  Selma 
Keyes  was  a Revolutionary  soldier,  a sketch  of  him,  as  such,  will  lie 
found  under  the  title  of  Revolutionary  soldiers. 

Tames  Keyes  was  born  with  a disposition  to  be  a student.  He 
received  a fair  education  in  Virginia.  When  he  came  to  Ohio  he 
procured  a scholarship  in  the  Ohio  University  at  Athens,  and  improv- 
ed his  education  there,  but  never  graduated.  He  was  one  of  the  ear- 
liest pupils  at  the  Athens  Universitv.  He  was  a fine  mathematician, 
well  read  in  both  modern  and  ancient  literature.  After  completing 
his  education,  he  learned  the  trade  of  a carpenter,  -and  followed  it  to 
some  extent. 

In  1830,  he  kept  a ferry  at  the  mouth  of  Scioto  Brush  creek. 
Samuel  Griffith  Jones,  who  has  a separate  sketch  in  this  work,  resided 


JAMES  KEYES. 


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there  with  his  large  family,  and  Mr.  Keyes  became  acquainted  with 
his  daughter  Catharine,  and  was  married  to  her  April  3,  1831.  Her 
father's  home  was  then  on  the  Kirkendall  place.  He  had  four  chil- 
dren: Thomas,  of  Columbus;  Milford,  who  resides  at  No.  151  East 
Eighth  street,  and  is  a journalist ; and  two  daughters  who  died  in 
infancy.  Mr.  Keyes  was  a Democrat  until  the  Know  Nothing  move- 
ment came  up,  and  then  he  joined  that  party.  When  it  went  to 
pieces,  he  became  a Republican,  and  continued  that  during  his  life. 
Mr.  Keyes  never  belonged  to  any  church.  He  was  a man  of  the 
strictest  morality.  He  never  drank  any  liquors,  never  smoked  nor 
used  tobacco  in  any  form,  and  would  not  tolerate  profanity  or  im- 
moral talk  in  his  presence.  He  was  a free  thinker  in  his  notions. 
He  was  of  the  strongest'  of  will  power,  great  purity  of  life,  a high 
sense  of  business  and  social  honor.  He  had  a wonderful  constitution 
physically.  He  never  got  old,  except  in  years  and  at  eighty,  he  still 
had  advanced  ideas  and  kept  abreast  of  the  times.  In  j866,  he  was 
elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Wayne  Township  and  served  one  term. 
In  1872,  he  was  one  of  the  City  Infirmary  Directors  of  Portsmouth. 
In  1880,  he  issued  a book  called  “A  Series  of  Pioneer  Sketches,” 
which  is  fully  noticed  under  the  bibliography  of  Scioto  County.  He 
moved  about  considerably  in  bis  earlv  life,  but  settled  down  in  Ports- 
mouth and  became  quite  well  off  from  the  year  he  made  Portsmouth 
his  permanent  home.  Mr.  Keyes  conserved  all  his  powers  physically 
and  his  faculties,  mentally  to  the  year  of  his  death.  He  was  a 
pleasant  companion  and  fond  of  reminiscence.  He  never  forgot  any- 
thing he  learned  of  a historical  character.  He  was  stricken  with 
paralysis  in  March,  1883,  but  appeared  to  have  recovered.  He  died 
suddenly  on  June  28,  1883,  in  the  fullness  of  all  his  powers.  He  was 
buried  in  Greenlawn  Cemetery.  He  was  highly  respected  by  all  who 
knew  him;  and  it  is  most  unfortunate  that  he  did  not  undertake  to 
write  a history  of  the  county,  for  no  one  appreciated  a work  of  that 
character  more,  and  no  one  was  more  competent  to  edit  such  a work. 

Aaron  Kinney 

was  born  in  Sunbury,  Penna.,  October  10.  r/73.  His  father,  Peter 
Kinney,  was  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 

He  was  a man  of  great  force  of  character,  and  after  the  war 
became  a farmer. 

As  to  the  early  education  of  our  subject,  we  know  but  little,  but 
we  do  know  that  he  had  only  such  as  the  vicinage  afforded.  He 
however,  learned  the  tanner's  trade. 

In  1797,  he  married  Mary  Clingman,  the  daughter  of  John  Mich- 
ael Clingman,  who  was  born  in  1746,  a native  of  Germany,  but  a 
man  of  substance  and  importance  for  his  time.  He  had  been  a Cap- 
tain in  the  Revolutionary  war. 


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752  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 

On  August  26,  1798.  the  eldest  son  of  our  subject  was  born, 
and  was  named  for  the  Father  of  our  Country,  then  living.  His 
next  child,  Elizabeth,  afterwards  married  to  Wilson  Gates,  was 
horn  October  2,  1800.  His  third  child,  Ann  Elizabeth  Cady,  was 
born  July  2,  1802,  and  bis  fourth,  Maria  Tracy,  was  born  July  2, 
1804.  Then  Mr.  Kinney  thought  he  had  best  emigrate  where  his 
increasing  family  might  have  room  to  grow  up.  As  a youth  he  had 
learned  the  tanner’s  trade,  and  he  thought  the  great  state  of  Ohio 
would  be  a good  place  to  exercise  it. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth  with  his  family,  from  Pennsylvania,  in 
1804  in  a four  horse  wagon.  His  brother-in-law,  Washington 
Clingman,  had  come  before,  and  had  entered  fractional  section  seven 
and  section  eight,  north  of  Portsmouth. 

Aaron  Kinney  purchased  his  rights  and  had  them  transferred  to 
him.  The  first  thing  he  did  w^s  to  inspect  his  domain.  It  extend- 
ed from  the  foot  of  Amos  B.  Cole’s  hill,  at  the  old  toll  house,  to  the 
foot  of  Clingman’s  hill  where  the  C.  P.  & V.  railroad  crosses  the 
turnpike,  and  from  the  Scioto  river  to  Martin  Funk’s  land  on  the 
west.  He  was  of  course  first  looking  for  springs  of  water,  and  he 
found  the  celebrated  “Kinney  Spring,”  and  drank  from  its  limpid 
waters.  Then  he  took  his  trusty  rifle,  and  went  upon  the  hill  just 
above  the  spring  and  killed  two  deer.  Pie  marked  out  a place  for  a 
cabin  west  of  where  the  present  brick  house  is  built;  here  he  built 
the  cabin  and  set  up  his  household  goods.  He  sunk  a tannery  in 
front  of  the  present  brick  residence  and  went  to  work  to  make  money; 
and  well  he  might,  for  his  ' family  was  increasing  right  along. 
Peter  was  born  December  16,  1805 ; Margaret  Hall,  February  16, 
1808;  Rachel  Dodson,  December  9,  1809;  Nancy  Walker,  November 
19,  1 8 t 1 . In  the  mean  time  he  was  busy  with  his  tanning.  Leath- 
er was  a prime  necessity  among  the  pioneers,  for  money  was  a thing 
almost  impossible  to  obtain.  So  he  tanned  on  the  shares  and  took 
his  pay  in  hides.  His  share  was  plenty,  and  he  sent  it  to  Barr  & 
Lodwick  in  Chillicothe.  He  owned  a six-horse  team  which  was  sent 
to  Chillicothe  with  tanned  leather  and  came  back  with  goods  and 
money;  Samuel  C.  Briggs  drove  this  team  for  him.  Hugh  Cook  had 
a six-horse  team  and  took  his  leather  to  Chillicothe.  James  Emmitt 
drove  the  Cook  team  for  him,  and  one  James  Davis  of  Chillicothe, 
was  also  a driver  for  him.  While  Aaron  Kinney  brought  money 
from  Pennsylvania,  he  was  a money  maker,  a family  trait  which 
descended  to  his  sons. 

From  1809  to  1811,  he  found  time  to  be  an  Overseer  of  the 
Poor  in  his  township,  but  he  eschewed  politics  and  office  holding. 

In  1812,  he  began  to  feel  that  he  was  on  a firm  foundation, 
financially.  On  August  7,  1812,  he  had  completed  his  payment  for 
fractional  section  seven  and  section  eight  and  received  a patenr 
from  the  United  States,  recorded  in  Volume  D,  Page  402.  This 


AARON  KINNEY. 

Pioneer  of  Scioto  County.  Settled  in  Scioto  County,  1804. 
Born  1773— Died  1857. 


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was  a goodly  inheritance  and  embraced  several  of  the  best  farms  in 
the  county. 

On  June  14,  1814”,  he  bought  of  Henry  Massie  for  $900.00,  104 
acres  which  fronted  the  Ohio  river,  and  was  bounded  on  the  west  by 
the  Raynor  property,  and  by  the  Martin  Funk  tracts  on  the  east.  It 
extended  north  frem  the  river  209  poles  and  was  80  poles  wide. 

In  the  summer  of  1812,  he  built  the  present  brick  house  in 
which  his  son,  Henry  R.  Kinney  resides.  The  brick  was  made  of 
earth  excavated  in  front  of  the  residence. 

All  the  time  his  family  was  increasing.  His  son,  Eli,  was  born 
September  17,  1813;  his  son,  Henry  Richie,  was  born  July  2,  1815; 
his  daughter,  Sarah  Ann  Renshaw,  was  born  April  23,  1817;  and  the 
youngest.  Philander  Chase,  was  born  May  28,  1821. 

On  February  9,  1816,  he  began-  the  tannery  business  in  Ports- 
mouth. He  went  into  partnership  with  General  Kendall.  Each 
put  in  $700.00  and  they  sunk  a tannery  where  the  Gas  Works  are 
now  located.  The  partnership  was  to  last  for  ten-  years. 

On  December  15,  1823,  he  purchased  178  acres  of  land  of 
Henry  Massie.  It  embraced  the  Maria  L.  Kinney,  Peter  Kinney, 
and  Eli  Kinney  Additions.  It  extended  from  Union  street  to  the 
Scioto  river,  and  from  the  south  line  of  sections  seven  and  eight  to 
Thirteenth  street.  He  gave  $1,780,  or  $10.00  per  acre,  for  it.  At 
the  time  of  the  purchase  General  Kendall  had  T24  acres  south  of  it, 
which  he  had  purchased  of  Massie,  and  which  afterwards  became 
the  Barr  Addition. 

This  was  the  last  of  his  purchases,  and  he  died  seized  of  all  of 
it,  and  it  was  divided  among  his  heirs.  He  was  a staunch  citizen, 
always  up  to  date  with  his  obligations.  He  was  a communicant  of 
the  Episcopal  church. 

His  wife  died  August  21,  1849,  the  cholera,  and  he  survived 
until  April  11,  1857. 

He  was  the  first  tanner  in  Portsmouth.  In  his  political  views 
lie  was  a Democrat.  Of  his  four  sons,  Henry  R.  Kinney  is  his  only 
survivor.  Of  his  seven  daughters,  only  Mrs.  Sarah  Ann  Renshaw 
survives. 

Men  of  such  sterling  qualities  as  he,  made  our  nation  great  and 
powerful.  He  was  a man  who  let  no  opportunity  pass,  and  left  his 
impress  on  his  sons,  who  were  all  prominent  business  men. 

Washington  Kinney 

Was  born  August  26,  1798,  in  Pennsylvania,  and  came  to  Portsmouth, 
Ohio.  with  his  parents.  In  1820,  he  advertised  in  the  Portsmouth 
paper  as  “G.  W.  Kinney,  Tanner  and  Currier.”  He  had  his  tan  yard 
where  the  Portsmouth  Gas  Works  now  stands  and  it  ran  through 
from  Second  to  Third  street.  On  December  14,  1820,  he  was 


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married  to  Mary,  one  of  the  daughters  of  Doctor  Thomas  Waller 
and  they  had  a large  family.  The  daughters  were  Mrs.  Samuel  Ross 
and  Mrs.  Samuel  Reed ; and  the  sons  were  George,  Charles,  Aaron, 
Alfred,  William  and  Thomas  Waller. 

Mr.  Kinney  was  successful  as  a tanner  and  currier  and  made  and 
saved  money.  He  became  a banker  and  for  many  years  conducted 
a private  bank  in  Portsmouth  under  the  name  of  W.  Kinney  & Com- 
pany. Pie  was  a person  in  whom  the  whole  community  had  confi- 
dence. He  was  always  an  active  and  useful  citizen.  In  1827,  he 
was  Secretary  of  Mt.  Vernon  Chapter  of  Freemasons.  In  1829, 
1830  and  1837,  he  was  a Trustee  of  Wayne  Township.  In  1829, 
he  was  in  the  town  council  and  he  and  Sam  Tracy  settled  the  ques- 
tion as  to  the  front  of  the  town.  That  was  a great  question  in  its 
time  and  Mr.  Kinney  settled  it  happily.  In  the  same  year,  he  and 
Mr.  Samuel  Gunn  procured  two  floating  wharves  for  the  city.  In 
1833,  he  was  Overseer  of  the  Poor  of  Wayne  Township.  In  1839 
to  1845,  he  was  one  of  the  school  directors  of  Portsmouth.  He 
filled  the  same  office  in  1837.  From  1847  t°  1850,  he  was  one  of 
the  County  Commissioners.  In  1846,  he  was  Assessor  in  the  Second 
ward. 

He  was  a Whig  in  his  political  views  and  he  was  a devout  com- 
municant of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church.  He  was  a vestryman, 
first  of  All  Saints  and  afterwards  of  Christ  church.  He  was  always 
reliable  as  a citizen  and  a churchman.  He  was  conservative  in  his 
views,  but  of  excellent  business  judgment.  Pie  had  a happy  faculty 
of  getting  along  smoothly  and  easily  with  all  with  whom  he  did  busi- 
ness. Mr.  Kinney  was  highly  esteemed  by  all  his  business  contem- 
poraries as  a man  of  honor  and  integrity,  and  he  enjoyed  the  highest 
confidence  of  the  entire  community.  He  was  always  regarded  as  a 
safe  man.  Pie  died  September  21.  1869,  aged  seventy-one  years  and 
one  month  and  his  wife  died  March  7,  1874. 

Colonel  Peter  Kinney 

was  born  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  on  December  16,  1805,  the  son 
of  Aaron  Kinney  and  Mary  Clingman,  his  wife.  He  was  born  with 
an  imperious  will  and  it  lasted  him  to  his  dying  hour.  He  grew  up 
in  Portsmouth  with  what  little  education  the  town  afforded  him,  but 
he  learned  much  from  the  association  with  his  fellow  men.  He  was 
at  all  times  daring  and  venturesome.  In  1820,  his  father  sent  him 
with  the  family  grist  to  Major  Isaac  Bonser’s  mill  on  Bonser’s  Run, 
when  the  woods  were  full  of  wild  animals.  This  then  was  the  near- 
est mill  available  to  Portsmouth.  Tn  the  same  year  his  father  sent 
him  to  New  Orleans  on  a flat  boat  loaded  with  produce. 

In  1827,  he  made  another  trip  to  New  Orleans  and  this  time 
brought  with  him  the  seed  of  the  pecan  tree,  which  stands  near  the 
spring  near  the  old  Kinney  homestead.  In  1829,  he  was  Captain 


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of  a cavalry  company  of  militia.  He  had  a taste  for  military  af- 
fairs which  followed  him  all  his  life.  In  1829.  he  and  Wilson  Gates 
had  a general  store,  under  the  name  of  Gates  and  Kinney.  In  1832, 
he  engaged  in  business  as  a private  banker  and  was  so  engaged  for 
many  years.  The  firm  name  was  E.  Kinney  & Co.  In  1832,  he 
also  had  a grocery  license  from  the  city  countil  and  conducted  a 
grocery  on  Front  street.  In  this  year  he  married  Elizabeth  Red- 
head, who  survived  him.  In  1835,  he  became  a member  of  the  citv 
council  and  was  a member  of  the  town  and  city  council  most  of  the 
time  until  1854.  From  1842  to  1844,  b>e  was  a Director  of  the 
Portsmouth  Insurance  Company.  In  1845,  appears  on  the  com- 
mittee on  claims.  In  1846,  he  was  elected  town  recorder,  but  declin- 
ed. In  1848,  his  banking  firm  was  P.  Kinney  & Co.  In  1850,  it 
was  Kinney  & Tracy. 

In  1849,  he  was  appointed  to  welcome  Gen.  Zachary  Taylor  on 
the  occasion  of  his  visit  to  Portsmouth  on  his  way  to  Washington 
to  be  inaugurated  President.  In  the  same  year  on  September  2T,  he 
was  elected  trustee  and  visitor  of  the  public  schools.  In  1830,  he 
was  one  of  a committee  sent  to  the  Legislature  to  lobby  on  the  Scioto 
and  Hocking  Valley  railroad. 

He  was  president  of  the  city  council  from  1852  to  1854.  In 
1855,  he  obtained  a controlling  interest  in  the  Portsmouth  branch  of 
the  state  bank  of  Ohio  and  directed  its  affairs  till  1861,  when  he 
yielded  the  control  to  go  into  the  militarv  service  of  the  United 
States.  In  1856,  he  took  a great  part  in  the  erection  of  Christ  church 
and  was  a vestryman  there  a long  time,  but  went  back  to  All  Saints 
church.  In  1857,  he  was  treasurer  of  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley 
railroad  and  helped  build  it. 

On  September  11,  1861,  he  was  appointed  Colonel  of  the  36,  O. 
77  I.,  and  served  as  such  until  April  8,  1863.  During  the  Morgan 
Raid,  he  commanded  all  the  militia  at  Portsmouth.  He  declared 
martial  law.  Every  man  who  could  carry  a gun  did  so ; and  those 
who  did  not  were  ordered  to  work  with  a pick  or  a spade  on  the  en- 
trenchments. After  his  return  from  the  armv,  he  resumed  his  posi- 
tion in  the  bank ; and  when  the  law  was  passed  organizing  banks,  he 
organized  the  Portsmouth  National  bank,  became  its  president  and 
remained  such  until  1867,  when  he  sold  out  his  interests  and  made 
his  celebrated  trip  to  the  Holy  land,  in  with  the  party  written  up 
m Mark  Twain’s  ‘“Innocents  Abroad" 

When  he  came  home  from  Europe,  he  organized  the  bank  of 
Portsmouth  and  in  1872,  he  changed  it  into  the  Kinney  National 
bank  of  which  he  became  president.  This  enterprise  was  not  a 
success,  as  Portsmouth  was  then  overstocked  with  bank  capital.  Af- 
ter Col.  Kinney’s  death,  this  bank  liquidated,  and  its  stockholders  lost 
fifty  per  cent  of  their  investment. 


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On  May  16,  1872,  he  and  Mrs.  Kinney  gave  a party  to  the 
young  folks  at  their  beautiful  home  at  Mt.  Tabor  in  the  afternoon 
and  evening.  The  day  was  fine,  merging  gradually  into  a moonlit 
evening  and  the  young  people  rolled  ten  pins.  Col.  Kinney  and  his 
wife  always  took  pleasure  in  the  young  people  and  this  function  was 
one  of  those  ever  to  be  remembered  in  the  history  of  the  city.  Col. 
Kinney  was  always  in  favor  of  any  public  enterprises  or  improve- 
ments. He  took  a great  interest  in  the  completion  of  the  Scioto  Val- 
ley railway.  He  took  part  in  the  ceremonies  of  digging  the  first 
earth  on  April  10,  1877.  He  died  on  the  13th  of  August,  1877. 

He  was  proud,  self-willed  and  very  much  set  in  his  own  opin- 
ions. He  was  a good  friend  if  he  had  his  own  way  all  the  time.  It 
was  of  no  use  to  cross  him.  He  was  a communicant  of  All  Saints 
church  and  a vestryman  there,  after  1870.  He  was  a valuable  citi- 
zen. 

After  his  return  from  Europe,  he  built  a fine  residence  on  Kin- 
ney Lane,  north  of  the  cemetery  and  named  it  Mt.  Tabor.  He  was 
the  father  of  ten  children  all  of  whom  died  in  childhood,  but  two;  Em- 
ma now  the  wife  of  Hon.  Theo.  K.  Funk  and  Captain  John  W.  Kin- 
ney. ^ 

Eli  Kinney 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1810.  He  and  his  wife,  Martha 
S.  Lodwick  were  married  at  the  residence  of  James  Lodwick,  the 
old  Buckeye  House  on  Front  street.  They  went  to  housekeeping  in 
the  east  side  of  the  double  brick  in  the  rear  of  All  Saints  Chapel. 
Mr.  Kinney  then  had  a salary  of  $400  per  year  and  he  and  his  wife 
thought  they  were  rich.  In  1849,  h'e  built  the  brick  dwelling  on 
the  southwest  corner  of  Court  and  Fourth  streets  and  lived  there 
until  his  removal  to  Cincinnati. 

He  began  his  business  career  in  the  old  Commercial  Bank  be- 
low Lynn’s  livery  stable.  He  afterwards  went  into  business  two 
doors  below  Gilbert's  store  on  Front  street.  The  firm  was  E.  Km- 
nev  & Company  and  was  composed  of  himself,  Peter  Kinney  and  Wil- 
liam Hall.  He  retired  from  this  firm  in  1846  and  became  the  found- 
er of  the  Portsmouth  branch  of  the  State  Bank  of  Ohio,  and  was  its 
first  cashier.  He  went  to  Cincinnati  and  established  the  banking 
house  of  E.  Kinney  & Company,  composed  of  himself,  B.  B Gay  ■ 
lord,  George  Johnson  and  William  Salter.  A few  years  after  the 
firm  became  Kinney,  Espey  & Company.  Then  the  firm  became  Kin- 
ney & Company.  His  son-in-law.  Major  Low  was  a partner. 
In  1877,  the  firm  failed  and  that  precipitated  the  failure  of  W.  Kin- 
ney & Company  of  Portsmouth.  Ohio.  At  one  time  Eli  Kinney  had 
a fortune  of  $500,000,  but  had  too  much  in  real  estate  when  the  Jay 
Cooke  panic  came  on. 

In  1849,  he  was  a councilman  in  Portsmouth  in  place  of  Henry 
Buchanan  who  resigned.  He  died  at  his  home  at  Newport  High- 


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lands,  August  22,  1884,  of  paralysis.  His  widow  and  four  children 
survived  him,  Mrs  Major  Low,  Mrs.  Darling,  Fannie  and  Alice.  He 
had  two  sons,  one  died  of  yellow  fever  in  the  south  and  one  was 
killed  by  an  accident  on  a ferry  boat.  Llis  daughter  Alice  is  the  wife 
of  Mr.  Dudley  Hutchins  of  Portsmouth,  O. 

Henry  Richie  Kinney, 

son  of  Aaron  Kinney,  who  has  a sketch  and  portrait  herein,  was  born 
July  21.  1815,  at  the  old  Kinney  homestead,  where  he  now  resides, 
on  Kinney  Lane.  His  last  year  of  schooling  was  in  1836  in  the 
Woodward  High  School,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  received  in- 
struction from  Dr.  Ray,  the  author  of  Ray’s  Arithmetic,  and  the  two 
McGuffeys,  authors  of  the  Me  Guffey  school  text  books.  Stanley 
Matthews  and  George  E.  Pugh  were  classmates.  He  worked  on  his 
father’s  farm  until  he  was  twenty-two  years  of  age.  The  farm 
extended  down  to  what  is  now  Twelfth  street  and  much  of  that  por- 
tion of  Portsmouth,  north  of  this  street  was  ploughed  and  culti- 
vated by  Mr.  Kinney  when  a young  man. 

His  father  gave  him  a farm  when  he  was  twenty-one  which  he 
sold  and  took  the  proceeds,  and  with  his  brother,  started  west  to  in- 
vest in  real  estate.  It  was  their  intention  to  invest  in  Chicago  which 
at  this  time,  was  a mere  cluster  of  huts,  and  seemingly  a swamp.  It 
looked  so  unpromising  that  they  decided  not  to  invest  there.  They 

traveled  through  the  West  and  East  for  about  three  years.  They 

were  present  at  the  signing  of  the  treaty  by  which  Iowa  was  acquired 
from  the  Indians.  The  chiefs,  Black  Hawk  and  Keokuk,  w.ere  pres- 
ent. This  was  at  the  period  of  suspension  of  specie  payment,  and 
Mr.  Kinney  emulating  the  example  of  his  brother.  Eli,  who  was  then 
a banker  in  Portsmouth,  began  to  buy  and  sell  the  paper  of  the  local 
banks,  at  which  he  made  considerable  money.  After  this  he  became 
a trader  on  the  Mississippi  river,  buying  produce  and  live  stock,  and 
transporting  it  to  New  Orleans  to  market.  During  one  of  these  trips, 
the  party  became  wind  bound  near  Island  96  and  narrowly  escaped 
an  encounter  with  the  land  and  sea  pirate,  Lafitte,  whom  they  learn- 
ed had  a few  days  previously  captured  a flat  boat  loaded  with  cat- 
tle, and  murdered  the  crew.  He  was  married  November  7,  1843,  to 
Mary  McNairn,  a daughter  of  Joseph  and  Jane  McNairn,  natives  of 
Scotland.  His  wife  came  to  the  United  States  when  only  fifteen 
years  of  age. 

W hen  Mr.  Kinney  gave  up  flatboating  he  located  in  Portsmouth 
and  set  up  a hardware  store.  His  stock  was  worth  about  $3,000 
and  there  was  not  $10.00  Worth  of  American  manufacture  in  the 
whole  stock.  He  continued  in  this  business  until  1856  when  he  sold 
to  Waller  and  Ward  and  received  for  his  stock  complete  $23,000 
and  not  $50.00  worth  of  foreign  manufacture  could  be  found  in  the 


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stock.  lie  imported  his  stock  for  about  four  years  and  at  that  time 
American  manufactures  began  to  come  forward,  so  he  patronized 
home  industries. 

It  was  one  of  his  characteristic  traits,  to  attend  closely  to  any 
business  he  had  in  hand  and  almost  all  of  his  ventures  were  success- 
ful. Everything  he  touched  turned  into  money.  His  father  made  a 
division  of  his  property  in  1856  and  Mr.  Kinney  received  for  his 
portion  the  old  homestead.  Here  he  has  lived  ever  since.  This 
house  was  built  in  1812,  and  has  been  the  home  of  three  generations. 
Upon  moving  to  the  farm  he  turned  his  attention  to  farming,  and  the 
cultivation  of  fruit  trees  for  profit.  In  1870,  he  went  back  to  the 
hardware  business  with  his  sons.  This  was  one  of  his  unsuccess- 
ful ventures,  and  he  sold  out  February  28,  1877,  to  J.  B.  Rottinghaus 
and  Joseph  Lang.  He  then  went  back  to  his  farm  and  has  been  en- 
gaged in  farming,  gardening  and  raising  small  fruit.  In  1826,  he 
went  to  Cincinnati  and  got  one  dozen  grapevine  cuttings  and  brought 
them  home  with  him  and  planted  them.  He  is  said  to  be  the  second 
man  in  the  state  of  Ohio  to  cultivate  the  grape. 

Mr.  Kinney  has  always  been  a Democrat.'  He  was  treasurer  of 
Clay  Township  for  a short  time,  filling  a vacancy.  He  was  a candi- 
date for  County  Treasurer  October  9,  1877,  against  B.  R.  Miles. 
The  vote  stood  Miles,  2,974,  Kinney,  2,539.  He  has  been  a member 
of  All  Saints  church  since  1843.  He  was  baptized  by  Bishop  Chase 
in  the  old  Court  House,  which  stood  on  Market  street  between  Sec- 
ond and  Front  streets,  in  1821.  His  children  were:  Joseph,  died  aged 
one  year:  Sarah  Ann,  died  aged  eight;  Wellington,  living  on  Chil- 
licothe  Pike;  Mary  C.,  died  aged  four;  Harry  Elwell,  died  in  1881, 
aged  thirty;  Janet  married  Samuel  T.  Williams,  living;  Josephine 
and  Isabel,  living;  Aaron  and  Polly,  twins,  died  aged  three  months; 
Sarah  Ann  and  Mary  C.,  mentioned  above  died  of  cholera,  July  J. 
1854.  Mr.  Kinney  bears  well  the  weight  of  years,  aside  from  his 
loss  of  hearing,  he  enjoys  complete  health.  He  is  the  last  survivor 
in  this  vicinity  of  the  generation  of  men  who  conducted  flatboats  to 
New  Orleans. 

Philander  Chase  Kinney 

was  the  son  of  Aaron  Kinney,  who  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  He 
was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  May  18,  1821.  He  was  educated 
partly  in  Portsmouth  and  partly  in  Cincinnati,  and  passed  his  mi- 
nority on  his  father’s  farm.  In  his  youth  he  was  a market  gardener 
and  dairyman.  For  several  years  subsequent  to  his  majority  he  was 
engaged  in  farming  and  flat-boating  between  Portsmouth  and  New 
Orleans. 

In  1846  to  1848,  lie  was  engaged  in  the  livery  stable  business  in 
Portsmouth.  In  1849,  he  was  engaged  in  the  banking  business  in 
Portsmouth  with  Thomas  Dugan,  under  the  name  of  Kinney  & 


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Dugan,  and  continued  it  until  1870,  when  he  removed  to  Cincinnati 
and  engaged  in  the  same  business  there  until  1874. 

In  1850,  he  was  married  to  Marie  L.,  daughter  of  John  Clark. 
They  had  one  daughter,  Lilly,  wife  of  Walter  A.  Cissna,  of  Chica- 
go, Illinois. 

From  1856  to  1858  he  was  interested  in  the  lower  rolling  mill. 
In  1868,  he  was  a candidate  for  County  Commissioner  of  Scioto 
County,  on  the  Democratic  ticket  but  was  defeated  by  Henry  Rosen- 
berg. The  vote  stood,  2,764  for  Rosenberg,  and  2,340  for  Kinney. 
He  was  always  a Democrat.  In  1871,  he  retired  from  the  banking 
firm  of  W.  Kinney  & Co.,  with  which  he  had  been  engaged  for 
some  time.  From  1874  to  1877,  he  was  engaged  in  the  furnace  busi- 
ness in  Tennessee,  but  had  his  office  in  Cincinnati.  In  1877,  he  re- 
turned to  Portsmouth. 

He  was  a man  of  great  business  qualifications  and  met  with  re- 
markable success.  He  traveled  extensively  through  this  country  and 
made  two  trips  to  Europe.  On  one  trip  he  was  accompanied  by  his 
nephew,  William  Kinney.  As  a banker,  he  was  very  successful  and 
made  a fortune.  He  died  January  15,  1884. 

Levi  Kirkendall 

was  born  in  Jefferson,  now  Valley  Township,  Scioto  County,  Ohio, 
October  19,  1818,  a son  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  (Campbell)  Kirkendall. 
His  grandparents  Willia  and  Lavinia  Kirkendall,  settled  in  Ports- 
mouth about  the  beginning  of  the  present  century.  They  had  a fam- 
ily of  five  children : Daniel,  Levi,  Henry,  William  and  Lavinia. 
Daniel  was  married  about  1813,  in  Portsmouth,  to  Sarah,  daughter 
of  William  and  Mary  (Stricklett)  Campbell.  In  1819,  he  removed 
to  the  farm  where  Levi  now  lives.  He  was  a Captain  of  a rifle  com- 
pany in  the  old  military  days,  and  served  in  the  war  of  1812.  After 
his  death  the  government  gave  his  widow  warrants  for  land  in  Lo- 
gan County,  Illinois.  He  died  in  1853  and  his  wife  in  1857.  Eight 
children  were  born  to  them:  William  of  California;  Levi;  Mary, 
wife  of  Thomas  Craig;  Stephen,  on  the  old  farm;  Lavinia,  wife  of 
David  Dunlap;  and  John.  Sarah  Ann  and  Henry  are  deceased. 

Levi  Kirkendall  was  married  March  15,  1838,  to  Minerva, 
daughter  of  George  and  Mary  Beloat.  and  settled  on  the  old  Beloat 
farm.  In  1855,  he  removed  to  Jo  Daviess  County,  111.,  but  the  next 
year  returned  to  Ohio.  The  day  after  his  return,  August  31,  his 
wife  died.  Of  their  six  children : George,  William,  Sarah  Alice, 
Mary,  James  O.  and  Levi,  the  three  latter  are  deceased.  In  1857, 
Mr.  Kirkendall  married  Mrs.  Sarah  Russell,  daughter  of  George  and 
Elizabeth  Plereodh,  and  removed  to  Washington  County,  111.  In 
1864,  he  returned  to  the  home  farm  where  he  has  since  resided. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kirkendall  have  had  four  children,  but  two  now  liv- 
ing: Rhoda  E.  and  Fanny.  James  S.  and  Truss  L.  are  deceased. 


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Politically,  Mr.  Kirkendall  was  a Republican.  Before  the  or- 
ganization of  that  party  he  was  a Whig  and  cast  his  first  vote  for 
William  Henry  Harrison  for  President.  He  owned  a fine  farm,  well 
improved.  He  was  a member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  of  Lucas- 
ville  Lodge,  No.  465,  F.  & A.  M.  His  son,  George  W.  enlisted  in  the 
Forty-fourth  Illinois  Cavalry  and  served  during  the  war.  He  died 
June  11,  1 888. 

Mathias  KricKer 

was  born  April  22,  1811  in  Dusseldorf,  Parish  of  Kempen,  near 
Cologne,  Germany,  now  part  of  Prussia.  His  father  was  a school 
teacher,  and  he  was  brought  up  to  follow  that  profession.  His 
mother's  name  was  Gertrude,  the  family  name  not  remembered.  He 
had  a brother,  Peter,  and  three  sisters,  Madeline,  Catherine  and  Ger- 
trude. He  attended  his  father's  primary  school  and  afterwards  an 
academy.  At  the  age  of  fourteen,  he  was  apprenticed  to  a cabinet 
maker,  served  three  years  and  became  a journeyman. 

At  the  conclusion  of  bis  apprenticeship,  after  the  custom  then, 
he  had  to  designate  a route  he  would  follow’,  starting  from  his  mas- 
ter’s place  and  returning  to  the  same  point.  This  route  v^as  marked 
down  in  a book  and  certified  by  the  government  and  he  had  to  obtain 
statements  in  every  place  he  stopped  from  a master  workman.  He 
worked  in  Belgium  about  a year  and  wras  three  years  in  Holland,  at 
the  Hague,  Rotterdam,  Amsterdam  and  other  places.  At  the  age 
of  twenty-one,  he  returned  to  Cologne,  and  he  and  his  brother  Peter 
went  to  making  velvet  ribbons.  They  were  prosperous  for  a time, 
but  a duty  interfered  with  their  business  and  broke  them  up.  He 
spent  three  years  after  the  conclusion  of  this  venture  in  Cologne,  as 
a foreman  in  a cotton  factory.  At  the  end  of  that  time,  his  father 
died,  and  he  took  his  place  as  a school  teacher  in  the  public  schools 
for  a fewr  months. 

He  came  to  the  United  States,  at  the  age  of  thirty-one.  Pie 
came  as  a sightseer  with  the  view  of  locating  in  case  he  was  satis- 
fied. He  reached  this  country  in  the  fall  of  1842,  and  went  from 
New  York  to  Buffalo  and  then  to  Cleveland.  He  worked  awhile  at 
his  trade  in  Cleveland,  and  came  to  Portsmouth  on  the  canal,  in- 
tending to  go  on  to  Cincinnati.  He  stopped  in  Portsmouth  at  Ma- 
jor  Reiniger’s  hotel.  The  latter  persuaded  him  to  stay.  In  the 
summer  of  1843,  ^ie  ma<fe  a trip  through  Indiana,  Illinois,  Iowa 
and  Missouri.  He  was  looking  for  a better  location  than  Ports- 
mouth, but  concluded  to  return.  Lie  worked  for  others  until  his 
marriage. 

He  met  his  wife  in  the  Roman  Catholic  church,  on  Madison 
street.  Pier  name  was  Margaret  Myers,  a daughter  of  Anton  My- 
ers, a native  of  Wurtemburg.  They  were  married  November  23, 
1844,  by  Rev.  Father  O’Maley.  They  went  to  housekeeping  at  once, 
on  Third  street,  between  Madison  and  Jefferson  streets.  He  then 


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went  into  business  for  himself  as  a cabinet  maker  for  three  years. 
He  then  concluded  to  try  hotel  keeping  and  kept  the  Swan  Hotel  for 
three  years,  after  which  he  purchased  where  the  post-office  and  the 
Kricker  building  now  stand,  and  became  a contracting  teamster  un- 
til 1854.  He  then  went  to  manufacturing  buggies  where  Fisher  & 
Streich’s  drug  store  now  stands.  He  was  afterwards  an  Insurance 
agent.  He  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  from  March  4,  1863.  to  Jan- 
uary 10,  1872,  in  Wayne  Township.  He  retired  from  business  in 
1888,  and  died  January  31,  1890. 

He  was  brought  up  in  the  Roman  Catholic  church  and  adhered 
to  it  all  his  life  as  a faithful  member.  Samuel  M.  Tracy  was  one  of 
his  intinjate  friends.  Both  were  great  readers,  fond  of  history,  and 
had  many  tastes  in  common.  In  his  political  views  he  was  a Demo- 
crat. He  was  noted  for  his  integrity  in  business  and  his  conscien- 
tious life.  Mr.  Kricker  was  a man  of  domestic  tastes  and  preferred 
to  spend  his  leisure  with  his  family.  He  was  very  successful  in  bus- 
iness and  could  have  been  more  so  had  he  chosen  to.  He  never  had 
good  health.  He  was  administrator,  executor  and  trustee  of  many 
estates,  and  was  very  methodical  in  all  his  ways  of  doing  business. 
Having  been  a school  teacher,  he  never  used  any  colloquialisms  hut 
followed  the  rules  of  syntax  in  all  his  speaking. 

His  wife,  Mrs.  Kricker  was  born  April  23,  1826,  in  Wurtem- 
berg,  Germany,  of  a Roman  Catholic  family.  Her  father’s  family 
came  to  Pittsburg  in  1832,  over  the  mountains  with  mule  teams. 
They  went  from  Pittsburg  to  Louisville  on  the  steamer  “Powhatan." 
At  that  time  there  was  only  one  other  steamer  plying  on  the  Ohio  riv- 
er, the  Robert  Fulton.  They  were  two  weeks  coming  from  Pitts- 
burg to  Louisville.  She  came  to  Portsmouth  in  January,  1835. 
Her  father  was  a butcher  and  went  into  partnership  with  Major 
Reiniger.  Her  father  died  in  1841  and  her  mother,  when  she  was 
five  years  old.  Mrs.  Kricker  is  a woman  most  highly  esteemed  in 
her  church,  and  in  the  circle  of  her  acquaintance  in  the  community. 
Her  faculties  are  wonderfully  preserved  for  her  years.  She  has  a 
remarkable  memory  and  her  hair  is  as  black  as  when  she  was  a young 
woman.  Her  life  has  been  one  of  great  usefulness. 

Mr.  Kricker  and  his  wife  were  the  parents  of  the  following 
children:  Lewis,  horn  1845,  and  died  1887,  leaving  a wife  and  five 
children.  Joseph,  born  1847,  died  in  St.  Louis  in  1896,  leaving 
three  children,  who  reside  in  Portsmouth;  Francis  Charles,  horn  in 
1850,  died  in  Portsmouth  in  1878,  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight  and 
left  a wife;  Mrs.  Louise  Balmert,  widow  of  Simon  Balmert,  has 
seven  children  and  resides  on  Washington  street,  Portsmouth,  Ohio; 
George  Englebrecht,  born  in  1836,  is  cashier  of  the  Central  Savings 
bank;  Richard,  who  resides  on  East  Second  street;  William,  born  in 
1870,  resides  in  Baltimore,  is  employed  by  the.  Canton  Distilling 
Company  and  is  single. 


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Andrew  Lacroix, 

a French  emigrant,  was  born  in  Normandy  in  1766.  He  was  an  ac- 
coucheur in  his  own  country.  He  came  to  the  United  Statets  at  the 
age  of  25  years.  He  was  one  of  the  regular  French  emigrant’s,  not 
a pick  up  or  stowaway  as  some  were.  In  Gallipolis  he  became  a 
whip  sawyer  under  Monsieur  Bertrand,  and  carried  oh  a horse  mill. 
On  February  13,  1797,  he  was  married  to  Madame  Serot,  widow  of 
Peter  Serot.  She  had  four  children  of  her  previous  marriage,  the 
oldest  of  which  was  only  four  and  one-half  years  old. 

He  came  to  the  French  Grant  on  March  21,  1797,  with  Jean  G. 
Gervais,  jean  Baptist  Bertrand,  Charles  F.  Dnteil  and  William  Du- 
duit.  He  drew  lot  number  15  as  his  portion.  He  built  him  a cabin 
and  cleared  ground  for  peach  orchards.  When  he  secured  a crop  of 
peaches,  he  distilled  them.  Directly  after  coming  to  the  Grant,  he 
had  an  encounter  with  a bear  on  the  hills  back  of  Franklin  Furnace. 
He  shot  at  the  hear  and  only  broke  its  lower  jaw.  The  bear  then 
hugged  him  and  the  two  fell  down  and  rolled  down  the  hill  together. 
Lacroix  managed  to  stab  the  bear  with  his  knife  and  make  an  end  of 
it  after  much  injury  to  himself.  As  Lacroix’s  peach  distilling  grew, 
lie  sent  boats  to  New  Orleans.  Lie  gave  his  attention  to  fruits.  He 
had  orchards  of  apple  trees.  From  September  to  March,  he  would 
be  engaged  in  distilling  apple  or  peach  brandy.  It  was  a hard  em- 
ployment, requiring  constant  attention,  night  and  day.  One  night 
he  fell  into  a well  36  feet  deep  but  managed,  unaided,  to  climb  to  the 
top  and  saved  his  life,  as  it  was  in  a lonely  place  where  no  assistance 
could  be  called. 

His  wife  died  December  16,  1824,  leaving  seven  children  of  her 
marriage  with  him,  Cecilia,  born  May  20,  1798;  Zaire,  Emily,  Gath- 
arine,  Michael,  Andrew  and  Alexander  born  December  28,  1809. 
Madame  Lacroix  was  herself  one  of  23  children.  Monsieur  Lacroix 
was  called  to  practice  his  profession  in  the  Grant,  and  often  went 
twelve  to  fifteen  miles  in  the  night.  He  died  September  29,  1844. 
He  was  fond  of  books  and  spent  much  of  the  time  in  his  latter  years, 
in  reading. 

■William  Lawson 

enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  about  the  only  one  of  the  pioneers  of 
Portsmouth,  who  brought  any  money  with  him.  We  have  stood 
them  all  up  and  searched  them  (historically  speaking)  and  we  find 
that  lie  brought  about  one  thousand  dollars — a great  fortune  in  1799. 
This  William  Lawson  is  reported  to  have  been  born  in  Virginia,  but 
was  born  in  York  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  December,  1761,  the  eld- 
est son  of  Thomas  Lawson,  a Revolutionary  soldier,  whose  record 
will  be  found  under  that  title.  William  may  have  been  in  the  Revo- 
lution, but  if  so  we  have  no  account  of  it.  He  went  into  Hampshire 
County,  Virginia,  in  1779  or  1780,  and  remained  there  nineteen 


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years.  It  is  said  he  disliked  the  institution  of  slavery.  In  1799,  he 
appeared  in  Alexandria.  He  came  with  three  of  his  brothers,  Thom- 
as, John  and  James,  and  three  sisters.  The  brothers  and  sisters  lo- 
cated in  Kentucky  opposite  Scioto  County. 

He  located  on  the  Ohio  side  and  went  into  a trust  which  bought 
up  the  2,024  acres  of  land  on  which  Portsmouth  was  located.  Hen- 
ry Massie,  Jeremiah  McLene,  Nathaniel  Willis  and  General  Thomas 
Parker  were  his  partners.  Jointly  they  entered  all  of  section  sixteen 
and  fractional  sections,  15,  17,  18,  19  and  20,  Township  1,  Range  21, 
and  fractional  sections,  1 and  2,  Township  1,  Range  22,  on  March  28, 
1801.  They  all  sold  out  to  Massie  who  thus  obtained  the  credit  of 
being  the  founder  of  the  town.  Lawson’s  share  was  454  acres  in 
the  pool  and  he  took  it  on  the  east  side  of  the  purchase.  The  part 
he  took  is  bounded  on  the  east  by  the  Damarin  farm,  on  the  north  by 
Seventeenth  street  extended,  on  the  west  by  Campbell  Avenue  and  on 
the  south  by  the  Ohio  river.  Lawson  formally  assigned  his  inter- 
est to  Major  Henry  Massie  who  took  out  the  patent  for  the  tract  in 
August,  1804,  but  directly  after,  he  deeded  to  Lawson  the  454  acres, 
two  rods  and  thirty-six  poles.  Lawson  paid  Massie,  or  rather  the 
government  two  dollars  per  acre  for  this  land.  His  deed  from  Mas- 
sie was  dated  October  29,  1806,  and  in  consideration -of  one  dollar. 
He  built  his  cabin  on  the  tract  near  the  present  residence  of  Miss 
Mary  Young,  when  no  timber  had  been  cut  on  the  site  of  Ports- 
mouth. It  was  built  with  reference  to  the  large  spring.  Lawson’s 
Run  was  named  for  William  Lawson.  When  Massie  was  surveying 
out  the  lots  in  Portsmouth  he  and  his  party  of  surveyors  hoarded  at 
Lawson’s  home.  He  was  evidently  pleased  with  the  treatment  ac- 
corded him  for  he  offered  to  give  Mr.  Lawson  a lot  in  the  town  of 
Portsmouth.  It  is  said  Lawson  declined  it  because  he  thought  it 
would  be  a burden  and  the  town  would  never  amount  to  anything. 
In  1811,  Lawson  replaced  his  cabin  by  a rich  house  which  in  its 
turn  was  replaced  by  the  present  Jesse  Young  residence,  built  by 
Mr.  Aholiab  Bently  in  1854. 

On  May  10,  1803,  William  Lawson  was  made  a Commission- 
er when  Scioto  County  was  organized.  He  served  until  October  10, 
1810,  seven  years.  In  1809,  at  the  organization  of  Wayne  Township 
he  Was  made  an  Overseer  of  the  Poor.  In  1813,  he  was  a viewer  of 
the  first  road  laid  out  in  A'Vayne  Township.  In  1814,  he  was  an 
Overseer  of  the  Poor  for  Wayne  Township,  a second  time.  In  1820, 
he  was  elected  a fence  viewer  of  the  Township,  refused  to  serve  and 
was  fired. 

William  Lawson  married  Susannah  Earsom.  The  following- 
are  their  children : Manasseh  and  Thomas ; John,  born  August  27, 
1790,  died  September  18,  1859;  Madison  and  Enoch;  Mary,  mar- 
ried Judge  Joseph  Moore;  Christina,  married  to  General  William 
Kendall;  Maria,  married  to  General  William  H.  Kelley  of  Union 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


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Landing;  Ruth,  married  to  Milton  Kendall,  a son  of  General  Wil- 
liam Kendall. 

William  Lawson  was  a positive  man  and  went  direct  after  ev- 
erything he  wanted.  He  was  very  candid  in  his  opinions  and  never 
hesitated  to  express  them.  He  had  no  policy  except  to  speak  out  his 
impressions  and  feelings  at  any  time.  He  died  March  18,  1832,  and 
is  buried  on  the  hill  in  the  spot  back  of  where  Thompson  Kenyon 
now  resides.  His  wife  died  June  25,  1846,  aged  seventy-six  years. 
'The  proposed  city,  in  which  he  had  no  faith  and  whose  pretensions  he 
despised,  has  absorbed  his  entire  farm  of  454  acres. 

X ho  mas  Cotton  Lewis,  Sr., 

was  horn  in  Llandaff,  Wales,  March  31,  1776.  He  was  the  son  of 
Lewis  Lewis  and  Ann  Cotton  Lewis.  He  served  apprenticeship  in 
Merthyr-Tydvil,  South  Wales,  to  become  a machinist,  draugtsman 
and  millwright.  He  was  the  master  mechanic  in  erecting  iron  works 
at  Newbridge.  June  19,  1815,  he  landed  in  New7  York  city.  At 
Middletown,  Fayette  County,  Pa.,  in  ]8i8  he  erected,  and  with  his 
brothers,  run  for  Mason  & Company,  of  Connellsville,  the  first  mill 
in  the  United  States  for  rolling  bar  iron  from  blooms.  In  1821  and 
1822,  he  put  up  a blast  furnace  in  Butler  County,  Pennsylvania,  for 
Whitney  & Company.  Later  he  repaired  and  remodeled  several  mills 
in  Pittsburg,  and  built  a new  rolling  mill  in  Centre  County  for  Cur- 
tain. As  master  mechanic,  he  erected  “the  upper”  rolling  mill  in 
Portsmouth,  in  1832,  for  Glover,  Noel  & Company.  With  his  son, 
Thomas  Cotton  Lewis,  Jr.,  he  built  and  operated  a foundry  on  Mill 
street,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1842.  He  prospected  for  iron  and 
coal  in  Ohio  and  West  Virginia.  About  1850,  he  gave  up  business 
and  settled  on  a farm,  near  Wheelersburg,  where  he  died  October  19, 
1853.  He  was  buried  in  Greenlawm  Cemetery.  He  joined  the 
Masons  in  Wales,  was  a communicant  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
church,  was  a well  educated  man  for  the  times,  was  competent  in  his 
trades  and  capable  of  erecting  and  running  all  kinds  of  iron  works. 

Xhomas  Cotton  Lewis,  Jr., 

was  born  in  Merthyr-Tydvil,  Wales,  January  25,  1805.  He  was  the 
son  of  Thomas  Cotton  Lewis,  Sr.  and  Mary  (Watts)  Lewis.  He 
was  one  of  the  forty-two  persons,  by  the  name  of  Lewis,  who  came  in 
one  ship  to  New  York  city  in  the  spring  of  1817.  He  helped  his 
father  and  his  uncles  make  the  first  bar  iron  rolled  in  the  United 
States.  He  was  a machinist,  roll-turner  and  engineer  at  Pittsburg. 
Pennsylvania.  He  was  an  engineer  on  passenger  boats  on  the  Ohio 
river  for  a time.  In  1832,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  for  years,  at 
different  times  he  was  roll-turner  and  machinist  in  “the  upper”  or 
Gaylord  Mill.  Soon  after  coming  to  Portsmouth,  he  bought  the  lot 
at  the  north-east  corner  of  Third  and  Washington  streets  where  he 
lived  for  nearly  sixty  years.  He  invented  and  built  the  old  rivet 


THOMAS  G.  LLOYD. 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


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machine  that  David  Patton  ran,  click-ety-clack,  for  so  many  years  in 
the  Gaylord  Mill.  With  his  father,  he  built  and  run  the  foundry, 
afterwards  a wheel-barrow  factory,  paper  mill,  etc.,  on  Mill  street. 

With  his  son,  Charles,  he  went  over-land  to  the  California  gold 
fields,  in  1852.  Returning  by  the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  he  was  ship- 
wrecked in  the  Caribbean  Sea.  In  1856,  he  built  the  store  room  on 
the  corner  of  Third  and  Washington  streets,  where  he  conducted  for 
thirty  years  a toy  and  notion  store,  and  was  “Santa  Claus”  to  the  boys 
and  girls  of  old  Portsmouth.  At  various. times,  he  built  six  or  eight 
houses  in  the  city.  He  took  stock  in  several  factories  and  did  what 
he  could  to  build  up  the  city.  He  was  elected  Assessor  of  the  Third 
ward  of  the  city  many  years  in  succession.  He  was  an  active  member 
of  various  temperance  societies,  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  of  the  Home 
Guards,  and  a consistent  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He 
died  in  his  eighty-seventh  year  and  his  remains  are  interred  in  Green- 
lawn. 

Richard  Lloyd 

was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Nov.  9,  1806.  He  came  to  Portsmouth 
Ohio  with  his  father  in  1817.  The  following  year  the  family  moved 
to  Cincinnati,  but  returned  to  Portsmouth  in  1820.  In  1827,  he  en- 
gaged in  the  shoe  business  for  himself,  and  in  1830,  formed  a part- 
nership with  John  P.  Terry  to  carry  on  the  same  line  of  business. 
Later  on  he  employed  a number  of  men  in  the  manufacture  of  boots 
and  shoes  in  connection  with  his  regular  jobbing  business,  being  the 
pioneer  manufacturer  in  this  line  in  the  city.  The  firm  did  an  ex- 
tensive wholesale  business  in  this  and  adjoining  states  for  a number 
of  years,  being  located  on  Front  street,  below  Market. 

He  had  five  brothers  and  one  sister. 

October  21,  1829.  he  was  married  to  Anna  Canfield,  who  died 
April  25,  1896.  Eight  children  were  born  unto  them,  all  of  whom 
have  passed  away  with  the  exception  of  Mrs.  Geo.  W.  Field,  of 
London,  England. 

Richard  Lloyd  was  a man  of  the  strictest  integrity,  a consistent 
member  of  the  Sixth  Street  M.  E.  church,  and  one  of  the  most  liberal 
supporters.  The  lot  upon  which  the  church  was  erected  being  donat- 
ed by  him. 

He  died  March  5,  1891,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Thomas  Geldred  Lloyd 

was  born  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  October  11,  1810.  His  parents  moved 
to  Cincinnati  on  or  about  the  year  1811.  They  removed  to  Ports- 
mouth during  the  year  1817.  Here  the  remainder  of  his  life  was 
spent.  His  education  was  such  as  the  schools  of  the  pioneer  days  of 
Ohio  afforded.  Aside  from  education  he  was  endowed  with  large 
common  sense,  business  foresight  and  executive  ability. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


His  first  business  adventure,  after  reaching  years  of  maturity, 
was  the  manufacture  of  shoes  in  which  he  was  sucessful,  employing 
many  laborers.  He  made  for  himself  the  start  of  what  was  afterward 
a very  comfortable  competence.  He  learned  his  trade  as  shoemaker 
under  his  brother-in-law,  Benjamin  Melcher.  When  money  began  to 
flow  into  his  exchequer,  his  foresight  began  to  assert  itself.  When  he 
saw  that  the  destiny  of  Portsmouth  was  one  of  progress  and  that 
there  would  he  money  in  the  real  estate  business,  he  ventured  out  upon 
this  line,  purchasing  vacant  lots  and  improving  property  until  before 
he  died  he  was  one  of  the  largest  real  estate  holders  in  the  city  of 
Portsmouth.  He  constructed  some  fifty  odd  new  houses  in  the  city 
which  were  sold  soon  after  completion,  as  it  was  a well  known  fact 
that  houses  he  had  constructed  were  of  the  best  material  and  would 
stand  wear  and  tear. 

He  and  two  associates,  realizing  the  need  of  a cemetery,  and  one 
that  would  be  creditable  to  a coming  city,  laid  out  what  was  known  as 
Evergreen  Cemetery,  the  southwest  part  of  Greenlawn.  Mr.  Lloyd 
gave  this  project  his  personal  supervision  and  the  most,  if  not  all,  of 
the  trees  planted  in  that  cemetery  are  the  work  of  his  hands,  or  were 
planted  by  his  direction.  Llis  business  and  executive  ability,  as  well 
as  his  judgement  of  real  estate,  brought  him  into  considerable  notice 
and  his  advice  and  opinions  were  often  solicited.  In  1841,  a news- 
paper clipping  would  indicate  that  he  held  trust  funds  and  loaned 
large  sums  of  money  to  some  different  parties.  Along  in  the  early 
sixties,  he  was  appointed  to  the  Board  of  Equalization  of  the  city  of 
Portsmouth,  and  on  five  subsequent  occasions  was  re-appointed  to 
the  same  Board,  serving  from  one  to  three  years  each  term. 

Thomas  G.  Lloyd  was  married  to  Lola  Adams,  May  8,  1833. 
To  them  eight  children  were  born,  four  of  whom  are  with  their  par- 
ents in  the  happy  beyond.  The  four  remaining  children  are : Lola 
Cornelia  Duke,  wife  of  John  K.  Duke  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Louella 
N.  Lucas,  wife  of  Samuel  B.  Lucas,  of  Cherokee,  Kansas;  T.  Frank 
Lloyd,  the  only  son.  a resident  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Julia  A.  Rus- 
sell, wife  of  J.  S.  Russell  of  New  Hartford,  Missouri. 

Mr.  Lloyd’s  family  were  members  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
church  of  this  city.  Mr.  Lloyd  did  not  identify  himself  with  the 
church  till  late  in  life.  Yet  from  this  it  is  not  to  he  inferred  that  he 
was  not  an  attendant  and  a supporter  of  the  church.  When  the 
present  structure  was  built,  an  indebtedness  of  considerable  amount 
bung  over  the  church  for  some  time.  Mr.  Lloyd  and  his  neighbor, 
George  Johnson,  each  being  large  contributors  originally,  took  it  upon 
themselves  as  outsiders,  to  set  the  precedent  of  doubling  their  sub- 
scriptions and  relieving  the  liability  of  the  church,  and  they  accom- 
plished this  in  a remarkably  short  space  of  time. 

Mr.  Lloyd  was  originally  an  old  line  Whig,  but  joined  the  Re- 
publican party  at  its  organization,  and  loyally  adhered  to  it  through- 


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out  the  residue  of  life.  In  the  early  part  of  the  great  civil  strife  of 
1861-65.  he  joined  the  Home  Guards,  or  what  was  known  as  the 
“Silver  Greys’'  in  which  organization  he  did  service.  No  one  under 
forty-five  years  was  permitted  to  be  a member.  During  the  dark 
days  of  the  Republic  his  face  was  the  index  as  to  the  success  of  our 
army.  He  was  a loyal  adherent  to  all  the  policies  advocated  by  the 
President,  Mr.  Lincoln,  and  was  equally  as  loyal  in  the  support  of 
the  boys  who  wore  the  blue  and  followed  the  flag. 

On  May  8,  1873,  Thomas  G.  Lloyd  and  wife  celebrated  the 
fortieth  anniversary  of  their  wedding,  in  their  residence,  now  owned 
and  occupied  by  Doctor  W.  D.  Tremper,  corner  of  Washington  and 
Second  streets*.  Mr.  Lloyd  spent  sixty-seven  years  of  his  life  in  the 
city  of  Portsmouth  and  witnessed  its  slow  growth  from  a small 
village  to  a city  of  13,000  to  15,000.  But  few  pioneers  took  more 
interest  in  the  growth  of  the  city  and  of  relating  its  prosperity  from  its 
pioneer  days,  than  did  Mr.  Lloyd.  For  a few  years  prior  to  his 
death,  he  was  a great  sufferer  from  kidney  disease,  but  he  bore  this 
affliction  with  great  fortitude  and  without  complaint.  His  faithful 
wife  passed  to  her  reward  February  10,  1880.  The  remaining  years 
of  Mr.  Llovd  were  spent  with  his  family  and  to  him  they  were  lonely 
days  as  he  and  his  wife  had  been  happily  mated  near  a half  century. 
He  died  September  1,  1883. 

William  Lodwick 

was  born  in  the  stockade  at  Manchester,  Ohio,  Januarv  17.  1894. 
the  son  of  Col.  John  Lodwick  and  Elizabeth  Cooley,  his  wife.  He 
was  the  oldest  son.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  about  1814,  and  he 
made  money  very  fast.  Lie  was  a Councilman  in  the  second  year  of 
the  town  in  1816,  and  was  re-elected  in  1819,  and  served  until  1822. 
In  1821,  he  was  elected  a Supervisor  of  the  town.  He  kept  a general 
store,  a wood  yard  for  steamboats  and  was  a money  lender. 

On  April  24,  1822,  Council  gave  him  leave  to  have  a woodyard 
under  the  bank,  with  the  permission  to  put  his  wood  on  top  of  the 
hank  in  case  of  high  waters.  He  was  to  pay  the  town  one-half  of 
one  per  cent  on  the  wood  he  sold  as  a tax. 

In  1823,  he  tired  of  municipal  honors  and  resigned  from  the 
Council.  He  built  several  steamboats  and  built  the  first  one  ever 
built  in  the  county.  This  was  at  George  Hereodh’s,  at  the  mouth 
of  Brush  Creek.  In  1825,  he  sold  the  county  the  blank  books  and 
stationery  which  it  required.  He  owned  Hahn’s  row  on  Fourth  street 
near  Madison.  In  1819,  1820  and  1821,  he  conducted  a general  store 
in  the  town.  In  1826,  he  and  John  T.  Barr  dissolved  partnership. 
In  1828.  he  and  his  brother.  Kennedy  Lodwick  had  a general  store, 
and  in  1830,  Kennedv  Lodwick  had  a store  alone.  W hen  Massie 
laid  claim  to  the  front  of  the  town  and  laid  out  lots  on  the  river  bank 
south,  Mr.  Lodwick  purchased  two  lots  of  Massie  right  opposite  his 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


store  on  Front  street  about  1823.  This  controversy  with  Massie 
lasted  till  1829.  There  was  correspondence  with  him,  suits  were  or- 
dered, and  there  were  proceedings  to  take  testimony  de  bene  cssc. 
In  1829,  Massie  offered  to  sell  his  claim  to  the  front  of  the  town  for 
$3,000,  but  the  town  had  no  money  to  pay  him.  Thereupon  Wil- 
liam Lodwick  came  forward  and  offered  to  sell  his  two  lots  for 
82,000,  to  lend  the  town  $3,000  to  pay  off  Henry  Massie,  and  to  take 
the  town  scrip  or  notes  in  payment.  The  town  borrowed  $6,000  of 
Lodwick  and  gave  its  notes  payable  in  gales  and  pledged  the  wharf- 
age of  the  town  to  pay  the  notes. 

Mr.  Lodwick  left  the  town  soon  after  this  and  went  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  died  at  a comparatively  early  age.  He  came  t«o  Portsmouth 
without  anything.  He  became  associated  with  John  T.  Barr  and 
made  a great  deal  of  money.  At  one  time,  he  owned  more  lots  in 
Portsmouth  than  any  one  in  it,  not  excepting  Henry  Massie,  and 
he  was  one  of  the  early  money  lenders.  While  he  did  not  keep  a 
bank,  he  managed  to  find  money  if  any  one  wanted  to  borrow  it.  Pie 
was  an  excellent  business  man  and  that  is  the  most  we  know  of  him. 

James  LodwicM. 

It  was  his  misfortune  not  to  have  been  born  a Virginian,  but 
be  came  very  near  it.  His  father  and  mother  were  married  in  Win- 
chester, Va.  Plis  father  was  Col.  John  Lodwick,  born  in  Winches- 
ter, Va.,  March  24,  1767.  His  mother,  Elizabeth  Cooley,  was  born 
in  1760.  She  was  a widow  with  one  child,  Peter  Cooley,  when  John 
Lodwick  married  her  in  June,  1790.  Their  eldest  child,  Sarah  was 
born  in  Winchester,  Va.,  on  July  13,  1791.  In  1792,  the  family 
went  to  Mason  County,  Ky.,  and  in  T794,  to  the  stockade  in  Man- 
chester. 

In  1795,  Col.  John  Lodwick  purchased  the  farm  on  Zane’s  Trace 
known  as  the  Col.  John  Means  farm.  It  is  one  mile  south-west  of 
Bentonville  in  Sprigg  Township.  Here,  our  subject  was  born  March 
15,  1798,  the  fourth  child  and  third  son  of  his  parents.  Here  his 
mother  died  on  July  6,  1800,  in  her  41st  year.  While  a boy  in  Adams 
County  he  was  treed  by  a wolf,  which  his  father’s  dog  drove  away. 
In  1812,  being  somewhat  of  a musician  he  played  airs  on  a horn 
for  Henry  Clay  who  was  passing  through  Adams  County  on  his  way 
to  Washington. 

His  eldest  brother,  William,  born  in  the  stockade  in  Manches- 
ter, July  it,  1794,  had  located  in  Portsmouth  and  in  1814  was  a mer- 
chant there  in  the  firm  of  Barr  & Lodwick.  He  was  then  one  of  the 
principal  citizens  of  the  town  and  at  one  time  owned  more  real  estate 
in  Portsmouth  than  any  one.  James  Lodwick  entered  the  store  of 
Barr  & Lodwick  as  a clerk  and  so  continued  with  his  brother  for 
five  years.  The  first  year  he  worked  for  his  board  and  clothes,  and 
the  second  year,  he  was  allowed  a salary  of  $500. 


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October  14,  1819,  he  married  Jane  Hempstead  and  the  same 
year  he  went  into  the  business  of  merchandising  for  himself  and  con- 
tinued it  for  fifteen  years.  He  made  soap  and  candles,  carried  on  a 
bakery,  and  a woodyard  for  steamboats.  He  sold  the  wood  to  steam- 
boats at  $1.00  to  $1.50  per  cord.  Elijah  Glover,  as  a boy  did  his 
first  work  in  cording  wood  for  Mr.  Lodwick  at  thirty  cents  per  cord. 
In  the  year  after  he  was  married,  he  built  the  Buckeye  House  on 
Front  street  and  lived  in  it  until  1850.  While  in  the  bakery  busi- 
ness, Martin  F.  Timmonds  came  to  him  as  an  apprentice  to  learn  the 
business  under  him.  He  also  had  Robert  Montgomery  for  an  ap- 
prentice and  taught  him  the  bakery  business.  Mr.  Lodwick  also 
sold  goods  from  a keel-boat,  which  traveled  between  Portsmouth 
and  Guyandotte. 

In  1832,  he  began  selling  lumber  on  commission  for  B.  Cham- 
berlain. At  the  end  of  two  years,  he  bought  out  his  principal  and 
conducted  the  business  until  1848.  At  the  same  time  he  was  in  the 
dry  goods  business.  In  1848,  he  took:  his  eldest  son,  John  K.  into 
the  dry  goods  business. 

He  retired  from  the  dry  goods  business  in  Portsmouth,  on  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1871,  having  been  in  it  fifty-one  years.  In  1852,  he  became 
agent  for  the  Protection  Fire  Insurance  Company  and,  from  that 
time,  was  an  insurance  agent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  Mr.  Lod- 
wick was  not  born  a Virginian  and  therefore  not  born  with  a thirst 
for  public  office,  but  he  held  office  persistently  and  long  enough  to 
make  any  Virginian  green  with  envy.  John  R.  Turner,  who  was 
a native  Virginian  has  always  been  considered  the  star  office  holder 
of  Scioto  County,  but  a close  comparison  of  his  record  with  that  of 
Mr.  Lodwick,  will  satisfy  any  one  that  the  latter  was  a close  second 
to  Mr.  Turner.  The  first  office  he  held  in  Portsmouth  was  that  of 
town  councilman  in  1823,  but  the  honors  wore  on  him  and  he  resign- 
ed in  1824. 

In  the  fall  of  1825,  his  brother,  William  was  nominated  as  coun- 
ty commissioner,  but  declined  to  run  and  thereupon,  James  Lodwick 
run  in  his  place.  At  that  time  parties  had  not  been  organized  to  any 
extent  and  it  was  a free  for  all  race.  The  vote  was  James  Lodwick, 
424;  Daniel  McKinney,  265;  Charles  P.  Hatton,  203;  John  Brown, 
122;  James  Chapman,  121 ; Samuel  Monroe,  79  and  Thomas  W. 
Burt,  19.  His  first  official  act  was  to  concur  with  the  other  two  com- 
missioners in  appointing  Samuel  M.  Tracy  as  legal  adviser  for  the 
county. 

In  those  days  no  act  was  done  by  any  city  or  county  officer  un- 
til Mr.  Tracy  had  been  consulted  and  advised  it.  Mr.  Lodwick  was 
.a  candidate  for  the  same  office  in  1853,  and  was  elected.  The  vote 
stood  James  Lodwick,  1,446,  Leonard  Groniger,  1,076.  In  1874,  Mr. 
Lodwick  was  a candidate  for  the  same  office  on  the  Democratic  tick- 
et and  was  elected.  The  regular  Republican  nominee  was  Dr.  L.  A. 


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Norton.  Col.  Sampson  E.  Varner  ran  as  an  independent  Democratic 
candidate  and  contrary  to  expectation  his  candidacy  defeated  the  Re- 
publican nominee.  The  Republicans  divided  between  Norton  and 
Varner,  while  the  Democrats  stood  by  Lodwick.  The  vote  stood, 
Lodwick,  2,255;  Norton,  2,023;  Varner,  728. 

In  1823,  1825  and  1835,  Mr.  Lodwick  was  a trustee  of  Wayne 
Township.  From  June  23,  1829,  to  February, 9,  1842,  he  was  the 
postmaster  at  Portsmouth.  He  received  the  appointment  from  Gen. 
Jackson  and  his  appointment  created  a great  newspaper  controversy 
because  of  the  removal  of  John  R.  Turner  to  give  him  the  place.  This 
was  the  first  example  the  people  had  had  of  Jacksonian  doctrine  that 
“to  the  victor  belonged  the  spoils."  He  removed  the  office  to  the 
Buckeye  House  and  kept  it  there  till  November  15,  1841,  when  he  re- 
moved to  the  market  house,  where  he  kept  it  till  relieved  by  Gen.  Wm. 
Kendall. 

In  1839,  he  was  appointed  by  the  council  as  inspector  of  do- 
mestic spirits  and  served  as  such  until  1839.  In  1838,  he  was  elected 
a school  trustee  for  the  First  ward. 

In  1839,  he  became  a councilman  for  the  Second  ward  and  in 
1841.  was  re-elected  for  Third  ward.  In  1842  to  1851,  he  was  City 
Treasurer,  elected  annually. 

In  1845,  he  was  a town  guard  for  the  First  ward.  In  1850, 
he  was  a guard  for  the  Third  ward.  In  1840,  he  was  a director  of 
the  Portsmouth  Insurance  .Company  and  in  1842,  its  president.  From 
1832  to  1879,  he  was  Treasurer  of  Aurora  Lodge  of  Free  Masons. 

The  onlv  time  that  we  have  found  that  he  was  defeated  for  office 
was  in  1870.  He  was  a candidate  for  City  Treasurer  and  the  poll 
stood  AY.  T.  Cook,  884,  James  Lodwick,  788.  In  1844,  he  and  Mr. 
Joseph  Riggs  were  sent  by  the  town  council  to  Columbus  to  lobby 
against  the  machinations  of  the  Portsmouth  Dry  Dock  Company, 
which  was  then  supposed  to  he  intending  to  have -the  mouth  of  the 
current  made  a mile  below  Portsmouth.  Their  errand  was  success- 
ful. 

In  1863,  1868  and  1873,  he  was  appointed  to  the  City  Board  of 
Equalization  and  served  nine  vears.  In  1867,  he  was  in  the  City 
Board  of  Health.  In  1872,  he  was  appointed  city  collector  and 
served  as  such  until  his  death,  October  11,  T879.  His  wife  died  Oc- 
tober 11,  1865,  and  he  never  re-married.  His  four  sons  were,  John 
Kennedy,  Oliver  C.,  Eggleston  B.,  and  Henry  C. 

Mr.  Lodwick  made  a great  deal  of  money  in  his  time,  but  made 
no  noise  about  it.  He  was  very  liberal  with  his  sons  and  helped  them 
while  they  were  in  business  to  the  amount  of  $60,000  all  told.  Mr. 
Lodwick  was  a quiet  unostentatious  citizen.  He  had  a great  vein  of 
humor  but  never  used  it  offensively.  He  had  a faculty  of  dealing 
pleasantly  with  every  one  and  was  for  this  reason  much  liked.  He 
was.  just  and  exact  in  all  his  dealings.  Lie  was  very  fond  of  Mas- 


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onry.  He  became  a Master  Mason  in  1820,  Royal  Arch  in  1839,  and 
Knight  Templar  in  1850.  He  was  secretary  of  the  Chapter  over 
twenty-five  years.  He  was  a man  whom  every  one  trusted.  In 
1861,  when  Sumter  was  fired  on,  he  was  appointed  one  of  three  to  take 
charge  of  the  $5,000,  appropriated  by  the  county  for  the  defense  of 
the  town.  Whenever  there  was  any  public  business  to  be  done  which 
required  discretion  and  good  judgment,  he  was  usually  called  on. 
He  was  a safe  man,  and  the  whole  public  knew  it.  He  was  true  to 
every  trust  he  ever  undertook  and  was  as  reliable  as  the  bank  of  Eng- 
land. He  was  of  dark  complexion,  over  medium  height,  with  small 
black  eyes  deeply  set  in  his  head.  He  had  a pleasant  salute  and  greet- 
ing for  his  friends,  enjoyed  a good  joke  or  story  and  liked  to  tell 
it  himself.  He  was  a firm  Democrat  in  faith  and  practice  all  of  his 
life  and  never  wavered.  He  was  a good  husband,  a good  father,  a 
good  Democrat,  a good  citizen  and  a good  Christian.  He  never  fail- 
ed in  any  duty,  and  left  the  record  of  a busy,  pure  and  good  life. 

Captain  Preston  LodwicK 

was  born  on  three  mile  creek,  three  miles  from  Manchester,  in  1810. 
In  1824,  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  with  his  brother,  Tames  Lodwick.  He  continued  in  that  till 
1828,  when  he  moved  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  became  a member  of 
the  firm  of  Barr,  Lodwick  & Co.,  dry  goods  dealers.  In  1832,  he 
formed  a partnership  with  Thomas  Huff  as  Huff  & Lodwick.  They 
purchased  the  store  of  Graham  & Clare  at  Second  and  Main  streets. 
They  continued  their  business  for  several  months,  and  then  moved  it 
on  a boat  on  the  river.  He  closed  out  this  business  and  then  he  and 
his  brother,  John  N.,  and  two  others  bought  the  steamboat  “Argo” 
and  took  her  south  and  entered  her  in  the  Natchez  and  Shreveport 
trade.  “Honesty”  Joe  Jones  was  one  of  the  pilots.  He  kept  the  boat 
one  season,  made  a lot  of  money  and  brought  her  back  and  sold  her 
at  Cincinnati.  He  then  re-entered  the  dry  goods  trade,  where  he  re- 
mained until  1842. 

He  bought  a one-half  interest  in  the  steamboat  “Sylph”  with  his 
brother,  Capt.  John  N.,  and  they  ran  her  from  Louisville  to  Owens- 
boro, K}".,  making  two  trips  per  week.  The  trade  was  profitable  and 
they  purchased  the  “Gallant,”  and  put  her  in  the  same  trade.  They 
extended  her  trips  to  Henderson,  twenty-four  miles  further.  They 
sold  the  “S}dph”  and  ran  the  “Gallant”  on  this  trade  for  two  years, 
when  they  sold  her.  Captain  Preston  then  built  the  “Swallow”  and 
sold  her  in  New  Orleans.  Then  he  built  another  boat  and  called  her 
the  “Argo.”  He  took  her  to  the  LTpper  Mississippi,  and  sold  her, 
and  became  a Captain  on  one  of  the  boats  of  the  Northern  line.  Soon 
after,  he  went  to  Madison,  Ind.,  and  superintended  the  building  of  a 
large  steamboat  called  the  Northern  Light,  for  the  Northern  line. 
After  that  he  returned  to  Cincinnati  where  he,  David  Gibson  and  oth- 


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ers  built  the  “Prince  of  Wales.”  a fine  steamboat.  She  was  sold  to 
the  southern  trade,  captured  by  the  rebels  and  burned.  He  bought 
the  steamer  “Kentucky”  and  ran  her  in  the  St.  Louis  and  New  Or- 
leans trade.  The  rebellion  coming  on,  his  boat  was  impressed.  Af- 
ter a time  he  escaped,  and  came  north.  He  bought  the  interest  of 
Captain  Wm.  McLain  in  the  “Bostona.”  She  was  burned  and  an- 
other built  and  he  kept  his  interest  till  he  sold  out  to  Captains  Wm. 
and  Enos  Moore.  He  bought  an  interest  in  the  Arms  & Wick  Roll- 
ing* A I ill  in  Portsmouth  and  dropped  $80,000  in  it.  He  again  went 
to  Cincinnati  and  commanded  the  steamer  “Ohio”  for  a while  and 
then  the  Kanawha  steamer,  “Virgie  Lee.”  He  was  associated  with 
Captain  W.  W.  Little  in  constructing  the  “Eldorador”  in  1874.  This 
closed  his  steamboat  career.  He  returned  to  Cincinnati  and  dealt  in 
real  estate  there.  He  accumulated  quite  a fortune.  He  died  at  his 
home  in  Sedamsville,  Ohio,  November  16,  1887. 

John  Newton  Lodwick 

was  born  October  24,  1812,  on  the  Col.  John  Means  farm  in  Adams 
County,  now  owned  by  A.  V.  Hudson.  As  a boy  he  was  very  fond 
of  fun  and  mischief  according  to  his  own  accounts.  He  used  to  play 
all  manner  of  tricks  in  school  and  out  of  it  and  sometimes  came  to 
grief.  Notwithstanding  his  aptitude  for  mischief  he  thought  he  got 
a whipping  too  much  when  he  was  a school  boy  and  he  laid  it  up 
against  the  teacher,  intending  to  whip  him  when  he  became  a man. 
When  he  became  a man  he  was  mate  on  a steamboat,  and  the  teacher 
came  aboard  the  boat  and  recognized  him.  Pie  spoke  very  pleasantly 
to  Mr.  Lodwick  but  he  was  very  gruff  and  told  him  he  intended  to 
whip  him  the  first  time  he  saw  him  and  as  this  was  the  first  time  the 
whipping  was  in  order.  Capt.  Lodwick  says  that  he  got  the  best 
whipping  then  and  there  that  he  ever  got  in  his  life. 

In  1826,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  attended  the  school  taught 
bv  Erastus  Dwyer  for  two  years.  He  began  life  on  a flat  boat  in 
1828.  At  the  age  of  20,  in  1832,  he  took  the  river  and  made  a trip 
to  New  Orleans  with  two  fiat  boat?  loaded  with  pork,  lard  and  bulk- 
meat.  The  cargo  was  owned  by  Renich  and  Hurst  of  Circleville. 
In  1831,  he  began  to  learn  the  trade  of  ship  carpenter  under  Archi- 
bald Gordon  at  Cincinnati.  In  1832,  he  built  the  steamboat  “Car- 
roll”  at  Portsmouth  for  Gordon.  In  1834,  he  was  shipping  clerk  at 
Portsmouth  for  a canal  boat  line  called  the  Troy  and  Erie.  There 
were  two  boats  a day  for  the  line  which  was  then  considered  a small 
business.  In  1833,  he  went  on  the  river  as  a mate  on  the  “Helen 
Mar”  under  Captain  Fuller. 

He  was  captain  of  several  different  boats,  and  in  1836,  he  went 
as  mate  on  the  “Comanche”  to  New  Orleans  and  Texas.  When  he 
arrived  there  the  war  for  Texan  Independence  was  going  on  and  he 
joined  a company  of  independent  scouts,  as  he  then  believed  them, 


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but  thinking  over  the  matter  for  50  years  he  thinks  they  were  plain 
cattle  thieves.  Their  business  was  to  go  into  Mexico  and  steal  cattle 
from  the  Mexicans  and  sell  them  to  the  Texan  government.  After 
the  war,  and  some  bouts  with  the  Mexicans  and  Indians  the  Captain 
returned  to  New  Orleans  and  continued  on  the  river  as,  captain  and 
mate. 

In  1840,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  A.  Stephens,  of  Wheeling 
and  took  up  his  home  at  Hawesville,  Ky.  He  then  owned  one-fourth 
of  the  steam-boat  “Pensacola”  and  was  its  Captain.  She  was  sunk 
and  he  came  down  to  mate  again.  In  1834,  he  came  to  Portsmouth 
and  bought  the  “Sylph”  of  McDowell  and  Davis.  The  boat  cost 
$2,700  and  he  did  not  have  a dollar  to  pay  for  her.  He  took  her  to 
the  Illinois  river  and  paid  for  her  in  six  months.  He  bought  a new 
boat,  the  “Gallant,”  and  the  purchaser  of  the  “Sylph”  sunk  her  on  the 
first  trip  out.  Captain  Lodwick  wore  the  “Gallant”  out  in  the  Louis- 
ville and  Henderson  trade.  In  1833  he  moved  back  to  Portsmouth. 
He  purchased  the  “Hamburg”  and  run  between  Portsmouth  and  Pome- 
roy. He  was  Captain  and  J.  W.  Vance  was  Clerk.  Dr.  A.  B.  Jones 
and  Col.  S.  E.  Varner  were  part  owners  with  the  Captain  and  Clerk. 

On  April  26,  1854,  he  was  walking  along  the  track  of  the  Little 
Miami  Railroad  near  its  station  in  Cincinnati  and  was  reading  a 
paper  as  he  walked.  A switch  engine  with  a baggage  car  attached 
was  backing  up  and  struck  him  and  knocked  him  down  in  the  middle 
of  the  track.  The  baggage  car  passed  over  him  but  the  fire  box  caught 
him  and  he  was  dragged  95  yards.  He  held  on  to  the  fire  box  and 
this  saved  his  life.  About  all  his  ribs  were  broken  loose  and  his  jaw 
and  nose  were  broken.  His  right  arm  was  wrenched  out  of  place 
and  his  left  leg  lacerated  from  hip  to  foot.  He  was  laid  up  for 
twelve  months.  After  this  he  bought  a shoe  store  and  run  it  for  a 
while. 

From  1856  to  1862,  he  was  wharf  master  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
and  built  a fine  wharf  boat,  the  first  one  ever  at  Portsmouth.  Dur- 
ing this  time  he  was  agent  for  the  B.  & O.  Ry.  In  the  year  1862.  he 
sold  his  wharf  boat  to  Thos.  T.  Yeager  and  went  on  the  river  and  re- 
mained until  1868.  He  ran  as  Captain  on  all  the  “Bostonas”  but  the 
last  one.  In  1879-80  he  served  on  the  city  Board  of  Equalization  of 
Portsmouth  and  from  1883  to  1888.  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Llealth  of  Portsmouth.  In  1 88 1 he  was  in- 
vited by  his  friend,  A.  \V.  Williamson  to  take  a ride  on  the  propel- 
ler, “W.  F.  Gaylord.”  When  she  was  opposite  Ashland  in  the  night 
the  tow  boat  “D.  T.  Lane”  was  coming  down.  She  ran  the  “Gay- 
lord” down  and  sunk  her  and  the  Captain  was  thrown  into  the  river. 
Fie  seized  two  board  life  preservers  and  floated  down  the  river  until 
he  was  picked  up  by  the  “Nellie  T.  Brown.”  The  cook,  Elizabeth 
Meade,  was  drowned. 


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After  that  the  Captain  stated  that  he  had  been  blown  up  four 
times,  sunk  three  times  and  run  over  by  the  railroad  once.  After 
his  experience  at  Ashland  he  came  to  the  conclusion  that  he  was 
bound  to  die  in  bed ; and  was  not  born  to  be  killed  on  the  railroad  or 
drowned  in  the  river.  However,  he  did  die  with  his  boots  on,  as 
he  was  found  dead  in  his  yard  in  March,  1888.  He  served  on  the 
Board  of  Health  twelve  years,  and  took  a great  interest  in  the  work. 
After  he  had  left  the  river  for  good,  he  became  a member  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church.  In  politics  he  was  a Democrat,  and 
ready  to  serve  his  party  at  all  times,  although  he  was  not  a strong 
partisan.  In  1868  he  opened  a commission  house  on  Pig  Iron  Cor- 
ner. The  same  year  he  was  a candidate  for  the  position  of  wharf 
master  and  was  defeated.  He  was  also  a candidate  for  Coroner  in 
•i873- 

He  was  a very  strong  patriot  in  the  civil  war,  and  when  his  son 
Blashford  got  up  a company  of  volunteers,  he  spent  $600  in  equipping 
them.  He  had  a fund  of  anecdotes  entertaining  enough  to  enter- 
tain a regiment  at  any  time.  He  was  one  of  the  most  agreeable  com- 
panions and  was  greatly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  was 
one  of  the  old  fashioned  steamboat  captains,  the  generation  of  which 
has  forever  passed  away. 

John  'Wood  Lummis 

was  born  near  Vineland,  Cumberland  County,  N.  J.,  September  5, 
1813.  His  father  was  James  Lummis,  and  his  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Elizabeth  Wood,  a native  of  Holland.  His  education  was 
limited  to  the  common  schools  of  Cumberland  County,  N.  J.  When 
a youth  of  eighteen,  he  went  to  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  where  he  served 
three  years  as  an  apprentice  in  a machine  shop.  At  the  age  of  twen- 
ty-one, he  went  to  Hanging  Rock,  Ohio,  and  became  an  engineer 
for  Mr.  Dempsey.  He  worked  here  a time,  then  went  to  Tennessee, 
to  a furnace,  and  worked  for  a man  by  the  name  of  Peters,  running 
a furnace  engine.  He  did  not  like  it  there  and  returned  to  Ports- 
mouth. Shortly  after  returning  to  Portsmouth,  he  was  offered  the 
place  of  engineer  at  Bloom  Furnace,  and  went  there  and  remained  in 
the  employment  of  the  Bloom  Furnace  Company  for  twenty  years. 
After  leaving  the  furnace,  he  bought  eighty-four  acres  of  land  in 
and  near  Webster.  He  built  him  a comfortable  home  in  Webster 
and  resided  there  until  his  death. 

He  married  Elizabeth  Chaffin,  the  daughter  of  Shadrach  Chaf- 
fin of  Vernon  Township,  February  /t,  1849.  She  died  in  March, 
1883.  They  had  eight  children,  all  of  whom  are  deceased,  but 
three,  Sarah  E.,  wife  of  Simeon  E.  Evans,  of  Jackson,  Ohio:  Jacob 
W.,  agent  on  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Railroad,  and  Postmaster  at 
White  Sulphur  Springs,  W.  Va.,  and  Shadrach  Chaffin,  Treasurer  of 
Custer  County,  South  Dakota. 


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Mr.  Lummis  was  always  an  abolitionist  but  acted  with  the  Re- 
publican party.  He  had  a talent  for  accumulation,  and  left  a good 
estate  at  his  death,  September  5th,  1891.  He  was  a religious  man 
and  a Christian.  He  was  a member  of  the  United  Brethren  church 
at  South  Webster,  and  one  of  its  main  pillars.  He  was  a man  of 
strong  convictions.  He  examined  a subject  carefully  and  made  up 
his  mind.  When  once  made  up,  nothing  could  prevent  him.  He 
was  never  idle  a day  in  his  life.  He  always  found  something  to  do. 
He  was  not  only  a good  mechanical  engineer,  but  a draughtsman  as 
well.  He  built  the  engines  for  Ohio.  Buckhorn  and  Bloom  fur- 
naces. When  he  took  up  farming  he  was  just  as  busy  at  that  as  he 
had  ever  been  before,  and  death  struck  him  and  took  him  while  he 
was  out  in  his  field  at  work ; hut  he  had  been  ready  for  his  call  for 
years.  Mr.  Lummis  was  essentially  a g;ood  citizen  .and  a credit  to 
the  community  in  which  he  dwelt. 

William  Maddock,  Sr., 

was  horn  in  Staffordshire,  England,  in  the  year  1803.  His  father 
was  a manufacturer  of  porcelain  ware  and  pottery.  John  B.  Mad- 
dock  of  the  firm  of  John  B.  Maddock  & Sons,  of  London,  England, 
manufacturers  of  the  widely  known  Maddock  ware,  is  a brother. 
William  learned  the  trade  of  a foundryman  and  machinist  in  Man- 
chester, England.  He  was  raised  a Quaker  and  when  he  came  to 
America  in  1824,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one,  he  wore  the  conventional 
Quaker  dress.  He  first  landed  in  Maine,  hut  located  in  Detroit  the 
next  year  and  worked  for  a Mr.  Pond  in  a foundry,  hut  did  not  stay 
long. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1826,  and  with  money  which 
his  thoughtful  mother  had  stow^ed  away  in  a chest  for  him,  similar  to 
those  brought  by  most  emigrants  to  America,  and  with  $600.00  bor- 
rowed from  Judge  William  Salter  he  bought  the  lots  where  the 
Opera  House  now  stands  and  built  a woolen  mill  with  a grist  mill  at- 
tached. After  operating  the  mill  in  this  way  for  some  time  he  pur- 
chased the  balance  of  the  lots  between  Fourth  and  Fifth  streets, 
fronting  on  the  east  side  of  Chillicothe  and  built  a foundry  and  ma- 
chine shop.  To  these  as  side  lines  were  attached  mills  for  flour  and 
linseed  oil,  so  that  he  had  a monopoly  on  the  manufactures  of  the 
town.  This  foundry  and  machine  shop  was  the  first  of  the  kind  in 
Portsmouth.  Maddock  and  Beverly  advertised  in  1836  as  manufac- 
turers of  sheet  iron,  and  Stevenson  and  Maddock  as  foundry.  He 
was  connected  with  the  foundry  business  until  his  death  from  apo- 
plexy, May  11,  1865. 

He  was  married  in  1826,  to  Elizabeth  Buffington  and  had  nine 
children.  John  B.,  died  June  29,  1898;  Mary  J..  widow  of  Captain 
Charles  A.  Barton;  Addean  E.,  widow  of  Captain  William  Stoner; 
William  H.,  died  December,  1897,  was  a mechanical  engineer  in 


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Pittsburg;  Emma  and  James  died  in  infancy;  Charles  R.,  United 
States  Inspector  of  woolen  goods  for  army  use  at  Chicago;  Ida  C., 
widow  of  Walter  Mann,  now  living  at  Columbus,  Ohio;  Richard 
Cotton  of  Philadelphia,  agent  for  the  output  of  several  knitting  fac- 
tories (stockings).  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Maddock,  wife  of  our  subject 
died  November  i,  1868,  aged  fifty-five  years  and  nine  months. 

Our  subject  always  retained  his  Quaker  ideas,  but  attended  the 
Episcopal  church.  He  was  a Whig  and  afterwards  a strong  Repub- 
lican. When  he  died  he  left  his  business  to  his  sons  and  $8,000  each 
to  his  daughters. 

Isaac  Malone, 

one  of  the  twelve  children  of  Benjamin  Malone  and  Priscilla  Guthrie, 
his  wife,  was  born  in  Scioto  Township,  Ross  County,  Ohio,  Nov. 
20,  1820.  His ‘father  was  a native  of  Bedford  County,  Va.,  and  emi- 
grated to  Lawrence  County,  Kentucky,  near  the  Blue  Lick  Springs 
and  afterwards  to  near  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  about  1813.  Shortly  af- 
ter arriving,  he  was  asked  to  convey  the  news  of  peace  to  Detroit  at 
the  conclusion  of  the  war  with  England.  Three  clays  after  being 
asked,  he  started  and  made  the  journey  on  horseback.  Benjamin 
Malone  was  born  December  25,  1785,  and  died  January  15,  1881. 
The  mother  of  our  subject  was  a daughter  of  William  Guthrie,  one 
of  the  pioneers  of  Pike  County,  who  emigrated  there  from  Pa.  about 
1799,  and  was  married  March  1,  1816. 

Isaac  Malone  came  to  Scioto  County  when  about  20  years  of 
age  and  was  married  to  Mary  Ann  Utt,  daughter  of  John  Utt,  Feb- 
ruary, 1844.  Pie  lived  awhile  on  Pond  Creek  and  afterwards  moved 
to  Hygean  Run  and  bought  138  acres  of  Scioto  bottoms  of  George 
Davis  which  he  continued  to  own  until  his  death.  Of  the  eight  sons 
born  to  them,  seven  are  now  living:  George,  Frank,  Joseph,  Charles. 
Isaac,  Fred  and  John.  All  daughters  are  living:  Lizzie,  wife  of 
John  L.  Llinze;  Priscilla,  wife  of  Frank  Turner;  Mary,  wife  of  Carl 
Huber  and  Hattie,  wife  of  Charles  McMillen. 

Our  subject  was  always  a Democrat  but  often  voted  for  the 
man  and  not  the  party  he  represented.  He  died  November  7,  1S84. 

Samuel  Marshall,  Sr. 

Samuel  Marshall,  his  wife  and  four  children  were  the  first  per- 
sons to  settle  permanently  in  Scioto  County.  They  left  Pittsburg  in 
the  summer  of  1795,  and  went  to  Manchester  where  they  remained 
till  after  Wayne’s  treaty.  He  then  took  the  same  boat  he  came  down 
in  and  went  up  the  river  to  opposite  the  mouth  of  Tygart  creek  in 
Kentucky,  where  he  landed  and  built  the  first  log  cabin  in  Scioto 
County.  His  family  consisted  of  himself,  his  wife  Polly  Marshall 
and  her  children : Labina  Marshall,  Jesse  Marshall  and  Samuel  Mar- 
shall, Jr.  This  was  in  March,  1796,  when  he  located  in  Scioto 
County.  His  daughter,  Nancy,  did  not  come  till  the  next  year,  and 


MAJOR  HENRY  MASSIE. 

Founder  op  Portsmouth.  Born  1768— Died  1830. 


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then  as  the  wife  of  William  Rollins.  Labina  married  a Pyles,  and 
she  and  Samuel  Marshall,  Jr.,  were  living  (August  2,  1873)  in  Mad- 
ison Township.  The  log  cabin  built  by  Samuel  Marshall  in  1796 
was,  when  completed,  the  only  one  on  either  side  of  the  river  be- 
tween Gallipolis  and  Manchester. 

John  Lindsey  and  wife  and  children  soon  followed.  They 
came  from  Manchester  also.  His  children  were  Beulah  who  mar- 
ried George  Edgington,  John  H.,  William,  Oliver,  Lemuel,  Peter  and 
James.  Sallie  Lindsey  married  Samuel  Perry.  John  A.  Lindsey 
and  Polly  Marshall  were  the  first  couple  married  in  Scioto  County, 
but  when  or  where  does  not  appear.  They  probably  went  to  Ken- 
tucky. They  built  a cabin  where  the  Scioto  Furnace  now  stands. 
Samuel  Marshall,  Sr.,  had  five  children  when  he  settled  in  Scioto 
County.  A daughter  Fanny  was  the  first  white  child  born  in  Scioto 
County.  She  married  George  Shonkwiler,  reared  a large  family  and 
died  at  an  advanced  age. 

Major  Henry  Massie 

was  a son  of  Nathaniel  Massie,  of  Goochland  County,  Virginia,  and 
Elizabeth  Watkins  his  wife,  and  was  born  February  7,  1768.  His 
elder  brother,  General  Nathaniel  Massie,  founder  of  Manchester  and 
Chillicothe,  was  born  in  1763.  His  father  was  said  to  have  been  a 
Colonel  in-  the  Revolutionary  W ar.  He  was  well  educated,  but  the 
place  or  extent  of  his  education  is  unknown.  It  is  certain  that 
among  his  educational  acquirements  was  the  science  and  art  of  sur- 
veying. 

He  followed  his  brother,  Nathaniel,  to  the  Northwest  Territory 
and  became  a land  speculator.  Like  all  men  of  bis  time,  he  was  in 
the  militia,  and  rose  to  the  position  of  Major.  He  married  Helen 
Bullitt,  daughter  of  Colonel  Alexander  Scott  Bullitt,  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  Jefferson  County,  Kentucky.  No  children  were  born  to 
them,  but  they  adopted  four — two  of  his  own  nieces,  and  two  of  his 
wife’s  nephews.  The  nieces  were  Constance  Massie,  who  married 
Major  James  Love  of  Louisville,  Ivy.,  and  Elizabeth  Watkins  Mas- 
sie, who  married  William  L.  Thompson,  of  Jefferson  County,  Ken- 
tucky. 

The  nephews  were  Henry  Massie  Bullitt,  son  of  Cuthbert  Bul- 
litt and  Scott  Bullitt,  son  of  William  Bullitt.  He  owned  a large  farm 
of  300  acres  eight  miles  out  of  Louisville,  Ivy.,  which  he  called  Ridge- 
way. There  he  built  a beautiful  home,  from  which  he  dispensed  a 
generous  hospitality  all  his  life.  He  was  married  about  1807.  He 
spent  considerable  time  in  Chillicotbe,  Ohio,  and  prior  to  his  mar- 
riage, in  Adams  County,  but  Ridgeway  was  always  his  home. 

He  died  February  8,  1830,  and  is  interred  at  Oxmore,  the 
family  burial  place  of  the  Bullitts. 


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His  widow  re-married  twice — first  to  Major  John  L.  Martin 
and  second  to  Colonel  Marshall  Key,  of  Mason  County,  Ky.,  and 
is  buried  at  Oxmore. 

Ridgeway  is  now  occupied  by  Joshua  Bullitt,  a nephew  of  his 
wife  whose  post  office  is  Buechel,  Ky. 

Henry  Massie  came  to  the  site  of  Portsmouth  as  early  as  1798. 
Pie  saw  what  others  failed  to  see,  that  Alexandria  was  predestined  to 
failure,  and  undertook  to  purchase  lands  on  higher  grounds  on  the 
eastern  side  of  the  Scioto,  but  he  was  not  the  first  one  to  appreciate 
the  site  of  Portsmouth. 

Jeremiah!  McLean,  Nathaniel  Willis,  William  Lawson,  and 
Thomas  Parker  had  all  of  them  entered  the  lands  he  wanted,  before 
him.  As  four  of  them  were  non-residents  he  did  not  have  much 
trouble  with  them,  and  William  Lawson,  the  only  resident  yielded 
quickly.  He  bought  them  out  in  1802,  but  the  lands  were  not  pat- 
ented, to  him  until  August  4,  1806,  when  he  received  his  patent  from 
the  United  States  for  fractional  sections,  17,  18,  19  and  20,  Town- 
ship 1,  Range  21  and  fractional  sections  1 and  2,  Township  1, 
Range  22. 

This  covers  all  the  land  on  which  the  original  town  of  Ports- 
mouth was  located  by  him,  in  May,  1803,  and  hence  any  one  who  has 
real  estate  in  Portsmouth  and  can  trace  it  clear  to  Henry  Massie 
has  a good  title.  His  patent  embraced  2,024  and  26-100  acres. 

He  dedicated  in-lots  130  and  143,  where  the  Second  street  school 
house  now  stands,  and  out-lot  39,  where  the  Fourth  street  school 
house  now  stands,  to  the  public  schools.  He  dedicated  lots  3,  146 
and  147  on  Second  and  Market  streets  for  public  purposes,  and  they 
were  so  used  for  many  years. 

On  July  10,  1807,  he  deeded  to  the  County  Commissioners- — 
Samuel  Lucas,  James  Edison  and  Gabriel  Feurt — in-lots  18,  19,  30, 
62,  63,  66,  78,  9Q,  no,  111,  1 14,  1 15,  126,  1 3 1 , 142,  177,  186,  200. 
205,  214,  219,  226,  235,  241,  246,  261,  264,  268.  269,  271,  and  out- 
lots,  14,  15,  16,  21,  35,  36,  37,  38,  42,  46,  51,  53,  54  to  be  sold  by 
them  and  the  proceeds  used  to  build  a court  house  and  jail. 

On  March  8,  1809,  he  deeded  in-lot  31  to  the  Commissioners  for 
building  a court  house.  It  is  in  the  center  block,  on  the  south  side 
of  Second  street,  between  Court  and  Market. 

When  he  made  the  town  plat  he  left  all  land  south  of  the  pres- 
ent Front  street  vacant,  and  made  no  indications  of  Ins  intentions  in 
respect  to  the  same. 

About  1 8 1 1 he  undertook  to  plat  and  sell  the  Front  of  the  town 
on  the  river  south  of  Water  street,  and  went  so  far  as  to  sgh  one  lot 
to  General  William  Kendall  for  $80.00.  It  was  opposite  lot  280, 
and  was  six  poles  square.  About  the  same  time  he  sold  two  lots  to 
William  Lodwick,  opposite  his  lots  on  the  north  side  of  Front  street. 
The  latter  bought  them  for  a wood  yard.  This  matter  troubled  the 


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town  for  years,  and  was  the  subject  of  much  public  agitation.  Dele- 
gates were  sent  to  him  at  Louisville,  lawyers  were  employed  and  tes- 
timony de  bene  esse  taken.  The  matter  was  supposed  to  be  settled 
1 on  August  7,  1829,  when  Massie  was  paid  $3,000.00  and  he  gave  the 
town  a deed,  but  it  was  not  signed  by  his  wife. 

In  the  deal  William  Lodwick  reconveyed  his  lots  to  the  town. 

: but  General  Kendall’s  lot  was  lost  sight  of. 

After  Henry  Massie's  death,  his  widow  asserted  a claim  as  exec- 
utrix of  her  husband  and  dowress  in  this  land,  and  the  matter  was 
bandied  back  and  forth  until  1842,  when,  on  June  19,  the  city  paid 
her  and  John  L.  Martin  $1,087.62  for  a release  of  her  claim. 

It  is  in  tradition  that  after  Henry  Massie  had  purchased  the  site 
of  Portsmouth,  he  revisited  it  and  found  Captain  Josiah  Shackford 
there.  The  Captain  informed  him  that  he  had  expected  to  purchase 
the  same  land,  to  plat  a town  on  it  and  name  it  Portsmouth.  Major 
.Massie  then  told  Captain  Shackford,  if  he  would  aid  him  in  building 
up  the  town,  he  would  name  it  for  Portsmouth,  Captain  Shackford’s 
mative  place. 

Captain  Shackford  agreed  to  Major  Massie’s  proposition,  and 
the  town  received  the  name  of  Portsmouth.  Whether  the  same  be 
true  or  not,  Captain  Shackford  and  Massie  became  great  friends, 
and  Shackford  did  all  he  could  to  promote  the  town  of  Portsmouth. 

When  Massie  began  to  sell  lots  he  usually  sold  a lot  82 Jd  feet 
front  by  132  feet  deep  for  $50.00.  He  was  content  to  sell  his  land 
outside  of  the  lots  for  $10.00  per  acre. 

In  1807  he  vacated  all  of  his  town  plat  of  1803  north  of  the 
center  line  between  Second  and  Third  streets,  and  made  the  inlots 
into  outlots  of  about  three  acres  each.  This  was  probably  done  be- 
cause he  despaired  of  the  town. 

Major  Massie  made  his  will  but  two  days  before  his  death.  He 
gave  to  his  wife  his  home  estate  of  430  acres  and  his  slaves  and  their 
increase,  his  moneys  on  hand,  debts  due  him  in  Kentucky,  and  his 
stock  in  the  Shelbyville  and  Louisville  turnpike  road;  also  $3,000 
and  the  securities  for  the  same,  owing  to  him  but  payable  to  him 
some  time  in  the  future  by  the  corporation  of  Portsmouth  in  the 
State  of  Ohio.  He  directed  that  his  debts  be  paid  and  the  interest 
on  $1,400  be  paid  to  his  brother,  Thomas  Massie  during  his  life,  the 
principal  on  his  death  to  go  to  his  wife.  He  gave  his  nieces,  Con- 
stance Massie  and  Elizabeth  Thompson  each  $3,000.  The  residue 
of  his  estate  he  divided  between  his  nephews,  Heath  Jones,  of  Louis- 
ville, Kentucky ; Nathaniel  Massie  of  Ohio ; Henry  Bullitt,  son  ot 
Cuthbert  Bullitt,  and  Alexander  Scott  Bullitt.  The  will  expresses  a 
great  affection  for  his  wife  and  his  desires  to  provide  for  her.  She 
(seemed  to  have  been  much  attached  to  him,  but  that  did  not  prevent 
her  marrying  twice  after  his  death.  The  following  is  a tribute  writ- 
ten by  Mrs.  Massie  in  regard  to  him  directly  after  his  death.  “He 


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fell  like  a noble  tree,  after  two  or  three  strokes,  with  all  his  . sap  and 
verdure,  with  extended  houghs  and  rich  foliage,  while  many  were  re- 
posing in  his  shadow  and  partaking  of  his  fruits.  Seldom  has  deatn 
gained  a richer  spoil  than  in  the  extraction  of  the  earthly  existence 
of  this  admirable  man.” 

“Take  holy  earth  all  that  my  soul  holds  dear, 

Take  that  best  gift  which  heaven  so  kindly  gave.” 

Benjamin  Melcher 

was  horn  July  7,  1794,  in  Rockingham  County,  New  Hampshire.  His 
grandfather  was  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  His  father  was  a far- 
mer. He  lived  at  home  until  he  was  sixteen,  when  he  was  appren- 
ticed to  a shoe  maker  in  Exeter,  New  Hampshire.  He  served  five 
years.  He  was  in  the  first  company,  Fourth  Regiment,  New  Hamp- 
shire Militia,  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  was  in  active  service  for  for- 
ty days.  Captain  Gilliman  commanded  his  company.  After  his  ap- 
prenticeship, he  worked  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  as  a jour- 
neyman shoemaker.  He  had  an  uncle  there  in  New  Hampshire, 
who  resided  in  Marietta,  Ohio.  He  concluded  to  go  west  with  his 
uncle.  Thev  drove  in  a two  horse  wagon  all  the  way  from  Ports- 
mouth, New  Hampshire,  to  Marietta,  Ohio.  He  remained  in  Mariet- 
ta, a month,  and  not  obtaining  work,  concluded  to  go  further  down 
the  river. 

He  landed  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  August  16,  1816.  He  took 
breakfast  at  Eli  Glover’s  tavern.  After  breakfast,  he  took  a walk  to 
see  the  town.  He  dropped  into  John  H.  Thornton’s  shoe  shop  and 
asked  for  employment.  He  obtained  it  and  in  three  months  bought 
Thornton  out.  He  had  at  this  time  between  $300  and  $400.  Octo- 
ber 19,  1817  he  married  Miss  Nancy  Lloyd.  She  was  born  on  Sep- 
tember 1,  1798.  In  the  spring  of  1819,  he  built  a two  story  brick 
house  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Second  and  Washington  streets. 
In  1819,  he  bought  O.  E.  Moore’s  lot  for  $300.  In  1820,  he  built 
a two  story  frame,  some  distance  above,  on  Second  street  opposite 
O.  F.  Moore's.  At  that  time  business  began  to  be  dull  and  man) 
left  the  place.  In  1829,  Mr.  Melcher  built  a two  story  brick  on  the 
southwest  corner  of  Second  and  Court  streets.  It  gave  way'  to  the 
present  Elk  building.  He  opened  a boarding  house  in  it.  He  sold 
his  shoe  business  and  went  into  the  grocery  business  in  the  same 
building.  He  made  money  and  considerable  of  it,  but  hard  times 
and  unfortunate  speculations  overtook  him  and  he  was  compelled  to 
sell  out.  He  then  went  back  to  his  trade  and  Worked  for  his  broth- 
er-in-law, Richard  Lloyd  until  he  was  unable  to  work  at  all.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Melcher  were  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  They 
had  three  children  living  fin  1874)  : Richard  Lloyd  Melcher,  Mrs. 
M.  V.  Cropper  and  Mrs.  Jesse  J.  Appier.  When  he  failed  he  was 
several  hundred  dollars  insolvent.  He  paid  it  off  by  working  at 


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the  shoe  bench.  He  died  of  paralysis  April  9,  1874,  aged  79  years 
and  1 month. 

Martin  Molster 

was  born  in  Olclurf,  Holland,  on  November  20,  1805,  and  died  in 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  on  November  26,  1879.  He  was  the  son  of  John 
and  Wilhelmina  Molster,  and  grew  to  young  manhood  in  his  native 
land,  where  his  father  was  employed  at  teaming  on  the  construction 
of  some  of  the  Dutch  canals.  In  1823,  John  Molster  and  a brother 
with  their  families  set  sail  for  South  Carolina,  intending  to  settle 
there.  The  writer  isn't  informed  whether  they  ever  reached  there, 
or,  if  so,  why  they  did  not  remain.  At  any  rate,  they  settled  in  and 
near  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  where  the  men  found  employment 
in  the  rolling  mills,  and  there  our  subject  met  and  married  Charlotte 
Sleeker,  a native  of  Lancaster,  a Pennsylvania  Dutch  girl,  whose 
parents  were  natives  of  Alsace. 

In  1831,  Martin  Molster  who  had  become  a skilled  worker  of 
iron,  with  his  young  wife  and  their  first  child,  traveled  by  wagon 
over  the  then  great  highway  the  Cumberland  road,  to  Wheeling, 
West  Virginia,  and  thence  by  boat  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  whither  he 
went  to  assist  in  the  construction  of  one  of  the  first  mills  in  the  west. 
In  the  next  year  they  returned  to  Philadelphia  or  Phoenixville,  Penn- 
I sy Mania,  and  remained  about  two  years  when  they  again  went  to 
Cincinnati.  In  1836,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  with  the  exception 
of  about  one  year  1839-1840  when  the  family  resided  in  Cincinnati, 
continued  to  reside  in  Portsmouth  till  his  death. 

For  thirty-six  years  he  was  employed  in  the  Gaylord  rolling 
mills,  and  when  in  1873  he  retired  from  the  mill  he  had  completed 
fifty  years  of  toil  in  various  iron  works.  He  acquired  in  that  service 
a splendid  knowledge  of  the  building  and  operation  of  every  feature 
of  the  rolling  mill,  was  the  wise  counselor  of  his  sons  and  co-laborers 
in  the  mills,  and  enjoyed  the  highest  esteem  of  his  employers,  and 
especially  of  the  late  Benjamin  B.  Gaylord.  He  had  “run  with  the 
machine"  as  a member  of  the  Volunteer  Fire  Department,  Independ- 
ent Company  No.  1 for  many  y ears  and  in  recognition  of  that  ser- 
vice was  elected  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  in  1876,  serving  until 
1878.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  Street  Commissioner  of  the 
city  to  which  office  he  was  elected  April,  1879.  In  politics  be  was  a 
Republican,  though  up  to  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War  he  had 
been  a Democrat. 

His  was  a vigorous  mind  and  body  and  whatever  he  undertook 
was  done  with  enthusiasm,  with  all  bis  might.  So  after  he  took  the 
vows  which  united  him  with  the  First  Presbyterian  church  in  1841, 
he  was  ever  a consistent  and  faithful  member  evidenced  by  attendance 
on  its  service,  the  study  of  his  Bible  and  his  walk  in  life,  where  to 
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During  the  Mexican  war,  a company  of  guards  of  which  the  late 
Peter  Kinney  was  Captain  and  our  subject  was  a member,  was  en- 
gaged in  a sham  battle  north  of  the  court  house,  and  during  its  ex- 
citement Charles  Kinney,  a fellow  member  let  the  steel  ramrod  re- 
main in  the  gunbarrel  and  on  being  discharged,  a piece  of  the  rod 
was  driven  through  Mr.  Molster’s  neck  and  into  his  shoulder.  It 
was  removed  with  great  difficulty  and  the  flow  of  blood  checked  bv 
some  heroic  means.  A long  fight  followed,  but  he  eventually  re- 
covered his  full  strength.  At  the  time  of  the  accident,  his  son,  Hen- 
ry, then  a lad  of  eight  years,  was  playing  nearby  and  learning  of  the 
affair,  ran  all  the  way  to  the  family  home  on  Second  street,  where 
he  fell  prostrate  in  his  mother’s  presence,  unable  to  deliver  the  news. 
During  the  Avar  of  the  Rebellion,  he  did  service  as  a member  of 
the  Home  Guards  and  did  scout  duty  at  the  time  of  Morgan’s  Raid. 
He  was  an  expert  rifleman  and  lorded  to  hunt. 

Four  sons  and  three  daughters  AA'ere  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mol- 
stcr:  Mary  Ann,  John.T.,  both  deceased,  Henry,  Cornelius,  Susan- 
nah E.,  wife  of  Peter  J.  Monaghan,  James  M.  and  Wilhelmina,  all 
of  whom  together  with  numerous  grandchildren,  gathered  at  the 
family  residence  on  the  evening  of  Monday,  November  24,  1879, 
celebrate  the  golden  anniversary  of  their  wedding.  It  was  a joyous 
assemblage  Avith  little  thought  of  what  a day  might  bring  forth. 
Martin  Molster  was  taken  deathly  sick  that  night  and  after  intense 
suffering  endured  Avith  Avonderful  fortitude  for  thirty-six  hours,  died 
on  Wednesday  morning.  All  the  people  mourned  his  death  and 
sypathized  Avith  the  bereaved  household  and  especially  the  Avidow. 
Mother  Molster  as  she  was  known  to  many  (as  our  subject  was 
“Daddy”)  lived  eleven  years  thereafter  till  December  8,  1890,  and 
many  a sad  heart  or  sick  one  was  gladdened  by  her  visit,  generally 
with  some  delicately  prepared  food,  always  Avith  a sunny  smile.  The 
Avorlcl  is  better  for  their  living. 

Captain  Enos  Bascom  Moore, 

the  son  of  Levi  Moore  and  Amanda  Gunn,  his  Avife,  Avas  born  De- 
cember 27,  1823.  His  mother  Avas  a daughter  of  Samuel  Gunn,  one 
of  the  pioneers  of  Portsmouth,  Avho  has  a sketch  herein.  His 
grandfather  Avas  Phillip  Moore,  a native  of  Nerv  Jersey.  A fuller 
statement  of  the  ancestry  of  our  subject  will  be  found  under  the  title 
of  Capt.  Win.  Moore,  an  elder  brother. 

Enos  Moore  greAv  up  on  his  father’s  farm,  graduated  from  the 
country  school  of  his  vicinity,  and  Avas  preparing  to  enter  Delarvare 
College  with  a view  to  the  study  of  Hav.  At  this  time,  a flat-boat 
loaded  with  flour  from  Nerv  Orleans  came  down  the  river  and  landed  1 
at  the  bank  near  bis  father’s  farm.  Pie  Avas  invited  to  become  a 
part  of  the  crew  and  take  a trip  to  Nerv  Orleans.  If  he  did  so  he 
had  to  give  up  his  project  of  an  education  at  Delaware.  The  loA^e  of 


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adventure  was  too  strong,  he  decided  to  make  the  river  trip,  gave  up 
the  idea  of  being  a lawyer  and  followed  the  career  of  a boatman. 

For  forty-two  years  from  that  time  his  life  was  given  to  the  oc- 
cupation of  boating  on  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers.  For  ten 
years  he  served  as  a pilot  between  St.  Louis  and  New  Orleans,  and 
afterwards  as  a master.  In  1858,  he  and  Capt.  Duvall  Young  built 
the  steamer  “Champion"  and  ran  between  St.  Louis  and  New  Or- 
leans. The  breaking  out  of  the  war  compelled  the  abandonment  of 
the  trade  and  the  boat  was  sold.  Capt.  Enos  Moore  has  served  as 
master  on  no  less  than  forty  different  steamboats,  hut  most  of  his 
service  has  been  in  the  Cincinnati  and  Portsmouth  trade,  on  the  boats 
of  the  White  Collar  line,  in  which  company  he  was  largely  interested 
until  his  retirement  from  the  river  in  1889.  In  1863,  he  and  his 
brother,  William,  purchased  an  interest  in  the  foundry  and  machine 
business,  conducted  at  that  time  by  Murray  and  Stevenson.  The 
firm  was  originally  Murray,  Ward  and  Stevenson.  In  1863,  the 
Moore  brothers  purchased  the  business,  and  conducted  it  under  the 
firm  name  of  Murray,  Moore  & Company,  until  1872,  when  Mr. 
Murray  sold  out  his  interest  to  the  Moore  brothers ; and 

afterwards  the  business  was  in  corporated  as  the  Portsmouth 
Foundry  and  Machine  works,  and  has  been  conducted  as  such 

ever  since.  Capt.  Enos  Moore  is  now  president  of  the  company,  and 
has  been  for  a number  of  vea'rs.  Capt.  Moore  has  been  twice  mar- 
ried. first  to  Miss  Maria  Prime  Pratt,  of  Washington  County.  New 
York,  and  second  time  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Switzer,  of  Dayton,  Ohio. 
There  are  two  children  of  the  first  marriage:  Mrs.  Frances  Geiger 
of  Troy,  Ohio,  and  Mary  Young  Moore  at  home.  Of  the  second 
marriage,  the  children  are:  Ralph,  Lucy,  Edith  and  William.  Capt. 
Moore  is  a Republican  in  his  political  views.  He  has  been  a mem- 
ber of  the  First  Presbvterian  church  since  T862,  and  is  one  of  the 
board  of  ruling  elders. 

Capt.  Moore  is  a gentleman  of  the  most  agreeable  temperament 
He  is  always  calm  and  collected,  never  loses  his  equipoise.  As  a 

captain  of  a large  steamboat  he  was  unexcelled.  Whatever  dan- 

gers threatened,  he  was  equal  to  the  emergency,  and  never  was  taken 
off  his  guard.  No  matter  what  happened  he  was  always  ready  for 
it.  He  used  to  claim  to  the  passengers  on  the  old  “Bonanza”  that  they 
were  safer  on  his  boat  than  they  were  on  land,  and  they  believed  it. 
He  is  a gentleman  of  the  most  excellent  judgment  in  business  and 
in  social  affairs.  He  has  always  been  a most  pleasant  companion 
and  could  always  entertain  the  passengers  with  him  on  the  steam- 
boats, as  well  as  take  care  of  their  safety,  and  navigate  the  boat.  He 
looked  for  the  comfort  of  his  passengers  with  great  care,  and  it  was 
always  a real  pleasure  trip  to  travel  on  the  “Bonanza”  with  Capt. 
Moore  as  master.  He  has  made  as  excellent  a citizen  since  1889,  as 
before  that  he  did  a steamboat  master.  It  would  be  useless  to  at- 


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tempt  to  inventory  his  good  qualities,  he  has  so  many  of  them.  While 
his  life  has  been  mainly  devoted  to  business,  he  has  been  very  success- 
ful and  all  the  while,  has  enjoyed  the  highest  regard  of  all  who  knew 
him. 

Captain  'William  Moore 

was  born  October  8,  1815,  in  Alexandria,  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  His 
father  was  Levi  Moore,  born  in  Fayette  County,  Pa.,'  February  9. 
1793.  His  mother  was  Amanda  A.  Gunn,  daughter  ©f  Samuel  Gunn, 
who  was  born  in  Waterbury,  Conn.,  and  came  to  Portsmouth,  at  five 
years  of  age.  Levi  Moore  was  the  same  age  when  he  came  to  Scioto 
County  in  1797.  Philip  Moore,  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  born 
at  Allentown,  Pa.  Levi  Moore  had  the  following  children : our  sub- 
ject, the  eldest;  Milton,  died  in  Mississippi,  of  yellow  fever  in  1854; 
Maria,  -who  married  Solomon  B.  McCall ; Lora,  died  when  18  years 
of  age  ; Mary  Ellen,  died  about  the  age  of  twenty-five  ■ years ; Enos 
and  Samuel. 

Our  subject  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  did  not 
learn  any  trade.  He  labored  on  his  father’s  farm  until  he  was  about 
fifteen  years  of  age,  then  he  began  to  run  machinery  wherever  steam 
was  employed.  He  worked  for  Dr.  Offnere  in  the  old  Red  Mill,  as 
engineer  for  a year.  He  began  steamboating  for  Samuel  Coles  on 
the  steamer  “Home”  from  Cincinnati  to  Pittsburg,  as  engineer.  He 
went  to  Franklin  Furnace  and  was  engineer  for  Dan  Young  in  1837. 
The  year  1838  he  spent  on  his  father’s  farm  four  miles  below  Ports- 
mouth. In  1839,  he  made  a trip  to  New  Orleans  on  a flat  boat,  and 
while  there  became  an  engineer  on  a steamboat  on  the  Yazoo  river. 

He  built  the  steamboat  “Reliance,  " and  was  her  master  in  1841.  He 
was  then  a steamboat  engineer  for  two  years.  Then  he  was  off  the 
river  for  one  year ; and  in  the  meantime  ran  a flat  boat  of  corn  to 
New  Orleans  in  1845,  anc^  was  Y his  father’s  home  in  1846.  In 
7847,  lie  ran  t-ie  steamboat  “St.  McClean”  from  Yazoo  to  New  Or- 
leans. 

He  was  married  August  11,  1847,  t°  Elizabeth  Smith,  daughter 
of  John  F.  Smith,  and  her  mother  Margaret  Russell.  Directly  af- 
ter his  marriage,  he  went  to  New  Orleans  and  began  running  a corn 
sheller  on  the  steamboat,  “Grace  Darling,”  and  also  shelled  corn 
on  the  flat  boats.  He  was  then  employed  by  the  Yazoo  Packet  Com- 
pany, to  run  the  packet  “Hard  Times”  from  Yazoo  city  to  Vicks- 
burg, one  hundred  miles,  and  he  lived  in  Yazoo;  city.  He  was  mas- 
ter and  kept  at  that  for  four  years,  when  he  sold  her  in  1851.  He 
built  the  steamboat  “Home”  in  Cincinnati  in  the  summer  of  1855. 
and  the  “Hope”  in  1859,  and  run  her  until  the  war  broke  out  when 
the  Rebels  took  and  sunk  here.  Then  Capt.  Moore  stayed  at  home 
and  fished  until  he  could  get  a chance  to  escape  the  Rebels.  Gen.  I 
Heron  brought  an  expedition  up  the  Yazoo  in  1863,  and  Capt.  Moore 


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got  in  with  him  and  came  home.  He  then  went  into  a partnership 
with  David  N.  Murray  and  his  brother,  Enos  B.  Moore,  in  the  fall 
of  1863,  as  the  firm  of  Murray  & Co.  In  1878,  Murray  sold  out  and 
a corporation  was  formed,  under  which  the  business  has  been  con- 
ducted. This  corporation  was  called  the  Portsmouth  Foundry  and 
Machine  works.  Capt.  Moore  has  had  the  following  children : Lou- 
isiana, wife  of  James  W.  Ricker;  Mary;  Virginia,  married  E.  B. 
Greene;  Elizabeth,  married  R.  R.  Peebles.  He  has  two  sons,  Enos 
and  John.  He  has  been  a communicant  of  All  Saints  church  for 
many  years. 

Captain  Moore  has  been  a great  reader  and  accumulated  a large 
collection  of  books  which  he  sold  to  the  public  library  of  Portsmouth. 
He  is  quiet  and  retired  in  all  his  tastes  and  prefers  the  fellowship  of 
his  books,  papers  and  family  to  public  assemblies.  He  has  taken  no 
interest  in  political  affairs  since  the  war,  though  he  keeps  fully  in- 
formed in  all  public  affairs.  He  has  been  very  successful  as  a bus- 
iness man  and. devoted  all  his  life’s  energies  in  that  direction.  Capt. 
Moore  died  suddenly  on  Sunday,  June  22,  1902. 

David  Morrison 

was  born  September  16,  1807,  in  Pennsylvania.  He  was  a nephew  of 
John  Loughry.  He  went  from  Pennsylvania  direct  to  Rockville  to 
engage  in  business  under  Mr.  Loughry.  He  remained  with  John 
Loughry  from  about  1831  to  1841  as  superintendent  of  the  business 
of  quarrying  and  shipping  stone.  From  1841  to  1847,  be  was  en~ 
gaged  in  boating  on  the  Ohio  river.  He  owned  a towboat  and  a 
number  of  barges  and  engaged  in  transporting  heavy  goods  on  the 
Ohio  river.  From  18^1  to  1859,  he  resided  in  Covington,  Kentucky. 
He  bought  the  Judge  Mitchell  farm,  lately  owned  by  his  sons,  Albert 
R.  and  James  H.  Morrison,  removed  there  in  1859,  and  resided  there 
until  his  death,  though  he  never  was  at  any  time  a farmer,  but  was 
always  engaged  on  the  river. 

He  was  married  to  Martha  Mitchell,  the  daughter  of  Associate 
Judge  David  Mitchell,  on  the  28th  day  of  November,  183  s,  by  Rev. 
Eleazor  Brainard,  and  they  went  to  housekeeping  in  Rockville. 

He  was  a large  man,  weighing  over  two  hundred  and  fifty 
pounds  and,  was  always  active  and  energetic.  He  died  suddenly 
March  23,  1863,  from  the  effects  of  an  operation  on  his  eyes.  His 
wife  survived  him  until  March  18,  1886.  They  both  rest  in  the 
Mitchell  cemetery  on  the  hill  overlooking  the  former  home  of  Judge 
David  Mitchell,  her  father.  They  had  the  following  children  : Mary, 
wife  of  Loyal  Wilcox,  residing  in  Kansas,  who  has  a large  family 
and  a son  and  daughter  married ; Armour  Morrison,  resides  in  Chi- 
cago and  is  engaged  in  the  life  insurance  business;  Albert  R.  Mor- 
rison, married  Elizabeth  McMasters,  now  his  widow,  who  resides  in 
the  old  home  in  Nile  Township,  Scioto  County;  James  H.  Morrison, 
the  second  son,  died  September  23,  1901  ; Charles  W.  Morrison,  the 


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youngest  son,  is  a teacher  of  music  in  the  Conservatory  of  Music  at 
Oberlin  College,  and  has  been  so  engaged  for  the  last  twenty-three 
years.  He  went  there  as  a young  man  to  study  music  and  after  he 
had  completed  his  studies  there  and  'in  Europe,  he  was  engaged  to 
teach  and  has  remained  ever  since.  The  sons  are  and  were  all  like 
their  father,  active,  energetic  and  industrious  men. 

David  Whittaker  Muisphy, 


son  of  Recompense  Murphy  and  Catherine  Newkirk,  his  wife,  was 
born  in  Salem  County,  New  Jersey,  in  1800.  He  was  brought  bv 
his  parents  to  Adams  County  when  five  years  old. 

This  incident  occurred  when  our  subject  was  about  twelve  years 
of  age.  He  and  another  boy  near  his  own  age  were  crossing  the 
Ohio  river  in  a canoe,  one  sitting  at  either  end.  When  they  had  got- 
ten far  into  the  current,  they  noticed  a large  animal  swimming  to 
ward  them.  It  proved  to  be  a bear,  nearly  grown,  and  was  almost 
exhausted  by  its  efforts.  Seeing-  them,  it  made  for  their  canoe  and 
climbed  in.  The  boys,  of  course,  were  very  much  frightened,  but 
nevertheless,  continued  paddling  their  canoe  to  the  landing.  The 
moment  they  touched  the  shore,  bruin  sprang  out  and  disappeared. 
The  boys  were  as  glad  to  be  rid  of  their  shaggy  companion  as  he 
was  of  their  company. 

Our  subject  grew  to  manhood  in  Sandy  Springs  neighborhood 
having  the  advantages  of  such  schools  as  were  there,  having  the  fun 
and  sports  that  boys  of  his  time  were  privileged  to  have.  His  first 
wife  was  a Miss  Julia  Ann  Turner,  whom  he  married  in  Bracken 
County,  Kentucky-  By  this  marriage  there  were  two  sons  and  a 
daughter;  James,  William,  and  Anna  Maria.  The  sons  both  went 
south  before  the  Civil  War,  and  were  soldiers  in  the  Confederate 
Army.  William  was  Lieutenant  of  a Mississippi  Battery. 

David  Murphy’s  second  wife  was  Cynthia  Givens,  a widov 
whose  maiden  name  was  McCall.  The  children  of  this  marriage 
were:  David  A.,  married  to  Jennie  M.  Ball,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
now  living  at  Oxford,  O. ; Ella  M.  Evans,  wife  of  Mitchell  Evans,  a 
prominent  citizen  of  Scioto  County,  residing  at  Friendship,  Ohio: 
Leonidas  Hamline,  a partner  in  the  reccntlv  organized  shoe  house, 
The  Murphy  Shoe  Company,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  John  Fletcher 
Murphy,  a clerk  in  the  Auditor’s  office  of  the  Baltimore  & Ohio 
Southwestern  Railway  Company,  in  Cincinnati,  and  Miss  Tillie  M. 
Murphy,  residing  at  Valparaiso,  Indiana.  Our  subject  and  his  sec- 
ond wife,  Cynthia  Givens,  were  earnest  members  of  the  Methodist 
church  all  their  days.  Until  1848,  he  was  a farmer,  residing  in 
Adams  County,  Ohio.  In  that  year  he  left  Adams  County,  and  re- 
moved to  Buena  Vista,  just  over  the  line  of  Adams  County  in  Scioto 
County,  where  he  kept  a hotel  for  awhile.  He  was  postmaster  at 
Buena  Vista  from  1868  until  1873.  Elis  home  in  Buena  Vista  was 


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a delightful  one  where  it  was  always  pleasant  to  visit.  After  the 
death  of  his  second  wife,  in  1873,  he  made  his  home  with  his  daugh- 
ter. Mrs.  Evans,  of  Friendship,  Ohio,  until  his  death  in  1892. 

Mr-  Murphy  had  a great  deal  of  dry  humor  and  could  express 
himself  so  as  to  entertain  his  hearers  and  amuse  them  at  the  same 
time.  He  was  always  anti-slavery,  and  once,  a long  time  before 
the  war,  being  asked  if  he  would  help  execute  the  Fugitive  Slave 
Law,  he  said,  “Yes,  if  called  by  the  United  States  Marshal  to  be 
part  of  a posse  to  catch  fugitives,  I would  help,  as  I must  obey  the 
law,  but  I would  be  very  lame.”  He  served  as  a Justice  of  the  Peace 
in  the  two  counties  of  Adams  and  Scioto,' for  a period  of  fifty  years, 
and  his  decisions  gave  general  satisfaction.  He  would  draw  an  ordi- 
nary deed  as  well  as  any  lawyer.  In  politics,  he  rvas  a Whig,  until 
the  Republican  party,  was  organized,  when,  after  1856,  he  went  into 
that  party  and  remained  a member  of  it  during  his  life.  However,  he 
voted  for  Fillmore  for  president- in  1856,  because  he  felt  that  his  elec- 
tion would  better  preserve  the  LTnion.  In  i860,  he  voted  for  Lin- 
coln and  for  every  Republican  presidential  candidate  from  that  time 
until  1888,  his  last  presidential  vote,  which  was  for  Benjamin  Harri- 
son. He  died  in  February',  1892. 

Lorenzo  Dow  McKinney 

was  born  in  Madison  Township,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  June  17,  1816, 
He  was  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Catherine  (Samson)  McKinney,  and 
a grandson  of  Daniel  McKinney,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Scioto 
County.  He  lived  on  the  home  farm  until  he  grew  to  manhood,  has 
always  followed  farming  pursuits,  and  by  his  own  industry  has  ac- 
cumulated a large  property.  He  was  married  September  12,  1841, 
to  Isabinda  Stockham,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Hannah  Stockham, 
pioneers  of  Scioto  County.  She  was  born  February  26,  1819.  They 
■were  the  parents  of  eight  children,  two  of  whom  are  dead.  Those 
surviving  are:  William,  a farmer  of  Madison  Township;  Samantha, 
wife  of  Jacob  Deemer  of  Crabtree,  Ohio;  Ruth,  wife  of  Eli  Stout 
residing  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Maria,  wife  of  John  Decker  residing 
in  Los  Angles,  California ; Charles,  in  the  Steam  Shovel  Works  at 
Marion,  Ohio,  and  Eliza,  residing  in  Denver,  Colorado.  His  wife 
died  in  1886.  He  was  always  a Democrat  and  at  one  time  was  a 
member  of  the  LT.  B.  church,  but  is  no  longer. 

He  announced  his  intention  of  having  his  funeral  preached  on 
his  eightieth  birthday.  The  fact  was  heralded  all  over  the  United 
States  and  his  picture  was  printed  far  and  wide  in  all  the  great  news- 
papers. He  was  a widower  and  gave  it  out  that  if  he  survived  his 
funeral  he  would  marry  again.  That  was  published  broadcast  and 
he  was  deluged  with  offers  of  marriage  by  mail.  His  post  office  was 
Scioto  and  the  post  office  was  overwhelmed  with  scented  and  tender 
missives.  He  received  over  a hundred  such  offers.  They  were 


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from  old  women,  widows  with  children,  widows  without  children, 
and  young  misses.  Some  of  them  sent  photographs  and  three  of 
them  were  from  Portsmouth.  It  is  only  the  eccentric  people  in  this 
community  who  attract  attention.  Lorenzo  Dow  McKinney  was 
eighty  years  old  on  the  17th  day  of  June,  1896.  For  twenty-five 
years,  he  had  been  contemplating  having  his  funeral  sermon  preach- 
ed if  he  ever  reached  his  eightieth  birthday.  The  services  held  in  the 
grove  at  Fallen  Timber  were  carried  out  according  to  his  directions. 
Six  weeks  previous,  he  made  the  matter  public  and  it  was  published 
in  all  the  great  daily  newspapers  in  this  country  and  even  in  the  Lon- 
don Times.  The  place  was  on  the  farm  of  John  Diffen,  six  miles 
east  of  Lucasville,  Ohio.  There  were  6,000  to  8,000  people  present. 
The  newspaper  men  present  were : C.  I.  Barker,  George  Mitchell  and 
Walter  C.  Taylor  of  the  Blade;  E.  C.  Dover,  C.  A.  Goddard  and  H. 
E.  Taylor  of  the  Times. 

Rev.  Forest  E.  Evans  delivered  the  funeral  sermon.  He  re- 
sided at  Pride  in  Ross  County.  Ohio,  and  Fallen  Timber  was  one 
of  his  regular  appointments.  His  text  was  from  11  Timothy  IV 
Chapter,  6 verse,  “The  time  of  my  departure  is  at  hand.”  It  was  a 
funeral  without  a corpse.  Lhicle  Dow  was  seated  on  a round  plat- 
form, surrounded  by  a dozen  newspaper  reporters 1 and  listened  to  his 
funeral  sermon.  The  minister  gave  some  account  of  him.  The 
corpse  behaved  himself  properly  only  sometimes  he  talked  to  persons 
in  the  crowd  when  he  ought  to  have  been  listening  to  the  sermon.  Af- 
ter the  services  were  concluded,  each  man,  woman  and  child  present 
filed  past  the  platform  and  shook  hands  with  the  anticipated  corpse. 
It  took  an  hour  for  the  people  to  bid  him  farewell.  They  picniced 
on  the  ground  and  there  were  services  in  the  afternoon  at  2 p.  m.  and 
again  in  the  evening.  The  sentiment,  “I  would  not  live  always” 
lias  no  response  in  Dow  McKinney’s  heart.  He  would  live  always  if 
he  could,  and  enjoy  it  too. 

After  his  funeral  was  preached,  he  took  a long  trip  west,  and 
where  he  was  known,  he  had  an  ovation.  Everyone  who  had  heard  of 
the  man  who  had  had  his  funeral  preached  on  his  eightieth  birthday 
wanted  to  see  him  and  shake  hands  with  the  corpse.  Wherever  they 
found  him  out,  Uncle  Dow’s  receptions  vied  with  those  of  Prince 
Henry.  In  all  the  history  of  the  world,  “Lhicle  Dow,”  as  he  is  best 
known.  Charles  V.,  of  Spain  and  a Japanese  gentleman  are  the  only 
examples  of  those  who  have  had  their  funeral  sermons  preached  while 
they  lived. 

Lhicle  Dow  takes  life  easy.  He  never  worries  about  anything. 
That  is  perhaps  the  reason  he  has  lived  so  long.  At  eighty-six,  he  can 
take  a tramp  like  a young  man  and  there  is  nothing  that  he  enjoys 
more  than  a festive  occasion.  He  has  outlived  all  the  enmities  of  life 
and  having  a competence,  he  has  nothing  to  worry  about.  He  resides 


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in  New  Boston  with  a grand-daughter,  Mrs.  Thomas  Lantz,  and  does 
not  permit  a wave  of  trouble  to  roll  across  his  peaceful  soul. 

Colonel  John  McDonald 

was  born  in  Northumberland  County,  Pennslyvania,  January  28,  1775. 
His  father  was  William  McDonald  and  his  mother  Effie  McDonald, 
a distant  relative.  Pie  was  the  first  born  of  his  parents  and  had  four 
brothers:  Thomas,  James,  William  and  Hiram  and  two  sisters:  Nancy 
and  Henrietta.  Nancy  married  George  Duncan  McArthur  and  Hen- 
rietta married  Presley  Morris.  His  grandfather,  Thomas  McDonald 
was  a shepherd  in  Scotland,  born  near  Lock  Shin.  He  came  to 
America  in  1772.  William  McDonald,  father  of  our  subject,  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War  and  about  1780  crossed  the  moun- 
tains and  settled  in  the  Mingo  Bottoms  near  Steubenville,  where  he  re- 
mained until  1798,  when  he  removed  to  Washington,  Kentucky, 
where  he  lived  a number  of  years.  He  then  settled  in  Ohio.  He 
died  near  Chillicothe  on  the  6th  of  September,  1823,  and  his  wife 
died  on  the  10th  of  September  following.  They  were  buried  side  by 
side  on  Fruit  Hill.  The  husband  was  seventy-eight  and  his  wife 
sixty-eight. 

Our  subject  learned  to  be  a woodman  while  his  father  lived  at 
Steubenville.  He  was  a contemporary  with  Simon  Kenton,  General 
Nathaniel  Massie  and  others,  well  known  pioneers  of  Ohio.  He 
was  so  anxious  to  go  with  parties  from  Washington,  Ky.,  to  pur- 
sue Indians,  that  on  one  occasion,  he  stole  a rifle  and  joined  a party 
going  in  pursuit  of  the  Indians.  In  the  spring  of  1792,  he  joined 
General  Nathaniel  Massie’s  settlement  at  Manchester  and  was  en- 
gaged in  many  dangerous  expeditions.  During  the  Indian  war,  his 
life  was  one  of  extreme  hardship  and  constant  peril.  He  was  a boat- 
man, a hunter,  a ranger,  and  a surveyor.  In  1794,  in  Gen.  Wayne’s 
campaign  he  was  a member  of  a company  of  seventy-two  men,  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Ephraim  Kibby.  It  was  their  duty  to  traverse  the 
country  in  every  direction  in  front  of  the  regular  army. 

McDonald  was  a man  of  the  most  unquestionable  bravery,  per- 
severing and  wonderfully  ingenious  and  surveyed  over  the  entire  Vir- 
ginia district.  He  was  skilled  in  woodcraft  and  had  a thorough 
knowledge  of  Indian  habits  and  tactics.  He  was  courageous  enough 
to  attempt  any  task  and  he  was  judicious  enough  to  conduct  it  to  a 
successful  issue.  He  was  of  short  stature,  broad  built  and  heavily 
muscled  and  had  great  phvsical  power  and  ability  to  resist  fatigue. 
He  was  agile  and  active  and  always  on  the  alert.  He  was  married 
on  the  5th  of  February,  1799,  to  Catharine  Cutright,  and  in  1802,  set- 
tled on  Poplar  Ridge  in  Ross  County. 

He  was  elected  several  times  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  served 
as  a militia  officer,  being  Captain,  Major,  Lieutenant-Colonel  and  Col- 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


onel.  When  the  war  of  1812  broke  out,  he  enlisted  in  the  first  regi- 
ment of  Ohio  Volunteers  and  was  immediately  made  Paymaster  Gen- 
eral of  the  army.  Fie  went  to  Dayton  where  he  accepted  this  ap- 
pointment and  there  was  made  quartermaster  of  the  regiment  and 
served  in  both  capacities  until  General  Hull’s  surrender.  In  1813, 
he  was  made  a Captain  in  the  regular  army.  In  1814,  he  was  a Col- 
onel of  volunteers.  Fie  remained  in  the  service  until  peace  was  made 
in  1815. 

He  entered  the  Ohio  senate  December  7,  1816,  from  Ross  Coun- 
ty and  served  at  the  15th  and  16th  legislative  sessions.  On  Decem- 
ber 20,  1816,  Lawrence  County  was  organized.  During  his  second 
session  of  service,  on  December  2,  1817,  Brown  County  was  organ- 
ized and  Hocking  County  was  organized  December  17,  1813.  He 
removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  sometime  prior  to  1825  and  resided 
on  Front  street  with  his  family.  In  that  year,  he  was  Captain  of 
one  side  in  a great  squirrel  hunt,  which  took  place  in  Scioto  County. 
On  March  7,  1837,  he  was  elected  a councilman  of  Portsmouth,  for 
three  years,  by  27  votes  and  had  no  opposition.  He  served  the  first 
year  on  committee  on  streets  with  Doctor  Hempstead.  In  1828,  he 
was  on  the  committee  to  repair  the  public  well.  November  28, 
1S29,  he  vacated  his  office  and  William  Hall  was  elected  to  succeed 
him.  In  the  year  1827,  he  was  Assessor  for  Scioto  County.  He  re- 
turned to  his  Ross  County  farm  on  Poplar  Ridge,  late  in  1829,  where 
he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  days. 

In  1834,  he  began  writing  his  sketches  of  the  pioneers  with 
whom  he  had  been  familiarly  acquainted.  They  were  first  publish- 
ed in  the  Western  Christian  Advocate  and  four  of  the  more  import- 
ant biographies  were  published  in  book  form  in  1838,  and  known  as 
“McDonald's  Sketches.”  The  prospectus  of  his  work  was  publish- 
ed in  the  Portsmouth  papers.  When  published  it  sold  for  seventy- 
five  cents  but  the  books  are  rare  now  and  a copy  sells  for  five  dollars. 
He  was  not  an  educated  man  but  he  possessed  a strong  and  vigorous 
mind.  As  an  author,  he  was  very  modest  and  was  very  reticent  in 
regard  to  himself,  a matter  much  to  be  regretted  by  readers  of  this 
day  who  would  like  to  know  more  about  him.  His  work  was  valua- 
ble beyond  his  fondest  hope,  and  has  given  him  a place  in  the  minds 
and  hearts  of  the  thinking  people  of  the  present  time,  which  he 
never  thought  to  fill.  His  early  years  were  spent  in  the  midst  of 
excitement,  toil  and  conflict.  The  later  years  of  his  life  were  occu- 
pied in  the  promotion  of  public  good  and  almost  every  work  of  ma- 
terial and  moral  improvement  and  every  benevolent  enterprise  found 
in  him  an  unselfish  friend  and  warm  supporter.  He  died  September 
11,  1853,  after  a long  and  lingering  illness,  having  survived  his  wife 
over  three  years  and  his  intimate  friend  General  Nathaniel  Massie 
over  forty  years. 


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791 


Col.  John  McDonald  had  the  following  children : Effie,  born  on 
the  15th  day  of  January.  1801,  married  Henry  Core,  November  11. 
1817;  Maria,  born  on  the  14th  day  of  December,  1802,  married 
White  Morgan,  March  20,  1820;  Henrietta,  born  on  the  4th  day  of 
December,  1804,  was  never  married;  Nancy,  born  on  the  6th  day  of 
December,  -1806,  married  Enos  Gunn,  September,  1827;  Mary  Tee- 
ter, born  on  the  8th  day  of  July,  1808,  married  David  Core,  March, 
1833 ; John  Cutright,  born  November-26,  1809,  married  Hannah  Tee- 
ter, January  17,  1833;  Margaret,  born  on  the  20th  day  of  March, 
1811,  died  July  7,  1814.  Elizabeth,  married  to  John  B.  Morgan,  Oc- 
tober 7,  1820. 

Captain  John  McDowell 

was  born  September  24,  1798,  near  Winchester,  Virginia.  His 
father  was  Doctor  William  McDowell,  who  was  born  in  Ireland  and 
died  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  November  11,  1841,  in  his  81st  year.  His 
mother  Rachel  McClintick  was  born  in  Philadelphia  and  died  in 
Chillicothe,  in  1831,  in  her  60th  year.  In  1806,  his  father  removed  to 
Chillicothe.  In  1818,  our  subject  joined  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  He  was  married  September  20,  1820,  to  Mary  Whiting 
Jefferson. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  on  January  1,  1821,  with  his 
personal  goods,  overland  in  wagons  and  loaded  them  on  a keel  boat 
to  go  further  west.  After  they  were  loaded  the  boat  was  snagged 
and  sank  in  shoal  water  near  the  shore.  Their  goods  were  some- 
what damaged  by  water  and  they  took  them  out  and  put  them  in  an 
empty  warehouse  to  dry  out,  intending  to  resume  their  journey. 
While  waiting  for  their  goods  to  dry,  John  McDowell  concluded  to  try 
to  sell  some  goods  and  met  with  so  much  encouragement,  he  concluded 
to  remain  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  a zealous  and  earnest  member  of 
the  M.  E.  church  and  lived  his  religion,  every  day.  In  1821,  he  was 
appointed  a class  leader  in  the  Methodist  church  and  took  part  in 
organizing  the  first  Sunday  school.  This  Sunday  school  met  at 
the  Academy  on  Fourth  and  Market  streets  until  1834,  when  the 
church  on  Second  street  was  built,  after  which  it  was  held  there. 

In  1827,  he  was  a Captain  of  a Light  Infantry  Company  of  the 
Ohio  Militia  and  served  five  years.  In  1823,  he  was  an  Overseer 
of  the  Poor  of  Wayne  Township  and  was  such  in  1826  and  1834.  In 
1832,  he  built  the  steamboat  “Diana,”  and  ran  her  as  master.  He 
and  Captain  Davis  built  the  “Scioto  Valley,”  a fine  side  wheel  boat. 
In  1834,  he  was  in  the  Commission  business  with  James  W.  Davis 
as  McDowell  and  Davis  and  was  associated  with  him  for  many  years. 
In  1836,  he  purchased  of  C.  C.  Hyatt  and  moved  into  the  Moses 
Gregory  property  on  the  north  side  of  Third  street  and  remained 
there  until  he  moved  into  the  William  Knowles  residence  on  Second 
street,  built  by  Captain  Frank  Oakes.  Then  the  B.  Ivepner  property 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


on  Second  Street  was  bought,  and  the  family  afterward  resided  there. 
In  1839,  he  was  inspector  of  the  schools. 

In  1839,  he  kept  ferry  across  the  Ohio  at  Portsmouth  and  paid 
a license  of  $50.00  per  year.  He  was  to  cross  every  half  hour  in 
daylight  from  May  to  December,  and  every  hour  the  remainder  of 
the  year.  In  1840,  he  was  Treasurer  of  the  Portsmouth  and  Co- 
lumbus Turnpike  Company.  In  1842,  he  was  agent  of  the  Columbus 
Insurance  Company.  In  1842,  he  was  elected  mayor  of  Portsmouth 
and  served  two  years.  In  1846,  he  was  active  in  the  Sons  of  Tem- 
perance. Pie  was  County  Infirmary  Director  from  1848  to  1854; 
1865  to  1868  he  was  County  Commissioner.  In  1853,  he  and  Cap- 
tain A.  W.  Williamson  established  a wharfboat  and  paid  the  city 
$295  per  year  wharfage.  In  1861,  he  was  Captain  of  a Military 
Company,  known  as  the  “Silver  Grays.”  No  man  under  forty-five 
years  could  be  a member.  From  1873  to  1875,  he  was  one  of  the 
City  Infirmary  Directors.  He  built  the  three  story  brick  on  Front 
street,  just  south  of  the  Washington  hotel.  For  years  he  conducted 
a commission  business  in  Portsmouth. 

In  his  political  views  he  was  first  a Whig  and  afterwards  a Re 
publican.  In  his  church,  he  was  esteemed  one  of  the  Saints  on 
earth,  and  in  the  latter  years  of  his  life  was  affectionately  referred  to 
as  Father  McDowell.  He  was  one  of  the  few  men  as  to  whom  every- 
one agreed  that  his  life  accorded  with  his  professions.  'In  his  lat- 
ter years,  had  anyone  inquired  as  to  the  best  man  in  Portsmouth,  in 
virtues,  Father  McDowell’s  would  have  been  the  first  name  used.  lie 
was  a citizen  whose  memory  should  be  sacredly  cherished  by  his 
townsmen  as  the  record  and  exemplification  of  all  the  Christian  vir- 
tues. He  died  March  20,  1876,  leaving  a widow,  five  sons  and 
two  daughters. 

David  Nevin  Murray 


was  born  in  Gallowayshire,  Scotland,  May  23,  1814.  His  parents 
were  John  Murray  and  Hannah  (McKean)  Murray.  He  was  rear- 
ed on  a farm  and  received  a good  education  in  his  native  country. 
When  a lad  of  seventeen,  having  a desire  to  try  the  fortunes  of  the 
new  world,  he  embarked  for  the  United  States,  and  landed  at  St. 
Andrews,  New  Brunswick,  in  July,  1831.  There  he  clerked  in  a 
wholesale  dry  goods  and  hardware  store  for  three  years.  In  183-1, 
he  removed  to  Brighton,  Beaver  County,  Pennsylvania,  his  father  s 
family,  having  come  to  America  and  located  at  that  place. 
He  was  engaged  as  a clerk  there  until  1837,  at  which  time  his  father 
removed  to  Morgan  County,  Illinois,  and  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and 
became  a member  of  the  hardware  firm  of  McNairn  & Murray  and  so 
continued  for  six  years.  After  the  dissolution  of  this  partnership, 
Mr.  Murray  carried  on  the  hardware  business  for  some  twenty-five 
years,  thus  making  thirty-one  years  in  which  he  was  engaged  in  the 
hardware  trade.  In  1854,  he  with  Messrs.  Ward  & Stevenson  erect- 


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ed  the  machine  shops  and  foundry  in  Portsmouth,  now  owned  by  the 
Portsmouth  Foundry  and  Machine  works.  In  1857,  Mr.  Ward  sold 
out  and  the  firm  was  Murray  & Stevenson.  In  that  year,  Mr.  Mur- 
ray offered  to  sell  the  whole  property  for  $10,000,  but  could  not.  It 
was  to  avert  the  panic  of  that  year  that  he  offered  so  low.  After- 
wards when  he  sold  out,  he  received  $138,000  for  his  interest  from 
Moore  brothers.  These  shops  built  the  cars  for  the  railroad  from 
Portsmouth  to  Hamden,  then  known  as  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Val- 
ley Railroad.  When  that  company  failed,  Murray  & Stevenson  were 
their  creditors  to  the  amount  of  $69,000  of  which  the  firm  lost  some 
$9,000.  In  1855,  Mr.  Murray  built  the  Portsmouth  Rolling  Mill, 
assisted  by  James  W.  Davis  and  Charles  A.  M.  Damarin.  They  each 
put  in  $10,000.  They  afterwards  took  in  seven  more  partners  and 
made  the  capital  stock  $100,000.  In  1857,  it  went  down  and  its 
debts  were  paid  by  five  out  of  the  ten  partners,  Mr.  Murray  being 
one  of  the  five.  In  1862,  he  and  other  prominent  business  men  of 
Portsmouth  undertook  to  get  a National  armory  at  Portsmouth  but 
failed.  In  1871,  he  was  interested  in  building  the  Portsmouth  Agri- 
cultural Works,  which  failed  in  1874.  In  1875,  he  organized  the 
Citizens’  Savings  Bank  of  Portsmouth,  and  at  the  outset  owned  half 
its  stock,  and  was  its  president.  He  was  a member  of  the  School 
Board  as  early  as  1849.  In  1882,  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
Board  of  Education  and  served  several  years  as  a member  and  was 
also  its  treasurer.  From  1875  until  1880,  he  was  a member  of  the 
Board  of  Health  and  was  for  two  years  president  of  the  Board  of 
Trade.  He  was  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church  for  forty-two 
years,  and  a teacher  or  superintendent  in  the  Sunday  school  for  forty- 
seven  years.  He  was  the  first  man  to  introduce  the  plan  for  the  super- 
annuated ministers’  fund  in  his  church.  He  was  also  the  first  to  es- 
tablish a young  men’s  prayer  meeting  in  the  Presbyterian  church  in 
Portsmouth.  He  was  a staunch  Republican.  His  first  wife  was 
Isabella  McNairn,  whom  he  married  May  23,  1839.  She  died  April 
28,  1849,  leaving  three  children:  Joseph,  now  in  Grand  Rapids,  Hi- 
ram B.,  a resident  of  Portsmouth  and  Mary  deceased.  May  14,  1850, 
he  was  married  to  Harriet  White,  daughter  of  Josiah  White  of  Had- 
ley, Massachusetts.  There  were  seven  children  of  this  marriage ; 
the  survivors  are : Emma,  the  wife  of  J.  Boyd  Herron,  of  Chicago, 
Ills.;  Addie,  the  wife  of  John  Naesmith,  of  Marion,  Ind. ; Lucile, 
the  wife  of  William  A.  Harper  of  Portsmouth,  and  Maggie,  the 
wife  of  Mr.  Kernel'  living  in  Columbus.  Mrs.  Harriet  Murray  is  de- 
ceased. Mr.  Murray  died  August  13,  1895.  At  one  time,  he  was 
worth  $100,000,  but  lost  every  cent  of  it  before  his  death. 

Colonel  Jacob  Noel 

was  born  in  1778  in  Virginia.  In  1809  he  was  a commissioner  of 
the  County  and  served  as  such  until  1823,  a period  of  fourteen  years. 


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In  1810,  1815,  and  1817,  he  was  a supervisor  of  Wayne  Township. 
In  1817  he  was  also  a Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Wayne  Township.  In 
1818  he  was  an  overseer  of  the  poor.  He  was  a Colonel  of  the 
Militia.  He  appears  to  have  been  a popular  citizen,  capable  and  high- 
ly appreciated. 

He  died  June  27,  1828,  in  the  50th  year  of  his  age  and  is  buried 
in  the  Noel  graveyard  on  the  Nicholas  Gable  farm.  Mrs.  Joseph 
Briggs  is  a granddaughter  of  his. 

Aaron  Noel 

was  born  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  July  13,  1807.  His  father  was 
Philip  Noel,  a native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name 
was  Susannah  Putnam,  a native  of  Virginia.  His  parents  had  thir- 
teen children,  Aaron  being  next  to  the  youngest.  His  father  emi- 
grated from  Virginia  in  1798,  with  his  wife  and  seven  children, 
Peter,  John,  Philip,  and  Jacob  P.,  Mary,  Solomon  and  Catherine. 
After  his  location  in  the  northwest  territory,  Isaac,  David,  Margaret, 
Aaron  and  Elijah  were  born.  Philip  Noel  came  to  Wheeling  by 
land  and  thence  to  the  town  of  Jackson,  from  there  he  removed  to 
Oldtown.  He  was  a weaver  by  trade  and  a great  hunter.  He  died 
in  the  year  1849,  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  years,  and  his  wife  died 
October  11,  1851.  Aaron’s  four  brothers,  Peter,  John,  Philip  and 
Jacob  P.,  were  in  Captain  Roup’s  Company,  in  the  war  of  1812,  and 
were  surrendered  by  Hull  at  Detroit.  Aaron  worked  on  the  farm 
until  he  was  of  age,  and  he  also  learned  the  trade  of  a baker,  and 
worked  at  it  for  his  brother,  Jacob  P.,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  for  eight 
years.  Aaron  Noel  never  saw  window  glass  till  he  was  five  years 
old.  His  father’s  house  till  that  time  had  greased  paper  for  lights. 
In  1814,  his  father  built  a frame  house,  where  Michael  J.  Noel  now 
lives  and  it  was  used  for  an  inn  for  thirty-eight  years.  In  1831,  he 
traded  on  a boat  on  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers,  selling  dry 
goods,  groceries,  etc.  In  1832  to  1835,  he  conducted  a dry  goods 
store  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  After  that,  he  went  back  to  farming. 
August  15,  1844,  he  was  on  tfm  Whig  Central  Committee.  October 
8,  1867,  he  was  elected  County  Treasurer  on  the  Democratic  ticket, 
and  he  served  one  term.  The  vote  stood  Charles  A.  Barton,  2,344: 
Aaron  Noel,  2,503;  Noel’s  majority,  159.  In  October,  1869,  he  was 
again  a candidate  for  County  Treasurer,  but  was  defeated.  He  re- 
ceived 2,078  votes  to  2,530  for  his  opponent,  Charles  Slavens,  his 
son-in-law,  majority  of  452.  He  has  been  a trustee  of  Clay  Town- 
ship a number  of  times.  In  1886,  he  owned  600  acres  of  land  within 
four  miles  of  Portsmouth,  all  highly  improved.  He  was  married 
Tune  3,  1832,  to  Catharine  Ann  Orm.  She  died  February  25,  1864. 
They  had  eleven  children.  His  son,  Nathan  Milton  was  drowned  in 
the  Scioto  river,  November,  1855,  aged  twenty-two  years,  three 
weeks  after  his  marriage.  His  older  children  : were  Josiah  O.,  Ann 


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Eliza,  married  Henry  Briggs,  John  Philip,  Elizabeth  S.,  Aaron  T., 
Mary  C.,  married  Charles  Slavens,  Jacob  S.,  Oscar  B.,  Maggie  J.  and 
Sarah  M.  Pie  was  a Whig  during  the  continuance  of  that  party,  and 
then  became  a Democrat.  Mr.  Noel  died  April  i,  1895,  011  the  same 
farm  on  which  he  was  born.  He  was  a very  generous  man  and 
hospitable.  He  was  firm  in  his  convictions  and  not  easily  moved. 
He  could  be  led  but  not  driven.  He  was  remarkably  charitable  to 
the  poor.  He  was  never  anti-slavery  in  his  views  and  this  fact  caus- 
ed him  to  join  the  Democratic  party  when  the  Whig  party  dissolved. 
He  was  a man  of  great  public  spirit  and  in  favor  of  public  improve- 
ments. He  gave  the  Scioto  Valley  Railway  the  right  of  way 
through  his  lands,  a distance  of  three-fourths  of  a mile.  Mr.  Noel 
was  a very  agreeable  companion  and  was  always  disposed  to  make 
the  best  of  every  situation.  He  accumulated  much  wealth  in  land 
and  money  and  was  very  liberal  with  it  to  his  children,  to  charity  and 
public  enterprises.  Pie  was  the  last  survivor  of  the  early  Scioto  Val- 
ley farmers,  a hardy  race  who  conquered  the  forest  and  gave  their 
descendants  good  estate. 

Abraham  GoodfNoel 

was  born  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  six  miles  northwest  of  Portsmouth, 
January  29,  1809.  His  grandfather  Peter  Noel  is  said  to  have  come 
to  America  from  Holland,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Revolutionary  war 
and  to  have  enlisted  in  that  war  from  Virginia  and  served  during 
the  contest.  After  coming  to  this  country  he  learned  the  trade  of  a 
[weaver.  In  1793,  he  removed  to  the  Northwest  Territory  where 
he  died. 

His  wife  was  Sophia  Good  and  he  had  thirteen  children,  all  of 
whom  grew  to  maturity  and  married.  The  third  of  these,  Peter,  was 
fourteen  years  old  when  the  family  located  in  the  Northwest  Terri- 
tory. He  learned  the  trade  of  a gunsmith,  which  he  followed  much 
of  his  life.  He  was  an  expert  marksman.  He  was  in  the  war  of 
1812,  and  was  a scout  and  guide.  For  this  work  of  guide  he  was 
well  adapted,  for  he  was  a thorough  woodsman  and  could  tell  the 
points  of  the  compass  at  night  by  feeling  the  bark  of  the  trees.  He 
was  at  Finley’s  block  house,  eighteen  miles  from  Detroit,  when  noti- 
fied of  Hull’s  surrender  and  paroled.  He  was  taken  sick  immediately 
after,  and  it  is  said  that  on  recovering,  he  re-enlisted  in  the  war  of 
1812,  in  which  he  was  promoted  to  be  a Colonel. 

He  left  Ohio  in  1850,  and  went  to  Will  County,  Illinois,  where 
he  died  in  the  spring  of  1851.  He  was  a large  land  owner  in  Ohio, 
iat  the  time  he  left  the  state.  In  politics,  he  was  a Whig  and  it  is  said 
that  in  1840  there  were  76  Noels  in  Scioto  County  who  voted  the 
Whig  ticket.  In  the  militia  he  commanded  a company  of  riflemen 
•and  he  was  a great  hunter. 


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In  1833,  our  subject  and  two  others  were  out  hunting  at 
the  time  of  the  shooting  stars,  which  made  the  night  light  as  day,  an 
interesting  phenomenon  which  our  subject  vividly  recalls.  In  the 
month  of  October,  1833,  Peter  Noel,  father  of  our  subject,  shot  47 
deer  and  our  subject  37,  while  one  was  shot  by  both,  making  a total 
of  85,  which  suggests  that  there  ought  to  have  been  a law  for  the 
protection  of  game  at  that  time. 

Peter  Noel,  father  of  our  subject,  married  Susannah,  daughter  of 
Joseph  DeFeurt,  said  to  have  belonged  to  the  nobility  of  France,  who 
came  to  America,  and  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  settled  ir 
New  Jersey  and  afterwards  removed  from  there  to  Ohio,  making  the 
trip  in  the  same  boat  with  Peter  Noel.  Peter  Noel’s  children  were 
Joseph,  Abraham  G.,  Mary,  Sophia  and  Mercy,  all  of  whom  are  de- 
ceased. 

Our  subject  obtained  what  was  then  considered  a good,  practi- 
cal education  in  the  subscription  schools.  November  9,  1837,  he 
married  Evelina  Glasscock,  the  daughter  of  Gregory  and  Elizabeth 
( White)  Glasscock,  the  latter  a cousin  of  Zachary  Taylor  Her 
father,  Warner  White,  a native  ©f  Virginia,  but  for  years  a resident 
of  Ohio,  served  in  the  Revolution.  She  was  born  and  reared  in 
Brown  County,  Ohio. 

After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Noel  bought  a farm  and  began  life  for 
himself.  In  1844,  he  removed  to  Indiana,  and  to  Will  County. 
Illinois  in  1848.  Since  1850,  he  has  resided  in  Joliet  or  near  there. 
He  was  a farmer  until  1885,  when  he  moved  to  town.  For  many  years 
he  served  as  a school  trustee  in  Joliet,  and  was  regarded  as  a man  of 
good  judgment  and  had  great  influence  in  his  community.  In  Iris 
political  views,  he  was  a Republican. 

He  had  five  daughters:  Mary,  the  wife  of  Lewis  Linebarger,  a 
banker  of  Orient,  Adair  County,  Iowa;  Sophia  L.,  died  in  1890:  Su- 
sanna E.,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Campbell,  a grain  dealer  of  Lacon,  Il- 
linois; Sarah,  married  James  Watkins  and  is  now  deceased;  Melvina 
M.,  widow  of  Carlos  F.  Long,  resides  at  Joliet.  He  has  four  grand- 
children: H.  Norwood  Linebarger,  a banker  at  Greenfield,  Iowa:  and 
Sarah  E.  Linebarger,  the  wife  of  A.  A.  Wright,  a banker  of  Kent, 
Iowa;  Ethel  M.  Campbell,  a water  color  artist  of  New  York  city  and 
Harry  Noel  Campbell,  who  resides  in  Chicago.  He  also  has  four 
great  grandchildren. 


Mr.  Noel  died  February  5,  1902,  aged  ninety-three  years,  at  his 
home  in  Joliet,  of  injuries  resulting  from  a fall.  He  furnished  the 
account  of  the  shooting  stars  on  November  13,  1833,  which  is  pub- 
lished in  this  book.  He  also  furnished  a list  of  the  animals,  birds, 
trees  and  plants  of  this  county  when  he  was  a youth,  which  will  be 
found  herein.  He  was  a citizen  highly  respected  at  Joliet  and  was 
noted  for  his  honor  and  integrity  in  the  whole  course  of  his  long 
life. 


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797 


PHilip  William  Noel 

was  born  on  the  George  Davis  farm,  September  16,  1824.  His  fath- 
er was  Solomon  Noel  and  his  mother  Mary  Huston,  daughter  of 
Joseph  Huston. 

His  education  was  obtained  by  attending  a country  school,  a 
month  and  a half  each  winter,  commencing  in  December  and  quit- 
ting in  February  to  make  maple  sugar.  He  lived  in  the  Davis  Bot- 
toms till  he  was  eight  years  old.  He  was  run  out  in  1832  and 
moved  to  the  Hereodh  farm.  In  1834,  he  moved  to  where  he  now 
lives. 

He  was  elected  Clerk  of  Clay  Township  in  1847  and  served  four- 
teen years.  He  was  treasurer  of  the  Township  for  ten  years.  He 
was  county  Treasurer  from  i860  to  1864  and  Auditor  from  1865  to 
1869.  He  has  always  been  a Republican  and  was  formerly  very  ac- 
tive in  politics. 

He  was  married  January  3,  1830,  to  Harriet  Oldfield,  daughter 
of  Judge  Oldfield.  She  died  February  13,  1851,  leaving  one  son, 
John  F.,  still  living.  He  was  again  married  April  3,  1861,  to  Miss 
Sophia  S.  Chase.  She  died,  June  14,  1873,  leaving  three  daughters: 
Janette  C.,  Anna  Sophia  and  Elsie  Catherine. 

Joshua  Oakes. 

Joshua  Oakes  was  born  at  Haverhill,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  Jan- 
uary 11,  1826.  His  father,  Ephraim  Oakes,  was  born  at  Long  Is- 
land, February  1,  1796,  and  came  to  Ohio  when  about  twenty-one 
! years  of  age,  being  one  of  the  early  settlers,  suffering  the  hardships 
incident  to  pioneer  life,  and  in  the  course  of  time  amassed  a consid- 
erable fortune.  He  lived  to  see  a large  family  of  children,  grandchil- 
dren and  great-grandchildren  bear  his  name,  dying  at  the  ripe  age  of 
ninety-two.  Joshua  Oakes,  his  eldest  son,  soon  after  attaining  his 
majority,  went  to  Illinois,  where  he  operated  a saw  mill  for  three 
. years.  Returning  to  Ohio,  he  purchased  the  ferry  at  Haverhill, 
running  it  for  seven  years,  when  in  1857  he  bought  a farm  of  two 
hundred  acres  in  Green  Township,  on  a portion  of  which  he  now  re- 
sides. On  this  land,  in  1877,  he  erected  the  tile  factory  which  has 
.since  grown  to  extensive  proportions,  and  is  one  of  the  thriving  en- 
terprises of  the  county. 

January  10,  1850,  he  was  married  to  Temperance,  daughter  of 
Jesse  Marshall  and  Mary  Gervais  Serot  Marshall,  who  was  born 
June  21,  1791,  at  the  French  Settlement  at  Gallipolis,  and  who  has 
always  been  claimed  by  her  relatives  and  descendants  to  have  been 
the  first  white  child  born  in  that  settlement.  Her  parents,  Marie 
Avaligne.  and  Peter  Serot,  were  married  in  Christ  church,  Alexan- 
dria, Va.,  just  after  landing  in  America.  In  token  of  her  being  the 
first  white  child  born,  sbe  was  given  two  town  lots  and  a half  dozen 
'solid  silver  teaspoons  and  table  spoons,  each  inscribed  with  her  bap- 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


tismal  name.  “Mary  Gervais,”  by  the  members  of  the  French  colony. 

Joshua  Oakes  and  Temperance  M.  Oakes  were  the  parents  of 
eight  children,  all  of  whom  are  living:  Mary  C.,  the  wife  of  Charles 
W.  Austin,  residing  in  Lawrence  County,  Ohio;  A.  Davis,  Oscar  F., 
and  Frank  E..  residing  on  the  home  farm;  Ella  T.,  the  wife  of  Samuel 
Matheson,  residing  at  Charleston,  West  Virginia;  Elona  O.,  the  wife 
of  Eilmore  Musser,  and  A.  Elmore,  residing  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio; 
and  C.  Henry  residing  at  Yazoo  city,  Mississippi.  The  mother  pass- 
ed to  her  reward,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two  years,  on  March  io,  1901, 
after  having  celebrated  with  her  husband,  the  fifty-first  anniversary 
of  their  marriage.  Joshua  Oakes  is  still  vigorous  in  mind  and  body, 
is  a practical  farmer,  a prosperous  manufacturer,  a good  citizen  and 
a kind  parent. 

Doctor  Jacob  Offnere 

was  born  October  4,  1775,  in  Virginia.  His  father  was  Samuel  Off- 
nere,  a native  of  the  Canton  of  Berne  in  Switzerland.  His  mother  was 
Sarah  Carpenter,  only  daughter  of  a Dr.  Carpenter  of  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.  He  studied  medicine  with  her  father.  The  name 
Carpenter  is  a translation  of  the  German  name  Zimmerman  which 
was  the  name  the  family  bore  in  Germany.  Dr.  James  Offnere 
was  the  eldest  son  and  he  studied  medicine.  When  he  came  to 
Scioto  County,  he  had  his  diploma  as  a Doctor  of  Medicine,  a horse, 
saddle,  bridle  and  saddle  bags.  At  the  close  of  his  life  he  was  in  as 
good  circumstances  as  any  one  in  Portsmouth.  One  of  his  mother’s 
ancestors  was  a Dr.  Zimmerman,  physician  to  Frederick  the  Great 
of  Prussia. 

Samuel  Offnere  lived  in  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  and  was  the  owner 
of  “Wheatland,”  the  estate  afterwards  owned  by  James  Buchanan. 
He  was  readv  to  endorse  for  his  neighbors,  and  lost  all  lie  had. 
including  “Wheatland.”  Everything  was  sold  and  he  died.  H'.s 
wife  then  began  the  practice  of  medicine  and  thus  supported  herself 
and  children.  Her  sons  Jacob  and  George -came  to  Portsmouth.  Dr. 
Tacob  built  a brick  house  on  his  farm  near  the  river,  the  present  Darn- 
arin  farm,  and  was  residing  there  in  1816.  When  he  moved  to 
Portsmouth,  in  T823,  he  built  a red  brick  house  on  the  street  just  east 
of  the  first  alley  above  Market  street  on  Front  street.  It  had  a hall 
through  the  center  and  a large  flower  garden  back.  Mrs.  Harriet 
Damarin  was  married  in  that  house.  They  had  three  children,  a 
daughter  Caroline  and  a son  Samuel,  both  of  whom  died  young. 

He  did  not  practise  his  profession  subsequent  to  1830.  Fie  had 
a natural  adaptability  for  business  and  followed  it.  He  was  conserv- 
ative in  all  matters  prudent  and  economical.  He  knew  when  to  buy 
and  when  to  sell,  but  he  did  very  little  selling.  He  invested  in  real  es- 
tate as  opportunities  offered  and  held  it  as  did  his  descendants  after 
him,  until  now  it  is  in  the  possession  of  the  third  generation. 


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799 


The  first  official  recognition  of  him  at  Portsmouth,  was  in  1810, 
when  he  was  elected  treasurer  of  Wayne  Township  and  refused  to 
serve.  In  1817,  he  was  elected  township  road  supervisor  and  served. 
He  evidently  wanted  good  roads  and  to  keep  out  of  the  mud,  and  to 
do  so  was  obliged  to  accept  the  office.  From  1819  to  1823,  he  served 
as  county  Treasurer  being  appointed  in  June  of  each  year.  In  1820, 
he  served  as  township  Clerk  of  Wayne  Township.  In  1823,  the  town 
authorities  appointed  him  and  Drs.  Waller  and  Hempstead  to  inves- 
tigate the  slaughter  houses,  then  being  conducted  in  Portsmouth, 
with  a view  to  report  to  what  extent,  if  any,  they  affected  the  public 
health.  Their  report  was  not  a matter  of  record.  In  July,  1823,  he 
was  elected  a member  of  the  town  council,  but  refused  to  serve.  In 
1824,  he  was  one  of  the  three  health  officers  of  Portsmouth,  the  oth- 
ers being  physicians.  This  particular  Board  of  Health  officers  was 
the  beginning  of  a Board  of  Health  in  Portsmouth,  and  it  was  sug- 
gested by  Mr.  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  the  year  previous. 

In  1825,  Dr.  Offnere  was  supervisor  of  the  East  ward  in  Ports- 
mouth. being  all  that  part  of  the  town,  east  of  Market  street.  The 
office  was  then  the  same  as  street  commissioner  now,  but  for  only  one- 
half  of  the  town.  In  1823,  he  was  elected  treasurer  of  Wayne  Town- 
ship and  was  re-elected  each  and  every  April  thereafter,  .except  1836 
until  1842,  when  he  retired  and  was  succeeded  by  William  G.  Whit- 
ney. Apparently  he  was  elected  without  opposition.  A singular 
thing  occurred  in  1836.  John  Smith,  grandfather  of  our  Col.  Flovd 
L.  Smith  was  elected  by  71  votes  to  15  for  Doctor  Offnere.  Doc- 
tor Offnere  was  not  a candidate  in  seeking  the  office  and  whatever 
may  be  the  cause  of  his  being  dropped  in  1836,  the  Township  was 
sorry  for  it  and  re-elected  him  in  1837,  and  thereafter  until  1842. 

His  wife,  Mary  Harness,  was  born  October  4,  1775,  and  died 
April  9,  1843.  Fie  never  married.  His  daughter  Harriet  mar- 
ried Charles  A.  M.  Damarin  and  his  grand  children  are  the  well 
known  members  of  the  Damarin  family. 

In  1820.  he  was  carrying  on  a nail  factory  in  Portsmouth.  In 

1839,  he  was  a Director  of  the  Commercial  bank  in  Portsmouth.  In 

1840,  he  was  a Health  Officer  in  Portsmouth.  His  principal  business 
in  Portsmouth  was  conducting  a mill  which  stood  on  what  is  known 
as  the  York  place.  In  this  business,  George  Corwine  was  his  partner 
for  a long  time  and  the  firm  was  Corwine  & Offnere.  They  were  in 
business  many  years  anfl  were  quite  successful.  Doctor  Offnere  had 
the  faculty  of  King  Midas.  He  was  always  successful  in  business. 
He  was  exact  and  precise  in  all  his  business  methods  and  far  seeing. 

He  had  a patent  from  the  United  States  for  the  400  acres  con- 
stituting fractional  section  14,  township  1,  range  21,  what  is  now  the 
Damarin  farm,  and  there  has  never  been  a conveyance  of  it  since  the 
patent.  It  descended  to  his  daughter  and  from  her  to  her  children. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


His  interest  in  Wayne  Township  is  easily  accounted  for.  He 
owned  considerable  real  estate  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  Township 
and  was  desirous  of  good  roads  and  improvements.  Doctor  Offnere 
bought  real  estate  to  a considerable  extent,  but  the  author  cannot  find 
that  he  ever  sold  any.  He  held  what  he  purchased  and  it  descended 
to  his  heirs.  He  was  a prominent  Mason  and  contributed  liberally 
to  build  the  present  Masonic  Temple.  He  was  a useful  and  valuable 
citizen  and  contributed  much  to  the  material  progress  of  the  town  of 
his  adoption.  He  died  December  12,  1859,  aged  eighty-three  years, 
seven  months  and  twenty-three  days. 

j 

John  Ormp 

was  born  March  28,  1774,  near  Hagerstown,  in  Maryland.  His  par- 
ents were  from  England,  and  the  name  was  originally  thought  to  have 
been  Arms.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Graham,  about  the  year 
1748,  at  Hagerstown,  Maryland.  They  had  eight  children,  the  first 
seven  of  whom  were  born  in  Maryland.  John  Orme,  his  wife  and 
seven  children  came  from  Hagerstown,  Maryland,  to  the  Ohio  river 
at  Wheeling,  in  wagons.  They  traveled  muddy  roads  and  country 
with  no  roads  at  all,  climbed  over  hills,  and  forded  rivers  and  creek" 
till  they  reached  the  Ohio  river.  Then  he  purchased  a family  boat 
and  went  in  it  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  rented  what  was  then  called 
the  Offnere  farm  near  Gallia  and  Offnere  streets.  His  family  lived 
there  in  a log  house  for  several  years  and  then  they  purchased  land 
about  four  miles  north  of  Portsmouth  on  the  Chillicothe  pike,  and 
moved  there.  John  Orme  was  a tall  man,  fully  six  feet  high,  wore 
side  whiskers,  and  had  a slight  stoop  in  the  shoulders. 

His  eldest  son  was  Thomas  Orme,  born  in  1799,  and  died  Feb- 
ruary 18,  1872.  His  second  son,  Nathan,  married  Margaret  Noel, 
daughter  of  Philip  Noel;  his  son,  Tohti  Orme,  married  Philura  Hay- 
ward, daughter  of  Moses  Hayward.  He  was  a farmer  in  the  Scioto 
Bottoms.  His  children  were:  Martha  E.,  wife  of  A.  B.  Cole;  Sar- 
ah, married  to  Charles  O.  Cole;  George  W.,  married  Effie  Fenton, 
and  died  at  the  a^e  of  twenty-six,  leaving  two  children,  both  now 
deceased;  Marv  Jane,  married  to  James  Richardson;  Lloyd,  married 
to  Elizabeth  Hayward,  another  daughter  of  Moses  Hayward ; Mary, 
married  to  Isaac  Noel  and  Eliza  married  Aaron  Clark,  who  was 
born  September  12,  1817,  in  Portsmouth,  on  Offnere  street,  in  a log 
house  near  the  mound,  on  the  Heiniseh  lot. 

Tohn  Orme  cleared  up  his  land  and  resided  on  it  till  his  death 
on  the  25th  of  March,  1844.  at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years,  one 
month  and  twenty-seven  days.  He  and  his  children  went  through 
the  hardships  of  the  early  settlement  of  the  country.  He  paid  for  his 
land  by  hard  work,  and  at  his  death  he  owned  the  largest  portion  of 
Big  Island.  Tn  order  to  do  this,  each  of  the  boys  and  girls  had  their 
share  of  work  to  do.  Eliza,  being  the  youngest,  had  to  do  the  mar- 


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keting.  She  walked  four  miles  or  more  to  Portsmouth  and  carried 
a big  basket  of  eggs  and  a half  dozen  chickens  to  market.  She  says 
she  sometimes  rode  horseback,  if  one  of  the  horses  happened  to  be 
idle.  Eggs  were  three  cents  per  dozen  and  other  things  were  in 
proportion.  When-  there  was  no  marketing  to  carry  to  Portsmouth, 
she  worked  at  the  spinning  wheel,  or  worked  on  the  farm.  She  says 
she  was  never  idle,  as  there  was  always  plenty  to  do.  She  remem- 
bers when  the  old  Methodist  church  stood  on  Fourth  and  Market 
streets.  It  was  a one  story  brick  church  with  two  fire  places  for 
burning  wood.  She  remembers  two  of  the  ministers : Mr.  Brown,  of 
Kentucky  and  Mr.  John  R.  Turner.  The  school  house  where  she  at- 
tended was  on  the  Alpheus  farm  about  five  miles  from  Portsmouth. 
It  was  a small  log  house  with  benches  made  out  of  slabs  with  wooden 
pins  for  legs.  One  log  was  taken  out  for  a window  and  the  vacant 
space  was  covered  with  greased  paper.  Some  years  they  had  school 
for  three  months.  The  teacher  boarded  week  about  among  the 
families.  She  says  he  never  forgot  to  have  a switch,  which  he  kept 
in  the  corner  of  the  school  house  and  used  it  as  though  he  thought  he 
had  to.  Mrs.  Clark  is  living  at  this  date,  August  31,  1902. 

John  Orme  was  a Democrat,  but  was  not  a member  of  any 
church.  He  was  an  upright,  honorable  citizen  and  well  respected  by 
all  who  knew  him.  He  tried  to  do  his  best  for  his  large  family  of 
children.  He  made  them  all  rich,  and  his  grandchildren  are  enjoy- 
ing the  fruits  of  his  labors  at  this  day. 

Conrad  Overturf 

was  born  in  Fayette  County,  Pennsylvania,  February  9.  1801.  When 
about  seventeen  years  of  age,  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  on 
July  20.  1826,  married  Rhoda  Kendall,  daughter  of  General  William 
Kendall.  She  was  born  December  9,  1808,  and  died  April  19,  1837. 
Their  children  were:  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Hughes')  born  Flay  6,  1827, 
died  May  8,  iqoi,  aged  74;  Eleanor  (Mrs.  A.  Marsh)  born  April  16, 
1829,  and  died  May  23,  iqoi,  aged  72;  William  born  September  16, 
1831,  died  September  9,  1834.  On  August  23,  1838,  he  married  Ra- 
chel Kendall,  the  youngest  sister  of  his  first  wije.  She  died  Octo- 
ber 30,  1874.  To  them  were  born  John  W.  who  after  a residence  of 
sixty  years  in  Portsmouth  removed  with  his  family  to  Columbus, 
Ohio,  where  he  now  resides;  Rhoda,  who  died  in  infancy;  Ewing  K., 
who  resides  in  Rush  Township,  Scioto  County;  Thomas  J.,  who  re- 
sides in  Buffalo,  New  York;  Emma,  who  married  Peter  Brown  and 
resides  in  Rush  Township,  and  George  who  resides  in  Waterville, 
Douglas  County,  Washington.  From  1830  to  1834.  he  was  Sheriff 
of  Scioto  County.  From  1838  to  1839,  lie  was  Treasurer  of  Scioto 
County.  In  1832,  he  was  elected  County  Assessor.  At  that  time 
there  was  an  unwritten  law  that  the  Sheriff  should  also  be  County 
Assessor.  In  1833,  his  bill  as  assessor  was  $57.75.  His  assessment 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


roll  as  returned  was  $io,974.o6')4  cents  and  the  commissioners  cut 
his  bill  to  $51.04.  In  1834,  he  again  assessed  the  County  and  his 
fees  for  the  same  was  $61.40,  for  41  days  labor.  In  1835,  he  was 
elected  councilman  of  the  town  of  Portsmouth  and  re-elected  in  1836. 
He  was  on  the  committee  on  claims,  in  1835  and  in  1836.  In  1839, 
he  was  Captain  of  the  steamboat  “Post  Boy.’’  From  1849  to  1852, 
he  was  assessor  of  Wayne  Township.  He  resided  in  Portsmouth  un- 
til 1864,  when  he  removed  to  a farm  in  Rush  Township  and  spent  the 
latter  part  of  his  life  there.  He  was  employed  for  a number  of  years 
with  the  grocery  firm  of  M.  B.  Ross  & Company.  He  was  a member 
of  the  dry  goods  firm  of  Kendall,  Kepner  & Company,  and  for  a num- 
ber of  years  was  connected  with  the  flour  mill  (which  property  is  now 
occupied  by  the  Times  Publishing  Company)  run  by  C.  S.  Smith  & 
Company.  He  was  a Whig  and  afterwards  a Republican.  He  was 
a member  of  the  Methodist  church  and  when  he  removed  to  Rush 
Township  was  instrumental  in  building  a church  there.  He  died 
October  31,  1872,  and  was  buried  on  his  farm.  Afterwards  his  re- 
mains were  removed  to  Greenlawn  Cemetery.  He  was  respected  by 
all  who  knew  him. 

John  Peebles 

was  born  near  Shippensburg,  Pa.,  November  21,  1769.  His  father, 
William  Peebles,  was  a Captain  in  the  Second  Battalion  of  Miles' 
Pennsylvania  Rifle  Regiment,  March  9,  1776.  Fie  was  taken  pris- 
oner at  Long  Island,  August  27,  1776,  and  died  while  a prisoner 
October,  1776. 

He  spent  four  hundred  pounds  sterling  to  raise  and  equip  his 
Company  and  was  repaid  in  continental  money  only. 

John  Peebles  was  married  November  17,  1795,  to  Margaret 
Rodgers,  a native  of  Shippensburg,  Cumberland  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, born  May  17,  1777.  They  came  down  the  Ohio  river  on  a 
flat-boat  in  1807.  They  stopped  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  near  the 
mouth  of  the  Scioto,  and  went  on  to  Chillicothe,  where  they  re- 
mained until  April  2,  1819,  when  they  came  to  Portsmouth  in  a 
keel  boat  in  the  Scioto  river. 

Mr.  Peebles  stopped  with  his  family  at  the  Hotel  on  Front 
street,  and  the  same  day  purchased  it.  The  next  day  was  Sunday, 
and  he  and  his  wife  attended  the  Presbyterian  church.  They  put 
their  letters  in  that  Sunday  and  remained  members  all  their  lives. 
He  believed  in  the  doctrine  of  the  final  perseverance  of  the  Saints 
and  practiced  it. 

They  had  a family  of  nine  children,  William,  the  oldest,  died 
Tuly  24,  1829,  aged  33  vears,  and  was  the  first  person  buried  in 
Greenlawn  Cemetery.  Rachel  Rodgers,  the  wife  of  Robert  Hamil- 
ton, died  August  27,  1883,  at  the  age  of  83  years.  Elizabeth,  the 
wife  of  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  died  April  ii,  1875,  aged  75 


JOHN  PEEBLES. 


Pioneer  of  Portsmouth.  Born  1769— Died  1847. 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


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years.  Fanny  Denny  died  at  16  months  at  Shippensburg,  Cumber- 
land County,  in  Pennsylvania,  November  n,  1804.  Jane  Finley, 
wife  of  Robert  Wood,  died  November  1,  1875,  aged  69  years. 
Richard  Rodgers,  died  August  8,  1893,  aged  83  years.  Margaret 
Rodgers  died  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  September  17,  1822,  aged  11 
years.  Joseph  Scott,  died  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  July  8,  1893,  aged 
73  years.  John  Geddes  died  October  30,  1901. 

John  Peebles  was  a cabinet  maker  by  trade.  He  followed  that 
and  a commission  business  and  conducted  a hotel. 

In  1819  and  1820,  he  was  engaged  in  making  iron  nails.  They 
were  made  by  hand,  and  sold  from  forty  to  sixty  cents  per  pound. 

In  1822,  he  was  Overseer  of  the  Poor  of  Wayne  Township. 

In  1824,  he  was  Supervisor  of  the  East  Ward  in  Portsmouth, 
and  a health  officer  of  the  town  the  same  year. 

The  first  Board  of  Health  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth  was  com- 
posed of  John  Peebles,  Jacob  Offinere  and  Ebenezer  Corwin.  In 
J824,  he  was  appointed  by  the  County  Commissioners  as  Custo- 
dian of  the  Standard  Measures  of  the  County.  He  was  appointed 
by  the  County  Commissioners  House  Appraiser  of  Wayne  Township, 
and  was  allowed  $3.75  for  his  service. 

In  1825,  he  was  Assessor  of  Wayne  Township,  and  was  al- 
lowed $4.00  for  his  services.  The  taxes  collected  in  that  year  were 
$205.48. 

In  1826,  he  was  Overseer  of  the  Poor  and  a Trustee  of  Wayne 
Township. 

In  1828  and  1833,  he  was  also  a trustee  of  the  Township. 

On  July  17.  1828,  he  was  one  of  the  jury  in  the  celebrated  case 
of  Jackson  vs  Clark,  reported  in  1st  Peters,  666.  This  case  was 
heard  in  Columbus  before  Judges  Robert  Todd  and  Charles  Willing 
Byrd.  Mr.  Peebles’  business  often  took  him  to  Columbus  during 
the  sessions  of  the  Unites  States  Court  there,  and  he  was  frequently 
called  as  a juror.  The  verdict  in  the  case  was  sustained  by  Chief 
Justice  Marshall. 

In  1828,  he  was  Secretary  of  the  County  Agricultural  Society, 

In  1830,  he  was  conducting  a hotel  in  Portsmouth,  which  he 
called  the  Portsmouth  hotel,  at  Glover’s  old  stand,  corner  of  West 
and  Waller  streets. 

In  1832,  he  was  a director  of  the  Columbus  and  Portsmouth 
Turnpike  Company. 

In  1836,  he  was  a Commission  Merchant  in  Portsmouth  and 
agent  of  the  Protection  Insurance  Company  of  Columbus.  He  kept 
his  office  in  with  his  son-in-law.  Dr.  Hempstead. 

He  died  at  Hanging  Rock,  Ohio,  October  22,  1846.  His  wife 
died  at  the  same  place,  August  28,  1847. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


'William  Peebles, 

the  eldest  son  of  John  Peebles  and  Margaret  Rogers,  his  wife,  was 
born  November  16,  1796,  in  Pennsylvania  and  came  with  his  father 
and  mother  to  Ohio  in  1807.  When  they  located  in  Portsmouth  in 
1819,  he  was  twenty-three  years  (rid,  and  the  hotel  business  was  carried 
on  by  him  in  his  name  in  Portsmouth  for  some  time. 

In  1826,  he  was  fence  viewer  of  Wayne  Township  with  John  R. 
Turner  as  his  colleague. 

In  the  same  year  he  received  one  vote  for  Justice  of  the  Peace 
and  John  Noel  had  32.  He  died  unmarried  July  24,  1829,  and  was 
the  first  person  interred  in  Greenlawn  cemetery.  His  remains  were 
taken  up  when  Mr.  John  G.  Peebles  purchased  his  family  lot  in  Ever- 
green cemetery  and  now  repose  in  the  family  lot  with  an  appropriate 
headstone. 

John  Geddes  Peebles 

was  born  on  a small  farm  on  Lick  Run,  five  or  six  miles  from  Chil- 
licothe,  Ohio,  November  30,  1813.  His  father,  John  Peebles,  one 
of  the  pioneers  of  Portsmouth,  has  a sketch  herein.  His  mother  was 
Margaret  Rogers,  fully  mentioned  in  the  sketch  of  her  husband.  His 
parents  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  April  3,  1819. 

Our  subject,  John  G.  Peebles,  attended  the  primitive  schools  of 
the  village  of  Portsmouth  until  he  was  fourteen  years  old.  He  then 
entered  the  dry  goods  store  of  his  uncle.  John  McCoy,  at  Chillico- 
the,  Ohio,  in  1828,  and  continued  there  in  a clerical  capacity  for  eigh- 
teen months,  when  he  returned  to  Portsmouth  to  assist  his  father  in 
his  hotel  and  commission  business.  In  the  summer  of  1831,  his  fath- 
er was  appointed  Deputy  Marshal  and  sold  his  hotel.  Then  young 
Peebles  clerked  on  the  steamboat  “Hermit”  and  was  afterward  in 
the  employ  of  A.  B.  Ellison  and  Charles  Scarborough.  In  1836, 
he  took  two  flat  boats  loaded  with  stone  to  New  Orleans  for  Lemuel 
Moss,  whose  employ  he  had  entered  in  1833  as  clerk  and  manager  at 
the  quarry  mills.  Moss  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  sawed 
stone.  In  1836  he  left  this  position  and  started  a store  on  the  West 
Side  with  Captain  Francis  Cleveland.  He  closed  his  store  when  the 
panic  of  1837  came  and  moved  his  stock  to  a flat  boat  and  traded 
along  the  river  for  about  a year  and  then  sold  out  what  goods  he  had 
left  and  returned  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  worked  for  Colonel  John 
Row  until  1842. 

This  year  he  removed  to  Pine  Grove  Furnace  where  he  worked  at 
the  carpenter's  trade.  While  thus  engaged  he  studied  the  iron  busi- 
ness and  so  well  did  he  learn  it  that  he. was  made  General  Manager  of 
the  furnace  in  1844.  Mr.  Peebles  continued  in  this  position  for 
about  ten  years,  during  which  time  he  accumulated  a small  capital. 
In  1854,  he  and  his  brother,  Joseph  Scott  Peebles,  and  Samuel  Coles, 
bought  a half  interest  in  Pine  Grove  Furnace  and  the  Hanging  Rock 
Coal  Company.  In  1864,  this  interest  was  sold  to  Thomas  W. 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


805 


Means  and  others.  In  i860,  our  subject  became  the  successor  of 
James  Rogers,  as  president  of  the  Iron  Bank  of  Ironton,  Ohio,  which 
position  he  filled  until  the  bank  merged  into  the  First  National  bank 
of  Ironton,  when  he  became  its  president,  and  so  continued  until  his 
removal  to  Portsmouth. 

During  his  residence  in  Lawrence  County,  he  was  interested  in 
other  enterprises  than  those  mentioned,  the  most  important  of  which 
were  the  Belfont  Iron  Works  Company  at  Ironton,  Ohio,  the  Ash- 
land Coal  Company,  the  Ashland  Coal  and  Iron  Ry.  Company  and  the 
Lexington  & Big  Sandy  R.  R.  Company.  Mr.  Peebles  changed 
his  residence  from  Ironton  to  Portsmouth,  August  28,  1865.  Two 
years  later,  in  partnership  with  Sherman  G.  Johnson  and  Benjamin 
B.  Gaylord,  he  built  the  hub  and  spoke  factory  of  Portsmouth,  the 
firm  being  Johnson,  Peebles  & Company,  and  later  sold  his  interests 
to  Josiah  H.  Roads  and  Sherman  G.  Johnson.  Mr.  Peebles  was  a 
stockholder  in  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank  from  its  formation, 
later  he  became  a director  and  on  the  death  of  George  Johnson,  in 
1875,  was  elected  President.  He  held  that  position  until  his  death. 

After  coming  to  Portsmouth  to  reside,  Mr.  Peebles  retired  from 
the  more  active  sphere  of  business  life,  in  the  sense  that  he  did  not 
engage  in  new  enterprises.  He  continued,  however,  to  look  after 
the  interests  that  he  already  had,  with  the  shrewdness  and  ability 
which  always  marked  his  business  dealings.  A large  part  of  his 
time  was  devoted  to  work  along  charitable  lines.  As  an  instance  of 
this,  he  bore  a prominent  and  influential  part  in  securing  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  Children's  Home,  and  served  continuously  as  pres- 
ident of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  that  institution  for  twenty-five 
years.  He  avoided  all  political  positions,  and,  although  solicited  of- 
ten, never  accepted  any  position  in  the  gift  of  the  people.  He  has, 
however,  held  appointive  positions. 

In  his  political  affiliations,  Mr.  Peebles  was  a Republican  from 
the  time  the  party  was  organized,  and  previous  to  that  time  was  an 
old  line  Whig.  He  was  a faithful  and  consistent  member  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth,  and  contributed  liberally  to- 
ward its  support. 

Mr.  Peebles  was  married  June  10,  1835,  to  Miss  Martha  Rose 
Steele,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  Nine  children  were  born,  five 
of  whom  reached  maturity:  Robert,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the 
Ashland  Coal  and  Iron  Railway  Company  at  Ashland,  Kentucky; 
John,  formerly  of  the  firm  of  Reed,  Peebles  & Company.  Portsmouth. 
Ohio ; Margaret  J.  and  Mary  E.  who  reside  at  the  Peebles  home  on 
West  Second  street,  Portsmouth,  with  their  mother ; Richard  R.  who 
recently  died  at  Wooster,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Peebles  w~as  killed  instantly  on  the  afternoon  of  October  30. 
1901,  by  being  run  over  by  a trolley  car  going  west  on  Second  street, 
at  the  corner  of  Second  and  Washington  streets. 


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Notwithstanding  he  was  in  his  eighty-eighth  year,  his  faculties 
were  well  preserved  and  he  filled  all  the  positions  he  occupied  with 
credit  and  ability  to  the  last.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank,  President  of  the  Belfont  Iron 
Works  of  1 ronton,  Ohio,  and  Vice  President  of  the  Ashland  Coal 
and  Iron  Company  of  Ashland,  Kentucky.  He  took  an  active  in- 
terest in  many  matters  of  public  interest.  He  was  deeply  interested 
in  the  Presbyterian  church  and  in  the  enterprise  of  the  preparation  of 
this  book.  Mr.  Peebles  had  not  lost  his  interest  in  anything  going 
on  around  him  on  account  of  his  age  or  his  infirmities.  He  was  nl 
willing  to  admit  that  he  had  any  infirmities,  at  his  advanced  age,  and 
his  unwillingness  to  depend  on  others  in  going  about  cost  him  his  life. 

Pie  was  a man  of  the  most  positive  convictions.  When  he  would 
investigate  a matter  and  make  up  his  mind  on  the  subject,  that  end- 
ed it,  but  he  was  always  open  to  conviction  and  if  any  one  approach- 
ed him  on  a matter  and  it  was  meritorious,  he  could  interest  him  in 
it.  He  had  a wonderfully  keen  insight  in  business  affairs.  His  in- 
tegrity was  most  strict.  He  had  remarkable  executive  ability,  was 
a shrewd  observer  and  his  acquisitions  and  knowledge  were  exten- 
sive. In  every  matter  of  business  or  social  duty,  he  was  prompt, 
and  never  forgot  anything  incumbent  on  him  to  do.  As  a business 
man  he  had  phenomenal  success,  and  accumulated  a fortune.  Pie 
made  the  very  best  use  of  it ; his  charities  and  beneficences  were  in- 
numerable. They  were  carefully  and  meritoriously  bestowed  and 
were  given  or  made  without  any  ostentation.  When  Portsmouth 
lost  this  prominent  and  distinguished  citizen,  it  lost  one  of  its  most 
useful  and  valuable  business  men.  This  fact  was  shown  in  the  at- 
tendance at  his  funeral.  No  larger  or  more  numerously  attended 
funeral  was  ever  held  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  Distinguished  peo- 
ple from  neighboring  towns  and  cities  attended  to  show  their  respect 
for  his  memory.  All  who  knew  him  well  felt  as  if  they  had  lost  a 
friend  and  more  than  a friend. 

Joseph  .Scott  Peebles 

was  born  at  Chillicothe,  Ross  County,  Ohio,  June  19,  1817.  His 
father,  John  Peebles,  has  a sketch  herein.  Our  subject  was  two 
years  of  age  when  his  parents  removed  to  Portsmouth.  He  attend- 
ed school  till  fifteen  years  of  age,  finishing  at  the  old  seminary  that 
stood  on  the  corner  of  Market  and  'Fourth  streets,  Davis  and  Archi- 
bald being  the  teachers.  After  leaving  school,  he  spent  a few  months 
with  his  brother,  John,  who  was  bookkeeper  and  financial  manager  of 
Lemuel  Moss’s  flour  and  stone  mill  at  the  Three  Locks,  and  a few 
months  with  G.  J.  Leet,  agent  for  the  Troy  & Erie  Canal  boats.  He 
was  then  a year  or  two  with  William  Hall,  of  Portsmouth,  where  he 
learned  the  dry  goods  business.  He  next  went  with  his  brother-in- 
law,  Robert  Wood,  who  was  in  the  supply  business,  on  the  corner  of 


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Front  and  Madison  streets  (the  Lodwick  corner)  ; and  afterwards  on 
the  corner  of  Jefferson  and  Front  streets. 

In  1836,  Mr.  Peebles  went  to  Hanging  Rock  to  take  charge  of 
the  store  owned  by  his  brother-in-law,  Robert  Hamilton,  which  was 
connected  with  Pine  Grove  Furnace. 

During  the  years  1842,  1843,  1844,  after  Mr.  Hamilton  had 
become  exclusive  owner  of  Pine  Grove  Furnace,  he  associated  with 
him  John  Ellison,  the  manager  of  the  furnace,  James  A.  Richey,  his 
bookkeeper,  and  Joseph  Scott  Peebles,  under  the  firm  name  of  Ham- 
ilton & Company.  In  1844,  Messrs.  Ellison,  M.  R.  Tewksbury  and 
Richey  purchased  Jackson  Furnace,  Ohio,  and  Mr.  Peebles,  in  com- 
pany with  Robert  Wood  and  Thomas  Martin,  built  the  Hanging 
Rock  Foundry,  and  carried  on  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Pee- 
bles, Wood  & Company.  This  business  proved  very  successful. 

In  October,  1850,  John  F.  Steele,  the  junior  partner  and  book- 
keeper of  Hamilton,  Peebles  & Company,  died,  and  Joseph  was  so- 
licited to  take  the  position  thus  made  vacant,  with  the  promise  of  an 
interest  at  some  future  day.  In  1854  the  new  firm  was  formed,  con- 
sisting of  Robert  Hamilton,  John  G.  Peebles,  Samuel  Coles  and  Jos- 
eph Scott  Peebles,  the  firm  name  being  Hamilton,  Peebles  & Coles. 
September' 1 1,  1856,  Mr.  Hamilton  died,  and  the  business  was  carried 
on  eight  years  longer  under  the  same  name,  and  in  1864  was  sold  to 
Messrs.  Kyle  & Company. 

April  30,  1864,  Mr.  Peebles  removed  to  Portsmouth,  and  with  his 
brother  John  G.  and  others  bought  the  Ashland  coal  and  railroad  prop- 
erty including  a large  number  of  iron  and  coal  mines.  They  opened 
the  coal  banks  at  Coalton,  and  built  a coal  furnace  at  Ashland.  A 
year  later,  Joseph  Peebles’  health  becoming  impaired,  he  sold  his 
property  to  his  brother,  John  G.,  and  traveled  a year  through  the 
Eastern  and  Southern  states.  In  June,  1866,  he  returned  to  Ohio, 
and  went  to  Lebanon  where  he  purchased  the  Corwin  property,  and 
remained  there  till  June,  1869,  when  he  purchased  a residence  at  49 
Wesley  avenue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Fie  was  married  April  8,  1851,  to  Nancy  Finley  Lodwick,  daugh- 
ter of  Colonel  John  Lodwick  and  Hannah  Finley,  his  wife.  They 
had  but  one  child:  William,  now  deceased.  September  28,  1874,  he 
went  with  his  son  William,  who  had  been  appointed  vice  consul  by 
Hon.  James  S.  Scott,  United  States  Consul  to  the  Hawaiian  Islands. 
On  December  1,  1875,  he  returned  to  San  Francisco  and  took  a 
steamer  for  Japan,  traveling  through  the  countries  of  the  Eastern 
continent,  and  returned  to  America  October  28,  1876. 

After  his  return,  he  visited  all  parts  of  his  own  country,  and  has 
been  in  thirty-six  of  the  states,  of  the  United  States.  In  1884,  he 
was  a stockholder  in  the  Portsmouth  Steel  and  Iron  Works,  Ports- 
mouth, and  the  Peebles,  Foulds  & Company  flour  mills,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  March  18,  i860,  Mr.  Peebles  united  with  the  First  Presbyter- 


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ian  church  at  Hanging  Rock.  His  first  vote  was  for  Wilson  Shan- 
non, Democratic  Governor  in  1838.  He  voted  for  Van  Buren,  Polk, 
Cass,  Pierce  and  Buchanan  for  presidents.  In  i860,  he  changed  his 
politics  and  the  rest  of  his  life  voted  for  the  Republican  candidates. 
He  died  July  8,  1890,  aged  seventy-three.  His  wife  died  October  23, 
1881,  aged  sixty-one  years. 

Nathaniel  W.  Preston 

was  born  near  Danvers,  Massachusetts,  April  17,  1817.  His  father 
died  when  he  was  a babe  and  his  mother  in  company  with  eighteen 
others,  emigrated  to  Ohio,  in  1820.  They  landed  at  Hayport,  near 
Wheelersburg,  Green  Township,  December  20,  1820.  There  were 
nine  adults  and  eleven  children  in  the  party,  among  them  were  Rev. 
Daniel  Young,  his  brother,  John  Young,  Joseph  and  Asa  Merrill. 
Mr.  Preston’s  mother,  Mrs.  Jane  Preston,  reared  two  sons,  Nathan- 
iel and  Ira.  She  lived  a long  life  of  great  usefulness  and  died  June 
22,  1879,  aged  83  years.  From  December  20,  1820,  at  the  age  of 
three  years,  he  lived  on  the  banks  of  the  Ohio  river  at  Hayport,  in 
Porter  Township  and  led  the  life  of  a plain  and  simple  farmer. 

He  was  married  February  19,  1850,  to  Mary  Ann 

Holmes,  who  survived  him.  He  never  tried  to  make  money  and  nev- 
er did  so,  but  always  had  enough  of  this  world’s  goods  to  be  comfort- 
able. He  was  always  cheerful  and  always  cordial.  No  man  was 
more  attached  to  his  friends  than  he.  He  never  had  a dishonest 
thought.  In  fact,  he  was  too  honest  with  his  neighbors  and  gave 
them  the  benefit  of  the  doubt  all  the  time,  instead  of  reserving  it  for 
himself.  He  believed  in  simplicity  in  living  and  lived  in  that  man- 
ner all  his  life.  He  was  not  a member  of  any  church.  He  often 
compared  himself  with  his  brother  Ira  and  thought  himself  very  wick- 
ed. He  would  sometimes  say  “damn  it”  but  he  possessed  all  the 
Christian  virtues  in  an  eminent  degree.  No  kinder  hearted  nor 
more  sympathetic  man  ever  lived.  He  was  always  in  earnest  in  ail 
he  did.  He  loved  his  country  anel  would  have  given  his  life  for  it 
on  a second’s  notice.  In  his  political  views,  he  was  a Republican 
and  strong  anti-slavery.  Pie  died  May  23,  1901,  at  his  home  near 
Wheelersburg,  Ohio. 

Rev.  Ira  Mills  Preston 

was  born  in  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  in  1818.  His  father  died  a few 
months  before  his  birth  and  when  he  was  two  years  old  his  mother 
took  him  and  another  son,  Nathaniel,  thirteen  months  older,  the  long 
ami  then  very  difficult  journey  to  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  to  join  her 
father,  who  had  gone  there  some  time  before  to  secure  land  for  a 
home.  Ira  grew  up  there  helping  in  the  farm  work,  but  considering 
himself  not  strong  enough  to  be  a farmer,  he  went  to  Marietta  to  fit 
himself  for  a position  as  clerk  in  a store  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He 
very  soon  became  a Christian  and  his  conversion  changed  all  his  plans 


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for  life.  He  decided  that  he  must  preach  the  Gospel  and  that  he  must 
have  a thorough  education.  He  entered  Marietta  College  in  1841, 
graduating  in  1845.  He  went  to  Lane  Theological  Seminary,  grad- 
uating there  in  1848.  He  had  some  time  before  this  decided  to  go  as 
a missionary  to  the  heathen,  choosing  as  his  field,  West  Africa. 
On  the  29th  of  May,  1848,  he  married  Jane  Sophia  Woodruff  of 
Marietta,  and  soon  after  sailed  for  the  Gaboon  Mission  in  Equatorial 
Africa.  After  nineteen  years  of  service  under  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M., 
he  returned  to  this  country,  broken  in  health.  His  health  improving, 
he  taught  school  for  several  years.  He  was  tutor  in  Marietta  Col- 
lege for  three  years.  He  was  a man  of  great  fortitude,  bearing  hard- 
ships and  trials  without  a murmur,  always  a singularly  upright,  con- 
scientious man.  After  years  of  great  feebleness,  he  died  in  Mariet- 
ta, February  7,  1901. 

Seymour  Pixley 

was  born  July  14,  1801,  in  New  York  state.  In  October,  1830,  he 
was  County  Assessor  of  Scioto  County  and  John  Peebles,  G.  S.  B. 
Hempstead  and  James  Lodwick  were  on  his  bond.  On  June  7,  1831, 
he  was  allowed  $56.81  for  his  services  as  Assessor.  September  16, 

1831,  he  was  a candidate  for  Sheriff  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  In 

1832,  he  was  County  Assessor.  The  total  expense  was  "$68,373/2  of 
which  his  bill  was  $49.00.  62JJ  cents  was  for  two  quires  of  ruled 
paper  and  $18.75  f°r  Ira  Preston  for  12  days  as  deputy.  April  3, 
1841,  he  was  appointed  Assessor  of  damages  on  the  Portmouth  and 
Columbus  turnpike,  by  the  County  Commissioners. 

September  30,  1827,  he  was  married  to  Eliza  Ann  Smith,  daugh- 
ter of  Major  John  Smith.  She  was  born  February  15,  1807.  Her 
mother  was  a sister  of  Doctor  Lincoln  Gooddale  of  Columbus,  Ohio, 
and  daughter  of  Major  Nathan  Gooddale,  who  was  abducted  by  the 
Indians.  Their  children  were:  Hezekiah  Squire  Pixley.  born  July 
8,  1828;  Edwin  Pixley,  born  June  10,  1830;  Mary  Ann  Pixley,  born 
November  17,  1832;  Susan  Gooddale  Pixley,  born  February  20,  1835; 
Eliza  Ann  Pixley,  born  January  7,  1838;  Eliza  Ann  Smith  Pixley 
died  January  14,  1838. 

June  20,  1838,  Seymour  Pixley  married  Elizabeth  Orme,  wid- 
ow of  Lloyd  Orme.  Her  maiden  name  was  Hayward  and  she  was  a 
daughter  of  Moses  Hayward.  Their  children  were : Charles  Lloyd, 
born  May  6,  1839;  William  Henry  Harrison,  born  August  20,  1840; 
Milton  Smith,  born  June  2,  1842;  Martha  Hannah,  born  February  5, 
1850,  married  Joseph  Merrill,  January  20,  1874,  and  died  Septem- 
ber 13,  1901.  Elizabeth  Orme  died  August  3 1857,  and  Seymour 
Pixley  died  October  16,  i860,  on  his  farm  on  the  Ohio  river  near 
Wheelersburg  on  which  he  had  lived  for  many  years. 

Ezekiel  Powers,  Sr., 

was  born  October  11,  1793,  in  Harrison  County,  Virginia.  His 


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father  was  John  Powers,  a Revolutionary  soldier,  who  married  a 
daughter  of  William  White,  a native  of  Ireland.  About  1802,  lie 
went  with  his  father  to  Butler  County,  Ohio,  where  they  lived  for 
several  years.  The  family  returned  to  Virginia  about  1810,  on  ac- 
count of  ill  health.  When  the  war  of  1812  with  England  commenc- 
ed, Ezekiel,  with  his  father,  joined  the  First  Virginia  Militia,  in  Har- 
rison County,  Virginia  and  went  to  the  war.  He  was  afterwards 
granted  a pension  for  his  military  services. 

The  records  of  the  War  Department  at  Washington  show  that 
John  Powers,  Sr.,  grandfather  of  our  subject  and  father  of  John,  Jr., 
served  as  a private  in  Capt.  Thomas  Meriwether’s  Company  of  Light 
Infantry,  First  Virginia  regiment,  Revolutionary  war,  from  Septem- 
ber 14,  1777,  to  March  4,  1778,  when  he  died. 

His  son  John,  Jr.,  also  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war  in  Capt. 
William  Hoftler’s  Company,  First  Virginia  state  regiment,  from 
March  1,  1777  to  April,  1780.  He  and  his  son,  Ezekiel,  Sr.,  our 
subject,  afterward  served  in  the  war  of  1812.  The  former  was  a 
member  of  Capt.  John  E.  Brown’s  company,  1st  (Clark’s)  regiment 
of  Virginia  militia,  from  February  11,  1813,  to  June  25,  1813,  when 
he  was  killed  in  action  at  Hampton,  Va.  The  latter  served  in  Capt. 
John  McWhorter’s  company  of  infantry,  1st  Virginia  militia  from 
September  16,  1812  to  March  29,  1813. 

Ezekiel  and  his  father  escaped  from,  the  British  at  the  time  of 
Hull’s  surrender,  and  traveled  across  the  state  of  Ohio,  most  of  the 
time  in  the  night,  to  avoid  hostile  Indians.  They  sustained  many 
hardships,  living  upon  the  inner  bark  of  trees  and  ground  nuts  and 
found  their  way  to  the  Ohio  river  at  the  mouth  of  Guyan  river,  West 
Virginia,  where  a camp  of  hunters  in  Virginia  heard  them  and  con- 
structed a raft  on  which  they  were  taken  across  the  river.  When 
the  raft  was  near  the  Virginia  side,  a band  of  Indians,  who  had  been 
in  pursuit,  came  yelling  through  the  willows  on  the  Ohio  side  and 
fired  at  them,  but  without  effect.  Their  clothing  was  almost  worn 
from  their  bodies  from  struggling  through  the  dense ‘brush  at  night, 
their  moccasins  entirely  worn  out,  their  feet  bleeding,  and  they  were 
almost  starved.  They  were  well  cared  for  by  the  hunters  who  proved 
to  be  from  near  Clarksburg,  their  home,  and  with  whom  they  re- 
turned. Young  Powers  had  hunted  about  Guyan  river  before  and 
had  met  the  famous  Davy  Crockett  and  heard  from  him  many  inci- 
dents of  his  career  as  an  Indian  fighter.  On  his  second  removal  to 
Ohio,  he  settled  in  Portsmouth,  where  he  resided  but  a short  time. 

He  then  removed  to  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto  river,  where  he 
lived  for  several  years. 

In  1815,  Ezekiel,  Sr.,  was  married  to  Jane  Simpson,  daughter  of 
James  Simpson  and  Jane  Van  Sickle,  of  Harrison  County,  Virginia,  j 
who  were  themselves  married  on  the  day  of  the  first  battle  of  the  Rev- 
olution, in  Sussex,  County,  New  Jersey. 


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His  first  child,  Sarah,  was  drowned  at  the  age  of  two  years,  in 
1818,  by  falling  down  the  steep  bank  into  the  deep  water.  His  son, 
fames  was  born  October  7,  1818.  He  married  and  lived  at  Lexing- 
ton, Indiana,  many  years,  but  now  resides  at  Dehesa,  California. 
His  second  son,  John  Simpson  was  born  October  13,  1820,  and 
went  to  California  in  1848,  and  has  lead  the  life  of  a miner  and  pros- 
pector ever  since.  He  now  resides  in  Dehesa,  California.  He  join- 
ed the  First  California  Regiment,  United  States  Volunteers,  war  of 
1861  and  served  until  its  close.  A second  daughter,  Harriet,  born 
'March  13,  1823,  was  married  to  William  Campbell,  at  Lexington, 
Indiana,  and  resided  there.  She  died  February  14,  1900.  The 
third  son,  William  Powers  was  born  October  6,  1826,  was  Captain 
in  the  Mexican  war  of  a company  of  Louisiana  Rangers,  and  in  the 
war  of  1861  to  1865  was  Captain  in  the  Twenty-second  Indiana  Vol- 
unteers. He  died  May  30,  1901.  Ezekiel  Powers,  the  fourth  son, 
was  born  October  9,  1828,  on  Bonser’s  Run.  He  died  at  Sciotoville, 
October  14,  1894.  George  Read  Powers,  the  fifth  son,  was  born 
July  27,  1832,  near  Sciotoville.  He  went  to  Indiana  when  a young 
man.  He  joined  an  Indiana  Regiment  in  1861,1  and  served  until 
1865.  He  resided  at  Madison,  Indiana.  Jane  Simpson  Powers,  the 
wife  of  our  subject,  died  at  Wheelersburg,  June  28,  1838. 

Ezekiel  Powers,  Sr.,  was  a stone  mason  and  worked  upon  the 
first  bridge  across  Little  Scioto  river  at  Sciotoville.  He  also  worked 
on  the  Ohio  canal,  near  Chillicothe.  He  was  a Democrat  until  the 
war  of  1861,  when  he  became  a Republican.  He  was  a devout 
member  of  .the  Methodist  church  and  took  great  interest  in  the  wel- 
fare of  the  church.  He  was  postmaster  in  Wheelersburg  from  1839 
to  1843.  He  owned  160  acres  of  land  near  Sciotoville  upon  which 
he  discovered  fire  clay,  which  in  1861,  he  brought  to  the  notice  of  Mr. 
Thomas,  a fire  brick  manufacturer  of  near  Wheeling,  West  Virginia, 
who  soon  organized  a company,  procured  the  old  Wilcox  saw  mill 
at  the  narrows  at  Sciotoville  and  converted  it  into  the  first  fire  brick 
j works  in  Scioto  County. 

He  married  again  in  later  life.  He  died  in  Wheelersburg,  Jan- 
uary 15,  1876.  He  was  a citizen  respected  and  honored  by  all  who 
knew  him. 

John; W alter  Purdum 

was  born  April  15,  1815,  in  Cumberland  County,  Maryland.  His 
parents  were  Zadock.  and  Matilda  (White)  Purdum,  both  of  whom 
were  born  in  Cumberland  County,  Maryland.  His  ancestors  emi- 
grated from  Wales  to  America  in  the  time  of  Cromwell;  his  mother 
jwas  of  English  ancestry.  In  1817,  his  parents,  in  company  with  a 
colony  of  relatives  and  neighbors,  came  to  Ohio  and  located  in  Ross 
County,  near  Chillicothe.  His  father  located  and  cleared  a farm  in 
the  Paint  Creek  Valley,  where  he  spent  his  boyhood;  but  upon  the 


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death  of  his  parents,  while  he  was  yet  a lad  he  went  to  Chillicothe 
where  he  learned  the  trade  of  carpenter  and  joiner.  In  1832,  on  the 
opening  of  the  Ohio  canal,  he  came  to  Portsmouth. 

October  9,  1838,  he  was  married  to  Eliza,  daughter  of  John 
Ratcliff  who  was  a prominent  citizen  of  English  nativity.  She  died 
in  1854.  Of  this  marriage,  were  born  eight  children,  all  of  whom 
died  in  childhood,  except  Harriet  who  died  in  1863 ; John  W.  Jr., 
who  died  in  1870,  and  Annie  E.,  who  died  in  1899.  April  10,  1855, 
he  was  married  to  Sarah  Pursell,  who  was  born  in  Burslem,  Staf- 
fordshire, England  February  3,  1824,  and  was  a sister  of  James  Pur- 
sell, one  of  the  pioneer  merchants  of  Portsmouth.  She  survived  him 
and  died  August  10,  1894.  Of  this  marriage,  four  children  were 
born,  two  dying  in  childhood,  Martha  A.,  dying  in  1880,  at  the  age 
of  22  years,  and  James  P.  Purdum,  who  is  a practicing  attorney  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

From  1832  until  1880,  Mr.  Purdum  engaged  in  contracting  and 
building  in  Portsmouth,  during  which  period  he  constructed  many 
of  the  largest  and  finest  public  and  private  buildings  in  the  city. 

In  1885,  he  built,  and  for  some  years  afterwards  operated,  what 
was  then  one  of  the  largest  planing  mills  in  the  Ohio  Valley.  This 
mill  was  located  on  the  north  side  of  Fourth  street  between  Chilli- 
cothe and  Gay  streets.  The  panic  of  1857  and  the  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion made  its  operation  unprofitable  and  he  sold  it  to  James  Bry- 
son who  converted  it  into  a flour  mill,  which  he  operated  for  sev- 
eral years. 

Mr.  Purdum  was  a Whig  and  Republican  and  prominent  in  the 
councils  of  those  parties,  but  never  sought  public  office.  On  several 
occasions,  however,  he  served  as  a member  of  the  city  council.  He 
was  an  early,  earnest  and  consistent  member  of  the  First  Presbyter- 
ian church,  in  which  he  served  as  an  elder.  On  the  organization  of 
the  Second  Presbyterian  church,  he  and  his  family  became  member? 
of  that  congregation.  He  died  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  September  7, 
1891. 

James  Pursell 

was  the  son  of  Charles  and  Ann  Pursell,  born  at  Burslem,  Stafford- 
shire, England,  March  11,  1817.  At  the  age  of  fifteen,  he  left  his 
native  place  and  went  to  Liverpool  where  he  embarked  for  the  United 
States  on,  the  19th  of  January,  1831.  He  arrived  in  this  country  on 
the  8th  of  March,  1831,  and  went  to  the  home  of  his  uncle,  Thomas 
Pursell,  a queensware  merchant  in  Washington,  D.  C.  There  he 
remained  until  1835,  and  obtained  an  excellent  business  training  in 
his  experience  with  his  uncle. 

While  in  the  city  of  Washington,  he  made  the  acquaintance  of 
Mr.  Mathias  B.  Ross,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  who  was  much  impressed 
by  his  observation  of  Mr.  Pursell.  Mr.  Ross  offered  him  a position 


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in  his  dry  goods  house  in  Portsmouth,  which  he  accepted  and  he  re- 
mained with  M.  B.  Ross  & Co.  in  the  dry  goods  business  until  1839, 
when  he  engaged  in  business  for  himself.  In  1842,  he  opened  a 
branch  store  with  Karns  Laughlin  in  charge,  and  another  in  1847 
with  Lon  Heaton  in  charge.  In  1850,  he  built  and  moved  into  his 
own  building  in  Enterprise  block.  In  1852,  he  divided  his  business 
of  queensware  and  dry  goods  and  took  James  F.  Towell  in  the  dry 
goods  business  with  him  and  James  Y.  Gordon  and  Thomas  J.  Pur- 
sell  in  the  queensware  business. 

On  March  16.  1843,  lie  niarried  Miss  Amanda  Thompson,  of 
Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  daughter  of  Sarah  Cowles  and  Moses 
Swan  Thompson.  In  October  of  1856,  while  in  the  east  purchasing 
goods  he  contracted  a cold  which  resulted  in  consumption  and  he 
died  on  the  22nd  day  of  March,  1856.  His  wife  survived  him  with 
six  children,  who  are  noted  under  her  sketch. 

Mr.  Pursell  was  always  noted  for  his  integrity,  in  all  his  deal- 
ings. He  had  great  business  talent  and  was  very  successful.  He 
was  one  of  the  most  active  and  energetic  citizens  who  ever  lived  in 
the  city  of  Portsmouth.  His  death  was  a calamity,  not  only  to  his 
family,  his  church  and  social  circle,  but  to  the  community  at  large. 

Mrs.  Amanda  Pursell 

was  born  at  Wheeling,  West  Virginia.  April  30,  182 1.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Moses  and  Sarah  ( Cowles)  Thompson.  She  was  one 
of  a family  of  seven  children,  six  sisters  and  a brother.  Dr.  John 
Thompson.  She  came  to  Portsmouth  with  her  parents,  and  on  March 
16,  1843,  was  married  to  James  Pursell.  He  died  March  22,  T856, 
in  his  thirty-ninth  year. 

A few  days  after  the  departure  of  Company  G.  the  first  Ohio 
troops  to  answer  the  call  of  President  Lincoln  for  volunteers,- she  or- 
ganized the  first  Aid  Society  in  the  state  and  began  making  comforts, 
clothing,  lint,  etc.,  for  those  whom  she  felt  would  need  such  assistance. 
Soon  after  the  first  engagement,  the  remains  of  the  boys  were  sent 
home  for  burial,  and  she  and  her  co-workers  were  instrumental  in 
having  public  funerals,  such  as  had  never  been  witnessed  in  south- 
ern  Ohio.  Soon  thereafter,  she  and  some  thirty  other  mothers  ad- 
journed to  Greenlawn  cemetery  and  held  a memorial  service,  deeor- 
jafing  the  graves  of  the  fallen  heroes.  This  occurred  as  early  as  1862. 

This  womanly  organization  has  honored  the  dead  and  them- 
selves, by  each  year  strewing  flowers  upon  the  three  hundred  graves 
,at  Greenlawn  cemetery,  until  now  there  are  only  five  or  six  of  them 
left  to  impress  upon  the  youth  of  the  land  the  lesson  of  patriotism 
and  of  commemorating  the  memories  of  the  heroic  dead.  She  may 
justly  be  regarded  as  the  originator  of  our  beautiful  memorial  day 
‘exercises. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Later  on  she  organized  the  Monumental  Society,  and  was  large- 
ly instrumental  in  the  erection  of  the  Soldiers’  Monument  in  Tracy 
Park.  Still  later,  realizing  that  the  country’s  need  was  men,  and, 
being  a widow  with  no  sons  of  suitable  age,  she  had  her  agent  hire  a 
substitute,  paying  $800  therefor,  and  sent  him  in  answer  to  one  of 
the  calls  for  volunteers. 

She  was  the  mother  of  six  children,  two  of  whom  are  deceased: 
Charles  T.  and  Henry  P.  Those  surviving  are  Mrs.  Julia  P.  Rupel 
and  Mrs.  Edward  Ricketts  of  Cincinnati,  and  William  McLain,  of 
Portsmouth,  and  Morris  H.  She  was  a prominent  worker  in  Bige- 
low M.  E.  church.  She  died  March  10,  1895. 

'William  Raynor 

was  born  in  Leeds,  England,  October  4,  1810.  He  married  a sis- 
ter of  Joseph  Micklethwait,  in  England  and  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1831.  His  wife  died  soon  after  he  reached  this  country,  and 
he  married  Miss  Mary  Kinney  Barber,  in  1833.  She  died  in  1864. 
Their  children  were:  General  William  Raynor,  now  of  Toledo;  Uri 
Raynor,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  Maria,  widow  of  the  late  John  B. 
Maddock.  For  a third  wife  he  married  a Mrs.  Munn,  a widow, 
daughter  of  Major  Isaac  Bonser  by  whom  he  had  one  child,  a son 
Charles,  of  Sciotoville.  He  was  a shoemaker  by  trade,  but  in  his 
latter  years  he  was  a gardener.  Mr.  Raynor  was,  during  his  life  in 
Portsmouth,  a well  known  and  highly  respected  citizen.  He  was  a 
man  of  energv  and  great  industrv.  He  was  thoroughly  domestic  in 
his  habits  and  very  hospitable.  Nothing  delighted  him  more  than  to 
entertain  his  friends  in  his  own  home.  His  greatest  pleasure  was  in 
making  his  family  and  those  around  him  comfortable  and  happy.  He 
died  March  4,  1878. 

Major  Charles  Frederick  Reinig'er 

was  born  in  Wurtemburg,  in  Germany,  November  11,  1805.  His 
father  educated  him,  expecting  him  to  become  a Lutheran  minister 
However,  the  son’s  tastes  were  all  military,  and  at  18  years  of  age, 
he  went  into  the  military  service  and  served  until  he  was  promoted 
Major.  In  1830,  he  went  to  Montreal,  Canada.  Here  he  engaged 
in  the  butchering  business  for  one  vear  and  then  went  to  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  pennyless  and  a stranger.  In  1831,  he  came  to  Portsmouth. 
Ohio. 

In  1833,  he  married  Barbara  Suiter,  daughter  of  Valentine  and 
Frances  Suiter.  He  had  thirteen  children,  eight  of  whom  survived 
him,  four  sons  and  four  daughters.  The  sons  were:  Charles  Fred- 
erick, fr.,  loseph,  Louis  and  George.  Toseph  and  Louis  are  now  de- 
ceased. Charles  F.  lives  in  Portsmouth  and  George  lives  at  Wash- 
ington Furnace.  His  daughters  are  Mrs.  Jacob  Bender,  Mrs.  Sam- 
uel Culbertson  of  Portsmouth  ’and  Mrs.  Frank  Seth  of  Parkersville, 
Kansas. 


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815 


When  lie  first  came  to  Portsmouth,  he  worked  in  the  Gaylord  mill 
at  75  cents  per  day.  He  conducted  the  butchering  business  for  a 
while,  and  for  a time  he  ran  a canal  boat  to  Cleveland.  In  1837,  he 
began  to  build  the  National  hotel  at  the  Point,  but  did  not  finish  it 
till  1844.  It  was  the  finest  hotel  in  the  city,  and  cost  $30,000.  He 
ran  it  with  his  brother-in-law,  William  Briggs  until  1852.  It  was  a 
mistake  to  build  it  and  a greater  mistake  to  have  built  it  at  the  point. 
It  never  paid  and  never  could  be  made  to  pay.  In  1840,  he  organized 
the  Washington  Guards  and  was  Captain  of  the  Company  from  1840 
to  i860.  He  was  a city  street  commissioner  in  1849:  and  the  same 
year  was  supervisor  of  Wayne  Township.  In  1852  he  was  a Justice 
of  the  Peace  of  Wayne  Township. 

In  i860,  he  organized  the  Steuben  Guards,  twenty-four  of  whom 
afterwards  went  with  him  into  Company  B of  the  56th  O.  V.  I.  Ma- 
jor Reiniger  was  born  with  military  tastes.  He  was  every  inch  a 
soldier.  When  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  he  was  fifty-five  years  of 
age,  yet  he  organized  Company  B,  of  the  56th  O.  V.  I.  as  its  Captain. 
He  entered  the  regiment  August  7,  1861,  and  served  as  Captain  of 
Company  B,  till  May  2,  1863,  when  he  was  promoted  Major.  He 
was  discharged  October  27,  1864,  by  reason  of  his  age  and  physical 
disability. 

I11  1865,  he  was  a candidate  on  the  Democratic  ticket  for  Coun- 
ty Treasurer  against  John  L.  Ward.  He  received  1902  votes  and 
Ward  received  2,130,  making  a majority  of  228.  He  was  always  a 
Democrat  in  faith  and  practice.  Personallv  Major  Reiniger  was  a 
fine  looking  man.  He  had  the  most  determined  expression  on  his 
face.  His  features  were  large,  regular  and  handsome.  When  in  the 
height  of  his  physical  powers  and  dressed  in  his  uniform,  he  looked 
every  inch  a soldier.  He  loved  the  profession  of  arms,  and  had  he 
followed  it  he  would  have  acquired  great  distinction.  He  was  a good 
and  loyal  citizen,  but  had  no  Qualifications  as  a man  of  business.  He 
died  in  November,  1880.  His  wife  survived  until  August  17,  1888. 

Joseph  Rigg's 

was  born  near  Amity,  Washington  County,  Pennsylvania.  July  2, 
1796,  the  eldest  son  of  Stephen  and  Anne  Baird  Riggs.  He  had  four 
brothers  and  six  sisters.  His  father  removed  to  near  Steubenville. 
Ohio,  when  he  was  a child ; and  later  to  Sardinia,  Ohio,  where  both  he 
and  his  wife  are  buried.  In  August,  1817.  our  subject  left  his  home 
near  Steubenville,  Ohio,  to  visit  his  uncles  lames  and  Moses  Baird  in 
the  Irish  Bottoms  in  Green  Township,  Adams  County.  While  there 
he  was  offered  the  position  of  clerk  in  the  West  Union  bank,  kept  by 
George  Luckey.  This  position  he  accepted  on  December  31,  1817; 

I and  in  coming  from  Steubenville  to  Manchester  traveled  on  a flat 
boat. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


While  living  at  West  Union  he  was  a great  friend  of  lawyer  Geo. 
Fitzgerald,  and  frequently  borrowed  his  fine  horse  to  ride  to  North 
Liberty  to  court  Miss  Rebecca  G.  Baldridge,  daughter  of  Rev.  Wni. 
Baldridge.  On  January  i,  1819,  he  was  elected  cashier  of  the  West 
Union  bank;  and  on  December  8,  1819,  he  married  Miss  Rebecca 
Baldridge,  before  named.  Soon  after  they  joined  the  Associate  Re- 
form church,  at  Cherry  Fork.  He  served  as  cashier  of  the  Wesf 
Union  bank  until  1823.  On  March  1,  1824,  he  was  appointed  Auditor 
of  Adams  County,  Ohio,  to  serve  an  unexpired  term.  He  was  elected, 
and  i‘e-elected;  and  served  from  March  1,  1824,  until  the  fall  of  1831, 
In  1831,  he  was  appointed  a deputy  suveyor  of  the  Virginia  Military 
District  of  Ohio,  from  Adams  County.  While  holding  that  office 
he  made  a connected  survey  of  all  the  lands  in  Adams  County,  and 
made  a map  of  that  county  which  remained  in  the  Auditor’s  office  till 
it  fell  to  pieces  from  age.  Mr.  Riggs  was  an  accomplished  surveyor, 
but  when  or  where  he  learned  the  science  we  are  not  advised.  He 
resigned  the  office  of  Auditor  on  October  3,  1831,  to  accept  the  office 
of  State  Senator  from  Adams  and  Brown  Counties,  to  which  he  was 
elected  as  a Democrat  in  1831,  and  served  until  1833.  In  the  fall  of 
that  year  he  moved  to  Hanging  Rock,  Ohio.  He  remained  there 
until  1837,  when  he  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where  he  resided 
the  remainder  of  his  life. 

On  reaching  Portsmouth  in  1837,  he  and  his  wife  connected  with 
the  First  Presbyterian  church,  and  he  was  ordained  an  elder  in  1838. 
He  served  until  February  9,  1875,  when  he  connected  with  the  Second 
Presbyterian  church.  He  was  at  once  made  an  elder  in  that  church, 
and  continued  as  such  during  his  life. 

In  1837,  he  opened  a general  store  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth, 
and  continued  in  that  business,  either  alone  or  with  partners,  for  many 
years.  He  was  a man  of  substance  and  of  excellent  business  qualifi- 
cations. In  March,  1838,  he  was  elected  to  a township  office  in  Wayne 
Township,  in  which  was  located  the  town  of  Portsmouth.  He  was 
elected  a member  of  the  citv  council  of  Portsmouth,  March  3,  1838. 
and  continued  in  it,  with  intervals,  until  1868.  He  was  elected  Re- 
corder of  Portsmouth  April  10.  1838,  and  served  until  March  15, 
1844,  and  again  from  March  17,  1848  to  March  16,  1849.  He  was 
county  surveyor  of  Scioto  County  from  1839  to  1841.  On  May  21, 
1838,  he  was  appointed  on  a committee  to  secure  an  armory  at  Ports- 
mouth. He  was  surveyor  of  the  town  of  Portsmouth  from  November 
7,  1845  f°  March  7,  1849,  and  again  from  1832  to  1854.  On  De- 
cember a,  1846,  he  was  appointed  one  of  the  first  infirmary  board  of 
Scioto  County,  Ohio,  and  served  by  subsequent  elections  till  1852-, 
and  during  that  time  he  was  clerk  of  the  Board.  In  i860,  he  engi- 
neered the  construction  of  the  tow  path  from  the  city  of  Portsmouth 
to  Union  Mills,  and  charged  $70.00  for  his  entire  services.  In  1867, 
he  was  president  of  the  city  council  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  usually 


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on  the  committee  of  ordinances,  and  was  one  of  the  most  useful  mem- 
bers of  the  council.  He  was  responsible  for  most  of  the  city  ordi- 
nances and  general  legislation  during  his  membership  of  council. 

Rebecca  G.  Riggs,  wife  of  Joseph  Riggs,  died  April  3,  1862. 
Twelve  children  were  born  of  this  marriage.  The  oldest,  Mrs  Rebec- 
ca A.  Kendall,  resides  in  Oakland,  Cal. ; Eliza,  deceased,  was  the  wife 
of  L.  Newton  Robinson,  who  commanded  Battery  L of  the  First  Ohio 
Light  Artillery  during  the  Civil  War;  Mary  died  in  infancy;  Harriet, 
wife  of  Robert  Dunlap,  Jr.,  died  in  Pittsburg,  Pa. ; James  W.,  was  kil- 
led in  a railroad  a'ccident  on  the  Scioto  & Hocking  Valley  R.  R.,  in 
1857:  Martha,  widow  of  J.  V.  Robinson,  Jr.,  who  was  Major  of  the 
33rd  Ohio  Infantry  during  the  Civil  War,  resides  in  Florida;  Stephen 
B.,  is  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  in  Emporia,  Kansas;  Sam- 
uel A.  and  Joseph  E.  are  lawyers  at  Lawrence,  Kansas ; Charles  H. 
is  connected  with  the  Union  Freight  Line  at  Pittsburg,  Pa. ; Alex- 
ander Brown  is  a professor  in  Lane  Theological  Seminary  at  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio;  Emma,  the  youngest  child,  died  in  1848,  at  the  age  of 
three  years. 

He  was  a public  spirited  citizen,  and  was  so  recognized.  When 
any  delegation  was  to  be  sent  on  a public  mission  by  the  city  author- 
ities he  was  usually  one  of  it.  In  1869,  he  retired  from  all  business, 
and  lived  quietly  until  his  death  on  July  28,  1877,  at  the  age  of  81 
years,  26  days.  He  was  a just  man,  a consistent  Christian,  and  a 
most  valuable  citizen. 

Ephraim  Warner  Rickey 

was  born  in  Porter  Township,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  October  4,  1820. 
His  parents  were  Jacob  and  Trypbena  (Strong)  Rickey,  who  came 
from  New  York  to  Scioto  County,  in  1817.  They  landed  at  Scioto- 
ville.  There  they  remained  four  years,  and  then  removed  to  the 
flats  of  Madison  Township.  Jacob  Rickey  was  a Baptist  Minister 
and  for  forty-five  years  preached  in  this  county.  He  died  at  the  age 
of  72.  His  wife  was  a teacher,  and  after  her  marriage  taught  sub- 
scription school  in  Madison  Township. 

Ephraim,  through  his  mother’s  efforts,  received  some  advantages 
of  education  which  most  others,  of  his  cotemporaries  did  not  have. 
He  was  married  July  19,  1841  to  Annie,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Rebecca  (Mead)  Rockwell,  of  Madison  Township.  She  was  born 
October  21,  1821,  in  Madison  Township.  Mr.  Rickey  engaged  in 
farming  until  1873,  when  he  removed  to  California,  Pike  County,  and 
commenced  dealing  in  merchandise  and  live  stock,  which  he  continued 
for  several  years.  He  returned  to  his  farm  about  1881  and  in  1894 
removed  to  Harrisonville,  where  his  wife  died  April  17,  1896.  The 
following  were  their  children:  Rose,  Etta,  wife  of  Nathan  M.  Kent 
of  Harrisonville;  James  Silas,  who  has  a sketch  herein;  Telina,  wife 
of  Thomas  M.  Kent,  living  in  Madison  Township;  Jacob  Frank,  liv- 


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ing  on  Duck  Run,  and  Nathan  Thomas,  who  has  a sketch  herein,  and 
is  a real  estate  agent  in  Portsmouth.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rickey  lost  four 
boys  and  one  girl  in  childhood.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife  he 
lived  with  his  son,  James  S.  Rickey  until  his  marriage  to  the  widow 
of  Thomas  Campbell,  of  Morgan  Township,  April,  1900.  His  sec- 
ond wife  died  November,  1901,  and  since  that  time  he  has  lived  on  his 
farm  in  Morgan  Township.  Pie  is  now  82  years  old,  and  enjoys 
good  health.  He  was  a Whig  and  took  an  active  part  in  the  elections 
of  that  party.  He  was  one  of  the  very  first  Republicans  in  Madison 
Township  when  there  were  only  eight  votes  all  told  out  of  four  hun- 
dred, and  has  been  a Republican  ever  since.  He  is  a believer  in 
Christianity,  and  the  Seventh  Day  Adventists  express  his  belief  near- 
er than  any  thing  else.  He  has  a clear  conscience,  and  is  ready  for 
the  world  to  come. 

Captain  'William  P.  Ripley 

was  born  near  Madison,  Indiana,  February  26,  1824,  a son  of  Wil- 
liam P.  Ripley,  who  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1833,  where  he 
died  in  1845.  Captain  Ripley  commenced  life  by  selling  fruit,  etc. 
at  the  wharfs,  when  boats  landed.  He  then  worked  on  the  canal 
about  four  years,  and  when  thirteen  years  of  age,  was  engaged  as 
cabin-boy  on  the  river.  He  worked  in  that  capacity  for  two  years, 
and  then  was  in  a grocery  and  saloon,  with  his  brother-in-law,  Wil- 
liam Sickles,  about  nine  years.  He  was  subsequently  employed  on  the 
river  boats  as  chief  engineer,  cook,  bottle  washer,  and  mud  clerk. 
He  attended  to  business  and  was  promoted  till  he  became  a master. 
In  1857,  he  was  Captain  of  the  “Reliance,”  and  in  1858,  of  the  “Swal- 
low.” In  i860,  he  bought  an  interest  in  a steamboat.  In  1861,  he 
was  Captain  of  the  “Moses  McClellan.”  In  1865,  he  went  into  the 
wholesale  liquor  business,  but  in  1870,  sold  out  and  returned  to  the 
river.  He  built  the  “Jim  Fisk,”  Jr.,  in  1870,  and  sold  her  the  next 
year.  He  afterwards  bought  an  interest  in  the  “Kanawha  Belle,”  and 
in  1873,  was  Captain  of  the  “Fannie  Dugan.”  He  then  had  an  inter- 
est in  the  “Mountain  Belle”  and  was  Captain  six  months.  He  owned 
a tug-boat  that  was  commanded  by  his  brother.  He  sold  this  boat 
but  afterwards  bought  it  again  at  a United  States  Marshal's  sale,  and 
of  it  made  the  “Iron  Duke,”  which  he  soon  sold.  Captain  Ripley  has 
been  an  energetic  business  man,  and  made  a success  of  his  undertak- 
ings. For  a number  of  years  he  has  been  retired  from  all  business, 
and  made  his  home  with  his  son-in-law,  Thomas  B.  Nichols. 

He  died  October  19,  1902. 

Joshua  Vansant  Robinson,  Sr., 

was  one  of  the  most  successful  merchants  and  business  men  who  ever 
resided  in  Portsmouth.  He  first  came  to  Portsmouth  about  March  29, 
1829,  and  opened  a general  store  which  he  conducted  for  years,  either 
alone  or  with  his  sons.  He  was  for  a long  time  an  insurance  agent 


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conducting  that  business  in  connection  with  merchadising.  He  was 
largely  intersested  in  the  Scioto  furnace  at  the  time  it  was  most  flour- 
ishing. He  never  interested  himself  in  politics,  though  he  was  a 
Whig  and  afterwards  a Republican.  He  bought  and  sold  real  estate, 
but  like  Jacob  Offnere,  he  was  mostly  a buyer  and  he  died  possessed 
of  a large  quantity  of  valuable  real  estate. 

He  took  a great  interest  in  the  public  schools,  and  was  a school 
trustee  from  1838  to  1845.  While  a member  of  the  board,  he  gave 
the  minutest  attention  to  his  duties,  and  the  reports  made,  while  he 
was  one  of  the  board,  were  models  of  accuracy.  They  gave  all  the 
information  any  one  could  ask.  In  1830,  he  built  a brick  residence 
on  the  northeast  corner  of  Second  and  Court  streets.  There  was  a 
great  yard  connected  with  it  and  weeping  willows  stood  in  the  yard. 
A portion  of  the  brick  house  is  yet  standing  in  the  rear  of  the  premises 
east  of  Otto  Zoellner's  jewelry  store. 

In  1838,  he  built  and  occupied  the  residence  now  occupied  by 
the  Peebles-EIamilton  Reading  Rooms.  This  he  occupied  for  his  fam- 
ily home  until  his  death.  He  was  greatly  instrumental  in  building 
the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad,  in  1857.  In  1842,  he  was  a 
director  of  the  Portsmouth  Insurance  Company.  He  was  director 
in  every  business  enterprise  in  Portsmouth  while  he  was  in  active  life. 
I11  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  Railroad,  the  Commercial  Bank, 
and  in  the  Portsmouth  branch  of  the  State  Bank  of  Ohio,  he  was  a 
director.  He  was  President  of  the  latter  from  its  organization,  March 
1,  1847  until  January  7,  1850. 

He  was  born  October  18,  1790,  and  died  on  Sunday  evening 
January  8,  1865,  at  the  residence  of  his  son-in-law,  Col.  J.  R.  Turley, 
aged  74  years,  2 months,  20  days.  He  was  in  apparent  good  health 
and  attending  to  business  on  the  day  previous  to  his  death.  The  fun- 
eral services  took  place  on  Wednesday  afternoon  at  the  Bigelow  chap- 
el. His  wife,  Hannah  Cooper,  preceded  him  about  one  year.  She 
was  from  Coopersville,  N.  Y.,  born  and  reared  a Quaker.  The  fol- 
lowing were  their  children:  Lucien  Newton,  Joshua  V.,  Jr.,  Lewis 
Cooper,  Cornelia  M.,  wife  of  Hon.  Wells  A.  Hutchins,  Charlotte, 
wife  of  Col.  John  A.  Turley,  Mary  Ellen,  wife  of  Daniel  A.  Glidden, 
Camilla,  who  died  young,  and  Charles  Henry. 

Captain  Lucien  Newton  Robinson 

was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  March  19,  1817.  Soon  after,  his  par- 
ents removed  to  Evansville,  Indiana.  In  1829,  his  father's  family 
came  to  Portsmouth  and  he  helped  in  his  father’s  business.  At  the 
age  of  twenty-two,  in  May,  1839,  he  was  married  to  Eliza  Jane  Riggs, 
daughter  of  the  Hon.  Joseph  Riggs.  From  that  date  to  1841,  he 
carried  on  a foundry,  at  Springville,  Kentucky.  He  removed  to 
Portsmouth  in  1841,  and  engaged  in  steamboating  and  buying  and  sel- 
ling corn.  After  his  father  purchased  the  Union  Mills,  he  removed 


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there  and  lived  a number  of  years.  The  Distillery  was  built  under 
his  supervision,  as  was  the  Suspension  Bridge.  The  date  of  his  re- 
moval to  Washington  Township  was  1848. 

In  1850,  he  was  candidate  for  Commissioner  and  was  elected  by 
a vote  of  1,190  to  514  for  Fullerton,  his  opponent,  and  served  one  full 
term  of  three  years.  On  the  8th  day  of  October,  1861,  he  enlisted 
in  Battery  L First  Ohio  Light  Artillery,  at  the  age  of  forty-four. 
His  health  was  never  good,  but  he  managed  to  stay  in  the  military 
service  until  November  12,  1862,  when  he  resigned  on  account  of 
physical  d sability.  In  the  fall  of  1862,  he  went  off  at  a tangent  and 
supported  his  brother-in-law,  the  Honorable  Wells  A.  Hutchins  for 
Congress,  on  an  independent  platform,  “A  more  vigorous  prosecution 
of  the  war.”  He,  more  than  any  one,  was  responsible  for  Mr, 
Hutchins  election.  Lie  canvassed  the  entire  district  with  him. 

After  his  retirement  from  the  army,  he  formed  a company  to 
distill  oil  from  shale.  He  would  have  made  a fortune  out  of  it,  but 
for  the  discovery  of  petroleum,  just  at  the  time  he  had  the  oil  ready 
to  put  on  the  market,  after  the  companv  had  put  fifty  thousand  dollars 
in  it.  In  1868,  he  was  appointed  Indian  agent  and  went  west.  He 
soon  had  to  give  this  up  and  ran  a hotel  at  Emporia,  Kansas.  He 
was  a member  of  the  Kansas  Legislature  for  a term. 

LTe  returned  to  Portsmouth  in  1873  and  was  made  mail  agent. 
Lie  ran  for  State  Senator  as  a Republican  in  1875  and  was  defeated 
by  I.  B.  Monahan  by  ten  votes.  From  this  date,  until  his  death,  he 
was  in  poor  health.  He  was  a gentleman  of  very  swarthy  complex- 
ion, prominent  features  and  he  had  a saturnine  expression  of  counte- 
nance. His  face  in  repose  was  as  solemn  as  that  of  ten  ministers  on 
funeral  occasions,  but  when  he  relaxed  all  that  changed.  He  was  an 
excellent  political  speaker.  He  could  please  the  people  and  reach 
them  and  he  was  in  demand  in  every  political  canvas  when  he  would 
go.  In  T859,  he  addressed  Republican  meetings  all  over  the  coun- 
try. He  was  a very  nervous  man  and  full  of  energy. 

He  died  on  Fourth  street.  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  the  residence 
now  occupied  by  Perkins  Pratt,  November  26,  1877,  at  the  age  of 
sixty  years,  eight  months  and  seven  days.  His  daughter,  Kate  mar- 
ried Mr.  Harry  Willard,  of  Wellston,  Ohio.  His  daughter  Camilla 
married  first  Eugene  Bigler  and  after  his  death  Joseph  A.  Modica. 
His  son,  Harry  G.  Robinson  died  Tune  2,  1876,  aged  28  years,  8 
months  and  12  days,  and  is  buried  in  Greenlawn.  His  daughter, 
Lucy  A.,  is  now  Mrs.  S.  G.  Clark  His  son  Frank  H.  Robinson  is 
still  living.  His  wife  died  August  11,  1886. 

Mathias  Baldwin  Ross 

was  born  in  Lebanon,  Warren  County,  Ohio,  August  4,  1808.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  Lebanon  school,  and  was  a contempo- 


SAMUEL  RANDALL  ROSS. 


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rary  with  Thomas  Corwin.  At  the  age  of  fifteen,  he  located  in  Cin- 
cinnati, and  for  some  two  years  was  a clerk  in  the  store  of  George 
Graham.  For  the  next  two  years,  he  was  a clerk  for  his  father,  un- 
der John  McLean,  Post-master  General,  in  Washington  City. 

In  1829,  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  and  embarked  in  the  dry  goods 
trade.  On  September  5,  1834,  Havillah  Gunn  resigned  as  Town  Re- 
corder and  Mr.  Ross  took  his  place.  April  3,  1835,  he  was  re-elected 
and  he  served  until  April  10,  1838.  December  4,  1835,  he  was  one 
of  a committee  of  three  in  regard  to  the  Ohio  canal.  The  others  were 
C.  A.  M.  Damarin  and  Isaac  Noel.  On  April  1,  1836,  and  March 
27,  1837,  he  was  re-elected  Recorder.  From  his  location  in  Ports- 
mouth, he  was  engaged  in  a wholesale  grocery  and  general  commis- 
sion business  and  continued  until  1845,  when  he  removed  to  Cincin- 
nati, and  engaged  in  the  same  business  in  Portsmouth.  In  1869,  he 
located  in  New  Orleans  and  became  general  agent  for  the  Erie  and 
Atlantic  and  Great  Western  railroads,  but  fell  a victim  to  yellow  fe- 
ver, and  died  September  20,  1878. 

He  was  a remarkably  well-preserved,  fine  looking  man  for  his 
age,  and  a kind,  noble-hearted  husband  and  father.  Both  as  a bus- 
iness man  and  as  a citizen,  he  was  greatly  respected  for  his  scrupulous 
honesty  and  purity  of  life.  On  June  29,  1843,  he  married  Elizabeth 
I).,  daughter  of  Samuel  M.  Tracy,  of  Portsmouth.  His  widow  and 
a daughter,  Miss  Alice  Tracy  Ross  survived  him,  and  resided  in 
Portsmouth  during  the  remainder  of  their  lives. 

Samuel  Randall  Ross 

was  born  April  8,  1819,  at  Oxford,  Chenango  County,  New  York. 
His  father  was  Samuel  Ross,  a graduate  of  Princeton  College,  New 
Jersey,  and  a contemporary  of  Theodore  Frelinghuysen  and  N.  S. 
Prime,  the  father  of  Ireneus  Prime  of  the  New  York  Observer.  His 
grandfather,  Andrew  Ross,  was  a descendant  of  John  Ross  of  Scot- 
land, who  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  New  Jersey.  His  mother’s 
maiden  name  was  Maria  Randall.  He  was  educated  at  the  famous 
Oxford  Academy,  at  Oxford,  New  York,  and  left  his  father’s  home 
at  the  age  of  twenty-four  and  located  in  Portsmouth,  in  the  fall  of 
1844,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  first  advertised  as  a grocer  in 
Portsmouth,  November  7,  1844.  He  bought  the  wholesale  grocery 
business  of  his  cousins,  M.  B.  and  J.  W.  Ross,  and  conducted  it  un- 
til 1857,  when  he  retired  from  business  until  1861.  At  that  time  he 
engaged  in  the  wholesale  tobacco  business  in  Cincinnati  with  J.  G. 
Kercheval,  under  the  name  of  Kercheval  & Ross,  and  conducted  that 
for  twelve  years,  when  he  retired. 

He  was  married,  September  7,  1847,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Kinney, 
the  eldest  daughter  of  Washington  Kinney  and  Mary  Waller,  his 
wife.  Mrs.  Ross  died  October  28,  1897.  The  following  are  the  sur- 


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viving  children : Miss  Anna  Ross,  who  resides  with  her  father  in  the 
old  home  in  Portsmouth,  O. ; George  Kinney,  who  has  a separate 
sketch  herein,  and  Thomas  Waller,  of  Cleveland,  O. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ross  moved  into  the  home  in  which  Mr.  Ross  now 
resides  at  No.  310  Court  street,  in  December,  1847,  two  weeks  be- 
fore the  great  flood  of  1847.  Mr.  Ross  has  resided  in  the  same  house 
ever  since,  and  he  went  through  the  floods  of  1847,  1883  and  1884 
in  the  same  residence.  The  flood  of  1847  was  three  feet  deep  in  his 
residence.  Mr.  Ross  in  his  well  appointed  home  has  been  a greater 
dispenser  of  hospitality  to  distinguished  visitors  in  Portsmouth  than 
any  other  person  in  the  city.  He  has  entertained  Bishop’s  Mcllvaine, 
Bedell,  Jagger  and  Vincent.  His  house  has  always  been  open  to  the 
Episcopal  clergy  and  other  clergy  visiting  the  city. 

Mr.  Ross  in  his  political  views  was  first  a Whig  and  afterwards 
a Republican ; but  never  a seeker  of  any  political  preferment.  He 
is  a strong  church  man,  and  has  been  connected  with  the  Episcopal 
church  ever  since  he  has  been  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  connected 
with  the  All  Saints  until  the  organization  of  the  Christ  church,  and 
during  the  activity  of  that  church  he  was  a member  of  the  vestry  and 
a senior  warden  much  of  the  time. 

Mr.  Ross  has  passed  his  83rd  mile  stone,  as  he  states  it,  but  he 
has  the  most  excellent  health  and  a wonderful  flow  of  spirits.  He 
is  the  best  of  company,  and  delights  in  being  in  the  society  of  his 
friends.  Mr.  Ross  is  one  of  those  few  men  who  make  old  age  a de- 
light. He  has  no  infirmities.  He  is  in  the  possession  of  all  his  fac- 
ulties, and  all  the  excellent  qualities  of  mind  and  heart  which  he  pos- 
sesses have  been  enriched  and  developed  by  age  and  experience.  His 
society  and  companionship  is  much  sought  after  and  highly  appre- 
ciated among  those  who  know  him.  He  is  the  last  survivor  of  the 
old  time  merchants  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  As  an  entertainer  and  a 
host,  and  a member  of  a reception  committee,  Mr.  Ross  never  had  any 
equal  in  Portsmouth;  and  it  is  the  cordial  wish  of  every  one  of  his 
friends  that  he  may  live  to  see  his  100th  anniversary,  in  the  same 
health  and  spirits  which  he  enjoys  at  the  present  time. 

Colonel  John  Row 

was  born  in  Northumberland  County,  Pa.,  in  1796.  In  1808  his 
father  removed  to  Circleville.  There,  at  sixteen,  he  was  apprenticed 
to  Charles  Cavalier  to  learn  the  saddlery  and  harness  trade.  In  1812 
he  was  out  in  the  war  and  was  in  Hull’s  surrender.  In  1817,  when 
he  came  of  age,  he  married  Susan  Baltimore,  at  Circleville,  and  moved 
to  Adelphi,  where  he  set  up  a harness  shop.  In  1820  he  removed  to 
Richmonddale  and  began  merchandising.  He  carried  that  on  until 
1832  when  he  moved  to  Waverly,  Ohio,  where  he  had  a flour  mill 
and  carried  on  merchandising.  In  1832  he  was  a director  of  the 
Columbus  and  Portsmouth  Turnpike. 


JOHN  MILLER  SALLADAY. 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


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In  1838,  he  went  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where  he  resided  during 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  first  carried  on  a commission  business 
with  James  Emmitt  as  John  Row  & Co.,  but  that  was  dissolved  m 
1839  and  Col.  Row  conducted  it  alone.  In  1842  he  was  chairman  of 
the  Whig  Central  Committee  and  was  secretary  of  the  Portsmouth 
Insurance  Co.  In  1844,  he  dissolved  partnership  with  Ralph  St. 
John  and  thereafter  the  business  was  conducted  under  the  name  of 
John  Row  & Son.  In  1845,  lie  was  connected  with  the  Sons  of  Tem- 
perance. In  1846,  he  was  school  trustee  for  the  third  ward.  From 
1849  to  ^53  fie  conducted  a store  at  Wheelersburg  and  one  in  Ports- 
mouth. In  1853  he  took  charge  of  the  Biggs  House  and  conducted 
it  about  eighteen  months.  In  1861,  on  April  19,  he  presided  at  the 
great  Union  meeting  at  Portsmouth.  January  14,  1863,  he  was  ap- 
pointed Postmaster  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  served  until  November 
13,  1866.  Pie  was  a Mason.  In  1866,  he  became  a member  of  the 
Bigelow  Methodist  Church.  He  was  a prominent  merchant  in  Ports- 
mouth for  years. 

He  died  May  5,  1871.  His  wife  survived  him  until  1877. 

He  had  four  children:  Amaryllis,  wife  of  Rev.  S.  P.  Cummins; 
Charles  Cavalier,  Mary  Cook,  wife  of  Charles  Landon ; and  John 
Row. 

He  was  a man  of  high  integrity  and  much  esteemed.  He  was 
a public  spirited  citizen  with  no  ambitions  except  in  a business  way. 

George  Salladay 

was  born  in  Maryland  in  1785,  the  son  of  Philip  Salladay  and  his 
wife,  emigrants  from  Switzerland.  While  he  was  a child,  his  par- 
ents moved  to  Western  Pennsylvania  and  from  there  they  removed  to 
Scioto  County  when  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age.  He  married  Phoebe 
Chaffin,  daughter  of  Reuben  Chaffin,  May  17,  1812.  She  was  born 
in  Connecticut,  September  31.  1794.  They  had  a family  of  ten  chil- 
dren, among  them  were  Obediah ; Eunice,  the  wife  of  James  Collins; 
Lemuel  and  John  M.  His  wife  died  July  27,  1855,  and  he  survived 
until  October  5,  i860.  He  was  a resident  of  Portsmouth  at  its  very 
first  settlement.  He  was  cotemporary  with  Captain  Josiah  Shack- 
ford  and  Major  Henry  Massie.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  was  pres- 
ent when  the  first  tree  was  cut  on  the  site  of  Portsmouth  and  help  to 
burn  the  first  brush  piles  made  in  clearing  the  timber  to  build  the 
town.  His  picture  taken  in  extreme  old  age  will  be  found  herein. 
His  son,  John  M.,  died  August  20,  1902.  His  son  Lemuel  died  Sep- 
tember 22,  1902. 

John  Miller  Salladay, 

son  of  George  and  Phoebe  (Chaffin)  Salladay,  was  born  January  10; 
1814,  in  Scioto  County.  lie  resided  on  his  father’s  farm  until  he  was 
twenty  years  of  age,  when  he  started  out  in  the  world  on  his  own  ac- 
count, but  without  any  capital.  Lie  worked  at  whatever  he  could 


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find  to  do  until  he  was  twenty-six  years  of  age,  when  on  the  27th 
day  of  May,  1840,  he  married  Martha,  daughter  of  Moses  Hayward, 
a pioneer  of  Scioto  County.  They  had  three  children : Harriet  Jane, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  seventeen;  Lora  A.,  wife  of  Sam  Bierley,  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio ; and  George  M.  Salladay,  who  has  a separate 
sketch  herein. 

Mr.  Salladay  by  economy  and  careful  dealing  accumulated  a 
fortune,  chiefly  in  the  rich  bottom  land  of  the  Scioto  valley.  In 
1884,  he  owned  767  acres  and  has  accumulated  much  more  since  then. 
He  was  first  a Whig,  but  since  the  organization  of  the  Republican 
party  has  been  a member  of  that.  He  and  his  wife  have  been  mem- 
bers of  the  M.  E.  church  since  1864.  He  has  served  as  trustee  of  Clay 
Township.  His  wife  died  May  29,  1892.  Since  then  he  has  been 
making  his  home  part  of  the  time  with  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Sam  Bier- 
ly  and  part  of  the  time  with  his  son,  George  M.  Salladay.  He  died 
August  20,  1902. 

Mr.  Salladay  made  his  fortune  by  strict  attention  to  his  own  bus- 
iness. He  was  always  just  and  honest  in  his  dealings  with  others 
and  expected  the  same  treatment  in  return.  He  was  always  noted 
for  his  obedience  to  and  respect  for  law  and  for  the  rights  of  others. 
His  character  has  always  been  above  reproach  and  criticism.  He  is 
one  of  the  last  survivors  of  the  men  who  made  the  Scioto  Valley  what 
the  present  generation  find  it. 

John  A.  Schafer 

left  Wurtemburg,  Germany,  September  19,  1819,  for  the  New 
World.  He  was  accompanied  by  his  family,  consisting  of  his  wife, 
Sabina,  his  three  sons  and  five  daughters.  They  took  a sailing  vessel 
at  Amsterdam,  Holland,  for  the  United  States.  After  being  out  at 
sea  for  about  a week  the  vessel  sprung  a leak  and  had  to  put  into  the 
port  of  Lisbon,  Portugal,  where  they  remained  until  December  24, 
1819,  when  they  again  put  to  sea,  bound  for  Baltimore,  Maryland. 
They  arrived  there  without  further  mishap  on  the  25th  day  of  Febru- 
ary, 1820. 

Mr.  Schafer  had  spent  all  of  his  means  on  the  voyage  and  three 
of  his  oldest  daughters  were  bound  out  at  Baltimore  from  three  to 
five  years  to  pay  for  their  passage,  eighty  dollars  each.  The  others 
of  the  family  proceeded  by  wagon  to  Brownsville,  on  the  Mononga- 
hela  river  in  Pennsylvania,  and  thence  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  by  means 
of  a flat  boat.  Mrs.  Sabina  Schafer  died  in  1821  soon  after  their 
arrival  in  Portsmouth. 

In  August,  1824,  George  Schafer,  one  of  the  sons,  walked  to 
Baltimore  to  bring  out  his  sisters.  He  made  the  trip,  one  way,  in 
fourteen  days.  This  brother  brought  his  two  elder  sisters  out  in  a 
wagon.  The  younger  sister  remained  in  Baltimore  eight  years  lon- 
ger, and  then  came  alone.  In  1832,  Mr.  Schafer  went  to  Indiana, 


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settling  in  Hamilton  County,  where  he  remained  until  his  death  on 
the  8th  day  of  July,  1870,  aged  ninety-five  years,  five  months,  and 
thirty-two  days. 

Captain  Josiah  Shackford 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  in  1736.  He  came  to  the  location  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1802,  and  intended  to  purchase  the  town  site, 
but  Henry  Massie  got  ahead  of  him.  The  idea  of  founding  the  town 
of  Portsmouth,  undoubtedly  originated  with  Captain  Shackford. 
When  he  examined  the  location  he  saw  it  was  a better  one  for  a city 
than  Alexandria.  Henry  Massie  appreciated  this  fact,  though  he 
made  no  special  examination  till  after  his  purchase.  When  Massie 
came  to  examine  his  purchase,  he  found  Captain  Shackford  on  the 
ground  and  the  two  became  good  friends.  Captain  Shackford  sug- 
gested the  town  to  Massie  and  its  name,  and  Massie  named  his  town 
Portsmouth,  for  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  at  Captain  Shackford’s  request. 

Captain  Shackford  was  sixty-eight  years  of  age  when  he  landed 
at  Alexandria  in  1802,  and  he  was  the  most  self  contained  man  who 
ever  lived  on  the  town  site  of  Portsmouth.  He  brought  no  relation, 
or  friend,  when  he  came,  but  came  alone  in  a boat.  He  never  asked 
any  favor  of  any  one.  He  never  borrowed  any  money,  but  always  had 
it  when  he  wanted  to  buy  anything.  He  was  a large  man,  had  a 
large  head,  a prominent  Roman  nose,  keen  and  piercing  eyes.  He 
had  a wart  on  the  bridge  of  his  nose.  In  his  youth,  he  had  been  a 
sailor,  and  was  very  fond  of  spinning  yarns  as  to  his  voyages.  While 
he  talked  freely  of  his  sea-faring  life,  he  kept  still  about  his  domestic 
and  social  affairs.  Till  he,  died  it  was  not  known  whether  he  was  a 
widower  or  a bachelor.  There  was  much  speculation  as  to  his  family 
history,  and  the  women  folks  told  a story  of  his  disappointment  in  a 
love  affair,  but  he  kept  a quiet  tongue  and  enlightened  no  one.  He 
had  studied  attending  to  his  own  business,  till  he  had  it  reduced  to  a 
fine  art. 

After  his  death  in  1829,  one  of  his  nephews  came  in  to  settle  his 
estate  and  then  something  was  learned  as  to  his  story.  His  father, 
Josiah  Shackford,  was  married  twice.  The  first  wife  was  a widow 
named  Eleanor  Marshall.  She  has  a grown  daughter,  Deborah,  who 
came  to  live  with  her  step-father.  Deborah  was  attractive  and  come- 
ly and  the  usual  result  followed.  Young  Shackford  fell  in  love  with 
her,  and  married  her.  Shackford,  however,  was  her  second  choice 
as  she  lost  a lover,  John  Hart,  by  his  premature  death.  Captain 
Shackford  lived  with  Deborah,  a number  of  years,  and  after  a few 
years  of  sea-faring  life,  wanted  to  come  west.  She  refused  to  leave 
her  mother  and  he  would  not  stay.  He  left  and  came  to  Portsmouth, 
Ohio.  After  his  wife’s  mother  died,  Deborah  wrote  and  offered  to 
come  to  him,  but  he  would  not  answer  her  letters  and  she  was  too 
proud  to  come  uninvited. 


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Captain  Shackford  cut  the  first  tree  which  was  ever  cut  by  a 
white  man  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  He  bought 
inlot  1 7 for  $30.00,  and  an  outlot  from  Henry  Massie.  There  was 
a log  rolling  in  1802,  on  the  site  of  Portsmouth  and  Captain  Shack- 
ford had  charge  of  it.  George  Salladay,  the  father  of  John  Miller 
Salladay,  and  Caleb  Hitchcock  were  two  of  these  present  on  that  oc- 
casion. 

The  inlot  No.  17  purchased  by  Captain  Shackford  of  Henry 
Massie  was  built  on,  and  Captain  Shackford  resided  on  it  till  his 
death.  The  building  stood  where  now  the  Portsmouth  shoe  factory 
stands  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Front  street,  and  the  first  alley  east 
of  Market  street.  It  was  a frame.  The  lower  part  was  finished  for 
a shop  and  store  room.  There  was  no  stairway,  but  a hatch  with  a 
ladder.  In  the  evening  Captain  Shackford  put  up  his  ladder,  ascend- 
ed, pulled  the  ladder  after  him  and  closed  the  hatch.  In  the  morn- 
ing, he  opened  the  hatch,  put  down  the  ladder  and  descended.  The 
up-stairs  was  finished  off  like  a cabin  in  a ship,  with  bulk  heads,  etc. 
After  lit  furnished  his  building,  he  went  east  and  purchased  a stock  of 
goods.  He  did  all  his  own  cooking  and  house  keeping.  When  he 
was  obliged  to  have  his  cooking  done  outside,  he  got  Mrs.  John  H. 
Thornton  to  cook  his  meals  and  hand  them  in  through  the  window,  as 
he  permitted  no  women  to  enter  his  place. 

He  was  one  of  the  nine  conscript  fathers  who  formed  the  first 
town  council  and  when  lots  were  cast,  he  drew  the  one  year  term.  In 
1809,  he  was  a trustee  of  Wayne  Township  and  in  1813,  1814  and 
1818,  he  was  Township  Treasurer.  In  1815,  he  was  on  a commit- 
tee of  the  Council  to  bring  in  a bill  taxing  shows.  In  1816,  he  was 
on  a committee  to  bring  in  a bill  to  regulate  the  use  of  the  public  well. 
He  owned  a fine  farm  where  Aaron  Noel  formerly  lived  and  rode  out 
to  it  almost  every  day  in  pleasant  weather.  He  had  a horse,  named 
“Emperor,”  which  he  rode  on  these  occasions.  Once  the  horse  threw 
him  and  broke  his  arm. 

He  built  a stone  barn  on  his  farm  and  twice  it  was  leveled  by 
cyclones.  He  was  always  planning  and  recommending  public  im- 
provements. He  was  very  fond  of  making  models  for  machinery 
and  believed  he  could  invent  perpetual  motion.  He  had  no  intimate 
or  particular  friends  and  never  unbosomed  to  anyone.  He  paid  all 
his  debts,  but  had  no  apparent  income.  In  religious  matters,  he  was 
his  own  priest. 

He  and  John  Thornton  built  the  carding  machine,  which  stood 
on  the  site  of  the  present  Biggs  House.  He  also  built  a mill  on  Mar- 
ket street  between  Second  and  Third  streets  and  was  a part  owner  in 
it.  The  house  built  by  Captain  Shackford  was  removed  to  Front  and 
Bond  streets  where  it  was  standing  till  recently.  He  lived  for  twen- 
ty-five years  on  the  town  site  of  Portsmouth  and  died  July  26,  1829, 
after  a short  illness,  in  his  ninety-third  year.  He  was  the  second 


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person  buried  in  Greenlawn  cemetery.  William  Peebles  was  the  first; 
and  Mark  Huston  was  the  third.  His  grave  is  appropriately  marked 
with  a tombstone. 

Before  the  world,  he  always  stood  at  attention  and  was  always 
on  lress  parade.  If  he  had  private  griefs  or  sorrows  he  kept  them  to 
himself.  How  many  men  can  begin  life  over  again  at  the  age  of  six- 
ty-eight years  in  a malarial  climate  and  spend  twenty-five  more  years 
in  active  and  useful  labor?  We  do  not  believe  there  was  ever  such 
another  case  on  record.  Captain  Shackford  was  always  employed 
and  was  always  pleased  to  be  helping  others.  He  never  wrote  any 
letters  and  never  received  any,  at  least  to  all  appearances. 

Captain  Shackford  was  an  archaeologist  among  other  fads.  He 
spent  a great  deal  of  time  and  labor  in  digging  into  and  exploring  the 
ancient  mounds.  He  explored  the  one  which  stood  on  the  G.  H.  Hein- 
ish  lot.  He  surveyed  the  mounds  about  Portsmouth  and  gave  his  field 
notes  to  Captain  Cleveland,  who  in  turn  gave  them  to  Doctor  Hemp- 
stead ; and  from  them  were  made  the  map  of  the  ancient  earth  works 
in  this  work.  An  account  of  Captain  Shakford’s  life  is  published  in 
a pamphlet  which  is  sold  to  visitors  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.  This  gives 
an  account  of  his  voyage  to  Surinam,  with  a dog  only  for  company. 

George  Stevenson 

was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  April  17,  1803.  His  wife,  Hester  Mont- 
gomery, the  daughter  of  Samuel  Montgomery,  was  born  m Massa- 
chusetts, December  28,  1809.  He  died  September  9,  1886,  and  had 
most  excellent  health  until  the  date  of  his  death.  His  wife  died  ten 
years  before,  on  the  6th  of  March,  1876,  and  they  are  both  buried  in 
Portsmouth.  Their  children  are  as  follows : Sarah  McClure,  born 

March  31,  1836,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  is  the  widow  of  Emmett  Mc- 
Clure, and  resides  at  No.  420  Fairmont  Ave.,  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania; 
Rebecca  J.,  born  April  7,  1839,  died  unmarried  October  2,  1872;  a 
son  Samuel,  born  April  7,  1884,  in  Portsmouth,  married  Mary  Mar- 
tin of  Jackson,  Ohio;  a son  Frank,  born  in  Portsmouth,  February  27, 
1848,  died  December  28,  1839,  in  Pittsburg,  Penn. 

Our  subject  came  to  Portsmouth  on  a flat  boat,  and  landed  at 
Alexandria.  He  had  learned  the  wagon  maker’s  trade  in  Pittsburg, 
and  he  built  the  first  coach  which  ran  between  Piketon  and  Portsmouth. 
James  Emmitt  was  said  to  have  driven  the  coach.  Our  subject  was 
married  in  Portsmouth  in  1835.  When  he  located  in  Portsmouth, 
he  went  in  partnership  with  William  Maddock  in  the  foundry  busi- 
ness, where  the  Opera  House  now  stands.  He  afterward  went  into 
the  firm  of  Ward  & Stevenson.  Ward  was  a blacksmith  and  he  was 
a wagon  maker.  Afterwards  the  firm  became  Ward,  Murray  & 
Stevenson.  At  one  time  he  and  Thomas  Currie  had  a candle  factory 
at  Brunner’s  corner. 


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In  1840,  he  participated  in  the  great  Masonic  celebration  of  St. 
John  the  Baptist’s  Day.  In  1845,  was  Assessor  of  Wayne  Town- 
ship. On  September  19,  1845,  ^ie  was  elected  one  of  the  school  di- 
rectors for  the  Second  ward.  His  associates  were  J.  L.  McVey  and 
Moses  Gregory.  On  May  1,  1857,  he  was  elected  chief  engineer  of 
the  fire  department.  April  11,  1859,  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
council,  and  re-elected  April  9,  i860.  March  18,  1862,  he  presided 
at  the  meeting  at  the  Court  House  in  Portsmouth  with  a view  to  se- 
cure a National  Armory  at  this  place.  Senator  Sherman  introduced 
a bill  to  appropriate  one-half  million  dollars  for  that  purpose,  but  the 
measure  failed. 

Mr.  Stevenson  was  a communicant  of  the  All  Saints  church  and 
a vestryman.  He  was  a Democrat  in  his  political  views.  His  family 
home  stood  on  Market  street  just  one  door  above  the  present  resi- 
dence of  John  Lynn. 

'William  Stewart 

was  born  at  Ayr  in  Scotland,  in  1816,  the  son  of  Hugh  Stewart,  a 
miller,  and  Jeannette  Forsythe,  his  wife.  He  was  one  of  a family 
of  five  sons  and  three  daughters.  He  was  brought  up  in  the  strict 
Presbyterian  faith,  a son  of  the  covenant.  He  was  taught  the  trade 
of  a stone  mason  and  follow ed  it  in  Scotland.  In  1840,  he  came  to 
the  United  States  and  worked  at  his  trade  in  New  York  city.  In  1842 
he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  engaged  in  the  stone  business  on  the  West 
Side. 

He  built  a stone  saw-mill  near  the  site  of  Alexandria,  and  carried 
oil  the  business  of  quarrying  and  sawing  stone  till  1855.  His  health 
began  to  break  down,  and  he  felt  he  must  go  into  other  employment. 
In  1856,  he  purchased  forty  acres  of  the  old  Martin  Funk  land  of  his 
son,  Jacob  Funk,  for  $4,000  and  moved  on  it.  He  occupied  himself 
as  a market  gardener  until  his  death. 

He  was  married  in  1844  to  Miss  Jeannette  Bryden,  also  a native 
of  Scotland.  They  had  seven  children.  The  eldest  was  Walter  P., 
who  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  His  second  child  was  Miss  Jean- 
nette, who  with  his  son,  Gilbert,  his  fifth  child,  have  a pleasant  home 
on  the  Stewart  place.  His  daughter,  Margaret,  married  W.  C.  Silcox 
and  has  one  daughter,  Jeannette.  His  daughter,  Ella,  married  Le- 
grand  B.  Smith.  She  died  in  [896,  leaving  two  sons,  Walter,  now 
aged  twenty-two  and  Stewart,  aged  fifteen.  They  make  their  home 
with  their  Aunt  Jeannette  and  Uncle.  Gilbert.  A son,  William,  is 
married  and  resides  at  Pomona,  California,  where  he  conducts  a 
ranch.  Ide  has  four  sons  and  one  daughter.  His  sons  are:  Jay,  Wal- 
lace, Walter  and  Donald,  and  his  daughter  is  Amy. 

Mr.  Stewart  was  an  upright  and  just  man.  He  was  as  fond  of 
the  bawbees  as  any  Scotchman,  but  they  had  to  be  earned  honestly  and 
fairly.  He  was  a typical  Scotchman  and  his  appearance  and  speech 


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announced  that  fact  wherever  he  went.  He  was  a devout  Presbyter- 
ian and  fully  believed  in  all  and  singular,  the  Westminster  Confes- 
sion. He  not  only  believed  it,  but  he  lived  it  in  his  every  day  life. 
He  was  esteemed  by  all  for  his  uprightness  and  sense  of  justice.  He 
died  July  26,  1870.  His  wife  survived  until  July  14,  190T. 

Levi  Sikes 

was  born  at  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  on  October  29,  1794.  His 
father  was  John  Jones  Sikes,  the  Revolutionary  soldier  who  is  men- 
tioned on  page  212  of  this  work.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was 
Sarah  Sowles.  The  family  left  Massachusetts  in  1801  and  located 
in  New  York  on  the  Genesee  river.  In  the  spring  of  1804,  the  family 
came  to  Scioto  County  and  settled  at  the  mouth  of  Munn’s  run.  He 
learned  the  brick-maker’s  trade  and  worked  at  that  business  from 
1815  to  1822  in  Portsmouth.  In  February,  1819,  he  married  Mary 
Keyes,  the  daughter  of  Salma  Keyes,  who  was  born  July  17,  1799. 
He  had  the  following  children:  Malvina,  married  John  Wait;  Har- 
riet: Eliza,  married  David  Ball;  James  Sikes,  born  May  20,  1826, 
resides  in  Porter  Township:  Ruhama,  died  in  infancy;  Sarah,  married 
Addison  Batterson  and  died  soon  after  her  marriage : Melvin,  the 
father  of  Frank  L.  Sikes;  Thomas,  Colonel  in  the  33rd  O.  V.  I.; 
Elsie,  married  Edward  Nearv;  and  Hiram  Sikes,  who  resides  in 
Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

In  1 822,  Levi  Sikes  moved  to  Porter  Township  and  became 
a farmer.  In  1836  he  moved  to  Harrison  Township  where  he  died  on 
March  30,  1870.  His  wife  survived  him  about  four  years.  She  was 
a woman  of  remarkable  force  of  character  and  James  Keyes  gives  a 
full  acount  of  her  in  his  book. 

James  Simpson 

i was  the  son  of  John  Simpson,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Portsmouth 
and  Mary  Noel,  his  wife,  a daughter  of  Philip  Noel.  Fie  was  born 
November  9,  1819,  on  a farm  where  the  Children’s  Home  now  stands, 
which  was  then  owned  bv  his  father.  He  was  brought  up  at  his 
father’s  trade,  that  of  a carpenter,  and  followed  it  most  of  his  life. 
He  had  charge  of  the  Cuppett  & Webb  lumber  yards  for  years.  He 
had  twelve  brothers  and  sisters,  ten  of  whom  lived  to  maturity.  He 
received  his  education  in  Portsmouth. 

Fie  was  married  April  4,  1839  to  Elizabeth  Jane  Lewis,  daughter 
of  Wm.  Lewis  and  Rachel  Feurt,  his  wife.  Her  father  was  Fred- 
erick Feurt.  The  marriage  ceremony  was  performed  bv  the  Rev. 
Wm.  Simmons.  Mrs.  Simpson  was  born  in  1 822.  They  have  had 
four  children:  Wm.  Henry,  who  lost  his  life  in  the  fire  of  1877 ; 
Elenora,  married  first  Thos.  1.  Fritts,  and  second  Thos.  T.  Yeager; 
Thomas  Jefferson,  and  Margaret,  the  wife  of  Wm.  Worth  Donaldson. 
Thei  r son  Thomas  J.  enlisted  September  i,  1861,  at  the  age  of  seven- 


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teen  in  Company  E,  8ist  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  trans- 
ferred to  Company  H,  November  15,  1862,  and  served  until  July  13, 
1865,  and  veteranized.  He  died  June  10,  1892. 

Mr.  Simpson  was  a Whig  and  Republican  in  his  political  views. 
He  joined  the  Scioto  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows,  Oct.  8,  1845,  and  was  a 
member  of  it  till  his  death.  He  spent  most  of  his  life  in  Portsmouth, 
hut  lived  in  Stephenson  County,  111.,  from  1854  to  1856.  During 
the  war  he  was  a resident  of  Clermont  County,  Ohio.  He  was  first 
a member  of  the  Bigelow  church,  but  since  1867  had  been  a member 
of  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  was  a member 
of  the  first  choir  organized  in  the  Bigelow  church.  He  never  sought 
or  held  any  public  office  except  he  was  Assessor  of  Wayne  Township 
in  1854. 

He  was  an  industrious,  energetic  citizen,  and  lived  up  to  his  pro- 
fession was  a Christian.  He  was  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew 
him.  He  was  very  tall,  of  dark  complexion,  thin  and  spare,  and  of 
fine  carriage.  He  had  a remarkably  firm  expression  of  countenance, 
which  was  repellant  to  strangers,  but  at  the  same  time  to  his  friends, 
he  was  most  companionable.  He  was  earnest  in  all  things.  He  died 
June  2,  1899. 

Elias  Simpson 

was  born  in  Hampshire  County,  Virginia,  December  15,  1818.  His 
parents  were  John  and  Rebecca  Simpson.  His  father  died  in  Vir- 
ginia and  his  mother  was  married  there  to  Hiram  Alloway.  He 
came  to  Pike  County,  Ohio,  in  1827,  with  his  step-father  and  remain- 
ed there  ten  vears,  when  he  removed  to  Scioto  County  and  began 
working  for  George  Herod  in  1837.  Pie  went  to  Mr.  Herod’s  an 
orphan,  ragged  and  torn,  cold,  tired  and  hungry.  He  was  taken  in 
and  fed  and  told  his  story.  He  stayed  through  the  winter  for  his 
clothes.  He  stayed  several  years  and  grew  to  manhood.  He  re- 
ceived no  education  hut  was  active  and  industrious  and  made  money. 
Pie  bought  a team  and  that  helped  him.  April  1,  1842,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Mary  Howard. 

He  leased  land  of  his  employer  where  he  lived  until  January  17, 
1848,  when  he  moved  to  his  farm  on  Survey  464,  in  Morgan  Town- 
ship and  resided  there  the  remainder  of  his  life.  When  he  first  went 
there  he  leased  land  with  John  Rankins.  When  he  married  he  bought 
a small  farm  and  soon  paid  for  it.  In  1854,  he  began  buying  land  and 
continued  it  until  at  his  death,  when  he  owned  3,500  acres  in  Rush, 
Morgan  and  V alley  Townships.  He  was  said  to  have  owned  more 
land  in  acres  than  any  man  in  Scioto  County  and  to  have  paid  more 
taxes.  He  returned  more  personal  property  for  taxation  than  any 
one  in  the  county.  His  tax  return  in  1896,  is  said  to  have  been 
>$30,800.  When  the  war  broke  out,  he  thought  corn  would  go  up  and 
he  rented  all  the  land  he  could  and  put  it  in  corn.  Plis  expectations 


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were  realized,  and  as  he  said,  he  made  a bed  tick  full  of  money.  He 
held  on  to  his  crop  until  1862  and  made  $50,000.  The  rest  was  easy. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  his  wealth  was  estimated  at  $150,000. 

His  wife  died  August  8,  1881.  Of  this  marriage  there  were 
thirteen  children  : Mary  Ann,  deceased,  wife  of  James  Allison;  Rhoda, 
deceased  wife  of  Joseph  Morgan;  Rebecca,  wife  of  Jesse  Johnson; 
Franklin,  deceased;  Henry;  Jane,  deceased;  John,  enlisted  October  4, 
1864  in  Company  B,  22nd  O.  V.  I.,  and  served  one  year.  He  died 
November  2,  1865.  Elias,  deceased;  George,  deceased;  Amos,  de- 
ceased ; Andrew  T.,  deceased ; Cynthia,  deceased ; Alice,  deceased ; and 
A.  Lincoln,  deceased.  He  was  married  July  12,  1883,  to  Mary  Dun- 
lap. She  died  July  16,  1894,  leaving  two  daughters,  Louise  and 
Scioto  Valley. 

He  was  a member  of  Lucasville  Lodge.  F.  and  A.  M.  No.  465. 
He  was  first  a Whig  and  afterwards  a Republican.  He  died  Tune  3, 
1897,  in  his  seventy-ninth  year.  He  had  been  a resident  of  Scioto 
County  for  over  forty  years. 

Elias  Simpson  was  an  honest  man.  He  never  permitted  an  ob- 
ligation to  lapse.  His  fortune  was  made  by  industry,  economy  and  a 
close  application  to  business.  He  had  a great  deal  of  faith  in  his  fel- 
lowmen  and  never  lost  much  by  it.  Honest  himself,  he  took  it  for 
granted  every  one  else  was  honest.  He  demonstrated  what  obstacles 
can  be  overcome  by  patient  and  unremitting  labor,  guided  by  a full 
knowledge  of  the  busines  he  was  engaged  in.  He  was  one  of  the  few 
men  who  could  make  money  in  agriculture,  and  who  did  it. 

Luke  Philpot  Newson  Smith 

was  born  October  10.  1818,  on  the  lot  where  J.  C.  Hibbs  formerly  had 
his  hardware  store  on  Front  street.  His  father  was  John  Smith,  a 
native  of  Massachusetts  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Stretton.  As  a child  he  was  precocious  and  could  read  in  the  New 
Testament  when  he  was  only  three  years  old.  He  had  a very  meager 
education  in  the  common  schools,  but  he  was  a diligent  student  all  his 
life  and  educated  himself  by  learning  from  bis  well  educated  friends. 
As  a child  he  was  of  a pious  disposition;  as  a young  man,  he  was  the 
life  and  soul  of  his  circle  and  was  always  fond  of  the  society  of  young 
people. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  began  life  for  himself  as  delivery  clerk 
for  McDowell  & Davis,  who  were  then  doing  a commission  business 
in  the  McDowell  corner.  He  had  literary  tastes  and  on  Febraury 
11,  184.2,  he  was  made  Vice  President  of  Franklin  Institute.  In  Oc- 
tober, 1844,  after  he  had  served  as  a clerk  for  the  firm  for  eight  years, 
he  was  taken  into  the  firm  on  his  birthday  and  the  firm  became  Davis, 
Smith  & Company.  He  and  his  brother  Joseph  W.,  were  the  Smiths 
of  the  firm. 


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He  was  a man  of  great  public  spirit  and  when  Mr.  Robert  Bell 
started  in  the  manufacturing  of  shoes  in  Portsmouth,  to  encourage 
it,  Mr.  Smith  took  an  interest.  In  1850,  he  was  a member  of  the 
Portsmouth  Council  and  one  of  the  Committee  on  Claims.  In  1854, 
the  firm  of  Davis  & Smith  exchanged  their  interest  in  the  Buckhorn 
tannery  with  M.  R.  Tewksbury  for  bis  interest  in  Jackson  furnace, 
and  Mr.  Smith  removed  there  and  afterwards  became  sole  owner  of 
the  furnace. 

On  October  to,  1839,  he  was  married  to  Rebecca  Peebles.  She 
was  born  at  Wilkinsville,  Pennsylvania,  May  18,  1821.  She  and  her 
husband  joined  the  Presbyterian  church  January  19,  1851,  under  the 
pastorate  of  Rev.  Marcus  Hicks.  In  1852,  he  was  made  a ruling  el- 
der of  the  church  and  continued  until  his  death.  He  maintained  his 
residence,  until  1872,  at  Jackson  furnace,  when  he  built  a large  and 
commodious  home  at  Sciotoville,  to  which  he  removed  and  in  which 
he  died  October  21,  1873,  leaving  a widow  and  seven  children  to 
survive  him.  They  were:  Anna  Thane,  Mary  Davis,  Gertrude,  Hugh 
Cook,  Joseph  Stretton,  who  died  in  October,  1873,  Bertha  and  Lilias. 
Hugh  Cook  married  Miss  Ella  Finton  of  Portsmouth  in  November, 
1803.  Lilias  married  John  Henry  Holman  at  Sciotoville,  June  2, 
t 886,  and  has  one  daughter.  Luke  P.  N.  married  Miss  Lydia  Mc- 
Laughlin, in  March,  1885,  at  Sciotoville  and  has  four  children.  Ger- 
trude was  married  in  March,  1877,  to  Charles  N.  Sellers,  in  Colora- 
do, and  has  a family  of  four  children.  Mr.  Smith  lost  six  children 
in  infancy  or  childhood. 

Our  subject  was  a fine  looking  man  of  dignified  carriage.  He 
always  wore  a full  beard.  He  was  courteous  to  all  he  met  and  made  a 
good  impression  on  friends  and  strangers  alike.  He  was  most  high- 
ly esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  died  from  an  attack  of  flux  and 
his  death  was  a calamity  not  only  to  his  family  and  friends  but  to 
the  whole  community.  As  a religious  man,  he  lived  up  to  his  pro- 
fessions. 

Charles  Stratten  Smith 

was  born  November  1,  1816,  on  the  McColm  farm  below  Carey’s 
Run.  His  father  was  a native  of  Boston  and  his  mother  was  a 
Miss  Stratten,  of  Virginia.  He  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools, 
and  was  a clerk  in  the  store  of  Hall  & Gales.  He  afterwards  trad- 
ed on  the  river.  From  May,  1838  to  May,  1839,  he  was  a wharf- 
master  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

November,  1843,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  G.  Locke,  of 
Oxford,  New  York.  Directly  after  he  went  into  the  grocery  busi- 
ness, and  remained  until  1830  when  he  went  to  California  to  find 
gold.  His  wife  died  December  20,  leaving  two  children,  Floyd  L. 
and  Addie  M.,  now  Mrs.  Walter  M.  Tibbetts,  of  Indianapolis,  In- 


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diana,  and  he  left  them  with  her  parents  in  New  York  and  sailed 
from  New  York  City,  May  12,  1850. 

He  made  twenty  thousand  dollars  in  three  years  and  came  home. 
In  1854,  he  was  the  proprietor  of  a wharfboat  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
He  went  into  milling,  where  the  Times  office  stands  and  made  mon- 
ey. He  built  several  steamboats,  one  the  “D.  M.  Sechler”  and  ran 
her  on  the  Muskingum  river.  He  built  the  John  Dice  home  on  Sec- 
ond street. 

On  January  5th,  1854,  Mr.  Smith  was  married  to  Miss  Kate 
Ackerman.  The  children  of  that  marriage  were  Isabel  Ellis,  wife  of 
Howard  H.  Trench,  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  and  Mary  Allen  died 
in  infancy.  Mr.  Smith  was  a half  brother  to  Alpheus,  Thaddeus  and 
Robert  Cook  and  Mrs.  William  Salter,  his  mother  having,  after  the 
death  of  his  father,  married  Hugh  Cook.  He  conducted  a paper  mill 
on  Mill  street.  He  was  a man  of  fine  personal  appearance,  a hand- 
some man.  His  son.  Colonel  Floyd  L.  Smith,  owes  his  good  looks 
to  him.  He  was  genial  and  agreeable,  very  much  appreciated  among 
his  friends.  He  died  August  28,  1900. 


Joseph  Mills  Glidden  Smith 

was  born  December  28,  1807,  near  Tilton,  New  Hampshire.  He 

I was  the  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Betsey  (Glidden)  Smith.  His  mother 
was  the  daughter  of  Charles  Glidden,  a Revolutionary  soldier,  (see 
his  record  under  Revolutionary  Soldiers)  and  Alice  (Mills)  Glidden. 
He  came  to  Ohio  in  1827  and  located  near  Wheelersburg.  He  first 
commenced  his  life's  work  at  Franklin  Furnace.  He  aided  in  the 
construction  of  Junior  Furnace.  He  built  Vesuvius  Furnace  in  Law- 
rence County,  and  then  went  to  Jackson  Furnace,  Ohio.  Fie  moved 
to  Scioto  Furnace  in  i8j.i  and  was  its  principal  owner  and  manager 
nntih  1853,  when  he  sold  his  interest  to  J.  V.  Robinson,  Senior.  He 
continued  to  manage  the  furnace  until  1855,  when  he  moved  to 
Portsmouth.  He  had  been  identified  with  the  iron  business  since 
1832  and  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  he  had  $90,000  on  deposit 
in  the  banks.  Fie  concluded  to  build  a distillery  at  Springville  and 
in  so  doing,  lost  all  his  fortune.  He  was  afterwards  interested  in 
Diamond  Furnace,  at  Jackson,  in  1864  and  1865  and  in  1867  and 
t 868  he  managed  Kenton  Furnace.  ,His  last  active  employment  was 
at  Talladega,  Alabama,  where  he  remained  until  1881.  At  that  time 
he  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  made  his  home  with  his  daughters, 
Mrs.  J.  W.  Bannon  and  Mrs.  James  Orin  Murfin.  On  November 
3.  1832,  at  Franklin  Furnace,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Charlotte  Marie 
Hurd,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Young)  Hurd.  Her  mother, 
Mary  (Young)  Hurd  was  the  daughter  of  Jesse  Young,  whose  rec- 
ord will  be  found  under  Revolutionary  Soldiers.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren: Warren  Smith,  now  in  California;  Brigadier  General  Jacob 
Hurd  Smith  of  the  regular  army;  a daughter  Alice  who  died  in  in- 


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fancy;  Mary,  the  wife  of  James  \V.  Bannon  and  Josephine,  the  widow 
of  James  Orin  Murfin,  of  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan.  Joseph  M.  G. 
Smith  died  April  4,  1889,  at  the  residence  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Mur- 
fin,  of  softening  of  the  brain.  His  father  lived  to  be  100  and  his 
mother  98.  He  was  a man  of  great  force  and  determination,  and 
honest  in  all  his  dealings.  His  generous  hospitality  was  well  known. 
He  was  a unique  character  and  many  are  the  tales  told  by  the  old 
inhabitants  of  his  adventures. 

Mrs.  Joseph  M.  G.  Smith 

was  born  September  9,  1814,  in  Orange  County,  Vermont,  in  the  town 
of  Burlington.  Her  father  was  John  Hurd  and  her  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Mary  Young.  John  Hurd  was  born  in  Bath,  New  Hamp- 
shire and  her  grandfather,  Jacob  Hurd,  was  born  in  England.  Jesse 
Young  was  her  grandfather  and  he  was  a soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
war.  His  record  will  be  found  under  Revolutionary  Soldiers.  Ja- 
cob Hurd’s  wife  was  Hannah  Barron.  Her  father  Timothy  Barron 
was  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Our  subject  came  to  Ohio  in  1821 
with  her  father,  and  his  family,  Orin  Gould’s  mother  and  her 
children  and  the  Whitcomb  family.  Samuel  Gould  was  already 
here.  Benjamin  Whitcomb  was  her  uncle  and  had  married  Sallie 
Young,  an  aunt  of  our  subject.  Samuel  Gould  married  Hannah 
Young.  The  following  are  the  family  of  John  Hurd,  her  father, 
first,  Charlotte  Marie,  our  subject,  who  married  J.  M.  G.  Smith. 
Second,  Jacob  Hurd  married  Elizabeth  Clough  of  Ohio.  Third 
Jesse  Young  Hurd  married  Catherine  Rogers,  at  Bloom  Furnace. 
Fourth,  Mary  Hurd  married  Leander  Comstock  in  Scioto  County. 
Fifth,  Josephine  married  first,  Lewis  Tomlinson,  second,  Dan  Glid- 
den,  and  third  Cvrus  Ellison.  Our  subject  married  Joseph 
Mills  Glidden  Smith,  November  3,  1831,  at  Franklin  Furnace  land- 
ing. The  wedding  partv  of  forty  rode  horseback  from  Franklin  to 
Junior  Furnace,  where  the  bride  and  groom  went  to  housekeeping  in 
their  own  house.  Elizabeth  Kendall,  nee  Finton,  cooked  the  wed- 
ding supper.  They  lived  there  two  years  and  then  went  to  Vesuvius 
Furnace  which  Mr.  Smith  built.  Their  son,  Warren,  was  born  there 
and  they  lived  there  for  three  years.  They  then  went  to  Jackson 
and  there  General  Jacob  Smith  was  born.  They  lived  at  Jackson  for 
two  and  a half  years  and  then  went  back  to  Junior  Furnace  and  lived 
there  for  two  and  a half  years.  Thev  resided  at  Scioto  Furnace  for 
eight  years.  They  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1854  and  Mr.  Smith  then 
built  the  Springville  Distillery.  They  lived  in  Kentucky  from  1855 
to  i86t  and  then  came  to  Portsmouth  which  became  their  permanent 
home.  Their  children  are  given  under  the  sketch  of  her  husband. 
Mrs.  Smith  has  been  a devout  member  of  the  Methodist  church  since 
childhood.  She  is  certainly  living  a happy  old  age  at  the  home  of 
Judge  Bannon.  She  is  a woman  of  remarkable  memory  and  vitality 
and  of  a self-sacrificing,  lovable  disposition. 


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William  Russell  Smith 

was  born  in  Scioto  County  on  September  20,  1824.  His  father  was 
John  Funston  Smith  and  bis  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Russell. 
His  brothers  and  sisters  were:  Stephen  Smith,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Moore, 
wife  of  Captain  William  Moore,  Thomas  and  Reuben.  William  R. 
was  reared  in  the  County. 

Some  years  before  the  war  he  bought  a steamboat  and  went  on 
the  river  as  its  master.  Charles  C.  Row  was  with  him.  He  owned 
and  ran  the  T.  T.  Patton,  the  “Nymph,”  “Clyde”  and  “Bierce”  suc- 
cessively. He  had  altogether  nine  steamboats.  During  his  career 
as  a steamboatman  he  was  engaged  in  navigation  on  the  Big  Sandy, 
the  Ohio,  the  Mississippi  and  the  Yazoo  rivers.  He  was  engaged  in 
the  business  of  navigating  steamboats  prior  to  and  during  the  war. 
His  boat,  the  “Patton.”  yvas  impressed  by  the  government,  and  he 
went  with  it.  The  “Bierce”  was  a tug  and  was  also  impressed.  The 
“Patton”  carried  soldiers  and  freight,  and  was  used  part  of  the  time 
by  General  Grant  personally.  After  our  subject  left  the  government 
service,  as  a master  of  steamboats,  he  became  a contractor  with  the 
Government  for  the  purpose  of  raising  sunken  steamboats.  He  was 
hurt  at  one  time  on  the  “Bierce”  while  operating  it  on  the  Yazoo  river, 
by  a piece  of  machinery  falling  on  one  of  his  limbs  and  this  laid  him 
up  for  a year. 

He  was  married  in  1863  to  Margaret  Wishon,  sister  of  Henry 
and  Leonard  Wishon.  The  children  of  this  marriage  were  William 
R.,  Jr.,  John  S.,  now  a resident  of  McDermott,  Ohio,  Frank  C.,  Oli- 
ver F.,  Louis  D.,  Everett  N.,  and  a daughter,  Magnolia  Russell. 

Captain  Smith  was  originally  a Whig,  but  at  the  outset  of  the 
war  he  became  a Republican.  November  13,  1866.  he  was  appointed 
postmaster  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio ; but  was  not  confirmed  and  served 
until  March  6,  1867,  when  Oliver  Wood  succeeded  him.  After  that 
time  he  became  a Democrat  and  remained  such  during  his  life.  He 
was  not  a member  of  anv  church  but  believed  in  the  creed  of  the  Uni- 
versalists.  After  he  left  the  government  service,  he  engaged  in  the 
stone  business  in  Scioto  County  and  was  in  that  for  many  years.  He 
died  in  June,  1898,  at  McDermott,  Ohio,  of  asthma.  His  wife  sur- 
vives him,  and  she  and  her  daughter  and  sons,  John  S.,  Louis  D.  and 
Frank  C.,  reside  at  McDermott,  Ohio. 

John  Webb  Spry 

was  born  at  Whitestone  parish.  County  of  Cornwall,  England,  De- 
cember 26,  1822.  His  father  and  mother,  Richard  and  Frances  Spry 
with  their  family  of  seven  children,  of  whom  he  was  the  youngest, 
left  their  home  in  England,  leaving  Plymouth  Harbor  March  14, 
1834,  on  the  sailing  vessel,  the  “Minerva.” 

After  a voyage  of  six  weeks,  considered  at  that  time  as  being 
unusually  prosperous  and  speedy,  they  made  ready  to  land  upon  the 


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shore  of  this  new  and  unknown  country,  when  the  vessel  was  wreck- 
ed upon  Rockaway  Beach,  Long  Island  Sound.  They  were  rescued 
by  American  seamen  who  came  to  their  assistance.  A rope  was 
stretched  from  the  shore  to  the  ship  and  the  passengers  were  re- 
moved part  of  the  way  in  small  boats  and  then  to  the  land  in  the 
arms  of  these  strong  men.  No  lives  were  lost,  but  the  possessions 
of  the  emigrants  went  down  with  the  ship  which  soon  sank  in  twelve 
feet  of  water. 

After  many  trials  and  hardships,  this  unfortunate  and  distressed 
family  found  their  way  to  Honesdale,  Pennsylvania,  where  English 
kindred  and  friends  were  settled.  They  next  went  to  Norwich,  New 
Yrork  and  about  1848,  John  Spry  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where 
his  brother  Richard  had  lived  some  time  and  there  he  made  his  home. 
For  several  years,  he  successfully  practiced  his  profession  of  dentistry 
and  afterwards  went  into  the  drug  business  with  Enos  Reed. 

He  was  married  to  Louisa  Davey  of  Alexandria,  Virginia  by 
Rev.  Spahr,  May  2,  1855,  and  four  children  were  born  to  them:  John 
Henry,  who  died  in  infancy;  Allan  Webb;  Jennie  Waller,  who  died 
November  7,  1888:  and  Fannie  Grace,  who  died  November  14,  1897. 

He  was  for  many  years  a loyal  and  consistent  member  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  and  devoted  his  unusually  fine  musical  tal- 
ents to  the  services  of  the  sanctuary,  adding  by  his  voice  and  skill- 
ful flute  playing,  much  to  the  interest  of  the  services  so  dear  to  his 
heart.  An  intimate  friend,  Mr.  Stephen  Riggs,  also  a member  of 
that  notable  choir  thus  writes  of  him,  “About  that  time  ( 18^0)  also 
appeared  in  our  midst,  the  mild  genial,  wholesouled  Doctor  Spry,  the 
silvery  strains  of  whose  flute  could  be  readily  distinguished  above 
voices  and  instruments  for  their  exquisite  softness  and  sweetness;  he 
possessed  a soul  for  music,  and  1 often  think  that  he  must  occupy  a 
prominent  place  now  in  the  celestial  choir,  contributing  no  small 
amount  to  the  diapason  of  melodv  that  continually  reverberates  amons; 
the  Heavenly  hills,  as  thev  sing  the  song  of  Moses  and  the  Lamb. 
Mr.  Spry  possessed  a gentle  nature  and  a tranquil  spirit  with  a frail 
constitution  and  in  early  manhood  he  was  called  to  a better  world. 
Beloved  and  lamented  by  his  friends  and  respected  and  regretted  by 
the  community,  he  died  February  21,  1868. 

Richard  Spry 

was  born  in  Cornwall,  Whitestone  parish,  England,  March  5,  1809 
On  April  14,  1831,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Hicks.  On  March 
15,  1834,  he  set  sail  to  the  United  States.  On  reaching  land  their 
ship  was  wrecked  on  the  shores  of  Lone  Island.  They  reached  the 
shore  in  safety  but  lost  all  their  goods.  They  settled  first  in  Norwich, 
N.  Y..  and  afterwards  in  Honesdale,  Pennsylvania.  In  1844*  they 
came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  but  resided  a year  or  two  at  Springville. 
He  was  a blacksmith  and  gunsmith  by  trade,  and  followed  that  bus- 


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iness  at  Portsmouth.  He  was  president  of  the  Gas  Company  and  of 
the  Home  Building  Association.  He  was  prominent  in  Odd  Fellow- 
ship. He  was  highly  trained  in  music  and  had  served  as  a chorister. 
He  had  been  a communicant  of  All  Saints  church  in  Portsmouth,  for 
twenty-one  years  prior  to  his  death.  He  died  February  12,  1882. 
His  children  were,  Mrs.  T.  J.  Pursell,  Daniel  R.  Spry,  Mrs.  Francis 
Helfenstein,  Miss  Thyrza  G.  Spry,  and  Miss  Emma,  who  died  in 
1873  and  Robert  N.,  who  died  in  1877. 

Mr.  Spry  was  a model  citizen  and  a good  Christian.  He  was 
highly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him.  His  widow  survived  until 
November  11,  1896.  She  was  born  June  20,  1811,  in  Cornwall, 
England.  She  was  a woman  of  great  kindness  of  heart  and  loved 
by  all  who  knew  her. 

JohnjSquires 

was  the  town  and  city  Marshal  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  continually  from 
March  10,  1845,  until  September  19,  1853,  when  he  became  disabled. 
From  1847  to  1851,  he  was  clerk  of  the  market.  In  1848,  he  was 
paid  for  his  services  as  Marshal  by  the  dog  tax,  and  the  rent  of  the 
market  stalls.  In  1847,  be  was  allowed  $100  as  Marshal  and  $50.00 
as  clerk  of  the  market. 

He  was  born  at  Chemung,  N.  Y.,  1798,  came  to  Scioto  County  in 
1818,  and  located  on  the  French  Grant.  He  was  first  married  to  Lu- 
cinda Lamb.  She  died  within  two  years.  He  was  next  married  to 
Antoinette  Vincent  and  had  three  children;  Lucina,  wife  of  C.  C. 
Row;  Susan,  killed  accidentally  at  the  age  of  18;  and  Sophia,  wife  of 
John  Rockhold.  He  was  at  one  time  part  owner  of  Franklin  Fur- 
nace, and  was  manager  at  Junior  Furnace  1825  to  1831.  He  suf- 
fered a sunstroke  in  1853  from  riding  in  an  open  car  after  a prisoner, 
and  had  for  that  reason  to  give  up  the  Marshal’s  office.  He  died 
within  a week  after  his  injury.  His  widow  survived  until  1880,  and 
died  in  her  79th  year.  He  made  a very  efficient  officer,  was  a power- 
ful man  and  had  no  fear.  He  never  failed  to  make  an  arrest  or  to 
hold  his  prisoners. 

Colonel  Aaron  StocKhain 

was  born  August  3,  1787,  in  Pennsylvania.  His  father  was  Wil- 
liam Stockham,  who  was  a Revolutionary  soldier  from  New 
Jersey,  born  in  1752,  and  died  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  Decem- 
ber 17,  1815.  His  mother  was  Susannah  Paine,  a sister  of  the  fam- 
ous Thomas  Paine.  Colonel  Aaron  was  a famous  militia  Colonel 
in  the  early  days  of  the  state,  and  was  one  of  the  chief  mustering  offi- 
cers of  the  war  of  1812.  He  was  a salt  maker  at  the  Scioto  salt 
works,  made  a great  deal  of  money  there,  and  bought  two  sections  of 
land  on  Little  Scioto. 

He  married  Ruhama  Sikes,  a daughter  of  John  Jones  Sikes,  who 
has  a sketch  herein.  He  died  July  16,  1849,  and  bis  wife  died  March 


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io,  1873,  aged  eighty-three  years,  seven  months  and  twenty-two  days. 
He  had  the  following  children : Rachel,  born,  February  19,  1812, 
married  Job  Kittles;  William,  born  March  31,  1813;  David  Jackson, 
born  March  4,  1815;  Cynthia  Ann,  born  April  14,  1816,  married 
Claudius  Cadot;  John,  born  September  15,  1817;  Polly,  born  April 
27,  1819,  married  Franklin  Batterson ; George  W.,  born  February  4, 
1821;  Susan,  born  October  4,  1822,  married  Solomon  Riker;  Pardon 
P.,  born  February  22,  1824;  McKenzie,  born  March  8,  1826;  James 
Harvey,  born  November  7,  1827;  Aaron,  born  June  13,  1832;  Henry 
C.,  born  March  13,  1834. 

His  son  William  is  living  near  Stockdale,  Pike  County,  Ohio, 
He  was  married  to  Abigail  Adams,  January  23,  1839,  the  daughter 
of  George  Adams  and  Margaret  (Schoonover)  Adams.  His  wife 
was  born  October  27,  1820,  and  is  still  living  in  excellent  health. 
Their  eldest  son,  George  A.  Stockham  enlisted  in  Company  G,  91st 
O.  V.  L,  August  11,  1862,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years,  and  died 
March  6,  1863,  at  Fayetteville,  W.  Va.,  their  daughter,  Ruhama  is 
the  wife  of  Levi  Brown;  Margaret,  married  Warren  Dever;  Nancy, 
married  Solomon  Dever.  They  had  five  children  who  died  in  infancy. 
Mr.  Stockham  lived  the  first  eighteen  years  after  his  marriage  in  Mad- 
ison township,  and  in  1854,  he  moved  to  Marion  township,  Pike 
county,  Ohio,  and  has  lived  there  ever  since.  During  the  time  of  the 
Whig  party,  he  was  a Whig,  and  since,  he  has  been  a Republican.  He 
is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church.  In  his  ninetieth 
year,  his  faculties  are  well  preserved,  and  he  is  able  to  give  the 
Revolutionary  reminiscences  of  his  grandfather  Stockham  with  great 
detail  and  accuracy. 

Rev.  L a n den  Taylor. 

The  Taylors  in  New  York  were  a Methodist  family.  Rev. 
James,  a Methodist  minister  for  thirty-seven  years,  with  his  wife 
Julia  A.  Hathaway,  came  to  Scioto  County  and  settled  near  Little 
Scioto  about  1835.  There  were  seven  sons  and  one  daughter,  four 
of  the  sons  also  becoming  Methodist  ministers,  among  whom  was 
Landon,  who  was  born  in  1812. 

Soon  after  coming  to  Ohio,  Landon  engaged  in  school  teaching 
near  Plaverhill,  at  $25.00  a month,  making  his  home  with  J.  S.  Fol- 
som. Later,  having  married  Jane  Vincent,  daughter  of  one  of  the 
French  emigrants  in  1837,  he  secured  employment  as  clerk  at  Frank- 
lin Furnace.  The  Furnace  Company  soon  after  failed,  carrying  with 
it  all  his  earnings  amounting  to  $1,200.  Stranded  financially,  and 
his  family  broken  up  by  the  confirmed  invalidism  of  his  wife,  he 
preached  for  a few  years  among  the  furnaces,  at  Burlington  and 
Wheelersburg  where  he  labored  with  Murphy  in  the  great  revival  of 
1843.  hr  1845  he  went  to  the  territory  of  Iowa,  and  becoming  iden- 
tified with  the  Upper  Iowa  Conference,  passed  the  most  of  his  life 


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there,  filling  appointments  at  Burlington,  Davenport,  Dubuque,  Iowa 
City  and  many  other  important  charges.  For  a time  he  was  Presid- 
ing Elder  of  the  Sioux  City  district,  was  Conference  Evangelist  for 
some  years,  then  Bible  Agent  until  on  account  of  failing  health,  he 
superannuated.  In  1883  he  published  his  autobiography  under  the 
title  of  ‘“The  Battlefield  Reviewed”  of  which  he  disposed  of  two  edi- 
tions. A portion  of  his  last  years  he  spent  with  his  son,  Doctor  J. 
L.  Taylor  of  Wheelersburg,  where  he  died  in  1885. 

His  religious  faith  was  intense,  and  of  the  now  disappearing  type 
of  Wesleyan  Methodism.  He  had  a grand  voice  for  public  speak- 
ing, an  earnest  manner,  a fine  physique,  and  withal,  was  a most  genial 
and  interesting  companion.  His  life  work  was  largely  one  of  self 
sacrifice,  since  no  motives  of  remuneration,  or  the  lack  of  it,  had  the 
slightest  influence  in  his  acceptance  of  ecclesiastical  positions.  The 
joy  of  his  life  was  that  he  had  contributed  to  start  a number  of  young 
people  into  a religious  life  who  afterwards  came  into  positions  of 
great  influence  and  usefulness  in  the  Christian  church. 

Doctor  Jonathan  Tracy 

one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  the  western  part  of  the  County,  was 
born  in  Steuben  County,  New  York,  February  2,  1797.  His  was  the 
hardy  frontier  life  of  early  days.  As  a member  of  the  state  mifitia, 
he  participated  in  the  battle  of  Plattsmouth  during  the  war  of  1812. 
Securing  a meager  education,  he  taught  school  a few  years  in  western 
New  York,  and  in  1823,  emigrated  to  Stout’s  Run,  Adams  County, 
Ohio,  where  he  resided  until  1834.  Having  made  a study  of  medi- 
cine, he  located  near  Otway,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  successful  practice  of  his  profession  for  over  forty  years.  He 
was  first  married  to  Sabina  White  in  Steuben  County,  New  York, 
who  died  in  1824,  leaving  one  child.  In  1825,  he  was  married  to 
Elizabeth  Westbrook,  of  Stout’s  Run',  Adams  County,  Ohio,  with 
whom  he  lived  for  sixty-three  years.  He  was  a member  of  the  Meth- 
odist church  for  sixty-four  years  and  was  ordained  a local  preacher. 
He  died  October  14,  1888,  in  full  communion  with  the  Methodist 
church. 

Elizabeth  Westbrook  Tracy  was  born  December  25,  1804,  at 
Stout’s  Run  in  Adams  County,  the  daughter  of  John  Westbrook. 
She  saw  the  first  steamboat,  the  “New  Orleans”  go  down  the  Ohio 
river  in  September,  1811.  She  joined  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  when  she  was  eight  years  of  age.  She  was  the  mother  of  ten 
children,  and  at  death  had  ninety-three  descendants.  Six  of  her 
children  survived  her.  She  had  56  grandchildren  and  35  survived 
her.  She  had  26  great-grandchildren  and  one  great-great-grand- 
child,  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  R.  Smith,  of  Otway.  She  and  her 
husband  lived  together  for  63  years.  She  died  January  7,  1893, 
aged  90  years. 


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John  Pease  Terry 

was  born  in  Coos  County,  New  Hampshire,  February  1 6,  1807.  His 
parents,  Charles  Terry  and  Huldah  Pease,  were  from  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  subsequently  removing  to  New  Hampshire,  where  our 
subject  was  born.  When  he  was  three  years  of  age,  the  family  re- 
moved to  Oneida  County,  New  York,  and  one  year  later,  to  Ontario, 
now  Wayne  County,  where  his  father  purchased  a farm  in  the  wil- 
derness, and  began  clearing  it,  assisted  by  his  eldest  sons.  His  fath- 
er was  a soldier  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  died  in  1814  from  the  effects 
of  a gunshot  wound  received  in  the  defense  of  Sodus  Point,  on  Lake 
Ontario,  against  the  attacks  of  the  British. 

Shortly  after  this  event,  young  Terry  was  bound  out  to  a far- 
mer, where  he  remained  until  he  was  about  19  years  of  age.  Not 
liking  his  master,  he  left,  and,  after  visiting  his  sister  some  thirty 
miles  distant,  started  on  foot  for  the  west,  with  but  one  dollar  in  his 
pocket,  which  he  had  borrowed  from  his  mother.  He  had  at  this 
time  no  definite  destination,  but  made  his  way  to  the  mouth  of  the 
Genesee  river,  walking  a distance  of  some  forty  miles.  Then,  by 
boat,  he  reached  the  mouth  of  the  Niagara  river,  where,  having- 
spent  his  dollar,  he  stopped  a short  time,  and  cut  wood  to  earn  some 
money  to  enable  him  to  pursue  his  journey  by  water.  Reaching  Buf- 
falo, he  again  stopped,  and  worked  a month  carrying  brick  and  mor- 
tar, for  which  he  received  ten  dollars,  half  in  cash  and  half  in  dry 
goods.  He  then  boarded  a sailing  vessel  bound  for  Cleveland,  and 
was  some  seven  days  on  the  way,  the  vessel  being  stormbound.  From 
Cleveland,  he  walked  to  Akron,  Ohio,  where  he  found  employment 
for  six  months  as  a clerk  in  the  store  of  the  contractors  on  the  Ohio 
canal.  This  was  in  1825.  For  something  over  a year  subsequent 
he  worked  for  his  brother-in-law,  William  Lake,  at  Newburg,  near 
Cleveland,  in  the  manufacture  of  fanning  mills.  From  1828  to  1832, 
he  was  connected  with  the  engineering  corps  on  the  Ohio  canal,  being 
for  a part  of  the  time  assistant  engineer.  He  was  also  subsequently 
engaged  in  contracting  on  the  Cincinnati  and  Harrison  Turnpike. 
On  November  14,  1832,  he  married  Susan  Waller,  daughter  of  Doc- 
tor Thomas  Waller.  He  then  purchased  an  interest  in  Clinton  Fur- 
nace, Scioto  County,  and  had  the  management  of  it  until  the  spring  of 
1834,  when  he  was  compelled  to  sell  out  and  pay  a large  sum  of  mon- 
ey on  an  endorsement  for  Jacob  Clingman,  cashier  of  the  old  Com- 
mercial bank  of  Scioto.  This  misfortune  left  him  worse  off  than 
nothing. 

For  several  years  following  he  was  employed  on  the  public 
works  of  Ohio  and  Indiana.  In  the  fall  of  1837,  he  embarked  in 
the  wholesale  boot  and  shoe  business  in  Portsmouth,  and  so  contin- 
ued for  some  four  years.  For  the  two  subsequent  years,  he  was  en- 
gaged in  freighting  products  to  New  Orleans,  and  for  two  years 
later  in  farming  in  the  vicinity  of  Portsmouth,  and  still  later  in  the 

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milling  business.  In  1853,  in  connection  with  others,  he  built  the 
Madison  furnace,  in  Jackson  County,  Ohio,  and  had  the  general 
management  and  supervision  of  it  until  1864.  In  1866,  he  purchased 
Buckeye  furnace,  in  the  same  county,  conducted  it  two  years  and 
then  sold  it.  He  was  subsequently  interested  in  a farm  in  Pettis 
County,  Missouri,  and  also  superintended  the  building  of  a furnace 
in  Washington  County,  in  the  same  state.  After  1847,  lie  was 
variously  engaged  in  business  in  Portsmouth ; was  for  a while  presi- 
dent of  the  First  National  bank. 

He  was  town  surveyor  of  Portsmouth  from  1838  to  1844.  In 
1839,  he  received  $50  per  year  for  his  services.  In  1842,  he  and  C. 
McCoy  were  fence  viewers  of  Wayne  Township.  In  the  same  year, 
he  was  a director  in  the  Portsmouth  Insurance  Company.  He  was 
a school  trustee  in  1857.  In  1864  to  1867,  1875,  and  1880,  he  was 
a member  of  the  City  Board  of  Equalization.  He  was  a member  of 
the  council  in  1877.  In  1880,  he  was  a candidate  for  the  State  Board 
of  Equalization  for  the  Seventh  Senatorial  District,  but  was  defeated 
by  W.  T.  Washam.  He  was  a director  in  the  Portsmouth  Iron  and 
Steel  Works  until  June  1,  1881,  when  he  became  president  and  gen- 
eral superintendent ; and  was  also  interested  in  a large  tract  of  wood 
land  near  Portsmouth,  working  up  the  timber  into  lumber. 

He  always  manifested  a large  degree  of  public  spirit ; and  has 
been  prominently  active  in  advancing  the  efforts  of  his  adopted  city. 
He  was  a member  of  the  county  military  committee,  during  the  Civil 
War,  appointed  by  Governor  Dennison.  In  the  discharge  of  the  du- 
ties of  this  office,  he  was  independent,  conscientious,  and  true  to  the 
interests  of  his  country.  Politically,  Mr.  Terry  was  a staunch,  un- 
compromising Republican.  Fie  was  very  successful  in  his  business, 
and  always  maintained  first  class  credit.  He  was  a fine  specimen  of 
a self-made  man,  and,  as  his  record  shows,  worked  his  way  from  a 
poor,  fatherless  boy  to  a leading  position  among  the  business  charac- 
ters of  his  community.  Retiring  in  manners,  strictly  honorable  and 
conscientious  in  all  his  dealings,  he  was  greatly  respected  in  the  com- 
munity for  his  sterling  qualities,  both  as  a man  and  a citizen. 

Mr.  Terry  had  four  sons  and  two  daughters:  Charles  Terry, 
Louis  Terry,  deceased,  who  has  a sketch  herein,  George  Terry, 
Thomas  Waller  Terry,  who  died  in  the  Civil  War  and  has  a portrait 
and  sketch  herein,  Mary  I.  Terry  and  Alice  B.  Terry,  who  died  No- 
vember 25,  1890.  Mr.  Terry  gave  three  sons  to  the  cause  of  the  Un- 
ion, all  three  of  them  entering  the  army  while  yet  under  age.  Mr. 
Terry  died  May  17,  1886. 

Moos*  Russell  Tewksbury 

was  born  in  Bath,  New  Hampshire,  April  27,  1808.  His  father 
was  Ezekiel  Tewksbury,  a native  of  Amhurst,  Mass.  His  mother, 
Sallie  Barron,  was  a native  of  North  Haverhill,  New  Hampshire. 


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Our  subject  remained  on  his  father’s  farm  until  his  majority  and 
had  only  a common  school  education.  At  22  he  went  to  Michigan, 
but  not  liking  it  there  went  to  Portsmouth,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  in 
1830.  Directly  after  that,  he  went  to  Franklin  Furnace  and  chopped 
wood  and  employed  himself  about  the  furnace  until  1833.  In  that 
year,  he  went  to  Hanging  Rock  and  engaged  as  a river  agent  for 
Robert  Hamilton,  who  at  that  time  was  proprietor  of  Pine  Grove 
Furnace.  Here  Mr.  Tewksbury  remained  until  1841  when  he  be- 
came book-keeper  for  D.  Agnew  & Co.,  proprietors  of  Hanging  Rock 
Forge.  This  concern  failed  a year  later  and  the  assets  were  sold  out 
to  Mr.  Henry  Hanna.  Mr.  Tewksbury  remained  as  their  book- 
keeper until  1844.  He  had  saved  some  money  and  bought  an  inter- 
est in  Jackson  Furnace,  filling  the  position  of  river  agent  for  this 
Company  until  January,  1853. 

in  September,  1845,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sarah  W.  Lynn, 
daughter  of  Andrew  and  Jane  Lynn,  of-  Brown  County,  Ohio.  Three 
children  were  born  to  them:  one  child  died  in  infancy;  Ella  S.  mar- 
ried Joseph  N.  Murray,  January  29,  1867,  who  is  deceased,  leaving- 
two  children;  Albert  L.  and  Isabella,  the  wife  of  George  T.  Sellew  of 
Galesburg,  Illinois;  Sarah  L.,  married  John  Peebles,  November  8, 
1870.  She  died  July  7,  1881,  leaving  one  daughter,  Martha  S.  now 
the  wife  of  Elmer  Dover,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  secretary  to  Sena- 
tor M.  A.  Hanna.  In  the  spring  of  1851,  our  subject  removed  to 
Jackson  Furnace,  and  in  the  following  year,  his  wife  died. 

In  January,  1853,  Mr.  Tewksbury  sold  his  interests  in  Jackson 
Furnace  and  became  a resident  of  Portsmouth.  He  first  went  into 
the  employ  of  Robert  Bell  & Co.  manufacturers  of  shoes,  and  remain- 
ed with  them  until  1856.  A part  of  this  time  he  was  agent  for 
Madison  furnace.  In  1854,  he  was  one  of  the  company  who  built 
Madison  furnace  and  held  and  interest  in  that  until  April,  1868.  Mr. 
Tewksbury  was  interested  in  the  bank  of  Means,  Plall  & Co.  in  1855. 

On  May  27,  1856,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Sarah  A.  Baird, 
daughter  of  Captain  William  Baird  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania. 
They  had  four  children,  one  son  and  three  daughters:  Jane  T.,  de- 
ceased wife  of  Frank  E.  Todd;  Russell  B.,  business  man  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio;  Julia,  married  to  Theodore  N.  Johnson,  Jr.,  and  Mar- 
garet, the  wife  of  Albert  T.  Johnson,  President  of  the  Portsmouth  & 
Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Company. 

In  i860,  the  banking  house  of  Means,  Hall  & Co.  suspended 
and  he  wound  up  its  affairs.  In  1862,  our  subject  was  Deputy  Col- 
lector of  Internal  Revenues  under  John  Campbell  of  Ironton,  and 
remained  as  such  until  1865.  He  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of 
the  Portsmouth  National  bank  in  1865  and  was  a director  for  many 
years.  In  1872,  he  served  on  the  City  Board  of  Equalization.  In 
1875,  he  became  president  of  the  Norton  Iron  Works  of  Ashland, 
Kentucky,  and  held  it  a year.  In  politics,  Mr.  Tewksbury  was  an 


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old  line  Whig.  He  was  a trustee  of  the  Young  Ladies’  Seminary  for 
a number  of  years,  and  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He 
died  August  4,  1892. 

John  Theron  Xillow 

was  born  in  Duchess  County,  state  of  New  York,  July  12,  1820. 
Until  he  was  seventeen  years  old,  the  family  lived  on  a farm.  His 
father  came  to  this  county  from  Loraine,  France,  in  1790.  At  the 
age  of  seventeen,  the  family  moved  to  Rochester,  New  York.  Af- 
ter his  father’s  death,  in  1831,  the  family  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
A short  time  afterwards,  Mr.  Thomas  Lawson,  a well  and  favorably 
known  citizen  married  his  sister,  Jane.  Mr.  Lawson  was  then  in 
the  grocery  business  and  Mr.  Tillow  became  associated  with  him  in 
business  for  a number  of  years.  He  was  married  to  Julia  Elizabeth 
Williamson,  sister  of  Capt.  A.  W.  Williamson,  of  Portsmouth,  in 
1847.  He  died  in  February,  1862.  Four  children  and  his  wife  still 
survive  him,  Mrs.  Louis  W.  Terry,  of  Portsmouth;  Mrs.  T.  N. 
Cheek,  of  Seattle,  Washington;  William  H.,  and  Frank  N.,  of  Lex- 
ington, Kentucky.  He  was  a Democrat  in  his  political  views. 

As  a business  man,  and  a man  of  honesty,  and  integrity  no  man 
ever  stood  higher.  He  held  the  office  of  treasurer  of  Odd  Fellows 
in  Scioto  County.  Pie  was  beloved  by  the  poor,  and  honored  by  all. 
At  his  funeral  every  business  house  in  the  city  was  closed,  and  the 
streets  crowded  with  people  to  do  him  honor.  He  was  a self-made 
man,  and  at  his  death  had  accumulated  quite  a competency. 

Martin  FunK  Timmonds 

was  born  December  14,  1818,  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth,  then  but 
three  years  old.  His  father,  John  Timmonds,  came  from  Cumber- 
land, Md.,  and  was  reared  in  the  Roman  Catholic  church.  His 
mother  w'as  Catherine  Funk,  daughter  of  Martin  Funk;  they  were 
married  October  16,  1817  by  John  Brown,  Esquire.  His  father  died 
in  August,  1831,  in  his  fortieth  year,  when  Martin  was  but  twelve 
years  of  age,  and  upon  Martin  fell  the  burden  of  supporting  the  fam- 
ily. Plis  mother  survived  until  June,  1877,  when  she  died  in  her 
seventy-ninth  year.  His  father  had  made  a good  living,  but  signed 
too  many  notes  as  security  for  others  and  left  his  family  nothing. 

Martin  began  to  work  at  once,  and  within  a year  became  the 
baker  for  M.  B.  Gilbert  & Company,  remaining  in  their  employment 
as  such  for  fifteen  years.  In  1847,  he  went  into  business  for  him- 
self in  a one  story  frame  building  on  the  lot  next  west  of  the  Biggs 
House.  In  1852,  he  took  his  brother  Samuel  Dole  Timmonds  into 
partnership  with  him  under  the  firm  name  of  M.  & S,  Timmonds,  a 
firm  which  was  well  known  to  every  steamboat  man  between  Pitts- 
burg and  Cincinnati.  It  kept  a small  cannon  called  the  “bull  dog” 
which  barked  every  time  a new  boat  came  on  the  river,  or  an  old  boat 
reappeared  after  an  absence.  In  1857,  they  first  built  the  store  room 


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next  the  Biggs  House,  and  during  the  war  made  a great  deal  of  mon- 
ey, supplying  steamboats  and  the  military  camps  at  Portsmouth  with 
bread,  ice  and  groceries.  Samuel  Timmonds  died  in  1866,  but  the 
firm  name  remained  unchanged.  In  1871  the  store  was  burned  out 
in  the  Biggs  House  fire  but  immediately  rebuilt.  Mr.  Timmonds 
was  a stockholder  and  director  of  the  Portsmouth  National  bank. 

Mr.  Timmonds  was  married  in  1852  to  Mary  Jane  Lawson, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Lawson.  She  died  January  3,  1871.  They  had 
the  following  children:  Mary  Virginia,  wife  of  Frank  Waterman 
Hills,  Comptroller  American  Smelting  & Refining  Company,  New 
York ; Samuel  Bradstreet,  who  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  the  first 
manager  of  the  Portsmouth  Electric  Railway  and  Light  Co. ; Kather 
ine  Maria,  wife  of  William  H.  Ware,  Jr.,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio; 
and  Jeannette  Timmonds  Ford. 

Mr.  Timmonds  never  remarried,  but  his  children  made  their 
home  with  his  mother  and  sister,  Maria,  on  the  old  Timmonds 
homestead  near  the  Children’s  Home. 

Mart  Timmonds,  as  he  was  best  known  among  his  business  as- 
sociates, was  the  soul  of  honor.  Plis  word  was  alway  implicitly 
taken ; he  was  liked  by  all  who  knew  him,  and  had  a pleasant  greeting 
for  all.  Although  not  a member,  he  attended  the  Methodist  church 
regularly  and  was  a liberal  contributor  to  it  and  to  every  public  en- 
terprise. Pie  was  a Whig  and  a Republican  in  politics,  but  never 
held  any  political  office.  No  one  ever  applied  to  him  for  charity  and 
was  refused.  He  had  as  warm  a heart  as  ever  beat  in  human  breast. 
He  died  November  18,  1882,  of  blood  poisoning,  leaving  a handsome 
estate,  honorably  acquired  by  his  own  business  ability. 

Moses  Thompson 

was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  August  18,  1784.  He  married  Sarah 
Cole.  She  was  born  February  18,  1786  and  died  June  17,  1854. 
Moses  Thompson  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Wayne  Town 
ship  in  1848  and  was  again  elected  to  the  same  office  in  1855.  His 
children  wefie:  Margaret,  wife  of  William  P.  Gray;  Jane,  wife  of 
Joseph  Lodwick ; Caroline,  wife  of  Samuel  Clark;  Sarah  A.,  wife  of 
William  McClain ; Amanda,  wife  of  James  Pursell ; John  C.  married 
Abigail  Sophia  Botsford  in  Wheeling.  She  was  a native  of  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut.  Mrs.  Henry  Hall  was  his  daughter.  Eliza  mar- 
ried Murtaugh  Kehoe;  Julia  T.  married  William  Salisbury.  He  was 
a Whig  and  a member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  died  October  7. 
1861,  and  is  buried  in  Greenlawn. 

John  H.  Thornton 

was  one  of  the  prominent  citizens  of  the  town  of  Portsmouth.  He 
was  a native  of  Flushing,  N.  Y.,  and  his  family  name  was  Merriam. 
His  family  was  of  some  importance  and  he  was  appointed  a naval 


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cadet  and  sent  to  Annapolis.  He  was  guilty  of  some  infraction  of 
discipline  there,  and  to  escape  arrest  and  punishment  ran  away  into 
Virginia,  and  was  concealed  by  a gentleman  named  Thornton,  whose 
name  he  assumed.  He  resided  with  him  for  some  time  and  there 
concluded  to  seek  his  fortune  in  the  west.  He  came  to  Portsmouth, 
about  1812. 

In  1814,  he  appears  as  one  of  the  overseers  of  the  poor  in  Wayne 
Township.  In  1816,  he  was  the  Town  Supervisor.  In  1818,  he 
had  an  interest  in  a flour  mill  but  it  does  not  appear  that  he  conducted 
the  business.  He  owned  the  site  where  the  Biggs  House  now  stands, 
and  from  1820  to  1826,  carried  on  a wool  carding  business  there  to- 
gether with  a blacksmith  shop.  In  1822,  he  sold  the  town  its  cele- 
brated town  bull  for  $68.00  and  kept  him  for  the  town  for  one  year 
for  $50.00,  and  also  kept  him  the  following  year,  after  which  he  was 
sold.  From  1823  to  182^,  he  was  town  Marshal  and  Clerk  of  the 
market.  In  1827,  he  carried  the  mail  between  Chillicothe  and  Ports- 
mouth. In  1830,  he  was  again  an  overseer  of  the  poor  for  Wayne 
Township.  In  1838,  he  was  elected  Coroner  and  in  December,  1839, 
the  Sheriff,  Oliver  Lindsey,  died  and  he  succeeded  to  the  office.  In 
1840,  he  was  elected  Sheriff  on  the  Whig  ticket  against  one  Clark. 
He  received  1,356  votes  to  781  for  his  opponent.  In  1842,  he  was 
again  a candidate  for  Sheriff  on  the  Whig  ticket  and  was  defeated  by 
John  Cook,  on  the  Democratic  ticket.  The  poll  stood  920  for  Cook 
and  880  for  Thornton.  That  was  the  first  time  the  Democrats  had 
ever  broken  the  Whig  phalanx  in  Scioto  County. 

After  that  time  Mr.  Thornton  retired  from  public  life.  He  died 
owning  the  Biggs  House  property  and  the  former  home  of  the  Hon. 
AVells  A.  Hutchins  on  which  premises  he  died.  He  was  born  No- 
vember 23,  1784,  and  died  September  21,  1847.  He  was  married  to 
Sarah  Glover,  a sister  of  Hon.  Elijah  Barnes  Glover,  and  left  a fam- 
ily, among  whom  were  George  Thornton,  the  blind  musician,  and  the 
wife  of  Peter  Yeager.  His  father-in-law.  Elijah  Glover,  Sr.,  was 
Sheriff  from  1810  to  181a.:  he  was  Sheriff  from  1839  to  1812:  and 
his  grandson,  Thomas  T.  Yeager,  was  Sheriff  from  1887  to  1891. 

John  H.  Thornton  was  not  a religious  man  so  far  as  we  can 
learn,  and  he  was  a poor  politician,  but  he  was  a good  citizen  and 
accumulated  considerable  property. 

John  R . Turner 

was  born  June  25,  T787,  in  Northampton  County.  Va.  His  father 
was  a poor  slave-holder,  and  was  ashamed  of  the  fact.  He  deter- 
mined that  his  children  should  be  free  from  the  curse,  and  indepen- 
dent of  it,  and  so  educated  his  son  for  a school  teacher. 

In  1808,  the  Turner  family  came  to  Scioto  County,  and  John 
R.,  began  his  career  as  a school  teacher.  There  comes  a crisis  in  the 
life  of  every  man,  when  fortune  must  be  taken  at  its  tide.  On  April 


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t6,  1810,  Alexander  Curran  resigned  as  Clerk  of  the  Court  of  Com- 
mon Pleas  to  avoid  issuing  a warrant  for  the  arrest  of  General  Rob- 
ert Lucas. 

Havillah  Gunn  was  appointed  Clerk  pro  tern,  but  would  not 
qualify  for  a full  term.  The  court  adjourned  to  May  25,  1810,  to 
select  a Clerk  and  to  hold  an  election  for  Sheriff  in  place  of  John 
Clarke,  resigned.  James  Munn,  the  Coroner,  had  also  resigned.  The 
Court  tried  to  find  a person  with  grit  enough  to  issue  a paternity  war- 
rant for  General  Robert  Lucas.  Turner  volunteered  to  take  the  place, 
and  he  was  appointed  pro  tern  until  he  could  obtain  the  necessary  cer- 
tificate from  the  Supreme  Judges.  Curran  had  also  held  the  office 
of  Recorder  and  resigned  that,  and  Turner  was  at  the  same  time  ap- 
pointed Recorder  of  the  county. 

Turner  gave  up  his  school  at  Alexandria  to  take  the  place.  He 
held  it  by  successive  appointments  until  the  fall  of  1851,  when  the 
office  became  elective.  He  was  a candidate  for  the  office  at  the  Oc- 
tober election  that  year,  and  received  1,034  votes.  His  opponent, 
George  W.  Flanders  received  1,033  votes,  and  so  Turner  was  elected 
by  a majority  of  one.  Mr.  Turner  understood  the  art  of  standing  in 
with  “the  powers  that  be.”  He  was  a first-class  diplomat,  and, 
while  he  was  a Whig,  it  mattered  not,  if  a majority  of  the  Court  were 
Democrats,  John  R.  Turner  was  re-appointed  Clerk  every  seven 
years.  “The  powers  that  be,”  with  him,  were  the  Presiding  Judge  of 
the  Common  Pleas  court  and  his  three  associates.  In  1829,  there 
was  an  attempt  to  remove  Mr.  Turner  from  office  by  impeachment. 
Several  charges  as  to  malfeasance  and  misfeasance  in  office  were  pre- 
sented against  him,  and  he  had  a trial,  but  the  court  unanimously  ac- 
quitted him.  Prior  to  1823,  he  kept  the  office  in  a rented  room  near 
the  court  house.  From  1823  to  1827,  he  kept  it  in  Dr.  Waller’s  for- 
mer office  on  Front  street.  From  1827  to  1837,  he  kept  it  in  rented 
property,  and  in  October,  1837,  moved  it  into  the  present  court  house. 
He  was  a most  efficient  clerk,  and  was  noted  for  accuracy  and  neat- 
ness. 

On  July  14,  1813,  he  purchased  of  Henry  Massie,  the  founder 
of  Portsmouth,  -lot  No.  113  on  Front  street,  for  $30.00.  This  lot 
was  8 2jd  feet  front  by  132  feet  deep,  and  lies  directly  south  of  the 
present  residence  of  George  O.  Newman.  He  built  a house  on  it 
and  resided  there  until  his  death.  The  house  is  still  standing,  but 
has  been  removed  about  fifty  feet  farther  east.  Mrs.  Dorothy  Zwick 
resided  in  the  house  until  her  recent  death. 

In  1812,  he  was  appointed  Clerk  to  the  County  Commissioners, 
and  continued  to  hold  this  by  appointment  from  year  to  year  till  1821, 
when  the  office  of  Auditor  was  created.  He  was  Recorder  of  the 
county  from  May  25,  1810,  until  August,  1841. 

On  August  12,  1823,  he  was  appointed  Postmaster  of  Ports- 
mouth to  succeed  Dr.  Thomas  Waller,  who  had  died  holding  the  of- 


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fice.  Mr.  Turner  held  the  office  until  June  23,  1829,  when  he  be- 
came a victim  of  Jackson  reform  and  was  turned  out  to  give  the  place 
to  Mr.  James  Lodwick.  His  dismissal  was  considered  unjustifiable, 
and  a great  outrage.  There  was  much  newspaper  comment  and  con- 
troversy about  it.  However,  Mr.  Turner  was  a Whig,  and  Mr.  Loci- 
wick  a Democrat,  and  Jackson  having  just  come  into  office,  the  vic- 
tors had  to  have  the  spoils.  Mr.  Turner’s  compensation  was  about 
$150.00  per  annum,  while  he  held  the  place. 

In  1826,  he  kept  the  office  in  the  court  house,  but  the  Commis- 
sioners thought  they  were  not  bound  to  keep  up  the  United  States, 
and  required  its  removal. 

On  March  15,  1816,  he  was  elected  a Councilman  of  Portsmouth 
for  three  years,  and  re-elected  in  1819  and  1822.  He  was  Presi- 
dent of  the  Council  in  1822,  in  1825  and  in  1838.  He  was  Mayor  of 
the  town  in  1822,  1836  and  1855  to  1857.  January  1,  1841,  he  was 
fined  or  being  thirty  minutes  late  at  the  council. 

In  1826,  he  was  elected  a fence-viewer  of  Wayne  Township, 
with  William  Peebles  as  his  associate.  For  many  years  he  was  an 
examiner  and  visitor  of  the  public  schools. 

In  the  great  Fourth  of  July  celebration  in  1831,  he  responded 
to  one  of  the  toasts.  In  1829,  he  was  one  of  the  committee  which 
settled  with  Henry  Massie  for  the  front  of  the  town. 

Mr.  Turner  was  married  twice.  His  first  wife  was  a Scarboro. 
He  had  two  sons,  William  and  George.  William  died  in  boyhood; 
George  grew  to  manhood,  became  a lawyer  and  was  a Territorial 
Judge  in  the  State  of  Nevada.  He  afterwards  practiced  law  in  San 
Francisco,  and  committed  suicide  there  in  1881,  leaving  a wife  and 
daughter.  A daughter  of  John  R.  Turner,  Caroline,  died  in  young 
womanhood.  His  daughter,  Sarah,  married  Jacob  Clingman  and 
went  West.  His  daughter  Martha  married  an  Aldrich ; Mary  Ann 
married  an  Allen;  Plester  married  Daniel  Tresler,  and  Nancy 
married  Eliza  Jeffords  who  became  a Congressman  in  Mississippi. 

John  R.  Turner  everv  season  had  a fine  garden  on  his  lot.  He 
gave  it  his  personal  attention.  He  grew,  cultivated  and  preserved 
many  fine  fruit  trees. 

He  was  a zealous  Methodist,  and  the  pioneer  of  Methodism  in 
Portsmouth.  In  1810  he  organized  a class  of  four  and  became  its 
leader. 

In  1814  he  took  part  in  the  organization  of  the  first  Methodist 
i Society  in  Portsmouth,  and  was  one  of  the  first  seven  members.  He 
became  a local  preacher  in  the  church  in  1816,  and  thereafter  held 
that  position  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  was,  however.  Chaplain 
of  a Militia  Regiment  in  the  county  in  1813.  As  a local  minister  he 
is  reported  to  have  married  more  persons  than  any  minister  or  mag- 
istrate in  the  county. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


As  a Clerk  of  the  Court  he  issued  all  marriage  licenses,  and  as 
a local  minister  he  performed  the  marriage.  He  was  as  keen  after  a 
job  of  this  kind  as  'Squire  Hall  or  Deacon  Tracy. 

While  Clerk  of  the  Court  he  was  also  Master  in  Chancery,  and 
a Master  Commissioner,  and,  as  such,  made  many  sales.  His  sec- 
ond wife  was  Miss  Susan  Chenoweth,  an  aunt  of  Samuel  Reed,  Esq., 
Vice-President  of  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank. 

He  retired  from  public  office  in  1857.  He  was  taken  sick  Octo- 
ber 2,  1858,  and  the  same  day  made  his  will  and  deeded  all  his 
real  estate  to  his  wife.  He  died,  Friday,  October  15,  1858,  and 
was  interred  the  following  Sunday.  He  had  the  largest  funeral  ev- 
er held  in  Portsmouth. 

The  lot  which  he  purchased  of  Henry  Massie  in  1813  for  $30.00. 
was  sold  by  his  widow  in  1889  f°r  $2,500.  He  and  his  descendants 
had  held  the  title  for  fifty-six  years.  He  was  a ready  and  fluent 
speaker,  and  ready  to  speak  at  any  time.  He  could  always  improve 
every  opportunity  in  the  speaking  line,  and  it  could  be  a speech  or  a 
sermon,  as  he  desired. 

He  was  very  fond  of  children,  and  delighted  to  show  them  at- 
tention. He  knew  how  to  keep  in  office,  and  how  to  please  those 
having-  the  appointing  power. 

He  was  always  a Whig,  but  never  disdained  favors  coming  from 
his  political  opponents.  Judge  Joseph  Moore,  a strong  Democrat, 
and  Associate  Judge  from  1834  to  1841,  was  his  friend,  and  concur- 
red in  his  appointment  while  he  held  the  office.  His  widow,  Susan 
Turner,  died  January  19,  1878,  at  the  residence  of  Judge  Moore. 

Mr.  Turner’s  character  was  one  to  he  studied  hv  the  politicians. 
He  knew  how  to  keep  in  office,,  and  how  to  please  the  public.  He 
discharged  the  duties  of  all  his  offices  well,  and  was  an  honorable 
and  upright  citizen.  While  he  had  his  enemies  they  never  worried 
him  much,  and  he  pursued  his  own  course  without  reference  to  them. 
Plis  memory  will  he  sweet  and  fragrant  so  long  as  his  adopted  city 
endures. 

Jerome  Bonaparte  Valodin 

was  born  June  6,  1817.  His  father  was  Francis  Valodin  and  his 
mother's  maiden  name  was  Nancy  Slater,  the  second  wife  of  his 
father.  He  was  born  in  the  French  Grant,  on  the  lot  granted  to  his 
father.  At  the  age  of  fourteen,  he  was  bound  out  to  learn  the  sad- 
dler’s trade  with  a Mr.  Burke  at  McArthur,  Ohio.  His  master  neg- 
lected to  teach  him  and  he  could  not  read.  He  concluded  to  run 
away  and  did  so.  He  went  to  Greenup  and  finished  learning  his 
trade  and  there  attended  school.  He  devoleped  quite  an  aptitude  for 
learning  and  began  his  career  as  a school  teacher  in  Greenup  Coun- 
tv, Kentucky.  The  second  and  third  schools  he  taught  were  in  Nile 
Township,  in  Judge  Moore’s  District.  He  taught  a school  in  the 


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first  school  house  erected  where  the  Elm  Tree  school  house  now 
stands,  and  was  thus  engaged  up  to  December  24,  1844,  when  he 
married  Mary  Jane  Moore,  a daughter  of  Judge  Joseph  Moore  and 
of  Mary  Lawson,  his  wife. 

He  and  his  wife  went  to  housekeeping  in  Rome,  Adams  County, 
Ohio,  and  lived  there  for  three  years.  While  there,  he  worked  at 
his  saddler’s  trade.  In  1847,  went  to  Harrisonville,  Scioto  Coun- 
ty, Ohio,  and  sold  goods  until  1850.  In  that  year,  he  went  to  Tur- 
key Creek  and  kept  a store  for  a short  time.  In  1851,  he  moved  on 
the  Judge  Moore  farm  and  farmed  for  eight  years.  In  1859,  he  be- 
came a teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth,  and  taught  until 
1863.  At  that  time,  he  was  compelled,  on  account  of  the  condition 
of  his  health  to  give  up  teaching,  in  which  he  had  been  eminently 
successful.  He  became  a book-keeper  and  kept  books  for  several 
firms  until  1866,  when  he  bought  a grocery  on  the  corner  of  Sixth 
and  Chillicothe  streets  and  conducted  it  until  1870.  From  that  year 
until  1883.  he  was  a book-keeper  and  collector  for  different  business 
houses.  In  the  latter  year-;  he  removed  to  the  Judge  Moore  farm  and 
remained  there  until  his  death  on  January  28,  1886. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Valodin  had  nine  children:  Susan  Alice,  now  the 
wife  of  John  Cooper,  resides  near  Vanceburg;  Mary  Agnes  died  at 
eight  years ; Sarah  Ellen,  deceased.  Laura  Esther  died  at  six  vears : 
Minerva  Moore  died  at  eighteen  months,  and  Joseph  Moore  died  at 
three  years:  John  Moore  born  April  13,  1859,  is  still  living  unmar- 
ried, with  his  mother  on  the  home  farm,  the  old  Judge  Moore  farm ; 
William  Francis  died  in  his  sixteenth  year. 

Mr.  Valodin  was  a member  of  the  Methodist  church.  From 
1830,  he  was  a Whig  so  long  as  that  partv  was  in  existence,  and 
after  the  dissolution  of  the  Whig  party,  he  became  a Democrat  and 
remained  such  during  his  life.  Mr.  Valodin  was  a master  of  arith- 
metic. He  was  very  fond  of  mathematics.  He  was  a man  very 
strong  in  his  likes  and  dislikes.  There  was  no  limit  to  either;  withal, 
he  was  a very  good  citizen.  Had  he  had  a complete  college  educa- 
tion and  followed  teaching,  he  would  have  gained  distinction  in  that 
profession,  as  his  natural  bent  was  in  that  direction. 

Francis  Valodin 

was  not  one  of  the  regular  listed  French  emigrants.  He  was  born  in 
France  in  1763,  but  was  without  property  or  education.  He  seemed 
to  have  been  left  upon  his  own  resources.  When  he  was  26  years  of 
age,  he  wanted  to  go  to  the  Northwest  Territory:  and  having  no 
means  of  going  or  enlisting  himself  regularly  among  the  emigrants, 
he  slipped  on  board  one  of  the  ships  and  secreted  himself.  He  was 
not  found  until  the  vessel  was  out  on  the  ocean  some  days.  When  the 
j ship  in  which  he  sailed  reached  Alexandria,  he  was  sold  out  for  a 
I year  to  pay  his  passage,  and  he  worked  out  his  time  very  cheerfully. 


850 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


After  this,  he  walked  to  the  colony  at  Gallipolis  and  cast  his 
fortunes  with  them.  He  managed  to  be  counted  in  as  one  of  the 
French  emigrants  when  the  land  deal  came  up,  and  he  received  a pat- 
ent for  lot  No.  5 of  the  French  Grant.  After  obtaining  his  lot  in  the 
Grant,  which  was  one  of  the  very  best  and  part  of  which  is  now  the 
homestead  of  Peter  F.  Boynton,  he  cleared  up  the  land  and  planted 
fine  orchards  of  peaches  and  apples.  Fie  even  went  so  far  as  to  plant 
a peach  orchard  on  the  slope  of  the  river  from  the  top  bank  to  the 
water.  He  was  about  the  first  of  the  French  settlers  to  distill  peaches 
and  apples,  and  he  sold  great  quantities  of  peach  and  apple  brandy. 
Fie  was  also  an  excellent  gardner  and  reared  vegetables  for  the  boat- 
ing trade. 

In  addition  to  his  lot  of  217  acres,  he  made  the  following  pur- 
chases in  the  Grant.  In  1807,  he  bought  of  Anthony  L.  Carpenter, 
75  acres  of  French  Grant  lot  No.  14  for  $255.  It  was  from  the 
original  French  Grant  lot  granted  Louis  Cei.  About  the  same  time, 
he  bought  lot  No.  4,  of  15  acres  of  the  little  Grench  Grant  of  Mons. 
G.  C.  Laforge,  who  at  that  time  resided  in  New  Madrid,  Mo.  He 
paid  $400  for  this.  On  December  it,  1816,  he  bought  lot  No.  21, 
in  the  French  Grant  of  Joseph  W.  Devacht,  for  $605.  September 
8,  1817,  he  bought  lot  No.  12,  of  the  French  Grant  of  Louis  Berthe, 
Jr.  The  reader  will  understand  that  a lot  in  the  French  Grant  proper 
was  always  217  acres,  and  a lot  in  little  French  Grant  150  acres. 
His  last  purchase  was  10  acres  lying  on  the  river  front  for  $200  of 
John  Fitzer  and  wife. 

In  1800,  he  married  a French  woman,  his  first  wife,  Madame 
Gabrielle,  from  New  Madrid.  She  was  20  years  of  age  and  he  was 
37.  She  lived  hut  four  years,  and  died  on  the  10th  of  September, 
1804.  There  were  two  children  of  that  marriage,  Francis  and  Agate. 
For  his  second  wife,  he  married  an  American  woman,  Nancy  Slater, 
and  she  died  Dec.  31,  1825,  at  the  age  of  .1.1.  Her  children  were: 
Adell,  Ducuttee,  Alexandre,  Oriet,  Hester,  Dennis  and  Henry. 

He  took  pride  in  educating  his  children  and  sent  them  away  from 
home  for  that  purpose.  He  never  learned  to  read  and  write,  but  he 
wished  his  children  to  have  all  the  advantages  which  he  had  been 
denied.  Fie  was  a man  of  great  prejudices,  of  strong  loves  and  strong 
hates,  a trait  which  he  transmitted  to  his  descendants.  He  kept 
quantities  of  fine  liquors  in  the  cellar  and  dispensed  them  to  his  friends. 
He  was  very  fond  of  card  playing  and  drinking.  He  was  in  the  habit 
of  going  to  the  town  of  Greenup  and  engaging  in  card  playing  and 
drinking  with  his  friends.  August  26,  1826,  he  spent  the  evening  in 
Greenup  playing  cards  with  a party  of  friends,  and  at  the  conclusion 
of  the  games  he  determined  he  would  cross  the  river  in  a canoe.  In 
leaving  the  house  where  he  had  met  his  friends,  he  fell  over  the  river 
bank  in  the  darkness,  and  so  injured  himself  that  he  died  within  a 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


851 


few  hours,  in  his  6ist  year.  He  had  an  iron  will,  indomitable  perse- 
verance, and  left  quite  an  estate  to  his  children.  He  had  the  vivacity 
of  the  French,  and  the  energy  and  industry  of  his  Yankee  neighbors, 
and  so  prospered  more  than  the  majority  of  the  original  French  emi- 
grants. 

Col.  Sampson  Eagon,  Varner, 

son  of  Christian  M.  and  Elizabeth  Eagon  Varner,  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent,  was  born  in  Staunton,  Augusta  County,  Virginia,  August 
17,  1824.  He  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  with  his  parents  in  the 
spring  of  1838.  The  journey  over  the  mountains  was  made  in  com- 
pany with  two  other  families  in  wagons. 

September  28.  1861,  Colonel  ALirner  enlisted  in  the  56th  Regi- 
ment, Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  for  three  years.  He  was  made  Ma- 
jor of  the  regiment  and  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant  Colonel,  April 
6,  1863.  In  1864,  he  was  assigned  to  command  the  post  at  Algiers, 
Louisiana,  opposite  New  Orleans,  and  on  the  eve  of  his  departure, 
after  four  months  service  there,  the  citizens  of  the  southern  city  pre- 
sented him  publicly  with  a sword  and  sash  as  a testimonal  of  their 
regard.  This  is  said  to  be  the  only  instance  during  the  great  Civil 
War  when  a conquered  people  united  to  do  honor  and  compliment  to 
their  conqueror.  Colonel  Varner  left  Algiers  in  July  and  was  dis- 
charged from  the  service  November  14.  1864. 

In  private  life  he  was  a brick  mason.  He  had  become  a large 
manufacturer  of  brick  and  a flourishing  contractor  when  the  war 
broke  out.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  for  a time  superin- 
tendent and  director  of  the  Portsmouth  Horse  Car  Company.  He 
served  sixteen  years  as  a member  of  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth. 
In  1874,  he  was  an  Independent  Candidate  for  County  Commission- 
er, but  was  defeated. 

He  was  married  November  26,  184.8,  to  Maria  Louise  Huston, 
a daughter  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Huston,  two  of  Scioto  County's 
pioneers.  They  had  six  children,  William  Eagon,  now  deceased; 
Mrs.  Ella  L.  Brown,  of  Youngstown,  Ohio:  Mrs.  Anna  hi.  Sanford, 
of  Cincinnati ; Frank  Floyd  and  James  Huston  of  Cincinnati,  the 
latter  connected  with  his  brother-in-law  in  the  firm  of  Sanford, 
Storrs  & V arner.  The  youngest  daughter,  Mrs.  Bessie  C.  Adams, 
resides  in  Portsmouth. 

Colonel  Varner  passed  away  suddenly  on  the  morning  of  June 
J5v  1877,  of  heart  disease.  A whole  city  mourned  the  loss  of  one  who 
was  a public  as  well  as  a private  benefactor.  He  was  a natural  lead- 
er. With  limited  school  opportunities,  his  habit  of  reading  useful 
d)ooks  enriched  his  mind  and  his  store  of  information,  his  genial  dis- 
position, kindly  nature  and  rare  conversational  ability  rendered  him 
attractive  to  old  and  young. 


852 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


John  Alexander  Vaug'hters 

was  born  August  9,  1814,  in  Caroline  County,  Va.,  a son  of  John 
and  Catharine  (Mason)  Vaughters.  The  family  was  English.  The 
form  of  the  name  as  used  in  Virginia  was  Vawter.  Among  the  Rev- 
olutionary Continental  Land  Warrants  issued  from  the  Land  Office 
at  Richmond,  Va.,  was  one  to  William  Vawter  for  2,666  2-3  acres 
of  land,  another  to  Benjamin  Vawter  for  200  acres.  These  are  be- 
lieved to  he  members  of  the  same  family.  Our  subject’s  father  died 
in  Virginia,  and  his  mother  moved  with  her  family  to  Ohio,  and  lo- 
cated in  Ross  County  in  1830;  hut  in  1831,  removed  to  Coalton,  Jack- 
son  County.  LI  is  mother  died  in  1833. 

Our  subject  had  no  means,  but  he  had  a good  constitution  and 
a wonderful  quantity  of  energy.  He  and  his  brother  came  to  Scioto 
County  in  1844,  and  for  a number  of  years  he  was  a tenant  farmer. 
In  1849,  he  began  to  purchase  land.  By  industry,  thrift  and  econ- 
omy, he  prospered  and  at  his  death  his  farm  was  one  of  the  largest 
and  best  kept  in  the  Ohio  Valley.  At  that  time  he  was  the  owner  of 
S03  acres  of  valuable  Ohio  river  bottom  land  in  the  upper  part  of  Nile 
Township,  about  seven  miles  from  Portsmouth. 

In  1847,  he  married  Mary  Dortch  of  Kentucky.  They  have  five 
children,  two  of  whom  lived  to  maturity:  Mrs.  Harry  S.  Grimes,  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  George  A.  Vaughters  of  Chillicothe.  Mrs. 
Vaughters  died  in  April,  t86o,  and  in  December,  1861,  he  married 
Mrs.  Ada  J.  Brouse,  who  had  two  children  : Mrs.  Chancey  M.  Hol- 
comb of  Gallipolis,  and  Mrs.  W.  C.  Brouse  of  the  West  Side.  Mr. 
Vaughters  was  always  a Republican.  He  was  a man  of  the  most  re- 
markable energy  and  strict  integrity.  He  was  more  successful  than 
either  of  his  brothers  in  accumulating  property.  He  died  April  14, 
189T,  honored  by  all  who  knew  him. 

William  Vaughters 

was  born  in  Caroline  County,  Virginia,  in  1817,  the  third  of  a fam- 
ily of  four  sons:  John,  Thomas  G.,  and  Richard  M.  and  one  daugh 
ter,  Mary  L.  In  1831,  his  father  settled  in  Ross  County,  and  in  the 
same  year  in  Jackson  County.  In  1838,  be  moved  to  Scioto  Coun- 
ty. In  1842,  be  married  Miss  Sophia  Graham,  by  whom  he  had 
two  sons  and  one  daughter:  John  of  the  West  Side,  Thomas  of  Wet- 
more  and  Mary  Margaret  in  Illinois,  all  married.  In  1850,  he  mar- 
ried Mary  Bryson  by  whom  be  had  five  children,  four  sons  and  a 
daughter:  Richard,  William,  Carey,  Sherman  and  Ella.  He  died 
July  26,  1880.  Llis  wife  survived  him.  He  was  a Republican  and 
served  two  terms  as  Infirmary  Director  from  1871  to  1874  and  from 
1875  to  1878.  In  1871,  the  vote  stood:  Vaughters,  2,546;  Luther 
Jones,  2,387;  majority,  159.  In  1875  be  received  3,293  votes  to 
2,989  for  his  opponent,  C.  F.  Bradford,  majority  304.  Lie  was  a 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


853 


prosperous  and  successful  farmer  and  left  a good  estate.  He  held 
the  confidence  of  his  neighbors  and  associates  as  a just  man. 

'William  Veach 

was  born  April  8,  1794,  in  Surrey  County,  North  Carolina.  His 
father  was  Thomas  Veach  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Truitt.  Thomas  Veach  was  of  Scotch  ancestry  and  the  Truitt’s  were 
an  English  family. 

In  about  the  year  1800,  the  family  emigrated  from  North  Caro- 
lina to  Fleming  County,  Kentucky,  using  three  horses,  the  mother 
rode  one  carrying  one  child,  two  children  rode  another,  and  the  third 
was  used  as  a pack  horse.  The  father  walked. 

The  boyhood,  youth  and  young  manhood  days  of  our  subject 
■ were  spent  on  the  farm  in  Fleming  County,  Kentucky,  where  the 
father  also  conducted  a still.  William  Veach  had  a fair  education, 
derived  principally  from  his  father,  and  he  as  well  as  his  brothers, 
five  in  all,  did  land  surveying  in  their  neighborhood.  In  1822,  he 
I was  married  to  Miss  Ruth  Burris,  and  came  immediately  with  his 
bride  to  Scioto  County  and  settled  in  Nile  Township.  After  the 
marriage  of  his  son,  Thomas  Veach  moved  to  Lewis  County,  Ken- 
tucky, where  he  died  in  1848.  William  Veach  was  Justice  of  the 
Peace  for  Nile  Township  July  20,  1863  for  three  years.  From  1855 
to  1861,  he  was  a County  Commissioner  for  Scioto  County. 

On  May  2,  1864,  when  he  was  seventy  years  of  age,  but  giving 
his  age  as  sixty-eight,  he  enlisted  in  Company  I,  140th  O.  V.  I.,  for 
one  hundred  days,  and  served  until  September  3,  1864.  I11  addition 

to  having  served  in  the  Civil  War  himself,  he  had  five  sons  and  one 
grandson  who  served  in  the  same  war. 

In  politics  he  was  a Whig,  but  sympathized  with  the  Know 
Nothing  party  while  it  lasted  and  became  a Republican  at  the  found- 
ing of  that  party.  He  was  a live  politician  and  with  great  energy 
worked  for  his  party’s  interest.  He  sought  to  see  justice  done  every 
man.  He  was  a member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  at  Friendship,  al- 
though he  believed  in  the  creed  of  the  Christian  church,  of  which 
there  was  no  organization  in  his  locality.  He  had  thirteen  children, 
(seven  sons  and  six  daughters,  of  whom  but  seven,  Nathan  Thomas, 
Horatio  C.,  Harriet,  Charles  Wesley,  George  W.,  Mary  and  Robert 
P.  grew  to  womanhood  and  manhood.  Of  these,  Charles  Wesley 
and  Mary  are  now  living.  Harriet  married  William  Canada  Wor- 
ley and  resided  and  died  in  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  Mary  married 
Murtaugh  Lodwick  and  resides  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Charley  Wes- 
ley resides  at  Kingston,  Ross  Countv,  Ohio.  William  V each  died 
bf  cholera,  August  4,  1866,  and  is  buried  at  Friendship,  Scioto  Coun- 
ty, Ohio. 

Jordan  Vigius 

was  a type  of  the  true  American,  a unit  of  that  great  body  which 
wakes  our  country  of  the  highest  citizenship  of  any  on  the  globe. 


854 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


He  was  noted  for  his  upright  character  in  youth  and  in  manhood. 
He  was  born  September  6,  1814,  in  Adams  County.  His  father  was 
Paul  Vigus  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Ann  Seaman, 
daughter  of  John  Seaman,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Adams  County. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  Adams  County  schools.  When  of 
a suitable  age,  he  learned  the  trade  of  the  stone  and  brick  mason.  In 
1834,  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  saw  the  future  possibilities  of  the  town 
and  decided  to  makfe  this  his  home. 


In  1S36,  he  married  Miss  Hannah  Caroline  Ripley,  daughter  of 
William  Plum  Ripley  and  Cynthia  Spencer  Ripley.  Seven  children 
were  born,  four  of  whom,  died  while  quite  young;  Sylvester  Warren, 
Lewis  Taylor,  Amanda  Emmeline  and  George  Oscar.  The  surviv- 
ing children  are : Mrs.  Hannah  C.  Edgington,  Ada  C.  and  Kate  L-,  a 
teacher  in  the  public  schools  in  Portsmouth. 

Our  subject  was  always  anti-slavery  in  his  views  and  acted  with 
the  Republican  party.  When  the  war  broke  out,  he  desired  to  enlist  in 
the  military  service  and  would  have  done  so,  except  that  he  was  a suf- 
ferer from  asthma,  which  rendered  it  impossible  for  him  to  pass  the 
physical  examination  necessary  for  him  to  become  a soldier.  His 
heart  was  for  the  Union  and  there  was  no  more  loyal  citizen  in  the 
country.  When  the  news  came,  that  the  rebel,  General  Morgan,  had 
entered  Ohio,  it  was  supposed  for  a time  that  he  would  come 
through  Portsmouth.  Mr.  Vigus  had  a flag  floating  from  a staff 
on  the  top  of  his  house.  Some  of  his  neighbors  suggested  that  he 
should  take  it  down  because  if  Morgan  passed  through  he  would  burn 
his  house.  Mr.  Vigus  replied,  “That  flag  shall  not  come  down,  I 
will  show  my  colors,  and  if  Mr.  Morgan  comes  this  way,  he  can  do 
his  worst.” 

About  1877,  he  removed *to  a small  farm  on  Dry  Run,  Wash- 
ington Township,  Scioto  County,  to  improve  his  health,  but  the  dis- 
ease from  which  he  had  suffered  all  his  life,  obtained  the  mastery, 
and  he  died  March  21,  1881. 

In  early  life,  he  united  with  the  Methodist  church,  and  was  ever 
faithful  to  the  doctrines  of  that  denomination.  He  believed  in  the 
gospel  of  honesty  and  integrity  and  lived  up  to  it  all  his  life.  As  a 
citizen,  a husband,  a father,  he  was  a model.  To  support  him  all  his 
life,  he  had  the  sympathy  and  co-operation  of  a model  Christian  wife. 
She  was  born  in  Cattaraugus  County,  New  York,  on  April  3,  1812. 
She  came  to  Portsmouth,  with  her  parents,  in  1833.  She  was  a wo- 
man most  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew7  her,  and  was  a living  ex- 
ample of  all  the  Christian  virtues. 


Antoine  Claude  Vincent 


wras  born  in  Gentilly,  France,  one  league  south  of  Paris,  October  13, 
1772.  His  parents  were  Bourgeois  and  in  easy  circumstances.  They 
were  devout  Catholics  and  set  apart  their  son  for  the  priesthood. 


PIONEER  SKETCHES. 


855 


He  was  educated  for  this  purpose.  He  studied  Latin  and  Greek. 
In  his  boyhood,  he  was  a chorister  in  one  of  the  churches  near  his 
home.  When  the  time  came  for  him  to  take  orders,  he  had  become 
somewhat  tinctured  with  the  freethinking  ideas  of  that  period,  and 
did  not  feel  that  he  could  take  the  vows.  This  was  a great  disap- 
pointment to  his  parents,  but  he  took  it  philosophically,  and  for  imme- 
diate employment  went  to  work  in  a calico  factory.  Soon  after  this 
he  went  into  the  service  of  a wealthy  jeweler,  Antionme. 

The  latter  saw  and  appreciated  the  signs  of  the  coming  Revolu- 
tion, and  determined  to  leave  France.  He  solicited  Vincent  to  ac- 
company him.  The  latter,  being  of  an  adventurous  disposition,  con- 
sented, and  they  sailed  from  Havre  de  Gras  to  the  L'nited  States  in 
the  vessel  bringing  the  Gallipolis  colony.  During  the  long  voyage 
young'  Vincent  studied  English  and  learned  to  read  and  write  it. 

On  his  arrival  at  Alexandria  he  tried  to  speak  it,  but  found  he 
could  not  make  himself  understood,  and  that  he  had  to  learn  to  speak 
the  language  as  well  as  to  read  and  write  it.  After  arriving  at  Alex- 
andria, they  concluded  to  cast  in  their  fortunes  with  the  French  col- 
onists with  whom  they  came,  and  so  went  to  Gallipolis.  They  reach- 
ed Gallipolis  but  found  it  was  no  place  for  Mons.  Antionme's  busi- 
ness. The  latter  then  determined  to  go  to  New  Orleans  with  his 
stock  of  goods  and  after  trading  them  to  return  to  France.  Vincent 
was  to  have  a part  and  share  in  the  venture  but  was  to  remain  be- 
hind his  partner  to  attend  to  some  business  and  to  follow  him  to  New 
Orleans  when  he  had  cleared  up  the  business  matters. 

Antionme  built  a fine  pirogue,  loaded  on  his  stock  of  jewelry 
and  watches,  and  put  a regular  arsenal  of  fire  arms  on  board  to  pro- 
tect his  goods.  He  hired  two  men,  of  whom  he  knew  nothing,  to 
row  the  boat  and  made  his  start.  It  was  in  the  fall  of  1791,  at  the 
outset  of  the  Indian  war.  At  the  mouth  of  the  Big  Sandy  they  en- 
countered a party  of  Indians  in  canoes.  One  canoe,  with  some  of  the 
Indians  approached  Antionme's  pirogue  and  he  prepared  to  shoot. 
The  two  men  forbade  Antionme  to  shoot,  as  it  was  not  certain  the 
Indians  were  hostile.  Antionme  studied  a moment,  and  then  shot 
himshelf  through  the  heart.  The  Indians  hearing  the  discharge 
started  to  row  away  and  Antionme's  companions  called  them  back. 
The  Indians  then  took  such  of  the  cargo  as  they  saw  fit,  threw  the 
remainder  in  the  river  with  Antionme’s  body,  and  let  the  cowardly 
white  men  go,  giving  them  a blanket  and  loaf  of  bread  each.  It  is 
a great  pity  the  Indians  did  not  kill  them  instanter,  as  could 
Antionme  have  appreciated  the  situation,  he  would  have  done  that 
meritorious  act  himself,  and  could  have  proceeded  safely  to  Lime- 
stone or  Ft.  Washington,  and  there  could  have  secured  proper  escort 
and  proceeded  on  his  voyage.  The  moral  of  Antionme's  story  is  al- 
ways to  kill  the  other  fellow  first,  and  take  your  chances  of  his  kill- 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


ing  you.  However,  a Frenchman  is  nothing  if  not  tragic,  but  An- 
tionme’s  rash  act  caused  this  story  to  be  written. 

Mons.  Vincent  had  all  of  his  capital  in  Antionme’s  goods,  and 
Antionme’s  suicide  caused  him  to  remain  in  the  New  World  instead 
of  returning  to  France.  He  had  nothing  left  but  himself  and  he 
went  to  work.  He  raised  chickens,  he  taught  the  American  children 
French,  etc.,  but  he  felt  that  it  was  best  for  him  to  be  among  Ameri- 
cans, and  he  went  to  Marietta  and  obtained  such  employment  as  he 
could.  Here  on  the  23rd  of  January,  1799,  he  married  Mademoi- 
selle Flore  Emilie  Berthelot.  He  was  then  twenty-seven  years  of  age 
and  she  was  sixteen.  She  was  born  November  14,  1783,  at  Sevres 
near  Paris. 

One  month, after  his  marriage  he  made  a trip  from  Marietta  to 
Belpre  in  a canoe  alone.  He  fell  into  the  river  and  came  near  drown- 
ing. He  managed  to  get  to  shore  almost  exhausted  and  before  he 
could  obtain  assistance  he  came  near  dying  of  cold  and  exposure. 
This  incident  caused  the  first  joints  of  his  fingers  to  stiffen  perma- 
nently, so  that  he  could  never  follow  his  trade,  or  play  the  flute  after- 
wards. He  regretted  the  loss  of  ability  to  play  the  flute  more  than 
the  loss  of  ability  to  follow  his  trade. 

While  Vincent  had  not  originally  been  one  of  the  Gallipolis 
colonists,  and  had  not  intended  to  remain  with  them,  in  order  to 
make  as  good  a showing  as  possible,  John  Gabriel  Gervais  put  him 
down  as  one,  and  in  the  allotment  of  lots  he  drew  one  in  the  hills, 
number  54,  and  sold  it  to  Jean  Baptist  Gobeau  for  $200.  It  lies 
near  the  Giant  Oak  Mills.  On  March  6,  1801,  he  bought  of  Stephen 
Monot  four  acres,  part  of  the  Little  French  Grant,  lot  number  6,  on 
the  bank  of  the  river.  The  deed  was  acknowledged  April  21,  1801, 
before  John  Belli,  a Justice  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court,  and  was  re- 
corded in  Adams  County.  He  located  on  this  land  in  the  fall  of 
1801.  On  October  6,  1805,  he  bought  twenty-five  acres  of  lot  num- 
ber five  for  $200  of  Anthony  Magnet,  and  on  November  1,  1822,  he 
bought  the  remaining  125  acres  of  lot  five  for  $900  of  the  same 
party.  The  same  land  is  now  owned  by  his  grandson's  wife  and  has 
increased  in  value  about  eight  times  over  what  he  paid  for  .it.  Mad- 
ame Vincent  received  an  inheritance  from  her  mother’s  estate  in 
France  of  about  $3,300,  and  this  was  invested  in  land  in  the  French 
Grant.  The  correspondence  in  obtaining  this  inheritance  from 
France  is  yet  preserved,  and  in  the  hands  of  Dr.  J.  L.  Taylor  of 
Wheelersburg,  a grandson  of  Mons.  Vincent.  Albert  Gallatin  our 
minister  to  France,  attended  to  it,  and  the  money  was  transmitted 
through  John  Jacob  Astor.  Mons.  Vincent  was  naturalized  August 
31,  1803.  He  kept  a fine  garden  on  his  first  purchase,  but  did  not 
hasten  to  clear  up  his  latter  purchases. 

His  children  were:  Louise,  born  June  28,  1800,  married  John 
Swain;  Antoinette,  first  married  John  Squires,  then  Silas  W.  Cole 


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857 


Lucie,  married  Horatio  Caswell ; Susan,  married  Dan  Young  Whit- 
comb, and  afterwards  John  R.  Powers;  Theresa,  married  Volney 
Reeves,  and  afterwards  John  Hurd;  Claudius,  died  July  2,  1836; 
Flore  Emilie,  married  John  S.  Baccus ; Marie  Jeamie  Francoise,  mar- 
ried Rev.  Landon  Taylor. 

Mons.  Vincent  was  a fine  musician.  He  was  a good  player  on 
the  flute  and  violin.  He  was  also  a pianist,  and  could  tune  pianos. 

In  1821,  he  walked  to  Gallipolis  and  back  in  forty-eight  hours 
to  consult  a French  doctor  about  his  family,  four  of  whom  were  sick. 
He  disliked  horse-back  riding,  and  traveled  afoot.  He  walked  to 
Gallipolis  and  back  in  1837,  when  he  was  in  his  sixty-fifth  year.  He 
was  an  excellent  gardener,  and  kept  a vineyard  and  made  wine.  He 
raised  tobacco  and  made  cigars.  He  was  a great  reader,  and  C.  A. 
M.  Damarin  was  accustomed  to  furnish  him  with  books.  He  took  life 
easy  and  never  hurried  himself  about  anything. 

He  died  August  22,  1846,  of  a fever,  aged  seventy-three  years, 
ten  months  and  nine  days.  In  appearance  he  was  a small  spare  man. 

He  had  all  the  passion  of  the  traditional  Frenchman,  and  could 
get  towering  angry  and  hiss  sacre  through  his  teeth  whenever  oc- 
cassion  required.  If  a neighbor  wished  to  borrow  anything  that  Vin- 
cent had.  he  would  lend  it  cheerfully,  but  with  the  stipulated  proviso 
that  it  be  forthwith  returned  in  good  condition — failing  in  which, 
that  neighbor  was  never  accomodated  the  second  time.  The  salient 
feature  of  Vincent’s  character  was  reliability.  His  word  once  being 
given,  there  was  no  evasion  or  quibbling.  It  was  a prime  article  of 
his  faith  that  a promise  must  be  kept  sacred  at  all  hazards,  and  his 
word  had  for  him  as  binding  an  obligation  as  a bond. 

John  Heaton  Wait 

was  born  March  22,  1811,  at  West  Chazy,  New  York,  on  the  shore  of 
Lake  Champlain.  His  family  record  will  be  found  under  the  title 
of  the  Wait  family.  Benjamin  Wait,  his  father,  and  family  came  to 
Ohio  in  1814,  from  Vermont.  The  emigrants  came  by  wagons  to 
Pittsburg  and  on  to  Portsmouth  by  river  and  settled  at  what  is  now 
Wait’s  Station.  His  wife’s  maiden  name  was  Lavina  Heaton.  She 
was  born  June  26,  1775.  John  H.  married  Malvina  Sikes,  Septem- 
ber 12,  1839. 

When  our  subject  was  a youth,  he  decided  to  learn  the  trade  of 
cabinet  making  and  went  to  Pittsburg  for  that  purpose.  He  remained 
there  about  two  years,  then  went  to  Cincinnati  and  completed  his 
course,  after  which  he  went  back  to  visit  his  folks  and  decided  to 
work  at  his  trade  at  that  place.  He  was  a very  skillful  workman 
and  his  cleverness  in  designing  and  constructing  furniture  was  a great 
source  of  pleasure  to  his  friends,  and  some  of  them  lamented  the  fact 
that  soon  everybody  would  be  supplied  and  he  would  have  nothing  to 
do. 


858 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


In  the  year  1838,  he  moved  to  Portsmouth  and  opened  a small 
shop  on  Market  street.  The  next  year,  he  bought  a lot  on  Jefferson 
street  and  built  a combined  shop  and  dwelling.  Here  he  made  furni- 
ture, chairs  and  coffins  for  many  years,  doing  all  the  work  by  hand. 
Some  of  the  finest  mahogany  goods  in  the  way  of  sideboards,  tables 
and  parlor  chairs  were  made  here  and  they  were  so  well  made  by  his 
superior  skill  that  some  of  them  are  in  use  to  this  day.  Later  on  he 
used  horse  power,  the  best  of  that  day,  and  about  the  year  1850,  built 
a steam  factory,  one  of  the  first  along  the  river,  between  Pittsburg 
and  Cincinnati.  In  1866,  he  was  joined  in  business  by  his  son,  Gil- 
bert D.,  and  it  was  conducted  under  the  style  of  J.  H.  Wait  & Son 
up  to  1884,  when  he  retired  from  business.  His  name  in  business 
stood  for  honesty  and  integrity  and  the  goods  he  constructed  proved 
the  sincerity  of  his  purposes. 

His  children  were:  Isabella,  Gilbert,  Emma,  Fannie,  Sarah  and 
John,  all  living  except  Isabella.  In  politics,  he  was  first  a Whig, 
afterwards  a Republican.  He  was  a member  of  the  Bigelow  Method- 
ist church  for  many  years.  He  died  in  Portsmouth,  October  10,  1897, 
aged  over  eighty-six  years.  His  wife  died  March  5,  1898. 

William  Waller,  Sr., 

brother  of  George  A.  Waller,  was  born  Feb.  7,  1805,  the  son  of  Dr. 
Thomas  Waller.  He  grew  up  in  Portsmouth,  and  became  a dry 
goods  merchant,  and  was  in  partnership  with  [acob  McCabe,  as  Wal- 
ler & McCabe. 

For  a considerable  time  he  and  Samuel  Coles  conducted  a mill 
at  Unionville  in  Washington  Township.  From  1830  to  1834,  he  was 
Treasurer  of  the  county.  In  1847,  he  was  one  of  the  County  Commis- 
sioners, and  served  one  term.  He  was  a good  citizen  and  a g'ood 
business  man.  He  was  never  married. 

He  was  found  dead  in  his  bed  November  25,  1854. 

George  Allen  Waller 

is  descended  from  Charles  Waller  who  came  to  Virginia  in  1820,  in 
the  ship  Adelaide,  a single  man.  He  married  a Miss  Allen  in  Vir- 
ginia, a native  of  Liverpool.  His  son  William  Waller  married  a 
daughter  of  George  Allen  whose  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Withers. 
William  Waller's  son  John  was  the  father  of  Dr.  Thomas  Waller, 
father  of  our  subject.  George  Allen  Waller  was  born  August  24, 
1817,  on  Front  street  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  in  a house  which  stood 
just  below  where  Dr.  Titus  now  resides,  which  was  moved  to  Fifth 
street  below  Court  where  it  now  stands.  His  father,  Dr.  Thomas 
Waller  died  July  23,  1823,  and  his  mother,  Elizabeth  Macfarlane, 
two  years  later. 

He  was  reared  by  his  eldest  sister  and  brother  William.  He  went 
to  school  in  Portsmouth  until  his  seventeenth  year,  when  he  went 
with  his  brother-in-law  Captain  Cleveland,  to  locate  a canal  from 


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859 


Indianapolis  to  Evansville,  Ind.  In  1836,  he  returned  to  Portsmouth 
and  clerked  for  his  brother  William  in  his  office  of  Canal  Collector 
at  Portsmouth.  In  the  spring  of  1837,  he  went  to  Indiana  to  superin- 
tend the  building  of  a canal  and  was  gone  till  the  close  of  the  year. 
In  1838,  he  engaged  in  store  boating  on  the  Ohio  river.  A boat  was 
built  and  a store  placed  on  it  and  floated  from  town  to  town  along 
the  river.  The  store  boat  would  be  kept  at  each  point  as  long  as  it 
was  deemed  profitable.  In  1839,  he  carried  on  wagon-making  at 
Portsmouth  with  Samuel  Peebles.  In  1840,  he  went  on  the  river  and 
spent  most  of  the  time  as  a flat  boat  pilot  until  the  spring  of  1849. 
In  this  time  he  was  clerk  and  captain  of  a steamboat,  though  most 
of  the  time  a pilot.  At  that  time  pilots  were  not  licensed. 

October  6,  1847,  he  married  to  Miss  Jane  Davey,  of  Alexandria, 
Va.,  in  the  house  where  he  died. 

In  the  fall  of  1848,  he  was  elected  Auditor  of  Scioto  County  on 
the  Whig  ticket,  defeating  Thomas  Kendall  on  the  Democratic  tic- 
ket. He  was  re-elected  in  1850,  defeating  James  Thoroman.  In 
1852,  he  was  elected  to  a third  term  as  x\uditor,  defeating  Thomas 
Kendall.  In  1856,  he  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  in  Ports- 
mouth and  continued  in  it  for  a period  of  over  thirty  years.  In  1857, 
he  was  the  financial  agent  of  the  Buckeye  furnace.  In  1859,  he  was 
Republican  candidate  for  State  Senator  in  the  Seventh  District,  and 
was  defeated  by  William  Newman.  In  1861,  he  was  again  the  Re- 
publican candidate  for  State  Senator  in  the  Seventh  District,  and  was 
defeated  by  Gen.  B.  F.  Coates  by  126  votes.  He  was  a Whig  so  long 
as  the  Whig  party  lasted.  In  1852,  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Whig- 
National  Convention  .at  Baltimore,  Md.  When  the  Whig  party  went 
out  he  became  a Republican  and  in  1854,  he  voted  for  Lincoln  for 
President  three  times,  first  as  a delegate  to  the  National  Convention 
which  nominated  him,  second  at  the  Presidential  election  as  a voter, 
and  third  as  a Presidential  elector  for  his  District.  He  became  a 
Democrat  in  1866,  and  remained  with  that  party. 

He  was  eleven  years  on  the  Board  of  Education  of  Portsmouth, 
six  years  from  1857  to  1863,  when  the  Board  was  composed  of  three, 
and  afterwards  served  five  years  when  the  members  were  elected  by 
wards.  During  his  membership  the  Fourth  street,  the  High  school, 
the  Colored  school  and  the  Union  street  building  were  erected,  and 
he  was  on  the  building  committee,  and  was  its  chairman.  He  was  for 
twelve  years  a member  of  the  town  and  city  council.  In  1872  and 
until  1876,  he  was  President  of  the  Iron  National  bank.  He  was 
candidate  for  Treasurer  of  Scioto  County  against  Mark  B.  Wells  and 
was  defeated.  In  1889,  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  the  city,  and  served 
one  term.  In  1893,  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  County  Board 
of  Elections  and  served  four  years.  In  1897,  he  was  appointed  a 
member  of  the  City  Board  of  Elections  for  four  years.  He  died 
November  27,  1900. 


860 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


In  all  public  positions,  Mr.  Waller  has  been  known  for  his  ex- 
cellent judgment,  and  for  his  integrity.  While  on  the  School  Board, 
his  fellow  members  nearly  always  followed  the  course  advised  by  him. 
In  school  matters,  he  studied  what  was  best,  advocated  that,  and  his 
fellow  members  necessarily  followed  him.  But  he  was  wrong  in 
retiring  Prof.  E.  E.  White,  as  circumstances  afterwards  demonstrat- 
ed. 

John  L.  Ward 

was  born  in  Georgetown,  D.  C.,  Feburary  14,  1813.  In  1818,  his 
parents  moved  to  Pickaway  County,  Ohio.  At  the  age  of  18,  he  went 
to  Perryville,  Ind.,  and  began  blacksmithing.  He  may  be  said  to 
have  hammered  out  his  fortune  on  an  anvil  and  it  was  a good  one. 
In  1832,  he  went  to  New  Orleans  as  most  young  men  of  his  time  did 
and  was  there  during  the  prevalence  of  the  cholera.'  He  returned  to 
Lancaster,  Ohio,  and  went  to  blacksmithing. 

In  1835,  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  which  then  had  a population  of 
400  to  500.  In  1836,  he  and  Thomas  Wilbahn  went  into  partner- 
ship in  blacksmithing  at  the  south-east  corner  of  Second  and  Jefferson 
streets.  They  continued  in  business  until  1846,  when  Wilbahn  with- 
drew and  the  next  year  Andrew  Applegate  came  in.  In  1843,  Ward 
bought  out  Applegate  and  continued  in  business  alone.  At  the  same 
time  he  enlarged  his  business  and  made  plows  and  wagons.  At  the 
same  time  he  conducted  a livery  stable  on  Second  street  in  the  rear 
of  the  Hotel  Portsmouth. 

His  career  in  public  office  began  in  1843,  when  he  was  elected 
a Councilman  from  the  first  ward.  In  the  same  year  he  was  a school 
Trustee.  From  1844  to  1849,  was  a Trustee  of  Wayne  Township. 
From  1849  to  1852,  he  was  a member  of  the  town  and  city  Council 
and  one  of  the  Committee  on  Claims.  Hence,  he  was  one  of  the 
aristocrats  of  the  town  and  in  that  period  he  governed  it  and  did  it 
well.  He  always  had  the  affection  and  good  will  of  the  fire  laddies 
and  was  always  trying  to  do  something  for  them.  So  much  did  they 
think  of  him  in  1859,  he  was  made  Fire  Chief.  From  1859  to  1863, 
he  was  Sheriff  of  Scioto  County,  and  F.  C.  Searl,  then  a verdant  and 
unsophisticated  country  school  teacher  was  his  deputy.  Searl  was  an 
apt  pupil  in  the  school  of  experience  and  soon  learned  to  be  as  good 
a politician  as  Ward.  The  latter  may  truly  be  said  to  have  been  the 
founder  of  Judge  Searl’s  fortunes.  The  Judge  admits  it  himself  and 
hence,  no  proof  is  necessary.  While  Ward  was  Sheriff  there  was  a 
remarkable  friendship  between  Ward  and  Searl,  which  only  terminat- 
ed with  Ward’s  death.  It  was  a stronger  case  than  that  of  Damon  and 
Pythias.  Ward  was  much  the  older  man,  but  the  confidence  he  placed 
in  Searl  proved  to  be  well  bestowed  and  it  lead  to  making  the  political 
and  private  fortune  of  Searl.  From  the  Sheriff's  office,  John  L.  Ward 
went  into  the  Treasurer’s  office  and  served  there  two  terms,  1864  to 


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861 


1868.  In  1852,  with  D.  N.  Murray  and  George  Stevenson  he  under- 
took to  manufacture  engines  and  machinery.  The  firm  was  Ward. 
Murray  & Stevenson,  and  it  made  the  machinery  for  the  Burgess 
mill. 

In  1855,  he  sold  out  of  the  machine  shop  and  went  into  the  Bur- 
gess mill  as  a part  owner,  but  did  not  give  the  business  his  personal 
attention  and  this  venture  of  his  very  nearly  proved  his  undoing.  In 
1862,  he  was  a government  tobacco  inspector  and  U.  S.  Provost  Mar- 
shal. In  May,  1863,  he  performed  the  pleasantest  duty  of  his  life. 
The  city  of  Portsmouth  prepared  a carload  of  provisions,  clothing 
and  hospital  supplies  for  the  56th  O.  V.  I.,  and  he  and  Daniel  Mc- 
Intire  went  down  into  the  swamps  of  Louisiana  with  the  goods  and 
delivered  them  to  the  soldiers.  The  trip  took  them  several  weeks. 
The  soldiers  were  much  rejoiced  to  be  remembered  and  unanimously 
sent  back  a vote  of  thanks  to  the  city^  Council  in  which  Messrs.  Ward 
and  Mclntire  were  most  highly  spoken  of.  The  Council  also  passed 
resolutions  thanking  them  for  their  services  in  making  the  trip. 

In  18^5.  he  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  with  Joseph  Cone 
as  Ward  & Cone.  After  some  time  George  A.  Waller  was  admitted 
as  a partner  and  the  firm  was  Ward,  Waller  & Cone.  In  1875,  ^r- 
Ward  sold  out  the  entire  interest  to  George  A.  Waller,  Cone  having 
previously  retired.  When  the  lower  mill  failed,  Mr.  Ward  apparent- 
ly to  himself  was  financially  ruined,  but  he  made  no  sign.  He  sacri- 
ficed his  property  and  went  on.  He  retrieved  his  fortunes  and  died 
leaving  a fine  estate  and  owing  no  man  a dollar.  After  he  retired 
from  the  Treasurer's  office  he  purchased  two  good  farms  in  Green- 
Township  and  became  a farmer. 

In  1871.  he  was  tempted  to  go  into  politics,  and  became  a candi- 
date for  County  Commissioner.  That  year  the  candidates  submitted 
their  claims  to  a vote  at  the  primaries  and  the  poll  stood  William 
Kinney  665,  John  L.  Ward,  663 ; so  Mr.  Ward  continued  his  farm- 
ing. 

In  1836,  Mr.  Ward  married  Miss  Mary  E.  Smith  of  Lancaster, 
Ohio.  They  had  one  child.  Mrs.  Ellen  Miller,  wife  of  Captain  Isaac 
Miller. 

Mr.  Ward  was  31  ot  a religious  man.  An  occasional  oath  to  him 
acted  as  a safety  valve  to  express  his  feelings  or  opinions  which  were 
always  strong,  but  if  probity  and  integrity  are  religion,  then  Mr. 
Ward  was  remarkably  religious.  The  following  occurrence  will  show 
Mr.  Ward’s  characteristics.  A few  vears  prior  to  his  death  he  de- 
termined to  put  up  a monument  in  the  cemetery,  and  made  a contract 
for  the  design  in  granite,  having  an  anvil  at  the  top.  which  now  stands 
guard  over  his  grave  in  the  cemeterv.  He  was  notified  that  the  mon- 
ument was  readv  for  inspection  and  acceptance.  His  neighbor.  John 
F.  Gerding  was  coming  to  town  in  an  express  behind  a pair  of  mules 
and  invited  Ward  to  go  with  him.  Ward  accepted,  and  to  reciprocate 


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the  favor,  told  Gerding  to  put  the  mules  up  in  his  stable  on  Sixth 
street.  Capt.  Isaac  Miller  warned  Ward  not  to  go  near  the  mules  in 
the  stable,  but  Ward,  did  not  think  he  needed  any  advice  from  his 
son-in-law  about  mules,  and  went  into  the  stable.  One  of  them  kick- 
ed him  in  the  face  and  knocked  out  two  teeth,  disfigured  Ward’s  face 
very  much  and  he  lay  unconscious  for  a half  hour  before  he  was  dis- 
covered. When  Ward  was  brought  back  to  this  world  he  said  he 
thought  eternity  had  come  and  the  mule  was  the  messenger  to  notify 
him.  When  shown  the  teeth  the  mule  had  displaced,  he  said  they 
would  do  for  corner  stones  to  the  proposed  monument.  Further  com- 
menting on  the  affair  he  said,  “I  have  lived  72  years,  and  the  idea  of 
being  kicked  by  a d-d  old  mule  at  my  age  is  more  than  any  constitu- 
tion can  bear.”  He,  however,  admitted  that  Captain  Miller  knew 
more  about  mules  than  he  did,  and  that  he  ought  to  have  listened  to 
his  advice. 

We  do  not  write  this  merely  for  the  sake  of  giving  a biography 
of  John  L.  Ward.  What  is  the  lesson  of  his  life?  Flow  many 
blacksmiths  die  leaving  $80,000  ? How  many  of  that  trade  rise 
above  the  anvil?  How  many  men  who  are  financially  ruined  at  the 
age  of  47  ever  regain  their  fortunes?  John  L.  Ward  was  a man  of 
iron  nerve  and  remarkable  will  power.  When  he  determined  on  any- 
thing it  was  as  good  as  accomplished.  He  would  not  undertake  any- 
thing hut  what  he  believed  he  could  do,  and  when  he  undertook  it, 
it  was  clone.  The  life  of  John  L.  Ward  is  a noble  lesson  and  example 
to  all  young  Americans,  if  they  can  walk  in  the  path  he  followed. 
If  a motto  was  made  to  illustrate  his  life,  it  would  he  “Nil  desper- 
andum.” 

"William  "Wertz 

was  horn  February  2,  1808,  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  His  par- 
ents were  Germans.  There  he  learned  the  tailoring  trade,  which  he 
followed  during  his  life.  When  a voting  man,  just  of  age,  he  left 
Philadelphia  and  went  to  Washington  city,  and  engaged  in  business 
for  himself  for  a year.  Fie  enjoved  a very  fashionable  trade  in  his 
business.  In  1828,  he  came  to  Wheeling,  and  then  to  St.  Clairs  vile, 
Ohio,  and  from  there  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  located  in  1829.  His 
grandson  was  a member  of  Congress  from  the  Bedford,  Pennsylva- 
nia, District,  in  the  early  historv  of  the  Republic.  When  he  first  came 
to  Portsmouth  to  reside,  lie  lived  in  a small  house  on  Front  street,  be- 
tween Washington  and  Chillicothe.  From  there  he  moved  to  Court 
street  in  the  Scott  property,  between  Fourth  and  Fifth  streets,  and 
then  to  the  old  homestead  opposite  Lynn’s  livery  stable,  where  he 
died. 

He  was  married  to  Eliza  Gibson,  daughter  of  William  Gibson,  in 
the  vear  183.1.  Mr.  Gibson  had  been  a blacksmith  in  Washington's 
Army,  and  kept  a tavern  at  Bedford,  Pennsylvania.  William  Wertz 
and  wife  had  six  children  : Hattie,  married  to  George  Dennison,  of 


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Milford,  Ohio;  Ambrose,  who  died  in  young  manhood;  Orliff,  who 
resides  in  Portsmouth,  and  is  better  known  as  “Buddy;”  Mary,  mar- 
ried to  William  Love,  of  Philadelphia;  Wilbur,  who  is  a brick  con- 
tractor, and  Ida,  who  died  in  childhood.  Mr.  Wrertz  worked  a great 
deal  of  his  time  in  the  latter  years  of  his  life  for  Stephen  D.  Bishop. 
He  was  well  up  in  his  trade  and  could  have  made  a fortune  at  it,  had 
he  tried.  He  was  highly  respected  wherever  he  was  known. 

Mrs.  Judith  Watkins 

was  born  January  25,  1797,  in  Hampshire  County,  Va.,  the  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Elizabeth  Timbrook  near  Romney.  Her  mother  was 
a daughter  of  Lieutenant  Lane,  a soldier  of  the  Revolution.  Mrs. 
Lane  was  one  of  the  ladies  who  strewed  flowers  in  the  pathway  of 
Gen.  Washington.  The  Timbrooks  family  resided  in  the  Little 
Cabin  valley.  When  a child  she  was  chased  by  wolves,  and  rescued 
by  her  parents.  In  1857,  her  mother  died  in  her  ninety-first  year. 
Her  brothers  and  sisters  were  as  follows : William,  died  at  Fort 

Wayne.  Ind.,  aged  86;  John,  died  near  Portsmouth  in  1840;  James, 
died  in  the  suburbs  of  Portsmouth  in  1865;  Rebecca,  who  married 
Samuel  C.  Briggs,  died  in  1840. 

In  the  fall  of  1815,  Judith  Timbrook  married  Thomas  Bates 
Watkins.  In  March,  1821.  she  and  her  husband,  her  mother,  sister 
Rebecca  and  brother  James,  with  a wagon  started  west.  At  Browns- 
ville, Pa.,  they  purchased  a fiat  boat.  They  laid  by,  nights  and  Sun- 
days; They  reached  Portsmouth  in  April,  1821.  They  were  laid 
up  at  Portsmouth  with  high  winds.  The  people  of  Portsmouth  tried 
to  induce  them  to  stay,  and  they  sold  their  boat,  bought  horses  and 
started  for  Chillicothe.  The  roads  were  so  bad,  that  they  gave  up 
and  located  on  the  John  Orme  place,  north  of  Portsmouth,  where 
they  raised  a garden  and  Watkins  teamed.  Their  flour  was  $5.00 
per  barrel,  ham  5 cents  per  pound,  eggs  5 centst  per  dozen,  and  all 
ether  articles  in  proportion. 

When  the  Scioto  was  high,  flat  boats  came  down  manned  by  as 
many  as  twenty-four  hands.  Thos.  B.  Watkins  farmed  the  bottoms 
for  years  and  then  removed  to  the  brick  house  which  formerly  stood 
on  Lincoln  street  north  of  Robinson  avenue.  In  1825,  just  after  he 
went  into  partnership  with  Samuel  C.  Briggs,  he  was  in  the  bottoms 
cutting  wood  when  a large  dead  limb  fell  on  him  and  paralyzed  him. 
He  lay  helpless  for  six  weeks.  After  recovering,  he  started  a gro- 
cery where  the  Second  street  school  house  now  stands.  He  re- 
mained there  till  just  before  the  flood  of  1852.  when  he  went  to  Lu- 
casville  and  kept  a tavern.  Charles  Mastin  kept  a store  there,  and 
the  residents  there  were  David  Jones,  father  of  Luke;  Henry  Roush, 
who  also  kept  a tavern,  and  Dr.  Watkins.  A great  many  teamsters 
from  Lancaster  made  Watkins’  hotel  their  stopping  place,  and  some- 
times there  were  as  many  as  20  wagons  in  front  of  the  hotel  at  night. 


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In  1829.  they  removed  to  Waverly  and  kept  a tavern  there. 
They  entertained  Duncan  McArthur,  Robert  Lucas  and  other  dis- 
tinguished men.  In  1851,  they  returned  to  Portsmouth,  and  kept  a 
tavern  on  Front  and  Massie  streets  where  Reitz’s  office  now  is.  Mr. 
Watkins  afterwards  kept  a tavern  known  as  the  “Travelers’  Home” 
which  stood  east  of  Chillicothe  in  the  middle  of  Sixth  street  in 
front  of  the  church.  Mr.  Watkins  had  always  been  a Democrat,  but 
he  voted  for  Mr.  Lincoln  in  1864.  Lie  had  served  in  Captain 
Sealy's  Company  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  died  November  16,  1884. 
Mr.  Watkins  wore  the  first  blue  jeans  made  in  Scioto  County,  and 
of  it  mitts  were  made  for  Dr.  Waller,  John  Orme,  Daniel  Noel  and 
other  residents.  His  children  were  Mrs.  S.  H.  Holmes,  Thomas  B. 
Watkins,  James,  Captain  of  the  Anchor  line  steamer  of  St.  Louis, 
Jefferson  L.,  John  Watkins,  and  Mrs.  H.  Densmore.  Her  son,  Wil- 
liam, died  in  1865  and  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Thomas  Beatty,  in  1865. 
Mrs.  Watkins  drew  a pension  on  account  of  her  husband’s  service 
in  the  war  of  1812.  It  was  granted  under  the  law  of  March,  1878. 
She  died  April  15,  1885. 

Peter  and  Charlotte  'Weaver. 

Peter  Weaver  was  a colored  man -born  in  1748,  an  attache  of  the 
Court  House  and  a well  known  character  in  the  town.  He  was  the 
first  boot  black  in  the  town.  He  went  to  the  taverns,  shops  and 
stores  on  Saturday  afternoons  and  blacked  shoes  and  boots.  Lie  had 
customers  by  the  month  and  by  the  quarter.  He  lived  on  the  site 
of  the  National  Hotel.  On  April  23,  1825,  he  was  allowed  $3.00  for 
waiting  and  attending  on  the  Court.  On  August  6,  1825,  for  at- 
tending on  the  court  for  six  days,  he  was  allowed  $4.50.  November 
term,  1827,  he  was  allowed  for  waiting  on  the  court,  $3.75.  For 
waiting  on  the  court  at  the  march  term  of  T829,  he  was  allowed  $3.75. 
Samuel  M.  Tracy  had  $33.33  1-3  for  his  services  at  the  same  term. 
On  December  30,  T830,  he  was  allowed  by  the  county  $4.00  for 
digging  the  grave  of  Mahala  Murphy,  an  insane  woman,  who  died  in 
jail. 

Peter  Weaver  was  a member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church 
and  prided  himself  on  the  fact.  The  colored  churches  did  not  suit 
him.  He  always  wore  a silk  hat,  usually  furnished  second  hand  from 
some  friend  in  the  church.  In  his  latter  rlavs,  Mr.  Robert  Bell  fur- 
nished him  in  silk  hats.  In  the  latter  part  of  his  life,  Peter  lived  on 
the  present  site  of  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  church.  His  wife, 
Charlotte  Weaver  was  a character.  She  was  a midwife  and  a facto- 
tum about  the  town.  No  child  could  be  born,  no  woman  buried  and 
no  social  function  be  given,  without  her  assistance.  She  was  born  in 
1778,  on  the  south  branch  of  the  Potomac  river,  a slave,  and  at  ten 
years  was  sold  to  a master  named  Walker,  who  took  her  to  Ken- 
tucky. There  she  married  Peter  Weaver,  who  had  had  two  wives 


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before,  and  was  3 years  older  than  she.  Weaver  worked  and  bought 
his  own  freedom.  Then  he  borrowed  $1,000  and  bought  his  wife’s 
freedom,  but  was  unable  to  buy  that  of  his  child  by  her.  They  came 
to  Portsmouth  before  the  town  was  located  and  built  a cabin.  They 
continued  to  live  in  Portsmouth  till  he  died  in  1865,  at  the  age  of  117 
years.  She  survived  until  September  12,  1883,  when  she  died  in 
Columbus,  Ohio,  at  the  age  of  105  years.  She  had  never  been  sick 
and  was  found  dead  in  her  bed. 

Nathan  Wheeler,  Jr., 

located  in  Portsmouth,  in  1819.  He  had  a.  good  education  and  was 
very  expert  in  figures.  From  1815  to  1819  he  was  clerk  of  Wayne 
Township.  From  1817  to  1821  he  was  Sheriff  of  Scioto  County;  at 
the  same  time  he  was  collector  of  taxes.  In  1820  he  took  part  in  the 
famous  Fourth  of  July  celebration.  Fie  was  one  of  the  marshals  of 
the  procession  and  Gen.  William  Kendall  was  the  other.  There  was 
a public  dinner  and  he  responded  to  two  toasts.  On  July  17,  1820, 
he  issued  an  address  to  the  electors  of  Pike,  Scioto  and  Lawrence 
Counties  as  a candidate  for  Legislature,  and  while  he  led  the  poll  in 
Scioto  County,  he  was  not  elected.  David  Mitchell  and  William  Mil- 
ler were  elected.  The  vote  stood  as  follows : Nathan  Wheeler,  465 ; 
Caleb  Hitchcock,  431;  David  Mitchell,  200;  Miller,  151.  This 
was  before  the  time  of  political  conventions  and  when  each  man  de- 
termined his  own  candidacy.  He  had  a brick  yard  in  the  east  end 
of  Portsmouth  and  made  brick  there.  In  December,  1820,  he  went 
into  partnership  with  Arnold  G.  Sergeant,  as  a watch  repairer,  sil- 
ver and  gun-smithing.  He  was  the  first  person  who  ever  made  build- 
ing bricks  in  Portsmouth. 

On  May  4,  1817,  John  Brown  resigned  as  councilman  and  Na- 
than Wheeler  was  appointed  in  his  place.  In  1819,  he  was  Road  Su- 
pervisor of  Portsmouth.  He  died  about  the  year  1826,  but  the  exact 
date  is  not  known,  neither  is  his  place  of  burial. 

He  was  married  March.  1811  or  1812  to  Nancy  Chamberlin. 
They  had  three  children.  She  was  born  in  1792,  in  Vermont  and 
emigrated  to  Blennerhasset  Island  in  1801.  She  died  at  Ceredo, 
West  Virginia,  in  June,  1869,  in  her  77th  year. 

Nathan  Wheeler  was  a public  spirited  citizen.  He  was  ever 
ready  to  take  part  in  any  public  function,  whether  as  a marshal,  speak- 
er, or  otherwise.  He  was  well  liked  by  his  contemporaries.  He  was 
industrious  and  active  and  a suitable  man  to  aid  in  building  up  a city 
or  county.  His  residence  while  in  Portsmouth  was  on  the  north  side 
of  Second  street,  near  the  Scioto  river  bridge,  and  it  is  said  that  he 
kept  a ferry  there  part  of  the  time. 

Major  Amos  Wheeler 

was  born  in  Massachusetts,  September  5,  1761.  He  was  the  son  of 
Nathan  Wheeler,  a merchant  who  served  for  more  than  five  years  in 


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the  Revolutionary  army,  being  an  officer  of  the  Sixth  Massachusetts 
Regiment,  commanded  by  Col.  Thomas  Nixon. 

Amos  Wheeler  served  in  the  Revolution  (see  Revolutionary  sol- 
diers) and  was  an  eye  witness  of  the  execution  of  Major  Andre,  the 
famous  British  spy,  at  Tappan,  N.  Y.,  October  2,  1780,  being  one  of 
the  horse  guard  at  the  time. 

After  the  Revolution,  he  mewed  to  Bethlehem  township,  Graf- 
ton, County,  New  Hampshire,  and  married  Elizabeth  Snow  at  Bath, 
N.  Y.,  October  11,  1788.  His  wife  was  the  daughter  of  a sea  cap- 
tain, who  spent  a great  many  years  on  the  ocean,  and  who  wrote  a 
book  on  the  Millennium.  Amos  Wheeler  believed  with  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence,  that  all  men  should  be  treated  alike,  and  tried 
to  be  sociable  and  friendly  with  the  poorest  and  most  ignorant  as  well 
as  with  the  wealthy  and  educated.  He  was  major  in  the  militia,  and 
a Presbyterian.  His  wife  was  a Free  Will  Baptist,  aristocratic, 
choosing  her  associates  among  the  wealthy  and  refined,  but  always 
treating  the  “back  woods”  people  kindly.  Although  they  differed  in 
religion  and  politics,  there  never  was  any  quarreling  between  them. 

The  family  relations  were  unusually  congenial  because  the  chil- 
dren were  carefully  taught  to  respect  each  other's  rights  and  feelings. 
So  peace  and  kindness  reigned  in  spite  of  all  irreconcilable  opinions. 

In  1808,  Amos  Wheeler  together  with  his  family,  which  then 
consisted  of  his  wife,  two  sons,  and  three  daughters,  moved  from 
New  Hampshire,  and  settled  in  the  town  of  Wheel ersburg,  Scioto 
County,  Ohio.  Amos  was  accompanied  to  Ohio  by  his  father  Nathan 
Wheeler,  an  old  man  who  loved  to  tell  war  stories,  and  to  sing  war 
songs  to  the  boys.  He  died  in  1812  lacking  but  two  weeks  of  being 
qo  years  old.  During  the  war  of  1812.  Amos  Wheeler  offered  his 
services  to  his  country,  and  it  is  believed  took  part  in  the  expedition 


against  the  British  and  Indians  at  Vincennes,  Ind. 

July  t 7,  1818,  while  yet  a resident  of  Scioto  County  he  applied 
for  a pension,  which  was  granted  and  continued  until  his  death. 
\hout  1822,  he  sold  his  place  at  Wheelersburg  to  the  Rev.  Dan 
Young  who  also  was  from  New  Hampshire,  and  moved  to  Marion 
County,  Ohio.  Amos  was  tall  and  fair  with  curling  hair,  and  grew 
bald  as  he  grew  older.  He  died  March  27,  1827,  aged  66  years  and  6 
months,  and  was  buried  at  Marion,  Ohio. 

His  wife,  Elizabeth,  who  was  born  on  December  16,  1771.  vvas 
small  and  her  eves  and  hair  were  very  black.  She  was  a very  hand- 
some woman  and  used  to  in  the  earliest  days,  wear  high-heeled  shoes, 
and  hoops  so  large  that  she  had  to  tilt  them  to  pass  through  a door. 
To  the  very  last  she  used  her  face  powder,  and  was  fond  of  fine  caps, 
and  was  dainty  and  precise  in  her  dress  and  manners.  She  hact 
something  of  a military  spirit,  for  she  walked  with  much  spirit  and 
precision  in  all  her  movements,  something  like  a trained  soldier,  even 
to  the  last  years  of  her  life.  She  was  so  well  acquainted  with  the 


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Scriptures, — book,  chapter  and  verse, — that  her  son-in-law,  a min- 
ister, when  hurried,  consulted  her  rather  than  turn  to  the  concordance. 
She  was  very  helpful  to  him  in  his  ministry,  which  was  a widely  suc- 
cessful one.  She  was  in  her  73rd  year  when  she  died.  Elizabeth 
Wheeler,  drew  a pension  as  widow  of  a Revolutionary  soldier,  until 
the  time  of  her  death  which  occurred  in  June,  1843  at  East  Liberty, 
Ohio,  where  she  made  her  home  during  the  latter  part  of  her  life 
with  her  eldest  daughter,  Elizabeth,  then  the  wife  of  Rev.  David 
Dudley. 

Amos  and  Elizabeth  Wheeler  were  the  parents  of  six  children, 
three  sons  and  three  daughters.  The  five  eldest  children  were  born 
in  New  Hampshire,  and  the  youngest  Horatio  Nelson  was  born  at 
Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  August  4,  1811. 

It  might  perhaps  be  interesting  to  note  in  this  connection  that  a 
number  of  the  grandsons  of  Major  Wheeler  took  part  in  the  Civil 
War,  among  them  being  Lieut.  Edward  D.  Wheeler  who  graduated 
from  West  Point  on  June  13,  1864,  served  during  the  siege  of  Peters- 
burg, Va.,  and  was  at  the  action  of  Laurel  Hill  and  was  Asst.  Adj. 
General  of  the  25th  Army  Corps  when  Grant  entered  Richmond,  and 
who  served  for  many  years  in  the  regular  army.  Lieut.  Amos 
Wheeler,  a man  in  every  way  worthy  of  his  namesake,  took  part  in 
many  hard  fought  battles,  and  accompanied  Sherman  to  the  sea. 
David  Thompson,  son  of  Mahala  (Wheeler)  Thompson,  second 
daughter  of  Major  Amos  Wheeler,  entered  the  army  as  a Second 
Lieutenant,  in  the  82nd  Ohio,  and  was  rapidly  promoted  to  Colonel. 
He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Dallas,  Ga.,  and  again  at  Averys- 
horo,  N.  C.,  for  his  services  in  which  he  was  brevetted.  Brigadier 
General,  to  date,  from  March  13,  1863.  For  his  bravery  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Gettysburg  he  was  presented  with  a magnificent  sword  hv  the 
privates,  and  non-commissioned  officers  of  the  82nd  Ohio  regiment. 

Ruluff  Whitney 

was  born  in  Salisbury,  Conn.,  June  25,  1777.  His  father  was  Chris- 
topher Whitney  and  his  mother,  Mary  Ticknor  of  Sharon,  Conn. 
His  great-great-grandfather,  John  Whitney,  of  Watertown.  Mass., 
located  there  from  London,  England,  in  June,  1835,  coming  on  the 
ship  “Elizabeth  and  Anne.”  He  was  soon  admitted  as  a freeman 
and  for  twenty  years  was  selectman,  constable  and  town  clerk.  The 
founder  of  the  family  in  England  was  Turstin  the  Fleming,  or  Turs- 
tin  De  Wigmore,  or  Sea  Rover,  whose  distinction  between  mcum 
and  tuum  were  of  the  vaguest  character  and  who  with  other  gentle- 
men ( ?)  of  his  kind  followed  in  the  wake  of  William,  the  Conqueror, 
from  Normandy  and  England,  for  anything  which  might  turn  up. 

Christopher  Whitney  was  a Revolutionary  soldier.  In  1790, 
he  went  to  the  western  part  of  New'-  York,  to  take  up  land  as  a reward 
for  his  military  services  in  the  Revolution. 


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1800,  Ruluff  Whitney  married  Susan  Glenny  of  Virgil,  New 
York.  In  1806,  he  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  of  his  township.  He 
lived  at  J)rvden  Corners,  Cayuga  County,  New  York,  until  1816. 
There  was  a frost  every  month  that  year  and  he  determined  to  °r> 
further  south.  He  started  with  his  family  for  New  Orleans.  They 
went  in  wagons  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.  The  party  was  composed  of  him- 
self, wife  and  eight  children.  At  Pittsburg  be  invested  most  of  his 
money  in  goods  for  trading  down  tbe  river.  These  goods  were  lost 
in  a storm  in  the  river.  The  family  stopped  at  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  and 
Mr.  Whitney  bought  coal  land.  After  remaining  here  a year  or  so, 
be  loaded  a boat  with  coal  and  started  with  bis  family  to  New  Or- 
leans, but  went  to  St.  Louis.  He  left  his  family  at  St.  Louis  and 
took  up  a claim  and  built  a cabin  in  Illinois.  Coming  back  to  St. 
Louis  to  renew  his  journey  to  New  Orleans,  some  of  his  children  had 
been  attacked  with  yellow  fever  but  recovered. 

This  induced  him  to  give  up  the  voyage  to  New  Orleans  and 
as  soon  as  his  children  recovered,  he  took  his  family  on  a steamboat 
to  go  up  the  Ohio  and  return  to  his  old  home  in  New  York. 

On  the  boat  going  up  tbe  Ohio,  he  fell  in  with  a citizen  of  Ports- 
mouth, who  persuaded  him  that  one  of  the  poles  of  the  earth  came 
out  there.  He  was  so  charmed  with  what  he  bad  heard  of  Ports- 
mouth that  he  determined  to  stop  there  and  did  so  in  January,  1821. 
He  never  left  the  town  and  is  buried  in  its  cemetery.  In  1825,  he 
was  Coroner  of  tbe  County.  In  1829,  he  bought  the  lot  known  as  the 
Whitney  corner  where  tbe  Washington  hotel  now  stands.  He  built 
a part  of  the  building  first  placed  on  tbe  lot  and  moved  another  part, 
from  Tefferson  street.  He  gave  $111.82  for.  the  north  one-half  of 
inlot  No.  2,  66x82 jA  feet  _on  the  northwest  corner  of  Second  and 
Market  streets  and  bought  of  Hugh  Cook.  He  gave  Mercy  Cook, 
the  wife,  $5.00  extra  to  release  her  dower. 

He  got  coal  off  his  lands  in  Meigs  County,  Ohio,  and  sold  it  in 
Portsmouth.  The  coal  first  burned  in  the  court  house  at  Ports- 
mouth, was  sold  to  the  County,  December  6,  1831,  at  idty  bushels 
for  fifty  cents.  Our  pioneers  were  desperatelv  reckless  about  spelling 
and  in  entering  tbe  transactions  on  the  Commissioners’  Journal, 
they  spelled  coal,  “cole.”  Moses  Gregory,  then  Auditor,  will  have 
to  stand  responsible  for  this  error  as  be  was  Auditor  at  that  time. 
Mr.  Whitney  had  a coal  yard  on  Jefferson  street  north  of  Second  and 
later  on  his  lots  opposite  the  court  house  on  Sixth  street. 

In  1837,  he  burned  and  furnished  tbe  brick  for  the  present  court 
bouse.  He  first  used  the  entire  Whitney  corner  building  for  a resi- 
dence. Then  he  kept  a grocery  there.  In  1837,  be  went  into  the 
pork  packing  business  and  built  tbe  brick  bouse  on  Market  street  so 
long  used  by  Maxwell  as  a feed-store. 

Tn  1833,  he  was  a Health  Officer  of  Portsmouth;  was  re-elected 
in  1834,  but  declined  to  serve.  In  1836,  he  was  appointed  and  serv- 


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ed  as  Health  Officer.  In  1836,  he  was  elected  clerk  of  the  market 
at  $15.00  per  year.  He  declined  to  accept  the  office,  at  that  compensa- 
tion,, and  Thomas  Ferrin  was  elected  at  $30.00  per  year  and  accepted. 

Rulnff  Whitney  was  a large,  portly  man,  lacking  one-fourth  of 
an  inch  of  six  feet,  with  florid  complexion,  light  hair  and  blue  eyes. 
His  wife  was  under  size,  plump  and  with  very  black  eyes  and  hair. 
After  he  had  bought  the  Whitney  lots  on  Sixth  street  near  the  court 
house,  he  tried  to  have  the  street  laid  out  east,  in  a straight  line  until 
it  struck  Lawson’s  Run,  but  the  men  in  Portsmouth  who  made  it  their 
business  to  block  streets,  and  in  each  generation  got  in  their  work, 
said  he  was  entirely  selfish  in  the  matter  and  his  plan  was  defeated. 

His  wife  was  a Presbyterian  all  her  life.  He  attended  that 
church  with  her,  hut  later  he  attended  All  Saints  church.  He  died 
at  his  residence  on  the  Whitney  corner  August  8,  1846.  His  wife 
died  a year  previous.  A few  years  before  their  death  they  together 
made  a long  visit  to  their  friends  and  old  home  in  New  York.  They 
are  buried  in  the  old  Funk  graveyard  in  Kinney’s  Lane.  Their  chil- 
dren were  eight  in  number.  John  resided  on  the  corner  of  Sixth  and 
Court  streets.  He  was  married  twice  and  had  two  sons,  John  Nesbit 
and  James  Glenny ; Mary  Ticknor,  a daughter,  married  Hannibal  H. 
Hamlin  and  resided  in  Cincinnati.  She  had  five  children  who  at- 
tained maturity:  Ruluff  Whitney,  Jr.,  a son,  died  in  Portsmouth  in 
1824;  Susan  Whitney,  a daughter  married  Elisha  G.  Stone  and 
lived  in  Cincinnati ; she  had  five  children  to  attain  maturity.  Sarah 
Whitney,  a daughter  married  Andrew  Rowan  Harden  and  resided  in 
Cincinnati ; she  had  five  children  to  attain  maturity.  William  Glen- 
ny Whitney,  a son,  resided  in  Portsmouth  all  his  life,  and  has  a 
sketch  below.  Minerva  Whitney  married  Abjah  Curtis  of  Connecti- 
cut and  was  childless.  Olive  Whitney  married  Col.  Allen  Campbell 
McArthur  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  They  had  five  children. 

Ruluff  Whitney,  our  subject,  has  sixty-eight  grand-children  and 
eighty-seven  great-grandchildren,  all  of  whose  names  and  addresses 
are  known  to  Miss  Belle  Whitney  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

'William  Glenny  'Whitney 

was  born  April  11,  1811,  at  Dryden’s  Four  Corners,  Cayuga  County, 
New  York.  It  is  now  in  Tompkins  County.  He  was  the  third  and 
youngest  son  of  Ruluff  Whitney  and  Susannah  Glenny.  His  mother 
was  the  daughter  of  John  and  Nancy  Nesbit  Glenny  of  Virgil,  New 
York.  The  Glennys  emigrated  from  Newry,  County  Down,  Ire- 
land, in  1795.  Ruluff  Whitney  was  a descendant  of  John  and 
Eleanor  Whitney,  who  emigrated  from  England,  and  settled  at  Wat- 
ertown, Mass.,  in  1635. 

Mr.  Whitney  resided  with  his  parents  as  long  as  they  lived.  Un- 
til he  was  about  six  years  of  age,  they  lived  in  Dryden  and  vicinity. 
In  the  year  1817,  they  went  to  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  where  they  resided 


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until  1820.  In  1821  they  settled  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth.  Our 
subject  attended  school  three  months  in  the  winter  in  town.  The 
teacher  was  paid  by  the  parents  of  the  pupils.  One  of  his  teachers 
was  in  the  habit  of  taking  a long  nap  in  the  afternoons  and  it  was  a 
favorite  amusement  for  the  boys  to  try  which  could  approach  close 
enough  to  shake  a fist  under  his  nose  and  regain  his  seat  without 
arousing  him.  We  are  not  informed  who  that  teacher  was,  but  it 
may  have  been  William  Jones.  However,  William  G.  Whitney  was 
disposed  to  learn  and  kept  his  books  and  slate  for  study  and  studied 
at  every  opportunity.  He  was  quite  a reader  of  the  English  classics. 

In  1830,  he  and  his  brother,  John,  bought  out  the  father’s  busi- 
ness and  conducted  it  under  the  name  of  J.  & W.  G.  Whitney.  They 
engaged  in  forwarding  freight  on  the  canal  and  were  part  owners  of 
the  steamboat  “Olive,”  plying  between  Cincinnati  and  Portsmouth. 
William  G.  was  the  Captain. 

On,  January  22,  1831,  our  subject  was  commissioned  Ensign  of 
the  First  Regiment,  Second  Division,  Second  Brigade  State  Militia. 
He  was  qualified  July  11,  before  Silas  Cole,  Adjutant.  lie  was  call- 
ed Captain  because  he  became  Captain  of  a militia  company  in  Ports- 
mouth. 

Mr.  Whitney  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Miss  Mel- 
vina  Fleming,  whose  parents  came  from  Pennsylvania.  There  were 
four  children  of  this  marriage:  Ruluff,  who  lives  at  419  Arch  street, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Susan,  wife  of  John  S.  Womble,  of  Oviedo, 
Orange  County,  Florida;  William  Fleming  and  James,  an  infant 
who  was  killed  by  a fall  when  he  was  two  days  old,  the  mother  fol- 
lowing four  days  after,  April  29,  1847. 

In  1837,  1838  and  i8qo,  Win.  G.  Whitney  was  overseer  of  the 
poor  of  Wayne  Township.  From  1840  to  1844,  he  was  town  street 
commissioner  of  Portsmouth.  In  1842,  he  succeeded  Jacob  Offnere 
as  town  Treasurer  and  was  elected  annually  until  1845  when  he 
was  succeeded  by  John  Waller.  He  was  a communicant  of  All  Saints 
church  and  from  1847  t0  1S51,  he  was  a vestryman.  In  1850,  he 
was  on  the  building  committee. 

In  1850,  Mr.  Whitney  was  married  to  Miss  Elcy  F.  M.  Voor- 
hees,  daughter  of  Isaac  Voorhees  and  his  wife,  Isabella  McCormack. 
Mr.  Voorhees  came  to  Ohio  from  Brownsville,  New  Jersey,  a son 
of  Jacob  Van  Voorhees  and  his  wife,  Hannah  Sickles.  Jacob  Voor- 
hees, his  father,  was  a Revolutionary  soldier,  and  descended  from 
a Stephen  Coerte  Van  Voor  Hees,  who  emigrated  from  the  province 
of  Drenthe,  Holland,  April  1660,  on  the  ship  “Bontekoe,”  meaning 
“spotted  cow,”  and  settled  at  Flatland,  Long  Island.  The  children 
of  our  subject’s  marriage  were:  Isabella  Olive,  Mary  Jane,  married 
Charles  Edwin  Jewell,  died  at  Toronto,  Canada,  June  14,  1889,  leav- 
ing three  children;  Elsie  G.,  Martha  W.,  who  died  in  infancy,  and 
Teresa,  who  married  Allen  Campbell  McArthur,  of  Circleville,  Ohio, 


AARON  NOEL. 
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WILLIAM  VEACH. 
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SIMEON  WOOD. 
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LORENZO  DOW  McKINNEY. 
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In  1851,  the  partnership  with  his  brother  John  was  dissolved 
John  W.  took  the  Sixth  street  property,  and  William  G.  took  the 
Second  and  Market  street  corner.  Later,  he  took  into  partnership 
his  wife’s  brother-in-law,  James  D.  McLean.  In  1859,  the  firm 
abandoned  the  grocery  business  and  confined  themselves  to  commis- 
sion and  to  transporting  freight  on  the  canal.  The  business  of  freight- 
ing on  the  canal  was  very  lucrative  during  the  Civil  War.  Mr. 
Whitney’s  business  required  him  to  spend  much  of  his  time  traveling 
the  country  between  Portsmouth  and  Columbus,  which  he  did  in  a 
buggy  built  by  John  L.  Ward.  It  is  said  he  brought  the  first  locomo- 
tive for  the  Hamden  Branch  of  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  Railroad  bv 
canal. 

In  1870,  James  D.  McLean,  Mr.  Whitney’s  partner,  retired  from 
the  business  and  it  was  conducted  by  him  alone.  He  was  a town 
guard  in  Portsmouth  in  1875. 

Mr.  Whitney  was  a Whig  and  later  a Republican  in  his  politi- 
cal views.  However,  he  had  a strong  dislike  to  party  slavery.  While 
at  least  after  middle  age,  not  an  active  politician,  he  always  informed 
himself  of  the  party  candidates  and  never  hesitated  to  scratch  from 
his  ticket,  the  man  whom  he  knew  to  be  unfit  for  office.  Mr.  Whit- 
ney was  essentially  a refined  man,  disliking  roughness  and  coarseness 
in  reading  or  companionship.  While  alive  to  business  opportunities, 
he  had  no  taste  for  going  beyond  in  a bargain  or  shoving  another  man 
aside.  He  never  used  tobacco  in  any  form.  He  died  February  9, 
1889,  and  is  interred  in  Greenlawn  cemetery. 

Joseph  Williamson 

came  to  Ohio  from  New  Jersey  and  located  on  government  land,  on 
the  site  of  the  town  of  Alexandria.  He  had  a family  of  nine 
children:  Frank,  William,  Joseph,  Peter,  James,  Thomas,  Margaret, 
Anna  and  Sarah.  He  died  in  1812.  His  wife,  Martha  (Fort) 
Williamson  died  in  1834.  Both  are  buried  in  Washington  township. 
His  son,  Joseph  was  the  father  of  George  Williamson  of  Dry  Run, 
who  has  a sketch  and  picture  herein. 

Alden  Washington  Williamson 

was  born  February  7,  1819  in  Flat  Woods,  Wrest  Virginia,  near 
Louisa,  Kentucky.  He  was  the  son  of  Hiram  and  Mary  (Swearin- 
gen) Williamson.  His  father  died  when  he  was  only  fifteen  and  left 
several  children,  of  whom  he  was  the  eldest.  His  first  employment 
away  from  home  was  on  the  steamboat  “Transit”  as  a deck  hand  at 
$15.00  per  month.  She  was  a side-wheeler  built  by  Samuel  J.  Hus- 
ton and  owned  bv  Captain  James  W.  Davis  and  Luke  P.  N.  Smith. 
She  ran  from  Portsmouth  to  Cincinnati  and  made  two  trips  a week. 
She  was  100  tons  burden.  He  worked  on  her  until  he  was  made 
mate  at  eighteen  and  then  went  on  the  “Ashland,”  a stern-wheel 


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steamboat  owned  by  the  same  parties.  She  ran  from  Portsmouth  to 
Cincinnati.  Captain  Tinker  was  the  master.  Our  subject  was  mate 
for  ten  years  on  these  two  boats  or  until  1847.  After  the  “Ashland” 
was  built,  the  pilot,  steward,  engineer  and  mate  all  got  $1.00  per  day. 
They  served  some  time  at  this  rate  and  then  all  who  had  been  receiving 
$1.00  per  day  were  raised  to  $40.00  a month,  except  our  subject.  He 
determined  not  to  stand  it  and  left  the  boat  at  Cincinnati.  All  of  the 
crew  wanted  him  to  remain  but  he  refused  and  returned  to  Ports- 
mouth on  a Pittsburg  boat.  In  the  six  weeks  following  his  leaving 
the  “Ashland”  it  had  five  mates  successively.  They  lost  money,  and 
Captain  Davis  offered  Williamson  $75.00  per  month  to  go  back  on 
the  boat,  but  he  declined.  They  had  paid  $60.00  for  a mate  after 
he  left. 

December  22,  1841,  he  was  married  to  Sarah  Ann  Gharky., 
daughter  of  David  Gharky.  After  he  left  the  “Ashland,”  he  engag- 
ed in  building  flat  boats  for  David  Gharky  and  saved  $300  from  his 
labors.  Pie  bought  a canal  boat  and  four  horses  for  $600  paying 
$300  down  and  the  remainder  at  $50  per  month.  He  ran  the  canal 
boat  for  ten  years  and  regards  this  as  the  pleasantest  part  of  his  life. 
He  carried  passengers  and  furnished  meals  and  carried  all  freight 
which  offered.  The  rates  of  fare  were  $3.00  to  Columbus,  $1.00  to 
Waverly  and  $1.50  to  Chillicothe,  including  meals  and  lodging  and 
the  boats  crew  and  passengers  lived  on  the  fat  of  the  land.  He  ran 
to  Columbus  and  return  and  made  one  trip  a week.  The  boat  carried 
a double  crew  and  ran  the  whole  24  hours.  He  cleared  $7,500  in 
four  and  one-half  years.  For  eight  years  he  used  horses,  but  the 
last  two  years  he  was  on  the  canal,  he  ran  a propeller.  He  bought  it 
for  $2,500  and  sold  it  to  a southern  man  for  $5,000. 

He  went  to  St.  Joseph  Missouri,  for  eighteen  months,  and  there 
ran  a ferry  boat-  which  he  had  purchased  at  Portsmouth  and  taken 
out  with  him.  The  boat  was  a steamboat  named  “General  Gaines  ” 
He  and  his  partner,  a Mr.  Knight,  cleared  $600  in  46  days  by  ferrying 
emigrants  on  their  way  to  California.  Pie  traded  the  boat  for  160 
acres  of  land  two  miles  back  of  St.  Joseph.  He  gave  $10  per  acre 
for  this  land,  held  it  three  years  and  sold  it  for  $25  per  acre.  The 
Captain  thinks  it  was  the  mistake  of  his  life  in  not  holding  on  to  this 
land,  as  it  is  now  in  the  center  of  the  city  of  St.  Joseph,  a city 
in  1870,  of  over  52,000  people.  The  Captain  was  like  everyone  else 
who  has  ever  lived  in  Portsmouth,  he  had  a longing  to  come  back, 
and  he  did  come  back.  He  built  two  steamboats:  the  “Cotton  Val- 
ley” and  the  “Bedford.”  Pie  sold  the  “Cotton  Valley”  and  sunk 
the  “Bedford”  at  Tower  Island,  ninety  miles  below  St.  Louis.  He 
got  $670  out  of  the  wreck  of  the  “Bedford”  and  bought  the  “Fash- 
ion” and  paid  $1,200  for  her.  He  ran  her  from  Portsmouth  to 
Rome.  The  “Fashion”  was  sadly  out  of  repair  and  after  repairing 
her  a number  of  times,  he  rebuilt  her  and  changed  her  name  to  the 


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“Reliance.”  He  sold  her  for  $2,250,  paid  his  debts  and  had  $200 
left. 

He  and  Captain  Pres  Lodwick  bought  the  propeller,  “W.  F. 
Gaylord,”  and  on  Nov.  16,  1881,  she  was  run  down  by  the  towboat 
“D.  T.  Lane,”  and  sunk  at  Ashland,  Ky.  All  the  crew  were  sav- 
ed except  the  cook,  Elizabeth  Meade.  The  “Gaylord”  was  going  to 
land  and  the  “Lane”  had  a fleet  of  empties.  Captan  John  N.  Lod- 
wick was  aboard  the  “Gaylord”  as  a guest  and  was  in  bed  when  the 
crash  came.  He  secured  two  wooden  life  preservers  and  the  boat 
sank  under  him.  He  floated  down  the  river,  and  was  rescued  by  the 
“Nellie  Brown”  after  he  had  been  in  the  water  about  thirty  minutes. 
Captain  John  N.  Lodwick  had  been  blown  up  four  times,  sunk  three 
times  and  run  over  by  a railroad  train  once. 

Captain  Williamson  is  one  of  the  best  illustrations  of  “pluck” 
who  ever  lived  in  Portsmouth  or  anywhere  else.  He  has  made  .and 
lost  fortunes.  He  has  all  the  bad  luck  any  one  possibly  could  have. 
He  is  badly  crippled  up  and  has  to  go  abroad  with  a crutch  under 
each  arm,  but  nevertheless,  he  goes  about  and  attends  to  any  business 
he  can  do  just  as  though  he  were  young.  He  goes  to  church  every 
Sunday,  and  attends  to  every  duty  and  obligation  just  as  though  he 
had  a grant  of  life  for  100  years  to  come.  Whenever  Captain  has 
been  called  on  to  go  through  a season  of  adversity,  like  Mark  Tap- 
ley,  he  always  “comes  out  strong.”  He  is  never  dismayed,  never 
overcome.  If  the  British  gave  him  the  task  of  subduing  the  Boers 
in  South  Africa,  he  would  undertake  it  and  do  it,  too,  if  he  lived  long 
enough,  even  if  he  had  to  go  about  on  trestle  work  like  he  does  now. 
He  has  clung  to  the  Ohio  river  and  is  known  by  everyone  on  its 
banks  from  Portsmouth  to  Cincinnati,  and  they  are  all  his  friends. 
If  he  were  in  that  trade  again,  he  could  carry  every  pound  of  freight 
which  could  be  loaded  on  his  boat. 

John  Williams, 

better  known  as  “Rocky”  Williams  was  born  in  Scioto  County  near 
Rarden,  September  25,  1830.  His  father  was  Matthew  Williams, 
an  early  settler,  and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Jones. 
The  only  education  he  had  was  that  of  the  common  schools  of  the 
vicinity.  He  was  a tall,  slender  built  man,  with  very  black  hair,  and 
was  the  most  popular  man  who  ever  lived  in  Brush  Creek  Township. 
For  sixteen  consecutive  years,  he  was  Assessor  of  his  township,  and 
was  also  township  Treasurer  for  two  or  three  terms.  In  his  politi- 
cal views,  he  was  a Democrat.  His  occupation  was  a farmer,  but  at 
the  same  time  his  energy  was  such  that  he  engaged  in  buying  and 
selling  lumber. 

He  married  Saloma  Ann  Hibbs,  daughter  of  Samuel  Hibbs,  in 
1862.  Mr.  Hibbs’  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Catherine  Tell- 
er. Three  children  were  born  to  them : Eliza,  the  oldest,  was  mar- 


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ried  to  John  Newman,  of  Rarden,  September  29,  1888,  and  is  the 
mother  of  four  sons:  Charles  was  born  September  8,  1875.  He  is  the 
agent  of  the  N.  & W.  Railroad  at  Mineral  Springs,  and  Della  Pearl, 
who  died  July  29,  1891.  He  was  one  of  the  best  business  men  in 
his  township.  There  was  no  new  enterprise  project  in  his  commun- 
ity in  his  period  of  business  activity  which  covered  all  his  life  from  the 
age  of  twenty,  in  which  he  did  not  have  a part.  He  promoted  all 
public  enterprises.  Fie  was  a man  of  very  firm  purposes  and  good 
judgment.  He  had  most  excellent  qualities  of  mind  and  heart,  and 
when  he  died  he  was  more  generally  missed  by  the  community  than 
any  man  who  ever  lived  in  it  before,  or  in  his  time. 

John  Asher  WinKler 

was  born  November  5,  1820,  at  Harrisohville.  Scioto  County,  Ohio, 
and  is  of  German,  French  and  English  descent.  He  is  the  son  of 
Asher  Winkler  and  Rebecca  Rockwell,  his  wife.  His  great-grand- 
father Winkler,  whose  father  went  to  England  from  Germany  emi- 
grated thence  to  Maryland.  FI  is  father  with  his  parents  moved  to 
New  York  and  settled  near  Elmira.  Here  his  father  married  Rebecca 
Rockwell,  who  was  of  French  and  English  descent.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Job  Rockwell,  a Revolutionary  soldier.  Mr.  Winkler’s 
uncles,  James  and  John  W.,  fought  in  the  war  of  1812.  On  July  5, 
1816,  his  parents  landed  in  Ohio,  having  floated  from  the  source  of  the 
Alleghany  to  just  below  Wheelersburg. 

The  country  at  that  time  was  practically  a wilderness.  They 
purchased  the  land  on  which  Harrisonville  was  afterwards  built. 
Here  they  lived  for  several  years,  but  the  land  not  being  very  pro- 
ductive, they  sold  it  and  bought  another  farm  near  Lucasville  which 
proved  to  be  as  poor  as  the  other.  They  lived  here  two  years  and  then  j 
sold  again  this  land,  purchasing  land  back  of  Wheelersburg.  But  on 
account  of  the  unhealthfulness  of  the  country,  they  were  not  satisfied 
and  determined  to  try  it  further  west.  Having  some  friends  near 
Piqua,  Ohio,  they  sold  out  and  gathered  together  their  household 
effects  and  set  out  thither. 

Our  subject  was  then  a sturdy  lad  of  twelve,  and  was  the  proud 
possessor  of  a yoke  of  calves  which  his  father  had  given  him.  His 
father  wished  to  sell  the  calves  before  setting  out,  but  the  boy  would 
not  have  it.  So  he  rode  in  his  cart  and  drove  his  calves  all  the  way  to 
Piqua.  His  father  having  refused  to  feed  the  calves  the  following 
winter,  he  was  compelled  to  seek  work  to  get  feed  for  them.  He  se- 
cured work  in  Piqua  for  himself  and  his  calves,  and  thus  at  the  age 
of  thirteeti,  was  begun  a career  which  ended  in  a modest  fortune. 

His  parents  returned  to  Wheelersburg  in  1834,  and  this  year 
marks  the  close  of  his  schooling.  At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  began 
work  for  himself  at  La  Grange  furnace.  When  he  commenced  work- 
ing, he  vowed  he  would  not  touch  strong  drink,  nor  gamble,  nor  as- 


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sociate  with  those  who  did  and  that  he  would  save  enough  by  the  time 
he  was  twenty-one  to  keep  him  from  working  for  a daily  pittance. 
He  quit  La  Grange  furnace  when  he  was  twenty.  He  had  saved  $600 
and  had  also  gained  a reputation  for  honesty  and  uprightnes  of  char- 
acter. 

Buying  some  oxen,  he  commenced  dragging  rock  for  the  locks 
which  were  being  built  at  the  falls  of  the  Licking  river.  Here  he 
labored  until  he  was  twenty-one.  Faithful  to  his  vow,  he  had  saved 
$1,630,  and  had  four  valuable  yoke  of  oxen.  Turning  his  paper 
scrip  into  gold  in  Cincinnati,  he  walked  and  drove  his  oxen  home. 

He  then  began  taking  contracts  for  digging  and  delivering  coal 
and  ore  at  the  furnaces  in  Scioto  and  Lawrence  Counties.  He  was 
thus  employed  at  Franklin  Furnace  for  eleven  years,  at  Jun- 
ior Furnace,  one  year,  at  Ohio  Furnace  one  year,  and  at  Union  Fur- 
nace two  years.  He  also  worked  at  Harrison  Furnace  and  was  man- 
ager there  for  some  time.  From  there  he  went  to  Boone  Furnace 
in  Greenup  County,  Kentucky,  where  he  was  manager  for  a time. 

With  this,  he  ended  his  furnace  career,  and  was  worth  $20,000. 
He  met  with  some  severe  losses  during  his  time,  by  fire  and  water, 
but  not  by  his  own  mismanagement.  He  then  bought  the  farm  at 
Haverhill  where  Samuel  Krickenberger  now  lives  and  has  farmed 
ever  since.  His  success  at  farming  has  been  no  less  phenomenal  than 
his  furnace  career,  having  more  than  doubled  the  fortune  he  had 
at  that  time.  He  has  made  most  of  his  money  at  farming,  by  taking 
advantage  of  a low  price  and  selling  at  an  advance,  also  in  raising 
stock.  Recently  he  has  made  a division  of  his  property  among  his 
children,  saving  enough  for  his  own  comfort  while  he  lives. 

He  was  a Whig,  until  the  breaking  up  of  the  party,  and  then  he 
became  a Republican,  and  is  still  with  that  party.  Lie  has  been  a mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  church  at  Haverhill  for  thirty-six  years,  a greater 
part  of  which  time  he  has  held  office  in  the  church.  On  March  10, 
1842,  he  married  Cynthia  Chandler,  whose  grandfather  was  English 
and  moved  to  Ohio  in  1802.  Their  family  consisted  of  five  sons  and 
six  daughters,  of  whom  three  sons  and  four  daughters  are  now  liv- 
ing. They  are  as  follows : Mary,  the  wife  of  Claudius  Cadot,  died 
July  12,  1901;  Ruby,  the  wife  of  John  Oakes;  Emma,  the  wife  of 
Samuel  Krickenberger;  Silenda,  the  wife  of  Frank  Seamen;  Ste- 
phen, residing  near  Hanging  Rock,  O. ; John,  and  George  are  en- 
gaged in  the  lead  business  in  Missouri. 

Simeon  Wood 

Ivas  born  September  7,  1804,  in  Cayuga  County,  New  York.  Llis 
ather  was  Abner  Wood,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Rebecca 
Campbell.  His  father  was  born  in  1766.  His  father  and  mother  had 
sixteen  children  and  reared  twelve  of  them.  Abner  Wood  emigrated 
0 Ohio  when  our  subject  was  four  years  of  age.  His  father  died  in 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


1882,  and  his  mother  died  April  1 8,  1853,' in  the  eightieth  year  of  her 
age.  Both  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  in  the  rear  of  the  Scioto  church, 
a mile  below  Harrisonville  on  the  road  to  Sciotoville.  Abner  Wood 
when  he  first  landed  in  Scioto  County  settled  in  Alexandria  in  the 
year  1808.  He  then  settled  in  the  Scioto  valley  on  the  east  side; 
but  the  family  suffered  so  with  fever  and  ague  that  he  moved  to  the 
Little  Scioto  in  1812. 

He  was  reared  a Presbyterian.  His  son  Simeon,  at  the  age  of 
twenty-eight,  connected  himself  with  the  United  Brethren  church  on 
Little  Scioto,  because  there  was  no  Presbyterian  church  near.  He 
married  Emeline  White,  daughter  of  Daniel  White.  She  was  born 
Nov.  9,  1815,  in  Greenup  County,  Kentucky.  They  were  married 
Oct.  31,  1852.  They  went  to  housekeeping  on  a farm  at  Little  Scioto 
where  they  spent  their  lives.  They  had  the  following  children;  Mar- 
tha, born  November  30,  1833,  died  January  1,  1834;  Elizabeth,  born 
July  31,  1835,  married  James  Sampson,  and  died  July  19,  1897.  He 
resides  in  Harrisonville;  Sarah,  born  December  14,  1837,  married 
Milton  W.  Brown;  Ruth,  born  March  17,  1841,  died  February  18, 
1858.  The  mother  died  December  1,  1875. 

While  the  Whig  party  lasted,  Simeon  Wood  was  nominally  a 
Whig;  but  in  reality  he  was  the  strongest  kind  of  abolitionist.  He  had 
learned  the  carpenter's  trade.  He  worked  for  Dan  Young,  and  help- 
ed build  Franklin  and  Junior  furnaces.  He  also  helped  build  Scioto 
furnace.  There  was  a life-long  friendship  between  him  and  Dan 
Young.  He  was  a great  admirer  of  Dan  Young’s  prominent  traits.  j| 

Simeon  Wood  was  a man  of  strong  convictions  on  every  subject. 
He  made  it  a rule  to  always  be  in  the  creditor  class.  He  abhorred 
debt  and  always  liked  to  have  a surplus  on  hands.  Lie  followed  the 
carpenter’s  trade  as  it  suited  his  convenience.  He  had  advanced  ideas  Ji 
on  the  subject  of  temperance.  In  the  year  1843,  he  built  a barn.  At 
that  time  it  was  customary  to  furnish  liquors  to  be  drank  at  all  rais- 
ings. He  said  he  would  break  the  custom ; he  would  raise  his  barn 
and  there  should  be  no  liquors  used  on  the  occasion.  He  kept  his  word  1 
and  managed  to  have  his  barn  raised,  but  his  neighbors  did  not  be- 
lieve he  could  do  it.  He  died  in  December,  1896,  at  the  advanced 
age  of  ninety-two,  in  the  enjoyment  of  all  his  faculties,  respected  and 
honored  by  all  who  knew  him. 


son  of  William  and  Letitia  (Hammond)  Yoakley,  was  born  in  Dub- 
lin. Ireland,  in  1817.  He  emigrated  to  this  country  in  1838,  first  lo- 
eating  at  Zanesville,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  but  a short  time.  He 
then  removed  to  Portsmouth,  and  accepted  a position  in  a banking 
house  of  which  Peter  Kinney  was  President.  After  serving  in  this 
position  for  several  years,  he  resigned,  and  embarked  in  the  business 


John  Yoakley,  Sr., 


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877 


of  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  music  and  musical  instruments,  in 
which  business  he  continued  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Mr.  Yoakley  was  a musician  of  fine  attainments,  both  as  a com- 
poser and  teacher,  and  for  thirty-three  years  was  organist  of  All 
Saints  church,  of  which  he  was  a consistent  member.  He  resigned 
as  organist  May  30,  1877.  He  came  from  a family  of  musicians,  his 
father  and  two  brothers  being  quite  noted  composers. 

Mr.  Yoakley  was  married  in  1847,  to  Susan  St.  John,  daughter  of 
Ralph  and  Lillian  St.  John,  of  Grayson,  Kentucky.  The  children 
born  of  this  union  were : Lucy  Howe,  now  Mrs.  R.  L.  Cannon  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Letitia  Hammond,  wife  of  Charles  Kinney,  of 
Columbus,  Ohio;  Lillian  St.  John,  now  Mrs.  Lillian  S.  Gunn,  and 
John  Yoakley  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  the  latter  of  whom  inherits  his 
father’s  great  musical  talent.  Mrs.  Yoakley  died  August  14,  1862, 
her  husband  surviving  until  1877.  He  was  a prominent  Mason.  Mr. 
Yoakley  was  a man  of  high  character  and  gentle  disposition,  beloved 
iby  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  one  of  the  few,  of  whom  it  may  be 
truthfully  said,  that  the  world  is  better  because  of  his  having  lived 
in  it. 

Aurora  Lodge  No.  4-8,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons. 

This  lodge  was  instituted  September  21,  1818.  The  charter 
members  were  Ezra  Osborn,  Samuel  Gunn,  Nathan  K.  Clough,  Wil- 
liam Dailey,  George  Clark,  Robert  Scott,  Silas  Cole  and  William 
Oldfield.  Grand  Master  Henry  Brush  instituted  the  lodge.  It  met 
|n  the  McDowell  building  on  Front  and  Market  streets.  Ezra  Os- 
born was  Worshipful  Master;  Nathan  K.  Clough,  Senior  Warden; 
Oeorge  Clark,  Junior  Warden;  William  Dailey,  Treasurer;  Jacob 
Evans,  Secretary;  Silas  Cole,  Senior  Deacon;  Floyd  Talbot,  Junior 
Deacon;  Robert  Scott.  Tyler.  On  September  24,  1818,  these  officers 
vere  publicly  installed  at  the  court  house,  then  on  Market  street. 

It  worked  under  a dispensation  till  1820,  and  was  granted  a char- 
er,  December  26,  of  that  year.  The  following  officers  were  elected : 
x S.  Wilkinson,  Worshipful  Master;  G.  S.  B.  Hempstead,  Senior 
harden;  William  Oldfield,  Junior  Warden;  Jacob  Offnere,  Treasur- 
t;  Marcus  Bosworth,  Secretary;  fames  Abbott,  Senior  Deacon; 
A ilson  Gates.  Junior  Deacon;  James  Hummell,  Tyler. 

The  lodge  occupied  the  McDowell  building  till  1831.  From 
831  to  1843,  F met  in  James  Lodwick's  house  on  Front  street,  be- 
tween Madison  and  Massie  on  the  corner  of  Pine  alley.  In  1843,  it 
emoved  to  the  Whitney  building  where  James  A.  Maxwell  had  a 
eed  store.  The  Lodge  then  took  quarters  in  the  Cook  building  on 
he  west  side  of  Market  street  between  Second  and  Third,  in  1854. 

On  May  18,  18;  s,  a move  was  made  toward  the  erection  of  the 
present  Masonic  building.  Thomas  G.  Lloyd,  George  Stevenson,  J. 
:.  Appier  and  S.  S.  Fuller  were  appointed  a committee  to  carry  on 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


the  work.  James  Lodwick  subscribed  $250  and  Jacob  Offnere,  $300. 
$4,885  was  raised  for  building  purposes.  On  August  6,  1855,  plans 
were  ordered  and  on  November  24,  1855,  contracts  were  ordered. 
Appier  and  Varner  did  the  brick  work;  Fuller  and  Carre,  the  wood 
work,  and  James  Grimes,  the  iron-work.  The  work  was  commenc- 
ed in  May,  1856.  June  18,  1856,  the  corner  stone  was  laid.  Grand 
Master,  William  B.  Dodd's,  of  Cincinnati  officiated.  Rev.  Nicholls, 
Grand  Orator,  delivered  the  address.  In  1857,  work  was  suspended 
at  the  second  story  and  in  the  summer  of  1857,  the  building  was  clos- 
ed. In  the  fall  of  1858,  a five  year  lease  was  made  of  the  second 
floor  part  to  the  Hebrew  Congregation  and  it  paid  two  years  in  ad- 
vance. In  December,  1858,  the  Lodge  took  the  south  room  on  the 
second  floor.  In  1859,  the  Lodge  borrowed  $4,000  to  complete  the 
building  and  owed  Thomas  Dugan  $2,700  besides.  He  sold  the 
north  half  of  the  lot,  first  and  second  floor,  to  the  Hebrew  congrega- 
tion and  satisfied  his  claim.  The  south  one-half  of  lot  and  first  floor 
he  sold  to  a Building  Association,  but  it  was  re-purchased  by  the 
Lodge  in  1885.  On  November  19,  1866,  a move  was  made  to  fin- 
ish the  third  floor  and  $3,438.37  was  raised  which  finished  it. 

The  principal  early  workers  in  the  Lodge  were : Samuel  Gunn, 
William  Dailey,  Dr.  Thomas  Waller,  Nathan  K.  Clough,  Dr.  G.  S 

B.  Hempstead,  Hiram  Wilson,  Silas  Cole,  Wilson  Gates,  Marcus 
Bosworth,  Ezra  Osborn,  Robert  Scott,  Moses  Gregory,  Dr.  Jacob 
Offnere,  Rev.  Stephen  Lindsley,  David  K.  Cady,  James  Lodwick, 

C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  Murtaugh  Kehoe,  William  Hall,  William  Sal- 
ter, Jacob  P.  Noel,  Robert  Lucas,  Arthur  C.  McArthur,  Joseph  Wad- 
dle, Jonathan  Cutler,  Josiah  Shackford,  Dr.  Erastus  Burr,  Wilham 
Oldfield  and  Washington  Kinney.  Jacob  Offnere  gave  the  Lodge 
$500  by  will  and  William  Salter  gave  it  $1,000.  The  Past  Mas- 
ters are  as  follows : 

1820,  Samuel  Wilkinson;  1821  and  1855,  William  Oldfield; 
1825-39,  Ezra  Osborne;  1822  and  1826-40,  Dr.  G.  S.  B.  Hemp- 
stead; 1840-1,  1843-4,  1848  and  1858-62,  George  Stevenson;  1842, 
1847  and  1853-4,  Arthur  C.  Davis;  1845-6,  Mioses  Gregory; 
1849-50,  R.  C.  Jordan;  1851-2,  L.  G.  Terry ; 1857,  Rev.  Jacob 
Nichols;  1863,  T.  J.  Pursell ; 1866,  Elijah  Nichols;  1867,  B.  F. 
Coates;  1868-73,  J-  H.  Johnson;  1874-6,  R.  W.  Far  den ; 18.77-9, 
W.  A.  Connolley;  1880-2,  Thomas  L.  Jones;  1883-5,  C.  S Cadot; 
1886,  F.  B.  Kehoe;  1887-8,  George  Paclan;  1889,  D.  B.  Thuriow, 
1890-1,  A.  J.  Fuller;  1892,  E.  F.  Draper;  1893,  J.  A.  Ives;  1894-5, 
B.  F.  Vincent;  1896,  J.  S.  Dodge;  1897,  W.  B.  Altsman;  1898,  Dr. 
J.  S.  Rarelin;  1899,  Robt.  G.  Bryan;  1900,  J.  C.  Adams;  1901,  C. 
F.  Calvin. 

James  Lodwick  was  Treasurer  from  1852  to  1879,  twenty-seven 
years.  Francis  Cleveland  was  Secretary  from  1852  to  1872,  when 
he  was  paralyzed. 


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The  present  officers  are : Geo.  F.  Roberts,  \V.  M. ; Dr.  G.  A. 
Sulzer,  S.  W. : L.  W.  Baker,  J.  W. ; W.  C.  Silcox,  Treasurer;  Geo. 
Padan,  Secretary;  H.  C.  Mitchell,  S.  D. ; S.  P.  Shaw,  J.  D. ; A.  J. 
Reinhard,  Tyler. 


THE  REVEREND  DOCTOR  BURR. 

“ Mark  the  perfect  man  and  behold  the  upright.’’— Ps.  37,  37. 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 


George  Follanshee  Abbott 

was  born  January  6,  1875,  at  Utica,  New  York.  His  father  was  John  T.  Ab- 
bott, a traveling  salesman,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Johnson. 
He  was  the  eldest  of  four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  He  at- 
tended school  at  Utica,  New  York,  until  he  was  ten  years  of  ago,  when  his 
father  moved  to  Columbus,  0.,  and  he  attended  school  there  until  he  was 
nineteen  years  of  age.  He  then  engaged  in  the  paint  business  with  his  fath- 
er, in  Columbus  until  1898  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  and  engaged  in  the 
same  business  at  208  Chillicothe  street,  with  the  chief  office  at  34  east  Town 
street,  Columbus,  O.  Mr.  Abott  is  politically  a republican.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  Massie  Lodge  Knights  of  Pythias  and  of  Scioto  Lodge  of  Odd 
Fellows.  He  is  a young  man  who  believes  in  conserving  all  his  forces  and 
making  the  best  use  of  his  time  and  natural  abilities.  His  course  merits 
success  and  he  will  achieve  it. 

James  Crichton  Adair 

was  born  at  Buckhorn  Furnace,  Lawrence  county,  O,  April  30,  1856.  His 
father  was  Smiley  Robert  Adair,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Lucy  C. 
Whitcomb.  His  father  was  a native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  was  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent.  Our  subject  was  reared  on  a farm  and  received  his  education  in 
the  Wheelersburg  schools.  He  was  married  to  Mary  A.  Shaw,  daughter  of 
Joseph  Shaw,  of  Ironton,  Ohio,  June  11,  1881,  and  became  a farmer  on  “Dog- 
wood Ridge.”  In  1891  he  left  the  farm  and  engaged  in  merchandising  in 
Wheelersburg.  He  removed  his  business  to  Lynchburg,  Highland  county,  Ohio, 
in  1894  and  in  1898  removed  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  is  now  engaged  in 
the  wholesale  notion  business  at  the  corner  of  Third  & Spring  streets.  In 
politics  Mr.  Adair  is  a democrat.  In  1893,  he  was  a candidate  of  that  party 
for  Probate  Judge  of  Scioto  county  and  received  2,994  votes  to  4,488  for  his 
opponent,  George  M.  Osborn.  This  was  his  first  and  only  venture  in  the 
political  field.  Mr.  Adair’s  maternal  grandmother  was  Susan  Vincent,  a 
daughter  of  Antoine  Vincent,  one  of  the  French  settlers.  His  grandfather  was 
Daniel  Young  Whitcomb,  whose  mother  was  a sister  of  Dan  Young.  Susan 
Vincent  married  Dan  Young  Whitcomb  August  28,  1825.  J.  C.  Adair’s  chil- 
dren are  Earl  W.,  Frank  H.,  Chester  S.,  Alice  L.,  Donald  C.  and  Dortha. 

Mr.  Adair  is  a prosperous  and  successful  merchant.  He  is  a man  of  high 
character  and  excellent  business  ability,  and  is  respected  by  all  who  know 
him. 

Hiram  Eutcher  Adams 

was  born  November  9,  1867,  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  one 
mile  from  the  Pike  county  line  near  California,  on  the  farm  and  in  the  house 
in  which  his  father  was  horn  and  reared,  and  on  the  farm  in  which  his  grand- 
parents first  settled  when  they  came  to  this  county.  His  father  was  Hiram 
Adams,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Diana  Butcher.  The  Adamses 
were  New  Yorkers.  Two  brothers  came  to  this  county,  one  settled  on  the 
i Little  Scioto,  and  one,  George  Adams,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  settled 
in  Madison  township. 

Our  subject  worked  on  the  farm  until  eighteen  years  of  age  and  at- 
tended the  district  school  in  winter.  When  eighteen  years  of  age,  he  began 
teaching  and  taught  in  the  immediate  district  for  twelve  successive  years.  He 
was  very  successful  as  a teacher.  He  graduated  from  the  Commercial  Col- 
lege of  the  University  of  Kentucky  in  1889.  He  never  held  or  asked  for  any 
offices.  He  was  appointed  Census  Enumerator  of  Madison  township  in  1890. 

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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


He  is  a republican,  true  blue,  and  always  works  for  what  he  thinks  for  the 
best  interests  of  the  republican  party.  He  is  now  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Courts 
under  Andrew  J.  Finney.  He  was  born  and  raised  a Baptist,  married  a Meth- 
odist and  afterwards  united  with  Manley  M.  E.  church.  On  August  1,  1890, 
he  was  married  to  Anna  E.  Jones,  daughter  of  George  O.  and  Marjorie  (Crull) 
•Tones  of  Lucasville.  They  have  two  children:  Gladys,  age  eleven,  and  Grace 
age  six.  Mr  Adams  located  in  Portsmouth  in  1892  where  he  now  resides. 

Mr.  Adams  is  the  most  obliging,  accommodating  official  who  ever  held  a pub- 
lic office  in  Scioto  county.  His  good  temper  is  inexhaustible. 

Amos  Barrett  Alger, 

son  of  Sylvester  and  Harriett  P.  (Monroe)  Alger,  was  born  at  Wooster,  Wayne 
county,  Ohio,  June  11,  1838.  He  attended  the  common  schools  and  received 
only  such  education  as  they  afforded.  He  enlisted  in  the  11th  Independent 
Battery  Ohio  Volunteer  Light  Artillery  September  17,  1861,  promoted  to  2nd 
Lieutenant  May  4,  1862,  participated  in  all  the  battles  the  battery  was  engaged 
in,  up  to  and  including  the  battle  of  Iuka  September  19,  1863,  where  he  was 
captured  with  his  battery.  He  was  taken  to  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  and  paroled 
one  week  later.  The  11th  Independent  Battery  lost  more  men  in  killed  and 
wounded — eighteen  killed  and  twenty-eight  wounded  out  of  fifty-four  cannon- 
eers— in  this  one  battle  than  any  other  battery  did  in  any  one  battle  during 
the  entire  war. 

On  February  9,  1863,  he  resigned  his  commission,  and  with  H.  M.  Neil, 
of  Columbus,  Ohio,  raised  a new  Battery — the  22nd  Ohio,  afterwards  known  as 
Alger’s  Battery.  With  this  Battery  he  served  until  the  end  of  the  war.  At 
the  battle  of  Jonesville,  Va.,  on  the  3rd  day  of  January,  1864,  he  was  again 
captured  and  held  as  prisoner  of  war  at  various  rebel  prisons — Libby,  Macon 
Charleston.  Columbia  and  Charlotte.  From  the  latter  place  he  was  paroled 
March  1.  1865,  having  been  confined  fourteen  months.  Returning  to  his  Bat- 
tery at  Knoxville,  Tennessee,  he  assumed  command  as  Captain  to  which  of- 
fice he  had  been  promoted  a month  after  his  capture.  He  was  mustered  out 
of  service  with  his  Battery  July  13,  1865,  and  returned  to  his  home  at  Mans- 
field. Ohio,  where  he  remained  until  December  8,  1875,  when  he  came  to  Ports- 
mouth and  has  been  engaged  as  an  architect  ever  since. 

He  was  appointed  trustee  of  the  Portsmouth  public  library  in  1882,  and 
has  served  continuously  as  trustee  and  secretary  up  to  the  present  time. 

When  he  entered  the  United  States  service  at  the  beginning  of  the  war, 
he  was  a democrat  but  immediately  changed  his  politics  to  correspond  with 
his  views  and  became  a republican,  with  which  party  he  has  since  affiliated. 

He  was  married  May  22,  1867,  to  Julia  M.  Wharton,  daughter  of  the  late 
Col.  James  E.  Wharton,  the  founder  of  the  Portsmouth  Public  Library  He 
has  four  children:  Edwin  Neal,  an  architect  located  in  Huntington,  W.  Va.. 
Barry,  an  architect  in  his  father’s  office  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  married:  Fran- 
cis Harter,  superintendent  of  the  Mingo  Coal  mines  at  Hatfield,  W.  Va , 
Richard  W.,  a student  of  civil  engineering.  His  wife  died  July  15,  1897.  His 
sons  Francis  and  Barry  were  members  of  Company  H,  4th  Ohio  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, during  the  Spanish  American  war. 

William  Royal  Allard 

was  born  on  Brushy  Fork  in  Madison  township,  June  23,  1853  He  is  the  son  || 
of  Thomas  and  Harriet  (Brown)  Allard.  His  father  was  born  in  Sheffield, 
York  county,  England,  January  27,  1829.  He  enlisted  in  Company  H,  176th 
O.  V.  T.  September  2,  1864,  and  was  mustered  out  with  his  company,  June  14 
1865.  His  grandfather,  Joseph  Allard,  came  to  America  in  1834  and  located 
in  Madison  township  the  next  year.  He  was  six  weeks  in  crossing  the  At- 
lantic. When  William  was  two  years  old,  his  parents  removed  with  him  to 
Pike  county.  His  early  life  was  passed  in  working  on  a farm  and  in  attend- 
ing the  village  school.  At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  bpgan  teaching,  which 
profession  he  followed  continuously  for  twenty  years.  Fourteen  years  of  this 
time  he  taught  in  Pike  county  and  six  in  Scioto.  He  is  a republican  and  voted 
for  Hayes  in  1876.  He  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church  at 
California.  He  married  Louisa  Isabel  Dever.  daughter  of  William  Dever,  Sep- 
tember, 1881.  They  have  two  children:  William  Thomas  and  Lorenzo  Dow,  Jr. 


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Andrew  David  Alien 

was  born  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  William 
H.  Allen,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Hannah  J.  Pinteer.  His  grand- 
lather,  Henry  Allen,  was  a native  of  Greenoriar  county,  Virginia,  and  settled 
in  Scioto  county  in  1848.  His  grandmother,  Abigail  Massie,  was  from  Vir- 
ginia. She  was  said  to  have  been  a relative  of  Henry  Massie,  the  founder  of 
rorismoutn.  His  grandfather,  Henry  Allen,  was  a shoemaher  by  trade,  but 
in  Scioto  county  followed  farming.  The  father  and  mother  of  our  subject 
are  both  living.  His  father  was  brought  up  to  the  carpenter  trade.  He 
entered  Company  “A”  of  the  Thirty-ninth  0.  V.  I.  August  25,  1862  for  three 
years.  He  served  until  July  9,  18t>5,  and  was  necer  wounded  nor  a prison- 
er. He  died  January  20,  1902.  The  father  and  mother  of  our  subject  had 
nine  children,  of  whom  he  is  the  eldest.  He  has  lived  in  Madison  and 
Harrison  townships  all  his  life.  He  never  had  any  thing  but  a common 
school  education  and  has  made  the  most  ot  it.  He  has  ueen  a teacher  ot 
common  schools  by  profession  since  1879;  and  has  taught  in  Madison,  Harri- 
son and  Bloom  townships  in  Scioto  county.  In  the  summer  he  has  a farm 
and  does  farming.  In  the  year  1890,  he  kept  a store  at  Lois,  Ohio.  He  mar- 
ried September.  1883,  Amanda  C.  Bonzo,  daughter  of  Joseph  Bonzo,  of 
French  descent.  His  wife’s  grandfather  came  from  France.  He  is  a republi- 
can, and  is  a member  of  the  church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter  Day  Saints.  He 
was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  from  1890  to  1893  of  Madison  township.  He  has 
seven  children:  Louis  Alva,  Mary  Hannah,  Charles  William,  Ora  Ida,  Augusta, 
Prasconia,  Gertrude  and  Theodore  Roosevelt.  Mr.  Allen  is  a man  of  strong- 
mental  qualities  and  is  known  in  his  community  as  a well  informed  man.  He 
has  attained  this  measure  of  proficiency  by  constant  application  to  his  studies 
urged  on  by  his  strong  will  and  desire  to  excel.  His  natural  fitness  for  a 
teacher  has  won  him  success  in  that  profession. 


Alex  Altsman 

was  born  in  Alleghany  City,  Pennsylvania,  January  11,  1844.  His  father 
was  Abraham  Altsman  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Nancy  McFeely. 
His  father  was  a native  of  Lancaster  county,  and  his  mother  of  Fayette  coun- 
ty, Pennsylvania.  His  parents  had  fourteen  children,  five  of  -whom  are  living, 
four  sisters  and  himself.  He  attended  school  in  the  second  ward  of  Alle- 
ghany City,  but  quit  at  the  age  of  fourteen.  He  engaged  first  in  a carriage 
factory,  but  not  liking  that  followed  various  other  employments  until  1861, 
when  he  went  into  the  shoe  store  of  R.  C.  Loomis  & Company  in  Pittsburg. 
He  was  there  eight  years.  He  enlisted  in  Company  C,  123d  Pennsylvania 
Volunteer  Infantry  July  26,  1862,  as  a private.  He  was  wounded  in  the  right 
hip  at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  December  13,  1862,  by  a minie  ball. 
This  wound  disabled  him  so  that  he  was  unfit  thereafter  for  military  service. 
The  ball  imbedded  itself  in  his  body  and  was  not  extracted  until  January  29, 
1863.  He  was  married  August  2,  1866,  to  Victoria  La  Clair  from  Uniontown, 
Pennsylvania.  Her  parents  were  natives  of  France.  After  his  army  service, 
Mr.  Altsman  was  promoted  to  be  salesman  for  his  employer,  traveled  in  Scioto 
county,  Ohio,  and  became  acquainted  with  the  people  of  this  county  in  that 
way.  Mr.  John  G.  Peebles  was  a friend  of  Mr.  Loomis,  visited  his  store  in 
Pittsburg  and  became  acquainted  with  Mr.  Altsman  and  it  was  in  this  way  our 
subject  came  to  Portsmouth.  R.  C.  Loomis  discontinued  business  in  1869, 
and  on  the  recommendation  of  Mr.  Peebles,  Mr.  Altsman  went  with  R.  Bell 
& Company,  the  same  year,  and  remained  with  them  until  1875,  when  they 
closed  out  their  business.  In  1876,  he  became  a salesman  for  C.  P.  Tracy  & 
Company  and  has  remained  with  them  ever  since.  Mr.  Altsman  has  had 
three  children:  Minnie  L.,  the  wife  of  Earl  Clare;  Alice  D.,  and  Will  B.,  who 
married  Miss  Mattie  Varner.  Mr.  Altsman  is  a member  of  Bigelow  M.  E. 
church.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  a member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  and  of  the  United 
Commercial  Travelers.  He  has  always  been  a republican. 

Frank  Amann 

was  born  March  13,  1860,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Charles  E 
Amann.  His  mother  was  Ruan  Wynett.  His  father  was  a native  of  Baden’, 


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Germany,  and  his  mother  was  a native  of  Ohio.  He  attended  the  schools  in 
.Portsmouth  until  1874,  and  then  became  a clerk  in  Daniel  Spry’s  drug  store. 
He  remained  there  until  1880,  when  he  went  into  business  tor  himselt  at  208 
Market  street,  and  has  been  there  ever  since.  He  also  conducts  another  drug- 
store at  Eleventh  and  Oilnere  streets.  He  was  married  November  21,  1883,  to 
Mary  Ella  Ridenour  of  Cincinnati,  O.  Mr.  Amann  is  not  attached  to  any  par- 
ticular political  party,  nor  any  fraternity.  He  is  a member  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian church.  He  is'  a first  class  citizen  in  every  respect,  is  one  of  the  best 
business  men  in  Portsmouth,  and  he  attends  strictly  to  “his  own  business. 

Eugene  Graham  Anderson 

son  of  George  W.  Anderson  and  Annie  H.  Warwick,  his  wife,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 10,  187  3,  at  Council  Grove,  Kansas.  At  the  age  of  two,  he  was  brought 
to  Portsmoutn,  Ohio,  by  his  parents  and  has  lived  here  ever  since.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  until  1889,  when  he  began  the  mer- 
cantile business  with  his  father.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the  same  business 
until  July  23,  1894,  when  he  took  a position  with  Louis  A.  Crossett  a promi- 
nent manuiacturer  of  mens  shoes,  traveling  through  the  south  and  south- 
west, filling  this  position  successfully  until  January  18,  1896.  After  the  death 
of  his  father,  who  died  in  October,  1895,  he  formed  a partnership  with  his 
brother  Wm.  B.,  and  mother  Mrs.  Annie  H.  Anderson,  January  1,  1896,  and 
the  firm  was  changed  to  G.  W.  Anderson  & Sons. 

He  was  married  February  2,  1897,  to  Ruhama  Halderman,  daughter  of 
■ Doctor  S.  S.  Halderman,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  they  have  two  children: 
Mary  and  Chariest 

He  is  a republican  and  a communicant  of  All  Saints  church  and  is  su- 
perintendent of  All  Saints  Sunday  school.  He  is  an  Elk.  Mr.  Anderson  be- 
lieves in  everything  that  is  good  and  true.  As  yet  his  life  is  before  him 
and  his  prospects  are  brilliant.  He  has  high  ideals  in  religion,  in  social  life 
and  in  business,  and  those  who  know  him  best  believe  he  will  live  up  to  them. 
As  it  is  now,  he  is  respected  and  admired  for  those  qualities  of  character 
which  most  adorn  the  life  of  a young  man,  and  his  course  promises  distinc- 
tion and  success  in  every  field  of  effort. 

'William  Beverly  Anderson 

was  born  January  22,  1859,  in  Montgomery  county,  Kentucky.  His  father  was 
the  late  George  W.  Anderson.  His  mother  is  Annie  H.  (.Warwick)  Anderson 
who  is  still  living. 

While  a boy,  Mr.  Anderson  was  taken  by  his  parents  successively  to 
Mt.  Sterling,  Kentucky,  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  Council  Grove,  Kansas,  and  back 
to  Portsmouth  where  he  has  resided  since  1874.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  these  several  places.  He  had  some  experience  in  farming 
while  on  his  father’s  farm  near  Council  Grove,  Kansas.  He  worked  at  farm- 
ing for  two  years  and  the  grasshoppers  ate  up  every  thing  they  raised.  Con- 
sequently Mr.  Anderson  does  not  have  much  of  a hankering  for  farm  life. 
His  sympathy  for  the  farmer  is  exceeded  only  by  his  desire  to  keep  out  of  the 
business.  When  he  came  to  Portsmouth  in  November,  1874,  he  entered  his 
father’s  shoe  store.  From  this  on,  he  continued  in  business  with  his  father 
until  his  death  in  1895. 

When  Mr.  Anderson  was  only  eighteen,  his  father’s  health  became  poor 
and  the  responsibility  of  the  business  fell  largely  upon  him.  He  became  a 
partner  with  his  father  under  the  firm  name  of  G.  W.  Anderson  & Son  in 
1878,  and  was  the  chief  support  of  the  business  till  his  father’s  death  when 
he  assumer  complete  control.  A more  complete  history  of  the  business  will 
be  found  under  the  sketch  of  G.  W.  Anderson.  In  1900,  the  large  department 
store  corner  of  Third  and  Chillicothe  streets  was  established  under  the  old 
firm  name  of  G.  W.  Anderson  & Sons.  Our  subject  is  the  moving  spirit  in  this 
immense  enterprise  and  is  its  business  manager.  He  is  a republican,  but  de- 
voting all  his  time  to  the  management  of  his  business,  he  finds  no  time  to 
spend  in  politics.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  church 
since  he  was  thirteen  years  old.  excepting  the  short  interval  he  was  in  Kan- 
sas, and  has  been  a steward  of  the  church  for  twnty-five  years.  He  has 
been  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  for  the  past  ten  years  and  is  one  of 
the  chief  workers  in  the  church  as  well  as  a libral  contributor. 


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887 


Mr.  Anderson  was  married,  February  2,  1886,  to  Ida  Russell,  daughter  of 
William  B.  and  Rebecca  (.Hibbs)  Russell.  William  B.  Russell  was  a son  of 
the  Hon.  William  Russell  and  Governor  Robert  Lucas  was  an  uncle  of  Mrs. 
Anderson’s  mother. 

George  Washington  Anderson 

was  born  in  Bath  county,  Kentucky,  June  18,  1830.  His  father,  William  An- 
derson was  from  Virginia.  His  mother  was  a daughter  of  Judge  Graham  of 
Virginia.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  went  into  the  business  of  store  keeping 
as  a clerk  for  his  uncle  in  Mercer  county,  Kentucky,  and  remained  there  two 
years.  He  was  clerk  on  the  steamer  “Blue -Wing”  between  Frankfort  and 
Louisville  for  six  months.  He  went  back  into  Mercer  county  and  from  there 
to  Cincinnati  in  1856.  He  took  a business  course  at  Bartlett’s  Commercial  Col- 
lege, and  remained  as  a teacher.  In  1857,  he  went  to  Howard’s  Mills,  Mont- 
gomery county,  Kentucky,  and  kept  a store  there  till  the  winter  of  1859  and 
1860.  That  same  year  he  went  to  Camargo  and  remained  two  years.  He  re- 
moved to  Mt.  Sterling  and  remained  there  until  1866.  In  June,  1864,  his 
store  in  Mt.  Sterling  was  robbed  by  John  Morgan’s  band.  He  was  a Union 
man  during  the  entire  war  and  was  outspoken.  On  the  occasion  of  another 
raid,  he  secreted  his  stock  in  the  coffins  of  an  undertaker  who  was  a rank  reb- 
el but  who  was  willing  to  aid  his  neighbor.  The  coffin  scheme  was  successful 
as  the  rebels  did  not  want  to  steal  coffins  and  did  not  dream  of  them  being 
uesd  as  places  of  concealment. 

In  February,  1867,  Mr.  Anderson  came  to  Portsmouth  and  opened  a store 
in  the  Huston  corner  where  he  remained  until  fall.  Then  he  moved  to  109 
West  Second  into  a building  erected  for  him  by  the  late  Dan  McFarland,  and 
remaine'd  until  1871,  at  which  time  he  sold  out  and  went  to  Council  Grove, 
Kansas,  and  tried  farming,  also  being  interested  in  the  firm  of  J.  F.  Warwick 
& Co.,  doing  a general  merchandise  business  in  Council  Grove.  In  November, 
1874,  he  returned  to  Portsmouth,  having  purchased  the  shoe  store  of  R.  M. 
Lloyd  of  Chillicothe  street.  He  afterwards  removed  to  Second  street,  and 
occupied  the  west  half  of  the  building  now  occupied  by  the  Hibbs  Hardware 
Company.  While  here  his  son,  William  B.,  was  admitted  to  the  business  under 
the  firm  name  of  G.  W.  Anderson  & Son.  At  the  end  of  three  years  they  re- 
moved to  a building  which  stood  where  Ben  Davis’  clothing  store  now  stands 
where  ti\ey  remained  about  a year,  and  then  moved  to  the  Huston  stone  front 
on  Second  street,  where  they  did  business  for  nine  years.  In  1886  dry  goods 
were  added  to  the  stock.  They  removed  to  the  Brushart  building,  No.  134 
West  Second  street  in  1888,  and  were  doing  business  there  at  the  time  of  Mr. 
Anderson’s  death,  October  8,  1895. 

Since  his  death  the  business  has  been  conducted  and  managed  by  his 
son.  William  B.  Mr.  Anderson  was  a republican,  but  took  no  active  part  in 
politics.  He  was  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  until  his  marriage,  and 
ihen  transferred  his  membership  to  the  Methodist  church,  and  was  a member 
of  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  Portsmouth  until  his  death. 
He  was  always  connected  with  the  Official  Board  of  the  church  as  steward  and 
was  treasurer  for  a number  of  years.  He  took  an  active  part  in  church  work. 

He  was  married  October  22.  1857,  to  Miss  Annie  H.  Warwick,  daughter 
of  B.  G.  Warwick,  then  living  in  Cincinnati,  but  who  afterwards  came  to 
Portsmouth.  By  this  marriage  thirteen  children  were  born  to  them,  two  of 
whom  died  in  infancy.  Those  who  grew'  up  were:  William  Beverly,  a sketch 
of  whom  is  found  elsewhere  in  this  book;  Maggie  M.,  wife  of  Dr.  J.  ,N.  Craw- 
ford, now  residing  in  Newport,  Rhode  Island;  Sallie  J.,  wife  of  Dr.  F.  H.  Wil- 
liams at  Portsmouth,  died  in  Cincinnati,  October  13,  1901;  George  B.,  died  in 
Cincinnati,  January  13,  1902;  John  Frank;  Charles  N.,  a member  of  the  shoe 
firm  of  Anderson  Bros.,  Eugene  G.,  a member  of  G.  W.  Anderson  & Sons, 
Preston  H.,  employed  in  the  department  store  of  G.  W.  Anderson  & Sons; 
Warwick  W.,  manager  and  buyer  for  the  house  furnishing  department  of  G.  W. 
Anderson  & Sons;  Nelson  R.,  and  Crawford  W.,  now  in  the  first  year  of 
the  High  school. 

Lexer  Clayton  Gebo  Anderson 

was  born  in  the  state  of  North  Carolina  on  November  7,  1855.  His  father 
was  Sandy  Freeman  Anderson  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Jane 


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Taborn,  free  persons  of  color.  They  moved  from  the  south  to  Fayette  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  before  the  civil  war,  and  tnere  our  subject  was  educated  an  tne  com- 
mon schools.  He  has  acquired  a higher  education,  but  it  was  secured  by  self 
study.  He  and  his  parents  remained  in  Ohio,  until  1866,  when  they  returned 
to  their  former  home  in  North  Carolina,  where  our  subject  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  at  Oxford  until  1870.  At  that  time  his  parents  became  satisfied  that 
the  opportunities  for  the  colored  race  in  the  south  were  not  equal  to  those  in 
the  noi'th  and  returned  to  Fayette  county,  where  our  subject  attended  school 
until  1874,  when  he  began  teaching.  He  was  the  principal  of  the  colored 
schools  in  Washington  C.  H.,  from  1874  to  1883,  then  he  tried  the  hotel  busi- 
ness in  1883  and  1884  in  the  same  place.  The  latter  year  he  went  to  Jackson- 
ville, Florida,  and  taught  music  in  the  public  schools  for  a period  of  six 
months.  In  1885,  he  returned  to  Washington  C.  H.  and  taught  there  until 
1886.  In  1886  and  1887,  he  was  in  business  in  Washington  C.  H.  in  house 
furnishings.  He  went  to  Ripley  in  1888  and  took  charge  of  the  Fourth  street 
school  and  was  there  as  principal  of  that  school  for  five  years,  until  1893. 
He  returned  to  Washington  C.  H.  in  the  latter  year  and  until  1895  was  in  bus- 
iness there  in  selling  housefurnishings.  In  1895  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and 
was  the  principal  of  the  Eleventh  street  school  for  two  years  at  the  end  of  which 
time,  he  went  into  business  in  the  sale  of  house  furnishing  goods  and 
dress  making  at  No.  1130  Findlay  street.  He  was  married  in  1878  at  Bowers- 
ville  in  Clinton  county  to  Miss  Madie  Catharine  White,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Cyn- 
thia White.  He  has  a family  of  three  children;  one  daughter,  Pearl  Beatrice 
who  is  a teacher  of  the  Portsmouth  public  schools,  two  sons  Cecil,  aged  13, 
years  and  Leon  A.,  aged  10  years.  Mr.  Anderson  is  the  best  educated  per- 
son of  his  race  in  the  city  and  is  a gentleman  of  integrity  and  excellent  repu- 
tation in  the  community. 

iiitlser  Morn  Andres, 

the  veteran  engineer  of  the  Portsmouth  branch  of  the  B.  & O.  railroad,  was 
born  Februai-y  14,  1836,  at  Norwalk,  in  Huron  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  a 
native  of  Baden,  Germany,  and  was  a clockmaker.  He  concluded  America 
was  a good  country  for  him  and  came  here  and  peddled  clocks.  His  wife  was 
Mary  Elizabeth  Horn.  They  were  married  at  Wilmington,  in  1834.  When 
Basler  was  four  weeks  old,  his  parents  moved  to  Piketon.  When  he  was  four 
years  of  age,  they  moved  to  Jackson.  He  went  to  school  at  Jackson  and  ob- 
tained all  of  his  schooling  there.  Among  his  teachers  was  Judge  Longbon. 
At  the  age  of  sixteen,  he  carried  water  for  the  men  who  graded  the  Scioto  & 
Hocking  Valley  railroad.  After  that,  he  went  to  work  grading  about  the  sta- 
tion under  his  fatner.  At  seventeen,  he  went  on  the  road  as  brakeman.  At 
the  age  of  eighteen,  he  got  a place  as  a fireman  and  held  it  for  two  years.  In 
1859,  he  began  to  run  an  engine  and  has  continued  it  for  forty-two  years. 

He  ran  on  a freight  until  May  30,  1863,  when  Richard  Burns,  then  an 
engineer  of  the  road,  entered  Co.  K of  the  2nd  Ohio  Heavy  Artillery.  He  was 
engineer  on  the  mail  until  August  23,  1865,  when  Dick  Burns  came  back  from 
the  army  and  he  went  back  on  the  accommodation,  and  was  on  that  for  seven 
years,  except  six  months  when  he  ran.  on  the  main  line  between  Cincinnati 
and  Chillicothe  In  the  spring  of  1888,  he  became  engineer  on  the  mail  train, 
the  one  leaving  Portsmouth  in  the  morning  and  returning  in  the  evening.  He 
has  been  employed  on  the  branch  between  Hamden  and  Portsmouth  steadily 
since  1859. 

During  these  years  he  has  stuck  to  his  post  and  has  traveled  1,717,170 
miles,  or  more  than  68  times  around  the  world.  He  has  never  lost  a day  for 
pleasure  or  recreation.  The  longest  time  he  was  away  fi’om  his  engine  was 
when  he  was  hurt  in  a wreck;  that  time  he  was  off  eight  weeks.  This  wreck 
occurred  on  Hayes-Tilden  presidential  election  day  in  November,  1876.  His 
train  ran  over  a broken  rail  and  was  ditched.  He  was  buried  under  his  en- 
gine and  they  had  to  dig  him  out  of  the  earth.  This  occurred  two  miles  south 
of  Hale’s  creek. 

On  February  14,  1863,  his  train  was  ditched  near  Sciotoville  at  the 
"narrows”  and  it  was  prevented  from  going  into  the  Ohio  river  by  the  engine 
burying  its  cow  catcher  in  the  ground.  Once  in  a wreck,  he  had  his  engine 
turn  a complete  somersault  down  an  embankment  and  escaped  with  only  a 
scalded  hand.  Another  time  his  engine  left  the  track  ana  ran  out  into  a 


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field  with  him.  One  night  near  Chillicothe,  on  the  Scioto  river  bridge,  his 
engine  collided  with  the  bind-end  of  a freight  train,  the  lights  of  which  had 

frozen  out.  His  engine  plowed  through  this  train  and  was  badly  wrecKed 

and  he  didn’t  get  a scratch.  He  has  always  remained  at  his  post  ever  mindful 
of  the  lives  behind  him.  nis  fastest  run  was  on  ihe  main  line  wnen  he  inaae 
110  miles  in  1 hour  and  30  minutes.  He  has  a remarkable  record.  His  en- 
gine has  killed  two  men  only.  Both  of  them  were  walking  on  the  track  and 

one  was  a deaf  mute.  He  ran  over  a,  woman  at  Wait’s  station.  She  was  a 
deaf  mute. 

He  was  married  February  21,  1862,  to  Mary  E.  Clark,  in  Bigelow  chap- 
el, the  second  marriage  which  occurred  in  that  church.  His  children  are: 
William  Shackleford,  a General  Press  Agent  and  Grace  C.,  a music  teacher. 
He  moved  to  Portsmouth  in  1856  and  has  lived  there  ever  since.  He  resides 
at  64  west  Seventh  street  and  has  resided  there  for  uiirty-eignt  years.  He  is 
a member  of  Bigelow  chapel  and  has  been  since  1868.  He  voted  for  Steven  A. 
Douglas  for  President  in  1860,  and  for  Abraham  Lincoln,  in  1864,  and  has 
been  a Republican  ever  since.  Mr.  W.  C.  Draper  has  known  him  since  1863 
and  says  that  he  is  as  reliable  as  the  government  and  can  be  depended  on 
with  the  same  certainty. 

He  is  as  regular  in  his  habits  as  his  father’s  old  clock  which  he  has 
owned  tor  thirty-eight  years.  Pie  is  sixteen  years  older  than  the  road  he  has 
worked  on  since  1853.  The  road  has  changed  owners  five  times  since  that 
date  but  Balser  was  sold  with  the  road-bed  and  franchises  every  time.  At 
the  age  of  sixty-five,  he  is  hale  and  hearty,  has  a good  conscience  and  good 
digestion.  Each  week  day  he  goes  to  Hamden  Junction  in  the  morning  and 
returns  in  the  evening.  He  is  always  in  his  place  at  church  every  Sunday. 
When  the  Good  Angel  who  is  sent  to  bring  mortals  to  the  Better  Land,  calis 
for  Balser  Andres,  he  will  know  just  where  to  find  him,  for  he  will  always 
be  found  at  the  same  place,  the  same  hour  each  day,  and  doing  his  duty  all 
the  time. 


George  Brinton  McClelland  Andre,  M. 

of  South  Webster,  was  born  in  Powellsville,  Ohio,  June  18,  1864.  His  father 
was  Peter  Andre  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  L.  Huston.  They 
now  live  on  a farm  in  Vernon  township  near  Chaffin's  Mill. 

Dr.  Andre’s  boyhood  history  is  much  the  same  as  that  of  any  other  boy 
who  was  raised  on  a farm.  He  was  very  fond  of  horses  and  even  now  has  his 
roadsters  and  takes  great  delight  in  driving.  He  attended  the  common  schools 
and  prepared  himself  to  teach.  He  began  teaching  in  1885  and  taught  for 
seven  years.  He  then  attended  Miami  Medical  College  from  which  he  was 
graduated  April  1,  1897.  Doctor  Andre  soon  after  began  the  practice  of  med- 
icine in  South  Webster,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  has  built  up  a lucra- 
tive practice  and  is  a promising  young  physician.  He  was  married  to  Miss  S. 
A.  Gifford,  November  7,  1901.  Her  parents  live  on  their  farm  in  Vernon 
township.  Doctor  Andre  is  and  always  has  been  a democrat.  He  is  not  a 
member  of  any  church,  but  is  straightforward,  honest  and  energetic.  His 
many  friends  will  best  remember  him  as  a “threshing  machine  man,”  having 
traveled  over  Pike  and  Scioto  counties  several  summers  with  machines  from 
1888  to  1897.  He  is  very  ambitious  to  succeed  and  has  already  won  the  confi- 
dence and  esteem  of  the  citizens  of  Bloom  township  and  has  shown  rare  skill 
in  his  profession.  He  is  possessed  of  a cheerful  disposition  which  he  takes 
with  him  in  the  sick  room.  He  is  a member  of  the  Western  Sun  Lodge  F. 
and  A.  M.  No.  91  located  at  Wheelersburg  and  of  South  Webster  l*odge, 
Knights  of  Pythias  No.  724.  He  has  the  highest  standing  for  morality  and 
integrity. 


Peter  Duteil  Andre 

was  born  September  24,  1825,  in  the  French  Grant.  His  father  was  Jacob  An- 
dre, who  was  born  July  23,  1797.  His  father  married  Jane  Duteil,  in  1822. 
She  was  born  May  17,  1804,  and  a daughter  of  Francis  Charles  Duteil,  a 
French  emigrant,  who  drew  lot  32  in  the  French  Grant.  Peter  Andre  grew 
up  in  the  French  Grant,  and  had  such  an  education  as  the  schools  of  the  vi- 
cinity afforded.  He  married  Nancy  Caroline  Tong,  February  6,  1854.  He  went 


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to  house-keeping  on  the  Andre  farm,  formerly  known  as  the  Hurd  farm,  on 
lot  34  in  the  French  Grant.  He  lived  there  all  his  life. 

His  eldest  son  was  Wayne  W.  born  May  14th,  1852.  He  was  married  in 
1876,  to  Margaret  J.  Boren,  a native  of  Iowa  county,  Iowa.  They  had  toui- 
children.  He  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-eight  years. 

The  second  son  of  Peter  Andre  is  Grin  C.  Andre,  a physician  at  Waverly. 
He  was  born  April  29,  1856.  He  attended  the  common  schools  at  Wheelers- 
burg,  until  1873,  when  he  became  a clerk  for  M.  B.  Gilbert  & Co.  in  Ports- 
mouth, at  which  place  he  remained  a year.  Then  he  began  the  study  of  medi- 
cine with  Dr.  A.  B.  Jones  and  afterwards  with  Dr.  P.  J.  Kline.  He  graduat- 
ed from  the  Ohio  Medical  College,  in  Cincinnati,  in  1877.  He  first  located  at 
Buchanan,  Pike  county,  Ohio,  and  practiced  there  one  year,  and  then  located 
in  Piketon  where  he  remained  until  January,  1894,  when  he  moved  to  Waverly. 
in  Pike  county,  where  he  has  since  been  located.  He  was  first  married  to 
Mary  E.  Sargeant,  February  S,  1883.  She  died  April  15,  1884.  He  was  married 
a second  time  to  Miss  Martha  J.  Wessenstein,  October  30,  1890.  They  have 
three  children:  Robert  G.,  Harold  E.,  and  Peter  D.  Dr.  Andre  is  a republican, 
a Royal  Arch  Mason,  and  a Knight  of  Pythias.  He  is  a member  of  the  Amer- 
ican Medical  Association,  of  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Association,  of  the  Hemp- 
stead Memorial  Academy  of  Medicine  of  Scioto  county,  of  the  Pike  county 
Medical  Society,  and  an  honorary  member  of  the  Ross  county  Medical  Socie- 
ty. He  is  a student  in  his  profession.  He  patronizes  its  literature  liberally, 

and  keeps  right  up  with  all  the  modern  ideas  in  it.  He  is  regarded  as  one  of 

the  best  informed  physicians  in  Southern  Ohio,  and  amongst  the  most  skillful. 
He  possesses  the  confidence  and  respect  of  all  his  medical  brethren  and  of 
the  community  in  which  he  dwells. 

The  first  daughter  of  our  subject,  Ella,  is  the  wife  of  John  T.  Wells,  a 
rancher,  of  Anaheim,  California.  The  second  daughter  of  our  subject,  Ruba, 
has  been  a teacher  in  the  Ironton  high  school.  She  has  a remarkable  career, 
having  first  taught  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  taught  the  languages  two  years  in 
Wichita,  Kansas,  and  in  Ironton  three  years.  The  third  son  of  Peter  D.  An- 
dre was  Dan  Young,  named  for  the  well  known  minister.  He  lives  in  Dixon, 

Illinois.  He  married  Stella  Wilcox,  December  26,  1888.  He  follows  the  occu- 

pation of  a photographer.  The  third  daughter,  Elonia,  is  a teacher  in  the 
Detroit  High  School.  Her  subject  is  Zoology.  She  has  been  engaged  there 
for  six  years. 

Peter  D.  Andre  was  a member  of  the  Methodist  church  all  his  life.  He 
lived  up  to  it,  and  was  a man  noted  for  his  conscience.  He  was  superintend- 
ent of  the  Sunday  school  near  his  home  for  many  years.  In  his  political 
views,  he  was  a whig  and  a republican.  He  did  not  belong  to  any  fraterni- 
ties. At  one  time  he  was  township  trustee.  He  was  highly  regarded  by  all 
his  neighbors. 

Though  not  an  emigrant  himself,  Mr.  Andre  embodied  in  a high  degree 
the  emigrant  spirit, — that  spirit  born  of  ambition,  energy,  thrift,  and  high 
ideals,  which  inspired  the  great  body  of  pioneers  with  a desire  to  better 
themselves  in  evry  moral  and  material  way.  It  was  this  spirit,  sustained  by 
an  iron  will  to  meet  and  overcome  all  obstacles,  which  raised  the  average 
population  of  this  country  to  the  highest  plane  of  any  civilization  which  the 
world  has  yet  seen.  Mr.  Andre  exemplified  these  qualities  as  shown  in  his 
model  farm,  his  successful  management,  his  beautiful  home,  the  esteem  of  his 
fellow  citizens  and  transmitted  them  in  an  unusual  degree  to  a respected  and 
talented  family  of  children. 

Frank  Appel 

d 

was  born  September  15,  1868.  His  parents  were  Theodore  and  Mary  E.  (Brant) 
Appel.  His  mother  was  the  daughter  of  Joseph  H.  Brant  of  Lucasville.  Our 
subject  received  a common  school  education  and  graduated  at  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan University  in  1894,  in  the  classical  course.  He  began  teaching  in  1885, 
in  Jefferson  township  and  taught  there  and  in  Clay  township  until  1891,  when 
he  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  Lucasville  schools.  He  remained  there 
two  years,  and  in  September,  1894,  went  to  Wheelersburg,  where  he  was  su- 
perintendent until  1899.  In  June,  1899,  he  went  to  Piketon  and  was  super- 
intendent of  the  Piketon  schools  until  January  1,  1900,  when  he  was  appointed 
superintendent  of  the  Ludlow,  Kentucky,  schools  and  has  been  there  since. 


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He  has  twelve  schools  under  his  charge  at  present.  He  taught  summer  school 
at  Wheelersburg,  in  1898,  and  at  Lucasville,  in  1899,  1900,  1901  and  1902.  He 
received  a state  common  school  life  certificate  in  December,  1899,  and  a High 
School  life  certificate  in  June,  1900.  He  also  received  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
from  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware.  On  June  15,  1895,  he  was 
married  to  Martha  Jane  Cook,  a daughter  of  George  Cook.  They  have  one 
child,  Ralph  Franklin.  Mr.  Appel  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  Church. 

He  is  honest,  energetic  and  thorough  in  everything  he  undertakes.  As 
a superintendent,  he  is  fearless  and  efficient  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties. 
As  a county  school  examiner,  he  did  much  to  raise  the  standard  of  scholarship 
among  the  teachers  of  Scioto  county.  He  was  a leader  among  the  teachers 
of  Scioto  county  while  he  was  one  of  them,  and  has  made  a permanent  im- 
pression in  his  institute  work  in  the  county.  He  was  regarded  as  one  of  the 
brightest  teachers  ever  in  the  county. 

George  M.  Appel, 

President  of  the  Gilbert  Grocery  Company  and  Treasurer  of  the  Portsmouth 
Shoe  Company,  is  the  sixth  of  the  eight  children  of  Philip  Appel  and  Kath- 
erine (Benderj  Appel  and  was  born  December  20,  1859,  in  Portsmouth,  to 
which  town  his  parents  nad  come  from  Germany,  in  1847,  both  having  been 
born  in  Sandhofen,  Baden  on  the  Rhine.  His  mother  was  born  in  1827  and  his 
father  in  1820. 

His  father  was  a member  of  the  liberal  party  in  the  movement  among 
the  German  states  for  increased  liberties  and  for  a constitution  in  which  these 
liberties  should  be  embodied  and  sacredly  guarded.  The  success  of  the  move- 
ment seemed  doubtful  owing  to  jealous  dissensions  and  not  wishing  to  remain 
longer  under  the  tyrannies  of  his  native  country,  he  determined  to  adopt  a 
country  where  liberty  abounds,  and  came  to  America. 

What  education  Mr.  Appel  received  was  in  the  schools  of  Portsmouth 
before  he  reached  the  age  of  fourteen.  At  this  age  he  was  compelled  or  rather 
felt  it  his  duty  to  go  to  work  for  himself.  His  father  had  died  when  he  was 
only  four  years  old  and  his  mother  had  a large  family  to  care  for.  He  was 
employed  by  B.  R.  Brown,  a plumber,  and  worked  at  plumbing  for  three  years, 
after  which  he  was  employed  by  W.  H.  H.  Cadot,  who  was  then  carrying  on  a 
wholesale  and  retail  grocery  business.  After  a year  here,  he  entered  the 
service  of  M.  B.  Gilbert  and  was  given  charge  of  one  of  his  ice  wagons.  This 
was  in  May,  1878,  and  he  served  in  this  capacity  for  five  years  when  he  was 
transferred  to  the  grocery  department  and  was  given  the  position  of  billing  and 
shipping  clerk.  He  soon  became  book  keeper  and  continued  in  this  capacity 
until  Mr.  Gilbert’s  death  in  November,  1887.  Then  the  firm  of  M.  B.  Gilbert  & 
Co.  was  formed,  composed  of  Mrs.  M.  B.  Gilbert,  Mr.  Appel  and  Mr.  Joseph 
S.  Gaston.  The  latter  member  of  the  firm  died  in  1892.  leaving  the  business  in 
the  hands  of  the  former  until  1894,  when  George  A.  Goodman  was  taken  into 
the  firm.  On  January  1,  1899,  the  businesss  was  re-organized  and  incorporated 
under  the  name  of  The  Gilbert  Grocery  Company  and  Mr.  Appel  was  made  its 
president.  It  is  to  his  careful  management  and  constant  oversight  that  the 
business  owes  its  prosperous  and  rapid  growth  and  its  present  immense  pro- 
portions. Mr.  Appel  is  also  interested  in  the  Prtsmouth  Shoe  Company  and  is 
its  treasurer. 

He  was  married  July  23,  1890,  to  Miss  Lena  Zoellner,  daughter  of  Philip 
Zoellner,  the  jeweler.  Two  daughters  have  been  born  to  them.  Margaret,  aged 
nine,  and  Katharin,  age  four. 

Though  a democrat,  Mr.  Appel  does  not  allow  party  lines  to  interfere  with 
his  voting  when  it  is  a question  of  his  country’s  welfare  or  its  business  inter- 
ests. Being  a thorough  business  man  he  looks  at  politics  in  a business- 
like way. 

Theodore  Appel 

was  born  September  2,  1841,  at  Sandhofen,  Baden,  Germany.  His  father’s 
name  was  Theodore  Appel,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Eva  Margaret 
Katzmaier.  Our  subject  attended  school  in  Germany  until  he  was  ten 
years  of  age.  In  July,  1852,  his  parents  came  to  this  country,  and  located  at 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Mt.  Vernon  Furnace  where  his  father  died  in  August,  1852.  In  September  of 
the  same  year,  his  mother  moved  to  Portsmouth,  where  she  was  re-married 
to  Jacob  Glopine.  While  our  subject  was  in  Portsmouth,  he  worked  for  the 
Doerr  Bros,  in  the  cigar  factory.  In  the  spring  of  1853,  the  family  moved  to 
Harrison  Furnace,  where  he  worked  in  the  ore  banks  until  he  was  fifteen 
years  of  age.  He  then  worked  for  a farmer  by  the  name  of  Moore  for  six 
months,  alter  which  he  went  to  work  for  Ephraim  Bennett,  a farmer  in  Madi- 
son township,  where  he  worked  for  two  years.  In  1859  he  went  to  work  on 
the  Miller  farm,  where  he  remained  for  about  a year,  and  then  worked  on  the 
Dugan  farm  for  three  years.  In  1864,  he  rented  a iarm  on  Millar's  Run,  where 
he  remained  until  1866,  when  he  moved  to  the  upper  Thomas  farm  in  Val- 
ley township.  He  remained  there  nineteen  years,  and  in  1885  he  went  to  the 
lower  Thomas  farm  in  Clay  township,  where  ne  remained  fourteen  years. 
Then  Joseph  H.  Brant  and  himself  bought  the  Johnson  farm  at  Clifford  in 
valley  township,  where  he  has  remained  ever  since. 

He  was  married  August  20,  1863,  to  Mary  B.  Brant,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Brant,  of  Valley  township,  'they  have  the  following  children:  Joseph  Henry, 
married,  living  at  Lucasville;  George  William,  married  and  farms  on  the  Jos- 
eph W.  Fulton  farm  in  Valley  township;  James  Benton,  married,  lives  on  the 
Bannon  farm;  Frank,  married,  is  superintendent  of  the  public  schools  at 
Ludlow,  Ky. ; Margaret,  married  T.  C.  Beatty,  an  attorney  at  Portsmouth,  0.; 
David,  married,  lives  on  the  lower  Thomas  farm  in  Clay  township;  Charles 
T.,  married,  lives  on  a farm  in  Valley  township;  Louise  at  home;  and  Edgar, 
a student  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University.  Mr.  Appel  is  a republican  in  his 
political  views  and  a member  of  the  Methodist  church. 

He  is  a gentleman  of  excellent  habits,  honest,  industrious  and  frugal. 
He  is  the  father  of  a family  of  whom  any  man  should  be  proud.  He  is  a 
model  farmer  and  devotes  all  his  time  to  this  pursuit.  He  is  conscientious 
and  fair  in  all  his  relations  with  his  fellowmen.  Above  all  he  is  an  earnest, 
sincere  and  devout  Christian. 

Joseph  Ashton 

was  born  June  1,  1805,  at  Old  Town  near  Newcastle,  Pa.  His  father  Joseph 
Ashton  was  a major  in  the  Revolutionary  army  and  a very  prominent  man  in 
his  time.  His  record  will  be  found  under  Revolutionary  soldiers.  Our  sub- 
ject had  only  a common  school  education.  After  finishing  school,  he  went  to 
Pittsburg  where  he  was  apprenticed  to  Samuel  Walker,  a steamboat  builder, 
and  learned  that  trade.  In  1847,  he  left  Pittsburg  and  went  to  New  Richmond, 
Ohio,  and  lived  there  till  1855,  teaming  for  David  Gibson,  who  had  a distillery 
there.  In  December,  1855,  be  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  went  into  part- 
nership with  his  brother-in-law  Milton  Kennedy  in  the  feed  business,  in  a 
three  story  building  on  the  site  of  the  Huston  Stone  front  on  Second  street. 
They  occupied  the  first  story,  the  second  was  a concert  hall,  and  the  third  was 
occupied  by  the  Odd  Fellows.  In  1856,  he  went  into  business  with  Henry  Dens- 
more  in  making  mineral  waters  and  remained  in  that  business  one  year.  He 
was  then  appointel  Canal  Collector  by  Governor  Chase.  During  the  war  he  re- 
moved to  Rapid  Forge  on  Paint  creek,  Ross  county,  and  made  his  home  there 
for  ten  years.  In  1864,  he  received  an  appointment  as  treasury  clerk  at  Vicks- 
burg and  other  points  in  the  south,  from  his  old  friend  Salmon  P.  Chase,  then 
Secretary  of  the  Treasury.  At  one  time  he  was  taken  prisoner  at  Goodrich’s 
Landing,  La. 

After  returning  from  the  south,  he  lived  in  Ross  county  and  afterwards 
in  Pike  county.  In  1870,  he  was  given  charge  of  the  City  Hospital  of  Ports- 
mouth, a position  he  held  for  several  years.  He  was  elected  a Justice  of  the 
Peace  in  Wayne  township,  Scioto  county,  in  April,  1878,  and  was  re-elected  an- 
nually until  June  1,  1891,  when  he  resigned  his  office  and  removed  to  Sinking 
Springs  in  Highland  county,  where  he  remained  until  his  death.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church.  He  was  an  abolitionist,  but  act- 
ed with  the  republican  party  after  it  was  formed. 

He  was  married  October  13,  1830,  to  Miss  Matilda  Kennedy,  sister  of 
Milton  Kennedy,  in  Alleghany,  Pa.  He  had  seven  children,  three  of  whom 
survive  him:  viz..  Mrs.  Pauline  McKeown  of  the  Portsmouth  schools;  Mrs. 
Martha  M.  Gall,  of  Sinking  Springs,  O.,  and  John  Q.  Ashton,  of  San  Diego, 
California.  He  was  a man  without  antagonisms  and  at  the  same  time  no  one 


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had  a stronger  will  than  he.  His  attachment  to  the  views  of  his  church  and 
his  views  on  the  subject  of  slavery  were  of  the  very  strongest.  As  a Justice  of 
the  Peace,  his  decisions  were  well  considered  and  were  correct.  He  was  hon- 
orable with  all  men  and  content  to  do  his  duty  in  the  sphere  in  which  he  was 
placed. 

Walter  Atkin 

was  born  at  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  April  20,  1837.  He  is  the  son  of  Frank  C.  and 
Jane  (Duval)  Atkin.  His  mother  was  of  French  descent  and  came  from 
Maryland.  His  father  came  from  England.  His  boyhood  and  youth 
were  spent  in  Portsmouth  where  he  received  a common  school  edu- 
cation. He  lived  in  Kansas  from  1856  to  1858  and  learned  the  bak- 
er’s trade  with  Hugh  Stewart  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  enlisted  in 
Company  G,  2nd  Colorado  Cavalry,  September  20,  1862,  and  was  mus- 

tered out  after  three  years  service.  Most  of  his  service  was  in  Kansas  and 
Missouri.  He  was  one  of  the  many  who  went  to  Pike’s  Peak  looking  for  gold, 
but  was  not  fortunate  enough  to  find  any.  He  was  in  the  saw  mill  business 
for  several  years  and  then  run  a threshing  machine  and  molasses  evaporator. 
For  the  past  five  years,  he  has  been  a merchant  and  huckster  near  Stockdale, 
Ohio.  Within  the  past  three  months  he  purchased  the  California  mills  and 
is  at  present  running  them.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Baptist 
church  and  of  the  G.  A.  R.  He  was  married  in  December,  1865,  to  Sarah  M. 
(Bennett)  Adams,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Bennett. 

Bernard  Augustin, 

wholesale  grocer,  was  born  December  26,  1830,  in  the  kingdom  of  Hanover, 
at  Meppen,  a town  of  about  four  thousand  people  at  that  time.  His  father, 
Joseph  Augustin,  born  in  1792  and  died  in  1857,  was  a wholesale  grocer  of 
that  town  and  a man  of  wide  political  influence.  He  served  two  terms  as 
mayor  of  the  town  of  Meppen.  Our  subject’s  grandfather  was  Karl  Augus- 
tin, a dry  goods  merchant  and  a well  educated  man.  His  mother  was  Mar- 
garet Drexler.  She  died  when  he  was  only  six  years  of  age.  Her  father  was 
Joseph  Drexler.  Mr.  Augustin  attended  the  common  schools  till  he  was  four- 
teen and  then  studied  in  the  gymnasium  at  Meppen  for  the  next  five  years. 
He  was  reared  a Catholic.  It  was  the  intention  of  his  parents  to  educate  him 
for  the  priesthood,  but  seeing  his  natural  inclination  for  the  fair  sex,  they 
abandoned  this  project  and  he  was  taken  into  his  father’s  store  until  he  was 
twenty-five,  when  he  started  a glass  manufactory  of  his  own. 

He  sold  out  to  his  mother  at  the  end  of  five  years  and  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1868.  He  stopped  first  near  Catlettsburg,  Ky.,  and  went  from 
there  to  Pittsburg  with  the  intention  of  getting  a position  in  the  glass  fac- 
tories there;  but  owing  to  his  inability  to  speak  the  English  language  he 
could  not  secure  a position  which  his  education  and  knowledge  of  the  business 
would  have  commanded  in  his  native  country.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  the 
next  year.  He  was  first  employed  here  by  Valentine  Rheinhart,  manufacturer 
of  candy.  He  worked  for  Rheinhart  for  three  years  and  saved  his  money,  and 
at  the  end  of  that  time  started  a candy-making  business  of  his  own.  To  this 
he  added  a small  line  of  groceries  and  kept  branching  out  and  adding  to  his 
stock  until  he  is  now  doing  a large  and  exclusively  wholesale  business  at  the 
corner  of  Front  and  Court  streets. 

He  is  a democrat  but  does  not  mix  in  politics.  He  is  a communicant  of 
St.  Mary’s  Roman  Catholic  church.  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  was  married  to 
Anna  Schleinhege,  daughter  of  Bernard  Schleinhege,  November  5,  1858.  They 
have  had  seven  children,  four  living  and  three  dead.  Two  died  in  infancy  and 
Adolph  was  drowned  in  the  Scioto  river  in  1881.  Those  living  are:  Bernard, 
Jr-,  now  in  business  with  his  father;  Joseph  M.,  a wholesaler  of  fancy  grocer- 
ies in  Portsmouth;  Mary;  and  Anna,  married  to  Carl  Streuber. 

Mr.  Augustin  is  an  examule  of  what  can  be  accomplished  by  strict  at- 
tention to  business  methods.  He  became  employed  in  a candy  manufactory 
and  soon  after  took  the  business  onto  himself.  1 ater  finding  that  manufac- 
turing candy  was  not  profitable,  he  undertook  the  wholesale  grocery  busi- 
ness and  in  that  has  been  very  successful  and  has  made  and  accumulated  a 
fortune.  His  standing  as  a business  man  in  the  community  is  the  very  best. 
It  is  always  good  for  a man  to  have  a failure  in  early  life,  that  is  if  there  is 


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any  outcome  in  him.  Mr.  Augustine  had  one  in  the  glass  business  in  Ger- 
many and  thereby  learned  how  to  retrieve  his  fortune  and  has  done  so  in  a 
wonderful  degree.  He  is  one  of  the  most  substantial  citizens  of  Portsmouth. 

John  Maximilian  Augustin 

was  horn  March  6,  1864,  in  Hanover,  Germany.  His  father  was  Bernhard  Au- 
gustin, who  has  a sketch  herein.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Anna 
Schleinhege.  He  was  the  third  child  of  his  father’s  family.  When  he  was 
four  years  of  age,  his  father  left  his  family  in  Germany  and  came  to  the 
United  States,  first  going  to  Pittsburg,  then  to  Big  Sandy,  and  then  to  Ports- 
mouth. In  1870.  his  father  sent  for  the  family  to  come  over  and  they  located 
in  Portsmouth.  John  attained  his  education  in  St.  Mary’s  Parish  school  in 
in  Portsmouth.  He  left  school  at  the  age  of  twelve  years,  and  started  to  work 
in  his  father’s  candy  factory.  He  mastered  the  business  in  two  years. 
From  the  age  of  14  to  16  he.  worked  at  his  trade  with  his  father.  At  the  age 
of  16,  he  began  to  travel  and  sell  groceries.  He  remained  in  this  business  from 
1880  until  1891.  From  1891  to  1892  he  was  a salesman  for  his  father  for  the 
city  trade.  February  1,  1892,  he  started  in  business  for  himself  at  17  west 
Front  street,  and  has  remained  in  that  business  ever  since,  hut  he  changed  his 
location  in  1894,  and  removed  his  business  to  Seventh  and  Chillicothe  streets. 
In  1898,  he  removed  to  Gallia  street,  where  he  is  now.  He  was  married 
September  20,  1887  to  Anna  B.  Snyder.  He  has  three  children,  one  son  and 
two  daughters.  His  son  and  one  daughter  died  in  infancy.  His  surviving 
daughter  is  Madeline,  aged  eight  years.  He  is  a communicant  of  St.  Mary’s 
church  and  a member  of  the  Young  Mens’  Institute.  He  is  a good  citizen, 
has  the  best  business  ability  and  has  been  very  successful  in  business. 

Charles  Moore  Ault 

was  born  at  Harrisonville,  Ohio,  February  1,  1875.  His  father  was  John  Ault, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Agnes  Boren,  daughter  of  James  Boren. 
His  parents  had  four  children,  of  which  he  was  the  oldest.  His  grandfather, 
Henry  Ault,  was  born  November  30.  1820,  in  Breidenbach,  Hessen-Nassau, 
Germany.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1845  and  located  in  Beaver  coun- 
ty, Pa.  He  married  Barbara  Brame  in  1847,  came  to  Scioto  county  in  1852, 
where  he  has  since  resided  except  a short  time  in  Jackson  county.  Their 
children  were:  John,  born  March  6,  1848:  William,  born  January  13,  1851:  Cal- 
lie,  bom  November  1.  1857.  His  first  wife  died  directly  after  the  birth  of  the 
last  named  child,  and  he  was  married  in  1861  to  Christina  Shear,  of  Jackson 
county,  Ohio.  They  had  three  children:  Mary  (Mrs.  Robert  McAleer)  born 
1864;  Maggie,  born  September  21,  1867:  Frank,  born  May  14,  1874.  William 
Ault,  residing  in  Columbus,  Ohio:  Mrs.  Callie  Burke,  of  Wheelersburg,  Ohio, 
with  whom  the  father  lives  at  present. 

Our  subject  received  a common  school  education,  and  one  term  at  the 
Rio  Grande  College.  He  attended  several  normal  schools,  began  teaching  in 
1892.  and  has  been  engaged  in  it  for  ten  years  in  Scioto  county.  In  his  po- 
litical views  he  is  a free-silver  democrat,  not  a member  of  any  church,  or  any 
fraternal  societies. 


■Walter  J.  Bagby 

is  the  son  of  William  Bagby.  He  was  born  in  1841  and  is  a grandson  of 
John  Bagby,  born  in  1819.  and  a great-grandson  of  Robert  Bagby  who  emi- 
grated to  Lewis  county,  Kentucky,  about  1800.  from  Virginia.  His  mother 
is  Mabala  Isabella  (Bruce)  Bagby,  a daughter  of  Thomas  Bruce  and  a grand- 
daughter of  John  Bruce  who  was  also  a Virginian,  belonging  to  a family  which 
originally  came  from  Scotland  in  the  ante-revolutionary  days,  and  has  a com- 
mon origin  with  the  family  of  Bruces  to  which  Robt.  Bruce,  King  of  the  Scots 
belonged.  The  naternal  grandmother  of  our  subject  was  Sarah  Thompson, 
daughter  of  Anthony  Thompson,  a member  of  the  Thompson  family  of  Loewis 
county,  Kentucky.  The  Bruces  settled  originally  near  where  Vanceburg  now 
stands  and  the  Bagbys  in  what  is  now  known  as  “Ferman’s  bottoms”  near 
Quincy.  The  Bagbys  came  to  Virginia  from  England  before  the  revolution. 

Our  subject  was  born  September  21.  1867,  at  Springville,  Kentucky,  and 
was  raised  at  St.  Paul,  Kentucky,  to  which  place  his  parents  removed  when 


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he  was  still  a child.  Here  he  received  his  schooling.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one 
he  began  railroading,  working  most  of  the  time  at  bridge  carpentering,  and 
continued  at  this  occupation  till  1897,  when  he  was  employed  as  a clerk  by  W. 
A.  Hamilton,  grocer,  in  Portsmouth.  At  the  end  of  two  years  he  bought  out 
Hamilton  and  is  now  conducting  the  business  himself  at  the  corner  of  Gallia 
and  John  streets. 

He  is  a socialist  in  his  views  and  votes  with  the  social  democrat  party. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Christian  church  of  Portsmouth  and  is  an  active  work- 
er. At  present  he  is  an  elder  in  the  church.  He  is  a member  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  and  of  the  Modern  Woodmen.  His  father  served  in  the  2nd  Ky. 
regiment.  Co.  F,  Union  army.  His  grandfather  Bruce’s  brother  was  a Captain 
in  the  22nd  Kentucky  regiment.  Union  armv.  and  his  cousin  was  a member  of 
the  Confederate  Congress  from  the  Louisville  district. 

Mr.  Basrby  wa«  married  .April  30,  1895.  to  Emma  Eastham.  daughter  of 
Robert  and  Mary  (Davis)  Eastham  of  Boyd  county,  Kentucky.  They  have 
one  child,  Paul  T.,  born  June  30,  1901. 

The  subject  of  the  sketch  affords  a splendid  opportunity  for  one  to  em- 
phasize those  qualifications  which  go  to  make  a man  in  the  highest  sense  of 
the  word.  As  to  honor,  no  citizen  has  a better  or  higher  sense  of  the  same 
than  Mr.  Bagby;  in  honest v,  his  record  is  known  well  to  all  those  who  have 
been  placed  in  a position  of  contact  with  him;  considering  duty,  sacrifice  tells 
better  than  any  word  his  unswerving  lovalty  to  a well  educated  conscience; 
as  to  purpose,  any  success  he  has  attained  to,  so  far  in  life  is  due  very  largely 
to  the  secret  of  this  -word. 

Lewis  William  Baker 

was  born  October  24,  1852.  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Henry  Ba- 
ker, and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Louisa  Pelhank,  both  natives  of  Ger- 
many. They  had  four  children,  three  now  living.  Our  subject  is  the  eldest. 
A daughter,  Louisa,  married  Andrew  Biegel  and  Fred  is  in  the  cigar  business. 
Our  subject  attended  school  until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  when  he  went  in 
with  Stemshorn  and  Engelbrecht  grocers  as  a clerk.  He  was  with  them  for 
two  years.  In  1869,  he  began  to  work  for  H.  Eberhart  & Company,  foundry- 
men,  and  clerked  and  traveled  for  them  until  1873.  On  July  22,  1873,  he  went 
into  the  Ohio  Stove  Company,  as  a salesman,  and  was  with  them  until  1890. 
In  that  year  he  became  a director  in  the  Portsmouth  Stove  & Range  Company, 
and  its  vice  president.  F.  V.  Knauss,  W.  S.  Todd  and  Mr.  Baker  took  810,000 
stock  in  it  when  it  started  and  it  is  now  owned  by  Knauss  and  Baker. 
Mr.  Baker  has  been  the  vice  president  ever  since  the  business  started.  Mr. 
Knauss  is  the  president,  and  R.  A.  Bryan,  the  secretary  and  treasurer.  Mr. 
Baker  married  Eva  Servey,  of  Lawrence  county,  April  2,  1873,  and  has  one 
son,  Frank  J.,  in  the  retail  shoe  business  at  the  former  stand  of  R.  L.  Gilbert 
on  Chillicothe  street,  opposite  the  post  office.  Mr.  Baker  is  a member  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  and  was  a trustee  for  fifteen  years.  In  politics,  he 
is  a Republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Aurora  Lodge,  Mt.  Vernon  Chapter, 
Solomon  Council  and  Calvary  Commandery  of  the  Masonic  bodies  in  Ports- 
mouth. He  is  the  founder  and  author  of  his  own  fortune  and  one  of  the  most 
successful  business  men  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  He  has  made  his  business 
career  a success  by  the  observance  of  correct  economic  principles. 

Cornelius  Hyatt  Barbee 

was  born  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  January  18,  1843.  His  parents  were  Elias  and 
Mary  Hyatt  Barbee.  She  was  a niece  of  the  late  C.  C.  Hyatt.  Mr.  Barbee’s 
father  came  from  Culpepper  county,  Virginia,  and  his  mother  from  Long  Is- 
land, New  York.  He  'passed  bis  boyhood  and  youth  at  Portsmouth  in  attend- 
ing school  and  clerking  in  J.  K.  and  O.  A.  Lodwick’s  dry  goods  store.  He  was 
employed  there  altogether  sixteen  years.  He  enlisted  as  third  sergeant  in 
Company  E,  140th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  May  2,  1864,  and  was  discharged 
September  3,  1864.  He  was  a democrat  till  1876,  and  after  that  has  been  a re- 
publican. He  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  of  Aurora 
Lodge,  Number  48  F.  and  A.  M.,  Scioto  Lodge  Number  31.  I.  O.  O.  F.,  Ports- 
mouth Lodge,  154,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  Bailey  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He 
married  Eliza  Jane  Bowman.  January  20,  1864.  He  has  two  children  living; 


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William  H.  in  business  with  him  at  Union  Mills;  and  Alice  May,  wife 
of  James  Mitchell.  He  has  two  daughters  deceased:  Nelly,  late  wife  of  Wil- 
liam Malone  and  Bertha,  late  wife  of  Albert  Turner. 

Mr.  Barbee  has  been  in  business  at  the  same  place  for  the  past  thirty- 
one  years.  He  conducted  the  store  for  Mr.  Davis  until  his  death  and  then  he 
purchased  the  stock  and  continued  it  in  his  own  name.  He  has  been  canal  col- 
lector the  past  ten  years.  Mr.  Barbee  is  one  of  the  reliable  citizens  of  the 
county.  He  is  as  near  a fixture  as  the  “sugar  loaf”  hill  near  his  place  of  bus- 
iness. He  can  be  found  at  the  same  place  each  hour  of  the  twenty-four,  year 
in  and  year  out,  and  his  habits  are  as  regular  as  those  of  a Thomas  clock. 
Not  to  find  him  in  his  store,  in  the  business  hours  of  the  day,  would  be  re- 
markable and  alarming. 

He  is  about  the  best  illustration  of  steady  and  good  habits  of  any  sub- 
ject in  this  book.  His  very  admirable  qualities  have  endeared  him  to  his 
whole  community  and  he  is  as  good  a specimen  of  the  model  citizen  as  can 
be  found  anywhere  in  this  Republic. 

Stout  Vt.  Leg'er  BarKlow 

was  born  February  15,  1822,  at  Enterprise  Furnace,  Greenup  county,  Kentucky. 
His  grandmother  was  Ruth  Stout  of  New  Jersey,  who  heard  the  guns  at  Tren- 
ton. His  maternal  grandfather  was  Job  Foster,  a revolutionary  soldier.  His 
father  Benjamin  Barklow  kept  a grocery  on  Second  street,  on  the  western 
part  of  the  school  lot  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
church.  In  1827,  his  parents  moved  to  a farm  in  Kentucky  opposite  Scioto- 
ville  and  lived  there  until  the  flood  of  1832  reached  them  when  they  came  back 
to  Portsmouth.  In  1838  our  subject  went  to  draying  in  Portsmouth.  In 
1841  he  went  into  the  Gaylord  mill  as  a shingler,  that  is,  to  manage  the  trip 
hammer.  The  boss  shingler  was  Peter  Gardner.  The  elder  T.  G.  Gaylord 
was  then  at  the  head  of  the  mill.  John  Gould  and  Mr.  Morrell  held  posi- 
tions in  the  office.  John  Critzer  was  the  engineer.  A small  nail  mill  was  con- 
nected, in  charge  of  Abraham  Springer  and  William  Miller.  Miller  got  to  be 
manager  of  the  mill  and  Springer  went  to  California  in  1850.  There  were  six 
knobbling  fires,  one  boiling  furnace  and  one  scrap  furnace.  In  1844,  more 
furnaces  were  built  and  the  mill  enlarged.  While  learning  to  shingle,  our 
subject  lost  one  eye.  A spark  from  a muck  ball  when  the  hammer  fell  upon  it, 
destroyed  it.  He  kept  at  the  work  until  he  became  boss  Shingler. 

In  1852,  he  went  to  California  with  John  Sturgeon,  David  Price,  Thomas 
Williams,  Captain  W.  B.  Williams,  Andrew  Robinson,  William  Sidney,  Thomas 
Richardson.  William  Delaney  and  Thomas  McAuley.  They  were  joined  by 
Captain  John  Clark,  father  of  Mrs.  P.  C.  Kinney,  Giles  Thornton,  William 
Morton,  Thomas  Thompson  Leonard  Alexander  and  Frank  Johnson.  Their 
wagons  were  made  in  Portsmouth  and  shipped  to  St.  Joseph,  Missouri.  Bark- 
low remained  for  two  years  and  made  money.  In  1855,  he  went  again  and  re- 
mained nearly  five  years.  He  owned  very  valuable  property  while  out  there 
the  second  time.  In  1859,  when  he  returned  from  California,  he  went  back  to 
the  rolling  mill  and  was  a boiler  for  several  years.  Then  he  boated  iron  for 
several  more  years.  For  fourteen  years  of  his  life  at  different  times,  he  was 
on  the  police  force  of  the  city.  He  was  married  August  15,  1844,  to  Sarah 
Jane  Jeffords,  daughter  of  Ezra  Jeffords,  and  brother  of  Henry  Jeffords.  He 
had  three  children:  William,  Agnes,  the  widow  of  B.  E.  Roe  and  Margaret 
Jane.  He  died  February  3,  1898.  Stout  Barklow  was  like  King  Saul,  head 
and  shoulders  above  his  fellows,  and  the  tallest  man  in  the  county,  being  six 
feet  three  and  a half  inches  high.  He  was  a man  of  the  highest  courage 
and  of  strong  will. 

Richard  Barry 

was  born  in  the  city  of  Wicklow,  Ireland,  January  24,  1843.  His  father  was 
Robert  Barry  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Bridget  Bryan.  His  father 
first  went  to  Australia  and  then  to  California.  He  died  before  he  could  re- 
turn to  his  family.  In  1848,  his  widow  and  children,  James  and  Richard,  came 
to  Canada  and  located  in  Kingston.  In  1856,  they  came  to  Chillicothe  and 
from  there  they  went  to  Hanging  Rock  in  1859.  In  1860,  Mr.  Barry  was  em- 
ployed at  a boiling  furnace  as  a helper  and  was  soon  made  a boiler.  He  has 


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worked  as  a boiler  for  forty-two  years.  He  afterwards  learned  to  be  a heater 
and  worked  for  Richard  Mather  in  Ironton. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  B,  18th  O.  V.  I.,  three  months  men,  May  26, 
1861,  at  the  age  of  20,  and  served  until  the  28th  of  the  August  following.  He 
re-enlisted  in  Company  A,  2nd  Virginia  Cavalry  directly  after  his  first  service 
but  was  taken  out  on  account  of  his  minority.  For  the  whole  of  1862  and  a 
part  of  1863,  he  drove  a team  for  the  United  States  army  and  worked  on  the 
army  roads  under  contract. 

In  March,  1863,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  went  to  work  in  the  Gay- 
lord mill  and  worked  one  year.  In  1864,  he  went  to  work  in  the  lower  rolling 
mill  for  the  Haydens  and  was  connected  with  that  mill  till  it  was  burned 
He  worked  with  the  Burgess  at  Yorktown  until  it  was  sold  out  to  the  trust 
and  has  not  worked  any  since.  He  was  married  July  4,  1864,  to  Ann  Bar- 
gin,  a native  of  Kings  county,  Ireland.  They  have  had  eleven  children:  Jen- 
nie B.  who  died  in  infancy;  Margaret  a dressmaker  in  Portsmouth;  Richard 
died,  aged  eleven,  from  an  accident;  Charles,  a machinist  at  the  Norfolk  & 
Western  shops  at  Portsmouth;  James,  a foreman  of  the  Hanging  Rock  ma- 
chine shops  of  the  Norfolk  & Western  R.  R.;  Daniel,  died  in  infancy;  Agnes 
died  in  infancy;  Mary,  a stenographer  with  H.  S.  Grimes  & Company;  Loretta 
died  at  eleven  years  of  age;  Joseph,  employed  at  the  Norfolk  & Western  shops; 
Richard  2nd,  aged  fifteen.  Mr.  Barry  enjoys  good  health  and  endeavors  to  take 
life  easy.  He  is  a member  of  the  Holy  Redeemer  church  and  in  his  political 
views  is  a democrat. 

Charles  A,  Barton 

was  born  in  Sidney,  Maine,  Sept.  3,  1824.  He  was  the  third  son  of  Rufus  Bar- 
ton and  Susanah  Wyman,  the  grand-son  of  Flint  Barton  of  Worcester,  Mass. 
The  years  of  his  minority  were  passed  under  his  father  in  the  business  of  farm- 
ing and  lumbering,  and  his  opportunities  for  education  were  exceedingly  meag- 
er. At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  started  in  the  world  for  himself,  and  for  sev- 
eral years  was  engaged  in  the  lumber  districts  of  Maine.  New  Brunswick, 
Pennsylvania,  and  New  York.  He  was  subsequently  employed  for  a couple 
of  years  at  the  trade  of  mill-wright.  In  the  spring  of  1854.  he  made  his  way 
to  Ohio,  rafting  lumber  down  the  Alleghany  and  Ohio  rivers  to  Ironton.  and 
the  next  year  located  in  Portsmouth  and  engaged  with  Messrs.  Riggs  & Thomp- 
son in  the  lumber  trade  and  manufacture,  in  which  business  he  continued 
until  the  breaking  out  of  the  late  Civil  War.  He  then  entered  the  army  in 
Company  G,  1st  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  at  the  expiration  of  the  three- 
months’  service,  re-enlisted  and  went  out  as  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  B 
of  the  13th  Ohio,  which  was  afterwards  changed  to  the  22nd  Ohio,  serving 
until  after  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  when  he  resigned  on  account  of  failing  health. 
In  the  fall  of  1862,  he  raised  an  independent  company  of  sharp  shooters,  and 
took  them  into  the  service.  In  November,  1863,  he  was  attached  to  Gen. 
Thomas’  headquarters  for  general  duty  and  so  remained  until  mustered  out  on 
July  25,  1865.  Returning  home,  he  resumed  the  lumber  trade  for  a short  time, 
and  then  engaged  in  civil  engineering  and  surveying,  which  for  the  most  part 
he  continued  to  the  time  of  his  death. 

He  was  for  a time  employed  on  the  turnpikes  of  Scioto  county  in  con- 
nection with  Captain  Gibbs,  and  with  that  gentleman  prepared  a very  ex- 
cellent map  of  the  county.  In  1872  and  1873,  he  had  charge  of  the  survey  of 
the  Ohio  University  lands,  and  after  they  were  ready  for  market  was  engaged 
in  selling  them,  and  also  in  various  other  matters  pertaining  to  his  profession. 
On  February  25,  1858,  he  married  Miss  Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  William  Mad- 
dock  of  Portsmouth,  but  originally  from  Wales.  Captain  Barton  was  a Master- 
Mason,  and  has  been  connected  with  the  order  for  a quarter  of  a century.  In 
politics,  he  was  a strong  adherent  to  the  principles  of  the  republican  party. 

In  1867,  he  was  the  republican  candidate  for  county  Treasurer.  He  was 
defeated  by  Aaron  Noel  and  contested  the  election.  Noel  won  in  the  contest. 
In  1873.  he  was  elected  to  succeed  Andrew  O’Neill  as  a member  of  the  Water 
Works  Board.  The  latter  had  been  removed  by  impeachment.  Captain  Barton 
was  elected  to  take  his  place  and  re-elected  in  1875,  serving  five  years.  For  the 
same  length  of  time  he  was  a member  of  the  city  council  and  was  its  president 
in  1881.  He  also  served  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education.  He  was  a 
useful  man  and  citizen  wherever  placed.  He  served  on  the  city  Board  of  Equal- 


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ization  of  Portsmouth  for  several  years.  He  was  a member  of  the  city  Board 
of  Trade  and  took  great  interest  in  it.  He  was  its  secretary  at  the  time  of 
his  death.  He  and  Captain  F.  C.  Gibbs  laid  out  the  Barton  and  Gibbs  addition 
to  the  city,  and  in  1883,  they  published  a map  of  the  county.  He  was  agent  for 
the  Ohio  State  University  lands  for  several  years.  He  was  a public  spirited 
citizen,  and  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  a man  who  should 
have  had  no  enemies.  If  he  had  them,  they  did  not  make  themselves  known. 
He  was  always  in  favor  of  public  improvements  and  laboring  to  secure  them. 
He  died  June  28,  1888. 

.Tames  G.  Basham 

was  born  April  11,  1862,  near  Empire  furnace,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  He  is  a 
son  of  John  W.  Basham  and  Florence  Hansford  Basham.  His  parents  were 
born,  and  reared  in  Kanawha  county,  West  Virginia,  came  to  Scioto  county 
in  1861  and  settled  near  Empire  furnace.  His  mother  was  of  English  descent 
and  his  father  of  Irish  descent.  He  was  reared  on  a farm  until  he  was  ten 
years  of  age.  His  mother  died  when  he  was  hardly  a year  old  and  he  was 
reared  by  his  grandparents.  He  moved  to  Sciotoville,  Ohio,  in  1872,  started 
to  school  at  the  age  of  ten,  and  received  a teacher’s  certificate  at  the  early  age 
of  sixteen;  hut  continued  in  school  until  eighteen  years  of  age,  when  he  ac- 
cepted a position  as  clerk  in  a grocery  store  in  Ironton,  Ohio.  This  position 
he  held  for  three  years.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one,  he  purchased  a grocery 
store  at  Ironton,  Ohio,  but  owing  to  the  depression  of  business  generally,  dis- 
continued business  at  the  close  of  the  same  year.  Soon  after,  he  came  to 
Scioto  county,  and  taught  school,  until  1885,  when  he  was  appointed  post- 
master at  Sciotoville,  Ohio,  under  President  Cleveland’s  administration.  Dur- 
ing his  term  as  postmaster,  he  was  elected  clerk  of  Porter  township  by  the 
largest  majority  (98)  ever  given  a democratic  candidate.  In  1898,  he  was 
elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Porter  township  by  a majority  of  53.  His 
prominence  as  a democrat  gradually  grew,  until  he  was  selected  by  that  party, 
as  their  candidate  for  Clerk  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  against  F.  D. 
Sikes,  but  was  defeated.  In  1899,  he  was  the  democratic  candidate  for  Probate 
Judge;  bnt  was  defeated  by  Harry  Ball. 

He  is  a prominent  member  of  the  Church  of  Christ  at  Sciotoville,  Ohio, 
at  various  times,  holding  the  most  important  offices  of  that  church.  He 
married  Rose  E.  Evans,  October  2.  1892,  who  died  December  27.  1894.  He  was 
again  married  to  Lula  Pierce,  January  8,  1898,  by  whom  he  has  two  chil- 
dren: J.  Frank  born  March  10,  1899,  and  Bertha  M.  horn  May  30,  1900.  Mr. 
Basham  is  well  informed  and  keeps  in  touch  with  current  events.  He  enjoys 
the  confidence  of  the  community  in  which  he  resides  to  the  fullest  extent 
and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  citizens  of  the  county.  His  example  and  in- 
fluence is  uniformly  for  the  public  good  and  for  progress. 

Thontas  Jefferson  Basham 

was  horn  January  3,  1842,  where  he  now  lives  near  New  Boston.  His  father 
John  Basham,  was  born  near  Gepharts,  Scioto  county.  His  grandfather.  An- 
derson Basham,  came  to  Gepharts  from  the  salt  regions  of  West  Virginia  near 
Charleston.  His  mother  was  Mary'  Moore,  daughter  of  William  Moore  who  liv- 
ed in  Sciotoville,  Ohio. 

Our  subject  received  a common  school  education.  He  attended  school 
three  months  in  the  year  from  the  time  he  was  ten  years  until  he  was  thir- 
teen and  set  on  the  old  style  benches  made  of  a slab  with  legs  to  it.  He  has 
been  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Clay  township  for  the  last  twenty 
years  with  the  exception  of  three  years,  and  secured  the  construction  of  what 
is  known  as  the  Star  yard  school  house.  He  has  never  been  active  in  poli- 
tics and  has  never  held  office,  hut  is  a “dyed  in  the  wool”  democrat.  He  is  not 
a member  of  any  church. 

He  was  married  December  16,  1862,  to  Nancy  Rowley.  Five  children 
were  born  to  them,  all  boys.  Four  of  them  died  before  reaching  the  age  of 
five  and  one  is  now  living:  Thomas  Edgar,  horn  May  20.  1868. 

Captain  George  Anderson  Batterson 

was  horn  in  Harrison  township,  September  19.  1874.  He  is  the  son  of  John 
Batterson  and  Sarah  (Richardson)  Batterson.  His  paternal  grandfather  was 


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Franklin  Batterson  and  his-  grandmother  was  Mary  (Stockham)  Batterson. 
His  great  grandfather  was  Abijah  Batterson.  His  maternal  grandfather  was 
Edward  Richardson  and  his  grandmother  Mary  (Blair)  Richardson,  horn  in 
Ireland. 

Our  subject  is  one  of  five  children:  Edward  R.,  Frank  J.,  attending  the 
Drew  Theological  Seminary  and  is  going  to  Montevidio,  South  America,  as  a 
missionary  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church;  Marne  A.,  teacher  of  the  Hav- 
erhill High  School;  and  Sallie  L.  at  home.  The  father  died  when  our  subject 
was  five  years  old  and  the  mother  still  survives  a widow.  He  was  raised 
on  a farm  and  attended  the  country  schools  until  1894,  when  he  entered  the 
Ohio  University  at  Athens,  Ohio.  He  completed  the  junior  year  and  entered  on 
the  senior  year  and  continued  with  his  studies  till  the  Spanish  war  broke 
out,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  B,  7th  O.  Y.  I.  at  Athens,  Ohio,  April  1, 
1898,  and  was  transferred  to  Company  E,  4th  O.  V.  I.  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and 
served  during  the  war  as  a Corporal.  He  took  part  in  the  capture  of  Guyama, 
Porto  Rice  and  another  engagement  in  the  mountains;  and  was  discharged 
February  1,  1899. 

In  1900,  Mr.  Batterson  raised  a company  of  infantry  for  the  Ohio  Na- 
tional Guard  in  Portsmouth  and  it  was  mustered  in  July  27  of  that  year  as 
Company  K of  the  Seventh  regiment.  He  was  chosen  its  Captain  and  is  at 
this  time  the  head  of  the  company.  (See  page  627.) 

In  March.  1899.  he  registered  as  a law  student  with  George  M.  Osborn 
of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  attended  the  law  school  at  Ann  Arbor  during  the 
winter  of  1899  and  1900  and  again  the  following  year,  and  is  still  a student. 
He  went  in  as  a partner  with  his  brother  in  the  Ed.  R.  Batterson  Dairy  Com- 
pany, in  the  spring  of  1900,  became  sole  owner  of  the  business  October  15, 
1901  and  conducted  it  until  1902,  when  he  sold  out.  He  represented  Ohio  Uni- 
versity in  a debating  contest  in  1896  and  was  commencement  orator  in  1897. 
He  was  president  of  the  Webster  Literary  Society  at  Ann  Arbor.  While  vet 
at  the  threshold  of  his  career  Mr.  Batterson  has  that  persistent  determina- 
tion that  insures  success.  His  inheritance  combined  the  habits  of  industry 
with  several  generations  of  cultivated  intellect  of  much  more  than  ordinary 
power.  He  is  by  nature  a leader  of  men  and  has  been  at  the  front  in  all  or- 
ganizations and  movements  with  which  he  has  been  connected.  He  gives 
promise  of  becoming  a leader  in  his  chosen  profession. 

John  Christian  Bauer 

was  born  February  17,  1863.  in  Portsmouth.  Ohio.  His  father  was  John  Fred- 
erick Bauer,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Anna  Wolf.  His  parents 
came  from  Hanover.  Germany,  of  which  place  they  were  natives.  They  had 
eight  children,  of  whom  John  C.  was  the  third  and  only  son.  Our  subject 
attended  the  schools  of  Portsmouth  until  seventeen  years  of  age.  He  then 
went  into  the  Burgess  mill  and  worked  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  Af- 
ter that  he  worked  at  Zottman’s  soap  factory.  From  1885  to  1888,  "he  -was 
employed  in  the  Portsmouth  IVa.gon  Stock  Company  as  book-keeper  and 
salesman.  In  September.  1888.  he  went  to  work  for  M.  B.  Gilbert  as  a sales- 
man, and  has  been  in  the  employ  of  that  house  from  then  until  the  present 
time.  The  business  was  incorporated  January  1,*  1900.  and  since,  he  has  been 
its  secretary  and  a director. 

He  was  married  June  4.  1890,  to  Mary  Zoellner.  a daughter  of  Philip 
Zoellner.  They  have  two  children.  Irma  and  Marie.  Mr.  Bauer  is  a democrat 
H his  political  views.  Me  is  a member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  the  United 
commercial  Travelers.  He  is  highly  regarded  by  all  who  know  him  as  a first- 
class  business  man. 

An  associate  in  business  says  of  him:  “He  is  an  honorable,  energetic  and 
reliable  man,  perfectly  familiar  with  his  business,  and  he  has  been  very  suc- 
cessful in  his  undertakings.  During  the  time  he  was  connected  with  the  Gil— 
ert  Grocery  Company  as  traveling  salesman,  he  succeeded  in  working  up  a 
r u J'*13'*'  P\ace<^  him  far  the  lead  of  his  competitors.  This  was  accom- 
P ished  by  his  courteous  treatment  to  every  one,  and  close  attention  to  his 
tmsmess^  He  is  of  a very  jovial  disposition,  has  excellent  habits,  and  has  hosts 
or  triends  in  this  and  surrounding  counties.” 


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'William  Ray  Beatty, 

son  ol'  William  R.  and  Arinina  (Remy)  Beatty,  was  born  in  Lawrence  county, 
Ohio,  August  11,  1874.  He  came  to  Sciotoville  with  his  parents,  when  he  was 
only  six  years  of  age.  Here  he  attended  school  during  the  winter  months  and 
worked  in  the  clay  mines  during  the  summer  months  until  he  was  nineteen. 
By  this  time  he  had  fitted  himself  for  a teacher  in  the  country  schools.  He  is 
still  engaged  in  this  profession  and  during  this  time  has  taught  four  years  on 
the  west  side  of  the  county  and  four  years  on  the  east  side.  At  present  he  is 
employed  at  the  Briggs  school  on  Chillicothe  pike  in  Clay  township.  He  is 
a loyal  republican  and  a member  of  the  Free-Will  Baptist  church  of  Scioto- 
ville. He  was  married  July  19,  1898,  to  Della  A.  Moore,  daughter  of  Alfred  and 
Tabitha  (Hill)  Moore. 

Will  iam  Robert  Beatty 

was  born  July  10,  1840,  at  Brush  Creek  furnace,  Jefferson  township,  Adams 
county,  Ohio.  His  father  Rynard  Carlyle  Beatty  was  a collier  at  the  furnace. 
His  mother  was  Elizabeth  Howe  Taylor.  His  father  was  married  twice.  There 
were  five  children  of  the  first  marriage  and  four  of  the  second.  Our  subject 
was  the  second  child  of  the  first  marriage.  When  William  R.  was  two  years 
old,  his  father  moved  to  Elizabeth  township,  Lawrence  county  and  in  two  years 
more  moved  to  Green  township,  Scioto  county,  not  far  from  Powellsville. 
Young  Beatty  went  to  school  there  and  attended  school  of  winters  till  he  was 
twenty  years  of  age.  He  remained  with  his  father  till  his  majority. 

On  September  3,  1861,  he  was  mustered  into  Company  E of  the  First 
Ohio  Volunteer  Cavalry.  He  had  enlisted  in  the  July  previous  He  served  in 
the  same  eampany  and  regiment  until  September  13,  1865,  and  was  Corporal 
of  the  company  when  mustered  out.  His  command  was  in  twenty-one  battles, 
to  say  nothing  whatever  of  skirmishes.  The  list  begins  with  Booneville,  Mis- 
sissippi. May  30,  1862,  and  ends  with  Columbus,  Georgia,  April  16,  1865,  a 
week  after  Lee’s  surrender  at  Appomattox  The  principal  of  these  were  Per- 
ry ville,  Kentucky,  October  8,  1862,  Stone  River,  December  31,  1862,  to  January 
2,  1863,  Chiekamauga,  September  19  and  20,  1863,  and  the  Atlanta  campaign. 
Mr.  Beatty  saw  his  Colonel,  William  Millikin  killed  in  battle  at  Stone  River. 
Tennessee,  December  31,  1862.  He  saw  a rebel  aim  at  Colonel  Millikin  and  tried 
to  shoot  the  rebel  first  but  the  latter  was  too  quick,  his  aim  was  true  and  Col. 
Millikin  was  shot  dead  off  his  horse.  Mr.  Beatty  was  taken  a prisoner  at 
Cortland,  Alabama,  July  23,  1862,  and  held  as  such  until  September  23,  1862. 
when  he  was  exchanged.  During  the  time  he  was  a prisoner,  he  was  confined 
at  Jackson  and  Vicksburg,  Mississippi.  He  was  taken  prisoner  the  second 
time  in  the  fall  of  1863  near  Pulaski,  Tennessee,  by  Guerillas,  deserters  from 
both  armies.  They  could  not  hold  him.  and  they  took  a vote  whether  to  kill 
him  or  let  him  go.  He  was  set  free  by  a single  vote. 

During  Sherman’s  March  to  the  Sea,  he  was  with  General  Wilson’s 
Cavalry  Corps  and  was  in  the  famous  Wilson's  raid.  His  command  was  set 
to  capture  Jeff  Davis  and  to  do  so  a detachment  of  which  he  was  one,  was 
dressed  in  Confederate  gray. 

He  came  to  Scioto  county  after  the  war.  Then  he  went  south  one  year, 
but  returned  in  1866.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  mining  ore  and  coal,  but 
owing  to  his  age,  can  no  longer  follow  that  occupation.  He  has  been  married 
three  times.  He  was  married  first  to  Armina  Remy,  of  Powellsville.  His 
children  by  this  marriage  were:  Thomas  Carlyle,  City  Solicitor  of  Portsmouth 
Ohio,  who  has  a sketch  herein;  Harrison  Taylor,  died  January  11,  1895,  aged 
twenty-five  years;  Orpha  Alma;  William  Ray,  a teacher.  Mr.  Beatty’s  first 
wife  died  July  4,  1887.  He  was  married  the  second  time  to  Sophrona  Hessler, 
of  Wheelersburg.  She  died  June  29,  1892  He  was  married  the  third  time, 
May  24,  1893  to  Margaret  Smith  Gamberline.  They  have  one  child,  Bessie 
Florence,  born  June  14,  1901. 

Mr.  Beatty  is  a democrat  in  politics.  For  many  years  he  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Free-Will  Baptist  church,  in  Sciotoville.  He  is  not  a frater- 
nity man.  He  is  remarkably  well  informed  for  his  opportunities  and  under- 
stands himself  as  well,  if  not  better,  than  any  one  mentioned  in  this  book. 
He  knows  his  own  abilities  and  will  not  attempt  more  than  he  can  do.  Like 
all  old  soldiers,  he  is  a good  citizen.  He  understands  his  duty  to  the  state 


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and  is  not  amiss  in  its  performance.  He  is  well  read  and  a good  conversation- 
alist. He  is  fond  of  discussing  complex  problems.  He  is  original  in  all  his 
ideas  and  withal  he  is  industrious. 

James  Bell, 

the  father  of  Robert  Hunter  Bell,  was  born  in  New  Castle,  Pennsylvania, 
August  3,  1784.  He  was  the  son  of  Joseph  Bell,  born  March  8,  1758,  in  Ireland. 
Joseph  Bell,  his  father  married  Anna  Hezlep,  February  7,  1779,  in  Ireland. 
She  was  bom  June  7,  1759.  They  came  to  New  Castle,  Pennsylvania,  in  1784. 
James  Bell,  their  son,  located  in  Circleville,  in  1810,  when  there  were  but 
three  houses  in  the  place.  He  carried  on  a shoe  and  leather  business  and  had 
one  tanyard  located  at  Circleville  and  one  at  Perry.  He  also  carried  on  a 
broom  factory  at  Circleville.  He  made  his  home  in  Portsmouth  for  six  years 
prior  to  1861,  when  he  went  to  Circleville  on  business  and  died  and  was  buried 
there.  He  was  a prominent  Mason  and  member  of  th  old  school  Presbyterian 
church  at  Circleville.  The  following  constituted  his  family:  Robert  Hunter, 
deceased;  Anna,  married  Nathan  White,  deceased;  Lemira,  married  Samuel  E. 
Brown,  deceased;  Narncy,  married  Silas  Chipman  Newton,  deceased;  James  W., 
a physician;  Joseph  Hezlep,  deceased;  John  Lynn,  deceased;  Lucy,  married 
Joseph  Willis  Collins;  Mary,  married  Melancthon  Hicks  Curtis,  deceased,  and 
Eleanor  Emma  who  has  resided  in  Portsmouth  since  1856,  and  conducts  a 
kindergarden  on  Washington  street,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets. 

Robert  Hunter  Bell 

was  born  August  20,  1815,  at  Circleville,  Ohio.  His  father  was  James  Bell, 
and  his  mother  Mary  Hunter.  James  Bell,  his  father,  was  a native  of  New  Cas- 
tle, Pennsylvania,  and  his  wife  of  Carlisle,  Pennsylvania.  His  father.  Joseph 
Bell  came  from  Ireland,  in  1784,  and  settled  in  New  Castle,  Pennsylvania. 
Robert  Bell  as  a boy  in  Circleville,  Ohio,  was  brought  up  to  the  shoe  business. 
He  also  had  a broom  factory  which  he  and  his  father  conducted.  He  came  to 
Portsmouth  July  1,  1850,  and  engaged  in  the  shoe  business.  He  was  the  pio- 
neer of  boot  and  shoe  making  in  Portsmouth.  He  started  the  first  shoe  factory 
in  Portsmouth  August  21,  1850. 

Frederick  Drew,  Irving  Drew’s  father,  was  Mr.  Bell’s  foreman  for  many 
years.  All  the  shoes  were  made  by  hand  until  March.  1869,  when  machines  were 
first  used.  After  1869  they  made  200  shoes  per  day  and  employed  40  hands. 
15  were  women  and  they  stitched  and  bound  the  shoes.  Each  bench  of  five  men 
made  six  pairs  of  shoes  in  one  hour.  Mr.  Bell  went  into  the  wholesaling  of 
shoes  with  W.  H.  Ware  and  Joseph  Vincent  under  the  firm  name  of  Bell.  Ware 
& Vincent,  afterwards  R.  Bell  & Company.  He  went  out  of  the  shoe  business 
in  1874  and  went  into  the  insurance  business.  On  April  4,  1876,  he  was 
elected  a member  of  the  board  of  cemetery  trustees  for  three  years.  In  1873 
he  was  elected  a school  trustee  for  three  years.  He  was  elected  clerk  of  the 
Courts  October  8,  1878  and  re-elected  October  11,  1881. 

He  joined  the  Presbyterian  church  in  Circleville,  in  1834,  and  was  an 
elder  in  that  church  for  many  years.  He  was  superintendent  of  the  Sabbath 
school  of  the  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  from  1856  to  1883.'  He 
was  Clerk  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Children’s  Home  of  Scioto  county  for  a 
number  of  years.  He  was  married  March  4,  1850,  to  Miss  Dorcas  Currie,  of 
Lithopolis  Ohio.  His  children  are  as  follows:  Mary  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John 

Glidden;  Charles  Bruce,  died  in  infancy:  George  Henry,  living  in  Florida. 
Lucy  Margaret,  wife  of  Captain  Richard  P.  Rifenberrick  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Mr.  Bell  departed  this  life  December  2,  1883.  He  was  a public  spirited  man,  al- 
ways ready  with  time  and  means  to  assist  in  any  laudable  enterprise.  He  was 
a lover  of  children  and  knew  a great  many  of  them.  If  a teacher  or  scholar 
was  absent  from  Sunday  school,  before  he  went  to  his  place  of  business  Mon- 
day morning,  he  called  to  ascertain  the  cause  of  their  absence.  He  was  one 
of  the  most  useful  men  in  his  church  and  in  the  community. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Bennett 

was  born  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  October  11,  1829.  His  father  was  a soldier 
of  the  war  of  1812.  In  1818,  he  emigrated  from  New  York  and  settled  on  the 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Little  Scioto  river,  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  The  son  received  a limited  edu- 
cation in  the  country  schools,  which  he  enlarged  by  reading  and  study  in  after 
years.  He  was  taught  the  business  of  milling  and  as  a millwright,  and  for 
some  years  carried  on  this  business.  On  March  11,  1849,  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Sarah  Ann  Snodgrass,  of  Scioto  county.  On  December  4,  1855,  he  moved 
and  settled  en  Tygart  creek,  in  Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  at  the  Globe  iron 
Furnace.  He  here  erected  the  first  flouring  mill  ever  built  in  Greenup  coun- 
ty. This,  and  a corn  mill  which  he  built  and  has  operated  ever  since,  are 
known,  as  "Bennett’s  Mills.”  While  a citizen  of  Ohio,  he  was  twice  elected 
Assessor  of  his  township,  and  township  Clerk. 

On  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  in  1861,  while  Kentucky  stood  neu- 
tral, he  crossed  to  Ohio  and  enlisted  in  Company  G,  of  the  56th  Ohio  Infantry, 
September  12,  1861,  and  was  made  Sergeant.  Alter  the  seige  of  Corinth  he  fell 
sick  and  was  sent  to  the  hospital  at  Camp  Dennison,  treated  through  a long 
spell  of  illness  and  discharged  from  the  United  States  service  in  August.  1862, 
on  account  of  disability.  He  remained  at  home  until  August,' 1863,  when  he  be- 
came Deputy  Pi'ovost  Marshal  for  the  Ninth  Congressional  District  of  Ken- 
tucky, and  served  as  such  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Kentucky  in  1866,  and  opened  an  office  at  Greenup.  He  has  been  one 
of  the  most  successful  attorneys  in  the  state  and  Federal  courts  in  northeas- 
tern Kentucky.  He  was  Road  Commissioner  for  his  county,  for  four  years, 
from  1866  to  1870.  In  1890  he  was  elected  a delegate  to  the  state  Constitutional 
Convention,  in  which  body  he  served  with  ability  and  credit  to  himself  and 
constituents.  While  yet  in  this  service,  the  people  of  his  county  elected  him 
to  represent  them  in  the  General  Assembly.  Mr.  Bennett  may  be  best  char- 
acterized as  a man  of  strong  and  vigorous  mind,  with  positive  convictions  and 
a frank  and  open  expression  of  the  same.  Behind  a manner  somewhat  abrupt 
at  times,  his  kindly  and  accommodating  spirit  makes  him  a general  favorite 
among  his  friends  of  all  parties.  He  is  as  well  known  in  Portsmouth  and 
Scioto  county  as  he  is  at  home.  He  is  and  always  has  been  a republican  in  his 
political  faith  and  practice. 

Jacob  Bennett 

was  born  April  1,  1860  in  Bloom  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  son  of  Amaziah 
Bennett  and  Sarah  Quenn  his  wife.  He  was  the  sixth  of  a family  of  eight 
children.  He  was  brought  up  a farmer,  but  has  been  a miner  for  ten  years. 
He  had  a common  school  education.  He  was  married  November  3,  1883  to 
Mary  Alice  Fulk,  daughter  of  John  Fulk.  There  were  three  children  of  this 
marriage:  Margaret,  Sarah  and  John.  His  wife  died  February  14,  1892.  He 
was  married  April  5,  1896  to  Melissa  Johnson,  daughter  of  John  Johnson. 
There  are  two  children  of  this  marriage:  Nellie  and  Bessie.  Our  subject  is  a 
republican  but  was  never  a candidate  for  office.  He  resides  near  Bloom 

Switch.  Mi-.  Bennett  is  a young  man  of  pleasing  address  and  good  habits. 
He  tries  to  do  the  best  he  can  for  himself  under  any  and  all  circumstances  and 
that  is  the  best  any  one  can  do.  He  is  a good  friend,  a good  neighbor  and  a 
good  citizen. 

John  Gordon  Bennett 

was  born  November  1,  1846,  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  William. 
H.  Bennett,  a farmer,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  T. 

Beauchamp.  He  attended  school  in  Pike  county,  near  Stockdale.  He  en- 
listed in  the  Eighth  Company  of  Ohio  Independent  Sharp  Shooters,  October 
22,  1862,  and  served  until  July  19,  1865.  Since  the  war  he  has  been  a farmer 
in  Pike  county,  near  the  Scioto  county  line.  He  was  married  first  in  1872,  to 
Harriet  E.  Norris,  daughter  of  James  Norris,  of  Pike  county.  There  were 
four  children  of  this  marriage:  Stella  Grace,  the  wife  of  Harry  Bierley  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Edith  Magnolia,  the  wife  of  Stanley  Allard  of  Stockdale, 
Pike  county,  Ohio;  Laura  Ellen  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years;  Lewis  Ells- 
worth resides  with  his  father.  His  first  wife  died  in  1882.  He  married  in 
1883,  Charlotte  J.  Kirkpatrick,  daughter  of  Thomas  Kirkpatrick.  There  are 
two  children  of  this  marriage:  Dwight  Merrill  and  Nora  Alice.  Mr.  Bennett 

is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  is  a republican  in  politics. 


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Lewis  Smith  Bennett 

was  born  March  22,  1849,  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His 
father  was  William  H.  Bennett.  He  was  born  in  Madison  township.  His 
mother  was  Elizabeth  Beauchamp,  daughter  of  John  Beauchamp  of  Pike 
county.  His  grandfather  was  John  Bennett.  Lewis  Smith  was  the  third  of 
his  father’s  nine  children.  There  were  three  sons  and  six  daughters.  He 
received  a common  school  education. 

He  enlisted  February  22,  1864,  in  Company  G,  91st  O.  V.  I.  as  a recruit 
for  three  years,  when  he  yet  lacked  one  month  of  being  fifteen  years  of  age. 
He  gave  his  age  on  the  roster  as  eighteen  and  signed  his  mother’s  consent  to 
his  enlistment.  His  father  was  already  in  the  service  in  the  8th  Ohio  Inde- 
pendent Company  of  Sharpshooters,  having  enlisted  November  3,  1863  for  three 
years.  He  was  transferred  to  Company  D,  15th  Y.  R.  C.,  December  21.  1864, 
and  mustered  out  August  4,  1865.  Our  subject’s  brother,  John  was  in  the  same 
Company,  having  enlisted  October  22,  1862,  for  three  years,  at  the  age  of  six- 
teen. He  served  until  July  19,  1865. 

Our  subject  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Lynchburg,  being  hit  in  the 

back  of  the  neck  by  a piece  of  shell  which  bursted  over  him.  On  September 

19,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Opequan,  he  was  wounded  three  times  by  minie  balls. 
One  ball  struck  him  near  the  right  knee  and  plowed  through  his  thigh.  He 
was  in  the  hospital  three  months  on  account  of  it. 

After  his  return  from  the  war,  he  went  to  work  on  his  father’s  farm  and 
remained  there  until  April  7,  1870,  when  he  was  married  to  Lottie  E.  Brown, 
daughter  of  John  H.  Brown,  now  deceased.  After  his  marriage,  he  went  to 
farming  on  80  acres  of  land  in  Pike  county  and  lived  there  fifteen  years.  He 

bought  the  Noble  farm  in  1889  and  has  resided  there  ever  since.  He  was  a 

Trustee  of  Marion  township,  Pike  county,  Ohio,  for  six  years.  He  was  a 

member  of  the  school  board  in  the  same  township  for  three  years. 

He  has  had  five  children,  four  of  whom  are  living:  Florence  Viola,  wife 

of  Bertie  A.  Crabtree,  resides  near  Flat.  Pike  county,  Ohio;  John  B.  married 

Allie,  daughter  of  W.  M.  Coburn,  and  lives  near  Nairn,  Ohio;  Sarah  M.  wife  of 
Eli  S.  Wilson,  lives  near  Scioto  P.  O.;  William  D.  died  at  the  age  of  fifteen 
months;  Libbie  May  is  at  home. 

Mr.  Bennett  is  a republican,  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 

church,  and  a Knight  of  Pythias.  He  is  a man  of  good  character,  honorable 

in  all  his  dealings,  of  exemplary  habits  and  a first  class  citizen. 

R.olla  E.  Bennett, 

the  son  of  James  J.  Bennett  and  Margaret  Bowler,  was  born  November  16. 
1856,  in  Madison  township.  His  grandfather  Thomas  J.  Bennett  came  from 

Virginia,  in  1809  and  settled  on  the  farm  on  which  our  subject  now  resides. 

His  childhood  was  spent  on  the  farm,  receiving  only  such  education  as  the 
common  schools  afforded.  Politically  he  is  a republican,  though  not  active  in 
politics.  He  has  religious  views  peculiarly  his  own  and  claims  to  have  been 
born  in  the  family  of  God  by  regeneration,  February.  1883,  and  takes  the  New 
Testament  as  his  standard  of  belief.  He  was  married  May  9,  1880,  to  Jessie  F. 
Moore.  They  have  eight  children  living  and  one  dead.  The  surviving  chil- 
dren are  as  follows:  Agnes,  Gertrude,  Clarence.  Icy  and  Ivy  (twins),  Lillie, 
Nona  and  Emma. 

Mr.  Bennett  is  a man  of  excellent  qualities — a good  neighbor,  a patriotic 
citizen  and  a thoroughly  conscientious  Christian.  He  is  always  ready  to  per- 
form a neighborly  or  Christian  duty.  He  is  honest  and  upright  in  all  his 
dealings  and  can  be  counted  among  Madison  township’s  model  citizens. 

William  Jefferson  Bennett 

was  born  January  12,  1854,  in  Jo  Daviess  county,.  Illinois.  His  father  was 
Jehiel  Bennett  and  his  mother  was  Mary  Crain  Bennett,  daughter  of  Martin 
Crain.  His  grandfather  was  Benjamin  Bentley  of  New  York.  His  father  was 
born  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  and  emigrated  to  Illinois.  He  lived  in  Illinois 
until  1867  and  was  engaged  in  farming.  There  were  ten  children  in  the 
family,  two  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  There  were  seven  sons  and  three 
daughters.  When  his  father  left  Illinois,  he  went  to  Clark  county,  Missouri, 


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and  remained  four  years  and  from  there  went  to  Batesville,  Arkansas,  where 
our  subject  resided  until  1875,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  now  re- 
sides. He  was  married  September  14,  1876  to  Lucy  Woodruff,  daughter  of  Isaac 
Woodruff.  They  have  twelve  children,  three  of  whom  are  dead.  Edwin  J., 
blacksmith  in  Plattsburg,  Wisconsin;  Ernest  Theodore,  and  William  Jeffer- 
son, Jr.,  both  shoe  cutters  in  Portsmouth;  Clinton  W.,  presser  for  Haas, 
Schwartz  & Company;  Clair,  deceased  at  two  years;  Walter  and  Wallace 
(twins)  died  at  two  years;  Charles  Crain,  employed  in  the  shipping  room  of 
Drew,  Selby  & Company;  Lucy  M.,  Benjamin  Bentley,  Mary  Erna  and  Wesley 
Oliver  at  home.  Prom  1877  to  1880,  he  was  with  the  Portsmouth  Transfer 
Company.  From  1880  until  1887,  he  worked  for  Mark  Wells.  He  was  Street 
Commissioner  of  Portsmouth  from  1887  until  1891.  Mr.  Bennett  has  always 
been  a republican  and  is  a member  of  the  Baptist  church  of  Portsmouth. 

'William  Pool  Bennett 

was  born  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  January  15,  1880.  He  is  the 
son  of  Rolla  E.  and  Sarah  Pool  Bennett.  She  was  the  daughter  of  William 
Pool.  The  great-great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  M.  Bennett  came  from 
Morgantown,  Virginia,  in  1806.  He  died  in  June,  1815,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
three.  His  son  Thomas  Bennett  married  Nancy  Jenkins  and  to  them  was 
born  Caleb  Bennett,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  who  married  Eliza  Stock- 
ham  and  to  them  was  born  Rolla  E.  Bennett.  His  family  consists  of  Warren, 
in  Iowa;  Erma,  wife  of  Wm.  N.  Kent  of  Pike  county,  Ohio;  Susan,  wife  of  Wm. 
Brown;  Harvey  William,  our  subject,  and  Chloe.  William’s  boyhood  was  spent 
on  the  farm  and  at  the  district  school.  He  obtained  a fair  education.  He  con- 
ducts the  home  farm.  His  father  Rolla  E.  Bennett  was  in  Company  G,  91st. 
O.  V.  I.  He  is  a democrat.  He  married  Florence  Deemer  daughter  of  Louis 
and  Jane  Thomas  Deemer.  December  16,  1900. 

Aholia b Bentley 

was  born  in  Sharon,  Pennsylvania,  May  22,  1807,  the  youngest  of  eleven  chil- 
dren of  Benjamin  Bentley  and  Mary  Baldwin,  his  wife,  a native  of  Penn- 
sylvania. For  particulars  as  to  his  ancestry,  see  the  Pioneer  Record  in  this 
book.  His  father  was  a millwright  and  followed  that  trade  for  a number  of 
years.  He  removed  to  Trumbull  county  when  our  subject  was  but  one  year 
old.  There  he  attended  the  common  schools  and  had  to  walk  three  miles. 
He  worked  on  the  farm  in  summer.  Between  the  ages  of  fifteen  and  seven- 
teen, he  attended  school  at  Warren,  Ohio,  and  after  the  age  of  seventeen  years, 
he  engaged  in  teaching  in  Richland  county,  then  in  the  old  court  house  in 
Georgetown,  Brown  county,  and  then  after  that,  taught  four  miles  north  of 
Ripley.  One  of  his  pupils  there  was  Doctor  Dunlap.  In  1828,  he  embarked  in 
the  mercantile  business  in  Georgetown,  Brown  county,  Ohio,  and  was  engaged 
in  this  business  and  farming  for  ten  years.  He  afterwards  engaged  in  the 
same  business  at  Higginsport.  In  1830,  Mr.  Bentley  married  Mrs.  Mary  Ann 
McCauley.  They  had  two  sons,  Morrison  and  Martin.  She  died  in  1836.  In 
1840  he  married  Jane  Linn.  They  had  five  children:  Franklin,  died  in  in- 
fancy; Mrs.  Laura  J.  B.  Lloyd,  widow  of  Charles  P.  Lloyd;  Mary  E.,  widow  of 
Richard  M.  Lloyd;  Linn,  of  Columbus,  engaged  in  the  iron  business  and  Ben- 
jamin, residing  at  Jackson,  engaged  in  the  grocery  business. 

In  the  spring  of  1840,  he  became  clerk  at  Hanging  Rock  landing  for  Camp- 
bell, Ellison  & Company,  who  were  running  Mt.  Vernon  furnace.  In  the 
spring  of  1840,  he  went  to  Manchester,  Ohio,  and  engaged  in  milling  for  two 
years.  In  1846,  he  and  some  others  built  Gallia  furnace  and  remained  engaged 
in  that  for  eleven  years.  In  1853,  he  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In  1854,  he 
became  connected  with  Madison  furnace  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  and  his  fam- 
ily are  interested  in  that  at  the  present  time.  In  1873,  he  became  a stockholder 
in  the  Globe  Iron  Company  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio.  On  November  7,  1866,  he 
was  elected  a councilman  in  Portsmouth,  from  the  Fifth  ward.  On  October  7. 
1870,  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Board  of  Equalization  for  the  city  of 
Portsmouth.  In  politics,  Mr.  Bentley  was  a repuhilcan.  He  never  had  any  fail- 
ures in  any  of  his  enterprises.  The  rule  of  his  financing  was  that  he  never 
invested  in  any  enterprise  more  than  he  could  afford  to  lose  and  the  result  of 
that  wras  that  he  passed  through  every  panic  in  our  country  with  unimpaired 


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credit.  He  was  a member  of  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  church  of  Portsmouth, 
Ohio.  He  was  an  excellent  businesss  man  and  always  a Christian  gentleman. 
He  died  on  December  26,  1891. 

Linn  Bentley 

was  born  December  10,  1851,  at  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  a son  of  Aholiab  Bentley,  who 
has  a sketch  herein.  His  ancestry  will  be  found  in  the  Pioneer  Record  of  this 
book.  He  resided  with  his  father  in  Portsmouth  during  his  youth.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools  at  Portsmouth  and  the  High  School  when  it  was  first 
opened  in  the  Salter  building.  He  was  a student  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity in  1868  and  1869.  He  was  a clerk  in  the  Ohio  Valley  Bank  with  his 
father  in  1870.  From  1871  to  1874,  he  resided  at  Madison  Furnace  in  Jackson 
county.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Methodist  church  since  1878.  He  has 
always  been  a republican  in  his  political  views. 

He  was  married  February  7,  1876,  to  Miss  Rachel  Alice  Clare,  of  Ports- 
mouth, the  youngest  daughter  of  the  late  James  D.  Clare.  They  have  two 
daughters,  Sarah  and  Jennie  L.,  and  three  sons,  Linn  Clare,  deceased,  Robert 
A.,  and  James  P.  All  of  the  children  are  with  their  parents  in  Columbus,  re- 
siding at  585  Oak  street. 

Since  1871,  Mr.  Bentley  has  been  engaged  in  the  pig  iron  business  and 
has  been  uniformly  successful.  He  is  now  a member  of  the  pig  iron  company 
of  Feisner,  Wagner  and  Bentley,  operating  blast  furnaces  in  the  Hocking 
Valley.  Mr.  Bentley  is  a gentleman  of  more  than  usual  ability,  and  is  highly 
esteemed  by  all  who  know  him.  He  has  never  made  a false  or  mistaken  move 
in  business  and  his  career  illustrates  the  idea  of  learning  one  business  and 
following  it  to  the  exclusion  of  all  others. 

Mrs.  Lora  Elmira  Bierley, 

nee  Salladay,  was  born  in  the  French  Grant,  near  Hayport,  February  18,  1844. 
Her  father  was  John  Miller  Salladay,  and  her  mother’s  maiden  name  was 
Martha  Hayward  daughter  of  Moses  Hayward.  When  she  was  a child,  her 
parents  moved  to  the  Scioto  valley,  north  of  Portsmouth,  where  she  was 
reared.  She  received  a common  school  education.  She  was  married  September 
19,  1877,  to  Samuel  Bierley,  and  has  had  two  children,  Sarah  Martha,  wife  of 
George  D.  Gims,  who  conducts  a flour  and  feed  store  in  Portsmouth,  and 
Stewart  Salladay  a youth  of  seventeen  years.  Mrs.  Bierley  has  resided  within 
four  miles  of  Portsmouth  all  her  life.  At  present  she  resides  at  381  East 
Eleventh  street.  She  is  a member  of  the  Valley  Chapel  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  a woman  highly  respected  and  loved  by  all  who  know  her. 

William  Biggs,  Jr., 

was  born  January  16,  1830,  at  Greenup,  Kentucky.  He  was  one  of  twins,  his 
twin  brother  being  Robinson  Biggs,  who  died  June  22,  1852,  unmarried  He 
was  reared  on  his  father’s  farm,  and  attended  the  local  schools.  He  attended 
college  at  Washington,  Pennsylvania,  in  1848.  In  1849,  he  went  to  Mount 
Savage  Furnace,  Carter  county,  Kentucky,  as  a store  keeper  of  the  furnace 
there,  and  followed  that  occupation  and  stock  receiver  for  nine  years,  while 
his  brother,  Andrew  was  manager.  In  1858,  he  took  charge  of  his  father’s 
farm  below  Greenup,  and  managed  it  for  eight  years.  March  15,  1860,  he  was 
married  to  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Benjamin  King,  a prominent  iron  man  of 
Laurel  Furnace,  Kentucky.  In  the  year  1866,  he  removed  to  his  present  home, 
“Gravenstein  Place,”  Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  near  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where 
he  has  resided  ever  since.  Mr.  Biggs  has  had  seven  children:  Robinson,  a 
physician:  Maurice,  who  married  Nina  Mitchell,  of  Greenup,  Kentucky;  Anna, 
who  died  in  young  womanhood:  Lucy  Davis,  wife  of  Joseph  Damron,  engaged 
in  businesss  in  Huntington,  West  Virginia;  Sara  and  Helen  Rebecca,  at  home; 
Winifred,  wife  of  Irwin  Smith,  of  Huntington,  West  Virginia.  Mr.  Biggs  has 
always  been  a democrat.  He  is  one  of  the  most  kind  hearted  men  in  the 
community  where  he  resides,  and  is  highly  esteemed  for  his  civic  virtues. 

Louis  N.  Bishop 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  January  25,  1871.  He  is  the  son  of  John  Bishop 
of  Portsmouth.  His  great-grandfather  removed  from  England  to  Germany, 


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and  his  father  came  from  Germany  to  the  United  States.  His  mother,  Clara 
Koch,  was  a native  of  Wurtemburg,  Germany;  she  was  a descendant  from  the 
Kohler  family,  and  among  them  were  those  holding  the  title  of  Baron  and 
Baroness. 

Young  Bishop  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth, 
and  then  learned  the  trade  of  a tailor,  and  later  that  of  designing  garments. 
In  1889,  he  left  Portsmouth,  and  traveled  for  a year.  In  1890,  he  took  charge 
of  the  manufacturing  department  of  Sanford,  Varner  & Company  of 
Portsmouth,  and  was  soon  afterward  promoted  to  the  position  of  designer, 
which  position  he  has  occupied  ever  since  with  the  same  house  or  its  successor. 
He  gives  instructions  in  the  art  of  designing  and  has  pupils  in  different  parts 
of  tne  country.  To  such  an  extent  was  he  called  upon  to  give  instructions, 
that  he  decided  to  publish  his  book  entitled  '“The  Modern  Designer.” 

Mr.  Bishop  possesses  line  literary  tastes,  and  has  quite  a collection  of 
books  on  scientific,  historical  and  technical  subjects. 

Daniel  Thompson  Blackburn, 

merchant  of  Rarden,  Ohio,  was  born  at  Pine  Grove  Furnace,  Lawrence  county. 
Ohio,  May  19,  1854.  His  father,  Thomas  Blackburn,  was  the  son  of  Edward 
Blackburn,  a native  of  Ireland,  who  came  to  America  in  1815,  in  search  of  his 
brother  whose  whereabouts  had  been  lost  sight  of.  While  here  he  married 
Elizabeth  Thompson  of  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania. 

The  mother  of  our  subject  was  Caroline  (Scott)  Blackburn,  daughter  of 
James  Scott,  of  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  was  of  Scotch  descent. 

His  parents  moved  to  Mt.  Joy,  in  1854,  where . our  subject  spent  his 
boyhood  and  received  his  early  education.  He  attended  the  National  Normal 
University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  for  a short  time.  He  commenced  teaching  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  and  continued  to  teach  for  seventeen  years,  never  teaching  out- 
side of  four  districts,  which  speaks  well  for  his  ability  as  a teacher.  While 
teaching,  he  was  also  interested  in  farming  and  fruit  growing  and  was 
at  one  time  known  as  the  “peach  boy  of  Mt.  Joy.” 

In  1890,  he  gave  up  teaching  and  traded  a farm  he  owned  for  a stock  of 
merchandise  in  Moulton,  Auglaize  county,  Ohio,  and  carrried  on  a general 
merchandise  business  there  for  three  years,  when  he  sold  out  and  went  back 
to  Mt  Joy,  and  the  next  year  formed  a partnership  with  J.  R.  Davis  in  the 
general  merchandise  business  at  Rarden,  which  partnership  lasted  till  March 
15,  1901,  when  Davis  withdrew  and  the  firm  was  changed  to  D.  T.  Blackburn 
& Son  as  it  is  still  known. 

While  he  is  known  as  a merchant,  he  takes  a very  deep  interest  in  agri- 
culture and  has  been  a very  active  member  of  the  organization  formerly 
known  as  the  Mt.  Joy  Fair  Association,  but  at  present  is  the  Scioto  County  Ag- 
riculture Society,  and  has  been  its  President  for  the  past  six  years..  It  is 
largely  owing  to  his  management  that  the  fairs  have  been  so  successful. 

When  only  ten  years  of  age,  he  offered  to  volunteer  in  the  82nd  O.  V.  I., 
but  was  not  accepted  on  account  of  his  age.  His  father  was  a member  of  Com- 
pany H,  176th  O.  V.  I.  and  served  from  September  2,  1864  to  June  14,  1865.  Mr. 
Blackburn  served  as  assessor  two  years  in  Brush  Creek  township  and  was  land 
appraiser  of  Rarden  township  for  the  year  1900.  He  has  served  one  term  as 
councilman  of  Rarden  and  was  elected  Treasurer  of  the  corporation  in  1902, 
which  office  he  now  holds.  He  was  elected  township  Treasurer  at  the  spring 
election  of  1902,  and  was  a member  of  the  Rarden  township  Board  of  Education 
four  consecutive  years. 

Mr.  Blackburn  is  very  liberal  in  his  political  views  voting  more  for  the 
man  than  his  politics.  He  is  strongly  inclined  to  prohibition  but  votes  the 
democratic  ticket  on  national  issues.  He  was  reared  a Presbyteran  of  the  old 
school,  but  owing  to  the  decay  of  his  home  church,  he  has  placed  his  member- 
ship with  the  Mt.  Joy  Christian  church. 

He  was  married  to  Keziah.  Unger,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Sarah  Unger,  of 
Pike  county,  March  7,  1878.  They  have  seven  children,  two  of  whom  died 
in  infancy,  one  at  the  age  of  twelve  and  one  at  thirteen.  Their  names  in  order 
are:  William  H.,  deceased;  Randall  C.,  Daisy  P.,  deceased;  Ocie  M.,  Quinton 
V.,  deceased;  Lula  M,  deceased,  and  Sarah  C. 


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Thomas  Bartlett  BlaKe 

was  born  at  Biddefoi'd  in  Devonshire,  England,  on  the  6th  day  of  August,  1843. 
His  father  was  William  Blake,  and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth 
Bartlett.  He  attended  the  public  schools  in  England,  but  left  there  at  eleven 
years  of  age  and  went  with  his  parents  to  Hamilton,  Canada.  His  father  was 
a butcher  and  he  was  brought  up  to  that  business.  He  soon  learned  it  and  at 
the  age  of  nineteen  years  started  in  business  tor  himself  at  Hamilton,  Canada. 
He,  however,  had  a desire  to  see  something  of  the  world  and  worked  a while 
at  his  trade  in  Detroit;  and  afterwards  at  St.  Louis.  In  1863,  he  returned  to 
Hamilton,  Canada,  where  he  engaged  in  his  trade  but  a short  time.  In  the 

I latter  part  of  1862  and  1863  he  was  located  in  Detroit.  From  1836  to  18 10  he 
engaged  in  rhe  same  Dusiness  in  the  Upper  Peninsula  of  Michigan.  In  the  last 
named  year  he  became  tired  of  the  long  winters  in  Michigan  and  longed  for 
a better  country.  While  a boy  in  England  at  the  age  of  nine,  he  had  read 
and  re-read  and  cried  over,  “Uncle  Tom’s  Cabin.”  He  then  lormed  a great  de- 
sire to  see  the  Ohio  river  and  visit  the  scenes  along  the  river  depicted  in  that 
work.  So  in  1870,  when  he  determined  to  find  a warmer  country,  the  memory 
of  ‘ ‘Uncle  Tom’s  Cabin”  came  to  him  and  he  resolved  to  come  to  the  Ohio 
river.  In  the  fall  of  1870,  he  was  engaged  in  the  sewing  machine  business  at 
Eagle  river,  Keweenaw  county,  Michigan.  In  connection  with  this  business  he 
came  to  Cleveland  and  consulted  with  Mr.  Wilson,  of  the  Wilson  Sewing  Ma- 
chine company;  ana  as  tne  result  of  such  interview  he  came  to  Portsmouth 
and  engaged  in  the  selling  of  the  Wilson  Sewing  Machine  for  four  years.  In 
1874,  he  concluded  after  four  years  observation  in  Portsmouth  that  he  had 
better  re-enter  the  business  he  learned  when  he  was  a boy,  so  he  started  a 
meat  shop  on  the  corner  of  Second  and  Chillicothe  and  has  kept  it  up  ever 
since.  He  was  married  June  20,  1865,  in  Hamilton,  Ontario  Province,  Canada, 
to  Adelaide,  daughter  of  Jacob  Hess.  The  family  originally  came  to  Penn- 
sylvania and  later  to  Canada.  Mr.  Blake  has  six  children:  Alice  M.,  the 
well  known  violinist;  Cora  M.,  married  Ralph  Johnson;  George  H.,  who  is  in 
business  with  his  father;  William  T.,  who  is  in  the  same  busness  in  Chicago; 
Harry  C.,  the  famous  base  ball  player;  and  Charles  B.,  who  is  engaged  in  the 

Imeat  business  in  Columbus.  In  his  political  views,  Mr.  Blake  is  a republican. 
He  was  naturalized  in  1870.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Mr. 
Blake  is  a model  citizen;  and  never  at  any  time  in  his  life  let  a draft  or  note 
go  by;  , but  at  the  same  time,  like  other  mortals,  he  has  his  weakness,  and  one 
is  his  pride  in  his  English  ancestry.  Those  who  know  him,  and  know  how  to 
work  him,  can  get  anything  out  of  him  by  praising  England  and  her  institu- 
tions. He  is  the  happiest  when  he  can  get  with  Henry  Vincent,  or  some  other 
Englishman,  and  talk  over  dear  old  England. 

' 

PHilip  Bobst, 


the  son  of  Philip  Bobst,  Sr.,  and  Magdalena  Frank,  his  wife,  was  born  Sep- 
tember 3,  1847,  at  Lorain,  Lorain  county,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  born  at 
Durkheim,  Bavaria,  and  emigrated  to  Lorain,  Ohio,  in  1846,  where  the  son 
was  born.  In  1853  his  parents  moved  to  Beaver,  Pike  County,  Ohio,  and  took  up 
Congress  land.  Philip  attended  school  only  about  nine  months.  He  was 
raised  on  a farm  and  continued  to  work  at  farming  all  his  life  until  1896.  He 
came  to  Scioto  county,  in  1871,  and  located  near  Portsmouth.  He  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business  on  the  Chillicothe  pike  in  which  he  continued 
until  1900,  when  he  went  back  to  farming  and  gardening.  He  served  as  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  of  Clay  township  from  1883  to  1886,  and  was  constable  of 
the  township  for  a number  of  years.  He  was  a member  of  the  School  Board 

of  Clay  township  a number  of  years,  and  served  as  president  two  terms.  He 

was  once  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  but  failed  to  qualify.  He  has  always 
been  a republican,  and  formerly  took  an  active  part  in  politics,  but  of  late 

years  he  has  been  out  of  it.  Mr.  Bobst  has  been  a member  of  the  United 

Brethren  church  since  1864;  and  at  present  is  a steward  of  the  official  board 
of  the  United  Brethren  church  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  married  May  3,  1867, 
to  Margaret  Brush,  a daughter  of  John  Brush  of  Beaver,  Pike  county,  Ohio. 
By  this  marriage  they  had  eleven  children  all  of  whom  are  living:  Henry; 
Magdalena,  married  Charles  May;  Philip;  Margaret,  married  George  Vogel; 


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Jacob,  Aaron,  Louis,  Elizabeth  A.,  Adam  H.,  Fred  C.,  and  Clara  M.  His  first 
wife  died  April  27,  1889,  and  he  was  re-married  June  13,  1889  to  Grace  Voll- 
mer  daughter  of  Leopold  Vollmer,  near  Portsmouth,  who  emigrated  from  Bad- 
en, Germany. 

Carl  Christoph!  Bode 

was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  May  2,  1835.  His  father  was  Conrad  Bode. 
He  attended  school  in  Hanover  till  the  age  of  fourteen,  when  he  was  ap- 
prenticed to  the  stone  mason’s  trade.  He  served  in  the  Hanoverian  troops 
for  seven  years.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1864  and  located  in  Cincinnati, 
where  he  worked  two  years  at  his  trade  and  became  acquainted  with  Henry 
Rosenberg,  who  induced  him  to  come  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1866.  He  built  the 
Rosenberg  business  house  on  Gallia  street,  now  occupied  by  Charles  E.  Welch, 
the  grocer,  and  the  Tribune.  Mr.  Bode  conducted  business  alone  until  1872 
when  he  formed  a partnership  with  Ignatius  Reitz  which  continued  for  ten 
years.  In  1882,  he  established  a stone  saw-mill  on  Twelfth  street  and  went 
into  business  alone.  In  1889,  he  opened  a queensware  store  on  Gallia  street 
which  is  conducted  by  his  widow.  Mr.  Bode  went  into  the  marble  business  in 
Portsmouth,  in  1870.  He  was  married  in  1865  to  Maria  Theresa  Koke,  in 
Cincinnati,  who  with  two  children  survive:  Charles  J.,  who  is  engaged  in  ‘the 
monument  business  and  is  also  a stone  contractor  and  John  Arthur,  the  well- 
kown  music  teacher.  Three  children  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Bode  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  German  Evangelical  church,  and  a republican  in  his  political  views, 
but  never  held  any  public  office.  He  took  a great  interest  in  the  Masonic  order 
and  in  the  Harugari  society.  He  died  August  26,  1902. 

Colonel  'William  Mather  Holies 

was  born  February  28,  1827,  at  Brooklyn.  Windham  county,  Connecticut.  His 
father,  David  Charles  Bolles,  was  a native  of  Connecticut  and  his  mother, 
Fannie  (Mather)  Bolles  was  a direct  descendant  of  Rev.  Increase  Mather,  D. 
D.  (1639-1723,)  who  was  President  of  Harvard  College  from  1685  to  1701.  He 
obtained  a new  charter  for  the  Colony  of  Massachusetts  and  was  the  author  of 
many  works.  His  book  to  prove  that  the  devil  might  appear  as  an  honest 
man,  enabled  many  convicted  of  witchcraft  to  escape  death. 

When  our  subject  was  six  years  of  age,  his  father  removed  to  Gran- 
ville, Ohio,  resided  there  three  years  and  then  moved  to  a farm  in  Jackson 
county,  near  Jackson  Ohilo.  Young  Bolles  lived  on  the  farm  until  he  was  four- 
teen years  of  age,  when  he  became  a student  at  the  Ohio  University,  where  he 
attended  for  three  years  and  then  began  the  study  of  law  with  J.  B.  Johnson, 
at  Athens,  Ohio,  where  he  studied  until  he  was  twenty-one,  when  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  at  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  in  1848.  He  began  the  practice  of  law  at 
McArthur,  Ohio,  and  continued  it  until  1851,  when  he  went  to  Ironton,  Ohio, 
and  went  into  the  iron  business  with  Campbell,  Peters  & Company,  first  as  a 
book-keeper  and  then  afterwards,  a partner  in  the  concern,  in  1854.  He  also 
became  a partner  in  Monroe  and  Washington  furnaces.  Monroe  furnace  was 
owned  by  McConnell.  Bolles  & Company  and  Washington  by  J.  Peters  & Com- 
ipany.  These  two  concerns  were  combined  in  1867,  under  the  name  of  the 
Union  Iron  Company  and  Colonel  Bolles  was  a partner  in  that  and  remained 
such  until  1883,  when  the  company  dissolved. 

When  the  war  broke  out  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  18th  O.  V.  I., 
three  months  men  April  22,  1861.  He  was  appointed  Captain  on  the  same  date 
and  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant  Colonel,  May  28,  1861.  He  was  mustered  out 
with  the  regiment  August  28,  1861.  The  service  of  this  regiment  was  on  the 
Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad  between  Parkersburg  and  Clarksburg,  West  Vir- 
ginia. After  this  service  he  enlisted  in  the  2nd  Virginia  Cavalry  and  became 
Colonel  of  that  regiment  September  1,  1861.  The  regiment  was  mustered  into 
the  service  November  8,  1861,  and  Colonel  Bolles  resigned  the  7th  of  July,  1862. 
The  regiment  was  engaged  in  the  campaign  at  Lewisburg,  West  Virginia. 
Colonel  Bolles  after  his  service  in  the  2nd  West  Virginia  Cavalry  served  as 
volunteer  aide  on  the  staff  of  General  John  F.  Reynolds  in  the  second  battle 
of  Bull  Run  and  ending  with  the  battle  of  Chantilly.  He  resided  in  Ironton 
until  1863,  when  he  took  up  his  residence  in  Portsmouth  where  he  has  re- 
sided ever  since  except  the  period  from  1885  to  1896  when  he  was  away  on 


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different  employments.  He  was  married  October  21,  1852,  to  Miss  Amaryllis 
Long.  His  children  are:  Mrs.  George  Crawford;  William  Bolles,  who  died  in 
1892,  at  the  age  of  30,  leaving  a wife  and  two  sons,  and  Nellie,  the  wife  of 
Ernest  H.  Merrick  of  Pass  Christian,  Mississippi.  He  was  first  a whig  and  af- 
terwards a republican.  He  is  a Knight  Templar  Mason.  Col.  Bolles  is  at 
this  time  the  oldest  soldier  of  the  Civil  War  residing  in  Portsmouth.  He  en- 
joys excellent  health  for  his  years.  He  is  a gentleman  of  fine  physical  ap- 
pearance and  great  natural  dignity.  He  developed  great  executive  ability  in 
the  management  of  the  iron  business.  He  can  unravel  any  set  of  books  of  any 
business  and  tell  the  financial  condition  of  the  concern  with  as  much  ability  as 
any  such  work  was  ever  done.  His  reputation  for  skill  in  this  direction  is 
known  far  and  wide. 


Henry  Cole  Bradford 

was  born  September  27,  1838,  at  Friendship,  in  Scioto  county.  His  father’s 
name  was  Littleton  Bradford,  and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was  Abigail 
Sampson.  He  spent  his  boyhood  at  Friendship,  and  received  a common  school 
education.  At  the  age  of  tewnty-one  he  began  teaching  school  in  Scioto 
county,  which  he  continued  for  twenty  years,  seventeen  years  in  the  county  and 
three  years  in  the  west.  From  1869  to  1872,  he  lived  in  the  west.  In  1873, 
he  began  the  occupation  of  a fruit  grower,  which  he  has  continued  ever 
since. 

He  was  married  December  2,  1863,  to  Miss  Sarah  Fenton,  daughter  of 
Bennett  Fenton  of  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  They  have  the  following  children: 
Claude,  married  Jessie  Smith,  residing  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  on  Eighth  street: 
Henry  W.,  married  Mertie  Johnson,  residing  at  Sciotoville;  Ella,  married 
Isaac  Price,  residing  at  Sciotoville;  William  Fenton,  married  Rosa  Bolts,  re- 
siding at  Friendship;  Emma,  married  David  Gore,  residing  at  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  on  Findlay  street;  Littleton,  aged  twenty-five,  and  Herbert,  aged  twen- 
ty-one, at  home. 

Mr.  Bradford  was  postmaster  at  Friendship  for  five  years.  His  poli- 
tics are  undecided,  not  held  down  to  any  particular  party,  just  as  the  issue 
suits  him.  He  is  a member  of  the  Swedenburg  church.  He  owns  twenty 
acres  of  land,  a fruit  farm,  four  miles  from  the  city  on  the  Valley  pike,  but  he 
resides  at  Portsmouth.  Ohio.  He  is  a highly  respected  citizen  and  a straightfor- 
ward man  of  good  habits.  As  a school  teacher  he  was  most  efficient. 

Marion  C.  Brame 

was  born  on  a farm  in  Madison  township,  about  two  miles  south  of  Stockdale, 
Pike  county,  Ohio,  January  2,  1877,  the  son  of  Jacob  and  Emeline  (Coburn) 
Brame.  The  greater  part  of  his  boyhood  was  spent  in  Madison  township, 
where  he  attended  the  district  school.  His  father  died  when  he  was  very 
young  and  he  was  thrown  upon  his  own  resources.  He  went  to  Illinois  about 
1896  and  worked  on  a farm  until  he  had  earned  enough  to  enable  him  to  at- 
tend one  term  at  an  Illinois  Normal  School.  He  then  returned  to  this  coun- 
ty and  attended  two  terms  of  school  at  the  Harrisonville  Normal.  By  hard 
work  and  constant  application,  he  soon  acquired  an  education  to  enable  him 
to  teach,  which  profession  he  has  followed  three  years.  He  is  a republican  al- 
though most  of  his  people  are  democrats.  He  is  a young  man  of  excellent  hab- 
its and  agreeable  disposition.  As  a teacher,  he  puts  honest,  earnest  effort 
into  his  work  and  his  patrons  have  no  cause  for  complaint.  He  is  esteemed 
by  all  who  know  him. 


George  Brandau 

was  born  near  Hesse  Castle,  Germany,  December  14,  1844,  and  came  to 
America  With  his  parents,  in  1851.  They  located  near  Portsmouth,  on  a fai-m 
where  they  remained  until  the  winter  of  1863-4.  February  24,  1864,  he  enlisted 
in  Co.  F.  27th  O.  V.  I.,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  and  was  mustered  out  July  11, 
1865.  He  received  a common  school  education.  After  returning  from  the 
war,  he  worked  at  butchering  till  1873  when  he  went  into  the  business  for 


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himself.  In  1875,  he  became  an  itinerant  preacher  and  in  1881  he  entered  the 
ministry  of  the  United  Brethren  church  and  was  ordained  in  1883.  He  con- 
tinued to  preach  till  1885  when  his  health  compelled  him  to  give  up  the  work. 
The  field  of  his  work  as  a minister  was  in  Pike  and  Hamilton  counties. 
In  1887,  he  again  started  in  the  meat  business  and  has  continued  in  it  ever 
since. 

He  was  married  October  1,  1867,  to  Mary  Stoll,  daughter  of  George  and 
Barbara  Stoll  of  Pike  county,  Ohio.  Five  children  were  born  to  them  of 
whom  four,  all  girls,  are  now  living.,  the  other  a boy  died  in  infancy.  His 
daughtei’s  are:  Martha  Elizabeth,  married  George  Rueppel;  Anna  Catherine, 
married  Harry  J.  Butts;  Mary  Louisa  married  Doctor  Charles  D.  Slagel. 
His  fourth  daughter  is  Emma  Bertha  at  home. 

Mr.  Brandau  is  a republican  and  was  elected  Water  Works  Trustee, 
in  April,  1899,  which  office  he  held  for  three  years.  . 

• Joseph  H.  Brant,  Jr.. 

was  born  near  Luc.asville,  Ohio,  in  Scioto  county,  December  13,  1858.  His 
father  was  Joseph  Brant  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Susan  Wilson. 
In  1864,  when  Joseph  was  six  years  old,  his  parents  moved  to  Lucasville  and 
he  has  resided  there  ever  since.  He  received  his  education  in  the  graded  schools 
of  Lucasvlile.  In  1878,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  he  was  employed  in  Dr.  B. 
G.  Warwick’s  store  at  Lucasville,  and  after  Dr.  Warwick’sipdeath  on  June  14, 
1880,  he  continued  the  business  for  his~widow,  Mrs.  Mary  Warwick,  until  Feb- 
ruary 1,  1894.  In  1881,  he  was  elected  township  clerk  of  Valley  township  and 
served  for  five  years,  when  he  refused  to  be  a further  candidate.  He  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Board  of  Education,  of  his  township  and  he  served  in  that  capacity 
for  several  years.  Mr.  Brant  first  voted  the  democratic  ticket,  but  for  the  past 
ten  years  he  has  voted  the  republican  ticket.  He  w as  married  to  Sarah  C. 
Funk,  July  26,  1881.  They  have  two  children:  Clyde,  born  March  7.  1883,  and 
Eva  Crete,  born  April  20,  1885.  Both  are  attending  school  at  the  Ohio  Wesley- 
an University,  at  Delaware,  Ohio.  Mr.  Brant  connected  with  the  Methodist 
Church  about  1892.  and  is  a trustee  and  steward.  He  moved  to  his  present  lo- 
cation May  20,  1895.  and  is  starting  in  his  twenty-fifth  year  of  business.  He  is 
regarded  as  one  of  the  best  business  men  of  his  locality. 

John  X.  Greece 

President  and  General  Manager  of  the  Portsmouth  Rim  & Spoke  Company,  was 
horn  March  10,  1872,  at  Roundhead,  Hardin  Co..  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  George 
Breece,  whose  father  was  a native  of  Wales.  His  mother  was  Asenath  (Tingle) 
Breece.  and  he  was  one  of  eight  children.  His  father  died  when  he  was  eleven 
vears  of  age,  and  when  he  was  thirteen,  his  mother  took  him  to  Pottersburg,  in 
Union  county.  They  remained  there  until  our  subject  was  eighteen.  From 
there  he  went  to  Bainbridge  and  formed  a partnership  with  his  brother.  G.  E. 
Breece,  in  the  rim  and  snoke  business  in  which  he  has  been  engaged  ever 
since — three  years  at  Bainbridge,  one  year  at  I atham,  in  Pike  county,  two 
years  at  Winchester,  in  Adams  county,  three  years  at  Waverly.  one  year  at 
Otway,  and  from  there  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  organized  and  incorporated 
the  Portsmouth  Rim  & Spoke  Company,  of  which  he  is  the  chief  stockholder. 

He  received  only  a common  school  education.  He  is  a republican  and  an 
active  member  of  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  Ports- 
mouth. 

He  was  married  April  30,  1890,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one,  to  Jennie  Miller, 
daughter  of  William  Miller,  near  I atham.  Pike  county,  Ohio.  They  have  two 
boys;  George  W.  aged  seven  and  James  Ernest,  aged  three.  John  T.  Breece 
is  wonderfully  active  and  energetic.  He  is  the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes 
and  has  built  them  well.  He  has  made  a great,  success  of  his  business. 

One  whose  business  and  social  relations  ha.ve  been  very  close  with  him 
for  the  last  three  years  says,  “he  is  the  most  even  tempered  man  I ever  knew; 
he  is  generous,  enterprising,  and  cheerful,  having  the  happv  faculty  of  seeing  the 
best  side  of  all  men.  He  is  energetic,  genial,  temperate,  and  religious,  also  rich 
in  his  love  for  his  fellow  men.” 


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Julius  Breslau 

was  born  January  1,  1833  near  the  city  of  Breslau,  Prussia.  His  father  was  Ben- 
jamin Breslau,  a dress  maker.  In  his  boyhood  he  was  apprenticed  to  learn  the 
trade  of  a cap  maker.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  and  a companion  embarked 
from  Hamburg  to  New  York.  He  landed  there  with  the  sum  of  seventy-three 
cents  in  his  pocket  He  labored  for  two  years  on  a farm  in  western  Massachu- 
setts, not  far  from  Albany.  He  went  to  West  Union.  Adams  county,  in  1856,  and 
became  a peddler  of  merchandise,  with  headquarters  at  Peter  McKenzie's  on 
Ohio  Brush  creek.  In  1859  he  began  farming  near  Blue  creek,  which  occupation 
he  followed  until  1882,  when  he  moved  to  Peebles,  Ohio,  to  engage  in  pork-pack- 
ing. In  1883,  he  went  to  Otway,  Ohio,  where  he  opened  a general  merchandise 
business  in  connection  successively  with  J.  W.  Davis,  Evan  Thomas  and  George 
Ralstin.  From  1891  to  1897,  he  was  engaged  in  the  timber  business.  In  the  lat- 
ter year  he  retired. 

In  1861,  he  married  Nancy  Jones,  a daughter  of  Andrew  B.  Jones,  of  Brush 
Creek  township,  Scioto  county.  He  has  had  four  children:  Rosa,  Zora, 

Myrtle  and  Thomas  Herschel,  the  latter  only  surviving.  His  wife  di»d  in  1890. 
and  he  was  married  in  1893  to  Phoebe  McNeil,  daughter  of  John  S.  McNeil.  His 
second  wife  died  in  1901. 

In  politics,  he  is  a democrat.  As  a business  man,  he  is  careful  energetic 
and  honest.  In  his  disposition,  he  is  unassuming  and  agreeable.  He  is  a chari- 
table, public  spirited  citizen,  and  enjoys  the  esteem  of  all  who  know  him.  The 
only  surviving  member  of  his  family  is  Thomas  H.,  a member  of  the  firm  of 
Breslau  & Chabot,  dealers  in  general  merchandise,  at  Otway.  He  makes  his 
home  with  his  son  and  oversees  his  fruit  farm  of  40  acres,  near  Otway. 

George  Levi  Bricker 

was  born  March  26,  1858,  at  Lueasville.  Ohio.  His  father  was  Henry  Bricker,  a 
native  of  Columbiana  county,  and  his  motlmr’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  A.  Mur- 
phy, daughter  of  Arnold  Murphy,  also  a native  of  the  same  county.  He  was  the 
sixth  in  a family  of  eight  children.  H'3  received  a common  school  education 
and  began  teaching  when  nineteen  years  of  age.  He  worked  on  the  farm  in 
summer  and  taught  during  the  winter  months  for  twenty-two  years.  In  1899.  he 
began  as  a clerk  for  Martindale  & Edmunds,  and  has  been  with  them  since. 
On  June  11,  1885,  he  was  married  to  Eliza  Ellen  Ward,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Ward.  They  have  two  children:  Mary  Pearl  and  Otto  Cleve.  He  is  a re- 
publican, a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  a Blue  Lodge  Mason. 

Mr.  Bricker  possesses  the  happy  faculty  of  adapting  himself  to  any  and 
every  situation.  He  can  take  up  anything  and  succeed  in  it.  He  taught  school 
in  Valley  township  for  fifteen  years  and  stood  at  the  head  of  his  profession. 

Aaron  Anthony  Briggs 

was  born  November  29,  1853  in  Clay  township,  the  son  of  John  Kinney  Briggs, 
and  Mary  Miller,  his  wife.  He  received  a common  school  education,  and  was 
brought  up  a farmer.  He  married  first  Sabina  Cole,  a daughter  of  George  W. 
Cole,  March  3,  1881.  They  had  two  children.  Alfred  M..  and  Frank  A.  She  died 
November  22,  1888.  He  was  married  February  26,  1890,  to  Norah  T.  Jones  a 
daughter  of  Luther  R.  Jones.  They  have  three  children.  Margaret,  Beulah 
and  Helen.  Mr.  Briggs  is  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Oldtown 
Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  not  a fraternity  man.  He  is  positive  in  his 
.views  and  convictions  on  all  subjects.  His  ambitions  are  satisfied  in  being  a 
i good  neighbor  and  a good  citizen. 

■William  M.  Briggs 

was  born  near  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  December  5.  1857.  His  father  was  Henry 
Briggs,  son  of  Samuel  C.  Briggs.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Anne  E.  Noel, 
daughter  of  Aaron  Noel.  His  grandmother  Briggs  was  a Timbrook.  When  he 
was  ten  years  of  age.  his  father,  a farmer,  moved  to  Daviess  county,  Missouri. 
His  father  had  ten  children,  and  our  subject  was  the  oldest  of  seven  daughters 
and  three  sons.  Our  subject  returned  to  Scioto  county  in  1878.  and  remained 
until  1888.  In  this  period  he  was  engaged  in  various  mercantile  businesses. 
In  May,  1883,  he  began  working  for  M.  B.  Gilbert  & Company  and  remained 


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with  them  and  their  successors  until  1888.  From  1888  until  1895,  he  was  . en- 
gaged in  merchandising  in  Kansas.  In  1895,  he  went  to  work  with  M.  B.  Gil- 
bert & Company,  and  remained  with  them  until  January  1,  1900,  when  they  be- 
came a stock  company,  and  he  is  now  a stockholder  and  travels  for  the  house. 
April  28,  1888,  he  was  married  to  Ida  Buckhold.  He  has  two  children:  Warren, 
horn  March  10,  1890,  and  Maurice,  born  July  20,  1892.  He  is  a republican,  a Ma- 
son and  a member  of  the  United  Commercial  Travelers.  He  is  a first  class 
business  man  and  is  progressive  in  every  respect. 

'William  Corydon  B rouse 

was  born  March  22,  1849,  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  James  Samp- 
son Brouse  and  his  mother  Adah  Jane  Baldridge,  daughter  of  John  Baldridge 
and  Zillah  Cole,  his  wife.  John  Baldridge  lived  and  died  in  Adams  county,  ad- 
joining Joel  Treber.  He  is  a descendant  of  Ephraim  Cole,  a Revolutionary  sol- 
dier, an  account  of  whom  is  found  under  the  title  of  Revolutionary  Soldiers  in 
this  work.  His  grandfather,  John  Brouse,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers.  He  was 
a blacksmith  and  also  kept  a horse  mill  near  Sugar  Grove  school  house.  His 
father,  James  S.  Brouse,  died  November  21,  1854,  and  his  mother  in  1883,  at  the 
age  of  eighty. 

Our  subject  had  a common  school  education  and  attended  E.  W.  Smith’s 
Commercial  School,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  has  been  a farmer  all  his  life, 
and  has  lived  in  the  house  he  was  born  in  or  in  sight  of  it  all  the  time.  He  is  a 
republican  and  a member  of  the  Bethel  Methodist  Church  near  the  Infirmary. 

He  was  married  March  25,  1873,  to  Eliza  A.  Veach,  daughter  of  Doc- 
tor Charles  Veach  and  Elizabeth  Burriss,  his  wife.  They  have  had  two  children: 
Adah  May,  the  wife  of  Fred  Becker,  and  James  Stanley,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  four  years. 

Mr.  Brouse  is  a good  citizen,  highly  esteemed  by  his  neighbors  and  tries 
to  live  according  to  his  professions. 

Charles  Carroll  Brown 

was  born  near  Laurel,  Clermont  county,  Ohio,  June  9,  1847,  the  son  of  Enoch 
G.  Brown  and  Susan  Fisher,  his  wife.  His  maternal  great-grandfather,  Adam 
Fisher,  a Revolutionary  soldier,  of  German  birth,  came  to  this  country  in 
1742,  and  settled  in  Pennsylvania,  near  Philadelphia. 

Our  subject’s  maternal  grandfather,  Hon.  David  Fisher,  was  born  in 
Somerset  county,  Pennsylvania,  December  3,  1794.  He  came  from  Pennsylvania 
down  the  Ohio  river  and  landed  at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto  and  raised  one  crop 
and  them  removed  to  Limestone,  Kentucky,  and  remained  there  a few  years, 
then  came  to  Ohio,  about  1798,  and  located  in  Clermont  county.  He  was  mar- 
ried in  Clermont,  Ohio,  April  7,  1814,  to  Nancy  Byrne,  whose  father  was  a com- 
missioned officer  under  General  Pulaski,  and  was  an  own  cousin  of  Charles  Car- 
roll  of  Carrollton.  In  1842  and  1843  David  Fisher  represented  Clermont,  Brown, 
and  Clinton  counties  in  the  State  Legislature.  From  1847  to  1849,  he  represent- 
ed the  Second  District  of  Ohio,  composed  of  Butler,  Preble,  Darke,  Warren, 
Clinton  and  others  in  Congress.  He  died  May  8,  1886,  aged  ninety-two. 

Enoch  G.  Brown,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  a native  of  Clermont 
county,  Ohio.  He  was  a distant  relative  of  Alexander  Hamilton.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  a merchant.  He  came  to  Scioto  county  to  live  with  his  son,  our 
subject,  about  1889,  and  died  in  Portsmouth  in  1891. 

Our  subject  passed  his  boyhood  and  youth  in  Clermont  county  and  at- 
tended the  Amelia  public  schools.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  ran  away  from 
home  and  went  to  the  war.  He  enlisted  in  Company  I,  184th  O.  V.  I.,  Jan.  31, 
1865,  and  was  discharged  September  20,  1865.  After  returning  from  the  army,  he 
attended  Parker’s  Academy  in  Clermont  county  for  four  years,  and  com- 
menced teaching  in  1868  and  continued  that  occupation  until  1874.  In  June, 
1874,  he  was  appointed  mail  agent  on  the  river  from  Cincinnati  to  Portsmouth. 
In  that  same  year,  he  was  transferred  to  Chicago  and  remained  there  six 
months.  He  was  then  transferred  to  the  Ohio  and  took  his  old  position  where 
he  remained  until  1885.  He  was  then  transferred  to  the  C.  P.  & V.  Railroad 
as  mail  clerk  and  served  two  years,  or  until  1887.  In  November,  1886,  he  took 
charge  of  the  Portsmouth  Steam  Laundry  and  continued  to  conduct  it  until 
July,  1901,  when  he  sold  out.  In  1898,  he  ran  for  Mayor,  but  was  defeated  on 


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account  of  the  "Ripper  Bill.”  He  is  a republican  and  has  always  been  prominent 
in  county  and  state  politics.  He  has  attended  several  District  and  State  conven- 
tions, in  particular  a Congressional  convention,  which  nominated  Hon.  H.  S. 
Bundy  for  Congress  the  last  time  and  the  following  one  which  nominated  Hon. 
L.  J.  Fenton.  He  was  a Congresssional  delegate  in  Clermont  county  when  he 
was  twenty  one  years  old. 

September  11,  1877,  he  was  married  to  Nannie  M.  Power,  daughter  of 
James  C.  Power,  a former  well  known  steamboat  owner.  Their  children 
are:  J.  C.  Power  Brown,  now  private  secretary  to  C.  S.  Fee,  General  Passenger 
and  Ticket  Agent  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.;  Nannie  Mary,  wife  of  Guy  V.  Williams; 
Charles  C.  Jr.,  shipping  clerk  at  the  Heer  Shoe  Factory,  and  David  Fisher,  a 
school  boy. 

Mr.  Brown  lis  one  of  the  most  genial  and  courteous  of  men.  always  ready 
to  do  his  part  in  any  good  work  for  the  public  good.  He  makes  friends  where- 
ever  he  is  known  and  they  remain  such.  He  has  always  been  a good  neighbor 
and  a good  citizen. 

Charles  Wesley  Brown, 

son  of  Milton  W.  Brown  and  Sarah  Wood,  his  wife,  was  born  October  7,  1862. 
His  education  was  that  of  the  common  schools.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  in  the 
year  1880,  he  went  to  California  for  his  health,  and  spent  one  year  in  the 
Sacramento  valley,  then  he  spent  one  year  at  Honolulu.  He  returned  to  Scioto 
county,  in  1883,  and  worked  for  his  father  on  the  farm  for  four  years. 
In  1886,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Etta  Stockham,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Har- 
vey Stockham.  He  has  two  children:  Joseph  Mills,  born  in  1887  and  Charles 
Wesley,  born  April  14,  1896.  He  lives  on  the  Little  Scioto  on  the  M.  W.  Brown 
farm,  better  known  as  the  Bowers  farm  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-one  acres. 
He  ds  a stock  raiser  and  dairyman.  He  makes  butter  and  sells  it  in  the  city  of 
Portsmouth.  He  is  a prosperous  dairyman,  and  calls  his  farm  “Woodlawn.” 
He  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church  at  Scioto,  and  has  been 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school.  He  is  active,  energetic  and  enterprising 
in  everything  he  undertakes.  He  is  the  steward  of  his  church.  In  his  political 
faith  he  is  a strong  republican.  He  is  a force  and  power  in  the  community,  and 
will  be  so  long  as  he  survives. 

Charles  Sumner  Brown 

was  born  near  Locust  Grove,  Ohio,  August  18,  1876.  His  father  was  William 
H.  Brown,  a son  of  Hugh  Brown  who  came  from  Virginia  to  this  county  during 
its  early  history.  William  Brown’s  mother  was  Margaret  Newman  a daughter 
of  Christopher  Newman,  one  of  the  early  settlers  in  the  vicinity  of  Rarden. 
The  mother  of  Charles  Sumner  Brown  was  Mary  Jane  Leighly.  daughter  of 
Philip  and  Rebecca  (Lewis)  Leighly,  of  Adams  county,  Ohio.  Philip  Leighly 
was  a native  of  Armstrong  county,  Pennsylvania.  At  the  age  of  sixteen,  he 
emigrated  to  Ohio  and  settled  near  Blue  Creek,  in  Adams  County,  where  he 
married  Rebecca  Lewis,  daughter  of  William  Lewis. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen,  our  subject  became  a teacher  in  the  public 
schools  of  the  county,  but  after  being  engaged  in  this  profession  for  two  years, 
be  gave  up  teaching  to  enter  the  employ  of  the  Rarden  Stone  Company  as 
book-keeper.  He  later  served  in  the  same  capacity  for  L.  Taylor  and  assisted 
m the  management  of  Mr.  Taylor’s  cooperage  and  stone  interests.  At  the  open- 
ing of  the  year,  1900  he  became  a partner  in  the  Taylor  Cooperage  Company 
and  two  years  later  formed  a partnership  with  Mr.  Taylor  in  the  lumber  and 
timber  business  under  the  firm  name  of  The  Taylor-Brown  Timber  Company. 
Mr.  Brown  is  a firm  believer  in  the  policies  and  principles  of  the  republican  par- 
ty and  manifests  a deep  interest  in  both  local  and  national  politics.  Though 
a young  man,  our  subject  by  an  earnest  effort,  has  established  a reputation  of 
being  a thorough  and  practical  man.  He  is  honest,  upright  and  persevering, 
has  an  active  mind,  a clear  judgment  and  an  Independence  of  spirit  that  per- 
vades all  his  actions. 

Edgar  W.  Brown, 

son  of  Milton  W.  Brown  and  Sarah  Wood,  his  wife,  was  born  December  12, 
1873.  He  had  a common  school  education,  was  brought  up  on  his  father’s  farm, 


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and  has  always  been  a farmer.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  took  a one- 

third  interest  with  his  father,  and  worked  for  three  years.  Then  he  took  a 

one-half  interest  and  worked  from  1893  to  1899.  In  the  latter  year  he  bought 
out  his  father  on  the  Squire’s  farm,  and  has  given  it  the  name  of  "Browndale” 
farm.  He  has  two  hundred  and  one  acres,  and  conducts  a dairy  farm.  He  was 
married  August  8,  1893  to  Mary  A.  McKenzie,  a daughter  of  David  McKenzie,  a 
farmer  of  Madison  township.  They  have  two  children:  Milton  Wesley,  born 
May  29,  1894,  and  Earl  McKenzie,  born  March  2,  1898.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Scioto  Methodist  Protestant  church,  and  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school 
of  that  church.  In  his  political  views  he  is  a republican.  He  has  all  the  family 
traits  in  as  pronounced  a degree  as  exhibited  in  his  father,  and  whatever  he  un- 
dertakes he  does  with  all  his  strength.  He  is  noted  for  his  energy,  industry, 
and  his  strict  attention  to  business,  and  when  he  is  called  to  show  up  his  bal- 
ance on  the  last  day,  it  will  all  be  on  the  credit  side. 

F ran K L.  Brown 

was  born  in  New  Castle,  Pennsylvania,  August  3,  1849.  His  parents  were  Na- 
thaniel Ellicott  Brown  and  Jane  Squier,  his  wife.  When  he  was  eight  years  of 
age,  his  parents  removed  to  Cleveland.  Ohio.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
there  and  afterwards  his  parents  removed  to  Youngstown  and  from  there  to 
Portsmouth,  Ohio.  On  October  11,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ellen  Louise 
Varner,  daughter  of  Samson  Edgar  and  Maria  Louise  Varner  of  Portsmouth. 
After  his  marriage  he  went  to  Paducah,  Kentucky,  where  he  was  connected 
with  the  Southern  Rolling  Mill.  In  1872,  he  mbved  north  and  finally  settled  in 
Youngstown,  Ohio,  where  he  was  connected  with  the  Brown  Bonnell  Rolling 
Mill  until  1900.  when  he  was  elected  mayor  of  the  city  of  Youngstown.  He 
served  one  term,  was  re-elected  and  is  now  serving  his  second  term.  Of  his 
three  children,  only  one  is  living,  Natalie  Varner  Brown.  He  resides  at  537 
Bryson  street,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 

Frederick  Matthew  Brown. 

was  born  on  a farm  one  mile  east  of  Sciotovllle,  November  23,  1876.  He  is  the 
Son  of  John  T.  and  Christina  Brown.  The  maiden  name  of  his  mother  who  was 
twice  married  before,  was  Woolford.  She  is  the  granddaughter  Of  Daniel  Wool- 
ford,  a soldier  of  the  war  of  1812,  who  moved  to  this  county  from  Bath  county, 
Virginia,  in  1802.  There  is  a family  tradition  that  while  this  sturdy  pioneer 
ancestor  was  away  fighting  for  his  country,  his  wife  at  home  taking  up  her  hus- 
band’s work,  went  into  the  harvest  field  with  a sickle  and  reaped  a field  of 
wheat.  The  original  Brown  stock  also  sprang  from  Virginia.  His  great-grand- 
father, Robert  Brown,  migrated  west  about  the  year  1797,  coming  down  the 
Ohio  on  a flatboat  to  the  old  disembarking  point  of  Limestone,  now  Maysville, 
Kentucky,  and  settled  first  in  Montgomery  county,  Kentucky.  Some  time  sub- 
sequent to  1812,  he  moved  to  a farm  opposite  Sciotoville,  in  Kentucky,  where 
he  died.  His  Son,  William,  father  of  John  T.,  kept  the  first  store  ever  opened 
in  Soiotoville.  He  was  elected  county  Surveyor  in  1846,  1853  and  1856.  After- 
wards he  moved  to  his  farm  opposite  Sciotoville,  where  he  died. 

Our  subject  attended  the  public  schools  of  Sciotoville  and  at  eighteen  years 
of  age,  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  schools  of  the  county.  As  a teacher,  he  is 
painstaking  in  his  wiork.  He  insists  on  system  and  accuracy  in  his  pupils.  His 
great  aim  is  to  teach  them  how  to  think  and  in  thinking  to  reach  always  the 
safest  conclusions.  He  is  also  engaged  in  the  study  of  law.  In  politics,  he  is  a 
republican.  Either  by  reason  of  circumstances  or  a natural  disposition,  he  has 
the  qualities  of  self  reliance  and  determination.  His  habits  are  good  and  he 
possesses  a high  sense  of  honor.  It  matters  not  what  positions  he  may  hold 
in  life,  he  will  be  a useful  citizen  and  a credit  to  his  community. 

Mrs.  Harriet  El.  Brown, 

daughter  of  John  D.  Feurt  and  Maria  Oldfield,  his  wife,  was  born  May  5,  1847, 
on  the  old  Feurt  farm  in  Clay  township.  Her  father  was  a son  of  Gabriel 
Feurt,  who  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Alexandria.  Her  mother  was  a daughter 
of  Col.  William  Oldfield,  a sketch  of  whom  is  found  elsewhere  in  this  book. 

Mrs.  Brown  was  married  to  William  Peters.  December  25.  1867,  and  to 
them  were  born  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  living.  Lillian 


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married  Frank  Oakes;  Berdie  married  Frang  Gasele;  May  married  Charles  Cole. 
The  sons  are  Howard,  Clifford  and  Arthur.  Mr.  Peters  died  April  30,  1882,  and 
Mrs.  Peters  was  again  married  to  Mr.  T.  J.  Brown,  August  15,  1889,  and  now 
lives  near  Haverhill,  Ohio.  Mrs  Brown  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  is  held  in  the  highest  esteem  by  all  who  know  her. 

Henry  Asbury  Brown, 

son  of  Milton  W.  Brown  and  Sarah  Wood,  his  wife  was  born  March  1,  1858.  in 
Scioto  county.  He  attended  the  common  schools  in  the  vicinity  of  his 
home,  the  Portsmouth  High  School  two  years,  and  was  one  year  at  Lebanon. 
He  was  a teacher  of  the  country  schools  for  two  years,  and  then  he  attended 
the  Ohio  State  University  for  two  years,  and  left  at  the  end  of  his  junior  year  in 
1881.  In  that  year  he  became  a farmer  in  Scioto  county,  and  continued  that  oc- 
cupation until  1883.  He  was  married  February  15,  1882,  to  Miss  Hattie  Ackley, 
at  Athens,  Ohio. 

In  1883,  he  moved  to  Ennis,  Texas,  and  kept  books  for  the  M.  T.  Jones 
Lumber  Company  for  four  years;  and  then,  at  the  invitation  of  his  father,  who 
gave  him  80  acres  of  land,  came  back  and  took  charge  of  said  farm,  known  as 
the  Wood  farm.  He  continued  this  occupation  until  1894,  when  he  went  into  the 
farming  implement  business  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  with  his  father,  as  M. 
W.  Brown  & S’on.  He  remained  in  that  business  until  1898,  with  his  father,  and 
one  year  longer  by  himself.  In  1899,  he  sold  out  Ms  business  to  David  Stah- 
ler,  and  then  began  traveling  for  the  Deering,  Harvester  Co.,  and  is  now  so 
engaged.  After  accepting  employment  with  that  company,  he  resided  in  Athens 
Ohio,  a short  time  and  since  then  in  Zanesville. 

In  his  political  views  he  is  a Republican,  and  a member  of  the  Presbyter- 
ian Church.  He  has  the  following  children:  Ernest  Walter,  born  May  1,  1883, 

now  telegraph  operator  at  Zanesville;  Fletcher  Louis,  born  Septetmber  2,  1836,  a 
school  boy;  Harry  Ackley,  bom  September  3,  1892,  a school  boy.  Mr.  Brown 
is  a first  class  business  man,  and  has  all  the  energy,  enterprise  and  industry 
he  inherited  from  his  father  and  a surplus  besides. 

Levi  Brown 

was  born  in  Pike  county,  Ohio.  January  7,  1883.  His  father.  David  Brown,  was  a 
native  of  Vermont  and  came  to  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  when  Levi  was  two  years 
old.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Lavinia  Pool.  She  is  still  living,  being  in 
her  eighty-sixth  year.  David  Brown,  her  husband,  died  at  California,  Pike  coun- 
ty, Ohio,  April  15,  1900,  at  the  age  of  eighty-six  years.  Our  subject  was  one  of 
five  children:  Ransom,  Levi,  Thomas  H.,  Eliza,  wife  of  a Rev.  Harrison,  and 
Filmore,  who  died  when  very  young.  Levi  Brown  was  brought  up  on  a farm 
and  received  his  education  in  a subscription  school.  When  eighteen  years  of 
age,  he=  and  Alex  Calder  built  a grist  and  saw  mill  at  California  and  operated  it 
from  1856  to  1859.  On  May  2,  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  F,  140th  0.  V.  I.  and  served 
until  September  3,  1864.  He  has  always  been  a republican  and  is  a member  of 
the  Free  Will  Baptist  church.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three  he  married  Ruhama 
Stockhain,  a daughter  of  William  Stockham,  who  is  living  at  California,  Ohio, 
aged  eighty-eight  years.  Our  subject  has  had  ten  children  by  his  first  marriage, 
and  all  of  them  are  living.  Their  names  are:  George  L.,  Ruhama,  wife  of  Al- 
bert Diber:  Mary,  I.ois,  wife  of  Henry  Roger;  Dora  W.,  William  D.,  Otto  Scott, 
Claudine  G.,  Abigail,  wife  of  Perry  Prindel.  living  near  Robbtown,  Pickaway 
county.  Ohio;  and  Margaret  Ethel.  His  wife  died  January  15,  1897,  and  he  mar- 
ried her  sister  Nancy  A.,  February,  1898.  Directly  after  his  first  marriage,  he 
went  to  farming  and  has  been  engaged  in  that  occupation  and  has  resided  on  the 
same  farm  ever  since.  He  cultivates  between  300  and  400  acres  lying  partly  in 
Pike  and  partly  in  Scioto  county,  but  his  residence  is  in  Scioto  county. 

Milton  'Wesley  Brown 

was  born  Sept.  2,  1836  in  Marion  township.  Pike  county,  Ohio.  His  father. 
Royal  Brown,  was  born  in  Vermont.  At  the  age  of  three  years  he  was  brought 
by  his  father  to  Portsmouth.  His  grandfather  was  David  Brown,  who  has  a 
sketch  herein.  Our  subject’s  father  landed  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1816.  Mr. 
Brown  had  a common  school  education,  and  became  a farmer.  He  is  one  of  the 
few  farmers  who  haVe  a sincere  love  for  the  vocation.  His  first  ventures  in 


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business  was  the  buying  and  selling  of  cattle.  He  enlisted  in  Company  G, 
91st  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  August  11,  1862,  appointed  corporal  Oct.  19,  1863, 
and  mustered  out  with  the  company  June  24,  1865.  During  a portion  of  his  ser- 
vice he  was  detailed  as  one  of  a company  composing  Blazer’s  scouts,  whose  deeds 
of  daring  and  courage  are  known  to  all  familiar  with  the  history  of  the  Civil 
War. 

Our  subject  was  married  August  21,  1856,  to  Sarah  Wood,  one  of  the 
daughters  of  Simeon  Wood,  who  has  a sketch  herein.  Their  children  are:  As- 
bury,  born  May  14,  1858;  Rachel,  born  1861,  died  at  the  age  of  one  year;  Charles 
Wesley,  born  Oct.  7,  1862;  Emeline  Florence,  born  Oct.  7,  1867,  is  the  wife  of 
John  Quincy  Adams,  of  Portsmouth  O.;  Edgar,  the  youngest,  was  born  Dec.  12, 
1873. 

His  brother,  John  S.  Brown,  enlisted  Oct.  18,  1863,  as  a recruit,  at  the  age 
of  nineteen,  in  the  91st  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  for  three  years;  and  On  Oct.  22, 
1864,  was  transferred  to  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  to  serve  out  his  term  of  en- 
listment. 

Our  subject  resided  in  Harrison  township  until  after  the  war  and  in  1883 
moved  to  Maclison  township  on  the  Squires  farm.  In  1898  he  bought  the  Dow 
McKinney  farm  in  Madison  township  and  moved  upon  it,  and  gave  up  the  pos- 
session of  the  Squires  farm  to  his  son.  Edgar.  Mr.  Brown  has  400  acres  of  land 
in  his  home  farm  and  tills  dt  well;  but  one  of  the  great  features  of  his  business 
is  his  herd  of  Jersey  cattle. 

He  was  elected  commissioner  of  Scioto  county  in  1887,  and  served  until 
1894,  with  great  credit.  At  his  first  election  the  vote  stood.  Brown,  republican, 
3,526;  Wm.  McKinney,  democrat,  2,501,  majority  755.  In  1890,  the  second  elec- 
tion, the  vote  stood.  Brown  3,556;  Asa  McCall  2,746;  majority,  810. 

From  1894  to  1898,  Mr.  Brown  was  in  Portsmouth,  with  his  eldest 
son,  engaged  in  the  business  of  selling  farming  implements.  In  1898,  he  took 
up  a permanent  residence  in  Madison  township  on  the  old  Dow  McKinney  farm, 
to  which  he  has  made  several  additions.  He  and  his  wife  reside  alone.  Though 
in  the  sixtys,  they  have  forgotten  that  fact  and  work  just  as  hard  and  as  con- 
tinuously as  if  they  were  just  beginning  life  like  a young  couple. 
Beginning  with  nothing,  he  has  accumulated  a handsome  competence  which  he 
holds  in  his  own  name.  In  addition  to  this  he  has  placed  two  of  his  sons  on 
good  farms,  and  set  them  out  in  life  with  a most  excellent  beginning.  He  has 
also  assisted  his  other  children. 

Mr.  Brown  has  been  all  his  lifetime  an  unswerving  republican.  He  is  a 
consistent  member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church  at  Scioto,  one  mile  south 
of  Harrisonville.  He  is  an  up-to-date  farmer,  and  takes  all  the  journals 
relating  to  his  specialties  in  farming  and  dairying,  and  keeps  informed  on  all 
modern  methods. 

“Mr.  Brown  is  one  of  Nature’s  favorites.  A man  gifted  by  Nature  as  he 
is,  cannot  make  a failure  of  life.  He  is  by  Nature  a strictly  honest  man.  His 
bond  is  good  for  any  amount  he  wall  give  it  for.  His  word  is  just  as  good,  and 
if  he  believes  a thing  to  be  your  due  from  him,  you  are  just  as  sure  to  get  it 
as  if  you  had  his  word  and  bond.  People  who  do  not  know  him,  sometimes  re- 
gard him  as  unduly  exacting.  He  may  be  exacting  in  the  sense  that  he  wishes 
others  to  comply  with  their  contracts  and  meet  their  engagements,  but  when 
one  knows  him  he  finds  that  he  is  liberal  with  others,  compared  with  what  he 
exacts  from  himself  towards  them.  He  witholds  from  no  man  bis  due.  He  is 
a man  of  unbounded  energy  and  of  unusual  ability,  untiring  industry,  strictly 
temperate,  frugal  and  economical.  He  is  a success  in  the  broadest  and  most 
liberal  sense.” 

Charles  Edwin  Brown 

was  born  October  1,  1856,  at  Piketon,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Henry  Brown,  and 
his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Duke,  daughter  of  Samuel  Duke.  He 
was  reared  at  Piketon  and  attended  school  there  until  eighteen  years  of  age. 
He  then  became  a traveling  salesman  in  the  grocery  business  for  fifteen  years, 
and  the  last  seven  years  has  been  with  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  located  at 
Charleston.  W.  Va.  For  the  last  two  years  he  has  had  charge  of  the  managing 
office  at  Charleston.  He  has  been  a resident  of  Portsmouth  for  fifteen  years. 
He  was  married  in  July,  1882,  to  Miss  Alice  Green,  daughter  of  Samuel  Green 


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of  Pike  county.  They  have  two  children:  Leila  C.,  and  Donald.  He  is  a re- 
publican in  his  political  views,  and  is  highly  esteemed  among  all  his  friends. 
He  possesses  all  the  virtues  of  his  long  line  of  ancestors  and  if  they  ever  had 
any  vices,  he  is  innocent  of  them  altogether. 

Ora  D . Brown 

is  the  son  of  George  Wesley  Brown  and  Margaret  Mc-Fann,  his  wife.  He  was 
horn  at  Lyra,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  July  16,  1876.  His  father  was  a son  of 
George  W.  Brown  and  Lily  M.  Foster,  both  natives  of  county  Tyrone,  Ireland, 
who  came  to  America  in  1848,  shortly  after  their  marriage.  They  settled  above 
Haverhill  in  the  French  Grant.  The  father  of  our  subject  was  born  at 
Franklin  Furnace  and  as  a youth  was  employed  about  the  furnace.  In  recent 
years,  he  has  been  a farmer  and  now  resides  below  Haverhill  on  the  river. 
Ora  D.  Brown  is  the  eldest  of  nine  children  and  was  brought  up  on  a farm.  He 
received  a common  school  education  and  prepared  himself  for  a teacher.  He 
began  teaching  at  the  age  of  nineteen  and  has  taught  continuously  since  with 
good  success.  For  the  past  three  years,  he  has  been  employed  as  principal  of 
the  schools  at  Union  Mills  near  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  mother  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  John  McFann,  a soldier  in  the  Civil  War.  He  enlisted  in  Company  D. 
First  O.  H.  A..  August  6,  1862,  and  died  at  Knoxville,  Tennessee,  May  23.  1864. 
In  politics  Mr.  Brown  is  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  M.  E.  church  at 
Haverhill  and  a member  of  the  Mlodern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  was  mar- 
ried February  16,  1901,  to  Clara  B.  Burch  daughter  of  Samuel  L.  and  Lucy 
(Frye)  Burch  of  Haverhill,  Ohio. 

Wesley  Brown 

was  born  in  Marion  township.  Pike  county,  Ohio,  April  7,  1840.  His  father  was 
John  H.  Brown,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Beauchamp.  His 
grandfather,  David  Brown,  was  in  the  war  of  1812.  When  Wesley  was  four 
years  of  age,  his  father  moved  to  Scioto  county  and  located  in  Madison  town- 
ship where  he  owned  a saw-mill.  He  received  a common  school  education  in  the 
district  schools  of  Madison  township  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  when  he  went 
back  to  Pike  county  near  his  old  home.  He  attended  school  in  that  county, 
until  he  was  seventeen,  then  he  farmed  for  two  years  with  his  father.  When 
his  father  died  in  1859,  he  went  into  the  mill  business  and  worked  at  that  un- 
til he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  then  went  back  to  farming  and  bought 
a farm  in  the  same  township.  On  November  28,  1861,  he  was  married  to  Icy 
Bennett,  the  daughter  of  Caleb  and  Eliza  (Stockham)  Bennett.  He  went  to 
housekeeping  on  the  farm  he  had  been  tending,  in  December,  1861.  He  en- 
listed August  11,  1862,  in  Company  G,  91st  O.  V.  I.  for  three  years.  He  was 
wounded  September  19,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Opequan;  Virginia.  He  was  mus- 
tered out  with  the  company  June  24th,  1865.  After  the  war,  he  went  back  on 
the  farm  and  farmed  until  1892,  ■when  he  went  to  Flat,  Ohio,  and  started 
a creamery.  In  1897,  he  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Flat,  now  Stockdale,  Ohio, 
which  office  he  still  holds.  He  was  township  Trustee  of  Marion  township  for 
two  terms.  He  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church.  He  has  been 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School  for  eighteen  years.  He  is  a republican. 

Mr.  Brown  has  never  had  any  children  of  his  own,  but  has  reared  three. 
John  Henry  Rice  is  one.  He  resides  in  the  Indian  Territory.  Mrs.  Margaret 
Myers,  wife  of  Hamilton  Myers,  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  is  the  second.  Mrs.  Mary 
C.  Jones,  wife  of  Charles  Jones  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  is  the  third. 

Mr.  Brown  possesses  all  the  estimable  characteristics  Of  the  family  to 
which  he  belongs.  He  has  a reputation  for  integrity,  known  wherever  he  is 
known.  He  is  careful  in  his  business  and  official  dealings.  He  is  one  of  the 
most  efficient  workers  in  his  church.  He  is  a man  who  believes  in  continuance 
in  well  doing  else  he  could  not  have  been  a Sunday  school  superintendent  for 
twenty  consecutive  years.  He  possesses  all  those  sterling  qualities  which  go 
to  make  up  the  highest  type  of  manhood.  He  is  a true  Christian  a model  citi- 
zen and  a man  who  exemplifies  the  Golden  Rule  every  day  of  his  life. 

■William  Beauchamp  Brown 

was  born  December  1,  1860,  in  Pike  county,  Ohio.  His  father's  name  -was  Royal 
Brown  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Rachel  Beauchamp.  He  received 


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a common  school  education  in  the  county,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight  he 
attended  college  at  Adrian,  Michigan,  for  three  years.  He  took  the  theological 
course,  and  was  ordained  to  preach  in  September,  1881,  but  on  account  of  fail- 
ing health  was  obliged  to  give  it  up.  He  then  engaged  in  farming  and  mercan- 
tile business,  buying  and  selling  stock,  in  which  he  is  now  engaged.  In  1894 
and  1895,  he  was  Treasurer  of  Marion  township.  Pike  county.  He  was  married 
January  11,  1881,  to  Miss  Emma  Graham,  daughter  of  Wesley  N.  Graham,  of 
Scioto  county,  Ohio.  They  have  one  daughter,  Ruby,  A.,  eighteen  years  of  age. 
He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views,  and  a member  of  the  Methodist  Protest- 
ant church. 

He  has  and  piaintains  high  ideals  in  life.  He  is  ambitious  and  energetic 
and  lives  up  to  a high  standard  of  moral  excellence.  He  has  business  talent 
and  his  financial  career  has  been  a success.  He  is  a neighbor  highly  esteemed 
in  his  social  circle. 

Washington  Tracy  Brumbaugh 

was  born  near  Powellsville,  Ohio,  November  16,  1864.  His  father  Eli  Brum- 
baugh, a native  of  Pennsylvania  and  a descendant  of  the  early  Dutch  settlers 
of  that  state,  came  to  Ohio  in  1854  and  was  employed  at  the  Means,  Kyle  & 
Company  furnaces  as  a charcoal  contractor  until  1880,  when  he  quit  the  fur- 
naces to  settle  on  his  farm  near  Powellsville,  Ohio,  where  he  is  still  living  in 
his  seventy-second  year.  Our  subject’s  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Arvilla  Dil- 
ley.  She  is  a native  of  Ohio,  daughter  of  James  Dilley  and  sister  of  James  Jr., 
and  Washington  Dilley  now  of  Los  Angeles,  California.  She  was  married  to 
Eli  Brumbaugh  in  1854.  Nine  children  came  to  this  union,  of  which  the  subject 
of  this  sketch  is  the  fourth.  She  still  survives  in  her  sixty-second  year  on  the 
farm  with  her  husband.  Washington  T.  Brumbaugh  attended  the  district 
school  during  the  winter  months  until  he  was  sixteen  years  old.  At  seventeen, 
he  entered  the  National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  took  up  the 
teacher’s  Course  of  study,  began  teaching  at  eighteen  years  of  age  and  has  just 
completed  twenty  years’  service  as  a teacher,  sixteen  years  of  this  service  hav- 
ing been  rendered  (in  three  schools:  Powellsville,  Junior  Bridge  and  Clapboard. 
In  addition  to  his  work  as  a teacher  he  has  conducted  a general  store  in  Pow- 
ellsville, Ohio,  for  the  last  ten  years  and  has  served  as  Postmaster  of  that  vil- 
lage for  the  last  five  years.  He  is  a republican  in  politics,  first,  last  and  all  the 
time. 

In  1887,  he  married  Hattie  S.  Hudson,  daughter  of  A.  J.  and  Malissa 
Hudson,  of  [Powellsville,  Ohio,  descendants  of  the  early  French  settlers. 
Four  bright,  cheerful  girls  and  one  boy  constitute  their  family.  That  his 
services  as  teacher  for  nineteen  years  have  been  satisfactorily  rendered  in 
schools  with  in  three  miles  of  his  home,  among  people  of  different  religious 
and  political  views,  is  evidence  that  he  not  only  possesses  to  some  degree,  the 
true  character  of  a man  but  that  he  has  been  instrumental  in  developing  it  in 
others.  His  character  is,  shown  in  devotion  to  his  family,  application  to  busi- 
ness and  reverence  for  the  Golden  Rule  in  dealing  with  mankind. 

Adolph  Brunner 

was  born  October  7,  1838,  in  Schwiedrued,  Bezirk  Kulm,  in  Switzerland.  Plis 
father’s  name  was  Samuel  Brunner,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Hundeker.  His  father  had  a cotton  factory  in  Germany.  Our  subject  attended 
school  in  Germany.  In  1853,  he  came  to  this  country,  with  his  brother  Gotlieb 
Elizabeth,  and  Mary,  wife  of  John  Bender,  deceased.  His  brother  Rudolph  had 
come  three  or  four  years  before  him.  Soon  after  coming  to  Portsmouth  he 
went  into  the  dry  goods  store  of  his  brother  Rudolph,  on  the  corner  of  Second 
and  Market  streets,  he  has  been  in  the  same  business  ever  since,  and  at  the 
same  place.  He  started  in  as  a clerk  and  continued  as  such  until  the  death  of 
his  brother,  February  17,  1877,  when  he  was  made  executor  of  his  estate  and 
took  charge  of  his  business,  which  he  has  conducted  ever  since. 

He  was  married  October  28,  1863,  to  Frederica  Wertz.  They  have  the  fol- 
lowing childrerf:  Charles  C.,  clerk  for  his  father;  Mary,  married  Henry  Menzell. 
residing  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  and  is  engaged  with  the  Henry  Crugg  Packing  Co., 
Emily,  married  Frederick  Doerr,  whp  is  engaged  in  the  cigar  business  in  Ports- 
mouth, O. ; Albert  and  Adolph,  clerks  in  their  father’s  store;  Frederick,  died  at 


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the  age  of  eight  years,  in  January,  1883;  Rudolph,  working  in  The  Drew-Selby 
shoe  factory  Henry,  clerk  at  the  store;  Willie,  died  in  1884,  at  the  age  of  four 
years-  Oscar  a student  of  the  Portsmouth  High  School;  Lena,  a student  of  the 
Portsmouth  High  School.  Mr.  Brunner  is  a democrat  in  his  political  views,  and 
a member  of  the  German  Evangelical  church.  He  is  a first-class  business  man. 
He  has  an  old  established  business  and  has  prospered  in  it. 

Jacob  Brunner 

was  born  at  Smidtaud,  Switzerland,  March  8,  1845.  His  father  had  the  same  name 
and  he  was  the  eldest  of  seven  children.  When  he  was  six  years  of  age  his  fa- 
ther. who  was  a machinist,  moved  into  France,  not  far  from  Geneva,  Switzer- 
land There  he  resided  and  followed  his  trade  till  1863,  when  his  eldest  son  Ja- 
cob was  of  age.  There  the  boy  attended  all  the  French  schools  and  became  very 
efficient  in  the  French  language.  Today  he  can  speak  French  as  well  as  German, 
but  likes  the  English  language  best.  At  eighteen  he  went  to  Geneva  and  there 
learned  the  machinist’s  trade.  He  spent  an  apprenticeship  of  four  years.  At 
tw‘enty-two  he  finished  his  trade  and  he  and  his  father  located  in  Choufhausen 
in  Switzerland  to  follow  it.  He  spent  two  years  in  this  place,  most  of  the  time 
making  locks  for  guns.  In  1869,  his  father  determined  to  take  his  family  to  Ant- 
werp and  there  embark  for  this  country.  Portsmouth  was  their  destination. 
The  family  reached  Portsmouth  on  July  3,  1869.  The  father  and  mother,  five 
brothers,  Jacob,  Emil,  Gustave,  Adolph,  Gottleib  and  sister  Phillippine  were  in 
the  party.  Rudolph  and  Adolph  Brunner,  uncles  of  Jacob,  were  already  in 
Portsmouth. 

The  first  work  Jacob  did  in  Portsmouth  was  for  the  Foundry  and  Machine 
Works  for  the  first  five  months.  Then  he  tried  digging  ore  at  Mt.  Vernon  fur- 
nace in  Lawrence  county  till  May  1.  1870.  He  preferred  the  Foundry  and  Ma- 
chine Works  and  returned  to  them  and  worked  for  them  till  April  1.  18S4.  At 
that  time  he  was  appointed  engineer  of  the  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  at  Athens, 
and  was  there  four  years.  On  his  return  he  set  up  in  business  for  himself  at  26 
West  Fifth  street,  and  has  been  there  ever  since.  He  does  all  kinds  or  reparing 
to  machinery,  plumbing,  etc.,  and  is  a most  excellent  workman.  He  needs  no 
sign  for  he  generally  has  the  street  in  front  of  his  place  full  of  crippled  machin- 
ery waiting  for  his  services. 

He  was  married  August  twenty-second,  1872,  to  Catharine  Widdig,  a 
daughter  of  Frederick  Widdig.  He  has  had  seven  children,  six  of  whom  are  liv- 
ing. Edward,  an  engineer,  is  with  the  Irving  Drew  Company;  Emma,  is  the  wife 
of  Gteorge  Schirrman;  Josephine.  Mary,  Frederich  and  Gustave,  are  at  home.  He 
lost  one  Gustave  at  the  age  of  four. 

Mr.  Brunner  is  a hard  worker  and  is  always  busy.  His  services  are  in 
constant  demand.  In  his  political  views  he  is  a democrat.  He  is  a member 
of  the  German  Evangelical  Church,  an  Odd  Fellow,  a Knight  of  Pythias,  a mem- 
ber of  the  German  Benevolent  Society,  and  of  the  Royal  Arcanum.  He  speaks 
the  three  principal  languages  of  the  world  with  ease  and  fluency,  and  can  re- 
build any  piece  of  machinery  that  was  ever  made.  With  all  these  advantages 
it  is  superfluous  to  say  that  Jacob  Brunner  is  a useful  citizen  and  in  demand  at 
all  times,  and  especially  when  the  thermometer  is  below  zero.  Notwithstanding 
the  many  hurry  calls  he  receives.  Jacob  takes  life  easy  and  is  a good  deal  of  a 
philosopher.  If  he  lives  to  old  age  he  will  have  done  as  much  good  in  the  world 
as  any  one. 

Rudolph  Brunner 

was  born  in  Switzerland  in  1821.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and 
came  to  Portsmouth  on  December  1.  1850,  in  his  29th  year.  He  was  employed 
as  clerk  ,in  Wm.  Hall’s  store  on  Front  street  about  three  years.  In  1853,  he  went 
into  business  for  himself.  He  began  at  Brunner’s  corner,  on  Second  and  Market 
streets,  and  remained  in  business  there  all  his  life.  When  he  went  into  busi- 
ness he  had  $200  in  cash  and  a credit  from  James  Pursell.  He  was  married  in 
1857  to  Barbara  Bender.  They  had  three  children.  His  wife  died  in  December, 
1868.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He  died  February  17, 
1877.  He  was  one  of  the  successful  merchants  of  Portsmouth.  He  made  a great 
deal  of  money  by  his  integrity  and  by  correct  business  methods.  He  founded 
this  most  excellent  business  now  carried  on  by  his  brother,  Mr.  Adolph  Brunner. 


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John  F.  Brushart 

was  born  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  October  25,  1857.  He  was  the  son  of  Peter 
Brushart,  Sr.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Phoebe  Shy.  The  family  moved 
from  Jackson  to  Pike  county,  while  Mr.  Brushart  was  a boy.  At  the  age  of 
eighteen,  in  1875,  he  came  to  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  and  entered  the  store  of  Charles 
Winter  as  a clerk.  Mr.  Brushart  learned  the  business  thoroughly  and  in  June 
1882,  he  went  into  the  business  himself.  He  remained  in  this  business  for  a while 
when  he  devoted  himself  to  dealing  in  real  estate,  and  in  this,  he  was  remarka- 
bly successful.  At  the  time  he  died,  he  owned  the  block  where  ITiibb’s  hardware 
store  is  now  located  and  the  corner  block  on  Sixth  street,  north  of  Marting’s 
store  between  that  and  Sixth  street,  a part  of  which  is  occupied  by  Marting’s. 

He  was  also  in  the  lumber  business  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  was  President  of 
a lumber  company.  In  April,  1892,  he  proposed  to  construct  an  electric  rail- 
way, in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  and  on  the  26th  of  September,  1892,  the  city 
council  passed  an  ordinance  giving  him  the  authority  to  construct  the  same. 

Mr.  Brushart  was  married  to  Miss  Seva  E.  Keefe,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Keefe.  June  20,  1885.  They  had  four  children,  two  girls  and  two  boys:  Esther, 
Louise,  John  and  Thomas.  He  was  a member  of  the  Massie  Lodge,  K.  of  P,, 
and  took  considerable  interest  in  the  order. 

Early  in  July.  1899,  he  went  to  a fishing  and  hunting  lodge  on  the  Scioto 
river,  north  of'  the  Charles  Davis  farm  to  spend  several  days.  On  the  morning 
of  July  6,  he  went  out  with  a gun  to  shoot  some  birds.  While  out,  the  gun  was 
discharged  and  he  was  accidentally  killed.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  his  life  was 
insured  for  $10,000,  regular  life,  and  for  $5,000  accident. 

Mr.  Brushart  was  physically  a most  handsome  man.  He  had  regular  feat- 
ures and  a pleasant  expression.  He  had  a florid,  rosy  complexion,  common  to 
the  people  of  Central  New  York,  but  most  uncommon  in  Southern  Ohio.  It 
was  as  clear  as  that  of  a young  girl,  the  admiration  of  all  who  knew  him.  Mr. 
Brushart  was  genial  to  all  whom  he  met.  He  had  great  decision  of  character 
He  was  careful  and  prudent  in  all  his  ventures,  but  at  the  same  time  made  up 
his  mind  quickly  and  made  it  up  finally.  When  he  had  once  reached  a conclu- 
sion, the  subject  was  closed.  His  virtues  were  largely  domestic.  He  was  much 
attached  to  his  family  and  could  not  do  too  much  for  their  comfort  and  pleas- 
ure. He  was  very  fortunate  in  all  his  business  ventures  and  had  he  lived 
would  have  filled  the  career  of  a most  successful  business  man.  His  death  was 
a great  loss  not  only  to  his  family  but  to  the  community  of  which  h|e  was  a part. 

Robert  Alexander  Bryan 

was  born  in  Adams  county,  Ohio,  March  22,  1839,  on  what  was  then  known  as 
the  “Granny  Fry  farm,”  about  one  mile  from  Jacktown,  or  Dunbarton  P.  0.  He 
was  the  son  of  Daniel  M.  Bryan,  who  was  born  in  Greene  county,  Pa.,  May  10, 
1807,  and  was  the  posthumous  child  of  John  Bryan  and  Susannah  (Baker' 
Bryan,  who  was  from  the  eastern  shore  of  Mai'yland,  and  she  was  one  of  the 
little  girls  who  strewed  the  flowers  on  the  bridge  at  Trenton  for  General  Wash- 
ington, when  he  was  on  his  way  from  Mt.  Vernon  to  New  York,  in  April,  1789, 
to  be  inaugurated  first  president  of  the  United  States. 

The  Bryans  had  been  a very  old  family  in  Virginia,  from  early  dates  emi- 
grating from  Virginia  to  Maryland,  and  from  Maryland  to  Pennsylvania,  and 
from  Pennsylvania  to  Hampshire  county,  Virginia,  and  from  thence  to  the 
Ohio  river,  at,  or  near  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  and  from  thence  to  Adams  county, 
Ohio,  in  1826,  where  they  settled  on  Ohio  Brush  creek.  These  emigrations  cov- 
ered a period  of  about  two  hundred  years.  The  wife  of  Alexander  Spottswooct,  | 
Governor  of  Virginia,  was  Anne  Butler  Bryan,  whose  godfather  was  James  But- 
ler, Duke  of  Ormond,  hence  there  is  a strong  inference  that  the  family  was 
English. 

Daniel  M.  Bryan  was  married  to  Nancy  McSurely  at  West  Union.  Ohio, 
May  19,  1836,  by  Jacob  Hempleman,  J.  P.  She  was  born  in  Lexington,  Fayette 
county,  Kentucky,  March  2,  1812,  and  was  the  daughter  of  James  McSurely,  who 
was  the  only  son  of  William  McSurely.  James  McSurely  emigrated  from  Ire- 
land in  1789.  at  the  age  of  eighteen.  The  voyage  was  so  tempestuous,  perilous 
and  lengthy  that  his  hair  turned  gray  and  remained  so  until  his  death,  at  the 
age  of  seventy,  in  1841.  He  was  a soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  Nancy  (Mc- 
Surely) Bryan  is  now  living  (July,  1902,)  at  her  home  in  Novelty,  Knox  county, 


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Missouri,  where  the  family  emigrated  in  1871,  to  a farm  purchased  before  the 
civil  war.  Her  mother’s  name  was  Maria  (Niiel)  McSurely,  who  was  a French 
lady  whose  family  had  emigrated  from  France  to  Kentucky  prior  to  1805.  The 
McSurely’s  came  from  Kentucky  to  Adams  county,  Ohio,  at  or 
near  Rockville,  and  afterwards  settled  on  Cherry  Fork  where  some  few  mem- 
bers of  the  family  still  reside.  Daniel  M.  Bryan  died  in  1877,  at  the  agle  of  sev- 
enty years. 

R.  A.  Bryan  was  educated  in  the  common,  select  and  special  schools  of 
Adams  county,  and  partly  at  Miami  University.  On  the  same  bench  with  him 
at  Rev.  Urmston’s  school  in  West  Union  sat  John  A.  Cockerill,  who  afterwards 
died  in  Egypt,  and  N.  W.  Evans,  the  editor  of  this  work.  The  select  and  spec- 
ial schools  of  Adams  county  at  that  day  had  no  superiors.  Young  Bryan  be- 
gan teaching  school  at  the  ag’e  of  sixteen,  taught  school  during  the  winters  and 
attended  school  or  studied  under  a master  during  the  summer.  He  studied  law 
under  the  tutorship  of  John  K.  Billings  and  William  C.  Buck,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  practice  of  law  September  18,  1860,  at  West  Union,  Ohio,  by  the  Dis- 
trict Court,  Judge  W.  V.  Peck,  who  was  one  of  the  Supreme  Judges  of  the 
state,  presiding.  His  great  distaste  against  having  to  fight  for  a client  that  he 
might  believe  or  know  to  be  wrong  and  his  great  love  of  mathematics  and  phys- 
ics led  him  away  from  the  law  into  surveying  and  civil  engineering. 

He  first  came  to  Nile  township,  Scioto  county,  in  1857,  where  he  taught 
school  in  the  Elm  Tree  district  for  several  years,  during  the  fall  and  winter 
seasons,  and  pursued  Ms  favorite  studies  during  the  summer  seasons. 

His  first  engineering  Work  on  his  own  account  was  the  construction  of  an 
inclined  plane  and  a tramway  near  Vanceburg,  Kentucky,  in  1866,  two  and  a 
half  miles  in  length,  with  an  incline  about  1800  feet  long  in  the  form  of  a 
parabola  and  a height  of  hill  of  530  feet.  Two  previous  attempts  by  others  to 
make  a success  of  an  incline  at  this  point  had  resulted  in  failures. 

He  moved  to  the  city  of  Portsmouth  in  November,  1866,  and  has  re- 
sided there  continuously  since  that  time,  except  when  absent  on  professional 
business.  He  was  County  Engineer  from  1867  to  1869,  and  was  engineer  for 
the  great  turnpike  system  of  the  county  inaugurated  in  that  period.  In  1870, 
he  was  assistant  engineer  on  the  preliminary  survey  of  a railroad  from  Cincin- 
nati to  Portsmouth,  part  of  which  line  is  now  occupied  by  the  Cincinnati, 
Georgetown  and  Portsmouth  railroad. 

In  1870  and  1871,  he  was  engineer  and  business  manager  for  Pond  and 
Kelley,  contractors  for  five  miles  of  the  C.  & M.  V.  Ry.  between  Zanesville  and 
Dresden,  Ohio,  including  the  High  Bridge  across  the  Muskingum  river  at  Ellis 
Station.  In  1872  and  1873  he  was  engineer  for  Scioto  county  in  turnpike  con- 
struction and  bridges.  On  November  7,  1873,  he  was  appointed  City  Civil  En- 
gineer and  served  in  that  capacity  until  May  7,  1875.  He  was  again  appointed 
City  Civil  Engineer  April  21,  1880,  and  was  his  own  successor  through  all  the 
political  changes  for  thirteen  years,  until  May  1,  1893,  when  he  resigned  to  take 
a much  needed  rest. 

H,e  was  County  Surveyor  in  1872,  which  office  he  resigned  on  account  of 
his  large  private  business.  In  1878  he  was  Division  Engineer,  on  the  construc- 
tion of  the  Scioto  Valley  Railway  for  sixteen  miles  from  Portsmouth  to  the 
Pike  county  line.  In  1879  and  1880  he  made  a map  of  Scioto  county,  for  the 
real  estate  appraisers.  In  addition  to  the  duties  of  Civil  Engineer  he  was 
County  Engineer  from  1880  to  1885,  including  the  bridging  of  the  Scioto  river  at 
its  mouth,  the  bridging  of  Tygart  creek  and  the  Little  Sandy  river  at  its  mouth 
in  Greenup  county.  Kentucky,  and  numerous  smaller  bridges.  Also,  he  was 
engineer  for  construction  of  one  single  lock  and  one  double  lock  on  the  Ohio 
Canal  near  its  outlet  into  the  Ohio  river  at  Portsmouth;  and  the  bridging  of 
the  old  bed  of  the  Scioto  river  and  the  Ohio  Canal  north  of  the  Scioto  river 
bridge,  all  of  which  are  models  of  fine  masonry. 

From  1893  he  followed  a general  engineering  business,  including  the  first 
street  paving  in  Wellston,  Ohio,  and  a sewerage  system  and  improvement  of 
streets  at  Manchester,  Ohio.  The  first  street  paving  in  Portsmouth  in  1891, 
was  done  under  his  direction  and  supervision,  and  is  a model  to  this  day  for 
shape  and  quality,  where  it  has  been  undisturbed.  He  has  done  much  ceme- 
tery engineering.  He  did  the  engineering  for  the  construction  of  a new  bridge 
in  lieu  of  an  old  one  across  the  Scioto  river  at  Lucasville,  and  made  maps  of 


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real  estate  in  1899,  of  the  land  west  of  the  Scioto  river,  for  the  real  estate  ap- 
praisers. 

He  was  again  elected  City  Engineer  on  January  3,  1900,  and  s.erved  until 
July  20,  1901,  when  he  again  engaged  in  general  business,  doing  much  survey- 
ing and  platting  and  surveying  a tramway  for  the  Tygart  Fire  Brick  & Clay 
Company.  He  has  made  and  published  two  maps  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  the 
first  in  1868  and  the  second  in  1889.  He  is  now  Assistant  Engineer  for  the  city 
of  Portsmouth,  and  is  preparing  plans  for  an  extensive  sewer  system  in  Robin- 
son avenue,  and  also  for  an  arch  culvert  at  the  head  of  Eighth  street  across 
Lawson’s  avenue,  and  also  for  an  arch  culvert  at  the  head  of  Eighth  street 
across  Lawson’s  run. 

He  was  married  December  3,  I860,  to  Miss  Sarah  E.  Givens,  of  Nile 
township.  Scioto  county,  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Givens  and  grand- 
daughter of  Judge  William  Givens  (see  their  sketches  in  this  volume).  They 
have  four  children  now  living:  Robert  G.,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Ports- 
mouth Stove  and  Range  Works;  James  D.,  a book-keeper  at  the  First  National 
bank;  Mary  F.,  is  a teacher  in  the  public  schools,  and  Hester  E.,  at  home. 

William  Burnett 

was  born  November  23,  1849,  in  Sprigg  township,  Adams  county,  Ohio.  His 
father  was  William  Burnett  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Bradford. 
There  were  nine  children  in  the  family  and  our  subject  was  second.  His  fath- 
er moved  to  Lewis  county,  Kentucky,  in  1857,  residing  there  until  1862  when  he 
returned  and  located  in  Bentonville,  Adams  county.  Our  subject  received  his 
education  in  the  common  schools;  and  at  the  age  of  ten  years  he  began  to 
learn  the  cooper’s  trade  and  has  followed  it  ever  since.  He  went  into  the  array 
in  August,  1863,  in  Company  G.  129th  O.  V.  I.,  and  served  eight  months.  Then 
in  August,  1864  he  was  mustered  in  Company  G of  the  173rd  O.  V.  I.,  to  serve 
one  year  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  Company  June  26,  1865.  After  the 
war  he  engaged  in  coopering  in  different  places.  He  was  married  February  2, 
1871  to  Sarah  Ellen  Doddridge,  sister  of  Henry  Doddridge  and  daughter  of  Rea- 
son Doddridge,  of  Manchester,  Ohio.  After  he  was  married  he  located  in  Rome, 
Adams  county,  Ohio,  and  was  there  until  1878,  engaged  in  the  cooper’s  trade. 
On  March  1,  1878,  he  moved  to  Rarden.  Ohio,  and  has  remained  there  ever 
since  in  the  same  business.  From  1884  to  1893,  he  was  foreman  for  George  M. 
Wikoff  in  the  cooper  business,  and  since  1893,  has  been  working  for  L.  Taylor. 
He  had  three  sons  who  died  in  infancy.  He  has  two  daughters,  Anna  and  Eliza. 
Anna  is  thte  wife  of  John  Windel  and  was  married  in  1894.  Previous  to  1894, 
Mr.  Burnett  was  a democrat,  but  since  that  date  has  been  a republican.  He  was 
Constable  of  Rarden  township  for  six  years,  a member  of  the  town  council  for 
seven  years,  and  Trustee  of  Rarden  township  for  six  years.  He  and  his  wife 
are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  is  a member  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic  and  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men.  He  is  highly  re- 
spected by  all  who  know  him.  He  tries  to  do  his  duty  in  all  Ms  relations  in 
life  and  the  verdict  of  his  neighbors  is  that  he  succeeds. 

Charles  Edward  Burt 

was  born  December  19.  1835,  on  Washington  street,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His 
father  was  Thomas  Burt,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Anna  Buffington. 
He  attended  school  until  1853,  when  he  began  teaming  for  his  father.  In  1854. 
he  went  to  railroading  as  a brakeman  on  the  Scioto  & Hocking  Valley  railroad. 
In  1855,  he  began  firing  for  his  brother,  William  and  afterwards  for  Dick  Burns, 
the  well  known  engineer.  In  1858,  he  became  a locomotive  engineer  and  has 
been  in  that  employment  ever  since.  All  his  services  as  such  have  been  upon 
the  B.  & O.  railroad,  Portsmouth  Branch,  with  the  exception  of  the  winter  of 
1861  and  1862,  when  the  superintendent  of  the  Branch  road  transferred  him 
to  the  Muskingum  Valley  railroad.  At  thie  time  of  the  Morgan  raid,  in  1863,  he 
was  on  the  river  two  or  three  months,  but  after  that  he  went  back  on  the  rail- 
road. He  was  never  in  any  serious  wreck.  He  was  never  hurt  to  amount  to 
a.nything  but  once;  he  had  his  ankle  sprained  when  a locomotive  was  derailed. 
He  has  always  lived  in  Portsmouth,  except  one  year  in  Hamden. 

He  was  married  to  Louisa  Cook,  a daughter  of  Conrad  Cook,  April  22. 
1858.  He  had  six  children;  Anna  Burt,  at  home;  William  H.  Burt,  of  Burt, 


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Hall  & Company;  Thomas  M.  Burt,  who  works  for  the  United  States  Express 
Company;  Charles  Burt,  a salesman  for  the  Irving  Drew  Shoe  Company;  May, 
the  wife  of  Anson  Clapper,  an  electrician  of  Portsmouth;  Harry,  employed  in 
the  office  of  Drew,  Selby  & Company.  Mr.  Burt  has  been  a republican  all  his 
life.  He  is  a member  of  the  Aurora  Lodge  of  the  Masonic  Order. 

Mr.  Burt  is  one  of  the  reliable  men  of  Portsmouth.  He  can  always  be 
depended  on  to  be  in  his  place  and  doing  his  duty.  When  death  shall  call  him, 
he  will  find  him  at  his  post. 

William  Burt 


was  born  October  18,  1829,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  on  the  site  of  the  Dr.  Burr 
residence.  His  father,  Thomas  Burt,  was  for  many  years  wharfmaster  in 
Portsmouth.  His  grandfather,  Christopher  Burt,  was  a major  in  the  war  of 
1812.  His  mother  was  a native  of  Virginia.  His  father  died  in  Vicksburg  in 
1871-  William  Burt  attended  school  in  the  Fourth  street  building.  In  1842,  he 
went  to  work  at  Maddock’s  factory  and  worked  there  for  seven  years,  learn- 
ing to  be  a moulder  and  an  engineer.  He  became  the  engineer  of  the  mill  and 
afterwards  of  Rigg’s  saw  mill.  He  went  to  Sciotoville  and  Haverhill  and  took 
charge  of  engines  there.  He  became  an  'engineer  on  the  niver.  He  began  on 
the  “Fashion  No.  2,”  in  the  Catlettsburg  trade.  He  afterwards  was  .employed  on 
a boat  called  the  “Relief.”  In  1848,  he  went  to  Pittsburg  and  put  the  machinery 
in  the  first  steam  ferry  boat  ever  used  at  Portsmouth.  She  was  owned  by 
Moses  McCoy.  He  brought  the  boat  down  and  was  her  engineer  for  one  year. 
He  was  succeeded  by  Armstead  Fawcett  who  died  in  1885.  Then  he  flat-boated 
for  six  months,  this  satisfied  him  for  a life  time.  In  March,  1851,  he  married 
Rebecca  Davis  daughter  of  David  Davis.  In  September,  1852,  he  became  engi- 
neer on  the  first  locomotive  which  ever  came  to  Portsmouth.  In  July,  1852, 
he  became  an  engineer  on  the  Scioto  & Hocking  Valley  railroad.  On  July  19, 
1853,  he  ran  the  first  locomotive  into  Jackson.  He  was  engineer,  conductor  and 
master  mechanic  on  the  Scioto  & Hocking  Valley  railroad.  In  1864,  he  was  a 
locomotive  engineer  for  six  months  on  the  Iron  railroad  at  Ironton.  Then 
he  went  back  to  the  river  and  was  engineer  on  the  propeller,  “Pike,”  and  the 
“Viola”  for  Captain  William  W.  Little.  He  was  engineer  on  the  “Victor  No.  4,” 
“Gipsy  Fayette,”  and  “Mountain  B‘elle.”  In  1872,  he  left  the  river  forever  and 
went  into  the  plumbing  business.  From  1880  to  1887,  he  was  a member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Portsmouth  Water  Works.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a 
republican.  Mr.  Burt  presents  the  rare  instance  of  one,  who  in  one  life  time, 
has  been  both  a steamboat  and  locomotive  engineer.  He  is  hale  and  hearty  and 
enjoys  life  as  much  as  a youngster. 


John  Butterfield, 


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son  of  Benjamin  Butterfield  and  Mary  Powell,  his  wife',  was  born  on  his  fath- 
er’s farm  near  Haverhill,  Ohio,  November  20,  1826.  His  father  emigrated  to 
Haverhill  from  Boston,  Mass.,  about  1815,  and  was  of  English  descent. 

The  son  was  left  an  orphan  at  the  age  of  fifteen  and  with  what  little 
education  the  country  schools  of  those  days  afforded,  he  assumed  the  care  of 
the  family  and  the  management  of  the  farm.  On  becoming  of  age  he  united 
with  the  whig  party,  and  afterwards  became  a republican,  on  the  formation  of 
that  party.  He  served  as  township  trustee  of  Green  township  from  1860  to 
1861  and  again  from  1869  to  1871. 

He  was  married  to  Ellen  J.  Rankin,  daughter  of  David  and  Persis  Rankin 
in  1861.  By  this  marriage  were  born  four  children  of  whom  Jennie,  the  wife  of 
Dr.  Jefferson  D.  Kiser,  of  Lexington,  Ky.,  is  the  only  survivor.  His  wife  died 
in  1869,  and  he  was  again  married  to  Lucy  Boynton,  daughter  of  Asa  Boynton, 
Jr.,  in  1872.  By  this  marriage  were  born  two  children  of  whom  John,  who  is 
married  and  lives  on  the  home  farm  near  Haverhill  is  the  only  survivor.  Our 
subject  died  January  13,  1895,  and  is  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Haverhill.  His 
wife  died  in  1897. 

By  industry  and  economy  Mr.  Butterfield  became  a successful  farmer  and 
business  man.  He  was  was  a worthy  man,  kind  and  considerate  in  judgment, 
prompt  and  prudent  in  business  matters,  just  and  reliable  in  all  things,  a quiet, 
unassuming  neighbor,  a kind  father  and  a loving  husband.  It  was  said  of  him 
that  his  word  was  as  good  as  his  bond.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  at  Haverhill. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Cicero  Sidney  Cadot 

was  born  October  12,  1844,  in  Vernon  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  the  son 
of  Lemuel  Cadot  and  Catharine  Baccus,  his  wife.  He  was  brought  up  on  his 
father’s  farm.  He  enlisted  in  the  8th  Independent  Company  of  Ohio  Sharp- 
shooters, November  3,  1862,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  After  re- 
turning from  the  army,  he  became  a book-keeper  for  M.  B.  Gilbert  & Company. 
He  was  afterwards  employed  as  assistant  book-keeper  for  Damarin  & Company 
for  thirteen  years.  Afterwards  he  was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Ports- 
mouth Wagon  Stock  Company.  He  was  engaged  in  business  in  Chicago  for 
two  years  and  in  1886  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  engaged  as  a dealer  in  hard- 
ware, stoves  and  ranges.  He  was  also  a partner  with  Thomas  W.  Watkins  & 
Company  in  plumbing.  He  has  always  been  a republican.  He  is  a member  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  was  elected  a cemetery 
Trustee  in  1884  and  served  for  three  years.  He  was  one  of  the  Water  Works 
Trustees  of  Portsmouth  from  1888  to  1895.  He  has  always  taken  a great  inter- 
est in  politics  and  has  frequently  served  on  the  Republican  Executive  Commit- 
tees of  his  county.  Pie  has  taken  ail  the  degrees  in  Masonry  from  Blue  Lodge 
to  the  thirty-second  and  is  a Mystic  Shriner.  He  is  also  an  Elk.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Lizzie  A.  Smith  July  27,  1885.  She  is  the  daughter  of  George 
Smith,  a well  known  business  man  on  Front  street.  They  have  one  son,  How- 
ard, now  fifteen  years  of  age.  In  the  winter  and  spring  of  1902  he  served  as 
Postmaster  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  State  Legislature. 

John  Claudius  Cadot 

was  born  on  his  father’s  farm  of  725  acres,  in  Vernon  township,  on  June  20, 
1828.  His  father  was  Claudius  Cadot,  a native  of  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  son  of  a 
French  emigrant  of  that  name.  His  mother  was  Miss  Nancy  Ball,  a native  ot 
New  York.  He  got  his  schooling  in  the  schools  of  Vernon  township  and  then 
attended,  school  at  Haverhill.  He  afterwards  took  a commercial  course  at  Gun- 
dry’s  College  in  Cincinnati.  He  was  a farmer  until  about  the  age  of  twenty- 
four,  when  he  concluded  to  try  commercial  life.  He  spent  something  over 
twelve  months  in  the  store  of  A.  W.  Buskirk  in  Portsmouth,  then  he  became  a 
clerk  in  J.  F.  Towell’s  dry  goods  store,  for  about  three  months.  He  then  pur- 
chased an  interest  in  Greenup  furnace  and  remained  there  over  a year,  when 
he  concluded  that  farming  was  the  best;  he  went  on  his  father’s  farm  and  in 
course  of  time  purchased  it.  He  has  farmed  there  all  of  his  life.  His  domicile 
was  there  until  he  went  to  Wheelersburg  in  1891,  where  he  has  since  resided. 
On  March  25,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  A.  daughter  of  John  Winkler 
of  Haverhill.  They  have  had  three  children  only  one  of  whom  is  living,  a 
daughter,  Avanel;  Claire  died  July  14,  1902. 

Mr.  Cadot  was  Clerk  of  Vernon  township  for  about  ten  years  and  Treas- 
urer almost  the  same  length  of  time,  until  1891,  when  he  resigned  the  office 
on  removing  from  the  township.  In  1865,  he  was  elected  Commissioner  of  Scio- 
to county  to  fill  a vacancy  of  one  year.  He  received  a vote  of  2,161  against 
1,888  for  Henry  Barrett,  his  democratic  opponent.  In  1891,  he  bought  him  a 
comfortable  home  in  Wheelersburg  and  resides  there  on  account  of  the  advan- 
tages to  his  family.  His  wife  died  suddenly  July  11,  1901,  and  his  daughter  re- 
sides with  him  since.  For  several  years  prior  to  its  failure,  he  was  a director 
of  the  Farmers’  National  bank.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Wheelersburg  i 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  for  the  past  twenty  years,  and  is  one  of  the  official 
board.  His  farm  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  county  and  he  visits  it  almost  every 
week  day.  He  has  been  a successful  raiser  of  fine  stock  and  if  he  is  well  in- 
formed on  any  subject,  he  thinks  it  is  farming. 

The  following  is  what  a neighbor  of  Mr.  Cadot  says  of  him:  “In  every  Ji 
community  there  are  some  men — often  among  the  most  prosperous — with 
whom  one  prefers  not  to  have  dealings.  Or  if  one  cannot  avoid  business  re- 
lations with  them,  there  is  a constant  feeling  of  unsecurity  associated  with  j 
every  transaction,  a sense  of  the  need  of  unusual  alertness  to  keep  from  being 
over-reached  or  victimized  in  some  way.  Solomon  crystalized  the  idea  in  a 
proverb:  ‘It  is  nought,  it  is  nought,  saith  the  buyer,  and  when  he  is  gone  his 
way,  then  he  boasteth.’  On  the  other  hand  there  is  the  man  who  is  eminently 
fair  minded — in  whom  one  does  not  look  for  guile,  or  deceit  or  cunning.  It  is 
to  this  latter  class  of  men  that  J.  C.  Cadot  pre-eminently  belongs.  No  one  who 


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knows  Cadot  would  expect  him  to  do  a mean  or  dishonorable  thing.  Nor 
would  any  one  believe  a damaging  report  alleged  against  him  in  the  absence  of 
most  conclusive  proof.  Not  many  men  enjoy  to  the  same  extent  the  confidence 
and  respect  of  their  neighbors  and  associates.  This  quality — it  is  needless  to 
say — is  the  index  to  a character  of  which  any  man  may  well  be  proud.  Words 
are  not  needed  to  emphasize  its  value.  A man  who  has  scored  such  a record, 
already  has  builded  a monument  to  which  his  posterity  may  turn  with  laudable 
pride. 

Colonel  Lemuel  Zenas  Cadot 

was  born  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  January  25,  1838,  the  son  of  Lemuel  Cadot  and 
Catherine  Baccus,  his  wife.  He  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Vernon  township.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  went  into  the  grocery  business 
in  Gallipolis  as  clerk  for  his  brother,  John  Julius  Cadot.  He  remained  in  that 
position  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  civil  war.  In  the  spring  and  summer  of 
1862,  he  raised  a company  for  the  91st  O.  V.  I.  He  entered  the  service  as  Cap- 
tain of  Company  A,  91st  O.  V.  I.,  July  15,  1862  and  was  promoted  to  Major.  April 
10,  1863.  He  was  wounded  September  19,  1864,  in  the  battle  of  Opequan,  Vir- 
ginia. He  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant  Colonel,  December  9,  1864,  and  was 
mustered  out  with  the  regiment,  June  24,  1865.  As  Major,  he  had  his  horse  shot 
under  him  and  was  injured  so  as  to  be  unconscious  several  hours. 

In  1862,  h,e  was  married  to  Josephine  Carel,  daughter  of  Franklin  Carel 
and  Sarah  Whitney,  his  wife.  They  had  three  children:  Charles  Carel.  clerk  in 
the  store  of  Samuel  Cherrington  of  Gallipolis;  Florence,  died  at  the  age  of 
three;  Harry  Lemuel,  ticket  agent  for  the  Hocking  Valley  railroad  and  Adams 
Express  agent  at  Gallipolis.  This  son  was  born  September  29,  1874,  at  Gallipo- 
lis, Ohio,  and  educated  there.  He  was  married  in  March,  1900.  to  Miss  Bettie 
Deardorff  and  has  one  child,  Charles  Donald,  aged  five  months. 

After  Colonel  Cadot  came  back  from  the  civil  war.  he  engaged  in  the  ci- 
gar business  in  Gallipolis.  He  died  October  29,  1885,  of  asthma.  He  was  a re- 
publican, a Mason  and  a Knight  of  Pythias.  He  was  an  excellent  business  man 
and  noted  for  his  adherence  to  correct  business  principes.  As  a soldier,  he  was 
highly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him.  As  an  officer,  he  earned  the  approbation 
of  his  superiors.  He  was  a gentleman  in  every  sense  of  the  term. 

'William  Henry  Harrison  Cadot 

was  born  July  12,  1840,  in  Vernon  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father 
was  Lemuel  Cadot,  a sketch  of  whom  appears  herein.  His  mother  was  Catherine 
Baccus,  daughter  of  James  Baccus.  He  spent  his  boyhood  on  the  farm  until  he 
was  sixteen  years  of  age  when  he  went  to  Moses  Gilmore's  private  school  in 
Jackson  for  two  years.  When  eighteen  years,  of  age  he  commenced  to  teach 
and  taught  during  the  winters  of  1858  and  1859  at  Pioneer  station.  In  the  spring 
of  1861  he  taught  school  at  Howard  Furnace,  Scioto  county.  In  1861  he  went  to 
Gallipolis  and  attended  the  Gallia  Academy  which  was  conducted  by  Prof.  A. 
G.  Sears  for  two  years.  In  1863,  he  engaged  in  book-keeping  for  J.  J.  Cadot 
& Brother,  wholesale  grocers,  Gallipolis,  Ohio.  He  was  there  until  the  spring  of 
1864,  then  he  went  to  Pittsburg  and  attended  Duff's  Commercial  College  for  six 
weeks  and  graduated.  At  the  completion  of  the  course  in  Duff’s  Commercial 
.College,  he  was  selected  as  one  out  of  a class  of  twelve  and  offered  a position 
[with  William  N.  Ogden  & Company,  dealers  in  glass,  which  he  accepted  and  re- 
mained with  them  until  October  1,  1864,  when  he  returned  to  Gallipolis  and  en- 
gaged as  book-keeper  for  J.  J.  Cadot  & Bros.,  and  remained  there  until  1867. 

May  21,  1867,  he  left  Gallipolis  and  was  married  to  Miss  Helen  Augusta 
Kimpel  and  since  then  he  has  lived  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  a book-keeper  for 
L.  P.  Gilbert  for  about  a year  after  his  marriage  and  then  was  book-keeper  for 
Thomas  P.  Brown,  and  was  there  almost  a year.  He  was  then  appointed  Adams 
Express  Agent  but  resigned  on  February  10,  1870.  In  February,  1870,  he  went 
into  the  wholesale  and  retail  grocery  business  on  Chillicothe  street  and  sold  out 
in  July,  1878.  On  the  9th  of  October,  1877,  he  was  elected  Auditor  of  Scioto  coun- 
ty  on  the  democratic  ticket  over  Frank  C.  Gibbs,  republican.  The  vote  stood: 
Cribbs  2,664,  Cadot  2,828.  majority  164.  In  1880,  he  was  a candidate  for  re-election 
jnd  wns  defeated  on  his  party  ticket  by  George  L.  Dodge,  by  a majority  of  104, 
when  Garfield  carried  the  county  by  486.  He  served  the  first  three  years  un- 


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der  the  law  extending  the  term  from  two  to  three  years.  In  July,  1878  he  sold 
out  his  grocery  business  to  Hon.  H.  S.  Bundy,  who  moved  the  stock  to  his  fur- 
naces. In  November,  1880,  he  became  book-keeper  for  J.  L.  Hibbs  & Com- 
and  remained  there  until  September.  1882.  He  was  with  Palmer,  Grim  & Com- 
pany, tea  dealers,  from  September,  1882,  until  January  1,  1883.  He  was  travel- 
ing salesman  for  Austin,  Nichols  & Company,  wholesale  grocers,  from  January 
1,  1883,  to  August  29,  1885,  when  he  went  with  Shinkle  Kreis  & Company, 
wholesale  grocers  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  with  them  until  they  combined 
with  E.  J.  Wilson  & Company  in  January,  1891.  He  worked  with  that  firm 
which  was  the  Shinkle,  Wilson  & Kreis  Company  until  July  1,  1900,  and  was  a 
stockholder  from  1891  until  1900.  He  then  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  on 
the  2d  of  July,  1900,  became  a partner  and  boop-keeper  in  the  Jones-Ferguson 
Grocery  Company. 

He  has  one  son  Clarence,  born  April  28,  1868.  He  is  married  and  resides 
in  Richmond,  Virginia,  being  irt  the  employ  of  the  American  Tobacco  Company. 
Mr.  Cadot  has  always  been  a democrat.  He  is  a Mason  and  Knight  Templar. 

Smiley  Anson  Caldwell, 


born  March  15,  .1853,  on  the  place  where  he  now  resides,  was  the  eldest  child 
of  Captain  Jacob  and  Huldah  (Hurdl  Caldwell.  His  father  enlisted  in  the  91st 
O.  V.  I.,  July  16,  1862,  and  took  an  active  part  in  recruiting  volunteers  for  the 
91st  regiment.  He  was  appointed  Captain  of  Company  C and  died  August  9, 
1864,  at  Frederick,  Maryland,  in  Ihe  Sanitary  Hospital.  He  was  buried  from  his 
father’s  residence  near  Richmonddale,  Ross  county,  Ohio.  Mrs.  Caldwell,  his 
widow,  and  mother  of  our  subject,  now  lives  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  P.  J. 
Sours,  in  Denver.  Colorado.  Our  subject  spent  the  early  years  of  his  life  at  the 
home  farm  and  attended  the  neighborhood  schools,  also  the  school  at  Piketon 
for  a few  years.  After  the  death  of  his  father,  he  made  his  home  at  his  grand- 
father’s in  Pike  county.  While  there  he  attended  the  Ohio  University  at  Athens. 
He  gave  up  school  at  the  age  of  twenty  to  take  charge  of  the  home  place.  Mr. 
Caldwell  has  always  been  an  active  member  of  the  republican  party,  though  not 
prominent  in  politics.  He  was  married  in  1874  to  Jennie  Claypool,  of  Fairfield 
county,  Ohio.  She  died  September  12,  1888.  His  family  consists  of  four  chil- 
dren: Maurice  J.,  Erie  C.,  Beatrice  F.  and  Annie  L.  Beatrice,  died  in  Denver, 
Colorado,  aged  nine.  Maurice  and  Erie  live  with  their  father  at  the  home  place 
and  Annie  lives  with  her  aunt  in  Denver,  Colorado.  Mr.  Caldwell  is  enterprising 
and  energetic.  He  is  one  of  the  foremost  citizens  in  the  community  where  he 
resides.  He  uniformly  favors  public  improvements  and  stands  for  what  is  best 
for  his  fellowmen. 


Thomas  George  Calvert 


was  born  May  9,  1847,  in  Washington  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  fath- 
er was  George  W.  Calvert  and  his  mother  was  Emma  Hoskinson,  a daughter 
of  Josiah  Hoskinson,  a private  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  (See  Revolutionary 
Soldiers.)  George  W.  Calvert  was  a native  of  Fairfax  county,  Virginia,  born 
near  the  site  of  the  Bull  Run  battlefield  in  1805.  He  came  to  Ohio  in  1812  with 
his  mother  and  his  brothers,  Richard  and  Jacob.  They  located  on  the  farm  on 
which  the  subject  of  this  sketch  now  lives. 

Josiah  Hoskinson  was  a native  of  Maryland.  He  came  to  Ohio  and  set- 
tled in  Washington  township.  The  Calverts  and  Hoskinsons  are  of  English 
descent. 

Our  subject  attended  school  in  Portsmouth  until  he  was  fifteen,  when  he 
went  into  his  brother’s  grocery.  Here  he  worked  four  years.  The  next  year 
he  worked  for  Frank  M.  Gilbert  in  the  same  business.  He  then  returned  to  the 
farm  and  went  into  the  dairy  business  at  which  he  continued  until  August  4, 
1874,  when  his  father  died.  He  then  became  the  deputy  of  his  brother  Robert 
A.  Calvert  who  at  that  time  was  Probate  Judge.  Afterwards  he  was  deputy  of 
H.  C.  Turley  in  the  same  office,  serving  altogether  in  this  capacity  until  1886, 
or  twelve  years.  After  this  he  returned  to  the  farm  and  has  been  in  the  dairy 
-business  since.  He  has  been  at  all  times  a staunch  republican  and  at  one  time 
was  very  active  in  politics,  but  of  later  years  he  devotes  his  time  to  his  busi- 
ness. He  is  a member  of  the  First  Baptist  church  of  Portsmouth,  having  join- 
ed the  church  in  1875.  He  was  united  in  marriage  April  19,  1877*  to  Amanda 


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Morris,  daughter  of  Stout  Morris  of  Union  Mills.  Mr.  Calvert  is  one  of  the 
best  citizens  of  the  county.  He  is  faithful  to  every  duty  and  every  trust. 

Charles  William  Carson 

was  born  near  Hillsboro,  Highland  county,  Ohio,  January  14,  1867,  the  son  of 
James  H.  and  Elizabeth  (Brooking)  Carson.  His  grandfather,  William  Carson, 
was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  His  maternal  grandfather,  Charles  Brooking, 
was  of  German  descent  and  came  to  Ohio  from  Pennsylvania.  When  he  was 
very  young,  his  parents  moved  to  near  Washington,  C.  H.,  on  a farm  where  he 
was  reared  and  educated.  He  left  the  farm  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  and  worked 
in  White  & Ballard’s  shoe  factory  at  Washington  C.  H..  for  four  years.  From 
there  he  went  to  Chillicothe  and  worked  for  the  Union  Shoe  Company  for  four 
years.  From  here  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  worked  for  Drew,  Selby  & Co. 
for  a year.  In  this  time,  he  had  worked  at  all  sorts  of  shoe  work  and  had  gained 
a good  knowledge  of  shoe-making.  He  opened  a repair  shop  on  the  corner  of 
Gallia  and  Offnere  streets  and  did  general  repairing  for  a year  and  then  put  in  a 
small  stock  of  shoes.  His  business  prospered  from  the  start  and  he  was  soon  en- 
couraged to  find  more  commodious  quarters  and  located  on  the  corner  of  Chilli- 
cothe and  Fourth  streets,  where  he  remained  but  a short  time,  when  he  moved 
again  on  account  of  his  business.  In  June,  1901,  he  changed  to  his  present  loca- 
tion at  505  Chillicothe  street  and  his  business  is  one  of  the  largest  in  Ports- 
mouth. He  is  a republican,  but  votes  for  the  man  as  often  as  for  the  party.  He 
is  a member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Lucy  May  Keezer,  a daughter  of  George  and  Carrie  (Bodamer) 
Keezer  of  Chillicothe,  of  German  descent.  They  have  one  child,  Lucile. 

John  Patton  Caskey 

was  born  January  1,  1849.  His  father  was  Alexander  Caskey  and  his  mother 
was  Larissa  Patton,  born  in  Wayne  township,  Adams  county,  Ohio.  He  attend- 
ed the  district  school  and  the  North  Liberty  Academy,  and  labored  on  his  fath- 
er’s farm  until  he  was  twenty-seven  years  of  age,  when  he  became  a trader.  On 
November  9.  1872,  he  was  married  to  Tina  Patton  daughter  of  George  Patton,  of 
Harshaville,  and  in  1873,  he  located  at  Harshaville,  and  remained  there  until 
1889.  In  December,  1889,  he  went  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  is  the  junior  partner 
in  the  firm  of  Harsha  & Caskey.  They  built  a mill  in  1889  in  Portsmouth,  and 
have  been  engaged  in  milling  ever  since.  He  had  one  son  by  his  first  wife, 
George,  born  January  1,  1874.  He  is  now  a student  at  the  Ohio  State  University, 
taking  a mechanical  engineering  course.  His  first  wife  died  on  the  seventh  of 
September,  1876,  and  in  November,  1889  he  was  married  to  Miss  Alma  Fulton,  of 
Bratton  township,  Adams  county,  Ohio.  Mr.  Caskey  has  never  sought  or  held 
public  office.  He  has  always  been  a republican.  He  is  regarded  as  one  of  the 
best  business  men  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth. 

George  Washington  Chabot,  M . D . , 

was  born  in  Powellsville,  Ohio,  June  17,  1862.  His  father  was  Uriah  Chabot, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Laura  Hudson.  His  grandfather,  Peter  Cha- 
bot, was  a French  emigrant,  and  drew  Lot  85  of  the  French  Grant.  He  was  mar- 
ried three  times,  and  Uriah  Chabot  was  of  the  last  wife.  Our  subject  grew  up 
at  Powellsville  and  went  to  school  there.  He  was  a farmer  one  year,  and  then 
began  the  study  of  medicine  at  the  age  of  twenty  with  Dr.  Slagle.  He  graduated 
in  the  spring  of  1886  at  the  Miami  College  at  Cincinnati.  He  located  at 
Otway  the  same  spring  and  lived  there  until  1888,  then  he  went  to  Thurman,  Gal- 
lia county,  Ohio,  and  remained  eighteen  months.  He  then  returned  to  Otway, 
and  has  been  there  ever  since.  He  was  married  December  28,  1887,  to  Dora  A. 
Breslau,  daughter  of  Julius  Breslau.  She  died  November  14,  1902.  He  took  a 
hospital  course  in  1895  and  1896  in  the  New  York  Polyclinic,  and  took  another 
course  in  1901  in  the  Illinois  School  of  Electro-Therapeutics,  at  Chicago.  He 
is  one  of  the  members  of  the  Hempstead  Academy  of  Medicine  in  Scioto  county. 
He  is  a democrat  in  his  political  views. 

A professional  brother  says  of  him,  “He  is  esteemed  by  his  professional 
brothers  for  his  ability  and  for  his  sterling  integrity,  those  qualities  which  com- 
mand the  respect  of  all.  He  has  always  been  a student  keeping  abreast  of  the 
times  which  with  a clear  judgment  makes  him  a trustworthy  practitioner.  As  a 


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man  of  business,  the  same  qualities  have  characterized  him  until  he  has  become 
a man  of  great  strength  and  influence  in  the  community  where  he  has  spent 
many  years  in  the  practice  of  medicine.” 

James  Albert  Chabot 

was  born  February  16,  1853,  at  Powellsville,  Scioto  County,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
Uriah  Chabot  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Lavina  Hudson,  daughter  of 
Buchanan  Hudson.  His  grandfather  was  Peter  Chabot,  a French  emigrant,  who 
drew  Lot  No.  85  in  the  French  Grant.  Our  subject  was  the  fifth  of  his  father’s 
eight  children.  He  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Powellsville 
and  worked  on  his  father’s  farm  until  he  was  of  age.  Then  he  worked  in  the 
coal  and  ore  mines  of  Etna  and  iPine  Grove  for  three  years.  He  then  tried  life 
on  a farm  for  a while  and  afterwards  went  to  Powellsville  and  was  in  the  mer- 
cantile business  there  for  eight  years.  In  1890  he  sold  out  in  Powellsville  and 
went  into  the  grocery  business  at  the  north-west  corner  of  Third  and  Waller 
streets,  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  and  was  there  until  September  1,  1901,  when 
he  sold  out  to  his  son  Alva,  and  since  then  has  not  been  engaged  in  any  busi- 
ness. 

September  24,  1879.  he  was  married  to  Eliza  Finney,  daughter  of  A.  J. 
Finney.  He  has  a son,  Alva  James,  who  is  married  and  conducts  the  grocery 
store  he  purchased  of  his  father.  His  other  children  are  Floyd,  Bertha  and 
Georgia.  He  was  never  an  office  seeker  and  never  held  office  except  when  he  was 
postmaster  at  Powellsville.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Free-Will 
Baptist  church  at  Powellsville.  He  does  not  belong  to  any  secret  orders.  Mr. 
Chabot  is  a quiet  citizen  who  does  not  court  or  seek  public  notice.  He  does  the 
best  he  can  under  all  circumstances,  and  desires  no  public  comment  about  it. 
He  is  regarded  as  a model  neighbor  and,  in  the  language  of  the  catechism,  is 
content  with  the  station  of  life  in  which  he  is  placed. 

Horace  lLeet  Chapman 

was  born  July  10,  1837,  in  Independence,  Alleghany  county,  New  York.  His  fa- 
ther was  Samuel  Chapman,  Jr.,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Betsey  E. 
Leet.  She  is  still  living  and  has  nearly  reached  her  eighty-sixth  year.  His  an- 
cestry on  his  mother’s  side  will  be  found  under  the  Leet  family  in  this  work. 
The  Chapman’s  came  from  Windom  county,  Connecticut.  Our  subject  spent  the 
early  years  of  his  life  on  a farm  and  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools.  When  seventeen  years  of  age,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  with  his  uncle, 
Mr.  Horace  Leet,  traveling  from  Columbus  in  a stage.  This  was  in  September, 
1854.  There  were  two  stage  loads,  being  thirty-two  persons  in  the  party,  of 
that  number  Mr.  Chapman  is  the  only  male  member  now  living.  Two  years 
later  h“  became  a partner  with  Mr.  l eet  under  the  firm  name  of  Leet  & Chap- 
man, Lumber  Dealers,  and  sold  his  share  of  the  business  to  him  in  1860  or  1861. 
Hp  bpcame  a partner  in  the  private  banking  firm  of  Kinney  & Raynor  by  buy- 
ing Colonel  Raynor  out.  The  name  of  the  firm  was  changed  to  Kinney  & Chap- 
man. 

In  1865  he  went  to  Jackson  and  established  the  private  banking  firm  of 
Kinney,  Bundy  & Company,  afterwards  Chapman,  Clare  & Company,  and  later 
converted  into  the  First  National  Bank,  of  which  he  was  made  President,  which 
positon  he  has  held  ever  since.  From  1861  to  1863  he  read  law  with  Colonel 
Moore  and  George  Johnson.  In  1865  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  city 
of  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  under  the  old  district  court,  but  never  practiced  any.  Lat- 
er he  became  interested  in  the  coal  and  iron  business  of  Jackson  county  and  still 
continues  to  be.  Mr.  Chapman  was  city  Treasurer  of  Portsmouth  from  1862 
until  1864.  serving  two  terms.  He  was  a member  of  the  Council  and  School 
Board  in  Jackson  for  twelve  years,  declining  to  serve  any  longer.  He  has  also 
be»n  township  Treasurer  in  Jackson  county.  He  is  a democrat  and  was  the 
candidate  of  his  party  for  Governor  in  1897.  He  has  been  district  delegate  to 
the  National  Democratic  Convention  twice  and  in  1900  was  one  of  the  delegates 
at  large,  to  the  Kansas  City  Convention. 

He  is  always  in  favor  of  public  improvements  and  was  instrumental  in 
procuring  two  railroads  in  Jackson  county.  He  is  a director  in  both  the  one 
from  Dayton  and  the  one  from  Springfield  and  'is  also  Vice  President  of  the  one 
from  Springfield. 


HON.  HORACE  L.  CHAPMAN 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


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September  24,  1868,  he  married  Frances  E.  Benton,  the  daughter  of  Hon. 
A.  M.  Benton,  of  Pennsylvania.  They  have  ttvo  children,  F.  B.  Chapman  and 
Grace.  Mr.  Chapman  has  a record  as  a business  man  and  a financier  of  which 
Russel  Sage  could  be  proud.  He  possesses  the  highest  credit  and  has  demon- 
strated that  he  is  and  has  been  worthy  of  it. 

Wesley  G.  Cheney,  M.  D . , 

was  born  February  9,  1873,  near  Richwood,  Union  county,  Ohio.  His  father 
Lorenzo  Cheney,  was  Commissioner  of  Union  county  from  1880  to  1889,  and 
Treasurer  from  1890  to  1893.  His  paternal  grandfather  was  of  Irish  descent, 
located  in  Union  county  in  1835,  and  built  one  of  the  finest  cabins  in  that  part 
of  the  country.  His  paternal  grandmother  was  of  German  parentage.  His 
mother’s  maiden  name  was  Anna  M.  White,  of  Union  county.  Doctor  Cheney 
received  such  instruction  as  the  country  schools  of  Union  afforded  and  worked 
on  the  farm  in  summer  until  eighteen  years  of  age,  at  which  time  he  commenced 
teaching.  He  entered  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware  in  1892,  and 
graduated  in  the  scientific  course  June  20,  1896.  He  entered  the  Electric  Medi- 
cal Institute  at  Cincinnati,  September  22,  1896,  and  graduated  May  9,  1899.  He 
commenced  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Fredericton,  Knox  county,  September 
15,  1899.  He  removed  to  New  Boston,  November  1,  1900.  He  is  a republican, 
a Knight  of  Pythias  and  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  at  Fin- 
ley, Union  county,  Ohio.  On  December  19,  1898,  he  married  Victoria  Inez  Gum, 
daughter  of  George  R.  and  Jennie  Gum.  Mr.  Gum  is  City  Clerk  of  Richwood, 
Ohio.  Doctor  Cheney  stands  high  in  his  profession  and  as  a citizen.  He  pos- 
sesses agreeable  manners  and  is  an  interesting  companion.  He  has  a fine  phy- 
sical presence  and  always  makes  a good  impression.  He  is  achieving  the  suc- 
cess his  merits  deserve. 

Stephen  C.  ChicK 

was  born  November  4,  1858,  at  the  homestead  east  of  the  city.  He  attended  the 
district  school  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age  helping  his  father  on  the 
farm  durng  vacation.  When  twenty  years  old,  his  father  died,  and  he,  being 
the  oldest  son,  superintended  the  farm  for  his  mother,  remaining  with  her 
eleven  years,  when  he  was  married  to  Laura  A.  Gates,  daughter  of  William  W. 
and  Alvira  (Nye)  Gates,  and  moved  to  a farm  just  north  of  the  city.  After  two 
years  he  moved  to  the  city  and  entered  the  Drew,  Selby  & Company  shoe  fac- 
tory, where  he  has  been  for  the  past  twelve  years.  The  only  public  office  he 
ever  held  was  that  of  township  Clerk  for  the  two  years  of  1887  and  1888. 

In  1886,  he  united  with  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  church,  and  in  Febru- 
ary, 1900,  transferred  his  membership  to  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church.  His 
residence  is  at  No.  601  Offnere  street.  His  children  are:  Edward  Haskell,  Mil- 
dred Ella,  Charles  Melzar,  Leslie  Albert,  Beatrice  Louise,  Stephen  Howard  and 
William  Louis. 

Mr.  Chick  is  one  of  those  who  believe,  that  one  serves  his  community,  his 
family  and  himself  best  by  diligence  and  faithfulness  in  his  own  particular 
calling.  In  doing  this  he  has  earned  the  respect  and  good  will  of  all  those 
known  to  him.  He  has  as  interesting  a family  as  any  one  in  this  city  and  he 
irr  enJ;lrely  devoted  to  them.  To  rear  seven  good  citizens  is  a career  of  itself  and 
Mr.  Chick  and  his  excellent  wife  will  accomplish  it. 

James  David  Clare 

was  born  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  November  13,  1822.  His  parents  were  James 
. Fe  of  Calvert  county,  Maryland,  and  Ruth  Smedley,  of  Jefferson  county,  Vir- 
ginia. His  father  came  to  Ohio  in  1833,  and  located'  near  Springfield.  In  1836 
i£9cei?0VeC*  t0  Lawrence  county  and  was  employed  about  different  furnaces.  In 
J 838  he  removed  to  Jackson  County,  where  he  resided  on  a farm  until  his  death 
111  .1-  He  was  a whig  and  a life  long  member  of  the  M.  E.  church.  Our 
Ohic>eC'  rece've<^  education  at  Alexandria,  Virginia,  and  in  Jackson  county, 

v He  qualified  himself  to  teach  and  began  teaching  at  Ohio  Furnace  in  1847 
:™m  VA  ^ 1852-  he  farmed  in  Jackson  county.  In  1852,  he  opened  a general 
- re  at  Berlin,  Jackson  county.  In  1854,  he  added  a saw  mill  and  grist  mill  to 
mis.  m June,  1865,  he  was  one  of  the  firm  of  Kinney,  Bundy  & Company, 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Bankers,  at  Jackson.  The  firm  afterwards  became  Chapman,  Clare  & Company, 
and  was  afterwards  merged  into  the  First  National  Bank  of  Jackson.  In 
1868,  he  and  others  purchased  Madison  furnace.  In  1872,  he  was  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  the  Ohio  Stove  Company. 

November  17,  1873,  he  located  in  Portsmouth,  and  bought  the  old  Dugan 
home  on  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  Chillicothe  streets.  October  25,  1879,  he  pur- 
chased Bloom  furnace  for  $45,000.  It  had  7,000  acres  of  land. 

On  August  11,  1846,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sarah  Jane  Ross,  daughter  of 
Robert  Ross,  of  Jackson.  Her  mother  was  a daughter  of  Colonel  Owens,  who 
was  in  the  Revolutionary  war  from  Virginia.  There  were  six  children  born  to 
them:  Mrs.  Josephine  R.  Miller,  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  Mrs.  Hortense  V.  Hughes, 
wife  of  Rev.  Thomas  L.  Hughes,  of  Shelbyville,  Indiana;  Mrs.  Rachel  A.  Bent- 
ley, of  Columbus,  Ohio;  James  Robert,  Eugene  Herbert,  and  Earl  Stanton,  of 
'Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In  politics  he  was  a whig  and  a republican.  In  religion,  he 
was  a most  devoted  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  died  De- 
cember 21,  1893.  His  wife  died  September  15,  1894. 

Earl  Stanton  Clare 

was  born  at  Cross  Roads,  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  July  20,  1865.  His  parents  were 
James  D.  and  Sarah  (Ross)  Clare.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1873.  He  attended 
the  Portsmouth  schools  until  1884.  when  he  became  a molder  in  the  Ohio  Stove 
Works,  where  he  remained  for  three  years.  He  was  shipping  clerk  for  two  and 
a half  years,  and,  in  1891,  became  superintendent  and  secretary.  Pie  became 
Treasurer  of  the  Clare  Iron  Company  in  1900.  He  is  a republican  and  a member 
of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church. 

On  February  9,  1887,  he  was  married  to  Minnie  L.  Altsman,  daughter  of 
Alexander  Altsman,  who  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  They  have  five  children: 
Earl  A.,  Jennie,  Ruth,  Josephine  and  Robert  R. 

Mr.  Clare  is  a gentleman  of  magnificent  figure,  and  in  his  business  he 
is  just  as  successful  as  his  personal  appearance  indicates.  He  is  a citizen  who 
believes  in  doing  his  best  at  all  times  and  does  it.  He  can  aways  be  found  at  his 
place  and  at  work,  doing  his  best  for  himself,  for  those  dependent  on  him,  and 
for  the  community  of  which  he  is  a part. 

Eugene  Herbert  Clare, 

the  son  of  James  D.  and  Sarah  (Ross)  Clare,  was  born  March  31,  1860,  at  Cross 
Roads,  Jackson  county.  Ohio.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1873.  He  attend°d 
the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware,  Ohio  from  January,  1879  to  June 
1880  and  completed  the  scientific  course.  He  then  entered  Eastman’s  Business 
College,  at  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  in  October,  1880,  and  graduated  January  25, 
1881.  Since  his  graduation,  he  has  been  superintendent  of  the  Clare  Iron  Com- 
pany. In  his  political  views,  he  is  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  Bigelow  M. 
E.  church  and  one  of  its  trustees  and  assistant  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
school.  On  February  14,  1887,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jennie  E.  Losee,  daugh- 
ter of  Captain  S.  O.  Losee.  They  have  six  children:  Eugene  Herbert,  Charles 
Barnes,  Marjorie  Marie,  Newell  Thurlow,  Jennie  Elizabeth,  and  Catherine  Ross. 

Mr.  Clare  is  a gentleman  who  stands  head  and  shoulders  above  his  fel- 
lows. He  is  a large  man  in  every  sense  of  he  word,  and  is  good  natured  in 
proportion  to  his  size.  He  believes  in  attending  to  his  own  business  and  has 
made  a success  of  it.  He  is  highly  esteemed  in  every  relation  of  life. 

James  Robert  Clare 

was  born  at  Cross  Roads,  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  March  12,  1857.  He  is  the  son 
of  James  D.  and  Sarah  (Ross)  Clare.  His  early  life  until  he  was  sixteen,  was 
passed  in  Jackson  county.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1873,  and  spent  three  years 
in  the  Portsmouth  public  schools  and  two  years  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University 
at  Delaware,  Ohio.  He  completed  a course  in  book-keeping  in  1878.  He  became 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Ohio  Stove  Company  in  1878,  which  position  he 
held  until  1899,  since  that  time  he  has  been  president  of  the  Ohio  Stove  Com- 
pany. He  has  been  traveling  salesman  for  the  Ohio  Stove  Company  since 
1890.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Clare  Iron  Company.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  School  Board  of  Portsmouth  from  1896  to  1898.  He  is  a re- 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


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publican  and  a member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church.  He  married  Miss  Anna 
B Horr  daughter  of  P.  H.  Horr,  February  3.  1885.  They  have  five  children: 
James  David  Alice  B.,  Robert  Linn  Howard  H„  and  Dorcas 

Mr.  Clare  is  generous  in  all  his  impulses.  As  a citizen  he  is  liberal 
minded  and  public-spirited;  as  a business  man  he  is  highly  esteemed  by  his  as- 
sociates. 

Horace  Franklin  ClarK,  M.  D., 


was  born  at  Locust  Grove,  Adams  county,  Ohio,  June  27,  1860.  His  father  was 
John  Harvey  Clark,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Thermuthus  Cannon, 
daughter  of  Levin  Cannon.  She  was  a sister  of  David  Eylar’s  wife.  His 
grandfather  was  James  Clark.  Our  subject  was  reared  at  Locust  Grove,  O.  His 
father  was  a physician  of  the  Botanic  school,  Physio-Medical.  He  practiced 
medicine  at  Locust  Grove,  beginning  in  1847.  He  died  April  23,  1887. 

Our  subject  had  a common  school  education.  At  the  age  of  fourteen,  he 
began  to  clerk  for  L.  M.  Davis  & Co.,  at  Locust  Grove,  O.  in  1874.  He  re- 
mained here  nine  years.  He  then  read  medicine  with  his  father  until  1887.  He 
moved  to  Rarden  in  1885.  He  began  practice  in  Rarden  in  1885  and  has  been 
there  ever  since  except  in  1887,  when  he  was  in  Portsmouth  with  Dr.  Ricketts 
a few  months.  He  was  married  September  18,  1890,  to  Maggie  Owens,  a daugh- 
ter of  G.  W.  Owens,  of  Pike  county.  They  have  six  children:  Carl  Hobart;  Car- 
rie Louise;  Josie  May;  Myron  Atwell;  Teddy  Hobart;  and  the  sixth  is  a boy 
not  named.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views,  and  is  a Methodist  in 
belief.  He  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  possesses  the  confi- 
dence of  the  community  in  which  he  resides  and  has  demonstrated  that  he  de- 
serves it.  He  is  firm  in  his  convictions  and  quick  to  act  when  he  has  once 
made  up  his  mind.  He  is  one  of  those  forceful  men,  valuable  in  any  community 
in  which  they  dwell. 


PHilo  S.  ClarK 


was  born  in  Harlansburg,  Lawrence  county,  Pennsylvania,  February  21.  1848. 
His  father  was  Thomas  M.  Clark  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Rebecca 
McCune.  He  was  one  of  a family  of  eight  brothers  and  sisters  of  whom  he 
was  the  sixth.  He  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  at  With- 
erspoon Institute,  Butler,  (Pennsylvania.  He  left  school  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
and  engaged  as  a clerk  in  a store  at  Sunbury,  Pennsylvania,  for  one  year.  Af- 
ter that  he  was  a salesman  for  three  years  for  a wholesale  grocery  house  in  Phil- 
adelphia, In  1872,  he  went  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  engaged  in  the  service  of  the 
National  Life  Insurance  Company  of  Vermont,  and  has  been  a resident  of  Ohio 
ever  since.  He  remained  in  Cleveland  in  the  same  business  for  a period  of  five 
years,  and  afterwards  in  Cincinnati  for  two  years.  He  came  to  Portsmouth 
in  December,  1879,  and  engaged  in  the  insurance  business — fire,  life  and  acci- 
dent,— and  has  been  in  that  since.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Portsmouth 
February  15,  1890  and  served  until  February  28,  1894.  He  was  again  appoint- 
ed Postmaster,  February  2,  1898;  and  re-appointed,  February  13,  1902.  He  is 
a republican  and  has  been  a delegate  to  the  State  conventions  of  his  party 
since  1882.  In  1883,  he  was  a member  of  the  county  Executive  Committee  for 
the  first  time  and  has  been  on  the  same  committee  many  years  since  as  chair- 
man. He  last  served  in  1901.  He  was  married  April  25,  1889  to  Lucy  Miller, 
daughter  of  John  T.  Miller.  He  is  a member  of  the  Elks,  Masons  and  Knights- 
Templar.  Here  is  what  one  of  Mr.  Clark’s  most  intimate  friends  says  of  him: 
“Mr.  Clark  possesses  the  elements  that  make  the  successful  man  of  af- 
fairs. He  has  a genius  for  organization  and  his  executive  ability  is  of  the 
highest  order.  These  qualities  have  enabled  him  to  make  a great  success  of 
his  business  career  in  all  its  branches.  His  administration  of  the  Portsmouth 
Post  Office  has  been  a marvel  of  excellence,  thoroughness  and  progress,  its 
remarkable  effectiveness  being  due  to  his  capacity  for  perfect  organization. 
His  political  career  has  been  one  of  great  influence  and  importance  and  his 
elements  of  leadership  there  are  conceded  His  organization  and  executive  abil- 
ity in  political  affairs,  mark  him  as  a leader  of  unusual  capacity  and  force. 
Sagacious,  far-seeing,  courageous,  cool  and  deliberate,  he  has  made  more  than 
the  usual  impress  upon  the  always  strenuous  political  life  of  Ohio.  One  of  his 
strongest  traits  is  his  unswerving  and  unselfish  loyalty  to  his  ideals,  princi- 
ples and  friends,  whether  in  defeat  or  victory. 


932  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


William  E.lza  Clayton  , 

was  born  in  May,  1874,  in  Decatur  township,  Washington  county,  Ohio.  His 
parents  were  Isaac  Calvin  Clayton  and  Ann  Graham,  his  wife.  Isaac  Calvin 
Clayton  enlisted  in  Company  D,  148  0.  V.  I.,  May  2,  1864,  for  100  days,  and  was 
mustered  out,  September  14,  1864  at  Camp  Marietta,  Ohio.  Our  subject  was  one 
of  five  children:  The  first  was  Dessie,  widow  of  Edward  Lee  Feyler;  the  sec- 

ond was  George  Calvin,  who  died  May  1,  1901,  leaving  a widow  and  three  chil- 
dren. His  wife  was  a daughter  of  Edward  J.  Kelley.  Our  subject  was  the  third 
child.  The  fourth  was  James  Finley,  traveling  salesman  for  the  Drew-Selby 
Company  and  the  fifth,  Eva,  stenographer  for  John  K.  Duke.  William  E.  at- 
tended the  Quaker  school  at  Bartlett,  Washington  county,  Ohio,  and  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Portsmouth.  His  father  moved  to  Scioto  county  when  he  was 
eight  years  old.  When  he  was  ten  years  of  age,  he  began  work  in  the  shoe 
factory,  at,  the  bottom  and  worked  himself  up.  He  began  as  a heelmaker.  He 
went  in  the  pattern  department  in  1890  and  took  complete  charge  of  that  de- 
partment. He  gets  out  all  the  patterns  but  first  determines  what  they  shall 
be.  He  designs  the  styles.  His  labors  keep  him  at  Portsmouth  most  of  the 
time,  but  he  makes  trips  east  and  west  to  determine  on  the  style  of  the  shoes 
to  be  produced.  He  is  a member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church,  and  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias.  He  is  a republican.  His  father  died  in  1884,  aged  forty-one  and 
his  mother  died  in  1889  at  the  same  age. 

He  is  one  of  the  progressive  young  men  of  Portsmouth,  always  ready  to 
learn  and  to  be  instructed  and  always  ready  to  advance  in  his  chosen  business. 
He  is  of  a bright,  cheerful  and  happy  disposition.  He  is  much  liked  and  popu- 
lar wherever  known,  and  no  one  has  more  friends  or  warmer  ones. 

James  Allen  Cleaver 

was  born  at  Wilmington,  Ohio,  June  21,  1862.  His  father’s  name  was  James 
Cleaver  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Allen.  His  grandfather 
Cleaver  was  from  Connecticut  and  his  grandmother  Cleaver  from  Virgina.  His 
mother  was  of  Scotch  Irish  blood.  His  grandfather,  Hugh  Allen,  emigrated  to 
America  in  1818  from  county  Antrim,  Ireland. 

His  boyhood  and  youth  were  spent  at  Wilmington.  He  graduated  from 
the  Wilmington  public  schools  in  1882  and  took  up  the  business  of  stenography. 
He  became  wonderfully  expert  in  that  profession. 

The  celebrated  Cincinnati  & Eastern  Railway  case  was  removed  to  Clin- 
ton county  in  1884  and  Mr.  Cleaver  did  service  in  that  case  for  the  Hon.  John 
K.  Richards,  who  was  Master  Commissioner  in  1885.  This  introduced  him  to 
the  bar  of  Portsmouth  and  especially  to  the  Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson  and  the  edi- 
tor of  this  work,  both  of  whom  were  interested  as  counsel  in  that  case.  He 
formed  a friendship  with  each  of  them,  which  lasted  during  his  life.  He  re- 
moved to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1886  and  took  up  his  profession  as  stenographer 
in  the  courts.  While  a resident  of  Portsmouth  he  took  stenographic  notes  in 
every  important  case  tried  in  Scioto  county,  or  adjoining  counties,  and  did 
work  in  Ross,  Highland,  Clinton  and  Fayette  counties. 

In  1885,  1886  and  1887  he  did  all  the  stenographic  work  in  the  Cincin- 
nati & Eastern  railway  litigation,  much  of  which  was  done  for  the  editor  of 
this  work.  In  1888,  he  was  stenographer  in  New  York  city  for  the  editor,  who 
was  then  a Special  Master  in  the  Scioto  Valley  Railway  case,  and  his  work  com- 
pared in  equal  terms  with  the  best  New  York  stenographers  who  served  sub- 
sequently in  the  same  case. 

In  1890.  Mr.  Cleaver  was  a clerk  and  stenographer  for  a Sub-Judicial 
Committee  of  the  United  States  House  of  Representatives  of  which  Hon.  A.  C. 
Thompson,  M.  C.,  was  chairman.  The  committee  took  testimony  in  the  investi- 
gation of  certain  alleged  illegal  practices  in  the  United  States  courts  in  Bos- 
ton, New  Orleans,  Mobile,  Shreveport.  Montgomery,  Huntsville  and  Atlanta 
A great  volume  of  testimony  was  taken  by  Mr.  Cleaver.  This  work  was  ar- 
duous, but  was  expeditiously  and  faithfully  done.  He  served  as  official  sten- 
ographer for  the  Courts  of  Lawrence  county  from  December  12,  1887,  until  April 
19,  1899.  He  was  the  official  court  stenographer  for  Scioto  county  from  1887, 
but  held  no  permanent  appointment  as  such  until  April  15,  1892,  when  his 
appointment  was  entered  on  the  Court  Journals.  The  law  of  April  6,  1893,  as 


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to  Court  stenographers  in  Scioto  county.  Vol.  90,  Laws  of  Ohio,  pp.  151  and  152 
was  really  passed  for  his  benefit  and  on  April  10,  1893,  he  resigned  his  former  ap- 
pointment and  was  appointed  under  that  act.  He  was  re-appointed  April  20, 
1896,  and  April  24,  1899,  and  held  the  appointment  until  his  death. 

In  March,  1897,  the  duties  of  Mr.  Cleaver  became  so  difficult  that  he 
selected  an  assistant  in  Scioto  county  in  the  person  of  Miss  Nettie  Jackson, 
who  had  had  three  year’s  experience  in  the  office  of  the  editor  of  this  work. 
Miss  Jackson  demonstrated  her  efficiency  so  quickly  that  she  not  only  served 
as  assistant  in  Scioto  county,  but  also  in  Lawrence  and  Pike  and  in  other 
counties,  where  Mr.  Cleaver  had  important  cases. 

On  September  22,  1898,  Hon.  A.  C.  Thompson  became  Judge  of  the 
District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio  and  in 
January,  1899,  he  appointed  Mr.  Cleaver  official  stenographer  of  the  United  States 
Courts  at  Cincinnati,  which  position  he  held  until  his  death.  As  such,  he 
reported  all  the  important  cases,  tried  in  that  court.  In  the  Farmer’s  National 
Bank  cases  in  which  Mr.  Cleaver  took  the  evidence,  his  transcript  was  pro- 
nounced the  best,  in  accuracy  and  arrangement,  ever  filed  in  any  Court. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  M.  Cavett  January  19,  1890.  She  died 
April  25,  1894  leaving  two  sons,  George  Cavett  now  aged  eleven  years,  and 
James  Allen  aged  nine.  Mr.  Cleaver  insured  his  life  for  the  benefit  of  his 
children  and  kept  it  paid  up  religiously,  and  all  his  insurance  was  in  force  at 
the  time  of  his  death.  Mr.  Cleaver  was  an  obedient  and  dutiful  son  in  his 
minority.  He  had  every  prospect  for  a long  life  of  usefulness  and  of  promotion 
and  advancement,  but  in  November,  1901,  he  was  stricken  with  typhoid  fever 
find  died  at  Norwood  near  Cincinnati,  December  6,  1901.  He  was  a strong 
partisan  republican  and  ever  active  in  politics.  He  could  not  do  too  much 
for  a friend,  and  if  doing  for  a friend  required  active  work  in  politics,  he  did 
it  no  matter  whom  it  affected.  He  was  the  soul  of  honor  and  never  forgot  his 
obligations  to  any  one. 


was  born  in  Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  September  12,  1839.  His  father,  Archi- 
bald A.  Clutts,  was  born  in  Ohio.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Gantz 
He  lived  in  Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  from  1839  to  the  breaking  out  of  the 
Civil  war.  He  received  his  education  in  the  schools  there.  He  worked  at  the 
furnaces,— Pennsylvania,  Buffalo  and  Star,— driving  team  from  the  time  he 
was  sixteen  years  old  until  he  enlisted  in  the  army. 

In  August,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  I,  2nd  Kentucky  Cavalry  for  three 
years,  as  a private.  His  captain  was  A.  C.  Van  Dyke,  the  owner  of  Buffalo 
furnace,  and  the  regiment  was  commanded  by  Colonel  Baird.  He  was  dis- 
charged in  April,  1863,  at  Murfreesboro.  Tennessee  on  a.nrmint  nf  nnhHiolmio 


Robert  Clutts 


’ Rushtown  and  Franklin  furnace,  in  the 


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years  between  1879  and  1893,  and  all  the  time  engaged  in  making  charcoal. 
Since  then  he  has  resided  on  his  farm  in  the  French  Grant.  He  has  been 
married  twice.  First  in  July,  1866.  to  Percy  Skelton,  who  died  in  June,  1879. 
The  children  of  this  first  marriage  are  Mary  E.,  wife  of  William  Williams,  re- 
siding at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Tenn. ; Charles,  living  at  Galesburg,  Illinois,  a brick 
maker;  Laura,  wife  of  Frank  Parkins,  residing  at  the  same  place.  In  the  fall 
of  1882  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Shennett  of  Lawrence  county.  The  chil- 
dren are:  Oliver,  aged  sixteen, 'and  Flora  Ethel,  a school  girl,  aged  nine  years. 

Mr.  Clutts  has  always  been  a republican  in  his  political  views.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  church  of  Haverhill,  Ohio,  and  has  been  for  forty-five 
years.  He  belongs  to  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  but  to  no  other  social 
order.  He  is  earnest  and  energetic  in  what  ever  he  undertakes.  He  is  patriot- 
ic and  public  spirited  as  every  old  soldier  naturally  is.  He  is  firm  in  his  judg- 
ment and  generous  in  all  respects.  He  is  cordial  in  his  manners,  a warm  and 
true  friend,  a valuable  and  highly  respected  citizen. 

Alexander  Cole 

was  born  May  8,  1837,  in  Mason  county,  Kentucky.  His  father’s  name  was 
Thomas  Cole,  a native  of  Pennsylvania;  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was 
Mary  Wallingford,  from  Mason  county,  Kentucky.  His  parents  moved  to  Nile 
township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  from  Mason  county,  Ky.,  when  he  was  three 
years  old,  and  he  has  resided  there  ever  since.  Our  subject  attended  the  com- 
mon schools  until  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age.  He  was  raised  a farmer  and 
has  continued  such  ever  since.  He  enlisted  as  a private  in  Company  I,  140th 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight  for  one  hundred  days,  May 
2,  1864.  He  was  reduced  from  Corporal  June  25,  1864,  at  his  own  request,  not 
caring  for  the  office,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  Company  September  3, 
1864.  In  1870,  he  took  up  the  lumber  business  with  farming,  and  has  been  in 
that  business  from  that  time  to  the  present.  He  manufactures  lumber  and  buys 
and  sells  it.  From  1887  to  1895,  he  was  engaged  in  the  business  of  contracting 
and  getting  out  railroad  ties. 

He  was  married  October  22,  1858,  to  Miss  Hester  Ann  Hall,  daughter  of 
Aaron  Hall  of  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  They  had  seven  children:  Catharine,  mar- 
ried James  Shaw,  resides  in  Portsmouth;  William,  unmarried  resides  at  home; 
Ella,  married  Thomas  Bennett,  resides  at  Galesburg,  Illinois;  Henry,  married 
lives  on  his  father’s  farm;  Emerson  at  home.  He  lost  two  children  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Cole  is  a republican  and  always  has  been.  He  was  Treasurer  of  Nile 
township  for  six  years:  He  lives  on  the  Kinney  farm  near  Turkey  creek  on 
the  Buena  Vista  turnpike,  and  has  lived  there  twelve  years.  Mr.  Cole  is  one 
of  those  happy  characters  who  make  a friend  of  every  acquaintance  and  his 
pathway  in  life  is  about  as  smooth  as  that  of  any  one  mentioned  in  this  book. 

James  Madison  Cole, 

the  son  of  Silas  W.  Cole  and  Elizabeth  Huston,  his  wife,  was  born  in  Scioto 
county,  Ohio,  October  3,  1845.  He  obtained  his  education  in  the  schools  of  the 
county,  and  was  raised  a farmer.  He  enlisted  July  28,  1862,  at  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen, in  Company  C,  91st  0.  V.  I.  and  served  until  June  24,  1865. 

He  married  Dora  Stone,  daughter  of  William  and  Susan  Stone.  The 
children  of  this  marriage  were:  Pearl  Amos,  resides  at  Hulett,  Wyoming,  an  ar- 
chitectural draftsman;  Arthur  who,  resides  at  the  same  place,  a miner;  Grace, 
married  to  Richard  Bush,  resides  at  Hulett,  Wyoming;  Albert,  resides  at  Hu- 
lett, Wyoming,  a machinist;  Walter  and  Floyd,  schools  boys.  Mr.  Cole  is 
engaged  as  a stock  raiser,  and  he  owns  a section  of  land  and  keeps  a herd. 
The  location  of  his  home  is  3,000  feet  above  the  sea. 

He  is  a republican  and  an  Odd  Fellow.  He  emigrated  to  Illinois  in  1875. 
and  was  there  until  1876  at  Windsor,  Illinois.  Then  he  went  to  Lenox,  Iowa, 
in  1878.  He  was  there  until  1883,  when  he  went  to  Brokenbow,  Nebraska.  He 
took  up  Government  land  there,  and  was  there  a year,  and  was  appointed  In- 
firmary Director,  and  remained  until  1888  and  then  went  to  Hulett,  Wyoming, 
where  he  has  remained. 

Pearl  Amos,  his  son,  was  born  February  12,  1869,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
He  started  out  for  himself  as  a “cow  boy”  in  1885,  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  and 
kept  at  it  for  nine  years.  He  then  learned  the  carpenters  trade  in  1894,  and 


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followed  it  until  1898.  He  then  took  up  architecture  and  has  followed  that  ever 
since.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Masonic  Blue  Lodge  and  Odd 
Fellows. 

John  Wesley  Cole 

was  born  in  Portsmouth.  Ohio.  March  4,  1842.  His  parents  were  Silas  W.  Cole 
and  Elizabeth  Huston,  his  wife.  His  father,  Silas  W.  Cole,  has  a separate  sketch. 
Our  subject’s  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  on  his  father’s  farm,  now  owned  by 
John  Richardson,  on  the  Chillicothe  pike.  He  received  a common  school  educa- 
tion. July  28,  1862  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  91st  O.  V.  I.  He  was  promoted  to 
Sergeant  November  20,  1863,  and  mustered  out  with  his  company  June  24,  1865. 
He  has  always  been  a republican  and  is  a member  of  the  M.  E.  Church.  He  was 
married  May  7,  1872,  to  Julia  L.  Steele,  daughter  of  William  Steele,  of  Jackson 
county,  Ohio.  He  is  the  father  of  six  children:  Gertrude,  Augustus  Lewis, 
Harry,  Burnum,  and  Grace  Marie.  He  is  a sucessful  farmer  and  esteemed  by 
his  neighbors  for  his  kind  and  pleasant  disposition.  He  is  an  honest  man  and 
a good  neighbor. 

John  Allen  Colegrove 

was  born  June  21,  1843,  in  Harrison  township.  His  father  was  Peleg  Colegrove, 
and  his  mother  was  Susan  A.  Bennett.  His  grandfather  was  William  Colegrove. 
His  maternal  grandfather  was  Thomas  Bennett  whose  wife  was  Harriet  Canfield. 
Our  subject  was  raised  on  a farm  until  he  was  eighteen,  receiving  only  a com- 
mon school  education.  He  enlisted  in  Company  E,  33rd  O.  V.  I.  September  30, 
1861,  and  was  discharged  October  8,  1863,  on  surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability. 
He  was  elected  Land  Appraiser  in  Madison  township  in  1890,  and  was  appointed 
to  the  same  office  in  1900.  He  was  appointed  Deputy  State  Supervisor  of  Elec- 
tions in  1895,  again  in  1897,  again  in  1899,  and  again  in  1901.  He  has  always 
been  a republican.  He  was  married  December  15,  1870,  to  Josephine  Sweet, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Catherine  Sweet,  and  they  have  the  following  children: 
Ida  Florence,  the  wife  of  John  Erwin;  Alva  E.  married  to  Flora  Call;  Walter, 
William  and  Elmer. 

He  is.  a true  physical  type  of  the  Colegroves  for  generations,  a man  above 
the  ordinary  height,  of  commanding  appearance,  dark  hair,  blue  eyes  and 
weighing  about  180  pounds.  He  is  a good  citizen  and  a fearless,  conservative 
official.  He  has  been  at  different  times  Commander  of  Scioto  Post  No.  287,  G.  A. 
R.,  at  Harrisopville.  He  is  one  of  the  political  leaders  of  his  township  and 
county. 

Albert  M.  Collett 

was  born  at  Lyra,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  Feb.  16,  1865.  His  father  was  Albert  M. 
Collett,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name-was  Sarah  J.  Howell.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren: Thomas  Leroy,  of  Ironton;  Tiffin  Strider,  of  Lyra,  Ohio;  John  C.  Col- 

lett, of  Portsmouth;  Virginia  Bell  resides  at  Lyra;  and  a son,  Giles  Gilbert,  died 
at  the  age  of  twenty-six.  Our  subject  was  educated  at  Chaffin’s  Mill,  and  went 
to  the  High  School  at  Wheelersburg  under  Prof.  Aaron  Grady,  where  he  gradu- 
ated. He  then  left  Scioto  county  in  1886,  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  and  went  to 
Ironton  and  engaged  in  the  insurance  business  and  has  been  in  it  ever  since. 
He  was  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Ironton  from  April.  1899,  to  April,  1902. 
He  was  elected  and  defeated  John  H.  Corn,  who  had  been  Mayor  for  twenty- 
five  years  in  succession.  He  had  a majority  of  four.  The  normal  republican  ma- 
jority was  1,200  to  1,400. 

Mr.  Collett  has  always  been  a democrat.  He  made  three  races  for  Mayor 
before  that,  and  pever  had  been  beaten  over  one  hundred  majority.  In  1893,  he 
was  a candidate  for  that  office,  and  had  a majority  of  eighteen;  but  on  a re- 
count of  the  votes,  117  tickets  were  thrown  out  and  he  was  beaten  79.  John  M. 
Corn  was  awarded  the  place.  In  1901,  he  was  a candidate  for  re-election,  and 
was  defeated  by  a majority  of  274,  by  H.  W.  Mountain,  who  was  elected.  He  is 
president  of  the  Ironton  Lumber  Company,  and  has  been  for  one  year.  He  has 
been  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Elections  of  Lawrence  county  for  four  years. 

He  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Sinnott,  daughter  of  Patrick  Sinnott.  in  1900. 

Mr.  Collett  is  Past  Exalted  Ruler  of  Ironton  Lodge,  No.  177,  B.  P.  O.  E. 
and  is  Past  Chancellor  Commander  of  the  Mytillo  Lodge,  27  Knights  of  Pythias 
He  is  Major  on  the  Ohio  Brigade  Staff,  Uniformed  Rank,  Knights  of  Pythias. 


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The  Brigadier  General  is  Thomas  W.  Minshall.  He  is  Past  Noble  Grand  in  the 
Odd  Fellows,  and  is  Past  Chief  Patriarch  of  the  Encampment  of  his  city.  He  is 
a member  of  the  Methodist  church,  but  he  does  not  aspire  to  any  prominence 
in  that  respect.  He  is  one  of  the  sterling  business  men  of  his  community. 

Thomas  Leroy  Collett 

was  born  at  Lyra,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  He  is  a brother  of  Albert  M.  Collett, 
who  has  a sketch  herein,  and  whose  sketch  refers  to  his  father’s  ancestry.  He 
had  a common  school  education,  was  reared  on  the  farm,  and  was  an  assistant 
in  a country  store.  In  September,  1876,  he  began  his  career  as  a teacher,  and 
followed  it  for  nine  years.  The  first  year  he  taught  near  Haverhill;  for  seven 
years  following  he  taught  at  Maple  Grove,  and  his  last  year  at  Dry  Run. 

In  1884,  he  went  to  Ironton  and  engaged  in  the  insurance  business, — fire, 
accident  and  life, — and  he  has  been  in  it  ever  since.  He  has  one  of  the  best 
and  most  flourishing  businesses  in  the  city  He  was  a member  of  the  Board  of 
Education  of  Ironton  from  1888  to  1890  and  was  vice  president  of  the  Board  in 
1885. 

He  was  married  to  Martha  J.  Brase,  daughter  of  Adolph  Brase.  Their 
children  are:  Harry  Leroy  Charles  Lester,  Sarah  Alice  and  Clara  Belle.  Mr.  Col- 
lett has  been  a democrat  all  his  life.  He  is  the  past  exalted  ruler  of  the  Benev- 
olent Protective  Order  of  Elks  of  Ironton.  He  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  since  1884.  He  has  been  correspondent  of  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer  and 
New  York  World.  He  has  improved  all  of  his  opportunities  and  has  no  cause 
for  regrets.  He  can  justly  be  proud  of  the  record  he  has  made  to  this  time. 

Daniel  Fetter  Connell 

was  born  on  a farm  at  Wellsburg,  Virginia,  November  12,  1827.  His  parents 
were  James  S.  Connell  and  Eliza  Mendal  his  wife.  His  father  was  a steamboat 
man  and  moved  to  Upper  Sandusky  in  1842,  where  he  kept  the  “Walker 
House.”  When  Daniel  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  he  was  in  the  town  of  Ports- 
mouth. His  father  came  down  conducting  a party  of  Wyandot  Indians.  In 
1844  he  went  from  Sandusky  to  Brooke  county,  Virginia,  where  he  remained  till 
1846,  when  he  went  to  Columbiana  county,  Ohio.  In  1851,  he  went  to  Fairview, 
Hancock  county.  West  Virginia,  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  and  re- 
mained there  until  1855,  when  he  removed  to  New  Cumberland,  Virginia,  now 
West  Virginia,  and  remained  there  until  1868,  when  he  located  in  Portsmouth 
and  engaged  in  the  fire  brick  business  at  Sciotoville,  with  Charles  Taylor  and 
organized  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company  of  which  he  was  president. 

In  1870,  his  brother-in-law,  W.  Q.  Adams,  and  himself,  bought  out  Taylor. 
In  1874,  Mr.  Connell  sold  out  his  interest  in  the  fire  brick  business  and  went  to 
making  fire  brick  and  gas  retorts  in  Cincinnati.  In -June,  1880,  he  organized  and 
became  largely  interested  in  the  Peabody  coal  mines  in  West  Virginia,  and  was 
president  of  that  company  until  his  death.  On  November  12,  1850  he  was  mar.- 
ried  to  Catherine  A.  Wilhelm,  of  Hancock  county,  West  Virginia  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Julia,  the  wife  of  A,  C.  Davis;  George,  James,  deceased,  Anna,  Louise, 
William,  Mamie,  deceased,  Daniel  and  Arthur. 

On  August  1.  1891,  about  2 o’clock  in  the  morning,  Mr.  Connell  was  in  his 
berth  on  a sleeper  on  the  Chesapeake  & Ohio  railroad  between  Waynesboro  and 
Basic  City,  Virginia,  going  east.  An  unknown  white  man  opened  the  curtains  of 
his  berth  and  demanded  money.  Mr.  Connell  gave  the  party  a kick  and  the 
thief  fired.  The  bullet  struck  Mr.  Connell  in  the  groin  and  ranged  upwards, 
striking  the  rib  and  reflecting  toward  the  spine.  The  intestines  were  perforated. 
He  called  for  help  for  fifteen  minutes  before  any  one  came  to  him.  The  sleeper 
was  the  rear  car  of  the  train  and  both  doors  were  unlocked.  All  the  passengers 
were  searched  and  no  revolver  found.  Mr.  Connell  was  taken  off  the  train  at 
Charlottesville,  Virginia,  and  his  three  sons,  who  were  then  at  Craig  City,  went 
to  him.  A few  personal  friends  and  Doctor  Cotton,  his  family  physician  went  to 
him  immediately  from  Portsmouth.  Mrs.  Connell,  daughter  Anna  and  son  Ar- 
thur, Avent  to  him  on  Tuesday  morning.  An  operation  was  had  Sunday.  Mr. 
Connell  survived  until  Wednesday,  the  fifth  day  of  August,  when  he  died  at 
nine  o’clock  in  the  morning.  He  was  cheerful  and  rational,  talking  freely  with 
those  about  him  and  died  without  a murmur.  For  several  years  prior  to  his 
death,  Mr.  Connell  had  been  largely  interested  in  mineral  lands  about  Craig 


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City,  Virginia.  He  was  a man  of  great  business  ability,  integrity  and  had  been 
quite  successful  in  his  undertakings.  He  was  a communicant  of  Christ  Church, 
Portsmouth,  Ohio.  The  funeral  was  conducted  from  the  church  on  August  7th, 
at  Portsmouth  Ohio.  He  was  a member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 

Francis  Simmons  Connolley 

was  born  in  Mansfield,  Ohio,  on  May  24,  1852,  the  son  of  James  S.  Connolley  and 
Jane  Simmons,  his  wife.  He  graduated  in  the  Portsmouth  High  School.  He  had 
clerked  in  his  brother’s  dry  goods  store  from  the  age  of  fourteen  while  he  was 
still  attending  school  and  from  the  time  he  graduated  in  the  High  School  he  re- 
mained there  until  his  death,  April  28,  1883.  He  was  married  October  18,  1876, 
to  Emma  A.  Davis,  the  daughter  of  George  Davis  and  Sarah  Claypool.  his  wife. 
They  had  two  children:  Fred  Davis,  born  July  1,  1877  and  Augusta. 

His  son  Fred  attended  the  Portsmouth  High  School  two  years  and  then  en- 
listed under  Professor  Lowes  for  one  year.  In  1894,  he  entered,  the  Ohio  State 
University  and  took  Electrical  Engineering  for  two  years.  He  then  went  into  the 
Columbus  Saving  and  Trust  Company  and  was  there  for  eight  months.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1897,  he  went  into  the  employ  of  the  Central  Paper  Company.  He  be- 
gan at  the  bottom  and  has  been  promoted  a number  of  times  and  now  has  charge 
of  the  correspondence.  Miss  Augusta  Connolley,  daughter  of  our  subject,  en- 
tered the  Ohio  State  University  in  1898  in  the  Latin-Philosophy  course  and 
graduated  in  1902.  Frank  Connolley  was  popular  in  every  circle  in  which  he  was 
known.  His  excellent  qualities  made  him  admired  and  respected.  His  death,  in 
the  midst  of  a life  of  usefulness  and  honor  cast  a great  gloom  over  his  friends, 
which  even  time  could  not  dispel. 

Patrick  Henry  Conley 

was  born  at  Cross  Roads,  near  Jackson,  Ohio,  March  2,  1861,  the  son  of  James 
and  Margaret  (Finn)  Conley  both  of  whom  came  from  county  Clare,  Ireland. 
While  Pat  was  a child  his  parents  emigrated  to  this  country  and  settled  in  the 
neighborhood  of  Otway.  He  worked  on  a farm  and  attended  the  district  school 
at  Oppy  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  old.  He  then  went  to  Michigan,  where 
he  remained  two  years.  Having  by  hard  work  saved  a few  hundred  dollars,  he 
came  home  and  went  into  business  for  himself  at  Rarden.  He  remained  here 
some  time  and  then  removed  to  New  Boston,  where  by  his  own  industry  and 
ability  he  has  accumulated  considerable  property.  He  is  known  and  respected  as 
a liberal  and  public  spirited  citizen.  He  and  his  brother  John  are  large  buyers 
of  ties  and  lumber. 

P.  H.  Conley  is  fifth  in  a family  of  eight  children:  Michael,  Catherine, 
Ellen,  Thomas,  James,  John  and  Martin.  The  mother  and  all  except  Patrick  and 
John  reside  near  McCulloch  creek.  The  father  died  in  January,  1898,  at  the  age 
of  ninety  years.  Pat,  as  he  is  best  known,  is  the  soul  of  honor.  He  would  not 
do  a mean  thing  under  any  circumstances.  He  is  honest  to  the  core,  not  only 
with  himself  but  with  the  neighbors  as  well.  He  gave  a minister  of  the  Gos- 
pel as  a character  reference  and  the  minister  said  of  Pat:  “About  twenty  years 
ago,  while  living  at  Rarden  and  doing  a general  lumber  and  timber  business, 
the  late  W.  K.  Thompson,  of  this  city,  then  in  business  at  Henley,  recommended 
to  me  Patrick  H.  Conley,  then  quite  a young  man,  as  a competent  and  responsi- 
ble work  hand  in  teaming  or  otherwise  as  might  be  desired.  Soon  after  I met 
“Pat,”  as  he  was  familiarly  called,  and  employed  him.  He  continued  in  my  ser- 
vice for  three  years  teaming  by  the  job  and  employing  others  to  assist  him.  In 
all  his  services,  I found  him  a superior  hand;  skillful,  thorough,  honest  and  up- 
right in  deportment;  and  withal  a very  pleasant  and  agreeable  man  with  me  and 
others.  There  was  never  an  occasion  for  finding  fault,  nor  need  a watch  be  set 
on  him  to  see  that  his  work  was  well  done,  or  that  he  was  putting  in  full  time. 
Nor  was  there  ever  a misunderstanding  as  to  time  of  work  or  amount  of  pay- 
ment. He  got  his  wages  and  was  satisfied.  At  the  close  of  the  time  mentioned, 
I moved  to  Portsmouth,  and  young  Conley  branched  out  into  lumbering  for  him- 
self and  as  I learned,  was  quite  successful.” 

John  Cooley 

was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  February  28,  1821.  He  came  to  Dry  Run  in  Scioto 
county,  with  George  Williamson’s  father  and  was  too  young  to  recollect.  He 


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was  raised  in  the  vicinity  of  Portsmouth,  and  learned  the  saddler's  trade 
with  James  Salisbury.  Mr.  Cooley  remained  with  Salisbury  for  seven  or  eight 
years.  He  went  into  business  for  himself  on  March  15,  1846,  on  Jefferson  street. 

He  had  a sign  made, — a golden  saddle, — which  he  kept  in  front  of  the  shop  for 
years,  until  time  destroyed  it. 

Mr.  Cooley  has  been  continuously  in  the  same  business  ever  since,  and 
probably  has  been  in  one  business  longer  than  any  man  now  living  in 
Portsmouth.  At  the  time  he  started  in  for  himself  everything  used  in  his 
trade,  that  of  saddler  and  harness,  was  made  in  his  own  shop  and  made  by 
hand.  Mr.  Cooley  never  had  a partner.  He  moved  from  Jefferson  street,  to 
where  Mr.  E.  J.  Kenrick  now  keeps  his  grocery  store,  and  was  located  there 
until  1862.  In  that  year,  he  moved  into  his  present  location,  on  Market  street, 
and  has  been  in  business  in  the  same  place  since. 

He  was  married  in  1847  to  Mary  Montgomery,  the  daughter  of  Robert 
Montgomery.  They  had  three  children:  one  son  and  two  daughters.  The  son 
died  in  infancy,  and  the  daughters  still  survive;  one  Miss  Hattie,  and  the 
other,  Mrs.  Callie  Simpson,  widow  of  George  Simpson.  Mr.  Cooley  went  to 
housekeeping  On  Market  and  Fifth  streets  and  lived  there  two  years,  and  then 
moved  over  his  shop  and  lived  there  twenty  years.  In  1879,  he  moved  to  his 
present  residence  number  40  west  Second  street,  residing  there  ever  since.  In 
politics,  Mr.  Cooley  was  a whig  during  the  time  of  the  whig  party,  and  when 
that  went  out  he  became  a republican.  He  is  a communicant  of  the  All  Saints 
church.  He  remembers  very  well  the  stage  coaching  days,  when  the  stage  went 
to  Columbus  every  day,  and  changed  horses  every  sixteen  miles,  and  when  the 
return  stage  came  in  every  evening.  He  can  remember  when  the  passenger 
boats  on  the  canal  were  made  of  cedar.  Mr.  Cooley  has  a very  full  recollec- 
tion of  the  olden  times,  and  enjoys  fair  health  for  his  age.  He  is  one  of  the 
citizens  of  the  town  wh'o  enjoys  the  respect  of  all  his  townsmen. 

Andrew  JacKson  Cooper 

was  born  October  27,  1835  in  Adams  county,  Ohio,  near  Wamsleyville.  His 
parents  were  William  and  Minerva  (Boldman)  Cooper.  He  was  one  of  six 
sons,  the  four  eldest  of  whom  were  in  the  Civil  War.  Jas.  M.  Cooper,  Company 
C,  5th  Cavalry;  Andrew  J.  our  subject,  Corporal  of  Company  D,  1st  Ohio  Heavy 
Artillery;  Robert  Samuel,  Company  D,  22nd  O.  V.  I.  and  Jeremiah,  Co.  D,  22nd 
O.  V.  I.  Peter  and  William,  the  youngest  sons,  did  not  succeed  in  enlisting 
though  they  tried  to,  but  were  too  young.  James  M.  was  wounded  twice,  first 
in  the  hand  and  afterward  in  the  foot.  Our  subject  had  but  a meagre  education. 

He  was  six  or  seven  years  old  when  he  came  to  Scioto  county  and  at  twelve  j 
years  of  age  went  to  Pond  creek.  His  father  and  mother  died  when  he  was  ten 
or  eleven  years  of  age.  He  made  his  home  with  James  Boldman  and  David 
S.  Newman  before  he  enlisted.  He  enlisted  July  10,  1862,  for  three  years  in 
Co.  D,  First  Ohio  Heavy  Artillery  and  on  August  24,  1863,  was  appointed  Cor- 
poral and  mustered  out  June  20,  1865.  After  the  war  he  worked  for  D.  S.  New- 
man  for  three  years.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1868,  and  to  1872  he  had  been 
a house  painter.  In  that  year  he  went  to  Lombardsville  where  he  engaged  in 
the  lumber  business  and  has  lived  there  ever  since.  He  has  also  been  a farmer. 

He  was  married  in  1860,  to  Julia  Ann  Conley.  She  died  in  November 
1862,  leaving  one  son  Samuel,  who  resides  near  Kelley’s  Mill.  Andrew 
J.  was  married  the  second  time  to  Lucinda  Boldman  on  September  4, 
1872,  and  has  had  six  children:  Alice,  married  Amos  Mullan,  and  resides  in 
Union  township;  Anna;  Walter,  who  is  engaged  at  Reitz’s  quarry;  Myrtle,  died 
at  seventeen  years;  Harry,  working  for  The  American  Telephone  Line;  Her- 
bert, working  for  the  same  company;  Gertrude,  died  at  four  years.  Our  subject 
has  been  constable  and  was  school  director  for  fifteen  years.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Christian  cnurch.  During  the  war  he  was  a democrat,  but  since  that 
time  has  been  a republican. 

Edward  Coriell 

son  of  Abraham  and  Mary  (White)  Coriell  was  born  November  17,  1851.  His 
mother  was  a daughter  of  Daniel  White,  a pioneer  of  Scioto  county.  Our  sub- 
ject was  born  in  the  First  National  bank  building,  which  stood  where  the 
Washington  hotel  now  stands  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father  Abraham  Cor- 


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iell  was  a native  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  by  trade  a watchmaker  and  jeweller 
with  whom  his  son,  Edward,  learned  his  trade.  On  completing  the  lasty  grade 
of  the  grammar  department  he  was  sent  to  college  at  Wilmington,  Ohio,  where  he 
studied  during  the  year  of  1868  and  1869,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  came 
back  to  Portsmouth  and  entered  the  Recorder’s  office  as  deputy.  Here  he  was 
employed  from  1869  to  1874  under  three  different  Recorders.  The  following 
year  he  began  the  jewelry  business  for  himself  and  continued  up  to  1899.  He  or- 
ganized the  Second  Scioto  Building  and  Loan  Association  Company  in  1885  and 
has  been  its  secretary  and  treasurer  since.  He  has  held  a Notary’s  commission 
for  the  past  thirty  years,  and  is  an  equal  partner  with  J.  F.  Strayer  under  the 
firm  name  of  Coriell  & Strayer  in  the  Fire  Insurance  business. 

While  a member  of  the  Republican  party,  he  is  thoroughly  in  sympathy 
with  the  prohibition  movement. 

He  was  married  June  14,  1873,  to  Anna  Price  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania. 
Their  children  are:  Edward  C.,  a jeweller  at  Nevada,  Ohio;  Charles  S. ; Wal- 
ter S.,  Otto  Y.,  shoeworkers;  Mabel  A.,  married  to  David  A.  Noel,  a farmer. 

'William  Browr*  Coriell 

was  bom  in  Harrison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  May  23,  1843.  His  fath- 
er was  Ira  Coriell,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sirena  White,  a daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  White,  and  a granddaughter  of  Abel  White.  His  grandfather  Elias 
Coriell  settled  in  this  county  from  New  Jersey  about  eighty  years  ago.  Our 
subject  has  one  brother  Alfred  J.,  living  in  Harrison  township;  a sister,  Mrs. 
Farney,  residing  at  Sciotoville  and  another  sister,  Mrs.  Harriet  Wilcox  , de- 
ceased. He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  was  brought  up  to  be  a 
farmer.  In  1867,  he  was  a contractor  on  the  pike  from  Sciotoville  to  Munn’s 
Run.  In  1868  he  built  a pike  up  Salt  Lick  in  Lewis  county,  Kentucky. 

He  was  married  January  19,  1868,  to  Miss  Ann  Amelia  Crull,  a daughter 
of  David  Crull,  who  was  a son  of  Judge  Samuel  Crull.  They  had  the  following 
children:  Hattie  May,  married  Dr.  T.  H.  McCann  of  Adams  county,  O.,  in  1895, 
and  died  in  1896;  Charlie  died  in  his  eighteenth  year;  Lida  B.,  marred  Dr.  T.  H. 
McCann  on  November  28,  1901;  Ella,  married  Charles  E.  Hayward,  living  in 
Vernon  township;  Frankie,  died  in  infancy;  Louis  A.,  married  to  America  Mans- 
field, living  on  the  Folsom  farm;  Edward  H.,  married  Ella  R.  Gemp;  Ira  and 
Henry  at  home.  His  wife  died  August  6.  1901. 

He  had  been  Trustee  of  the  township  for  two  years,  and  Treasurer  of  Har- 
rison township  for  five  years.  He  has  been  interested  in  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick 
Company  for  ten  years  last  past.  He  was  a stock  holder  and  director  one  year. 
Mr.  Coriell  has  always  been  a republican.  He  was  a delegate  to  the  State  Re- 
publican Convention  of  1891,  when  President  McKinley  was  first  nominated  for 
Governor  of  Ohio.  He  is  a member  of  the  Christian  church.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  Harrisonville.  He  owns  a farm  in  Madison  township 
of  150  acres,  one  in  Green  township  of  180  acres,  and  has  300  acres  in  his  home 
farm,  which  is  four  miles  on  the  Harrisonville  Pike.  He  is  an  ideal  citizen, 
careful,  conscientious,  industribus  and  capable.  He  is  and  has  been  from  early 
life  a success,  a man  of  pure  and  exalted  worth,  a truly  honored  and  honorable 
gentleman. 

Edward  James  Corson 

was  born  January  13,  1845,  at  Jasper,  Pike  county,  Ohio.  His  father,  Joseph 
Corson,  was  then  a practicing  physician  at  that  place.  His  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Martha  Hyde  Cutler  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Persis  Cutler.  When 
Edward  was  a year  old  his  father  removed  to  the  city  of  Philadelphia.  When 
he  was  three  years  of  age  his  father  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where  he  re- 
mained until  his  death.  Edward  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools  until  1859, 
and  then  went  to  Dr.  Locke’s  school  at  Norristown,  Pennsylvania,  for  one  year. 
In  the  fall  of  1861  he  went  to  clerking  in  the  grocery  business  at  Blake’s  cor- 
ner, on  Second  and  Chillicothe,  for  W.  H.  Corson  & Co.  He  remained  there 
until  May,  1864,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  E,  140th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry, 
and  served  until  September  2,  1864,  when  he  was  discharged.  When  he  returned 
from  the  army  he  was  made  assistant  postmaster  under  Ciol.  John  Row  and 
served  four  months.  He  went  to  traveling  for  A.  W.  Buskirk  in  the  wholesale 
grocery  business  and  remained  in  his  employment  for  four  years.  In  1868,  he 
began  traveling  for  Damarin  & Company,  wholesale  grocers  and  traveled  for 


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them  for  a period  of  fifteen  years.  In  September,  1883,  he  began  business  as  a 
retail  grocer  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Second  and  Chillicothe  streets,  and  has 
remained  there  in  the  same  business  to  the  present  time. 

He  was  married  April  26,  1873  to  Miss  Ellen  Louise  Peck,  daughter  of 
the  late  Judge  William  V.  Peck.  He  has  had  three  sons;  Allen  Wright,  died 
in  1878  at  the  age  of  four  years;  Louis  Damarin,  now  in  business  with  his 
father  and  George  Walter  aged  eleven  years.  He  is  a republican,  a communi- 
cant and  vestryman  of  All  Saints  church.  He  is  a Knight  Templar  Mason  and 
a member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  an  Elk  and  a member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum. 
He  has  never  held  any  public  office  except  as  before  noted.  Mr.  Corson  is  a 
gentleman  whom  it  is  always  pleasant  to  meet.  He  has  all  those  social  quali- 
ties which  make  him  an  agreeable  companion. 

He  infuses  life  and  spirit  in  any  enterprise  he  undertakes,  and  at  the 
same  time,  he  is  conservative,  prudent  and  careful.  He  has  the  natural  busi- 
ness qualities  of  a safe  trustee.  With  these  characteristics  he  has  made  a suc- 
cess in  his  own  business,  and  managed  well  every  trust  confided  to  him. 

Fran K Brown  Mussey  Corson 

was  born  February  6,  1855,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Dr.  Joseph 
Corson  and  his  mother  was  Martha  Hyde  Cutler,  a daughter  of  Jonathan  Cut- 
ler of  Pike  county.  His  father  was  reared  a Quaker  and  was  a member  of  the 
Plymouth  meeting  at  Montgomery.  There  were  three  sons  and  one  daughter  of 
his  family. 

Our  subject  was  brought  up  in  Portsmouth.  He  left  school  at  18  and  went 
into  the  shoe  business  of  G.  W.  Anderson  for  two  years.  On  October  11,  1877, 
he  went  into  the  employment  of  C.  P.  Tracy  & Co.,  wholesale  dealers  in  shoes. 
He  became  a partner  in  the  firm  on  January  1,  1892.  On  December  1,  1901,  the 
company  was  changed  to  a corporation.  He  then  became  a stockholder  and  a 
director.  He  has  charge  of  all  the  men  traveling  for  the  company.  He  is  a 
successful  business  man. 

He  is  a communicant  of  All  Saints  church  and  has  been  a vestryman. 
He  is  a Blue  Lodge  and  Chapter  Mason,  an  Elk,  and  a member  of  the  Royal 
Arcanum. 

He  was  married  January  31,  1877,  to  Mary  Jane  Hempstead  Lodwick, 
daughter  of  John  K.  Lodwick.  He  has  had  two  sons,  one  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy, and  the  other,  Weston  L.  Corson,  is  traveling  for  the  Portsmouth  Shoe 
Company. 

John  'William  Craig 

was  born  in  Hardy  county,  Virginia,  February  8,  1840.  His  father  was  Charles 
Craig,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Nancy  Hickey.  When  our  subject  was 
six  years  of  age,  he  came  with  his  parents  to  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  and  located  on 
the  Caldwell  farm. 

His  grandfather  Craig  was  in  the  Revolutionary  war  for  seven  years.  He 
was  from  that  part  of  Maryland  in  which  Geogetown,  D.  C.,  is  situated.  He  is 
buried  at  Geogetown. 

Our  subject  resided  on  the  Caldwell  farm  from  the  age  of  six  to  fourteen 
years  with  his  parents.  His  father  died  in  1852,  and  his  mother  and  the  family 
went  to  Carlinville,  Illinois.  They  were  there  for  fourteen  months  and  then  came 
back  and  located  in  Washington  township,  where  he  resided  until  1872,  when  he 
went  to  Brunswick,  Missouri,  and  was  there  for  eight  months. 

He  enlisted  in  Battery  L,  First  Ohio  Light  Artillery,  November  5,  1861, 
for  three  years.  He  was  appointed  corporal  December  24,  1862,  and  was  appoint- 
ed sergeant  October  30,  1864.  He  re-enlisted  at  the  end  of  the  three  years  and 
was  mustered  out  July  4,  1865.  He  was  in  every  one  of  the  engagements  in  which 
the  battery  participated,  a list  of  which  appears  under  the  title  of  Battery  L 
1st  Ohio  Light  Artillery.  The  ’Squire  says  he  never  missed  a meal  in  the  army 
when  he  could  get  it.  He  was  never  sick,  nor  in  the  hospital.  He  never  applied 
for  a pension  until  1899  when  he  asked  it  on  account  of  his  age.  He  is  able  to 
be  about  and  attend  to  his  business  and  looks  to  be  as  hearty  a man  as  lives  in 
the  county.  When  he  returned  from  the  war  he  went  to  farming  in  Washington 
township,  and  with  the  exception  of  the  time  he  went  to  Missouri,  in  1872,  he  has 
been  there  ever  since. 


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He  was  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Washington  township  for  two  years  and  re- 
signed on  account  of  the  pressure  of  other  business.  He  has  been  Trustee  of  the 
township  for  four  different  terms.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views  and 
has  always  been  such,  but  never  an  office  seeker  or  politician.  On  January  1, 
1866,  he  was  married  to  Armina  V.  Macnamar,  a native  of  Virginia.  Her  parents 
moved  to  Pennsylvania  when  she  was  four  years  old  and  then  came  to  Ohio  and 
located  in  Scioto  county.  They  have  had  seven  children  as  follows:  Charles, 
who  died  at  four  years  of  age,  Lily,  John  W.,  Jr.,  George  E..  Orson  Fi'anklin, 
(died  at  thirteen  years,)  Austin  and  L«ora  Emma.  None  of  his  children  are  mar- 
ried. 

The  ’Squire,  as  he  is  best  known,  is  a man  of  powerful  physique.  He  could 
overcome  an  enemy  by  falling  on  him,  but  he  is  one  of  the  best  natured  men 
who  ever  lived.  As  a soldier  he  was  one  of  the  best.  He  was  always  ready  for 
rations,  or  battles,  whichever  offered.  He  never  made  any  complaints  and  took 
all  events  in  his  army  service  as  a matter  of  course.  He  makes  as  good  a citizen 
as  he  did  a soldier,  and  when  he  receives  the  final  call  he  will  respond  with  as 
much  earnestness  and  bravery  as  he  did  the  “assembly”  in  the  late  civil  war. 

Charles  Craig'miles 

was  born  at  Franklin  furnace  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  June  17,  1849.  His  father, 
of  the  same  name,  was  a native  of  Ireland,  as  was  his  mother,  Rebecca  Hamil- 
ton. His  father  and  mother  were  married  in  Ireland  and  emigrated  to  America 
in  1848.  They  located  in  Adams  county,  near  Vaughn  chapel,  but  his  father,  be- 
ing an  iron  founder  moved  to  Franklin  furnace  shortly  before  his  son  Charles’ 
birth. 

Our  subject  was  reared  at  Franklin.  Junior  and  Ohio  furnaces,  as  his  fa- 
ther was  employed  at  all  three.  The  son  went  to  school  until  he  was  ten  years  of 
age  when  he  went  to  work  pounding  lime  at  Empire  furnace.  In  1860,  his  father 
removed  to  Adams  county  and  lived  there  two  years  on  the  Ellison  place,  near 
Stone  Chapel.  In  1862,  the  father  removed  to  Junior  furnace  and  resided  there 
until  1865,  when  he  removed  to  Marion  county.  Illinois.  From  there  he  went  to 
Brownsport  furnace,  Tennessee.  The  family  came  back  to  Ohio  and  located  at 
Ohio  furnace  in  1867.  Our  subject  remained  at  Ohio  furnace  until  1878.  In  1877, 
he  was  married  to  Medora  A.  Foster,  daughter  of  James  Foster,  of  Killenstown. 
Adams  county.  In  1878,  he  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where  he  has  since 
resided. 

When  he  first  went  to  Portsmouth,  he  drove  a horse  car  for  five  months. 
He  then  went  into  the  employment  of  the  Portsmouth  Transfer  Company  for 
three  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time,  he  took  an  inerest  in  the  business.  He 
and  Mr.  Frank  B.  Kehoe  conducted  the  business  under  the  name  of  The  Ports- 
mouth Transfer  Company  lor  eleven  years.  In  1894,  he  bought  Mr.  Kehoe’s  in- 
terest and  since  has  conducted  the  business  alone.  He  keeps  moving-vans  and 
transfers  all  kinds  of  goods  and  merchadise.  He  has  twelve  teams  and  his  place 
of  business  is  on  Washington  street  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  has 
seven  children,  five  daughters  and  two  sons.  He  has  always  been  a republican. 
From  April,  1897,  to  April  1899,  he  was  Street  Commissioner  of  Portsmouth. 
Ohio,  and  never  held  any  other  office.  He  is  known  to  and  respected  by  every 
one  in  Portsmouth  as  an  honorable  man  and  a good  citizen.  Pie  has  always 
prospered  and  it  is  because  he  conducts  his  business  on  right  principles.  He  is 
a public  spirited  citizen,  always  ready  to  do  his  part  in  any  matter  for  the  public 
good. 


John  Phillip  Albert  Cramer 

was  born  in  Winterlest,  Westphalia,  Germany,  May  13,  1831.  His  father  was 
Joseph  Cramer  and  his  mother  was  Teresa  Pulte  both  natives  of  Westphalia. 
The  eminent  Doctor  Pulte,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  a relative  of  his  and  met  him 
in  Cleveland  on  his  arrival  in  this  country  in  1852.  Doctor  Pulte  secured  him 
I employment  as  a railroad  agent  first  in  Cleveland  and  afterwards  in  Crestline. 
He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1856,  as  express  messenger  on  the  Scioto  & Hocking 
Valley  railroad.  He  served  in  that  capacity  but  a short  time  and  then  became 
local  agent  for  the  Adams  Express  Company  and  Harnden  Express  Company. 
He  held  that  position  fifteen  years. 


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In  1858,  he  was  married  in  Chillicothe,  0.,  to  Miss  Louise  Crone  daughter 
of  George  Crone  the  first  German  citizen  of  Chillicothe.  In  1868,  he  engaged  in 
business  with  Edward  J.  Kenrick,  as  Kenrick  & Cramer,  in  the  manufacture 
and  sale  of  mineral  waters.  He  was  engaged  in  this  business  until  February  5, 
1882,  the  date  of  his  death.  He  died  of  consumption  and  took  the  disease  from 
exposure  to  acids  in  the  course  of  his  business.  His  widow  survives.  They  had 
the  following  children:  Emma,  a teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  High  School;  Al- 

bert, in  Ellamon,  Alaska;  Caroline,  widow  of  Wimer  Folsom;  Anna,  teacher  of 
music;  Lucy,  wife  of  Robert  Baker;  William,  foreman  in  the  Norfolk  & Western 
car  shops.  Mr.  Cramer  was  a communicant  of  St.  Mary’s  Roman  Catholic 
church,  while  his  wife  and  children  were  Lutherans.  He  was  always  a republi- 
can, and  as  such  was  a trustee  of  the  Water  Works  from  1876  to  1879.  He  was 
highly  respected  for  his  sterling  qualities.  He  was  noted  for  his  integrity  and 
his  faithfulness  to  his  trust  in  every  position.  His  accounts  were  always  cor- 
rect. He  was  a first  class  business  man  and  had  the  confidence  of  all  with  whom 
he  had  business  connections. 

Benjamin  Cranston 

was  born  June  6,  1856.  His  father  was  Jeremiah  Cranston,  and  his  mother  was 
Abigail  Dautremont.  His  grandfather  was  Judge  Edward  Cranston,  who  has 
a sketch  herein.  His  father  had  six  children  of  whom  he  was  the  third.  He  was 
born  at  Wheelersburg,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  and  attended  school  there  till  he  be- 
came ninteen  years  of  age.  He  then  attended  a commercial  school  in  Pitts- 
burg, Pennsylvania,  for  one  winter.  After  leaving  the  commercial  school  he 
went  into  his  father’s  woolen  mill  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  and  learned  that  busi- 
ness. From  1879  to  1888,  he  was  in  the  state  of  Oregon  and  the  territory  of 
Washington.  In  the  latter  year  he  returned  to  Wheelersburg  and  engaged  with 
his  brother  James  J.  in  the  merchandising  business  until  1896.  Then  he  bought 
the  old  Cranston  woolen  mill  and  operated  it  one  year.  In  1897,  he  disposed  of 
the  woolen  mill  machinery  and  turned  the  business  into  a flouring  mill  which 
he  has  continued  to  operate  till  the  present  time.  He  was  married  May  15,  1884, 
to  Miss  Alma  daughter  of  Delmont  Locke.  He  is  a member  of  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum and  is  a model  citizen.  He  has  been  successful  in  all  his  undertakings. 

James  Jeremiah  Cranston 

was  born  June  18,  1862,  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Jeremiah  Crans- 
ton, and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Abigail  Dautremont.  His  grandfather 
was  Judge  Edward  Cranston.  Our  subject  was  reared  at  Wheelersburg,  and  had 
a common  school  education.  From  the  time  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age  until 
he  was  thirty-five  he  was  engaged  in  operating  a woolen  mill  in  Wheelersburg. 
He  was  engaged  as  a merchant  in  Wheelersburg  for  ten  years,  until  1900.  Since 
then  he  has  been  a farmer  on  “dogwiood  ridge,”  and  has  conducted  a dairy, 
tie  was  married  November  6,  1885  to  Miss  Addie  N.  Merrill,  daughter  of  John 
P.  Merrill.  They  have  three  children:  Louis  Pearl,  Jessie  Lee,  Effie  Cadot.  He 
has  always  been  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and 
Knights  of  Pythias  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Cranston  by  sterling  integrity  and  application  has  established  a repu- 
tation second  to  none  in  the  business  circle  with  which  he  associates.  He  sus- 
tains the  fair  name  of  his  ancestry  in  this  respect. 

He  takes  much  interest  in  public  affairs  and  his  support  is  always  given  to 
measures  that  will  promote  the  welfare  of  his  community.  His  well  known  in- 
dependence of  character  and  sound  judgment  give  him  an  influence  that  is  not 
confined  to  his  immediate  neighborhood.  He  is  particularly  domestic  in  his 
nature. 

Jackson  Cropper 

was  born  at  Esculapia  Springs,  Lewis  county,  Kentucky,  October  11,  1862.  His 
father  was  Wheatley  Cropper,  a native  of  Maryland,  and  his  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Elizabeth  Frame.  His  mother  was  born  in  Brown  county,  Ohio. 
His  grandfather.  George  Cropper,  was  in  the  Indian  war  from  1791  to  1794.  He 
had  one  daughter  killed  by  the  Ind:ans.  He  had  been  a Revolutionary  soldier. 
Our  subject  spent  the  early  part  of  hL  life  in  Kentucky,  and  had  a common 
school  education.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  and  was 
employed  about  saw-mills  until  ’he  was  twenty-seven  years  of  age.  He  was  en- 


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gaged  in  the  grocery  business  for  three  years  and  since  then  has  been  engaged 
in  the  liquor  trade,  except  from  1898  to  1900,  when  he  was  Fire  Chief.  He  was 
a member  of  the  City  Council  in  1897  and  1898.  He  is  a democrat  in  his  po- 
litical views.  He  was  married  May  19,  1882  to  Katie  C.  Bostwick,  daughter  of 
Sumpter  Bostwick.  He  has  had  nine  children,  of  whom  Clarence,  Ethel,  Isabel, 
Clara,  and  Thomas  W.  are  living,  Mr.  Cropper  is  now  engaged  in  business  at 
New  Boston. 

Allen  Dorsey  Crossland 

was  born  June  29,  1835,  at  Connellsville,  Fayette  county.  Pa.  His  father  was 
Richard  Crossland  a native  of  Ellicott's  Mills,  Anne  Arundel  county,  Md.  His 
mother  was  Rebecca  Strawbridge.  His  grandfather,  Richard  Crossland,  was  in 
the  battle  -of  Stony  Creek  under  Capt.  Barnes,  of  Maryland  in  the  war  of  1812, 
and  received  a land  warrant  on  account  of  his  services,  and  located  eighty  acres 
near  Springfield,  111. 

Our  subject  had  a common  school  education.  He  left  Connellsville  at  the 
age  of  eighteen.  He  was  a farmer  as  was  his  father.  He  came  down  on  the  Al- 
leghany landed  at  Ironton,  and  was  examined  for  teaching  at  Ironton  by  Ralph 
Leete.  He  taught  at  Cutright’s  Mills,  South  Point,  where  Gen.  Sam  Thomas 
was  a pupil,  and  at  Lawrence  Furnace,  where  Cambridge  Clark  was  a pupil. 
He  taught  also  at  Kelley’s  Mills.  While  there  he  bought  the  mills  with 
Wiley  Baldwin,  of  Tennessee,  and  H.  W.  Davidson.  He  was  there  until  he  mar- 
ried. He  sold  out  the  mill  to  John  Smith,  and  moved  to  Franklin  furnace, 
and  was  in  the  store  with  Elias  Crandall  at  Empire  furnace.  He  was  married  in 
1857,  at  Powellsville,  by  Rev.  Daniel  Tracy  to  Miss  Sarah  Ellen  Barnet.  He 
went  to  housekeeping  at  Powellsville. 

He  enlisted  in  the  91st  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  Company  F,  July 
22,  1862,  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven,  as  Second  Lieutenant,  for  three  years.  He 
was  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  and  Reg’t’l  Quartermaster  Feb.  8,  1863.  In 
September,  1865  he  went  to  Jackson  and  engaged  in  selling  clothing,  and  contin- 
ued that  until  1869.  He  then  went  as  a salesman  on  the  road  and  kept  at  that 
until  1872.  He  was  then  appointed  in  the  postal  service  on  the  Baltimore  & 
Ohio  railroad  from  Grafton  to  Cincinnati  and  served  seven  years.  He  was  then 
appointed  special  inspector  of  Customs  at  Montreal,  Canada,  which  he  continued 
until  1882.  He  lost  his  health  there  and  was  transferred  to  the  United  States 
Marine  Hospital  service  located  at  Parkersburg,  and  was  there  until  1884.  Then 
he  went  in  the  Roster  Department  of  the  Adjutant  General’s  office  and  remained 
there  until  James  E.  Campbell  came  in  as  Governor.  After  that  he  went  into  the 
notion  business,  which  he  continued  until  March.  1890.  when  the  Citizens’  Build- 
ing & Loan  Associaton  of  Jackson,  Ohio,  was  organized,  and  he  was  made  sec- 
retary, and  has  been  such  ever  since. 

He  has  always  been  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Grand  Army. 
The  following  are  his  children:  Louella,  died  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years;  Mar- 
garet, wife  of  John  L.  Davies,  superintendent  of  the  coal  works  at  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  Edward  E.,  salesman  for  McKeehan  & Hiestand,  at  Hillsboro,  O. ; Anna 
L.,  wife  of  Nara  White,  of  Jackson,  O.;  Samuel  C.,  residing  in  Jackson,  is  in  the 
dry  goods  business  with  D.  C.  Martin;  Blanche,  stenographer;  John  D.,  em- 
ployed at  the  Union  Grocery  Company  at  Hillsboro,  O.;  Jesse,  at  home.  His  first 
wife  died  March  31,  1885,  and  he  was  married  the  second  time  to  Mrs.  Rosa 
Sherwood,  nee  Reigel,  November  18,  1888.  There  is  one  child  of  this  marriage, 
Lillian. 

Mr.  Crossland  has  a kind  and  sympathetic  disposition.  He  is  industrious 
and  enterprising  in  Ms  business  and  a patriotic  and  public,  spirited  citizen.  He 
is  a good  neighbor,  a friend  who  can  be  trusted  and  a man  who  has  many  friends 
and  few  enemes. 

S a mu  el  Hammet  Crull 

was  born  October  27,  1841,  the  son  of  Samuel  Crull  and  Sally  Dodge,  his  wife, 
daughter  of  Daniel  Dodge.  He  is  the  grand  son  of  Judge  Samuel  Crull,  sketched 
herein.  His  father  and  mother  had  seven  children,  Thomas  J.,  deceased;  John 
A.,  died  unmarried;  Samuel  H.,  our  subject;  John  R.,  deceased,  who  was  a mem- 
ber of  Company  F,  140  O.  V.  I.;  William  L..  deceased;  Lydia  J..  deceased,  the 
first  wife  of  the  late  David  Richardson  and  Elizabeth  J.,  who  died  in  childhood. 
Mr.  Crull  had  only  a common  school  education  and  was  brought  up  a farmer. 
He  enlisted  in  Company  F,  140th  O.  V.  L,  May  2,  1864,  and  served  until  Sep.  3, 


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1864.  There  were  five  persons  of  his  name  in  the  company.  His  brother  Thomas 
J.,  enlisted  in  Company  A,  39th  O.  V.  I.,  and  was  a sergeant.  He  was  transferred 
to  Company  F,  February  24,  1864,  and  was  mustered  out  August  12,  1864.  He 
was  married  to  Caroline  Stoekham,  daughter  of  Joseph  Harvey  Stockham,  Dec. 
20,  1866,  and  she  died  June  7,  1870.  Mr.  Crull  ever  since  his  return  from  the 
army  has  been  a farmer,  residing  a few  rods  from  Harrisonville,  on  the  Long 
Run  road  almost  on  the  spot  where  he  was  born.  His  maiden  sister,  Julia  A., 
and  he  reside  together.  He  is  a radical  republcan,  and  is  not  a fraternity  man. 
He  enjoys  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  who  know  him,  is  on  good  terms 
with  all  his  neighbors,  and  takes  life  easy. 

Mr.  Crull  is  a gentleman  of  sterling  worth  and  is  held  in  high  esteem  by 
all  of  his  neighbors.  He  is  generous  to  a fault  and  is  ever  ready  to  lend  a help- 
ing hand  to  the  needy.  He  is  a law-abiding  and  exemplary  citizen  and  in  his 
business  as  a farmer  he  ranks  among  the  best  in  his  methods  and  business 
principles. 

William  J.  Crull 

was  born  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  September  16,  1836.  His  father  was  John 
H.  Crull  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sally  Squires.  He  was  riaised  on  a 
farm  and  educated  in  the  common  schools  with  the  exception  of  a term  in  the 
University  at  Delaware,  Ohio.  After  leaving  school  he  taught  school  and  clerk- 
ed in  a store  for  about  five  years,  when  he  opened  out  a store  for  himself  in 
Harrisonville,  Ohio.  He  sold  out  his  store  and  moved  to  a farm  in  Clinton  coun- 
ty, Indiana,  in  the  spring  of  1880,  engaged  in  farming  and  has  been  a farmer 
ever  since. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  F,  140th  O.  V.  I.  May  2,  1864,  as  a private  and 
served  until  September  3,  1864,  when  he  was  mustered  out  with  the  company. 
In  politics,  he  is  a republican.  He  cast  his  first  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln  for 
President,  in  1860.  In  1878,  he  was  married  to  Emma  D.  Allen,  in  Colfax,  In- 
diana. They  have  two  sons:  Finton  A.,  bom  March  30,  1882,  graduated  from  the 
Frankfort,  Indiana,  High  School,  in  1901  and  Will'iam  J.,  born  December  5,  1886, 
a school  boy. 

Henry  H.  Cuppett 

was  born  August  22,  1841,  Preston  county,  W.  Va.,  the  son  of  Daniel  Cuppett, 
whose  father,  Adam  Cuppett,  came  to  W.  Va.  from  Beaver  Pa.  Adam  Cuppett 
was  a "Pennsylvania  Dutchman”  and  spoke  the  language  of  his  father.  His 
mother  was  Mary  Scott,  a daughter  of  John  Scott,  a Revolutionary  soldier. 
Nothing  is  known  of  his  record  except  that  he  was  a prisoner  on  board  a prison 
ship  at  Halifax,  N.  S. 

Our  subject  was  one  of  ten  children,  seven  boys  and  three  girls.  Of  the 
seven  boys,  six  served  in  the  Union  army  during  the  Civil  War.  The  youngest, 
Isaac  starved  in  Andersonville  prison.  Alpheus,  who  lives  in  Preston  county,  W. 
Va.,  is  the  only  son  living.  One  sister  is  living,  Lucinda  Smith,  widow  of  Jo- 
siah  Smith,  at  Bruceton  Mills,  W.  Va.  Mr.  Cuppett  attended  the  country 
schools  of  W.  Va.  about  three  months  in  the  year  until  he  was  seventeen  and 
then  came  to  Portsmouth  and  worked  at  farming  until  1861  when  he  enlisted  in 
Company  G,  First  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  Captain  Bailey,  and  went  to  Lancas- 
ter, Pa.,  but  was  returned  on  account  of  too  many  men.  He  re-enlisted  in 
Company  B,  22nd  O.  V.  I.,  Captain  Jesse  J.  Appier  for  three  months.  He  was 
discharged  at  Athens,  Ohio,  August  2,  1861.  He  re-enlisted  under  Capt.  0. 
Wood.  September  2,  1861  in  Co.  B,  13th  Missouri,  and  served  until  the  summer 
of  1862.  The  regiment  was  then  changed  to  22nd  O.  V.  I.  and  was  mustered  out 
at  Camp  Dennison,  September  12,  1865.  He  has  always  been  a republican.  He 
served  as  Treasurer  of  Upper  Nile  township  from  1897  to  1902.  He  was  married 
August  22,  1868,  to  Sarah  D.  Webb,  daughter  of  John  Webb,  who  came  to  Adams 
county,  Ohio,  from  Virginia.  Of  ten  children  born  to  them,  seven  are  living: 
John  S.;  W.  Benton;  Nora,  wife  of  Joseph  Odle;  Lucy  B.,  wife  of  J.  W.  Hisel; 
Harry;  Maggie  and  George  C.  Mr.  Cuppett  formed  a partnership  with  D.  L. 
Webb  in  the  lumber  business  in  1872,  which  was  continued  until  1900.  He  now 
resides  on  his  farm  on  Turkey  creek.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  M.  E, 
church  for  twenty  years  and  at  present  is  a trustee  of  Wesley  chapel.  Friend- 
ship, Ohio.  Mr.  Cuppett  is  noted  for  his  remarkable  resemblance  to  Gen.  John 
A.  Logan.  He  is  a gentleman  of  quiet  tastes.  He  has  always  been  industrious 


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and  a hard  worker.  He  is  honest  to  the  core  and  expects  to  find  the  quality  in 
others.  He  prefers  the  life  of  a farmer  to  all  other  occupations  and  enjoys  it. 
He  made  a most  excellent  soldier  and  makes  equally  as  good  a citizen,  and  what 
is  more  he  knows  just  what  good  citizenship  is  worth  to  the  state.  Mr.  Cup- 
pet  is  highly  esteemed  by  his  neighbors  and  observes  the  Golden  Rule  every  day 
of  his  life. 

Frederick  Charles  Daehler 

was  born  at  Hoechst,  Hesse-Darmstadt,  April  14,  1836.  His  father  was  Freder- 
ick Wilhelm  Daehler,  a carpenter,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mar- 
garet Clarius.  They  had  eight  children,  five  sons  and  three  daughters.  Fred- 
erick was  their  third  child.  He  attended  school  in  Germany  till  his  fourteenth 
year,  when  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  cabinet  maker’s  trade  at  Frankfort-on- 
the-Main.  He  spent  three  years  learning  his  trade,  and  then  worked  at  it  one 
year,  a part  of  the  time  at  Lindheim.  and  a part  at  Hochstadt.  When  he  was 
eighteen  years  of  age,  John  Leichner,  whose  daughter  he  afterwards  married, 
was  about  to  take  his  family  to  the  United  States,  and  young  Daehler  asked  to 
go  along.  He  was  made  welcome  and  the  party  went  down  the  Rhine  to  Rot- 
terdam, thence  to  Hull,  in  England,  thence  to  Liverpool,  where  they  embarked 
on  the  ship  Dreadnaught,  and  after  five  weeks  on  the  ocean,  landed  at  New 
York.  From  there,  they  journeyed  to  Buffalo,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati  and  Ports- 
mouth. 

They  landed  in  Portsmouth,  June  15,  1854.  Young  Daehler  earned  his 
first  dollar  in  Portsmouth,  by  working  in  the  “red”  mill,  where  the  Times  of- 
fice now  stands.  Then  he  worked  for  Legler  and  Mesmer  in  building  the  Star 
Hotel,  on  Front  street.  In  the  fall  of  that  year,  he  hauled  corn  from  the  bot- 
toms for  George  Coffrin.  Young  Daehler  was  always  ready  to  do  anything 
which  offered.  That  winter,  he  worked  at  the  United  States  hotel.  In  1851, 
he  went  to  Louisville,  Kentucky,  then  to  Henderson,  Kentucky,  but  returned  to 
Portsmouth  and  worked  two<  years  for  Grassman  and  one  year  for  John  Her- 
der. About  the  time  the  war  broke  out,  he  started  in  business  for  himself,  in 
the  Kricker  building,  whch  stood  where  the  postoffice  now  does.  He  made, 
sold,  and  repaired  furniture.  He  was  in  this  location  for  about  three  years, 
and  then  moved  on  Front  street,  west  of  Damarin  & Company’s  grocery.  Soon 
after  this,  the  Cabinet  Makers’  Union  was  formed  and  Mr.  Daehler  became  the 
manager.  At  the  end  of  two  years,  he  concluded  he  could  do  best  for  himself, 
and  sold  out  of  the  Cabinet  Makers’  Union.  He  then  opened  business  for  himself 
at  Fourth  and  Chillicothe  streets.  He  remained  there  some  three  to  four  years 
and  then  bought  out  John  Herder,  on  Market  street.  He  remained  there  till 
1884,  when  he  purchased  and  built  the  warehouse  now  occupied  by  David  Stah- 
ler  which  he  still  owns. 

All  the  time,  he  kept  extending  his  business  and  on  June  1,  1900,  he  re- 
moved to  the  handsome  five-story  building,  erected  expressly  for  him  at  82.  84 
and  86  west  Second  street.  He  confines  himself  to  the  furniture  and  undertak- 
ing business.  He  has  been  successful  from  the  start  and  has  at  all  times  made 
money  and  increased  his  trade. 

In  1859,  he  was  married  to  Margaret  Leichner,  daughter  of  John  Leich- 
ner, and  has  had  ten  children.  His  daughters  are  Ellen,  the  wife  of  Prof.  John 
Dieterle,  of  the  University  of  Michigan;  Emma  Catharine,  Louisa  Augusta  and 
Clara  Amelia,  unmarried  and  at  home.  His  sons,  Charles,  Daniel,  William  and 
Albert  Christian,  are  in  business  with  him.  His  son,  Edward  Jacob,  is  an  attor- 
ney m Portsmouth,  Ohio.  John  Walter  is  a student  of  law  in  the  Michigan 
University  at  Ann  Arbor. 

tv,  Mr  Daehler  was  formerly  a democrat,  but  in  recent  years  has  acted  with 
he  republicans.  He  is  a member  of  the  German  Evangelical  church,  and  the 
.tasonic  lodge.  Mr.  Daehler  is  an  excellent  business  man  and  he  and  the 
members  of  his  family  conduct  his  business.  He  is  highly  esteemed  by  all 
who  come  in  contact  with  him,  as  an  honorable  citizen,  and  for  his  ability  and 
uccess  m his  business  career.  In  recent  years  he  has  almost  retired  from  active 
business  life. 

Louis  Charles  Damarin 

w!  September  24,  1827.  He  received  his  education  at  St  Xavier’s  Col- 
g , Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  at  Kenyon  College,  Gambier,  Ohio.  At  the  age  of 


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twenty,  he  entered  the  wholesale  grocery  house  of  C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  at  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  He  soon  became  a partner,  and  after  the  death  of  C.  A.  M.  Dam- 
arin in  1860,  he  was  the  head  of  the  house  which  prospered  greatly  under  his 
management.  The  remarkable  rise  in  iron  that  had  done  so  much  to  promote 
the  prosperity  of  the  firm  of  Damarin  & Company,  afterward,  became  the  cause 
of  reverses  in  the  private  fortune  of  Mr.  Damarin.  In  1881,  he  retired  from 
the  firm  of  Damarin  & Company,  and  entered  the  insurance  business.  He  was 
postmaster  at  Portsmouth  from  1882  until  1886.  During  his  term  as  postmas- 
ter, he  was  stricken  with  paralysis  from  which  he  never  recovered.  Other 
strokes  followed  the  first  one  and  he  died  November  12,  1888. 

He  was  married  December  27,  1852,  to  Mhry  Catlin  Peck,  daughter  of 
Judge  William  V.  Peck.  His  wife  and  three  daughters  survived  him:  Mary,  the 
wife  of  William  C.  Gregg  of  Minneapolis,  Minnesota:  Louise,  the  wife  of  James 
Huston  Varner  of  Cncinnati,  Ohio,  and  Jessie,  the  wife  of  Henry  T.  Bannon  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Damarin’s  life  was  an  eventful  and  energetic  one.  He  was  a public 
spirited  man  and  while  health  lasted,  was  either  at  the  head,  or  an  active  par- 
ticipant in  all  the  schemes  for  the  prosperity  and  good  of  Portsmouth.  He  was 
for  many  years  a member  of  the  city  Council  and  was  ever  ready  to  assist  in  mu- 
nicipal reforms.  He  was  the  father  of  the  steam  fire  service  of  Portsmouth.  He 
was  a member  of  All  Saint’s  church  and  one  of  its  vestrymen  for  nine  years. 
Kind  and  courteous,  he  made  friends  everywhere.  Those  who  knew  him  best, 
admired  him  most  and  loved  him  for  his  sterling  qualities.  He  was  always  a re- 
publican, a man  of  strong  will,  conservative  in  his  views,  calm  and  respectful  in 
the  expression  of  his  opinions  and  firm  in  his  convictions.  His  friendship  was 
of  the  strongest  character  and  could  be  relied  upon  at  all  times.  His  intense 
application  to  business  in  the  period  of  his  activity,  caused  the  failure  of  his 
health.  When  in  his  prime  his  energy  and  activity  was  limitless. 

George  Davis 

was  born  in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  October  9,  1830.  His  father  was  Charles  Davis 
and  his  mother,  Elizabeth  Hayes.  He  was  the  second  son  of  six  children.  He 
was  reared  on  a farm  and  from  youth,  was  connected  with  farming  interests. 
He  obtained  his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  attended  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan University  at  Delaware  for  a short  time.  His  father  died  when  he  was 
eight  years  of  age.  He  began  life  for  himself  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  when  he  as- 
sociated himself  with  his  brother,  Charles  Davis  who  rented  a farm  in 
his  native  county  and  engaged  in  its  cultivation.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he 
and  his  brother  purchased  a farm  in  Fayette  county,  Ohio,  and  carried  it.  on 
for  a year,  when  they  sold  it. 

In  1850,  he  came  to  Scioto  county,  with  his  brother,  Charles,  and  purchased 
a farm  near  Portsmouth,  of  six  hundred  and  twenty  acres  for  $27,250.  This 
partnership  was  profitable  and  harmonious  and  the  brothers  continued  this  as- 
sociation until  the  death  of  Charles  in  1862.  Not  long  after  this,  they  purchas- 
ed other  farms  adjoining  them,  and  they  were  among  the  heaviest  land  holders 
in  Scioto  county.  In  1884,  Mr.  Davis  owned  nearly  4,000  acres  of  land  in  Scioto 
county  of  various  qualities.  In  1859,  he  and  Lucien  Newton  Robinson  bought 
the  flouring  mill  and  distillery  in  Washington  township.  In  1861,  Robinson  re- 
tired from  the  firm.  In  1867,  Stout  Morris  and  Stephen  Morrow  went  into  the 
business.  They  retired  in  1880,  and  after  that  date,  he  conducted  the  business 
alone.  The  distillery  closed  down  when  the  Cattle  Feeder’s  Trust  was  organ- 
ized. 

When  the  Farmer’s  National  bank  was  organized  in  February,  1865,  Mr. 
Davis  was  a director  and  continued  such  until  his  death.  In  1871,  he  became 
its  president  and  held  that  office  until  his  demise.  There  was  scarcely  any 
business  of  a corporate  nature  conducted  in  Portsmouth  between  1865  and  1894, 
in  which  he  was  not  a stockholder  or  a director.  He  was  always  ready  to  take 
stock  in  anything  to  add  business  to  the  city.  In  1873,  he  became  a stockholder 
in  the  Burgess  Steel  & Iron  Works  and  was  president  of  the  company.  He  was 
also  a large  stockholder  and  director  in  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company.  He 
carried  on  a flour  and  feed  store  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  for  years. 

Mr.  Davis  married  Sarah  Claypool  of  Ross  county,  Ohio,  and  she  had  two 
children:  Charles  and  Emma.  The  former  lived  to  the  age  of  twenty-six  years, 


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married  and  died  in  California,  July  7,  1885.  Emma,  the  daughter,  married 
Frank  Connolley,  who  died  April  28,  1883.  He  has  a sketch  in  this  work.  She 
has  a son,  Fred  and  a daughter,  Augusta,  and  all  of  them  reside  in  Columbus, 
Ohio.  Mr.  Davis’  first  wife  died  May  25,  1862.  On  February  18,  1869,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Martha  Lewis,  daughter  of  the  late  Thomas  C.  Lewis.  There  were 
two  children  of  this  marriage:  George  and  Edna.  They  reside  with  their  mother 
on  the  Davis  farm  six  miles  north  of  Portsmouth.  Mr.  Davis  died  suddenly  at 
his  residence  in  Portsmouth,  January  11,  1894. 

He  was  not  an  educated  man  in  the  sense  of  book  learning.  He  was  a 
plain  farmer  all  his  days.  He  was  a citizen  of  great  public  spirit.  No  public 
enterprise  was  ever  put  forth  in  his  time  which  he  did  not  aid  and  assist.  He 
was  liberal  to  all  charities  and  generous  where  generosity  was  suggested.  He 
went  on  every  officer’s  bond  in' the  city  or  county  and  lost  but  little  by  it.  He 
was  a republican  in  his  political  views,  took  a great  interest  in  the  party  con- 
tests. but  never  held  any  office.  He  was  not  a member  of  any  church  but  at- 
tended the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  regularly.  He  knew  everyone  in  the 
county  and  was  courteous  to  all.  At  one  time  he  was  a witness  in  court  and 
it  was  necessary  for  him  to.  state  his  occupation.  At  that  time  he  had  a half 
dozen  occupations  and  was  equally  busy  at  each.  Counsel  insisted  that  he 
should  state  his  occupation  and  he  said  that  if  compelled  to  name  one  occupa- 
tion, he  would  name  that  of  a farmer,  as  he  liked  that  best  and  was  best 
fitted  or  it.  Then  counsel  proceeded  to  examine  him  as  an  expert  at  farming 
and  he  was  able  to  tell  all  about  the  subject  enquired  of. 

John  Frost  Davis 

was  born  December  28,  1828,  in  Williamson  county,  Tennessee.  His  father  was 
Wilson  B.  Davis  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Capland.  They  had  seven 
children  of  whom  he  was  third.  His  father  was  a farmer.  When  he  was  but 
eleven  years  of  age,  his  father  died;  and  his  mother  died  two  months  later. 
He  was  sent  to  an  uncle  Stokely  Davis,  who  lived  nine  miles  from  Franklin, 
Tennessee.  This  uncle  had  a number  of  children  of  his  own,  but  he  was  will- 
ing to  take  the  care  and  rearing  of  our  subject,  but  his  aunt  at  that  time  had 
to  make  all  her  children’s  clothing  on  a loom  and  she  did  not  think  she  could 
provide  for  an  extra  child  and  reauired  her  husband  to  send  him  to  Franklin. 
He  walked  to  Franklin  alone  with  a walking  cane  and  left  it  outside  of  the 
city  and  went  back  after  it  on  Sunday.  He  carried  all  his  effects  in  a ban- 
dana handkerchief,  costing  12  1-2  cents.  His  uncle  apprenticed  him  to  Richard 
and  Franklin  Gordins,  tailors,  in  Franklin.  They  had  shops  in  Franklin  and 
Columbia.  He  was  apprenticed  until  of  age  but  he  remained  with  these  parties 
four  years. 

At  that  time  he  made  an  agreement  with  his  master  to  buy  his  time 
and  gave  them  his  note,  payable  when  he  came  of  age,  which  he  afterwards 
scrupulously  paid.  Having  a great  thirst  for  knowledge,  he  went  to  Franklin 
College  industrial  school,  near  Nashville,  and  remained  there  until  he  was  eigh- 
teen years  of  age.  He  then  spent  one  year  at  Harpeth  Academy  in  Williamson 
county  and  after  that  began  the  study  of  medicine  with  Doctor  Kimbrough  of 
Franklin.  He  had  inherited  $400  from  his  father  and  his  uncle  Stokely  Davis 
was  his  guardian.  He  persuaded  his  uncle  to  pay  him  the  money  before  he 
became  of  age.  With  this  money,  he  attended  the  Medical  College  in  Cincin- 
na«  ^48  and  1850.  While  in  Cincinnati  studying  medicine,  he  fell  in  love 
with  the  state  of  Ohio  and  thought  he  would  make  it  his  home.  In  1850  he 
obtained  his  diploma  from  the  Botanical  Medical  College  of  Cincinnati. 

, . He  located  in  Charlotte,  Tennessee,  and  was  married  there  to  Miss  Ara- 
• a-D ' ”4'’er-  They  had  two  children  born  in  Charlotte:  Mary  L.  who  mar- 
ried Rev.  O.  F.  Erb  and  died  January  1881.  and  a son  Frank  who  now  lives  in 
Portsmouth.  He  left  Charlotte  and  located  in  Nashville  in  Mav.  1861.  and  re- 
mained there  for  two  years.  Directly  after  Nashville  was  taken  by  the  Federal 
he,  went  !nto  Giles  county  and  gathered  up  all  the  Confederate  money  he 
A . invested  it  in  100  bales  of  cotton  for  which  he  paid  $900  and 

soiq  r on  the  ground  without  moving  it  for  $5,000  in  gold  to  one  of  the  de- 
endants  of  the  patriarch  Jacob.  His  purchaser  made  more  out  of  it  than  he 


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In  December,  1863,  he  removed  to  Cincinnati  and  went  into  the  drag  busi- 
ness on  'Pearl  and  Vine  streets.  He  was  engaged  in  the  drug  business  for 
seven  years  and  lost  from  $2,400  to  $3,000  while  in  it.  He  quit  the  drug  busi- 
ness and  went  into  the  spice  business  and  lost  $2,500.  He  was  never  discourag- 
ed and  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1873  and  bought  an  interest  in  the  drug  store 
then  owned  by  J.  W.  Ricker  and  David  Jones.  In  1875,  he  bought  out  his 
partner  and  continued  in  the  drug  business  alone  until  1895,  when  the  J.  P. 
Davis  Drug  Company  was  formed  and  he  became  president.  He  retired  Novem- 
ber 10,  1900. 

His  wife  died  in  1875  in  Portsmouth  and  he  was  married  a second  time 
to  Mrs.  Susan  Fay.  In  1844,  he  joined  the  Christian  church  in  Franklin,  Ten- 
nessee, at  the  age  of  16  years  and  was  baptised  in  the  Harpeth  river.  During 
his  residence  in  Cincinnati  he  was  an  elder  in  the  Richmond  Street  Christian 
church  and  has  been  an  elder  since  his  residence  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  large- 
ly instrumental  in  building  the  new  church  in  Portsmouth,  and  gave  over  $5,000 
to  it  and  it  cost  $10,000.  He  has  given  away  large  sums  in  charity  since  he  has 
been  in  Portsmouth.  He  became  a trustee  of  the  Children's  Home  in  1900  and 
has  continued  such  ever  since. 

Prior  to  the  war  he  was  a whig,  since  that  time  he  has  been  a prohibi- 
tionist. Doctor  Davis  is  a man  of  remarkable  judgment  and  is  a first  class 
business  man  in  every  respect.  Whenever  a situation  is  presented  to  him,  he 
investigates  it  in  all  of  its  features  and  then  passes  judgment  on  it.  If  he  un- 
dertakes anything,  it  will  succeed.  If  he  determines  any  measure  is  not  feasi- 
ble, he  will  have  nothing  more  to  do  with  it.  He  has  made  a wonderful  success 
in  his  business,  no  one  ever  prospered  more  than  he  and  it  was  because  he 
gave  his  entire  time  and  attention  to  its  details.  In  the  Christian  church  he 
is  a power  and  in  the  community  as  an  individual  Christian,  he  is  a power. 
As  a worker  in  his  church  he  is  not  excelled.  He  is  in  no  way  responsible  for 
this  article  and  these  comments  are  the  tribute  of  a friend  who  knows  him  well 
and  judges  him  impartially.  He  has  a faith  in  his  religion  which  would  move 
mountains  and  he  carries  it  out  in  his  daily  life.  The  Christian  church  in 
Portsmouth  in  the  period  of  his  residence  in  the  city  has  had  a most  remark- 
able growth,  more  so  than  any  church  in  the  city,  and  it  is  largely  due  to  the 
start  which  he  gave  it.  While  the  work  is  now  being  conducted  by  others  prin- 
cipally, the  foundation  and  early  growth  of  the  church  was  largely  his.  There 
is  no  better  example  today  of  true  Christian  manhood  than  Doctor  John  F 
Davis. 

Lot  Davis 

was  born  November  8,  1856,  in  Gallia  county,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  at  Gal- 
lia Academy,  Gallipoliis  and  Rio  Grande  College.  He  began  the  study  of  law 
under  his  brother  David  Davis,  at  Jackson,  in  1881.  While  studying  he  re- 
moved to  Chillicothe,  Missouri,  and  was  admitted  there  in  June,  1883.  He 
practiced  there  until  1884  when  he  located  in  Ironton,  Ohio,  in  the  month  of 
April.  He  held  the  office  of  Probate  Judge  of  Lawrence  county,  Ohio, 
from  February,  1888  till  February  1894,  since  which  time  he  practised  law  un- 
til 1891,  when  he  removed  to  Cincinnati.  Ohio,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacturing 
business.  He  manufactures  a compound  for  cleaning  boilers.  The  firm  is  H. 
Kohlsurd  & Company  of  Norwood,  Ohio.  As  a lawyer  and  a business  man,  Mr. 
Davis  has  been  energetic,  enterprising  and  thorough  in  everything  he  has  under- 
taken. 

He  was  married  in  August,  1883  to  Ellen  I.  Salter  of  Thurman,  Gallia 
county,  Ohio,  The  children  of  this  marriage  are:  Margaret  E.  attending  St. 
Mary’s  school  at  Columbus,  Ohio;  Benjamin  H.  attending  school  at  Philadelphia. 
His  wife  died  in  August,  1891.  In  September,  1893,  he  was  married  to  Ida  W 
Dean,  daughter  of  L.  T.  Dean,  of  Ironton.  Ohio. 

Robert  Kenton  Day 

was  born  November  11,  1859.  He  was  the  son  of  David  Day,  and  the  grandson  of 
David  Day.  a native  of  New  Jersey,  who  came  to  Mt.  Jioy,  with  his  family,  about 
1854,  from  Venango  county,  Pennsylvania.  His  mother  was  Mary  Elizabeth 
(Jones)  Day,  daughter  of  James  and  Eliza  (Smith)  Jones.  He  attended  the  pub- 


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lie  schools  and  prepared  himself  to  teach.  He  entered  the  pi'ofession  and  has 
taught  regularly  ever  since.  He  attended  school  a short  time  at  the  National 
Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  at  the  Ohio  Normal  University  at 
Ada,  Ohio.  During  all  this  time,  he  has  improved  himself  and  has  become  one 
of  the  best  teachers  in  the  county.  He  has  been  employed  the  past  two  years  as 
principal  of  the  public  schools  at  Otway,  Ohio,  giving  good  satisfaction.  He  was 
elected  Mayor  of  Otway  in  1902,  and  also  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Brush  Creek 
township  the  same  year.  He  is  a follower  of  the  democratic  faith,  but  votes  for 
the  man  and  the  measure  as  often  as  for  the  party.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Christian  church  at  Mt.  Joy,  Ohio.  On  June  4,  1885  he  was  married  to  Malina 
Adams,  daughter  of  Hugh  and  Emily  (Long)  Adams,  of  Mt.  Joy.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Monford  Earl  died  at  the  age  of  ten;  Millie  Belle,  age  twelve;  Mettie, 
deceased  in  infancy;  and  Ruth,  age  six. 

Jacob  Deemer 

was  born  in  Beaver  county,  Pennsylvania,  November  2,  1841.  His  father  Jacob 
Deemer  was  born  in  Westmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  was  of  German 
ancestry.  His  mother  was  Susan  Bunzo,  whose  mother  was  a native  of  France. 
Our  subject’s  life,  until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  was  spent  in  Beaver  county, 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  received  all  his  school  training.  In  1857,  his  father  with 
his  family  came  to  Scioto  county,  and  located  in  Madison  township.  August  21, 
1862  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  1st  Ohio  Heavy  Artillery  and  was  made  a cor- 
poral, August  1,  1863.  He  was  discharged  July  25,  1865.  After  the  war,  about 
1871,  he  was  engaged  in  the  lumber  business,  and  lived  in  Washington  township, 
where  he  operated  a saw-mill  for  several  years.  He  also  owned  a good  farm 
on  Carey’s  Run.  He  was  a Trustee  of  Washington  township,  in  1875.  December 
4,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Samantha  McKinney,  daughter  of  Lorenzo  Dow  Mc- 
Kinney. Mr.  Deemer  has  two  children,  Charles  D.  and  Lucy  Jane.  In  1880  he 
removed  to  the  northwestern  part  of  Rush  towship,  near  McCulloch  creek,  where 
he  has  one  of  the  finest  and  best  equipped  farms  in  the  county.  His  farm  build- 
ings are  models  of  usefulness.  He  is  known  all  over  the  county  as  an  upright, 
honest,  successful  man  and  is  esteemed  for  his  genial  manners  and  obliging  dis- 
position. 

Francis  Marion  Dever 

was  born  March  17,  1843,  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Solomon  De- 
ver, and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Chloe  Mault.  He  received  a common 
school  education.  He  was  raised  a farmer,  and  has  been  engaged  in  farming, 
ever  since.  He  owns  the  farm  of  840  acres  on  which  he  was  born.  He  was 
married  October  22,  1883,  to  Margaret  Slavens.  He  has  two  children:  Sadie,  mar- 
ried Floyd  Purdy,  a farmer,  residing  at  Lucasville;  Frank  S.,  married  Sadie 
Shurd,  resides  with  his  father,  and  is  engaged  in  farming.  Mr.  Dever  owns  a 
farm  of  170  acres  in  Madison  township.  He  is  also  engaged  in  stock  raising. 
He  has  always  been  a republican. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  he  was  as  ambitious  and  anxious  to  succeed 
and  as  much  inclined  to  hard  manual  labor  upon  the  farm  as  any  member  of 
the  large  family.  At  about  that  age,  he  met  with  an  accident  that  lamed  him 
for  life.  It  was  really  a fortunate  circumstance  for  him  in  one  sense.  It  took 
him  out  of  the  furrow  and  gave  him  an  opportunity  to  think.  Instead  of  going 
on  doing  the  manual  work  of  one  man,  he  has  been  enabled  to  give  such  em- 
ployment to  many.  He  now  owns  and  operates  the  largest  and  best  equipped 
farm  in  his  county,  and  also  does  a large  business  in  the  handling  of  live  stock. 

He  is  of  a lively  and  cheerful  disposition,  and  has  always  been  a great 
lover  of  children.  Without  letting  his  most  intimate  friends  know  anything 
about  it,  he  delights  in  helping  a deserving  boy  in  getting  an  education  or  ob- 
taining desirable  employment  and  has  spent  much  money  in  that  direction. 

While  he  is  strictly  business-like  in  his  trades  and  financial  transactions, 
exacting  and  giving  full  measure  he  is  most  liberal  with  his  family,  and  ex- 
ceedingly generous  to  the  numerous  young  friends,  whom  he  has  seen  fit  to  as- 
sist in  various  ways. 

He  takes  great  interest  in  the  betterment  of  the  condition  of  all  the  people 
in  his  employ,  or  in  any  manner  connected  with  him  and  while  he  has  succeeded 
himself,  and  justly  prides  himself  upon  his  success  he,  takes  equal  pleasure  in  the 


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success  of  those  around  him,  and  in  whose  welfare  he  has  interested  himself. 
His  friendships  are  marked  and  strong,  and  his  animosities  decided.  There  is  no 
distance  he  will  not  go  to  oblige  a friend,  and  he  will  go  about  as  far  to  punish 
one  who  has  done  him  a deliberate  wrong.  But  he  is  quick  to  make  reparation, 
if  he  finds  himself  in  the  wrong.  He  is  what  may  be  called  a strict  man  of  af- 
fairs, of  sturdy  honesty  and  of  a positive,  aggressive  nature,  yet  most  liberal 
and  indulgent  with  his  family  and  generous  and  helpful  to  all  deserving  persons 
with  whom  he  comes  in  contact. 

John  Newton  Dever 

was  born  September  13,  1858.  His  father  was  George  Dever  and  his  mother 
Mary  White,  daughter  of  John  White,  one  of  the  pioneers.  His  grandfather  was 
Solomon  Dever.  He  was  born  in  Madison  township.  He  received  a common 
school  education.  He  taught  school  from  1876  to  1895,  most  of  the  time  in  Mad- 
ison township,  but  he  taught  two  terms  in  Vernon  township  and  one  in  Hamilton 
township,  Jackson  county.  He  was  married  July  1,  1881,  to  Clara  Gertrude  Rig- 
ley,  daughter  of  John  Rigley  and  Jane  Titus,  his  wife.  John  Rigiey  enlisted  in 
Company  F,  91st  O.  V.  I.  on  August  11,  1862,  for  three  years,  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
three.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Stevenson’s  Depot,  Virginia  and  was 
mustered  out  April  27,  1865,  at  Cumberland,  Maryland.  His  death  in  1869,  was 
due  to  his  army  service. 

Our  subject’s  children  are:  John  Harrison,  Blaine,  Gertie  Mahala.  Amy 

Ethel,  Ida  lone,  Walter  McKinley,  Samuel  Hobart  and  Roy  Homer.  Mr.  Dever 
is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Christian  church.  He  has  never  held  any 
office  except  that  of  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  his  township  for  four 
years,  and  the  president  of  the  same  board  for  two  years.  He  is  a fine  looking 
specimen  of  the  Scioto  county  farmer  and  as  good  as  he  looks.  He  has  good 
health  a great  surplus  of  energy  and  industry,  which  he  is  capitalizing  into 
property,  and  if  he  lives  out  his  expectancy,  he  will  die  leaving  a competency. 

William  Thomas  Dever 

was  born  in  Morgan  township,  Scioto  county  Ohio,  August  11,  1867.  He  is  the 
son  of  Joseph  Dever,  grandson  of  Willliam  Dever,  and  great-grandson  of  John 
Dever.  John  Dever,  the  great-grandfather,  and  his  two  brothers,  George  and 
James,  came  from  Virginia,  and  settled  in  Scioto  county  in  1800.  He  had  three 
sons,  William,  James  and  John,  who  were  born  in  Virginia.  William  Thomas 
Dever’s  great-uncle,  John  Dever,  was  a soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  William  De- 
ver, grandfather  of  William  Thomas  Dever,  was  born  March  7,  1794,  and  died 
November  24,  1834.  His  wife,  Asenath  McDougol,  was  born  in  Ireland,  October 
12,  1797,  married  to  him  May  16,  1816,  and  died  November.  1877. 

Joseph  M.  and  wife  had  seven  children.  Of  their  children,  Joseph  M.  mar- 
ried Rebecca  F.  Wheeler,  a native  of  Virginia;  Belle,  is  the  wife  of  Frank  Simp- 
son: Mary  E.  is  the  wife  of  G.  F.  Lauman;  William  T.,  our  subject,  and  James 
F.,  sons,  reside  at  Clifford,  Ohio;  Catherine,  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  M.  J.  Beard,  of 
Lucasville,  Ohio.  Mrs.  Blanche  M.  Dodds  resides  at  Butler,  Pennsylvania,  and 
Louisa,  deceased,  was  the  wife  of  H.  C.  Starr. 

William  T.  was  reared  in  Morgan  township,  where  he  always  resided.  He 
has  always  been  a farmer  and  makes  a specialty  of  raising  fine  Chester  White 
hogs.  Since  1892,  he  has  taken  more  than  400  premiums,  at  State  and  County 
fairs,  for  fancy  swine  and  for  three  years  past  has  taken  first  premiums  at  the 
Ohio  State  Fair.  He  is  a democrat  and  his  forefathers  were  democrats.  Mr. 
Dever  has  been  for  several  years  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Morgan 
township.  He  married  Ida  B.  Harwood,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Hannah  (Dar- 
lington) Harwood,  December  27,  1888.  They  have  one  child  Mary  Frances.  Mr 
Dever  is  a representative  man  of  his  neighborhood  and  has  the  esteem  of  all 
for  his  sterling  qualities.  Honorable  and  upright,  kind  and  courteous  he  makes 
friends  wherever  he  goes. 

John  Dice 

was  born  October  18,  1841  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany.  His  father  was  George 
Dice,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Fredericka  Horn.  His  parents  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States  when  he  was  five  years  of  age.  They  located  in 
Cincinnati.  He  attended  the  public  schools  in  Cincinnati  until  he  was  thirteen 


REV.  JOHN  WILLIAM  DILLON. 


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year's  of  age,  and  was  then  apprenticed  to  Isaac  and  Benjamin  Bruce  to  learn 
carriage  making.  He  remained  with  them  five  years.  From  1859  to  1864,  he 
worked  as  a journeyman  in  Cincinnati,  except  during  his  army  service.  In 
1864,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  opened  a shop  of  his  own  and  he  has  carried 
on  that  business  in  Portsmouth  for  thirty-eight  consecutive  years  and  is  still  in 
it,  though  he  has  also  been  concerned  in  other  business. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  G,  6th,  O.  V.  I.  three  months  men.  the  Cincinnati 
Guthrie  Greys,  in  April,  1861,  but  was  rejected  on  physical  examination  at  the 
camp  of  rendezvous  and  was  thus  deprived  of  a military  career.  In  1862  and 
1863,  he  was  in  government  service  at  Corinth,  Mississippi,  as  an  expert  mechan- 
ic, for  seven  months.  His  first  location  in  business  in  Portsmouth  was  on  Jef- 
ferson street.  In  1868,  he  built  his  three-story  carriage  factory  on  Second  street, 
and  has  occupied  that  ever  since.  He  went  into  the  livery  business  in  1870,  with 
Thomas  T.  Yeager,  and  has  been  in  that  business  ever  since  except  from  1895 
to  1898.  On  November  6,  1898,  his  livery  stable  at  the  old  Maklem  stand  on 
Market  street  was  burned  down,  and  he  built  the  three  story  brick  building  now 
occupied  by  him  at  16  and  18  East  Fourth  street.  He  went  into  the  undertaking- 
business  in  connection  with  his  livery  and  is  now  conducting  three  businesses  in 
Portsmouth;  livery,  undertaking  and  carriage  repairing.  He  was  married  in 
1863  to  Elizabeth  Lind,  a native  of  Hesse,  Germany.  He  has  six  children:  John 
W.,  who  is  in  business  with  him;  Anna,  at  home;  Kate,  married  to  Harry  Doty, 
son  of  Theo.  F.  Doty;  Louis,  in  his  fourth  year  at  West  Point,  United  States 
Military  Academy;  Jessie  and  Essie,  twins;  Jessie  is  at  home,  and  Essie  is  a 
student  at  Smith  College,  Northampton,  Massachusetts.  Mr.  Dice  has  always 
been  a republican.  He  was  a trustee  of  the  City  Water  Works  from  1893  to 
1899. 


George  Allen  Dickens 


was  born  at  Tiffin,  Ohio,  June  6,  1864.  the  son  of  Simon  and  Sarah  L.  Dickens. 
When  our  subject  reached  the  age  of  six,  his  parents  moved  to  Milwaukee,  Wis- 
consin. where  he  attended  the  public  schools  for  the  following  ten  years.  He 
then  started  on  his  business  career,  remaining  in  Milwaukee  until  reaching  the 
,age  of  nineteen  when  he  moved  to  Minnesota  and  accepted  the  position  Of  assist- 
ant secretary  of  the  Minneapolis  Chamber  of  Commerce,  which  position  he  tilled 
with  marked  ability  for  three  years,  after  which  time  he  moved  to  Chicago  and 
received  his  first  introduction  into  the  stone  business.  He  represented  "the  com- 
pany, with  which  he  was  then  connected,  at  their  various  agencies  and  remained 
with  them  for  eight  years,  when  he  severed  his  connection  with  them  for  a 
year’s  trip  abroad,  during  which  time  he  visited  England  and  South  Africa. 

On  returning  to  America  he  again  took  up  the  stone  business,  locating  in 
Chicago,  where  he  remained  one  year.  He  then  came  to  Scioto  county,  in  1897, 
as  the  representative  of  ihe  McDermott  Bros.,  and  purchased  the  properties 
which  have  since  been  developed  into  one  of  Scioto  county’s  most  important 
business  industries,  that  of  The  McDermott  Stone  Company  at  McDermott,  Ohio. 
He  has  been  a director  and  officer  in  this  company  since  its  organization.  Mr. 
Dickens  resides  at  McDermott  and  in  politics  is  considered  a staunch  republican. 
He  is  a member  of  all  the  Masonic  bodies,  a Shriner  and  an  Elk. 

An  associate  in  business  says  of  him:  “He  possesses  many  enviable  qual- 

ities both  as  a citizen  and  as  a business  man.  In  business  he  is  eminently  ca- 
pable, honorable  and  successful,  and  as  a citizen  he  stands  high  and  ever  ready 
to  take  an  active  part  in  whatever  tends  to  advance  the  best  interests  of  his 
town  and  county.” 


Rev.  John  ’William  Dillon 


was  born  October  18,  1835,  in  Mason  township.  Lawrence  county,  Ohio.  His 
father  was  Samuel  Dillon,  son  of  Micajah  and  Mary  Dillon,  and  was  reared  in 
Franklin  county,  near  Rocky  Mount.  His  mother  Mary  Dillon  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Nancy  White  and  was  born  and  reared  in  Fincastle,  Botetourt 
county,  Virginia.  Both  families  came  to  Ohio  in  1830  and  settled  in  Lawrence 
county.  August  14,  1832,  Samuel  Dillon  and  Mary  White  were  united  in  mar- 
riage. Our  subject  was  their  second  son.  His  early  life  was  spent  on  the 
farm.  At  the  age  of  fourteen,  the  family  moved  to  Millersport.  He  had  such 
educational  advantages  as  the  common  schools  afforded  at  that  time.  He  was 
under  the  tutorship  of  Judge  Sylvester  McCown  and  Doctor  I.  T.  Monaham  for 
sometime.  Later,  under  the  direction  of  such  critical  and  scholarly  examiners, 


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as  Doctor  George  W.  Brush  and  President  Solomon  Howard  of  the  Ohio  Uni- 
versity, he  mastered  very  thoroughly  the  four  years  literary  and  theological 
course  prescribed  by  the  church. 

In  the  fall  of  1857,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  he  was  admitted  into 
the  regular  itinerant  ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  His  ap- 
pointments have  been  as  follows:  In  1857-8,  Rockville;  1858-9,  Jasper  and  Spen- 
cer M.  E.  church,  now  Sixth  Street  M.  E.  church,  Portsmouth;  1859-60,  Rock- 
ville; 1860-61,  Waverly;  1861-3,  Piketon  circuit;  1863-6,  Burlington;  1866-9, 
Ironton;  1869-72;  Newark;  1872-5,  Zanesville;  1875-7,  Presiding  Elder  of  Galli- 
polis  District;  1877-9,  pastor  Gallipolis;  1879-81,  Presiding  Elder  of  Portsmouth 
District;  1881-4,  Pastor  Bigel'ow  church,  Portsmouth;  1884-6,  St.  Paul’s  Dela- 
ware; 1886-90,  London;  1890-95,  Lancaster;  1895-6  Gallipolis;  1896-98,  Mt.  Ver- 
non Ave.,  Columbus;  1898  to  the  present.  Presiding  Elder  of  the  Portsmouth 
District,  now  closng  his  fourth  year.  His  term  on  the  district  will  expire  in 
September,  1904. 

January  10,  1864,  he  was  married  to  Mary  C.  Cox,  eldest  daughter  of  Mar- 
tin and  Catharine  Cox  of  Sandy  Springs,  Adams  county,  Ohio.  They  have 
raised  five  children,  two  daughters  and  three  sons:  Mary  C.,  is  the  wife  of 
Morgan  Mollohan  of  Marion,  Kansas;  Sarah  J.,  is  the  wife  of  Gilbert  D.  Wait, 
superintendent  of  the  Wait  Furniture  Company;  John  Grant,  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Wait  Furniture  Company;  Edmond  Bothwell  is  a lawyer  in  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio;  Benjamin  Hood,  president  of  the  Wait  Furniture  Company.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Dillon  have  eleven  grandchildren,  three  girls  and  eight  boys. 

Mr.  Dillon  is  in  no  way  responsible  for  these  comments  and  will  not  see 
them  till  he  opens  his  copy  of  this  work.  He  is  the  living,  walking  exemplifi- 
cation of  all  the  Christian  virtues,  and  to  his  friends,  it  seems  to  be  natural  for 
him  to  be  such.  He  is  kind  hearted,  sympathetic  and  ever  ready  to  say  words 
of  balm  which  come  from  his  heart  and  go  to  the  hearts  of  those  to  whom  he 
speaks.  He  is  the  ideal  of  the  old  fashioned  itinerant  Methodist  minister,  a 
class  which  is  fast  passing  away.  He  is  a good  edition  of  St.  John,  the  evan- 
gelist and  beloved  disciple.  He  loves  the  whole  world  and  will  do  good  to,  all 
with  whom  he  can  come  personally  in  contact.  His  influence  has  always  been 
for  the  best  and  for  the  advancement  of  Christianity.  He  does  not  deserve  to 
have  any  enemies  and  has  none.  There  was  never  anything  in  his  composition 
which  would  invite  strife  or  contention.  His  gospel  has  always  been  peace  and 
love  and  to  teach  men  to  live  as.  Christ,  his  master,  taught.  He  has  ordered  his 
own  life  according  to  the  teachngs  of  the  Master  and  that  life  is  a standing,  ever 
present  invitation  to  others  to  do  the  same.  In  his  church  and  in  the  commun- 
nity,  he  is  a beacon  light  ever  pointing  the  way  Heavenward.  He  has  reared 
a family  of  sons  and  daughters,  of  which  not  only  he  and  his  wife  can  be 
proud,  but  of  which  the  whole  community  can  be  proud.  The  sons  are  not 
only  magnificent  specimens  of  physical  manhood,  but  they  are  model  citizens 
and  first  class  business  men.  The  writer  believes  that  the  minister  wboi  brings 
up  his  own  children  successfully  is  the  best  qualified  Christian  teacher,  and  as 
such  the  Reverend  Dillon  has  no  superior. 

John  Grant  Dillon 

was  born  in  Burlington,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio,  November  21,  1863.  His  par- 
ents were  Rev.  John  W.  Dillon  and  Mary  Catherine  Cox,  his  wife.  His  boy- 
hood and  youth  were  passed,  three  years  at  Ironton,  three  years  at  Newark, 
three  at  Zanesville  and  four  at  Gallipolis.  He  then  ea,me  to  Portsmouth  and 
attended  the  public  schools  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  He  took  a course 
in  book-keeping  and  since  the  organization  of  the  Wait  Furniture  Company 
has  been  its  secretary  and  treasurer.  He  has  always  been  a republican  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  was  married  September  23,  1897,  to  Miss 
Estelle  Tynes.  They  have  one  son,  Donald  Tynes  Dillon. 

Physically  Mr.  Dillon  is  built  on  a liberal  plan.  He  could  take  the  part 
of  Milo  and  Hercules  and  fill  it  well.  Nature  has  been  as  generous  to  him  in 
the  bestowal  of  mental  qualities  as  she  was  of  physical  gifts.  He  is  a man  of 
keen,  quick  perception,  of  excellent  judgment  and  large  executive  ability.  As 
a business  man  he  has  succeeded  well  and  has  won  him  an  excellent  position 
among  his  cotemporaries.  He  is  a strong  factor  in  anything  he  undertakes 
and  a most  valuable  citizen. 


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Edmond  Bothwell  Dillon 

was  bom  at  Ironton,  Ohio,  Feb.  9,  1869.  His  father  was  Rev.  John  W.  Dil- 
lon and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Cox.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Martin  and  Catherine  Cox  of  Adams  county.  Mr.  Dillon’s  early  life  is  illus- 
trative of  the  active  American  boy  who  is  willing  to  work.  At  fourteen,  he 
was  messenger  in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Portsmouth,  O.,  while  the  vener- 
able John  P.  Terry  was  president,  and  whose  constant  advise  to  the  young  man 
was  "promptness  and  honesty.”  He  received  a public  school  education  in  the 
various  cities  of  the  state  where  his  father  a Methodist  minister,  was  from 
time  to  time  located.  In  1884,  he  entered  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Dela- 
ware, Ohio.  While  attending  school  there  he  assisted  himself  to  a small  ex- 
tent in  outside  work.  He  was  graduated  in  1889. 

He  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  S.  W.  Durflinge  of  London,  Ohio, 
working  as  assistant  postmaster  from  6 a.  m.  until  7 p.  m.  and  doing  all  his 
studying  at  night  and  on  holidays.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio  in 
1891  and  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  though  a perfect  stranger 
to  every  person  there.  The  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio  appointed  him  a mem- 
ber of  the  State  Law  Examining  Committee  in  1897  and  continued  to  re-appoint 
him  until  1901  when  he  was  made  Chairman  of  the  Board.  In  politics,  Mr. 
Dillon  is  a republican,  but  has  only  recently  sought  office.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Columbus  Board  of  Trade,  the  Columbus  Civil  Service  Commission 
and  numerous  secret  societies.  For  many  years  he  has  been  counsel  for  the 
State  Dairy  and  Food  Department,  which  with  his  active  membership  in  the 
Ohio  State  Bar  Association  has  given  him  rather  an  extended  acquaintance 
throughout  the  state.  In  1898,  Mr.  Dillon  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  the  United  States. 

He  was  married  May  9,  1895,  to  Marian  D.  Whitney,  daughter  of  Calvin 
and  Marian  Dean  Whitney  of  Norwalk,  Ohio.  There  were  two  children  born 
of  this  union:  Edmond  Whitney,  aged  five,  and  Mary  C.  aged  two  years.  He  is 
an  able  lawyer  and  possesses  the  confidence  of  all  who  know  him.  At  the 
November  election,  1902,  he  was  elected  a Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas 
of  Franklin  County,  Ohio. 

Benjamin  Hood  Dillon 

was  born  in  Newark,  Ohio,  Aug.  23,  1871,  the  son  of  Rev.  John  W.  Dillon  and 
Mary  Catherine  Oox,  his  wife.  His  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  at  Newark, 
Delaware,  Zanesville,  Gallipolis,  and  London,  Ohio.  He  graduated  at  Carmichael 
Business  College,  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1889.  He  is  presi- 
dent of  The  Wait  Furniture  Company.  October  7,  1897,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Cora  Waller  Selby,  daughter  of  George  D.  and  Lydia  (Webster)  Selby,  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio.  They  have  one  son,  Bdmond  Selby  Dillon. 

Mr.  Dillon  is  a gentleman  esteemed  by  all  who  have  the  pleasure  and  hon- 
or of  his  acquaintance.  He  has  a remarkable  insight  of  business  matters,  which 
stands  him  well  in  his  dealings  with  his  fellowmen.  He  can  come  as  near  read- 
ing the  thoughts  of  his  associates  as  any  man  who  ever  lived.  He  is  one  of 
those  fortunate  men  who  cannot  be  imposed  upon,  and  on  whom  it  is  useless 
to  try  imposition.  He  is  not  self  conscious  of  the  wonderful  faculty  he  pos- 
sesses and  is  a most  engaging  companion  and  a good  neighbor. 

Frank  F.  Dinsmore, 

attorney-at-law,  now  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  December  22,  1869,  in  the 
same  city  where  he  now  resides.  His  father’s  name  was  Henry  Dinsmore  and 
his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Rebecca  Jane  Watkins.  His  father  was  a ha- 
tive  of  county  Antrim,  Ireland,  but  of  Scotch  ancestry.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1848.  His  mother’s  parents  were  among  the  first  settlers  at  Ports- 
mouth, coming  from  Virginia.  His  parents  resided  in  Portsmouth  for  some 
years,  afterwards  removing  to  Cincinnati.  They  returned  to  Portsmouth  in 
1873.  His  boyhood  and  youth  were  spent  there.  He  is  a graduate  of  the  Ports- 
mouth High  School.  He  was  a clerk  in  the  County  Auditor’s  office  un- 
der Filmore  Musser  from  1887  to  1890  during  which  time  he  taught  a night 
school  in  Portsmouth  and  studied  law  with  Theodore  K.  Funk. 

He  attended  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  graduated  in  May,  1891,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  on  graduation.  He  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Cincinnati. 


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On  the  first  of  May,  1894,  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Corporation  Counsel  of 
Cincinnati  by  Frederick  Hertenstein,  Corporation  Counsel.  He  held  this  posi- 
tion until  January  1,  1897,  when  he  was  appointed  Assistant  County  Solicitor  of 
Hamilton  county  under  William  Rendigs,  County  Solicitor.  He  held  this  posi- 
tion until  January  1,  1900,  since  which  time  he  has  been  in  general  practice  of 
law  in  the  Atlas  Bank  Building,  Cincinnati. 

He  has  always  been  a republican  and  has  always  taken  great  interest  in 
political  matters.  In  religion,  he  is  a member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 

He  was  married  at  Ironton,  June  24,  1896  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Campbell, 
daughter  of  Joseph  PI.  Campbell,  a granddaughter  of  Hiram  Campbell,  a well 
known  iron-master  of  that  city.  He  has  had  three  children,  the  oldest,  a boy, 
born  in  1897,  died  in  infancy.  The  second,  Joseph  Campbell,  born  March  29,  1899, 
and  Jane,  born  March  26,  1900.  He  resides  at  838  Hutchins  avenue,  Avondale. 

Mr.  Dinsmore  has  always  been  noted  for  his  remarkable  industry  and 
energy  in  everything  he  has  undertaken.  In  all  his  professional  labors,  he  is 
thorough  and  is  one  of  the  most  promising  lawyers  of  the  Hamilton  county 
bar,  for  his  age  and  experience.  His  word  is  as  good  as  his  bond  and  his  bond 
is  gold  standard  all  the  time.  He  is  one  of  the  directors  of  the  new  Cincinnati, 
Georgetown  & Portsmouth  Electric  Railroad.  He  is  a force  and  power  in  any 
enterprise  with  which  he  is  associated.  No  one  of  his  friends  will  ever  be 
startled  by  any  promotion  he  may  obtain. 

Here  is  what  his  tutor  in  law,  Major  H.  P.  Lloyd  says  of  him,  “He  is  a 
lawyer  of  unusual  ability.  He  came  to  Cincinnati  as  a student  in  1890,  and 
entered  my  office.  He  applied  himself  with  industry  and  unflagging  zeal.  He 
graduated  from  the  Law  School  of  the  Cincinnati  College  with  high  honors,  win- 
ning the  first  prize  on  general  examinations,  and  also  the  first  prize  for  best  le- 
gal essay.  This  record  had  never  been  made  by  any  other  student.  He  early,  es- 
tablished a reputation  for  integrity  and  ability  of  a high  order,  and  his  moral 
character  is  unblemished.  No  one  of  his  age  ranks  higher  at  the  Hamilton 
county  bar,  and  no  one  has  a brighter  future. 

Ephraim  Marion  Dixon,  M.  i) . , 

was  born  November  9,  1866,  in  Scioto  township,  Jackson  county,  Ohio.  His  fa- 
ther was  Griffe  Dixon,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Eliza  Schellenger. 
They  had  four  children,  of  whom  our  subject  was  the  third.  His  father  was  a 
farmer  and  served  in  the  Civil  War  in  Company  D,  43d  O.  V.  I.  He  entered 
that  company  March  25,  1864,  and  served  until  July  13,  1865. 

Our  subject  had  a common  school  education,  and  attended  the  Jackson 
Academy.  Pie  began  teaching  in  the  common  schools  at  the  age  of  nineteen, 
and  taught  six  years  in  Jackson  county.  , He  began  the  study  of  medicine 
in  1890,  with  Dr.  L.  D.  Allard  of  Flat  Post  Office,  Pike  county,  Ohio,  but  now 
of  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  He  entered  the  Medical  University  at  Louisville, 
Ky.  in  September,  1892,  and  graduated  in  March,  1894.  He  located  immediate!1- 
at  Wilkesville,  Vinton  county,  and  practiced  medicine  there  for  two  years.  He 
located  at  Flat,  now  Stockdale,  in  June,  1896,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He 
married  Hattie  L.  Brown,  daughter  of  Nathan  Brown,  June  18,  1899.  He  is  a 
republican,  a member  of  the  Methodist  Protestant  church,  and  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias.  In  the  summer  of  1902,  he  took  a post-graduate  medical  course  at 
Baltimore,  Maryland,  at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons. 

Josiah  Carroll  Dodds 

was  born  in  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania,  November  5,  1829.  Plis  father  was 
William  Dodds,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Nancy  Eakin.  His  parents 
had  eleven  children,  ten  sons  and  one  daughter,  and  our  subject  was  the  eighth 
child.  His  father  was  a native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  followed  the  double  occu- 
pation of  farmer  and  brick-layer.  The  Dodds  family  came  from  Scotland  into 
the  north  of  Ireland,  in  1614,  and  emigrated  to  America  in  1748.  Josiah  received 
a common  school  education  in  Pennsylvania.  He  resided  in  Butler  county, 
Pa.,  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  taught  school  from  1850  to  1861. 
in  Scioto,  Pike,  and  Adams  counties,  Ohio.  He  was  married  April  14,  1853,  to 
Margaret  Hutchinson,  of  Clintonville,  Pennsylvania. 

He  enlisted  in  the  179th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  Company  E,  at  the  age 
of  thirty-four,  August  31,  1864,  for  one  year,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the 


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company  June  17,  1865.  He  was  a farmer  at  Mt.  Joy,  from  1853  to  1890.  He 
has  four  children:  Robert  Clarence,  a Presbyterian  minister,  located  at  Lansing, 
Michigan,  married  and  has  a family;  William  Homer  a lawyer  at  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
located  at  No.  518  Fourth  Avenue;  Armina,  died  at  the  age  of  nine  years;  Ann 
Blanche,  married  S.  T.  Vanmeter,  residing  at  Mt.  Joy,  a farmer;  John  Gilmore, 
attending  medical  college  at  Chicago,  111.  In  1897,  he  left  Mt.  Joy  and  moved  to 
Dayton,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  fifteen  months.  From  there  he  went  to  Pitts- 
burg, and  from  there  to  Butler  county,  where  on  February  23.  1900,  his  wife 
died.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  to  reside  April  25,  1900. 

In  his  political  views,  he  was  first  a whig,  and  then  a republican.  He  is 
really  a prohibitionist,  but  wants  to  see  prohibition  come  through  the  instru- 
mentality of  the  republican  party.  He  takes  life  easily.  His  greatest  ambition 
has  always  been  to  be  a first  class  citizen  and  he  has  realized  it.  As  a member 
of  the  United  Presbyterian  church,  he  lives  up  to  its  teachings  and  is  ready  to 
respond  when  the  Master  calls. 

Robert  Henley  Dodds 

was  born  September  25,  1850,  at  Baden,  Beaver  county,  Pennsylvania.  His  father 
was  Thomas  Henley  Dodds  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Charles- 
ton. They  were  both  born  in  the  county  of  Down,  Ireland,  and  came  to  America, 
settling  in  Pennsylvania  about  1844.  They  came  to  Scioto  county  about  1851, 
and  settled  in  Madison  township.  Robert  attended  the  public  schools  until  the 
age  of  eighteen  and  then  took  a teacher’s  course  at  Lebanon.  Ohio.  He  began 
the  profession  of  teaching  in  1872  and  has  continued  it  to  the  present  time,  with 
the  exception  of  one  year.  He  held  the  office  of  Clerk  of  Madison  township  five 
successive  terms.  He  was  School  Examiner  of  Scioto  county  from  1887  to  1893. 
He  was  reared  a democrat,  but  became  a republican  in  1872.  He  is  a member 
of  the  Regular  Baptist  church.  He  married  Rachel  A.  Lair,  December  7,  1872. 
He  has  six  children:  Heber  H.,  Charles  C.,  Marion,  Roscoe,  Emma  and  Grover. 

'William  Homer  Dodds 

was  born  near  Mt.  Joy,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  Josiah  C.  and 
Margaret  (Hutchison)  Dodds,  of  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania,  of  Scotch-Irish 
^descent.  He  began  teaching  in  the  public  schools  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  first 
at  New  Lebanon,  Lawrence  county,  then  in  Scioto  county,  at  Henley,  Simpson 
and  Sedan.  He  entered  the  preparatory  department  at  Westminster  College, 
Pennsylvania  in  April,  1877,  and  graduated  in  the  classical  course  in  1882  re- 
ceiving the  Bachelor’s  degree  in  the  Arts  course.  Five  years  later,  the  same 
college  conferred  on  him  the  Master’s  degree.  After  graduating  he  had  charge 
of  McElwain  Institute,  Mercer  county,  Pennsylvania,  a college  preparatory 
school,  but  resigned  at  the  end  of  one  year  to  accept  the  principalship  of  the 
High  School  of  Alleghany  City,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  taught  for  nine 
years,  resigning  in  1892  to  pursue  the  study  of  law.  He  edited  the  “Pennsyl- 
vania Teacher”  from  1883  to  1888;  represented  the  Alleghany  City  educational 
exhibit  at  the  Paris  exposition  1889;  and  was  for  three  years  secretary  of  the 
University  Extension  Society  of  Western  Pennsylvania.  He  read  law  with 
Hon.  Walter  M.  Lyon,  (hen  lieutenant  Governor  of  Pennsylvania,  but  owing  to 
ill  health  did  not  finish  the  course  for  three  years,  when  he  was  admitted  in 
1895,  to  the  Pittsburg  bar,  where  he  has  since  practised.  In  politics  he  is  a re- 
publican. 

As  a student  he  was  faithful;  as  an  educator  he  distinguished  himself  and 
took  a leading  position.  As  a lawyer  he  has  taken  high  rank  in  his  seven 
years  practice.  He  has  earned  the  respect  of  the  members  of  the  bar  with 
whom  he  has  practiced  anvd  of  the  judges  before  whom  he  has  appeared  as  an 
advocate.  He  is  a clear  thinker,  a sound  lawyer  and  an  esteemed  citizen. 

Jonathan  Sherman  Dodge 

was  born  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  April  9,  1867.  His  father 
was  George  Lyons  Dodge  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Louise 
Tibbs.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  afterwards  attended  the 
National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  graduating  there  in  1890  in  the 


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Classical  course.  In  1892,  he  graduated  in  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  at  which 
he  received  the  highest  grade  ever  attained  at  that  school,  an  average  of  99,4. 
He  stood  at  the  head  of  a class  of  90,  and  won  a prize  of  $100  for  best  scholar- 
ship. He  was  married  January  17,  1892,  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Fritz,  of  Darke  county, 
and  located  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth  in  September  of  that  year.  He  built  up 
a remunerative  practice  and  was  noted  for  his  industry  at  the  Portsmouth  bar, 
but  on  account  of  his  wife’s  health  he  left  Portsmouth  and  opened  a law  office 
in  El  Paso,  Texas,  October  16,  1899,  and  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  there. 
He  never  held  any  public  office.  He  was  a candidate  in  El  Paso,  in  1901,  for 
County  Judge  on  the  republican  ticket,  but  had  no  show  for  election.  His  chil- 
dren are  Alice  Cora,  Anna  Louise  and  Charles  Anderson.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  Dodge  is  one  of  the  most  active  and  energetic  men 
who  ever  adorned  'or  elevated  the  legal  profession. 

Theodore  Doty 

was  born  October  26,  1844,  in  Ross  county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  John  M.  Doty,  a 
prominent  democrat  politician.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  H.  Jones. 
Until  the  age  of  15  he  attended  the  schools  of  Chillicothe.  At  he  age  of  21  years 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  B.  & O.  Railroad  Company  at  Chillicothe,  and  re- 
mained in  its  employ  till  1886,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth  Ohio,  and  became 
freight  agent  of  the  Scioto  Valley  Railway  Company  and  is  holding  the  same 
position  under  the  Norfolk  & Western  Railway  Company.  In  1893,  he  was  presi- 
dent and  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company,  of  Sciotoville. 
Ohio.  He  was  president  of  the  Scioto  County  Agricultural  Society  for  the  years 
from  1890  to  1892.  He  was  president  of  the  Board  of  Trade  from  1896  to  1901. 
He  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  in  1896  and  1897,  and  was  a member  of  the 
City.  Board  of  Education  from  1898  to  1899.  He  was  president  of  the  Garfield 
Club  from  1893  to  1894. 

He  was  brought  up  a democrat,  but  when  he  came  of  age  he  became  a 
republican  and  was  active  in  political  circles  in  Chillicothe  while  he  lived  there, 
and  has  been  prominent  in  his  party  ever  since  his  residence  in  Portsmouth.  He 
has  served  on  the  Republican  Executive  Committee  of  his  county.  He  is  a Ma- 
son, Past  Eminent  Commander  of  Calvary  Commandery,  Knights  Templar  and 
a Past  Exalted  Ruler  of  the  Elk  lodge  at  Portsmouth. 

He  married  Miss  Martha  E.  Weaver,  July  9,  1868,  and  has  six  children: 
Frank,  Harry,  Lucien  and  Charles;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  J.  I.  Hudson,  superinten- 
dent of  the  Portsmouth  Public  Schools,  and  Edith,  wife  of  Addison  Minshall,  a 
young  lawyer  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  Mr.  Doty  is  one  of  the  foremost  and  most 
energetic  citizens  of  Portsmouth.  When  any  public  enterprises  are  proposed  he 
is  always  to  the  front  and  ready  to  do  all  he  can  for  the  public  good. 


Thomas  W.  Doty 


was  born  at  Clinton  Furnace,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  April  10,  1847.  His  father  was 
William  Doty,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Emeline  Swarr.  His  parents 
were  married  in  the  year  1836.  He  attended  the  district  schools  at  Etna  Fur- 
nace and  Ohio  Furnace.  At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  left  school  and  went  to 
work  and  worked  till  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  attended  school  at 
Lebanon  when  he  was  twenty-two  years  of  age  for  one  year.  He  returned  to 
Ohio  furnace  and  became  the  overseer  of  the  ore  banks  until  he  was  twenty-eight 
years  of  age.  Then  for  a year  he  was  engaged  in  hauling  ore  for  the  Ohio  fur- 
nace. He  took  chai’ge  of  the  Ohio  furnace  store  in  March,  1877,  and  held  the  po- 
sition till  September,  1878.  From  1878  to  1882,  he  was  foundryman  of  the  same 
furnace.  He  was  then  foundryman  of  Vernon  furnace  for  one  year.  He  re- 
turned to'  Ohio  furnace  in  the  spring  of  1884,  and  took  charge  of  the  store  which 
he  retained  till  1885.  He  was  elected  Treasurer  of  Green  township  in  1884,  aiid 
held  the  office  for  fourteen  consecutive  years.  In  1885  he  became  book-keeper 
of  Ohio  furnace  and  remained  as  such  till  1895.  From  1891  to  1895,  he  was  aso 
manager  of  the  furnace.  In  the  latter  year,  his  son,  Lewis,  took  charge  of  the 
books,  and  he  continued  manager  till  his  death  on  September  5,  1900. 

He  was  married  May  5,  1874,  to  Julia  Maria  Shepard,  daughter  of  Lewis 
Cass  Shepard,  Ex-Sheriff  of  Lawrence  county,  Ohio  and  Julia  Frances  K.  (Bid- 
well)  Shepard,  his  wife.  Mr.  Shepard  died  in  1901.  The  children  of  Mr.  Doty 
were:  Lewis  William,  store  keeper  at  New  Castle,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio;  Oli- 


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ver  Perry,  student  of  mining  engineering  at  the  Ohio  State  University  at  Colum- 
bus, Ohio;  Alfred  Spalding,  store  clerk  at  Otway,  Ohio;  Thomas  W.,  engaged  at 
New  Castle,  Ohio.  Mr.  Doty  was  a republican  in  his  political  views,  was  a 
strong  supporter  of  his  party,  and  as  true  as  steel  to  his  friends.  While  not  a 
member  of  any  church,  he  was  a loyal  supporter  and  regular  attendant.  He  was 
benevolent  to  all,  never  turning  away  the  needy  without  help.  He  was  a member 
of  the  Masonic  order  and  held  his  membership  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  He  was 
killed  accidentally  on  a tramway  at  Ohio  furnace. 

Elmer  Dover, 

secretary  to  United  States  Senator.  M.  A.  Hanna,  was  born  April  14,  1873,  at 
McConnelsville,  Morgan  county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  J.  W.  Dover  and  Frances 
(Winn)  Dover.  He  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  McConnels- 
ville. Immediately  after  finishing  the  course  he  entered  the  field  as  a newspa- 
per reporter  in  McConnelsville.  He  left  there  in  1890  and  engaged  in  newspaper 
work  at  Akron,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  two  years.  From  there  he  came  to 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  was  employed  on  the  Portsmouth  Times  for  five  years. 
He  was  with  the  Republican  National  Committee  during  the  campaigns  of  1896 
and  1900.  After  the  former  campaign  he  became  secretary  to  Senator  M.  A. 
Hanna,  in  which  capacity  he  still  serves. 

He  was  married  to  Martha  Steele  Peebles,  daughter  of  John  Peebles,  Jan- 
uary 25,  1898.  They  have  one  child  Mary  Elizabeth,  born  October  5,  1899.  Our 
subject  is  a republican  and  a Presbyterian. 

He  is  a young  gentleman  of  the  most  versatile  talents.  He  has  demon- 
strated his  ability  to  fill  well  one  of  the  most  difficult  places  in  the  government, 
that  of  secretary  to  Senator  Hanna.  Mr.  Dover  is  a natural-born  diplomat.  He 
accords  to  every  man  the  attention  and  consideration  he  deserves.  There  is  no 
person  mentioned  in  these  pages  whose  life  is  more  busy  or  active  than  his,  nor 
are  there  any  who  deal  with  more  complex  and  difficult  questions,  or  who  dis- 
pose of  them  more  happily.  Mr.  Dover  gives  great  promise  of  the  highest  suc- 
cess in  political  life. 

Samuel  Pang'burn  Drake 

was  born  February  16,  1823,  near  Georgetown,  Brown  county,  Ohio.  He  was 
raised  on  a farm  until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age.  In  1839.  he  began  his  ca- 
reer as  a printer  on  the  Western  WRig  at  Wilmington,  Ohio,  his  brother  Stephen 
being  the  owner  of  the  paper  and  its  founder.  In  1840,  he  went  to  Hillsboro  and 
was  an  apprentice  of  James  Brown,  publisher  of  the  News.  He  finished  his 
trade  there  and  in  1843,  he  was  in  West  Union  as  proprietor  of  The  Intelligencer. 
He  remained  there  but  one  year  and  then  began  teaching  in  a country  school. 
He  taught  one  year  and  then  went  back  into  the  printing  business. 

In  1845  and  1846,  there  was  an  attempt  to  organize  a new  county  to  be 
called  Massie  of  which  Bainbridge  should  be  the  center  and  county  seat. 
He  went  there  and  started  the  Ohio  Spectator  which  was  to  be  the  Whig  organ 
of  the  new  county.  Everybody  within  the  limits  of  the  proposed  county  wanted 
to  run  for  office  in  it,  and  their  jealousies  killed  the  measure.  Le  Grand  By- 
ington,  a representative  from  Pike  county,  was  to  have  put  the  bill  through 
the  legislature,  but  instead  of  that,  he  defeated  it.  When  asked  the  reason 
of  his  unexpected  action,  he  said  that  the  people  to  be  in  the  new  county  wanted 
(everything,  but  did  not  want  to  pay  for  anything. 

In  1848,  Mr.  Drake  went  to  Washington.  C.  H..  and  started  the  Fayette 
Intelligencer.  He  sold  out  to  George  B.  Gardner  in  less  than  one  year  and  be- 
came foreman  on  the  Clinton  Republican  at  Wilmington.  The  next  year  he 
went  Jio  Georgetown  and  worked  for  W.  B.  Tomlinson  on  a newspaper  there. 
In  1850,  he  was  in  Rainsboro,  Highland  county,  keeping  a country  hotel.  He 
remained  there  but  a short  time,  and  returned  to  Hillsboro  and  became  fore- 
man on  the  News.  He  went  from  there  to  the  Hillsboro  Gazette  owned  by 
Jonas  R.  Ernrie. 

In  the  winter  of  1851  and  1852.  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  where  his  broth- 
er  Stephen  had  recently  started  the  Scioto  Valley  Republican.  Sam  Burwell, 
afterward  of  the  West  Union  Scion  was  a journeyman  in  the  office  and  Tom 
McAllister,  now  an  inmate  of  the  County  Infirmary,  the  “devil.”  Our  sub- 
ject afterwards  went  into  partnership  with  his  brother  who  went  into  the 


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army  and  was  killed  by  Mosby’s  men.  He  then  conducted  the  paper  alone. 

In  May,  1864  at  the  age  of  forty-two  years,  he  enlisted  in  Company  G, 
141st  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  company  Septem- 
ber 3,  1864.  On  April  24,  1865,  he  became  Second  Lieutenant  of  the  198th  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry  and  served  until  May  8,  1865,  when  he  was  mustered  out. 

He  was  elected  Treasurer  of  Wayne  township  in  1867.  The  vote  was  614 
for  Drake  and  585  for  John  Thompson,  better  known  as  “Coal”  Thompson  and 
“Sawdust”  Thompson.  Drake  served  two  terms  and  was  legislated  out  of  office 
by  the  township  being  abolished.  May  27,  1869,  he  was  appointed  postmaster  at 
Portsmouth,  through  personal  friendship  with  General  Grant,  but  owing  to  local 
influence,  the  appointment  was  withdrawn  He  was  a deputy  United  States  Mar- 
shal at  one  time,  and  as  such  took  the  census  in  Portsmouth.  February  11, 
1847,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sophia  Kelley,  of  Ross  county.  He  was  a member 
of  the  Sixth  Street  church,  a whig,  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Bailey 
Post.  He  died  December  5,  1891. 

Ulysses  Grant  Drake 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  March  29,  1868,  the  son  of  Samuel  Pangburn 
and  Sophia  (Kelley)  Drake.  He  was  named  for  Grant  on  account  of  the 
close  friendship  between  his  father  and  the  President.  Our  subject  spent  his 
boyhood  and  youth  in  Portsmouth  and  attended  the  public  schools  until  he  was 
fifteen  years  old,  when  he  commenced  working  with  his  father  in  the  printing 
office.  He  continued  at  this  business  until  1890,  and  then  took  charge  of  the 
business.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  First  Baptist  church  and  one 
of  its  deacons.  On  September  3.  1889  he  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza  Mathews, 
daughter  of  J.  R.  Mathews,  foreman  of  the  “ad”  composing  room  of  the  Blade 
office.  He  has  five  children:  Grace,  Grant,  Madeline,  Mabel  and  Harry  M.  Mr. 
Drake  is  one  of  the  most  industrious  young  men  in  Portsmouth.  He  is  a model 
for  others  in  his  business  to  follow.  He  leads  an  exemplary  life,  is  liked  by  all 
who  know  him  and  is  a model  citizen. 

Edgar  F.  Draper, 

one  of  the  twelve  children  of  A.  E.  and  Lorenda  (Hodge)  Draper  was  bom  Mch. 
23,  1846,  at  Akron,  Erie  county,  New  York.  His  father  was  born  in  1808  and 
was  the  youngest  of  a family  of  two  sons  and  six  daughters.  His  paternal 
grandfather,  Gideon  Draper,  moved  from  eastern  New  York  to  the  western  part 
of  the  state  in  1828.  He  was  brought  up  on  a farm  till'  he  was  sixteen  and  at- 
tended the  common  schools.  After  studying  two  years  in  Genesee  College,  Lima, 
New  York  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  November  4,  1864  and  learned  railroading  un- 
der his  brother,  W.  C.  Draper,  who  was  Chief  Agent  for  the  Portsmouth  branch 
of  the  Marietta  and  Cincinnati  railroad. 

He  was  appointed  agent  of  this  railroad  at  Jackson  in  February,  1865,  and 
served  there  one  year  when  he  was  sent  to  Portsmouth.  He  was  ticket  agent 
and  telegraph  operator  here  for  this  road  until  1890,  when  it  was  known  as 
the  Cincinnati,  Washington  & Baltimore.  After  leaving  the  railroad  business 
he  took  up  insurance  and  real1  estate.  In  1892  he  organized  the  Portsmouth 
German  Building  and  Loan  Association  and  has  been  its  secretary  and  treas- 
urer since.  He  was  treasurer  of  the  Ohio  Valley  Agicultural  Society  many 
years  and  its  secretary  the  last  five  years  of  its  existence.  From  1877  till  1893, 
and  from  1895  to  1897,  he  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education  and  was  its 
clerk  from  1884  to  1886,  and  from  1888  to  1897,  and  its  president  in  1878-9. 

He  was  married  June  16,  1869,  to  Mary  Ellen  Adams,  only  daughter  of  El- 
mer W.  Adams,  a banker  of  North  Canton,  Connecticut,  and  Mary  E.  Smith, 
his  wife,  of  Hatfield,  Massachusetts.  Her  parents  removed  to  Duquoin  in  south- 
ern Illinois  shortly  after  their  marriage,  on  account  of  the  health  of  her  father 
and  purchased  a large  stock  farm.  Here  Mrs.  Draper  was  born.  Her  parents 
died  before  she  was  two  years  old  and  she  was  adopted  by  her  mother’s  brother, 
a Presbyterian  minister,  then  pastor  of  a church  in  Belpre,  Ohio,  and  later  of 
Oxford,  New  Hampshire,  where  most  of  her  childhood  and  youth  was  spent.  She 
was  educated  at  the  Western  College  at  Oxford,  Ohio,  but  received  her  musical 
training,  chiefly  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  where  for  seven  years  she  was  under 
the  tutelage  of  the  best  masters.  She  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1864  as  organist 


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at  the  First  Presbyterian  church  and  has  been  one  of  the  leading  organists  in 
the  city  ever  since.  During  all  this  time  she  has  been  prominent  not  only  in  a 
social  way  but  in  all  worthy  causes  where  a woman’s  aid  and  sympathy  is  need- 
ed. She  has  the  most  advanced  ideas  on  the  subjects  of  music,  art  and  litera- 
ture. 

Mr.  Draper  is  a member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church.  He  has  al- 
ways been  a republican.  He  is  a Mason  of  long  standing  and  a Past  Presiding 
officer  in  all  the  Masonic  bodies  in  the  city.  He  always  takes  a great  interest 
in  any  matters  committed  to  his  charge  He  was  one  of  the  most  efficient  mem- 
bers of  the  Board  of  Education  the  city  ever  had.  The  measures  he  proposed  in 
the  Board  were  adopted  because  they  were  well  considered  and  for  the  best  in- 
terests of  the  schools.  Mr.  Draper  has  managed  the  German  Building  and  Loan 
Association  of  which  he  is  secretary  and  treasurer  with  great  fidelity,  skill  and 
ability  and  has  made  it  one  of  the  best  in  the  city.  He  has  acquired  the  use 
of  the  German  language  to  a degree  attained  by  few  Americans.  Mr.  Draper  has 
cultivated  literary  tastes  and  devotes  as  much  time  as  possible  to  their  culture. 
He  is  a gentleman  of  fine  physical  presence  and  appearance  and  great  natural 
dignity.  As  a public  speaker.  Mr.  Draper  is  calm,  deliberate  and  argumentative. 
When  he  speaks  he  is  master  of  his  subject.  One  great  characteristic  of  Mr. 
Draper  is  his  love  of  children  and  his  friendships  for  them.  He  never  misses 
an  opportunity  to  add  to  the  pleasures  of  the  little  peoole  of  his  acquaintance. 
While  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education  he  personally  knew  a majority  of 
the  school  children  in  Portsmouth  and  children  are  his  welcome  friends  and 
companions  at  all  times. 

'William  C.  Draper 

was  born  near  Akron,  Erie  county.  New  York,  March  17,  1832.  He  spent  his 
early  life  on  the  farm  owned  by  his  father,  A.  E.  Draper  who  was  one  of  the 
pioneers  of  western  New  York.  William  C.  received  a common  school  educa- 
tion and  took  a select  course  at  Genesee  College,  at  Lima.  New  York.  At  the 
age  of  twenty,  he  came  to  Ohio  and  taught  school  several  years  in  Ross  and 
Jackson  counties.  At  the  latter  place  he  married  Harriet  Cavett.  They  had  one 
son  and  three  daughters:  Frank  E.,  Jessie,  Nellie  and  Hattie.  His  wife  died  in 
1889,  since  which  time  he  and  his  daughters  kept  house  until  his  death 
which  occurred  April  1,  1902.  In  the  year  1856,  Mr.  Draper  was  employed  as 
conductor  on  what  is  known  as  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  South-western  rail- 
way. After  serving  in  this  capacity  for  quite  a number  of  years,  he  was  ap- 
pointed agent  of  the  road  at  Portsmouth  and  remained  until  1890. 

Soon  afterward  he  was  elected  County  Treasurer  and  served  two  terms 
which  was  his  last  engagement  in  business.  His  health  soon  failed  and  after 
several  years  of  suffering,  he  died.  Mr.  Draper  was  widely  and  favorably 
known  throughout  this  section,  and  enioyed  the  confidence  of  his  friends,  who 
were  legion.  He  was  true  to  his  friends  and  possessed  a strong  fraternal  feel- 
ing for  his  fellow-beings,  seeing  their  good  qualities  and  overlooking  their  bad 
qualities.  He  never  could  see  distress  without  endeavoring  to  relieve  it.  He 
had  no  enemies  and  deserved  none.  He  was  a strong  temperance  advocate  and 
took  a lively  interest  in  everything  good  for  his  adopted  city.  At  the  time  of  his 
death  he  was  one  of  the  olde»st  members  of  the  Bigelow  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  in  which  he  held  official  positions  for  more  than  thirty  years,  and  was 
punctual  in  attendance  upon  all  its  services. 

Irving"  Drew 

was  born  at  Rowley.  Mass.,  July  27,  1849.  His  parents  were  Frederick  Drew  and 
Sarah  G.  Bailey,  his  wife.  The  ancestors  of  the  Drews  in  this  country  first 
settled  in  New  Jersey  and  afterwards  moved  to  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire, 
where  the  great-grandfather  of  Irving  Drew.  Samuel  Drew,  was  horn,  his  son 
leing  Joshua  Drew,  born  in  Durham.  New  Hampshire  in  1793  and  died  in  1843. 
Frederick  Drew,  father  of  our  subject  was  born  at  Durham,  February  1.  1817 
and  died  at  Rowley.  Massachusetts.  October  17.  1896.  His  mother.  Sarah  G. 
iAnAWaS  a descendant  of  James  C.  Bailey,  who  came  to  Massachusetts  about 
.30.  His  descendants  in  a direct  line  were:  John  Bailey,  Nathaniel  Bailey.  Dea- 
<on  David  Bailey,  Ezekiel  Bailey,  Ezekiel  P.  Bailey  and  Sarah  G.  Bailey  Drew, 
■he  mother  of  Irving  Drew. 


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Frederick  Drew  remained  in  his  native  place  until  eighteen  years  of  age 
and  then  removed  to  Rowley,  Massachusetts.  He  was  married  there  November 
27,  1843,  and  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1851,  where  he  was  foreman  for  R.  Bell, 
and  remained  about  nine  months,  then  he  returned  toi  Massachusetts.  In 
March,  1854,  he  again  went  west,  this  time  taking  his  family  and  locating  at 
Ironton,  Ohio,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  retail  shoe  business  until  1862. 
Then  he  went  to  Granville,  Ohio,  where  he  was  in  the  retail  shoe  business 
and  farmed  a part  of  the  time.  In  1869,  he  came  back  to  Portsmouth  and  en- 
gaged in  the  employ  of  R.  Bell  & Company. 

Our  subject  worked  in  the  shoe  factory  from  1869  to  1871.  His  father 
then  associated  himself  with  the  firm  of  Rifenberick,  Drew  & Gregg  who  suc- 
ceeded to  the  manufacturing  department  of  R.  Bell  & Company,  with  which  he 
remained  until  January,  1874.  Mr.  Irving  Drew  then  with  others  organized  the 
Portsmouth  Shoe  Company  of  which  he  was  secretary  and  treasurer  and  general 
manager.  Henry  Padan  was  president,  William  Koblens,  vice  president.  The 
other  stockholders  were:  George  Padan,  Henry  Cook,  Frederick  Drew,  John 
Bourgholtzer,  Nicholas  Ames,  Nicholas  Reeg,  Valentine  Pressler  and  William 
Bierley.  The  capital  stock  was  $4,500.  This  company  succeeded  Rifenberick, 
Drew  & Gregg.  After  a period  of  three  years,  Irving  Drew  and  his  father  drew 
out  of  this  company  and  left  Henry  Padan  and  others  to  operate  it. 

In  January,  1877,  Mr.  Drew  and  his  father  organized  the  firm  of  Irving 
Drew  & Company,  composed  of  himself,  his  father,  Bernard  Damon  and  Henry 
Cook.  They  began  operations  in  the  third  story  of  the  Huston  stone  front  on 
Second  street  and  continued  there  for  three  years.  About  the  close  of  the  year 
1879,  the  firm  changed  to  Drew,  Selby  & Company.  Mr.  George  D.  Selby  went 
into  the  firm,  but  did  not  take  an  active  interest  in  it  until  1885.  From  the 
organization  of  the  Portsmouth  Shoe  Company  in  1874  until  1885,  Mr.  Irving 
Drew  was  the  managing  spirit  of  the  whole  business.  When  Mr.  Selby  came 
into  the  business  in  1885,  Mr.’  Drew  confined  himself  principally  to  buying  and 
superintending  the  manufacturing  department  and  Mr.  Selby  took  charge  of  the 
correspondence,  sales  and  credits.  The  success  of  this  firm  in  business  is  re- 
lated under  the  article,  “Drew,  Selby  & Company.” 

Mr.  Drew  was  married  to  Ella  A.  Gates,  daughter  of  William  Wallace  and 
Alvira  (Nye)  Gates,  June  30,  1879.  They  have  seven  children:  Roy  Irving,  en- 
gaged in  the  factory  of  The  Irving  Drew  Company  and  a director;  Mabel  Arelie, 
a graduate  of  the  Western  College,  Oxford,  Ohio;  Marjorie  Gates,  a student  at 
the  same  school;  Rowena  Nye,  Hazel  Bailey,  Frederick  Wallace  and  Everett 
Austin,  at  home. 

He  is  a member  and  a ruling  elder  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Prior  to  1884,  he  was  a republican,  since  that  date  he  has 
been  a prohibitionist.  The  only  fraternal  society  he  is  a member  of  is  the  Royal 
Arcanum,  an  insurance  society.  In  June,  1902,  Mr.  Drew  was  appointed  a trustee 
of  the  Western  College  at  Oxford.  Ohio. 

Mr.  Drew  is  a gentleman  who  courts  no  public  notice  whatever.  He 
prefers  to1  attend  to  his  business,  in  which  he  has  been  thoroughly  absorbed, 
and  to  concentrate  his  efforts  to  making  his  business  successful.  He  has 
encouraged  others  in  the  same  line  of  manufacturing  till  shoe  manufacturing 
has  become  the  leading  industry  in  Portsmouth.  He  prefers  to  leave  other  prob- 
lems and  schemes,  both  public  and  private,  to  be  worked  out  by  those  more  fa- 
miliar with  them,  believing  that  energy,  system  and  perseverance,  as  applied  to 
the  cost,  quality  and  endless  detail  of  the  shoe  business,  would  lead  to  suc- 
cess for  himself  and  associates  and  as  a result  largely  beneficial  to  the  city. 

In  his  manners,  he  is  quiet  and  reserved.  He  prefers  that  the  one  who 
is  seeking  him  shall  do  the  talking  and  shall  present  his  case  without  any  aid 
from  him.  He  does  his  own  thinking  and  is  of  positive  convictions.  His  New 
England  training,  ingrained  for  ten  generations,  stands  him  well  in  hand.  It 
enables  him  to  reason  correctly  on  every  subject  presented  and  to  come  to  wise 
and  just  conclusions  as  well  about  matters  of  business  as  matters  of  public  pol- 
icy. 

As  a business  man,  he  is  conservative  and  takes  the  safe  and  sure  course. 
He  has  been  fortunate  and  successful  in  his  business  career  because  that  career 
was  governed  by  correct  principles.  Mr.  Drew’s  most  prominent  characteristic, 
shown  in  his  every  day  life,  is  his  great  earnestness  and  wonderful  purpose. 


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He  sees  the  end  from  the  beginning  and  his  plans  never  fail,  while  his  plan 
proceeds  from  beginning  to  accomplishment.  He  is  surrounded  by  a most  in- 
teresting family  and  his  entire  influence  in  the  community  is  for  Christian 
character  and  training.  He  believes  that  to  be  the  foundation  of  all  that  is 
good,  true  and  lasting,  and  all  of  his  time,  work  and  effort,  outside  of  his  busi- 
ness, goes  in  that  direction;  so  he  finds  but  little  time  for  pleasures  that  do  not 
legitimately  come  with  a successful  business,  a happy  home,  reform  and  Chris- 
tian work. 

Simon  Bolivar  Drouillard 

was  born  in  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  August  21,  1829,  the  son  of  Joseph  Drouillard,  who 
has  a sketch  herein.  He  was  originally  named  by  his  parents  Simon  Kenton,  in 
honor  of  Simon  Kenton,  whom  his  grandfather,  Pierre  Drouillard,  ransomed 
from  the  Indians,  but  for  some  reason  best  known  to  himself,  he  saw  fit  to 
change  the  name  from  Kenton  to  Bolivar.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
Gallipolis  and  at  Gallia  Academy.  During  his  minority  in  the  intervals  of  at- 
tending school,  he  assisted  his  father  in  a clerical  capacity  in  the  office  of  Clerk 
of  Courts  at  Gallipolis.  In  1848,  he  was  elected  Recorder  of  Gallia  county 
and  served  until  1854.  He  was  married  November  27,  1850,  to  Miss  Evaline  Long, 
daughter  of  George  long,  of  South  Side,  West  Virginia,  in  the  Kanawha  valley. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  some  time  during  his  residence  in  Gallipolis,  but  the 
date  has  not  been  preserved.  In  1850,  he  took  an  interest  in  Gallia  furnace, 
went  there  as  book-keeper  and  resided  there  until  1858,  when  he  went  to  Ports- 
mouth and  took  a position  in  Dugan’s  bank,  as  book-keeper  and  continued  to 
reside  there  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

He  was  a whig  and  a republican  in  his  political  views.  In  1863,  he  was 
placed  upon  the  Republican  ticket  as  candidate  for  Clerk  of  the  Court  of  Com- 
mon Pleas  of  Scioto  county  and  received  2,263  votes  to  1,745,  for  his  competi- 
tor. Benjamin  F.  Cunningham.  He  was  re-elected  Clerk  in  1866  and  received  a 
vote  of  2,631  to  2,119  for  his  opponent,  J.  C.  Stimmel.  He  was  re-elected  the 
third  time  in  1869,  by  a vote  of  2,367  for  himself  to  2,283  for  John  W.  .Lewis. 
During  his  residence  in  Gallipolis,  he  united  with  the  M.  E.  church,  and  when 
he  came  to  Portsmouth,  he  united  with  the  Sixth  Street  church.  He  was  a 
member  of  that  church  until  1867,  when  on  account  of  his  wife  who  was  reared 
a Presbyterian,  he  became  a member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church.  He  was 
a member  of  all  the  Masonic  bodies  in  Portsmouth  and  at  the  time  of  his  death, 
was  Most  Eminent  Commander  of  Knights  Templar  and  had  been  for  several 
years.  While  Clerk  of  the  Courts,  he  published  a lawyer’s  docket,  one  of  the 
most  useful  ever  devised. 

On  June  19,  1873,  he  was  accidentally  killed  in  the  vicinity  of  Gallipolis. 
He  had  gone  there  some  days  before  on  a vacation,  and  with  his  brother-in-law. 
Captain  James  Harper,  on  that  day  had  gone  hunting.  He  was  using  a double 
barreled  gun  and  thought  he  had  discharged  both  barrels.  It  seems  that  one  of 
the  barrels  had  not  been  discharged  and  his  foot  accidentally  struck  the  hammer 
and  the  contents  were  discharged  through  his  head,  causing  his  instant  death. 

His  first  son  was  George  Long,  now  a resident  of  Cincinnati,  and  engaged 
in  the  coal  business.  He  has  six  children:  William  Kenton,  Emily,  Martha,  Clif- 
ford, Clyde  and  Leslie.  His  daughter,  Emily,  makes  her  home  with  her  grand- 
mother, Mrs.  Drouillard,  the  widow  of  our  subject,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Mr. 
Drouillard’s  daughter  Emma,  born  in  1854,  at  Gallia  Furnace,  married  John  Mil- 
ler in  1878.  and  died  January  14,  1888,  leaving  three  children:  George  Scudder, 
Evelyn  and  Catherine.  His  second  son,  James  W.,  born  in  1860,  was  educated 
in  the  Portsmouth  public  schools,  studied  law  with  Moore  and  Newman,  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  Columbus  and  went  to  Chicago  to  practice  law  in  1892, 
where  he  still  resides. 

When  Mr.  Drouillard  was  about  to  retire  from  the  Clerk’s  office,  the  mem- 
bers of  the  bar,  as  a testimonial  of  their  high  appreciation  of  him,  presented  him 
with  a gold  watch  and  chain.  As  Clerk  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court,  he  had  no 
superior,  if  an  equal,  in  the  state,  and  the  members  of  the  bar  who  had  busi- 
ness with  his  office  have  borne  ample  testimony  to  the  efficiency  with  which  he 
discharged  the  duties  of  his  office.  Mr.  Drouillard  was  a man  who  never  sought 
publicity  in  any  thing,  but  he  was  always  faithful  to  every  duty  imposed  upon 
him.  He  was  kind  and  considerate  to  all.  As  a book-keeper  he  had  no  super- 


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ior.  He  devoted  his  whole  waking  time  to  whatever  business  he  was  engaged  in. 
While  he  had  as  much  capacity  as  any  one  for  recreation  and  pleasure,  he  rare- 
ly indulged  in  it.  Urged  by  his  friends  to  take  some  rest,  his  attempt  to  do  so 
in  187?,  resulted  in  his  death. 

William  Du  is 

was  born  August  18,  1833  in  Lager,  East  Friesland,  Germany.  His  father  was 
Jacob  Duis  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Rosina  Gruben.  When  a year 
old  his  father  removed  to  Rina  in  Prussia.  When  he  was  five  years  old  his 
father  died.  Five  years  later  his  mother  married  Frederick  Sant.  They  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1845.  They  left  Bremen  on  a sailing  vessel  and  arrived 
at  New  Orleans  March,  1845.  In  the  party  were  his  step-father,  his  mother  and 
his  brothers,  Henry  and  Benjamin  Duis  and  himself.  He  lost  ope  sister  in  in- 
fancy and  another  at  the  age  of  ten  years,  in  Germany.  The  emigrant  party  re- 
ferred to  came  to  Cincinnati  where  they  remained  but  a few  months.  His  step- 
father and  brother  Henry,  went  to  Hanging  Rock  to  find  work,  and  from  there 
went,  to  Lawrence  Furnace,  where  they  only  stayed  about  a month.  From  there 
they  went  to  Aetna  Furnace  and  remained  three  years,  after  that  they  went  to 
Vesuvius  Furnace  and  lived  for  about  three  years:  from  there  they  went  to 
Buckhorn  Furnace  living  there  two  years.  At  the  latter  place  our  subject  mar- 
ried on  September  11,  1853,  to  Mary  Ann  Verigan,  daughter  of  Henry  Verigan. 

He  attended  school  in  Germany  for  six  years  before  coming  to  this  coun- 
try, and  also  attended  school  at  Buckhorn  Furnace.  After  his  marriage  he  re- 
moved to  Washington  Furnace  and  in  1854,  to  Hamden  Furnace.  In  1855,  he 
went  to  Limestone  Furnace  and  remained  there  for  the  winter.  From  there  he 
went  to  Madison  Furnace  and  remained  until  March,  1859,  when  he  removed  to 
Lawrence  Furnace.  He  remained  until  January,  I860,  when  he  removed  to 
Wheelersburg,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  purchased  William  McKinney’s 
farm  adjoining  the  village  of  Wheelersburg,  and  has  resided  on  it  ever  since. 

Mr.  Duis  is,  par  excellence,  the  model  farmer  of  Scioto  county.  He  has 
read  all  that  is  obtainable  on  the  subject  of  farming.  He  takes  the  leading  ag- 
ricultural papers  and  magazines  and  tries  to  keep  up  with  the  times.  Many  of 
his  neighbors  think  he  has  gotten  slightly  ahead  of  the  times.  He  was  con- 
verted years  ago  to  the  theory  of  tile  draining  and  has  at  least  fourteen  miles 
of  tile  drainage  on  his  farm.  When  he  bought  his  farm  it  was  unimproved. 
He  built  a house  on  it,  built  all  the  barns  and  out  buildings,  and  has  improved 
the  property  fully  two-hundred  per  cent  and  brought  up  his  farm  over  two-hun- 
dred  per  cent  in  its  productive  capacity.  Mr.  Duis  believes  in  machinery,  tools 
and  appliances:  and  he  has  all  the  modern  machinery  which  a farmer  could  re- 
quire. He  keeps  tools  of  all  kinds  on  his  farm;  and  is  able  to  do  about  all  of  his 
repairing,  which  is  a great  saving  of  time  and  expense.  He  requires  that  his 
farm  products  should  be  the  best,  and  usually  attains  that  end. 

His  children  are:  Rosina,  the  deceased  wife  of  Charles  H.  Kettdr,  of  Iron- 
ton;  William,  deceased;  Lida,  the  wife  of  W.  W.  Meeks  of  Santiago.  Texas; 
Lizzie,  wife  of  George  Bell;  Ann,  the  second  wife  of  Charles  H.  Ketter;  John, 
farming  for  himself;  and  Winifred,  wife  of  Christian  Herzog  of  Canton.  0. 

Mr.  Duis  voted  for  Buchanan  in  1850,  which  he  said  was  due  to  ignorance, 
and  which  he  has  regretted  many  times  since.  In  1860,  he  became  a republican 
and  has  continued  such.  He  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  church  in  Wheel- 
ersburg, and  has  been  since  1860.  He  was  reared  a Lutheran  and  confirmed  in 
that  church.  He  has  had  several  responsible  offices  in  the  church  at  Wheel- 
ersburg. Mr.  Duis  is  a man  noted  for  his  honesty  and  integrity.  He  is  also 
noted  for  his  remarkable  industry  and  energy.  To  know  what  kind  of  a farmer 
he  is,  one  should  visit  his  farm  and  inspect  his  buildings  and  fields.  Everything 
is  kept  in  perfect  order  and  a self  respecting  weed  will  not  grow  any  where  on 
his  place. 

John  Kline  DuKe 

was  born  at  Piketon,  Pike  county.  Ohio,  August  20.  1844.  the  son  of  Samuel 
Duke  and  Elizabeth  Ware,  his  wife.  His  father  died  in  March.  1846,  and  left 
him  in  the  care  of  his  mother  who  died  in  May,  1883.  His  father  was  a Penn- 
sylvania German,  a radical  old-line  whig,  and  very  active  in  support  of  that 
party.  He  came  to  Ohio  and  located  in  Piketon,  in  1825.  Pie  was  a man  of  ex- 
cellent judgment  and  one  whose  opinions  were  much  sought  after.  He  was  a hat 


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maker  by  trade.  He  married  Elizabeth  Ware,  a native  of  Virginia,  born  in  1832. 

Mr.  Duke’s  early  life  was  passed  in  the  quiet  village  of  Piketon,  Ohio, 
until  the  alarm  of  war,  when  at  the  age  of  17,  he  enlisted,  but  was  discharged  on 
account  of  his  youth.  In  the  second  year  of  the  war,  at  the  age  of  19,  he  enlist- 
ed in  Company  F,  53rd  O.  V.  I.,  for  three  years,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the 
regiment  at  the  conclusion  of  the  war,  August,  1865.  He,  with  his  regiment, 
followed  Gen.  Sherman  during  the  last  two  years  of  the  war.  He  participated  in 
quite  a number  of  battles  and  was  with  Sherman  on  his  famous  march  to  the 
sea.  He  was  at  the  Anal  surrender  of  General  Johnson,  in  April.  1865.  He  also 
made  the  forced  march  through  from  North  Carolina  to  Washington  for  the 
grand  review  with  the  15th  Army  Corps.  He  has  in  his  possession  his  gun  and 
accoutrements  which  he  carried  throughout  his  enlistment.  He  is  the  au- 
thor of  the  Regimental  History  of  the  53d  Ohio,  which  evidences  his  capacity 
as  well  as  his  loyalty  to  his  command. 

The  year  following  the  war,  he  was  employed  in  the  public  schools  of 
Logan  county,  Illinois,  as  a teacher.  In  October,  1866,  he  came  to  Portsmouth 
in  search  of  employment  and  D.  N.  Murray  tendered  him  the  position  of  ac- 
countant in  his  hardware  house.  This  position  he  occupied  for  about  two  years, 
when  he  was  tendered  the  position  of  book-keeper  in  the  First  National  bank. 
He  accepted  the  same  and  remained  in  the  employ  of  said  bank  for  a period 
of  about  nine  years.  At  that  time  he  was  tendered  a position  with  a Chicago 
manufacturing  plant,  which  he  accepted  and  filled  to  the  satisfaction  of  his 
employer;  so  much  so,  that  at  the  end  of  the  first  year  he  was  promoted  and 
sent  to  the  New  York  office  of  the  same  firm  as  financial  manager  and  general 
book-keeper,  which  position  he  held  until  he  became  a physical  wreck  from  the 
strain  and  over-work  of  said  office. 

He  returned  to  Portsmouth,  in  1878,  and  took  a position  with  the  Singer 
Manufacturing  Company  as  an  accountant,  in  which  position  he  served  about 
five  yearsi  In  1883,  he  established  an  insurance  and  real  estate  agency.  He 
now  represents  one  of  the  largest  agencies  of  this  kind  doing  business  in  Ports- 
mouth. On  February  8,  1890,  he  inaugurated  The  Royal  Savings  and  Loan  As- 
sociation Company.  This  financial  institution  is  one  of  the  solid  ones  of  the 
city. 

Mr.  Duke  occupies  an  eminent  position  in  the  ranks  of  the  G.  A.  R.  He 
has  the  distinction  of  having  been  the  installing  officer  of  every  Post  established 
in  Scioto  county,  and  in  many  of  the  surrounding  counties  of  southern  Ohio. 
He  has  been  honored  twice  by  being  a delegate  to  the  National  Encampment, 
and  is  known  as  one  of  the  great  workers  of  Bailey  Post  No.  164.  He  has  been 
all  his  life  identified  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  has  been  for 
years  a teacher  in  the  Sabbath  school  of  Bigelow,  as  well  as  an  official  member. 
He  has  organized  many  of  the  fraternal  organizations  of  southern  Ohio.  He  was 
treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth  for  several  years. 
In  politics  he  is  an  ardent  republican. 

October  27,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lola  C.  Lloyd,  a daughter  of 
Thomas  G.  Lloyd,  a pioneer  of  Portsmouth.  Their  only  son,  John  K.  Duke, 
Jr.,  is  associated  with  his  father  in  business.  He  was  recently  married  to  Miss 
Jessie  Henderson. 

Mr.  Duke,  as  a boy  was  earnest,  serious  and  studious.  He  was  always 
anxious  to  learn  and  wanted  to  know  the  reasons  of  things.  He  has  carried  his 
trait  of  seriousness  and  earnestness  through  life.  He  made  an  ideal  soldier.  He 
was  always  in  the  place  of  duty.  When  he  ceased  to  be  a soldier  he  became  a 
patriot  and  he  is  always  found  ready  to  do  anything  and  sacrifice  anything  for 
his  country.  He  is  of  very  strong  likes  and  dislikes.  If  he  has  prejudices  either 
wav  they  are  intense.  He  is  faithful  to  every  duty  and  in  everything  he  un- 
dertakes. . If  there  is  any  one  characteristic  of  his  which  overshadows  all  oth- 
ers, it  is  his  tireless  energy  and  industry.  He  works  incessantly  and 
when  other . men  are  resting.  His  resistless,  limitless,  boundless,  capacity  to 
work. and  disposition  to  do  so,  coupled  with  his  doing  it,  has  made  the  Royal 
Building  Association  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  the  leading  one  in  southern  Ohio.  He 
reminds  the  editor  much  of  that  sterling  character  of  Whittier’s,  Abraham  Dav- 
ennort.  Mr.  Duke  is  noted  for  the  purity  of  his  life  and  for  his  high  ideals  of 
citizenship.  His  business  character  is  built  on  the  highest  integrity  and  sense 
of  honor.  Mr.  Duke  has  always  been  a strong  republican.  He  is  a power 


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in  the  community  for  good,  and  he  makes  his  influence  in  that  direction  felt  in 
every  organization  with  which  he  is  connected.  His  influence  is  to  build  up 
and  strenghten  every  organization  with  which  he  is  connected.  He  is  a strong 
and  powerful  factor  in  the  community  and  it  is  hoped  his  career  of  usefulness 
may  be  a long  one. 

John  Wesley  Dunham 

was  born  at  Harper’s  Ferry,  W.  Va.,  in  Jefferson  county,  June  18,  1815.  His 
father  was  John  Dunham,  who  came  from  Harper’s  Ferry  to  Ohio  and  settled 
at  Piketon,  when  our  subject  was  only  five  years  old.  His  mother  was  Mary 
(Holliday)  Dunham,  who  was  born  near  Sheperdstown,  W.  Va.,  in  1797,  and  died 
in  February,  1856.  She  was  a member  of  the  Holliday  family  which  was  promi- 
nent in  that  section  of  West  Virginia.  Her  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Carr.  She  was  born  near  Herring  Bay  on  the  shores  of  Chesapeake  Bay,  thirty 
or  forty  miles  from  Annapolis.  Mr.  Dunham  had  only  a common  school  educa- 
tion. In  his  younger  days  he  was  a clerk,  but  afterwards  went  into  general 
mercantile  business  at  Piketon  for  himself.  During  the  time  he  was  in  business 
he  had  several  partners,  one  of  whom  was  James  Jones.  He  continued  in  busi- 
ness at  Piketon  until  1864.  About  this  time  the  county  seat  of  Pike  county  was 
moved  from  Piketon  to  Waverly,  which  took  all  the  business  from  Piketon  to 
Waverly,  and  he  was  compelled  to  close  clown  his  business  there  which  he  did 
and  came  to  Portsmouth.  He  clerked  for  C.  D.  Elden  in  the  dry  goods  business 
for  a few  years,  and  afterwards  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  for  himself.  In 
1875,  he  took  charge  of  the  dry  goods  department  of  the  Gaylord  rolling  mill 
store,  and  was  employed  there  until  his  death,  June  1,  1881.  He  was  a whig  and 
a republican.  He  was  never  prominent  in  politics  and  never  held  office.  He 
was  a very  prominent  member  and  earnest  worker  in  the  Bigelow  M.  E.  church 
and  Sunday  school. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Jane  Clough,  daughter  of  Hon.  Nathan  K. 
Clough,  (a  sketch  of  whom  is  found  elsewhere  in  this  book,)  May  14,  1846. 
Four  children  were  biorn  to  them  as  follows:  Edward  Henry,  died  in  Colorado. 
June  10,  1890;  Mary  Clough,  widow  of  H.  P.  Pursell,  now  residing  on  west 
Fourth  street  in  Portsmouth:  George  Holliday,  died  in  his  tenth  year  at 
Piketon,  Ohio,  and  Charles  Lodwick,  now  residing  in  Portsmouth. 

Andrew  Jefferson  Duteil 

was  born  on  a farm  in  Vernon  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  near  Chaffin's 
Mill,  June  25,  1859,  the  oldest  son  of  John  and  Maggie  (Gifford)  Duteil. 
His  father  John  Duteil  was  born  in  the  French  Grant  May  13,  1826  and  a 
grandson  of  Francis  Charles  Duteil,  who  drew  lot  No.  32  in  the  original  French 
Grant.  John  Duteil  was  raised  on  a farm  and  during  his  early  manhood  bought 
the  Chamberlain  and  Emory  farms  in  Vernon  township  where  he  was  engaged 
in  farming  and  stock  raising  until  his  death  on  August  10,  1888. 

Our  subject  was  raised  on  a farm  and  attended  the  common  schools  at 
Chaffin’s  Mill  until  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age,  when  he  attended  the  Na- 
tional Normal  University  at  Lebanon.  Ohio,  and  prepared  himself  for  a teach- 
er; but  not  liking  that  profession  he  came  back  to  his  father’s  farm  where  he 
was  engaged  in  farming  and  buying  and  selling  stock  until  December,  1885 
when  he  entered  the  Iron  City  Business  College  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  was  grad- 
uated February  26,  1886.  On  September  7,  1886  he  was  employed  by  the  Camp- 
bell Iron  Company  at  Mount  Vernon  Furnace,  Lawrence  county,  Ohiloi,  as  fur- 
nace clerk,  which  position  he  held  up  to  January  1,  1894.  In  the  year  1894  he 
and  Colonel  W.  C.  Amos  leased  the  Vesuvius  furnace  in  Lawrence  county,  Ohio, 
and  operated  it  till  December,  1894  when  he  sold  his  interest  in  the 
furnace  and  accepted  a position  as  general  manager  of  Madison  furnace  in 
Jackson  county,  Ohio,  which  position  he  held  up  to  October  19,  1898,  when  he 
was  appointed  Receiver  of  the  Clare,  Duduit  & Company  which  position  he  now 
holds. 

He  was  Constable  of  Vernon  township  from  1881  to  1885  and  Clerk  of 
Decatur  township,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio,  from  April,  1888,  to  January,  1894, 
when  he  resigned  on  account  of  leaving  the  township.  He  was  appointed  Post- 
master at  Rempel,  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  January  29,  1898  which  office  he  ndw 
holds.  His  political  views  have  been  republican  and  he  takes  an  active  part  in 


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politics,  being  usually  a member  of  the  County  Executive  Committee.  He 
has  never  belonged  to  any  church,  but  is  a firm  believer  in  the  teachings 
of  the  Bible  and  always  helps  keep  the  church  and  Sabbath  school  up  in  his 
community.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Order  and  Jackson  Commandery  No. 
53  at  Jackson,  Ohio.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  order  of 
Elks,  Jackson  Lodge,  No.  466. 

Charles  Francis  Duteil 

was  born  in  Bloom  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  July  2,  1869.  His  father  and 
mother  are  Lemuel  Duteil  and  Ruhama  (Emory)  Duteil.  His  grandfather  was 
Louis  Duteil  and  his  great-grandfather  was  Francis  Charles  Duteil,  one  of  the 
original  settlers,  of  the  French  Grant.  His  father.  Lemuel  Duteil  served  from 
June  4,  1861  to  June  19,  1864  in  the  Civil  War,  Company  F,  2nd  Kentucky  regi- 
ment, V.  I.,  participating  in  the  battles  of  Chickamauga  and  Shiloh  as  well  as 
other  smaller  engagements.  At  Shiloh,  his  brother,  William,  was  wounded 
and  as  Lemuel  was  carrying  him  across  a swamp,  two  stalwart  “Rebs”  came 
rushing  up  and  demanded  his  surrender.  Instead  of  complying  with  their  re- 
quest, he  dropped  his  brother  and  acting  under  that  impetuosity  characteristic 
of  him  all  his  life  he  clubbed  his  musket  and  knocked  one  senseless;  the  other 
ran.  Lemuel  Duteil  died  in  South  Webster,  November  18,  1899.  William  entered 
the  service  June  4,  1861,  in  the  same  company  with  Lemuel,  and  was  discharged 
at  Louisville,  Kentucky,  on  surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability,  November  23,  1862. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  received  a common  school  education.  He  is 
a republican  and  takes  an  active  part  in  local  affairs.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Bloom  Baptist  Missionary  church.  He  married  Cloey  B.  Kuhner,  August  17, 
1897.  Her  father  was  a merchant  at  Bloom  Switch  for  forty  years.  They  have 
two  children:  Selma  R.  and  Elizabeth  C.  Duteil.  Mr.  Duteil  is  an  excellent 
young  man,  noted  for  his  push  and  energy.  He  is  prosperous  and  has  a very 
comfortable  home  in  South  Webster.  He  is  a member  of  South  Webster  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  No.  724. 

MacK  Eakins 

was  born  at  Pine  Grove  Furnace,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio.  August  13,  1861.  He 
is  the  son  of  William  C.  and  Susan  (Chatfield)  Eakins.  His  great-grandfather 
came  from  Ireland  and  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  in  Adams  county.  William 
Eakins  is  the  son  of  a Thompsonian  physician  and  has  three  brothers  who  are 
physicians.  Our  subject  received  a common  school  education  at  the  Franklin 
Furnace  school.  He  came  to  Sciotoville  in  1887  and  commenced  the  mercantile 
business.  In  1894,  he  and  his  father  commenced  business  under  the  name  of 
W.  C.  Eakins  & Son.  They  have  now  a large  business  which  is  rapidly  in- 
creasing. The  son  is  a repubilcan  and  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  On  June  14,  1888,  he  married  Amasetta  -Price.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, Elva  and  William. 

Leo  Ebert 

was  born  in  Klingerberg.  Bavaria,  on  the  Main,  near  Frankfort.  Germany,  June 
28,  1837.  His  father  was  John  Andon  Ebert,  a brewer,  and  his  mother’s  maid- 
en name  was  Barbara  Krentzman.  They  had  four  children  of  whom  our  sub- 
ject was  the  eldest.  He  attended  school  in  Germany  until  his  twelfth  year, 
when  his  father  put  him  in  the  brewery  to  learn  the  trade.  He  learned  it  in 
three  years  and  then  traveled  and  worked  at  it  for  five  years,  in  Mannheim. 
Bremen  and  other  places.  He  then  went  home  and  stood  his  chance  in  the  con- 
scription. He  however  drew  a high  number  and  got  off.  At  the  age  of  twenty, 
on  January  6,  1858,  he  married  Matilda  Uilchin.  daughter  of  John  Uilchin. 
Then  he  brought  his  wife  and  came  to  the  United  States.  He  landed  in  New 
York  and  worked  nine  months  at  his  trade.  Then  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  and 
worked  in  a brickyard  one  summer.  He  afterwards  found  a place  in  a brewery 
and  in  two  months  was  made  foreman.  He  worked  in  Cincinnati  sixteen 
months  as  a foreman  and  then  went  to  Ironton  and  started  in  business  for 
himself,  and  has  resided  and  been  in  business  in  Ironton  ever  since.  He  has 
six  children:  Fannie,  married;  Margaret,  the  widow  of  Michael  Rauch;  Matilda, 
the  wife  of  Charles  Jones;  Emma,  the  wife  of  Frederick  Wagner,  a farmer  on 
Pine  creek  near  Powellsville;  Bertha  Hocke,  widow  of  Andrew  Hocke;  Otto,  in 


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business  with  bis  father.  Mr.  Ebert  was  a republican  till  1872,  and  since,  has 
been  a democrat.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  Knight  of  Pythias,  and  an  Elk.  For 
seventeen  years,  he  was  in  public  office  in  Ironton,  as  Councilman,  mem- 
ber of  the  School  Board,  and  a member  of  the  Board  of  Health.  For  eight 
years  he  was  president  of  the  Ohio  Brewers’  Association,  and  for  two  years  has 
been  president  of  the  National  Association  of  Brewers. 

Jacob  Arthur  EcKhart 

was  born  August  7,  1843,  in  Jackson  county  Ohio.  His  father  was  Jacob  Eck- 
hart, and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Sherer.  They  had  fourteen 
children,  twelve  of  whom  grew  to  maturity.  Our  subject  was  the  third  child. 
His  parents  moved  to  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  when  he  was  about 
three  years  old.  He  received  all  his  schooling  in  Madison  township.  He  en- 
listed in  Company  K,  91st  O.  V.  I.,  August  13,  1862,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  for 
three  years.  On  May  9,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Cloyd’s  Mountain,  Va.,  a gun  was 
discharged  so  near  him  that  he  lost  the  hearing  in  his  right  ear.  On  July  20, 
1864,  at  the  battle  of  Stevenson’s  depot,  he  was  wounded  in  the  right  hip, 
and  was  sent  to  Maryland  Heights  hospital,  where  he  remained  for  three  months. 
He  was  never  fit  for  any  duty  after  that,  and  never  rendered  any  service;  but 
was  discharged  May  6,  1865  at  Cumberland,  Maryland  on  surgeon’s  certificate  of 
disability. 

When  he  came  home  in  December,  1865,  he  married  Jermima  Busier,  a na- 
tive of  Carrol  county,  Ohio,  but  who  then  resided  in  Jackson,  a daughter  of 
Samuel  Busier.  He  engaged  in  farming  in  Madison  township,  and  followed  it 
until  March  20,  1900,  when  he  moved  to  Harrison  township,  where  he  has  lived 
ever  since.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Scioto  (Harrisonville)  July,  1900, 
and  holds  the  office.  He  has  had  eight  children,  five  of  whom  are  living,  three 
deceased.  Daniel  Webster,  died  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years;  George  Washing- 
ton, died  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years;  Margaret  Ellen,  married  Dr.  S.  W.  Rick- 
ey, and  both  are  deceased,  leaving  two  children  with  our  subject.  Their  names 
are  Naff  a Eckhart,  aged  eight  years  and  Anna  May,  aged  six  years.  Dr.  Rick- 
ey, their  father,  was  killed  at  Sinking  Springs,  in  a runawmy  accident,  August  2, 
1900.  The  mother  died  May  11,  1901.  The  fourth  child  of  our  subject  is  John 
Franklin,  aged  thirty-two  years,  lives  in  Portsmouth,  and  conducts  a broom 
factory;  Minnie,  married  Warren  Coriell  superintendent  of  the  fire  brick  works 
on  Chillicothe  pike,  near  the  old  Norfolk  & Western  railroad  station.  Another 
is  Sampson  Douglas,  teacher  of  common  schools  on  Lawson  Heights.  Andrew 
Jackson,  a farmer  who  resides  in  Madison  township,  near  Massie  P.  O.,  and 
Bertha,  married  Russell  Frowine,  lives  in  Madison  township. 

Mr.  Eckhart  has  been  a member  of  the  United  Brethren  church  for  twenty- 
eight  years,  and  at  present  holds  his  membership  at  Harrisonville. 

A comrade  of  his  who  was  through  the  service  with  him,  by  his  side 
says  he  made  a most  excellent  soldier;  that  he  was  always  brave  and  ready 
for  duty. 

George  Edmunds 

was  born  in  Tredegar,  Wales,  September  24,  1837.  His  father  John  Edmund's, 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1840  and  brought  his  son  along.  His  mother’s 
maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Thomas.  They  remained  in  Toronto  for  two  years 
and  then  came  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  where  they  remained  for  ten  years.  In  1858 
they  removed  to  Centerville,  Gallia  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  a mechanical 
engineer  and  iron  worker.  After  he  removed  to  Centerville,  he  took  stock  in 
Limestone  furnace,  when  it  was  organized.  Then  he  sold  out  and  went  to  Kan- 
sas, but  on  account  of  the  troubles  in  Kansas,  stopped  short  and  located  in 
Missouri,  in  Sullivan  county,  and  was  there  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out.  He 
was  a Union  man  and  found  it  impossible  to  remain  in  Missouri,  so  he  came  to 
Gallia  furnace  and  remained  there  until  1865.  Then  he  moved  to  Sciotoville  and 
lived  there  until  his  death. 

In  1861  our  subject  went  to  the  mines  in  Colorado  and  was  there  eigh- 
teen months,  then  he  went  into  the  Quartermaster  service  of  the  United  States 
and  remained  in  that  until  1866.  in  which  year  he  went  to  Richland  Furnace, 
Vinton  county,  where  he  was  an  engineer.  He  remained  there  three  years.  In 
June,  1870,  he  went  to  South  Webster  to  superintend  the  South  Webster  fire 


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brick  works,  and.  was  there  until  1898.  After  a few  years  he  became  secretary 
and  general  manager  of  the  works.  He  sold  out  his  interest  in  1898,  went  to 
Lucasville,  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  and  sold  farming  machinery. 
The  firm  is  Martindale  & Edmunds.  He  was  married  in  September,  1869  to 
Susannah  Hill.  His  children  are:  Olive,  the  wife  of  Charles  Martindale,  his 
partner;  Carrie,  the  wife  of  Edward  Butler;  John,  yard  master  for  the  Nor- 
folk & Western  railway  of  Portsmouth;  Gertrude  and  George  at  home.  He  is 
a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He 
is  a republican. 

Daniel  Henry  Egbert 

was  born  in  Lawrence* county,  Ohio,  May  20,  1854.  His  father’s  name  was  Dan- 
iel Egbert,  born  May  8,  1824,  in  Hunteburg,  Kingdom  of  Hanover.  He  came  to 
Lawrence  county  on  November  1,  1847.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Louisa 
' Appel,  born  at  Santover,  Baden,  March  25,  1831.  She  came  to  this  country  in 
1849,  with  her  parents.  They  were  married  October  26,  1849,  in  Lawrence 
county,  Ohio.  In  October,  1858,  they  located  in  Valley  township,  Scioto  county. 
Daniel,  Senior,  bought  a farm  of  124  acres  on  Millar’s  Run  of  Blackson  Far- 
mer, on  which  he  has  lived  ever  since.  He  has  now  370  acres  of  land.  He 
has  had  four  children:  William,  resides  at  Clifford,  O.,  Daniel  H.,  our  subject; 
Lucy,  wife  of  John  M.  Johnson,  resides  «on  Beck  street,  Columbus,  is  connected 
with  the  street  car  business;  George,  was  accidentally  killed  in  1897,  and  left  a 
widow  and  five  children.  He  was  a resident  of  Valley  township  at  the  time  of 
his  death. 

Daniel  Egbert,  Jr.,  was  married  October  27,  1880,  to  Mary  B.  Wooster, 
daughter  of  John  Wooster.  He  has  seven  children:  George,  born  December  19, 
1881;  Albert,  born  November  4,  1883,  died  June  13,  1886;  John  E.,  bom  December 
17,  1885;  Louella,  born  October  23.  1888;  Walter,  born  April  26,  1890;  Dora,  born 
May  11,  1892;"  Marion,  born  September  15,  1895;  Charley  and  Margaret,  twins, 
horn  May  7,  1897;  Margaret  died  July  12,  1897.  Mr.  Egbert  is  a democrat  in  his 
political  views.  He  has  been  Trustee  of  the  township  and  a member  of  the 
school  board  of  his  district  a number  of  years.  He  is  a member  of  the  Ger- 
man Lutheran  church  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Richard  Burton  Eglin 

was  born  in  Spencer,  Medina  county,  Ohio,  April  10th,  1868.  His  father  was 
John  Eglin,  a native  of  England  and  his  mother  Harriett  Ann  Hendee.  He 
was  the  second  of  a family  of  four  children.  He  attended  the  public  schools  at 
Wellington,  Ohio,  and  afterwards  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware, 
Ohio.  In  1889  he  went  South  engaging  in  manufacturing  and  exporting  of  hard 
wood  staves  from  Arkansas  and  Texas,  and  later  returned  to  Ohio  and  the  stone 
business.  In  1899  he  entered  the  McDermott  Stone  Company  becoming  one  of 
the  directors  and  president  of  that  company.  He  was  married  in  1889  to  Miss 
Netta  Santley  of  Wellington,  Ohio.  He  has  four  children:  Ralph  Burton,  Mary 
Evelyn,  Harriet  and  Netta  Elizabeth.  Mr.  Eglin  is  a republican  and  a member 
of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church. 

The  success  he  has  already  won  in  the  business  world  is  but  the  legiti- 
mate fruit  of  an  honest,  cultured  man  doing  his  duty  both  to  himself  and  those 
associated  with  him.  The  domestic  life  of  Mr.  Eglin  and  his  fine  family  is  as 
ideal  and  beautiful  as  his  business  life  has  been  successful. 

He  is  a factor  for  good  in  the  social,  political,  business  and  Christian  ac- 
tivities of  any  communty  in  which  he  makes  his  home. 

John  Eisman 

was  born  January  20,  1839,  in  the  city  of  Forcheim,  Kingdom  of  Bavaria,  the 
son  of  Smiley  Eismann  and  Eva  (Friedmann)  Eismann.  He  spent  his  boyhood 
in  Forcheim  and  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  that  place.  Af- 
ter leaving  school  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  learned  the  trade  of  a baker  and 
followed  this  vocation  at  Frankfort  and  at  Meinz  until  he  was  twenty. 

He  left  his  native  land  in  the  spring  of  1861,  and  landed  in  the  United 
States  March  22.  He  proceeded  at  once  to  New  Brunswick,  New  Jersey,  where 
he  worked  at  his  trade  for  about  a year;  then,  going  to  New  York,  he  was  em- 
ployed on  Bleeker  street,  at  the  same  occupation  for  eight  or  nine  months. 


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From  there  he  went  to  Scranton,  Pa.,  where  he  remained  about  six  months.  His 
brother  Leopold  Eisman  had  come  to  America  in  1859  and  had  established  a 
clothing  and  dry  goods  business  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  At  his  request,  his 
brother,  our  subject,  came  to  Portsmouth  in  March,  1864,  where  he  has  since 
resided  with  the  exception  of  a few  months  in  1865  when  he  resided  in  St. 
Louis,  Missouri. 

In  1865,  the  brothers  formed  a partnership  branch  store.  Leopold  still 
conducted  his  main  store  and  John  managed  the  branch  store,  which  was  lo- 
cated in  the  basement  of  the  Taylor  House  which  stood  where  the  present  Biggs 
House  stands,  but  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1871.  The  business  was  temporarily 
removed  to  the  Spry  block  after  the  fire.  Leopold  then  erected  a three  story 
brick  building  just  below  the  Timmonds  baker  shop  on  Front  street,  and  the  en- 
tire business  was  removed  to  the  new  building,  the  brothers  becoming  equal 
partners  in  the  business.  The  dry  goods  line  was  soon  dropped  and  they  car- 
ried on  a clothing  and  merchant  tailoring  business  exclusively.  The  sales  were 
mostly  retail,  though  a local  wholesale  business  was  done.  The  business 
flourished  and  the  partnership  continued  until  the  death  of  the  senior  partner, 
Leopold,  September  6,  1886,  when  our  subject  bought  out  the  interest  of  the 
widow  and  assumed  exclusive  control  of  the  establishment. 

The  business  has  since  been  run  in  the  name  of  J.  Eisman  & Company, 
though  Mr.  Eisman  is  the  sole  owner.  In  1895,  he  removed  to  the  Brushart. 
building  on  west  Second  street.  The  business  continued  to  grow  and  wholesale- 
ing  was  given  more  attention.  In  1900,  the  quarters  becoming  too  small  a re- 
moval was  made  to  Chillicothe  street  between  Fourth  and  Fifth  streets,  where 
an  extensive  wholesale  and  retail  clothing  and  gents  furnishing  business  is  car- 
ried on.  It  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  substantial  business  houses  in  Ports- 
mouth. 

Mr.  Eisman  has  always  been  a republican  in  politics,  but  has  never  sought 
publicity  in  this  line  preferring  to  give  his  whole  time  and  attention  to  his  bus- 
iness. He  is  a member  of  the  Jewish  church  congregation  of  Portsmouth  and 
has  always  been  one  of  its  most  liberal  contributors.  He  held  the  presidency  of 
the  church  for  two  years.  He  was  united  in  marriage,  January,  1869,  with  Fanny 
Meyer  daughter  of  Jacob  Meyer,  of  Portsmouth.  She  died,  December,  1869.  In 
April  1874,  he  was  re-married  to  Eliza  Dryfus,  daughter  of  Wolf  and  Eva  Dry- 
fus,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio.  She  died  February  24,  1892,  leaving  four  children,  two 
sons  and  two  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  living,  and  have  reached  maturity. 
They  all  reside  with  their  father  on  west  Fourth  street.  Carrie  E.,  and  Eda  E„ 
manage  the  home  and  the  sons,  Leon  M.,  and  Sidney  J..  are  associated  with 
their  father  in  business.  The  sons  show  remarkable  business  ability  and  have 
a promising  future. 

Major  David  Elicit 

was  horn  June  29,  1839  on  the  Damarin  farm,  in  a house  long  since  destroyed. 
It  stood  on  the  east  side  of  the  Damarin  hill,  with  an  orchard  about  it.  His 
father,  David  Elick,  and  mother,  Anna  Leser,  were  stricken  with  cholera  in  1854, 
both  dying  within  a week,  leaving  six  children,  of  which  he  was  the  oldest.  The 
family  was  then  divided,  and  David  was  taken  into  the  home  of  Mr.  Albert  Mc- 
Farland, Sr.,  then  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Portsmouth  Tribune.  At  the  age 
of  fourteen,  he  became  carrier  of  the  Portsmouth  Tribune  delivering  the  whole 
edition  weekly  on  his  little  pony.  As  a hoy,  he  wa,s  industrious  and  faithful, 
with  great  emphasis  on  these  terms.  He  began  at  the  bottom  of  the  ladder,  be- 
came office  boy,  roller  boy,  printer’s  devil,  a fine  expert  compositor,  and  a job 
printer.  He  was  then  taken  into  partnership  with  Mr.  Albert  McFarland,  Sr., 
and  for  many  years  owned  a half  interest  in  the  Portsmouth  Tribune,  and  con- 
tinued as  such  until  his  removal  to  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Notwithstanding  he 
was  a newspaper  man  all  his  life,  he  never  could  tell  a lie.  That  was  a part  of 
the  business  he  could  not  learn.  He  was  noted  for  his  integrity.  He  was 
amiable  and  generous  and  if  there  ever  was  a Christian,  he  wras  one.  Anything 
mean,  low  or  "wrong,  shocked  his  entire  nature.  He  never  had  an  enemy  because 
no  man  in  his  senses  could  be  his  enemy.  He  had  all  the  virtues  of  a perfect 
character.  He  was  a lover  of  poetry,  and  often  quoted  it.  He  gained  the  no- 
toriety of  being  the  author  of  a short  poem,  “Beautiful  Snow.”  He  served  in 
the  militia  during  the  Morgan  raid  and  by  his  comrades  was  given  the  title 
of  “Major”  by  which  he  was  afterwards  known.  On  November  21,  1879,  he  was 


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married  to  Miss  Amelia  Meyers,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In  1883,  they  removed  to 
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  where  he  and  Mr.  Alvord  founded  the  “Commercial 
Bulletin,”  still  in  existence.  In  connection  with  this  they  published  a musical 
journal,  “The  Church  Choir,”  in  which  they  were  successful.  No  one  ever 
left  Portsmouth  with  more  regret  than  he,  for  he  was  remarkably  attached  to  his 
home  and  friends.  In  February,  1893,  he  contracted  the  grippe,  bringing  on 
other  complications  which  terminated  in  an  abcess  of  the  left  lung,  thus  caus- 
ing his  death,  May  17,  1895,  aged  fifty-five  years.  He  left  a widow  and  two  sons, 
Roy  and  Earl,  the  latter  of  whom  died  June  4,  1900,  aged  fifteen  years  and  eleven 
months.  Roy  marfied  Bessie,  daughter  of  Willliam  A.  Sherman  of  Milwaukee, 
Wis.,  January  1,  1903.  Wherever  Heaven  is,  the  spirit  of  David  Elick  must  be 
there  for  there  would  be  no  other  suitable  abode  for  it. 

Kug;h  Ellis 

was  born  July  12,  1852,  on  Brush  creek,  Union  township,  a son  of  James  Ellis, 
who  has  a sketch  herein.  He  attended  the  common  schools  of  his  vicinity  and 
started  out  for  himself  in  1873.  On  the  12th  of  February  of  that  year,  he  be- 
gan work  in  the  Burgess  rolling  mill  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  as  a puddler  of 
steel  and  had  charge  of  a furnace  until  1878.  For  eleven  years,  he  remained 
with  the  Burgess  rolling  mill,  working  in  the  open-hearth  department.  He  quit 
their  employment  on  February  13,  1898  just  twenty-five  years  from  the  time  he 
began.  jbiom  that  time  he  has  worked  in  many  different  rolling  mills  in  the 
country,  first  at  Indianapolis,  then  at  Ensley,  Alabama.  In  April,  1898,  he  took 
charge  of  the  steel  department  in  Birmingham,  Alabama,  at  the  Republic  Steel 
and  Iron  Company,  and  was  superintendent  of  the  open  hearth  department  for 
one  year.  He  came  back  to  Portsmouth  in  May,  1899.  He  then  went  to  Pitts- 
burg and  worked  for  the  Crucible  Company  for  one  month,  and  from  there  to 
Birmingham,  where  he  worked  for  four  months,  but  again  he  came  back  to 
Portsmouth,  and  went  to  Ensley,  Alabama,  in  1900.  At  this  place  he  began 
with  the  Alabama  Steel  and  Ship-building  Company,  April  1,  1900,  and  did  effi- 
cient work  for  them  during  the  period  of  his  stay.  He  began  work  for  the  Ports- 
mouth Steel  and  Iron  Company,  May  1,  1902,  and  is  foreman  of  the  open-hearth 
department. 

Mr.  Ellis  is  a single  man.  He  resides  with  his  brother  William  Ellis.  He 
is  a great  student  of  Masonry,  has  taken  the  32d  degree,  is  a member  of  the 
Elks,  and  belongs  to  the  Scioto  .Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Portsmouth.  He  is 
very  fond  of  fraternal  orders,  and  is  a most  useful  man  in  them.  He  has 
never  been  a candidate  for  any  office.  He  is  a republican,  a most  congenial 
companion  and  a good  friend. 

He  possesses  high  sense  of  honor  and  his  dealings  are  most  punctilious 
with  all  men.  He  is  as  good  a representative  of  true  manhood  as  can  be  found 
anywhere. 

James  Ellis 

was  born  in  1817  in  Ireland.  He  emigrated  to  New  York  in  1832.  His  father 
came  later.  On  arriving  at  New  York,  he  apprenticed  himself  to  a marble  cut- 
ter for  seven  years.  In  1839,  he  came  to  Ohio.  He  married  Margaret  Garvin, 
daughter  of  Hugh  Garvin,  who  came  from  Ireland,  and  directly  after  his  mar- 
riage located  on  Brush  creek  on  a farm.  He  had  four  sons:  William,  who  works 
in  the  Portsmouth  steel  works;  John  Ellis,  a foreman  of  the  clay  pottery  works, 
at  Findlay,  Ohio;  James,  formerly  an  engineer  of  the  Cincinnati  division  of  the 
N.  & W.  railroad,  but  now  a private  watchman  on  Chililcothe  street,  and  Hugh, 
a foreman  of  the  open-hearth  department  of  the  Portsmouth  steel  works.  Mr. 
Ellis  gave  up  his  farm  in  1875  and  resided  in  Portsmouth  from  that  time  until 
his  death  in  1884.  His  wife  survived  till  1893,  when  she  died  at  the  age  of  eigh- 
ty-four years,  ten  months  and  fourteen  days.  They  were  both  members  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  a republican,  a man  of  the 
highest  character,  noted  for  all  the  cardinal  virtues,  and  a man  respected  by 
all  his  friends. 

Philip  E in. inert 

was  born  at  Bloom  Furnace,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  May  24,  1864.  His  parents 
were  Peter  and  Catharene  (Werd)  Emmert,  who  came  from  Hesse,  Germany,  in 
1848.  His  father  was  a trained  gardener,  but  worked  at  Scioto  furnace  as  col- 


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lier.  Philip’s  educational  advantages  were  limited  because  he  began  hard  work 
at  an  early  age.  His  father  died  in  1874  and  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1876  and 
worked  in  the  Ohio  stove  foundry  for  12  years.  He  also  worked  some  time  at 
the  Hanging  Rock  stove  foundry  and  at  the  Portsmouth  stov.e  and  range  works. 
Pie  left  the  foundry  in  1890  and  began  business  for  himself  in  Portsmouth, 
where  he  remained  two  years  and  then  went  to  New  Boston  at  which  place  he 
has  been  the  past  ten  years.  In  the  spring  of  1902,  he  and  Charles  Berchem 
opened  a fine  livery  barn  at  New  Boston.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  school 
board  of  Clay  township  since  1898  and  was  elected  trustee  in  1901.  He  is  a 
republican,  and  a member  of  the  German  Lutheran  church.  He  married  Emma 
Dielman,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  daughter  of  John  and  Philipina  Dieiman,  March 
20,  1888.  They  have  five  children:  Carl,  Alma,  John  H.,  Maggie  and  Wilbur, 
Mr.  Emmert  is  liberal  minded,  free  hearted  and  sociable,  and  is  well  liked  by  his 
neighbors. 

Oliver  E.  Emory 

was  born  near  Chaffin’s  Mill  in  Vernon  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  Decem- 
ber 11,  1845.  He  is  the  son  of  Dearborn  G.  and  Juliette  (Chamberlain)  Emory. 
His  mother  was  the  daughter  of  Wyatt  Chamberlain,  a soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812,  who  came  from  Vermont  in  1817,  and  settled  on  Pine  creek.  His  father 
was  born  on  Pine  creek,  in  Vernon  township.  His  paternal  grandfather  came 
from  Connecticut  in  1815.  When  Oliver  was  eight  years  old,  his  parents  re- 
moved to  the  French  Grant,  and  remained  there  for  ten  years  returning  to 
Chaffin’s  Mill  in  1863.  He  attended  the  district  schools  in  winter  and  worked, 
at  the  furnace  in  the  summer. 

He  earned  his  first  hundred  dollars  by  digging  ore  at  Howard  furnace, 
and  spent  it  in  order  to  finish  his  education  at  Wheelersburg.  He  taught  school 
in  1867,  and  the  same  year  opened  a general  store  at  Chaffin’s  Mill,  where  he 
continued  eighteen  months  and  then  rented  the  mill  which  he  operated  one 
year.  He  contracted  at  Howard  furnace  in  furnishing  charcoal  for  one  year, 
and  then  removed  to  California,  Pike  county,  and  opened  a general  store  on  a 
capital  of  $1,500,  and  has  been  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  ever  since. 
He  was  Clerk  of  Marion  township,  Pike  county  from  1872  to  1875,  Assessor  in 
1881,  .Justice  of  the  Peace  from  1887  to>  1896,  Treasurer  in  1897  and  1898,  and  was 
elected  Auditor  of  Pike  county  in  the  fall  of  1901.  He  is  a democrat,  a mem- 
ber of  the  Alhambra  Lodge  K.  of  P.  at  California  and  a trustee  of  the  Free- 
will Baptist  church  of  that  place. 

He  married  Amanda  A.  Adams,  daughter  of  Dr.  H.  Adams,  of  South 
Webster,  February  16,  1868.  She  is  the  niece  of  Dr.  J.  B.  Ray,  Sr.  He  has  but 
one  child  living  Charles  Merton  who  is  attending  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University 
at  Delaware,  Ohio.  He  had  a daughter,  wife  of  Dr.  William  Samson,  now  de- 
ceased. 

The  following  is  from  one  who  knows  him  well:  “He  is  a man  of  honest 
convictions,  unusual  courage,  public  spirited,  unselfish  and  progressive.  Nature 
favored  him  with  endowment  of  health,  which  he  never  wasted  by  dissipation,  or 
idleness.  He  improved  all  his  opportunities  in  youth  to  secure  the  best  educa- 
tion he  could  obtain.  He  is  regarded  by  all  who  know  him,- as  well  as  those 
who  have  dealt  with  him,  as  a model  business  man.” 

Frank  Bliss  Enslow 

was  born  August  4,  1853,  at  Wheelersburg,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father 
was  Andrew  J.  Enslow  and  his  mother  Nancy  Bliss.  He  had  a common  school 
education.  He  left  home  in  1869,  and  was  a civil  engineer  and  surveyor  in 
Tennessee  until  1871.  In  that  year  his  father  moved  to  Huntington,  West  Vir- 
ginia, and  attended  Marshall  College  there  in  1871  and  1872.  In  1872,  he  en- 
gaged in  railroad  contracting  on  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio,  grading  and  ma- 
sonry. 

In  the  fall  of  1873,  he  began  the  study  of  law  with  the  Hon.  Eustace 
Gibbons  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  August,  1876.  While  a law  student,  he 
attended  the  ice  business  to  support  himself.  Upon  admission  he  opened  a law 
office  in  Huntington.  The  firm  was  Gibson,  Sims  & Enslow  for  cone  year,  then 
it  became  Sims  & Enslow  and  has  so  continued  ever  since.  He  has  been  coun- 
sel for  the  Chesapeake  & Ohio  and  for  C.  P.  Huntington,  in  West  Virginia,  and 


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generally  engaged  in  corporation  practice  ever  since  he  began  the  practice  of 
law.  He  never  has  been  a candidate  for  any  office.  He  has  been  a democrat 
all  his  life.  He  was  chairman  of  the  State  Gold  Democratic  committee  in  1896. 
He  is  a vestryman  in  the  Episcopal  church  at  Huntington.  He  was  married  on 
November  30,  1881,  to  Mrs.  Julia  Buffington.  They  had  one  child  Frank  Jack- 
son  Enslow,  now  aged  twenty.  She  died  August  31,  1899.  He  was  married  the 
second  time  on  April  16,  1901,  to  Mrs.  Juliet  Baldwin. 

Mr.  Enslow  is  a man  of  sterling  character  and  integrity  and  one  of  the 
first  men  in  his  city.  He  is  a good  friend  and  always  ready  to  assist  his  friends. 
As  a lawyer  he  stands  among  the  first  in  the  state.  He  has  an  extraordinary 
will  power  and  his  energy  is  inexhaustible.  When  he  takes  up  a subject  he 
follows  it  to  the  end  and  his  clients’  interests  are  always  safe  in  his  hands  and 
their  interests  receive  every  attention  they  deserve. 

William  C.  Erwin 

was  born  in  Harrison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  November  30,  1866.  He  is 
the  son  of  Robert  Erwin  and  a great-grandson  of  Robert  Erwin,  who  came  to 
Ohio  from  Pennsylvania.  He  was  of  Irish  descent,  and  settled  first  in  Scioto 
county,  near  Portsmouth,  at  Jeffordsviile,  and  removed  from  that  place  to  Mad- 
ison township  about  1835.  His  son,  Robert  Erwin,  was  one  of  a family  of 
eight  children,  as  follows:  Andrew,  Samuel,  Margaret,  Robert,  William,  Ellis, 

James,  and  Julia.  The  mother  of  our  subject  was  Hulda  Rockwell,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  and  Martha  Brown  Rockwell,  from  New  York  and  Virginia  respective- 
ly. The  paternal  grandmother  of  William  was  Elizabeth  Wallace  who  died  in 
Madison  township,  at  the  age  of  eighty-four.  Robert  Erwin,  the  father  of  Wil- 
liam, was  a soldier  in  the  civil  war,  in  Company  F,  Ninety-first  O.  V.  I.  He 
entere.d  the  service  August  22,  1862.  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  company 
June  24,  1865.  William  spent  most  of  his  boyhood  and  youth  in  Madison  town- 
ship, where  he  received  a common  ‘school  education.  He  worked  on  the  farm 
and  attended  school  until  1890,  when  he  engaged  in  business  in  an  installment 
house  at  Columbus  for  about  one  year.  He  spent  two  years  as  a conductor  and 
motorman  on  the  street  railroad  at  Portsmouth.  In  the  spring  of  1893,  he  re- 
moved with  his  parents  to  Harrison  township.  In  1899,  he  commenced  the  mer- 
chandise business  which  he  still  continues.  He  was  Clerk  of  Harrison 
township  in  1901  and  1902.  He  is  a republican. 

Julius  Esselborn 

was  born  in  Duerkheim,  in  the  Palatinate,  Germany,  in  the  year  1835.  He  came 
to  the  United  State  in  1850,  and  located  in  New  York  city,  where  he  engaged 
in  business,  continuing  it  until  1865.  The  following  year  he  repaired  to  Cincin- 
nati, remaining  there  until  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  which  was  in  1889.  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1889,  he  purchased  the  local  brewery  of  Conrad  Gerlach  associating 
himself  in  this  business  with  Oscar  Knorr.  He  was  actively  connected  with  the 
brewery  the  remainder  of  his  life.  By  his  business  sagacity  and  enterprise,  he 
succeeded  in  making  this  brewery  the  best  of  its  kind  in  this  section  of  the 
state.  He  organized  and  was  president  of  the  Portsmouth  Brewing  and  Ice 
Company.  He  was  married  in  1870,  to  Miss  Pauline  Rehfuss,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
They  had  four  children:  Emilie,  the  wife  of  Doctor  Crane,  of  Cincinnati;  Paul, 

Juliet  and  Laura.  The  only  fraternal  order  of  which  Mr.  Esselborn  was  a 
member,  was  the  Elks.  He  was  for  many  years  an  esteemed  and  active  member 
of  Portsmouth  Lodge  No.  154.  He  was  a progressive  man.  He  was  always 
ready  to  do  his  share  in  public  enterprises  and  more  than  his  share,  in  fact.  He 
was  honorable  and  upright  in  all  his  business  dealings  and  was  respected  and  es- 
teemed by  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  He  was  a man  of  loveable 
character  and  he  had  the  sincere  affection  of  the  circle  of  friends  who  knew  him 
best  and  appreciated  him  as  a cultured,  refined  and  kindly  gentleman.  He  died 
May  6,  1900. 

MitcHell  Evans 

was  born  in  Bracken  county,  Kentucky,  October  29,  1820.  His  parents  were 
Abraham  and  Esther  (Turner)  Evans,  natives  of  Maryland,  who  died  when  he 
was  very  young.  He  remained  in  Kentucky  until  he  was  five  or  six  years  old, 


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when  he  removed  to  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  re- 
ceived a common  school  education.  He  has  always  been  a farmer.  He  was 
township  treasurer  in  1868,  and  held  that  office  a few  years.  He  was  township 
clerk  for  several  years.  He  was  a whig  and  is  now  a republican.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  at  Friendship,  Ohio.  In  November,  1854, 
he  was  married  to  Maria  Bradford,  daughter  of  Abel  Bradford.  He  had  three 
children  by  this  marriage:  Charles,  deceased;  Emory  F.,  and  Maria,  the  wife  of 
James  Thatcher,  of  Friendship,  but  now  deceased.  His  wife  died  February  7, 
1867. 

In  May,  1868,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  Murphy,  daughter  of  David 
Whittaker,  and  Cynthia  (McCall)  Murphy.  They  have  three  children.  His  son 
Ernest  graduated  at  the  Ohio  State  University  in  the  scientific  course  in  1892, 
and  is  now  superintendent  of  the  National  Steel  Company  at  Zanesville,  Ohio. 
His  son,  William  D.  Evans,  who  was  reared  a farmer,  is  mow  engaged  with  the 
same  company  at  Zanesville,  Ohio.  His  daughter.  Anna,  has  developed  great 
talent  in  music.  She  is  the  organist  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church,  and  a teacher 
of  music  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  Mr.  Evans  has  one  of  the  best  farms  in 
Scioto  county,  and  devotes  himself  assiduously  to  its  cultivation.  He  takes  all 
the  agricultural  papers  and  magazines  and  tries  to  keep  abreast  with  modern 
ideas  in  farming.  He  not  only  believes  in  doing  his  best  in  farming,  but  in  the 
church  and  in  the  community  as  well.  He  keeps  himself  well  informed  on  all 
subjects  of  current  and  general  interest.  He  is  an  analytical  reasoner  on  any 
subject  he  considers  and  his  opinions  on  matters  of  public  interest  are  always 
well  considered  and  worthy  of  being  followed.  It  is  always  pleasui'able  and 
profitable  to  converse  with  him.  He  is  noted  for  his  good  judgment  and  wis- 
dom in  the  every  day  affairs  of  life. 

John  William  Evans 

was  horn  May  21,  1865,  at  Grayson,  Carter  county,  Kentucky.His  father  was 
John  Evans  and  his  mother  Mahala  Ward.  They  were  slaves  and  were  freed 
by  President  Lincoln’s  proclamation  in  1863.  He  resided  in  Kentucky  until  he 
was  six  years  of  age,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  and  lived  with  old  Jerry 
Washington,  a blind  Samson,  who  turned  the  presses  for  the  Times,  Tribune  an 
Press.  His  mother  died  when  he  was  only  four  years  old  and  he  came  to  Ports- 
mouth alone.  He  attended  school  in  Portsmouth  from  1871  until  1877,  and 
then  went  to  the  Biggs  House  as  dish  washer  until  1880.  That  year  he  became 
second  barber  on  the  steamer  Bostona,  and  was  on  her  for  nine  years.  In  1889. 
he  became  head  porter  at  the  Biggs  House,  under  George  Babcock,  and  was  there 
until  1900,  when  he  was  appointed  janitor  at  the  Court  House,  which  employ- 
ment he  still  holds.  He  was  married  June  26,  1900,  to  Henrietta  Justice,  a teach- 
er in  the  Portsmouth  public  schools.  Since  1889,  he  has  been  a Blue  Lodge  Ma- 
son, Trinity  Lodge,  No.  9,  and  has  been  Master  of  the  lodge  seven  years.  He  is 
also  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  Harmony  Lodge,  No.  33.  He  is  a re- 
publican and  is  president  of  the  Bruce  Club,  a republican  political  club,  com- 
posed of  colored  men  which  was  organized  in  1897.  He  belongs  on  the  outside 
of  Allen  chapel,  M.  E.  church  of  Portsmouth.  Mr.  Evans  is  highly  respected 
among  the  people  of  his  race  and  possesses  their  confidence. 

Ernest  E.  Everling' 

was  bom  on  Long  Run,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  January  19,  1864.  He  is  the  son  of 
Ernest  E.  and  Christine  Everling,  both  of  Hanover,  Germany.  His  boyhood 
and  youth  were  spent  on  the  farm  on  Long  Run,  where  he  attended  the  district 
school  near  Peter  Somer’s.  As  a youth  he  was  a farmer’s  helper.  He  is  a 
democrat,  a member  of  the  Lutheran  church  and  of  the  Portsmouth  Lodge,  A. 
O.  U.  W.  He  married  Miss  Lou  Shearer,  daughter  of  Joseph  Shearer,  of  Munn’s 
Run,  March  1,  1878.  They  have  six  children:  Gertrude,  Geneva,  Firman,  Leslie. 
Howard  and  Gilbert.  Ernest  Everling  has  always  been  a hard  worker.  He  set- 
tled on  Munn’s  Run  soon  after  his  marriage,  where  he  has  cleared  and  improved 
a large  area  of  land,  most  of  which  he  cultivates  in  fruits.  He  has  one  of  the 
best  peach  and  apple  orchards  in  the  county  and  his  strawberries  are  the  finest 
in  the  market.  He  is  a pleasant  neighbor  and  well  liked  by  those  who  know 
him  best.  He  believes  in  the  gospel  of  hard  work  and  lives  it.  He  makes  no 
pretentions,  but  simply  seeks  to  fill  all  his  time  with  useful  work.  If  he  lives 


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a long  life,  he  will  be  rich  and  all  the  time  will  have  set  an  example  worthy  of 
emulation. 


Elmore  Ellis  Ewing 

was  born  Feb.  16,  1840,  at  Ewington,  Gallia  county,  Ohio.  Hds  father,  George 
Ewing,  was  a farmer,  mechanic,  and  merchant.  His  mother  was  Ann  Knox, 
a daughter  of  William  Knox.  For  his  ancestry  see  the  Ewing  family  in  the  Pio- 
neer Record.  Our  subject  was  reared  on  his  father’s  farm  until  he  was  seven- 
teen years  of  age,  attending  public  schools  during  the  winter.  He  attended  the 
Ewington  academy  for  one  year.  He  taught  and  attended  the  public  schools 
until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  the  Ohio  University  as  a 
freshman. 

On  July  31.  1862,  he  enlisted  as  a private  in  Company  A.  91st  O.  V.  I.  He 
was  made  Second  Lieutenant  on  July  13,  1863  and  First  Lieutenant  on  July  20, 
1864.  On  July  24,  1864.  while  leading  his  company  in  the  battle  of  Winchester, 
he  was  shot  through  the  left  lung  and  left  by  his  comrades  for  dead.  He  was 
taken  to  the  home  of  a Union  man.  John  Cooper,  who  with  his  wife,  nursed 
him  back  to  comparative  health.  His  Mends  in  the  meanwhile  mourned  him 
as  dead.  Upon  reaching  his  home  in  Gallia  county  he  found  his  mother  prepar- 
ing the  church  for  his  funeral  sermon  the  next  day.  During  the  war  he  strove 
to  uplift  the  camp  life  of  his  soldiers.  As  they  sat  by  the  camp  fire,  he  in- 
struced  them  in  branches  they  had  not  learned.  This  instruction  gave  to  many 
a thirst  for  education  which  was  satisfied  on  their  return  from  the  war.  He 
was  engaged  in  all  the  battles  in  whiich  the  l’egiment  participated  up  to  the 
time  of  his  wound.  On  December  4,  1864,  he  was  discharged  on  account  of  his 
wound.  Directly  after  his  discharge,  he  came  to  Scioto  county. 

In  September,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Minerva  Folsom,  daughter  of 
James  S.  Folsom.  In  October.  1865,  he  was  elected  a teacher  in  the  Portsmouth 
High  School  at  a salary  of  $80.00  per  month.  He  taught  less  than  one  year, 
and  then  went  into  the  retail  and  wholesale  queensware  business  in  Portsmouth. 
Ohio,  and  continued  in  it  until  1895,  a period  of  thirty  years.  He  was  a member  of 
the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth  in  1873  and  1874.  In  the  same  year  he  was  trus- 
tee of  the  property  assigned  by  Charles  Slavens  for  the  benefit  of  the  city  of 
Portsmouth.  In  1875  and  1876,  he  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education. 
In  1876,  he  published  his  history  of  the  schools  of  Portsmouth,  which  was  pub- 
lished by  the  state  and  used  at  the  Centennial  Exposition  at  Philadelphia.  On 
June  7,  1878,  he  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth,  to  succeed 
John  P.  Terry,  who  had  resigned.  In  April.  1880,  he  was  elected  a cemetery 
trustee  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  for  three  years,  and  on  June  1.  1883.  was  re- 
appointed to  the  same  position.  On  May  8,  1882,  he  was  appointed  a.  trustee 
of  the  Scioto  county  Children’s  Home  and  served  until  March  1,  1893. 

He  was  a republican  in  his  political  views.  He  was  a member  of 
the  city  Board  of  Elections  in  Portsmouth,  from  1889  to  1895.  He  was  a prom- 
inent member  of  Bigelow  Methodist  EpDcopal  church  in  Portsmouth,  during 
his  entire  life  in  the  city  and  was  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  schools  of  that 
church  for  twenty-seven  years.  He  was  Grand  Regent  of  the  Royal  Arcanum 
of  Ohio,  from  1892  to  1893,  and  representative  to  the  Supreme  Council  1894  to 
1896.  He  was  always  interested  in  his  surviving  comrades  in  the  civil  war. 
and  took  great  interest  in  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He  served  as  Post 
Commander  of  the  local  Post.  He  was  a member  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  In  1895. 
he  accepted  a position  with  the  Welsbach  Commercial  Company,  and  removed 
to  the  Pacific  coast,  where  he  became  prominent  in  all  the  fraternal  organiza- 
tions to  which  he  belonged  in  Ohio.  Mr.  Ewing  was  a man  of  fine  and  com- 
manding presence.  In  all  parliamentary  bodies  his  genius  shone.  He  was  a 
fluent,  easy  speaker  and  could  always  command  attention  in  any  deliberative 
body  or  public  meeting.  His  remarks  were  uniformly  apropos  and  to  the  point. 
He  was  a born  poet,  and  could  compose  poems  whenever  the  occasion  demanded. 
As  a toastmaster  at  banquets  and  social  functions,  he  was  much  in  demand  and 
there  his  talents  for  such  occasions  shone  resplendent.  He  has  left  poems  of 
which  any  poet  might  be  proud.  He  had  fine  literary  tastes  and  cultivated 
them  all  the  time.  He  was  genial  and  courteous  to  all,  a pleasant  and  agreea- 
ble companion.  He  was  highly  esteemed  by  the  public  as  will  appear  by  the  nu- 
merous municipal  offices  he  was  called  upon  to  fill;  and  he  discharged  the  duties 
of  all  of  them  in  the  most  complete  and  efficient  manner.  His  church  and  fra- 


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ternal  work  he  took  up  on  the  Pacific  coast  with  the  same  interest  and  zea! 
he  manifested  at  his  home  in  Ohio.  In  San  Francisco,  he  was  on  the  official  hoard 
of  the  Central  M.  E.  church,  chaplain  of  the  Grand  Army  Post,  to  which  he  be- 
longed there,  a District  Deputy  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  an  officer  of  the  Ohio  So- 
ciety, etc.  He  was  not  happy  except  when  fully  employed,  and  social  functions 
were  his  delight,  and  his  part  in  the  same  was  pleasing  to  all  concerned.  He 
was  a man  of  a high  sense  of  honor  and  of  the  most  tender  sensibilities.  He 
died  in  the  midst  of  his  labors,  October  20,  1900,  and  was  interred  in  the  Oak 
Grove  cemetery  at  Delaware,  Ohio.  He  left  a widow  and  one  daughter,  an  only 
child,  Mrs.  Jessie  Ewing  Stokes,  wife  of  Professor  Horace  A.  Stokes,  superin- 
tendent of  the  schools  at  Delaware,  Ohio. 

James  Henderson  Farmer 

was  b'otrn  November  10,  1850,  at  Hanging  Rock,  Ohio.  His  father  was  James 
William  Farmer  and  his  mother  was  Elizabeth  (Griffin)  Farmer.  He  is  the 
third  of  fifteen  children.  His  father  is  living  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven  and 
his  mother  also,  at  the  age  of  seventy-two.  Of  the  fifteen  children  there  were 
five  sons  and  ten  daughters,  of  whom  four  sons  are  living  and  six  daughters. 
The  daughters  are  all  married.  He  was  raised  at  Pine  Grove  Furnace  while 
John  G.  Peebles  was  manager,  and  attended  the  Sunday  school  of  which  Mr. 
Peebles  was  superintendent.  He  attended  school  at  Pine  Grove  and  re- 
ceived only  a common  school  education.  He  entered  the  employ  of  Means, 
Kyle  & Company  at  the  age  of  twenty-three,  as  assistant  manager  of  the  fur- 
nace and  remained  three  years.  He  then  became  book-keeper  and  storekeeper 
for  the  company  at  New  Castle  and  was  there  seven  years.  During  the  year 
of  1883  he  worked  as  salesman  for  J.  J.  Towell  & Company,  dry  goods  mer- 
chants. He  was  storekeeper  at  Little  Aetna  during  1884  and  1885.  He  farmed 
opposite  Hanging  Rock  in  Kentucky,  from  1885  to  1888.  He  kept  a general 
store  in  Haverhill  from  1888  to  1894,  and  came  to  Portsmouth  where  he  has 
since  resided.  He  owned  and  operated  the  East  End  feed  store  till  November, 
1898,  when  it  was  burned.  He  then  started  a coal  business  and  implement  store 
which  he  gave  up  in  1901,  and  opened  a general  store. 

He  was  married  March  15,  1875,  to  Naomi  M.  Williams  daughter  of  Henry 
Williams,  of  Greenup,  Kentucky.  She  is  a descendant  of  James  Williams,  a 
Revolutionary  soldier.  (See  his  sketch  on  page  214.) 

They  have  five  children:  Henry,  Jane  Myrtle,  Mary,  Sarah  and  Elizabeth. 
Our  subject  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Manley  M.  E.  church  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio'.  He  is  a member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  also  of  the  Masonic 
order.  Mr.  Farmer  is  a citizen  highly  esteemed  in  the  entire  circle  of  his  ac- 
quaintance. » 

Ira  C.  Farney, 

one  of  the  prominent  citizens  of  Sciotoville,  is  a native  of  that  place,  born  N'<> 
vember  23,  1867.  He  is  a son  of  Van  B.  Farney,  who  died  November  5,  1872,  and 
Minerva  (Coriell)  Farney,  with  whom  he  makes  his  botene  on  a farm  in  the 
eastern  part  of  the  town.  His  father,  Van  B.  Farney,  was  a native  of  Virginia, 
born  March  21,  1836,  and  came  to  Sciotoville  with  his  parents  when  four  years 
old.  He  obtained  a good  common  school  education,  and  at  the  age  of  17  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  the  late  Robert  S.  Wynn,  a prominent  contractor  on  public 
works  in  those  days.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  commenced  contracting  himself 
and  built  many  of  the  bridges,  piers,  etc.  that  were  constructed  during  the  fif- 
ties and  sixties.  At  intervals,  during  the  winters,  he  taught  in  the  public 
schools  of  Sciotoville  and  Harrison  township.  He  was  the  prime  mover  in  the 
organization  of,  and  the  largest  stockholder  in  the  Salamander  Fire  Brick  Com- 
pany, which  was  operated  by  the  partnership  known  as  Farney,  Murray  & Com- 
pany; and  he  was  instrumental  in  organizing  the  corporation  of  the  Scioto  Fire 
Brick  Company,  which  absorbed  the  Salamander  and  in  which,  he  was  a charter 
member. 

His  mother,  Minerva  (Coriell)  Farney,  was  born  in  Harrison  township 
September  3,  1838,  and  was  the  daughter  of  Ira  and  Serena  (White)  Coriell. 
She  taught  five  years  in  the  public  schools,  and  was  married  to  Mr.  Farney  Sep- 
tember 30,  1860.  She  is  a sister  of  William  B.  and  Alfred  J.  Coriell  of  Harrison 
township,  and  Mrs.  Harriet  Wilcox,  deceased. 


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Ira  C.  Farney,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  is  one  of  five  children,  viz: 
Mrs.  Serena  Shump,  born  August  30,  1861.  wife  of  Theodore  Q.  Shump,  of 
Portsmouth;  Ella  Winnifrede,  who  was  born  June  30,  1863,  and  died  April  2, 
1878;  William  L.,  who  was  horn  October  16,  1865,  and  is  now  living  in  Cincin- 
nati; and  Hattie  Amelia,  who  was  born  October  24,  1869.  and  died  June  20,  1901. 
He  was  reared  on  the  farm  and  attended  the  public  schools  of  Sciotoville.  ob- 
taining a good  common  school  education.  On  January  1,  1890,  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company  as  office  assistant  under  the  late  C. 
P.  Lloyd,  president.  On  May  1.  following,  he  was  promoted  to  chief  storekeep- 
er, which  position  he  filled  until  January  1,  1894,  when  he  returned  to  the  office 
and  was  given  sole  charge  of  the  books.  He  continued  in  this  capacity  until 
January  1,  1900.  when  he  became  assistant  superintendent  and  traveling  sales- 
man, which  position  he  now  fills. 

Our  subject  is  a member  of  the  Christian  church  and  is  now  and  has  been 
superintendent  of  the  Sciotoville  Christian  Sunday  school  almost  consecutively 
for  the  past  fifteen  years.  In  politics,  he  is  a staunch  republican, 

Mr.  Farney  is  a man  of  fine  physical  build  and  appearance.  He  is  rather 
domestic  in  his  habits  and  tenderly  cares  for  his  widowed  mother.  They  to- 
gether occupy  the  home  of  his  boyhood  days.  He  is  an  active  Sunday  school 
worker  and  cheerfully  supports  all  movements  for  the  improvement  and  eleva- 
tion of  society. 


■William  Evert  Feazel 

was  born  at  Barboursville,  West  Virginia,  April  10,  1860.  He  is  the  son  of  Wil- 
liam E.  Feazel  and  Amancetta  Virginia  Lusher,  his  wife.  He  lived  in  West 
Virgina  and  received  a common  school  educaton  at  Ceredo.  He  came  to  Scioto 
county  in  1887  and  located  at  Sciotoville.  He  married  Elizabeth  Kleffner,  Oc- 
tober 30,  1888.  He  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  in  1891,  at  first  on  a 
small  scale,  but  now  his  business  has  grown  until  he  has  one  of  the  largest 
general  stocks  in  the  county  and  employs  several  salesmen.  He  is  one  of  the 
live,  active,  pushing,  driving,  go  ahead  members  of  the  community.  He  is  pro- 
gressive in  business  and  is  ever  enlarging  and  extending.  He  has  the  talent  of 
combining  and  would  make  an  excellent  manager  of  any  extensive  combination 
in  business. 


Daniel  H.  Feurt 

is  a farmer  in  the  French  Grant  and  was  born  in  Lawrence  county,  Ohio.  Jan- 
uary 22,  1836.  His  father,  Daniel  Feurt,  was  the  son  of  Francis  and  Mary 
Feurt  of  the  French  Grant.  The  mother  of  our  subject  was  Frances  Henry, 
daughter  of  James  Henry,  of  Virginia,  and  granddaughter  of  Rev.  John  Lee,  also 
of  Virginia  a pioneer  Baptist  preacher  in  southern  Ohio,  in  the  twenties  and 
thirties.  The  parents  of  our  subject  moved  from  Lawrence  county  to  the  French 
Grant  in  1848,  where  he  spent  his  boyhood.  He  received  a common  school  edu- 
cation, and  on  reaching  his  majority  followed  farming  until  the  winter  of  1863 
and  1864  when  he  engaged  in  flat-boating  for  one  year.  In  the  spring  of  1865, 
he  accepted  a situation  with  James  Forsythe  & Company,  of  Empire  Furnace  as 
storekeeper,  remaining  with  the  firm  until  they  decided  to  wreck  the  furnace 
and  discontinue  business. 

In  the  spring  of  1870,  he  accepted  a position  with  the  Charcoal  Iron  Com- 
pany at  Howard  Furnace  as  book-keeper,  which  he  held  for  two  years.  He 
was  then  given  the  position  as  manager  of  the  furnace,  holding  the  same  for 
five  years,  and  in  the  meantime  purchasing  stock  in  the  concern  to  the  amount 
of  $2,000.  He  then  sold  his  furnace  stock  and  moved  to  the  farm  where  he 
now  resides.  He  remained  on  the  farm  for  two  years. 

In  the  winter  of  1879  and  1880,  he  accepted  a position  with  Means.  Kyle 
& Co.  at  Pine  Grove  Furnace  as  book-keep°r  and  assistant  manager,  which 
position  he  held  until  March.  1884  when  he  returned  to  his  farm  where  he  still 
resides.  In  the  fall  of  1896,  he  engaged  in  the  grocery,  implement  and  hardware 
business  with  W.  H.  McCurdy,  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  which  business  is  car- 
ried on  by  Mr.  McCurdy. 

Our  subject  has  always  been  a republican.  He  was  raised  a regular 
Baptist,  hut  identified  himself  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  to  which  his 
/wife  and  children  belong. 


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He  was  married  to  Caroline  McNeal  of  Scioto  county,  September  24,  1857. 
They  have  five  children,  one  of  which  died  at  the  age  of  ten  months.  Their 
names  are  Mary  Luella,  married  to  G.  W.  Pay  of  Richmonddale,  Ross  county, 
Ohio;  Carrie  E.,  deceased;  Frank  Lee,  of  Seattle,  Washington,  married  to  Grace 
Mackintosh  of  Lawrence  county,  Ohio;  Clara  C.,  married  to  W.  H.  McCurdy,  Jr., 
and  now  resides  at  Wheelersburg;  Bessie  H.,  a teacher  in  the  public  schools. 

Mr.  Feurt  is  a citizen  who  always  undertakes  to  do  his  part  in  the  com- 
munity and  in  the  opinion  of  his  neighbors,  succeeds.  He  is  a good  example  of 
munity  and,  in  the  opinion  of  his  neighbors  succeeds.  He  is  a good  example 
of  what  the  American  citizen  should  be. 

Henry  Clinton  Feurt 

was  born  October  7,  1839,  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  in  the  French  Grant.  His 
father  was  Henry  Feurt,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  A.  Winkler, 
a sister  of  John  A.  Winkler.  His  great-grandfather  was  Peter  Feurt,  a native 
of  the  state  of  New  Jersey.  His  great-great-grandfather  was  Francis  Feurt,  a 
native  of  France  who  emigrated  to  this  country  before  the  Revolution.  See 
notice  of  Francis  Feurt,  in  the  Pioneer  Record  in  this  work.  Peter  Feurt  came 
to  the  Northwest  Territory  in  1795.  Lie  acted  as  an  Indian  Scout  between 
Maysville  and  Pittsburg.  He  married  Lavinia  Critzer,  in  New  Jersey.  He 
brought  his  wife  and  settled  in  the  French  Grant  where  all  of  his  children  were 
born. 

Henry  Feurt.  father  of  our  subject  was  born  October  6,  1815,  and  died 
October  6,  1873.  His  wife,  Mary  A.  Winkler,  was  born  in  1817,  and  is  still 
living. 

Henry  Clinton  had  only  a common  school  education,  and  was  always  a 
farmer.  From  his  birth  till  1865,  he  resided  in  Green  township,  in  the  French 
Grant.  He  resided  in  Clay  township,  north  of  Portsmouth,  twenty  years,  where 
be  was  a member  of  the  School  Board  for  nine  years  from  1875  to  1884.  In  1885, 
he  purchased  one-half  of  lot  19,  all  of  lot  20  and  one-half  of  lot  14,  in  the 
French  Grant,  and  moved  to  his  present  residence  in  Green  township.  He  was 
married  in  January,  1867,  to  Caroline,  a daughter  of  John  D.  Feurt.  They  have 
two  children:  Albert  L.,  a farmer  in  the  Scioto  Valley,  and  Jennie  O. 

Mr.  Feurt  is  a member  of  Lucasville  I odge,  465,  F.  & A.  M.  He  has  al- 
ways been  a farmer  and  a successful  one.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political 
views.  In  1893,  he  was  elected  one  of  the  Commissioners  of  Scioto  county  on 
the  Republican  ticket,  by  4.356  votes,  to  3,131  for  his  opponent,  William  H. 
Kinker.  In  1896,  he  was  re-elected  by  a vote  of  5:463  to  2.671  for  his  opponent, 
William  J.  Bennett,  Jr.,  and  served  until  September  20,  1900.  When  his  first 
term  expired  January  11.  1897,  he  was  appointed  to  serve  till  September  20, 
1897.  He  made  a most  efficient  officer.  As  a.  citizen,  Mr.  Feurt  believes  in  pro- 
gress and  public  improvements.  He  tries  all  new  methods  and  adopts  the  best. 
He  is  a useful  citizen,  highly  respected  by  the  entire  circle  of  his  acquaintance. 
As  a farmer,  he  has  been  very  successful  and  has  set  a good  example  to  his 
neighbors. 

William  Oldfield  Feurt  > 

was  born  March  10,  1858,  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  John  D. 
Feurt,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Maria  Oldfield.  He  was  brought  up 
a farmer,  and  resided  on  the  same  place  all  his  life.  He  received  a common 
school  education.  In  1878,  he  took  a commercial  Course  in  a Pittsburg  Busi- 
ness College,  and  since  then  has  followed  farming.  He  was  married  Septem- 
ber 30,  1890,  to  Miss  Fannie  Crawford,  daughter  of  Andrew  Crawford.  They 
have  one  child,  a daughter,  Catharine,  born  March  23,  1891.  In  his  political 
views  he  is  a republican,  but  is  not  a member  of  any  secret  societies. 

Mr.  Feurt  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  model  valley  farmers.  He  knows 
how  to  manage  and  does  it,  and  as  a result  has  been  very  successful  in  his  busi- 
ness. He  possesses  all  of  the  domestic  virtues  and  is  the  ideal  citizen. 

John  Findeis 

was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  December  17,  1827.  His  father  was  John  Fin- 
deis. He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1851  and  located  in  Pittsburg,  remained 
there  three  years  and  went  to  Louisville,  Kentucky,  where  he  married  Mary 


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Hormikel,  a native  of  Germany.  He  subsequently  removed  to  Monroe,  Ohio, 
and  remained  there  seven  years  and  then  came  to  Portsmouth  and  went  into 
the  liquor  business  from  which  he  retired  in  1892.  He  has  nine  children: 
Charles;  John;  Lizzie;  Mary,  deceased,  wife  of  George  Fuchtinger;  Margaret, 
deceased,  wife  of  Herman  Miller;  Annie,  wife  of  Charles  Harwood;  Minnie, 
wife  of  William  Galtz;  Jacob  and  Rosa  at  home.  He  is  a member  of  the  I.  O. 
0.  F.  and  Harugari  societies.  Mr.  Findeis  was  always  noted  for  honor  and  fair 
dealing  with  all  whom  he  had  business.  He  has  a circle  of  old  German  Mends 
whom  he  meets  almost  daily  and  when  they  get  together  they  have  most  en- 
joyable times.  The  “fatherland”  is  not  forgotten  and  the  old  German  customs 
are  duly  observed.  No  one  gets  more  pleasure  from  the  society  of  his  friends 
than  Mr.  Findeis  and  no  one  is  respected  more  than  they  do  him. 

Andrew  Jackson  Finney 

was  born  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  October  2,  1840,  the  son  of  George  H.  Finney, 
who  was  also  a native  of  Scioto  county,  born  in  1818.  His  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Eliza  Fullerton.  His  education  was  received  in  the  common  schools. 

On  the  20th  of  April,  1861,  he  enlisted  for  three  months,  in  Co.  D,  22nd  O. 
V.  I.  and  served  until  August  19,  1861.  On  October  27,  1862,  he  enlisted  for 
three  years  in  the  8th  Independent  Company  of  Ohio  Volunteer  Sharp  Shoot- 
ers. He  was  appointed  Sergeant,  March  9,  1863,  First  Sergeant,  November  19, 
1864,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  Company,  July  19,  1865.  His  father, 
George  H.  Finney,  enlisted  August  10,  1862,  at  the  age  of  forty-four,  for  three 
years,,  in  Co.  D,  First  Ohio  Heavy  Artillery.  He  was  appointed  a Corporal  on 
the  1st  of  October,  1864,  and  was  afterwards  made  Sergeant.  He  was  mustered 
out  June  20,  1865. 

Our  subject  engaged  in  farming  until  1871,  when  he  sold  his  farm  and 
moved  to  Greenup  county,  Kentucky.  He  returned  to  Scioto  county  in  1872. 
In  1873  he  became  a merchant  in  Powellsville  and  remained  there  ten  years. 
He  was  postmaster  at  Powellsville  from  January,  1873,  until  December,  1882, 
when  he  resigned.  He  was  elected  land  appraiser  of  Vernon  township  in  1870 
and  served  for  one  year.  He  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Greene  township 
from  1873  to  1879.  He  was  Treasurer  of  Greene  township  from  1881  to  1883.  In 
1882,  he  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Scioto  county  -on  the  republican  ticket.  The  vote 
for  him  was  3,286,  and  for  his  competitor.  William  B.  Williams,  2,915,  a ma- 
jority for  Finney  of  371.  In  1884,  he  was  re-elected  Sheriff,  by  a vote  of  4.241 
to  3,080  for  his  opponent  John  Neudoerfer,  his  majority  being  1,161.  He  was  a 
very  obliging  and  capable  officer  and  discharged  the  duties  of  the  office  to  the 
satisfaction  of  every  one. 

Upon  retiring  from  the  Sheriff’s  office,  he  engaged  as  a clothing  merchant 
for  about  sixteen  months,  when  he  entered  the  retail  grocery  business,  continu- 
ing the  same  until  1892,  when  he  established  a wholesale  department  under  the 
firm  name  of  A.  J.  Finney  & Sons.  The  members  of  the  firm  were  Oscar  T. 
Finney,  traveling  salesman;  Walter  A.  Finney,  city  salesman;  and  Captain  Fin- 
ney, general  manager.  He  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Common  Pleas  court,  No- 
vember 8,  1898.  He  received  3,984  votes  to  2,847  for  Thomas  B.  Lawson,  ma- 
jority, 1,137. 

On  February  22,  1862,  he  married  Levina  Wait,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Franklin  Wait  of  Wait’s  Station.  They  have  had  eleven  children,  five  of  whom 
are  deceased.  Those  surviving  are:  Eliza,  the  wife  of  James  Chabot;  Mary, 
the  wife  of  Dustin  W.  Gustin,  City  Marshal;  Frank  B.,  an  attorney  of  Ports- 
mouth; Walter  in  the  grocery  business;  Ora,  engaged  in  the  telephone  busi- 
ness  in  Chicago  and  Clay. 

“Jack”  Finney,  as  he  is  best  known,  is  the  most  genial  man  in  Scioto 
county..  He  knows  everybody  and  all  their  relations.  He  is  the  greatest  hand- 
shaker in  the  county,  and  it  is  all  genuine  and  not  put  on.  The  fact  that  he  has 
held  numerous  public  offices  and  trusts,  demonstrates  that  the  people  appre- 
ciate a man  of  his  character;  and  with  all  this  he  has  administered  well  every 
office  he  undertook,  and  has  been  true  to  every  trust  imposed  upon  him.  At 
this  time  no  one  enjoys  a greater  measure  of  the  confidence  of  the  people  of 
Scioto  county  than  Capt.  A.  J.  Finney. 


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James  H.  Kinney 

was  born  May  27,  1868,  in  Scioto  county.  His  father’s  name  is  George  H. 
Finney,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Alice  Staten.  His  grandfather, 
George  H.  Finney,  Sr.,  came  from  Vermont.  When  our  subject  was  nine  years 
old,  his  father  moved  to  Sciotoville,  where  he  attended  the  schools  and  obtain- 
ed such  an  education  as  the  Sciotoville  schools  could  give  him.  He  began  teach- 
ing at  the  age  of  eighteen.  His  first  school  was  in  Union  township,  in  the 
Vogel  district.  He  continued  district  school  teaching  for  six  years,  when  he 
became  superintendent  of  the  Lucasville  schools  in  1893.  He  remained  there 
until  he  resigned  December  21.  1901,  and  took  employment  with  the  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Company  of  New  York.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Lillian  C.  Wheeler, 
August  1,  1894.  They  have  one  child  James  Vaughn  born  August  6,  1897.  He  is 
a republican  in  his  political  views,  and  a member  of  the  Methodist  church  at 
Lucasville.  He  has  been  County  School  Examiner  since  August  1.  1899. 

Mr.  Finney  is  a progressive  young  American  who  believes  in  doing  his 
best  all  the  time  and  in  every  work  before  him.  As  a teacher  he  achieved  dis- 
tinguished success  and  in  the  insurance  field  he  bids  as  fair  to  achieve  dis- 
tinction as  in  the  other.  He  will  be  found  in  the  front  rank  in  any  enterprise 
lie  undertakes  and  combines  all  those  happy  elements  which  insure  success. 

"Walter  Andrew  Kinney 

was  born  April  19,  1876.  He  (is  the  son  of  Andrew  Jackson  Finney,  Clerk  of  the 
Court.  His  mother  was  Levina  Wait,  daughter  of  B.  F.  Wait.  His  father 
moved  to  Portsmouth  when  he  was  six  years  of  age  and  he  attended  school  in 
Portsmouth  until  he  was  fifteen.  He  then  clerked  in  a retail  grocery  for  his 
father  for  three  and  a half  years  when  his  father  went  into  the  wholesale  busi- 
ness. He  was  clerk  for  him  ‘in  that  business  for  four  years.  He  then  went 
into  business  with  James  A.  Chabot,  his  brother-in-law,  for  one  year.  At  the 
end  of  that  time  he  went  into  partnership  with  his  father  in  the  wholesale 
grocery  business  as  A.  J.  Finney  & Son.  He  was  manager  of  the  Portsmouth 
Telephone  Company  from  October,  1890  to  1891.  He  then  went  into  the  retail 
grocery  business  at  122  Gallia  street  and  has  been  in  that  ever  since.  He  was 
married  May  6,  1897,  to  Cora  Fullerton,  daughter  of  William  Fullerton,  of 
Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  He  is  a republican  but  not  a secret  society  man.  He  is 
not  a member  of  any  church  but  believes  in  the  broad  doctrines  of  humanity, 
and  thinks  he  can  make  his  fortune  by  attending  to  his  own  business  and  he  is 
working  on  that  line. 

George  Fisher 

was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  April  31,  1830.  His  father,  Joseph  Fisher,  was 
a farmer.  He  died  in  1830.  at  the  age  of  38.  Our  subject  came  to  the  United 
States  in  the  spring  of  1847,  and  located  in  Portsmouth.  He  had  learned  the 
shoe-maker’s  trade  in  Germany  and  worked  as  a journey-man  two  years  in 
Portsmouth.  He  then  opened  a shop  in  Greenupsburg,  Kentucky,  but  not  lik- 
ing it,  removed  to  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  He  remained  here  fop  13  years  and 
while  there  became  acquainted  with  the  late  Dr.  Cyrus  M.  Finch,  and  they 
became  very  intimate  friends.  While  in  Wheelersburg,  Mr.  Fisher  carried  on 
a shoe  store. 

On  October  29,  1850,  he  was  married  to  Louise  Herndon  Welch,  a native 
of  Bath  county,  Kentucky.  She  was  born  on  September  26,  1828.  Her  parents 
located  at  Wheelersburg,  in  1835.  She  was  a sister  of  Mrs.  George  W.  Flanders. 
They  had  no  children  but  reared  a niece,  Miss  Liibby  Kennedy,  who  married 
James  T.  McCormick.  She  died  a few  years  afterwards,  leaving  two  children. 

On  October  11,  1863,  our  subject  enlisted  in  Co.  M,  of  the  9th  Ohio  Cav- 
alry as  a private,  was  immediately  made  hospital  steward,  and  served  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  He  was  mustered  out  at  Lexington.  North  Carolina,  July  2<1 
1865.  Dr.  Cyrus  M.  Finch  was  appointed  surgeon  of  this  regiment  October 
5,  1863,  and  as  the  surgeon  was  always  allowed  to  choose  his  own  steward,  he 
selected  Dr.  Fisher. 

The  regiment  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Florence  Ala.,  April 
13,  1864;  Center  Star,  Ala.,  May  16.  1864;  Rousseau’s  Raid  in  Georgia  and  Ala- 
bama, July  22,  1864;  East  Point,  Ga.,  Aug.  30,  1864;  Waynesboro.  Ga,  Dec  4, 
1864;  near  Savannah.  Ga..  Aug.  30,  1864;  Aiken.  S.  C.,  Feb.  11.  1865;  Winnsbor- 


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ough,  S.  C.  Feb.  22,  1865;  Monroe’s,  N.  C.,  March  10,  1865;  Averysboro,  N.  C., 
March  16,  1865;  Raleigh,  N.  C„  April  13,  1865. 

He  developed  quite  a liking  for  his  position  in  the  service  and  on  his  re- 
turn from  war  he  studied  medicine  for  a period  of  two  years  for  the  purpose  of 
qualifying  himself  as  an  expert  druggist.  He  opened  up  a drug  store  in  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  in  1867,  and  continued  the  business  on  Second  and  Washington 
streets  until  1871.  In  1873,  he  purchased  the  property  on  the  north-west  corner 
of  Sixth  and  Chillicothe  streets  and  built  a drug  store,  which  he  occupied.  He 
continued  in  the  business  there  along  until  February,  1890,  when  he  entered 
into  a partnership  with  Philip  M.  Streich.  The  firm  was  known  as  Fisher  & 
Streich.  This  business  continued  until  July,  1901,  when  he  sold  out  to  Mr. 
Streich. 

As  a citizen  and  business  man  Dr.  Fisher  was  very  popular.  He 
never  had  any  enemies.  He  was  always  a democrat  of  the  very  strongest  kind 
but  never  made  himself  offensive  as  such,  to  his  friends  in  the  opposite  party. 
He  was  a candidate  for  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  in  his  ward  in 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  a number  of  times  and  was  always  elected,  serving  for  a 
period  of  ten  years.  He  was  a very  useful  member,  generally  serving  on  the 
committee  on  school  supplies  and  school  buildings,  and  every  duty  connected 
with  that  office  was  faithfully  performed  by  him.  He  was  always  at  the  com- 
mand of  his  party  and  was  a candidate  for  office  whenever  they  needed  him, 
but  never  for  any  office  which  would  interfere  with  his  business.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  aity  Hospital  Board  for  several  years.  He  was  better  quali- 
fied for  Cemetery  Trustee  than  any  man  in  Portsmouth,  as  he  took  a great  in- 
terest in  having  the  cemetery  kept  in  the  very  best  order.  He  was  a candi- 
date for  that  office  in  1891  and  1897,  but  owing  to  being  a democrat  he  was 
defeated.  He  was  a candidate  for  Water  Works  Trustee  on  the  democratic 
ticket  in  1898.  He  received  quite  a large  vote,  but  was  not  elected.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  and  has  always  took  a great  interest  in  the  affairs  of 
that  organization.  His  heart  is  always  warm  for  his 'comrades  among  the  old 
soldiers  of  the  Civil  War. 

He  was  uniformly  successful  in  business  and  made  a great  deal  of  mon- 
ey. He  was  an  excellent  business  man  in  everything  he  undertook.  He  was 
at  one  time  president  of  the  Central  Savings  bank  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and 
afterwards  vice-president  of  the  same  institution,  and  has  been  a member  of 
the  Board  of  Directors.  His  wife  died  August  6,  1891. 

On  September  30,  1895.  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  C.  Bowers,  of  Cincinnati. 
Ohio,  widow  of  William  P.  Bowers,  who  was  born  in  Stark  county,  Ohio,  and 
came  to  Portsmouth  in  1871,  to  act  as  foreman  in  the  Agricultural  works.  He 
had  served  for  three  years  in  the  army  in  the  76th  O.  V.  I.  He  died  September 
4,  1884,  in  Portsmouth.  His  daughter,  Lillian,  married  Charles  W.  Zell,  of 
Newport.  Ky.,  formerly  of  Portsmouth. 

Since  1900,  Dr.  Fisher  has  been  unable  on  account  of  failing  health  to 
attend  to  any  business.  He  spends  his  winters  in  Florida  and  his  summers  at 
Portsmouth  and  takes  life  easy.  He  has  a host  of  warm  friends  and  no  known 
enemies.  He  was  never  a man  to.  provoke  or  create  antagonisms.  His  course 
has  been  run  and  he  is  simply  waiting  the  final  call,  but  has  had  as  much 
pleasure  and  enjoyment  out  of  this  life  as  any  of  his  contemporaries. 

Henry  Folsom 

was  born  February  10,  1847  at  Junior  Landing.  His  father  was  James  Smith 
Folsom  and  his  mother  was  Sarah  Bennett.  He  was  the  youngest  of  ten  chil- 
dren. He  was  brought  up  on  his  father’s  farm  and  attended  the  district 
school  until  he  was  16  years  of  age.  He  then  attended  an  academy  at  Sewick- 
ley,  Pennsylvania,  and  then  spent  one  year  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  university 
at  Delaware,  Ohio. 

In  1865.  he  engaged  in  farming  on  his  father’s  farm  and  continued  until 
1878.  In  1879  he  went  on  the  Vincent  farm.  From  1880  to  1887  he  had  charge 
of  the  flour  and  feed  mill  at  Ironton.  Ohio,  which  he  operated.  In  the  latter 
year,  he  returned, to  the  Folsom  home  farm  and  has  been  there  ever  since. 
He  farms  326  acres  of  the  very  finest  land,  located  in  the  French  Grant,  Green 
township.  He  makes  a business  of  raising  Hereford  cattle,  and  has  been  en- 
gaged in  that  for  ten  years.  He  has  always  been  a republican. 


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On  October  22,  1879,  he  was  married  to  Effie  A.  Marshall,  daughter  of  Al- 
fred Marshall,  of  Marietta,  Ohio.  They  have  nine  children:  James  Alfred:  An- 
na M. ; Edith  who  died  at  the  age  of  3 years;  William  Henry,  died  at  the  age  of 
18  months;  Grace  B.;  Effie  May;  Pearl  Louis,  Nancy  Helen,  and  Lucy  Jeanette. 

Henry  Folsom  is  today  one  of  the  substantial  farmers  of  the  county.  He 
is  strictly  honorable  in  all  his  dealings,  in  which  he  is  very  conscientious.  He 
is  always  obliging,  and  his  standing  in  the  community  where  he  lives,  is  the 
best.  He  is  loyal,  patriotic,  public  spirited,  and  always  well  up  to  the  front 
in  all  matters  for  the  good  of  mankind.  He  has  a delightful  family  and  home. 

Abraham  Forsythe 

was  born  in  Adams  county,  April  24,  1837.  His  father  was  Jacob  Forsythe, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Rebecca  Chapman,  a daughter  of  John 
Chapman.  He  received  a common  school  education.  He  was  brought  up  a 
farmer.  He  studied  surveying  and  taught  school  from  1855  to  1873,  in  Adams 
and  Scioto  counties.  He  came  to  Rarden  in  1868,  and  has  resided  there  ever 
since.  He  bought  the  farm  where  he  now  resides,  in  1877.  He  served  in  the 
141st  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  Company  K.  He  was  married  April  25.  1861. 
to  Mary  Jane  Moore.  They  have  the  following  children:  Sarah  Rebecca 
married  William  Keyes,  resides  at  Rarden;  John  Jacob,  married,  lives  at  Rar- 
den; Mary  Alice,  married  John  Burkett,  resides  near  Rarden;  Minnie,  married 
Franklin  R.  Wallace,  resides  at  Rarden;  William  F.,  married,  was  killed  in 
a stone  quarry  by  accident  in  1898,  leaving  a Widow  and  four  children;  Evaline, 
married  William  Penn,  and  resides  near  Otway;  Nola,  married  Grant  Willard, 
resides  at  Otway,  Ohio;  Corda,  married  Truman  Newman,  resides  at  Rarden; 
Mabel,  at  home.  Mr.  Forsythe  is  a democrat  in  his  political  views,  and  is  a 
believer  in  the  Methodist  doctrines. 

John  R. . Foster 

was  born  in  Richland  county,  Ohio,  near  Mansfield,  at  the  old  family  homestead 
of  the  Connolleys,  in  1850.  His  father  was  William  Foster  and  his  mother's 
maiden  name  was  Margaret  Connolley,  who  died  from  cholera  in  1851,  leav- 
ing our  subject  and  his  little  sister,  Anna,  to  the  mercy  of  relatives.  His  un- 
cle Mr.  James  Connolley,  brought  them  to  Portsmouth,  at  the  ages  of  six  and 
four  respectively.  His  education  was  obtained  in  the  Portsmouth  Public 
Schools.  He  was  employed  in  his  uncle’s  store  in  Portsmouth  until  he  was 
twenty-five  or  twenty-six  years  of  age.  He  then  attended  the  Commercial 
College  in  Cincinnati,  and  was  afterwards  in  the  employ  of  Lehman,  Richmond 
& Co.,  for  two  years.  He  lost  his  position  here  through  a prolonged  siege  of 
typhoid  fever. 

He  visited  Mr.  .T.  C.  Staggs,  of  Frankfort,  Ross  county,  Ohio,  and  while 
there  a partnership  was  formed  under  the  name  of  Staggs  & Foster.  They 
bought  the  old  and  well  established  dry  goods  business  of  Mr.  D.  C.  Anderson, 
in  1878,  and  here  he  met  Miss  Belle  Gunning,  a teacher  in  the  Public  Schools 
of  Frankfort.  She  was  a daughter  of  James  A.  Gunning.  They  were  married 
June  3rd,  1880.  Mr.  Foster  left  Frankfort  in  1884,  and  went  to  Chillicothe,  and 
engaged  in  the  wholesale  hat  business,  under  the  firm  name  of  Foster,  Gunning 
& Fullerton. 

In  the  fall  of  1885,  this  firm  dissoved  by  mutual  consent,  and  Mr.  Foster 
and  family  moved  to  Portsmouth.  In  January,  1886,  he  engaged  with  the 
wholesale  firm  of  Towell,  McFarland  & Sanford,  as  a traveling  salesman,  re- 
mained with  the  firm  when  it  changed  to  Sanford,  Varner  & Co.,  and  to  San- 
ford, Storrs  & Varner,  and  is  still  with  them.  In  the  sixteen  years  that  he  has 
been  with  this  firm,  he  has  played  no  small  part  in  helping  to  build  the  solid 
foundation  of  their  business. 

He  has  two  sons:  Ralph  Akin  born  October  31,  1881;  Louis  Adair,  born 
July  28,  1890.  Formerly  he  was  a democrat,  but  since  the  Blaine  campaign, 
he  has  been  a,n  out  and  out  republican  on  national  elections;  but  in  local  elec- 
tions, he  votes  for  the  best  man.  In  his  youth  and  early  manhood,  he  was  a 
member  of  All  Saints  church;  but  on  going  to  Frankfort  he  united  with  the 
Presbyterian  church  of  that  village.  While  he  lived  in  Portsmouth,  he  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  Foster  was  always  a 


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prominent  Sunday  School  worker,  and  was  generally  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  school  wherever  he  was.  In  1900  Mr.  Foster  removed  with  his  family 
to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  now  resides. 

John  Robert  Foster 

To  use  this  name  only,  no  one  would  understand  who  was  intended,  but 
when  it  is  said  this  is  "Boss”  Foster,  every  citizen  of  Scioto  county  will  think 
at  once  of  the  distinguished  citizen  of  Carey’s  Run  on  the  west  side,  who  bears 
that  pseudonym.  In  fact,  Foster  has  borne  the  name  of  "Boss”  so  long  and  so 
persistently,  that  he  thinks  it  is  his  real  name  and  "John  Robert”  is  a myth  of 
nis  childhood.  He  was  born  March  8,  1844,  at  Maysville,  Ky.,  but  is  not  proud 
of  the  fact.  "Boss”  is  about  the  staunchest  republican  to  be  found  anywhere 
and  is  not  proud  of  Kentucky,  his  birthplace,  because  it  is  a democratic  state. 
His  father  was  Joshua  Foster  and  his  mother  was  Eliza  Frizell,  a cousin  of 
the  late  Dr.  Frizell,  of  Buena  Vista. 

Our  subject  spent  the  first  four  years  of  his  life  in  Maysville,  Ky.,  and 
then  his  parents  took  him  to  Black  Oak  Bottom,  in  Lewis  county,  Ken- 
tucky, opposite  Buena  Vista,  and  resided  there  till  he  was  eight  years  of  age. 
It  was  while  residing  at  Black  Oak  Bottom  that  the  name  of  "Boss”  was 
fastened  on  to  him.  There  were  about  a half  dozen  John  Fosters  in  the 
neighborhood  and  it  was  perplexing  to  distinguish  between  them.  One  of  these 
Johns  discovered  a masterful  spirit  in  our  subject  and  gave  him  the  name  of 
"Boss.”  Every  one  who  knew  the  boy,  recognized  the  appropriateness  of  the 
name  and  gave  it  to  him.  It  is  now  a part  of  himself. 

In  1852,  his  father  removed  to  Scioto  county,  and  our  subject  has  resided 
in  Washington  township  ever  since.  There  he  obtained  his  schooling  and  all 
the  ideas  which  have  dominated  his  subsequent  life.  His  father  was  a Jus 
tice  of  the  Peace  of  the  township  in  1S57  and  1859,  and  it  was  then 
that  "Boss”  obtained  his  predilection  for  the  administration  of  Jus- 
tice. His  father  was  also  assessor  of  the  township  from  1857  to  1859,  and  died 
in  1862.  Nothing  ever  went  on  in  the  community  but  what  “Boss”  Foster  was 
in  it.  So  when  the  civil  war  broke  out,  he  enlisted  August  30,  1861,  in  Co.  B, 
22nd  O.  V.  I.  commanded  by  Capt.  Oliver  Wood.  He  remained  in  the  service 
till  November  T,  1865.  -He  served  as  a private  till  October  31,  1864,  when  he 
was  made  a corporal  and  transferred  to  Co.  B,  22nd  Battalion.  An  error  in  the 
Onio  roster  puts  him  as  enlisted  in  September  1861,  when  he  enlisted  in  August 
and  it  has  August  28,  1865,  as  the  date  of  his  discharge,  when  he  really  served 
till  November  1,  1865.  He  is  proud  of  his  military  record  and  does  not  want  it 
abbreviated  in  the  slightest.  Today  he  is  physically  one  of  the  best  preserved 
of  the  survivors  of  the  war  of  1861. 

“Boss”  had  an  ambition  for  township  honors  and  in  1876  and  1877,  he 
was  a constable  of  his  township.  Hanging  about  the  throne  of  Justice  in 
Washington  township,  made  "Boss”  ambitious  to  occupy  it  and  he  was  Justice 
of  the  Peace  from  1882  to  1897,  a period  of  fifteen  years.  His  administration 
of  the  office  was  unique.  He  would  give  parties  justice  whether  they  wanted 
it  or  not  and  woe  to  the  offender  to  whom  Justice  Foster  was  called  on 
to  punish.  Once  while  Justice,  one  of  the  Culp’s  went  up  the  run  with  a 
howling  jag.  He  was  offending  and  terrifying  every  one.  As  he  came  oppo- 
site the  residence  of  Justice  Foster,  the  latter  went  out  and  commanded  the 
peace.  This  only  made  Culp  worse  and  Foster  thereupon  pounced  on  Culp  and 
gave  him  one  of  the  worst  beatings  he  or  any  one  ever  had.  Culp  had  Foster 
arrested  for  assault  and  battery.  The  writer  defended  "Boss”  and  had  the 
complaint  dismissed  on  the  ground  that  when  a Justice  commanded  the  Peace, 
he  had  the  right  to  maintain  it  by  physical  force.  Foster  worked  a stone 
quarry  till  1870.  He  then  moved  on  Carey’s  Run  and  has  resided  there  ever 
since. 

On  February  25,  1872,  he  was  married  to  Lydia  Crain,  daughter  of  Ora 
Crain.  He  has  three  children:  Rachel,  the  wife  of  John  Millison,  who  resides 
with  him;  Oscar  R.  and  Nat  V. 

He  was  doorkeeper  in  the  Ohio  Senate  in  1894  and  1896.  "Boss”  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  does  not  aspire  to  be  promi- 
nent in  spiritual  matters,  but  thinks  his  strongest  point  in  religion  is  what  he 
can  do  when  the  contribution  box  passes.  “Boss”  makes  a first  class  citizen. 


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He  likes  to  be  a leader  and  if  Washington  township  should  ever  relapse  into 
barbarism,  “Boss”  would  be  a chief  over  there.  The  newspapers  are  very  fond 
of  writing  up  “Boss’s”  peculiarities  every  now  and  then.  They  seem  to  enjoy 
it  and  so  does  “Boss.”  He  is  as  impervious  to  newspaper  criticism  as  a rhi- 
nocerous  hide.  He  is  never  sensitive  on  any  subject  and  is  always  willing  to 
be  criticised  to  any  extent.  Be  possesses  an  inexhaustible  stock  of  self-con- 
fidence. 

Otho  Davis  Foster,  Sr., 

was  born  August  18,  1836,  in  Maysville,  Kentucky.  His  parents  were  Joshua 
F.  Foster  and  Alice  (Flusant)  Foster.  He  resided  there  until  1848,  when  his 
father  moved  to  Black  Oak  Bottom,  Ky.,  where  he  resided  until  1852,  when  he 
came  to  Washington  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  where  our  subject  was 
reared  a farmer  and  followed  that  occupation  until  he  enlisted  in  Battery  L, 
First  Ohio  Light  Artillery  October  22,  1861,  as  a private.  He  was  promoted 
to  First  Sergeant  October,  1864,  and  to  First  Lieutenant  February  10,  1865, 
and  was  mustered  out  July  4,  1865.  The  battles  in  which  he  participated  will 
be  found  under  the  title  “Battery  L,  First  Ohio  Light  Artillery.”  After  the  war, 
he  spent  two  years  in  Missouri.  From  1867  until  1880,  he  was  on  a farm  in 
Washington  township.  In  1880,  he  became  city  agent  for  Cuppett  & Webb, 
lumber  dealers,  and  remained  in  their  employ  until  March,  1888,  when  he  was 
made  superintendent  of  the  Infirmary.  He  held  this  pqsition  until  his  death. 

September  9,  1860,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lucinda  Shaw.  There  were 
six  children  of  this  marriage,  two  deceased  and  four  surviving:  Otho  D.  Jr., 
Ora  and  James,  living  in  Scioto  county,  and  William  in  the  west.  Our  subject 
had  been  a member  of  the  Baptist  church  since  1882.  He  was  a prominent  Odd 
Fellow  and  an  earnest  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  He  died  December  15,  1894. 
He  was  a man  liked  by  everyone.  His  army  history  and  his  history  in  connec- 
tion with  the  management  of  the  county  Infirmary  demonstrated,  that  he  was 
a man  true  to  every  duty.  He  was  modest  and  retiring,  but  always  did  his 
duty  in  every  situation. 

Otho  Davis  Foster,  Jr., 

son  of  Otho  Davis  Foster,  whose  sketch  is  above,  was  born  in  Washington 
township,  Scioto  county,  February  22,  1862.  Our  subject  attended  the  schools 
of  Washington  township.  At  sixteen,  he  began  life  on  his  own  account  as  a 
farmer.  Then  he  turned  his  attention  to  carriage  painting.  From  1885  to 
1887,  he  worked  at  carriage  and  house  painting  in  Lincoln,  Omaha  and  Kear- 
ney, Nebraska.  He  was  married  March  22,  1887  in  Omaha,  Nebraska, 
to  Euralia  North  of  Franklin  county,  Missouri.  They  came  to  Portsmouth  soon 
after  where  he  has  resided  ever  since.  He  has  had  two  children;  one  died  in 
infancy,  his  surviving  child  is  Alma  Virginia.  .He  has  always  been  a repub- 
lican and  is  a member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen.  He  follows  the  trade  of  a house  painter  and  is  regarded  as 
one  of  the  best  workmen  in  the  city.  He  is  a member  of  the  Commercial  Club 
and  is  esteemed  as  one  of  the  best  citizens. 

James  Gault  Freeman, 

of  Otway,  Ohio,  was  born  at  that  place  March  3,  1835.  His  father  was  Moses 
Freeman  and  his  mother’s  maiden-  name  was  Margaret  McCormick.  His  fath- 
er and  mother  were  both  born  in  Adams  county.  His  grandfather,  Michael 
Freeman,  was  born  in  Maryland.  His  father  and  mother  had  four  children, 
three  daughters  and  one  son.  Mary  Jane,  who  married  Joseph  W.  Tracy; 
Elizabeth  H.  Jones,  wife  of  T.  H.  B.  Jones,  who  resides  near  Otway,  and 
Sarah  E.,  married  Joseph  Reynolds,  a resident  of  Otway.  The  father  died 
August  10,  1851  at  the  age  of  43  years  and  six  months,  of  a fever.  The 
mother  survived  until  March,  1900. 

Our  subject  was  the  fourth  child.  He  had  a common  school  education. 
He  was  one  of  the  teachers  of  the  public  schools  of  the  county  for  about 
twenty  years.  He  began  this  occupation  at  the  age  of  sixteen  and  gave  it  up 
at  the  age  of  thirty-six.  During  his  life,  from  time  to  time,  he  has  followed 
the  occupation  of  farming,  and  later  merchandising.  He  was  a Justice  of  the 
Peace  of  Brush  Creek  township  for  eighteen  years  and  Clerk  of  the  township 


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for  twenty-seven  years.  He  was  made  Clerk  and  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  the 
township  as  soon  as  he  became  of  age.  In  his  political  views  he  has.  al- 
ways been  a democrat.  In  1873  he  was  the  choice  of  the  party  for  represen- 
tative of  the  county,  the  late  George  Johnson  being  the  republican  candidate. 
The  vote  stood  2,510  for  Johnson  and  2,183  for  Freeman,  majority  327,  a very 
complimentary  vote  to  Mr.  Freeman,  and  the  number  of  votes  he  received  was 
precisely  the  same  number  as  for  the  democratic  candidate  for  Governor,  at  the 
same  election,  the  Hon.  William  Allen. 

He  was  a member  of  the  Methodist  church  from  the  age  of  thirteen  un- 
til the  age  of  thirty-five,  then  he  severed  his  connection  and  became  a member 
of  the  Christian  Union  church,  and  has  been  a member  of  it  ever  since.  In 
the  Methodist  church,  he  held  the  office  of  circuit  steward.  In  the  Christian 

Union  church,  when  each  local  organization  had  three  elders,  leading,  financial 

and  recording,  he  occupied  in  turn  all  three  of  these  positions. 

He  was  married  September  11,  1856  to  Eliza  Tracy,  and  she  died  February 
21,  1899.  He  has  had  five  children,  all  sons,  two  of  them  died  in  infancy. 
His  son, ; Joseph  A,,  survived  until  1897,  when  he  died  at  the  sage  of  thirty- 
three,  unmarried,  a most  estimable  young  man.  His  son,  James  W.,  residing  at 
Nocatee,  Florida,  is  a gardener  and  orange  grower.  His  son,  William  F.,  is 
a merchant  and  farmer  at  Otway. 

Mr.  Freeman  has  resided  at  Otway  all  his  life  except  the  years  1865 
to  1867,  when  he  was  in  the  state  of  Iowa.  He  is  most  highly  esteemed  for 

his  honesty  and  integrity  and  high  charjacter.  For  about  a year  past,  he  has 

been  a member  of  the  County  Board  of  Elections. 

No  man  possesses  the  confidence  of  those  who,  know  him  to  any  greater 
extent  than  he.  His  character  is  a tower  of  strength  in  the  community  of  his 
residence,  when  he  gives  his  word,  it  is  sacred.  He  lives  all  he  professes. 

George  Harrison  F reshell 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  January  10,  1852,  the  son  of  George  and  Joseph- 
ine (Beaumont)  Freshen.  His  father  came  from  Germany  in  1846  and  his 
mother  from  France  in  1847.  He  spent  his  boyhood  in  Portsmouth  and  at- 
tended the  public  schools.  From  1862  to  1865,  he  was  a general  “roustabout” 
at  the  Green  Post,  kept  by  Amos  Engils.  From  1865  to  1869,  he  worked  for 
Pat  Kenrick  at  the  Exchange  on  Market  street.  From  1869  to  1871,  he  was 
employed  by  “Dutch  Mike”  in  the  same  business.  From  1871  until  1876,  he 
worked  at  various  places  in  Portsmouth.  From  1876  until  1879,  he  worked  as 
steamboat  cook  between  Cincinnati  and  Pittsburg.  From  1879  to  1888  he  was 
employed  in  his  present  place  of  business.  In  1888  he  commenced  business 
for  himself  and  has  continued  ever  since. 

In  October,  1882,  he  was  married  to  Jane  Vernier.  She  died  in  March, 
1889.  He  was  married  again  to  Elizabeth  Redinger.  He  is  a republican.  He 
is  industrious  in  his  business  and  has  been  very  successful.  He  is  very  gen- 
erous and  contributes  to  every  good  cause.  He  has  one  of  the  most  popular 
restaurants  in  Portsmouth.  He  devotes  himself  to  his  patrons  and  they  ap- 
preciate his  efforts  to  please  and  serve  them.  No  man  has  more  friends  than 
he  and  every1  one  of  them  will  stand  by  him  under  any  and  all  circumstances. 
The  ability  to  command  such  devotion  is  Mr.  Freshell’s  best  recommendation. 

Jacob  Fritz 

was  born  in  Harford  county,  Maryland,  February  25,  1845,  three  miles  from 
the  city  of  Baltimore.  His  father,  Gottlieb  Fritz,  was  born  in  October,  1811, 
and  was  a native  of  Wurtemburg,  Germany.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was 
Christina  Zeller,  who  was  horn  March  12.  1817,  also  a native  of  Wurtemburg, 
Germany.  They  were  married  June  27,  1841,  and  emigrated  to  Maryland 
about  1836.  They  had  ten  children,  part  of  whom  were  born  in  Maryland, 
part  in  Pennsylvania  and  part  in  Ohio.  The  family  came  to  Scioto  county, 
Ohio  in  1856,  when  our  subject  was  eleven  years  of  age.  He  was  reared  a 
farmer  and  received  a common  school  education.  When  his  parents  came  to 
this  county  they  settled  on  Dogwood  Ridge,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He 
entered  company  I,  140th  regiment,  O V.  I.,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  May  2, 
1864,  ad  served  until  September  8,  1864, 


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He  was  married  March  11,  1869,  to  Eliza  Griver,  daughter  of  Fred  Griver 
and  his  wife,  Sophia  Ranshahous.  They  have  the  following  children:  George 
W.,  born  February  7,  1870,  lives  in  Ironton,  and  is  a commercial  salesman  for 
Green,  Joyce  & Co.,  of  Columbus;  Charles  H.,  born  May  17,  1872,  conducting  a 
farm  near  his  father’s  home;  Albert  F.,  born  August  10,  1874,  a farmer  with 
his  father;  Edward,  employed  in  the  office  of  the  Heer  shoe  factory  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio;  and  two  daughters,  Emma  C.,  and  Wilhelmina. 

Our  subject  was  engaged  for  seven  years  on  the  B.  & O.  railroad  from 
1866  to  1873.  He  was  a section  hand  except  one  year,  when  he  was  foreman. 
He  helped  to  change  the  gauge  of  the  Portsmouth  branch  of  the  B.  & 0.  It 
was  done  in  five  days;  and  while  he  was  working  on  the  railroad  he  helped  tc 
change  the  gauge  of  the  Ohio  & Mississippi  to  the  standard  gauge  between 
Cincinnati  and  St.  Louis.  This  work  was  done  in  a half  day  by  distributing 
a sufficient  force  of  men  along  the  line,  and  by  beginning  work  at  the  same 
time  and  ending  it  at  the  same  time.  Jacob  Fritz  is  a good  farmer,  a good 
neighbor,  a good  Christian  and  a good  citizen.  This  is  the  general  verdict  of 
all  who  know  him. 

James  Savage  Frizell,  M.  D . , 

is  the  son  of  W.  A.  Frizell,  M.  D.,  and  Artemisia  Kenyon,  his  wife.  He  was 
born  at  Buena  Vista,  Ohio,  January  3,  1848,  and  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  that  place.  Plis  grandfather,  Joseph  Frizell  was  a soldier  of  the  war  of  1812. 
He  married  - Mary  Savage.  Doctor  Frizell  attended  the  Ohio  Medical  College 
for  three  years  and  was  graduated  March  2,  1880.  He  practiced  with  his 
father  for  four  years  and  then  -went  to  Philadelphia  and  took  a course  in  Jef- 
ierson  Medical  College:  He  was  graduated  therefrom  in  1884.  When  he  nad 
completed  his  medical  education,  he  was  $3,00(1  in  debt,  but  managed  to  pay  out 
in  three  years.  He  has  practiced  at  Buena  ever  since  he  began  prac- 
tice. He  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Board  of  Pension  Examining  Sur- 
geons of  Scioto  county  in  1902. 

Mr.  Frizell  has  been  a democrat  the  most  of  his  life  and  a very  active 
worker  but  became  a republican  at  the  end  of  Cleveland’s  first  term  on  ac- 
count of  the  policy  of  the  Democrat  party  on  the  money  question.  He  was 
Treasurer  of  Nile  township  in  1899. 

He  was  reared  a Methodist,  but  never  joined  the  church.  He  has  always 
been  a contributor  to  the  church  and  a worker  in  the  Buena  Vista'  Sunday 
school.  He  has  filled  every  office  and  has  taught  every  class  in  the  Sunday 
school  and  has  kept  this  up  for  a period  of  forty  years.  He  is  a Royal  Arch 
Mason  and  an  Odd  Fellow. 

He  married  Caroline  Miller,  eldest  daughter  of  John  Miller  of  Buena  Vis- 
ta, October  31,  1888.  At  the  time  of  his  marriage  he  had  his  home  bought 
and  furnished  and  moved  into  it  immediately.  On  account  of  so  much  sick- 
ness in  the  neighborhood,  he  was  compelled  to  forego  the  pleasure  of  a wed- 
ding trip.  Dr.  Frizell  is  a lover  of  out  door  sports  and  always  has  his  dogs 
and  guns  and  fishing; tackle  and  when  the  seasons  are  ripe,  he  takes  a vaca- 
tion whenever  opportunity  affords. 

Doctor  Frizell  was  born  into:  the  profession,  his  father  having  been  a 
successful  and  well  known  practitioner  in  the  town  where  our  subject  is  now, 
and  has  for  years  followed  his  profession.  Before  commencing  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine,  he  fitted  himself  in  an  eminent  degree  for  his  work  by  tak- 
ing his  course  in  medicine  in  the  best  schools  in  our  land.  In  his  work  he  is 
activie,  careful  and  painstaking.  Often  thrown  on  his  own  resources  in  the 
most  of  his  career  he  has  had  to  paddle  his  own  canoe  and  as  a result  is  trained 
in  the  school  of  experience  as  well  as  that  of  theory.  His  relations  with  his 
patients  are  of  the  most  cordial  and  sincere  character.  His  opinions  are  asked 
for  in  civil  and  religious  matters  as  well  as  in  medicine.  His  good  offices  are 
extended  to  all  men  alike  regardless  of  creeds,  politics  or  station  in  life. 

Robert  Frowine 

was  born  in  Germany,  in  1828.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  with 
his  brothers,  William,  Fred,  Charles,  August,  and  his  father.  The  family  lo- 
cated first  in  Texas,  and  then  came  to  this  county.  They  were  all  farmers. 
On  August  14,  1862,  Robert  enlisted  in  Company  C,  91st  O.  V.  I.  and  served 


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till  June  24,  1865.  He  was  a Corporal  of  his  Company,  and  carried  the  colors 
of  the  regiment  and  they  were  always  in  place,  and  at  the  front.  He  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Opequan,  September  19,  1864.  He  was  born  to  be  a 
soldier  and  made  a most  excellent  one.  He  lives  a mile  and  a half  south- 
east of  Harrisonville  and  has  a most  delightful  home.  He  married  a Miss 
Kirschner  after  the  war  and  his  six  daughters:  Mary,  wife  of  James  White, 
of  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Flora,  widow  of  Jenkins  Pool;  Rosa,  wife  of  Henry  Race: 
Minnie,  wife  of  Samuel  Moore,  and  Etta  at  home.  Robert  Frowine  is  a suc- 
cessful farmer  and  his  farm  indicates  it  to  any  one  who  visits  . him.  He  is 
honest  to  the  core  and  cannot  do  too  much  for  an  old  comrade  of  the  civil  war. 

Albert  Atwood  Fuller 

was  born  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  September  15,  1846.  As  to  his  parents  see  sketch 
of  A.  J.  Fuller.  Our  subject  attended  the  public  schools  of  Mlarietta  until  he 
was  eighteen  years  of  age,  at  which  time  he  went  in  the  dry  goods  business, 
and  remained  there  until  1876.  He  was  salesman  and  buyer  and  conducted  the 
whole  business.  August  1,  1876,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  with  John  G.  Hatha- 
way, and  started  a photograph  gallery,  as  Fuller  & Hathawlay.  They  were  in 
the  Trotter  building  until  1879,  and  then  moved  to  the  Vincent  building.  In 
the  spring  of  1882,  our  subject  sold  out  to  Hathaway  and  moved  to  Springfield. 
He  remained  there  during  the  summer  season,  and  then  came  back  to  Ports- 
mouth, and  bought  out  the  Nichols  undertaking  business.  He  conducted  that 
business  alone  until  1884,  when  he  took  in  his  brother,  A.  J.  Fuller,  and  added 
furniture.  They  started  in  the  Huston  stone  front  building  and  remained  there 
three  years,  then  they  moved  to, the  Gerlach  building  and  remained  there  until 
1898,  when  they  went  into  the  building  at  No.  75  West  Second  street,  which 
they  built  and  own.  They  conduct  one  of  the  oldest  undertaking  businesses  in 
the  city.  Our  subject  was  married  August  5,  1873  to  Flora  Protsman,  daugh- 
ter of  Leroy  Protsman.  They  have  one  child,  Mrs.  Flora  Maher.  They  also 
lost  one  son  at  the  age  of  four  years.  Mr.  Fuller  is  a republican,  and  a, Mason. 

Andrew  Johnson  Fuller 

was  born  April  18,  1849,  in  Marietta.  His  father,  Samuel  Fuller,  was  born  near 
Marietta,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Eliza  Judd.  His  father  was  a 
cabinet  maker  and  followed  it  until  furniture  making  drove  him  out  of  busi- 
ness, and  then  he  became  an  undertaker.  Our  subject  attended  the  schools  at 
Marietta  and  the  Marietta  College  until  1869.  He  was  clerk  in  the  postoffice 
after  he  left  school  for  three  years.  He  was  clerk  in  the  rolling-mill  store  for 
one  year.  He  went  to  Central,  Indiana,  and  railroaded  with  General  Dawes 
until  1874.  In  1874,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  with  the  intention  of  going  into 
the  postofiice  as  clerk,  but  went  in  me  Wait  Furniture  Factory  as  book-keep- 
er and  salesman.  In  the  fall  of  1884,  he'  engaged  with  his  brother  in  the  fur- 
niture and  undertaking  business,  and  has  been  in  that  ever  since.  He  was 
married  September  22,  1878,  to  Miss  Mary  Smith.  They  have  three  children, 
Gilbert,  Floyd  and  Mary.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views,  and  a 
member  of  the  Bigelow  Methodist  church.  He  is  a Mason  and  an  Odd  Fellow. 
He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views,  and  a member  of  the  Bigelow  Metho- 
dist church.  He  is  a Mason  and  an  Odd  Fellow.  Mr.  Fuller’s  wife  died  Janu- 
ary 17,  1886. 

Joseph  Warren  Fulton,  M.  D., 

was  born  October  24,  1810,  at  Schenectady,  New  York,  the  son  of  Robert  and 
Nancy  (Hewitt)  Fulton.  His  father  was  a cousin  of  Robert  Fulton,  the  in- 
ventor. He  moved  to  Ohio  and  settled  at  Cleveland  and  lived  there  .during  the 
war  of  1812.  His  father  removed  from  Cleveland  to  Athens  county,  in  order  to 
give  his  sons  the  advantage  of  the  Ohio  University  at  Athens,  but  died  in  1825. 
His  sons  were  unable  to  attend  the  Ohio  University  and  each  obtained  only  a 
common  school  education. 

Our  subject  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College  in  Philadelphia,  in 
1832,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two.  He  commenced  the  practice  of  medicine  in 
Fairfield  county  in  1832,  and  his  first  patients  were  victims  of  the  cholera. 
He  was  very  successful  in  his  treatment  of  them.  He  practiced  medicine  until 
1846.  He  then  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  and  carried  on  a large  coal 
mine  in  the  Hocking  Valley,  at  Nelsonville.  In  the  spring  of  1860,  he  moved  to 


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Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  opposite  Portsmouth,  locating  on  the  farm  on 
which  Fullerton  is  now  situated. 

When  the  wiar  broke  out,  he  formed,  the  idea  of  raising  a regiment 
among  the  miners  in  the  Hocking  Valley,  and  received  authority  for  that  pur- 
pose from  Governor  Dennison.  He  visited  the  Hocking  Valley  and  found  a 
regiment  had  been  raised  there.  He  helped  raise  the  53rd  O.  V.  I.  but  on  ac- 
count of  his  age,  he  declined  the  office  of  Colonel.  Hie  was  appointed  Quarter- 
master with  the  rank  of  First  Lieutenant,  September  6,  1861.  He  resigned  De- 
cember 11,  1862,  because  he  could  not  endure  the  hardships  of  the  service.  At 
the  time  he  was  appointed,  he  was  forty-eight  years  of  age,  or  three  years 
past  the  age  required  for  military  duty.  He  was  engaged  in  the  battle  of 
Shiloh  and  during  the  same  was  assigned  to  special  duty  by  General  Buell 
who  in  his  published  account  of  the  battle,  gave  him  credit  for  having  ma- 
terially contributed  to  the  success  of  the  Federal  Army.  No  man  in  the  war 
was  more  intensely  loyal  than  Doctor  Fulton.  His  brother,  Robert  R.  Ful- 
ton, was  made  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  53rd  O.  V.  I.  at  the  age  of  fifty-two 
and  served  for  two  years.  His  nephew,  Joseph  W.  Fulton  was  First  Lieuten- 
ant of  Company  B,  and  afterwards  Captain  of  Company  G,  53d  O.  V.  I.  He  had 
a brother  Lorenzo  Fulton,  who  was  Captain  of  Company  G,  53rd  O.  V.  1. 

In  1867,  Doctor  Fulton  removed  to  Springville,  Kentucky  and  operated 
a tan  yard.  He  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1868,  bought  the  Pacific  Mills, 
near  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  station,  and  operated  them  for  four  years.  Then 
he  bought  the  Offnare  Mill  ion  Front  and  Chillicothe  streets,  and  operated  that 
until  1883.  In  that  year,  he  removed  to  Kentucky,  to  develop  lands  near 
Louisa,  which  he  had  purchased. 

He  was  married  May  22,  1843,  at  Chancy,  Ohio,  to  Augusta  M.  Cutler, 
daughter  of  Colonel  Charles  Cutler.  They  had  three  sons:  Doctor  Charles  C. 
and  Robert,  now  of  Elliott  county,  Kentucky,  and  Joseph  M.,  of  Columbus, 
Ohio. 

In  politics,  Doctor  Fulton  was  a whig  and  afterward  a republican.  He 
cast  his  first  vote  for  Henry  Clay  in  1832.  He  was  always  active  in  polities. 
He  was  a forceful  and  entertaining  speaker,  but  never  aspired  for  an  office. 
In  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  he  was  a prominent  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trade  and  was  for  a time  a member  of  the  City  Council.  Hie  was  an  original 
thinker  and  advocated  measures  far  in  advance  of  the  times.  When  the  water 
works  were  first  talked  of  in  Portsmouth,  hie  advocated  a reservoir  on  one  of 
the  hills  instead  of  the  Holly  system.  He  advocated  flood  defenses  thought 
un judicious  by  others.  He  died  in  Elliott  county,  Kentucky,  March  20,  1893. 
He  was  one  of  the  most  public  spirited  citizens  who  ever  lived  in  Portsmouth 
and  far  ahead  of  his  times.  He  had  the  courage  to  undertake  what  he  recom- 
mended. His  arguments  in  favor  of  projects  presented  by  him  were  unan- 
swerable. He  was  not  appreciated  as  he  should  have  been  in  his  life  time,  but 
thie  citizens  of  Portsmouth  realize  now  that  he  was  one  of  the  city’s  best 
friends. 

Eugene  Melvin  Funk 

was  born  in  Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  January  1,  1852.  He  is  the  son  of 
Thornton  A.  and  Anary  (Gray)  Funk.  She  was  the  daughter  of  John  Gray  of 
Kentucky.  Mr.  Funk’s  maternal  great-grandmother  died  at  the  age  of  114. 
Her  husband  was  a soldier  of  1812.  On  the  paternal  side,  he  is  the  great- 
grandson  of  Martin  Funk,  who  settled  on  the  land  west  of  Lawson’s  Run  or 
Funk’s  Gut.  His  son,  John  Funk,  was  our  subject’s  grandfather.  The  boyhood 
of  Mr.  Funk,  until  he  was  six  years  old,  was  spent  in  Kentucky.  His  parents 
removed  to  Portsmouth  and  remained  four  years  and  returned  to  Kentucky. 
He  received  a common  school  education.  He  worked  on  the  farm  until  1870 
and  began  dealing  in  timber,  fire  clay,  tan  bark  and  general  merchandise, 
which  business  he  continued  until  1875,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  went 
into  the  Portsmouth  Planing  mill  on  Gay  street.  He  continued  here  six  years 
and  then  engaged  in  the  same  business  with  H.  Leet  & Company  which  he 
continued  until  the  present. 

He  has  been  elected  city  councilman  for  the  fourth  ward,  three  terms. 
He  was  defeated  for  Sheriff  of  Scioto  county  by  W.  G.  Williamson.  He  is 
one  of  the  prominent  democrats  of  the  county.  On  January  23,  1878,  he  was 


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married  to  Amanda  Turner,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Sarah  (Murphy)  Turner, 
of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  granddaughter  of  Arnold  Murphy,  a,n  early  settler 
of  Jefferson  township,  who  came  from  Columbiana  county,  Ohio,  .about  1810. 
They  have  five  children:  Earl  D.,  Mabel  E.,  Richmond,  Thornton  and  Carl. 
He  is  one  of  our  best  citizens,  a plain  conscientious  business  man,  well  liked 
by  his  associates  and  the  community  in  general. 

Joshua  Madison  Gammon, 

son  of  Joshua  L.,  and  Harriet  (Stewart)  Gammon,  was  born  at  Tygart,  Ky., 
about  four  miles  from  Portsmouth,  December  13,  1839,  one  of  eight  children. 
He  received  a common  school  [education,  working  on  his  father’s  farm  until 
1865,  when  with  several  companions,  among  them,  John  Shackleford  of  Ports- 
mouth, he  started  to  the  gold  mines  of  Montana.  He  had  reached  as  far  as 
Sioux  City,  Iowa,  he  determined  to  return  to  his  old  home  in  Kentucky,  and 
gave  up  his  dreams  of  gold.  Since  then  he  has  lived  the  life  of  a Kentucky 
farmer. 

On  the  13th  of  October,  1867,  he  married  Louisa  Kendall,  second  daugh- 
ter of  Miltom  and  Ruth  (Lawson)  Kendall.  They  had  nine  children:  Nellie 
Ruth,  married  M.  F.  Mackoy,  on  the  8th  of  March,  1893,  and  died  October  3, 
1895,  leaving  one  child,  Bessie  Louisa,  living  with  her  grandparents,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  H.  C.  Mackoy  ; Milton  Smith,  married,  has  two  children;  Elbert,  mar- 
ried, living  in  Sciotoville,  has  one  child;  Olive,  married  Charles  F.  Aeh,  who 
resides  near  Yorktown,  Ohio,  and  is  engaged  in  the  dairy  business.  They  have 
had  two  children,  but  one  is  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gammon  have  live 
children  at  home:  Lola  May,  Clara  Belle,  Lilly  lone,  Irma  Alice,  and  George 
Madison.  In  politics,  Mr.  Gammon  has  always  been  a democrat,  and  he  is 
earnest  in  his  views  and  political  conduct.  He  is  a member  of  the  Christian 
church  tof  Siloam,  Ky.,  and  has  been  for  many  years  a member  of  the 
Portsmouth  Aurora  Lodge  of  Masons.  He  is  highly  respected  in  the  entire 
circle  of  his  acquaintances.  In  his  manner,  he  is  quiet  and  unostentatious. 
He  is  a good  husband  and  father,  a good  neighbor  and  his  rough  side  is  his 
outside. 

Samuel  Glenn  Garvin 

was  born  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  July  21,  1850.  He  is  the  son  of  William  and 
Harriet  Garvin.  He  was  one  of  four  children,  three  sons  and  a daughter. 
His  mother  died  when  he  was  a child  and  his  father  married  again.  There 
were  four  children  of  the  second  marriage,  three  daughters  and  a son.  He 
attended  the  country  schools  and  worked  on  his  father’s  farm.  His  father 
was  also  a cooper  as  well  as  a farmer.  He  died  in  1861  at  the  age  of  fifty-five 
years.  Samuel  worked  on  a farm  until  1872,  and  on  July  12, 
1872,  he  went  to  work  in  the  Burgess  rolling  mill.  He  continued  to 
work  in  the  Burgess  until  1898,  and  then  he  began  to  work  in  mills  in  dif- 
ferent places.  He  was  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  from  the  fall  of  1898  till  the 
spring  of  1899.  He  then  went  to  Chester,  Pennsylvania,  and  worked  for  eight 
months  in  the  American  Steel  Casting  Works.  In  1901,  he  went  to  Pittsburg, 
remained  there  one  month  and  went  to  Birmingham,  Alabama,  in  the  fall  of 
1901,  and  then  came  to  Portsmouth  and  worked  in  the  Portsmouth  steel  works. 
He  started  as  a puddler,  and  worked  for  eight  years.  He  then  had  charge 
of  a forge  for  three  years,  and  for  another  three  years  he  worked  at  the 
open-hearth  steel  furnaces. 

He  was  married  March  15,  1877  to  Catharine  Bowman,  daughter  of  Jos- 
eph Bowman.  They  have  two  children:  Alma,  married  to  William  Wamser, 
pattern  maker  for  the  Drew-Selby  Company,  and  Arthur,  a laster  at  the  Drew- 
Selby  shoe  factory.  He  has  always  been  a democrat.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  a member  of  Scioto  Lodge  (of  Odd  Fellows. 

Erastus  Gates 

was  born  July  28,  1829,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Wilson  Gates 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Kinney.  He  obtained  his  edu- 
cation in  the  Portsmouth  schools  and  then  went  to  clerking  in  hid  father’s 
dry  goods  store,  which  was  in  a frame  building  on  Brunner’s  corner.  He  was  a 


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"dude”  then,  though  the  term  was  not  yet  invented.  In  1843,  Wilson  Gates 
took  his  family  to  Memphis  and  they  lived  there  until  1849.  His  father  died 
soon  after  their  return  to  Portsmouth  and  Erastus  then  went  as  a steamboat 
clerk  on  the  southern  rivers.  He  was  on  the  steamer  Kate  Fleming  when  she 
was  blown  up  in  the  lower  Ohio.  He  left  the  river  and  became  a clerk  in 
Henry  R.  Kinney’s  hardware  store.  On  March  16,  1854,  he  was  married  to 
lviary  Laura  Thompson,,  daughter  of  Washington  Thompson,  of  Kentucky.  He 
farmed  for  awhile  after  his  marriage.  In  1855  he  and  Uncle  Reuben  Thomp- 
son and  kept  a confectionery  store  on  Front  street. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  H,  56th  O.  V.  I.  on  December  9,  1861,  and  was 
made  a Quartermaster  Sergeant  the  same  day.  On  September  5,  1862  he  was 
made  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  G.  He  was  promoted  to  First  Lieu- 
tenant April  2,  1863,  and  resigned  July  26,  1863.  He  died  June  13,  1892. 

'William  W . Oates,  Jr., 

was  born  in  Gallia  county,  Ohio,  March  13,  1863,  the  son  of  William  W.  and 
Alvira  (Nye)  Gates.  William  W.  Gates,  Sr.,  was  born  near  Marietta,  Ohio, 
October  16,  1827  and  is  the  son  of  Samuel  Haskell  and  Mary  (Wheeler)  Gates 
and  grandson  of  John  Gates.  Alvira  (Nye)  Gates  is  the  daughter  of  Melzar 
and  Phoebe  (Sprague)  Nye  and  granddaughter  of  Ebenezer  Nye  who  came  to 
Marietta  in  1790  and  lived  for  five  years  in  the  stockade  there.  He  was  born 
in  Tolland,  Connecticut.  His  sister  was  the  first  white  woman  to  set  foot  in 
Marietta.  In  1869,  William  W.  Gates,  Sr.,  moved  from  Gallia  county,  Ohio,  to 
Cabell  county,  West  Virginia,  near  Gu.yandotte,  where  he  lived  until  1876, 
when  he  moved  to  Scioto  county,  locating  on  a farm  three  miles  east  of  the 
city. 

His  son,  William  W.  Gates,  Jr.,  attended  the  Portsmouth  public  schools, 
helping  his  father  on  the  farm  during  vacation,  until  he  was  seventeen  years 
of  age,  when  he  entered  the  Drew-Selby  shoe  factory,  October  26,  1881).  After 
spending  thirteen  years  there,  during  which  time  he  had  gained  a general 
knowledge  of  shoe  manufacturing,  having  been  employed  in  the  different  de- 
partments, he  became  a member  of  the  firm,  continuing  in  this  relation,  until 
the  firm’s  dissolution  in  1902,  when  he,  with  Irving  Drew  and  others,  bought 
and  reorganized  the  Star  Shoe  Company. 

In  politics  he  is  a prohibitionist.  He  is  a member  of  the  Second  Presby- 
terian church.  In  1897,  he  was  made  an  elder  and  has  been  clerk  of  the  Ses- 
sion since  1898  and  Sabbath  school  superintendent  since  1900. 

He  was  married  in  1888,  to  Harriet  S.  Chick,  daughter  of  Charles  and 
Sarah  (Lawson)  Chick  and  gr()at-grand daughter  of  William  Lawson,  a pion- 
eer of  Scioto  county.  She  is  of  the  sixth  generation  of  the  Lawson  family  in 
this  country,  her  great-great-great-grandfather,  Thomas  I^awson,  an  English- 
man, havng  settled  near  York,  Pennsylvania,  about  1715.  She  is  also  the 
great-great-granddaughter  of  Joseph  Moore,  a native  of  New  Jersey,  who  emi- 
grated to  Hampshire  county,  West  Virginia,  and  then  in  1790  to  Adams  county, 
Ohio.  He  was  the  first  preacher  in  the  first  Methodist  church  in  Ohio. 

Mr.  Gates  is  one  of  the  foremost  business  men  of  this  city.  He  has  been 
successful  and  prosperous  in  his  business  and  his  ambition  is  to  do  the  most 
good  he  can  for  the  opportunity  about  him. 

John  Frederick  Gerding',  Sr., 

was  born  May  10,  1818,  in  Bonte,  in  the  province  of  Hunteburg,  Germany. 
He  attended  school  there  until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  when  he  learned 
the  cabinet-maker’s  trade.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1839,  in  his 
twenty-first  year,  and  landed  at  New  York.  He  came  to  Pine  Grove  Furnace 
and  was  engaged  at  the  furnace  for  several  years,  when  he  went  to  Junior 
furnace  and  became  the  engineer.  He  afterwards  became  a wagon-maker  and 
followed  that  occupation  for  eleven  years.  He  removed  to  Lawrence  furnace 
in  1849,  and  lived  there  for  eleven  years  when  he  bought  the  Ball  farm  in  the 
French  Grant  on  which  he  resided  for  thirty-five  years. 

He  was  married  on  March  7,  1844,  to  Julia  Witte,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
the  daughter  of  Claumer  and  Elizabeth  B.  Witte.  They  had  four  children: 
John  F.,  who  married  Rosina  J.  Andre,  and  resides  in  Kentucky,  nelar  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio;  Lewis  H.,  who  married  Caroline  Messer  and  resides  on  “Dog- 


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wood  Ridge,”  in  Porter  township;  Henry  H.,  who  married  Hattie  Stewart,  and 
resides  at  Sciotoville,  Ohio;  Mary,  who  married  William  Reif,  and  resides  at 
Wheelersburg,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Gerding  was  a republican  and  a .member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  He  died  January  5.  1897,  aged  seventy-eight  years,  eight  months  and 
twenty-throe  days.  His  widow  still  survives  and  makes  her  home  with  her 
daughter,  Mrs.  William  Reif.  Mr.  Gerding  was  an  honest  man.  a law  abiding 
citizen,  ia  pleasant  and  obliging  neighbor  and  a consistent  Christian.  He  ac- 
cumulated a modest  fortune,  all  by  the  toil  of  his  hands.  He  brought  up  his 
children  according  to  Solomon's  ideas  and  they  are  a credit  to  his  training. 
His  dealings  with  his  fellow  men  were  all  according  to  the  Golden  Rule.  He 
left  a memory,  a comfort  to  his  children,  and  a pleasant  retrospect  to  his 
friends. 

George  Edward  Gibbs 

was  born  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  September  5,  1853.  His  parents  were  Dr.  George 
W.  and  Susan  (Gilbert)  Gibbs.  His  mother’s  people  came  from  New  York. 
His  father’s  people  were  of  German  ancestry  and  came  from  Pennsylvania. 
His  mother  was  the  daughter  of  Giles  Gilbert,  Sr.  Edward’s  boyhood  was 
spent  in  Portsmouth,  where  he  attended  the  public  schools.  From  1870  to 
1875  he  was  clerk  in  the  Marietta  and  Cincinnati  freight  offices.  He  was 
deputy  recorder  of  Scioto  county  from  1873  to  1875.  From  1875  to  1878  he 
worked  in  a railroad  office  at  Chicago,  Illinois.  He  was  postal  clerk  of  Ports- 
mouth from  1878  to  1881.  He  was  in  the  railroad  service  from  1881  to  1902. 
except  during  Cleveland’s  first  term.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church,  of  Portsmouth. 

He  married  Miss  Ella  Dircks,  daughter  of  Augustus  Dircks,  October  27, 
1891.  They  have  two  children:  Susan  Louise  and  Jessie.  Mr.  Gibbs  is  wonder- 
fully proficient  in  his  occupation  as  railway  mail  clerk.  He  has  traveled  over 
the  Portsmouth  branch  of  the  B.  & O.  railroad,  the  fifty-six  miles  between 
Hamden  and  Portsmouth,  till  he  knows  almost  every  man,  woman  and  child 
on  the  line.  He  travels  112  miles  every  day,  3.756  miles  in  a year  and  in  the 
seventeen  years  of  his  service  has  traveled  63,852  miles,  or  as  much  as  twice 
around  the  world  and  half  way  around  the  third  time.  He  enjoys  excellent 
health  and  tries  to  do  the  duty  nearest  him. 

John  Adam  Giesler 

was  born  January  22,  1845.  in  Westheim,  Bavaria.  His  father  was  Andrew  Gies- 
ler. There  were  six  children  of  whom  our  subject  was  the  eldest.  From  the 
time  he  was  six  until  he  was  fourteen,  he  attended  school  in  Germany,  and  then 
he  was  apprenticed  to  Ihe  butcher’s  trade  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age 
when  he  came  to  the  United  States.  The  same  year  he  came  to  Portsmouth 
and  worked  with  George  Daum  at  his  trade.  In  February,  1869,  he  went  into 
the  business  for  himself  on  Market  street,  and  continued  in  it  successfully  all 
his  life. 

He  was  married  March  4,  to  Elizabeth  Rauter.  daughter  of  Fred- 
erick Ranter.  Their  children  are:  Anna  Maria,  wife  of  Jacob  Hetzel,  engaged 
m the  butcher  business  with  Adam  Geisler;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Jacob  Findeis; 
Adam,  in  business  for  himself  at  221  Market  street,  as  a butcher,  and  Lena. 
Frederick  and  Catharine  died  in  infancy.  Rosa  died  in  1895.  at  the  age  of 
seventeen.  Mr.  Giesler  was  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Evangelical 
church  at  the  corner  of  Fifth  and.  Washington  streets.  He  died  February  19, 


John  Gilg'en 

was  born  in  Ross  county,  near  Kingston,  in  1849.  In  1866,  he  came  to  Ports- 
mouth with  his  parents,  and  for  awhile  wras  employed  at  his  father’s  liquor 
store,  located  in  the  house  now  occupied  by  the  Portsmouth  Steam  Laundry. 
Later  he  worked  at  the  Johnson  Hub  & Spoke  Works,  and  while  there  had  his 
right  hand  nearly  cut  off.  In  1875.  Mr.  Gilgen  was  in  the  grocery  business  on 
Eighth  and  Chillicothe  streets,  but  failed.  He  then  engaged  in  the  liquor  busi- 
ness and  was  very  successful,  amassing  quite  a competency.  He  had  a beau- 
tiful home  and  only  recently  began  the  erection  of  a business  bouse.  He  was 
married  in  1878  to  Miss  Lizzie  JJook.  They  had  two  sons,  Joseph,  of  Chicago, 


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and  George  of  Portsmouth.  He  died  September  26,  1901.  He  was  a member  of 
of  the  Royal  Arch  Masons.  Mr.  Gilgen  was  an  honorable  and  upright  citizen; 
fair,  just  and  honest  in  his  dealings  with  his  fellow  men. 

Captain  Coleman  Gillilan 

was  born  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  November  19,  1837.  His  parents  were  Jesse 
Gillilan,  a native  of  Greenbrier  county,  West  Virginia,  and  Elizabeth  (Cole- 
man) Gillilan,  a native  of  Ireland.  His  grandfather,  James  Gillilan,  was  a na- 
tive of  Greenbrier  county,  West  Virginia. 

Our  subject  received  a good  common  school  education,  and  passed 
through  the  Ewington  Academy,  thus  qualifying  himself  for  the  noble  work  of 
teacher,  but  notwithstanding  his  a.ttachment  to  his  profession,  he  responded 
to  the  second  call  of  President  Lincoln,  and  during  August  and  September  of 
1861,  he  and  Captain  M.  Mannering  recruited  Company  A,  of  the  56th  O.  V.  I., 
in  which  regiment  he  was  mustered  in  as  Second  Lieutenant  November  8,  1861, 
for  three  years.  While  the  regiment  was  on  duty  at  Pittsburg  Landing,  Ten- 
nessee, he  was  taken  sick  with  typhoid  pneumonia  and  was  sent  home,  with  lit- 
tle hopes  that  he  would  ever  recover,  and  on  July  31,  1862,  he  resigned  on  sur- 
geon’s certificate  of  disability.  The  summer  and  fall  of  1863,  he  spent  with 
the  army  in  West  Virginia.  In  July,  1864,  he  was  commissioned  by  Governor 
Brough  to  recruit  a company  for  the  173rd  O.  V.  I.  On  July  27,  1864,  he  was  ap- 
pointed Captain  of  Company  C,  173rd  O.  V.  I.  and  wp,s  discharged  June  26,  1865. 

After  his  return  from  the  army,  he  went  into  the  mercantile  business  at 
Wales,  Ohio,  with  Emerson  McMillan,  now  in  New  York.  Then  he  taught 
two  terms  of  select  school  at  Wales.  In  the  fall  of  1866  he  went  into  business 
with  Richard  Lloyd  & Company,  shoe  dealers,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  as  sales- 
men, and  was  with  them  until  1870,  when  he  became  a salesman  for  J.  L.  Hibbs, 
in  the  shoe  and  hardware  business.  In  1876,  he  went  into  business  in  Thur- 
man, Ohio,  with  Charles  Smith  and  was  there  from  1877  until  1880.  In  1880, 
he  became  a partner  in  the  firm  of  J.  L.  Hibbs  & Company.  From  1883  to 
1889  he  was  with  W.  F.  Thorne  & Company  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  From  1889  till 
1902,  he  was  in  the  shoe  trade  as  a salesman. 

On  May  15,  1902,  he  took  the  management  of  the  Murphy  Shoe  Company 
of  Portsmouth;  and  on  the  first  of  November,  1902,  when  chosen  President  and 
General  Manager  of  the  Company. 

He  first  came  to  Portsmtouth  in  1868  and  has  resided  here  ever  since, 
except  a few  years  at  Sinking  Springs  on  account  of  the  health  of  the  family. 
On  February  14,  1890,  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of 
the  Ohio  Penitentiary  and  was  re-appointed  for  five  years  in  April,  1902. 

On  August  27,  1868,  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Sarah  K.  Fry,  daughter  of 
John  Amen.  His  eldest  child,  Grace,  the  wife  of  Dan  C.  Jones,  died  at  the  age 
°f  twenty-five  and  left  one  daughter,  Grace.  The  other  children  of  Captain 
Gillilan  are  Bertha  Sisson,  Robert  Starkey  and  Harry  Coleman. 

He  is  a member  of  Bailey  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  and  of  the 
Ohio  Commandery  Loyal  Legion.  He  belongs  to  Calvary  Commandery, 
Knights  Templars,  of  Portsmouth.  Ho  is  a Past  Master  of  River  City  Council 
No.  11,  United  Commercial  Travelers  of  America.  He  is  a republican  in  poli- 
tics and  a member  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth.  In  all  the  relations  of  life 
he  does  fiis  part  well.  No  man  is  more  favorably  known  or  more  highly  re- 
spected in  southern  Ohio  than  he. 

William  Jacob  Gims 

wq,s  born  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  March  5,  1867.  His  father  was  George  Gims 
a native  of  Hesse  Darmstadt,  Germany.  His  mother  was  Anna  B.  Miller,  a 
native  of  the  same  place.  They  came  to  the  United  States  in  youth  and'  were 
married  in  Portsmouth.  His  father  was  twenty-two  years  of  age  when  he 
emigrated,  and  had  been  a weaver  in  Germany.  They  had  six  children,  of  which 
our  subject  was  the  second.  He  has  two  sisters  in  Portsmouth  who  married 
two  brothers,  sioms  of  Adolph  Brunner,  the  dry  goods  merchant. 

Mr.  Gims  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools  until  1881,  and  then  engaged  as 
a grocery  clerk -for  “Father”  C.  C.  Hyatt.  He  was  with  “Pap”  Hyatt  for  five 


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years  and  he  attributes  all  his  success  to  what  he  learned  and  to  his  instruc- 
tions during  the  five  years  he  was  with  him.  He  was  clerk  for  Charles  Wil- 
helm for  one  year.  In  1886,  he  went  into  the  business  for  himself  on  Twelfth 
and  Gay  streets,  and  has  been  in  it  ever  since.  In  1891,  he  changed  his  location 
to  Twelfth  and  Findlay  streets  and  has  been  there  ever  since.  He  was  Coun 
cilman  in  the  fourth  ward  in  1895  and  1896.  From  1896  to  1899  he  was  a mem- 
ber .of  the  Board  of  Health.  In  1891,  he  was  again  elected  Councilman  for  the 
sixth  ward.  He  is  a member  of  the  Evangelical  church,  and  of  the  D.  0.  H. 
He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views.  He  married  Sadie  C.  Koch,  daughter 
of  Eli  Koch,  March  5,  1890.  He  has  two  children,  Karl  and  Selma. 

Alexander  M.  Glockner 

was  born  April  9,  1866,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Bernard  Glockner  and 
Magdalene  (Beck)  Glockner.  His  father  came  to  America  in  1847  and  his 
mother  in  1853.  They,  were  married  in  1854.  He  received  his  early  education  in 
St.  Mary’s  Catholic  school  which  he  attended  for  six  years  at  the  end  of  which 
time,  he  entered  his  mothers  hardware  store  to  work  but  he  did  not  like  it, 
and  learned  the  moulder’s  trade  at  which  he  worked  for  five  years.  He  then 
took  a course  in  the  Portsmouth  Business  College  and  again  entered  the  hard- 
ware store  owned  and  conducted  by  his  mother. 

His  father  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  in  1872,  succeeding  J.  B. 
Rottinghaus.  He  died  October  27,  1876,  and  the  business  was  conducted  in 
the  name  lof  his  mother,  Mrs.  M.  Glockner  until  October  22,  1891,  when  she  died. 
The  business  was  then  purchased  by  our  subject  who  has  owned  and  managed 
it  since.  It  is  now  one  of  the  largest  and  most  substantial  retail  businesses  in 

Portsmouth  and  it  is  a credit  to  the  town  as  well  as  to  its  young  and  ener- 

getic proprietor. 

Our  subject  was  married  to  Adelaide  Lange,  daughter  of  John  Lange, 
January  11,  1892,  by  whom  he  has  two  children:  Edward,  aged  seven,  and 
Helen,  aged  five. 

He  is  a member  of  St.  Mary’s  Catholic  church  and  a member  of  the 

Knights  of  St.  George.  He  was  reared  a democrat  but  does  not  follow  his  early 

teaching  very  closely.  On  the  contrary  he  is  very  liberal  in  his  political  views. 
While  nominally  a democrat  he  votes  for  the  man  and  the  measure  oftener 
than  for  the  political  party.  Mr.  Glockner  is  an  excellent  example  of  what  is 
called  American  energy  and  push.  Starting  with  but  little  more  than  the  or- 
dinary bov.  he  has  by  constant  application,  industry  and  acute  business  in- 
sight established  a business  which  is  a shining  index  to  his  business  ability. 
Besides  being  a first  class  business  man  he  is  a true  sportsman  and  takes  as 
keen  interest  in  his  dogs  and  gun  and  fishing  tackle  as  he  does  in  his  business. 
One  of  his  chief  delights  is  to  follow,  the  hounds  or  hunt  beside  a blooded 
pointer  or  setter. 

Frank  A.  Glockner 

the  son  of  Bernard  and  Magdalene  (Beck)  Glockner,  natives  of  Bingen,  Baden, 
Germany,  was  born  August  26,  1855,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  attended  St. 
Mary’s  school  and  later  took  a course  of  study  in  a business  college.  Hte 
learned  the  tinner’s  trade  at  H.  Eberhart’s  and  after  finishing  his  trade  assisted 
his  father  in  the  hardware  business.  His  father  died  in  1876  and  he  took  charge 
of  the  business  for  his  mother  until  1884.  In  that  year  he  moved  to  Lexing- 
ton, Kentucky,  and  was  engaged  in  the  shoe  business  in  that  place  for  five 
years.  In  1889,  he  went,  to  Cincinnati  where  for  four  years  he  carried  on  a 
grocery  business.  In  1893,  he  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  since  that  time  has 
been  engaged  in  the  stove  and  hardware  business  at  121-123  Gallia  street.  On 
May  15,  1889,  he  was  married  to  Mary  E.  hang,  in  Lawrenceburg,  Indiana. 
She  died  November  5,  1901.  aged  thirty-nine.  They  had  eight  children:  Magda- 
lene and  Frank,  who  died  in  infancy,  Mary,  Herbert,  Frank,  William,  Cath- 
erine and  Gertrude. 

Charles  Colburn  Glidden 

wa,s  born  January  20  1855,  at  Covington,  Kentucky.  His  father  was  Daniel  A. 
Glidden  and  his  mother  was  Ellen  Robinson,  a daughter  of  Joshua  V.  Robin- 
son, a prominent  business  man  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Daniel  A.  Glidden,  his 


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father,  was  a son  of  Charles  Glidden  of  New  Hampshire.  His  father  was 
drowned  on  the  ferry  at  Cincinnati  in  October,  1861.  His  mother  died  in  March 
1857. 

Our  subject  made  his  home  with  his  aunt,  Mrs.  Charlotte  B.  Turley,  from 
the  time  of  his  father’s  death  until  he  was  married.  He  attended  school  at 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  until  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  then  went  to  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Military  Academy  at  Chester,  Pennsylvania,  for  one  year.  At  the  age  of 
18,  he  went  to  work  at  the  Burgess  Steel  & Iron  Works  as  a clerk  and  remained 
with  them 'until  1880,  when  he  went  into  partnership  with  Jacob  Becker  in 
the  wholesale  and  retail  candy  and  grocery  business.  A short  experience  in 
that  satisfied  him.  From  1884  to  1888  he  was  engaged  in  a railroad  office  in 
Kansas  City,  Mo.  He  left  there  in  the  latter  year  and  went  to  Cincinnati  and 
worked  for  the  Cincinnati,  Portsmouth  & Virginia  Railroad  for  one  year.  In 
1890,  he  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  went,  to  work  for  the  Burgess  Steel  & Iron 
Works  as  a laborer.  He  was  soon  promoted  to  shipping  clerk,  which  position 
he  held  for  three  years,  when  he  was  promoted  to  book-keeper  and  pay-master. 
He  held  this  position  until  1897. 

On  the  5th  of  April,  1897,  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Portsmouth  by  a 
vote  of  1,742  for  himself  to  1,477  for  Volney  R.  Row,  republican.  He  was  re- 
elected on  April  4,  1899  by  a vote  of  1,654  for  himself  and  1,623  for  C.  C.  Brown, 
republican.  In  the  spring  of  1897,  he  advocated  the  system  of  flood  defenses 
and  employed  men  at  his  own  instance  to  keep  the  flood  out  of  the  city  by 
levees  and  it  has  been  kept  out  ever  since.  Since  then  he  has  had  the  pleasure 
of  having  the  city  adopt  the  flood  defenses  officially,  feince  retiring  from  the 
Mayor’s  office  he  has  been  employed  with  the  Portsmouth  and  Kentucky  Fire 
Brick  Company. 

On  January  8,  1880,  he  was  married  to  Helen  M.  Crichton,  daughter  of 
Andrew  Crichton,  a son  of  Andrew  Crichton,  the  druggist.  They  have  five 
children:  Daniel  A.,  employed  by  Spellacy  & Co.;  William  Crichton,  employed 
in  the  Excelsior  Shoe  Company  office;  Henrietta  M.,  John  B.,  and  Bertha.  He 
is  a member  of  the  First  Presyterian  church.  He  has  always  been  a democrat 
and  was  a delegate  to  the  National  Democratic  Convention  in  1900  from  the 
Tenth  Ohio  District. 

Charles  Austin  Goddard 

was  born  in  the  town  of  Norwich,  Windsor  county,  Vermont,  May  25,  1841. 
His  father’s  name  was  Henry  Goddard,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was 
Laura  Esther  Egerton.  His  father  was  a native  of  Concord,  Vermont.  His 
grandfather,  Samuel  Goddard,  was  a native  of  Millbury,  Massachusetts.  His 
great-grandfather  was  Nathaniel  Goddard.  Henry  Goddard,  Ms  father,  was  a 
farmer  and  a shoemaker.  Samuel  Goddard,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject, 
was  a merchant;  and  was  for  thirty  years  a Congregational  minister  of  Nor- 
wich, Vt.,  where  he  died  in  1844  at  the  age  of  seventy-two  years.  He  was  blind 
the  last  two  years  of  his  life. 

Our  subject,  Charles  Austin  Goddard,  went,  to  school  at  Norwich,  Vt., 
where  he  obtained  his  education.  On  September  15,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany B,  6th  Vermont  Infantry  at  Norwich  as  a private.  He  was  mustered  in 
October  15.  1861,  and  was  made  a Corporal  in  September,  1862,  and  a Sergeant 
in  1863.  He  served  in  the  6th  Army  Corps,  Second  Brigade,  Second  Division. 
General  N.  L.  H.  Brooks  was  his  brigade  commander  and  General  N.  F.  (Baldy) 
Smith  was  his  division  commander.  His  division  was  also  under  the  com- 
mand of  General  Winfield  S.  Hancock.  General  Sedgwick  was  commander  of 
his  corps  part  of  the  time.  Our  subject  was  wounded  May  5,  1864,  at  the  bat- 
tle of  the  wilderness.  He  was  struck  on  the  chin  by  a minie-ball,  but  this 
wound  was  but'  a scratch.  On  the  second  day  of  the  battle  May  6,  1864  he  was 
shot  on  the  left  ankle  and  the  bone  shattered.  As  a result  of  this,  wound 
he  was  compelled  to  use  crutches  for  four  months.  - He  was  discharged  No- 
vember 27,  1864. 

On  his  return  to  his  home  in  Vermont  he  engaged  in  farming.  He  re- 
mained there  until  January,  1866.  when  he  came  to  Ironton,  Ohio.  He  engaged 
in  contracting  on  the  streets  and  was  very  successful  in  the  business.  In  No- 
vember, 1866,  he  purchased  a farm  of  250  acres  in  Union  township,  Lawrence 
county  just  opposite  Huntington,  and  fronting  on  the  Ohio  river,  where  he  re- 
sided for  five  years.  He  was  married  November  16,  1871  to  Miss  Eureka  Kim- 


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ball,  of  Union  township,  Lawrence  county,  the  youngest  daughter  of  A.  H, 
Kimball,  a native  of  Vermont.  On  March  17,  1872  he  bought  the  Junior  furnace 
property  and  400  acres  of  land  about  it  and  he  has  resided  there  ever  since.  He 
has  the  following  children:  Charles  A.,  the  editor  of  a newspaper  in  Fayette- 
ville, West  Virginia;  Henry  K.,  a farmer,  who  is  married  and  resides  in  Green 
township;  Arthur  S.,  a student  at  the  Ohio  University;  and  two  daughters, 
Minnie  L.,  and  Nellie  who  are  school  girls,  residing  at  home. 

Mr.  Goddard  has  always  been  a republican  and  has  always  taken  an  ac- 
tive interest  in  politics.  He  cast  his  first  vote  in  1864  at  the  state  election  in 
Vermont,  and  afterwards  voted  in  the  November  election  for  President  Lincoln 
for  a second  term.  He  was  land  appraiser  in  Green  township  in  1880.  He  was 
elected  a County  Commissioner  in  the  fall  of  1881,  and  re-elected  in  1884.  He 
resigned  in  September,  1887,  to  accept  the  position  of  superintendent  of  the 
Ohio  canal  from  Columbus  to  Portsmouth.  Ohio.  He  held  this  office  until  1896. 
He  was  elected  a member  of  the  State  Board  of  Public  Works  in  the  fall  of 
1897,  and  was  re-elected  in  1900. 

Mr.  Goddard  has  an  easy  pleasant  way  of  getting  along  with  his  friends 
and  enemies  alike.  He  is  a citizen  of  great  public  spirit  and  always  in  favor 
of  public  improvements.  He  believes  in  the  most  modern  methods  in  every- 
thing. He  is  liberal  to  all  charitable  objects.  He  believes  in  cutting  across  - 
lots  to  do  the  right  thing,  and  does  not  believe  in  any  small  ideas  in  public 
matters.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  politics  because  he  always  gave  every- 
one’s views  proper  consideration.  Everyone  who  has  business  with  him  is 
sure  of  an  audience  and  of  full  consideration  of  his  claims,  and  that  when  Mr. 
Goddard  acts,  he  will  act  after  being  fully  advised.  Another  remarkable  fact 
about  Mr.  Goddard  is  that  while  he  has  devoted  years  of  his  life  to  public 
business,  he  has  never  neglected  his  private  business  and  all  the  years  he  has 
resided  in  Scioto  county,  he  has  been  a successful  farmer.  He  has  one  of 
the  pleasantest  homes  in  the  county  and  in  it  exercises  a generous  hospitality. 
He  is  always  glad  to  welcome  his  friends  to  his  home  and  makes  their  visits 
full  of  pleasure.  He  has  demonstrated  that  a Vermont  Yankee  can  be  trans- 
planted to  Ohio  and  be  transformed  into  one  of  Ohio’s  most  valuable  citizens. 

He  enjoys  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  his  neighbors.  A man’s 
standing  at  his  own  home  is  the  highest  test  of  his  worth  and  usefulness  and 
according  to  this  test,  Mr.  Goddard  is  a perfect  man. 

Archie  Proctor  Goldsmith 

was  born  June  3,  1860,  in  Newark,  New  Jersey.  His  father  was  Henry  A.  Gold- 
smith, a native  of  Baltimore,  Maryland.  His  mother  was  Sarah  Motte,  a na- 
tive of  Newark,  New  Jersey.  He  went  to  school  in  Newark  till  he  was  seven- 
teen years  of  age,  and  then  remained  at  home  for  three  years.  In  1880,  he  went 
to  the  Pacific  coast  and  made  his  fortune,  mining  for  gold.  He  placer-mined 
awhile  and  then  learned  the  veneer  business  in  Washington  territory.  He 
tired  of  the  west  and  came  back  to  Philadelphia  and  engaged  in  traveling  for 
the  hardware  business  of  the  Bonney  Vise  and  Tool  Company,  and  was  with  that 
company  till  1886.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1887,  and  engaged  with  the  Ve- 
neer Works  till  1892,  when  he  went  to  Antigo.  Wisconsin,  in  the  same  business 
till  1894.  Then  he  returned  to  Newark,  New  Jersey,  till  1899,  in  the  same  busi- 
ness. In  the  latter  year  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  became  interested  in  the 
Portsmouth  Veneer  and  Panel  Company,  and  is  its  superintendent.  The  pres- 
ent company  was  organized  in  1889,  and  has  $45,000.00  capital.  It  employs 
seventy-five  men.  Mr.  Goldsmith  has  been  nineteen  years  in  the  Veneer  busi- 
ness and  is  proficient  in  it.  He  has  made  it  his  life  work  and  understands  all 
its  details.  Mr.  Goldsmith  w’as  married  October  24,  1883,  to  Miss  Minnie  E. 
Bonney,  of  Philadelphia,  a daughter  of  Charles  S.  Bonney.  Her  mother  was 
Mary  J.  Greenleaf,  of  the  well  known  Greenleaf  family  of  Maine,  and  the  New 
England  States.  They  have  one  child,  Lela  Bonney,  a young  lady.  Mr.  Gold- 
smith is  a republican,  but  not  a member  of  any  orders. 

George  A Goodman, 

of  the  Gilbert  Grocery  Company,  is  an  example  of  the  self-made  man.  He 
was  born  October  23,  1862,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Michael  and 
Theresa  (Amberg)  Goodman,  both  of  German  descent.  Brought  up  in  straight- 


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ened  circumstances,  he  Avas  compelled  to  leave  school  at  the  age  of  twelve,  and 
go  to  work  for  himself.  Commencing  on  a farm,  where  he  worked  for  a year, 
he  worked  his  way  up  to  the  position  of  a grocery  and  dry  goods  clerk.  He 
followed  clerking  till  he  was  nineteen  when  he  went  into  the  employ  of  M.  B. 
Gilbert  and  drove  an  ice  wagon.  He  was  advanced  to  clerk  and  city  salesman 
in  1883,  by  reason  of  his  merit  and  held  that  position  until  1895,  when  at  the 
death  of  Joseph  S.  Gaston,  a member  of  the  firm,  he  was  again  advanced,  and 
given  charge  of  the  traveling  salesmen.  In  1894,  he  became  a partner  in  the 
firm  composed  of  Mrs.  M.  B.  Gilbert,  George  M.  Appel  and  himself.  When  the 
Gilbert  Grocery  Company  was  incorporated  January  1,  1901,  he  became  a 
stockholder  in  the  corporation  and  was  elected  its  vice  president.  He  still 
retained  charge  of  the  traveling  salesmen  department. 

He  served  as  City  Councilman  from  1889,  to  1895,  representing  the  First 
ward.  He  holds  to  the  democratic  faith  and  was  formerly  very  active  in  poli- 
tics. Yet  he  was  never  of  the  orthodox  type. 

He  was  raised  a Catholic  and  is  a communicant  of  St.  Mary’s  Catholic 
church  of  Portsmouth.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Knights  of  St.  George 
for  twenty  years  and  for  nineteen  years  an  officer  in  the  same,  having  filled  all 
the  offices  from  trustee  to  president. 

He  was  married  June  5,  1895,  at  Chillicothe,  to  Katharine  A.  Schilder, 
daughter  of  Michael  and  Elizabeth  Schilder.  Mr.  Goodman  is  well  named,  as 
his  name  is  fully  descriptive  of  his  qualities.  He  is  quiet  and  unassuming  in 
his  manners,  but  makes  friends  of  all  who  become  intimate  with  him.  He  is 
admired  for  his  good  qualities  as  a citizen  and  a business  man. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Goodrich, 

son  of  Richard  Goodrich  and  Jane  Bonser,  his  wife,  was  born  June  2,  1865,  at 
Sciotoville,  this  county.  His  mother  was  a granddaughter  of  Colonel  Isaac 
Bonser,  whose  sketch  appears  elsewhere  in  this  book.  His  father  was  born  in 
1819,  on  the  site  of  Mr.  Irving  Drew’s  residence  in  Portsmouth.  Richard  Good- 
rich was  a plasterer  by  trade  and  worked  in  Sciotoville  and  the  country  around 
there.  He  enlisted  in  the  Mexican  war,  but  was  never  called  out.  The  broth- 
er of  our  subject,  Nathan  S'.,  was  a member  of  the  53d  O.  V.  I.,  Company  C.  He 
was  wounded  in  front  of  Atlanta,  July,  1864.  Our  subject  received  his  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  of  Sciotoville.  He  learned  the  plasterer’s  trade  of  his  fa- 
ther, and  came  to  Portsmouth  in  April,  1878,  where  he  has  resided  ever  since. 
He  still  works  at  his  trade.  Richard  Goodrich,  his  father,  was  a whig  and  af- 
terwards an  abolitionist.  The  son  is  a republican  in  sentiment,  but  is  not. 
active  in  politics.  He  was  married  May  7,  1874,  to  Lucinda  Johnson,  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  Lucretia  Johnson.  He  had  six  children,  as  follows:  Ida  May, 
married  Charles  Wood;  Clarence,  at  home:  Joseph  R.,  in  San  Francisco: 

Anna  L.,  deceased;  Earl  F.,  and  Henry  E.  at  home.  He  is  a Knight  of 
Pythias. 

John  Frederick  Gordon,  M . D . , 

was  born  December  4,  1864,  near  Stockdale,  Pike  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
Charles  McKendree  Gordon,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Harriet  James 
His  grandfather  Gordon  came  from  New  Jersey.  His  father,  Charles  W.  Gordon 
was  in  the  33rd  O.  V.  I.,  Company  E.  He  entered  the  service  September  25, 
1864.  at  the  age  of  twenty-five,  for  one  year,  and  was  mustered  out  June  5,  1865, 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  by  order  of  the  War  Department. 

Our  subject  was  educated  in  the  common  schools.  He  began  teaching  at 
the  age  of  eighteen  years,  and  taught  school  five  different  terms  of  six  months 
each.  He  began  the  study  of  medicine  at  the  age  of  twenty,  and  studied  with 
Dr.  L.  D.  Allard.  Pie  attended  the  Louisville  Medical  School,  and  graduated 
in  1894.  He  began  practice  in  Otway,  July  5,  1894.  He  was  married  March 
29,  1896  to  Mary  Annis  Jackson,  daughter  of  John  Jackson,  deceased,  who  lived 
near  Mabees.  Jackson  county.  The  child  of  that  marriage  was  Ronald  Freder- 
ick. On  November  27,  1898,  his  wife  died.  He  was  married  the  second  time 
to  Miss  Daisy  Opal  Pieper,  daughter  of  John  F.  Pieper  of  Otway,  August  26, 
1900.  Mr.  Gordon  is  a democrat,  and  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  He  is  also  a Knight  of  Pythias. 


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995 


Doctor  Gordon  has  a sociable  and  congenial  disposition  and  is  always 
willing  to  make  a sacrifice  to  promote  the  happiness  of  others.  As  a physician, 
he  is  establishing  for  himself  a good  reputation  and  has  a growing  practice. 
He  is  one  of  the  most  prosperous  as  well  as  most  promising  young  physicians 
of  the  county. 

Orin  Barron  Gould,  Jr., 

was  born  at  Franklin  Furnace,  Ohio,  January  30,  1863.  His  father  was  Orin 
B.  Gould  who  has  a sketch  herein.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Levinia 
Seeley.  He  attended  the  Portsmouth  public  schools  and  graduated  in  the  Ports- 
mouth High  School  in  the  class  of  1881.  He  took  a course  in  Duff’s  Commer- 
mercial  College  in  Pittsburg,  in  1882.  He  went  to  Wellston  May  1,  1882  and 
has  been  there  ever  since.  He  has  been  in  the  furnace  business  most  of  the 
time  and  was  connected  with  the  Milton  furnace  until  the  summer  of  1888, 
when  he  was  engaged  with  the  Superior  Coal  Company  and  was  its  superin- 
tendent until  November,  1901,  when  he  sold  out  his  interest  and  is  new  en- 
gaged in  developing  coal  mines  in  Meigs  county. 

On  November  26,  1888,  he  was  married  to  Frances  McGee,  the  daughter 
of  James  M.  McGee.  He  is  a republican.  He  has  often  been  a delegate  to  the 
city  and  county  conventions  of  his  city  and  county  and  was  also  a delegate  to 
the  National  convention  in  1900.  He  is  now  a member  of  the  city  council  of 
Wellston  and  has  been  for  four  years. 

Mr.  Gould  is  one  of  the  most  powerful  factors  in  Ohio  politics.  He  in- 
herited both  his  republicanism  and  his  political  ability  from  his  father,  Orin 
B.  Gould,  Sr.,  “the  Nestor  of  republicanism  in  southern  Ohio.”  He  has  proven 
a most  worthy  successor  to  a most  illustrious  sire.  His  early  political  training 
was  secured  in  Scioto  county.  Later  he  became  the  unquestioned  leader  of  his 
party  in  Jackson  county.  Mr.  Gould  has  grown  to  be  the  commanding  figure 
in  the  affairs  of  the  Tenth  Congressional  District.  The  reasons  for  this  pre- 
eminence are  not  difficult  to  find.  Personally,  he  is  very  popular  possessing 
the  element  of  personal  magnetism  which  draws  men  to  him.  In  politics  as 
well  as  in  business  his  word  is  his  bond.  His  promises  are  never  broken.  With 
rare  talent  for  combination,  with  great  fertility  of  resource,  cool,  unexcitable, 
ready  and  prompt  of  action,  he  possesses  every  element  of  leadership.  His 
marked  executive  ability  and  unusual  mental  vigor  are  the  great  factors  how- 
ever in  the  successes  he  has  achieved.  The  causes  which  have  brought  about 
Ms  poltical  supremacy  explain  equally  his  sucess  in  business  and  in  the  other 
walks  of  life.  He  is  one  of  the  natural  leaders  of  men  and  his  greatest  suc- 
cess yet  awaits  him.  He  is  a member  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Commit- 
tee, from  the  10th  Congressional  District  and  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Ohio 
hospital  for  epileptics  at  Gallipolis,  Ohio. 

William  H.  Grady 

"was  born  October  6,  1860,  in  Pike  county,  Ohio.  At  an  early  age,  his  parents 
moved  to  Ross  county,  Ohio,  where  he  resided  until  1864,  when  they  removed 
to  Highland  county,  near  Hillsboro.  After  a few  years  they  removed  to  South 
v\  ebster,  Scioto  county.  Here  Mr.  Grady  attended  the  public  schools  until  he 
was  sixteen  years  of  age,  when,  on  account' of  his  father’s  death,  he  was 
competed  to  begin  teaching,  which  occupation  he  has  followed  since,  with  the 
exception  of  one  year,  when  he  was  engaged  as  a clerk  for  the  Norfolk  & 
Western  railway  at  Columbus,  Ohio. 

„ q *s  anc^  kas  t)_een  for  a number  of  years,  one  of  the  leading  educators 

ot  Scioto  county,  having  filled  some  of  the  most  responsible  positions  in  the 

county, _ outside  of  the  schools  of  Portsmouth.  He  has  served  as  principal  of 
ne  Union  Mills,  Otway  and  Wheelersburg  schools,  and  always  with  credit  to 
lmself  and  the  school.  He  was  also  superintendent  of  the  West  Union 
senools  m Adams  county,  for  two  years. 

, , Pn  November  2,  1881.  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  P.  Burke,  youngest 

,a"fter  of  Oliver  H.  P.  Burke  of  Burke’s  Point.  He  with  his  wife  and  two 
lrA^K11  D0W  reside  in  Wheelersburg.  where  he  is  engaged  in  teaching.  He  has 
hnJL  a.,raem1:ier  of  the  Methodist  church  and  a member  of  the  official 

said  church  for  a number  of  years.  Mr.  Grady  affiliates  with  the 

P Dhcan  party,  but  is  not  an  offensive  partisan.  He  has  been  honored  with 


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local  offices  in  Porter  township.  He  is  a Knight  of  Pythias  and  a member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity  in  Wheelersburg.  Mr.  Grady  is  honored  and  re- 
spected for  his  sterling  qualities  of  true  and  honest  manhood. 

William  Remington  Graham 

was  born  November  10,  1867,  near  Bast  Springfield,  Jefferson  county,  Ohio. 
His  father  was  John  C.  Graham  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Rebecca 
Richardson.  His  father  was  a farmer,  a blacksmith  and  a local  Methodist 
minister.  He  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools  until  he  was  sixteen 
years  of  age,  when  he  attended  an  academy  at  Harlem  Springs,  Carroll  coun- 
ty, Ohiot  for  one  year  and  then  attended  Scio  College,  Harrison  county,  Ohio, 
for  five  years  and  graduated  in  the  literary  course  in  1887.  He  began  teaching 
at  the  age  of  seventeen  and  taught  a part  of  each  year  for  five  years  and  in 
the  same  five  years  was  attending  school.  He  was  principal  of  the  schools  at 
Salem,  Ohio,  in  1888  and  1889.  He  then  taught  his  home  school  one  year. 
From  1890  to  1892  he  was  at  Scio  College  taking  a post  graduate  and  business 
course.  On  May  4,  1893  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  took  charge  of 
Hudson’s  Business  College  for  one  year.  At  the  end  of  a year,  he  bought  out 
Hudson’s  school  and  has  since  conducted  it  alone  as  Graham’s  Business  Col- 
lege. 

He  teaches  all  the  common  branches,  business,  penmanship,  stenography 
and  typewriting.  The  business  course  includes  merchandise  and  banking.  He 
has  been  very  successful  with  his  school  and  has  established  it  on  a firm  founda- 
tion. He  enjoys  the  confidence  of  all  who  have  patronized  him.  The  old  adage 
is  “the  proof  of  the  pudding  is  in  the  eating,”  and  as  Professor  Graham’s  pupils 
all  do  well  in  the  positipns  they  obtain,  that  is  the  best  recommendation  of  his 
school.  The  latter  has  not  reached  its  present  position  of  high  excellence  with- 
out great  effort.  In  the  numerous  conflicts  it  has  had  for  its  existence  and 
usefulness,  it  has  come  out  superior  to  all  criticism  and  attacks  of  enemies.  It 
is  now  one  of  the  well  established  institutions  of  the  city,  and  the  only  one  of 
its  kind. 

Professor  Graham  was  married  October  22,  1896,  to  Miss  Ida  E.  Phillips, 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Phillips,  and  granddaughter  of  the  venerable  John 
Flowers.  Our  subject  is  a member  of  the  Sixth  Street  M.  Ei  church,  and  is  a 
democrat  in  his  political  views. 

Professor  Graham  is  one  of  those  men  who  will  always  succeed  and  at 
the  same  time  enjoy  the  respect  of  the  community.  His  occupation,  his  hab- 
its and  devotion  to  hard  work  command  the  esteem  of  all  who  know  him.  He 
is  a conscientious  Christian  gentleman  and  faithful  to  every  trust.  His  word 
is  as  good  as  his  bond.  He  is  sincere  and  honest. 

Hiram  Doyle  Gregory, 

the  son  of  John  Belli  Gegory  and  Catharine  Smith,  his  wife,  was  horn  in  Ports- 
mouth, January  29th,  1858,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Offnere  and  Galiia 
streets,  then  in  the  country,  on  the  Gallipolis  road.  The  house  is  still  stand- 
ing, but  is  remodeled  and  now  occupied  by  Win  Nye.  Mr.  Gregory  is  a grand- 
son of  Moses  Gregory  and  a great-grandson  of  Major  John  Belli  and  Cynthia 
(Harrison)  Belli,  a cousin  of  William  Henry  Harrison. 

Mr.  Gregory  spent  his1  boyhood  and  received  his  early  education  in 
Portsmouth.  He  attended  its  public  schools  and  a private  school  under  Rev. 
Franklin,  at  Christ  Episcopal  church.  He  was  one  year  in  the  postofficce  un- 
der Mrs.  Adair.  He  received  his  first  business  education  under  Harry  Grimes, 
for  whom  he  clerked  in  the  commission  business,  in  the  days  of  steamboats 
and  blast  furnaces,  when  Portsmouth  was  the  emporium  of  northeastern  Ken- 
tucky, West  Virginia  and  southern  Ohio.  He  thinks  that  experience  was  the 
best  part  of  his  education. 

In  1876,  he  entered  the  Ohio  State  University,  then  in  its  third  year  of 
existence,  and  was  a room-mate  and  close  friend  of  Robert  S.  Towne.  He  grad- 
uated in  1880,  and  the  same  year  was  employed  as  a civil  engineer  in  locating 
railroad  lines  in  Indiana  and  Illinois,  and  the  next  year  in  Ohio  and 
Alabama.  In  1882,  he  was  engaged  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio,  as  a bridge  engineer; 
and  in  this  capacity  he  traveled  extensively  for  several  years  over  the  Middle 
and  Western  States. 


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In  January,  1886,  he  located  in  Carter  county,  Kentucky,  and  assisted  his 
father  with  his  property.  Here  he  began  the  study  of  la.w.  He  was  examined 
at  Frankfort,  Kentucky,  by  Judges  Pryor  and  Holt,  and  admitted  to  the  Ken- 
tucky bar  in  January,  1889,  and  opened  an  office  at  Grayson,  Kentucky. 

In  October.  1893,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Louise  Bailey,  a daughter  of 
Judge  James  P.  Bailey,  county  Judge  of  Lincoln  county,  at  Stanford,  Kentucky. 

In  1895,  after  having  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  for  six  years,  he 
went  to  Cornell  University  Law  School,  and  took  a course  of  lectures,  but  did 
not  graduate.  He  was  elected  Police  Judge  of  Grayson,  Ky.,  in  1893,  and  served 
one  term.  In  January,  1895,  he  was  appointed  United  States  Commissioner  at 
Grayson,  Ky.,  and  tried  some  of  the  most  noted  ‘•moonshiners”  of  the  Ken- 
tucky mountains.  In  December,  1897,  he  moved  to  Covington,  Ky.,  where  he 
opened  a law  office  and  is  now  residing  there  and  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law.  Mr.  Gregory  has  two  daughters,  Catharine  and  Clara,  and  a son  John  B. 
Mr.  Gregory  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  lawyers  of  the  Kentucky  bar.  He  is 
a man  of  great  force  of  character,  excellent  judgment,  a good  trial  lawyer  and 
advocate. 


John  Belli  Gregory 

was  bora  in  Scioto  county,  May  29,  1830.  He  is  a son  of  Moses  and  Harriet 
E.  (Belli)  Gregory,  the  former  of  whom  was  a native  of  Ross  county,  Ohio, 
and  the  latter  of  Scioto  county.  The  maternal  grandmother  of  Mr.  Gregory, 
Cynthia  Harrison,  was  a cousin  of  the  hero  of  Tippecanoe.  Her  husband,  Ma- 
jor John  Belli,  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  His  paternal  grandfather,  David 
Gregory,  was  a mechanic,  a machinist,  and  a man  of  powerful  physical  endur- 
ance. He  built  one  of  the  first  mills  ever  constructed  on  the  Scioto  river.  His 
residence  was  near  Jameson’s  Tavern  not  far  from  the  historical  spot  called 
the  “Hermit’s  Cave.”  He  died  about  the  year  1801.  His  widow  removed  to 
Chillicothe,  where  she  was  married  to  Henry  Sheely,  who  in  1805,  removed 
with  his  family  to  Portsmouth,  where  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
Moses  Gregory,  was  brought  up.  He  has  a separate  sketch  herein. 

John  B.  Gregory  was  brought  up  in  Portsmouth,  where  he  received  his 
academic  training,  graduating  from  the  High  School  of  that  place  at  the  age  of 
twenty.  In  1850,  he  was  employed  as  division  engineer  on  the  Scioto  & Hock- 
ing Valley  railroad,  and  in  1853,  was  promoted  to  assistant  civil  engineer,  su- 
perintending the  completion  of  the  road  from  Portsmouth  to  Hamden.  He  re- 
mained in  this  position  until  1856.  In  the  following  year,  he  was  employed  as 
engineer  and  surveyor  in  the  construction  of  a blast  furnace  in  Carter  county, 
Kentucky,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  projectors  and  part  owner.  In  1857,  he 
was  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  resident  engineer  for  the  southern 
division  of  the  Ohio  canal.  In  1858,  and  1859,  he  was  engaged  in  railroad  en- 
gineering and  in  the  running  of  railroads.  From  1859  to  1860,  he  was  Surveyor 
of  Scioto  county. 

In  1859,  Mr.  Gregory  was  elected  a member  of  the  Board  of  Public 
works,  a position  he  held  for  three  years.  He  was  renominated  in  1862,  but 
was  defeated  with  the  rest  of  the  Republican  State  ticket.  From  1862  to  1864, 
he  was  deputy  Surveyor  of  Scioto  county.  In  1859,  he  was  made  financial  agent 
of  the  Boone  Furnace  Company,  filling  the  position  until  1864,  and  at  the  same 
time  rendering  valuable  service  to:  the  cause  of  the  Union,  as  military  agent 
of  the  government,  keeping  watch  of  rebel  movements  and  reporting  whatever 
was  discovered  to  the  Federal  officers  in  tfie  field  and  to  Governor  Dennison.  In 
1864,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Treasury  Department  at  Washington,  to  make 
a survey  and  execute  a plat  of  the  country  along  the  Mississippi  river,  with  a 
view  to  confiscation.  In  1865,  he  removed  his  family  to  the  furnace  site  in 
Kentucky,  where  he  remained  as  manager  of  the  business  until  1867. 

In  this  year,  he  sold  his  interests  in  the  furnace  and  returned  to  Ports- 
mouth. In  1868  and  1869,  he  was  engaged  in  engineering  and  constructing  a 
turnpike  road  two  miles  lout  of  Portsmouth,  now  forming  a part  of  the 
Portsmouth  and  Buena  Vista  road.  This  was  a work  of  considerable  labor,  and 
one  of  the  most  difficult  of  the  kind  in  Ohio,  and  was  made  under  the  greatest 
possible  disadvantages. 

In  1869,  the  Atlantic  and  Lake  Erie  Railroad  Company  (now  the  Ohio 
Central)  was  formed,  Mr.  Gregory  being  selected  as  its  chief  engineer.  In  the 


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autumn  and  winter  of  that  year,  he  made  the  survey  from  Pomeroy  to  Toledo, 
and  completed  them  the  following  year,  when  the  work  was  begun,  and  con- 
tinued under  his  supervision  until  the  fall  of  1871,  when  he  resigned. 

In  1872,  he  was  appointed  on  a committee  for  the  inspection  of  the  pub- 
lic works  of  the  state,  and  was  directed  to  report  on  their  condition  to  the  leg- 
islature. He  was  subsequently  employed  in  laying  out  the  Columbus  and  Fer- 
rara Railroad,  now  a bi’anch  of  the  Ohio  Centi'al  Railroad.  He  continued  en- 
gineering and  surveying  during  1873  and  1874.  From  1876  to  1880,  inclusive, 
he  was  city  civil  engineer  of  Portsmouth,  and  was  depixty  Surveyor  of  Scioto 
county  in  1871,  1874,  1876  and  1879  and  in  the  meantime  contracted  and  built 
twenty  miles  of  the  grading  of  the  Scioto  Valley  i-ailroad,  between  Ports- 
mouth and  Big  Run.  May  20,  1880,  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Foster  and 
confirmed  by  the  Senate,  as  chief  engineer  of  the  public  works  of  the  state, 
which  office  he  held  until  May,  1884. 

On  December  2,  1854,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Kate  Smith,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Smith,  of  Wheeling,  West  Virginia.  They  had  three  children,  two  of 
whom  ai-e  nlow  living.  Harry  Gregory,  the  older  son,  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen. 
The  other  two  are  Hiram  D.  and  Mrs.  Harriet  E.  Barney.  The  son  has  a sepax-- 
ate  sketch  herein.  The  daughter,  Harriet,  married  Ariel  D.  Barney,  of  New 
York,  and  is  now  a widow. 

After  retiring  from  public  office,  Mr.  Gregory  resided  in  Columbus  until 
the  spring  of  1887.  He  then  moved  to  Cai’ter  county,  Kentucky,  to  look  after 
some  large  property  interests  he  had  there.  He  opened  a marble  quarry,  but 
abandoned  it.  He  then  undertook  to  ship  timber  from  his  lands,  which  was 
sent  to  Liverpool,  England.  He  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  his  Ken- 
tucky home,  where  he  did  mxxch  good  both  in  church  and  state  affairs.  He 
gave  the  land  and  built  the  Methodist  church  in  the  vicinity  of  his  home.  He 
took  great  interest  in  politics,  being  always  a strong  republican.  He  was  a 
delegate  to  the  State  Republican  Convention  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  which 
met  in  June.  1895,  and  nominated  William  O.  Bradley,  for  governor.  At  that 
convention  Mr.  Gregory  was  prominently  mentioned  for  one  of  the  State  Rail- 
road Commissioners.  He  was  chairman  of  the  Election  Commission  for  Carter 
county,  appointed  under  the  Goebel  law.  He  was  a very  useful  citizen  in  his 
community.  Mr.  Gregory  died  ion  the  17th  of  January,  1902. 

During  his  residence  in  Kentixcky  he  was  noted  for  his  hospitality.  He 
was  always  careful  to  entertain  travelers  and  especially  the  ministers  of  any 
and  all  denominations  in  the  vicinity.  Mr.  Gregory  had  a great  many  friends 
in  Kentucky,  and  was  beloved  by  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men,  his  neiglx- 
bors  axxd  acquaintances.  While  he  took  an  interest  in  all  churches,  Ixe  x’emained 
a faithful  communicant  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church.  When  he  made  a 
friend,  that  friend  remained  his  friend  always,  and  no  one  ever  lived  who 
possesed  a greater  list  of  excellent  qualities  of  mind,  heart  and  character. 

Marry  SfoadJelforui  Grimes 

was  born  September  5,  1851,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  on  Jefferson  street  be- 
tween Second  and  Third  streets,  in  a frame  house  on  the  west  side  of  the 
street.  His  father  was  James  Grimes,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary 
A.  Tobin.  His  father  was  a native  of  Birmingham,  England,  born  in  1805. 
His  mother  was  a native  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania.  His  father  came  to  the 
United  States  in  1832  and  located  in  Philadelphia.  Afterwards  he  went  to  New 
Orleans,  Louisiana,  and  subsequently  returned  toi  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  where  he 
commenced  business  and  was  married.  He  was  a man  of  great  inventive  gen- 
ius, and  for  many  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  iron  foundry  business.  He  came 
to  Portsmouth  in  1837,  and  was  very  active  and  enterprising  in  his  business. 
He  bought  and  sold  x'eal  estate,  and  built  many  fine  residences.  He  built  the 
house  lately  occupied  by  the  late  J.  D.  Clare.  He  died  September  27,  1877. 
His  wife  died  November  15,  1896. 

Mr.  Harry  S.  Grimes  is  his  yoixngest  son.  Pie  attended  the  schools  of 
Portsmouth  as  a boy  and  youth  until  the  year  1868,  when  he  was  in  the  High 
School.  Ixx  that  year  he  left  school  and  began  traveling.  At  the  age  of 
twenty  he  engaged  in  the  commission  and  grain  business  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Gibbs  & Grimes,  and  he  has  been  in  that  bxxsiness 
ever  since,  together  with  agricultural  implements.  He  was  a member  of  the 


HARRY  S.  GRIMES. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


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City  Council  of  Portsmouth  from  1883  to  1885  and  from  1895  to  1897.  He 
was  elected  a cemetery  trustee  of  Portsmouth  in  1889,  and  has  been  re-elected 
for  the  same  office  tri-ennially  ever  since,  his  last  election  being  in  1901.  He 
has  been  a director  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  for  eleven  years.  He 
was  president  one  year  of  that  time,  and  treasurer  one  year.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Board  of  Trade  of  Portsmouth  for  six  years,  and  is  now  occu- 
pying that  position.  He  has  been  the  president  of  the  Portsmouth  Savings 
and  Loan  Association  ever  since  its  organization.  He  is  now  president  of  the 
Ohio  Grain  Dealers'  Association,  and  vice  president  of  the  National  Grain 
Dealers’  Association,  and  the  Portsmouth  Hotel  Company,  of  which  project 
he  was  the  originator. 

He  is  president  of  the  Ohio  Grain  Dealers’  Insurance  Company,  and 
president  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  the  City  of  Portsmouth.  He  has  been 
a vestryman  of  the  Christ  Episcopal  church. 

Mr.  Grimes  was  married  December  9,  1873  to  Miss  Mary  C.  Vaughters. 
daughter  of  John  A.  Vaughters,  of  Friendship,  Ohio.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren: two  sons,  Shirley  V.,  and  John  Alexander;  and  one  daughter,  Leah 
Pauline,  who  married  Harry  E.  Taylor  of  the  Portsmouth  Times. 

Mr.  Grimes  is  a republican  in  his  political  views.  He  is  noted  for 
his  wonderful  industry  and  energy  in  any  business  matter  or  any  matter  of 
public  interest.  If  he  fails  in  anything  he  has  the  happy  faculty  of  making 
his  failure  the  ground  of  success  in  the  next  venture.  His  failures  he  never 
tells.  He  possesses  vim  and  vigor  to  a remarkable  degree,  and  so  plans  all  his 
operations  as  to  bring  success  in  every  outcome.  He  is  one  of  the  leading 
citizens  and  business  men  of  Portsmouth.  He  is  always  in  favior  of  any  meas- 
ure for  the  public  benefit  or  public  good,  and  if  anybody  has  a scheme  to 
benefit  the  town.  Mr.  Grimes  is  one  of  the  first  men  who  should  be  consulted 
upon  the  subject.  It  is  not  difficult  to  interest  him  in  anything  of  that  char- 
acter, and  when  once  interested  he  will  do  everything  in  his  power  to  make 
the  project  a success. 

Dustin  Willard  Gustin 

was  born  at  Junior  Furnace,  Green  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  April  1, 
1857.  His  father  was  Benajah  Gustin  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was 
Ann  B.  Isaminger.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Philip  Isaminger.  His  boyhood 
and  youth  were  passed  on  a farm  near  Powellsville,  and  at  Empire  and  Junior 
furnaces  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age.  He  attended  the  district 

schools  and  one  term  at  Lebanon.  He  read  medicine  two  years  with  Doctor 
Slagel  from  1884  to  1886.  He  was  appointed  Deputy  Sheriff  in  1886  and  serv- 
ed one  year  under  A.  J.  Finney.  In  1887,  he  was  re-appointed  and  served  four 
years  under  Yeager.  In  1890,  he  was  elected  Sheriff  and  served  for  four 
years.  From  1895  until  1901  he  was  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  lumber 

business.  He  was  elected  City  Marshal  of  Portsmouth  in  April,  1901.  He  is 

a republican.  He  was  a delegate  to  the  Congressional  Convention  that  nom- 
inated H.  S.  Bundy.  He  was  a delegate  to  the  State  Republican  conventions 
of  1891  and  1892.  August  15,  1899,  he  was  married  to  Mary  W.  Finney, 

daughter  of  A.  J.  Finney.  They  have  two  children:  Willard  and  Edith. 

Mr.  Gustin  is  a man  of  sterling  integrity,  a citizen  much  respected  and 
highly  honored  by  his  fellow  citizens.  He  makes  an  efficent  officer  and 
is  of  a most  determined  and  resolute  disposition. 

Felix  H aas, 

son  of  Michael  and  Clara  (Eisman)  Haas,  was  born  in  Waldorf,  Saxe-Meinin- 
gen,  Germany,  August  21,  1867.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Waldorf  and  attended  a short  period  in  the  gymnasium  at  Meiningen.  He  left 
school  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  and  went  to  Eisenach  and  became  a clerk  in  a 
dry  goods  store  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years.  After  serving  his 
apprenticeship,  he  came  to  America  and  directly  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  re 
ceived  employment  with  his  uncle,  Leopold  Eisman.  in  his  clothing  store. 
For  nine  years  he  worked  for  his  uncles  and  then  formed  a partnership  with 
Will  H.  Schwartz  and  Abraham  Smith  under  the  firm  name  of  Haas, 
Schwartz  & Smith.  The  business  flourished  under  efficient  management 
and  in  1900  a department  was  added  for  the  manufacture  of  men’s  clothing. 


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The  business  grew  so  rapidly  that  it  became  necessary  to  find  new  and  larger 
quarters.  In  March,  1902,  the  Connolley  building  on  the  corner  of  Chillicothe 
and  Fifth  streets  was  fitted  up  and  the  entire  business  was  concentrated 
under  one  roof.  The  trade  is  both  wholesale  and  retail  and  it  is  one  of  the 
largest  and  most  prosperous  firms  in  Portsmouth. 

Mr.  Haas  is  a republican  in  his  political  views  and  is  a member  of 
the  Jewish  Congregation  of  which  he  has  been  secretary  for  the  past  twelve 
years.  He  served  as  a member  of  the  City  Board  of  Elections  from 
1895  to  1899  and  was  president  of  the  Board  for  one  year.  He  is  a member 
of  Aurora  Lodge,  F.  and  A.  M.,  Past  Chancellor  of  Massie  Lodge  K.  of  P.  and 
a member  of  the  United  Commercial  Ti'avelers  and  of  the  Royal  Arcanum.  He 
was  married  to  Clara  Labold,  daughter  of  Henry  Labold  and  Fanny  (Rosen- 
feld)  Labold,  June  23,  1891.  They  have  had  three  children:  Esther,  deceased, 
Miriam  and  Julia. 

When  a person  knows  Felix  Haas,  he  is  soon  recognized  as  a man  of 
noble  determination,  stimulated  only  by  lofty  aspirations,  of  keen  intellect 
and  quick  perception,  of  literary  tastes  necessarily  giving  way  to  business 
duties,  a man  true  and  just  to  the  country  of  his  choice  and  adoption,  a man 
of  devotion  to  his  friends,  to  all  that  is  pure  and  beneficial  to  mankind,  and 
above  all  to  his  family  and  home  whose  ties  he  holds  most  dear,  even  in  sa- 
cred reverence.  In  Felix  Haas  is  found  a worthy  representative  of  self  made, 
but  none-the-less  well  made  men:  one  whose  energy,  ambition  and  integrity 
any  boy  might  safely  emulate. 

"William  Timothy  Hackworth 

was  born  February  1,  1866,  at  Forestdale,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio.  His  great- 
great-grandfather,  Thomas  Hackworth,  emigrated  from  Roanoke  county,  Vir- 
ginia, to  Wayne  county,  West  Virginia.  His  son,  William  emigrated  to 
Lawrence  county,  Ohio,  and  located  near  Forestdale  in  Perry  township. 
George  Hackworth,  son  of  William,  and  father  of  our  subject,  removed  to  Mt. 
Joy,  this  county,  in  1877,  with  his  family.  George  W.  and  his  father  Wil- 
liam were  both  members  of  Company  C,  5th  W.  Va.  Infantry.  George  W.  en- 
listed September  14,  1861,  at  the  age  of  twenty-three  and  entered  service  as 
a Corporal.  He  re-enlisted  February  14,  1864  and  was  finally  discharged 
September  21,  1864,  with  the  company.  William  entered  the  service  August 
12,  1861,  at  the  age  of  forty-four,  re-enlisted  December  24,  1863  and  was  dis- 
charged with  company  September  21,  1864.  William  was  wounded  at  the  sec- 
ond battle  of  Bull  Run  in  both  legs  by  gunshot.  He  received  another  gun- 
shot wound  in  the  head  at  Winchester,  Virginia,  and  another  wound  in  the 
elbow  was  received  in  a later  battle.  He  carried  this  bullet  in  his  elbow 
until  his  death,  July  20,  1890.  The  mother  of  our  subject  was  Susan  (Carry) 
Hackworth,  daughter  of  Timothy  F.  Carry  and  Mary  J.  (Wooten)  Carry.  Her 
father  was  a member  of  Company  F,  56th  O.  V.  I.  enlisted  October  31,  1861, 
at  the  age  of  forty.  He  was  wounded  by  a horse’s  hoof  at  Pittsburg  Land- 
ing in  a cavalry  charge.  He  was  drowned  at  Cincinnati  while  being  trans- 
ferred with  his  company  from  one  boat  to  another  July  28,  1862. 

Our  subject  was  raised  on  a farm  and  attended  the  country  schools. 
He  commenced  the  mercantile  business  in  April,  1897,  at  Mt.  Joy,  where  he 
did  business  for  five  years.  He  removed  to  Rarden  in  1902  and  is  now  con- 
ducting a general  store  there.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Mt 
Joy  Baptist  church.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men. 
He  married  Nora  McBride,  daughter  of  A.  B.  McBride  of  Rarden,  January 
25,  1894.  Their  children  are:  Ruth,  aged  six  and  Hazen,  aged  two. 

Henry  Si  all 

was  born  October  11,  1829,  in  the  Aaron  Kinney  homestead.  His  father  was 
William  Hall  and  his  mother,  Margaret  Kinney.  They  were  married  No- 
vember 30,  1828,  at  the  Kinney  homestead.  He  has  lived  all  his  life  in  Ports- 
mouth. He  graduated  from  the  Portsmouth  High  School  in  1846.  A.  L. 
Childs  was  superintendent  of  schools  and  his  teacher.  R.  S.  Silcox  was  also 
one  of  his  teachers.  He  attended  school  first  at  the  Fourth  street  school. 
A Mr.  Sample  was  superintendent  at  that  time.  There  were  then  nine  schools. 


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1001 


After  leaving  school  at  16,  he  went  into  his  father’s  store,  on  Front  street, 
where  Webb’s  saw  mill  formerly  stood.  In  the  spring  of  1846,  he  went  east 
to  buy  goods  and  afterwards  bought  all  the  goods  and  managed  the  store  until 
1855.  In  1853,  he  became  a partner  with  his  father  and  the  firm  was  W.  Hall 
& Son.  In  1855,  the  firm  sold  out  to  the  Scioto  Rolling  Mill  Co. 

In  the  fall  of  1855,  he  went  into  the  banking  house  of  Dugan,  Means, 
Hall  & Co.  composed  of  Thomas  Dugan,  Thomas  W.  Means,  Hugh  Means,  Wil- 
liam Hall,  J.  L.  Watkins.  Wm.  and  George  Wertz,  J.  M.  Shackelford,  W.  V. 
Peck,  Wm.  and  John  Ellison  and  Wm.  Means.  He  was  teller.  It  was  loca- 
ted where  the  Farmer’s  National  Bank  stood,  for  a while  and  then  moved 
where  the  First  National  is  now.  In  1858,  the  firm  became  Means,  Hall  & 
Co.,  and  Watkins  was  manager,  and  Henry  Hall,  Cashier.  The  Bank  con- 
tinued until  1862  and  Hall  was  Cashier  until  that  time. 

In  1862,  he  was  appointed  First  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster  of  the 

91st  O.  V.  I.,  but  did  not  serve  over  six  weeks.  When  D.  McFarland  was 

made  U.  S.  Assessor,  our  subject  became  editor  of  the  Portsmouth  Tribune, 
and  remained  two  years.  In  1864,  he  was  made  special  agent  of  the  Treasury 
Department,  and  continued  so  to  the  close  of  the  war.  After  the  war,  he 
made  wheelbarrows  for  four  years.  He  ran  a canal  packet  from  Portsmouth 
to  Chillicothe  for  ten  months.  From  1874  to  1876  he  was  clerk  of  the  Water 
Works  Board,  and  superintendent.  From  1876  to  1881,  he  was  a flask  maker 
at  Neill’s  foundry. 

In  1881,  he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Wayne  township  and 

served  ten  years.  He  was  elected  Mayor  of  Portsmouth  in  1891,  and  served 

two  terms.  In  1896,  he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Wayne  town- 
ship, and  re-elected  in  1898.  He  was  a whig  and  is  a republican. 

On  February  19,  1852,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline  Clark  Thomp- 
son, a native  of  Portsmouth.  Her  father  was  John  C.  Thompson,  a soldier 
of  the  Mexican  war.  Her  grandfather  was  Moses  Thompson,  an  early  citizen 
of  Portsmouth.  He  has  two  children,  George  W.  Hall,  of  Cincinnati  and  P. 
Kinney  Hall  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  made  a Mason  in  Aurora  lodge  in  1851 
and  has  been  such  ever  since,  and  was  secretary  of  the  Portsmouth  lodge,  No. 
395  until  it  united  with  the  Aurora  Lodge  in  1902. 

John  Wi&oft'  Hall 

was  born  about  two  and  a half  miles  above  Rome  on  the  Ohio  river,  on  the 
old  Wikoff  homestead,  June  30,  1861.  He  is  the  son  ,of  Charles  N.  and 
Calista  (Wikoff)  Hall.  She  is  a sister  of  General  A.  T.  Wikoff,  formerly  Sec- 
retary of  State.  The  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  James  H.  Hall,  son  of 
Benjamin  Hall.  His  maternal  grandfather  was  John  Wikoff,  son  of  Peter 
Wikoff,  born  in  Shelby  county,  Kentucky,  of  Welsh  descent. 

His  father  enlisted  In  Company  I,  91st  O.  V.  I..  August  9,  1862,  for  three 
years,  was  appointed  First  Sergeant  October  28,  1862;  promoted  to  Second 

Lieutenant  February  17,  1864;  and  to  First  Lieutenant  November  3,  1864, 
discharged  March  21,  1865.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Opequan.  After 
his  discharge  from  the  army,  he  was  elected  Clerk  of  Adams  county  in  1866 
and  served  for  one  term.  After  this  he  was  Deputy  Sheriff  for  a time. 

Our  subject  attended  the  public  schools  at  West  Union  until  the  family 
removed  to  Columbus,  Ohio  in  1872,  when  he  entered  the  High  School  there 
and  was  graduated  in  1876.  He  immediately  entered  the  Ohio  Agricultural 
and  Mechanical  College  there  and  attended  for  the  two  years  following. 
During  this  time,  his  father  was  Chief  Clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of 
State.  The  family  returned  to  the  farm  in  Adams  County  in  March,  i878, 
where  our  subject  labored  for  two  years  and  then  became  a clerk  in  the 
United  States  Pension  Office  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  only  remained  here 
about  six  months  and  then  took  a position  with  the  Columbus,  Hocking 
Valley  and  Toledo  railroad.  He  did  clerical  work  there  for  eighteen  months. 
After  this  he  spent  one  year  af  home  in  Adams  county  and  three  years  in 
Missouri  and  Kansas  and  then  settled  in  Scioto  county  and  has  been  a farmer 
ever  since.  He  has  always  been  a republican  and  is  a member  of  Dirigo 
Lodge,  No.  702,  I.  O.  O.  F.  !at  Rome,  Ohio.  He  was  married  June  30,  1885,  to 
Elizabeth  F.  Kirk,  daughter  of  T.  J.  and  Eliza  (Glass)  Kirk.  Their  children 
are  Horace  L.,  Gracie  E.,  Bessie  P.,  Mary  Susan,  William  A.  and  Lulu  I. 


1002 


HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Vallee  Harold 

was  bom  at  Frederic  blown,  Madison  county,  Missouri,  June  4,  1857.  His 

father  was  Doctor  John  Harold,  a native  ot  Ireland.  His  mother  was  born 
Aimee  Vallee.  She  was  descended  from  distinguished  French  and  Spanish 
ancestry.  Her  great-grandfather  was  the  last  Commandant  of  the  Province 
of  Louisiana  and  her  grandfather  the  last  Commandant  o>f  the  pose  of  Ste. 
Genevieve,  under  the  French  government.  Both  of  Mr.  Harold’s  parents 
died  before  he  was  eight  years  old  and  he  was  given  by  his  mother  to  her  sis- 
ter Eleanore,  the  wife  of  Col.  Joseph  Bogy.  Although  she  had  reared  twelve 
children  of  her  own,  this  gentle  and  lovable  woman  gave  the  orphan  the  same 
affection  and  care  as  if  he  were  of  her  own  flesh  and  blood,  and  never,  in 
word  or  deed,  was  he  regarded  as  other  than  the  child  of  this  generous  and 
noble  couple.  By  them  he  was  reared  and  taught,  by  tutor  and  in  private 
school,  and  finally  sent  to  finish  his  education  in  the  college  of  the  Christian 
Brothers,  at  St.  Louis.  From  this  institution  he  graduated,  the  head  of  his 
class,  at  seventeen  years  of  age. 

At  the  age  of  twenty,  he  was  licensed  to  practice  law.  In  1880,  he  was 
elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Ste.  Genevieve  county,  Missouri  and  re- 
elected in  1882.  In  the  year  1884,  he  resigned  the  office  and  moved  to  Green- 
ville Illinois,  where  he  devoted  himself  to  the  newspaper  business,  which  he 
had  entered  upon  in  Ste.  Genevieve  in  1880.  At  Greenville,  he  held  the  office 
of  Master-in-Chancery  from  1886  to  1891,  and  resigned  that  office,  in  the  latter 
year,  to  become  editor  of  the  Portsmouth  Times,  having  bought  a half  in- 
terest from  the  late  Hon.  James  W.  Newman. 

On  November  25,  1891,  Mr.  Harold  was  married  at  Greenville,  to  Miss 
Anna  Belle  Tiffin,  who  was  a relative  of  Governor  Tiffin,  of  Ohio.  She  died 
October  13,  1895. 

In  religion,  Mr.  Harold  has  always  been  a Catholic  and  in  politics  he  is 
a democrat.  Hie  is  opposed  to  character  comments  in  a work  like  this,  but. 
the  editor  wishes  to  say  that  Mr.  Harold  is  one  of  the  energetic  and  enter- 
prising citizens  in  Portsmouth.  Socially  he  stands  the  best  and  as  a newspa- 
per man,  he  has  made  the  Times  one  of  the  best  journals  in  the  state. 

Benjamin  Gaylord  Harris 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  May  8,  1867.  He  is  the  son  of  William  and 
Ann  (Lewis)  Harris.  His  father  was  a foreman  of  the  Gaylord  Mill  for  a 
number  of  years.  Our  subject  spent  his  boyhood  and  youth  in  Portsmouth 
where  he  attended  the  public  schools.  He  learned  his  trade  of  J.  W.  Lutz 
and  worked  with  him  for  six  years.  In  1892,  he  started  in  business  for  him- 
self as  a photographer  at  Springfield,  Ohio,  and  remained  there  three  years. 
He  then  went  to  Osborn,  Ohio,  and  remained  there  four  years.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  City  Council  of  Osborn  for  two  terms  in  1896  and  1897.  In 
1899,  he  removed  toi  Portsmouth  where  he  has  conducted  a photograph  gallery 
since. 

In  December,  1893  he  was  married  to  Miss  Laura  Hershey.  They 
have  one  child,  Louis,  age  seven.  Mr.  Harris  is  a republican  and  a most 
excellent  friend  and  citizen. 

Paul  Howard  Harsha 

was  born  August  19,  1859,  in  Harshaville,  Adams  county.  His  father  was 
William  Buchanan  Harsha  and  his  mother  Rachel  Mclntire,  daughter  of  Gen- 
eral William  Mclntire.  He  was  the  second  son  of  his  parents.  He  has  a 
common  school  education.  He  learned  the  practical  business  of  milling 
from  his  father.  From  the  time  he  arrived  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years, 
until  1884,  he  was  employed  in  his  father’s  mill  at  Harshaville,  and  had 
charge  of  the  entire  milling’  operations.  In  1884,  he  took  an  interest  with 
his  father,  under  the  firm  name  of  W.  B.  Harsha  & Son,  which  has  continued 
until  the  present  time. 

On  January  11,  1884,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ada  Barnard,  of  Cincin- 
nati. He  resided  at  Harshaville  from  1884  until  1892,  when  he  removed  to 
the  city  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In  1889,  he  formed  a partnership  with  John 


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P.  Caskey,  under  the  firm  name  of  Harsha  & Caskey,  built  a flour  mill  in  the 
east  end  of  the  city,  and  that  business  continued  until  October,  1901,  when 
he  and  Mr.  Caskey  dissolved.  Since  that  date  he  has  conducted  the  business 
alone.  He  is  one  of  the  progressive  men  of  the  city.  He  is  a member  of  the 
United  Commercial  Travelers,  Elks  and  Knights  Templars.  He  was  in  Ports- 
mouth from  August,  1889,  but  did  not  remove  his  family  there  until  April, 
1892.  He  has  four  children:  Edith  Armstrong,  Elizabeth  Lucile,  William 
Howard  and  Philip  Barnard. 

He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church.  He 
has  always  been  a republican.  He  has  never  held  a public  office  except  that 
of  member  of  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth. 

Daniel  H.  Harwood 

was  born  February  3,  1828  in  Twin  township,  Ross  county,  Ohio,  near  Bourne- 
ville.  His  father’s  name  was  Benjamin  Harwo-od.  He  was  a native  of  Mary- 
land. He  died  in  the  autumn  of  1848,  aged  fifty-five  years  on  what  is  now 
the  Davis  farm,  then  the  John  A.  Turley  farm.  His  mother’s  maiden  name 
was  Mary  Ward.  She  was  born  in  Twin  township,  Ross  county,  Ohio,  in  1799, 
and  died  in  Lucasville  in  1884,  being  over  eighty-five  years  of  age. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  never  received  any  school  training.  When 
twelve  years  of  age,  he  hired  as  a jigger  boy  at  $4.00  per  month  on  public 
works,  building  the  turnpike  from  Chillicothe  to  Bainbridge.  His  work  was  to 
go  around  with  a jug  of  whiskey  and  a pepper  box  and  give  each  man  the 
full  of  it  with  whiskey  six  or  eight  times  a day.  The  next  year,  when  thirteen 
years  old,  he  drove  a cart  making  a cut  through  a hill.  When  he  was  four- 
teen, he  worked  on  building  the  turnpike  between  Kingston  and  Tarleton. 
In  1843  and  1844,  he  worked  on  the  turnpike  from  Chillicothe  to  Portsmouth. 
He  drove  a two  horse  team  and  his  wages  were  $6.00  per  month.  Men  on  a 
farm  at  the  same  time  were  receiving  $7.00  per  month. 

In  1850,  he  married  Hannah  Darlington.  In  the  spring  of  1854,  he 
rented  the  Marsh  farm  and  farmed  on  it  for  twenty-six  years.  In  1880,  he 
bought  the  farm  where  he  now  lives  on  the  Canal  opposite  Lucasville.  His 
wife  died  in  April.  1886,  leaving  seven  children,  as  follows:  Sarah  Ann,  de- 
ceased; William  PL  living  on  the  old  home  place;  Benjamin  F.,  a resident  of 
Portsmouth;  Mary  E.,  deceased,  wife  of  John  Marsh;  Daniel  L.,  at  home; 
Charles  M.,  a member  of  Company  A,  9th  Regiment,  United  States  Infantry 
now  in  the  Philippines;  Ida  B.,  the  wife  of  William  T.  Dever,  residing  on  the 
Dever  farm  opposite  Lucasville. 

In  November,  1888,  he  was  married  to  Emma  Double,  a daughter  of 
William  and  Margaret  Double  of  Sedan,  both  natives  of  Butler  county,  Penn- 
sylvania. Her  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Margaret  Alsworth.  Mrs.  Har- 
wood was  a teacher  in  the  public  schools  for  six  years  and  attended  one  term 
at  the  National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  in  1881.  In  1877,  she  was 
united  with  the  Salem  Regular  Baptist  church  and  in  1896  transferred  her 
membership  to  Bethany  Regular  Baptist  church  at  Rushtown,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Harwood’s  father  was  a Jackson  democrat,  but  to  use  his  own  lan- 
guage, “he  was  born  a republican”  and  has  always  been  one,  never  voting  any 
other  way.  He  is  a man  who  is  outspoken  and  pronounced  in  his  views  on  any 
subject.  He  is  kind  to  his  family  and  accommodating  to  his  neighbors.  His 
home  is  the  stopping  place  for  his  many  friends  and  not  even  a tramp  was 
ever  turned  away  hungry.  Generous  to  a fault  he  is  always  ready  to  donate 
to  any  one  in  need. 

Francis  Edward  Hayward 

was  born  May  13,  1848,  in  the  Little  French  Grant.  His  father  was  Eliphaz 
Hayward,  son  of  Moses  Hayward  and  his  mother  was  Mary  Cadot,  daughter 
of  Claudius  Cadot.  Moses  Hayward  and  Claudius  Cadot  both  have  sketches 
herein.  His  childhood  and  boyhood  were  spent  at  the  place  of  his  nativity. 
He  attended  the  common  schools  and  took  a course  in  Duff’s  Commercial 
College  in  Pittsburg,  which  he  completed  in  1870.  The  first  actual  business  he 
engaged  in  was  selling  sewing  me  chines  for  George  D.  Selby  in  Jackson 
county,  Ohio.  This  he  regards  as  the  most  successful  effort  in  business  he 


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has  ever  engaged  in.  Subsequent  to  this,  he  spent  three  years  in  the  Mercan- 
tile department  of  ihe  Los  Gatos  Manufacturing  Company,  Los  Gatos,  Cali- 
fornia. 

He  located  in  Ironton,  Ohio,  in  the  retail  grocery  business  in  the  spring 
of  1874.  He  followed  that  for  26  years  and  merged  it  into  the  exclusively 
wholesale  grocery  business,  March  26,  1900  with  Drake  S.  Murdock  at  Iron- 
ton,  Ohio.  For  twenty  years,  he  has  been  a stock  holder  in  the  Ironton  Fire 
Brick  Company.  He  was  its  secretary  and  treasurer  for  eighteen  years,  and 
has  been  its  president  for  the  past  two  years.  He  has  been  a director  in  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Ironton  for  about  ten  years  and  has  been  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  bank  for  the  past  six  years.  He  is  also  secretary  of  the  Lawrence 
Telephone  Company.  He  is  an  uncompromising  republican. 

He  was  married  June  28,  1874  to  Julia  A.  Work.  Their  children  are: 
F.  R.  now  assistant  superintendent  of  Siegel,  Cooper  & Company’s  house  in 
New  York;  Claude  C.  a practicing  attorney  in  Ironton,  Ohio;  Mary  Elizabeth 
at  home.  Mr.  Hayward  is  one  of  the  most  respected  business  men  of  Iron- 
ton.  He  is  a power  and  a force  in  every  enterprise  with  which  he  is  connec- 
ted. 

Alonzo  "Wesley  HazelbaKer 

was  born  near  Otway,  Ohio,  September  5,  1876.  His  father’s  name  was  Wil- 
liam Hazelbaker,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Thompson. 
Our  subject  was  one  of  five  children.  He  was  brought  up  at  Otway,  and  was 
a farmer's  boy.  He  attended  the  common  schools  near  his  home,  and  at 
Lebanon  one  term,  in  1893.  He  taught  school  from  1893  to  1900.  In  1899  and 
1900,  he  studied  telegraphy,  and  was  appointed  agent  at  Newtown,  Ohio,  in 
August,  1900,  and  remained  there  until  November,  1900.  He  has  been  agent  at 
Otway  since  November,  1900.  He  is  unmarried,  and  is  a democrat  in  his  polit- 
ical views. 

John  Heer 

was  born  Feb.  2,  1854,  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Samuel  Heer,  and 
his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Catharine  Wilhelm.  His  father  was  a native 
of  Bavaria  and  his  mother  was  from  Hesse,  Germany.  Our  subject  is  the  old- 
est of  six  brothers  and  three  sisters.  His  father  moved  to  Portsmouth  when 
he  was  four  years  of  age,  and  from  the  age  of  six  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Portsmouth  until  he  was  fifteen.  He  then  went  into  the  employ  of  Riim- 
sey,  Rhodes  & Reed,  wholesale  dry  goods.  He  was  with  them  imtil  1873,  and 
then  was  engaged  with  Voorheis,  Miller  & Co.  When  they  moved  to  Cincin- 
nati in  1874,  he  went  with  them,  and  remained  in  ther  employ  sixteen  years. 
He  left  this  firm  in  1890,  and  was  with  Henry  Giershofer  & Co.,  for  one  year. 
He  then  came  to  Portsmouth,  and  opened  a clothing  house  at  Nos.  307-309 
Chillicothe  street,  and  has  been  engaged  in  that  business  ever  sincee. 

He  was  married  Nov.  8,  1880  to  Jessie  L.  Miller,  a daughter  of  William 
Miller  of  Hillsboro,  Ohio.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  bodies  in  Ports- 
mouth, Blue  Lodge,  Chapter,  Council,  Commandery  and  is  an  Elk. 

Mr.  Heer  is  one  of  the  most  energetic,  enterprising  and  industrious 
business  men  of  Portsmouth,  and  a man  of  the  highest  character  and  standing 
in  the  community.  He  believes  in  strictly  attending  to  his  own  business, 
and  does  not  seek  public  attention  in  any  way.  He  is  regarded  as  one  of  the 
successful  merchants  in  the  city,  and  one  of  the  most  valuable  citizens. 

Frederick  Held 

was  born  January  19,  1831,  at  Colmar  in  Alsace.  His  father  was  Frederick 
Held,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Hauser.  His  father  and  mother 
had  five  children,  four  sons  and  a daughter.  Frederick  was  the  second  child. 
His  father  was  a weaver  by  occupation.  Young  Held  had  no  ambition  to  serve 
in  the  French  army  and  so  he  left  the  country  privately,  and  determined  to 
go  to  America.  He  sailed  from  Havre  in  the  French  sailing  vessel  “Liberty.” 
After  forty  days  he  landed  at  New  York,  and  then  went  to  Cincinnati,  and 
from  there  to  Barboursville,  Virginia,  where  he  remained  for  eighteen  months 
working  at  the  cabinet  maker’s  trade.  Then  he  went  toi  Ironton  and  worked 
at  his  trade  there,  and  from  there  he  went  to  Clifton  furnace  and  dug  ore. 

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Among  other  places  he  visited  Portsmouth  and  stayed  a short  time,  and  went 
to  Scioto  furnace.  He  was  married  here  to  Christina  Graffer,  in  August, 
] 855.  He  worked  about  the  furnace  until  1855,  when  he  went  to  Bloom  fur- 
nace, and  was  there  when  the  war  broke  out. 

He  enlisted  October  18,  1861.  in  Company  B.  of  the  56th.  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry.  He  was  appointed  a Corporal  and  afterwards  made  a Sergeant. 
He  is  a Arm  believer  in  the  idea  that  thirteen  is  an  unlucky  number.  He 
participated  in  twelve  engagements,  and  the  thirteenth  was  the  battle  of 
Champion  Hill,  May  16.  1863.  There  his  good  right  arm  was  shattered,  and 
was  so  mangled  that  it  had  to  be  amputated  close  to  the  body.  For  two 
weeks  after  the  battle,  he  was  on  the  field  wrhere  he  was  shot.  He  was  then 
taken  to  the  hospital  at  Memphis,  and  from  there  to  Jefferson  City.  Subse- 
quently he  was  sent  to  the  government  hospital  in  Indiana.  There  he  ob- 
tained his  discharge,  November  5,  1863.  He  was  in  every  battle  and  engage- 
ment participated  in  by  his  Command  until  he  lost  his  arm.  He  came  back  and 
located  at  Gephart’s,  where  he  has  ever  since  resided. 

He  has  eight  children:  Kate,  the  eldest  daughter,  is  the  wife  of  John 
Doll,  who  lives  on  the  west  side  near  Union  Mills;  his  second  daughter,  Mary, 
is  married  to  George  Jenkins,  and  lives  on  the  west  side;  his  son  Herman 
is  a farmer  near  Gephart’s  station;  his  son  William  works  in  the  car  shops 
at  Huntington,  W.  Va. ; his  sons  John  and  Fred,  are  at  home  and  single;  his 
son  Charles  is  at  work  in  Wheeling,  W.  Va.;  his  daughter  Anna  Cordelia  is 
at  home. 

Since  his  injury  in  the  military  service,  he  has  necessarily  been  com- 
pelled to  live  a life  of  retirement,  but  no  one  enjoys  himself  any  more,  and  no 
one  is  more  independent  and  respected.  Mr.  Held,  of  course,  receives  a pen- 
sion for  his  injury.  He  works  a little,  as  he  is  able  with  his  one  arm.  He  is  a 
republican.  When  asked  regarding  his  politics,  he  said  that  he  voted  as  he 
shot.  He  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  is  faithful  and 
diligent  in  his  profession. 


Georg'e  W.  Helfenstein 

was  born  in  London,  Ohio.  March  20,  1836.  His  father  moved  to  Jackson, 
Ohio,  when  he  was  a child.  He  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1854,  and  be- 
came a clerk  with  R.  Bell  & Co.  Then  he  clerked  for  Jefferson  & Kepner, 
C.  D.  Elden.  and  James  M.  Ramsey,  and  was  for  a short  time  at  Jackson  Fur- 
nace. He  went  into  the  employment  of  C.  A.  M.  Damarin  & Co.,  and  re- 
mained with  them  for  over  twenty-one  years.  He  became  a member  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  on  locating  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  superintend- 
ent of  its  Sunday  school  for  many  years.  On  January  28,  1863,  he  married 
Miss  Frances  E.  Spry,  daughter  of  Richard  Spry.  They  had  one  daughter. 
Grace,  born  in  1864,  who  grew  to  young  womanhood  and  died  December  25, 
1887. 

He  entered  the  173  O.  V.  I.  Company  D,  as  First  Lieutenant,  and  was  ap- 
pointed Adjutant  December  21,  1863.  He  was  mustered  out  June  26,  1865. 
About  1878,  he  went  into  partnership  with  John  Richardson  in  the  grocery 
business,  and  remained  in  that  until  his  death.  No  truer  man  ever  lived. 
His  great-grandfather,  Peter  Helfenstein,  was  Major  of  the  8th  (Ger- 
man) Virginia  regiment,  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  had  a son  William, 
and  his  son  Henry,  was  the  father  of  our  subject.  The  revolutionary  ancestor 
died  February  4,  1778,  from  the  hardships  of  the  service,  and  is  interred  at 
Winchester,  Va. 

Here  under  the  green  grass  of  the  lovely  valley  of  Virginia  rests  the 
mortal  part  of  the  brave  and  good  major,  guarded  by  the  hazy  wall  of  the 
Blue  Ridge  on  one  side,  and  the  towering  Alleghany  on  the  other  with  the 
Massunutten  looking  over  from  the  south.  And  in  the  valley  of  the  Ohio, 
guarded  around  by  the  silent,  everlasting  hills,  with  the  river  like  a thread  bf 
yellow  gold  between,  lies  the  mortal  part  of  his  grandson,  our  subject,  whose 
life  was  likewise  cut  short  by  his  service  to  his  country.  George  Helfenstein 
lived  a pure,  honest  and  honorable  life.  His  whole  career  illustrated  his  re- 
ligious profession.  No  one  could  know  him  without  respecting,  admiring  and 
loving  him  for  his  noble  qualities  of  mind  and  heart.  It  could  never  be 


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said  that  his  profession  and  his  life  were  inconsistent.  He  was  of  the  salt 
of  the  earth,  and  all  his  life  he  acted  on  principle  and  conscience. 

EnraiS  John  Helt 

was  born  January  29,  1875,  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Hiis  father  is 
George  Helt  and  his  mother  was  Barbara  P.  Herder,  a daughter  of  John  M. 
Herder.  His  parents  were  both  of  German  ancestry,  but  born  in  Scioto 
county.  Emil  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools  until  he  was  of  the  age  of 
eighteen.  He  dropped  out  of  the  B class  in  the  High  School,  and  went  into 
the  grocery  business,  at  513  Chillicothe  street,  in  1893.  He  did  not  like  it 
and  gave  it  up  in  six  months.  He  clerked  in  the  same  business  for  C.  Mas- 
ters & Company  and  F.  B.  Clark,  and  then  engaged  in  the  wholesale  commis- 
sion business  until  1896.  Since  that  year,  he  has  been  in  the  huckster  bus- 
iness, buying  and  selling  produce.  Mr.  Helt  would  never  be  selected  for  a 
handsome  man.  In  fact,  he  is  the  very  reverse,  but  he  knows  everybody  and 
is  generally  liked.  He  is  not  ashamed  to  work  and  to  keep  at  it.  He  is  a 
hustler  and  has  a voice  just  modulated  for  the  crying  of  his  wares  on  the 
street.  He  is  a republican,  a member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen  of  the  Junior  Order  of  American  Mechanics,  and  an  Odd  Fellow. 
He  was  married  December  30,  1897,  to  Miss  Norah  Lewis,  and  has  two  sons. 
Emil  C.,  and  George  O.  He  is  a whole-hearted,  whole-souled,  liberal  minded 
citizen  and  believes  in  doing  his  best  every  day  in  the  week. 

George  Allen  Henry 

was  born  May  9,  in  Gallia  county.  Hi  s father  was  Charles  W.  Henry, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Susan  Burnett,  daughter  of  James  Bur- 
nett. He  received  a common  school  education  in  Gallia  county.  At  the  age 
of  twelve  years  he  went  to  work  on  his  father’s  farm,  and  continued  that 
until  he  went  into  the  army.  He  enlisted  in  the  2nd  Ohio  Volunteer  Heavy 
Artillery,  Company  F,  February  25,  1864,  for  three  years,  and  was  mustered 
out  with  the  company  August  23,  1865.  After  he  came  home  from  the  war  he 
went  to  work  on  his  father’s  farm,  and  continued  that  until  September,  1868. 

He  was  married  April  12,  1868,  in  Mason  county,  W.  Va.,  to  Miss  Jane 
Kyle,  daughter  of  George  and  Nancy  Kyle.  They  have  had  eight  children: 
Albert  F..  married,  resides  in  Green  township  on  a farm;  Mary  Ellen,  mar- 
hied  Albert  Feurt,  a farmer,  resides  on  the  Chillicothe  pike;  Florence,  mar- 
ried John  Butterfield,  a farmer,  resides  near  Haverhill,  in  Green  township;  Nan- 
nie J.,  married  Henry  Goddard,  a farmer,  resides  near  Wheelersburg; 
George  P.,  a farmer;  Millard,  clerk  in  a hardware  store  at  Ironton;  Perry,  at 
home;  Willie,  died  at  the  age  of  five  years.  In  1868,  he  rented  a farm  and 
farmed  in  West  Virginia  for  nine  years.  In  1877,  he  went  to  Kentucky 
and  farmed  a year.  He  then  moved  to  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  and  rented  a 
farm  near  Haverhill,  and  is  still  engaged  Sn  farming.  He  is  a republican, 
and  a member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic 
Lodge  at  Wheelersburg,  and  of  the  Gand  Army  of  the  Republic. 

Meshech  Herdman 

was  born  January  5,  1836,  near  old  Steam  furnace,  in  Adams  county, 
where  his  father  Mlichael  Herdman,  who  came  from  Pennsylvania,  had  set- 
tled. Michael  was  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  received  a land  warrant  which 
he  traded  for  a piece  of  land  in  Adams  county.  The  mother  of  our  subject 
was  Jemina  Downing,  of  near  Locust  Grove.  Ohio.  His  brothers  and  sisters 
were:  Philip,  William,  Rebecca,  Susan,  John,  Sarah,  Joseph,  Elizabeth, 

Robert  and  Ruth,  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity,  were  married  and  raised 
families.  Our  subject  lived  with  his  father  on  the  farm  until  he  was  twenty 
years  of  age,  when  he  came  to  Nile  township,  where  he  has  since  resided. 
On  coming  to  Scioto  county  he  learned  the  carpenter’s  trade.  Besides  work- 
ing on  houses,  he  built  flat  boats  for  A.  F.  Givens.  For  seven  or  eight  years, 
he  worked  at  flat  boating  for  Givens.  He  afterwards  became  a contractor 
and  built  several  wooden  bridges  for  the  county  and  a number  of 
school  houses.  He  formed  a partnership  with  D.  C.  Givens  in  1883,  in  the 


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saw  mill  business.  After  several  years,  he  bought  Givens  out  and  has  since 
been  in  business  by  himself.  He  built  a saw  and  grist  mill  near  McGaw 
P.  O.  in  1889,  and  buys  timber  and  saws  it  into  lumber.  He  was  a trustee 
of  Nile  township  from  1884  to  1887,  and  served  a number  of  terms  as 
school  director.  He  is  a democrat  of  the  “dyed  in  the  wool”  sort. 

He  was  married  February  1.  1866,  to  Mary  J.  Givens,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Elizabeth  Givens.  Their  children  are:  Nora,  died  June  5,  1883; 

George;  Alfred;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Robert  Jeffreys;  Clara;  Fred;  Harry;  John 
and  Clyde.  Mr.  Herdman  has  the  natural  qualifications  of  a good  citizen, 
honesty,  industry  and  thrift.  He  always  stands  for  the  right,  is  a firm  be- 
liever in  religion  and  has  raised  a large  family  of  respectable  children.  He 
possesses  a large  amount  of  mechanical  genius. 

Rev.  Joseph  D . Herron 

was  born  in  Kirtland,  Lake  county,  Ohio.  November  4,  1853.  His  father  was 
Samuel  Herron,  a native  of  Scotland,  and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was 
Martha  Dunklsy.  She  was  born  in  Northampton,  England,  and  her  early 
home  was  in  London.  The  Dunkleys  were  originally  Norman-French.  The 
subject  of  this  sketch  was  the  last  of  five  children,  and  the  only  son.  When 
he  was  six  years  of  age,  his  parents  moved  to  Carrollton,  Missouri,  where  he 
lived  until  their  death  in  1864  and  1865.  For  six  years  he  made  his  home 
with  a married  sister  in  Newcastle,  Pennsylvania,  and  in  Marietta,  Ohio. 
During  this  time  he  completed  the  upper  grades  of  the  public  schools  at  New 
Castle,  attended  St.  John’s  Academy,  Camden,  New  Jersey,  for  one  year,  and 
clerked  for  three  years  in  the  dry  goods  store  of  Bosworth,  Wells  & Company, 
Marietta,  Ohio.  At  this  time,  his  talent  for  music,  which  he  inherited  from  the 
Dunkleys,  played  an  important  part  in  his  career.  Through  a former  classmate 
at  S.  John’s  Academy,  he  was  offered  the  position  of  organist  at  St.  Stephen’s 
College,  Annandale,  'New  York.  He  accepted,  as  a way  was  thus  opened  to 
secure  a college  education.  He  was  graduated,  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.,  in 
1876,  secundus,  and  metaphysical  prizeman  of  his  class. 

He  then  entered  the  General  TheologicaJ  Seminary,  New  York  city, 
graduating  in  1879  with  the  degree  of  S.  T.  B..  and  receiving  the  degree  of  M. 
A.  in  course  from  his  alma  mater.  During  this  time  he  was  a member  of  the 
New  York  Choral  Union,  a musical  society  of  300  voices  which  was  led  by  P. 
S.  Gilmore.  He  was  also  choir  master  at  the  Church  of  the  Transfiguration 
(The  little  church  around  the  comer).  He  was  ordained  to  the  diaconate  at 
his  final  graduation,  by  Bishop  Horatio  Potter,  on  Trinity  Sunday.  His  first 
ministry  was  in  Trinity  Parish,  New  York  city,  as  curate  of  S.  Augustine’s. 
In  1882,  he  was  called  to  Trinity  church,  New  Castle,  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  served  for  fifteen  years.  Here,  for  three  years,  he  was  a member  of  the 
Standing  Committee  of  the  Diocese  and  for  six  years,  chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  the  state  of  the  Church.  In  1897,  he  was  called  to  All  Saints 
church,  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  his  present  charge.  Here  he  organized  and  drilled 
a vested  choir  of  hoys,  girls  and  young  men.  which  now  numbers  sixty  voices, 
and  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  diocese. 

While  an  opponent  of  state  rights,  and  a “stalwart”  in  the  days  of 
Grant  and  Conkling,  he  has  voted  the  Prohibitionist  ticket  since  1884.  Mr. 
Herron  is  a clear,  easy  and  fluent  speaker.  He  is  one  of  the  best  sermonizers 
in  his  diocese.  His  words  are  well  chosen  and  easily  understood  and  his 
thoughts  are  carefully  considered  before  expressed  in  words.  Whatever  he  has 
to  say  is  interesting  and  instructive.  He  is  a teacher  in  the  very  highest 
sense  of  the  word.  He  is  an  earnest  and  persistent  worker,  always  active  and 
full  of  nervous  energy.  He  is  passionately  fond  of  music  and  of  teaching  it. 
He  has  composed  and  published  a number  of  pieces  of  sacred  music.  Mr.  Her- 
ron’s sole  aim  and  object  in  life,  to  which  everything  bends,  is  to  do  his  whole 
duty  in  the  position  he  occupies. 

Harry  D.  Hibbs 

was  born  November  15.  1865,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father’s  name  was 
Jacob  C.  Hibbs,  and  his  mother’s  name  was  Barbara  Ann  Williamson.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age. 


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He  then  engaged  in  the  hardware  business  with  his  father,  and  has  been  en- 
gaged in  it  ever  since,  except  one  year.  From  1880  to  1889  he  was  connected 
with  Hibbs,  Angle  & Co.  From  1889  to  1890,  he  was  connected  with  the 
Wotolen  Mills  Company  at  West  Superior,  Wisconsin.  In  1890,  he  returned  to 
Portsmouth  and  again  engaged  in  the  hardware  business.  In  1899,  the  firm  be- 
came a corporation,  and  he  became  general  manager. 

He  was  married  January  26,  1888  to  Miss  Sadie  Watkins.  They  have  one 
child,  Marjorie.  In  his  political  views,  he  is  a republican.  He  is  a member  of 
the  following  Masonic  bodies:  Knights  Templars,  Council,  Chapter  and  Blue 
Lodge,  and  of  the  Elks.  In  social  life  he  is  an  excellent  entertainer.  His  hu- 
mor is  ever  bright  and  sparkling.  He  is  the  soul  of  any  social  function.  As  a 
business  man,  he  is  energetic  and  tireless.  He  has  built  up  a large  and  suc- 
cessful business  and  understands  every  detail  of  it.  While  he  has  done  won- 
derfully well  in  his  own  matters,  he  has  at  the  same  time  done  well  for  the 
public.  He  always  favors  and  promotes  public  enterprise  and  will  always  be 
found  in  the  front  -in  every  measure  for  the  public  good. 

Jacob  C.  Hibbs' 

was  born  April  3,  1830,  in  Union  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father, 
Jacob  Hibbs,  was  a native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name 
was  Rebecca  Lucas,  a native  of  Virginia.  Our  subject  was  reared  in  the  county 
and  attended  the  common  schools.  He  took  a partial  course  at  the  Dennison 
University,  Granville,  Ohio,  in  1852.  He  resided  on  his  father’s  farm  until 
1860,  and  in  that  year  he  entered  the  service  of  his  brother,  Gen.  Joseph  Lucas 
Hibbs,  as  salesman  in  a hardware  store  at  Portsmouth.  He  remained  with 
him  as  an  employe  until  1866,  when  he  became  a partner.  In  January,  1870,  he 
went  into  the  hardware  business  on  his  own  account  and  continued  until  1873, 
when  he  took  in  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Angle  as  a partner,  and  the  business  was  conduc- 
ted as  Hibbs,  Angle  & Co.,  for  a period  of  twenty-ione  successful  and  prosperous 
years.  In  1894  he  bought  out  his  partner  Wm.  H.  Angle,  and  continued  the  bus- 
iness alone.  In  the  spring  of  1899,  the  business  was  incorporated  as  The  J. 
C.  Hibbs  Hardware  Company,  capital  stock,  $60,000.  He  became  the  president 
of  the  corporation,  and  has  remained  such  ever  since.  Owng  to  Mr.  Hibb’s 
poor  health  he  is  compelled  to  spend  the  winters  in  a warmer  climate,  usually 
El  Paso:  but  his  business  is  successfully  attended  to  by  his  son  Harry  D. 
Hibbs,  in  his  absence. 

He  was  married  April  30,  1857  to  Barbara  Ann  Williamson  of  Washington 
township,  Scioto  county.  They  have  the  following  children:  two  died  in  in- 
fancy, and  those  surviving  are:  Flora  E.,  wife  of  Edward  R.  Peebles,  a sales- 
man in  the  city  of  Portsmouth;  Lou  Grace,  wife  of  Alva  Agee,  a lecturer  of  the 
Farmers’  Institutes;  and  a son,  Harry  Dixon,  conducts  the  J.  C.  Hibbs  hard- 
ware store  in  Portsmouth. 

Mr.  Hibbs  was  brought  up  a democrat  and  remained  as  such  until  1860, 
when  he  became  a republican.  The  same  year  he  joined  the  Baptist  church,  and 
has  been  a faithful  and  active  working  member  ever  since.  As  a business 
man  he  has  had  a wonderfully  successful  career  and  has  richly  earned  that  lei- 
sure in  his  old  age  which  he  is  now  enjoying. 

William  l^ois  Hitchcock 

was  born  in  Muscatine,  Iowa.  December  12.  1866.  His  parents  were  Charles 
and  Alina  (Lee)  Hitchcock.  His  father  died  before  William  was  seven  years 
old  and  he  came  to  Sciotoville  and  worked  in  the  Fire  Brick  Works  before 
he  was  twelve  years  of  age.  He  received  a common  school  education  in  the 
Scibtoville  schools.  In  politics,  he  has  always  been  a republican.  In  1886,  he 
married  Lily  Purdy.  He  has  served  in  nearly  every  capacity  as  a firebrick 
worker,  beginning  at  the  bottom  of  the  ladder  and  working  his  way  to  the 
top.  He  is  now  superintendent  of  three  yards:  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company, 
Webster  Fire  Brick  Company,  and  the  Blast  Furnace  Fire  Brick  Company. 

To  begin  as  a day  laborer  and  at  thirty-six  to  be  a superintendent  of 
three  separate  businesses  is  a career  to  which  any  young  American  could 
proudly  aspire.  It  demonstrates  what  can  be  attained  by  a close  study  of  and 
application  to  business. 


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John  Hog'an 

was  born  March  3,  1843  in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  His  father  was  Cornelius 
Hogan,  who  lived  and  died  a resident  of  New  Orleans.  His  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Mary  J.  Lee,  a native  of  New  York  state.  His  parents  emigrated 
to  New  Orleans  from  the  state  of  New  York  in  the  early  thirtys.  Our  subject 
was  the  oldest  child  of  the  family.  His  father  died  when  he  was  twelve  years 
old,  and  his  mother  died  when  he  was  thirteen  years  of  ag’e.  His  father  had 
been  a soldier  of  the  Mexican  war  from  Louisiana,  had  been  wounded  in  the 
knee,  in  one  of  the  battles,  and  died  from  the  effects  of  the  wound.  Our  subject 
attended  school  in  New  Orleans.  One  John  Adams  was  his  guardian,  and  he 
sent  him  and  his  sister  to  the  Ironton  schools  about  1856.  Their  aunt  Cath- 
arine Payne  came  along  and  took  charge  of  him.  He  went  to  school  in  Ironton 
about  two  years,  and  then  ran  away  from  his  home  and  located  in  the  French 
Grant  and  worked  for  Travis  Herrel.  From  there  he  came  into  the  Scioto 
valley  and  worked  among  the  Noels,  as  a farm  hand,  until  the  war  broke  out. 

He  enlisted  August  5,  1861  in  Company  “A,”  33rd  0.  V.  I.,  and  served  un- 
til July  12,  1865.  He  was  promoted  from  private  to  Sergeant  November  1, 
1864,  in  the  Atlanta  Campaign.  July  2,  1863,  he  was  wounded  twice  at  the 
battle  of  Stone  river.  In  the  same  battle  he  was  lying  down  and  a ball  struck 
his  right  elbow,  and  then  passed  into  his  right  thigh  where  it  has  since  re- 
mained. July  5,  1864,  at  the  battle  of  Chattahoochee  river,  he  was  wounded  in 
the  right  thigh  in  the  same  place  as  the  other  wound,  only  the  ball  went 
through.  March  16,  1865,  when  the  war  was  almost  over  he  was  wounded  in  the 
left  foot  at  Averysboro,  North  Carolina.  He  was  the  first  man  to  be  inside  the 
line  at  Savannah,  Ga.,  and  he  was  at  the  surrender  of  Gen.  Joe  Johnson.  He 
was  mustered  out  July  12,  1865. 

December  6,  1865,  he  married  Maria  J.  Noel,  a daughter  of  Peter  Noel, 
the  oldest  son  of  Philip  Noel,  whto>  died  in  1850.  Our  subject  has  had  seven 
children,  four  of  whom  died  in  childhood.  His  surviving  children  are  William 
Everett,  a practicing  physician  at  Frederick,  Mahoning  county,  Ohio,  who  mar- 
ried Abigail  Groniger;  his  daughter  Martha  Jane,  who  married  Frank  Ford  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio;  his  son  Edwin  Winfield  is  a farmer  residing  near  his 
father.  Mr.  Hogan  was  a democrat  until  1877,  when  he  became  a repubican, 
and  has  continued  such  ever  since.  He  belongs  to  the  Aurora  Lodge,  Mt.  Ver- 
non Chapter,  Solomon  Council  and  Calvary  Commandery,  Masonic  bodies  in 
Portsmouth.  He  was  a school  director  in  his  district  for  nineteen  years,  and 
trustee  of  the  township  for  sixteen  years.  Mr.  Hogan  is  one  of  those  who  can 
always,  be  depended  on.  He  gravely  considers  before  be  gives  his  word,  but 
once  given,  he  will  live  up  to  any  agreement  made  by  him.  He  is  always  good 
company  and  knows  how  to  entertain  his  friends. 

[George  Willis  Holman 

was  born  August  1,  1851.  His  father  was  John  Holman,  a native  of  England. 
His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Laura  Curtis  a native  of  New  York.  Our  sub- 
ject was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  went  through  the  schools  of  Portsmouth 
and  was  graduated  from  the  High  School  in  1870.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he 
started  in  as  a clerk  in  Peter  Brodbeck’s  dry  goods  store  and  remained  there 
two  years.  In  1873,  he  went  to  Keystone  furnace  in  Jackson  county,  and 
clerked  in  a store.  He  remained  there  two  years.  After  this  he  was  one  year 
in  the  milling  business  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio  with  Dr.  C.  C.  Fulton.  In  1876  he 
went  to  Quinnimont,  West  Virginia,  and  was  clerk  in  a furnace  store.  In  1880 
he  went  to  Longdale,  Virginia,  Alleghany  county,  and  became  a store  keeper 
and  purchaser  of  supplies  for  the  furnaces  and  has  been  engaged  in  that  busi- 
ness  ever  since.  He  was  married  Dec.  15,  1851  to  Sadie  Wait,  daughter  of  John 
H.  Wait,  an  old  resident  of  Portsmouth.  The  names  of  his  children  are: 
Natahe  and  George.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views,  and  a member 
ot  the  Methodist  church..  Mr.  Holman  is  esteemed  by  all  who  know  him  for 
ns  high  character.  He  is  one  of  the  most  genial  and  companionable  of  men, 
valuable  in  church,  lodge  and  community  and  one  who  can  always  be  depended 
on  to  do  his  share  of  work  and  do  it  to  every  one’s  satisfaction. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


John  Henry  Holman 

was  born  August  9,  I860  at  South  Webster,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father 
was  Herman  Holman  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Isabel  Mittendorf. 
He  attended  the  common  schools  until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
went  to  Delaware  for  a year.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  went  to  Sciotoville  and 
worked  in  the  store  of  the  Sciotoville  Fire  Brick  Company  where  he  remained 
two  years.  He  went  west  in  1882  and  was  gone  about  a year.  In  1883  he  en- 
gaged in  the  brick  business  in  Sciotoville  and  was  there  until  May  16,  1892 
when  he  went  into  the  employment  of  J.  F.  Davis  druggist  and  remained 
there  during  his  life.  When  the  business  was  incorporated  he  became  secretary 
and  treasurer.  For  two  years  before  his  death,  he  traveled  for  the  company. 
He  was  taken  sick  May  12,  1901  and  died  July  8,  1901  of  typhoid  fever  after  one 
relapse.  He  was  married  June  2,  1886  to  Lilias  Seva  Smith,  daughter  of  the 
late  L.  P.  N.  Smith.  They  had  one  son  David  Harmon  who  died  in  infancy 
and  one  daughter,  Stephanie  S.  Mr.  Holman  was  a member  of  the  Odd  Fel- 
lows and  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  a member  of  the  Commercial  Club.  He 
was  a republican  in  his  political  views. 

As  a clerk  and  as  a manager  he  has  developed  wonderful  business  ability 
and  had  he  survived,  would  have  made  as  great  a success  in  the  business  as  his 
predecessor,  J.  F.  Davis  had  done  before  him.  His  death  was  one  of  the  saddest 
events  which  ever  took  place.  He  was  so  full  of  life,  so  full  of  energy,  with 
wonderful  capacity  and  ability  for  business,  it  seemed  the  irony  of  fate  that  he 
should  have  been  taken  away  in  the  flower  of  manhood.  All  of  his  friends 
loved  him  and  could  not  say  too  much  in  his  praise. 

Cornelius  Honaker,  M.  I> . , 

was  born  in  Bath  county,  Kentucky,  October  11,  1831.  He  is  the  son  of 
Charles  Wesley  Honaker,  a native  of  Virginia,  and  Sarah  (England)  Honaker. 
His  father  was  a Judge  of  Carter  county,  Kentucky.  His  boyhood  and  youth 
were  spent  in  Carter  county  Kentucky,  where  he  obtained  a common  school 
education.  He  studied  medicine  with  Drs.  W.  England  and  Samuel  Ellis  of 
Lewis  county,  Kentucky.  He  took  a first  course  in  the  Ohio  Medical  College 
at  Cincinnati,  in  1859  and  1860.  He  came  to  Nile  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio, 
in  1861.  He  attended  a second  course  in  the  Ohio  Medical  College  in  1883  and 
1884  and  graduated  on  March  7,  1884.  He  has  been  a farmer  and  has  practiced 
medicine  in  Nile  township  ever  since  1884.  He  was  married  June  8,  1863  to 
Emily  J.  Storer.  They  have  two  children:  Morris  Simpson,  killed  in  a wreck 
on  the  Chesapeake  & Ohio  Railroad  in  1890  and  Lucy,  wife  of  A.  King  Veazey, 
He  was  a democrat  before  the  war.  a republican  in  1864  and  until  1876,  when 
he  became  a democrat,  but  he  voted  for  McKinley  in  1896.  He  is  a member  of 
the  M.  E.  church  and  for  ten  years  was  a class  leader  and  Sunday  school  su- 
perintendent. He  is  a very  excellent  citizen  and  -is  so  esteemed  in  his  own 
community. 

Hermann  Huels,  Sr., 

was  born  October  31,  1834,  at  Rhede,  Westphalen.  Prussia.  His  parents  were 
Hermann  and  Elizabeth  (Knipper)  Huels.  He  attended  the  schools  of  Gronau, 
Westphalen  until  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  was  apprenticed  to 
learn  the  dyer’s  trade  and  served  an  apprenticeship  for  three  years.  He  re- 
mained one  year  after  his  apprenticeship  with  his  master,  and  traveled  as  was 
customary,  in  his  country,  until  1863,  working  in  a great  many  towns  in  Ger- 
many, France,  Switzerland,  and  Austria.  Then  he  determined  to  go  to  the 
United  States.  He  left  Bremen,  July  31.  1864  and  landed  in  the  United  States 
the  August  following.  He  went  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  and  remained  until  the 
following  October,  when  he  went  to  Cincinnati  and  followed  his  trade  for  one 
year.  In  October,  1865,  he  went  to  Chillicothe  where  he  worked  for  a Mr. 
Dueber,  and  on  September  10.  1866  he  married  his  daughter.  Pauline. 

On  February  15,  1870,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  purchased  the  dye 
house  belonging  to  F.  Zehner.  He  enlarged  the  business,  and  purchased  ma- 
chinery for  dyeing  with  steam.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  business.  He 
has  been  a member  of  the  German  Benevolent  Society  for  over  thirty  years, 
and  is  a member  of  St.  Peter’s  Benevolent  Society.  He  is  a director  of  the 


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1011 


German  Buiding  and  Loan  Association.  He  was  a member  of  the  City  Council 
from  the  Second  ward  from  1899  to  1901,  and  is  now  president  of  the  non-par- 
tisan Fire  Board  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  He  is  a democrat,  and  a member 
of  St.  Mary’s  church.  He  has  the  following  children:  Hermann,  born  in  1869, 
at  Chillicothe,  Ohio;  Emil  J.,  born  in  1872,  a druggist,  now  in  Brooklyn,  New 
York;  Charles,  born  in  1875,  who  served  in  the  Spanish  War  in  the  6th  United 
States  Infantry;  Anna,  the  wife  of  Dr.  J.  E.  Bickle,  of  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana; 
Otillie,  at  home;  Albert,  born  in  1886,  now  in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  learning  the 
drug  business  with  his  brother  Emil. 

Jesse  Clough  Hurd 

was  born  December  1,  1839  at  Jackson  Furnace.  His  father  was  Jacob  S.  Hurd, 
who  was  born  near  Concord,  N.  H.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  E. 
Clough,  a daughter  of  Dr.  Abner  Clough,  who  is  buried  at  Franklin  Furnace. 
His  grandfather’s  name  was  John  Hurd,  who  came  to  the  French  Grant,  and  is 
buried  at  Portsmouth,  O.  His  grandfather  Clough  came  to  Scioto  county  in 
an  early  date.  John  Ricker  Hurd  was  the  oldest  child.  The  other  three  are: 
Jesse  C.,  Alice  Riggs  and  Joseph  H.  Our  subject  remained  at  Jackson  Furnace 
until  he  was  five  years  of  age.  His  father  was  book-keeper  and  clerk  at  Jack- 
son  Furnace.  In  1884,  the  family  moved  to  Franklin  Furnace,  where  he  was  a 
partner  in  the  furnace  with  the  Goulds  and  was  clerk.  A few  years  later  the 
family  moved  to  Junior  Furnace,  where  he  went  on  the  river  as  captain.  In 
1852,  the  family  moved  to  Portsmouth,  where  they  remained  until  1870. 

Our  subject  enlisted  in  Company  F,  Second  Kentucky  V.  I.  May  17,  1861 
as  a private  for  three  years.  He  was  appointed  Sergeant  May  17,  1861,  pro- 
moted to  2nd  Lieutenant  January  25,  1862;  First  Lieutenant  February  6,  1862; 
and  then  was  made  Captain  of  Company  I,  June  13,  1863,  and  was  mustered 
out  with  the  company  June  19,  1864.  This  regiment  was  in  West  Virginia, 
and  at  the  battles  of  Shiloh  and  Murfreesboro,  and  Chickamauga.  He  came  to 
Jackson  in  the  fall  of  1864,  and  has  lived  there  ever  since.  He  was  engaged 
at  the  Diamond  furnace  as  clerk  until  1869.  He  was  at  Orange  furnace,  as  a 
clerk  until  1874,  then  went  into  the  coal  business  until  1887.  when  he  went 
into  the  Iron  Bank  as  a partner  and  assistant  cashier.  He  afterwards  became 
president,  which  position  he  has  had  for  three  years.  He  was  married  in  Sep- 
tember, 1866  to  Julia  Dungan,  daughter  of  Levi  Dungan.  They  have  six  chil- 
dren. Jesse,  superintendent  of  the  doal  mines  at  Jackson;  Alice  C.,  at  home; 
Levi  Dungan,  a medical  student  at  Columbus;  Harold  H.,  a student  at  Ada, 
Ohio;  Ethel  H.,  and  Bertha  at  home.  Mr.  Hurd  is  a republican,  and  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  In  the  town  of  Jackson,  Captain  Jesse 
C.  Hurd  is  held  in  the  very  highest  esteem.  He  possesses  all  the  qualities 
that  make  a good  citizen,  father  and  husband,  and  is  above  reproach  in  every 
respect. 

Colonel  John  Richer  Hurd 

was  born  January  4,  1838  at  Jackson  Furnace,  Jackson  county,  Ohio.  His 
father  was  Jacob  S.  Hurd  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  E. 
Clough.  Until  he  was  14  years  of  age,  he  lived  in  the  furnace  region  near 
Portsmouth.  Part  of  the  time  he  attended  the  furnace  schools,  and  the  re- 
mainder, he  played  and  hunted.  When  he  was  14  years  of  age,  the  family 
moved  to  Portsmouth,  and  he  attended  school  there  a short  time,  and  then 
went  to  boating  on  the  western  rivers,  and  was  out  ion  the  plains  and  in  the 
mountains  of  New  Mexico,  Arizona  and  Utah.  He  returned  from  there,  and 
went  into  the  employment  of  Joseph  M.  G.  Smith  in  the  construction  and 
operation  of  his  distillery  in  Greenup  county,  Ky.,  and  remained  there  until 
the  war  broke  out. 

When  the  war  began,  he  entered  the  service  May  17,  1861  as  Captain  of 
Oo.  F,  in  the  Second  Kentucky  Infantry.  He  was  promoted  to  Major  January 
2d,  1862,  and  was  made  Lieutenant  Colonel  January  13,  1863.  He  was  mustered 
out  with  the  regiment  June  19,  1864.  (see  Co.  F.,  2nd  Ky.  Infantry,  page  226.) 
He  was  captured  by  the  enemy  in  July,  1861,  and  incarcerated  in  Libbv  Pri- 
son at  Richmond,  Va.,  from  which  he  escaped  with  Col.  W.  H.  Raynor  and  a 
•Je?,T?nan^  Murphy  September,  1861,  an  account  of  which  was  published 
m Harper’s  Monthly  Magazine.”  Ciol.  Hurd  was  in  the  battles  of  Shiloh, 


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Stone  river,  Chickamauga  and  many  smaller  affairs.  He  was  appointed 
Colonel  of  the  173  regiment  O.  V.  I.,  September  18,  1864  and  served  as  such 
until  June  26,  1865. 

Col.  Hurd  returned  to  Portsmouth  directly  after  the  war.  He  was  mar- 
ried October  13,  1867,  to  Miss  Alice  R.  Tracy,  daughter  of  Charles  O.  Tracy. 
In  the  same  year,  he  was  a candidate  for  representative  on  the  republican 
ticket  against  the  late  Hon.  James  W.  Newman,  and  received  2,290  votes; 
Newman  received  2,547  votes  and  a majority  of  257.  That  was  the  year,  in 
which  the  Republican  party  suffered  a Waterloo  defeat  in  Ohio,  on  account 
of  the  advocacy  of  Negro  suffrage,  but  Col.  Hurd  has  no  regrets  for  the  part  he 
took  in  that  campaign.  He  canvassed  the  county,  and  spoke  in  almost  every 
school  district.  He  made  a most  active  and  creditable  canvass,  and  was  de- 
feated only  because  the  entire  ticket  was  defeated.  In  January,  1868,  Col. 
Hurd  moved  to  Albia,  Iowa,  where  he  resided  for  a number  of  years;  from 
there,  he  removed  to  Fort  Dodge,  Kansas,  and  from  there  to  Pueblo,  Colorado, 
where  he  now  resides.  Col.  Hurd  has  two  children.  Tracy  S.  Hurd  of  Newton, 
Kansas,  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Shaw  of  Pueblo,  Colorado.  He  was  the  beau  ideal 
of  a soldier  and  it  would  have  been  better  for  his  country  if  he  had  made  the 
profession  of  arms  his  life  vocation. 

Adolph  Hurth 

was  born  June  17,  1838,  in  Germany.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854 
and  was  thirty-five  days  crossing  the  ocean.  His  father,  Jacob  Hurth  was  a 
carpenter  and  died  in  Portsmouth  in  1856.  His  mother  died  when  he  was 
very  young.  He  attended  the  common  schools  in  Germany  until  he  was  six- 
teen years  old.  In  the  meantime,  he  learned  the  baker’s  trade  and  worked  a 
short  time  at  that  before  he  came  to  America.  On  arriving  at  Portsmouth,  in 
1854  he  commenced,  at  once,  to  work  for  M.  & S.  Timmonds  and  worked  for 
them  until  1862.  He  then  began  work  as  a clerk  in  Cutler  & Brown’s  liquor 
store.  He  remained  in  this  same  place  under  different  employers  until  De- 
cember, 1895.  He  commenced  business  for  himself  December  1,  1895.  He  is  a 
democrat.  He  is  a member  of  St.  Mary’s  church  and  a trustee  of  the  same  and 
has  been  for  twenty-four  years.  March  28,  1864,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
Reitz,  daughter  of  John  and  Amelia  Reitz.  They  have  three  sons:  Edward, 
Adolph  and  Lewis. 

Andrew  J.  Hyland 

was  born  April  11,  1863,  on  Pine  creek  in  Green  township,  this  county.  He  is 
the  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Doyle)  Hyland,  both  natives  of  Ireland,  who  located 
first  in  Cincinnati  and  afterwards  in  Scioto  county.  Andrew  was  raised  on  a 
farm  and  educated  in  the  country  schools  until  he  was  sixteen.  He  attended 
school  two  years  after  he  became  of  age.  He  went  to  Montana  in  1884,  and 
was  given  charge  of  the  machinery  in  the  concentrator  of  a mining  plant  near 
Gregory.  After  eighteen  months  of  mining  experience,  he  came  back  home 
and  learned  telegraphy.  He  was  employed  by  the  Norfolk  & Western  Railway 
Company  as  agent  at  Franklin  Furnace  until  1901,  when  he  resigned  his  posi- 
tion to  turn  his  attention  to  a mercantile  business  which  he  had  been  carrying 
on  for  some  years  as  a side  line,  and  which  had  grown  so  as  to  demand  his 
undivided  attention.  His  store  at  Franklin  Furnace  burned  in  1898,  causing  a 
loss  of  $2,000,  but  he  rebuilt  immediately  and  now  handles  a large  line  of  gen- 
eral merchandise  as  well  as  machinery  and  farm  implements.  He  has  been 
postmaster  at  Frankiln  Furnace  for  three  years  past.  He  is  a republican  and 
a member  of  St.  Peter’s  Roman  Catholic  church  near  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  He 
was  united  in  marriage  with  Myrtie  Eakins.  daughter  of  W.  C.  Eakins  of 
Sciotoville,  September  22,  1892.  By  this  union  three  children  have  been  born: 
Orville  Ray  and  Stanley,  boys;  and  Dein,  a girl.  Mr.  Hyland  is  a citizen  high- 
ly valued  by  all  who  know  him.  He  is  upright  and  straightforward  in  all 
things.  He  is  a true  friend  and  an  untiring  worker  in  any  cause  he  espouses. 
He  is  a positive  working  factor  in  everything  with  which  he  is  connected. 

John  "W.  JacKson 

was  born  in  Bloom  township,  near  Bloom  Furnace,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  in  1836. 
His  father,  Evan  Jackson,  came  from  Fayette  county,  Pennsylvania,  to  Ohio,  in 


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1815.  After  living  in  Adams  county  about  four  years,  lie  removed  to  Scioto 
Furnace  and  then  to  Bloom  Furnace.  His  mother's  maiden  name  was  Rebecca 
Whuey,  a native  of  Kentucky.  Her  parents  both  died  in  Louisville,  Kentucky. 
Our  subject  received  a common  school  education  and  when  nine  years  of  age, 
removed  to  Kentucky  and  remained  there  until  he  enlisted  in  the  14th  Kentucky 
Infantry,  Company  E,  October  15,  1861.  He  was  discharged  January  31,  1865. 
After  his  return  from  the  army,  he  came  to  Scioto  county  and  has  been  a far- 
mer in  Madison  township  since.  He  was  elected  a Justice  of  the  Peace  in 
Madison  township  in  1898  and  was  re-elected  and  is  now  serving  on  his  second 
term.  He  was  a whig  until  1854  and  then  became  a republican.  On  October 
29,  1859  he  was  married  to  Josephine  Smith,  daughter  of  David  and  Rebecca 
Smith,  natives  of  Virginia  and  Kentucky.  They  have  six  children:  Emily,  the 
wife  of  Andrew  McWilliams  of  Rush  township;  Caroline,  late  wife  of  William 
Allen;  Charlotte,  wife  of  Monroe  Lambert  of  Lawrence  county;  Ella,  de- 
ceased, wife  of  P.  K.  Martin;  John  of  Jackson  county;  and  Albert  at  home. 

Archibald  W.  H . Jamieson. 

our  subject  was  born  in  August,  1862,  at  Movanagher  Castle,  near  Kilrea, 
county  Derry,  Ireland.  His  father  was  Hugh  Jamieson,  a gentleman  farmer, 
and  his  mother  was  Elizabeth  Henderson,  aunt  of  Mrs.  Capt.  N.  W.  Evans, 
of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  was  started  out  in  the  cold  world  with  the  name 
of  Archibald  William  Henderson,  as  a prenomen  and  has  managed  to  struggle 
along  with  it  to  the  present  time.  He  attended  the  national  schools  in  Ire- 
land from  five  to  eighteen  years  of  age.  After  that  he  was  dubbed  a gentle- 
man farmer,  but  in  reality  spent  most  of  his  time  in  athletics  and  won  several 
medals.  Football  was  his  particular  vanity.  In  1887,  he  quit  the  business  of 
farming  and  in  1889,  came  to  the  United  States  on  a visit.  He  really  came, 
like  the  spies  in  Canaan,  to  view  the  land.  Soon  after  his  arrival,  he  made  up 
his  mind  that  the  United  States  was  the  best  country  for  him  and  remained. 
He  thought  he  could  make  a better  citizen  to  study  one  year  and  did  so  at  the 
Normal  School  at  Lebanon. 

In  1890,  he  went  into  the  employment  of  Lowry  & Goebel,  in  the  carpet 
trade,  in  Cincinnati,  and  remained  there  until  1892.  In  July,  1892,  he  started 
in  the  oil  business  with  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  and  remained  with  them 
till  1893,  when  he  went  into  the  employment  of  Charles  H.  Moore  & Co.,  manu- 
facturers and  dealers  in  oil,  in  Cincinnati,  and  has  been  with  them  ever  since. 
In  1893,  he  revisited  Ireland  and  spent  the  three  summer  months.  In  June, 
1895,  he  revisited  Ireland,  and  voted  for  a Member  of  Parliament,  the  day  after 
his  arrival.  On  June  5,  1897,  he  visited  the  Probate  Court  of  Hamilton,  and 
declared  his  intentions  to  become  an  American  citizen.  At  the  same  time  he 

concluded  to  attend  to  some  other  business,  in  the  same  court,  and  took  out 

a license  to  marry  Miss  Nellie  Haight,  a daughter  of  the  late  Jared  Haight, 
of  the  firm  of  Burbeck  & Haight,  who  furnished  the  “hard  tack”  in  the  late 
civil  war. 

On  the  next  day.  June  8.  1895,  lie  was  married  to  Miss  Haight,  ard  the 
two  started  to  Ireland  for  a three  month’s  honeymoon  trip.  He  spent  that 
time  visiting  his  mother,  brother  and  sister  at  Kilrea,  Ireland,  and  in  travel- 
ing in  Ireland  and  Scotland.  On  his  return,  he  went  to  housekeeping  at  1575 
Pullen  Avenue,  Northside,  Cincinnati,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  has  one 
child,  Elizabeth  Henderson,  born  June  8,  1896,  on  the  first  anniversary  of  his 
marriage.  He  and  his  wife  visited  Ireland  in  1900.  While  he  would  like  to 

spend  every  summer  in  “old  Ireland,”  yet  he  is  at  heart  as  loyally  American  as 

if  he  were  born  of  six  generations  of  citizens  of  the  United  States. 

In  his  political  views,  he  is  a republican,  and  in  his  religious  views  a 
Presbyterian.  His  mother,  brother  and  sister  reside  in  a home  in  Ireland  on 
the  river  Bann,  on  the  site  of  Movanagher  Castle.  A portion  of  the  castle 
tower  and  walls  are  still  standing,  though  the  castle  proper  was  destroyed  by 
Cromwell  in  1649.  Within  500  yards  of  his  birthpace  was  an  old  Danish  Fort, 
Coneybery.  The  river  Bann  in  the  vicinity  of  his  former  home,  is  noted  for 
its  eel  and  other  fisheries.  Mr.  Jamieson’s  home  in  Ireland  has  been  in  the 
family  for  over  two  hundred  years  and  there  is  no  wonder  at  his  attachment 
for  it  which  takes  him  back  every  few  summers.  But  one  in  each  generation 
of  his  family  became  an  American  citizen  and  he  is  the  representative  of  the 


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third  generation.  His  uncle,  Joseph  Henderson  and  his  great-uncle  of  the  same 
name,  represent  the  two  former  generations.  Mr.  Jamieson  is  of  that  class  of 
north  of  Ireland  Irishmen,  descended  from  Scotchmen,  who  located  in  Ireland 
in  the  seventeenth  century  which  makes  the  world  go,  and  he  proposes  to  do 
his  share  of  that  work.  Where  Alexander  Stewart  and  Alexander  McDonald, 
men  of  his  nationality,  succeeded,  he  thinks  he  will  not  fail.  We  predict  a 
successful  and  prosperous  future  for  him. 

William  Henry  Washington  Jenkins 

was  born  at  Harrisonville,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  September  15,  1830,  and  was 
the  only  son  of  William  Jenkins,  who  died  September  5,  1855.  His  mother’s 
maiden  name  was  Polly  Shumway,  born  at  Reading,  Pennsylvania,  August  29, 
1816,  and  died  September  9,  1892.  His  early  life  was  spent  near  his  childhood 
home.  He  was  married  September  9,  1871,  to  Samantha  Robertson,  youngest 
daughter  of  Samuel  S.,  and  Jane  (Taylor)  Robertson.  He  obtained  a good  com- 
mon school  education  and  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  this  county  from 
the  fall  of  1869  to  December  23,  1881.  He  studied  surveying  and  in  January, 
1884,  was  appointed  deputy  County  Surveyor,  and  has  held  that  position,  or 
special  deputy,  a great  portion  of  the  time  since. 

He  served  one  term  as  clerk  of  Madison  township  from  April,  1881,  also 
one  term  as  assessor  of  Harrison  township,  from  April,  1890.  Having  studied 
civil  engineering,  he  entered  the  city  civil  engineer’s  office  under  B.  C.  Bratt, 
city  engineer,  on  July  13,  1895,  and  served  as  rodman  and  assistant  civil  en- 
gineer until  May  1,  1899.  Though  of  different  political  views,  he  was  retained 
as  assistant  city  civil  engineer  by  Mr.  Bratt’s  successor,  Major  John  I.  Hudson, 
during  his  entire  term  of  service,  ending  January  4,  1900.  During  Mr.  Hud- 
son’s term  the  sanitary  sewer  was  built,  Gallia  street  was  paved  from  North 
Waller  street  to  Young  street,  Offnere  street  was  paved  from  Gallia  street  to 
Twelfth  street  and  Second  street  from  Market  to  Chillicothe  street  and  Chil- 
licothe  street  was  re-paved  from  Second  street  to  Ninth  street,  making  the 
largest  amount  of  public  improvements  ever  done  by  the  city  in  any  one  year. 

A flood  defense  commission  was  appointed  by  the  City  Council  in  the 
spring  of  1901,  to  make  surveys,  plans  and  estimates  and  embody  the  same  in 
a report  to  said  City  Council  for  placing  valves  in  the  sewers,  building  dykes, 
pumping  stations,  etc.,  for  the  protection  of  the  city  from  all  floods  in  the  Ohio 
river  of  sixty  feet  or  less.  Mr.  Jenkins  was  selected  as  civil  engineer  for  the 
flood  defense  commission,  and  under  their  instructions,  made  the  sdrveys, 
plans  and  estimates  for  the  same.  The  report  of  the  commission  was  adopted 
by  council  and  made  the  basis  for  all  future  improvements  in  that  direction 
and  districts  Numbers  1 and  3 have  been  practically  completed  according  to 
said  plans.  At  present  he  is  civil  engineer  for  the  Ohio  Valley  Traction  Com- 
pany, having  charge  of  the  improvements  of  the  old  line  and  building  the  new 
extension  eastward.  Mr.  Jenkins  is  a faithful  and  conscientious  officer  and  a 
good  citizen. 

Sanford  Bundy  Jennings 

was  born  in  Vinton  county,  Ohio,  near  Hamden  Furnace,  July  3,  1846.  He 
was  named  for  the  Hon.  Hezekiah  Bundy.  His  father,  Enos  Jennings,  was  born 
in  Juniata  county,  Pennsylvania,  March  5,  1794.  His  mother,  Catharine  Mur- 
phy, was  born  December  25,  1802.  They  were  married  April  2,  1820.  His  fa- 
ther died  May  4,  1857,  near  Hamden  Furnace,  and  his  mother  died  at  the  same 
place  August  15,  1868.  They  are  buried  at  the  Bundy  cemetery,  near  Wells- 
ton,  Ohio. 

Our  subject  attended  the  public  schools  near  his  home,  and  for  a short 
time  at  the  Ohio  University  at  Athens.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  enlisted 
in  Company  G,  7th  Ohio  Volunteer  Cavalry,  September  16,  1862,  for  three  years, 
and  was  made  Commissary  Sergeant  of  the  Company.  He  gave  his  age  as 
nineteen,  though  in  reality  he  was  in  his  seventeenth  year.  After  the  battle  of 
Nashville,  December  15,  1864,  his  company  was  detailed  as  body  guard  to  Gen. 
John  M.  Schofield.  He  served  until  June  22,  1865. 

After  the  war  he  received  an  appointment  as  express  messenger  on  the 
Portsmouth  Branch  of  the  Marietta  and  Cincinnai  railroad,  and  afterwards  on 
the  main  line.  On  January  20,  1870,  W.  H.  H.  Cadot  resigned  as  the  Adams 


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Express  agent  at  Portsmouth,  and  Mr.  Jennings  was  appointed  in  his  place.  In 
April,  1872,  he  and  Pat  Prendergast  took  the  Biggs  House,  under  the  Arm  of 
Prendergast  and  Jennings.  June  8,  1873,  they  leased  it  for  five  years  and  run 
it  until  1876,  when  Mr.  Prendergast  died,  and  Mr.  Jennings  conducted  the  hotel 
alone  until  January,  1879,  when  W.  H.  Williams  went  into  partnership  with 
him,  under  the  firm  ;of  Jennings  and  Williams.  This  continued  until  Decem- 
ber, 1881,  when  Mr.  Jennings  sold  out  to  Mr.  Williams  and  left  Portsmouth  in 
March,  1881. 

He  was  married  March  29,  1881,  to  Miss  Emma  Johnson,  daughter  of  the 
late  George  Johnson.  His  health  had  given  signs  :of  breaking  down,  and  in 
the  summer  of  1881,  he  managed  the  Manitou  House  at  Manitou  Springs,  Col- 
orado, and  spent  the  winter  in  Portsmouth.  On  May  2,  1882,  he  started  west. 
At  Kansas  City,  July  3,  1882,  he  was  taken  very  sick.  He  got  better,  but  was 
found  dead  in  his  bed  July  17,  1882.  He  was  a Knight-Templar  Mason.  As  an 
express  agent  and  as  a hotel  landlord  he  was  very  popular  with  all  with  whom 
he  did  business.  The  hotel  business  was  successful  in  his  hand. 

Albert  Tracy  Johnson 

was  born  May  18,  1857  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father  was  George  Johnson, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Ruth  Tracy,  a daughter  of  Samuel 
M.  Tracy.  Our  subject  attended  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  through  the 
Grammar  grades,  went  to  Kenyon  College  for  four  years,  and  left  at  the  close 
of  the  junior  year.  In  1875  he  came  back  to  Portsmouth  and  engaged  in  busi- 
ness with  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company  at  Sciotoville,  as  assistant  in  the  store. 
He  remained  there  two  years  and  then  went  into  the  Portsmouth  National 
Bank,  where  he  remained  until  1883.  Then  he  went  into  the  First  National 
Bank  of  Portsmouth  as  cashier,  where  he  remained  until  1892,  when  he  became 
president  of  the  Portsmouth  Fire  Brick  Company.  On  June  1,  1901,  the 
Portsmouth  Co.,  the  South  Webster  Fire  Brick  Co.,  the  Blast  Furnace  Fire 
Brick  Company  and  the  Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Company,  were  incorporated  as 
the  Portsmouth  & Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Company,  and  Mr.  Johnson  has  since 
been  its  president. 

He  was  married  October  25.  1882,  to  Miss  Margaret  F.  Tewksbury,  daugh- 
ter of  Moor  R.  Tewksbury.  Their  children  are:  Ruth  Baird,  a graduate  of 
Harcourt  Seminary  in  June  1901,  now  a student  at  Smith  College,  North- 
ampton, Mass.;  George  Tewksbury,  now  a senior  in  the  University  School  at 
Cleveland;  Jean  T.,  a student  in  the  public  schools  at  Portsmouth. 

Mr.  Johnson  is  a member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Ports- 
mouth, O.,  and  is  a republican  in  his  political  views.  He  is  a 32nd  degree  Ma- 
son, and  a member  of  the  Syrian  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  in  Cincinnati. 
He  has  well  filled  every  position  held  by  him.  He  has  shown  great  executive 
and  administrative  ability  in  all  business  entrusted  to  him.  He  has  been 
successful,  financially  and  socially,  and  is  one  of  the  most  popular  men  in 
Portsmouth. 

Isaac  Johnson 

was  born  March  6,  1838  in  Scioto  county.  Ohio,  the  son  of  James  0.  and  Phoebe 
(Jeffords)  Johnson.  His  grandfather,  Henry  C.  Jeffords,  was  a pioneer  of 
Scioto  county.  He  moved  to  Portsmouth  in  1822  and  in  1832  he  kept  the 
Scioto  Inn.  Our  subject  received  a common  school  education  and  was  raised  a 
farmer.  In  1892,  he  sold  his  farm  of  236  acres  in  Scioto  county  and  removed  to 
Fayette  county.  In  March,  1893,  he  located  on  a farm  near  Bloomingburg, 
Ohio  and  remained  there  until  1896,  when  he  sold  this  farm  and  removed  to 
Washington,  C.  H.  Ohio,  where  he  has  resided  since.  He  has  been  township 
trustee  and  held  various  other  township  offices  at  different  times.  He  was  made 
a Master  Mason  in  1873,  and  has  been  a trustee  of  Lueasville  Lodge,  No.  465. 
He  is  a republican. 

In  February,  1864.  he  was  married  to  Fannie  L.  Yeager,  who  died  in 
January,  1866.  In  1867,  he  was  married  to  Rachel  Kendall,  daughter  of  Milton 
and  Ruth  Kendall  of  Portsmouth.  They  have  three  children:  Idora  B..  the 
wife  of  Frank  B.  Thomas,  who  resides  in  Del  Norte.  Colorado;  Elmer  E.,  is  a 
telegraph  operator  fo  the  Midland  division  of  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  R.  R.  and 
resides  at  home;  Bessie  Maude,  a graduate  of  the  Washington  C.  H.  High 
School  in  the  class  of  1901,  resides  with  her  parents.  Mr.  Johnson  is  an  excel- 


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lent  citizen,  one  who  always  does  his  part  in  the  community,  and  who  leads 
rather  than  follows.  He  is  a man  of  positive  force  wherever  he  is  placed  and 
his  influence  and  acts  always  count  for  the  best  for  himself  and  those  about 
him. 

Jesse  Johnson 

was  born  October  26,  1849,  at  the  mouth  of  Bear  creek.  He  is  the  son  of  Isaac 
Newton  Johnson  and  Sarah  Cockrell  his  wife,  daughter  of  Jesse  Cockrell  of  Lu- 
casville.  His  grandparents  Isaac  and  Jane  (Clark)  Johnson  were  natives  of 
Hampshire  county,  Virginia.  They  were  married  Febuary  28,  1805  and  came 
to  Scioto  county,  in  1807,  and  located  near  Scioto  Inn,  where  Clifford  now  is. 
Their  son,  Isaac  N.  was  born  August  16,  1821.  Isaac  Johnson  died  February  18, 
1832  and  his  wife  July  11,  1845.  The  first  was  of  English  descent  and  the  latter 
of  German  descent.  His  grandfather  Cockrell  was  of  English  descent  and  his 
grandmother  of  Scotch  descent  and  her  maiden  name  was  Anna  Marsh. 

Our  subject  was  raised  on  a farm  and  attended  a country  school.  Later 
he  attended  the  Iron  City  Commercial  College,  at  Pittsburg.  He  commenced 
farming  in  1873  for  himself  and  has  been  engaged  in  farming  in  all  of  its  dif- 
ferent phases  ever  since.  He  would  be  rated  as  a first  class  farmer  judging 
from  his  industry,  methods  and  success.  Although  not  an  active  politician, 
he  holds  to  the  democratic  faith  and  has  never  sought  office.  He  was 
married  February  12,  1873,  to  Miss  Rebecca  Simpson,  youngest  daughter  of 
Elias  Simpson  of  the  West  Side. 

John  Jones  (Plumber) 

was  horn  in  Wales  in  1844.  His  father  was  Henry  Jones  and  his  mother’s 
maiden  name  was  Jane  Thomas.  When  he  was  three  or  four  months  old,  his 
parents  came  to  this  country  and  located  near  Oak  Hill,  Gallia  county.  His 
father  was  a farmer,  and  remained  near  Oak  Hill  for  a short  time,  when  he 
purchased  a farm  near  Gallia  Furnace.  There,  Jones  went  to  school  until  1862. 

On  September  20,  1862,  at  the  age  :of  eighteen,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  D,  1st 
regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  Heavy  Artillery,  as  a private,  but  was  mustered  in 
Co.  H.  Pie  did  duty  with  Co.  D from  the  start  and  was  transferred  to  Co.  D, 
April  1,  1863,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  company  July  25,  1865,  at  Knox- 
ville, Tennessee.  He  was  captured  by  the  enemy  February  23,  1865,  with 

twelve  companions  at  Mosder’s  Mill,  East  Tennessee,  but  he  was  a prisoner 
only  eighteen  hours,  just  long  enough  to  render  him  eligible  to  join  the 
“Society  of  the  Prisoners  of  the  Civil  War.”  He  and  five  companions  escaped 
from  their  captors  on  the  night  after  they  were  captured;  the  other  six  who 
were  captured,  were  taken  to  Richmond,  Virginia. 

After  his  discharge,  Mr.  Jones  went  to  Louisville,  Kentucky  and  started 
to  learn  the  plumber’s  trade  in  March,  1866,  with  the  Angell  & Cochran  foundry 
and  machine  works.  He  worked  for  them  for  a few  months.  After  this,  he  be- 
came a street  car  driver,  for  a time  and  then  went  to  Cincinnati  and  afterwards 
to  St.  Louis,  where  he  took  care  of  horses  for  the  Adams  Express  Co.  He 
again  went  to  Louisville  and  from  there  took  a plumbing  job  at  Hopkinsville, 
Kentucky.  He  came  to  Portsmouth,  on  November  1,  1866  and  has  been  here 
ever  since.  He  worked  for  Richard  Spry,  the  plumber,  until  August  1,  1870, 
when  he  went  into  business  for  himself.  On  June  1,  1895  he  sold  out  to  E.  S. 
Jenkins,  and  he  has  not  been  in  any  business  since.  When  he  occupied  the 
Gerlach  building,  he  carried  the  largest  supply  of  plumbing  goods  of  every  kind 
and  mill  supplies  ever  carried  in  southern  Ohio.  Mr.  Jones  was  a coppersmith. 
He  worked  in  sheet-iron  and  set.  boilers  and  engines  whenever  required  by  any 
of  the  furnaces.  He  has  acquired  a competence  and  is  trying  to  live  easy.  He 
is  one  of  the  few  soldiers  of  the  Civil  War  who  never  applied  for  or  obtained 
a pension.  He  has  greatly  preserved  his  youthful  appearance,  and  proposes 
to  put  off  old  age  just  as  long  as  he  can. 

John  Jones  (Ex-Postmaster) 

was  born  January  1,  1848  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Ky.  His  father  was  David  E.  Jones 
and  his  mother  Elizabeth  Edwards,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  John  Edwards.  His 
father  and  mother  were  both  born  in  Wales.  He  lost  his  mother  when  he  was 
but  eight  months  old.  His  father,  David  E.  Jones  enlisted  as  a private  in 


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Company  A,  12th  regiment,  Connecticut  Infantry,  September  18,  1862,  at  New 
Orleans.'  He  was  captured  October  19,  1864  at  Cedar  creek,  Virginia  and  died 
November  25,  1864  in  prison  at  Salisbury,  North  Carolina. 

Our  subject  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1853  and  spent  his  boyhood  and  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  the  city.  He  commenced  business 
by  clerking  in  the  hat  store  of  J.  H.  Johnson,  in  1866.  In  1870,  he  started  a 
men’s  furnishing  store  on  West  Second  street,  Portsmouth,  and  was  engaged  in 
that  business  for  thirty  years.  Mr.  Jones,  though  of  Welsh  descent,  was  always 
a democrat  in  his  political  views  and  a very  strong  one.  He  always  took  a 
great  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  party.  He  was  a member  of  the  Board  of 
Education  from  1888  until  1894.  From  1892  to  1894  he  was  president  of  that 
board.  He  was  Postmaster  of  Portsmouth  from  1894  to  1898,  and  a member  of 
the  City  Council  from  1899  to  the  present  time.  He  was  president  of  the  coun- 
cil for  two  years,  1899  to  1901.  He  was  elected  president  of  the 
Board  of  Education  when  his  party  were  in  the  minority.  On  June  2,  1902 
he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Board  of  Review  for  the  city  of  Ports- 
mouth for  three  years. 

He  was  married  November  4,  1873  to  Miss  Maggie  M.  Shaw,  daughter  of 
William  and  Ellen  Lynn  Shaw.  They  have  two;  children,  Ralph  W.,  a sales- 
man in  Columbus,  Ohio,  for  the  C.  J.  Craig  mens’  furnishing  store,  and  Blanche 
Thomas,  wife  of  A.  E.  Thomas,  of  Columbus.  His  son,  Ralph,  is  married  to 
Miss  Irene  Jordon,  daughter  of  the  late  William  Jordon  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Jones  was  very  popular  and  very  successful  as  a business  man.  All 
of  his  acquaintances  are  his  friends  and  strange  to  say,  some  of  his  very  best 
friends  are  his  political  opponents.  He  has  always  been  a leader  in  the  affairs 
of  the  Democratic  party,  and  is  usually  a delegate  to  the  county,  district  and 
state  conventions  of  the  Democratic  party.  If  there  is  any  hard  work  to  do 
among  the  democrats  of  his  county,  it  is  usually  put  on  him  and  he  does  it 
just  the  same  as  if  it  was  the  most  important  thing  that  he  had  to  do  in  this 
world.  Since  1900,  Mr.  Jones  has  not  been  actively  engaged  in  any  business 
but  has  been  taking  life  easy.  He  is  a model  citizen,  always  in  favor  of  public 
improvements  and  anything  for  the  benefit  of  the  public. 

Lafayette  Jones 

was  born  in  Brush  Creek  township.  October  26,  1852.  His  father  was  Paul 
Karr  Jones  and  his  mother  was  Elizabeth  (Clark)  Jones,  daughter  of  James 
Clark.  Our  subject  received  his  early  education  in  the  common  schools  and 
afterwards  attended  the  National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  where 
he  was  graduated  in  1880.  He  began  teaching  in  1872,  and  continued  to  teach 
until  1896.  While  at  Lebanon,  he  studied  surveying  and  civil  engineering.  In 
the  fall  of  1880,  he  began  work  as  a surveyor  and  has  continued  it  since. 
He  was  deputy  surveyor  of  Scioto  county  from  1888  till  1891.  He  was  elected 
County  Surveyor  in  1897,  and  took  the  office  in  September,  1898.  He  was  re- 
elected in  1890  and  is  the  present  incumbent. 

He  was  married  October,  1881,  to  Margaret  McDermed,  daughter  of  David 
McDermed.  They  have  two  children:  Mary  Winifred  and  Ada.  He  is  an  en- 
thusiastic republican  and  an  active  politician.  He  is  a member  of  the  Metho- 
dist church  known  as  McKendree’s  Chapel  near  McGaw,  Ohio.  He  is  a good 
plain,  common,  every-day  American  citizen  with  a well-developed  and  highly 
educated  conscience  which  he  tries  to  live  up  to.  He  tries  to  do  every  duty  ap- 
parent to  him. 

Thomas  Hart  Benton  Jones, 

son  of  Andrew  B.  and  Vienna  (Williams)  Jones  was  born  on  his  father’s  farm 
on  Scioto  Brush  creek,  four  miles  west  of  Otway,  March  5,  1838.  His  father 
was  a son  of  Andrew  and  Elizabeth  (Cain)  Jones.  Andrew  Jones  was  a sol- 
dier in  the  War  of  1812  and  came  to  Adams  county,  Ohio,  from  Virginia.  His 
father  was  a native  of  Wales.  The  maternal  grandparents  of  Mr.  Jones  were 
James  and  Elizabeth  (Murphy)  Williams.  James  Williams  was  a soldier  in  the 
Revolutionary  war  (see  Revolutionary  Soldiers)  and  was  one  of  the  pioneers 
of  Adams  county.  He  died  July  5,  1842  and  his  wife  November  11,  1855. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  reared  on  the  farm  on  which  he  was  born 
and  attended  the  district  school.  In  1859,  he  received  a certificate  to  teach. 


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He  taught  school  three  winters  and  then  went  back  to  farming,  at  which  he  has 
been  engaged  up  to  the  present  time.  In  1860  and  1861,  he  was  Assessor  of 
Brush  Creek  township.  He  was  then  elected  Trustee  and  served  until  1865 
and  was  elected  township  Clerk  the  same  year,  and  re-elected  in  the  succeeding 
year.  In  1867,  he  was  again  elected  Trustee  and  served  several  terms  thereafter. 
He  is  now  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  township  and  has  been  a member  of  the 
Board  of  Education  for  several  terms.  He  is  a democrat  and  his  office  holding 
would  indicate  that  he  has  been  prominent  in  local  politics  and  that  his  friends 
have  much  confidence  in  his  integrity.  Mr.  Jones  is  a member  of  the  Christian 
Union  church. 

He  was  married  to  Elizabeth  H.  Freeman,  daughter  of  Moses  and  Mar- 
garet (McCormick)  Freeman,  April  12,  1863.  They  have  six  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Emma  Estella  born  January  5,  1864.  married  William  H.  Davis  of  Farra- 
gut,  Iowa,  December  23,  1896;  James  Moakley  born  August  1,  1865,  married 
March  5,  1891  to  Martha  A.  Liston;  Bertha  Ethel  born  March  24,  1872,  married 
William  E.  Brown  and  resides  at  McDermott  this  county;  Thomas  Carew  born 
June  16,  1874  is  at  home;  Edwin  Watson,  born  January  2,  1878,  at  home;  Alva 
Burton  born  April  6,  1882  is  a teacher  in  the  country  schools.  He  is  progressive 
in  his  ideas  and  has  most  excellent  judgment  in  all  matters  of  the  practical 
affairs  of  life.  He  is  always  interested  in  questions  of  social,  moral  and  edu- 
cational improvement.  He  is  hospitable  in  his  home,  prudent  in  home  affairs, 
temperate  and  industrious.  He' Is  generous  on  all  occasions  where  such  quality 
is  in  demand. 

Captain  John  Kaps 

was  born  November  2,  1835,  in  Bavaria.  His  father  was  Kasper  Kaps,  and  his 
mother’s  maiden  name  was  Margaret  Helman.  They  had  six  children,  of  whom 
our  subject  was  the  second.  His  parents  left  Germany  when  he  was  six  weeks 
old,  and  located  at  Buffalo,  New  Yoirk.  Soon  afterwards  the  family  came  to 
Piketon,  because  Michael  Nessler,  who  resided  there,  was  a cousin.  Mr.  Ness- 
ler  recommended  him  to  locate  in  Portsmouth,  and  he  did  so  in  1836.  In  1845, 
he  went  to  reside  with  George  S.  Pursell  and  to  learn  the  brick  business,  and 
while  there  he  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools  until  the  year,  1856  when  he 
formed  a partnership  with  Mr.  Pursell,  as  Pursell  and  Kaps.  He  remained  with 
him  until  1858,  when  he  went  to  Virginia  and  engaged  with  the  Kanawha  Com- 
pany, working  at  his  trade  until  January,  1860,  and  then  returned  to  Ports- 
mouth. 

He  enlisted  April  16,  1861  in  Company  G,  1st  O.  V.  I.  and  was  mustered 
out  August  1,  1861.  On  his  return  from  the  first  three  months'  service, 
he  went  into  the  grocery  business  at  Portsmouth,  with  Philip  E.  Hard,  as 
Hard  and  Kaps.  He  continued  in  that  until  1862,  when  he  entered  Company  C. 
of  the  91st  O.  V.  I.,  as  First  Lieutenant.  He  served  as  such  until  July  6,  1864, 
when  he  was  transferred  to  Company  D,  as  its  Captain,  and  was  transferred 
again  to  Company  C.  on  the  1st  of  September,  1864.  He  was  mustered  out  June 
24,  1865. 

On  March  1,  1866,  he  entered  into  partnership  with  Peter  Kaps,  his  broth- 
er, in  the  manufacturing  of  brick  and  in  building,  continuing  in  that  until  April, 
1894.  when  the  firm  was  dissolved.  This  firm  of  Kaps  Brothers  was  known  for 
its  integrity  and  reliability,  and  it  built  most  of  the  important  structures  in 
Portsmouth  during  the  time  it  was  in  business.  Since  1894,  Mr.  Kaps  has  been 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick.  From  January,  1887,  to  January,  1893, 
Mr.  Kaps  was  one  of  the  County  Commissioners  of  Scioto  county.  For  the  five 
years  last  past  he  has  been  a member  of  the  County  Tax  Commission. 

He  was  married  February  13,  1873,  to  Jennie  McIntyre,  daughter  of  Dan- 
iel McIntyre,  "they  have  had  two  sons:  John  D.,  a lawyer  in  New  York  city. 
His  second  son,  Harry,  is  engaged  in  the  brick  business  with  his  father.  Mr. 
Kaps  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Bigelow  Methodist  church.  For  in- 
tegrity Mr.  Kaps  stands  second  to  none.  He  is  perfectly  reliable  and  is  always 
certain  to  meet  any  and  all  obligations. 

Peter  Kaps 

was  born  in  Bavaria,  May  19,  1833.  His  father  was  Kasper  Kaps,  a stock  deal- 
er, and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Helman.  Both  were  natives  of 


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Germany.  In  1836,  he  came  to  Scioto  county  and  located  in  Portsmouth. 
Ohio.  He  received  a common  school  education  and  learned  the  brick  layer’s 
trade.  While  a boy  he  worked  for  Daniel  Parsley,  at  farming  and  brickmak- 
ing. He  made  hay  on  the  land  above  Court  and  Seventh  streets.  November 
9,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  the  15th  Kentucky  Infantry,  and  served  three  years  and 
three  months.  He  was  made  First  Sergeant  April  3,  1862.  He  was  promoted 
to  First  Lieutenant  July  13,  1863,  and  was  mustered  out  January  14,  1865,  at 
Louisville,  Kentucky.  He  served  in  the  City, Council  of  Portsmouth  from  1872 
to  1873,  and  from  1875  to  1878.  He  was  the  author  of  the  city  garbage  and 
hog  ordinances.  He  has  always  been  a republican.  January  1,  1871,  he  was 
married  to  Elizabeth  Evans.  They  have  three  children:  James  E.,  George  P., 
and  Henry  H. 

Mr.  Kaps  is  a typical  working  man.  No  man  was  ever  busier  than  he 
or  has  done  more  hard  work  in  the  same  length  of  time.  He  is  one  of  the  most 
kind  hearted  and  obliging  of  men.  He  has  always  possessed  the  respect  and 
confidence  of  those  in  his  employment  and  he  has  had  the  good  will  and 
friendship  of  every  person  for  whom  he  ever  worked.  He  has  built  as  many 
brick  structures  as  any  man  who  ever  worked  in  Portsmouth,  and  has  given 
satisfaction  in  every  case.  For  six  years  he  has  been  living  on  a farm  on  the 
west  side  and  has  carried  on  farming  there  and  at  the  same  time  has  worked 
at  his  trade  in  Portsmouth. 

Lieutenant  Zenis  Keller 

was  born  July  30,  1841,  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father 
was  Francis  Keller  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Delilah  Culp.  He  at- 
tended school  in  Madison  township  until  he  was  sixteen  year  of  age.  From 
that  until  he  was  twenty  he  worked  on  his  father’s  farm.  On  August  5,  1861, 
he  enlisted  in  Company  A,  33d  O.  V.  I.,  under  Captain  Samuel  Currie.  His 
brother,  Sylvester,  who  has  a sketch  herein,  was  a member  of  the  same  com- 
pany. He  was  wounded  on  November  25,  1863,  at  the  battle  of  Mission  Ridge. 
He  was  shot  through  the  right  wrist  and  right  hip  with  a minie-ball.  This 
wound  disabled  him  from  further  service.  He  was  in  the  hospital,  in  conse- 
quence of  it,  until  August  27,  1864,  when  he  was  discharged.  He  entered  Co.  H, 
191st  O.  V.  I.,  as  Second  Lieutenant  March  8,  1865.  He  served  until  August  27, 
following.  The  regiment  served  in  the  valley,  near  Winchester,  Va.,  all  its 
time.  The  officers  and  soldiers  of  tne  33d  Ohio  recommended  him  to  be  commis- 
sioned in  the  last  named  regiment. 

As  soon  as  he  left  the  army,  he  went  to  Kirksville,  Missouri,  and  took 
up  the  occupation  of  a farmer.  He  remained  there  fourteen  years  when  he  lo- 
cated in  Johnson  county,  Kansas,  in  1879,  as  a farmer.  He  remained  there 
twelve  years,  till  1891,  when  he  went  to  Winfield,  Cowley  county,  Kansas, 
where  he  has  resided  ever  since.  He  was  city  marshal  of  Winfield  in  1900 
and  1901,  and  has  followed  various  occupations  there.  He  was  married  in  1869, 
at  Kirksville,  Missouri,  to  Mrs.  Christina  McGill  (born  Curry)  widow  of  James 
McGill.  He  has  three  children:  Martin  Luther,  in  the  harness  business,  re- 

siding in  Newton,  Kansas;  Julius  Curry,  engineer  on  the  New  York  Central 
railroad;  Oliver  iPerry,  a book-keeper. 

Mr.  Keller  made  an  excellent  record  as  a soldier.  As  such  his  conduct 
was  all  that  could  be  desired.  In  his  service  to  his  country  he  had  the  entire 
confidence  of  all  the  officers  and  comrades.  Having  fought  for  his  country  and 
received  honorable  wounds  in  its  service,  he  knows  its  value  of  citizenship,  and 
conducts  himself  at  all  times  as  a law  abiding  and  patriotic  citizen. 

Captain  Sylvester  Keller 

was  born  July  5,  1845,  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  He  was  the  son  of  Francis  and 
Delilah  Keller.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Culp.  His  great-grandfather 
was  Francis  Keller,  who  came  to  West  Virginia  before  1800.  He  made  salt 
at  the  Kanawha  salt  works  and  took  it  to  New  Orleans  to  market.  He  also 
took  many  boat  loads  of  pork.  He  made  much  money  and  invested  it  in  lands 
in  Scioto  county.  Jacob,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  born  in  Penn- 
sylvania, and  located  in  the  southern  part  of  Jackson  county,  Ohio.  He  started 
to  Missouri  in  1865,  and  died  on  the  way.  Francis,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
was  born  in  1808  and  lived  in  Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  on  Tygart,  until 


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180G  when  he  came  to  Scioto  county.  He  died  in  1881,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
three  years.  School  facilities  were  very  meager  when  our  subject  was  a boy 
and  his  education  therefore  was  limited.  He  enlisted  in  Company  A 33  Reg- 
iment O.  V.  I.  August  5,  1861,  and  was  mustered  in  at  Camp  Morrow,  Ohio. 
He  was  appointed  Sergeant  September  19,  1863,  First  Sergeant  August  26,  1864, 
promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  January  28,  1865,  Captain  May  23,  1865,  but  was 
not  mustered.  He  re-enlisted  at  Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  January  12,  1864. 
He  resigned  January  27,  1865. 

Mr.  Keller  has  been  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Elizabeth  C.  Welch, 
of  Jackson,  Ohio,  whom  he  married  December  6,  1867.  Their  children  are:  Ida 
Alice,  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-two,  wife  of  Joseph  Crabtree;  Mary  Frances 
Stephen  and  William.  His  first  wife  died  May  4,  1884.  He  was  married  a 
second  time  to  Mrs.  Polly  Alexander,  September  3,  1885.  She  was  a daughter 
of  John  Rockwell.  The  children  by  this  second  marriage  are:  Merton  E.  aged 
fourteen;  Bessie  Florence,  age  twelve,  Isa  Edith  and  Ida  Ethel  twins,  age  eight 
years.  His  second  wife  died  October  3,  1894.  Mr.  Keller  cast  his  first  vote 
for  John  Brough,  for  Governor  of  Ohio,  and  has  ever  since  been  a stanch  re- 
publican, and  an  active  member  of  the  party  but  has  never  held  any  office. 
He  has  been  postmaster  at  Koran,  Ohio  for  the  past  twelve  years.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  United  Brethren  church. 

Philip  H , Kelley 

was  born  April  9,  1823,  in  county  Tipperary  Ireland.  His  father  was  Timothy 
Kelley  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Bridget  Maher.  His  father,  a stock 
raiser  and  buyer,  died  when  he  was  eighteen.  He  had  one  sister,  Mary,  but  no 
brothers.  He  learned  the  trade  of  a stone  cutter  in  Ireland.  In  1848,  he 
brought  Ms  mother  to  the  United  States  and  located  in  Auburn,  New  York. 
Four  years  after  their  arrival  his  mother  died.  In  1849,  he  went  to  Cleveland, 
Ohio  and  followed  his  trade.  In  1851,  he  began  working  on  the  railroad  and 
continued  that  for  two  years.  In  1853,  he  determined  on  beginning  for  himself 
and  became  a contractor  for  railroad  work  and  on  other  public  structures, 
usually  bridge  masonry. 

In  1855  he  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Hayes  of  Delaware,  Ohio,  sister  of 
Captain  Thomas  Hayes  of  the  30th  O.  V.  I.,  who  has  a sketch  and  picture 
herein.  They  had  eight  children,  eight  of  whom  survive:  John,  Timothy,  James, 
Joseph,  William,  Edward,  Mary  and  Mrs.  Will  S.  Myers.  Thomas  and  Philip 
are  deceased.  Mrs.  Kelley  died  November  24,  1887. 

Mr.  Kelley  first  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1857.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  to 
build  the  piers  of  the  Suspension  bridge  at  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto  and  conclu- 
ded to  remain.  He  purchased  the  Massie  block  in  the  sixties  and  owned  it  for 
many  years.  In  1863,  he  purchased  the  home  on  Jackson  street.  In  1871,  he 
built  the  Portsmouth  water  works  and  was  one  of  its  first  board  of  trustees  for 
three  years.  In  1871,  the  Biggs  House  fire  destroyed  the  Massie  block  and  he  re- 
built it  at  once.  In  1881,  he  built  the  abutments  of  the  great  railroad  bridge 
over  the  Ohio  at  Point  Pleasant.  In  1883,  he  built  the  piers  of  the  Cincinnati 
& Eastern  railroad  bridge  across  the  Scioto  river,  two  miles  north  of  Ports- 
mouth for  $26,000  and  lost  every  dollar  of  it.  He  was  a devout  communicant 
of  the  church  of  the  Holy  Redeemer  and  in  his  political  faith,  he  was  a demo- 
crat. He  was  for  many  years  a director  of  the  Farmers’  National  Bank  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  but  was  entirely  innocent  of  any  knowledge  of  the  facts  of 
its  management  which  led  up  to  is  failure.  He  was  a heavy  loser  when  it  went 
down.  He  also  lost  in  the  failure  of  the  Citizens’  Savings  Bank  and  of  George 
Davis. 

Mr.  Kelley  was  'strictly  honest  in  all  his  dealings  and  believed  every 
one  else  was.  Because  of  his  unlimited  faith  in  his  fellow  men,  he  suffered 
many  financial  losses,  but  he  never  repined,  nor  regretted,  nor  lost  faith  in  hu- 
manity. He  knew  his  trade  well  and  could  figure  up  well  in  any  stone  work, 
and  beyond  that  he  did  not  claim  extensive  knowledge.  He  was  most  candid 
in  his  feelings  and  expressions,  always  being  himself  and  never  assuming  any 
character  which  was  not  his  own.  He  was  affable  and  courteous  to  all.  As  a 
neighbor,  he  was  obliging  respected  and  liked.  As  a citizen,  he  was  liberal 
minded  and  public-spirited.  His  faith  in  his  party  and  his  church  was  child- 


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like  and  admitted  of  no  doubt,  or  question.  He  was  always  ready  to  grant 
every  favor  asked  of  him.  He  was  incapable  of  hating  any  one,  and  simply 
pitied  those  who  robbed  him.  His  losses  by  fire  and  failures,  he  bore  with  the 
utmost  composure.  He  always  met  disaster  with  honor.  He  died  June  15,  1900. 
In  his  dying  hours,  his  faith  sustained  him.  He  was  one  of  the  purest,  most 
simple-minded  men  who  ever  lived  in  Portsmouth.  If  he  had  any  enemies,  he 
never  deserved  them.  He  always  did  the  best  he  could  under  any  circumstance 
and  never  worried  about  results.  No  more  truthful,  sincere,  honest,  or  upright 
man  and  citizen  ever  dwelt  in  Portsmouth. 

Andes  Jones  Kellogg 

was  born  in  the  French  Grant,  near  Haverhill.  November  21,  1845.  His 

father,  Hiram  Kellogg,  was  born  at  Franklin  Furnace  July  28,  1816.  the  son  of 
William  W.  and  Nancy  (Lamb)  Kellogg.  Willia.m  Kellogg  came  to  Franklin 
in  1815  from  Vermont,  of  which  state  he  was  a native.  He  died  in  1844.  The 
mother  of  our  subject  was  Luna  (Jones)  Kellogg,  daughter  of  Andes  and  Lucy 
Jones,  natives  of  Kentucky.  Our  subject  was  one  of  a family  of  seven  chil- 
dren. The  wife  of  Stephen  Winkler,  of  near  Hanging  Rock,  is  one  of  these. 
Mir.  Kellogg  received  his  early  education  in  the  district  school  and  later  spent 
three  years  at  the  National  Normal  University  at  I^ebanon,  Ohio.  He  entered 
the  teaching  profession  and  continued  for  a period  of  ten  years,  and  during 
that  time  was  considered  one  of  the  best  educated  and  most  practical  teachers 
in  the  county.  Though  he  has  been  a farmer  for  many  years,  he  has  never 
lost  his  interest  in  schools  and  education.  Besides,  he  is  a thoroughly  practical 
and  up-to-date  farmer  and  gardener.  He  is  an  interesting  writer  and  speaker 
on  subjects  of  this  nature,  and  takes  a delight  in  doing  so.  He  was  married 
to  Alice  Bumgarner,  in  June,  1876.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are:  Laura, 
deceased.  Roy,  Amy,  Hubert,  deceased.  Grace  and  Claire.  His  first  wife  died 
in  1893.  He  was  again  married,  October  26,  1897.  to  Sarah  Bumgarner,  a sis- 
ter of  his  former  wife. 

Mr.  Kellogg  is  a member  of  the  republican  party  and  has  been  one  of  the 
workers  in  the  party  for  a number  of  years.  He  was  elected  Clerk  of  Green 
township  in  1893,  and  has  held  the  office  continuously  to  the  present  time, 
and  he  makes  a most  efficient  official.  He  is  a member  of  the  Haverhill  Grange, 
the  only  order  of  the  kind  in  the  county. 

Captain  Alva  Finton  Kendall 

was  born  May  28,  1832.  His  father.  Jefferson  Kendall,  was  the  oldest  child  of 
William  Kendall  and  Rachel  Brown  Kendall.  Jeremiah  Kendall,  the  father  of 
General  William  Kendall,  served  as  a private  in  Captain  William  Washing- 
ton’s company,  3rd  Virginia  regiment,  commanded  by  Colonel  Thomas  Marshall, 
father  of  the  Chief  Justice,  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  enlisted  February 
23,  1776,  to  serve  two  years;  was  transferred  in  August,  1777,  to  Captain  G.  B. 
Wallace’s  company,  same  regiment;  was  wounded  in  September.  1777,  and  was 
discharged  in  January,  1778.  Jefferson  Kendall  enlisted  in  Battery  L.  First 
Ohio  Light  Artillery,  on  August  19,  1861,  at  the  age  of  fifty-four,  and  was  dis- 
charged September  27,  1862,  on  surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability. 

Our  subject  was  horn  at  Junior  Furnace,  Ohio,  while  his  father  was 
storekeeper  there.  As  a boy  he  lived  at  Clinton,  Buckhorn  and  Franklin  fur- 
naces, where  his  father  was  engaged  as  book-keeper  and  store-keeper.  The 
family  moved  to  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  prior  to  1840,  where  his  father  kept  a 
hotel,  grocery  and  drug  store.  Wheelersburg  at  that  time  was  a place  of  con- 
siderable importance,  as  it  was  the  business  center  for  Clinton  and  Buck- 
horn  furnaces.  In  the  spring  of  1849,  our  subject  went  to  California  overland, 
with  a party  made  up  at  Wheelersburg.  Among  them  were  William  McKinley. 
Worthington  Enslow,  William  Crichton.  Dr.  Thomas  Moxley,  William  Red- 
dick, William  Fenton,  Thomas  Burt,  and  Garrel  Duke.  They  had  three  wa- 
gons, made  at  Haverhill  by  1 enninger.  The  party  sent  their  wagons  to  St. 
Joseph,  Mo.,  by  steamboat.  They  bought  four  yoke  of  oxen  in  Illinois  for  each 
wagon.  They  left  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  in  April,  1849,  and  drove  from  ten  to  twenty- 
two  miles  a day.  They  were  four  months  and  four  days  on  the  way.  Mr.  Ken- 
dall says  there  was  a continuous  procession  of  wagons  all  the  way  to  Califor- 


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nia.  Their  journey  was  stopped  at  Deep  Hollow,  California,  where  they  dug 
for  gold.  They  found  plenty  of  gold,  but  spent  it.  Our  subject  came  back  to 
Portsmouth,  in  L853-.  He  returned  to  California  in  1855,  and  remained  until 
1859.  He  was  mining  during  his  first  four  years  in  California.  The  latter  four 
years  he  drove  a team  and  kept  store  most  of  the  time.  He  returned  from  the 
first  trip  by  way  of  the  Isthmus  of  Panama,  and  on  his  second  trip  west  went 
by  way  of  Nicaragua,  and  came  back  through  Mexico  by  way  of  the  Gulf. 

From  1859  to  1862,  he  kept  a grocery  in  Portsmouth  for  George  Oldfield. 
On  the  sixth  of  August,  1862,  he  entered  the  service  as  Fii'st  Sergeant  of  Com- 
pany F,  91st  O.  V.  I.  On  December  2,  1862,  he  was  made  Second  Lieutenant 
of  Company  F;  and  on  May  1,  1863,  was  made  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  F; 
May  26,  1864,  he  was  transferred  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  B.  On  December 
28,  1864,  he  was  transferred  to  Company  F,  as  First  Lieutenant.  On  March  29, 
1865,  he  was  made  Captain  of  Company  G,  of  the  same  regiment.  He  was  mus- 
tered out  October  16.  1865,  by  order  of  the  War  Department.  During  a con- 
siderable part  of  the  service,  he  was  acting  commissary  of  musters  of  the  de- 
partment of  West  Virginia. 

On  his  return  from  the  army,  he  went  to  clerking  on  a steamboat  on  the 
Ohio  river  until  October,  1866,  when  he  went  into  the  revenue  service  as  as- 
sistant assessor  to  Colonel  John  A.  Turley.  When  Colonel  Coates  was  appoint- 
ed Collector  of  Internal  Revenue,  he  was  made  a deputy  collector.  He  was 
out  under  Cleveland’s  two  terms,  but  with  that  exception  he  was  in  the  revenue 
service  until  his  death.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  a deputy  under  John 
C.  Entrekin,  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  for  the  Eleventh  District  of  Ohio. 
He  was  in  the  collector’s  office  twenty-seven  years,  handled  over  $30,000,000 
and  never  lost  a cent.  His  books  always  balanced.  His  father  and  mother 
moved  to  Portsmouth  in  1850.  His  father  kept  a store  on  the  southeast  corner 
of  Seventh  and  Chillicothe  streets  until  he  enlisted  in  Battery  L.  Our  subject 
was  married  in  1870,  to  Miss  Louisa  Koen,  and  resided  till  his  death  on  Ninth 
street  in  Portsmouth.  He  died  September  28,  1901. 

Charles  Kendall 

was  born  at  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  November  3,  1839,  the  son  of  Thomas  Kendall 
and  Anna  M.  Glover,  his  wife.  His  father  was  the  son  of  General  William 
Kendall  and  Rachel  Brown,  his  wife,  and  his  mother  was  the  daughter  of  Eli- 
jah Glover  and  Catherine  Jones,  his  wife.  His  father  has  a separate  sketch 
herein.  He  spent  his  childhood  and  boyhood  in  Portsmouth  and  obtained  his 
education  in  her  public  schools.  He  attended  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University 
at  Delaware,  Ohio,  one  year.  Mr.  Kendall  was  in  business  at  West  Liberty, 
Ohio,  for  several  years,  but  in  1868.  returned  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  has  been 
in  the  shoe  business  ever  since.  He  has  always  been  a republican  in  politics. 
He  has  been  a member  of  the  city  Board  of  Education.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Second  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

On  November  19,  1861.  he  was  married  to  Miss  Emily  H.  Lloyd,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  G.  and  Lola  Lloyd.  They  had  four  children:  Addie  L.,  who  mar- 
ried Henry  Padan,  Lola  married  Albert  G.  Padan,  and  Charles  Franklin  Kendall 
married  to  Laura  V.  Gilbert,  daughter  of  the  late  Martin  B.  Gilbert.  He  has 
a son,  Thomas  L.,  a young  man  at  home.  Mr.  Kendall  had  the  misfortune  to 
lose  his  wife,  December  8,  1890,  and  his  daughter  Addie,  Mrs  Henry  Padan. 
lost  her  husband,  October  1.  1895.  She  has  two  children,  Charles  Franklin  and 
Henrietta  Craig.  Mr.  Kendall,  his  widowed  daughter,  her  two  children,  and 
his  son  Thomas  L.  make  their  home  together,  and  it  is  one  of  the  pleasantest 
homes  in  Portsmouth.  His  daughter,  Mrs.  Albert  G.  Padan,  and  her  husband, 
live  in  Los  Angeles  California.  His  son,  Charles  Franklin,  has  three  fine  boys, 
Gilbert,  Richard  and  Charles  Franklin.  Surrounded  by  his  children  and  grand- 
children, and  kept  employed  in  a good  business,  life  is  very  pleasant  to  Mr. 
Kendall. 

He  is  known  well  and  favorably  to  every  one  in  the  county,  for  his  agree- 
able manners  and  genial  disposition.  In  the  enjoyment  of  the  esteem  of  all  his 
neighbors,  old  age  has  no  terrors  for  him.  It  is  to  him  like  the  evening  of  a 
long  summer  day.  He  has  had  his  troubles,  but  Christian  fortitude  and  pa- 
tience has  enabled  him  to  bear  them  and  live  through  them.  No  one  in  Ports- 


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mouth  has  pleasanter  family  surroundings  than  he,  and  no  one  enjoys  them 
more,  or  'is  more  deserving  of  them. 

Captain  Chase  Wilmot  Kennedy, 

is  the  son  of  Milton  Kennedy  and  Josephine  Hutchinson,  his  wife,  and  was 
horn  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  January  4,  1859.  His  paternal  ancestors  are  of 
Scotch-Irish  and  Scotch  extraction.  His  father  died  July  10,  1896.  His  mater- 
nal ancestors  are  of  Irish  and  German  descent.  The  great-great-grandfather 
of  our  subject,  Hugh  Kennedy,  was  the  first  immigrant  of  this  branch  of  the 
Kennedy  family  in  America.  The  boyhood  and  youth  of  our  subject  was  spent 
in  Portsmouth.  His  first  schooling  was  at  a school  conducted  by  Mrs.  Crichton 
on  Sixth  street.  He  completed  the  course  in  the  public  schools  and  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1875.  After  graduation  he  entered  the  employment  of  the 
Portsmouth  Tribune  and  continued  therein  until  the  spring  of  1879. 

In  May  of  that  year,  he  received  the  appointment  of  cadet  to  the  United 
States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point,  as  the  result  of  a competitive  examina- 
tion held  at  Portsmouth.  Ohio.  He  entered  the  United  State  Military  Academy 
June  19,  1879,  and  graduated  therefrom  June  13.  1883.  He  was  commissioned 
Second  Lieutenant  in  the  3d  United  States  Infantry  and  served  in  Montana, 
Dakota  and  Minnesota  until  the  spring  of  1898,  participating  in  the  expeditions 
and  campaigns  against  the  Kootenai,  Crow  and  Sioux  Indians  during  that  in- 
terval. He  was  promoted  First  Lieutenant.  3rd  Infantry,  November  13,  1889; 
Regimental  Adjutant,  3rd  Infantry  from  March  13,  1891,  to  March  12,  1895. 

During  the  Spanish-American  war  he  took  part  in  the  campaign  against 
Santiago,  Cuba,  being  in  command  of  Co.  C,  3rd  Infantry;  was  present  at  the 
Battle  of  El  Caney,  July  1,  1898,  and.  at  the  subsequent  attacks  on  Santiago 
from  July  2 to  July  11,  1898.  He  returned  to  the  United  States  in  August,  1898, 
and  participated  in  the  campaign  against  the  Leech  Lake  Indians  in  the  fall 
of  that  year  in  Minnesota.  In  the  meantime  he  had  been  promoted  captain 
and  assigned  to  the  8th  United  States  Infantry.  He  joined  that  regiment  in 
Huntsville,  Alabama,  in  November,  1898.  and  accompanied  the  regiment  to 
Havana,  Cuba,  in  December,  and  was  present  at  the  formal  transfer  of  the 
government  of  the  island  of  Cuba  from  the  Spanish  to  the  American  authori- 
ties, January  1,  1899.  He  remained  on  duty  in  Cuba  until  July,  1900.  when  the 
regiment  was  transferred  to  the  United  States,  en  route  to  the  Philippine  Is- 
lands. He  arrived  there  October  25,  1900,  and  was  on  duty  there  from  that 
date  to  July  2g,  1902.  He  is  now  on  duty  with  his  regiment  at  Governor’s  Is- 
land, N.  Y.  He  was  appointed  Adjutant,  8th  Infantry.  June  13,  1900. 

He  was  married  November  13,  1889.  at  Fort  Snelling,  Minnesota,  to  Eliza- 
beth Lord  Jewett,  daughter  of  Colonel  Horace  Jewett,  United  States  Army. 

Wade  Stanton  Kennedy 

was  horn  March  11  1867,  in  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  the  son  of  Milton  Kennedy  and 
Josephine  Hutchinson,  his  wife.  His  father  has  a separate  sketch  herein.  His 
son  above  named  was  given  his  two  front  names  in  honor  of  those  great  states- 
men, Benjamin  Wade  and  Edwin  M.  Stanton.  Wade,  as  he  is  best  known,  was 
always  a sturdy  boy  and  has  made  a sturdy  man.  He  attended  school  in  Ports- 
mouth until  he  was  twelve  years  of  age.  His  father  then  moved  to  Clay 
township  and  he  attended  there  for  two  years.  At  fourteen  years,  he  went 
into  the  employment  of  Henry  Vincent  to  learn  the  butcher’s  trade,  and  served 
at  it  for  three  years,  but  did  not  like  it.  • 

In  1884,  he  went  into  the  employment  of  Drew,  Selby  & Co.,  and  has 
made  the  shoe  business  his  life’s  work.  He  commenced  as  a cutter  and  worked 
at  that  for  eleven  years.  He  then  became  foreman  of  the  cutting  department 
and  a buyer  of  upper  leather,  and  held  that  position  with  Drew,  Selby  & Com- 
pany for  seven  years.  On  April  12,  1902,  he  went  into  the  Star  Shoe  Company, 
which  has  since  become  the  Irving  Drew  Company.  He  is  a stockholder  in  the 
company  and  its  vice  president.  He  and  Mr.  Will  Gates  are  superintendents 
under  Mr.  Irving  Drew,  who  is  general  manager.  Mr.  Kennedy  has  the  over- 
sight of  the  cutting  department  and  is  a buyer  of  upper  leather  for  the  new 
company.  He  has  mastered  all  the  details  of  his  department,  and  is  a force 
and  power  in  the  shoe  business.  He  enjoys  the  entire  confidence  of  all  his 
former  employers  and  present  business  associates. 


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He  was  married  September  30.  1890,  to  Miss  Sylvia  Flowers  McKeehan, 
daughter  of  T.  J.  McKeehan,  of  Sinking  Springs,  Highland  county,  Ohio. 
He  has  one  child  Mary  Terese,  aged  eleven  years.  He  had  the  misfortune  to 
lose  his  wife  May  26,  1902.  Mr.  Kennedy  is  a member  and  trustee  of  the  Second 
Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views. 

He  is  a man  of  strong  and  earnest  conviction.  He  has  a fine  sense  of 
duty,  and  meets  every  obligation — business,  social  or  religious — upon  his  con- 
science. He  has  all  the  elements  to  make  a good  citizen  and  makes  one.  No 
one  values  good  citizenship  more  than  he,  or  lives  closer  to  his  ideals. 

Edward  John  KenricK 

was  born  in  April,  1835,  in  county  Limerick,  Ireland.  His  father,  John  Kenrick, 
was  a farmer.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Katharine  Killey.  He  received 
all  his  education  in  Ireland  and  when  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age,  he  came 
to  America  with  his  father,  mother,  brother  Patrick,  and  sister  Nancy.  They 
landed  at  Quebec,  where  nis  father  suffered  a sun  stroke  and  died,  later,  at 
Niagara  Falls.  The  family  then  removed  to  Black  Rock  near  Buffalo,  and  re- 
mained there  two  months.  They  then  went  to  Cleveland  and  from  there  to 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  by  canal,  landing  there  October  28,  1849.  Edward  first 
work  on  the  farm  of  William  McColm  below  town.  He  continued  to  work 
at  farming  for  a time  and  then  was  employed  as  receiving  clerk,  watchman  and 
train  dispatcher  for  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  railroad  at  Portsmouth. 
He  was  in  this  employment  one  year  and  then  went  to  weighing  iron  at  the 
lower  mill.  In  1855,  he  went  to  work  for  Horace  Leet,  in  the  lumber  business 
and  continued  that  for  five  years.  Then  he  was  on  the  police  force  for  four 
years. 

February  1,  1863.  he  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza  Mulligan,  daughter  of 
Edward  Mulligan,  and  sister  of  Edward  Mulligan,  Jr.  Mrs.  Kenrick  died  Feb- 
ruary 13,  1867.  They  had  two  children,  John  and  Kate.  In  1864,  he  went  on 
the  iriver.  In  1866,  he  went  into  the  mineral  water  business  with  Edward 
Mulligan,  .Tr..  and  they  continued  that  for  three  years.  Then  J.  P.  Albert 
Cramer  bought  out  Mulligan  and  the  firm  became  Kenrick  and  Cramer.  They 
were  together  thirteen  years  when  Mr.  Cramer  died.  Kenrick  carried  on  the 
business  alone  until  1882  when  he  went  into  the  wholesale  grocery  business, 
which  he  is  still  engaged  in.  In  1892,  he  was  appointed  a director  of  the  First 
National  Bank  and  has  held  that  office  since.  In  politics,  he  is  a democrat.  In 
his  religion,  he  is  a communicant  of  the  Mother  Church.  He  is  also  a member 
of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians. 

Pat  Kenrick 

was  born  in  1839,  in  the  parish  of  Kilcommon.  county  Limerick,  Ireland.  His 
father  was  John  Kenrick  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Katharine  Killey. 
His  father  was  a farmer.  His  parents  had  three  children:  Edward,  now  doing 
business  in  Portsmouth  and  residing  on  Ninth  street.  Nancy,  who  afterwards 
married  a Wm.  Boswell  and  resides  in  Cincinnati  and  our  subject.  The  family 
emigrated  to  Canada,  in  the  summer  of  1849.  There  in  the  city  of  Quebec,  the 
father  received  a fatal  sunstroke.  From  that  city,  the  family  went  to  Black 
Rock,  N.  Y.  near  Buffalo.  They  remained  there  two  months  and  went  from 
there  to  Cleveland.  From  there,  they  came  to  Portsmouth  by  canal.  They 
landed  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  October  28,  1849,  and  the  remainder  of  our  sub- 
ject’s life  was  spent  there.  It  was  necessary  for  the  boy  to  work  and  he  went 
into  the  employment  of  T.  M.  Patterson  to  learn  the  book-binding  business. 
He  did  learn  it,  but  it  did  not  suit  his  taste  and  he  gave  it  up.  It  was,  however, 
a consolation  to  him  that  he  had  a trade  on  which  to  fall  back  if  necessity  re- 
quired it. 

On  April  16.  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  G.  1st  O.  V.  I.  first  three  months 
service  and  served  till  August  1.  1861.  He  made  a good  soldier  and  was  much 
liked  by  his  comrades.  On  June  10,  1862,  he  was  made  Quartermaster  of  the  city 
of  Portsmouth  and  of  the  several  militia  companies  stationed  there  and  held 
the  position  so  long  as  such  an  officer  was  required.  The  city  had  quite  a sup- 
ply of  military  stores  and  equipments.  After  the  wair,  he  followed  the  river 
and  was  very  popular  with  all  who  met  him  and  knew  him.  In  1867,  he  started 


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the  St.  Charles  Exchange,  on  tte  east  side  of  Market  street  and  conducted  it 
for  17  years.  He  was  a very  popular  landlord  and  restaurant  keeper,  and  served 
as  .good  meals  as  were  ever  put  up  in  Portsmouth.  Every  one  liked  him  and  he 
had  a pleasant  welcome  and  a gracious  adieu  to  all  who  visited  him.  He  was 
one  of  the  most  liberal  and  sympathetic  of  mankind.  A woman  or  child,  a 
crippled  or  disabled  person,  always  called  forth  his  sympathies.  If  any  one 
had  a tale  of  woe,  he  had  a sure  listener  in  Pat,  apd  if  ministering  to  the  poor 
and  needy  constituted  the  best  Christian,  he  was  the  best  in  town.  Pat  was  al- 
ways a democrat  and  in  1889,  he  was  a candidate  on  that  ticket  for  County 
Commissioner  against  John  Kaps  on  the  Republican  ticket.  The  vote  stood, 
Kaps  3,683;  Kenrick,  2,949.  Majority  for  Kaps,  734.  James  E.  Campbell,  the 
Democratic  candidate  for  Governor,  was  elected  and  Pat  was  one  of  the  dead 
and  wounded  to  be  taken  care  of.  He  wanted  the  stewardship  of  the  Peniten- 
tiary, but  in  the  division  of  the  spoils,  obtained  the  superintendency  of  the 
kitchen,  a very  good  place.  He  had  numerous  opportunities  for  making  money, 
but  insisted  on  honesty  and  integrity  and  required  that  the  state  should  be 
justly  served.  However  he  did  not  like  the  place  and  in  eighteen  months  gave 
it  up. 

On  October  28,  1875,  he  married  Miss  Sarah  J.  Rhodes,  daughter  of  John 
Rhodes,  and  his  married  life  was  a very  happy  one,  though  not  blessed  with 
children.  When  he  left  the  employment  of  the  state,  he  located  in  New  Boston, 
on  the  Rhodes  place  and  lived  there  almost  all  the  time  till  a few  days  before 
his  death.  He  died  Sunday,  November  13,  1898,  at  his  residence  on  the  south- 
east corner  of  Washington  and  Seventh  streets,  of  Bright’s  disease.  He  died 
in  the  communion  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church,  in  which  he  had  been  reared. 
Pat  Ken-rick  was  a man  of  emphasis  in  all  he  did.  He  had  a heart  full  of  sym- 
pathy for  all  mankind.  He  was  always  fond  of  children  and  never  could  do 
too  much  for  them.  He  loved  to  be  surrounded  by  them  and  to  minister  to 
their  pleasures.  He  never,  from  his  standpoint,  injured  any  human  being.  His 
life  was  spent  in  Portsmouth  and  he  was  a familiar  figure  in  it  for  thirty-four 
years. 

William  Sanford  Kent 

was  born  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  July  22,  1866.  He  is  the 
son  of  Vincent  L.  and  Celina  D.  Bondurant  Kent,  the  former  of  Meigs  county, 
and  the  latter  of  Jackson  county.  Our  subject’s  paternal  grandfather  and 
grandmother  were  John  and  Jane  Longshore  Kent,  and  his  maternal  grand- 
father was  Thomas  Bondurant.  The  boyhood  and  youth  of  our  subject  was 
spent  on  the  farm  in  Madison  township,  and  in  attending  the  district  schools, 
where  he  obtained  a fair  education.  He  married  IJna  Bennett,  daughter  of 
Rolla  E.  and  Sarah  A.  Pool  Bennett,  February  5,  1897.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren: Irma  Avanel,  Louis  Warden,  and  Essel  Selma.  For  the  past  six  years, 
Mr.  Kent  has  been  engaged  in  the  lumber  business,  and  is  now  conducting  a 
general  store,  in  Pike  county,  where  he  does  a large  amount  of  business.  He  is 
a democrat  and  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

k®v.  Helber  A.  Ketchum,  15.  XK, 

was  born  in  Ripley  township,  Huron  county,  Ohio,  May  27,  1836.  His  father’s 
name  was  Isaac  and  his  mother’s  name  was  Anna.  He  studied  preparatory  for 
college  at  Hayesville  and  Hudson,  Ohio.  He  entered  Western  Reserve,  now 
Adelbert  College,  in  July,  1862.  The  day  following  matriculation  he  enlisted 
as  a private  in  Company  B,  85  O.  V.  I.  for  three  months.  He  was  honorably 
discharged  September  27,  1862  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  graduated  from  college 
in  July,  1866.  In  the  fall  of  that  year  he  entered  Lane  Theological  Seminary  at 
Cincinnati  and  graduated  in  the  spring  of  1869.  He  was  installed  pastor  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  of  New  Richmond,  Ohio  June  TO,  1869.  On  August  25th 
of  the  same  year  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ansley  J.  Blackman  of  Hudson,  Ohio. 

He  remained  at  New  Richmond  three  years  and  in  the  summer  of  1872 
he  resigned  his  pastorate  at  that  place  and  accepted  the  co-pastorate  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  Rev.  E.  P.  Pratt  being  the 
regular  pastor.  In  February,  1875,  he  was  installed  pastor  of  the  Second 
Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth,  tjie  membership  of  which  consisted  of 


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one  hundred  and  ninety  members  from  the  First  Presbyterian  church.  He  con- 
tinued as  pastor  of  this  church  for  almost  ten  years,  when  he  resigned  to  ac- 
cept a call  from  the  Second  Presbyterian  church  at  Urbana,  Ohio,  where  he  was 
installed  pastor  April  28,  1885.  During  this  pastorate  he  received  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  his  Alma  Mater.  In  the  spring  of  1891,  he  received 
a unanimous  call  to  become  the  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  at 
Berkeley,  California,  where  he  was  installed  pastor  October  18,  1891.  This 
pastorate  continued  for  six  years  when  he  accepted  a call  to  the  First  Presby- 
terian church  at  Salem,  Oregon,  and  was  installed  pastor  October  28,  1897, 
where  at  the  present  writing  July,  1901,  he  is  near  the  close  of  his  fourth  year 
as  pastor  of  that  church. 

Mr.  Ketchum  has  four  daughters  and  one  son,  William  F.,  born  August 
15,  1870;  Mary  E.,  born  December  17,  1872;  Bertha,  born  February  7.  1875; 
Edith,  born  February  8,  1878;  and  Marguerite.  Ruth,  born  September  4,  1886. 
Rev.  Ketchum  has  been  successful  in  all  his  pastoral  work,  all  of  which  has 
been  characterized  by  the  most  intense  zeal,  great  earnestness  and  deep  piety. 

FredericK  Charles  Ketter 

was  born  at  Gephart’s,  December  15,  1873.  His  parents  were  William  H.  and 
Mary  E.  (Crosser)  Ketter.  His  grandparents  came  from  Germany.  He  spent 
the  first  nine  years  of  his  life  at  Gephart’s  and  then  his  father  removed  to 
Harrison  township  and  located  on  the  old  Dan  White  farm,  where  they  lived 
for  twelve  years  and  then  returned  to  Gephart’s.  During  this  time  he  worked 
on  the  farm  and  attended  school  in  the  winter.  In  1894,  he  and  his  brother 
William  commenced  a general  store  at  Gephart’s  and  Fred  continued  in  this 
business  until  1897.  He  then  learned  telegraphy  with  William  A.  Tripp  at 
South  Webster.  He  worked  with  him  for  five  months,  and  went  to  work  with 
Walker  Marsh  at  Eifort  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  He  was  Assessor 
of  Bloom  township  in  1895.  In  1898,  he  was  elected  a member  of  the  county 
Republican  Central  Committee.  In  1899,  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Sheriff, 
under  Sheriff  Williamson.  In  the  Republican  primary  in  March  1902,  he  was 
nominated  for  Sheriff  and  was  elected  in  November.  He  is  a republican 
and  a member  of  the  German  M.  E.  Church,  also  a member  of  the  A.  0.  U W. 
of  Portsmouth.  He  was  married  June  16,  1898  to  Theodosia  B.  Cross,  daughter 
of  Doctor  P.  B.  and  Eliza  (Howell)  Cross  of  South  Webster,  Ohio.  They  have 
one  boy,  Eugene.  Mr.  Ketter  is  a popular  officer  and  citizen.  He  aims  to  do 
his  full  duty  in  every  relation  in  life,  a fact  which  is  appreciated  by  all  who 
know  him.  He  is  earnest  and  serious  in  all  he  does  and  will  succeed  in  any- 
thing he  undertakes. 


William  Ernst  Ketter 

was  horn  at  Gephart’s.  November  21,  1871.  His  father  was  William  Henry 
Ketter,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Crosser.  He  went  to  school 
at  Gephart’s,  and  such  times  as  he  was  out  of  school,  he  worked  on  the  railroad 
as  a section  man,  with  his  father.  In  1891.  he  engaged  in  the  general  mer- 
chandise business  with  F.  C.  Ketter  his  brother  at  Gephart’s,  and  was  in  busi- 
ness there  until  1898.  Since  then,  he  has  been  engaged  in  mining  fireclay.  He 
ships  the  clay  to  Massillon,  Newberg  and  to  the  companies  near  Portsmouth. 
He  has  twelve  men  in  his  employ  all  the  time  and  ships  from  one  to  two  cars 
a day.  He  married  Lucinda  Jenkins,  December  20,  1885.  He  has  three  children, 
Grace,  Wells,  and  Marie.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views. 

Charles  A.  Kiefer 

was  born  in  Alsace,  France,  now  Germany,  March  5,  1814.  He  was  reared  on  the 
Roman  Catholic  church  and  remained  in  that  faith  till  after  his  marriage.  He 
was  married  in  1832,  to  Elizabeth  Rosenmyer,  who  was  reared  a Protestant.  She 
was  a native  of  Hanover,  and  two  years  her  husband’s  senior.  They  had  five 
children:  Mary,  wife  of  Louis  Blomeyer,  Louis,  Edward,  and  Frederick,  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  Amelia,  wife  of  William  Campbell,  of  Columbus.  Ohio. 
He  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1848  and  located  at  Pine  Grove  Furnace 
and  followed  his  trade  of  stone  cutting.  He  worked  two  years  each  at  Hangr 
ing  Rock,  Ohio,  and  Ashland,  Kentucky.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1863,  and 


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was  employed  at  Gaylord’s  mill  until  it  shut  down  and  then  worked  at  Wait’s 
furniture  factory  and  at  Johnson’s  hub  and  spoke  factory.  He  joined  the  Ger- 
man Methodist  Episcopal  church  in  1850  and  became  a local  preacher.  He  was 
noted  for  his  honesty  and  his  sincere  piety.  His  faith  was  sublime  and  his  life 
was  a benediction.  The  children  of  his  acquaintance  revered  and  loved  him. 
They  lovingly  called  him,  “Grandpa  Kiefer.”  He  died  March  13,  1889.  His  wife 
died  August  30,  1894. 

Charles  Kinney, 

son  of  Charles  and  Elizabeth  (Cox)  Kinney,  grandson  of  Washington  Kinney, 
was  born  in  Springville,  Kentucky,  July  7,  1850.  His  grandfather,  Washington 
Kinney,  has  a sketch  herein.  After  the  death  of  his  father,  in  1861,  he  re- 
moved with  his  mother  to  Columbus,  Indiana,  where  he  received  his  primary 
education  in  the  public  schools.  When  sixteen  years  of  age,  he  entered  the  of- 
fice of  the  Columbus  (Indiana)  Bulletin,  to  learn  the  printer’s  trade.  He  was 
employed  there  for  a term  of  nine  years.  In  1871,  he  returned  to  Portsmouth 
and  was  employed  in  Reilley’s  hook  store  for  four  years.  He  afterwards  became 
a traveling  salesman  for  the  Cabinetmaker’s  Union,  holding  this  position  until 
he  accepted  the  appointment  as  Deputy  Treasurer  of  Soioto  county  in  1876. 

In  1883,  he  was  elected  Treasurer  of  Scioto  county,  by  a majority  of  485 
votes,  and  upon  the  expiration  of  his  term,  was  chosen  as  his  own  successor, — 
this  time  by  the  very  flattering  majority  of  1,347.  Upon  the  expiration  of  his 
second  term  as  County  Treasurer,  he  accepted  the  position  of  Chief  Assistant 
to  Hon.  Daniel  J.  Ryan,  Secretary  of  State,  at  Columbus.  Ohio,  and  served 
from  1889  to  1892.  In  that  year  he  served  as  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Ohio 
Commissioners  at  the  World’s  Columbian  Exposition.  He  was  also  chief  clerk 
under  the  Hon.  S.  M.  Taylor,  Ryan’s  successor,  as  Secretary  of  State  till  1896, 
at  which  time  he  was  elected  to  that  office  by  a handsome  majority.  He  was 
re-elected  in  1898, 

In  June,  1901,  he  formed  a law  partnership  with  George  H.  Jones,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Jones  & Kinney,  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  was  chairman  of 
his  county  committee  in  1888,  and  has  been  a delegate  to  numerous  state  con- 
ventions. In  his  fraternal  relations  he  is  identified  with  the  Masonic  order 
and  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  having  attained  the  Knight  Templar  degree  in  the 
former. 

He  was  married  October  8,  1879,  to  Letitia  H.  Yoakley,  daughter  of  John 
Yoakley,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In  all  his  public  stations  Mr.  Kinney  has  de- 
ported himself  as  becomes  a public  servant.  He  has  been  faithful,  capable  and 
upright.  His  actions  have  merited  the  approval  of  all  people,  irrespective  of 
party  affiliations. 

Captain  Thomas  Waller  Kinney, 

son  of  Washington  Kinney  and  Mary  Waller,  his  wife,  was  born  March  14, 
1842,  the  youngest  child  of  a family  of  nine  children.  He  grew  up  in  Ports- 
mouth, left  the  Portsmouth  schools  at  the  age  of  sixteen  and  went  into 
the  State  Bank  of  Ohio,  as  an  errand  boy.  He  was  there  until  he  was  nineteen 
years  of  age,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  G,  56th  O.  V.  I.,  October  30,  1861,  for 
three  years.  He  was  promoted  to  Sergeant-Major  the  same  day.  He  was  made 
Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  H,  June  11,  1862.  He  was  made  First  Lieuten- 
ant December  27,  1862,  and  Captain  February  14,  1863.  He  was  mustered  out 
May  15,  1864,  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  on  expiration  of  his  term  of  service. 

On  his  return  from  the  army,  he  went  into  the  W.  Kinney  & Co.  bank, 
and  was  in  that  bank  and  its  successors,  until  the  bank  failed  in  November, 
1877.  Directly  afterwards  he  became  the  first  agent  of  the  Scioto  Valley 
railroad  at  Portsmouth,  and  served  one  year.  Then  in  1879,  he  moved  to  Kan- 
sas, located  near  Council  Grove  and  engaged  In  farming,  for  a period  of  three 
years;  but  he  concluded  that  his  old  home  was  the  best  place  for  him,  and  in 
1882,  came  back  and  engaged  with  the  Portsmouth  Fire  Brick  Company,  in  sup- 
plying fire  day  for  the  company.  The  company  merged  into  the  Kentucky  Fire 
Brick  Co.,  in  1901,  and  he  has  been  with  the  two  companies  ever  since  1882,  in 
the  same  capacity.  In  April,  1873,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lida  Adams.  They 
have  one  daughter,  Julia.  He  is  a Blue  Lodge  Mason  and  holds  his  member- 
ship in  Pogue  Lodge,  Ashland,  Ky. 


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Mr.  Kinney  is  a great  collector  of  curios  and  old  relics.  His  collection 
is  referred  to,  and  a part  of  it  mentioned,  elsewhere.  He  is  a gentleman  who 
despises  notoriety  in  aDy  form.  His  tastes  are  cpiiet  and  he  prefers  the  social 
enjoyment  of  his  own  immediate  circle.  He  is  fond  of  history  and  historical 
reminiscence,  and  would  have  made  an  excellent  historian.  He  is  an  amateur 
geologist.  He  has  studied  the  subjects  theoretically  and  practically  all  his  life, 
and  the  editor  of  this  work  is  indebted  to  him  for  a contribution  on  that  sub- 
ject, which  wil  be  found  herein  properly  accredited  to  him.  He  is  content  to  be 
simply  inscribed  on  the  good  citizen  roll  and  otherwise  to  follow  his  own  in- 
clinations. Like  Diogenes,  all  he  asks  is.  that  no  one  shall  stand  in  his  sun- 
shine. He  will  take  care  of  the  rest. 

Wellington  R. . Kinney, 

son  of  Henry  Richie  Kinney  and  Mary  McNairn,  his  wife,  was  born  November 
30,  1847,  on  Font  street,  in  Portsmouth,  where  Hibbs’  hardware  store  was. 
His  mother  was  born  in  Scotland  and  was  the  daughter  of  Joseph  McNairn, 
who  conducted  a hardware  business  in  Portsmouth  for  many  years.  Mr.  Kin- 
ney was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  and  first  entered  business 
with  Frank  L.  Gilbert  in  the  wholesale  grocery  business  in  1868,  as  a clerk. 
He  remained  here  only  a year  and  then  went  into  the  hardware  business  with 
his  father  on  Chillicothe  street  as  H.  R.  Kinney  & Son.  He  retired  in  1875  on 
account  of  ill  health  and  traveled  in  Nevada  and  California  for  two  years.  In 
1877,  he  returned  to  Ohio  and  since  then  has  been  engaged  in  raising  small 
fruits. 

On  October  9,  1889,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  L.  Epworth 
Briggs,  daughter  of  Samuel  C.  Briggs.  Two  children  were  born  to  them: 
Wells  Pearl,  born  December  19,  1890,  died  October,  1898;  Briggs  Richie,  born 
February  17,  1891.  Mr.  Kinney  lines  up  with  the  principles  of  the  Democrat 
party,  and  is  a communicant  of  All  Saints  church  in  Portsmouth.  He  takes 
the  part  of  a good  citizen  in  the  play  of  Human  Life  and  fills  out  the  character 

'William  Kinney, 

son  of  Washington  Kinney,  was  born  October  26,  1835,  at  the  old  home  on  Sec- 
ond street,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  went  to  school  to  Miss  Birge  in  the  Fourth 
street  building.  He  attended  Kenyon  College  and  was  a member  of  the  class 
of  1854,  but  did  not  remain  to  graduate.  He  left  Gambier  and  went  first  as  a 
clerk  for  S.  R.  Ross  and  then  into  his  father’s  bank.  He  was  First  Lieutenant 
of  Company  E,  140th  O.  V.  I.,  from  May  2,  to  September  3,  1864.  Directly  after 
the  war,  he  made  the  lour  of  Europe.  He  remained  in  the  bank  until  his 
father’s  death  in  1871,  and  then  conducted  the  bank  under  the  same  name 
until  it  was  merged  into  the  Iron  National  Bank  in  1872.  He  was  cashier  of 
that  bank  until  January  23,  1876,  when  it  surrendered  its  charter.  The  Iron 
National  Bank  was  succeeded  by  W.  Kinney  & Company,  composed  of  our  sub- 
ject and  his  brother.  That  continued  until  November  17,  1877,  when  it  made  an 
assignment.  Afterwards  all  the  claims  against  the  bank  were  settled  and  re- 
leased. From  1871  to  1874,  Mr.  William  Kinney  was  one  of  the  County  Com- 
missioners and  made  a most  excellent  officer.  Since  1877,  Mr.  Kinney  has  re- 
sided most  of  the  time  in  West  Virginia.  He  is  a gentleman  of  rare  literary 
culture  and  taste  and  could  grace  any  circle  in  the  land.  All  his  friends  who 
know  him  best  regret  his  determination  to  live  in  retirement. 

Captain  Isaac  Kirby 

was  born  at  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts,  November  19,  1802.  He  attended 
school  there  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-three  years,  he  went  to  sea  as  a common 
sailor  in  the  coasting  trade.  He  arose  in  the  service  until  he  became  master 
and  owner  of  a vessel.  His  vessel,  a freighter,  struck  an  iceberg  on  the  New 
Foundland  banks,  and  sunk  in  twenty  minutes.  He  saved  only  his  spy-glass. 
His  vessel  was  bound  from  New  Bedford  to  Glasgow,  Scotland.  He  was  seven 
days  in  an  open  boat  and  was  brought  back  to  the  United  States.  His  ship- 
wreck determined  him  to  be  a landsman.  He  started  west  and  went  to  Ciu- 
einnati,  and  there  he  met  Dr.  McDowell,  who  persuaded  him  to  locate  at  Ports- 
mouth. He  had  two  daughters  with  him,  Isabel  and  Catharine.  Isabel  mar- 


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ried  John  Renshaw,  and  Catharine  died  single.  He  started  in  the  grocery  bus- 
iness at  Portsmouth,  and  in  the  making  of  brick  with  Eben  Dole.  He  had  mar- 
ried in  New  Bedford,  and  had  three  children,  George  and  the  two  daughters 
mentioned  above. 

On  December  14,  1841,  he  married  Rosina  Dole,  daughter  of  Eben  Dole, 
born  March  2,  1825.  Their  children  were  as  follows:  John  Renshaw,  who  re- 
sides at  Watseka,  111.,  a farmer:  Henry,  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-three.  He  had 
been  a soldier  in  the  civil  war;  William,  died  at  the  age  of  thirty-eight,  and  left 
a family;  James  A.,  in  the  marble  business  at  Portsmouth,  with 
the  Bode  Granite  Company;  Edward  J.,  a grocer,  and  Ida  May,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  years.  Capt.  Kirby  died  May  9,  1865,  and  his  wife  January  29, 
1888.  He  was  a whig  and  a republican.  He  was  a member  of  the  Methodist 
church,  and  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Washington  township  a number  of 
years.  He  was  highly  esteemed  as  a good  citizen  by  all  who  knew  him. 

James  Albert  Kirby 

is  the  son  of  Captain  Isaac-  Kirby,  a native  cf  New  Bedord,  Massachusetts,  and 
Rosina  Dole,  the  daughter  of  Eben  Dole,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Portsmouth.  He 
was  born  September  3,  1852,  on  his  father's  farm  in  Washington  township,  and 
attended  school  there.  He  started  out  for  himself  in  1865,  in  the  employment 
of  George  W.  Cole.  There  he  worked  on  a farm  for  three  years.  He  then 
went  to  Watseka,  Illinois,  and  was  a farmer’s  boy  there  for  three  years.  In 
1871,  he  returned  to  Portsmouth,  and  became  an  apprentice  with  Charles  C. 
Bode,  in  the  marble  business.  He  learned  the  business  in  three  years,  and  then 
he  and  his  brother-in-law,  Joseph  Bowman,  set  up  in  the  marble  business  as 
Bowman  and  Kirby,  and  continued  it  for  twenty  years. 

In  1894,  Mr.  Kirby  tried  the  confectionery  business  and  continued  in  it 
for  four  years.  In  1898,  he  re-entered  the  employment  of  Charles  C.  Bode  in  the 
marble  trade  and  continued  it  till  the  latter’s  death.  Since  the  last  mentioned 
event,  Mr.  Kirby  and  Mr.  Charles  J.  Bode  formed  the  Bode  Granite  Company, 
which  they  conduct.  Mr.  Kirby  married  Leona,  the  daughter  of  Joseph  Bow- 
man, September  29,  1874,  and  has  had  five  children:  Katie,  the  wife  of  Thomas 
Crooks,  of  Portsmouth;  William,  Grace,  Edward  and  Lloyd,  shoe  cutters  at 
Heer’s.  Mr.  Kirby  was  a democrat  till  1884,  when  he  became  a republican 
He  never  held  any  political  office,  but  that  of  councilman. 

Frank  Kleffner 

was  born  in  Niedermashberg,  Province  Westphalia,  Germany,  May  9,  1832.  His 
father  died  when  he  was  a child  and  his  step-father’s  name  was  Anton  Willike. 
His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Brange.  He  attended  the  elementary 
schools  until  he  arrived  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  Having  left  school,  he  went 
to  Paderhprn,  Westphalia,  where  he  went  into  the  business  of  baking,  and 
served  in  that  for  three  years,  and  then  for  this  purpose  he  went  through  other 
parts  of  Germany  and  several  countries  of  Europe.  In  about  a year  after  this, 
he  established  a bakery  for  himself  at  Neidermashberg,  where  he  conducted  it 
until  September,  1854,  and  from  there  he  went  to  Buffalo,  New  York,  where  he 
found  employment  in  a brewery  for  about  four  months.  Then  he  went  to  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  and  was  employed  in  the  bakery  business  for  five  months.  He 
heard  of  Portsmouth  and  went  there  and  engaged  in  business.  In  1857,  he 
visited  Germany  and  remained  a year.  JDn  December  29.  1861,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Barbara  Adams,  widow  of  Thomas  H.  Muehl.  He  then  went  into 
the  brewery  business  in  Portsmouth  and  was  engaged  in  it  for  twenty  years. 
He  served  as  a councilman  for  two  years.  His  wife  died  August  11,  1871,  leav- 
ing three  children:  Lizzie,  Frank  and  Anna.  He  was  married  a second  time 

to  Anna  Hatman,  of  Indiana.  January  25,  1872,  and  the  children  of  that  mar- 
riage are:  Otto,  Josephine,  Edward  and  Catharine.  From  this  time  till  1896, 
he  followed  his  trade  successively  in  Cincinnati,  Sciotoville  .Hamden  and  Col- 
umbus, O.  He  again  returned  to  Hamden,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in 
the  liquor  business.  He  is  a democrat  in  his  political  views,  and  a communi- 
cant of  the  Roman  Catholic  church.  He  has  always  conducted  himself  as  a 

good  citizen,  obedient  to  the  laws,  and  faithful  in  the  performance  of  all  his 
civic  duties. 


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Franlt  A nthony  Kleffner 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  January  2,  1868.  His  father  was  Frank 

Kleffner,  and  his  mother  was  Barbara  Adams.  He  went  to  school  in  Ports- 
mouth till  1881,  when  he  finished  up  in  the  A Grammar,  and  then  went  to  the 
Saint  Francis  Gymnasium  in  Cincinnati,  with  the  idea  of  becoming  a priest  of 
the  Roman  Catholic  church,  but  after  remainng  there  for  one  year,  he  came  to 
the  conclusion  that  he  was  not  fitted  for  the  work.  He  says  he  was  in  jail 
four  days  and  nights,  in  1884,  on  account  of  the  Cincinnati  Court  House  riots, 
but  was  discharged  after  examination,  as  an  innocent  man.  He  was  clerk  in 
the  Galt  House  at  Cincinnati,  for  two  years.  He  then  worked  for  the  Western 
Union  Telephone  Company,  in  Kentucky.  In  1887  and  1888,  he  worked  for  his 
father  in  Sciotoville.  From  there  he  went  to  Hamden  and  was  employed,  with 
his  father,  for  four  years.  He  was  in  Columbus  for  a while  in  1894,  and  visited 
New  Orleans,  but  finally  concluded  that  Portsmouth  was  the  best  place.  He  is 
engaged  in  the  liquor  business  at  16  West  Sixth  street.  He  was  married  to 
Catharine  C.  Eal,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  July  28,  1897.  He  has  three  children: 
Francis  Gregory,  Sylvester  Emmett,  and  Helen  Cecilia.  He  is  a communicant 
of  the  church  of  the  Holy  Redeemer. 

'William  5.  Klink 

was  born  December  13,  1871,  at  Piketon,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  John  and 
Amelia  Klink,  natives  of  Germany.  His  father  was  a bridge  contractor  and 
worked  with  Philip  Kelley,  in  Pike  county.  Our  subject  attended  the  Pike- 
ton  schools  in  winter  and  did  farm  work  in  summer.  He  worked  for  James 
English  until  he  was  ten  years  of  age.  From  1886  to  1892,  he  was  engaged  in 
Portsmouth  at  Moeller’s  butcher  shop.  He  then  worked  as  a shoe  cutter  for 
about  a year  in  Portsmouth.  Then  he  labored  at  a packing  house,  Tokee  & 
Son,  in  Dayton.  Ohio.  He  conducted  a butcher  shop  here  one  year,  came  back 
to  Portsmouth  in  1896,  and  commenced  working  again  for  Moeller.  He  con- 
tinued with  him  two  years  and  in  1898,  he  commenced  business  for  himself  in 
Portsmouth,  and  continued  for  three  years.  In  June,  1901,  he  took  a partner- 
ship with  Edward  Moeller  in  the  meat  business,  as  Moeller  & Klink.  On  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1898,  he  was  married  to  Emma  Voelkeir,  daughter  of  Lewis  and  Eliza 
Voelker.  He  is  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  United  Brethren  church. 
He  is  active,  industrious,  energetic  and  does  the  best  he  can  to  honorably  fill 
the  position  in  life  in  which  he  finds  himself. 

Louis  Knapp 

was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  September  8,  1840.  His  father’s  name  was 
Henry  Knapp,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Caroline  Schukky.  He 
came  to  this  country  with  his  parents  in  1845,  who  located  near  Chillicothe  on 
the  old  Adams  farm,  where  they  remained  two  years.  In  June,  1847,  they 
moved  to  Clinton  Furnace,  where  his  father  dug  ore  at  the  furnace.  They  re- 
mained there  seven  years,  and  in  1853,  moved  to  Center  Furnace,  in  Lawrence 
county,  where  his  father  engaged  in  digging  and  mining  ore.  In  the  fall  of 
1855,  the  family  moved  to  Clinton  Furnace,  where  they  remained  until  1859, 
in  the  spring  of  which  year  they  moved  to  Empire  Furnace.  His  father  resided 
there  until  his  death  in  January,  1884,  and  his  mother  died  in  1888.  At  Em- 
pire Furnace  our  subject  began  ore  contracting,  and  continued  this  until  1860, 
He  also  took  contracts  of  hauling  charcoal. 

In  1860,  be  took  a contract  of  ore  for  Empire  furnace,  which  in  1861,  he 
turned  over  to  bis  father,  and  enlisted  in  the  army  July  20,  1861,  with  a re- 
cruiting officer,  at  Empire  furnace.  The  organization  first  intended  was 
abandoned.  On  August  10,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  E,  5th  Virginia  regi- 
ment, hut  was  not  mustered  in  until  September  2,  1861.  He  was  in  the  battles 
of  Trout’s  Plill  and  Cross  Keys,  where  one  color  bearer  was  shot  on  his  right 
side  and  a soldier  on  his  left.  Two  men  were  wounded  near  him,  and  he  had 
several  holes  shot  through  his  clothes,  but  he  was  not  touched.  There  were 
thirty-seven  men  killed  and  wounded  out  of  his  regiment  in  this  battle.  He 
was  promoted  to  corporal  in  1862,  and  was  made  Sergeant  in  July,  1863.  He 
was  in  the  battles  near  Culpepper,  C.  H.,  and  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  and 
was  qnder  fire  for  thirty  days.  The  members  of  his  company  were  the  sharp- 


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shooters  of  the  brigade  and  were  with  the  advance  guard  at  the  beginning  of 
the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run.  He  took  part  in  the  battle  at  Lynchburg,  Va., 
and  shortly  after  at  Winchester,  Va.  He  was  with  General  Crook  and  later 
under  General  Sheridan  in  the  Shenandoah  valley.  He  took  part  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Berryville,  September  2,  1864,  and  was  mustered  out  October  15,  1864,  at 
Wheeling,  W.  Va. 

After  he  came  home  he  engaged  in  teaming  at  Empire  furnace,  con- 
tracting and  delivering  ore,  and  in  1868,  he  went  to  Buckhorn  furnace  and  took 
a contract  hauling  irou  and  ore,  where  he  remained  until  1870,  when  he  went 
to  Center  furnace,  and  took  a contract  hauling  charcoal. 

On  January  1,  1871,  he  bought  a tract  of  Empire  furnace,  consisting  of 
107  acres  of  land.  He  has  improved  it  extensively  and  added  about  370  acres 
to  it,  and  has  now  over  400  acres  in  one  body.  He  engaged  in  general  farm- 
ing until  about  1890,  when  he  turned  his  attention  to  raising  fine  stock  and  cat- 
tle. He  raises  black  Aberdeen  Angus  cattle,  and  has  about  fifty  head  of  full 
stock  and  grades. 

Mr.  Knapp  was  married  January  25,  1865,  to  Miss  Mary  Fitzsimmons,  at 
Empire  furnace.  She  lived  until  December,  1881.  There  were  seven  children 
of  this  marriage:  Lizzie,  married  Vinton  Andre,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty- 

seven;  May,  the  wife  of  Frank  E.  Hudson,  traveling  salesman  for  the  Murphy 
Shoe  Company,  of  Portsmouth,  O. ; Anna,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-four; 
Joseph,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight,  married;  Charles,  died  at  the  age  of  one 
year;  Ruby,  aged  twenty-four,  at  home;  James  L.,  now  teaching  school,  was  in 
the  Spanish-American  war,  2nd  United  Slates  Infantry  in  Company  L.  Mr. 
Knapp  was  married  the  second  time  in  August,  1882,  to  Miss  Hannah  C.  Fitzer. 
To  this  union  two  boys  were  born:  John  L.,  and  Oliver  W.  He  has  always 
been  a republican,  and  was  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  at 
Henry  Chapel,  M.  E..  from  1874  to  1898.  since  then  he  has  held  his  membership 
at  Wheelersburg.  He  has  been  class  leader  and  steward  since  1875.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Grand  Army.  In  the  county  generally,  Mr.  Knapp  has  long 
been  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  substantial,  successful  and  progressive  farm- 
ers. He  belongs  to  that  wing  of  agriculturists  who  seem  to  know  instinctively 
how  to  dig  money  out  of  the  ground.  This  implies  accurate  perceptions — good 
judgment,  industry,  caution  and  the  ability  to  manage  well.  He  is  one  of  those 
men  who  would  have  succeeded  in  any  vocation.  He  is  skillful  in  adapting 
means  to  ends,  is  a shrewd  dealer,  plans  carefully  and  usually  accomplishes 
what  he  undertakes.  He  is  correct  in  all  his  habits  and  has  a military  record 
during  the  civil  war  of  which  he  has  a right  to  be  proud.  His  moral  and  re- 
ligious life  is  exemplary. 

F rail K Vincent  Knauss 

was  born  December  22,  1850  in  Monroe  county,  Pennsylvania.  His  father  was 
Joseph  Knauss,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Katharine  Ann  Mansfield. 
His  father  was  born  December  22,  1823,  and  was  a country  merchant.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  77th  Pennsylvania  Infantry  during  the  whole  war.  He  was 
Sergeant  Major  of  the  regiment.  He  died  December  23  1901.  Our  subject  re- 
ceived a common  school  education  in  the  vicinity  where  he  was  born  at  White 
Haven,  Pennsylvania.  In  1869  he  became  a moulder  in  the  shops  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania railroad  at  Altoona,  where  he  remained  but  a few  months.  From 
there  he  went  to  the  Marietta  & Cincinnati  Railroad  shops  at  Zaleski,  Ohio,  as 
a moulder.  He  did  the  principal  part  of  the  work  there.  In  1873  he  came  to 
Portsmouth  and  worked  a short  time  with  Murray.  Moore  & Co.,  but  was  invi- 
ted to  go  to  Jackson,  by  Peter  Pickeral.  to  work  in  the  foundry  there.  In  that 
place  he  did  most  of  the  heavy  work.  While  in  Jackson  he  built  a home;  as  a 
result  of  the  panic  of  1873  he  sold  his  property  in  Jackson  and  bought  a half 
interest  in  the  foundry  in  Hamden.  Not  satisfied  with  that  arrangement,  he 
bought  a flour  mill  in  Zaleski,  trading  his  interest  in  the  Hamden  foundry  to 
H.  S.  Bundy.  He  remained  in  Zaleski  in  charge  of  this  mill  from  1879  to  i881. 
In  the  latter  year  he  took  charge  of  the  Staiger  Stamped  Ware  Factory  at 
Washington,  C.  H..  and  remained  there  two  years. 

In  the  fall  of  1883,  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  went  into  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Ofiio  Stove  Company.  In  1889,  he  organized  the  Portsmouth  Stove 


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& Range  Works,  and  has  been  president  and  general  manager,  since  January 
1890.  The  original  capital  stock  was  $50,000,  and  it  now  has  a considerable 
surplus.  This  factory  is  the  most  steady  running  factory  of  its  kind  in  the 
United  States,  having  never  closed  down,  except  for  repairs.  It  employs  150 
men,  having  begun  with  forty.  The  buildings  have  been  doubled  since  the 
start,  and  the  concern  uses  up  fifteen  tons  of  iron  a day,  making  as  good  goods 
as  any  factory  in  the  United  States.  These  facts  are  mentioned  in  connection 
with  Mr.  Knauss,  simply  to  illustrate  his  wonderful  business  ability. 

Mr.  Knauss  was  married  in  September,  1872,  to  Miss  Prances  Beeching,  a 
daughter  of  John  Beeching  of  Cincinnati,  in  the  wholesale,  produce  and  com- 
mission business.  He  has  the  following  children:  Frank  M.,  aged  twenty- 
eight.  John  D.,  ag-d  twenty-five  and  Harry  A.,  aged  twelve.  He  has  been  a re- 
publican all  his  life,  as  are  all  of  his  family.  He  was  a member  of  the  City 
Council  for  two  years,  and  has  been  president  of  the  Commercial  Club  for  two 
years.  He  is  now  treasurer  of  the  Gratz  Lead  Mining  Company  in  Owensboro, 
Kentucky.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Portsmouth  Shoe  Company  for  four 
years,  and  was  first  president  and  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trade. 

A business  associate  says  of  him:  “He  is  a man  who  can  be  depended  up- 
on under  all  conditions.  He  is  a practical,  competent  business  man,  and 
thoroughly  familiar  with  all  the  details  of  the  business  with  which  he  is  con- 
nected. He  is  energetic,  has  been  very  successful  in  his  ventures,  and  knows 
no  such  word  as  fail.  His  word  is  as  good  as  his  bond,  and  he  stands  high  in 
financial  circles.  He  is  an  enterprising  citizen,  who  has  always  been  willing 
to  devote  his  time  and  money  towards  any  movement  that  is  for  the  best  in- 
terests of  Portsmouth.” 


William  Knowles 

was  born  in  Swaith,  East  Riding  of  Yorkshire,  August  28,  1833.  His  father  was 
John  Knowles,  a shoemaker,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Jane  Mickletb- 
wait,  a sister  of  Joseph  Mickiethwait,  an  ancestor  of  the  Micklethwaits  of 
Portsmouth.  His  parents  had  ten  children,  five  sons  and  five  daughters.  Wil  ■ 
liam  was  the  third  son  and  child.  He  attended  school  in  England,  learned  the 
shoemaker’s  trade  with  his  father,  beginning  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  and 
worked  until  he  was  twenty-one,  then  he  came  to  the  United  States.  William 
Raynor  had  married  his  aunt  and  located  in  Portsmouth,  so  he  determined  to 
come  to  the  United  States.  Jospeh  Mickiethwait  was  already  located  here, 
and  young  Knowles  made  the  voyage.  He  came  over  in  the  “Robert  Kelley,” 
a sailing  vessel.  At  that  time  there  were  only  two  steam  vessels  on  the  Atlan- 
tic Ocean,  “The  City  of  Philadelphia”  and  “The  City  of  Glasgow.”-  The  “City  of 
Philadelphia”  was  lost  on  a voyage  she  was  making  at  the  same  time  young 
Knowles  crossed  in  the  “Robert  Kelley.”  He  was  eight  weeks  on  the  ocean, 
and  the  vessel  encountered  great  storms.  Twenty-nine  passengers  were  lost  on 
the  way,  washed  overboard  or  died.  The  Captain  of  the  ship  was  a personal 
friend  of  his,  and  he  remained  in  New  York  a month  as  his  guest. 

He  went  up  the  Hudson  to  Albany,  and  traveled  by  rail  to  Cleveland. 
Then  he  came  to  Cincinnati,  and  came  up  the  river  on  the  “Old  Scioto,”  in  May 
1854  with  Capt.  Bernard  Kepner.  At  that  time  ,Vm.  Raynor  was  conducting  a 
shoe  business  in  Portsmouth,  and  young  Knowles  went  to  work  for  him  for  a 
short  time.  Then  he  went  to  work  for  Robert  Bell  and  worked  for  him  for 
several  years;  then  for  Richard  I.loyd  several  years,  then  he  kept  a shop  of  his 
own  for  a number  of  years.  He  made  the  first  shoe  that  was  made  by  ma- 
chinery for  Robert  Beil,  and  he  has  been  connected  with  the  shoe  business 
ever  since.  When  Mr.  Irving  Drew  first  went  into  the  manufacture  of  shoes, 
Mr.  Knowles  began  to  work  under  him,  and  has  worked  up  to  the  present  day. 
He  is  the  oldest  employe  in  the  Drew-Selby  factory,  and  the  oldest  shoe  worker 
now  living  in  Portsmouth.  He  works  at  any  and  every  part  of  the  business. 
He  is  sixty-nine  years  old  and  works  every  day. 

He  married  Mary  Katharine  Kizer,  daughter  of  Isaac  Kizer,  Sept  27,  1858. 
They  have  the  following  children:  Lydia  J.,  widow  of  Philip  Lorey;  Lucy, 
Floyd,  Sallie,  Laura,  Mary,  John,  Robert,  Ralph.  He  and  his  family  are  mem- 
bers of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth,  and  have  been  for  a 
great  many  years.  Mr.  Knowles  and  his  family  are  highly  respected  in  Ports- 


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mouth.  He  works  hard  every  day,  and  when  his  Sunday  and  holidays  come  no 
man  enjoys  them  more  than  he.  He  is  a typical  Englishman  in  his  physical 
constitution  and  in  his  habits  and  manner  of  thought  He  believes  in  doing  the 
duties  of  every  day  on  that  day,  and  not  postponing  anything  until  he  next. 
He  lives  in  such  a manner  that  if  called  away  at  any  time,  he  would  have  noth- 
ing to  regret.  He  keeps  his  conscience  clear  every  day  in  the  week.  Mr. 
Knowles  is  a frank,  candid  man,  and  is  just  what  he  seems  to  be,  nothing  more 
or  nothing  less. 

Louis  Frederick  Korth 

was  born  in  1844,  at  Stettin,  the  largest  seaport  of  Prussia.  His  father's  name 
was  Fred  W.  Korth  and  his  mother’s  name  was  Amelia  Gesleau.  His  mother 
was  descended  from  French  Huguenots,  who  had  located  in  Pomerania  in 
1687.  He  was  educated  at  the  Ecole  Francaise  in  Stettin  and  learned  the 
French  language  as  well  as  his  mother  tongue.  At  nine  years,  he  attended  the 
City  Gymnasium  and  at  fifteen  years  of  age  the  Nautical  Academy  at  Stettin, 
until  he  was  seventeen  years  old  when  he  came  to  the  United  States,  having 
fixed  on  Cincinnati  as  his  destination.  In  Germany  he  had  learned  the  English 
language.  His  father  was  a ship  chandler  at  Stettin  and  many  English  and 
American  sea  captains  did  business  there.  Our  subject  is  the  only  one  of  his 
family  of  six  brothers  and  a sister  who  ever  emigrated,  though  his  brothers 
have  visited  this  country.  He  landed  in  New  York  in  May,  1861.  and  took  up 
newspaper  work. 

He  enlisted  in  the  8th  N.  Y.  Vol.  Infantry,  July  6,  1861  for  two  years. 
His  regiment  was  then  in  Virginia  and  he  joined  it  at  Arlington  Heights  some 
time  in  August.  In  a month  after,  he  was  detailed  for  topographical  work  and 
served  in  that  capacity  in  Washington  until  his  regiment,  which  was  in 
Blenker’s  division  of  Sumner’s  corps,  was  sent  across  the  mountains  into  West 
Virginia  to  join  Fremont.  He  was  in  Fremont’s  campaign  in  Western  Vir- 
ginia and  at  the  battle  of  Cross  Keys  on  June  8,  1862.  He  went  through  the  first 
Rappahannock  campaign  under  Pope  and  Sigel  and  was  in  the  second  battle 
of  Bull  Run  on  the  29  and  30  of  August,  1862.  He  was  in  Hooker’s  Rappahan- 
nock campaign  and  at  Chancellorsville  on  May  24,  1863,  on  division  staff  service. 

At  Gettysburg,  his  command  fought  along  the  Mummasburg  road  on  the 
first  day  of  July,  1863,  and  captured  forty  men  of  Rhodes’  division.  He  was 
sent  back  with  a guard  detail  in  the  afternoon,  but  the  rebel  prisoners  got  away 
in  the  melee  in  the  town  and  he  rejoined  his  command  that  evening  at  the  cem- 
etery gate.  During  Early’s  attack  on  the  Federal  right  center  late  on  the  after- 
noon of  the  second  day  his  command  went  to  the  support  of  Rickett’s  and 
Wiedrick’s  Batteries.  During  the  night  of  the  same  day,  they  were  rushed  to 
the  right  of  Culp’s  Hill  to  the  support  of  Gen.  Green  against  Johnson’s  attack 
on  the  Federal  extreme  right.  In  the  afternoon  of  the  third  day.  his  command 
was  subjected  to  the  terrific  concentrated  fire  of  the  entire  Rebel  artillery  on 
Cemetery  Hill  during  Pickett’s  charge.  Mr.  Koirth’s  two-years’  time  expired 
on  July  8,  1863,  but  he  remained  with  the  command  during  the  pursuit  of  Lee 
as  far  as  Warrenton,  Va. 

He  then  concluded  to  go  to  Cincinnati  and  remained  there  until  Kirby’s 
raid  when  he  assisted  in  laying  out  one  of  the  redoubts  south  of  Covington,  Ky. 
He  fell  in  with  the  16  New  York  Artillery  and  enlisted  in  Company  G for  three 
years.  Soon  after  he  was  sent  to  Gloucester  Point  at  the  mouth  of  York  river. 
In  the  spring  of  1864,  his  Battery  joined  the  army  of  the  James  in  the  active 
campaign  on  Richmond  under  Butler.  He  was  at  Drury’s  Bluff,  Dutch  Gap 
Canal,  Fort  Harrison,  Fort  Brady,  Darleytown,  etc.  In  December,  1864,  he  was 
attached  to  the  staff  of  Gen.  Weitzel  as  topographer  and  served  in  this  capacity 
until  Grant's  finishing  campaign  against  Richmond.  He  went  into  Richmond 
with  Battery  C,  3rd  R.  I.  Artillery  on  the  morning  of  the  3rd  of  April.  He  was 
discharged  late  in  July,  1865. 

In  October,  1865,  he  went  with  his  former  captain,  who  was  appointed 
Indian  Agent,  to  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas.  In  the  fall  of  1866,  he  located  at  Quin- 
cy, 111.,  and  later  took  up  the  editorial  charge  of  The  Daily  German  “Tribune.” 
He  remained  there  seven  years,  and  in  St.  Louis  one  year,  where  he  worked 
on  both  English  and  German  dailies  with  Carl  Schurz  and  Joseph  Pulitzer. 


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In  1873,  he  visited  Germany  and  resided  there  and  in  Liverpool  England,  about 
one  year.  In  the  fall  of  1875  he  returned  to  the  United  States  for  the  Centennial 
Exposition,  and  took  an  editorial  position  on  the  Philadelphia  “Daily  Demo- 
crat,” where  he  remained  ten  years.  In  1885,  he  was  called  to  Cleveland  where 
he  edited  the  German  Daily  “Waechter”  four  years.  In  1889,  he  went  to 
Springfield,  Ohio,  and  started  the  “Adler,”  Republican.  In  1895,  he  returned  to 
Cleveland  and  took  charge  of  the  Cleveland  German  “Post  and  Press,”  (Repub- 
lican), and  published  and  edited  it  until  1899,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and 
purchased  the  “Correspondent.” 

Mir.  Korth  was  married  the  first  time  in  1870,  to  Rose  Lambur  of  Quincy, 
111.  He  had  two  sons  by  this  marriage;  Frederick,  at  Tacoma,  Washington, 
and  George,  connected  with  a New  York  Publishing  House.  His  first  wife  died 
in  1878,  and  he  was  married  again  in  1886  to  Caroline  Raff,  at  Cleveland. 

Mr.  Korth  is  a valuable  addition  to  any  community.  As  his  sketch  indi- 
cates, he  comes  of  good  German  stock.  With  all  his  acquirements  and  ex- 
perience, he  is  a gentleman  of  modest  demeanor.  His  education  fits  him  well 
for  the  position  he  holds. 

George  Engelbert  Kricker 

was  born  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  December  19,  1858,  the  son  of  Matthias  Kricker 
and  his  wife,  Margaret  Myers.  His  father  has  a speairate  sketch  herein.  He 
attended  school  at  the  parish  school  of  the  Holy  Redeemer,  and  the  public 
schools  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  until  1874,  when  he  began  for  himself  as  a clerk 
in  the  store  of  Rudolph  Brunner  for  three  years.  Then  he  clerked  in  a store 
for  J.  N.  Leedom  for  a year.  In  1879,  he  went  to  Waverly  and  clerked  for  Em- 
mitt,  Myers  & Company.  Myers  was  his  uncle.  He  remained  in  this  employ- 
ment until  1881  when  he  clerked  in  a dry  goods  house  in  Springfield.  In  1882, 
he  was  in  Columbus,  in  the  employment  of  R.  G.  Dunn  & Company.  In  1884, 
he  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  kept  books  for  Stanton  & Balmert.  From 
1885  to  1887  he  was  deputy  United  States  Collector  under  the  late  James  W. 
Newman.  In  1887,  he  resigned  the  office  to  become  manager  of  the  Spring  Lane 
Distilling  Company.  In  1889  he  was  elected  to  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth, 
and  served  six  years.  In  1892,  he  organized  the  Central  Savings  Bank  and  be- 
gan business  with  it  in  1893.  He  has  been  its  cashier  from  the  start. 

He  was  married  in  1884  to  Miss  Isabel  A.  Dunn,  daughter  of  William 
Dunn,  and  has  eight  living  children;  Helen.  Sadie,  George,  Seva,  Louis  and 
Leo,  (twins)  Edmund,  and  Paul.  He  has  lost  two  children,  one  an  infant  son 
and  another  son,  William  at  five  years.  He  is  a communicant  of  the  church  of 
the  Holy  Redeemer,  and  a democrat  in  politics,  with  the  proviso  that  he  is  for 
the  gold  standard.  Mr.  Kricker  is  thin  and  spare,  of  a dark  complexion  and 
very  earnest  in  his  manner.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  his  management 
of  the  Central  Savings  Bank  and  has  built  up  an  institution  of  which  he  may 
be  proud  and  of  which  the  community  is  proud.  He  is  one  of  the  best  busi- 
ness men  of  the  city.  He  has  the  banker’s  faculty  of  taking  one  look  at  a man 
and  then  telling  him  what  he  wants,  without  the  man’s  ever  speaking.  He 
possesses  the  confidence  of  the  entire  business  community  and  has  demonstra- 
ted that  he  deserves  it. 

John  KriicK 

was  born  in  Rhenish  Bavaria,  near  Worms,  January  14,  1853.  His  father  was 
George  K.  and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was  Ella  Andone.  His  parents  had 
three  children:  Andrew,  John  and  Barbara.  His  father  was  a farmer  and  died 
in  1869,  at  his  home  in  Germany.  John  learned  the  cooper’s  trade,  and  served 
as  an  apprentice  for  three  years.  He  began  his  apprenticeship  the  year  his 
father  died,  and  left  Germany  on  January  14,  1872,  and  went  to  Antwerp  in 
Belgium,  where  he  took  a ship  for  this  country;  he  crossed  the  English  Chan- 
nel, went  to  Liverpool  and  then  came  to  New  York.  The  entire  voyage  from 
Antwerp  occupied  fifteen  days.  He  went  from  New  York  to  Cincinnati,  re- 
mained there  two  weeks,  and  then  came  to  Scioto  county  and  located  on  Dog- 
wood Ridge,  where  he  had  an  uncle.  He  went  to  work  on  the  B.  & 0.  railroad 
as  a section  hand,  and  worked  at  it  for  fifteen  months,  when  he  was  made  a 
foreman  for  nine  years — near  Jackson  for  two  years  and  near  Gephart’s,  for 


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seven  years.  He  then  was  a farmer  on  Little  Scioto,  on  the  old  William 
Marting  farm,  until  1890  when  he  went  to  Gephart’s,  and  engaged  in  a general 
store.  He  also  has  a grist  mill  there. 

He  was  married  December  5,  1875  to  Mary  Marting,  daughter  of  William 
Marting.  His  children  are:  Henry  Marting,  who  lives  with  his  father;  Charles 
engaged  in  milling  at  Gephart’s;  Nellie,  Carrie,  Katie,  and  Hilda,  at  home.  He 
is  a democrat  in  his  political  views,  and  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal church  at  Gephart’s. 

Mr.  Kriick  is  a citizen  of  the  most  sterling  character.  He  is  industrious, 
energetic,  liberal-minded,  and  of  broad  and  charitable  views.  He  is  one  of  the 
strong  elements  in  the  community  where  he  resides,  and  would  be  an  impoi’tant 
factor  in  any  community  where  he  chose  to  reside.  He  makes  all  enterprises 
he  takes  up  succeed.  He  is  a prosperous  and  successful  farmer  and  keeps  up 
with  the  most  advanced  notions  in  farming.  He  is  successful  as  a country 
merchant.  His  neighbors  believe  in  him  and  he  enjoys  their  confidence  to  the 
fullest  extent. 

'William  Kug'elman 

was  born  September  29,  1856,  at  Portsmouth  near  the  mouth  of  Lawson’s  Run. 
His  father  was  Jacob  Kugelman,  a native  of  Eidenkopen,  Bavaria.  His 
mother  was  Anna  Margaret  Deinser,  a native  of  Mergnes,  Bavaria.  He  grew 
up  in  Portsmouth  and  went  to  the  city  schools  until  he  was  twelve  years  of 
age,  when  his  father  removed  to  the  Hatch  farm,  now  known  as  the  Peebles 
farm,  east  of  Portsmouth.  He  lived  the  life  of  a farmer  there  for  two  years, 
when  his  father  purchased  a farm  near  Powellsville,  Ohio,  now  owned  by 
William  Duis  and  resided  there  from  1870  to  1896.  Our  subject  farmed  for  Dan 
Harwood  on  the  Marsh  farm  from  November  24,  1878  till  May  1,  1880.  Then  he 
worked  for  Milton  Buck,  on  the  Damarin  farm  for  awhile.  He  went  to  Tex- 
arkana and  came  back  from  there  to  Illinois  and  Indiana,  where  he  worked 
until  August  1,  1880.  Then  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  went  to  working  for 
Gilbert  Stewart  and  worked  for  him  until  September  1,  1881.  At  that  time  he 
went  into  the  employment  of  McFarland,  Sanford  & Company,  as  a salesman, 
and  remained  with  them  until  August  1,  1885.  He  was  then  employed  by  the 
Chicago  house  of  Miller,  Cissna  & Company,  and  was  there  until  July  1,  1889. 
He  was  then  employed  by  Clement,  Vane  & Company,  of  Chicago,  till  Decem- 
ber 15,  1889,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  was  employed  by  Sanford,  Vamer 
& Company,  where  he  remained  until  February  1,  1900.  He  then  tried  the 
insurance  business  for  one  year.  On  February  10,  1901,  he  purchased  a grocery 
at  205  East  Third  street.  He  later  sold  out  and  took  employment  with  Haas, 
Schwartz  & Co. 

He  was  married  to  Kate  A.  Buck,  daughter  of  Milton  Buck,  March  8, 
1882.  He  has  a son,  Charles  Wynn,  born  May  18,  1883.  His  daughter  Alice 
Stewart,  was  born  February  Z6,  1886,  and  died  January  31,  1889.  He  has  a son, 
J.  Emerson,  born  June  8,  1889.  He  is  a member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church. 
Prior  to  1880,  he  was  a democrat;  since  that  time  he  has  been  a republican. 
He  is  a member  of  the  United  Commercial  Travelers.  Mr.  Kugelman  is  one 
of  the  most  active  and  energetic  business  men  of  his  age.  He  found  his  true  ca- 
reer as  a salesman  and  if  he  cannot  sell  goods,  no  one  can. 

Simon  Labold 

was  born  in  Covington,  Kentucky,  December  20,  1855.  His  father  was  Henry 
Labold,  a resident  of  Portsmouth,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Fannie 
Rosenfeld,  a native  of  Bavaria,  His  father  was  a native  of  the  same  place. 
Our  subject  attended  school  in  Covington,  Ky.,  and  Cincinnati.  At  the  age  of 
fourteen  he  was  in  the  High  School  of  Covington,  and  his  father  wished  him 
to  continue  going  to  school  and  get  a good  education;  but  the  former  having 
met  with  reverses,  Simon  determined  to  do  something  for  himself  and  to  go  into 
business.  He  quit  school  and  engaged  in  buying  wool,  hides,  country  produce 
and  anything  to  which  he  could  turn  his  hands.  His  very  first  venture  was 
to  buy  $500  worth  of  goods  on  credit,  when  he  had  but  $30.  He  followed  this 
business  in  and  about  Covington  and  Cincinnati  until  1875.  From  1875  to  1884 
he  traveled  continuously  in  the  mountains  of  Kentucky  and  Tennessee,  buying 


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produce.  In  the  summer  be  bought  country  produce  and  in  the  winter  he 
bought  furs.  When  he  was  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  clerked  for  a year  at 
Vincennes,  Indiana. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1884.  He  then  began  to  carry  on  the  business 
of  S.  Laboid  & Co.,  buying  hides,  wool,  etc.,  and  is  still  a member  of  that  firm. 
In  1894,  he  became  a director  in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Portsmouth;  and 
in  1896  he  was  elected  its  cashier,  and  has  been  that  ever  since.  He  was  married 
June  23rd  1886  to  Miss  Lena  Riesman,  daughter  of  David  Riesman.  They  have 
one  child  Leona,  a daughter.  Mr.  Laboid  is  president  of  the  Chicago  Fire  Brick 
Co.,  Chicago,  111.,  a director  of  the  Portsmouth  and  Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Co., 
of  Oak  Hill,  O.;  of  the  Davis  Fire  Brick  Co.,  at  the  same  place;  and  of  the 
Davis  Drug  Co.,  of  the  Excelsior  Shoe  Company  and  of  the  First  National  Bank, 
all  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  is  president  of  the  Star  Fire  Brick  Works  and  di- 
rector and  treasurer  of  the  Portsmouth  Savings  and  Loan  Association.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Board  of  Tirade,  and  of  the  Commercial  Club.  He  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  City  Council  for  two  years,  from  1895  to  1897.  He  was  chairman  of 
the  Finance  Committee  during  the  time  that  the  debt  was  reduced  by  $35,000, 
when  the  city  built  the  new  engine  house  and  paved  Market  street  without  bor- 
rowing money.  He  is  also  a Director  of  the  Black  Fork  Coal  Co.,  which  is  de- 
veloping coal  mines  in  the  vicinity  of  Washington  Switch. 

Mr.  Laboid  is  a gentleman  of  wonderful  executive,  administrative  and 
financial  ability.  He  knows  what  to  touch  and  what  to  let  alone  and  he 
knows  it  instinctively.  His  judgment  is  made  up  instanter  on  a case  being- 
presented  to  him,  and  like  the  Rothchilds,  he  makes  no  mistakes.  If  he  backs 
an  undertaking,  it  will  be  accomplished.  If  he  declines  to  endorse  a measure, 
it  is  because  it  has  the  element  of  failure.  In  all  he  has  undertaken,  he  has 
been  successful.  It  is  his  labors  which  have  largely  contributed  to  make  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  the  strong,  financial  institution  it  is, 
and  his  skill  and  judgment  have  been  of  great  benefit  to  all  other  businesses 
with  which  he  is  connected. 

Professor  John  Powers  Lacroix 

was  born  near  Haverhill,  Ohio,  February  20,  1833.  His  father  was  Alexander 
Lacroix,  son  of  the  French  emigrant,  Andrew  Lacroix,  who  has  a sketch 
herein.  He  attended  the  common  schools  of  his  vicinity  until  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen when  he  entered  the  preparatory  department  of  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity at  Delaware,  Ohio.  Two  years  later  he  entered  the  college.  In  1857, 
he  graduated,  one  of  a class  of  twelve.  He  was  a member  of  the  Athenian  So- 
ciety and  was  noted  for  his  literary  productions.  During  his  college  course,  he 
was  very  fond  of  Chaucer  and  Spencer  and  the  early  English  authors.  He 
composed  many  poems  which  were  published  in  the  Cincinnati  papers.  In  the 
winter  of  1857,  he  went  to  New  Orleans  and  for  two  years  was  engaged  in 
teaching,  and  spent  much  of  his  time  in  the  study  of  the  French  language  and 
literature.  Some  of  his  correspondence  with  his  college  friends  was  in  Latin. 
In  1860,  he  returned  to  the  North  and  was  made  a minister  of  the  Methodist 
church,  and  preached  for  three  years.  In  1863,  he  was  elected  tutor  of  Modern 
Languages  in  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  and  was  later  made  assistant  pro- 
fessor. 

In  August,  1863,  he  was  married  to  Corintha  A.  Irwin.  She  was  born 
near  Irwin  station,  Union  county,  Ohio,  September  19,  1837  and  died  October 
5,  1878.  She  translated  “Gustavus  Adolphus”  from  the  French  of  L.  Abelous. 
She  was  the  mother  of  five  children,  four  of  whom  survive  her. 

In  1865,  he  made  a trip  to  Europe  and  studied  at  Berlin  and  Halle.  He 
returned  in  the  fall  of  1866  and  was  elected  Professor  of  Modern  Languages 
and  History,  which  chair  he  held  until  his  death,  September  22,  1879.  He  was 
a constant  contributor  to  the  Western,  Pittsburg,  Northern,  Central  and  Cal- 
ifornia Advocates;  and  he  wrote  occasionally  for  the  Transcript,  Independent, 
Zion’s  Herald,  Methodist  Recorder,  Ladies’  Repository,  Southern  Quarterly, 
Bibliotheca  Sacra  and  the  Methodist  Quarterly  Review.  A list  of  his  books 
will  be  found  under  “Bibliography  of  Scioto  County.” 

Physically,  he  was  a man  of  weak  constitution,  but  he  performed  a 
wonderful  amount  of  labor.  He  was  all  mind  and  no  body.  It  is  said  not  a day 


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passed  that  he  did  not  write  something  for  publication.  He  was  a constant  con- 
tributor to  the  papers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  It  was  a favorite 
work  of  his  to  review  French  and  German  books  of  great  length.  President 
Payne  said  of  him:  "No  man  ever  wrote  more  or  better.  He  was  one  of  the 
most  productive  writers  of  the  day.  I never  met  from  his  pen  a weak  or  puerile 
sentence.”  He  maintained  an  extensive  correspondence  with  men  of  learning 
and  letters,  in  German  and  French. 

Doctor  Merrick  said  of  him:  “As  a scholar  his  learning  was  various  and 
correct:  as  a thinker,  he  was  independent  and  profound;  as  a writer,  ready  and 
forcible;  as  a preacher,  eminently  instructive;  as  a teacher,  successful;  as  a 
Christian,  profoundly  devout  and  sincerely  pious.  He  believed  the  Bible  to  be 
God’s  word — God’s  teaching  to  him.  His  religion  was  not  a mere  form,  but  a 
life;  that  life  had  its  roots  in  God  and  was  nourished  by  communion  with  God. 
His  addresses  before  God’s  throne  were  peculiarly  impressive.  He  was  re- 
markably conscientious.  As  a friend  he  was  open  and  frank;  no  scheming 
about  him.  He  was  what  he  seemed  to  be.  perfectly  open,  a friend,  a true 
friend.  Many  of  us  found  him  such.” 

While  a student  at  Delaware  in  his  Junior  year,  he  prepared  a number  of 
articles  on  -the  early  French  inhabitants  of  southern  Ohio.  To  do  this  he 
traveled  over  Scioto,  Lawrence  and  Gallia  counties  and  interviewed  all  the  old 
French  settlers  then  living.  From  the  material  he  gathered  he  prepared  a 
series  of  sketches  which  appeared  in  the  Ironton  Register  in  the  fall  of  1855. 
These  sketches  were  republished  afterwards  by  James  Keyes  in  his  pioneer 
record,  herein  noted,  and  all  of  them  have  been  used  in  this  work  as  the  basis 
of  the  sketches  of  the  French  settlers.  The  Editor  desires  to  say  that  in  his 
researches  he  has  been  able  to  find  but  very  little  to  add  to  what  Professor  La- 
croix prepared  and  found  in  his  investigations  that  he  had  exhausted  the  ma- 
terial accessible. 

Frank  B.  Lair 

was  born  in  Harrison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  June  5,  1866.  His  father 
was  William  Lair,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Welch.  They 
had  five  sons  and  five  daughters,  of  whom  Frank  was  the  second  child.  His 
father  enlisted  in  Company  F,  56th  O.  V.  I..  November  20,  1861,  at  the  age  of 
twenty-five  years.  He  was  transferred  to  Company  A,  January  26,  1864,  hav- 
ing re-enlisted  for  three  years.  He  was  captured  April  8.  1864,  at  Sabine  Cross 
Roads,  and  mustered  out  June  30,  1865. 

Frank,  his  son,  obtained  his  education  in  the  comrhon  schools  of  his 
vicinity,  and  at  South  Webster.  He  has  been  a farmer  all  his  life,  excepting 
in  1898,  when  he  was  a clerk  at  Hoskinson  Furnace  in  Logan  county.  He  is 
not  married  and  makes  his  home  with  his  father.  He  has  been  a member  of 
the  Township  and  County  Republican  Committee  many  times.  He  has  always 
taken  an  active  interest  in  the  Republican  party,  of  which  he  is  a member.  He 
is  connected  with  the  Free-Will  Baptist  church  at  Bloom  township,  and  is 
highly  esteemed  by  all  his  neighbors. 

Constant  Lake 

was  horn  May  29,  1849,  at  Wooster,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  Constant  Lake  and 
Eleanor  Jones,  his  wife.  His  grandfather  was  Constant  Lake.  The  name 
“Constant,”  as  a baptisimal  name,  was  constant  in  the  family  for  seven  genera- 
tions back.  The  family  came  from  England  to  the  United  States  in  1638.  In 
that  year,  William  George  Lake  settled  in  Massachusetts  from  England.  His 
wife  was  Mary  Gardner.  They  had  two  sons,  Elijah  and  James,  and  a daugh- 
ter Mary.  In  1679,  Elijah  married  Rebecca  Ellerton.  They  had  five  children: 
Constant.  Ellerton,  Jane,  Elizabeth,  Annabell  and  Marty.  In  1703,  Constant 
Ellerton  Lake  settled  on  the  eastern  shore  of  Maryland,  and  in  1709,  married 
Eliza  Willis.  Their  children  were:  Chloe,  Winnifred,  Constant,  Eliza,  Mary. 

Martha  and  Norton.  Constant  married  Mildred  E.  Mont,  of  Annapolis.  This 
Constant  was  a Major  of  the  Maryland  state  troops  in  the  Revolution.  He 
served  in  Carolina  with  General  Greene.  Their  children  were:  Mary,  Ann, 
Hannah,  Joseph  and  Constant.  In  1756.  Constant,  son  of  the  Revolutionary 
Major,  married  Anna  Weir.  Their  children  were:  Contsant  and  Joseph.  This 
Constant  settled  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley.  In  1796,  he  moved  to  Penn  Yan, 


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New  York,  where  he  married  Anna  Straughn.  He  removed  to  Trumbull  county, 
Ohio,  and  then  to  Wayne  county,  Ohio.  His  children  were:  Joseph  Straughn, 

Mary,  Elijah  W.,  and  Constant,  the  father  of  our  subject.  Later  he  went  to 
Wooster. 

The  present  Constant  went  to  school  at  Wooster  until  he  was  sixteen 
years  of  age.  He  then  attended  Bethany  College,  Virginia,  for  one  year.  From 
1867  until  1872,  he  was  a planter  in  Yalobusha  county,  Mississippi.  In  the 
year  last  named  he  returned  to  Wooster  and  was  in  the  livery  business  until 
1887.  He  spent  two  years  in  the  Ontario  Veterinary  College  in  Canada  and 
graduated  there  in  April,  1888.  In  May,  1888,  he  located  in  Portsmouth,  where 
he  has  since  resided  and  has  practiced  the  profession  of  a veterinary  surgeon. 
September  12,  1871,  he  was  married  to  Anna  Nachtrieb,  daughter  of  Jonas  and 
Nancy  (iPunghes)  Nachtrieb.  He  has  three  children.  One  daughter  died  in 
infancy.  His  son  Joseph  F.  is  a veterinary  surgeon  in  lronton,  Ohio,  and  his 
daughter  Ella,  is  the  wife  of  John  Bell  Woods.  He  is  a democrat  in  his  polit- 
ical views,  but  more  inclined  to  be  independent.  He  lives  up  to  the  traditions 
of  his  New  England  ancestry  and  consequently  is  a most  excellent  citizen, 
highly  esteemed  for  all  the  civic  virtues. 

Willarcl  1.-  a lit  h, 

son  of  Reuben  and  Lavina  (Chaffin)  Lamb  was  born  June  28,  1844,  on  the  Lamb 
farm  just  below  Franklin  Furnace.  His  great-grandfather,  Reuben  Lamb, 
emigrated  from  Massachusetts  about  1815,  and  settled  on  what  has  since 
been  known  as  the  Lamb  farm.  The  farm  is  still  in  the  possession  of  his  de- 
scendants, one  of  whom  is  our  subject.  One  of  his  sons,  Willard,  was  the 
grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Reuben  Lamb,  Sr.,  died  May  10,  1838, 
in  his  seventy-second  year.  Willard  Lamb,  Sr.,  died  October  2,  1840,  aged  fifty. 
Reuben  Lamb,  Jr.,  died  January  19,  1854,  aged  thirty-six  years,  ten  months. 
Persis  Lamb,  the  great-grandmother,  died  January  17,  1854,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  eighty-six.  The  mother  of  our  subject  is  still  living  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
one.  Mr.  Lamb  received  his  education  in  the  ‘'Ball”  school  house  in  Green 
township.  He  enlisted  August  23,  1864,  as  a private  in  Company  D,  173d  O.  V. 
I.,  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  and  was  honorably  discharged  June  26,  1865.  He 
has  been  a merchant  for  over  fifteen  years.  He  is  a member  of  the  Wheelers- 
burg  Baptist  church,  and  has  been  one  of  its  Trustees  since  1896.  Politically 
he  is  a republican.  He  was  president  of  Green  township  School  Board  from 
1899  till  1901. 

June  18,  1868,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Rebecca  May  Stumbaugh, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Lucetta  (Courtright)  Stumbaugh.  To  them  have  been 
born  twelve  children,  only  eight  of  whom  are  now  living.  The  children  are 
as  follows:  Emma  May,  deceased;  Reuben  Thomas,  married  Eyle  V.  Mooney, 

is  now  living  in  Bradford,  Pa.,  and  is  a train  dispatcher;  Clara  Etta,  married 
John  A.  Oakes  and  lives  on  Pine  Creek;  Lucinda  Oma.  married  Henry  J.  Bar- 
rett, who  is  principal  of  the  High  School  at  Toronto,  Ohio;  Hattie  Marcie,  is  a 
time-keeper  for  Drew,  Selby  & Company,  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  William  Walter, 
is  studying  telegraphy  at  Bradford  Pa.  The  others  are:  Bessie  Alice,  H. 
Harrison,  Amanda  Lois,  Mary  Lavinia,  (deceased).  Persis  Lena,  (died  in  in- 
fancy) and  Luther  Leonard,  (deceased). 

'Winfield  Scott  Lambert, 

son  of  Jeremiah  and  Eliza  (Bandy)  Lambert,  was  born  in  Greenfield  township, 
Gallia  county,  Ohio,  December  9,  1849.  His  father’s  maternal  great-grandfather. 
John  Harper,  was  born  in  England,  in  1740,  and  came  to  America  in  1770,  anJ 
settled  in  Maryland,  near  Chesapeake  Bay.  His  father’s  maternal  grandfather, 
Hamilton  Harper,  was  born  in  Maryland  in  1777,  and  emigrated  to  Logan 
county,  Virginia,  in  1804.  His  father’s  mother  Jincy  (Harper)  Lambert  was 
born  in  Logan  county,  Virginia,  in  1806,  and  came  with  her  parents  to  Green- 
field township,  Gallia  county,  Ohio,  in  1810. 

Our  subject’s  paternal  great-grandfather,  Philip  Lambert,  was  one  of 
the  early  settlers  of  Gallia  county.  His  grandfather,  Pearsol  Lambert,  was 
born  in  Wythe  county,  Virginia,  in  1805,  and  came  with  his  parents  to  Green- 
field township,  Gallia  county,  Ohio,  about  1810. 


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When  Mr.  Lambert  was  six  years  old,  his  parents  moved  from  Gallia 
county  to  Richland  Furnace,  Vinton  county,  remaining  three  years.  They 
moved  from  there  to  Monroe  Furnace,  Jackson  county,  where  they  remained 
until  1872,  when  they  moved  to  Madison  township.  Scioto  county. 

In  1862,  he  entered  school  at  Ewington  Academy  at  Ewington,  Gallia 
county,  Ohio,  where  he  attended  four  terms,  after  which  he  attended 
school  at  the  Wilkesvilie  Academy,  in  Vinton  county.  He  commenced  teaching 
in  1872  in  sub-district,  No.  9,  Madison  township.  He  taught  continuously 
during  each  consecutive  school  term  until  1899.  During  this  time  he  taught 
in  Scioto,  Lawrence  and  Jackson  counties,  and  in  Stafford  and  Reno  Counties. 
Kansas,  and  in  Dent  county,  Missouri.  He  served  as  assessor  of  Madison 
township  in  the  year  1895-6.  He  was  appointed  Supervisor  of  Census  for  the 
Tenth  Congressional  District  in  the  taking  of  the  twelfth  census  in  1900.  He 
has  always  been  a republican  and  may  he  counted  on  at  all  times  to  work  for 
the  success  of  his  party.  He  is  a member  of  the  United  Brethren  church,  of 
South  Webster,  where  he  resides.  He  was  united  in  marriage  to  Tenie  Miles 
Allen,  daughter  of  James  M.  and  Matilda  (Sargent)  Allen,  September  28,  1873. 
They  have  one  son,  James  N..  who  has  reached  his  majority  and  is  a telegraph 
operator  at  Jamestown,  Ohio. 

John  Herman  Lange 

was  born  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  November  17,  1866.  His  father  was  Joseph 
Herman  Lange  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Adelheid  Fisher.  She  was 
the  daughter  of  Joseph  Fisher.  Both  were  natives  of  Hanover,  Germany.  He 
received  his  education  in  St.  Mary’s  school  of  Portsmouth,  up  to  the  age  of 
fourteen,  when  he  went  into  the  hardware  business  as  a clerk  for  one  year. 
He  worked  two  and  a half  years  with  J.  L.  Hibbs  & Company,  and  then  went 
with  John  B.  Rottinghaus  and  kept  books  until  1890,  when  he  was  engaged  as 
book-keeper  in  the  Citizen’s  Savings  Bank  and  remained  there  until  1893.  He 
worked  for  the  assignees  of  the  bank  until  1894.  On  April  1,  1894,  he  became 
assistant  postmaster  of  Portsmouth,  under  John  Jones,  and  served  as  such  un- 
til March  31,  1898.  On  April  23,  1898,  he  went  with  the  Burgess  Steel  and  Iron 
Works  and  remained  with  them  until  they  sold  out,  August  1,  1900,  and  was 
then  employed  by  the  Crucible  Steel  Company  until  December  15,  1900,  at  which 
time  he  was  elected  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Mingo  Coal  Mining  Company 
and  remained  with  it  until  in  February,  1902,  when  it  sold  out.  He  was  then 
elected  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Portsmouth  Street  Railway  and  Light 
Company,  succeeding  Samuel  B.  Timmonds,  and  is  now  holding  that  position. 

He  was  married  October  18,  1892,  to  Theresa  Snyder,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Snyder,  and  resides  at  14  East  Second  street.  He  is  a democrat,  and  a mem- 
ber of  St.  Mary’s  church.  As  a book-keeper,  there  are  few  more  expert,  and 
he  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  business  men  of  Portsmouth.  He  is  faithful 
to  every  duty  and  trust  imposed  upon  him. 

Captain  Henry  Lantz 

was  born  February  22,  1831.  in  Athens  county,  Ohio.  His  father,  Aaron  Lantz, 
was  a descendant  of  a German  emigrant  who  came  from  Scotland  to  Athens 
county,  Ohio,  in  1790,  where  Aaron  was  horn  in  1793.  The  father  of  Aaron 
was  George  Lantz,  one  of  three  brothers  who  emigrated  from  Scotland.  His 
mother,  whose  maideh  name  was  Leah  Claypool,  was  born  in  Greenbrier  coun- 
ty, Va.,  in  1803,  and  was  married  to  Aaron  Lantz  and  settled  in  Jackson  coun- 
ty in  1818.  They  soon  after  removed  to  Athens  county,  where  our  subject  was 
born.  Aaron  Lantz  died  in  1842,  and  his  widow  died  at  McArthur,  Vinton 
county,  in  1890,  at  the  age  of  eighty-seven. 

Our  subject  continued  to  reside  in  Athens  county  until  1851  when  he 
came  to  Bennett’s  mills  which  he  undertook  to  operate.  His  father  had  been 
a maker  of  millstones.  On  December  21,  1852  he  married  Lovina.  Bennett  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Mills)  Bennett.  Joseph  Bennett  was  the 
son  of  Thaddeus  Bennett  (see  his  sketch  in  this  volume).  Joseph  was  a sol- 
dier in  the  war  of  1812. 

After  his  marriage  Capt.  Lantz  located  three  miles  from  McArthur,  and 
engaged  in  milling.  He  was  there  until  1857,  when  he  moved  to  McArthur.  In 
the  year  1857,  he  returned  to  Scioto  county. 


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On  April  27,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  G,  22nd  O.  V.  I.,  at  the  age 
of  thirty,  for  three  months.  He  was  made  a Sergeant  and  mustered  out  August 
19th  1861.  He  entered  Company  F,  56th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  November 
21st  1861,  as  First  Lieutenant.  He  was  mustered  out  November  21st  1864,  at 
New  Orleans,  on  expiration  of  his  term  of  service.  March  14th  1865,  he  was  ap- 
pointed Captain  of  Company  K,  194th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  for  one  year, 
and  served  with  the  Company  until  October  24,  1865.  This  Regiment  was  or- 
ganized at  Camp  Chase,  O.,  in  March,  1865.  It  was  first  ordered  to  Charleston, 
W.  Va.,  and  assigned  to  General  Egan’s  Division,  composed  of  one  Brigade  of 
Eastern  and  one  of  Western  troops.  The  surrender  of  Lee’s  army  caused  the 
Division  and  Brigade  to  be  broken  up,  and  the  Regiment  was  ordered  to  Wash- 
ington City,  where  it  remained  performing  garrison  duty  until  October  24,  1865, 
when  it  was  mustered  out.  After  his  discharge,  Captain  Lantz  went  to  McAr- 
thur, and  engaged  in  the  undertaking  business.  In  the  year  1866,  he  went  to 
Bennett’s  Mills,  Ky.,  and  spent  four  years  there  as  an  undertaker  and  a carpen- 
ter. In  1873,  he  returned  to  Harrison  Township,  and  has  lived  there  for  twenty- 
eight  years  last  past.  His  business  in  that  time  has  been  that  of  an  undertaker. 
His  children  are:  Henry  Clay,  married  and  lives  in  Harrisonville;  Mary  Edna, 
wife  of  Alexander  Shuter,  who  lives  in  Harrisonville;  Benjamin  Franklin,  aged 
thirty-two,  married,  a merchant  in  Harrisonville:  Thomas  C..  aged  thirty,  a 
teacher,  living  at  Portsmouth.  All  of  his  children  are  married  and  have  chil- 
dren of  their  own.  He  never  was  sick  during  his  army  service,  and  never  had 
wounds  of  any  consequence.  Up  to  1856,  he  was  a democrat,  after  that  he  be- 
came a republican,  and  has  remained  such.  He  is  a member  of  Delta  Lodge, 
F.  and  A.  M.  at  McArthur,  Ohio,  and  an  Odd  Fellow. 

Henry  Clay  Lantz 

was  horn  at  Scioto,  Ohio,  September  10,  1863.  He  is  the  son  of  Henry  and  Lo- 
vina  H.  (Bennett)  Lantz,  (see  sketch  of  Henry  Lantz).  The  boyhood  of  our 
subject  was  passed  at  Scioto,  except  four  years  from  1869  to  1873,  which  were 
spent  in  Greenup  county,  Kentucky.  He  obtained  a good  education  and  com- 
menced teaching  in  1881.  He  followed  the  profession,  with  one  intermission 
of  two  years,  until  1900.  He  spent  two  terms  at  the  National  Normal  Universi- 
ty, at  Lebanon,  Ohio.  He  went  west,  in  the  spring  of  1887  and  remained  till 
the  fall  of  1889.  For  several  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business 
at  Harrisonville.  He  was  Clerk  of  Harrison  township  from  1885  to  1887  in- 
clusive. He  was  Treasurer  from  1896  to  1898  and  School  Examiner  of  Scioto 
county  from  1894  to  1900  inclusive.  He  is  a republican  and  very  liberal  in  his 
Views. 

He  married  Emma  J.  Samson  the  adopted  daughter  of  David  and  Susan 
Samson,  of  Harrisonville,  February  9,  1893.  Her  parents  were  William  and 
Martha  J.  (Fox)  Dalton,  of  Pomeroy,  Meigs  county,  Ohio.  Her  mother  died 
when  Emma  was  a little  child  and  she  was  reared  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samson. 
Our  subject  has  three  children:  Wenona  Goldine,  Gladys  Sylvia,  and  Clay 
Dalton.  Mr.  Lantz  is  one  of  the  best  qualified  of  the  teachers  in  the  county. 
He  was  always  bright  and  quick,  ready  to  take  up  new  ideas  and  make  them 
his  own.  He  is  noted  for  his  sincerety  and  straightforwardness.  This  quality 
in  him  is  pronounced  and  has  made  him  both  enemies  and  friends.  As  a 
public  official,  he  has  always  acted  without  fear  or  favor.  He  is  true  to  his 
convictions  and  to  the  right  as  he  sees  it. 

Thomas  C.  Lantz 

was  born  near  Bennett’s  Mills,  Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  October  8,  1871.  He 
is  the  youngest  son  of  Henry  and  Lovina  (Bennett)  Lantz.  He  spent  all  his 
early  life  in  Harrisonville  except  the  first  two  years  which  were  spent  in  Ken- 
tucky. He  attended  the  schools  of  Scioto  county  until  1889,  when  he  com- 
menced teaching  which  pursuit  he  has  followed  continuously  since.  From 
1892  to  1900  he  conducted  a series  of  normal  schools  at  Sfcioto.  In  1901,  he 
conducted  a normal  at  Sciotoville.  He  was  for  six  years  a member  of  the  firm 
of  Lantz  Bros.,  merchants,  at  Harrisonville.  He  is  a republican,  a Past  Chan- 
cellor of  Ives  Lodge  No  472,  Knights  of  Pythias,  a Past  Captain  of  Lois  Camp, 


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No.  16,  Sons  of  Veterans,  and  a member  of  Lucasville  Lodge,  No.  465,  P.  and  A. 
M.  He  married  Rosa  B.  McKinney,  daughter  of  William  and  Rachel  (Odell) 
McKinney,  December  19,  1892.  They  have  three  children:  Lowell  Liston,  Leroy 
Marcus,  and  Lyle  Ray. 

He  possesses  rare  gifts,  or  endowments,  of  an  artistic  nature,  being  one 
of  the  best  native  pencil  artists  in  the  county.  He  is  one  of  the  most  successful 
teachers  in  the  schools  of  the  county.  His  efficiency  as  a teacher  is  due  to  the 
untiring  efforts  he  puts  into  the  work;  and  in  all  other  vocations  in  which  he 
has  been  engaged,  the  same  energetic  spirit  characteristic  to  himself,  has 
clearly  shown  itself.  He  stands  for  those  lofty  principles  which  characterize 
every  true  American  citizen.  Mr.  Lantz  ranks  among  the  best  teachers  in  the 
county,  judged  both  by  his  scholarship  and  his  uniform  success. 

Delos  Velos  Larkin 

was  born  in  Galena,  Delaware  county,  Ohio,  August  20,  1826.  His  father 
Stephen  Larkin  was  from  Albany,  New  York,  and  his  mother  from  Essex  coun- 
ty, New  Jersey.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Jane  Rosecrans  and  she 
was  a cousin  of  General  and  Bishop  Rosecrans.  When  a lad,  his  parents  moved 
from  Fairfield  county,  and  as  a youth  he  drove  cattle  to  the  Eastern  markets. 
It  took  from  twenty  to  sixty  days  to  make  the  trip.  September  18,  1850,  he  mar- 
ried Miss  Sarah  Margaret  Johnson  of  Ross  county  and  shortly  after  came  to 
Scioto  county  and  located  on  the  McArthur  farm.  He  returned  to  Ross  county 
in  1851  and  remained  until  1853.  He  returned  to  Scioto  county  in  the  year  last 
named  and  leased  40  acres  of  the  New  York  land.  Subsequently  he  leased  300 
acres  for  twenty-three  years. 

On  May  2,  1864,  he  enlisted  as  a private  in  Company  I in  the  140th  reg- 
iment O.  V.  I.  for  one  hundred  days.  He  was  mustered  out  with  the  Company, 
September  3,  1864.  In  1865,  he  purchased  the  farm  on  which  he  resided  until 
his  death,  January  31,  1884.  He  made  a specialty  of  raising  broom  corn  and  in 
1886  had  100  acres  all  of  which  he  manuactured  into  brooms.  He  was  at  one 
time  a Trustee  of  Washington  township. 

His  children  are  the  following:  Charles,  Effie,  wife  of  John  A.  William- 
son, Harry,  Catharine,  Mrs.  Alice  Stephenson,  of  Columbus  and  Mrs.  Charles 
McFarland,  of  Los  Angeles,  California.  They  had  six  other  children  now  de- 
ceased. He  was  a Universalist  in  faith.  He  was  originally  a whig  and  a re- 
publican but  afterwards  acted  with  the  Democrat  party  for  a few  years.  He 
was  at  all  times  a good  citizen,  generous  and  kind  with  all  his  neighbors,  a be- 
liever in  good  fellowship,  a lover  of  his  country,  and  a devoted  friend  to  all 
the  soldiers  of  the  Civil  War. 

Gordon  FranH  Lauman 

was  born  in  Fleming  county,  Kentucky,  November  17,  1840.  His  father  was 
George  Mim  Lauman,  born  in  York,  Pennsylvania,  in  1805.  His  father  was  a 
tanner  and  was  taken  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  by  his  father,  Barnet  Lauman,  at  the 
age  of  four  years.  His  great-grandfather  was  Christopher  Lauman,  a soldier 
of  the  Revolution.  His  record  will  be  found  in  the  article  entitled  Revolution- 
ary Soldiers. 

George  M.  Lauman  was  reared  at  Chillicothe  and  learned  the  tanner’s 
trade  there.  He  followed  the  same  trade  after  locating  in  Fleming  county, 
Kentucky,  and  was  there  married  to  Anna  Shanklin,  a native  of  Kentucky. 
There  were  eight  children  of  this  marriage,  three  sons  and  five  daughters,  of 
whom  our  subject  was  the  seventh.  The  family  left  Kentucky  in  1845  and  went 
to  Aberdeen,  Ohio,  where  Mr.  Lauman  worked  at  his  trade.  In  1846,  he  went 
to  Chillicothe  and  remained  there  following  his  business  of  tanner  until  1849. 
In  that  year,  he  located  in  Waverly  and  carried  on  a tannery  for  G.  and  G.  L. 
Armstrong,  and  remained  there  until  his  death. 

Our  subject  went  to  school  for  one  year  in  Chillicothe  and  a short  time 
in  Waverly.  In  1850,  he  went  to  work  at  Emmitt’s  Mills  tending  gate  at  $5.00 
per  month.  Then  he  was  a cob-picker  at  the  Distillery  for  three  years  and  in 
the  meantime  was  advanced  to  head  sheller  He  was  taken  into  Emmitt’a 
store  and“worked  there  ten  years. 


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He  enlisted  April  17,  1861,  in  Company  G,  1st  O.  V.  I.,  for  three  months. 
He  was  wounded  June  17,  1861,  at  the  battle  of  Vienna.  He  was  standing  up 
on  a flat  car,  wh'en  the  moving  train  was  fired  on  by  a masked  battery.  A 
solid  shot  struck  his  gun  and  completely  mangled  his  hand.  The  same  shot 
struck  and  tore  away  the  clothing  and  accouterments  on  his  left  side  and 
bruised  his  side  so  badly  that  he  was  unfit  for  further  service.  He  was  dis- 
charged at  Washington,  D.  C.,  at  expiration  of  his  service. 

On  his  return  from  that  service,  he  re-entered  Mr.  Emmitt’s  employ  and 
remained  there  until  1864,  when  he  became  Provost  Marshal  and  served  as 
such  until  1865.  He  then  went  to  Jasper  and  clerked  for  Peter  B.  Hayes  until 
1872.  In  that  year  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  worked  in  the  grocery 
store  of  Thomas  Brown  for  four  months.  He  heard  of  a store  at  Bear 
Creek  and  purchased  it  and  carried  it  on  till  1900.  After  he  located  at  Bear 
Creek,  he  engaged  in  buying  and  selling  railroad  ties  and  made  a fortune  at  it. 
He  has  always  beeen  a republican  and  is  a member  of  the  Masons  and  Elks. 

He  was  married  first,  October  6,  1864,  to  Mary  Lucretia  Watkins,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Watkins.  She  died  October  22,  1892.  November  28,  1895,  he  was 
married  to  Elizabeth  Dever,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca  Wales  Dever. 

Mr.  Lauman  is  a liberal  minded,  public  spirited  citizen.  He  is  always 
ready  to  aid  in  any  good  cause.  He  always  regretted  he  could  not  serve  his 
country  during  the  war,  but  his  honorable  wounds  received  at  the  outset,  pre- 
vented. No  man  has  a kinder  regard  for  his  comrades  of  the  Civil  war.  than 
Ire. 

Thomas  Benton  Lawson 

was  born  May  16,  1843,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Thomas  Lawson  and 
Rebecca  Jane  Tillow,  his  wife.  His  grandfather,  William  Lawson,  was  one 
of  the  original  proprietors  of  Portsmouth.  Thomas  B.  received  his  education 
in  the  old  brick  school  house  on  Fourth  street.  He  enlisted  April  16,  1861,  in 
Company  G,  1st  O.  V.  I.,  commanded  by  Captain  George  B.  Bailey.  He  served 
three  months  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  company  August  1,  1861.  He  then 
enlisted  in  October,  1861,  in  the  75th  New  York  Infantry,  Company  A,  and 
served  two  years.  He  re-enlisted  again  in  Company  A,  160th  New  York  In- 
fantry, for  three  years  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  in  the 
grand  review  in  Washington  in  May,  1865. 

After  the  war  he  went  to  work  as  fireman  on  the  New  York  Central  rail- 
road and  fired  a locomotive  for  three  years.  Then  he  came  to  Kentucky  and 
fired  a locomotive  on  the  old  Kentucky  Central  railroad  running  from  Covington 
to  Lexington,  Kentucky.  He  received  his  promotion  to  engineer.  One  day  he 
had  a little  mishap  and  knocked  some  cars  off  the  track.  The  company  stopped 
his  pay  and  laid  him  off.  He  got  angry,  quit  railroading  and  returned  to 
Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  worked  for  T.  M.  Lynn  as  book-keeper  and  collector 
for  two  or  three  years.  He  also  worked  a year  or  two  for  Yeager  and  Dice, 
who  were  engaged  in  the  livery  business.  In  March,  1872,  he  went  into  business 
for  himself  at  Middleport,  Meigs  county,  Ohio.  He  went  into  the  mercantile 
business  in  which  he  was  very  successful.  He  remained  there  in  the  same 
business  for  twenty-three  years,  or  until  1892,  When  he  returned  to  Portsmouth. 
Ohio,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  had  always  had  a strong  love  for  hjs 
native  place  and  returned  to  spend  the  remainder  of  his  life  here. 

On  July  22,  1873,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ada  Eliza  Horn.  They  have 
three  children  living,  two  sons  and  a daughter:  Earl  Benton  is  a shoe  cutter; 
Ernest  Charles  travels  for  Biggs,  Watts  & Company,  of  Huntington,  West  Vir- 
ginia, and  Maude  is  a student  in  the  High  School.  His  oldest  daughter  Ina, 
died  at  the  age  of  seventeen,  and  his  youngest  daughter,  Frieda  Marie,  at  the 
age  of  eleven.  Mr.  Lawson  was  a member  of  the  council  of  Middleport,  Ohio, 
for  two  years.  He  is  a democrat,  a member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church,  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Odd  Fellows,  Elks,  Bailey  Post,  G.  A.  R.  and  of  the  Mystic 
Circle. 

Horace  Leete 

was  born  in  1818,  in  Tioga  county,  Pennsylvania.  His  father  was  Uriah  Leete, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Polly  Ives.  They  lived  on  a farm  and 
Horace  was  brought  up  to  be  a farmer.  At  fifteen,  he  went  into  a printing 


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office  in  Wellsboro,  and  worked  there  for  three  years.  He  afterwards  carried 
the  mail  from  Belfont,  Pennsylvania,  to  Olean,  New  York,  a distance  of  126 
miles  through  the  wilderness.  He  made  one  trip  a week.  The  winters  were  se- 
vere and  there  was  danger  from  wild  animals.  He  was  a chain  carrier  when 
the  Pennsylvania  railroad  was  surveyed  through  to  the  lakes.  Their  work  took 
them  through  a dense  wilderness,  inhabited  by  deer,  elk,  bear  and  panthers. 
There  was  much  hunting  and  the  streams  were  full  of  fish.  There  were  fifty  en- 
gineers in  the  party  and  many  were  related  to  distinguished  men.  While 
on  this  business,  Mr.  Leete  met  Thaddeus  Stevens,  then  Canal  Commissioner  of 
Pennsylvania.  He  clerked  for  a while  for  an  uncle  in  Potter  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  was  also  editor  of  the  first  paper  ever  published  in  that  county. 
His.  first  vote  in  1840,  was  for  Martin  Van  Buren.  He  has  always  been  a demo- 
crat. He  was  one  of  the  auditors  of  Potter  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  resigned 
the  office  to  come  to  Ohio. 

In  the  spring  of  1850,  he  landed  at  Catlettsburg,  Kentucky,  with  a raft  of 
lumber.  He  remained  there  until  November,  1850,  and  came  to  Portsmouth.  He 
engaged  in  the  lumber  business  in  Portsmouth  with  his  brother  Ralph  Leete, 
for  a partner.  Their  office  and  lumber  yards  were  west  of  his  present  residence 
on  Sixth  street.  Later  his  brother  retired  and  his  nephew,  Horace  L.  Chapman, 
went  into  the  business  with  him.  The  first  bill  of  lumber  he  sold  in  Ports- 
mouth was  to  James  Pursell,  then  a dry  goods  merchant.  In  the  fall  of  1864, 
Mr.  Leete  quit  business  in  Portsmouth,  and  went  to  Alleghany  county.  New 
York,  where  he  bought  a stock  farm.  He  operated  this  until  May  18,  1869,  when 
he  returned  to  Portsmouth,  and  re-engaged  in  the  lumber  business  with  Daniel 
McIntyre,  as  Leete  & McIntyre.  They  had  a lumber  yard  and  ran  a planing 
mill  on  West  Fifth  street.  In  1870,  they  were  burned  out,  but  immediately  re- 
built at  Ninth  and  Washington  streets.  From  1870  until  1880,  Carl  Lehman  was 
his  partner. 

In  1874,  he  was  elected  a member  of  the  School  Board  for  two  years.  In 
1881,  he  was  a candidate  for  Water  Works  Trustee,  but  was  defeated  by  John 
I.  Mercer.  The  vote  stood:  Mercer,  1,212,  Leete,  996,  majority,  216.  In  1883,  he 
was  a candidate  for  Cemetery  Trustee,  but  was  again  defeated.  His  opponent, 
Wilson,  received  1,267  votes  to  1,229,  for  Leete,  majority,  38. 

In  1858,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ellen  Weatherby,  of  Coudersport,  Penn- 
sylvania. They  had  four  children,  two  of  whom  are  living:  Mrs.  Mary  Small, 
and  Phelps  Leete.  On  his  eightieth  birthday,  he  was  notified  that  all  his  em- 
ployees wanted  to  meet  him,  that  they  had  decided  to  work  no  longer  at  their 
present  wages.  He  met  them  and  began  to  explain  why  he  could  not  pay 
more,  and  they  cut  him  short  and  presented  him  with  a gold  headed  cane. 
Though  eighty-four  years  of  age,  he  works  every  day  and  still  holds  all  the 
threads  of  his  business  in  his  own  hands.  He  is  considerate  of  every  one’s 
opinions  and  feelings.  He  enjoys  the  respect  and  affection  of  all  those  con- 
nected with  him  in  business,  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  the  general  public. 
The  article  on  the  Leete  family  in  the  Pioneer  Record,  shows  that  he  is  from 
a long  line  of  sturdy  ancestry,  of  men  who  have  be°n  important  factors  in  the 
world’s  work,  and  is  a good  example  of  the  old  adage  that  blood  will  tell;  but 
Mr.  I eete  is  essentially  a modest  man  and  never  speaks  of  his  ancestry.  His 
enviable  position  in  the  community  has  been  obtained  by  a long  life  of  living 
up  to  correct  business  and  social  principles. 

Charles  Joseph  Legler, 

the  son  of  Fredrick  Legler,  was  born  December,  1857,  in  the  Eagle  hotel,  on 
Front  street,  and  has  resided  on  that  street  all  his  life,  He  was  the  eldest  of  his 
family.  He  attended  St.  Mary’s  Parish  school  and  the  public  schools.  He  en- 
gaged in  business  for  himself,  in  1890,  in  conducting  the  Legler  house,  formerly 
managed  by  his  father.  He  continued  this  until  1893,  when  he  started  a shoe 
store  on  Second  street.  After  a year  he  sold  out  his  business  to  W.  A.  Connol- 
ley  ard  entered  the  Central  Savings  Bank  as  a bookkeeper  and  served  as  such 
in  1894  and  1895.  In  1895,  he  purchased  the  Hotel  Portsmouth  and  renovated  it 
and  has  conducted  it  ever  since.  It  accommoda+es  one  hundred  guests  and 
Mr.  I egler  has  proven  a very  popular  landlord.  His  house  is  as  well  patron- 
ized as  any  in  the  city. 


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He  was  married  October  5,  1882,  to  Anna  Maria  Schwartz,  of  Ports- 
mouth. He  has  had  three  sons  born  to  him:  Harry,  his  second  son,  died  at 
the  age  of  three  years  and  two  months,  and  Clifford  and  Ralph  are  still  living. 
Mr.  Legler  was  originally  a democrat  but  when  President  McKinley  ran  for  his 
second  term  for  Governor  of  Ohio,  he  became  a republican  and  has  continued 
as  such  every  since.  He  is  a member  of  St.  Mary’s  Roman  Catholic  church. 
He  is  noted  for  his  honor  and  his  integrity  and  for  his  excellent  qualities.  As 
a business  man  and  good  citizen,  he  possesses  the  confidence  of  the  entire 
community. 

FredericK  Legler 

was  born  June  27,  1832,  in  Baden,  Germany.  His  father  was  Joseph  Legler. 
His  mother  died  when  he  was  a boy.  His  father  brought  him  to  this  country 
when  he  was  only  six  years  of  age,  in  the  year  1838,  and  he  located  in  Scioto 
county.  He  had  a brother  James,  now  deceased,  and  a sister  Mary  now  living 
near  Pana,  111.  He  began  the  hotel  business  in  Portsmouth,  in  1855,  with  a 
Mr.  Wolford  from  Mt.  Joy,  the  Eagle  hotel  on  Front  street,  near  where  Fred 
Brodbeck  now  resides.  In  1863,  he  took  the  White  Bear,  and  kept  it  until  1866, 
when  he  purchased  what  is  now  the  present  Legler  House.  In  1867,  he  started 
a restaurant  in  the  building  and  was  so  well  patronized,  that  he  turned  it  into 
a hotel.  In  1867,  he  rebuilt  the  house  at  a cost  of  .$7,000.  He  purchased  the 
lots  in  the  rear  of  the  present  Hotel  Portsmouth,  which  fronted  on  Second 
street,  and  kept  stables  and  wagon  yards  there  for  his  patrons.  He  opened 
the  Legler  House  on  June  20,  1868,  as  a hotel,  having  previously  conducted  it 
as  a restaurant. 

On  January  8,  1867,  he  was  married  to  Elizabeth  Eck,  daughter  of  Adam 
Eck,  an  old  citizen  of  Scioto  county.  The  children  of  that  marriage  were: 
Charles  .T.,  Fred  and  Frank,  both  living  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth;  George  who 
is  a resident  of  Berwyn,  111.;  and  William,  who  died  at  the  age  of  three.  His 
daughter,  Clara,  is  the  wife  of  Albert  J.  Reitz.  In  1875,  he  was  appointed  a 
member  of  the  City  Annual  Board  of  Equalization  and  re-appointed  in  1876  and 
1879  and  was  a member  of  that  board  at  the  time  of  his  death.  In  April,  1880, 
he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Decennial  Board  of  Equalization  and  was 
appointed  a member  of  the  Board  of  Health  at  the  same  time,  for  a period  of 
three  years.  On  April  29  1880,  he  died  in  his  forty-eighth  year.  He  began  with- 
out anything  and  amassed  a competence  for  his  family.  He  was  a democrat 
in  his  political  views  and  a member  of  St.  Mary’s  church,  in  Portsmouth.  Mr. 
Legler  was  a man  of  quiet  and  retiring  disposition.  He  made  a good  impression 
on  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  honest  to  the  value  of  a pin  and  honorable  in  all 
his  dealings.  When  he  made  a friend,  that  friend  remained  such.  He  was  liked 
by  the  public  generally  and  was  very  successful  in  his  business. 

William  H . Leive 

was  born  in  South  Webster,  Ohio,  March  22,  1870,  in  the  house  where  his  parents 
still  live.  His  father  and  mother  are  Henry  W.  and  Mary  (Sudbrook)  Leive. 
William’s  father  came  from  Southern  Germany  to  South  Webster  in  1856,  and 
learned  the  trade  of  wagon-maker.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  in  Company 
B.  10th  O.  V.  I.  from  June  3,  1861  to  June  17,  1864,  and  was  at  the  seige  of 
Chattanooga,  battle  of  Chickamauga  and  other  important  battles  in  which  his 
company  was  engaged.  William’s  education  was  received  in  the  South  Webster 
schools.  He  taught  scEool  for  two  terms,  but  did  not  like  it  and  quit  to  become 
a carpenter  and  funeral  director.  He  qualified  himself  for  the  business  by  a 
course  of  study.  He  was  graduated  from  the  Portsmouth  Business  College  in 
book-keeping,  July  13,  1897.  In  politics  he  has  been  a republican  and  has  al- 
ways taken  an  active  interest  in  local  affairs.  He  held  the  office  of  Township 
Clerk  in  Bloom  from  September,  1896,  to  September,  1900.  He  is  now  Clerk 
of  the  village  of  South  Webster,  having  been  elected  April,  1901,  for  a term  of 
two  years.  He  is  a member  of  the  Evangelical  St.  John’s  church  of  North 
America  and  also  of  South  Webster  I.odge  No.  724.  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Nan  Zimmerman,  August  14,  1901.  Mr.  Leive  is  a promising 
young  man,  honest,  industrious  and  upright.  He  enjoys  the  confidence  and  re- 
spect of  all  who  know  him. 


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John  Lemon 

was  born  September  1,  1844  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio.  His  father’s  name  was 
Lemuel  Lemon,  who  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1832  from  Belmont  county.  His 
mother’s  maiden  name  was  Rebecca  Stiffler.  His  grandfather’s  name  was 
George  Lemon.  When  our  subject  was  seven  years  of  age  his  parents  moved 
to  Scioto  county,  where  his  father  died  Jan.  14,  1900,  at  the  age  of  eighty-four 
years,  and  his  mother  died  six  years  prior  in  1894.  Our  subject  received  a com- 
mon school  education.  He  was  raised  a farmer,  and  is  a farmer  still.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen  he  enlisted  in  Company  D,  1st  O.  V.  H.  A.,  Sept.  8,  1862,  for 
three  years  as  a private.  He  was  promoted  to  Corporal  in  April,  1864,  and 
mustered  out  June  20.  1865,  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  by  order  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment. 

He  was  married  August  5,  1866  to  Mary  S.  Boren,  daughter  of  Stephen  and 
Elizabeth  Boren  of  Pennsylvania.  They  have  the  following  children:  David 
F.,  married,  living  in  Vernon  township,  a farmer;  Rebecca  Jane,  at  home; 
Amanda  married  John  Somers,  residing  in  this  county;  Cora  A.,  married  Ed- 
win G.  Turner,  residing  in  this  county;  Effie,  a school  teacher;  Florence,  at 
home;  Louis  F.,  John  W.,  Ida  and  Amelia  all  at  home.  Mr.  Lemon  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Christian  church  at  Lyra.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views, 
and  has  always  been  such.  He  owns  a farm  at  Lyra  of  about  400  acres,  where 
he  has  resided  since  1867. 

Charles  Leonard 

was  born  December  12,  1839,  at  Alleghany  City,  Pennsylvania.  His  parents 
were  Patrick  and  Laura  (Crosby)  Leonard.  His  father  was  a native  of  Scot- 
land and  his  mother  was  a native  of  Wilkesbarre,  Pennsylvania.  He  was  the 
youngest  of  seven  children.  He  went  to  school  in  Alleghany  City  until  he 
reached  the  age  of  sixteen,  when  he  worked  in  a foundry  and  learned  casting. 
He  was  there  two  years  and  then  went  to  learn  the  trade  of  a carpenter  at 
which  trade  he  worked  until  he  was  twenty-four.  He  enlisted  in  Company  K, 
13th  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  three  months  service,  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  April  26, 
1861,  and  was  discharged  August  6,  1861,  at  the  expiration  of  his  term.  He  re- 
enlisted in  Company  I,  102d  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  August  15,  1861,  to  serve 
three  years.  He  was  honorably  discharged  June  24,  1862,  at  Philadelphia,  by 
reason  of  a gun  shot  in  the  left  arm,  which  he  received  in  the  battle  of  Wil- 
liamsburg. This  was  his  first  battle  and  the  shot  which  struck  him  was  a can- 
ister shot. 

He  then  went  back  to  Pittsburg  where  he  remained  a year  and  then 
came  to  Portsmouth,  afterwards  going  to  Scioto  Furnace,  where  his  sister, 
Mrs.  George  Williams,  resided  at  that  time.  He  has  been  a resident  of  Scioto 
Furnace  ever  since,  with  the  exception  of  the  two  years  from  1866  to  1868,  when 
he  was  at  Brownsport  Furnace,  Tennessee.  He  was  connected  with  the  Scioto 
furnace  as  part  owner  until  it  blew  out  on  December  25,  1890.  He  has  been 
postmaster  at  Scioto  Furnace  since  1868,  and  agent  for  the  Baltimore  and  .Ohio 
railroad  from  1868  until  January  31,  1902,  when  he  resigned.  He  has  always 
been  a republican  and  is  a Blue  Lodge  Mason  of  the  Western  Sun  Lodge  of 
Wheelersburg.  He  is  a member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  at  South  Webster. 

Mr.  Leonard  is  a man  highly  appreciated  by  those  intimate  with  him. 
He  has  a heart  to  take  in  the  whole  world  and  is  charitable  to  a fault.  And 
yet  with  these  qualities,  he  is  most  modest  and  retiring.  His  qualities  alone 
proclaim  the  man. 

Richard  Gregg  Lewis 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  February  28,  1850.  His  father  was  Thomas 
Cotton  Lewis,  Jr.,  and  his  mother  was  Nancy  Anderson  (Gregg)  Lewis.  He 
was  graduated  from  the  High  School  in  1867  and  attended  the  academy  at 
South'  Salem,  Ross  county,  Ohio.  He  also  taught  school  in  Kansas  and  gradua- 
ted with  honors  from  Marietta  College  in  June,  1876,  and  from  Lane  Theological 
Seminary,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  May,  1879.  The  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  or- 
dained him  an  Evangelist  in  September,  1879.  He  was  stated  supply  for  the 
Hamden  Junction,  McArthur  and  Wellston  Presbyterian  churches  in  1879  and 
1880,  and  for  Mona  chapel,  Ross  county,  Ohio,  in  1883  and  1885.  From  1883  to 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


1893,  he  was  president  of  the  Union  Shoe  Company,  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  From 
1886  to  1891,  he  was  proprietor  and  part  of  the  time  editor  of  the  Scioto  Ga- 
zette. He  was  for  years  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Chillicothe  Presbytery,  also 
of  Salem  Academy.  In  1898,  he  moved  to  Missouri  and  was  graduated  in 
June,  1900,  as  Doctor  of  Osteopathy  from  the  American  School  of  Osteopathy, 
at  Kirksville,  Missouri.  At  once  he  begun  the  practice  of  Osteopathy  in  Cin- 
cinnati, where  he  is  located  at  this  date. 

Harvey  Oscar  Lindsey 

is  the  eldest  son  of  the  seven  children  of  Barton  B.  and  Tamer  Elizabeth  Lind- 
sey. Barton  B.  was  the  oldest  son  of  William  J.  I indsey,  born  at  Blue  I ick, 
Kentucky,  in  1821.  William  J.  was  the  son  of  John  I indsey,  who  emigrated 
from  Scotland  in  1810,  and  afterwards  served  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  settled  in 
Virginia  and  removed  to  Blue  I ick,  Kentucky,  in  1824.  The  mother  of  our  sub- 
iect  was  the  eldest  daughter  of  Peter  Cooley  Aldred  and  Sarah  Ann  Freeman, 
his  wife.  Peter  C.  was  the  son  of  David  Aldred,  of  near  Manchester,  Ohio,  and 
served  in  the  182nd  O.  V.  I.,  Company  G,  and  afterwards  was  transferred  to  the 
64th  O.  V.  I.  David  was  the  son  of  Henry  Aldred  a soldier  of  the  Revolution. 

Sarah  Ann  Freeman  Aldred,  the  grandmother  of  our  subject,  was  the 
daughter  of  Tamer  Freeman,  of  Cedar  Mills,  Ohio.  A history  of  the  Freeman 
family  can  be  found  in  the  Portsmouth  Public  Library. 

Our  subject  was  born  July  4,  1878,  at  Manchester,  Adams  county,  Ohio. 
He  received  a common  school  education  from  the  schools  of  Monroe  township, 
afterwards  graduating  from  the  West  Union  High  School  in  1896.  He  moved 
with  his  parents  to  Pond  Run,  this  county,  that  year,  and  began  teaching  the 
following  year.  He  followed  this  profession  for  two  years,  and  then  located 
in  Portsmouth,  and  engaged  as  a clerk  for  M.  Lehman  & Brother  for  a year. 
From  there  he  went  to  Burt,  Hall  & Company’s,  where  he  was  salesman  until 
May,  1901,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of  J.  Eisman  & Company,  in  the  same 
capacity.  I ater  he  became  traveling  salesman  for  the  latter  firm  for  southern 
Ohio  and  West  Virginia,  which  position  he  now  holds.  He  was  married  July 
2,  1902,  to  Misss  Florence  Weghorst,  daughter  of  Christopher  Weghorst,  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Mr.  Lindsay  is  a young  man  of  more  than  ordinary  intelli- 
gence. He  possesses  a good  amount  of  business  ability,  although  yet  a young 
man,  and  has  a promising  future  before  him.  He  is  honest,  upright,  and  ener- 
getic, and  by  his  congenial  ways  has  won  a host  of  friends. 

"William  IListon 

son  of  John  Liston  and  Sarah  Robinson  his  wife,  was  born  April  2,  1821,  on 
Brush  creek,  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  a son  of  Perry  Liston,  who 
came  from  Wales  to  Maryland  and  afterwards  removed  to  Philadelphia.  Short- 
ly afterwards  he  came  to  Scioto  county,  and  settled  on  Scioto  Bi’ush  Creek,  near 
Otway,  being  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  that  vicinity.  At  that  time  the  coun- 
try was  still  inhabited  by  Indians  and  some  of  them  came  to  see  him  often. 
Our  subject  never  went  to  school  until  he  was  eighteen;  and  he  helped  to  build 
the  first  school  house  in  which  he  was  a pupil.  It  was  built  of  logs  and 
greased  paper  was  used  for  windows. 

Lie  was  married  in  1850,  to  Nancy  Thompson.  She  died  in  1855,  and  he 
was  married  the  second  time  to  Eliza  Jane  Cox,  a daughter  of  Jacob  Cox  and 
Cynthia  (Smith)  Cox,  January  17,  1856.  By  this  second  marriage  there  were 
ten  children,  six  boys  and  four  girls.  Of  these  five  boys  and  two  girls  are  liv- 
ing: Margaret,  William  Jasper,  Allen  T.,  Nancy  J.,  William  Sherman,  Charles 
Wesley  and  Firman  M.  Margaret  married  William  Brown.  Nancy  J.  mar- 
ried John  A.  Davis. 

Our  subject  enlisted  in  Company  I,  28th  0.  V.  I.,  under  Captain  William 
Hessin,  and  Colonel  G.  F.  Wyles,  September  27,  1864.  He  was  attached  to  the 
Second  Brigade,  Third  Division,  Seventeenth  Corps.  He  was  with  Sherman 
on  his  march  to  the  sea.  He  was  honorably  discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
May  30,  1865.  He  was  a whig  and  afterwards  a republican.  He  was  a Meth- 
odist during  a greater  portion  of  his  life,  and  afterwards  united  with  the  Chris- 
tian Union  church.  It  was  said,  he  never  swore  an  oath  in  his  life  nor  took 
a drink  of  intoxicating  liquor.  He  lived  a devout  Christian  life  and  gave  freely 


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to  the  building  of  churches  and  the  support  of  them.  He  died  November  7, 
1898,  and  is  buried  in  the  family  cemetery,  near  the  old  homestead,  on  Scioto 
Brush  Creek. 

James  Little 

was  born  in  Stirling,  Kilsythe,  Scotland,  August  26,  1838.  His  father’s  name 
was  James  Little,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Margaret  Cameron. 
Both  of  his  parents  were  natives  of  Scotland.  Our  subject  came  to  this  coun- 
try alone  at  the  age  of  fourteen.  His  parents  came  afterwards.  He  located  in 
Cumberland,  Alleghany  county,  Maryland,  and  attended  school  there.  In 
1860,  he  brought  his  parents  to  this  country.  In  this  vicinity  he  was  engaged 
in  mining  coal,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  he  became  a boss  master  miner, 
which  occupation  he  continued  until  he  left  in  1881.  He  then  went  to  Piedmont, 
West  Virginia,  and  became  a mining  superintendent  for  the  Big  Vein  Coal  Co., 
and  remained  with  this  company  sixteen  years,  until  1897.  He  then  went  to 
Dingess,  West  Virginia,  and  operated  for  himself  in  mining  coal.  He  left  there 
in  October,  1899,  and  located  in  Portsmouth,  and  is  conducting  a business  un- 
der the  firm  name  of  Little  & Wilson. 

He  was  married  April  23,  1863,  to  Janet  Stewart,  a native  of  Scotland. 
They  have  had  five  children:  John  Stewart:  William  C.  was  killed  at  the  age 
of  thirty-two  in  a railroad  accident  in  July,  1901;  Margaret,  married  Fred- 
erick Fredlocke,  residing  in  Portsmouth;  Mary,  died  in  infancy;  Mary,  married 
H.  T.  Wilson,  residing  in  Portsmouth,  of  the  firm  of  Little  & Wilson.  Mr. 
Little  is  a republican  in  his  political  views,  and  has  always  been.  He  is  a Blue 
Lodge,  Knight  Templar.  Chapter  and  Council  Mason.  He  is  also  an  Odd  Fel- 
low. 

Smith  S.  Littlejohn 

was  born  at  Diamond  Furnace,  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  June  18,  1858,  the  son 
of  James  and  Cynthia  (Smith)  Littlejohn.  His  father  was  a native  of  Porter 
township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  born  in  1820.  His  mother  was  a daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Elizabeth  'Gray  Smith,  born  in  Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  April  22, 
1824.  The  maternal  great-grandfather  of  Mr.  Littlejohn  was  Godfrey  Smith,  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolution,  who  has  a sketch  in  the  article,  “Revolutionary  Sol- 
diers.” Our  subject  received  a common  school  education  and  afterwards  at- 
tended the  National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  for  one  year.  When 
nineteen,  he  began  to  teach  and  followed  that  occupation  for  six  years.  In  Oc- 
tober, 1887,  Mr.  Littlejohn  moved  to  Steece,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio,  where  he 
now  resides  and  has  been  employed  by  the  firm  of  E.  B.  Willard  & Company, 
at  that  place  until  the  present  time.  He  is  a member  of  the  Lawrence  Lodge, 
F.  and  A.  M.,  No.  198,  Ironton  Commandery.  Knight  Templar,  No.  45,.  Ironton, 
Ohio.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Syrian  Temple  A.  A.  O.  M.  S.  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  In  1881,  he  was  married  to  Amelia  Ranshahous,  a native  of  Portsmouth, 
daughter  of  William  and  Augustia  (Fisher)  Ranshahous.  They  have  one 
daughter,  Addie  A. 

Charles  Perry  Lloyd, 

son  of  Richard  and  Anna  Canfield,  his  wife,  was  born  June  10,  1840.  He  at- 
tended the  schools  of  Portsmouth  until  fifteen  years  of  age.  and  then  entered 
the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  was  graduated  in  June. 
1860.  He  read  law  six  months  with  Colonel  O.  F.  Moore,  and  then  concluded  the 
law  did  not  suit  him.  In  the  spring  of  1861,  he  went  to  Iowa,  and  was  a farm- 
er for  three  years.  In  1864,  he  returned  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  entered  the 
shoe  business  with  his  father  as  R.  Lloyd  & Son.  The  firm  was  afterwards 
changed  to  Lloyd,  Tracy  & Company  and  then  to  R.  Lloyd  & Company.  On 
February  26,  1863,  he  married  Miss  Laura  Jane  Bentley.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren: Richard  Bentley,  who  lived  to  young  manhood  and  died  Jan.  18,  1889, 
aged  twenty-five  years,  and  Genevieve,  now  a young  lady.  In  1877,  Mr.  Lloyd 
became  president  and  superintendent  of  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company.  He 
was  for  a long  time  a director  of  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank.  He  was  a 
Mason,  a republican,  and  a member  of  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  church.  He 
was  an  excellent  business  man,  a pleasant  neighbor  and  devotedly  attached  to 
his  home  and  family.  He  died  suddenly  March  27,  1893. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Margaret  Lloyd 

went  into  the  millinery  business  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  April,  1866,  and  has 
been  in  it  ever  since.  She  is  now  located  at  No.  308  Chillicothe  street.  She  is 
a member  of  the  Bigelow  church.  As  a member  of  the  business  community, 
she  is  favorably  known  to  the  public  and  has  been  very  successful.  No  one 
is  esteemed  higher  than  she.  Her  word  and  obligation,  in  a business  way,  or 
otherwise,  is  better  than  gold,  because  the  gold  may  be  lost  or  stolen,  but 
her  promise  or  obligation  will  be  met  to  the  moment,  without  any  question. 
She  has  demonstrated  the  fact  that  a woman  can  go  into  business  and  suc- 
ceed, and  do  as  well,  or  better  than  any  man. 

Lucien  G . Locke,  M.  I) . , 

was  born  at  Haverhill,  Ohio,  September  11,  1866,  the  son  of  Delmont  and 
Elizabeth  (Trumbo)  Locke.  His  ancestry  is  directly  traceable  to  John  Locke. 
His  boyhood  and  youth  were  spent  on  the  farm.  He  t attended  the  district 
school.  He  spent  two  years,  1885  and  1886,  at  Buchtel  College,  Akron,  Ohio. 
He  taught  school  for  two  years,  (1890  and  1891,)  and  in  1892  entered  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  and  took  up  the  study  of  medicine.  He  remained  there 
until  1896,  when  he  was  graduated.  He  located  in  Haverhill,  Ohio,  the  same 
year,  and  has  practiced  there  since.  On  June  24,  1896,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Ella  L.  Murray,  at  Milan,  Michigan.  They  have  one  child,  Cranston,  a son. 

As  a man,  Dr.  Locke  enjoys  the  respect  and  esteem  of  his  neighbors  and 
of  the  community  at  large.  As  a citizen,  he  is  public-spirited  and  progressive, 
always  ready  to  help  when  the  public  good  is  concerned  or  private  charity  nec- 
essary. As  a professional  man,  he  has  the  confidence  of  the  entire  communi- 
ty in  which  he  works  and  he  applies  himself  assiduously  to  his  duties  and  to  his 
own  advancement  in  his  profession. 

Robert  Warren  Lodwick 

was  born  September  15,  1866.  He  attended  the  Portsmouth  public  schools 
till  1881.  He  was  compelled  to  leave  school  to  earn  his  living.  He  began 
working  for  John  B.  Nichols  as  a varnisher.  Afterwards  he  worked  for  the 
Whiteley  Company,  at  Springfield,  Ohio.  He  returned  to  Portsmouth  in  1888, 
and  became  stage  manager  at  the  Opera  House,  and  continued  that  occupation 
for  ten  years,  when  he  engaged  in  business  for  himself,  as  city  bill  poster.  He 
became  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Association  and  the  International  Associa- 
tion of  Distributors  and  pperated  one  of  the  best  plants  in  the  state.  He  had 
been  a member  of  Company  H,  14th  O.  N.  G.,  and  was  on  duty  at  the  miners’ 
strike  in  1894.  He  was  a republican,  a charter  member  of  the  Elks,  and  a 
member  of  the  Portsmouth  Board  of  Trade.  He  was  in  all  respects  a self- 
made  man,  and  had  built  up  a character  and  business  for  himself  of  which  he 
and  his  friends  had  just  cause  to  be  proud.  He  was  married  December  2,  1892, 
to  Mrs.  Nellie  Reiniger,  widow  of  Louis  Reiniger,  and  eldest  daughter  of  the 
late  Judge  Martin  Crain.  He  died  December  27,  1901,  of  acute  Bright’s  disease, 
after  a two  week’s  sickness. 

Alias  Oscar  Losee 

was  born  July  18,  1830,  at  Troy,  New  York.  His  father  was  Isaac  Losee,  a na- 
tive of  Scotland.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Roxana  Jarray,  daughter  of 
Anthony  Jarray.  The  family  went  to  Detroit  when  Silas  was  five  or  six  years 
of  age.  In  1838,  they  left  Detroit  and  his  father  went  to  work  as  a stone  ma- 
son on  locks  of  the  Ohio  canal,  between  Potsmouth  and  Cleveland.  He  built 
the  “elbow”  lock.  Mr.  Jarray  was  also  a stone-mason,  and  worked  on  locks 
of  the  Ohio  canal.  He  died  of  the  yellow  fever  in  1840,  in  the  northern  part  of 
Ohio.  Elizabeth,  his  widow,  died  in  1860,  in  Portsmouth,  and  was  interred  iu 
Greenlawn.  Anthony  Jarray  came  from  France  prior  to  1812,  and  went  into 
the  war  of  1812. 

Silas  losee  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1838.  His  father  died  in  1845,  and  he 
was  reared  by  Moses  Wilson,  who  taught  him  the  brick  mason’s  trade.  He  was 
married  June  30,  1859,  to  Sarah  E.  Weatherwax,  daughter  of  Jacob  Weather- 
wax,  and  Louisa  Wilson,  daughter  of  Moses  Wilson.  Mr.  Losee  enlisted  July 


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12,  1861,  in  Company  A,  39th  O.  V.  I.,  and  was  made  a Sergeant.  He  was  pro- 
moted Second  Lieutenant,  October  6,  1862,  and  First  Lieutenant  May  9,  1864. 
He  was  mustered  out,  October  28,  1864,  on  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  ser- 
vice. He  was  shot  in  the  right  foot  with  a minie  ball  July  22,  1864,  before 
Atlanta.  His  children  are:  Jennie  E.,  wife  of  Eugene  Herbert  Clare;  Nellie 
I.,  book-keeper  at  the  Hibbs  Hardware  Company;  Silas  O.,  resident  of  Ports- 
mouth; and  Ada  B.,  wife  of  Algernon  McBride.  Mr.  Losee  made  an  excellent 

soldier  and  officer.  He  was  a quiet,  industrious  and  law-abiding  citizen  re- 

spected and  liked  by  all  who  knew  him. 

George  Washington  Lowry 

was  born  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  December  2,  1856.  His  parents  were  George 
and  Eliza  (O’Neil)  Lowry.  His  mother  came  from  Ross  county,  Ohio.  His 
father’s  people  came  from  Virginia,  in  1837,  and  settled  at  Portsmouth.  Our 
subject’s  father,  George  Lowry,  married  Eliza  O’Neil,  in  1842,  and  lived  on 
Ninth  street,  where  their  son  George,  was  born.  He  attended  the  Portsmouth 

schools  and  secured  a fair  education.  He  worked  in  the  Maddox  woolen  mill 

from  1870  to  1875.  He  gardened  for  Mr.  Ward  till  1878,  and  then  farmed  until 
1884.  He  then  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  and  contract  carpentering. 
He  and  his  wife  continued  the  grocery  until  1895,  and  since  that  time  he  has 
followed  carpentering.  One  of  Mr.  Lowry’s  paternal  ancestors  was  in  Wash- 
ington’s army.  Mr.  Lowry  is  a republican  and  has  done  good  work  for  the 
party.  He  is  quite  a politician,  but  never  has  had  any  important  positions.  He 
is  a member  of  Scioto  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  also  a Forester. 

He  married  Carrie  Isabel  Noel,  daughter  of  Isaac  H.  and  Mary  E. 
(Jones)  Noel,  October  29,  1879.  They  have  six  children  living:  Edwin  Earl, 
Bessie  May,  Pearl  Isaac,  George  W.  Jr.,  Clifton  and  Erma  I.  The  deceased  are: 
Maude  and  Blanche.  Mr.  Lowry  is  an  industrious,  painstaking  workman,  of  a 
genial,  social  turn,  a good  talker  and  an  agreeable  companion. 

Shadrach  Chaffin  Lummis 

was  born  at  Bloom  Furnace,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  March  16,  1862.  His  father 
was  John  W.  Lummis,  born  near  Vineland,  Cumberland  county.  New  Jersey, 
September  15,  1813,  and  has  a separate  sketch  in  this  work.  His  mother  was 
Elizabeth  Chaffin,  daughter  of  Shadrack  Chaffin,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Scioto 
county,  and  a farmer  of  Vernon  township.  Our  subject  lived  on  his  father’s 
farm  until  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age  when  he  went  to  Iowa  in  1881,  to  learn 
the  grocery  business  with  Boggs  Brothers  & Company  at  Vinton.  He  did  not 
like  it,  it  was  too  humdrum  for  him.  He  returned  to  Ohio,  in  the  fall  of  1881, 
and  entered  Oberlin  School  of  Telegraphy  March,  1882,  and  graduated  in  June, 
1882.  He  then  accepted  a position  with  the  Scioto  Valley  railway  at  Ironton, 
Ohio,  and  was  there  until  1888,  when  he  resigned  and  took  a position  with  the 
Chesapeake  & Ohio,  at  Hawk’s  Nest,  West  Virginia,  and  stayed  there  a year. 
Then  he  took  an  attack  of  the  western  fever,  resigned  and  accepted  a position 
with  the  F.  E.  & M.  V.  railway  in  Nebraska,  and  was  afterwards  transferred  to 
Buffalo  Gap,  South  Dakota,  where  he  remained  until  1898.  He  was  elected 
Treasurer  of  Custer  county,  South  Dakota,  for  two  years  at  the  November  elec- 
tion, 1898.  He  was  re-elected  in  November,  1900,  for  two  years. 

He  was  married  June  24,  1891,  to  Emily  D.  Buck,  daughter  of  Nathan 
Buck,  of  Suffolk,  Virginia.  He  has  one  son,  Jacob  Chauncy  Lummis,  born 
August  7,  1894.  He  says  he  has  always  voted  the  straight  republican  ticket,  and 
always  will.  He  is  a member  of  no  church,  but  a Protestant  in  his  views.  He 
is  a member  of  Lawrence  lodge  and  LaGrange  Chapter,  F.  and  A.  M.,  of  Ironton, 
Ohio,  and  of  Deadwood  Consistory.  He  resides  at  present  at  Custer,  South 
Dakota.  As  Mr.  Lummis  is  in  no  way  responsible  for  this  sketch,  and  will 
not  see  it  until  it  appears  in  print,  the  'editor  purposes  to  do  as  he  pleases  with 
him.  Physically,  Mr.  Lummis  is  one  of  the  finest  looking  young  men  who  ever 
grew  up  in  Scioto  county.  He  is  a most  agreeable  companion,  a good  man,  and 
liberal  in  all  his  views.  There  is  no  limit  to  his  industry  and  perseverance. 
Whatever  he  takes  up,  he  does  with  a determination  to  succeed.  His  friends 
in  Ohio  expect  great  things  from  him  in  the  state  of  South  Dakota,  and  if  they 
do  not  hear  from  him  as  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  the  state,  in  the 


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course  of  a few  years,  they  will  be  very  much  disappointed.  To  the  people  of 
his  adopted  state,  his  friends  in  Scioto  and  Jackson  counties,  Ohio,  will  en- 
dorse him  in  any  respect  which  may  be  hinted  at.  No  request  or  demand  is 
necessary.  His  friends  in  Ohio  regret  his  removal  to  the  west,  as  his  genial 
presence  was  like  sunshine  and  mountain  air,  hut  they  have  the  consolation 
that  he  is  doing  (for  Custer  county,  South  Dakota,  what  he  would  have  done 
for  his  native  county  had  he  remained. 

John  >1  earns  Lynn 

the  oldest  son  of  James  and  Margaret  (Mearns)  Lynn,  was  born  near  Cole- 
raine, Londonderry  county,  Ireland,  November  24,  1829.  His  parents  were  de- 
scendants of  Scotch-Irish  Covenanters,  who  had  come  into  northern  Ireland 
during  the  day  of  religious  persecutions.  He  came  to  this  country  with  his 
parents  in  1846.  Shortly  after  settling  in  America,  his  mother  died  and  his 
father  removed  to  Pittsburg,  where  he  learned  the  molder’s  trade.  He  worked 
afterward  in  foundries  at  Wheeling,  Louisville  and  Cincinnati.  In  the  latter 
place,  he  made  the  acquaintance  of  the  late  John  Mill  and  together  they  made 
the  first  metallic  casket  produced  in  the  United  States.  In  1852,  he  came  to 
Portsmouth  and  worked  in  the  Eberhardt  foundry.  It  was  here  he  met  Miss 
Alice  Richardson,  a native  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  who  was  visiting  her  sister, 
Mrs.  John  Neill.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Jeremiah  D.  and  Rebecca  (Pritchard) 
Richardson.  They  were  married  at  the  Neill  residence  on  Front  street,  May  4, 
1854.  Their  children  are  as  follows:  Elizabeth  E.,  now  Mrs.  George  Padan: 
Rev.  B.  Frank,  a minister  in  the  Christian  church;  Mattie  H.,  a teacher  in  the 
Public  Schools;  Jennie  S. ; James  S. ; Trustem  M.;  John  R.  and  Edith  A.,  now 
Mrs.  H.  O.  Barklow.  One  daughter,  Annie  N.,  died  in  1863. 

In  1865,  Mr.  Lynn  was  the  Democratic  candidate  for  Wharf-master  and 
received  497  votes  to  573  for  Thomas  T.  Yeager,  republican.  After  several  years 
of  service  in  the  City  Council,  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Portsmouth  on  the 
Democratic  ticket,  in  1867,  receiving  737  votes  to  649  votes  for  F.  J.  Griffith, 
republican.  In  1869,  he  was  again  a candidate  for  Mayor  on  his  party  ticket, 
and  was  elected,  receiving  800  votes  to  745  for  his  opponent,  H.  T.  Newton. 
In  1871,  he  was  again  a candidate  for  Mayor  on  the  party  ticket, 
but  was  defeated  by  John  A.  Turley,  republican,  receiving  978  votes  and  John 
M.  Lynn  782  votes.  In  May,  1872,  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  City 
Board  of  Equalization.  In  April,  1874,  when  the  Board  of  Education  was  first 
organized  by  wards,  Mr.  Lynn  was  elected  from  the  First  ward  for  two  years 
without  opposition.  In  1877,  he  was  again  elected  mayor  of  the  city  on  the 
Democratic  ticket.  The  vote  stood,  Lynn,  1,058,  Samuel  P.  Nichols,  953.  In 
1879,  he  was  a candidate  for  re-election  for  Mayor,  but  was  defeated  by  H.  A. 
Towne,  republican  who  received  1,093  votes  to  his  1,031.  In  1881,  he  was  a 
candidate  for  Probate  Judge,  but  was  defeated  by  H.  C.  Turley,  republican,  who 
received  3,445,  to  his  2,359. 

Mr.  Lynn  in  his  active  life  was  prominently  identified  with 
the  political  life  of  the  community.  He  was  always  an  unswerving 
democrat.  He  had  a generous  disposition  which  made  him  numerous  friends. 
In  his  political  career,  he  was  noted  for  his  honesty,  integrity  and  sincerety. 
He  was  strong  and  courageous  for  the  right,  as  he  saw  the  right.  We  have 
given  the  votes  on  the  offices  at  the  different  times  he  was  a candidate  in  order 
to  show  the  confidence  the  people  had  in  him.  When  he  was  not  elected,  he 
was  usually  very  nearly  so.  He  was  a very  good  parliamentarian.  Many  of  his 
political  opponents  were  his  best  friends.  His  domestic  life  was  commendable 
and  he  was  very  devoted  to  his  family.  He  was  brought  up  a Scotch  Presby- 
terian, but  in  early  manhood  united  with  the  Christian  Baptist  church  and  re- 
mained connected  with  that  all  his  life.  Mr.  Lynn  was  always  ready  to  aid 
in  any  charitable  work  and  in  accordance  with  his  means,  he  was  one  of  the 
most  liberal  men  of  the  community.  He  was  especially  prominent  with  the 
Odd  Fellows  and  in  the  meetings  of  the  encampment  filled  positions  of  honor. 
He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Iron  Molders  Union  of  North  America  in 
the  early  days  of  its  existence  and  maintained  his  membership  in  the  local 
Union,  serving  as  its  President  for  many  years.  Physically  he  was  a fine  speci- 
men of  manhood.  He  died  August  14,  1890,  and  was  interred  in  Greenlawn.  Mr, 


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James  W.  Newman  said  of  him,  “He  was  a man  of  sturdy  character.  He  never 
abandoned  a principle  or  betrayed  a friend.  He  loved  his  home,  and  was 
proud  of  his  children,  and  watched  their  progress  with  solicitous  care.” 

John  Richardson  Lynn 

the  youngest  son  of  the  late  John  Mearns  and  Alice  (Richardson)  Lynn  was 
born  October  21,  1870,  in  Portsmouth.  He  graduated  from  the  Portsmouth 
High  School  in  June,  1889.  On  the  paternal  side,  his  ancestry  is  the  sturdy 
Scotch-Irish,  while  on  the  maternal  side  it  is  a combination  of  Pennsylvania 
Dutch,  Quaker,  Welsh  and  old  Virginia  stock.  The  subject  of  this  sketch,  up- 
on leaving  school,  engaged  actively  in  the  gas  business,  serving  on  the  engi- 
neering staff  of  the  Detroit  (Mich.)  and  Memphis  (Tenn.)  gas  companies.  He 
has  also  managed  gas  plants  in  the  following  places:  Decatur,  Alabama;  Penn 
Yan,  New  York;  Benton  Harbor  and  Port  Huron,  Michigan,  and  Portsmouth, 
Ohio.  In  August,  1901,  Mr.  Lynn  became  manager  of  the  Fremont  Gas,  Electric 
Light  and  Power  Company,  of  Fremont,  Ohio,  where  he  now  resides.  He  has 
made  a specialty  of  construction  work  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  best  in 
his  line  in  the  country.  He  is  a member  of  the  Western,  Michigan  and  Ohio 
Gas  Association,  one  of  the  directors  of  the  former  and  also  a director  of  the 
Portsmouth  Gas  Company.  He  was  married  to  Anne  Elizabeth,  the  eldest 
daughter  of  Thomas  Franklin  and  Ruth  (Williams)  Lloyd,  June  28,  1900,  at 
Portsmouth,  in  which  city  Mrs.  Lynn  was  born  December  28,  1872.  She  was 
a member  of  the  Ironton  High  School  class  of  1891,  and  for  several  years  a pop- 
ular teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  public  schools.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lynn  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Baptist  church  of  Clyde,  Ohio,  and  are  interested  in  its  work. 

Trustem  Mearns  Lynn 

was  born  July  1,  1833,  at  Malatrakill,  Londonderry  county,  Ireland.  His 
father  was  James  Lynn,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Margaret  Mearns. 
The  whole  family  emigrated  from  Ireland  to  the  United  States  when  our  sub- 
ject was  fourteen  years  old.  They  were  six  weeks  and  two  days  on  the  ocean. 
They  landed  in  New  York,  twelve  miles  from  Harper’s  Ferry  and  there  Mr. 
Mr.  Lynn’s  mother  died  and  was  buried.  After  remaining  here  one  summer, 
they  went  to  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  where  they  remained  five  or  six  years.  There 
Mr.  Lynn  was  apprenticed  to  the  tailor’s  trade,  and  worked  at  it  about  five 
years.  At  the  end  of  that  time,  his  brother  John  was  located  in  Portsmouth, 
and  he  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1854.  The  first  year  in  Portsmouth  he  peddled 
cook-stoves,  and  the  next  year  he  drove  a notion  wagon.  He  opened  the  liv- 
ery business  in  1854,  on  what  is  now  the  vacant  lot  east  of  his  present  stable, 
and  has  been  in  the  livery  business  in  that  locality  ever  since,  a period  of  forty- 
four  years. 

He  was  married  March  14,  1859  to  Susan  Cockerill,  daughter  of  Jesse 
Cockerill.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lynn  have  never  had  any  children  born  to  them,  but 
reared  six.  Of  these,  three  were  adopted.  They  reared  John  Shaw,  Emma 
Shaw,  living  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  Margaret  Shaw  now  the  wife  of  John 
Jones.  They  adopted  Susan  Shaw,  now  Mrs.  Charles  Micklethwait,  Una  Mc- 
Cauley, a niece,  and  Roy  McCauley,  p,  nephew. 

Mr.  Lynn  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  in  the  First  ward  for  a 
period  of  thirteen  years  and  a member  of  the  School  Board  in  the  same  ward 
for  a period  of  fifteen  years.  He  was  a democrat  until  1880,  and  since  then  he 
has  been  independent.  He  was  reared  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  became  a 
member  of  it  within  three  years  past.  Between  1861  and  1887  he  had  the  fast 
horse  craze,  and  says  that  if  he  had  never  had  it,  he  would  have  had 
$40,000  that  he  does  not  have  now.  He  has  handled,  bought  and  sold,  made 
and  lost  money,  on  many  fast  horses.  The  most  notable  one  was  “Dan  Rice,” 
which  he  bought  in  1862  for  $800,  and  sold  him  in  1866  for  $16,000.  After  Mr. 
Lynn  parted  with  him  he  was  called  “Rhode  Island,”  and  while  Mr.  Lynn 
owned  him  he  won  eleven  races  out  of  twelve.  Mr.  Lynn  has  come  to  the  same 
conclusion  as  to  fast  horses  that  Solomon  did  as  to  things  in  general,  that 
they  are  all  vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit.  Mr.  Lynn  is  a liberal  minded  man, 
always  ready  to  give  his  last  dollar  in  any  manner  where  he  is  interested,  a 


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very  good  talker  and  full  of  dry  humor.  The  last  two  qualities  he  brought  with 
him  from  Ireland.  He  is  a gentleman  who  makes  good  friends,  and  they  stand 
by  him. 

Alexander  Bryson  McBride 

was  born  Jan.  22,  1845  in  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania.  His  father’s  name  was 
Robert  Scott  McBride,  and  his  mother’s  name  was  Eliza  J.  Bryson.  His  grand- 
father Thomas  McBride  came  from  Scotland  with  his  parents  when  he  was 
only  eight  years  old  and  on  July  14,  1777,  he  emigrated  to  Pennsylvania  (see 
sketch  of  Thomas  McBride.)  Our  subject  was  six  years  old  when  he  left  But- 
ler county.  Pa.,  and  located  in  Pike  county,  Ohio,  on  Yankee  Hill,  where  he 
resided  until  he  was  twelve  years  of  age,  when  he  moved  to  Mt.  Joy,  and  has 
lived  there  ever  since.  He  was  brought  up  a farmer.  His  father  died  when  he 
was  sixteen  years  old,  and  he  managed  his  father’s  former  business  from  that 
time  on. 

Our  subject  enlisted  in  Company  A,  53rd  O.  V.  I.  October  3,  1861  for 
three  years  at  the  age  of  seventeen.  He  was  appointed  Corporal  January  23, 
1864.  In  the  summer  of  1862,  while  at  Memphis,  Tenn.,  he  was  detailed  a color 
guard  of  the  regiment  and  served  with  the  colors  from  that  time  until  he  was 
wounded  on  June  27,  1864  at  Kenesaw  Mountain.  He  was  in  all  the  battles  of 
the  Regiment  until  disabled  by  his  wound.  He  was  unable  for  duty  until  the 
December  following,  when  he  joined  his  regiment  at  Rowland,  North  Carolina 
on  the  march  from  the  sea  to  Washington.  He  was  mustered  out  of  service 
August  11,  1865,  at  Little  Rock,  Arkansas.  After  the  war  he  engaged  in  farm- 
ing at  Mt.  Joy.  He  went  to  Rarden  in  August,  1897,  and  was  appointed  post- 
master and  has  held  that  office  ever  since.  He  was  Jqstice  of  the  Peace  of 
Rarden  township  from  1891  to  1897,  a period  of  six  years.  He  was  elected 
Mayor  of  the  village  of  Rarden  in  April,  1900. 

He  was  married  December  5,  1864,  to  Miss  Margaret  Smiley,  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  Smiley.  They  have  the  following  children:  Della  May,  wife  of 

Thomas  Armstrong  of  Delavan,  Ills.,  William  Alton,  in  the  mercantile  business 
at  Mt.  Joy;  Mertie  E.,  wife  of  Clinton  Armstrong,  of  Delavan,  Ills.,  Nora  H., 
wife  of  William  T.  Hackworth,  of  Rarden;  Niman  S.,  residing  at  Delavan, 
Ills.;  Ila,  wife  of  John  Perry,  of  Rarden,  a clerk  in  Mr.  Blackburn’s  store;  Em- 
ma, aged  twenty,  Vernon,  aged  eighteen,  Alcie,  aged  fifteen,  and  Clyde,  aged 
eight  years  at  home.  Mr.  McBride  has  always  been  a republican,  and  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Christian  church. 

For  loyalty,  patriotism  and  devotion  to  country  and  flag,  A.  B.  McBride 
was  not  excelled  by  any  man  who  wore  the  blue.  He  stands  deservedly  high 
in  his  community  and  for  morality,  character  and  integrity,  he  ranks  among 
the  most  substantial  citizens  of  the  county.  As  a soldier,  citizen  and  official, 
his  life  stands  without  blemish  or  reproach. 

Thomas  Benton  McBride 

was  born  in  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania,  four  miles  from  the  town  of  Butler, 
February  20,  1849.  His  father  was  Robert  Scott  McBride,  and  his  mother’s 
maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  J.  Bryson.  His  grandfather,  Richard  Bryson,  was 
of  Irish  descent,  and  a native  of  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania.  His  grand- 
father, Thomas  McBride,  was  born  in  Scotland,  and  was  eight  years  old  when 
he  with  his  father’s  family  landed  in  America.  They  proceeded  immediately 
to  Mercer  county,  Pennsylvania,  July  1,  1774.  Thomas  McBride  had  two 
brothers  and  one  sister:  Charles,  Walter  Scott  and  Margaret.  He  married  a 
McGill  and  had  ten  children,  as  follows:  Archibald,  William,  Charles,  Thomas, 
John,  James,  Robert,  Samuel,  Eliza  Jane  and  Sarah  Ann. 

Our  subject  came  to  Yankee  Hill,  Pike  county,  Ohio,  in  1850,  with  his 
parents,  where  they  remained  six  years,  afterwards  removing  to  Mt.  Joy.  Here 
he  attended  school  and  worked  on  his  father’s  farm  until  1872,  except  the  time 
spent  in  military  service.  He  enlisted  in  Company  F,  1st  O.  V.  H.  A.,  June  25, 
1863,  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  and  was  discharged  March  7,  1864.  He  enlisted  in 
Cmpany  E,  179th  O.  V.  I.,  August  11,  1864,  and  was  appointed  Corporal  Sep- 
tember 27,  1864,  and  mastered  out  June  17,  1865.  He  began  teaching  in  Scioto 
county,  in  1872  and  continued  to  teach,  though  not  continuously,  for  six  years. 
A part  of  this  time  was  spent  in  Scioto  county,  part  in  Armstrong  county,  Pa., 


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and  part  in  Mason  county,  Kentucky.  He  gave  up  the  profession  of  teaching 
to  become  a store  clerk  and  was  employed  for  some  time  by  W.  A.  McGeorge 
at  Mt.  Joy,  and  subsequently  by  J.  E.  Blackburn  at  Cedar  Mills,  Ohio.  Since 
then  he  has  been  a farmer  of  Mt.  Joy.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the 
Christian  church.  October  16,  1886,  he  was  married  to  Mary  J.  Strickland, 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Nancy  (Ferran)  Strickland,  of  Pike  county. 

Oliver  Coughlin  McCall 

was  born  August  20,  1834,  in  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  Archibald  McCall  and  Anna 
Coughlin,  his  wife,  who  was  an  only  child.  Her  grandparents.  Van  Houghton 
and  G.  G.  Van  Blarcom,  came  from  Holland  in  early  days  and  settled  in  New 
Jersey,  a direct  descendant  of  Anneke  Jans,  Queen  of  Holland.  The  father  of 
Archibald  McCall  came  from  the  Highlands  of  Scotland. 

Our  subject  spent  his  boyhood  days  in  Cincinnati,  and  was  educated  at 
Herron’s  Seminary,  one  of  the  best  schools  in  the  city.  He  also  attended  St. 
Xavier  school  and  finished  his  education  at  Wittenburg  College  at  Springfield, 
Ohio.  After  leaving  college  he  studied  architecure  with  Mr.  William  Waller, 
his  brother-in-law.  In  1857,  he  became  acquainted  with  C.  A.  M.  Damarin,  who 
induced  him  to  leave  the  profession  of  architect  and  go  into  his  employ.  He 
served  with  the  firm  of  C.  A.  M.  Damarin  & Co.  as  a book-keeper,  until  1880. 
He  was  a partner  until  1890  when  the  firm  retired. 

Mr.  McCall  was  a very  modest  man  and  of  retiring  disposition.  He 
serve  on  the  Portsmouth  Board  of  Health  for  several  years.  He  was  also 
a member  of  the  Tax  Commission  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  In  his  political 
views  he  was  always  a republican.  In  1859,  he  became  a member  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  under  the  ministry  of  Rev.  E. 
P.  Pratt.  He  was  a deacon  for  a number  of  years,  until  the  Second  church 
was  organized,  when  he  connected  with  it.  He  was  a teacher  in  the  First 
church  Sabbath  school  from  September,  1857,  until  he  connected  with  the  Sec- 
ond church  and  from  that  time  he  was  connected  with  its  Sabbath  school  until 
his  death.  He  was  superintendent  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Sunday  school 
for  ten  years.  He  was  elder  in  the  Second  church  from  its  organization  until 
his  death  and  was  a trustee  from  the  first  until  he  was  made  executor  of  the  J. 
L.  Hibbs  estate.  He  was  a liberal  supporter  of  the  church  and  of  all  public 
measures. 

On  April  7,  1858,  he  was  married  to  Sarah  A.  Merrell,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
She  was  the  second  daughter  of  William  Stanley  Merrell,  M.  D..  President  of 
Eclectic  College  and  one  of  the  oldest  druggists  and  citizens  in  the  city  of  Cin- 
cinnati. Her  ancestors  came  to  the  British  colonies  of  North  America  prior  to 
the  French  and  Indian  war,  and  participated  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution  and 
the  war  of  1812.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  McCall  was  Mehetabel  Thurston  Poor,  a 
New  England  woman  from  Newberryport,  (Byfield)  Massachusetts.  The  revo- 
lutionary ancestors  of  our  subject  and  of  his  wife  will  he  found  named  under 
the  title  "Revolutionary  Soldiers”  in  this  work.  Mr.  McCall  had  three  chil- 
dren born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Oliver  Clifford,  who  died  at  the  age  of  three 
years,  Anna  Merrell,  wife  of  William  S.  Calder,  of  Connersville,  Indiana;  Louis 
Damarin  McCall,  of  No.  6,321  Woodlawn  Avenue.  Chicago,  111.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Calder  have  two  children.  Rachel  and  William  Stanley. 

Our  subject  died  January  5,  1898.  of  hardening  of  the  liver.  Mr.  McCall 
was  a man  of  the  very  highest  character,  and  lived  every  day  up  to  the  Chris- 
tian principles  he  professed.  As  a business  man  he  had  no  superior.  He  was 
accurate  in  all  his  work  and  in  all  his  dealings.  He  was  respected  and  loved  by 
all  who  knew  him,  and  will  long  be  remembered  as  an  exponent  of  true  man- 
hood. He  was  interred  in  the  Spring  Grove  cemetery,  in  Cincinnati. 

John  Jay  McCall 

was  born  March  13.  1844,  in  Gallia  county,  Ohio.  His  father,  Hugh  McCall, 
was  a native  of  Adams  county  and  his  grandfather,  Michael  McCall,  was  a 
native  of  Scotland.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Margaret  Bennett.  She 
was  a daughter  of  Gilbert  Bennett.  Our  subject  was  the  fourth  of  a family  of 
twelve  children.  His  father  was  a collier  and  worked  at  Gallia  Furnace  Gallia 
county,  until  John  Jay  was  eight  years  of  age.  Then  the  family  lived  at  Jef- 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


ferson  Furnace  for  one  year.  When  our  subject  was  nine  years  of  age  the  fam- 
ily moved  to  South  Webster,  where  his  father  was  employed  as  a miller.  He  at- 
tended school  until  he  was  twenty,  and  then  engaged  in  store  keeping  at  Clin- 
ton Furnace.  He  was  there  for  six  months  and  then  went  to  Washington  where 
he  remained  for  six  and  a half  years.  He  then  went  to  Center  Furnace,  Law 
rence  county,  and  clerked  for  one  year  and  a half.  In  1873,  he  went  to  Oak  Hill 
and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business.  He  remained  there  for  eighteen 
months  and  then  went  to  South  Webster,  where  he  was  in  the  mercantile  bus- 
iness until  1875.  In  that  year,  he  commenced  traveling  for  Eisman  & Company 
and  traveled  for  them  nine  years.  In  1885,  he  went  to  South  Webster  and  re- 
mained there  until  December,  1891,  when  he  returned  to  Poi’tsmouth  and 
opened  a grocery  'in  the  east  end. 

On  January  1,  1873,  he  was  married  to  Susan  Cole,  daughter  of  James  M. 
Cole.  Their  children  were:  Harriet,  Nellie,  Dollie  and  Ada.  His  wife  died  Jan- 
uary 5,  1884.  In  May,  1885.  he  was  married  to  Augusta  M.  Griffith.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  Edith,  Augusta,  Florence  Esther  and  Richard  Dudley.  Mr.  McCall 
is  a democrat  and  a member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church.  He  is  also  a member  of 
Aurora  Lodge,  Masons  in  Portsmouth  and  of  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter  at 
Jackson,  Ohio.  Mr.  McCall  is  a good  citizen  and  a valuable  working  member 
in  the  community.  He  does  every  duty  before  him  and  lets  consequences  take 
care  of  themselves. 


Moses  David  McCall 

was  born  in  the  old  stone  house  one  mile  above  Buena  Vista,  July  2,  1842.  His 
father  was  David  McCall,  and  his  mother  was  Sarah  (Silvy)  McCall.  His 
grandfather  was  William  McCall.  Sr.,  born  in  Argyle,  Scotland.  David  settled 
at  Rockville  in  Adams  county  in  1802  or  1803.  He  afterwards  owned  a large 
body  of  land  there.  He  built  the  stone  house  now  standing  in  the  Loughry  or- 
chard and  gave  it  to  his  brother  Solomon.  He  built  the  stone  house  just  above 
Buena  Vista  and  had  a boat  yard  there.  The  lumber  used  in  building  his  boats 
was  gotten  out  with  a whip  saw.  He  built  two  water  mills,  one  on  the  upper 
stone  house  farm  and  the  other  on  upper  Twin  creek  on  the  John  McKinney 
farm.  They  were  operated  as  late  as  1862.  He  also  kept  a store  at  the  stone 
house  and  sold  liquors. 

He  married  Mary  Caraway.  They  had  eleven  children,  five  sons  and  six 
daughters,  as  follows:  Solomon  B.  who  lived  and  died  in  Kansas;  Henry,  Jus- 
tice of  the  Peace  for  so  many  years  in  Nile  Township;  William  died  a young 
man;  John,  unmarried,  living  at  White  Cloud,  Brown  county,  Kansas;  David 
lived  and  died  in  Scioto  county;  Mary  married  Isaac  Stockham;  Penina  and 
Sarah  single;  Martha  married  Simon  Nolder  whose  son  is  a blacksmith  at 
Buena  Vista;  Maria  married  I ewis  Dunn,  lives  in  Brown  county,  Kansas: 
Mary  married  William  Williams  of  Brown  county  Kansas.  After  the 
death  of  his  first  wife  he  married  Mrs.  Sarah  Worley,  widow  of  Jeffer- 
son Worley.  By  that  marriage  were  born  Moses  David,  our  subject;  Rachel, 
deceased;  Eliza,  married  W.  F.  Kenyon,  of  Vanceburg,  Kentucky;  Emily,  mar- 
ried John  Gillett,  and  Penina,  married  John  W.  Givens  of  Salina,  Kansas. 

William  McCall,  the  grandfather,  and  his  wife  are  buried  in  the  McCall 
graveyard.  They  had  a large  family  of  sons  and  daughters,  as  follows:  Moses, 
Solomon,  William,  David,  Duncan,  John,  Millie,  Martha  and  Polly.  William, 
Sr.,  had  a brother  Solomon  who  was  the  father  of  Duncan  and  grandfather  of 
Enoch  McCall. 

Our  subject  attended  the  country  schools  and  lived  on  a farm  most  of  his 
life  but  has  been  conducting  a store  at  McGaw  for  the  last  ten  years.  He  is 
a republican  and  is  a member  of  the  McKendree  Chapel  Methodist  church  at 
McGaw.  He  had  the  McGaw  postoffice  established  in  1893  and  has  held 
the  office  since.  He  is  an  honest,  honorable  man,  a good  neighbor,  a 
good  citizen,  a good  Christian.  He  has  lived  in  the  same  neighborhood  all  his 
life.  He  was  married  January  4,  1872  to  Elizabeth  A.  Gillett.  They  have  four 
children:  Arthur  G.  a chemist  in  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Soils,  Agricul- 
tural Department,  Washington,  D.  C. ; C.  Herbert  now  in  his  last  year  in  the 
Ohio  Dental  College  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Eddie  A.  clerk  in  a wholesale  grocery 
in  Portsmouth  and  Otto  M.  also  a clerk  in  Portsmouth. 


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1055 


THomas  Homer  McCann,  M.  D . , 

was  born  near  Mt.  Joy,  Pike  county,  Ohio,  Sept.  9,  1864.  His  father  was  Henry 
McCann,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Amanda  Lawwill,  daughter  of 
Johnson  Lawwill.  His  grandfather,  John  McCann,  was  born  in  Scotland  and 
emigrated  to  Pennsylvania.  His  grandmother  was  Mary  Rose.  His  great- 
grandfather McCann  came  from  Scotland  with  his  father  in  about  1768  and 
settled  in  Pennsylvania.  His  grandfather,  Johnson  Lawwill,  married  Mary 
Collings.  His  great-grandfather,  Stephen  Lawwill,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers 
at  Manchester  in  1791.  Robert  P.  Rose,  the  father  of  Mary  Rose  his  grand- 
mother, was  a surgeon  in  the  Revolutionary  war  from  Virginia.  The  parents 
of  our  subject  had  seven  children,  six  sons  and  one  daughter.  He  was  the  fifth 
child. 

He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  attended  the  North  Liberty 
Academy,  in  1882  and  1883.  He  attended  a Normal  school  in  Piketon  in  1884. 
He  taught  public  schools  from  1882  to  1890.  He  began  the  study  of  medicine 
in  1890,  with  Doctors  Berry  and  Wittenmyer  of  Peebles  O.  He  attended  medi- 
cal lectures  at  Louisville  Ky.,  in  the  School  of  Medicine  there  for  one  year. 
He  graduated  from  the  Louisville  Medical  School  June  21,  1894.  He  first  located 
in  Louden,  Adams  county,  in  March.  1895.  He  was  married  June  5,  1895,  to  Hat- 
tie Coriell,  daughter  of  Wm.  B.  Coriell,  of  Harrison  township.  They  have  one 
child  Ida  May.  His  wife  died  April  27,  1896.  He  was  married  a second  time 
on  November  27,  1901  to  Lida  B.  Coriell.  another  daughter  of  Wm.  B.  Coriell. 
Dr.  McCann  was  a democrat  in  his  political  views  until  1896,  and  after  that 
became  a republican  and  has  remained  such.  He  is  a member  of  the  Christian 
church  at  Mt.  Joy,  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  at  Lucasville  and  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  at  Harrisonville. 

Frank  C.  McColm 

was  born  August  8,  1863,  at  Muscatine,  Iowa.  His  father  was  John  D.  McColm 
and  his  mother,  Lida  Edgington,  both  of  Adams  county.  His  grandfather 
was  James  McColm  at  one  time  Probate  Judge  of  Adams  county.  His  grand- 
father, on  his  mother’s  side  was  Oliver  Edgington  who  resided  near  Manches- 
ter. His  mother  died  when  he  was  but  eleven  months  old.  He  was  taken  by 
his  grandfather,  Oliver  Edgington,  and  reared  in  Adams  county.  He  went  to 
school  at  Manchester.  He  engaged  in  the  marble  business  at  Manchester 
when  he  was  but  seventeen  years  of  age,  and  has  been  there  in  the  same  busi- 
ness ever  since.  He  has  $10,000  invested  in  it  and  employs  sixty-five  men.  He 
has  the  largest  establishment  of  the  kind  between  Cincinnati  and  Pittsburg, 
and,  in  his  business,  he  has  the  latest  tools  and  the  most  modern  and  very 
latest  inventions.  He  sells  monuments  all  over  the  United  States.  He  also 
maintains  a branch  sale-office  and  marble  yard  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  conduc- 
ted by  W.  A.  Plummer  and  is  as  well  known  in  Portsmouth  as  in  Manchester. 

In  1887,  he  was  married  to  Ida  Varner,  of  Mason  county,  Kentucky,  and 
they  have  three  children,  two  boys  and  a girl.  In  politics,  he  is  a repulDlican. 
He  deserves  a great  deal  of  credit  for  having  built  up  the  wonderful  business  he 
has,  and  it  is  demonstrated  that  he  is  one  of  the  best  business  men  who  ever 
resided  in  Adams  county.  Mr.  McColm  has  the  confidence  of  all  his  neighbors 
and  acquaintances. 

Charles  Albert  McCormick 

was  horn  September,  1850.  in  Rome,  Adams  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
George  S'.  McCormick,  a well  known  merchant  of  Scioto  county,  and  his  mother 
was  Nancy  Pleak.  He  was  one  of  seven  children,  of  whom  only  two  are  now 
living.  He  spent  his  boyhood  in  Rome  until  he  was  nine  years  of  age.  His 
father  then  removed  to  a farm  still  owned  in  the  family,  where  he  remained 
until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  His  father  then  removed  to  Portsmouth  and 
engaged  in  the  grocery  business,  where  our  subject  remained  as  an  assistant 
for  two  years.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two,  he  returned  to  his  father’s  farm 
and  lived  the  life  of  a farmer  for  about  four  years.  At  the  age  of  twenty-six, 
he  removed  to  Buena  Vista  and  went  into  business  with  his  father.  The  latter 
died  in  1889,  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year,  he  went  into  business  for  himself, 
in  conducting  a general  store  in  Buena  Vista,  and  has  been  engaged  in  that 
ever  since. 


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He  was  married  first  on  September  25,  1872  to  Rosa  Hamilton,  daughter  of 
James  Hamilton,  of  Walker’s  Landing.  There  were  two  children  of  this  mar- 
riage, both  daughters,  Maud  and  Genevieve,  now  at  home  with  their 
father.  His  wife  died  on  May  17,  1890.  He  was  married  the  second  time  in 
May,  1891,  to  Anna  Bakins,  daughter  of  Isaac  Bakins,  deceased.  Their  marriage 
occurred  at  Captain  Kirker’s,  in  Pomeroy,  at  Lincoln  Hall.  Prom  his  majority 
until  1896,  Mr.  McCormick  was  a democrat  in  his  political  views.  In  that  year, 
he  changed  his  political  affiliations  and  became  a republican.  His  first  vote 
was  for  Horace  Greely  in  1872.  Mr.  McCormick  is  esteemed  as  a good  citizen. 

Edward  Oscar  McCowp n 

was  born  in  Bloom  toAvnship,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  June  29,  1877.  His  father 
William  H.  McCowen  enlisted  in  Company  E,  117th  O.  V.  I.  August  9,  1862, 
was  transferred  to  Company  F,  October  18,  1862  and  was  mustered  out  June 
20,  1865  at  Knoxville,  Tennessee.  This  regiment  was  changed  in  May,  1863,  into 
the  First  Ohio  Heavy  Artillery.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Nathan  McCowen 
served  in  the  56th  Ohio  from  November  16,  1861  to  January  20,  1864,  when  his 
term  expired  and  he  re-enlisted  and  became  a member  of  Company  A,  56th 
Battalion  and  was  finally  discharged  November  15,  1865  at  New  Orleans, 
Louisiana,  on  surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability.  His  great-grandfather,  David 
McCowen,  built  the  first  flour  mill  on  the  Little  Scioto  river,  but  it  had  been 
built  only  a short  time  when  a flood  carried  it  away.  The  remains  of  the  old 
mill  dam  may  yet  be  seen  from  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  Railroad  bridge  across 
the  Little  Scioto.  His  mother  is  Frances  (McCammon)  McCowen. 

Edward  attended  the  village  schools  of  South  Webster  until  he  was 
seventeen  years  of  age  and  was  a newsboy  continuously  from  1887  to  1892.  He 
secured  a teacher’s  certificate  when  he  was  seventeen  and  began  teaching.  His 
first  school  was  taught  in  sub-district  No.  6,  Harrison  township,  where  he 
taught  two  years.  The  patrons  desired  his  services  again,  but  the  Board 
of  Education  of  his  home  town.  South  Webster,  employed  him.  He  is  now 
principal  of  the  South  Webster  schools  and  has  been  in  charge  of  them  for 
five  years.  He  has  attended  the  Ohio  Normal  University  at  Ada,  Ohio  and  ex- 
pects to  graduate  there  soon.  What  education  he  has,  has  been  obtained 
through  his  own  efforts.  He  is  a republican  and  takes  an  active  part  in  poli- 
tics. He  is  a member  of  the  Western  Sun  Lodge,  No.  91,  F.  and  A.  M.  and  has 
held  important  offices  therein.  He  is  also  a member  of  South  Webster  Lodge, 
Knights  of  Pythias.  No.  724.  He  had  the  honor  of  being  elected  first  Chancel- 
lor Commander  of  this  Lodge,  and  held  the  office  two  terms.  Mr.  McCowen  is 
a young  man  universally  respected  by  those  who  know  him.  He  is  especially 
characterized  by  truthfulness,  honesty  and  uprightness  of  character.  As  a 
teacher  he  ranks  among  the  best  in  the  county  and  performs  his  duties  with 
a consciousness  of  the  responsibility  of  his  position.  He  was  married  August 

19,  1902  to  Miss  Clara  Edith  Smith  of  Russell,  Kentucky,  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  S.  S.  Smith. 

Samuel  McElhaney 

was  born  at  Hanging  Rock,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio,  September  10,  1847.  His 
father,  John  McElhaney,  was  a native  of  Ireland,  and  his  mother,  Sarah  Ann 
(Ketchum)  McElhaney  was  a native  of  Scioto  county.  He  was  the  eldest  of 
two  children.  He  was  reared  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  being  but  three  years  of 
age  when  his  parents  came  to  Portsmouth.  His  father  was  a molder.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  until  1860.  In  that  year,  he  became 
a cook  on  a steamboat  on  the  Ohio  river.  He  followed  that  occupation  and 
worked  in  the  Gaylord  mill  until  the  war  broke  out. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  I,  56th  O.  V.  I.  as  a drummer  and  stayed  with 
the  regiment  until  they  were  ready  to  leave,  when  his  father  took  him  out  on 
account  of  his  age.  He  was  not  quite  fourteen  years  of  age.  In  July,  1862,  he 
enlisted  in  Company  D,  117th  O.  V.  I.  for  three  years.  In  May,  1863,  orders 
were  issued  changing  the  organization  into  the  First  Regiment  Heavy  Artil- 
lery, Ohio  Volunteers.  He  served  as  a drummer  and  as  a private  until  June 

20,  1865,  when  he  was  mustered  out  with  the  rest  of  the  regiment  After  his 
return  from  the  army,  he  went  into  his  father’s  foundry  at  Jackson,  Ohio,  and 


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learned  the  iron  molder’s  trade.  He  remained  there  for  two  years  and  then 
came  to  Portsmouth  and  finished  his  trade  with  Murray  and  Moore.  He  was 
with  them  for  two  years  and  then  went  to  Zaleski,  Ohio,  and  worked  there  two 
years  for  the  old  Marietta  and  Cincinnati  Railroad  Company.  He  then  came 
back  to  Portsmouth  and  remained  two  years  and  then  went  to  Huntington, 
West  Virginia,  and  remained  there  two  years  working  for  the  Ensign  Manu- 
facturing Company.  He  again  returned  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  has  resided 
ever  since.  He  was  a molder  unitl  1891,  when  he  became  a letter  carrier. 

October  24,  1867,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Kate  L.  Keough,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Mary  Keough.  They  have  four  children:  Georgiana,  the  wife  of 
Leonard  Zell  Neff  of  Portsmouth;  Kate  May,  the  wife  of  James  L.  Dinsmore, 
of  Portsmouth;  Mary  Estelle,  wife  of  Charles  Scott  of  Portsmouth;  Emma 
Maude,  wife  of  W.  R.  Price  of  Covington,  Kentucky. 

He  is  a member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church.  He>  has  been  a member  of 
Scioto  Lodge.  I.  O.  0.  F.  of  Portsmouth,  since  1869.  He  is  a member  of  Bailey 
Post,  G.  A.  R.  and  was  a charter  member  of  the  Iron  Moulders  Union,  No.  147, 
of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  represented  the  Iron  Moulder’s  Union  of  North  Amer- 
ica in  convention  at  Buffalo,  New  York,  in  1882.  He  represented  the  same  or- 
ganization in  London,  Canada,  in  1886,  and  in  the  Trade  and  Labor  Assembly 
at  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  1886.  He  is  a republican.  He  was  a member  of  the 
School  Board  from  the  Fourth  ward  in  1889  and  1890.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
Relief  Committee  in  the  G.  A.  R.  for  four  years.  He  was  a delegate  from 
Bailey  Post  to  the  encampment  at  Toledo  and  is  its  Commander  at  present. 
He  has  been  drum  major  of  the  post  almost  every  time  since  it  has  been  organ- 
ized. He  was  alternate  delegate  to  the  National  encampment  of  the  G.  A.  R.  at 
Washington,  D.  C.  October,  1902. 

Albert  McFarland,  Senior, 

was  born  at  York,  Pennsylvania,  August  1,  1823,  a son  of  Daniel  and  Rachel 
(Owen)  McFarland.  The  father  of  our  subject  entered  the  privateer  service  on 
the  opening  of  the  war  of  1812,  and  was  captured  by  the  British.  He  escaped 
from  his  captors  and  enlisted  in  the  military  service  of  the  United  States,  and 
was  one  of  the  defenders  of  Baltimore.  Our  subject’s  parents  were  married 
at  York,  Pennsylvania,  August  9,  1819.  His  father  died  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
May  14,  1863,  aged  seventy-five  years,  and  his  mother  died  at  Columbus,  Ohio, 
October  21,  1865  aged  about  seventy. 

Our  subject  remembers  seeing  the  celebration  of  the  commencement  of 
the  Baltimore  & Ohio  railroad  at  Baltimore  in  July,  1828,  in  which  Charles 
Carroll,  of  Carrollton,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence, 
participated.  Soon  after  this  event,  his  parents  emigrated  to  the  “far  west”  in 
a one-horse  wagon  through  the  wilderness  and  over  the  Alleghany  mountains 
to  Columbus,  Ohio.  It  was  a long  and  novel  journey  and  as  taverns  were  few 
and  far  between  they  generally  camped  out  at  night  most  of  the  time.  The  only 
company  they  had  was  the  teamsters  with  their  big  wagons  and  horses  rigged 
out  with  bells,  transporting  merchandise,  hardware  and  glass  to  the  western 
towns.  Ohio  was  then  a vast  forest.  Mr.  McFarland  attended  the  common 
schools  at  intervals  until  he  was  twelve  years  of  age,  and  worke.d  as  printer’s 
devil  “between  times”  for  $2  per  week.  His  father  was  an  expert  maker  of 
womens’  fine  shoes  but  could  obtain  no  work  at  that  trade  among  the  pioneers. 
Sperm  oil  or  whale  oil,  lard  oil  and  home  made  candles  afforded  the  only 
means  of  illumination.  This  suggested  to  Mr.  McFarland’s  father  the  manu- 
facture of  candles  on  a large  scale,  and  such  an  enterprise  was  organized  by 
him.  A contract  was  seeured  for  furnishing  the  Asylum  for  the  deaf  and  dumb 
and  the  subject  of  this  sketch  delivered  the  goods  from  time  to  time  on  a 
wheelbarrow. 

But  when  hope  seemed  the  brightest  the  family  were  suddenly  over- 
whelmed with  sorrow.  The  father  was  attacked  by  cancer  or  blood  poison- 
ing in  the  right  arm  and  suffered  for  long,  weary  months.  The  business  was 
crippled  and  every  available  dollar  spent  on  doctors  until  they  all  gave  up  the 
case  but  one,  who  said  amputation  of  the  right  arm  was  the  last  resort.  His 
associates  said  the  patient  would  die  under  the  operation,  and  the  sufferer  was 
of  the  same  opinion.  But  the  mother  never  despaired,  and  by  brave  example 


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and  earnest  entreaty  induced  her  husband  to  consent  to  the  operation,  which 
proved  to  be  successful  and  he  recovered  within  a month  and  lived  thirty  years 
afterward.  Soon  after  the  father’s  recovery,  he  was  appointed  collector  of 
tolls  on  the  National  road,  and  the  family  removed  to  the  government  building, 
three  miles  west  of  Columbus,  where  the  parents  resided  happily  for  many 
years.  The  children  in  the  meantime,  had  grown  up  and  were  self-supporting. 
The  father  was  a man  of  noble  character  and  died  a Christian.  The  mother  of 
the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  a woman  of  deep  religious  convictions  and  a 
faithful  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  enjoying  the  confidence  of  the  leading 
ministers  to  such  an  extent  that  they  would  call  upon  her  on  public  occasions 
in  large  assemblies,  to  give  testimony  of  her  faith. 

In  our  subject’s  boyhood,  there  were  no  “lucifer  matches.”  Fire  was 
started  by  sparks  struck  from  a flint  and  steel  over  a “tinder”  box  containing 
burnt  linen.  In  handling  candles  the  necessity  for  more  convenient  lighting 
was  suggested,  and  a “factory”  was  installed  by  preparing  bunches  of  small 
pine  slivers  and  dipping  one  end  in  melted  brimstone.  These  our  subject 
peddled  from  house  to  house,  and  pocketed  many  a good  six-pence.  He  un- 
doubtedly started  the  first  “match  factory”  west  of  the  Alleghany  Mountains. 
He  does  not  remember  going  to  school  at  any  one  time  longer  than  three 
months,  and  the  last  term  he  walked  six  miles  per  day  to  drink  at  the  fountain 
of  knowledge.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  entered  the  Ohio  State  Journal  of- 
fice, as  an  apprentice,  to  learn  the  printing  business.  He  worked  ten  hours  per 
day  for  four  years  for  four  dollars  per  month  and  “found.”  For  two  years  after 
becoming  twenty-one,  he  remained  in  the  Journal  office  as  type  setter  at  $10.00 
per  week;  and  in  October  1846,  he  purchased  a half  interest  in  the  Circleville 
Ohio  Herald,  an  old  and  well  established  Whig  Journal,  and  started  in  busi- 
ness for  himself. 

October  20,  1847,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza  Jane  Doddridge,  daughter 
of  Joseph  Doddridge,  a prominent  merchant  of  Circleville,  Ohio.  The  daugh- 
ter was  a graduate  of  the  Granville,  Ohio,  Female  Seminary,  and  a grand- 
daughter of  Rev.  Joseph  Doddridge  of  Wellsburg,  Virginia,  a faithful  minister 
of  the  Episcopal  church  and  a physician  as  well.  He  is  well  known  as  a his- 
torian of  pioneer  times,  and  the  author  of  “Doddridge’s  Notes  on  the  Set- 
tlement and  Indian  Wars  of  Western  Virginia  and  Pennsylvania,  from  1763 
to  1783  inclusive.” 

In  July,  1848,  he  became  sole  proprietor  of  the  Circleville  Herald  whichi 
he  successfully  edited  and  published  until  the  spring  of  1853,  when  he  sold  out 
and  retired  to  a farm  on  the  National  Road,  seven  miles  west  of  Columbus, 
where  he  remained  until  October  of  that  year,  when  he  purchased  the  Daily  and 
Weekly  Tribune  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  The  paper  was  originally  Whig  but 
when  that  party  collapsed  it  followed  the  American  party  and  in  1856  sup- 
ported Fillmore  for  the  Presidency,  a great  mistake.  In  1860  it  supported  the 
Republican  party.  In  the  fall  of  1861,  Mr.  McFarland  received  an  appointment 
under  Colonel  John  W.  Forney,  Secretary  of  the  Senate.  He  sold  the  Tribune 
to  his  brother  Daniel  and  went  to  Washington.  In  January,  1864,  Mr.  McFar- 
land was  appointed  by  Chase,  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  to  a position  in  the 
Treasury  Department  as  Assistant  Special  Agent.  He  resigned  this  clerkship 
in  the  Senate  and  accepted  the  other  office.  His  duties  required  him  to  spend 
his  time  in  the  southern  states,  in  leasing  deserted  plantations  and  se- 
curing abandoned  cotton  and  other  property.  In  the  discharge  of  his 
duties  he  saved  the  government  many  thousands  of  dollars  and  secured  the 
poor  freedmen  large  sums  of  money,  realized  from  sales  of  cotton  they  had 
raised  after  their  masters  had  abandoned  their  plantations  and  joined  the  Con- 
federate army. 

In  November,  1865,  Mr.  McFarland  adjusted  his  accounts  with  the  govern 
ment  and  resigned  his  Treasury  position  and  returned  home.  In  1868.  he  pur- 
chase a half  interest  of  the  Tribune  from  H.  R.  W.  Smith,  and  re-entered  news- 
paper work.  The  paper  was  then  published  at  No.  112  West  Second  street,  over 
the  Adams  Express  office.  In  the  summer  of  1870,  Mr.  McFarland  erected  the 
Tribune  Building  on  the  Northeast  corner  of  Second  and  Court  streets  and  the 
office  of  the  paper  was  removed  there.  Mr.  McFarland  and  David  Elick  contin- 
ued to  publish  the  Tribune  until  August  9,  1876,  when  the  “Republican”  was 


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consolidated  with  it,  and  the  paper  called  the  “Tribune  Republican.”  From 
October  1,  1877  until  January  1,  1881,  W.  H.  Bonsall  conducted  the  paper.  At 
that  date  Mr.  McFarland  purchased  David  Elick’s  interest  and  was  editor  and 
publisher  alone  until  January  1,  1883,  when  he  became  the  manager  of  the 
“Tribune  Publishing  Company.”  In  July,  1885,  he  sold  out  to  the  “Blade  Print- 
ing Company.” 

Mr.  McFarland  through  the  columns  of  the  Tribune  while  he  was  editor, 
contributed  more  to  the  material  in  his  columns  than  any  other  editor  who 
ever  presided  over  a newspaper  in  Scioto  county.  His  facts  could  always  be 
relied  on,  and  he  was  as  truthful  as  any  successful  editor  could  be.  Mr.  Mc- 
Farland was  always  a gentleman  and  conducted  his  paper  with  a high  tone. 
It  was  uniformly  readable,  always  interesting  and  fit  to  be  in  the  best  household 
in  the  land. 

Mr.  McFarland  was  a good  business  man,  and  he  kept  the  credit  of  his 
paper  gilt  edged  all  the  time  he  was  conected  with  it.  He  was  a communicant 
of  the  All  Saints  Episcopal  church  while  a resident  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and 
maintained  a high  character.  While  in  his  seventy-ninth  year,  he  has  excellent 
health  and  is  able  to  attend  to  all  of  his  business.  He  enjoys  the  confidence  and 
respect  of  a large  circle  of  friends  both  in  this  city  and  the  city  of  Los  Ange- 
les. He  is  a good  example  of  remaining  in  the  harness,  active  as  a young  man 
when  in  sight  of  his  seventy-ninth  milestone.  In  September,  1885,  Mr.  Mc- 
Farland took  his  Lares  and  Penates  and  set  them  up  in  Los  Angeles,  California. 
Most  of  the  colony  there  from  Portsmouth  have  eaten  of  the  seductive  lotus 
and  forgotten  their  old  home  and  friends  in  Portsmouth,  but  Mr.  McFarland  has 
never  partaken  of  that  memory  obliterating  fruit  and  cherishes  fondly  the 
memory  of  his  good  friends  and  his  happy  hours  in  Portsmouth.  He  keeps 
in  touch  with  the  survivors  of  his  times  in  Portsmouth  and  the  memory  of  his 
departed  friends  is  his  most  sacred  treasure. 

In  April,  1886,  Mr.  McFarland  purchased  a large  interest  in  the  Times 
Mirror  Company,  publishing  an  independent  Republican  daily  and  weekly  at  Los 
Angeles.  He  was  elected  Vice  President  and  Treasurer  of  the  Corporation, 
and  in  addition  discharged  the  duties  of  assistant  business  manager  until 
April,  1888,  when  he  retired  from  business  until  November,  1889,  at  which  time 
at  the  solicitation  of  Colonel  Harrison  Gray  Otis,  (his  old  partner  and  Presi- 
dent of  the  Corporation)  he  again  became  a member  of  the  company,  and  re- 
sumed the  duties  of  treasurer,  which  position  he  is  filling  at  the  date  of  this 
article. 

During  his  connection  with  the  Times  it  has  grown  from  a small  affair 
of  forty  shares  of  par  value  of  $1,000  each  to  a corporation  of  nine  hundred  and 
sixty  shares,  par  value  of  $1,000,  or  $960,000. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  McFarland  have  had  the  following  children:  Ellen  Dod- 
dridge, born  at  Circleville,  Ohio,  February  16,  1849,  married  to  William  Harts- 
horn Bonsall  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  October  2,  1871.  They  have  three  daughters 
and  two  sons:  Jennie  J.,  Bessie,  Mary  Elisa,  Samuel  Newbold  and  Albert  Mc- 
Farland. All  reside  in  Los  Angeles. 

Albert  Owen,  their  second  child,  was  born  at  Circleville,  Ohio,  Novem- 
ber 30,  1851,  married  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  to  Martha  Densmore,  1875.  They 
have  two  daughters  and  one  son:  Ella,  Jennie  and  Donald. 

Their  daughter  Jennie,  born  March  30,  1854,  married  Charles  C.  Damarin  at 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  February  2,  1876.  She  died  at  Los  Angeles,  California,  De- 
cember 14,  1890.  Mr.  Damarin  died  in  December,  1888. 

Their  son  Dan,  born  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  June  25,  1856,  married  Louisa 
Towell,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  February  8,  1877.  They  have  the  following 
children:  Katherine,  who  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  Louise  and  Sallie  Plater. 
All  reside  at  Los  Angeles. 

William  Anderson  McGeorgc 

was  born  in  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania,  January  8,  1852.  His  father  was 
William  McGeorge,  and  his  mother  was  Eliza  Anderson.  They  came  to  Scioto 


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county  in  1864,  and  brought  our  subject  with  them.  His  father  was  born  in 
1819  and  died  in  1888.  His  father  located  at  Mt.  Joy  and  the  family  have  re- 
sided in  that  vicinity  ever  since.  Mr.  McGeorge  learned  the  carpenter  trade. 
He  taught  school  in  the  winters  from  1872  to  1888,  and  worked  at  the  carpenter 
trade  in  the  summers.  In  1879,  he  moved  to  what  is  known  as  the  “English 
farm”  which  he  purchased  and  has  resided  there  ever  since.  He  was  married 
September  13,  1877  to  Harriet  Davis,  daughter  of  John  Davis.  They  have  four 
children:  Frank,  John  Davis,  James  and  Mary  Florence. 

Mr.  McGeorge  conducted  a general  mercantile  business  from  1889  to  1897, 
He  is  a member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church.  He  was  elected  commis- 
sioner of  Scioto  county  in  1897,  and  re-elected  in  1900.  From  1894  to  1895,  he 
was  secretary  of  the  Fair  Association  at  Mt.  Joy.  Since  1895,  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Scioto  County  Fair  Association. 

James  Madison  McGillivray 

was  horn  January  21,  1846,  in  Carroll  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was-  James  Mc- 
Gillivray, who  was  born  in  Scotland  in  1815,  and  came  to  the  United  States 
when  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age.  His  mother  was  Nancy  Bartholomew.  Her 
family  came  to  the  United  States  in  1867,  and  landed  in  Massachusetts.  His 
father  and  mother  had  eight  children,  of  whom  our  subject  was  the  eldest.  His 
father  was  a saddle  and  harness  maker.  When  he  was  three  years  old,  his 
father  moved  to  Vinton  county.  J.  M.  attended  the  common  schools  in  Vinton 
county  for  six  or  seven  months  in  each  year  from  the  age  of  six  until  he  was 
thirteen.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  became  a school  teacher,  and  taught  for 
six  consecutive  winters.  He  began  to  study  law  January  1.  1867,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  September  15,  1868,  at  McArthur,  Ohio,  but  did  not  begin 
practicing  there  until  1869. 

In  the  fall  of  1869,  he  was  elected  prosecuting  attorney  in  Vinton  county 
and  served  one  term.  He  has  always  been  a strong  democrat  in  his  political 
views.  He  was  a candidate  for  his  party  for  Common  Pleas  Judge  in  his  sub- 
division, in  1878.  The  district  was  1,500  republican.  James  Tripp,  senior,  was 
his  opponent,  and  his  majority  in  the  five  counties  was  only  293.  Mr.  Mc- 
Gillivray was  nominated  by  his  party  for  Common  Pleas  Judge  again  in  1886, 
against  Noah  J.  Dever,  but  was  defeated.  In  1878  and  1879  he  was  in  partnership 
with  his  brother-in-law,  Mr.  Pugh,  and  afterwards  with  Henry  W.  Coultrap, 
from  December,  1884  to  January  1,  1890. 

From  December,  1884,  until  April,  1888,  he  was  a resident  of  the  city 
of  Portsmouth,  and  while  there  he  practiced  law  with  A.  C.  Thompson  and  A. 
T.  Holcomb,  under  the  firm  name  of  Thompson,  McGillivray  and  Holcomb.  In 
1892,  he  was  nominated  for  Circuit  Judge,  but  was  defeated  by  Thomas  Cher- 
rington.  Mr.  McGillivray  has  practiced  law  in  Jackson,  Hocking  and  Ath- 
ens counties  for  the  last  twenty  years. 

He  was  married  November  2,  1869,  to  Miss  Ada  M.  Pugh,  of  McArthur, 
Ohio,  daughter  of  Ellis  B.  Pugh.  They  have  four,  children:  Flora,  wife  of  Al- 
bert L.  Ullom,  resides  at  McArthur:  Ellis,  Elizabeth  and  Donald  at  home. 

He  is  one  of  the  ablest  lawyers  in  southern  Ohio.  He  never  misses  a 
point  when  he  goes  into  a case,  and  makes  it  a rule  to  know  all  of  his  own 
side  and  all  of  his  opponents.  He  is  one  of  the  most  rapid  and  brilliant  cross- 
examiners in  the  state,  and  a very  able  advocate.  Any  lawyer  who  is  opposed 
to  him  in  a case  may  expect  to  meet  any  arguments  which  could  properly  he 
brought  up.  He  enjoys  the  confidence  of  the  business  public  in  the  county  of 
his  residence  and  the  adjoining  counties.  Mr.  McGillivray  is  a man  of  easy 
manners,  generous  and  frank  in  his  intercourse  with  his  fellowmen  and  pos- 
sessed of  an  unusual  amount  of  good  common  sense.  As  a lawyer,  he  is  an  un- 
tiring worker  with  great  natural  ability  for  the  practice.  His  clearness  of  con- 
ception enables  him  at  once  to  grasp  the  strong  points  of  a case  and  to  distin- 
guish all  the  shades  of  difference  between  cases  that  bear  a strong  resemblance 
and  to  determine  what  the  law  is  from  what  the  other  fellow  may  think  it  is. 
Hi®  style  as  a speaker,  is  terse  and  perspicuous.  He  goes  right  to  the  control- 
ing  and  decisive  points  without  any  preliminaries,  and  often  by  a single  blow 
wins  his  case.  He  enjoys  a large  and  lucrative  practice  and  is  regarded  as  one 
of  the  strongest  lawyers  of  his  district. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


1061 


David  Mcjunkin 

son  of  David  W.  McJunkin  and  Elizabeth  Double,  his  wife,  was  born  Feb.  23. 
1836,  on  the  waters  of  Muddy  creek,  near  Butler,  in  Butler  county,  Pa.  His 
father  was  of  Scotch  descent  and  was  a native  of  Butler  county,  Pa.  His 
mother  was  a daughter  of  John  Double,  an  emigrant  from  Germany  to  Penn- 
sylvania. He  had  four  brothers  and  five  sisters.  He  landed  at  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  May  2,  1844,  with  his  parents  and  on  the  next  day  they  went  to  Mt.  Joy 
and  settled  there  for  a short  time,  aterwards  moving  to  Sedan,  where  our  sub- 
ject was  reared  and  educated.  His  father  died  in  July,  1854,  and  is  buried  in  the 
cemetery  at  Mt.  Joy. 

Our  subject  was  married  on  the  8th  of  November.  1860,  to  Mary  Minich  a 
native  of  Germany,  who  was  brought  to  Pike  county,  Ohio,  by  her  parents  when 
only  a child.  Her  father  was  Leonard  Minich.  To  them  were  born  nine  chil- 
dren, four  girls  and  five  boys.  Only  five  of  them  are  living:  Altie  E.,  wife  of  E. 
L.  Mechlin,  at  Camp,  Pike  county,  Ohio,  James  M.,  William  E.,  Elmer  C.  and 
Frank  A. 

Mr.  Mcjunkin  cast  his  first  vote  for  Taylor.  Later  he  became  a republi- 
can, and  was  elected  twice  as  trustee  of  Camp  Creek  township,  in  Pike  county. 
Though  a resident  o<f  Scioto  county  he  votes  in  Pike  county.  He  formerly  re- 
sided in  Pike  county  and  owns  a farm  there.  He  became  a member  of  the 
8th  Independent  Company,  Volunteer  Sharp  Shooters  on  the  19th  of  July,  1863, 
at  the  age  of  27,  served  in  the  department  of  the  Cumberland,  took  part  in  the 
battles  of  Mission  Ridge,  Chickamauga,  Nashville  and  Franklin  and  was  mus- 
tered out  July  19,  1865.  Mr.  Mcjunkin  is  a man  of  excellent  character,  a care- 
ful, conservative  and  law-abiding  citizen,  and  punctual  in  the  fulfillment  of  his 
business  obligations. 

Isaac  Milton  Mcjunkin 

was  born  in  Morgan  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  December  16,  1845.  His 
father’s  name  was  David  McJunldn  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Eliza- 
beth Double.  His  father  and  mother  were  both  natives  of  Butler  county,  Penn- 
sylvania. Our  subject  had  four  brothers  and  five  sisters.  He  had  a common 
school  education  and  was  brought  up  a farmer.  On  August  21,  1862,  at  the 
age  of  eighteen,  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  of  the  Ninety-First  0.  V.  I.,  and 
served  until  June  24,  1865,  when  he  was  mustered  out  with  his  company.  He 
did  not  miss  a single  battle  the  regiment  was  in.  He  was  only  in  the  hospital 
for  ten  days  and  that  was  on  account  of  the  mumps.  After  the  war  was  over 
he  went  to  his  former  home  and  has  lived  in  the  same  neighborhood,  carrying 
on  the  business  of  farming,  ever  since. 

He  was  married  in  May,  1887,  to  Lavinia  Hopper,  daughter  of  George 
Hopper,  of  Sun  Fish,  Pike  county,  Ohio.  He  has  had  seven  children,  three  of 
whom  are  living:  Dora,  wife  of  Newton  Bare,  Nettie  and  Jennie,  unmarried. 
He  lost  a son,  Isaac  Merton,  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  in  1893.  He  lost  one  son 
and  one  daughter  in  infancy;  Anolia  at  the  age  of  five,  and  David  at  the  age 
of  five  years;  also  a son  George  at  the  age  of  thirteen.  He  is  a republican  in 
his  political  views.  He  is  a member  of  the  Baptist  church  at  Sedan,  and  has 
been  for  twenty-two  years.  He  is  a member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public. Mr.  Mcjunkin  is  a man  of  sterling  character  and  an  agreeable  and 
good  neighbor.  He  has  always  been  a careful,  conservative,  and  law-abiding 
citizen.  He  is  m for  anything  that  will  advance  the  condition  of  his  com- 
munity. In  business,  he  is  punctual  in  fulfilling  all  his  obligations. 

Emmett  K.  McKeown, 

son  of  John  H.  and  Pauline  (Ashton)  McKeown,  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
April  17,  1879.  His  education  was  received  principally  in  the  schools  of  this 
city.  After  taking  a course  in  book-keeping  and  stenography  in  the  Portsmouth 
Business  College,  he  took  a position  as  assistant  in  the  office  of  the  Portsmouth 
Veneer  Works.  He  had  been  there  but  a short  time,  when  war  was  declared 
with  Spain  and  Company  H,  of  which  he  was  a member,  was  ordered  to  re- 
port at  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  entered  the  army  ambitious  to  excel  as  a sol- 
dier. Soon  ater  reaching  Chickamauga,  he  received  an  appointment  as  orderly 
on  General  Haines’  staff.  He  served  in  the  same  position  under  General  Fred 
Grant.  He  was  detailed  by  Adj.  Gen.  Fenton  and  carried  the  news  of  peace 


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from  General  Brooke  to  General  Haines  at  Guayama  and  thus  prevented  what 
might  have  proved  a very  disastrous  battle.  On  his  return  from  Porto  Rico 
he  re-entered  the  office  of  the  Portsmouth  Veneer  Works  as  book-keeper  and 
stenographer,  which  position  he  still  holds. 

On  December  27,  1899,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Estelle  Smith,  a most 
beautiful  and  accomplished  woman;  but  their  happiness  was  short  lived,  his 
wife  dying  suddenly  July  15,  1900.  Mr.  McKeown  is  active  in  politics  and  has 
a promising  future  in  store  as  a business  man. 

John  H.  McKeown 

was  horn  in  Franklin  county,  Indiana,  April  11,  1849.  His  father  was  Frances 
T.  McKeown,  of  county  Tyrone,  Ireland,  and  his  mother  was  Catherine  Hardin, 
of  Cedar  Grove,  Indiana.  Shortly  after  his  birth,  his  father  bought  a large 
farm  seven  miles  east  of  Brookville,  Indiana.  As  John  was  the  second  of  a 
family  of  eight  children,  he  was  obliged  to  quit  school  early  to  assist  on  the 
farm.  He  remained  at  home  and  managed  the  farm  until  1873.  About  that 
time  he  met  Miss  Pauline  Ashton,  whom  he  afterwards  married.  He  then  re- 
moved to  Portsmouth  and  for  a short  time  was  engaged  in  teaming.  After  the 
election  of  his  father-in-law  to  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace,  he  was  pre- 
vailed upon  to  run  for  Constable.  He  was  elected  and  re-elected  for  several 
terms,  having  shown  special  qualification  as  a detective.  In  this  respect  he 
became  very  well  known  throughout  southern  Ohio.  He  was  serving  as  Deputy 
United  States  Marshal  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  a republican,  and 
served  his  friends  and  party  well.  He  was  true  and  loyal  in  his  friendships, 
both  political  and  social.  In  the  spring  of  1891,  he  was  a prominent  candidate 
for  the  position  of  City  Marshal.  Exposure  during  this  campaign  aggravated 
an  attack  of  grippe  that  ended  in  pneumonia.  He  died  in  the  prime  of  man- 
hood, April  2,  1891. 

John  Calvin  McNelly 

was  born  in  Scioto  county,  May  2,  1836.  His  father  was  William  McNelly,  a na- 
tive of  Kentucky,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Hannah  Deaver,  a 
daughter  of  William  Deaver,  a Revolutionary  soldier  from  Virginia.  His 
mother  died  October  30,  1883  in  her  91st  year.  His  father  and  mother  had  eight 
children,  of  whom  our  subject  was  the  youngest.  The  following  is  the  list: 
James  married  Martha  Monroe;  Catherine  married  James  Monroe;  Margaret 
married  Richard  Walden,  a soldier  in  the  Mexican  war;  William  married  Mary 
Monroe;  Elizabeth  marriedi  Wesley  Boyer;  Mary  married  Henry  Colegrove, 
who  was  in  Company  A,  39th  O.  V.  I.;  Eliza  married  Stephen  Crabtree;  John 
Calvin,  our  subject. 

Our  subject  had  a common  school  education.  He  learned  to  be  a farmer, 
but  has  worked  at  all  occupations  where  he  could  find  anything  to  do.  He  en- 
listed in  Company  C,  91st  O.  V.  I.,  August  1,  1862  for  three  years.  He  was  dis- 
charged January  4,  1863  for  physical  disabilities.  He  was  drafted  May,  16,  1864 
and  was  assigned  to  Company  F,  126th  O.  V.  I.  and  was  discharged  September 
8,  1864,  when  the  government  discovered  that  it  had  made  a mistake  in  taking 
him  in  the  service  a second  time.  He  received  a pension  on  account  of  the  dis- 
abilities received  in  the  91st  O.  V.  I.  He  had  two  brothers  in  the  service,  James 
M.  in  Company  H,  1st  Ohio  Volunteer  Heavy  Artillery,  and  William  in  the  100 
days  service,  140th  O.  V.  I. 

He  was  married  October  1,  1863  to  Phebe  Ann  Miller,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Miller.  They  had  six  children:  Henry  Calvin,  born  in  January,  1865,  and  died 
July  13,  1893,  leaving  a widow,  whose  maiden  name  was  Anna  Foster;  Hannah 
Belle,  m.  N.  Riley  Burton  of  Bloom  township;  Eliza  E.,  m.  Henry  Prior,  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio;  William  S.,  resides  at  Columbus,  Ohio;  John  Davis  Wesley 
resides  in  Bloom  township,  m.  Et.tie  Ward;  and  Joseph  L.,  resides  at  home. 

Mr.  McNelly  was  formerly  a republican,  but  is  now  a prohibitionist.  He, 
his  wife,  and  five  children  are  all  members  of  the  United  Brethren  church  at 
Pinkerman.  Mr.  McNelly  is  noted  for  his  earnestness  in  anything  he  under- 
takes. He  is  a believer  in  progress  and  improvement  in  all  things,  in  farming 
and  arboriculture,  iin  politics  and  religion.  He  believes  in  doing  all  the  good  he 
can,  in  view  of  his  opportunities  and  lives  up  to  his  belief.  He  is  highly  es- 
teemed by  all  who  know  him. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


1063 


James  H . McWilliams, 

the  son  of  James  M.  McWilliams  and  Margaret  Linn,  his  wile,  was  horn  in 
Sewickley,  a town  twelve  miles  below  Pittsburg  on  the  Ohio  river,  in  the  year 
1838.  His  father  was  of  Irish  birth  and  was  born  in  1810.  He  came  to  the 
United  States  when  a boy  only  ten  years  old  with  his  parents,  and  afterwards 
learned  the  carpenter’s  trade  and  became  a carpenter.  The  mother  of  our  sub- 
ject was  born  in  Scioto  county  of  Scotch  and  Irish  parents.  Mr.  McWilliams 
was  educated  in  the  country  schools  and  took  up  the  trade  of  his  father.  He 
made  a special  study  of  stair  building  and  contracted  for  a number  of  years, 
working  a great  deal  in  Pittsburg. 

In  1859,  he  went  to  Rochester,  Beaver  county,  Pennsylvania  and  in  June 
21,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  the  first  company  that  was  raised,  for  three  months, 
but  the’  quota  was  full.  He  enlisted  in  Company  F.  Pennsylvania  Volunteer 
Reserve  Corps,  June  21,  1861  for  three  years.  He  was  hurt  at  Bell’s  Landing, 
Virginia,  while  loading  Quartermaster’s  stores  and  was  transferred  to  the  Sixth 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  until  his  term  of  service  had  ex- 
pired. He  re-enlisted  in  the  16th  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  and  during  the 
time  of  service,  on  account  of  the  injuries  received  in  his  former  sevice,  he  was 
employed  to  hunt  deserters  and  to  take  prisoners  north  to  New  York  and  Fort 
Mifflin.  His  last  term  of  service  was  for  one  year.  During  his  service  he  was 

in  the  following  battles:  Seven  Days’  battle  in  front  of  Richmond,  Virginia: 

Fredericksburg,  South  Mountain,  Antietam  and  Gettysburg,  and  received  three 
* flesh  wounds,  one  on  the  head,  one  in  the  calf  of  left  leg  and  a buckshot  In 
left  breast. 

After  the  war,  he  returned  to  his  home  in  Rochester,  Pennsylvania  and 
resumed  his  trade,  but  found  that  his  injury  received  at  Bell  Plain  Landing- 
had  disqualified  him  for  hard  work  at  his  trade.  In  1873,  he  came  to  Scioto 
county,  Ohio.  The  last  work  he  did  at  his  trade  was  as  foreman  under  Jacob 
Dewey,  who  built  the  Scioto  county  Infirmary.  He  now  lives  on  a small  farm 
at  Diffen  Postoffice,  Ohio.  He  was  appointed  Postmaster  at  that  place  in  1890 
and  still  holds  it.  He  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Jefferson  township 
in  1888  and  has  held  the  office  by  successive  re-elections  to  the  present  time. 

He  cast  his  first  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln  and  has  always  been  a republican. 

He  is  a member  of  the  Christian  church  at  Fallen  Timber. 

On  May  5,  1880  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Harriet  E.  Dever,  by  whom 
he  has  three  sons  and  one  daughter:  Hugh  Edward,  working  in  the  Excelsior 
shoe  factory,  Charles  Arthur,  Jesse  Pearl  and  Margaret  Ann  at  home. 

John  Boughton  Maddock 

was  born  July  18,  1834.  He  was  the  son  of  William  Maddock  and  was  with  his 
father  in  the  woolen  mill  for  several  years.  May  12,  1864,  his  wife,  Ella  H. 
died  at  the  age  of  25  years  and  9 months.  He  was  married  again  on  May  16. 
1865  to  Marie  Raynor,  daughter  of  William  Raynor.  In  1879,  he  was  appointed 
a member  of  the  Board  of  Health  and  served  three  years.  June  16,  1897,  he 
was  made  Infirmary  Director.  He  served  for  five  years  in  the  City  Council. 
He  was  a democrat  in  his  political  views.  He  died  June  3,  1898.  He  was  a 
man  of  the  most  positive  views,  and  never  hesitated  to  express  them.  When  a 
subject  was  presented  to  him,  he  considered  it  carefully  and  when  he  had  in- 
vestigated it  fully,  made  up  his  mind.  When  once  his  mind  was  made  up,  it 
was  not  subject  to  change,  except  on  new  evidence.  He  had  mastered  all  the 
details  of  his  own  business  that  of  manufacturing  woolen  goods,  and  was  an  au- 
thority on  that  subject.  Had  he  cared  to  have  used  his  knowledge  of  that  bus- 
iness in  certain  directions,  he  could  have  amassed  a great  fortune,  but  he  had 
no  ambition  in  that  direction.  To  live  comfortably  and  keep  on  honorable 
terms  with  the  world,  was  satisfactory  to  him.  He  was  a good  neighbor  and 
a good  citizen. 

August  Maier 

was  born  May  5,  1849,  in  Rietheim,  Engen,  Baden,  Germany.  His  father, 
Vitus  Maier  was  a farmer.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Theresa  Honk,  the 
daughter  of  Doctor  Houk.  They  had  eight  children,  five  daughters  and  three 


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sons.  Our  subject  was  the  fifth  child.  He  attended  school  in  Gemany  until  he 
was  fourteen  years  of  age,  then  his  father  apprenticed  him  to  the  brewer’s 
trade,  to  his  oldest  brother,  Carl  Maier.  He  served  an  apprenticeship  of  three 
years  and  then  travelled  as  most  of  the  apprentices  did  in  Germany.  He  worked 
one  year  at  Basel,  Switzerland,  and  one  year  at  Hessen.  He  came  to  Philadel- 
phia, November  18,  1868,  and  worked  there  two  years.  In  1870,  he  went  to  Cin- 
cinnati and  worked  there  until  1878.  In  that  year  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and 
started  a brewery  under  the  title  of  Kleffner  & Maier,  which  continued  until 
1881  when  the  firm  became  Kleffner,  Maier  & Gerlach  for  one  year,  then  Maier 
& Rogers.  He  then  went  into  the  liquor  business  until  1888,  when  he  became 
agent  for  the  Liion  Brewery  of  Cincinnati  and  has  been  in  that  business  ever 
since. 

On  November  26,  1872,  he  was  married  to  Rose  Smithline.  He  has  five 
children:  William  in  Portsmouth;  Thresa  at  home;  Albert,  a brewer;  Mary, 
the  wife  of  George  Lehman,  a druggist  of  Chillicothe;  Bertha,  the  wife  of  Wil- 
liam Payne  of  this  city.  He  is  a republican  and  a communicant  of  St.  Mary’s 
church.  A neighbor  who  has  had  business  transactions  with  him  for  twenty- 
two  years  says,  that  he  is  honorable  in  all  his  dealings,  a first  class  citizen,  and 
in  favor  of  progress  and  public  improvements.  He  always  sustains  his  part 
well  in  the  drama  of  life  and  obtains  as  much  pleasure  as  he  can  as  he  goes 
along.  He  also  wants  his  neighbors  to  have  as  much  enjoyment  of  the  good 
things  of  this  world  as  himself. 

John  Riedel  Markel,  D.  0.  S., 

was  born  in  Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  near  Adelphi,  Ross  county,  Ohio,  October 
6,  1876.  His  father’s  name  was  William  Markel,  a farmer  by  occupation.  His 
mother’s  maden  name  was  Sarah  Ann  Riegel,  daughter  of  Solomon  Riegel,  of 
German  nativity.  His  parents  had  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  living. 
Our  subject  attended  school  at  his  home  and  at  the  Adelphi  High  School  in 
1894,  when  he  graduated  from  the  latter.  He  attended  the  Normal  School  at 
Lebanon,  Ohio,  in  1894  and  1895.  He  then  taught  school  from  three  to  four 
years  and  attended  the  Ohio  State  University  in  1898  and  1899.  He  took  up  the 
study  of  dentistry  in  1899  and  graduated  from  the  Ohio  College  of  Cincinnati 
in  May,  1902.  He  located  in  Portsmouth  for  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
160  East  Ninth  street,  where  he  keeps  his  office.  In  his  political  views,  he  is  a 
republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  German  Reformed  church.  He  is  not  a 
member  of  any  fraternity.  Dr.  Markel  believes  in  every  good  work.  He  is 
careful  and  prudent  in  all  things  and  has  a keen  appreciation  of  what  is  best 
for  himself  and  for  those  in  whom  he  is  interested.  His  motto  is,  “careful  and 
sure.”  He  will  succeed  in  whateveUhe  undertakes,  because  he  gauges  his  own 
ability  and  has  the  will,  the  courage  and  the  persistence  to  carry  out  his  plans. 

[This  sketch  should  have  appeared  among  the  dentists  on  page  578  but 
it  was  received  too  late  for  that  purpose  and  is  inserted  here.] 

Walker  Elijah  Marsh 

was  born  near  Kittanning,  Pennsylvania,  July  17,  1856.  His  parents  located  in 
Jackson  county,  Ohio,  soon  after  his  birth.  His  father,  William  Stremel  Marsh 
was  born  near  Strasburg,  Pa.,  December  24,  1822,  and  is  still  living.  His 
grandfather,  Elijah  Marsh,  was  born  in  New  Hampshire  in  1800  and  died  at  Oak 
Hill,  Ohio,  in  1862.  His  paternal  grandmother,  Mary  Stremel  was  born  in  Han- 
over, Germany,  in  1801,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1814  and  died  at  Oak  Hill, 
Ohio,  in  1857.  Llis  mother.  Rebecca  Moorhead,  was  born  August  6,  1825,  in 
Clarion  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  was  married  to  his  father  in  1845.  Her 
father,  John  Moorhead,  was  a native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  of  Scotch  lineage. 
His  mother’s  mother,  Sarah  White,  was  of  Irish  descent.  His  mother  died  at 
Oak  Hill,  Ohio,  in  April,  1888. 

He  was  educated  at  Oak  Hill,  Ohio,  and  was  a school  teacher  for  four 
years.  On  February  22,  1879,  he  was  married  to  Alice  McNeel.  She  was  born 
September  27,  1860  and  was  the  daughter  of  Finley  and  Mahala  McNeel.  Fin- 
ley McNeel  was  born  near  Oak  Hill,  Ohio,  April  5,  1819  and  is  yet  living.  He 
was  the  son  of  Doctor  Gabriel  McNeel,  an  eminent  physician.  Alice  McNeel’s 
mother,  Mahala  Johnson,  was  born  April  10,  1827  and  is  yet  living.  She  married 


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Finley  McNeel,  February  8,  1849.  John  Johnson,  Mahala  Johnson’s  father,  died 
at  the  age  of  ninety-four. 

Walker  Marsh  located  at  Eifort,  Ohio,  in  March,  1880  and  began  to  get 
out  limestone  and  ore  for  the  furnaces.  There  was  nothing  there  but  a small 
side  track.  In  1881,  he  had  a station  established  and  called  it  Eifort  and  in 
1882  had  a postoffice  established  and  was  made  postmaster.  In  1883,  he  had  a 
school  district  established  and  a school  house  built.  In  that  year,  he  adopted 
the  idea  of  introducing  the  number  four  or  limestone  coal.  He  shipped  a few 
cars  each  year  and  in  1890  had  a good  trade  in  this  coal,  which  has  increased 
ever  since.  In  1896,  he  bought  640  acres  of  mineral  lands,  half  in  Washington 
township,  Lawrence  county  and  half  in  Bloom  township,  Scioto  county.  In  the 
Fall  of  1899,  his  health  failed  on  account  of  strenuous  labor.  He  leased  the 
mines  and  quarries,  closed  out  his  business  and  went  to  Seattle,  Washington. 
He  spent  five  months  there  and  came  back  to  Eifort  and  assumed  the  duties 
of  station  agent  on  the  B.  & O.  railroad.  He  has  one  daughter,  Amy  Vernie, 
who  is  telegraph  operator  and  Postmistress  at  Eifort.  He  was  a voter  in 
Bloom  township,  from  the  spring  of  1880  to  the  fall  of  1890,  but  having  built  his 
new  station  over  the  line  in  Washington  township,  Lawrence  county,  he  became 
an  elector  there. 

, As  the  facts  mentioned  indicate,  Mr.  Marsh  is  a first  class  business  man. 
He  is  highly  esteemed  in  the  entire  circle  of  his  acquaintance.  Mr.  Marsh  is 
willing  to  consider  every  man’s  claim  with  consideration.  He  is  courteous  and 
obliging  to  all.  He  is  always  ready  to  aid  and  help  every  project  for  the  public 
good  and  he  passes  none  by  without  assistance.  He  is  for  the  upbuilding  of 
his  home  community.  His  influence  is  uniformly  and  positively  for  the  good  of 
his  fellowmen.  He  is  a valuable  citizen  in  any  light  in  which  he  may  be 
viewed.  If  he  cannot  find  a way,  he  will  make  one.  The  wealth  of  nature  must 
yield  its  secrets  to  him,  and  to  him  more  than  anyone,  is  due  the  development 
of  the  coal  interests  of  this  county,  now  so  rapidly  going  forward. 

Charles  Hoyt  Martindale 

was  born  June  1,  1872,  in  Springfield  township,  Gallia  county,  Ohio.  He  is  the 
son  of  William  W.  Martindale  and  Lucretia  Weed,  his  wife.  His  father  enlisted 
as  a private  in  the  63d  O.  V.  I.  November  18,  1861,  and  was  appointed  Corporal 
March  1,  1862;  transferred  to  1st  Louisiana  Colored  Infantry  June  6,  1863  to 
accept  promotion;  mustered  out  October  21,  1864.  From  1878  to  1882,  he 
served  as  Treasurer  of  Gallia  county  and  later  was  elected  Mayor  of  Gallipolis. 
He  was  also  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  in  Gallipolis  for  a number  of 
y§ars.  He  retired  from  active  business  in  1886,  and  died  on  his  farm  at  Keer, 
Gallia  county,  in  December,  1887. 

Our  subject  spent  his  early  boyhood  in  Gallipolis  and  attended  the  public 
schools  there.  Later  he  attended  Ewington  Academy  and  Rio  Grande  (Ohio) 
College.  He  was  connected  with  the  Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Company  as  store- 
keeper from  June,  1891,  to  February,  1896  when  he  moved  to  Lucasville  and 
engaged  in  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Martindale  & Edmunds.  The 
firm  still  continues  in  business.  He  has  served  as  Treasurer  of  Valley  township 
since  1897  and  his  present  term  expires  in  1903.  He  has  always  been  a republi- 
can and  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  was  married  in 
October,  1900  to  Olive  S.  Edmunds,  daughter  of  George  Edmunds  of  Lucas- 
ville. They  have  two  children:  Chester  E.  born  in  January,  1893  and  died  July 
25,  1895  and  Ruth  born  March  9,  1891. 

Frank  Lewis  Martin^ 

was  born  August  27,  1856,  at  Jackson  Furnace,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Henry 
Marting  and  his  mother  was  Mary  Elizabeth  Knaper.  Both  were  natives  of 
Osnaburg,  Hanover,  Germany.  A fuller  account  of  the  family  will  be  found 
under  the' sketch  of  Colonel  Henry  Marting  his  brother.  When  Frank  was  a 
babe  of  six  weeks,  his  parents  removed  to  the  valley  of  the  Little  Scioto  in 
Scioto  county.  He  received  his  education  at  Tick  Ridge  and  Kettle’s  school 
houses.  When  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  his  father  located  in  the  city  of 
Portsmouth  and  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  with  Frank  C.  Herms,  his 
son-in-law  as  Marting  and  Herms.  Frank  L.  became  a clerk  in  this  business. 


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In  1873,  the  firm  changed  its  business  to  dry  goods.  In  1877,  Prank  L.  became 
of  age  and  took  a partnership  in  the  business  and  it  became  Marting  & Son. 
His  father  remained  in  the  business  until  1893,  when  he  retired  and  the  busi- 
ness became  Marting  Brothers  & Co.  The  firm  is  composed  of  Frank  L.  Mar- 
ting,  John  C.  Marting,  his  brother  and  Mrs.  Eliza  Volker,  his  sister. 

Mr.  Marting  has  been  ir.  the  same  business  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio  for  thirty 
years  and  has  prospered  all  the  time.  He  has  one  of  the  best  business  houses 
in  the  city  at  515  Chillicothe  street,  and  one  of  the  best  selected  dry  goods 
stores.  Henry  Marting,  Senior,  died  May  1,  1899.  Mr.  Marting  has  been  a 
member  of  the  City  School  Board  for  nearly  six  years.  He  is  now  one  of  the 
City  Board  of  Tax  Review.  He  was  married  September  6,  1877  to  Miss  Ellen 
Scheuerman,  daughter  of  George  Scheuerman  and  has  six  children,  five  sons 
and  one  daughter.  Their  names  are:  George,  Albert,  Edna,  Ralph,  Henry 
and  Royal.  Mr.  Marting  is  a director  of  the  Royal  Building  Association,  a 
member  of  the  German  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  a member  of  the  Royal 
Arcanum.  He  resides  at  705,  Findlay  street,  in  the  Sixth  ward  of  Portsmouth. 

Colonel  Henry  Adam  Marting' 

was  born  December  17,  1850,  in  Greenup  county,  Kentucky.  His  parents,  Hen- 
ry Marting  and  Mary  E.  Knaper,  his  wife,  were  natives  of  Germany.  He  was 
the  fifth  of  his  parents  nine  children.  They  removed  to  Jackson  Furnace  when 
he  was  an  infant  and  remained  there  five  years.  They  then  moved  to  a farm 
near  Wheeler’s  Mills  on  the  Little  Scioto.  Our  subject  attended  the  schools 
there.  At  the  age  of  nineteen,  he  began  working  on  the  railroad  as  a section 
hand.  He  wox-ked  at  this  for  two  and  a half  years  and  then  started  a store 
in  company  with  his  brother  John  C.  at  Gephart’s  Station.  He  was  there  for 
two  years  and  then  sold  out  and  went  to  Ironton.  In  1873,  he  started  in  the 
dry  goods  business  in  Ironton  and  remained  in  the  same  business  part  of  the 
time  alone  and  part  of  the  time  with  partners  until  January  1,  1902.  His 
brother  John  C.  was  a partner  for  three  years  from  1875  and  then  began  to  study 
for  the  ministry. 

In  1882,  with  J.  D.  Foster,  he  organized  the  Foster  Stove  Company  of 
Ironton  and  became  treasurer  and  held  that  position  until  1892,  when  he  re- 
signed. He  organized  the  Eagle  Iron  & Steel  Company  rolling  mill  which 
manufactured  bar  and  sheet  iron.  He  was  president  and  general  manager.  In 
1899,  this  company  sold  out  to  the  Republic  Iron  & Steel  Company.  In  1896, 
with  Joseph  Clutts  and  Lewis  Vogelsong,  he  organized  the  Wellston  Iron  & 
Steel  Company  and  operated  two  blast  furnaces.  He  sold  out  his  interest  in  this 
company  in  1898,  to  Clutts  and  Willard.  While  connected  with  this  organiza- 
tion, he  Was  secretary  and  treasurer.  In  1889,  he  purchased  Aetna  furnace  and 
organized  a company  known  as  the  Marting  Iron  and  Steel  Company,  of  which 
he  is  president  and  general  manager.  In  1899,  he  organized  the  Columbus  Iron 
and  Steel  Company  and  is  president  and  general  manager  of  that.  In  1901,  he 
organized  the  Ironton  Lumber  Company  and  is  a director  of  that.  He  also  or- 
ganized and  is  a director  and  president  of  the  Ketter  Clothing  Company  of 
Ironton.  He  is  a director  of  the  Citizen’s  National  Bank  and  of  the  Ironton 
Corrugated  Roofing  Company. 

He  is  a senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Marting,  Flehr  & Company,  shoe 
dealers;  is  a director  and  president  of  the  Register  Publishing  Company,  and  a 
director  of  the  Franklin  Stove  Company  of  Columbus.  He  is  a director  of  the 
Crystal  Ice  Company  of  Ironton,  Ohio,  and  of  the  Camden  Interstate  Railway 
Co.  He  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  of  Ironton  for  six  years,  from  1888 
to  1894,  and  was  its  president  for  two  years.  He  has  a genius  for  the  suc- 
cessful management  of  business  and  has  been  successful  in  everything  he  has 
undertaken.  He  was  a member  of  the  German  M.  E.  church,  but  in  1897  he 
connected  with  Spencer  M.  E.  church,  of  Ironton,  and  is  a member  of  the  official 
board  of  that  church.  He  is  a Knight  of  Pythias. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  C.  Duis,  March  7,  1872.  She  is  the 
daughter  of  Henry  Duis.  He  has  one  child,  Nellie  M.,  the  wife  of  Doctor  Clark 
Lowry  of  Ironton,  Ohio. 

One  who  knows  Colonel  Marting  best,  says  of  him:  “Colonel  H.  A. 
Marting  is  a self-made  man.  His  school  advantages  were  meager,  his  parents 


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lacking  the  means  to  give  him  the  opportunity  of  a higher  education.  His 
training  was  received  in  practical  life.  If  his  had  been  the  opportunity  en- 
joyed by  many  youths  of  our  land,  his  career  would  have  been  envious.  He 
has  shown  great  energy,  push  and  determination,  which  count  mightily  in 
making  a mark  in  life.  He  always  believed,  that  what  others  have  done,  he 
also  could  do,  and  when  he  undertakes  anything,  there  is  no  swerving  until 
the  goal  is  reached.  He  is  no  pessimist;  he  believes  in  his  fellowmen  and  is 
hopeful  as  to  the  future;  therefore  he  dares  and  risks,  but  never  without  count- 
ing the  cost.  At  one  time,  he  bought  at  a high  price  on  credit,  40  acres  of  tim- 
ber land.  A friend  suggested  that  he  was  risking  a great  deal,  when  he  replied, 
‘I  have  counted  the  trees  on  the  quarter  section.’  From  his  boyhood  days,  he 
has  been  a great  trader— jack-knives,  his  hat,  his  coat,  his  fathers’  shot  gun  or 
horse — anything  would  be  turned.  In  these  deals,  he  always  was  fair  and 
strictly  honest.  He  could  often,  in  later  years,  have  enriched  himself,  at  the  ex- 
pense of  others,  if  he  had  not  placed  his  good  name  and  honor  above  money. 
In  his  financial  ventures  he  always  had  in  mind  the  giving  of  employment  to 
others,  their  welfare.  His  generosity  and  philanthropy  are  not  fully  known  by 
his  own  family.  He  enjoys  giving  for  good  causes,  and  is  happiest  when  he  can 
help  some  one  struggling  for  relief.  A more  tender-hearted  man  can  hardly  be 
found.  Back  of  that  will  power  and  energy  is  a soft,  tender  heart.  His  early 
training  was  strictly  of  the  Methodist  type,  and  he  is  today  an  active  worker 
in  the  church.  The  key  to  the  success  Colonel  Marting  has  achieved  is  to  my 
mind,  his  faith  in  God  and  in  his  fellowmen.” 

George  Emmett  Mathews 

was  born  February  1,  1859,  on  a farm  near  Nauvoo,  Illinois.  His  father  was 
Elisha  Matthews,  a native  of  Gallia  county,  Ohio,  and  one  of  the  well  known 
Matthews  family  of  that  county.  His  mother  was  Phoebe  Ewing,  of  Gallia 
county,  Ohio,  a member  of  the  Ewing  family  so  prominent  in  the  history  of 
GaLia  county,  Ohio.  His  father  and  mother  had  ten  children,  five  sons  and  five 
daughters.  He  is  the  youngest  born  of  all.  His  father  died  when  he  was  but 
seven  years  of  age,  and  the  family  moved  into  Carthage,  the  county  seat,  where 
he  resided  and  went  to  school  till  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age.  Then  he  as- 
sayed to  try  the  cold  world  on  his  own  account,  and  began  by  farm  work.  He 
thought  he  would  like  a strenous  life  and  went  to  Leadviile,  Colorado,  at  twen- 
ty years,  and  worked  in  the  mines  of  Leadviile,  drove  stage  and  turned  his 
hand  and  brain  to  divers  and  sundry  employments,  but  in  1884,  he  returned  to 
Carthage,  Illinois,  and  went  into  the  livery  business.  In  1887,  he  concluded  to 
try  the  great  state  of  Ohio,  and  came  back  to  Jackson  county,  and  engaged  in 
a hardware  store. 

In  1889,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  engaged  in  that  business  for  the 
Hibbs  Hardware  Company,  till  1891.  Then  he  traveled  for  a hardware  house  in 
Cleveland  for  two  years.  He  then  tried  the  Pearl  Barley  business  for  two 
years.  In  1894,  he  tried  business  in  Columbus  for  six  months  and  sold  out. 
Then  he  had  an  accident  and  spent  eighteen  months  on  crutches.  Most  men 
would  have  preferred  death  to  what  he  suffered,  but  George  thought  of  Ports- 
mouth and  remembered  the  family  stock  he  came  from,  especially  the  Ewing 
side,  Swago  Bill  and  Indian  John,  and  made  up  his  mind  to  live  and  get  well 
and  he  did.  In  1895,  he  went  to  work  again  and  traveled  for  two  coal  com- 
panies till  September,  1897,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  and  he  hopes  to  spend 
his  days  here.  He  was  a stock-holder  in  the  Hibbs  Hardware  Company  till 
1900.  Then  he  went  to  the  Veneer  Works  where  he  had  taken  stock.  He  be- 
came a director  of  that  company  and  is  the  buyer.  He  has  been  a member  of 
the  city  council  of  Portsmouth  since  April,  1901,  and  its  president.  He  is  a 
republican  in  politics.  He  is  a Master  Mason  and  a member  of  the  United 
Commercial  Travelers  and  the  Modern  Woodmen. 

Mr.  Matthews  has  been  successful  in  business  in  which  he  has  displayed 
excellent  judgment.  He  is  public  spirited  in  the  strongest  sense  of  the  term. 
As  president  of  the  City  Council  he  has  made  an  excellent  record.  He  is  one 
of  the  working  factors  of  his  city  and  believes  in  public  improvements.  He  is 
candid  in  all  he  does  and  his  views  on  any  and  every  subject  are  for  the  pe- 
rusal of  the  public.  He  can  be  depended  on  to  follow  his  views  at  all  times.  He 


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i&  a valuable  unit  in  his  community  and  would  be  in  any  which  he  honored 
with  his  residence. 

Aaron  Mault 

was  born  December  19,  1848,  near  Wallace  Mills,  Madison  township,  Scioto  coun- 
ty, Ohio.  His  parents  were  Moses  and  Melissa  (Darling)  Mault.  His  ancestry 
is  stated  in  the  sketch  of  his  brother  George  W.  Mault.  Aaron  attended  school 
at  Mauit’s  school  house,  sub-district  No.  10,  Madison  township,  Scioto  county, 
Ohio,  and  received  a common  school  education.  He  has  always  been  a farmer. 
He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  United  Brethren  church.  On  Decem- 
ber 24,  1876,  he  was  married  to  Nancy  J.  Hanes,  daughter  of  Archibald  Hanes, 
a soldier  of  the  Civil  War.  The  following  are  their  children:  Archey  M.,  Noah 
A.,  Stella  E.,  Aaron  N.,  Lewis  H.,  George  E.,  Melissa  J.,  Margaret  T.  Mr. 
Mault  has  deserved  and  earned  the  good  will  and  kind  regard  of  all  who  have 
known  him. 

George  Washington  Mault 

is  the  great-grandson  of  Moses  Mault,  a descendant  of  the  early  French  colo- 
nists of  South  Carolina,  who  came  to  Scioto  county  and  located  in  Madison 
township  in  1819.  , His  son  Aaron  Mault  was  the  father  of  Moses  Mault,  who 
is  the  father  of  our  subject.  Aaron  Mault,  the  grandfather  of  George  Mault, 
was  born  in  South  Carolina  in  1796.  His  father,  Moses  Mault,  was  born  on 
Brushy  Fork,  in  Madison  township,  May  27,  1820.  Here  on  the  farm  on  Bnishy 
Fork,  in  the  east  end  of  Madison  township,  on  September  20,  1850,  George 
Mault  was  born.  His  maternal  grandfather  was  James  Darling,  whose 
daughter  Melissa  Darling  married  Moses  Mault  in  1844.  George  spent  his 
boyhood  and  youth  on  the  farm  and  attended  the  district  school.  He  has 
worked  at  the  furnaces.  He  has  always  had  a wonderful  liking  for  the  study 
and  practice  of  the  law.  He  has  read  law  until  he  is  well  informed  in  its  the- 
ories. He  practices  in  cases  before  magistrates  and  has  been  fairly  successful. 

He  married  Harriet  Sophia  Titus,  August  17,  1876.  She  is  the  daughter  of 
Arthur  and  Harriet  (Bennett)  Titus.  Her  father  came  from  New  York,  in 
1824.  Her  mother  was  the  daughter  of  John  Bennett,  who  came  from  Vir- 
ginia, in  1810,  and  located  in  Madison  township.  George  Mault  is  a republican 
and  a member  Nof  the  Free  Will  Baptist  church.  He  has  seven  children  now 
living:  Harriet,  the  wife  of  Ellsworth  Lyons,  Frank  L.,  Roscoe  C.,  Stella,  Bes- 
sie, Rena  and  Waldo.  Three  of  his  children  Laura,  Kendall  and  Bont  died  of 
diphtheria  inside  of  three  weeks.  George  Mault  is  a man  of  sturdy  character. 
He  will  not  undertake  what  he  cannot  accomplish  and  he  accomplishes  what 
he  undertakes.  He  has  clear  perceptions  and  cannot  be  imposed  on.  He  is  a 
close  and  analytical  thinker  and  is  able  to  express  clearly  and  forcibly  on  every 
subject  he  studies.  He  is  a good  counsellor  in  business  matters. 

James  Andrew  Maxwell 

was  born  April  3,  1842,  in  Mercer  county,  Virginia.  His  father’s  name  was 
Mathias  Maxwell,  'and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Juliet  Brown.  His  fa- 
ther died  in  1863.  His  grandfather,  William  Maxwell,  was  a Revolutionary 
soldier  from  the  state  of  Virginia,  who  died  in  1867  at  the  age  of  ninety.  Our 
subject  was  raised  a farmer,  and  never  learned  any  trade.  He  had  a com- 
mon school  education.  When  he  was  five  years  of  age  his  father  moved  from 
Mercer  county  to  Wyoming  county. 

He  enlisted  in  the  11th  West  Virginia  Infantry,  April  3,  1862,  in  Company 
K,  Captain  William  Gilton,  Colonel  Dan  Frost.  He  served  until  May,  1865, 
and  was  never  wounded.  He  is  six  feet  two  and  one-fourth  inches  tall,  and 
weighs  270  pounds.  He  was  the  heaviest  man  in  his  regiment  and  the  second 
tallest.  The  regiment’s  service  was  rendered  mainly  in  West  Virginia  and 
Maryland.  Their  operations  were  between  Parkersburg  and  Washington  on 
the  B.  & O.  Railroad.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Cloyd  Mountain,  Lynchburg, 
and  Snicker’s  Gap.  Mr.  Maxwell  had  the  good  fortune  never  to  have  been 
hit,  notwithstanding  his  remarkable  height  and  size.  He  was  captured  twice, 
but  escaped  from  his  capturer  both  times.  He  stayed  with  them  a half  night 
on  one  occasion  and  about  fifteen  minutes  on  another.  Mr.  Maxwell  also  had 
a brother  John  B.,  in  the  7th  Virginia  Cavalry,  who  died  in  1863,  at  Charles- 


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ton,  W.  Va.,  in  the  service.  Another  brother,  Robert  H.,  was  in  the  same 
company  and  regiment  with  himself.  He  was  badly  wounded  and  left  on  the 
field  and  captured.  He  was  kept  in  prison  eight  months,  and  is  still  living  at 
Hinton,  W.  Va.  Another  brother.  William  H.,  did  not  go  into  the  service, 
but  was  seized  by  the  rebels  on  account  of  his  union  sentiments,  and  kept  in 
prison  for  thirteen  months.  He  is  still  living  in  Jackson  county,  W.  Va.,  but 
with  a wrecked  constitution.  He  had  a brother  Samuel,  who  was  a scout  for 
General  Cox  in  West  Virginia,  and  his  father  was  also  a scout  in  West  Virginia 
for  the  Union  army.  His  two  youngest  brothers  were  too  young  to  go  to  the 
war. 

After  the  war,  our  subject  went  to  Cottageville,  Jackson  county,  Vir- 
ginia, and  went  into  the  saw  mill  business,  where  he  remained  about  two  years 
in  the  same  business.  He  then  moved  to  Portsmouth,  O.,  in  October,  1867, 
and  went  to  work  with  M.  B.  Gilbert  in  the  ice  business,  and  continued  that 
for  three  and  one-half  years,  when  he  went  to  work  for  the  Portsmouth  Transfer 
Company,  which  he  continued  for  three  and  one-half  years.  In  1874,  he  went 
in  the  commission  and  feed  business  on  Market  street.  He  afterwards  re- 
moved his  store  to  Gallia  street,  where  he  sold  out  in  1899.  Since  then  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business,  buying  and  selling. 

He  was  married  in  October,  1867,  to  Lydia  J.  Rhodes,  of  Chautauqua 
county,  New  York.  They  have  one  adopted  daughter.  May,  who  married  N.  D. 
Bigelow,  residing  at  Winchester,  New  Hampshire.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Bigelow  Methodist  church,  and  lives  up  to  it.  He  is  a republican.  He  was 
raised  a democrat,  but  when  the  question  of  secession  was  raised  in  Virginia, 
his  family  were  opposed  to  it,  and  were  in  favor  of  the  Union,  and  he  became 
a republican,  and  has  continued  such  ever  since.  He  belongs  to  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  and  takes  a great  pride  in  his  record  in  the  civil  war, 
and  has  just  reason  to.  Mr.  Maxwell  is  one  of  the  best  natured  men  of  the 
city.  No  one  can  quarrel  with  him.  He  is  always  in  good  spirits  and  com- 
municates the  same  temper  to  those  about  him.  It  is  a wise  provision  of  na- 
ture which  gives  large  men  good  dispositions,  Mr.  Maxwell  is  a good  citizen 
from  any  and  every  point  of  view.  He  is  a prime  factor  in  his  church  and  in 
the  business  associations  with  which  he  is  connected. 

Isaac  Fullerton  Mead 

was  so  named  for  Isaac  Fullerton,  well  known  to  the  older  citizens  of  Scioto 
county,  as  once  county  commissioner,  a captain  in  the  56th  O.  V.  I.  and  a lay 
Baptist  preacher.  He  was  born  in  Madison  township,  where  all  of  the  inhab- 
itants of  the  county,  who  distinguished  themselves  in  after  life,  were  born.  He 
made  his  bow  to  the  world  the  4th  day  of  November,  1841.  His  father  was 
Hezekiah  Mead,  and  his  mother  was  Lydia  Dodge,  daughter  of  Daniel  Dodge,  one 
of  the  pioneers  of  the  county.  His  grandfather  Judah  Mead  was  an  original 
settler  in  the  county,  coming  from  Olean,  N.  Y. 

Isaac  Mead  was  brought  up  a farmer,  but  at  the  age  of  twenty,  he  and  his 
two  brothers.  Daniel  and  Jonathan  enlisted  in  Co.  A,  of  the  39th  O.  V.  I.  Daniel 
was  wounded  at  Kenesaw  Mountain  and  died  from  the  effects  of  amputation  of 
his  shattered  leg.  Isaac  and  Jonathan  served  till  July,  1865.  He  was  wounded 
in  the  left  arm  by  a ball,  at  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  14,  1864.  He  served  as  a private 
soldier  all  through  the  war  and  did  it  with  great  honor.  His  regiment  endured 
as  many  army  hardships  and  saw  as  much  fighting  as  any  in  the  service  and 
a reference  to  the  battles  in  which  the  regiment  participated  will  demonstrate 
this.  No  soldier  who  served  in  the  Civil  war  saw  more  service  than  our  sub- 
ject, and  the  Civil  war  had  no  more  modest  or  braver  soldier. 

Isaac  Mead  !is  in  no  way  responsible  for  this  sketch,  and  we  propose  to 
tell  the  truth  about  him.  if  it  does  make  him  blush  when  he  reads  it.  When 
Isaac  came  home  from  the  service,  he  felt  like  a boy  out  of  school  and  deter- 
mined to  have  a good  time  visiting  around  and  did  so.  While  he  was  so  en- 
gaged, he  was  nominated  by  the  Republican  Convention  of  the  county  for  Re- 
corder without  his  solicitation,  knowledge  or  consent.  There  was  a contest 
over  the  office,  in  the  Convention,  and  Moses  Gregory  who  was  a power  at  that 
time,  nominated  him  before  the  Convention  and  he  was  made  its  choice.  After 
nominated  he  learned  of  the  fart.  He  paid  no  assessment  and  asked  no  one 


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to  vote  for  him  and  was  elected.  His  wonderful  soldier  record  was  well  known 
and  that  elected  him.  He  served  one  term  and  was  renominated  and  re- 
elected for  a second  term.  He  made  as  good  an  officer  as  the  county  ever  had 
and  retired  in  January  1872. 

Then  he  had  to  adopt  an  occupation  and  he  thought  as  the  Savior  of  the 
world  had  been  a carpenter,  he  could  afford  to  take  up  that  vocation  and  he 
did  so.  From  that  time  to  the  present,  he  has  followed  that  handicraft.  He 
taught  himself  the  business  and  has  built  over  600  homes  of  all  sorts  and  con- 
ditions in  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  If  any  one  wants  a strenuous  example  of  the 
term  “laboring  man”  Isaac  Mead  is  “it.”  He  and  his  brother  Jonathan  are  two 
of  the  most  industrious  men  in  Portsmouth.  No  one  ever  knew  them  or  either 
of  them  to  be  idle  for  a moment  except  from  pure  physical  exhaustion.  When 
Isaac  gets  to  Heaven,  (as  he  undoubtedly  will),  if  they  do’nt  give  him  some- 
thing to  do  and  keep  him  hard  at  work,  he  will  be  positively  unhappy.  There 
will  be  no  loafing  around  the  throne  with  him. 

He  was  married  in  June,  1873,  to  Sarah  Jane  Beatty,  a granddaughter  of 
Mrs.  Judith  Watkins,  and  has  had  six  children.  His  eldest,  Mary,  died  in  in- 
fancy but  the  others  are  still  living.  His  daughter  Harriet  is  the  wife  of  Eu- 
gene Gower,  and  has  two  children.  His  sons  are  Henry  Edward,  Alexander  R. 
who  was  in  the  Spanish  War,  and  Daniel.  His  daughter  Georgia  is  at  home. 
Mr.  Mead’s  Wife  died  on  Feb.  14,  1892,  and  he  never  remarried.  His  married 
daughter,  Mrs.  Gower  keeps  house  for  him  and  his  brother  Jonathan  and  his 
sons  and  unmarried  daughter  all  reside  together  and  are  a happy  family.  They 
all  believe  in  the  Gospel  of  hard  work  and  practice  it. 

- Mr.  Mead  is  a republican,  at  all  times  and  under  all  circumstances.  In 
his  religious  affliations,  he  is  a Baptist  and  has  been  a member  of  that  church 
for  over  thirty  years.  He  is  over  six  feet  tall  and  all  bone  and  muscle.  He  is 
a rapid  walker  and  never  goes  slow.  He  greets  all  of  his  friends  with  a pleas- 
ant smile  and  is  liked  by  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men.  No  man  can  find  it 
in  his  heart  to  hate  him.  If  anybody  has  a charitable  work  to  do  and  wants 
to  shift  it  on  to  any  one  else,  it  can  always  be  put  on  Mr.  Mead  and  he  will 
attend  to  it.  He  is  very  popular  with  his  party.  In  1900,  he  was  one  of  the 
decennial  appraisers  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  and  did  his  duty  well.  He  is 
always  ready  to  accommodate  his  neighbors,  or  the  public,  even  to  the  extent 
of  being  imposed  upon.  As  an  example  of  industry,  he  is  a model  for  the 
whole  community  and  the  whole  world.  Another  trait  of  his  is  his  modesty. 
He  was  never  known  to  boast  of  any  of  his  excellent  qualities  and  they  are 
found  out,  known  and  published  by  his  intimate  acquaintances.  A friend  of 
his  said  of  him,  “If  Isaac  Mead  is  not  admitted  by  St.  Peter  at  the  wicket  gate 
on  showing  himself,  I won’t  make  any  application  to  enter.”  Mr.  Mead  may 
have  his  faults,  but  in  thirty-five  years  of  close  observation  we  have  not  dis- 
covered them.  He  was  a model  soldier  and  is  a model  citizen. 

John  Rickey  Mead 

was  bora  September  30,  1840  near  California,  Scioto  county,  on  the  old  Rickey 
farm.  His  father  was  Ezra  Mead  who-  lived  to  reach  92  years  and  5 months  and 
died  May  24,  1898.  He  was  the  son  of  Judah  Mead  who  came  from  Tioga  county. 
New  York  and  located  at  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto,  November  20,  1815.  He 
lived  there  only  one  winter  and  then  moved  up  the  Little  Scioto  farther.  He 
was  a farmer  and  of  English  descent.  His  mother  was  Esther  Rickey,  daughter 
of  Rev.  Jacob  Rickey,  a Baptist  minister.  He  came  from  New  York  about  the 
same  time  Judah  Mead  did.  At  the  age  of  sixteen,  his  parents  moved  to  Sedan 
and  located  in  the  same  spot  where  our  subject  now  lives.  His  father  was  born 
December  24,  1806  and  died  May  24,  1898.  His  mother  was  born  December  20, 
1810  and  died  September  28,  1876.  He  received  a common  school  education,  and 
has  been  a farmer  all  his  life.  He  had  a brother  Ebenezer  in  the  56th  0.  V.  I. 
Company  G,  who  enlisted  October  29,  1861  and  died  May  15,  1862,  at  Shiloh,  Ten- 
nessee. Mr.  Mead  has  always  been  a republican  and  his  father  before  him  was 
a whig.  He  never  held  office  nor  dabbled  in  politics.  He  is  a member  of 
Salem  Baptist  church  near  Sedan  and  is  one  of  its  trustees.  He  was  married 
May  20,  1876  to  Mary  Jane  McLaughlin.  She  is  a daughter  of  James  and  Eliz- 
abeth Huston.  They  have  two  children  living  and  two  dead.  Ezra  at  home 


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and  Anna,  the  wife  of  Jas.  A.  Johnson.  As  a man  Mr.  Mead  is  quiet  and  unas- 
suming, is  a good  citizen  and  is  noted  for  his  integrity. 

John  Frederick  Monk e 

was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  April  23.  1859.  His  father  was  Henry  Menke, 
a farmer.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Emma  Niehaus.  They  had  four 
children,  of  which  our  subject  was  the  second.  His  parents  left  Germany  when 
he  was  three  months  old,  and  located  at  Harrison  Furnace.  His  father  is  now 
living  in  Gales  county,  Nebraska.  His  mother  died  when  he  was  seven  years 
old,  and  his  father  married  the  second  time.  Mr.  Menke  was  reared  in  Scioto 
county.  He  went  to  the  country  schools  and  began  teaching  when  he  was 
eighteen  years  of  age  and  taught  until  he  was  twenty-three.  He  started  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Eleventh  and  Gay  streets  in  the  fall  of  1882.  In  the  fall  of 
1883,  he  moved  to  Eleventh  and  Findlay  streets  and  bought  property  there. 
He  remained  there  in  the  same  business  until  1895,  when  he  went  into  the  Cen- 
tral Grocery  on  Gallia  street  with  George  J.  Schmidt.  They  dissolved  partner- 
ship in  1902,  and  he  started  business  alone  on  the  north-east  corner  of  Eighth 
and  Chillicothe  streets. 

He  was  married  January  3,  1881  to  Mary  Strehle,  of  Powellsville,  Ohio, 
daughter  of  Andrew  Strehle.  His  children  are:  Katie,  stenographer  at  Hibbs 
Hardware  Company;  Nellie,  at  home;  Lloyd  Henry,  aged  thirteen;  and 
Howard  Emmanuel,  aged  three.  He  has  two  children  deceased.  He  has  always 
been  a republican.  He  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  for  two  years  in  the 
Fourth  ward.  He  is  a member  of  the  United  Brethren  church  and  is  a Quar- 
terly Conference  preacher  in  that  church,  and  a trustee.  If  there  is  any  one 
trait  in  Mr.  Menke’s  character  more  prominent  than  another,  it  is  his  earnest- 
ness. He  is  earnest  in  everything  he  does.  He  is  conscientious  to  a remarkable 
degree  and  lives  strictly  according  to  the  dictates  of  his  conscience.  In  his 
church  he  is  a great  worker,  much  valued  by  his  associates.  He  is  a true 
Christian  and  a model  citizen.  He  has  made  an  admirable  success  in  his  bus- 
iness and  is  esteemed  by  all  who  know  him. 

Martin  Fun K Micklethwait 

was  born  November  13,  1837,  at  the  old  brick  homestead  of  the  Funk  family  in 
Clay  township.  His  father  was  Joseph  Micklethwait,  and  his  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Barbara  Funk.  He  was  the  third  child  of  five  sons  and  one  daughter. 
He  attended  the  district  school.  His  teacher  who  most  impressed  him  was 
William  R.  Holmes,  the  father  of  Sidney  Holmes.  He  wras  reared  a farmer. 
From  the  ages  of  eighteen  to  twenty-one  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  carpenter’s 
trade,  but  never  followed  it.  On  May  2,  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Company  E.  140th 
O.  V.  I.,  and  was  made  third  Sergeant.  He  served  until  the  3rd  day  of  Novem- 
ber,. 1864.  He  went  into  the  retail  grocery  business  in  February,  1865,  on  the  old 
Whitney  corner  at  Second  and  Market  streets,  where  now  stands  the  Washing- 
ton Hotel.  The  firm  was  M.  F.  Micklethwait  & Brother,  the  latter  being  his 
brother  John.  The  firm  continued  until  the  death  of  John,  in  July,  1893.  and 
Martin  retired  from  this  business  in  1894.  On  May  1,  1899,  he  went  into  the  real 
estate  business  with  Frank  R.  Keffer.  as  Keffer  & Micklethwait,  and  located  at 
20.6  Chillicothe  street,  where  they  have  quite  an  extensive  business.  Mr. 
Micklethwait  has  more  acquaintances  than  any  one  in  the  city  and  as  many 
friends  as  any  one.  He  is  one  of  the  best  natured  men  in  the  community. 

George  Bliss  Millar 

was  born  January  10.  1843  on  the  Millar  farm  where  he  now  resides.  His 
father  was  Abram  Millar  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Harriet  Peters. 
He  was  brougth  up  on  the  farm  and  has  resided  there  all  his  life  except  from 
1869  to  1874,  when  he  resided  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  and  engaged  in  the 
lumber  business.  He  had  a good  common  school  education  only.  On  January 
10,  1866,  he  was  married  to  Annie  Carre,  daughter  of  Thomas  W.  Carre,  of 
Portsmouth.  Their  children  are:  Abram  F.  a farmer  with  his  father,  Charles  R. 
who  is  an  electrician  at  the  Central  Insane  Asylum  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and 
Edgar  Garfield,  who  is  an  attorney  with  Mr.  Holcomb  of  Portsmouth.  Their 
daughter,  Nellie  married  Charles  Thomas.  Our  subject  lost  two  infant  daugh- 


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ters.  He  has  never  held  any  office  except  school  director  in  his  township.  He 
has  always  been  a republican. 

Mr.  Millar  is  a good  neighbor  and  a good  citizen.  He  has  been  and  is  a 
very  successful  farmer.  He  has  more  confidence  in  his  own  judgment  than  any 
man  in  Scioto  county,  hut  can  be  controlled  if  any  one  can  make  him  believe 
he  is  doing  it  himself.  But  the  man  who  undertakes  to  drive  him  will  find  him 
the  most  obstinate,  self-willed  man  in  the  whole  world,  and  will  fail  in  his  un- 
d°rtaking.  Whenever  Mr.  Millar  makes  up  his  mind  to  any  course,  he  will 
follow  it  out  regardless  of  consequences.  He  has  an  opinion  on  every  subject 
and  they  are  carefully  formed  and  adhered  to  with  the  most  wonderful  tenacity 
of  purpose. 

Frank  Miller 

was  born  in  Porter  township  May  29,  1862.  His  father  was  John  Miller  and 
his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Barbara  Moseman.  They  both  emigrated  from 
France  to  this  country  in  1853.  Our  subject  was  reared  on  a farm  and  at- 
tended the  district  school.  He  attended  the  Whe-elersburg  High  School  one 
year  and  afterwards  attended  a private  normal  at  Sciotoville,  conducted  by 
Prof.  White.  At  the  age  of  nineteen,  he  engaged  in  the  teaching  profession 
and  continued  in  it  for  eight  years.  During  the  summer  months  he  farmed. 
He  bought  the  home  farm  near  Powellsville,  and  after  much  improvement  has 
one  of  the  most  productive  and  well  kept  farms  on  Pine  creek.  He  owns  a 
beautiful  country  home  and  his  farm  is  well  fitted  with  modern  buildings. 

Mr.  Miller  is  a straight  republican  and  is  one  of  the  political  workers  in 
Green  township.  He  has  served  as  Clerk  of  Green  township  from  1884  till 
1893  with  the  exception  of  one  year.  He  is  an  active  member  of  the  Free-Will 
Baptist  church  of  Powellsville.  He  was  married  February  26,  1887  to  Caroline 
Wagner,  a daughter  of  a prominent  Lawrence  county  farmer.  Their  children 
are:  William  and  Willard,  twins,  b.  Apr.  13,  1888;  Otto  Earl  b.  Apr.  23,  1890, 
d.  Nov.  19,  1890;  Frederick  Joseph  b.  Sept.  25,  1891;  Edna  Marie,  b.  Oct.  12,  1894. 

Mr.  Miller  is  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  term  an  ideal  citizen.  By  econ- 
omy and  good  habits,  he  has  accumulated  sufficient  means  to  live  without  the 
toil  that  persons  of  his  occupation  are  generally  required  to  perform.  He  has 
an  interesting  family  and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  his  children  will  receive  a lib- 
eral education,  and  by  force  of  his  example  will  become  useful  citizens.  Few 
men  oLhis  age  have,  by  means  which  were  afforded  him,  accomplished  so  much. 
In  his  preparation  for  life  and  the  care  for  his  family,  it  must  not  be  over- 
looked that  Mr.  Miller  has  acquired  a liberal  education.  He  is  a worthy  ex- 
ample and  inspiration  to  all  young  men  who  start  in  life  with  little  but 
character  upon  which  to  lay  the  foundation  for  a successful  career. 

John  Theobald  Miller 

was  born  in  Dietschweiler,  Rhine  Bavaria,  July  29,  1833.  His  father,  Philip 
Miller,  was  a village  blacksmith.  His  grandfather  followed  the  same  business. 
His  mother’s  maiden  name  .was  Louisa  Diehl.  His  father  also  owned  a small 
farm  in  Germany.  John  T.  attended  the  schools  in  his  vicinity,  until  he  was 
fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  went  to  work  with  his  father  in  the  blacksmith 
shop.  He  concluded  Germany  was  too  slow  for  him,  and  on  April  5,  1852,  he 
sailed  for  the  United  States  from  Havre  De  Grace,  France.  He  was  twenty-nine 
days  on  the  ocean,  on  the  sailing  vesseel  Mercury. 

He  went  from  New  York  direct  to  Cincinnati  by  the  way  of  Albany  and 
Buffalo.  From  Buffalo  to  Sandusky  by  lake  and  from  Sandusky  to  Cincinnati 
by  rail.  He  had  two  married  sisters  In  Cincinnati.  He  worked  in  Cincinnati 
for  a few  months,  at  the  butcher  trade,  until  the  fall  of  1852,  when  he  went  to 
Big  Sandy  and  worked  in  the  saw-mill,  and  then  in  a cabinet  maker’s  shop  at 
Louisa.  He  came  back  to  Ohio  in  1853  and  farmed  one  year  for  General  Samuel 
Thomas  at  South  Point.  He  also  worked  for  Benjamin  Johnson,  a brother-in- 
law  of  E.  B.  Greene,  at  the  same  place.  From  here  he  went  to  Pine  Grove 
Furnace  and  took  charge  of  Robert  Hamilton’s  farm,  near  Hanging  Rock.  In 
the  fall  of  1856  our  subject  came  to  Portsmouth,  worked  in  each  one  of  the  roll- 
ing mills  a short  time  and  drove  team  for  David  Davis.  In  1857,  he  became  a 
clerk  in  the  grocery  store  of  William  P.  Martin,  and  was  also  conducting  the 


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business  of  pork  packing  at  the  same  time.  June  16,  1860  he  participated  in  the 
great  Union  meeting  at  Portsmouth,  and  was  mentioned  in  the  proceedings. 

In  February,  1862,  occurred  the  celebrated  “Cat  Case”  of  William  P. 
Martin  vs.  Giles  Gilbert,  which  is  fully  reported  in  this  book  in  another  place. 
Mr.  Miller  affirms  that  the  court  decided  the  case  wrong,  and  that  the  cat  was 
Martin’s  not  Gilbert’s;  and  on  February  22,  1862  he  wrote  a long  letter  to  the 
Times  on  the  subject  of  the  “Cat  Case.”  This  is  one  of  the  subjects  which  should 
never  be  mentioned  to  Mr.  Miller,  and  especially  should  any  of  his  friends  re- 
frain the  suggestion  that  the  disputed  cat  belonged  to  Giles  Gilbert. 

On  March  11,  1862.  he  left  William  P.  Martin’s  and  went  into  the  liquor 
business  for  himself.  July  22,  1863  he  immortalized  himself  in  the  Morgan 
Raid,  by  capturing  fifty-four  rebels  and  bringing  them  all  to  Portsmouth  and 
turning  them  over  to  the  authorities.  For  further  paticulars  on  this  subject, 
see  the  article  on  the  Morgan  Raid,  but  this  is  another  subject  which  should 
not  be  mentioned  to  Mr.  Miller  by  his  friends.  Mr.  Miller  made  a great  deal  of 
money  in  the  liquor  business,  and  he  also  sank  some  of  it. 

We  regret  very  much  that  we  are  compelled  to  tell  one  thing  about  Mr. 
Miller  which  is  not  entirely  to  his  credit.  On  April  17,  1876,  he  and  Dr.  Pixley 
induced  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth  to  buy  ten  pairs  of  English  sparrows, 
at  $3.00  a pair,  for  the  purpose  of  introducing  them  into  the  city  of  Portsmouth; 
and  the  Council  being  imposed  on  by  Mr.  Miller  and  Dr.  Pixley  did  buy  the 
sparrows,  and  ten  years  later  the  city  had  “sparrows  to  burn.”  The  council 
would  like  to  employ  Mr.  Miller  and  Dr.  Pixley  to  get  rid  of  the  sparrows. 

In  the  same  year  he  bought  the  Correspondent,  a German  Weekly,  and 
published  it  until  August  15,  1880,  when  he  sold  it  to  the  Reutingers  of  Chil- 
licothe.  He  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth,  from  the  First 
ward,  from  1865  to  1867,  and  from  1870  to  1882.  He  was  president  of  the  Council 
in  the  years  1874.  1879  and  1880,  but  he  resigned  on  October  17,  1881.  In  1871, 
he  was  a candidate  on  the  democratic  ticket  for  the  office  of  County  Treasurer, 
and  was  defeated  by  Charles  Slavens.  The  vote  stood  Slavens  2,730,  Miller 
2,166,  majority  564.  He  was  a member  of  the  City  Board  of  Equalization  in  1890 
and  1900.  Mr.  Miller  was  always  a democrat  until  1885,  when  he  became  a re- 
publican. 

He  was  married  April  25,  1859  at  Piketon,  O.,  to  Elizabeth  Schmidt, 
daughter  of  John  Schmidt,  deceased,  a former  resident  of  Piketon.  They  have 
had  the  following  children:  Lucy,  wife  of  Philo  S.  Clark,  postmaster  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio;  John,  died  iD  1896,  at  the  age  of  thirty-two;  Elizabeth  M.,  wife  of 
Albert  Wurster,  book-keeper  for  C.  P.  Tracy  & Co.;  Mary  E.,  clerk  at  Philo  S. 
Clark’s  insurance  office;  Charles  E.,  rural  free  delivery  mail  carrier  on  the  West 
Side.  He  has  two  daughters,  Bertha  and  Laura,  and  one  son,  William  F.,  at 
home.  He  also  lost  two  children  in  infancy.  Mr.  Miller  was  reared  in  the  Evan- 
gelical church,  better  known  as  the  German  Lutheran,  and  adheres  to  it. 

Oread  Milstead 

Mayor  of  Portsmouth,  was  born  January  15,  1847,  in  Amherst  county,  Virginia, 
near  Lynchburg.  He  is  the  youngest  of  eight  children  of  Newman  Milstead 
and  Clara  England,  his  wife.  His  parents  moved  to  Union  township,  Lawrence 
county,  Ohio,  when  our  subject  was  two  years  old.  His  father  died  in  1870, 
and  his  mother  in  1872.  He  received  a common  school  education  in  Union 
township,  Lawrence  county,  O.,  and  attended  an  Academy  at  Burlington.  Ohio. 
He  attended  Marshall  College  at  Huntington  W.  Va.,  in  1868  and  1869.  He 
enlisted  in  Cmpany  E,  5th  West  Virginia  V.  I.,  July  13.  1863,  as  a recruit,  for 
three  years,  and  served  until  July  21,  1865.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Lynchburg, 
June  14  and  15,  1864;  Kearnstown,  July  24,  1864;  Berryville,  August  8,  1864; 
Hulltown;  Opequan,  Sept.  19,  1864;  Fisher’s  Hill,  Sept.  22,  1864;  Cedar  Creek, 
Oct.  19,  1864.  He  was  in  the  first  brigade,  second  division,  eighth  army  corps. 
In  the  brigade  were  the  5th,  13th,  23rd,  and  36th  West  Virginia  regiments. 
Gen.  R.  B.  Hayes  was  the  brigade  commander;  I.  H.  Duvall,  division  comman- 
der; and  Gen.  George  Crook,  corps  commander. 

From  1865  to  1867  he  worked  on  a farm  and  attended  school.  He  went  on 
the  river  in  December,  1869,  to  learn  piloting,  between  New  Orleans  and  the 
mouth  of  the  Red  River,  and  was  in  that  trade  for  five  years,  and  got  his  li- 


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cense  as  pilot  in  1871.  He  served  on  a number  of  different  steamboats,  and 
was  master  on  several.  He  was  master  on  the  Clifford  and  Hamilton  running 
on  the  Red  river  trade.  He  came  North  in  1874,  and  took  a position  on  the 
Eastern  Kentucky  railroad  as  agent  and  operator  at  Willard,  Kentucky,  and 
remained  there  five  years.  In  March  1879,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  began  to 
travel  for  L.  Eisman  & Bros.,  and  was  with  that  house  eight  years  and  one- 
half.  In  January,  1887,  he  began  traveling  for  Abe  Block  & Co.,  clothiers  of 
Cincinnati,  and  was  with  them  until  July  1,  1894.  He  then  became  a stock 
holder  in  the  Portsmouth  Hat  & Glove  Co.,  and  was  in  that  company  until 
November.  1901,  when  he  sold  out.  He  was  elected  Mayor  of  Portsmouth,  in 
April,  1901,  which  office  he  still  holds. 

He  was  married  Sept.  22,  1872,  to  Ruhama  Irwin,  of  Howard  Furnace. 
She  was  a daughter  of  James  C.  Irwin,  and  Sarah  Wilson  his  wife.  They  have 
six  children:  Charles  Curtis,  a shoe  cutter,  married;  Sadie,  the  wife  of  R.  John 
Williams,  book-keeper  for  the  Columbus  Buggy  Co.;  James  I.,  at  home,  a 
shoe  cutter;  Clara  at  home;  Pearl  a school  boy  and  Jessie  a school  girl. 

Mr.  Milstead  has  always  been  a republican,  and  is  a member  of  the 
Sixth  Street  Methodist  church  of  Portsmouth.  He  is  a member  of  the  Blue 
Lodge,  F.  & A.  M.,  Mt.  Vernon  Chapter  and  Calvary  Commandery,  Odd  Fel- 
lows, the  United  Commercial  Travelers,  and  also  the  Bailey  Post,  G.  A.  R. 

“He  is  a man  of  most  excellent  character,  honorable  in  all  his  dealings, 
honest  in  the  fulfillment  of  his  duties,  firm  in  his  convictions  of  right  and 
wrong  and  loyal  to  his  friends,  enjoying  a feeling  of  satisfaction  in  the  con- 
sciousness of  a duty  well  performed  even  at  the  risk  of  political  or  social  os- 
tracism.” We  have  the  foregoing  from  one  who  has  an  extensive  acquaintance 
with  Mr.  Milstead. 

Joseph  Walter  Mitchell 

was  born  in  Deavertown,  Morgan  county,  Ohio,  September  16,  1858.  His 
father’s  name  was  George  Washington  Mitchell,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name 
was  Mary  Ellen  Richardson.  His  parents  moved  to  Portsmouth  in  1862,  where 
he  attended  the  public  schools  and  in  1876  studied  law  with  Judge  Searl.  He 
graduated  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  in  the  spring  of  1858,  and  not  being  of 
age  could  not  be  admitted  to  the  practice  of  law.  Losing  interest  in  the  legal 
profession,  he  engaged  in  the  newspaper  business,  and  was  traveling  corres- 
pondent for  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer,  and  the  Associated  Press,  local  editor 
of  the  Portsmouth  Tribune  and  other  local  papers,  local  editor  of  the  Circle- 
ville  Advertiser  and  editor  of  the  Adams  County  New  Era.  Since  1885,  he  has 
published  the  Portsmouth  City  Directory  and  engaged  in  house  number  sur- 
veying. having  numbered  Portsmouth,  Ironton.  Ashland  and  a part  of  Cincin- 
nati. In  the  National  Census  of  1900,  he  served  as  Chief  Special  Agent  for 
manufacturing  and  mechanical  statistics,  having  charge  of  the  district  in- 
cluding Portsmouth,  Ironton  and  Ashland.  He  was  married  December  8,  1881 
to  Miss  Josephine,  daughter  of  George  Wright,  a prominent  farmer  of  Ross 
and  Pickaway  counties.  He  has  two  daughters  Elizabeth  Wright,  wife  of 
Louis  Zucker  arid  Mary  Ellen,  recently  married  to  Earl  Musser. 

John  Moeller 

was  born  at  Braunhausen,  Prussia.  February  22,  1858.  His  father  was  Justice 
Moeller  and  his  mother  was  Elizabeth  Krieser.  The  family  left  Prussia 
in  1867.  He  attended  school  in  Prussia  three  years  before  coming  to  this  coun- 
try. The  remainder  of  his  education  was  obtained  in  the  Portsmouth  schools. 
The  family  crossed  the  Atlantic  in  the  year  1867  in  a sailing  vessel.  The  trip 
occupied  six  weeks.  They  located  in  Portsmouth  in  June,  1867,  where  John 
attended  school  until  he  was  fifteen  years  old.  He  commenced  work  at  the 
butcher  business  at  the  age  of  fifteen.  Re  worked  for  Brandau,  Brant 
& Brandau  and  Bandau  & Vincent,  until  1883,  and  then  began  bus- 
iness for  himself  on  the  corner  of  Ninth  and  Findlay,  which  he  continued  until 
June,  1901.  He  was  elected  Commissioner  of  Scioto  county  in  the  fall  of  1898, 
and  re-elected  in  1901.  He  is  a reublican,  a member  of  the  United  Brethren 
church,  a member  of  the  German  Benevolent  Society  and  of  Portsmouth  Lodge 
No.  416,  I.  O.  O.  F.  He  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican  Convention,  in  1897. 


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He  married  Abagail  Klink,  of  Piketon.  Ohio,  November  10,  1897.  They 
have  five  children:  Edward,  Catherine,  Charles,  Floyd  and  Clifford.  Mr.  Moel- 
ler is  noted  for  his  cheerfulness  and  good  nature.  No  one  ever  found  him  in  a 
fit  of  blues.  If  he  was  ever  in  one  no  record  has  been  preserved.  He  treats  all 
sorts  and  conditions  of  men  well  and  is  respected  by  all. 

George  Dinwiddie  Moffett 

was  born  August  20,  1875,  in  the  famous  old  town  of  Alexandria,  Virginia.  His 
father  was  George  Tate  Moffett  a native  of  Augusta  county,  Virginia,  and  his 
mother  was  Statira  Drew,  a native  of  Lynchburg,  Virginia.  He  was  one  of  the 
youngest  of  a family  of  eight  children.  He  comes  of  the  well-known  Moffett 
family  of  Augusta  and  Rockbridge  counties  in  Virginia,  an  account  of  which  will 
be  found  in  Waddel’s  History.  This  family  has  been  identified  with  the  History 
of  the  valley  since  its  earliest  settlement  and  much  interesting  matter  in  re- 
gard to  it  will  be  found  in  the  recent  historical  publications,  of  Valley  History. 
Our  subject  only  lived  on  the  soil  of  the  “Mother  of  Presidents”  till  his  seventh 
year,  when  his  father’s  family  came  to  Portsmouth.  From  Portsmouth,  the 
family  went  to  Hamden  and  in  1886  to  Ironton,  where  he  attended  school  for 
five  years.  In  1891,  he  began  life  on  his  own  account,  by  entering  the  employ- 
ment of  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Railroad  Company  and  it  speaks  well  for  him 
that  he  has  remained  in  the  same  employment  ever  since,  and  been  advanced 
from  time  to  time.  First  he  collected  transfers  for  the  railroad  ferry,  at  Iron- 
ton.  Then  he  was  a train  collector  on  the  trains.  On  March  1,  1896,  he  went 
into  the  Railroad  office,  at  Ironton.  as  an  Assistant,  where  he  remained  till 
October,  1899,  when  he  was  placed  in  full  charge  of  the  Company’s  offices  in 
Portsmouth,  and  has  held  that  important  and  responsible  position  ever  since. 
He  enjoys  the  full  confidence  of  his  employers  and  of  the  public  and  there  has 
never  been  a more  popular  and  accommodating  railroad  official  in  Ports- 
mouth. He  is  a communicant  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church  and  in  his 
political  views,  is  Democratic.  He  is  a Master  Mason  and  a member  of  the 
Royal  Arcanum.  Just  at  the  moment  of  writing  this  Mr.  Moffett  is  a bachelor 
but  from  the  auspices  known  to  the  editor,  he  would  not,  under  any  circum- 
stances, guarantee  that  social  condition  to  continue  over  thirty  days.  The 
editor  does,  however,  predict  that  if  he  marries  soon,  his  bride  will  he  the 
handsomest  young  lady  known  to  him.  Since  the  above  was  written  Mr.  Mof- 
fett has  resigned  his  position  with  the  C.  & O.  railroad  and  has  accepted  a po- 
sition with  the  Black  Fork  Coal  Company  in  the  capacity  of  manager. 

Charles  E.  Molster 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  November  21,  1862,  the  son  of  Henry  Molster 
and  Susan  (Bennett)  Molster.  He  was  reared  in  this  city,  completed  the  full 
course  of  the  public  schools,  and  graduated  from  the  High  School  in  1880.  He 
was  married  June  3,  1885,  to  Helen  Findlay,  daughter  of  Alexander  W.  and  Su- 
san Lawson  Findlay.  They  have  six  children:  Ralph  Robinson.  Mary  Helen, 
Elizabeth  Findlay,  Jean  Lawson,  Charles  Bennett  and  William  Alexander.  Mr. 
Molster  served  six  years  with  the  Adams  Express  Company,  one  year  in  the 
local  office  and  five  years  in  the  auditor’s  office  at  Cincinnati.  He  was  in  the 
law  office  of  the  editor  of  this  work  for  over  ten  years,  and  for  the  past  two 
years,  from  June  4,  1900,  he  has  been  in  the  United  States  Census  office  at 
Washington,  D.  C.  He  resides  in  Brookland,  D.  C.  Mr.  Molster  is  a member 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  military  service 
was  limited  to  the  two  weeks  campaign  of  the  Ohio  National  Guard  at  Wheel- 
ing Creek  and  Stillwater  valleys  during  the  coal  strikes  of  1894,  as  a member 
of  Company  H.  14th  regiment,  O.  N.  G.  He  is  one  of  the  permanent  census 
bureau  at  Washington. 

Samuel  Monroe 

was  born  February  21,  1841,  in  Harrison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  and  has 
lived  there  most  of  his  life.  His  father’s  name  was  Aaron  Monroe,  and  his 
mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Marshall,  a daughter  of  Samuel  Marshall,  Jr., 
who  has  a sketch  herein.  The  great-grandfather  of  our  subject  was  Samuel 
Marshall,  Sr.,  a Revolutionary  soldier.  Samuel  Monroe  received  a common 


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school  education  in  Harrison  township,  and  worked  on  the  farm  while  a boy. 
In  1867,  he  began  contracting,  which  he  has  continued  ever  since.  Among  the 
first  work  he  did,  was  the  Portsmouth  and  Harrisonville  turnpike,  and  the  re- 
taining wall  at  the  foot  of  Second  street.  In  1874  he  built  the  bridges  at  Turkey- 
creek  and  Bear  creek.  He  enlisted  in  the  140th  O.  V.  I.,  Company  I,  as  a private, 
at  the  age  of  twenty-two.  May  2,  1864.  for  one  hundred  days,  and  was  mustered 
out  with  the  Company  September  3,  1864. 

He  was  manned  in  July,  1860,  to  Miss  Mary  J.  Dever,  daughter  of  Michael 
Dever,  of  Harrison  township.  They  have  had  the  following  children:  Laura  B., 
married  George  Luther,  a farmer,  resides  in  Madison  township;  John  R.,  married, 
lives  in  Harrison  township;  Emma,  married  Charles  Frowine,  stock  holder  in 
the  Smith  Lumber  Co.,  resides  in  'Portsmouth,  Ohio;  David,  died  in  infancy; 
Sarah  C.,  married  John  Wh-tkins,  a foreman  in  the  Excelsior  Shoe  Factory,  re- 
sides in  Portsmouth,  O.;  Clara  May,  died  at  the  age  of  twelve  years;  Fannie, 
died  in  infancy;  Ollie,  died  in  childhood;  Gilbert,  married,  lives  in  Portsmouth, 
O. ; Kendall  and  Dessie,  at  home.  Mr.  Monroe  is  a democrat  in  his  political 
views.  He  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Scioto  'Post,  G.  A.  R. 
at  Harrisonville.  He  possesses  the  confidence  of  all  who  know  him  and  is  noted 
for  his  integrity  and  fair  dealing. 

Joseph  C.  Montavon 

was  born  March  19,  1842.  in  Canton  of  Berne,  Switzerland,  the  son  of  Peter  Igna- 
tius Montavon,  a well  to  do  peasant  of  west  Switzerland,  and  Catharine  Erhard, 
daughter  of  Joseph  Erhard,  a shoemaker.  Our  subject  had  three  brothers  and 
four  sisters.  He  came  to  America  and  landed  at  New  York,  May  17  1852,  and 
went  to  Vevay,  Switzerland  county.  Indiana  where  his  father  died  July  18,  1852 
at  the  age  of  thirty-seven,  having  been  killed  by  lightning  while  in  the  field 
working.  His  mother  took  him  from  there  immediately  to  Stark  county,  Ohio, 
where  they  remained  a short  time,  and  then  came  to  Scioto  county  in  1856  and 
located  about  two  miles  from  French  postoffice  on  Pond  creek. 

He  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Switzerland  and 
afterwards  attended  the  National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio.  He  had 
learned  enough  English  and  knowledge  of  the  common  branches  to  teach  school. 
He  taught  school  for  twenty-five  years  in  Scioto  county,  twenty-three  in  Rush 
township  and  two  years  in  Union  township,  which  speaks  well  for  his  success 
as  a teacher.  He  was  a member  of  the  National  Guards  at  the  time  of  the 
Morgan  Raid.  He  has  been  a Democrat  all  his  life  but  not  much  inclined  to  pol- 
itics. He  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Union  township  and  also  in  Rush 
township.  He  served  as  Clerk  of  Rush  township  one  term,  and  has  been  post- 
master at  French  since  1882.  He  holds  to  the  Catholic  faith.  His  certificate  of 
baptism  "bears  date  March  19,  1842.  He  is  a member  of  the  Holy  Trinity  church 
on  Pond  creek  and  has  been  a worker  in  the  Sunday  school  for  thirty-six  years 

He  was  married  August  8,  1874  to  Catharine  J.  Duplain,  a daughter  of 
Francis  Duplain  an  iron  worker,  who  came  to  Portsmouth  about  1872  from 
Switzerland.  By  this  marriage  they  have  eight  children,  three  sons  and  five 
daughters,  all  living:  Josephine,  Mary,  Margaret,  Albert,  Victor,  Winnibald, 

Rosalie  and  Louisa.  Mr.  Montavon  is  one  of  the  most  respected  and  esteemed 
citizens  of  the  county. 

James  Montgomery 

was  born  May  3,  1842  near  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  His  father  was  William  Mont- 
gomery, by  occupation  a miller,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Nancy 
Beloat,  a daughter  of  Walter  Beloat  of  Northampton,  Virginia.  She  died  Jan.  3. 
1890  in  her  ninety-second  year.  His  father  was  a native  of  Scioto  county,  and 
was  born  at  Burke’s  Point,  and  died  April  6,  1869,  in  his  seventy-first  year.  His 
grandfather,  also  William  Montgomery,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  the  coun- 
ty. He  was  an  expert  hunter  and  spent  a great  deal  of  his  time  in  the  county  in 
hunting  game  for  the  French  settlers  in  Green  township.  He  also  built  the 
Giant  Oak  Mills,  now  owned  by  George  Dixon. 

Mr.  Montgomery  enjoys  the  distinction  of  having  lived  in  the  same  com- 
munity all  his  life  time.  He  was  a farmer’s  boy  until  August  5,  1861,  when  he 
enlisted  in  Company  A,  33rd  O.  V.  I.,  commanded  by  Captain  Samuel  Currie, 
and  served  three  years.  At  the  battle  of  Resaca,  Georgia,  May  16,  1864,  he  was 


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wounded  in  the  right  wrist  with  a minie-ball.  The  wound  was  not  apparently 
dangerous,  but  it  gangrened  and  disabled  his  right  arm  for  life.  Every  time 
he  looks  at  his  right  hand  and  right  wrist,  he  is  reminded  of  his  army  service. 
Notwithstanding  his  desperately  injured  arm,  he  remained  in  the  service  until 
December  29  1864,  when  he  was  discharged.  He  came  home  and  took  up  the  life 
of  a farmer,  which  he  has  followed  ever  since.  He  had  one  brother  in  the  39th 
O.  V.  I.,  who  died  in  the  service  May  31,  1865. 

Our  subject  has  made  his  home  with  his  sister,  Mrs.  Mary  Montgomery, 
since  1861.  Her  husband  was  McLean  Montgomery,  who  enlisted  August  5,  1861, 
in  Company  A,  33rd  O.  V.  I.,  was  made  a sergeant,  August  27,  1861,  and  died  No- 
vember 1,  1864,  of  wounds  received  August  13,  1864,  in  a battle  near  Atlanta, 
Georgia.  They  had  two  children:  Ella,  wife  of  John  Fritz,  of  Dogwood  Ridge; 
Anna,  married  Byron  James,  living  at  Rockford,  Illinois.  He  had  another  sister, 
Cynthia,  who  married  Jesse  Rowley,  and  died  leaving  a family.  His  sister 
Sarah,  married  Joseph  Hopkins,  and  died  leaving  a family. 

Our  subject  having  lost  a brother,  and  a brother-in-law  by  death  in  the 
service,  and  having  been  severely  wounded  and  disabled  from  the  effects  of  his 
wound,  naturally  is  patriotic.  He  has  had  object  lessons  in  patriotism  which  he 
can  never  forget.  There  is  no  citizen  of  Scioto  county  who  is  prouder  of  his 
army  service,  or  has  more  reason  to  be.  His  heart  is  warm  to  every  comrade  of 
the  Civil  war.  He  is  a man  highly  esteemed  by  his  neighbors.  He  had  no  re- 
ligious connections  until  about  three  years  since,  when  he  became  a Seventh  Day 
Adventist.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views,  and  has  been  such  all  his 
life. 

In  his  own  neighborhood  where  he  is  well  known,  Mr.  Montgomery  is 
highly  esteemed  as  an  honest  man  and  a good  neighbor.  Even  the  tongue  of 
the  gossiping  busy-body  can  not  find  material  here  for  evil  speaking.  He  minds 
his  own  business  strictly,  religiously  attends  the  services  of  his  own  church, 
looks  after  his  farming  interests  and  other  business  matters  in  a quiet,  gentle- 
manly, unobtrusive  way,  and  comes  as  near  having  absolutely  no  enemies  as  any 
man  that  can  be  found.  Although  he  went  to  war  in  1862,  and  carries  a hand  al- 
most useless  from  the  effects  of  Confederate  bullets,  yet  he  is  a man  of  peace. 
He  lives  unmarried  at  his  ancestral  home  on  Dogwood  Ridge,  enjoying  the 
products  of  his  'fertile  lands,  and  surrounded  on  all  sides  by  appreciative  friends. 

Charles  Madison  Mooney,  M.  If . , 

was  born  February  22,  1870,  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  His  parents  are  John  and 
Anatolie  (Wolford)  Mooney.  His  mother  was  a daughter  of  Joseph  Wolford. 
Our  subject  was  the  eighth  in  a family  of  twelve  children.  He  received  his  edu- 
cation in  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  and  graduated  in  the  schools  there  in  1889.  Then 
he  taught  school  for  six  years  in  Scioto  county,  four  years  of  which  was  at  the 
Ball  school  house,  one  year  on  the  West  Side  and  one  year  in  Green  township, 
above  Powellsville.  In  1895,  he  entered  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Ar- 
bor and  attended  four  years.  He  graduated  in  the  medical  course  in  1900.  In 
June,  1900,  he  began  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Wheelersburg  and  at  Haverhill. 
In  October,  1900,  he  located  at  Waverly  and  has  practiced  there  ever  since.  He 
is  a republican  in  his  political  views,  and  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  He  is  a Blue  Lodge  Mason,  a member  of  Western  Sun  Lodge  No.  91,  at 
Wheelersburg,  the  Chapter  at  Ann  Arbor  Michigan,  and  the  Council  at  Chil- 
licothe. 

Dr.  Mooney  is  the  fortunate  possessor  of  a sunny  disposition,  a genial 
manner  and  good  address  which  quickly  wins  the  confidence  and  good  will  of 
every  one  he  meets.  This  rare  endowment  combined  with  a stalwart  frame  and 
ambition  for  professional  success  is  of  most  favorable  augury  for  a high  standard 
of  excellence  in  his  chosen  profession. 

Evan  Emmanuel  Moore 

was  born  December  22,  1833,  in  Washington  township,  where  he  now  lives. 
His  father  was  Evan  Moore.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Cynthia  Pyles, 
daughter  of  John  Pyles.  Hi'S  parents  had  two  children:  Clinton  and  our  subject! 
His  father  was  a farmer,  and  died  in  May,  1834,  of  the  cholera,  in  Washington 
township.  His  mother  died  in  1859.  He  attended  the  district  schools,  and  has 
always  been  a farmer.  He  owns  157  1-2  acres  of  land. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


He  was  married  the  first  time  February  10,  1859,  to  Lavina  Dole,  and  she 
died  in  September,  1866.  By  this  marriage  there  were.  two  children:  Mary 
Elizabeth,  who  married  William  Vaughters,  and  died  leaving  two  children;  and 
James  Moore,  now  in  California.  Our  subject  was  married  the  second  time  to 
Lydia  Mapes.  They  have  eight  children.  Lavinia,  married  John  Compton,  and 
lives  in  Friendship;  Enos,  lives,  on  the  farm;  Zora,  married  Harry  Vaughters, 
son  of  George  A.  Vaughters;  Maude,  married  Ed.  Bodemer,  and  lives  on  Carey’s 
Run;  Ethel,  Claude,  Earl  and  John  at  home.  Mr.  Moore  was  first  a whig,  but 
voted  for  John  C.  Fremont  and  has  been  a republican  since. 

George  *W.  Moore 

was  born  November  28,  1827,  in  Harrison  county,  West  Virginia.  His  father  was 
Enoch  Moore  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Rodah  Ward.  His  grandfather 
was  Enoch  Moore,  Sr.,  and  a soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  His  father  died 
when  he  was  five  years  of  age  and  he  was  bound  to  Joseph  Goodman,  of  West 
Virginia.  He  came  to  Ohio  in  1846,  and  lived  there  till  1852,  when  he  removed  to 
Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  and  lived  there  until  1854,  when  he  again  removed  to 
Scioto  county,  where  he  has  lived  since.  Our  subject  served  in  Company  F, 
140th  O.  V.  I.  from  May  2,  1864,  to  September  3,  1864,  when  he  was  mustered  out 
with  the  company. 

He  is  a republican  in  his  views  and  is  a believer  in  the  Baptist  doctrines, 
though  not  a member  of  the  church.  He  was  married  March  30,  1847,  to  Susan 
Bennett,  by  whom  he  has  two  children:  Ephraim  now  residing  in  Argentine, 
Kansas;  and  Jessie  married  to  Rolla  E.  Bennett,  i-esiding  near  Harrisonville, 
Ohio.  George  W.  Moore  is  well  known  in  his  county  as  an  upright,  honest 
man.  As  a contractor,  he  was  fairly  successful.  His  plain,  blunt,  sincere, 
kind-hearted  ways  endeared  him  to  his  friends. 

John  F.  Morgan 

was  born  June  9,  1842,  in  Cardiganshire,  Wales.  His  father  was  John  D.  Mor- 
gan. and  his  mother  was  Margaret  Evans.  They  had  eight  children,  of  whom 
our  subject  was  the  fifth.  His  father  was  a hatter  by  occuption.  The  family 
left  Wales  in  1848,  and  located  in  Madison  township,  Jackson  county,  where 
John  was  reared  on  a farm  until  he  was  eleven  years  old.  In  1856,  the  family 
moved  to  Greenfield  township,  Gallia  county,  Ohio,  where  John  remained  with 
Ms  father  until  1864.  He  enlisted  in  Company  E,  179th  O.  V.  I.  as  a private, 
September  2,  1864,  for  one  year  and  was  discharged  June  17,  1865.  The  entire 
service  of  the  regiment  was  at  Nashville,  Tennessee. 

In  1865,  at  the  close  of  the  war,  he  returned  home  and  determined  to  get 
an  education.  He  engaged  in  farming  and  attended  school  at  Ewington,  Ohio, 
for  seven  terms.  He  taught  school  for  two  years,  one  in  Gallia  and  one  in 
Lawrence  county.  He  went  to  Duff’s  College  at  Pittsburg  and  learned  book- 
keeping. From  there  he  went  to  Olive  Furnace  and  took  charge  of  the  furnace 
store  and  did  part  of  the  book-keeping.  He  came  to  Portsmouth,  January  1, 
1873,  and  commenced  to  keep  books  for  John  Jones,  the  plumber.  He  was  with 
him  until  1880.  He  went  to  Jackson  and  was  engaged  there  in  the  Tropic  Iron 
Company.  He  remained  with  them  two  years,  and  came  back  to  Portsmouth, 
and  kept  books  for  the  Portsmouth  Brewing  Company,  until  1884.  In  1885,  he 
returned  to  Jackson  and  became  superintendent  of  the  Tropic  Iron  Company  at 
Oak  Hill,  and  has  been  so  engaged  ever  since.  He  was  a stockholder  and  direc- 
tor of  the  Tropic  Iron  Company  while  it  was  in  existence.  He  resides  in  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  at  the  corner  of  Eleventh  and  Lincoln  streets,  and  returns  home 
at  the  close  of  each  week. 

He  was  married  to  Jane  Herbert,  of  Oak  Hill,  Ohio,  November  19,  1874. 
His  children  are:  Jane  Herbert,  at  home;  John  Stanton,  at  home,  graduated 

from  the  Rio  Grande  College  in  1902;  James,  a book-keeper  at  Olive  Furnace. 
He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

Stout  Morris 

was  bom  at  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania,  February  21,  1816,  the  son  of  Benjamin 
Morris  and  Hannah  Stout,  his  wife.  In  1828,  he  came  to  Ohio  with  his  parents, 
floating  down  the  Ohio  river  in  a boat  of  his  father’s  own  construction,  and  set- 


ALBERT  R.  MORRISON. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


1079 


tied  at  New  Richmond.  There  he  grew  to  manhood,  receiving  his  education  in 
the  public  schools.  His  father  was  a blacksmith  and  iron-worker,  hut  the  son 
early  developed  a talent  for  machinery.  He  soon  became  a skilled  artisan,  mill- 
wright and  draftsman.  He  had  few,  if  any.  superiors  in  this  region  as  a mill- 
wright, and  his  skill  in  this  line  was  in  great  demand  from  central  Kentucky  on 
the  south  to  Put-in-Bay  on  the  north.  Along  about  1840,  Mr.  Morris  went  from 
Rockport,’  Ky.  where  he  was  at  work  at  his  trade,  to  Lawrencehurg,  Indiana. 
There  for  some  time  he  was  engineer  of  a large  distillery  and  flour  mill  combined, 
but  1850  found  him  back  to  New  Richmond.  March  31,  1858,  he  came  to  Scioto 
county  to  superintend  the  erection  of  the  Davis  distillery  and  flouring  mill  at 
Union  Mills. 

While  his  coming  was  for  that  purpose  solely,  events  so  shaped  them- 
selves that  he  made  the  West  Side  his  permanent  home.  At  Lawrencehurg,  Ind. 
he  first  met  Miss  Josephine  McQuiston,  who  was  born  at  Cincinnati,  the  very 
year  Mr.  Morris,  a lad  of  twelve  years,  came  to  Ohio.  On  January  8,  1844,  they 
were  married  and  for  forty-eight  years  their  lives  were  as  one.  She  sur- 
vived him  and  resides  at  the  old  homestead  on  the  West  Side.  Mrs.  Morris’s 
father,  John  McQuiston.  was  born  in  Scotland.  He  was  a cousin  of  Gov.  Thomas 
Hendricks  of  Indiana.  Her  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was  Margaret  Scott 
was  a cousin  of  Gen.  Winfield  Scott.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morris  had  ten  children. 
Two,  Albert  S.,  and  Armel  died  in  infancy,  and  one,  Louisa  R.,  died  at  the  age 
of  nineteen.  The  others  are  still  living.  They  are:  John  M.,  who  now  resides  at 
Columbus;  Mrs.  Josephine  Calver,  widow  of  the  late  Timothy  Calver;  Mrs. 
Amanda  Calvert  wife  of  Thomas  G.  Calvert  of  the  West  Side;  Miss  Luella  and 
Harry  R.  (whose  sketch  appears  elsewhere) ; Mrs.  Clara  Cummings,  wife  of  A. 
J.  Cummings  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  Mrs.  Nora  M.  Ball,  wife  of  Judge  Harry 
Ball,  of  Portsmouth.  John  M.  Morris,  the  oldest  child  was  but  sixteen  years  old 
when  the  Civil  war  broke  out,  but  he  enlisted  in  Battery  L and  served  three 
years. 

In  politics'  Stout  Morris  was  an  ardent  republican.  He  never  aspired  to 
political  ofiice  and  the  only  position  of  public  trust  he  held  was  that  of  school 
director.  In  religion,  he  was  a firm  believer  in  the  doctrines  of  the  Baptist 
church  and  he  gave  much  of  his  life  and  efforts  to  the  up-building  of  that  church. 
Mr.  Morris  died  September  23,  1890.  He  was  a man  of  large  ability  and  counted 
among  his  intimate  friends  and  associates,  many  of  the  prominent  and  influen- 
tial business  and  professional  men  of  this  community.  His  many  noble  acts,  his 
constant  regard  for  the  advancement  and  welfare  of  others,  his  many  kind  words 
and  deeds  secured  him  the  affectiop  of  the  people.  The  influence  for  good  that 
he  then  had  upon  his  community  lives  and  is  felt  today. 

Harry  Robinson  Morris 

was  born  January  17,  1861  in  Washington  township.  His  father  was  Stout  Mor- 
ris, and  his  mother  was  Josephine  McQuiston.  He  is  the  eighth  of  the  eleven 
children  of  his  parents.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  in  his  vicinity,  and  in 
the  Portsmouth  schools.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  went  into  the  employment  of 
Davis  & Co.  as  a dry  gauger  at  the  distillery  and  was  employed  there  for  three 
years.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one,  he  went  into  the  store  of  Davis  & Son  at 
Union  Mills,  and  was  in  that  employment  for  three  years.  For  one  year  more, 
he  was  with  Spellacy  & Company,  contractors.  He  then  became  a farmer  and 
has  continued  such  ever  since.  He  was  married  November  15,  1888,  to  Minnie 
Wilkins,  the  daughter  of  the  late  E.  P.  Wilkins,  of  Rush  township.  They  have 
three  children:  Ethel,  Inez  and  Alma.  They  lost  one  son,  Harry  in  infancy.  Mr. 
Morris  is  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Baptist  church,  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio.  The  only  order  he  belongs  to  is  the  A.  O.  U.  W.  Mr.  Morris  is  a man  of 
sensitive  nature  and  deep  feeling.  He  is  of  the  strictest  integrity — faithful  and 
true  in  all  things.  His  word  is  as  good  as  his  bond,  and  the  latter  is  good  for 
any  amount  for  which  he  will  give  it.  He  would  make  no  obligations  he  could 
not  pay.  His  convictions  are  clear  strong  and  well-defined;  accommodating  and 
obliging,  it  is  impossible  for  him  to  do  too  much  for  his  friends. 

Albert  R.  Morrison 

was  born  July  23,  1846,  in  Rockville,  Adams  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  David 
Morrison,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Martha  Mitchell,  a daughter  of 


1080  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Judge  David  Mitchell,  formerly  an  Associate  Judge  of  Scioto  county.  When  he 
was  five  years  old  his  parents  moved  to  Covington,  Kentucky,  and  he  resided 
there  until  the  year  1859.  In  1859,  his  parent®  moved  to  the  farm,  where  he  af- 
terwards resided  and  where  he  died. 

He  attended  school  while  in  Covington  and  at  the  Elm  Tree  school  house 
until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  the  military  sendee  of  the 
United  States  in  Company  D,  173  0.  V.  I.,  on  August  25,  1864.  He  was  appointed 
Second  Lieutenant  Sept.  17,  1864,  and  was  promoted  to  First  Lieutenant  Dec.  14, 
1864,  and  mustered  out  with  his  Company  June  26,  1865.  When  he  returned  from 
the  service,  he  remained  on  the  farm  with  his  mother,  then  a widow,  until  he 
was  married,  February  1,  1870,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  McMasters,  a daughter  of  James 
McMasters  of  Sandy  Springs.  He  continued  to  reside  on  his  mother’s  farm  until 
1875.  In  the  fall  of  that  year  he  began  to  travel  as  commercial  salesman  for  J. 
L-.  Hibbs  & Co.,  and  then  moved  to  Portsmouth.  He  resided  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
until  July,  1864,  employed  as  a salesman  for  Hibbs  & Co.,  in  the  business  of  sell- 
ing shoes,  and  a part  of  the  time  he  was  a partner. 

In  the  year  of  1884,  he  returned  to  the  home  farm  in  Nile  township,  and  at 
the  same  time  began  as  a commercial  salesman  with  J.  W.  Thorne  & Co.,  of 
Cincinnati  in  the  shoe  business.  He  resided  on  the  farm  until  the  spring  of 
1894,  when  he  removed  to  Cincinnati  and  resided  on  Walnut  Hills  until  1898. 
He  returned  to  the  farm  in  1899  and  lived  there  until  his  death.  He  remained 
with  J.  W.  Thorne  & Co.,  until  1894,  and  then  went  into  partnership  with  D.  B. 
Sachs,  in  the  firm  of  Sachs,  Morrison  & Co.,  in  the  clothing  business.  He  was 
in  that  business  until  1898,  and  then  traveled  for  the  firm  of  Stern,  Auer  & Co., 
in  the  clothing  business,  until  the  fall  of  1899,  when  he  gave  up  business  as  a 
commercial  traveler. 

About  November  1899,  he  developed  symptoms  of  Bright’s  disease,  which 
caused  his  death  on  November  13,  1901.  Mr.  Morrison  was  a man  of  great  in- 
dustry, energy  and  enterprise.  He  had  one  of  the  largest  and  finest  farms  in 
the  Ohio  valley;  and  had  placed  on  it  a large,  convenient  residence.  He  was  a 
man  full  of  enthusiasm  for  everything  which  he  undertook.  He  could  have  re- 
mained in  the  occupation  as  a commercial  salesman  as  long  as  his  health  would 
have  permitted  and  could  command  a handsome  salary  at  any  time.  He  had  a 
wonderful  influence  over  the  men  connected  with  him  by  business  relations.  As 
a farmer  he  was  energetic  and  tireless.  An  inspection  of  his  lands  would  demon- 
strate to  anyone  that  he  was  a model  farmer.  He  was  a most  excellent  neigh- 
bor, a good  friend  and  a good  citizen.  In  his  politics  he  was  a -republican,  but 
never  sought  office  nor  would  accept  one.  In  his  religious  views  he  was  a Pres- 
byterian, and  a member  of  the  Sandy  Springs  Presbyterian  church  from  1870 
until  his  removal  to  Portsmouth.  In  the  latter  city  he  was  connected  with  the 
Second  Presbyer'ian  church. 

He  left  quite  a large  family.  His  oldest  son,  William  Kepner  was  born 
Dec.  14.  1870,  and  had  grown  up  to  be  one  of  the  finest  young  men  in  the  county. 
He  was  taking  care  of  his  father’s  farm,  and  wais  conducting  it  in  the  very  best, 
manner.  He  was  an  active,  energetic,  enterprising,  young  man,  respected  and 
admired  by  all  who  knew  him.  On  July  8,  1894,  he  was  accidentally  shot  in  the 
head  by  a farm  hand  with  a Flobert  rifle  and  died  within  twenty-four  hours. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  engaged  to  Misis  Alwena  Caden.  Our  subject 
had  one  other  son,  his  youngest,  Roy,  who  died  Jan.  28,  1897,  aged  ten  months 
and  fifteen  days.  His  other  children  were  daughters  as  follows:  Martha  Bell, 
widow  of  Dr.  Charles  Adams  of  Vanceburg,  Kentucky;  Susan  Beard,  wife  of  Mor- 
ris Coe,  residing  in  Nile  township;  Blanche,  wife  of  Dr.  Joseph  C.  Williamson 
of  Sciotoville;  Fannie,  Annie  and  Bessie,  residing  at  home  with  their  mother. 

James  H.  Morrison, 

the  third  son  of  David  and  Martha  Mitchell  Morrison,  was  born  at  Covington, 
Kentucky,  June  18,  1851.  When  he  was  six  yeans  old  the  family  returned  to  the 
old  Mitchell  home  in  Nile  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  He  attended  school 
at  Elm  Tree  school  house  and  obtained  hi,s  education  there.  He  was  a traveling 
salesman,  and  began  as  such  in  1880  for  J.  L.  Hibbs  & Company,  of  Portsmouth. 
He  traveled  for  them  two  years,  then  with  McFarland,  Sanford  & Company,  of 
Portsmouth,  Ohio;  for  Vorheis,  Miller  & Rupel,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio:  for  Jacob  & 
Sachs,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  for  Sanford,  Storrs  & Varner. 


JAMES  H.  MORRISON. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


10S1 


James  Morrison  was  a republican,  but  took  no  active  part  in  political  af- 
fairs. On  November  3,  1874,  be  was  married  to  Miss  Ara  B.  McCall,  daughter 
of  Henry  McCall,  of  Nile  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  There  are  two  children 
living:  Louise,  aged  sixteen  and  James  Hines,  aged  twelve.  His  son,  Henry 
McCall,  volunteered  in  the  Spanish  War  in  April,  1898,  in  Company  H,  Fourth 
O.  V.  I.  The  regiment  was  sent  to  Porto  Rico  and  when  about  to  return,  he  was 
taken  sick  and  died  on  board  the  Hospital  ship  Missouri  October  26,  1898, 
and  was  buried  at  sea.  He  was  but  nineteen  years  old  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

Our  subject  was  attacked  by  Bright’s  disease  in  September,  1899.  He  suf- 
fered with  it  for  two  yeans  and  died  September  23,  1901.  He  enjoyed  the  fullest 
confidence  of  all  his  employers.  He  was  one  of  the  best  salesmen  who  ever  fol- 
lowed that  vocation.  He  was  a good  father  and  a good  neighbor  and  his  death 
was  a great  shock  to  all  his  friends  and  a great  loss  to  all  connected  with  him. 

Andrew  Jackson  Morrow 

was  bom  in  Brown  county,  Ohio,  five  miles  north  of  Georgetown,  December  25, 
1853.  His  father  was  John  W.  Morrow,  and  his  mother  was  Marilla  Staten, 
daughter  of  George  W.  Staten,  the  mother  of  sixteen  children,  of  whom  our  sub- 
ject is  the  eldest  She  is  living  yet  in  Brown  county.  His  grandfather  William 
Morrow  came  from  Ireland.  His  paternal  grandmother  was  a native  of  this 
state.  His  father  was  a farmer  and  died  in  1901.  Andrew  was  educated  in  the 
Georgetown  schools  up  till  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  He  was  married 
July  18,  1813  to  Elizabeth  Ellis,  daughter  of  Duncan  Ellis.  There  were  three 
children  of  this  marriage,  Carrie,  the  only  one  living.  She  was  married  to  a Mr. 
Gould,  near  Feesburg,  Brown  county,  Ohio.  His  first  wife  died  on  June  2,  1889 
and  he  was  married,  again  to  Miss  Mary  Ellen  Wilson,  in  Scioto  county.  Since 
1891  he  has  been  in  the  livery  and  cattle  business  at  Georgetown,  Ohio,  also  at 
Otway  and  Rarden.  He  moved  to  Portsmouth,  February,  1901,  and  went  into  the 
livery  business  at  531,  Gallia  street.  He  was  in  business  there  for  one  year  and 
then  went  into  partnership  with  Thomas  Haley  under  the  firm  name  of  Morrow 
& Haley.  In  his  political  views,  he  is  a democrat.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Methodist  church,  of  the  Red  Men  and  Odd  Fellows. 

Edward  Mulligan 

was  born  at  Blessington,  county  Wicklow,  Ireland,  January  21,  1834.  His 
father,  Edward  Mulligan,  was  educated  for  the  priesthood  and  was  a student  at 
Maynooth  College.  He  was  a very  intelligent  man  and  gave  his  son  a taste  for 
reading  and  good  literature.  Our  subject  was  the  third  of  six  children,  one  son 
and  five  daughters.  He  received  his  education  in  Ireland.  In  1847,  he  came  to 
the  United  States  and  landed  at  New  Orleans.  He  went  to  Cincinnati  and  his 
father  went  into  a stove  factory  there.  In  1852  he  and  his  father  came  to 
Portsmouth  and  secured  employment  in  R.  Bell’s  shoe  factory  and  worked  with 
him  as  long  as  he  run  the  factory.  He  was  then  in  business  with  Ed  Kenrick 
for  a short  time.  He  worked  in  the  shoe  factory  Henry  Padan  started  and  from 
there  went  to  work  for  Drew,  Selby  & Company  and  worked  there  until  1892 
when  he  stopped  all  work  on  account  of  bad  health. 

He  was  married  August  27,  1867  to  Miss  Mary  Ann  Bannon.  He  and  his 
wife  made  a trip  to  Ireland  in  May,  1894.  The  people  at  his  old  home  in  Ireland 
were  amazed  at  the  memory  he  had  of  the  events  of  his  childhood.  He  was  a 
communicant  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church  from  boyhood.  He  and  Mr.  Stan- 
ton purchased  the  cemetery  for  the  Holy  Redeemer  church.  He  cast  fils  first 
vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln,  but  afterwards  was  a democrat.  He  died  December 
31,  1895.  He  was  a very  witty  man  and  a great  reader  of  politics  and  history. 
He  was  a good  and  true  friend,  wherever  he  made  one.  He  was  intensely  pious 
and  greatly  devoted  to  his  church.  To  know  him  was  to  like  him.  He  was  very 
tender  hearted  and  his  sympathies  were  easily  roused  and  interested.  He  was 
single-handed  and  simple-minded.  Such  a matter  as  overreaching  a neighbor 
would  never  occur  to  him.  He  was  plain  and  straightforward  with  every  one. 
To  him  all  things  were  pure  and  good  and  evil  never  had  any  place  in  his  mind. 
His  life  was  an  example  of  what  a Christian’s  should  be. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Leonidas  tl . Murphy 

was  born  in  Green  township,  Adams  county,  October  16,  1847,  son  of  David  Whit- 
taker Murphy  and  his  wife,  Cynthia  McCall.  In  1849,  his  father  moved  to  Buena 
Vi-sta,  in  Scioto  county.  He  attended  the  district  school  until  he  was  fifteen 
years  of  age,  and  had  the  advantage  of  the  township  library,  kept  at  his  father  s 
home,  and  he  read  all  its  books.  In  1851,  he  took  his  first  lesson  in  merchan- 
dising in  the  store  of  Major  W.  C.  Henry.  In  1862,  he  worked  on  a farm  for  six 
months.  In  1863,  he  was  employed  as  a foreman  by  Caden  Brothers  for  six 
months.  On  September  16,  1863,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  entered  the  house 
of  C.  P.  Tracy  & Company,  wholesale  shoe-merchants,  and  for  thirty-six  years, 
from  that  time  to  December  1,  1901  was  connected  with  it.  From  1868,  he  was 
a partner  in  the  same  house  until  December  1,  1901,  when  he  retired  and  formed 
the  Murphy  Shoe  Company  with  a capital  of  $60,000,  of  which  he  is  the  presi- 
dent, Arthur  Murphy,  his  son,  vice  president  and  John  M.  Wendelken,  secretary 
and  treasurer. 

Mr.  Murphy  has  always  been  a republican  in  his  political  views  but  has 
steadily  declined  to  be  a candidate  for  any  office.  He  never  served  in  a public  ap- 
pointment, but  that  of  jury  commissioner  of  his  county  from  1894  to  1897.  He 
has  been  a member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church  since  his  residence  in  Portsmouth. 
He  has  been  a steward  of  that  church  for  thirty  years  and  superintendent  of  its 
Sunday  school  for  four  years. 

He  was  married  February  2,  1870,  to  Mary  Katharine,  daughter  of  the 
late  Daniel  Mclntire,  who  in  former  years  was  a prominent  contractor  and 
builder  in  Portsmouth.  He  has  four  children,  Laura,  wife  of  Louis  D.  McCall, 
of  Chicago;  Dr.  Charles  T.  Murphy  of  the  same  place;  Arthur  Lee,  now  in  busi- 
ness with  him,  and  Julia  Alice,  residing  at  home. 

Mr.  Murphy,  while  confined  closely  to  his  adopted  city  by  his  business, 
yet  finds  time  to  read  much  and  keep  thoroughly  abreast  with  the  times.  He  is 
a steady  and  hard  worker  in  his  business  and  in  the  activities  of  his  church, 
but  every  summer  he  takes  a vacation  of  two  to  four  weeks  in  which  he  rests 
himself  by  following  the  pursuit  of  fishing.  He  i;s  an  enthusiastic  disciple  of 
Isaac  Walton. 

Mr.  Murphy  believes  that  the  highest  duty  to  man  is  to  perform  well, 
every  day,  and  from  day  to  day,  the  obligations  before  him  in  business,  in  so- 
ciety, in  the  church  and  in  municipal  and  state  affairs.  In  following  this  guid- 
ing principle  for  over  thirty  years,  he  had  aided  in  building  up  one  of  the  most 
substantial  business  houses  in  the  state.  In  following  up  this  principle  in  the 
church,  he  has  been  an  important  factor  in  maintaining  one  of  the  most  flour- 
ishing Methodist  Episcopal  churches  in  the  country,  and  for  himself  has  estab- 
lished a character  in  business  circles  and  in  the  state,  of  which  both  he  and  his 
associates  in  business,  his  friends  in  the  church  and  his  fellow  citizens  may  well 
be  proud.  In  all  matters,  hi.s  word  is  as  good  as  his  bond  and  the  latter  is  equal 
to  the  gold  standard  all  the  time.  |" Since  the  above  was  written  Mr.  Murphy 
has  been  compelled  to  retire  from  active  business  life  on  account  of  failure  in 
his  health  caused  by  overwork.  He  still  retains  his  former  interest  in  the  Mur- 
phy Shoe  Company  which  is  managed  by  other  members  of  the  company.] 

Filmore  Mussel- 

son  of  John  C.  Musser  and  Isabel  E.  Jones,  was  born  September  28,  1856,  and 
has  resided  all  his  life  in  Portsmouth.  His  grandfather,  John  Musser,  came  to 
to  this  city  from  Pennsylvania  in  the  early  part  of  the  century.  The  subject  of 
this  sketch  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth,  graduated  from 
the  High  School  with  the  class  of  1875.  At  the  age  of  nineteen,  in  the  winter  af- 
ter his  graduation  he  began  teaching  school,  his  first  year’s  work  being  in 
Greenup  county,  Kentucky.  The  two  years  following  he  taught  in  Green  town- 
ship, Scioto  county,  and  the  next  year,  1878-9,  he  taught  at  the  historic  “red 
school  house,”  just  east  of  Portsmouth  in  Clay  township,  closing  his  career  as 
a teacher  in  1880  as  principal  of  the  High  School,  at  Hamden  Junction,  Vinton 
county. 

From  the  time  of  giving  up  school  work  until  the  spring  of  1881  he  was 
employed  in  newspaper  work  as  a reporter  and  compositor.  In  April,  1881  he  be- 
came deputy  under  George  L.  Dodge,  County  Auditor,  serving  in  that  capacity 


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1083 


until  September,  1887,  at  which  time  he  assumed  the  office  of  Auditor,  having- 
been  elected  the  previous  year  as  the  Republican  candidate  over  Laban  W.  El- 
liott, the  Democratic  candidate.  Re-elected  Auditor  in  1889  over  Wesley  Reddish, 
he  completed  his  second  term  in  that  office  in  1893. 

During  his  service  as  deputy  and  as  Auditor,  Mr.  Musser  devised  and  put 
into  use  entirely  new  systems  in  the  management  of  that  office,  and  in  connec- 
tion with  the  County  Treasurer,  Charles  Kinney  arranged  a system  of  accounting 
between  the  Auditor’s  and  Treasurer’s  offices.  To  such  an  extent  was  the  work 
of  the  office  systematized  by  him,  that  at  the  completion  of  his  term  the  Audi- 
tor’s office  was  regarded  as  a model  for  the  State,  and  largely  to  the  methods  in- 
augurated by  Mr.  Musser,  and  which  have  been  continued  by  his  efficient  suc- 
cessors, is  due  the  fact  that  the  offices  of  the  County  Auditor  and  County  Trea- 
surer of  Scioto  county  are  regarded  as  probably  the  most  systematic  and  best 
conducted  offices  in  the  state.  In  addition  to  this,  in  connection  with  the  Coun- 
ty Commissioners,  he  devised  the  plan  of  funding  the  bonded  indebtedness  of  the 
county,  making  a levy  for  the  annual  payment  of  a portion  of  the  debt,  the  con- 
tinuance of  which  plan  to  the  present  time,  has  resulted  in  the  payment  of  the 
entire  indebtedness  of  the  county. 

In  1893,  Mr.  Musser  was  elected  to  Council  from  the  Sixth  ward.  Prior 
to  the  expiration  of  his  term  the  Seventh  ward  was  constructed  of  territory 
embracing  his  residence,  and  at  that  time,  having  engaged  in  newspaper  work, 
he  declined  a re-election.  Immediately  after  retiring  from  the  Auditor’s  office 
Mr.  Musser  engaged  in  newspaper  work,  purchasing  the  Portsmouth  Tribune. 
This  proved  an  unprofitable  venture,  and  after  three  years,  in  January,  1897,  the 
control  of  the  paper  was  sold  to  J.  E.  Valjean.  In  the  years  1897  and  1898,  Mr. 
Musser  was  employed  as  expert  accountant  by  the  Auditor  of  State,  making  an 
examination  of  the  county  offices  of  Holmes  county,  which  resulted  in  disclosures 
causing  the  County  Auditor  of  that  county  to  become  a fugitive  from  justice. 

In  1899.  Mr.  Musser  pi'epared  the  maps  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  and  of 
the  portion  of  Scioto  county  east  of  the  Scioto  river  for  the  decennial  appraise- 
ment of  1900,  and  has  since  followed  up  the  work  of  map  making  and  preparing 
abstracts  of  land  titles  in  which  work  he  has  become  an  expert.  In  addition 
to  this,  he  is  entrusted  with  the  large  property  interests,  in  this  city  and  county, 
of  a number  of  non-residents.  He  has  a pleasant  suite  of  offices  at  48,  West  Sec- 
ond street,  corner  Washington. 

On  December  29,  1885  Mr.  Musser  was  united  in  marriage  with  Elona  R. 
Oakes,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Joshua  Oakes,  the  drain-tile  manufacturer  of 
Haverhill,  and  now  resides  with  his  wife  and  two  daughters,  Ethel  and  Isabel  at 
135  West  Fourth  street,  Portsmouth,  O. 

Joseph  L.  Myer 

was  born  July  9,  1876  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of  Jacob 
Myer,  now  deceased,  and  Rosa  (Loeb)  Myer,  both  of  whom  were  born  in  Rhenish, 
Germany.  His  boyhood  was  spent  at  Portsmouth  attending  the  Primary,  Gram- 
mar and  High  Schools  there  and  he  was  graduated  from  the  last  named  at  the 
age  of  seventeen,  with  the  highest  percentage  ever  attained  by  a student  at  that 
school.  Immediately  upon  graduation  from  the  High  School,  he  removed  to  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  with  his  mother  and  sister.  He  entered  the  Cincinnati  Law 
School,  completing  the  three  years  course  in  two  years  and  was  graduated  in 
1896,  receiving  the  highest  percentage  of  the  class,  at  the  same  time  being  the 
youngest,  19  years  of  age.  Compelled  to  wait  two  years  before  being  admitted 
to  the  bar,  because  of  his  being  under  twenty-one,  during  the  interval  he  was 
associated  with  Judge  Clement  Bates  of  the  Cincinnati  Bar  in  editing  the  Re- 
vised Statutes  of  Ohio;  and  was  sole  editor  of  the  second  edition  of  the  same. 
He  is  now  practicing  law  in  Cincinnati  as  the  partner  of  Judge  Clement  Bates, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Bates  & Myer.  MF.  Myer  is  a man  of  extensive  reading, 
both  in  and  out  of  his  profession,  with  a memory  of  great  retentiveness  united 
with  unusual  analytical  and  practical  powers.  He  is  already  recognized  as  one 
of  the  most  thorough  lawyers  of  the  younger  bar  of  Cincinnti,  of  prominent  abil- 
ity and  untiring  energy,  and  he  is  winning  ever  year  a more  and  more  respon- 
sible class  of  business  and  a brilliant  future  is  anticipated  for  him  by  his  brother 
lawyers. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Robert  Curtis  Myers 

was  born  April  5,  I860  at  Curllsv'ille,  Pennsylvania.  His  father  was  Miles  Ross 
Myers,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Jane  Henderson.  His  parents  had 
five  children  of  whom  our  subject  was  the  second.  He  lived  in  Pennsylvania 
until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age.  He  attended  the  common  schools  there,  and 
at  the  Ohio  Normal  University,  at  Ada,  Ohio.  He  graduated  in  the  scientific 
course  in  1886,  and  in  the  law  course  in  1889.  In  the  year  1888,  he  taught  school 
in  the  state  > of  Mississippi.  He  was  married  December  31,  1888,  to  Minerva 
Parker,  daughter  of  A.  C.  Parker,  of  Cambridge,  Ohio.  She  died  May  23,  1902. 

Mr.  Myers  located  in  Greenup,  Ky.,  in  August,  1890,  where  he  was  the  su- 
perintendent of  the  schools  in  Greenup  for  three  years,  and  was  also  County 
School  Examiner  for  the  same  time.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Kentucky 
in  1892.  He  began  his  practice  in  the  same  year  and  formed  a partnership  with 
Col.  W.  J.  Worthington,  afterwards  Lieutenant  Governor  of  the  State.  He  was 
elected  to  the  Legislaure  in  1897,  as  a republican,  by  a majority  of  160  votes  to 
represent  Greenup  county.  He  served  but  two  years.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
Republican  House  Caucus.  He  was  on  the  committee  of  Judiciary,  Kentucky 
Statutes,  Court  of  Appeals,  State  Prisons,  House  of  Reform,  and  the  Circuit 
Court.  He  left  Kentucky  in  March,  1898,  and  located  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  to 
practice  his  profession.  From  May  18,  1902,  until  September  16,  1902,  he  was  ab- 
sent from  the  city  of  Portsmouth,  in  the  west,  and  his  sketch,  not  being  furnished 
in  that  period  of  time,  does  not  appear  amongst  the  Bar  of  Scioto  County,  where 
it  should  properly  appear,  and  for  that  reason  it  appears  here. 

General  'William  Holt  Nash 

was  born  June  22,  1834,  at  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  the  eldest  son  and  child  of  Hon. 
Simeon  Nash  and  Cynthia  Smith,  his  wife.  His  father  was  a native  of  South 
Hadley,  and  his  mother  was  a native  of  Granby,  Mass.  They  were  married  in 
1832,  and  he  went  to  Gallipolis,  and  she  followed  the  next  year.  Our  subject  at- 
tended the  public  schools  in  Gallipolis  and  Gallia  Academy  until  1849,  when  he 
went  to  Mariette  College  and  remained  until  the  fall  of  1852,  having  completed 
the  sophomore  year.  His  health  broke  down  and  he  was  compelled  to  leave,  and 
in  February,  1853,  he  went  into  Derby’s  book  store  In  Cincinnati,  and  was  there 
until  June,  1856.  In  October  of  that  year,  he  started  a book  store  of  his  own  in 
Gallipolis.  and  remained  there  until  1859. 

He  was  married  to  Sarah  S.  Forsythe,  daughter  of  James  Forsythe,  Jan- 
uary 1,  1857,  at  Junior  furnace,  by  the  Rev.  Dan  Young.  There  was  but  one 
child  of  this  marriage,  a daughter,  Catharine,  born  July,  1858. 

In  the  spring  of  1860,  he  moved  to  Empire  furnace,  and  taught  school  there 
until  the  spring  of  1861.  On  June  1,  1861,  he  entered  the  United  States  service 
as  telegraph  operator  at  Parkersburg,  W.  Va.  On  June  22,  1861  he  became  a 
confidential  cipher  operator  for  General  McClellan,  and  went  to  Clarksburg.  He 
served  in  this  capacity  until  November,  1862.  On  November  28,  1862,  he  was 
commissioned  a Commissary  of  Subsistence  of  the  Volunteers,  with  the  rank  of 
Captain,  and  served  as  such  until  December  15,  1865.  He  was  then  appointed 
as  Commissary  of  Subsistence  in  the  Regular  army,  with  rank  as  Captain,  until 
July  14,  1890,  when  he  was  promoted  to  Major.  He  was  made  Lieutenant  Colo- 
nel June  10,  1896,  and  was  made  Colonel  and  Assistant  Commissary  General,  Feb- 
ruary 4,  1898.  He  was  promoted  to  Commissary  General  of  Subsistence  with  the 
rank  of  Brigadier  General  of  the  United  States  army,  April  21,  1898. 

He  retired  May  2,  1898,  and  has  been  residing  in  Columbus,  at  No.  43,  Lex- 
ington Avenue,  ever  since.  During  the  Civil  war  he  served  with  Gen.  Sheridan 
and  Gen.  Crook,  in  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  in  the  entire  Chickamauga 
campaign,  was  ordered  to  West  Virginia,  April,  1864,  and  was  in  Hunter’s 
Lynchburg  campaign.  After  that  he  was  in  the  Kanawha  valley  until  No- 
vember, 1865,  when  he  served  in  Texas,  from  March,  1866  until  March,  1868.  He 
was  chief  commissary  of  the  department  of  Texas.  From  1867  to  1869,  he  was  in 
Washington  city.  From  1869  to  1870,  he  was  purchasing  commissary  of  subsist- 
ence in  Cincinnati.  He  also  served  in  New  Mexico,  Omaha,  Nebraska,  Louis- 
ville. Ky.,  Cheyenne,  Wyoming,  Boston,  Mass.,  from  1880  to  1881.  In  Washing- 
ton city  from  1882  to  1884  in  New  Orleans  from  1885  to  1888,  in  Fortress  Mon- 
roe in  1889.  He  then  was  sent  to  Vancouver  Barracks,  Washington,  and  was 


GENERAL  WILLIAM  II.  NASH. 


JOHN  NEILL. 


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there  from  January  1,  1890,  to  April,  1897,  and  then  at  St.  Louis  from  1897  to 
April  21,  1898,  and  later  in  Washington  city  to  May  2,  1898.  He  was  then  made 
Brigadier  General  without  his  request.  When  he  was  at  Vancouver,  he  was 
chief  commissary  under  General  Elwell  S.  Ottis. 

His  wife  died  in  1891,  and  he  was  married  a second  time  to  Mrs.  Mary 
Maxcn  Wilson,  February  22.  1892.  She  was  the  widow  of  Theodore  Wilson,  at 
Gallipolis,  and  a daughter  of  Dr.  Darius  Maxon,  of  Gallipolis,  and  a granddaugh- 
ter of  Gen.  Louis  Newsom. 

Here  is  what  a long  time  friend  and  intimate  acquaintance  of  General 
Nash  says  of  him,  “He  is  slightly  above  average  height,  spare  of  person,  grey 
eyes,  with  a philosophical,  argumentative  cast  of  countenance;  a man  of  marked 
clerical  and  executive  ability;  of  prepossessing  manners,  courteous  and  refined, 
and  with  a wonderful  fund  of  information  on  all  sorts  of  subjects,  especially  of  a 
political  or  historical  character;  of  fine  education  and  thoroughly  alive  to  all 
questions  of  the  moment,  whether  of  church  or  state;  fluent  of  expression  in 
either  writing  or  speaking;  most  excellent  company,  humorous,  instructive  and 
entertaining,  agreeable  in  temper,  esthetical  and  tactfully  discriminating  in  all 
the  proprieties  and  amenities  of  social  intercourse,  a true  believer  in  Christianity, 
a good  friend  with  a good  honest  heart  and  stable  in  general  character.” 

Here  is  what  General  ,T.  F.  Weston,  Commissary  General,  says  of  him: 
“Genial  and  companionable  as  a man.  he  always  gave  a soldierly  deference  to 
his  military  superiors;  vested  at  times  with  grave  and  pressing  responsibilities 
his  trust  was  always  discharged  with  fidelity  to  the  public  interests.” 

He  died  December  2,  1902,  at  his  home  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  of  sciatic 
rheumatism.  He  was  given  military  honors  in  his  funeral  and  was  laid  to  rest 
at  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  among  his  people. 

Green  S . Neary 

was  born  March  12,  1844,  in  Harrisonville,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
Matthew  Neary,  a native  of  Ireland,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Ann 
Vangorder.  She  was  a native  of  New  York.  They  were  married  in  Tioga  coun- 
ty, New  York,  and  settled  in  Harrison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  in  1834. 
They  had  nine  children,  of  whom  our  subject  was  the  fifth.  He  received  a com- 
mon school  education  and  was  raised  on  the  farm.  He  enlisted  in  Company  F, 
91st  0.  V.  I.,  August  6,  1862,  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  for  three  years,  and  was 
mustered  out  with  the  company,  June  24,  1865.  He  was  not  wounded  but  was 
captured  at  Winchester,  Virginia,  July  24,  1864,  and  was  a prisoner  at  Libby, 
Danville,  Lynchburg,  and  Belle  Isle,  and  was  then  paroled  to  be  exchanged. 

For  two  years  after  the  war,  he  followed  the  occupation  of  farming  and 
then  became  a foreman  for  contracting  on  public  works  and  was  that  and  a turn 
pike  contractor  much  of  the  time  until  1890,  since  then,  he  has  been  a farmer. 
He  has  been  a trustee  and  assessor  of  Harrison  township  He  was  elected 
county  commissioner  in  1899,  and  took  the  office  in  September,  1900. 

In  1871,  he  was  married  to  Hester  A.  Tibbs.  He  had  a daughter  Florence, 
who  lived  to  be  two  years  and  eight  months  old.  She  died  of  typhoid  fever,  Oc- 
tober 5,  1876,  and  his  wife  died  on  October  9,  following.  He  was  married  a sec- 
ond time  in  1889,  to  Lizzie  E.  Humphreys,  a daughter  of  Benjamin  H.  Hum- 
phreys. They  have  one  child,  Edna,  aged  ten.  Mr.  Neary  was  a democrat  until 
1883.  when  he  became  a republican,  and  has  been  such  since.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Methodist  Protestant  church  at  Shumway  chapel.  He  is  a Mason.  He  is  a 
liberal-minded  public-spirited  citizen.  He  is  practical  in  all  his  ideas,  and  as  a 
public  officer  he  does  the  best  for  the  public  interests,  knowing,  as  he  does,  all 
about  the  construction  of  public  roads,  from  having  built  them,  he  knows  how,  as 
a public  officer,  to  best  preserve  them. 

John  Neill 

was  born  June  2,  1823,  in  the  county  of  Londonderry,  Ireland.  His  father  was 
James  Neill,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Jane  Gordon.  His  parents  were 
natives  of  Ayrshire,  Scotland.  Hi.s  father  and  mother  had  five  children,  Thomas 
who  located  in  Wheeling;  James;  Nancy,  who  manned  James  Brown,  of  Phila- 
delphia; Jane,  who  married  Arthur  Glasgow,  of  Guernsey  county,  Ohio;  and  John 
our  subject.  His  father  died  when  he  was  eight  months  old.  At  the  age  of  five 
years  his  mother  took  her  children  and  located  at  Wheeling. 


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Mr.  Neill  attended  school  at  Wheeling  until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age, 
when  he  learned  to  be  a moulder.  He  was  in  the  apprenticeship  for  three  years 
under  John  Woodcock.  At  the  age  of  twenty,  he  went  to  Zanesville,  and  worked 
one  year.  August  18,  1844,  he  was  married  in  Zanesville,  Ohio,  to  Elizabeth 
Richardson,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  D.  Richardson  and  Rebecca  Pritchett  Rich- 
ardson. She  was  born  November  2,  1825.  Immediately  after  they  were  mar- 
ried, he  bought  a foundry  at  Laurel,  Indiana.  He  remained  there  two  years, 
and  then  sold  out.  He  located  in  Cincinnati  and  worked  in  the  W.  C.  Davis 
foundry,  as  foreman  for  five  years. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  the  spring  of  1853,  and  purchased  the  Chandler 
foundry,  located  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Massie  and  Front  streets.  He  formed 
a partnership  with  Henry  Eberhart,  under  the  firm  name  of  Neill  & Eberhart, 
and  they  continued  the  foundry  business  as  partners  until  1865,  when  he  sold  his 
interest  to  Eberhart.  At  the  same  time  he  bought  out  the  business  of  Harris 
and  Terry,  on  Chillicothe  street,  just  north  of  the  present  opera  house.  He  car- 
ried on  that  business  until  1870,  when  he  bought  the  foundry  site  on  Seventh 
street,  and  built  a foundry  there.  Mr.  Neill  bought  the  Dr.  Hempstead  property 
in  1862,  and  resided  there  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

He  has  had  the  following  children:  Anna,  John  Gordon,  George  Washing- 
ton, William  Edward,  and  Lizzie  Richardson. 

In  1889,  Mr.  Nelill  changed  his  business  into  a corporation,  with  a capital 
stock  of  $20,000.  He  was  president  until  his  death.  After  his  death  George 
Neill  became  the  president  and  John  Neill  the  secretary  and  treasurer.  Mr. 
Neill’s  wife  died  September  13,  1897,  and  he  died  August  13,  1899.  He  was  not 
a member  of  any  church.  His  wife  and  daughters  were  members  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth.  In  his  political  views,  he  was  a republican. 
He  was  never  a member  of  any  fraternity,  and  always  preferred  to  stand  on  his 
own  merits.  It  will  be  fifty  years  the  coming  spring,  since  he  started  business 
in  Portsmouth.  Mr.  Neill  was  a man  who  undertook  to  fulfill  every  duty  before 
him,  and  he  was  a fair  and  typical  representative  of  the  north  of  Ireland 
Scotch-Irishman. 


Charles  J.  Nelson 

was  born  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  March  22,  1847.  He  is  the  son  of  Oliver  J. 
and  Martha  B.  (Kinnison)  Nelson.  His  father  Oliver  J.  Nelson  was  a soldier 
in  Company  B,  67  O.  V.  I.  and  died  in  the  service,  September,  1865,  and  was 
buried  in  the  National  Cemetery,  at  Stantan,  Va.  He  took  part  in  the  battles 
fought  near  Petersburg,  Virginia.  The  boyhood  of  Charles  was  spent  on  the 
farm.  He  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Jackson  county.  He 
came  to  Scioto  county  in  1877  and  located  in  the  north-western  part  of  Madison 
township.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Christian  church.  He  was 
married  September  9,  1875  to  Mary  J.  Horton,  of  Jackson  county.  They  have  a 
large  family  of  children.  Arthur  and  Earl,  the  oldest  sons,  are  two  of  the  bright- 
est young  teachers  in  the  county.  Mr.  Nelson  is  regarded  as  an  industrious 
farmer,  a kind  and  considerate  neighbor  and  a most  valuable  citizen. 

Andrew  Jackson  Newell,  M.  D . , 

of  South  Webster,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  May  4,  1839.  His 
father  was  George  Newell  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Margaret  Stephen- 
son, descended  from  the  Stephensons  of  Virginia.  Doctor  Newell  was  reared 
on  a farm  till  sixteen  years  of  age;  attended  common  schools  till  eighteen  and 
afterwards  attended  the  Jackson  High  School.  He  taught  school  for  six  years 
holding  the  highest  grade  certificate  issued.  His  services  were  always  in  demand 
and  he  commanded  the  highest  wages.  In  1864  after  six  years  teaching,  he 
turned  Ms  attention  to  the  study  of  medicine.  He  attended  Ohio  Medical  College. 
He  located  at  Mabee  in  Jackson  county,  in  1866,  and  practiced  there  for  twenty- 
two  years.  He  came  to  South  Webster,  April  16,  1888.  He  was  elected  Justice  of 
the  Peace  in  Hamilton  township,  Jackson  county,  in  1872  and  held  the  office  for 
seventeen  years.  He  was  township  Clerk  from  1878  to  1888.  He  was  also  a 
township  Trustee  and  held  other  township  offices.  He  has  been  a member  of  the 
village  Council  of  South  Webster  for  six  years  and  is  now  holding  that  office. 
In  politics,  Doctor  Newell  is  a republican. 


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He  was  married  twice.  His  first  marriage  was  to  Frances  Buckley,  Decem- 
ber 31,  1862.  To  this  union  four  children  were  born:  Warren,  a physician  in 
Idaho  City,  Idaho,  and  Treasurer  of  Boise  county;  Mrs.  Bell  Ankrom,  now  in 
Manila,  Philippine  Islands;  Mrs.  Jessie  Heisel  of  Cincinnati  and  Wilbur,  clerk 
for  the  South  Webster  Hardware  Company.  His  first  wife  died  January  26,  1881. 
His  second  marriage  was  to  Miss  Jennie  McCoy,  September  29,  1881.  They  have 
one  son,  Guy,  who  is  yet  at  home. 

Doctor  Newell  began  the  practice  of  medicine  without  capital  in  1866,  and 
is  now,  not  only  a very  prominent  physician  with  a good  practice,  but  is  very 
well  endowed  with  this  world’s  goods.  As  a man.  Doctor  Newell,  is  an  excellent 
example  of  the  self-made  type.  His  honesty,  industry  and  pleasing  manners 
have  made  him  hosts  of  true  friends  and  have  won  him  the  respect  and  esteem 
of  the  country  for  miles  around.  There  is  no  favor  he  would  withhold  from  a 
friend.  He  is  a member  of  Western  Sun  Lodge.  F.  and  A.  M.  No.  91  at  Wheel- 
ersburg  and  of  Oak  Hill  Lodge  Knights  of  'Pythias. 

John  Bennett  Nichols 

was  born  at  Port  Isaac,  Cornwall  county,  England,  in  February,  1822.  His 
father’s  name  was  Thomas  Nichols,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary 
Ivey.  His  father  was  a merchant.  There  were  six  children  in  the  family:  Wil- 
liam, Thomas,  John  B.,  Samuel,  Elijah.  James,  all  sons,  and  all  have  lived  in 
Portsmouth.  Thomas  Nichols  the  father  brought  his  family  to  the  LTnited  States 
in  1832  and  located  in  Honesdale,  Pa.,  where  he  tried  farming.  Our  subject  came 
to  Portsmouth  in  1844,  before  his  father.  He  went  into  the  furniture  business  as 
a maker  of  furniture.  Riggs  & Wilcox  furnished  the  lumber  and  helped  him. 
He  learned  to  make  furniture  in  Honesdale.  He  was  in  the  business  of  making 
furniture  forty  years.  Wm.  E.  Williams  went  in  with  him  soon  after  he  opened 
out  in  'Portsmouth.  Mr.  Williams  made  chairs,  and  Mr.  Nichols  made  furniture. 
He  began  undertaking  at  the  same  time;  but  all  coffins  were  made  by  hand, 
and  were  never  made  until  some  one  was  dead  and  needed  one.  They  were  made 
chiefly  of  walnut  boards.  Ready  made  coffins  and  caskets  were  not  used  until 
about  1856.  Our  subject  was  in  the  undertaking  business  until  he  sold  out  to 
the  Fullers,  but  afterwards  continued  the  furniture  business. 

In  1871,  he  was  elected  Cemetery  Trustee  for  a period  of  three  years.  Jan- 
uary 31,  1871,  the  Presbyterian  church  presented  Mr.  Nichols  with  a silver  ser- 
vice and  a family  Bible  in  consequence  of  his  having  been  chorister  for  twenty- 
eight  years  previous.  The  Bible  cost  $22,  and  the  silver  service  $500.  Mr. 
Nichols  was  the  leader  of  the  choir  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  for  forty 
years. 

He  was  married  February  13,  1851  to  Maria  Merrill,  only  daughter  of  John 
Merrill.  The  following  are  the  children:  Charles  M.,  engaged  in  the  lithograph 
business  in  Columbus;  John  Belden.  a farmer  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  married 
Charlie  Davis,  who  is  deceased,  and  left  one  child.  Charlie;  Louis  Moore  is  in 
business  with  his  brother,  Charles  M.,  at  Columbus.  Mr.  Nichols  retired  from 
business  about  1898,  and  since  then  has  lived  a life  of  retirement  and  leisure. 

Isaac  H.  Noel 

was  born  April  6,  1840,  a short  distance  north  of  the  present  city  limits  in  Clay 
township,  on  the  farm  on  which  he  still  resides.  His  father,  Solomon  Noel, 
was  a son  of  Philip  Noel,  who  with  Jacob  Noel  and  Gabriel  Feurt  in  1816  pur- 
chased from  the  government  a section  of  land  about  four  miles  north  of  this 
city.  In  the  division  of  the  section  among  themselves,  Philip  was  allotted  the 
southern  portion  which  now  comprises  the  farm  of  John  Hogan  and  Michael  J. 
Noel.  Isaac  grew  to  manhood  on  the  farm,  performing  the  arduous  duties  which 
such  a life  involves,  and  participating  with  enthusiastic  vigor  in  such  sports  as 
the  times  afforded.  These  sports  were  chiefly  hunting  and  fishing,  and  few  if 
any  of  the  residents,  even  the  pioneers  themselves,  can  claim  a more  varied  or 
successful  experience  in  these  sports. 

When  the  call  to  arms  in  the  defence  of  the  government  came,  he  enlisted 
in  Captain  Jacob  Caldwell’s  Company  C of  the  91st  O.  V.  I.  Upon  the  muster  of 
the  regiment  at  Camp  Ironton,  July  7,  1862,  he  was  made  a Sergeant  which  rank 
he  maintained  until  February,  1864,  when  he  was  promoted  to  First  Sergeant. 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


On  December  2,  1864,  he  was  made  Second-  Lieutenant,  and  on  May  31,  1865,  he 
became  First  Lieutenant,  and  was  assigned  to  duty  in  Company  D of  the  same 
regiment.  On  October  29,  1864,  he  was  stricken  with  typhoid  fever  and  was  sent 
to  the  hospital  at  Winchester,  Virginia;  later  he  was  removed  to  the  general 
hospital  at  Clairesville,  Maryland,  where  he  remained  until  January,  1865,  when 
he  rejoined  his  regiment  at  Martinsburg,  Virginia.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the 
service  at  Cumberland,  Maryland,  June  24,  1865.  From  th-e  time  of  his  enlist- 
ment in  the  service  until  his  muster  out  he  was  never  off  duty,  excepting  for 
the  brief  period  of  illness  [in  the  hospital  mentioned.  He  participated  in  every 
skirmish  and  battle  of  his  regiment,  the  most  important  being  Cloyd  Mountain, 
Lynchburg,  Winchester  and  Cedar  Creek.  The  numerous  marches  through  Vir- 
ginia and  West  Virginia  on  which  he  accompanied  his  regiment  aggregate  a 
grand  total  of  1,300  miles.  He  was  always  in  the  heat  of  battle,  but  was  never 
wounded,  although  at  the  battle  of  Winchester  his  hat  cord  was  shot  away.  On 
another  occasion  at  the  battle  of  Lynchburg,  the  hard-tack  was  shot  from  his 
haversack.  At  the  close  of  the  war,  he  was  recommended  by  Generals  Hayes, 
Coates  and  Lightborn  for  appointment  to  the  Regular  Army  with  rank  of  First 
Lieutenant,  but  he  declined  the  service  and  returned  to  his  home  upon  the  farm 
where  he  has  since  lived  the  life  of  a frugal,  industrious  tiller  of  the  soil. 

On  April  23,  1872  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ellen  Jones.  He  is  the  father 
of  two  children:  Charles,  who  was  a member  of  Company  H,  4th  O.  V.  I.  of  the 
Spanish-American  War,  residing  with  his  parents,  and  Irma  D.  wife  of  J.  K. 
Nolder,  residing  in  Portsmouth.  Mr.  Noel  is  a man  of  firm,  but  kindly  tempera- 
ment, modest,  unassuming,  and  commands  the  respect  of  all  hits  neighbors. 

Michael  J.  Noel 

was  born  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  about  one-fourth  mile  southeast  of  his  present 
home  on  the  Chillicothe  pike,  February  22,  1842.  His  parents  were  David  and 
Nancy  (Morgan)  Noel.  His  mother  was  a native  of  Virginia.  His  boyhood  and 
youth  were  spent  in  Scioto  county.  He  received  such  instructions  as  was  af- 
forded by  the  country  schools  of  that  time  and  graduated  in  book-keeping  from 
a commercial  school  of  Portsmouth  about  1862.  He  is  a member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  church.  He  was  for  years  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  and 
church  trustee.  About  1876,  he  was  associated  with  Doctor  Beard  in  the  drug 
business  in  Portsmouth.  March  16,  1879  he  married  Alice  Crain  of  Campbell 
county,  Kentucky.  She  was  the  granddaughter  of  Ora  Crain,  a soldier  in  the 
war  of  1812.  His  father,  Leonard  Crain,  served  in  the  Civil  war  in  the  22d  O.  V. 
I.  Mi’.  Noel  resides  on  his  farm  where  he  has  conducted  a dairy  for  the  past 
eight  years.  He  has  two  children,  David  and  Clarence  F.  He  is  a good  citizen, 
esteemed  by  all  who  know  him.  In  his  disposition  he  nearer  resembles  his  kins- 
man, Jacob  P.  Noel,  to  whose  sketch  the  reader  is  referred. 

Solomon  David  Noel 

was  born  January  5,  1838,  in  a log. cabin  near  where  P.  W.  Noel  now  resides. 
He  was  a son  of  Solomon  Noel  and  Mary  Huston  his  wife.  Her  father  was  Jo- 
seph Huston,  a pioneer  of  Scioto  county.  His  grandfather  was  Philip  Noel,  a 
native  of  Virginia.  Our  subject  had  a common  school  education  but  he  made  the 
most  of  it  and  studied  by  firelight.  He  has  been  a farmer  since  he  was  nine 
years  of  age.  He  is  not  a member  o'f  any  church  but  -claims  to  be  the  best 
Christian  on  the  turnpike  in  his  vicinity.  As  a boy  he  attended  Sunday  school 
for  three  years  without  losing  a Sunday  and  won  a prize  for  committing  the 
greater  part  of  the  New  Testament  to  memory.  Mr.  Noel’s  religious  ideas  are 
based  on  the  Golden  Rule,  which  he  tries  to  live  up  t!o  and  his  rieighbors 
think  he  has  succeeded.  Mr.  Noel  has  always  been  a liberal  contributor  to  the 
churches  and  has  uniformly  favored  public  improvements.  He  has  always  been 
a public  spirited  citizen. 

Mr.  Noel  ws  a republican  until  1896,  when  he  became  a “free-silver”  dem- 
ocrat, and  at  this  writing  adheres  to  it.  He  voted  for  William  J.  Bryan  for 
President  in  1896  and  1900.  He  never  was  a candidate  for  any  office  and  never 
held  any.  Lie  never  served  on  a jury  till  April,  1901,  when  he  was  called  on  the 
grand  jury.  His  fee  for  such  service  was  the  first  public  money  he  ever  drew. 
Mr.  Noel  was  not  a soldier  but  his  heart  was  with  the  Union  cause.  He  volun- 


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teered  in  Captain  A.  B.  Cole’s  Company  in  the  Heavy  Ai'tillery  in  1863,  but  was 
rejected  on  physical  examination.  He  was  told  he  would  never  see  the  age  of 
thirty  and  would  soon  die  of  consumption,  but  the  Doctor  was  mistaken  for  he 
is  sixty-four  past  with  as  good  a pair  of  lungs  as  anyone  ever  had. 

Mr.  Noel  believes  in  honesty,  not  as  a policy;  but  as  a principle  and  lives 
it  every  day.  He  is  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  know  him,  if  he  is  a bachelor. 
He  has  made  his  home  with  his  brother  Philip  W.  Noel,  on  the  Chillicothe  turn- 
pike for  many  years.  He  is  an  example  of  a man  who  has  lived  at  hiis  birth- 
place all  his  life  and  maintained  the  esteem  of  his  neighbors.  He  has  never 
traveled,  but  is  a great  reader  and  well  informed  on  current  events.  He  is  a 
good  example  of  the  American  Citizen. — what  he  ought  to  be  and  what  he  is. 

James  Carris  Nolder 

was  born  in  Buena  Vista,  March  1,  1859.  His  father’s  name  was  Samuel  Nolder, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Martha  McCall,  daughter  of  David  McCall. 
Our  subject  was  the  oldest  of  a family  of  four  children.  He  attended  the  com- 
mon schools  of  Buena  Vista  until  he  was  twelve  years  of  age,  and  then  he 
started  to  work  on  the  farm.  He  worked  as  a farmer  until  he  was  sixteen  years 
of  age,  and  then  he  learned  the  cooper’s  trade  with  Jake  Willey  at  Buena  Vista. 
He  worked  with  him  for  a year,  and  then  went  to  work  for  himself.  In  1877, 
he  went  to  Blue  Creek  and  remained  five  years  with  John  Newman  in  his  store 
as  a clerk.  In  1882,  he  came  back  to  Buena  Vista  again  and  worked  for  John 
Miller  in  the  quarry.  He  began  to  run  stone  a while,  and  in  1885  took  up  the 
carpenter’s  and  blacksmith’s  trades  and  learned  both  at  once.  In  1893  he  started 
a blacksmith  shop  of  his  own  in  Buena  Vista,  which  he  has  conducted  ever  since. 
He  is  also  a wagon  maker  and  paints  buggies. 

He  was  married  October  24,  1883  to  Anna  Catharine  Sonne,  a daughter  of 
Catharine  Sonne,  a widow  of  Buena  Vista.  They  have  four  children:  Willie, 
aged  eleven  years,  Anna,  nine  years,  Ralph,  seven  years,  Carl,  five  years.  He 
lost  two  children  at  nine  and  eleven,  respectively,  and  three  died  in  infancy. 
He  is  a democrat  in  his  political  views,  and  always  has  been.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  school  board  of  Buena  Vista  for  eight  years.  Mr.  Nolder  has  the 
faculty  of  being  able  to  take  up  any  manual  occupation  and  learn  it.  He  is  a 
good  neighbor,  a good  citizen  and  is  liked  by  all  who  know  him. 

Alfred  LocKlin  Norton,  M.  D., 

was  born  at  Bennington,  Genesee  county.  New  York.  August  9,  1824,  the  son  of 
Charles  and  Amy  (Knapp)  Norton.  Dr.  Norton  was  of  French  and  English  ex- 
traction. and  belongs  to  the  Norton  family  that  appears  in  the  New  England 
states  and  New  York.  His  genealogy  is  traced  to  the  French  family  De  Nor- 
ville.  This,  during  the  centuries,  becomes  anglicised  and  shortened  to  Norville, 
Northtown  and  Norton.  He  was  educated  in  his  native  state,  attending  school 
until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  was  a district 
school  teacher.  In  1843  he  entered  the  Cleveland  Medical  College  and  graduated 
in  1847,  and  became  a successful  practioner  in  his  profession.  He  endured  for 
eighteen  years,  that  hardest  of  all  lives,  that  of  a country  doctor,  through  the 
districts  of  Gallia  and  Jackson  counties,  and  twelve  years  of  that  was  spent  at 
Oak  Hill,  Jackson  county,  Ohio. 

Ill  health  compelled  him  to  retire  from  his  profession;  and  he  entered  in- 
to a pai'tnership  with  Mr.  John  Campbell,  of  Ironton,  Ohio,  for  the  manufacture 
of  charcoal  pig-ii-on,  the  firm  being  Norton.  Campbell  & Company.  The  other 
members  of  the  firm  were:  Simon  Drouillard  and  Joseph  Stafford.  Dr.  Norton 
was  engaged  in  this  business  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  a staunch  re- 
publican in  politics,  showing  a keen  interest  in  all  affairs  of  state.  He  was  a 
faithful  member  of  the  Bigelow  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Dr.  Norton  was 
married  to  Miss  Emily  Drouillard,  of  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  May  10,  1855,  and  was  the 
father  of  three  children:  Charles  Joseph:  Floi’ence,  who  married  Henry  W.  Ver- 
ner,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  Alfred  Francis.  Dr.  Norton  died  November  27,  1882. 
He  was  a man  of  fine  personality  and  all  men  of  generoxxs  and  lofty  natures,  who 
knew  him,  loved  and  honored  him.  His  body  rests  in  Greenlawn  cemetery, 
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W infield  Scott  Nye, 

druggist  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  is  the  architect  of  hiis  own  fortunes  and  has 
every  reason  to  be  proud  of  the  structure  he  has  created.  At  the  age  of  thirteen 
he  started  out  for  himself  as  an  errand  boy  in  a drugstore  in  Portsmouth,  and 
he  has  stayed  by  the  city,  and  it  by  him,  until  he  is  now  the  proprietor  of  two 
of  the  most  attractive  drug  stores  in  the  town.  He  was  born  at  Pomeroy,  Meigs 
county,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Nial  R.  Nye  and  Sarah  (Bower)  Nye.  His  grand- 
father Othello  Radogney  Nye  came  to  Ohio,  from  Pennsylvania,  but  was  a native 
of  Scotland.  This  statement  accounts  for  our  subject’s  skill  in  piling  up  the 
“bawbees.”  The  ideas  of  the  first  five  years  of  his  life  were  obtained  in  Pom- 
eroy. Then  his  father  removed  to  Racine,  where  our  subject  resided  until  he 
came  to  Portsmouth. 

When  he  struck  the  town  he  began  working  for  J.  I.  Mercer,  doing  what- 
ever a boy  could  do  in  a drug  store.  He  then  formed  a friendship  for  Mr.  Mer- 
cer, which  has  continued  to  this  time,  but  their  positions  are  reversed.  Now 
Nye  is  the  proprietor  and  Mercer  the  clerk.  He  remained  the  first  eighteen 
months  of  his  life  in  Portsmouth  with  J.  I.  Mercer,  and  was  then  with  Enos 
Reed  for  a few  months.  He  tried  Columbus,  Ohio  for  six  months,  but  came  back 
to  Portsmouth,  and  went  in  with  Harry  Greene.  He  remained  with  him  about 
one  year  and  then  on  August  14,  1889,  opened  up  a drug  store  on  the  corner  of 
Fourth  and  Chillicothe  streets,  which  he  has  kept  ever  since.  Ten  years  later 
he  opened  a drug  store  on  the  corner  of  Gallia  and  Gay,  and  in  July,  1901,  he 
opened  a third  drug  store  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Sixth  and  Chillicothe. 

He  is  a good  illustration  of  what  one  man  can  do  by  applying  himself  to  a 
single  business.  Mr.  Nye  has  one  vanity  which  the  conscientious  historian, 
cannot  overlook  or  conceal.  He  has  a weakness  or  fondness  for  Secret  Soci- 
eties, and  Fraternal  Organizatins.  In  other  words,  he  is  a “joiner.”  He  is  a 
Mason  of  all  the  degrees  to  Knight  Templar.  He  is  an  Elk,  a Knight  of  Py- 
thias, a Woodman  and  a member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum. 

Mr.  Nye  was  married  November  30,  1899  to  Miss  Floy  Mildred  Batey, 
daughter  of  Harry  E.  Batey  of  Racine,  Ohio.  He  has  two  children,  Rustin 
Win  Nye,  a son  and  Helen  Floy  Nye,  a daughter. 

He  has  advertised  and  is  known  by  the  name  of  Win  Nye,  and  he  has 
made  it  good  to  this  date,  and  his  friends  believe  he  will  to  the  end  of  the 
Chapter.  He  is  one  of  the  most  active,  energetic  and  industrious  of  the  young 
business  men  of  Portsmouth. 

George  S.  Oldfield 

was  born  April  17,  1830,  on  a farm  about  four  miles  north  of  Portsmouth.  Ohio, 
on  the  Chiilicothe  pike.  His  father,  William  Oldfield,  was  born  December  30, 
1790,  and  was  a native  of  New  York.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Marie 
Hemstead.  She  was  born  September  2,  1794,  in  the  state  of  Connecticut. 
George  S.  Oldfield  received  a common  school  education.  He  lived  on  the  farm 
until  about  sixteen  yars  of  age.  In  1850,  he  went  to  California,  where  he 
worked  in  the  gold  fields  and  remained  five  years,  returning  to  Portsmouth  in 
1855.  He  engaged  in  the  retail  grocery  business  which  he  conducted  success- 
fully until  his  death,  August  21,  1891.  He  was  an  active  member  of  All  Saints 
church,  and  a member  of  Aurora  Lodge,  F.  and  A.  M.  In  politics  he  was  a 
staunch  republican.  November  15,  1864,  he  was  married  to  Eliza  J.  Baker,  a 
native  of  England.  She  died  October  9,  1898.  They  had  six  children,  four  of 
whom  are  living:  William  S.,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Frank  C.,  of  Denver,  Col- 
orado; Robert  B.,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  and  George  G.,  of  Denver,  Colorado. 

George  William  Osborne,  M.  L) . , 

was  born  at  Locust  Grove,  Adams  county,  Ohio,  October  3,  1853.  His  grand- 
father Enoch  Osborne,  was  a native  of  Loudon  county,  Virginia,  and  emigrated 
from  there  to  Highland  county,  Ohio.  He  was  a soldier  of  the  war  of  1812. 
His  father,  George  P.  Osborne,  was  a private  in  Company  B,  Fourth  Battalion. 
Ohio  Infantry,  enrolled  May  13,  1864,  to  serve  three  years.  He  was  discharged 
July  12,  1865.  By  occupation,  he  was  a farmer.  His  mother  was  Elizabeth 
Early.  His  parents  were  married  at  Locust  Grove,  in  1850.  There  were  but 


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two  children  of  this  marriage,  our  subject  and  a daughter  Emily,  who  married 
Peter  Carter  but  is  now  deceased. 

Dr.  Oborne  attend°d  the  common  schools  of  the  county  and  the  High 
School  at  Hillsboro  frm  1873  to  1875.  He  began  the  study  of  medicine  with 
Dr.  James  S.  Berry,  at  I ocust  Grove,  in  1870,  and  continued  it  from  time  to 
time  until  1878,  teaching  school  and  attending  school  in  the  meantime.  He  at- 
tended lectures  at  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Medicine  in  1877,  and  in  the  sum- 
mer of  that  year  began  the  practice  of  medicine  with  his  preceptor,  Dr.  J.  S. 
Berry,  at  Locust  Grove,  and  continued  with  him  for  one  year. 

On  April  18,  1878,  he  was  married  to  Margaret  E.  Briggs,  daughter  of  John 
K.  Briggs,  of  Dry  Run,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  They. have  the  following  children: 
Edith  Fern,  Arthur  Flint,  and  Arleigh  B. 

In  February,  1879,  he  located  at  Cedar  Mills  in  the  practice  of  medicine. 
In  the  winter  of  1882-3  he  attended  lectures  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  graduated 
March  1,  1883.  In  May,  1889,  he  was  appointed  one  of  the  three  Pension  Ex- 
amining Surgeons  of  Adams  county,  and  served  as  such  till  July,  1893.  Dr.  Os- 
borne has  always  been  a republican.  In  the  fall  of  1893,  he  was  nominated 
by  his  party  unanimously  for  Auditor  of  Adams  county,  and  made  the  race 
against  Dr.  J.  M.  Wittenmyer.  It  was  a campaign  of  money  on  both  sides, 
and  he  was  beaten  by  sixty-eight  votes  On  January  1,  1896,  the  doctor  re- 
moved to  Dry  Run,  in  Scioto  county,  where  he  has  resided  ever  since  and  has 
devoted  himself  exclusively  to  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  is  a member 
of  the  Adams  County  Medical  Society  and  of  the  Hempstead  Academy  of  Med- 
icine of  Scioto  county.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a Red  Man.  Dr.  Osborne  is 
highly  esteemed  as  an  excellent  physician  and  a good  citizen. 

John  W.  Overturf, 

son  of  Conrad  and  Rachel  Overturf,  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  June  12, 
1839.  After  finishing  his  course  of  study  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city, 
he  taught  a school  in  Union,  now  Rush  township,  when  but  seventeen  years  of 
age.  In  1857,  he  entered  the  banking  house  of  Thomas  Dugan  and  remained 
until  the  summer  of  1862,  when  he  entered  the  army  as  First  Lieutenant  in 
Company  F,  91st  O.  V.  I.,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  In  the  winter 
of  1862,  he  was  detailed  as  Aide-de-Camp  on  the  staff  of  Colonel  John  T.  Toland, 
commanding  a brigade  in  the  Kanawha  valley,  and  afterwards  served  on  the 
staff  of  Colonel  Carr  B.  White,  Generals  Isaac  H,  Duval  and  R.  B.  Hayes,  being 
continuously  on  staff  duty  during  the  remainder  of  his  army  service.  He  re- 
fused promotion,  but  was  breveted  Captain  and  afterwards  Major  for  gallant  and 
meritorious  services.  General  R.  B.  Hayes  in  sending  the  last  brevet  says, 
“Enclosed  I send  you  your  commission  as  Brevet  Major.  I secured  it  by  sim- 
ply telling  the  truth  about  you.”  General  George  Crook  offered  him  an  ap- 
pointment as  a Captain  in  the  Regular  Army  and  a position  on  his  staff,  but 
he  refused  it.  Had  he  accepted  the  appointment  then  and  received  the  or- 
dinary promotions  since,  he  would  be  a Major  General  now.  He  was  in  the 
battles  of  Fayetteville,  Cloyd  Mountain,  Stephenson’s  Depot,  Opequan  Creek, 
Fisher  Hill,  Cedar  Creek  and  others.  At  the  battle  of  Cedar  Creek  his  horse 
was  shot  from  under  him,  but  he  himself  was  not  captured  or  wounded. 

After  the  war  he  was  a farmer  with  his  father  in  Rush  township,  for 
about  one  year.  In  1866,  he  went  into  the  banking  business  with  Thomas  Du- 
gan, and  remained  until  1873,  when  Mr.  Dugan  died  and  the  bank  was  closed. 
In  1875,  he  with  a number  of  others  established  the  Citizen's  Savings  Bank  Com- 
pany, which  did  business  until  the  panic  of  June,  1893,  when  it  closed  business. 
He  was  president  of  the  bank  at  the  time  of  its  failure,  and  was  the  largest 
creditor  it  had.  He  and  his  family  represented  between  one-sixth  and  one- 
seventh  of  its  total  indebtedness  when  it  closed. 

In  1866,  he  married  Ella  Kendall,  daughter  of  Jefferson  and  Elizabeth 
Kendall,  both  now  deceased,  to  whom  were  born  one  daughter,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  eight  years.  One  son,  Alva  Kendall  Overturf,  now  seventeen,  is  attending 
the  Ohio  State  University,  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  In  1899,  he  removed  with  his 
family  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  now  resides. 

He  was  always  a republican  and  active  in  politics.  He  represented  his 
ward,  the  Sixth,  in  Portsmouth,  for  seven  years  in  Council,  and  as  a member 


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of  the  Board  of  Education  fourteen  years.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the 
Board  of  Trade  and  at  one  time  its  president.  He  was  interested  in  many 
manufacturing  plants  in  Scioto  county,  which  are  now  each  doing  a prosperous 
business.  As  a book-keeper  he  had  no  superior.  As  a business  man  he  was 
always  courageous  and  hopeful.  He  was  always  ready  to  take  a business  risk 
which  looked  well.  While  the  Citizens  Bank  went  down  under  his  management, 
it  was  due  to  causes  he  could  not  anticipate  or  control.  He  has  never  lost  his 
industry,  energy  or  courage,  and  today  is  as  actively  engaged  in  business  as  he 
ever  was.  If  any  one  can  retrieve  his  fortunes,  he  will  do  so. 

Thomas  J.  Overturf, 

of  the  firm  of  Gurney  & Overturf,  of  Buffalo,  New  York,  was  born  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio, October  8,  1853.  He  is  the  son  of  Conrad  and  Rachel  (Kendall)  Overturf. 
His  mother  was  a daughter  of  General  William  Kendall.  When  eleven  years 
of  age,  he  went  with  his  parents  to  a farm  in  Rush  township.  He  did  not  like 
country  life  and  in  the  winter  of  1869,  came  to  Portsmouth  and  entered  the 
High  School,  making  his  home  with  his  brother  John,  and  graduated  in  1873. 
After  he  left  school,  he  was  employed  as  clerk  in  the  dry  goods  store  of  Reed 
& Peebles  on  Market  street,  for  one  year.  He  then  became  a book-keeper 
in  the  Citizen’s  Savings  Bank  of  Portsmouth,  later  being  advanced  to  the  po- 
sition of  cashier. 

He  gave  up  this  office  to  accept  a position  with  the  White  Sewing  Ma- 
chine Company,  in  Cleveland  Ohio,  in  1877.  He  worked  in  the  home  estab- 
lishment for  three  years  and  was  then  sent  as  their  foreign  representative  to 
London,  England  He  carried  an  autograph  letter  of  introduction  from  Ruth- 
erford B.  Hayes,  President,  to  James  Russell  Lowell,  then  United  States 
Minister  at  the  Court  of  St.  James.  He  remained  abroad  for  a year  and  was 
then  transferred  to  Springfield.  Mass.  Leaving  the  employ  of  the  White  Sewing 
Machine  Company,  he  spent  one  year  In  Kansas  City.  He  also  resided  for  a 
short  time  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

He  went  to  Buffalo,  New  York,  in  1888,  and  entered  the  insurance  and 
real  estate  office  of  Hume  and  Sanford.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Sanford,  he 
and  Mr.  Gurney  purchased  the  business  and  continued  it  under  the  name  of 
Gurney  & Overturf.  Mr.  Overturf  attends  more  particularly  to  the  real  estate 
branch  of  the  business.  He  is  a republican  in  national  politics  but  in  local 
matters  is  independent.  On  April,  27.  1887,  he  was  united  In  marriage  with  Ida 
J.  Wiggins,  daughter  of  Doctor  D.  B.  Wiggins,  of  Buffalo,  New  York,  formerly  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Dr.  Wiggins  was  born  in  Vermont,  taught  school  there  and 
afterwards  studied  medicine  in  Cincinnati.  He  began  practice  at  Locust 
Grove,  Ohio,  and  located  in  Buffalo,  in  1849,  where  he  now  resides.  He  is  now 
eighty  years  of  age.  Mr.  Overturf  reside?  at  16  and  18  Swan  street,  Buffalo, 
New  York. 

Mr.  Overturf  is  of  a very  mild  and  liberal  disposition,  particularly 
amongst  his  .friends.  He  never  forgets  any  benefits  received.  He  Is  an  en- 
ergetic, tireless  worker  in  his  business,  and  has  been  successful  in  everything 
he  has  undertaken.  He  reversed  Mr.  Greeley’s  advise,  and  went  east  and  has 
grown  up  in  the  city  of  Buffalo,  New  York. 

Charles  Walter  Padan 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  April  10,  1862.  His  father  was  John  Padan, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Hannah  Craig.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Portsmouth.  At  the  age  of  fifteen,  he  entered  the  employ- 
ment ctf  the  Portsmouth  Shoe  Manufacturing  Company,  in  which  his  brothers 
were  the  leading  persons.  He  continued,  in  their  employ,  advancing  by  reg- 
ular stages,  until  he  reached  the  very  important  position  of  assistant  superin- 
tendent of  the  company,  which  he  held  at  the  time  they  discontinued  business 
in  the  fall  of  1896.  He  then  removed  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  took  stock  in  and  en- 
tered the  employment  of  the  Union  Shoe  Manufacturing  Company  of  that  city, 
as  its  superintendent,  and  is  now  the  vice  president  of  the  company. 

He  is  a republican  and  took  an  active  part  in  the  politics  of  Portsmouth 
and  Scioto  county  prior  to  his  removal  to  Chillicothe,  having  served  as  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee  of  both  city  and  county  for  several  cam- 


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oaiens  He  belonged  to  the  Ohio  National  Guard  for  three  years.  He  was  First 
Sergeant  of  Company  H.  14th  Regiment,  and  was  with  that  company  when  it 
was  called  out  in  1894,  on  account  of  the  labor  troubles.  He  was  brought  up 
in  the  Presbyterian  faith  and  affiliates  with  that  denomination.  He  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  was  married  on  September  15, 
1885,  to  Miss  Etta  Carmichael,  daughter  of  John  and  Viola  (Brown)  Carmichael. 
They  have  two  children,  Hannah  Lola,  born  March  3,  1891.  and  Charles  Donald, 
born  August  16,  1894. 

George  Padan 

was  born  in  New  York  City,  February  24,  1850.  His  father's  name  was  John 
Padan  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Hannah  Craig,  daughter  of  George 
Craig.’  His  parents  were  both  natives  of  Ireland,  and  were  married  May  24, 
1849  in  Ireland,  emigrating  to  America  within  one  month  thereafter  and  land- 
ing in  New  York  City  August  9,  1849.  Our  subject  is  the  oldest  of  seven 
children;  six  sons  and  a daughter.  The  father  came  direct  to  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  in  September,  1849,  and  engaged  in  shoe  making.  Part  of  the 
time  he  worked  for  others  and  part  of  the  time  he  had  a shop  of  his  own.  In 
1861,  he  started  in  business  on  Chillicothe  street,  and  continued  in  the  same 
vicinity  until  his  death.  He  received  all  his  educaton  in  Ireland,  and  was  a 
whig.  He  was  brought  up  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  Ireland. 

Our  subject  was  married  on  October  28.  1875  to  Elizabeth  Ellen  Lynn, 
daughter  of  John  M.  and  Alice  R.  Lynn.  They  had  eleven  children  as  follows: 
Alice  Craig,  Anna  Lynn,  Martha  Hester,  Georgia,  Elizabeth  Ellen,  Henry, 
Arthur  Trustem,  Robert  Samuel  and  Frank  Lynn.  Two  children  Jeanette  and 
John  Lynn  died  in  infancy. 

Mr.  Padan  is  a member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church.  He  is  a re- 
publican in  his  political  views.  He  is  a Knight  Templar  Mason,  and  is  Secre- 
tary of  all  the  Masonic  bodies  in  Portsmouth:  Calvary  Commandery,  Mt.  Ver- 
non Chapter,  Solomon  Council  and  Aurora  Lodge.  He  was  a member  of  the 
Board  of  Education  of  Portsmouth,  from  October  1,  1892  until  April,  1896.  He 
represented  the  Fifth  ward.  He  was  president  of  the  board,  1894  and  1895. 

Mr.  Padan  is  a very  modest  man.  He  is  a hard  worker  in  any  business 
he  undertakes,  and  never  shirked  any  responsibility.  His  work  is  always  done 
on  time  and  well  done.  As  a friend  he  is  reliable  and  true.  He  is  a man  of  do- 
mestic habits,  and  has  a very  interesting  family.  He  is  a good  student  and 
enjoys  the  pursuit  of  knowledge.  He  has  an  excellent  taste  in  science,  litera- 
ture and  music.  His  qualities  make  him  a good  citizen.  If  Mr.  Padan  has  one 
weakness,  it  is  his  attachment  to  Masonry.  He  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
and  active  Masons  in  the  community.  He  has  occupied  the  chief  offices 
in  all  the  local  bodies  of  the  fraternity,  and  is  an  authority  on  Masonic  his- 
tory and  jurisprudence. 

Henry  Padan 

was  born  Jun'e  28,  1851.  He  was  the  eldest  son  of  John  Padan.  He  was  educa- 
ted in  (Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In  1874,  he  and  his  brothers,  Albert  J.  and  George 
started  a shoe  factory.  They  succeeded  R.  Bell  & Company,  organized  in  1869. 

In  January,  1886,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ada  Kendall.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church,  a Knight  Templar  Mason  and  a re- 
publican in  his  political  views.  He  was  president  of  the  Portsmouth  Gas  Com- 
pany for  several  years.  On  September  30,  1895,  in  the  evening  about  6:30  p.  m., 
he  was  sitting  in  his  yard  in  apparently  perfect  health.  Suddenly  he  com- 
plained of  feeling  very  unwell  and  in  one  half  hour  he  was  dead.  He  was  an 
active  and  energetic  business  man  of  high  character  and  it  seemed  the  irony 
of  fate  that  he  should  have  been  snatched  away,  without  notice,  in  the  meridian 
of  his  days,  when  he  had  given  so  much  promise  of  a long  life'  of  usefulness.  He 
left  two  children:  Charles  Franklin,  aged  eleven  years  and  Henrietta  Craig, 
posthumous,  born  December  24.  1895. 

John  Padan 

was  born  May  10,  1823,  in  county  Monaghan,  Ireland.  His  father  was  Henry 
Padan,  and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was  Ellen  Harper.  He  was  the  youngest 


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ctf  a family  of  eight  children  consisting  of  six  sons  and  two  daughters.  He 
worked  at  farming  for  his  father  until  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
learned  the  trade  of  a shoe-maker,  at  which  he  worked  for  seven  years  in  Ire- 
land. He  was  married  on  May  24,  1849  to  Hannah  Craig,  of  Kilrain,  near  the 
hanks  of  the  Blackwater.  They  left  Ireland  June  23,  of  the  same  year,  taking 
passage  at  Liverpool  on  the  sailing  vessel,  “Waterloo”,  and  landed  at  New  York 
on  August  9,  1849,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  for  one  month. 

He  then  started'  for  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where  his  oldest  brother  Henry 
was  located,  and  arrived  on  September  19,  1849,  where  he  followed  his  trade,  be- 
ing employed  by  Henry  Bertram,  Richard  Lloyd,  C.  P.  Tracy  & Company  and 
others,  until  September,  1861,  when  he  engaged  in  the  boot  and  shoe  business 
on  his  own  account  on  Chillieothe  street.  He  continued  the  business  for  twen- 
ty-nine years,  until  Ms  death.  He  was  a republican  in  politics  and  a mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  was  the  father  of  seven  children:  George, 
who  resides  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Henry,  died  September  30,  1855;  Robert  Sam- 
uel, who  resides  in  Chicago;  John  William,  died  November  4,  1863;  Albert  Jo- 
seph, who  resides  in  Los  Angeles,  California;  Anna  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Dr.  J.  B. 
Stephenson,  of  Ripley,  Ohio;  Charles  Walter,  of  Chillieothe,  Ohio.  He  died  on 
October  13,  1890. 

John  Frederick  Paeltz 

member  of  the  Arm  of  Pieper  & Paeltz  at  Otway,  Ohio,  was  born  January  28, 
1860  in  Clermont  county,  Ohio,  near  New  Richmond.  His  father  was  Julius  Ed- 
ward Paeltz  and  his  mother  Minnie  Lavinia  (Knoehl)  Paeltz,  both  natives  of 
Saxony,  Germany.  After  their  marriage  they  came  to  the  United  States  in  1835 
and  settled  in  Madison,  Indiana,  and  from  there  they  moved  to  New  Richmond, 
Ohio. 

Our  subject  wais  raised  on  his  father’s  farm  and  attended  the  country 
schools.  He  became  engaged  in  the  leaf  tobacco  business,  in  1881,  in  Adams 
county,  Ohio.  In  1887,  he  came  to  Scioto  county  and  formed  a partnership  with 
J.  J.  Pieper  in  the  leaf  tobacco  business  and  they  have  conducted  the  business 
together  ever  since. 

In  1890,  he  formed  a partnership  with  Mr.  Pieper  in  ther  isaw  mill  and  tim- 
ber business.  Their  plant  manufactured  chair-stuffs,  rim-strips  and  all  kinds  of 
quartered  and  plain  lumber.  The  firm  of  Pieper  & Paeltz  also  owns  and  re- 
ceives a royalty  from  a large  stone  quarry  near  Otway,  operated  by  Bodemer 
Brothers.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  School  Board  of  Otway  and  its  Trea- 
surer since  1892.  He  is  a supporter  of  Republican  doctrines  and  interests  him- 
self in  local  politics,  but  does  not  seek  office.  He  was  married  December  24, 
1894  to  Nancy  Jones,  daughter  of  A.  J.  and  Effie  Jane  (Cable),  Jones.  Their 
children  are  Nellie  Philippine,  aged  seventeen;  Charles  Andrew,  aged  thir- 
teen; Maud,  deceased,  aged  four;  Horace  J.,  aged  eight;  Carlo=  Edward,  aged 
six;  Arthur  C.,  aged  four;  and  Leo  Edward,  aged  two.  Mr.  Paeltz  is  a man  with 
many  agreeable  traits,  of  unquestioned  honesty  and  an  ideal  citizen. 

Charles  R . Patterson 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  October  17,  1857.  He  is  the  son  of  Thomas 
McNutt  Patterson  and  Caroline  (Clugston)  Patterson,  his  wife.  (A  sketch  of  T. 
M.  Patterson  will  be  found  herein.)  He  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools  and 
learned  the  book  binding  trade  of  his  father.  For  the  last  fifteen  years,  he  has 
been  in  business  in  Birmingham,  Alabama,  and  is  at  present  treasurer  and 
manager  of  the  Dispatch  Printing  Company  of  Birmingham,  Alabama. 

June  27,  1883,  he  was  marred  to  Florence  F.  Hite  of  Clasinda,  Iowa.  They 
have  had  three  children;  Louise  died  at  the  age  of  one  year,  the  surviving  chil- 
dren are  Callie  and  Elizabeth.  Mr.  Patterson  has  one  of  the  largest  businesses 
of  the  kind  in  the  South.  The  county  in  which  he  resides  has  140,420  popula- 
tion and  the  city  of  Birmingham  has  a population  of  38,415.  Situated  in  the 
prosperous  manufacturing  portion  of  Alabama  at  a railroad  center,  the  condi- 
tions were  favorable  to  hi,s  building  up  a good  business  and  he  has  done  it  won- 
d^rf’dly  well.  His  training  in  the  business  in  Portsmouth  insured  his  suc- 
cess in  Birmingham.  He  is  one  of  the  young  men  of  whom  Portsmouth  may 
justly  feel  proud.  When  he  has  made  his  fortune  and  retired,  he  will  doubtless 
return  to  the  home  of  his  youth,  where  he  has  a host  of  friends. 


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Thomas  McNutt  Patterson 

was  born  at  Steubenville,  Ohio,  Dec.  13,  1826.  His  father’s  name  was  James 
Patterson,  a native  of  Maryland,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Margaret 
B.  Johnson.  Our  subject  attended  school  at  Steubenville  until  he  was  fifteen 
years  of  age.  Then  he  went  to  learn  the  trade  of  book-binding  in  Steubenville 
with  James  Turnbull.  After  he  had  been  with  Mr.  Turnbull  a year,  the  latter 
sold  out  to  Abner  L.  Frazer,  and  Mr.  Patterson  remained  in  his  employment 
for  five  years  longer,  until  1847.  He  went  to  Cleveland  in  the  spring  of  1847  and 
worked  for  Sanford  & Hayward,  and,  remained  there  until  the  fall  of  1850.  He 
came  to  Portsmouth  in  December,  1850  and  worked  for  Stephenson  & Hunting- 
ton,  of  Columbus.  The  building  where  he  was  employed  stood  where  Ben  Davis 
now  has  his  clothing  store;  the  old  Methodist  church  stood  just  east  of  it. 
He  worked  with  them  until  1855,  when  he  bought  one-half  of  the  bindery  from 
Stephenson.  From  the  time  Mr.  Patterson  arrived  here  until  his  marriage,  he 
was  one  of  the  young  society  men  of  Portsmouth. 

On  December  24,  1852,  he  married  Miss  Caroline  Clugsten,  daughter  of 
John  Clugsten.  In  1862,  he  bought  one-half  of  the  Stephenson  book  store, 
which  was  conducted  under  the  firm  name  of  Stephenson  & Patterson.  In  1866, 
he  dissolved  with  Stephenson,  and  went  into  business  for  himself,  over  the 
Johnson  hat  store,  on  Market  street.  In  1871,  he  moved  to  the  McFarland 
building  on  Second  street.  In  December,  1882,  he  added  the  making  of  paper 
boxes  to  his  business.  In  December,  1883,  his  business  was  burned  out.,  but 
like  the  Phoenix,  it  rose  at  once  from  its  ashes.  In  1885,  he  moved  to  Front 
street,  below  the  Biggs  House,  in  the  Wise  Building,  where  he  remained  until 
1896,  when  he  purchased  the  old  Gaylord  Rolling  Mill  premises,  and  moved  his 
book-bindery  and  box-factory  to  that  place,  where  it  is  now  conducted. 

He  has  conducted  his  business  successfully  ever  since  he  has  been  in 
Portsmouth.  His  business  in  book-binding  has  very  largely  increased  in  vol- 
ume with  the  increase  of  the  city;  and  the  business  of  making  boxes  is  entire- 
ly a new  'feature  introduced  by  the  operation  of  the  many  shoe  factories  in 
Portsmouth.  He  has  $7,000  worth  of  machinery,  and  employs  about  Sixty  hands. 
Mr.  Patterson  has  his  business  in  such  shape  that  he  can  leave  it  to  his  sons, 
and  take  time  off  and  enjoy  himself.  He  takes  many  trips  away,  which  he 
deserves,  after  sixty  years  of  hard  work.  He  takes  pleasure  in  going  to  various 
places  in  the  United  States  for  recreation  and  enjoyment. 

Mr.  Patterson’s  first  wife  died  in  1865.  She  was  the  mother  of  his  sons: 
James  and  Charles  R.  He  was  married  December  4,  1866  to  Miss  Rebecca  Tay- 
lor, daughter  of  W.  H.  H.  Taylor.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are:  Margaret 
B.,  now  Mrs.  A.  E.  Everard;  Thomas  M.,  Jr.,  and  Walter  K.  He  lost  three 
daughters  and  one  son  of  his  second  marriage  in  childhood.  His  sons  James 
and  Walter  K.,  are  connected  with  him  in  his  business.  (See  sketch  of  Charles 
R.  Patterson.)  His  son,  Thomas  M.,  is  now  studying  for  the  ministry  of  the 
Presbyterian  church. 

Mr.  Patterson  was  a whig  during  the  existence  of  the  Whig  party,  and 
since  that  he  has  been  a republican.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian church  since  1862,  and  since  the  organization  of  the  Second  Presbyterian 
church,  of  Portsmouth,  O.,  he  has  been  connected  with  it.  Mr.  Patterson  is 
president  of  the  Western  Paper  Box  Manufacturing  Association,  comprising  all 
the  principal  Paper  Box  Manufacturers  in  the  district  from  Pittsburg  to  New 
Orleans  and  Omaha.  He  has  been  successful  in  business  and  deservedly  so. 
He  is  a man  of  most  sterling  character,  and  no  man  enjoys  the  confidence  of  his 
associates  in  the  business  community  to  a greater  extent  that  he  does.  He  is 
most  highly  esteemd  by  all  who  know  him  as  a true,  Christian  gentleman. 

Charles  Peach 

was  born  October  21,  1838,  in  Montbeliard,  Department  de  Doubs,  France.  His 
father  was  Charles  Peach,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Geneive  Surmann. 
His  parents  left  France  in  August,  1849,  and  came  to  New  Orleans  in  a sail- 
ing vessel.  They  sailed  from  lie  Havre,  and  were  on  the  voyage  sixty  days. 
The  family  remained  in  New  Orleans  with  relatives  for  a month,  and  then  came 
to  Cincinnati,  where  they  remained  a month.  His  grandfather,  Peter  Surmann 
was  in  Cincinnati,  when  our  subject  left  France.  He  had  purchased  forty 


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acres  entered  by  him  at  government  price  at  Wallace  Mills,  and  used  to  spend 
hiis  summers  there.  He  sent  for  his  son-in-law,  Charles  Peach,  Sr.,  to  come 
to  the  United  States. 

Peter  Surmann  was  a molder  and  machinist  in  Cincinnati  and  worked  at 
his  trade,  for  twenty-five  years.  He  was  a member  of  the  National  Guards  and 
was  with  the  re-enforcements  sent  to  meet  the  shattered  army  of  Napoleon  af- 
ter the  battle  of  Waterloo.  He  had  two  sons  in  the  French  service.  John  was 
in  the  Cavalry  and  served  seven  years.  Jacob  was  a member  of  the  First 
Zouaves  and  served  seven  years  in  France  and  seven  years  in  Algiers.  He  after- 
wards came  to  the  United  States  and  at  one  time  was  a member  of  the  Ports- 
mouth Fire  Department.  Sylvester  the  youngest  son  was  the  Captain  of  a Brit- 
ish merchant  vessel  for  many  years.  At  the  end  of  which  time  his  employers 
pensioned  him  off. 

Charles  P°ach,  father  of  our  subject,  was  also  a machinist,  as  well  as  a 
clock  maker.  He  located  on  his  father-in-law’s  land  in  1850,  and  remained 
there  during  his  life  time  except  1852  to  1854,  when  he  was  at  Scioto  Furnace. 
He  died  at  the  age  of  seventy-five.  Our  subject  attended  school  in  France  and 
some  little  in  this  country.  He  could  speak  and  read  in  French  when  he  came 
here.  His  name  in  French  is  “Peache,”  pronounced  “Pash.”  Our  subject 
worked  at  Scioto  Furnace  as  soon  as  he  was  able  to  work,  and  continued  there 
off  and  on  for  years. 

He  enlisted  in  the  home  guard  in  1861  and  was  released,  and  on  August 
11,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  91st  Regiment,  O.  V.  I.,  for  three  years.  He 
was  in  all  the  battles  until  he  was  wounded,  at  Stephenson’s  Depot,  July  20, 
1864;  and  was  in  the  hospital  at  Cumberland,  Maryland  until  he  was  discharged, 
January  21,  1865.  After  he  returned  home  he  engaged  in  farming. 

He  was  married  first  in  1861  to  I ovine  Hopkins.  They  had  nine  children, 
seven  living  and  two  dead,  as  follows:  Charles  F.,  James,  John  W.,  Sarah 

Hughes  of  Wheelersburg,  Ohio;  Mary  Jane  Garey  of  Jackson  Furnace,  Ohio; 
Alexander,  Jacob,  Emma  Maynet  of  Lois;  George,  the  youngest,  died  in  in- 
fancy and  the  oldest,  Charles  F.,  died  in  Nebraska.  He  was  married  the  second 
time  in  1885,  to  Elizabeth  Garey,  and  they  have  the  following  children:  Myrtie, 
Annie,  Bertha,  Josephine,  Ellen,  Eliza,  Charles,  Jesse  and  Geneive  all  Ining. 
Mr.  Peach  has  always  been  a republican.  He  iis  a member  of  the  St.  John’s 
Roman  Catholic  church  at  Lilly,  Ohio. 

John  Adam  Pfau 

was  born  in  the  town  of  Schopflah,  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  on  February  28, 
1839.  His  father  followed  the  occupation  of  farming,  but  being  desirous  of 
having  his  son  learn  a trade,  apprenticed  him  at  the  age  of  fourteen  to  a mas- 
ter baker,  in  a near-by  city.  Young  Pfau  served  four  years  of  apprenticeship 
and  at  once  emigrated  to  the  United  States.  After  working  at  his  trade  in 
several  cities,  he  reached  Portsmouth  and  secured  work  with  the  late  Jacob 
Oehlschlager,  who  at  that  time  had  a bakery  on  Front  street,  near  Madison, 
where  afterwards  Pfau  carried  on  business  for  himself.  He  worked  at  his  trade 
in  Portsmouth  until  October  18,  1861,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  B,  56th 
regiment,  O.  V.  I.  organized  by  Capt.  Charles  Reiniger.  He  was  discharged 
upon  surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability,  September  30,  1862.  He  returned  to 
Portsmouth  from  the  army. 

In  the  fall  of  1862,  he  returned  to  his  old  home  in  Germany  and  estab- 
lished a bakery  in  Bessengen.  Wurtemberg.  In  1865,  he  was  married  to  Johanna 
Schott,  at  Bessengen.  He  had  ten  children:  One  died  in  infancy  and  the  re- 
maining nine  are  all  residents  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In  November  1868,  he  re- 
turned to  the  United  States,  and  like  every  one  who  has  resided  in  Portsmouth, 
he  had  a special  desire  to  return  there  and  did  so.  When  Mr.  Pfau  landed  in 
Portsmouth  with  his  family,  he  had  but  fifteen  cents  in  money.  He  soon  found 
friends  who  assisted  him  in  starting  a bakery  in  the  building  on  Front  street, 
in  which  he  had  served  as  a helper  for  so  many  years.  His  struggle  was  a hard 
one  but  he  succeeded.  Possessed  of  a Herculean  frame,  he  endured  work  which 
would  have  broken  down  a man  of  less  physical  power.  He  would  work  in  the 
bake-shop  all  day,  making  bread,  and  in  the  evening  would  fill  a large  basket 
with  it  and  deliver  it  walking  from  house  to  house.  Next  he  used  a hand  cart 


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in  his  business  for  several  years,  until  through  economy  and  increasing  trade, 
he  was  able  to  have  a horse  and  express  to  deliver  his  goods.  He  remained  on 
Front  street  until  1889  when  he  purchased  property  on  Second  street  near  Jef- 
ferson, where  he  continued  the  bakery  until  his  death,  which  occurred  on  April 
9,  1896. 

Mr.  Pfau  had  for  his  mottto,  “Be  honorable.”  When  his  word  was  given, 
he  held  that  as  sacred  as  a written  contract.  He  had  the  confidence  of  the  bus- 
iness men  of  the  city.  Mr.  Pfau  left  his  family  in  a prosperous  condition. 
His  sons  are  all  good  business  men  and  doing  well.  Three  of  them,  Jacob, 
Adam,  and  John  H.  are  conducting  flourishing  bakeries  in  Portsmouth.  Jacob 
is  at  his  father’s  old  locality,  175  W.  Second  street,  Adam  in  a new  estab- 
lishment at  97  East  Eleventh  street  and  John  H.  in  the  East  End. 

Adam  Pfaxi 

was  born  April  26,  1871,  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  His  father  was  John  Adam 
Pfau,  a baker  by  occupation,  and  a native  of  Wurtemburg,  Germany.  His 
mother  was  Joanna  Shott,  also  a native  of  Germany.  They  had  nine  children  of 
whom  our  subject  was  the  fourth.  He  attended  the  schools  of  Portsmouth  un- 
til he  was  thirteen  years  of  age  when  he  began  life  on  his  own  account,  ulti- 
mately learning  the  trade  of  a baker,  with  his  father.  He  went  into  business 
for  himself  in  1896  on  Tenth  and  Chillicothe  streets,  and  was  there  four  years. 
In  September,  1902,  he  moved  to  97  east  Eleventh  street  where  he  has  an  up- 
to-date  bakery  and  confectionery,  with  all  the  modern  improvements.  He  has 
been  very  successful  in  his  business  and  very  active  and  energetic.  He  was 
married  November  30,  1897  to  Rosa  C.  Lauffer,  daughter  of  Fred  Lauffer. 
They  have  two  children,  Mildred  and  Hazel.  He  is  a member  of  the  German 
Evangelical  church. 

Jacob  Pfau 

the  son  of  John  Adam  Pfau,  who  has  a sketch  herein,  was  born  September  12, 
1873,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  attended  the  public  schools  and  began  to  learn 
his  father’s  business.  At  the  latter’s  death,  he  took  charge  of  his  business 
at  175  West  Second  street,  and  has  carried  it  on  successfully  ever  since.  Jake 
Pfau,  as  he  is  best  known,  is  wonderfully  energetic  in  his  business.  He  has  ac- 
cumulated considerable  property,  and  thus  projected  a modern  up-to-date  new 
bakery  on  Second  street.  He  is  a member  of  the  German  Evangelical  church, 
and  of  the  Odd  Fellows’  Camp  of  the  Uniform  Rank,  and  Knights  of  Pythias. 
He  was  married  August  10,  1899,  to  Miss  Amelia  Ridenour,  daughter  of  Wesley 
Ridenour.  He  has  two  sons,  Earl  and  Jacob,  Jr. 

Charles  Pfleg'er 

was  born  near  Mabee,  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  May  23,  1857.  His  parents,  Philip 
and  Magdalena  (Gallbronner)  Pfleger  came  from  Bavaria,  Germany,  in  1854. 
Mr.  Pfleger  came  in  a sailing  vessel  to  New  York.  The  trip  occupied  forty-eight 
days.  Miss  Gallbronner  left  Bavaria,  in  December,  1853.  Bad  weather  and  the 
leaky  craft  delayed  her,  at  Antwerp  seven  weeks  and  at  Cowes,  England,  four 
weeks.  She  reached  New  York  five  months  after  starting.  Mr.  Pfleger  went 
from  New  York  to  Philadelphia,  by  ship,  and  from  there  to  Pittsburg  by  rail. 
He  worked  at  his  trade  as  cabinet  maker,  three  weeks  at  Pittsburg  and  came 
to  Portsmouth.  They  were  married  in  1856  and  removed  to  Jackson  county  and 
soon  after  to  Madison  township  of  this  county.  Charles  Pfleger  attended  the 
public  schools  of  this  county  and  obtained  a fair  education.  He  has  always  fol- 
lowed farming.  He  is  a democrat  and  a member  of  the  German  Evangelical 
church.  He  was  Assessor  of  Madison  township  in  1890,  and  has  been  a member 
of  the  School  Board  of  the  township  for  fifteen  years.  He  married  Mary  E. 
Russ  of  Jackson  county,  June  1,  1879.  She  is  the  daughter  of  William  and 
Clara  Katharine  Russ.  They  have  four  children,  Henry,  C.  W.,  Ella  Charlotte, 
Frank  P.  L.  and  Anna  Katherine. 

Lewis  Pieper, 

the  son  of  John  Frederick  Pieper  and  Henrietta  (Small)  Pieper,  both  natives 
of  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  was  born  February  23,  1860.  His  grandparents  were 


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born  in  Germany  and  came  across  in  1835  and  settled  near  Jackson  Furnace. 
They  were  married  on  the  water  while  coming  over.  Mr.  Pieper  was  raised  on 
a farm,  received  Ms  education  in  the  common  schools  and  left  home  at  the  age 
of  twenty-one.  After  hauling  ore  for  a short  time,  he  came  to  Scioto  county 
and  farmed  with  his  brother,  John  J.,  who  had  preceded  him.  After  two 
years,  he  became  engaged  in  saw  milling.  He  worked  at  this  for  two  years 
and  then  went  to  Otway  with  his  brother,  John  J.,  Ed  and  Frank  Gilfilian  and 
built  a planing-mill.  Shortly  after  the  Pieper  brothers  bought  out  the  other 
members  of  the  firm  and  operated  the  mill  until  1891  when  they  sold  out. 
Pieper  Brothers  then  became  engaged  in  buying  and  selling  timber.  From 
1892  to  1894,  they  were  engaged  with  John  F.  Paeltz  in  the  leaf  tobacco  busi- 
ness. In  the  spring  of  1895,  Mr.  Pieper  formed  a partnership  with  John 
Whistler  and  bought  a flour  mill  at  Otway.  In  1899,  Charles  Nort  took  the 
place  of  Whistler  in  the  firm  and  in  1901,  Nort  dropped  out  and  Dr.  J.  F.  Gor- 
don took  his  place.  The  mill  is  now  run  under  the  name  of  L.  Pieper  & Com- 
pany. He  is  a member  of  the  Christian  Union  church  at  Otway,  and  has  been  a 
trustee  since  the  church  was  built.  He  is  also  a member  of  Smith  Lodge,  No. 
387,  K.  of  P.  He  was  married  December  8,  1891,  to  Mrs.  Anna  Jackson,  daugh- 
ter of  Jefferson  Mossbarger  and  Eliza  (Johnson)  Mossbarger.  They  have  one 
child,  Charles  Herbert,  born  March  10,  1893. 

John  J.  Pieper 

was  born  November  1,  1842,  at  Jackson  Furnace,  Ohio,  son  of  John  F.  and 
Henrietta  (Small)  Pieper.  (See  sketch  of  his  brother  Lewis  Pieper.)  He  was 
reared  on  a farm  and  received  his  education  in  a country  school.  He  came  to 
Scioto  county  in  1887  and  settled  on  Brush  creek  where  he  farmed  until  1886. 
That  year  he  went  to  Otway  and  with  his  brother  Ed  and  Frank  Gilfilian  built 
a planing  mill.  Later  Pieper  brothers  bought  out  the  other  members  of  the 
firm  and  assumed  control  and  operated  the  mill  until  1891,  when  they  sold  out. 
Pieper  Brothers  were  then  engaged  in  the  buying  of  timber  in  tracts  and  having 
it  sawed  for  market.  From  1892  to  1894  Pieper  Brothers  and  John  F.  Paeltz 
bought  and  shipped  leaf  tobacco.  In  1900,  he  formed  a partnership  with  John 
F.  Paeltz  in  the  saw  mill  and  timber  business.  Their  plant  manufactures 
chair-stuffs,  rim-strips  and  all  kinds  of  plain  and  quartered  lumber.  Pieper  and 
Paeltz  own  a large  stone  quarry  near  Otway  and  receive  a royalty  from  Bode- 
mer  Brothers  who  operate  it.  Mr.  Pieper  is  a democrat,  but  voting  is  the  ex- 
tent of  his  activity  in  that  line.  He  is  a member  of  the  Otway  M.  E.  Church 
and  has  been  a trustee  of  the  church  since  its  organization  in  1898.  He  was 
married  November  18,  1880  to  Eliza  Bradney,  daughter  of  James  M.  and  Eliz- 
abeth (Peters)  Bradney.  They  have  the  following  children:  Daisy,  married  Dr. 
J.  F.  Gordon  and  is  deceased:  Forest  Pearl,  aged  13;  Mamie  Olive,  aged  11; 
John  Dale,  aged  3. 

Francis  Marion  Powell 

was  born  Oct.  22,  1852,  in  Adams  county.  His  father  was  William  Henry 
Powell,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  McGowan.  His  father  was  a 
native  of  Pike  county,  Ohio.  His  grandfather,  John  McGowan,  was  a native 
of  Big  Sandy.  Our  subject  had  a common  school  education,  and  was  brought 
up  a farmer,  and  has  been  one  all  his  life.  He  started  out  for  himself  at  six- 
teen years  of  age  as  a farm  hand.  He  was  married  August  29,  1872  to  Dru- 
silla  White  of  Brush  Creek  township,  a daughter  of  Paul  White.  He  came  to 
this  township  in  1863,  and  worked  for  different  ones,  and  has  made  his  home 
in  the  township  ever  since.  He  bought  the  Isma  Freeman  farm  in  1882,  and  has 
lived  on  it  since  1887.  He  has  one  child  living,  James  Edmund,  and  one  daugh- 
ter, deceased  at  three  years.  Mr.  Powell  is  a democrat  in  his  political  views, 
and  a member  of  the  Christian  Union  church. 

Ezekiel  Powers,  Jr., 

was  born  October  9,  1828,  on  Bonser’s  Run,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
Ezekiel  Powers,  Sr.,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Jane  Simpson.  He 
received  his  education  in  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  He  learned  shoe-making  and  the 
trade  of  brick-laying  and  plastering,  and  followed  the  latter  for  many  years. 


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He  owned  200  acres  of  land  in  Porter  township  and  two  houses  in  Sciotoville. 
He  lived  in  Wheelensburg  until  1889,  when  he  removed  to  Sciotoville.  He  was 
elected  township  trustee  of  Porter  several  terms.  He  was  instrumental  in  pro- 
curing an  act  of  the  legislature  for  taxation  to  purchase  and  sustain  township 
cemetery  property.  He  had  the  Wheelersburg  cemetery  surveyed,  with  his 
own  hands  planted  many  trees  therein,  and  did  much  to  beautify  the  place. 
He  was  always  active  in  furthering  the  school  interests  of  his  township  and 
was  at  one  time  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  the  township.  He  at 
one  time  was  treasurer  of  the  special  district.  In  October,  1875,  he  was  the 
Democratic  candidate  for  County  Treasurer.  The  vote  stood  Powers,  democrat, 
2,794  and  Benjamin  R.  Miles,  republican,  3,483,  majority,  689.  Mr.  Miles  and 
he  were  warm  personal  friends  and  traveled  the  county  in  the  same  buggy. 
Their  friendship  continued  during  their  lives. 

On  November  30,  1851,  he  was  married  to  Sarah  Jane  Dean,  in  Wheel- 
ersburg. She  was  born  June  7,  1829,  near  Wait’s  Station,  Scioto  county,  Ohio. 
She  died  October  6,  1868.  They  had  three  children:  Prank,  Horace  and  Kate. 
Frank  is  a resident  of  Grayson,  Kentucky.  Mr.  Powers  married  Mary  Bagby, 
May  25,  1873,  in  Wheelersburg.  One  cliild  was  born  to  them,  John  W.,  March 
26,  1874,  who  joined  the  United  States  Regular  Army,  16  Regiment,  Company 
F,  and  went  to  Cuba  in  the  Spanish- American  war.  He  contracted  malarial 
fever  during  the  Santiago  campaign  and  died  from  same,  February  14,  1899, 
in  Sciotoville.  He  was  buried  in  Wheelersburg. 

From  1862  to  1868,  Ezekiel  Powers  was  a partner  with  Stephen  Patten- 
gill  and  John  McAleer,  in  the  flat  boat  business  between  Ashland  and  Louis- 
ville, principally  shipping  pig  iron.  November  21,  1863,  he  was  appointed  Quar- 
termaster of  the  First  Regiment,  O.  M.  in  Scioto  county,  with  rank  of  First 
Lieutenant  by  Governor  David  Tod.  He  was  sworn  !in  the  service  January  21, 
1864.  Mr.  Powers  was  a prominent  Odd  Fellow,  a member  of  Orient  Lodge  No. 
337  of  Wheelersburg,  which  he  joined  in  1866.  He  was  also  a member  of  the 
Orient  Encampment  No.  26.  When  quite  a young  man,  he  joined  the  Methodist 
church  in  Wheelersburg.  He  was  a very  strong  democrat,  well-informed  and 
fair-minded,  always  earnest,  but  free  to  concede  to  others  what  he  demanded  for 
himself.  For  many  years  he  was  a member  of  the  County  Democratic  Commit- 
tee. He  was  a temperate,  upright,  honest  man,  highly  respected  by  all.  He 
was  kind,  extremely  charitable,  and  thoughtful  of  the  poor  and  needy,  whom 
he  constantly  helped  in  an  unostentatious  manner.  He  died  at  Sciotoville,  Oc- 
tober 14,  1894,  aged  sixty-four  years. 

Frank  Powers 

was  bom  September  17,  1852,  at  Wheelersburg,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  the  son  of 
Ezekiel  Powers,  Jr.  and  Sarah  Jane  Dean,  his  wife.  He  attended  school  at 
Wheelersburg,  till  1868,  when  he  began  as  a clerk  in  the  store  of  Horace  T.  Hall, 
his  uncle.  In  1871,  he  was  a salesman  for  Mullins  and  Hunt,  of  Maysville,  Ky. 
In  this  year  he  also  represented  the  Grover  & Baker  Sewing  Machine  Company. 
In  1872,  he  helped  in  building  a telegraph  line  from  Columbus  to  Ironton.  In 
1873,  he  went  to  Riverton,  Ky.,  to  construct  a telegraph  line  and  in  the  same 
year  became  agent  of  the  Eastern  Kentucky  Railway  Company,  at  Grayson,  Ky., 
and  held  the  position  until  1878.  In  the  latter  year  he  became  a special  agent  for 
the  company,  as  a freight  solicitor.  In  1879,  he  engaged  in  making  pig-iron  at 
Charlotte  furnace,  in  Kentucky,  and  continued  that  until  1881,  when  he  became 
traveling  agent  for  the  Eastern  Kentucky  Railway  Company.  On  July  1,  1882, 
he  became  general  agent  of  the  Eastern  Kentucky  Railway  Company.  He  re- 
signed this  position  in  1883. 

July  2,  1879,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Juliet  Lansdowne,  daughter  of  Dr. 
A.  J.  Lansdowne.  Mr.  Powers  has  always  been  a democrat  and  on  August  22, 
1884,  he  was  made  the  democratic  candidate  for  Congress  in  his  district  against 
General  W.  H.  Wadsworth,  of  Maysville.  The  district  was  composed  of  four- 
teen counties,  and  Mr.  Powers  was  defeated  by  102  votes.  He  was  chairman 
of  the  democrat  committee  of  his  county  for  fourteen  years.  He  has  been  dis- 
trict and  state  committeeman  of  his  party. 

In  1892,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  formed  a partnership  with 
Judge  James  R.  Botts,  as  Botts  & Powers,  in  the  practice  of  the  law.  In  1895, 


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the  Governor  appointed  him  City  Judge  of  Grayson,  and  he  served  one  year.  Mr. 
Powers  comes  of  a long  line  of  honorable  ancestry.  His  great-grandfather,  John 
Powers,  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  in  that  of  1812.  Hiis  grandfather, 
Ezekiel  Powers,  Sr.,  served  in  the  war  of  1812.  The  Powers  family  settled  in 
Massachusetts  in  1665.  From  there  they  emigrated  to  the  James  river  in  Vir- 
ginia, and  from  there  to  what  is  now  West  Virginia.  Hiis  mother’s  grandfather, 
Ebenezer  Dean,  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  His  name  first  appears  on  the 
records  of  the  War  Department  at  Washington  on  a return  (not  dated)  of 
officers  in  William  Heath’s  Massachusetts  regiment  without  remark;  again  on 
a return  (not  dated)  of  vacancies  in  Gen.  Heath's  brigade.  In  the  latter  return 
he  is  reported  as  being  a Lieutenant  in  the  36th  Continental  Regiment  of  foot 
soldiers,  commanded  by  Col.  John  Greaton.  The  records  show  that  Col.  Greaton 
was  a Lieutenant  Colonel  in  Colonel  William  Heath’s  Massachusetts  regiment. 
The  Dean  family  settled  in  Massachusetts  in  1635. 

Mr.  Powers  is  noted  for  his  faithfulness  to  all  duty  and  responsibility 
and  is  an  excellent  lawyer  as  he  was  an  excellent  business  man.  He  pos- 
sesses indomitable  courage,  tireless  energy  and  a will  strengthened  by  obstacles. 
He  makes  friends  wherever  he  is  known  and  retains  them  when  made.  He  is 
useful  and  valuable  in  any  servic  and  does  all  he  undertakes  well. 

Rev,  Eliphaz  PerKins  Pratt,  D . D . , 

was  a citizen  of  Portsmouth  for  thirty-four  years,  and  in  that  time  no  man  ex- 
ercised a greater  influence  on  questions  of  morality,  ethics  and  religion  than  he. 
His  father,  Daniel  Pratt,  and  his  mother  Julia  Perkins,  were  both  from  the 
state  of  Connecticut.  They  came  to  the  northwest  territory  with  the  begin- 
ning of  the  century,  and  they  began  their  married  life  together  in  a log  cabin 
in  what  is  now  Athens  county,  Ohio.  Our  subject  was  the  eldest  of  their  six 
children,  all  of  whom  were  living  in  1882.  He  was  born  February  17,  1816. 
He  was  an  active,  industrious  child,  born  with  a good  conscience.  He  learned 
his  letters  from  newspapers  hung  on  the  wall  of  the  log  cabin  in  which  he  was 
reared.  He  worked  in  the  forest,  or  on  the  farm,  in  daytime  and  he  studied  by 
firelight  in  the  evening.  He  was  born  with  a thirst  for  knowledge,  which  was 
never  quenched.  As  a child  he  attended  the  ministry  of  Rev.  John  Spalding, 
whose  sermons  greatly  influenced  his  future  life. 

He  attended  the  Ohio  University  at  Athens  and  graduated  in  1837,  under 
President  Robert  G.  Wilson.  He  studied  for  the  ministry  under  different  pro- 
fessors.' He  reviewed  mental  and  moral  science  under  Dr.  William  A.  MeCaf- 
fry.  studied  Hebrew  under  Prof.  Elisha  Ballentine,  D.  D.,  and  Theology  under 
Prof.  W.  Hall,  D.  D.  During  his  theological  studies  he  was  a tutor  in  Latin 
and  Greek.  He  established  the  Cooper  Female  Seminary  in  Dayton,  in  1840, 
assisted  by  his  sister,  Mrs.  Hay.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Dayton 
Presbytery  in  October,  1841.  He  was  called  to  the  New  School  Presbyterian 
church  at  Paris,  Ky.,  in  1842,  and  accepted.  While  there  he  married  his  first 
wife.  Miss  Elizabeth  C.  Mills,  daughter  of  Judge  Benjamin  Mills,  of  Frankfort, 
Kentucky. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1852,  to  preach  for  Rev.  Hicks,  the  pastor  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church.  He  had  expected  to  return  to  Pariis  at  once, 
but  as  it  was  winter  the  river  closed  and  he  was  detained.  There  were  a series 
of  meetings  going  on  and  he  was  called  to  preach  every  day,  which  he  did. 
The  people  liked  him  so  well  that  he  was  called  and  accepted.  He  came  at  once, 
but  was  installed  in  May,  1852.  His  first  wife  died  in  1850,  and  he  married 
Miss  Elizabeth  Loughry,  daughter  of  James  Loughry,  Esq.,  in  1853.  He  was 
pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  from  his  installment  until  March  29, 
1886,  the  date  of  liis  death,  and  he  died  as  he  had  wished,  in  harness.  He  was 
sick  but  ten  days. 

He  was  a preacher  of  great  power  and  force.  He  was  earnest  in  all 
things  and  enthusiastic  in  all  he  undertook.  In  his  own  church  his  word  was 
law,  and  all  acquiesced  in  his  policies.  There  were  never  any  quarrels  or  di- 
visions in  his  church  for  he  knew  how  to  prevent  them.  Doctor  Pratt  was  es- 
sentially a wise  man.  He  possessed  remarkable  judgment,  and  when  it  was 
once  given  every  one  was  satisfied.  His  church  was  the  strongest  and  most 
influential  in  its  Presbytery,  and  he  was  in  his  time  the  strongest  minister  in 


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his  Presbytery.  He  was  one  of  the  strong  men  of  his  Synod,  and  was  highly 
esteemed  in  the  General  Assembly  to  which  he  was  a delegate,  a number  of 
times.  He  was  a regular  and  constant  correspondent  of  the  Herald  and  Pres- 
byter and  his  initials  E.  P.  P.  were  always  a guaranty  that  the  article  so 
signed  was  interesting  and  instructive.  Doctor  Pratt  never  wrote  anything  but 
what  was  well  worth  reading,  and  never  delivered  an  address  but  _what  was  well 
worth  hearing.  He  was  not  only  well  appreciated  at  home  but  away  from 
home  as  well.  He  was  a favorite  to  deliver  a dedication  sermon  at  any  new 
church. 

He  was  a director  of  the  Danville  Theological  Seminary  for  fifteen  years. 
He  was  a trustee  of  Lane  Theological  Seminary  for  twenty-two  years.  He  was 
a trustee  of  the  Western  Female  Seminary  at  Oxford,  Ohio,  for  a number  of 
years.  He  was  also  a trustee  of  Marietta  College. 

The  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth  greatly  prospered  under  his 
ministry.  When  he  took  charge  it  had  169  members,  1,079  were  added  during 
the  first  thirty  years  of  his  ministry.  The  Second  Presbyterian  church  was  sent 
out  of  his  church  fully  equipped  with  a church  paid  for  and  a minister  furnished. 
His  degree  of  D.  D.  was  given  him  by  his  Alma  Mater  and  in  1860,  it  tendered 
him  a professorship.  He  also  received  calls  from  wealthy  churches  !in  the  cities 
but.  declined,  as  he  felt  his  life’s  work  was  in  Portsmouth. 

His  second  wife  died  in  1870,  and  in  1876.  he  married  Mary  E.  ITrmston, 
daughter  of  Rev.  N.  M.  Urmston,  who  survived  him. 

No  account  of  Dr.  Pratt  would  be  just  and  fair  to  his  memory  or  to  the 
public  which  is  interested  in  preserving  it,  without  mentioning  his  great  pa- 
triotism. He  was  one  of  the  most  ardent  Union  men  during  the  Civil  war,  and 
his  public  speeches  during  that  period  were  calculated  to  rouse  and  fire  the  pa- 
triotic heart.  For  the  soldiers  he  could  not  say  or  do  too  much.  He  was  al- 
ways the  last  to  say  farewell  in  going,  and  the  first  to  welcome  them  in  return- 
ing. His  devotion  to  the  cause  of  temperance  and  to  the  interest  of  the  public 
schools  was  the  greatest,  but  there  never  was  a public  matter  in  Portsmouth, 
for  the  intellectual  or  moral  good  of  the  people,  in  which  he  was  not  at  the 
front  of  it,  aiding  it  with  his  powerful  influence.  He  was  for  thirty  years  the 
secretary  of  the  Scioto  County  Bible  Society,  and  he  was  for  many  years  a pub- 
lic school  examiner,  both  for  the  city  and  county. 

He  had  a public  funeral,  which  gave  the  expression  of  the  city  of  its 
estimation  of  his  work.  The  venerable  Doctor  Burr  conducted  the  rites  and 
the  ministers  of  other  churches  were  his  pall  bearers.  The  large  attendance 
showed  that  the  people  of  Portsmouth  fully  estimated  his  work.  While  Doctor 
Pratt  was  a most  positive  man,  always  wanted  his  way,  and  nearly  always  had 
it,  he  made  few  if  any  enemies  because  of  his  judgment.  He  was  always  right, 
and  any  one  who  took  time  to  think  and  consider,  came  around  to  his  view. 

He  had  a son.  Prof.  D.  Perkins  Pratt,  of  (Portsmouth,  of  his  first  marriage, 
and  three  daughters  of  his  second.  Elizabeth,  Julia  and  Mary.  The  first  two 
daughters  died  in  his  life  time,  and  the  latter  still  survives,  and  on 
November  25.  1902,  was  married  to  B.  W.  McKenzie,  and  makes  her  home  in 
California.  His  widow  resides  in  Perth  Amboy.  N.  J. 

Pat  Prenderg'ast 

was  born  in  county  Kilkenney,  Ireland,  March  14,  1831.  Owing  to  the  fact  that 
his  birthday  occurred  so  near  St.  Patrick’s  day,  his  father,  John  Prendergast, 
gave  him  the  name  Patrick.  His  mother  was  Miss  Catherine  Muhall.  He  was 
the  eldest  of  two  children,  having  a brother  named  Martin.  Our  subject  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Kilkenney.  He  came  to  the  United  States,  in 
1848,  at  the  age  of  eighteen.  His  parents  remained  in  Ireland.  His  mother 
died  there  in  1858,  and  his  father  in  1875.  His  brother  emigrated  to  this  coun- 
try, in  1861,  located  in  Newark,  Ohio,  became  sheriff  of  Licking  county,  and 
died  at  Newark,  in  1878. 

Our  subject  remained  one  year  after  landing  in  this  country  at  Perth 
Amboy,  New  Jersey.  He  then  came  to  Newark,  Ohio.  He  became  a conductor 
on  the  railroad  running  from  Newark  to  Mansfield,  Sandusky  and  Cleve- 
land, and  remained  as  such  for  four  years,  when  he  became  a clerk  in  the  Amer- 
ican House,  at  Newark,  from  1853  to  1855.  His  employer  was  N.  W.  Bingham. 


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In  1855,  Mr.  Bingham  came  to  Portsmouth  and  took  charge  of  the  United  States 
Hotel  and  our  subject  accompanied  him  and  remained  as  a clerk  there  till 
1861.  On  April  16,  of  that  year,  he  enlisted  in  Company  G,  of  First  O.  V.  I.,  and 
was  made  second  corporal.  He  was  the  first  man  from  Ohio  to  carry  a flag  of 
truce  to  obtain  and  bury  the  dead  of  the  battle  of  Vienna.  It  was  related  of 
him  that  at  one  time,  in  the  service  he  and  his  company  reached  a cemetery, 
after  dark,  where  they  all  lay  down  and  slept.  He  pillowed  his  head  on  a 
grave  and  slept  soundly  until  morning.  On  waking,  he  remarked,  that  he  won- 
dered whose  grave  had  furnished  him  a pillow.  He  read  the  inscription  on  the 
stone  and  found  that  it  bore  the  name  of  a dear  playmate  whom  he  had  known 
in  Ireland. 

On  his  return  from  the  army,  he  went  into  the  wholesale  liquor  business, 
in  the  place  now  occupied  by  Michael  Stanton.  He  remained  in  that  business 
until  May  14,  1869,  and  then  he  bought  the  Biggs  House  lease  of  W.  H.  Taylor. 
He  was  there  at  the  time  of  the  great  fire,  on  March  6,  1871,  and  in  that  lost 
everything  he  had  in  the  world.  He  had  just  furnishd  fifteen  rooms  new  and 
all  his  chattel  property  in  the  hotel  was  consumed,  hut  he  was  not  dismayed 
by.  the  loss,  nor  did  he  lose  his  wonderful  courage  and  energy.  He  had  many 
friends,  as  he  deserved  to  have,  and  they  offered  him  numerous  inducements  to 
go  into  other  business,  especially  Michael  Stanton.  The  latter  offered  him  a 
full  partnership  and  said  it  should  cost  him  nothing,  but  he  declined.  He  said 
he  had  lost  his  money  in  the  hotel  business  and  he  proposed  to  make  it  back 
there.  Such  courage  has  seldom  been  displayed  in  Portsmouth  or  anywhere 
else.  He  waited  until  the  hotel  had  been  rebuilt,  took  Sanford  B.  Jennings 
in  with  him,  and  went  back  in  the  same  business.  He  remained  there  with 
Mr.  Jennings  until  his  death. 

He  was  married  to  Harriet,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Edward  Mulligan, 
Sr.,  on  June  6,  1866.  She  was  born  in  county  Wicklow,  Ireland,  but  came  to 
America  with  her  parents,  at  the  age  of  four  years.  Her  father  had  resided  in 
Portsmouth  since  1851. 

Mr.  Prendergast  was  a man  of  fine  appearance.  He  was  broad  shoul- 
dered, straight,  and  with  a most  firm  and  determined  expression  on  his  face, 
but  nevertheless  pleasing.  He  was  a man  of  great  force  of  character.  He  made 
up  his  judgments  very  quickly  and  adhered  to  them,  hut  could  not  he  called 
positive.  His  sympathies  were  easily  enlisted.  He  was  liberal  to  a fault.  His 
private  charities  were  great,  but  he  made  no  boast  of  them.  He  was  always 
in  favor  of  public  improvements,  but  the  dominating  element  of  his  character 
was  his  wonderful  courage  in  the  face  of  difficulties.  There  was  never  a finer 
example  of  this  trait,  than  he  exhibited  at  the  time  of  the  Biggs  House  fire, 
when  he  determined  to  go  in  the  same  business  after  having  lost  all  of  his  prop- 
erty. He  was  democratic  in  his  political  views,  hut  never  a partisan.  He  was 
a devout  member  of  the  church  of  the  Holy  Redeemer.  He  lived  but  forty-five 
years,  but  he  lived  them  well  and  left  a memory,  a precious  heritage  to  his 
friends. 

In  the  fall  of  1874,  his  health  began  to  fail.  Pie  had  stomach  and  bron- 
chial troubles.  He  died  September  24,  1876,  in  the  Biggs  House.  He  was  con- 
scious and  self  composed  to  the  last. 

Henry  Prescott 

was  born  at  Bath,  Grafton  county,  New  Hampshire,  May  19,  1840.  His  parents 
were  Joseph  Johnson  Prescott  and  Phoebe  (Page)  Prescott.  (See  Prescott 
Family.)  His  grandfather  was  Joseph  Prescott  and  his  mother  was  a daugh- 
ter of  Asa  Page  and  Phoebe  (Noyes)  Page  of  Landaff,  New  Hampshire.  Mr. 
Prescott  spent  hiis  early  life  in  Bath  on  a farm  and  received  his  education  in 
the  country  schools.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three  years,  he  came  to  Ohio  unat- 
tended by  any  other  members  of  the  family,  and  located  at  Keystone  furnace  in 
Jackson  county,  where  he  obtained  employment  as  store-keeper  at  the  furnace 
store.  He  continued  in  this  position  for  two  years  when  he  was  promoted  to 
book-keeper. 

After  three  years  more  he  left  Keystone  and  went  back  to  New  Hamp- 
shire and  was  married  to  Mary  S.  Tewksbury,  daughter  of  N.  M.  Tewksbury,  of 
Bath,  New  Hampshire,  January  22,  1868.  He  returned  to  Ohio  with  his  young 


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wife  in  the  spring  of  1868,  and  located  in  Portsmouth,  where  he  was  employed 
by  Murray,  Moore  & Company,  in  the  foundry  and  machine  shops  as  book- 
keeper. He  was  thus  occupied  for  a period  of  five  years,  after  which  he  pur- 
chased an  interest  in  Keystone  furnace,  where  he  had  formerly  been  employed. 
He  managed  the  store  for  a year  and  then  became  book-keper.  He  sold  out 
his  interest  and  went  back  to  Portsmouth  in  1877,  and  resumed  his  former  po- 
sition as  book-keeper  at  the  foundry  and  machine  works.  He  gave  up  this 
position  in  1881,  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  wheel-barrows.  After 
seven  or  eight  years  he  started  a feed  store  on  Second  street,  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  where  he  has  since  been  in  business. 

Though  a firm  believer  in  the  principles  and  policies  of  the  republican 
party,  he  works  and  votes  with  the  prohibition  party.  He  is  an  ardent  sup- 
porter of  the  temperance  cause  and  of  all  things  that  tend  to  the  bet- 
terment of  mankind.  He  and  his  wife  have  had  three  children,  but  lost  them 
all  in  infancy.  Mr.  Prescott  is  as  fixed  in  his  ways  as  the  rugged  mountains 
of  his  native  state,  are  fixed  in  their  places.  When  he  has  made  up  his  mind 
on  any  subject,  there  is  no  variableness  with  him.  He  has  his  views  on  all 
subjects  and  they  are  well  considered,  but  once  fixed,  his  purposes  are  un- 
changeable. He  believes  in  good  citizenship  and  practices  it.  There  is  no  bet- 
ter neighbor  or  citizen  than  he. 

Vinton  Price 

son  of  Isaac  and  Rebecca  (Brown)  Price,  was  born  January  15,  1829,  in  a house 
near  the  bank  of  the  Ohio  a few  rods  below  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Scioto 
river.  His  boyhood  and  youth  were  spent  in  what  is  now  the  village  of  Scioto- 
ville.  He  had  a good  common  school  education,  to  which  he  added  a knowl- 
edge of  surveying.  Soon  after  leaving  school,  he  rented  a farm  in  Kentucky 
opposite  Sciotoville,  which  he  afterwards  bought.  After  living  there  a few 
years,  he  moved  to  Ohio,  having  bought  a farm  owned  by  Jesse  Marshall,  on 
the  Baltimore  & Ohio  South-Western  railroad  near  Slocum’s  station,  where 
he  resided  until  his  death  on  December  11,  1895. 

He  was  married  December  28,  1856  to  Mary  G.  Marshall,  daughter  of 
Jesse  and  Mary  Gabrielle  Serot  Marshall.  Her  mother  was  one  of  the  first 
children  born  in  Gallipolis,  being  born  only  five  months  after  Marie  Louise 
Cadot,  who  was  the  first  child  born  there.  She  was  named  by  Jean  Gabriel 
Gervais  who  presented  her  with  two  town  lots  and  a set  of  silver  spoons.  Her 
paternal  grandfather,  Samuel  Marshall,  was  a Revolutionary  soldier.  His 
record  will  be  found  in  the  article  entitled  Revolutionary  Soldiers.  Her  father, 
Jesse  Marshal]  was  a soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  She  still  resides  on  the  home 
farm  where  she  was  born  December  1,  1830.  Five  children  were  born  to 
this  union:  G.  Frank,  who  resides  at  home  with  his  mother;  Warren  M.  of 
Sciotoville;  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Sherman  living  near  Wait  P.  O. ; Mrs.  Anna  P.  Mar- 
ting,  who  died  August  5,  1892  and  Ella  R.  living  with  her  mother. 

James  Amos  Pryor 

was  born  in  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  February,  1847.  His  parents  were 
Samuel  and  Agnes  Pryor,  both  natives  of  Pennsylvania.  Hiis  paternal  grand- 
father died  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  came  with  his  parents  to  Ohio,  in  1854,  and 
settled  in  Morgan  township,  near  Sedan.  His  father  enlisted  October  21,  1862, 
in  the  Eighth  Independent  Company  of  Ohio  Volunteer  Sharpshooters,  for 
three  years  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  company,  July  19,  1865.  Our  sub- 
ject has  always  been  a farmer  and  lived  in  the  same  place  all  his  life.  He  at- 
tended the  schools  of  Mt.  Joy  and  received  a common  school  education. 

When  only  fifteen  years  of  age,  he  enlisted  in  Company  G,  7th  O.  V.  C., 
September  16,  1862,  for  three  years.  He  was  captured  March  10,  1864,  at  Morris- 
town, Tennessee,  by  Longstreet’is  command.  He  was  in  prison  at  Richmond  for 
two  months,  then  at  Andersonville,  Ga.;  and  from  there  was  sent  to  Millen, 
Ga.  and  was  then  taken  to  a prison  at  Florence,  South  Carolina.  He  was  a 
prisoner  for  twelve  months.  He  participated  in  all  the  battles  his  command 
was  in  until  he  was  captured.  He  was  mustered  out  June  9,  1865,  at  Colum- 
bus, Ohio. 

He  was  Assessor  of  Union  township  one  term.  He  is  a republican  and 
takes  an  active  part  in  politics.  He  is  a member  of  the  M.  E.  church,  Singer 


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chapel.  He  was  married  January  6,  1870  to  Amanda  Cooper,  daughter  of 
Jacob  and  Rachel  (Boyer)  Cooper.  They  have  six  children:  Stella,  wife  of 

Alfred  Miller;  Jacob;  John;  Annie;  Alice,  wife  of  William  Journey;  Janie. 
He  is  a member  of  the  G.  A.  R.,  Robinson  Post,  of  Rushtown. 

Henry  Potter  Pursell 

son  of  James  and  Amanda  (Thompson)  Pursell.  w;as  born  April  12,  1851,  in  the 
old  Pursell  homestead  on  Fourth  streeet,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  received  his 
education  in  the  Portsmouth  schools.  In  1873,  he  started  in  the  drug  business 
at  the  northeast  corner  of  Fourth  and  Court  streets,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Pursell  & Stevenson.  His  store  was  known  as  the  Opera  House  Drug  Store. 
He  remained  in  business  several  yeans.  After  going  out  of  that  business,  he 
was  deputy  County  Treasurer  under  Charles  Kinney  from  1884  to  1888,  and  again 
under  M.  B.  Wells  from  1888  to  1892.  After  leaving  the  Treasurer's  office,  he 
was  connected  with  the  Portsmouth  Gas  Company  until  his  death.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Portsmouth  School  Board  for  thirteen  years,  from  April,  1886  to 
1899.  He  was  a republican  and  a faithful  and  active  member  of  Bigelow  M. 
E.  church.  He  was  one  of  the  official  board  of  that  church  and  served  as  secre- 
tary of  its  Sunday  school  for  twenty-two  years. 

On  January  24,  1895  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Clough  Dunham,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Wesley  and  Jane  (Clough)  Dunham,  who  survives  him.  He  died 
October  3,  1899.  Mr.  Pursell  was  a gentleman  of  retiring  disposition,  but  of 
forceful  character.  He  never  pushed  himself  forward  in  any  cause,  but  when 
he  took  up  any  work,  he  followed  it  with  patience  and  zeal  until  he  completed 
it.  He  was  a valuable  factor  in  his  party,  his  church  and  his  community. 

‘William  McClain  Pursell 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  November  6,  1849.  His  father  was  James  Pur- 
sell, born  in  Burslem,  England.  (See  sketch  herein.)  His  mother  was  Amanda 
Thompson,  (see  sketch)  daughter  of  Moses  Thompson.  His  education  was  ob- 
tained in  the  Portsmouth  public  schools.  From  1863  to  1866.  he  was  a clerk  in 
the  First  National  Bank  of  Portsmouth.  From  1866  to  1868  he  was  a student  at 
the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware.  After  his  return  from  school,  he 
took  a position  in  the  First  National  Bank  as  assistant  cashier  from  1868  to  1869. 
Since  that  time  he  has  been  general  manager,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  C. 
P.  Tracy  Shoe  Company.  He  is  a republican,  a member  of  one  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Clara  M.  Morris,  October  8,  1872.  They  have  had 
eight  children:  Earl  Tracy;  Susan;  Charles  Morris,  deceased  March  7,  1898; 
Clara  Mae;  Henry  Tracy,  deceased  Feb.  7,  1901;  William  Oscar,  deceased  June 
7.  1892;  Persis  and  Marjorie. 

Mr.  Pursell  has  made  a record  as  one  of  the  best  and  foremost  business 
men  of  his  city.  He  is  always  first  in  any  movement  for  the  public  good,  in 
church  or  in  society,  and  on  any  public  question  he  is'  sure  to  be  found  on  the 
side  for  progress,  for  morality  and  for  the  greatest  public  good. 

David  Pyle 

was  born  February  16,  1847,  in  Doddridge  county,  West  Virginia.  His  par- 
ents were  Eli  Pyle  and  Rachel  Seese,  his  wife.  Hi;s  father  was  a farmer  and  a 
miller.  He  was1  the  sixth  of  fifteen  children.  He  attended  school  in  Dodd- 
ridge county,  until  he  was  eleven  years  of  age.  In  1857,  his  father  removed 
from  Doddridge  county,  West  Virginia  to  Scioto  county,  Ohio  and  located  at 
Wheeler’s  Mills,  now  Hudson’s.  He  attended  school  one  term  after  coming  to 
Scioto  county.  The  family  remained  there  for  three  years  and  then  removed  to 
Scioto  Furnace  where  he  worked  about  the  furnace  until  the  war  broke  out. 

On  June  4.  1862,  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  enlisted  in  Company  B,  87th 
O.  V.  I.  for  three  months.  The  Company  was  formed  at  Coshocton  but  he  ran 
away  from  home  at  Webster  and  enlisted.  He  re-enlisted  in  Company  D,  1st 
O.  H.  A.,  June  13,  1863  and  served  until  July  25,  1865.  While  a member  of  the 
87th  O.  V.  I.  on  the  12th  of  September,  1862,  he  was  wounded  by  a shell  in  the 
left  ankle  at  Harper’s  Ferry.  On  the  14th  day  of  September,  he  was  taken  pris- 
oner and  retained  two  days  when  he  was  paroled.  After  the  war,  he  located  at 


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Dixon’s  Mills  and  engaged  in  teaming  for  about  six  months.  Then  he  went 
to  Wirt  county,  West  Virginia,  and  engaged  in  the  oil  business.  In  1869,  he 
went  to  work  for  one  year  at  Scioto  Furnace,  chopping  wood  and  coaling.  In 
1870,  he  went  to  work  for  the  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company  at  Sc-iotoville.  and 
has  since  done  everything  connected  with  the  mining  of  fire-clay  and  making  it 
into  fire-brick.  At  present  he  is  mine  boss  and  clay  inspector  for  the  company. 

On  October  4,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Emma  E.  Edington,  daughter  of 
Nathan  Edington.  He  has  eight  children:  Ivan  engaged  with  the  Scioto  Fire 
Brick  Company  as  a contractor  for  delivering  clay;  Leslie  is  a book-keeper  at 
Colville,  Washington;  Ethel,  Mabel,  Beidha,  Samuel,  Nathan,  and  David  are  at 
home.  Here  is  what  one  of  Mr.  Pyle’s  neighbors  said  of  him,  ‘“He  is  a good 
citizen.  He  was  a Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Porter  township  for  several  years, 
and  was  noted  for  his  fair  and  just  decisions  rendered  in  cases  tried  before  him. 
He  has  been  employed  in  the  fire-brick  works  in  his  section  in  various  capaci- 
ties, and  has  been  found  above  the  average,  in  his  knowledge  of  the  business. 
He  is  a very  energetic  man  and  is  noted  for  the  push  he  exhibits  in  anything  he 
undertakes.  He  is  considered  one  of  the  best  judges  of  fire-clay  in  this  section, 
so  much  so  that  he  is  now  in  the  employ  of  the  Scioto  Star  Fire  Brick  Works, 
in  the  capacity  of  bank-manager,  whose  duty  is  to  inspect  and  to  grade  the 
clay. 

Isaac  Pyles 

was  born  April  24,  1823  in  Harrison  county,  West  Virginia.  He  is  the  son  of 
Jonathan  Pyles  and  Elizabeth  (Buher)  Pyles,  both  of  German  descent.  His 
grandfather,  Henry  Buher,  was  a soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  had  his 
thigh  broken  at  the  battle  of  Germantown.  Mr.  Pyles  did  not  have  the  chances 
for  an  education  which  children  of  to-day  have.  When  he  was  a boy  the  nearest 
school  was  five  or  six  miles  away.  Consequently  the  only  school  he  ever  at- 
tended was  the  school  of  experience.  His  father  died  five  months  before  he  was 
born  and  the  first  thirteen  years  of  his  life  was  spent  in  his  native  county  of 
Harrison,  West  Virginia. 

He  came  to  Ohio  with  his  mother  at  the  age  of  thirteen  and  settled  in 
Jackson  county  in  the  Crabtree  settlement.  WThen  he  became  old  enough,  he 
commenced  work  on  the  farm  and  later  worked  on  the  Portsmouth  and  Colum- 
bus turnpike.  He  then  commenced  to  work  on  the  furnaces,  first  at  Jackson, 
where  he  worked  for  a year;  then  at  Scioto  Furnace,  where  he  worked  for  thir- 
teen years.  He  then  moved  to  the  French  Grant  and  settled  on  Pine  creek, 
two  miles  west  of  Powellsville,  and  bought  a farm.  Here  he  resided  for  about 
forty  years  and  contracted  hauling  coal  and  ore  at  Ohio,  Junior,  Franklin  and 
Pine  Grove  furnaces.  He  traded  his  farm  on  Pine  ci’eek  for  another  on  Mc- 
Culloch, about  1882,  and  moved  there  where  he  continued  to  farm  until  his  age 
compelled  him  to  give  it  up. 

He  enlisted  April  22,  1861  in  Company  E,  18th  O.  V.  I.  at  Marietta,  Ohio, 
for  three  months  and  was  mustered  out  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  August  28,  1861. 
He  re-enlisted  October  4,  1861,  for  three  years  in  Company  C,  53d  O.  V.  I.  and 
was  mustered  out  with  the  Company,  August  11,  1865.  He  was  a Trustee  of 
Bloom  township  for  two  terms.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Free  Will  Bap- 
tist church  for  forty-five  years,  and  now  holds  his  membership  in  that  church 
at  Rushtown.  He  has  been  a republican  since  the  formation  of  that  party. 

He  was  married  to  Nancy  Maria  Martin  December  23,  1847  who  died 
March  31.  1887  and  left  three  children:  Thomas  Pyles,  the  present  Fire  Chief  of 
Portsmouth  is  one;  Sarah  married  James  Gallaher;  Jacob  lives  in  Portsmouth. 
He  was  again  married  October  18,  1888  to  Elizabeth  Hammonds  who  died 
September  3,  1897  leaving  one  child  Irwin  born  July  10,  1892.  On  September 
15,  1901  he  married  Mrs.  Rachel  Mershon. 

Leonidas  Pyles 

was  born  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  in  1842,  the  son  of  William  and  Ellen  (Brouse) 
Pyles.  His  father  was  a son  of  John  Pyles,  an  early  settler  of  Washington 
township,  who  died  in  1837.  Our  subject  was  one  of  four  children,  but  two  of 
whom  are  now  living.  Almira  and  John  are  deceased  and  Allen  is  the  other  son 
living.  John  Pyles  died  in  1847,  aged  32  years.  Leonidas  was  reared  on  a farm 
and  attended  the  country  schools.  He  enlisted  in  Battery  L,  1st  0.  L.  A.,  August 


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2,  1862  and  was  appointed  Corporal  October  31,  1864  and  mustered  out  with  the 
Battery  July  4,  1865.  Upon  his  return  to  Ohio,  after  the  war,  he  resumed 
work  on  the  farm,  and  since  1867,  has  resided  in  Nile  township  where  he  owns 
a farm  of  300  acres.  Mr.  Pyles  is  a republican.  He  served  as  a Trustee  of  Nile 
township  for  twelve  consecutive  years.  He  was  County  Infirmary  Director 
from  1881  to  1887.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Nile  township  board  of  edu- 
cation and  Deputy  State  Supervisor  of  Elections. 

He  was  married  in  1866  to  Mary  Burris®,  daughter  of  Mathew  Burriss. 
Her  father  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1795,  the  son  of  Nathan  and  Sarah 
(Bradkit)  Burriss.  Mr.  Pyles  is  the  father  of  ten  children:  Alice,  the  wife  of 
William  Strachan,  died  December,  1899,  aged  32  years;  William  A.;  Sidella  F.; 
Mary  L.;  James  E. ; Anna  M. ; Nella  H.;  Laura  E. ; John  S. ; and  Martha  E. 
Mr.  Pyles  is  a good  citizen  and  enjoys  the  respect  and  good  will  of  all  his  neigh- 
bors. , 

Frank  Paul  Rais 

was  born  in  Scioto  county,  May  22,  1855.  His  father  was  Francis  Rais,  a native 
of  Berne,  Switzerland,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Montavon, 
also  a native  of  Berne,  in  Switzerland.  His  parents  were  married  in  Switzer- 
land, and  had  fifteen  children  of  whom  our  subject  was  the  fourth.  He  at- 
tended school  at  Pine  Creek,  Wheelersburg,  Carey’s  Run  and  the  red  school 
house  at  Portsmouth.  He  left  school  at  the  age  of  sixteen  and  engaged  on  the 
Ohio  river,  in  1873.  He  was  in  such  employment  until  1878,  when  he  enlisted 
in  the  U.  S.  Cavalry  Troop  G,  March  20,  1878  and  served  five  years  in  Wyom- 
ing, Montana,  Utah,  Indian  Territory  and  Arizona.  He  was  discharged  in  1883, 
and  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  in  Portsmouth  for  a period  of  ten  years. 
In  1893,  he  went  into  the  insurance  business,  first  as  an  agent  and  in  1896  he 
became  assistant  superintendent.  In  1899  he  was  made  superintendent.  He 
became  a resident  of  Chillicothe  in  1899.  He  was  married  to  Jennie  Rudity, 
October  2,  1883,  the  daughter  of  Eugene  Rudity.  They  had  four  children:  Ma- 
tilda M.,  Earl  E.,  Clarence,  and  Alma  V.  Mr.  Rais  is  a democrat  in  his  politi- 
cal views  and  a communicant  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church. 

Frederick  F.  Ranchous, 

son  of  Fred  and  Hannah  (Cook)  Ranchous,  was  born  December  6,  1840,  at 
Portsmouth.  Ohio.  He  enlisted  as  a private  in  the  Civil  war4  December  29, 
1863,  in  Company  F,  91st  O.  V.  I.  During  his  two  years  of  service,  he  partici- 
pated in  the  following  battles:  Cloyd  Mountain,  Cedar  Creek,  Goshen  Bridge, 
Lynchburg  and  Stevenson’s  Depot.  On  July  20,  1864,  he  was  wounded  at  the 
last  named  battle,  and  on  the  31st  day  of  May,  1865,  at  Cumberland,  Maryland, 
he  was  discharged  from  service  by  reason  of  surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability. 
He  has  always  been  a faithful  adherent  to  the  policies  of  the  Republican  par- 
ty and  has  been  a life  long  Free  Baptist. 

February  5,  1865,  while  home  on  furlough,  he  married  Emily  Marshall, 
daughter  of  Elias  and  Anna  (Beloat)  Marshall  and  has  ever  since  lived  at 
Sciotoville,  Ohio.  They  have  three  children:  Anna,  wife  of  Oregon  Eakins  of 
Columbus,  Ohio:  Doctor  Walter  E.  M.  Ranchous  of  Columbus,  Ohio  and  Mayme 
who  resides  with  her  parents. 

Walter  E.  M.  Ranchous,  M.  II . , 

son  of  Fred  F.  and  Emily  (Marshall)  Ranchous,  grandson  of  Elias  Marshall 
after  whom  he  was  named,  was  born  in  Sciotoville,  July  8,  1870.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  at  Sciotoville,  graduating  from  the  Porter  township  High 
School,  and  then  from  the  Commercial  Department  of  the  University  of  Ken- 
tucky, at  Lexington.  After  keeping  books  and  traveling  for  three  years,  he 
commenced  the  study  of  Medicine,  September,  1894,  at  the  Medical  College  of 
Ohio,  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati,  graduating  there 
April  9,  1897.  He  located  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  April  14,  1897,  becoming  a mem- 
ber of  the  Columbus  Academy  of  Medicine.  In  1898  he  became  a member  of  the 
Ohio  State  Medical  Society  and  in  1899  a member  of  the  American  Medical  As- 
sociation. In  1899-1900  he  visited  the  Clinics  of  Vienna  and  Beidin  and  took 
some  post-graduate  work  in  New  York.  He  attended  the  meeting  of  the  Pan 


GENERAL  WILLIAM  HENRY  RAYNOR 


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American  Medical  Congress  at  Havana,  Cuba,  in  1901  and  became  a member  of 
that  body.  His  standing  in  the  profession  is  the  very  highest. 

Jared  Johnson  Rardin 

was  born  in  Athens  county,  Ohio,  November  30,  1848.  His  father  was  Levi 
Rardin,  who  was  a farmer  and  a native  of  Athens  county,  Ohio.  His  mother’s 
maiden  name  was  Anna  L.  Selby.  She  was  a daughter  of  Dyar  Selby.  His 
grandfather,  William  Rardin  was  a native  of  Virginia.  Our  subject  attended 
the  district  schools  and  Bartlett’s  Academy  in  the  winter  and  worked  on  the 
farm  in  summer  until  he  was  twenty  years  of  age.  On  April  11,  1870,  he  came 
to  Portsmouth  and  engaged  with  the  Singer  Sewing  Machine  Company.  In 
1895,  he  went  into  the  Star  Shoe  Company  as  secretary  and  treasurer  and  on 
April  14,  1902  he  went  into  The  Drew-Selby  Company  as  treasurer.  He  was 
married  July  5,  1876  to  Mary  A.  Webster,  daughter  of  Isaac  Webster  of  Meigs 
county,  Ohio.  They  have  three  children:  Irma  B.  who  graduated  at  Delaware 
in  1901,  married  to  Rev.  George  L.  Davis  August  7,  1902  and  she  is  now  a res- 
ident of  Peking  China,  where  her  husband  is  a missionary  of  the  M.  E. 
church;  Glen  E.  now  a sophomore  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  and  Earl 
W.  a student  in  the  same  class.  Mr.  Rardin  is  a republican  and  a member  of 
Bigelow  M.  E.  church. 

James  Boone  Ray,  M.  S3., 

is  a son  of  James  B.  Ray,  Sr.  M.  D.  and  Hannah  (Dunlavey)  Ray.  He  re- 
ceived his  early  education  in  the  common  schools  and  attended  the  South  Gram- 
mar school  at  Columbus  during  the  winter  of  . 1859,  and  Armstrong’s  select 
school  in  Columbus  during  the  summer  of  1860.  The  next  year  he  attended  a 
select  school  taught  by  a Mr.  Finley.  He  entered  the  Ohio  University  at 
Athens,  Ohio,  in  the  spring  of  1862,  and  remained  until  the  spring  of  1864,  when 
he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  140th  O.  V.  I.  on  May  2,  1864,  and  was  made  First 
Sergeant.  He  was  mustered  out  September  3,  1864.  He  returned  to  the  Univer- 
sity in  1865  and  remained  until  the  spring  of  1867.  He  read  all  of  the  classics 
in  the  regular  course.  He  then  took  up  the  study  of  medicine,  and  after  a year, 
entered  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio,  at  Cincinnati,  and  was  graduated  in  the 
spring  of  1872.  He  taught  school  several  winters  while  attending  literary  and 
medical  schools. 

He  first  located  at  Sciotoville  in  the  fall  of  1872.  In  1877,  he  removed  to 
California,  in  Pike  county  where  he  practised  until  the  spring  of  1880  when  he 
removed  to  Harrisonville,  where  he  practised  until  1895  and  was  associated 
with  his  father.  In  March,  1895,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  where  he  practised  un- 
til April,  1899,  and  then  moved  to  his  present  location  at  Harrisonville.  From 
1893  to  1897  he  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Pension  Examining  Surgeons  of 
Scioto  county.  He  is  a member  of  the  Hempstead  Memorial  Academy  of  Medi- 
cine, the  Ohio  Medical  Society  and  the  American  Medical  Association.  Doctor 
Ray  has  always  taken  much  interest  in  political  affairs  as  a member  of  the 
Democratic  party. 

He  was  united  in  marriage  September  28,  1871.  to  Maria  Wheeler,  daugh- 
ter of  Isaac  Wheeler.  Her  great-grandfather.  Nathan  Wheeler  was  a Revolu- 
tionary soldier.  (See  Revolutionay  Soldiers.)  They  have  one  child,  William 
Alexander  Ray,  M.  D.,  now  associated  with  his  father  in  the  practice  of  med- 
icine. 

Doctor  Ray  is  a natural  sportsman  and  takes  great  delight  in  hunting 
and  fishing.  While  a lover  of  the  sports,  he  is  also  a student,  both  of  profes- 
sional matters  and  general  subjects.  He  takes  a pride  in  keeping  up  in  his 
profession.  He  is  a man  of  manly  principles.  He  is  very  deliberate,  and 
searches  for  truth  before  giving  utterance  to  his  judgment.  Integrity  is  the 
marked  characteristic  of  his  life. 

General  'William  Henry  Raynor 

was  born  April  4,  1834  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father  was  William  Raynor, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  K.  Barber,  daughter  of  Major  Uriah 
Barber.  His  father  emigrated  from  near  Leeds,  England  about  the  year  1830 
as  a married  man.  The  first  Mrs.  Raynor  died  very  soon  after  their  arrival 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


at  Portsmouth,  and  about  1832  Mr.  Raynor  married  Miss  Barber,  before  men- 
tioned. She  was  born  June  2,  1803,  a twin,  the  other  being  Washington  Barber. 
She  was  the  first  child  born  in  the  town  of  Portsmouth. 

Our  subject  received  only  such  an  education  as  could  be  afforded  by  the 
Portsmouth  Public  Schools.  His  principal  instructor  was  Prof.  A.  J.  Rikoff. 
His  school  life  ended  on  his  fourteenth  birthday  when  he  entered  the  store  of 
John  Rowe  & Son.  He  was  afterwards  for  five  or  six  years  a clerk  in  the  dry 
goods  store  of  B.  L.  Jefferson,  and  for  about  the  same  period  in  the  private 
banking  house  of  P.  C.  Kinney  until  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  war  in  1861. 

On  April  16,  1861,  he  enlisted  as  a private  in  Company  G,  1st  O.  V.  I.,  was 
made  First  Lieutenant  April  17,  1861.  After  going  to  the  front  he  was  appointed 
as  acting  aide-de-camp  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  Robert  C.  Schenck,  Brigade  Com- 
mander. In  this  capacity  he  was  in  the  engagement  at  Vienna  June  16,  1861. 
After  that  battle,  at  his  own  request,  he  was  allowed  to  return  to  his  company, 
and  was  with  it  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  July  21,  1861.  Here  he  had  the  mis- 
fortune to  be  slightly  wounded,  was  captured  and  taken  a prisoner  to  Rich- 
mond. Early  in  September,  with  two  comrades,  a successful  escape  was  ef- 
fected. An  account  of  his  escape  was  published  in  Harper’s  Monthly  Magazine. 
He  was  mustered  out  September  14,  1861,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

On  September  28,  1861,  he  entered  the  56th  O.  V.  I.  as  Lieutenant  Colonel. 
He  was  promoted  to  Colonel  April  2,  1863;  wounded  and  captured  May  5,  1864, 
on  the  steamer  John  Warner  on  Red  river;  discharged  October  27,  1864,  by  order 
of  the  War  Department.  The  foregoing  is  from  the  Official  Record.  The  56th 
Ohio  Regiment  left  Portsmouth  February  12,  1862,  and  reached  Fort  Donel- 
son  in  time  to  take  part  in  the'  surrender,  but  not  in  actual  fighting.  Imme- 
diately after  this,  the  regiment  took  part  -with  its  Division  commanded  by 
Gen.  Lew  Wallace,  in  the  Pittsburg  Landing,  Shiloh  and  Corinth  campaign.  In 
April,  1863,  Col.  Kinney  resigned  and  Col.  Raynor  was  promoted  Colonel.  Un- 
der his  command  the  56th  took  an  important  part  in  the  battles  and  siege  of 
the  Vicksburg  campaign.  After  this  the  13th  Army  Corps  (to  which  the  56th 
belonged)  was  transferred  to  the  department  of  the  Gulf,  and  the  remainder  of 
its  service  was  there  performed.  From  November,  1863,  to  May,  1864,  Col.  Ray- 
nor was  in  command  of  the  2nd  Brigade,  3rd  Division,  13th  Army  Corps.  The 
regiment  suffered  severely  during  the  campaign,  and  Col.  Raynor  was  wounded 
at  Snaggy  Point,  Louisiana,  and  a second  time  captured  May  5,  1864.  Some  six 
weeks  afterward  most  of  the  sick  and  wounded  prisoners  in  the  hands  of  the 
Rebels,  on  Red  river,  were  paroled.  Col.  Raynor  returned  to  his  home — his 
wounds  unfitted  him  for  further  military  service  and  he  was  mustered  out  as 
before  stated.  From  November,  1863,  to  May,  1864,  he  acted  as  Brigade  Com- 
mander; and  on  March  15,  1865,  he  was  breveted  Brigadier  General  for  “dis- 
tinguished and  gallant  services’1  in  the  field.  In  the  political  campaign  of  1860, 
Mr.  Raynor  was  a Douglas  democrat,  but  since  that  time  he  has  been  a con- 
sistent and  faithful  republican. 

He  was  married  September  9,  1855,  to  Rhoda  O.  Kendall,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Ann  M.  Kendall,  of  Portsmouth.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raynor  have  five 
children  as  follows:  Charles,  died  July,  1892;  Mary,  now  Mrs.  J.  B.  Math  of 

Chicago;  Thomas  K.,  married  (and  now  living  at  Nacogdoches,  Texas;  Catherine 
G.,  unmarried  and  living  with  her  parents  at  Toledo;  Will  E.,  married,  and 
living  in  Chicago. 

At  the  close  of  the  war.  Gen.  Raynor  became  engaged  in  mercantile  and 
manufacturing  pursuits.  For  the  past  ten  yeans  he  has  been  assistant  manager 
and  in  full  charge  of  the  Toledo  office  of  the  Lozier  Manufacturing  Company. 
He  served  one  year  on  the  Board  of  Trustees,  Hyde  Park,  Cook  Co.,  Illinois. 
He  has  been  for  years  an  earnest  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 
and  is  an  Ex-Commander  of  the  Toledo  Post  No.  107,  Department  of  Ohio.  His 
residence  is  3339  Cherry  street,  Toledo. 

Joseph  Gideon  Reed 

was  horn  December  4,  1835,  in  the  village  of  Piketon.  Pike  county,  Ohio.  He 
was  a son  of  William  Reed  and  a grandson  of  Judge  Samuel  Reed,  who  has  a 
sketch  herein.  His  mother  was  Rebecca  Chenoweth.  There  were  six  children 
of  his  father’s  marriage,  two  died  in  infancy  and  four  survived.  He  was  the 


SAMUEL  REED 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


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second  of  the  four  who  grew  to  maturity.  His  father  was  the  auditor  of  Pike 
county,  and  had  been  for  several  years  at  his  death  in  1840.  At  an  early  age 
Joseph  acquired  a taste  for  mercantile  affairs.  Prom  the  age  of  twelve  to 
twenty-two,  he  was  clerk  in  the  store  of  his  uncle  Joseph  Moore,  of  Piketon. 
When  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age,  his  uncle  had  such  confidence  in  him  that 
he  sent  him  east  to  buy  goods. 

Our  subject  remained  in  his  native  village  until  August,  1857,  when  he 
came  to  Portsmouth.  He  and  his  brother  Samuel  Reed  went  into  the  dry  goods 
business  together,  and  hoped  to  make  their  fortune.  They  bought  heavily  in 
advance  of  the  panic  of  1857,  and  that  caused  their  failure  and  drove  them  out  of 
business;  but  they  afterwards  paid  their  debts  in  full.  This  experience  proved 
very  valuable  to  Mr.  Reed.  After  that  he  became  a clerk  for  Jefferson  & Kep- 
ner,  and  remained  in  their  employment  until  1861,  when  the  firm  failed.  He 
then  went  with  Charles  Elden  in  his  dry  goods  store  in  Portsmouth  and  re- 
mained with  him  until  1862,  when  he  went  into  the  employment  of  J.  M.  Rum- 
sey  & Co.  In  1865,  he  became  a member  of  the  firm  which  in  the  following  year 
on  the  admission  of  Josiah  Rhodes,  became  Rhodes  & Reed.  He  remained  with 
them  until  1871,  when  he  retired,  but  continued  to  be  their  buyer  in  the  East  for 
several  years. 

In  1873,  the  firm  of  Reed  & Peebles  was  organized,  composed  of  Joseph 
G.  Reed  and  John  Peebles.  They  engaged  in  the  wholesale  notion  business 
and  some  years  afterwards  added  dry  goods.  The  firm  continued  in  business 
until  1891,  when  they  changed  by  the  admission  of  Wm.  Jordan  and  the  firm 
name  became  Reed,  Peebles  & Co.  In  1897,  Mr.  John  Peebles  went  out,  and  the 
firm  became  Reed  & Jordan,  and  was  such  at  Mr.  Reed’s  death  on  June  25, 
1897.  The  business  was  conducted  two  and  one-half  years  after  Mr.  Reed’s 
death,  .when  it  was  succeeded  by  the  firm  of  Reed  & Jordan,  composed  of  the 
wife  of  Wm.  Jordan,  and  hiis  son  Edward  T.  Reed.  Mr.  Reed  never  had  any 
other  business  but  this,  and  engaged  on  no  outside  matters  whatever.  He  was 
always  the  buyer’  of  the  firm.  Every  spring  and  fall  he  would  go  to  New  York 
and  spend  from  six  weeks  to  two  months.  He  had  a wonderful  talent  for  buy- 
ing, which  could  have  secured  him  a position  in  the  best  house  of  New 
York  city;  but  he  preferred  to  remain  in  Portsmouth. 

He  was  always  a republican  in  his  political  views.  He  was  a devoted, 
faithful  Chistian  all  his  life.  He  joined  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  at 
the  age  of  sixteen.  He  was  a steward  of  the  Bigelow  church,  and  taught  the 
infant  class  a number  of  years.  He  was  also  a member  of  the  official  board. 
He  belonged  to  no  secret  orders,  except  the  Odd  Fellows.  He  was  a public 
spirited  man.  in  favor  of  all  public  improvements.  He  was  always  cheerful  and 
in  good  spirits.  He  was  fond  of  good  company,  and  was  the  very  best  company 
himself.  He  was  industrious  in  everything  he  undertook,  and  especially  in  his 
own  business.  He  married  Miss  Anne  Newman  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Wm. 
Newman,  November  16,  1865.  They  had  seven  children:  Sallie,  wife  of  Dr.  Ed- 
ward M.  S'emans  of  Delaware,  Ohio;  Wm.  Pur-sell;  Edward  Thomson  of  the  firm 
of  Reed  & Jordan;  Charles  Newman;  twin  girls  who  died  in  infancy;  and  Ber- 
tha, wife  of  Earl  T.  Pursell.  His  isons  Wm.  P.  and  Charles  were  Corporals  in 
Company  E,  4th  O.  V.  I.,  in  the  Spanish-American  war.  His  son-in-law,  Dr. 
Edward  Semans  was  surgeon  in  the  same  regiment. 

Samuel  Reed 

was  born  September  21,  1833  at  Piketon,  Ohio.  His  father’s  name  was  William 
Reed  and  hi-s  mother’s  name  was  Rebecca  (Chenoweth)  Reed.  Her  father  was 
Abraham  Chenoweth,  who  planted  the  first  crop  of  corn  ever  planted  in  the 
Scioto  valley,  on  the  Pee  Pee  prairie  between  Piketon  -and  Waverly.  He  came 
to  the  Northwest  Territory,  from  near  Blue  Lick  Springs,  Kentucky.  He  was 
originlly  from  the  state  of  Viginia.  Our  subject  had  a brother  Joseph  G.  Reed, 
deceased,  and  two  sisters:  Mary  S.  and  Sarah  who  reside  in  Portsmouth. 

He  attended  the  schools  at  Piketon  until  1846.  His  father  died  in  1840 
and  in  1846  he  came  to  Portsmouth  to  reside  with  his  uncle,  John  R.  Turner. 
He  attended  school  in  Portsmouth  at  the  Fourth  street  building  under  Supt. 
A.  J.  Rikoff  for  about  three  years.  His  schoolmates  were  F.  C.  Gibbs,  Henry 
E.  Jones,  Abe  Brown  and  others.  He  went  into  the  Clerk’s  office  in  1849  as  a 


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clerk,  or  copyist,  for  his  uncle.  He  remained  in  the  Clerk’s  office  until  1851 
and  became  a clerk  for  one  Daniel  Whittenmyer  in  his  dry  goods  store.  He 
clerked  there  for  one  year  and  then  went  into  B.  L.  Jefferson’s  dry  goods  store 
on  Front  street,  just  east  of  the  McDowell  block.  He  was  there  a year  or  more 
and  then  became  a clerk  in  the  dry  goods  store  of  William  Elden  on  Market 
street,  on  the  site  of  the  rear  of  the  Washington  Hotel.  One  year  after,  Mr. 
Elden  moved  into  the  upper  building  now  occupied  by  the  Davis  Drug  Com- 
pany. tie  then  went  into  the  retail  dry  goods  business  with  his  brother  Jo- 
seph G.  Reed,  as  Reed  Brothers,  in  the  same  building  on  Front  street  which 
had  been  occupied  by  William  Elden.  The  firm  bought  a large  stock  of  goods 
before  the  panic  of  1857  and  as  a consequence  failed  in  1858.  Mr.  Reed  then 
clerked  with  Charles  and  William  Elden,  a few  months  in  1859,  at  their  dry 
goods  store  on  Market  street,  where  A.  Hurth  has  his  liquor  istore. 

On  November  21,  1859,  Mr.  Reed  entered  the  Portsmouth  Branch  of  the 
State  Bank  of  Ohio,  as  book-keeper,  and  has  been  connected  with  that  bank  or 
its  successor  ever  since.  In  April,  1865,  this  bank  organized  as  the  Ports- 
mouth National  Bank  and  Mr.  Reed  was  elected  cashier.  He  served  as  such 
till  1884,  when  he  was  elected  its  vice  president  and  has  held  that  office  ever 
since.  He  has  not  been  in  any  other  business. 

He  has  always  been  a republican,  since  that  party  was  organized.  He 
became  a communicant  of  Christ  Church,  Protestant  Episcopal  in  1859.  In  1874 
he  became  a communicant  of  All  Saints  church  and  is  now  a vestryman. 

He  was  married  August  20,  1857  to  Ellen,  daughter  of  Washington  Kinney. 
His  children  are:  Mary  Kinney,  William  L.  and  Mrs.  Carietta^  Turley,  wife 
of  Leslie  C.  Turley. 

Mr.  Reed  is  a successful  banker.  He  has  seen  many  ups  and  downs  in 
that  business  in  his  forty-three  years  of  banking  in  Portsmouth.  He  has  been 
longer  in  the  banking  business  than  any  one  who  has  ever  resided  in  Ports- 
mouth and  in  that  time  has  been  connected  with  but  one  bank  and  its  suc- 
cessors. In  his  sixty-ninth  year  he  is  as  attentive  to  business  as  ever  and  his 
head  is  as  clear  and  his  faculties  as  alert  as  the  day  he  entered  the  business 
forty-three  years  past.  From  December  4,  1893  until  March  1,  1901,  he  was  a 
Trustee  of  the  Scioto  County  Children’s  Home.  Mr.  Reed  delights  in  work  of 
that  kind.  He  keeps  up  his  health  and  maintains  the  spirit  of  youth  by 
spending  much  time  at  Camp  McCulloch  fishing,  boating  and  resting. 

As  a citizen  he  is  always  in  favor  of  progress.  As  a churchman  he  is 
faithful.  He  aims  to  do  every  duty  well  and  his  friends  say  he  has  succeeded. 

'William  L.  Reed 

son  of  Samuel  and  Ellen  (Kinney)  Reed,  was  born  July  6,  1863,  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio.  He  received  his  education  in  the  schools  of  that  city,  attending  school 
until  the  Junior  year  of  the  High  School.  He  was  married  October  10,  1888  to 
Margaret  B.  Hiestand,  daughter  of  Captain  J.  M.  Hiestand  and  Elizabeth 
(Wharton)  Hiestand  of  Hillsboro,  Ohio.  Their  children  are:  Paul,  Mary  Kin- 
ney, Elizabeth  and  twin  sons:  Samuel  Chenoweth  and  Joseph  Hiestand.  He 
was  first  engaged  in  the  clothing  business,  hut  later  has  conducted  a general 
fire  insurance  agency.  He  was,  clerk  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  during  the  years  1901-1902.  He  is  a member  of  All  Saints  Episco- 
pal church  and  has  been  treasurer  of  the  Sunday  school  for  several  years. 

Captain  'William  'Wallace  Reilly, 

the  son  of  Christopher  and  Margaret  Young,  his  wife,  was  born  in  Philadelphia, 
August  5,  1825.  He  attended  school  in  Philadelphia.  He  came  to  Portsmouth 
in  1839  and  clerked  in  the  first  book  store  for  Eli  Glover,  and  in  the  first  whole- 
sale dry  goods  house  for  Stuart,  Jones  & Company  until  1842.  In  1842,  he 
went  to  Pittsburg  and  from  there  to  Philadelphia  where  he  clerked  in  a dry 
goods  store  until  1846.  When  the  Mexican  war  broke  out,  he  enlisted  in  Com- 
pany A,  New  Jersey  Battalion,  at  Camden,  New  Jersey,  May  29,  1847,  and  was 
honorably  discharged  at  Jalapa  Mexico,  and  mustered  out  at  Castle  William, 
New  York. 

In  1849,  he  returned  to  Pittsburg  and  on  April  11,  1850  was  married  to 
Miss  Anna  Margaret  Young.  He  went  to  Cincinnati  in  1851,  and  after  remain- 
ing there  a year,  went  to  Dayton  and  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  with 


CAPTAIN  WILLIAM  WALLACE  REILLY. 


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Samuel  B.  Brown,  McGee  and  Han'S  liman  until  1853,  when  he  returned  to  Cin- 
cinnati, and  with  Drs.  Newton  and  others  published  the  first  Ohio  Business 
Directory,  under  the  Arm  name  of  W.  W.  Reilly  & Company,  and  in  the  spring 
of  1853  went  east  to  solicit  subscriptions  for  the  work.  He  then  returned  to 
Dayton,  and  was  with  L.  F.  Claffin  & Company,  until  1854,  when  he  went  to 
Chillicothe,  Ohio,  and  assisted  Rev.  H.  R.  Johnson  to  open  a book  store.  Six 
weeks  later,  he  returned  to  Dayton  and  -was  engaged  with  More,  Clarke  & Com- 
pany in  the  book  business,  where  he  remained  until  1857,  when  he  came  to 
Portsmouth  and  opened  the.  Valley  Book  Store  as  an  agent  for  E.  A.  & T.  T. 
More,  and  in  1859  bought  the  stock. 

In  July,  1861,  he  raised  Company  A,  Thirtieth  0.  V.  I.  He  enlisted  August 
2,  1861,  for  three  years.  September  1,  he  joined  Rosecrans  and  was  with  him 
at  Carnifex  Ferry  and  through  the  campaign  until  they  went  into  winter  quar- 
ters at  Fayetteville,  West  Virginia.  December  20,  1861  he  resigned  on  account 
of  his  health,  to  take  effect  in  April,  1862.  He  again  resumed  business  in 
Portsmouth.  May  2,  1864,  he  was  ordered  out  by  General  Brough  as  Captain 
of  Company  G,  141st  O.  N.  G.  and  was  in  command  of  the  post  at  Guyandotte, 
West  Virginia,  until  September  3,  1864  when  he  was  mustered  out  with  the 
company. 

After  returning  from  the  army,  he  resumed  his  business,  in  which  he 
remained  until  1878.  In  November,  1878,  he  formed  a partnership  with  his 
son-in-law,  H.  C.  Murfin,  in  hiis  old  business,  under  the  name  of  W.  W.  Reilly 
& Company,  which  continued  till  May,  1882,  when  Mr.  Murfin  retired.  He  con- 
tinued business  under  the  same  name  until  his  death. 

His  children  are:  Margaret,  the  wife  of  H.  Clay  Murfin  of  Jackson,  Ohio; 
Kate  More;  William  Wallace,  Jr.;  Helen  Clark;  Sara  Louise;  John  Gordon: 
Marion  Young.  He  died  December  26,  1896,  after  three  years  illness.  His  wife 
survived  him  till  January  15,  1897  when  she  died. 

He  was  a member  of  the  Masons,  Knights  Templars,  Royal  Arcanum 
and  Odd  Fellows,  and  a Past  Commander  of  Bailey  Post,  No.  164,  G.  A.  R.  Cap- 
tain Reilly  was  Commander  of  Bailey  Post  for  the  year  1883.  It  was  during  his 
administration,  and  owing  largely  to  his  influence  that  the  City  Council  set 
aside  by  deed,  and  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  dedicated  what  is  now 
known  as  the  Soldier’s  Memorial  Circle  in  G-reenlawn  cemetery.  From  a Grand 
Army  standpoint  it  Is  a suitable  monument  to  the  memory  of  Captain  Reilly. 
In  the  zenith  of  his  powers  Captain  Reilly  was  a notable  man.  He  was  always 
dressed  neatly  and  tastily.  Everything  about  him  was  and  had  to  be  “spick 
and  span.”  He  was  a delightful  companion,  especially  in  traveling.  He  was  a 
good  story-teller  and  had  an  extensive  vocabulary  of  fitting  proverbs  equal  to 
King  Solomon  or  Robert  Christy.  He  could  illustrate  any  subject  by  an  anec- 
dote or  a proverb.  He  was  uniformly  courteous  and  genteel.  To  the  public 
and  his  friends,  he  was  always  on  dress  parade.  He  had  an  inexhaustible 
fund  of  humor  and  it  ever  sparkled  for  the  delectation  of  his  friends.  He  was 
fond  of  Masonry  and  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  No  man  was  more  missed  in 
Portsmouth  than  he  when  the  afflicting  hand  of  disease  was  laid  on  him. 

Charles  Frederick  Reiniger,  Jr., 

was  born  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,,  January  8,  1840.  His  parents  were  Major  Charles 
Frederick  Reiniger,  a native  of  Germany,  and  Barbara  Suiter,  his  wife.  He  was 
one  of  thirteen  children.  His  boyhood  was  spent  in  Portsmouth  where  he  at- 
tended the  public  schools  until  sixteen  years  of  age.  He  was  elected  a Trus- 
tee of  Clay  township  in  1866  but  resigned  in  the  spring  of  1867  and  moved  to 
Portsmouth.  In  1871,  he  was  elected  Street  Commissioner.  The  vote  stood: 
C.  E.  Edwards,  republican,  823;  C.  F.  Reiniger,  democrat,  949;  Reiniger’s  ma- 
jority, 146.  In  1873  he  was  a candidate  for  re-election.  The  vote  stood:  John 
McNeal,  republican,  565;  C.  F.  Reiniger,  democrat,  1,307;  Reiniger’s  majority, 
742.  In  1874  Reiniger  was  a candidate  for  Sheriff  on  the  Democratic  ticket. 
His  oppponent  was  Henry  Raugh.  The  vote  stood:  Raugh,  2,275;  Reiniger, 
2,765;  Reiniger’s  majority,  469.  In  1876,  he  was  a candidate  for  re-election 
against  T.  .1.  Pursell.  The  vote  stood:  Reiniger,  3,184;  Pursell,  3,155;  Reini- 
ger’s majority,  29.  He  was  the  only  democrat  elected  that  year.  In  1880,  he 
was  his  party’s  candidate  for  Sheriff  and  was  elected.  The  vote  stood:  Reip- 


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iger.  3,563;  T.  J.  Punsell,  3,263.  In  1883,  he  was  a candidate  for  Street  Com- 
missioner but  was  defeated  by  Josiah  Barlow  by  a vote  of  1,268  to  1,227.  Bar- 
low’s majority  41. 

Mr.  Reiniger  has  been  engaged  in  farming  and  teaming  and  is  at  pres- 
ent in  the  coal  business.  He  was  married  in  May,  1865,  to  Mary  J.  Ramsey. 
She  was  born  in  Beaver  county,  [Pennsylvania,  in  April,  1840.  They  have  six 
children:  Jennie  F.,  the  wife  of  William  Cooley,  resides  in  Montana;  Minnie 
M.,  the  wife  of  S.  A.  Watkins,  lives  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania;  Charles  P.  re- 
sides at  Payne,  Paulding  county,  Ohio;  Ellen  Esther,  the  wife  of  William  B. 
Prathpr  resides  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Grace  is  at  home  and  Edgar  James  died 
in  infancy. 

Ignatius  Reitz 

was  born  February  4,  1845,  in  Hesse,  near  Hanau,  Germany.  His  father  John 
Reitz,  a stone  cutter,  was  born  in  1812.  His  mother  was  Amelia  Weber,  born 
in  the  same  place,  in  Germany.  He  was  one  of  three  children — himself  and 
two  sisters:  Mrs.  Adolph  Hurth  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Vollmer  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
His  parents  came  to  this  country  in  1847,  lauding  near  Baltimo/e.  They  had 
friends  at  Portsmouth  and  came  directly  to  this  place.  Hi®  father  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  life  in  Portsmouth  in  died  in  1866,  and  his  mother  in  1899. 
Mr.  Reitz  attended  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  for  a time  and  then  went 
to  St.  Mary’s  school,  until  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  went  to  learn 
the  business  of  stone-cutting  of  his  father,  John  Reitz,  who  built  the  first  stone- 
sawmill  in  [Portsmouth  on  Second  and  Massie  streets  in  1865.  After  his  death, 
his  son  Ignatius  undertook  the  business  and  has  conducted  it  ever  since. 

He  has  been  engaged  in  quarrying  as  well  as  sawing  stone  since  1866. 
The  quarries  are  located  at  Carey’s  Run  four  miles  from  Portsmouth.  He 
employes  75  men,  30  in  the  mill,  30  at  the  quarry,  and  about  15  teamsters.  The 
mill  has  eleven  gangs  of  saws  which  run  day  and  night.  It  cuts  1.000  cubic  feet 
of  stone  per  day.  The  stone  sawed  in  this  mill  iis  used  for  building  purposes, 
caps,  sills,  steps,  trimmings,  and  paving.  Mr.  Reitz  also  manufactures  scythe- 
stoneis  some  of  which  are  sent  to  Europe.  The  business  is  now  confined  to 
sawed  stone.  From  1872  to  1880,  he  conducted  the  business  with  Charles  Bode 
as  a partner.  Since  1880,  he  has  conducted  the  business  alone.  May  29,  1892, 
the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  The  Reitz  Stone  Company. 
Its  capital  stock  is  $100,000,  $60,000  of  which  is  paid  up.  The  officers  of  the 
Company  are:  Ignatius  Reitz,  president:  Simon  P.  Reitz,  vice  president;  Al- 
bert J.  Reitz,  secretary  and  treasurer. 

Our  subject  was  married  June  9,  1874  to  Mary  A.  Balmert,  daughter  of 
Simon  and  Elizabeth  (Hank)  Balmert.  They  have  the  following  children:  Al- 
bert J.,  mentioned  above;  Eleanor,  at  home;  Simon  P.,  mentioned  above;  Mary 
Amelia;  Antoinette;  Cecilia;  John  and  George.  Mr.  Reitz  was  a democrat  un- 
til seven  years  ago  when,  dissatisfied  with  the  financial  policy  of  his  party,  he 
became  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  St.  Mary’s  Roman  Catholic  church 
and  has  never  sought  or  held  any  public  office  except  as  a member  of  the  City 
Board  of  Equalization. 

Captain  George  Washington  Rhodes 

was  born  in  Saratoga  county.  New  York,  March  23,  1830.  His  father  was  Ira 
Rhodes  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Lydia  Deming.  His  grandfather, 
John  Rhodes,  was  a Revolutionary  soldier.  (See  Revolutionary  Soldiers.) 
His  grandfather  on  his  mother’s  side,  Daniel  Deming,  was  also  a Revolutionary 
soldier,  whose  record  Is  published  in  this  book.  Hiis<  father  moved  to  a farm 
near  Chautauqua  Lake  when  he  was  four  yeai's  old.  His  brother  Daniel  had 
come  to  Portsmouth  in  1842  and  our  subject  came  here  in  1844,  his  brother 
John  came  in  1846  or  1847. 

In  coming  to  Portsmouth,  he  came  from  Olean  to  Pittsburg  in  a skiff 
and  from  Pittsburg  he  came  on  a steamboat.  He  attended  the  Fourth  street 
school  in  1845.  He  went  into  the  lumber  business  with  Dan  Rhodes,  who  oper- 
ated the  first  planing  mill  in  Portsmouth  in  1850.  It  was  situated  on  the  north- 
east corner  of  Third  and  Gay  streets.  He  remained  with  his  brother  until  1857 
when  the  two  went  to  Cottageville,  West  Virginia,  having  exchanged  property 


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with  Colonel  Oscar  F.  Moore.  He  remained  there  twenty  years  and  his  brother 
Dan  died  there  in  1884.  . . 

In  1859,  he  went  into  the  saw-mill  business  for  himself  and  remained  m 
it  until  1862,  when  he  rented  the  mill  for  one  dollar  per  day,  recruited  a com- 
pany and  went  into  the  army.  His  brother  Dan  was  a prisoner  for  six  months 
in  1861.  George  W.  went  into  Company  K,  Ninth  Virginia  Infantry,  for  three 
years.  He  was  in  for  one  year  and  was  discharged.  He  was  First  Lieutenant 
and  was  in  several  engagements. 

After  he  left  the  army,  he  returned  to  Cottageville  and  was  in  his  broth- 
er’s store  for  two  years.  Then  he  moved  to  Syracuse  and  kept  boarders.  In 
1867,  he  bought  the  “Mocking  Bird,”  a propeller,  and  run  her  on  the  Ohio  river. 
He  was  master  and  pilot.  In  1869  he  took  this  boat  to  Cincinnati  and  towed 
for  the  company  which  had  the  contract  for  building  the  Cincinnati  Southern 
bridge.  He  made  $35.00  a day  there  and  afterwards  his  boat  was  sunk  in  the  ice 
and  he  lost  $5,000.  He  built  another  boat  called  the  “Silver  Star”  but  soon  sold 
her  and  went  on  the  wharfboat  at  Syracuse  till  about  1871.  Then  he  ran  on 
the  “Humming  Bird”  for  Captain  Melvin  Brown  for  six  years,  as  pilot. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1877  and  went  into  business  with  Frank  Kef- 
fer  and  Carl'  Lehman  in  lumber  and  was  with  them  for  three  years.  In  1880, 
he  kept  a feed  store  on  Gallia  street  and  was  in  that  business  until  1890.  He 
was  Truant  Officer  in  Portsmouth  for  four  years  from  1889  to  1901. 

He  was  married  in  March,  1854  to  Annis  D.  Hicks,  daughter  of  William 
Hicks,  at  Spencer  Chapel.  They  have  had  the  following  children:  Mary,  wife 
of  Lee  Saltzer,  died  in  1894  and  left  two  children,  daughters,  Annis  Saltzer 
employed  at  Drew,  Selby  & Company’s  and  Esther  a teacher  in  the  public 
schools;  Garret  Dow,  died  in  childhood;  William  A.  clerk  in  the  gas  office  in 
Portsmouth;  George  H.,  accidentally  killed  at  the  age  of  sixteen;  Lizzie  mar- 
ried William  Edwards,  a book-keeper  at  Drew,  Selby  &•  Company’s;  Cora  lives 
at  home;  Susie,  the  wife  of  Henry  Farmer,  a son  of  James  H.  Farmer.  He  has 
thirteen  grandchildren. 

He  is  a member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church  and  has  been  ever 
since  he  returned  to  Portsmouth.  He  has  always  been  a republican.  Mr. 
Rhodes  is  a quiet  citizen,  modest  and  retiring.  He  tries  to  do  every  duty  pre- 
sented to  him  in  every  relation  of  life.  He  enjoys  the  respect  and  confidence 
of  all  who  know  him  and  is  regarded  as  a model  citizen. 

Captain  James  Wood  Richer 

was  born  July  15,  1841  at  Jackson  Furnace,  Jackson  county,  Ohio.  He  was  the 
only  child  of  Jacob  Hurd  Ricker  and  Mary  Frances  Wood,  his  wife,  a daughter 
of  Benjamin  Wood.  His  boyhood  was  spent  at  Ohio  Furnace,  Iron  Valley  and 
Madison  Furnace,  where  his  father  was  employed.  He  also  attended  school 
in  Portsmouth,  Ironton  and  Jackson,  Ohio.  He  was  store-keeper  at  Madison 
Furnace,  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  when  the  war  broke  out.  On  September  1, 
1861  he  enlisted  in  Company  H,  2d  West  Virginia  Cavalry  for  three  years  and 
was  made  first  duty  Sergeant,  October  1,  1861.  He  was  promoted  to  First  Ser- 
geant, June  1,  1862,  and  to  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company  A,  June  1,  1863.  He 
was  made  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  H,  May  24,  1864  and  was  mustered  out 
November  29,  1864. 

After  his  return  from  the  army  he  went  to  Madison  furnace  and  bought 
an  interest  and  became  Assistant  Manager.  The  firm  was  Peters,  Ricker  & 
Company.  They  owned  the  furnace  until  the  fall  of  1868,  when  they  sold  out  to 
Clare,  Duduit  & Company.  Mr.  Ricker  came  to  Portsmouth  in  March,  1869, 
and  bought  an  interest  in  the  drug  store  of  Bartram,  Jones  & Company,  for- 
merly the  old  Shackleford  drug  store  on  Front  street.  He  remained  in  that 
business  until  August,  1873,  when  he  sold  out  to  Doctor  John  F.  Davis.  He 
was  then  in  the  Portsmouth  Foundry  and  Machine  Works  for  five  years.  He 
had  charge  of  a ranch  in  Dakota  for  two  years.  He  was  clerk  of  the  city  Water 
Works  Board  from  1889  to  1894.  In  1900,  he  was  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  State 
Decennial  Board  of  Equalization. 

On  November  3,  1870,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Louisiana  Moore,  daughter 
of  Captain  William  Moore.  They  have  had  five  children:  Margaret  Tracy,  a 
teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  High  School;  William  Wood,  now  in  Cleveland,  a 


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mechanical  engineer;  Robert  Carleton,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Ports- 
mouth Foundry  and  Machine  Works  and  of  the  Portsmouth  Pressed  Steel 
Company;  Elizabeth  Virginia,  a teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  Free  Kindergarten 
and  Mary  Frances  at  home. 

Mr.  Ricker  has  always  been  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic  and  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He  is  also  a member  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  and  assistant  superintendent  of  the  Sabbath  school 
of  that  church. 

James  Silas  Rickey 

was  born  December  17,  1851.  His  parents  were  Ephraim  Wanser  Rickey  and 
Anna  (Rockwell)  Rickey.  He  was  born  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county, 
where  he  now  resides.  He  had  a common  school  education.  He  played  truant 
as  often  as  he  studied.  He  was  raised  a farmer.  In  1874,  he  became  a partner 
with  Oliver  E.  Emory,  at  California,  Pike  county,  Ohio.  He  went  into  the  cat- 
tle business,  buying  and  selling  cattle,  and  was  engaged  in  that  for  twelve  years, 
buying  and  selling  only.  In  1888,  he  lost  all  he  had  in  the  cattle  business  and 
was  insolvent.  It  was  caused  by  his  having  600  or  700  head  of  cattle  on  hand 
when  the  price  went  down.  He  sold  his  farm  and  was  not  sued  by  anyone 
when  his  condition  was  known.  The  same  year  he  went  into  the  timber  busi- 
ness and  made  back  all  he  had  lost.  He  was  in  the  timber  business  until  1894, 
when  he  was  nominated  for  Sheriff  on  the  Republican  ticket  and  was  elected 
over  C.  A.  Cole,  democrat,  by  a vote  of  4,227  to  1,463.  He  was  elected  again 
in  1896  over  J.  C.  Shively  by  a vote  of  5,495  to  3,622. 

After  he  left  the  Sheriff’s  Office,  he  went  to  farming  on  the  Emory  place 
in  Madison  township  and  bought' the  Marshall,  the  Dawson  and  also  the  Hugh 
Wooten  places  in  the  same  township.  His  house  and  all  his  farm  buildings 
are  new  and  are  built  on  the  most  modern  plans  for  convenience  and  comfort. 
Hiis  house  stands  on  a commanding  point  just  below  the  foot  hills  on  the  right 
side  of  the  valley  coming  from  California  to  Harrisonville,  and  occupies  one  of 
the  finest  building  sites  in  the  county.  There  he  and!  his  wife  dispense  a gen- 
erous hospitality. 

On  March  16,  1873,  he  was  married  to  Alice  Wells,  daughter  of  Elijah 
Wells.  She  died  in  1890.  He  was  married  the  second  time  to  Harriet  Alice 
Warren,  daughter  of  Lewis  Warren.  He  has  a son  Lewis  Denver,  aged  twen- 
ty-five, residing  in  Pittsburg.  His  second  son  Charles  Edmond  is  a book-keeper 
at  the  Excelsior  shoe  factory  in  Portsmouth.  He  has  a son  Ephraim  Elijah 
residing  at  home.  Of  the  second  marriage,  he  has  had  two  daughters  Rosetta 
Frances  and  Margaret  Adelaide  who  died  in  infancy.  He  has  one  surviving 
daughter  Jessie  Marie  aged  seven  years.  Mr.  Rickey  is  a man  of  a generous  dis- 
position, genial  and  courteous  with  everyone,  free-handed  to  every  good  and 
public  enterprise.  He  is  a man  very  popular  in  his  neighborhood  and  through- 
out the  county.  He  has  as  few  enemies  as  any  man  could  have  who  is  exten- 
sively engaged  in  business  as  he  is.  He  has  a good  farm,  but  his  forte  is  stock 
raising. 

Nathan  X.  Rickey 

was  born  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  February  9,  1859.  He  is 
the  son  of  Ephraim  W.  and  Anna  (Rockwell)  Rickey.  His  paternal  grandpa- 
rents were  Jacob  and  Tryphena  (Strong)  Rickey,  who  came  from  New  York  to 
Ohio  in  1817.  His  maternal  grandparents  were  Jonathan  and  Rebecca  Mead 
Rockwell,  natives  of  Madison  township.  The  Rickey’s  are  of  Scotch-Irish 
descent.  The  boyhood  and  youth  of  Nathan  was  spent  on  the  farm  and  in  the 
district  school.  He  completed  his  education  by  a two  years  course  at  Dennison 
University,  at  Granville,  Ohio.  He  is  a republican,  and  was  at  one  time  pres- 
ident of  the  Blaine  Club,  of  Portsmouth.  He  is  a Mason  and  a member  of  the 
Third  Street  Christian  church. 

He  married  Lois  H.  Brown,  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Julia  (Wells)  Brown, 
of  Pike  County,  August  3,  1880.  They  have  four  children,  Anna,  Nathan  Er- 
neist,  Angus  L.  Sanford,  and  J.  Huston  Varner.  Mr.  Rickey  was  traveling  sales- 
man for  Sanford,  Varner  & Company,  clothiers,  from  1887  to  1892  and  for  J. 
Eisman,  clothier,  from  1892  to  1898.  Since  1898,  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
real  estate  business. 


JAMES  SILAS  RICKEY 


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Mr.  Rickey  has  the  happy  faculty  of  adapting  himself  to  any  situation 
confronting  him.  He  is  noted  for  his  even  disposition  and  good  temper.  No 
one  ever  saw  him  angry  or  perturbed.  He  is  a born  philosopher  without  mak- 
ing any  professions  on  the  subject.  As  a result  of  this  happy  disposition,  Mr. 
Rickey  is  popular  with  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men.  But  while  he  is  phi- 
losophizing, he  never  lets  any  business  escape  him.  Mr.  Rickey  is  one  of  the 
most  honorable  of  men.  He  can  never  do  too  much  for  a friend.  He  never  lost 
any  position  he  ever  held,  but  made  all  changes  of  his  own  motion.  He  is  one 
of  the  best  types  of  the  progressive,  energetic,  young  American. 

David  Riesman,  M.  D., 

was  born  in  Stadt,  Lengsfeld,  Grand  Duchy  of  Saxe-Weimar,  March  25,  1867,  the 
son  of  Nathan  Riesmann  and  Sophie  Riesmann,  nee  Eisman.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  in  Salzungen  until  the  age  of  twelve,  and  then  the  Gymnasium  at 
Meiningen  the  two  years  following.  He  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  the 
fall  of  1881,  with  his  mother  and  sister.  They  came  at  once  to  Portsmouth 
and  our  subject  entered  the  employ  of  his  maternal  uncles,  L.  Eisman  & Brother. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  in  Portsmouth  and  worked  in  the  store  before 
and  after  school  hours.  After  completing  the  course  in  the  High  School, 
which  he  did  in  three  years,  he  became  a clerk  in  his  uncle’s  store,  where  he 
remained  for  three  years,  having  charge  of  the  manufacturing,  after  the 
demise  of  Leopold  Eisman. 

He  entered  the  Medical  School  of  the  University  of  Michigan  in  1889 
and  remained  there  one  year.  The  next  two  years,  he  studied  in  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania- where  he  completed  his  course  in  medicine  and  was  graduated 
in  1892.  After  graduation,  he  served  for  fifteen  months  as  a resident  physician 
in  the  Philadelphia  hospital.  He  then  located  in  Philadelphia  and  became  at- 
tached to  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  first  in  the  Department  of  Pathology 
where  he  was-  demonstrator  for  several  years.  At  present,  he  is  teaching  clin- 
ical medicine,  and  is  engaged  in  private  and  consulting  practise. 

Among  the  positions  held  by  him  are  the  following:  Visiting  Physician 
to  the  Philadelphia  and  Polyclinic  Hospitals,  Consulting  Physician  to  the  Jew- 
ish Hospital,  Professor  of  Clinical  Medicine  in  the  Philadelphia  Polyclinic  and 
College  for  Graduates  in  Medicine,  Instructor  in  Clinical  Medicine  in  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania,  Visiting  Physician  to  the  Northern  Day  Nursery,  and 
Neurologist  to  the  Northern  Dispensary. 

He  is  a Fellow  of  the  College  of  Physicians  of  Philadelphia;  a member  of 
the  County  Medical,  Pathological,  Neurological  and  Pediatric  Societies,  and  of 
the  American  Medical  Association;  an  honorary  member  of  the  Cumberland 
County,  New  Jersey,  Medical  Society;  a member  of  the  American  Academy  of 
Political  and  Social  Science,  and  of  the  German- American  Society;  president  of 
the  Northern  Medical  Association  and  a member  of  the  University  and  Faculty 
Clubs. 

James  Richardson 

was  born  in  Ireland,  December  24,  1825.  His  father  was  Robert  Richardson, 
and  his  mother  was  Martha  McDonald.  His  parents  had  four  children  of  whom 
James  was  the  youngest.  His  'father  was  a farmer.  He  went  to  school  in  Ire- 
land, and  married  Margaret  Simmons,  in  the  year  of  1847.  On  July  4,  1847,  he 
landed  in  New  York,  coming  from  Ireland  with  his  wife.  He  had  four  children 
of  his  first  marriage,  but  all  died  young.  His  wife  died  in  1860. 

On  reaching  the  United  States  he  went  to  Lansingburg,  New  York,  and 
engaged  in  business  in  a brush  factory.  He  remained  there  till  1853,  when 
his  wife,  having  a sister  in  Portsmouth,  wished  to  locate  there,  and  he  came 
to  Portsmouth  and  became  pay-master  for  his  brother-in-law,  James  Connolley, 
on  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  railroad.  He  remained  as  such  for  a year. 
In  1856,  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  in  Portsmouth,  on  the  corner  of 
Fifth  and  Chillicothe  streets,  and  continued  in  that  until  1875.  In  that  year, 
he  built  the  three-story  building  on  the  corner  and  retired  from  the  grocery 
business.  He  continued  farming  until  1893,  since  which  time  he  has  been  re- 
tired entirely. 

Mr.  Richardson  has  always  been  a democrat.  In  1861,  he  was  appointed 
Infirmary  Director  to  fill  a vacancy.  In  1862,  he  was  a candidate  for  that  office, 


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and  was  elected,  receiving  1,862  votes  to  1,294  for  John  McDowell.  In  1865,  he 
was  again  a candidate  for  the  same  office,  but  was  defeated  by  Valentine  Burkel. 
He  received  1,760  votes  to  2,185  for  Burkel.  In  1867,  he  was  again  a candidate 
for  the  same  office,  and  defeated  Silas  W.  Cole,  receiving  2,532  votes  to  2,306  for 
Mr.  Cole.  In  1877,  he  was  a candidate  for  County  Commissioner  and  received 
2,699  votes  to  2,777  for  James  Skelton.  Mr.  Richardson  has  always  enjoyed  the 
confidence  of  the  business  men  of  the  city  and  county.  He  served  as  a mem- 
ber of  the  city  Board  of  Equalization  from  1875  till  1894,  and  made  a most 
efficient  officer. 

On  February  29,  1864,  Mr.  Richardson  was  married  to  Mary  Jane  Orme, 
daughter  of  John  Orme.  There  are  five  children  of  this  marriage:  James,  Jr., 
in  New  York  city,  engaged  with  Hill  Brothers  at  the  corner  of  Washington  and 
Beach  streets;  Anna  B.,  wife  of  John  Ives,  superintendent  of  the  Tremper 
Shoe  Company;  Florence  A.,  at  home;  William  Benjamin,  engaged  in  the  store 
of  Richardson,  Neudorfer  & Silcox;  Alfred  Hayward,  with  Brokaw  Brothers, 
wholesale  clothiers  at  the  corner  of  Fourth  avenue  and  Astor  Place,  New  York. 
Mr.  Richardson  was  once  prominent  as  a Mason,  but  is  now  retired.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  First  (Presbyterian  church  of  Portsmouth.  Like  all  Irishmen,  he 
has  made  money  and  saved  it,  and  perhaps  in  this  respect  has  done  better  than 
most  of  his  countrymen.  He  is  reluctant  to  create  obligations,  but  when  he 
makes  one,  he  keeps  it. 

Captain  Richard  Parker  RifenbericK,  Sr., 

was  born  in  Greenville  Clarion  county.  Pa.,  April  23,  1839.  He  was  the  son 
of  Sylvanus  Drake  and  Maria  Parker  Rifenberick.  He  grew  up  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  when  very  young  came  to  Ironton,  Ohio,  and  became  a clerk  in 
Clark  Brothers’  grocery. 

In  1861,  when  the  war  broke  out,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  E,  18th,  O.  V.  I., 
April  22,  1861,  and  was  appointed  First  Sergeant  and  served  in  the  regiment,  un- 
til it  was  discharged  August  28,  1861.  He  re-entered  the  service  the  second 
time  on  September  17,  1861,  and  was  made  First  Lieutenant  of  Co.  G,  4th  Ohio 
Volunteer  Cavalry,  and  was  promoted  from  First  Lieutenant,  June  2,  1862,  to 
Captain  of  Co.  I.,  and  resigned  February  13,  1864.  The  regiment  was  organized 
at  Camp  Dennison.  November  6,  1861.  and  was  in  the  following  battles:  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.,  Feb.  15,  1862;  Nashville,  Tenn.,  March  8,  1862;  Huntsville,  Ala., 
April  11,  1862;  Bridgeport  Ala.,  April  29,  1862;  Lexington,  Ky.,  October  17, 
1862;  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  January  1-2,  1863;  Lebanon,  Tenn.,  February  8,  1863; 
Bradyville,  Tenn.,  March  1,  1863;  Snow  Hill,  Tenn.,  April  2-3,  1863;  Chicka- 
mauga,  Ga.,  September  19-23,  1863;  Middleton,  Tenn.,  May  21,  1863;  and  Cleve- 
land, Tenn.,  November  27,  1863.  Captain  Rifenberick  was  in  numerous  skir- 
mishes incident  to  cavalry  service,  which  are  not  given  in  the  Ohio  Roster.  At 
Bradyville,  Tenn.,  on  March  1.  1863.  he  was  in  an  engagement,  in  which  he  was 
wounded  in  the  hip,  and  was  absent  from  that  time  until  February,  1864,  on  ac- 
count of  his  wounds.  He  resigned  at  the  latter  date,  his  resignation  being  nec- 
essary on  account  of  his  disability  from  wounds.  Captain  Rifenberick  has  car- 
ried the  bullet  from  this  wound  ever  since  he  received  it. 

After  his  return,  he  made  his  home  in  Cincinnati,  and  engaged  in  the 
commission  business.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Lucy  Bell,  the  daughter  of  the 
late  Robert  Bell,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  November  21,  1866,  and  he  engaged  in 
the  shoe  business  in  Portsmouth,  in  partnership  with  his  father-in-law,  and  re- 
sided there  until  1876.  He  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth  for 
four  years.  In  1876,  he  moved  to  Cincinnati,  and  wais  engaged  in  various  en- 
terprises until  1880,  when  he  engaged  in  the  railroad1  business  with  the  Cin- 
cinnati, Hamilton  & Dayton  railroad,  which  position,  he  still  holds.  He  has 
two  sons:  Robert  Bell  Rifenberick,  born  March  30,  1868,  at  Cincinnati;  and 
Richard  Parker  Rifenberick,  born  October  4,  1872,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Capt. 
Rifenberick  is  a member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  of  the  Loyal 
Legion. 

His  son  Robert  Bell  Rifenberick  graduated  at  Chalfant  and  Marsh’s 
school  at  Miami  University,  Oxford,  Ohio,  and  afterwards  entered  Miami  Uni- 
versity. He  made  a special  study  of  Civil  Engineering  and  has  been  following 
that  profession  ever  since,  and  has  been  in  the  employ  of  one  of  the  largest 


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street  railway  syndicates  in  the  country.  He  now  has  an  office  as  Civil  En- 
gineer in  Cleveland.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Ada  Cornelia  Marsh,  of  Cleve- 
land, and  they  have  one  daughter,  Eleanor. 

Captain  Rifenberick’s  second  son,  Richard  'Parker  Rifenberick,  Jr.,  grad- 
uated at  the  military  school  at  Gambier,  Ohio,  and  afterwards  attended  Kenyon 
College.  While  at  Kenyon,  he  received  his  West  Point  appointment  and  passed 
a very  creditable  examination,  but  was  compelled  to  give  up  that  career,  for 
the  time  being,  on  account  of  trouble  with  his  eyes.  He  traveled  for  the  Wil- 
son & McCallay  Tobacco  Co.,  of  Middletown,  Ohio,  until  1899,  when  he  received 
one  of  the  four  appointments  of  Second  Lieutenant  in  the  U.  S.  A.,  from  civil 
life,  allotted  to  the  State  of  Ohio.  There  were  not  less  than  8,000  applicants 
for  the  four  appointments.  He  passed  the  necessary  examination  and  received 
his  commission  April  10,  1899.  He  was  assigned  to  Co.  B,  16th  Regiment,  U.  S. 
I.  On  May  30,  1899,  he  sailed  from  San  Francisco  for  the  Philippines  and  was 
there  for  eighteen  months.  His  health,  having  broken,  he  was  sent  back  to 
this  country,  and  put  on  duty  at  the  Columbus  Barracks,  where  he  was  exam- 
ined for  promotion  and  made  a First  Lieutenant.  He  was  transferred  to  the 
29th  Regiment  and  detailed  as  Adjutant  of  the  First  Battalion  of  the  29th, 
which  position  he  now  holds.  The  regiment  was  stationed  at  Columbus  Bar- 
racks until  February  22,  1902,  when  it  was  sent  to  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  from 
which  place,  it  was  sent  to  the  Philippines. 

Captain  Rifenberick  is  honorable  and  upright  and  is  faithful  to  all  mat- 
ters intrusted  to  his  care.  He  is  a loyal  and  patriotic  citizen,  and  a capable 
business  man.  He  is  ambitious  to  excel  and  is  zealous  in  the  performance  of  all 
duties.  He  is  a modest,  high-minded  and  kind-hearted  man. 

Samuel  A^new  Riggs 

was  born  at  Hanging  Rock,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio,  March  1.  1835,  and  came  an 
infant  to  Portsmouth  with  his  parents.  He  received  his  early  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Portsmouth,  graduating  from  the  High  School  in  1849.  In 
1851,  he  entered  an  academy  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  where  he  prepared  for  Marietta 
College,  which  he  entered  in  the  fall  of  1852.  He  remained  at  this  institution 
until  the  close  of  the  second  term  of  his  junior  year,  when  he  entered  Jefferson 
College,  Canonsburgh,  Pa.,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1856,  with  the  degree  of 
A.  B.,  later  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He  studied  law  in  Pittsburg  for  a 
time,  and  in  1858.  .graduated1  from  the  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Law  School  and  was 
admitted  to  the  Hamilton  County  Bar. 

In  the  spring  of  1859,  he  located  at  Lawrence,  Kansas,  where  he  has  since 
resided.  From  January,  1860,  to  January.  1862,  he  was  County  Attorney  of 
Douglas  county,  Kansas:  from  January,  1862,  to  January,  1866,  he  was  District 
Attorney  of  the  Fourth  Judicial  District  of  Kansas,  a district  comprising  eight 
counties  and  containing  at  that  time,  about  one-fourth  of  the  population  of  the 
state.  In  1866,  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  on  the  Republican  ticket,  was 
chairman  of  the  Judiciary  Committee  and  one  of  three  commissioners  appoint- 
ed to  “revise  and  codify  the  Civil  and  Criminal  Codes  of  proceedure  and  all  laws 
of  a General1  Character  of  the  State  of  Kansas.’’  The  volume  of  “General 
Statutes  of  Kansas”  of  1868,  is  the  product  of  their  labor.  He  resigned  from  the 
Senate  in  1867,  to  become  United  States  District  Attorney  for  the  District  of 
Kansas,  which  office  he  held  for  two  years. 

In  1870,  he  left  the  Republican  party,  and  in  1872,  he  was  a delegate  to 
the  Liberal  Republican  convention  in  Cincinnati,  which  nominated  Horace 
Greeley  for  the  presidency,  and  was  chosen  as  Kansas  member  of  the  National 
Committee.  He  was  the  candidate  of  his  party  in  1872,  to  represent  the  state 
at  large  in  Congress.  In  1878,  he  was  a member  of  the  Kansas  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, chairman  of  the  Judiciary  Committee  and  member  of  the  Railroad 
Committee:  and  as  the  author  of  the  “Riggs  railroad  hill”  initiated  the  legis- 
lative effort  to  place  the  railroads  of  Kansas  under  the  control  of  a board  of 
Commissioners.  In  1885.  he  was  the  Democratic  candidate  for  Congress  to  take 
the  seat  made  vacant  by  the  death  of  Dudley  C.  Haskell.  At  the  National 
Democratic  Convention  of  1896.  he  was  a delegate  and  a member  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Organization.  In  the  fall  of  1896,  he  was  elected,  on  the  Democratic 
ticket,  Judge  of  the  District  Court,  for  the  Fourth  Judicial  District  of  Kansas, 


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embracing  the  counties  of  Douglas,  Franklin  and  Anderson.  This  district  usu- 
ally gives  a republican  majority  of  from  1,000  to  2,000.  For  the  past  ten  years 
he  has  been  connected  with  the  Kansas  State  University  as  a lecturer  in  its 
law  department. 

He  married  in  Pittsburg.  Pa.,  December  31,  1861,  Kate  Doane,  daughter  of 
Henry  and  Jane  (Kirkpatrick)  Earle.  Her  father  was  for  many  years  a whole- 
sale and  retail  merchant  and  prominent  citizen  of  Pittsburg.  They  have  one 
child,  Henry  Earle  Riggs,  who  graduated  from  the  University  of  Kansas,  in  1886, 
was  for  six  years  chief  engineer  of  the  Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  and  North  Michigan 
Railroad,  and  is  now  a prominent  sanitary  engineer  at  Toledo. 

Judge  Riggs  is  a Congregationalist,  while  his  wife  is  a member  of  the 
Episcopal  church. 

Charles  F.  Robey 

was  born  February  4,  1834,  near  Wheeling,  W.  Va.  His  father  was  Isaac  Robey, 
a native  of  Maryland,  and  his-  mother’s  maiden  name  was,  Mary  Ann  West,  the 
daughter  of  Rev.  Abel  West.  Isaac  Robey  disappeared  in  1837,  and  was  never 
after  heard  of.  It  was  believed  he  was  murdered.  His  wife  survived  him  hut 
three  years,  leaving  our  subject  and  another  son,  James  H.,  who  was  taken  by 
relatives  to  Pennsylvania.  Charles  F.  was  reared  in  Ohio  county.  West  Vir- 
ginia, and  kept  in  ignorance  of  the  history  of  his  parents  and  their  family.  He 
was  reared  by  a guardian,  who  was  cruel  to  him  and  with  whom  he  resided  until 
1860,  when  he  learned  photography,  and  became  a traveling  photographer.  He 
followed  this  occupation  in  various  places  and  in  farming  until  1888,  when  he 
located  in  Glouster,  Ohio,  and  has  since  given  his  entire  attention  to  the  real 
estate  business.  In  traveling  about,  Mr.  Robey  spent  much  time  in  attempting 
to  solve  the  mystery  of  his  life’s  history.  He  had  a guardian  who  imposed 
himself  wrongfully  into  the  position  and  did  all  in  his  power  to  conceal  from 
his  ward  the  facts  of  his  history.  Mr.  Robey  is  a republican  and  a faithful 
member  of  the  Methodist  church  as  his  mother  was  before  him.  He  tries  to 
do  the  best  he  can  for  himself  and  those  about  him. 

Joseph  Rockwell 

was  born  on  the  Judge  Dawson  farm,  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio, 
November  22,  1847.  His  father  was  Charles  Rockwell,  and  his  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Elizabeth  Norris.  He  was  the  oldest  of  eleven  children  of  his  par- 
ents. He  attended  school  in  the  neighborhood  and  was  reared  a farmer.  He 
was  about  fourteen  years  of  age  when  he  started  to  go  out  for  himself,  and  en- 
gaged in  farming.  He  went  to  work  for  James  D.  Thomas,  where  he  remained 
seven  years,  then  he  started  in  farming  for  himself  at  the  age  of  twenty-one 
and  farmed  one  year.  He  then  moved  to  Clay  township  and  resided  nineteen 
years  on  the  James  D.  Thomas  farm  in  that  township,  which  was  originally 
the  Charles  T.  Mastin  farm.  He  left  there  in  1890,  and  moved  near  Lucasville 
on  the  Wm.  M.  Thomas  farm.  He  has  lived  there  ever  since,  and  has  been  a 
farmer  all  his  life. 

He  was  married  in  1870,  to  Mary  Field,  daughter  of  James  Field.  They 
have  the  following  children:  Charles,  residing  on  the  James  D.  Thomas  farm, 
married,  and  is  engaged  with  his  father  in  farming;  Eli,  residing  with  his  elder 
brother  on  the  Thomas  farm;  Leroy,  at  home;  Mary  Elizabeth;  Bertha,  mar- 
ried Arthur  Moulton,  the  son  of  Hon.  Chandler  J.  Moulton,  and  is  engaged  in 
the  timber  and  mercantile  business  with  his  father;  John  Henry,  at  home;  Mary 
Belle  and  Ethel  Louise.  All  of  his  children  are  living  and  in  good  health. 

Mr.  Rockwell  had  a brother  John,  who  died  in  the  service  of  his  country 
in  the  civil  war.  He  enlisted  in  Company  B,  173rd  O.  V.  I.,  August  26,  1864,  at 
the  age  of  eighteen,  for  one  year.  He  died  January  14,  1865,  in  the  U.  S.  Gen- 
eral Hospital,  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  is  buried  in  the  National  cemetery  seven 
miles  north  of  Nashville,  on  the  Gallatin  road.  His  father,  Charles  Rockwell, 
entered  Company  F,  140th  O.  V.  I.,  May  2,  1864,  and  served  100  days,  until  Sep- 
tember 3,  1864.  He  died  in  1898. 

Our  subject  would  have  been  in  the  service  himself  but  he  could  not  pass 
physical  examination.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  at  Lucasville,  and 
Mt.  Vernon  Chapter  and  Calvary  Commandery  at  Portsmouth.  He  has  always 


GEORGE  KINNEY  ROSS 


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been  a republican,  and  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  at  Lucas- 
ville. 

George  Kinney  Ross 

was  born  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  July  1,  1855,  in  the  old  family  Ross  residence 
where  his  father  and  mother  went  to  house-keeping  directly  after  their  mar- 
riage in  1847.  His  father  was  Samuel  Randall  Ross,  who  has  a separate  sketch 
herein,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Kinney,  eldest  daughter 
of  Washington  Kinney,  who  was  then  a prominent  banker  and  business  man  of 
Portsmouth.  Our  subject  attended  the  public  schools  of  Portsmouth  until  the 
age  of  sixteen,  when  he  was  in  the  Junior  Class  of  the  High  School.  He  left 
school  then  and  at  once  engaged  in  business  with  his  father  for  whom  he  clerked 
for  about  five  years.  For  two  years  afterwards  he  was  a commercial  salesman. 

In  1878,  he  located  in  Warren,  Ohio,  and  formed  a partnership  with  John 
H.  McCombs,  a banker  and  capitalist,  in  the  wholesale  grocery  business.  The 
firm  was  McCombs  & Ross.  They  carried  on  the  business  in  Warren,  Ohio, 
until  1890,  when  on  account  of  Mr.  McComb’s  death,  Mr.  Ross  moved  the  busi- 
ness to  Cleveland.  In  the  latter  city,  Mr.  Ross  formed  a partnership  with 
Leonard  F.,  and  Solon  Burgess,  under  the  firm  name  of  Burgess  & Ross.  In 
1894,  Solon  Burgess  died  and  L.  F.  Burgess  retired  from  the  business,  which 
was  purchased  by  our  subject,  William  F.  Sprague  and  Thomas  Waller  Ross. 
They  conducted  it  for  four  years  under  the  firm  name  of  Ross,  Sprague  & Co. 

In  1898,  the  business  was  merged  into  a corporation  as  The  Ross  & 
Sprague  Co.,  with  George  K.  Ross,  president,  Thomas  Waller  Ross,  secretary 
and  treasurer,  and  William  F.  Sprague,  vice  president.  The  business  was  capi- 
talized at  one-half  million  dollars  and  is  now  successfully  conducted  by  the 
same  corporation.  The  company  is  one  of  the  largest  in  Ohio,  with  sales  of 
over  two  millions  annually.  The  Ross  & Sprague  Company  occupies  a whole 
block  in  Cleveland,  and  have  railroad  trains  deliver  their  goods  into  their 
building  in  carload  lots,  and  ship  them  out  in  the  same  way.  Their  business 
has  every  modern  convenience  and  the  Company  is  the  only  one  in  its  line  in 
Cleveland,  having  railroad  connections  with  every  railroad  in  the  city.  It 
employs  twenty-five  traveling  men  and  over  one-hundred  other  employees. 

In  1901,  the  Knickerbocker  Sugar  Refining  Company  of  New  York,  com- 
posed of  some  of  the  larger  wholesale  groceries  of  the  West  and  Northwest, 
was  organized,  with  a capital  stock  of  of  $1,500,000.  Mr.  Ross  was  elected  its 
president,  and  spends  much  of  his  time  in  New  York  city  in  connection  with 
its  business. 

Mr.  Ross  was  married  in  Warren,  Ohio,  Dec.  24,  1879  to  Miss  Helen  Mc- 
Combs. She  died  in  January,  1881,  and  in  November,  1882,  he  married  her 
sister,  Charlotte  McCombs.  Mr.  Ross  has  two  children,  John  McCombs,  who 
reached  his  majority  in  1901,  and  the  same  year  graduated  from  Harvard  Col- 
lege. He  has  a daughter,  Bessie. 

Mr.  Ross  is  a very  busy  man,  and  is  highly  appreciated  wherever  he  is 
known.  He  is  president  of  the  American  Exchange  National  Bank  of 
Cleveland.  He  is  a vestryman  of  the  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  church  of  Cleveland, 
a member  of  the  Missionary  Committee  of  the  Diocese  of  Ohio,  and  a trustee 
of  the  Hiram  House,  in  Cleveland.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Union  and 
Colonial  Clubs  of  Cleveland,  and  of  the  Manhattan  and  Merchants’  Clubs  of  New 
York.  Mr.  Ross  enjoys  the  singular  distinction  of  never  having  had  any  re- 
verses or  backsets  in  his  business  career,  but  of  having  been  uniformly  suc- 
cessful. 

Mr.  Ross  is  everything  that  is  noble  and  true.  His  greatest  ambition  is 
the  welfare  of  his  family  and  the  happiness  of  his  friends.  He  is  a model 
churchman.  He  is  active  in  every  work  he  undertakes,  whether  it  be  business 
or  social.  In  business  he  is  most  successful — of  absolute  integrity — does  ex- 
actly wrhat  he  agrees  to  do,  and  requires  the  same  of  all  others.  To  all  those 
under  him,  he  is  kind  and  firm,  and  he  treats  his  business  associates  with  the 
greatest  respect.  His  relations  with  his  associates  in  business  are  uniformly 
harmonious  and  pleasant.  He  is  at  all  times  a gentleman,  has  the  highest 
ideals  of  life,  and  lives  up  to  them.  He  is  a prominent  figure  in  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  in  Cleveland.  Not  one  does  more  work,  or  takes  more  interest,  in 
charitable  enterprises  than  himself.  He  is  always  level  headed  and  cool,  and  is 


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never  perturbed  or  excited.  From  every  point  in  -which  he  may  be  viewed, 
he  is  a first-class  citizen  and  business  man.  He  endears  himself  to  all  his 
friends.  He  has  taken  a high  position  socially  in  Cleveland  since  his  residence 
there.  His  residence  is  at  785,  Prospect  street. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Royse 

His  earliest  ancestors,  on  the  paternal  side,  of  which  we  have  definite  knowl- 
edge, were  William  Royse  and  Elizabeth  Philson  of  Flemingsburg,  Kentucky. 
Benjamin  Royse,  their  son,  married  Rebecca  Nichols  of  Adams  county,  Ohio, 
who  was  the  daughter  of  William  Nichols  of  Maryland,  and  Nancy  Bacon,  of 
Steam  Furnace.  Adams  county,  Ohio.  To  them  were  born  William;  B.  Frank; 
George;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Teeters,  afterwards  Givens,  late  of  Kansas;  and  John 
N.  Royse.  John  Nicholas  Royse,  father  of  our  subject,  married  Sarah  Piatt, 
daughter  of  John  H.  Piatt,  who  came  to  Adams  county,  Ohio,  from  Virginia, 
and  of  Sarah  Jones,  a daughter  of  Andrew  Jones,  late  of  Brush  Creek,  Ohio. 
Mrs.  J.  N.  Royse’s  grandparents  were  John  H.  Piatt  of  Virginia,  a soldier  of  the 
war  of  1812,  and  Sarah  Caine. 

John  N.  Royse  was  born  March  6,  1833,  in  Nile  township,  Ohio.  He  was 
left  an  orphan  at  the  age  of  six  years,  but,  possessed  of  an  unusual  amount  of 
energy  and  grit,  by  his  own  efforts,  acquired  considerable  wealth.  For  several 
years,  he  engaged  in  general  merchandising  and  lumbering  at  Friendship, 
Ohio.  In  1870,  he  was  elected  County  Commissioner  and  moved  to  Ports- 
mouth. From  1873  to  1876.,  he  served  as  County  Treasurer.  In  1878,  he  moved 
to  his  large  farm  near  Harrisonville,  Missouri.  Of  late  years,  he  has  resided 
in  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  His  family  consists  of  Benjamin  Franklin,  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio;  Lemuel  E.,  Sumpter,  Oregon;  Otho  O.,  Harrisonville,  Missouri; 
Thomas  B.,  Kansas  City,  Missouri;  Orville  D.,  Joplin,  Missouri;  Mrs.  Roberta 
Von  Volkenburgh,  Kansas  City;  William  Kinney,  Kansas  City,  Missouri;  Miss 
Nellie,  Kansas  City.  Two  daughters,  Alice  B.  and  Ina  J.  died  in  childhood. 

B.  Frank  Royse,  oldest  child  of  John  N.  and  Sarah  Piatt  Royse,  was  born 
on  Carey’s  Run,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  October  11,  1854.  He  received  his  early 
education  at  Friendship,  Ohio,  but  on  moving  to  Portsmouth,  in  1871,  attended 
its  public  schools.  After  leaving  school,  he  went  to  work  at  the  Court  House 
in  the  Auditor’s  office,  under  Captain  Janies  Skelton,  and  afterwards  in  the 
Treasurer's  office  with  his  father  and  then  served  as  Deputy  Sheriff  under  Fred 
Reiniger. 

On  December  26,  1877,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Feurt,  daughter  of 
James  H.  Feurt,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  a teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  Public 
public  schools.  For  about  a year  thereafter,  Mr.  Royse  was  proprietor  of  the 
Massie  House  in  Portsmouth,  after  which  time  he  purchased  a farm  two  miles 
below  South  Portsmouth,  Kentucky,  and  removed  thereto.  After  eleven  years 
of  farming,  he  returned  to  Portsmouth,  and  has  since  been  engaged  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  red  brick,  being  at  present  proprietor  of  the  Royse  Pressed  Brick 
Works.  With  the  exception  of  one  year,  he  has  been  a member  of  the  School 
Board  for  the  past  eight  years,  serving  two  years  as  its  president.  His  chil- 
dren are:  Edith  a teacher  in  the  Portsmouth  public  schools,  Sarah  Helen,  and 
Benjamin  Harold. 

Mr.  Rosye  is  a gentleman  who  asks  no  political  distinction.  While  a re- 
publican, he  has  no  anxiety  to  follow  a career  of  office  holding.  He  devotes  his 
whole  time  to  his  business  and  seeks  success  through  it.  He  is  ia  good  neigh- 
bor and  a good  citizen.  He  is  a very  shrewd  business  man  and  can  always  hold 
his  own  in  making  a bargain.  He  has  excellent  judgment  in  all  the  affairs  of 
life. 


Henry  Benjamin  Ruel 

was  born  at  Burning  Springs,  West  Virginia,  June  10,  1861.  He  is  a son  of 
Jacob  W.  Ruel  and  Artemecia  (Lankford)  Ruel.  His  boyhood  and  youth  were 
spent,  in  Portsmouth.  He  attended  the  Fourth  street  school  and  obtained  only 
a common  education.  His  father  was  in  the  Civil  war.  He  first  engaged  in 
liquor  business  in  1897.  In  1900,  he  commenced  in  the  feed  and  grocery  busi- 
ness and  is  still  engaged  in  that  and  the  liquor  business.  He  is  a republican. 
At  present,  he  is  a councilman  from  the  First  ward.  He  was  married  December 


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31,  1900,  to  Barbara  A.  Gasele,  daughter  of  Michael  Gasele,  a native  of  Germany. 
They  have  three  children:  Henry  G.,  Hugh  H.,  and  Madeline.  Mr.  Ruel  is  an 
industrious,  active  and  energetic  business  man.  He  makes  a good  impression 
on  all  his  acquaintances.  He  is  prompt  to  observe  all  his  obligations  and.  pos- 
sesses the  confidence  of  the  business  community. 

Robert  Charles  Ruhlman 

was  bom  May  30,  1879  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  has  always  resided  in  his  na- 
tive city.  His  father  was  Philip  Ruhlman  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was 
Amelia  Goetz.  His  mother  was  born  in  Germany,  and  his  father  in  Portsmouth. 
He  is  one  of  a family  of  two  daughters  and  two  sons.  He  obtained  his  education 
in  the  Portsmouth  schools  up  to  the  B Grammar,  when  at  the  age  of  thirteen 
he  left  school  and  went  to  work  in  the  Drew-Selby  shoe  factory,  and  worked 
there  for  eight  years.  He  then  went  into  Jenkins  & Company’s  plumbing  es- 
tablishment and  there  learned  plumbing  and  steam  fitting.  He  worked  with 
them  until  they  failed  in  business  in  June,  1896.  He  then  went  into  business 
for  himself  opening  a shop  at  No.  98  Gallia  street,  August  18,  1900,  and  has 
conducted  the  business  on  his  own  account  ever  since.  Sept.  1,  1901,  he  changed 
his  place  of  business  to  No.  94%  Gallia  street,  where  he  is  now  located.  He 
employs  three  men  and  carries  on  an  extensive  business.  He  is  a steam  fitter 
as  well  as  a plumber,  and  puts  up.  steam  heating  apparatus. 

He  was  married  May  14,  1901  to  Catharine  Bauer,  a daughter  of  Philip 
Bauer,  of  Eleventh  street,  the  well  known  broom-maker.  Our  subject  resides 
on  Kinney’s  Lane,  No.  1,077.  He  attends  the  Second  Presbyterian  church  and 
is  a republican  in  his  political  views.  He  is  a member  of  the  Order  of  Red 
Men  and  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen.  He  is  a young  man  of  ex- 
cellent character  and  habits,  and  bids  fair  to  be  one  of  the  prominent  business 
men  of  the  city. 

Oscar  Taylor  Rupel 

was  born  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  September  23,  1848,  son  of  Oscar  and  Mary  G. 
Rupel.  The  early  years  of  his  life  were  spent  at  Slate  Mills,  a few  miles  from 
Chillicothe;  later  he  moved  to  Chillicothe  and  attended  the  public  schools. 
Among  his  classmates  were  Rev.  John  Ely,  Henry  and  James  Taylor  Frank- 
lin, and  Angus  L.  Sanford.  After  a course  in  business  college,  he  was  given 
a clerkship  in  his  uncle,  Theodore  Rupel’s  store  in  Chillicothe,  his  mother  be- 
ing a partner.  He  was  industrious  and  ambitious.  On  September  20,  1866,  he 
was  made  entry  clerk  for  the  wholesale  dry  goods  house  of  Rumsey,  Road  & 
Reed  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio  and  remained  with  them  until  1869,  when  he  en- 
tered the  wholesale  clothing  house  of  Miller,  Yoorheis  & Company  of  Ports- 
mouth. In  December,  1875,  he  bought  an  interest  in  that  business,  which  at 
that  time  was  removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

On  November  16,  1876  he  married  Miss  Julia  Pursell,  daughter  of  James 
and  Amanda  Pursell. 

In  1880,  the  firm  became  Voorheis,  Miller  & Rupel.  Mr.  Rupel  devoted 
himself  to  his  chosen  work  with  great  earnestness.  As  a result  from  over- 
work, he  was  taken  sick,  April  4,  1891,  at  his  home  in  Avondale,  and  died  May 
24,  1891.  He  was  laid  to  rest  in  Greenlawn  cemetery,  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

His  boyhood  days  were  spent  in  Chillicothe,  his  manhood  and  commer- 
cial life  in  Portsmouth  and  Cincinnati.  He  set  himself  to  be  true  to  God  and 
man  and  succeeded.  The  people  who  knew  him,  loved  him;  the  aged  were 
sure  of  his  reverence,  the  children  of  his  love  and  strength.  In  his  business 
career  of  over  twenty-five  years,  he  kept  his  name  untarnished  and  demonstra- 
ted that  business  prosperity  is  consistent  with  perfect  integrity  of  character. 
He  was  quiet  and  unobtrusive  in  his  manners,  genial  and  true  to  his  friends. 
He  was  active  and  useful  in  church  affairs.  He  occupied  important  official 
relations  in  Trinity  and  Avondale  M.  E.  churches,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was 
liberal  and  active  in  charitable  and  religious  work,  but  without  ortentation. 
He  was  called  away  in  the  prime  of  manhood  and  at  the  height  of  his  useful- 
ness. He  left  to  his  friends  the  memory  of  an  honorable  Christian  life. 


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James  Madison  Russell 

was  born  June  25,  1858,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father’s  name  was  Henry 
Russell,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Nancy  Jane  Grimes,  daughter  of 
William  Grimes.  Our  subject  received  his  early  education  'in  the  common 
schools  of  Rush  township.  He  attended  the  Lucasville  High  School  one  year. 
He  has  always  been  a farmer  and  fruit  grower.  He  was  married  September 
20,  1898,  to  Miss  Mertie  Chesnut,  daughter  of  E.  P.  Chesnut.  They  have  one 
child,  Nancy  Alice.  Mr.  Russell  is  a republican  and  always  has  been.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Methodist  church  at  Lucasville.  He  is  mail  carrier  on  the 
Rural  Free  Delivery  Route  No.  1 from  Lucasville,  Ohio.  He  owns  a farm  of 
180  acres  in  Rush  township. 

Mr.  Russell  is  honest,  upright  and  truthful ; of  excellent  habits,  of  high 
moral  belief,  and  is  an  exemplary  citizen  in  every  way.  He  is  public  spirited 
and  progresssive,  always  ready  to  do  that  which  will  advance  the  interest  of  the 
community  in  which  he  dwells.  He  is  always  firmly  fixed  in  his  purposes,  and 
treats  everybody  with  kindness  and  courtesy.  He  has  held  positions  of  public 
trust  with  credit  to  himself  and  to  the  public  service,  and  is  a man  of  strong 
force  of  character,  and  good  natural  intellect. 

Daniel  Martin  Ryan 

a son  of  Michael  P.  Ryan,  a native  of  county  Clare,  Ireland,  and  Bridget  (Pat) 
Ryan,  was  born  at  Burlington,  Ohio,  July  18,  1861.  His  father  brought  him 
to  Portsmouth  when  he  was  only  five  years  old.  His  father  died  in  1888,  and 
his  mother  died  in  1898.  Our  subject  attended  the  parochial  school  of  the  Holy 
Redeemer  church  of  Portsmouth  and  the  Portsmouth  public  schools  until  he 
reached  the  A Grade  in  the  High  School,  when  he  went  to  clerk  in  Harry 
Buskirk’s  store  on  the  corner  of  Second  and  Chillicothe  streets.  He  remained 
here  for  a year,  ami  then  went  into  the  employ  of  Drew',  Selby  & Co.  The  next 
year  he  worked  for  Padan  Brothers,  shoe  manufacturers.  He  then  went  to 
Cincinnati  and  engaged  in  the  same  work  for  a short  time  there.  He  returned 
to  Portsmouth  and  was  engaged  with  Drew  Selby  & Co.,  for  ten  years,  as  a 
finisher.  In  1894,  he  went  into  the  general  Insurance  business  in  Portsmouth, 
and  has  been  in  it  ever  since.  He  is  also  a real  estate  agent,  and  has  his  office 
in  the  Elk  Building.  Mr.  Ryan  was  originally  a democrat,  but  in  1884,  he  was 
“regenerated”  and  is  now  a republican.  He  is  a communicant  of  the  Holy  Re- 
deemer church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  is  a member  of  the  Columbus,  Ohio, 
Council,  No.  400,  Knights  of  Columbus. 

George  Moses  Sallady 

was  born  February  6,  1847.  His  father  was  John  Miller  Salladay  and  his 
mother’s  maiden  name  was  Martha  Hayward,  the  daughter  of  Moses  Hayward. 
He  was  the  youngest  of  three  children.  Bis  eldest  sister,  Harriet  Jane  died  at 
the  age  of  seventeen.  Mrs.  Sam  Bierly  is  also  a sister.  He  was  reared  on  a 
farm  and  attended  the  district  school.  He  has  never  held  a public  office.  He  is 
a member  of  the  Old  Town  M.  E.  church.  March  11,  1874  he  was  married  to 
Nettie  lams,  daughter  of  John  D.  Feurt  and  Maria  (Oldfield)  Feurt.  After  his 
marriage  he  removed  to  his  farm  near  Wharton  station,  Washington  township, 
on  the  Cincinnati  division  of  the  Norfolk  & Western  railroad  where  he  now 
resides.  He  has  a farm  of  190  acres  of  land,  of  which,  90  acres  lie  in  the  Scioto 
bottoms  east  of  the  canal.  He  has  one  child,  Martha,  wife  of  Charles  F.  Tracy. 
They  have  two  children:  Lucile  and  Harold.  Mr.  Sallady  is  a Mason.  Mr. 
Sallady  gives  all  his  time  and  labor  to  his  business  and  has  been  very  success- 
ful. He  is  highly  estemed  as  a good  neighbor  and  model  citizen. 

Enoch  John  Salt 

was  born  in  Covington,  Kentucky,  April  9,  1857.  His  father,  Enoch  Salt,  was  a 
native  of  Shropshire,  Englbnd.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth 
Davis  and  she  was  also  a native  of  Shropshire  England.  They  were  married 
in  England  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1845.  Our  subject  had  a common 
school  education  and  left  school  in  1877.  He  then  attended1  Commercial  Col- 
lege in  Cincinnati  for  one  year.  In  1878  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  grocery 


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business  in  Covington,  Kentucky,  and  remained  there  for  two  years.  In  the 
Spring  of  1880,  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  went  into  the  Portsmouth 
Woolen  Mills.  The  business  was  conducted  under  the  name  of  The  Portsmouth 
Woolen  Mills,  and  the  firm  was  composed  of  Enoch  Salt,  Sr.,  and  Enoch  Salt,  Jr. 
The  latter  remained  in  the  business  ten  years  when  he  went  to  Superior,  Wis- 
consin, engaged  in  the  same  business  and  was  there  for  five  years.  In  1895,  he 
came  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  was  advertising  manager  for  F.  R.  Lazarus  for 
seven  years  and  then  went  into  business  with  W.  S.  Moler,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Salt  & Moler,  general  advertising,  at  No.  508,  Shultz  Building,  Columbus, 
Ohio. 

Mr.  Salt  has  directed  many  cantatas  and  operettas  both  in  Portsmouth 
and  Columbus.  He  is  a composer  of  music.  He  composed  the  words  and  music 
of  the  following  poems:  “Mabel  Gray,”  “Love’s  Regret,”  and  “Blaine,  the 
I ight  of  Maine.”  He  was  at  one  time  la  contributor  to  “Flowers  by  the  Way- 
’side,”  a periodical  since  discontinued.  He  composed  the  poem,  “He  answered 
the  Call  on  High,”  referring  to  General  Grant.  He  composed  the  poem  entitled 
“The  Battle  of  Manila.”  He  has  written  three  works  on  advertising,  “Over 
Rough  Places,”  “Nuggets,”  and  “My  Advertising  Partner.”  He  has  traveled 
all  over  the  country,  to  South  America,  and  South  Africa.  He  has  an  auto- 
graph-letter from  each  of  the  Presidents,  from  Grant  down,  as  to  his  writings, 
and  has  letters  from  Africa,  South  America  and  other  countries  as  to  his  poems. 

He  was  marri°d  June  16,  1880,  to  Ella  Green,  daughter  of  Charles  S. 
Green,  of  Portsmouth.  They  have  had  five  children:  Clifford  G.,  Nellie  B., 
Lora  B.,  died  in  infancy,  Sara  and  Charles  F.  Mr.  Salt  is  a republican  and  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church.  During  his  residence  in  Portsmouth,  he  was 
organist  at  Sixth  Street  M.  E.  church.  Since  he  has  resided  in  Columbus,  he 
has  been  organist  at  Third  Street  M.  E.  church.  He  is  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a 
Knight  of  Pythias. 

Angus  Lansing  Sanford 

was  born  in  Chillicothe,  September  8,  1849.  His  father  was  Joseph  Sanford,  a 
native  of  Chillicothe.  His  mother  was  Julia  (Fleury)  Sanford,  a native  of 
Washington,  D.  C.  He  was  the  fourth  of  his  father’s  six  children.  He  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  Chillicothe  schools,  but  quit  one  year  before  gradu- 
ation. He  went  into  a dry  goods  store  in  Chillicothe  with  Joseph  Stewart  and 
was  there  for  two  years.  On  July  9,  1866,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  was  a 
clerk  for  Rumsey,  Rhodes  & Reed  and  remained  with  them  for  nine  years. 
After  that  he  went  to  Philadelphia  and  was  with  a wholesale  house  there  until 
1877.  He  came  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1877  and  was  with  Tolle,  Holton  & 
Company.  He  was  with  Miller,  Cissna  & Company  when  they  started  in  1877. 

When  Colonel  Varner  died  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  became  a partner 
in  the  firm  of  McFarland,  Sanford  and  Company  in  1880.  He  bought  Mr. 
Towell  out  and  the  firm  became  Sanford,  Varner  & Company  and  was  composed 
of  himself,  W.  H.  and  J.  H.  Varner.  After  Mr.  Will  Varner’s  death  in  May, 
1896,  he  bought  out  his  interest  and  continued  to  do  business  in  Portsmouth 
until  November  1,  1898,  when  his  firm  bought  out  Voorheis,  Miller  & Company 
of  Cincinnati.  The  firm  is  composed  of  J.  H.  Varner,  John  S.  Storrs  and  A.  L. 
Sanford  aDd  is  known  as  Sanford,  Storrs  & Varner.  He  is  a partner  in  the  firm 
of  Burt,  Hall  & Company  of  Portsmouth.  That  firm  succeeded  Sanford,  Varner 
& Company  in  1889  and  is  composed  of  William  Burt,  Charles  S.  Hall  and  A. 
L.  Sanford. 

On  October  11,  1870  he  was  married  to  Margaret  Anna  Varner,  daughter 
of  Colonel  Sampson  E.  Varner.  He  has  two  sons:  Clay  Varner,  aged  thirty, 
in  business  with  his  father  and  Louis  Angus,  aged  twenty-eight,  also  in  bus- 
iness with  his  father. 

He  is  a republican  but  has  never  held  any  office.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Episcopal  church  and  also  a Mason,  a Knight-Templar  and  an  Elk.  He  was 
president  and  director  of  the  Morton  Club.  He  is  a member  of  the  Business 
Men’s  Olub  of  Cincinnati. 

The  late  Rev.  James  T.  Franklin  once  remarked  in  the  presence  of  Mr. 
James  F.  Towell  that,  “Mr.  Sanford  was  a good  son  to  his  mother.”  Some  time 
, L'’,  when  the  firm  of  Towell  & McFarland  had  taken  up  the  manufacture  of 
clothing  in  addition  to  their  dry  goods  business  and  were  needing  an  exper- 


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ienced  salesman,  the  remark  of  Mr.  Franklin  was  recalled  to  Mr.  Towell,  and  as 
a result  Mr.  Sanford  was  invited  to  become  a member  of  the  firm  of  Towell 
and  McFarland,  which  he  accepted.  The  partnership  was  one  of  mutual  con- 
fidence and  esteem,  and  Mr.  Sanford  did  his  part  of  the  business.  The  health  of 
Mr.  McFarland  becoming  impaired  he  was  compelled  to  withdraw  from  the  firm 
and  take  up  his  residence  in  California  with  his  family.  When  Mr.  Towell 
desired  to  withdraw  entirely  from  business,  he  invited  Mr.  Sanford1  to  take  over 
the  whole  stock  on  credit,  without  any  security  whatever,  in  easy  payments, 
thus  manifesting  confidence  in  one  who  had  been  “a  good  son”  as  well  as  a 
faithful  partner.  He  was  permitted  to  take  an  account  of  stock  and  place  his 
own  valuation  on  the  same  which  he  did  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  Mr. 
Towell.  Mr.  Sanford  was  able  to  meet  each  and  every  payment  to  the  day  it 
was  due  and  in  the  mean  time  he  earned  sufficient  capital  to  purchase  goods 
thereafter  on  a cash  basis.  His  removal  to  Cincinnati,  succeeding  to  the  large 
and  well  established  business  of  Voorheis,  Miller  & Company,  was  brought  about 
by  his  success  in  Portsmouth  and  in  recognition  of  his  ability  and  integrity. 
This  tribute  from  his  late  partner,  Mr.  James  F.  Towell,  is  as  favorable  as 

could  be  given  to  any  person  who  has  a sketch  in  this  work. 

John  Stanton 

was  born  May  1,  1840,  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland.  His  father  was  John  Stanton 

and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Catherine  O’Reilley.  The  family  came  to 

the  United  States  in  1848,  in  a sailing  vessel,  and  were  six  weeks  on  the 
ocean.  They  landed  at  New  Orleans  and  came  up  the  rivers  to  Portsmouth. 
They  then  went  to  Xenia  and  resided  there  one  year  and  from  there  to  Spring- 
field,  Ohio,  where  they  resided  two  years.  John  Stanton,  Sr.,  was  engaged  in 
railroad'  work.  In  1851,  he  came  to  Scioto  county  and  engaged  in  the  con- 
struction work  on  the  Scioto  and  Hocking  Valley  railroad,  being  then  built 
from  Portsmouth  toward  Jackson.  John,  Jr.  began  work  on  the  line  by  carry- 
ing water  for  the  men.  The  family  made  two  moves  in  the  meantime,  one  to 
Maysville,  Kentucky,  and  one  to  Vinton  county,  O.,  but  at  the  completion  of 
the  railroad  from  Portsmouth  to  Berlin  Cross  Roads,  located  at  the  latter  place. 
John  Stanton,  Sr.,  died  in  1858  and  his  wife  survived  until  1862. 

Before  he  was  of  age,  John  Stanton,  our  subject,  engaged  in  the  mercan- 
tile business  at  Berlin  Cross  Roads  and  made  a fortune  by  close  attention  to 
business.  He  enlisted  in  Company  B,  196th  O.  V.  I,  for  one  year,  on  February 
25,  1865.  Soon  after  his  enlistment,  he  was  taken  with  the  measles  and  un- 
fitted for  duty.  He  was  mustered  out  May  13,  1865,  at  Cumberland,  Maryland. 
He  returned  home  and  enlarged  his  business  very  much  and  continued  in  it 
until  1897,  when  he  sold  out  to  his  sons,  William  and  John,  who  conducted  it 
as  Stanton  Brothers.  Our  subject  had  made  a number  of  investments  in 
Portsmouth.  He  also  made  investments  in  coal  land[s  in  Jackson  county  and 
after  selling  out  his  mercantile  business  gave  his  whole  attention  to  the  farmer. 

On  November  13,  1866  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ellen  Gallagher,  daughter 
of  Edward  and  Mary  Gallagher,  born  in  Donegal,  Ireland.  They  had  eleven 
children,  six  of  whom  grew  to  maturity.  Their  son,  William,  is  a merchant  at 
Berlin  Cross  Roads,  Jackson  County;  John  is  a real  estate  agent  at  Ports- 
mouth; Mary  and  Helen  reside  with  their  mother  in  Portsmouth;  Robert  E. 
is  a student  at  Notre  Dame,  Ind.  and  Thomas  Francis  is  a school  boy  at  home. 

John  Stanton  was  always  a democrat  in  politics.  He  was  a communi- 
cant of  the  Roman  Catholic  church.  He  was  very  much  devoted  to  his  family 
and  those  dependent  on  him.  He  took  great  interest  in  all  public  improve- 
ments. He  died  August  19,  1898.  His  widow  purchased  the  John  W.  Overturf 
property  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Ninth  and  Gay  streets,  soon  after  his  death 
and  removed  to  Portsmouth  in  November,  1899. 

Peter  Schafer 

was  born  in  Germany,  in  1839.  His  father  was  Nicholas  Schafer,  and  his 
mother  was  Agnes  Fresh.  When  Peter  was  six  years  of  age,  his  parents  "came 
to  this  country  and  settled  in  Brown  county.  His  father  had  secured  lands 
and  was  prospering  when  death  overtook  him.  This  changed  the  family  for- 
tunes and  the  mother  took  what  was  left  after  settling  the  estate  and  bought 


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a small  farm  near  Wrightsville,  in  Adams  county.  There  he  was  reared  on  a 
farm.  On  September  8,  1862.  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  7th  Ohio  Volunteer 
Cavalry  and  served  until  July  1,  1865.  While  in  the  service,  he  had  his  skull 
crushed  by  a kick  from  a horse  and  has  been  permanently  disabled.  After  the 
war,  he  was  a farmer  at  Wrightsville  till  1881  when  he  moved  to  Buena  Vista. 
He  resided  there  until  1896  when  he  removed  to  Portsmouth.  He  was  married 
June  1,  1870  to  Mrs.  Maria  Zimmerman,  widow  of  Oliver  Zimmerman.  They 
have  had  five  children.  Their  eldest.  May  Victoria,  died  at  fifteen  years. 
Cora  Ethel,  their  second  daughter  is  the  wife  of  Noah  Gray,  a shoeworker. 
Flora  E.  is  the  wife  of  Charles  Bussey,  a carpenter.  Kate  is  the  wife  of  David 
Blenin,  of  Buena  Vista.  Their  youngest,  Curtis  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Schafer 
is  a modest,  retiring  citizen.  He  carries  on  the  business  of  package  delivery 
in  Portsmouth.  He  looks  years  older  than  his  years,  but  he  tries  to  make  it 
up  in  cheerfulness,  for  he  is  one  of  the  most  cheerful  men  of  the  city  and  tries 
to  put  the  best  side  forward  at  all  times. 

George  Jacob  fchirrmann 

was  born  at  Neiderhochstadt,  Bavaria,  Germany,  November  20,  1834.  His  par- 
ents were  George  Theobold'  and  Margaret  (Miller)  Schirrmann.  His  father  was 
a farmer.  He  attended  school  in  Germany  until  he  was  nineteen.  In  February, 
1854,  he  started  to  the  United  States.  He  shipped  from  Havre  de  Gras  on  a 
sailing  vessel,  and  after  a voyage  lasting  forty-two  days,  he  landed  at  New  Or- 
leans. From  there  he  went  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  had  relatives.  He  attended 
night  school  and  the  High  School,  in  St.  Louis,  and  studied  languages,  drawing 
and  the  higher  branches.  He  attended  school  there  for  five  or  six  years  at  night 
and  learned  the  trade  of  carriage  making  in  daytime.  He  also  studied  book- 
keeping. January  1,  1860,  he  went  to  Okolona,  Miss.,  and  was  there  until  Au- 
gust, 1860,  when  he  left,  as  there  was  too  much  war  talk  and  he  took  a paper 
with  Abraham  Lincoln’s  name  on  it,  as  a candidate  for  President.  He  went  to 
Cincinnati  and  was  directed  by  a friend  to  go  to  Portsmouth. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  August,  1860,  and  has  been  here  since.  He 
first  worked  'for  Metzger  & Krieker,  at  his  trade,  where  Fisher’s  drug  store  now 
stands.  In  1864,  he  went  into  business  with  William  Angle,  a blacksmith. 
They  took  in  John  Heid  and  Fred  Deutschle  as  partners,  and  the  firm  name  was 
Schirrman,  Heid  & Company.  He  continued  in  this  business  until  1878.  In 
1880  he  went  into  the  livery  business,  and  has  been  engaged  in  the  livery  and 
carriage  repair  business  ever  since. 

On  April  13,  1862,  he  was  married  to  Augusta  Kaufman.  They  have  the 
following  children:  Kate,  the  wife  of  Charles  Grassman,  baker  and  confectioner; 
Emma;  Lena;  Charles,  book-keeper  at  Harsha’s  mill;  Alfred,  a book-keeper; 
Hattie,  clerk  at  Grassman’s;  George,  in  business  with  his  father;  Hem-y  A.,  a 
physician.  The  latter  is  a graduate  of  Ann  Arbor;  Theobold,  is  a carriage 
maker  in  Cincinnati;  and  Marguerite,  is  a graduate  of  the  High  School,  class  of 
1901.  Mr.  Schirrmann  was  a republican  before  and  during  the  war,  but  since 
1872,  has  been  a democrat.  He  is  a member  of  the  German  Evangelical  church. 

George  John  Schmidt 

was  born  in  Baltimore,  August  9,  1865.  His  father  was  George  Schmidt,  a min- 
ister in  the  United  Brethren  church.  He  was  a native  of  Bavaria  and  his  wife, 
whose  maiclen  name  was  Catherine  Bauman,  was  a native  of  Hanover,  Germany. 
Our  subject  was  the  fifth  of  seven  children.  He  attended  school  at  Danville, 
Uinois,  Zanesville  and  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  When  he  was  twelve  years  of  age,  he 
began  to  learn  the  trade  of  confectioner  and  candy  maker  in  Baltimore,  and 
worked  at  it  six  yeai's,  two  and  a half  years  in  Baltimore,  and  three  and  a half 
years  in  Portsmouth  for  B.  Augustin.  He  was  city  salesman  for  B.  Augustin 
for  five  and  a half  years.  In  1889,  he  went  into  business  for  himself  on  Findlay 
and  Ninth  streets,  and  was  there  for  seven  years.  In  1895,  he  formed  a part- 
nership with  J.  F.  Menke,  under  the  firm  name  of  The  Central  Grocery  Com- 
pany, in  the  Krieker  building.  They  remained  partners  for  seven  years  and 
then  dissolved.  Mr.  Schmidt  has  since  continued  the  same  business  at  the  same 
stand  under  the  name  of  The  Central  Grocery  Company. 


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His  father  came  to  Portsmouth  as  minister  of  the  United  Brethren  church 
in  1881.  He  died  in  Danville,  Illinois,  in  1897.  His  mother  died  in  1900,  at 
Danville,  Illinois,  where  they  were  making  their  home. 

He  was  married  September  22,  1888,  to  Kate  Klink.  He  has  two  children: 
Gertrude  and  Elton  George.  He  is  a democrat  in  his  political  views,  but  liberal; 
is  a member  of  the  First  United  Brethern  church  of  Portsmouth;  has  been  su- 
perintendent of  the  Sunday  school  for  ten  years,  and  is  a trustee  of  the  same 
church.  He  is  a member  of  Masisie  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias.  George  J. 
Schmidt  makes  friends  of  every  one  with  whom  he  becomes  acquainted.  He  is 
most  genial  in  his  intercourse  with  his  fellow  men.  As  a business  man,  he  is 
ahead  with  all  modern  ideas  and  improvements  and  has  made  a success  of  his 
undertakings. 

Fred  Schmitt 

was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  November  7,  1836.  His  father  was  John  Adam 
Schmitt  and  his  mother  was  Elizabeth  Margaret  Wolfe.  They  had  six  children, 
of  whom  our  subject  was  the  fifth.  He  attended  the  schools  in  the  old  country 
for  four  years.  At  the  age  of  ten,  his  parents  emigrated  to  this  country,  start- 
ing from  Havre  de  Gras  in  France.  They  came  in  a sailing  vessel  called  the 
“Kate  Hunter,”  and  were  thirty-nine  days  on  the  ocean.  From  New  York  they 
came  direct  to  Portsmouth.  Our  subject  attended  school  in  Portsmouth  and 
learned  the  blacksmith  trade  with  his  father,  hut  not  liking  it,  he  began  to 
learn  the  cigar  makers  trade  at  the  age  of  nineteen.  He  followed  that  from 
1856  to  1861  in  Portsmouth  with  the  Doerr  Brothers. 

On  July  10,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  the  regimental  band  of  the  28th  O.  V.  I. 
and  served  until  October  23,  1862,  when  he  was  mustered  out  by  order  of  the 
War  Department.  He  returned  home  and  worked  with  the  Doerr  Brothers  in 
the  cigar  business  until  1865.  Then  he  entered  into  the  hardware  house  of 
George  A.  Waller  and  remained  with  him  until  1875.  From  1875  until  1889,  he 
was  in  the  grocery  business  on  Gallia  street. 

Mr.  Schmitt  voted  for  Lincoln  in  1860  and  in  1864,  but  in  1867,  he  became 
a democrat  and  has  remained  such.  In  1886,  the  democrats  placed  him  on  the 
city  ticket  for  Watey  Works  Trustee,  and  he  received  919  votes  to  869  for  Wm. 
Burt.  He  served  in  that  office  one  term.  In  1889,  he  was  a candidate  for  Mar- 
shal on  the  Democratic  ticket  against  John  W.  Lewis  and  received  1,247  votes 
to  1,099  for  lewis.  In  1891,  he  was  again  a candidate  for  the  same  office  and 
received  1,391  votes  to  1,139  for  Wm.  A.  Stokely.  In  1893,  he  was  again  a can- 
didate for  Marshal  against  Samuel  J.  Williams  and  received  1,377  votes 
to  1,238  for  Williams.  In  1895,  he  was  again  a candidate  for  Marshal 
and  received  1,223  votes  to  1,440  for  Frank  H.  Watkins,  his  opponent.  Wat- 
kin’s  majority  was  217.  In  1897  he  was  again  a candidate  and  was  op- 
posed by  Frank  H.  Watkins.  The  vote  stood  1,622  for  Schmitt  and  1,576 
for  Watkins,  Schmitt’s  majority  being  26.  In  1899,  he  was  again  a candidate 
against  Watkinis  and  received  1,697  votes  to  1,596  for  Watkins,  majority,  101. 
He  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth  from  1871 
to  1889.  He  was  a member  of  the  Scioto  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows  from  1865  to 
1869  and  since  that  time  has  been  a member  of  the  Portsmouth  Lodge.  He  is 
also  a member  of  the  encampment. 

He  was  married  May  26,  1864,  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Buchert.  They  have  the 
following  children:  John,  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  in  Covington,  Ken- 
tucky; Daniel,  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cellulose  in  Danville,  Kentucky; 
Fred  a Presbyterian  minister  in  Downs,  Ills.  His  son  Louis,  was  born  January 
19,  1877.  He  attended  the  schools  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  to  the  A Grammar  and 
then  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  with  his  father.  He  was  then  engaged 
as  a clerk  for  Brodbecks  for  two  years  from  1893  and  then  engaged  with  Reed 
& Jordon  in  1895  and  was  with  them  until  his  death.  He  was  drowned  ac- 
cidentally  in  the  Big  Sandy  river  near  Pikeville,  Ky.  February  20,  1902..  He  was 
a member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  and  was  a most  exemplary  young 
rra-i  was  much  thought  of  by  his  employers  and  of  excellent  habits.  His 
death  was  a great  misfortune  to  hims°lf,  his  family  and  his  employers.  There 
was  no  more  promising  young  man  in  Portsmouth  than  he.  Mr.  Schmitt’s  fifth 
child  is  Elizabeth,  married  to  Oscar  Schleifer,  minister  of  the  Evangelical 


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church,  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania;  Emma;  Esther  and  Minnie,  deceased; 
Philippine,  a teacher  in  the  public  schools;  Rosa,  who  died  in  infancy,  and 
Clara,  a student  in  the  High  School. 

Mr.  Schmitt  is  one  of  the  most  popular  men  in  Portsmouth.  He  is  polite 
and  obliging.  He  treats  every  one  with  respect  and  consideration.  He  is  an 
excellent  judge  of  human  nature  and  cannot  be  imposed  on.  He  made  one  of 
the  best  Marshals  the  city  ever  had. 

William  Henry  jchwartz 

was  born  August  11,  1869.  at  Circleville,  Ohio.  His  father,  who  died  when  he 
was  five  years  of  age.  was  Christian  Schwartz  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name 
was  Elizabeth  Fisher.  When  he  was  nine  years  of  age  his  mother  moved  to 
Portsmouth,  Ohio,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  attended  school  in  Circle- 
ville, Ohio,  and  in  Portsmouth  until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age.  Then  his 
practical  business  education  began.  He  went  into  the  employment  of  G.  W. 
Anderson  & Company,  in  a general  store,  for  two  years.  Then  he  engaged  with 
J.  Eisman  & Company,  in  the  clothing  business,  for  seven  years.  In  1893,  he 
determined  to  go  into  business  for  himself  and  the  firm  of  Haas,  Schwartz  & 
Smith  was  organized. 

In  1895,  Mr.  Smith  retired,  leaving  Mr.  Schwartz  and  Mr.  Felix  Haas  to 
conduct  the  business,  under  the  firm  of  Haas,  Schwartz  & Company.  This  firm 
conducted  a merchant  tailoring  business  at  102  West  Second  street  for  eight 
years.  They  added  the  manufacture  of  mens’  clothing  for  the  jobbing  trade 
and  had  a manufactory  on  Front  street.  Desiring  to  combine  the  two,  they 
leased  the  Connolley  building  on  Fifth  and  Chillicothe  streets  and  had  it 
changed  to  suit  their  business.  They  occupied  it  in  March.  1902,  and  have  one 
of  the  finest  establishments  in  Ohio.  The  two  lower  floors  are  occupied  by  their 
merchant  tailoring  business  and  the  two  upper  by  their  manufacturing  business. 

If  any  one  wishes  to  propound  the  question,  “What  can  a young  man 
do?”,  Mr.  Will  Schwartz  can  answer  it  and  need  only  refer  to  his  own  career. 
He  has  been  successful  from  the  start  and  his  success  is  due  to  his  hustling 
qualities.  Mr.  Schwartz  has  always  been  noted  for  his  integrity  and  his  pure 
and  honorable  life.  In  starting  out,  he  adopted  high  standards  and  has  lived 
up  to  them.  He  has  always  done  the  very  best  for  himself  under  any  and  every 
condition.  He  is  a member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  and  lives  up  to 
it.  He  is  very  fond  of  music  and  is  a member  of  the  choir  of  his  church.  He 
is  social  in  his  disposition  and  is  a Mason,  an  Elk,  and  a member  of  the  United 
Commercial  Travelers.  Mr.  Schwartz  is  a very  popular  man  and  stands  well 
with  all  who  know  him.  He  holds  the  confidence  of  the  entire  business  public. 

He  was  married  November  28,  1900  to  Miss  Ethel  Cotton,  daughter  of 
Doctor  David  B.  Cotton.  They  have  one  child,  Priscilla. 

Orpheus  Alphonso  5earl 

was  born  March  20,  1848,  in  Vernon  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  He  is  the 
son  of  Judge  F.  C.  Searl  and  Julia  A.  Schoonover,  his  wife.  His  early  child- 
hood was  spent  in  Vernon  and  Bloom  townships  where  his  father  and  his  fam- 
ily lived  until  1858  when  they  moved  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  'He  attended  the 
public  schools  in  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  and  the  National  Normal  University  at 
Lebanon,  Ohio. 

He  enlisted  in  February,  1864,  in  Company  C,  91st  O.  V.  I.  On  July  20, 
1864  he  was  captured  by  the  enemy  at  Martinsburg,  West  Virginia  and  taken  to 
Richmond,  Virginia  and  confined  in  Libby  prison  for  three  months  where  he 
experienced  all  the  horrors  of  that  rebel  prison.  When  paroled  he  was  reduced 
to  a mere  skelton.  After  careful  nursing  at  Navy  Yard  hospital,  Annapolis, 
Maryland  and  a short  stay  at  home  on  furlough,  gaining  in  flesh  and  strength, 
he  rejoined  his  regiment  a.t  Winchester.  Virginia  and  served  until  the  close  of 
the  war.  when  he  was  mustered  out  with  his  company,  June  24,  1865. 

He  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  the  county  from  1867  until  1891,  a 
greater  part  of  the  time  at  Wheelersburg  and  Sciotoville.  In  1874,  he  was  elec- 
ted to  the  office  of  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Porter  township  and  continued  in 
the  Justice’s  office  at  Wheelersburg  and  Sciotoville  until  December  31,  1897, 
when  he  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Sciotoville.  He  was  reappointed  January, 


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1902.  He  received  the  nomination  on  the  Republican  ticket  for  County  Recorder 
in  1882,  but  was  defeated.  In  young  manhood  he  joined  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal church  and  was  one  of  the  stewards  of  that  church  for  a number  of  years, 
while  living  at  Wheelersburg,  and  has  been  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  church 
at  Sciotoviile  since  1887. 

In  1868,  he  was  married  to  Mary  F.  McFann,  daughter  of  David  and 
Rachel  McFann,  early  settlers  of  Vernon  township.  They  have  four  children: 
Franklin  D.  Searl  of  Fire  Brick,  Kentucky;  William  A.  Searl  of  South  Webster, 
Ohio;  Fernando  C.  Searl  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio  and  Nellie  S.,  the  wife  of  W.  J. 
Gaynor  of  Sciotoviile.  Ohio. 

While  our  subject  was  employed  as  a teacher,  he  edited  acceptably  for 
some  time  the  teacher’s  column  in  the  county  papers,  took  an  active  part  in  all 
institute  and  educational  work  and  was  recognized  generally  as  a teacher  of  in- 
fluence and  ability.  In  the  capacity  of  magistrate,  which  office  he  held  for 
many  years  he  was  admitted  to  be  just,  capable  and  impartial.  In  whatever 
vocation  he  has  been  engaged  he  has  discharged  the  duties  of  his  position  with 
fidelity  and  general  acceptability.  By  nature  he  is  open,  generous  and  free- 
hearted, and  this  trait  may  be  said  to  be  the  keystone  of  his  character.  In 
many  instances,  indeed,  his  well  known  generosity  has  been  taken  advantage 
of  to  his  own  detriment.  All  in  all.  Squire  Searl  is  a useful  citizen,  an  influen- 
tial republican,  a worthy  representative  of  a prominent,  widely  known  family, 
a consistent  church  member  and  a loyal  true  hearted  friend. 

Adam  Seel 

was  born  October  8,  1844  in  Kulmbach,  Bavaria,  Germany.  His  father  was 
Michael  Seel  who  died  when  he  was  15  months  old.  His  father  was  a black- 
smith. His  mother  was  left  with  four  children.  He  was  the  youngest.  They 
emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1856.  There  were  two  sons  and  two  daughters 
and  they  came  in  a sailing  vessel  and  landed  at  Baltimore.  They  were  on  the 
ocean  fifty-seven  days,  from  Bremen  to  Baltimore.  They  located  in  Hagers- 
town, Maryland  and  there  Adam  worked  in  the  brick  yard  until  1857.  He  then 
resided  with  J.  P.  Crist  for  two  years  and  went  to  school.  At  fifteen,  he  became 
apprenticed  to  George  Bromon  to  learn  the  baker’s  trade  and  was  with  him  two 
years  and  six  months.  He  worked  at  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania,  and  in  the 
spring  of  1864,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  took  employment  with  B.  Sweitzer, 
who  had  a confectionery  on  West  Second  street,  just  west  of  where  Fuller 
Brothers  are  now.  He  was  with  him  until  1868  and  then  started  in  business 
for  himself  on  Sixth  street  near  Chillicothe.  In  1869,  he  moved  to  Second 
street,  on  the  former  location  of  B.  Sweitzer.  In  1872,  he  removed  to  11  West 
Second  street,  and  has  conducted  business  there  ever  since.  In  1882,  he  bought 
the  lot  just  east  of  his  present  building  and  built  there.  In  1895,  he  built  the 
building  just  above  his  bakery. 

On  July  10,  1866,  he  was  married  to  Eliza  C.  lease,  daughter  of  Catherine 
Lease  of  Hagerstown,  Maryland.  Of  this  marriage  there  were  two  daughters: 
Clara  at  home  and  Kate  the  wife  of  Frank  Legler.  His  wife  died  December  27, 
1877.  February  22,  1879.  he  was  married  to  Harriet  Wolfe.  Of  this  marriage 
he  has  two  daughters:  Nellie,  the  wife  of  Walter  Patterson  and  Norah  a student 
in  the  High  School.  He  is  a democrat  and  a member  of  the  Lutheran  church. 
He  is  a Ma^on,  a member  of  Aurora  Lodge,  Mt.  Vernon  Chapter,  Solomon  Coun- 
cil and  Calvary  Commandery.  He  was  a councilman  in  the  Third  ward  for 
eight  years.  Mr.  Seel  is  one  of  our  best  business  men,  a good  citizen,  cour- 
teous and  obliging  to  all,  and  highly  regarded  by  all  who  know  him. 

George  Dyar  Selby 

was  born  in  Athens  county,  Ohio,  April  1,  1846.  His  father  was  Hines  Cone 
Selby  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Ann  Rardin.  His  father  was 
born  in  New  York  near  Palmyra  and  his  grandfather  Dyar  Selby  was  born  in 
Connecticut.  Doctor  William  Selby  was  the  founder  of  the  family  in  this  coun- 
try and  settled  in  East  Haddam  Connecticut  before  the  Revolution.  His  father 
and  mother  had  twelve  children,  ten  of  whom  lived  to  maturity.  Our  subject 
was  the  fourth  in  order.  His  father  was  a farmer  and  this  son  was  brought 


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up  as  such.  He  went  to  the  common  schools  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  H,  186th  O.  Y.  I.  on  the  14th  day  of  February, 
1865,  for  one  year.  He  was  a Corporal  and  was  mustered  out  September  18,  1865. 
The  regiment’s  service  was  guard  duty  in  Tennessee  and  Georgia.  He  returned 
from  the  army  and  attended  the  Miller’s  Seminary,  ten  miles  east  of  Athens, 
for  one  year. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  May  1867,  as  agent  for  the  Singer  Sew- 
ing Machine  and  canvassed  for  the  sale  of  the  machines.  He  was  engaged  in 
that  business  until  1885.  On  January  1,  1880,  he  became  interested  in  the  manu- 
facturing of  shoes  with  Irving  Drew  and  B.  Damon.  The  firm  was  Drew,  Selby 
& Company.  This  history  of  his  connection  with  the  business  of  shoe  manufac- 
turing in  Portsmouth  from  that  date  until  the  present  will  be  f©und  under  the 
title  of  Drew,  Selby  & Company,  elsewhere  in  this  book.  From  1885  to  the 
present  time,  Mr.  Selby  devoted  himself  to  the  shoe  business. 

He  was  married  September  26,  1867,  to  Lydia  Verlinda  Webster,  daughter 
of  Isaac  Webster  of  Chester,  Meigs  county,  Ohio.  Their  children  are:  Pearl 
Edgar,  married  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes,  as  one  of  the  Drew- 
Selby  Company:  Cora  wife  of  Benjamin  H.  Dillon,  of  the  Wait  Furniture  Com- 
pany; Mark  Webster,  married  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes  with  the 
Drew-Selby  Company;  Homer  Clifford  a student  at  the  Case  School  of  Applied 
Science,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Roger  Alfred,  a student  at  the  University  School, 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Selby  is  a member  of  Bigelow  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  of  its 
board  of  trustees.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views.  He  is  a trustee 
of  the  Scioto  County  Children’s  Home  and  has  been  since  May  5,  1895. 

Mr.  Selby  has  had  a career  in  Portsmouth  of  which  he  and  his  friends 
may  justly  be  proud.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  without  any  friends  or  ac- 
quaintances and  without  financial  resources.  He  had  plenty  of  pluck  and  per- 
severance. He  had  a capital  of  energy  and  industry  which  was  limitless  and  he 
had  a natural  capacity  for  organizing  and  extending  any  business  he  took  up. 
He  had  King  Midas’  power  of  touch,  but  was  never  conscious  of  it  and  it  will 
be  news  to  him,  when  he  reads  this.  When  he  took  up  any  business,  he  studied 
it  in  all  its  ramifications,  never  got  tired  of  studying  it.  He  was  always  of  the 
disposition  to  do  his  utmost  in  anything  he  undertook  and  the  habit  with  him 
has  become  a part  of  his  life.  He  is  fond  of  finding  for  himself  those  economic 
laws  which  govern  trade  and  manufacturing  and  he  understands  more  about 
these  laws  practically  than  a half  dozen  of  the  best  professors  of  political  econ- 
omy in  the  land.  By  studying  his  business  and  uniformly  adopting  the  safest 
and  most  conservative  courses,  he  has  made  his  own  fortune  and  endeavored  to 
add  to  that  of  the  persons  connected  with  him  in  business. 

Mr.  Selby  in  the  best  sense  of  the  word  is  a public  benefactor.  He  does 
not  confine  his  benefactions  to  the  direct  results  of  his  business,  but  in  his 
church  and  in  all  the  various  organizations  of  which  he  is  a member,  he  is  an 
earnest  worker.  His  work  stands  for  religion,  for  morality,  for  temperance 
and  for  the  public  good.  He  aids  every  charitable  or  public  enterprise  which 
presents  itself  to1  his  attention  and  does  it  without  the  least  ostentation 
or  pride.  He  can  be  approached  by  any  one  on  any  subject,  with  the  assurance 
of  a respectful  hearing  and  if  the  cause  has  merit,  he  will  aid  it.  He  stands  for 
the  best  in  politics,  in  religion,  and  in  society  and  his  influence  in  the  position 
he  occupies,  makes  him  an  invaluable  citizen.  As  he  grows  older,  this  influ- 
ence for  good  widens  .and  broadens  till  it  is  felt  in  every  part  of  the  community. 
His  character  and  influence  is  a tower  of  strength,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  he  may 
be  blessed  with  a long  life  of  good  health  to  carry  out  the  good  works  in  which 
he  is  constantly  engaged. 

Pearl  Edgar  Selby 

was  born  January  19,  1870,  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  the  eldest  child  of  his  par- 
ents, George  Dyar  Selby  and  Lydia  Webster,  his  wife.  He  attended  the  Ports- 
mouth schools  until  1889,  in  which  year  he  graduated  from  the  Portsmouth 
High  School.  He  then  went  into  Drew,  Selby  & Company’s  factory  to  learn  the 
entire  business.  He  began  as  a pattern  maker  and  learned  that.  Then  he 
mastered  cutting,  fitting,  and  bottoming.  He  kept  on  till  he  learned  each  part 


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thoroughly.  He  became  a member  of  the  firm  of  Drew,  Selby  & Company  in 
1892.  While  with  them,  he  was  superintendent  of  the  bottoming  and  fitting 
departments.  When  the  company  changed  to  a corporation  in  1902,  lie  became 
a director  and  superintendent  of  the  entire  business  of  the  new  corporation. 
The  Drew-Selby  Company.  He  was  married  June  8,  1892  to  Miss  Blanche 
Smith,  daughter  of  Thomas  L.  Smith  of  Bedford,  Indiana.  They  have  one  son, 
Harold  Rea  in  his  eighth  year.  Mr.  Selby  is  a republican.  He  is  a member 
of  the  Bigelow  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  is  a young  man  of  great  force 
of  character,  and  large  executive  and  administrative  ability. 

Francis  Seymour 

was  born  Nov.  19,  1834,  in  France.  His  father  was  Nicholas  Seymour,  and  his 
mother's  maiden  name  was  Barbara  Bernard.  He  left  France  at  the  age  of  thir- 
teen years  and  came  to  America  with  his  parents,  and  located  on  Pond  creek. 
His  father  and  mother  died  there.  With  the  exception  of  the  years  1858  and 
1859,  when  he  went  to  the  State  of  Iowa,  about  thirty  miles  from  Keokuk,  he 
has  lived  on  Dry  Run  all  his  life  since  1850.  He  was  married  August  31  1869, 
to  Miss  Mary  J.  McKane,  a daughter  of  John  McKane,  who  was  a native  of  this 
country.  He  had  nine  children:  Flora  and  Rose  of  Portsmouth,  dress-makers 
over  Corson’s  grocery;  Mary  at  home;  Frank,  who  lives  on  Dry  Run;  Ernest, 
at  home,  aged  twenty-one;  Lena,  Mary,  Albert,  aged  thirteen,  and  Veronica. 

He  has  been  a farmer  all  his  life.  He  is  a democrat  in  his  political 
views.  He  is  a member  of  the  Catholic  church  on  Pond  creek.  He  owns 
about  800  acres  of  hill  land,  about  65  acres  of  Scioto  bottoms  and  forty  or 
fifty  acres  on  Dry  Run.  He  can  always  be  depended  on  to  do  anything  he  under- 
takes. 

Andrew  Spronll  Shannon 

was  born  July  20,  1823,  in  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania.  His  father  was  Samuel 
Shannon.  He  lived  in  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania,  until  1854,  when  his 
father’s  family  came  to  Scioto  county  and  located  at  Mt.  Joy.  He  married  Mar- 
garet Dodds,  daughter  of  William  Dodds,  in  1846,  in  Butler  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania. They  had  ten  children:  William  John  Shannon  was  born  July  21, 
1847,  in  Butler  county,  Pa.;  James  Shannon,  born  in  October,  1849,  and  lives 
in  California,  Missouri;  Samuel  lives  in  Cedarville,  Green  county.  Ohio;  Nancy 
Elizabeth  is  the  wife  of  Martin  Luther  Bonner;  Louisa  died  at  the  age  of  seven 
years;  Jesse  lives  at  Sabina,  Clinton  county,  Ohio,  and  is  a farmer;  Susannah 
Clarissa  died  in  childhood;  Jemima  Adaline  died  in  infancy,  and  Hattie  is  the 
wife  of  John  Canter. 

Mr.  Shannon  was  always  a republican,  and  a member  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  church.  He  enlisted  in  Company  E,  in  the  179th  O.  V.  I.,  August 
31,  1864.  He  served  until  June  17,  1865.  After  the  war,  he  returned  to  Scioto 
county,  and  resided  on  his  farm  until  his  death  July  26,  1900.  Mr.  Shannon 
was  a model  citizen  in  every  respect,  a man'  who  lived  up  to  his  profession  in 
his  church  and  elsewhere.  He  was  respected  by  all  who  knew  him  for  his 
civic  virtues. 

"William  John  Sbstinvoia 

was  born  in  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania,  July  21,  1847.  He  came  to  Scioto 
county,  Ohio,  with  his  father  in  1854,  and  has  been  a resident  of  this  county 
ever  since.  He  was  married  September  23,  1879  to  Lucy  Ellen  Wolford,  of 
Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  She  was  of  French  descent.  He  has  the  finest  locality  in 
Scioto  county  for  a summer  resort,  and  has  probably  the  highest  point  in  the 
county.  Mr.  Shannon  is  respected  by  all  who  know  him.  He  is  a model  cit- 
izen. He  is  a member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  church  at  Mt.  Joy  and  a 
republican. 

Jacob  Shela 

was  born  July  17,  1843  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father,  Jacob  Shela,  was  bora 
at  Baden,  Germany.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Margaret  Franck,  also  a 
native  of  Baden.  His  father  died  when  he  was  six  years  of  age,  and  his 
mother  remarried  and  survived  until  1886.  At  the  age  of  ten  years  he  went 
to  Pike  county  and  began  work  with  John  Adams,  a farmer  near  Beaver.  He 
remained  there  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age.  He  then  went  to  farming 


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on  the  Big  Scioto  for  John  Baker  and  continued  there  until  the  war  of  1861. 

On  November  13,  1861,  he  enlisted  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  as  a private  in 
Company  B,  56th  O.  V.  I.,  commanded  originally  by  Captain  Reiniger.  He  re- 
mained with  the  regiment  from  enlistment  until  June  15,  1862,  when  he  was 
captured  by  the  rebels  near  Memphis,  Tennessee.  He  was  paroled  within  a 
week  after  his  capture  and  sent  home.  He  was  discharged  March  5,  1863,  and 
then  enlisted  in  the  Navy  for  two  years  as  a seaman.  He  served  on  the  gun 
boats  on  the  Mississippi  river  until  March  5,  1865,  when  he  was  discharged  at 
Carlyle,  Illinois.  He  served  on  two  gun  boats:  “Little  Rebel”  and  the  flag 
ship,  “Black  Hawk.”  He  was  up  the  Red  river  in  an  engagement  at  the  cap- 
ture of  Vicksburg.  Thus  he  enjoys  the  distinction  of  having  served  one  year 
in  the  Army  of  the  United  States  and  two  years  in  the  Navy,  and  was  always 
able  for  duty. 

When  he  came  home  he  went  to  making  cigars  for  Charles  Schumann 
two  years,  and  afterwards  worked  for  David  Strahn  for  over  two  years.  He  was 
married  December  26,  1865  to  Mary  Dressier.  There  were  two  daughters  of  this 
marriage:  Ella  Margaret  residing  in  California,  a deaconess,  and  Elizabeth, 
living  in  Portsmouth,  a dress  maker.  His  first  wife  died  on  December  24,  1867. 
He  was  married  the  second  time  to  Sophia  Gabler,  Sept.  22,  1870.  There  are  the 
following  children:  Jacob  Frederick,  a mail  carrier  in  Portsmouth;  John  Wil- 
liam, died  at  the  age  of  twenty-five,  unmarried;  Emma  Christina,  married  John 
Messer  residing  on  Dogwood  Ridge;  George  Wesley,  a 'farmer  residing  with 
his  father;  Louis  Edward,  a teacher  at  Wait’s  station;  Mary  Barbara,  residing 
at  home;  Charles  Samuel,  aged  sixteen;  Stanton  Elmer,  aged  ten. 

In  1870,  Mr.  Shela  concluded  to  take  up  the  life  of  a farmer  and  rented 
land  on  Munn’s  Run  for  one  year.  He  was  not  satisfied  and  then  went  as  a 
foreman  in  J.  E.  Doerr’s  cigar  factory  for  two  years.  In  the  spring  of  1873,  he 
bought  the  place  where  he  now  resides  on  Dogwood  Ridge,  and  has  lived  on  it 
ever  since.  At  the  time  he  purchased  it,  it  had  no  buildings  on  it  of  any  con- 
sequence, and  all  the  buildings  now,  including  a handsome  residence  and  a 
model  barn,  have  been  added  by  him.  It  makes  the  heart  of  any  one  glad  to 
look  at  Mr.  Shela’s  farm;  and  it  says  for  him,  that  he  is  a model  farmer.  He 
has  been  a republican  all  his  life,  and  is  a member  of  the  German  Methodist 
church  on  Dogwood  Ridge. 

Just  why  a large  portion  of  Dogwood  Ridge  came  to  be  occupied  by  a 
German  Methodist  Society  in  preference  to  some  other  locality  may  not  be 
easily  answered.  But,  however  it  came  about,  there  they  are  now,  firmly 
rooted  in  a pleasant,  prosperous  neighborhood,  with  their  German  church  and 
minister.  Their  children  intermarry  and  spread  over  adjacent  areas,  and  to- 
gether they  form  an  intelligent,  thrifty,  industrious,  prosperous  community — 
one  of  the  most  desirable  neighborhoods  to  live  in  that  can  be  found  anywhere. 
Honesty — old  fashioned  honesty — is  a marked  characteristic  of  this  people,  and 
Jacob  Shela  stands  as  a fair  type  of  the  better  traits  exemplified  in  the  mem- 
bership of  this  Methodist  Society.  He  is  a progressive  farmer  withal,  as  his 
tasteful,  commodious  residence,  his  large,  well  arranged  barns  and  other 
buildings,  and  his  neat,  thorough  methods  of  agriculture  plainly  indicate.  If 
Mr.  Shela  agrees  to  do  anything — it  may  be  considered  the  same  as  already 
done.  As  Napoleon  said  of  his  Old  Guard — he  is  one  of  the  reliables.  He  ex- 
emplifies, in  short,  those  principles  for  which  his  German  Methodist  Society 
stands.  He  is  a respected  citizen,  a useful  member  of  society,  and  a loyal 
friend. 


John  Shepherd 

is  a native  of  the  good  old  reliable  state  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  born  in 
Green  county,  March  4,  1843.  His  father  was  Edward  Shepherd  and  his  mother 
was  Louise  Killen,  a sister  of  Captain  William  Killen,  who  formerly  resided 
in  the  Kentucky  bottoms  opposite  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father  was  a carpen- 
ter. He  had  five  children  of  whom  our  subject  is  the  eldest.  The  family  left 
Pennsylvania  in  1853,  and  went  to  Kokomo,  Indiana.  There  his  father  and 
mother  died,  and  he  was  forced  to  seek  the  custody  of  relatives.  He  came  to 
his  aunt  Killen  when  he  was  about  fifteen  years  of  age.  He  attended  school  in 
Kentucky  and  some  in  Portsmouth,  but  his  education  was  vei-y  meager.  In 


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185(5,  he  began  to  work  for  himself  and  for  five  years  he  worked  in  Uriah 
White’s  livery  stable  in  Portsmouth.  Then  he  set  up  the  teamster  and  hauling 
business  for  himself  and  has  been  in  it  for  a period  of  forty-one  years.  In  all 
that  time,  he  has  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  all  who  have  employed  him. 

He  was  married  July  7,  1877,  to  Eliza  Kirkendall.  They  have  had  three 
children.  Their  eldest  son,  William,  is  married  and  lives  on  Lawson  Heights. 
Their  daughter,  Nellie,  is  married  to  Arthur  McCloud,  and  lives  in  Birmingham, 
Alabama.  Their  youngest  son,  John,  is  married  and  in  business  with  his  fa- 
ther. Mr.  Shepherd  is  a republican,  and  has  always  been.  He  is  as  regular  in 
his  habits  as  the  sun,  moon  and  stars.  He  works  every  day  in  the  week,  and 
glad  there  is  a Sunday  for  rest.  He  likes  to  take  a day  off  occasionally,  and  at- 
tend some  fair  or  public  gathering,  and  no  man  enjoys  a holiday  more  than  he 
does.  There  is  not  a man  who  knows  him,  but  will  vouch  for  him. 

George  'Wesley  Sheppard, 

Recorder  of  Scioto  county,  is  the  son  of  John  Sheppard,  a Baptist  minister  of 
Vernon  township,  of  German  descent,  and  a native  of  Floyd  county,  Kentucky. 
His  mother  was  Eliza  J.  (Brown)  Sheppard,  daughter  of  George  W.  Brown,  a 
native  of  County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  who  came  to  America  in  1848,  shortly  after 
his  marriage  to  Lily  M.  Foster,  a native  of  the  same  codntry  and  town.  His 
father  served  in  the  22nd  0.  V.  I.,  Company  D,  for  three  months,  from  April 
22,  to  August  19,  1861,  afterwards  in  Company  B,  22nd  O.  V.  I.,  from  September 
2,  1861,  to  September  5,  1862,  when  he  was  discharged  on  surgeon’s  certifi- 
cate of  disability  at  Corinth,  Miss.  He  afterwards  re-enlisted  in  Company  G, 
27th  O.  V.  I.,  February  28,  1864,  and  was  finally  discharged  July  11,  1864. 

Our  subject  was  born  near  Lyra,  P.  O.,  in  Vernon  township.  May  19, 
1867,  and  received  his  early  education  in  the  country  schools,  later  attending  the 
National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  for  a short  time.  The  greater 
part  of  his  education  was  obtained  through  his  own  studious  habits.  The 
greater  part  of  his  life  has  been  spent  in  teaching,  commencing  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  and  continuing  for  seventeen  years.  He  was  appointed  School  Exam- 
iner August  31,  1897,  to  fill  an  unexpired  term  of  one  year  and  was  re-appoint- 
ed  on  August  31,  1898,  and  served  two  years  when  he  resigned,  August  31,  1900, 
having  been  nominated  by  his  party  (Republican)  for  Recorder,  and  the  nomi- 
nation meant  his  election.  He  has  always  been  active  in  politics  and  has  served 
his  party  in  numerous  capacities.  He  was  assessor  of  Vernon  township,  from 
1894  till  1895;  clerk  of  same  from  1892  till  1894.  Justice  of  Peace  of  same  from 
April  20,  1896,  till  April  20,  1899.  He  served  as  postmaster  at  Lyra  from  1897 
till  November,  1900. 

He  is  a member  of  the  Mt.  Hope  Free  Will  Baptist  church  and  has  been 
such  since  he  was  ten  years  old.  He  is  at  present  clerk  of  the  Ohio  and  Ken- 
tucky yearly  meeting  of  Free  Will  Baptists.  He  was  married  October  12,  1890, 
to  Anna  Bertha  Cook,  eldest  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas  C.  Cook,  deceased’,  of 
Vernon  township,  who  came  to  Ohio  from  Virginia,  and  settled  in  Lawrence 
county,  afterwards  in  Scioto  county.  They  have  one  child,  Arthur  Preston, 
born  July  25,  1891. 

Mr.  Sheppard  is  one  of  the  most  popular  men  in  his  county  and  deserved- 
ly so.  He  seeks  to  oblige  whenever  he  can  and  the  qualities  of  his  character 
are  such  as  to  elicit  admiration  and  respect.  Nothing  can  be  said  of  him  or 
his  qualities  but  what  is  good.  His  sympathies  are  strong,  his  impulses  liberal 
and  charitable  and  those  who  know  him  best,  like  him  best. 

Milton  M . .Vhumway 

was  born  January  5,  1861,  at  Scioto,  Ohio.  His  father  was  John  Q.  Shumway, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mehetabel  Snyder.  His  boyhood  and  youth 
were  passed  on  the  farm.  He  attended  the  district  schools  and  spent  one  year 
at  Oberlin  College.  He  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  this  county,  fifteen 
years.  He  was  Clerk  of  Harrison  township  from  September,  1884,  to  Septem- 
ber, 1889,  and  was  Treasurer  of  the  same  township  from  1889  to  1893.  He  was 
appointed  Deputy  Auditor  April  9,  1894,  and  was  elected  to  the  office  of  County 
Auditor  in  November,  1898.  He  was  re-elected  in  November,  1901,  and  is  at 
present  serving  in  that  capacity.  He  is  a strong  republican.  He  is  a member 


FRANK  LEE  SIKES 


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of  the  Sixth  Street  M.  E.  church  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  married  January  1, 
1884,  to  Miiss  Emma  L.  Sampson,  a granddaughter  of  the  old  pioneer  Simeon 
Wood.  They  have  four  children,  as  follows:  Herbert  S.,  age  seventeen;  Mor- 
ton, age  fourteen;  Roswell  B.,  age  eleven;  and  Harold  B.,  age  three  years. 

Mr.  Shumway  began  his  career  as  a teacher  of  the  public  schools.  He 
at  once  showed  a great  aptitude  for  the  work  and  placed  himself  in  the  first 
rank  of  that  profession.  He  is  possesed  of  a forceful  character,  strong  will  and 
excellent  judgment.  He  aims  to  understand  all  details  of  every  work  set  be- 
fore him  and  to  bring  to  it  the  aid  of  all  his  natural  abilities.  As  Deputy  Au- 
ditor he  was  faithful  and  efficient.  As  the  County  Auditor  he  has  fulfilled  the 
duties  of  the  office  in  a manner  acceptable  to  every  one  concerned.  His  at- 
tainments are  such  that  he  would  fill  acceptably  any  office  or  position  he  would 
accept.  He  comes  from  a long  line  of  ancient  and  honorable  Revolutionary  an- 
cestry, and1  acts  out  the  good  qualities  of  each  generation  which  preceded 
him.  He  has  an  intelligent  and  well  trained  conscience  and  lives  up  to  its 
dictates.  In  the  moral  and  religious  views  Mr.  Shumway’s  character  is  one  for 
favorable  comment  and'  praise. 

Reuben  R . Shumway 

was  born  in  Harrison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  January  3,  1844,  eldest 
son  of  John  Q.  and  Mehetabel  Shumway.  He  attended  the  common  schools  of 
Harrison  township,  two  terms  of  select  school  at  Harrisonville,  and  took  up 
teaching  as  a profession.  He  completed  the  study  of  book-keeping  and  surveying 
at  the  same  time.  He  enlisted  in  Company  F,  140th  O.  V.  I.,  May  2,  1864,  and 
was  mustered  out  September  3,  1864.  He  was  elected  Assessor  of  Harrison 
township  in  1865,  re-elected  in  1866. 

He  was  married  December  24,  1865,  to  Barbara  Schuster,  daughter  of 
John  and  Margaret  Schuster  (nee  Geyschel).  They  have  had  twelve  children, 
of  whom  nine  are  living.  They  are:  John  W..  chief  clerk  of  the  Wabash  rail- 
road, at  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa;  Mrs.  Louella  Thompson,  of  Galt,  Kansas;  Henry. 
Charles,  and  Edward,  all  prosperous  farmers  and  stock-raisers  in  Rice  county, 
Kansas;  Mrs.  Hettie  Plault;  Mrs.  J.  M.  Williams,  of  Lyons,  Kansas,  and  Clay 
and  James  at  home. 

Mr.  Shumway  was  always  a republican.  He  was  elected  County  Surveyor 
of  Scioto  county,  in  1883.  and  resigned  the  office  in  April,  1885.  He  located  in 
Rice  county,  Kansas,  May  1,  1885,  where  he  now  resides.  In  the  fall  of  1885,  he 
was  appointed  Deputy  County  Treasurer,  which  position  he  held  for  eight 
years,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  County  Treasurer  and  served  two 
terms.  In  addition  to  his  official  work,  he  was  made  assignee  of  the  Bank  of 
Lyons,  the  largest  institution  of  its  kind  in  Central  Kansas,  whose  affairs  he 
successfully  closed  up.  Mr.  Shumway  is  a citizen  of  the  highest  character.  He 
has  acquired  a competence,  and  is  living  the  life  of  a Christian  gentleman, 
honored  and  respected  by  all. 

Frank  Lee  Sikes, 

son  of  Melvin  Sikes  and  Marian  Seeley,  his  wife,  was  born  September  24,  1859, 
at  Haverhill,  Ohio.  His  grandfather,  Levi  Sikes,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers 
of  Portsmouth.  His  grandmother  Sikes  was  a sister  of  James  Keyes,  and 
daughter  of  Salma  Keyes.  His  mother  was  a daughter  of  Amos  Seeley  from 
New  York.  Mr.  Sikes  had  two  brothers:  Owen  and  Thomas.  His  sisters  were 
Laura,  wife  of  Walter  Hope,  of  Kansas;  Lorene,  wife  of  Lewis  S.  Nourse,  of 
Wheelersburg,  and  Flora,  wife  of  Oscar  M.  Keyes,  of  Cripple  Creek,  Colorado; 
Ruby,  unmarried,  living  at  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado. 

Mr.  Sikes  received  a common  school  education  and  began  to  teach  in 
1879,  at  Franklin  furnace.  He  taught  for  ten  years,  the  last  five  years  of  which 
he  was  superintendent  of  the  schools  of  Sciotoville.  On  December  1.  1889,  he 
was  appointed  deputy  Clerk  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Scioto  county. 
He  resigned  after  serving  fourteen  months.  In  the  fall  of  1891,  he  was  elected 
Recorder  over  Simpson  by  a vote  of  3,798  to  2.922.  He  served  his  term  of  three 
years  and  was  appointed  for  eight  months  more.  He  left  the  office  September. 
1895.  He  was  elected  Clerk  of  Courts  in  November.  1895,  vote:  Sikes,  4,554, 
J.  G.  Basham,  2,260,  and  served  till  August  5,  1899.  On  August  5,  1899,  he  was 


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elected  Clerk  'of  City  Water  Works  and  served  one  year.  He  was  superintend- 
ent of  the  Water  Works  eight  months.  He  was  elected  City  Clerk,  April  17., 
1901,  for  two  years,  which  office  he  still  holds. 

Mr.  Sikes  has  always  been  a republican,  and  is  a member  of  Bigelow  M. 
E.  church  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic,  Knights  of 
Pythias  and  Modern  Woodmen  Lodges. 

On  March,  4,  1886,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Marie  Emily  Erlich, 
daughter  of  Charles  W.  Erlich  and  Laura  Colegrove,  his  wife.  In  1902,  he  was 
nominated  by  the  Republican  party  of  the  county  for  Probate  Judge  and  was 
elected.  He  is  tall,  of  full  habit,  and  of  fine  physical  presence.  He  is  full  of 
energy  and  purpose  and  of  great  will-power.  As  a politician,  he  possesses  all 
the  qualitites  which  insure  success.  He  is  a good  organizer  and  knows  how 
to  deal  with  men.  The  people  of  Scioto  county  have  confidence  in  his  honesty 
and  integrity.  He  has  been  faithful  and  honorable  in  the  administration  of 
every  public  office  he  has  ever  held.  Owing  to  his  strong  discriminating  pow- 
ers and  excellent  judgment,  he  will  undoubtedly  make  an  excellent  Probate 
Judge. 

Colonel  Thomas  Sikes 

was  born  March  11,  1836,  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Levi  Sikes, 
and  his  mother  Mary  Keyes,  sister  of  James  Keyes.  Levi  Sikes  was  born  in 
1794,  in  Massachusetts,  and  came  to  Ohio  in  1804,  with  his  father  John  J.  Sikes 
and  his  mother  Sarah.  John  J.  Sikes  went  on  a produce  boat  to  New  Orleans, 
in  1810,  and  after  leaving  Cincinnati,  he  was  never  heard  from.  John  J.  Sikes 
had  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  his  record  will  be  found  under  Rev- 
olutionary Soldiers.  His  widow  Sarah,  drew  a pension  in  1857,  and  survived 
until  1860. 

Our  subject  attended  the  common  schools  until  he  was  seventeen  years 
of  age,  and  then  for  two  years  attended  school  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  then 
learned  the  trade  of  brick-making  and  worked  under  Asa  R.  Oassiday  and  his 
son  Ed.,  until  the  war  broke  out.  He  enlisted  in  Company  G,  1st  O.  V.  I.,  April 
16,  1861,  for  three  months.  He  was  appointed  a corporal  April  29,  1861,  and 
served  until  August  1,  1861.  He  entered  Company  E,  33rd  Ohio,  on  September 
3,  1861,  and  was  promoted  from  First  Lieutenant  to  Captain  on  March  3,  1865. 
He  was  promoted  to  Major  on  May  18,  1865,  being  the  fourth  Major  in  the  reg- 
iment. He  was  promoted  to  Lieutenant  Colonel,  June  6,  1865,  but  was  not  mus- 
tered out  owing  to  the  regiment  not  having  enough  men.  He  was  mustered  out 
July  12,  1865. 

At  the  close  of  the  war,  he  was  offered  a captain’s  commission  in  the 
regular  army,  by  General  George  H.  Thomas,  and  regrets  very  much  that  he  did 
not  accept  it,  for  he  believes,  and  all  his  friends  believe,  he  would  have  made  a 
most  efficient  officer  in  the  Regular  Army.  He  said  that  at  the  time  he  was 
offered  a Captain’s  commission,  General  Miles  was  only  a Captain  and  he  be- 
lieves that  by  this  time,  he  might  have  worked  up  to  where  General  Miles  is 
now.  He  was  wounded  twice,  once  in  the  shoulder  in  May,  1862,  by  a minie- 
ball.  He  was  wounded  at  Chickamauga,  September  20,  1863,  by  a buck-shot, 
behind  the  right  ear,  which  wound  has  never  troubled  him  any  at  all.  He  was 
in  all  the  battles  in  which  his  regiment  participated  during  the  war. 

After  retiring  from  the  service,  he  followed  his  occupation  of  bricklaying 
in  Portsmouth,  until  the  spring  of  1872,  when  the  town  of  Huntington  was 
laid  out  and  he  removed  there.  While  residing  in  Portsmouth,  he  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  Council  from  the  Fourth  ward  from  1868  to  1872.  He  was  Chief  of 
Police  in  Huntington,  in  1886.  In  1887,  he  went  to  California,  located  in  I os  An- 
geles and  staid  there  until  1890,  when  he  came  back  to  Huntington.  While  in 
California  he  was  engaged  in  brick-laying.  He  followed  the  same  occupation 
after  his  return  to  Huntington,  until  April,  .1901,  when  he  was  elected  City 
Treasurer  of  Huntington,  for  two  years. 

He  was  married  in  May,  1866,  to  Minerva  J.  Williams,  daughter  of 
Ewell  Williams,  of  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  He  has  six  children:  Ida  M.,  widow 
of  Samuel  Johnson,  resides  in  Huntington:  Mamie  K. ; George  H.,  married  and 
lives  in  Central  City;  Maudie;  Austin  M.,  court  stenographer  for  Cabell,  Wayne, 
Lincoln,  Mingo  and  Logan  counties,  West  Virginia;  and  Herbert  A„  at  Marshall 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


1135 


College.  Colonel  Sikes  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  has  always 
ben  a republican  and  is  a Blue  Lodge  Mason. 

John  Tfa-rold  Simmons 

was  born  September  23.  1839,  at  Marion,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio.  His  child- 
hood was  spent  at  Burlington,  Lawrence  county.  When  "Jack”  was  about 
eight  years  old,  his  father  moved  to  a large  farm  known  as  "The  Homestead" 
in  the  valley,  five  miles  below  Marion.  Here  Jack  resided  until  he  was  twelve 
years  of  age.  His  father  became  Sheriff,  a second  time  through  a tragedy,  and 
afterward  Treasurer,  and  the  family  moved  to  Ironton,  where  the  county  seat 
had  ben  removed.  Until  he  was  eighteen.  Jack  attended  the  graded  schools 
of  Ironton.  when  not  assisting  his  father  in  the  office.  His  first  vote  was  for 
President  Lincoln,  in  1860.  He  taught  the  home  district  school  that  winter, 
and  in  the  spring  of  sixty-one  entered  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  intending  to  follow' 
a short  term  there,  with  a full  course  at  the  Athens  University,  where  he  had 
the  tender  of  a free  scholarship,  and  beyond  that  he  contemplated  the  law  as  a 
profession. 

He  and  William  Betts,  a neighbor,  shook  hands,  in  a boyish  way,  over 
an  agreement  to  practice  law  as  a profession,  in  Kansas,  as  partners,  in  the 
coming  years,  but  both  volunteered  under  the  President’s  call  for  three  months 
troops,  as  soon  as  Sumter  was  fired  on.  Both  enlisted  in  Company  E,  Sixth  O. 
V.  I.,  three  months  men,  April  20,  1861.  On  June  18,  1861,  Simmons  enlisted 
for  three  years  in  the  same  company  and  regiment,  known  as  the  Cincinnati 
“Guthrie  Grays.”  The  war  ended  the  proposed  law  partnership  of  Betts  and 
Simmons,  but  their  subsequent  friendship  was  so  ideal  as  to  give  rise  to  many 
a pleasant  story  among  their  associates.  When  honorably  discharged,  at 
Camp  Dennison,  in  June,  1864,  by  the  reason  of  the  expiration  of  enlistment, 
“Jack”  left  a record  without  a flaw',  and  returned  to  Nashville  and  the 
service  in  the  field',  as  chief  clerk  for  Captain  Leroy  R.  Hawthorn  of  Newport, 
Kentucky,  U.  S.  Commissary  of  Subsistence.  He  was  at  Nashville  during  the 
siege  and  battle,  and  after  the  rout  of  Hood’s  Army  by  General  Thomas, 
moved  on  to  Columbia,  and  afterward  to  Pulaski,  Tennessee,  where,  in  sole 
charge  of  that  branch  subsistence  post,  when  the  Confederate’s  returned  from 
war,  he  issued  the  government  ration  allowed  by  the  Federal  authorities  to 
returned  Confederates  and  their  families,  until  December,  1865.  He  has  a record 
to  his  credit,  therefore,  of  almost  five  years  of  consecutive  active  service  in  the 
field. 

Llis  ability,  accuracy  and  versatility  was  recognized  by  a special  detail 
as  amanuensis  to  Generl  Ormsby  M.  Mitchell,  during  the  orgnization  of 
Buell’s  Army  of  the  Ohio  at  Louisville.  He  was  detailed  as  report  clerk,  after 
the  battle  of  Shiloh,  to  General  William  Nelson,  thought  by  Mr.  Simmons  to 
have  been  the  greatest  natural  w'arrior  developed  during  the  rebellion.  He 
was  also  detailed  as  report  clerk  to  General  Jacob  Ammen.  at  McMinnville, 
Tenn.,  when  Bragg  broke  through  the  mountains,  on  his  Kentucky  raid.  He 
was  detailed  as  report  clerk  to  General  Wm.  Sooy  Smith  near  Nashville  up  to 
the  eve  of  the  battle  of  Stone  river. 

After  Stone  river  he  was  detailed  to  the  Quartermaster's  department,  at 
the  headquarters  of  General  John  M.  Palmer,  following  w'hich  he  was  transfer- 
red to  the  same  department  to  General  Grose,  returning  to  his  regiment  for 
Mission  Ridge  and  refusing  further  details,  a promotion  by  Governor  Brough 
into  another  regiment,  and  a Captaincy  in  a Tennessee  regiment  by  the  gover- 
nor of  that  state. 

He  returned  home  in  December,  1865,  was  appointed  Deputy  Auditor  of 
Lawrence  county  by  Seth  Sutherland,  Auditor.  In  December.  1866,  he  became 
book-keeper  and  stock  receiver  at  Olive- furnace.  In  1868.  he  made  a slight  ef- 
fort for  the  republican  nomination  for  Auditor  for  his  county.  He  was  unex- 
perienced, relied  too  much  on  his  father’s  acquaintance  and  popularity,  and 
was  defeated.  He  learned  some  political  lessons  which  he  put  to  victorious  use 
in  Scioto  county  at  a later  date.  After  this  episode,  he  accepted  a position  ten- 
dered by  the  late  John  Pauli,  and  moved  across  the  line  to  Bloom  furnace,  in 
Scioto  county. 


1136  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


There,  at  the  age  of  thirty,  he  found  his  fate  in  Miss  Susan  Pauli  Cole, 
the  twenty-year-old  daughter  of  Allaniah  Cole,  deceased.  They  were  mar- 
ried at  the  furnace  October  14,  1869,  and  moved  to  Ironton,  in  1871,  where  he 
had  become  interested  in  business.  He  was  prospering  rapidly,  when  the 
sudden  death  of  John  Pauli,  August  6,  1873,  compelled  him  to  give  all  his  time  to 
the  furnace,  as  the  only  male  survivor  in  the  firm  of  John  Pauli  & Company. 
He  left  his  Ironton  business  in  the  hands  of  his  partner,  and  the  panic  of  1873, 
made  shipwreck  of  this  enterprise.  He  made  such  provision  as  was  possible  for 
the  management  of  the  furnace  and  turned  his  attention  to  his  Ironton  affairs. 
After  this  he  took  up  his  residence  at  Bloom  furnace,  as  a member  of  the  firm 
of  Clare,  Amos  & Company,  subsequently  J.  D.  Clare  & Co.,  and  now  The  Clare 
Iron  Company,  in  which  corporation  he  and  his  family  are  eighth  owners.  He 
has  made  his  home  in  Scioto  county  since  1879. 

In  1884,  he  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Courts  for  Scioto  county,  on  the  Re- 
publican ticket,  and  moved  to  Portsmouth  in  January,  1885.  He  was  again  elec- 
ted for  a three  years  term  to  succeed  himself  in  1887,  hut  in  1889  resigned  to 
accept  the  appointment  of  Marshal  of  the  United  States  for  the  southern  dis- 
trict of  Ohio.  After  one  term,  he  retired  from  office  with  his  chief  and  his 
party,  and  has  held  no  office  since. 

His  happy  family  was  broken  up  in  1895,  owing  to  a fatal  malady  overtak- 
ing his  wife,  who  died  after  two  years  pathetic  lingering,  January  27,  1897,  leav- 
ing the  husband  and  three  young  daughters.  Clare,  the  ^youngest  daughter 
makes  her  home  at  Ironton  with  her  mother’s  sister,  Mrs.  Oscar  Richey. 
Paula,  the  second  daughter,  graduated  in  1902,  at  St.  Mary’s  of  the  Spring,  near 
Columbus  and  makes  her  home  in  Portsmouth,  with  her  uncle  and  aunt,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  William  V.  Simmons.  Carol,  the  eldest,  is  employed  as  a teacher  of 
literature  at  the  Ohio  Institution  for  the  education  of  the  blind,  at  Columbus, 
and  during  vacations  makes  her  home  with  her  Uncle  and  Aunt  Simmons,  at 
Portsmouth.  Since  his  wife’s  death,  Mr.  Simmons  has  made  his  home  when  in 
Portsmouth,  at  first  with  his  warm  friend,  Judge  James  M.  Dawson,  and  since 
the  untimely  passing  of  the  Judge,  he  resides  with  his  family,  at  199  Bast  Third 
street. 

William  Valentine  Simmons 

was  born  March  20,  1848,  in  Lawrence  county.  For  ancestry  see  sketch  of  John 
Harold  Simmons.  He  attended  school  at  the  District  schools  and  two  years  at 
Lebanon,  Ohio,  in  1871.  He  thinks  the  best  part  of  his  education  was  obtained 
on  his  father’s  farm.  He  began  teaching  school  in  1871  and  followed  that  for 
five  years.  Then  he  farmed  the  old  Homestead  on  Symmes’  Creek,  Lawrence 
county  till  1884,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  was  a deputy  with  Charles 
Kinney,  Treasurer,  for  six  months.  In  1885,  he  went  into  the  Tribune  Com- 
pany, purchasing  the  interest  of  A1  McFarland,  and  has  been  engaged  in  the 
newspaper  business  ever  since.  The  Company  is  now  the  Blade  Printing  Com- 
pany, and  Mr.  Simmons  is  secretary,  treasurer  and  general  manager.  He  was 
married  in  1880  to  Nancy  J.  Cole,  daughter  of  Allaniah  Cole.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Simmons  reside  at  80  West  Sixth  street,  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Mr.  Simmons  is 
a living,  walking,  speaking,  every  day  contradiction  of  the  idea  that  the  man- 
agement of  a newspaper  wears  a man  out.  He  is  five  feet,  eight  and  one-half 
inches  high,  weighs  250  pounds,  and  is  a handsome  man.  He  takes  life  easy, 
and  strange  to  say  for  a newspaper  man,  seems  to  enjoy  it.  He  lets  his  neigh- 
bors worry,  if  they  like,  but  he  seems  to  appreciate  all  the  pleasures  of  life,  and 
enjoys  them  every  day.  The  business  of  the  company  has  largely  prospered 
under  his  management. 

Henry  C.  Simpson 

son  of  Elias  and  Mary  Howard  Simpson  was  born  July  17,  1863.  His  boyhood 
and  youth  were  spent  on  his  father’s  farm  where  he  now  lives.  He  received 
a common  school  education.  He  went  to  Kansas  in  1888  and  remained  there 
until  1891.  June  27,  1883,  he  was  married  to  Agnes  B.  Ballingee,  daughter  of 
John  Ballingee.  They  have  five  children:  Bertha  Lee,  Margaret,  Earl  Elias, 
Ralph  E.  and  Franklin.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  Lucasville  Lodge, 
F and  A.  M.  No.  465. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


1137 


Captain  James  Sltelton 

was  born  in  Vernon  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  December  30,  1836.  His 
father’s  name  was  John  Skelton,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Minerva 
Sperry.  His  grandfather,  Samuel  Skelton,  came  from  Staunton,  Augusta  coun- 
ty, Va.  His  grandmother  was  Francis  Wilson  Skelton.  Our  subject  was 
brought  up  in  Scioto  county.  He  received  a common  school  education.  At 
the  age  of  eighteen  years,  he  engaged  in  farming,  and  general  labor.  He  also 
did  work  about  Empire,  Pine  Grove,  Ohio  and  Junior  furnaces. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  F,  27th  O.  V.  I.,  July  19,  1861,  as  a private.  He 
was  soon  made  fourth  Sergeant  and  later  First  Sergeant,  and  was  promoted 
to  the  office  of  Sergeant-Major  of  his  regiment  June  27,  1864.  He  was  then  com- 
missioned Second  Lieutenant,  and  on  the  same  day  lost  his  right  leg  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Kenesaw  mountain.  He  remained  in  the  hospital  until  February  14,  1865, 
when  he  was  honorably  discharged  with  the  rank  of  Captain,  having  been  pro- 
moted to  that  position  in  recognition  of  his  brave  and  meritorious  conduct. 
He  participated  in  many  important  battles,  including  those  of  New  Madrid,  Is- 
land No.  10,  Hamburg  Landing,  the  siege  and  battle  of  Corinth,  Parker’s 
Cross  Roads  and  a number  of  others.  He  was  in  every  battle  from  Chatta- 
nooga until  he  was  wounded  at  Kenesaw  mountain. 

Captain  Skelton  returned  to  Powellsville,  after  the  war,  and  engaged  in 
merchandising  until  1868.  He  then  located  in  Wheelersburg,  where  he  was 
postmaster,  conducted  a hotel  and  carried  on  a drug  store.  He  was  elected 
County  Auditor  of  Scioto  county  at  the  October  election,  1868,  by  a vote  of 
2,825  for  himself  on  the  Republican  ticket,  to  2,312  for  M.  G.  Nichols,  on  the 
Democrat  ticket,  majority  513.  He  was  re-elected  in  the  fall  of  1870,  and 
served  two  years  and  ten  months.  His  term  was  extended  ten  months  by  the 
Legislature.  In  1875,  he  purchased  and  operated  the  street  horse-car  line  in 
Portsmouth,  being  at  the  head  of  that  enterprise  for  about  eight  years.  He  was 
elected  Commissioner  of  Scioto  county  in  1877,  by  a vote  of  2,777  to  2,699  for 
James  Richardson,  and  served  one  term.  Before  the  expiration  of  his  term, 
he  was  appointed1  United  States  gauger,  in  which  capacity  he  served  for  ten 
'‘years.  On  his  retirement  from  that  office  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  real 
estate  business  in  connection  with  Hon.  A.  T.  Holcomb,  and  laid  out  several 
town  plats.  He  has  always  delighted  in  raising  fine  stock.  He  was  a member 
of  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth  from  the  Fourth  and  Third  wards  respective- 
ly for  a number  of  years.  It  was  while  he  was  a member  of  Council  that  the 
first  paving  of  the  streets  was  done  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  a member  of  the 
State  Board  of  Equalization  in  1900  from  the  Seventh  Senatorial  District.  He 
obtained  everything  for  his  constituents  which  he  asked  for.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Republican  County  Executive  Committee  several  times,  and  for 
two  terms  was  chairman  of  the  Congressional  Committee  of  the  Tenth  Con- 
gressional District.  He  has  been  an  alternate  to  the  National  Convention.  In 
1896,  and  was  especially  active  as  a campaign  worker. 

He  was  married  first  May  16,  1858,  to  Mary  O.  Remy,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Remy.  They  had  the  following  children:  Berry,  deceased;  William  W.,  resides 
at  Scioto  Furnace:  Charles  F.,  in  Montana;  James,  in  Chicago;  Fannie,  mar- 
ried John  DeLotelle,  resides  at  Dayton,  Ohio.  Mr.  Skelton  was  married  the 
second  time  to  Mary  E.  Knittel,  April  2,  1884.  There  were  four  children; 
John  R.,  Samuel  A.,  Dessie  and  Grace  L. 

Captain  James  Skelton  is  the  noblest  Roman  of  them  all.  He  does  not 
know  fear.  As  a soldier,  he  was  like  Ney,  “the  bravest  of  the  brave.”  Had  he 
not  met  with  the  loss  of  his  right  leg  at  Kenesaw  Mountain,  June  27,  1864,  he 
would  undoubtedly  have  come  home  at  the  close  of  the  war  as  a General.  No 
one  ever  received  greater  meed  of  praise  for  his  gallantry  and  bravery  on  the 
battlefield1  and  no  one  ever  deserved  it  more.  If  the  Captain  ever  sets  up  a coat 
of  arms,  his  motto  will  undoubtedly  be,  “Never  say  die,”  for  he  has  lived  up  to 
that  motto  all  his  life.  He  is  one  of  the  most  active,  energetic  and  enterpris- 
ing men  of  his  time,  or  any  one’s  time.  Though  only  four  mile  posts  from  sev- 
enty, he  has  all  the  activity,  vim,  push  and  energy  of  a young  man  of  twenty. 
He  seems  to  overlook  the  fact  that  Old  Age  and  its  train  of  infirmities  may  over- 
take him,  and  with  him  Youth  has  lasted  66  years,.  He  has  laid  out  more  ad- 
ditions to  the  city  than  any  man  who  ever  lived  in  it.  He  is  the  soul  of  honor 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


and  would'  die  a thousand  times  before  he  would  be  guilty  of  a dishonorable 
action.  He  is  always  ready  to  stand  up  for  the  right,  as  he  sees  it,  as  were  the 
immortal  signers,  with  his  life,  with  his  fortune  and  with  his  sacred  honor. 

Calvin  Slattery 

was  born  at  Scioto,  Ohio,  January  28,  1839.  His  grandfather,  William  Slat- 
tery was  born  in  Ireland.  He  came  to  America  in  1800,  and  settled  in  Mary- 
land. His  son,  William  Slattery,  came  from  Maryland  to  Scioto  county,  Ohio, 
in  1820,  and  settled  in  Madison  township,  about  one  mile  south  of  Harrison- 
ville,  where  our  subject,  his  son,  was  horn.  His  mother  was  Maria  Stockham, 
daughter  of  Joseph  Stockham.  His  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  in  Harri- 
son township  where  he  obtained  a common  school  education. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  A,  39th  O.  V.  I.  July  16,  1861  as  a private,  and 

was  discharged  July  9,  1865.  He  was  in  all  the  battles  participated  in  by  the 

regiment,  except  the  last.  At  Kenesaw  Mountain  on  June  9,  1864  at  night,  he 
was  placed  as  a picket  in  an  exposed  part  of  the  advance  line.  At  day  light, 
he  saw  a rebel  chopping  on  a hill  near  by.  He  fired  on  him  and  thinks  he 
killed  him.  This  discovered  him  to  the  advance  line  of  the  rebels  near  and  he 
drew  their  fire,  not  only  of  those  in  front  but  of  those  on  each  side.  He  was 
lying  flat  behind  a log  and  a stump.  The  rebels  kept  up  a fire  until  four 
o’clock  in  the  afternoon.  He  was  exposed  to  the  hot  sun,  and  was  without 
anything  to  eat  or  drink  and  was  covered  with  dirt  from  the  bullets  fired  at 
him.  It  was  impossible  to  send  any  guard  to  relieve  him,  and  from  daylight 
to  four  o’clock  he  laid  there  under  this  continued  heavy  firing,  thinking  about 
his  young  wife  he  had  married  hut  six  months  before  and  who  would  likely 
be  left  a widow.  At  four  o’clock  our  troops  made  a charge  over  his  position 
and  thus  relieved  him.  He  thinks  the  rebels  fired  about  a ton  of  lead  in  and 
about  the  stump  and  log  which  protected  him. 

After  the  war.  he  went  to  Missouri,  and  was  there  for  two  years,  but  did 
not  like  it  and  returned  to  his  farm  near  Harrisonville.  In  1868  and  1869,  he 
farmed  for  his  father.  In  1870,  he  went  to  Sciotoville  and  was  there  and  at 
Oak  Hill  until  1875.  In  the  latter  year,  he  returned  to  Harrisonville  and  bought 
a farm  and  has  lived  there  ever  since.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of 
the  M.  B.  church  at  Harrisonville.  He  is  a member  of  Scioto  Post,  No.  287 
G.  A.  R.  He  was  Assessor  of  Harrison  township  from  1887  to  1890. 

On  January  28,  1864,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  J.  Crull,  daughter  of 
David  W.  Crull  and  granddaughter  of  Judge  Samuel  Crull.  His  wife’s 
mother’s  name  was  Rhoda  Pool.  They  have  four  children:  Clarence  L.  mar- 
ried and  living  near  Uniopolis,  Auglaize  county,  Ohio  and  engaged  in  con- 
tracting; Minnie  P.  wife  of  Gustavus  A.  Matz,  who  is  a farmer  and  resides  near 
Cozad,  Nebraska.  Wilbur  V.  is  married  and  lives  near  Brighton.  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  is  engaged  in  contracting.  Walter  D.  is  at  home.  In  his  advancing 
years  Mr.  Slattery  is  trying  to  take  life  easy.  He  is  respected  by  all  who  know 
him,  and  enjoys  the  confidence  of  his  neighbors. 

Charles  Slavens 

was  born  in  Madison  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  January  9,  1842.  His 
father  was  Stuart  Slavens,  born  in  Greenbrier  county,  Virginia,  in  1804.  His 
father  came  with  his  parents  to  Ohio  on  pack  horses  and  lived  in  Scioto  county 
for  sixty  years.  He  died  April,  1876.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Clarissa 
Schoonover.  She  was  born  at  Horsehead,  Chemung  county.  New  York,  in 
1807,  and  died  in  Pike  county,  Ohio,  February,  1891.  Our  subject  received  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  of  the  county,  at  Jackson  Academy  and 
Ohio  University,  at  Athens.  He  taught  school  until  the  war  broke  out.  On 
August  12,  1864,  he  enlisted  in  Company  G,  173d  O.  V.  I.  and  on  September  18, 
1864,  he  was  appointed  Captain  of  that  Company  and  served  until  June  26,  1865, 
when  the  Company  was  mustered  out.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  resumed 
his  occupation  as  a teacher. 

In  1867  he  was  married  to  Mary  C.  Noel,  daughter  of  Aaron  Noel.  They 
have  had  five  children:  Albert  Lincoln,  Annie  Ruth,  Margaret  W.,  Minerva 
Dean  and  Roscoe  C.  who  died  in  infancy.  In  1869,  he  was  elected  Treasurer  of 
Scioto  county.  The  vote  stood  Charles  Slavens  2,530,  Aaron  Noel  his  father- 


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in-law,  2,078,  majority,  452.  In  1871,  he  was  re-elected  to  the  same  office,  re- 
ceiving 2,730  votes  to  2,166  tor  his  opponent,  John  T.  Miller;  his  majority,  564. 
He  has  always  been  a republican  and  is  a Protestant  in  his  religious  views. 
For  many  years  he  has  held  a position  in  the  pension  office  as  Special  Examiner, 
and  has  resided  in  Missouri,  Iowa  and  Ohio.  His  legal  residence  is  now  in  the 
city  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  made  an  excellent  army  officer  and  has  always 
been  a good  citizen. 

Charles  Augustus  Smith 

was  born  August  18,  1876,  at  Buena  Vista.  Ohio.  His  father  was  Joseph  W. 
Smith,  County  Surveyor  and  Commissioner,  and  was  named  for  Capt.  Charles 
A.  Barton.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Harriet  A.  Cross,  daughter  of  Lewis 
Cross.  Our  subject  was  the  eldest  of  the  children.  He  attended  school  near 
and  at  Otway,  and  attended  a Normal  school  at  Lucasville  and  one  at  Peebles. 
He  taught  school  from  1894  until  1900  in  Scioto  county  on  the  West  Side. 
In  the  winter  of  1899.  he  began  the  study  of  telegraphy.  He  secured  work  with 
the  Cincinnati,  Portsmouth  & Virginia  railroad.  November  1,  1900,  and  was  a 
temporary  operator  until  June,  1901,  when  he  became  an  operator  and  agent  at 
Mineral  Springs  until  January  10,  1902,  when  he  was  appointed  agent  at  Rarden, 
Ohio.  He  is  a young  gentleman  who  has  only  to  be  known,  to  be  liked.  He  is 
as  steady  as  clockwork  in  his  habits.  He  is  temperate  in  word  and  deed.  He 
is  careful  and  conservative  in  all  he  does.  He  is  prudent  and  self-reliant,  firm 
of  purpose  and  faithful  in  pursuing  any  course  he  adopts. 

Colonel  Floyd  Locke  Smith 

the  son  of  Charles  Stratten  Smith  and  Mary  G.  Locke,  of  New  York,  his  wife, 
was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  June  30,  1845.  During  his  boyhood  he  made  it 
unusually  lively  for  the  boys  in  Portsmouth,  but  managed  to  stay  in  school 
until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age.  In  1860  he  went  to  Prof.  White’s  Classical 
school  one  year.  In  1861  he  engaged  in  the  milling  business  with  his  father 
on  the  spot  on  Second  street  where  Storclc  & Hopkins  now  have  a stove  store. 
He  enlisted  August  11,  1862,  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  for  three  years  in  Company 
E of  the  11th  O.  V.  I.,  and  served  until  January  20,  1863,  at  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  when  he  was  discharged  on  surgeon’s  ceritficate  of  disability.  He  was 
a private  all  the  time  of  his  service,  but  was  one  of  the  very  best.  He  was  with 
his  regiment  much  of  the  time,  but  part  of  the  time  he  was  a clerk  on  Gen. 
Crook’s  staff.  After  his  discharge  from  the  service,  he  went  into  the  Quarter- 
master Department  at  Cincinnati,  where  he  remained  until  June,  1866.  "when 
he  became  chief  clerk  of  the  clothing,  camp,  garrison  and  equipage  depart- 
ment. 

He  then  returned  to  Portsmouth,  and  with  his  father  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  vinegar  until  1870.  As  this  was  too  sour  a subject  to  suit  the 
sweet  and  agreeable  disposition  of  the  Colonel,  he  left  it  and  engaged  in  the 
manufacturing  of  brown  paper  until  February,  1872.  Then  he  began  his  career 
as  an  insurance  agent  in  Portsmouth  with  Samuel  F.  Reber,  and  has  been  in  it 
ever  since.  Col.  Smith,  as  he  is  best  known,  has  organized  many  building  asso- 
ciations and  many  companies,  and  he  has  been  secretary  of  so  many  different 
associations,  that  he  might  be  said  to  be  a professional  secretary.  In  1879  he 
organized  what  is  now  the  present  Central  Union  Telephone  Company,  and 
built  the  exchange  between  Portsmouth  and  Ironton.  He  has  been  secretary 
of  the  Ohio,  the  Second  Ohio  and  the  City  building  associations.  He  has  also 
been  secretary  of  the  Monarch  and  People’s  building  associations.  He  was  direc- 
tor of  the  Farmer’s  National  Bank  for  a number  of  years,  and  up  to  its  failure. 
For  five  years  he  was  president  of  the  Portsmouth  Street  Railroad  & Light 
Company,  prior  to  its  present  organization. 

He  was  an  aide-de-camp  with  the  rank  of  Colonel  on  Governor  Foraker’s 
staff.  It  would  be  unjust  to  Col.  Smith  not  to  say  in  this  connection  that  when 
he  had  his  full  uniform  on  that  he  was  the  finest  looking  man  on  the  Governor’s 
staff.  He  wishes  that  it  should  not  be  forgotten  that  he  served  two  years  as 
a member  of  the  Portsmouth  School  Board,  and  was  a friend  of  Prof.  Vickers 
all  the  time.  He  would  like  to  have  it  forgotten  that  he  was  Clerk  of  the 
Board  of  City  Water  Works  .for  the  year  1899.  He  was  District  Passenger 


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Agent  of  the  Cincinnati  & Eastern  Railroad  Co.,  and  its  successor  for  fifteen 
years.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Board  of  Trade,  of  the  Board  of  Underwriters, 
and  of  the  Commercial  Club.  He  was  manager  of  the  Telephone  Company  of 
Portsmouth  for  twenty  years;  and  was  clerk  on  steamboats  for  four  years,  and 
was  one  of  the  most  accommodating  and  agreeable  clerks  who  ever  trod  the 
deck  of  a steamboat.  He  served  on  the  Victor  No.  3,  Kate  Henderson,  Jim 
Fiske  and  Mountain  Bell. 

He  was  married  Dec.  24,  1867  to  Cordelia  Sickles.  Their  children  were 
Charles,  Harry  and  Floyd  L.,  Jr.  She  died  Oct.  27,  1887,  and  he  married  the 
second  time  June  22,  1891  to  Miss  Florence  Slack  of  Charleston,  W.  Va. 
Their  children  are:  Dowell,  Kenneth,  Osborne  and  Florence.  Col.  Smith  is 
secretary  of  the  Elks,  a 32nd  Degree  Mason,  a Shriner  and  an  Odd  Fellow. 
He  has  been  representative  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  if  there  is  anything 
comes  around  worth  joining,  the  Colonel  stands  ready  to  join  it. 

General  Jacob'.Hurd  Smith 

was  born  January  29,  1840,  near  Jackson  Furnace,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His 
father  was  Joseph  Mills  Glidden  Smith,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was 
Charlotte  Maria  Hurd,  both  of  whom  have  sketches  herein.  His  boyhood  was 
passed  at  Junior  and  Scioto  furnaces,  at  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  and  in  Greenup 
county,  Ky.  He  attended  the  public  schools,  one  term  at  Miami  University, 
and  a Military  Institute  at  New  Haven.  He  was  old  enough  to  be  impressed 
with  the  return  of  the  Volunteer  Soldiers  from  the  Mexican  War,  which  event 
fired  him  with  military  ambition.  After  attending  the  Military  Institute,  at 
New  Haven.  Conn,  for  three  months,  he  was  made  First  Sergeant,  “for  his 
soldierly  conduct  and  bearing.”  This  pleased  him  more  than  any  other  posi- 
tion or  rank  he  has  ever  held.  These  were  his  happy  days,  as  his  tastes  and 
inclinations  had  always  been  towards  the  profession  of  arms. 

When  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  he  was  residing  with  his  father  at 
South  Portsmouth,  Kentucky.  He  entered  Company  F,  Second  Kentucky  In- 
fantry, May  8,  1861,  as  First  Lieutenant.  He  was  wounded  at  Barboursville, 
W.  Va.,  on  July  1,  1861.  He  was  made  Captain  January  25,  1862  which  promo- 
tion was  due  to  his  valorous  conduct.  He  was  transferred  to  the  Veteran  Corps, 
June  29,  1863  and  was  discharged  therefrom  October  31,  1865.  He  was  severely 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  and  brought  to  his  home  at  Portsmouth. 

On  March  7,  1867,  he  received  a commission  as  Captain  in  the  Regular 
Army  and  was  assigned  to  the  13th  Infantry.  He  served  in  Montana  until  the 
spring  of  1868,  and  then  served  a year  in  the  Judge  Advocate’s  office  in  Wash- 
ington. In  1869,  he  was  transferred  to  the  19th  Infantry  and  served  until  1871, 
in  Louisiana,  during  reconstruction  times.  He  went  to  Kansas  in  1871,  and 
commanded  Fort  Larned  and  Fort  Dodge,  and  took  part  in  the  Dull  Knife  cam- 
paign, in  1878,  and  the  Uncompangre  campaign  in  1879.  He  went  to  Texas  in 
1881  and  served  along  the  Rio  Grande,  north  from  Brownsville  to  Fort  Davis. 
In  1889,  he  went  with  his  command  to  Jackson  Barracks,  La.,  and  in  May, 
1890,  was  given  command  of  the  Island  of  Mackinac,  Mich.  He  was  next  or- 
dered on  recruiting  duty  to  David’s  Island,  and  thence  to  Columbus  Barracks 
in  1890  and  1891.  He  was  afterwards  stationed  at  Fort  Wayne,  Mich.,  near 
Detroit,  and  in  1894  was  promoted  to  Major  of  the  2nd  Infantry.  He  served  at 
Fort  Omaha,  Neb.,  and  Fort  Keogh,  Mont.,  until  April  20,  1898.  He  was  in  the 
several  Indian  Campaigns,  and  settled  the  out-break  at  Cheyenne  Reservation 
in  Montana,  in  1897. 

He  went  with  the  Second  Infantry  to  Cuba,  and  was  wounded  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Santiago,  July  1,  1898.  He  was  promoted  to  be  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the 
12th  Infantry  June  30,  1898,  and  Colonel  of  the  17th  Infantry,  October  20,  1899; 
made  a Brigadier-General  of  Volunteers,  in  June,  1900,  and  Brigadier-General 
of  the  Regular  Army  on  March  31.  1901. 

He  left  the  United  States  for  the  Philippine  Island  on  February  19,  1899 
and  served  with  Gen.  McArthur’s  Division  during  the  whole  campaign.  The 
rainy  season  held  his  command  at  San  Fernando,  Luzon,  until  August  9,  1899, 
the  date  of  general  advance  northward.  Gen  Smith  (then  Lieutenant-Col- 
onel) commanded  the  12th  Infantry,  which  had  the  left  wing,  and  sustained 
severe  fighting.  The  insurgents,  having  been  defeated,  the  advance  halted  at 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


1141 


Calulut,  six  miles  north  of  San  Fernando.  On  August  16,  1899,  Gen.  Smith  was 
ordered  to  capture  Angeles,  five  miles  north  of  Calulut.  Two  commands  had 
previously  failed  to  accomplish  this  task  and  the  engagement  was  a difficult 
one.  The  Twelfth  again  proved  equal  to  the  demand,  and  although  the  little 
band  of  Americans  was  surrounded  by  a force  of  the  enemy,  much  superior  in 
numbers,  it  was  successful,  after  withstanding  a siege  of  seven  weeks.  For 
this  Gen.  Smith  was  officially  commended. 

On  November  5,  1899,  in  command  of  the  right  wing,  he  advanced  to 
Magalan  where  a large  force  of  insurgents  were  successfully  attacked  and  dis- 
persed, leaving  our  troops  in  possession  of  Mabalacat  and  Banban,  two  strong- 
holds of  the  enemy.  Gen.  Smith  was  then  kept  at  Bautista  from  which  point 
his  forces  captured  the  bands  of  robbers  which  were  terrorizing  the  natives. 
In  April,  1900,  he  was  ordered  to  capture  the  remnants  of  Aguinaldo’s  forces, 
under  Gen.  Macabolos,  who  were  strongly  entrenched  in  the  mountains. 
Macabolos  was  put  to  flight  and  his  entire  command  including  Gen.  Montenegro, 
surrendered  after  a short  and  decisive  conflict.  The  command  of  the  provinces 
of  Tarlac,  Pangasinan  and  Zambales  was  given  him  on  August  1,  1900. 

The  work  of  Gen.  Smith  thus  far  was  successful  and  highly  commended. 
He  brought  peace  to  every  district  to  which  he  was  sent.  About  this  time  the 
War  Department  published  a map  of  the  Philippines,  showing  the  hostile 
places  in  black  and  the  peaceful  districts  in  white.  Samar  appears  on  that 
map  as  a black  blot.  Gen.  Smith  was  selected  to  pacify  it,  after  the  horrible 
massacre  of  our  troops  at  Balangiga.  In  four  and  a half  months,  he  forced  the 
surrender  of  all  the  savage  tribes  opposed  to  the  United  States,  on  this  island, 
effectually  removing  the  black  blot  on  the  Department’s  map.  In  this  cam- 
paign, he  acted  in  harmony  with  the  orders  of  his  superiors  and  General  Order 
number  100,  of  1863.  The  task  was  waged  against  a cruel,  savage  and  relent- 
less foe  and  under  circumstances  of  the  greatest  difficulties  and  perils  imagina- 
ble. 

For  words  attributed  to  him  while  viewing  the  scene  of  the  Balangiga 
massacre,  at  a time  when  his  patriotism  was  stirred  to  its  depths,  and  his  kind 
heart  was  with  the  brave  boys  who  had  been  massacred  and  mutilated,  Gen. 
Smith  was  court-martialed.  The  verdict  of  the  Court  was  in  his  favor,  on  all 
the  serious  charges  made  against  him  in  the  specifications,  but  he  was  sen- 
tenced to  be  admonished  by  the  reviewing  authority.  Unfortunately  at  this 
time  there  was  wide-spread  criticism  of  the  conduct  of  our  Army  in  the  Phil- 
ippines, the  Senate  Committee  was  taking  testimony  upon  alleged  cruelties,  and 
disclosures  were  made  of  the  “water-cure”  and  other  tortures.  The  matter 
assumed  a political  aspect  and  as  a result  of  the  hue  and  cry  raised  by  certain 
politicians  and  others,  the  President  placed  Gen.  Smith  on  the  retired  list  of 
the  Army.  Neither  the  “water-cure”  nor  any  other  form  of  torture  was  ever 
administered  to  the  natives  by  the  command  of  Gen.  Smith.  He  performed  his 
duty  to  his  country  and  his  flag  bravely,  loyally  and  faithfully,  and  the  heart 
and  affections  of  the  American  people  go  out  to  him  in  the  hope  that  he  will 
be  again  recalled  to  active  duty  in  the  service  of  the  country  under  whose  flag 
he  served  for  forty-two  years. 

He  spent  1880  and  1881  in  traveling  in  Great  Britain  and  on  the  Conti- 
nent and  in  1894  and  1895  he  traveled  in  Egypt,  Greece,  Italy,  France,  Germany 
and  England.  He  was  brought  up  an  old  line  whig,  and  afterwards  became  a 
republican.  When  a boy,  he  attended  the  Methodist  church  but  afterwards  be- 
came a member  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church,  although  he  says  he  can 
only  live  up  to  it,  as  near  as  it  is  possible  for  an  army  officer.  He  married 
Miss  Adelaide  M.  Hall,  February  4,  1885.  She  was  born  in  Calais,  Maine. 

Gen.  Smith  is  small  in  stature,  quick,  active,  and  impulsive.  He  comes 
from  a long  line  of  soldiers,  eight  of  his  ancestry  having  served  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary War.  His  strong  characteristics  are  his  intense  determination  and 
his  kind,  sympathetic  nature.  His  intimate  associates  and  old  friends  at  home 
know  he  is  exactly  opposite  the  portrayal  given  him  by  those  who  do  not  know 
him  personally.  His  reading,  travel  and  study  have  given  him  a wonderful 
fund  of  information,  and  made  him  very  companionable  and  a charming  con- 
versationalist. As  a soldier,  he  faithfully  performed  every  duty  assigned  to 
htim  and  in  bravery  represents  the  true  type  of  the  American  soldier.  General 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


Smith  does  not  know  what  fear  is.  He  is  cool,  calm  and  collected  under  any 
and  all  circumstances.  These  statements  were  fully  verified  in  the  part  he  took 
in  the  attack  on  San  Juan  Hill.  Withal,  General  Smith  is  a modest  man  and 
never  boasts  of  his  achievements.  He  lis  essentially  a man  of  action.  When  the 
time  comes  for  him  to  act,  he  is  always  to  be  depended  on  to  take  the  best 
course.  While  a good  fighter,  when  fighting  is  required,  he  is  equally  good  as 
a tactician.  He  could  always  be  depended  on  to  make  the  best  disposition  of 
the  forces  at  his  disposal.  When  he  was  in  command,  the  enemy  could  expect 
an  aggressive  campaign  and  all  the  blows  he  could  possibly  deliver  with  the 
forces  of  his  command.  He  was  sent  to  suppress  the  insurrection  in  the  Island 
of  Samar  and  he  did  it.  The  outcome  was  unfortunate  to  him,  but  he  has 
borne  the  reflections  he  did  not  deserve,  with  true  soldierly  fortitude.  The 
American  people  understand  the  situation  and  their  sympathies  are  with 
him  in  his  forced  retirement.  They  hope  the  time  will  come  when  his  course 
as  a General  of  the  Army  in  the  Philippines  will  be  appreciated  by  all  classes. 

Captain  James  'William  .Smith 

was  born  in  Pike  county,  Ohio,  May  21,  1871.  His  father’s  name  was  Maximus 
Smith,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  A.  Schoonover.  His  father 
was  a native  of  Ireland.  His  grandfather  Thomas  Schoonover,  was  a native 
of  Ohio.  Captain  James  was  the  oldest  child.  Our  subject  received  a 
common  sc-hol  education  in  the  country  schools  in  Pike  county.  Union  township, 
near  Galford,  Ohio.  His  father  died  when  he  was  five  years  old,  but  his  mother 
is  still  living.  At  the  age  of  fourteen,  our  subject  commenced  working  in  a 
saw  mill  for  Peter  Brushart.  He  remained  in  Pike  county  until  he  was  sev- 
enteen years  of  age,  then  he  went  to  the  State  of  Illinois,  at  Springfield  and 
Williamsville,  where  he  remained  three  years.  He  spent  the  majority  of  the 
lime  among  the  farmers  and  Stock  x’aisers.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1891,  in 
the  spring  of  the  year,  and  has  been  here  ever  since.  He  had  learned  the  car- 
penter's trade  while  he  was  working  at  the  saw  mill,  and  when  he  came  to 
Portsmouth,  he  took  up  this  trade,  and  first  worked  on  the  Little  Kanawha 
Lumber  Company’s  building.  He  worked  at  the  carpenter’s  trade  two  years, 
and  in  1894,  he  began  as  a contractor  and  builder,  which  he  continued  until 
the  time  of  the  Spanish  American  war. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  E,'4th  O.  V.  I.,  April  25,  1898,  for  two  years,  and 
was  made  Second  Lieutenant.  He  was  mustered  in  the  service  May  9,  1898,  at 
Columbus,  Ohio.  He  was  appointed  First  Lieutenant  July  13,  1898,  and  ap- 
pointed Captain,  August  1,  1898,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  company  Jan- 
uary 20,  1899.  Captain  Smith  has  the  distinction  of  having  received  three 
commissions  during  the  short  period  of  the  Spanish  American  war. 

After  the  war  he  engaged  in  the  building  of  the  Smith  Lumber  Company, 
on  the  corner  of  Tenth  and  Lincoln  streets.  The  business  was  first  conducted 
by  Captain  Smith  alone,  until  June  1,  1900,  when  a partnership  company  was 
formed.  On  April  1,  1901  it  became  a corporation  as  the  Smith  Lumber  Com- 
pany, and  Captain  Smith  has  been  the  manager  and  president  of  the  company 
ever  since.  He  was  married  August  14,  1888,  to  Martha  Galford,  daughter  of 
Alexander  Galford,  of  Galford,  Ohio.  They  have  three  children:  Elsie  B.,  Della 
M.,  and  Homer  James.  Mr.  Smith  is  a republican  in  his  political  Views. 

John  Jfewert  Smith 

was  born  at  Alexandria,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  August  23,  1866,  the  son  of  Wil- 
liam R.  and  Margaret  Smith.  H'is  grandfather  was  one  of  the  earlier  settlers 
of  that  historical  town,  having  moved  there  with  his  parents  from  Massachu- 
setts, when  a boy,  by  boating  down  the  Ohio  river  before  the  days  of  steamboats. 

In  the  year  1886,  our  subject  together  with  his  father  and  brothers,  be- 
came interested  in  the  development  of  Scioto  county  stone  and  were  the  first 
quarry  operators  to  develop  that  business  in  the  Brush  creek  valley,  where  they 
continued  operations  until  1898,  when  Mr.  John  S.  Smith  moved  to  McDermott, 
Ohio,  and  engaged  in  the  stone  business  with  the  McDermott  Stone  Company. 
He  has  been  a director  in  this  company  since  its  organization  and  is  its  superin- 
tendent. He  is  a member  of  Smith  Lodge,  387,  K.  of  P.,  has  passed  the  honors 


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of  the  subordinate  lodge  and  is  a Past  Chancellor  of  the  order.  Mr.  Smith  is  a 
young  gentleman  of  pleasant  address  and  presence.  He  is  thoroughly  convers- 
ant with  his  business  and  'is  highly  appreciated  by  his  business  associates. 

Joseph  Wemple  Smith 

son  of  Isaac  P.  and  Diana  Wintersteen  Smith,  was  born  October  31,  1848,  in 
Adams  county,  about  half  way  between  Wamsleyville  and  Cedar  Mills.  His 
grandfather,  Samuel  Smith,  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  his  great-grandfather, 
John  Smith,  served  in  the  Revolution  and  died  in  1825.  Samuel  Smith  was  of 
German  descent,  and  came  with  his  parents,  from  Pennsylvania.  Isaac  P.  Smith 
was  born  November  3,  1812,  in  Scioto  county  on  Little  Bear  creek.  Nicholas 
Wintersteen.  grandfather  of  our  subject,  came  from  Canada  to  Geauga  county, 
where  he  was  married  to  Eliza  T.  Quiggle.  They  came  to  Scioto  county,  in  1834. 
The  mother  of  our  subject  was  born  in  1822.  His  parents  came  to  Scioto 
county  when  he  was  only  six  years  old  and  located  where  he  now  resides. 

His  education  was  received  from  the  common  schools,  before  he  reached 
the  age  of  fourteen.  He  attended  three  months  in  the  year.  On  March  7, 
1865,  he  enlisted  in  the  Eighth  Independent  Company  of  Ohio  Volunteer  Sharp- 
shooters and  was  discharged  July  19.  1865.  He  taught  school  during  the  win- 
ter of  1867  and  1868,  and  for  three  months  in  1873,  he  studied  surveying  with 
Thomas  Keyes,  son  of  James  Reyes,  the  histoi'iam  He  followed  surveying  from 
this  time  until  1891.  His  work  was  mostly  on  the  Virginia  Military  lands  west 
of  the  Scioto.  He  became  very  familiar  with  all  the  lines  and  corners  of  the 
surveys  in  the  county.  He  served  as  Deputy  Surveryor  under  John  B.  Gregory 
and  Charles  A.  Barton,  County  Surveyors,  for  a period  of  about  two  years.  He 
was  elected  County  Surveyor  November  12,  1880,  and  served  until  1883.  R.  B. 
Shumway  was  his  successor,  but  resigned  before  his  term  was  out,  and  our  sub- 
ject was  appointed  his  successor.  May  6,  1885,  and  served  until  the  first  Monday 
of  January,  1886.  He  was  then  re-elected  in  1886,  and  again  in  1888,  and 
served  until  1891,  when  he  resigned  on  account  of  Ms  being  a candidate  for 
County  Commissioner.  He  was  elected  County  Commissioner  in  1892,  and 
served  two  terms,  till  1898. 

He  is  a republican,  though  not  an  active  politician.  He  has  been  a mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  for  many  years,  and  has  been  a trustee 
of  that  church  at  Otway  since  its  organization  in  1897.  February  4,  1875,  he  was 
married  to  Harriet  A.  Cross,  daughter  of  Louis  and  Mary  Cross.  They  have 
six  children,  all  living:  Charles  A.,  is  the  agent  for  the  Norfolk  & Western 
at  Rarden,  Ohio;  Esteile.  married  C.  E.  Wamsley,  of  Otway;  Rosalie  married  J. 
M.  Jones,  of  Otway;  Frank  A.;  Lafayette  T.  and  Joseph  Oscar  are  still  at 
home.  Mr.  Smith  believes  in  doing  all  his  religious,  social  and  public  duties 
without  parade  or  ostentation.  He  is  and  always  has  been  a very  modest  man. 
He  has  a good  quantity  of  the  philosopher  in  his  make-up.  He  believes  that 
what  cannot  be  cured  must  be  endured  and  endurance  is  his  strong  point.  Had 
he  lived  in  the  palmy  days  of  Greek  philosophy,  he  would  have  been  a Stoic. 
He  is  one  of  the  best  examples  of  the  plain  every-day  American  citizen  and  his 
life  gives  him  the  esteem  of  his  neighbors  which  he  enjoys  to  the  highest  ex- 
tent. 

Leroy  Findlay  Smith 

was  born  June  3,  1846,  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Peter 
Montavan.  His  father  was  Peter  Jonah  Smith  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name 
was  Rebecca  Foster  Moore,  daughter  to  Firman  Moore.  His  father  came  to 
Ohio,  from  Maryland,  with  his  father  .Joel  W.  Smith,  who  is  buried  in  the  Wil- 
coxen  graveyard,  east  of  the  canal  lin  Washington  township.  Our  subject  has 
always  lived  in  this  county.  He.  was  brought  up  a farmer  and  has  followed  that 
occupation  all  his  life.  He  obtained  a common  school  education. 

He  was  married  February  22.  1869,  to  Miss  Hattie  Bradford,  the  daughter 
of  Cornelius  W.  Bradford,  of  the  West  Side,  who  was  at  one  time  Commis- 
sioner of  Scioto  county.  Our  subject  has  had  four  children.  His  oldest,  Orsen, 
is  aged  28  years,  and  resides  on  the  Grimes’  farm  below  Friendship.  He  has  a 
son  Howard,  aged  twenty-four,  unmarried;  Mary,  a daughter  at  home  and  also 
Walter,  a son  of  eighteen  years.  He  has  the  most  productive  farm  on  the 


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canal,  just  south  of  the  George  W.  Cole  farm.  Mr.  Smith  is  a republican  in  his 
political  views  and  has  always  been  such.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church  at  Oldtown  for  thirty-three  years  and  has  lived  up  to  his 
profession.  He  was  a trustee  of  Washington  township  for  eight  years,  and  was 
a member  of  the  school  board  in  the  same  township  for  ten  years.  These  offices 
he  was  elected  to  without  any  solicitation  upon  his  part.  His  neighbors  esteem 
him  as  a most  honorable  and  estimable  citizen. 

Isaac  Spears 

was  born  in  Washington  county,  Virginia,  near  Abingdon,  Arplil  27,  1835.  His 
father’s  name  was  Joseph  Spears,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Catharine 
Suingrey,  both  natives  of  Virginia.  In  October,  1856,  he  went  to  Hunnewell, 
Ky.,  iand  engaged  in  driving  team  at  Hunnewell  furnace,  where  he  remained 
until  the  next  spring.  He  then  went  to  Texas  and  became  an  overseer  of  negro 
slaves.  He  never  knew  the  meaning  of  slavery  until  he  engaged  in  this  business, 
and  after  eighteen  months  in  this  occupation,  he  became  a rabid  anti-slavery 
man.  He  took  this  job  because  he  could  find  nothing  else  to  do.  He  regrets 
that  he  was  ever  engaged  in  this  sort  of  business,  but  he  has  the  consolation 
that  it  made  him  a republican.  He  came  back  to  Hunnewell,  Ky.,  in  February, 
1859,  and  worked  at  different  places  until  1862,  when  he  moved  to  Ohio,  and  lo- 
cated at  Empire  furnace. 

He  enlisted  August  10,  1862,  in  Company  F,  91st  O.  V.  I.  He  was  ap- 
pointed Corporal  February  1.  1863.  He  received  a wound  in  the  left  ankle  at  the 
battle  of  Stephenson’s  Depot,  by  a shot  from  the  navy  revolver  of  a rebel  Lieu- 
tenant of  a South  Cai’olina  battery.  The  Lieutenant  shot  at  him  six  times,  and 
hit  him  four  out  of  the  six.  Three  times  the  ball  cut  our  subject’s  clothing, 
and  the  other  he  received  'in  his  ankle.  The  Lieutenant  was  wounded  himself 
and  was  captured  and  sent  to  the  same  hospital  with  Spears.  He  was  in  the 
hospital  seven  months  and  then  returned  for  duty.  On  account  of  his  lame- 
ness he  was  made  orderly  for  the  Quartermaster,  and  served  as  such  until  June 
24,  1865,  when  he  was  mustered  out.  He  had  four  brothers  in  the  rebel  army, 
and  all  of  them  survived  the  service.  One  of  them  lives  in  Kentucky,  and  the 
other  three  in  Virginia. 

He  returned  to  Sciotoville  and  engaged  in  working  at  Harrison  furnace. 
In  the  fall  of  1865,  he  returned  to  Empire  furnace,  and  remained  there  until  he 
was  married,  July  5,  1866,  to  Martha  Boyer,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Boyer,  and  a 
sisted  of  Alfred  Boyer,  at  one  time  Treasurer  of  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  He  then, 
went  to  Harrison  furnace  until  1869,  when  he  removed  to  Sciotoville,  and 
worked  in  the  brickyard.  He  resided  there  for  eighteen  years,  when  he  sold 
out  and  went  to  Nebraska;  but  he  remained  there  only  two  months.  This  sat- 
isfied him  and  he  came  back  to  Findlay,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  one  winter. 
In  1887,  he  moved  to  Webster.'  The  next  year  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and 
worked  in  the  brickyard  six  years.  In  1892,  he  bought  the  Gallus  Cook  farm 
near  Pine  creek,  in  Green  township,  and  has  resided  there  ever  since. 

He  has  one  child,  a son,  Floyd  Virgil,  who  is  married  and  resides  with  his 
father.  He  lost  three  children  in  infancy.  He  is  a republican  and  always  has 
been.  A gentleman  who  served  in  the  war  with  him  and  who  has  known  him 
intimately  since,  says  of  him:  He  is  a gentleman,  hard-working  and  industrious, 
a good  citizen  and  a man  who  attends  strictly  to  his  own  business.  Were  there 
more  such  men  in  Scioto  county,  it  would  be  better  for  it. 

James  J.  Spencer 

was  born  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  September  19,  1844.  He  was  a son  of  Thomas 
and  Nancy  (Stevenson)  Spencer.  His  grandfather,  William  Spencer,  came  to 
this  state  from  Greenbriar  county,  Virginia.  The  youth  and  early  manhood 
of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  spent  in  this  county.  For  a number  of  years, 
he  resided  with  his  parents  at  Wheelersburg,  and  in  the  schools  of  that  vil- 
lage he  received  his  education.  In  1861,  at  the  iage  of  seventeen,  in  response  to 
the  call  of  the  Government  for  aid,  he  became  a member  of  Company  G,  27th 
Kentucky  Volunteer  Infantry.  November  28,  1861,  and  served  till  January  10, 
1865,  establishing  for  himself  a record  for  bravery  and  faithfulness  to  duty. 


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He  went  to  Rice  county.  Kansas,  in  1868,  and  remained  until  1872,  when  he  re- 
turned to  Bloom  township,  this  county. 

On  February  6,  1872,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Martha  J.  Thompson, 
daughter  of  Louis  Thompson,  an  old  furnace  man  of  this  county,  and  Catharine 
(Shelton)  Thompson,  and  for  a number  of  years  afterwards  resided  on  his  farm 
in  Bloom  township,  this  county.  Their  children  are:  Louis  T.,  Charles  L.,  Nan- 
nie, Myrtle,  Addie,  Frank  A.,  Chester  A.,  Mattie  and  Mamie,  all  of  whom  except 
Louis,  reside  with  their  parents  at  their  home  on  Gallia  street. 

Mr.  Spencer  has  been  a life-long,  active  republican.  He  was  elected 
Sheriff  of  Rice  county,  Kansas,  November  7,  1871,  and  served  for  two  years.  In 
1895,  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  County  Recorder,  and  in  the  following  year 
he  removed  with  his  family  to  Portsmouth,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He 
was  re-elected  to  the  office  of  Recorder  in  1898,  serving  in  that  office  through 
a period  of  six  years,  retiring  in  September,  1901.  He  is  a man  of  unassuming 
ways,  quiet,  but  genial,  and  has  attached  to  himself  many  earnest  friends 
throughout  the  county.  He  is  a member  of  Bigelow  Methodist  church,  of  Ports- 
mouth. 

Allen,  'Webb  Spry 

was  born  June  15,  1858.  His  father.  Dr.  John  W.  Spry,  was  a dentist  and  drug- 
gist of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Louisa  Davey. 
Our  subject  was  one  of  four  children.  He  attended  the  primary  and  grammar 
schools  of  Portsmouth,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  he  started  out  in  life  for  him- 
self, and  worked  at  whatever  was  available  until  July  28,  1890,  when  he  was 
appointed  as  one  of  the  letter  carriers  of  Portsmouth,  and  has  served  in  that 
capacity  ever  since.  He  was  married  in  January,  1880,  to  Miss  Martha  Dailey. 
They  have  three  children,  Grace,  Ada  and  Howard.  He  resides  at  No.  121  East 
Fourth  street. 

Daniel  R . Spry 

was  born  in  Norwich,  Shenango  county,  New  Yoi’k.  His  parents,  lived  in 
Honesdale,  Pennsylvania,  until  he  was  eighteen  months  old,  and  from  there 
floated  in  a boat  down  the  Ohio  river  and  landed  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1845. 
Daniel  received  his  education  at  the  Fourth  street  school  and  stood  at  the  head 
of  his  classes.  In  1851,  he  entered  the  drug  store  of  Shackelford  & Crichton, 
located  where  J.  F.  Davis’  drug  store  now  is  and  learned  the  drug  business. 
On  the  death  of  Mr.  Crichton,  he  became  a member  of  the  firm  and  the  name 
was  changed  to  Shackelford  & Spry,  and  continued  as  such  until  1857,  when 
he  bought  the  entire  business.  In  December,  1863,  he  removed  to  the  northwest 
corner  of  Second  and  Market  streets,  where  he  has  since  continued  in  the 
same  business.  He  purchased  the  property  and  rebuilt  the  building  with  a 
mansard  roof. 

In  December,  1881,  he  was  burned  out.  He  then  bought  the  engine  house 
property  west  of  him  and  rebuilt  with  elaborate  improvements  adding  a tower 
for  the  telephone  exchange.  During  the  flood  of  1884,  his  building  with  all  his 

stock  of  goods  was  burned.  He  lost  the  whole  stock  and  building,  but  in  less 
than  a year  he  rebuilt.  He  was  a Sergeant  in  Company  E,  140th  O.  V.  I.  He  en- 
listed May  2,  1864,  and  was  discharged  September  3,  1864.  Mr.  Spry  is  a quiet 
and  reserved  citizen.  He  is  now  the  oldest  druggist  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He 
conducts  an  old  and  well  established  business.  He  has  friends  by  the  score  and 
is  much  devoted  to  them.  He  is  noted  for  his  genial  and  kindly  disposition 
and  is  universally  liked. 

David  Stabler 

was  born  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  December  8,  1862.  His  parents  were  David  and 
Louisa  (Lorbach)  Stabler,  both  natives  of  Germany.  They  came  to  this  country 
and  located  near  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  When  David  was  six  years  old,  he  removed 
with  his  parents  to  Waverly,  Ohio,  and  completed  a course  in  the  Waverly 
schools.  He  clerked  for  his  father  in  the  mercantile  business  until  he  began 
business  for  himself  in  1887,  in  Waverly  as  a dealer  in  hardware,  from  ma- 
chinery, implements,  vehicles,  etc.  He  remained  in  Waverly  until  1893,  and 
then  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  engaged  in  the  same  business,  where  he 
has  remained  ever  since.  He  is  a very  strong  democrat,  and  was  chairman  of 


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the  County  Executive  Committee  when  John  R.  McLean  ran  for  Governor.  He 
is  a member  of  the  German  Lutheran  church. 

April  6,  1884,  he  was  married  to  Anna  D.  Jones.,  daughter  of  William  D. 

Jones,  the  late  editor  of  the  Wa,verly  “Watchman.”  He  has  four  children: 

Charles  Edward,  Henry  T.ee,  Clarence  Robert  and  Louisa  Elizabeth. 

He  is  one  of  the  active,  energetic,  pushing  driving  business  men  of  Ports- 
mouth. He  will  trade  or  buy  anything  which  strikes  his  fancy,  and  he  is  al- 

ways ready,  willing  and  anxious  for  a trade  at  any  time.  He  will  have  a half 
dozen  projects  all  going  at  the  same  time,  and  will  not  neglect  any  one  of 
them.  Everything  with  him  is  sharp,  short  and  decisive.  When  he  undertakes 
anything  he  accomplishes  it. 

Michael  Stanton 


was  horn  in  the  town  of  Ballinrohe  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  September  16,  1843. 
His  father  was  John  Stanton,  a carman,  and  his  mother  was  Cathai'ine  O’Reil- 
ley.  His  parents  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1848,  and  located  at  Junior 
furnace,  where  they  remained  about  a year,  and  then  removed  to  Springfield, 
Ohio.  Soon  after  his  parents  removed  to  Jackson  county,  Ohio.  Here  he  at- 
tended school  until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age.  He  was  a government  mes"- 
senger  in  the  army  from  1862  to  1865.  On  February  28,  1865,  he  enlisted  in 
Company  B.  196th  O.  V.  I.,  for  one  year  and  was  mustered  out  May  12,  1865, 
at  Cumberland.  Maryland. 

In  1866,  he  and  his  brother  John,  went  into  the  general  mercantile  bus- 
iness at  Berlin,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  till  1870,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  which  has  been  his  home  since.  From  his  arrival  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
he  was  in  the  firm  of  G.  W.  Brown  & Company,  in  the  liquor  business.  In 

1872,  he  became  a member  of  the  firm  of  Stanton  & Bagby,  which  was  succeeded 

by  Stanton  Brothers  in  1874.  In  1877  the  firm  became  Stanton  & Balmert,  the 
late  Simon  Balmert,  being  a partner.  In  1888,  the  business  was  turned  over  to  a 

corporation,  known  as  the  Spring  Lane  Distilling  Company,  in  which  he  is  a 

large  stockholder,  and  which  business  he  has  conducted  very  successfully. 

Mr.  Stanton  has  always  been  a democrat  in  his  political  views,  and  has 
been  very  active  and  prominent  in  his  party’s  councils.  He  was  for  twenty 
years  a member  of  the  City  Council,  most  of  the  time  from  the  First  ward, 
but  one  or  more  terms  -from  the  Second  ward.  He  was  chairman  of  the  Finance 
Committee  of  the  Council  for  several  years.  He  always  took  a great  interest 
in  municipal  affairs  and  stood  for  public  improvements.  As  a democrat,  he 
was  always  at  the  command  of  his  party,  but  would  never  accept  any  office 
which  would  interfere  with  his  business.  In  1890  and  1891,  he  was  a member  of 
the  Board  of  State  Penitentiary  Managers,  appointed  by  Governor  Campbell. 
This  is  the  only  office  he  ever  held  outside  of  the  City  Council  of  Portsmouth. 
From  1894  to  1896,  he  was  president  of  the  Farmers  National  Bank  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio. 

He  married  Mary  Jane  Livingstone,  November  14,  1876,  and  has  had  seven 
children,  four  of  whom  are  deceased  J.  Oscar,  Catharine,  William  B.  and 
George.  His  surviving  children  are:  Margaret,  Michael  and  Edward.  Mr.  Stan- 
ton is  a communicant  of  the  church  of  the  Holy  Redeemer.  He  has  always 
been  a man  of  great  decision  of  character.  He  makes  up  his  mind  quickly  and 
acts  at  once.  His  executive  ability  has  enabled  him  to  achieve  great  success 
in  his  business:  He  is  liberal  in  all  his  views  and  favors  public  improvement 
and  advancement.  In  his  business  career  in  Portsmouth,  he  has  largely  con- 
tributed to  the  material  advancement  of  the  city. 

George  Henry  Staten 

was  born  December  22,  1847,  at  Mt.  Vernon  furnace,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio. 
His  father  was  William  Harvey  Staten,  and  his  mother,  Mary  Ferran  Staten, 
both  natives  of  Adams  county,  near  Marble  furnace,  where  they  were  mar- 
ried February  22,  1844.  She  was  the  daughter  of  James  Ferran.  and  was  born 
April  14,  1824.  Her  husband  was  born  March  11,  1819. 

His  father  and  mother  had  eight  children,  and  our  subject  was  the  eldest 
of  those  who  survived.  His  father  died  July  15,  1892,  and  his  mother  is  still 
living.  The  family  removed  to  Lawrence  county,  in  1844.  Our  subject  received 


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a common  school  education.  He  enlisted  in  Company  B,  22d  O.  V.  I.,  February 
22,  1864,  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  for  a period  of  three  years.  He  was  transferred 
to  Company  B.  22d  Battalion,  O.  V.  I.,  October  31,  1864,  and  was  discharged  Feb- 
ruary 17,  1865,  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  on  surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability.  After 
his  return  from  the  service,  for  six  years,  he  worked  on  the  farm  and  on  the 
railroad.  In  1871,  he  began  the  career  of  a teacher  and  continued  it  for  nine- 
teen consecutive  years  in  Scioto  and  Lawrence  counties.  In  1872,  for  part  of 
the  time,  he  attended  the  Normal  school  at  Lebanon.  In  this  period  of  teach- 
ing, he  taught  four  years  at  Union  Landing,  three  years  at  Haverhill,  and  also 
at  Clinton,  Buckhorn  and  Franklin  furnaces,  and  at  the  Kettles  school.  He 
received  an  appointment  in  the  revenue  service  in  1899,  and  in  that  year  became 
a resident  of  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  He  has  been  in  the  revenue  service 
from  that  time  to  the  present  except  during  Cleveland’s  second  term,  when 
he  operated  a feed  mill  in  Portsmouth  in  connection  with  John  Blankenmeyer 
for  four  years. 

He  was  married  August  28,  1877,  to  Ellen  Gillen,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Coyle)  Gillen.  Their  children  are:  Edith,  Flora,  Winona,  Stanley, 
Wendell  and  George.  He  is  a republican,  strong  in  the  faith..  He  is  a member 
of  the  Odd  Fellows,  the  G.  A.  R.,  and  Foresters.  He  is  a gentleman  of  quiet 
tastes  and  highly  esteemed  in  the  entire  circle  of  his  acquaintance. 

Joseph  Green  iSteag'all 

was  born  December  29,  1851  in  Jackson  county.  His  father’s  name  was  Doug- 
las Steagall,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Amanda  Walls.  The  family 
came  from  Virginia.  His  parents  both  died  when  he  was  six  years  of  age. 
There  were  five  children  left  in  the  family,  land  our  subject  was  next  to  the 
youngest.  He  made  his  home  with  Hiram  Bunn  in  Jackson  county,  while  a 
child.  He  went  to  work  as  soon  as  he  was  old  enough  for  Thomas  Jones  at 
Antioch,  Monroe  county  doing  farm  work.  He  continued  to  do  farm  work  for 
about  four  or  five  years  when  he  learned  the  carpenter’s  trade  with  Robert 
Sutherland  and  continued  to  work  at  this  trade  until  1890.  In  1889  he  bought 
the  Ruckman  farm  in  Madison  township.  He  has  resided  there  ever  since, 
and  has  carried  on  farming  as  part  of  his  business. 

He  was  married  on  April  14,  1876  to  Eliza  Ruckman,  daughter  of  Abijah 
Ruckman  of  Madison  township.  They  have  the  following  children:  Zela,  a 
daughter,  married  George  Deemer,  residing  in  Madison  township;  Nonie  mar- 
ried Edward  Chaney,  residing  on  Seventh  street  in  Portsmouth;  Herman,  aged 
twelve  years,  at  home.  They  lost  one  child,  a girl  in  infancy.  Mr.  Steagall 
has  always  been  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Missionary  Baptist 
church  of  Madison  township.  He  never  held  any  public  office.  He  has  been 
practicing  law  before  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  of  his  township  and  in  the 
county,  for  twenty  years  past. 

Allen  Perry  Stevens 

was  born  April  15,  1858  in  Lawrence  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Joshua  An- 
derville  Stevens  and  his  mother  was  Elizabeth  Ann  Huston.  They  had  twelve 
children  of  which  he  was  the  fifth.  He  went  to  school  in  Lawrence  county 
until  he  was  14  years  of  age.  His  father  was  a blacksmith  and1  brought  him 
up  to  the  trade.  At  the  age  of  14,  his  family  moved  to  Cambria,  Gallia  coun- 
ty, Ohio.  He  then  went  to  school  there.  He  and  Ms  father  worked  at  Cambria 
furnace  and  then  went  back  to  Wayne  county  West  Virginia  for  a short 
time.  Then  our  subject  went  to  Buffalo  furnace,  Greenup  county,  Kentucky 
and  worked  at  his  trade  under  Col.  Worthington.  He  went  to  Rarden  in 
March,  1877  and  worked  for  Jerry  Newman.  He  was  married  December  20, 
1877  to  Sarah  Frances  Newman,  daughter  of  Thomas  Newman.  In  the  Spring 
of  1878,  he  set  up  in  business  for  himself  and  has  been  engaged  in  it  ever  since. 
He  does  the  machine  blacksmithing  for  the  Rarden  Stone  Company.  He  has 
seven  children:  Thomas  Truman,  Rosa  Ann,  Flora,  Gilbert  Terrell,  Eliza,  Es- 
tella  May  and  Mattie  Fay.  He  was  a democrat  until  1900  when  he  became  a 
republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  of  Rarden,  a 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  of  the  Red  Men. 


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Robert  Hamer  Stevenson 

was  born  at  Georgetown,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Judge  and  Mrs.  S.  H.  Stevenson, 
July  27.  1809.  Mrs.  Stevenson  is  the  daughter  of  the  late  General  John  L.  Hig- 
gins, one  of  the  pioneers  of  Brown  county,  brother-in-law  to  General  Thomas 
L.  Hamer,  and  successively  the  first  Sheriff  and  first  Probate  Judge  that  Brown 
county  ever  had.  General  Higgins  was  a sterling  democrat  of  the  old  school. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  early  in  life  became  identified  with  newspaper 
work  upon  the  local  papers  at  Georgetown,  Ohio.  Before  he  was  of  age  he 
went  to  Cincinnati  where  he  was  employed  in  some  of  the  largest  printing 
concerns  in  that  city.  In  the  latter  80’s  he  went  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  he 
became  identified  with  The  Courier  Journal,  and  in  the  campaign  of  1888  wrote 
a series  of  letters  from  various  points  in  the  South  upon  the  Intimidation  ques- 
tion. These  letters  were  widely  quoted  by  many  of  the  politicians  of  the 
north,  few  of  whom,  however,  realized  that  the  author  was  a young  boy  not  yet 
a voter. 

Prom  Louisville  Mr.  Stevenson  went  to  Augusta,  Ky.,  then  to  Aberdeen, 
Ohio,  and  to  Middletown,  Ohio,  in  each  of  which  places  he  conducted  newspaper 
enterprises  for  various  persons.  From  Middletown  he  went  to  Cincinnati  where 
he  was  employed  upon  The  Cincinnati  Post.  He  advanced  rapidly  with  this 
paper,  and  when  The  Tribune  was  started  in  that  city,  he  was  among  the  first 
Cincinnati  newspaper  men  sought  by  the  publishers  of  the  new  paper.  He  re- 
mained with  The  Tribune  through  its  varying  fortunes,  until  about  the  time 
that  the  first  company  which  operated  it  made  an  assignment,  when  he  went 
back  on  the  Post.  He  left  The  Post  in  1896,  entering  the  field  of  politics. 

At  the  Chicago  Convention  which  nominated  Mr.  Bryan,  Mr.  Stevenson 
was  placed  in  charge  of  Ohio  headquarters,  and  was  active  in  all  of  the  nego- 
tiations and  deals  which  involved  the  delegation  from  Ohio,  in  that  historical 
meeting.  At  the  close  of  the  campaign  he  returned  to  Ohio,  where  he  was 
urged  to  assist  in  the  campaign  work  in  the  state. 

He  was  appointed  a member  of  the  State  Executive  Committee,  and  al- 
so its  assistant  secretary  in  charge  of  the  work  of  organization;  Mr.  McCon- 
ville,  the  chairman  of  the  committee,  being  absent  a considerable  portion  of 
his  time  in  Chicago  where  he  was  called  as  chairman  of  The  Speakers’ 
Bureau  of  the  National  Committee. 

In  1897,  during  the  famous  McLean-Hanna  fight,  he  was  again  placed  on 
the  State  Executive  Committee,  and  again  active  in  the  work  of  organization. 
After  a rest  at  the  close  of  that  campaign  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  as- 
sumed control  of  The  Tribune,  which  paper  he  has  since  edited,  as  will  be 
seen  by  reference  to  the  history  of  that  publication  of  this  volume.  Since  his 
coming  to  Portsmouth  Mr.  Stevenson  has  made  rapid  advancements.  He  is  a 
vigorous  writer,  a forcible  speaker,  and  active  at  all  times  in  Democratic  work. 
In  addition  to  the  management  of  The  Tribune  and  Press,  Mr.  Stevenson  has 
established  and  built  up  one  of  the  largest  commercial  printing  concerns  in 
Southern  Ohio,  catering  to  the  higher  order  of  business. 

Mr.  Stevenson  was  married  May  1,  1893,  to  Janette,  eldest  daughter  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  .1,  Thomas  of  Adams  county.  They  have  one  daughter,  Martha 
Estelle. 

Aaron  AlocKham,  Jr., 

was  born  June  13,  1832  on  the  home  place,  two  and  a half  miles  from  Scioto- 
ville  on  the  Little  Scioto  river.  His  parents  were  Aaron  and  Ruhama  (Sikes) 
Stockham.  He  has  resided  continuously  on  the  farm  he  now  lives  on  with  the 
exception  of  one  year  when  he  was  occupied  in  flat  boating  on  the  Ohio.  He 
obtained  his  education  in  the  country  schools.  He  enlisted  in  Company  P, 
140th  O.  V.  I.  (Henry  Stockham)  May  2,  1864  and  was  mustered  out  September 
3,  1864  with  the  company.  He  was  a republican  up  to  the  organization  of  the 
Prohibition  party  when  he  joined  its  ranks.  In  the  last  four  or  five  years  he 
has  socialistic  views  peculiarly  his  own.  He  was  a Free-Will  Baptist  until  1890 
and  has  since  held  himself  aloof  from  all  churches. 

He  was  united  in  marriage  October  12,  1854  with  Mary  J.  Crawford  of 
Adams  county,  Ohio,  daughter  of  Robert  Crawford.  Eleven  children  have  been 
born  to  them:  James  P.,  Robert  C.,  deceased,  Eliza  A.,  deceased  wife  of  Oliver 


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1149 


Batterson;  Edward  M.,  Jordan  M.,  George  L.,  Charles  P.,  Addie  B.,  wife  of  N. 
S.  Mathews  of  Harrisburg,  Illinois;  William  G..  Samuel  A.  and  Alva  C.  Mr. 
Stockbam  is  a very  eccentric  person  and  his  ideas  are  certainly  unique.  Yet 
he  has  a philanthropy  about  him  such  as  few  men  have.  He  lends  a helping- 
hand  to  every  one  in  his  neighborhood  that  may  he  in  need  of  help  and  to 
some  that  are  not.  He  has  written  and  published  a book  which  he  calls 
“Dynamite  or  The  Impending  Crisis.”  In  this  book  he  sets  forth  his  views; 
and  as  an  awful  punishment  for  the  crimes  of  the  world  he  predicts  the  de- 
struction of  the  earth  by  fire. 

John  Milton  Stochham 

seventh  child  of  Joseph  Harvey  and  Catherine  (Dewey)  Stockham,  was  born 
January  1,  1857,  near  Harrisonville,  in  Madison  township.  (See  Dewey  and 
Stockham  Families.)  He  was  brought  up  on  his  father’s  farm,  attended  the 
country  schools  and  at  the  age  of  twenty,  he  entered  the  employ  of  M.  B.  Gil- 
bert & Company  and  worked  on  an  ice-wagon  and  as  a clerk.  After  ten 
months  here,  he  was  married  to  Augusta  C.  Frowine.  daughter  of  Charles  and 
Catherine  (Fisher)  Frowine  in  February.  1878.  In  1879,  he  went  to  Texas, 
where  he  remained  until  the  death  of  his  wife,  December  1,  1879  and  returned 
home  bringing  with  him  his  motherless  child,  then  two  and  a half  months  old. 
This  child  died  shortly  afterwards. 

He  again  went  to  work  for  Gilbert  & Co.  and  remained  with  them  until 
1886,  when  he  entered  the  coal  business  on  the  corner  of  Front  and  Court 
streets  and  remained  there  until  October.  1897,  when  he  removed  to  the  corner 
of  Second  and  Court  streets,  where  he  has  since  conducted  his  business.  He  was 
Commissioner  of  Scioto  county  from  1893  to  1896  and  was  appointed  to  fill  a 
short  term  of  eight  months,  from  January  6,  to  September  21,  1896  and  was 
re-elected  in  1896  for  a second  term  which  expired  in  1899.  He  is  an  active  re- 
publican and  a member  of  Sixth  Street  Methodist  church.  He  has  been  one  of 
the  most  efficient  workers  in  his  church  and  has  served  on  the  Official  Board 
since  1885.  He  is  also  a member  of  Magnolia  Lodge.  Knights  of  Pythias. 

He  was  married  the  second  time  to  Helen  McAleer,  daughter  of  John  and 
Helen  (Edwards)  McAleer.  October  18,  1883.  Their  children  are;  Vesta  May, 
recently  a graduate  of  the  Portsmouth  High  School  with  first  honors;  Russell. 
Katharine,  Paul,  and  Carrie  Violet. 

A prominent  business  man  says  of  him:  “He  is  a man  of  strict  integrity, 
of  good  business  principles  and  habits,  and  a conservative,  safe  and  careful 
business  man.  He  has  been  successful  in  managing  his  own  buiness  and  while 
Commissioner  of  Scioto  county  carried  out  the  same  principles  for  the  public 
in  giving  the  county  a careful  and  economical  administration  of  its  affairs. 
Mr.  Stockham  is  one  of  those  men  who  inspire  confidence,  and  is  just  the  kind 
of  man  to  be  selected  for  a position  of  trust.  He  has  always  been  found  atten- 
tive to  all  the  duties  and  positions  to  which  he  has  been  called.  He  is  a man 
of  positive  convictions  and  of  strong  Christian  character;  and  one  who  is  en- 
titled to  the  respect  and  confidence  of  everyone.  He  is  a man  who  has  decided 
opinions  of  his  own  and  when  convinced  that  he  is  right  he  is  not  easily 
moved.  He  is  what  might  be  called  a ‘level-headed’  man,  not  easily  swayed  and 
carried  away  by  impulse.” 

Joseph  Dewey  Stockham 

was  born  December  30,  1843  in  Scioto  county.  His  father  was  Joseph  Harvey 
Stockham  and  his  mother  Catherine  Dewey,  a daughter  of  Doctor  Joseph 
Dewey.  He  attended  the  common  schools  of  Madison  township  and  farmed  for 
his  father  until  he  entered  the  service.  He  was  mustered  in  Company  E,  117th 
O.  V.  I.  August  21.  1862  at  the  age  of  eighteen.  He  was  transferred  to  Com- 
pany F,  October  18,  1862,  and  transferred  to  Company  F.  1st  O.  V.  H.  A.,  August 
10,  1863  and  mustered  out  June  20,  1865.  After  the  war  he  resumed  the  life 
of  a farmer.  He  was  married  December  19,  1866  to  Sarah  Wallace,  daughter 
of  Samuel  Wallace  and  Clara  Ann  Coriell,  daughter  of  Daniel  Coriell.  He  con- 
tinued farming  until  1868  when  he  kept  a store  and  drove  a huckster  wagon  for 
ten  years.  In  1870,  he  removed  to  Wallace  Mills  and  that  has  been  his  resi- 


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dence  ever  since.  He  operated  the  mills  tor  a number  of  years,  but  since  has 
given  his  attention  to  farming  and  merchandising.  He  has  seven  children: 
William  H.  died  January  4,  1875,  aged  eight  years;  Thomas  Wesley,  born 
March  4,  1870;  John  Lewis,  born  August  26,  1873;  Clarissa  Ann,  born  December 
24,  1875,  the  wife  of  Edward  W.  Bower;  Catharine,  born  September  8,  1878;  Jo- 
seph Warren, Jaorn  July  11,  1881;  Samuel  G.,  horn  November  10,  1885.  He  is  a 
republican  and  a member  of  the  Free  Will  Baptist  church. 

'Wilbur  Stout 

son  of  Elihu  M.  Stout,  was  born  August  1,  1876,  at  Chester,  Meigs  county, 
Ohio.  His  mother  is  Ruth  (Stockham)  Stout,  daughter  of  David  Jackson 
Stockham.  They  had  three  children:  Edith  who  died  in  childhood;  John  who 
resides  in  Sciotoville  and  our  subject.  His  father  moved  to  Sciotoville  when  he 
was  six  years  old.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  Sciotoville  until  he  was 
nineteen  and  then  began  teaching.  He  taught  for  two  years  and  then  attend- 
ed the  Ohio  State  University  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  pursuing  scientific  studies  and 
doing  special  work.  He  is  now  teaching  at  Forest  Academy,  near  Franklin 
Furnace.  Mr.  Stout  has  been  a special  student  of  Geology  for  several  years 
and  has  become  well  informed  on  the  subject.  He  has  been  a collector  of  spec- 
imens at  Sciotoville  for  four  years  and  has  become  thoroughly  acquainted  with 
the  geology  of  Scioto  county  through  his  own  personal  investigation  and  re- 
search. A sub-division  of  the  Geological  article  in  this  work  was  prepared  by 
Mr.  Stout  and  can  be  found  on  page  17  and  those  immediately  following.  He 
is  a member  of  the  Republican  party. 

John  Franklin  Strayer 

was  born  Oct.  1,  1856,  near  Logansville.  Ohio.  His  father’s  name  was  James 
Wilson  Strayer,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Jane  Plummer. 
His  father  was  a dry-goods  merchant,  which  business  he  was  engaged  in  for 
thirty  years  at  Logansville  and  Degraff.  Our  subject  attended  the  common 
schools  at  Degraff,  and  also  attended  the  Wittenburg  College  in  1874  and  1875, 
studying  the  classical  course.  In  the  fall  of  1875,  he  went  to  Delaware,  to  at- 
tend the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University  and  belonged  to  the  Class  of  ’79,  but  left  at 
the  end  of  the  junior  year.  In  March,  1878,  he  went  to  Columbus  and  spent  two 
years  on  the  Daily  Ohio  Statesman,  then  conducted  by  Jonathan  Linton.  While 
in  Columbus  during  this  period  he  was  a writer  for  the  Cleveland  Leader. 
In  March,  1880,  he  went  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio  and  started  the  Chillicothe  Daily 
News.  He  was  the  editor  and  Capt.  John  Putnam  was  the  proprietor. 

He  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio  in  June,  1880.  He  was  with  the  Ports- 
mouth Times  two  years,  as  local  editor,  until  March,  1882.  He  was  with  the 
Blade  and  Tribune  for  fifteen  years.  In  January,  1897,  he  quit  the  newspaper 
business  forever  and  has  had  a clear  conscience  ever  since.  He  spent  one  year 
with  Mr.  Coriell  in  the.  Fire  Insurance  business,  and  has  been  with  him  ever 
since.  He  was  married  January  20,  1886  to,  Miss  Lizzie  McNichols,  of  Lexing- 
ton, Ky.,  daughter  of  John  McNichols  of  the  same  place.  They  have  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Morris  Kirby,  aged  fifteen,  and  Katharine  Marie,  aged 

twelve.  Mr.  Strayer  is  a republican  in  his  political  views. 

PHilip  Melancthon  Streich 

was  born  in  Circleville,  Ohio,  August  16,  1860.  His  father  was  Casper  Streich 
who  has  been  a minister  in  the  United  Brethren  church  since  1863.  His 
mother’s  maiden  name  was  Catherine  Rife.  His  father  was  a native  of  Stutt- 
gart, Germany  and  his  mother  was  born  in  Pickaway  county,  Ohio.  Our  sub- 
ject was  the  eldest  of  twelve  children,  ten  of  whom  are  living.  He  lived  at 
Circleville  four  years,  at  Pomeroy  about  eighteen  months,  at  Zanesville  three 
years,  at  Cleveland  four  years,  at  Cincinnati  four  years,  at  Dayton  three 
years,  in  southern  Illinois  about  eighteen  months,  and  then  he  came  to  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio.  Between  the  age  of  fourteen  and  fifteen,  he  went  into  a drug  store 
in  Dayton  and  was  there  over  a year,  and  was  in  the  same  business  in  Illinois. 

His  father  was  sent  to  Portsmouth  in  1876,  as  minister  to  the  German 
TJ.  B.  church  and  our  subject  followed  him  in  1877  and  has  remained  here  ever 


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since.  When  he  arrived  in  Portsmouth,  he  went  into  the  employment  of 
George  Fisher,  where  he  remained  until  1879,  when  he  went  to  Cincinnati  and 
attended  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy.  He  was  there  two  years  and 
graduated  in  1881.  He  then  went  into  the  J.'  F.  Davis  Drug  store  as  prescrip- 
tion clerk  and  book-keeper  until  in  February,  1890.  He  then  went  into  busi- 
ness under  the  firm  name  of  Fisher  & Streich,  having  bought  one-half  interest. 
The  firm  continued  under  this  name  until  July,  1901,  then  he  bought  out  Mr. 
Fisher’s  interest  annd  the  business  is  now,  Fisher  & Streich  Pharmacy,  P.  M. 
Streich.  Proprietor.  He  was  married  September  30,  1884  to  Louisa  Ebert, 
daughter  of  Charles  Ebert.  He  has  two  children  Edna  and  Ralph.  He  is  a 
republican  and  a member  of  the  United  Brethren  church. 

Mr.  Streich  enjoys  the  advantage  of  being  well  acquainted  with  every 
one  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth  and  every  one  in  the  county,  and  he  enjoys  the 
good  will  and  friendship  of  all  who  know  him.  He  is  a gentleman  who  makes 
no  antagonisms.  He  is  known  for  his  uprightness,  truthfulness  and  integrity 
as  a business  man.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  business  and  has  deserved  it 
all,  and  no  one  stands  any  higher  in  the  estimation  of  the  community  than  he, 
and  the  better  he  is  known  the  more  he  is  liked. 

Hadley  Herbert  Summers 

was  born  July  30,  1866  at  Dayton.  O.  His  father  is  Lewis  Augustus  Francis 
Summers  who  resides  on  Robinson  avenue  in  Portsmouth.  His  mother's  maiden 
name  was  Elenor  Mills.  When  he  was  three  years  of  age,  his  father  moved 
to  Bellbrook,  Green  county,  O.  where  he  resided  until  he  was  14  years  of  age. 
Then  he  resided  in  Xenia  two  years  and  in  Jackson  three  years  and  attended 
the  public  schools  of  all  these  places.  He  completed  his  education  in  Ports- 
mouth and  here  he  has  resided  since  he  was  19  years  of  age.  At  the  age  of 
20,  he  began  as  a stenographer  and  on  July  1,  1886,  took  a position  as  such  in 
the  office  of  Drew,  Selby  & Co.,  shoe  manufacturers  in  Portsmouth.  On  Jan- 
uary 1.  1887.  he  began  traveling  for  the  same  firm  as  a salesman  and  has  been 
engaged  in  the  same  busines  ever  since. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Minta  lewis  of  McConnellsville,  O.  in  March 
1894  and  has  two  children  Ivan  Harry  Summers,  aged  four,  and  Herbert  Julia 
Summers  aged  two.  He  is  a member  of  the  Sixth  Street  M.  E.  church.  In  his 
political  views  he  is  a republican  on  national  and  state  affairs,  but  in  municipal 
affairs  he  is  a “free-lance.”  He  has  a most  attractive  home  on  the  northeast 
corner  of  Fourth  and  Waller  streets,  and  is  happily  situated  in  all  respects. 
He  is  one  of  the  most  successful  of  the  Drew-Selby  Co’s,  commercial  salesmen 
and  enjoys  the  confidence  of  his  employers  to  the  fullest  extent. 

Joseph  Jackson  Sutton 

was  born  in  Lawrence  county.  Ohio,  June  17,  1842.  His  father  was  John  W. 
Sutton  of  Baltimore  county,  Maryland,  who  lived  in  Ohio  for  more  than  fifty 
years  and  in  Scioto  county  twenty-eight  years.  He  died  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
October  31,  1892.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Catharine  Gard,  of  York 
county,  Pennsylvania.  She  died  November  14,  1900.  Mr.  Sutton  received  only 
a common  school  education  in  the  schools,  but  was  a great  reader.  He  in- 
formed himself  on  all  current  events  and  is  well  read  in  history. 

May  26,  1862  he  enlisted  in  Company  H,  87th  O.  V.  I.  for  three  months, 
was  at  the  seige  and  surrender  of  Harper’s  Ferry.  Va.,  September,  1862.  He 
was  paroled  and  honorably  discharged  Oct.  1,  1862,  returning  to  his  home  in 
Jackson  county,  Ohio.  He  remained  there  until  March  29,  1863,  when  he  enlisted 
in  Company  H.  2nd  West  Virginia  Cavalry  at  Charleston,  W.  Va.,  in  a Company 
which  had  been  raised  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  the  entire  regiment  having  been 
recruited  in  Ohio.  No  regiment  saw  harder  service  than  this.  It  was  on  the 
perilous  Wytheville  raid,  the  ill-fated  Lynchburg  raid,  and  numerous  engage- 
ments in  West  Virginia.  In  July,  1864  the  command  was  transferred  to  the 
Shenandoah  Valley  in  the  Army  of  Major-General  Phillip  H.  Sheridan.  Our 
subject  was  in  the  following  battles  under  that  gallant  commander:  Winchester. 
Fisher’s  Hill,  Cedar  Creek,  Appomattox  Station,  and  Appomattox  C.  B.,  the 
latter,  being  the  surrender  of  Lee.  He  was  in  fifty-five  battles  and  skirmishes, 
was  never  wounded,  although  engaged  in  a number  of  hand-to-hand  encounters 


1152  HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


and  never  missed  a scout,  nor  fight  in  which  his  company  was  engaged.  He 
prides  himself  in  his  army  service  in  that,  although  not  very  strong  physical- 
ly, he  was  never  sick  nor  in  the  hospital  during  the  war.  He  boasts  that  he 
never  cost  the  Government  a cent  for  medicine  or  hospital  treatment.  He  was 
honorably  discharged  June  30,  1865. 

From  the  service  he  returned  to  Scioto  county,  where  his  parents  had 
located  in  1864.  He  was  a resident  of  Portsmouth  for  a number  of  years.  He 
was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education  in  that  city  in  1893  and  1894,  was  a 
member  of  the  Sixth  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  one  of  the  official 
board  of  that  church.  He  was  also  a member  of  Scioto  Lodge  No.  31,  of  Orient 
Encampment  and  a charter  member  and  Captain  of  Canton  Orient  Patriarchs 
Militant  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Mr.  Sutton  was  married  to  Malissa 
Jane  Westfall  in  Scioto  county,  February  15,  1866.  Six  children  were  born  to 
them,  two  of  whom  survive,  George  C.,  of  New  York  city,  who  was  educated 
in  the  schools  of  Portsmouth,  and  Mrs.  Ethel  Trahelot  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sutton  are  temporarily  living  ih  the  mountain  section  of  Pike 
county,  Ky.  Mr.  Sutton  is  engage  in  the  lumber  business. 

Mr.  Sutton  is  one  of  the  most  agreeable  companions.  He  is  a good  conver- 
sationalist on  any  subject  upon  which  he  has  read.  He  has  a fine  sense  of 
humor.  He  is  one  of  the  most  genial  and  courteous  of  men.  When  he  makes 
a friend,  he  retains  him.  If  he  has  any  weakness  it  is  his  pride  of  his  army 
record  and  he  is  fully  justified  in  that.  In  1892  he  wrote  and  published  a his- 
tory of  the  Second  regiment  of  West  Virginia  Cavalry.  It  is  a book  of  262 
pages  and  very  interesting.  This  regiment  while  being  designated  the  Second 
West  Virginia  Cavalry  was  really  from  Ohio.  Mr.  Sutton  was  not  only  a first- 
class  soldier  but  is  a first-class  citizen.  Whenever  a duty  is  presented  to 
him  he  always  tries  to  do  it,  to  the  best  of  his  ability.  This  has  been  charac- 
teristic of  him  from  boyhood  to  the  present  time.  He  was  reared  a Democrat, 
but  cast  his  first  vote  in  1864  for  President  Lincoln  in  the  Shenandoah  valley 
under  the  sound  of  the  enemy’s  cannon.  While  he  has  usually  been  known  as 
a democrat,  his  political  views  are  liberal.  He  is  universally  liked  and  re- 
spected. and  has  no  enemies  he  knows  of.  Certainly  there  has  been  nothing  in 
his  life  and  character  which  would  invite  the  enmity  of  anyone. 

‘William  Swabby 

was  born  April  6,  1849,  at  Center  Furnace,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio.  His  par- 
ents were  Hiram  Swabby  and  Ellen  Brinkenmire.  They  were  married  in  Ger- 
many. William  Swabby  was  the  fifth  of  a family  of  ten  children.  He  received 
a common  school  eucation  in  the  schools  at  Howard  Furnace.  Hiram  Swabby 
was  an  engineer  and  our  subject  learned  that  trade.  He  began  as  assistant 
engineer  with  his  father  at  the  age  of  fifteen  and  worked  at  that  until  he  was 
twenty-one  He  then  worked  at  Howard  furnace  as  a teamster  for  four  years. 
He  decided  to  go  west  and  went  to  Hamilton  furnace,  Missouri,  and  remained 
there  for  two  months,  then  came  back  and  ran  the  engine  at  Cambria  furnace 
for  two  years.  In  1877,  he  came  to  Scioto  county.  He  worked  for  Peter  Som- 
ers from  1876  until  1880.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  a farmer. 

In  1876,  he  was  married  to  Barbara  Somers,  daughter  of  Peter  Somers. 
They  have  five  children:  George,  who  is  employed  in  the  Portsmouth  post- 
office:  Charles,  an  assistant  superintendent  of  a rolling  mill  in  Pittsburg; 
Howard,  employed  at  the  Big  Four  depot  in  Cincinnati;  Cora  and  Roscoe  at 
home.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  was  a 
Trustee  of  Clay  township  in  1886.  In  1901,  he  was  elected  an  Infirmary  Di- 
rector. Mr.  Swabby  is  a good  example  of  the  self-made  man.  Starting  with 
industry  and  honesty  for  his  capital,  he  has  made  a success  of  life.  His  rep- 
utation is  that  of  an  honest,  capable,  industrious  and  level-headed  citizen.  The 
respect  in  which  he  is  held  by  the  community  is  evidenced  by  his  nomination 
and  election  as  Infirmary  Director,  his  majorities  being  a just  tribute  to  his  ex- 
cellences as  a citizen  and  his  admitted  qualifications  for  the  place. 

Rev.  David  Stanton  Tappan,  D.  I) . , LL.  D. 

The  name  was  originally  Topham  (Upper  Village.)  It  is  purely  Anglo  Saxon. 
The  first  Tappan  of  whom  we  haye  any  knowledge,  was  Robert  of  Linton,  near 


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1153 


Paley  Bridge,  West  Riding,  of  Yorkshire.  Our  subject  is  the  twelfth  in  the 
direct  line  of  descent  from  this  Robert  Tappan,  who  died  in  1550.  Out  of  the 
twelve  in  the  line  of  descent,  nine  had  Scripture  names,  Samuel,  Abraham  and 
Benjamin  were  among  them,  the  latter  being  the  favorite.  Abraham,  the  fourth 
in  descent  from  Robert,  came  to  Massachusetts,  in  1637,  and  settled  in  Essex 
county.  He  was  made  a selectman  the  next  year.  Benjamin  Tappan.  the  grand- 
son of  Abraham,  graduated  at  Harvard  College.  The  Tappans  have  always  be- 
lieved in  education,  but  the  soil  of  the  last  named  Benjamin,  great-great- 
grandfather of  our  subject,  was  a goldsmith.  However,  a goldsmith  in  1770, 
was  a very  different  occupation  from  a goldsmith  now.  The  early  goldsmiths 
were  the  bankers  and  money  lenders  of  their  time. 

The  first  Tappan  in  this  country  had  eight  children;  the  next,  ten;  the 
next,  twelve;  the  next,  eleven,  and  the  Doctor,  our  subject,  has  followed  the 
family  fashion,  for  he  has  had  eleven.  The  Tappans  have  always  been  distin- 
guished for  three  things,  conscience,  learning  and  piety,  and  these  character- 
istics are  as  strong  in  the  present  generation  as  in  the  past  ones.  The  Doctor 
is  in  a peculiar  situation  as  to  this  sketch.  He  was  not  consulted  about  it.  It 
is  written  by  his  classmate  and  he  is  not  responsible  for  anything  in  it.  He 
never  mentions  his  ancestry  unless  directly  questioned  about  it,  and  the 
writer  has  inflicted  that  part  upon  him. 

His  grandfather,  Benjamin  Tappan,  afterwards  Judge  and  U.  S.  Senator, 
came  to  the  Northwest  Territory,  in  1799.  In  1809,  he  located  in  Steubenville, 
and  there  his  grandson,  our  subject,  son  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Tappan  and  Oella 
Stanton,  daughter  of  Dr.  David  Stanton  and  sister  of  the  great  War  Secretary, 
was  born,  April  2,  1845,  the  third  of  five  children.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Steubenville,  until  September,  1860,  when  he  entered  the  Freshman 
Class  at  Miami  University.  He  was  a faithful  and  diligent  student  and  learned 
well  all  there  was  to  he  learned.  It  was  known  through  his  entire  course  that 
he  had  the  ministry  in  view.  He  took  the  first  honors  in  a class  of  twenty- 
five,  at  graduation,  in  June,  1864,  and  delivered  the  valedictory  oration.  While 
in  college,  he  was  a member  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  Fraternity  and  the  Miami 
Union  Literary  Society.  Directly  after  his  graduation,  he  took  up  the  study  of 
Theology,  in  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  at  Alleghany,  Pennsylvania, 
and  graduated  in  April.  1867.  In  the  summer  of  1865,  he  had  charge  of  the  State 
Lick  Academy,  in  Armstrong  county,  Pennsylvania.  In  the  summer  of  1866, 
he  was  in  charge  of  Callensburg  Academy,  in  Clarion  county,  Pennsylvania. 
Alleghany  Presbytery  licensed  him  to  preach,  in  the  spring  of  1866.  In  Septem- 
ber 1867,  he  took  charge  of  the  Chariton  Presbyterian  church  in  the  Presbytery 
of  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

On  August  12,  1869,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Grandgirard,  daughter 
of  Rev.  Emilius  Grandgirard,  at  Hillsboro,  Ohio. 

In  February,  1871,  he  took  charge  of  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Mt. 
Pleasant,  Iowa,  where  he  remained  until  April,  1890.  While  in  Iowa,  he  was 
honored  with  the  offices  of  Moderator  and  Permanent  Clerk  of  his  Presbytery 
in  turn.  He  was  permanent  clerk  of  the  Iowa  Synod  South,  from  1870  to  1882, 
when  the  two  Synods  were  consolidated.  In  1882.  he  was  made  Stated  Clerk  of 
the  Synod;  of  Iowa,  and  served  until  his  removal  from  the  state.  While  a 
resident  of  Iowa,  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  from  Wooster  Uni- 
versity. He  received  the  Degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity,  from  Lenox  College, 
Iowa,  in  1886.  While  a resident  of  Iowa,  he  was  a commissioner  to  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  his  church  three  times.  He  was  for  six  years  president  of  the 
school  board  of  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa.  From  1887  to  1890,  he  was  a Trustee  of 
the  Presbyterian  College,  at  Fairfield,  Iowa.  On  April  1,  1890.  he  took  the  pas- 
torate of  the  First  Presbyterian  church,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  the  largest  and 
strongest  church  in  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth.  He  held  this  until  Septem- 
ber 1,  1899.  when  he  became  President  of  the  Miami  University. 

In  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth,  he  was  the  leader  among  his  minister- 
ial brethren.  He  was  often  Moderator.  In  1893,  he  was  a commissioner  to  the 
General  Assembly  from  the  Portsmouth  Presbytery,  and  was  one  of  the  Clerks. 
He  was  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Home  Missions  in  the  Portsmouth 
Presbytery  during  his  entire  connection  with  it.  In  the  Synod  of  Ohio,  he  was 
for  three  years  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Education,  and  for  three  years 


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HISTORY  OF  SCIOTO  COUNTY. 


was  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Home  Missions.  In  November,  1899,  he  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  LL.  D.  from  Wooster  University,  Ohio. 

His  elest  child,  Benjamin,  died  an  infant,  in  Iowa.  His  eldest  daughter, 
Oella,  is  the  wife  of  Edgar  H.  Lowman,  of  Springfield,  Ohio.  His  second 
daughter,  Julia,  is  the  wife  of  Prof.  William  B.  Langsdorf,  Ph.  D.,  Lit.  D.,  late 
Professor  of  Latin  in  Miami  University,  but  now  a Presbyteran  minister.  His 
second  son  Paul,  is  a graduate  of  Wooster,  and  a Doctor  of  Medicine,  and  an  as- 
sistant physician  at  the  Dayton  Hospital  for  tfie  Insane.  His  sons,  Frank  and 
George,  are  students  of  Washington  College,  Pa.  His  daughter  Helen  is  at  home. 
He  lost  a son,  Edwin  Stanton,  aged  eighteen  months,  while  a resident  of  Ports- 
mouth, and  his  daughter  Lucy,  aged  sixteen,  died  since  he  has  resided  in  Ox- 
ford. His  youngest  daughter,  Margaret,  is  aged  seven  years. 

Doctor  Tappan  is  a well  educated  man.  He  is  thorough  in  all  his  methods. 
What  he  knows,  he  is  certain  of  and  it  is  available  to  him  at  any  time.  He  is 
strong  physically  and  strong  mentally.  As  a preacher  and  public  speaker,  he 
has  a voice  which  can  be  heard  and  understood.  His  sentences  are  well  chosen 
and  expressive.  Whatever  he  has  to  say  is  interesting.  His  discourses  are 
full  of  treasures  of  thought.  Dr.  Tappan  has  had  but  three  churches  in  a min- 
istry of  thirty-two  years.  He  could  have  remained  in  either  a life-time.  Each 
change  was  a promotion  and  a call  up  higher.  His  call  to  the  Presidency  of 
Miami  University,  his  Alma  Mater,  was  a tribute  to  his  thorough  education  and 
his  love  for  and  devotion  to  teaching.  He  is  conservative  in  all  things.  He  is 
the  last  minister  in  the  Presbyterian  church  to  be  suspected  of  heresy  or  heter- 
odoxy. He  is  no  theorist  and  is  always  found  on  the  safe  side  of  every  question 
presented  to  him.  When  one  goes  to  hear  him  preach  a sermon,  he  is  sure  to 
be  instructed  and  edified.  He  is  sure  to  hear  every  word  uttered  and  that  the 
diction  will  be  perfect.  He  is  sure  that  there  will  be  no  sensationalism  and  he  is 
sure  of  the  Orthodoxy  of  every  utterance.  Dr.  Tappan  is  a man  of  powerful 
will,  and  of  great  strength  of  purpose  and  the  trait  is  inherited  from  both  sides 
of  the  home.  But  for  the  fact  that  he  is  a minister,  he  would  be  as  overbearing 
as  his  grandfather,  the  Senator,  or  his  uncle,  the  great  War  Secretary,  neither 
of  whom  could  tolerate  opposition.  He  is  a tower  of  strength  at  the  head  of 
any  institution,  whether  it  be  a church  or  college.  He  is  a safe  man  at  all  times 
and  under  all  circumstances.  In  a number  of  courses  presented  to  him,  he  can 
always  be  relied  on  to  take  the  wisest  and  the  most  just.  Since  the  above  was 
written,  in  June,  1902,  Dr.  Tappan  resigned  the  Presidency  of  Miami  University 
and  in  November  of  the  same  year  accepted  the  pastorate  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  Circleville,  Ohio. 


Addison  Taylor 


was  born  in  Harrisonville,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  March  17,  1866,  a son  of  Martyn 
Taylor,  M.  D.,  and  Lydia  J.  Draper,  his  wife.  Several  of  his  paternal  ances- 
tors were  soldiers  of  the  Revolutionary  War  and  his  father  was  an  acting  as- 
sistant surgeon  in  the  Civil  war.  Addison  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  the  county  and  was  a teacher  for  eight  years,  the  last  four  of  which  he  taught 
in  the  grammar  grades  at  Sciotoville.  He  has  been  a consistent  political  pro- 
hibitionist since  arriving  at  his  majority,  never  having  voted  any  other  ticket, 
on  a state,  or  national  election,  andjhas  been  a candidate  for  various  offices  in 
the  county  on  the  Prohibition  ticket.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Methodist 
church  for  eighteen  years.  In  1890,  lie  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Frank,  of 
Sciotoville.  They  have  two  children:  Wendell  and  Ella.  Mr.  Taylor  is  sec- 
retary and  treasurer  of  the  Scioto  Star  Brick  Works,  west  of  Sciotoville,  and 
has  been  connected  with  the  company  for  ten  years,  having  worked  his  way  up 
from  a laborer  in  the  yard.  A good  part  of  his  time  is  spent  traveling  over 
the  country  selling  fire  brick.  He  has  a large  business  acquaintance  among  the 
iron  and  steel  trades.  He  is  active  in  church  work  and  what  might  be  termed 
a “radical”  in  his  opinions. 

James  Landon  Taylor,  M.  D. 

The  Taylors  are  of  English  ancestry  and  settled  first  on  coming  from 
England  in  the  state  of  Connecticut,  in  the  early  part  of  the  18th  century. 
From  there  this  branch  emigrated  to  the.  wilds  of  central  New  York,  where 


JAMES  LANDON  TAYLOR,  M.  D. 


Ait.  63. 


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1155 


we  find  James  Taylor,  the  grandsire  of  this  sketch,  organizing  a Methodist 
Episcopal  church  in  or  about  Elmira,  then  called  Newtown,  in  1807.  His 
mother  Anna  Landon,  was  a member  of  the  Landon  family,  now  widely  dis- 
tributed through  the  United  States.  About  1835,  he  came  to  Scioto  county  with 
his  family,  one  daughter,  Olive,  and  seven  sons,  two  of  whom  preceded  him. 
Of  the  sons,  four  also  became  Methodist  ministers:  James.  Harvey,  William  and 
Landon,  the  latter  marrying  Jane  Vincent,  daughter  of  A.  C.  Vincent,  one  of  the 
original  French  Grant  settlers.  Landon  and  wife  took  up  their  residence  at 
Franklin  furnace,  Ohio,  where  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  February  1, 
1840. 

Owing  to  the  invalidism  of  his  mother,  the  infant  was  taken  by  his  ma- 
ternal aunt,  Mrs.  John  S.  Baccus,  near  Wheelersburg,  and  reared  in  that  family. 
Here  he  learned  to  speak  French,  which  he  ever  after  cultivated.  His  first  rec- 
ollection of  school  life  was  going  to  a subscription  school  in  Wheelersburg, 
taught  by  Miss  Elizabeth  Crichton. 

At  the  age  of  fifteen,  he  obtained  a*  certificate  to  teach  school  and  taught 
his  first  school  in  the  Kettles  district  in  1856,  at  $33  1-3  per  month.  Mr.  A.  J. 
Finney,  afterwards  Sheriff  and  County  Clerk,  was  one  of  Doctor  Taylor’s  pupils, 
as  well  as  many  other  gray-headed  men  and  women  out  in  that  district  which 
comprises  part  of  four  townships:  Vernon,  Bloom,  Harrison  and  Porter.  When 
the  winter  term  was  over,  young  Taylor  started  for  a term  in  college.  After 
completing  the  Junior  year  of  his  college  course  in  Delaware.  Ohio,  young  Tay- 
lor obtained  from  President  Merrick  an  honorable  dismissal,  and  a certificate 
of  standing  in  college  so  flattering  that  it  virtually  passed  him  into  the  Univer^ 
sity  of  Michigan,  where  he  graduated  in  1863.  From  that  time  until  1870.  he 
spent  in  teaching,  and  in  1872,  took  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  the  Ohio  Medical 
College  in  Cincinnati.  He  then  took  up  the  practice  of  medicine  in  Wheelers- 
burg, Ohio,  following  Doctor  Arthur  Titus,  where  he  has  resided  ever  since. 

In  1867,  he  married  Melissa  Folsom,  of  Green  township,  a daughter  of  J. 
S.  Fulsom,  whose  biography  appears  in  this  volume.  There  were  born  to 
them  one  daughter  and  two  sons,  both  of  the  latter  being  physicians.  The 
daughter  Katy,  died  unmarried  in  1900.  The  older  son,  Wesley,  is  rounding 
up  his  medical  and  literary  education  in  the  universities  and  hospitals  of  Eu- 
rope, and  the  younger  son  John,  has  a similar  course  in  prospect. 

Doctor  Taylor  has  now  been  identified  with  Wheelersburg,  Porter  town- 
ship and  vicinity,  as  a teacher,  farmer,  doctor  and  well  known  citizen  for  near- 
ly half  a century.  For  eleven  years  consecutively  he  served  on  the  School 
Board.  In  March,  1870,  he  succeeded  Captain  N.  W.  Evans  as  County  Examin- 
er, serving  for  nearly  a year  on  the  Board  with  Doctor  Burr  and  John  Bolton. 
He  is  a member  of  the  local  medical  societies,  the  National  Association  and  the 
American  Academy  of  Medicine,  the  Vice  Presidency  of  which  he  held  from 
1901-2.  He  is  a member  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of 
Science,  and  iS  planning  to  attend  the  International  Medical  Congress  of  Tu- 
berculosis to  be  held  in  Paris  in  1903. 

Doctor  Taylor  is  still  engrossed  with  the  cares  of  his  business,  his 
lands  and  his  profession,  leading  even  a busier  life  than  when  he  set  out  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  thirty  years  ago.  He  is  of  athletic  build,  six 
feet  in  height,  an  active  mover,  a republican  in  politics  and  a protestant  in  re- 
ligion. Doctor  Taylor  is  in  no  way  responsible  for  what  follows  in  this  sketch. 
He  is  a very  difficult  subject  to  make  a character  estimate  of  and  do  him 
justice.  The  reason  of  that  is,  there  are  so  many  points  of  view,  and  our  suit 
ject  will  show  up  well  from  any  of  them.  Doctor  Taylor  is  a well  educated  man. 
He  has  been  trained  to  think  and  investigate.  His  mind  is  like  a wonderful 
piece  of  mechanism.  It  is  bound  to  accomplish  certain  results.  Give  him  a sub- 
ject to  investigate  and  reason  out  and  he  will  first  ascertain  all  the  facts  and 
then  he  will  reach  the  most  logical  and  wisest  conclusion.  He  was  not  only 
trained  to  this  but  he  has  given  himself  a thorough  course  of  self-discipline 
and  training.  The  facts  he  learns  are  always  available  to  him.  They  will  come 
'to  him  and  he  can  use  them  at  any  time.  The  Doctor  has  a reputation  as  a 
first  class  business  man  and  financier.  It  is  because  he  knows  how  to  reason 
on  predicates  and  thereby  anticipate  results.  In  all  things  he  undertakes  he  does 
his  work  thoroughly.  He  never  acts  until  he  knows  the  uttermost  facts,  and 


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when  he  has  learned  them  all,  he  reasons  out  a course  to  pursue  and  that  course 
is  unerringly  the  wisest  which  could  have  been  discovered  or  chosen.  When 
he  comes  to  a conclusion,  he  has  faith  in  it  and  never  hesitates.  This  habit  of 
(thought  and  action  avails  him  in  every  thing  he  undertakes  whether  it  be 
farming,  medicine,  literature  or  finance. 

The  Doctor  is  one  of  those  rare  characters  who  would  succeed  in  any- 
thing they  undertake.  He  is  a first  class  farmer,  he  stands  at  the  top  of  his  pro- 
fession and  as  a financier  and  business  man  he  has  no  superior.  The  editor  be- 
lieves he  would  have  acquired  national  distinction  as  a medical  or  historical 
writer,  but  no  one  could  justly  say  that  Doctor  Taylor  has  missed  his  calling. 
To  a layman,  his  medical  essays,  mentioned  in  the  Bibliography  of  this  work, 
show  that  he  is  master  of  every  subject  he  has  treated  and  'that  on  a condition 
of  facts  given,  his  hypotheses  are  the  most  consistent  with  the  highest  wisdom 
in  his  profession,  and  his  ideas  are  the  most  advanced.  The  esteem  in  which 
the  Doctor  is  held  by  the  fellow  members  of  his  profession,  show  that  the  lay- 
man's ideas  of  him  are  correct.  But  tlie  Doctor  is  not  only  fortunate  and  suc- 
cessful in  handling  medical  subjects;  some  years  ago  he  was  a contributor  to 
the  Ohio  Farmer  and  his  articles  on  Tariff  Reform  were  unanswerable.  He 
can  write  an  essay  on  the  money  question  which  would  command  the  respectful 
consideration  of  the  best  financiers.  He  would  be  equally  interesting  in  writ- 
ing on  stock  raising.  The  editor  has  read  all  of  the  Doctor’s  essays  on  Medi- 
cal Topics  with  great  interest  and  believes  that  the  community  in  which  he 
dwells  does  not  appreciate  his  learning  or  his  acquirements  in  his  profession. 
Fifty  years  from  now  his  learning  and  talent  will  be  appreciated.  As  the  Doctor 
has  taken  good  care  of  himself  in  his  present  life,  in  the  life  hereafter,  he  will 
not  be  concerned  at  the  failure  to  appreciate  him  while  living.  His  neighbors 
do  appreciate  him  now  as  a business  man,  and  they  have  the  utmost  confidence 
.in  him  in  his  profession,  but  they  will  never  realize  the  extent  of  his  acquire- 
ments until  he  has  passed  beyond  this  life  and  his  finished  career  can  be  com- 
pared with  others. 

Harry  Edmund  Taylor 

was  born  in  McConnellsville,  Morgan  county,  Ohio,  September  29,  1873.  He  was 
the  son  of  William  and  Frances  Bell  Taylor.  William  Taylor  was  the  owner 
of  various  salt  furnaces  in  the  Muskingum  valley,  and  was  the  first  democrat 
elected  to  office  in  Morgan  county  after  the  war.  being  elected  Sheriff  in  1883. 
The  subject  of  this  sketch  graduated  from  the  McConnellsville  schools  in  1889, 
and  then  entered  the  office  of  the  Morgan  county  “Democrat,”  where  he  learned 
the  printer’s  trade.  In  1891,  he  became  a reporter  on  the  Akron,  Ohio,  “World” 
and  the  Akron  “Beacon  and  Republican.”  In  1894,  Mr.  Taylor  came  to  Ports- 
mouth to  take  charge  of  the  city  news  work  on  the  Portsmouth  Daily  Times, 
about  to  be  started  by  J.  L.  Patterson.  He  has  held  that  position  up  to  the 
present  time.  In  1898,  he,  with  Vallee  Harold  purchased  the  controlling  inter- 
est in  the  Times  Publishing  Company  and  upon  the  organization  of  the  com- 
pany Mr.  Taylor  was  chosen  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  He  married  Decem- 
ber 5,  1899,  Leah  Pauline,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  H.  Grimes,  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio. 

Lafayette  Taylor 

was  born  December  25,  1856,  in  Susquehanna,  county,  Pennsylvania,  near  the 
town  of  that  name.  His  parents  were  William  and  Mary  B.  (Kelley)  Taylor, 
who  resided  on  East  Mountain  in  Gibson  township,  in  the  above  named  county. 
William  Taylor  was  a son  of  Amos  and  Dolly  (Starks)  Taylor.  They  settled 
about  a mile  below  Smiley,  Pennsylvania,  on  the  west  side  of  Tunkhannock, 
soon  after  1800.  Amos  was  the  son  of  David  and  Mercy  Taylor,  who  settled  at 
Smiley  about  1804,  and  built  a hotel  which  was  then  one  of  the  three  frame 
houses  in  Gibson  township.  Mr.  Taylor  is  one  of  a family  of  twelve  children. 
John  F.  resides  at  Scranton,  Pa.  Sarah  Jane  married  S.  C.  Avery,  and  is  de- 
ceased. Josiah  resides  on  the  old  home  farm  in  Pennsylvania  and  was  in  a 
construction  corps  during  the  Civil  war.  Freeman  F.  is  a railroad  contractor 
and  a ranchman  at  Colorado  City,  Colorado.  Leslie  D.  is  deceased.  Leroy 
Eugene  resides  in  Lackawanna  county  and  is  the  overseer  of  a coal  breaker  at 


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1157 


Winter,  Pa.  William  K.  resides  at  Ottawa,  Kansas.  Volney  E.  is  a lumberman 
at  Doane,  West  Virginia. 

During  the  early  years  of  our  subject’s  boyhood,  he  worked  on  a farm 
and  attended  the  district  school.  He  very  early  developed  the  propensity  and 
desire  to  make  money.  This  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  when  he  had  reached 
the  age  of  sixteen,  he  had  accumulated  the  sum  of  $400  or  what  would  be  con- 
sidered a good  fortune  for  a bey  of  that  age.  But  with  this  desire  for  money 
came  an  overwhelming  desire  for  a better  education  than  he  could  obtain  at 
home  Im  company  with  a boy  friend  of  his  age  and  against  the  will  of  his 
parents,  he  came  to  Oberlin,  Ohio,  to  attend  school.  But  a term  there  some- 
what discouraged  him:  he  thought  an  education  should  be  obtained  in  a more 
rapid  manner  so  he  left  this  school  intending  to  take  up  study  again  in  some 
other  school.  In  the  meantime,  he  went  to  work  chopping  wood  and  sawing  logs 
for  a saw  mill  until  school  should  open  again.  This  was  his  first  experience 
in  the  lumber  business.  When  the  time  for  entering  school  again  came 
around,  he  did  not  go;  but  continued  to  work  and  save.  Month  after  month 
passed  away  and  all  the  time  the  desire  to  make  money  was  overcoming  and 
crowding  out  the  desire  for  an  education,  until  at  the  end  of  three  years,  he 
gave  up  his  intention  of  educating  himself  and  embarked  upon  his  money  mak- 
ing career  which  has  been  somewhat  phenomenal  and  characteristic  of  all  sim- 
ilar careers.  In  a short  time  he  had  saved  sufficient  money  to  buy  several 
yoke  of  cattle  and  began  taking  logging  contracts  in  Pike  county.  Success 
crowned  his  undertakings  and  soon  he  began  to  buy  timber  in  tracts  and  to 
have  it  sawed,  doing  the  logging  himself. 

In  1880,  he  came  to  Rarden,  which  has  been  the  scene  of  his  activities 
since,  and  which  owes  its  growth  and  prosperity  in  large  part  to  him.  In  1885, 
he  gave  up  logging  and  took  up  his  residence  in  Rarden,  having  married  the 
previous  year.  Here  he  opened  a small  store  and  engaged  in  the  buying  and 
shipping  of  lumber  and  at  the  same  time  owning  and  operating  several  saw- 
mills. He  became  a partner  with  Guilford  Marr  in  the  cooperage  business  in 
1887.  From  this  year  until  1891,  he  had  on  hands  at  all  times  the  enormous 
quantity  of  2,000,000  feet  of  sawed  lumber  and  his  output  each  year  during  this 
time  was  2,500,000  feet.  Besides  this  quantity  of  sawed  lumber,  he  handled 
railroad  ties,  tanbark  and  all  kinds  of  lumber  products.  His  trade  gradually 
branched  out  until  he  had  practical  control  of  the  lumber  business  in  this 
section  and  nine-tenths  of  all  the  lumber  shipped  from  Rarden  in  the  last  fif- 
teen years  has  passed  through  his  hands  and  has  added  thousands  to  his  cof- 
fers. From  1887  to  the  present  time  he  has  reaped  the  harvest  from  something 
like  50,000,000  feet  of  lumber. 

In  1895,  he  became  the  chief  stockholder  in  the  Rarden  Stone  Company, 
incorporated  that  year.  He  is  exclusive  owner  of  the  Rarden  Stone  Mill.  He 
owns  a controlling  interest  in  the  Taylor  Cooperage  company.  He  is 
an  equal  partner  with  Charles  S.  Brown  in  the  Taylor-Brown  Timber  Company. 
He  owns  and  operates  a large  general  store  at  Rarden.  In  1900,  he  bought 
several  thousand  acres  of  valuable  timber  in  Wayne  county.  West  Virginia, 
and  has  since  been  engaged  in  sawing  and  marketing  it. 

Mr.  Taylor  is  a republican  and  has  always  been  such.  He  takes  a deep 
interest  in  the  management  of  local  and  national  affairs,  but  is  not  a politician 
in  any  sense.  His  whole  time  is  devoted  to  his  numerous  interests. 

He  was  married  July  4,  1884,  to  Almeda  McNeal,  a daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Mary  (Watrous)  McNeal  of  Pike  county,  Ohio.  They  have  one  child  liv- 
ing, Volney  S.,  born  March  27,  1886.  He  is  now  in  school  at  Valparaiso,  Ind. 
Another  child,  Lynn,  was  born  May  8,  1888  and  died  in  infancy.  His  first  wife 
died  November  22,  1888,  and  he  was  again  married  to  Lucinda  McNeal,  a sis- 
ter to  his  former  wife,  January  27,  1890. 

Mr.  Taylor  is  a man  of  strong  and  rugged  build  and  has  exceptional 
powers  of  physical  endurance.  He  is  always  active  and  pushes  his  work  and 
never  lets  it  push  him.  The  one  great  secret  of  his  success  is  his  exhaustless, 
tireless  energy.  Coupled  with  this  his  admirable  ability  to  keep  well  in  hand 
and  manage  his  diverse  business  interests.  He  has  exceptional  business  judg- 
ment and  tact  and  during  the  years  of  his  rapid  advancement  in  the  business 
world  it  has  been  employed  to  wonderful  advantage.  He  is  the  embodiment 


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of  honor  and  integrity— honest  with  himself,  with  his  neighbor,  with  his  em- 
ployes and  with  those  with  whom  he  has  business  transactions.  Some  have  a 
deep  religious  nature  and  a total  lacking  of  the  moral  nature  and  vice  versa; 
others  have  both  in  varying  degrees,  though  one  predominates.  In  our  subject 
we  find  but  a moderate  degree  of  the  religious  but  an  unusually  sensitive  moral 
nature  which  answers  the  purpose  which  the  religious  nature  does  in  others. 
Consequently  we  have  a man  liberal  in  thought  about  things  supernatural  but 
radical  in  questions  of  right  and  justice.  He  should  be  a shining  example  for 
the  young  man  who  has  nothing  but  his  hands  and  a sound  mind  and  body  for 
capital  to  start  on. 

Martyn  Taylor,  M.  D . , 

of  Sciotoville,  Ohio,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Lewis,  Essex  county,  New  York, 
in  1828.  His  father  Theodore  Taylor  was  the  son  of  Eliphalet  Taylor,  a sol- 
dier of  the  Revolution  who  was  conspicuous  for  bravery  at  the  battle  of  Ben- 
nington. The  mother  of  our  subject,  whose  maiden  name  was  Lucy  Jane  Bal- 
lou, was  a descendent  of  Maturin  Ballou  who  came  from  Devonshire,  England 
in  1640  to  the  province  of  Rhode  Island  and  was  largely  influential  in  shaping 
the  policy  of  this  province.  Hosea  Ballou,  the  mother  of  President  Garfield, 
and  she,  are  of  the  same  branch  of  the  Ballou  family.  The  boyhood  and  youth 
of  Doctor  Taylor,  to  the  age  olf  young  manhood,  were  passed  in  his  native 
state,  where  he  received  an  academic  education.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years, 
the  death  of  his  father  threw  him  upon  his  own  resources,  and  he  began,  sin- 
gle handed  to  strike  out  for  himself,  making  his  home  in  Adrian,  Michigan. 
Enrolling  himself  as  a student  in  the  Medical  College  of  the  University  of 
Michigan,  he  worked  his  way  through  that  institution  by  teaching  in  the  in- 
tervals of  lectures  and  received  a degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  the  spring 
of  1852. 

March  27,  1853,  he  married  Miss  Lydia  Jane  Draper  and  began  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  at  Danby,  Dupage  county,  Illinois.  He  located  in  Scioto 
county,  Ohio,  in  I860.  His  three  children  are:  Ella,  born  April  15,  1854,  mar- 
ried A.  H.  Stephenson,  M.  D.,  a resident  of  Fort  Recovery,  Ohio;  Addison  Tay- 
lor, born  March  17,  1866,  a commercial  traveler  and  head  of  the  sales  depart- 
ment of  the  Scioto  Star  Fire  Brick  Works  of  Sciotoville,  Ohio;  Martyn  Taylor, 
Jr.,  born  January  28,  1869,  a physician  and  surgeon  residing  in  Fort  Recovery, 
Ohio. 

On  September  12,  1861  he  enlisted  in  Company  E,  33rd  O.  V.  I.  and  took 
part  in  the  campaign  on  Big  Sandy  and  in  the  battles  of  Perryville  and  Stone 
River.  He  was  discharged  May  28,  1863,  by  order  of  the  department,  to  accept 
the  position  of  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon.  Returning  home  in  1864,  he  served 
as  enrolling  officer  during  the  summer  of  that  year,  and  after  completing  the 
draft  of  Harrison  township  on  September  2,  enlisted  in  Company  F,  1st  0.  V. 
H.  A.  After  his  re-enlistment  in  September,  1864,  he  was  detailed  as  Acting 
Assistant  Surgeon  for  a detachment  of  four  companies  of  his  regiment,  sta- 
tioned at  Chickamauga  Junction,  six  miles  south  of  Chattanooga  and  at  sta- 
tions between  that  point  and  Grayville,  Georgia,  on  the  railroad  south  of  the 
Junction.  His  surgical  duties  ceased  when  these  four  companies  rejoined  their 
regiment,  with  which  he  remained  until  June  20,  1865,  when  he  was  dis- 
charged. 

He  has  always  been  a republican  but  has  never  sought  office.  His  high- 
est ambition  has  been  to  attain  the  greatest,  excellence  in  his  profession.  He 
is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  After  thirty  years  of  labori- 
ous practice,  lie  is  disabled  from  further  work,  by  disabilities  resulting  from 
military  service,  and  is  simply  waiting  for  his  summons. 

■Wells  Teachnor,  M.  I) . , 

son  of  Henry  W.  Teachnor  and  Laura  B.  (Wells)  Teachnor,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 5,  1869.  His  paternal  grandparents  Isaac  and  Susan  Teachnor,  born  re- 
spectively in  1801  and  1814,  were  among  the  early  pioneers  of  Adams  county. 
Isaac  Teachnor  was  a man  of  more  than  ordinary  ability  and  was  possessed  of 
a good  judgment.  Both  were  of  German  descent.  The  maternal  ancestors  of 
'Doctor  Teachnor  were  Jacob  M.  Wells,  born  June  8,  1821,  and  Elizabeth  J, 


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1159 


Wells,  born  May  30.  1826.  Jacob  M.  Wells  was  for  a long  time  one  of  the 
leading  attorneys  at  the  Adams  county  bar  and  was  once  a candidate  for 
Common  Pleas  Judge  in  that  district.  He  was  a man  of  great  force  of  charac- 
ter and  a forcible  speaker  when  thoroughly  enthused. 

Doctor  Teachnor  was  raised  on  a farm  until  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age 
and  attended  the  district  school.  In  1885  and  1886  he  attended  the  Presbyterian 
Academy  at  North  Liberty  in  his  native  county.  In  1888  he  attended  the  Na- 
tional Norman  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  completed  the  scientific  course. 
He  then  began  reading  medicine  with  Doctor  R.  A.  Stephenson,  at  Manches- 
ter, in  1889,  and  attended  the  Ohio  Medical  College  at  Cincinnati  from  1889  to 
April  7,  1892,  when  he  was  graduated  with  honor  and  distinction.  He  located 
at  Portsmouth  in  May,  1892  but  removed  to  Sciotoville,  June  1,  1893.  He  was 
president  of  the  Hempstead  Academy  in  1897.  He  received  the  appointment  of 
physician  of  the  Ohio  Penitentiary,  May  1,  1900  and  entered  upon  his  duties  im- 
mediately and  is  still  serving  in  this  capacity.  He  is  a republican  and  has 
taken  an  active  part  in  politics  since  old  enough.  He  was  a delegate  to  the 
State  Convention  at  Toledo,  in  1897  and  at  Columbus  in  1898. 

He  was  married  May  17,  1893  to  Martha  Anne  Fox,  daughter  of  John  W. 
Fox,  of  Moundsville,  W.  Va.  They  have  four  children:  Wells  H.  Jr.,  Margaret 
V.,  Galen  and  Martha  A. 

Louis  Waller  Terry 

was  born  September  16,  1843,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  on  the  lot  where  Irving 
Drew  now  lives.  His  father  was  John  Pease  Terry  and  his  mother  w*as 
Susannah  Waller.  He  went  through  the  Portsmouth  schools  before  the  age  of 
sixteen  and  was  in  the  first  graduating  class  from  the  Portsmouth  High  School. 
He  entered  college  in  the  fall  of  1859.  He  remained  in  Kenyon  College  until 
December  1,  1861,  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  A,  33rd  O.  V.  I.  He  was  promo- 
ted from  private  to  Sergeant  of  his  company  January  1,  1862.  He  was  made 
Quartermaster  Sergeant  of  the  Regiment  on  the  same  day,  a double  honor. 
He  was  mustered  out  December  4,  1864.  He  went  into  the  County  Treasurer’s 
office  as  a clerk  and  was  there  until  he  was  married  December  17,  1866. 

His  wife  was  Florence  Tillow,  daughter  of  John  Tillow,  a former 
merchant  of  Portsmouth.  After  his  marriage  he  was  book-keeper  at  Buckeye 
furnace,  Jackson  county,  for  three  months.  He  then  went  to  Hamilton  fur- 
nace, Missouri  and  was  book-keeper  there  for  a year.  From  there  he  went  to 
La  Grange  and  Clark  furnaces,  Tennessee,  where  he  was  book-keper.  He  was 
there  one  year  and  after  that  spent  three  years  as  book-keeper  at  Talladega 
furnace,  Alabama.  He  returned  to  Portsmouth,  in  1880,  and  became  book- 
keeper in  the  First  National  Bank  of  Portsmouth  and  was  there  in  that  capacity 
and  as  Cashier  until  1897,  when  he  went  to  Seattle,  Washington. 

May  1.  1889  he  was  appointed  City  Collector  at  Portsmouth  and  was  re- 
appointed on  April  17,  1890.  At  Seattle,  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  cigar 
business  and  continued  in  it  till  his  death.  He  died  November  15,  1899,  of  par- 
alysis. He  is  interred  in  Greenlawn  and  his  widow  resides  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio.  He  was  an  Odd  Fellow,  an  Elk  and  a member  of  the  Grand  Army.  He 
twas  a communicant  of  Christ  Episcopal  church.  Mr.  Terry  was  one  of  the  best 
business  men  of  his  time.  As  a book-keeper,  he  had  no  superior.  Wherever 
his  father  was  interested,  he  kept  the  books.  He  was  not  a man  to  make  ac- 
quaintances readily,  but  when  he  once  made  a friend,  he  retained  him. 

Samuel  Thatcher, 

merchant  at  McGaw,  Ohio,  was  born  November  4,  1843,  in  Adams  county,  Ohio. 
His  parents  were  Richard  Thatcher  born  May  28,  1811  in  the  same  county,  died 
at  the  age  of  eighty-seven  years,  and  Christina  (Rader)  Thatcher,  daughter  of 
John  and  Catharine  Rader,  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  among  the  early  set- 
tlers in  Adams  county.  Our  subject  enlisted  October  14,  1861  in  Company  C. 
70th  0.  V.  I.  for  three  years;  reenlisted  January  4,  1864;  appointed  Corporal 
April  20,  1864;  wounded  May  27,  1864  in  the  battle  of  Dallas,  Georgia;  ap- 
pointed Sergeant  October  19,  1864;  mustered  out  with  company  August  14, 
1865.  He  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Shiloh,  Corinth,  Siege  of  Vicks- 
burg, Jackson,  Missionary  Ridge,  Resaca,  Dalton,  Lookout  Mountain,  Kene- 
saw  Mountain,  Atlanta  and  the  charge  at  Ft.  McAllister. 


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Mr.  Thatcher  has  been  a republican  since  he  cast  his  first  vote  and  is  an 
active  member  in  the  Methodist  church  at  Mc-Gaw  known  as  “McKendree 
Chapel.”  At  different  times  he  has  served  as  steward,  trustee  and  Sabbath 
school  superintendent. 

He  was  married  February  28,  1864  to  Martha  Wilmoth,  daughter  of  John 
and  Mahala  Wilmoth,  late  of  Adams  county,  Ohio.  They  have  six  children: 
John,  Sarah  J.,  William  Wesley,  Mary  C.,  Ida  B.  and  Charles.  His  wife  died 
October  9,  1899  at  the  age  of  fifty-seven.  Mr.  Thatcher  was  married  again 
December  23,  1901  to  Mrs.  Julia  Harrigan  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  Mr.  Thatcher 
is  an  honest  and  upright  business  man,  a good  citizen  and  a consistent  Chris- 
tian. 

Miles  Plummer  Thompson 

was  born  on  the  place  where  he  now  resides,  near  Young,  O.,  August  5,  1838. 
His  father  was  J.  T.  Thompson,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Ellen 
Thompson.  His  grandfather  was  Thomas  Thompson,  born  in  Pennsylvania, 
but  located  on  Brush  creek.  His  grandmother  Thompson’s  maiden  name  was 
Elizabeth  Isaminger,  from  Pennsylvania.  Our  subject  was  raised  a farmer, 
and  always  lived  in  the  Brush  creek  valley,  except  when  he  was  in  the  military 
service.  He  enlisted  in  Company  H,  81st  O.  V.  I.,  August  30,  1862,  as  a private 
for  three  years.  He  was  appointed  Corporal  July  1,  1864,  Sergeant  May  1,  1865, 
and  mustered  out  with  the  company  July  13,  1865.  H*e  was  not  wounded  in  any 
of  the  battles,  though  in  all  of  them.  He  was  with  his  regiment  in  the  Atlanta 
campaign  and  Sherman’s  march  to  the  sea.  When  he  came  home  he  resumed 
his  life  as  a farmer,  and  has  been  engaged  in  it  ever  since.  He  married  Cath- 
arine Jane  McCann,  daughter  of  Isaac  Rose  McCann.  Their  children  are  as 
follows:  Truman  Evart,  a farmer;  Carey  Marshall,  a teacher;  Olive,  Minnie 
and  Miles  Homer,  who  died  at  the  age  of  five  years.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  has  always  been  a democrat,  and  is  a first- 
class  citizen  in  every  respect,  and  is  so  regarded  by  all  who  know  him. 

'William  Jefferson  THompson 

was  born  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  on  October  10,  1847.  His  father  was  John 
Thompson  and  his  mother  Catherine  Williams.  His  mother’s  father,  Matthew 
Williams  was  born  near  Charleston,  Virginia.  Our  subject  has  always  lived 
in  Scioto  county  and  owns  two  fine  farms  about  a mile  below  Rarden.  As  a 
boy  he  learned  the  blacksmith  trade  but  followed  it  only  occasionally.  He  is 
a Democrat.  On  November  23,  1869  he  married  Jane  Freeman,  daughter  of 
Michael  Freeman,  a former  well  known  citizen  of  Rarden.  He  has  ten  chil- 
dren, three  of  whom  are  deceased.  John  B.,  Ida,  the  wife  of  James  Lanthom, 
living  in  Rarden  township,  Cora  Ann,  the  wife  of  Marcus  Hibbs,  resides  in 
Adams  county,  Enza  Ethel,  a boy  at  home,  Harley,  Jesse  Earl,  Dolly  Olive, 
William  Elden  and  Hartzell  Everett. 

Mr.  Thompson  is  highly  respected  for  his  excellent  qualities  and  is  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  best  citizens  of  the  township. 

■William  Kennedy  Thompson 

was  born  at  Brookville,  Pa.,  June  25,  1834,  the  eldest  son  of  Judge  J.  Y.  Thomp- 
son, and  Agnes  his  wife.  The  Thompson  family  was  a large  one.  The  brothers 
were,  beside  himself,  John  J.  and  Robert  M.,  both  of  New  York,  Hon.  A.  C.. 
Federal  Judge,  of  Cincinnati,  and  the  sisters  were  Mrs.  J.  N.  Garrison  of  New 
York  and  Mrs.  John  L.  McNeil  of  Denver,  Col. 

Our  subject  obtained  his  education  in  the  town  of  Brookville  and  on 
January  4,  1857  was  married  to  Miss  Catharine  Jane  Porterfield  of  Emlenton, 
Pa.  In  1859  he  came  to  Portsmouth  where  he  resided  during  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  He  engaged  in  the  saw-mill  business  on  the  river  front  and  fol- 
lowed it  for  many  years.  He  was  a democrat,  in  his  political  faith,  when  all 
the  remaining  members  of  his  family  were  republicans,  but  in  1867  he  and  the 
Hon.  Wells  A.  Hutchins  were  the  only  two  democrats  in  the  county  who  advo- 
cated and  voted  for  the  State  Constitutional  amendment  conferring  negro 
suffrage.  Thompson  was  one  of  the  best  natured  of  men,  always  obliging  to 
his  party,  his  church,  his  neighbors  and  his  friends.  He  was  a member  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  and  a trustee  for  many  years. 


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He  was  tall  and  of  agreeable  presence.  When  he  was  at  his  best,  he 
was  a faster  walker  than  any  other  man  in  Portsmouth.  No  one  could  overtake 
him  on  foot.  It  was  a proverb  in  Portsmouth,  “Don’t  follow  Thompson,  and 
expect  to  overtake  him.”  The  only  way  to  meet  him  when  he  was  out  in  the 
city  afoot,  was  to  intercept  him.  He  was  a liberal  and  generous  man.  He 
would  give  his  last  dollar  to  a good  cause.  His  willingness  to  oblige  everybody 
was  often  taken  advantage  of.  and  among  others  who  took  advantage  of  him 
in  that  respect  were  his  party  friends.  He  knew  everybody  and  was  on  good 
terms  with  all  he  knew,  and  never  refused  any  demands  made  on  him  by  his 
party.  He  ran  for  council  several  times  to  help  his  party.  He  was  a candidate 
for  Water  Works  Trustee  four  times,  not  that  he  cared  for  the  office,  or 
wanted  it,  or  that  it  would  be  of  any  help  to  him,  but  simply  because  he  was 
a good  man  to  be  on  the  ticket,  and  because,  if  he  was  on,  he  would  work  for 
himself  and  for  the  ticket. 

In  1871,  he  was  a candidate  for  this  office  and  the  vote  stood  J.  F. 
Towell  851,  Thompson  611,  majority  240.  In  1873,  he  run  again  and  was  suc- 
cessful. The  vote  stood  Thompson  1,065,  Thomas  W.  Carre  815,  majority  250. 
He  held  the  office  three  years,  and  in  1876  was  a candidate  for  a second  term. 
The  vote  stood  J.  P.  A.  Cramer,  1,032,  Thompson  987,  majority  45.  In  1879,  he 
was  again  a candidate  against  Cramer  arid  the  vote  stood  Cramer  1,210,  Thomp- 
son 855,  majority  325.  He  was  Postmaster  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  from  May  5, 
1886  until  February  25,  1890,  appointed  by  President  Cleveland,  and  he  pleased 
everyone  by  his  administration  of  the  office. 

In  May,  1890,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Commissioners  of  Scioto  county, 
a trustee  of  the  County  Children’s  Home  and  was  reappointed  and  served 
continually  thereafter  until  his  death.  In  making  these  appointments,  the 
Commissioners  appointed  those  whom  they  believed  had  the  greatest  sympathy 
for  the  unfortunate.  It  was  on  this  idea  that  Thompson  was  appointed  and  re- 
appointed while  he  lived.  If  Mr.  Thompson  took  any  interest  in  any  subject, 
he  took  a great  interest.  This  is  true  of  his  church  and  Oddfellowship.  As  a 
church  worker  he  could  always  be  depended  upon.  In  Oddfellowship  he  was 
also  a great  worker.  He  was  always  fond  of  children  and  interested  in  their 
welfare.  For  several  years  he  served  as  Truant  Officer  for  the  public  schools. 
If  any  of  his  friends  took  sick,  he  was  the  first  man  to  know  it  and  the  first  one 
to  visit  them.  He  had  his  faults.  Who  has  not?  But  they  were  strictly  per- 
sonal and  were  buried  with  him.  His  virtues  shone  during  his  life;  they 
endeared  his  friends  to  him  and  their  sweet  incense  survives  him.  Noble 
hearted,  great  souled  Thompson,  “vale  mi  frater.” 

Elijah  Warwick  Tidd,  M.  D., 

was  born  September  8,  1869,  in  Scioto  township,  Jackson  county,  Ohio.  He 
received  his  name  for  Dr.  John  B.  Warwick,  of  Lucasville,  Ohio.  His  father 
was  Elijah  Tidd,  born  September  18,  1823,  who  enlisted  January  28,  1865  for  one 
year  in  Company  H,  194th  O.  V.  I.,  was  appointed  Sergeant  and  was  mustered 
out  October  24,  1865.  He  died  January  22,  1902.  Our  subject’s  mother  was 
Rachel  Stockham,  a daughter  of  David  Stockham,  who  was  a son  of  Col.  Aaron 
Stockham,  born  August  3,  1787,  in  Pennsylvania. 

His  father  and  mother  had  six  children,  of  whom  he  was  the  fifth.  He 
had  a common  school  education.  He  began  the  study  of  medicine  in  1890  with 
Dr.  Orin  C.  Andre,  of  Piketon,  Ohio,  now  Waverly.  He  attended  the  Colum- 
bus Medical  College  in  1891  and  1892,  the  Ohio  Medical  University  in  1892  and 
1893,  and  graduated  in  the  latter  year  He  located  at  Wakefield,  in  the  spring 
of  1893,  and  remained  there  till  1899,  when  he  located  at  Stockdale,  Ohio, 
where  he  has  been  ever  since.  He  is  not  married,  but  his  friends  say  that  he 
has  reasonable  prospects  of  being  married  soon.  He  is  a republican,  and  a 
member  of  the  Alhambra  Lodge,  554,  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  a member 
of  the  Pike  County  Medical  Association. 

Winfield  Scott  Todd 

was  born  November  6,  1861,  at  Urbana,  Champaign  county,  Ohio.  He  was  a 
son  of  John  E.  and  Mary  Jane  (Mumper)  Todd.  His  grandparents  on  both 
sides  were  from  Pennsylvania.  He  received  a common  school  education  and 


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was  two  years  in  the  Urbana  High  School  after  which,  he  took  a complete 
course  at  the  Miami  Commercial  College,  Dayton,  Ohio.  He  first  entered  busi- 
ness in  the  tobacco  house  of  Lines,  Roush  & Co.,  of  Cincinnati,  where  he  had 
charge  of  their  office.  He  located  in  Portsmouth,  August  29,  1882,  and  took 
the  position  of  time-keeper  and  bill-clerk  in  the  Portsmouth  Foundry  & 
Machine  Works.  He  became  secretary  and  treasurer  of  that  company  in  1885, 
and  remained  with  them  until  January  1,  1890,  when  he  resigned  to  become 
the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Portsmouth  Stove  & Range  Co.,  with  which 
he  remained  until  March  1,  1899,  when  he  disposed  of  all  his  interests  in  that 
company.  Upon  the  re-organization  of  the  old  and  well  known  firm  of  Wil- 
liam Resor  & Co.  in  Cincinnati,  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated  line  of  “Moni- 
tor” stoves  and  ranges  on  September  19,  1899  he  became  identified  with  that 
corporation,  and  took  the  responsible  position  of  vice-president  and  treasurer, 
the  company  then  having  a paid  up  capital  of  $225,000. 

Mr.  Todd  is  a republican  in  politics.  At  one  time,  he  was  a candidate  for 
member  of  the  school  board  of  Portsmouth,  but  was  defeated.  He  was  brought 
up  under  the  influence  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  but  is  not  a member.  He 
was  married  October  13,  1886  to  Miss  Cosette  Calvert  of  Portsmouth,  daughter 
of  Judge  R.  A.  Calvert  and  he  has  two  children  Helen  and  Harold.  The  former 
graduated  from  the  grammar  department  of  the  Mt.  Auburn  Public  Schools, 
and  was  presented  with  a membership  in  the  Mercantile  Library  under  the  Day 
bequest,  having  obtained  that  prize  as  one  among  1,100  contestants.  During 
Mr.  Todd’s  residence  in  Portsmouth,  he  stood  first  among  the  business  men. 
and  was  in  every  respect  a first-class  citizen.  His  abilities  earned  the  pro- 
motion he  received  in  obtaining  the  position  he  holds  in  Cincinnati. 

Charles  Oscar  Tracy, 

son  of  Uri  Tracy  and  Harriet  Ellen  (Lloyd)  Tracy,  and  grandson  of  Charles  Os- 
car Tracy,  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  Arpil  13,  1857.  He  was  graduated  from 
the  High  School  in  this  city  in  June,  1875,  and  after  spending  several  months 
in  the  West,  returned  to  Portsmouth  and  was  associated  in  the  shoe  business 
with  his  father  and  grandfather,  Richard  Lloyd. 

September  25,  1884,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ida  Patton,  at  Columbus, 
Ohio.  They  resided  in  Portsmouth  until  June,  1885,  when  they  moved  to  Co- 
lumbus where  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  notion  business,  afterward  organ- 
izing The  Tracy-Wells  Co.,  of  which  he  is  president  at  this  time. 

Charles  Packer  Tracy, 

son  of  Uri  and-  Persis  (Packer)  Tracy,  was  born  in  Oxford,  Chenango  county, 
New  York,  December  5,  1829.  He  was  educated  at  the  famous  old  Oxford  Aca- 
demy of  which  his  great-grandfather,  Gen.  Benjamin  Hovey,  was  one  of  the 
founders  in  1794. 

Having  spent  his  youth  in  the  place  of  his  birth,  he  removed  to  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio,  in  1851,  where  two  brothers  of  his  father  were  then  living.  After 
a few  years  of  clerkship  with  the  jobbing  shoe-house  of  Richard  Lloyd  & Co. 
he  left  that  firm  in  1855  and  started  the  firm  of  C.  P.  Tracy  & Co.  in  the  same 
line  of  business,  with  F.  J.  Oakes  as  partner.  A year  later,  the  firm  name  was 
changed  to  Oakes  & Tracy  for  a brief  period. 

In  1858,  his  brother,  Henry  R.  Tracy,  then  a clerk  in  the  house,  bought 
out  the  interest  of  F.  J.  Oakes,  and  the  firm  name  again  became  C.  P.  Tracy  & 
Co.,  and  thus  continued  for  many  years. 

On  December  20,  1858,  Mr.  Tracy  was  married,  to  Isabella  McClain 
daughter  of  Capt.  William  McClain,  who  was  long  connected  with  steam- 
boating interests  on  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers.  They  had  only  one  child, 
a daughter,  named  Persis  McClain,  who  was  born  in  1861.  She  graduated  in 
1880  from  the  Bartholomew  English  and  Classical  School  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
and  was  married  August  31,  1893  to  Frank  Burr  Mallory,  A.  M„  M.  D.,  at  pres- 
ent associate  Professor  of  Pathology  in  the  Harvard  University  Medical 
School.  She  has  two  sons,  Tracy  Burr,  born  October  26,  1896  and  George  Ken- 
neth, born  February  14,  1900. 

Mr.  Tracy  was  one  of  the  best  business  men  of  Portsmouth  and  was  very 
successful.  He  was  a man  honored  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  He 


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became. a communicant  of  All  Saints  church,  in  Portsmouth  in  1857,  and  at  the 
time  of  his  death  was  Junior  Warden.  His  life  was  a lesson  in  Christianity. 
He  never  sought  any  civil  honors  or  held  any  public  office,  but  was  one  of  the 
prominent  men  of  Portsmouth  in  good  works.  On  the  evening  of  January  15. 
1874,  he  was  stricken  with  paralysis  and  died  at  6 A.  M.,  January  16th. 

Henry  Reed  Xracy 

was  horn  December  9,  1833,  in  Oxford,  Chenango  county.  New  York.  His 
father  was  Uri  Tracy  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Persis  Packer.  He  re- 
sided at  Oxford,  New  York  till  1857,  and  was  educated  at  the  Oxford  Academy, 
a famous  and  ancient  institution  of  learning.  He  was  engaged  in  his  father’s 
store  from  1850  for  a period  of  seven  years. 

In  1857,  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  brother,  Charles  P.  had  pre- 
ceded him  six  years  and  was  engaged  in  a wholesale  boot  and  shoe  business 
with  F.  J.  Oakes,  under  the  firm  name  of  Oakes  & Tracy.  Henry  R.  bought  out 
F.  J.  Oakes’  interest  and  the  firm  name  became  C.  P.  Tiracy  & Co.  From  the 
death  of  his  brother,  January  16,  1874  the  business  was  carried  on  under  the 
same  firm  name  with  Henry  R.  Tracy  as  the  manager. 

On  May  2,  1864,  Mr.  Tracy  entered  Company  E,  140th  O.  V.  I.  as  Second 
Lieutenant  and  served  till  September  3,  1864.  He  was  First  Lieutenant  in  the 
State  Militia  but  accepted  a Second  Lieutenancy  in  this  hundred  days’  service. 

He  was  a director  in  the  Portsmouth  National  Bank  from  1873  and  its 
vice  president  from  1875.  He  became  a communicant  of  Christ  church  when 
it  was  organized  and  was  a vestryman  for  many  years.  He  left  Portsmouth  as 
a resident  in  1886  and  became  a resident  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
has  resided  since,  but  has  always  held  his  interest  in  the  firm  of  C.  P.  Tracy 
& Co.  and  its  successor.  The  Tracy  Shoe  Company. 

He  has  been  a republican  all  his  life.  He  is  a man  of  superior  business 
abilities,  and  though  beginning  life  with  little  or  nothing  has  achieved  a very 
gratifying  success.  With  fine  social  qualities,  and  manners  of  more  than  ordi- 
nary polish  and  refinement,  yet  decidedly  retiring,  he  combines  a kindness  of 
heart,  thoughtfulness,  benevolence  and  charity  which  have  justly  won  for  him 
the  respect  and  esteem  of  all  who  know  him. 

John  Bailey  Xracy 

was  born  in  Chenango  county,  New  York,  April  12,  1837.  He  came  to  Ports- 
mouth in  1851.  When  a boy  he  clerked  with  S.  R.  Ross.  Later  he  conducted 
a store  at  Pioneer  Furnace  and  has  lived  at  Hale’s  Creek  station  many  -years. 
When  he  first  came  to  the  county  he  clerked  at  the  Pioneer  furnace  store  sev- 
eral years.  He  was  a sergeant  in  Co.  F.  140th  O.  V.  I.,  May  22,  1864  to  Septem- 
ber 2,  1864.  He  was  married  in  1859  to  Eliza  Brady,  daughter  of  Levi  Brady. 
They  have  six  children:  Charles  P.,  Emily  B.,  Uri  and  Mary  (twins),  Albert 
and  John.  In  1860,  he  purchased  a farm  of  167  acres  at  Pioneer  station  and  has 
resided  there  ever  since.  In  1872,  he  became  a local  Baptist  minister  and  has 
preached  at  a number  of  appointments.  He  was  Treasurer  of  Scioto  county 
1896  to  1900.  He  has  always  been  a republican. 

Mr.  Tracy  is  rated  as  one  of  the  stanch  business  men  of  Bloom  town- 
ship. He  was  a faithful,  conscientious  public  officer  and  discharged  the  duties 
of  his  office  in  a very  creditable  way.  His  kind  genial  manner  makes  him  a 
general  favorite  of  all.  Being  a ready  speaker  and  well  informed  on  public 
questions,  he  is  in  demand  in  the  political  and  ecclesiastical  world. 

Joseph  Xrimfole  Xracy, 

son  of  Noah  and  Nancy  Ann  Freeman,  his  wife,  was  born  December  28,  1865, 
near  Mount  Pleasant,  Henry  county,  Iowa.  His  grandfather  was  Jonathan 
Tracy,  a native  of  Steuben  county.  New  York.  He  was  an  old  time  physician 
In  Scioto  county,  residing  at  Rocky  Fork  from  1834  until  his  death  in  1888. 
His  mother  was  a daughter  of  Milby  Freeman  of  near  White  Oak,  Adams 
county,  Ohio.  At  the  age  of  two  years,  his  parents  moved  to  near  Bloomfield, 
Davis  county,  Iowa,  and  there  our  subject  attended  school  until  he  was  eleven 
years  of  age.  They  then  removed  to  Rock  Fork,  near  Otway,  this  county. 


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He  resided  there  from  1876  until  he  reached  his  majority.  He  attended 
Ihe  country  schools  there,  and  became  a teacher  in  the  fall  of  1884,  and  fol- 
lowed that  occupation  until  April,  1891.  He  taught  at  Otway,  McGaw  and  Dry 
Run.  He  was  appointed  County  School  Examiner  in  September,  1889,  and 
served  as  such  until  September,  1893.  In  April,  1891,  he  was  appointed  deputy 
Clerk  of  the  Courts,  under  William  E.  Whitney,  and  held  that  office  until  Sep- 
tember 11,  1893.  On  that  date  he  took  the  office  of  County  Auditor,  having 

been  elected  in  November,  1892,  and  served  until  October  19,  1899.  Since  then 
he  has  assisted  in  the  Auditor’s  office  from  time  to  time.  On  August  22,  1901, 
he  was  appointed  Examiner  for  the  State  Auditor,  and  since  then  has  been 
engaged  in  examining  the  financial  transactions  of  the  county  of  Auglaize. 
That,  task  is  now  completed. 

Mr.  Tracy  was  married  on  April  11,  1894,  to  Alnore  Arnold,  daughter  of 
George  Arnold,  of  Rush  township.  They  have  four  children:  Stanley,  Helen, 
Christine  and  Juliet.  He  has  always  been  a stanch  republican,  and  has  taken 
a great  interest  in  politics.  He  is  a member  of  the  Bigelow  M.  E.  church  of 
Portsmouth.  On  June  27,  1902,  he  was  appointed  one  of  the  Deputy  Inspec- 
tors and  Supervisors  of  Public  accounts,  under  the  act  of  the  General  Assem- 

bly of  Ohio,  establishing  a Bureau  of  uniform  accounting  in  public  offices. 

Uri  Tracy, 

son  of  Charles  Oscar  Tracy  and  Maria  Kinney,  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
June  16,  1831.  In  September,  1847,  he  engaged  in  the  shoe  business  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Richard  Lloyd,  afterward  becoming  a partner  in  the  firm  of  Lloyd, 
Tracy  & Co. 

He  was  married  December  4.  1851,  to  Harriet  Ellen  Lloyd,  who  died 
October  14,  1901.  They  had  six  children,  four  of  whom  are  living  at  this  time: 
viz.,  Charles  O.  Tracy,  Uri  Tracy,  Jr.,  Harriet  E.  Waughop  and  Elizabeth  L. 
Lowes. 

In  1889  he  removed  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  still  resides. 

Cornelia  Bruner  Treuthart 

was  born  November  29,  1851,  in  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  of  Swiss-Irish  descent. 
Her  parents,  Samuel  N.  Bruner,  born  in  1812,  a Jeffersonian  Democrat,  and  El- 
nora  Fischer  Bruner,  born  in  1814,  located  in  southern  Ohio,  in  1838.  In  com- 
pany with  Mr.  Bruner’s  parents,  they  responded  to  the  call  of  Westward!  Ho!, 
and  left  New  York,  Pennsylvania,  in  1834.  Samuel  Bruner  operated  a flour 
mill  at  Chaffin's  Mills,  Ohio,  and  from  1849  to  1869,  conducted  a general  mer- 
chandise store  in  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  Her  grandfather,  Owen  Bruner,  was 
identified  with  the  early  history  of  Scioto  county,  as  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
School  Director  and  Methodist  class  leader  in  1838. 

Her  mother,  Elnora  Fischer,  was  a devout  Methodist  and  the  daughter 
of  George  Fischer,  a soldier  of  the  Revolution  and  an  aid  in  the  removal  of  the 
Continental  congress  from  Philadelphia  to  Lancaster  and  later  to  York,  Penn- 
sylvania, in  1777.  She  also  saw  Lafayette  during  his  visit  to'  America  in  1825. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  taught  school  in  Waverly,  Pike  county,  in  1869. 
and  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in  1871  and  1872.  She  was  married  November  27, 
1873,  to  James  L.  Treuthart,  born  in  1838,  a native  of  Zweisimmen.  Canton 
Berne,  Switzerland.  He  wrote  “The  Milliad,  a poem  of  Liberty.”  He  enlisted 
in  Co.  A,  104th  O.  Y.  I.,  August  7.  1862,  and  served  until  June  17,  1865.  He  was 
appointed  corporal  August  22,  1862,  Sergeant,  August  5,  1863,  and  First  Ser- 
geant, August  19,  1864.  For  twelve  years,  he  was  an  examiner  of  city  school 
teachers  at  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  and  is  familiar  with  the  French,  German,  Greek 
and  English  languages.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Treuthart’s  two  sons,  Willie  and  Elmer, 
died  in  infancy.  Of  the  three  eldest  daughters,  who  graduated  from  the  Ports- 
mouth High  School  with  highest  honors:  Alice  C.,  1878,  is  engaged  in  teaching: 
Bertha  M.,  1880,  and  Maude  L.,  1882.  are  proficient  stenographers  in  the  railway 
service.  Flora  B.,  1885;  Blanche  I..  1887:  and  Edythe  E.,  1891,  are  students. 
Mrs.  Treuthart  is  a member  of  the  Woman’s  Literary  Club,  organized  in  1891, 
and  with  her  daughters,  Alice  C.  and  Bertha  M.  received  a diploma  of  graduation 
in  1900  from  the  Chautauqua  Literary  and  Scientific  Circle.  An  interest  in  edu- 
cational matters  is  shared  alike  by  parents  and  children. 


CHARLES  W.  TURNER. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 


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Leslie  Charles  Turley, 

the  son  of  Col.  John  A.  Turley  and  Charlotte  E.  Robinson,  the  daughter  of 
Joshua  V.  Robinson,  was  born  November  11,  1862.  He  was  the  youngest  son  and 
child  of  his  parents.  He  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools  until  1878.  then  went 
to  the  Ohio  State  University  for  a term,  then  to  Cincinnati  to  the  Nelson  Busi- 
ness College,  and  took  one  term  there.  When  he  came  home  from  Cincinnati, 
he  went  to  work  for  the  Portsmouth  Steel  & Iron  Company,  on  the  old  site  of 
the  Gaylord  mill.  He  next  went  to  work  for  Levi  D.  York,  in  the  Burgess  Steel 
& Iron  Works,  running  the  two  hammers  at  the  plate  mill.  After  that  he 
went,  to  work  for  his  brother  at  the  fire-clay  mines  at  Sunday  Switch  on  the  B. 
& O.  railroad,  for  several  months.  Mr.  Adams  then  offered  him  a job  as  weigh- 
er and  time-keeper  of  the  Portsmouth  Fire  Brick  Company.  During  this  time 
he  was  also  secretary.  He  remained  with  this  company  until  1891. 

After  1891,  he  engaged  in  business  with  George  Davis  and  W.  G.  Beyerly 
in  the  Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Works.  They  made  the  first  paving  brick  that 
was  ever  made  of  shale  in  this  district.  This  was  continued  until  after  the 
death  of  Mr.  Davis,  Jan.  11,  1894,  but  the  administrator  had  his  interest  until 
1896,  when  the  property  was  sold  and  Mr.  Watkins  and  our  subject  bought  it. 
It  was  incorporated  into  the  Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Works,  and  Mr.  Turley  was 
made  vice  president  and  secretary.  They  operated  it  for  about  five  years  and 
in  June,  1901,  it  was  consolidated,  and  the  Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Works,  the 
Portsmouth  Fire  Brick  Works,  the  South  Webster  Plant  and  the  Blast  Furnace 
Company  became  the  Portsmouth  & Kentucky  Fire  Brick  Company,  of  which 
our  subject  was  first  vice  president  and  general  manager.  In  1902  this  com- 
pany was  absorbed  by  the  Portsmouth  Harbison-Walker  Company  of  which  Mr. 
Turley  was  elected  President.  He  is  also  President  of  the  Black  Fork  Coal  Co. 

He  served  as  a member  of  the  City  Council  six  years  from  1894  to  1900, 
and  was  also  president  three  years  out  of  this  period.  He  was  married  Novem- 
ber 11,  1890,  to  Miss  Retta  Reed,  a daughter  of  Samuel  Reed.  They  have  two 
'(children:  Charles  Leslie  and  Ella  Retta.  Mr.  Turley  is  a Mason,  an  Elk,  a 
member  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans,  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  of  the  Woodmen  of 
America,  and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  He  is  a republican. 

Albert  Richard  Turner 

was  born  November  12,  1863.  at  Union  Mills,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  William 
and  Mary  (Daniels)  Turner.  His  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  on  a farm  on 
the  west  side  of  the  Scioto  river.  He  attended  the  district  school  in  winter 
and  received  a common  school  education.  He  was  elected  Clerk  of  Nile  town- 
ship in  1898,  and  served  until  1902.  He  is  a republican  and  an  Odd  Fellow. 
On  March  11,  1890.  he  was  married  to  Catherine  Barbee,  a daughter  of  William 
Barbee.  They  have  three  children:  William,  Leroy,  and  Ethel.  Mr.  Turner 
lives  two  miles  below  Friendship  and  has  a comfortable  home  and  a large  and 
profitable  farm.  He  has  one  of  the  largest  apple  orchards  in  southern  Ohio. 
Mr.  Turner  is  one  of  those  solid,  substantial  farmers  who  tends  strictly  to  his 
own  affairs  and  by  doing  so  has  become  one  of  the  most  prosperous  and  re- 
spected citizens.  He  is  of  large  portly  build,  weighs  over  two  hundred  pounds 
and  is  possessed  of  a most  equable  temper.  While  he  is  essentially  a man  of 
business,  he  is  a lover  of  the  sports,  and  in  times  of  leisure  he  takes  a special 
delight  in  hunting  and  in  the  fox-chase. 

Charles  W.  Turner, 

of  Sciotoville,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Piketon,  Pike  county,  Ohio,  September  6,  1840. 
His  parents,  Nelson  Turner  and  Francis  (Hopper)  Turner,  were  married  at 
Scioto  furnace,  Ohio,  in  1836,  and  moved  to  Piketon  during  the  following  year. 
His  father  was  an  engineer  and  machinist  and  erected  a blacksmith  and  ma- 
chine shop  in  Piketon,  which  he  conducted  successfully.  He  died  in  1843.  After 
several  years  of  widowhood,  his  mother  was  married  in  1846.  to  William 
Sheets.  In  the  spring  of  1848,  they  moved  to  Randolph,  Tennessee,  where  they 
were  engaged  in  the  hotel  business  for  two  years.  In  1852,  they  moved  to  a 
plantation  on  the  Mississippi  river,  where  his  mother  died  March  4,  1853. 

In  the  spring  of  1854,  our  subject  left  the  parental  roof  and  went  west  to 
near  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  to  live  with  a cousin.  He  worked  on  a farm  there 


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until  the  fall  of  1860,  when  he  went  to  see  his  step-father,  who,  in  the  mean- 
time, had  moved  from  Mississippi  to  a large  plantation  in  Louisiana. 

Hostilities  between  the  North  and  South  were  at  fever  heat  and  he  was 
an  out-spoken  Northern  sympathizer.  In  the  spring  of  1861,  the  Confederates 
were  organizing  a company  there  to  go  to  the  front,  and  were  bent  upon  press- 
ing him  into  service.  He  out-witted  them  and  skipped  for  the  North  between 
sun-set  and  sun-rise  June  5,  1861.  He  intended  to  go  up  the  river,  but  when  he 
'reached  Memphis,  he  found  it  blocked  at  Island  Number  Ten,  and  had  to 
change  his  plans  and  go  by  rail  to  Louisville.  Coming  up  the  river,  he  rode  on 
a boat  with  the  Tiger  Bayou  Riflemen  from  Milligan’s  Bend  to  Memphis,  and  to 
secure  safety,  he  told  them  he  lived  in  Memphis  and  would  enlist  with  them 
upon  reaching  that  port,  which  he  neglected  to  do.  While  in  the  Memphis  de- 
pot, inquiring  the  most  direct  route,  he  met  a young  man  from  Indiana,  who 
had  been  in  Mississipppi,  and  who  was  trying  to  get  home.  As  they  were 
both  in  the  same  predicament  and  their  efforts  to  escape  were  the  same, 
friendship  ensued  and  they  became  partners.  They  went  to  Bowling  Green, 
Kentucky,  and  on  June  10,  while  on  the  depot  platform  at  Bowling  Green,  our 
subject  overheard  the  officers  tell  the  conductor  to  stop  the  train  at  Camp 
Zollicoffer,  where  the  train  would  be  searched.  He  told  his  partner  this,  who 
paid  little  attention  to  it.  Our  subject  considered  discretion  the  better 
part  of  valor  and  was  also  anxious  to  see  the  camp,  so  he  was  standing  on  the 
platform  between  the  cars  when  the  train  reached  the  camp.  Officers  boarded 
the  train  and  placed  guards  at  the  doors,  but  they  evidently  thought  he  was 
a member  of  the  crew  and  did  not  molest  him.  He  stepped  off  and  sauntered 
up  to  the  engine  and  boarded  the  cab,  and  thus  came  on  safely.  But,  his 
partner,  who  had  remained  in  the  cars,  was  captured,  and  he  never  heard  of  him 
again.  They  had  arranged  that,  if  one  met  with  misfortune,  the  other  would 
notify  his  folks,  and  our  subject  wrote  his  partner’s  folks  when  he  reached 
Missouri. 

He  reached  the  Union  lines  at  Louisville,  and,  crossing  the  river  to 
Jeffersonville,  he  drew  one  long  breath,  threw  his  hat  into  the  air,  and  gave 
a yell.  His  plans  were  then  undecided,  but  as  his  two  half-sisters  were  attend- 
ing school  in  Hannibal,  Missouri,  he  went  to  see  them.  He  then  went  to  Ralls 
county,  twenty-one  miles  away.  He  lived  on  a farm  there  until  February  22, 
1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  31st  Missouri  State  Troops  and  served  until  No- 
vember 30,  same  year,  when  they  were  disbanded,  subject  to  call.  Our  subject 
started  to  Indiana  on  horseback,  but  stopped  in  Iowa  where  he  remained  until 
July  28,  1863.  He  then  went  to  Indiana,  thence  to  Ohio  and  Pittsburg  to  see  his 
mother’s  relatives.  In  the  fall  of  1863,  he  went  to  Camp  Nelson,  Kentucky, 
where  he  was  employed  in  the  Quartermaster’s  Department  to  drive  teams. 
During  the  winter  he  operated  from  Flat  Lick  to  Cumberland  Mountain,  taking 
supplies  to  the  forces.  In  the  spring  of  1864,  he  went  to  Lexington,  Kentucky. 

Until  then,  he  had  been  a driver  and  leader  of  pack  mules  in  the  moun- 
tains, but  he  was  promoted  to  Wagon  Master  when  he  reached  Lexington.  His 
train  started  south  with  five  hundred  wagons  and  three  hundred  ambulances, 
and  when  it  reached  Decatur,  Alabama,  he  was  turned  over  with  25  wagons 
and  150  mules  to  the  First  Division  of  the  Twenty  Third  Corps  of  the  Army  of 
the  Cumberland.  The  drivers  were  sent  back  and  soldiers  were  detailed  to 
drive  and  he  was  retained  as  Wagon  Master.  He  was  with  this  division  until 
February  16,  1865,  was  through  the  Nashville  fight,  and  kept  up  the  supplies 
from  the  time  the  army  left  Nashville  until  it  was  finally  shipped  from  Grange’s 
Landing  on  the  Tennessee  river  to  Louisville,  from  which  place  the  Division 
was  sent  to  Washington  and  our  subject  to  Lexington.  During  March,  1865, 
another  train  was  organized,  which  started  to  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  in  April. 
It  went  to  Louisville  and  went  into  camp  to  await  transports,  but,  on  May  20, 
they  were  discharged,  the  war  being  ended. 

He  then  went  to  Berlin  Cross  Roads,  Jackson  county,  Ohio,  bought  a 
team  and  hauled  ore  to  La  Trobe  Furnace.  In  the  fall  of  1865,  he  took  a con- 
tract with  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  South  Western  railroad  to  furnish  them  cross- 
ties in  Scioto  county.  He  came  to  this  county  and  boarded  at  Henry  Barrett’s 
in  Harrison  township.  In  February,  1866,  he  came  to  Sciotoville  and  con- 
tracted with  McConnell,  Porter  & Company  to  deliver  fire-clay  to  their  works. 


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On  October  15,  1868,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Louella  Byrn,  who  died  November 
15,  1901.  They  had  three  children,  viz:  Arthur  M.,  who  is  assistant  superinten- 
dent of  Barnhart  Brothers’  type  foundry  in  Chicago;  James  P.,  who  is  store- 
keeper for  The  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company;  and  Ella,  who  died  December  23, 
1894.  On  January  1,  1876,  he  was  employed  by  The  Scioto  Fire  Brick  Company 
as  assistant  superintendent.  On  January  1,  1890,  he  became  superintendent, 
and  in  September,  1894,  he  was  also  made  treasurer;  and  on  January  1,  1902, 
he  became  president,  superintendent  and  treasurer. 

He  was  reared  a Democrat,  but  shortly  after  becoming  a voter,  he  be- 
came a republican,  in  which  he  is  firmly  grounded.  He  is  not  a politician  in  the 
popular  sense.  He  never  aspired  to  political  honors,  although  he  served  his 
township  one  term  as  Trustee  in  1877.  One  of  the  regrets  of  his  life  is  that  he 
voted  the  democratic  ticket  one  time. 

Mr.  Turner  is  one  of  the  best  specimens  of  the  self-made  man.  On  ac- 
count of  scant  school  privileges  in  the  South  during  his  boyhood,  his  education 
was  limited,  but  by  dint  of  a bright  intellect  and  indomitable  perseverance,  he 
acquired  a good,  practical  education  since  reaching  manhood,  and  is  to-day  one 
of  Scioto  county’s  progressive  and  substantial  men. 

William  Turner 

was  born  in  Washington  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  March  14,  1831.  His 
father’s  name  was  Samuel  Turner,  and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was  Phoebe 
Wilson,  a daughter  of  John  Wilson.  There  were  two  boys  and  two  girls  in  the 
family:  John,  William,  our  subject,  Mary  and  Maria.  John  died  in  Ports- 
mouth at  the  age  of  seventy-three;  Mary,  now  deceased,  married  William  Holt; 
Maria  is  deceased.  Our  subject  attended  the  common  schools.  He  commenced 
to  work  on  the  farm  when  he  was  nine  years  old,  and  has  been _a  farmer  all  his 
life.  In  the  spring  of  1860,  he  located  where  he  now  x’esides. 

He  was  married  February  9,  1860,  to  Mary  Daniels.  They  had  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Frank,  Louisa,  married  Aaron  Briggs,  Albert,  a farmer  on  the 
West  side;  Andrew  Barry  and  Jennie  Dunbar,  twins.  The  latter  married  Chris- 
tian Blair,  a farmer;  Lottie  died  in  infancy.  His  first  wife  died  January  29, 
1898,  and  he  married  again  November  2,  1899  to  Mrs.  Eldecca  Wishon, 
a daughter  of  Robert  S.  Wynn. 

He  was  township  Trustee  for  a number  of  years.  He  was  County  Com- 
missioner from  1876  to  1882.  He  owns  about  500  acres  of  land  along  the  Ohio 
river  and  the  Scioto  valley.  He  was  a whig  before  he  was  a republican,  and 
cast  his  first  vote  for  General  Taylor  on  the  Whig  ticket.  He  is  an  Odd  Fel- 
low. Mr.  Turner  is  one  of  the  most  reliable  citizens  of  Scioto  county.  While 
he  was  County  Commissioner,  he  made  one  of  the  best  in  the  whole  succes- 
sion. When  he  said  “no”  it  was  “no,”  but  he  was  never  arbitrary.  He  was  al- 
ways open  to  reason  and  conviction  and  took  the  best  course.  No  man  ever 
possessed  better  business  judgment  than  he.  As  an  economist,  he  has  been  a 
success.  He  has  made  a fair  fortune  and  he  knows  how  to  take  care  of  it, 
though  at  all  times  he  is  a liberal,  public-spirited  citizen.  A dozen  words  from 
him  as  how  to  make  money  is  worth  a whole  library  from  a writer  on  the  sub- 
ject who  has  not  succeeded  in  practical  life. 

James  Huston  Varner 

was  born  January  1,  1861  at  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  the  youngest  son  of  Col. 
Sampson  E.  Varner  and  Maria  Louise  Huston,  his  wife.  He  attended  the 
Portsmouth  public  schools  until  1874,  when,  at  the  age  of  13,  he  went  into  the 
Kinney  National  Bank.  He  remained  in  the  employ  of  that  institution  until 
1887  when  he  went  to  Muscatine,  Iowa,  as  a clerk  in  the  Commercial  hotel, 
kept  by  his  uncle,  John  W.  Varner.  From  there  he  went  to  Kokomo,  Ind.,  and 
was  a clerk  for  eighteen  months  in  the  hotel  kept  by  Joseph  C.  Gilbert,  his  un- 
cle. In  1880,  he  went  into  the  Express  office  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  In  the  same 
year,  he  began  as  stock  boy  with  Sanford.  Varner  & Company  and  continued 
with  their  successors,  Towell,  McFarland  and  Sanford,  until  1886.  In  the  lat- 
ter year,  Mr.  Sanford,  our  subject,  and  William  H.  Varner  bought  out  the  old 
firm  and  conducted  the  business  in  Portsmouth.  Ohio,  as  Sanford,  Varner  & 
Company  until  1898  when  the  firm  moved  to  Cincinnati  and  succeeded  Miller, 


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Vorhees  & Company  by  purchase,  since  which  time  they  have  conducted  the 
business  as  Sanford,  Storrs  & Varnei’.  The  firm  is  composed  of  Angus  L.  San- 
ford, John  S.  StoiTs  and  James  H.  Varner. 

Our  subject  was  married  on  November  27,  1887  to  Ellen  Louise  Damarin, 
second  daughter  of  Louis  C.  Damarin  and  Mary  Ann  Peck,  his  wife.  They  have 
four  children,  Louise  Pauline,  Mary,  James  H.,  and  Dorothy. 

Mr.  Vaimer  was  a democrat  until  1896  when  he  became  a republican  on  the 
money  issue.  He  is  a Mason,  a member  of  the  Elks,  of  the  Business  Men’s 
Club  of  Cincinnati,  of  the  Avondale  Athletic  Club  and  of  the  Cuvier  Club.  Mr. 
Varner  is  known  among  his  contempoi’aries  and  associates  as  a gentleman  of  the 
highest  character.  His  word  is  always  kept  with  the  utmost  scrupulousness. 
In  all  matters  of  social  life  and  business  he  is  noted  for  a broad  spirit  of  liber- 
ality. 

James  Sanford  Vaug’hters 

was  born  iix  Nile  township,  near  Friendship,  July  19,  1852.  He  is  the  son  of 
Thomas  G.  Vaughters  and  Ara  B.  (Jennings)  Vaughters.  His  father  has  a 
sketch  hei’ein.  His  mother  was  a daughter  of  Enos  Jennings,  who  emigrated 
from  Juniata  county,  Pennsylvania  to  Muskingum  county,  Ohio,  where  she  was 
born  April  12,  1832.  The  Jennings  family  later  moved  to  near  Hamden,  Vinton 
county,  Ohio,  where  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  she  was  united  in  mari’iage  with 
Thomas  G.  Vaughters.  by  the  late  Hon.  H.  S.  Bundy,  who  at  that  time  was  a 
local  Methodist  preacher. 

Our  subject  was  very  mischievous  when  a boy  and  that  trait  persists  in 
exhibiting  itself  to  this  day.  In  attending  the  common  schools,  he  was  al- 
ways considered  a very  apt  pupil.  He  had  an  especial  fondness  for  geography, 
spelling  and  history,  mathematics  being  as  dry  as  chaff  to  him.  He  taught  the 
Friendship  school  four  years  and  was  successful  in  its  management.  After 
completing  the  common  schools,  he  attended  the  National  Normal  at  Lebanon, 
Ohio,  the  Centi-a!  Ohio  Normal  at  Woi’thington.  Ohio,  and  at  Oberlin,  Ohio.  Our 
subject  was  too  young  to  be  in  the  Civil  war,  but  had  three  uncles:  Ervin, 
Oren  and  Sanford  Jennings,  who  were  in  the  service  and  consequently  he  has 
a warm  feeling  for  the  old  soldiers.  He  was  Assessor  of  Washington  town- 
ship for  two  years.  This  is  the  only  office  he  ever  held,  with  the  exception  of 
being  Postmaster  at  Dennis,  Ohio,  since  September  15,  1893. 

He  is  a republican  but  an  ardent  supporter  of  the  “free-silver”  theory.  He 
is  very  independent  in  his  political  course  and  votes  for  the  man  rather  than 
the  party  label.  Though  not  a rich  man,  he  owns  a good  farm,  unincumbered, 
all  under-drained,  very  productive,  and  with  good  improvements.  He  is  a good 
financier  in  a small  way.  He  is  always  liberal  and  willing  to  help  those  in 
need  of  help,  and  has  always  felt  a pleasure  in  doing  so.  Mr.  Vaughters  was 
Editor  of  the  Piketon  (Ohio)  Courier  in  1879  and  1880.  He  says  he  did  not  ac- 
cumulate two  cents  during  that  time,  but  had  two  million  dollars  worth  of  fun. 
He  has  been  correspondent  for  several  city  papers  before  and  since.  He  owns 
a genei’al  store  at  Dennis,  Ohio,  and  has  been  conducting  it  since  1892. 

Thomas  G.  Vaughters,  M„  D., 

was  born  in  Caroline  county,  Virginia,  in  1823.  His  father  was  of  English 
descent  but  a native  of  Virginia.  His  mother  Catherine  Mason  was  of  Scotch 
descent,  but  a native  of  Philadelphia.  His  father  died  when  he  was  quite  young 
and  his  mother,  three  brothers  and  a sister  came  to  Ohio  in  1830.  They  located 
in  Jackson  county.  From  1834  until  1838  he  attended  the  country  schools 
walking  three  miles  to  the  school  house.  He  burned  pine  knots  to  study  by 
at  night.  He  got  beyond  his  teacher  and  walked  eight  miles  to  another  school. 
In  1842,  he  obtained  a teacher’s  certificate  and  taught  three  months  in  Ohio 
and  Kentucky  and  then  began  the  study  of  Anatomy  and  Physiology.  In  the 
fall  of  1842,  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  D.  H.  Mitchell  of  Jackson, 
Ohio.  He  studied  there  for  three  years  and  then  went  into  the  office  of  Dr., 
J.  M.  Keenan  in  Hamden  and  read,  studied  and  practiced  until  1850.  He  visited 
one  of  his  brothers  in  Scioto  county  and  met  Dr.  J.  W.  Dennis,  who  persuaded 
him  to  locate  at  Friendship,  Ohio.  In  1851  and  1852  he  took  a full  course  of 
lectures  at  Louisville,  Kentucky.  In  March,  1872,  he  obtained  the  degi’ee  of  M. 


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(D.  from  the  Ohio  Medical  College.  He  was  President  of  the  Scioto  County 
Medical  Society  for  two  years  and  after  the  Hempstead  Academy  of  Medicine 
was  organized  became  one  of  the  Trustees  and  was  its  first  vice  president.  He 
was  also  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Society  and  held  a diploma  from 
it. 

He  was  married  May  25,  1851  to  Miss  Ara  B.  Jennings,  daughter’  of  Enos 
Jennings  of  Vinton  county.  She  was  a sister  of  the  late  Sanford  Bundy  Jen- 
nings. Six  children  were  born  to  them:  James  S.,  Enos  J.,  married  Anna  Rein- 
hardt, resides  at  Dennis,  Ohio;  John  E.,  Alice  H.,  Flora  M.,  married  T.  J. 
Lauter,  and  Loulie  K.  the  wife  of  W.  L . Baker  of  Dennis,  Ohio.  John  E.  is 
deceased.  Alice  H.  is  married  and  lives  in  Wisconsin. 

When  Doctor  Vaughters  was  about  to  die  he  made  all  arrangements'  for 
his  funeral  and  selected  his  pall  bearers.  He  was  the  true  type  of  the  human- 
itarian. He  wore  himself  out  in  the  service  of  others.  The  editor  of  this  work 
often  said  to  him,  that  he  deserved  one  of  the  highest  seats  in  heaven.  The 
Doctor  was  a practical  Christian.  He  believed  in  good  works  and  performed 
(them  himself.  He  took  the  part  of  the  good  Samaritan  every  day  of  his  life 
and  acted  it  out  to  perfection. 

Charles  'Wesley  Veach 

was  born  July  31,  1834,  in  Nile  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was 
William  Veach,  and  his  mother  was  Ruth  (Burris)  Veach.  He  received  his 
education  in  the  log  houses  of  Washington  and  Nile  townships.  On  April  2, 
1861  he  enlisted  in  Company  D 22  O.  V.  I.  for  three  months  and  was  mustered 
out  with  the  Company,  August  19,  1861.  On  October  18,  1861,  he  was  appointed 
Second  Lieutenant  and  recruited  forty  men  for  the  service  and  was  assigned 
to  Company  D,  56  O.  V.  I.  He  was  commissioned  First  Lieutenant  February 
5,  1862  to  rank  from  November  11,  1861,  and  was  discharged  by  order  of  the  War 
Department  June  2,  1862  and  re-commissioned  April  9,  1863  to  rank  from  Feb- 
ruary 9,  1863.  He  resigned  September  10,  1864. 

He  resided  in  Nile  township  until  1865  in  which  year  he  moved  to  Vin- 
ton county,  Ohio  and  lived  there  until  1867.  Receiving  an  offer  of  employment 
from  the  Quincy  Bridge  Company,  he  located  in  Quincy,  Illinois,  leaving  there 
in  1869  for  Gi’undy  county,  Missouri  where  he  farmed  until  1881  when  he  re- 
turned to  Scioto  county.  Here  his  family  suffered  severely  from  the  high  wa- 
fers of  1884  and  he  decided,  in  1886,  to  go  to  Kingston,  Ross  county,  where  he 
has  resided  ever  since. 

He  was  married  to  Mary  Ellen,  daughter  of  George  W.  McKinney  of  Nile 
township,  on  the  28th  of  June  1863.  The  day  following  his  marriage  he  re- 
turned to  the  army.  He  has  six  children  living:  Ruth,  wife  of  Henry  Snook, 
Mary  E.,  Charles  Walter,  Maggie  A.,  Nellie  J.,  and  Maude  F.  His  son  William 
W.  was  killed  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  by  the  explosion  of  a flour  mill  boiler  at 
Kingston,  Ohio. 

He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views  and  has  been  a member  of  the 
Methodist  church  for  twenty-five  years.  Mr.  Veach  is  a citizen  of  the  highest 
character  and  possesses  the  confidence  of  all  who  know  him.  He  is  of  the 
strictest  integrity  and  lives  up  to  the  golden  rule  every  day.  He  is  a credit 
to  the  community  in  which  he  dwells  and  would  be  a credit  to  any  community. 
He  takes  life  easy  and  is  simply  waiting  the  final  roll  call,  when  he  will  ans- 
wer, “ready.” 

A.  K ir»g  Veazey 

was  born  in  Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  November  13.  1857,  the  son  of  Joseph 
W.  Veazey  and  Elizabeth  Campbell,  his  wife.  His  father  was  a Mexican  soldier 
and  at  the  opening  of  the  Civil  war  he  was  drill  master  for  a long  time  at 
Ironton,  Ohio.  Our  subject  had  two  brothers  in  the  Civil  war,  B.  I.  and  W.  W. 
Veazey.  In  1858  his  father  removed  with  his  family  to  near  Ironton,  Ohio. 
His  boyhood  and  youth  were  spent  at  that  place  where  he  attended  the  schools 
at  South  Point,  Ohio.  He  taught  school  in  Lawrence  county  for  four  years  and 
was  a township  Clerk  for  two  years  from  1890  to  1892.  He  has  always  been  a 
republican. 

He  was  married  December  21,  1880  to  Dollie  H.  Kennedy,  daughter  of 
John  and  Catherine  O.  Kennedy  of  Wheelersburg,  Ohio.  They  had  two  chil- 


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dren:  Stella  K.,  the  wife  of  Charles  Bennett  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  Orin  L. 
His  wife  died  April  14,  1891.  April  12,  1892  he  was  married  a second  time  to 
Emily  Storer  Honaker,  daughter  of  Doctor  Honaker  of  Pond  Run.  They  have 
one  child,  Morris  H.,  age  seven.  He  is  a republican  and  voted  first  for 
Charles  Foster  for  Governor.  He  was  a delegate  to  the  State  Convention  which 
nominated  William  McKinley  for  Governor  in  1891. 

Henry  Vincent 

was  born  in  Parish  of  Stockland,  Devonshire,  England,  August  16,  1827.  His 
father  was  Benjamin  Vincent,  a farmer,  and  his  mother's  maiden  name  was 
Tabitha  Lane.  As  a boy  he  attended  a private  school  in  England  until  he  was 
ten  years  of  age.  Then  he  went  to  work  as  a farmer,  which  he  continued  until 
he  was  sixteen  years  of  age.  He  then  went,  into  the  butcher’s  business  as  an 
apprentice  and  served  two  years  and  then  worked  for  his  master,  Thomas 
Chamberlain,  one  year.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  he  came  to  the  United 
States. 

He  left  London  on  the  1st  of  May,  1849,  and  came  over  on  the  Hendrick 
•Hudson,  a sailing  vessel.  He  landed  in  New  York  on  the  8th  of  June,  1849. 
His  older  brother  Benjamin  came  with  him.  He  went  from  New  York  to  Al- 
bany on  a boat  and  then  went  on  the  Erie  Canal  to  Albion,  Orleans  county, 
New  York,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  for  three  years.  He  went  to  Detroit, 
Michigan  and  spent  one  winter  there.  He  returned  to  Albion  for  nine  months. 
He  left  there  in  the  fall  of  1852,  and  went  to  Maysville,  Ky.,  and  remained  one 
winter.  He  went  from  Maysville  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  he  remained  a 
month.  He  came  to  Portsmouth,  in  the  spring  of  1853.  Mr.  Vincent  came  to 
Portsmouth  through  the  invitation  of  a Mr.  Harrison  Bennett,  who  was  in  the 
meat  business  here.  He  worked  for  him  three  months,  and  then  opened  up  a 
business  for  himself  in  November,  1853,  which  he  continued  until  April,  1890. 

He  was  married  in  Portsmouth,  May  8,  1856  to  Mary  Ann  Callow.  They 
have  the  following  children:  Ida  Callow,  wife  of  David  Williams;  Mrs.  Hattie 
J.  Russell,  widow  of  Charles  F.  Russell;  John  H..  traveling  salesman;  B. 
Frank,  secretary  of  The  Portsmouth  Steel  Works,  and  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Ames.  Mr. 
Vincent  was  reared  in  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church,  and  is  a commun- 
icant of  the  All  Saints  church  and  has  been  a Vestryman.  He  does  not  affiliate 
with  any  political  party.  Mr.  Vincent  was  very  successful  in  his  years  of  bus- 
iness and  acquired  a competency.  Since  his  retirement  in  1890,  he  has  lived  a 
life  of  ease  well  earned.  He  admires  the  institutions  of  his  native  country 
and  is  the  best  preserved  man  of  his  age  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth.  He  could 
easily  pass  for  twenty-five  years  younger  than  his  correct  age. 

Captain  ’William  Harrison  'Warner 

was  born  April  6,  1830.  His  father  was  Jacob  Wagner  and  his  mother  was 
Ann  Cane.  His  grandfather,  Peter  Wagner,  emigrated  from  Alsace,  France, 
now  a part  of  Germany.  He  went  to  school  in  Philadelphia  until  1814,  then  he 
went  to  Pittsburg  and  went  on  the  steamboat  “Moderator,”  and  followed  the 
river  for  two  years.  He  then  entered  the  Baldwin  Locomotive  Works  in  Phil- 
adelphia and  started  to  learn  the  machinist’s  trade.  He  worked  there  Until 
1851,  when  he  went  on  the  Pennsylvania  railroad  as  a fireman  from  Philadel- 
phia to  Columbia.  He  ran  on  this  road  until  1855,  and  in  the  meantime,  he 
was  engineer  on  the  local  freight  between  Columbia  and  Philadelphia. 

In  January.  1855,  he  went  to  Indianapolis,  Mo.  and  enlisted  in  Co.  D, 
2nd  U.  S.  Cav.  He  served  until  January,  1860.  Albert  Sidney  Johnston,  after- 
wards the  rebel  General  who  was  killed  at  Shiloh,  was  Colonel  of  the  regiment. 
The  regiment’s  service  was  upon  the  frontier  and  against  the  Indians.  Wagner 
was  captured  by  the  Sioux  Indians  in  the  spring  of  1856,  on  the  20th  of  April 
and  was  kept  two  years  and  eight  months  captive  when  he  escaped.  At  the 
time  he  was  captured,  there  were  forty  of  his  command  on  a scout  and  the  In- 
dians killed  them  all  except  twelve,  whom  they  captured.  Of  the  twelve  cap- 
tured, the  Indians  tortured  eight  of  them  to  death,  fastening  them  down  and 
building  fires  on  them.  For  some  reason  Wagner  pleased  the  Indians — perhaps 
his  strength  had  something  to  do  with  it,  as  he  was  able  to  take  up  an  Indian 
on  each  hand  and  hold  them  off  the  ground.  While  he  remained  with  the 


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Indians,  he  learned  to  make  their  medicines.  In  January,  1860,  he  was  dis- 
charged from  the  service,  and  from  that  time  until  1861  he  was  an  engineer  on 
the  Pennsylvania  railroad  between  Altoona  and  Harrisburg. 

In  April.  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  B..  5th  Pennsylvania  Infantry  for  three 
months  service  under  Captain  Miller.  In  August,  1861.  wrhile  in  the  field,  he 
enlisted  in  the  6th  Pennsylvania  Co.,  under  Captain  Robinson,  for  three  years. 
The  regiment  served  principally  in  the  Shenandoah  valley.  While  in  the  three 
month’s  service,  he  was  in  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run  and  in  the  three  year’s 
service,  he  was  in  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run.  He  was  at  the  battles  of 
Culpeper,  Spottsylvania,  Antietam,  Kelley’s  Ford,  Gettysburg,  Brandy  Station 
and  Port  Republic.  He  took  part  in  twenty-six  engagements,  all  told,  and 

was  wounded  seven  times.  At  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  he  was 

wounded  in  the  side  by  a saber.  "He  had  a second  saber  wound  on  his  hip  and 
five  gun-shot  wounds.  He  was  discharged  on  account  of  these  wounds  on 
October  14,  1864,  and  went  to  Huntington,  Pennsylvania,  to  reside. 

He  became  a railroad  engineer  again  between  Altoona  and  Harrisburg. 
Afterwards,  during  the  war,  he  was  a captain  in  the  State  Militia  for  a short 
time  and  was  called  out  for  State  duty.  He  was  engaged  as  a railroad  engi- 
neer from  1864  to  1879.  He  then  came  on  the  Chesapeake  & Ohio  railroad 

and  acted  as  locomotive  engineer  until  1884.  During  this  time  he  resided  at 
Huntington,  West  Virginia.  In  1884,  he  went  to  Cuba  and  was  Master  Mechanic 
on  the  Cuba  Central  Railroad.  He  remained  there  until  the  “Maine”  blew  up 
in  1898,  when  he  returned  to  this  country,  and  located  at  Charleston,  West 
Virginia.  He  remained  there  a short  time  and  then  went  to  Huntington  and 
resided  there  until  1899.  On  the  1st  day  of  August,  1899,  he  removed  to  Ports- 
mouth. He  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  all  kinds  of  herb  medicines 
which  he  learned  to  compound  while  a captive  among  the  Indians. 

He  was  married  in  1860  to  Sarah  Pheasant.  She  was  from  Huntingdon, 
Pennsylvania.  They  have  one  son,  Harry,  who  is  Colonel  of  the  Second 
United  States  Infantry  of  the  Regular  Army,  stationed  in  China.  His  wife 
died  in  1870. 

Mr.  Wagner  is  as  straight  as  an  Indian  and  has  good  health.  He  is  72 
years  old  but  looks  to  be  40.  He  is  a member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  at  Huntington, 
West  Virginia,  a Mason.  Knight  of  Pythias  and  a Knight  of  the  Golden  Eagle. 
If  any  man  has  seen  more  ups  and  downs  in  going  around  in  this  world,  wre 
would  like  to  have  his  acquaintance.  Captain  Wagner  has  black  hair  and  a 
black  mustache.  Considering  the  hardships  of  eight  years  service  in  the  army, 
he  is  the  best  preserved  man  mentioned  in  this  wrork.  He  is  as  active  and 
energetic  as  a young  man  in  his  business.  He  receives  a pension  but  it  is  for 
his  seven  wounds  and  not  for  any  physical  infirmities. 

Gilbert  David  "Wait 

was  born  October  15,  1841,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father  was  John  Heaton 
Wait,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Melvina  D.  Sikes,  daughter  of  Levi 
Sikes.  He  attended  the  Portsmouth  public  schools  and  was  in  the  High  School 
two  years,  until  1857,  when  he  went  into  business  with  his  father  in  the  man- 
ufacture of  furniture.  He  was  a clerk  for  his  father. 

He  enlisted  in  Company  A,  30th  O.  V.  I.,  on  August  14,  1861,  and  served 
until  August  29,  1864.  He  was,  in  that  period,  in  all  the  battles  in  which  the 
regiment  participated.  He  was  made  Fifth  Sergeant  for  bravery,  and  was 
afterwards  promoted  to  First  Sergeant.  In  December.  1864,  he  gave  up  the 
position  as  First  Sergeant  and  was  detailed  as  clerk  for  Judge  Advocate  at  Di- 
vision Headquarters  under  General  Morgan  L.  Smith,  remaining  there  until  the 
close  of  his  service. 

After  his  return  from  the  army,  he  went  to  Cincinnati  and  was  employed 
in  a photographic  stock  house  until  1866,  when  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and 
went  in  with  his  father  as  J.  H.  Wait  & Son,  which  continued  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  furniture  until  1884,  when  his  father  retired,  and  he  took  entire  charge 
of  the  business.  In  1885,  the  Wait  Cabinet  Works  was  formed,  of  which  he 
was  a proprietor.  In  1895,  the  business  was  merged  into  a stock  company, 
known  as  the  Wait  Furniture  Company,  and  has  been  such  ever  since.  He  has 
been  president  of  the  company  most  of  the  time,  and  superintendent  all  of  the 


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time.  All  of  his  life,  but  six  years,  he  has  been  in  the  city  of  Portsmouth. 

He  was  married  first  to  Miss  Kate  Wetherbee,  of  Minnesota.  There  is 
one  daughter  of  this  marriage,  Bertha.  Mrs.  Wait  died  February  28,  1878.  He 
was  married  the  second  time  to  Miss  Sallie  J.  Dillon,  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  W. 
Dillon,  February  23,  1882.  Their  children  are:  Helen  M.,  Catharine  D.,  and 
Gilbert  D.  He  is  a member  of  the  Bigelow  M.  E.  church,  and  is  a republican 
in  his  political  views. 

Clarence  Dayton  'Walden 

was  born  at  Harrison  Mills  about  three  miles  southeast  of  Harrisonville,  Ohio, 
December  30,  1870.  His  father  Charles  Walden  enlisted  as  a private  in  Company 
A,  39th  O.  V.  I.,  July  16,  1861  and  was  discharged  July  9,  1865.  His  grand- 
father, Richard  Walden,  was  in  Captain  Hamilton’s  Company,  Company  D,  1st 
O.  V.  I.  in  the  Mexican  War.  He  enlisted  June  1,  1846  at  the  age  of  32  and 
was  discharged  June  14,  1847.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Harriet  Ellen 

Colegrove,  daughter  of  Peleg  Colegrove.  His  boyhood  and  youth  were  spent  on 
the  farm  where  he  attended  the  district  school  in  winter.  His  father  removed  to 
Portsmouth  where  he  had  a general  store.  He  remained  two  years  and  in  1884  re- 
moved to  Sciotoville  where  our  subject  completed  his  education  in  the  Sciotoville 
schools.  He  spent  three  and  a half  years  as  teacher  in  the  grammar  school  and 
five  and  a half  years  as  teacher  in  the  High  School  of  Sciotoville.  He  began 
teaching  in  1891  and  is  at  present  teaching  in  the  High  School  at  Lucasville.  He 
was  appointed  County  School  Examiner  in  September,  1899.  He  is  a republican 
and  a member  of  the  Wheelersburg  Masonic  Lodge  and  also  a member  of  the 
Sciotoville  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodge. 

He  was  married  February  27,  1892,  to  Sarah  Purdy,  daughter  of  Jesse  Pur- 
dy of  Sciotoville.  They  have  one  daughter,  Helen  Elnora. 

Mr.  Walden  is  a self-made  man  and  has  reason  to  be  proud  of  what  he  has 
accomplished.  He  possesses  all  of  the  cardinal  virtues  and  illustrates  and  hon- 
ors them  in  life.  He  is  a diligent  and  faithful  student  and  a proficient  scholar 
for  his  years.  He  has  attained  the  highest  success  as  a teacher.  He  holds  a 
State  High  School  Life  Certificate. 

'William  Seymour  Walker 

was  born  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  March  18,  1861.  His  father  was  David  Walker, 
and  his  mother  was  Sarah  E.  Tyler.  They  had  two  children,  our  subject  and  a 
daughter.  William  attended  school  in  Buffalo  between  six  and  eight  years,  and 
at  the  latter  age,  his  father,  who  was  a contractor  on  public  works,  moved  to 
Chicago,  Illinois.  The  family  remained  there  until  after  the  great  fire  in  1871 
when  they  moved  to  Milwaukee.  There  William  Avent  to  school  till  1878  when 
he  spent  one  year  in  preparing  for  Brown  University  at  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  but  instead  of  going,  went  into  business.  From  1879  to  1887,  he  was 
an  assistant  book-keeper  in  a hardware  house,  at  Milwaukee. 

In  1881  he  began  to  travel  for  an  ink  company  and  among  other  places  vis- 
ited Portsmouth,  Ohio.  He  was  pleased  with  the  place  and  in  1887,  he  located 
there  and  went  into  the  employment  of  the  Veneer  Works  then  opened  by  Gold- 
smith & Rapp.  He  has  remained  in  Portsmouth  and  has  been  connected  with 
that  business  ever  since.  He  is  now  the  secretary,  treasurer,  and  general  mana- 
ger and  has  been  such  since  1900. 

He  was  married  August  14,  1889,  to  Miss  Effie  Petrie,  daughter  of  James  Petrie, 
a Scotchman,  who  is  now  the  postmaster  at  Jasper,  Ohio.  She  is  a great-grand- 
daughter of  Major  Joseph  Ashton,  a soldier  of  the  Revolution,  who  has  a sketch 
herein.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walker  have  two  sons.  Paul  and  Harold  Holcomb.  Mr. 
Walker  is  a Mason  and  a Modern  Woodman.  He  has  already  placed  himself  in 
the  front  rank  of  Portsmouth’s  business  men.  He  has  deserved  success  and  has 
obtained  it.  He  possesses  all  of  those  qualities  which  are  admired  and  prized 
by  those  who  value  success.  He  has  accomplished  much  in  his  chosen  business 
career  and  bids  fair  to  make  a record  as  one  of  the  most  valued  men  of  the  city. 

Charles  Clement  Waller 

was  born  February  24,  1869,  at  Lancaster,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Henry  Wood- 
row  Waller,  a native  of  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  near  Cambridge.  His  mother 


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CHARLES  CLEMENT  WALLER. 
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CLARK  WILLIAM  WALLER. 
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was  Minerva  M.  Graybill.  He  was  reared  on  a farm  and  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster  and  afterwards  learned  the  stone  business 
in  a quarry  operated  by  his  father  near  Lancaster.  With  his  brothers  he  came 
to  Rarden  in  1895  and  became  a stockholder  in  the  Rarden  Stone  Company,  or- 
ganized and  incorporated  at  that  time.  Since  that  time  he  has  superintended 
and  managed  the  operation  of  its  quarry.  He  is  a democrat,  but  votes  for  the 
man  as  often  as  for  the  party.  He  is  a member  of  the  English  Lutheran  Church 
at  Lancaster,  Ohio.  He  was  married  October  12,  1893,  to  Gertrude  Schweikert, 
daughter  of  Henry  C.  and  Catherine  Burke  Schweikert  of  Lancaster.  Ohio. 
Their  children  are  Ora  Concorda,  age  eight,  and  Gladys  Catherine,  age  five. 

ClarK  William  Waller 

son  of  Henry  Woodrow  Waller  and  Minerva  M.  (Graybill)  Waller,  was  born  at 
Lancaster,  Fairfield  county,  Ohio,  January  25,  1875.  His  father  was  raised 
near  Cambridge,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio.  His  mother  was  a daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Mary  (Pence)  Graybill.  His  father  enlisted  in  Company  F,  9th  0.  V.  C., 
August  27,  1863,  for  three  years,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  company  July 
20,  1865. 

Our  subject  was  raised  on  a farm  adjoining  Lancaster,  attended  the 
public  schools  and  was  afterwards  employed  at  a stone  quarry  operated  by  his 
father  near  Lancaster.  He  came  to  Rarden  June  15,  1895,  and  became  en- 
gaged in  the  stone  business  with  his  brothers  Frank  M.  and  Charles  C.,  L.  Tay- 
lor and  others  under  the  name  of  the  Rarden  Stone  Company,  Incorporated. 
He  is  a stockholder  in  the  company  and  is  a foreman  in  the  quarry.  He  is  a 
Democrat  and  a member  of  the  Improved  Order  of  Red  Men,  Tribe  No.  159,  and 
also  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  Lodge  No.  203,  at  Peebles,  Ohio.  He  was  elected 
a member  of  the  Rarden  council  in  1892.  He  was  married  October  1,  1896,  to 
Iva  Wamsley,  daughter  of  Harvey  and  Sarah  Wamsley,  of  Rarden.  His  chil- 
dren are  Mildred  and  Paul. 

Francis  Marion  Waller 

was  born  September,  5.  1872,  at  Lancaster,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Henry  Wood- 
ward Waller  and  his  mother’s  name  was  Minerva  M.  Graybill.  His  parents 
had  three  sons  and  one  daughter.  He  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools  at  Lancaster  until  nineteen  years  of  age,  then  he  attended  Zanesville 
Business  College,  at  Zanesville,  Ohio.  He  left  there  in  April,  1893,  and  re- 
turned to  Lancaster  and  engaged  in  work  at  his  father’s  stone  quarry  with  his 
other  brothers.  He  remained  here  until  June,  1895.  They  were  handling 
sandstone  for  masonry  work.  They  then  concluded  to  change  their  business 
to  Rarden,  Ohio,  and  have  been  engaged  there  ever  since.  An  advertisement 
of  Scioto  County  stone  in  a stone  journal  had  called  their  attention  to  this  lo- 
cality, and  Charles  C.  came  to  Rarden  to  investigate  the  situation,  and  the  re- 
sult was  that  all  three  located  there. 

Our  subject  was  married  December  28,  1897,  to  Noline  Abbott.  She  died 
August  14,  1898.  Mr.  Waller  attends  to  all  the  shipping  of  the  Rarden  Stone 
Company,  and  is  secretary  of  the  company.  He  is  a member  of  the  Red  Men 
and  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  a republican  in  his  political  views,  and  a mem- 
ber of  the  English  Lutheran  church,  of  Lancaster,  Ohio. 

George  Walsh 

was  born  September  12,  1876,  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Edmond 
Walsh,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Margaret  O’Brien.  They  were  from 
county  Clare,  Ireland,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1848.  Their  children 
were:  James  R.,  Bridget,  married  Wm.  Guthrie,  deceased:  John  C.,  clerk  in  his 

brother’s  store;  George,  our  subject;  and  Edward  K.  Our  subject  attended 
school  at  McCulloch,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  went  west  to  Menominee. 
Michigan.  After  remaining  at  Menominee  furnace,  for  two  years  in  the 
Northern  Peninsula,  he  came  back  to  Scioto  county,  and  later  went  to  Pullman, 
Illinois,  and  was  a brickmaker  for  six  months.  Then  he  went  to  Indiana  and 
railroaded  six  months.  In  1884  he  was  a turnpike  contractor  of  Ross  county 
with  James  R.  and  John  C.  Walsh. 


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He  was  married  May  12,  1886  to  Miss  Mary  Finn,  daughter  of  John  Finn. 
They  have  the  following  children  living  and  deceased:  Edmond  James,  Maggie, 

Annie,  Marie,  deceased  at  two  years,  two  months,  and  Helen.  He  began  the 
liquor  business  at  Otway  February  1,  1886,  and  has  been  in  it  ever  since.  He 
is  a member  of  St.  Patrick’s  Roman  Catholic  church  at  McCulloch.  He  is  a 
democrat  in  his  political  views.  Mr.  Walsh  is  a farmer  and  owns  the  Albert 
Dear  farm  and  the  Joseph  Kelly  and  the  Banks  farms  in  the  horse  shoe  bend  in 
Brush  Creek.  Mr.  Walsh  devotes  almost  all  of  his  attention  to  farming.  He 
is  regarded  by  his  neighbors  as  an  upright  and  honorable  man,  who  will  stand 
up  to  every  agreement  or  pledge  he  makes,  and  is  well  liked  by  those  who 
know  him  best.  He  is  liberal  in  all  public  matters  and  regarded  as  a good 
citizen  and  a valuable  factor  in  the  community. 

William  Henry  'Ware 

was  born  in  Piketon,  Ohio,  Feb.  10,  1830  His  father,  Daniel  Ware,  was  a na- 
tive of  Virginia,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Maria  Dunham.  Our  sub- 
ject was  ope  of  a family  of  eight  children,  five  sons  and  three  daughters.  He 
attended  the  public  school  in  Piketon,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen,  he  clerked 
in  the  store  of  Ross,  Dunham  & Co.,  at  Piketon.  On  Oct.  20,  1852,  he  came  to 
Portsmouth,  on  the  old  stage  line  conducted  by  Hawks  of  Circleville.  At  that 
’time  the  stage  left  at  five  or  six  in  the  evening  and  arrived  in  Portsmouth 
about  10  P.  M.  On  the  next  day  after  his  arrival  he  went  to  work  for  R.  Bell 
& Co.,  as  a salesman.  He  remained  an  employee  until  February,  1856,  when 
he  became  a partner  in  the  business.  He  remained  as  a partner  until  1875, 
when  the  firm  closed  out.  Our  subject  has  not  been  in  any  regular  business 
since. 

He  was  married  on  October  12,  1853,  to  Martha  Ann  Lancaster  of  Pike- 
ton, O.  His  children  are:  Mrs.  Anna,  wife  of  John  E.  Mick  of  Chillicothe,  O. : 
Ida,  wife  of  Frank  H.  Davis,  of  Portsmouth;  William  H.,  traveling  salesman 
for  the  Excelsior  Shoe  Company  of  Portsmouth;  Lucy,  unmarried;  Harry  L., 
a salesman  for  the  Excelsior  Shoe  Company;  Francis  J.,  died  at  the  age  of 
two  years.  He  has  always  been  a republican.  Since  1875  he  has  lived  a re- 
tired life,  taking  the  world  easy. 

Charles  Morion  Very  Warrener 

was  born  in  London,  England,  March  16,  1850.  His  father  was  John 
Metham  Warrener,  a contractor.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Martha 
Very,  daughter  of  Judge  Very.  There  were  live  sons  and  two  daughters 
in  the  family.  Our  subject  was  the  third  child  and  the  second  son. 
He  was  brought  up  in  London,  England,  until  he  was  twenty-two  years  of  age 
He  attended  school  in  London  and  received  a thorough  academical  education. 
He  studied  veterinary  surgery  at  a school  in  Westborne,  London,  England,  for 
four  years  and  graduated  in  1871.  The  same  year  he  came  to  the  United 

States  and  located  on  a farm  in  Athens  county,  with  an  uncle,  and  remained 

there  five  years.  He  then  went  to  Chester  Hill,  Morgan  county,  Ohio,  and  be- 
came a stock  dealer  and  was  in  that  business  until  1890  when  he  went  to  Gal- 
lipolis  and  took  up  veterinary  surgery.  In  1898,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and 
has  been  here  ever  since.  He  has  a hospital  at  21  west  Eighth  street.  He  was 
married  in  1873  to  Pharaby  Adeline  Beasley,  daughter  of  Isaac  Beasley,  of 
Athens  county.  He  has  three  children:  his  son  Arthur  B.  is  a Veterinary  Sur- 
geon, in  partnership  with  his  father;  his  daughter  Jennie  married  Otto  Lasley 
of  Marietta,  O.,  and  his  daughter  Martha  married  W.  K.  Merriman  of  Gallipo- 
lis.  His  wife  died  November  12,  1902.  He  is  a republican,  a Knight  of  Pythias, 

and  a member  of  Aurora  Lodge  F.  & A.  M. 

Beverly  Green  Warwick 

was  born  December  25,  1805  in  Nelson  county,  Virginia.  He  was  the  son  of 
Nelson  Reed  Warwick  who  was  born  April  6,  1784  in  Nelson  county,  Virginia. 
He  moved  from  Virginia  in  1838  to  Chillicothe.  Ohio,  where  he  died  of  flux 
October  5,  1843.  He  united  with  the  M.  E.  church  when  19  years  old  at  Nelson 
C.  H.,  Virginia.  He  had  a good  common  school  education,  was  a great  reader 
and  a good  public  speaker.  He  taught  school  at  Bethel  church,  Nelson  county, 


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Virginia,  in  1826.  In  1827,  lie  came  to  Augusta  county,  Virginia  and  taught 
school  three  years  near  Waynesboro,  Virginia,  and  began  the  study  of  medi- 
cine with  Doctor  Abraham  Wayland.  On  September  19.  1833  he  was  married 
to  Mary  Fisher,  daughter  of  Anthony  Fisher  of  Churchville,  Virginia.  He  then 
moved  to  Staunton,  Virginia,  where  he  taught  school  four  years  and  continued 
to  study  medicine  under  Doctor  T.  Reynolds.  In  1837,  he  attended  medical  lec- 
tures at  the  Ohio  Medical  College,  Cincinnati.  Ohio. 

In  1838,  he  began  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Deerfield.  Augusta  county, 
Virginia.  In  1839,  he  moved  to  Middlebrook,  Virginia,  and  continued  the 
practice  of  medicine  until  1856  when  he  left  Middlebrook  and  moved  with  his 
family  to  Cincinnati.  Ohio.  He  then  attended  the  Miami  Medical  College  and 
graduated  in  March,  1857.  In  the  winter  of  1857-8  he  attended  lectures  at  the 
Ohio  Medical  College  and  received  a diploma  from  the  Ohio  College. 

In  1850,  he  was  licensed  to  preach  as  a local  preacher  in  the  Methodist 
church.  In  1857.  he  was  ordained  Deacon  by  Bishop  Morris.  April  1,  1858,  he 
left  Cincinnati  and  moved  to  Portsmoutlh,  Ohio.  In  1859,  he  moved  to  Lueas- 
ville.  where  he  practiced  medicine  for  five  years.  Having  poor  health  he  gave 
up  practice  and  engaged  in  the  drug  business  and  kept  a general  store.  He  died 
June  14,  1880,  at  Lucasville,  Ohio,  aged  74  years,  5 months  and  14  days.  His 
widow  survived  him  many  years  and  died  February  1,  1902,  aged  91  years,  11 
months  and  15  days.  His  children  were:  Mrs.  Annie  Anderson,  Maggie  Thomas 
and  Dr.  John  B.  Warwick  of  Lucasville,  Ohio.  Three  sons,  Newton,  Frank  and 
James  are  dead.  Doctor  Beverly  Green  Warwick  was  a just  man,  a good 
Christian  and  a model  citizen. 

John  Beverly  Warwick,  M . I) . , 

was  born  at  Staunton,  Augusta  county,  Va.,  July  5,  1834.  His  father’s  name 
was  Beverly  Green  Warwicl;.  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Mary  Fisher. 
He  remained  in  Staunton,  Va.,  until  he  was  two  years  old,  and  then  moved  to 
Deerfield,  Augusta  county,  Va.,  where  he  remained  two  years,  and  then  moved 
to  Middlebrook,  Va.  His  father  was  a physician.  He  attended  school  in  Vir- 
ginia, until  he  was  twenty  years  old.  He  then  taught  school  in  Virginia  for 
two  years.  He  left  Virginia  in  1856,  and  went  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  studied 
medicine.  He  graduated  from  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio  in  1858.  He  then 
came  to  Portsmouth  in  1858  and  practiced  medicine  here  until  1859,  when  he 
located  in  Lucasville,  and  has  been  there  ever  since. 

He  entered  the  91st  O.  V.  I.  as  Assistant  Surgeon  August  19,  1862,  for 
three  years.  He  was  promoted  to  Surgeon,  May  23,  1863,  and  was  mustered  out 
with  the  regiment  June  24,  1865.  He  was  appointed  Pension  Examining  Surgeon 
under  Harrison’s  administration,  and  served  from  1889  to  1893,  and  was  re- 
appointed in  1897.  He  was  married  February  14,  1860,  to  Sarah  Belknap  Moul- 
ton, daughter  of  Norman  Moulton.  They  have  the  following  children:  Mollie 
E.,  wife  of  Judge  John  C.  Milner;  Maggie  A.,  wife  of  John  A.  Long,  residing  at 
Streator,  111.,  Charles  A.,  a physician  at  Lucasville,  in  partnership  with  his 
father;  Norman  Beverly,  residing  at  Denver,  Col.;  Miss  Lou,  and  Frank,  a den- 
tist in  Columbus.  Mr.  Warwick  is  a Royal  Arch  Mason. 

For  forty-three  years  the  Doctor  has  practiced  medicine  in  Lucasville 
and  vicinity  and  the  wonder  is  that  he  is  not  broken  down.  There  was  never 
a night  so  dark,  a road  so  long,  a rain  so  hard,  or  a north  wind  with  sleet 
and  snow  so  fierce,  but  what  on  the  call  of  a patient  he  would  turn  out,  for 
the  humblest  as  well  as  the  most  influential.  He  is  of  a cheery,  hopeful  dis- 
'position  and  has  a hearty  handshake  which  is  as  good  as  an  electric  treat- 
ment. He  is  always,  apparently,  in  a pleasant  humor.  He  is  of  a sympathetic 
nature,  and  encourages  his  patients  to  hope  for  the  best.  In  all  the  circle  of 
his  acquaintances  he  has  bound  the  hearts  of  all  who  know  him  and  have  met 
him  to  himself,  as  if  by  bands  of  steel.  The  Doctor  could  pose  as  a good 
patriot,  if  he  could  pose  at  all,  for  he  is  one  of  the  right  stamp.  His  love  of 
country  carried  him  into  the  army  and  gave  it  three  of  the  best  years  of  his 
life.  He  is  prominent  in  Grand  Army  circles,  and  there  is  never  too  much  he 
can  do  for  an  old  comrade.  The  men  of  his  own  regiment,  the  91st  O.  V.  I. 
look  to  him  as  children  to  a father,  and  the  happiest  moments  of  his  life  are 
those  spent  in  reunions  and  the  camp-fires  of  his  old  comrades  in  arms.  As  a 


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citizen,  he  never  shirks  from  his  duties  or  responsibilities.  Hfs  influence  is  al- 
ways for  the  best  interest  of  those  about  him  whether  in  religion,  politics  or 
learning.  He  has  the  courage  of  his  convictions.  In  politics,  he  is  a stalwart 
republican. 

Newton  Reed  Warwick 

was  born  in  Augusta  county,  Virginia,  May  29,  1845,  and  died  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  February  10,  1898,  being  52  years,  8 months  and  13  days  old.  The  cause 
of  his  death  was  some  form  of  brain  trouble,  which  had  resulted  in  paralysis. 
His  father  was  Dr.  Beverly  Green  Warwick  and  his  mother  was  Mary  (Fisher) 
Warwick.  In  1853,  on  account  of  his  decided  views  upon  slavery,  Doctor  War- 
wick moved  with  his  family  from  the  old  Virginia  home,  to  Ohio,  settling  first 
at  Cincinnati,  and  then  in  a year  or  two  afterwards,  moving  to  Lucasville, 
Scioto  county.  There  Newton  lived  when  the  war  began,  and  there  he  volun- 
teered as  a private  in  the  91st  O.  V.  I.,  and  was  mustered  into  the  service 
with  the  regiment  September  7,  1862.  In  October  following  he  was  appointed 
Commissary  Sergeant  of  the  regiment,  which  position  he  held  until  July  6, 
1864,  when  he  was  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  and  so  continued  in  faithful 
service  till  the  close  of  the  war,  June  25.  1865,  participating  in  all  the  arduous 
duties  and  struggles  of  his  regiment. 

He  was  married  to  Adelaide  Brown,  a native  of  Kentucky,  at  Lucasville, 
Ohio,  March  22,  1866.  Of  this  happy  union  there  were  six  children.  Two  died 
in  infancy.  Mary,  a teacher  in  the  Cincinnati  public  schools,  died  in  1901, 
aged  34;  Beverly  G.,  died  in  1894,  aged  24,  while  living  in  Chicago  as  Passen- 
ger Agent  for  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad;  Walter  W.  and  Frank  B.  are  now 
(1903)  living  in  Cincinnati,  practicing  law.  The  widow  of  our  subject  also 
lives  in  Cincinnati.  When  the  war  was  over  he  went  into  the  mercantile  bus- 
iness at  Lucasville,  where  he  was  postmaster  from  1865  to  1869.  In  1869  he 
removed  to  Portsmouth  and  in  1871  to  Council  Grove,  Kansas,  where  he  car- 
ried on  a general  store  until  1874,  when  he  sold  out  and  returned  to  Ohio, 
settling  in  Cincinnati,  and  accepting  the  agency  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  & 
Santa  Fe  Railroad. 

About  1878  he  became  agent  of  the  Iron  Mountain  Route,  and  represented 
that  line  and  the  Missouri  Pacific  for  twenty  years  till  his  death.  In  this 
(capacity  he  was  well  known  and  most  cordially  esteemed.  He  was  elected 
President  of  the  International  Association  of  Traveling  Passenger  Agents  at 
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  in  1886.  He  never  held  any  public  office  except  that 
of  postmaster  at  Lucasville.  He  was  a member  of  the  Ohio  Commandery  of  the 
Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion;  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic;  of 
the  Masonic  Lodge  and  Chapter;  also  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias; 
and  of  the  Uniformed  Rank,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  of  the  Elks. 

He  was  a fine  railroad  man,  and  conducted  his  business  in  such  a genial, 
intelligent,  straight-forward  manner  as  to  make  his  service  highly  efficient. 
He  possessed  such  a cheerful  disposition  that  his  presence  was  a glow  of  sun- 
shine, and  he  carried  with  him  such  a hearty  good  will  that  it  was  a joy  to 
meet  him.  Lieutenant  Warwick  was  a popular  soldier.  He  was  highly  regarded 
by  every  member  of  his  regiment.  He  was  a boyish  and  handsome  fellow, 
but  exhibited  at  all  times  strong  manly  traits  of  character.  Uncomplaining 
and  faithful  he  was  always  honored  by  conscientious  performance  of  whatever 
duty  was  imposed  upon  him.  His  life  was  honorable.  He  was  one  of  the  most 
zealous  Grand  Army  and  Loyal  Legion  men.  He  loved  the  memories  of  the 
war.  He  was  a familiar  figure  at  camp  fires  and  re-unions.  Patriotic  remi- 
niscences were  delightful  to  his  heart.  His  life  was  full  of  sunshine,  of  gentle 
words  and  kindly  deeds. 

George  Henderson  Watkins 

was  born  October  17,  1858,  at  Piketon,  Ohio.  His  father  was  John  H.  Wat- 
kins, and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sophia  Murphy,  one  of  five  brothers 
and  two  sisters.  His  father  kept  a ferry  at  Piketon,  Ohio,  for  a long  time. 
He  was  a private  in  the  army  and  died  in  the  service.  He  also  had  a brother 
who  died  in  the  Civil  war.  When  our  subject  was  six  months  old  his  parents 
moved  to  Zanesville,  and  resided  there  until  he  was  nine  years  old.  He  at- 


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■tended  school  while  at  Zanesville.  His  father  died  when  he  was  a child,  his 
mother  remarried  to  Benjamin  Lewis,  and  the  family  moved  on  a farm  just 
north  of  Waverly,  and  resided  there  four  years.  At  thirteen  years  of  age, 
our  subject  went  to  Bear  Creek,  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  as  a 
clerk  for  Lowman  & Allison.  He  remained  with  Lowman  on  Bear  Creek  until 
he  was  twenty  years  of  age,  when  he  opened  a store  at  Clifford,  Ohio,  for  Mr. 
Lowman  and  remained  there  from  1878  until  1886.  In  the  latter  year  he  re- 
moved to  Wakefield,  and  there  a store  was  opened  under  the  firm  name  of 
Lowman  & Watkins.  In  1900  he  bought  out  Mr.  Lowman,  and  has  been  car- 
rying on  the  store  ever  since.  August  1,  1901,  he  located  his  office  at  Columbus, 
in  the  Wyandotte  Building.  He  is  a railroad-tie  contractor,  purchasing  ties 
for  several  of  the  railroads.  He  maintains  his  residence  at  Wakefield.  He  was 
appointed  Superintendent  of  the  Ohio  Canal  in  February,  1898,  and  holds  the 
office  yet. 

He  was  married  in  January,  1879  to  Lilly  I.  Glaze,  daughter  of  Josiah 
Glaze.  They  have  three  children:  Frank  L.,  a physician  at  Portsmouth;  Lou 
M.,  a daughter  at  home,  and  Nelson  M.,  a son  at  home. 

He  has  always  been  a republican,  and  is  a Blue  Lodge  Mason.  His  chief 
characteristics  are  his  sturdy  honesty,  liberality,  progressiveness  and  loyalty 
to  his  friends.  He  despises  hypocrisy  and  deceit  in  every  form.  During  a long 
and  eminently  successful  business  career  his  word  has  always  been  regarded 
as  good  as  his  bond,  and  he  has  had  the  confidence  and  respect  of  those  with 
whom  his  business  has  brought  him  into  contact.  While  a very  earnest  polit- 
ical worker,  he  never  permits  his  political  affiliations  or  prejudice  to  interfere 
in  his  social  intercourse  with  his  friends,  who  are  to  he  found  in  all  parties.  Mr. 
Watkins  is  regarded  as  a public  spirited  citizen.  He  is  always  identified  with 
everything  that  tends  to  advance  or  better  the  condition  of  his  community. 

Thomas  William  Watkins 

was  born  in  Clinton,  Illinois,  October  18,  1857.  His  father  was  John  C.  Wat- 
kins, and  his  mother  Ellen  LaForgey.  His  father  was  a native  of  Portsmouth. 
His  grandfather,  Thomas  Watkins,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Portsmouth. 
Thomas  left  Clinton,  Illinois,  when  a babe  and  came  to  Portsmouth.  He  at- 
tended the  Portsmouth  schools  until  1874,  and  then  began  to  learn  the  plumb- 
ing business  with  Jones  & Burt.  He  went  to  Cincinnati  and  worked  at  his 
/trade  there  until  1878.  He  then  came  back  to  Portsmouth,  in  1878,  and 
-started  in  business  for  himself,  in  1880,  and  has  been  in  it  ever  since.  He  is 
located  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Third  and  Washington  streets,  and  has 
been  there  for  ten  years.  He  resides  at  320,  Jackson  street,  in  the  Thomas  W. 
Carrie  property.  He  was  married  in  1872,  in  Scioto  county,  to  Sarah  Stockham, 
daughter  of  Aaron  Stockham.  He  has  six  children:  Lettie,  Charles,  Judith, 
Thomas  A.,  Harold  Wayne,  and  Sarah.  He  is  a republican.  He  was  at  one 
time  Superintendent  of  the  Water  Works,  and  is  a member  of  the  Royal  Arca- 
num and  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  understands  his  business  thoroughly  and 
devotes  himself  to  it. 

David  Louis  Webb 

was  born  March  12,  1842,  in  Adams  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  John  Webb, 
and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Eliza  Lewis.  His  grandfather,  William 
Webb,  was  from  Germany.  His  mother  was  born  and  reared  in  Scioto  county. 
What  schooling  he  received  was  obtained  by  attending  school  two  years  after 
he  was  fifteen  years  of  age.  His  father  moved  into  Scioto  county,  when  he 
was  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  he  has  lived  in  the  county  ever  since.  He  be- 
gan life  at  sixteen  years  of  age  by  peeling  bark  and  hauling  logs.  At  twenty- 
one  he  went  to  work  for  himself  in  Coan  & Smith’s  saw-mill  and  has  been  in 
the  lumber  business  ever  since.  He  was  with  Coan  & Smith  three  years,  with 
Thomas  G.  Adamson  nine  years,  eight  of  which  he  was  foreman.  On  March 
25,  1872,  he  went  into  partnership  with  Henry  H.  Cuppett  in  the  lumbering  bus- 
iness, under  the  firm  name  of  Cuppett  & Webb.  This  partnership  continued 
for  twenty-eight  years,  when  Cuppett  sold  out  to  Webb,  and  the  latter  continued 
the  business.  The  partnership  was  dissolved  by  mutual  consent,  Mr.  Cup- 
pett wishing  to  retire  to  his  farm  on  Turkey  creek, 


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When  they  began  business  they  operated  on  Turkey  creek,  and  kept  the 
lumber  yard  in  Portsmouth.  Our  subject  moved  to  Portsmouth  in  1885  and 
started  a saw-mill,  keeping  one  on  Turkey  creek  at  the  same  time.  The  firm 
established  a planing  mill  on  Front  street  in  1894,  and  dispensed  with  the  saw- 
mill in  the  city.  The  planing  mill  was  destroyed  by  fire  June  23,  1898,  loss  es- 
timated at  $13,000.  September  2,  1898,  their  saw  mill  on  Turkey  creek  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire,  loss  $3,000,  with  no  insurance  on  either  except  $1,500.  They 
leased  the  Portsmouth  Planing  Mill  on  Gallia  and  Campbell  Avenue,  June  30, 
1898,  and  operated  it  until  December  4,  1901.  Mr.  Webb  who  had  succeeded 
Cuppett  & Webb  in  1900.  purchased  the  mill  outright.  The  firm  never  failed, 
although  a number  of  their  debtors  have  failed  on  them  for  large  sums. 

He  has  been  a member  of  the  Christian  Church  since  1868,  and  is  now 
a member  of  the  church  at  Third  and  Gay  streets.  He  has  always  been  a re- 
publican. He  was  a school  director  for  some  time  in  Nile  township,  and  was 
elected  president  of  the  City  Water  Works  Board  in  1900. 

He  was  married  December  17,  1867  to  Sophia  Holt,  daughter  of  David 
and  Jerusha  Holt  of  Nile  township.  They  have  five  children,  four  sons  and  one 
daughter.  His  daughter  is  the  wife  of  Prank  Hacquard.  His  sons  are  David 
L.,  John  Thomas,  Charles  Elden  and  Henry  Harrison.  All  except  Charles  are 
with  him  in  the  business.  David  L.,  is  his  book-keeper  and  John  Thomas  is 
foreman  in  the  mill.  Henry  is  assistant  book-keeper  and  collector.  Charles 
is  a salesman  for  Ben  Davis  in  the  clothing  business.  Mr.  Webb  is  an  Odd 
Fellow  of  uniform  rank.  He  is  an  honest  man,  i'f  one  ever  lived.  He  would  lose 
every  dollar  he  had  and  go  to  the  poor-house  rather  than  do  anything  he 
deemed  dishonest  or  dishonorable.  He  has  been  through  fires  and  disasters, 
but  like  Job  he  has  always  maintained  his  integrity. 

John  Frederick  Weghorst 

was  born  at  Jackson  C.  H.,  Ohio,  March  23,  1851.  He  is  a son  of  Frederick 
Louis  and  Dora  (Caden)  Weghorst.  His  father  is  a native  of  Prussia.  His 
mother  was  a native  of  Schindberg,  Hanover.  Our  subject  had  eight  brothers 
and  two  sisters.  Seven  of  his  brothers  and  both  of  his  sisters  are  living. 
His  parents  moved  to  Portland  when  be  was  two  years  of  age  and  to  Monroe 
Furnace  two  years  afterwards.  After  two  years  residence  there  they  moved 
to  Boone  Furnace,  Ky.,  where  they  lived  until  1859.  From  there  they  went 
to  Cincinnati,  and  in  1862  they  came  to  Buena  Vista.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one 
he  went  to  work  for  himself  as  a saw-setter  in  the  stone  saw-mill  at  Buena 
Vista,  and  continued  to  work  here  until  1876,  when  he  became  a driver  for  the 
Buena  Vista  Freestone  Co.  and  he  has  hauled  sand  and  stone  for  the  company 
ever  since.  He  was  married  December  30,  1872,  to  Anna  Margaret  Dorn  of 
Buena  Vista.  He  had  eleven  children:  Lena,  the  wife  of  William  Roth  of 
Buena  Vista:  William,  resides  in  Pittsburg,  Pa,,  foreman  of  the  Homestead 
Bridge  Works:  Sadie,  wife  of  Henry  Roth  of  Buena  Vista:  Frederick,  Hattie, 
Albert,  Etta,  Mabel,  Carrie,  Anna,  deceased,  and  Rufford.  He  is  a republican, 
a member  of  the  German  Presbyterian  church  and  of  the  Odd  Fellows. 

Charles  Elijah  'Welch 

was  born  January  5,  1860,  in  Portsmouth.  His  father  was  William  Welch  and 
his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Susan  E.  Jones.  He  was  reared  in  the  city  of 
Portsmouth,  and  attended  its  school  until  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age  when 
the  family  circumstances  were  such  that  he  went  to  work.  He  was  engaged  in 
Johnson  & Road's  hub  factory  for  six  years,  and  worked  for  the  United  States 
Express  Company  for  two  years.  For  eight  years  he  was  in  the  confectionery 
business  with  his  brother,  Ed  Welch.  In  1890,  he  started  a retail  grocery  at 
the  corner  of  Third  and  Chillicothe.  and  was  there  ten  years.  He  then  loca- 
ted on  the  southwest  corner  of  Sixth  and  Washington  streets  for  one  year  and 
for  another  year  on  East  Fifth  street.  On  January  1,  1902  he  opened  a retail 
grocery  at  28  Gallia  street  which  he  is  conducting. 

He  was  married  in  1890  to  Minnie  C.  Patton  and  has  had  four  children. 
The  eldest,  Letha  is  deceased.  The  surviving  children  are:  Walter,  aged 
eight:  Bernice,  aged  five;  and  Pauline,  aged  two.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Christian  church,  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  of  the  Royal*  Arcanum,  and 


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Modern  Woodmen.  He  is  one  of  the  live,  active,  progressive,  young  business 
men  of  the  city  and  has  a business  of  which  he  is  justly  proud.  The  Phoenix 
arose  from  its  ashes,  hut  he  had  none  to  rise  from.  Everything  he  is  and  has 
is  due  to  his  own  exertions, 

George  W.  'Wells 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  March  12,  1876.  His  father  was  Samuel  Wil- 
liams and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Martha  Clare.  At  the  age  of  ten 
years,  he  was  adopted  by  Richard  H.  Wells  and  his  wife  of  Flat,  Ohio.  He 
went  to  school  at  Flat  till  he  was  twenty  years  of  age,  and  in  the  year  1894, 
he  attended  school,  one  year,  at  the  Illinois  State  University  at  Champaign, 
Illinois.  At  the  age  of  twenty,  on  May  8,  1894,  he  enlisted  in  Company  G, 
22  United  States  Infantry.  He  served  three  years.  After  he  had  been  in  the 
service  three  months,  he  was  made  a Corporal.  In  another  seven  months  he 
Was  made  Second  Sergeant  and  directly  afterwards  was  made  First  Sergeant. 
He  was  in  the  service  two  years  at  Fort  Kehoe,  Montana,  and  in  Nebraska.  He 
was  discharged  May,  1897,  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  while  on  a furlough.  He  then 
went  to  clerking  for  J.  J.  Brushart,  and  was  with  him  eighteen  months.  In 
the  year  1899,  he  engaged  in  the  insurance  business,  and  has  been  in  that  ever 
since.  His  employment  is  with  the  National  Protective  Society  in  Detroit. 
He  is  district  agent  for  ten  counties  and  an  adjuster.  His  office  is  at  Jack- 
son,  Ohio.  He  is  a republican,  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
and  a Knight  of  Pythias. 

Napoleon  Bonaparte  'West 

was  born  September  13  1846,  in  Highland  county,  Ohio.  His  mother’s  maiden 
name  was  Hannah  Amanda  Crawford  and  his  father’s  name  was  Isaac  Newton 
West.  His  father  and  mother  were  married  in  West  Union.  September  28, 
1845.  His  father  was  born  in  Highland  county,  Ohio.  His  grandfather, 
James  West,  was  from  Virginia.  His  father  died  in  Buford,  Highland  county, 
in  1852,  of  that  “Fell  Destroyer,”  consumption,  leaving  his  mother  with  trim 
and  a sister,  Josephine,  born  in  1848.  His  mother  took  her  two  children  and 
went  to  the  home  of  her  mother,  Mrs.  Daniel  Matheny,  in  West  Union.  Here 
she  fell  a victim  of  the  same  disease  in  1854.  James  McClanahan  was  appointed 
guardian  of  the  two  children  and  he  placed  them  with  Thomas  Reighley  of 
North  Liberty,  who  reared  them. 

Our  subject  enlisted  in  Company  G,  129th  O.  V.  I.,  July  14,  1863,  and 
served  in  that  regiment  until  March  8,  1864.  He  re-enlisted  in  Company  H. 
173rd  0.  V.  I.,  August  31,  1864,  and  served  until  June  26,  1865.  At  the  date  of 
his  first  enlistment,  he  was  of  the  right  age  to  make  a good  soldier  and  did 
make  an  excellent  one.  He  knew  what  was  most  important  to  a soldier — he 
knew  how  to  take  care  of  himself — and  for  that  quality  he  survived  the  service 
to  this  day.  After  his  return  from  the  army,  he  removed  to  Peoria,  Illinois, 
where  he  resided  until  1868,  when  he  went  to  Manchester  and  resided  there 
until  1871. 

December  31,  1870,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Louisa  A.  Little,  sister  of 
Capt.  W.  W.  Little,  at  Manchester.  He  removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  in 
March,  1871,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  worked  for  his  brother-in-law, 
Capt.  Little,  until  1877,  when  he  went  into  the  Bux-gess  Mill  and  worked  there 
until  1886,  when  he  went  to  draying  and  carting.  In  politics,  he  has  always 
been  a l'epublican.  He  has  had  five  children:  James  P.  and  Claude,  electri- 
cians: Anna,  George  and  William.  His  son  Otto  died  in  the  Regular  Army,  a 
member  of  the  Sixth  Infantry. 

He  prides  himself  on  his  honesty  and  fair  dealings  and  is  highly  re- 
spected by  all  his  acquaintances.  He  belongs  to  no  organization  but  the  Grand 
Army.  His  wife  died  suddenly  on  December  7,  1888.  He  tries  to  do  his  part 
according  to  the  best  of  his  information  and  ability,  and  when  death  calls 
him,  he  will  have  no  regrets. 

■William  Harrison  Wheeler 

was  born  at  Wheelersburg,  Ohio,  February  14,  1841.  His  father  was  Isaac 
Hastings  Wheeler,  grandson  of  Luther  and  great-grandson  of  Nathan  Wheeler, 


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the  Revolutionary  soldier.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Burt.  His 
boyhood  and  youth  were  spent  at  Wheelersburg  where  he  received  a common 
school  education  and  worked  on  the  farm.  He  lived  in  Wheelersburg  until 
1861  He  enlisted  in  Company  E.  33d  O.  V.  I.,  September  3,  1861,  for  three 
years  and  was  mustered  out  October  17,  1864.  After  his  return  from  the  army, 
he  began  public  contracting.  He  did  turnpike  work  from  1868  until  1871.  He 
built  the  turnpike  from  Harrisonville  to  Sciotoville.  He  was  employed  for  ten 
years  or  more  in  contract  work,  bridge  masonry  in  this  county.  For  five  years 
or  more,  he  did  contract  work  in  Marion  and  Clark  counties,  Ohio.  Until 
about  three  years  before  his  death,  he  was  engaged  in  dredging  in  Illinois  and 
Iowa.  After  leaving  Wheelersburg  he  lived  in  Harrisonville  until  1873,  then  he 
removed  to  Bonser’s  Run  near  Sciotoville  and  then  removed  to  Sciotoville. 

He  was  married  January  21,  1865  to  Miss  Rhoda  Ann  Taylor,  daughter 
of  James  Taylor  of  Harrison  township.  They  had  four  children:  Nettie  Urana; 
Ida  Florence,  the  wife  of  G.  Frank  Friel  of  Ashland,  Kentucky;  George  Frank- 
lin of  America,  Ohio;  Lillian  Caroline,  wife  of  James  H.  Finney  of  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio. 

Mr.  Wheeler  died  November  17,  1896.  He  was  a very  strong  republican 
but  never  held  any  public  office.  He  was  one  of  the  most  generous  men  who 
ever  lived.  He  endeared  himself  to  his  friends  and  could  not  do  too  much  for 
them.  He  was  the  soul  of  honor.  His  army  service  destroyed  hi?  health  and 
in  reality  he  gave  his  life  to  his  country.  He  was  as  true  a patriot  as  ever 
lived  as  much  so  as  his  great-grandfather,  Nathan  Wheeler,  who  gave  seven 
years  service  to  his  country. 

Daniel  White 

was  born  October  4,  1842,  on  Little  Scioto,  Harrison  township.  His  father  was 
Osborne  White  and  his  mother  Maria  Chamberlin,  daughter  of  Anson  Cham- 
berlin. His  grandfather,  Daniel  White  was  born  in  Vermont  and  his  great- 
grandfather Abel  White  was  also  a native  of  Vermont.  His  grandmother  was 
Sarah  Osborne  from  Kentucky.  He  had  two  brothers  and  one  sister.  His 
brother,  Anson  White  lives  at  Cambridge,  Iowa,  the  other  brother,  Abraham, 
lives  in  Texas.  His  sister,  Mrs.  Sarah  Cooper,  the  wife  of  Ezekiel  Cooper,  lives 
in  Clay  Center,  Kansas.  Daniel  White’s  father  owned  a farm  on  Dogwood 
Ridge  where  James  Cranston  now  lives. 

When  our  subject  was  five  years  old,  his  father  and  mother  died  of  fever, 
within  five  days  of  each  other.  His  grandfather  then  took  him  to  raise. 
When  he  was  ten  years  of  age  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  was  apprenticed 
to  the  jewelry  business  with  H.  E.  Brown.  When  he  was  twelve  years  of  age 
he  was  apprenticed  to  John  Clugsten.  At  that  time  the  craft  made  all  kinds 
of  jewelry  and  did  repairing  of  all  kinds.  When  he  was  nineteen  years  of  age, 
Mr.  Clugsten  sold  out  to  Abraham  Coriell  and  Daniel  White  worked  for  him 
about  eight  months.  Then  he  started  a store  of  his  own  in  Wheelersburg  and 
kept  it  for  two  months  when  he  took  the  gold  fever  and  went  to  Pike’s  Peak 
with  Eli  McLean,  William  McKinney,  John  McKinney,  Joseph  Rogers,  Harvey 
Patton  and  some  others.  He  was  gone  eighteen  months,  but  did  not  return 
with  the  gold  pieces.  When  he  was  in  Denver,  every  other  lot  was  given  away 
and  he  now  wishes  he  had  remained  and  made  his  fortune. 

When  he  came  back  he  went  to  working  for  Abraham  Coriell  and  was 
with  him  for  a few  months.  He  then  went  into  partnership  with  S.  S.  Doyle 
in  the  cooper  business  at  Wilson’s  Bottom,  Kentucky,  below  Manchester, 
Ohio.  The  war  came  on  and  the  Home  Guards  robbed  and  destroyed  their  bus- 
iness. He  then  went  to  Sciotoville  and  started  in  the  dry  goods  and  grocery 
business  and  was  there  for  four  months  and  then  went  to  clerking  for  Luther 
Marshall  at  Powellsville  for  two  months.  Then  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and 
started  in  the  confectionery  business.  He  then  went  into  business  with  Elijah 
Noel  until  1868  when  he  bought  out  Noel  and  conducted  it  alone.  In  1872  he 
sold  out  the  confectionery  business  to  William  E.  Hancock  and  bought  out 
Abraham  Coriell  and  went  into  the  jewelry  business  with  Frank  Coriell  as 
Coriell  & White.  In  1886  he  bought  out  Frank  Coriell  and  since  then  has  con- 
ducted the  business  alone.  Since  1890  he  has  been  conducting  the  business  at 
74  West  Second  street. 


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March  1,  1866  he  was  married  to  Eliza  Noel.  There  was  one  son  of  that 
marriage,  Frank,  in  the  business  with  his  father.  Our  subject’s  wife  died  in 
1868  and  he  was  married  again  in  1870  to  Belle  Wilhelm.  They  have  one  child, 
Abraham  aged  thirty-two.  Daniel  White  is  a member  of  Bigelow  M.  E.  church. 
He  is  not  a member  of  any  secret  orders.  He  is  a good  business  man,  cheerful 
and  agreeable  to  all,  and  aims  to  make  the  best  of  everything  of  this  life,  as 
the  best  preparation  for  the  life  to  come. 

George  Washington  White 

was  born  January  16,  1856,  in  Scioto  county,  on  the  Little  Scioto.  His  father’s 
name  was  Nelson  White,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Eliza  Wilson, 
daughter  of  James  Wilson.  His  paternal  grandfather  was  John  White.  Our 
subject  received  a common  school  education.  He  has  always  been  a farmer  and 
a contractor.  He  began  business  for  himself  in  1876,  as  a contractor  and  far- 
mer. He  is  a contractor  on  road  work  in  this  county  and  other  counties  in  the 
State,  building  turnpikes  and  bridge  work.  In  1887,  he  went  to  Montana  for 
one  year  and  engaged  in  the  timber  business. 

He  was  married  March  9,  1876  to  Sarah  Neary,  daughter  of  Mathew 
Neary  and  a sister  of  Green  Neary,  the  County  Commissioner.  They  have  the 
following  children:  Franklin  W.,  married  and  resides  at  Harrisonville,  is  en- 
gaged as  a painter;  Hattie  Agnes,  at  home.  Mr.  White  is  a republican  in  his 
political  views.  He  is  regarded  as  a useful  and  valuable  citizen.  He  is  highly 
esteemed  by  his  neighbors.  He  is  in  favor  of  public  improvements  and  progress 
and  is  a gentleman  whom  it  is  always  a pleasure  to  meet. 

H orace  White 

was  born  in  Meigs  county,  Ohio,  on  January  15,  1828.  His  father  was  John 
White,  who  was  born  June  15,  1794  and  died  May  8,  1874.  His  mother  was 
Silva  Wyman,  born  May  17,  1795  and  died  April  17.  1874.  They  are  both  buried 
in  the  White  burying  ground  near  Kendall  Dever’s,  Madison  township.  His 
father,  John  White,  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1809,  a single  man.  He  was  a pilot 
on  the  Ohio  river  on  keel  and  flat  boats.  When  he  came  to  Portsmouth,  his 
father,  Abel  White  of  New  York,  came  with  him.  Abel  White,  the  grandfather 
of  our  subject,  had  nineteen  children  by  two  marriages.  Our  subject’s  father, 
John  White,  was  from  the  second  marriage,  as  were  the  sons:  Seth,  Abel  and 
Daniel.  John  White  located  first  in  Portsmouth,  later  at  the  mouth  of  Law- 
son’s Run  and  still  later  in  Meigs  county,  -where  our  subject  was  born.  John. 
White  returned  to  Scioto  county  and  located  at  what  is  now  the  Wheeler’s 
mills  in  1830.  He  soon  after  moved  to  a farm  now  owned  by  Warren  Canter. 
He  afterwards  built  the  Wallace  mills,  in  1844,  and  operated  them  for  eighteen 
years. 

His  son,  our  subject,  was  the  miller.  Mr.  White  says  he  attended  school 
only  ninety  days,  beginning  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  which  comprised  the 
schooling  he  had  and  yet  he  is  one  of  the  most  intelligent  and  highly  respected 
citizens  in  the  county.  Horace  White  is  about  the  only  “forty-niner”  surviv- 
ing and  residing  in  Scioto  county.  In  the  spring  of  1849,  he  with  Jefferson 
Dever,  who  now  resides  in  Jackson  county,  and  Randolph  Lindsey  started 
overland  to  California.  They  went  to  St.  Louis  by  boat  and  from  there  they 
walked  through.  They  started  in  April,  1849,  without  teams  and  were  two 
months  on  the  road.  They  stopped  in  Sacremento  and  went  to  gardening. 
Lindsey  was  so  homesick  that  he  returned  to  the  states  soon  after  reaching 
there.  Mr.  White  worked  for  forty  dollars  a month  and  remained  there  two 
years  when  he  started  homewards.  He  came  back  throiigh  Lower  California 
to  New  Orleans  and  from  there  up  the  Mississippi  and  Ohio  rivers..  He  saved 
little  or  nothing.  Mr.  White  on  his  return,  engaged  in  milling  at  Wallace’s 
mills. 

He  remained  as  the  miller  at  Wallace’s  mills  until  August  7,  1862,  when  at 
the  age  of  34.  he  enlisted  in  Company  F.  91st  O.  V.  I.  He  was  appointed  Cor- 
poral June  13,  1865  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  Company  June  24,  1865.  On 
his  return  from  the  army,  he  began  farming  on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives, 
which  was  entered  by  John  Dever.  Since  1865,  he  has  followed  a variety  of 
occupations  and  has  made  himself  useful  in  all  of  them.  He  has  been  a farmer 


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and  contractor  on  public  works,  and  if  any  thing  else  would  offer,  he  would 
engage  in  it,  as  he  has  been  industrious  all  his  life. 

He  was  married  April  2,  1852,  to  Eliza  Pinlrerman,  a daughter  of  Charles 
Pinkerman.  Their  children  are:  William  H.,  now  in  Oregon;  Isabel,  the  wife 
of  Zachariah  Dillon  of  Portsmouth;  Lusetta,  the  wife  of  Stephen  Wells  of 
Struthers,  Mahoning  county,  Ohio;  Cornelia,  the  wife  of  Rev.  David  Gow,  a 
Free-Will  Baptist  minister  residing  in  Crawford  county,  Pennsylvania;  John 
C.  White,  Shasta  county,  California;  Ulysses  G.  White,  Elkhorn,  Montana; 
Leroy  White  lives  at  Helena  Montana;  and  Lilly,  wife  of  Charles  Condon,  re- 
sides at  Riverside,  California.  The  last  two  were  twins. 

Horace  White  and  wife  are  members  of  the  Free-Will  Baptist  church. 
In  his  political  views,  he  is  a republican.  He  has  never  held  any  public  office 
except  in  his  township.  Mr.  White  is  noted  for  his  agreeable  disposition.  He 
sees  the  best  side  of  every  situation  and  is  alway  cheerful  and  contented. 

John  C.  White 

was  born  June  22,  1859,  one  and  a half  miles  up  Brush  creek  from  Otway, 
Ohio.  Plis  father,  Paul  White,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  December  17,  1817, 
and  .came  to  Ohio  with  his  father,  William  White,  at  an  early  date  and  settled 
on  Brush  creek  above  Otway.  He  died  March  22,  1882.  Elizabeth,  his  wife, 
died  on  February  25,  1862,  at  the  age  of  thirty-four  years,  six  months.  Our 
subject  owns  a farm  of  396  acres  along  Brush  creek,  which  occupies  his  time 
in  its  cultivation.  He  has  a handsome  family  residence  and  comfortable  sur- 
roundings. He  is  a democrat  and  strong  in  the  faith,  very  seldom  wavering 
from  the  straight  and  narrow  way.  He  was  married  to  Mary  L.  Newland, 
daughter  of  Joseph  L.  and  Josephine  (Kendall)  Newland,  October  21,  1886.  Her 
grandfather  was  George  Kendall,  who  died  February  18,  1855,  aged  thirty-eight 
years,  five  months  and  four  days.  He  was  a son  of  Samuel  Kendall,  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  this  locality.  Their  children  are  Nora  V.,  John  L.,  Bervie  0., 
George  W.,  Edna  May,  Bertha  Edith. 

William  5.  Withrow 

was  born  June  22,  1834.  His  father  was  Daniel  C.  Withrow  who  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  in  Eastern  Pennsylvania  near  Mercersburg  and  was  of  Scotch- 
Irish  lineage.  His  mother  was  Sarah  Devore,  daughter  of  John  Devore,  who 
took  part  in  the  battle  of  New  Orleans  and  was  among  the  missing  when  the 
battle  was  over.  Nothing  was  ermr  heard  of  him  afterwards.  He  came  from 
Paris,  France,  about  1810. 

Our  subject  was  born  in  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  and  Madison  College  there.  His  parents  took  him  to  Iowa  where 
he  lived  for  five  years.  He  went  from  McGregor  to  Montana  and  clerked  for 
B.  B.  Harding.  While  in  Montana,  he  became  a Master  Mason  in  Clayton 
Lodge,  No.  70.  In  the  winter  of  1857-8  he  was  summoned  to  Washington  in 
regard  to  the  Fort  Crawford  Reservation.  Here  he  saw  President  Buchanan 
for  the  first  time.  On  his  return  trip  from  Washington,  he  stopped  in  Ports- 
mouth to  visit  his  great-uncle  William  Salter.  While  here,  B.  L.  Jefferson  of 
Jefferson  & Kepner  offered  him  a situation  as  clerk  at  their  store  on  Market 
street,  and  he  accepted  and  remained  with  them  until  April  15,  1861. 

In  1860,  he  joined  a Company  of  Home  Guards  under  Captain  Bailey. 
When  Fort  Sumpter  was  fired  on,  the  Company  offered  its  services  to  Governor 
Dennison  and  was  accepted.  They  were  mustered  on  April  15,  1861,  being  one 
of  the  first  companies  to  respond  to  the  call  for  three-months  troops.  Our  sub- 
ject received  an  injury  at  Vienna,  Virginia.  While  the  troops  were  being  ad- 
vanced on  a railroad  train,  they  were  fired  on  by  a battery  and  the  plank  on 
which  he  was  sitting  was  struck  by  a cannon  ball.  He  was  appointed  corporal 
April  29.  1861,  and  mustered  out  with  the  company,  August  1,  1861.  He  after- 
wards served  as  a scout. 

He  was  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Greenup  county,  Kentucky,  for  one  year 
after  the  war.  He  has  an  interest  in  the  zinc  mines  in  Lewis  county,  Ken- 
tucky, and  is  field  superintendent  for  the  company  which  owns  it.  He  is  a 
straight  republican  and  holds  the  Presbyterian  faith,  though  not  a member  of 
any  church.  He  is  a member  of  Bailey  Post,  No.  164,  G.  A.  R. , and  has  been  four 


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1183 


times  a delegate  to  the  state  encampment.  He  is  also  a member  of  Aurora 
Lodge,  F.  and  A.  M.  of  Portsmouth. 

He  was  married  to  Katharine  Bryson.  December  25,  1861.  He  commenced 
to  farm  and  has  followed  that  occupation  all  his  life.  He  has  seven  children,  as 
follows:  Elizabeth  married  William  Hillard:  Jennie  Bell,  married  Albert  Mid- 

daugh,  of  Greenup  county,  Kentucky;  Ruby,  married  Morton  Warnock,  of  the 
same  county;  William  B. ; Lavinia  Dugan  and  Daniel  C.,  are  all  unmarried  and 
at  home.  Another,  Fannie,  is  deceased. 

Francis  Hall  'Williams.  M . 13 . , 

was  born  at  Burlington,  Lawrence  county,  Ohio,  February  9,  1859.  His  father 
was  Isaiah  H.  Williams,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Emily  Lefever.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  and  a private  school.  In  1880,  he  began  the  study 
of  medicine  under  Dr.  C.  Hall,  of  Burlington,  Ohio,  and  attended  lectures  at 
the  Miami  Medical  College,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  graduated  March  1, 
1883,  taking  the  highest  honors  of  his  class.  He  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
medicine  at  Burlington.  Ohio,  and  resided  there  until  November,  1896.  when  he 
removed  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  after  a period  spent  in  post-graduate  study, 
he  began  the  practice  of  medicine  in  Portsmouth. 

He  was  married  September  1,  1886  to  Miss  Sailie  J.  Anderson,  second 
daughter  of  G.  W.  and  Anna  H.  Anderson,  of  Portsmouth.  They  had  one  child, 
.Donald  A.,  who  was  born  September  17,  1887.  Mrs.  Williams  died  October  13. 
1901,  and  the  son.  Donald  died  just  two  weeks  later,  October  27,  1901.  Dr.  Wil- 
liams is  regarded  among  his  professional  brethren  and  by  the  public  as  one  of 
the  ablest  physicians  in  the  city. 

[This  sketch  should  have  appeared  under,  the  title  of  Physicians  in  Part 
II,  City  of  Portsmouth,  but  was  received  too  late  and  therefore  is  printed 
here.] 


George  Sidney  Williams 

was  born  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  in  1821.  Robert  Hazelton  Williams,  his 
father,  was  for  a time  connected  with  an  iron  furnace  in  the  Monongahela  val- 
ley. Coming  to  Pittsburg,  he  engaged  in  business  as  a grocer  and  continued 
in  this  employment  for  the  rest  of  his  life.  The  mother  of  George  S.,  whose 
maiden  name  was  McDonald,  was  of  Scotch  Irish  descent,  and  was  known  to 
her  contemporaries  as  a woman  of  unusual  independence  and  strength  of  char- 
acter. George  S.  Williams  had  what  would  be  considered  quite  limited  educa- 
tional advantages,  but  possessing  an  accurate  memory  and  a taste  for  good 
reading,  he  was  widely  informed  on  business  and  political  topics,  and  well  read 
in  the  current  literature  of  his  time.  When  quite  young  he  went  into  business 
for  himself  as  a grocer  on  Smithfield  street.  Pittsburg.  He  was  burned  out  in 
the  great  fire  of  Pittsburg  in  April.  1845.  and  not  having  the  means  to  establish 
himself  in  business  again,  he  went  as  clerk  to  the  Caroline  furnace  in  Ken- 
tucky, then  owned  by  an  older  brother.  William  H.  Williams,  who  was  manager 
at  the  furnace. 

Here  Mr.  Williams  began  the  training  in  what  was.  from  that  time,  the 
business  of  his  life,  the  making  of  charcoal  pig-iron.  While  at  this  furnace 
in  1847,  Mr.  Williams  was  married  to  Margaret  Crosby  Leonard,  daughter  of 
Patrick  and  Laura  Crosby  Leonard  of  Pittsburg.  Shortly  after  his  marriage, 
he  removed  to  Kensington  Furnace.  Pennsylvania,  from  there  to  Greenup  Fur- 
nace, Kentucky,  and  at  the  instance  of  Mr.  Allaniah  Cole,  who  was  interested 
in  both  Greenup  and  Bloom  furnaces,  Mr.  Williams  in  1854.  came  as  manager 
to  Bloom  Furnace,  Scioto  county.  In  1857,  he  came  to  Scioto  Furnace  which  was 
his  home,  with  the  exception  of  one  year,  until  his  death.  In  1860.  owing  to 
the  depression  in  the  iron  business,  the  Scioto  furnace  went  out  of  blast,  and 
the  year  1861  Mr.  Williams  spent  at  Bloom  settling  up  his  business  there.  He 
then  returned  to  Scioto,  the  furnace  going  into  blast  and  continuing  in  opera- 
tion during  the  twenty  years  which  he  spent  there  as  manager  and  member 
of  the  firm,  long  known  as  L.  C.  Robinson  & Company. 

He  had  the  following  children:  George  C.,  deceased;  Blanche,  a teacher; 
Laura  at  home;  Alice  married  John  B.  Gray,  lives  in  Wheelersburg;  Robert  H., 
at  Wellston,  unmarried,  engineer  at  the  McFarland  Coal  Co.;  Henry,  died  in 


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1879,  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven;  Paul  Sidney,  is  book-keeper  at  the  Buckeye 
Fire  Brick  Co. 

Our  subject  was  always  a republican.  On  April  30,  1881,  Mr.  Williams 
died  at  the  home  at  Scioto  Furnace,  in  which  he  had  spent  nearly  twenty-five 
years  of  his  life.  His  wife  died  January  7,  1889.  Both  are  buried  at  Ports- 
mouth, Ohio.  Mr.  Williams  was  a man  of  strong  convictions,  holding  decided 
opinions  on  all  subjects,  yet  he  was  very  liberal  toward  all  holding  differing 
views.  He  was  exceptionally  thoughtful  of  the  welfare  and  considerate  of  the 
rights  of  others,  not  only  those  in  his  own  family,  but  of  those  in  his  employ. 
Every  movement,  educational,  moral  and  social,  which  was  for  the  good  of 
the  little  furnace  community,  was  of  interest  to  him  and  had  his  warm  support. 
He  was  esteemed  and  respected  as  an  honorable  man  and  good  citizen  by  all 
who  knew  him. 

John  Edward  Williams 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  June  9,  1863,  the  son  of  Evan  D.  Williams  and 
Catharine  Edwards,  his  wife,  both  of  whom  were  born  in  Wales.  He  was  one 
of  three  brothers.  His  mother  was  a daughter  of  Rev.  John  Edwards,  a Welsh 
minister.  John  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools  until  he  was  fifteen  years  of 
age  when  he  went  to  work  for  the  late  William  S.  Pattin.  He  was  in  his  em- 
ployment until  1882.  Then  he  went  into  the  Drew,  Selby  Shoe  Company,  as  a 
laster,  and  was  with  them  until  1888,  when  his  real  life  work  began.  He 
started  the  Excelsior  Shoe  Company,  a partnership  of  twenty-five  shoe  workers, 
and  he  was  the  head  and  manager.  They  started  business  on  the  third  floor 
of  the  building,  northwest  corner  Second  and  Chillicothe  streets,  doing  all 
work  by  hand,  making  nothing  but  baby  shoes  and  selling  their  output  of  forty 
pairs  per  day  to  the  local  trade.  This  arrangement  lasted  a year,  when  John 
Williams  bought  the  others  out,  being  convinced  that  a successful  business 
could  be  conducted  on  a larger  scale. 

In  the  spring  of  1889,  he  organized  and  incorporated  The  Excelsior  Shoe 
Company  taking  his  two  brothers,  Grant  and  Charles  in  with  him.  The  orig- 
inal capital  of  $10,000,  was  paid  in  during  the  first  year,  and  the  factory  was 
moved  to  the  Stemshorn  building  on  Front  street.  John  E.  Williams  was  made 
president  and  has  been  at  the  head  of  the  concern  ever  since.  In  fact  from 
this  year,  1889,  the  history  of  Mr.  Williams  has  been  that  of  the  Excelsior 
Shoe  Company  and  vice  versa.  When  that  Company  started  in  1889,  it  was  in 
a rented  building  with  twenty-five  employees  and  made  150  pairs  of  youth’s 
shoes  per  day.  In  1892,  the  Company  moved  to  the  old  Planing  Mill,  on  the 
corner  of  Third  and  Gay  streets,  and  was  there  until  1897  when  it  went  into 
the  new  building  on  Gallia,  John  and  Findlay  streets,  where  it  has  a building 
built  expressly  for  it,  fifty  feet  wide,  two  hundred  and  fifty  feet  long  and  five 
stories  high.  (See  page  608.)  Mr.  Williams  is  and  has  been  from  the  start 
general  manager,  and  he  is  the  Deus  Ex  Machina  of  the  concern.  For  thirteen 
years,  he  has  devoted  himself  exclusively  to  this  business  and  has  made  a 
phenomenal  success  of  it. 

Mr.  Williams  was  married  in  May,  1890  to  Miss  Sarah  M.  Davies,  of 
Ironton,  Ohio,  a daughter  of  James  J.  Davies.  He  has  had  six  sons,  five  of 
whom  are  living:  Evan  Charles,  James  Davies,  John  Kilsworth,  David  Charles 
and  Thomas  Edward.  In  the  spring  of  1901,  Mr.  Williams  bought  the  Gaylord 
place,  which  he  has  remodeled  into  one  of  the  finest  houses  in  the  city.  He 
has  been  an  active  member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church  for  twenty-five 
years.  He  is  a member  of  the  Republican  party. 

John  McDowell  Williams 

was  born  February  6,  1847,  at  Martin’s  Ferry,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Samuel  A. 
Williams,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Sidney  A.  Huston,  sister  of  Capt. 
Samuel  J.  Huston.  His  parents  had  six  children,  and  he  was  the  fifth  child. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Scioto  county.  His  father 
was  a knobbler  in  the  Gaylord  Rolling  Mill.  Our  subject  learned  the  carpen- 
ter’s trade  and  followed  it  until  six  years  ago. 

He  enlisted  in  the  189th  O.  V.  I.,  at  the  age  of  eighteen  as  a private, 
February  1.8,  1865,  for  one  year,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  Company,  Sep- 


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tember  28,  1865.  His  father  Samuel  A.  Williams,  was  in  the  73rd  0.  V.  I.,  Com- 
pany B.  He  enlisted  as  a private,  at  the  age  of  forty-four,  October  19,  1861, 
(for  three  years,  and  was  discharged  November  28,  1862,  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  on 
surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability.  His  brother  Brooks  Williams  enlisted  in 
the  same  company  and  regiment,  at  the  age  of  eighteen  as  a private.  November 
1,  1861,  for  three  years,  and  was  discharged  August  6,  1862  at  Clarysville,  Md., 
on  surgeon’s  certificate  of  disability.  His  brother  Wm.  H.  Williams,  enlisted 
in  the  39th  0.  V.  I.,  Company  A,  as  a Sergeant,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  July  16, 
1861,  for  three  years.  He  was  appointed  Corporal,  December  27,  1863;  wounded 
July  22,  1864,  in  the  battle  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  appointed  Sergeant,  June  1,  1865; 
mustered  out  July  9,  1865,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Our  subject  was  married  in  1872  to  Miss  Alice  D.  Barber,  daughter  of 
Uriah  and  Rachel  Barber,  and  granddaughter  of  John  Barber.  They  had  the 
following  children:  Kate  S'.,  married  W.  E.  Wood,  resides  in  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
and  is  a railroad  fireman;  Samuel  A.,  shoeworker  in  Portsmouth,  and  a mem- 
ber of  Company  E,  4th  O.  V.  I.,  (formerly  Co.  H.  14th  O.  N.  G.)  during  the 
Spanish  War;  John  P.,  was  killed  at  Geneseo,  111.,  in  his  eighteenth  year; 
Alice  D.,  and  Royal  A.,  at  home. 

John  Williams  was  Councilman  from  the  Sixth  ward  for  two  years.  He 
was  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  for  four  years,  from  1888  to  1892.  He  was 
elected  Water  Works  Trustee  in  1894,  and  served  three  years.  He  was  ap- 
pointed Deputy  State  Inspector  of  Work  Shops  and  Public  Buildings  May  15, 
1896  and  held  the  office  until  June  W,  1902.  He  is  a republican,  and  a member 
of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias, 
and  the  Masonic  Lodge  of  Portsmouth. 

Mr.  Williams  is  a man  with  whom  to  become  acquainted  is  to  become 
his  friend.  He  possesses  so  many  excellent  qualities  of  mind  and  heart,  that 
to  know  him  is  to  admire  him.  If  he  has  any  fault,  it  is  his  modesty.  He  is 
not  sufficiently  self  assertive,  in  his  own  behalf.  When  it  comes  to  acting  or 
doing  for  a friend,  he  is  as  bold  as  a lion.  He  might  be  said  to  belong  to  his 
friends  more  than  to  himself.  He  has  a high  position  in  the  community  in  the 
estimation  of  all  who  know  him.  In  every  relation  of  life  and  to  society,  he 
conscientiously  tries  to  do  his  duty  and  this  excellent  trait  commands  admir- 
ation. The  combination  of  all  excellent  qualities  makes  him  a model  Amer- 
ican citizen. 

Captain  William  Benjamin  Williams 

was  born  December  20,  1827,  in  Glamorganshire,  Wales.  His  father  was  Ben- 
jamin Williams  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Ann  Edwards.  He  was  the 
eldest  of  his  father’s  seven  children.  His  parents  left  Wales  and  came  to  the 
United  States  when  he  was  twelve  years  of  age.  He  came  in  the  sailing  ves- 
sel “Marquis  of  Bute.”  They  settled  in  Brady’s  Bend,  Pennsylvania  and  our 
subject  worked  there  in  the  coal-banks  for  two  years  and  also  worked  in  the 
rolling-mills  of  that  place.  He  came  to  Portsmouth  in  1844  and  went  into  the 
Gaylord  rolling  mill  and  was  there  one  year.  He  then  went  to  Cincinnati  and 
worked  in  Barrett’s  mill,  near  Brighton,  and  took  a furnace  there  and  remained 
for  three  years,  when  he  went  to  Hillman,  Tennessee  and  was  there  for  six 
months.  He  returned  to  Cincinnati  and  remained  there  until  1849,  then  came 
back  to  Portsmouth  and  went  to  work  in  charge  of  a furnace  at  Gaylord's  mill. 

He  remained  in  Portsmouth  until  in  1852,  when  he  was  smitten  with  the 
gold  fever  and  started  for  California  on  April  1,  of  that  year,  in  a party  com- 
posed of  Stout  Barklow,  John  Sturgeon,  David  Price,  Thomas  Williams,  Andrew 
Robinson,  William  Sidney,  Thomas  Richardson,  William  Delaney  and  Thomas 
McAuley.  They  were  joined  by  Captain  John  Clark,  father  of  Mrs.  P.  C.  Kin- 
ney, Leonard  Alexander,  Giles  Thornton,  William  Morton,  Thomas  Thompson, 
and  Frank  Johnson.  They  had  wagons  made  in  Portsmouth  and  shipped  them 
to  St.  Joe,  Missouri.  They  were  five  months  on  the  way.  They  worked  at  the 
placer  mines  near  Pell  River,  California.  Our  subject  staid  nearly  a year  and 
came  back  by  the  Panama  route.  He  brought  some  money  home  with  him. 

He  went  into  the  mill  again  in  1853,  but  in  six  months  was  again  struck 
with  the  gold  fever,  and  went  to  California,  this  time  by  the  Panama  route 
and  stayed  one  year.  In  1855,  he  came  back  to  Portsmouth  and  went  into  the 
mill  again  and  worked  there  until  the  war  broke  out.  In  1860,  he  organized  a 


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company  of  militia.  On  August  7,  1861  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  56th  O.  V.  I. 
land  was  made  Captain.  He  was  with  his  company  during  its  entire  service 
until  November  14,  1864.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Champion  Hill,  May 
16,  1863.  He  was  shot  in  the  right  leg  with  a minie-ball  and  the  bone  was 
shattered  which  has  lamed  him  ever  since.  He  reached  home  December  7,  1864, 
and  went  to  work  in  the  mill. 

Captain  Williams  had  been  a whig  from  1840,  when  he  cast  his  first  vote 
for  William  Henry  Harrison,  until  the  Know-Nothing  craze  came  up  and  has 
been  a democrat  ever  since.  In  1866,  he  was  a candidate  on  the  Democratic 
ticket  for  City  Marshal  against  Calvin  J.  Stevens.  He  received  689  votes  to 
617  for  Stevens,  majority  72.  In  1867,  he  was  again  a candidate  for  the  same 
office  against  Valentine  Burkel.  The  vote  stood  Williams  768.  Burkel  632,  ma- 
jority of  136.  In  1868,  he  was  again  a candidate  and  received  815  votes  to  635 
for  Calvin  J.  Stevens,  majority  180.  In  1869,  he  was  again  a candidate  and  the 
vote  stood,  Williams  890,  Silas  J.  Losee  664,  majority  226.  In  1871,  he  was 
again  a candidate  against  William  Martin.  This  year  he  was  defeated  and  re- 
ceived 853  votes  to  939  for  Martin.  In  1873,  he  was  again  a candidate  against 
William  Martin  and  this  time  defeated  him.  The  vote  being  973  for  Williams 
and  918  for  Martin,  majority  55.  This  was  the  least  majority  Captain  Williams 
ever  received.  In  1875,  he  ran  for  the  same  office  with  the  same  opponent.  The 
vote  stood  1,104  for  Williams  and  998  for  Martin,  majority  106.  In  1877,  he  ran 
for  the  same  office  and  was  opposed  by  John  Henneke.  He  received  1,082  votes 
ito  943  for  Henneke,  majority  135.  In  1879,  *he  was  again  a candidate  for  the 
same  office  against  William  Keer.  The  vote  stood  Williams  1,102,  Keer  1,009, 
majority  93.  In  1881,  he  made  his  last  race  for  Marshal.  He  received  1,165 
votes  to  1,032  for  his  opponent,  Lee  T.  Beatty,  making  a majority  of  138. 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  republicans  tried  the  Germans,  Irish  and  Ameri- 
cans, each  one  against  him,  hut  he  was  elected  -every  time  but  once.  He  was 

never  defeated  in  the  Third  ward  at  any  time  he  was  a candidate.  He  was 

Deputy  United  States  Marshal  from  1884  to  1888. ' He  was  Government  store- 
keeper under  James  W.  Newman  collector,  from  1884  to  1888.  He  was  also 
store-keeper  under  McMillen  collector,  from  1892  to  1896.  As  a politician,  Cap- 
tain Williams  has  been  very  successful.  He  is  in  comfortable  circumstances, 
has  retired  from  all  work  and  is  trying  to  live  an  easy  and  quiet  life.  He  has 
an  army  record  of  which  he  may  well  be  proud,  and  he  is  respected  by  all  who 
know  him.  During  the  time  of  the  first  paving  in  Portsmouth,  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Council  for  four  years  from  the  Third  Ward  and  was  re-elected 
a member  of  Council  in  1900,  and  is  still  a member  of  that  body. 

He  was  married  in  March,  1847  to  Margaret  Edwards,  daughter  of  Rev. 

John  Edwards.  Their  children  were:  William  who  died  in  infancy;  Anne  died 

at  the  age  of  eighteen;  William  H.  now  in  Columbus,  Ohio;  David;  Jerusha 
died  aged  seven;  Mary  Emily  and  Floyd  died  in  infancy,  and  a son  Oscar  died 
at  twenty-two.  His  first  wife  died  in  1876.  He  was  married  the  second  time 
to  Lydia  Sissler.  He  has  three  children  of  that  marriage:  Benjamin  who  mar- 
ried Lucy  Waller;  Mary;  and  Floyd  who  is  a student  at  Miami  University. 

In  every  relation  in  life  Captain  Williams  has  tried  to  do  his  best.  No 
better  city  Marshal  ever  held  office  in  the  State  than  he.  All  the  good  people 
admitted  this  and  the  rogues  all  realized  it.  When  he  undertook  to  convict  a 
criminal  he  did  so.  With  him  no  guilty  man  escaped.  He  was  peculiarly 
fitted  for  the  Marshal’s  office  and  the  people  of  Portsmouth  thought  so  and 
voted  so. 


'William  Grant  Williams 

was  born  January  3.  1866,  in  Jackson  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Evan  D. 
Williams,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Catharine  Edwards,  the  daughter 
of  Rev.  John  E.  Edwards.  His  parents  had  seven  children,  of  whom  he  was  the 
fifth.  Three  of  these  sons  survived  and  the  others  died  in  infancy.  Grant’s 
father  was  a farmer  in  Jackson  county,  but  in  1867  moved  to  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
and  began  work  in  the  Gaylord  mill.  The  son  has  lived  in  Portsmouth  ever 
since.  He  attended  the  Portsmouth  schools  until  he  was  fifteen -years  of  age 
and  then  he  began  for  himself  as  a messenger  for  the  Western  Union  Telegraph 
Company.  He  served  as  such  for  one  year  and  then  became  a telegrapher  in 


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the  general  offices  of  the  Scioto  Valley  Railway  Company,  in  Columbus.  He 
served  four  years  in  this  capacity  and  then  became  Secretary  to  J.  J.  Archer, 
the  General  Passenger  and  Freight  Agent  of  the  same  Railroad  Company.. 

In  1888,  he  came  back  to  Portsmouth  and  became  vice  president  of  the 
Excelsior  Shoe  Company.  (See  page  608.)  He  has  held  that  office  ever  since. 
He  has  charge  or  the  sale  of.  the  goods  and  of  the  cutting  department.  A full 
■account  of  the  operations  of  the  company  will  he  found  under  the  sketch  of 
his  brother,  John  E.  Wiliams. 

Our  subject  was  married  January  3,  1894  to  Miss  Mary  Elizabeth  Love, 
daughter  of  Peter  E.  Love,  of  Cabell  county,  West  Virginia.  He  has  three 
children,  sons,  as  follows:  Allen  Graves,  born  February  11,  1895;  Forest  Love, 
born  May  21,  1897;  Paul,  born  April  4,  1899.  Mr.  Williams  is  a republican,  a 
member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church,  a member  of  the  Commercial  Club 
and  a Mason. 

Mr.  Williams  is  a young  business  man  of  the  ablest  type.  Quick  to  act, 
aggressive,  yet  judicious  and  far  seeing,  a positive  character,  he  possesses  the 
qualities  which  make  him  a leader  among  the  Portsmouth  captains  of  industry. 
He  constantly  studies  his  business  and  is  familiar  with  its  slightest  detail. 
His  broad  views'  and  courageous  policies  have  contributed  largely  to  the  un- 
rivalled growth  and  prosperity  of  his  shoe  interests.  A brilliant  industrial  ca- 
reer is  before  him.  In  privlate  life,  he  is  public  spirited  and  a valuable  citizen 
in  every  respect.  It  is  to  men  like  him  that  Portsmouth  owes  all  that  is  best 
in  its  recent  commercial  and  industrial  awakening. 

'William  Henry  Williams 

was  born  in  Albany,  New  York,  July  4,  1842.  His  father  was  William  Wil- 
liams and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Delila  Hunter.  He  left  New  York 
when  he  was  three  years  old  and  was  adopted  in  Portsmouth.  He  has  spent 
all  but  eleven  years  of  his  life  in  Portsmouth.  He  attended  school  in  Ports- 
mouth until  1856  when  he  commenced  to  work  for  J.  L.  McVey  as  a clerk  and 
remained  there  until  December  7,  1857  when  Mr.  McVey  died.  He  then  learned 
.the  tinner’s  trade  with  O’Neil  & Hunter  and  was  with  them  until  February, 
1861,  when  he  went  to  Cincinnati  and  was  time  keeper  at  G.  W.  Ball  & Com- 
pany’s foundry.  On  June  4,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Company  A,  39th  O.  V.  I.  and 
•wlas  appointed  Sergeant  on  the  day  he  was  mustered  in.  He  was  promoted 
to  First  Sergeant  and  on  December  31,  1862,  was  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant. 
He  was  made  First  Lieutenant  May  9,  1864.  He  resigned  August  6,  1864.  He 
was  in  all  the  battles  participated  in  by  the  regiment  up  to  and  including  At- 
lanta, Georgia.  On  February  20,  1864,  a sword,  sash,  sword  belt,  and  revolver 
were  presented  to  him  by  the  citizens  of  Portsmouth  at  Connolley’s  Hall. 
After  his  return  from  the  army,  he  went  into  the  grocery  business  with  Phil 
Hard.  He  was  in  that  one  year,  and  then  went  to  Cincinnati  and  traveled  for 
Wirthlin  & Company,  flour  dealers,  until  1872,  when  he  returned  to  Ports- 
mouth and  went  into  the  business  of  house-painting  and  has  been  in  it  ever 
,since.  He  belongs  to  no  orders  except  the  G.  A.  R.  He  is  a republican. 

■William  Henry  'Will  iams 

was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  October  7,  1854.  His  father  was  William  B. 
Williams  for  so  many  years  City  Marshal  and  his  mother  was  Margaret 
(Edwards)  Williams.  They  were  both  natives  of  Wales.  He  attended  the  pub- 
flic  schools  until  the  age  of  seventeen  when  he  entered  on  a business  career. 
He  clerked  in  John  Jones’  hat  store  for  one  year.  Then  he  went  into  the  Biggs 
House  under  Prendergast  & Jennings  and  was  there  for  six  years  as  a clerk. 
,He  became  proprietor  in  1883  and  was  there  for  one  year.  He  was  a member  of 
the  school  board  in  Portsmouth  in  1881  and  1883  from  the  First  ward. 

In  February,  1884,  he  was  appointed  Financial  Officer  of  the  Deaf  and 
Dumb  Asylum  under  Governor  Hoadley  and  was  there  for  two  years.  He  then 
went  into  the  American  Hotel  as  one  of  the  firm.  In  1891  the  firm  became  Wil- 
liams and  Weakley  and  so  remained  until  1897.  In  1890,  he  was  elected  Finan- 
cial Officer  of  the  Central  Insane  Asylum  and  held  that  position  two  years.  In 
1894,  he  was  appointed  Director  of  Accounts  of  Columbus.  In  1895,  he  was  ap- 


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pointed  Director  of  Public  Safety  of  the  city  of  Columbus,  an  office  correspond- 
ing to  Chief  of  Police,  and  served  until  1899.  He  made  the  best  record  for 
that  office  the  city  ever  had  and  achieved  a state  reputation.  He  was  appointed 
a trustee  of  the  Athens  Hospital  for  the  Insane  in  1899  and  still  holds  that  of- 
fice. He  was  treasurer  of  the  State  Democratic  Committee  in  1896,  1897,  and 
1900.  He  was  the  organizer  of  the  Great  Southern  Hotel  Company  and  was  its 
president  for  two  years.  He  became  president  of  the  Mercantile  Assurety 
Company  in  January,  1892. 

He  was  married  April  15,  1881,  to  Emma  Jones,  daughter  of  David  D. 
Jones  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  They  have  one  son,  Carl.R.,  who  is  engaged  with 
the  H.  C.  Warner  Shoe  Company  in  Columbus.  Mr.  Williams  is  a democrat. 

Mr.  Williams  has  extraordinary  executive  and  business  ability.  He  oan 
bring  order  out  of  chaos  and  success  out  of  failure.  He  has  demonstrated  this 
in  handling  money  enterprises  since  his  residence  in  the  city  of  Columbus.  He 
learned  his  lessons  in  Portsmouth  and  put  them  into  practice  in  Columbus. 

George  Williamson 

was  born  April  1,  1830  in  Washington  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio.  His 
father  was  Joseph  Williamson  and  his  mother  Catherine  Schaffer.  His  father 
was  born  March  6,  1776  in  New  Jersey  and  was  brought  to  this  county  when  a 
child.  He  died  July  6,  1849  of  an  epidemic  of  cholera.  His  widow  survived 
until  the  16th  of  December,  1880.  His  grandfather,  Joseph  Williamson  emi- 
grated from  New  Jersey.  His  grandmother  Williamson  was  Martha  Feurt,  a 
sister  of  Peter  Feurt  and  daughter  of  Joseph  Feurt.  She  died  in  1830.  Of  the 
children  of  his  father  there  were  John;  Elizabeth,  married  to  John  Notting- 
ham and  living  at  Marion,  Indiana;  our  subject,  George  Williamson;  William; 
Christina  A.,  married  William  Smith;  Henry  Harrison,  deceased;  Barbara,  mar- 
ried Jacob  C.  Hibbs;  Frank,  moved  to  Si.  Louis;  a.  sister,  Sarah,  married  to  a 
Mr.  Swanson,  who  soon  died.  She  afterwards  married  Frank  Smith  and  resides 
at  Cheshire,  Ohio. 

Our  subject  attended  the  common  schools  of  his  neighborhood  and  was 
raised  a farmer.  He  never  followed  anything  else  and  has  owned  his  present 
farm  for  forty-seven  years.  He  remembers  seeing  deer  and  wild  turkeys  in 
the  woods.  The  farm  he  now  owns  and  tills  was  cleared  off  in  1840  by  Aaron 
Clark.  When  our  subject  became  of  age,  he  affiliated  himself  with  the  Whig 
party  and  then  with  the  Republican.  He  has  been  a township  trustee  and  a 
member  of  the  school  board  in  his  district.  In  1863  he  went  with  the  militia 
to  follow  General  Morgan  under  the  command  of  Van  B.  Hibbs,  but  was  cap- 
tured by  Morgan  near  Ewington.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  I of  the  140th  O.  V.  I., 
May  2,  1864,  at  the  age  of  34,  and  served  until  September  3,  1864. 

On  March  4,  1865,  he  married  Miss  Eliza  Catherine  Givens,  daughter  of 
William  Givens.  They  had  eight  children:  Mary  Rena,  died  June  6,  1868;  Wil- 
liam Givens,  ex-Sheriff  of  Scioto  county,  Ohio;  John  Adam,  who  culti- 
vates his  father’s  farm  and  is  married  to  Effie  Larkin,  daughter  of  D.  V. 
Larkin;  Joseph  Carlin,  M.  D.,  of  Sciotoville,  Ohio,  married  to  Blanche  Morri- 
son; Dr.  Howard  Williamson,  Deptist,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio;  Sadie,  Ellen  and 
Eliza  Catherine  at  home.  His  wife  died  March  28,  1870.  He  was  married  a 
second  time  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Coe,  widow  of  Marion  Coe,  and  daughter  of 
Allen  Givens.  They  were  married  December  19,  1888.  They  have  one  daughter, 
Bessie. 

Mr.  Williamson  has  been  for  many  years  a member  of  the  Oldtown 
Methodist  church.  He  is  a good  neighbor  and  a kind  friend.  He  has  always 
'strictly  attended  to  his  own  affairs  and  found  it  an  excellent  way  to  get  along 
easily  and  to  make  and  save  money.  He  is  devoted  to  the  interests  of  his 
family  and  his  children  are  in  turn  devoted  to  him.  He  is  a plain,  every-day 
farmer.  He  has  never  had  any  ambition  to  be  anything  else,  but  by^  owning 
good  land,  by  taking  care  of  it  and  his  business,  he  has  acquired  a competence 
■for  his  declining  years.  For  several  years  he  has  been  an  invalid,  but  is 
cheerful,  contented  and  happy  in  the  society  of  his  family  and  his  friends.  His 
sons  and  daughters  are  a great  credit  to  him  and  he  is  happy  in  their  positions 
’and  success  in  the  community. 


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John  Adam  Williamson 

was  born  at  the  old  homestead  of  his  grandfather  in  Washington  township, 
January  20,  1872.  He  is  the  son  of  George  and  Eliza  C.  (Givens)  Williamson. 
For  a more  extended  account  of  the  family  see  the  sketch  of  George  Williamson 
above.  The  boyhood  of  our  subject  was  spent  on  the  farm  and  at  the  district 
school.  He  has  never  followed  any  business  but  farming.  He  now  has  charge 
of  the  home  farm,  and  has  three  hundred  acres  under  cultivation.  He  is  a Re- 
publican and  Methodist.  He  married  Effie  Larkin,  daughter  of  Delos  V.  and 
Sarah  M.  (Johnson)  Larkin,  July  19,  1898.  They  have  one  child,  Margaret 
Eliza.  Mr.  Williamson  is  an  industrious,  careful  young  farmer  and  well 
thought  of  in  his  community. 

Joseph  C.  Williamson,  M.  D., 

was  born  at  Dry  Run,  Washington  township,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  December 
31,  1874.  He  is  the  son  of  George  and  Eliza  C.  (Givens)  Williamson.  His  boy- 
hood and  youth  were  passed  on  the  farm  in  Washington  township.  He  at- 
tended the  home  school  and  later  spent  over  two  years  in  - the  study  of  the 
sciences  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  Delaware,  Ohio.  He.  attended  the 
Medical  College  of  Ohio  (now  the  University  of  Cincinnati)  in  1895,  from 
which  he  graduated  in  May,  1899,  completing  a four  years’  course.  He  spent  the 
year  1900  in  postgraduate  work,  as  Home  Physician  and  Surgeon  of  St.  Mary’s 
Hospital,  at  Cincinnati.  He  is  now  practicing  medicine  at  Sciotoville,  where 
he  located  in  May,  1900.  He  married  Miss  Blanche  Morrison,  daughter  of  Albert 
R.  and  Elizabeth  (Mc-Masters)  Morrison,  October  8,  1901.  He  is  a Republican. 
He  has  had  a thorough  course  of  medicine  and  has  availed  himself  of  all  the 
advantages  it  offered.  He  is  a liberal  minded  gentleman,  and  anxious  to  suc- 
ceed and  excel  in  his  profession  and  will  do  so.  His  success  is  not  a problem 
of  the  future,  but  a certainty  of- the  present. 

'William  Givens  'Williamson 

was  born  March  24,  1869.  His  father  was  George  Williamson,  and  his  mother’s 
maiden  name  was  Eliza  Catherine  Givens,  a daughter  of  William  Givens,  of  Nile 
township.  He  was  reared  on  his  father’s  farm  and  attended  the  public  schools. 
He  also  attended  two  terms  with  Professor  Lowes.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he 
went  to  seek  his  fortune  in  the  West,  and  went  to  Portland,  Oregon,  in  March, 
1891,  and  was  there  eighteen  months.  He  was  a salesman  and  a shipping  clerk 
for  a hardware  store.  He  was  married  September  14,  1892,  in  the  state  of  Ore- 
gon, to  Miss  Grace  Bateman,  the  daughter  of  George  Bateman.  He  returned 
to  Scioto  county  in  1892,  and  went  to  farming  on  his  father’s  farm  and  con- 
tinued tha,t  occupation  for  six  years.  At  the  time  he  was  also  agent  for  a 
machine  company. 

He  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Scioto  county  in  November,  1898,  and  re-elected 
in  1900.  He  has  the  distinction  of  being  the  best  looking  man  who  was  ever 
elected  Sheriff  in  Scioto  county,  and  also  the  youngest  man.  When  he  told 
strangers  that  he  was  Sheriff  of  Scioto  county  they  thought  he  was  some  boy 
trying  to  impose  on  them.  However,  Mr.  Williamson  is  a man,  every  inch  of 
him,  as  all  of  his  acquaintances  know.  He  has  had  three  children:  Sarah  Cath- 
arine, George  Bacon  and  William  Charles,  deceased.  Mr.  Williamson  is  a repub- 
lican and  has  for  a number  of  years  been  very  influential  in  politics.  He  is  a 
Mason,  a member  of  the  Aurora  Lodge,  of  Solomon  Council,  Mt.  Vernon  Chapter 
and  of  the  Calvary  Commandery.  He  is  a member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen.  Mr.  Williamson  enjoys  the  confidence  of  the  business  com- 
munity and  fulfills  the  duties  in  his  important  office  as  faithfully  as  any  man 
who  ever  occupied  that  position.  Since  the  above  was  written  Mr.  William- 
son’s wife  died  January  30,  1903. 

Daniel  James  Wilson 

was  born  at  Lois,  Scioto  county,  Ohio,  February  11,  1866.  He  is  the  son  of 
David  S.  and  Elizabeth  (Oberly)  Wilson.  His  grandmother  was  Rachael  (Storer) 
Wilson.  She  died  at  her  home  in  Nile  township,  this  county,  in  1900,  at  the 
age  of  97.  Mr.  Wilson  is  a Republican  and  a member  of  the  Baptist  church. 


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He  was  clerk  in  Madison  township  in  1897.  He  married  Annie  Rickey,  daughter 
of  Thomas  and  Tealina  Rickey,  April  8,  1896.  They  reside  about  one  mile 
south-east  of  California.  Mr.  Wilson  has  been  a farmer  all  his  life.  His 
father  and  mother  reside  on  the  home  farm  near  Lois.  They  are  both  ad- 
vanced in  life  but  enjoy  good  health.  Daniel  J.  Wilson  is  an  industrious, 
careful  farmer,  a good  neighbor,  and  has  a heart  full  of  human  sympathy. 

Frederick  Arthur  Wilson 

son  of  David  Storer  Wilson  and  Elizabeth  (Oberly)  Wilson  was  born  on  a farm 
in  Madison  township,  April  14,  1867.  His  father  was  born  in  Adams  county, 
May  27,  1826  and  was  the  son  of  George  Wilson,  born  in  1799,  who  came  to 
Adams  county  from  Virginia,  about  1814  and  died  in  1876.  His  mother  was  a 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Magdalena  Oberly.  Charles  Oberly  died  at  the  age  of 
thirty-five,  in  1853,  and  was  the  son  of  John  Oberly,  a German  by  birth. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  raised  on  a farm  and  schooled  in  the  dis- 
trict school  until  he  was  sixteen,  when  he  began  teaching.  He  taught  in  the 
country  schools  for  eight  years  and  wound  up  his  career  as  a teacher  at  Cal- 
ifornia in  Pike  county,  where  he  was  employed  two  years.  From  teaching  he 
turned  to  the  lumber  business,  securing  the  position  of  inspector  with  the  W. 
M.  Ritter  Lumber  Company,  at  their  lumber  camp  at  Panther,  West  Virgina. 
Here  Mr.  Wilson  worked  for  two  years  acquiring  a thorough  knowledge  of 
lumber.  He  then  was  advanced  to  salesman  in  the  eastern  trade  by  reason  of 
his  merit  and  served  until  January  1,  1902,  when  he  was  made  sales-manager 
for  the  states  of  Pennsylvania  and  Maryland,  at  a good  salary,  which  position 
he  still  holds.  He  is  thoroughly  in  touch  with  market  conditions  and  with 
the  lumber  trade  in  general  and  is  frequently  consulted  in  technical  matters 
of  arbitration  wherein  marked  ability  and  judgement  is  required.  He  is  indus- 
trious and  energetic  and  all  the  progress  he  has  made  has  been  through  his  own 
efforts  and  his  natural  ability.  He  is  a republican  but  takes  only  a general 
interest  in  politics. 

He  was  married  November  18,  1886  to  Mary  Ellen  O’Neal,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  Eliza  J.  (Keairns)  O’Neal.  They  have  but  one  child,  Jennie,  born 
February  9,  1888. 

Mr.  Wilson  is  ambitious  in  his  chosen  work  and  by  his  constant  applica- 
tion he  has  become  a first  class  salesman.  He  has  the  confidence  of  his  em- 
ployers and  has  made  himself  indispensable  to  them.  He  is  possessed  of  an 
excellent  memory  which  serves  him  well  at  all  times. 

Jacob  Milliard  Windle,  M.  I)., 

was  born  in  Winchester,  Virginia,  July  8,  1831.  His  father  was  Nicholas  Het- 
rick Windle,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Catharine  Hillyard.  His 
father  and  mother  were  married  at  Martinsburg,  Virginia.  His  grandfather 
was  John  Windle  who  was  born  in  Germany.  His  father  and  mother  had 
twelve  children,  and  our  subject  was  the  second  child.  They  came  to  Monroe 
county,  Ohio  with  four  children:  Grafton  W.,  Mary  E.  Snyder,  Anna,  wife  of 
William  Smith,  now  deceased;  and  Dr.  Jacob  H.  They  came  from  Winchester 
through  Wheeling,  to  Carlyle,  in  Monroe  county.  They  remained  there  until 
June  5,  1847,  when  they  landed  in  Portsmouth.  They  started  to  go  to  Illinois, 
but  stopped  off  at  Portsmouth,  where  they  found  Thomas  Davis,  a former 
neighbor.  Mr.  Davis  was  then  carrying  on  a glove  factory  in  Portsmouth  and 
was  short  of  hands.  Mrs.  Windle  was  an  expert  glove-maker,  and  Mr.  Davis  in- 
duced her  to  stay,  to  teach  his  hands  how  to  make  gloves,  and  so  the  family 
remained  in  Portsmouth  and  the  vicinity  from  1847  to  1850,  and  then  moved  to 
Adams  county,  “Bacon  Flats.”  They  remained  here  one  year,  and  then  moved 
,to  Munn’s  Run.  Our  subject  bought  forty  acres  of  land  on  Munn’s  Run  of 
Col.  Thaddeus  Bennett.  In  1852,  he  went  to  Greenup  county,  to  Buffalo  furnace 
on  a coal  contract.  In  June,  1852,  he  came  to  Portsmouth  and  worked  there 
a while  for  Mr.  Miller  on  the  canal.  In  1854,  he  moved  to  Greenup  county,  Ken- 
tucky to  do  business  for  Col.  Thaddeus  Bennett.  For  two  years  he  hauled 
charcoal  to  the  Gaylord  Rolling  Mills.  After  that  he  was  a sub-contractor, 
making  charcoal.  He  followed  that,  until  1862,  in  Kentucky.  From  1862  to 
1865,  he  farmed  with  Frank  Reeves,  and  was  engaged  in  buying  horses  for  the 


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Government.  In  18G5,  he  moved  to  Buckhorn  Tannery  and  remained  there  un- 
til 1867. 

He  commenced  reading  medicine  in  1857  with  Dr.  Richard  Morton  in 
Kentucky.  He  had  just  begun  reading  medicine  with  Dr.  Morton  when  the 
latter  died  of  an  overdose  of  calomel.  Our  subject  then  began  to  read  with 
Dr.  Munn  of  Springville,  but  he  died  a short  time  after.  In  1866  and  1867,  he 
began  to  practice  medicine  at  Buckhorn  Tannery.  In  1867  he  moved  to  Rarden. 
In  1869  he  formed  a partnership  with  Dr.  Penn  there,  and  practiced  with  him 
until  1872.  From  1872  to  1874,  he  practiced  alone.  In  1874,  he  attended  the 
Eclectic  Medical  Institute,  and  in  February,  1875  graduated  and  got  a diploma, 
and  he  has  practiced  under  that  since.  He  was  married  in  March,  1859  to 
Sarah  A.  James  from  Scioto  county,  a daughter  of  Jonathan  James.  They  have 
the  following  children:  William,  Grafton,  Sarah  Ellen,  married  Amos  Jenkins; 
Jacob  Franklin,  Jonathan  W.,  Nicholas  H.,  Serena  W.,  married  Alex.  Jenkins; 
Samuel  Edmond,  died  at  Latham,  Ohio,  aged  thirty-three  years;  Zora  Noline, 
deceased  at  one  year:  Leota  May,  married  Walter  H.  Brown,  residing  at  Brad- 
dock,  Pa.  Our  subject  is  a democrat  in  his  political  views.  He  is  a member  of 
the  Christian  church. 

Captain  George  Cumberland  Winkler 

was  born  in  Pickaway  county,  January  5,  1835.  His  ancestry  will  be  found  in 
a sketch  of  John  Asher  Winkler.  Our  subject  had  a common  school  educa- 
tion. His  mother  died  when  he  was  only  two  years  of  age,  and  his  sister 
Samantha  Sperry  took  him  and  reared  him.  His  mother  gave  him  into  his 
sister’s  charge  in  her  dying  moments.  He  spent  his  boyhood  in  Perry  town- 
ship, Lawrence  county,  and  when  14  years  of  age  he  went  to  Portsmouth  and 
learned  the  saddler  business  under  James  Salisbury.  After  a year  he  worked 
with  a Mr.  Barrett  in  the  same  business  for  two  years.  After  that  he  went  to 
Guyandotte  and  worked  at  his  trade  another  year.  From  there  he  went  to 
Charleston,  West  Virginia,  and  worked  six  months  at  his  trade.  After  that 
he  went  into  the  drug  business  with  Dr.  Rogers,  and  was  there  four  years. 
At  the  end  of  that  period  he  went  to  Cincinnati  to  take  a course  at  Bartlett’s 
Commercial  College. 

The  War  coming  on,  in  August  1861,  he  assisted  in  raising  Company  E 
of  the  Thirty-third  O.  V.  I.  He  was  mustered  in  that  regiment  September  3, 
1861,  as  a private,  and  was  made  Sergeant.  On  December  8,  1861  he  was  made. 
Second  Lieutenant  of  the  same  company.  He  was  made  First  Lieutenant 
March  2,  1863  and  made  Captain  of  Company  I,  August  11,  1864,  and  re-enlisted 
as  a veteran  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  mustered  out  with 
the  Company,  July  12,  1865.  He  was  in  fifty-three  different  skirmishes,  engage- 
ments and  battles.  He  was  never  wounded.  He  was  never  in  the  hospital  dur- 
ing his  service,  and  was  always  ready  for  duty.  He  was  in  every  battle  in 
which  the  regiment  participated,  except  Perryville  at  which  time  he  was  sick  at 
home. 

He  was  married  September  21,  1865  to  Mary  J.  LaCroix,  a daughter  of 
Alex.  LaCroix.  From  1865  to  1868  he  was  a farmer  in  Scioto  county,  Ohio;  and 
from  1868  to  1873  he  resided  near  Topeka,  Kansas,  and  was  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. In  the  year  1873  he  returned  to  Scioto  county,  and  has  been  a farmer  in  the 
French  Grant,  near  Haverhill,  ever  since.  He  has  always  been  a republican  in 
his  political  views,  and  has  been  a member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
since  1868.  During  that  time  he  has  been  treasurer  and  trustee  of  that 
church  for  a number  of  years.  If  there  is  one  distinguishing  characteristic  of 
Captain  Winkler  above  another,  it  is  his  intense  interest  in  everything  he  un- 
dertakes or  does.  He  was  one  of  the  most  earnest  patriots  during  the  war.  His 
home  is  filled  with  memorials  of  the  war.  He  was  a model  soldier,  like 
“Chevalier  Bayard,  without  fear  or  without  reproach.”  No  man  who  ever, 
served  in  the  War  of  1861,  has  a greater  love  of  his  Country  and  its  institu- 
tions. With  Captain  Winkler  honor  and  integrity  always  come  first.  He  is 
most  highly  esteemed  by  all  those  who  know  him;  and  the  more  intimately  they 
know  him,  the  greater  their  regard  for  him. 

No  sketch  of  him  would  be  complete  without  a reference  to  his  wife. 
She  has  been  his  aider  and  helper  in  all  his  good  works  and  no  woman  in  her 


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community  does  more  for  the  love  of  God  and  Humanity  than  she.  The  two, 
husband  and  wife,  are,  in  their  church  and  in  the  circle  of  their  acquaintances, 
workers  together  for  all  that  is  true  and  good. 

Charles  Winter 

was  horn  in  Prussia,  Germany,  near  the  Rhine,  May  28,  1838.  John  Winter 
was  his  father  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Eliza  Bauer.  His  paternal 
grandfather  was  in  the  battle  of  Waterloo.  His  boyhood  and  youth  were 
passed  at  Koblinz,  Germany.  Here  he  received  a good  school  education  and 
learned  the  blacksmith’s  trade.  He  came  to  America  in  1857  and  located  in 
Portsmouth.  He  was  a blacksmith  from  1862  until  1868,  then  he  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business  and  remained  in  that  for  fourteen  years.  Since  that  time 
he  has  been  in  the  shoe  and  gents  furnishing  business.  He  was  County  Com- 
missioner from  1880  to  1886.  He  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  of  Ports- 
mouth from  1876  to  1880  also  from  1896  to  1898.  He  is  a republican  and  cast 
his  first  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  German 
M.  E.  church  since  1869.  September  25,  1862,  he  was  married  to  Margaret  Helt, 
daughter  of  John  Helt  of  Harrison  township.  They  have  eight  children: 
Charles  Albert  now  living  in  New  York;  John  Wesley  at  Dayton,  Ohio;  Wil- 
liam A.,  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania;  Fred  B.  at  New  York;  Bertha  E.  the  wife 
of  Samuel  Marting;  Clara  N.  at  home;  Henry  Herman  and  Mayme  C. 

Leopold  "Wise 

was  born  in  Frankfort,  Germany,  December  24,  1824.  His  father  was  Leopold 
Wise.  His  parents  died  at  Oxburg,  Germany,  his  father  being  96  and  his 
mother  94.  He  came  to  this  county  in  1847  and  landed  in  New  York.  He  loca- 
ted there  and  began  business  in  clothing  and  tailoring  which  he  continued 
until  1859.  He  then  removed  to  Ironton,  Ohio,  and  commenced  the  same  kind 
of  business,  which  he  continued  until  1865.  He  then  removed  to  Portsmouth 
and  began  business  of  the  same  kind,  and  continued  in  it  until  1897,  when  he 
retired  from  business. 

He  was  married  in  July,  1848  to  Mary  Deusik,  daughter  of  Max  Deusik 
of  Bavaria,  Germany.  She  came  to  this  country  in  1848  and  located  in  Ports- 
mouth. They  have  two  children  living;  Max  and  Samuel.  Max  commenced 
business  with  his  father  in  1865.  In  1885,  he  commenced  business  for  himself 
and  contiuued  until  1891,  when  he  retired  from  the  clothing  business  and  or- 
ganized the  Model  Shirt  Manufacturing  Company  in  which  he  is  engaged  at 
present.  Samuel  commenced  to  work  for  his  father  in  1892  and  in  1897  when 
liis  father  retired,  he  became  superintendent  of  the  Wise  Tailoring  Company 
and  still  holds  that  position.  Our  subject  is  a republican,  a member  of  Spinza 
Lodge,  No.  108,  I.  O.  B.  B.  of  Cincinnati.  He  is  a member  of  the  Jewish  con- 
gregation of  Portsmouth. 

General  Oliver  'Wood 

was  born  in  Saratoga  county.  New  York,  June  25,  1825.  His  father  was  a far- 
mer in  good  circumstances  and  gave  his  son  as  good  an  education  as  the 
vicinity  afforded.  Some  time  before  his  majority,  he  removed  to  Chautauqua 
county,  New  York.  He  was  appointed  a deputy  sheriff  when  he  was  only 
twenty-one  years  of  age.  There  he  married  Miss  Rhodes,  who  was  the  mother 
of  two  children:  Lester  E.  Wood,  now  of  New  York  city,  and  Emma  Wood, 
who  died  in  1877.  He  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  on  the  Ohio  and  Alle- 
ghany rivers.  In  1852,  his  wife  died  and  soon  after  he  removed  to  Portsmouth. 
In  1855,  he  married  Miss  Emily  H.  Mytinger. 

When  Sumpter  was  fired  on.  he  enlisted  in  Company  D,  22nd  O.  V.  I. 
as  a three-months  man.  On  April  22,  1861,  five  days  after  his  enlistment,  he 
was  made  First  Lieutenant.  He  served  in  this  company  until  August  19,  1861. 
On  the  21st  of  August  1861,  he  was  mustered  in  Co.  B.  22nd  O.  V.  I.  as  Captain 
for  three  years.  He  was  promoted  to  Major,  May  9,  1862.  He  was  made 
Colonel,  September  16,  1862,  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  regiment.  Novem- 
ber 18,  1864.  The  regiment  was  originally  known  as  the  13th  Missouri,  but  on 
May  29,  1862,  its  designation  was  changed  to  the  22nd  O.  V.  I.  as  it  had  seven 
companies  from  Ohio,  one  from  Illinois  and  two  from  Missouri.  On  December 


GENERAL  OLIVER  WOOD. 


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9,  1864,  he  was  appointed  Colonel  of  the  Fourth  United  States  Veteran  Volun- 
teers by  Secretary  Stanton,  attached  to  the  First  Army  corps,  was  ordered  to 
Virginia,  and  served  as  colonel  until  March  1,  1866.  On  March  5,  1865,  he  was 
brevetted  Brigadier-General  for  gallant  and  meritorious  service  on  the  field  of 
battle. 

On  January  23,  1867,  the  first  Grand  Army  Post  was  formed  in  Ports- 
mouth. Colonel  Wood  was  Post  Commander  and  N.  W.  Evans  was  Adjutant. 

On  March  1,  1867,  he  was  appointed  Postmaster  at  Portsmouth  and  served 
as  such  until  December  10,  1873.  On  March  27,  1869,  S.  P.  Drake  stole  a march 
on  him  and  secured  the  appointment  as  Postmaster  at  Portsmouth  from  Pres- 
ident Grant  who  sent  Drake’s  name  to  the  Senate.  General  Wood’s  friends 
rallied  to  his  support  and  protested  so  strongly  against  the  appointment  of 
Drake,  that  his  appointment  was  withdrawn.  On  March  1,  1871,  there  was 
another  effort  made  to  secure  the  appointment  of  a different  Postmaster,  and 
an  election  to  indicate  the  sentiments  of  the  patrons  of  the  office  was  held. 
The  vote  resulted  as  follows:  Oliver  Wood  428,  Milton  Kennedy  385,  B.  P. 
Holmes  69,  J.  P.  Jack  49,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Glidden  42,  and  C.  P.  Lloyd  19.  General 
Wood  held  the  office,  until  1873,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Mrs.  L.  Adair. 

In  1873  and  1874,  he  conducted  a hotel  in  Ironton,  Ohio.  In  1876  and 
1877,  he  conducted  what  is  now  the  Arlington  Hotel,  in  Portsmouth.  On  Sep- 
tember 15,  1877,  he  sold  his  hotel  to  A.  C.  Emory.  In  March,  1878,  he  was  ap- 
pointed Indian  agent  at  the  Quiniault  reservation,  Washington  Territory,  and 
afterwards  held  a like  appointment  at  Neah  Bay  three  years,  until  he  was 
succeeded  by  Mr.  Cleveland’s  -appointee  in  1885.  He  then  removed  to  Port 
Townsend,  where  he  was  Probate  Judge  from  1888-1890  and  Police  Judge  from 
1890-1893.  In  1890,  he  was  appointed  a Circuit  Commissioner.  In  1883,  he  as- 
sisted in  organizing  Farragut  Post,  No.  15,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Port  Tonwsend,  Wash- 
ington, and  was  one  of  its  first  commanders.  He  was  a member  of  Port 
Townsend  lodge,  F.  & A.  M.  He  was  also  a Scottish  Rite  Mason  and  an  Odd 
Fellow. 

In  politics,  he  was  always  a republican.  He  was  a communicant  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  church  and  a vestryman  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He 
left  a wife  and  five  children:  Lester  E.  Wood  of  New  York  city,  Mrs.  Isaac  D. 
O’Neill,  Mrs.  Robert  Lyall,  Charles  B.  and  James  A.  Wood,  who  reside  in  Port 
Townsend,  Washington.  James  A.  is  now  an  assistant  city  editor  of  the 
Seattle  “Post.” 

In  1891,  General  Wood  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Washington  State. 
He  was  very  highly  esteemed  as  a citizen  and  the  protest  against  his  removal 
as  Postmaster  in  1871,  was  a remarkable  tribute  to  his  character  and  worth. 
He  was  a true  patriot.  As  a soldier  and  officer,  he  was  enthusiastic,  brave  and 
wonderfully  efficient.  He  was  a most  agreeable  companion  and  was  the  life 
of  the  circle  in  which  he  moved.  He  was  a man  of  great  sympathies  and  es- 
pecially was  his  sympathy  extended  to  those  in  distress.  He  took  a great  in- 
terest in  the  G.  A.  R.  not  only  in  Portsmouth,  but  in  Port  Townsend,  Wash- 
ington. He  died  on  June  25,  1893.  His  memory  is  affectionately  cherished  by 
all  who  knew  him  and  especially  by  his  old  friends  in  Scioto  county. 

Charles  Elmore  Worley 

was  born  February  3,  1857  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  William 
C.  and  Mary  (Willitt)  Worley.  His  father  enlisted  in  Company  I,  140th  O.  V.  I. 
May  2,  1864,  for  100  days  and  was  mustered  out  with  his  company  September 
3,  1864.  He  spent  his  boyhood  and  youth  at  Friendship,  Ohio.  He  received 
a common  school  education.  He  worked  for  some  time  at  the  cooper’s  trade. 
He  has  always  been  a republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  M.  E.  church.  He 
was  mari’ied  February  5,  1878  to  Rose  Angele,  daughter  of  Andrew  Angele,  a 
carriage-maker  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  who  came  from  Wurtemberg,  Germany  in 
1850.  They  have  six  children:  William  Andrew,  Frank,  Karl,  Marie,  Pauline, 
and  Louise. 

Robert  5.  Wynn 

Robert  S.  Wynn  was  born  July  2,  1814,  near  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  His  father 
was  William  Wynn,  a native  of  Bath  county,  Virginia.  His  grandfather, 
Robert  Wynn,  was  from  England  and  was  a graduate  of  Oxford  Uni- 


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versity.  He  came  to  Virginia  and  married  a Miss  Williams  who  owned 
the  Warm  Springs  and  had  a large  estate.  His  son,  William  Wynn,  located 
in  Ross  county  soon  after  the  opening  of  the  century.  Our  subject’s  mother 
died  when  he  was  ten  years  of  age.  leaving  Robert  and  one  son  William,  his 
brother.  At  fourteen,  he  ran  away  from  home  and  apprenticed  himself  to  the 
cooper’s  trade.  Contrary  to  the  experience  of  most  boys  who  ran  away  from 
home,  he  prospered,  learned  the  cooper’s  trade  and  afterwards  bought  out  a 
shop  and  store  in  Dayton.  He  came  to  Scioto  and  Pike  counties  and  worked. 
On  the  13th  of  December,  1841,  he  married  Eliza  Reynolds,  a daughter  of 
Doctor  Albert  Reynolds,  of  Jasper.  In  1842,  he  started  a cooper  shop  in  the 
west  end  of  Portsmouth  and  became  a cooper. 

In  1847,  Robert  Wynn  cpiit  the  cooper  business  and  went  to  contracting. 
He  built  the  Portsmouth  grade  in  front  of  the  city  in  1848.  He  was  one  of  the 
principal  stone  contractors  in  Southern  Ohio.  He  built  four  bridges  across 
;the  Scioto  river,  two  at  Waverly  and  two  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  He  built  the 
George  Davis  distillery,  locks  and  dams  for  the  Ohio  Canal  and  superintended 
the  placing  in  of  the  foundations  of  the  bridge  across  the  Ohio  at  Point  Pleas- 
ant. He  built  two  of  the  piers  for  the  same  bridge  on  the  West  Virginia 
side.  He  had  the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  best  stone  foundation 
builders  on  the  Ohio  river.  He  built  and  owned  the  St.  Charles  Restaurant,  in 
Portsmouth.  He  did  much  stone  work  in  West  Virginia  and  Kentucky  and 
trestled  and  piled  the  Norfolk  & Western  railroad  from  Chillicothe  to  Ironton. 
He  met  great  losses  in  West  Virginia  but  stood  up  under  the  burden  of  debts 
and  paid  every  dollar  in  full  with  interest.  He  was  a brave  and  strong  man 
under  adversity.  He  was  a good  and  useful  citizen  and  has  many  monuments 
of  stone  standing  to  his  memory. 

He  has  had  six  children,  three  of  whom  died  in  childhood.  Their  sur- 
viving children  are:  Eldecka,  married  first  to  Leonard  Wishon  and  afterwards 
to  William  Turner  of  the  West  Side;  Eliza,  married  Emil  Revare,  now  a widow; 
Albert,  living  in  Piketon,  Pike  county.  Robert  Wynn  was  a well  known  citi- 
zen of  Portsmouth.  He  was  jolly  and  cheery  at  all  times.  Adversity  never 
discouraged  him,  the  worse  the  times,  the  more  cheerful  he  was.  He  believed 
in  letting  the  other  man  do  the  worrying.  He  was  a pleasant  companion  and 
could  do  his  part  in  every  company  in  which  he  found  himself.  At  one  time  he 
was  a candidate  for  Commissioner  in  Pike  county  on  the  Democratic  ticket 
and  was  defeated  by  only  two  votes.  He  was  always  a democrat  and  his  Dem- 
ocracy was  time  tried  and  fire  tested.  He  died  December  19,  1885  in  Pike 
county.  His  widow  still  survives. 

THomas  Thornton  Yeager 

was  born  in  1836,  in  Meigs  county,  Ohio.  His  father  was  Peter  Yeager  and  his 
mother  was  Emeline  Glover  Thornton,  a daughter  of  John  H.  Thornton.  He 
was  the  eldest  of  ten  children.  His  father  was  a native  of  Mason  county, 
Virginia,  and  was  a farmer.  John  H.  Thornton  had  moved  to  Meigs  county 
with  his  father  and  there  Peter  Yeager  met  his  wife  and  married  her.  When 
our  subject  was  two  years  old,  his  father  moved  to  Kentucky,  twelve  miles 
-above  Portsmouth,  and  lived  there  until  he  was  seven  years  of  age,  when  he 
moved  to  Portsmouth.  Thomas  first  attended  school  in  Kentucky,  going  to 
Jerome  B.  Valodin.  He  also  went  to  school  in  Portsmouth,  first  to  Mrs.  Carr 
and  afterwards  to  A.  J.  Rikoff. 

He  left  school  when  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  went  into  Doctor  Hemp- 
stead’s office  to  study  medicine.  He  remained  there  nine  months  and  then 
gave  up  the  idea.  He  then  went  into  Stephenson’s  book-store  and  clerked 
there  about  one  year.  From  there  he  went  to  Patterson’s  book-bindery  and 
worked  there  for  five  years.  In  1857,  he  went  to  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and  started  a 
book-bindery.  The  panic  of  that  year  broke  up  everything  in  Keokuk,  includ- 
ing Yeager.  Then  he  worked  at  bricklaying  for  a year  and  a half  in  Keokuk. 
From  there  he  went  to  Jefferson  City,  Missouri  and  laid  brick  there  for  about 
a year.  He  then  tried  Fulton,  Missouri  and  took  a three  million  brick  contract 
for  the  season.  He  completed  the  contract  and  made  $500  and  returned  home  in 
the  winter  of  1860,  with  the  money,  the  first  he  ever  saved.  In  the  spring  of 
1860,  he  returned  to  Jefferson  City  to  go  to  work. 


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The  war  fever  broke  up  business  and  he  could  get  nothing  to  do.  Gov- 
ernor Stewart  was  drunk  and  made  a speech  on  the  steps  of  the  capitol  advising 
that  every  Northern  man  be  driven  out  of  the  state.  Tom  concluded  to  go  home 
as  he  appeared  to  have  no  other  alternative.  He  started  a book-bindery  in 
Portsmouth  and  then  the  war  broke  out.  Yeager  played  a game  of  checkers 
with  John  D.  Wilhelm  to  determine  whether  both  should  go  to  war,  or  both  stay 
at  home.  The  game  turned  out  that  both  should  go  to  war.  Both  of  them  en- 
listed in  Company  G,  First  0.  Y.  I.  as  three  months  men.  Tom  got  sick  in 
Philadelphia  but  would  not  go  to  the  hospital.  Doctor  Bailey,  Captain  of  the 
Company,  prescribed  for  him  in  a barn  in  the  Suffolk  Park  race  course.  He 
advised  Tom  not  to  re-enlist  as  his  health  was  insufficient  and  he  followed 
this  advice. 

When  he  returned  from  Company  G,  he  engaged  for  McDowell  & McColm 
on  the  wharfboat  for  two  years.  He  was  elected  wharfmaster  April  13,  1863 
and  served  until  April.  1866,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  David  Gates.  Gates 
only  served  six  months,  and  Yeager  was  re-elected  until  1872.  He  owned  and 
conducted  a wharfboat  purchased  from  Captain  John  N.  Lodwick,  from  1863 
to  1866.  He  had  no  money  to  buy  but  Tom  Dugan  loaned  him  $400  and  he 
bought  out  Lodwick.  In  1866,  he  took  Mr.  McColm  in  the  business  and  the 
firm  was  McColm  & Yeager.  This  firm  continued  to  do  business  till  1871,  when 
Yeager  bought  a third  interest  with  John  Dice  and  Peter  Shafer  in  Maklem’s 
livery  stable.  They  conducted  the  business  from  1872  to  1875.  In  1872,  he  sold 
out  his  interest  in  the  wharfboat  to  James  O.  Murfin.  In  1875,  he  sold  out  his 
interest  in  the  livery  business  to  John  W.  Lewis.  He  then  went  into  the  mill 
business  on  Fifth  street  with  Augustus  R.  Turley.  Yeager  & Turley  run  the 
mill  one  year  and  Turley  sold  out  his  half  interest  to  Marshall  Anderson. 
Yeager  & Anderson  built  a roller  process  mill  and  it  burned  down  on  September 
24,  1883.  They  then  purchased  the  lot  where  the  Frick  Mill  now  stands. 

In  1886,  he  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Scioto  county.  He  received  3,151  votes 
to  2,676  for  his  competitor,  James  Skelton,  majority  475.  In  1886,  he  was  re- 
elected, receiving  4,042  votes  to  3,139  for  John  C.  Bauer,  majority  903.  In  1840, 
his  grandfather  John  H.  Thornton  was  Sheriff  when  William  H.  Harrison  was 
President.  In  1886,  our  subject  was  Sheriff  when  Benjamin  Harrison  was  Pres- 
ident. In  1892,  he  was  appointed  District  Factory  Inspector  and  served 
•three  years.  In  1898  and  1899,  he  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  of  Ports- 
mouth. 

He  was  married  in  July,  1869,  to  Mrs.  Ella  Fritts,  widow  of  Thomas  J. 
Fritts,  who  was  a daughter  of  James  Simpson.  They  have  one  son  Thomas 
Hyatt,  aged  twenty-two  years.  He  is  a Rural  Free  Delivery  mail-carrier,  on  the 
route  north  of  Portsmouth  and  down  Munn’s  Runn.  Mr.  Yeager  is  a republi- 
can. For  ten  years,  he  was  chairman  of  the  County  Republican  Central  Com- 
mittee. 

James  Henry  Ying'ling' 

son  of  Christian  Ying'ling  and  Martha  (Lee)  Yingling  was  born  on  the  old  Ying- 
ling  homestead  below  Hanging  Rock,  Ohio,  December  31,  1831.  (See  sketch  of 
’Christian  Yingling.)  He  was  one  of  twelve  children.  He  received  only  a 
'common  school  education  with  a course  at  Bartlett’s  Commercial  College  at 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Though  not  a public  man  he  takes  a great  interest  in  pub- 
lic matters.  When  the  town  of  Hanging  Rock  was  incorporated,  he  was  elected 
Clerk  of  Council  and  served  two  years.  He  has  served  on  the  local  Board  of 
Education  several  terms  and  is  much  interested  in  education  and  is  willing 
to  make  sacrifices  in  the  cause.  He  was  one  of  four  men  to  guarantee  the  ex- 
pense of  a private  high  school  in  Green  township,  in  1899,  when  the  Board  of 
Education  refused  to  establish  same  and  he  was'  the  prime  mover  in  the  or- 
ganization. He  has  advanced  ideas  on  educational  matters  and  is  very  enthu- 
siastic in  his  support  of  them.  He  regards  his  work  toward  founding  the 
first  High  School  in  Green  township  as  the  crowning  act  of  his  public  life. 

Though  rocked  in  a democratic  cradle,  he  is  very  liberal  in  his  political 
views.  He  is  still  a democrat  but  a strong  prohibitionist,  and  some  times  votes 
that  way. 

On  November  17,  1864  he  was  married  to  Eliza  C.  Bumgarner,  a daughter 
of  Daniel  Bumgarner,  and  moved  to  Scioto  county  to  the  place  where  he  now 


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resides.  They  had  three  children  Thane  D.,  died  January  13.  1896,  Amy  A., 
married  to  Joseph  McNeil  July  26,  1899  and  resides  near  Peebles,  Ohio,  and 
Mattie  L.,  died  March  28,  1887.  His  wife  died  November  22,  1881.  On  September 
5,  1883,  he  was  married  to  Ruby  M.  Feurt,  daughter  of  Henry  Feurt.  By  this 
marriage  there  were  two  children:  Henry  Lloyd  and  Mary.  This  wife  died 
April  17,  1890  and  he  was  again  married  to  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Heid,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Margaret  Rogers  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  June  17,  1891.  By  this  mar- 
riage only  one  child  was  born:  Margaret,  died  in  infancy.  Linnie  P.  Heid, 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Tingling  by  her  first  marriage,  lives  with  them.  Our  subject 
united  with  the  Storm’s  Creek  (now  the  Ironton)  Baptist  church  when  only 
twelve  years  old  and  has  never  departed  from  the  faith.  He  is  now  an  active 
and  earnest  worker  in  the  Ohio  Baptist  church  and  Sunday  school. 

Mr.  Tingling  is  a man  of  exemplary  habits,  kindly  disposed  towards  all 
men,  affectionate  in  his  family  relations  and  endowed  with  a religious  instinct 
which  manifests  itself  in  all  his  dealings.  He  is  a careful  and  successful  busi- 
ness man  and  an  intensely  patriotic  citizen.  He  is  a firm  believer  in  the  right 
and  belongs  to  that  class  of  men  who  will  not  surrender  a principle  for  the 
sake  of  policy. 

John  Yoakley 

the  son  of  John  and  Susan  Ralph  (St.  John)  Toakley  was  born  in  Portsmouth, 
Ohio,  May  27,  1860.  His  father  was  organist  at  All  Saints  in  Portsmouth  for 
thirty-two  years  and  was  a composer  of  music.  His  grandfather,  William 
Toakley,  was  a musician  and  composer.  The  Presbyterian  Hymnal  contains 
one  of  his  compositions  named  for  himself  “Toakley.” 

Our  subject  received  his  academic  training  in  the  Portsmouth  public 
schools.  Springing  from  a musically  inclined  ancestry,  he  naturally  took  to 
music  and  his  father  gave  him  private  instruction  until  he  was  eighteen.  In 
1878,  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  studied  under  the  best  professors  and 
reached  a high  degree  of  proficiency.  He  has  achieved  a wide  reputation  as  a 
teacher  of  music  and  his  compositions  have  the  hearty  approval  of  the  public. 
They  have  been  recognized  to  such  an  extent  that  a “Te  Deum”  in  F received 
its  initial  rendition  at  a service  for  the  consecration  of  a Bishop  of  the  Episco- 
pal church  at  Richmond,  Virginia,  and  his  tune  “All  Souls”  was  chosen  for  the 
“American  Missionary  Hymn"  for  insertion  in  the  Church  of  England  Hymnal. 
He  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  proficient  organists  west  of  the  Alleghany 
Mountains.  He  is  the  organist  at  Christ  Church,  Cincinnati,  and  is  continually 
engaged  in  important  musical  events  occurring  in  Cincinnati  from  time  to 
time.  The  following  are  some  of  his  published  compositions  which  have  re- 
ceived public  recognition:  For  the  piano,  “Spring,”  “Polacca,”  “Gypsy 

Scene,”  and  “Ideal.”  For  the  voice,  “Longing,”  “Beyond  the  Stars,”  “Lord 
forever  at  thy  side.”  Anthems,  "Te  Deum”  in  F,  “Jubilate”  in  F,  “Bonum  Est” 
in  B flat,  “Deus  Misereatur”  in  B flat,  “Benedicite”  in  G and  “Te  Deum”  in  B 
flat. 

Our  subject  is  a member  of  the  Episcopal  Church.  He  is  a Knight 
Templar  and  Scottish  Rite  Mason.  He  was  married  May  17,  1890  to  Josephine 
S.  Royse,  daughter  of  Capt.  T.  S.  and  Mrs.  P.  S.  Royse.  She  died  September 
5,  1892,  leaving  one  son,  John  Noble. 

Levi  D . York 

was  born  in  Wednesbury,  Staffordshire,  England,  December  20,  1847.  His 

father  was  Levi  Tork,  a stationary  engineer,  and  Mary  Ann  Dee  was  the  maiden 
name  of  his  mother.  His  father  died  at  the  age  of  sixty-three,  in  England, 
and  his  mother  in  her  eightieth  year  in  1889.  He  went  to  an  Episcopal  church 
school  until  he  was  twelve  years  old,  and  after  that  he  attended  school  from  time 
Jo  time  of'  evenings.  He  began  to  learn  a trade  at  the  age  of  twelve  years, 
running  a stationary  engine.  He  followed  that  one  year  and  went  into  a black- 
smith's shop  four  years.  He  then  went  to  roll-turning,  in  the  employ  of  the 
Patent  Shaft  & Axle-tree  Company,  and  worked  there  until  he  was  twenty- 
six  years  of  age.  His  brother  Thomas,  had  gone  to  the  United  States  before  the 
Civil  war.  He  had  been  in  the  Navy  in  that  war,  and  returned  home  at  its 
close.  He  gave  such  a glowing  description  of  this  country  that  our  subject 
determined  to  come  to  the  United  States.  His  brother  James  G.  had  preceded 


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him  a few  months.  In  1868,  he  came  alone,  and  located  at  Akron,  Ohio.  He 
went  into  employment  there  as  assistant  roll-turner  to  his  brother  James  G. 
York  for  a few  months.  He  then  fired  a battery  of  boilers  in  the  Akron  roll- 
ing mill  for  three  months.  After  that  he  had  a position  as  machinist  with  the 
Seiberling  Company,  manufacturers  of  Agricultural  Implements. 

In  April,  1869,  he  went  to  Patterson,  N.  J.  as  a roll-turner  in  the  Passiac 
Rolling  Mill  Company,  and  remained  there  until  September,  1878.  In  1870  he 
was  made  superintendent  of  the  plant,  and  continued  until  1878.  In  Septem- 
ber, 1878,  he  went  to  United  States  of  Columbia,  South  America,  and  was  gone 
for  thirteen  months.  He  went  there  to  undertake  to  erect  a blast-furnace  and 
rolling-mill  for  the  Government,  but  returned  before  it  was  completed. 

He  first  landed  in  Portsmouth  the  day  preceding  Thanksgiving  in  1879, 
and  continued  to  reside  there  until  March,  1901,  when  he  transferred  his  resi- 
dence to  Los  Angeles,  California.  He  became  the  superintendent  of  the 
Burgess  Steel  & Iron  Works  in  the  year  1879.  At  the  end  of  two  years 
he  became  vice-president;  he  became  presidentin  1895.  He  obtained  a con- 
trolling interest  in  the  business  in  about  1890.  The  mill  was  burned  on  the 
sixth  of  June,  1896,  an  account  of  which  is  given  elsewhere.  He  proposed  to 
build  a new  mill  at  Yorktown,  and  completed  it  shortly  after  May,  1899.  On 
July  15,  1900  he  disposed  of  it  to  a combination  of  mills.  He  is  president  of 
the  Portsmouth  Street  Railwav  and  Electric  Light  Company,  and  has  been  since 
1898. 

He  married  in  January,  1870  Miss  Ester  E.  Banker,  of  Patterson  N.  J. 
They  had  one  child,  Lilian  E.,  now  the  wife  of  Milton  Longfellow.  His  wife 
died  in  December,  1870,  and  he  was  married  September  23,  1872  to  Miss  Alice 
L.  Watkins,  daughter  of  Jefferson  L.  Watkins,  Esq.  They  have  four  children, 
three  daughters  and  one  son.  Their  eldest  daughter,  Laura,  is  the  wife  of  B. 
Frank  Vincent.  Their  son,  Raymond,  mafried  a daughter  of  Hon.  A.  C. 
Thompson,  Federal  Judge,  and  is  in  business  for  himself.  Clara,  a young  lady, 
fand  Mary,  a little  girl,  are  at  home. 

Mr.  York  was  naturalized  at  Patterson,  N.  J.  in  1870.  In  politics  he  is  a 
republican.  He  is  one  of  the  largest  capitalists  in  Portsmouth,  and  is  disposed 
at  all  times  to  use  his  capital  and  talents  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  town. 
He  is  a public-spirited  citizen,  and  no  just  appeal  is  ever  made  to  him  in  vain, 
either  for  business  or  charity. 

Jacob  Yost 

was  born  March  31,  1846  at  Phillipsburg,  Lorraine,  Germany.  His  parents  were 
Andrew  and  Louise  (Bouldorf)  Yost.  They  came  to  this  country  in  1854  and 
located  at  Portsmouth.  His  father  was  a knobbler  at  the  Gaylord  Rolling 
Mill  and  died  in  1871.  Jacob  attended  school  in  Germany  and  after  coming  to 
this  country  attended  the  schools  in  Portsmouth  and  received  a common  school 
education.  He  began  working  in  the  Rolling  Mill  when  only  ten  years  of  age. 
At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  was  a puddler,  which  work  he  continued  until  1887 
when  he  became  a heater.  He  is  a republican  and  a member  of  the  German 
Lutheran  Church. 

On  September  20,  1868.  he  was  married  to  Kate  Clemens,  daughter  of 
Frederick  and  Mary  Clemens.  His  wife  died  in  July,  1897.  They  had  seven 
children:  Daniel  F.,  Flora  E.,  Emma  M.,  Clemens  A.,  Elnora  Philippine,  Carrie 
C.,  and  Walter  Jacob. 

Mr.  Yost  is  one  of  those  good  citizens  who  wears  his  heart  on  his  coat 
sleeve.  He  is  honest  to  the  core,  sincere  and  outspoken  on  every  subject.  He 
could  not  be  guilty  of  dissimulation.  He  is  very  firm  in  his  opinions,  but  is 
careful  in  making  them  up.  If  anyone  wishes  to  know  his  views  on  any  sub- 
ject, all  one  has  to  do  is  to  ask  him.  He  has  a horror  of  debt  and  owes  no 
man  anything.  He  has  accumulated  a competences  and  has  given  a college 
education  to  his  two  eldest  sons,  Daniel  and  Clemens.  The  former  has  been 
practicing  law  in  Boston  and  the  latter  after  graduating  at  Bowdoin  College, 
Maine,  has  become  a teacher  in  Massachusetts. 

Philip  Zoellner 

was  born  November  22,  1832,  at  Kusel  in  Bavaria,  Germany.  His  father’s  name 
was  Karl  Zoellner,  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Grimm.  He 


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was  the  youngest  of  a family  of  nine  children.  His  parents  never  came  to 
America,  but  died  in  the  old  country.  His  father  was  a manufacturer  of  stock- 
ings. One  brothei-,  Christian  Zoellner,  came  to  the  United  States,  and  is  living 
in  Cincinnati,  a watch-maker  and  machinist.  One  sister  came,  Mrs.  Margaret 
Thielman,  now  deceased.  All  his  other  brothers  and  sisters  remained  in  Ger- 
many. He  attended  the  common  schools  in  Bavaria,  and  the  gymnasium. 
He  was  apprenticed  to  a watch-maker  at  sixteen  years  of  age  and  served  as 
such  four  years.  He  then  worked  for  one  year  at  his  trade,  and  then  came  to 
this  country.  He  came  to  avoid  going  into  the  army. 

He  landed  in  New  York  on  the  7th  day  of  February,  1852,  having  been  on 
the  ocean  forty-two  days.  He  came  in  a sailing  vessel.  He  remained  in  New 
York  nine  months  and  worked  at  his  trade.  In  October,  1852,  his  sister  ar- 
rived in  New  York  from  Bavaria  with  two  children  and  her  husband  was  al- 
ready in  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Zoellner  accompanied  his  sister  to  Cincinnati,  and 
went  to  work  at  his  trade  and  worked  there  two  years.  He  came  to  Portsmouth 
July  7,  1855,  in  consequence  of  a correspondence  with  Daniel  Clemens,  who 
had  been  a neighbor  in  Kusel.  He  came  on  the  Bostona,  Capt.  McLean,  mas- 
ter, Capts.  Jack  and  James  Lusk,  clerks.  He  went  to  work  with  John  Clugsten 
on  Market  street,  in  the  jewelry  business  at  the  old  Abe.  Coriell  stand,  and 
worked  with  him  two  years.  On  April  1,  1857,  he  started  into  business  for 
himself,  in  the  building.  No.  135  W.  Second  street,  where  he  remained  until 
February  15,  1900,  when  he  removed  to  No.  93  W.  Second  street. 

Mr.  Zoellner  has  always  been  very  industrious,  attending  to  his  business 
and  maintaining  the  strictest  integrity.  As  a consequence  he  built  up  a good 
business  and  made  money.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Scott,  daughter  of 
Charles  Scott,  on  July  9,  1857.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are:  Albert  C., 
now  in  business  for  himself  in  Portsmouth:  Amelia,  wife  of  P.  S.  Tritscheller ; 
Lena,  wife  of  George  Appel  of  the  ‘Gilbert  Grocery  Co. ; Mary,  wife  of  John 
C.  Bauer,  of  the  same  firm;  Otto,  now  in  business  as  Otto  Zoellner  & Brother; 
Lucy,  widow  of  Dr.  August  Schliefer;  Anna,  wife  of  Otto  Stephen  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio;  Charles,  in  partnership  with  his  brother  Otto.  On  May  1,  1899,  Mr. 
(Zoellner  turned  his  business  over  to  his  two  sons  Otto  and  Charles. 

August  14,  1862  he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  106th  O.  V.  I..  and  served  until 
March  29,  1863,  when  he  was  discharged  for  disability.  He  is  one  of  the  char- 
ter members  of  the  German  Beneficial  Society  of  Portsmouth,  organized  in 
1857,  and  has  never  drawn  a single  benefit  from  the  society.  He  has  always 
been  a republican.  He  was  reared  a Protestant  and  is  a member  of  the  Ger- 
man Evangelical  church.  His  children  were  all  baptised  and  confirmed  in  the 
same  church.  He  cast  his  first  vote  in  the  second  ward  in  1858,  and  has  lived 
and  voted  in  that  ward  ever  since.  He  resided  over  his  store  for  twenty-six 
years,  and  after  that  bought  the  Kehoe  residence,  which  is  just  north  of  Dr.  Cot- 
ton’s, where  he  now  resides.  He  was  treasurer  of  the  First  German  Building 
Association  during  its  entire  existence  for  nine  and  one-half  years.  He  has 
been  agent  for  foreign  steamer  lines  since  1860.  He  has  been  a member  of  the 
Scioto  County  Tax  Commission  for  three  years,  and  in  1899  he  was  elected 
Land  Appraiser  for  the  First  and  Second  wards. 

Mr.  Zoellner  is  one  of  the  most  substantial  citizens  of  Portsmouth.  He 
is  strictly  honest  and  upright  in  all  his  dealings,  and  has  the  confidence  of  the 
entire  community.  The  writer  regards  him  as  one  of  the  most  fortunate  men 
in  the  city,  for  he  is  surrounded  by  his  entire  family,  and  they  are  all  engaged 
in  gainful  employment,  doing  remarkably  well  for  themselves.  He  can  be  just- 
ly proud  of  the  records  of  his  sons  and  sons-in-law,  and  his  daughters  are  all 
admirable  women. 


PART  V. 


PIONEER  RECORD  OE  SOUTHERN  OHIO. 


PORTSMOUTH  COUNCIL  CHAMBER. 


PIONEER  RECORD  OF  SOUTHERN  OHIO 


CHAPTER  I. 


The  Virginia  Military  District  and  Its  Surveyors— Congressional 
Lands  in  Southern  Ohio  Indian  Trails,  Towns,  Camps  and 

Pioneer  Traces  in  the  Virginia  Military  District  in 
Southwestern  Ohio  The  Governor  Lucas  Mansion 
in  Pike  County,  O . The  Arcadian  Mineral 
Springs  in  Adams  County— Rev- 
olutionary Soldiers. 

THE  VIRGINIA  MILITARY  DISTRICT 

embraces  twenty-two  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  Ohio,  lying  between 
the  Scioto  and  Little  Miami  rivers,  and  north  of  the  Ohio  river.  A part  of  the 
western  boundary  is  a line  drawn  from  the  source  of  the  Scioto  river  to  the 
source  of  the  Little  Miami  river,  known  as  Robert’s  line.  It  embraces  all  of 
the  counties  of  Adams,  Brown,  Clermont,  Highland,  Clinton,  Fayette,  Madison, 
and  Union;  and  portions  of  the  counties,  Scioto,  Pike,  Ross,  Pickaway,  Frank- 
lin, Delaware,  Marion,  Hardin,  Auglaize,  Logan,  Champaign,  Clark,  Green, 
Warren  and  Hamilton.  The  district  is  said  to  cover  over  six  thousand  five 
hundred  and  seventy  square  miles,  and  contains  over  four  million  acres  of  land. 

In  the  second  charter  of  Virginia,  which  was  granted  on  the  23rd  day  of 
May,  1609,  this  territory,  with  much  more,  was  granted  by  King  James  I.,  of 
Great  Britain  to  the  Treasurer  and  Company  of  Virginiai  which  included  “all 
(those  lands,  countries,  and  territories,  situate,  lying,  and  being,  in  that  part 
of  America  called  Virginia,  from  the  Point  of  land,  called  Cape  or  Point  Com- 
fort, all  along  the  sea  coast,  to  the  southward  two  hundred  miles,  and  all  that 
space  and  circuit  of  land,  lying  from  the  sea  coast  of  the  precinct  aforesaid, 
up  into  the  land,  throughout  from  sea  fo  sea,  west,  and  northwest;  and  also 
all  the  islands,  lying  within  one  hundred  miles,  along  the  coast  of  both  seas  of 
(the  precinct  aforesaid.”  Virginia  stoutly  claimed  this  land,  at  all  times,  by 
virtue  of  this  charter. 

An  act  of  the  Legislature  of  Virginia  of  October,  1779,  10  vol.,  Henning’s 
Statutes  of  Virginia,  p.  160,  provides  for  bounties  in  lands  to  the  officers  and 
soldiers  of  Virginia  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  both  on  Continental  and  State 
establishment,  and  prescribes  the  quantity  each  should  receive,  according  to 
rank.  Prior  to  the  passage  of  this  act,  Virginia  had  promised  land  bounties 
to  her  soldiers  of  both  State  and  Continental  establishment,  but  the  quantity 
was  not  definitely  fixed  until  the  act  last  referred  to.  This  act  does  not 
prescribe  from  what  particular  lands  the  bounties  shall  be  granted.  According 
to  this  act  the  “proportions  as  have  been  engaged  to  them”  were  as  follows: 
A Private,  200  acres;  a Non-commissioned  Officer,  400  acres;  a Subaltern,  2,000 
acres;  A Captain,  3,000  acres;  a Major.  4,000  acres;  a Lieutenant  Colonel, 
4,500  acres;  a Colonel,  5,000  acres;  a Brigadier  General,  10,000  acres;  and  a 
Major  General,  15,000  acres. 

An  act  of  Virginia,  in  May,  1779.  10  vol.  Henning’s  Statutes,  p.  51, 
prescribed  the  manner  in  which  officers  and  soldiers  of  Virginia,  who  served 
either  upon  the  State  or  Continental  establishment,  should  procure  their  land 
warrants.  The  modus  operandi  may  be  briefly  described  as  follows:  In  case 
of  a commissioned  officer,  he  procured  a certificate  from  his  commanding 
officer  that  he  had  served  the  time  prescribed  by  law,  three  years,  stating  his 

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regiment,  and  particular  service.  Armed  with  this  certificate,  the  party  ap- 
plied to  the  nearest  court  of  record  in  Virginia  and  by  his  own  affidavit,  or 
otherwise,  satisfied  the  court  of  the  truth  of  said  certificate.  Thereupon  the 
Clerk  of  the  court  applied  to,  made  a note  of  the  proof  on  the  original  certifi- 
cate and  also  in  his  order  book,  and  annually  sent  a list  of  such  certificates 
approved,  to  the  Land  office  of  the  State,  at  Richmond. 

With  the  endorsed  certificate,  the  officer  or  soldier  entitled  to  the  bounty 
applied  to  the  Register  of  the  Land  Office  of  Virginia,  who  issued  him  a war- 
rant, under  his  hand  and  seal  of  office,  specifying  the  quantity  of  land  and  the 
rights  upon  which  it  was  due,  authorizing  any  surveyor  qualified  by  law  to  lay 
off  and  survey  the  same,  and  requiring  him  to  make  a record  thereof. 

There  was  also  a provision  in  the  same  act,  by  virtue  of  which,  a party 
holding  original  warrants  could  lay  them  in  one  or  more  surveys,  and  where 
the  survey  or  surveys  were  insufficient  to  fill  the  quantity  named  in  the  war- 
rant, the  party  was  authorized  to  exchange  the  original  warrant,  or  warrants, 
for  others  calling  for  the  quantity  of  land  not  already  entered  and  divided 
into  quantities,  in  separate  warrants,  to  suit  the  party  holding  the  originals. 
In  this  way  the  name  “exchange  warrant”  originated. 

The  same  act  also  provided  that  all  persons,  including  foreigners,  should 
have  the  right  to  transfer  warrants,  or  certificates  of  survey  of  lands. 

This  statute  provided  also  in  regard  to  surplus  in  surveys,  to  the  effect 
that  no  outside  party  should  be  permitted  to  claim  the  surplus  except  during  the 
lifetime  of  the  patentee  or  grantee,  and  not  then  in  case  any  sale  or  convey- 
ance of  the  land  had  been  made  from  the  patentee  or  original  grantee.  The 
party  seeking  to  enter  or  take  up  the  surplus  must  give  one  year  to  the  party 
in  possession  to  perfect  his  title  to  the  surplus  by  covering  it  with  a proper 
survey,  on  the  same,  or  another  warrant,  and  in  the  case  the  patentee  could 
not  defeat  the  claim  for  surplus  by  a resurvey  or  otherwise,  he,  and  none  other, 
could  assign  it  in  the  tract  held  by  him  where  he  saw  fit.  The  act  also  pro- 
vided that  a surplus  of  five  per  cent  should  not  be  regarded. 

On  the  20th  of  October,  1783,  Virginia  ceded  all  lands  owned  or  claimed 
by  her  northwest  of  the  Ohio  river,  to  the  United  States.  This  act  recited  that 
Congress  did  on  the  sixth  day  of  September,  1780,  recommend  to  the  several 
states  in  the  Union,  having  claims  to  waste  and  unappropriated  lands  in  the 
western  country,  to  cede  them  to  the  common  benefit  of  the  Union,  and  that 
the  Commonwealth  of  Virginia  did,  on  the  2nd  day  of  January,  1781,  yield  to  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States,  for  the  benefit  of  the  said  states,  all  right,  title 
and  claim  to  this  territory  northwest  of  the  river  Ohio.  That  Congress  did  by 
its  act  of  the  13th  day  of  September,  1783,  accept  the  cession;  and  it  was  enacted 
that  Thomas  Jefferson,  Samuel  Hardy,  Artlrar  Lee,  and  James  Monroe,  dele- 
gates to  represent  the  said  commonwealth  in  Congress,  should  make  a con- 
veyance of  the  same  to  the  United  States,  which  they  afterwards  did.  The  act 
and  deed  of  cession  was  for  the  purpose  of  having  states  formed  out  of  the 
territory  of  not  less  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  square  miles,  or  as  near  there- 
to as  circumstances  would  admit:  and  that  the  states  so  formed  should  be  dis- 
tinct republican  states,  and  admitted  members  of  the  federal  union;  having  the 
same  rights  of  sovereignty,  freedom  and  independence,  as  the  other  states. 

The  act  further  provided  that  the  French  inhabitants  of  the  French 
posts  should  have  their  titles  confirmed  to  them,  and  gave  one  hundred  and 
fifty  thousand  acres  of  land  to  General  George  Rogers  Clarke,  and  to  the  offi- 
cers and  soldiers  of  his  regiment,  which  was  to  be  laid  off  in  one  tract. 

There  was  a condition  in  the  act,  that  in  case  the  quantity  of  good  lands 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  Ohio,  upon  the  waters  of  the  Cumberland  river, 
and  between  the  Green  river  and  Tennessee  river,  which  had  been  reserved  by 
law  to  the  Virginia  troops,  upon  continental  establishment,  should,  from  the 
Noi’th  Carolina  line  bearing  in  further  upon  the  Cumberland  lands  than  was 
expected,  prove  insufficient  for  their  legal  bounties,  the  deficiency  should  be 
made  up  to  the  said  troops  in  good  lands,  to  be  laid  off  between  the  river 
Scioto  and  Little  Miami,  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  river  Ohio,  in  such  pro- 
portions as  have  been  engaged  to  them  by  the  laws  of  Virginia. 

That  all  the  lands  within  the  territory  so  ceded  to  the  United  States, 
and  not  reserved  for,  or  appropriated  to,  any  of  the  before  mentioned  purposes, 


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or  disposed  of  in  bounties  to  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  American  army, 
should  be  considered  as  a common  fund  for  the  benefit  and  use  of  such  of  the 
United  States  as  have  become,  or  should  become  members  of  the  confederation 
or  federal  alliance  of  the  said  states,  Virginia  inclusive,  according  to  their 
usual  respective  proportions  in  the  general  charge  and  expenditure,  and  should 
be  faithfully  and  bona  fide  disposed  of  for  that  purpose,  and  for  no  other  use 
or  purpose  whatsoever.  The  cession  from  Virginia  was  accepted  by  Congress, 
March  1,  1784,  1st  vol.,  L.  U.  S.,  p.  472. 

On  the  17th  of  July,  1788,  1 vol.,  L.  U.  S.,  p.  572,  Congress  Resolved, 
That  the  State  of  Virginia  he  requested  to  inform  Congress,  whether  there  has 
been  any  deficiency  of  good  lands  reserved  by  the  laws  of  that  State  on  the 
southeast  side  of  the  Ohio,  for  the  Virginia  troops  on  continental  establishment, 
and  if  so,  how  much.  Afterwards  the  Legislature  of  Virginia  by  a resolution 
notified  Congress  that  all  of  it  would  be  required. 

By  the  Act  of  August  10,  1790,  2 vol.,  L.  U.  S.,  p.  179,  Congress  opened 
the  district  to  locations,  and  authorized  the  agents  of  the  warrantees  to  make 
locations.  These  were  to  be  entered  on  a book  kept  for  that  purpose.  This 
book  was  called  a Book  of  Entries.  This  act  also  authorized  the  President  of 
the  United  States  to  issue  patents;  but  these  patents  were  to  be  delivered  to  the 
Executive  of  the  State  of  Virginia,  and  by  him  delivered  to  the  grantee. 

The  Act  of  May  13,  1800,  3 vol.,  L.  U.  S.,  p.  393,  provided  that  patents 

might  be  issued  on  resolution  warrants.  There  was  no  limitation  under  the 
Law  of  August  10,  1790,  as  to  when  entries  should  be  made  and  surveys  made 
and  returned  to  the  General  Land  Office;  but  a number  of  entries  and  surveys 
were  made  prior  to  August  10,  1790,  and  these  were  made  in  the  counties  bor- 
dering the  Ohio  river. 

The  Act  of  March  23,  1804,  3 vol.,  L.  U.  S.,  p.  592,  provided  that  “the  line 

run  under  the  direction  of  the  Surveyor  General  of  the  United  States,  from  the 

source  of  the  Little  Miami  towards  the  source  of  the  Scioto,  and  which  binds, 
on  the  east,  the  surveys  of  the  lands  of  the  United  States,  shall,  together  with 
its  course  continued  to  the  Scioto  river,  be  considered  and  held  as  the  westerly 

boundary  line,  north  of  the  source  of  the  Little  Miami,  of  the  territory  reserved 

by  the  State  of  Virginia,  between  the  Little  Miami  and  Scioto  Rivers,  for  the 
use  of  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  continental  line  of  that  State.”  There 
was  a provision  of  the  act  that  the  State  of  Virginia  should,  within  two  years 
after  the  passage  of  this  act,  recognize  such  line  as  the  boundary  of  the  said 
territory.  This  act  required,  in  the  second  Section,  that  all  officers  and  soldiers 
should  complete  their  locations  within  three  years  after  the  passage  of  the 
act,  return  their  surveys  within  five  years  from  the  passage  of  the  act. 

And  it  provided  that  such  portions  of  the  Virginia  Military  tract  as  was  not 

located  within  the  time  mentioned,  should  be  released  from  the  claims  of  the 
soldiers. 

A famous  act  was  passed  March  2,  1807,  4 vol.,  L.  U.  S.,  p.  92,  which 
provided  that  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  Virginia  line,  on  eontinentaal  es- 
tablishment, their  heirs  or  assigns,  entitled  to  bounty  lands  within  the  tract 
reserved  by  Virginia,  between  the  Little  Miami  and  Scioto  rivers,  for  satisfying 
the  legal  bounties  to  her  officers  and  soldiers  upon  continental  establishment, 
should  be  allowed  a further  time  of  three  years,  from  the  23rd  of  March  next, 
:to  complete  their  locations,  and  a further  time  of  five  years,  from  the  said 
23rd  of  March  next,  to  return  their  surveys  and  warrants,  or  certified  copies  of 
warrants,  to  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  War.  This  act  had  a famous  pro- 
viso, called  “The  Proviso  of  March  2nd,  1807”  which  read  “that  no  locations, 
as  aforesaid,  within  the  above  mentioned  tract,  shall  after  the  passing  of  this 
act,  be  made  on  tracts  of  land,  for  which  patents  had  pi’eviously  been  issued, 
or  which  had  been  previously  surveyed;  and  any  patent  which  may,  neverthe- 
less, be  obtained  for  land  located  contrary  to  the  provision  of  this  section,  shall 
be  considered  as  null  and  void.”  This  famous  proviso  was  construed  in  the 
case  of  Jackson  vs.  Clark,  1st  Peters,  666,  in  which  the  decision  was  rendex-ed 
by  the  distinguished  Chief  Justice  Marshall. 

The  time  for  making  locatioxxs  and  returning  suiweys  was  extended  by 
Congx-ess  from  time  to  time,  as  follows: 

March  16,  1810,  5 and  7 years,  4 U.  S.  Laws,  p.  281. 


1204  PIONEER  RECORD  OF  SOUTHERN  OHIO. 


November  3,  1814,  3 and  5 years,  4 U.  S.  Laws,  p.  714. 

February  22,  1815,  2 years,  4 U.  S.  Laws,  p.  805. 

April  11,  1818,  3 years,  1 sess.,  15  Cong.,  p.  37. 

February  9,  1821,  2 years,  2 sess.,  16  Cong.,  p.  10. 

March  1,  1823,  2 and  4 years,  2 sess.,  17  Cong.,  p.  73. 

May  20,  1826,  3 and  5 years,  vol.  4 G.  S.,  189. 

April  23,  1830,  2 years,  vol.  4,  G.  S.,  396 

March  31,  1832,  7 years,  vol.  4,  G.  S.,  500. 

July  7,  1838,  2 years,  vol.  5,  G.  S.,  262. 

August  19,  1841,  3 years,  vol.  5,  G.  S.,  449. 

July  29,  1846,  2 years,  vol.  9,  G.  S.,  p.  41. 

July  5,  1848,  2 years,  vol.  9,  G.  S.,  245. 

February  20,  1850,  2 years,  vol.  9,  G.  S.,  421. 

May  27,  1880,  3 years,  2 sess.,  46  Cong.,  p.  143. 

Each  of  these  Statutes,  except  the  last,  which  is  only  one  of  construction, 
substantially  re-enacted  the  proviso  of  1807  before  referred  to. 

The  Act  of  March  16,  1810,  4 vol.,  L.  U.  S'.,  p.  281,  before  referred  to,  re- 
enacted the  proviso  of  March  2,  1807. 

An  Act  of  June  26,  1812,  4 vol.,  L.  U.  S..  p.  455,  provided  for  three  com- 
missioners on  the  part  of  the  United  States,  to  act  with  such  commissioners 
as  may  be  appointed  by  the  State  of  Virginia  to  establish  the  westerly  boundary 
line,  or  rather  the  line  between  the  head  waters  of  the  Little  Scioto  and  Little 
Miami  Rivers. 

The  commissioners  were  to  be  at  Xenia  on  the  5th  of  October  next,  and 
proceed  to  ascertain,  survey,  and  distinctly  mark,  the  boundary  line.  There 
had  been  a conflict  as  to  the  line  up  to  that  time,  and  the  commissioners  were 
to  employ  a surveyor.  The  act  also  provided  that  until  the  westwardly  boun- 
dary line  of  the  said  reservation  should  be  finally  established,  by  the  agree- 
ment and  consent  of  the  United  States  and  the  State  of  Virginia,  the  boundary 
line  designated  by  an  act  of  Congress  passed  on  the  twenty-third  of  March, 
1804,  should  be  considered  and  held  as  the  proper  boundary  line. 

The  commissioners  on  behalf  of  the  United  States,  ran  a line  from  the 
source  of  the  Little  Miami  to  the  source  of  the  Scioto,  and  called  it  Robert’s 
line.  The  commissioners  appointed  by  Virginia  retused  to  accede  to  this  line, 
claiming  a still  larger  tract  of  land,  by  running  from  the  source  of  the  Scioto 
a straight  line  to  the  mouth  of  the  Little  Miami.  The  line  referred  to,  in  an 
act  of  March  23,  1804.  p.  133,  is  designated  upon  our  maps  as  Ludlow’s  line. 
This  line  was  run  under  the  authority  of  the  Surveyor  General,  by  virtue  of 
the  act  of  May  10,  1800.  The  lands  west  were  surveyed  into  sections  and  parts 
of  sections.  The  territory  between  these  lines,  embracing  a large  tract  of  fer- 
tile land,  was  claimed  both  by  purchase  and  location,  and  it  became  a matter 
of  great  importance  to  the  parties,  to  have  established  by  a judicial  decision, 
the  western  boundary  line  of  the  reservation  of  Virginia.  For  this  purpose  a 
case  was  agreed  and  taken  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  on  er- 
ror. The  cause  was  decided  in  1824,  and  Robert’s  line  was  virtually  established. 
See  Doddridge,  vs.  Thompson,  et  al.  9 Wheaton  469. 

The  act  of  November  3,  1814,  before  referred  to,  contained  the  proviso  of 
March  2,  1807.  The  same  may  be  said  of  the  Act  of  February  22,  1815  and  the 
Act  of  April  11,  1818.  The  Act  of  February  9,  1821,  and  the  Act  of  March  1, 
1823,  re-enacted  the  proviso  of  March  2,  1807. 

An  Act  was  passed  May  26,  1824,  1 sess.,  18  Cong.,  p.  121,  authorizing  the 
President  to  ascertain  the  number  of  acres,  and,  by  appraisement  or  otherwise, 
the  value  thereof,  exclusive  of  improvements,  of  all  such  lands,  lying  between 
Ludlow’s  and  Robert’s  lines,  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  agreeable  to  the  principles 
of  a decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  and  to  ascertain  on 
what  terms  the  holders  will  relinquish  the  same  to  the  United  States,  and  that 
he  report  the  facts  at  the  commencement  of  the  next  session  of  Congress.  The 
Act  of  May  20,  1826,  above  referred  to.  re-enacted  the  Proviso  of  March  2,  1807, 
but  provided  in  addition  that  any  locations  on  lands  west  of  Ludlow’s  line 
should  be  void.  The  last  Act  extending  the  time  for  locations  in  the  Virginia 
Military  District  was  passed  February  20,  1850,  Vol.  9 U.  S.  Statutes,  p.  421.  This 


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act  closed  the  District  to  all  locations,  on  the  31st  day  of  December,  1851,  and 
since  that  time  the  District  has  never  been  open  to  location. 

The  Act  of  August  31,  1852,  U.  S.  Statutes,  Vol.  10,  p.  143,  provided  for  the 
relief  of  an  '‘unsatisfied  outstanding  warrant,”  not  then  located  in  the  United 
States,  in  scrip;  and  this  Act  was  to  be  deemed  in  full  satisfaction  of  Virginia 
Military  Land  Warrants,  and  the  State  of  Virginia  was  required  by  proper  act 
of  the  Legislature  to  relinquish  all  claims  to  the  lands  of  the  Virginia  Mili- 
tary District  in  the  State  of  Oh;o.  This  was  done. 

An  Act  passed  December  19,  1854,  Vol.  10  U.  S.  Statutes,  p.  98,  provided 
that  soldiers  who  had  made  entries  prior  to  the  1st  of  January,  1852,  should 
have  two  years  more  to  return  their  surveys  and  warrants  to  the  General 
Land  Office. 

An  Act  passed  March  3,  1855,  U.  S.  Statutes,  Vol.  10,  p.  701,  allowed 
officers  and  soldiers  of  Virginia  on  the  Continental  establishment  who  had 
made  entries  in  the  Virginia  Military  District,  prior  to  the  1st  of  January, 
1852,  two  years  longer  to  make  and  return  their  surveys  and  warrants.  This 
Act  repealed  the  Act  last  referred  to. 

In  1871,  it  was  supposed  by  Congress  that  there  was  a great  quantity  of 
unsurveyed  land  in  the  Virginia  Military  District,  and  it  was  commonly 
called  “vacant  land.”  It  was  supposed  to  be  worthless,  or  nearly  so,  and  the 
United  States  not  desiring  to  be  burdened  further  with  it,  and  it  being  no 
longer  locatable  under  the  laws  of  Congress,  the  Hon.  John  T.  Wilson,  then  a 
Representative  of  the  11th  Congressional  District,  introduced  an  act  into 
Congress  to  cede  to  the  State  of  Ohio,  unsold  lands  in  the  Virginia  Military 
District.  This  Act  was  approved  February  18,  1871,  and  provided  “that  lands 
remaining  unsurveyed  and  unsold  in  the  Virginia  Military  District  in  the  State 
of  Ohio,  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  ceded  to  the  State  of  Ohio  and  saved  to 
any  bona  fide  settler,  not  exceeding  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  by  him  occu- 
pied, by  his  pre-empting  the  same  in  such  manner  as  the  State  of  Ohio  might 
direct.  This  was  conducted  through  the  House  by  the  Hon.  John  T.  Wil- 
son, through  the  Senate  by  Senator  Thurman.  It  was  supposed  to  be  an  inno- 
cent act;  but  it  afterwards  caused  a great  deal  of  trouble.  At  the  time  of  the 
passage  of  this  act,  it  was  supposed  that  if  any  surveys  had  been  made  on  these 
lands,  the  parties  could  obtain  title  and  that  the  surveys  would  be  recognized. 
That  was  not  only  the  opinion  of  laymen  in  the  Virginia  Military  District,  but 
of  lawyers  as  well.  The  word  “unsold”  used  in  the  Act  was  an  improper 
term,  and  it  should  have  read  “unlocated.”  as  not  a foot  of  land  in  the  District 
was  ever  sold,  but  given  away  in  military  bounties. 

The  State  of  Ohio  ceded  this  land  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  passed 
March  26,  1872,  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Ohio  State  University,  and  amended 
the  grant  on  the  3rd  of  April,  1873.  Vol.  70.  Ohio  Laws.  The  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  Ohio  State  University  accepted  the  grant  and  began  to  claim  the  sur- 
plus in  the  unpatented  surveys.  It  developed  that  the  later  surveys  in  the 
wild  and  rough  lands  invariably  contained  a large  surplus  over  the  amount 
authorized  by  the  warrant.  Sometimes  there  was  four  times  as  much  land 
in  the  survey  as  the  warrant  called  for;  but  this  fact  could  only  be  determined, 
by  a re-survey  of  the  land.  The  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Ohio  State  University 
began  to  survey  unpatented  surveys  and  ascertain  the  fact  of  surplus.  They 
thereupon  began  to  file  caveats  against  the  patents  and  against  the  holders  of 
the  surveys;  and  there  arose  a conflict  between  the  holders  of  the  unpatented 
surveys  and  the  Ohio  State  University.  The  original  locaters,  who  were  mostly 
deputy  surveyors,  had  salved  their  consciences  in  the  act  of  March  1,  1784, 
which  required  the  deficiency  in  Kentucky  and  Tennessee  to  be  laid  off  in  good 
lands.  They  claimed  that  the  locators  in  the  valleys  had  got  the  good  lands, 
and  when  they  located  in  the  hills,  they  having  to  take  inferior  lands,  would 
take  a great  surplus  to  make  the  difference  in  value;  but  in  returning  their 
surveys  the  distances  between  the  monuments  and  the  calls  were  always  such 
that  when  the  contents  of  the  surveys  were  computed,  it  would  not  show  a sur- 
plus of  over  five  per  cent.  For  instance,  a call  would  often  be  ten  rods,  when 
the  real  distance  between  the  monuments  was  twenty  rods. 

The  United  States  Congress  was  compelled  to  construe  the  act  of  Febru- 
ary 18,  1871,  and  thereupon  it  passed  the  act  of  May  27,  1880,  Vol.  21  U.  S. 


1206  PIONEER  RECORD  OF  SOUTHERN  OHIO. 


Laws,  p.  142,  in  which  it  was  recited  that  the  act  of  February  18,  1871  had  no 
reference  to  lands  which  were  included  in  any  survey  or  entry  within  said  dis- 
trict, founded  upon  military  warrants  upon  continental  establishment,  and  that 
the  true  intention  and  meaning  of  said  act  was  to  cede  to  the  State  of  Ohio 
lands  not  included  in  any  surveys,  surveyed  or  entered  or  founded  upon  a 
military  warrant  or  warrants  upon  continental  establishment.  Section  2, 
provided  that  all  surveys  returned  to  the  Land  Office  on  or  before  March  3, 
1857,  on  entries  made  before  Jan.  1,  1852  on  unsatisfied  Virginia  military  conti- 
nental warrants  should  be  valid.  Section  3,  gave  the  officers  and  soldiers  of  the 
Virginia  Military  District,  who  had  before  Jan.  1,  1852,  entered  a tract  within 
the  Virginia  Military  District,  three  years  from  the  passage  of  that  act  to  re- 
turn their  surveys  for  record  to  the  office  of  the  principal  surveyor  of  the  dis- 
trict, and  to  make  and  file  their  surveys  at  the  General  Land  Office.  Section 
4 of  this  act,  provided^  that  the  act  should  not  effect  any  land  theretofore  sold 
for  a valuable  consideration  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  State  University 
on  the  authority  of  the  act  of  February  18,  1871.  This  act  by  construction  of 
the  courts  was  considered  ineffective. 

But  Congress  was  not  satisfied,  and  on  August  7,  1882,  22nd  Vol.  p.  348, 
passed  a law  to  the  effect  that  any  person  who  had  actual  open  possession 
in  the  Virginia  Military  District  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  under  claim  of  title  made 
in  good  faith  based  upon  time  and  entry,  of  any  tract  of  land  within  said  dis- 
trict, and  a record  of  which  was  made  in  the  office  of  the  principal  surveyor 
of  the  Virginia  Military  District,  prior  to  January  1,  1852,  such  possession  hav- 
ing been  continued  for  twenty  years  should  be  deemed  to  hold  an  absolute 
title.  Section  2 of  said  act  undertook  to  repeal  so  much  of  the  act  of  February 
18,  1871,  granting  unsold  and  unsurveyed  lands  to  the  State  of  Ohio,  as  con- 
flicted with  the  act  of  May  27,  1880;  but  inasmuch  as  Congress  had  already 
granted  all  its  title  under  the  act  of  February  18,  1871,  this  act  was  ineffective 
and  accomplished  nothing. 

The  laymen  and  the  lawyers  of  the  district  were  entirely  taken  by  sur- 
prise by  the  decision  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  northern 
district  of  Ohio,  in  the  case  of  Fussel  vs.  Gregg.  That  decision  was  rendered 
by  Judge  Mathews,  and  while  it  turned  out  that  it  was  upon  the  very  best  au- 
thority, the  lawyers  generally  supposed,  at  that  time,  that  it  was  to  get  rid  of 
Jeremiah  Hall,  of  Circleville,  who  had  been  in  the  habit  of  finding  heirs  in 
Virginia,  obtaining  assignments  of  their  surveys  and  rights  and  securing 
patents,  and  as  the  legal  title  only  began  from  the  date  of  the  patent,  he  would 
bring  a suit  in  ejectment,  never  failing  to  recover  in  a case  where  he  had  ob- 
tained a patent  in  this  manner.  He  astonished  the  owners  of  good  lands  who 
had  been  in  possesssion  for  one  hundred  years  and  supposed  they  had  perfect 
/titles-.  It  therefore  became  necessary  to  get  rid  of  Jerry  Hall  and  his  opera- 
tions. in  the  interest  of  the  public.  In  this  case  of  Fussel  vs.  Gregg,  in  the 
Circuit  Court  of  the  United  States,  the  decision  was  pronounced  by  Justice  Stan- 
ley Mathews,  who  held,  that  where  the  surveys  had  not  been  returned  to  the 
General  Land  Office,  prior  to  December  31,  1851,  they  were  utterly  void,  that  the 
locator,  or  his  assigns  had  forfeited  all  rights  and  had  no  claim  as  against  the 
Government.  That  of  course  left  the  holders  of  the  warrants  to  fall  back  on  the 
scrip  law  of  August  31,  1852,  because  their  warrants  were  good  but  their  sur- 
veys were  bad.  The  decision  of  the  Circuit  Court  put  a quietus  on  Jerry  Hall 
and  his  operations;  but  at  the  same  time  it  also  decided  that  all  lands  where 
the  surveys  had  not  been  returned  to  the  General  Land  Office  prior  to  December 
31,  1851,  belonged  to  the  United  States,  and  passed  from  the  United  States  to 
the  State  of  Ohio  under  the  act  of  February  18,  1871.  The  case  was  taken  to 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  and  was  decided  there  on  the  15th 
day  of  February,  1885.  The  case  is  reported  as  Fussel  vs.  Gregg,  113  U.  S.,  550. 
The  decision  came  upon  the  people  of  the  Virginia  Military  District  in  Ohio 
like  a thunderbolt  out  of  a clear  sky. 

The  State  University  went  into  the  Land  Office  business  and  undertook 
to  recover  all  the  lands  which  this  decision  of  February  15  1885,  gave  it. 
Wherever  the  University  brought  a suit  to  recover  in  ejectment  a survey 
which  had  not  been  returned  to  the  General  Land  Office  prior  to  January  i, 
1852,  it  recovered  in  every  instance.  The  people  interested  became  alarmed, 


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as  there  was  a large  quantity  of  unsurveyed  lands  in  the  District.  Thereupon 
they  appealed  to  the  Legislature  for  relief,  and  on  the  14th  of  March,  1889,  that 
body  passed  what  is  known  as  the  “Shinn  Law.”  This  act  provided  that 
holders  of  these  unpatented  surveys,  who  had  occupied  themselves,  or 
those  under  whom  they  claimed  had  occupied  them  for  more  than  twenty-one 
years,  might  make  application  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  University,  and 
obtain  a deed  on  the  payment  of  $2.00,  and  the  State  should  pay  the  University 
$1.00  an  acre  for  their  lands.  This  act  was  passed  on  condition  that  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  University  should  accept  it,  which  it  did  on  the  20th 
of  June,  1889,  following. 

The  act  of  May  27th,  1880,  before  referred  to,  was  construed  by  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  in  1882,  in  the  case  of  Coan  vs.  Flagg,  38  Ohio  State. 
156,  and  again  in  1895,  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  in  the  case  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  vs.  Cuppett,  et  al.  52  Ohio  State,  577,  and  in  Fussel  vs.  Gregg  before 
mentioned.  This  decision  also  construed  the  act  of  February  18,  1871  and 
subsequent  acts.  This  was  a settlement  of  the  entire  controversy. 

The  manner  of  acquiring  titles  in  the  Virginia  Military  District  was  in 
substance  as  follows:  A soldier  in  Virginia  would  proceed  to  his  County  Court 
armed  by  the  certificate  of  his  superior  officer,  to  the  effect  that  he  had  ren- 
dered the  service  authorizing  the  issue  of  the  warrant.  He  would  make  proof 
of  his  service  and  identify  himself  before  his  County  Court,  which  would  issue 
him  a certificate  as  to  the  extent  of  his  military  service.  Armed  with  this  he 
would  proceed  to  the  Virginia  Land  Office  at  Richmond,  where  he  would  ob- 
tain a warrant,  authorizing  him  to  locate  the  quantity  of  land  named  in 
the  Virginia  Military  District.  This  warrant  he  would  place  in  the  hands  of  a 
Deputy  Surveyor,  who  would  take  it  to  the  Land  Office  and  make  an  entry  in 
the  books  of  the  office,  that  he  proposed  to  locate  so  many  acres  on  the  war- 
rant issued  on  account  of  the  service  of  such  a soldier.  The  Entry  recited  that 
he  proposed  to  make  the  location  near  a certain  survey,  or  upon  a certain 
stream.  After  this  entry  he  would  proceed  upon  the  land  with  a Deputy  Sur-’ 
veyor,  two  chain-carriers,  a marker  and  a surveyor’s  compass,  and  would  make 
a survey.  The  Deputy  Surveyor  would  make  a written  report  of  this  survey, 
send  it  to  the  Virginia  Military  Land  Office,  which  for  a part  of  the  time  was 
at  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  a part  of  the  time  was  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  where  this 
survey  would  be  recorded  and  afterwards  it  was  forwarded  to  Washington 
with  certain  certificates  by  the  Principal  surveyor.  If  the  papers  reached  Wash- 
ington in  proper  form,  a patent  was  issued. 

There  was  usually  a Deputy  Surveyor  in  every  county  of  the  Virginia 
Military  District.  The  first  surveyor  of  the  District  was  Gen.  Richard  Clough 
Anderson,  who  kept  his  office  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  located  there  as  an  agent 
of  the  Virginia  soldiers.  He  died  in  October,  1826,  and  was  succeeded  by  Allen 
Latham.  It  was  not  until  the  24th  of  February,  1829,  however,  that  any  sur- 
veyor of  the  Virginia  Military  District  had  ever  been  authorized  by  law  of 
Congress.  On  that  date  the  Congress  of  the  United  States  passed  an  act  crea- 
ting the  office  of  the  Surveyor  of  the  Virginia  Military  District,  and  required 
him  to  keep  his  office  at  Chillicothe.  He  was  authorized  to  receive  all  the 
books,  records,  etc.,  relating  to  the  office  from  the  personal  representatives  of 
Col.  Richard  Clough  Anderson,  deceased,  and  to  take  charge  of  them.  The 
fact  of  the  matter  is  that  the  books  and  papers  of  Col.  Richard  Clough  Ander- 
son used  in  locating  surveys  within  the  Virginia  Military  District  were  his 
private  property.  His  personal  representatives  sold  the  books  to  Allen  Latham, 
and  Latham  acted  as  surveyor,  and  he  sold  out  his  interest  to  Ebenezer 
Kendrick  of  Chillicothe,  who  was  appointed  surveyor  under  the  act  of  February 
24,  1829,  and  held  the  office  until  his  death  in  1885,  when  his  son  Samuel  was 
appointed,  and  surveyed  until  his  death  in  1893. 

The  records  of  Kendrick’s  office  were  purchased  by  the  United  States  for 
fifteen  thousand  dollars,  ($15,000)  and  taken  to  Washington,  D.  C.  and  put  in 
the  General  Land  Office  where  they  remain.  This  was  done  by  an  act  approved 
March  3,  1899,  being  part  of  the  Appropriation  Bill  of  that  date.  The  act 
further  provided  that  all  holders  of  outstanding  unsatisfied  Virginia  military 
warrants  should  surrender  them  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  within  twelve 
months  from  the  passage  of  the  act  for  his  action  under  the  scrip  law  of  Au- 


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gust  31,  1852,  and  that  all  warrants  not  so  presented  within  twelve  months 
should  be  forever  barred  and  held  invalid. 

The  Deputy  Surveyors  in  the  District  were  Elias  Langham,  John  O’Ban  - 
non,  Arthur  Fox,  Nathaniel  Massie,  John  Beasley,  William  Lytle,  Cadwallader 
Wallace,  Allen  Latham,  Robert  Todd,  Benjamin  Hough,  Joseph  Riggs,  E.  P. 
Kendrick,  James  Taylor,  Joseph  Kerr,  James  Poage,  John  Ellison,  Jr.,  John 
Barrett,  William  Robe,  G.  Vinsonhaler  and  others. 

Gen.  Richard  Clough  Anderson,  referred  to,  was  appointed  principal  sur- 
veyor of  the  District  by  a Board  of  Officers  named  in  an  act  of  the  Virginia 
Legislature  passed  in  October,  1783.  He  opened  his  office  in  Louisville, 
Ky.,  August  1,  1784,  but  the  District  was  not  opened  by  Congress  until 
August  10,  1790.  However,  many  surveys  had  been  made  before  that  time  and 
returned.  The  first  survey  north  of  the  Ohio  river  was  made  on  the  13th  day 
of  November,  1784,  in  Indiana  opposite  the  mouth  of  the  Wabash  river.  It  was 
for  1,000  acres  on  Warrant  No.  2,219  and  was  numbered  5.  Lipscomb  Noel  was 
marker,  M.  Oliver  and  I.  Designer  were  chain  carriers.  It  was  dated,  Louis- 
ville, Ky.  The  first  survey  in  the  Virginia  Military  District  of  Ohio,  was  No. 
455  in  Scioto  county  by  John  O’Bannon,  Deputy  Surveyor,  November  16,  1787. 

The  first  settlement  in  the  Virginia  Military  District  was  made  in  the 
winter  of  1790,  at  Manchester  which  was  then  called  Massie’s  Station.  At  that 
time  in  making  surveys,  the  Deputy  Surveyor  usually  had  three  assistants. 
Each  Deputy  Surveyor  was  accompanied  by  six  men,  which  made  a mess  of 
seven,  and  four  surveying  parties  would  keep  together  making  the  whole  party 
amount  to  twenty-eight  persons.  Every  man  had  his  prescribed  duty  to  per- 
form. Their  operations  were  conducted  in  this  manner:  In  front  went  the 
hunter,  who  kept  in  advance  of  the  surveyor  two  or  three  hundred  yards, 
looking  for  game  and  prepared  to  give  notice  should  any  danger  from  Indians 
threaten.  Then  followed,  after  the  surveyor,  the  two  chainmen,  marker,  and 
pack-horse  man  with  the  baggage,  who  always  kept  near  each  other,  to  be  pre- 
pared for  defense  in  case  of  an  attack.  Lastly,  two  or  three  hundred  yards 
in  the  rear,  came  a man,  called  a spy,  whose  duty  it  was  to  keep  on  the  hack 
trail  and  look  out,  lest  the  party  in  advance  might  be  pursued  and  attacked 
by  surprise.  Each  man,  the  surveyor  not  excepted,  carried  his  rifle,  his  blanket, 
and  such  other  articles  as  he  might  stand  in  need  of.  On  the  pack-horse  were 
carried  the  cooking  utensils  and  such  provisions  as  could  be  most  conveniently 
taken.  Nothing  like  bread  was. thought  of.  Some  salt  was  taken,  to  be  used 
sparingly.  For  subsistence,  they  depended  on  the  game  which  the  woods  af- 
forded, procured  by  their  unerring  rifles.  When  night  came,  the  four  parties 
came  together  and  four  fires  were  made  for  cooking,  that  is,  one  for  each  mess. 
Around  these  fires,  till  sleeping  time  arrived,  the  company  spent  their  time  in 
social  glee,  singing  songs  and  telling  stories.  When  resting  time  arrived,  the 
chief  surveyor  would  give  the  signal,  and  the  whole  party  would  leave  their 
comfortable  fires,  and  carrying  with  them  their  blankets,  their  firearms,  and 
their  little  baggage,  walk  in  perfect  silence  to  two  or  three  hundred  yards  from 
their  fires.  They  would  then  scrape  away  the  snow,  and  huddle  down  together 
for  the  night.  Each  mess  formed  one  bed;  they  would  spread  down  on  the 
ground  one-half  of  the  blankets,  reserving  the  other  half  for  covering.  They 
kept  their  rifles  in  their  arms,  and  their  pouches  under  their  heads  for  pillows; 
lying,  “spoon  fashion.”  with  three  heads  one  way  and  four  the  other.  When 
one  turned  the  whole  mess  turned,  or  else  the  close  range  would  be  broken, 
and  the  cold  let  in.  In  this  way  they  lay  till  broad  daylight,  no  noise  and 
'scarcely  a whisper  being  uttered  during  the  night.  When  it  was  perfectly 
light,  the  chief  surveyor  would  call  up  two  of  the  men  in  whom  he  had  the  most 
confidence  and  send  them  to  reconnoiter,  and  make  a circuit  around  the  fires, 
lest  an  ambuscade  might  be  formed  by  the  Indians  to  destroy  the  party  as  they 
returned  to  the  fires. 

In  all  surveys  made  between  the  Spring  of  1791  and  Wayne’s  victory  in 
1794,  the  surveyor  took  his  life  in  his  hand,  and  expected  the  crack  of  an  In- 
dian rifle  at  any  time.  There  was  one  large  survey  two  miles  south  of  Locust 
Grove  in  Adams  county,  Ohio,  which  was  made  during  the  Indian  War  in  Feb- 
ruary. 1793.  In  the  early  history  of  the  Virginia  Military  District  there  was  a 
great  deal  of  litigation,  owing  to  conflicting  surveys,  and  much  legal  learning 


GENERAL  RICHARD  CLOUGH  ANDERSON. 


VIRGINIA  MILITARY  DISTRICT. 


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lias  been  accumulated  in  the  Reports,  on  the  doctrine  of  conflicting  titles  in  the 
Virginia  Military  District.  Of  the  lawyers  who  were  prominent  in  this  litiga- 
tion, there  were  Vachel  Worthington,  Sr.,  of  Cincinnati;  Allen  G.  Thurman, 
of  Chillicothe  and  Columbus;  James  H.  Thompson,  of  Hillsboro,  O. ; Benjamin 
Leonard,  of  Chillicothe;  Edward  P.  Evans,  of  Adams  county;  Hocking  H. 
Hunter  of  Franklin  county,  and  Henry  Fulsom  Page,  of  Circleville,  Ohio;  but 
the  litigation  as  to  conflicting  grants  in  the  Virginia  Military  District  have 
simply  become  history,  as  all  the  lines  have  been  settled. 

General  Richard  Clough  Anderson, 

Principal  Surveyor  of  the  Virginia  lands  to  pay  the  Continental  troops,  was 
born  upon  his  father’s  estate  of  “Goldmine,”  Hanover  county,  Virginia,  Jan- 
uary 12,  1750,  and  died  at  his  country  place  “Soldier’s  Retreat,”  near  Louis- 
ville, Kentucky,  October  6,  1826.  Upon  the  26th  day  of  January,  1776,  he  was 
appointed  Captain  of  the  Hanover  county  Company  in  the  Fifth  Virginia  Reg- 
iment of  the  Continental  Line.  In  this  capacity  he  took  a prominent  part  in 
the  battle  of  Trenton,  for  it  was  his  attack  upon  the  outposts  on  the  night  be- 
for  the  general  engagement,  a movement  ordered  by  General  Stephan  in  direct 
opposition  to  General  Washington’s  commands,  that  led  the  Hessians  to  be- 
lieve they  had  repulsed  the  threatened  assault  and  led  them  to  be  careless  in 
their  watch.  Captain  Anderson  was  wounded  severely  in  the  engagement  at 
Trenton  bridge,  which  closely  followed  the  battle  of  Trenton,  and  General  Ar- 
thur St.  Clair  told  Judge  Yaple  that  his  conduct  in  this  campaign  won  for 
’Captain  Anderson  the  respect  and  friendship  of  General  Washington.  Captain 
Anderson  served  with  the  Fifth  Virginia  in  the  battles  of  Brandywine  and 
Germantown.  On  the  10th  day  of  February,  1778,  he  was  promoted  to  be  Ma- 
jor of  the  First  Virginia  Continental  Line.  With  this  command  he  took  part 
in  the  battle  of  Monmouth. 

Major  Anderson  accompanied  the  Count  D’Estaing  in  the  attempt  to  re- 
duce Savannah  and  he  was  severely  wounded  in  the  shoulder,  during  the  as- 
sault, by  a sword  thrust  from  “his  friend  the  enemy”  Captain  James  of  the 
British  service,  James  having  been  formerly  on  terms  of  intimacy  with  An- 
derson. Major  Anderson  was  surrendered  at  Charleston  when  serving  with 
Scott’s  brigade,  and  for  nine  months  suffered  many  privations,  as  a prisoner  of 
war.  Upon  his  release  he  joined  General  Morgan,  and  was  with  him  on  his 
retreat  through  the  Carolinas.  Upon  his  arrival  at  Richmond,  he  found  an 
order  directing  him  to  report  to  General,  the  Marquis  de  Lafayette,  as  it  was 
supposed  that  Major  Anderson’s  intimate  knowledge  of  the  country  would 
prove  of  assistance  to  the  Marquis  in  determining  his  movements.  Major  An- 
derson served  for  six  months  on  the  staff  of  the  Marquis  de  Lafayette,  and 
then  as  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  Sixth  Virginia  Continentai  Line  and  Briga- 
dier General  of  Virginia  Militia,  he  was  directed  to  report  to  Governor  Nelson 
of  Virginia.  There  are  letters  from  the  Marquis  de  Lafayette  and  others  in 
the  Cincinnati  Art  Museum  showing  the  high  opinion  the  Marquis  had  for  the 
subject  of  this  sketch. 

In  October,  1783,  the  Legislature  of  Virginia  passed  a law  appointing 
Major  Generals  Peter  Muhlenberg,  Charles  Scott  and  George  Weden,  Brigadier 
Generals,  Daniel  Morgan  and  James  Wood,  Colonel  William  Heft,  Lieutenant 
Colonels  Stowles,  Hopkins,  Clarke,  Temples  and  Captains  Nathaniel  Bur- 
well  and  Mayo  Carrington,  a commission  to  appoint  a Surveyor  for  the  Vir- 
ginia Military  District.  They  appointed  Colonel  Richard  Clough  Anderson, 
and  it  was  under  this  law  that  he  acted  in  such  office  until  his  death. 

The  office  of  the  Surveyor  of  the  Virginia  Military  District  was  opened 
July  20,  1784,  at  the  falls  of  the  Ohio,  now  the  City  of  Louisville.  Colonel  An- 
derson was  then  a pioneer,  and  with  General  George  Rogers  Clarke  and  other 
such  spirits  he  did  much  to  open  up  the  Western  country.  In  1787,  Colonel 
Anderson  married  a sister  of  General  George  Rogers  Clarke,  and  the  next  year 
he  built  a log  house  ten  miles  from  the  falls,  and  with  his  wife,  a babe,  and 
some  negro  servants,  moved  into  the  wilderness.  Here  Colonel  Anderson 
could  gratify  his  taste  for  the  chase,  but  the  most  fearless  would  hardly  con- 
sider “Soldier’s  Retreat”  a very  safe  refuge.  His  nearest  neighbors,  at  Linn’s 
Station,  were  five  miles  away,  and  in  another  direction,  but  a little  further 


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iremoved,  lived  Captain  Chenoweth.  No  record  has  been  left  of  the  heedless 
travelers  who  fell  victims  to  the  murderous  redmen  of  this  region,  but  so 
wary  a backwoodsman  as  Colonel  Linn  was  killed  by  a wandering  party  of 
Indians  within  half  a mile  of  Colonel  Anderson’s  house,  and  the  Chenoweth 
Massacre  is  one  of  the  noted  horrors  of  those  early  Kentucky  days. 

On  the  16th  day  of  October,  1826,  after  a painful  illness,  borne  with  char- 
acteristic fortitude,  Colonel  Anderson  gave  up  his  life,  which,  though  passed  in 
unceasing  labor,  and  amidst  great  and  constant  perils,  must  be  held  to  have 
been  a happy  one.  He  was  at  an  early  age  inured  to  the  hardships  that  the 
soldier  and  the  pioneer  must  undergo,  and  he  found  pleasure  in  the  excitements 
of  the  camp  and  of  the  border.  Although  he  never  held  a political  office,  his 
career  was  a public  one,  and  he  was  thoroughly  respected.  He  lived  long 
enough  to  see  his  children  exhibit  characters  which  promised  to  reflect  credit 
upon  him. 

He  had  six  sons:  Richard  twice  represented  his  district  in  the  National 
Congress,  was  Minister  to  the  United  States  of  Columbia,  and  died,  greatly  re- 
gretted, at  Carthagena,  on  his  way  to  the  Congress  at  Panama,  as  Commis- 
sioner; Larz  Anderson,  of  Cincinnati,  a scholar  and  the  conscientious  steward 
of  his  large  fortune;  General  Robert  Anderson  of  Fort  Sumpter;  William  Mar- 
shall Anderson,  one  of  the  first  to  cross  the  Rocky  Mountains,  and  who,  when 
three  score  years  of  age,  made  a scientific  journey  through  Mexico;  John  An- 
derson of  Chillicothe,  and  Charles  Anderson,  who  at  the  risk  of  his  life,  made 
the  speech  before  the  secession  meeting  at  San  Antonio,  in  1861,  in  favor  of 
sustaining  the  Union.  The  five  last  named  children  were  from  a second  mar- 
riage with  Sarah  Marshall  daughter  of  William  Marshall,  of  Caroline  county, 
Virginia,  a niece  of  the  first  wife. 

Allen  Latham 

was  born  in  Lyme,  New  Hampshire,  in  March,  1793.  He  was  a graduate  of 
Dartmouth  College  in  1813  and  came  to  Ohio  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at 
New  Philadelphia.  He  then  removed  to  the  old  State  Capitol,  Chillicothe,  in 
1815.  He  was  married  to  Maria  W.  Anderson,  daughter  of  Colonel  Richard 
C.  Anderson.  They  had  one  son  who  died  at  the  age  of  twelve  years.  Allen 
Latham  was  the  Surveyor  of  the  Virginia  Military  District  from  1826  to  1838 
as  the  representative  of  Col.  Anderson.  He  was  always  a democrat.  He  rep- 
resented Ross,  Pike,  Jackson  and  Hocking  counties  from  1841  to  1843  in  the 
State  Senate.  In  1838,  he  was  defeated  for  Congress  by  138  votes.  He  removed 
to  Cincinnati  in  1854  to  help  out  a nephew  who  was  engaged  in  operating  an 
omnibus  line  and  remained  there  until  his  death.  He  died  March  28,  1871. 

William  M arshall  Anderson 

was  the  son  of  General  Richard  Clough  Anderson.  He  was  born  in  Jefferson 
county,  Kentucky,  in  1807.  He  was  a graduate  of  Transylvania  University  in 
Kentucky.  He  studied  law  but  never  practiced  it.  When  his  father  died  in 
1826,  he  assisted  in  the  Surveyor’s  office  of  the  Virginia  Military  District, 
though  it  was  controlled  by  Allen  Latham  as  one  of  the  personal  representa- 
tives of  Colonel  Richard  Clough  Anderson,  from  1826  to  1838.  In  1834,  he  went 
overland  to  Salt  Lake  and  returned.  He  accompanied  a party  of  trappers. 
On  October  12,  1838  he  was  temporarily  appointed  Surveyor  of.  the  Virginia 
Military  District  in  Ohio  and  permanently  appointed  January  21,  1839.  He 
served  until  January,  1848.  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Eleazer  P.  Kendrick. 
In  1838,  he  married  Eliza,  daughter  of  Gen.  Duncan  McArthur  and  made  his 
home  near  Chillicothe  and  later  in  Pickaway  county,  where  he  died  in  1881. 
He  was  a student  all  his  life.  He  was  an  archaeologist  and  an  explorer.  In  his 
old  age,  he  made  a trip  through  Mexico  to  study  Aztec  antiquities.  He  at  one 
time  owned  the  “Raven  Rock”  farm  below  Portsmouth,  now  owned  by  William 
B.  Grice. 

Eleazer  Porter  Hendrick 

was  born  in  Hanover,  New  Hampshire,  September  16,  1790,  the  youngest  of  six 
brothers.  He  attended  Moore’s  school  at  Hanover  afterwards  Dartmouth  Col- 
•lege.  At  eighteen  he  began  teaching  school  and  kept  it  up  three  months. 
What  he  did  from  1808  till  1818  is  not  reported  to  us.  In  the  latter  year  he 


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taught  a school  in  Troy,  New  York.  In  1819,  he  came  to  Ohio,  at  the  instance 
of  Allen  Latham,  an  old  schoolmate.  He  opened  a shoe  store  in  Chillicothe, 
but  closed  it  in  1821.  He  became  a Deputy  Surveyor  under  Allen  Latham,  from 
1826  to  1838,  and  a dealer  in  Virginia  Military  Lands  and  assisted  him  in  the 
Surveyor’s  office  from  time  to  time  until  1847,  when  he  purchased  the  books 
and  papers  of  the  Anderson  estate  and  on  June  14,  1847,  was  made  Surveyor  of 
the  Virginia  Military  District.  He  held  that  office  until  his  death,  although  for 
the  last  fifteen  years  of  his  life,  the  duties  of  the  office  were  discharged  by  his 
son,  Samuel. 

He  was  a democrat  all  of  his  days.  He  was  postmaster  at  Chillicothe, 
Ohio,  from  1829  to  1841.  He  was  Surveyor  of  Ross  county  in  1828,  for  one 
term.  Allen  G.  Thurman  was  a clerk  in  the  Chillicothe  postoffice  under  him,  as 
was  Daniel  Gregg.  He  was  a communicant  and  vestryman  of  SL  Paul’s  P.  E. 
church  of  Chillicothe.  He  was  senior  warden  of  the  church  many  years.  He 
was  president  of  the  Ohio  Insurance  Company  and  at  one  time  a director  of 
the  Ross  County  Bank.  He  was  a Mason  and  a Knight  Templar,  but  demitted 
long  before  his  death.  The  last  twenty  years  of  his  life  he  spent  at  his  country 
home  on  the  Milford  and  Chillicothe  turnpike,  near  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  He  en- 
joyed the  confidence  of  the  public  all  his  life. 

He  was  married  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  March  20,  1821,  to  Miss  Mary  Cissna 
Beard,  who  died  September  4,  1870.  They  had  seven  children,  three  sons  and 
four  daughters.  Their  sfin,  Andrew  D.,  well  known  in  the  Virginia  Military 
District,  was  born  December  31,  1821,  and  died  May  19,  1857.  Their  son,  Sam- 
uel, succeeded  his  father  in  the  office.  Mr.  Kendrick  died  April  30,  1885. 

Sam  Kendrick 

the  last  Principal  Surveyor  of  the  Virginia  Military  District,  was  born  at  Chil- 
licothe on  December  31,  1829.  The  sketch  of  his  father,  Eleazer  Porter  Ken- 
drick, precedes  this. 

Sam  Kendrick  attended  school  for  a while  at  Gambier,  Ohio,  and  then 
studied  civil  engineering  with  hi's  father  at  Chillicothe,  and  rapidly  acquired 
proficency  in  his  profession.  He  was  one  of  the  corps  of  engineers  who  located 
the  old  Cincinnati  & Belpre  railroad  in  the  early  fifties,  and  while  so  engaged 
he  met  and  married,  on  April  25,  1852.  Miss  Eliza  Wilson,  at  New  Vienna,  Ohio. 

After  his  marriage  he  moved  with  his  wife  to  Iowa  and  lived  there  about 
five  years,  and  then  returned  to  Chillicothe,  where  he  found  employment  as 
Deputy  Auditor,  under  his  father,  who  had  meanwhile  been  elected  Auditor  of 
Ross  county.  In  March,  1863,  he  succeeded  his  father  as  Auditor  for  one  term, 
but  was  elected  to  the  office  again  in  the  fall  of  1866,  and  served  as  Auditor  of 
Ross  county  continually  until  1871. 

Meanwhile  his  father  had  made  over  to  him  all  of  the  books  and  papers 
relating  to  the  records  of  the  lands  of  the  Virginia  Military  District  in  Ohio; 
which  records  and  papers  had  been  held  by  the  courts  to  be  the  pri- 
vate property  of  the  Principal  Surveyor.  After  leaving  the  Auditor’s  office, 
Mr.  Kendrick  devoted  himself  largely  to  matters  relating  to  business  growing- 
out  of  the  land  titles  in  the  Military  District;  and  finally  offered  to  sell  the 
records  of  his  office,  first  to  the  State  of  Ohio,  and  then  to  the  United  States 
government.  It  was  while  in  Washington  upon  the  latter  business  that  he  died 
suddenly  on  January  4,  1893. 

Mr.  Kendrick  was  a large  man,  and  in  the  latter  years  of  his  life  grew  to 
be  somewhat  unwieldly  in  size.  He  was  a man  of  keen  wit,  and  kindly  hu- 
mor, a genial  companion  and  an  entertaining  talker.  He  was  fond  of  all  the 
good  things  of  life,  not  omitting  the  intellectual.  He  was  a great  reader,  a 
man  of  strong  and  retentive  memory  and  thus  acquired  a large  fund  of  infor- 
mation. He  was  a man  of  courteous  and  popular  manners,  and  very  popular 
as  a political  leader  in  Ross  county,  where  he  was  a long  while  a prominent 
member  of  the  Democratic  party.  His  wife  and  seven  children  survived  him. 
five  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz: — Thomas,  Sam,  Charles,  Albert  and  Robert; 
Anna,  married  to  John  M.  Reed;  and  Fannie. 

He  was  a prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  orders,  and  by  them  his 
funeral  was  conducted  and  his  remains  interred  in  beautiful  “Grandview” 
cemetery  at  Chillicothe. 


1212  PIONEER  RECORD  OF  SOUTHERN  OHIO. 


CONGRESSIONAL  LANDS  OF  SOUTHERN  OHIO. 

The  present  system  of  survey  of  the  public  lands  was  inaugurated  by 
a committee  appointed  by  the  Continental  Congress  consisting  of  the  following- 
delegates:  Thomas  Jefferson,  chairman,  Virginia;  Hugh  Williamson,  North 

Carolina;  David  Howell,  Rhode  Island;  Elbridge  Gerry,  Massachusetts;  Jacob 
Real,  South  Carolina.  On  the  7th  day  of  May,  1784,  the  committee  reported 
"An  ordinance  for  ascertaining  the  mode  of  locating  and  disposing  of  lands 
in  the  western  territory  and  for  other  purposes  therein  mentioned.”  This  or- 
dinance required  the  public  lands  to  be  divided  into  "hundreds”  of  ten  geo- 
graphical miles  square  and  those  again  to  be  sub-divided  into  lots  one  mile 
square  each  to  be  numbered  from  1 to  100  commencing  in  the  northwestern 
corner  and  continuing  from  west  to  east  and  from  east  to  west  consecutively. 
This  ordinance  was  considered,  debated  and  amended,  and  reported  to  Congress 
April  26,  1785. 

It  required  the  surveyors  to  divide  the  said  territory  into  townships  of 
seven  miles  square  by  lines  running  due  north  and  south  and  others  crossing 
these  at  right  angles.  These  were  to  be  sub-divided  into  sections  of  one  mile 
square  or  640  acres  and  numbered  from  1 to  49.  This  is  the  first  record  of  the 
rise  of  the  terms  “township”  and  “section.”  May  3,  1785,  on  motion  of  Wil- 
liam Grayson  and  seconded  by  James  Monroe,  this  ordinance  was  amended 
by  making  the  township  “six  miles  square,”  but  left  the  number  from  1 to  49. 
An  amendment  on  May  6,  1785,  to  change  the  numbers  so  that  a township  should 
contain  36  sections  was  defeated,  but,  on  May  20,  1785,  this  ordinance  was 
finally  passed  providing  for  townships  six  miles  square  containing  36  sections, 
one  mile  square.  The  act  of  May  18,  1796,  amended  said  ordinance  by  beginning 
with  number  1 in  the  northeast  section  and  proceeding  west  and  east  alternately 
through  the  township  with  progressive  numbers  until  the  thirty-sixth  be  com- 
pleted and  is  the  southeast  section  of  said  townships.  An  ordinance  for  ascer- 
taining the  mode  of  disposing  of  land  in  the  Western  territory,  passed  May 
20.  1785.  directs  the  manner  of  surveying  the  territory  ceded  by  individual 
states. 

The  surveys  of  the  government  lands  were  commenced  in  July,  1786,  un- 
der the  management  of  Thomas  Hutchins,  the  geographer  of  the  United  States, 
who  continued  in  said  office  until  his  death  in  April,  1789,  after  which  the  entire 
management  of  the  surveys  devolved  upon  the  Board  of  the  Treasury  until  the 
Act  of  Congress  approved  May  18,  1796,  provided  for  the  appointment  of  a Sur- 
veyor General  and  directed  the  survey  of  the  lands  northwest  of  the  Ohio  river 
and  above  the  mouth  of  the  Kentucky  river.  In  1799,  the  surveys  were  again 
placed  in  charge  of  a special  officer  with  the  title  of  Surveyor  General,  accord- 
ing to  the  above  ordinance,  and  General  Rufus  Putnam,  of  Marietta.  Ohio,  was 
appointed  to  this  office,  which  he  held  until  the  State  of  Ohio  was  admitted  into 
the  Union.  In  1803,  he  was  succeeded  by  Jared  Mansfield  of  the  United  States 
Military  Engineers.  But  the  credit  for  the  present  system  of  surveying  the 
public  lands  into  ranges,  townships  and  sections  is  due  to  Hutchins  who  con- 
ceived the  idea  in  1764. 

The  first  surveys  of  the  Congressional  lands  in  Scioto  county  was  made 
under  the  Act  of  May  18,  1796,  which  provided  that  the  land  not  already  sur- 
veyed should  be  divided  into  townships,  six  miles  square,  by  north  and  south 
lines  run  by  the  true  meridan  and  six  miles  apart,  called  range  lines  and  by 
parallels  or  township  lines  run  east  and  west  every  six  miles,  connecting  said 
range  lines,  making  said  townships  six  miles  each  way.  The  ranges  are  six 
miles  wide  and  are  numbered  from  east  to  west,  from  one  upward,  beginning 
with  No.  1 bordering  on  the  west  side  of  the  state  line  between  Ohio  and  Penn- 
sylvania and  increasing  westward,  while  the  townships  are  numbered  from 
one  upward,  beginning  on  the  Ohio  river  as  a base  line  and  numbering  north- 
ward consecutively  to  the  south  line  of  the  United  States  Military  land  whose 
southwest  corner  is  near  Marble  Cliff  on  the  Scioto  river  in  Franklin  county, 
northwest  of  Columbus. 

Under  this  Act  one  half  of  the  townships  surveyed  were  to  be  sub-divided 
into  sections,  by  running  through  the  same,  each  way,  parallel  lines  at  the  end 
of  every  two  miles,  and  by  making  a corner  on  each  of  said  lines  at  the  end  of 
every  mile,”  and  it  further  provided  that  “the  sections  shall  be  numbered  re- 


CONGRESSIONAL  LANDS. 


1213 


spectively,  beginning  with  number  one  in  the  northeast  and  proceeding  west  and 
east  alternately,  through  the  township,  with  progressive  numbers  till  the  thirty- 
sixth  be  completed  which  will  be  the  one  in  the  southeast  corner  of  said  town- 
ship.” This  method  of  numbering  sections  is  still  in  use,  although  there  have 
been  some  improvements  adopted  in  the  field  work  in  establishing  the  meri- 
dians and  parallels  and  in  sub-dividing  the  interior  of  said  townships  into  sec- 
tions. The  intention  of  the  law  was  to  sub-divide  the  interior  of  said  town- 
ships into  two  mile  blocks  by  runnng  parallel  lines  north  and  south  and  east 
and  west  at  every  two  miles  from  one  township  line  to  the  other,  also  from  one 
range  line  to  the  other  making  straight  lines  clear  through  the  township,  but 
from  the  topographical  records  left  by  those  surveyors  it  appears  that  they  were 
not  so  sub-divided,  but  that  each  two  mile  block  was  surveyed  separately. 

The  Congressional  lines  within  Scioto  county  lie  in  ranges  18  to  22  inclu- 
sive, and  townships  1 to  5,  inclusive.  The  survey  of  these  lands  into  two  mile 
blocks  according  to  the  above  act  of  Congress,  was  made  during  the  year  1799, 
by  Elias  Langham,  except  perhaps,  the  eastern  part  of  Madison  township, 
which  was  surveyed  by  Levi  Whipple.  The  Act  of  Congress  of  February  11, 
1805.  provided  that  the  townships  surveyed  and  divided  into  two  mile  blocks 
according  to  the  Act  of  May  18,  1796,  should  be  further  sub-divided  and  that  the 
sub-division  into  sections,  as  provided  for  by  said  Act  of  1796,  be  made  by  run- 
ning straight  lines  from  the  mile  corners,  previously  marked,  to  the  opposite 
corresponding  corners,  and  by  marking  on  each  of  said  lines,  intermediate  cor- 
ners, as  nearly  as  possible,  equidistant  from  those  two  corners  that  stand  on 
jthe  same  line,  and  in  this  way,  by  actual  survey,  divide  the  township  into 
sections  and  quarter  sections  and  mark  the  half  and  quarter  section  corners. 
The  point  where  these  two  lines,  crossing  said  two  mile  blocks  at  jight  angles, 
intersect,  will  be  the  true  corner  to  the  four  sections  within  said  two  mile 
blocks.  The  sub-division  of  the  lands  in  Scioto  county  under  the  Act  of  Feb- 
ruary 11,  1805,  was  made  by  James  Denny  in  the  year  1805. 

The  following  diagram  will  clearly  illustrate  how  the  land  was  surveyed 
and  sub-divided  under  the  two  acts  above  referred  to.  The  heavy  lines  and 
corners  are  the  boundaries  of  the  two  mile  blocks  as  surveyed  by  Elias  Lang- 
ham. and  the  finer  lines  are  those  surveyed  and  established  by  James  Denny. 

The  accompanying  diagram  will 
clearly  illustrate  how  the  land  was 
surveyed  and  subdivided  under  the  two 
acts  above  referred  to.  The  heavy 
lines  are  the  boundaries  of  the  two-mile 
blocks  as  surveyed  by  Elias  Langham, 
and  the  finer  lines  are  those  surveyed 
and  established  by  James  Denny. 

This  will  also  illustrate  the  method 
of  numbering  the  sections  within  each 
township. 

There  is  in  Scioto  county  the  town- 
ships of  Bloom,  Clay,  Harrison,  Jef- 
ferson, Madison,  Porter,  Valley,  Ver- 
non and  Wayne,  all  of  which  are  com- 
posed entirely  of  Congressional  lands 
as  surveyed  under  the  two  Acts  'of 
Congress  noted  above. 

The  Congressional  lands  in  Scioto  county  were  surveyed  and  sold  under 
the  provisions  of  the  Act  of  May  18,  1796  entitled,  ‘‘An  Act  providing  for  the 
sale  of  the  lands  of  the  United  States  in  the  Territory  northwest  of  the  river 
Ohio,  and  above  the  mouth  of  the  Kentucky  river.”  This  Act  will  be  found 
in  Vol.  1,  page  464  of  the  General  Statutes  of  the  United  States.  They  were 
to  be  sold  at  Pittsburg.  The  minimun  price  was  two  dollars  per  acre.  One 
twentieth  of  the  purchase  money  was  to  be  deposited  at  the  time  of  the  sale, 
one  half  of  the  amount  was  to  be  paid  in  thirty  days  and  the  remainder  in  one 
year.  Cash  buyers  were  given  a deduction  of  ten  per  cent.  By  the  Act  of 
May  10,  1800,  Vol.  2 General  Statutes,  p.  73,  a land  office  was  established  at 


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1214  PIONEER  RECORD  OF  SOUTHERN  OHIO. 


Chillicotlie,  Ohio,  on  May  1,  1801.  Under  this  Act  the  minimum  price  was  $2.00 
per  acre.  One  twentieth  of  the  purchase  was  to  be  paid  down,  one  half  in 
forty  days,  one  fourth  in  two  years,  one  fourth  in  three  years  and  one  fourth 
in  four  years  from  sale.  Interest  at  six  per  cent  was  to  be  paid  on  the  deferred 
payments.  The  mode  of  surveying  these  lands  was  further  regulated  by  the 
Act  of  February  11,  1805,  Vol.  2,  p.  313,  United  States  Statutes  at  Large. 

The  following  table  will  give  a synopsis  of  the  original  quantities  as  well 
as  what  part  of  the  original  or  Congressional  townships  are  now  contained 
in  each  political  division,  called  townships. 


Civil  Township. 


Sections  Included  in  Each. 


I Area 
Tp  R.  in 


Bloom- 
Clay— 
Harrison — 

Jeffersbn— 
Madison — 

Porter — 

Vernon— 
Valley — 

Wayne— 

Washington- 


5 and  6' 

5,  6,  V,  8,  17,  18,  19,  20,  29,  30,  31,  32. 
From  1 to  36  inclusive 


2,  3,  4,  9,  10,  fractional  6,  6,  11,  13, 14  and  part  of  7,  8,  15  and  16 

13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  20,  21,  22,  23,  26,  27,  28,  32,  33,  34  and  35.  Fractional 
18,  19,  29,  30  and  31 

From  1 to  36  inclusive  except  N.  14  of  N.  W.  )4  of  the  N.  W.  14  of 

Sec.  6 

47  a.  in  33,  240  a.  in  35,  and  205  a.  in  36 

24 'and  25 


1,  2,  3,  10,  11  and  12  and  the  east  half  of  4 and  9 

1,  2,  3,  10,  11,  14,  15,  22,  23,  25,  26,  27,  34,  35,  36  and  the  east  half  of 
21,  28,  33 ^ 

5,  6,  7,  8,  17,  18,  19,  20,  29,  30,  31  and  32 

North  half  of  N.  W.  14  of  the  N.  W.  hi  of  6 

From  1 to  36  inclusive  except  47  a.  in  33,  240  a.  in  35  and  205  a.  in  36. 
12,  13,  and  24 : 


1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  18,  19,  20,  22  and  23,  also  fractional 

7,  8,  9,  16,  17,  21,  26  and  27 

1 and  fractional  12 

36 


Fractional  4,  5,  6 and  13 

From  1 to  28  inclusive  and  32,  33,  34  and  35  and  fractional  29,  30 
and  31 


Fractional  5,  6,  7,  8,  and  west  half  of  4 and  9 

4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  16,  17,  18, 19,  20,  29,  30,  31  and  32.  West  half  of  21,  28 

and  33 

1 and  fractional  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8 and  9 


All  of  fractional  17,  19  and  20  and  part  of  fractional  7,  8,  15,  16 
and  18 


Part  of  18.. 
All  of  7 


18 

18 

19 

21 

21 

20 
20 
21 

21 

21 

19 

20 
20 
21 

20 

21 

21 

19 

19 

21 

21 

22 


30087.82 


116831.94 


14683.61 


32105.68 


22071.85 

15715.10 

1120 

140.26 


Total  Acres  of  Congressional  Lands  in  Scioto  County 


.171,253.69 


INDIAN  TRAILS,  TOWNS,  CAMPS  AND  PIONEER  TRACES 
IN  THE  VIRGINIA  MILITARY  DISTRICT 
IN  SOUTHWESTERN  OHIO. 

Allen  Latham  was  the  son-in-law  of  General  Richard  Clough  Anderson 
and  when  the  latter  died  in  October,  1826,  came  into  the  custody  of  all  the  pa- 
pers, records,  and  documents,  which  the  General  held  relating  to  the  office  of 
Surveyor  of  the  Virginia  Military  District,  which  he  had  held  from  October, 
1783,  until  his  death.  Latham  had  the  custody  of  these  books  and  documents 
from  1826  to  1838  in  which  time  he  made  copies  of  them  all  and'  when  he  sur- 
rendered the  office  and  the  original  books  he  held  on  to  his  copies.  These 
descended  through  different  hands  until  they  reached  Daniel  Gregg;  from  him 
they  passed  to  Dr.  Richard  G.  Lewis,  who  still  holds  them. 

It  occurred  to  Dr.  Lewis  to  make  a map  of  the  Indian  Trails,  Towns,  and 
Camps  and  the  Pioneer  Traces  and  he  called  to  his  assistance  Mr.  Walter  M. 


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Dawley,  C.  E.  With  Mr.  Latham’s  records  and  papers  and  from  original  notes, 
surveys,  and  letters  of  General  Nathaniel  Massle,  William  Lyle,  John  O’Bannon, 
Duncan  McArthur,  and  Israel  Ludlow,  he  made  the  map  of  Indian  Trails  and 
Towns,  herein.  The  documents  used  were  made  between  1785  and  1825. 
Messrs.  Lewis  and  Dawley  used  local  histories,  Howe,  Atwater,  Scott.  Fin- 
ley, and  the  lives  of  Boone,  Wetzel.  Kenton.  Logan,  Blue  Jacket,  Tecumseh, 
etc.  The  original  map  was  much  larger  than  the  one  published  herein,  and 
covered  the  entire  northern  portion  of  the  state.  Messrs.  Lewis  and  Dawley 
very  kindly  consented  to  the  publication  of  a part  of  their  map  in  this  work. 
To  any  one  reading  up  the  history  of  the  Indian  occupation,  of  the  same  part  of 
the  country,  and  of  the  first  operations  of  white  men  in  the  same  territory, 
the  map  is  invaluable,  as  a reference. 

The  Pioneer  Traces,  Deer  Licks,  Bear  Wallows  and  Indian  Trails  were 
all  referred  to  in  the  first  Surveys  and  in  this  manner  were  readily  traced  and 
verified.  For  example,  Todd’s  Trace  and  Todd’s  War  Road  were  both  made  in 
June,  1787.  Every  Survey  made  between  1787  and  1797,  through  which  the 
trace  or  War  Road  passed,  called  for  them. 

The  Indian  Trails  or  paths  followed  the  tops  of  the  dry  ridges  as  much 
as  possible.  This  was  for  several  reasons.  It  was  the  dryest  ground,  and  left 
the  least  trace  of  those  who  passed.  It  was  the  most  open  part  of  the  forest 
and  was  free  of  vines  and  fallen  timber.  From  the  tops  of  the  hills  the  In- 
dians Could  observe  the  smoke  of  other  encampments.  The  Indians  cared 
nothing  for  going  up  and  down  hill.  On  the  other  hand,  the  Pioneer  traces 
were  made  along  the  valleys  because  the  pioneers  went  horse  back,  had  pack 
horses,  and  when  after  Indians,  had  flankers  out  on  the  adjoining  hills. 
Some  of  the  principal  roads  in  the  State,  follow  and  are  laid  upon  the  Pioneer 
traces,  which  were  cleared  of  timber  about  four  feet  wide. 

Messrs.  Lewis  and  Dawley  in  searching  for  the  commencement  of  the 
land  titles  in  south-western  Ohio,  were  struck  by  the  numerous  references,  in 
the  entries  and  surveys  to  events,  monuments,  places  and  persons  Connected 
with  the  Indian  occupation  of  the  country.  The  reference  to  Indian  towns, 
villages,  camps,  cabins,  traces,  war  roads,  hunting  paths,  licks,  forts,  and  bat- 
tlefields were  frequent.  From  these,  the  gentlemen  passed  to  history,  tale  and 
legend.  From  the  sources  named.  Messrs.  Lewis  and  Dawley  have  made  the 
first  map  of  south-western  Ohio,  of  the  time  they  sought  to  cover. 

The  Shawnees,  Miamis.  Delawares,  Mingoes,  Wyandots,  Eries,  and  Ot- 
tawas  had  towns  and  villages  in  southwestern  Ohio.  There  were  fragments 
of  other  tribes.  In  contest  with  the  whites,  the  Shawnees,  the  Wyandots  and 
the  Mingoes  were  aggressors.  The  Delawares,  Miamis,  and  Eries  were  not  so 
hostile,  but  were  sometimes  forced  to  hostility  to  the  Americans,  by  the  French 
or  British.  The  Shawnees  were  the  most  frequently  on  the  war  path,  while 
the  Wyandots  were  the  best  warriors  and  the  Mingoes  were  the  most 
predatory. 

It  was  not  till  1749  that  the  Colonies  of  Virginia  and  Pennsylvania  under- 
took to  enter  the  territory  represented  on  the  map.  Then  the  Governors  of 
Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  and  Virginia  united  in  clearing  a trail  for  their  traders 
from  the  forks  of  the  Ohio,  nearly  due  west,  crossing  the  M.uskingum  and  the 
Scioto  to  Pickawillany  (just  north  of  Piqua)  and  on  toward  the  Wabash  Country 
of  Indiana,  The  same  year  French  expeditions  went  from  Lake  Erie  down  the 
Ohio,  stopping  to  plant  metal  plates  at  the  mouths  of  the  larger  tributaries  of 
the  Ohio,  claiming  the  territory  for  the  French  King.  The  Zanes  and  others 
settled  at  Wheeling  in  1770  and  two  years  later  witnessed  a flood  in  the  Ohio, 
equal  to  the  great  flood  of  1884.  Settlements  were  made  in  Kentucky  about  the 
same  time  by  Boone,  Harrod,  Bullitt,  Taylor  and  other  fearless  pioneers.  But 
it  was  not  till  after  Wayne’s  Victory  in  1794,  that  the  land  north-west  of  the 
Ohio,  began  to  be  settled  rapidly.  Boone,  Kenton,  Wetzel,  the  Poes,  McDon- 
ald, the  McIntyres,  Bowman,  Downing  and  other  scouts  and  hunters,  on  their 
expeditions;  or  during  their  captivities,  saw  more  and  more  of  the  rich  Ohio 
lands  and  spoke  of  them  wherever  they  went. 

The  valleys  and  plains  of  the  two  Miamis  afforded  good  trails  from  De- 
troit and  the  north  to  the  mouth  of  the  Licking  river.  Each  expedition,  or 
hunting  party,  traveled  where  it  saw  best,  yet  there  were  certain  valleys  that 


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were  natural  pathways,  and  some  of  these  trails  were  so  much  used  as  to  he  vis- 
ible through  the  forest.  The  settlements  or  towns  and  camps,  in  the  north-west, 
owing  to  French  influence,  were  more  permanent  than  those  in  south-western 
Ohio,  which  were  debatable  grounds  between  the  Indians  on  the  north  and  the 
Kentuckians  south  of  the  Ohio.  Logan,  Blue  Jacket,  Tecumseh,  Pluggy,  Tarke 
and  others  located  at  different  points  in  different  years.  It  was  easier  to  move 
the  cabins  and  settlements  to  the  game  than  to  carry  the  game  to  the  towns. 
Though  an  Indian  town  had  cleared  cornfields  and  orchards,  they  would 
abandon  them  at  any  time  for  better  hunting  grounds. 

The  expeditions,  raids,  and  marches  are  too  numerous  to  mention  here. 
The  last  and  greatest  was  that  of  General  Anthony  Wayne,  in  1793,  cutting 
a clear  road  north  from  Fort  Washington  to  Fort  Jefferson,  or  in  modern 
terms,  from  Cincinnati  to  Greenville,  in  Darke  county.  The  treaty  of  Green- 
ville in  1795,  did  away  with  the  Indian  paths  and  trails,  the  hunting  and  war 
roads,  and  opened  the  north-west  territory  for  full  settlement. 

The  Indian  paths  and  trails  passed  out  with  the  Indians.  White  men 
could  not  and  would  not  use  them  but  the  pioneer  traces  and  expeditionary 
roads  are  now  covered  by  public  highways  and  paralleled  by  railroads  and 
trolley  lines.  The  Pioneer  trail  was  the  fore  runner  of  the  state  and  county 
road. 


THE  GOVERNOR.  LUCAS  MANSION 

stands  two  miles  east  of  Piketon  on  the  Jackson  road,  in  the  Beaver  valley. 
The  house  was  built  in  1824  and  is  of  brick,  hard-burned.  The  original  roof 
has  been  removed  and  it  now  has  a metal  roof.  The  character  of  the  original 
roof  was  not  ascertained,  but  was  supposed  to  have  been  of  shingles.  The 
house  is  of  two  stories.  It  faces  the  south  and  as  one  stands  in  front  Of  it, 
the  west  room  is  the  parlor;  the  hall  is  in  the  center  and  the  east  room  is  the 
sitting  room.  There  is  a wing  to  the  north  from  the  east  room,  two  stories 
high.  Next  to  the  roof,  there  is  a water-table.  The  bricks  are  projected  and  set 
on  their  corners  for  three  courses. 

The  windows  below  have  24  panes;  the  caps  of  the  windows  are  of  stone, 
worked  with  a hammer  and  chisel.  The  caps  over  the  parlor  or  west  room 
project;  none  of  the  rest  do,  but  are  even  with  the  wall.  The  front  door  has 
panels  on  the  side  and  in  the  center,  and  over  the  door  is  a stone,  oh  which 
is  cut  the  words,  “Virtue,  Liberty,  and  Independence.”  Below  the  “Liberty” 
in  the  center  is  a five-pointed  star;  in  addition,  there  are  the  words  “Ri.  Lucas. 
1824”  under  the  motto.  The  floor  of  the  hall  and  all  the  floors  are  of  broad 
oak  boards.  The  stair-way  in  the  hall  has  two  platforms.  The  parlor  has  no 
windows  in  the  end  down  stairs,  but  there  is  a large  fireplace  with  old  fashioned 
cupboards  or  closets  on  each  side.  The  walls  are  18  inches  thick.  The  founda- 
tion is  of  dressed  stone.  There  is  no  cellar  under  the  main  house,  but  under 
the  wing,  there  is  a full  cellar.  The  parlor  has  two  front  windows  and  a door 
leading  to  a porch  in  the  rear  opposite  the  front  windows.  The  rooms  in  the 
main  part  are  about  18  feet  square  and  the  ceilings  are  about  9 feet  high. 

The  sitting  room  to  the  east  has  a double  chimney;  one  fire-place  is  in 
the  sitting  room  and  one  in  the  room  in  the  rear  of  it,  which  may  have  been 
used  for  a bed-chamber.  To  the  right  of  the  chimney  in  the  sitting  room  is 
a quaint  cupboard  reaching  from  the  floor  to  the  ceiling.  It  has  glass  doors 
with  six  panes  of  glass  in  each  door.  The  sitting  room  has  two  windows  to  the 
east  and  two  to  the  south.  To  the  left  of  the  fire-place  in  this  room,  the  door 
opens  into  another  chamber.  Going  into  that  chamber  there  is  one  window 
to  the  east  and  a large  fire-place  with  a capacious  closet  to  the  left  of  it.  All 
of  the  rooms  have  chair-boards  about  three  feet  from  the  floor,  and  old  fash- 
ioned wash-boards  above  the  floors  everywhere.  North  of  the  chamber  and  in 
the  rear  of  the  .sitting  room  is  a large  kitchen.  It  has  a door  and  a window 
on  each  side  and  the  fire-place  is  the  feature  of  it.  The  latter  is  6 feet  wide 
and  4 feet  high.  To  the  right  or  left,  on  either  side,  is  an  immense  closet  or 
cupboard. 

Passing  out  bf  the  large  kitchen  to  the  west,  there  is  a two-story  porch, 
open  below  and  weather-boarded  above  which  was  built  with  the  house.  It  is 
west  of  the  wing  and  north  of  the  parlor  and  hall.  There  is  a stair-way  in  the 


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corner  of  this  porch  and  the  sole  use  of  this  stairway  was  to  afford  an  en- 
trance and  passage  to  the  upper  chambers  in  the  wing.  The  upper  porch  was 
weather-hoarded  only  on  the  out-side  and  had  suitable  windows.  In  fact,  the 
only  entrance  to  the  upper  chambers  in  the  north  wing  was  from  this  porch. 

Bach  chamber  upstairs  (there  were  four  of  them)  had  an  old  fashioned 
fire-place,  but  not  as  large  as  those  down  stairs.  The  doors  had  from  six  to 
eight  panels  and  had  old  fashioned  locks  but  not  a transom  in  the  house.  The 
porch  below  was  originally  floored  with  oak.  but  is  now  floored  with  flagging. 
A modern  addition  has  been  built  to  the  north  of  the  parlor,  a wood  frame,  one 
story.  The  timbers  forming  the  porch  are  all  hewed,  those  sustaining  the 
upper  floor  of  the  porch  are  exposed  below,  and  they  are  in  as  good  condition 
as  when  they  were  set  in  place.  When  this  Mansion  was  finished  in  1824,  it 
was  undoubtedly  the  best,  finest  and  most  expensive  in  southern  Ohio,  and  here 
it  was  that  Governor  Lucas  entertained  his  friends  in  great  state.  The  farm 
of  437  acres,  on  which  the  house  was  located,  is  now  owned  by  Peter  Vallery, 
who  resides  in  it  with  a numerous  family. 

THE  ARCADIAN  MINERAL  SPRINGS. 

These  celebrated  Springs  are  situated  nineteen  miles  north  from  the 
Ohio  river,  and  four  miles  south  from  Mineral  Springs  station  on  the  Cincin- 
nati, Portsmouth  & Virginia  Railroad,  in  a delightful  valley,  surrounded  by 
scenery  the  most  picturesque  and  beautiful  to  be  imagined. 

The  chemical  analysis  of  these  waters  show  them  to  be  very  highly 
charged  with  gas.  and  to  contain  205.35  grains  of  solids  to  the  gallon.  These 
are  composed  of  chloride  of  magnesia,  sulphate  of  lime,  carbonate  of  lime, 
chloride  of  calcium,  chloride  of  sodium,  oxide  of  iron  and  iodine. 

For  the  benefit  of  those  seeking  the  curative  properties  of  this  water  as 
well  as  rest  there  is  a large  and  commodious  hotel  with  hot  and  cold  baths, 
and  numerous  rustic  cottages  for  the  accommodation  of  guests.  These  Springs 
afford  a sequestered  retreat  to  those  seeking  respite  from  the  cares  of  business, 
or  in  need  of  the  influence  of  mountain  scenery  and  climate.  The  buildings  are 
located  with  a view  to  the  health  and  comfort  of  visitors,  at  the  base  of  Peach 
Mountain  or  “Greasy  Hill,”  which  casts  a shadow  over  them  at  four  o’clock 
in  the  evening,  making  the  nights  cool  and  pleasant,  so  that  when  it  is  too 
warm  to  sleep  elsewhere,  the  tired  and  careworn  can  enjoy  a refreshing  night’s 
rest  at  this  resort. 

There  is  a beautiful  chapel  on  the  grounds  for  the  church-going  guests, 
and  a commodious  amusement  hall  for  the  entertainment  of  those  seeking  di- 
version in  bowling,  billiards,  dancing  and  such  recreation. 

There  are  telegraph  and  telephone  connections  with  the  hotel.  The 
present  proprietor,  S.  R.  Grimes,  a scion  of  one  of  the  pioneer  families  of  Adams 
county,  is  a most  affable  and  accommodating  host. 

REVOLUTIONARY  SOLDIERS. 

WILLIAM  DEVER  of  Amherst  county,  Virginia,  was  born  in  1763  in 
Maryland.  He  enlisted  November,  1780,  in  Lt.  Eades’  Company  for  three 
months.  March  1,  1781,  he  enlisted  for  four  months  in  Capt.  James  Dillard's 
Company,  Col.  Washington.  In  June,  1781,  he  enlisted  for  three  months  in  Capt. 
John  Lovering’s  Company.  At  the  expiration  of  this  service  he  served  two 
months  in  Captain  Montgomery’s  Company.  He  was  engaged  in  the  seige  of 
Yorktown.  At  his  first  enlistment  he  wTas  an  apprentice  and  ran  away  from 
his  master  to  enlist.  He  applied  for  pension  October  19,  1832,  from  Buncombe 
county.  North  Carolina.  His  daughter  Hannah  married  William  McNelly  and 
their  son,  John  Calvin  McNelly,  who  has  a sketch  herein,  resides  near  Pinker- 
man,  this  county. 

JESSE  EDWARDS  was  born  April  3,  1754.  in  the  state  of  Maryland. 
He  enlisted  as  a soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  May,  1776,  for  two  months, 
as  a private  of  Captain  William  McCalla’s  Company;  Colonel  not  stated.  He 
enlisted  from  the  state  of  Pennsylvania  and  re-enlisted  from  the  same  state, 
July,  1776,  for  six  months,  as  a private  in  Captain  Thomas  Craig’s  company. 
Col.  Nathaniel  Baxter.  He  enlisted  a third  time  from  the  state  of  Virginia, 


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July  17,  1781,  for  two  months  as  a private  of  Captain  Beaver’s  company;  Col- 
onel not  stated.  He  was  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Staten  Island  and  Fort 
Washington,  at  the  latter  of  which  places  he  was  made  a prisoner.  At  the 
time  of  his  first  enlistment,  he  was  a resident  of  Bucks  county.  Pa.,  and  at  the 
time  of  his  enlistment,  a resident  of  Loudon  county,  Va.  He  applied  for  a 
pension  October  25,  1832,  and  at  that  time  resided  in  Jefferson  township,  Adams 
county,  Ohio,  being  at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years.  He  obtained  a land  war- 
rant and  exchanged  it  for  land  near  New  York  city,  which  he  leased  for  nine- 
ty-nine years.  After  the  Revolution  he  first  came  to  Kentucky  and  married  a 
widow  by  the  name  of  Skilman.  She  was  a slaveholder  and  they  separated 
and  were  divorced.  He  then  came  to  Adams  county  and  married  a Miss  Beat- 
man.  He  settled  on  Scioto  Brush  creek  on  the  site  of  the  village  of  Rarden  in 
Adams  county,  hut  a re-survey  of  the  county  put  the  place  in  Scioto  county. 
He  reared  a large  family  and  his  wife  died  in  1840  at  Isma  Freeman’s  near  Ot- 
way. From  that  time  until  his  death  he  made  his  home  with  John  Edwards, 
a grandson.  His  death  occurred  the  second  day  of  November,  1856,  at  the 
great  age  of  101  years,  7 months  and  29  days.  His  descendants  made  an  effort 
to  recover  his  New  York  property,  hut  failed  on  account  of  being  unable  to  es- 
tablish their  identity. 

WILLIAM  FORREST,  3d,  enlisted  in  Captain  Jeremiah  Clough’s  Com- 
pany May  27,  1775  for  2 months  and  10  days.  He  was  promised  a regimental 
coat  but  as  it  was  never  furnished,  he  received  four  dollars  instead.  In  Au- 
gust, 1775,  Washington  conceived  the  idea  of  sending  a force  to  capture  Que- 
bec. They  were  to  ascend  the  Kennebec;  go  through  the  woods  of  Maine  to  the 
Chaudiere  river  and  St.  Lawrence;  then  sail  down  to  Quebec.  William  Forrest 
3d,  was  one  of  the  1,100  men  selected  from  Poor’s  and  Stark’s  regiments  and 
sailed  September  19,  with  rations  for  forty-five  days.  Benedict  Arnold  led  the 
expedition.  He  did  not  return  with  the  three  discouraged  Companies  who  left 
Arnold  October  27th.  The  rest  pushed  on  and  reached  Quebec,  November  8, 
1775.  On  his  return  he  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Bennington  and  Stillwater 
and  was  discharged  September  27,  1777  after  the  first  battle.  He  re-enlisted 
in  Captain  Giles’  regiment  June  12,  1778  and  was  discharged  at  Rhode  Island 
January  6,  1779  but  re-enlisted  under  Captain  Giles  June  23,  1779.  He  served 
through  the  entire  war  as  a private  and  without  disability.  After  the  close 
of  the  war,  he  received  a commission,  as  he  is  called  in  the  town  records,  En- 
sign, also  Lieutenant  William  Forrest  of  the  State  Militia. 

He  was  an  ancestor  of  Mrs.  Bessie  Hall  Titus. 

JOHN  HAMBLETON  was  First  Lieutenant  13th  Virginia,  November  16, 
1776;  regiment  designated  9th  Virginia  September  14,  1778;  resigned  November 
23,  1778.  He  was  an  ancestor  of  Mrs.  George  O.  Newman. 

BENJAMIN  HOVEY,  Sutton,  Mass,  (late)  Capt.  Arthur  Dugget’s  (Sutton) 
Company  of  Minute  men.  Colonel  Larned’s  regiment,  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  19,  1775.  Service  18  days.  Roll  dated  Roxbury  Camp. 

Also  Capt.  Bartholomew  Woodbury’s  Company,  Colonel  Larned’s  regi- 
ment, return  for  billeting  to  and  from  camp;  Company  marched  from  Sutton, 
Douglass  and  Northbridge,  December  9,  1775. 

Also  Capt.  John  Towne’s  Company,  Colonel  Jonathan  Holman’s  regi- 
menL  service  5 days.  Roll  dated,  Providence,  January  20,  1777.  Sworn  to  in 
Worcester  county  and  endorsed  on  alarm  to  Rhode  Island  in  December,  1776. 

Also  Capt.  Jeremiah  Kingsbery’s  Company,  Colonel  Jonathan  Holman’s 
regiment.  Service  16  days.  Mileage  to  and  from  camp  80  miles  allowed. 
Roll  dated  Providence,  January  20,  1777.  Sworn  to  in  Worcester  county,  and 
endorsed  “alarm  roll.” 

This  Benjamin  Hovey  was  the  father  of  Ruth  (Hovey)  Tracy,  wife  of 
Hon.  Uri  Tracy  of  Oxford,  New  York,  the  latter  being  the  parents  of  Samuel 
Miles  Tracy  and  Charles  Oscar  Tracy  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and  of  Uri  Tracy, 
Jr.  of  Oxford.  New  York.  The  last  named  being  the  father  of  Charles  Packer 
Tracy  and  Henry  Read  Tracy  of  Portsmouth  and  of  John  Bailey  Tracy,  late 
Treasurer  of  Scioto  county. 

JACOB  HURD  was  in  Captain  Joshua  Hayward’s  Company  which  was 
embodied  in  Colonel  Jonathan  Chase’s  regiment  September,  1777.  He  was  the 
grandfather  of  Mrs.  J.  M.  G.  Smith. 


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WILLIAM  MOORE  (VA.)  ws  a Sergeant  in  the  3rd  Virginia  in  1776;  En- 
sign 3d  Virginia  August  15,  1777;  Second  Lieutenant  October  28,  1777;  First 

Lieutenant 1780,  and  served  to  . He  was  an  ancestor  of  Mrs. 

George  O.  Newman. 

CAPTAIN  JAMES  MUNN  enlisted  in  1776  under  Col.  Shyrock  in  a Mary- 
land regiment  for  six  months.  He  was  with  Washington  in  the  Trenton  Cam- 
paign, and  in  the  capture  of  the  Hessians.  He  was  so  disabled  in  this  campaign 
that  he  did  not  enter  the  service  again  until  1778  when  he  was  adjutant  of  a 
Pennsylvania  Regiment  commanded  by  Col.  Griffiths  for  one  year.  In  1779. 
he  served  for  six  weeks  as  adjutant  of  Col.  Broadhead’s  Pennsylvania  Regiment. 
In  1781,  he  served  for  two  and  one-half  months  as  a Captain  of  a Company 
and  in  1782,  he  served  as  a Captain  for  twenty-three  days,  in  Col.  Crawford’s 
defeat  and  was  wounded  and  left  in  the  field.  William  Brady,  a comrade  took 
him  up  and  helped  him  to  escape,  carrying  him  to  a place  of  safety  for  a short 
distance  and  then  pulling  him  on  a horse  on  which  he  rode  out  of  reach  of  the 
enemy.  In  1795,  Captain  Munn  moved  from  Pennsylvania  to  Limestone.  Ky., 
and  in  1796  he  located  at  Alexandria.  He  set  up  a hand  mill  there.  He  cul- 
tivated a field  near  Alexandria  for  several  years.  On  one  occasioon  he  fell 
out  with  Gen.  Lucas  and  called  him  a coward.  Lucas  challenged  him  to  a duel 
and  Munn  accepted  and  went  to  the  field.  Lucas  apologized  and  they  became 
good  friends.  He  removed  to  the  mouth  of  Munn’s  Run  to  which  he  gave  his 
name.  Then  he  bought  land  on  Long  Run  near  Oretel’s  corner  where  he  died  on 
March  11,  1839. 

He  was  Coroner  of  Scioto  county  from  its  organization  in  1803,  till  May 
25.  1810,  when  he  resigned  with  the  other  county  officers,  through  sympathy 
with  Gen.  Lucas.  The  printed  records  of  the  Pension  office  show  that  Captain 
James  Munn  was  placed  on  the  Revolutionary  roll  January  29.  1821,  to  relate  to 
March  18.  1809,  at  810  per  month,  for  a wound  received  in  1782.  This  claim  for 
Revolutionary  pension  was  filed  prior  to  1814,  and  his  papers  were  burned  when 
the  British  burned  Washington.  The  facts  above  are  taken  from  a retired  rec- 
ord made  in  1853.  He  built  a two-story  log  house  on  his  land  on  Long  Run, 
and  died  there.  He  had  ten  children,  James,  William,  David,  John  and  Solomon, 
sons,  and  Margaret,  Polly,  Nelly,  Hannah  and  Nancy.  His  second  son,  Wil- 
liam. married  Joanna  Hitchcock  and  resided  with  his  father  till  he  died.  His 
grandson,  Ira.  resided  on  the  same  land  till  his  death. 

Captain  Munn  was  buried  on  top  of  the  hill  to  the  northeast  of  the  Oretel 
residence.  To  the  south  of  the  hill  is  the  Long  Run  turnpike  and  to  the  west 
is  the  Blue  Run  road  leading  to  David  McKenzie’s.  The  grave  is  not  marked 
but  is  known  and  the  view  from  it  is  one  of  the  most  extensive  in  the  county. 

REUBEN  SEARL  was  a private  in  Captain  Daniel  Carlyle’s  company, 
and  Timothy  Bedell’s  regiment  from  New  Hampshire.  He  served  in  January. 
1776.  He  was  the  grandfather  of  Judge  F.  C.  Searl,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 

ABEL  WHITE  also  was  another  grandfather  of  Judge  Searl,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  same  company. 

JOB  ROCKWELL  served  as  a drummer  in  Captain  David  Pardee’s  com- 
pany, Colonel  Thaddeus  Crane’s  regiment  of  Westchester  county,  New.  York 
Militia,  Revolutionary  war.  His  name  appears  only  on  a pay  roll  dated  March 
1,  1878,  with  remarks:  “1779,  March  2,  May  3,  June  30;  Time  1 month,  5 days.” 
He  was  a grandfather  of  John  A.  Winkler,  of  Haverhill,  Ohio. 

DANIEL  STULL  (Md.)  1st  Lieutenant.,  1st  Maryland  Battalion  of  the  Fly- 
ing Camp,  June  to  December,  1776;  Captain  7th  Maryland,  10th  December,  1776 
to  September  14,  1778,  when  he  resigned.  He  was  the  grandfather  of  Colonel 
Oscar  F.  Moore. 


CHAPTER  II. 


SKETCHES  OF  PROMINENT  FAMILIES  IN 
SOUTHERN  OHIO. 


The  Barnes  Family. 

CAPTAIN  JOHN  BARNES  was  a native  of  England.  He  came  over 
from  England  with  his  parents,  two  brothers,  Joseph  and  Henry,  and  a sister, 
Susannah,  who  afterwards  married  William  Lucas,  the  Revolutionary  soldier. 
Captain  John  Barnes’  Revolutionary  record  will  be  found  on  page  202  of  this 
work.  The  Revolutionary  war  record  of  his  brother-in-law,  William  Lucas, 
will  he  found  on  page  209.  Joseph  Barnes  became  the  inventor  of  steam  nav- 
igation as  will  be  read  elsewhere  herein.  Henry  Barnes  is  said  to  have  been  a 
Captain  in  the  Revolutionary  War  and  to  have  located  in  Tennessee  after  its 
close.  The  home  of  the  Barnes  family  in  Virginia  was  near  Sbepherdstown,  in 
Jefferson  county. 

JOHN  BARNES,  the  Revolutionary  soldier,  was  shot  in  the  leg  and  it 
was  broken.  While  he  was  laid  up  with  this  injury,  he  made  moccasins  for  the 
soldiers.  His  wife’s  name  was  Lemon.  They  were  married  in  Virginia.  He 
died  in  1812,  in  Pike  county.  He  purchased  land  in  the  vicinity  of  Waverly. 
He  had  six  children:  James,  who  moved  to  Terra  Haute,  Ind. ; Allen,  and  Wil- 
liam, who  lived  and  died  south  of  Waverly;  Joseph,  who  moved  to  Flemings-: 
burg,  Ky. ; Ruhama,  a daughter,  who  lived  and  died  in  Virginia. 

JOHN  BARNES,  another  of  his  sons,  was  bOrn  in  Jefferson  county,  Va., 
Oct.  19,  1774.  He  came  to  the  northwest  territory  in  1801,  and  located  in  the 
northwest  part  of  Scioto  county,  (now  Pike  county)  in  1808.  He  was  out  in 
the  war  of  1812.  He  represented  Scioto  county  together  with  Lawrence  and 
Pike  in  the  Legislature  from  December  2,  1822  to  January  28,  1823.  From  De- 
cember 7,  1829,  to  February  23,  1830,  and  again  from  December  2,  1833,  until 
March  3,  1834,  he  represented  Pike  and  Jackson  counties  in  the  Legislature. 
He  died  November  3,  1834,  on  Sunday.  On  the  previous  Thursday  he  had  been 
kicked  by  a horse  and  he  died  from  the  effects  of  it.  In  politics,  he  was  a dem- 
ocrat. At  the  time  of  his  death,  he  owned  1,600  acres  of  land  free  and  clear  of 
all  encumbrances.  In  1832,  he  was  the  second  largest  tax-payer  in  Pike  county, 
and  his  taxes  were  $11.60. 

He  married  Elizabeth  Boydston,  a daughter  of  Pressly  Boydston.  She 
was  born  February  11,  1784,  and  died  January  17,  1859.  John  Barnes’s  second 
wife  left  a large  family  of  children. 

(1).  Mary,  born  March  9,  1804;  married  James  B.  Turner,  January  29, 
1825;  died  July  22,  1828;  (2).  Thomas,  born  September  4,  1806;  (3).  William, 

born  November  17,  1808;  (4).  Samuel,  born  November  16,  1810,  married  Nancy 

Price,  May  12,  1833;  (5).  Pressly.  born  August  14,  1815;  (6).  Lemon;  (7). 
Isaac  Newton,  born  February  26,  1819,  married  Mary  Sargeanf,  June  3,  1847; 
(8).  John  M.,  born  September  24,  1821,  married  Nancy  Sargeant,  November  28, 
1849;  (9).  James  E.,  born  July  13,  1824,  married  Malinda  Sefton;  (10).  Eliz- 

abeth Ann,  born  August  22,  1830. 

His  youngest  daughter  is  unmarried  and  makes  her  home  in  Piketon. 
Pressly  Boydston  emigrated  to  the  Northwest  Territory  in  1799.  His  wife’s 
maiden  name  was  Robinson.  She  died  in  Berkeley  county,  Virginia,  prior  to 
his  emigration. 

WILLIAM  BARNES,  the  son  of  Captain  John  Barnes,  who  emigrated 
from  Virginia  to  Ohio,  married  Nancy  Ann  Talbott.  Their  children  were:  Wil- 
liam Talbott;  Lemuel,  deceased;  Ruhama,  deceased;  Mary,  deceased;  John 
Russel)  Turner,  died  at  Vienna,  June  17,  1861;  Eddy  C.,  deceased;  James  Q.,  a 
resident  of  Salem,  Oregon;  Elizabeth  Ann,  deceased;  and  Thomas  Newton. 

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The  Bentley  Family. 

WILLIAM  BENTLEY,  Sr.,  settled  in  Rhode  Island,  prior  to  1679.  His 
wife’s  name  was  Sarah  and  they  died  in  1720.  They  had  five  children,  Wil- 
liam, Jr.,  was  the  eldest.  His  home  was  Kingstown,  Rhode  Island.  He  was 
a currier  by  trade. 

WILLIAM  BENTLEY,  Jr.,  born  in  1682,  married  first  to  Mary  Elliott, 
April  21,  1703,  married  to  Bersheba  Lewis,  August  1,  1734.  He  had  thirteen 
children,  eight  by  the  first  and  five  by  the  second  marriage.  He  died  1760. 
His  son  George  was  the  second  child. 

GEORGE  BENTLEY,  born  1724,  married  Jane  Crum,  had  eight  children. 
Benjamin  was  the  sixth  child, 

BENJAMIN  BENTLEY,  the  son  of  George  Bentley,  was  born  August  14, 
1757.  He  married  Mary  Baldwin,  a widow  and  daughter  of  his  brother  Shesh- 
bazzar’s  wife.  He  died  September  23,  1818.  His  son  Aholiab,  was  his  thir- 
teenth and  youngest  child. 

AHOLIAB  BENTLEY,  born  May  22,  1807,  near  Sharon,  Mercer  county, 
Pennsylvania.  (For  more  complete  sketch  of  Aholiab  see  pag  904  and  905.) 

LINN  BENTLEY,  his  son,  has  a sketch  on  page  905. 

The  Boydston  Family. 

PRESSLEY  BOYDSTON  was  born  in  North  Carolina,  in  1754.  He  served 
in  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  removed  to  Jefferson  county,  Virginia.  In 
1797,  he  had  three  married  daughters,  Katharine,  the  wife  of  Samuel  Mustard; 
Nancy  Ann,  the  wife  of  William  Talbott,  and  Elizabeth,  who  married  John 
Barnes.  He  and  his  daughters  and  sons-in-law  emigrated  to  the  Northwest 
Territory  and  settled  in  what  was  then  Adams  county,  in  the  Northwest  Ter- 
ritory. He  purchased  of  the  government  1,500  acres  of  land,  a part  of  which 
is  now  owned  by  his  granddaughter,  Elizabeth  A.  Barnes.  He  built  him  a 
home  on  this  land  in  1803,  and  it  is  still  standing  and  occupied.  He  planted 
an  orchard  and  some  of  the  trees  are  yet  living.  He  died  on  January  13,  1814, 
from  hardships  in  the  war  of  1812,  having  gone  out  in  the  general  call.  His 
death  occurred  at  Chillieothe,  Ohio,  and  his  remains  were  interred  at  his  home 
in  April,  1814. 

The  David  Brown  Family. 

The  ancestors  of  this  family  emigrated  from  Scotland  in  1646.  and 
landed  in  New  England  in  April  of  that  year.  There  were  eight  families  in  the 
party.  They  located  in  what  is  now  Massachusetts,  and  made  themselves  homes 
in  the  wilderness,  and  prepared  themselves  the  best  they  could  for  the  coming- 
winter.  On  the  8th  of  November  following  their  location,  a light  snow  fell. 
That  night  the  Indians  visited  the  settlement  took  them  by  surprise,  and  mas- 
sacred the  whole  company,  except  one  child.  The  particular  Brown,  who  was 
the  ancestor  of  this  family,  had  a wife,  two  daughters  and  three  sons.  One  of 
the  sons  was  Daniel,  aged  eight  years,  who  slipped  out  of  the  cabin  in  the 
darkness,  and  hid  between  the  chimney  and  the  cabin.  As  soon  as  the  Indians 
had  effected  their  errand  they  departed,  and  at  daybreak,  Daniel  Brown  crawled 
out  of  his  hiding  place  and  went  into  the  cabin  to  find  his  father,  mother,  two 
sisters  and  two  brothers  murdered  and  scalped.  The  child  made  his  way 
through  the  forests  to  a settlement,  and  from  him, — Daniel  Brown — came  this 
family. 

Gen.  Jacob  Brown  who  was  born  in  New  York  in  1775,  commanded  the 
American  troops  at  Lundy’s  Lane  in  1814,  was  a grandson  of  Daniel  Brown 
and  the  father  of  Rev.  George  Brown,  D.  D.  David  Brown,  a son  of  Daniel 
Brown  had  three  sons,  Joseph,  Amos  and  David. 

DAVID  BROWN  was  born  in  New  York  March  24,  1783.  He  was  married 
to  Sallie  Hubbard  in  Massachusetts,  and  moved  to  Vermont  in  1813.  He  went 
back  to  New  York,  from  whence  he  came  to  Scioto  county  in  1816,  and  landed 
at  Portsmouth.  The  Hubbards  came  from  England,  and  settled  in  what  is  now 
Massachusetts.  The  first  in  the  line  known  is  Wm.  Hubbard,  who  was  born  in 
England  in  1621,  and  came  to  America  in  1630.  He  was  a minister  of  the  Gos- 
pel from  1665  to  1703,  in  Massachusetts.  He  was  the  author  of  a history  of  New 
England.  Samuel  D.  Hubbard  was  born  in  Connecticut  in  1799,  and  died  in 


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1855.  He  was  a member  of  President  Fillmore’s  cabinet.  He  was  Postmaster 
General  from  1852  to  1853.  THe  children  of  David  and  Sarah  Brown  are  as 
follows:  Ransom,  born  in  1804;  Huldy,  who  married  Ralph  Sampson;  John  H., 
Royal,  father  of  Milton  W.  Brown;  David  B.,  Franklin  B.,  Nathan;  William  H., 
deceased;  Joseph  J.  Brown,  now  living  at  Flat  P.  O.,  O.  David,  Sr„  died  at  his 
home  in  Pike  County  January  9,  1849. 

T Be  Burr  Family.  (Fairfield  Branch.) 

The  Burr  Coat  of  Arms  is  described  as  follows:  Ermine  on  a Mount,  Vert, 
issuing  from  park  palings,  with  gate  proper,  a lion  rampant  or  holding  in  dexter 
paw  a scimetar,  all  proper,  or  two  lions  rampant,  argent,  quartering  among 
others.  The  motto  is,  “By  the  name  of  Burr.” 

1.  JEHUE  BURR  was  born  in  England,  in  1600.  He  had  four  sons. 
Nathaniel  No.  7 was  his  third  son.  This  Jehue  Burr  came  to  New  England  in 
1630.  He  settled  first  in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts.  In  1632,  he  was  made  a 
freeman.  In  1635,  he  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  church  in  Roxbury, 
and  he  was  overseer  of  the  roads  between  Boston  and  Roxbury.  March  1, 
1635,  he  had  a controversy  with  his  neighbor  Dumer  about  the  swine  spoiling 
his  corn,  but  it  was  adjusted  by  referees.  In  1636,  he  went  west  to  settle.  He 
and  the  other  men  went  afoot.  The  women  rode  horseback.  The  party  located 
at  Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He  and  two  others  bought  land  of  the  Indians 
June  15,  1636,  for  ten  fathoms  of  wampum,  fourteen  coats,  fourteen  hoes,  four- 
teen hatchets,  and  fourteen  knives.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Spring- 
field,  Massachusetts.  He  was  the  first  collector  of  taxes  at  Agawam,  which  was 
then  in  Connecticut.  In  1644,  he  removed  to  Fairfield,  Connecticut.  In  1645, 
and  1646,  he  represented  Fairfield  in  the  General  Court.  In  1660,  he  was  a 
grand  juror.  In  1664  and  1668  he  was  a commissioner  for  Faii’field.  In  1672  he 
died.  There  is  no  record  of  his  marriage  or  the  maiden  name  of  his  wife. 
His  grave  is  unknown.  He  left  four  sons. 

2.  NATHANIEL  BURR  son  of  Jehue  was  born  in  1640,  and  made  a free- 
man in  1664.  He  was  a Representative,  October,  1692,  March,  1693,  February, 
1694,  and  October,  1695.  February  16,  1669,  he  was  granted  twelve  acres,  thirty- 
two  rods  of  land  by  the  town.  January  6,  1673,  he  purchased  four  parcels 
of  land  and  was  granted  fourteen  acres  by  the  town.  May,  1682,  he  received 
a grant  of  land  in  the  old  Indian  field  and  bought  five  parcels.  He  had  two 
wives,  first,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Andrew  Ward.  His  son,  John  was  his  third 
child  and  the  first  of  his  second  wife  Ann.  He  died  in  March,  1712. 

3.  JOHN  BURR  was  born  May,  1673. 

4.  COL.  JOHN  BURR  of  Fairfield  died  in  1705.  His  wife  was  Deborah. 

5.  JOHN  BURR  of  Fairfield  married  Catharine  Waheman,  October  18, 

1722. 

6.  OZIAS  BURR  was  born  May  1,  1739,  and  married  Sarah  Nichols,  Jan- 
uary 8,  1764.  He  had  ten  children.  His  son,  Ozias  the  fifth  child  and  third  son 
was  born  January  13,  1773.  This  Ozias,  1st,  died  September  7,  1836.-  His  wife 
died  September  2,  1829,  aged  eighty-one  years. 

7.  OZIAS  BURR  was  born  January  13,  1773.  He  was  married  twice,  first 
to  Lou  Jennings,  second  to  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Simon  Couch  of  Redding. 
Connecticut.  Erastus  Burr  was  the  fourth  child.  Ozias  died  August  15,  1845, 

8.  REV.  ERASTUS  BURR  was  bom  November  15,  1805.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Harriet  Griswold,  of  Worthington,  Ohio.  Their  children  are  noted 
under  his  sketch  in  this  work — p.  666. 

Tine  Burr  Family.  (Hartford  Branch,) 

1.  BENJAMIN  BURR  was  the  founder  of  the  Hartford  Branch.  He 
was  an  original  settler  of  Hartford  in  1635.  His  name  appears  in  a land  divi- 
sion in  1639.  He  is  supposed  to  have  come  with  Winthrop’s  Fleet  in  1630.  He 
was  the  first  of  his  name  in  Connecticut.  In  1693,  he  had  an  allotment  of  six 
acres.  He  drew  eighteen  acres  in  East  Hartford,  1666.  He  was  thrifty  and 
owned  several  home  lots.  He  died  in  Hartford,  March  3,  1681.  A street  in 
Hartford  was  named  for  him.  His  will  is  dated,  January  2,  1677.  His  wife 
was  Anna  Burr.  His  mother  died  August  31,  1683 


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2.  SAMUEL  BURR  of  Hartford  was  made'  a freeman  in  1658.  He  was 
born  in  England. 

3.  JONATHAN  BURR,  of  Haddam,  Conn.,  was  born  March  21,  1713,  and 
was  married  to  Elizabeth  Belden,  October  29,  1740. 

4.  JONATHAN  BURR  of  Ludlow,  Mass.,  was  born  August  3,  1741.  He 
was  married  to  Priscilla  Freeman,  born  September  4,  1745. 

5.  TIMOTHY  BURR  of  Paris,  Oneida  county,  New  York,  was  born  Jan- 
uary 19,  1767.  He  married  Hannah  Gorham,  and  died  October  23.  1859. 

6.  JONATHAN  BURR  of  Middletown.  Conn.,  was  born  in  1769.  He  was 
married  to  Abigail  Hubbard,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  granddaughter  of 
George  Hubbard,  of  Middletown.  She  was  born  in  1786.  He  died  January  1, 
1735. 

7.  CHARLES  BURR,  of  Madison,  Ohio,  was  born  in  1797.  He  was  mar- 
ried to  Polly  Bester,  of  Connecticut. 

8.  HALSEY  C.  was  born  in  1841.  He  is  a Banker  in  Ironton,  Ohio. 

The  Coleg'rove  Family. 

For  a knowledge  of  this  family  we  are  indebted  to  "The  History  and  Gen- 
ealogy of  the  Colegrove  Family  in  America,”  published  1894,  by  William 
Colegrove,  D.  D.,  L.L.  D.  The  name  was  derived  from  a grove  on  the  little 
river  Cole  in  England  between  Wiltshire  and  Berkshire.  The  original  grove 
was  near  the  present  hamlet  of  Coleshill,  in  Berkshire.  The  name  originated 
between  500  and  700  years  past.  There  were  Colegroves  in  Woodstock,  Ox- 
fordshire. A Colegrove  was  aid-de-camp  to  John  Churchill.  Duke  of  Marlbor- 
ough, and  afterwards  the  same  one  was  Chief  of  Police  in  London.  There  was 
a Sir  Francis  Colegrove.  In  1700,  William  Colegrove,  Esq.  was  proprietor  on  an 
estate  in  Essex,  near  London,  known  as  Cann  Hall.  One  branch  of  the  family 
has  a Coat  of  Arms.  The  shield  is  surmounted  by  a crest  having  a mural 
crown  with  cross  arrows.  On  the  shield  are  two  red  bars  across  with  two  ar- 
rowheads above  and  one  below.  The  motto  is,  “Fidea  Constans.”  It  is  said  of 
the  family  that  no  one  ever  knew  a Colegrove  to  be  afraid  of  anything. 

I.  FRANCIS  COLEGROVE  came  from  Swansea,  Wales,  ^to  Warwick. 
Rhode  Island,  in  1683.  From  him  all  Colegroves  in  the  United  States  are  de- 
scended. He  came  at  the  age  of  sixteen  and  worked  his  passage  as  a cabin 
boy.  He  was  industrious,  persevering  and  upright  and  he  succeeded.  These 
qualities  have  remained  in  the  Colegrove  family,  their  best  inheritance.  He 
was  married  twice.  He  had  five  sons:  Eli,  Stephen,  Francis,  John  and  Wil- 
liam, and  two  daughters,  twins.  One  son  and  the  two  daughters  were  by  the 
second  marriage.  His  first  marriage  was  at  twenty-five  years,  his  second  at 
sixty-two  years.  He  lived  to  the  age  of  ninety,  and  died  in  1759.  He  was  of  a 
lively  disposition  and  fond  of  joking. 

II.  FRANCIS,  his  third  son  was  the  ancestor  of  the  Scioto  county,  Ohio 
Colegroves.  He  was  from  Rhode  Island. 

III.  He  had  a son  JEREMIAH,  who  had  a son  (IV)  WILLIAM,  one  of 
thirteen  children,  who  located  in  Scioto  county,  and  had  thirteen  children. 

V.  His  son,  PELEG,  born  1815  had  a daughter.  (1)  Harriet  Ellen,  mar- 
ried Charles  Walden  of  Sciotoville.  Peleg  Colegrove  also  had  a son,  (2)  John 
Allen  Colegrove  who  has  a sketch  herein.  Peleg’s  daughter  (3)  Lavinia  mar- 
ried John  Duduit,  the  father  of  Alfred  S.  Duduit  of  the  Hibbs’  Hardware 
Company. 

William  (IV’s)  son,  WILLIAM  HARRISON,  born  February  24,  1813,  had  a 
daughter,  (1)  Laura  who  married  Charles  W.  Erlich,  of  Sciotoville.  Her  daugh- 
ter married  F.  L.  Sikes,  Probate  Judge  of  Scioto  county.  The  wife  of  William 
Harrison  Colegrove  was  Abigail  Burt,  of  Sciotoville,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Burt,  a Revolutionary  soldier,  buried  in  the  old  cemetery  at  the  east  end  of  the 
Little  Scioto  Bridge,  near  Sciotoville. 

The  Corson  Family. 

The  name  is  French  originally  and  the  first  spelling  known  is  Corssen. 
They  were  French  Huguenots.  The  first  ancestor  in  the  United  States  was  Cor- 
nelius Corssen  who  came  over  in  1685,  and  landed  on  Staten  Island.  He  ob- 
tained a grant  of  60  acres  of  land  there.  He  died  in  1693  and  his  will  is  on 


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record.  He  had  a son  Benjamin,  who  emigrated  to  Bucks  county,  Pennsylvania, 
in  1726.  He  had  other  sons.  Jacob,  Christian,  Cornelius  and  Daniel. 

The  family  became  Quakers  and  Doctor  Joseph  Corson  who  lived  and  died 
in  Portsmouth  and  whose  sons:  Edward  J.  and  Frank  B.  M.  are  residents  of 
Portsmouth,  was  reared  a Quaker. 

What  follows  is  taken  from  “The  Corson  Family,  A History  of  the  De- 
scendants of  Benjamin  Corson,  son  of  Cornelius  Corssen  of  Staten  Island,  New 
York,  by  Hiram  Corson,  M.  D.  of  Plymouth  Meeting,  Pennsylvania.” 

1.  BENJAMIN,  the  first,  was  the  son  of  Cornelius,  the  French  emigrant. 
His  wife’s  name  was  Nelly,  family  name  lost.  Benjamin,  the  second,  born  in 
1704,  was  their  child. 

2.  BENJAMIN,  .the  second,  was  born  in  1704,  on  Staten  Island,  and  set- 
tled in  Bucks  county,  Pennsylvania,  1726.  He  married  Maria  Suydam  in  1741 
and  they  had  eight  children,  of  whom  Benjamin  the  third,  the  eldest,  was  born 
March  6,  1743  and  married  Sarah  Dungan. 

3.  BENJAMIN,  the  third,  born  March  8,  1743,  married  Sarah  Dungan  in 
1761.  They  had  eleven  children,  of  whom  Joseph  born  March  15,  1764  was  the 
second. 

4.  JOSEPH  CORSON  was  born  March  15,  1764.  In  1786  he  married 
Hannah  Dickinson  and  had  eleven  children,  of  whom  Alan  Wright  horn  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1788,  and  married  Mary  Egbert,  was  the  eldest.  He  died  April  4,  1834. 
His  wife  died  December  17,  1810. 

5.  ALAN  WRIGHT  CORSON  was  born  February  21,  1788,  married  Mary 
Egbert,  November  24,  1811  and  had  seven  children,  of  whom  Joseph  was  the 
sixth,  born  January  20,  1821.  Alan  Wright  Corson  died  June  27,  1882  at  the 
age  of  ninety-four  years,  four  months  and  six  days. 

6.  JOSEPH  CORSON,  M.  D.,  was  born  January  20,  1821.  He  married 

Martha  H.  Cutler  June  29,  1843.  He  died  July  7,  1866.  His  children  were: 
(1)  Edward  Jenner  born  January  13,  1845,  grocer  in  Portsmouth,  O.  (2)  Flor- 
ence born  August  16,  1847.  (3)  Frank  B.  M.  born  February  6,  1855,  salesman 

and  stockholder  in  the  Tracy  Shoe  Co.,  Portsmouth,  O. 

The  Davidson  Family.  (Of  South  Point  and  Burlington. 

1.  WILLIAM  DAVIDSON,  the  First,  came  to  the  Colonies  before  the 
Revolutionary  War,  and  was  killed  by  Indians. 

2.  His  son,  WILLIAM  DAVIDSON,  the  Second,  came  to  the  wilds  of  the 
North-west  Territory  from  Red  Stone  near  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania,  by 
keel-boat  down  the  Monongahela  and  Ohio  rivers  in  1799.  When  he  came  to 
Ohio,  he  was  already  married  to  his  second  wife,  Barbara  McDole,  born  in 
Wales.  William  was  born  in  1847,  presumably  in  Ireland,  though  of  Scotch 
origin.  He  landed  first  where  Catlettsburg,  Kentucky,  now  stands,  but  soon 
crossed  the  Ohio  river  and  took  up  land  at  a point  afterward  named  South 
Point.  He  died  in  1811  and  is  buried  with  his  wife,  Barbara,  at  South  Point, 
Ohio,  where  the  inscriptions  on  their  tombstones  can  yet  be  easily  read.  The 
nine  children  of  the  above  settled  in  and  around  South  Point  with  the  exception 
of  the  oldest,  named  Thomas. 

3.  WILLIAM  W.,  the  sixth  child  of  William  the  Second  and  Barbara, 
was  for  many  years  Pastor  of  the  Baptist  church  at  South  Point  and  was  the 
father  by  his  first  wife,  Sarah  Short,  of  Commodore  William  Funston  David- 
son and  Captain  Peyton  S.  Davidson,  pioneer  river  men  on  the  upper  Missis- 
sippi and  instrumental  in  building  up  St.  Paul  and  developing  the  state  of 
Minnesota.  Both  these  sons  amassed  fortunes.  William  W.  m.  for  his  second 
wife,  Nancy  Lawson  Davidson  and  for  his  third  wife,  Levinia  Yingling  and  left 
thirteen  children  by  his  three  wives.  He  was  born  in  Fayette  county,  Pa., 
November  6,  1798,  just  before  his  father  emigrated  to  Ohio  and  he  died  at 
South  Point,  October  5,  1883. 

The  only  other  son  of  William  the  Second,  was  JOSEPH,  born  at  South 
Point,  December  26,  1806,  and  died  August  16,  1879.  He  married  Jane  Bryson 
and  had  thirteen  children.  Most  of  the  living  ones  still  reside  in  or  near  South 
Point. 

The  children  of  William,  the  Second,  by  his  first  wife,  Rosanna  Hutchin- 
son, were  all  born  in  Pennsylvania,  near  Brownsville.  They  were  Comfort, 


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m.  McCourtney;  John.  m.  Margaret  Armstrong;  Lewis,  m.  Mary  Davidson 
(his  cousin);  Mary,  m.  Mark  Williams;  David,  m.  Mary  Williams. 

3.  Of  these,  John  and  his  wife,  Margaret  Armstrong,  came  from  Red 
Stone,  near  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania,  in  1801,  in  a keel-boat,  just  as  his 
father,  William  the  Second,  had  come  in  1799.  He  settled  where  Burlington 
now  stands,  the  extreme  southern  point  of  Ohio  and  took  up  lands  by  patent, 
signed  by  Presidents  Jefferson  and  Madison.  Four  of  the  children  of  John 
and  Margaret  were  born  in  Pennsylvania:  '(1)  Sarah,  m.  Thomas  Kerr;  (2) 
Mary,  m.  Shryrock;  (3)  William,  m.  Hannah  Pancake;  (4)  James,  m.  Mary 
Frances  Combs.  The  last  three  were  born  in  Burlington,  (5)  John,  who  mar- 
ried Ruth  Bryson;  (6)  Joseph,  m.  Maria  Thomas;  (7)  Jeremiah,  m.  Eliza  Cor- 
um. When  Lawrence  county  was  formed  in  1817,  John  Davidson,  father  of 
the  above  named  children,  and  William  Burton  gave  the  land  for  the  court 
house  square,  and  Burlington  was  the  county  seat  of  Lawrence  county  from  that 
time  till  1853. 

4.  James  Davidson,  son  of  John,  and  Margaret  Armstrong,  was  about 
three  months  old  when  his  father  came  to  Ohio,  having  been  born  March  4, 
1801,  at  Red  Stone,  near  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania.  He  died  at  Burlington, 
in  Lawrence  county,  Ohio,  December  27,  1894.  He  lived  and  died  upon  the  -same 
land  taken  up  by  his  father  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  the  oldest  pioneer 
in  the  county.  It  is  believed  that  he  became  a member  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church  when  it  was  first  organized  in  Burlington  and  it  is  certain  that 
he  was  a member  in  1829,  when  he  married  Mary  Frances  Combs,  who  died 
March  11,  1888.  He  was  of  the  Scotch  Covenanter  type,  softened  by  the  ten- 
derness of  Methodism.  His  word  was  as  good  as  his  bond.  He  was  a whig, 
and  later  a republican.  When  he  was  twenty-seven  years  old,  he  was  com- 
missioned Lieutenant  of  the  First  Company  in  the  Second  Regiment,  Second 
Brigade  and  Second  Division  of  the  Militia  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  by  Governor 
Allen  Trimble,  January  19,  1828,  to  rank  as  such  from  October  6,  1827.  By  the 
income  from  his  farm  and  a carding-machine,  which  he  operated  for  over 
fifty  years,  he  educated  all  of  his  children  in  the  public  schools,  the  home  acad- 
emy which  he  and  a few  others  established  and  sustained,  and  in  colleges.  Nine 
children  were  born  to  James  and  Mary  Frances  Combs.  The  first  and  second 
died  in  infancy. 

(1)  Major  Jeremiah,  Jsee  sketch).  (2)  John  X.,  born  September  4,  1836, 
died  August  22,  1892,  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.  He  was  educated  in  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan University  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  married  Susan  Lamb.  He  taught  the 
Ironton  High  School  for  many  years;  later,  owned  and  edited  the  Ironton  Reg- 
ister and  was  Postmaster.  He  removed  to  St.  Paul,  Minn,  at  the  close  of  the 
Civil  War  and  became  one  of  the  owners  and  editors  of  The  Pioneer,  now  the 
Pioneer  Press,  a leading  republican  paper  of  the  state.  He  served  one  or  two 
terms  in  the  State  Legislature  of  Minnesota. 

(3)  Col.  James  Hamilton,  born  January  25,  1839/  married  Abbey  Lamb, 
in  June,  1861.  He  was  educated  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  at  Delaware, 
Ohio,  and  enlisted  in  1861  as  private  in  Company  B.,  14th  Kentucky  Infantry, 
and  soon  became  First  Lieutenant  because  of  his  knowledge  of  military  drill. 
He  led  his  Company  in  the  engagement  of  Middle  Creek  where  he  captured 
a Belgian  rifle  of  a rebel.  He  was  promoted  to  Captain  at  Cumberland  Gap,  in 
1862.  He  was  commissioned  Major  of  the  Forty-ninth  Kentucky  Infantry,  De- 
cember, 1864.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service,  January  16,  1866,  at  New 
Orleans.  In  1867,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  practiced  for  many  years  in 
cember  23,  1863.  He  was  commissioned  Colonel  of  the  122nd  United  States 
Colored  Troops,  December,  1864.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service,  January 
16,  1866,  at  New  Orleans.  In  1867,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  practiced  for 
many  years  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  and  later  in  Chicago  where  he  now  resides.  He 
is  a republican,  a member  of  the  Loyal  Legion  and  a Mason  and  while  he  has 
never  held  public  office,  he  has  campaigned  in  many  gubernatorial  and  presi- 
dential elections  and  is  quite  an  orator. 

(4)  Margaret  Susanna,  the  only  daughter  of  James  Davidson  and  Mary 
Frances  Combs,  was  educated  first  at  the  Western  College,  Oxford,  Ohio.  Later 
she  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  pro  honora,  from  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Universi- 
ty, at  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  on  examination  from  the  Syra- 


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cuse  University,  Syracuse,  New  York.  She  taught  in  the  village  school  at 
Burlington  and  in  the  Ironton  High  School.  In  1868,  she  married  Rev.  J.  D. 
Fry.  The  years  1873  and  1874  she  spent  in  Europe.  From  1876  to  1890,  she 
was  Professor  of  Belles  Lettres  in  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University,  Bloom- 
ington. Illinois.  In  1890  and  1892  she  had  charge  of  the  English  department  of 
the  University  of  Minnesota.  In  1893,  she  was  one  of  the  Judges  in  the  Liberal 
Art  Department  of  the  Chicago  World’s  Fair.  She  is  the  author  of  the  hook, 
“A  Paradise  Valley  Girl”  and  of  many  newspaper  and  magazine  articles.  At 
present  she  is  the  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  National  W.  C.  T.  U. 

(5)  Benjamin  Armstrong  died  young. 

(6)  Joseph  McClain  was  for  many  years  stationer  and  book-seller  in 
Ironton.  He  died  October  24,  1899,  at  Red  Wing,  Minnesota.  He  served  in  the 
Union  Army  the  last  year  of  the  war. 

(7)  Mighill  Dustin,  the  youngest  of  James  Davidson’s  children,  is  a far- 
mer and  still  lives  in  Burlington,  as  do  some  other  descendants  of  the  children 
of  John  Davidson,  who  settled  there  in  1801. 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the  children  and  grand-children  of  William,  the 
Second,  of  1799  had  much  to  do  with  the  development  of  the  southern  part  of 
Lawrence  county. 

The  Dewey  Family. 

The  ancestor  of  this  family  in  this  county  was  (1)  THOMAS  DEWEY 
who  settled  in  Westfield,  Connecticut,  about  1639.  The  line  of  descent  from 
him  is  as  follows. 

2.  ISRAEL  DEWEY,  his  third  son,  baptized  September  25,  1645. 

3.  ISRAEL  DEWEY,  Jr.  resided  at  Stonington,  Connecticut. 

4.  JABEZ  DEWEY,  born  at  Stonington,  Connecticut. 

5.  JOSEPH  DEWEY,  who  resided  at  Stonington,  Connecticut. 

6.  ISRAEL  DEWEY,  born  at  Stonington,  Conn.,  married  Abigail  Ingra- 

ham, November  1789.  To  them  were  born:  (1)  A son,  July  13,  1790,  and  died 
the  same  day.  (2)  Joseph,  b.  July  4,  1791.  (3)  Erastus  Hyde,  b.  April  18,'  1796. 

(4)  Jesse  George,  b.  June  4,  1799.  (5)  Abigail,  b.  October  13,  1801.  (6)  War- 

ren, b.  February  20,  1805,  at  Sharon,  Conn.  (7)  David,  b.  at  Gohen,  Conn., 
February  20,  1808.  Of  this  family  Joseph,  Erastus  Hyde,  and  Jesse  George  lo- 
cated at  Sinking  Springs,  in  Highland  county,  Ohio,  coming  from  Conn. 

7.  JOSEPH  DEWEY,  horn  July  4,  1791.  married  Rosanna  P.  Tener,  May 

13,  1809.  She  was  born  near  Baltimore,  Maryland,  August  7,  1794.  The  family 
of  Teners  settled  near  Locust  Grove,  in  Adams  county,  Ohio,  in  1800.  Joseph 
Dewey  had  the  following  children:  (1)  Abigail,  b.  February  13,  1820.  (2) 

Katharine  A.,  b.  February  13,  1823.  (3)  Caroline  M.,  b.  December  16,  1824. 

(4)  Rosanna  P..  b.  December  31,  1826.  (5)  Israel  J.,  b.  June  15,  1829.  (6)  Jo- 
seph W.,  b.  April  15,  1831.  (7)  Elizabeth  M.,  b.  March  22,  1833.  (8)  Eliza, 

h.  May  6,  1838.  Joseph  Dewey,  No.  7 died  at  Harrisonville,  Scioto  county, 
Ohio.  June  3.  1839.  His,  wife  died  at  the  same  place,  January  17,  1877. 

8.  CATHARINE  A.,  No.  2 above,  married  Joseph  Harvey  Stockham.  For 
her  children,  see  under  Stockham  Family  herein. 

The  Feurt  Family. 

The  earliest  ancestor  of  the  Feurt  family,  of  which  we  have  any  knowl- 
edge, were  FRANCIS,  the  first,  and  Mary  de  Feurt,  who  emigrated  from 
France  settling  near  Princeton,  New  Jersey.  Of  their  family  of  thirteen  chil- 
dren, we  have  the  lineal  descendants  of  two  sons,  (1)  Francis  and  (2)  Joseph, 
who,  together  with  their  brother  (3)  Gabriel,  Senior,  came  to  Scioto  county, 
Ohio,  in  1796,  residing  for  a time,  probably  a year,  at  Alexandria.  They  re- 
mained long  enough  to  give  their  name,  Feurt’s  Run,  to  the  stream  now  called 
Carey’s  Run;  but  their  crops  being  destroyed  by  floods,  they  were  forced  to 
seek  higher  land. 

I.  FRANCIS  FEURT,  second,  b.  1741,  bought  land  in  the  French  Grant  in 
1798  from  one  of  the  original  French  settlers  to  whom  the  government  had 
granted  land  in  1795.  This  land  is  still  in  the  possession  of  some  of  the  French 
Grant  branch  of  the  Feurt  family.  Francis  Feurt,  the  second,  was  twice  mar- 
ried. . 


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1.  PETER,  his  son  by  the  first  marriage,  was  born  in  1767,  and  died  in 
1846.  His  family  consisted  of  (1)  Mrs.  Nancy  Boynton,  wife  of  William  Boyn- 
ton of  Haverhill,  Ohio;  (2)  Mrs.  Martha  Coyle,  wife  of  John  Coyle;  (3)  Mrs. 
Massie  Coyle,  wife  of  Jesse  Coyle  of  Wheelersburg;  (4)  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mc- 
Neal;  (5)  Denton  and  (6)  Henry  all  now  deceased. 

HENRY  FEURT  (6  above)  (1815-1873)  married  Miss  Mary  Winkler, 
born  in  1819,  and  who  lives  in  Haverhill.  To  them  were  born  eleven  children, 
five  of  whom  died  in  childhood  and  (6)  Mrs.  Rnby  M.  Yingling  of  Haverhill 
who  died  April  17,  1890,  aged  42  years.  Five  are  still  living:  (7)  Henry  Clinton 
and  (8)  Fred  F.  of  Franklin  Furnace;  (9)  Peter,  of  Lamar,  Missouri;  (10)  Mrs. 
Asa  F.  Boynton  of  Haverhill  and  (11)  Mrs.  George  M.  Osborn  of  Portsmouth, 
Ohio. 

2.  DANIEL  FEURT  (1801-1858)  was  a son  of  Francis  Feurt,  (I)  by  the 
second  marriage,  and  the  father  of  (1)  Daniel  H.  Feurt  of  Wheelersburg;  (2) 
Mrs.  Dr.  C.  G.  Gray  of  Ironton,  Ohio;  (3)  Mrs.  Dr.  Isaac  Gray,  deceased;  (4) 
James  and  (5)  Dr.  William  H.  Feurt,  Mechanicsburg,  Ohio. 

II.  GABRIEL  FEURT,  Senior,  (1749-1824)  married  Mercy  Davison,  May 
30,  1773.  After  coming  to  Ohio,  they  resided  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio;  but  for  sev- 
eral years  before  their  deaths  had  made  their  homes  with  Gabriel  Feurt,  Junior, 
their  nephew.  They  left  no  family. 

III.  JOSEPH  FEURT,  (1751-1806)  married  Mary  Davison  (1756-1840)  the 
daughter  of  George  Davison,  who  had  married  Mary  Warren  on  March  1,  1750. 
Joseph  Feurt  with  his  wife  and  eight  children  came  to  Scioto  county,  Ohio, 
from  New  Jersey,  in  1796.  Tradition  says  he  had  been  a Sergeant  in  the  war 
of  the  Revolution.  About  a year  after  his  arrival  at  Alexandria,  he  removed 
his  family  to  Pond  creek,  buying  land  on  what  was  thereafter  called  “Feurt’s 
Flats”  now  ‘‘Pine  Flats”  about  Lombardville.  Here  his  wife  made  her  home 
for  many  years  after  the  death  of  her  husband  in  1806,  but  spent  the  last  years 
of  her  life  in  the  home  of  her  son,  Gabriel,  of  Chillicothe  Pike,  living  to  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  84  years.  Their  family  consisted  of  (1)  Benjamin  F.  born  1778; 
(2)  Gabriel,  (1779-1850);  (3)  Mrs.  Mary  Reeves,  (1782-1819);  (4)  George,  (1784- 
1818);  (5)  Mrs.  Susana  Noel,  wife  of  Colonel  Peter  Noel.  (They  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  late  Joseph  F.  and  Abraham  Noel,  of  Joliet,  111).  (6)  Mrs.  Mercy 
Noel,  (1789-1830)  wife  of  Philip  Noel,  of  Pond  creek;  (7)  Bartholomew  (1792- 
1806)  and  (8)  Thomas  (1794-l’830). 

1.  BENJAMIN  F.  FEURT.  eldest  son  of  Joseph  Feurt,  (III)  removed  in 
an  early  day  to  Lacon,  Illinois.  His  family  consisted  of  six  children:  (1)  Mrs. 
Levisy  Chandler,  (2)  Mrs.  Mary  Gapen,  (3)  Washington  Dever  Fort  (as  they 
spell  the  name);  (4)  Mrs.  Nancy  Dever;  and  (5)  Colonel  Greenbury  L.  Fort, 
congressman  from  Illinois,  for  several  years,  all  late,  of  Lacon,  111. 

2.  Some  time  in  the  40’s  the  widow  and  children  of  THOMAS  FEURT, 
who  died  in  1830,  moved  to  Jamieson,  Missouri.  The  children  were  (1)  Joseph; 
(2)  John;  (3)  Mrs.  Mary  Brown,  late  of  Muscatine,  Iowa;  (4)  Thomas;  (5)  Mrs. 
Catharine  Ford  and  (6)  Gabriel  Feurt  now  living,  aged  75  years,  in  Jamieson, 
Missouri,  the  sole  representative  of  his  generation  in  the  Feurt  family. 

3.  GABRIEL  FEURT,  second  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  Feurt,  was  born 
in  New  Jersey,  December  9,  1779,  and  came  to  Scioto  county  with  his  parents 
in  1796.  He  spent  some  years  with  his  uncle  Gabriel  in  Chillicothe,  where  he 
obtained  a better  education  than  was  usual  for  the  time.  He  served  in  the 
War  of  1812.  On  February  20,  1812,  he  was  married  to  Lydia  Hitchcock,  daugh- 
ter of  Caleb  Hitchcock,  who  came  at  an  early  age  from  Connecticut  and  settled 
at  the  mouth  of  Munn’s  Run,  owning  what  is  now  known  as  New  Boston  and 
the  Peebles  farm.  Gabriel  Feurt  and  his  brother-in-law.  Jacob  Noel,  entered 
a large  tract  of  land  on  the  Scioto  river  about  five  miles  north  of  Portsmouth. 
For  this  and  other  lands,  he  was  able  to  pay  by  following  the  vocations  of 
surveyor,  cooper,  and  farmer,  and  by  practicing  the  rigid  economy  incident 
to  the  times;  so  that,  years  before  his  death  on  September  9,  1850,  he  owned  one 
of  the  finest  farms  in  the  Scioto  valley  as  the  result  alone  of  his  labor  and  that 
of  his  wife,  a woman  of  unusually  strong  character.  He  served  for  many 
years  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  was  most  highly  respected  for  his  integrity 
and  good  judgment.  Soon  after  her  husband’s  death,  Mrs.  Lydia  Feurt  moved 
from  the  old  homestead  to  Portsmouth,  where  she  died  January  10,  1864,  aged 


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71.  To  Gabriel  and  Lydia  Feurt  were  born  eleven  children,  all  of  whom  are  de- 
ceased: (1)  Mrs.  Isabella  Cutler  (1813-1838);  (2)  Bartholomew  (1814-1815); 
(3)  John  D.  (1816-1898);  (4)  James  H.  (1818-1894);  (5)  Mrs.  Mary  D.  Brown 
(1820-1838);  (6)  William  M.  (1822-1841);  (7)  Gabriel,  (1825-1827);  (8)  Syrene  T. 
(1827-1832);  (9)  Mrs.  Lavinia  H.  Flint  (1829-1876);  (10)  Benjamin  F.  (1835- 
1852)  drowned  at  Chillicothe;  (11)  Thomas  J.  1838-). 

MRS.  LAVINIA  H.  FLINT,  (9)  above,  daughter  of  Gabriel  and  Ly- 
dia Feurt,  was  among  the  first  of  Portsmouth  women  to  receive  a college  edu- 
cation. She  was  possessed  of  an  unusually  brilliant  mind.  She  was  married 
in  1854,  to  John  F.  Flint,  an  attorney-at-law,  and  soon  after  moved  to  Texas, 
where  they  resided  permanently.  Her  death  occurred  February  6,  1876,  in 
Waco,  Texas.  Her  children  were:  Miss  Mary  B.,  Miss  Hallie,  Frazier,  Mon- 

terey, Mexico  and  John  Feurt  Flint,  late  of  Waco,  Texas. 

JAMES  HITCHCOCK  FEURT,  (4)  above,  the  third  son  of  Gabriel 
and  Lydia  Hitchcock  Feurt,  was  born  on  the  old  homestead  on  the  Chillicothe 
Pike,  March  4,  1818.  He  received  but  a country  school  education;  but  this 
was  greatly  augmented  by  his  having  an  innate  thirst  for  knowledge  which 
led  him  to  become  a great  reader  of  history,  science  and  other  branches  of 
study.  He  followed  the  vocation  of  a farmer  until  1862,  when  he  sold  his  por- 
tion of  the  old  Feurt  farm  and  came  to  Portsmouth  for  better  educational  ad- 
vantages for  his  children.  He  was  twice  married.  In  1855,  he  was  married  to 
Mrs.  Nancy  Cockrell  Johnson,  daughter  of  Jesse  and  Anna  Marsh  Cockrell, 
early  settlers  of  Scioto  county,  near  Lucasville,  Ohio.  To  James  H.  Feurt  and 
wife  were  born  three  children:  (1)  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Royse,  wife  of  B.  Frank  Royse, 
Portsmouth,  Ohio;  (2)  Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Black,  wife  of  Charles  Black,  Houston, 
Texas;  and  (3)  a son  who  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Nancy  Feurt  died  March  11, 
1864,  aged  43  years,  and  James  H.  Feurt  died  September  26,  1894,  in  Portsmouth. 

(This  sketch  of  the  Feurt  family  prepared  by  Mrs.  Frank  Royse,  wife  of 
B.  F.  Royse.  covers  a period  of  nearly  200  years  (1707-1902)  taken  from  two 
family  bibles  in  her  possession,  one  being  150  and  the  other  101  years  old.) 

Xlhe  Forsythe  Family. 

ABRAHAM  FORSYTHE,  Sr.  settled  two  miles  south  of  old  Steam  fur- 
nace, in  Adams  county.  He  came  from  Bath  county,  Kentucky,  about  1815  or 
1816,  after  the  furnace  was  built.  He  was  born  in  Westmoreland  county, 
Pennsylvania.  He  was  the  second  or  third  generation  from  Scotland.  Abra- 
ham Forsythe,  Sr.,  located  one  hundred  acres  and  built  a home.  He  bought 
twenty-five  acres  of  a mill  tract.  He  lived  and  died  on  that  place,  and  his  wife 
also  died  there.  They  are  buried  on  the  old  homestead  in  Adams  county  and 
their  graves  are  marked.  The  following  are  his  children:  (1)  Samuel.  (2) 
John,  (3)  Abraham,  (4)  Jacob;  (5)  Nancy,  married  Duncan  McFarland,  (6) 
Sally,  married  Joseph  Thompson,  and  (7)  James  Forsythe,  of  Empire  furnace. 

1.  The  children  of  JACOB,  (2  above)  are:  Ann,  married  Robert  Brown- 
lee, and  is  deceased.  Her  husband  died  in  the  army;  Easter,  died  young;  Jane, 
married  Robert  Brownlee,  and  is  deceased.  Abraham,  residing  at  Rarden; 
John,  residing  at  Fruit  Hurst,  Alabama,  and  William  lives  near  Peebles.  Jacob 
Forsythe  is  buried  at  the  Baptist  Church  Brush  Creek  Cemetery,  Meigs  town- 
ship. Jacob  Forsythe’s  farm  is  the  home  place.  He  was  born  in  1802,  in  Ken- 
tucky, and  died  in  1874.  His  wife  was  Rebecca  Chapman,  daughter  of  John 
Chapman.  She  was  born  in  1803,  and  died  in  1886.  She  is  buried  in  a cemetery 
in  the  corner  of  the  farm.  Jacob  Forsythe  was  a furnaceman,  until  he  mar- 
ried, and  then  he  became  a farmer. 

2.  The  descendants  of  ABRAHAM  (3  above),  are:  Sarah,  married  a 

Mc-Collough,  deceased;  Margaret,  never  married,  deceased;  Elizabeth,  mar- 
ried John  Campbell,  and  lives  in  Vanceburg,  Kentucky;  James,  resides  at 
Rome;  John,  is  now  in  Iowa,  formerly  Vanceburg;  Polk,  lives  on  the  old 
home  place  above  Rome;  Thomas  died  in  infancy;  and  Abraham,  died  in 
Vanceburg  a few  years  ago,  and  left  a family. 

3.  SAMUEL  (1  above),  son  of  Abraham  Forsythe,  Senior,  volunteered 
in  the  War  of  1812.  The  British  took  him  prisoner  with  his  brother  John,  and 
turned  them  over  to  the  Indians,  who  tomahawked  Samuel  and  killed  him,  and 
took  his  scalp.  They  burned  John  at  the  stake. 


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4.  Joseph  Thompson,  who  married  SALLY  FORSYTHE,  daughter  of  the 
first  Abraham  Forsythe,  was  a prisoner  at  the  same  time.  He  saw  Samuel 
killed  with  a tomahawk,  and  John  burned  at  the  stake,  then  he  escaped  and  got 
home.  He  lived  to  be  an  old  man.  5.  Jacob  Thompson  was  married  to 
SARAH  FORSYTHE  before  he  went  into  the  war.  He  went  in  on  account  of 
his  brother-in-law,  and  saw  them  both  murdered  by  the  Indians. 

The  Gould  Family. 

1.  SAMUEL  GOULD  was  born  in  Dunstable,  Massachusetts,  in  1667,  and 
died  in  1712,  aged  forty-five  years. 

2.  SAMUEL  GOULD,  a son,  was  born  in  Dunstable,  Massachusetts,  in 
1696,  and  died  in  1741.  aged  forty-five  years.  His  wife,  Mary  Gould,  was  born 
in  1761,  and  died  in  1830,  aged  seventy  years. 

3.  CAPTAIN  SAMUEL  GOULD,  a son,  was  born  in  Dunstable,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1725,  and  died  in  1770,  aged  forty-five  years.  His  wife  was  Eliza- 
beth Marble  Gould,  born  in  Andover,  Massachusetts,  in  1723,  and  died  on  No- 
vember 26,  1806.  aged  eighty-three  years. 

4.  DEACON  SAMUEL  GOULD,  a son,  was  born  in  Dunstable,  Mass- 
achusetts, January  8,  1754,  and  died  March  7,  1822,  aged  sixty-eight  years,  His 
wife  was  Lydia  Barron  Gould,  born  in  1761  in  Dracut,  Mass.,  and  died  April, 
1786,  aged  twenty-five  years.  His  second  wife,  Polly  Swan,  was  born  in  Haver- 
hill. Massachusetts,  March  29,  1752,  and  died  August  5,  1824,  aged  seventy-two 
years. 

5.  SAMUEL  GOULD,  Esq.,  was  born  June  5,  1783,  at  Tyngsboro,  Massa- 
chusetts, and  died  August  4,  1864,  aged  eighty  years.  His  wife,  Hannah  Young, 
was  born  in  1780,  and  died  in  1846,  a daughter  of  Jesse  Young,  who  was  born 
in  1751,  and  died  in  1804.  Jesse  Young’s  wife.  Ruby  Richardson,  was  born  in 
1756,  and  died  in  1821.  This  Jesse  Young  was  a soldier  of  the  Revolution.  He 
was  a grandson  of  Major  John  Young,  a distinguished  officer  of  the  French 
and  Indian  war,  and  a descendant  of  Sir  John  Young  of  Dorchester,  England, 
who  was  one  of  the  five  men,  who  in  1628,  purchased  the  Colony  of  Massachu- 
setts Bay. 

6.  ORIN  BARRON  GOULD,  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Young) 
Gould,  was  born  in  Concord.  New  Hampshire,  November  20,  1818.  In  1859,  he 
was  married  to  Lavinia  Seeley,  widow  of  Henry  S.  Willard.  Their  children 
were  Orin  B.,  who  has  a sketch  herein,  and  Winnie  Gould  McBride.  He  died  at 
Franklin  Furnace,  March  20,  1890.  He  has  a separate  sketch  herein. 

7.  ORIN  BARRON  GOULD,  the  son  of  Orin  B.  Gould,  Sr.,  and  Lavinia 
Seeley,  his  wife,  was  born  at  Franklin  Furnace,  Ohio,  January  30,  1863.  He 
has  a separate  sketch  herein. 

The  Grosvenor  Family. 

The  family  name  of  the  Duke  of  Westminster,  the  richest  peer  of  Eng- 
land, is  Grosvenor.  The  name  is  of  Norman  origin  and  means  “Great  Hun- 
ter.” Some  of  the  early  Grosvenors  occupied  the  office  of  Chief  Hunter  for  the 
King,  hence  the  name. 

The  facts  herein  are  taken  from  “A  Brief  History  of  the  Allen,  Putnam, 
Hall,  Grosvenor  and  other  families.  Edited  by  A.  L.  Allen  and  published  at 
Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  January  10,  1895. 

1.  JOHN  GROSVENOR,  with  Esther,  his  wife,  emigrated  from  Ches- 
hire, England,  in  1680,  and  settled  in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts.  He  obtained  a 
grant  of  lands  in  Windham  county,  Connecticut,  but  never  removed  there.  He 
died  September  27,  1691,  in  his  forty-ninth  year.  He  had  six  children  of  whom 
Ebenezer  was  the  sixth  child  born. 

2.  EBENEZER  GROSVENOR,  son  of  John  Grosvenor,  the  emigrant, 
had  seven  children.  His  son  John,  was  born  May  22,  1711,  died  in  1808.  He 
settled  at  Pomfret,  Connecticut, 

3.  JOHN  GROSVENOR,  son  of  Ebenezer,  married  Hannah  Dresser,  and 
by  her  had  four  sons.  His  fourth  son  was  Thomas  Grosvenor,  born  September 
20,  1744. 

4.  COLONEL  THOMAS  GROSVENOR  born  September  20,  1744,  son  of 
John,  born  May  22,  1711;  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1765,  and  soon  after  be- 


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came  a lawyer  at  Pomfret.  He  was  Second  Lieutenant,  First  Company,  Third 
Regiment,  Connecticut  minute  men,  whose  Colonel  was  Israel  Putnam,  after- 
wards General.  On  news  of  the  battle  of  Lexington,  his  regiment  marched 
to  Cambridge,  Mass.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  wounded  in  the 
right  hand.  He  saw  nine  British  soldiers  fall  by  his  rifle.  In  Trumbull’s  pic- 
ture of  the  battle,  his  is  the  figure  in  the  right  fore-ground,  accompanied  by  a 
negro  servant.  He  was  promoted  to  a Captaincy  and  served  at  the  battle  of 
Long  Island,  August  27,  1776,  in  the  retreat  from  New  York  and  through  the 
Jerseys.  He  took  part  at  Trenton,  Princeton,  Brandywine,  Germantown  and 
Monmouth.  February  6,  1777,  he  was  commissioned  Major  of  the  Second  Con- 
necticut Regiment  and  took  part  in  the  operations  of  Washington’s  army  pre- 
ceding Valley  Forge. 

On  March  13,  1778,  he  was  commissioned  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  Durkee’s 
Regiment  and  served  as  such  at  the  battle  of  Monmouth,  June  19,  1778.  He  com- 
manded the  First  Connecticut  regiment  to  January  1,  1783,  when  he  retired. 
He  married  Ann  Munford,  and  had  five  children.  His  son  Peter,  was  bom 
January  25,  1794.  Colonel  Thomas  Grosvenor  was  a member  of  the  Governor’s 
Council  in  Connecticut  for  twenty  years.  He  was  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court 
of  Windham  county,  and  Chief  Justice  of  its  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  He  died 
January  11,  1825,  in  his  eighty-first  year. 

5.  PETER  GROSVENOR  born  January  5,  1794,  son  of  Col.  Thomas 
Grosvenor,  married  Ann  Chase,  and  had  four  sons.  The  second  was  Charles 
H.,  born  September  20,  1833.  His  father  removed  to  Athens  county,  Ohio,  in 
1838.  He  was  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  a Major  in  the  militia. 

6.  GENERAL  CHARLES  H.  GROSVENOR,  born  September  20,  1833, 
(he  has  a separate  sketch  herein)  married  Samantha  Stewart,  December  1,  1858. 
She  died  April  2,  1866,  leaving  a daughter,  Mrs.  Constance  Mc.Kee,  of  Athens, 
Ohio.  General  Grosvenor  was  married  May  21,  1867,  to  Louise  H.  Currier,  and 
has  had  two  daughters  of  this  marriage:  Louise  E.,  now  the  wife  of  Phelps 
Leet,  of  Portsmouth,  and  Grace,  wife  of  Dr.  Cassius  M.  Shepherd,  of  Columbus, 
Ohio. 


Tlie  Family. 

1.  THE  HON.  JOHN  HURD,  was  Recorder  of  Deeds  for  Grafton  county. 
New  Hampshire,  1776.  At  the  same  time  he  was  a Judge  of  the  Inferior  Court 
of  Common  Pleas.  He  appears  to  have  been  a Colonel  in  the  Militia  previous 
to  the  Revolution.  In  a letter  written  by  him  on  September  30,  1777,  N.  H.  State 
papers  Vol.  8,  page  700,  he  states,  “I  am  extremely  chagrined  that  my  infirm 
limbs  will  not  permit  me  to  share  in  the  toils  and  dangers  of  the  field  with 
my  countrymen.  I have  spared  two  of  my  family  and  sent  them  with  horses 
and  provisions  for  near  a month;  one  of  them,  my  son,  Jacob,  though  hardly 
of  age  sufficient,  but  a well  grown  lad  of  good  heart  and  disposition  to  supply 
his  father’s  place.”  This  same  Col.  John  Hurd  was  one  of  the  Committee  of 
Safety,  thi’ee  in  number,  who  took  charge  of  all  scouting  parties  in  July,  1776. 

2.  JACOB  HURD  was  in  Captain  Joshua  Hayward’s  Company,  Col. 

Jonathan  Chase’s  Regiment,  Revolutionary  War  in  September,  1777.  He  was 
born  October  11,  1761.  died  April  23,  1812.  He  married  Hannah  Brown,  born 
January  11,  1766,  died  March  2,  1837.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Timothy  Bar- 
ron, and  had  thirteen  children,  as  follows:  (1)  Betsey,  born  December  18, 

1783,  married  Eben  Ricker.  (2)  Jacob,  born  August  24,  1785,  married  Cynthia. 
(3)  John,  born  August  29,  1787,  married  Mary  Young.  (4)  Polly,  born  July  23, 
1789,  married  Charlton  Kimball.  (5)  Nathaniel  born  April  19,  1791,  married 
Eliza  Montgomery.  (6)  Russell,  born  June  9,  1795,  lived  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.  (7) 
Timothy,  born  November  22,  1797,  married  Eliza  Patridge.  (8)  Nancy,  bom 
March  9,  1800,  died  August  9,  1800.  (9)  Jonathan,  bom  November  24,  1803, 

married  Theresa  Rives  Vancrock  in  Wheelersburg,  O.,  died  . (10)  Rebecca, 

born  August  16,  1806,  married  a Ferguson.  (11)  Everett,  born  March  31,  1809, 
married  Llannah  Ring.  (12)  Sally  and  (13)  Moore  Russell  died  very  young. 

3.  JOHN  HURD,  (No.  3 above)  m.  Mary  Young,  sister  of  Rev.  Dan 
Young.  Their  children  were:  (1)  Charlotte,  b.  Sept.  9,  1874,  m.  Joseph  Mills 
Glidden  Smith.  (2)  Jacob,  b.  Dec.  25,  1815,  m.  Elizabeth  Clough.  (3)  Jesse, 
b.  July  1,  1818,  m.  Catharine  Rogers.  (4)  Mary,  b.  June  25,  1824,  m.  Leander 


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Comstock.  (5)  Josephine,  b.  Feb.  13,  1826,  m.  Lewis  Tomlinson,  Dan  Glidden 
and